Your Talent is Mine Chapter 1180: Pinnacle Dao Technique – Ghost Domain!

TL: Etude

Young Master Gui! Apart from a select few newly ascended Dao Ancestors, the majority of Dao Ancestors were familiar with this name.

As the Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Gui was a figure of legend, his renown once resonating throughout the entire Vast Sea Domain. Despite being only a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor, his reputation was on par with that of Eighth Heaven Pinnacle Dao Ancestors.

Within the Heavenly Demon Sect, Young Master Gui's standing was no less significant than that of those few Eighth Heaven Pinnacle Dao Ancestors.

Young Master Gui possessed exceptional might, far eclipsing other Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors. Even figures like Dao Ancestor Sky Claw had openly acknowledged their inferiority to him.

Young Master Gui found the title 'Dao Ancestor' displeasing, preferring instead to be addressed as “Young Master Gui,” a preference that became his established moniker.

“Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle, alas, I truly hesitated to reveal myself!”

Young Master Gui made his appearance, accompanied by several Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors from his own Heavenly Demon Sect.

His arrival signaled the formation of an alliance between the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

The Heavenly Demon Sect, a powerful Eighth Heaven force with a profound legacy, had, without warning, thrown its complete support behind the Heavenly Emperor Palace, a move that surprised everyone.

“Young Master Gui, make haste and unleash your power! Buy me some time!” Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle urgently implored.

“Consider it done!” Young Master Gui responded with firm resolve.

With a decisive gesture, Young Master Gui advanced, directly engaging Dao Ancestor Sky Claw.

Clash! Their profound Dao techniques met with immense force. Yet, Young Master Gui remained steadfast, while Dao Ancestor Sky Claw was violently flung backward.

There was no uncertainty; Dao Ancestor Sky Claw was clearly outmatched.

At this critical juncture, Dao Ancestor Evil Buddha and Dao Ancestor Demon Subduer combined their efforts to confront Young Master Gui, managing only to barely hold him in check.

This maneuver, however, allowed the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors of the Heavenly Emperor Palace and the Heavenly Demon Sect to gain the upper hand, overpowering their counterparts from the Heavenly Sea Sect, Myriad Domains Divine Hall, and Limitless Sky Sect.

The conflict intensified, escalating into a brutal engagement.

Ye Tian, along with a contingent of Dao Ancestors, observed the unfolding battle from a distance, choosing not to intervene.

Soon after, three significant Eighth Heaven factions—Vajra City, the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Heavenly Buddha Sect—entered the fray. It was evident they had coordinated to join forces with three Ninth Heaven powers: the Limitless Sky Sect, Heavenly Sea Sect, and Myriad Domains Divine Hall.

While the three Eighth Heaven factions did not boast a large number of Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors, their participation infused the battle with renewed vigor. The momentum shifted rapidly, and the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors of the Heavenly Emperor Palace soon found themselves under duress.

Suddenly.

A Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor from the Heavenly Emperor Palace, sustaining severe injuries, produced a small token. Upon activation, the token transformed into a miniature sword, unleashing an assault equivalent to that of a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor.

Boom! A Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor from the Limitless Sky Sect was struck; their body disintegrated entirely, leading to their demise.

Naturally, the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor who employed this devastating technique expended all their strength and was promptly eliminated by another Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor, this one from the Heavenly Sea Sect.

The battle grew increasingly ferocious. One by one, the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors revealed their ultimate techniques, resulting in grievous wounds and casualties among their ranks.

However, it was only the comparatively weaker Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors who succumbed. The truly formidable were left unscathed.

As time wore on, the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors of the Heavenly Emperor Palace began to deplete their ultimate techniques, and their preceding advantage steadily eroded.

With seven of the Heavenly Emperor Palace’s Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors now fallen and their defensive perimeter starting to buckle, Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle's anxiety mounted.

“Young Master Gui, swiftly deploy your Ghost Domain and continue to grant us precious time!” Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle's voice resonated through the transmission.

“Understood!” Young Master Gui replied without delay.

The Ghost Domain represented the sole Pinnacle Dao Technique he had mastered, its power being extraordinarily formidable.

Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors typically abstained from cultivating Pinnacle Dao Techniques due to their extreme difficulty. Furthermore, dedicating their efforts to mastering Grand Thousand Dao Techniques was often a lifelong pursuit, leaving little room for the pursuit of Pinnacle Dao Techniques.

