Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 81 Sword Domain! Approaching!

"What? You want me to stay?"

Li Yao gasped in terror, then hurriedly said solemnly, "We'll give you the spirits of plants and trees, but you can't kill me! As human war gods, according to the rules established by the five council leaders, fellow human war gods must not kill each other. You have no right to kill me! As a member of the War God Palace, you can't kill me either!"

Ning Ze frowned; he really didn't know about this rule.

"Ning Ze, that's true. It's forbidden for human war gods to fight each other. This is an agreement among the top powers on Earth, and even your guild master agrees to it. Judgments are allowed, but private battles are not," Catalan said earnestly.

Ning Ze's eyes revealed a thoughtful look. He was focused on cultivation and was unaware of such a rule. He knew about the War God Palace, but he didn't want to graduate from the training camp yet, so he hadn't undergone War God certification, entered the War God Palace, or been certified as a War God. Therefore, no one had told him about these rules.

After a moment's hesitation, Ning Ze said calmly, "Using laser cannons to attack the elite students of my Extreme Martial Arts Academy may be spared the death penalty, but you will not escape punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, he drew his sword and charged forward.

Li Yao's expression suddenly changed drastically. He had just witnessed what happened to Katarin. Despite parrying with a javelin and using his mental energy to defend himself, he was still seriously injured. He was not as strong as Katarin. If he had taken a hit, it was uncertain whether he would have survived.

Seeing the silver-white sword shadow thrusting towards him, Li Yao felt a chill run down his spine. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly grasped the mysteries of the body. He quickly activated the Whirlwind Force to enhance his defense.

"Sizzle!"

Ning Ze thrust his sword at Li Yao with all his might, even using his domain to enhance the strike. The sword pierced through Li Yao's combat suit, but its power was greatly reduced at this point, making it unable to penetrate the Black God Suit any further.

"Pfft!" Li Yao suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backwards for over a hundred meters before finally collapsing to the ground, motionless.

Catlan felt a chill in his heart. The fact that his combat suit could be pierced was something only a being beyond the God of War could do. They had held back against him earlier, otherwise he might not have survived.

As for Li Yao... he was somewhat afraid to look at him.

It's true that war gods can't kill each other, but someone has to know. If they're all dead, then naturally no one will blame Ning Ze, and there will be no way to prove it!

Keita and Ivan thought the same way, and the three of them stood in a triangle formation without hesitation. Even if they couldn't defend, they had to try. "Ningze! Don't do anything rash. If you dare to make a move, we will definitely have time to send a message."

"snort!"

"You're still alive? You're lucky." Ning Ze looked at Kataran with icy eyes and uttered a single word, "Get lost!" So what if he's not dead? It's only a matter of time. He'll deal with him later anyway. Publicly killing a War God will make things difficult for Hong.

Regardless of any tough words Catlan uttered, they breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Li Yao was not dead. They quickly ran to Li Yao, lifted him up, and the three of them left in a disheveled state.

Turning his head, Ning Ze smiled slightly and said, "You should know the rules of the martial arts school: the discoverer gets 10% of the treasure, and the developer gets 30%. I only discovered this place because of you, so I got a great deal. You go search first, and I'll make my move when you can't find it."

Luo Feng looked a little embarrassed upon hearing this. He now understood why Ning Ze had arrived so quickly. "Brother Ning, have you been looking for me?"

Ning Ze nodded and smiled, saying, "Go quickly. They've probably called others as well, perhaps even beings surpassing the God of War. You have twenty minutes; make the most of what you can. I'll make my move when the time is up."

"Okay! I'll go right now!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng immediately ran towards the depths of the mist. He had arrived here early and had already seen two locations of plant spirits. If he acted now, he could still harvest a few more. Even if he couldn't collect many, just 40% of what he collected would still be plant spirits, which were rare treasures!

He greatly enhanced his physical attributes with just one plant spirit—he's a war god! This stuff is far more precious than dragon blood!

Ning Ze smiled slightly as he watched his departing figure. He had indeed gained a great advantage. Using the profound meaning of movement, he merged into the wind, listened to its song, and sensed its rhythm. He discovered an incredible spirit of plants on this misty island.

If even the spirits of plants and trees are so terrifying, then the things that give birth to them must be even more wondrous. Luo Feng's current mental power has reached the peak of the God of War, and he can only obtain a few more thousand-year-old spirits of plants and trees.

Not to mention compared to that incredible plant spirit, not to mention the even more terrifying treasure, the very existence of the more precious ten-thousand-year-old plant spirit is already a huge gain.

