# Chapter 1185: Illusory Dream Black Butterfly
Mu Bingyun's words left Yun Che in prolonged silence.
"Yun Che," Mu Bingyun suddenly spoke, "last night, I communicated with your master through sound transmission. She said your goal has changed. Your return to the Zhou Tian Realm is to strive for the top of the God-Sealing Battle. Could it be that you intend to forcefully seize first place in the God-Sealing Battle?"
"..." Yun Che nodded.
"And how much confidence do you have?" Mu Bingyun sighed inwardly.
"Yesterday, I still had at least some confidence. But today..." Yun Che closed his eyes and said helplessly, "to be honest, I have none left. I didn't underestimate these Divine Sons of God-Sealing, but I completely and utterly misjudged the 'Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain.'"
Mu Bingyun: "..."
"Luo Changsheng... even if what he just displayed was his full power, there's no way I could be his opponent. And even Lu Lengchuan, who suffered a crushing defeat at his hands just now, I can hardly see any hope of defeating him."
Yun Che's voice was calm, and indeed, what he said was true. Jun Xilei's sword strike that instantly defeated Huo Poyun had already shocked him deeply, but the battle between Luo Changsheng and Lu Lengchuan just now had utterly annihilated all his confidence and expectations.
"Ice Cloud Palace Master, how do Jun Xilei and Shui Yingyue compare to Lu Lengchuan?" Yun Che asked.
"Far superior." Mu Bingyun's answer was short and direct.
"..." Yun Che fell silent again, his brows furrowed as he seemed lost in thought.
"Heh heh, as expected of the 'Eternal Spring Young Master' from your Eastern Divine Region. Though we haven't seen him use his Earth Profound Force, being able to simultaneously control wind and thunder so effortlessly is already astonishing." The Dragon Emperor spoke: "His full-power state might already surpass the realm of 'Divine Spirit Realm.'"
"Those with exceptional talent who can cultivate multiple types of profound force simultaneously are rare but not unheard of. However, those who can simultaneously control them are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. And someone like Luo Changsheng, who cultivates three types of profound force and can control them simultaneously... in our Eastern Divine Region, from a hundred thousand years ago to the present, he is the only one." Zhou Tian Shen Di nodded with a smile: "This requires not only a naturally unique constitution but also unparalleled talent and comprehension. His future, even I dare not estimate."
"With Luo Changsheng among the men and Shui Meiyin among the women, just these two alone, your Eastern Divine Region may be about to welcome a peak generation." The Dragon Emperor said with a smile.
"No, no, Dragon Emperor, you've missed one person." Shitian Shendi suddenly spoke. Unlike everyone else who was watching and marveling at Luo Changsheng, his gaze was mostly scanning Yun Che. He said slowly: "The chaos is so vast, with billions upon billions of living beings, it's not surprising for any freak to appear. But... someone at the Divine Tribulation Realm who can completely suppress a late-stage Divine Spirit Realm practitioner? Tsk tsk, such a freak, not to mention a hundred thousand years, it seems your Eastern Divine Region has only produced one such person in a million years. Oh... no, no! I remember this kid said he came from the lower realms, so he's barely considered a person of your Eastern Divine Region."
Zhou Tian Shen Di's expression froze, but the Dragon Emperor smiled mysteriously.
"God-Sealing Group, third round, third match: Shui Meiyin of the Liuguang Realm versus Meng Duanxi of the Feixing Realm!"
Yun Che lifted his head from his contemplation, redirecting his attention back to the God-Sealing Platform.
This was also a match Yun Che was extremely focused on... He wanted to see with his own eyes how Shui Meiyin, who was only at the first level of the Divine Spirit Realm, had not lost a single match and remained in the God-Sealing Group.
Shui Meiyin was still wearing that familiar long black dress, with an overly cute butterfly sash tied around her waist that seemed barely able to encircle it. She stood on the God-Sealing Platform, yet she seemed completely out of place with its atmosphere. Especially with her head slightly tilted, her dimples faintly showing, and a sweet and lovely smile on her face, she unintentionally exuded a charm that shouldn't belong to her age, showing not even a hint of pre-battle tension... On the contrary, it made many young people stare in a daze.
In contrast, Meng Duanxi, who had an absolute overwhelming advantage in profound strength over Shui Meiyin, had a grave expression. The moment he stepped onto the platform, his sword flashed and he held it horizontally in front of him. As his profound aura surged, the sword blade rippled like flowing water, his momentum astonishing.
