Upon hearing Joe Di's words, Jip Boone's face turned green with anger. He had never seen such an arrogant fellow before and truly had no idea which minor universe this person hailed from. Did he not know the status of Leadstar Universe within the vast chaos?
"So you are that Joe Di. Good, very good..." Murderous intent flashed in Jip Boone's eyes, nearly shooting out like blades. He raised his hand and cast several more formation flags, and at the same time, a Skyhalberd appeared in his palm.
Among cultivators, those who use the Skyhalberd as a divine weapon are exceedingly rare. Moreover, the higher one's cultivation, the less likely they are to choose the Skyhalberd as their weapon.
This kind of weapon is purely offensive and has very low practicality for cultivators. Those who wield it typically have two traits: first, extreme self-confidence, and second, a domineering and volatile temperament, rarely willing to compromise with others.
As Jip Boone tossed out his formation flags, the space around Joe Di instantly transformed into a separate world. In this world, all of Joe Di's cultivated divine abilities and laws became completely ineffective—even his Dao resonance could not circulate. This world was constructed by Jip Boone, with all its laws simulated from his own Dao.
Indeed, it was only a simulation, not true heavenly laws. Joe Di found this somewhat speechless—just how confident and disdainful was Jip Boone, to try to trap him using simulated laws?
Joe Di cultivated the Dao of Laws, but he rarely constructed a world of laws to trap his opponent. Not because he was unwilling, but because it simply couldn't be accomplished in a short time. In a duel, would anyone wait for you to build a world and trap your opponent before making a move?
As for instantly creating a world that could trap a Genesis Realm powerhouse, Joe Di believed that even Chi Yao, upon stepping into the Fourth Step, couldn't do such a thing.
"Fellow Daoists, this man killed Luke Bao of my Leadstar Universe. I will never allow him a chance to survive. Please help me suppress him—I want to personally trample him and ask who gave him the courage." Jip Boone stepped forward, his Skyhalberd stirring up a murderous aura that instantly dominated this world.
Joe Di began to understand—Jip Boone wasn't completely underestimating him, but was simply striking preemptively. These simulated laws might not be effective against enemies, but when he unleashed his divine abilities, their power could be stacked.
Fiona Yuen had been about to attack Joe Di, but at Jip Boone's words, she nodded. "Alright, Brother Jip, rest assured. I guarantee he won't have the slightest chance to slip away."
Jip Boone's request for the other three to suppress the formation was simply to keep an eye on Joe Di and prevent him from escaping.
Joe Di looked at Fiona Yuen and sneered, "Your Kenworld has a Dao Sovereign named Kenhaven. I wonder if you know him? Not long ago, if my friend hadn't been generous and seen his sincere plea for mercy, he would've been slapped to death on the spot."
"What did you say? Kenhaven is still alive..." Fiona Yuen was shocked by Joe Di's words and could no longer hold back. She charged forward and grabbed at Joe Di.
Joe Di truly didn't take Fiona Yuen seriously. As she lunged, he didn't hesitate to lift his foot and kicked out at her.
Titan's Step was a technique Joe Di had mastered when his cultivation was still low. Now, his understanding and control of space far surpassed what it once was.
Even though Joe Di rarely used Titan's Step, this kick had already reached the highest level of the technique.
As this kick landed, the space between Joe Di and Fiona Yuen was instantly compressed. It seemed that this space was no longer part of the universe itself, but was created by Joe Di's kick.
Zane Jin, watching from afar, saw Joe Di's kick and his lips twitched, eyes narrowing. The next moment, he began to retreat. With just one step, he completely exited the world constructed by Jip Boone and stood on the periphery as a spectator.
He had sensed Joe Di was no ordinary person from his calm demeanor earlier. Even if Joe Di hadn’t realized Jip Boone was using his understanding of heavenly laws to simulate a world and trap him, when Jip Boone cast those formation flags and sealed the world, Joe Di should have noticed. Yet Joe Di didn’t care at all—instead, he kicked at Fiona Yuen when she tried to grab him.
This kick made Zane Jin see things clearly—Joe Di simply didn't care about Jip Boone's simulated world. In truth, when Joe Di decided to act, he acted; Jip Boone's world was of no use to him. Joe Di's grasp of spatial laws was fully displayed in that kick.
