Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1440 - 766: Entering (Part 2)

Li Yuanba gave a nod of acknowledgment. As long as he didn't have to face any Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings, the prospect of fighting Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life didn't trouble him much.

Throughout the defensive battles of the last few days, he had refrained from revealing his true capabilities.

He was unlike typical Sword Cultivators; his true specialty lay in overcoming massive numbers with limited resources.

"The divisions are set. Yuan Ba, you will act as a free agent and won't be tied to any specific team. Now, lead your squads to the entrance of the passage and get ready to breach the Hell Cave Heaven!" Great Cultivator Lou commanded with a final wave of his hand.

The seven core Sword Cultivators took their orders and departed. Li Yuanba followed behind Great Cultivator Lou, flying toward the gateway leading to the Hell Cave Heaven.

By this time on Hell Island, the convict cultivators had already been forced to the front of the channel. Behind them loomed the cultivators from the various gathered superpowers.

Hell Creatures were still pouring out of the passage, but under the suppression of several Great Cultivators, these monsters were rendered useless and slaughtered before they could even emerge.

"The hour of your atonement has arrived. You will lead the charge. Any practitioner who survives this engagement will be granted passage off Hell Island!" a Great Cultivator announced to the convicts at the front line.

Despair filled the eyes of some convict cultivators, while others caught a flicker of hope. Some were nearly finished with their sentences, while others had been condemned to remain there forever.

Regardless of their status, this conflict represented their only path to freedom.

Furthermore, they were in no position to decline; the few Great Cultivators present possessed enough power to annihilate them all instantly.

"If you want to live, charge!" a convict cultivator roared, spearheading the rush into the channel.

The rest of the convicts shouted in response, joining the frantic assault.

The group was substantial, consisting of nearly four hundred individuals, all possessing Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation.

They initiated their attack, violently striking the Hell Creatures within the passage and forcing the monsters to fall back momentarily.

Nearly every cultivator utilized long-range techniques, and their sudden burst of martial prowess almost completely cleared the Hell Creatures at the front.

Inevitably, some were unfortunate. Struck by the distant evil energy orbs of the Hell Sheep Head Creatures, they fell with agonizing screams.

The surviving cultivators simply trampled over the corpses of their fallen comrades, pushing their advance forward.

As the convicts neared the far end of the Hell Cave Heaven passage, their casualties began to mount rapidly.

Practitioners fell one after another, only to be replaced by those charging from behind.

The onlookers from the superpowers watched the convicts' charge, but few felt any pity for them.

No one here was guilty of minor offenses—otherwise, they never would have been banished to Hell Island in the first place.

Those at the Nascent Soul Early Stage who committed similar crimes were usually executed; only Nascent Soul Middle Stage Practitioners were sent to Hell Island, with their sentences scaling with the gravity of their sins.

Criminals of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage from across the entire cultivation world were funneled here, resulting in this force of nearly four hundred convicts.

Using them as the vanguard served a dual purpose: it would eliminate the need for convicts on Hell Island once this mission was complete, and it kept the casualties of the regular cultivators to a minimum.

Breaching the entrance to the Hell Cave Heaven was the most grueling phase of the campaign. Once a foothold was established inside, the war effort could be steadily expanded.

Li Yuanba observed the scene with a calm expression, noting that Supervisor Sun from Central State Commerce was among those fighting for their lives.

Supervisor Sun had previously betrayed Li Shiming, who had served as a Guest Elder at Central State Commerce and generated massive wealth for them.

His crime was viewed as a betrayal of the guild itself; had he not been at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, execution would have been certain.

His sentence was relatively brief compared to the others, which only emphasized how heinous the crimes of the other convicts truly were.

Li had gathered these details while conversing with various Great Cultivators during the defense preparations.

He harbored no compassion for these people; in his eyes, only death could wash away their transgressions.

He watched as Supervisor Sun was impaled by a jagged horn. With a desperate shriek and a final explosion of spell light, the man blew himself up along with the Hell Creature attacking him.

As Supervisor Sun's body collapsed, another Hell Creature pounced, tearing at his throat.

The fighting turned increasingly savage as they reached the end of the Hell Cave Heaven passage.

Every inch of ground gained by the convicts was paid for with heavy losses.

At this point, the convicts were driven to madness. Knowing there was no retreat, they unleashed their spiritual powers without restraint.

Finally, after losing more than half their number, they punched through the passage and stepped into the Hell Cave Heaven.

"All Sword Cultivators, follow me into the Hell Cave Heaven!" Great Cultivator Lou commanded.

As Sword Cultivators, they refused to let any other superpower take the glory of the vanguard.

Li Yuanba surged to the front. With the path cleared, he met no resistance. Moving through a gruesome slurry of cultivator and Hell Creature remains, he was the first to enter the Hell Cave Heaven.

For the first time, the landscape of the Hell Cave Heaven unfolded before him. A black sun hung suspended in the firmament, casting a strange, bright light over the terrain.

Despite the brightness on the ground, the sky remained dark and oppressive, as if weighed down by heavy storm clouds.

Winged Hell Creatures patrolled the air, while an ocean of others swarmed across the earth.

At a single glance, the sheer volume of Hell Creatures appeared limitless.

Only the apparent absence of Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings gave him any comfort. Among the vast sea of Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life, he detected no presence of the higher-tier beings.

Still, there was a chance the Fourth Grade Late Stage Hell Beings were lurking in shadows, masking their auras just as they had before, waiting to reveal their terrifying power at the critical moment.

Li Yuanba's hesitation was fleeting. He saw that the remaining hundred or so convicts were on the verge of a total breakdown.

The momentum they gained from the breakthrough vanished, replaced by sheer terror at the sight before them.

Confronted by a tide of Hell Creatures that dwarfed their numbers, their hope dissolved into pure desperation.

With a flick of his wrist, Li Yuanba summoned five Mid-stage Golden Corpses into the fray and threw the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' into the air above him.

An invisible ripple emanated from the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' as a gravity force field, bolstered by the 'Gravity Gold Brick,' expanded to cover a kilometer-wide radius around him.

He didn't activate the full magical artifact powers of the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' yet, but the gravity field alone provided enough immediate utility.

However, he could feel the force field draining the energy of the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' at an alarming rate.

He focused on pumping spiritual power into the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' to offset the drain, yet the consumption was so rapid he could barely keep up.

He had used gravity fields in the past, but never one covering a kilometer while suppressing so many targets.

This was different from before; within this zone stood an incredible number of Four-grade Mid-stage Hell Life, and the energy required to suppress them all simultaneously was staggering.