A Domain That Strips Flying Soul Masters of Their Ability to Fly!

Yang Jian's brow furrowed tighter and tighter. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, yet he could not put his finger on it.

His first suspicion was that the three Soul Kings had something wrong with their heads, but he quickly dismissed it.

Mercenaries capable of becoming Soul Kings and venturing deep into the Mixed Zone to hunt Soul Beasts could not possibly be fools.

By the same logic, they could not possibly be unaware of how important aerial combat was to flying-type Soul Masters.

Since they had not taken to the air, there was only one explanation: they could not fly.

Yang Jian's gaze suddenly sharpened.

He refocused on the Bi-Wing Bird. The Heavenly Eye's sensing ability fully unfolded as he began probing the distribution of the energy field around it.

And sure enough, he discovered something unusual.

It was an extremely familiar sensation—an invisible, continuous energy fluctuation that enveloped an entire area, like...

A flash of insight suddenly struck Yang Jian.

A domain!

That's right! The energy fluctuations were exactly the same as when he activated the Domination Domain!

Though their forms and auras differed, their essence was identical.

Both used some special power to construct a battlefield around themselves that was absolutely advantageous to them.

In other words, the reason those flying-type Soul Masters could not take off was likely related to this strange Soul Beast's domain.

Within this Soul Beast's domain, the act of "flying" was prohibited by its rules.

Anything attempting to leave the ground would be forcibly suppressed by the domain's power.

That was the true reason the three flying-type Soul Masters had been struggling to hold on from the ground.

A trace of understanding flashed through Yang Jian's eyes, followed by an unusual gleam.

Another Soul Beast born with a domain.

Domain-type abilities were exceedingly rare among Soul Beasts. Not even one might appear among ten thousand Soul Beasts.

And every domain-type Soul Beast represented immense potential and limitless possibilities.

If he could hunt such a Soul Beast and absorb its Soul Ring, then the Soul Skill he gained would very likely possess domain attributes as well.

His gaze fell upon the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear. The golden light along its shaft was several shades brighter than before, and its tip trembled faintly, as though silently expressing some sort of desire.

No wonder the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear had reacted so strongly to this Soul Beast.

Yang Jian spoke silently in his heart, his fingers tightening around the spear shaft.

Just as Yang Jian was pondering this, a piercing cry suddenly rang out.

The sound was shrill and ear-piercing, carrying a mental impact that stabbed straight into the depths of one's soul.

Protected by the Heavenly Eye, Yang Jian merely frowned slightly. But the three flying-type Soul Kings on the battlefield were not so fortunate.

The three flying-type Soul Kings surrounding the Bi-Wing Bird suddenly stiffened, as though struck by some invisible force. Their chests heaved violently, their faces turned deathly pale, and then they all spat out clouds of blood.

The bloody mist spread beneath the sunlight, staining the ground at their feet red.

The Bi-Wing Bird's attack did not stop there.

The vortex in its single eye spun even faster, while the range of its domain slowly expanded. The suppressive force grew stronger as well.

The three flying-type Soul Masters felt as though a mountain had been placed upon them. Every breath became difficult, and every step took all their strength.

The leading defense-type Soul King holding a tower shield paled drastically. He instinctively wanted to rush forward to help, but the healing-type Soul King behind him grabbed him.

The two exchanged a glance, and both saw the same word in the other's eyes—retreat.

The three flying-type Soul Kings had clearly realized that the situation was dire as well. Enduring the intense pain in their chests, they exchanged looks and retreated in unison.

One zhang, five zhang, ten zhang...

When the three had withdrawn roughly ten zhang, Yang Jian clearly saw the sluggish sensation around them suddenly vanish.

Behind the three Soul Kings, butterfly wings, eagle wings, and Bat Wings unfurled at the same time, casting three enormous shadows beneath the sunlight.

Their eyes brimmed with the wild joy of survivors.

Without the slightest hesitation, their wings beat in unison. Like arrows released from a bowstring, they shot into the sky and fled madly into the distance.

They did not even have the courage to glance back at their companions.

Before life and death, so-called camaraderie could sometimes be fragile beyond belief.

The defense-type Soul King and healing-type Soul King were not so lucky.

They were already injured, and now the three flying-type Soul Kings had abandoned them where they stood. Faced with a savage Soul Beast with twenty thousand years of cultivation, they did not even have a chance to escape.

The defense-type Soul King gritted his teeth and raised his tower shield, trying to buy a sliver of survival for the companion behind him.

But the Bi-Wing Bird was astonishingly fast. Its bloated body dragged an afterimage across the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it had charged before the two of them.

The defense-type Soul King desperately activated his Soul Skills, forming one Soul Power shield after another before him in an attempt to buy time for them to flee.

But the Bi-Wing Bird's domain suppression greatly weakened his shields. Every shield was as fragile as paper before the Soul Beast's assault, unable to last even half a second.

Already wounded to begin with, the two held out for less than half a minute.

A shrill scream tore through the forest's stillness.

The defense-type Soul King's shield was completely shattered. The Bi-Wing Bird's hammer-like wing swept across him, crushing his breastbone and sending him flying like a rag doll. He smashed through two large trees before crashing heavily to the ground, never to move again.

The healing-type Soul King tried to flee, but her speed was no better than a turtle's crawl before the Bi-Wing Bird.

A beam of amber light shot from the Bi-Wing Bird's single eye and struck the healing-type Soul King squarely in the back of her heart.

Her body stiffened in midair for an instant, then she fell straight down like a stone, crashing into the ground and throwing up a cloud of dust.

Yang Jian stood atop the tree canopy, watching the two Soul Kings collapse in pools of blood. His brow creased slightly.

But after lingering for only a moment, his gaze moved away.

The strong devoured the weak. That was simply the law of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Since they had chosen to enter this forest, they had to be prepared to leave their lives behind.

The three flying-type Soul Kings had fled cleanly and decisively, without even looking at their companions. A team like that was better off disbanded.

However, the Bi-Wing Bird did not seem willing to let the matter rest.

After killing the two, it threw back its head and let out a piercing shriek. Its single eye flickered with hateful red light.

It raised its head and stared in the direction where the three Soul Kings had fled, roaring unwillingly.

Although it could not fly, its speed on the ground was astonishing.

Its bloated body darted out with agility utterly unsuited to its size, crazily pursuing the three Soul Kings' escape route.

And that direction—

Yang Jian's eyes suddenly narrowed. The direction of the pursuit was, without the slightest deviation, exactly where he was.