High Martial: I Grind Professions

Chapter 363: Chapter 203: Epiphany

The more exquisitely a Domain was controlled and the more it could negate spatial resistance, the less of a speed penalty one would suffer when carrying others.

For example, the Celestial Martial King himself, even while carrying Li Wen, Ling Feng, and Sun Rui, could still maintain about sixty percent of his normal speed.

Carrying only two, he could reach seventy percent. With just one, he could reach eighty percent.

The Celestial Martial King paused. His intangible Domain expanded slightly, and his voice clearly reached the ears of those behind him:

”My three Junior Brothers, bring the Marquises you’re escorting over to me. I will carry all of them.”

A trace of embarrassment flashed across the faces of the King of the Nine Netherworld, Yan Dan King, and the Myriad Phenomena King when they heard the Celestial Martial King speak.

’To think that we are all peak Kings, yet the gap is so vast. The difference is like that between the heavens and the earth.’

They did as he said, transferring the five Marquises they were each responsible for—from Red Flame Star, Ice Soul Star, and Cangwu Star—into the Celestial Martial King’s far more immense and stable Domain.

In an instant, the light of the Domain swirled around the eight Titled Marquises. With the Celestial Martial King now carrying eight people, his speed quickly stabilized at around forty percent of his normal pace.

Now relieved of their burden, the three peak Kings’ auras flared as their speed instantly returned to normal.

At this moment, Li Wen, who had been flying quietly, spoke up:

”Senior Brother Celestial Martial, Junior Brother Sun’s speed and mine are decent. Let us fly on our own. The group’s overall speed should be able to increase a bit more that way.”

He hadn’t said much when the Celestial Martial King brought him into his Domain earlier, out of respect for his Senior Brother’s protection, and also out of habit.

Hearing this, the Celestial Martial King had a moment of realization. Only then did he recall Li Wen’s terrifying speed, which had once made even him take notice.

He didn’t hesitate. His Domain shifted slightly, releasing Li Wen. ”I had forgotten about the speed advantage of Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Sun. Excellent!”

The light of his Domain flowed, now only enveloping the remaining six Titled Marquises.

As expected, the Celestial Martial King’s speed increased again, easily reaching over fifty percent of its normal state.

Li Wen and Sun Rui floated steadily to the side, their auras restrained, their speed not falling behind in the slightest.

And so, one person led the way, his Domain enveloping seven people. Three peak Kings followed closely, while Li Wen and Sun Rui flew alongside them.

This formidable team became a streak of light, hurtling toward the central region of the Star Domain—the core of the energy fluctuations, where the evolution of the Laws was most apparent.

This flight lasted for a full half-day.

Sun Rui gazed at the seemingly endless, bizarre scenery ahead and couldn’t help but ask in a low voice:

”At our speed, if we were flying on Blue Star, we could probably circle the planet a dozen times in half a day. This place is so vast. Could this Star Domain be tens of times larger than Blue Star?”

His question was also what the other Titled Marquises were thinking.

For a team of their speed to fly for so long, the vastness of this intersecting Star Domain was beyond imagination.

The Celestial Martial King’s steady voice replied, tinged with a smile:

”It’s not that the Star Domain is larger than Blue Star, but that the space-time here is extremely unstable, warped and folded, which leads to this effect.

”For us to reach the central region from the periphery in half a day is already quite fast. Someone with an insufficient understanding of the Space-Time Law, even if they had comparable speed, would likely take several days.”

He paused, then explained in simpler terms:

”For example, for a distance that appears to be one thousand meters, in stable space, you need to actually fly one thousand meters.

”But here, space-time in some areas is compressed, and you might arrive after flying only eight hundred meters.

”While in other areas, space-time is stretched, and you might need to fly eight thousand meters to cover that same visual distance of one thousand meters.

”The distances we perceive are the result of space itself expanding and contracting.”

After hearing this, everyone had a sudden realization, gaining a deeper appreciation for the mysteries of space-time.

The King of the Nine Netherworld and the other two kings were even more impressed, sighing in admiration:

”Senior Brother Celestial Martial, your ability to see the profound in the minute is truly remarkable. Your attainments in the Space-Time Law are unfathomable. We are far from your level.”

The Celestial Martial King just smiled gently and replied humbly:

”You three Junior Brothers flatter me. I’ve merely lived a few more years and have a bit more experience. With your talents, it’s only a matter of time before you surpass me.”

The team continued flying forward for some time until the scene ahead changed abruptly.

Gone were the flowing, glowing nebulas and fractured islands of energy. In their place was a world of lightning that made one’s very soul tremble.

As far as the eye could see, billions of silver-purple bolts of lightning did not strike from above. Instead, they seemed to erupt from every dimension, every node of the void.

They were not simple lines or branches, but living pythons, writhing, knotting, colliding, splitting, and annihilating themselves against the pitch-black backdrop of the sky.

The thick main bolts of lightning were more magnificent than mountains. Each strike was silent, yet carried a destructive momentum that could tear all things asunder, bathing the space they passed through in a deathly white light.

Meanwhile, fine Electric Snakes, like endless vines, coiled around the main bolts, weaving a vast, boundless electrical web that covered their entire field of vision.

What was even more terrifying was that in the densest core of the lightning, the color of the flashes was a purple so deep it was almost black.

