LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 177: Consecutive Kills in the Early Stage
In the sky, following a thunderous boom, everyone looked to see what was happening at the location of the highest-ranking Purple Mansion cultivator.
Three golden corpse generals appeared out of thin air, resembling Buddha statues with their golden glow, and fiercely clawed at the body of a Spirit Talisman Sect cultivator from the Purple Mansion Family.
Countless Spirit Shields shattered, and even the golden bowl magical treasures were smashed and sent flying by the golden corpses, the terrifying noise reverberating through heaven and earth.
In an instant, a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Spirit Talisman Sect met his demise on the spot.
Even his corpse was collected by a cultivator clad in a black robe, yet the three golden corpse generals did not cease their attack and aimed for another Purple Mansion cultivator from the Spirit Talisman Sect.
However, from a distance, innumerable talismans unfolded in the air like a scroll, gradually creating a Minor Divine Ability that seemed as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.
Enveloping the three golden corpses.
The faces of the three golden corpse generals, which showed remarkably human-like expressions, changed drastically; in the next moment, when their claws reached out, they felt as if they had grabbed nothing, coming up empty.
Behind them, accompanied by a furious voice, a Taoist wearing a yellow robe flew forward: Explore new worlds at empire
"Golden Corpse Hermit, for launching a sneak attack on my Spirit Talisman Sect disciples, I'll use your three golden corpse generals and your own head as a sacrifice!"
"Golden Light Old Taoist, you have quite a bold tone. Let's see if you still have it after you become a corpse cultivator!" the Golden Corpse Hermit's lips twisted weirdly, and in the next moment, ripples appeared in front of him as more than a dozen black coffins flew out.
Each coffin was three to four Zhang in size.
The Golden Light Hermit was shocked once more as a formidable Spirit Might emanated from the coffins, and in front of him, another talisman scroll unfolded slowly, like an ink painting.
The lids of the dozen black coffins lifted, surprisingly revealing rather ordinary Third Rank blood corpses.
In the next moment, the blood corpses swelled up and began to self-destruct.
The terrifying force of the explosion forced the Golden Light Hermit to retreat involuntarily.
And following the self-destruction, the entire demonic and corpse cultivator factions, as if on cue, shook off their opponents and began to retreat.
"Quick, stop them!" The Golden Light Hermit was frantic; the Demonic Sect had managed a sneak attack and then fled. If they lost a Purple Mansion cultivator each time while the enemy gained a Purple Mansion corpse cultivator, the fight would be impossible to sustain.
In the Zhao Kingdom's Three Sects, there were only ten Golden Core True Persons, with four from the Qingxuan Sect and the rest from the two other sects in threes.
Their main core strength still lay in the Purple Mansion cultivators of their respective sects.
The Purple Mansion cultivators from the Spirit Talisman Sect who came to Heavenly River City, including reinforcements from the Purple Mansion Family, totaled just over ten. Now that one had been killed, all were somewhat frantic.
The Foundation Establishment battlefield, hundreds of meters high, was now seeing all cultivators beginning to withdraw.
The Corpse Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage who was fighting Lin Shiming had already brought out five intact blood corpses and one semi-refined blood corpse, a combined force of five at the early Foundation Establishment stage, yet they had not managed to take down Lin Shiming. His expression darkened as they were on the verge of victory yet had to retreat.
"Leave your body for this seat!" The Foundation Establishment Corpse Cultivator waved his sleeve, and all five blood corpses retreated in unison.
However, what he did not know was that at this moment, Lin Shiming's eyes were gleaming with light.
Next, a miniature drum appeared in his hands, and with one strike of the drumstick,
waves of sound violently spread outwards, all directed at the corpse cultivators.
Though these corpse cultivators had powerful Divine Senses, each controlling three or four blood corpses of the same rank, their Divine Senses were already somewhat overwhelmed. Many Foundation Establishment Corpse Cultivators clutched their heads, crying out in pain.
The blood corpses also showed a clear pause.
Lin Shiming's body flickered like a ghost, as white silken threads were thrown towards the heads of the corpse cultivators.
The silk of the Heavenly Silkworm was naturally colorless and tasteless, and under the influence of the Shocking God Drum, combined with Lin Shiming's Split Spirit Blade.
In the blink of an eye, he had slain three Foundation Establishment Early Stage Corpse Cultivators, hooked their Storage Bags, and Lin Shiming once more turned towards the other retreating cultivators.
