Challenge

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Jing City, City Lord's Manor.

At the highest throne in the manor lounged a powerful four-armed beastkin, none other than the Saint Realm expert, Mad Demon.

Below him stood the somewhat restrained and respectful special lifeform, City Lord Jing.

"Sir, I have just received word that Galaxy Domain Lord has accepted my challenge. I will decide the time and place," City Lord Jing said respectfully.

The figure on the throne jolted upright and looked at City Lord Jing.

"I've waited nearly ten years. He finally accepted the challenge? I thought he knew I was coming for him and had deliberately hidden away. It seems he doesn't know I'm here. That makes things much easier." Mad Demon grinned, his eerie red eyes and vicious maw looking rather terrifying.

Mad Demon had already devised a plan while traveling to Azure City.

Every domain prefecture city was a supreme treasure commissioned by a God King. With the power of its formations reinforcing it, even Saint Realm beings could not break its rules. If he dared act within the city, the formations' power would likely reduce even a Four-Origin Saint Realm expert like him to ashes.

The best method was to lure Galaxy out of the city himself, and naturally, the best way was to have someone else challenge him.

City Lord Jing happened to be quite powerful, had been encountered along the way, and possessed the qualifications to challenge a domain lord. Naturally, Mad Demon chose him.

He just had not expected this one challenge to make him wait nearly ten years. Still, for a high-grade Saint-level supreme treasure, let alone ten years, he had the patience to wait even a hundred thousand eras.

"Tell him the location will be the great canyon south of Azure City, ten days from now." Mad Demon grinned.

Luo Feng quickly received City Lord Jing's reply.

"Ten days from now? City Lord Jing is quite anxious. If I set out from here and don't teleport, it will still take me several days. He really calculated the timing perfectly." Luo Feng shook his head. As he was now, he feared almost no one beneath the Saint Realm, unless someone had an opportunity even more heaven-defying than his and possessed a secret technique stronger than the Lie Yuan Technique.

At about this time, Luo Feng also had to head for the agreed location.

"Fine. After this battle, I can head to the imperial capital. It will also put some people's minds at ease." Luo Feng still decided to reveal a little of his strength and settle those whose loyalties remained uncertain.

Very soon, news that Galaxy Domain Lord had accepted City Lord Jing's challenge spread rapidly. The battle would begin ten days later, above the great canyon south of Azure City.

Azure City erupted once more. The commotion was no weaker than when Galaxy had challenged Evil Eye. On the contrary, because this was Galaxy's first battle after taking office, it drew even more attention.

For Azure City, this battle would undoubtedly be a visual feast.

However, ten days was far too rushed. Those who were too far from Azure City would have no chance to witness this great battle.

Since it was not being held within the battle zone, almost everyone had the chance to watch it in person, making the battle even more eagerly anticipated. Almost as soon as the news spread, Eternal True Gods, great numbers of Void True Gods, True Gods, and Lords of Laws within the city began rushing toward the great canyon. If they were too slow, they would miss the battle.

Azure City stood upon a plateau. More than ten light-years to its south lay a great canyon.

At this moment, the surrounding region of the canyon was packed with countless figures like a swarm of locusts. They were all spectators who had arrived early for today's battle.

City Lord Jing had also arrived long ago. He now stood suspended in the air above the canyon.

"Why hasn't Galaxy come yet?" Mad Demon had also blended in among the many beastkin spectators, waiting for the human Galaxy to appear.

Suddenly.

"Hmm? Spatial fluctuations, teleportation? Another Saint Realm expert." Mad Demon suddenly sensed extremely faint spatial fluctuations tens of thousands of kilometers away, and his expression changed slightly. Teleportation methods used by Void True Gods and Eternal True Gods required control over space, but Saint Realm experts did not. They could teleport directly. The spatial fluctuations appearing now clearly belonged to a Saint Realm expert.

"Is that human Galaxy? Could he be in the Saint Realm?" Mad Demon was greatly shocked. At the point where space fluctuated, the person who appeared was precisely the human Galaxy. Other than Galaxy, he could sense no other aura.

Mad Demon had originally intended to strike immediately, but after some thought, he decided to endure for now.

While Mad Demon hesitated, Luo Feng also arrived at the great canyon. A distance of tens of thousands of kilometers could be crossed in an instant by an Eternal True God.

"Galaxy." City Lord Jing looked at Luo Feng with a complicated expression. He might lose this battle, but Galaxy would die as well, because a Saint Realm expert had already set his sights on Galaxy and was about to act.

Once Galaxy died, the position of domain lord of the Azure Domain would fall to Jing, and that was the promise the Saint Realm expert had given him.

"City Lord Jing." Luo Feng smiled. "I never expected the first person to challenge me would be you, City Lord Jing. We haven't met in some time. Your strength must have improved greatly, right?"

