Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1464 - 778: Counter-Kill (Part 2)
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Despite Master Qiao's attempts to conceal himself, the all-pervading sensing range of the 'Sanmei Divine Sand' extended a full kilometer and left him exposed.
Spotting the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' right away, Master Qiao grasped that it formed a snare and instantly geared up to pull back, showing no trace of delay.
Yet, as he raised his cloak for a Thunder Escape maneuver, a barrier halted his path.
The instant he touched the barrier, clarity struck him—it formed a one-kilometer isolation zone, a formidable combat artifact forged by some supreme power.
"Li Yuanba, you knew I was coming?" Master Qiao drew in a steadying breath, steadied his feelings, and uttered in a low, resonant tone.
Right then, the 'Sanmei Divine Wind' faded away, letting Master Qiao perceive that inside this sealed realm, just he and Li Yuanba lingered.
Evidently, Li Yuanba sought an even-handed clash with him, and being a seasoned Cultivator, he held no fear for the confrontation.
"With someone shadowing me day after day, how could I find any calm!" Li Yuanba stepped out from behind a tower, holding back from Master Qiao as he voiced this, drawing on his prior clashes with the formidable Cultivator.
Master Qiao gazed at Li Yuanba, appearing ready to respond, but abruptly, electric sparks danced across his frame, and he surged ahead as endless lightning streaks targeted Li Yuanba.
Aware of Li Yuanba's formidable skills, he refused to engage in talk or grant him moments to ready himself.
His strategy centered on surprising Li Yuanba and leveraging a Thunder Cultivator's swiftness to wrap up the skirmish.
Yet he remained unaware that Li Yuanba knew the fighting ways of Thunder Cultivators inside out, including Master Qiao's grasp of the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture'.
Li Yuanba possessed the insights and mastery of the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture' from his primary form, matching those of Yuqing Sect's elite Thunder Cultivators, packed with authentic doctrines beyond even their core members' reach.
As Master Qiao unleashed his assault, Li Yuanba darted to the tower's rear, employing it as cover while steadily falling back.
Li Yuanba picked this spot for the showdown in part to get a close look at the tower under the guise of battle, and mainly because its unbreakable nature offered prime shelter.
During his withdrawal, he executed Sword Escape. Inside the 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree's' confined domain, he held nothing back and unleashed the pinnacle speed of the Xingyi Sword.
Boosted by the 'Speed Rule Imprint', the Spirit Treasure-grade Xingyi Sword outpaced Master Qiao's lightning in close quarters.
Master Qiao's lightning bolts raced toward Li Yuanba sheltered behind the central tower, as he veered around, aiming to circle past and confront Li Yuanba head-on.
For a Thunder Cultivator, the prime strike demands a straight path; only clear lines unleash lightning's full velocity and might.
Once he rounded the tower, Li Yuanba had pulled away further yet again.
However, the 'Infinite Great Isolation Decree' confined the area tightly, leaving scant room for evasion through retreat.
"You’ve brought this upon yourself!" Master Qiao called out in a hushed roar and pursued relentlessly.
In that instant, the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' hovering over Li Yuanba's head lifted skyward, and Master Qiao, closing in fast, abruptly sensed a crushing weight across his entire form.
Despite his Thunder Cultivator prowess, his motions grew sluggish.
"Spirit Treasure—this is a Spirit Treasure, and your Lifebound Flying Sword is also a Spirit Treasure!" Right then, he distinctly felt the presence of two Spirit Treasures, crying out in sheer astonishment.
"Slash!" Li Yuanba aimed at Master Qiao, his gaze brimming with lethal resolve.
More than two thousand transformed energy flying swords, each carrying Great Cultivator Sword Intent, burst from the Spirit Treasure 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak' and hurtled at Master Qiao.
The Spirit Treasure 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak's' combat approach neared flawlessness, its gravity field amplified by the 'Gravity Gold Brick' impacting even Great Cultivators in its grasp.
