Chapter 792: Saints Domain

"Crack—!"

His hundred-meter-tall Law Manifestation body could no longer maintain itself.

His figure rapidly shrank within the lightning radiance, and in the blink of an eye, he was forcefully beaten back to his original form, reverting to a normal-sized skeleton.

The Human Emperor's body was blasted completely charred, and even his bones, which originally shimmered with a dark golden luster, were covered in tiny cracks, yet he still stood straight and unyielding.

Like an unbreakable javelin in the raging storm, he showed not the slightest intention of falling.

Above the sky, the entire thick purple-black cloud layer pressed down completely, the sky collapsing and leaving one breathless.

"Rumble—!"

Countless berserk lightning bolts rushed toward his dilapidated body like angry Dragons breaking out of the sea.

"Hahaha! What a thrill!"

Not only did this arrogant Human Emperor not wail, but instead he raised that charred skull of his, grinning and letting out a laugh of extreme arrogance.

"Today, I am determined to take that step!"

"How could mere Heavenly Thunder dare to block me from completing my Transcendent Breakthrough?!"

Finishing his words, his Aura, which had originally withered away, unexpectedly climbed under the support of an unknown force!

He was like a blade of grass in the storm; even when crushed into the mud, he remained terrifyingly resilient.

"My soldiers! Follow me to conquer the heavens!"

Accompanied by his roar, the tens of thousands of undead skeletons deep within the cave unexpectedly transformed into countless eerie blue spots of light, frantically merging into his body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

Following closely, these blue lights burst out from within his body, transforming into countless phantom images of ancient soldiers. Roaring and brandishing battered blades and spears, they charged fearlessly against the firmament, engaging in a tragic and fierce slaughter with the falling purple lightning!

High up in the distance, Zhou Huai controlled Hou Yi's body, quietly watching this scene.

"So that's how it is…"

Zhou Huai narrowed his eyes, beginning to see some clues.

"To break through the limit of the Divine Rank and become a Transcendent, is it necessary to fight against the heavens like this?"

"Shattering the shackles of the world's rules and stubbornly resisting the erasure of the world's will. What kind of System purge is this? This is clearly crossing a Heavenly Tribulation from a Xuanhuan novel!"

He pondered inwardly.

As long as he survived this wave of Lightning Tribulation, he would leap beyond the Three Realms and not be among the Five Elements.

Seeing that the purple lightning above his head grew even more ferocious due to the Human Emperor's provocation, threatening to turn into an ocean of purple lightning.

In the distance, Regimental Commander Zhang turned pale and had to roar frantically into his communicator: "Everyone! Fall back! Continue to retreat! Stay away from this dangerous area! Hurry!"

Energy fluctuations of this level, even if they just grazed past slightly, could turn an entire regiment into ashes.

Just as the garrisoned troops were frantically retreating,

within the Void Realm, a visible ripple emerged.

An old man dressed in gray robes with white hair and beard walked leisurely, crossing the Void Realm in a few steps.

It was precisely Zhou Huai's other Divine Rank hidden class Clone—the Great Sage, Li Er!

"This Human Emperor wants to use the lightning power of this world purge to break and then establish himself, becoming a Transcendent like Mr. Duan."

Zhou Huai's consciousness quickly flowed between the two Clones.

"Originally, this should have been a scene witnessing history."

"A king of the old era defying the heavens and changing his fate amidst the old Law, ascending to the divine altar once more…"

Yet Zhou Huai's heart remained completely calm, even stirring with a chill.

"However, I certainly don't want you to succeed!"

"A Mr. Duan from the Dawnbreaker Guild, a high-dimensional monster, is already enough to give me a headache."

"If you really take this opportunity to become a Transcendent today, who could predict what kind of lawless old antique like you would do?"

"An enemy's enemy is not necessarily a friend; they could be an even more terrifying world-destroying trouble!"

"Therefore… I am definitely meddling in these muddy waters!"

The next second, Zhou Huai's consciousness decisively withdrew from Hou Yi's body, transferred, and fully descended upon Li Er's body.

