Chapter 119: The Fire God Spear, Half Domain

The entire training room sank into a deathly silence. No, that wasn't quite true—there was still the sound of Zhao Lingyin whimpering in a low voice, curled up on the sparring ring.

It hurt too much!

Du Fang’s punch had been so fast that she couldn’t even react. In the instant the blow landed, Zhao Lingyin had almost thought she was facing that legendary ceiling of physical combat prowess within the Dream Weaver Association!

Because that physical combat paragon—when training students—would also beat them within an inch of their lives just like this!

Zhao Lingyin had been beaten by them before, which had left her with psychological trauma. She had been flattened instantly, and that was with Du Fang holding back.

Below the ring, everyone stood frozen. After all, the fight had ended... rather abruptly. The two had been trading blows evenly just moments ago, only for it to be over in a flash. Zhao Lingyin... had been taken down in seconds.

It wasn't just Zhao Lingyin who was stunned; even Li Ang and his wife were caught off guard. As national-level Dream Weavers, their standards were incredibly high. From the start, they had predicted that Du Fang and Zhao Lingyin would be evenly matched in terms of combat skills.

And yet? In the blink of an eye, Zhao Lingyin had been crushed!

"What happened?" the gentle and quiet Jingxiang asked, puzzled.

Li Ang squinted, his eyes flickering with a hazy grey mist as he stared at the smiling Du Fang on the stage. "This young man... he's interesting."

"His combat skills are astonishing!"

"Perhaps only Nangong Kai, the disciple of that physical combat paragon, could compare to him. Lingyin’s combat skills, after all, are not her primary focus," Li Ang remarked.

"Then Lingyin... does this count as a defeat?" Jingxiang pursed her lips.

Li Ang chuckled. "It certainly counts as a defeat. If Du Fang had intended to kill just now, Lingyin’s stomach would have been pierced and her internal organs shattered."

"This girl is too careless. Du Fang is a powerhouse capable of slaying City-Extinguishing level threats; he is by no means weak."

"It’s good for her to learn a lesson, though I doubt she will swallow this defeat so easily. This girl has a stubborn temper."

Zhang Changlin burst into laughter. He knew it—this kid Du Fang was definitely up to no good. Evenly matched? How could they be evenly matched? If an old ginger like him had been hammered, a young sprout like her was bound to be crushed!

President Tang Nai watched with a beaming smile, feeling as if his heart were about to bloom with joy. It was settled: Jiangling City was about to produce a top-tier champion!

On the ring, Zhao Lingyin recovered quickly. After a while, the pain subsided. She climbed up from the platform, tears still brimming in the corners of her eyes, staring fixedly at Du Fang.

She had suffered a great loss in this battle! Being highly competitive, she had intended to best Du Fang in combat techniques, but she had severely underestimated him. Du Fang had been misleading her from the start, pulling his combat level down to match hers, lulling her into a false sense of security until she was caught off guard and struck.

"You..." Zhao Lingyin gritted her teeth, unable to find the words.

"One hundred thousand, right? Put it on the tab! Again!" Zhao Lingyin refused to admit defeat. "This time, I’ll be serious. I won't fall for your tricks again!"

Du Fang’s face still bore a gentle smile. "No problem. Do you need a rest?"

"No! Let's go!" Zhao Lingyin said earnestly. This time, she would truly give it her all!

Du Fang turned his head toward his young assistant by the ring. "Xiao Yu, keep the tab."

The assistant was reluctant, but still forced a smile. "You got it!"

As soon as Du Fang turned back to face Zhao Lingyin, the assistant’s smile collapsed. "I knew it! Sister Chen Xi, look! I told you, didn't I?"

"At this rate, Du Ge’s entire day is going to be bought out by this woman. Twenty minutes a round... it’s not even two million." The assistant huffed in frustration. Chen Xi opened her mouth but had nothing to say.

On the ring, Zhao Lingyin grew serious. She sensed Du Fang’s strength and the difficulty of the challenge. The first loss could be dismissed as carelessness, but this time, she had to go all out.

*Hum...*

A sudden, scorching heat filled the air.

In Zhao Lingyin’s hand appeared a silver spear with a red tassel. The fiery, scorching power burned the air, causing the temperature in the training room to skyrocket in an instant!

Below the ring, everyone was slightly shocked to see the long spear in Zhao Lingyin’s hand. Su Jiuming twisted her body with a seductive grace. "This scorching sensation, this Dream Spirit fluctuation... Is that the Sequence Forbidden Artifact 076, the Fire God Spear?!"

Si Nan and Zhao Lu widened their eyes. Was this girl really that wealthy? She just pulled out such a shocking long spear! That was a Sequence Forbidden Artifact 076! Captain Zhang’s artifact was only 098—that was a gap of over twenty ranks!

"Lingyin is serious now."

"She even took out the Fire God Spear. That was a coming-of-age gift from the President, wasn't it?" Li Ang and his wife exchanged glances, both seeing astonishment in the other's eyes. It was clear that Zhao Lingyin had felt Du Fang’s strength to become this serious.

The air seemed to be filled with a scorching anxiety. On the ring, the duel began anew. With the Fire God Spear in hand, Zhao Lingyin’s temperament underwent a complete transformation. She became fervent, like a raging fire!

Du Fang glanced at Zhao Lingyin, then turned to look at the clock on the wall and started the timer again!

"Get ready. This time, I won’t hold back. I’m going to use my special ability!" Zhao Lingyin declared.

As she spoke, she thrust her spear forward. A spear-dragon formed of flames swept across the ring, piercing toward Du Fang! The air itself crackled with the sound of burning.

