Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1431 - 762: Essence
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Li Yuanba observed the formidable power of the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature. Despite taking some damage from the coordinated strikes of the two Great Cultivators, the creature remained largely unaffected by its wounds.
It was important to remember that both Master Wu Ge and Hongguang Venerable were stationed at this post specifically because they possessed effective countermeasures against Hell creatures.
Master Wu Ge’s Evil-breaking Sword Intent and the Buddha Light emitted by Hongguang Venerable were both offensive techniques with devastating bonuses against evil energy; however, neither could deal a finishing blow to the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature.
Nevertheless, their intervention provided a much-needed breathing room for the five Mid-stage Golden Corpses and the entire group of cultivator convicts.
Hongguang Venerable’s Buddha Light was particularly effective, radiating incessantly from his Magic Vajra Pestle to create a massive area-of-effect attack against the Hell creatures.
While the Buddha Light might not have seemed overly effective against the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature, it was absolutely lethal to any Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life.
Struck by the Buddha Light, the immense defensive capabilities of these Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life forms dissolved like frost before a blazing fire, as did their very bodies.
Observing the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature begin to retreat, Master Wu Ge transformed into a streak of sword light without hesitation, closing the distance to the beast.
Having grown accustomed to fighting alongside Hongguang Venerable, he understood exactly how to maximize their combined combat effectiveness.
His Lifebound Flying Sword was infused with 'Evil-breaking Sword Intent'; on this occasion, the power of the 'Evil-breaking Sword Intent' was nearly twice as potent as his previous hurried strike.
Li Yuanba realized that Master Wu Ge was moving closer to amplify the lethality of his Lifebound Flying Sword.
Even though a Sword Cultivator’s Lifebound Flying Sword has a massive engagement range, reducing the distance increases its velocity and precision while making it easier to restore spent energy at any moment.
This was especially true regarding the augmented Sword Intent; in high-level combat, Sword Intent is partially depleted with every strike, and being in close proximity allows for immediate replenishment.
Master Wu Ge could also ignore the surrounding Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life, as those creatures were already suppressed by Hongguang Venerable’s Buddha Light.
Those who hadn't perished instantly were stripped of their fighting capacity, left to struggle fruitlessly within the radiance of the Buddha Light.
"Slash, slash, slash!" Master Wu Ge roared.
He pushed nearly every Spiritual Power Pattern within his Nascent Soul to the limit, pouring all his 'Evil-breaking Sword Intent' into the attack, desperate to eliminate this Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature quickly.
Hongguang Venerable shared the same urgency; both men had been spurred on by Li Yuanba’s earlier performance in the fight.
The Lifebound Flying Sword moved with incredible speed, yet the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature was swifter still, constantly dodging the sword's trajectory. If not for the support of Hongguang Venerable’s Magic Vajra Pestle, the creature would have been counterattacking instead of just evading.
The Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature loathed the Buddha Light most of all, as its wide-reaching destructive power against evil energy prevented the beast from closing in on its foes.
Had Hongguang Venerable been fighting alone, the creature could have simply endured the Buddha Light to aggressively slaughter the monk.
The complication was Master Wu Ge; as a top-tier offensive Sword Cultivator, his 'Evil-breaking Sword Intent' didn't seem as constantly oppressive as the Buddha Light.
However, the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature knew full well that a direct hit from that 'Evil-breaking Sword Intent' would be far more catastrophic than the damage from the Buddha Light.
The synergy between the Sword Cultivator and the Buddhist Venerable worked to steadily shrink the movement space of the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature.
Despite possessing significant Wisdom, the creature’s instincts dictated that it must not retreat back into the Hell Cave Heaven.
The mortal realm held too many treasures for Hell creatures; the enticing energy of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioner before it and the boundless allure of the world outside made the creature refuse to go back.
Consequently, the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature fought desperately to break the encirclement, only to find its maneuvering room unknowingly restricted to a tiny pocket.
Li Yuanba refrained from joining the fray, fully aware of his current limitations.
Unless he chose to expose the spiritual treasure grade of the Xingyi Sword and unleash his 'Chaos Sword Intent' at full power, he might not even pierce the creature's hide—and even then, a one-shot kill was nearly impossible.
The greatest risk of attacking was drawing the full focus of the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Horse Head Creature toward himself.
The spatial energy in the vicinity was incredibly turbulent; unless he used the Space Acceptance Talisman to return to the newly established Space Acceptance Array, all other forms of spatial movement were blocked.
Without the 'Inch Distance and Horizon' of the Divine Foot Skill, his survival odds would plummet.
Furthermore, given that the creature's speed was augmented by speed rules, he could not hope to outrun it if it decided to hunt him.
He watched this high-level engagement closely, recognizing it as a rare learning opportunity.
He had fought alongside Great Cultivators before and seen them clash many times.
But this was a true, unbridled battle involving two Great Venerables from super-tier forces, made possible because the enemy's defense was sturdy enough to withstand the full might of their Cultivation and techniques.