"Huh! How could anyone come here?" Leon Starfield stopped, staring in astonishment at the shattered guardian stone before him.
"Isn't it perfectly normal for someone to come?" Dylan Lethe asked in confusion. Since this is a world, naturally anyone should be able to enter.
Leon Starfield shook his head and said, "Only I can enter here, because only I possess the Genesis Crystal condensed by Lord Kenneth the Creator."
"So the thing we activated at the same time back then was the Genesis Crystal of Lord Kenneth the Creator?" Dylan Lethe asked in surprise.
"Of course. What else did you think it was?" Leon Starfield chuckled.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Dylan Lethe looked at Leon Starfield in confusion.
Leon Starfield laughed, "After all, this is the world of Lord Kenneth the Creator. Although he's extremely powerful, coming into his world is one thing; secondly, you might be like others, thinking that attaining Dao Origin in Lord Kenneth's world wouldn't lead to great achievements."
Dylan Lethe replied, "Cultivation is often about striving forward. Of course I would come in. But how do you know Lord Kenneth the Creator is so powerful?"
Leon Starfield said, "Once, while traveling through the void, I saw a fragment of a treasure swept out by a void vortex. After obtaining that fragment, I discovered it contained a Genesis Crystal belonging to a Dao Lord. That Dao Lord was Lord Kenneth the Creator. From that treasure fragment, I learned this guy is no ordinary figure. In terms of achievements, even my father probably can't compare."
You should know the legend of Pangu, right? Lord Kenneth is akin to Pangu—a primordial existence who created the Kenworld. What I can't figure out is, why did such a formidable figure fall here and even lose his Genesis Crystal?
"So powerful." Dylan Lethe exclaimed in awe upon hearing that Lord Kenneth the Creator might be a primordial universe-forging figure.
Leon Starfield said, "Whether he's powerful or not, let's go in and see for ourselves. Even if someone comes here, it's only possible after I opened this world. Do you know how vast Lord Kenneth the Creator's world is? Even thousands of years wouldn't be enough to explore it, let alone a few hundred years."
"Alright." Dylan Lethe agreed immediately.
Just as the two stepped through the shattered array gate, they were blocked by a man and a woman. The man wore white robes and carried a long spear on his back. He was handsome, with Dao Aura swirling around him, clearly at the Prime Realm Stage. The woman was enchanting, her pink fairy dress clinging to her curvaceous figure. However, her cultivation was weaker, likely at the Transformation Realm.
"We were here first. Please stop." The man in white reached out to block Dylan Lethe and Leon Starfield.
Leon Starfield frowned. He didn't mention that he was the one who discovered and opened this place, as that would mean revealing the Genesis Crystal of Lord Kenneth the Creator.
Dylan Lethe glanced at Leon Starfield. If Leon made a move to kill, he would not hesitate to join in. He could sense several others lying in ambush nearby, but he was unafraid.
"Brother, let's leave for now." Leon Starfield also sensed the presence of hidden cultivators nearby. The key issue was that he didn't know how strong those lying in ambush were.
"Alright." Dylan Lethe had just spoken when a mocking voice sounded from behind: "You think you can just leave after coming here? Hand over your rings and let us check them. Then we’ll decide whether to let you go."
Following the voice, three cultivators stepped out.
As the three appeared, both Leon Starfield and Dylan Lethe could instantly gauge their strength—one was at the Unity Realm, and the other two were at the Prime Realm Stage.
"Brother Lethe, I'll handle the one at Unity Realm, you take care of the rest." Leon Starfield didn't hesitate at all. As he spoke, he drew a broad-backed blade and charged at the Unity Realm cultivator.
This place was discovered and opened by him. Not only did these people try to take it over, they wouldn’t even let them leave. Since that was the case, there was nothing more to discuss.
Almost at the same time Leon Starfield attacked the Unity Realm cultivator, Dylan Lethe also made his move. He first ambushed the woman in the pink fairy dress—Lady Sue—then his long blade turned into a flurry of blade shadows enveloping the man in white, while hundreds of blade weapons swept out, forming a Blade Array that trapped the other two Prime Realm cultivators.
"Splat!" Dylan Lethe’s ambush killed Lady Sue effortlessly, blood mist swirling in the air.
"How dare you kill Lady Sue..." The Unity Realm cultivator trapped by Leon Starfield roared in fury, his violent aura so intense that even Dylan Lethe could feel his heart tremble from afar.
"Nicely done! Don’t hold back, kill as you please. This old guy isn’t going anywhere." Leon Starfield laughed loudly, his voice carrying over.
Dylan Lethe felt a surge of admiration. He was up against four people, but he knew that even if they joined forces, they wouldn’t be a match for the Unity Realm cultivator. Yet Leon Starfield alone was able to hold him off, showing just how formidable his new friend was.
With this in mind, Dylan Lethe’s Blade Array grew even more fierce, fighting desperately against the remaining three Prime Realm cultivators.
But he was too poor—although the Blade Array passed down by Joe Di was excellent, he hardly had any good blades. Moreover, his skill in array techniques was far inferior to Joe Di’s.
Even so, Dylan Lethe, who cultivated the Path of Rules, still managed to suppress three opponents and gained the upper hand.
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Bang! The powerful backlash of rule force sent Sawyer Walker tumbling back nearly a hundred feet. This time, he failed to tear open the domain’s void; instead, he was struck by the domain’s rule force backlash.
In that brief moment, Joe Di landed before Sawyer Walker. His Realm Genesis domain stretched outward, making Sawyer Walker realize he could no longer escape.
His first reaction was to ignore Joe Di and once again reach out to touch the domain boundary. As before, he couldn’t budge it at all.
"Huh!" Sawyer Walker exclaimed in surprise. Within the Five Elements Universe, there was actually a void domain he couldn’t tear open. This was too strange; he’d have to investigate it further later.
Sawyer Walker turned his head, calmly looking at the approaching Joe Di. He said coolly, "Daoist Di, do you really think I’m afraid of you?"
Joe Di raised his hand, and the rough long blade appeared once more. "Whether you’re afraid or not, I know I’m not the one running away."
"Ha!" Sawyer Walker laughed. "Daoist Di, it’s not that I’m weaker than you, I just don’t want to destroy my Divine Palm Realm technique. True, your seventh blade strike can only be blocked by my Divine Palm Realm. But if I risk losing this technique, you won’t be able to do anything to me either."
"Whether we can or not, let’s find out in battle." Joe Di spoke as his long blade swept up a Blade Wave, crashing toward Sawyer Walker.
Sawyer Walker was truly enraged. His Divine Palm Realm struck at Joe Di again. This time, he decided that even if his realm shattered, he would teach Joe Di a lesson.
Boom boom boom! Violent rule resonance clashed. Joe Di’s Blade Wave was blocked again and again, while Sawyer Walker’s hands manifested thousands of seals, trying to capture the Blade Wave.
Joe Di’s heart sank. He had chased Sawyer Walker to prevent him from healing and to finish him off. But after this clash, Joe Di realized his plan had failed. The fake monk had managed to recover most of his injuries while fleeing.
He knew without a doubt—today, he would not be able to defeat Sawyer Walker.
Both men knew each other’s abilities well, so their fight was unrestrained. Divine techniques and rule resonance exploded in the void, making the surrounding spatial rules chaotic.
Bang! It was as if a wall blocked the clash of their divine techniques. Their rule resonance was suddenly stopped in one direction.
Both Joe Di and Sawyer Walker stared in shock at the void before them. Suddenly, a tangible Stone Gate appeared where their attacks had disrupted the spatial rules.