With Joe Di's level of power, there was no way anyone could steal his universe's Dao Vein. Since they couldn't obtain it, why provoke a top-tier powerhouse like Joe Di? After all, they'd meet again during the Saint Seat debate.
It was precisely this realization that made Zane Jin withdraw from Jip Boone's simulated world. His relationship with Jip Boone was merely cooperation, not servitude.
Seeing Zane Jin retreat, Andy Young, who had been about to unleash his artifact, didn't hesitate to follow suit.
Here, Zane Jin was actually the strongest. Despite appearances, it was only because Zane Jin didn't want to bother that Jip Boone was giving orders.
With Zane Jin gone, Andy Young wasn't foolish enough to help Jip Boone, whom he'd only just met, go head-to-head with a powerhouse like Joe Di.
Joe Di's kick not only ignored Jip Boone's simulated world, but also tore open his own protective domain. Fiona Yuen immediately realized things were bad. The young man before her was anything but harmless—he was a terrifying opponent.
The fearsome spatial laws locked her movement in space. In her desperation, Fiona Yuen couldn't care about pride; her God Origin surged frantically to her feet, and her Dao resonance reached its limit.
With all her strength, Fiona Yuen's feet seemed to spring away like coiled steel, her whole body flipping head down, feet up, flying backward through the air.
If it were a male cultivator, this awkward flight would be less embarrassing. But Fiona Yuen was wearing a black dress, which was instantly flipped up by the wild surge of God Origin, leaving no dignity at all.
Bang! As Fiona Yuen dodged Joe Di's Titan's Step technique, she crashed to the ground. A Genesis Realm powerhouse now looked as helpless as a stumbling child.
Fiona Yuen didn't dare attack any further. Even while still lying on the ground, she shot out of Jip Boone's simulated world like an arrow.
It all happened in an instant. Jip Boone felt his heart sink; he realized that Joe Di's strength was not only equal to his own, but likely surpassed it.
"Fellow Daoists, attack together..."
Although Jip Boone knew Zane Jin and Andy Young withdrew out of fear of Joe Di's power, he still had to call upon Zane Jin and the others. After witnessing Joe Di's kick, he knew he couldn't handle Joe Di alone.
As he spoke, Jip Boone's Skyhalberd unleashed a torrent of Divine Halberd Blooms, wrapping the entire world within their reach.
Joe Di had just withdrawn his foot when the Divine Halberd Blooms exploded.
In that moment, even space itself vanished. Each halberd blossom exploded, shattering a heavenly law.
Joe Di's scalp tingled—just how powerful was this? A single halberd blossom could obliterate a heavenly law? He couldn't do that, and he cultivated the Dao of Laws.
As the heavenly laws shattered, a halberd ray completely ignored Joe Di's domain control, pierced through his chest, and sent a spray of blood flying. The powerful Dao resonance corroded him, making Joe Di shudder.
In the next instant, Joe Di understood completely: Jip Boone wasn't truly that strong. The simulated world Jip Boone constructed wasn't just meant to restrain him, but to unleash the Divine Halberd Bloom technique. Joe Di had suspected as much, but hadn't expected Jip Boone's technique to be so terrifying once bolstered by the simulated world. If he'd known its true power, he would never have allowed Jip Boone to build that world.
The halberd blossoms kept splitting, doubling in number with every breath.
Seeing his Divine Halberd Bloom technique take effect, Jip Boone was overjoyed. He knew that once his technique worked, almost no one could escape. Even though only one halberd blossom had pierced Joe Di's body now, in a few more breaths, Joe Di would be shredded by the blooms. Within his simulated world, the Divine Halberd Bloom was truly invincible.
Now that Joe Di understood the source of Jip Boone's technique, he felt much more confident. If he'd realized earlier, Jip Boone would never have had a chance to unleash it. In fact, Jip Boone wouldn't even have been able to set up his simulated world.
Joe Di brandished the Creation Brush. With a sweeping motion, he inscribed the character 'Barrier,' invoking the phrase: 'A single word breaks myriad Daos; the barrier divides yin and yang.'
As soon as the character 'Barrier' appeared, it was as if this world split into yin and yang halves. The endless, exploding halberd blossoms could no longer penetrate Joe Di's domain.
Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade then whipped up billions of blade waves, crashing down. The world Jip Boone had simulated instantly collapsed, and only a tempest of blade waves surged forth like a raging sea.
(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)