Another day passed. There were nine days left until the end of the elimination round.
Zone 1.
In the deep sea.
Wang Teng sat cross-legged on a giant rock at the bottom of the sea with his eyes closed. There was a bottomless trench further ahead of him. It looked like the entrance of an abyss, endless and pitch-black.
Freezing seawater was coming out from below.
Wang Teng seemed unaffected by the cold, sitting on the rock like a lifeless stone statue.
He had become one with the sea. All his aura was hidden; no star beast went there to disturb him.
"Wang Teng has also reached the bottom of the sea!"
"He's the 43rd martial warrior to reach the bottom. There are many candidates ahead of him."
"What's he doing? Why isn't he moving after reaching the bottom?"
"Is he recuperating? Wait, he's not injured!"
"Erm, I think he's… cultivating?"
"Hey, I also think so!"
"That's bold of him. Others started hunting the instant they went down, but he chose to sit down and cultivate first."
"Wang Teng: Sit down, be patient. Let me cultivate first."
"66666…"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})"Maybe he gained some enlightenment. If not, why would he suddenly stop?"
"Impressive, you can gain enlightenment during a competition?"
"Is that the difference between the normal me and a genius?"
…
A few people were intent on guessing Wang Teng's reasons. He did receive something new; that was why he wasn't rushing to kill star beasts immediately after he went down.
The pressure at the bottom of the sea was immense. Along with the planet's terrifying gravity and the special environment on the seabed, a unique field was created.
Hence, when Wang Teng arrived, he managed to collect a few attribute bubbles.
Sea Gravity Domain*250
Sea Gravity Domain*320
Sea Gravity Domain*180
…
These belonged to a water domain, the name revealed with the attribute stats.
Wang Teng was surprised when he first saw the attribute bubbles.
His other clones were getting domain attribute bubbles in the other zones, but there hadn't been anything of that sort there, even after spending twenty days.
He initially thought there wasn't anything special to gather in that forbidden water zone, as there weren't any special attribute bubbles to be found.
He didn't think they were all at the bottom of the sea!
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})The depths of the sea was the most special place in that zone.
The attributes integrated into his mind; Wang Teng's perception of the Sea Gravity Domain was rapidly increasing.
It was a special water-based area control with strong gravity pressure. It was a water domain combined with external forces.
Initially, he relied on the attribute bubbles to enlighten the Sea Gravity Domain and not need to spend extra time absorbing and digesting.
However, Wang Teng wanted to take the opportunity to integrate said domain with the Water Domain.
He had acquired quite a few domains, some of which overlapped. The best way was to merge them.
He had a better grasp on the Sea Gravity Domain, and the time was ripe to try the fusion.
He didn't hesitate to sit down and began the process.
There was a special domain surrounding his body at the moment, freezing seawater in a thousand meter radius.
Some of the sea creatures were still swimming around freely, but then their bodies froze all of a sudden. They couldn't move one bit, as if time had stopped.
…
Many powerful warriors made sounds, as if gleaning something. However, many others didn't know what was happening, nor could they tell that something was different.
On the Great Qian Academy's spacecraft—there was a strange light in President Pei Tianzhou's eyes as he uttered, "Domain!"
"President, what domain?" Bao Dewen and Qi Yunxia were focusing on Ling Yangxu, and were taken aback when they heard the president's statement.
The latter made a hand motion and zoomed in to get a better view. The image showed Wang Teng cultivating in the deep sea. "This fellow's enlightenment is related to a domain!"
"What!" Bao Dewan's eyes opened wide and he asked in shock, "You mean Wang Teng has comprehended a domain?"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Qi Yunxia and the other vice-presidents looked at their president with eyes filled with disbelief.
"That's right. Look at his surroundings, that's certainly the power of a domain." Pei Tianzhou nodded.
Many instructors and vice-presidents were at the heaven stage; they possessed domains and weren't strangers to the concept. They finally found the clues after observing carefully.
"It really is the power of a domain!" Bao Dewen's expression became solemn. "It's a water element domain, but it's anything but ordinary!"
"Wang Teng has an amazing talent, to understand a domain there," Qi Yunxia exclaimed.
