Chapter 1173: 1055: Breeding_2

Chapter 1173: Chapter 1055: Breeding_2

Afterward, a large number of cultivators mobilized, capturing people all over the station.

One cultivator couldn’t resist stopping someone and whispered, “What happened?”

“Catching Immortal Tao traitors. If you have no reason to be out, don’t wander around unnecessarily.”

The cultivator shuddered, hastily thanked him, and hurried away.

One thing after another happened, leaving people overwhelmed.

As a result, by the time the day of the great battle arrived, many cultivators’ states were visibly poor.

The scattered immortals ahead glanced but said nothing further. They had already warned everyone to quietly stay in their cave mansions until the battle began. Since they disobeyed and got themselves involved, their fates in tomorrow’s battle depended on their own fortune.

Without a word that night, the next morning, Li Zhirui walked out of his cave mansion and flew toward the previously agreed location.

He keenly noticed that some cultivators’ auras seemed off, and the murmurs he caught amid the crowd informed him that so much had happened in these mere three days.

Still, it had nothing to do with him, so Li Zhirui dismissed it and stood calmly, waiting to head into battle.

Buzz!

All of a sudden, a faint humming sound echoed across the battlefield, followed by a series of strange phenomena.

From the earth arose countless black mists, composed of evil qi, resentment, and other wicked energies that coalesced into grotesque, ferocious monsters, clawing at the heavens and earth with menacing frenzy.

“What is this?”

Li Zhirui’s heart trembled as he looked toward a few cultivators of distinguished origins, only to find their expressions calm, clearly aware of the reason behind the phenomenon.

Likewise, many loose cultivators or those from minor factions were equally bewildered and astonished, just like him.

‘The depths of the Primal Spirit Realm far outstrip my imagination!’

Li Zhirui mused silently. Despite having lived in Taisui Immortal City for so many years, he had never heard the faintest whisper of this.

“These things are called Fierce Sha Beasts, a kind of Calamity or Catastrophe Beast. They wreak havoc on the world, causing tremendous destruction. Thus, in this battle, not only must you deal with Demon Cultivators, but you must also slay these Fierce Sha Beasts to restore peace to the world,” a scattered immortal explained.

However, this terse explanation provided little clarity to the crowd.

Still, seeing the immortal’s impatience, no one dared to ask further questions for fear of offending this mighty figure.

“Take action! Whether it’s slaying Fierce Sha Beasts or Demon Cultivators, it will greatly benefit your future cultivation.”

With that, the Human Immortals and scattered immortals of great ability charged into the battlefield enshrouded in black mist, a realm seemingly isolated from the outside world.

Unlike Li Zhirui and the other Mortal Realm cultivators, they proceeded without pause, heading straight for the densest concentration of black qi on the battlefield.

The Fierce Sha Beasts birthed there were more formidable, and naturally, defeating them yielded greater rewards.

And the reward they spoke of was precisely **merit**!

As creatures derived from the world’s discarded impurities, Fierce Sha Beasts had a singular purpose: to ravage the world, ultimately leading to its destruction!

Eradicating them brought rewards from the Heavenly Dao.

This battlefield, in fact, was a breeding ground painstakingly crafted by the collaboration and silent accord between the two paths of Immortal and Demon!

The creatures they bred were none other than the Fierce Sha Beasts.

A battlefield of constant slaughter and death, a place where life was eternally extinguished—where evil qi, death energy, and other wicked energies accumulated over the years—giving rise to Fierce Sha Beasts.

Whenever this happened, the Immortal and Demon factions would ignite a great war.

At first, the war targeted only the Fierce Sha Beasts. Yet, because their numbers were limited, and since cultivators and Demon Cultivators naturally viewed each other with hostility, conflicts inevitably erupted, leading to the current state of affairs.

Now, they had to kill both more Fierce Sha Beasts and guard against ambushes by opposing cultivators or Demon Cultivators.

