Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 416: Chapter 254 Spirit Snake_2

The skin of the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” could block the detection of Spiritual Power, such as Spiritual Thought and Divine Thought, rendering it undetectable.

Moreover, the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” possessed a shape-shifting ability, allowing it to blend into the environment, similar to the power of invisibility.

With these two abilities combined, it became the most dreadful ambushing assassin.

Although the Jade Scroll did not specify how lethal the poison of the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” was, it ranked its threat level ahead of many well-known poisons, implying the fearsome nature of the snake.

Fortunately, this “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” was only approaching Great Demon status; had it truly reached the Great Demon Realm, Li Shiming would have been in real danger.

After learning of the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s” characteristics, Shiming’s eyes lit up with excitement. The “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” posed a limited threat to him, but the presence of such an ancient beast suggested that some remnants from ancient times provided a haven for the snake’s existence here.

Of course, before exploring, he needed to deal with the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” first; otherwise, with its elusive attack methods, there was still some danger to him.

Bright electric light flickered around his body, as this time he released a number of Water Mine Groups.

The Water Mine Group was an application of the Water Mine Spiritual Power from the “Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique,” making it a triggerable offensive measure.

On contact with an external force or under Li Shiming’s control, the Water Mine Group would explode, releasing water attribute lightning over an area.

It is important to note that Shiming’s current realm was at the peak of late-stage Foundation Establishment. The “Five Elements Qi Absorption Array” within the Spirit Lake had enhanced his Spiritual Power to the peak of late-stage Foundation Establishment, making his use of the Water Mine Group’s power reach the ultimate spell power achievable in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Unable to locate the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,” Shiming did not linger in any one place but kept flashing through the sea within a certain range, using the “Step by Step Lotus” technique.

Every time he appeared, he released several Water Mine Groups, quickly leaving a large quantity of them throughout the area.

The seemingly random deployment of Water Mine Groups was actually based on formation principles. Each Water Mine Group acted as a flag of the formation, but since the energy of each was singular, their overall power was not significant.

Shiming appeared at the center of the formation, standing on a white lotus, with twelve white lotuses surrounding him in various directions.

He calmly waited, and the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” did not keep him waiting long.

The “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,” confident in its striking ability, was undeterred by the multitude of Water Mine Groups Shiming had laid; it still launched its attack.

It appeared suddenly beside Shiming without any energy trace, biting at him fiercely.

This time, Shiming did not dodge, instead using the “Thick Earth Shield Pearl” to block the strike.

He truly recognized the poison of the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.” The “Thick Earth Shield Pearl” was a treasure, but even so, the Earth Attribute Spiritual Power shield was corroded, forming a gap that was rapidly expanding.

The power of this bite from the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” could even compare to the full-force strike of a Half-step Golden Core.

Had Shiming not used the “Thick Earth Shield Pearl,” the traps he had set might have backfired on him.

He immediately took action. With a thought, all Water Mine Groups detonated, forming an area of Water Mine Spiritual Power-induced water attribute lightning with him at the center, spanning an approximate two hundred meter radius.

At the moment the Water Mine Groups detonated, the formations he had set were also fully activated.

Of course, due to the timing of the Water Mine Groups’ detonation, the formation could only be maintained for two breaths at most.

After its initial attack missed, the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” immediately entered an invisible state, vanishing from Shiming’s Divine Thought. It likely expected to attack again once the “Thick Earth Shield Pearl” was eroded enough to lose its defensive effectiveness.

But as the Water Mine Groups’ water attribute lightning exploded, the “Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake” suddenly found itself amidst countless lightning strikes.

With the defensive power and speed of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,’ it could burst out of the lightning attack range in an instant across a distance of two hundred meters.

But when the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ tried to rush out of the range of the water attribute lightning, it found that no matter how it charged, it was still within the range of the lightning.

The water attribute lightning made it impossible for the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ to maintain its concealed state, revealing itself about sixty meters away from Li Shiming.

A white lotus appeared beside the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,’ and simultaneously, Li Shiming’s figure appeared on the lotus, with his Third Grade Sword Base and overwhelming strength combined with Sword Intent, he fully slashed at the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.’

This strike was long in the making for Li Shiming, who had set up such a grand array, all for this final blow.

The Third Grade Sword Base struck at the ‘seven inches’ area of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,’ showcasing Li Shiming’s formidable close combat ability. The Pure Dao Body, coupled with two Body Refining Techniques, and boosted by the Third Grade Sword Base and Sword Intent, it could be said that this strike absolutely matched the full power of a half-step Golden Core hit.

No matter what, the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ was only close to a Great Demon, not a true Great Demon.

The Third Grade Sword Base nearly cleaved half of the ‘seven inches’ area of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,’ with the blade becoming lodged at that spot.

The ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ thrashed about in desperation, trying to dislodge the blade of the Third Grade Sword Base from its ‘seven inches.’

“Die!” Li Shiming, his left hand empty, grabbed the head of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ with a shout, blocking its mouth with his hand to prevent it from using its fangs.

He exerted force with his right hand, intending to sever the ‘seven inches’ of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ with the Third Grade Sword Base.

The ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s’ body coiled and lashed out against him, but he remained expressionless, allowing it to beat against him.

Although the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s’ battering carried the weight of a blow from a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, such attacks were incapable of penetrating Li Shiming’s defenses, let alone injuring him.

At this moment, he was like a ferocious humanoid beast, with a physical prowess close to that of a spirit beast with a Great Demon’s constitution.

If the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ could speak, it would probably wonder who really was the spirit beast, and when had human cultivators become capable of matching and even outperforming a spirit beast of the same level?

Li Shiming was also astonished by the defensive power of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.’ The formidable might of the Third Grade Sword Base in his hand was his strongest offensive move up to this point, yet it was still extremely strenuous.

After about ten breaths, the Third Grade Sword Base finally cut through the ‘seven inches’ of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake.’

The ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake,’ split in two, continued to convulse, its head held in his left hand gaped, displaying its monstrous vitality.

But by now, the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ was thoroughly defeated.

After waiting a while, with the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ dead, he collected its body.

The body of the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’ was a prized item, its snake skin could potentially be made into a special Spiritual Artifact.

Li Shiming retrieved the ‘Thick Earth Shield Pearl,’ whose Earth Attribute Spiritual Power was nearly depleted at this point, completely corroded by the ‘Absolute Spirit Illusion Snake’s’ intense poison.

He did not concern himself with the ‘Thick Earth Shield Pearl’ anymore, as his mind once again focused on the seabed.

This time, he did not proceed as before, but instead used Divine Thought and Spiritual Power to start digging into the seabed.

A massive amount of silt was excavated by him and stored in his storage bag, then dumped far away.

He continued this task for a whole day, digging more than thirty meters down into a certain area of the seabed.

Gradually, the secrets concealed beneath the silt began to be exposed to his Divine Thought; he sensed chunks of man-made quarried stone, which were the building blocks of constructed buildings.