After wisps of earthen-yellow air appeared, everyone nearby looked toward Lu Qingshan in shock.
Wisps of earthen-yellow air gradually appeared around Lu Qingshan as he stood in place. Within mere moments, they had spread across several hundred meters around him.
Almost every expert enveloped by the earthen-yellow air felt an intense, life-threatening danger-even Wei Changsheng and Chu Zhongtian, who had already reached the Martial Saint Seventh Stage!
"What's going on?"
"What exactly has happened to King Yongning?"
At this sight, shock appeared on almost every face present. They had never seen anything like this before.
"I remember now!"
Suddenly, Wei Changsheng, dean of the Wei Martial Arts Academy, spoke in a low voice.
"Old Wei, what do you remember?" Chu Zhongtian immediately turned his gaze away from Lu Qingshan and toward Wei Changsheng.
At the same time, everyone else in the banquet hall turned their eyes toward Wei Changsheng as well.
"This should be a domain!"
Wei Changsheng quickly continued, "According to a historical record our Martial Arts Academy obtained, a Martial God was born on our Xuanhuang Star over 1.8 million years ago!"
"By all rights, once a Martial God emerged, he should have been able to sweep across the world. Whether among the demonic beasts or us humans, no one should have been his match!"
"But according to the historical record our Martial Arts Academy obtained, a Martial Saint expert challenged that Martial God during that era and actually defeated him in battle. That Martial Saint expert's greatest reliance was a method called a domain!"
"Unfortunately, that Martial Saint expert never broke through to the Martial God level afterward, and that Martial God expert needed to maintain his image of invincibility, so the material our Martial Arts Academy obtained didn't record much about it!"
"When I first read that material, I thought our predecessors had fabricated it. But now that I've seen young friend Qingshan make a breakthrough, it seems that record should be true!"
"A domain?"
After hearing Wei Changsheng's words, both Chu Zhongtian and everyone around him were astonished. They had never heard of domains before, and even the other experts from the Martial Arts Academy were no exception.
"It was a coincidence, really!"
Wei Changsheng soon continued with a smile, "Back then, seeking a breakthrough, I planned to read every book in the library. That was how I happened upon this historical material recording domains!"
"According to that material, a domain is a higher realm beyond Unity of Heaven and Man and Unity of Man and Sword. If a Martial Saint expert can enter the domain realm, they can not only stand invincible among Martial Saints, but even fight opponents of a higher level!"
At Wei Changsheng's words, everyone in the banquet hall was stunned. The entire hall fell so silent that even a falling needle could have been clearly heard!
After all, with Demon Saint Meng Qi having broken through to the Demon God level, no one on Xuanhuang Star dared claim they were confident of dealing with him.
Just moments earlier, many human experts had been volunteering to fight Demon God Meng Qi to the death, yet no one knew what the final outcome would be. The various powers on Xuanhuang Star had even begun preparing plans to preserve their race's legacy!
"Old Wei!"
Chu Zhongtian stared fixedly at Wei Changsheng, then asked solemnly, "Is everything you said true?"
"Dean Wei!"
The emperor of the Wei State also stared fixedly at Wei Changsheng, his voice trembling slightly with excitement. "Is what you just said true?"
"Dean Wei!"
The leaders of the various powers and countless experts in the banquet hall all stared at Wei Changsheng, like a crowd of ordinary people about to drown catching sight of a lifeboat approaching them.
For a moment, tension, excitement, and apprehension spread throughout the banquet hall.
"I can't be certain either!"
Faced with everyone's expectant gazes, even Wei Changsheng, the second-strongest expert on Xuanhuang Star, felt tremendous pressure. He quickly explained, "All I can say is that the material recording domains should be genuine!"
"As for whether a Martial Saint expert with a domain can actually defeat a Martial God, we'll have to hear what young friend Qingshan says after his breakthrough!"
"Right!"
"Dean Wei is right!"
"Whether this can work still depends on King Yongning himself!"
"Everyone, move farther away. Don't disturb King Yongning's breakthrough!"
For a moment, anticipation appeared on everyone's faces in the banquet hall. Some of those standing closer to Lu Qingshan even took the initiative to withdraw.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan, who was in the midst of his breakthrough, naturally heard the conversations in the banquet hall, but paid them no heed.
After all, he was at a critical moment in his breakthrough and naturally needed to focus on himself.
Wisps of earthen-yellow air shrouded Lu Qingshan, naturally forming a hazy, earthen-yellow domain.
So this is the Earth Domain?
At that moment, Lu Qingshan's soul could clearly sense this peculiar energy. The Gene Force within him, his will, and his body had naturally reached an extraordinarily perfect state of harmony. His powers had even begun to fuse, giving the earthen-yellow Earth Domain a slight suppressive effect on the surrounding space.
