PS: A long chapter of 5,000 words.
Even in ancient times, the Grotto-Heaven Realm was an extremely powerful existence. In this era where the world has only experienced its second Spiritual Qi revival, the ability to unleash Half-Step Grotto-Heaven Realm is terrifying.
These ancient monsters, who had survived since time immemorial, all showed terror in their eyes the moment they sensed the Domain of God.
In that instant, almost all the powerful figures in the world focused their attention on the sect leader of the Supreme One Sect. They wanted to see if this earth-shattering sword strike could kill this mysterious and terrifying guardian of the Great Zhou Imperial Clan.
If such a powerful sword strike cannot shake this mysterious guardian of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then the Great Zhou Dynasty is not to be trifled with until Spiritual Qi erupts again.
" The Domain of God?"
Upon seeing the blood-red moon erupt from the void, I simultaneously felt as if I were being locked in place by countless binding forces.
Su Xiuyi frowned slightly, because although his strength had reached the Grotto-Heaven realm, he had not yet comprehended any Domain of God.
"Bite!"
"You can check in here. Would you like to check in now?"
As Su Xiuyi frowned, the system's mechanical voice sounded in his ears.
"Um?"
The moment he heard the mechanical voice, disbelief flashed in Su Xiuyi's eyes, because he knew that he was not his true form, but merely a beautiful Spirit Character Avatar.
To my utter surprise, a Spirit Character Avatar could actually sign in.
But Su Xiuyi wasn't stupid, so naturally she wouldn't refuse.
An idea immediately formed in my mind.
"Check-in!"
The moment his thought crossed his mind, during his waiting.
The system's mechanical voice sounded again in my mind.
"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in. The check-in reward Domain of God Stars of the Heavens."
" The Stars of the Heavens are a ninth-grade domain within the Domain of God. The Domain of God is divided into nine grades, with the ninth grade being the strongest. The Stars of the Heavens Domain of God is currently at the third grade, and it can absorb the power of different domains to increase its grade."
" The Stars of the Heavens Domain of God is a ninth-grade Domain of God. Once it reaches its peak, it possesses extremely powerful sealing abilities. When its grade reaches the ninth level of Domain of God, the Stars of the Heavens Domain of God can absorb the power of the Sunmoon, and stars. At the same time, the flow of the sun, Sunmoon, and stars can transform into the Greater Celestial Circuit Sunmoon, and Stars Array."
The system's voice rang in Su Xiuyi's mind.
Su Xiuyi's eyes lit up instantly, and she murmured to herself, "So the Domain of God is divided into nine levels. This Domain of God the Stars of the Heavens is currently only at the third level, but I feel that its Domain of God is countless times stronger than the Blood Moon God's Domain that the Supreme One Sect Master is currently using."
"To obtain such a powerful Domain of God today is truly an unexpected delight."
At that very moment, as the system's voice faded, it felt as if some shackles within Su Xiuyi's body had been broken, and he could sense that he had mastered the Domain of God the God of Stars of the Heavens.
Su Xiuyi sensed that if he were to directly unleash the Domain of God of the Stars of the Heavens, the Supreme One Sect Master's terrifyingly powerful attack would be like a child attacking him.
However, Su Xiuyi did not unleash the Domain of God the Stars of the Heavens. He regarded this extremely powerful domain as his trump card, and there was no need to reveal such a terrifying trump card to deal with the Supreme One Sect Master.
However, a smile appeared on Su Xiuyi's face at that moment, because today's gains were truly enormous.
His clone being able to sign in at the Supreme One Sect was indeed beyond his expectations.
"With the power of death, I judge you, and condemn you to eternal damnation in the Yama Nine Netherworlds."
"The soul is not allowed to enter the Samsara."
Just as Su Xiuyi was overjoyed, the Supreme One Sect Master in the void unleashed the power of the Sword of Judgment to its limit. Simultaneously, with the blessing of his Domain of God, his strength exploded to an extremely terrifying level in that instant.
In the void, the terrifying golden holy sword, carrying world-destroying power, fell towards Su Xiuyi.
The moment the golden holy sword struck, the Supreme One Sect Master activated his Domain of God to its limit. Blood-red iron chains appeared in the void, instantly heading towards Su Xiuyi and transforming into a huge cage, imprisoning Su Xiuyi's body there.
