Old Ancestor Ji, having lost Zhu Yu, was greatly vexed. He, a dignified Integration stage expert, had allowed two mere Void Refinement cultivators to slip through his grasp.
As he flew back in a foul mood, he happened upon Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei, that pair of scoundrels!
Old Ancestor Ji's heart leaped with joy. "After searching for years, they have finally walked right into my hands. It's truly a case of 'the hunted has no trace, yet the seeker finds without effort.'"
"Halt!"
"Where do you think you're going!"
Old Ancestor Ji roared, appearing directly before them, startling the pair immensely.
"So it's you, you old dog! Shouldn't you be hiding in your kennel? Are you out here looking for death?"
After a brief moment of shock, Xiao Fei glared at Old Ancestor Ji, shouting furiously, showing no regard for the Integration stage expert. Xiao Fei now had several lives, and he felt no fear facing an Integration stage expert. After all, speaking politely was useless against a formidable foe.
Huang Feifei stood beside Xiao Fei. The moment Old Ancestor Ji appeared, dark energy spread outwards from her, ready for battle. She had already regained her senses and, within Xiao Fei's spatial chamber, had gained a deeper understanding of her newly comprehended law. They had both delved into this law for a long time in the spatial realm, finally concluding that Huang Feifei's newly mastered law was the Law of 'Death'. From then on, Huang Feifei was the sole master of both the Laws of Life and Death. A single thought could decree life, a single thought could decree death! Life and death were both at her whim.
However, these were both extremely powerful laws, and most people, in their entire lives, could at best grasp the basics of one. The more powerful the law, the harder it was to comprehend, let alone a law that dictated life and death. Even with the aid of the Enlightenment Spring provided by Xiao Fei, Huang Feifei had only managed to grasp the rudiments of these two laws.
Old Ancestor Ji was insulted that the two did not flee upon seeing him but dared to retort. As these two were of great importance to the entire Tian Yuan Realm, even if he couldn't capture them alive, he had to kill them. Immediately, Old Ancestor Ji's law spread outwards, casting a dark shadow that enveloped the two.
Huang Feifei stood her ground, black mist surging around her as the Law of Death met Old Ancestor Ji's law domain. Simultaneously, Xiao Fei's Law of Aggregation and Dispersion domain rapidly expanded to meet Old Ancestor Ji. Although they were both at the Void Refinement stage, the laws they mastered were supreme laws, and Xiao Fei's comprehension of laws had long surpassed that of cultivators at the same level.
For a moment, the power of the three laws collided. There was no earth-shattering roar, but within a radius of over ten miles, mountains collapsed, rivers reversed their flow, as if plunging into an apocalypse.
Last time, due to special circumstances, Huang Feifei's Law of Death had been in a state of uncontrolled power, appearing extremely formidable. However, every subsequent use was not as potent as that initial encounter. Therefore, with their combined effort now, their law strength was still inferior to Old Ancestor Ji's. Under Old Ancestor Ji's onslaught, their domains could only shrink and retreat.
However, although Xiao Fei's Law of Aggregation and Dispersion lacked strength, it could easily invade Old Ancestor Ji's law domain. Under Old Ancestor Ji's pressure, their domains were forced closer and closer, and suddenly, the boundaries of their domains began to merge. Normally, when two laws met, they would repel each other, much like how one's limbs do not grow together. Even Xiao Fei himself, possessing three laws, was not yet capable of merging his three law domains; he could only use one at a time. But this situation was now occurring within their domains.
Trusting each other implicitly, upon discovering this, they showed no defensiveness but instead promoted the further fusion of their domains. Under Old Ancestor Ji's pressure, their domains fused faster and faster. Where the domains merged, new changes occurred. Here, not only was there Xiao Fei's Law of Aggregation and Dispersion, but also Huang Feifei's Law of Death. After the superposition of the two laws, they possessed the advantages of both, complementing each other and greatly increasing their power. The merged law domain acted like a sharp blade, easily piercing into Old Ancestor Ji's domain and cleaving open a swathe of darkness.
A long sword formed by the interweaving of the two laws pierced directly through Old Ancestor Ji's body. The law passed through, draining all life force. His body suddenly stiffened, instantly losing all signs of life and becoming a corpse.
Looking at Old Ancestor Ji's fallen corpse, the two could hardly believe that they had actually killed an Integration stage expert.
"No, he shouldn't be dead yet!" If a cultivator died, their manifested law domain would dissipate into the heavens and earth. However, the domain Old Ancestor Ji had manifested, apart from the small section cleaved by the two, remained intact.
At that moment, Xiao Fei's hair stood on end. Without a second thought, he unleashed a punch behind him. The punch, accompanied by lightning, struck the void, revealing a blurry figure in the air. This blurry figure soon dissipated. Xiao Fei did not stop, continuing to unleash hundreds of punches into the air, occasionally hitting the figure again. Gradually, the figure stopped appearing, but Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei could not find his trace.
"Let's try to see if we can fully merge our domains."
"Alright!" Since they couldn't find the ethereal figure for the moment, further searching would be futile. With their full efforts, the two law domains finally merged. The moment the domains completely fused, a somewhat spectral figure appeared in the air. It turned out this fellow hadn't gone far, but had been hiding nearby, waiting for an opportunity to ambush them.
The strength of a spectral spirit detached from its physical body was not particularly great. Its most troublesome aspect was its formlessness and elusiveness, making it impossible to find its true form. Now that the spirit's true form had been forced out by their merged domains, it was no longer difficult to deal with.
"Ah! Ahhh!" The spectral spirit, simultaneously attacked by Xiao Fei's Law of Dispersion and Huang Feifei's Law of Death, let out a series of piercing screams. It shifted its position in the air several times, but still could not conceal itself. Black flames rose within its spectral body, burning it. The piercing screams grew fainter and fainter, finally disappearing altogether, its spectral body completely incinerated into nothingness by the black flames.
After casting their merged domain, they searched the vicinity again, confirming that the spirit controlling Old Ancestor Ji was likely dead. On the ground remained the corpse of Old Ancestor Ji. The true Old Ancestor Ji had actually died long ago when he was controlled by the spirit; what remained was merely an empty shell. The two carefully examined the corpse and confirmed there were no anomalies.
With their law domains fully merged, and having killed an Integration stage expert by surpassing their own level, they couldn't help but embrace each other in excitement...