Chapter 884: Chapter 52: Law of Devouring Domain Rules
Zhou Yan temporarily escaped the danger and finally got a chance to catch his breath.
Although he had learned more about the Dark God Domain, Zhou Yan knew that due to the reason of the Thirteen Souls, he had not truly mastered the Supreme Dao corresponding to the various complex sword forms he practiced.
If he proceeded step by step, he would be suppressed in all aspects as he had been this time.
Therefore, if he could seize the Heart-soothing Spring, he might be able to trigger a temporary Soul Slash technique, dividing some incomplete Sword Souls to comprehend the rules of shape understanding war beast domains, thereby enabling him to use previously coordinated techniques even without reaching the Divine Spirit Second Transition.
This way, his combat power would be greatly enhanced, and he wouldn’t be so passive.
“Brother Zhou Yan, your foresight ability has become so strong now, it’s truly astonishing.”
Even though Zhou Ying knew Zhou Yan was incredible, seeing his ability to predict things like a divine being, she couldn’t help but praise him.
As an extraordinary woman with the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body and the Heavenly Spirit Eye, able to see through illusions, Zhou Ying understood that for a cultivator to have such a strong sixth sense at every moment was an incredibly terrifying ability.
Cultivators who didn’t know might not think much of it, but those who understood the difficulty would recognize that this ability, even a trace of it, often played a crucial role in saving lives.
Zhou Ying couldn’t imagine how extraordinary Zhou Yan’s future would be with such a heaven-defying ability.
She gazed at Zhou Yan with deep admiration in her eyes.
Although she was progressing rapidly and felt she had finally understood her own rules, believing she could no longer be a burden to Zhou Yan and could finally protect him, Zhou Yan displayed a series of mysterious and powerful abilities, making her feel she couldn’t catch up.
Yet the life in the small wooden house made Zhou Ying realize that being with Zhou Yan was what truly mattered.
For where Zhou Yan was, was where her happiness lay.
“This must be the result of merging the Eight Great Sword Forms into the Chaos Sword Body and developing the Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart, in addition to seizing the Ancient Evil Heart. Unfortunately, these fusions are incomplete and have only temporarily synthesized due to my understanding, but even so, they possess great power.
I guess in the future I will not be weaker than those talented young geniuses.”
Zhou Yan pondered aloud.
Only with close ones like Ping’er and Zhou Ying would Zhou Yan not conceal his understanding in this aspect.
“Yes, Brother Zhou Yan, you are always the number one in my heart, the absolute number one,” Zhou Ying said earnestly.
Ping’er nodded vigorously, eager to raise both hands in agreement with Zhou Ying’s words.
Clearly, Zhou Yan’s terrifying progress along the way was indeed astonishing. The hardships and the overall schemes within these circumstances were things even those outstanding young geniuses couldn’t endure.
“In the Great Domain, it’s hard to compete, but I’m unafraid. I’ll do my best, with all my might, to protect my happiness, to strive for more happiness for my family and friends. That is the direction of my effort.”
Zhou Yan smiled, gently stroking the heads of Zhou Ying and Ping’er. Then, fixing his gaze ahead, he said, “Xiong Ba is coming, indeed my decision to save Ping’er first was very correct.”
“Hmm? Brother Zhou Yan, did you foresee this long ago?” Zhou Ying asked in surprise.
“No, Xiong Ba and Ping’er are different. Xiong Ba practices the Slaughter Path, and the more dire and oppressive the environment, the more it can stimulate his strong Qi Blood Power and combat talent. At the same time, he learns techniques similar to my True Void Heavenly Prohibition. If he couldn’t even escape, I would indeed be a bit disappointed. In contrast, Ping’er, being simple-hearted, isn’t good at slaughter and practices a Sealing Mode domain. If captured by a ruthless and merciless enemy, it would be hard for her to escape.”
Zhou Yan explained.
His explanation made Zhou Ying and Ping’er suddenly realize.
Zhou Ying and Ping’er hadn’t thought that Zhou Yan could understand them so clearly and thoroughly, as if even Ping’er or Xiong Ba themselves hadn’t considered this problem.
“Brother Zhou Yan, what about me? If Ying Ying were captured, what would happen?”
“You? I’m not worried about you being captured, really. For someone like you, I’ve been sure you couldn’t be captured. Even if you were, there would be no danger. Your talent is your greatest trump card and safety guarantee.”
Zhou Yan’s words left Zhou Ying puzzled.
Her beautiful eyes showed a kind of naive confusion, displaying a rare adorable girlish demeanor.
“This world is ultimately not a completely cruel world; talented cultivators are unknowingly treated well by other cultivators.
Your talent is unmatched. If you entered the Lan clan, they would inevitably try to win you over, letting you join the Dark God Domain and a Great Sect, quickly making you a core or even direct disciple with unimaginable high status.”
