Chapter 1 Two Arrows

Both arrows were blocked and deflected.

Gu Shen decisively abandoned the idea of continuing to fight head-on with Extinguished Candle.

There was a high probability that Jia Wei's second domain could restrain his long-range attacks—

Before he could figure out the details of this second domain, he wouldn't waste his mental energy by drawing the third bow.

Every time he used [Truth], he had to pay a price, not only consuming a large amount of mental energy, but also facing the invasion of unknown disasters.

The spear thrust out!

Gu Shen pressed down with both hands, and countless iron scales swarmed over, transforming into a steel barrier!

Boom!

Jia Wei's [Guang Po] heavily struck Gu Shen's [Iron Throne]. Although his first domain could shatter "elementalization," the steel barrier was not composed of ethereal elements, but solid iron!

Thus, the fierce spear only produced a dull thud!

The effect was poor!

Jia Wei frowned, looking at the bent and dented tip of his spear in disbelief. No matter what kind of defensive seal, even if it was plated with a layer of black silver, he was confident he could pierce a hole!

What material was this steel barrier made of? His Guang Po spear had actually failed in a head-on collision?

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Seeing Jia Wei thrust his spear, Gu Shen felt a little nervous.

He had suffered from the Guang Po spear before, and knew how powerful its impact was… Whether his [Iron Throne] could withstand it was still unknown.

But a muffled sound rang out.

He knew… it was stable!

The Ice Sea was reborn after tribulation, and Gu Shen's mental power had been comprehensively elevated. Both domains had been promoted to Great Accomplishment, and his ability to summon and control iron had also risen accordingly. The density of the [Iron Throne] had increased tenfold.

As for the iron that made up the barrier, there was no need to mention it.

Gu Shen had never seen anything harder than this nameless iron!

If it were six years ago, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this spear head-on.

Since the [Iron Throne] could directly parry, the duel with Jia Wei was no longer so passive. Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief, swept backward, and unfolded both domains at the same time.

Blazing Fire and Pure Land descended upon the Red Lake.

He knew that the most important thing in today's battle was to guard his identity!

Countless people in Guang Ming Bi Lei suspected that he was "Hades."

To prove that he wasn't, he deliberately refused the fusion of "Hades Fire" in Qingqiu.

Therefore, no matter what means he used in this battle, he could not use "Authority"—

In other words.

To kill Jia Wei, he had to rely on the means he had comprehended and cultivated himself.

The frost in [Pure Land] could be used, but those souls he had raised, and the power of faith that believed in him, must not be moved in the slightest.

The ice and fire seas were originally two incompatible primitive elements, but at this moment they covered half of the Red Lake.

Under Gu Shen's mental control.

The Blazing Fire and Pure Land could coexist peacefully—

On the other side, Jia Wei, holding his spear and shield, slowly straightened his body.

He looked expressionlessly at the thin figure in front of him.

He knew that these were Gu Shen's two domains, but these two domains were very unreasonable.

In the secular understanding.

The transcendent's second domain is often born attached to the first domain. Take the former Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy as an example. When Sang Zhou Cave performed the task, the Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy's first domain was [Li Fire]. Because of this [Li Fire] domain, he was able to comprehend his own second domain, [Li Fire Giant], and use it to elementally arm himself.

But Gu Shen's two domains… were unrelated.

They could even be said to be mutually independent.

Jia Wei slowly raised his spear, and said calmly, "You are indeed a genius… but you will definitely die in the Red Lake today."

Above the night sky, the stars shone brightly.

Although no new sun rose after sunset… the Red Lake was still shrouded in a faint light.

The so-called "Guang Ming", referred not only to sunlight.

Moonlight, starlight, all the light in this world belonged to "Guang Ming."

Even if the most brilliant sun fell.

People could still see, which proved… Guang Ming still existed.

A large amount of pale brilliance lingered on the surface of the Red Lake. The starlight suspended on the top of the sky was attracted by the tip of the spear raised by Jia Wei, and countless thunderous sounds vibrated in the void for a time.

After Gu Shen's [Blazing Fire] and [Pure Land], two Great Accomplishment domains, descended on the Red Lake, they surged towards Jia Wei.

These two Great Accomplishment domains, because their rank was high enough, and Gu Shen's mental power was strong enough.

Even if one was taken out alone, it would be enough to fight against a low-level title holder, such as the Giant Deer Sage.

When the two domains were used together, one plus one was greater than two.

But at this moment, whether it was the flying blazing fire, or the silent and cold frost, they could not approach the Guang Ming Bi Lei knight shrouded in starlight. The [Ming Guang Armor] reflected sparkling waves, and Jia Wei, holding a spear high, was constantly surrounded by stray light fragments within a radius of ten feet. He seemed to have transformed into the brightest Venus star above the sky.

The brilliance in this world seemed dim under the call of the [Guang Po] domain.

"If I'm not mistaken, your second domain… should be a 'mental precept' engraved with special rules."

Gu Shen stood in the relatively dim night.

He watched as the brilliance of the entire Red Lake was absorbed by Jia Wei, and his expression did not fluctuate.

He was recalling the previous confrontation.

