Chapter 88: Public Broadcasting: Common Sense Education 1st Season-05

Hundreds of thousands of flaming volcanic bombs burst forth from the volcanic mound, like a signal marking the start of the apocalypse. All of them unnaturally fell toward Wei Chen.

The scythe-like claw of the right hand of the Avatar of Death moved. The claw was raised, then swiped forward.

Whoosh!

A vast surge of death energy mixed with cutting intent shot toward the volcanic bombs. The moment the death energy touched them, all remaining vitality within the volcanic bombs was instantly extinguished.

The fire element inside them vanished along with the flames, and the spiritual qi that held the massive rocks together was killed, transforming into death qi and being swallowed by the pure death energy.

In the eyes of those watching, Wei Chen’s Avatar of Death simply swung a claw, and hundreds of thousands of volcanic bombs were annihilated. They shattered like brittle lumps of sand, bursting apart the moment they collided.

But this was not due to impact with the ground. It was because they met pure death energy and severing intent unleashed in a single swipe.

Not a single volcanic bomb survived the encounter.

Moreover, the claw mark did not stop after destroying the bombs. It passed through the falling dark sand and continued forward through the air.

Boom! Crack crack!

Sparks of flame and death energy collided as the claw mark struck the boundary of the domain. The boundary shattered, and four dark claw marks appeared on it, like scars left by a ferocious beast.

… Inside the chat room …

Sword Dao Genius: [What!? What is that!? Did that attack damage the domain boundary!? How is that possible!?]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Why is it not possible? You can damage a shield formed by a shield array with weapons or combat techniques. What is the difference between a domain boundary and a shield from a shield array?]

Sword Dao Genius: [The two are entirely different things. I will make it simple. A shield from a shield array is like a wooden shield made by mortal hands. Anyone can damage it, and once it takes enough damage, it will be destroyed.]

Sword Dao Genius: [The domain boundary is like the space surrounding us. Even though it has the word boundary in it, when we reach it, we cannot move forward because it is the end of that space. But we also cannot touch it.]

Sword Dao Genius: [Just like the space around us, we cannot touch it, and it has no physical form, unlike a shield from a shield array. If I were to use my sword or even my strongest move to attack a domain boundary, it would simply stop at the boundary and remain there until all its power and momentum faded. That is why, once someone is dragged into a domain, it is nearly impossible to escape without defeating the domain owner.]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Does that mean Wei Chen’s attack can damage even space?]

Sword Dao Genius: [In theory, yes. But that means one of two things. Either Brother Wei’s understanding of the Dao of space is extremely profound, or he is stronger than Song Xuan, the patriarch of the Song Clan.]

Little Wealthy Demon: [Wait… that old arrogant prick is Song Xuan!? That ruthless general under the Murong Clan!?]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Yes, it is that old man. I have seen him a few times at Ximen Clan banquets. Honestly, I do not like him at all. I know I am arrogant, but that guy is on another level.]

Little Wealthy Demon: [No wonder his son is such a prick.]

Little Butterfly: [Lord Wei is so mighty!]

…

Within the domain, Song Xuan stood high in the sky, his robe blazing like flames, making him resemble a fire god. He looked down at Wei Chen’s three hundred meter tall Avatar of Death construct, which faced his attack as if it were nothing. Even worse, this nobody peasant had managed to damage his domain boundary.

It was impossible for this nobody to be stronger than him. This could only mean one thing. This peasant’s understanding of the Dao of space was profound enough to damage his domain.

At this moment, a plan formed in Song Xuan’s mind. His Dao accumulation in the nature of volcano and fire had already reached a bottleneck. If he could add an understanding of the Dao of space, perhaps his domain could be strengthened, and his cultivation might advance by leaps and bounds.

He had to get his hands on the crystallization of the Dao of space that this peasant possessed.

With this in mind, he spoke toward Wei Chen without revealing his position.

“It seems your understanding of the Dao of space is profound enough to leave a mark on the boundary of my domain. But no matter how deep your comprehension is, you will never be able to escape from my domain, the Crying Earth and Fire Annihilation Domain!” Song Xuan proudly declared the name of his domain.

At the same time, he used his spiritual qi to repair the damage caused by Wei Chen’s attack, the four dark claw marks left on the domain boundary. However, contrary to his expectations, these claw marks were not easily repaired with his overwhelming spiritual qi.

It turned out to be far more difficult than he thought. The claw marks were not simply cracks. It was as if chunks of space had been torn away rather than broken. It felt as though the space at those locations had died. No, that should not have been possible. Space itself should never die.

Instead of merely mending a wound in space, Song Xuan had to pour in even more spiritual qi to reconstruct the damaged portions from scratch. It was like surgery, where a doctor must cultivate new skin in a tank and graft it onto the patient, rather than waiting for a wound to heal naturally over time.

Visually, the claw marks appeared to recover quickly, as if nothing had happened. But on Song Xuan’s side, he had already expended nearly one fifth of his total spiritual qi to repair them.

{This lowly thing should not be able to do that again. That claw attack must have been everything he had. That is why he did not try to interfere while I repaired my domain boundary.} Song Xuan thought to himself.

Unbeknownst to Song Xuan, the real reason Wei Chen did not attack was because he was reading the comment section and also trying to comprehend what he had just done to the domain boundary.

Yes, it was true that space could not be killed or die in a sense like humans murder other humans. But space was not eternal either. Every space had an end, especially in this world, where space was bound to the laws of heaven.

If heaven itself could be destroyed, then space could as well, not to mention artificial space constructed through a cultivator’s understanding of the Dao and fueled by spiritual qi.

The death energy Wei Chen had released did not truly kill space. Instead, it accelerated the deterioration of the spiritual qi and the Dao that had not reached eternity, causing them to collapse due to the decay of a Dao that had not been tempered or tested by heaven.

In other words, in front of Wei Chen’s energy, if a Dao has not been tested by heaven and has not reached eternity, Wei Chen can kill that Dao.

“Hmph! That should be the strongest attack you can do, right? Now surrender your Dao understanding to me and cripple yourself, and I will consider letting you live!” Song Xuan declared arrogantly, as if issuing a mandate of heaven.

His voice reverberated through space, as though he were the god of this domain.

“Ah? What the f*ck are you talking about, Lord Mo? Are you high or something? Who in their right mind would do that?” Wei Chen rudely retorted.

“Courting death!” Song Xuan’s anger burst forth along with the volcano. The volcanic eruption unleashed a second round of volcanic bomb bombardment.

… Inside the chat room …

Little Wealthy Demon: [I know he is not referring to my father, but somehow I really want to slap that guy’s mouth.]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Oh right, your father is the one who is usually called Lord Mo, right?]

Little Wealthy Demon: [I’m going to tell him…]

Handsome Tall and Rich: [Go ahead! Do you think I’m afraid? Hahahaha!]

….

Wei Chen was amused by the people in the chat room. He wanted to read more, but he needed to finish this. His avatar of death was not some super robot that could shrug off a continent devastating attack like it was nothing.

Wei Chen brandished the claw once again and unleashed his power. Three consecutive claw attacks rushed toward the sky.

“No!” Song Xuan quickly flew down from the sky and used all of his power to block the attacks. If these three strikes hit his domain boundary, his domain would surely break and he would suffer severe backlash.

The backlash from a domain breaking ranged from cultivation deterioration to death. Either outcome was more than he could bear.

He redirected all of the volcanic bombs toward the three claw marks, trying to receive the three strikes.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep