106: Chapter 106 Battle Domain Transformation

Although it was only for an instant, it was enough.

"Ling You!"

"Here!"

Three hundred elites of the Shadow Division surged from the shadows simultaneously, transforming into three hundred streams of black light, charging straight at the Heavenly Punishment Guards Formation!

Their goal was not to kill, but to disrupt the Formation!

Shadow daggers struck like vipers at the joints of the long halberds held by the Heavenly Punishment Guards, the gaps in their armor, and the critical nodes of their Qi circulation!

"Puff! Puff! Puff!!"

Caught off guard, dozens of Heavenly Punishment Guards were struck, and their Formation fell into Chaos instantly!

The barrage of golden beams was interrupted, and its power plummeted!

"How dare you, ants!" roared a Late Stage Nascent Soul commander of the Heavenly Punishment Guards. He swept his long halberd horizontally, cutting three Shadow Division Disciples in half!

But more Shadow Division Disciples, fearless of death, traded their lives for injuries, frantically disrupting the coordination of the Heavenly Punishment Guards.

"Courting death!" The Golden-Armored Divine General's eyes turned cold as he raised his hand and pressed down into the void.

"Heavenly Punishment: Thunder Prison!"

"Rumble!!"

The sky suddenly darkened as countless dark golden Heavenly Punishment thunderbolts poured down like a waterfall, covering the entire battlefield!

These thunderbolts were ineffective against the Heavenly Punishment Guards but dealt a devastating blow to the Shadow Division Disciples!

"Retreat!" Ling You shouted sharply, his figure transforming into thirteen afterimages as he barely dodged the thunderbolt coverage.

However, the Shadow Division Disciples suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of the three hundred lost in an instant!

"Shadow Division, obey! Shadow Escape!" Ling You gritted his teeth, and the remaining Shadow Division Disciples merged into the shadows, retreating temporarily.

In the first round of engagement, the Ling Family lost over a hundred elites, but they successfully disrupted the Heavenly Punishment Guards' barrage, buying a moment of respite for the Formation.

The Golden-Armored Divine General, however, gave no such opportunity.

"I have no time to play with you." He stepped out of the golden warship, his figure expanding to a hundred zhang, like a golden god of war descending upon the mortal world.

"Ling Hao, take this move of mine. If you do not die, I will acknowledge that you have the qualifications to battle me."

He raised both hands high, and between his palms, a dark golden thunder sphere slowly condensed.

At first, the thunder sphere was only the size of a fist, but it doubled in size with every rotation. After three breaths, it had transformed into a terrifying thunder sphere with a diameter of a hundred zhang!

Countless Heavenly Dao runes flowed across the surface of the thunder sphere, and inside it contained world-destroying power sufficient to annihilate a city!

"Heavenly Punishment: World-Destroying Thunder Strike!"

The thunder sphere left his hands and slowly pressed down toward Qingyun City.

It was not fast, but everywhere it passed, space annihilated inch by inch, and even light was swallowed. Between heaven and earth, only that encroaching sphere of death remained!

"This strike cannot be blocked!" Ling Xiao's face turned deathly pale.

Although the Nine Origins Returning Flow Array was strong, it was driven by human power after all. Facing such a world-destroying strike containing complete Heavenly Punishment Rules, it probably wouldn't even last three breaths!

Throughout the square, despair appeared in the eyes of all the Ling Family Disciples.

The gap was too great.

But Ling Hao smiled.

He looked down at the creation jade pendant on his chest. On the surface of the jade pendant, the first of the nine destiny imprints slowly faded away.

"Trading a century of Lifespan for a glimmer of survival is worth it."

He raised his hand, and the jade pendant shone brilliantly!

"True Interpretation of Creation: Enlighten All Things!"

"Secret Art of Foretelling: Destiny Tampering!"

Chaotic light surged from the jade pendant and poured into the Nine Origins Returning Flow Array!

