Chapter 132: Domain

Boom!

The thunderous, dull pounding sounds came one after another, relentless and continuous!

That pitch-black Water Elemental, like a frenzied Behemoth, stomped with earth-shaking, heavy steps, engaging in close-quarters combat with the Fire Elemental. Its dark, jade-bright fists hammered down heavily on the Fire Elemental’s body, accompanied by rolling thunder-like tremors, stirring up vast clouds of steam.

Below the stage, however, it was eerily silent.

Everyone was dumbfounded, their throats dry, their hearts a raging storm of shock.

After a long while, someone said, “Is that thing really a Water Elemental?”

“It should be, maybe, perhaps…” another person mumbled for a moment, his face full of uncertainty. “Yes!”

The scene before them was too bizarre, it simply defied common sense!

Although Elemental Life forms did not have deliberate professional divisions, their inherent traits determined their tendencies.

For example, Earth Elementals moved slowly but had strong defenses, similar to heavily-armored shield guards.

Fire Elementals were not adept at spells; their bodies were boiling flowing fire, their temperaments cruel. They excelled at close combat, similar to warriors—more accurately, berserkers.

Water Elementals possessed offensive and defensive spells like “Rippling Shield” and “Rushing Water Arrow,” similar to Mages, excelling at long-range attacks.

Yet this Water Elemental before them was swinging giant fists, brawling in close combat with the Fire Elemental, more berserker-like than even a berserker!

This scene was like a Mage, instead of casting spells against an enemy, rolling up their sleeves and fighting with a brick.

It was too bizarre!

“Wait, this Water Elemental…” Li Yi’s eyes flickered as he sensed something.

Because of his unique bloodline within his body, he had once studied the innate spells of the Black Dragon.

Among its innate spells was the “Nine Abyss Battle Guard,” which summoned elemental beings, and it bore quite some resemblance to the creature before him.

Bang!

In the duel where needle met point, the Fire Elemental finally fell. It let out an unwilling roar before collapsing and dispersing.

Even its flickering, fiery pupils held a touch of human-like grief and indignation.

The Water Elemental roared towards the sky, seemingly still unsatisfied. It turned around and threw a punch. The Wind Shield shattered into fluttering fragments, and Wei Qun grunted as he was sent flying.

A spray of blood blossomed in mid-air.

Below the stage, the crowd was speechless.

Li Yi, calm and composed, glanced at the pale-faced Secret Hall Mage below the stage, then turned to Lin Heyan and said, “Senior Brother Lin, I have a small suggestion…”

“A suggestion?” Lin Heyan was somewhat surprised and asked, “What suggestion?”

“It’s not really a big deal…” Li Yi said nonchalantly, but his words were no less shocking than a thunderclap. “I want to fight ten!”

“Ten?” Lin Heyan’s eyes widened.

“Yes.” Li Yi nodded and said calmly, “My time is precious. I don’t have the leisure to slowly wear them down… I just don’t know if it’s according to the rules?”

“As long as both parties agree, it is indeed within the rules…” Lin Heyan hesitated before speaking.

He had presided over one-versus-two and one-versus-three matches before, but one versus ten?

“I have no problem,” Li Yi sneered, shifting his gaze toward the stage below. “What about you? Are you willing?”

Behind Hu Xuanhai, the remaining ten people also flushed red, unable to speak.

“Don’t you regret this later!” Hu Xuanhai, however, agreed immediately, then added pointedly, “Also, since this is a new match, you should dismiss that Water Elemental of yours, right?”

As he said this, even he couldn’t help but blush a little.

It was already ten against one, yet he was still trying to take such an advantage?

But that fiercely ferocious Water Elemental was truly too terrifying, making him instinctively feel a sliver of caution and fear.

“Fine!” Li Yi raised a hand, and the Water Elemental roared once before dissipating into a cloud of steam.

“Since neither side objects, please come up on stage now!”

…

On one side, ten people stood in a row.

On the other, only one person stood alone, yet in terms of presence, he was not the slightest bit inferior.

“Who do you think will win?” a Mage below whispered.

“I don’t know… but I do know one side absolutely cannot lose.” The person next to him shook his head and said with a smile.

Indeed, if they lost even with ten against one, these guests from the Divine Capital Secret Hall would probably be too ashamed to stay.

“Begin!”

Li Yi gave a light smile, did not charge recklessly forward, but instead retreated, concealing himself within the mist.

“Oh? This mist…”

Only then did everyone realize: the hazy steam stirred up during the clash of the two Elemental Life forms had not only not dissipated but had grown even thicker, vast and misty, spreading across the entire arena.

“It’s the Rain Mist Technique!” A sharp glint flashed in Hu Xuanhai’s eyes as he realized and shouted a reminder, “Use the Light Spell! Prevent Li Yi from ambushing!”

He had noticed earlier that Li Yi knew some mysterious eye technique, which allowed him to move like a fish in water in environments with poor visibility.

