Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1608 - 850: Interception (Part 2)

"We are the West Sea Seven Immortals, tasked this time with inviting Yin Fairy to come along!" The burly leader among the seven Great Cultivators declared with a grin.

Li Shiming felt stunned. The name West Sea Seven Immortals rang no bells for him, and he couldn’t fathom who had the means to hire seven Great Cultivators or the staggering cost involved.

"Who sent you here?" he demanded in a grave tone.

"We West Sea Seven Immortals keep our promises. Why would we reveal our employer, even as you stand on the brink of defeat?" The burly leader shot back with a smirk.

The West Sea Seven Immortals, as the burly leader dubbed them, was merely a title they gave themselves. Operating in the West Sea region beyond the Central State Continent, they formed a infamous band of sea raiders who preyed on far-traveling flying boats across the waves.

They occasionally accepted assignments from powerful organizations, handling their shadowy deeds. That’s what kept them thriving in the perilous West Sea.

Their real moniker was the West Sea Seven Wolves, a ruthless pack of seven Great Cultivators that posed a grave danger. Any long-distance flying boat that skipped protection payments faced certain plunder upon crossing their path.

For this mission, they’d been promised lavish rewards. At first, the job didn’t appeal to them in the slightest.

Yet the payout proved irresistible, and learning it targeted only an energy avatar convinced them to launch this ambush.

The burly leader wasn’t naive. He’d cross-checked the energy avatar details using info from the client and his own sources.

Though Li Shiming topped the Great Cultivator Realm rankings, an energy avatar’s power remained constrained, with his real body still back on Dongqi Continent. Yin Shilan’s abilities barely factored in.

Seizing this prime chance meant the seven Great Cultivators could claim enough spoils to vanish into hiding for some time.

Summoning three late-stage Golden Corpses didn’t alarm the West Sea Seven Wolves much. It made sense for a figure like Li Shiming to have some safeguards.

Blame incomplete intel and the client’s deliberate omissions—they had no clue how formidable Li Shiming’s late-stage Golden Corpses truly were.

As mere outlaws, their scouting network paled against big sects, limiting what they could uncover.

"Is it the Yuqing Sect or the White Emperor Sect behind this?" Li Shiming questioned abruptly.

The West Sea Seven Wolves’ faces stayed impassive, as if Li Shiming’s probe meant nothing.

"Save your tricks. Hand over Yin Fairy, and you’ll learn who hired us soon enough!" The burly leader sneered.

He saw no point in dragging this out. After all the testing, Li Shiming clearly lacked further tricks.

"Attack!" he bellowed.

All seven Great Cultivators unleashed their magical treasures in unison, directing them straight at Li Shiming.

Meanwhile, a surge of waves erupted behind the Green Flying Boat, from which two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts burst forth, lunging toward the vessel.

The West Sea Seven Wolves ignited the clash with overwhelming fury, aiming to overwhelm Li Shiming by surprise.

The assaults from the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts rattled the casual formation Li Shiming had erected, making it look ready to crumble in mere moments.

Up front, Li Shiming paid no heed to the assault on his flying boat. His form blurred and vanished from sight, dodging the strikes aimed his way as they struck empty air.

Golden light gleamed on the three late-stage Golden Corpses, now armored and gripping massive war hammers.

Spotting their missed blows and Li Shiming’s disappearance, the seven Great Cultivators swiftly turned their magical treasures on the three late-stage Golden Corpses.

They held their ground, hovering mid-air in the Beidou Seven Stars Formation.

That Beidou Seven Stars Formation served as their ace against tougher foes, since solo Loose Cultivators often lacked raw might with no way around it.

Lacking elite cultivation methods, top-tier magical treasures, or mighty backers, they’d devised a style fit for independents—relying on group numbers to offset weak personal power and formations to boost their strikes.

Li Shiming held back from striking right away. These seven Great Cultivators made ideal guinea pigs for the late-stage Golden Corpses’ fresh gear.

Executing ’One Step, Ten Thousand Miles,’ he reappeared on the battle’s far flank, pulling away from the seven Great Cultivators while scanning for hidden foes.

Seven blasts hurtled at the three late-stage Golden Corpses, which sprang from rest into streaking blurs, barreling toward the seven Great Cultivators right before the treasures could connect.

The blurring came from the late-stage Golden Corpses’ blistering pace, too swift for even Great Cultivator eyes to track their paths clearly.

"Water Shield!" The burly leader commanded at once.

The seven Great Cultivators pulled out seven azure formation flags, quickly conjuring a barrier of Water Spiritual Power around the Beidou Seven Stars Formation.

This shield drew strength from all seven Great Cultivators, amplified by the Beidou Seven Stars Formation’s potency.

Boosted by the ’Speed Rule Imprint’ for velocity and the ’Power Rule Imprint’ for might, the three late-stage Golden Corpses slammed into the Water Shield, almost shattering it outright.

"Freeze!" The burly leader yelled seeing the peril.

The liquid Water Spiritual Power shield solidified into unyielding ice.

Encased in the frost, the three late-stage Golden Corpses froze mid-charge.

The burly leader was set to order his allies to pulverize the trapped late-stage Golden Corpses, but the ice exploded into shards before them.

Shattering the confines with sheer force, the three late-stage Golden Corpses escaped the ice.

Li Shiming observed closely, noting ideas in his mind for upgrading the late-stage Golden Corpses later.

While the late-stage Golden Corpses’ defenses stood impregnable against Great Cultivator harm, some binding techniques could still hinder them somewhat.

The trio of late-stage Golden Corpses pierced the seven Great Cultivators’ barrier, forcing reliance on personal shields and the Beidou Seven Stars Formation’s joint defense.

Absent Li Shiming’s guidance, dismantling the Beidou Seven Stars Formation with the three late-stage Golden Corpses would demand multiple blows to fully demolish.

Yet as the three late-stage Golden Corpses pressed their assault, turmoil hit the West Sea Seven Wolves from within, disrupting the Beidou Seven Stars Formation’s full power.

Trouble stemmed from the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts hammering the Green Flying Boat. They’d targeted Yin Shilan at first, which could’ve thrown Li Shiming’s plans into disarray if he weren’t ready.

Li Shiming had stationed a late-stage Golden Corpse as backup. When the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts struck the flying boat’s Defensive Array, the hidden late-stage Golden Corpse erupted from inside.

Fate dealt the two Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts a harsh hand. Eager to smash the boat’s outer array fast, they closed in for a direct assault using their signature moves.

This positioned the emerging late-stage Golden Corpse perilously near the pair of Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts.

To a late-stage Golden Corpse’s velocity, that tiny gap might as well have been zero distance.

As it lunged, the late-stage Golden Corpse extended its arms, clamping onto the necks of both Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts.

No pushovers in battle, these Fourth Grade Middle Stage Dragon Beasts had been looted by the West Sea Seven Wolves from a raided haul, where they swore loyalty. Pouring vast resources into them, the group elevated the beasts to Fourth Grade Middle Stage.

Though their dragon lineage rated as middling, together the duo could rival a standard Great Cultivator, and their water-based talents let them land devastating hits on unsuspecting Great Cultivators in ambushes.