211: Chapter 210 Chase Through the Mist (Part 7)

This strike was not a probe; it was an act of predation.

In the eyes of the Monster King, Third Uncle Shen Henian was not an opponent, but prey.

Third Uncle Shen Henian stood in place, extending his hands from his robes, his ten fingers spread wide.

Facing the LV8 Monster King, Third Uncle Shen Henian did not hold back.

An invisible force spread from his body in all directions; this was his domain.

With him as the center, everything within a radius of one hundred meters changed.

The air became heavier, the light dimmed, the sounds became muffled, and time slowed down.

This was not an illusion; it was a rule.

Within Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain, he was the rule.

Gravity was controlled by him, light was controlled by him, sound was controlled by him, and time was controlled by him.

Even the Monster King's movements slowed down; its claws slashed through the air, their Speed at least half of what it should have been.

The Monster King's gaze shifted from anger to fear, because it sensed that within this domain, it was no longer the king.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's fingers twitched slightly.

The Monster King's body suddenly stiffened, not from suppression, but from being controlled.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain was not mere Mental Energy suppression; it was something of a higher order.

Within his domain, everything was his puppet—trees, stones, air, light, and even living creatures.

As long as they were within his domain, they had to obey him.

The Monster King's muscles twitched, its four legs trembled, and its tail lashed uncontrollably; it was resisting, resisting Third Uncle Shen Henian's control.

But Third Uncle Shen Henian was LV8, and it was also LV8.

When two experts of the same level clashed, the outcome depended on whose Mental Energy was stronger, whose will was firmer, and who had a deeper understanding of their domain.

Third Uncle Shen Henian had lived for decades; his understanding of the domain was not something a beast could compare to.

The Monster King's consciousness was fading bit by bit.

Its eyes turned from gold to gray, its pupils dilated, its body stopped struggling, and its tail hung down.

The Monster King had actually been controlled, controlled without any resistance.

Within Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain, no creature could resist his will.

Wang Lin lay in the bushes, watching this scene through a gap, his pupils constricting sharply.

A domain—not the Gravity Domain like Lin Shiyao's, but a true domain.

Within Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain, he had the final say on everything.

The Monster King was not controlled by puppet strings; it was controlled by the rules of the domain.

Within Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain, the Monster King was his puppet—no strings needed, no connection needed, no need to pierce the skin.

With a single thought, the Monster King had to obey him.

A chill ran down Wang Lin's spine.

If Third Uncle Shen Henian had used his domain on him from the start, he wouldn't even have had a chance to run.

The reason he could stand here alive was not because Third Uncle Shen Henian couldn't kill him, but because Third Uncle Shen Henian didn't think he was worth using this move on.

Third Uncle Shen Henian turned his head, looking in the direction where Wang Lin was hiding.

"Come out. I know you are there."

Wang Lin did not move. He lay in the bushes, slowing his breathing, slowing his heartbeat, and withdrawing his Mental Energy, making himself into a stone, a tree—non-existent.

Third Uncle Shen Henian looked in the direction where he was hiding and was silent for a moment: "If you don't come out, then I will have the Monster King find you."

Third Uncle Shen Henian's fingers twitched slightly, and the Monster King's body suddenly raised its head, its gray eyes scanning the surroundings amidst the mist.

It twitched its nose a few times, catching Wang Lin's scent.

It opened its mouth, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and took a step toward the direction where Wang Lin was hiding.

Wang Lin knew he couldn't hide anymore, so he stood up from the bushes: "You win."

Third Uncle Shen Henian looked at him: "I said, you must die today."

Wang Lin looked at him: "I said, my life is determined by me, not by the heavens."

Wang Lin's body shot backward suddenly.

Wings burst from his back, and his Wind Element and Speed Ability erupted with full power, as he ran toward the edge of Third Uncle Shen Henian's domain.

As long as he ran out of the domain, Third Uncle Shen Henian wouldn't be able to control him.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's fingers twitched slightly, and the Monster King's body rushed out.

It was not chasing Wang Lin; it was blocking him.

The Monster King's Speed was much faster than Wang Lin's; its four legs moved rapidly across the ground, each step spanning over ten meters, the ground vibrating beneath its feet.

It bypassed Wang Lin's escape route and blocked his path in front.

Wang Lin suddenly changed direction, but the Monster King blocked him again; no matter which direction he ran, the Monster King could intercept him in advance.

Because this was not the Monster King's own consciousness chasing him; it was Third Uncle Shen Henian using his domain to control the Monster King.

He didn't need to move; he only needed to think.

Every inch of space within the domain was within his perception, and every movement of Wang Lin was captured by him,

and he could make the Monster King appear in advance at any place Wang Lin was going to go.

Wang Lin stopped and landed under a large tree.

Third Uncle Shen Henian looked down at him from above. "Run. Why aren't you running anymore?"

Wang Lin looked at him, not speaking.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's fingers twitched slightly.

The Monster King's body stopped suddenly, standing in front of Wang Lin, less than five meters away, its mouth opened, revealing two rows of sharp teeth.

Saliva dripped from between its teeth, hitting the ground with a sizzling, corrosive sound.

Third Uncle Shen Henian didn't need to do it himself; the Monster King could kill him.

Wang Lin looked at the Monster King's gaping maw, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"You still underestimate me too much."

Wang Lin's body shot backward suddenly, and with a flap of his wings, he didn't fly into the sky, but dove into the ground.

[Earth Element] Superpower activated: Earth Evasion Technique.

Wang Lin's hands cleared the path in front, Vajra Transformation, Wind Element, and Tentacles breaking through soil, breaking through rocks, breaking through tree roots.

Wang Lin ran underground.

Third Uncle Shen Henian hadn't expected Wang Lin to run underground.

His domain covered the ground and the air, but not the underground.

His Mental Energy could not penetrate thick soil and rocks, and puppet control could not target what it couldn't see.

Wang Lin's figure disappeared beneath the ground, leaving only a pitch-black hole.

The Monster King stood before the hole, lowered its head, sniffed into the hole, and then raised its head to look at Third Uncle Shen Henian.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's gaze turned cold.

A LV4 brat had escaped from his hands twice.

The first time using wings, the second time using Earth Evasion.

Third Uncle Shen Henian's fingers brushed lightly over his space ring, and an Earth Element puppet flew out.

It was a giant pangolin.

It was over three meters long, covered in dark golden scales, each scale as thin as a blade.

Its claws were long and sharp, like five curved daggers.

Its head was cone-shaped, suitable for traveling through soil.

Its eyes were two yellow crystal nuclei, flickering with a dim light in the mist.

This was a puppet Third Uncle Shen Henian had prepared specifically for underground tracking.

He had used the skeleton of a LV6 Earth Element exotic beast for the frame, meteor iron for the scales, and an Earth Element crystal nucleus as the power source, taking three years to complete it.

Its Speed underground was faster than most Espers on flat ground; its claws could break through hard rock, and its scales could withstand the pressure deep underground.