Evan Chu began slowly comprehending the power of heaven and earth. Last time, he felt as if he’d discovered something, but it was still a blur—probably because he hadn’t had enough time. This time, with ample time for closed-door cultivation, Evan decided he wouldn’t leave until he’d truly grasped it.
Thinking back to when he first comprehended instant movement, Evan gradually entered a meditative state. His mind became clear and empty, and as time passed, he felt like a speck of dust between heaven and earth, swaying with the fluctuations of elemental power.
At a certain moment, Evan opened his eyes. He didn’t know how much time had passed during this insight, but he felt as if he’d understood something. To borrow the power of heaven and earth, he needed to merge himself into it—every blade of grass and tree contained heaven-and-earth power. Once he found the breakthrough point, he could borrow and wield it freely.
It’s like how, as long as you dig a channel from the river, you can divert its water to irrigate farmland and benefit the people. But if the channel is too large, it might cause flooding and harm instead. Ultimately, it depends on how deeply the person comprehends— the higher the level, the greater the power they can borrow. Some true experts can move mountains, overturn seas, or even create new worlds.
Even after understanding this point, Evan still didn’t know how to manifest a domain. While he was puzzled, his Nascent Soul spoke up in his mind: “A domain is actually the ability to control the surrounding heaven-and-earth power to bind everything nearby. That heaven-and-earth power is really just elemental force. If you can resonate with the elemental particles in the space around you, you can unleash this power.
Although you’ve comprehended the Five Elements, you still can’t resonate with these elemental particles. This isn’t something you can do instantly—you have to sense them slowly and explore. Breaking through a domain works the same way: when someone else forms a domain, if you can resonate with the elemental particles within their domain, it simply won’t exist for you anymore.
It sounds simple, but it’s actually extremely difficult to do. Take your time and experience it for yourself! This chamber is a space, too—you can try to resonate with the elemental particles here using any element you like. Once you succeed, you might be able to use heaven-and-earth power. In other words, you’ll be able to manifest a domain yourself.”
Hearing his Nascent Soul’s explanation, Evan felt as if enlightenment had struck him. The Nascent Soul continued, “Don’t worry—we’re one and the same. When you’ve comprehended enough, I’ll help you. Only when you become stronger can I become even stronger.”
Evan was a bit speechless—was this ‘me’ or ‘you’? Why was there a distinction between the two? But he didn’t ask. Instead, he threw himself wholeheartedly into sensing the elements between heaven and earth.
Evan had already comprehended the Five Elements, so discovering the Five Elements within heaven and earth was easy. The real challenge was achieving resonance and making them serve him, instead of simply absorbing or gathering them as before. Elemental resonance leaves no trace—it only reveals its attributes when a domain manifests. Just like when Evan fought the Ghost Clan Grand Elder, what appeared then was a Fire Domain.
Achieving resonance with the elements isn’t easy, but once you manage it, everything falls into place. The second time is much simpler, and as you keep practicing, you get more and more skilled—just like with instant movement. It’s truly miraculous.
Evan’s spiritual sense wandered through the chamber as he slowly tried to communicate with the elemental particles within. Mastery doesn’t guarantee resonance, and Evan failed again and again until he nearly lost his patience.
But hard work always pays off. One time, Evan discovered that the fire-element particles in the space around him could actually move according to his thoughts. He was overjoyed—this was the best sign of resonance.
Evan controlled his excitement and began slowly manipulating the fire element. As more and more fire particles resonated with him, a cluster of flames actually formed a short distance away—and the temperature wasn’t low at all.
“Haha, I finally resonated with the fire element—and I can even create flames! This is incredible!” Evan laughed in delight.
But at this moment, Luna was so shocked she could barely speak. Evan had made flames appear in the surrounding space—not just comprehended the fire element, but actually created a new class of Spatial Combat Arts.
These Spatial Combat Arts are terrifying—the stronger the user, the more powerful and far-reaching the attacks become. If you strike instantly, it’s almost impossible for your opponent to defend.
It’s like when two people are still dozens of meters apart, but suddenly a cluster of flames appears right next to someone and engulfs them. The victim is caught completely off guard, and that’s the perfect moment to unleash a martial technique for a follow-up attack—the consequences are unimaginable.
If you use ice element, you could freeze your opponent in place, making them even easier to attack. If you use lightning, you could instantly paralyze them—leaving them standing there, ready to be cut down. It’s practically heaven-defying.
At the same time, Luna realized something else: Evan might never form a conventional domain. He was already different from ordinary people, constantly doing heaven-defying things. If he also manifested a domain, it would be a phenomenon even heaven and earth couldn’t tolerate.
“Evan, congratulations on resonating with the fire element so quickly. Why don’t you try the others?” Luna said.
“Why can’t I form a domain? Every time I use the fire element in this space, it only turns into flames. Am I misunderstanding something?” Evan asked.
“You don’t need to worry about that. All I can say is, what you’re doing right now is far more powerful than a domain. With a skill like this—on par with martial techniques—your strength will skyrocket. And if you master it, you’ll be able to break through your opponent’s domain with ease,” Luna replied.
Evan was instantly delighted. He’d never been that interested in domains anyway—the whole reason he tried to resonate with the elements in space was to break through the domains of Venerable Martial Realm experts. Now that he’d found a way, he was determined to work even harder.
He immediately began sensing and communicating with the other elements. Evan knew he had to fully master the Five Elements to break through an opponent’s domain—if someone used a Water Domain and he couldn’t resonate with water, he’d be stuck.
After failing repeatedly, Evan gradually gained some insights—resonating with any element required heartfelt communication. He had to treat himself as an elemental particle; only then could he truly succeed.
As time passed, Evan managed to communicate with the second element—water. Soon, heavy snow began falling in front of him, and then several eerie ice spikes appeared…