The Innkeeper

Chapter 1247  Double tribulation

The immortals looked at Lex, horrified. What kind of monster were they facing? How was it possible for a single, new immortal to fight against the concentrated efforts of nine immortals using their tenets together for a single purpose?

How was it possible for Lex to personify his tenet so easily? Even if a person knew about the benefits of personifying their tenets, actually achieving it was not easy!

But that was, in a way, a benefit of a single, simple tenet. It was much simpler to resonate with it. As a consequence, it lacked the versatility of more complex tenets.

The immortals were in genuine shock, yet listening to Jeffreyʼs advice, they had already planned for failure. That is why only nine immortals worked together to summon the pillar, not ten. The tenth was setting up their subsequent attack.

Yet the momentary delay their shock caused robbed them of the opportunity to continue attacking Lex.

Now that Lex had learned a new way to attack tenets, a new way to use laws, and a new way to use his tenet, he wanted to test it out. Especially since he gained an innate understanding of something called a Domain.

Simply speaking, a Domain was an area within which the laws were completely under an immortalʼs control. It reminded Lex of sealed domains, which were areas completely cut off from the world and had their own laws sometimes.

Regardless, the concept of Domainʼs was very interesting, and Lex could understand through very recent experience why an area where he could not access any law would be dangerous. Simply said, nine immortals joined together to put Lex inside a Domain.

Lex got the feeling that ordinarily, Earth Immortals might not be able to control domains. It seemed overpowered, not to mention that he had never heard of, or ever encountered one before.

He looked forward to testing out how useful it was, though he felt restricting it to a single law was very wasteful. If he could incorporate a few more laws, and maybe even add elements of his Domination and Golden Inferno in it, it would be an incredible sight to behold. But that might be easier said than done.

Even he knew that the only reason he could maintain his Domain right now was because of the temporary boost his one tenet got. WIthout it, Lex would not be able to use a Domain again.

He also had a sneaking suspicion that it was easier for him to use a Domain than normal because he partially had the status of a newborn realm, which naturally contained laws.

Lex immediately moved, bringing three of the immortals within the range of his Domain, where the only laws to exist were related to defense, stripping them of power and making them just as weak as Lex had been a short while ago.

They were both dumbstruck and horrified, yet they could not escape for the very same reason Lex hadnʼt been able to escape. While they ran, moving at their fastest speeds, the distance they actually covered was insignificant.

Lex gripped his sword, ready to attack, but discovered a flaw in his own Domain. It only contained laws of defense, which meant that even his own attacks would fail!

Never mind, he was content to attack these immortals the way they attacked him. Using his right eye, Lex conjured protective shields around the immortals, placing them in the most secure place possible. It was so secure that even they couldnʼt even move if they wanted to, for their barriers left them no room to move - much like how once Lex relied on formations to control space within the Midnight Tavern.

To think he could do things like that on his own now.

Once he had the three immortals trapped with the barriers, he immediately strengthened the Domain as much as he could. He did this by decreasing the size of the Domain as much as possible to waste less energy, while continuously practicing moves from the Stalwart Guardian techniques.

The three immortals immediately paled, and one of them started to bleed through his skin as if his very body was being squeezed.

Those immortals who were outside woke up from their reverie and attacked Lex furiously, but to no avail. As soon as their attacks entered his Domain, they would lose their strength and disappear.

Jeffrey, who was watching all this from a distance, grimaced, and began to formulate a plan of escape in his mind. He wouldnʼt mind abandoning his allies.

The others, too, finally began to feel the same desperation that had long gripped Jeffrey.

One of the three immortals died, his body blowing up as if a bomb had been set off inside of him, and the other two were not far behind him.

Lexʼs eyes gleamed as he finally confirmed another way to kill immortals, though this also ultimately targeted tenets.

His next idea was to test the mind, affecting their personalities, making them behave contrary to their tenets. He wondered how that would affect them.

Yet before the next two immortals died, before the other immortals thought of a way to resolve the threat that was Lex, and before Lex finalized his next plan of attack, there was a change.

A bolt of lightning struck Lex from his fourth tribulation, but Lexʼs Domain easily blocked it. Yet something happened immediately after that which was not supposed to even be possible, let alone happen.

Lexʼs fifth tribulation, which was only supposed to trigger once his fourth one was complete, struck him down with a bolt of lightning, almost shattering Lexʼs Domain!

Everyone was stunned, Lex included!

How… how in the hell was he experiencing two tribulations at the same time?

It didnʼt make sense, yet the immortals rejoiced, and Jeffrey delayed his escape plans. Maybe there was hope of defeating him.

Lex, on the other hand, frowned. Things were getting out of hand now. It was best if he sped up his spring cleaning.

He took in a deep breath, and let his Domain fade. Just as the immortals thought he ran out of energy, a deep and overwhelming aura emerged from Lexʼs body, far beyond even his Domination!

On Lexʼs bareback, a lotus tattoo began to form.