Each eruption seemed to blast a tiny hole in space itself, revealing the more violent, more primitive chaotic energy within, only to be immediately filled by new lightning.

There were no storm clouds here, only pure electrical light rampaging in the void, forming an eternal, boundless sea of lightning that contained the terrifying power of creation and destruction.

Faced with such a magnificent cosmic spectacle, one that held the ultimate power of destruction, everyone was profoundly shaken.

The Titled Marquis experts like Ling Feng felt the pure pressure and found it difficult to breathe, awestruck by the might of nature and the violent manifestation of the Law.

They tried to draw a sliver of lightning-related insight from it, moved by the lightning’s speed, explosive power, and destructive aura.

The three peak Kings—the King of the Nine Netherworld, Yan Dan King, and the Myriad Phenomena King—perceived things on a deeper level.

Their gazes pierced through the violent surface, striving to capture the fleeting trajectory of the Law within the birth and death of the lightning.

They felt the process of space being torn and healed, trying to analyze the Dao rhythm woven from the intertwining of ”destruction” and ”creation.”

Solemn and focused expressions appeared on their faces; they were clearly gaining a great deal.

However, Li Wen was different from everyone else.

The moment Li Wen saw this sea of lightning, his heart felt as if it had been viciously struck by an invisible, impossibly fast bolt of lightning.

One of the core tenets of his cultivation was ”speed.”

Whether it was the speed of his Primordial Spirit from the *Shocking God Stab*, or the Body Technique and blade skills that had made him famous, the pursuit of ”speed” was ingrained in his very bones.

At this moment, every single one of the endless bolts of lightning before him was the ultimate manifestation of the concept of ”speed.”

They needed no trajectory, no build-up. Where the thought went, the light arrived.

That ultimate speed, which appeared and vanished in an instant, annihilated all obstacles, and seemed to transcend time itself.

It was like a key, violently jamming open the paper window he had long accumulated insights against but had never been able to break through.

BUZZ!

The [Absolute Focus] talent activated instantly, its 150% comprehension boost stacking with this sudden, intense epiphany.

Countless revelations about ”speed” flooded into his mind like a bursting dam.

Blade techniques, Body Technique, Primordial Spirit attacks—all his past insights, bottlenecks, and stubborn problems related to the pursuit of speed...

...were now laid bare under the revealing light of the ”lightning’s speed,” frantically deconstructed, reorganized, and sublimated.

He stood rooted to the spot, completely frozen, as if a Body-Fixing Skill had been cast on him.

His eyes stared unfocused at the violent sea of lightning, but deep within his pupils, countless glints of blade light seemed to be simulating the trajectories of the flashes.

”Hm?” The Celestial Martial King was the first to notice that something was amiss with Li Wen.

He sensed the rapidly rising, almost boiling aura of Dao comprehension emanating from Li Wen. A look of astonishment flashed in his eyes, quickly replaced by immense, pleasant surprise.

’An epiphany!’ The word flashed through his mind.

Immediately after, the King of the Nine Netherworld and the other two Kings, along with the remaining Titled Marquises, also noticed Li Wen’s unusual state.

When they perceived that unique, profound state of being immersed in a sea of Law, shock appeared on everyone’s faces.

”An epiphany... he’s actually having an epiphany here?” Ling Feng muttered to himself, his tone filled with disbelief and a trace of unconcealable envy.

Sun Rui and the other young Titled Marquises had even more complicated expressions. This kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had fallen upon Li Wen so easily, leaving them both amazed and deeply envious.

Everyone understood how precious this state was, something countless Cultivators longed for their entire lives but never obtained.

However, Li Wen’s epiphany did not last long.

After just a few minutes, a terrifying bolt of lightning—exceptionally thick, its deep purple color almost black, instantly streaking across their entire field of view—struck down violently in the core of the lightning region.

The flash not only tore through space but also seemed to carry a roar that pierced the soul.

It forcibly jolted Li Wen from his immersion in the sea of comprehension.

BUZZ!

Li Wen’s body shook violently. The haze in his eyes vanished, and clarity returned.

A huge, indescribable sense of fulfillment filled his mind, but it was followed by a strong feeling of longing for more.

He could clearly feel that the bottleneck in his blade technique that had plagued him for so long—that tough membrane separating him from the Domain Realm—was now just a thin wisp away from breaking.

He had a strong premonition that if he could quietly observe this sea of lightning for a few more days, carefully comprehending and digesting his insights, he would definitely be able to break through completely and step into a whole new Blade Dao Realm!

”What a pity...”

”Only a few minutes...” Seeing Li Wen awaken from his epiphany, the shock that had just appeared on everyone’s faces was quickly replaced by regret.

They knew well that every second in a state of epiphany was priceless, its efficiency far surpassing days or even months of arduous training.

Although Li Wen had surely gained much from this epiphany, its short duration couldn’t help but feel like a waste.

Li Wen quickly noticed everyone’s gazes and realized his state just now had drawn their attention.

He cupped his hands apologetically and said, ”My apologies. I lost myself for a moment and delayed our journey.”

”It was only a few minutes. How could that be a delay?” The Celestial Martial King waved his hand dismissively, looking at Li Wen with a gentle gaze.

”Entering a state of epiphany is a good thing; its length is a matter of fate. Since Junior Brother Li has such an affinity with this lightning,”

”why don’t we stay here for a while? We can all contemplate this lightning phenomenon together. What do you say?”