Chapter 166: Domain

A green light flashed in the dark assassin's eyes.

A mass of dark energy swirled around the dagger, leaving a trail of scratches wherever it passed.

Zhang Cheng had his back to it, eyes slightly narrowed, mouth curled up.

Finally, he took the bait!

Clang!

The dagger in the dark assassin's hand nearly touched Zhang Cheng's neck!

In an instant, the Annihilation-grade Set enveloped Zhang Cheng's whole body; the dagger struck the set, like embroidery on an iron plate, suffering no damage.

"What a joke!"

The dark assassin's eyes widened, his eyeballs trembling in shock.

Acting on assassin instinct, it immediately swung its arm, slashing the dagger toward Zhang Cheng's neck again!

Sizzle—

High-strength metal friction.

Sparks flew everywhere.

The dark assassin stared, and his mind went blank in an instant.

The Calamity-grade Demonic Weapon in his hand—the Assassin's Blade—had acquired nicks and chips, yet Zhang Cheng, wearing the Annihilation-grade Set, emerged completely unscathed!

"Damn it!"

"It's the Annihilation-grade Set!"

"I've been deceived by those bastards of the Termination Society!"

The dark assassin cursed through gritted teeth.

It does not belong to the Three Major Planets.

Rather, it comes from the Assassin Star three hundred light-years away.

Before, it had been shuttling between the Three Major Planets, taking assassination jobs to earn money.

Yesterday, it received an invitation from the Vice President of the Termination Society to assassinate a human named Zhang Cheng.

Moreover,

The Vice President of the Termination Society assured it that Zhang Cheng possessed at most Calamity-level strength.

Now it seems…

"With an Annihilation-grade Set, you tell me this is Calamity-level??" the dark assassin muttered, on the verge of collapse.

But before it could react,

Zhang Cheng brandished a blood-colored longsword and rushed toward it at high speed.

As he drew near, Zhang Cheng raised his longsword and unleashed a semicircular strike in midair!

The dark assassin's heart jolted; he quickly drew two short blades from his waist, crossing them to meet the sword.

Clang!

The short blades and longsword collided, releasing a tremendous force shockwave.

Zhang Cheng snorted, swiftly pulled his sword free from the short blades, and delivered a horizontal slash.

Pfft!

The sword energy slashed the dark assassin's abdomen, leaving a gruesome wound that bled profusely, forcing him to retreat repeatedly to widen the distance!

"Damn, his strength is formidable."

"However, he's still a bit short of true Calamity-level."

"Looks like the Termination Society's Vice President didn't lie to me—Zhang Cheng truly is Calamity-level, but he has the Annihilation-grade Set."

The dark assassin fixed his gaze on Zhang Cheng, hope rekindling in his heart.

"Against Annihilation-level, it definitely can't win."

"But a Calamity-level wearing the Annihilation-grade Set might still have a fighting chance!"

Immediately after!

Strand after strand of black energy coiled around the short blades, the dark assassin's frail body muscles continually tensing.

All his strength gathered in his feet and hands; he suddenly lifted his head and shot toward Zhang Cheng like a laser.

He crossed the two short blades in a chop!

A powerful demonic phantom burst forth, jaws wide open.

"Huh?"

Zhang Cheng's mouth twitched slightly upward as he swung his sword, unleashing a heaven‑toppling sword aura that cleaved the demonic phantom in one strike.

Thereafter, lightning flickered in his eyes, and lightning patterns appeared across his skin.

Whoosh!

In an explosive motion, he brought the sword down on the dark assassin's head; the assassin's pupils contracted sharply, terrified, trying to block with his double blades.

But beneath Zhang Cheng's strike, all defenses were futile; in an instant, the dark assassin's head turned to ash.

Before death,

the dark assassin's terror‑stricken expression left a deep impression.

It seemed as if he were screaming, cursing in rage, and fearing death.

"Although I am Calamity-level, I am no ordinary Calamity-level."

In any world,

two people of the same realm always have a stronger and a weaker.

Obviously, Zhang Cheng is the strongest among Calamity-level beings.

Moreover, after summoning the three great demons of Lion Camel Ridge this time, his strength had improved further.

He was just one step away from the Destruction level!

The third round attack battle.

Was over!

Dragon Nation, a complete victory!

The entire audience of Dragon Nation raised their arms and cheered, the on-site applause was thunderous, the momentum magnificent, the excited cheers intertwining, making one's blood surge.

"Sigh, I'm truly convinced, I lost again this time."

"Even the Dark Assassin failed. What exactly is the background of this human called Zhang Cheng!"

Er hao extremely reluctantly handed the two hundred Order Coins in his hand to Yi hao.

Yi hao took them and pulled hard, but couldn't pull them free—Er hao was gripping them tightly, refusing to let go.

How could this do!

So he snatched the two hundred Order Coins back with a fierce grab.

"Background isn't important, but one thing is absolutely certain."

Yi hao earnestly persuaded Er hao, "Er hao, listen to me, absolutely do not provoke this human."

"From the analyzed data, Zhang Cheng is deeply calculating, and the terrifying entities he summons possess extraordinary strength."

This assessment,

was quite high.

The universe is boundless, the number of galaxies alone is countless. Those who can be hailed as geniuses in the universe either possess surpassing strength or extraordinary talent.

It wasn't just the Order Maintainers who felt astonished.

The three persons in charge likewise revealed expressions of shock.

Especially Vice President Armageddon, whose face was as ugly as if he had eaten something indigestible,

"Damnable Dragon Nation people!"

"This time, they won again!"

