Rumble!
The energy sphere became a colossal fireball over a kilometer in diameter and exploded, flames churning and roaring as they spread relentlessly.
The shock wave swept flames in every direction, collapsing the ground layer by layer wherever it passed.
Star Level fighters who had no time to escape were engulfed by the shock wave and flames, letting out heart-rending screams.
Some were blasted into bloody mist by the shock wave, while others were burned to ash. Farther out, even more people were hurled away, coughing blood, their tendons torn and bones broken.
Chu Yuan flew backward over a hundred meters, tumbling through the air. When he landed, he drove the Flame Void Saber into the ground and continued sliding backward, only stopping after another hundred meters.
Before the aftershocks subsided, a fierce gust erupted behind Chu Yuan.
"Die!"
Feiluo roared, slashing at the back of Chu Yuan's neck.
His fourth-layer Wind Domain enveloped a hundred-meter radius, pinning Chu Yuan down.
"Good timing. Too bad it's useless against me!"
A fourth-layer Fire Domain erupted, instantly shattering the Wind Domain's suppressive force and pushing it back.
Chu Yuan swept his saber out, sending Feiluo flying over a hundred meters.
Feiluo crashed into a group of Star Level warriors like a meteor, sending them sprawling in chaos.
Before Feiluo could rise, Chu Yuan shattered the ground beneath his foot and became a pillar of fire, charging toward him.
The pillar of fire roared past, tearing through the earth and leaving a deep black trench. The gale whipped up by its tremendous speed blasted away all the Star Level fighters on either side.
The Flame Void Saber descended toward Feiluo's skull.
"Block it!"
Terror gripped Feiluo's mind, and he mustered all his strength to raise his saber in defense.
Clang!
The two sabers collided. The impact drove Feiluo to his knees, which smashed through rock and sank three feet into the earth, burying him from the waist down.
"Damn it, get away from me!"
Feiluo roared. Fierce winds howled around him as his fourth-layer Wind Domain surged toward Chu Yuan, seeking to force him back.
Chu Yuan sneered. "You cultivated bitterly for eight hundred years, and this is all your domain amounts to?"
"I gave you too much credit. I thought you could put a little pressure on me. Too bad you're not worthy!"
Before his words faded, Chu Yuan suddenly exerted his strength. The Flame Void Saber severed Feiluo's weapon and cleaved through his Wind Domain.
Under Feiluo's terrified gaze, the Flame Void Saber split his skull.
Flaming saber qi tore through the earth, extending hundreds of meters ahead and cleaving dozens of Star Level warriors apart along with a small hill!
Rumble!
The earth split, rocks collapsed, and the surrounding ground shook.
Chu Yuan slowly straightened and swept his icy gaze around. Everyone nearby retreated three steps in unison, terror and despair on their faces.
"He's dead! The eighteenth prince is dead!"
"A monster! He's a monster!"
"We're no match for him! Run!"
"Spare me! Please spare me!"
"Why? Why are you doing this to us? What grudge do you have against us?"
"Damn it, my father is a Universe Level 7 expert! You can't kill me!"
"His Majesty won't let you get away with this! His Majesty will avenge us!"
The crowd completely lost the courage to fight. Some knelt and begged for mercy, some fled in panic, and others invoked their backers to threaten him.
But their fear-twisted expressions and unfocused eyes already proved that their fierce fronts concealed cowardice within.
"Stop running. Your emperor is already dead, and you're going to die here today too!"
Chu Yuan soared into the air and plunged into the crowd, slaughtering wildly.
"Ash Annihilation Saber: Blazing Sun!"
"Ash Annihilation Blade · Severing the Flow!"
"Heavenly Light!"
"Starfall!"
"Return to the Ruins!"
Chu Yuan unleashed the Ash Annihilation Saber Technique to his heart's content. His saber technique grew increasingly powerful, and his flames grew ever stronger.
Finally, at a certain moment, his domain transformed again, breaking through to the fifth layer.
During the pursuit, Chu Yuan's movement technique also transformed.
He grew faster and faster, his movements increasingly nimble. He turned and changed direction in flight without the slightest hindrance, his entire body emanating a faint, elusive trace of intent.
"Illusory Space! That's the Illusory Space secret technique!"
Seeing this, Xiong Ba's eyes widened, his face filled with shock.
The Illusory Space secret technique was a secret technique that led straight to the Space Origin Law.
Merely reaching the introductory stage would allow one to comprehend a trace of the Space Origin Law.
But taking that step was extraordinarily difficult. Even many World Lord experts could not do it.
When Xiong Ba had given Chu Yuan the Illusory Space secret technique, he had never expected him to master it. He had thought it would be good enough if Chu Yuan reached the introductory stage as a World Lord.
Yet now, Chu Yuan had actually displayed a trace of the Illusory Space secret technique's intent.
Although it was only a trace of intent and did not count as comprehending the Space Origin Law, it was still exceptionally precious.
Even his master had only comprehended this trace of intent at the Domain Lord stage.
Who would have thought this kid had quite a talent for the Space Origin Law?
Xiong Ba could not help secretly rejoicing.
At that moment, Chu Yuan entered a state in which he forgot both himself and the world. It was a wondrous state.
His perception of the outside world became extraordinarily keen. Not a single movement of the surrounding enemies escaped his lock.
Chu Yuan divided his attention among multiple tasks. The contents of the Fire Radiance and Illusory Space secret techniques surfaced of their own accord, and new insights kept welling up in his mind.
Wrong. This move should be used like this. This enemy should be pursued this way. Become wind, become fire, become nature, and finally become space, merging with space as one.
Saber light crisscrossed as Chu Yuan slaughtered his way from east to west, then from south to north.
Fewer and fewer enemies remained standing, and the screams and wails grew weaker and weaker.
Finally, all sound disappeared.
Without realizing it, Chu Yuan had killed every enemy.
Around him, the earth was a scene of devastation, crisscrossed with trenches.
Severed limbs, shattered flesh, and mangled corpses lay everywhere.
Chu Yuan laid the Flame Void Saber across his knees and sat cross-legged amid the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, continuing to digest his insights.
The six Universe Level bodyguards surrounded Chu Yuan, keeping vigilant watch and preventing outsiders from disturbing him.
Time flew by. Three days, five days, ten days, one month, two months.
Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.
On this day, flames appeared out of thin air around Chu Yuan.
At first, the flames were only the size of fists. They quickly swelled as they burned, then merged together.
The flames burned fiercely, dancing over Chu Yuan's body and swirling around him like living little fish and flying birds, brimming with vitality.
Gradually, these flames intertwined, emanating a faint, elusive trace of intent that resonated with the Fire Origin Law through an unseen connection.
Hum. Hum. Hum.
The Flame Void Saber across Chu Yuan's knees began to tremble. Several secret patterns on its blade lit up, emitting wisps of blood-red light.
He did it!
Seeing this, Xiong Ba could not help holding his breath, nearly crying out in surprise.
No one understood better than he did what this scene meant.
The Flame Void Saber trembled for several minutes before gradually settling down, and the glowing secret patterns went dark.
After a long while, Chu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
He reached out with his large hand, and the surrounding flames flew in from every direction, gathering in his palm and forming a fireball.
"So this is a sixth-layer Fire Domain!"
After converting his insights into strength, Chu Yuan's Fire Domain broke through once more, reaching the sixth layer.
Not only that, Chu Yuan had also successfully comprehended a trace of the Fire Origin Law.
His Illusory Space secret technique had advanced another step as well.
With three breakthroughs, Chu Yuan's strength increased dramatically.