192: Chapter 192: Taking Someone Down with Me

Outside the light barrier, Xiao Ran stopped in his tracks.

He stood on a giant rock a hundred zhang away from the light barrier, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the barrier before him.

Eerie blood-colored runes circulated upon it, and every rune was constantly changing, as if it were alive.

They would gather and disperse, forming a pattern so complex it made one's scalp tingle.

"This is the Domain of a Void Refinement Stage expert."

"And it is not a single Domain."

Xiao Ran recognized this scene instantly, because Mo Yuan had used this move before.

Domain, this is a Divine Ability unique to Void Refinement Stage experts.

This is an independent space formed by their mastery of Law; once one enters this space, it is equivalent to fighting on the enemy's home turf.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh.

Because he knew that with his current strength, forcing his way in would be suicide.

Once a Domain is formed, even experts of the same level cannot break it in a short time, let alone Xiao Ran, who is still just a small Soul Transformation Stage cultivator.

So, there was no need to even think about it.

However, he could not just sit by and watch Li Changsheng and Su Qinghan remain trapped inside.

If something were to happen to them, it would be too late for regrets.

"I cannot break it, but that doesn't mean others can't."

Xiao Ran muttered to himself, his mind rapidly recalling the twenty-plus Legacies he had obtained in the Ancient Battlefield.

If he couldn't do it, surely some expert could.

He refused to believe that among so many experts, not a single one had a solution?

Thus, Xiao Ran quickly searched through the Legacies in his Sea of Consciousness.

The Dao of Poison of the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable—no.

The fire attacks of the Burning Heaven Demon Venerable—no.

The ice-type Spells of the Ice Demon Venerable—no.

The treasure-seeking technique of Daoist Duobao—even less so.

He ruled them out one by one, when suddenly a name flashed through his mind.

Venerable Powang.

That was an ancient powerhouse who specialized in studying Formations and Domains; it was said that he spent his entire life searching for ways to break every Formation in the world.

His Legacy contained detailed records of the structural principles of various Formations, methods for finding their flaws, and techniques for breaking them.

Xiao Ran had thought this stuff was too niche at the time and had only glanced over it; he hadn't expected it to come in handy today.

"Now, I can only cram at the last minute."

He immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and sank his Divine Sense into his Sea of Consciousness to begin perusing the Legacy of Venerable Powang.

The information from the Legacy surged in like a tide; the classification, structure, core, and array eyes of Formations... all sorts of knowledge filled his mind.

"A Domain is essentially a special type of Formation, using the caster's will as the core and Law as the medium to construct a space independent of the real world."

The voice of Venerable Powang echoed in his mind.

"Breaking a Domain has always been a difficult problem in the cultivation world; there are generally two methods."

"The first is to break the Law with force, using power that exceeds the Domain's limit to forcibly shatter it."

"The second is to break the Law with finesse, finding the Domain's weak point and using minimal power to tear open a gap."

Seeing this, Xiao Ran's heart immediately sank.

Break the Law with force?

As an Early Stage of Spirit Severing cultivator facing a Domain set up by the combined efforts of three Void Refinement Stage Yao Beasts, he wouldn't even be scratching the surface.

So, he could only break the Law with finesse.

He continued to flip through the Legacy.

Venerable Powang had detailed records on how to find the weak points of a Domain, such as observing the speed of rune flow, the concentration of spiritual power, and spatial stability... the methods were cumbersome, and every step was written clearly.

"Damn it, there's no time to learn this on the fly!"

Xiao Ran cursed angrily in his heart.

He was currently like someone stumped by a difficult math competition problem, and suddenly a textbook appeared; as long as he learned it, he could solve the problem.

But the first chapter of this textbook was advanced mathematics...

How long would that take?

By the time he learned it, the corpses of Li Changsheng and Su Qinghan would already be cold.

Xiao Ran had thoughts of giving up.

Just at this moment, a secret technique suddenly emerged from the Legacy of Venerable Powang.

"This Venerable knew that the juniors of later generations wouldn't be able to sit still to learn theoretical knowledge; I couldn't sit still back then either."

"So, I personally created a secret technique."

"No need to learn the theory; you only need to cast the secret technique, and it will naturally help you find the loopholes."

A slightly teasing voice rang out from within his Sea of Consciousness.

Xiao Ran was overjoyed.

Venerable Powang was truly worthy of being called a Venerable; he was damn thoughtful.

Thus, Xiao Ran immediately began to learn the secret technique.

Learning the secret technique was much simpler than the theory.

Before long, he opened his eyes, a flash of golden light passing through them.

This was the Powang Secret Technique.

Xiao Ran immediately looked at the light barrier before him, and soon, the rune pattern of the light barrier automatically appeared in his eyes.

This feeling was like using AI; it was incredibly satisfying.

Xiao Ran simply took a Jade Slip from his storage ring, pressed it to his forehead, and while analyzing, began to record the rune patterns on the light barrier.

Time passed bit by bit.

The runes on the light barrier were constantly changing, but Xiao Ran discovered that their changes had a pattern.

Every ten breaths, the runes would contract from the outside in once.

Every thirty breaths, they would expand from the inside out once.

During the process of contraction and expansion, a momentary fluctuation would appear on the light barrier; that fluctuation point was the weak point of the Domain.

"Found it."

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up, but then he immediately frowned.

The weak point did indeed exist, but it only appeared for that one instant, and its position was not fixed.