The powerful figures of the Great Zhou, seeing Su Xiuyi allow herself to be bound by those iron chains, all had eyes filled with despair.
"It's over, it's over!"
Although the guardians of the Great Zhou were mysterious and powerful, they were unable to withstand the terrifying supernatural power of the Supreme One Sect Master under the constraints of the Domain of God.
Because Su Xiuyi is a powerful figure in this new era, even if his cultivation is strong and mysterious, it is absolutely impossible for him to reach the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven realm, let alone comprehend the Domain of God.
Under such a terrible attack, death was certain.
These people are also very powerful. They are people who survived from ancient times, so naturally they have a very high level of vision and are very clear about the realms and domains of ancient times.
Under such a terrifying realm and the Domain of God, they saw no hope whatsoever.
Su Xiuyi, standing in the void, was dressed in white as the terrifying golden holy sword attacked, its powerful gusts of wind causing it to flutter wildly.
But even in the face of such a terrifying attack, Su Xiuyi's face beneath the golden mask remained disdainful. This sword strike, which everyone else saw as capable of destroying the world, was utterly unremarkable in his eyes.
Although he was merely a Spirit Character Avatar, his strength had reached the first level of the Grotto-Heaven realm.
"You're finally dead!"
"Our Great Shang Dynasty's opportunity has arrived. I never expected you to be so arrogant. If you hadn't stormed into the Supreme One Sect alone, you wouldn't have died, and our Great Shang Dynasty would have had no chance at all."
"But it's a pity. Although the current recovery of heaven and earth is not enough for those ancient powerhouses to restore their strength to the Grotto-Heaven realm, it seems that there is a very powerful secret realm hidden within the Supreme One Sect's mountain gate. With the blessing of the power in this secret realm, the Supreme One Sect Master can indeed unleash the strength of Half-Step Grotto-Heaven. Supreme One Sect Master who has reached the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven realm can activate the Domain of God."
"With the power of the Domain of God and the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven Realm, you simply have no chance of resisting."
Outside the gates of the Supreme One Sect, atop a mountain peak, a powerful figure from the Great Shang Dynasty watched this scene from afar, a ferocious look creeping onto his lips, his entire body trembling slightly with excitement.
Since its inception, the Great Shang Dynasty has been intimidated by this mysterious and terrifying powerhouse, and has never dared to covet the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Now that this mysterious and powerful being is about to perish at the Supreme One Sect, their Great Shang Dynasty's opportunity has arrived.
Although the Supreme One Sect is extremely domineering, they are very clear that all sects in the world have powerful backgrounds. While the Supreme One Sect can suppress many forces, it cannot suppress all forces, which is fundamentally different from the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Because the Great Zhou Dynasty established Martial Hall throughout the land, allowing everyone to cultivate for free, the chances of these ancient, revived forces recruiting talented disciples became extremely slim.
Those who survived from ancient times were all incredibly powerful beings, but a sect cannot consist of only these powerful beings; they need new blood to enter.
However, the existence of the Great Zhou completely severed these new bloodlines.
Only with the complete annihilation of the Great Zhou Dynasty will they have a chance to develop.
However, just when everyone thought it was over, Su Xiuyi, who was standing in the void, finally made a move.
Facing the Domain of God and the golden Sword of Judgment, Su Xiuyi slowly raised his hand. Around him, Spirit Character Spirit Character appeared one after another, transforming into a long sword in his hand. At the same time, an extremely domineering Sword Qi instantly bloomed within Su Xiuyi's body.
This Sword Qi was domineering and unparalleled, seemingly disregarding all the myriad races and beings in the heavens.
"Um?"
" The Tyrant Sword Art! He actually knows swordsmanship!"
At that instant, these ancient beings trembled violently upon sensing the overwhelming aura emanating from Su Xiuyi, for they felt the Sword Qi emanating from her.
The moment Su Xiuyi unleashed her Tyrant Sword Art, disbelief and shock were evident in the eyes of these people.
But they were merely shocked, because in their view, the current Supreme One Sect Master's strength had already reached the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven realm. With the blessing of the Domain of God, even if Su Xiuyi had cultivated the Tyrant Sword Art, she would not be able to withstand this extremely terrifying attack.
