Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 98 Sword Domain? What is that?

"Can those three planetary-level experts who have mastered the domain defeat the Golden Horned Beast?" Luo Feng asked anxiously.

Babata frowned and pondered for a moment.

"If three people had truly comprehended a domain, and their strength was at the sixth or seventh level of the planetary realm, the combination of three domains might be enough to defeat a first-level human at the eternal realm. But as for the Golden Horned Beast... well, that depends on the beast."

"Even among the Golden Horned Beasts, talent and personality matter. Take you and Ning Ze, for example. You became planetary-level beings at such a young age, standing at the pinnacle of humankind. But some people struggle even to become martial artists. What I said about reaching the level of a World Lord as an adult is just the lower limit. If one's talent isn't good, their combat strength certainly won't be that strong. Three planetary-level beings who have comprehended a domain might actually win."

"However, three people comprehending a domain? How could Earth possibly have that?" Babata scoffed. Earthlings are so trashy, they waited 50,000 years for a genius with a brain width of 21, and now three people have comprehended a domain at the same time?

Luo Feng asked seriously, "If three people comprehend a domain, they could defeat an ordinary star-level monster. As for the Golden Horned Beast, it depends on the monster's strength." Then he asked curiously, "Master, who are the ones who have comprehended the domain?"

"You didn't know?" Hong was slightly surprised, then realized, "That's right, since you don't have a domain, he certainly wouldn't use one to fight."

"You mean Brother Ning?" Luo Feng asked.

Hong nodded and said, "Yes, he has mastered the Domain of Wind and the Domain of Sword."

"puff!"

Earthlings were nervous, but this Baba Tower didn't matter; all he cared about was Luo Feng.

While these people were having a tense discussion, he still had the mood to drink tea, a special beverage. After hearing Hong's words, he spat out a mouthful of tea, followed by a burst of laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"I knew that bastard couldn't possibly have comprehended a domain... Hahaha, turns out they don't know anything. This is hilarious, hahaha..." Babata laughed loudly. He hadn't forgotten being tricked before, and he just couldn't stand Ning Ze.

Luo Feng frowned deeply and shouted angrily, "Babata, what do you mean? How can you still laugh at a time like this!"

"no!"

"Ha ha!"

"I didn't want to either," Babata explained, sounding aggrieved, before bursting into laughter.

Luo Feng frowned deeply. "What exactly happened? Is the master wrong?"

Babata suppressed a laugh and said, "The Wind Domain is alright, but the Sword Domain? What is that? I've followed my master through 6000 eras and I've never even heard of it."

"Luo Feng, you need to know. There are virtual universes in the universe. You haven't experienced the wonder of that kind of information exchange. It ignores spatial distance, has no delay, and can even replicate complex secret techniques at the immortal level! My ability to process information is astronomical to you. And the virtual universe is countless times more advanced than me!"

"Even in that vast universe, I've never heard of any 'Sword Domain.' Oh... not entirely."

"A peerless divine weapon renowned throughout the universe, the strongest weapon below the Immortal level, the supreme divine weapon of the Golden Void Law—the Evolutionary Divine Weapon. This weapon possesses an incomparably powerful secret technique. If one cultivates it to the third level, there is a move called 'Sword Domain.' But this is a move, not a domain! Moreover, to unleash the Evolutionary Divine Weapon, one must comprehend the laws. Do you know what laws are? They are the key to breaking through to Immortality! If you could comprehend the laws at the cosmic level, I would be laughing in my sleep!"

"As for Ning Ze... hahaha... hahaha... how is that possible! What kind of random nonsense can be used as a domain?"

Luo Feng fell silent. He knew that what Babata said was likely true, but he hoped it wasn't.

"Master, let's first check on Brother Ning's condition."

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Hong frowned and turned around. There stood two newly appointed councilors, who were also the eighth and ninth inspectors of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy—Zhang Ran and Wu Hao.

"Has Ning Ze returned?"

"Didn't you inform him?"

Hong frowned deeply. The United States was afraid that the people who were notified would not believe it, so the people who were notified were all members of Congress. Even the Third Speaker, the Ice and Snow Emperor, personally notified them, but Ning Ze did not come.

A bead of sweat glistened on Zhang Ran's forehead as he spoke with difficulty, "Today is an exception; Councilor Ning didn't come back. He usually goes home when he returns here, but this time he didn't..."

Hong's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared intently at Zhang Ran, asking, "You mean he didn't come back and is still in America?"

Zhang Ran gritted his teeth and replied truthfully, "Yes, according to Councilor Ning's habits, he should go home first, have breakfast, and then go to cultivate. But he didn't come back today. This often happens when he has insights into cultivation; he should be in America."

Hong suddenly turned around and asked Luo Feng anxiously, "Where do you usually cultivate?"

Luo Feng said with a grim expression, "I've looked for Brother Ning three times: once in Victoria, once in New York, and once in Los Angeles."

