81: He stormed the Plains of Domination, clearing out hordes of beasts; he battled the dragons of the canyon, heading towards the Domination Platform.

The vanguard team stepped into the Ruler Realm, their bodies wrapped in faint golden light. Clear Snow expanded her Ice and Snow Domain: "The plain is three miles from here. Clear the beast swarms quickly!"

Wood Spirit Clan warriors scattered sacred plant powder. The powder glowed green, scaring away small beasts but leaving traces of large ones.

After traveling one mile, they encountered ten Dominator beasts. Their bodies were made of golden crystal, they held crystal blades, and their auras were at the Late Transcendence Peak.

"Clear the obstacles!" Clear Snow ordered. The Sea Spirit Clan sprayed Origin Water to douse the beasts' eyes; the Transcendence Clan raised purple crystal shields to ram into the beasts' bodies.

The Wood Spirit Clan shot vines to entangle the beasts' legs, causing them to fall. Supreme Clan warriors struck the beast cores with their staves. The beasts turned into points of light, leaving behind ten crystal cores.

Clear Snow absorbed half a crystal core, her progress moving from 84% (Origin Realm Early Stage) to 85%; the Sea Spirit Clan Leader moved from 90% to 91% (mid-transcendence).

Continuing for three miles, the Dominator Plain appeared: sacred plants were everywhere, glowing with Dominator light. A swarm of a hundred beasts charged, their auras at the Transcendence Peak.

"Ice and Snow Vine Formation!" Clear Snow commanded. Cold Qi wrapped around the vines, freezing and entangling the front row of beasts, making them unable to move.

The Transcendence Clan's shield formation advanced, knocking down the rear beasts; the Wood Spirit Clan's vines strangled the beasts. The beasts turned into points of light, leaving behind fifty crystal cores.

Clear Snow sent a message to Lin Chen: "The plain beasts are cleared. The canyon is five miles from here. Come quickly!"

Lin Chen led the main force team into the realm. The Metal Clan set up Dominator cannons: "Cannon charging complete, it can blast through Origin Peak scales!"

The Stone Spirit Clan linked their crystal shields into a formation, with anti-Jiao talismans carved on the shield surfaces: "It increases resistance to Jiao collisions by ninety percent, protecting the team as we charge through the canyon!"

After traveling five miles, the Dominator Canyon appeared: the canyon walls glowed with crystal light, and at the bottom was the Dominator River. The water shimmered with golden light, hiding Dominator Flood Dragons.

"Star Spirit Clan, locate the Jiaos!" Lin Chen ordered. The crystal stones lit up: "A Jiao is in the center of the river, sixty zhang long, at the Origin Peak Realm!"

Clear Snow expanded her Ice and Snow Domain: "I will freeze the river surface. Everyone, advance on the ice. Don't fall in; the water absorbs Origin energy!"

Cold Qi descended abruptly, and the river surface froze. Everyone stepped onto the ice and moved forward. The ice surface glowed faintly, as stable as flat ground.

Reaching the center of the canyon, the Dominator Flood Dragon burst through the ice: "Roar!" Its golden scales shimmered, and its tail slapped the ice, causing it to crack.

"Do it!" Lin Chen teleported to the Jiao's side and struck its Jiao core with the Anti-Heavenly Dao Rule: "Bang!" Runes appeared on the Jiao core.

The Dragon Clan Dragon Guards flapped their golden wings to strike the Jiao's eyes and used Dragon Breath to burn its scales; the Supreme Clan struck the Jiao's back with staves, golden light piercing through the gaps in its scales.

The Metal Clan's Dominator cannons blasted the runes on the Jiao core, the cannon fire wrapped in crystal powder: "Boom!" The Jiao swung its tail in pain, shattering the ice surface.

Clear Snow stabbed an ice spear into the Jiao's leg: "Freeze!" The ice spear entered, the Jiao's leg froze, and its movements slowed down instantly.

Nian Xue sat on A Qing's dragon back and threw a Void Light Orb: "Hit your head!" The light orb exploded, the Jiao's nose went numb, and its aura dropped.

A Qing circled behind the Jiao and shot Dragon Breath at its belly: "Burn!" The Dragon Breath scorched the Jiao's belly. In pain, the Jiao swung its tail to hit A Qing, but A Qing blocked it with her wings.

Lin Chen took the Opportunity to teleport onto the Jiao's back, gathering energy in his palm: "Dominator: Core Breaker!" The power of rules smashed into the Jiao core runes, "Crack!"

The Jiao core cracked. Clear Snow stabbed her ice spear into the crack, freezing the core; the metal cannons fired again. The Jiao core shattered, and the Jiao fell to the ground, turning into points of light.

It left behind an Origin Peak Realm crystal core and a "canyon key" glowing with Dominator light. Lin Chen collected the crystal core and the key.

"Distribute the crystal cores! Absorb the energy to stabilize your realms!" Lin Chen distributed the crystals. His own progress went from 41% to 43% (Origin Realm Late Stage); Clear Snow's went from 85% to 87%.

Nian Xue's went from 62% to 63% (Post-Diamond Middle Stage); A Qing's from 41% to 43%; the Star Spirit Clan Leader's from 42% to 44%.

The Dragon Clan Dragon Guard Leader's went from 43% to 45%; the Supreme Clan Leader's from 54% to 56%; the Spirit Plant Clan Chief's from 10% to 12%.

The Support Team delivered energy replenishing pills: "Everyone, take the pills to replenish your Origin. The Dominator Platform is just ahead, and the Guardian Beast is strong!"