He came here because of Luo Feng. He should leave some soup for others when he eats the meat. Being too greedy is not a good thing.

Time passed slowly, and after nineteen minutes, Ning Ze frowned slightly.

In the distance, a fiery red streak of light flew swiftly from the horizon, like a shooting star. In the darkness of the night, this fiery red streak of light was very conspicuous.

Fortunately, the four members of Cattelan returned.

The ability to fly, along with such obvious attributes, naturally indicates a powerhouse surpassing even the God of War. Ning Ze didn't know which one it was, but he knew he needed to take action.

"Sword Domain! Approaching!"

Ning Ze focused his mind, and a vertical silver-white longsword appeared in each of his eyes. He slowly raised the longsword in his right hand, and in an instant, an invisible domain suddenly opened up, rapidly covering the entire Fog Island.

He had already pinpointed the locations of all the plant spirits. Now, with his domain fully expanded, longswords materialized in various parts of the misty island and launched attacks on the plant spirits. There were golden willows, buried he shou wu (Polygonum multiflorum), and silver locust trees emitting a hazy mist...

"presumptuous!"

A loud shout came from the sky. Councilor Fal was furious, and the flames on his body burned even more fiercely.

He was just about to collect the few plant spirits in front of him when countless transparent longswords condensed in front of him and launched a fierce attack.

The attacks from those transparent longswords were decent, but not particularly strong for him. Councilor Far endured the barrage of transparent blades as he chased after the fleeing spirit of grass and trees.

Seeing Councilor Fal fly away, Keita whispered to Cattelan, "Why didn't you use your psychic powers to stop the spirits of plants just now?"

"Are you looking for death?" Cattelan hissed, then added, "You think those transparent longswords only target Councilor Fal? You and I dare to make a move! I guarantee that if we do, he'll have no reason not to kill us!"

"This transparent longsword is indeed not very powerful, but what about many transparent longswords attacking at the same time? You seem to have forgotten the one Ning Ze was standing on earlier. You think that sword is just big because it looks big? Ning Ze clearly has the strength of a councilor. Let them fight. We can't make decisions right now."

Keita shuddered at these words and replied in a low voice, "I was just being presumptuous. Luckily, I didn't move."

Li Yao's eyes were dim, and he was utterly dejected. He had not only failed, but he had only survived because he had mastered the art of forceful defense. Luo Feng's mental power had reached the peak of the God of War level, and he had no hope of revenge left.

On the other side, Councilor Fa'er had already arrived in front of Ning Ze. He looked at the handsome young man with a flickering gaze. He just looked clean and there was nothing different about him.

But that technique just now didn't seem like something an ordinary martial artist could pull off. He spoke in Mandarin, his accent somewhat strange. "You broke through? Was that the ultimate move Hong created for you?"

It wasn't that he wanted to stop, but the spirits of plants and trees had all been put away by Ning Ze. If he wanted to seize them, he would have to take action. He was only speaking to test Ning Ze's limits.

"A special move? The master can create special moves? What kind of moves are they?" Ning Ze was very curious. He still held his long sword up because he hadn't finished collecting them yet! One after another, the spirits of plants and trees were still flying towards Luo Feng.

After speaking, he began to examine the person in front of him. Amidst the raging flames was a handsome white man with messy orange curly hair draped over his shoulders. He looked like a judge from an old era. Planetary-level beings have very long lifespans, and the current planetary-level powerhouses are all quite young. This senator also looked like a handsome young man.

Representative Fael didn't answer his question, but instead frowned as he watched his actions—a sword raised in front of him? His expression changed, and he suddenly shouted, "What are you doing?"

Ning Ze replied truthfully, "I am collecting the spirits of plants and trees." He did not do this intentionally, but rather it was a movement that combined his mind and body, and this action helped him expand his scope of understanding.

Representative Fal's face darkened, and he hissed, "Why did you stop me just now?"

Ning Ze scoffed and retorted, "I should be asking you that! Why did you pluck the spirits of plants from my Limitless Martial Arts Academy?"

"Today, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of Hong!" Councilor Fa'er's face darkened as he launched an attack. The flames on his right fist suddenly surged as he fiercely attacked Ning Ze.

"Fight me? Catch me first!"

Ning Ze sneered and appeared more than a hundred meters away in a flash, leaving Councilor Fa'er unable to catch up.

Representative Fael's face turned very ugly. This was not in the air; one could only fly by relying on special abilities.

