With the support of his domain, Lion Sha followed through with a strike from the back of his blade, hitting Long Ye between the chest and abdomen.
"Pfft!"
Long Ye was struck hard and sent flying. He barely managed to land, then staggered several steps before steadying himself.
"Earth Domain!"
"A Planet Realm fighter has actually mastered a domain!"
At that moment, not only were the defeated Long Ye and Su Ying wearing looks of disbelief, but all the watching disciples around them also burst into uncontrollable exclamations.
A domain—an ability that many Star Realm and even Universe Realm fighters dreamed of possessing—had appeared in a Planet Realm Martial Artist!
The eight World Lords finally showed clear signs of approval in their eyes.
"To comprehend a domain at Planet Realm is rare, truly rare. This young man's talent is exceptional. No wonder the Virtual Universe Company recruited him. It's a pity he already belongs to the Virtual Universe Company; otherwise, I'd truly like to take a disciple like him."
"The Virtual Universe Company has always had strict ratings. Someone who can master a domain at Planet Realm being rated a Second Grade Elite is entirely reasonable."
"A genius like this would undoubtedly be a core talent given priority for cultivation even in the Two Great Holy Lands or the Four Great Organizations."
What they didn't know was that Lion Sha had comprehended his domain on his own, without anyone's guidance, when he was only at the third level of Planet Realm.
Had they known this, their evaluation would have been far higher.
However, the Virtual Universe Company's rating system was very practical. It looked only at the strength and talent currently displayed, without making excessive guesses about potential.
No matter how great your potential was, it still had to be turned into real strength in the future. The company could give you a stage and opportunities to prove yourself, but it would never grant you a rating or treatment beyond your current level in advance.
"I'll go!"
"Me too!"
Two voices rang out almost simultaneously, brimming with undeniable fighting spirit.
Two figures emerged from the crowd. Their auras were clearly stronger than Su Ying's and Long Ye's had been.
"Black Dragon Mountain, First Grade Elite, Qiu Tian."
A young man in black robes spoke in a low voice, his expression cold. He held a black, heavy halberd pointed downward.
"Three Axe Mountain, First Grade Elite, Lupai."
The other man was lean and powerfully built. He had no weapon in his hands, but no one dared underestimate him.
Boom!
The instant they introduced themselves, the battle erupted!
Each fighter lunged at his respective opponent.
Qiu Tian faced Bai Kaluo.
He made no attempt to probe with any tricks. He swung his heavy halberd, bringing it down with the crushing weight of a collapsing mountain!
Bai Kaluo's eyes narrowed. Knowing that his opponent's strength far surpassed his own, he chose not to meet the blow head-on.
Instead, he blurred to the side and struck the points along the flank of the halberd's force with precise, consecutive slashes from his twin blades.
Clang! Clang!
Two sharp, rapid clangs rang out. Bai Kaluo used the force to retreat through the air. He had deflected most of the impact, but his arms still tingled with numbness.
"What overbearing strength!"
Qiu Tian pressed his advantage, swinging his halberd like a black dragon churning a river. Layer upon layer of halberd shadows filled the air, sealing off every avenue of escape.
His attacks were broad and forceful, every strike carrying immense weight. Bai Kaluo could only push his speed to the limit, weaving and dodging among the halberd shadows.
His twin blades became streaks of silver light as he continually built up their momentum, while also trying to disrupt Qiu Tian's rhythm.
Bai Kaluo regulated his breathing, his expression as cool as ice as he searched for a chance to deliver a fatal strike.
The battle on the other side was even more intense.
Facing Lion Sha's dense, weighty Earth Domain, Lupai reacted with astonishing speed.
He didn't try to clash head-on within the domain as Long Ye had. Instead, he quickly retreated, opening the distance between them.
At the same time, thirty flying blades shot out, stopping Lion Sha from pursuing him.
"A Psychic Master?" Lion Sha's heart tightened.
