"Half-step Divine Transformation is that powerful? Today, I'll fight ten!"
As Zhang Fan's words fell, countless sword dao rules and lightning dao rules erupted from his body, shrouding a hundred-mile radius in their presence. Sharp sword qi danced in the air, and destructive lightning flashed across the heavens and earth.
A domain containing nearly two million dao rules took shape.
Upon sensing it, everyone's hearts were filled with shock.
The number of lightning dao and sword dao rules reached over ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine each, just one step away from perfection.
What a staggering number.
Indeed, during this seclusion, Zhang Fan not only elevated his cultivation to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage but also honed the rules of sword dao and lightning dao to a state incredibly close to completion.
However, before they could react, Zhang Fan took a step forward. Divine light flickered on his towering frame, and an invisible disintegrating force permeated the air, overlapping with the lightning sword dao domain. Under the dual domain, the ten Half-step Divine Transformation powerhouses, who had initially appeared calm, paled slightly.
Behind him, the Nascent Soul cultivators felt as if they were bound by shackles, every inch of their strength severely restrained.
With his domain established, Zhang Fan flipped his hand and retrieved a blood-colored iron sword. Gripping it with both hands, he unleashed a fierce slash.
Innumerable sword dao rules converged, making the sword light incredibly dazzling, as if connecting heaven and earth, cleaving the world in two.
Facing this overwhelmingly domineering sword strike, Fu Beichen and the others instinctively wanted to evade and avoid its sharpness. But they suddenly remembered that behind them, the ten Half-step Divine Transformation experts, stood nearly a hundred of the top Nascent Soul cultivators from the three factions.
If they dodged, this single strike could obliterate a large group of Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Attack together! We must block it!"
After all, the ten of them were Half-step Divine Transformation powerhouses. Even with the suppression of the dual domain, they could only exert seventy to eighty percent of their strength. Yet, their combined might was still terrifying. The dazzling sword light was blocked by their combined efforts, and under the bombardment of various divine abilities and techniques, it dissolved into a sky full of sword qi.
"Kill!"
With Zhang Fan's sword strike, the battle officially erupted. Neither side hesitated, and they charged at each other.
"It seems these three old fellows have their eyes on my sword dao secret treasure. They're attacking me simultaneously!" Liu Mu had just moved when Fu Beichen, Bai Mengtian, and Sima Cang simultaneously launched an assault on him.
Seeing this, Ling Xiu and Mo Yan charged towards Bai Mengtian and Fu Beichen, respectively.
"Old ghost Bai, we didn't finish last time. Let's continue now." Even though he had been defeated by Bai Mengtian in the Panlong Mountain Range, Mo Yan was still full of fighting spirit and showed no fear.
This was because under Zhang Fan's dual domain suppression, Bai Mengtian's strength could not be fully unleashed, while he, unaffected by the domain, felt like a fish in water.
"A defeated foe, how can you speak of courage?" Bai Mengtian sneered. "Since you were lucky to escape that day, I will send you on your way today."
"An arrogant soldier is destined to lose from the start. You will be defeated today, and the Fei Xian Mansion will be erased from the Wushan Star Domain forever."
Fu Beichen had also intended to deal with Liu Mu first and seize the sword dao secret treasure, but before he could get close, Ling Xiu intercepted him.
With the profound secret treasure within his grasp, only to be entangled by Ling Xiu, a surge of fury ignited within Fu Beichen. He stared coldly at Ling Xiu, his voice low, "Today, I will surely slay you with my sword!"
"Today it's either you die or I live. Why waste so many words?" Ling Xiu's hands bore a pair of pitch-black rings, around which dark radiance swirled. As he threw a punch, space vibrated and shattered like a mirror.
Fu Beichen unleashed his Black Water Sword Technique and met Ling Xiu's assault.
"I heard your name is Sima Cang. Your arm has recovered quite quickly. I wonder if it will regrow after I lop it off again?" Liu Mu, wielding his massive heavy sword, swung towards Sima Cang.
Three months of secluded cultivation had allowed Liu Mu to gain a deeper understanding of the sword dao secret treasure in his hand. He was confident that even without the suppression of Zhang Fan's dual domain, he could fight Sima Cang to a draw.
But now, he had the confidence to kill him.
Zhang Fan transformed into lightning and engaged the seven Half-step Divine Transformation experts. Although his cultivation was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, in terms of the sheer abundance of his spiritual power, few in the Half-step Divine Transformation realm could match him.
With the advantage of sword dao and lightning dao rules, and as long as the opponent's divine soul had not fully merged with their rules, Zhang Fan was confident he could sweep away all opposition.
These seven Half-step Divine Transformation experts were the hidden trump cards of the three factions. They usually cultivated in seclusion and stayed out of worldly affairs, making their strength slightly superior to Fu Beichen and the others. Yet, even with their combined efforts, they could not subdue Zhang Fan.
Besides the Half-step Divine Transformation experts, the other cultivators of the Sixth Prince's Mansion were also locked in combat with the three factions. With the aid of the dual domain, although they were outnumbered, when the battle truly began, a scene unfolded that was difficult for everyone to comprehend.
The Sixth Prince's Mansion, along with Lin Haotian, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon, and over twenty others, fought on par with the alliance of nearly a hundred people from the three factions.
"What a terrifying domain! Cultivators at the Seven Tribulations realm can barely exert fifty percent of their strength within it?"
If any cultivator below the Six Tribulations realm were to enter this dual domain, Zhang Fan would likely not need to lift a finger; he could easily annihilate them using the domain's power.
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon's massive body churned in the air. With its robust physique, few cultivators below the Divine Transformation realm could break its defenses. Seeing Zhang Fan single-handedly hold off seven Half-step Divine Transformation experts, it became increasingly reckless.
"Dragon Tail Sweep!"
A colossal tail swept through the air. A large group of cultivators from the three factions could not withstand this immense power and were sent flying, spitting blood.
"Haha, exhilarating!" The Blood Demon Flood Dragon swallowed a Seven Tribulations realm cultivator whole and let out a wild roar!
Seeing the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's audacity, one Half-step Divine Transformation expert could no longer tolerate it. He attempted to break free from Zhang Fan's restraint to deal with the flood dragon first.
But Zhang Fan would not allow it. "Try this move."
Zhang Fan's internal cultivation technique whirled madly, and the Heaven Splitting Goring Beast Record was instantly illuminated. Simultaneously, a colossal phantom image of a Heaven Splitting Goring Beast appeared above Zhang Fan's head, and an aura filled with ancient, primordial grandeur enveloped the entire Luoxian Mountain Range.
"This is... the primordial fierce beast, Heaven Splitting Goring Beast?"
They had no time to panic as the Heaven Splitting Goring Beast strode forward, charging towards one of them.
The sharp single horn on its head struck fear even into the hearts of the Half-step Divine Transformation experts. They all had a sense that if they were struck by it, they would be instantly annihilated, body and soul.
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