Chapter 621: Chapter 357: Consecutive Beheadings
Although a Great Elder Level Golden Core cultivator had appeared, Li Shiming was not worried at all; instead, he was even more excited. His own strength had increased significantly compared to the last time he fought against a Great Elder Level Golden Core cultivator, and he was eager to test the difference in strength between himself and a Great Elder Level Golden Core cultivator.
“Where did you obtain this Earth Evil Power from?” After approaching Li Shiming, Senior Brother Zhao also sensed the aura of Earth Evil Power on Li Shiming and raised his hand to stop the other Golden Core cultivators from coming closer as he asked in a deep voice.
Senior Brother Zhao and the other Golden Core cultivators present might not be able to recognize every Golden Core cultivator in the sect, but it was impossible not to recognize a Golden Core cultivator who cultivated the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill’.
For one to embark on the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill,’ they would need to introduce Earth Evil Power, especially during the Golden Core Stage, where an enormous amount of Earth Evil Power is required. It’s inconceivable for someone to cultivate it secretly without being detected.
Additionally, any cultivator capable of practicing the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill’ would certainly not be an unknown person within the sect.
Even though Li Shiming had concealed his face, the Golden Core cultivators could tell based on his body shape that he was not one of their sect members who practiced the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill.’
Compared to Chu Xun losing a son, the sect’s loss of a Golden Core cultivator was far less significant than the leakage of the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill.’
Don’t be misled by the Earth Evil Sect’s seemingly lax security over the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill’; that’s only because the skill is circulated strictly within the sect. Throughout history, any instance of the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill’ leaking has always resulted in the Earth Evil Sect launching a frenzied cleanup.
In every case, any external cultivator who had come into contact with the ‘Earth Evil Demon Skill’ was completely annihilated, thus establishing the dreadful reputation of the Earth Evil Sect.
The Earth Evil Power within Li Shiming had almost reached the pinnacle of the Golden Core Early Stage, which was due in part to the Golden Core Middle Stage Zuo Tai’s influence, but it was mainly due to the ‘Five Elements Qi Absorption Array’ that had condensed the spiritual power within his five Golden Cores to the peak of the Golden Core Early Stage.
Therefore, under Senior Brother Zhao’s perception, the Earth Evil Power on Li Shiming couldn’t possibly have been cultivated in a short time but must have been developed over a long duration.
As Senior Brother Zhao asked his question, he made a gesture to his fellow sect members.
His comrades spread out, semi-encircling Li Shiming to block any possible escape routes.
The reason for only a semi-encirclement was that the other half was flanked by the sect’s major defensive formation, and they didn’t believe Li Shiming could flee through that route under their encirclement.
“You’ll know once you capture me!” Li Shiming replied with a loud laugh, and as he responded, his figure transformed into a streak of light, pouncing towards the nearest Golden Core cultivator.
The fourteen Golden Core cultivators who had come this time indicated that within such a short period, it would have been impossible for Chu Xun alone to gather this many mid-stage and above Golden Core cultivators.
It was Senior Brother Zhao who took the initiative to respond, thereby attracting so many Golden Core cultivators.
Of course, these cultivators did not forget to gain a favor from Chu Xun, which is why, in his view, all these Golden Core cultivators had come to honor him.
As for Senior Brother Zhao, it was because of an order from his master, the Nascent Soul Ancestor.
The Nascent Soul Ancestor had just returned from outside and heard that one of the Golden Core Middle Stage Elders guarding the checkpoint had gone missing, likely killed within the Earth Evil Sect’s domain. The Nascent Soul Ancestor stayed for a while, but the likely perpetrator never appeared.
The Nascent Soul Ancestor’s time was too precious to stay indefinitely, so he sent for his disciple, Senior Brother Zhao.
In the eyes of the Nascent Soul Ancestor, Senior Brother Zhao, being of Great Elder Level, could not be challenged by any Golden Core cultivator, unless the Nascent Soul Ancestor himself were present.
No sooner had Li Shiming moved than ten magical treasures flew towards him, trying to halt his advance.
These ten magical treasures were simultaneously unleashed by ten Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators, and their combined force focused on a single Golden Core cultivator would be too overwhelming even for a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator.
As far as the ten attacking Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators were concerned, they had all launched their treasures at the same time, expecting that they would hit Li Shiming simultaneously.
However, in Li Shiming’s view, or rather under the scan of his life-bound magical treasure IBMz15, there were differences in speed and timing between each treasure.
His ten brains locked onto the trajectories of the ten treasures, and with his eyes observing under the ‘Divine Sight,’ his life-bound magical treasure IBMz15 could collect information on the operation of the spiritual power within each treasure, thereby calculating the flight paths they would take.
His Third-Grade Sword Foundation Magical Treasure in hand kept making light sweeps during flight.
Something strange happened—right before the ten treasures could reach him, they were all deflected from their original trajectories by what seemed like the casual sweeps of his Third-Grade Sword Foundation Magical Treasure.
Under the control of the Golden Core cultivators, such alteration in the attack path was just a momentary distraction for the treasures.
However, this momentary distraction allowed Li Shiming to effortlessly pass through the barrier of the ten treasures’ attack, and he appeared before the Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator he had previously targeted.
This Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator had never expected that a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator could still dodge attacks and rush forth amidst the encirclement of ten Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators.
As a result, the Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator hadn’t even set up his defensive magical treasure. Under such an assault, most enemies wouldn’t have the capacity to counter, so why would there be a need to activate a defensive magical treasure?