Translator: CinderTL
Sword qi storm!
A sword qi storm mixed with the rain of destruction!
As this storm of sword qi crashed down, the remaining twenty Void Refining cultivators from the Heavenly Palace felt their scalps prickle with fear.
An unprecedented terror, like an electric shock, exploded deep within their hearts.
Every corner of their bodies seemed to scream with Mind Power...
Flee!
Flee!
Flee as far as you can!
But the problem was...
They wanted to flee, but...
They couldn't!
In an instant, chaos erupted across the battlefield!
"Danger! Retreat quickly!"
"What... what kind of Secret Arts is this!?"
"How... Li Chunjun, what did he do!? What exactly is he doing!?"
"Hahaha! It's an illusion! He's clearly at the end of his rope. How could he possibly unleash such a ferocious attack!? It must be an illusion! You can't scare me! Come on, I'm not afraid! Let the storm rage even fiercer!"
Waves of panic, confusion, terror, and despair rapidly filled the hearts of the twenty Heavenly Palace Void Refining cultivators.
Just moments ago, they had numbered over fifty, facing Li Chunjun. Through tactical maneuvering and exploiting his advantages, he had managed to wear down nearly thirty of them, forcing them to their deaths!
At that moment, the Heavenly Palace Void Refining cultivators were already under immense pressure.
Just moments ago, the Aurora Special Forces had arrived, immediately unleashing six Superior Dao Artifacts and unleashing the chaos ash disaster—a technique that corroded and confused all things—to ruthlessly destroy Li Chunjun's sword qi storm.
In that instant, they truly saw a glimmer of hope.
However, this glimmer of hope had barely begun to shine when it was swiftly extinguished and overturned by an even more terrifying darkness and storm.
Li Chunjun, who had been on the brink of exhaustion, not only underwent a sudden Nirvana Rebirth, returning to his peak condition, but also displayed unprecedented power, unleashing endless sword light that dealt devastating blows to the remaining twenty surviving Void Refining cultivators!
The massive contrast between this sudden surge of hope and the looming threat of death shattered the minds of a few Void Refining cultivators.
The remaining cultivators, though still maintaining their mental fortitude and unleashing their most powerful dao techniques and Dao Artifacts, found themselves utterly ineffective against this sword qi storm, which had grown significantly stronger than before.
With infinite resentment and regret, they were annihilated by the sword qi storm.
In particular, as the sword qi obliterated the Heavenly Palace Void Refining cultivators, Li Chunjun's rising Sword Qi, blazing like a radiant Great Sun, completely tore apart the chaos ash disaster.
Even though the six peak Void Refining cultivators of the Aurora Special Forces poured all their strength into activating their Superior Dao Artifacts, they still couldn't repair the chaos ash disaster torn apart by the Sword Qi.
The laws of Void and Destruction reveled in their dominance over this region.
"Why!? Why is this happening!?"
This outcome dealt an unprecedented mental blow to the six members of the Aurora Special Forces.
Especially the team captain...
Because Li Chunjun had escaped from their grasp twice without leaving a trace, they had already mentally prepared for the hidden depths of his power.
But this preparation was based on the assumption that while Li Chunjun was strong and his methods might be superior to theirs, they should still be able to suppress him if they had a dozen or two Void Refining cultivators by their side.
Otherwise, why would Li Chunjun have repeatedly chosen to flee when the six of them arrived, rather than fighting them to the death?
But what was happening before their eyes...
...shattered their previous understanding of Li Chunjun, built through their previous encounters.
"How... could he be... this strong..."
The Aurora Special Forces captain watched the sword qi storm obliterate the Heavenly Palace Void Refining cultivator.
Then, seeing the chaos ash disaster completely torn apart, he felt his mind seize up.
Why? How could he be this strong?
This level of power far exceeded the limits of a Void Refining cultivator.
A breakthrough during battle?
Even if his Mind Realm had advanced to the sixth layer, it wouldn't have made him this powerful in an instant!
"You want to see my true abilities? Then open your eyes and watch closely."
Li Chunjun spoke calmly.
In the next moment, he waved his hand, and the sword qi, now a raging torrent, turned. The sword light that had just annihilated twenty Heavenly Palace Void Refining cultivators now crisscrossed the Star Abyss like a dazzling river of light, carrying both sharpness and brilliance as it shot straight toward the six members of the Aurora Special Forces.
"Not good!"
The Aurora Special Forces captain's pupils contracted violently.
He didn't even have time to retrieve the six Superior Dao Artifact-grade flags.
An unprecedented sense of impending death compelled him to instantly target a point on the outer edge of the Star Abyss.
"Go!"
Activated by a special Dao Artifact within him, the Star Abyss tore open!
The six members of the Aurora Special Forces were about to escape through this newly formed passage.
But just then, Li Chunjun tossed a token into the air.
The power of the Star Abyss surged through the passage, momentarily disrupting its operation.
That brief moment of delay was all it took for the overwhelming sword qi storm to descend, enveloping the entire Aurora Special Forces team.
As Li Chunjun's token interfered with the passage, the Aurora Special Forces captain finally realized something.
He finally understood why Li Chunjun had survived their attacks time and again.
"Inheritance! Inheritance! Li Chunjun has inherited the Dao Harmonizing Star Spirit—the Blazing Fusion Dao Lord's legacy!"
Li Chunjun's combat prowess surpassed even that of Primordial True Martial, a Heaven's Chosen.
With such talent, passing the Inheritance Hall's trials within the Star Abyss would have been effortless.
