Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 764 - 322: Hundred Beasts’ Body (Part 2)

Qi Baishou observed the trio's movements and noticed the Node Pearl was no longer in his grasp, grasping that they had pieced together the truth.

His face twisted through multiple expressions, and then he roared out, "Kill those three guys for me!"

The forces of the Hundred Beasts Realm launched a fierce barrage right away, targeting Zhu Yanchuan and his two companions as they ascended into the heavens.

From below, the Langya Domain troops swiftly blocked the assault.

Ning Qi hid his aura within the emptiness.

He readied himself to activate the Node Pearl and call forth the Heavenly Star to this spot, boosting the power of the Langya Domain forces.

After catching the trio's statements, he chose to hold off for the moment.

"An unexpected gain?"

His eyes shifted to Zhu Yanchuan along with the other two, and the entire Langya Domain army.

Within the Langya Domain ranks, numerous reborn cultivators from the True Martial Realm existed too, making up about one percent of their numbers.

As their Realm Lord, Ning Qi had no intention of letting them perish right after spotting them.

Thus, regardless of the circumstances, Ning Qi was determined to protect the Langya Domain's people.

Yet with this surprise advantage now in play, Ning Qi was more than willing to seize it.

Still, he refused to take Zhu Yanchuan and the others at their word without proof.

The three, receiving no reply from the emptiness, displayed a trace of letdown in their gazes.

They shared a quick look among themselves and declared, "If the senior doubts what we say, we three will vow upon the echo of the Great Dao!"

With those words spoken, each of them lifted their right arm, directing their fingers toward the sky.

"I, Zhu Yanchuan (Qiu Dingbang, Ma Shuangjue), swear by the power of the Primordial Spirit Origin, if the senior saves us, but we do not consider him as our commander, may we be utterly destroyed, perishing in the War Realm."

A strand of Primordial Spirit Origin power floated above the heads of the three, visible to everyone nearby.

And high in the heavens, countless echoes rang out, as if acknowledging their vow, absorbing those three threads of Primordial Spirit Power.

In an instant, three ancient symbols for "oath" materialized in the sky, marking that the Great Dao had accepted their pledge.

For cultivators, this kind of Great Dao oath demands absolute obedience; breaking it ensures the curse takes hold.

Driven by sheer desperation, Zhu Yanchuan and his companions forged this Great Dao oath.

The trio truly lacked the ability to guide the Langya Domain army to victory over the Hundred Beasts Realm forces. Preferring to risk everything for a slim chance instead of inevitable loss, they took this step.

Besides, the oath would only bind them if that mighty senior actually rescued them; should he never show or prove unable, it would hold no weight.

Even after swearing, silence lingered from the void.

Yet Qi Baishou across from them eased his tense features.

Zhu Yanchuan and the others' failure to lure out that figure suggested the individual might just be skilled in concealment and theft.

He burst into laughter immediately, "Quit your empty threats; that one won't aid you!"

Turning his eyes upward, he addressed the emptiness, "Friend in the void, why not hand back the Node Pearl? Holding onto it solo brings no real gain. Even should you trigger the Heavenly Star, my Hundred Beasts Realm army could seize this Node in a flash. Here's my offer: trade the Node Pearl, and I'll reward you with ten micro Rule Fragments?"

Seeing Qi Baishou attempt to sway the hidden figure as well, Zhu Yanchuan and his two allies grew ashen-faced.

Though the realms clashed as bitter foes, shady dealings always lurked in the shadows.

The hidden senior might agree to the enemy's deal under pressure, only to turn and strike back fiercely afterward.

Thus, anxiety gripped the hearts of the Langya Domain folk, dreading that Ning Qi might take up the tempting ten micro Rule Fragments.

At last, a voice emerged from the void.

Ning Qi materialized, hovering directly over Qi Baishou, and responded, "Ten micro fragments, and you think that buys the Node Pearl from me?"

His words rang out crisp and loud, spreading across the entire area.

As he appeared, every cultivator fixed their stares on him.

Clad in white robes, he radiated an otherworldly presence, poised steadily in the void with immense dignity.

The reborn True Martial Realm cultivators' eyes brimmed with profound respect, whereas the rest showed flickers of uncertainty.

They remarked on Ning Qi's strikingly young features. Though his aura was remarkable, could he truly turn the tide for the two opposing armies?

