Chapter 151: Domain Expansion: Shadow-Severing Execution Tomb!
The moment the words fell, a drop of ink seemed to bloom and spread beneath Lin Xuan's feet.
In the blink of an eye, endless darkness emerged from behind him, sweeping in all directions like a tide, enveloping everything within a radius of dozens of meters.
Wu Ya and Shi Hu's vision was completely obscured. Their Spiritual Power extended out, only to be swallowed up by the thick darkness, like a clay ox entering the sea.
They could see nothing and perceive nothing; only a bone-deep sense of oppression surged from all directions, pressing down on them until they could barely breathe.
Just as the two were at a loss, the darkness gradually dissipated.
They looked closely and saw that the ruins beneath their feet had vanished, replaced by a surface like obsidian—smooth as a mirror, reflecting their figures.
Beneath the mirror-like surface was an endless abyss, as if something might crawl out at any moment.
They looked up, and their gaze suddenly froze.
At the center of this World, a throne crafted from obsidian-like darkness stood tall.
The throne was towering, its edges carved with hideous patterns, emitting a heart-palpitating pressure.
Lin Xuan sat upon it in a casual posture, propping his head with one hand, looking down at them from above.
His eyes were indifferent, like a god looking down upon ants.
"Domain Expansion: Shadow-Severing Execution Tomb."
Outside.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke finally reached the edge of the plaza. They stopped in their tracks, staring blankly at the massive pitch-black sphere before them.
The sphere was like a giant inverted bowl, its surface shimmering with a dark luster, isolating everything inside from the outside World.
They could feel that the suffocating sense of oppression was precisely what was leaking out from this sphere.
"This... what is this?" Ke Ke's voice was trembling.
Ju Zi didn't answer, she only clenched her fists tightly.
Inside the Domain, although Wu Ya and Shi Hu didn't understand what Lin Xuan had done, they knew that being pulled into this place was definitely not a good thing.
After a brief moment of daze, the two immediately launched an attack!
"Sixth Soul skills—Bone-Eroding Poison Mist!"
The sixth Soul Ring beneath Wu Ya's feet lit up. The Black Water Mysterious Snake opened its bloody maw and spat out a thick purple poison mist, surging toward Lin Xuan like a tidal wave!
"Sixth Soul skills—Heaven-Shaking World-Destroying Cannon!"
Shi Hu also lit up his sixth Soul Ring. He transformed into a human artillery battery, clasping his hands together to condense a ball of blinding light in his palms, which he fired toward Lin Xuan with a roar!
But just as the two were about to strike, they suddenly felt a gaze that was both familiar and strange.
That gaze came from beneath their feet.
The two looked down and saw that in the reflections beneath them, their own shadows had actually come to life!
They rose slowly from the mirror-like ground, as if surfacing from deep water, turning from illusory to solid, gradually condensing into physical forms.
The appearance was the same, the aura was the same, the Martial Soul was the same, and even the strength was exactly the same!
The only difference was that another'self' stood before them and then attacked them without hesitation!
Domain Ability—Shadow Puppet.
Briefly turns the shadows of opponents who enter the Domain into Shikigami, with their strength perfectly replicated.
Shi Hu and Wu Ya were stunned. How could it be played like this? I have to fight myself?!
Knowing their own strength well, the two didn't dare to meet the attack head-on and immediately flew backward!
However, in the next moment.
"Pfft—!"
"Ah—!"
Two screams rang out almost simultaneously.
Wu Ya looked down with a stiff neck. Her right hand had already been corroded into a mess of rotten meat by her own shadow's sixth Soul skills, with white bones visible and blood dripping.
Shi Hu was even worse; his right leg had been blasted into powder by his own attack, causing him to lose his balance and fall heavily to the ground.
The two were completely bewildered.
"How is this possible? I clearly dodged the attack..."
They wouldn't have thought that in this World called a Domain, every attack originating from Lin Xuan possessed a guaranteed-hit effect.
No matter how fast they were, no matter how far they hid, the moment the attack was launched, its hit was already predestined.
This was Domain Expansion, the pinnacle of a jujutsu sorcerer.
And to counter a Domain, there were only two ways: one, to also expand a Domain, as only a Domain can counter a Domain.
Two, to deal with the opponent before the Domain is expanded.
For Wu Ya and Shi Hu, neither method was possible.
Shi Hu spat out a mouthful of blood and roared through the intense pain, "We can't dodge it! We can only face it head-on!"
Wu Ya nodded heavily, but the Shadow Puppets attacked again.
Facing the attack, the two gritted their teeth and met it head-on.
