Li Guanqi Challenges the Eight Generals!

Hearing his words, everyone's heart leapt in shock! "The Fourth Domain! The Peak of Wind and Thunder!" "The battlefield of peak Mahayana cultivators—where the Eight Generals fight." Cao Yan frowned. "Eldest Brother, what are you going to the Fourth Domain for right now?" Li Guanqi did not answer. The corners of his mouth merely curled upward in a faint smile. He whispered in a gentle murmur, "To... do something I've wanted to do for a very long time!" Hum! No one spoke another word. They all rose to their feet and exited the sword coffin's space. Li Guanqi lightly tapped the tip of his foot against the sword coffin. The massive coffin spun as it soared into the air, and Li Guanqi caught it with one hand, slinging it across his back. Stepping out of the White Jade Tower, Li Guanqi raised his head toward the glowing gate in the sky above and took a stride forward! Whoosh! A moment later, the group arrived before the luminous gate and stepped through. The Second Domain remained just as lifeless as ever. Black swamps, withered and blackened trees, gloom-shrouded forests. Ruins and crumbled walls stood everywhere, and pitch-black rivers surged without a sound. Only that towering Sword Stele rose proud upon the mountain peak. Occasionally, cultivators would come here bearing fresh flowers and tribute offerings to pay respects to the fallen. Glancing to the side, Li Guanqi caught sight of Ye Mohan, dead drunk and slumped beside the Sword Stele. His reddened, tear-stained eyes were half-shut, his entire person looking thoroughly haggard. Ye Mohan looked downright wretched. Yet that once proud and haughty figure had been reduced to this state after losing his brothers one after another... Li Guanqi sighed, his gaze turning resolute as he stepped into the Third Domain! A wave of scorching heat washed over them! Volcano after volcano erupted, surging straight into the clouds! An endless sea of fire dyed the sky a blazing crimson. Wherever the volcanoes met, the ground was entirely submerged in scalding, flowing magma. The fire-attribute spiritual energy permeating heaven and earth was turbulent and intensely active, making both Cao Yan and Xiao Chen feel completely invigorated. Meng Wanshu, on the other hand, frowned slightly. This was the first time Li Guanqi and the others had taken such a careful look at the battlefield of the Third Domain. The Third Domain, the Domain of Fire. It was also the primary battlefield for the Mahayana realm. Their very first fight had taken place here, but back then they had been at the periphery and had not perceived much of it. Suddenly, more than a dozen divine senses swept across the group in an instant. Only after realizing it was Li Guanqi's party did the senses recede. These were the cultivators who regularly guarded and patrolled the Third Domain. Li Guanqi and the others cupped their fists toward the distance. Afterward, Li Guanqi headed directly for the luminous gateway leading to the Fourth Domain battlefield. Even now, Ye Feng and the rest had no idea what Li Guanqi intended to do. Hum! The fluctuations within the light gate scanned everyone's identity jade slips and finally opened, letting them through. Rumble! Crash! Fierce winds howled as astral gales raged. Endless bolts of thunder cascaded down from the sky. Amidst the pitch-black void, enormous floating islands were linked together by arcs of lightning. Everyone stared in astonishment at the spectacle before them, struck speechless by the sight. The astral gales here were a vibrant, clearly visible azure. Every gust sliced through the void as easily as a sharp blade. Such terrifying power would likely crush even a peak Body Integration Realm cultivator in a single blow. Not to mention the chaotic lightning raining down from heaven and earth, each strike as thick as a man's waist. The power held within those lightning bolts was terrifying to the extreme, rivaling the heavenly tribulations encountered when breaking through to Tribulation Transcendence! Feeling the active power of wind and thunder pulsing through the void, Li Guanqi smiled faintly. For him, cultivating in a place like this would be like adding wings to a tiger! Furthermore, because of its proximity to the Immortal Realm, he could even sense something distinctly different contained within the thunder here! At the center of the floating islands lay the largest one of all, its towering peaks piercing the clouds. A beam of golden light erupted from the island, and a horrifying pressure instantly blanketed the void. Xiao Chen pulled his neck in, only now remembering that the Fourth Domain was the battlefield of the Eight Generals and their peers! Soon, Long Hou, clad in golden armor, arrived before them. However, the