Whoosh!
Silver light followed as Hong swung his spear, directly slicing two king-level fish monsters in two, and blood and gore churned up from the lake's surface.
"Look, the tentacles are coming!"
Liu He's pupils constricted as they saw the massive octopus tentacles rapidly unfurl from the lake bottom. The terrifying impact directly stirred up waves, and from above, the entire lake surface was struck by waves over ten meters high.
Subsequently, the entire wilderness began to tremble.
The beasts' eyes widened in shock, and they held their breath as they stared at the screen, watching as strange light flowed around Hong, instantly increasing his speed. His figure was like a dragon playing in water, moving horizontally and vertically deep within the lake.
"Is this the master's domain?"
Jiang Li's eyes flickered. His domain was invisible, unlike Hong's, which had a certain brilliance.
"You know about Domains?" The beast seemed surprised.
"I do."
As Jiang Li nodded slightly, Hong's speed became extremely swift. It was impossible to see his movements clearly at a normal speed, like a white rainbow streaking across the bottom of a lake.
"A tentacle is severed!"
"Is the Beast Emperor escaping?!"
"The Curator caught up; he's so fast, he's already three thousand meters away!"
"Beast, keep adjusting the view. Is that an octopus carrying a turtle shell?" Liu He stared in astonishment at the monster's appearance, which was clearly a giant octopus. However, this giant octopus had a large turtle shell on its back, as if a giant snail had grown octopus tentacles.
"Not good, what is that!"
The beast let out a startled cry, and from the depths of the lake on the screen, three black shadows suddenly shot out.
Just as expected!
Besides the Tentacle Emperor, there were other monster emperors!
The black shadows appeared, unleashing a massive impact that surged upwards, instantly shattering the lake's banks. Deep grooves, resembling spiderwebs, spread outwards in all directions.
All the martial artists watching, even those beyond the level of battle gods, paled, their faces filled with horror.
This was arguably the most terrifying battle in the world.
Inside the cockpit.
Liu He and the beast couldn't help but gasp.
As the black shadows emerged, the first to appear was a giant serpent-like monster. It was covered in lustrous black scales, had a single horn on its head, and a fleshy mass growing beneath its belly, strikingly similar to the black jiao transforming into a dragon from Hanxia mythology.
Next moment.
Huge waves surged on the lake, and the air was blasted by sonic booms from the terrifying waves. More than a dozen of the Lord-level monsters were directly thrown out of the lake by the impact. Some exploded in mid-air, turning into powder, while others had their bodies torn apart, flung out of the lake, and slammed heavily onto the land, gasping for breath.
However, at this moment, not a single martial artist dared to take advantage of the situation.
Boom! The lake exploded, and blood stained half of it red.
"Tentacle Emperor, Jiao Serpent Emperor, and two Earth Dragons, oh my god!" Liu He's eyes widened, and he exclaimed repeatedly, "What exactly is beneath Mist Island?"
The beasts, on the other hand, stared intently at Hong's figure on the screen, their eyes filled with seriousness.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Hong's figure was like a silver lightning bolt, using the advantage of his domain to forcefully break through the encirclement of the four monster kings.
Boom!
A deafening roar shook the heavens as a figure shot up from the lake. It was Hong, rising rapidly. His silver spear was held horizontally, and a hundred meters around him were covered in a black and red, eerie glow. His eyes flickered, uncertain as he stared down at the lake below.
After a long while.
The lake slowly returned to calm, and a thick, fishy stench filled the air, making people nauseous.
"The life energy is sinking, the monster emperors don't dare to come out!"
"Terrifying, too terrifying!"
"Four monster emperors, and even Hong can't handle them?"
"What do we do?"
Various factions were discussing in fear. Hong was considered the invincible existence of humanity, yet even he could only manage to retreat unscathed under the combined attack of the four emperor-level monsters.
So, everything changed.
The area beneath Mist Island was no longer a place humans could venture.
At this moment.