The reality was that mastering Pinnacle Dao Techniques as a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor wasn't always advantageous. These techniques encapsulated the zenith of their respective Daos. However, another cultivator's Pinnacle Dao Technique might diverge from one's own path. Enduring such a technique could embed another's pinnacle imprint within one's being, thus obstructing the ultimate journey to becoming a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor.

Typically, only Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors who had resigned themselves to abandoning the aspiration of reaching Pinnacle Dao Ancestor status would resort to cultivating Pinnacle Dao Techniques.

Yet, who would willingly cast aside the dream of ascending to Pinnacle Dao Ancestor? Consequently, a mere handful among the Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors opted for Pinnacle Dao Techniques. Even when they did, their underlying foundation was often fragile, their power restricted, and their combat effectiveness, despite wielding Pinnacle Dao Techniques, proved rather unremarkable.

It was for this precise reason that individuals such as Dao Ancestor Sky Claw, Dao Ancestor Evil Buddha, Dao Ancestor Demon Subduer, and Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle—all Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors—would never contemplate cultivating Pinnacle Dao Techniques.

Young Master Gui, however, derived his remarkable renown from having forged his own unique Pinnacle Dao Technique: the Ghost Domain! It was this very art that bestowed upon him the capability to stand as an equal against Pinnacle Dao Ancestors.

Buzz!

A surge of darkness unfurled, engulfing the immediate vicinity. This powerful wave promptly subsumed the Limitless Sky Sect, the Myriad Domains Divine Hall, the Heavenly Sea Sect, and the Dao Ancestors hailing from the other three Eighth Heaven factions.

What elicited astonishment was that the expansive territory ensnared by the Ghost Domain, owing to its imprecise nature, also swept over the area where Ye Tian stood, pulling him into its spectral embrace.

The Ghost Domain, functioning as a Pinnacle Dao Technique, mimicked the effect of a literal domain, effectively suppressing the might of adversaries. Furthermore, it shared a characteristic with the Dark Forbidden Domain: its capacity to conjure illusions, illusions that possessed offensive capabilities, capable of impacting even the target's soul.

Once an individual succumbed to the Ghost Domain's influence, regardless of their considerable power, they would find themselves in a precarious position against the formidable Young Master Gui.

Hissss!

A legion of spectral apparitions, conjured phantasms born from the Ghost Domain, manifested around Ye Tian and converged upon him with the intent to obliterate him.

At this critical juncture, Ye Tian's fury ignited.

“Begone!”

Uttering a chilling command, the spectral apparitions fractured into shimmering motes of light, vanishing completely.

“Young Master Gui, if you dare to provoke me, do not fault me for turning my attention towards you!” Ye Tian uttered under his breath.

Whoosh!

Executing the Heavenly Illusory Divine Steps, he materialized within the heart of the battle where Dao Ancestor Sky Claw, Dao Ancestor Evil Buddha, Dao Ancestor Demon Subduer, and Young Master Gui were locked in combat.

Beneath the crushing pressure of the Ghost Domain, Dao Ancestor Sky Claw and his companions were utterly outmatched by Young Master Gui.

At this trajectory, the three Dao Ancestors were destined for defeat.

“It is the Heavenly King Nine Limits!”

Upon perceiving Ye Tian, Dao Ancestor Sky Claw's heart surged with relief.

“Heavenly King Nine Limits, we beseech your aid in dealing with Young Master Gui!” Dao Ancestor Sky Claw cried out, appealing for assistance.

In that moment, Dao Ancestor Evil Buddha also grasped the gravity of the situation.

“Precisely! Heavenly King Nine Limits possesses a major accomplishment Forbidden Body; the Forbidden Domain emanating from such a body can undoubtedly counter the Ghost Domain! Though we three command the Dark Forbidden Power, it is lamentably insufficient to form even a minor accomplishment Forbidden Body, let alone a major one. Without that prerequisite, manifesting a Forbidden Domain is beyond our reach. If the Heavenly King Nine Limits lends us his strength, we shall assuredly triumph over Young Master Gui!”

Thus, Dao Ancestor Sky Claw, Dao Ancestor Evil Buddha, and Dao Ancestor Demon Subduer simultaneously conveyed their urgent pleas to Ye Tian, imploring him to render his timely assistance.