Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1467 - 1463: Annihilation

His eyes instantly split with rage.

At this critical juncture between life and death, he dared not hold back anymore. All his power erupted, with the Spiritual Artifact inside him surging forth without reservation.

"Boom!"

With an earth-shattering noise, a layer of luminous shield appeared around his body, only to be shattered by the Flying Knife.

It reappeared instantly, only to be shattered again.

"Ah!"

He roared as he swung his fist toward two phantoms.

Just an inch away from his fist, two crystal-clear, exquisitely delicate Flying Knives trembled gently.

They hummed, then suddenly accelerated, piercing lightly into his fist and darting out of his wrist, continuing to shoot toward his heart.

He harbored his strength in secret, a young Seventh Transition, truly a prodigious talent.

Yet under these Flying Knives, he was ironically vulnerable.

He found it unbelievable, extremely unwilling.

Two consecutive lucky encounters had granted him two pieces of Spiritual Artifacts, one for tracking and secret operations.

The other was protective, a trump card, capital for escape and self-preservation.

His aptitude was astonishing, his cultivation rate rapid, but under caution, he concealed most of his cultivation.

Outwardly appearing only Four Transition, when in fact he was already Seventh Transition, truly astounding.

Being such a prodigy with successive encounters, ambition naturally sprouted, plotting the path to become the Palace Master.

It required starting with achieving fame and success.

Could such a grand ambition end before it even began by dying here?

He was indeed unwilling.

"Ah!"

This roar of anger didn’t even have time to be uttered as the two Flying Knives pierced his heart, sending him flying backward into the sky.

Each Flying Knife had different power.

Some were sharp as spikes, others were strong as heavy hammers, some vibrated like sound waves.

Some pressed down like mountains, some crashed like raging waves, some shook like the Earth Dragon turning.

He was whisked away by the violent force, spurting out Blood Arrows in mid-air.

Soon, the pursuing Flying Knife pierced him again, even passing straight through his forehead and out the back of his head.

Two groups of green light emerged from his chest.

One of the green lights encased a piece of Jade Carved Strange Insect, the other held a jet-black sunglasses.

Both objects hovered in the air briefly, then fell.

"Junior Brother Qu!" Amidst the roar, the speed of the crowd abruptly halted.

They were enraged yet remained calm.

They never expected Shen Hanyue to possess such extraordinary ability.

They presumed it was Shen Hanyue’s Spiritual Artifact, and the power was shockingly formidable.

Qu Ruifeng thought he maintained hidden strength, unaware that they all saw through it and feigned ignorance.

The Seventh Transition was mere cannon fodder beneath this Spiritual Artifact, making them alarmed.

In self-assessment, even replacing themselves, they feared they’d fare worse than Junior Brother Qu, so they definitely couldn’t be the next target.

They had to unite and disperse the Flying Knife to have the power to resist.

So they definitely couldn’t charge forward.

Shen Hanyue flickered her figure, caught the two Spiritual Artifacts, and gleefully tucked them into her sleeve, giggling, saying, "Li Huo Palace experts, are just so-so!"

"You audacious wench!" An handsome middle-aged man shouted angrily, "Today you must die here!"

Shen Hanyue pursed her red lips and brushed her sleeve, "You guys are really just a bunch of useless drunkards!"

As she spoke, twelve Flying Knives shot toward the handsome middle-aged man.

She sensed this person was the strongest among the five.

Taking down this person would make the others hard to escape.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Amidst the whistling sound, twelve Flying Knives once again transformed into phantasms, shooting toward the handsome middle-aged man.

The handsome middle-aged man roared, "She wants to break us one by one, together now!"

"Charge!"

The remaining four experts roared together, jointly confronting the Flying Knives.

But the Flying Knives came from all directions, their joint efforts couldn’t completely block them.

Four Flying Knives targeted the four, the remaining eight shot toward the handsome middle-aged man.

The four Flying Knives sped up, giving them no choice but to concentrate and respond.

The other eight slowed down, yet were even trickier.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

"Ah!"

"Damn!"

They roared angrily, somehow unable to block a single Flying Knife.

The handsome middle-aged man’s face turned grim, his clothing suddenly filled with air, and a layer of red light surged out to meet the Flying Knives.

