Is the size of the domain determined by the current mental state of the host?
Mental state?
As Su Luo listened, she slowly picked up the napkin beside her and wiped her hands, then thoughtfully touched the corner of her lips.
The simple action startled the strange creatures at the banquet, who instinctively touched their own bodies.
'System, can I use the free opportunity now?'
"Ding, it's working."
Upon hearing this, Su Luo smiled slightly. "Now then."
'Ding, system received. Inquiring about the skill the host wishes to upgrade. Options available: [Sage of Time], [Forbidden Eye].'
After thinking for a moment, Su Luo chose the first option, "Sage of Time".
Based on the settings of numerous entertainment works, novels, and games before the apocalypse, choosing the [Sage of Time] is definitely a good choice. After all, this skill of manipulating time, once upgraded to a domain, will undoubtedly have unexpected effects.
'Ding, host options received, skill upgrade in progress...'
'Ding! Congratulations on your successful level-up! Based on your current mental state, you have obtained the following domain: [Time] Domain, Domain Rating: SSS-level, Strength: Upper Nine Stars!'
The three-S level was within Su Luo's expectations, after all, this skill was also an SSS level skill when he first acquired it, but the strength of the nine-star level was something Su Luo had not expected.
Nine Stars...Up?!
According to the information Zhao Jinlai has told Su Luo these days, the city lords of the three major Ghost King Cities outside are probably only nine-star Ghostly Beings. They can call themselves Ghost Kings and own a Ghost King City outside the apocalypse!
Now that I have a nine-star strength rating in the [Time] domain, am I even stronger than those city lords of the Ghost King City?
Was my mental state just now really that good? How could I have acquired such a powerful domain skill?!
'Ding! Detection indicates the host has acquired their first domain. The domain section of the points shop is now open. The host can view it at their convenience.'
Right after that system notification, a red dot lit up in the points mall area. Clicking on it revealed a new domain section, and I immediately went up to the ninth level.
Unlike the items in a regular points mall, most of what's sold here is related to the domain, and some are even advancement liquids that can directly increase the level of monsters.
However, the price tag is indeed not cheap.
In the few minutes that Su Luo was lost in thought, Lan Shan beside her had already imagined dozens of possible directions that might happen next.
At the welcome banquet she hosted for the law enforcement officer, an assassin appeared and tried to kill him right in front of her. If she said she didn't know anything about it, no one would believe her!
What a coincidence that I'm hosting a masquerade ball tonight.
Lanshan's original idea was to make everyone happy. With this mask on, no one would know what the law enforcement officer did with whom, making things easier! In the end, it did indeed make things easier.
This will make killing the monsters easy!
Before long, several of the assassin's men returned dejectedly to report back.
"Has it been found?"
"I'm sorry, Lord City Lord, we... lost them!"
"Useless!" Lan Shan kicked one of her men in the body. They were useless when they needed them, and all talk and no action when they didn't. She had to personally intervene.
Noticing Su Luo's gaze, Lan Shan's heart skipped a beat, and she broke out in a cold sweat. Sure enough, the next second she heard Su Luo ask an unpleasant question.
"Lord Lanshan, shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Su Luo asked, feigning anger, her tone carrying a hint of authority.
"This... Lord Su, give me a few days, and I will definitely give you an explanation!"
"A few days?" Su Luo snorted coldly. "What do you think is a few days, City Lord Lanshan?" As he spoke, Su Luo faintly released his newly acquired [Time] domain. It was a domain at the nine-star level. Even just a little bit of it caused a slight fluctuation that almost made Lanshan's legs go weak and she kneel down.
"...Three days, yes, just three days. Lanshan will definitely give the Enforcer a result!" Lanshan was overwhelmed by the sudden unfolding aura of the domain.
Moreover, Lanshan also sensed the unusual nature of this domain. Unlike ordinary natural domains, everything about Lanshan felt slowed down under this domain.
Life seemed to have stopped flowing, frozen in that moment!
Hearing this, Su Luo slowly withdrew her domain. Unlike her previous skills, although it was only a little bit, within her domain, Su Luo had a strange feeling, as if time had become a toy in her hands, and she could go to the past and the future at any time.
Without nodding in agreement or raising any questions, Su Luo coldly stood up and walked out of the banquet hall. Only after Su Luo's figure was completely out of sight did the crowd of ghosts breathe a sigh of relief.
"I was terrified! The enforcer's aura just now... I thought she was going to massacre everyone in Yecheng!"
"Did you feel it?"
"A near-nine-star level of power—is this the ability of the Su family's law enforcement officers? It's terrifying!"
"Let's go, let's go quickly! What if the law enforcement officer suddenly turns around and attacks us? That could cost us our lives!"
As soon as the sound rang out, all the ghosts in the banquet took their leave, running away as fast as they could, afraid of being associated with assassination.
Seeing the sycophantic upper echelons of Ye City scatter in all directions, several of Lan Shan's subordinates stepped forward worriedly and asked, "Lord Lan Shan, what should we do?"
"What do we do?" Lan Shan flipped the table over, sending food crashing to the floor, startling her subordinates who took a few steps back. "What else can we do? Go and find some more!"
At this point, Lan Shan seemed to remember something, and suddenly calmly sat back down in her seat. She raised her hand and pointed to the person who had led Su Luo into the city, saying, "You, take some people to the forbidden prison."
The rest was not explicitly stated, but the people present all looked at the team leader knowingly.
"...Yes, ma'am." Upon hearing Lan Shan's instructions, Kui Yu finally nodded, stood up meticulously, and walked out of the banquet hall.
When Kui Yu's figure could no longer be seen, Lan Shan glanced at the ghost closest to her and said, "Follow him and see."
"Don't let him find out."
"Understood!" The strange creature nodded, and then a series of eerie black mists appeared around it, its figure gradually disappearing into the black mist.
...
Following Ye Cheng's servants back to the palace prepared for her by City Lord Lan Shan, Su Luo waved for Gui Du to leave before sitting down to study the domain skill she had just acquired.
But just as she was about to sit down, a chilling killing intent instantly locked onto her!
This is!
The sound of a bullet being chambered accompanied the activation of the [Time] domain. Su Luo watched as the jet-black bullet moved slowly towards him at a speed of 640 times slower, as if his internet connection was lagging.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm telling you, I don't even know you. You keep killing me, and I'm going to get angry too!"
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