Everyone took the pills, and their Origin energy rose again: Lin Chen's from 43% to 43.5%; Clear Snow's from 87% to 87.5%; Nian Xue's from 63% to 63.5%.

The team moved toward the exit of the canyon. The crystal light from the canyon walls reflected on them, and the golden ice on the Dominator River seemed to be seeing them off.

Reaching the mouth of the canyon, the Dominator Platform appeared: one hundred and fifty zhang high, built of dominator crystals. At the top of the platform, a Dominator slot was embedded, where a Guardian Beast lay.

The Guardian Beast—the Dominator Lion, fifty zhang long, its golden mane glowing with Dominator light, its aura at the dominator realm Middle Stage!

"Everyone, prepare for battle!" Lin Chen ordered. The Metal Clan set up cannons around the platform, their muzzles aimed at the lion.

The Wood Spirit Clan shot long vines to wrap around the platform pillars to secure their positions; the Stone Spirit Clan linked their crystal shields into a formation.

Clear Snow expanded her Ice and Snow Domain to its maximum, her cold Qi condensing into ice spears.

Supreme Clan warriors gathered golden light in their staves.

The Dragon Clan Dragon Guards spread their golden wings, their Dragon Breath condensing into pillars of light.

The Elf Clan Archers notched their arrows, the tips coated with sacred plant poison.

Nian Xue clutched a large light orb and squatted on A Qing's back: "Daddy, I'll hit its eyes so it can't see clearly!"

A Qing spat out Dragon Breath, her dragon scales glowing intensely: "Sister, hold on tight. I'll circle behind and burn its mane!"

Lin Chen gathered his full power as an Origin Realm Late Stage: "Focus the attack on the lion's core. Everyone, coordinate and attack in waves!"

"First wave! vanguard team, distract it!" Clear Snow led the team in a charge, vines entangling the lion's legs and ice spears stabbing its claws.

The lion roared and swung its head to ram them. The Transcendence Clan blocked with their shields: "Bang!" The shields trembled slightly, and the beast retreated half a step.

"Second wave! main force team, attack!" Lin Chen teleported to the lion's side and struck its lion core with the rules: "Bang!" Runes appeared on the lion core.

The metal cannons blasted the runes, the stone spirit shields blocked the lion's charge, and the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards flapped their golden wings to strike the lion's head, making it daze.

"Third wave! Support Team, assist!" The Star Spirit Clan's crystal stones lit up to find the lion's weaknesses; the Elf Clan shot arrows at the lion's eyes, blinding it.

Nian Xue threw a light orb, hitting the lion's nose: "Dizzy!" The light orb exploded, the lion's nose went numb, and its aura dropped by thirty percent.

A Qing circled behind the lion and shot Dragon Breath at its belly: "Burn!" The lion's belly was scorched. In pain, the lion swung its tail and hit a platform pillar, causing it to crack.

Lin Chen took the Opportunity to teleport onto the lion's back, gathering energy in his palm: "Dominator: Ultimate Break!" The power of rules smashed into the lion core runes, "Crack!"

The lion core cracked, and Lin Chen followed up with another palm strike: "Break!" The lion core shattered, and the Dominator Lion crashed to the ground, turning into Origin light points.

It left behind a dominator realm Middle Stage crystal core and a "Dominator inheritance pearl," which glowed with Dominator Peak light.

"We won!" the Allied Army cheered. Nian Xue ran to Lin Chen, raising her small fist: "Daddy is the best!"

Lin Chen picked up the crystal core and the pearl, then distributed the crystal core: "Absorb the energy to stabilize your realms and prepare to take the Dominator Legacy!"

He absorbed one-fifth of the crystal core, his progress going from 43.5% to 45.5%; Clear Snow's from 87.5% to 89.5%.

Nian Xue's from 63.5% to 65%; A Qing's from 43% to 45%; the Star Spirit Clan Leader's from 44% to 46%.

The Dragon Clan Dragon Guard Leader's from 45% to 47%; the Supreme Clan Leader's from 56% to 58%; the Spirit Plant Clan Chief's from 12% to 14%.

Holding the inheritance pearl, Lin Chen walked toward the Dominator slot at the top of the platform. He embedded the pearl and injected Origin energy. The slot's runes lit up, and the Dominator inheritance crystal descended.

"Everyone, take turns absorbing the crystal!" Lin Chen distributed the crystal. His progress went from 45.5% to 47.5%; Clear Snow's from 89.5% to 91.5%.

Nian Xue's from 65% to 67%; A Qing's from 45% to 47%; the Star Spirit Clan Leader's from 46% to 48%.

The Dragon Clan Dragon Guard Leader's from 47% to 49%; the Supreme Clan Leader's from 58% to 60%; the Spirit Plant Clan Chief's from 14% to 16%.

When the inheritance crystal was exhausted, the Dominator Record appeared in the slot: "The stage after the dominator realm is the 'Origin Creation Realm,' which requires entering the Creation World and finding the Creation Core!"

"Creation World?" Lin Chen's Divine Thought swept toward the Far East: there was an entrance to the Creation World, its aura at the Creation Realm Early Stage, hiding opportunities.

The Supreme Clan Leader stepped forward: "The Guardian Beasts in the Creation World reach the Creation Realm Middle Stage. We need to prepare stronger combat power!"

"Return to the Stronghold first!" Lin Chen ordered. "After resting, we will recruit more allies to charge into the Creation World together!"

The team began their return journey to the Stronghold. The golden light of the Dominator Platform faded behind them, and the path to the Creation Realm was slowly unfolding.