Within Li Er's originally calm-as-water eyes, a dazzling radiance erupted.

He stood steadily dozens of meters away from the lightning clash, his sleeves fluttering and snapping in the fierce wind.

Zhou Huai did not rush to make a move.

He knew very well that with Li Er's current Rank, forcibly intervening in a battle of this level was still somewhat difficult.

Zhou Huai spoke without hesitation, his voice carrying the supreme Law of Word of Law: "My Rank increases directly by ten Ranks!"

Just as his voice fell,

"Hum—!"

an extremely profound Law fluctuation erupted with Li Er as the center.

On Li Er's body, dazzling white lights of leveling up popped up one after another!

The originally mere eleventh Rank climbed step by step under this immensely overbearing power of verbal spirits!

Twelfth Rank! Fifteenth Rank! Eighteenth Rank!

Finally, the radiance steadily halted.

Li Er's Rank directly reached the 21st Rank!

[System Prompt: Word of Law takes effect! Rank increased by ten Ranks! Deducted 1,234,500 Karma points.]

Listening to the crisp prompt ringing in his mind, Zhou Huai let out a long breath of relief.

"Around 1.23 million Karma points?"

"Good! Not bad! It is completely within an acceptable range!"

Fortunately, during this recent period of time, he had controlled his Clones within Daxia to frantically suppress those awakening Ancient Remnant Clans, allowing Caesar to continuously extract experience while also accumulating extremely rich Karma point foundations. He could fully afford this bit of consumption.

After his Rank reached the 21st Rank, Li Er's skill panel refreshed, and he quickly comprehended two brand-new powerful skills.

Zhou Huai impatiently opened the panel.

"Fifteenth-Rank skill, External Incarnation?"

[External Incarnation (Active): Consumes 1,000,000 Karma points to forge an Incarnation belonging to oneself. This Incarnation possesses all the skills of the main body, and its Rank is completely identical to the main body. The Incarnation can take the backlash of the Heavenly Dao brought by Word of Law on behalf of the main body. If the main body dies, the Incarnation will automatically become the new main body. Maximum current Incarnations that can be created: 3.]

Looking at the skill description, Zhou Huai's eyes lit up, and he could not help but exclaim inwardly:

"Good heavens, this is truly a life-saving divine skill!"

"As long as an Incarnation is hidden in a safe place, the main body is basically undying and indestructible!"

But he quickly shook his head again and sighed: "What a pity, forging a single Incarnation requires one million Karma points; this cost is simply too high. Moreover, facing the current situation that requires a powerful intervention, this skill does not have any direct effect on breaking the deadlock."

Zhou Huai's gaze quickly moved down, looking at his most anticipated ultimate skill, which could only be comprehended upon reaching the 20th Rank.

"Come on, let me see whether this 20th-Rank ultimate skill can truly give me the capital to change the battle situation!"

[Saints Domain (20th-Rank Ultimate Skill): Duration 30 seconds, cooldown 24 hours. After activation, forms a Saints Domain centered around the caster. Using Word of Law within this Domain forcibly reduces the Law backlash effect by 90%!]

When he clearly saw the skill introduction, Zhou Huai's breathing stagnated for half a beat.

"Holy crap!"

He couldn't help cursing inwardly, "Saints Domain?! The backlash effect reduced by ninety percent?!"

"As expected of an ultimate skill! This is simply the supreme match for Word of Law!"

What he dreaded most when using Word of Law originally was that life-threatening backlash. Now that it was reduced by ninety percent, it meant that in the next thirty seconds, he could unscrupulously squander the power of the rules!

"With it, I finally have the qualifications to truly participate in this fight where immortals battle!"

The situation changed in an instant; the lightning in the sky had already shredded and annihilated the Human Emperor's countless soldier phantoms, seeing that thickest Heavenly Tribulation was about to fall.

Zhou Huai did not hesitate at all, decisively controlling Li Er.

"Open!"

Li Er pressed his hands together and let out a low shout.

"Saints Domain!"

"Boom—!!!"