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Chapter 249: Chapter 171: Strength

The clone’s every close-range attack carried a massive force, that even if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator used a high-grade defense magic tool to block it, they would still be impacted by the tremendous force.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator couldn’t help but feel panicked in his heart, realizing that he must have encountered a genius cultivator nurtured by a great sect, otherwise how could there be a situation where a Qi Refining cultivator was suppressing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Li Shiming was quietly observing the battle, without any intention of revealing too much unless he was certain he could kill the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in one strike.

This was the weakest of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, just suitable for practice.

When he was on Sky Sea Island, he was always extremely cautious, fearful of catching the attention of the sect, and dared not reveal too much.

But this was Beishu, within the bounds of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains; he had no sect, no friends, no family here, and this left him without any concerns.

In the battle, the clone seemed to be suppressing the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but the clone didn’t have many ways to deal with the Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The main issue was that it lacked the ability to kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; defeating one could be done with faster speed and stronger force, but to kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, one needed to break through their defense.

Of course, this was under the circumstance where the clone had not used the Third Grade Sword Base, which could only be used when it was absolutely certain it could silence the enemy.

Li Shiming saw the situation he wanted to grasp; both he and the clone could handle an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, at least in close combat.

He no longer hesitated, a beam of sword light flew out from his hand and joined the battle.

His sword light was now much more solid than it was half a year ago, and the Sword Intent within it, much denser.

After half a year of dedicated study, and with the guidance of the Sword Bone, he had truly gained Sword Intent, no longer just infusing it into the flying sword through the Sword Bone.

Even if he lost the Sword Bone now, he had the ability to emanate Sword Intent on his own, though this self-generated Sword Intent was far inferior to the one generated by the Sword Bone, but it proved he was on the right path.

Unfortunately, because his mastery of Sword Intent was still too recent, he had yet to replicate it in his clone; this would take more time, until he had a deeper grasp of Sword Intent.

He was still using the Broken Jade Sword, mainly because the opposing Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s defensive magic artifact was also a top-grade artifact; it was a good chance to test the effects on a Foundation Establishment Cultivator under the same level of artifacts.

“Sword Intent!” The moment the sword light hit the high-grade defense magic tool, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator cried out in alarm.

Even in the Beishu Continent, cultivators who could comprehend Sword Intent were extremely rare, and each one was considered a seedling of a Sword Cultivator, a treasured existence by their sect.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator couldn’t help but wonder what kind of monster he had encountered, one being a Body Refinement cultivator stronger than the body of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and another who had grasped Sword Intent.

Any sect would consider these two Qi Refining cultivators as elite disciples.

A desire to retreat emerged in his heart, but how could Li Shiming possibly let him escape?

Each strand of sword light from the original body weakened the spirit imprint inside the Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s high-grade defense magic tool a little, reducing his control over the artifact.

Meanwhile, the clone’s attacks were like a violent storm, not giving the Foundation Establishment Cultivator any chance to catch his breath.

Up to now, due to the clone’s close combat, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator hadn’t been able to use his most adept fighting method, and his superior attack magic artifact had not even had the chance to be utilized.

His superior attack magic artifact was designed for long-range attacks, but due to his negligence at the beginning and being affected by the visage of the clone, he had completely lost the initiative.

The sword light from Li Shiming’s original body continually weakened the spirit imprint of the high-grade defense magic tool, while the clone kept striking the high-grade defense magic tool with force.

As the Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s control over the high-grade defense magic tool became weaker and weaker, its resistance to the clone’s heavy strikes also lowered, and with every heavy hit from the clone, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s body would jolt violently.

Knowing it couldn’t go on like this or he might die at the hands of two Qi Refining cultivators today, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator gritted his teeth and took out a talisman from his storage bag, having paid a hefty price for this talisman, which could block a strike from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and just needed a bit of time for him to take out and use his superior attack magic artifact.

The instant his high-grade defense magic tool was struck down, the talisman was activated, and a ruthless expression crossed his face. The cost had been great this time; he intended to kill the two Qi Refining cultivators and use the contents of their storage bags to compensate for his loss.

He no longer dodged or defended, trusting the talisman on his body to ward off the two Qi Refining cultivators for a while.

In this period, he could attack the two Qi Refining cultivators without any reservations, demonstrating the true might of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Upon noticing that the talisman had transformed into a defensive spell, the clone knew the best moment had arrived.

The Golden Strike Sword in his hand disappeared, replaced by the Third Grade Sword Base, which transformed into a longsword.

With an extremely standard double-handed thrust, he delivered the most powerful strike since the fight began.

Although the Third Grade Sword Base wasn’t a genuine Golden Core Magical Treasure, it had breached the skin of a Golden Core Sword Cultivator in actual combat.

Facing the defense of late-stage Foundation Establishment, the clone’s all-out thrust, aided by the inherent power of the Third Grade Sword Base, pierced through the defense in one strike.

The Third Grade Sword Base continued to penetrate the Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s body, the tremendous force pushing his body horizontally backward.