"Bright Moon in Soft Breeze, die!"
At the swing of a sword, a silvery blade glow flickered and soon a Level Six Armored Beast was sliced in half. It was dead.
"Flaming Divine Fist, penetrate!"
A fist bearing flame was thrown, burning through the air before it smashed onto a First Tier Level Eight Lightning Leopard. The Lighting Leopard fell onto the ground as its body spread a fragrant aroma.
Li Lingtian was a one-hit wonder throughout his journey, even with a Level Eight demonic beast. Many Tier Six and Seven Warriors were struck with fear at the sight of Li Lingtian's terror.
This young man was a more revering existence to them than the demonic beasts.
They had originally wanted to seize Li Lingtian's storage sack but they scrambled far away after witnessing his skills. Instead, these Warriors were afraid that they would be robbed by Li Lingtian.
"This is great. I have finally found a White Jade Flower, and it was of twenty-years value."
He extended his arm to retrieve the White Jade Flower before he headed deeper in to kill more demonic beasts. He left out the materials and only grabbed the Inner Vitals because his storage sack had limited storage.
Time went on day by day and there were now about thirty Level Seven and above Inner Vitals in his storage sack. There were also some medicinal supplies and although only they were only ten years of value, they were enough to refine grade one pills.
This day, Li Lingtian entered the depths of the Ten Thousand Demons Valley. For the past three days, he had continuously come across only Level Nine demonic beasts, of which their Inner Vitals were worth more than Inner Vitals of other levels.
"Huh, what a powerful demonic Qi, could this be?"
At that moment, an omnipotent demonic Qi filled the air with the scent of aura that left people trembling. This was the repression of a superior demonic beast towards inferior demonic beasts.
"Oh b*gger, just my luck."
Li Lingtian smiled bitterly before he hurried to a nearby stone wall. His swift body movements carried him to the top of an eleven-yards tall stone wall in seconds. Then, he glanced at the gigantic demonic beast below.
Earth Dragon, a Second Tier Level Four demonic beast.
The gray demonic beast, scaling a height of five yards was an ugly sight to behold but Li Lingtian had no thoughts on its appearance. Regardless of its looks, it was still a Second Tier Level Four demonic beast.
It had the strength comparable to a Tier Four Warrior Spirit. Demonic beasts naturally had great defense and were capable of vicious attacks. They were much stronger than human Warriors, and it was more so for a Second Tier Earth Dragon that was akin to the Earth element, granting it amazing defense and powerful attacks.
"Fuu, fuu."
Spotting Li Lingtian, the Earth Dragon's blood-shot eyes which was the size of a knuckle beamed at its delicious meal. It swiftly pounced at Li Lingtian.
"Come bite me.
"Oh d*mn it, how can this be?"
Li Lingtian let out a brash smile at the Earth Dragon that was jumping towards him. It was impossible for the Earth Dragon to leap over the eleven-yards tall stone wall.
However, his face turned grave soon after he made a 'come bite me' gesture at the Earth Dragon. The Earth Dragon was clawing his way up the stone wall with its sharp nails, swooping towards Li Lingtian on the double.
"Swoosh."
"Swoosh."
Li Lingtian's mind went blank. He had never believed the saying that pigs could fly but neither did he believe that Earth Dragons could climb on stone walls. This went beyond all of his beliefs and it was more absurd than pigs flying.
Moving with the Breeze Technique, he continuously dodged the gray Earth Dragon that was hot behind his tail. It was a race between a human and a beast.
"Flaming Divine Fist."
"Wham."
"Oh f*ck, what skin is this? It's so tough."
He sought an opportunity to smash his Flaming Divine Fist in. Following a dull noise, he was surprised to find that the Earth Dragon was not burned to a crisp as he had imagined. Instead, his palm had absorbed the pain.
"Bright Moon in Soft Breeze, slice!"
By borrowing strength from gravity, Li Lingtian leaped up the stone wall and repelled the force as he slashed his long sword downwards. A silvery blade glare flickered through the air.
"Swoosh."
"Roar."
The vicious blade glow sliced the Earth Dragon's claws off, and the earth shook at the howl of the Earth Dragon. After all, a Second Tier Level Four demonic beast was equivalent to a Tier Four Warrior Spirit.
"Astounding Sword Technique's Vast Obscure Extermination."
As the True Qi in his body lessened, Li Lingtian knew that he would be ambushed by other Warriors if he attempted an escape. So, without further delay, he circulated his True Qi to forcefully unleash the Astounding Sword Technique's second form.
Immediately, a strange, vast obscure aura that carried a massive sense of destruction tore the air within a fifty-five yard radius.
Detecting the destructive aura, the Earth Dragon's eyes reeked of fear. It let out a howl before it swiftly pounced at Li Lingtian.
At that moment, Li Lingtian peacefully yet expressionlessly waved his arm, drawing a line with his sword as several blade shreds burst out.
"Tzh tzh, tzh tzh."
"Roar, roar."
"Kaboom."
While sizzling crackles echoed in the air, the rarely petrified Earth Dragon was slammed onto a stone wall by a powerful force.
As the intensity wore down, Li Lingtian had long retrieved his sword, or perhaps he never did draw his sword because the velocity was faster than the naked eye.
"Vast Obscure Extermination, I've finally managed to unleash it."
Li Lingtian stared at the Earth Dragon's carcass with a satisfied smile. He had finally succeeded in launching the Vast Obscure Extermination.
