Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1608 - 850: Interception (Part 2)

"We are the West Sea Seven Immortals, entrusted this time to invite Yin Fairy for a visit!" The tall and strong man leading the seven Great Cultivators replied with a grin.

Li Shiming felt stunned. The West Sea Seven Immortals were completely unknown to him, and he couldn't grasp who might hire seven Great Cultivators or the huge cost that would demand.

"Who sent you here?" he demanded in a low tone.

"We, the West Sea Seven Immortals, keep our promises. Even if you're on the verge of defeat, we won't reveal our employer's identity!" The tall and strong man answered with a smirk.

The group that the tall and strong man referred to as the West Sea Seven Immortals was merely their alias. In the West Sea region, located west of the Central State Continent, they operated as infamous pirates who targeted long-distance flying boats crossing the seas for plunder.

They also accepted shady assignments from powerful organizations, handling their dirty deeds. This kind of work was what allowed them to persist in the West Sea over time.

Their actual moniker was the West Sea Seven Wolves, a pack of seven Great Cultivators that posed a real danger. Any long-distance flying boat that skipped protection payments would face certain robbery if it crossed paths with them.

On this occasion, they had accepted a mission offering massive rewards. At first, the details of the job made them hesitant to get involved.

Yet the payment was so generous, and learning it involved only an energy avatar convinced them to launch this ambush.

The tall and strong man wasn't naive. He had double-checked the energy avatar detail using info from the client and his own sources.

Even though Li Shiming topped the Great Cultivator Realm, an energy avatar's power was restricted, and his real body remained on the Dongqi Continent. Yin Shilan's abilities were barely worth mentioning.

It was a prime chance; finishing the job would give the seven Great Cultivators enough gains to lay low for some time.

When Li Shiming called forth three late-stage Golden Corpses, the West Sea Seven Wolves showed little worry. It made sense for someone of his fame to have some protective measures.

Thanks to flawed intel and deliberate omissions from the client, they had no idea how formidable Li Shiming's late-stage Golden Corpses truly were.

After all, as mere outlaws, their scouting resources paled against those of big sects, limiting the data they could gather.

"Is it the Yuqing Sect or the White Emperor Sect?" Li Shiming questioned abruptly.

The West Sea Seven Wolves' faces stayed impassive, as if Li Shiming's unexpected query meant nothing.

"Such tricks won't work. Once we deliver Yin Fairy, you'll find out who hired us!" The tall and strong man sneered.

He saw no point in dragging it out. After all this testing, it was obvious Li Shiming had no more tricks up his sleeve.

"Attack!" he bellowed.

All seven Great Cultivators unleashed their magical treasures at once, directing them straight at Li Shiming.

Meanwhile, a ripple of water surged behind the Green Flying Boat, from which two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts emerged, lunging toward the Green Flying Boat.

The West Sea Seven Wolves ignited the fight with overwhelming intensity, aiming to overwhelm Li Shiming by surprise.

The strikes from the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts made the casual formation Li Shiming had erected tremble fiercely, suggesting it might collapse in just a few breaths.

Up front, Li Shiming paid no heed to the assault on the flying boat at his back. His form blurred and vanished from where he stood, causing the incoming blows to strike empty air.

Golden light gleamed on the three late-stage Golden Corpses as they donned armor sets, each gripping a war hammer.

Seeing their strikes miss and Li Shiming disappear, the seven Great Cultivators didn't pull back their magical treasures; they swung them toward the three late-stage Golden Corpses instead.

They held their ground, hovering in mid-air and arranging into the Beidou Seven Stars Formation.

This Beidou Seven Stars Formation gave them the edge against tougher foes, since solo Loose Cultivators lacked strong fighting prowess, leaving them little recourse.

Lacking elite cultivation methods, top-tier magical treasures, or solid backing, they developed a combat style ideal for independents, leveraging their numbers to offset weak individual might and formations to boost offensive strength.

Li Shiming held off on striking right away. These seven Great Cultivators served perfectly as a trial for the upgraded gear on his late-stage Golden Corpses.

Using ’One Step, Ten Thousand Miles,’ he reappeared on the battlefield's opposite flank, putting space between himself and the seven Great Cultivators while scanning for additional hidden foes.

Seven assaults hurtled at the three late-stage Golden Corpses, but they surged from rest into streaking blurs, racing toward the seven Great Cultivators right before the treasures could connect.

The blurring effect came from the late-stage Golden Corpses' insane velocity, too swift for even Great Cultivator eyes to track their paths clearly.

"Water Shield!" The tall and strong man commanded just in time.

Each of the seven Great Cultivators pulled out a water-blue formation flag, quickly summoning a shield of Water Spiritual Power around the Beidou Seven Stars Formation.

This barrier drew on the combined might of the seven Great Cultivators plus the formation's amplification for defense.

Boosted by the ’Speed Rule Imprint’ for velocity and the ’Power Rule Imprint’ for force, the three late-stage Golden Corpses slammed into the Water Shield, almost shattering it outright.

"Freeze!" The tall and strong man yelled once more upon seeing the threat.

The liquid Water Spiritual Power shield solidified into rigid ice.

Trapped in the ice, the three late-stage Golden Corpses stayed locked in their rush pose.

The tall and strong man was ready to order his allies to smash the frozen late-stage Golden Corpses for good, yet the encasing ice exploded into fragments right before them.

With sheer brute force, the three late-stage Golden Corpses escaped the ice trap.

Li Shiming observed closely and jotted down a mental note for enhancing the late-stage Golden Corpses later.

Though the late-stage Golden Corpses boasted defenses so tough that Great Cultivator attacks couldn't dent them, some binding techniques could still impact them somewhat.

The three late-stage Golden Corpses pierced the seven Great Cultivators' protective barrier, forcing reliance on personal shields and the Beidou Seven Stars Formation's joint defense.

Absent Li Shiming's guidance, dismantling the Beidou Seven Stars Formation with the three late-stage Golden Corpses would demand multiple strikes to fully demolish.

However, as the three late-stage Golden Corpses pressed their assault, trouble brewed within the West Sea Seven Wolves, throwing the Beidou Seven Stars Formation into disarray and weakening its potency.

The issue stemmed from the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts hammering the Green Flying Boat. Their initial focus on Yin Shilan might have thrown off Li Shiming's plans if he lacked foresight.

Yet Li Shiming had stationed a late-stage Golden Corpse as backup. When the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts battered the flying boat's Defensive Array, the hidden late-stage Golden Corpse erupted from inside.

Bad luck struck the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts. To hasten the array's breach, they closed in for a direct assault, relying on their signature attacks.

This proximity meant that as the late-stage Golden Corpse burst out, it was nearly upon the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts.

At a late-stage Golden Corpse's pace, that tiny gap was as good as point-blank.

The late-stage Golden Corpse lunged forward, extending its arms to seize both Dragon Beasts by the necks.

These Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts weren't pushovers in battle; the West Sea Seven Wolves had seized them from cargo in a past raid and tamed them as mounts. After pouring in vast resources, they raised the pair to Fourth Grade Middle Stage.

Despite their dragon lineage being merely decent, the duo together could rival an average Great Cultivator, and their unique water traits let them land heavy surprise hits even on Great Cultivators.