"Domain severance..." Chen Xi murmured, roughly understanding what the term meant.
She hadn't expected the world to change so drastically just from one trip into the God-Chosen Trial.
Chen Xi sighed inwardly.
Wasn't Lin Yue supposed to be the protagonist? How could the world evolve in secret while she was away?
A side-character protagonist really was useless. Chen Xi shook her head in disappointment.
"I roughly understand, but what exactly does it do?"
"Well..." Iseriel started to explain, then realized that Lin Yue and Gu Yu had already been cut off from them.
To avoid having to explain too much, she immediately dispelled her domain.
As soon as the domain vanished, the two women reappeared in front of Chen Xi.
Lin Yue folded her arms, her gaze curious. "What exactly happened? I couldn't sense your presence at all."
"That's the effect of domain severance. It's a privilege unique to those at the Fourth Rank," Iseriel explained patiently.
"Unless there's a vast difference in Rank between the two sides, it creates a situation much like a one-on-one duel. No other Transcendents can interfere until one side dies or the domain is dispelled."
"Transcendents around the world now call it the Death Duel Domain."
Lin Yue's eyes sparkled with wonder. "So that's how it works."
"Doesn't that mean the way high-level Transcendents fight is going to change?"
Iseriel nodded. "That's right. Besides, high-Rank Transcendents now tend to use the new technique to cast their domains."
After all, in a battle between opponents of the same Rank, even the slightest difference could turn the tide. And a thirty percent increase in mana was no small advantage.
Chen Xi was more concerned about something else. "How big does the gap have to be to forcibly tear apart a Death Duel Domain?"
Iseriel raised one