At that moment, Lu Qingshan was the true master of this region of space and time!
After over three hundred years of bitter cultivation, I've finally entered the domain realm!
Sensing the power of his Earth Domain, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh inwardly.
Although martial arts flourished in this world, most practitioners focused on increasing their own strength and were considerably weaker in terms of their realms of comprehension.
In fact, most Martial Saint experts were still only at the foundational level;
there were not many Martial Saint experts who had truly entered the realm of intent, such as Unity of Heaven and Man or Unity of Man and Sword.
Lu Qingshan had become the strongest expert in the world partly because he had already become an Eighth-Order Martial Saint, and partly because he had entered Unity of Heaven and Man long ago.
Familiar with the original story, Lu Qingshan knew very well that beyond Unity of Heaven and Man lay the domain realm.
Since he had awakened a special earth-attribute ability when he broke through to the Martial Saint level, he had spent the long years since then focused on comprehending the Earth Domain.
Unfortunately, comprehending the Earth Domain was simply too difficult!
There were no legacies concerning the Earth Domain on Xuanhuang Star, so Lu Qingshan could only rely on his own research and exploration!
Fortunately, Heaven did not fail those who worked hard. Now, after more than three hundred years, Lu Qingshan had finally entered the domain realm and fully comprehended the first level of the Earth Domain!
Although it had taken him over three hundred years of cultivation to enter the domain realm, making him countless times inferior to Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and the others in the original story, Lu Qingshan was not overly disappointed.
After all, the talents of those three were simply beyond comparison with ordinary people. Setting aside Luo Feng's terrifying achievements, Hong would reach the Universe Strongest realm in the future, and even Thunder God had become a Universe Master by the time the Primal Universe was destroyed.
At that time, the Human Race had dominated the Primal Universe, yet after developing for an entire Reincarnation Era, it had only produced just over a thousand Universe Masters.
With the help of my Late Bloomer Destiny, my comprehension can keep improving. I'll definitely have a chance to surpass them in the future. There's no need to compete over momentary superiority!
Lu Qingshan thought to himself, What I need to do most right now is deal with Demon God Meng Qi!
Dealing with Demon God Meng Qi would have been rather troublesome before, but now that I've entered the domain realm, I can fight him!
After all, even a Universe Level expert born through a galaxy's normal development might not be able to enter the domain realm.
A Star Level expert who entered the domain realm could already be considered a fairly outstanding genius, let alone someone at the Planetary Level!
A Planetary Level expert with a domain could absolutely be called invincible at the same level, and even fighting above their level would pose no problem.
In the original story, Hong and Thunder God had failed to kill the injured Golden Horned Beast even after staking their lives on it. That was not because they were too weak, but because that Golden Horned Beast was simply too powerful!
After all, a Golden Horned Beast's Life Gene Level was naturally ten times that of ordinary life in the universe. Combined with the enhancement from its Innate Secret Technique and the Force Application Technique afforded by its body, even at Stellar Level One, it could rival ordinary human experts at the fifth or sixth stage of the Star Level!
With such a vast gap in levels, even though Hong and Thunder God could fight above their level, crossing so many levels was still extremely difficult!
At that thought, Lu Qingshan willed it, and the surrounding earthen-yellow domain immediately vanished.
Seeing this, the many experts in the banquet hall all looked toward Lu Qingshan with anticipation on their faces!
"Young friend Qingshan!"
Wei Changsheng looked at Lu Qingshan expectantly. "Have you entered the domain realm?"
"Yes!"
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then asked, "Brother Wei, you've heard of the domain realm too?"
"Hahaha, of course!"
After receiving Lu Qingshan's confirmation, Wei Changsheng quickly said with a smile, "I read about the domain realm beyond Unity of Heaven and Man in a historical document..."
"King Yongning!"
Before Wei Changsheng could finish, Chu Zhongtian interrupted him from the side. "I heard that a Martial Saint who enters the domain realm can contend with a Martial God. Is that true?"
Hearing this, everyone in the banquet hall turned to Lu Qingshan as well, awaiting his answer.
"Everyone!"
Lu Qingshan looked around, then quickly said, "I don't yet know what level my strength has reached, but if I were fighting myself from before the breakthrough, it certainly wouldn't take three moves. I imagine I should have some confidence in dealing with Demon God Meng Qi now!"
At Lu Qingshan's words, the entire banquet hall erupted.
"Hahaha, we have hope!"
"We don't have to die! So many people won't have to die anymore!"
"Wonderful! This is truly wonderful!"
Those gathered in the banquet hall were all important figures on Xuanhuang Star, but now they were all so excited that they lost some of their composure.
Of course, at a time like this, no one cared whether they lost their composure or not.