" Tyrant Sword Art, Heaven Splitting!"
Under the watchful eyes of all, Su Xiuyi held a long sword in one hand and slashed it towards the sky, his voice echoing through the void.
With this sword strike, terrifying Sword Qi slashed towards the void.
The chains binding Su Xiuyi were sliced to pieces like tofu the moment the Sword Qi erupted. The Supreme One Sect Master's extremely powerful Domain of God shattered instantly under this sword strike.
The golden holy sword, carrying the power of Half-Step Grotto-Heaven realm cultivator, shattered instantly in the void the moment it collided with this Sword Qi.
"No... impossible!"
The Supreme One Sect Master, who was wielding the Golden Holy Sword, watched helplessly as his Domain of God collapsed and his strongest Golden Holy Sword was destroyed. His eyes were filled with terror and disbelief.
The enormous figure roared hysterically in the void.
He simply couldn't believe what he was seeing.
However, these were also the last words he uttered in this world.
The sword light pierced through the Domain of God and shattered the golden Sword Qi, yet it still carried an unstoppable sword momentum.
He slashed at the enormous figure in the void.
Originally, the Supreme One Sect Master wanted to dodge, but at this moment, Su Xiuyi activated his bloodline power. Although he could only make initial contact with the power of Space-Time, he could still slightly affect the operation of Space-Time.
Under the influence of the power of Space-Time, the Supreme One Sect Master lost his best chance to escape, and his Sea of Will was completely shattered by a single sword strike.
At the very moment the Supreme One Sect Master was killed by a single sword strike, a star in the void of the Human Realm suddenly became extremely bright, but after shining brightly, this star fell like a shooting star.
"Dead, dead!"
"The being who created this Grotto-Heaven has perished."
The sudden fall of the star caught the attention of all the powerful beings in the Human Realm.
Incredulity filled the depths of everyone's eyes; the strange phenomenon of falling stars signified the fall of a powerful being from a Grotto-Heaven realm.
The Spiritual Qi of this era has not yet recovered to the extent that it can support the birth of beings at the Grotto-Heaven Realm, but now a being at the Grotto-Heaven Realm has actually perished, which has brought a look of horror to everyone's eyes.
Since the world has not yet fully recovered, the fact that someone has been able to recover to the Grotto-Heaven realm and then be killed is truly shocking and unsettling.
The fall of a star signifies the death of someone at the Grotto-Heaven Realm.
The world was shocked.
Inside the Supreme One Sect's mountain gate, Su Xiuyi, who had unleashed a sword strike, stood quietly, holding her longsword, her cold gaze fixed on the Supreme One Sect's patriarch who sat on the throne in the void.
"Your turn!"
"The strength of the Supreme One Sect is indeed surprising, but it's nothing special. If you can raise your strength to the Grotto-Heaven Realm, so can I."
Su Xiuyi's voice resounded through the void, each word echoing.
At this moment, the world was eerily quiet.
It was as if even the breeze had vanished.
Even the insects and ants in the grass dared not make a sound for a moment.
It was as if everything had frozen in time.
The patriarch of the Supreme One Sect frowned slightly at Su Xiuyi's extremely cold gaze.
The strength that Su Xiuyi unleashed completely exceeded his expectations, making his face extremely ugly. He never imagined that with only two bursts of Spiritual Qi in the world and before the Spiritual Qi Tide had even arrived, a new era powerhouse had actually cultivated his realm to such a terrifying level. The impact on him was simply too great.
At this moment, the patriarch of the Supreme One Sect had no confidence in defeating Su Xiuyi and began to have doubts.
He said coldly, "Your Excellency, you've been hiding your true nature very well. If I'm not mistaken, you're not from this era at all. The reason you possess the aura of the new era is probably intentional. Otherwise, this new era has only undergone two Spiritual Qi revivals, and the rare treasures born from heaven and earth simply cannot support a powerful individual to cultivate to the Grotto-Heaven realm."
"You've become a guardian of the Great Zhou Dynasty; it seems you've set your sights on the cultivation resources it has collected. It was our Supreme One Sect's recklessness that we were unaware the Great Zhou Dynasty Great Zhou Dynasty was already under your control."