The Formation trembled violently, and the nine-colored light was no longer used solely for defense; it began to evolve!

The Origin of Metal condensed into countless golden longswords;

The Origin of Wood transformed into towering giant trees, their roots penetrating deep into the earth;

The Origin of Water gathered into surging rivers, encircling the city;

The Origin of Fire ignited sky-scorching flames that shot straight into the clouds;

The Origin of Earth piled up ten-thousand-zhang mountains, guarding all directions;

The Origin of Ice froze space and time, delaying the thunder sphere;

The Origin of Wind whipped up gale tornadoes, slicing through Laws;

The Origin of Thunder condensed into a purple Dragon, contending against the Heavenly Punishment thunderbolts;

The Origin of Darkness transformed into a black hole that swallowed everything, frantically absorbing the energy of the thunder sphere!

The Nine Origins evolved, and all things became weapons!

This was not a simple Formation change, but the use of the True Interpretation of Creation to forcibly enlighten the Origins, bestowing them with "spirituality" and allowing them to fight autonomously!

"What?!" The Golden-Armored Divine General's pupils constricted sharply. "Enlightening the Origins?! You actually mastered the True Interpretation of Creation?!"

Before his voice had faded, the Nine Origins army that had evolved collided with the world-destroying thunder sphere with a deafening boom!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"

The explosions were continuous, and the entire sky was covered by turbulent energy!

Golden thunderbolts, nine-colored light, and broken space fragments intertwined into a scene of the apocalypse!

When the light faded, the world-destroying thunder sphere dissipated.

The Nine Origins army had also lost more than half, but in the end, it had blocked it!

Throughout the square, there was dead silence.

All the Ling Family Disciples stared blankly at the sky, at the green-robed figure still standing upright. The despair in their eyes had vanished, replaced by fanatical worship!

The Young Lord had blocked a world-destroying strike from a Peak Soul Transformation!

Ling Hao landed, his face as pale as paper, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth. Forcibly activating the True Interpretation of Creation and the Secret Art of Foretelling had caused a backlash far exceeding his imagination.

But his back remained straight, and the Battle Intent in his eyes was like flame.

"Golden-Armored Divine General," he wiped away the blood, his voice hoarse but firm, "I have taken your move."

"Now, it is my turn."

He formed seals with his hands.

The "Battle" character imprint on his chest burst forth with unprecedented, blinding golden light!

"Desolate Heaven Battle Body, fully activated!"

"Battle Domain Manifestation!"

"Boom!!!"

The pale golden Battle Domain expanded frantically, no longer limited to a hundred zhang, but covering a radius of ten li!

Within the Battle Domain, the nine-colored light evolved into mountains, rivers, sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Although they were merely projections, they had already taken on the initial form of a "world"!

This was the sign of the third stage of the Battle Domain: "Manifestation"!

Although it was only an initial form, it had already caused Ling Hao's aura to climb frantically, briefly touching the threshold of Soul Transformation!

"With my Battle Domain, I shall suppress your Heavenly Punishment!"

Ling Hao raised his hand, and the power of the Battle Domain condensed into a ten-thousand-zhang-long nine-colored battle spear, its tip pointing directly at the Golden-Armored Divine General!

"This spear is named 'Heaven-Defying'."

"Divine General, be prepared."

The battle spear left his hand, tearing through the firmament!

The nine-colored battle spear tore through the sky.

The spear shaft was not solid, but was condensed from the intertwining of the nine Origin Laws—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Ice, Wind, Thunder, and Darkness—with every inch flowing with Chaotic radiance.

At the tip of the spear, a speck of dark golden "True Intent of Returning to the Void" rotated like a black hole. Everywhere it passed, space annihilated silently, and even the Laws of heaven and earth retreated.

This spear was not just power; it was will. It was the ultimate strike released by Ling Hao after fusing all his insights into the Nine Origins, Battle Intent, Creation, and Foretelling.

As the spear was unleashed, heaven and earth changed color.