"Let's get to it!"

Without hesitation, Lu Changsheng stepped forward, and the Heavenly Lin Squad followed suit. They were the closest, and with Lu Changsheng's Sense Domain detecting the change immediately, they seized the initiative.

The other martial artists in the Golden Swamp reacted at once.

"The Golden Fruits have matured. They must have!"

In mere seconds, the entire swamp erupted. Although the Lingshu Squad had previously conceded their position to avoid a direct confrontation, now, Zhao Lingshu showed no hesitation

"Move! Whatever it takes, get the Golden Fruits first!"

The other squads were just as quick. Over the past month, everyone had been playing it safe, not taking any risks before the Golden Fruits actually ripened. But now, there was no reason to wait.

Whoosh!

As expected, Lu Changsheng was the first to arrive at the tree, but he did not start harvesting right away. Instead, he turned and shielded the members of the Heavenly Lin Squad behind him.

"Captain, go harvest the Golden Fruits! Stick to the plan! Leave the unripe ones for now and take the ripe ones first. As for anyone trying to fight over them... I'll handle it."

Even now, Lu Changsheng remained composed, whereas Liu Yuan and the others already felt the pressure of having multiple squads closing in from all sides. They could feel the combined aura of countless supreme squads and Divine Fortification martial artists. With the Golden Fruit Tree at the center, the pressure was indeed overwhelming.

"Hey, if you can't hold on... just fall back, alright?" Liu Yuan murmured hesitantly. Although he believed in Lu Changsheng, he couldn't help being worried for him.

"Fall back?"

Lu Changsheng stood beneath the Golden Fruit Tree, facing countless top Divine Fortification martial artists. Overwhelming waves of pressure bore down on him, yet he did not move an inch.

"You think any of these people can make me take even a step back?"

Woosh!

With that, his Starry Sky Domain instantly covered the entire Golden Fruit Tree, extending a hundred zhang beyond it.

"Ten zhang is the boundary. Anyone who steps within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree shall perish!"

His voice thundered across the swamp, causing an uproar.

"What?! Anyone who steps within ten zhang dies? What is Lu Changsheng thinking?!"

"This is insane! The Golden Fruits only mature once every ten years, and there are barely twenty each time. No one's ever taken them all, and everyone fights for them. And now Lu Changsheng wants to take everything for himself? Does his arrogance have no limits?!"

"He might be strong. So what? There are plenty of top Divine Fortification martial artists here. Surely he doesn't think he can kill them all?"

"Forget him! Keep going and fight for the Golden Fruits!"

Despite his warning, numerous martial artists rushed toward the Golden Fruit Tree. The supreme squads holding the best positions surged forward the fastest. It looked like no one was taking the ten zhang boundary seriously.

Almost there... I'll be one of the first to reach the Golden Fruit Tree. I started a bit farther back, but I'm faster than anyone here. I'll get there right after the Heavenly Lin Squad. I should be able to grab a few Golden Fruits.

The first to step within ten zhang of the Golden Fruit Tree was neither the foremost martial artist nor a member of the Lingshu Squad; it was Xu Fei of the Tianji Squad. Xu Fei had comprehended the Wind Domain, and with that physical enhancement and his top-tier movement technique, his speed reached its peak.

However, his expression changed drastically the moment he stepped past Lu Changsheng's boundary and entered his Starry Sky Domain.

BOOOM!

The Starry Sky Domain instantly crushed Xu Fei's Wind Domain—as expected of a Perfect Domain.

"Ghah!" Xu Fei's mind shook violently before he could even react, pain surging through his head.

Lu Changsheng had unleashed his Heart Sword without hesitation, the strike immobilizing his opponent. In that split second, Lu Changsheng also drew his saber.

Shing!

A crimson arc of light tore through the air with a deadly brilliance, lighting up the dark starry sky. The force of one hundred thousand cauldrons erupted and shattered all the layers of divine fortification around Xu Fei.

Splurt!

Just like that, Xu Fei's head went flying. The Golden Swamp quickly swallowed his corpse, leaving no trace of him.

"What?!"

"He killed Xu Fei... with just one strike?!"

"So he was serious about the ten zhang boundary!"

"Is Lu Changsheng really going to take on all these supreme squads and martial artists by himself?"

Following Xu Fei's swift execution, the Divine Fortification martial artists wondered if Lu Changsheng had gone mad. Regardless of strength and confidence, no one would actually attempt to face so many experts alone. Not even the Lingshu Squad would dare try that without some special treasures. No, even with such treasures, they might still be annihilated. Even Dong Tianhua would quickly be overwhelmed.

Golden Fruit contests, held every ten years, were always about individual strength. Although some talked about squads taking on multiple challengers at once, in truth, no squad or Divine Fortification martial artist could ever face everyone else by themselves.

And yet, Lu Changsheng was doing exactly that. He had already slain Xu Fei—who was no weaker than Dong Mao—with astonishing speed, not giving him any time to react.

"Release your Domains and wear down Lu Changsheng's Domain!"

Some martial artists took the initiative. Domains were the key. With multiple Domains, could they not wear down Lu Changsheng's Domain? Surely they could exhaust him to death in a battle of attrition.

Rumble...

At once, multiple Domains—perhaps over a hundred—surged toward Lu Changsheng like a tidal wave. They pressed in from all sides, almost all targeting Lu Changsheng directly. The pressure was overwhelming; no one could possibly withstand that.

In response, Lu Changsheng unleashed his Wave Domain and Storm Domain. However, they were crushed instantly, as they were not yet Perfect Domains and could not fuse.

"Tch!"

The next moment, he unleashed his Perfect Domains, the Starry Sky Domain and the Waterfall Domain. But these two also faltered against the sheer number of enemy Domains, showing signs of collapse right away.

"Hahaha, he can't hold on anymore!"

"No one could deal with a hundred Domains at once!"

"Still, what a formidable guy... He actually pushed two Domains to Perfection. If not for all the Divine Fortification experts joining forces against him and stacking all these Domains together, who could stand against him?"

"Keep the pressure on and crush his Domain!"

The eyes of the one hundred Divine Fortification martial artists gleamed with anticipation. As they were about to shatter Lu Changsheng's two Perfect Domains, they brimmed with a profound sense of achievement.

However, Lu Changsheng did not panic, even though his Domains were about to collapse.

"Pff... A hundred Domains... and this is all you can do? Consider me disappointed.

Lu Changsheng shook his head. Under normal circumstances, no one would ever get to face a hundred powerful Domains all at once. But Lu Changsheng, having made himself everyone's target here in the Golden Swamp, had received that unlikely opportunity—and it proved disappointing. When it came to Domain comprehension, he had already surpassed any Divine Fortification martial artist out there.

"Fuse!"

In the next moment, his two Perfect Domains merged, and the Starry Sky Waterfall Domain began to materialize.