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Inside the space within the Emerald Dragon King's stone pillar in the Dragon Soul Secret Realm.
The space here was like silk crumpled by an invisible giant hand, twisted and filled with profound mysteries.
Murong Huai stood on a floating black stone platform. Turbulent currents churned beneath his feet, occasionally erupting in dazzling white streaks that illuminated the surrounding void in alternating flashes of light and darkness.
Murong Huai's black hair fluttered in the space, and he felt a little nervous.
The technique he was about to begin learning was the Emerald Dragon King's innate secret art, "Space-Leaping Fracture." He knew full well that this was no ordinary skill, but a supreme art that pointed straight to the essence of space. Its difficulty far surpassed anything he had imagined.
The Emerald Dragon King appeared and looked at Murong Huai before speaking:
"Before I teach you [Space-Leaping Fracture], let me see how far you've come in comprehending the power of space."
At this, Murong Huai nodded. He then stepped back two paces and closed his eyes. Silver-white energy rippled from his body and spread out around them, enveloping both him and the Emerald Dragon King.
"Sword Domain Empty Realm, open!!!"
Murong Huai opened his eyes, golden light flashing within them. Countless golden swords suddenly appeared behind him. At his command, they shot toward the Emerald Dragon King at tremendous speed.
They did not fly straight at him. The instant the swords shot out, they all vanished into space. The next moment, countless golden swords burst from the space around the Emerald Dragon King. In an instant, they were already three inches from him.
Yet no matter how the swords struggled, they could not enter the space within three inches of the Emerald Dragon King, as though some special force barred