Yet the Flying Knives penetrated through the red light without pause.

His figure flickered, trying to dodge the Flying Knives, but alas, he was already surrounded by eight Flying Knives blocking all directions.

"Whoosh!"

"Ugh!"

The Flying Knives entered his body, making him grunt, suddenly charging toward Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue drifted lightly away, her speed astonishingly swift.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"

The Flying Knives repeatedly pierced his body.

His eyes already filled with bloodshot, becoming red, as if flames were burning.

"Bang!"

He finally flew into the air unwillingly.

"Pop!"

Like a wine bottle’s cork being removed.

He suddenly transformed into a cloud of red mist, instantly enveloping Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue had already drifted away, long prepared for his move.

"Go!"

One middle-aged man said solemnly.

Another shook his head, "There’s no escape now, we’ll take her down with us!"

None could block the Flying Knives.

With their Cultivation and the Li Huo Divine Fist, they were mighty and unstoppable within the realm.

Yet before these Flying Knives, they were so helpless, incapable of defense.

Out of desperation and anger.

In such a realm, knowing they couldn’t save themselves, they decided on Jade and Stone Burning.

As long as they could drag her down too, it wouldn’t be a wasted sacrifice.

"Charge!"

They charged at Shen Hanyue from four directions.

Soon after, they were all whisked into the air by the Flying Knives, the remaining Flying Knives following closely behind.

"Pop pop pop pop!"

Four clouds of red mist appeared, creating a larger cloud of red mist.

The red mist enveloped a hundred-meter radius.

Yet it failed to envelope Shen Hanyue.

Shen Hanyue was smug and giggling, "Indeed a bunch of incompetents!"

"Junior Sister." Xiao Ruoling revealed her form.

"Hehe, Senior Sister, you were indeed here." Shen Hanyue giggled, "Where’s the Princely Heir?"

Xiao Ruoling replied, "He has already left, let’s head back."

This area was not suitable for leaving his traces.

Shen Hanyue in the open, Xiao Ruoling hidden. Such a scenario could explain why six Li Huo Palace experts were exterminated.

Otherwise, Shen Hanyue might single-handedly destroy six Li Huo Palace experts, which was truly improbable.

Next time, facing Shen Hanyue might involve more experts, more terrifying ones.

"Hehe, got some Spiritual Artifacts!" Shen Hanyue beamed happily.

She picked up a piece of Jade Pendant from the mountaintop, then took out the original two items from her sleeve, placing them jubilantly on the mountaintop’s boulder, laughing, "Senior Sister, take a look!"

Xiao Ruoling looked at these three Spiritual Artifacts, shook her head, "So many Spiritual Artifacts, Li Huo Palace indeed had some encounters."

Shen Hanyue said, "Indeed, their Spiritual Artifacts are far too abundant, casually producing one."

Li Huo Palace’s foundations were deep, not inferior to the Profound Yin Palace.

But the Profound Yin Palace had far fewer Spiritual Artifacts, never reaching the level of six disciples wielding three items.

Recalling Li Huo Palace’s previous might, eager to take down Li Huo Palace in one fell swoop, there must be some reliance.

The reliance was likely these Spiritual Artifacts, sometimes the power of one Spiritual Artifact equaled two or three experts of the same level.

Li Huo Palace had many experts, coupled with abundant Spiritual Artifacts, the Spirit Venerable was not inferior to the Profound Yin Palace, making them dismiss the Profound Yin Palace.

Shen Hanyue individually pointed at the three Spiritual Artifacts, distributing them, "Senior Sister, this one goes to the Princely Heir, this one to you, and this one to me."

The Jade Carved Strange Insect was for Chu Zhiyuan, a pair of sunglasses for Xiao Ruoling, while she kept a piece of Jade Pendant, seemingly unremarkable.

Xiao Ruoling pointed at the Jade Pendant, "What is this?"

Shen Hanyue brushed it off, "No idea, probably not something with much power, otherwise they wouldn’t have died."

They were Venerable Ninth Transitions, with robust spiritual power, could refine two Spiritual Artifacts.

Spirit Shuttle was the first, leaving only room for one more.

The last one must be selected with utmost caution, not to be refined easily.

But acquiring any Spiritual Artifact was favorable, if not suitable, they could exchange it with the palace.