Lupai's gaze was sharp. A powerful surge of Spiritual Force burst forth, combining the thirty flying blades into three short axes.
"Go!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three short axes didn't attack all at once. Instead, they followed one another, forming three spiraling blades of death that came at extremely tricky angles. They avoided the front of Lion Sha's War Blade, attacking from both sides and overhead in a triangular formation!
Lion Sha let out a furious shout, and the ochre light of his domain blazed brilliantly.
Clang! Clang! Pfft!
He blocked the first two axes, but the third curved around his blade in an unbelievable arc and grazed his shoulder, drawing a spray of blood!
If he hadn't twisted aside at the critical moment, the blow would have badly injured his arm.
"His Mental Power Amplitude is incredibly high! And his control is exquisite!"
Lion Sha's heart sank.
He could feel that his opponent's Mental Power Amplitude had reached an astonishing level. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to so easily pierce through Lion Sha's Earth Domain.
"Three Axe Killing Formation!"
The three short axes circled in the air and gathered again. This time, they didn't spread out. Instead, they worked in concert, forming a simple combined attack formation.
Blue-white light joined into one, becoming an even more ferocious storm of axe blades that bore down on Lion Sha!
Its power was more than a notch above that of the earlier single-axe attacks!
Lion Sha drove his Earth Domain to its utmost limit. His blade light and ochre domain formed line after line of defense, colliding violently with the agile, ruthless storm of axe blades.
He knew all too well that if he hadn't received systematic guidance from the Virtual Universe Company and learned more efficient ways to use his domain and better footwork, he would probably have already lost against a Psychic Master of Lupai's caliber!
The person he'd been before would never have been able to hold out this long against such a savage barrage from a Telekinetic Weapon.
The battlefield split in two, with both Bai Kaluo and Lion Sha locked in the toughest fights they had ever faced.
However, the tide of battle soon began to turn.
Bai Kaluo's blade momentum kept building, and he seemed to be on the verge of matching Qiu Tian blow for blow.
Lion Sha stopped holding back. He fused his swordsmanship with his domain, raising his strength another level.
"Hundred Blades!"
A tide of blade light surged forth, blanketing the sky. The attack completely exceeded Qiu Tian's expectations. He found himself unable to defend against it!
"Void Sky Slash!"
Lion Sha roared and unleashed the ultimate move he had only created yesterday.
The blade light cleaved through three axe shadows and shot straight toward Lupai.
Lupai's expression turned grave. He couldn't block this strike!
At the critical moment, two of the watching World Lords stepped in at the same time.
Clang! Clang!
With two seemingly effortless strikes, they easily neutralized both fighters' ultimate moves.
"Impressive. Our strength is clearly on par, but his Force Amplitude and combat skills are far beyond mine. So this is the strength of a World Lord!"
Bai Kaluo was secretly astonished. His greatest wish was to become a World Lord and have his name engraved in the Holy Temple.
The two World Lords who had stepped in said nothing. Instead, they both turned to look toward the entrance.
Bai Kuangren and Bai Yuan had arrived at some point, and they had witnessed everything that had just happened.
"It's lively in here. You're up next," Bai Kuangren said to Bai Yuan.
"You make it sound easy when you're just standing there," Bai Yuan replied with a wry smile and a shake of his head.
Bai Kuangren merely smiled, then went to sit off to the side and chat with several World Lords.
At that moment, Lion Sha and Bai Kaluo also walked over to Bai Yuan.
"How about this? Wait until we lose before you step in, all right? Once you join the fight, we'll have to sit and watch," Lion Sha said with a grin.
The chance to fight these geniuses was rare training for them, and none of them wanted to pass it up lightly.
Bai Yuan nodded and agreed.
His words left everyone around them astonished.
Lion Sha's tone clearly showed that he considered himself inferior to Bai Yuan!
What level had Bai Yuan's true strength reached, for an arrogant genius to openly admit something like that?
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