"Because Brother Ning's talent is to control the wind, special celestial phenomena will appear where he cultivates, so I can usually determine his location by looking at the clouds in the sky."

After he finished speaking, he glanced casually at the video recorded in America, and the next second his eyes bulged and his face turned extremely ugly.

Noticing Luo Feng's unusual behavior, everyone turned to look at the video.

To the northwest of the monster horde, there is a particularly strange cloud in the sky.

The cloud is shaped like a regular cone, looking like a white tornado falling from the sky straight to the ground, and you can vaguely see the cloud layer turning.

It was very clear even from a distance, and its scale was incredibly impressive.

"Is this caused by cultivation?"

"This scene looks familiar; I remember it often happening in the East China Sea."

"Is Representative Ning Ze there?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts clenched. Technological weapons had become ineffective, and Earth could only be protected by these powerful individuals.

Previously, even Hong had acknowledged Ning Ze's strength, and now this person had actually appeared in front of the beast horde.

Their knowledge of the Golden Horned Beast is still very limited. Ning Ze is the only one there, so now is definitely not the right time to fight!

Once Ningze is defeated, Hongshuo's domain will have no one to cooperate with, and will certainly not be a match for the Golden Horned Beast.

They had just begun to have a glimmer of hope, only to be confronted with utter despair.

Hong asked anxiously, "What is the exact speed of the Golden Horned Beast? And what is your guess about its location below those clouds?"

The Black president paused for a moment, then quickly said, "Get the tests done!"

The data came out quickly.

"The Devouring Beast made its first appearance at a speed of 13082 meters per second! Subsequent satellite tracking records show an even faster speed, reaching 14899 meters per second!" The voice of an American staff member was transmitted to the virtual conference room via the network.

"So fast?"

Hong and Lei Shen's expressions changed drastically; their speed was far from that level.

"The location below the clouds is in a mountain range not far from Lake Superior... only 600 kilometers away."

Hearing this, Luo Feng's expression turned somewhat grim. This environment sounded exactly like Fog Island! However, since he had already obtained Babata, there were naturally no more opportunities left, and Ning Ze stopped going to the Australian mainland from that point on. But Ning Ze liked this kind of environment nestled between mountains and water, so clearly Ning Ze was there.

Suddenly, a staff member dressed in white whispered something to the black president.

President America's expression changed, and he quickly said, "Gentlemen! New video footage has arrived. The monster has stopped attacking and is flying towards Lake Superior! It appears to have spotted Senator Ningze!"

Hong's eyes widened in disbelief. "What?!" he cried anxiously. "Release them right now!"

The video has started playing.

The golden-horned behemoth, seemingly cast from black alloy and with scales that looked like they were assembled from blades, stopped moving. It turned its head and stared at the strange cloud formation in the northwest. The next second, it transformed into a black streak and flew towards the bizarre cloud.

"Activate all satellites to monitor the battlefield!" Hong turned to his side and said in a deep voice, "You're in charge here. I'm going to the Americas to find him now!"

Thor opened his mouth as if to say he wanted to go along, but then he thought about his own strength. Without a domain, he was just an ordinary eighth-level planetary-level being, and he couldn't help at all against the terrifying speed of the Golden Horned Beast.

He could only nod and say, "Okay!"

Hong left the Palace of War Gods directly.

Luo Feng watched the golden-horned behemoth in the video, his heart filled with worry. The golden-horned behemoth was too fast! 15000 m/s, which meant it could travel 600 km in just 40 seconds!

By the time they saw the video, the monster had probably already reached Ningze's location.

Ning Ze might be engaged in battle right now...

Consider the terrifying speed of the Golden Horned Beast; 10000 m/s is roughly the limit for a planetary-level creature, while the Golden Horned Beast's speed is 15000 m/s.

Luo Feng's heart trembled. How could he possibly fight this?

Suddenly, the virtual video that was playing changed; the Golden Horned Beast had arrived at Lake Superior, and this time it was a real-time recording from satellite surveillance!

The terrifying celestial phenomenon finally appeared before everyone.

Because it was taken by satellite, the viewpoint is from above, making it even more exaggerated than what you see on the ground.

At this moment, the lake had disappeared, and a round white cloud completely obscured it, radiating outwards for 200 kilometers from the unnamed mountain peak.

What's even stranger is that the clouds are layered! Like a bizarre vortex.

The outermost layer of white clouds rotates clockwise, the innermost ring, about 10 kilometers in diameter, rotates counterclockwise, and then the innermost ring of white clouds, also about 10 kilometers in diameter, rotates clockwise again...

Nine positive cloud formations! Nine negative cloud formations!

The middle 20 kilometers are completely quiet, with no obstructions, like a road leading to the heavens.

Everyone present was astonished, even Thor. "What kind of cultivation is he practicing that's so exaggerated?"

Luo Feng explained, "Brother Ning's special ability is to control the wind, influencing the overall situation with a small force. It looks exaggerated, but it's not that he directly controls it, but rather that he indirectly influences it, and the energy consumption is negligible."

