Chapter 1368: Complete Star Domain

"Do you believe that even if I stand right here, your sword will struggle to hit my body?"

As expected, as Xu Yang's Jade Bone Divine Sword flew, the spiritual connection between him and the sword's essence allowed him to perfectly perceive all its flight trajectories within his mind.

Observing the feedback, Xu Yang quickly realized that the trajectory of his Jade Bone Divine Sword had indeed been forcibly altered by the opponent's power.

By the time his sword reached the original target location, its surface was covered with various tiny stellar elements. These elements acted as nodes, attracting and absorbing the surrounding ambient starlight.

This had already fragmented the sword energy fluctuations he originally unleashed, scattering their power and making it impossible to concentrate all the attack force onto a single point.

This meant that if Xu Yang continued to employ his swordsmanship to pressure Emperor Yunlong, he would never be able to truly defeat him.

Even if he invoked the Law of the Void, pushing beyond the limits of the resistance from Yingzhou Continent's laws, it would still be difficult to utterly destroy him within Yingzhou's system of laws.

Nevertheless, Xu Yang decided to try, wanting to see if his Law of Void could overcome the devouring effects of these stellar energies.

“Very well,” Emperor Yunlong said. “At least your performance has impressed me, and you've earned more respect for yourself. After all, I never even considered you an opponent before this. Now, you qualify.”

Emperor Yunlong laughed heartily. "You might think that the move I just used to neutralize your sword energy was all I had, but you would be greatly mistaken. I've only just finished warming up. You've never seen the true form of stellar power, and now it's time for me to give you a big surprise.”

After saying this, Emperor Yunlong suddenly pointed a finger at his own brow, unleashing immensely powerful cosmic energy into the surrounding space.

As expected, shortly after this boundless cosmic power spread into the surrounding void, a brilliant cosmic domain, formed by gathered star rivers, perfectly materialized within this vast expanse.

Countless complete stars were situated in every direction within the domain. Xu Yang and Xiao Hua felt as if they had entered an endless cosmic battlefield with Emperor Yunlong.

If they were to engage in combat here, there was no doubt that Xu Yang and Xiao Hua's combat power would be severely diminished.

This was because the devouring force within the complete cosmic domain, capable of disintegrating sword energy's sharpness, had become even more potent.

It was now tens, even hundreds of times stronger than before, posing immense difficulty for Xu Yang to break through his opponent's blockade.

“Haha, what a magnificent and complete Star River Domain! I truly want to see what astonishing combat power you can unleash within this domain.”

Without further hesitation, Xu Yang, sword in hand, stepped into the air, forcefully cleaving apart the vast void above him.

Countless stars and light brimming with diamond-like power merged, attempting to seal off Xu Yang's use of the Law of Void.

However, Emperor Yunlong's counterattack quickly ended in failure.

Because while Xu Yang utilized the Law of Void, he was able to a certain extent break through the cosmic domain unleashed by his opponent, and his swordsmanship's edge was amplified by twenty times in the void.

When it reappeared, it had already caused the laws of the entire Yingzhou Continent to begin to fluctuate.

Cracks had appeared in the void; this unleashed sword strike was bound to cause an uproar within this independently existing space.

Although the Ice Emperor Tower and the Heart of the Sacred Beast suppressed the space, preventing its complete collapse, the unrestrained release of Xu Yang's sword strike would inevitably bring unimaginable destructive disaster to this entire inner space.

“Come on, let's see if the stellar power you've unleashed can withstand my sword strike.”

This was already the strongest strike Xu Yang could unleash under Yingzhou Continent's system of laws. At least, when he held his sword, no other force could surpass the power of this attack.

If anything could, it would only be if he abandoned the Jade Bone Divine Sword and instead used the Tu Tian; otherwise, the power of this sword strike was already the true ceiling.

Terrifying sword energy descended from above everyone's heads, locking onto the opponent's body and erupting. The moment it spread, Emperor Yunlong couldn't help but gasp.

“No wonder this fellow is so confident,” Emperor Yunlong muttered. “The power unleashed by his sword strike is something I've never witnessed in my life; it's truly astonishing. Had I not had the cosmic domain as protection, this sword could indeed have utterly obliterated me. Such power should represent the pinnacle of strength on the entire Yingzhou Continent. Even if Yun Wangji unleashed such power, it would certainly not be as easy as one might imagine. As expected of a top-tier God-King from the Great World, Xu Yang has certainly lived up to my expectations of him.”

Although Emperor Yunlong was utterly shocked by the power of Xu Yang's sword strike and knew he couldn't match it, this didn't mean he had no way to counter this world-destroying blow.

He quickly began to once again use his powerful spiritual energy, frantically mobilizing all the power that had condensed in the surrounding space.

Countless stars once again radiated even more brilliant light, swiftly engulfing the space about ten meters beyond his body.

At this point, Emperor Yunlong's true form appeared as a massive sphere of coalesced stardust, as he drew upon the power of the countless stars within the surrounding cosmic domain to protect his physical body.

Evidently, he succeeded. Xu Yang's devastating sword strike hit the surface of these stellar energies, and although it unexpectedly destroyed the protective barrier, the power of Xu Yang's sword had also been more than halved.

The reason was the extreme density of the cosmic domain's power, which contained a concentration of cosmic energy far surpassing Xu Yang and Xiao Hua's predictions.

At least when comparing the strength between domains, the Angelic Domain, in terms of defensive capabilities, was nowhere near comparable to the current cosmic domain.

While the Angelic Domain had its own advantages, such as its ability to resist and neutralize a much wider range of attributes than stellar energy could handle,

in terms of direct comparative strength, it was slightly inferior.

Only if Xu Yang utilized the Law of Light God through his Flawless Angelic Divine Bloodline could he directly contend with it.

However, Xu Yang was unable to fully unleash the Law of Light God on Yingzhou Continent.