Chapter 748: The Forgotten Realm

**Chapter 748: The Forgotten Domain**

Chen Ling's brows furrowed tightly.

The so-called Path to Divinity has ten stages, with the first major turning point being the fourth stage. Upon reaching the fourth stage, one can project their skills outwards, affecting a large surrounding area—this is what is known as a "domain."

At present, the only person capable of unleashing a domain here should be Little Jian, who had just been napping with him.

"Spade, what are you doing?" Chen Ling asked in a deep voice.

There was no response from within the dense, murderous mist.

Within the thick mist, Jian Changsheng's outline was blurry, like a phantom. He slowly advanced towards Chen Ling, and as he moved, an ancient murderous intent locked onto Chen Ling from the void!

Chen Ling found this ancient murderous intent somewhat familiar, as if he had felt it before in the Ancient Armory. It was a will to slaughter all living beings, an absolute suppressive force from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

Chen Ling had seen other domains of the Weapon God Path, but none were as ancient and oppressive as the one before him.

He really wants to kill me?!

Chen Ling's pupils slightly constricted. The boning knife slipped from his sleeve into his palm, and he was already battle-ready.

Just then, a muffled groan echoed from the murderous mist, and the chilling aura around them instantly dissipated, as if it had never existed. Jian Changsheng's face was ashen. He stumbled forward two steps as if waking from a deep dream, then collapsed to the ground.

Chen Ling was momentarily stunned by this sight.

"Damn it... Heart, you didn't even help me up!" Jian Changsheng gritted his teeth, lying on the ground, sweat beads rolling down his cheeks as if his mental energy had been completely drained.

"You tried to kill me, and you expect me to help you up?"

"No... I honestly don't know what happened. I just wanted to test out my domain, and then... it felt like something surged up, and I lost consciousness."

Chen Ling was thoughtful. After unleashing 'Mockery Disaster' this time, he had witnessed the entire process from the audience's perspective, including Jian Changsheng's inexplicable black-eyed rampage. He had also suspected that Jian Changsheng likely harbored some secrets; otherwise, Jian Changsheng's resurrection from the Ancient Armory would be completely unexplainable.

It now seemed that the secrets this guy held were not much smaller than his own.

Both claimed to be napping: Chen Ling was drawing new abilities in the theater, while Jian Changsheng inexplicably activated his domain beside him. Neither of them was idle.

Seeing this, Chen Ling still walked over and helped Jian Changsheng up.

"Your domain can only last for a few seconds?"

"...It doesn't seem so. It's probably just that I activated it incorrectly." Jian Changsheng's brows furrowed as he carefully sensed something. "Strange, why does this domain feel different from other Asura Path domains?"

"Different is right," Chen Ling said meaningfully, patting his shoulder. "Monsters are always special... both you and I are."

"? Who are you calling a monster?" Jian Changsheng snorted.

"I'm not like you, the Destroyer; I'm a normal person!"

Jian Changsheng seemed unaware of his previous black-eyed rampages and didn't perceive any difference between himself and others. From his perspective, he was just an ordinary unlucky fellow.

"Right, right, you're a normal person," Chen Ling said dismissively.

"Wait... your aura also seems to be at the fourth stage," Jian Changsheng suddenly recalled, looking at Chen Ling curiously. "Where's your domain? Show it to me quickly."

Chen Ling froze.

He seemed to realize something, looking blankly at his own body...

Right,

Where is my domain???

Ordinarily, after advancement, new skills would naturally appear in his mind, like Formless, Scarlet Illusion, and Weave of Fate. But this time, Chen Ling had no information about a domain in his mind.

"Wait, how did you use your domain?"

"What do you mean, 'how did I use it'...? I just felt it, wanted to try it, and then it came out," Jian Changsheng said, scratching his head. "Even though I wasn't very good at it the first time, after using it once, I think I understand how to use it correctly now."

"So, where's your domain?"

"...I don't know," Chen Ling paused for a moment before speaking blankly. "I can feel something new within me, but... I seem to have forgotten how to use it."

"??? Seriously, you can forget that??"

Jian Changsheng looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Then, as if struck by an idea, his eyes lit up. "Doesn't that mean... I have a domain now, but you don't, so I can beat you up?!"

"You're overthinking it."

Chen Ling said calmly, placing one hand on his waist and gripping the hilt of his revolver. A faint wisp of Weapon God Path energy silently emanated from him.

"After all, even if I forget one domain, I still have another... Care to try?"

"...Damn it, monster."

Jian Changsheng clicked his tongue, ultimately suppressing the urge to beat Chen Ling up right then.

After this interlude, neither of them was in the mood to nap further. They continued walking along the railway tracks towards the Tianshu Realm. Chen Ling, however, remained distracted.

He couldn't understand why, despite having clearly advanced to the fourth stage, he had no information about a domain.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

"Spade, have I been acting crazy recently?"

"??? You think you're not crazy enough?"

"Not 'Mockery Disaster'... I mean another kind, like suddenly becoming mentally chaotic, doing strange things, and having skills go out of control."

Jian Changsheng wanted to say Chen Ling was sick, but after thinking carefully, he shook his head and said, "No."

"...Could it be, the problem lies here?"

Although Chen Ling himself couldn't recall it, he knew that every time he advanced, he would experience a brief period of mental chaos. After recovering from the chaos, he would successfully advance and simultaneously grasp the skill information corresponding to that stage.

However, during this advancement, he was in a state of being replaced by the 'audience,' and no mental chaos occurred at all.

This time, the 'audience' taking over his identity caused his domain information to disappear??

Chen Ling vaguely felt that the problem lay here. He could clearly sense a powerful and mysterious domain within him, but he just didn't know how to use it, nor what its abilities were. It was like knowing there was a super treasure vault in his basement but forgetting the password!

Chen Ling felt utterly frustrated.

As he walked along the railway tracks, his hands, hidden in his sleeves, pretended to make gestures, attempting to find a way to activate his domain... but nothing unusual happened around him.

Chen Ling couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with reluctance.

"Is there any other way... Can I go crazy again?"