The Earth Spirit Emperor!
The supreme powerhouse of the Earth Spirit Race.
The moment Qin Shujian saw him appear, his mind grew tense.
Without waiting for him to attack,
he transformed his divine sense into a blade and slashed out. At the same time, the Godslayer Saber erupted with earth-shaking might, instantly cleaving through the void as it struck at the Earth Spirit Emperor.
This slash
was the strongest blow Qin Shujian could unleash while he still had access to the power of rules.
That streak of saber light
seemed capable of splitting heaven, earth, and the entire universe.
The Earth Spirit Emperor was shocked.
He no longer had time for anger and immediately reacted.
The River of Rules surged.
An almost solid mountain manifested—another form of his domain.
Facing such an attack,
the Earth Spirit Emperor never considered expanding his domain to engulf Qin Shujian.
In his view,
any powerhouse capable of unleashing such an attack must possess an exceptionally strong command of rules.
Even if he expanded his domain,
it would have no effect on his opponent.
Battles between powerhouses of the same level
were never about whose domain could swallow the other's. Instead, they drew on the power of rules to unleash their greatest strength.
Using a domain to weaken an opponent
was merely a method for higher-realm powerhouses to crush lower-realm cultivators.
For precisely that reason,
Great Powers rarely feared being surrounded after reaching the seventh heavenly being level.
The underlying reason
was the existence of their domains.
But just as the River of Rules transformed into a mountain, the Earth Spirit Emperor felt an impact against his Spirit God, leaving him dazed for an instant.
Almost immediately,
the Earth Spirit Emperor regained his senses.
By then, that streak of saber light was almost upon his