"Begin the battle!" Quhui Zunzhe raised his brow.
"Big brother, please enlighten me." Shui Meiyin flipped her hand, and a blue light spread to both sides, revealing a slender, long shadow of water-blue in her hand.
"A spear...?" Yun Che murmured softly.
The spear shaft was as crystal clear as glass, releasing a dreamlike blue light like the ocean. The spear was extremely thin—at first glance, probably only half an inch thick—so that even Shui Meiyin's small hand could easily grip it fully. Yet it was surprisingly long, nearly one zhang—even surpassing the Sky-Shattering Spear in Lu Lengchuan's hand!
Shui Meiyin, who was less than half a zhang tall, holding this spear in her hand, created a considerable visual impact.
"The inheritance of the Liuguang Realm comes from the ancient divine beast 'Liuguang Butterfly.' This spear is said to come from a wing of the Liuguang Butterfly and has a special name: 'Huanxin Dieyu.' Because it carries a wisp of the Liuguang Butterfly's true soul, no one has ever been able to truly control it. But... Shui Meiyin was recognized by it as its master of its own accord."
"...Please enlighten me." Meng Duanxi nodded. Facing such an opponent, although he tried hard to calm his mind, he still felt somewhat unnatural.
"HAH!!"
With a full eight minor realms of profound strength advantage, Meng Duanxi made the first move. In this battlefield, or in any battlefield, underestimating the enemy was a major taboo. As soon as Meng Duanxi made his move, the God-Sealing Platform was suddenly swept by a howling gale, wind carrying sword aura, like a rainstorm descending upon the world, instantly sealing off the space where Shui Meiyin was located.
He was not Yun Che. He had witnessed with his own eyes how Shui Meiyin had defeated her opponents in the first two matches. Therefore, he struck with a storm-like attack from the very beginning, aiming to suppress Shui Meiyin with absolute profound strength advantage at the first opportunity... or even directly defeat her.
And this was indeed the most correct strategy, because Shui Meiyin's profound strength cultivation was indeed her greatest weakness. If she really fought head-on, she would be knocked down by Meng Duanxi in a single exchange.
Shui Meiyin's face tightened, and her expression seemed to show a hint of panic. A blue light flickered around her body, and she lightly rose into the air. "Huanxin Dieyu" danced gracefully with her petite body, creating a small profound formation that shimmered with dreamlike blue light in front of her.
BOOM!!
The storm rolled in with a sky full of sword aura, tearing countless black scars in the space. But within the storm of sword aura, Shui Meiyin's figure slowly disappeared.
Behind Meng Duanxi, in the empty space, Shui Meiyin's figure materialized like a spirit butterfly. Behind her was the same blue-light profound formation.
"Excellent movement technique!" Yun Che couldn't help but exclaim. It was like a spatial teleportation, but even faster than tearing through space... and more dreamlike.
Moreover, profound strength at the Divine Spirit Realm should not be nearly enough to tear through the space of the God Realm.
"Dream Butterfly Dance!" Mu Bingyun explained: "Like our Yin Xue Realm's Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick, it's an extremely difficult movement technique to master."
She paused for a moment, then added: "At least, Shui Yingyue has not mastered it."
Yun Che: "..."
Meng Duanxi's body spun around instantly. At the same moment, Shui Meiyin stepped lightly through the void, her slender spear dancing gracefully. A faint blue light suddenly scattered down, then instantly transformed into a massive water curtain, covering Meng Duanxi.
The water curtain's momentum was decent, but it couldn't bring any pressure to Meng Duanxi... After all, water-type profound attacks were widely recognized as the weakest in terms of offensive power, let alone coming from a little girl whose profound strength was eight minor realms inferior to his.
Meng Duanxi didn't even look, casually slashing with his sword. The water curtain was instantly torn in half. In the air, Shui Meiyin's graceful dance continued. As "Huanxin Dieyu" swung, blue light crisscrossed chaotically, and one after another, water curtains fell. When they overlapped, they created a momentum that seemed to cover the sky and block out the sun.
Although the water curtains were completely harmless—even if they all hit him, they wouldn't injure him—they would severely obstruct his line of sight and aura. Especially when layers upon layers of water curtains overlapped, they completely swallowed Meng Duanxi's vision as they approached.
