Chapter 238: Second Toll of the Mystic Bell, Strengthening the Domain

Mockery, scorn, expulsion…

In his youth, the Sky Demon endured the cold neglect of his own kind day after day.

To spare his mother from shame, the Sky Demon chose to leave the Endless Demonic Sea.

But in truth, the Sky Demon was a beneficiary of hybrid bloodlines.

The bloodline of the Life and Death Demon Skeleton strengthened the Sky Demon’s own bloodline, granting him potential far surpassing that of other demon races.

The cost, however, was that his descendants would have thinner, more chaotic bloodlines.

Thus, this Sky Demon was forbidden from leaving any offspring!

When he departed, his clan cast a curse Divine Ability upon him: should he ever sire descendants, they would inevitably meet an unnatural death at a certain age.

“Tch, I never wanted to writhe on those disgusting bodies anyway.”

The Sky Demon spread his hands, dense Life and Death Qi swirling within his grasp.

“Hahahahaha! Finally Awakened!”

“The complete Life and Death Law! Hahahahaha!”

Nebulae were shredded by powerful beams of light as the Sky Demon leaped up. With a single raised hand, he poured forth the Law, causing a medium-sized planet to wither and decay in an instant.

“Patriarch, they all say your Law is the most powerful. What exactly is the Life and Death Law?”

The Life and Death Patriarch enjoyed cultivating flowers and plants, tending to them with care and watering them daily.

In memory, his kind father was a demon who cherished life, respecting his family and all living beings—the flourishing splendor of his garden was proof.

Back then, his father pointed to a flower and smiled:

“See that flower?”

“Mm-hmm! It’s blooming so beautifully!”

The young Sky Demon laughed with innocent delight.

The Life and Death Patriarch smiled, walking over to the delicate blossom.

Crunch!

With one step, the beautiful flower was crushed into mud, merging with the soil. Its repulsive juices soaked into the earth, sticky and slick, a pitiful sight.

“Now, it is dead.”

The Life and Death Patriarch closed his eyes and spread his arms as if embracing the entire world.

In that moment, all the exotic flowers and rare plants blooming in the garden vanished into dazzling brilliance.

“This patriarch… enjoys the process of life in full bloom, because when they eventually wither and fade…

It intoxicates a demon even more…”

Boom!

Across the planet, the wails of living creatures rose and fell. The Sky Demon closed his eyes, recalling the few brief moments he had shared with his father.

“How exquisite…”

“Life is so magnificent precisely because… they’re just as adorable when they wither away! Hahahahaha!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The planet exploded, turning to dust.

With a twisted expression, the Sky Demon flew toward other planets.

“Let this lord listen to the final songs of your lives before they end!”

His voice was sharp and mad, like a lunatic performing in a grand spectacle.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

[System Log Updated]

“You fought hard against the Life and Death Demon Skeleton and comprehended a trace of the Life and Death Law.”

Just as Jiang Yan’s body was shattered, he finally heard such a wondrous sound.

“I only intended to stretch my limbs a bit, but I unexpectedly grasped a trace of the Life and Death Law.”

Jiang Yan had tried so many times before without success, yet by not fixating on it, he had stumbled upon an unexpected gain.

“Now then, time to perfect the Domain.”

Jiang Yan continued cultivating using the Heaven Demon Origin Source.

Thread by thread, he infused the Law into his Domain, but each time it collapsed due to unstable energy.

Fortunately, his experience kept increasing.

Three days later.

The aura of life and death merged with the black-and-white domain, then produced intense fluctuations. Just as Jiang Yan once again thought he was about to fail, the two powerful energies actually resisted each other, reaching a delicate dynamic balance!

“It’s done!”

A domain imbued with laws could absolutely be called the strongest domain within the Seventh Rank!

When a domain was empowered by laws, even a Ninth Rank Transcendent could not easily break through his domain!

It could be said that ever since Qiao Yi effortlessly shattered his “Chaotic Void World,” he had developed a fear of insufficient firepower.

Next, he would use the Heaven Demon Origin Source to cultivate until he reached Seventh Rank Perfection.

