Translator: CinderTL
It's actually real, Jiang Ye thought, his mind reeling with shock.
Under Yun Qing'er's Innate Domain, he immediately sensed his life level surging. A torrent of terrifying power coursed through his limbs and bones.
"Good," Jiang Ye said, his eyes blazing with determination. He raised his spear and swept it horizontally.
Whoosh!
The spear strike completely shattered Hai Dong's rain-like barrage of attacks.
A doubling of his strength granted Jiang Ye an immense advantage. In an instant, he reversed the tide of battle.
"Hmph!"
Hai Dong suddenly snorted coldly.
"I'm done playing games with you," he snarled, his face twisting into a vicious grin. "Let's end this."
Buzz~
An invisible wave erupted from his body, and a foreign Domain instantly engulfed Jiang Ye and Yun Qing'er.
In the next moment, both Jiang Ye and Yun Qing'er found themselves plunged into boundless darkness. All sound and light vanished, leaving them in absolute, deathly silence.
"A Substantial Domain?" Yun Qing'er's face paled.
The Domain Abilities of Dao Bone Aptitude were divided into two categories: Formless Domains and Substantial Domains.
Formless Domains simply amplified one's own abilities.
Substantial Domains, however, created a Domain environment akin to an "inner world," trapping opponents within. Within this Domain, opponents would be absolutely suppressed.
Substantial Domains were exceedingly rare, typically possessed only by the most exceptional geniuses among those with Dao Bone Aptitude!
Even Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, and Yun Qing'er herself lacked such a capability.
"This is troublesome," Yun Qing'er murmured, leaning against Jiang Ye, her delicate brows furrowed.
Her innate ability was insufficient to dispel this Substantial Domain.
Moreover, the effeminate youth's Domain was a terrifying sensory deprivation field, robbing them of hearing and even sight!
"Jiang Ye, can you hear me?" Yun Qing'er whispered, unable to see him.
No response.
Yun Qing'er's heart sank.
Meanwhile, within the pitch-black Substantial Domain, Hai Dong had transformed into a shadowy figure, lunging at Jiang Ye with murderous intent.
"It's over," he sneered, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
A genius?
So what?
In the end, he would still perish here, by Hai Dong's hand.
Even if Hai Dong himself fell today, at least he would prove that his chosen path was correct!
After all, his death would grant him glorious evolution.
But Jiang Ye? Death would mean nothingness.
Boom! Hai Dong unleashed his full power, his blade flashing like lightning as it crashed down on Jiang Ye.
Within this Substantial Domain, he was the absolute ruler, leaving his opponent no chance of survival.
But in the very next instant...
Whoosh! Jiang Ye moved with sudden speed, his spear thrusting out with uncanny precision, as if he had anticipated the attack.
Clang!
Spear met blade.
"What?"
"He can see me?" Hai Dong's heart leaped in shock.
Before he could react...
Jiang Ye erupted, his foot slamming into the ground as he executed a high kick.
Tens of thousands of strands of Pale Crimson stellar energy surged into his right leg, a crimson glow radiating through his battle armor.
"Nine Luminaries Star-Treading!" he chanted silently.
His right leg shot forward like a cannonball.
Boom! The strike was so swift it generated a massive sonic boom, nearly shattering the Domain's barrier.
[Beauty's Inquiry: When facing female opponents or teammates, attack speed increases by 35%, and damage has a 50% chance to increase.]
[Tilting at Windmills: When facing opponents of higher cultivation realms, there is a chance to increase damage by 100% and inflict a continuous bleeding effect.]
[Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger: When underestimated by opponents, instantly increase critical damage by 150%.]
[Foot Dao is Also Dao: Active effect. Doubles foot damage for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes.]
Damage increased by 50%, 100%, 150%, 50%, and 100%.
This strike carried the culmination of Jiang Ye's months of arduous training, his burning desire to achieve an A-grade evaluation, and his unwavering resolve to kill.
Starlight blazed.
The kick crashed down with thunderous force!
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Jiang Ye's thigh slammed into Hai Dong's chest, then snapped back, followed by a series of lightning-fast kicks that pierced the air, completing a seven-kick combo at near-light speed.
His Nine Luminaries Star-Treading cultivation technique had already surpassed 45% of Small Success.
This seven-kick combo, executed with explosive speed in an instant, not only dramatically increased the chance of triggering a critical hit but also caused the damage to skyrocket.
Pfft!
As Jiang Ye's final kick landed, it shattered through Hai Dong's chest, stellar energy surging and detonating with a thunderous roar.
Simultaneously, the pitch-black Domain that had enveloped them receded like a tide.
"This..."
"You..." Hai Dong stared at the thigh piercing his chest, his mouth opening and closing soundlessly.
His vital organs, including his heart, had been pulverized by the stellar energy.
In the next moment,
Boom! Jiang Ye yanked back his thigh and thrust his spear forward, piercing Hai Dong's skull.
Even a true second breakthrough expert would die if their heart was destroyed.
Hai Dong, who had only forcibly reached the threshold of the second breakthrough through secret techniques, possessed a life level far inferior to that of a genuine second breakthrough expert.
Pfft~ Jiang Ye withdrew his spear.
Hai Dong glared at him, his eyes filled with shock and resentment, the light in them fading rapidly.
Thud! Hai Dong's body crashed to the ground.
The second breakthrough expert, Hai Dong, was dead!
"Jiang Ye...?"
"He single-handedly defeated a second breakthrough expert within the Substantial Domain?" Yun Qing'er's mouth hung open in a perfect "O" shape.
In that situation, even she had felt helpless.
Yet Jiang Ye had emerged unscathed and swiftly eliminated the second breakthrough expert!
The scene completely defied Yun Qing'er's imagination.
Without pausing for explanation, Jiang Ye gripped his spear and darted toward the battlefield where Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao were engaged in a fierce battle.
His foot dao effect would last for 60 seconds.
He needed to capitalize on its immense power before it faded.
In just three seconds, Jiang Ye reached Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao.
The pair were locked in a desperate struggle with Scarface, a man with a scarred face.
Shen Changxi had unleashed her ultimate move, Moonfall, its power far surpassing its potency from half a month ago. Even Scarface, a second breakthrough expert, had been critically wounded by the technique.
But Scarface fought with the desperation of a man who had already accepted his death, his attacks growing increasingly frenzied.
Despite their combined efforts, Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao struggled to suppress him.
Suddenly, a flash of starlight erupted as Jiang Ye swept his leg in a horizontal arc.
Boom! A dazzling streak of starlight slashed across Scarface's thigh, causing it to explode instantly.
"ROAR!" Scarface roared like a wild beast, his frenzy intensifying.
He was already at his breaking point.
Just half a minute later, the sounds of battle in the hall completely subsided.
Every enemy on the third floor, including Scarface, had been slain.
Corpses littered the entire space.
"Jiang Ye!"
"Jiang Ye," Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, and the others called out, their gazes fixed on him.
A hint of awe flickered in their eyes.
They had all witnessed Jiang Ye's performance firsthand.
Without him, they might have succeeded in this S-Rank Mission, but their final scores would have been far lower.
Now? Their scores were likely to be exceptionally high.
"It's over!" Jiang Ye stood panting, spear in hand.
Exhausted.
Utterly exhausted.
This battle had drained him completely, pushing him to his limits and depleting his reserves.
Yet the rewards were beyond anything he could have imagined.
Especially that life-or-death clash, which had yielded unparalleled benefits.
Jiang Ye glanced at his status panel.
(End of the Chapter)
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