Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1443 - 768: Extermination

"The martial prowess of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion is truly staggering!" a Great Cultivator from the Beidou Sect remarked, observing the sword cultivators as they made their steady advance.

Seeing a hundred sword cultivators demonstrate such overwhelming combat power is a rare sight, particularly within the treacherous environment of the Hell Cave Heaven, where the prolonged use of spells is restricted.

Under these radioactive conditions, sword cultivators actually face a certain disadvantage.

Cultivators from other superpowers typically carry several backup magical artifacts; if one becomes tainted by radiation, they can simply swap it for another.

In contrast, sword cultivators generally rely on a single Lifebound Flying Sword. Should that blade be contaminated, their fighting capacity would suffer a massive blow.

Li Yuanba had intervened only once to help Lou Wu overcome his mental block before refocusing on recalibrating his internal Spiritual Power Pattern, using spirit pills to accelerate his recovery.

By remaining at the side of Great Cultivator Lou, his safety was virtually guaranteed—if a position next to Great Cultivator Lou wasn't secure, then no corner of the Hell Cave Heaven could be considered safe.

His Divine Sense remained projected outward. Suddenly, he ceased his internal Qi adjustments and aimed his Xingyi Sword toward a specific coordinate.

Great Cultivator Lou and Grandmaster Wu were even quicker to react; their Lifebound Flying Swords streaked through the air, cutting toward a hidden target.

Wu Qi found himself in a stroke of ill fortune. Because Li Yuanba’s mid-stage golden corpse occupied the vanguard, Wu Qi, as the lead core cultivator, was positioned on the team's outer flank—the most exposed and perilous spot.

In every other direction, the path was either cleared by the golden corpse, guarded by another squad, or recently purged at the rear; only his side remained vulnerable to a surprise strike.

He had just finished off a nearby monster when a charging Hell Bull Head Spirit lunged toward him.

He remained calm, as such linear charges from Hell Bull Head Spirits are usually simple for sword cultivators to intercept.

He unleashed a flash of sword light imbued with 'Void-Cleaving Sword Intent,' aiming directly at the beast.

Given the potency of the 'Void-Cleaving Sword Intent,' a Hell Bull Head Spirit that relies solely on its hide rather than evasion should have been crippled by a single blow; with a quick follow-up from a teammate, it would have been killed instantly.

However, when the 'Void-Cleaving Sword Intent' slammed into the Hell Bull Head Spirit, the attack was simply deflected, failing to leave even a minor scratch on its skin.

The impact shattered the creature's camouflage, exposing its true level of Cultivation.

It was a Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Bull Head Spirit—a formidable entity equal to the Great Cultivators themselves.

At that moment, the gap between Wu Qi and the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Bull Head Spirit had closed to less than ten meters—a distance that is essentially point-blank for a being of such power.

By the time Great Cultivator Lou and Grandmaster Wu launched their simultaneous counter-attacks, the beast was already colliding with Wu Qi.

Once its Fourth Grade Late Stage realm was revealed, the Hell Bull Head Spirit surged with a sudden burst of speed; the final ten meters were covered so fast that Wu Qi had no window to dodge, and the strikes from other sword cultivators missed their mark entirely.

Even if the attacks from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage sword cultivators had connected, they likely wouldn't have caused any meaningful damage to a Fourth Grade Late Stage creature.

Wu Qi was sent flying by the brutal impact, his body twisting at a sickening angle mid-air—a clear sign of catastrophic physical trauma.

The Great Cultivators watching from within the formation let out helpless sighs, believing the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion was about to lose a vital core member.

While Wu Qi wasn't the most powerful among them, he was a highly respected and experienced veteran of the Sect.

But then, the unexpected happened. As Wu Qi’s broken body tumbled through the air, it was suddenly bathed in a vibrant green light that began knitting his internal wounds back together even before he hit the ground.

Though he was still recovering and the light continued its work, one thing was certain: despite the crushing blow from the Fourth Grade Late Stage monster, his life was no longer in danger.

Yet, a new threat loomed as Wu Qi’s momentum carried him toward a swarm of hell creatures.

Falling into the midst of that horde in his weakened state would be a death sentence.

Suddenly, Wu Qi’s form erupted with a brilliant white light, and he vanished into thin air.

"That is a Space Acceptance Array; the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion has actually deployed one here!" Hongguang Venerable shouted, instantly identifying the cause of the disappearance.

The Da Leiyin Temple had previously explored the idea of using a 'Space Acceptance Array' in this zone, but their surveys concluded that the spatial instability caused by the Hell Cave Heaven's collapse made such arrays too unreliable.

Nobody would risk using a teleportation array that might malfunction.

If there is a risk of losing a limb during the process, it is better to avoid teleporting entirely.

However, the 'Space Acceptance Array' utilized by the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion had been significantly upgraded compared to the version held by Da Leiyin Temple, allowing it to withstand the chaotic spatial tides of the Hell Cave Heaven.

"That green radiance from before... it looked like 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills!" another Great Cultivator noted, having recognized the emerald glow that saved Wu Qi after the collision.