Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

"What a pity. If my cultivation had already reached the Half-Step Mortal Core Realm, why would these people even be worth mentioning?"

Li Yun shook his head.

If he reached the Half-Step Mortal Core Realm, his strength would undergo a qualitative transformation. At that time, saying that he would be invincible within the Mortal Core Realm would not be an exaggeration.

Unfortunately, although his strength had risen rapidly during this period, there was still a clear gap between his current realm and the Half-Step Mortal Core Realm.

In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.

"Pfft!"

A cultivator at the 9th level of the Mortal Core Realm was slain by Li Yun’s terrifying sword strike. Without even looking back, Li Yun used the force of his movement to rush forward and vanished into a dense forest in an instant.

In these three days, this was already the fifth attack he had encountered.

Fortunately, Li Yun’s own strength had also improved a little. His cultivation had now reached the 9th level of the Essence Qi Realm.

Even so, during these three days, the injuries on Li Yun’s body had become increasingly heavy, and the time he had available to recover had become shorter and shorter. His condition could only be described as extremely terrible.

If not for the World Tree Manifestation Art constantly healing his body, both passively and actively, he would likely have died by now.

"There are too many of them."

Li Yun muttered as he circulated the World Tree Manifestation Art to heal his injuries. "Even if I can face them head-on, fighting them one after another will only leave me with more wounds."

After thinking for a moment, a plan gradually formed in his mind.

"It seems I will have to use that."

After confirming that his plan was feasible, Li Yun entered the Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor state once again. Lightning surged around his body, and then his figure rose into the air as Lightning Wings flapped behind his back.

The moment Li Yun appeared in the open, he immediately attracted the attention of the cultivators who had been searching for him.

"Li Yun, you cannot escape anymore."

A cold shout suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, a young man with a shiny bald head appeared in front of Li Yun, his face filled with cold killing intent.

At the same time, cultivators appeared from every direction around Li Yun. Every single one of them had reached the 9th level of the Mortal Core Realm.

In an instant, Li Yun was completely surrounded by more than a dozen cultivators at the 9th level of the Mortal Core Realm. Every path of escape was blocked, making him seem like a bird trapped in a cage with no way to fly out.

Soon, a violet-haired young man with a flamboyant aura slowly walked over.

With his arrival, an incredibly cold pressure spread outward, causing the surrounding temperature to drop noticeably.

"Li Yun, as an Essence Qi Realm cultivator, you were actually able to endure for so long while being hunted by so many 9th level Mortal Core Realm experts. To be honest, you have exceeded my expectations."

The violet-haired young man walked forward with powerful steps, and his aura became more terrifying with each step. His voice was indifferent as he continued, "However, this game of cat and mouse has gone on long enough. It is time for it to end. To die at the hands of me, Jiang Yan, can also be considered your honor."

"Great Immortal Heaven-Suppressing Palm."

As his voice fell, Jiang Yan suddenly struck out with his palm.

The palm strike seemed casual, but it carried Wave Intent at eighty percent mastery. Like an overwhelming tide suppressing heaven and earth, it swept toward Li Yun with terrifying force.

"Hundred Layers Shield."

Li Yun immediately used his seventh-tier defensive secret art.

Strangely, however, this time he only created a single layer of shield.

Bang!

The palm landed heavily on the shield. The terrifying impact tore through that single layer almost instantly and sent Li Yun flying backward.

"Hm? Although I only used thirty percent of my strength, you were actually able to survive my palm strike. You do have some skill. Unfortunately, it is all meaningless."

Jiang Yan smiled coldly and struck out with another palm.

"I said that today will be your doomsday, Li Yun."

Bang!

This palm strike was even fiercer and more powerful than the previous one. It felt like an abyss descending and a prison suppressing the world. The aura fluctuations alone were enough to crush ordinary cultivators at the 1st or 2nd level of the Mortal Core Realm.

Li Yun was sent flying again by the palm strike, blood spraying from his mouth. His abdomen had even collapsed inward, and his entire appearance became miserable. With only one palm strike, he had been heavily injured.

"Too weak."

Jiang Yan shook his head, clapped his hands lightly, and said indifferently, "Alright. After taking two of my palm strikes, he has completely lost the ability to resist. Take this kid’s head for me."

"Yes."

As soon as these words were spoken, the bald young man beside him nodded.

With a sinister laugh, he struck a palm toward Li Yun.

However, Li Yun’s body suddenly flashed, and he flew away at astonishing speed.

This scene startled the bald young man, but he immediately sneered. "Three times the speed of sound. I did not expect you to still be hiding your strength. But do you think this will help you? Today, you must..."

Before he could finish saying the word "die," the sneer on the bald young man’s face suddenly froze.

His expression changed drastically, and a chill rushed straight to his head.

Snap!

Under his utterly shocked gaze, a green vine suddenly whipped toward him. Its speed was terrifying, and before he could even react, it struck him fiercely.

Squeak! Squeak!

His body was instantly sent flying.

Then, a small and cute squirrel popped out from nowhere. It squeaked a few times and threw the pinecone in its paws directly toward him.

Bang!

A hole was pierced straight through his chest and abdomen.

Immediately afterward, a crimson trumpet flower swaying gently in the wind suddenly bloomed on the ground. Its petals expanded countless times in an instant, and with a single gulp, it swallowed the bald young man whole.

Everything happened in a flash.

From the sudden attack of the green vine, to the squirrel throwing its pinecone, to the crimson trumpet flower swallowing him whole, only two or three breaths had passed.

A powerhouse at the 9th level of the Mortal Core Realm had been brutally killed on the spot, leaving not even his bones behind.

"What?"

"What are these things?"

The sudden change shocked the surrounding cultivators, and all of their expressions changed at the same time.

"Bastards!"

However, they quickly reacted, especially the few cultivators who had been on good terms with the bald young man. They roared in anger and attacked together.

Rumble!

Several 9th level Mortal Core Realm cultivators struck at the same time. Their attacks carried tremendous momentum, causing a series of explosive sounds to ring out as they blasted toward the green vine, the squirrel, and the crimson trumpet flower.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In an instant, the green vine was torn apart, the squirrel was blasted away, and the crimson trumpet flowers were swallowed by the surging tide of attacks until they vanished from sight.

"Nothing more than this."

The cultivators immediately sneered.

However, in the next moment, all of their expressions changed drastically.

A furious roar suddenly echoed from an unknown place. The sound was vast and solemn, like the chanting of thousands of divine monks, and it struck heavily against their hearts like thunder. Their bodies trembled violently, and several of them spat out mouthfuls of blood.

Immediately afterward, endless green vines grew out from the void. They danced wildly like demonic hands emerging from the underworld. Every vine contained terrifying power that ordinary people could not imagine, and they stretched fiercely toward the two cultivators charging at the front.

"Ah!"

The two men had no strength to resist at all.

They were instantly wrapped by the endless vines. Sharp barbs emerged from the vines and pierced deep into their bodies. Their flesh and blood rapidly withered, and in only a few breaths, they were reduced to mummified corpses.