High-Level Martial Era

"Once we destroy the many outposts of the Seven Star Civilization and they lose their monitoring capacity over us,"

"it will be time for us to establish our fourth nest beast lair," the Flying Serpent Wu Sihai said, "Yu Jinghe, Lude Nef is restrained... Even if the Seven Star Civilization reacts, it will be difficult for them to dispatch stronger forces to kill their way in here in a short time."

The other two leaders couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The nest beast lair is extremely vulnerable when it is first established.

But as time passes, it becomes stronger and stronger... Once the first three nest beast lairs became completely stable, the Seven Star Civilization attacked several times but could not shake them.

"Once we establish the fourth nest beast lair, our offensive will be even stronger," the purple monkey Zipa said in a deep voice, "At that time, we will be able to completely suppress the Seven Star Civilization."

"And then wait to establish the fifth nest beast lair... The entire Star Realm will belong to us."

The other two leaders couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The ultimate goal of the Cloud Beast Civilization is to invade the entire Star Realm, continuously spawning more exotic beasts, both to strengthen the civilization's foundation and to use it as a springboard to constantly invade the Seven Star Civilization.

...

The Rob Sea erupted into a great war again.

Indeed, it put tremendous pressure on the Seven Star Civilization, especially on Xia Country.

After all, in the Mingxu Star Realm, the great war with the Tianliang Civilization had not yet ended, and a large number of elite forces had already been committed. How could they withdraw?

The main forces in these two great wars were from Xia Country.

However, given Xia Country's foundation and strong national power, it could still hold out for a short time.

Moreover, as per tradition, in such continuous large-scale wars, the alliance would make adjustments, ordering other nations to dispatch forces to assist.

This is a full-scale war with an alien civilization, and no power can refuse the summoning.

...

Feixing, on that island deep within the Prajna Sea.

Overcast clouds filled the sky, and gusts of wind blew violently on that rugged, stony island.

"Teacher," Li Yuan greeted the middle-aged man in hemp clothing with respect.

Eleven months had passed.

The Lie Feng Semi Divine seemed to take a step closer to the end of his lifespan, with a hint of white hair emerging on his head and his face showing increased signs of age.

"Li Yuan, it's been about five months since you officially joined my discipleship," said the Lie Feng Semi Divine in a gentle voice.

"Yes, Teacher," Li Yuan nodded.

Half a year ago, when the Lie Feng Semi Divine proposed to formally take him as a disciple, Li Yuan did not hesitate to agree.

After such a long time together, Li Yuan could feel that the other party treated him well and taught him with great dedication.

Accepting a teacher?

On the path of cultivation, there are often many teachers.

This matter, Gu You once told Li Yuan, if one can strengthen oneself and is willing to do so, as long as it doesn't involve betraying one's original teacher, it's fine to accept other powerful individuals as one's teachers.

After accepting his teacher, Li Yuan had returned to the Martial Divine Star Realm once to retrieve the Divine Spirit Liquid and many other cultivation resources.

To this day, he had been following the Lie Feng Semi Divine in cultivation for nearly five months, with great progress.

"Come,"

"Let your teacher see what progress you have made in these three days," the Lie Feng Semi Divine stood up.

Two months ago, Li Yuan had already stopped fighting daily, switching to fighting every three days instead.

The Lie Feng Semi Divine looked at Li Yuan with a smile.

After nearly a year, Li Yuan was consistent in showing respectful disciple etiquette, without a trace of slackness, cultivating industriously, with faster and faster progress in the Mystery of Wind... all utterly without fault.

The Lie Feng Semi Divine grew from initially disliking to increasingly liking Li Yuan.

And yet!

The closer to the end of his lifespan, the more the Lie Feng Semi Divine felt the approaching death... the hope of breaking through growing dimmer by the day.

A powerful individual when young might not wish to sincerely instruct a disciple, often having more faith in themselves, and even when dealing with their own offspring or disciples, they hold numerous selfish motives.

But as they age and face the end of life, they often hope to pass on their knowledge to an outstanding disciple.

This was fully demonstrated in the Lie Feng Semi Divine.

He believed that Li Yuan had the potential to surpass him in the Wind Vein.

"Be careful, Teacher,"

Li Yuan said softly, and suddenly a black long spear appeared in his hand. It instantly transformed into a hazy stream of light, rushing towards the Lie Feng Semi Divine.

"Sssh~"

"Sssh~" The long spear whistled, and like a phantom, it flicked out countless phantoms to assassinate the Lie Feng Semi Divine.

Fast! Too fast!

The speed of Li Yuan's spear strikes, compared to a year before, was much faster, and with a hazy agility, it was nearly impossible to trace when it thrust out.

"Good."

Lie Feng Semi Divine's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thrust his long staff forward, instantly harnessing the power of heaven and earth.

