Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

”Li Yun, you are lucky that you were not killed inside the Floating Island, but you are also unfortunate.”

The first blood-masked assassin spoke indifferently. ”Because after encountering us, your death will be even more miserable.”

”Act!”

Halfway through his sentence, the blood-masked assassin suddenly attacked.

His figure moved like a ghost, leaving behind only a phantom. In the next moment, he appeared directly in front of Li Yun, and an eerie blood-colored palm reached out.

Hualala!

As the blood-masked killer struck with this palm, billowing blood qi immediately spread out like a sea of blood. It made a rushing sound as it lunged toward Li Yun’s chest.

He was, after all, an expert at the 4th level of Heavenly Core Realm. This strike from the blood-masked killer was a lethal move. If Li Yun had not broken through to the 4th level of Earthly Core Realm, he probably would have been heavily injured in this first exchange.

”Get lost!”

Li Yun gave a sharp shout and suddenly threw a punch.

His entire body erupted with brilliant white light as the seventh stage of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture burst forth, unleashing power sufficient to rival a Heavenly Core Realm expert.

Boom!

The two attacks collided, erupting into a wave of powerful energy.

The blood-masked man’s expression changed slightly. Caught off guard, his figure could not help retreating several meters, while Li Yun remained standing where he was.

”You actually have this level of strength?”

The blood-masked man cried out in surprise.

According to the intelligence, Li Yun’s strength was decent and perhaps enough to rival a 1st level Heavenly Core Realm expert. Even so, he had not taken it seriously at all.

In his eyes, it was a joke. How could a mere Earthly Core Realm cultivator, who had not even reached the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm, possess combat power at the Heavenly Core Realm?

He had not expected the intelligence to actually be true.

After a brief moment of mental turmoil, the blood-masked man regained his composure. No matter the situation, an assassin had to remain calm. That was the second rule of being a killer.

As for the first rule, it was naturally to use every possible means to kill the target.

”Everyone, move. Kill him.”

With his sharp shout, the other four blood-masked killers moved at the same time.

Four streaks of blood light flashed, instantly appearing around Li Yun and cutting off all possibilities of evasion. Then, all five killers struck together.

Hua!

A vast ocean of blood qi erupted from the five blood-masked killers at the same time. Some threw punches, some struck with palms, and some used swords, but regardless of their method, they all used pure killing moves.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Li Yun suddenly swung his sword, sending out five consecutive streaks of Sword Qi almost at the same time. Every strand of Sword Qi contained peerlessly sharp power as they swept toward the five blood-masked killers.

Bang!

Amid a series of explosions, three of the five blood-masked killers were forced back, while the remaining two could not help stumbling.

”Do not waste time. Use the Blood Spirit Body-Binding Technique.”

The face of the first blood-masked man became extremely grim.

He had not expected Li Yun to be so powerful. Even when facing five Heavenly Core Realm experts, Li Yun had actually held a slight advantage in that brief exchange.

This gave him an ominous feeling, so he decided not to delay any longer and directly used a killing move.

”Blood Bind!”

The five blood-masked men shouted in unison as blood qi surged from every pore of their bodies. That blood qi converged into a sea of blood, then rapidly twisted and condensed into blood-colored chains.

Each blood-colored chain was dozens of meters long and covered in hideous blood-colored spikes. Under the control of the five blood-masked killers, they coiled toward Li Yun’s head and limbs.

Clearly, if he were entangled by those five blood-colored chains, nothing good would happen to him.

”Soul Sword Control Art!”

Li Yun’s gaze was cold as the Sword-Nurturing Gourd suddenly appeared in his hand.

He pulled off the gourd’s stopper, and immediately, six hundred and sixty-six precious swords whistled out under the enhancement of the Flowing Cloud Formation Diagram.

Back when Li Yun was only at the 1st level of Earthly Core Realm, using this move was already enough to threaten a 1st level Heavenly Core Realm expert. Now that he had reached the 4th level of Earthly Core Realm, and now that his Slaughter Sword Intent had improved, the power of this Soul Sword Control Art had skyrocketed to another level.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The blood-colored chains were directly sliced to pieces by the sharp sword formation. Immediately, the five blood-masked men groaned at the same time, suffering a powerful backlash as they all spat out a mouthful of blood.

”Dreamlike Bubble!”

At the same time, Li Yun swung his sword once more.

This strike carried no hint of worldly aura or killing intent. It was like a dream, like a poem, and like a painting, filled with a peaceful and beautiful atmosphere that made anyone who saw it unable to resist becoming entranced.

”So beautiful...”

Four of the five blood-masked men immediately fell into a daze. Their expressions turned blank, and their eyes became dull. They completely forgot that they were still in the middle of a battle.

”Oh no! Wake up, quickly!”

The remaining strongest blood-masked man’s expression changed. His soul strength was decent, so he was not affected by Li Yun’s sword. However, while he could keep himself unaffected, he could not pull the other four out of their trance.

No matter how he shouted, those four remained dazed, as if they had completely lost themselves.

Swoosh!

Just then, Sword Light flashed.

In an instant, heads rolled as all four blood-masked men were decapitated by a single sword strike.

”Damn it!”

The remaining blood-masked man roared, but he could no longer muster any battle intent.

Li Yun was simply too terrifying.

Five Heavenly Core Realm experts had besieged him, yet four of them had been killed by Li Yun instead. This Li Yun was practically a demon.

Faced with Li Yun, even this blood-masked man felt fear. He actually turned around, wanting to flee.

”Can you escape?”

However, Li Yun’s indifferent voice rang out.

In the next moment, Li Yun’s figure blurred and appeared directly in front of the blood-masked killer. His voice was cold as he said, ”Speak. Why are you people from the Blood Blade Tavern here? Where are the experts from the Seven Great Sects guarding the Floating Island?”

”Hahahaha!”

Seeing that he had been blocked by Li Yun and had no way to escape, the blood-masked man suddenly burst into wild laughter.

”Li Yun, in my life, I have personally killed no fewer than ten experts at the 4th level of Heavenly Core Realm, but I never expected that in the end, I would fall at the hands of a mere Earthly Core Realm cultivator.”

”But even if you kill me, you will not live much longer.”

He seemed to have gone mad, laughing frantically. ”You probably do not know yet, but the Azure Void Region is no longer the Azure Void Region of the past. Before long, you will die a miserable death just like me. Today’s me is tomorrow’s you. No, you will die even more miserably, and your ending will be an even greater tragedy.”

”Hahahaha! Li Yun, I will be waiting for you in the Nine Springs.”

Amid his wild laughter, the blood-masked man’s body suddenly swelled.

In the blink of an eye, he expanded like a giant ball. Then, with a bang, his entire body exploded.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, blood splattered everywhere, filling the air and drenching Li Yun.