83: First Victory: The Power of the Convergence of Confucianism and Legalism (Part 2)

In the core area of the Divine Domain, the fluctuations of the death passage grew increasingly violent! The light of the Dharma Barrier flickered unsteadily, and fine cracks even began to appear at its edges! That pure death energy, like tangible black smoke, constantly battered the barrier, attempting to break the Seal and burst forth!

"My Lord! The barrier won't hold for long!" Snik's voice came through the faith link, carrying a hint of urgency.

Lin Zhou's main body's expression changed, and his consciousness immediately returned to the skies of the Divine Domain. He saw that the passage entrance had expanded by a circle. He could vaguely see the broken graveyard on the other side, where countless crimson soul fires surged like a tide, gathering at the other end of the passage! A massive will of death, filled with greed, destruction, and cold Order, pressed down on the passage entrance like a mountain, seemingly ready to cross over at any moment!

"I can't let it come over!" Lin Zhou's eyes were sharp. Once he let that unknown Death Sovereign from the other side (he guessed it was at least a Commander-level existence) successfully cross over, with his current Divine Domain strength, he wouldn't be able to resist it at all!

He immediately mobilized Divine Power, mixing it with the Fire of Civilization and Dragon Vein Spiritual Qi, putting everything into reinforcing the Dharma Barrier! Golden runes flowed frantically across the barrier, temporarily stabilizing the situation. But the pressure from the other side grew larger and larger, and the barrier was still being slowly eroded.

"I must cut off its connection, or... give it a reason not to dare come over!" Lin Zhou's thoughts whirled. Forcibly Sealing it seemed to have limited effect; the other side seemed determined to cross.

He thought of what Su Yueyao had mentioned regarding the connection between Moonlight Power and the laws of death. Perhaps... He immediately split off a strand of consciousness, connected to the virtual network, and found Su Yueyao, who had just finished her match and was resting.

"Classmate Su, sorry to disturb you. The death passage in my Divine Domain is experiencing violent disturbances, and a powerful existence on the other side is trying to force its way across. I remember you mentioned that Moonlight Power might be able to stabilize or even influence the passage? I wonder if you can help me now?" Lin Zhou explained the situation concisely, his tone carrying a hint of urgency.

In the virtual image, Su Yueyao's elegant face turned serious upon hearing this: "The situation is that critical? I can indeed try to use the power of the Taiyin Laws to temporarily 'soothe' or 'freeze' the deathly agitation on the other side of the passage, but I need precise coordinates and your Divine Power to guide me, and it won't last long."

"That's enough! Please wait a moment, I'm opening the Divine Domain coordinate permissions!" Lin Zhou didn't hesitate. At this moment, Su Yueyao was the only person who could possibly help him.

He quickly designated a small temporary area at the edge of the Divine Domain and opened coordinate access permissions for Su Yueyao. Meanwhile, he did his best to maintain the barrier, buying time for Su Yueyao to cast her Spell.

A moment later, a pillar of cool, bright moonlight seemed to pierce through the Void Realm, accurately shining upon that constantly twisting death passage entrance!

This moonlight was not full of vitality, but rather carried an eternal coolness, loneliness, and a Concept of... peaceful sleep. It was precisely the power within the Taiyin Laws related to 'Eternal Night' and 'Long Sleep'!

When the moonlight shone on the death energy, there was no violent collision. Instead, it was like pouring a ladle of cold water into a boiling oil pan; that surging death energy instantly became much more 'sluggish' and 'calm'! The violent will of death coming from the other side of the passage also seemed to be 'soothed' by this cool moonlight, and the force hitting the barrier significantly weakened!

Skill Effect: Moonlight: Eternal Night Requiem — Su Yueyao uses the Taiyin Star Power to invoke the laws of 'Eternal Night Sleep,' producing a powerful sedative effect on death and undead units/areas, greatly reducing their aggressive desire and energy activity, and slightly weakening their connection to the negative energy plane. The duration is related to the Divine Power invested by the caster and the strength of the target.

"It's working!" Lin Zhou was overjoyed and immediately took this opportunity to mobilize more Divine Power and Fire of Civilization. Like weaving, he branded runes containing the power of Order and creation onto the barrier and the passage entrance, further reinforcing the Seal.

Under the combined efforts of the two, the expansion trend of the death passage was forcefully halted! That cold will of death seemed to realize it was in a tricky situation; after letting out a mental roar full of resentment, it receded like a tide. The fluctuations of the passage also gradually calmed down, returning to the previous unstable peace, though the scale was clearly a circle larger than before, and fine cracks that were difficult to fully mend remained on the barrier.

The crisis was temporarily averted.

Lin Zhou breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that his Divine Power consumption was immense. He sincerely thanked Su Yueyao through the virtual network: "Classmate Su, I am deeply grateful for your help this time!"

On the light screen, Su Yueyao's face was also somewhat pale; clearly, the long-distance spellcasting just now had taken quite a toll on her. She shook her head slightly: "It was just a small effort. However, Classmate Lin, after this incident, I fear this passage has become a hidden danger. That existence on the other side will not give up easily. You still need to make plans early."

"I understand. After the league ends, I will find a way to resolve this problem completely," Lin Zhou said in a heavy voice. This death passage had to be dealt with as soon as possible.

"If you need anything, you can find me again. Moonlight Power does indeed have some restraint over such existences." After Su Yueyao finished speaking, she ended the communication.

Lin Zhou looked at the temporarily stabilized passage below, his heart heavy. The pressure of the league and the hidden dangers of the Divine Domain were coming one after another. He had to increase his strength even faster!

In the following days, the Yuncheng No. 1 High School representative team was unstoppable!

In the second match, they faced Emerald Forest Garden. The opponents tried to use elven archers and the nature Spells of Druids to conduct long-range attrition and positional warfare. Lin Zhou adopted a focused Breakthrough tactic, using Lei Huang's Thunder Giant and Zhao Hao's Red Dragon as the spearhead. Under the path opened by the Legalist Enforcer's Net of Law and the protection of the Literary Heart Elves' Aura of Righteousness Barrier, they forcefully tore through the elven defensive line, struck straight at the heart, and secured another victory!

In the third match, they faced Iron Rock Middle School. Facing the opponent's iron-wall-like Dwarf-Giant defense system, Lin Zhou did not attack head-on. Instead, he adopted a strategy of besieging points to strike reinforcements and controlling resources. Using the high mobility of Yan Li's Phoenix and Zhou Feng's Shadow Demon Wolf, they constantly harassed the opponent's resource points and cut off their logistics. Meanwhile, the main force advanced steadily, compressing their activity space. Eventually, with resources exhausted, Iron Rock Middle School's Divine Domain core was breached after a long war of attrition.

Three matches, three wins! Yuncheng No. 1 High School advanced to the knockout rounds in style as the first place in their group!

And their first opponent in the knockout rounds was an old rival from the same group, and the one Lin Zhou was most wary of — Shadow Academy!

The true test was about to begin.