161: Two infants block the way, the sword domain displays its power.

The Spiritual Pressure of the two Early Nascent Soul Stage Elders was like a tangible mountain, crashing down upon the entire street. Cultivators with weaker cultivation had already turned pale, retreating repeatedly, fearing to be crushed by this terrifying Aura. The air seemed to solidify, filled with a murderous Qi.

Ling Tianyu stood behind the two Elders, his face twisted with morbid excitement and malice, as if he could already see Lin Xuan being torn to pieces.

"Boy, surrender, and you can still have an intact corpse!" the Elder on the left, with a stern face and holding an ice crystal whisk, said coldly. He was Elder Han Shuang of Heavenly Frost City.

The Elder on the right, burly and carrying a giant axe like a door panel on his back, bellowed in a booming voice, "Why waste words with him! Harming my Young Lord and disgracing my Heavenly Frost City, you shall pay with your life!" He was Elder Ju Fu.

Their Auras were linked, and bone-chilling killing intent firmly locked onto Lin Xuan. The nascent form of their Nascent Soul Domain had already unfolded, attempting to completely freeze and imprison this space.

Su Wanqing's jade hand gripped the frost silence sword, moonlight flowing along its blade, her extremely cold Sword Intent poised to strike. Though she knew they were outmatched, she showed no hint of retreat. Qu Feiyan's blood lotus spun beneath her feet, the yaoguang immortal sound zither was already held before her, her fingertips lightly touching the strings, a seductive demonic melody hidden within. Gongsun Yu's lightning flickered, Yun Shang's starlight protected her body; all were prepared for a fight to the death.

Lin Xuan shielded them behind him. Facing the overwhelming Aura of the two Nascent Souls, he took a deep breath. Not only was there no fear in his eyes, but a blazing Battle Intent ignited. Having just achieved a Breakthrough, the Taichu Sword Domain was newly formed, and he needed powerful opponents to test its limits!

"Protect yourselves," he whispered to the four women behind him, then took a step forward!

"Buzz—!"

The Taichu Sword Domain unfolded with its full power, without reservation! It was no longer the tentative five-zhang range from before, but instantly expanded to a ten-zhang radius! Within the Sword Domain, the scene drastically changed. It was no longer simple energy interference, but seemed to form a small world of its own, as if Chaos had just opened! The phantoms of earth, fire, water, and wind were no longer vaguely flowing, but became clearer, colliding, deriving, and annihilating each other, constructing a basic cycle of Laws! A majestic essence, capable of evolving all Laws and also destroying all Dao, filled it!

The icy Domain that the two Nascent Soul Elders attempted to cast down, upon touching the Taichu Sword Domain, actually made a "hissing" sound as if ice and snow had met blazing sun. It was rapidly dissolved and repelled by the phantom Laws circulating within the Sword Domain, unable to intrude even a single jot!

"What?! This Sword Domain..." Elder Han Shuang's face drastically changed. He felt as if his Nascent Soul Domain had crashed into an invisible yet incredibly tough wall. Not only could it not suppress the opponent, but it was subtly counter-controlled by the opponent's strange Sword Domain!

"Playing tricks! Take this axe!" Elder Ju Fu, with his violent temper, was startled but not flustered. With a furious roar, the giant axe was already in his hand. Vast Nascent Soul spiritual energy was injected into it, and a brilliant ice-blue light bloomed from the axe blade. A terrifying axe Qi, capable of splitting mountains and severing rivers, tore through the air, carrying a Soul-freezing chill, and chopped down towards Lin Xuan!—Profound Ice Earth-Splitting Axe!

This axe strike's power far surpassed the Netherworld Ghost Claw of the black-robed old man before!

However, Lin Xuan, within the Taichu Sword Domain, faced this earth-shattering axe with incredibly calm eyes. He didn't even use the sin-severing sword, merely pointed two fingers like a sword, lightly tapping towards the descending axe Qi.

"Freeze."

