As Chen Jie slew the rat-man inside the domain, in the external space, the rat-man suddenly felt a violent disturbance in his mind.
Clutching his chest, his eyes went wide.
This human… had broken through his domain.
His power was terrifying!
He couldn't wait for Chen Jie to fully recover—he had to escape immediately.
In desperation, the rat-man, at any cost, emitted a series of mental shocks from the top of his head.
This was exactly the attack Lin Yao had encountered earlier.
Such attacks were nearly impossible to defend against.
A few mental strikes shot out, directly targeting Xia Wanrou.
If he could eliminate this woman, he would have a chance to escape.
Seeing the rat-man's abnormal movements, Lin Yao, clad in his mech suit, rushed in front of Xia Wanrou.
"Boom!!!"
The powerful mental attack slammed into Lin Yao again.
This time, the force was far greater than the first.
Upon impact, Lin Yao's armor shattered instantly.
He was sent flying as if struck by a mountain.
Like a kite cut from its string, he hurtled backward.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
He smashed through three massive walls before finally coming to a stop.
"Pff!"
Lin Yao spat a large mouthful of blood, staining the ground.
Fortunately, Xia Wanrou remained unharmed.
Had she been injured, once Chen Jie regained his senses, that would have been Lin Yao's death.
The mental attack had consumed a huge portion of the rat-man's energy.
This was already his limit.
Since he couldn't force the opponent back, he had no choice but to flee.
The rat-man knew that Chen Jie, this terrifying creature, would awaken fully very soon.
He was about to run.
Chen Jie's previously dazed eyes suddenly brightened.
"Where do you think you're running to?"
Chen Jie slowly spoke.
The rat-man trembled all over.
Within the domain, he had already witnessed Chen Jie's terror.
And that had been within his own domain—and Chen Jie had still slain him.
Now, in the real world… did he even have a chance to resist?
The rat-man grew increasingly panicked.
Better to survive and live to fight another day.
Ignoring Chen Jie, he turned and fled at full speed.
"Do you think you can outrun my axe?"
Chen Jie swung the Pangu Axe, instantly infusing it with primordial clear-and-turbid energy.
Then he hurled the axe toward the rat-man.
"Whoosh!"
The Pangu Axe spun rapidly through the air, almost as if it had auto-targeted the rat-man.
It pursued him relentlessly, even though the rat-man was fleeing at top speed.
However…
"Pft!"
The Pangu Axe pierced through the rat-man's skull.
With the primordial energy attached, its power had increased dramatically, easily penetrating the defenses of a third-tier mutant like the rat-man.
"I won't accept this! My life has been too hard!"
"Before the apocalypse, I could only live like a rat in the sewers, never seeing the light."
"I could only lurk in the darkness, spying on you living under the sun! Heaven is unfair, giving me this body and face! Unfair!!!"
…
After being struck by the Pangu Axe, a surge of resentment erupted from the rat-man.
This was the bitterness born from rejection due to his size and appearance.
The resentment swirled briefly in the air, then dissipated.
Chen Jie retrieved the Pangu Axe and walked over to the rat-man's corpse.
As expected, there were many valuable items.
Three beams of light shone from the body—pink, yellow, and cyan.
Each color represented something different.
The pink light was a special crystal.
Crystals of this color were only found on tiger-tier mini-BOSSes.
With this, Chen Jie could advance to a third-tier Awakener today.
The yellow light was the rat-man's essence.
Consuming it could significantly enhance an Awakener's constitution.
Chen Jie already possessed the Chaos-Xuanhuang Body.
His physique was already nearly invincible.
Using this essence would only make his body overly chaotic.
It was better to give it to Xia Wanrou.
Chen Jie handed the essence to her.
"Just drop it on your skin to use it!"
Xia Wanrou's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she saw the golden essence.
Following Chen Jie's instructions, she applied a drop to her forearm.
The moment it touched her skin, it immediately penetrated.
A surge of heat rose through her body.
"Xiao Jie, this essence is strange. I feel like my blood is being stirred… I'm so hot!"
Xia Wanrou's cheeks flushed, her voice soft and alluring.
It was as if a fire had ignited within her.
"Forgot to mention, this rat-man was… perverse, so there might be some side effects…" Chen Jie said, looking embarrassed, leaning close to whisper in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Xia Wanrou's blush deepened.
"Ah! What are you saying! So annoying!"
She scolded him, pouting.
With no choice, she summoned her mimic battle spirit to absorb the excess essence.
Her battle spirit naturally countered malevolent energy.
Under its absorption, Xia Wanrou soon returned to normal.
After this cleansing, her constitution had risen by a full rank.
Combined with her dragon-scale body protection, even early third-tier monsters posed little threat to her now.
The cyan light on the rat-man's body—this was the most crucial item!
Also the reason Chen Jie had chased this mini-BOSS all this way.
He grasped the cyan light in his hand and began to study it.
Soon, a strange formula appeared in his mind.
Following the formula, he chanted, and his body began to manifest a domain similar to the rat-man's.
However…
Chen Jie's domain was different.
The rat-man's had been born from resentment and inferiority.
Chen Jie's, after understanding this type of domain, was one of devastating killing power—
The Killing God Domain!
Anyone who entered it would immediately be struck down by the surrounding blades and sword shadows.
Furthermore, the more monsters Chen Jie killed within the domain, the stronger it became!
Xia Wanrou, standing nearby, could feel the domain.
Even with her enhanced constitution, her body trembled involuntarily.
"Xiao Jie, what is this? How is it so powerful?"
Xia Wanrou asked.
She had never encountered anything this formidable.
"This is my secret weapon! I'll tell you about it after dark!"
Chen Jie grinned mischievously, speaking mysteriously.