As a planetary-level powerhouse, he possessed immense strength, and with a sudden burst of power, his speed approached 1000 m/s. However, even at this speed, he couldn't catch up with Ning Ze and even gradually fell behind.

Representative Far clenched his fists tightly. If he came out and gained nothing, he would lose face big time.

However, he couldn't catch up at all. If he went to collect other plant spirits, Ning Ze would block him with that strange longsword. For a time, he was completely helpless against Ning Ze, and he felt extremely frustrated.

Ning Ze ignored what Councilor Fa'er was like. He had almost killed a King-level monster, so why would he be afraid of a councilor? These councilors were only on par with King-level monsters in strength. If they were really that strong, the monsters would have been wiped out long ago.

With the treasure right in front of him, he had no time to pay attention to this person.

A short while later, Ning Ze finished collecting all the plant spirits and then met up with Luo Feng.

"Brother Ning, a councilor is here?"

Ning Ze nodded slightly and said, "Ignore him. He's just an ordinary councilor. He can't fly as fast as you in the sky, and he can't fly as fast as me on the ground. I'm too lazy to deal with him. I'm going to contact the museum master now."

"Contact the sect leader? Shall we go back early?" Luo Feng understood somewhat. Now that his strength had reached the peak of the War God realm, there was no need for him to continue training here. He could apply for graduation directly.

With so many plant spirits collected, Ning Ze will definitely be able to raise his physical attributes to their peak, and he can graduate directly.

"No, I'm here to contact the owner of the museum." Ning Ze finished speaking, and seeing Luo Feng's surprised look, he explained, "There's another big guy on this island. I feel like I might not be able to handle him, so I have no choice but to call for help. Otherwise, if Councilor Fa'er finds something here, a bunch of councilors will come and steal our stuff."

"A big one?" Luo Feng asked curiously, "How big is it?"

Ning Ze clicked on the communication, pondered for a moment, and said, "I can't say exactly how big it is, but the thing I sensed is nearly 5000 meters long and has a body. It is also about 3000 meters long in the north-south direction and is curved. There are about a dozen other things of varying lengths in other directions."

"You know, most king-level monsters are only a little over a hundred meters long, with the larger ones around two hundred meters. Such a massive body must possess terrifying strength. Even the spirits of ancient plants can reach the peak of the War God realm, but this one is incredibly powerful!"

Luo Feng was immediately dumbfounded. "So big?"

"bite."

The call was connected.

"Are you in trouble?" Hong asked softly.

"Master, I've discovered a gigantic plant spirit, its body must be 5 kilometers in diameter. I'm not sure if it's reliable, so I'd like you to come and keep an eye on it," Ning Ze replied truthfully.

"Oh? There are such large plant spirits?" Hong asked curiously. "I'll be right there. Wait for me for three minutes."

"Okay." Ning Ze nodded and ended the call.

Three minutes later, a dark red, triangular fighter jet appeared above Ning Ze's head. He looked at the Primordial Intelligent Fighter with great envy; having this thing would make things much more convenient. Its speed easily exceeded 1 meters per second.

"The curator."

"The curator."

Hong nodded slightly, curiously looking down at a very thick, purplish-black vine not far away. "It feels a bit strange. I think I vaguely remember this thing."

Ning Ze and Luo Feng waited curiously.

After a moment's thought, Hong's eyes filled with joy as he said, "You want to try? If you ask me, you'd better not. This thing is too tough for even ordinary planetary-level beings to handle, and you haven't broken through yet; your strength is still lacking."

"Does the owner know him?" Ning Ze asked, puzzled.

Hong nodded slightly. "I'm not entirely sure either. Let me pull it out so you can see." As he spoke, he flashed to a distance of over 100 meters, grabbed a black vine about 20 centimeters in diameter, pulled hard, and then made a cut on the vine with his hand. The wound healed immediately.

Just as Ning Ze was about to marvel at its powerful recovery ability, the earth suddenly began to tremble. In an instant, five vines, each over 2000 meters long, shot into the sky and lashed out fiercely at Hong, accompanied by a deafening roar.

Ning Ze's expression changed. This speed was much faster than his, especially the tip of the vine. How fast could a 2000-meter-long whip be when it was swung?

He couldn't hold out for long against the five vines surrounding him; their speed meant their power was even more terrifying, and he would likely be seriously injured with a single blow.

He was extremely relieved that he hadn't acted rashly, otherwise escaping would have been a problem.

(End of this chapter)