Chapter 1569: Nine Sword Dominator! Killing Combat Art!

Xu Jingming arrived at the square not long after.

Suddenly, the space above the central square froze solid.

A towering figure materialized out of thin air, standing over ten meters tall.

On his back were nine battle swords; his face was as cold as ice frozen for ten thousand years.

Merely standing there, he emitted no deliberate aura whatsoever.

Yet the entire square's space seemed frozen by invisible force.

His eyes were sharp as swords, calmly sweeping across the entire crowd.

Hum!

It felt as if a pressure originating from the soul level had brushed past.

The square, moments ago filled with murmurs, instantly fell into deathly silence.

All battle generals present, including Xu Jingming, whether from the Eternal Star Alliance, the God-Slaying Martial Temple, or the Mercenary Alliance.

At this moment, all involuntarily held their breath, straightened their bodies, and gazed at the figure with reverence.

The Supreme Dominator has arrived!

"My name is Nine Sword Dominator; you may call me Lord Nine Sword."

He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet clearly resonating within each person's soul, carrying a metallic chill:

"You are among the very top tier of combat power my race possesses on the Outer Realm battlefield, at the Cosmic Tier."

I have gathered you here for one purpose only: the Starfall Nexus.

The Starfall Nexus is a legacy domain constructed by a unique lifeform known as the 'Starfall Dominator.'

Before his demise, he used his own origin as the core to forge this inheritance.

This Dominator's lifeform is unique; in life, he reached the Supreme Dominator realm, and his legacy permits only those below the Immortal Tier to enter.

Within the Nexus lie not only the Starfall Dominator's supreme inheritance.

But also countless rare heavenly treasures born from the Nexus's evolution, some long extinct beyond its borders.

Origin relics, precious mineral veins that strengthen divine bodies, starlight dew that enhances the soul...

In short, even if you have no connection to the inheritance,

As long as you survive and emerge, your gains will be enough to greatly advance your strength and skyrocket your military merit.

Nine Sword Dominator briefly outlined the situation of the Starfall Nexus.

Most of it matched what Xu Jingming had heard from Duncan.

"I wonder if I can find the Supreme Dominator's inheritance."

Xu Jingming's heart brimmed with anticipation.

Of course, he knew the probability was extremely slim.

Still, killing other alien races within the Nexus and securing some resources would suffice.

"This Nexus is not exclusive to my race."

Nine Sword Dominator continued: "The demon race, demons, insect races, and mechanical races will all send their top Cosmic Tier elites inside."

To reduce casualties and enhance your survival and combat capabilities against alien assaults,

In the three months before the Nexus opens, I will personally train you.

During this training, I will institute multiple rounds of assessments.

The assessments will test combat, willpower, and comprehension.

Anyone who fails will be eliminated."

Nine Sword Dominator's gaze swept across the crowd once more:

"You currently number 1476.

In the end, only two hundred will remain, granted entry into the Starfall Nexus."

A suppressed intake of breath echoed across the square.

The elimination rate was this brutal! Over eighty percent would be purged!

Nine Sword Dominator paid no heed to the crowd's reaction and continued:

"The core of this training is my self-created Killing Combat Art.

This is no ordinary combat technique, but a special battle secret art.

It does not teach you how to wield cosmic principles—only how to kill your enemies with the simplest, most precise, and most efficient means possible!

Once you master this art, you will be able to condense killing aura during combat.

Each successful kill strengthens the killing aura.

The heavier the killing aura, the stronger the mental pressure it exerts on enemies, enough to disrupt the minds of low-tier opponents and even slow their reactions and judgment."

"If you can attain advanced proficiency in the Killing Combat Art, you may awaken the Killing Domain."

Nine Sword Dominator's voice carried a hint of deadly intent: "When the Killing Domain unfolds, it forms its own realm.

Enemies within the domain fall as if into a mountain of corpses and sea of blood, surrounded by illusions, their strength suppressed in every aspect.

Meanwhile, the user becomes a battlefield asura, with diminished pain, blazing battle intent, and enhanced reaction and speed."

As his words ended, the square could no longer maintain absolute silence—low exclamations and murmurs erupted like thunder!

"The Killing Combat Art! It's this secret art!"

"I've heard of it! Supposedly its power rivals T0-level combat techniques—it's one of Lord Nine Sword's signature arts!"

"Heaven... this kind of secret art is being taught openly?"

"Worth it! Even if I'm eliminated in the end, learning the Killing Combat Art makes this trip absolutely worthwhile!"

"......"

Beside Xu Jingming, Lin Qianxue, Lei Lie, and other top warlords also sparked with astonishing brilliance in their eyes.

The value of this secret art, for warlords like them who constantly walk the edge of life and death, was like adding wings to a tiger!

The Nine-Sword Dominator raised his hand and pressed lightly, and the murmurs subsided once more.

"The Killing Art is not hard to enter."

He said calmly, "With your talent and battlefield experience, gathering killing aura within a month should be easy."

Those who still cannot enter the art after one month will be eliminated directly.

During this time, I will remain here.

Should you have any questions in your cultivation, you may ask me directly."

This was a great favor—a supreme Dominator personally guiding them, something unimaginable in ordinary times.

With that, the Nine-Sword Dominator said no more and waved his right hand casually.

Shh! Shh! Shh!...

In an instant, one thousand four hundred and seventy-six crimson beams shot out, piercing precisely into the third eye of every warlord on the square.

Xu Jingming felt a chill at his third eye, and a vast, profound stream of information surged into his mind.

Countless insights and methods regarding killing, aura, and domain formation were deeply imprinted.

It was the complete transmission of the Killing Art!

He quickly closed his eyes to absorb it, his heart shaken.

This secret art struck at the very essence of combat, nearly turning killing into an instinctive act!

"With this Killing Art,

even an ordinary Universe Rank One could hold his own against a Universe Rank Three!"

Xu Jingming silently marveled within.

"This is the first trial of the training."

The first warlord to enter the Killing Art will receive one billion military merit.

This military merit counts as earned from killing enemies and may be used for squad or warlord rankings."

The Nine-Sword Dominator left these final words.

His figure slowly faded, as if merging into the void.

Yet all could sense that a vast will had already enveloped the entire square.

Pressure descended instantly.

"Here it comes! The military merit reward!"

Lin Qianxue's beautiful eyes lit up.

She immediately closed her eyes and began to sense.

One billion military merit!

You should know that even she, as a Nine-Star General, would need to spend several years accumulating that many military merits.

To obtain so many military merits, she would have to spend several years.

But now, she could earn them just by being the first to comprehend it—how could she not be thrilled?

Yet Xu Jingming's expression looked rather strange.

Just as Nine Sword Dominator had said, getting started with this killing combat technique was indeed not difficult.

More importantly, this method of transmitting mental power saved him the trouble of painstakingly studying the manual.

And on his system panel, there were still several billion source points remaining.

In other words, whenever he wanted, he could add points at any time.

"Isn't this just handing me military merits on a silver platter?"

A smile curled at the corner of Xu Jingming's lips as he silently recited in his heart: "Deep Blue!"