Xiong Long continually unleashed golden hammer shadows, these were attacks transformed from his life-bound magic treasure, the Thick Earth Hammer, with absolute power and strength, but hitting the enemy was another matter; if it couldnât hit, then whatâs the use?
The two Golden Corpses were like eels, no matter how Xiong Long attacked, he couldnât land a hit, and they seized any opening his attacks created to strike at his legs.
In just a few breathsâ time, most of the defense on the Nascent Soul Dharma Formâs legs was breached, âNanming Leaving Fireâ burned on his legs, continuing to damage his defense.
If this continued, his defense would be completely broken, and his body would be directly hit by the two Golden Corpses.
His Thick Earth Hammer was contending against Li Shimingâs Thunder and Lightning Magic, allowing at best only an attack transformed by his life-bound magic treasure, preventing the use of the actual Thick Earth Hammer body.
His Nascent Soul Dharma Form suddenly shortened by one meter, then emitted a wave of golden energy from its body.
This golden energy wave surged out, centered on the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, indiscriminately rushing in all directions.
Unless they retreated, there was no way for the Golden Corpse Black Shield and the Golden Corpse Nanming to avoid such an attack.
The moment the golden energy wave appeared, the Golden Corpse Black Shield stood in front of the Golden Corpse Nanming, its surface covered by a layer of black material, transforming its body into a black shield.
"Thatâs the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ!" Xiong Longâs eyes flashed with horror as he recognized the secret technique displayed by the Golden Corpse Black Shield.
âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ was a forbidden technique of the Sun Concealing Sect. To be called a forbidden technique, and even the Demon Sect considered it so, one could imagine how evil the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ was.
This secret technique, which transforms oneself into a vile demon, when practiced to the ultimate level, influences the cultivatorâs mind with demonic force, changing them into a demon conscious only of slaughter without other awareness.
Thus, even within the Sun Concealing Sect, practicing âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ was subjected to severe restrictions.
Xiong Longâs costly area attack was blocked by the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ of the Golden Corpse Black Shield.
The Golden Corpse Nanming behind the Golden Corpse Black Shield was not affected in the slightest, and its defensive power was actually much weaker than Golden Corpse Black Shieldâs.
The Golden Corpse Nanming became a refined corpse by accident, originally meant to serve as a spare body for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, intended for body seizing.
When Li Shiming refined the Golden Corpse Nanming, compared to the âSun Concealing Corpse Refining Techniqueâ, his corpse refining cultivation technique was incredibly inferior.
But Golden Corpse Black Shield was different; its body was cultivated by a Sun Concealing Sect cultivator who saw their own body as a refined corpse.
By further applying the âSun Concealing Corpse Refining Techniqueâ, the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ, and other secret techniques, the strong refined corpse known as the Golden Corpse Black Shield was created.
In a sense, Golden Corpse Black Shield is the top-tier refined corpse produced by such a demonic sect as Sun Concealing Sect, while Golden Corpse Nanming, had it not consumed the Cave Heaven Golden Corpseâs corpse core and mastered the âNanming Leaving Fireâ, would have remained an ordinary refined corpse.
Precisely due to the research on Golden Corpse Black Shield, Li Shiming gave up the idea of cultivating more Golden Corpses; the twelve Silver Corpses he possessed were only meant to be used as research subjects.
In truth, to refine another Golden Corpse, certain conditions specified by the âSun Concealing Corpse Refining Techniqueâ needed to be met, only then could the ultimate refined corpse be crafted.
Li Shiming heard Xiong Longâs exclamation and noted down the name of the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ.
Once he went back, heâd investigate to see if he could find this cultivation technique so that Golden Corpse Black Shield could continue cultivating.
Donât be fooled by Golden Corpse Black Shieldâs current formidable strength in attack and defense, equivalent to the extreme early stage Nascent Soulâs prowess, but without the follow-up cultivation methods for the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ, as Golden Corpse Black Shield advanced to the middle stage of Golden Corpse, its attack and defense capabilities from the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ wouldnât keep pace with its realmâs elevation.
