It is a laughable matter for a Nascent Soul cultivator who has only undergone the first tribulation to wield the Domain of the Dao. However, when Zhang Fan's Domain of the Dao took shape…
"This monster, he only recently broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, how can he cultivate nearly two thousand Dao rules?" Liu Mu couldn't believe it, yet he could clearly sense the dense, invisible Dao rules within the domain.
One had to know that even a genius like him had only cultivated nearly a thousand Dao rules, and some Nascent Soul cultivators who had undergone three tribulations might not even surpass him.
The number of Dao rules cultivated was not absolutely related to one's cultivation, but to comprehension. However, for a Nascent Soul cultivator at the first tribulation to cultivate nearly two thousand Dao rules, this comprehension was too exaggerated.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang Fan truly repeatedly breaks our understanding of cultivation. Having only passed the first Nascent Soul tribulation and cultivating nearly two thousand Dao rules, we are ashamed." Fu Mengtian exclaimed with emotion, and even the despair in his heart rekindled with hope.
As Zhang Fan unleashed his domain of lightning swords, Old Man Ku Jian felt a significant pressure. The scope of his withered sword domain had to shrink to resist Zhang Fan's domain of lightning swords.
"I must say, you truly surprise me. If you are willing to join my Black Sand Grotto-heaven, we can overlook your previous actions and even cultivate you extensively." Zhang Fan's astonishing performance made Old Man Ku Jian extend an olive branch.
"If this is the style of your Black Sand Grotto-heaven, then I truly look down upon it!" Zhang Fan was unmoved and instead sneered.
To offer an olive branch to the killer of an elder, wasn't such behavior disheartening?
"That is truly a pity." Old Man Ku Jian regretted it. Such a monstrous talent, since he had become an enemy, he would surely eliminate him today.
Immortal Rainbow Sky felt a stirring in his heart. He wanted to go and help. If he could recruit Zhang Fan into the True Fire Grotto-heaven, it would be a great achievement.
However, he had been severely injured in his previous fight with Old Man Ku Jian, and his combat power was less than fifty percent. If he went up, he wouldn't be able to withstand even a single sword strike from Old Man Ku Jian and could only watch from the sidelines.
"To extinguish a peerless genius, it is rather exhilarating."
Old Man Ku Jian, holding a dry, pitch-black wooden sword, unleashed over two thousand sword Dao rules from his withered sword domain, integrating them into the wooden sword.
"Eight Swords of Ku Tian, Ku Tian!"
The dry wooden sword slashed out, as if draining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Black deathly aura permeated the Ku Jian domain, and with the sword shadow, it transformed into a black bone dragon, striking towards Zhang Fan.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang Fan, be careful. The Eight Swords of Ku Tian are Old Man Ku Jian's renowned ultimate techniques. Each strike is incredibly powerful and carries a dense death aura. Do not clash with it head-on." 138 Reading Network
Immortal Rainbow Sky transmitted his warning to Zhang Fan. Old Man Ku Jian had not even used the Eight Swords of Ku Tian when fighting him, which showed how intense his killing intent towards Zhang Fan was.
Zhang Fan didn't need Immortal Rainbow Sky's reminder. As soon as Old Man Ku Jian drew his sword, Zhang Fan felt a tremendous threat.
Zhang Fan put away his bronze ancient sword, clenched his fist, and poured nearly two thousand Dao rules into his fist, striking out defiantly!
"Thirty-Six Forms of the Battle Emperor, Myriad Dao Fist!"
With the integration of Dao rules, the power of the Myriad Dao Fist increased tens of times. With one punch, the power of heaven and earth was mobilized, forming a colossal white fist phantom, which shot out like a cannonball.
The fist phantom clashed with the black bone dragon. However, it only lasted for less than a breath before the fist phantom shattered into a thousand silver lights, while the black bone dragon's body became somewhat dim, but its might remained undiminished as it flew towards Zhang Fan.
The Myriad Dao Fist, infused with nearly two thousand Dao rules, had reached the level of a four-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator, yet it was still not enough. Fortunately, Zhang Fan had been prepared, and brilliant light flashed across his body…
"Disintegration!"
The invisible power of disintegration was integrated into the Domain of the Dao. The black bone dragon, affected by the disintegration force, began to dissipate. By the time it reached Zhang Fan, its energy had been disintegrated to more than half of its original power, and its might was less than fifty percent of its peak. Zhang Fan casually threw a punch, easily scattering it.
Old Man Ku Jian's full-power strike, a sword that could easily kill a peak three-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator, was so easily thwarted by Zhang Fan.
At least, it appeared to be effortless.
Fu Mengtian, who had been holding his breath, secretly let out a sigh of relief when he saw this. Being able to block Old Man Ku Jian's full-power strike indicated that Zhang Fan possessed at least the strength of a four-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator.
With such strength, even if he couldn't win, Old Man Ku Jian shouldn't be able to stop him if he wanted to escape.
"What a magical domain."
Old Man Ku Jian's eyes flickered with intense interest. With his cultivation, he could naturally feel that the sword he unleashed was affected by an invisible force and was slowly being devoured.
"Now, I am becoming more and more interested in you."
The combat power Zhang Fan displayed astonished him, as did the magical domain he had never heard of.
"Take another move from me, Thousand Li Sword!"
Old Man Ku Jian raised his sword again. As the domain's power fluctuated, withered trees within a radius of a thousand li turned to ash. The residual power continuously gathered towards the pitch-black wooden sword in Old Man Ku Jian's hand.
At the same time, the imposing aura emanating from Old Man Ku Jian's body continued to rise, making everyone present look grim.
Immortal Rainbow Sky, watching from afar, also felt worried. Although he had already passed the fourth Nascent Soul tribulation, facing this sword strike from Old Man Ku Jian, he did not even have the courage to face it.
Zhang Fan also knew that for a mere first-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator like himself to withstand Old Man Ku Jian's sword strike had thoroughly enraged him. Henceforth, Old Man Ku Jian would not hold back any longer.
"Horn of Heaven Splitting!"
The boundless spiritual power within Zhang Fan surged, continuously pouring into the Diagram of the Heaven Splitting Rhinoceros. As the Diagram of the Heaven Splitting Rhinoceros was illuminated, it was as if some ancient beast had been awakened, and a faint aura of primordial chaos permeated the air, causing an involuntary sense of dread.
"What is that?"
Everyone involuntarily looked up. Behind Zhang Fan, the phantom of a colossal beast resembling a rhinoceros appeared. Its single horn stood erect on its head, carrying an invincible sharpness that seemed capable of easily piercing space.
With the breakthrough from Golden Core to the Nascent Soul stage, the power of this divine ability, Heaven Splitting Rhinoceros, had greatly increased.
"Slash!"
Old Man Ku Jian gripped his sword with both hands and forcefully slashed out. A pitch-black sword light streaked rapidly across the sky. The powerful energy gathered, causing even space to distort slightly.
Even though this sword strike did not land on the ground, the path it took left a gully tens of feet deep on the earth. The entire Fuliu City seemed to be cut in half!