In the distance, a white streak of light, accompanied by a sonic boom, was hurtling towards them at an unbelievable speed.
"That's…"
"The Second Elder's fighter jet!"
"Good heavens, is the First Elder going to team up with the Second Elder to deal with the four monster emperors?"
"The Director is here too!"
Amuhan and the other council members quickly stepped forward.
Seeing the Thunder God fighter approaching, Liu He glanced at Jiang Li and chuckled, "Jiang Li, shall we go over too?"
"Yeah."
Jiang Li took a deep breath and nodded.
He, along with Wild Beast and Liu He, jumped out of the fighter and ascended into the sky.
"Whoosh!"
The cabin door opened, and a man in a white robe with a buzz cut and a unique curved knife on his back leaped out of the fighter. Unlike Hong's steadiness, the Thunder God gave off a... slightly frivolous vibe.
"Second Elder!"
"Curator!"
Facing the greetings of many existences surpassing the War God level, the Thunder God merely waved his hand slightly, his gaze sweeping towards Jiang Li. "So you're Jiang Li? Brother Hong said you're already the third strongest in the world. We should spar sometime!"
"What?!"
"What!"
Excluding council members like Far and Carol Xi, the others who were unaware were stunned, staring at Jiang Li in astonishment.
Even Jia Yi and the others were moved.
It seems it's confirmed.
Jiang Li has indeed leaped to become the third strongest in the world!
"Second Brother."
At this moment, Hong arrived gracefully, waving his hand to dismiss the other council members. "This lake is very strange. There are a large number of aquatic monsters inside, and their numbers are vast. They are generally at the Lord level, and the further down you go, the stronger they become… Furthermore, there are four Emperor-level monsters!"
"Four Emperor-level monsters?!"
Thunder God's eyes widened, clearly surprised.
"They're a bit weaker than those two in the deep sea."
Hong said, glancing at Jiang Li. "I can handle two with Moyu Vine. With Second Brother's strength, dealing with one Emperor-level monster shouldn't be a problem, and then there's the last one…"
"Jiang Li, with your current strength, you shouldn't be weaker than the other council members. Are you willing to give it a try?"
Hong didn't give orders as the head of the Martial Arts Hall, but instead asked.
"No, it's too dangerous."
Thunder God shook his head. "Brother Hong, those are Emperor-level monsters. Jiang Li is still so young, and on top of that, it's underwater. He probably doesn't have enough experience."
"He's a Spiritualist!"
Hong said this, looking at Jiang Li.
"Jiang Li, it's up to you!"
"This lake bed is strange. There might be unknown treasures. If we don't resolve this quickly, more Monster Emperors will appear!"
Not just Hong, but many of the other councilors had also noticed this problem.
In the decades since the Great Nirvana, only two Monster Emperors had emerged. Yet, in the small Mist Island, four Monster Emperors had appeared one after another?
If the underwater world wasn't hiding something extraordinary, no one would believe it.
"Alright."
Jiang Li nodded and smiled at the Thunder God. "Don't worry, I'm not just a first-stage Planetary level."
"But it's a Planetary Stage, Tier 3!"
As he spoke.
Jiang Li's eyes narrowed slightly. His mental power rippled outwards for a hundred meters, and at the same time, the 'Peerless Sword Realm' abruptly appeared. Even someone as powerful as Hong and the Thunder God instantly felt their bodies sink, and the surrounding air seemed to become sharp.
"This is…?"
"A domain?!"
At this moment.
The two strongest people in the world revealed expressions of astonishment almost simultaneously, even finding it hard to believe.
This was a domain!
Even though Thunder God was already at the seventh rank of the planetary level, he had only just touched the threshold of the domain and hadn't yet truly mastered it.
Although Hong's cultivation wasn't as high as Thunder God's, he was able to surpass Thunder God in combat strength, despite only being at the sixth rank of the planetary level. This was all thanks to the power of his domain.
This shows just how terrifying domains truly are!