Neither of the two [Extinguished Candle] arrows had gained any advantage.

This was too rare.

The moment the [Extinguished Candle Arrows] touched Jia Wei, an invisible mental force cut off his connection with the arrows… This was not something that ordinary mental power could do. It was more like a precept, or even some kind of karma.

"Guang Ming is everywhere, and so is my will."

Jia Wei, holding the Guang Po spear high, did not shy away from hiding this secret.

He just revealed his second domain to the world in a calm tone: "As long as it contains mental power, I can cut off any 'attack' in this world, and block and reflect it… This vast Guang Ming, is my second domain [Yuan Fan]."

So that was it, just as he had guessed…

Gu Shen frowned. Although his expression was normal, he felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.

He knew that he was not the only one in this world with a top-level domain, but Jia Wei's second domain was a little too heaven-defying.

Each arrow shot by [Extinguished Candle] could search for the enemy on its own because it condensed his mental power, so it didn't need to be aimed carefully.

For others, this was a chilling assassination technique.

But for Jia Wei, this arrow was not terrible.

As long as it was attached with spirit, [Yuan Fan] could shatter it.

Any traceable arrow would be shattered.

All long-range attacks in this world, except for the heavy artillery of large source energy boats, would be attached to the mental power of the transcendent to assist in aiming… But in front of Jia Wei's second domain, these "long-range attack methods" were all ineffective. After using [Yuan Fan] to cut off the spiritual link, he could immediately block!

What a powerful defensive domain this was? It also had the ultimate counterattack effect!

No wonder Jia Wei could deflect the [Extinguished Candle Arrows] at a distance of about ten meters. This guy's second domain could achieve 100% rebound mental attacks, it was simply some kind of karmic weapon!

After achieving the title, Jia Wei had been stationed in the Red Lake.

He carried heavy titles such as [Saint Judge], [Red Lake Guardian], [West Continent Shield], and [Guang Ming Bi Lei] on his shoulders, and many people had questioned his strength.

But after these words were spoken tonight.

There would be no more doubts in the deep-water area.

This was an incomparably close to perfect second domain, and it was also very suitable for Jia Wei's own character.

"You're lucky."

Jia Wei said expressionlessly, "Guang Ming Bi Lei has ushered in its second sunset in nearly a hundred years… I can't use the most prosperous and peak power."

The starry sky was summoned by [Guang Po].

The spear held by Jia Wei no longer seemed as ethereal as before, but gradually solidified. Hundreds of millions of scorching lights overlapped together. Just looking at it, one could feel the heat of the spear!

"But even so, it's enough to kill you!"

Under the pouring of starlight, the [Guang Po] domain completed its energy storage.

A burly phantom appeared behind Jia Wei. When the transcendent's domain reached a very high level, this kind of "anthropomorphic" image would appear!

Transcendent cultivation was the transition in the level of life.

Both the physical body and the spirit were contending, and neither could be dispensed with.

And when the transcendent's spirit was strong enough, they would comprehend their own domain, and when the spirit was strong to the extreme, the domain would break through and have its own "charm".

Some transcendents who reached this step were gifted, and some were lucky.

But in either case, the appearance of "anthropomorphism" in the domain was considered to be the most difficult step in the spiritual transition, from zero to one.

This was also the reason why s-level abilities were powerful.

Bai Xiu's [Thunder Realm Walker] and Mu Wanqiu's [Judge] had "ability anthropomorphism" in the middle of their cultivation.

Jia Wei's aptitude was not high. He was almost rejected when he joined the Saint Judge Corps in his early years, but he had a firm heart that had never been defeated by any difficulties… It was this firm heart that allowed him to reach his current position step by step. The condensed illusory tall shadow was very similar to his current image.

Dressed in armor, as hard as iron!

"Kill!"

Jia Wei once again held the Guang Po spear and charged towards Gu Shen, but this time it was different from before. The Red Lake trembled and the starlight fell.

This time, he was really no longer alone.

Wherever the light fell, it was his battlefield.

After taking a step, the illusory shadow behind him flashed and differentiated, one into two and two into four. In just a few seconds, the entire surface of the Red Lake was filled with the cold light reflected by the Ming Guang Armor!

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

Looking at the rushing murderous scene in front of him, his state of mind was unprecedentedly peaceful.

The God of Melting Iron and Craftsmen once said that there were three realms in mind cultivation.

After the flow of mind, there was an endless split, using one mind for three purposes, ten purposes, and a hundred purposes.

He knew that he was far from being comparable to the God of Melting Iron and Craftsmen back then… But at this moment, seeing the overwhelming killing intent sweeping in from afar, Gu Shen suddenly felt enlightened. He stretched out his hands and slowly folded them together.

The half of the Red Lake ice covered by [Pure Land] shattered.

The other half of the Red Lake, which was wrapped and diffused by [Blazing Fire], suddenly surged.

These two incompatible domains were constantly glued together by dozens of wisps of Gu Shen's spirit.

The entire Red Lake seemed to have become a folded mirror.

Thousands of troops and horses walked on the mirror.

And Gu Shen was the one holding the mirror.

He folded his hands and made a soft click, wanting to close this huge mirror.