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Chapter 1068: Chapter 580: Slaying the Nascent Soul (Part 2)

This allows him to continuously perform ’A Thousand Miles in a Single Step’ at least ten times, with no interval in between.

Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul Emergence flight speed is fast, but how can it compare to the Divine Foot Skill ’A Thousand Miles in a Single Step’?

When Li Shiming’s figure appeared, he was right in front of Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul, blocking the Nascent Soul’s path.

Before he could attack, Little Feng on his shoulder spat out a ball of flame ahead of time.

He did not consider Little Feng a part of his battle strategy, as Little Feng’s stage was merely the late stage peak of the third grade, which would have no effect facing Zhao Lingyu at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

But in fact, he was wrong. Little Feng, this naturally born red-gold phoenix, was considered the top phoenix spirit pet by the Ten Thousand Beast Sect due to its exceptionally strong racial talent.

This flame, if Zhao Lingyu still had a body, would indeed not cause him any harm.

But the problem was that at this moment Zhao Lingyu only had his Nascent Soul, and without employing the Nascent Soul Dharma Form, his defense was extremely weak.

The power of Little Feng’s flame does not lie in its temperature, but in its damage to the soul.

This burst of flame landed on the Nascent Soul’s body. Initially, Zhao Lingyu did not pay attention to Little Feng’s attack, as he was focused on Li Shiming’s movements. In his Nascent Soul state, he still had some Secret Techniques available, and some chances for survival.

But Zhao Lingyu regretted it; when Little Feng’s flame landed on the Nascent Soul, he only felt a piercing pain in his soul.

Soul pain is the most intense pain; it acts on the soul without a way to resist it.

At this moment, the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s attack also arrived, appearing from an invisible state as it attacked.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon spat out a stream of venom, which fell onto Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul.

Theoretically, Little Feng’s flame and the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s venom should cancel out somewhat, but since both Little Feng and the Illusion Spirit Dragon are Li Shiming’s spirit pets, their methods of attack can overlap without canceling each other out.

The Illusion Spirit Dragon’s venom is true fourth-grade poison. Due to its being a Five-clawed Dragon, with enhanced bloodline and innate talent, this fourth-grade poison is among the most potent within fourth-grade poisons.

Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul let out one heart-wrenching scream after another. Little Feng’s flame acted on the soul, while the Illusion Spirit Dragon’s venom affected the Nascent Soul itself, causing unbearable pain with the dual attack.

The Nascent Soul lost its defensive ability at this time and was rolling in the void.

Li Shiming’s figure appeared next to the Nascent Soul, holding a Fourth-Grade Sword Foundation, which he slashed into the Nascent Soul, infusing it with the terrifying ’Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent.’

Even though Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul is at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, this strike, combined with previous damage, caused the Nascent Soul to burst apart.

Li Shiming was still worried that Zhao Lingyu might have some means of survival, but then he received news from the Heavenly Ghost that Zhao Lingyu’s body had died, and he understood that Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul had perished.

A top-level fourth-grade flying sword and a ring appeared in the place where Zhao Lingyu’s Nascent Soul exploded. The top-level fourth-grade flying sword magical treasure was Zhao Lingyu’s destined magical treasure. As for the ring, Li Shiming sensed with his Divine Sense that it was a peculiar Mustard Seed Ring.

It was called a peculiar Mustard Seed Ring because this Mustard Seed Ring could be energized by Nascent Soul energy, something he had never seen before.

It can’t be said that he lacked knowledge; his time on the Dongqi Continent was still somewhat short, and even if a Cultivator possessed such special Mustard Seed Rings, they wouldn’t publicize it.

Li Shiming first put away the Mustard Seed Ring and the top-level fourth-grade flying sword magical treasure, then returned to Zhao Lingyu’s corpse.

Great Cultivator Zhao Qingfeng’s body, which was holding Zhao Lingyu’s corpse, had already detached from its virtual state.

