201: Chapter 201: Dawn

Su Qinghan watched his departing back, a complex swirl of emotions rising in her heart.

This man always appeared when she needed him most, yet always left just as she wanted to reach out to him.

She shook her head, withdrawing her gaze to continue checking Li Changsheng's injuries.

A moment later, Li Changsheng slowly woke up, looking around blankly.

“Where... am I?”

His voice was weak, his acting perfectly on point.

Su Qinghan helped him sit up. “You're injured, don't move around.”

Li Changsheng clutched his chest, grimacing. “Where's that Big Bug?”

Su Qinghan said indifferently, “Dead.”

Li Changsheng was taken aback and tactfully didn't press further.

...

Meanwhile.

On the other side, within Captain Zhao's Domain.

Captain Zhao held his longsword in one hand, while his other hand, hidden behind his back, trembled slightly.

He had held out until now by his own strength, but his energy was nearly exhausted.

His Iron Blood Great Wall Domain was already beginning to crumble; the phantom of the city walls flickered, and the Iron Blood Battle Flag had lost its former luster.

Not only that, but Captain Zhao had also sustained significant injuries during the battle.

His left arm had been corroded by the Netherworld Python's poison mist, exposing white bone, and his right leg had been pierced by the Frost Wolf King's ice spikes, bleeding profusely.

At this moment, his Aura was weak to the extreme, and the effects of the blood burning pill were about to wear off.

Of course, on the other side, the states of the Three Great Demon Kings weren't much better either.

After all, facing the frenzied assault of a human powerhouse of the same Realm, it was impossible for the three of them to emerge unscathed.

In the distance.

Blood dripped from the Overlord Tiger's body, its golden vertical pupils filled with cold, murderous intent.

“Old Man Zhao, you've held out for half an hour.”

“I admire your perseverance, but you've lost.”

The Overlord Tiger's voice was low, like rumbling thunder.

Captain Zhao looked up at the Overlord Tiger.

There was no fear in his grayish-white eyes, only determination.

“Lost? I'm not dead yet.”

The Overlord Tiger shook its head. “Dead or not, what's the difference? Your Domain can no longer hold.”

“Once your strength is spent, not a single person behind you will be able to escape.”

Captain Zhao smiled, blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

“Then come and try.”

He held his back straight; though injured, he still maintained a firm grip on his Aura.

Captain Zhao immediately raised his hand, and the few remaining wall phantoms in the Domain condensed into a giant golden sword.

“Sword Intent: Great Wall Slash!”

The giant sword crashed down, cleaving straight toward the Overlord Tiger.

Where the sword edge passed, a black rift was torn into space.

The Overlord Tiger snorted coldly and raised its claw.

Golden flames burned on its claw as it met the giant sword.

Claw and sword collided, erupting in a blinding light.

The giant sword shattered, and it retreated several steps.

A gruesome bloodstain appeared on the Overlord Tiger's claw, and blood dripped down.

It glanced at the wound and then looked back at Captain Zhao.

“Old Man Zhao, how many more slashes can you deliver?”

Captain Zhao did not answer.

He truly had no strength left.

His spiritual power was depleted, and the effects of the blood burning pill were nearly gone.

Once he lost his offensive power, what awaited him was his own death and the total annihilation of the Demon Hunting Squad.

Just as he was in despair, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

“Captain, it's me, Old Liu!”

Captain Zhao was startled.

This was Old Liu's voice, using the emergency transmission method he had left with him.

This method could only be used once; Old Liu using it now meant something major was happening.

“Old Liu? How are things on your end?” Captain Zhao asked hurriedly.

Old Liu's voice was filled with excitement. “Captain, someone found a weak point in the barrier! We need your cooperation to break through the barrier with a pincer attack from inside and out!”

Captain Zhao's heart jolted. “Who found it?”

Old Liu said, “A Loose Cultivator, I don't know who, but he definitely has a way.”

Captain Zhao was silent for a moment. “Did he say how to cooperate?”

Old Liu said, “He said he would transmit a secret technique to you. You need to find an opportunity to attack from the inside when the weak point in the Domain appears.”

Hearing this, Captain Zhao immediately nodded.

He didn't ask who the Loose Cultivator was, he didn't ask if the method was reliable, and he didn't ask what price he would have to pay.

Because a dawn in the midst of desperation, even if false, was worth taking a gamble on.

“Fine, where is the secret technique?”

As soon as he spoke, a stream of information entered his mind.

It was a complete array-breaking method, detailing how to find the weak points of a Domain, how to attack from the inside, and how to coordinate with the outside.

Captain Zhao quickly scanned it, a dawn of hope rising in his heart.

“Alright, I've got it.”

He cut off the transmission and looked up at the Overlord Tiger.

The Overlord Tiger was staring at him, its eyes full of suspicion.

“Old Man Zhao, what tricks are you playing?”

Captain Zhao felt a surge of energy again, a grin spreading across his face.

“Playing tricks? I'm playing you, of course.”

He took a deep breath and formed hand seals.

Within the Domain, the remaining wall phantoms began to rotate, forming a massive golden vortex.

“Sword Intent: Ten Thousand Swords Return to Ancestry!”

From the vortex, countless small golden swords flew out like a rainstorm, shooting toward the Three Great Demon Kings.

Every small sword contained Sword Intent and was incomparably sharp.

The Overlord Tiger's expression changed. “This old thing still has strength?”

It raised its claw, shattering a swath of the small swords with one strike.

But the small swords were too numerous, coming in an endless stream.

The Netherworld Python and the Frost Wolf King also dodged one after another, but the small swords were everywhere, stabbing them until they were covered in wounds.

“He's desperate!”

“The effect of the blood burning pill is almost gone; he's burning his final Lifespan!”

The Netherworld Python hissed.

The Frost Wolf King said coldly, “Let him burn. Once he's done burning, he'll be dead.”

The Overlord Tiger nodded. “Hold him off. Once his strength is spent, we'll close the net.”

The Three Great Demon Kings stopped fighting head-on and instead took a defensive stance to consume Captain Zhao's spiritual power.

Captain Zhao naturally knew their intentions.

But he didn't care.

He was waiting.

Waiting for that weak point to appear.

The Legacy of Venerable Powang recorded a method to use Divine Sense to perceive the spiritual power fluctuations of a Domain and find the most unstable point.

Captain Zhao closed his eyes, his Divine Sense fully expanded.

Within the Domain, spiritual power surged like a tide.

He sensed carefully, looking for that unstable point.

Under normal circumstances, such a thing was unthinkable.

Because in the eyes of most people, a Domain was invincible, and weaknesses were too hard to find.

But with the 'cheat' from Venerable Powang, it became much easier.

“Found it.”

Captain Zhao was overjoyed.

In the northeast corner of the Domain, where the spiritual power fluctuations were most violent, he discovered the weakness of the Three Great Demon Kings' Domain.

The runes there were flowing faster than elsewhere, and the space was the most unstable.

Captain Zhao opened his eyes, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

“Right there.”

He stopped attacking the Three Great Demon Kings and directly withdrew his Domain.

Then, he condensed all his spiritual power into a giant golden sword and slashed toward the northeast corner.

The Overlord Tiger's face changed drastically.

“Not good! He's trying to break the array!”

It lunged at Captain Zhao, striking at him with its claw.

Captain Zhao didn't dodge.

He knew that this sword strike was his last hope.

The giant sword struck the northeast corner of the Domain, erupting in an earth-shattering boom.

The Domain vibrated violently, and a crack appeared.

The Overlord Tiger's claw also slammed into Captain Zhao.

Captain Zhao spat blood and flew backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.

But a smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

Because the crack had appeared.