This was different from Golden Corpse Nanming; with its complete grasp of the âNanming Leaving Fireâ Divine Skills, it could continue cultivating, and as its realm rose, the âNanming Leaving Fireâ would also constantly strengthen.
Xiong Longâs area attack had no effect, the two Golden Corpses resumed their assault on the Nascent Soul Dharma Formâs legs.
"Crack," a crisp sound resonated as the earth element spiritual power defense on the Nascent Soul Dharma Form finally broke.
Xiong Long didnât have time to reinforce his defense when Golden Corpse Black Shieldâs âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ and Golden Corpse Nanmingâs âNanming Leaving Fireâ successively struck the Nascent Soul Dharma Formâs legs.
How could the legs of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form endure continuous attacks, the âFalse Resentment Netherworld Techniqueâ and âNanming Leaving Fireâ were both extremely powerful offensives.
As the legs of the Nascent Soul Dharma Form crumbled, Xiong Long could no longer maintain the Nascent Soul Dharma Form.
He pulled out a Jade Talisman, which shattered in his hands, a terrifying aura flooded from it, the aura of a Great Cultivator.
His body got enveloped by energy belonging to a Great Cultivator, and he fled into the distance.
The two Golden Corpses found themselves suppressed and unable to move swiftly as the aura of the Great Cultivator appeared.
Against supreme power, a Golden Corpseâs hyper-speed mobility seemed utterly ineffective.
Xiong Long fled rapidly, causing Li Shimingâs hopes of capturing him to fall flat.
Li Shiming helplessly shook his head, realizing again that on the Dongqi Continent, Loose Cultivators were easier to handle, while cultivators from major powers possessed greater defensive capabilities the stronger their backgrounds were.
Of course, if Brother Song wasnât present, Li Shiming would have more methods to employ, and the likelihood of detaining Xiong Long remained significant.
"Consider yourself lucky!" thought Li Shiming.
He turned his attention to Little Feng, who appeared to have stabilized its aura; the aura of a Third Grade Demon was nothing to a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
However, this young phoenix had just broken through its juvenile phase and already became a Third Grade Demon.
The Red Gold Phoenix truly lived up to its name, its immense potential exceeding his expectations.
Little Feng flew aside, distancing itself from the âThree Gold Earth Beetles,â seemingly not wanting to destroy its own food.
Li Shiming was about to cast an anti-lightning skill from âYuqing Thunder Scriptureâ on Little Feng, but was stopped; the proud Little Feng did not want to rely on its owner to pass this minor tribulation.
In the sky, thunderclouds were gathering.
Li Shiming was indeed an expert in heavenly tribulations, few in the cultivation world had researched heavenly tribulations as much as he did.
Truly, few cultivators had personally experienced around two hundred heavenly tribulations; the limited energy of a cultivator made such feats rare.
In the sky, the intensity of the thunderclouds was not strong; after all, this was just a Third Grade Heavenly Tribulation, equivalent to a Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation by human cultivator standards.
He gauged Little Fengâs state again; the newly grown Little Feng, compared to other Third Grade Demons, equaled the late stage of a Third Grade Demon.
This reassured him further that this tribulation was unlikely to pose any threat to Little Feng.
Just as he thought this, the brewing thunderclouds ceased, and a bolt of heavenly thunder descended from the sky towards Little Feng.
Little Feng emitted a clear chirp and headed toward the heavenly thunder.
The heavenly thunder struck Little Feng; its feathers instantly turned to ashes, leaving it looking extremely disheveled, its formerly mature Third Grade Demon form shattered.
Little Fengâs call was filled with excitement; apparently, the heavenly thunder caused it no harm, and the loss of its feathers didnât make it feel sorrowful.
This was indeed true; such Golden Core Stage thunder striking the late-stage Golden Core-level Little Feng, combined with the fact that spirit beasts have much tougher defenses than human cultivators, the heavenly thunder only destroyed its feathers, exerting no other effects.
After a moment, the electric arcs on Little Fengâs body vanished, leaving it entirely bare.
However, already being a Third Grade Demon, it no longer needed feathers to fly, or even wings to hover in the air.
The thunderclouds in the sky also dispersed along with the disappearance of the heavenly thunderâs might, restoring the sky to its original blue.