章 25: Quasi Domain Art

Kokyu Cultivation Technique allowed Tatsuya who was previously not using any cultivation technique, to level up pretty efficiently. His cultivation speed had surpassed his expectations, as he had already broken through into the 5th stage of the True Profound Realm in just two days.

Tatsuya wasn't even cultivating seriously, he was actually doing it leisurely, treating it something irrelevant. Although, cultivation is a pretty important aspect of his own body, Tatsuya knew that it was only a method to become stronger.

Also, if he cultivated seriously, he might raise suspicions that will completely destroy his life. Even his leisure cultivation speed could already bring serious implications to his everyday life. Despite that, Tatsuya knew that he could cope against such situation.

(I am pretty confident that I could decimate everyone beneath the Emperor Profound Realm, despite having 5th stage of True Profound Realm cultivation base…)

Tatsuya thought to himself, while gripping both of his fists. His grip made both of his arms crackle, showing its frightening strength, capable of singlehandedly destroying a cultivator that possesses 1st stage of Earth Profound Realm.

(I could skip at most 15 stages, and it is more than enough to brand me as a heaven-defying talent. This kind of talent usually doesn't appear every millennium. I wonder if I would be able to meet someone who could skip more stages than me.)

Tatsuya knew that his talent is already an oddity. This level of talent is already too frightening, making him a humongous threat. If he had enemies, they would only have two choices: kill Tatsuya, or to kill themselves.

Knowing that cultivating furthermore would only bring trouble, Tatsuya slowly stood up from his bed, as the muscles around his body emitted a crackling noise. It was pretty obvious that a non-stop cultivation session for two days had tensed his muscles.

"Aside from ninjutsu, I don't have any killing attacks that could cope against opponents… However, I recently created a formation diagram that allows me to fully manipulate the profound energy around me, for about 50 meters."

The profound energy within Tatsuya's body had already reached an extremely condensed state, making it explosive and purer compared to others'. This was caused by the trinity attributes that were contained on his profound veins.

Although, Tatsuya doesn't have the Heavenly God's Spiritual Veins , it wasn't of serious concern because Tatsuya's talent had already reached the level that he wouldn't encounter any bottlenecks at all. After all, he had already accessed the Information Dimension, making him one of the most knowledgeable beings that know almost everything about the profound veins.

(My control over profound energy allows me to use the Quasi Domain Art, even without the cultivation of a Throne.)

If someone that doesn't have the level of Tatsuya's control over profound energy, even if they managed to steal or copy Tatsuya's new formation diagram, they wouldn't be able to control it all, instead it would only bring them misfortune.

(The enlightenment state allowed me to recreate the Flash Cast into an innate ability, allowing me to instantly cast the formation diagram into existence. Furthermore, it also allows me seamlessly activate any profound skills…)

Truthfully, Tatsuya knew that no one other than Sky Profound Realm cultivators could give him a fight now. He was talking about a fair fight, without the usage of his innate ability Baryon Lance and Decomposition.

(Maybe that greatest genius of the Blue Wind Empire could give me a good fight…)

Within these days, he would sometimes take a break from cultivating, and he would gather the information about the dragons and phoenixes of the whole country. He learned that a young man named Ling Yun, is the strongest out of the geniuses within this country.

Mo Yan'er, was the name of the woman who previously spied on him. She was also hailed one of the two most beautiful women within the country, alongside the princess of the Blue Wind Imperial Family.

Tatsuya recalled the woman he bumped into recently, before coming into the Heavenly Sword Villa. He knew that woman is the princess of the Blue Wind Imperial Family. After all, her disguise skill is a joke before Tatsuya's perception.

"Shiba Tatsuya, for a measly 5th stage of True Profound Realm to actually dare harm my lackey… You sure have guts!"

"Hm?"

While, Tatsuya was thinking of different things, he was actually walking towards the outside of the dormitory that he was currently residing in. Then, upon leaving the dormitory, he suddenly heard a taunting voice behind him.

He turned his head towards the source of the voice, and saw a young man with a fiery red hair. He's emitting a dangerous aura that made the onlookers cower.

"Isn't that Hu Jian? The 2nd place of the Outer Disciple's Ranking…"

"That newcomer is dead. He actually dared to fight off one of his lackeys…"

"We'll be seeing a good scene…"

The outer disciples gradually heard the news about Hu Jian's arrival to teach a newcomer a lesson. They all surrounded Tatsuya, and Hu Jian, with interested expressions on their face. They are hoping to see how Tatsuya would react.

"I don't have any time to waste on you…"

Tatsuya had grown tired of other pushovers offending him all this time. His face didn't rippled, as it stayed emotionless, but the evident irritation was present on his statement.

"Very interesting… A mere 5th stage yet so arrogant!"

Seeing that Tatsuya had ignored his threat, Hu Jian smiled out of mockery and sneer. He fully unleashed his cultivation base, with the intent of pressuring Tatsuya. His body also released a powerful sword intent that made the crowd gasped in awe.

