Chapter 020: The Ultimate War Domain

“I feel so powerless,” said Naixiu.
Her usual strength and accuracy had dropped to an unbelievable level!
Even her vision and mental power were restricted!
“Du Fan, what should we do? This Ghost King’s domain is too powerful,” Naixiu said.
“Let’s give it a try. Although we don’t have domain abilities, the three of us combined should be able to create a temporary area unaffected by this war domain,” said one of the magicians.
“Okay, start casting spells first. Naixiu, you and the others—red, yellow, blue, green, and purple—stop attacking for now. Wait until their magic is ready before firing again!” Du Fan ordered.
Hearing Du Fan’s words, the archers stopped shooting and waited for the magicians to cast their spells.
The three high-ranking holy magicians began chanting in unison.
Soon, three small saplings appeared on the ground. These saplings grew rapidly, soon reaching heights of seven or eight meters.
The three trees formed an equilateral triangle, with each tree occupying a corner. Their branches stretched out, creating a lush green shade. Within that area of about ten square meters, the influence of the war domain completely vanished!
The space between the three trees was like an island in a turbulent sea. Despite the raging waves, the green island remained untouched.
That green space of trees was like a patch of peace amidst the chaos of war.
The ghost seemed to realize that someone had forcibly created a space within its domain that was not under its control!
The Ghost King roared! The red and black airflow within its domain surged toward the three trees instantly. The trees bent under the immense pressure of the domain’s force.
In a flash, the three magicians appeared beneath one of the trees.
They sat cross-legged under their respective trees and began chanting even louder. With their faster and more intense chanting, the trees gradually withstood the pressure from the war domain.
Under the combined chanting of the three holy magicians, the trees seemed to be injected with some kind of stimulant. Their branches spread out vigorously, holding back the insane pressure of the war domain.

Just as the giant trees sustained the pressure from the War Domain, Naixiu and the five elite archers of the elf race swiftly fired their arrows! While the mages maintained the peaceful space around the trees, Du Fan consecutively created over a dozen enchanted arrows. With the mages’ loud chants, those arrows imbued with radiant combat energy rained down on the Ghost King! Seeing the arrows heading toward him, the Ghost King quickly turned away, but their speed was too great! In the blink of an eye, nine arrows pierced his body! Nine plumes of white smoke emerged from his body, which glowed intermittently under the effect of the radiant combat energy. As the Ghost King used his domain power to suppress the peaceful space around the three trees, Moses and Basha felt suddenly lighter. Seizing this opportunity, they rushed forward and struck the Ghost King with their swords and axe! With a roar, Moses poured all his golden-green combat energy into the Ghost King’s body through the Frost Snow he had unleashed. Seeing Moses’ action, Basha also injected his fiery red dwarf combat energy into the Ghost King’s body! Like melting ice and snow, the Ghost King’s body rapidly dissolved into streams of black mist! “Is it dead?” Du Fan asked. “It won’t be that easy. Since the War Domain still exists, how could it die?” replied one of the mages. As if to prove the mage’s words, the Ghost King reappeared on the other side of the War Domain, his body now dimmer—clearly, the injuries he had sustained had damaged him. With a dark expression, he chanted several spells in succession, causing the War Domain to shrink again. This time, its range was reduced to fifty meters, roughly equivalent to Moses’ gravity domain. With such a domain in place, the relentless killing aura within it seemed almost tangible! Inside the War Domain, Moses and Basha were shocked to find that they could only utilize 10% of their strength! That tangible killing aura acted like a thick barrier, preventing them from fully unleashing their powers. Every movement felt as though they were covered by something heavy, requiring immense effort—like being trapped in thick mud.