The second form of Astounding Sword Technique was indeed powerful in its own right. If an Earth Dragon could be killed in a single hit, there was no stopping him against Warriors or even Warrior Spirits.
With this move, his abilities were raised to a whole new level and Warriors of any tiers would no longer pose a threat to him unless, of course, he encountered an out-of-this-world Powerhouse.
After adjusting his mindset, he glided down to collect the valuable materials and Inner Vital on the Earth Dragon.
A Second Tier Level Four demonic beast was a great find, more so an Earth Dragon with high defense. The skin of an Earth Dragon especially was worth a lot of money.
"Huh, my state came loose."
The moment Li Lingtian was about to leave after he had bagged the Earth Dragon's materials, he stopped short with a baffled look on his face. The earlier battle with the Earth Dragon where he had unleashed the Vast Obscure Extermination had loosened up his Tier Six Warrior state.
"Swoosh."
Transforming his body into a breeze, he swiftly left the battlefield. The activity that went on earlier would attract people to draw near.
"Tier Six Warrior, breakthrough.
"Go."
Half an hour later, Li Lingtian arrived at a cave in the valley with sweat dripping down his face. With a smile, he let out a gentle cry, releasing his body of True Qi to push through to Tier Seven.
The powerful True Qi channeled through and brought him to Tier Seven Warrior; he had succeeded in advancing to Tier Seven.
Feeling the powerful True Qi in his body, Li Lingtian observed the stark difference between a Tier Six and Tier Seven Warrior. Just the amount of True Qi alone was two times more than a Tier Six Warrior. Not only that, but the upgraded state also saw a boost in the quality of his True Qi.
"Flaming Divine Fist."
"Wham."
He demonstrated his Flaming Divine Fist. With eagerness over the violent energy, he smashed his flaming fist to a stone wall afar. Following a loud bang, a huge black hole was cracked onto the stone wall.
"The speed seemed to have picked up a lot."
The speed of the Flaming Divine Fist in Tier Seven had almost doubled compared to when he first started, even the velocity on the circulation of True Qi had increased. This meant that his skill could be launched instantaneously without the True Qi circulation delaying the time.
At the completion of his cultivation, Li Lingtian cautiously unleashed the Ice Vitality Divine Fist. Although it proved a great force, it exhausted far too much True Qi. A strike of his fist turned a twelve-acre cave into a glacier.
"Bright Moon in Soft Breeze."
"Vast Obscure Extermination."
"Flaming Divine Fist."
"Ice and Fire Ring."
Most of Li Lingtian's True Qi had been exhausted by the time he had tried all of his skills. Luckily for him, he had reached Tier Seven or else a single Flaming Divine Fist would have used up almost all of his True Qi.
after taking all his skills for a spin, he now had half his True Qi left. The intensity of his True Qi was better than before.
"I've collected the few ingredients in full so all that's left is to kill a Level Nine demonic beast and collect its Blood Essence."
Li Lingtian took a look inside his storage sack. He had all of the supplies needed to refine a grade one Vitality Pill. There were seven ingredients all together and only a bit of Blood Essence was needed before he could leave Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
Hence, he left the cave and moved forth in search of First Tier demonic beasts. He was not going to refine a pill with a Second Tier demonic beast's Blood Essence as he wanted to avoid wasting precious ingredients.
"Grrruum."
"Grrruummm."
Rumbling sounds that came from the depths of Ten Thousand Demons Valley echoed through heaven and earth. Startled, Li Lingtian moved in a flash. The increase of his cultivation level and ability had enhanced a sense of security in him amongst other Warriors. After all, great talent had been added to his bold nature.
Ten minutes later, Li Lingtian's face turned grave as he peeked inside the valley. He saw five youths encircling and attacking a huge demonic beast.
Warrior Spirit Powerhouses.
"Hiss, they're all Warrior Spirits and one of them is a Tier Five Warrior Spirit."
Li Lingtian gasped silently at the scene. All five Warriors were Warrior Spirits. The lowest was a Tier Two Warrior Spirit while the best among them was a Tier Five Warrior Spirit.
The besieged demonic beast was a twenty-foot tall Green-eyed Beast. It was a Second Tier Level Seven demonic beast.
"Zhang Wei, Xiao Long, you two restrain it. I'll kill it."
Zhou Tianjun saw no progression in the five of them laying siege on this demonic beast. In fact, this Level Seven demonic beast had gotten the better of them. If this went on, they would definitely be killed by this beast.
"Senior Brother Zhou, I'll help you. Ling Feng, you go restrain the Green-eyed Beast as well."
Wang Hao and Zhou Tianjun exchanged glances before they hastened the speed of their hands. After they gave in their all, they immediately pulled back in preparation to launch a powerful attack against the Green-eyed Beast.
"Hurricane Fist."
"Earthly Chill."
"Ten Thousand Vines Bind, confine it."
Without giving Zhou Tianjun and Wang Hao's words another thought, the situation was clear enough for Zhang Wei, Xiao Long, and Ling Feng to circulate their whole body of True Qi to unleash their biggest attack without holding back.
"Roar."
At a loud howl, the Green-eyed Beast pressed its huge claws forward in countering the three Warrior Spirits' attacks. The clash caused the forces to spread in the air. Meanwhile, the restrained Green-eyed Beast had momentarily lost control over its limbs.
"Sky Perishing Spear."
"Kylin Sword."
Seizing the perfect timing, Zhou Tianjun swung his arm before a silver spear emerged. The spear emitted a heavy cloud of Spiritual Qi while amassing domineering energy.