57: Chapter 57 Sword Maniac Domain, Activated!

The two swords clashed again, sparks flying everywhere.

As with the previous situation, Mu Qingci held the upper hand each time, suppressing Ji Juechen.

"Qingci, you have become stronger, but I am not stagnant either!"

Sword intent rapidly spread outward from Ji Juechen's body, as if solidifying.

"Sword Mania Domain, activate!"

Ji Juechen's entire aura changed once again. At this moment, he was like a precious sword, having entered a state of unity between man and sword.

What he had unleashed was precisely the Sword Mania Domain.

The Sword Mania Domain at this moment was already very close to its complete form; it only lacked the final push to become a true Domain.

Standing within the Domain, Mu Qingci felt as if he were facing the attacks of ten million swords; the sharp aura caused small wounds to gradually appear on his body.

"A Domain? I have one too!"

Seeing this, the Darkness Element gathered in large quantities around Mu Qingci, eventually forming a spherical Domain that enveloped them both.

"Darkness Imprisonment!"

Once Darkness Imprisonment appeared, it instantly neutralized most of the suppression from the Sword Mania Domain.

Just then, Mu Qingci gathered elements once again; this time, it was the light element.

This was precisely the Light Domain derived by Mu Qingci through Darkness Imprisonment.

With both Domains unleashed, even though they were only in their nascent forms, it was enough to neutralize Ji Juechen's Sword Mania Domain.

An incense stick's time later, the victor was decided.

Ji Juechen knelt on one knee, gripping the hilt of his sword to support himself on the ground, panting heavily.

In contrast, Mu Qingci's breathing was only slightly ragged, and there were just a few small wounds on his body.

"Brother Ji."

Mu Qingci reached out and pulled Ji Juechen up.

"Qingci, you are just too strong. I have already been left far behind by you," Ji Juechen lamented.

No matter how hard he tried, the gap in talent between him and Mu Qingci would only cause the distance between them to grow ever larger.

"Brother Ji, you are already very strong. I was only able to defeat you by relying on the advantage of my Spirit."

Facing Mu Qingci's consolation, Ji Juechen smiled indifferently: "Qingci, you don't need to comfort me. I, Ji Juechen, am not that kind of weak person."

Looking at Mu Qingci, Ji Juechen's eyes were filled with fighting Spirit: "Qingci, I will often come to spar with you in the future. I will not give up on chasing your footsteps!"

"I'll accompany you to the end!"

The two smiled at each other and left the training ground together.

Returning to Mingde Hall, Mu Qingci had just reached the entrance when he encountered a familiar person.

Ye Guyi looked at him somewhat embarrassedly, seemingly struggling to find the words.

"What's wrong, Guyi? Are you waiting for me here?"

Ye Guyi nodded: "Qingci, I have something I would like to ask for your help with."

"We are all friends, just tell me directly if there is something."

Hearing that they were just friends, Ye Guyi's eyes dimmed for a moment: "That... I have broken through, and I need to go obtain my fifth spirit ring."

Ye Guyi said somewhat embarrassedly.

She really couldn't find anyone else to help her; she was unfamiliar with the place here.

"Small problem. I will take you to obtain it and ensure you get the most suitable fifth spirit ring. After all, I said I would be the one to bring you here, and I will be responsible for you to the end."

Hearing the words "responsible to the end," Ye Guyi's cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded blankly.

Since they were currently on break, Mu Qingci took Ye Guyi directly to a nearby Soul Beast Forest.

Spirit Beasts in the Evil Demon Forest rarely possessed the light attribute, so Mu Qingci did not take Ye Guyi there.

The target age for the fifth spirit ring was only ten thousand years; any Soul Beast Forest would suffice to resolve this.

With Mu Qingci's current strength, without exposing the Snow Empress, Spirit Beasts under one hundred thousand years could not pose much of a threat to him.

Seeing this, a pair of pitch-black wings extended from Mu Qingci's back, and he wrapped one arm around Ye Guyi's waist, taking flight just like that.

Ye Guyi was suddenly held like this, and her face flushed bright red instantly, but she did not struggle, simply letting the other party hold her as they flew.

In less than a day, the two arrived at the periphery of a Soul Beast Forest within the Sun Moon Empire.

"Guyi, given your current physical constitution, you should be able to withstand a spirit ring of about fifteen thousand years, right?"

Ye Guyi nodded. She possessed the Holy Angel Spirit, and her own physical constitution was quite good.

The Soul Beast Forest before them was not very large. To quickly find the target Spirit Beast, Mu Qingci took Ye Guyi and flew straight toward the very center, as that was the only place where the frequency of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts would be higher.

Mu Qingci walked through the forest, constantly paying attention to his surroundings.

He possessed both the Ultimate Light and Darkness Element attributes, so his perception of light and dark elements was very sharp.

As they ventured deeper, multiple auras of the light attribute appeared within Mu Qingci's range of perception.

After a brief selection process, Mu Qingci quickly found his target.

He wrapped his arm around Ye Guyi, unfolded the Wings of the Evil God behind him, and carried them both as he flew toward the direction Mu Qingci had locked onto.

A few minutes later, the two arrived in a forest full of vitality.

Just upon arriving here, Mu Qingci felt a dense aura of light.

Quietly parting the bushes in front of them, a strange Spirit Beast appeared before the two.

It had two horns on its head, its body covered in a layer of fine, pale yellow scales, and it radiated a bright, holy aura.

"It is a Holy Light Dragon Horse, possessing both light and holy attributes. It looks to be around thirteen thousand years of cultivation. Guyi, how about this one?"

The Holy Light Dragon Horse possessed a trace of thin True Dragon bloodline, and it also had both holy and light attributes, which made it an extremely rare Spirit Beast. For the Holy Angel Spirit, it could not be more suitable.

Ye Guyi looked at the Holy Light Dragon Horse before her and nodded excitedly; she truly could not think of any Spirit Beast more suitable for her than this.

Mu Qingci instantly activated his Spirit, and with a swift leap, he flew out.

The Holy Light Dragon Horse sensed danger and immediately entered a combat state.

A thirteen-thousand-year-old Holy Light Dragon Horse was so powerful that even a Spirit Emperor would struggle to gain an advantage against it.

But the one it was facing was Mu Qingci, a monster among monsters; its Spirit Emperor-level combat power was simply not enough.

Mu Qingci held the Hades Sword and arrived in front of the Holy Light Dragon Horse within a few breaths.

The Holy Light Dragon Horse's two front hooves briefly transformed into dragon claws, slashing fiercely toward Mu Qingci.

The Hades Sword collided with the dragon claws, emitting the sound of clashing metal.

The two Ultimate attributes within the Hades Sword instantly suppressed the Holy Light Dragon Horse.

Ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts already possessed considerable intelligence. Upon sensing that the human before it was far stronger than itself, the Holy Light Dragon Horse immediately abandoned the fight and turned to flee. Ten thousand years of cultivation was not easy to come by, and it did not want to lose its life just like that.

But how could Mu Qingci let it leave?

The Wings of the Evil God on his back flapped, and he instantly caught up to that Holy Light Dragon Horse.

The Hades Sword swung out, carrying extreme sharpness.

The Holy Light Dragon Horse never expected Mu Qingci to have such speed, and its panicked defense ultimately failed to block this strike.