Naixiu swiftly shot an arrow infused with Light Battle Qi. After passing through the space between the three trees, the arrow’s speed suddenly slowed down! It seemed as though countless threads were pulling at the arrow, making its flight speed incredibly slow!
“Now, let you all taste my ultimate War Domain!” cried the Ghost King.
“Judging from the form of this domain, this Ghost King is probably at the peak of domain mastery—just one step away from reaching that realm,” said a mage.
“However, it’s clear that this Ghost King has also suffered severe injuries,” said Du Fan calmly.
The attack by Moses and Basha had dealt serious damage to the Ghost King. Though he could freely transform between ghost and physical form, on the surface, he seemed unharmed. But in reality, when he appeared earlier, his form had already become somewhat translucent, indicating that he had sustained considerable damage.
“Let’s just outlast him and see who gives in first!” said Du Fan.
Actually, Du Fan still had one trump card: the Water of Life on his body! As long as he didn’t die, he could fully recover instantly! With that advantage, Du Fan was confident the Ghost King would be the first to give up!
“You stay here. I’ll go help Moses and Basha!” said Du Fan, taking out his Holy Radiance Staff and charging forward.
Only upon entering the War Domain did Du Fan realize just how immense the pressure from the Ghost King’s so-called ultimate War Domain was! It was like being trapped in mud—every move required great effort and energy! After taking a few difficult steps, a bright white light suddenly surged around Du Fan. A milky-white shield quickly formed around him, instantly dispelling the heavy sense of murderous intent in the surroundings! However, the range of this shield was very limited—covering only his entire body. It looked like an oval white light egg! The Ghost King’s War Domain covered only about fifty meters. By the time Du Fan ran out of the space between the three trees, he was already almost at the Ghost King’s presence.

Du Fan’s absolute protection ensured he was completely unaffected by the war domain! Coupled with the super-fast speed of the wind mage, Du Fan arrived at the Ghost King’s side like a ghost! With a twist of his wrist, his Holy Radiance Staff, infused with intense light combat energy, was plunged into the Ghost King’s body! The distance was too short; the Ghost King, unprepared due to Du Fan’s immunity to the war domain, and thanks to Du Fan’s astonishing speed—enhanced by the wind magic filling his body—had no chance to defend itself. Just as Du Fan’s Holy Radiance Staff pierced the Ghost King’s body, he shouted loudly, “Big brother, come quickly!” Hearing Du Fan’s call, Moses rushed over at once. By then, Du Fan had poured a large amount of his light combat energy into the Ghost King’s body. The Ghost King struggled frantically but couldn’t escape the Holy Radiance Staff; its body twisted violently, looking extremely terrifying. “Domains can devour and absorb each other—quickly unleash your gravity space domain to try and swallow the Ghost King’s war domain!” Du Fan urged. As more of Du Fan’s light combat energy flowed in, the Ghost King’s war domain shrank rapidly, now covering only about thirty meters. This area was already within Moses’s gravity space domain’s reach. Hearing Du Fan’s words, Moses promptly activated his gravity space domain. During his earlier battle with the Ghost King, he had hesitated to use it due to concern for the Ghost King’s ghostly form. This time, after unleashing it, Moses felt something strange—the gravity space domain, under his control, was slowly devouring the Ghost King’s war domain! “What do you want?” the Ghost King asked in panic as he sensed his energy disappearing rapidly. On the continent, the Ghost King would surely be a powerful figure among the elite. Yet, since his birth, he had experienced nothing, and in many ways, he was like a child of two or three years old. As his domain was gradually stripped away, he felt his energy vanishing at an alarming rate, prompting him to ask in terror.

“Nothing much, just taking something from you.” Du Fan said with a smile, asking some childish questions after seeing the Ghost King’s panicked expression earlier.
“What do you want? Why do I feel such pain!” it asked, its face contorting in horror.
As it clashed with Du Fan’s radiant combat energy, the Ghost King’s face resembled a lump of dough being randomly shaped, taking on various forms!
“What do you think is the most valuable thing on you?” Du Fan asked with a smile.
“Do you want my War Sword? No, that’s not possible! It’s my weapon!” the Ghost King shouted.
“You’re already on the verge of death—what use is a War Sword?” Du Fan said.
“What if I give you my War Sword? Won’t you kill me?” the Ghost King asked cautiously.
“Well, do you remember destroying this elf’s weapon? Consider this War Sword as compensation for him, okay?” Du Fan wore a holy smile.
Seeing Du Fan’s pure smile, the Ghost King’s first thought was that someone who smiled so amiably surely wouldn’t deceive him, right?
Book 36: Miracles Appear