The Great Oni
Volume (1) Benoni Chapter (40)
Thannn... Wooneeee!"
In an instant, explosive energies burst forth as if the world were collapsing—tempestuous winds arose and the ground split open into vast, pane-like fissures spanning several meters.
"Sheeeee... Jeeneeee!"
Around Artha, surges of energy emerged, and as the sky darkened, a single streak of white lightning was hurled at Li Fan.
"Khyit!" The white lightning moved with such astonishing speed that Li Fan had no time to evade it, and he was struck squarely.
In that split second, his nerves nearly failed him, leaving him momentarily immobilized.
At the same time, Artha materialized beside Li Fan and slashed at his neck with his sword.
By the grace of his divine heritage, Li Fan's nerves recovered in time; he firmly gripped his ancient Xian Tian sword and launched a rapid counterattack.
"Thannn!" Unable to withstand Artha's overwhelming power, Li Fan flung him backward, sending him crashing into a colossal mountain.
"Woonee!" In an instant, the entire mountain shattered into pieces.
Steadying his body, Li Fan pursued Artha—who had now merged with the darkness of night.
Suddenly, Artha reappeared, his imposing silhouette emerging from the gloom as he unleashed a brilliant beam of sword light.
"Sheeeee!" Before long, that single beam multiplied into ninety streaks, surging toward Li Fan at a speed a hundred times that of sound.
"Die!" Li Fan's face turned pale as he harnessed his spiritual energy to conjure a wind dragon.
"Wooneeee!" After an earth-shattering roar, Li Fan's wind dragon disintegrated instantly, and all ninety beams of sword light surged toward his position.
"Woonee... Krek..." A massive fortress emerged from the ground—its walls stretching roughly 100 meters across—while enormous fissures radiated outward for nearly 10 kilometers.
"Huu!" Li Fan reappeared atop the rampart of the fortress, his gaze burning with fierce determination.
Had it not been for his exalted martial-saint form and the protective aura of his martial-spirit attire, Li Fan would have suffered devastating injuries in that battlefield.
High above, Artha soared through the sky, watching as Li Fan emerged from the fray unscathed. Though his outward expression remained calm, his eyes betrayed profound astonishment at what he witnessed.
Without delay, Li Fan channeled his Demon Energy Master abilities to swiftly transmit vital energy to his minor wounds, healing them in moments.
Within a single second, the raging conflagrations were completely subdued.
With unwavering resolve, Li Fan gripped his sword tightly and fixed his gaze on Artha, fully prepared for what was to come.
Abruptly, Artha smiled, and an expansive force began to emanate from around him.
Before long, that force completely engulfed Li Fan, overwhelming an area spanning about 20 kilometers.
Li Fan's eyes widened in shock as he was momentarily stunned.
In an instant, a burst of raw sword intent coalesced at his side, aimed to cleave him apart.
Though Li Fan tried to deflect the onslaught with his sword, his expression revealed that his defense was failing.
"It's nothing but a mere sword realm!" Li Fan growled, his expression darkening as he retorted.
These realms are a manifestation of the Grand Martial Deity level—a testament to the profound extent of power that one, truly masterful in his art, can command.
Because it is exceedingly difficult to truly comprehend the concept of domains, even cultivators at the Martial Emperor stage have yet to attain the level of the Great Martial Deity.
Li Fan, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy in this martial world, had assumed that the limit was nothing beyond the Martial Empire stage. However, in reality, not only are there those at the Martial Emperor stage, but even Artha—who has been cultivating for just over 800 years—has already reached the Great Martial Deity stage.
"Sheeeee!"
Without giving Li Fan even a moment of respite, Artha, with the aid of his domain, generated a barrage of sword intents in the air and advanced toward him.
"Die!"
Li Fan, attempting to control his mental energy, found it scattering erratically, and he could not maintain its focus. Still, with incredible speed, he unleashed his sword intents in rapid succession.
At that moment, Artha did not spare Li Fan any breathing space—he charged forward and slashed with his sword.
Li Fan, confronted with the incoming sword intents from the side, could only reluctantly concede for a brief moment and manage to withstand Artha's sword strike.
"Wooneeee!"
"Gik!"
Because of Artha's forceful sword blow, Li Fan immediately collapsed onto his knees, and the surrounding ruins were shattered and scattered across nearly ten kilometers.
Since Li Fan's defenses had been breached, the sword intents surged in freely, slicing at him further.
Had Li Fan's martial spirit not reached the level of a Divine Immortal, by now his body would have been torn to pieces. Even now, his protective attire was suffering damage from the cutting blows of the sword intents.
When Artha, from above, pressed forth even more power, the earth trembled as though the world were coming apart.
Li Fan, channeling his mental energy, created a sword and thrust it toward Artha's neck.
"Sheeeee!"
Yet Li Fan's mental energy—which, in his domain, is so potent that even against those of the Martial Emperor stage it is unmatched—could not penetrate Artha's protective attire, forcing him to halt.
"Sword... Domain... Intent!"
As Li Fan watched Artha's sword domain, a sudden burst of insight illuminated his mind. In an instant, a domain erupted from within him, and as it began to take shape, it spanned only about 100 meters.
"In a domain?" Artha was astonished.
As Li Fan's domain emerged, countless sword formations—crafted from his mental energy—launched a relentless assault against Artha's sword intents.
Li Fan also conjured a massive stone barrier in mid-air and hurled it toward Artha's back.
"Woonee!"
Startled, Artha's rock barrier shattered, and Li Fan found himself below him.
"Ha!"
With a broad, mocking smile, Artha generated a massive sword intent and slashed at Li Fan.
Li Fan, summoning every bit of strength, fought back desperately and was forced to retreat, being flung into the air. However, the momentum soon ceased, and Li Fan managed to stabilize himself at a distance of 20 meters from Artha.
Under normal circumstances, such force would have thrown him some 100 meters, but within Li Fan's mental energy domain his power was ten times stronger than usual.
Thus, he was able to regain control and halt his movement at about 20 meters.
Artha, though his stone barrier had collapsed, sustained only minor injuries; he recovered quickly and fixed a solemn gaze upon Li Fan.
"Ha, so you really have suddenly come to understand the nature of a domain, have you? You still haven't even reached the martial spirit level—how could that be?" Artha remarked with a light chuckle.
Li Fan merely laughed, "Ha ha," and offered no reply.
"Sheeeeeee!"
In the air, Li Fan's mental energy swords and Artha's sword intents continuously clashed—the brilliant manifestations of their blade energies striking each other relentlessly within the aether.
Had even a single ordinary Martial Empire cultivator been present in these skies, the sword energies would have been potent enough to tear them apart into fragments.
"Whish!"
In an instant, both Li Fan and Artha vanished simultaneously, only to reappear once more in a head-to-head confrontation.
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