In an instant, weapons collided in the void, and a series of staff shadows blocked the spear light that enveloped the sky.

"Quick!"

"Faster!" Li Yuan's fighting spirit soared as he fully invoked the Mysteries of Wind, unleashing his Spear Technique attacks.

A year had passed.

Li Yuan had achieved astonishing accomplishments in the Mysteries of Wind.

Now, although he had not yet condensed the True Meaning of Wind, his confidence in ascending Seven Star Mountain with just the fluctuations of the wind's Mystery alone was a testament to his tremendous progress.

Still, he could not shake Lie Feng Semi Divine.

"Use your ultimate move, or you will be defeated," Lie Feng Semi Divine said softly.

"Kill!" Li Yuan's eyes changed.

Boom!

Streams of pale earthen-yellow qi appeared out of nowhere, and in an instant, they enveloped an area of several dozen meters, each strand of qi containing astonishing binding force.

The True Meaning of Earth! Heaven-Earth Domain!
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"Wind!" In a flash, Li Yuan's form split in two as the invisible fluctuations of the Mysteries of Wind dispersed, and he darted through the earthen-yellow qi streams.

Both Li Yuan figures, clad in Combat Armor and wielding Long Spears, were indistinguishable from each other, real or fake.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" Both Li Yuan figures simultaneously thrust their long spears, with Spear Light resembling two terrifying beams, which under the enhancement of the earthen-yellow qi streams, made his already elusive Spear Technique even more terrifying.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

His Long Spear collided with Lie Feng Semi Divine's over and over again.

However, with one figure being real and the other a phantom, and constantly swapping places, his Spear Technique became even more unpredictable.

For a short time, he even seemed to be overpowering Lie Feng Semi Divine.

"Destroy!"

With a sudden shout from Lie Feng Semi Divine, a terrifying fluctuation spread out instantly, causing the strands of earthen-yellow qi to blast away and leaving only one Li Yuan amidst the streams.

"Boom!"

A staff strike thundered out, as swift as lightning, slamming into Li Yuan's spear and sending him flying dozens of meters before he steadied himself again.

"Teacher, I lost," Li Yuan shook his head and said.

"What did you lose?" Lie Feng Semi Divine shook his head slightly and said, "This fusion of your two Mysteries... its power is already unfathomable, forcing me to use High Rank Sixth Stage skills to hardly break through your defense... and in the end, I had to use even greater strength to directly crush your Domain to win."

"This is just the initial combination."

"When your Mysteries of Wind transform into True Intent... the combined power of both True Intents will be even more terrifying," Lie Feng Semi Divine said, "What do you call this move?"

"Shadow Domain," Li Yuan replied.

This killing move.

Was precisely the strongest move that Li Yuan had developed over the past year, combining the True Meaning of Earth with the Mysteries of Wind.

If he used the True Meaning of Earth alone, the resulting Domain would be quite rigid, possessing only simple binding power, which wasn't very effective in actual combat. Other Flying Heaven Warriors could easily break out of it.

If he relied purely on the Mysteries of Wind in battle, with his current abilities, Li Yuan couldn't create a perfectly untraceable 'Phantom'. At most, it made him faster and his Spear Technique more ghostly and unpredictable.

But once the two Mysteries combined.

The True Meaning of Earth at its core, with the Mysteries of Wind as an auxiliary, made the Domain that Li Yuan created more resilient and capable of generating a phantom that could sow real confusion amidst the false.

In battle, it was incredibly unpredictable.

The focus of the Shadow Domain, was not on the Domain but on the "shadow."

Li Yuan believed.

That if other Flying Heaven Warriors engaged in close combat with him, and they made a mistake in discerning his true form.

They would likely be struck down by him in an instant.

"Shadow Domain? The name is quite fitting," Lie Feng Semi Divine nodded slightly, "With the True Meaning of Earth as the foundation, your Domain will not be easily destroyed; it's much stronger than a mere Domain of Wind."

Li Yuan listened intently.

Among the Seven Great Laws, each has its strengths, and if we're talking about forming a Domain, those created by the Mysteries of Earth and Water are the most powerful. The former exerts greater pressure and the latter has more resilience in its binding.

"With the Mysteries of Wind integrated into your Domain, making your phantom even more difficult to detect, indeed it is a lethal move. If you continue to refine it, it will surely allow you to dominate among Flying Heaven Warriors," Lie Feng Semi Divine looked at Li Yuan.

"You, are ready to leave your teacher."

"Leave my teacher?" Li Yuan was stunned.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Mysteries of Wind have reached the Perfection Level of Fifth Stage, do you still need to follow me?" Lie Feng Semi Divine shook his head and said, "There's no need anymore."

"A teacher takes you through the door, but the practice is personal."

"I have taught you everything I can," Lie Feng Semi Divine said, "the path ahead is yours to walk on your own."

"Before you go, I have something more to give you."