"From today onwards, my Supreme One Sect will Teleport its mountain gate outside the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We will no longer compete with you for resources. Let's end this here, shall we?"
After Su Xiuyi killed the Supreme One Sect sword strike, the Supreme One Sect's patriarch chose to compromise in an instant. If such a terrifying being were to make another move, the Spiritual Qi within the Supreme One Sect's secret realm would be completely drained, which would be of no benefit to the Supreme One Sect whatsoever.
The moment the Supreme One Sect patriarch's voice fell, countless powerful figures dared not utter a sound, for they knew that neither the mysterious guardian of the Great Zhou Dynasty nor the Supreme One Sect patriarch were people they could afford to offend.
Supreme One Sect Master can unleash the power of Half-Step Grotto-Heaven Realm cultivator, then the Supreme One Sect's ancestor must also be able to.
These powerful beings are simply not ones they can afford to provoke.
However, just when they thought the battle was over, Su Xiuyi, standing in the void, finally uttered a cold voice. "I have said that those who offend my Great Zhou, though far away, shall be punished. Your Supreme One Sect dared to Wuji enter the Great Zhou Imperial Capital and attempt to kill the emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty. From that moment on, your Supreme One Sect was destined for destruction. There is no place for you in this world."
"I am here today not to have you leave the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but to overthrow your Supreme One Sect Supreme One Sect and make it disappear from this world completely."
At that moment, Su Xiuyi's voice was icy and domineering.
"Presumptuous!"
"Do you really think that being able to kill someone at the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven realm makes you Invincible? You seem to have done it easily, but you've probably already used up quite a few rare and precious materials, haven't you?"
"I'd like to see just what abilities you have that could possibly overthrow my Supreme One Sect!"
At this moment, the patriarch of the Supreme One Sect instantly flew into a rage, and the throne beneath him turned to ashes in an instant. An extremely terrifying aura continuously emanated from his body!
At the same time, a crack suddenly appeared in the void of the Supreme One Sect. Within the crack, extremely dense Spiritual Qi transformed into long dragons and entered his body.
"A secret realm indeed! The Supreme One Sect left behind a secret realm in ancient times!"
At this moment, everyone saw long dragons of Spiritual Qi entering the body of the Supreme One Sect's patriarch through the cracks in the void. They finally confirmed that the Supreme One Sect did indeed possess a powerful secret realm, and this powerful secret realm was the fundamental reason why they were able to unleash the strength of the Half-Step Grotto-Heaven Realm!
Enraged, the Supreme One Sect patriarch, upon learning of Su Xiuyi's terrifying strength, completely drained all the Spiritual Qi from the secret realm, turning this powerful realm into a desolate wasteland.
All the Spiritual Qi within the secret realm was devoured by the Supreme One Sect's ancestor in an instant, and his strength directly stepped into the realm of the Grotto-Heaven.
However, the Spiritual Qi in this secret realm had been largely extracted by the Supreme One Sect Master, and now that he had entered the Grotto-Heaven Realm, his realm was somewhat unstable.
After his cultivation level instantly reached the Grotto-Heaven Realm, an extremely cold killing intent flashed in his eyes, like a demonic dragon lurking in the abyss emerging from the depths.
At this moment, he was filled with hatred for Su Xiuyi, because Su Xiuyi's provocation had caused him to drain all the Spiritual Qi from the Supreme One Sect's secret realm, turning it into complete ruins.
"Today I will tear you apart alive, otherwise I will not be able to quell the hatred in my heart!"
"This secret realm is the foundation of our Supreme One Sect. In ancient times, countless lives were sacrificed by our Supreme One Sect to obtain it."
"But now, because of you, because of your appearance, the secret realm has been completely reduced to ruins."
"Without drinking your blood and eating your flesh, I cannot quell the hatred in my heart."
At that moment, the Supreme One Sect's patriarch's icy voice resounded throughout the void.
Anyone could sense his anger in his voice at that moment.
Everyone was well aware that after losing this secret realm, the Supreme One Sect would no longer be able to suppress all the powerful figures.
This secret realm is their foundation. Once that foundation is exhausted, the Supreme One Sect will be nothing more than an ordinary sect.
(End of this chapter)