Meng Duanxi's expression didn't change. He flew up, his sword slashing horizontally. With a series of "ripping" sounds, over a dozen water curtains were torn apart simultaneously, showering a rainstorm around him. But above him, within his field of vision, there were still layers of water curtains, and Shui Meiyin's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"???!" Meng Duanxi's brow furrowed. His ascent speed suddenly increased, and his sword thrust into the air. With a series of explosions, he clearly felt that his sword had pierced through at least dozens of water curtains. These dozens of water curtains exploded violently, as he expected, showering an even denser rain around him.
But when all the water curtains were blasted open, there were still layers of water curtains in the air, and Shui Meiyin's figure was still not visible... Moreover, even her aura had disappeared at some point—completely vanished, with no trace of her presence whatsoever.
Meng Duanxi was greatly alarmed in his heart. What's going on? How can these water curtains seem endless? To isolate aura to such a degree, this level of water curtains must be stacked at least fifty layers thick. In just the blink of an eye... how did she do it?
As Meng Duanxi was shocked, his gaze moved downward, and he was even more astonished.
His surroundings had turned into a vast ocean!
He could not see Shui Meiyin, nor the God-Sealing Platform, nor the spectator stands. Below, above, and around him, water waves rolled, layer upon layer.
It was only then that he realized he had unknowingly been trapped in a Guishui Domain.
After the initial surprise, Meng Duanxi quickly calmed down, a faint smile of confidence gradually appearing on his lips. He muttered to himself: "I have long heard that the control ability of the Liuguang Realm's Guishui Divine Art is unmatched in the world... But after all, it's only at the Divine Spirit Realm level. Although the domain is strong, there's no way it can actually trap me!"
He let out a low shout, his profound aura surging again. The sword in his hand instantly erupted with three zhang of sword aura. His figure flickered, and he charged straight into the water domain ahead, slashing his sword down, which flashed with nine sword beams.
BOOM!!
Like thunder stirring up raging waves, the water domain exploded violently, layers of waves surging up, only to be completely obliterated in the next moment. A smile appeared on Meng Duanxi's lips, but then it froze immediately—because beyond the water was still water. This sword strike of his had not broken the Guishui Domain.
At that moment, the power of the Guishui Domain finally erupted completely. In an instant, ten thousand waves surged, like countless angry dragons, all converging on Meng Duanxi.
Meng Duanxi snorted coldly. His sword moved like a flying rainbow. The sea dragon-like raging waves were sliced apart in patches before they could even approach him. But imperceptibly, a sense of dominating the sea gradually rose in his heart. He shouted loudly, charging straight forward like a flood dragon, slashing at the raging waves with every sword strike, each blow shaking the sea.
Soon, he felt the Guishui Domain beginning to tremble. He focused his mind, his movements gradually becoming more expansive and powerful, determined to tear this Guishui Domain completely apart.
The surrounding world trembled more and more violently. The "Guishui Domain" was clearly approaching the brink of collapse... Finally, at a certain moment, all the water curtains and raging waves dissipated, and then, in an instant... they completely disappeared.
Meng Duanxi's vision suddenly brightened. In his ears came Quhui Zunzhe's thunderous voice:
"Meng Duanxi has left the God-Sealing Platform and falls into the Loser's Group. Will enter the Loser's Group's fourth round battle tomorrow."
"Shui Meiyin wins! Will enter the God-Sealing Group's third round battle the day after tomorrow."
Meng Duanxi stood there in a daze, frozen for a long time before slowly turning around.
He was high in the air, with the vast spectator stands below him, already far from the three hundred li radius of the God-Sealing Platform.
In his hand, there was no sword... And his sword lay quietly in the center of the God-Sealing Platform. Not far from his beloved sword, Shui Meiyin stood gracefully, her smile gentle and lovely.
Meng Duanxi was completely stunned, as if still trapped in a dream, unable to wake up.
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[I feel it's necessary to reiterate: The chi and zhang used here are ancient standards. One chi is approximately 0.231 meters, or 23 centimeters. One zhang is 2.3 meters. A height of eight chi is over 1.8 meters in modern terms. Lu Lengchuan, who is nine chi tall, is over two meters!]
[Shui Meiyin's height barely reaches 1.5 meters, but her weapon length is 2.3 meters... Well, that's harmonious.]