Although the low-level disciples were puzzled, they still followed the instructor's orders and retreated more than ten meters.
"Step back to at least one hundred fifty meters!"
Another instructor barked the command.
Hearing that the instructor actually wanted them to retreat to a hundred and fifty meters, all the low-level students were stunned.
Why do we have to go so far back?
Then, one student seemed to realize something, his face filled with shock: "Wait... could it be that Leon Huang's domain covers a full one hundred and fifty meters? That's... that's impossible!"
"No way, right?"
Hearing this, the first thought among the surrounding low-level students was that it couldn’t be true. After all, ninety-nine percent of people only manage to form a Human-Rank Domain on their first attempt.
A Human-Rank Domain only covers a radius of one to ten meters.
The remaining one percent can reach Earth-Rank Domain on their first try—these are one-in-ten-thousand martial arts geniuses. As long as they don’t die young, ninety-nine percent of them will step into the Great Grandmaster realm.
An Earth-Rank Domain covers a radius of ten to one hundred meters.
And then there's the Heaven-Rank Domain, which spans a radius of one hundred to two hundred meters.
Anyone who forms a Heaven-Rank Domain on their first breakthrough has an extremely high chance of becoming a Martial Saint.
Right now, among the six Martial Saint deans at the academy, all but one reached the Heaven-Rank Domain on their first breakthrough. The last one, Melody Empress, was just short—her first domain covered ninety-nine meters.
Rumor has it that the current principal of Sanctum Martial Academy—the High Heaven Alliance Master—only managed a domain of a hundred and twenty-three meters when he first became a Grandmaster.
But now, if Leon Huang’s domain really reaches one hundred fifty meters, doesn’t that mean his future achievements could surpass the High Heaven Alliance Master?
You have to realize, the High Heaven Alliance Master’s cultivation is already at the peak of Martial Saint.
If you go beyond the peak of Martial Saint, isn’t that the Martial God realm?
No one dared imagine any further. Still, everyone preferred to believe the two instructors must have made a mistake.
But just as they had this thought, the temperature within the hundred fifty meter radius climbed again. Even standing several meters outside, people could feel the scorching heat.
Benson Bai gritted his teeth, "Come on, Yoon Zhengyang, don’t act so humble after getting all the benefits. With a peerless genius like Junior Brother Huang, Pristine Way Sect’s rise is only a matter of time. And Huang is loyal—when he grows up, he’ll definitely look after Pristine Way. If sect allegiances weren’t fixed after joining, I’d want to join Pristine Way myself!"
Celine Murong nodded deeply, "That’s right, I’d like to join Pristine Way too!" She looked at Yoon Zhengyang and Harriet Gu with open envy.
Ian’s close friends—Kurt Kou, Eric Zhou, Tian Yi, Yvette Xue, and the Changsun siblings—all quietly had the same idea.
Among the crowd.
Liamson Liang’s expression was gloomy. The assassins he sent after Ian had been gone for over a month, clearly having failed and likely died.
He was looking for another chance to assassinate Ian, but the news of his domain breakthrough had spread, causing a huge commotion and alerting over ten instructors.
If he tries again now and succeeds, the academy leadership will treat Ian as a treasure. If Ian is killed, not only will he face academy retaliation, but his sect and family will also be purged.
Thinking this, Liamson felt discouraged and abandoned the thought of further assassination.
Elsewhere in the crowd, a girl in a white dress with half-lidded eyes—Lynette Ji, the reincarnated strand of Serena Fox’s soul—watched thoughtfully.
She never imagined that the human she’d chosen, Leon Huang, would prove even more monstrous than she expected.
If she can draw him into her camp, he will become the strongest external ally of the Fox-Demon Clan once he matures.
But with such talent, the academy will certainly value him even more. To win him over, she’ll have to pay a higher price and act quickly, before other factions try to recruit him. After all, forming a 150-meter domain on the first try is simply heaven-defying.
Even her true fox-demon body only reached a 100-meter domain on its first condensation.
Just then.
Within a 150-meter radius centered on Ian.
Whoosh!
Suddenly the air turned blazing red. Even standing seven or eight meters outside the domain, people could feel waves of heat rushing over.
Swish!
A figure flashed by—the Vice Dean, Melody Empress, appeared atop a nearby rooftop.
Gazing at the fiery air within the 150-meter radius, her eyes sparkled.
“Martial God-level potential! In that case, I’ll help you out.”
With a thought, the fire-attribute energy in the surrounding heaven-and-earth vitality surged into Ian’s forming domain at ten times the previous speed.
Whoosh!
Tiny flames appeared throughout the forming domain. Even in broad daylight, under the blazing sun, they stood out brightly.
Each flame was only thumb-sized, constantly leaping and flickering.
Inside his room, Ian remained seated cross-legged. Sensing his domain gradually taking shape, he knew that once completed, it would feed back into his body, allowing him to break through to Grandmaster realm in one leap.
Huh!
Suddenly, he noticed the influx of fire-attribute energy was more than ten times greater than before.
Activating Clairvoyant Vision, he saw Melody Empress on a nearby rooftop and instantly understood she was helping him in secret.
Remembering her favor, Ian focused all his attention on condensing his domain.