"Galaxy." City Lord Jing also spoke. He did not feel guilty. He merely felt that this was what he had to do. Every man for himself; heaven and earth would destroy those who did not act for their own benefit. Everything was for the position of domain lord.

"In this battle, I will go all out. I believe my strength is no weaker than Evil Eye's. I hope Galaxy Domain Lord will test it for himself."

"Then show me your strength. Make your move." Luo Feng grinned, a trace of chill in his smile.

Boom!

City Lord Jing's divine power instantly burned completely, and his Miniature Universe descended immediately afterward, enveloping a range of nearly one light-year.

"Galaxy, take this move!" A pair of enormous chained stone hammers appeared in City Lord Jing's two hands. From this strike, Luo Feng distinctly sensed nine different law fluctuations. City Lord Jing's move had actually fused the powers of nine different laws. Combined with divine power and a supreme treasure, it possessed top-tier eighth-rank combat power, perhaps even nearing the ninth rank.

Luo Feng was not surprised. After all, City Lord Jing was an Eternal True God who had lived through an unknown number of reincarnation eras. Even one with poor comprehension could reach the stage of fusing nine laws through endless accumulation of time, so long as he devoted that time to cultivation.

Boom!

Luo Feng's divine power instantly began burning as well. A Miniature Universe filled with an aura of destruction descended. With divine power burning to the limit flooding into it, the wings on his back spread wide. A golden Miniature Universe and the Miniature Universe of destructive aura merged perfectly. As their power surged, City Lord Jing's Miniature Universe immediately neared collapse.

However, City Lord Jing's massive hammer had already arrived.

"Water and Fire Scorch Heaven!" Luo Feng met it with a slash, and the two collided instantly.

At the point of impact, vast blade light erupted fiercely from Luo Feng's strike. Every streak of blade light was incomparably terrifying, each possessing eighth-rank power. At that moment, centered on the collision point, the area seemed to become an ocean of blade light.

City Lord Jing's eyes turned savage. He dispersed the recoil force, and with an elementary Saint-level armor supreme treasure protecting him, he ignored the fierce blade light ravaging his divine body and charged Luo Feng once more.

"Divine Eye!"

Luo Feng looked toward City Lord Jing from afar. City Lord Jing only felt an enormous Divine Eye appear before him. In an instant, the invisible willpower impact seemed to turn into countless sharp arrows that pierced into his soul.

"Aah!!!"

A miserable scream burst from City Lord Jing's mouth. He knew Galaxy possessed a soul-will secret technique, and although he had Saint-level willpower and had been mentally prepared, under the powerful willpower assault, his mind still went blank instantly, while his soul suffered tearing pain.

Although City Lord Jing's willpower was also Saint-level, it was far inferior to Evil Eye's.

Even Evil Eye, whose willpower had reached the peak of the Saint Realm, had found it hard to endure. Saint Realm beginner-level willpower faced a devastating disaster before such a willpower assault. Moreover, after Luo Feng had experienced Evil Eye's Purgatory Samsara Eye, his willpower had improved somewhat. Though it had not reached the limit of the Saint Realm, it was still far stronger than before.

With a single glance, City Lord Jing lost all combat power and was defeated cleanly.

"City Lord Jing, you lost." As City Lord Jing's Miniature Universe dissipated, Luo Feng also withdrew his own. Looking at City Lord Jing, who clutched his head and trembled without cease, Luo Feng felt not the slightest ripple in his heart.

"I lost." City Lord Jing trembled.

But he was unwilling to accept it, because the defeat had been too thorough. With just one glance, even though he had been prepared, he had still ended up in such a state. He knew Galaxy's strongest ability was not close combat, but he had never imagined his willpower secret technique would be this powerful.

Even the spectators had not expected the battle to end so quickly. It was far more decisive than the battle between Galaxy and Evil Eye. Galaxy's strength had once again overturned their understanding, and those who still harbored lucky thoughts had those thoughts suppressed after witnessing this battle.

Galaxy Domain Lord's strength was beyond doubt!

At this moment, Mad Demon, hidden among the spectators, was also deeply shocked.

"An Eternal True God actually possesses such powerful willpower." Mad Demon's gaze was sharp. In his view, the laws contained in Luo Feng's blade technique were far too shallow for him to be in the Saint Realm, but the power of that willpower secret technique was absolutely at the peak Saint Realm level.

He knew City Lord Jing's willpower. To render City Lord Jing incapable of fighting with a single willpower secret technique required willpower basically at the peak Saint Realm level or above.

Mad Demon's own willpower was also extremely strong and had reached the peak of the Saint Realm, so he did not think he had anything to fear.

At that moment, he also felt that Galaxy was a genius. It was just a pity that he had offended someone he should not have offended.

"Galaxy Domain Lord, impressive, truly impressive!"

Suddenly, a thunderous voice carried by divine power rolled across the area. Amid the many beastkin, a four-armed beastkin clad in dark crimson armor stepped forward.

It was Mad Demon!