"Divine Astral Realm martial artists, who can make me take even one step back?"
As Lu Changsheng’s voice fell, the vast and boundless Starry Sky Domain instantly enveloped the entire Golden Fruit Tree.
And expanded to a distance of a hundred zhang beyond the Golden Fruit Tree!
"Let ten zhang be the boundary."
"Anyone who steps within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree dies!"
Lu Changsheng’s voice echoed grandly in all directions.
The entirety of the Golden Swamp could hear Lu Changsheng’s declaration.
His words immediately triggered an uproar.
"What? Anyone who steps within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree dies? What is Lu Changsheng thinking?"
"This is absolute madness! The Golden Fruit only ripens once every ten years, and there are merely twenty or so each time. No one has ever been able to monopolize all the Golden Fruits, it’s typically a free-for-all. But now Lu Changsheng wants to dominate them all by himself? Truly arrogant beyond belief!"
"Even if Lu Changsheng is truly powerful, so what? Against so many top-tier Divine Astral Realm martial artists, can he actually kill them all?"
"Ignore him. Continue fighting for the Golden Fruits!"
A large number of martial artists still surged toward the Golden Fruit Tree.
Especially the leading top-tier teams occupying favorable positions.
Each and every one of them pressed forward urgently.
As for the ten zhang boundary Lu Changsheng established?
At this moment, no one actually cared!
"I’m the first to reach the Golden Fruit Tree."
"Although my position is slightly behind, my speed is unparalleled. I’ll arrive at the Golden Fruit Tree just after the Sky Dragon Team, and I should be able to collect a few Golden Fruits."
The first person to step within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree was not the leading martial artist, nor a member of the Lingshu Team. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet
It was Xu Fei from the Heavenly Mechanism Team!
Xu Fei had mastered the Wind Domain, enhancing his own body with it, and coupled with his peak speed and agility techniques, his velocity reached an extreme.
However, as soon as Xu Fei stepped within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree, into Lu Changsheng’s Starry Sky Domain, Xu Fei’s expression drastically changed.
The Starry Sky Domain instantly crushed Xu Fei’s Wind Domain.
The pinnacle Starry Sky Domain could utterly dominate any other domain.
Before Xu Fei could recover, a sharp jolt rocked through his mind, and an agonizing pain stabbed his consciousness.
Lu Changsheng unleashed a strike with his Heart Sword.
Accompanied by the spiritual shock, Xu Fei’s movements stalled for just a moment—enough time for Lu Changsheng to draw his blade.
The blade gleamed brightly.
A crimson streak of blade light tore through the void.
In the dark Starry Sky Domain, the blade strike appeared dazzling.
And yet, this dazzling blade light was also deadly.
The power of 10,000 cauldrons erupted.
Instantly shattering several layers of Divine Power on Xu Fei’s body.
With one stroke, Xu Fei was decapitated, his headless body collapsing into the swamp as his severed head and corpse were swiftly swallowed by the Golden Swamp.
"Xu Fei is dead? With just one blade stroke?!"
"Ten zhang! It really is just a ten zhang range!"
"Does Lu Changsheng truly intend to single-handedly challenge all these top-tier teams and martial artists?"
The Divine Astral Realm martial artists witnessing the scene almost unanimously believed Lu Changsheng had lost his mind.
They understood clearly—even the most audacious Divine Astral Realm martial artist wouldn’t dare claim they could face off against so many elite teams.
Take the Lingshu Team, for instance.
Without resorting to certain treasures, it would be pure fantasy to resist so many teams.
In fact, even with treasures, they might explode under sheer pressure.
As for Dong Tianhua acting alone?
He would’ve been obliterated long ago.
For every ten-year cycle of Golden Fruit contention, competitions were always decided by individual capability.
Although some teams managed to counter many elite squads, no team or individual Divine Astral Realm martial artist had ever truly resisted everyone.
But Lu Changsheng was attempting to do so.
Moreover, he had just killed Xu Fei with a single strike.
Bear in mind, Xu Fei was no weaker than Dong Mao.
And yet, Lu Changsheng slew Xu Fei so decisively, with no hesitation, cleanly dispatching him in an instant.
The speed of it was almost incomprehensible.
"Release domains, annihilate Lu Changsheng’s domain!"
At this moment, a martial artist immediately reacted.
Domains—the critical factor.
Facing so many, could Lu Changsheng hold his ground?
They would grind him down if necessary!
At once, countless domains swept toward Lu Changsheng like a deluge.
Ten, twenty, fifty, eighty, a hundred...
Neither Lu Changsheng nor anyone else knew the exact number of layers of domains.
But there were unquestionably at least one hundred.
A hundred layers of domains galloped grandly, all targeting Lu Changsheng.
The weight of it was earth-shattering.
No domain could endure it.
Lu Changsheng’s Sea Wave Domain and Storm Domain were also unleashed.
But these two domains, not yet perfected, didn’t even have the chance to merge.
As soon as they appeared, they were crushed outright by the hundred layers of domains.
Lu Changsheng immediately deployed his Starry Sky Domain and Waterfall Domain.
Both of these were pinnacle domains!
However, even pinnacle domains couldn’t withstand the onslaught of a hundred layers in sheer volume.
They held firm for only a moment before signs of collapse emerged.
"Hahaha, Lu Changsheng cannot hold out any longer."
"We have a hundred layers of domains—who could possibly endure?"
"Lu Changsheng is truly terrifying, managing to cultivate two pinnacle domains. But without the collaboration of over a hundred Divine Astral Realm martial artists, gathering a hundred layers of domains, who could rival Lu Changsheng’s domains?"
"One final push! Shatter Lu Changsheng’s domains!"
Over a hundred Divine Astral Realm martial artists erupted in excitement.
It seemed that "shattering" Lu Changsheng’s pinnacle domains filled them with a sense of achievement.
Yet Lu Changsheng showed no trace of panic.
Even as his two pinnacle domains trembled on the verge of collapse, his demeanor remained utterly serene.
"A hundred layers of domains, and this is all the pressure you can muster?"
Lu Changsheng shook his head.
Ordinarily, gathering a hundred layers of powerful domains would be nearly impossible.
Only now, having become everyone’s "archenemy," did he have the chance to face a hundred top-tier domains.
Yet Lu Changsheng still felt disillusioned.
In the path of domains, Lu Changsheng had walked far, far beyond any other Divine Astral Realm martial artist!
"Starry Sky Domain at the Perfect Realm!"
"Waterfall Domain at the Perfect Realm!"
In the next moment, the two pinnacle domains fused together.
The semi-True Starry Sky Waterfall Domain descended with a roar!