Particularly since Ning Qi hadn't joined the Langya Domain side but positioned himself over Qi Baishou—wasn't that far too bold?

Zhu Yanchuan called out, "Senior, hurry over to our Langya Domain side!"

Ning Qi gave a faint shake of his head and stated evenly, "Don't forget the oaths you just made!"

Zhu Yanchuan and the Langya Domain army all felt a sharp thrill in their cores.

Spotting Ning Qi's sudden emergence, Qi Baishou unleashed a hundred Rule Divine Chains straight at him.

Along the path, every Rule Divine Chain morphed into a distinct beast silhouette.

He appeared to dominate every creature beneath the skies single-handedly, and the hundred beast silhouettes encircling him shifted forms yet again.

All those beast silhouettes swirled around Qi Baishou, fusing into a single massive form!

In that instant, Qi Baishou's presence turned utterly strange, like he channeled the might and traits of a hundred beasts, surging across the void before slamming a fist toward Ning Qi.

The punch resembled a human's at first, but then twisted into claws of beasts or talons of birds, shifting endlessly, expanding into a horrifying colossal shadow that bore down on Ning Qi.

The emptiness cracked apart, layers of dark shades piled up, with fur and plumes dancing wildly across the enormous shadow.

Fur coiled into cords aiming to ensnare Ning Qi, or acted like sacred lashes whipping at him, while plumes became blades, whistling through the air toward Ning Qi.

Not even Ning Qi could hold back a quiet commendation for such a profound skill.

As the massive beast claw closed in, accompanied by a storm of airborne fur and feathers, the space around Ning Qi brimmed with chaotic forces, offering no escape.

Qi Baishou bellowed, "Kid, if you'd stayed concealed, I couldn't touch you, but showing up now means you're begging for death! I owe Zhu Yanchuan and the rest a debt for flushing you out!"

Down below, Zhu Yanchuan and his companions blanched.

The two armies kept clashing in brutal combat, none pausing to observe Ning Qi directly, yet all stretched their Spiritual Senses to sense if he might shift the fight's momentum.

Ning Qi stood firm against the onslaught.

He fixed his eyes on Qi Baishou, their stares locking, and suddenly Qi Baishou sensed a deep chill pierce his soul.

This sensation was all too known to him; during his early cultivation days, exploring the Hundred Beasts Spirit Domain and fighting demon beasts, their every glare had filled him with dread.

But after slaying countless beasts, Qi Baishou had erased fear from his being long ago—until Ning Qi's look abruptly revived that buried terror.

Qi Baishou's advance halted abruptly, his form wrapped in layers of beast shadows that lent him a fearsome look.

Yet in this moment, he found Ning Qi far more alarming.

While Qi Baishou drew on beasts to project terror and dominance, Ning Qi embodied a wholly different essence, like a being beyond the ordinary, leaving Qi Baishou as if blasted by a Divine Tribulation Thunder from one mere glance.

Every onlooker witnessed how Qi Baishou's strikes aimed at Ning Qi faded without a trace near him; the colossal claw shadow along with the lashing fur and feathers simply vanished into nothing.

Around where Ning Qi floated, it was as if some unseen mill ground away every incoming threat.

This sight made all the assaulting cultivators halt their moves without thinking, their attention snapping first to Ning Qi, then swiftly to Qi Baishou.

For Qi Baishou's charging body froze in place, his whole frame inexplicably split into two pieces.

His upper half and lower half drifted apart in the void, and he stared down at his severed form in disbelief, his savage expression flashing utter horror for a brief second.

Not just him—nobody there caught any motion from Ning Qi.

Ning Qi had only seemed to gaze at Qi Baishou, and suddenly he was halved, his parts tumbling ceaselessly downward.

Even worse, Qi Baishou had utterly lost command of his remains.

As an Extreme Venerable, on the cusp of Unity Realm power, even being bisected shouldn't strip him of countermeasures.

But at present, Qi Baishou's Primordial Spirit Power failed to control either half of his body in the slightest!

"How is this possible!"

Qi Baishou let out rasping noises, then went quiet as his two halves plummeted to the earth, kicking up clouds of dirt.

The cultivators from both sides felt their hands shake without end, seized by the horror of what they'd just seen.