He had almost completely planned out these cultivators back during the conflict, setting his sights solely on those with weaker Divine Senses—Corpse Cultivators and Demon Cultivators.
The mallet of the Shocking God Drum also startled many cultivators, even more were shocked by Lin Shiming's successive slaying of three people, but they were relatively far away and not affected by the Shocking God Drum. However, seeing this, each of them retracted their blood corpses and then remained mentally concentrated with tense expressions.
All Lin Shiming returned to them was a cold sneer, followed by the rising of the Wood Vine Technique.
After all, he was here to obtain the Cave Heaven Bead, so how could he let the Corpse Refining Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators escape?
Purple Gold Vines suddenly sprang from the ground below, densely packed and with uncanny accuracy, stretching right beneath the feet of the targeted cultivators.
The frightening speed astonished all the cultivators of the Zhao Kingdom.
Not to mention the Demon Cultivators and Corpse Cultivators, these cultivators were more adept at refining corpses, cultivating demons, and body techniques, while swordsmanship was rarely practiced by many. A good number of them were instantly bound by the Purple Vines, with most of them belonging to the Corpse Refining Sect.
In contrast, the Heavenly Demon Sect Cultivators took out some extremely poisonous gourds and corroded the purple tendrils directly.
Nevertheless, it was enough to bind over a dozen cultivators, Lin Shiming waved his sleeve, and then countless Flying Swords flew out, forming the Tiangang Sword Formation and slashing towards the Corpse Refining Sect Cultivators.
The Tiangang Sword Formation didn't require a formation to move, merely the simple combination of swords, which Lin Shiming had already purchased in full as soon as he returned to Heavenly River City.
Coupled with the Heavenly Silkworm silk, he once again slew five Corpse Refining Sect Cultivators.
For the few cultivators left bound, numerous Purple Gold Spirit Spears shot out from the bottom of the pit courtesy of the Purple Gold Vines, striking dead another five Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.
In a brief moment, ten people were slain, and right then, Lin Shiming appeared more demonic than even the Demon Cultivators!
Yet the end was not in sight, as Lin Shiming next took out the Heavenly Demon Bag, releasing powerful winds into the air, preparing to capture three more!
Reaching a total of twenty people, these three were also cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect who possessed gourd Magical Treasures.
The trio's faces turned pale with shock, cursing inwardly since never before had a Zhao Kingdom cultivator of Foundation Establishment Late Stage ambushed one in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
In their eyes now, Lin Shiming was a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator who had concealed his cultivation level. Otherwise, why would his True Yuan reserves and Divine Sense strength be on par with those in the Late Stage?
Moreover, Lin Shiming was also more insidious, having hidden his abilities for so long, only to attack them—cultivators in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment—while the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refining Sect were retreating.
The fierce winds from the Heavenly Demon Bag were astonishing, and with the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refining Sect retreating, the cultivators of the Purple Mansion on high were now fighting with earnest fury.
No matter how dire their expressions, each of the trio had to ride a Heavenly Demon Banner towards Lin Shiming, with countless demonic heads surging forth in kamikaze fashion towards the Heavenly Demon Bag.
Yet the Heavenly Demon Bag held them off, but what came next was the Tiangang Sword Formation's return swing.
With a Spirit Art cast, the one hundred and eight swords of the Tiangang Sword Formation amalgamated into a colossal light sword, slashing down at the three Demon Cultivators.
As Lin Shiming attacked, it finally caught the attention of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Demon Cultivators, and two such cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect abruptly stopped, wielding Demon Blades as they rushed towards Lin Shiming. Clearly, they practiced Body Cultivation, intending to break the encirclement and rescue the three Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators.
However, the next moment, a fiery red monkey abruptly lifted a Profound Spirit Mountain, smashing it down on them fiercely.
This time, not only was the Profound Spirit Mountain shockingly heavy, it was also coated with the Strange Fire of the Red-haired Demon Monkey, burning ferociously.
The two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Demon Cultivators had no choice but to dodge, but in their moment of evasion, Lin Shiming had already slain the three Foundation Establishment Early Stage Demon Cultivators on the spot.
The pair still wanted to fight their way out, but little did they expect Lin Shiming to be undeterred, his body abruptly retreating towards the city wall behind him.
"Shameless, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage slaying Early Stage, in the next grand battle, I will surely kill you!" Both Demon Cultivators were full of dark resentment. However, at this moment, the Zhao Kingdom's Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators had also arrived, forcing the duo to retreat angrily back into the demonic fog.