But facing another version of themselves that was completely intact, how could they, now severely injured, be a match? Coupled with the Domain's guaranteed-hit effect, their attacks couldn't hit the Shadow Puppets, while the Shadow Puppets could accurately hit them even if they attacked the void at random.
After three rounds, just three rounds, half of Wu Ya's body was corroded and festering from her own poison, a bloody mess revealing white bones.
Shi Hu was even worse, his entire body charred black like a piece of burnt charcoal, with only a single breath left in him.
The aura of death was already right before their eyes.
Shi Hu completely gave up struggling and collapsed on the ground, his voice extremely hoarse.
"Lin Xuan... give us... a quick end..."
Lin Xuan gave a cold laugh, "As you wish."
Then he lightly clapped his hands.
"Clap."
A soft sound, and then, under the wide-eyed stares of Wu Ya and Shi Hu, a pale figure turned from illusory to solid, slowly emerging from the darkness.
It was a pale giant demon over ten meters tall, its face covered by four wings, hideous and blurred. The Dharma Wheel above its head turned slowly, and three pairs of wings that blotted out the sky spread from its back, emitting a suffocating pressure.
Wu Ya and Shi Hu were stunned; they recognized Mahoraga.
Then, their expressions changed from fear to bewilderment, from bewilderment to disbelief, and finally settled on a near-collapsing horror.
They stared fixedly at the young man on the throne who wore a faint smile; their worldview completely shattered at this moment.
Shi Hu's lips trembled, his voice dry, "You... you are actually..."
"Fallen Heaven..."
Wu Ya finished his sentence, her voice as light as if she were talking to herself.
Before the words were even finished, the Sword of Exorcism in Mahoraga's hand fell violently.
Blood exploded, and the two were severed at the waist.
Outside, under the gaze of Ju Zi and Ke Ke, the massive black sphere in front of them suddenly began to dissipate.
The darkness receded like a tide, revealing the plaza inside that had been leveled to the ground, with rubble everywhere, scorch marks all over, and the air thick with the smell of blood and gunpowder.
Then, they saw Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan walked out of the dissipating darkness with his hands in his pockets, unhurriedly. His silver-white school uniform was spotless, his black hair fluttered slightly in the night breeze, and his expression was as calm as water.
Behind him, only the waist-severed Shi Hu and Wu Ya remained, their eyes wide in death, frozen in final shock and fear.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke stood frozen in place, their mouths slightly agape, unable to say a single word.
Ke Ke's legs were shaking, and Ju Zi's fingernails had already pierced into her palms, drawing blood.
It wasn't that they hadn't seen dead people before, but witnessing two Soul Saint powerhouses being killed within a few short minutes—that kind of impact made their brains completely stall at this moment.
Lin Xuan walked up to them, glanced at the two, and said in a faint tone,
"It's over."
Ke Ke opened her mouth, and it took a long time before she managed to squeeze out a sentence, "That... that black ball just now... what was it?"
"A Domain." Lin Xuan didn't explain much, just giving a casual reply.
Ke Ke wanted to ask more but was pulled by the hem of her clothes by Ju Zi.
Just then, Lin Xuan suddenly raised an eyebrow slightly. Then he raised his right hand, opened his palm, and aimed it at a patch of ruins to the right.
The next moment, a pillar of light blasted out from his palm!
"Boom—!"
The ruins exploded, and dust filled the air.
A weakened figure emerged from the ruins, collapsing on the ground. He was charred all over, his aura weak, and fragments similar to blood-red insect cocoons were scattered on the ground.
It was the Insect Demon; he actually wasn't dead yet.
The Insect Demon's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared fixedly at Lin Xuan with a hideous gaze, like a dying venomous snake.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke were startled and hurriedly hid behind Lin Xuan.
The Insect Demon gasped for breath and threatened sharply, "Damn kid... you are indeed strong, but unfortunately, you cannot kill me... If I die, Lord Netherworld will know immediately! When the Lord arrives, you will definitely die!"
He paused, his voice softening a bit, but the venom in his eyes grew even thicker, "However... I don't want to fight you to the death either. As long as you don't strike again, I can let you and those two girls leave this place!"
Lin Xuan chuckled, his tone playful, "Leave this place? According to what you said, isn't it that one can only leave when there is only one person alive here?"
The Insect Demon said contemptuously, "That was just to trick those idiots. As long as you hold this token, you can enter and exit the barrier at will."
As he spoke, he took out a silver token from the spirit tool at his waist and shook it in the firelight.
"As long as you let me go, this token is yours."
After hearing these words, Ke Ke and Ju Zi's expressions gradually became a bit strange.
