Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1408 - 750: Slaying (Part 2)

"It is impossible for more than two thousand flying swords to each possess the Sword Intent of a Great Cultivator!" Master Ge Guang was terrified that every subsequent strike would carry such power, yet he refused to believe it was possible.

Such a feat was fundamentally inconceivable. Even within elite superpowers like the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, the number of Great Cultivators remained strictly limited. To produce over two thousand flying swords imbued with the Sword Intent of a Great Cultivator would require the collective effort of every Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator in the entire Cultivation World working for many years.

However, Master Ge Guang soon realized his error. Before him stood a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivator who had actually deployed more than two thousand such swords. While a single strike from an energy sword carrying a Great Cultivator’s Sword Intent caused him little grief, the danger lay in their cumulative effect.

As the strikes began to stack, the damage increased exponentially. By the time one hundred energy-converted flying swords had slammed into Master Ge Guang, his defensive barriers started to fracture. When the count reached two hundred, his defensive artifact was completely shattered.

Trapped within the heavy influence of the Gravity Field, his movements were sluggish and clumsy. Evasion through speed was a pipe dream; he was forced to stand and endure an apparently endless barrage of energy swords. By the three-hundredth strike, his final defensive spell collapsed, and his physical body was mangled by the onslaught.

At that desperate moment, his Nascent Soul manifested in an attempt to flee. However, within the confines of the 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree,' the air was suddenly choked with golden elemental sand. Li Yuanba stood at the epicenter of the formation, unleashing his 'Sanmei Divine Wind' divine skill.

Having already revealed the Spirit Treasure status of the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak,' Li Yuanba had no intention of letting his opponent survive. Not even the Nascent Soul would be permitted to escape. As Master Ge Guang’s Nascent Soul emerged, it was immediately met with a triple-layered assault.

First was the 'Invisible Primordial Magnetism' Divine Power Field. As a Gold Element Great Cultivator, Ge Guang’s Nascent Soul was composed of pure gold element spiritual power, making it highly susceptible to magnetic manipulation. Second was the Gravity Field; although a Nascent Soul is nearly weightless, the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' field—enhanced by the 'Gravity Gold Brick'—was potent enough to hinder even a soul’s speed.

The third and most lethal layer was the 'Sanmei Divine Wind.' Under normal circumstances, a practitioner of Li Yuanba’s level would have his 'Sanmei Divine Wind' easily neutralized by a Great Cultivator. However, he wasn't targeting a healthy cultivator, but a vulnerable Nascent Soul. Countless grains of 'Sanmei Divine Sand' swirled around the soul, each one carrying the power to erode the spirit and soul directly.

Master Ge Guang’s Nascent Soul struggled to find an exit, but the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' devoured his external Divine Sense. Without it, he was blind and unable to navigate. Furthermore, he was trapped by his own 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree.' Without reaching the control core or the preparation site, even the creator could not exit the isolated space.

Li Yuanba gave him no chance to batter the space barrier. Unless he could break it by brute force, his only hope was the core, which Li Yuanba guarded. "No!" Master Ge Guang screamed in despair. To have cultivated for a millennium only to fall to a Nascent Soul Middle Stage practitioner who had lived barely a century was a bitterness beyond words.

Li Yuanba remained at the center of the isolation zone. Even after sensing the annihilation of the Nascent Soul within the 'Sanmei Divine Wind,' he maintained the technique for a while longer, wary of any hidden life-saving trump cards. Only after confirming Ge Guang was truly dead did he disperse the wind. The corpse of the Great Cultivator remained standing, refusing to fall even in death.

Sweeping the area with his Divine Sense, Li Yuanba claimed the body. He also recovered a soul crystal ring and a top-tier fourth-grade flying sword from the spot where the Nascent Soul had perished. He let out a long breath; while a direct confrontation hadn't been his original intent, the 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree' had forced a fight to the finish. Ironically, the formation Ge Guang intended as a cage for Li Yuanba became the trap that sealed his own fate.

Using his 'Divine Eye Technique' and Divine Sense, Li Yuanba eventually located the hidden main body of the formation. The 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree' was anchored to a compass that radiated the aura of Rule Power. Since its master was dead, the artifact was now unowned. Li Yuanba applied a Master Recognition Technique and successfully claimed it.

With a single command, the isolated space dissolved, and the natural flow of external Spiritual Energy returned. Looking over the site, he noted that Ge Guang had never managed to launch a counter-attack. The only damage within a kilometer came from Li Yuanba’s own Middle Stage strikes. However, the impact of over three hundred swords carrying Great Cultivator Sword Intent had left unmistakable marks.

Realizing these traces could lead to unwanted investigations, he suppressed his Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword to the level of a standard fourth-grade weapon. He then used the sword to overwrite the battle marks, using 'Chaos Sword Intent' transformed into 'Void-breaking Sword Intent' to tear open small spatial fissures. Soon, the only remaining aura was the 'Void-breaking Sword Intent' unique to the Jian Family of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.

Task complete, he headed toward the cave dwelling of his original mission target. The cave's protective formations were in ruins, unable to withstand the collateral shockwaves from the two thousand flying swords. Li Yuanba realized he had underestimated the power of the Great Cultivator’s Sword Intent in a real battle.

He had previously thought the power was simply additive. In reality, each strike built upon the last; as the first strike weakened the enemy's defense, the second became more effective. The Sword Intent lingered and fused on the target’s body, creating a destructive force far greater than the sum of its parts. Summarizing these insights, he stepped into the cave and found the Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.

The target sat with eyes wide, but his life force was gone. Li Yuanba initially suspected the Nascent Soul had fled, but the isolation decree would have prevented that. Upon closer inspection, he discovered the man had actually died of pure terror, his Nascent Soul having shattered within his own body.