armor Long Hou wore was battered, bearing multiple breaches that he had not yet had time to repair. Even his helmet had a gruesome gash torn into it. Long Hou frowned as he looked at the group, his gaze ultimately settling on Li Guanqi. "Brat... what you did back in the Second Domain was well done! All of you did well!" Li Guanqi smiled faintly, glanced back at his brothers behind him, and said softly, "It was only what we ought to do." Long Hou nodded slightly. Looking at Li Guanqi's current bearing, a sharp gleam suddenly flashed through the depths of his eyes! Not just at him—as Long Hou's gaze swept over each person in turn, his expression gradually turned solemn. He had noticed that the aura of every single one of them had undergone a tremendous change! They had parted only seven days ago, yet every one of them felt completely transformed! Long Hou narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile playing at the corner of his lips. Catching the surging battle intent deep within Li Guanqi's eyes, he crossed his arms and laughed heartily. "Speak up. What did you brats come here for?" Looking at the man he had once gazed up to in awe, Li Guanqi felt an intricate swell of emotions! Calming his heart, Li Guanqi slowly opened his eyes. His chest rose and fell slightly as he exhaled a breath of turbid air. His brow hardened. Taking a slow step back, he straightened his robes. This time, he did not bow. He looked Long Hou in the eyes, cupped his fists, and met his gaze directly. Infusing his voice with primal energy, he declared in a deep, resounding tone, "Junior Li Guanqi today... boldly challenges our seniors of the Eight Generals!" Boom! The instant his words fell, a blood-red silhouette of sword intent abruptly condensed behind Li Guanqi. A terrifying pressure surged from the ground, transforming into a pillar of purple lightning that shot straight into the clouds! The violent aura forcefully drove everyone behind him back several zhang! The companions at his back were instantly struck dumb with shock! Ye Feng stared at Li Guanqi's imperious back and murmured, "Is this what you meant, Eldest Brother..." "It truly... makes one's blood boil with fighting spirit..." Meng Wanshu stood behind Li Guanqi, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a bright brilliance as she fixed her gaze upon his back. At this moment, Li Guanqi held an almost fatal allure for her. Because Li Guanqi was her Dao companion! For Li Guanqi to possess the courage to challenge the Eight Generals—no matter the outcome—filled her with boundless pride. Cao Yan, Xiao Chen, and the others all clenched their fists, an inexplicable rush of hot blood surging straight to their heads! Challenging the Eight Generals... For ten thousand years, no one had dared propose such a thing. The Eight Generals had only ever been replaced after dying in battle. Who would have ever thought to challenge them directly? Even blessed prodigies like Qin Wushang and Xu Junlin took pride in merely being designated successors to the Eight Generals! Yet what about their Eldest Brother? He had skipped all that and challenged the Eight Generals outright! Standing in the rear, Gu Li licked his lips, his eyes burning as he stared at Li Guanqi's back. Suddenly, the corners of Gu Li's mouth curled upward into a chuckle as he muttered, "Well, isn't this exactly why you get to be our Eldest Brother?" Tang Ru's eyes flickered even brighter, his face flushing with excitement. With his arms crossed, Long Hou's burly figure stood barely three feet from Li Guanqi, entirely motionless. Beneath the golden helmet, the rugged man's face was covered in a scruffy stubble. After a long pause, an emotion finally stirred on that bloodstained face. Long Hou fixed his tiger-like eyes on Li Guanqi, then suddenly threw back his head and laughed uproariously! "Hahahahahahaha!" "Hahahahahaha!" "Good, good, good! Fine boy!" Boom! Long Hou thrust his right hand backward, his fingers curling into an open grasp. Whoosh! A golden spear shot from the mountain's highest peak, transforming into a golden streak of light that flew straight into his grip. The instant the golden spear whistled past, it missed Li Guanqi's forehead by barely an inch! At the final, crucial instant, Long Hou clamped his grip firmly onto the butt of the spear. Under the release of that terrifying force, Li Guanqi's white robes flapped wildly in the wind. Yet from start to finish, Li Guanqi showed not the slightest trace of fear, his gaze remaining as calm as still water. Boom! An inexplicably mighty pillar of golden light surged into the sky. The golden armor clanked loudly in midair. Long Hou grinned and bellowed in a deep, booming roar, "Brothers! A junior has thrown down the gauntlet—do we accept or not?!"