"I initially thought that Yangxu would be able to shine in the League of Talents with his domain. Who would have thought another gifted talent would appear in the first round of the competition. Looks like I was too naive." Bao Dewen smiled bitterly.
"The League of Talents has always been full of outstanding individuals. We cannot underestimate the other participants," Pei Tianzhou said calmly.
"The President is right." Qi Yunxia and the others nodded.
"I wonder how far his grasp on the domain can go?" Bao Dewen wondered.
"It's hard to say. After all, we are too far away to judge clearly," the president replied.
The scholars were filled with regret. Looks like they could only tell when the candidates met in battle.
On the Parkers' spacecraft—Furious Flaming Universe Lord and the others saw this and their expressions turned grave. They looked as if someone owed them trillions of universe coins.
The better Wang Teng's talents were, the worse they felt, and the more they wanted to get rid of him.
However, since the boy was participating in the League, they could only hope that the talents from their family could defeat him.
It would be harder to deal with the fellow if they allowed him to rise in the competition and enter one of the renowned academies.
They realized this when the boy obtained the National Military Medal. It was unfortunate to see him rise to fame that quickly; they were running out of ideas.
In the Cavendish family's spacecraft—Borla and the others noticed Wang Teng's enlightened domain and were surprised.
"Looks like Wang Teng is really talented!" Olivia's mother nodded in satisfaction, like a mother-in-law looking at her daughter's husband. The more she saw him, the more satisfied she felt.
It's just that our hero was completely unaware of the matter.
He didn't feel anything for Olivia.
The latter had a cheeky smile as she looked at Wang Teng. Her feelings toward him were different since her return from Defense Planet No. 29.
Although she didn't know what the difference was, she was happy to see him make a name for himself.
"I told you, this brother of mine is definitely not ordinary." Di Qi smiled, feeling proud of himself. He could already tell that Wang Teng was special during his stay on Defense Planet No. 4.
Borla smacked him on the head with disdain and said, "You still have the nerve to mention that. How strong was Wang Teng when he visited the Great Qian planet, and what was yours then? Now compare with his current progress. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"I…" Di Qi felt gloomy. "He's not a talent. He's a monster!"
…
In the deep sea.
Time passed slowly…
One hour!
Two hours!
…
Five hours later, Wang Teng finally opened his eyelids. A deep blue glow flashed past the depths of his eyes.
"My water domain has reached the fourth rank," he muttered to himself in delight.
"No, wait, I've merged the Netherworld Water and my knowledge of the Sea Gravity Domain; this is no longer a simple water domain. I need a new name for it."
A few names crossed his mind, but he shook his head and said, "What's the point of thinking so much about this? I can just call it Netherworld Domain.
"This water sends people to the Netherworld.
"It's a good name."
Wang Teng was bad at names. Since one had already popped up, he chose to go with it; thinking too much would bring about an uglier name.
The water domain's power increased tremendously after the fusion of the Netherworld Water and the Sea Gravity Domain. It wasn't a simple case of 1+1=2.
In the world of domains, a single domain would be the weakest configuration, but one combining the effects of other domains was truly powerful.
Of course, it would only apply to those of the same stage. There was nothing to compare between stages.
Wang Teng got up after finishing the enlightening process. His domain disappeared, and the imprisoned sea creatures finally regained their freedom, hastily fleeing.
He stood at the edge of the large trench in front of him and looked down.
There was nothing but darkness below; he couldn't see anything. Even if he used Real Eye, the range was very limited.
However, he did find a lot of powerful star beasts within; some of them even had terrifying auras. They were definitely at the mid-tier imperial level, if one were to make a conservative estimate.
He wasn't in a rush to enter the sea trench. He looked at the other areas and leaped out.
Swoosh!
Wang Teng's sword flashed with a blue light, which wasn't as eye-catching in the deep sea.
A mid-tier imperial creature hiding by the sea floor was sliced in half by the sword move, dying instantly. It never had a chance to attack.
Such a powerful creature couldn't withstand his strike!
The seawater was dyed red; the stench of blood was spread, filling the sea.
Such a clean hit, with such power left many with astonished expressions.