One week later.

The Heaven Demon Origin Source had dimmed by more than half.

Jiang Yan successfully reached Seventh Rank Perfection, his domain approaching perfection.

“There’s actually still so much of this Heaven Demon Origin Source left.”

“How powerful must the complete Heaven Demon be?”

After all, this half of the origin source was only a small portion left after refining a divine artifact like the Myriad Soldier Talisman.

“Perfect, I can use it to strengthen and enhance my domain.”

To break through to the Eighth Rank, it wasn’t just cultivation resources that were needed—it also required comprehension of the Martial Way.

Jiang Yan flew out of the planet. Seeing that the Four Directions Boundary Stone remained inactive, he set off toward Blue Star with peace of mind.

But just then.

“Dong—”

A distant, ethereal bell tolled in Jiang Yan’s ears.

In the next instant, the Four Directions Boundary Stone erupted with brilliant light, and a powerful signal transmitted from his spatial ring.

“A bell toll? Where did it come from?”

The bell toll seemed to originate right beside his ear, yet also as if from the deep, boundless starry sky, making its direction impossible to discern.

But now was not the time to dwell on the bell toll.

Because Jiang Yan sensed countless powerful auras rushing toward him at high speed.

“So strong!”

The experts summoned by the Four Directions Boundary Stone this time were far stronger than the previous batch.

Jiang Yan could even sense the flow of numerous law powers from afar.

“Not good, there are Ninth Rank experts, and more than one.”

Jiang Yan knew his current approximate level.

Relying on his newly refined Chaos Void World, he could barely fight one Ninth Rank expert, but if there were too many, there would be no way.

A flying shuttle was prone to crashing, so Jiang Yan turned and fled.

Behind him, countless beams of light poured forth.

“Hand over the treasure, and we’ll spare your life!”

“Hurry, don’t let him escape!”

“Yan Thunder Destruction Slash!”

Saber Qi intertwined with the Annihilating Cloud Slash, attacking relentlessly.

“Hahaha, attacks of this level can’t even scratch me!”

“Uh—huh?”

Several Seventh and Eighth Rank Transcendent Creatures died on the spot after being slightly grazed by the Yan Thunder Destruction Slash.

In fact, avoiding instant death was simple—just generate a protective barrier around the body.

The Yan Thunder Destruction Slash’s damage wasn’t high; as long as the barrier wasn’t broken, the [Instant Kill Law] wouldn’t trigger.

But most people didn’t realize this.

Because in their perception, the Yan Thunder Destruction Slash’s aura wasn’t strong enough to harm them, and even if it did, they could recover quickly.

In that case, why would they waste energy generating a protective shield?

The Yan Thunder Destruction Slash relied on exactly this kind of information gap.

As for the Annihilating Cloud Slash, it naturally sneaked in among the Yan Thunder Destruction Slashes for surprise attacks.

For a time, many careless Transcendents died under the saber’s radiance, not even knowing why they had met their end so hastily.

But not everyone was a fool. Some, upon realizing something was amiss, decisively erected a defensive barrier around themselves.

“That kid is treacherous, everyone be careful!”

“Chaotic Void World.”

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Black and white swirled, dyeing the entire world. All Transcendents were trapped within, their vitality rapidly draining away.

“Hmph, it’s actually a Domain. Seems he’s not a native of this wretched place.”

A Ninth Rank Transcendent sneered, pouring Law into his hand.

With a single punch, he struck the world’s barrier.

Boom! The barrier remained unmoved, but the Transcendent suffered unparalleled backlash, his vitality continuously draining away.

After absorbing the Ninth Rank Transcendent’s vitality, the Chaos Void World grew even more resilient.

“Damn it, this Domain is strange!”

“Eh? The Chaos Void World can actually absorb Transcendent vitality to grow stronger?”

Jiang Yan was pleasantly surprised; he hadn’t even considered this possibility during its creation.

However, when multiple Ninth Rank experts wielding Laws attacked simultaneously, their overwhelming Laws instantly crushed the Life and Death Law Jiang Yan had refined.

The Domain began to crumble…