Ke Ke lowered her voice and said to Ju Zi, "It seems Teacher Xuan was right, the brains of Evil Soul Masters are indeed not very good."
Ju Zi nodded in deep agreement.
Lin Xuan looked at the Insect Demon holding the token and couldn't help but laugh.
"Foolish. If I kill you, this token will still be mine."
Before his voice could fade, a pillar of light blasted out from Lin Xuan's palm, hitting the Insect Demon directly!
The Insect Demon didn't even have time to scream before being submerged in the radiance of Ultimate Light. He was already at his limit, and before that radiance capable of purifying everything, he had no power to resist.
Carapace peeled off, flesh melted away, and bones turned to ash.
A moment later, the radiance dissipated.
Where the Insect Demon once existed, only a pile of ash remained, slowly drifting in the night breeze. That silver token emerged from the ash, lying quietly on the ground, reflecting the faint moonlight.
Lin Xuan stepped forward, bent down to pick up the token, and weighed it in his hand.
"Let's go."
Ju Zi and Ke Ke looked at each other and silently followed.
The night breeze blew, swirling up the ash on the ground and dispersing it into the infinite darkness. Behind them, the fire still burned, illuminating the land soaked in blood.
...
At the same time the Insect Demon died, a hundred miles away, deep at the bottom of a dark canyon, a cluster of eerie green ghost fire burned quietly, illuminating the surroundings like the Netherworld.
A white-haired man with green pupils, his body completely wrapped in bandages, suddenly snapped his eyes open.
His pupils were a bizarre eerie green, like two clusters of burning ghost fire, flickering with a cold light in the darkness.
An extremely powerful aura swept out from him; the rubble on both sides of the canyon fell with a rustle, and the moss clinging to the rock walls instantly withered and turned black.
Pressure at the Titled Douluo level.
Fourth Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult—Netherworld Douluo.
He looked down at the broken black token in his hand. The token had split down the middle, with cracks spread out like a Spider Web, and a faint lingering aura remained on it.
His gaze was extremely cold, as if it could freeze the soul.
"The Insect Demon... actually died?" he murmured in a low voice, his words filled with uncontrollable anger.
"Who was it? Could it be... a Soul Douluo accidentally broke into the barrier?"
Just then, three black shadows swept in from outside the canyon, dragging long afterimages in the night.
The leader was clad in a black robe, his skin so pale it lacked a trace of blood, like a corpse that had just crawled out of a grave.
His body was hung with skulls of all sizes, some human, some from Soul Beasts, each emitting a faint resentment.
All around him, distorted and agonizing vengeful Martial Souls floated, silently opening their mouths as if letting out eternal screams, yet not a single sound came out.
You Hun, an eighty-ninth level Soul Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Upon reaching him, he and the other two Soul Saints immediately bowed and saluted Netherworld Douluo, their posture respectful to the extreme.
Then, he offered up a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone shimmering with an eerie light, saying in a fawning tone,
"Lord, congratulations! This humble one slaughtered over a hundred Soul Beasts to find a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone for you. Its quality is superior, and its attribute is also a perfect match..."
Before he could finish his words, Netherworld Douluo suddenly stood up and interrupted him with a gloomy face:
"Put the matter of the Soul Bone aside for now. Right now, go to Sendai immediately."
You Hun was stunned, and then a flash of joy crossed his eyes. He thought the Insect Demon had already completed the slaughter within the barrier, and his mind immediately became active.
He immediately knelt on one knee and began to express his loyalty, his tone as devout as a believer facing a god,
"Lord, rest assured! Whether or not this humble one successfully breaks through to Titled Douluo after absorbing the vengeful Martial Souls within the Sendai barrier, I will always be your most loyal subordinate! I would go through fire and water without hesitation!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel secret joy in his heart.
Lord Pluto Thunder, your soul in heaven can rest in peace. If I really can break through to Titled Douluo, I will definitely fulfill your last wishes. After I become the Sect Master of the Earth Dragon Sect, I will take good care of her.
After all, if you hadn't died, how could I have received such great support within the Holy Cult to help me break through to Titled Douluo?
Just as he was thinking of these beautiful things, and a trace of a smile even unconsciously appeared on his face, Netherworld Douluo suddenly kicked out!
"Bang!"
You Hun was kicked flying, rolling several times on the ground before lying there miserably, looking completely bewildered.
"L-Lord?"
Netherworld Douluo looked down at him, his tone grim, and said through gritted teeth, "Are you dreaming? The Insect Demon just died!"
You Hun's face instantly turned deathly pale.
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