No matter how strong the Fierce Sha Beasts were, they lacked sufficient spiritual intelligence, acting only on a primal instinct to kill. With power great enough, they could be slain.

Even if one’s strength was slightly lacking, external tools could provide assistance.

But cultivators and Demon Cultivators were entirely different; each one was an old fox full of schemes and strategies.

Li Zhirui didn’t fully grasp these complexities, but he could piece together some of it.

For instance, why the widely propagated Lotus Seed Skill was nowhere to be seen on the Immortal Demon Battlefield. The likely reason was to preserve this unique realm as a breeding ground for the Fierce Sha Beasts.

‘How ruthless! Mortal Realm cultivators are treated like disposable pawns!’ Li Zhirui’s thoughts raced, but he hesitated to rush forward.

Still, that did not mean he would hold back.

Slaying Fierce Sha Beasts granted merit—such a rare and accessible means of acquiring it wasn’t easy to come by. To pass up this opportunity was to wait for an uncertain future, possibly years or even centuries away.

Thus, as Li Zhirui entered the battlefield engulfed in black mist, his demeanor changed. No longer concealing his strength, he immediately faced two Fierce Sha Beasts.

He wouldn’t let their limited numbers dissuade him.

Despite the risk of facing two without knowing their strength, the rarity and value of these creatures demanded taking some gambles.

Roar!

The two Fierce Sha Beasts didn’t even wait for provocation. The moment they saw him, they let out deafening roars and charged toward him.

“Stupid beasts seeking death!”

Li Zhirui coldly snorted, a mass of thunder light radiating purifying qi materializing in his palm. Seeing the beasts closing in, he hurled it at them.

Boom!

The thunder light erupted, transforming into a small thunder pool that trapped the Fierce Sha Beasts. The incessantly flickering thunder light clashed ferociously with the Yin Evil qi emanating from their bodies.

Li Zhirui frowned. These creatures were indeed hard to eradicate.

After all, whether through Thunder Method or his increasingly profound comprehension of the Purification Principle, these tools were naturally highly effective against such entities.

Not to mention, his attack this time was meant to seriously wound them—he was holding nothing back.

Yet, despite this, the Fierce Sha Beasts’ injuries were not severe. They continued roaring within the thunder pool, unleashing waves of black qi as they attacked madly.

The thunder pool, in contrast, began showing signs of instability under their onslaught.

“Such formidable beasts!”

Li Zhirui muttered in admiration, his eyes flashing with killing intent. Activating the power of his Cave Heaven, he struck again with more Palm-Thunders.

After dozens of these strikes, the Fierce Sha Beasts still hadn’t died. They merely lay weakened, unable to attack further.

“Their vitality is astonishing. It seems they are not so easily eradicated.” Li Zhirui frowned slightly. This efficiency was too low.

Given the stakes of earning merit, Li Zhirui naturally wanted to obtain as much as possible!

But upon reflection, he realized there was no rush.

Even as someone armed with countermeasures and the power of Cave Heaven, it took him considerable effort to subdue these beasts. The other cultivators would hardly fare any better.

Of course, those from major factions who knew the beasts’ weaknesses from their mentors might be able to dispatch them faster than Li Zhirui.

“Who’s there?!”

Just as Li Zhirui prepared to finish off the two Fierce Sha Beasts, a faint noise came from nearby.

Immediately on guard, he shouted toward a large boulder, “Come out now! Or don’t blame me for taking action!”

Li Zhirui hadn’t expected that someone would try to play predator and steal his prey!

“Hmph!” Seeing no one appear after a moment, Li Zhirui wasted no time, launching a frighteningly powerful attack toward that direction.

The cultivator hiding behind the boulder felt a jolt of terror and fled instantly, not daring to remain.

Li Zhirui watched the fleeing streak of spirit light with icy eyes. After scanning the surroundings with his divine sense and confirming no further issues, he focused on dealing with the two wounded Fierce Sha Beasts.

In this darkened world, the only one trustworthy was himself! Everyone else was either an enemy or a potential enemy!