Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1799 - 946: Fierce Battle

While Li Yuanba was lost in thought, a spatial distortion occurred, and he was violently yanked into another dimension by an unseen force.

Upon the space settling, he found himself within a Grotto Heaven.

The ambient temperature inside the Grotto Heaven was incredibly high, a place where a cultivator of lesser attainment would likely be incinerated upon entry.

What greeted his eyes were myriad flames; it was an actual inferno, a veritable sea of fire.

This particular Grotto Heaven was not of immense size, spanning perhaps two hundred meters in radius. Based on his assessment, this Grotto Heaven belonged to an individual who had recently ascended to the Half-step Great Power realm.

Yet, regardless of the potential weakness of the Cave Heaven Master’s power, it remained far beyond his own capabilities.

Li Yuanba observed the Grotto Heaven's master, a cultivator entirely enveloped in flames, rendering any discernible features impossible to make out.

Within his perception, this Half-step Great Power was intrinsically linked to this fiery expanse, as if a part of the inferno itself.

Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao was concurrently assessing Li Yuanba. As one of the few who had attained the Half-step Great Power level, he was the sole representative of the Infinite Sect capable of undertaking such a task.

At present, his cultivation realm was still relatively nascent, not yet reaching the stage where mere movement could destabilize the Grotto Heaven.

Naturally, even when capable of such actions, considerable peril was involved.

It was generally advisable for those at the Half-step Great Power level to refrain from overt actions. Should the internal energy of the Grotto Heaven become imbalanced, the ramifications could be dire, inflicting irreparable damage upon the Half-step Great Power.

However, the existence of Li Yuanba presented an overwhelming threat to the Infinite Sect. Coupled with the lucrative promises and benefits dangled by several other formidable factions, the Infinite Sect had resolved to deploy Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao.

As per the established strategy, Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao was designated solely to target Li Yuanba, with no involvement in any other concurrent affairs.

But with the inexplicable demise of Great Cultivator Wei Lang’s physical form, if no intervention occurred, even his Nascent Soul might not escape destruction.

The Cave Heaven Anchor Point Carrier belonging to Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao was entrusted to Great Cultivator Wei Lang. While Wei Lang's death itself was not the primary concern, if no other cultivator were to bear the Cave Heaven Anchor Point Carrier, it would be left abandoned.

Only by awaiting another disciple from the Infinite Sect could the Cave Heaven Anchor Point Carrier be safely retrieved.

During this interim period, the Grotto Heaven would be highly vulnerable, a situation Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao was keen to avoid, thus compelling him to act.

Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao had two primary courses of action: one was to project his power externally from the Grotto Heaven to obliterate Li Yuanba.

The alternative was to draw Li Yuanba into the Grotto Heaven, thereby annihilating him within its confines.

The latter approach was demonstrably the least taxing, and it was the method ultimately chosen by Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao.

Employing the Cave Heaven Anchor Point Carrier, he ensnared Li Yuanba and drew him into the Grotto Heaven, his domain, where minimal energy expenditure would suffice to dispatch Li Yuanba.

Of course, Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao remained oblivious to the fact that he had inadvertently lured Li Yuanba into his Grotto Heaven. Had he possessed this knowledge, hesitation would have been absent, and he would have instantly unleashed his most potent abilities to annihilate Li Yuanba.

Currently, Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao harbored a distinct curiosity regarding the technique Li Yuanba employed to obliterate Great Cultivator Wei Lang’s physical form with a single, decisive strike.

Although Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao had not been maintaining constant vigilance over Great Cultivator Wei Lang’s predicament, he had diverted a portion of his attention when two Peak Great Cultivators began maneuvering to expel the other Great Cultivators.

Little could he have anticipated the astonishing swiftness of Li Yuanba’s attack, which occurred so rapidly that even Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao could not react in time, resulting in the complete disintegration of Great Cultivator Wei Lang’s body.

As Li Yuanba’s consciousness stirred, the formidable ‘Eye of Storm’ manifested above his head, unleashing a protective whirlwind composed of wind element Qi that enveloped him.

This represented his ultimate defensive maneuver, though uncertainty lingered about its capacity to withstand an assault from a Half-step Great Power.

"Eh, that’s the ‘Eye of Storm’ from the Feiyu Sect; how did it come into your possession?" Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao inquired, his voice laced with bewilderment, recognizing the artifact above Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba, lacking the time to offer a response, promptly summoned forth the Duke of Thunder.

The moment the Duke of Thunder materialized, it vanished from its initial position.

Following his transference into the Grotto Heaven, Li Yuanba discovered that the Divine Foot Skill proved ineffectual within this restricted spatial environment.

However, observing the Duke of Thunder effortlessly leveraging spatial manipulation, it appeared that the inherent restrictions of this realm exerted minimal influence upon it.

The Duke of Thunder’s form flickered into existence adjacent to Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao, its ten sharp claws extending menacingly towards him.

"Imprison, space lock!" Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao exclaimed in surprise, vanishing from his current location while roaring.

With this action, he was activating the Grotto Heaven's might to repel the Duke of Thunder's assault.

This was his Grotto Heaven. Though he lacked spatial movement abilities in the external world, within his own Grotto Heaven, he reigned as the absolute sovereign, capable of traversing space as he pleased.

The space surrounding the Duke of Thunder grew nearly solid.

Yet, this obstacle proved insignificant to the Duke of Thunder, who dematerialized and reappeared beside Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao through spatial movement.

Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao found himself bewildered by the Duke of Thunder. At one moment, it stood two meters tall with a pair of wings, and the next, it displayed power on par with his own Half-step Great Power cultivation.

It wasn't accurate to claim the Duke of Thunder was superior to Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao; rather, their strengths lay in distinct domains.

In a head-on confrontation, Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao would never permit the Duke of Thunder entry into his Grotto Heaven. Sustained deployment of the Grotto Heaven's power would leave the Duke of Thunder utterly defenseless.

The Duke of Thunder's Half-step Great Power manifested through its physical constitution and offensive capabilities, reaching a level sufficient to inflict harm upon a Half-step Great Power cultivator.

Caught off guard, Half-step Great Power Zhao Zhao became the target of the Duke of Thunder, whose mastery over space was an intrinsic talent, as natural as a fish swimming or a bird taking flight.