Chapter 106 Failure

Gradually, with him as the center, the light began to dim and distort, as if swallowed by an invisible force.

A faint black, blurry spherical outline slowly emerged, its edges causing the space to ripple slightly, like a reflection in water.

In the center of this dim area, Yun Bai's figure became somewhat blurry.

Furthermore, nine extremely condensed pitch-black sword beams split from the huaying sword, like loyal fish, slowly weaving and cruising within this nascent Domain, emitting a heart-palpitating sharpness and deathly stillness.

The surrounding immortal clouds and mists were affected by this power, no longer drifting ethereally, but as if pulled by an invisible hand, then silently extinguished beyond the edges of that faint black boundary.

However, just at the moment when this Domain was about to stabilize and take shape—

Hum! A muffled, strange sound rang out!

The faint black Domain fluctuated violently, like a pricked bubble, and suddenly collapsed! The condensed spiritual power instantly lost control and backfired!

"Pfft—!" Yun Bai felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, violently spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face instantly turned as pale as paper, his aura withered rapidly, and the dissipating spiritual power stirred up a breeze.

Fortunately, the "Anonymous" body he was possessing had an incredibly robust Foundation, and its powerful self-healing ability quickly activated, suppressing the injuries, and his pale face soon regained some color. But Yun Bai knew clearly that he must not attempt a second time in the short term; he had to reserve his strength to deal with the upcoming fight to the death.

"Why?! The feeling was clearly right! The circulation trajectory was also flawless! Why does it always collapse at the final moment? Where exactly did something go wrong? Was the spiritual power output unstable? Or was the 'singularity' core outlined by my Divine Sense not solid enough? Or perhaps... is the direction of my understanding fundamentally wrong?"

Various thoughts collided frantically in his mind, yet he could find no answer. He had actually failed?

Elder Black, who had been watching closely, saw his pupils suddenly constrict the moment the prototype of Yun Bai's Domain appeared, and for the first time, his face revealed incredulous shock!

"This... is this... the aura of an Ancient God's Domain?!" He whispered in shock, even subconsciously taking half a step back. "How is this possible?! Ancient Gods... are not the gods Cultivated in later generations; they are the legendary... Father God Pangu! When Father God created the world, what He split open was an 'Dark Star' (primordial black hole) within that Chaos! The phenomenon of this child's nascent Domain is actually so similar to the power of the 'Dark Star' described in the ancient texts?!"

This shocking association caused his mind to tremble violently. But immediately after, he saw Yun Bai's Domain suddenly collapse, resulting in backlash and vomiting blood.

Elder Black then let out a long sigh of relief, stroking his chest, and said repeatedly: "Indeed... indeed it's impossible... That's right, I must have misjudged, it was just a moment of illusion... This child merely obtained some strange Legacy; it only resembles it in form but not in spirit, merely imitating clumsily... How could he possibly touch the power of an Ancient God..."

A sudden change occurred! A huge shadow shrouded him without warning! At the same time, a familiar, heart-palpitating pale golden Domain pressure, like a ten-thousand-foot mountain, crashed down!

Was it Guardian Deity Wang Shan's Golden Seal? He had actually returned? Although surprised, Yun Bai was not flustered; he had long expected that the Heavenly Soldiers and Divine Generals would never let him "rest" here.

He no longer viewed this as a trial, but as a real, life-or-death battle. To break into the Heavenly Palace, one must fight their way to the Lingxiao Palace. Thus, all reactions from the enemy were within reason!

"Huaying! Unite! Break!" Yun Bai's pupils constricted, suppressing his injuries, as he poured all his hope and power into the divine sword!

The nine sword beams instantly converged. The huaying sword let out a passionate sword cry that tore through the sky, the emerald sword light condensed to the extreme, and even its edges faintly revealed a trace of unsettling, eerie black light! The power of the nine swords united, transforming into a rapidly rotating emerald drill, fiercely meeting the mountain-like Golden Seal that was suppressing him!

Boom-crack—! An ear-piercing sound of shattering exploded! The Golden Seal, which had been invincible and contained the Divine Might of an imperial decree, was forcibly drilled through with a hole by this sword strike that condensed all of Yun Bai's power and determination!

Yun Bai followed the sword, transforming into a bolt of lightning that broke free, soaring into the sky from that hole! He hovered in the air, his hair flying due to the turbulent energy. Although his clothes were damaged and he looked somewhat disheveled, his eyes were as cold as ten-thousand-year ice.

