Killing God Domain Erupts, Crushing the Angel Domain

At the end of the nine hundred and ninety-ninth step, a gentle breeze stirred as sunlight poured down.

Su Qi and Qian Renxue stood side by side outside the towering gates of the Consecration Hall.

A golden figure carrying an innate sacred aura emerged from the hall. His long golden hair fell to his waist, and his robes fluttered lightly. It was Qian Daoliu.

Stepping outside, Qian Daoliu swept his gaze over Su Qi and Qian Renxue, then smiled. "I heard everything clearly from inside. You two were arguing over the position of Pope, each wanting to prove who stood above the other. Is that right?"

At his words, arrogance flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes.

She was the young mistress of Spirit Hall, born above every disciple within its halls.

Even if Su Qi was Spirit Hall's Holy Son, he was ultimately only a subordinate in her eyes. There was no way he could ever surpass her!

Su Qi remained composed and said nothing.

He had no interest in the position of Pope. He merely wanted to throw a few barbs at Qian Renxue after seeing how domineeringly she treated him.

Daring to talk back and make trouble, refusing to lose momentum even if he lost face—this had always been Su Qi's style, even when facing his former disciple.

"Arguments are empty talk in the end; they cannot compare to a battle of strength." Qian Daoliu suggested, "Since neither of you is convinced, why not spar on the spot? The continent has always respected strength above all else."

"A friendly spar will also let you understand each other's foundations, leaving fewer barriers between you in the future."

Qian Renxue's eyes immediately lit up, her fighting spirit surging.

She had already harbored misgivings toward Su Qi.

This man had taken the position of Holy Son that had belonged to Teacher Ye Fan and repeatedly shattered the miracles her teacher had created.

Now, everyone in Spirit City compared the two of them every day, saying Su Qi's future achievements would far surpass those of the former Holy Son. Every word stung her ears.

And Su Qi had just made indecent remarks, teasing that he was the Pope while she was the Pope's wife. She had endured it for long enough.

Now that she had a fair chance to settle the score, Qian Renxue naturally did not refuse. She nodded and said, "Fine, Grandpa. I'll spar with him!"

Qian Daoliu reminded her, "Xue'er, you are already a Five-Ring Soul King. Your cultivation level far exceeds Su Qi's, so fighting at full strength would be meaningless."

"So for this spar, you may not use any soul skills. You will fight using soul power alone. How about it?"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue glanced at Su Qi, utterly confident.

Even if she abandoned every soul skill, both her soul power level and physical strength were still at the level of a Five-Ring Soul King. Wouldn't crushing a Two-Ring Great Soul Master be effortless?

"Fine. I'll beat him without using soul skills!"

As she spoke, Qian Renxue circulated her soul power and condensed a golden longsword in her hand.

Behind her, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul suddenly appeared. Sacred golden light spread across dozens of meters, making her seem like the sun itself.

Seeing Qian Renxue holding a golden sword condensed from soul power, Su Qi raised his brow and smiled. "You want to compete with me in swordsmanship? Can you beat me at that?"

Qian Renxue wore a calm, faintly condescending expression as she smiled lightly. "If we were competing at being cheap, I couldn't beat you. But in swordsmanship, you are not even worthy of being my sheath."

"A sword sheath is usually played by a girl, isn't it?" Su Qi remembered that in the original story, Xiao Wu had indeed served as the sheath for Tang San's Asura Demon Sword.

However, Qian Renxue seemed to misunderstand the double meaning. Her expression changed sharply as she said disdainfully, "You filthy bastard! Why does everything out of your mouth sound so obscene?"

"Qian Renxue, why are you slandering me like this?" Su Qi spread his hands innocently. "I may look about your age, but I'm only a six-year-old child. I'm very pure. You're the one with a dirty mind, so you twisted my words."

After hearing that, Qian Renxue was momentarily speechless.

She had lain low in Heaven Dou Palace for years, disguised as Xue Qinghe while navigating the court, diligently practicing verbal sparring and psychological tactics.

Yet now she could not outtalk a six-year-old child?

Was Su Qi really only six years old?

Why did his slick, carefree, never-back-down scoundrel's tone resemble her teacher Ye Fan so much?

Before this, she had only seen her teacher use that sort of shameless tone to mock others.

Now that someone was mocking her that way, it truly did not feel good.

"Enough of this battle of words. When I beat you into shutting down later, don't blame me for bullying the young!"

As soon as the words fell, Qian Renxue discarded every distracting thought and focused with all her strength.

Buzz—

Dazzling golden light suddenly erupted. Pure angel soul power wrapped around the golden sword in her hand, transforming it into a sharper, more powerful Holy Sword.

At the same time, blood-red light surged from Su Qi's right palm.

The Asura Demon Sword appeared in his grasp, its divine killing aura blanketing the surroundings.

The next second, Qian Renxue charged at Su Qi with her sword in hand.