As he uttered a low cry, within the Sword Domain, the phantom Laws representing "thick earth" and "profound water" suddenly lit up. A heavy, bearing, and extremely soft power instantly augmented the axe Qi!

The terrifying axe Qi, which had been unstoppable, visibly slowed down after entering the Sword Domain. The extreme ice-cold power it contained was continuously neutralized and dissolved by the "blazing sun" (derived from Lin Xuan's blood Qi and his comprehension of the chapter of the blazing sun) phantom circulating within the Sword Domain!

By the time the axe Qi finally descended upon Lin Xuan's head, its power was already reduced to three or four tenths!

Lin Xuan then, without haste, threw a punch! Golden-red blood Qi surged forth, like a true Dragon emerging from the sea, mixed with the pure spiritual energy of Golden Core Great Perfection, fiercely colliding with the dimmed axe Qi!

"Boom!"

The punch Qi and axe Qi annihilated each other simultaneously. An energy storm raged within the Sword Domain, but it was firmly confined to a certain range by the Sword Domain itself, unable to fully spread out. Lin Xuan's figure swayed slightly, then he stabilized, completely unharmed!

"Impossible!" Elder Ju Fu was dumbfounded. His full-power axe strike was actually parried so effortlessly by a Golden Core Cultivator?!

Elder Han Shuang was even more profoundly shocked. This child's Sword Domain could not only defend, but also subtly weaken and resolve attacks? This was simply unheard of!

"This child's Sword Domain is strange, do not hold back, kill him together!" Elder Han Shuang shouted sternly, waving the ice crystal whisk in his hand. Thousands of ice crystal threads, as fine as ox hair yet incredibly sharp, rained down like pear blossoms, covering Lin Xuan's vital acupoints! At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of extremely condensed Lifebound cold Qi, like a white bolt of silk, shooting directly towards Lin Xuan's glabella!

Elder Ju Fu also reacted, swinging his giant axe again. This time, axe shadows overlapped, forming an ice-blue axe blade storm that swept towards Lin Xuan from the side!

The two Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators attacked with full force, their might shaking the heavens and earth. The entire Danxia Town was alarmed by this terrifying energy fluctuation, and countless Divine Senses swept towards this location.

Facing this overwhelming attack, Lin Xuan's eyes were as sharp as swords. His mind raced, and he pushed the Taichu Sword Domain to its limit!

Within the Sword Domain, the phantom Laws circulated and evolved frantically!

The phantom of fire ascended, burning the ice crystal threads!

The phantom of water flowed, entangling and dissolving the Lifebound cold Qi!

The phantom of metal was sharp, striking at the axe blade storm!

The phantom of wood provided vitality, stabilizing the Sword Domain itself!

The phantom of earth was heavy, bearing all impacts!

He, with his own strength, controlled the newly formed Taichu Sword Domain, simulating the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, dividing, dismantling, and resisting the attacks of the two Nascent Souls!

The situation fell into a stalemate for a time! The attacks of the two Nascent Soul Elders were like a raging storm, yet they were all blocked and nullified by the ten-zhang radius Chaos Sword Domain! Lin Xuan stood at the center of the Sword Domain, his figure unmoving like a mountain, only his face was slightly pale. Simultaneously controlling multiple phantom Laws to counter Nascent Soul attacks consumed a tremendous amount of his Divine Sense and spiritual energy.

Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan watched with surging emotions. They knew Lin Xuan was strong, but they never expected him to be this strong! To contend with two Nascent Souls at the Golden Core stage and not be defeated!

"We can't let him maintain this Sword Domain any longer!" Elder Han Shuang saw the crucial point; the opponent's consumption must be greater than theirs!

"Form the 'Heavenly Frost Spirit-Locking Formation'! Seal off the Spiritual Qi here, let's see how long he can last!" Elder Han Shuang shouted to Elder Ju Fu.

Their figures flickered, about to unleash their combined Formation.

