Crushing the Second Rank Underfoot: Domain Suppression and a Saint King's Submission

The entire hall fell silent.

The Heavenly Profound Sect disciples below, who had been ready to watch the show, were now like ducks with their necks caught in their throats, their eyes wide and their breaths catching in their throats.

"This... how is this possible?!"

"He didn't even lift a finger, and the sect leader and elders were defeated?!"

On the flying boat, Lu Qingxue and Abbess Jingxu also gasped. Although they knew Dongfang Yueming was strong, this overwhelming dominance still deeply shocked them.

"Your Excellency has quite the imposing presence!"

Just as the people of the Heavenly Profound Sect were falling into despair, an ancient voice, yet containing supreme majesty, slowly emanated from the forbidden mountain peak deep within the main peak.

"Boom!"

An extremely condensed and terrifying aura, seemingly capable of changing the very fabric of the world, soared into the sky!

"It's the Ancestor!"

"The Supreme Ancestor has emerged from seclusion!"

A fervent light of hope rekindled in the eyes of everyone in the Heavenly Profound Sect.

Accompanied by this aura, an elderly man dressed in gray cloth, emaciated as a rake, appeared out of thin air in mid-air.

He didn't emit any true energy fluctuations, but the surrounding space was noticeably distorted and collapsed because of his presence.

[Saint King Realm]!

Controlling a realm, a supreme being who embodies the Law Domain!

"You not only killed my sect's elders, but also destroyed my sect's protective formation and injured my sect members."

The Saint King Ancestor stared coldly at Dongfang Yueming, "Does he truly believe that my Heavenly Profound Sect has no one to rely on?!"

"If I don't grind you to dust today, how can I face anyone in this Crimson Profound World!"

"Yellow-Grade Domain - Nether Storm Domain!"

Without uttering a single word, the Saint King Ancestor revealed his trump card!

"Buzz!"

Centered on the ancestor, the space within a radius of hundreds of miles was instantly plunged into extreme darkness and a violent netherworld storm! Within this domain, all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was forcibly drained, leaving only a terrifying storm of laws powerful enough to tear apart souls and bodies!

[Yellow-Grade Domain Major Accomplishment]!

They felt the oppressive aura of this domain, which seemed capable of destroying everything.

The disciples of the Heavenly Profound Sect below erupted in thunderous cheers. In their eyes, once Saint King Realm unleashed their domain, there was no chance of survival within it!

The three women on the flying boat and Abbess Jingxu were so oppressed by this aura that they could hardly breathe, and their faces turned pale.

"Is this the realm of the Saint King Realm..." Hong Gui gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with worry.

However.

Faced with this Yellow Grade Major Accomplishment Domain, which is enough to make any Nirvana Realm despair.

Dongfang Yueming, at the eye of the storm, could only shake his head helplessly.

"Saint King Realm? That's all?"

He didn't even raise his hand; a mocking smile simply curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Let me show you what a true domain is."

"Open."

Dongfang Yueming's mind stirred.

He only released a tiny fraction of the power of the [Heaven-Grade Domain - Great Thousand Chaos Creation Divine Domain] within his body.

"Boom--!!!"

In that instant!

The once incredibly violent "Nether Storm Domain," which seemed capable of devouring everything, was like remnant snow exposed to the scorching sun, without even a chance to struggle, and instantly shattered with a "crackling" sound!

In less than half a second!

The Yellow-Grade Domain that the Heavenly Profound Sect members were so proud of was forcibly crushed, shattered, and turned into nothingness by an extremely domineering law power that surpassed it by countless levels!

"Puff--!"

The backlash from the forced shattering of his domain struck the high and mighty Saint King Ancestor as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and staggered down from mid-air, his face filled with undisguised extreme horror and terror!

"Could it be... Earth-Grade Domain?! That's impossible!!!"

The Saint King Ancestor screamed, his voice so shrill it even distorted.

Earth-Grade Domain! That's a supreme divine ability that only those terrifying old monsters who have one foot in the [Emperor Realm] in legends could possibly possess! How could this young man, who looks to be no more than twenty years old, possibly have such heaven-defying abilities?!

The entire venue fell into a suffocating silence once again.

The gazes of everyone in the Heavenly Profound Sect, including the Saint King Ancestor, toward Dongfang Yueming were no longer filled with anger, but rather with a deep-seated fear!

In the blink of an eye, it shattered the Saint King Domain! This was a monster they simply couldn't afford to mess with!

"Now, can we speak properly?"

Dongfang Yueming looked down at the pale-faced Saint King Ancestor from his high vantage point.

"Senior... please give your orders." The Saint King Ancestor swallowed hard, bowing his head with extreme humiliation, yet with unwavering resolve. Before absolute power, any dignity is laughable.

"I've heard that the Heavenly Profound Sect has a profound foundation."

Dongfang Yueming said calmly, "Hand over all the techniques for reaching the Saint King Realm, and I will leave immediately. Otherwise, the Heavenly Profound Sect will be expelled today."

Hearing this request, the Saint King Ancestor felt his heart bleed. But looking into Dongfang Yueming's emotionless eyes, he knew that the other party would definitely keep his word.

With trembling hands, he reluctantly took out an ancient jade slip from his storage ring and presented it with both hands.

"Senior, this is our sect's only Yellow Grade Saint King technique—the ' Heavenly Profound Saint King Record.' Please accept it."

"Yellow Grade? That's fine too."

Dongfang Yueming Xukong reached out and grabbed the jade slip, then scanned it with his Divine Sense and nodded in satisfaction.

"You guys know what's good for you."

He didn't linger any longer, turned around and walked back to the airship. "Let's go."

Amidst the complex and awe-inspiring gazes of tens of thousands of people from the Heavenly Profound Sect, the flying boat transformed into a streak of light and sped away.

It happened shortly after Dongfang Yueming left.

An intelligence officer from the Heavenly Profound Sect scrambled to the Saint King Ancestor, holding up a crimson jade slip that was flashing wildly.

"Ancestor... Ancestor! Something terrible has happened! The Taibai Sword Sect has issued a top-level, world-wide arrest warrant!"

"The wanted criminals... are that senior from before and his companion! The bounty... is a Earth Grade cultivation technique and the position of elder!"

Upon hearing the bounty, a hidden greed flashed in the eyes of the Nirvana Elders who had just been terrified.

However, the Saint King Ancestor looked at them as if they were dead, and kicked the deacon away with extreme brutality!

"Issue him?!"

The Saint King Ancestor wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking in the direction Dongfang Yueming had left, his eyes filled with deep apprehension and a hint of gloating sneer.

"Those idiots from the Taibai Sword Sect, for a little profit, actually dared to provoke a monster with Earth-Grade Domain?!"

"Pass on my orders!"

"The Heavenly Profound Sect is to be immediately sealed off! No one is permitted to participate in this arrest warrant! Violators will be executed without mercy!"

The old ancestor took a deep breath and muttered to himself.

"This Southern Wasteland the Crimson Profound World... is likely about to be engulfed in a true bloodbath. Those reckless fools of the Taibai Sword Sect... are in deep trouble."