The frustration of the Domain condensation failure and the irritation of being interrupted intertwined in his heart. He looked closely and saw that Guardian Deity Wang Shan had returned, the bloody hole in his left shoulder pierced by the huaying sword still shocking and not fully healed. And beside him, the Giant Spirit God, who should have been defeated, had actually appeared again, holding a giant axe, full of Evil Qi!

Taking advantage of the perfect moment when Yun Bai had just broken free and his old strength had faded while his new strength had not yet arisen, the Giant Spirit God let out a heaven-shaking roar, and his Xuanhua giant axe, wreathed in terrifying power that tore through space, swept across his waist! The timing was extremely tricky and vicious!

Yun Bai was calm in the face of danger! At the critical moment, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind from the Huaying Sword Manual. He stepped into thin air, and a split huaying sword instantly flew beneath his feet.

"Sword Control!" He shouted in a low voice, his body standing steadily on the Flying Sword! The sword body lifted him lightly, allowing him to narrowly avoid the fatal sweep of the giant axe!

Standing on the Flying Sword, hovering in the air, Yun Bai looked down at the two "defeated opponents" from this perspective for the first time. Cold words were squeezed through his teeth, carrying undisguised annoyance.

Yun Bai said: "Defeated opponents! Guardian Deity Wang Shan, has the wound on your shoulder healed completely?" As he spoke, Yun Bai's Flying Sword emerged from the Void Realm, and the Giant Spirit God, unable to dodge in time, was pierced through the abdomen by the sword.

Guardian Deity Wang Shan's face turned ashen, and the severe pain in his left shoulder made his mouth twitch. "Arrogant evildoer! Trespassing in the Heavenly Palace, injuring my divine body! Your crimes are unforgivable! Today I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces, banish your Divine Soul to the Nine Serenities! All gods, attack together!"

Guardian Deity Wang Shan roared, exchanged a glance with the Giant Spirit God, and both saw the anger in the other's eyes. The next moment, something happened that made Yun Bai's scalp tingle. Guardian Deity Wang Shan's pale golden Domain and the Giant Spirit God's pale green Domain actually began to merge.

The gold and green divine lights intertwined crazily, instantly forming a more massive, solid, and terrifying composite Domain with exponentially increased power. Within this composite Domain, the wound on Guardian Deity Wang Shan's shoulder healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The same was true for the Giant Spirit God. The abdomen that had just been pierced was now as good as new.

He let out a roar of immense satisfaction, his speed suddenly increasing by a large margin, his massive body no longer clumsy, and the Xuanhua giant axe in his hand, as he swung it, was even wreathed in streaks of violent golden thunder and scorching crimson flames! As he swung the axe, it seemed to carry the might of heavenly thunder and earthly fire; the air was torn apart, emitting continuous sonic booms.

Yun Bai's expression was grave, and he immediately manipulated the nine sword beams to shoot rapidly at the Giant Spirit God's relatively fragile knee joints, intending to restrict his movements. However, under the superimposed pressure of the dual Domains, he felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire abyss, his movements half a beat slower than usual.

What was even more terrifying was that the composite Domain seemed to possess an eerie ability to distort attack trajectories. The nine sword beams, which were originally extremely precise and as fast as lightning, actually behaved as if they were drunk after entering the Domain range, their trajectories subtly deviating. Three of the sword beams even lost their aim and smashed into each other, emitting a chaotic clanging sound!

Meanwhile, the Giant Spirit God's axe, wreathed in thunder and fire, had even greater momentum, seizing the moment when Yun Bai's sword beams went out of control, and with a speed far exceeding before, swung down at his face.

Yun Bai furrowed his brows, exerting all his strength to control the sword to dodge, while simultaneously recalling the sword beams to block! Clang—!!! A loud noise! Although he barely managed to parry the axe blade, the terrifying power and the attached thunder and fire power still impacted him heavily through the sword body. Yun Bai felt his arms ache and go numb, his Qi and blood churning, and he was almost shaken off the Flying Sword! A sweetness rose in his throat, and he nearly spat out another mouthful of blood.

This dual Domain not only greatly enhanced the opponent but also severely restricted and interfered with his own performance. With his original ten percent strength, it was already his limit to exert sixty or seventy percent now. "This damn Domain, it can even stack... truly disgusting!" With these superimposed effects of enhancement and weakening, he was truly unable to hold on much longer.