"I never expected even the Dark Assassin could fail. This man called Zhang Cheng, who exactly is he?"

Vice President Armageddon slammed a fist onto the console, rage making his chest heave unevenly.

"We miscalculated this time. I never expected this kid Zhang Cheng to actually have a Destruction-level set. Something so precious, even our Desire Church doesn't have."

The Desire Cult Leader was so angry his face turned ashen, the muscles on his body swelling up at this moment.

The mere thought of Zhang Cheng possessing a treasure like a Destruction-level set made his heart extremely unbalanced.

"Rather than worrying about this, better to think more about how to take down Dragon Nation in one fell swoop in the next round."

The Mutant Vice Leader pinched his chin in thought.

His gaze involuntarily turned toward the arena, toward the figures of the three great demons of Lion Camel Ridge.

"These three terrifying entities nearly insta-killed their opponents to win, so their levels should also be above Disaster level."

"I originally wanted to invite them to join the Three Great Planets like last time, but given the temperament of Dragon Nation's terrifying entities, they would certainly mock us, so I've decided..."

"For the next round, dispatch one Destruction-level plus two Super Disaster-level entities!"

"Strive to make the next battle the final battle!"

Super Disaster level: strength surpassing Disaster level, just one step away from Destruction level.

This...

Vice President Armageddon and the Desire Cult Leader looked at the Mutant Vice Leader in disbelief,

"Truly unexpected, that you who always speaks with your fists would actually have a day of using your brain."

Vice President Armageddon said, "However, the Mutant Vice Leader speaks reason. The longer we drag it out, the more disadvantageous it is for us."

"We can't take the risk anymore, assuming Dragon Nation has no other powerful terrifying entities."

"Though Destruction-level entities are precious, isn't their very purpose to serve as tools?"

"Tools are meant to be used. No matter how precious, they're still just tools!"

The three persons in charge hit it off immediately.

Fourth round attack, the Destruction level is about to take the stage!

A powerful Destruction-level entity could destroy an extra-large city with a single strike, possessing astonishing destructive power. More importantly, they could unlock brand-new abilities.

Domain!

Different Destruction-level entities possess different domains.

When a Destruction-level entity releases its domain, within the domain, the releaser can receive buffs such as speed increase and strength enhancement.

Affected enemies would suffer negative effects such as bleeding, poisoning, dizziness, paralysis, and deepened damage.

Of course, domains also had levels.

Level-one domain, level-two domain, level-three domain, all the way to the ultimate domain.

It was said,

when a terrifying entity's domain defied the heavens to a certain degree, it could even slay enemies across levels within the domain, making it an extremely powerful means.

……

On the arena.

As the duel concluded,

the figure of the Mysterious Judge appeared once more at the center of the arena.

"I announce, the third round attack battle, Dragon Nation victory!"

"Given that the Three Great Planets employed assassination actions this time, upon analysis, Dragon Nation may obtain four lucky boxes this time!"

F... four???

The alien spectators familiar with lucky boxes immediately widened their eyes.

Winning a single duel actually yielded four lucky boxes?

Had lucky boxes become so worthless now?

"This makes no sense. We once destroyed an entire planet and only got three lucky boxes."

"Now Dragon Nation wins one duel and gets four lucky boxes? The gap is way too huge!"

"I seriously suspect the Mysterious Judge is favoring Dragon Nation!"

"Four lucky boxes would be considered quite good treasures even out in the universe. Selling them would earn quite a bit of money too."

"Damn Dragon Nation. They want to climb up over our corpses."

"Hmph, don't worry. With Dragon Nation's luck, they won't pull anything good!"

The words had barely fallen,

suddenly,

a flash of golden light!

Gold came out!

Gold came out!

"Damn it, I remember the probability of pulling gold is really low. Why is Dragon Nation's very first pull gold!" The alien spectators were so jealous their teeth itched.

In reality, the drop rates from lucky boxes had a clear tier system.

Namely: white (50%), green (30%), blue (15%), purple (4%), orange (0.9%), gold (0.1%).

One percent, though higher than the odds of winning the lottery, was still not considered high.

Moreover, important figures in the universe had once tested lucky boxes.

The results showed

that the actual probability of pulling gold was far lower than one percent.

It was practically one in a thousand!

Many terrifying beings might go their entire lives without ever obtaining a single lucky box, let alone pulling gold.

Now,

Zhang Cheng had gotten four lucky boxes at once, and even pulled gold.

Naturally, this drew others' jealousy.

"I'd like to see exactly what came out."

"I bet it's definitely some useless gold item, like a stomach that can never be filled. It's definitely that kind of useless thing!" The alien spectators all cursed Zhang Cheng.

However,

when Zhang Cheng saw the item inside the lucky box, an excited expression immediately overflowed his face.

He took it out to look!

It was actually a spaceship!

A Star-Buster-class spaceship!!!

Alien spectators: "??????"

Ah!

He really pulled a good item!

For easy portability,

a super impressive spaceship was stored inside a crystal ball. Inside was like a small world, large enough to fit an entire super metropolis. Zhang Cheng tossed the crystal ball upward, and with a crack, the crystal ball split open. An incomparably massive spaceship floated in midair. Its entire body was made of dark, hard metal, so tough that even a frightening Star-Buster-class object couldn't break it with a full-power punch. The spaceship also had a super impressive cannon on the outside. As long as it was fully charged with energy, a single shot could destroy a star!

However, the spaceship Zhang Cheng obtained was not brand new. The protective systems and the smart computer system and such were all perfectly fine, but the offensive weapons had some issues. For example, that cannon was already a bit battered and broken down.