The main reason he hadn't considered this before was that he couldn't believe someone as gifted as Li Chunjun would accept the Blazing Fusion Dao Lord's inheritance, given its notoriously harsh conditions.
However, he had clearly overlooked the external factors Li Chunjun faced at the time.
If Li Chunjun refused the inheritance, he would have been cornered by the combined forces of the Wu Ji Sect and the Heavenly Palace, leaving him with no escape.
By accepting the inheritance, Star Abyss became his domain, allowing him to repeatedly turn the tables.
As these thoughts crystallized, the Aurora Special Forces captain finally understood why Li Chunjun had repeatedly used the True Spirit Incineration Secret Art, seemingly on the verge of self-immolation, only to reappear later, as vigorous as ever.
The Ever-Transforming Creation Pool!
The pool, crafted by the Blazing Fusion Dao Lord within the inheritance hall, could rapidly heal even the most severe injuries!
"Clashing with the Dao Lord's inheritor in the Dao Venerable's own Great Camp... The Wu Ji Sect... the Aurora Special Forces... our defeat is not entirely undeserved!"
A mixture of sorrow and resignation flickered in the captain's eyes.
The Aurora Special Forces, renowned for their invincibility, had suffered this defeat not entirely through their own fault.
It was simply...
They had chosen the wrong battlefield.
He quickly transmitted this deduction back to the sect.
Then...
At the moment the sword qi storm descended, he burned his Qi to its limit, unleashing a final, desperate strike that blazed with his last remaining brilliance.
The other five members, writhing in agony and resentment, met their end in the storm of sword qi. Two of them even cursed aloud, but their cries were swallowed by the relentless barrage.
"Killed a Life Level 34 creature! Experience +11415!"
"Killed a Life Level 34 creature! Experience +10511!"
"Killed a Life Level 34 creature! Experience +10488!"
[Life Level: 39 (134211/900000)]
Li Chunjun waved his hand.
The scattered sword qi storm reformed, bringing with it remnants and debris that coalesced in his palm.
"I'll have to extract useful substances from this waste. Fortunately, the quality is quite high. The dao rhyme substance I extract should still be worth several billion."
Li Chunjun transferred the debris into his storage treasure.
Then, with a clenched fist, the Scarlet Sky Sword melted into his palm and entered his body for cultivation.
His attention turned to his greatest gain since entering the Star Abyss: the six harmony flags!
There were six in total, each a Superior Dao Artifact!
Combined, they formed a Superior Dao Artifact set, even more valuable than an ordinary Superior Dao Artifact!
If he were to sell them, someone would eagerly pay 300 billion spirit crystals.
Keep in mind that the cost of forging a Top-Tier Dharma Manifestation usually ranged from 30 to 100 billion!
Even if he factored in potential setbacks that doubled the cost, it would still only amount to 60 to 200 billion.
300 billion Spirit Crystals!
That's enough to forge several Top-Tier Dharma Manifestations.
"If I were to fully optimize my Void Storm Dharma Aspect, it would cost 80 billion, maybe 90 billion at most. If I simplified it, 50 to 60 billion would be more than enough. Of course, that would mean spending more time refining it after it's formed. But now, I've suddenly gained 300 billion..."
Li Chunjun decided to use the blueprint for creating a Supreme Dharma Aspect to forge his Void Storm Dharma Aspect.
This would elevate the Void Storm Dharma Aspect by half a tier, potentially allowing this area-of-effect Dharma Aspect to rival even Top-Tier Dharma Manifestations in single-target combat.
"I wonder if Liu Yu's new design is complete yet. I'll need to update my data."
Li Chunjun mused.
At that moment, his communication artifact vibrated slightly.
With a thought, he immediately sensed Lan Jing's divine sense power. "Supreme Elder, almost all the disciples monitoring the Wu Ji Sect's Void Refining cultivators have reported that they're retreating at full speed, leaving the Star Abyss."
"Leaving the Star Abyss..."
Li Chunjun wasn't surprised.
Even the Aurora Special Forces had perished in the Star Abyss. Yet when facing the Heavenly Palace, he had displayed terrifying combat prowess, single-handedly taking on fifty opponents. Even if the Wu Ji Sect still had over a hundred Bai Lian Void Refining cultivators remaining, what was the point of staying any longer?
Unless those hundred-plus Void Refining cultivators stayed together at all times, forming a defensive formation and abandoning all pursuit of Star Abyss opportunities, he could simply launch surprise attacks every few days, killing ten or twenty each time. It wouldn't take much effort to wipe them all out.
"Let's leave then," Li Chunjun said.
With his Life Level raised to 39, even peak Void Refining cultivators could no longer provide him with experience. He didn't need to wipe out the Wu Ji Sect's Void Refining cultivators completely.
His next priority was to forge his Dharma Aspect as quickly as possible.
Even now, his Dao Cultivation and Qi, though not yet at forty thousand, were already at thirty-eight or thirty-nine thousand!
Once he forged the Void Storm Dharma Aspect, his combat power would soar past one hundred and ten thousand!
This was a level even the most powerful Dharma Aspects, accumulated to their peak, could rarely achieve!
If he added the enhancements from his Void Dao Body and Destruction Dao Body...
Reversing the tide against a Supreme Sage was no longer a fantasy!
"You all stay in the Star Abyss for a while longer. With so many Void Refining cultivators from the Wu Ji Sect and Heavenly Palace dead, they won't let this go easily. After I handle matters outside, you can leave the Star Abyss!"
(End of the Chapter)
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