64: Outbreak from Desperate Circumstances and Transformation of the Domain

The killing blow from the Qi Refining Seventh Layer was extremely fast, its power enveloping the entire room, making Wen Youyi's hair stand on end and even his thoughts seem to freeze!

Unavoidable! Unstoppable!

At the critical moment of life and death, Wen Youyi's potential exploded at an unprecedented speed! He reacted almost instinctively—

"Star Domain, open!!"

It wasn't defense, nor was it an attack. Instead, it was a reckless, forced activation of all his understanding of the star core fragment and the Five Elements Formation, the prototype of the "Composite Domain" he had envisioned!

"Buzz—Boom!!"

It was no longer just simple pale silver starlight, nor was it a stable five-colored light wheel! A brilliant silver glow mixed with starlight and the five-colored brilliance of the Five Elements flow exploded violently from Wen Youyi in an extremely unstable, almost frenzied manner!

This wasn't a perfect Fusion, but a crude superposition and an uncontrolled venting of energy!

A distorted sphere of light, less than ten feet in diameter, with blinding radiance and raging energy turbulence, instantly enveloped Wen Youyi and the Captain of the Shadow Guards!

"What the hell is this?!" The Captain of the Shadow Guards' expression changed drastically; he felt as if he had crashed into the center of a chaotic energy storm! The isolation of the starlight, the tearing force of the Five Elements, and that power of order originating from a higher level made his fatal claw strike feel like it was stuck in a quagmire, its speed dropping sharply and its power greatly reduced!

What horrified him even more was that inside this distorted sphere of light, his perception of the external Spiritual Qi became extremely blurred. That omnipresent feeling of being bound by "the net" had actually... disappeared?! Although it was only within this small space, this feeling of complete "disconnection" caused a trace of inexplicable panic to rise within him!

"Pfft!"

Although the Domain was unstable and the energy backlash caused Wen Youyi to spit out a mouthful of blood, his face turning as pale as paper and his Meridians screaming with tearing pain, he ultimately relied on this hastily erupted, immature "Composite Domain" to stubbornly withstand the killing blow! Furthermore, he temporarily trapped this Qi Refining Seventh Layer expert within this chaotic Domain!

Though it might only be for a breath or two!

But that was enough!

"Enemy attack! Protect Senior Brother Wen!"

Almost at the same time the Domain exploded, Zhao Iron Pillar's roar thundered through the courtyard like a lightning strike! He charged in like a bull, crashing through the door and recklessly throwing a punch at the Captain of the Shadow Guards' back!

Wang Wu, Senior Brother Li, and Senior Brother Zhang followed closely behind, pouring all sorts of Spells and Talismans onto the enemy in the light sphere as if they cost nothing!

The other core members in the courtyard were also alerted. Although their strength was insufficient, they all roared and formed Formations to protect themselves, sending out distress signals (specialized firework Talismans) to the outside!

The Captain of the Shadow Guards was both shocked and furious. He hadn't expected Wen Youyi to have such a bizarre technique, nor had he expected these ants to react so quickly and fearlessly! He had to escape as soon as possible; otherwise, if he were tied down and the Sect's Law Enforcement Team was drawn here, the trouble would be immense!

"Get lost!" he roared. The Qi of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer within him exploded fully, forcibly shaking off the distorted Domain energy as he struck back at Zhao Iron Pillar with a palm!

*Bang!* Zhao Iron Pillar was hit hard and flew back spitting blood, but he was thick-skinned and tough, and he didn't lose his combat capability.

Meanwhile, Wen Youyi took advantage of the moment the opponent was distracted by Zhao Iron Pillar. Enduring the Domain's backlash and his body's intense pain, he made a bold decision—instead of retreating, he proactively dissolved the unstable Composite Domain and lunged forward. He condensed the last trace of Spiritual Qi in his body, along with a cool breath from the star core fragment, into his fingertip and pointed it at a spot under the Captain of the Shadow Guards' armpit that was slightly exposed due to his exertion!

This strike was not to harm the enemy, but to... mark him!

He branded an extremely faint and unique star aura into the opponent's body!

The Captain of the Shadow Guards only felt a numbness in his armpit. He didn't feel much pain and thought it was just a common attack. He pushed back Zhao Iron Pillar and forced away Wang Wu and the others. Seeing that Wen Youyi was at the end of his rope, he was about to deliver the killing blow—

*Whiz—Bang!*

A blinding distress firework exploded in the sky above the Ding Zi Courtyard!

At the same time, the sound of rushing air and sharp shouts came from the distance: "Who dares to commit violence within the Sect?!"

The Law Enforcement Team was almost there!

The Captain of the Shadow Guards' expression changed, knowing the mission could no longer be accomplished. He glared fiercely at the pale, swaying Wen Youyi, then looked at the increasing number of Mutual Aid Society Disciples gathering around despite their fear, realizing tonight's operation was a complete failure.

"Go!"

He barked the order and met up with several other shadow guards responsible for the perimeter. With a few flashes of his figure, he disappeared into the deep night.

The crisis was temporarily averted.

Wen Youyi could no longer hold on. His vision went dark, and he fell backward, caught by Zhao Iron Pillar who had rushed over.

"Little Wen!"

"Junior Brother Wen!"

Everyone gathered around. Looking at the wrecked room and the heavily injured Wen Youyi, they felt both lingering fear and anger.

Wen Youyi weakly opened his eyes. Feeling the faint connection to the star mark in the distance, a cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Run? You can run, but you can't hide... Now, there's solid evidence."

He knew that although tonight's attack was dangerous, it had allowed him to catch the opponent's tail! Next, it would be their turn to counterattack!

(End of Chapter)