Yin-Yang Domain

Inside the dome of black and white currents, the two streams of energy flowed and intertwined.

The black yin energy became a giant kun, while the white yang energy became a divine peng.

One kun and one peng, one yin and one yang, circled and chased each other inside the dome, forming a perfect yin-yang pattern.

Even the tiny raindrops inside the dome stopped, suspended in midair. The air itself seemed to solidify and cease flowing.

Li Changqing opened his eyes. As he felt the strange changes around him, shock flashed through them.

"Is this... a domain? Or something even higher?"

He could clearly sense that everything within the black-and-white dome was under his control.

Expand the dome, and his control weakened; shrink it, and his control grew stronger.

Li Changqing had wondered why a Martial Soul as powerful as Kun Peng had no domain. Yet no matter how he tried back then, he had found no trace of one.

Now, the fusion of his soul with Kunpeng True Blood had awakened his Kun Peng Martial Soul and brought forth this Yin-Yang Domain.

And it was no ordinary domain of Douluo Continent. Within it lay the source of Kun Peng's innate Yin-Yang Great Dao.

Li Changqing could feel the yin and yang energies that pervaded heaven and earth pouring steadily into the dome.

Within the domain, his body became incomparably light. His speed, strength, and even Soul Power recovery improved enormously.

He tried drawing on a thread of Lunar Power, and an ice flower formed at his fingertip, as though it could freeze everything in the world. Then he drew on a thread of Solar Power, and a wisp of golden flame appeared, as though it could burn all things to ash.

Within the domain, the power of Sun True Fire and Lunar Cold Qi doubled outright.

Any enemy caught inside the dome would not only face tremendous suppression but also suffer a violent imbalance of yin and yang. One moment, their body would feel as if it had fallen into an ice cavern ten thousand fathoms deep, the cold piercing their bones; the next, as if it were trapped in an alchemist's furnace, the heat unbearable.

And this was only the crudest use of Solar and Lunar Power. As Li Changqing deepened his understanding of Kunpeng Profound Meaning and learned to wield the source of yin and yang, this domain would be like an attack from a higher dimension on Douluo Continent.

"What powerful suppression! I'll call it the Yin-Yang Domain!" Li Changqing withdrew the domain, and the raindrops it had held motionless fell once more. Delighted, he felt the immense power within him and smiled in satisfaction.

"This trip didn't just give me a perfectly suited Hundred-Year Soul Ring. I also awakened the Yin-Yang Domain."

Li Changqing's body had changed dramatically, too. After absorbing two Soul Rings in succession, he had shot up to a full 1.6 meters. His muscles had grown more defined, brimming with explosive strength.

"Good grief. At this height, I'd look fifteen or sixteen back on Earth." Li Changqing could not help marveling. "People out there probably won't take me for a child anymore. That'll make things easier."

His once well-fitting clothes had long since been slashed countless times by branches. After the recent battle and his sudden growth, they were in tatters, clinging tightly to him and pinching so badly that they seriously hampered his movement.

"Forget it. I can't wear them anymore anyway."

Li Changqing simply tore off the ruined clothes, leaving only enough to cover himself and keep his little brother from running around naked.

Now he looked even more like a wild man.

"It's not exactly decent, but it beats being uncomfortable. I'll buy new clothes when I get back to Soul Hunting Town."

With a thought, he summoned his Sword Martial Soul.

The blade had changed again. Several blue lightning patterns now marked its formerly plain surface, arcs flashing across them from time to time with a sizzling crackle.

The lightning patterns made the whole sword seem wilder and more fierce.

Before, it had been merely a cold, sharp weapon for killing. Now it held a trace of lightning's untamed, domineering force.

Holding the Longsword, Li Changqing could clearly feel a gentle current of lightning flowing through the blade. It meshed perfectly with his Soul Power, as though it had always belonged to him.

"Let's try the second Soul Skill."

Two bright yellow rings rose from beneath his feet, one above the other, slowly revolving around him and shining together.

Li Changqing gave a low shout. "Second Soul Skill: Thunder Transformation!"

In an instant, blue lightning enveloped the entire blade. The Longsword became a weapon of pure azure lightning.

Blue arcs leaped wildly along it, crackling and radiating astonishing power.

He swung hard.

Sizzle!

A blue sword arc of lightning over a meter long shot from the tip. With a howling rush of wind, it slammed into a boulder beside him that stood half as tall as a person.

Boom!

A tremendous crash rang out.

The boulder split on impact. Its broken face was scorched black, with wisps of pale smoke still rising from it.

"What power!" Li Changqing exclaimed.

He took stock of the second Soul Skill, Thunder Transformation. It greatly boosted the Longsword's attack power and imbued its strikes with lightning, while also increasing his own speed by twenty percent.

It was a perfect Soul Skill!

What was more, his first Soul Skill, Keen Edge, and his second, Thunder Transformation, could be used together. Keen Edge increased sharpness, while Thunder Transformation boosted attack power and speed. Combined, they multiplied his might!

Looking at the transformed sword, Li Changqing said, "Just calling you a Longsword has no flair at all. How about Thunderblade Sword?"

By then, the rain had stopped, and sunlight pierced the clouds.

Li Changqing looked up at the sunlight. "This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest couldn't have gone better. I got two top-quality Hundred-Year Soul Rings that suit me perfectly, gained two incredibly useful Soul Skills, and reached level twenty-two."

"It's time to leave," Li Changqing murmured.

He had spent twelve full days in the Star Dou Great Forest. He had both Soul Rings now, and his strength had taken a great leap forward.

Li Changqing glanced at the Thunder Wolf's corpse on the ground, and his eyes lit up. "I nearly forgot about this. I've hardly got any money left. The carcass ought to be worth something."

He set to work at once, using the Thunderblade Sword to butcher the Thunder Wolf.

He peeled off the entire pelt. Apart from a sword wound on the head, it was intact and should fetch a good price.

Next, he knocked the sharp fangs from the wolf's jaws.

After carefully packing away the pelt and fangs, Li Changqing found his bearings and headed toward the forest's edge.

As he walked, he thought, Those transmigrators who came to Douluo Continent before me got Soul Bones whenever they killed a Soul Beast. Some even got External Soul Bones. Why haven't I found anything? Is my luck that bad?

Li Changqing shrugged. "Whatever. Even if a Hundred-Year Soul Bone had appeared, it wouldn't be much use to me."