Jiang Li's gaze inadvertently swept across the roof beam above his head, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It could be seen that under the impact of the fierce battle between the two of them earlier, the roof beam was already covered with cracks. In some parts, it had even started to break and was on the verge of collapsing. Obviously, it could no longer bear any more force.
A bold idea instantly flashed through Jiang Li's mind. Since it was difficult to break through the defense of the Soul Cultivator with a frontal assault, why not take advantage of the fragile layout of the house to create an unexpected opportunity?
Thinking of this, Jiang Li endured the intense pain in his soul body, pretended to still want to continue the frontal attack, clenched his fists with both hands, and rushed towards the Soul Cultivator again with unsteady steps.
Seeing that Jiang Li was recklessly charging towards him again, the Soul Cultivator showed a ferocious sneer on his face.
"Humph! You overconfident brat! Since you're so eager to seek death, then I'll grant your wish!" With that, he formed seals with his hands even faster, and the soul power around him surged as he prepared to deliver a fatal blow to Jiang Li.
Just when Jiang Li was about to approach the Soul Cultivator, he suddenly swayed his body and abruptly changed his direction, dashing towards one side of the house.
The Soul Cultivator was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Jiang Li to change his route at such a critical moment and couldn't react in time for a while.
Jiang Li rushed to a pillar in the house. This pillar was the key to supporting the entire house. It looked extremely thick, but under the influence of the aftershocks of the previous battle, quite a number of cracks had already appeared at its base.
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Li mobilized the remaining divine soul power within his body and gathered it all onto his hands. Then he suddenly rushed towards the pillar and shouted loudly,"Fall down for me!"
Following his shout, Jiang Li pushed the pillar with all his might.
The already precarious pillar, under Jiang Li's continuous exertion of force, finally made a series of "creaking" sounds and slowly tilted to one side.
At the same time, other parts of the house were also affected by the tilting of this crucial pillar.
The roof beam began to shake violently, and the tiles on the roof fell down one after another. The whole house seemed to be moaning in pain and was on the verge of collapsing.
The Soul Cultivator was just about to pursue Jiang Li when he suddenly sensed the abnormal movement coming from above his head.
He looked up and saw the tottering roof beam and the tilting pillar falling towards his position. Immediately, his complexion changed drastically.
"Oh no!" The Soul Cultivator screamed in horror and hurriedly tried to dodge.
But at this moment, he was at a critical juncture of casting a powerful spell. The fluctuations of the soul power around his body were extremely chaotic, and his movements became sluggish.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the thickest pillar fell down first and, right on target, smashed heavily onto the physical body of the Soul Cultivator.
The soul power shield was supposed to prevent these kinds of injuries. However, in order to preserve his strength, the Soul Cultivator had only condensed a shield to resist divine soul attacks. This kind of physical damage was now fatal to him.
Immediately after that, the roof beam and large sections of the roof also collapsed, completely burying the Soul Cultivator under the rubble.
For a while, dust was flying everywhere, and the whole house was plunged into chaos. When the pillar started to tilt, Jiang Li sent out several more soul darts.
When the dust had dispersed a little and he sensed that there was only a faint aura in the whole pile of rubble.
When he walked to the pillar that had hit the Soul Cultivator, he indeed found that the Soul Cultivator was pinned under the pillar, unable to move his body, and blood was constantly gushing out of his mouth. Obviously, he had suffered extremely serious injuries.
Seeing this, Jiang Li gathered his divine soul power once again, and a sharp soul sword appeared in his hand.
Approaching the Soul Cultivator, Jiang Li raised the soul sword and stabbed it fiercely towards the divine soul of the Soul Cultivator.
As the soul sword pierced into the body of the Soul Cultivator, a wave of soul power spread out from within his body and then gradually dissipated.
The eyes of the Soul Cultivator also gradually dimmed and finally lost all vitality.
Jiang Li let out a sigh of relief and quickly returned his divine soul to its place. Then he slowly opened his eyes, only to feel a wave of tiredness washing over him. But it was not yet time to rest.
He had to hurry up and search the body. Until the Soul Cultivator died, he hadn't been able to sense the other's soul rank. There must be a magic weapon on that person that could conceal his aura.
It was really like someone offering a pillow just when he felt sleepy.
Jiang Li circulated his energy to adjust his divine soul and then got up and got out of bed.
He listened carefully to the sounds outside the room, made sure that the maids and servants were all sound asleep, and then gently pushed the door open and walked out.
By the faint moonlight shining through the window, Jiang Li quietly made his way to the bedside of a maid.
He gently tapped on the maid's forehead. The maid's body trembled slightly and then she fell into a deep sleep and wouldn't wake up for a while.
Using the same method, Jiang Li also put the other servants into a deep sleep, ensuring that no one would discover his next actions.
Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat. Most likely, those who had gone to assassinate Lady Wang had been discovered, and it should be the height of the fierce battle at this moment.
At this time, it was not advisable for him to release his divine soul to watch on the spot. There were experts among the guards. If he were mistaken as an accomplice of those people, it would be more harm than good.
The commotion lasted for less than about half a quarter of an hour and then gradually died down.
Jiang Li secretly guessed that perhaps all the assassins had been captured by the guards in the mansion.
He shook his head and thought to himself,"What a pity! I don't know if those people managed to hurt Lady Wang or not!"
If she could receive the punishment she deserved, it would also relieve the anger in his heart.
However, since things had come to this point, Jiang Li could only shake his head and lie back on the bed again. Today's whole ordeal had been extremely thrilling, but the gains were also considerable.
He took out that jade bead and played with it in his hand. He really couldn't feel anything special about it at all. Those who didn't know would think it was just an ornament.
But Jiang Li could clearly sense that his soul power aura would no longer spread outward when it was within two centimeters of his body. That Soul Cultivator had relied on this hidden soul power aura. He just didn't know if it would still work in front of Jiang Zhenting.
After pondering over it in his hand for a while longer, he then focused on the cultivation of his divine soul. At this moment, he wasn't worried that anyone would discover his soul cultivation.