Lynn saw one of the killers charging toward Evan Chu and was shocked. But with three opponents tying her down, there was no way she could help him, leaving her anxious and frustrated.
Before the assassin reached him, Evan Chu activated Shifting Position, darting away from his original spot and sliding dozens of meters to the side.
After breaking through to the sixth layer of the Earth Martial Realm, the distance covered by Shifting Position was clearly much farther—this made Evan Chu very pleased.
Seeing Evan Chu dodge, Lynn’s heart relaxed a little. Her whip danced even more fiercely, shadows flashing all around as she blocked all three attackers. But breaking out of their encirclement was extremely difficult.
The assassin charging Evan Chu was surprised to see him shift sideways by dozens of meters, and laughed, "Kid, your speed’s not bad! Let big sister give you a proper welcome."
With that, her sword slashed rapidly at Evan Chu, the blade tip shining with white light—its power obvious at a glance.
Evan Chu wouldn’t dare clash head-on with a Heaven Martial Realm expert—that was just asking to die. He kept using Shifting Position so she couldn’t land a hit.
He narrowly dodged each attack, leaving the assassin helpless. Seeing her frustrated expression, Evan Chu was secretly delighted—his speed could actually keep up with a Heaven Martial expert’s strikes, which was almost unbelievable.
On Lynn’s side, the fight was also deadlocked. As a fifth-layer Heaven Martial expert facing two fourth-layer and one third-layer opponents, she couldn’t truly be injured by them—but it was just as hard for her to wound them, since they all defended tightly.
Whenever Lynn’s whip-shadow attacked one, another would quickly counterattack her. Most of the time she was forced to attack and dodge at the same time, making it impossible to support Evan Chu.
She hadn’t expected the Four Great Killers to coordinate so well—their teamwork was terrifying, leaving Lynn deeply anxious.
"Kid, you really are fast! But did you think big sister can’t handle you? Let me show you what real strength is," the female assassin sneered at Evan Chu.
Water element molecules rapidly formed around her body. Evan Chu knew this witch was about to unleash a powerful martial skill—he had no way to block it, so his only option was a desperate escape.
The reason he hadn’t tried to flee yet was that he hoped Lynn could quickly take out the other three. If he could just stall the assassin with speed, that would be enough. But now he realized they were evenly matched—none of them could spare a thought for him.
He frantically drove his Chaos Qi and tried to dart aside, but Evan Chu found the surrounding space felt locked. He couldn’t move left or right—his only options were forward or back.
It felt just like that time in the woods when he’d met another killer—he was utterly powerless. Was this the ability to lock space that Heaven Martial Realm experts gained? The thought flashed through his mind.
His only option now was to risk a direct clash. Evan Chu was about to draw the Frostbane Sword when the Sword Spirit’s voice suddenly rang out: "Your Windchaser Sword Art is no match for this woman—try the Demon-Breaking Fist instead! Earth-tier martial skills far outclass Profound-tier ones. Strike as fast as you can; however many times you can hit, do it! In this half-formed domain, you might just break it."
Clearly, the Sword Spirit sensed Evan Chu’s danger and hurried to warn him.
Evan Chu’s mind flashed—he recalled the Demon-Breaking Fist’s method step by step. The only problem was that he’d never actually used it before, so he had no idea how much force to exert.
But there was no time to hesitate. He followed the method for Demon-Breaking Fist and punched out fast—a flash of white light appeared on his fist, clear as day.
Even though his punch hit nothing but empty space, the effect was obvious—a huge recoil numbed his arm, but the shockwaves it caused were immense.
"Good! That punch actually opened a hole in her domain. Linfeng, hit it again and you’ll be able to break out—hurry, that woman’s martial skill is almost ready!" the Sword Spirit urged nervously.
Evan Chu gritted his teeth and unleashed the second form of Demon-Breaking Fist—Charging Bull Fist. He felt half his Chaos Qi drain away in an instant.
His fist shot out like lightning, ripping through the air with a sonic boom. The immense force shattered the space lock, just as the woman finished preparing her martial skill and attacked Evan Chu.
Evan Chu saw her sword surrounded by dozens of meter-long ice spikes, each one pulsing with massive energy. If he got hit, he’d be frozen solid—dead on the spot.
At that critical moment, Evan Chu shattered her space lock. Though she launched her attack, the backlash from the broken domain made her martial skill stutter for an instant.
Evan Chu seized that instant to use Shifting Position and escaped. The female assassin, suffering backlash, spat a mouthful of blood—clearly badly injured.
After dodging, Evan Chu saw her condition and was confused. He asked the Sword Spirit, "Why did she spit blood herself? Was it because I broke her invisible restriction?"
"That’s right. Once you reach the Heaven Martial Realm, you can comprehend an ability called ‘domain’—but it’s just a small, weak type of space restriction."
It’s controlled by mental focus. Domains are usually used against weaker opponents, and honestly, they’re pretty useless—if your enemy’s strength is similar, the domain won’t work at all.
If a weak opponent has a strong attack, it’s still dangerous—just like your Demon-Breaking Fist. Breaking the domain damages the caster’s mind; if it’s severe, they can lose control or even die from backlash," explained the Sword Spirit.
Evan Chu instantly understood—it was just like when his Heart Sword was interrupted, causing mental backlash. That witch must be suffering now.
A ruthless thought flashed through Evan Chu’s mind—strike while she’s down. He charged straight at the woman, determined to finish her off.
The woman glared furiously at Evan Chu. She never imagined a mere Earth Martial Realm youth could break her space lock and inflict such heavy mental damage.
Evan Chu’s approach made her even angrier—this boy, who’d only been running for his life, now dared to try and kill her while she was wounded.
Evan Chu quickly drew the Frostbane Sword from his storage ring, rapidly absorbed wind element, and, at a distance of two meters, unleashed the ninth form of Windchaser Sword Art—Wrathful Wind Annihilation Slash.
A surge of sword energy shot toward the woman, but Evan Chu soon saw her counter with a slash of her own. Even injured, her attack’s energy was far greater than his.
In an instant, their attacks collided. Evan Chu had underestimated her—an injured third-layer Heaven Martial Realm expert could still kill a ninth-layer Earth Martial Realm cultivator with ease.
His Wrathful Wind Annihilation Slash was instantly erased by her sword, and her blade stabbed straight toward his chest.
Agonizing pain tore through him—the sword tip pierced his chest and stabbed his heart. At that moment, a dazzling light flared from Evan Chu’s hand…