Under the gravity field's sway, regardless of one's cultivation depth, speed inevitably dipped below normal.
This opened a window for the energy-transformed flying swords to strike. Without it, their pace would let many elite Cultivators evade via their own agility.
Master Qiao detected the onrush of over two thousand energy-transformed flying swords, all infused with Great Cultivator Sword Intent.
Despite his extensive battles, he had never conceived of battling such a foe—what sort of heavenly Spirit Treasure unleashed over two thousand energy-transformed flying swords, each laced with Great Cultivator Sword Intent?
How many Sword Cultivators roam the Cultivation World? Surely not every Sword Cultivator Great Cultivator devoted their time to forging Sword Intent Flying Swords for Li Yuanba?
He summoned the 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer', unleashing wild strikes against the approaching energy-transformed flying swords.
Regrettably, these energy-transformed flying swords, empowered by Great Cultivator Sword Intent, resisted lightning's harm in mere moments.
He tried to weave away but the gravity field impeded him, blocking fluid motion.
At that point, he grasped why Master Ge fell to Li Yuanba—Li Yuanba wielded such horrifying Spirit Treasures.
A savage glint flashed in his eyes as he unleashed spell after spell in rapid succession.
Watching Master Qiao's moves, Li Yuanba pierced his scheme.
Master Qiao aimed to detonate the 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer' for a shared ruin.
This forbidden art from the 'Yuqing Thunder Scripture' ignited the Lifebound Treasure 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer's' core power, sparking a blast rivaling a peak Fourth Grade Magical Treasure, inflicting heavy tolls on foe and user alike.
Li Yuanba refused to allow Master Qiao that chance; he couldn't assure survival if Master Qiao blew his Lifebound Treasure 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer' right there.
With his command over the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills at present, so long as he avoided instant death, he trusted the 'Innate Wood' Divine Skills to heal him.
So he pressed the offensive, and unlike the velocity of the 'Ten Thousand Sword Peak's' over two thousand energy-transformed flying swords, his Lifebound Flying Sword—the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword—boasted unrivaled swiftness.
With barely a mental nudge, the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword launched forth.
Master Qiao, mid-prep for detonation, had abandoned all guarding.
Truth be told, as a Thunder Cultivator, he rarely bothered with defenses, banking solely on his Thunder Shield Skill.
Before he could trigger the self-blast of his Lifebound Treasure 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer', the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword pierced his form.
The 'Chaos Sword Intent' granted the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword immense ruinous power, ripping through voids, shredding all in reach, piercing armors, delivering massive shocks—all crashing onto Master Qiao's Thunder Shield Skill.
This Thunder Shield Skill stood feeble already; Master Qiao had plotted a stealthy strike on Li Yuanba before and kept only the simplest Thunder Shield Skill active, skipping robust barriers.
Faced with the Spirit Treasure's might fused with 'Chaos Sword Intent', the Thunder Shield Skill shredded like flimsy parchment.
As he urged his Lifebound Treasure 'Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer' toward explosion, Master Qiao went rigid, staring at his frame in utter shock.
A deep sword gash marred his body, over half the Spirit Treasure Xingyi Sword buried within it.
An immense frailty washed over him, the havoc of the 'Chaos Sword Intent' on his being defying words—a total annihilation.
From soul to flesh, from core to surface, even his Nascent Soul suffered the 'Chaos Sword Intent's' assault.
It felt like a barrage from numerous Great Cultivators with varied mighty Sword Intents; he couldn't believe such a devastating Sword Intent existed.
He yearned to fight on, eyeing a Nascent Soul Emergence as his final shot at life.
But for all his striving, his Nascent Soul refused to rise. The 'Chaos Sword Intent's' wounds left it devoid of vitality.
Matching his corporeal slash, a parallel sword mark scarred his Nascent Soul, every bodily injury echoing onto it too.