To catch it precisely, someone inside the Domain needed to cooperate, attacking from the inside at the moment the weak point appeared; only by attacking from both inside and outside could a gap be torn open.

He needed someone, a Void Refinement Stage expert.

And there was only one Void Refinement Stage powerhouse on the scene, and that was Captain Zhao.

Therefore, he had to find Captain Zhao.

Xiao Ran gritted his teeth; he could only take a gamble.

He stood up, took out the ten thousand poison bead from his storage ring, and pulled a few petals of the ten thousand poisons lotus from his bosom.

He wanted to concoct a type of poison mist that could temporarily weaken the stability of the Domain.

This method had been recorded in the Legacy of Venerable Powang.

Using poison to attack the Formation, employing poison mist to erode the Domain's spiritual power structure and make it fragile.

He crushed the petals, mixed them into the poison gas from the ten thousand poison bead, added a few drops of his own blood essence, and formed hand seals, causing a mass of dark purple mist to condense in his palm.

Within the mist, runes faintly circulated, emitting an eerie Aura.

Xiao Ran took a deep breath and slapped the mist toward the weak point on the light barrier.

The mist landed on the light barrier, emitting a sizzling corrosive sound.

The runes on the light barrier began to disorder, and the spiritual power fluctuations intensified.

Xiao Ran bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which transformed into a beam of blood-colored light and merged into the mist.

The mist suddenly expanded, corroding a fist-sized hole in the light barrier.

Xiao Ran flashed his figure, turning into a streak of black light as he drilled into the hole.

Inside the light barrier was a gloomy space.

The air was filled with a thick smell of blood and Demonic Qi, and everywhere there were sounds of slaughter, screams, and the roars of Yao Beasts.

Corpses of the Human Race and Yao Race were scattered on the ground, and blood dyed the wilderness red.

Xiao Ran landed behind a pile of rubble and quickly observed his surroundings.

The interior of the Domain was divided into countless small spaces, each constantly rotating and moving, like a huge maze.

If he wanted to find Captain Zhao, he first had to figure out the rules of this maze.

Xiao Ran once again perused the Legacy of Venerable Powang and found a method for tracking spiritual power fluctuations.

Captain Zhao was a Void Refinement Stage powerhouse; his spiritual power fluctuations were very strong, so as long as he sensed carefully, he could find his location.

Xiao Ran closed his eyes and expanded his Divine Sense to its full extent.

A moment later.

He opened his eyes and looked toward the southwest.

He didn't find Captain Zhao, but he did find Old Liu.

"Whatever, it's the same effect."

Xiao Ran immediately dashed in that direction.

Meanwhile.

In the center of the Domain, the battle between Captain Zhao and the three great Yao kings had already entered a white-hot stage.

In Captain Zhao's Iron-Blooded Great Wall Domain, the phantom of the Sword Qi Great Wall constantly rotated and transformed, turning into countless giant golden swords that shot toward the three great Yao kings like a rainstorm.

Every sword contained monstrous Sword Intent and was incomparably sharp; it could even pierce white marks into the golden scales of the Overlord Tiger.

The Yao Race was famous for their formidable Physical Body.

From this, it could be seen that Captain Zhao's attacks were extraordinary.

Seeing this, the Overlord Tiger roared, and the golden flames on its body erupted violently, burning all the surrounding swords to ashes.

It raised its claw and swiped at Captain Zhao; the golden light on the claw surged, transforming into a hundred-zhang-long golden blade Aura.

Captain Zhao did not retreat but advanced instead; he formed hand seals, and a hundred-zhang-long giant golden sword condensed out of thin air within the Domain to meet the blade Aura.

The blade and sword collided, erupting with blinding light.

The space shattered inch by inch, revealing the gray-black Void Realm within.

Captain Zhao was shaken back several steps by the recoil force, while the Overlord Tiger was a bit more wretched; it flew backward, spitting blood in mid-air.

The difference in strength was immediately apparent.

Captain Zhao did not hesitate; he raised his hand and waved it, and countless Sword Intent condensed again within the Domain, shooting toward the three great Yao kings once more.

The Netherworld Python opened its giant mouth and spewed out a stream of black poison mist.

The poison mist contained the Netherworld Law, and wherever it passed, the space was corroded into black holes.

The Frost Wolf King let out a long howl toward the sky, and countless ice spikes fell from the air, each containing the Frost Law.

The attacks of the two great Yao kings neutralized Captain Zhao's Sword Intent.

A world where only the Overlord Tiger was injured had been achieved.

"If you two don't put in more effort, this cooperation ends here."

The Overlord Tiger cursed angrily.

It had been doing the main attacking the whole time, while the other two great Yao kings were slacking off.

It really couldn't take it anymore.

Hearing this, the other two great Yao kings' Aura suddenly surged.

Waves of attacks rushed straight toward Captain Zhao.

Captain Zhao gritted his teeth, and the phantom of the Sword Qi Great Wall condensed again within the Domain, transforming into a huge golden shield that blocked in front of him.

The poison mist and ice spikes slammed into the shield, causing it to vibrate violently and develop cracks.

Captain Zhao desperately circulated his spiritual power to repair the shield, but the cracks grew more numerous, and it looked like it was about to shatter.

"Old Man Zhao, you can't hold on for much longer!"

The Overlord Tiger sneered.

Captain Zhao did not answer but stared fixedly at the three great Yao kings, his eyes filled with killing intent.

He knew he couldn't hold on for much longer, but he had a way to drag someone down with him before he died.