“Those below the stage cannot give hints!” Lin Heyan frowned slightly, shooting a sidelong glance at Hu Xuanhai, and stopped him.

Immediately, the gazes directed at Hu Xuanhai were filled with disdain.

It was already ten against one, yet someone below the stage was still giving verbal hints? That was really beyond shameless!

Hu Xuanhai flushed red. He didn’t know why, but a sense of inexplicable nervousness gripped his heart.

He suddenly realized—he wasn’t confident.

Ten against one, and I feel unsure? How is that possible!

One after another, beams of light lit up, illuminating the entire area of rain mist until it was as bright as snow.

“Huh?”

Below the stage, everyone was startled.

Within the rain mist, Li Yi’s figure had actually split into over thirty forms, seemingly both illusory and real, moving swiftly like the wind, making it hard to tell which was real and which was fake.

“Mirror Image Technique!” On the stage, a Secret Hall Mage said sharply, “No need to panic! They’re all illusions, with absolutely no offensive power!”

With that, he shot out a Mana Missile. The Mirror Image in front of him shattered like broken glass with a bang, falling apart.

Everyone’s tension eased a little.

At that moment, a sharp figure surged forth like a raging Dragon, the fist glowing with the pattern of mountain rock, a punch tearing through the air with the roar of a lion and the roar of a tiger!

Bang!

That Mage let out a shriek, spat out blood, and fell to the ground.

“That shadow is the real body!”

With an angry shout, countless spells, shimmering with multicolored light, poured down like a torrential rain, roaring as they fell.

But that figure changed from real to illusory—the Mirror Image dispersed and vanished like melting ice.

More Mirror Images appeared one by one within the rain mist, shifting between real and fake, like a giant wheel turning endlessly.

“Huh?”

An illusionary image had just passed by someone when it suddenly turned around, transforming from illusory to real. A water projectile shot out with a whoosh!

Amidst another cry of pain, yet another Mage fell.

“What’s going on?”

“How did the Mirror Image Technique turn real?”

“Which one is real? Which one is fake?”

“What kind of spell is this, exactly?”

Both on and off the stage, confusion reigned.

“This method combines the Mirror Image Technique with some bizarre movement skill! The real body moves about, shuttling between Mirror Images, back and forth, creating the illusion of shifting between real and fake.”

As a Practicing Mage, Lin Heyan’s vision was much more seasoned. His expression held a touch of strangeness.

“However, isn’t this thing just—the Sword Shadow Domain?”

Lin Heyan was knowledgeable and had once been fortunate enough to witness the Sword Shadow Domain, described as “one sword into ten thousand swords; the sword shadow is my body.”

That technique created hundreds of sword shadow clones. Every clone could transform from illusory to real, or from real to illusory, unpredictable and ever-changing. This technique belonged to a primary Domain, yet was extraordinarily powerful. To possess the Sword Shadow Domain, one had to be at least a Sword Chant— that is, level 5!

He’s only level 1, yet he’s managed to simulate the effect of the “Sword Shadow Domain”!

“This kid is a prodigy!”

His heart stirred slightly as he inwardly marveled.

On the stage, the remaining few people looked panicked, their minds in disarray.

Some, having lost their senses, wildly bombarded the Mirror Images with attacks.

The Mirror Images broke apart, and after a moment, even more Mirror Images floated forth.

Bang!

One figure after another fell. Each time Li Yi’s real body appeared, he gained a victory.

“Enough!” Hu Xuanhai clenched his fists tighter and tighter, finally shouting loudly before admitting dejectedly, “We… surrender!”

By now, there were still six people left on the stage, but they had long lost all will to fight.

“Master Hu,” mist swirled, and Li Yi’s figure also carried a trace of transcendent elegance, “even though there’s no formal challenge… if you’re willing, the two of us could also have a little bout.”

“You and me?” A cold light flared in Hu Xuanhai’s eyes. “I am a High-Rank Spell Apprentice!”

“Within the same level, I am unbeatable.” Li Yi smiled faintly. These words were incredibly arrogant, but given his current record, it was indeed true.

Hu Xuanhai felt somewhat tempted. He hesitated for a moment, but then his gaze fell on Li Yi’s fingertip. His expression changed, and he gave a hollow laugh: “Never mind. I don’t have the habit of bullying the young with my age!”

Li Yi shook his head disappointedly. The trace of dark aura at his fingertip dissipated into nothing.

He still had one more move—the Alligator Strike Technique.

“According to the rules, the arena fees are to be borne by you…”

“Also, Cloudwater Abode now belongs to me.”

“As for those sixty thousand White Crystals, have them delivered directly to my room.”

Li Yi spoke in an orderly, methodical manner, stating each point.

“Understood!” Hu Xuanhai could only nod.

Supporting each other, the group was about to leave when Li Yi’s calm voice came from behind.

“Are the Mages of our Dawn Cliff cowards?”

“No!”

A rousing cheer shook the heavens.