"As expected of my man Hu Jian! He had already reached the 9th stage of True Profound Realm."

"What the f*ck are you blabbering about, bitch! Since when did my hero Hu Jian became yours."

"Both of you, shut the f*ck up. You're too noisy, let us focus on the fight first!"

Every girl who adores Hu Jian, shouted at their best, trying to show their support towards Hu Jian. The girls would also glance at Tatsuya in disdain and hatred. This actually made Tatsuya quite amused, as the men who were watching only found it natural.

"Receive my attack, and I'll forget how you mistreated my lackey!"

(Is this guy an idiot? Did he forgot that I defeated his lackey easily, proving that I could skip a few stages…)

Tatsuya stared at the smug Hu Jian with complicated expression. He found it quite unbelievable that arrogance had already eaten this man's brain, making him a retard. It was even more amusing to find several girls had fallen for this kind of failure.

Still, after Hu Jian had stated his part, he quickly unsheathed his silver sword from his waist. The sword emitted a sharp sound, as the sword intent around Hu Jian's body, magnified further. He then pointed the blade at Tatsuya's direction.

"Heavenly Sword Art, First Form!"

*Swoosh*

Hu Jian swiped down his sword, as the sword intent around his body condensed into a slash. His aura also reached the peak, showing how serious he is about teaching Tatsuya a lesson.

Some onlookers failed to react from the sudden appearance of the sword slash. In an instant, the sword slash appeared before Tatsuya, carrying a dense amount of sword intent. Despite that, not a thread of worry flashed on Tatsuya's eyes.

*Boom*

The sword slash then produced an explosion of great magnitude. The onlookers around Tatsuya sighed in pity, feeling pretty sure that Tatsuya must have sustained heavy injuries from that slash. A smoke cloud was present, as it blocked everyone's view of Tatsuya's figure.

"I-impossible! How could he use domain?!"

However, someone of great perception was actually watching the fight from afar. It was the woman in purple clothes, as her face distorted into shock. With her unique sight, she was able to see everything in the instant the sword slash had arrived before Tatsuya.

Finally, the smoke cloud dispersed into thin air, as everybody gasped in shock. Their face showed how their feelings completely, some even wiped their eyes in disbelief. Hu Jian's smug smile vanished from his face, while gazing at Tatsuya with seriousness.

"I have received your attack. Can I leave now?"

When Tatsuya spoke, the people around him finally woke up from their daze. The outer court disciples who were previously glancing at him with disdain, now looked at him with fear. They could now tell why Tatsuya could ignore Hu Jian.

"Not a scratch on his clothes at all, just how did he do it?!"

"Could it be that his talent is on par with Ling Yun?"

"No way! Then, that means that he could skip 7 stages!"

Hu Jian gulped out of anxiety, as he found himself in a corner. He didn't know that he would actually provoke someone of this talent. He was simply courting death for trying to give Tatsuya a lesson.

"Y-yes…"

"Well, people might come for me again. So, I might as well show my stand here."

Tatsuya softly said, but the people around him still heard his statement. They all shuddered in trepidation, as they could feel the dangerous intent on that statement.

In an instant, 10 rapid rotating spears appeared out of nowhere and pointed at Hu Jian's figure. The spears were made of purely condensed profound energy, packing enough power to completely pierce through Hu Jian's body.

*Thud*

Facing the ten spears that could claim his life anytime, Hu Jian knelt on the ground in fear. He found that he could no longer control his life at this moment. Tatsuya's figure now seemed like a demon incarnate on his perception, as he trembled unceasingly.

*Swiish*

Then, the spears disintegrated into thin air, as Tatsuya began to walk towards the Mission Hall. The surrounding people gazed at him with awe and fear, while making way for Tatsuya. The ones who previously cursed at him, felt worried about their own life.

"He's now the 2nd place of the Outer Disciples' Ranking…"

"Y-yeah. We can't afford to provoke him in the future."

The onlookers stared at the departing figure of Tatsuya in fear and shock, while also glancing back at the trembling Hu Jian. They all shook their heads, recalling their initial judgement of Tatsuya's strength. Now, they knew how wrong they were.

"Unbelievable… He could actually create a domain! Just how many trump cards is he hiding? Maybe that isn't even his trump card…"

Mo Yan'er whispered to herself in disbelief. She knew just how difficult it is to create a domain, as not even every Emperor Profound Realm cultivator possesses their own domain. Normally, it would take years of practice to create a domain.

"My decision to tell elders about his talent is right! If not, then… just maybe… the Heavenly Sword Villa would soon get eradicated from this world."

Mo Yan'er looked at Tatsuya's departing back with complicated expression. She found it confusing how a talent of Tatsuya's caliber would even spend time on their villa. After all, she knew that with his talent, entering the legendary Sacred Grounds would be possible.

"Terrifying…"