Su Qi neither dodged nor evaded. The yellow First Soul Ring on his body lit up as his First Soul Skill, Asura Sword Intent, activated.

Every attribute beneficial to attacking doubled explosively!

He gripped the Asura Demon Sword with both hands and brought it down in a vertical slash, colliding fiercely with the Holy Sword sweeping toward him.

Clang—!

Amid the piercing explosion of ringing blades, golden and crimson sword lights crashed together, forming a cross as razor-sharp sword winds tore through the air before the hall.

Qian Renxue's swordsmanship was primarily taught by Qian Daoliu, while also incorporating the swordsmanship principles her teacher Ye Fan had passed down to her.

The two combined gave her measured advances and retreats, balancing offense and defense.

Yet the longer they exchanged blows, the more alarmed Qian Renxue became.

She discovered that Su Qi's sword style—whether sidestepping to deflect force, sweeping horizontally with a backhand, avoiding the solid to strike the weak, or seeking openings to break techniques...

Every detail, every offensive and defensive habit, was a swordsmanship principle that Teacher Ye Fan had personally taught her years ago.

Flowing like water, unconstrained by form, intercepting every move, advancing when the enemy retreated.

Countless familiar movements overlapped layer upon layer. Qian Renxue watched in a daze, as though she saw the shadow of Teacher Ye Fan in Su Qi.

And it was precisely in that moment of distraction!

Su Qi seized the opening with perfect accuracy. He suddenly snapped his wrist and hurled the Asura Demon Sword from his hand like a javelin, sending it piercing through the air toward Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue's heart jolted. Before she could steady her chaotic thoughts, she immediately merged with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

Whoosh!

Six golden wings unfurled from her back. Qian Renxue flew into the air, narrowly evading the Asura Demon Sword's killing strike.

The instant she rose into the air, violet light burst from Su Qi's body.

The Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring lit up. Second Soul Skill, Demon Sword Clone, activated!

In midair, the Asura Demon Sword that Qian Renxue had dodged suddenly trembled. Its sword light split apart, and in an instant it became four identical Asura Demon Swords.

This meant he had activated the Thousand-Year Second Soul Skill four times at once.

But with the reduction provided by the External Left Palm Bone, the soul power consumed by the four uses of the soul skill was halved.

At the exact moment the Asura Demon Sword split into four, Su Qi's left palm had already been wrapped in a blood-red bone-blade glove. It was the External Left Palm Bone, Bloodshadow Hand.

The Bloodshadow Hand reached forward in a grasping motion, and Su Qi simultaneously controlled the four Asura Demon Swords as they shot skyward in pursuit of Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue twisted her body in midair and slashed downward fiercely with the Holy Sword. Brilliant sword light flashed as she precisely blocked one Asura Demon Sword flying up from below.

But the remaining three Asura Demon Swords abruptly changed direction. Two swept sideways from the left and right, stabbing toward Qian Renxue in a pincer attack.

The other sword flipped through the air and descended from above, aimed directly at the crown of her head!

Seeing that there was no way to evade, solemnity flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.

She stopped holding back. The Angel Domain erupted from her body in an instant!

Buzz—!

Sacred golden light spread outward, knocking away all four Asura Demon Swords at once.

Within a hundred-meter radius, everything was shrouded in golden light. Su Qi's body was firmly restrained within the Angel Domain as well.

The four Asura Demon Swords that had been knocked away swiftly turned back, hovering one after another behind Su Qi.

Another returning Asura Demon Sword was caught steadily in his right hand.

No soul rings lit up on Qian Renxue's body at this moment, making it clear that the golden light that had knocked away the Asura Demon Swords was not a soul skill, but a domain ability.

Su Qi quickly realized that he was already within the Angel Domain of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. His Asura Killing Aura was being suppressed by the purifying effect of angel soul power, greatly reducing his overall strength.

"Weren't we competing in swordsmanship? Why did you use your domain?" Su Qi looked up at Qian Renxue in the air and asked.

A cool smile curved Qian Renxue's red lips as she said calmly, "My grandfather only said I couldn't use soul skills. He never said I couldn't use a domain. Su Qi, if you have a domain too, I have no objection to you using it."

"Fine. Then I'll act as your teacher for once and show you the proper way to use a domain."

As he spoke, Su Qi's gaze darkened slightly, and a blood-red sword mark appeared between his brows.

Suddenly, boundless crimson killing aura shot into the sky and swept across the surroundings!

The killing aura accumulated by his soul in his previous life merged with the Killing God Domain, making the Killing God Domain released by Su Qi extraordinarily powerful. It directly overwhelmed Qian Renxue's Angel Domain.

A terrifying scene unfolded.

The Angel Domain was actually frozen by the icy killing aura, then shattered with a thunderous crash beneath its impact.

Boom!

The once vast and powerful sacred golden light was completely swallowed by Asura Blood Radiance.

Watching the Angel Domain shatter before her, not only Qian Renxue but even the observing Qian Daoliu widened their eyes, their faces filled with shock.