Du Fang raised an eyebrow, sensing the power of Zhao Lingyin’s move. However, he raised his hand and slashed forward! The air in front of him solidified! Air wall!

*Boom!*

Flames scattered, and the spear’s aura shattered! The scorching heat surged toward the edges of the ring, accompanied by turbulent Dream Spirit energy. Li Ang and his wife expanded their own Dream Spirit to form a protective barrier, preventing the shockwaves from spreading. If left unchecked, the entire Dream Weaver building might have been destroyed.

The spear strike was blocked. Zhao Lingyin’s eyes gleamed with intensity as she began to sprint across the ring, dragging her spear. With a sudden swing, molten fire erupted!

*Thud!*

The air wall was scorched once again, nearly bursting! But Du Fang stood his ground, his Dream Spirit expanding, constantly manipulating the surroundings to form new air walls to deflect her attacks. For a moment, Zhao Lingyin couldn't find an opening to pierce through!

Suddenly, Zhao Lingyin let out a fierce cry. Her figure left a lingering afterimage in place! She vanished as if teleporting, and when she reappeared, she was within the air wall, less than three yards from Du Fang! She swung the Fire God Spear, aiming to strike him down from above!

Du Fang’s heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had been surprised.

"A special ability?" Du Fang looked at the descending spear, a flash of envy in his eyes. *Teleportation? What an amazing special ability!*

This Zhao Lingyin could become the champion of the Capital Province; she truly had some skill! Infinite Dream Spirit, coupled with a teleportation ability, and word had it she had an undeveloped semi-domain! This girl was truly a favorite of the heavens!

Facing the descending flaming spear, Du Fang pushed his palm forward. Air evacuated! A massive, surging force slammed into Zhao Lingyin. She was sent flying, tumbled in the air while clutching her spear, and landed on the ring with a face full of shock and uncertainty.

"Is this your special ability? You can control the air?" Zhao Lingyin took a deep breath.

Below, Li Ang and his wife couldn't help but exclaim.

"It’s actually a special ability related to air control? If developed to the extreme, it’s comparable to a domain!"

"Extremely strong combat skills, and the ability to control air... this child is a monstrous talent. Add that to infinite Dream Spirit... Lingyin has finally met her match!"

The two national-level Dream Weavers now fully acknowledged Du Fang. Their temporarily assembled team was likely not weak at all. Two national-level, two City-Extinguishing level combatants, plus Zhang Changlin, who was a borderline City-Extinguishing level—even in the capital, this would be a top-tier raiding squad!

On the ring, Zhao Lingyin was incredibly excited. Her figure began to flicker constantly across the platform. Every time a golden light flashed, she would disappear, trying to force her way close to Du Fang.

She possessed infinite Dream Spirit; she could squander her energy endlessly. While teleportation consumed a massive amount of Dream Spirit, it was nothing to her.

Du Fang also began to experiment with controlling the air, training his proficiency. Vibrating the air, draining the air, pushing the air... these various manipulations made Zhao Lingyin feel extremely uncomfortable. Every time she got close to Du Fang, she would be pushed away by the force of the displaced air! And if she tried to force a spear strike through that resistance, Du Fang would compress the air around her, making her movements sluggish.

"So strong! But it’s still because I’m not fast enough!" Zhao Lingyin was thrilled. She dragged her spear with one hand and raised the other to tap her own forehead.

"Semi-domain... Release!"

Zhao Lingyin intended to release her half-formed domain to crush Du Fang with the power of the domain itself. So far, Du Fang was only the second person of her age who had been able to force her to use her semi-domain!

Although she hadn't yet condensed a true domain, the power of a semi-domain was practically invincible among her peers! Even if Du Fang could control the air, it would be useless under her semi-domain!

After Du Fang had enjoyed a hearty training session in air control, he felt satisfied, feeling that Zhao Lingyin was an even better training partner than Captain Zhang.

Du Fang turned to look at the clock on the wall. "Nineteen minutes again..." Du Fang murmured.

This time, the murmur was heard clearly by Li Ang and his wife below. Their expressions turned strange, and they exchanged looks, disbelief welling up in their eyes.

"This Du Fang... is he controlling the time while sparring with Lingyin?"

"Could it be that he still has power in reserve?"

On the ring, a halo of light expanded from Zhao Lingyin’s forehead, covering the entire stage. In Zhao Lingyin’s vision, everything around her seemed to freeze, like statues suspended in time and space. Yet, Zhao Lingyin was able to move at an accelerated pace. Wielding her spear or stepping forward was no problem at all!

Even with her infinite Dream Spirit, at this moment, her energy began to drain rapidly, being absorbed by the power of the domain! But within her domain, time and space seemed to have stopped.

She gripped the Fire God Spear and began to stride through the frozen time, rushing toward the motionless Du Fang... Fire flared from the spear! Space itself seemed to distort!

Under the reinforcement of the domain, her spear strike seemed to have gained a hundredfold speed boost! This was Zhao Lingyin’s proudest strike! Coupled with the domain and the destructive properties of the Fire God Spear, even a high-level City-Extinguishing powerhouse would have to treat this blow with caution, or risk being defeated!

However, as Zhao Lingyin walked through the frozen time, she stared at Du Fang. Du Fang’s figure was still, as if bound by time and space.

Yet, Zhao Lingyin suddenly froze. Because she felt a burning gaze! It was Du Fang looking at her!

Within her domain, in the time that seemed to have paused... Du Fang was actually watching her!

Du Fang could actually perceive her speed?!

*Impossible!* Zhao Lingyin’s eyes shrank!

The next moment, a faint voice reached her ears.

"Wife,"

"Red Clothes."

*BOOM!*

With a roar, Zhao Lingyin’s space-time freezing domain shattered into pieces.