“Ping’er’s talent is inherent and requires detection to be noticed, which is why she might encounter dangers. Additionally, Ping’er being captured by a group of immature low-realm cultivators, if a Lan clan cultivator with some status sensed Ping’er’s soul body talent, they wouldn’t harm her either.”
“So, if something happened to you, I wouldn’t worry. Ying Ying, would you be a bit disappointed?”
Zhou Yan smiled lightly.
He was in a good mood, rarely engaging in direct conversation with Zhou Ying.
“Brother Zhou Yan, Ying Ying isn’t disappointed at all, on the contrary, I’m very happy. This means that Ying Ying can really handle things on her own, which lets Brother Zhou Yan rest easy. Being able to ease your worries is the most satisfying thing for me.”
Zhou Ying said joyfully.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan was filled with a silent sense of gratitude.
“Awooo—Saint Master, I’ve got something important to report, Ping’er, uh—”
Xiong Ba came running up, panting heavily, speaking in a rush about the Tai Chu Runes, but suddenly stopped short.
“You… Ping’er, you’re fine, but I, Xiong Ba, was worried sick. You really are kind-hearted.”
“Well, Xiong Ba, you even blame Ping’er? Didn’t you consider that back when you were the War Sky Sacred Bear, both Ping’er and Zhou Ying were very weak? Now your strength is similar to theirs, don’t you feel ashamed?”
Zhou Yan chided playfully.
“Well, I was, I was just joking around.”
As Zhou Yan spoke, Xiong Ba immediately became a bit bashful.
But, even in human form, the bashful look of a big bear was indeed quite baffling.
Xiong Ba already had questionable aesthetics, and being bashful like this only made him look even clumsier.
However, his actions made Ping’er and Zhou Ying burst into giggles, reducing much of the tense and bloody combat atmosphere.
“By the way, Saint Master, I, Xiong Ba, have stumbled upon a grand opportunity, discovering something immensely important.”
Xiong Ba wasn’t overly familiar with Tai Chu Runes, which made his explanation somewhat jumbled, but Zhou Yan knew that Xiong Ba used multiple Tai Chu Runes to describe its importance, so it must have been an extraordinary discovery.
“What happened, tell me slowly. Besides, among us, we can just use the basic plane language or soul consciousness communication. You’re not so foolish as to forget that, right?”
Zhou Yan said with a hint of annoyance.
Xiong Ba could be guileless sometimes, but he wasn’t actually stupid, just slow to react at times.
Reminded by Zhou Yan, Xiong Ba realized that communicating with Tai Chu Runes wasn’t necessary among themselves. Feeling a bit awkward, he didn’t dwell on it but rather concentrated and conveyed the entire situation to Zhou Yan through soul communication.
Upon hearing it, a streak of startling light flashed through the depths of Zhou Yan’s eyes, piercing through like a thunderbolt across a deep pool.
“Well done, Xiong Ba! If you hadn’t told me, although I would have discovered it eventually, it would probably be much later. This discovery is of great use to me right now; I must change my cultivation method immediately!”
Zhou Yan’s face showed some pleasant surprise, fully acknowledging Xiong Ba’s words.
Receiving Zhou Yan’s praise, Xiong Ba was over the moon, like a child, filled with extreme excitement, yelling joyfully.
“Don’t get too excited yet. Let’s return to our cabin area first, and later we’ll explore this rule together. Once you’ve mastered the Tai Chu Runes, we’ll head to Tianxing City.
In Tianxing City, there’s the Purgatory Refiner’s examination and badge, which we must possess to truly settle down in the Dark Domain.”
Zhou Yan spoke as he took out a Sword Illusion Realm prepared for Xiong Ba from his Soul Sea, imparting all the basic knowledge regarding the Dark God Domain to him.
The group then rested briefly before flying back to the cabin in the forest.
Along the way, they encountered no further dangers, and the grey-green-haired woman Ping’er spoke of did not appear again.
…
Time passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.
Xiong Ba and the others have achieved considerable mastery of the Tai Chu Runes, communicating without issues, but were still somewhat lacking in Array Dao, which required a lot of time to comprehend and ponder, unable to be completed in a short time.
During this period, Zhou Yan initially struggled to perform the powerful True Void Heavenly Prohibition, so the manifestation of his domain’s devouring ability wasn’t evident.
This vicious cycle had Zhou Yan stuck for nearly seven days.
Due to the soul body being injured and difficult to recover, akin to a Dao Soul Loss, Zhou Yan couldn’t activate the second War Beast Sword Soul, which led to the blocking of various other abilities—after all, Zhou Yan had combined everything into a complete Dao Sheng Yi for greater strength, causing harm in the present.
Finally, in a pinch, Zhou Yan performed the supreme Shape Understanding Heavenly Gang Transformation Method within the Soul Sea to simulate other Sword Souls. This approach indirectly helped him rediscover and understand the Dark God Domain, surprisingly achieving astonishing results.