This is Babata's explanation to him; it's a kind of wind control technique, and it's not difficult to do as long as you have the corresponding talent.

The specifics are unknown; Earth does not have planetary-level beings with the ability to ride the wind.

Thor smacked his lips, still feeling it was a bit exaggerated.

The gaze continued to fall.

At the summit of an unnamed mountain.

On the white marble, a handsome young man sat cross-legged. His pure white robes were whiter than the clouds in the sky, and a transparent longsword floated vertically in the air beside him.

He closed his eyes quietly, his left hand resting on his knee with his thumb lightly pressing against his palm, his right arm raised, his forearm blocking his face, his index and middle fingers together pointing to the sky, with a faint glow shimmering at the fingertips.

"He's cultivating genetic energy? Can this strange hand seal compare to the Five Hearts Towards Heaven?" Thor asked, turning his head.

Luo Feng replied uncertainly, "Probably? I've never seen Brother Ning use the Five Hearts Towards Heaven stance when he's practicing. The hand seals have been changing too. The first time I went there, it was the Sun Wheel Seal, the second time it was the Wisdom Fist Seal, and the third time it was the Great Golden Light Wheel Seal."

As they spoke, a black dot appeared in the distant sky; the Golden Horned Beast had found their way here.

Luo Feng asked anxiously, "Babata, is there any way to save Brother Ning? Doesn't the spaceship have any weapons?"

"No," Babata said bluntly. "The Meteorite doesn't need any weapons. A single slice of its blade could cleave a planet in two." He couldn't help but mutter to himself, 'If it had weapons, would I have let this kid block my door? He wouldn't be alive now!'

Finally, the golden-horned behemoth hovered above Lake Superior, at the same height as Ningze atop the nameless mountain, quietly observing the strange humans before it.

Everyone inside the Palace of War held their breath. For the first time, the strongest people on Earth had confronted this monster, a confrontation that concerned the fate of the entire race!

Lake Superior.

Ning Ze did sense that a monster was approaching, but he didn't care at all. He could even deal with the Beast King, so what monster would come and be sent to its death?

Now that he has reached the most crucial moment in his cultivation, he will soon be able to glimpse that magnificent and mysterious world, and he has no time to pay attention to this monster.

A year ago, whenever he used the "Great Freedom Mind Technique" to sense the world, he could simultaneously feel its immense vastness, which held a fatal attraction for him. His very mind seemed to be drawn to it.

However, the sky was simply too high, and he could only look up at it. Seeing it but not being able to touch it was the most painful thing. If he couldn't "see" that beautiful world, it would be torture.

If he progresses step by step, he might eventually cross that unobstructed barrier, but that would take far too long.

He didn't know when he would be able to grow to that level. He felt that he was too far away from that barrier, as if it were the top of the heavens. Once he reached that place, he could look down on all living beings and get a glimpse of the true face of the world.

However, the sky is so high that one can only look up at it. Even when he used the "Great Freedom Mind Technique," he felt it was incredibly distant. His spiritual power was simply too weak.

Mental power may be able to control objects, or even launch mental attacks, but the soul remains within the body. That level is like a test of strength; if one's realm is not high enough, then one cannot cross that barrier.

Ning Ze was never one to admit defeat. If he couldn't achieve it through his own cultivation, then he would find another way!

Therefore, he took a different approach, cultivating an unconventional soul technique. If one's own height is insufficient, then the only option is to make oneself fly.

For a year, he undertook an unconventional form of cultivation, neither cultivating genetic energy nor mental power. He extensively studied Taoist and Buddhist scriptures, engaging in a practice similar to Taoist or Buddhist cultivation, though "sword cultivation" would be a more fitting term for him.

The ultimate goal is to transcend the physical body! Or rather, to unsheathe the sword! What is cultivated is a wisp of sword spirit!

Ning Ze's lips parted slightly.

"I am the sword, and the sword is me!"

A low murmur echoed across a 200-kilometer radius, carried by the wind. The sound was extremely faint, as if it were speaking to all things, resonating in the hearts of countless monsters.

The golden-horned behemoth had a hint of doubt in its dark golden eyes. Although it was newly born, it possessed inherited memories.

Its mind not only contains records of humans, but also of the powerful races in the universe. As such, it has never found any behavior in its memory like that of the person before it.

What are the humans at this planetary level doing?

Why does even a planetary-level planet give it a sense of danger? This is completely different from the knowledge in its inherited memories.

Humans who are not exceptional geniuses can only grovel at its feet. And these exceptional geniuses are those who live in the 1008 major star regions of the human race, which contain countless star systems, with 1000 eras as the timeline, and contain trillions upon trillions of lives. In the end, only a very few can be compared to it.

How could such a genius possibly be found on an ordinary planet?

Yesterday's chapter was blocked and is awaiting unblocking.

(End of this chapter)