Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1666 - 879: Demonic Path (Part 2)

He also harbored a nagging worry that great cultivators in this Cultivation World outnumbered those from the prior one, leaving even the Heavenly Person Cave Heaven potentially unsafe for hiding.

These Peak Great Cultivators refused to join forces with him, so he'd need to force some key information out of them.

It was his specialty—slaying cultivators handed over everything they owned.

He unleashed the ’Traceless Illusion Sword’ and executed ’Distance as a Step’ again, shifting positions before firing off another barrage of ’Thunder Fall Skill’.

But this round, the ’Thunder Fall Skill’ strikes doubled up on every Great Cultivator.

Grandmaster Leng Hong’s face grew deathly pale under the mounting pressure; ten ’Thunder Fall Skills’ compelled him to deploy his defensive magical treasure for bolstered protection.

On top of that, he activated a defensive Secret Technique, burning through spiritual power at a furious rate to amplify the treasure’s shielding strength.

He noticed the other two Devil Cultivators were just as hard-pressed by the ten ’Thunder Fall Skills’.

A few more volleys, and they’d crumble—either fleeing or taking heavy wounds.

What irked them deepest was Li Shiming’s incredible speed; the Divine Foot Skill rendered him nearly untouchable; unless they sealed off its space-shifting power, Li Shiming faced zero personal danger while hammering away relentlessly.

Had they known earlier that Li Shiming commanded the Divine Foot Skill, they’d never have clashed this way, much less hunted him down.

"Let’s gather together, don’t let him defeat us one by one!" he bellowed.

His call fell on deaf ears; Master Qiu Zhi had already given up on victory, his gaze screaming retreat.

Great Cultivator Zongjing, meanwhile, kept his distance from fellow Devil Cultivators during the White Bone Technique, barring them near his body.

His Demon Sect, the ’Bone Sect,’ thrived on bone refinement; those forged white bones rivaled top-tier Fourth Grade Magical Treasures, deepened by an unmatched bond surpassing typical material treasures.

Yet unleashing the ’White Bone Technique’ stripped the white bone from his body, leaving his flesh at its frailest.

Devil Cultivators trusted no one, and with Divine Palace contracts now void, though united against Li Shiming, betrayal among them wouldn’t shock anyone.

Grandmaster Leng Hong shook his head in dismay at the silence to his plea, his thoughts shifting as a Great Ability Jade Talisman materialized in his grasp, poised for activation to bolt.

At the same instant, Master Qiu Zhi produced his own Great Ability Jade Talisman, sharing the escape plan.

They grasped one harsh truth: battling a Great Cultivator like Li Shiming with Divine Foot Skill’s spatial mobility meant no ordinary withdrawal without an edge.

Only a Great Ability Jade Talisman offered any shot at breaking free from Li Shiming.

Great Cultivator Zongjing skipped the Great Ability Jade Talisman, banking instead on his white bone that swiftly claimed his body.

All three Devil Cultivators opted to abandon the fight, and Li Shiming sensed it clearly.

The moment Grandmaster Leng Hong moved to trigger his Great Ability Jade Talisman, a flying sword materialized from the void.

This was the ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ revealing itself only upon striking its mark.

Grandmaster Leng Hong’s talisman activation froze; he stared in disbelief at the gaping wound piercing his body, front to back visible through it.

In that instant, ’Chaos Sword Intent’ devoured both his physical form and Nascent Soul—a fall far too rapid for his cultivation level under normal circumstances.

Yet Li Shiming’s prior ten ’Thunder Fall Skills’ had shattered most of his barriers, and prepping the Great Ability Jade Talisman left defenses unrestored.

It stemmed from overconfidence, believing he could trigger the Great Ability Jade Talisman and evade even if Li Shiming struck.

The ’Traceless Illusion Sword,’ however, struck with sly precision, waiting for Grandmaster Leng Hong’s guard to slip before the lethal blow.

Though Li Shiming’s realm lagged behind Peak Great Cultivators, his sword cultivator assault power had reached true Peak Great Cultivator heights.

This strike, like a deadly ambush, snuffed out Grandmaster Leng Hong’s life force, shocking the surviving Devil Cultivators and the distant trio of Righteous Path observers.

Master Qiu Zhi wasted no time; with a mere thought, he ignited his Great Ability Jade Talisman, his form dissolving into a fleeing light streak.

Li Shiming ignored Master Qiu Zhi’s getaway; post-activation, guaranteeing the kill grew uncertain.

Rather than pursue the talisman user, he turned toward the bold Great Cultivator Zongjing.

His silhouette blinked out of sight; ’Distance as a Step’ propelled him effortlessly beside Great Cultivator Zongjing, Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation gripped tight.

The white bone whipped its Bone Sword in a slashing arc toward Li Shiming.

Li Shiming inwardly praised the white bone’s battle instincts; its refinement method baffled him, boasting blistering speed as the Bone Sword nearly met him on arrival.

Still, pitting close-combat prowess against a sword cultivator expert in near-range dueling, the white bone’s instincts fell short.

Li Shiming’s Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation deftly parried, diverting the white bone’s Bone Sword aside.

Great Cultivator Zongjing saw the white bone fail to halt Li Shiming, his eyes blazing with savage resolve for a last-ditch Secret Technique.

But before that desperate move could launch, the ’Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer’ overhead unleashed perfectly timed.

Ten ’Thunder Fall Skills’ erupted together; so near, with defenses cracked, the full barrage slammed unblocked into Great Cultivator Zongjing’s frame.

Great Cultivator Zongjing wailed in agony; despite Peak Great Cultivator status, the devastating lightning ravaged his body and Nascent Soul while paralyzing him.

Through crackling bolts, Li Shiming closed in for the kill; lingering thunder spared him entirely as his Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation speared Zongjing’s body, flooding it with ’Chaos Sword Intent’.

Swiftly, two Peak Devil Cultivators lay dead, sending chills through Great Cultivator Shen Ze and his two companions.

The fight defied their expectations entirely.

In Li Shiming’s grasp, the trio of mighty Peak Great Cultivators appeared as if he were the seasoned Peak master, treating the Devil Cultivators like greenhorns in the realm.

They swiftly saw lingering here spelled doom.

To their horror, their Great Ability Jade Talismans stood depleted, forcing reliance on mere flight for escape—nothing swifter available.

No wonder; they’d burned all Great Ability Jade Talismans racing to the Heavenly Mechanism Garden, fueling their present wounds.

Li Shiming’s Divine Sense scanned the two corpses and inert white bone; he collected the remains and bone, planning to sort the loot later once he dealt with the opposing Righteous Path trio.

He’d first aimed for calmer ways to handle their alliances; instead, fierce enmity erupted from both Devil and Righteous Great Cultivators.

The three Devil Cultivators’ aims needed no explanation; they’d surrounded him to trap his exit.

While the Righteous Path three just watched, Li Shiming’s sharp senses detected their malice plainly.

With events spiraling thus, he’d never permit foes to slip away.

Besides, in this alien realm, once bloodlust ignited, mercy vanished.