Liu Sheng Xusu’s figure flashed, and the Flood Dragon Devil Fist missed its target, breaking a large tree which then fell with a crash.
"You almost injured me there!" Liu Sheng Xusu reappeared, kicking Ye Qiu in the back and sending him flying once again.
Ye Qiu rolled several times on the ground, his body becoming covered with a mix of mud and blood that clung to his skin.
He looked utterly disheveled.
"What a pity..." Ye Qiu’s counterattack missed, his face slightly showing his disappointment.
"Very good, to still be able to counterattack after being injured , if it weren’t for my domain, you might have succeeded with that strike."
"You won’t be able to dodge the next hit!" Ye Qiu replied indifferently. He propped himself up and slowly stood, his gaze becoming impassive.
"Interesting, do you think you can hit me?" Liu Sheng Xusu laughed, as if he had heard a great joke, "Even if I stand here and let you strike, you can’t injure me. You don’t understand the power of the domain, so you might as well resign yourself to fate."
"Resign to fate? I, Ye Qiu, have never known what that means," Ye Qiu said.
"If I break through to the legendary realm, I could eliminate you with one hand!"
"Haha... Quite a bold claim. Do you think I would give you the chance to break through?" Liu Sheng Xusu was skeptical, "Or do you think I will let you go so you can reach the legendary realm and then kill you?"
"Stop fantasizing. In my domain, no opponent has left alive, and you’re no exception!"
Ye Qiu snorted, "Don’t think being in the domain makes you a god. You don’t dare let me leave alive because you’re afraid. You fear that I’ll break through to the legendary realm. Then, even with your domain, I assure you, I can still kill you even without my own domain."
"Liu Sheng Xusu, I ask you, do you dare let me leave?"
Liu Sheng Xusu was unmoved, "You’re trying to bargain for your life, but you’ve miscalculated. Even if you provoke me, it’s useless. To use an old saying from your Huaxia, ’releasing the tiger back to the mountain, will lead to endless troubles.’ Although you are not a tiger in my eyes, merely an ant with a bit of strength, I do not wish to waste time. I shall strike once more and kill you."
"So you’re wrong in your thinking, today you will undoubtedly die. No matter what you say, you can’t change this outcome!"
Liu Sheng Xusu wiped the Duanchang Sword, looking interestedly at Ye Qiu, whose eyes revealed a deadly determination.
Liu Sheng Xusu would certainly not make such a foolish mistake; he was not provoked into releasing him.
On the contrary, there was a hint of wariness in his eyes. Ye Qiu understood that even though Liu Sheng Xusu wouldn’t verbally admit it, he didn’t dare let Ye Qiu leave alive.
This man from the Land of the Rising Sun truly intended to ensure his death!
Ye Qiu sighed deeply in his heart, realizing the impression he had left on Liu Sheng Xusu wasn’t small; despite possessing strength comparable to the peak of the legendary realm, Liu Sheng Xusu still didn’t dare allow him to leave.
Unable to overpower or provoke him, Liu Sheng Xusu was indeed a formidable opponent—physically strong and with a resolute mind, making it very tough to shake his resolve.
"Can I only let him kill me?" Ye Qiu was unwilling; he still had much to accomplish, to avenge the Dugu family, and to fulfill Old Mo’s wishes.
"I must break the domain; there must be a way."
Facing Liu Sheng Xusu’s murderous gaze, Ye Qiu knew he didn’t have much time left. If he couldn’t find a way to break his current predicament soon, Liu Sheng Xusu might actually succeed in killing him.
Ye Qiu clenched his fists; with just one thought, he could enter a transformed state anytime.
Ye Qiu didn’t want to resort to that; the cost of transformation was too high. He feared that if he couldn’t kill Liu Sheng Xusu and exhausted the power of the dark flames, he might never regain the source of strength again.
Such a cost, unless absolutely necessary, Ye Qiu did not want to bear. Even if he could cultivate again, could he really start over?
Let Old Mo continue waiting for him to grow?
But would those chosen ones in the ancient lands wait for him?
Not at all. As the mysterious spot in the ancient lands opened, Ye Qiu, who could not enter, would only be pulled further and further away. Wishing to avenge the Dugu Family, he would be hopeless for life.
There must be another way!
Ye Qiu’s mind raced, his thoughts flashing continuously. Where were the vulnerabilities in this realm, or was it like a Formation that could be broken directly at the critical point?
But he was trapped in this realm and hadn’t found any critical point. Realms and Formations were entirely different in nature.
All sorts of ideas rapidly spun in Ye Qiu’s mind, but, regretfully, he dismissed them one by one, none of them viable.
Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through Ye Qiu’s mind, and he felt a surge of joy. How could he have forgotten this trick? The most update n0vels are published on noⅴelfire.net
With a plan in mind, Ye Qiu’s demeanor suddenly changed as he thought of a feasible method.
"Hehe... is this the rekindling of light before death or preparation for a final struggle?" Liusheng Suzuo observed Ye Qiu’s changing aura; although Ye Qiu’s resilience amazed him, the gap between them was too wide to be easily bridged.
It was like a mortal wanting to kill a god—utterly ludicrous.
"Seeing how persistent you are, I really don’t have the heart to kill you. I still want to play with you a bit more." Liusheng Suzuo chuckled condescendingly. He held Ye Qiu’s fate in his hands, and it was time he understood everything.
Maintaining a realm required a significant amount of power. Liusheng Suzuo had toyed with Ye Qiu for so long, and although Ye Qiu still didn’t want to die, he didn’t want to continue the game either, as it would consume too much power, and he would need a lot of time to recover.
"It’s time to end this!" Liusheng Suzuo raised his arm, his body slowly vanishing.
Ye Qiu closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, the color of his pupils had instantly turned black.
Liusheng Suzuo’s sword fell abruptly, swift as a startled swan, especially within the realm, almost invisible.
"There it is!" The black ripples flowed in Ye Qiu’s eyes as he wielded his sword and suddenly turned around, the Duanchang Sword striking down instantly.
Liusheng Suzuo felt a lightness in his hand, his expression changing.
Without much thought, he vanished again, sword out!
Ye Qiu didn’t have time to rise; his wrist flipped, and he thrust his sword.
The Kusanagi Sword clashed instantly with the Duanchang Sword. This time, Liusheng Suzuo was genuinely alarmed.
The first time could be a coincidence, but the second time certainly could not be.
How did he do it? How could he dodge my attacks in my realm!
Liusheng Suzuo refused to believe it; he appeared silently this time, yet before he could strike, Ye Qiu’s Sword Qi had already locked onto him in an instant.
Liusheng Suzuo hastily retreated, his eyes wide open, waves stirring in his heart.
Could his realm have failed?