Just then, Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan, who had been biding their time, moved!

"Thousand Miles of Ice!" Su Wanqing cried out, and the frost silence sword finally left its sheath! A vast, icy river of moonlight Sword Qi surged forth, not attacking the two Elders, but striking at the connection points of their rapidly forming Formation! The extremely cold Sword Qi instantly froze the spiritual energy flow in that area!

"Seven Emotions Soul-Disturbing Melody!" Qu Feiyan sharply strummed the yaoguang immortal sound zither with her fingertips! An invisible, intangible, yet Soul-piercing strange sound wave suddenly spread! This sound wave did not attack the Physical Body, but rather stirred up the enemy's deepest emotions of desire, fear, anger, and so on, causing their spiritual energy to become chaotic and their Divine Soul to tremble!

The two Nascent Soul Elders were caught off guard. Their Formation was interrupted by Su Wanqing, and their Divine Souls were invaded by Qu Feiyan's demonic melody. Although they instantly suppressed it with their Nascent Soul cultivation, their movements couldn't help but pause!

It was this momentary pause!

Lin Xuan's eyes burst with sharp light!

"Now!"

He no longer passively defended. The Taichu Sword Domain abruptly contracted, condensing at his fingertip! All the evolutions, all the power, converged into a single point, transforming into a gray, seemingly world-splitting and origin-returning Taichu Sword Qi!

"Slash!"

Accompanied by a cold shout, this Taichu Sword Qi, which condensed all of Lin Xuan's essence, Qi, and spirit at that moment, seemed to transcend time and space, ignoring distance, and instantly appeared before Elder Han Shuang!

Elder Han Shuang's hair stood on end, feeling a deadly crisis! He frantically activated his protective Magic Treasure and Nascent Soul spiritual energy, setting up layers of ice walls with his ice crystal whisk!

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Wherever the Taichu Sword Qi passed, the ice walls shattered one after another like paper! Finally, the Sword Qi heavily struck the main body of the ice crystal whisk!

"Buzz—!"

The whisk let out a wail, its spiritual light instantly dimmed, and fine cracks appeared on it! Elder Han Shuang was struck hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his figure flying backward, his Aura instantly wilting by more than half! His Lifebound Treasure was damaged, and he himself suffered severe internal injuries!

One strike, severely injuring a Nascent Soul!

Elder Ju Fu watched, his eyes splitting with rage, yet filled with horror.

Ling Tianyu was even more terrified, his face drained of color, hiding behind Elder Ju Fu.

After that sword strike, Lin Xuan's Aura also dropped significantly, and his face was pale. But his gaze remained sharp, coldly looking at Elder Ju Fu and Ling Tianyu.

Elder Ju Fu looked at his severely injured companion, then at Lin Xuan, whose Aura was weak but whose Sword Intent still soared to the sky, and at Su Wanqing and Qu Feiyan, who were watching menacingly from the side. A thought of retreat arose in his heart. This child was too much of a Prodigy; it would probably be difficult to succeed today!

"Let's go!" Elder Ju Fu made a decisive decision, picked up the heavily injured Elder Han Shuang, glared fiercely at Lin Xuan, swept up the terrified Ling Tianyu, transformed into a streak of light, and fled far away without looking back, not even daring to leave a harsh word.

On the street, it was a mess, yet utterly silent.

All the surrounding Cultivators looked at the pale-faced, yet still standing tall like a pine, young man in green robes with eyes as if looking at a monster.

A Golden Core fighting two Nascent Souls, one injured, one retreated!

This battle will surely shake the entire Eastern Domain as it spreads by word of mouth among these Cultivators!

Lin Xuan slowly exhaled a turbid breath, suppressing his churning blood Qi. He knew that the trouble was far from over. Heavenly Frost City would never let this go, and his reputation would probably spread completely.

"Let's leave here first," he turned and said to the four women, who were also quite exhausted.

A new storm was already quietly brewing because of this battle.