The female ghost's mouth curled into a sinister grin as she slowly floated toward Huan Changge.
Her sunken eyes gleamed coldly, oblivious to the changes occurring in the man before her.
She drifted right up to him, fangs bared and ready to snap his head clean off.
But just as her jaws widened—
Huan Changge looked up.
The fear was gone from his eyes. In its place: calm. Confidence. A terrifying clarity.
A faint smirk rose at the corner of his lips.
Then, he thought: Freeze.
Instantly, the ghost stopped mid-air—paralyzed.
The wind halted. Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Wh-What… what did you do?" she shrieked, trying to wriggle even a finger—but nothing moved. "You're just a normal person! No spiritual aura, no cultivation—how?!"
Huan Changge didn't reply.
He was admiring the incredible power of the Invincible Domain.
With one thought, even a malevolent ghost became a sitting duck.
He flexed his right fist and whispered to himself, "Let's see how strong this Domain really is."
The ghost sneered, though her eyes betrayed unease. "Hah! You think your mortal fists can hurt me? I'm a ghost! Your attacks are meaningless!"
"Not necessarily."
Without another word, Huan Changge raised his fist and uppercut her chin with everything he had.
A punch from a starving, ragged human should have done nothing.
But the moment it connected—
BOOM!
The ghost's mocking face twisted into horror. Her body trembled violently as spiritual light exploded from the impact point. Her ethereal form convulsed—
Then shattered.
In the blink of an eye, she was completely annihilated. Not even a wisp of soul remained.
The ceiling of the ruined temple cracked and collapsed from the aftershock.
Dust and broken tiles rained down.
Huan Changge blinked at his fist in disbelief.
"Tsk… this Invincible Domain is insane," he muttered. "That punch felt average, but it vaporized her…"
He never imagined that within two meters, even gods might fall.
But elsewhere—
The consequences of that punch echoed far beyond Fixeu Mountain.
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Far Above, in the Upper Realm...
From the Immortal Temple in the sky, a giant fist-shaped shadow had appeared—majestic as a mountain, burning with divine power.
RUMBLE!!
It smashed through the lower realm's barrier with unimaginable force, punching a hole in the sky that connected heaven and earth.
Thunder roared.
Black clouds churned.
Then—
A sacred sword burst from the Heaven Tower, struck by the impact. It spiraled out of control, piercing through layers of the heavens like a meteor, falling straight toward the lower realm.
Its light split the clouds.
Its power shook mountains.
In every corner of the continent, mighty cultivators stirred.
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Youzhou – Jiu Jian Sect
On a floating peak, a man in Tsing Yi opened his eyes in the middle of cultivation. His aura surged like a tidal wave, and he dashed from his chamber, gazing toward the south.
His eyes burned with awe.
"That pressure… it's not of this world. Could an immortal treasure have descended!?"
---
Ghosts Country – Ghost Skeleton Sect
In the highest sky, clouds swirled around a black palace.
Inside, a skeletal figure raised its head.
"The vision of heaven and earth… an immortal artifact has arrived!"
All across the Long Hua Continent, eyes turned toward the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where the sacred sword descended.
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Back at the Temple...
A beam of celestial light streaked down from the sky, crashing into the ruined temple with a sound like a falling star.
BOOM!
A long sword embedded itself in the ground before Huan Changge. Its blade hummed with boundless power, its glow illuminating the entire mountain.
Huan Changge stared.
"What the… Did this thing fall from the sky?!"
He reached out, grabbed the hilt, and gave it a few good shakes left and right.
Nothing happened.
He frowned.
"Is this some kind of fake treasure?"
Inside the sword's spiritual consciousness, an ancient will stirred.
Fake?! This mortal dares insult me!?
The sword trembled violently in rage, trying to tear free of his grip—but failed.
It couldn't move.
It realized in horror: This human... something's wrong!
And then, it saw it.
Behind Huan Changge—just for a moment—it caught a glimpse of a shadow, a grinning devil with eyes like the abyss.
The sword's soul froze in fear.
It began trembling. Not from anger—but terror.
"I guess it's just trash," Huan Changge sighed and casually tossed the sword to the ground.
Tuduk!
Dust puffed where it landed.
"I hear some heavenly treasure is supposed to fall from the sky when big stuff happens. So much hype… and it's just this?"
Unaware of the chaos his punch had caused, Huan Changge was still reveling in the joy of his first victory.
He had survived.
No—he had conquered.
After three years of helplessness, his system had finally arrived.
His eyes welled with tears.
"Three years… I knew the heavens hadn't abandoned me."
He looked around the ruined temple, then up toward the broken roof and the distant sky beyond.
This world was dangerous—full of ghosts, monsters, and immortal freaks.
But with the Invincible Domain, he finally had a foothold.
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System Prompt:
"Host has obliterated a third-tier Qi Refining Specter. Reward: 10 Domain Value."
Huan Changge raised an eyebrow. "Domain value?"
System Explanation:
"Every 100 points increases the Invincible Domain range by 1 meter. Current range: 2 meters."
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Understanding dawned.
"So that's it…"
Two meters. It sounded small—but it had already turned him into a ghost-slaying machine.
Still, it was short.
Too short.
But now—he had a goal.
He clenched his fists.
"I'm going to grow this domain. Make it bigger. Stronger. Thicker. Unstoppable.