He looked at the corpse, a mid-stage Nascent Soul corpse, adding to one he already had, totaling two. He began to consider whether to take the opportunity to refine the two mid-stage Nascent Soul corpses into Corpse Refining.

Now that his spirit was strong enough to accommodate more contract existences,

handling two Golden Corpses was no issue. Of course, the premise was that the refinement could be successful.

His vision had long surpassed that of when he was on the Beishu Continent, where he would be interested in any Corpse Refining with talent he encountered.

At his current stage, ordinary Corpse Refining has limited utility. Even the three-headed and six-armed Silver Corpses had become his research assistants, and he was reluctant to spend resources cultivating them.

The potential of these Silver Corpses was limited, at most reaching the Golden Corpse Early Stage, with very low possibilities of further advancement.

In contrast to using mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators’ corpses to refine Corpse Refining, as long as there were enough resources, the Corpse Refining made from their bodies would at least have the potential of reaching the Golden Corpse Middle Stage.

The strength at the Golden Corpse Middle Stage would suffice for his use until he reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Even considering Zhao Lingyu’s corpse, judging by Zhao Lingyu’s talent, it was not impossible for the Golden Corpse to advance to the Golden Corpse Late Stage.

Li Shiming stored Great Cultivator Zhao Qingfeng into a secluded space; this time, Zhao Qingfeng’s body had made significant contributions.

He had underestimated Zhao Lingyu too much; this core Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator from a great sect forced him to use nearly every means.

As he summarized the battle in his mind, he flew toward Zhang Hai’s hiding place.

Zhang Hai stood dazed within the Concealing Array, his emotions in an unstable state ever since he sensed Zhao Lingyu’s aura.

Especially as Li Shiming and Zhao Lingyu fought with full force, Zhao Lingyu’s aura became even more evident, having a significant impact on Zhang Hai’s emotions.

”I am Zhong Qiang!” When the aura of Zhao Lingyu’s death appeared, clarity flashed in Zhang Hai’s eyes, and he murmured to himself.

Scene after scene of past events emerged, breaking open his memory seal, and he realized who he was.

Looking at his hands and body, sensing the condition within him, he couldn’t help but smile wryly in helplessness.

Li Shiming walked into the Concealing Array, only to find Zhang Hai with a vastly changed disposition.

Zhang Hai was still Zhang Hai, with no change in appearance or body, and his stage remained at early-stage Foundation Establishment.

But Zhang Hai’s temperament had undergone significant transformation. An aura characteristic of Nascent Soul Cultivators appeared on him.

Zhong Qiang looked at the approaching Li Shiming. With Zhang Hai’s previous memories, he knew it was Li Shiming who had brought him here, and at the same time, he saw the Ten Thousand Beast Sect core Cultivator’s insignia on Li Shiming.

At first, his heart tightened, as he had no means of self-protection in his current state.

If his master, Grandmaster Hu, had sent a Cultivator to find him, it should have been Junior Brother Yue Shan or Registered Disciple Lu Heng, not this unfamiliar Cultivator in front of him.

”Who are you?” Zhong Qiang asked in a deep voice.

Since regaining his memory, he had not considered hiding his restoration.

Even if his stage had fallen to early-stage Foundation Establishment, he remained proud. He was among the few Nascent Soul Middle Stage powerhouses beneath the Great Cultivator rank in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and even in his downfall, he refused to live humbly.

”Li Shizhen greets Senior Brother. I am a newly accepted disciple by the master. Congratulations to Senior Brother on recovering your memory!” Li Shiming bowed respectfully.

”You’re the little junior brother?” Zhong Qiang asked in surprise, looking at Li Shiming.

He knew how strict Master Grandmaster Hu was in accepting disciples; over the years, he had only accepted the two of them. Even the exceptionally talented Lu Heng was just a Registered Disciple.

What capabilities did this little junior brother possess to have Master Grandmaster Hu accept him as a disciple?

”Little junior brother, what’s the situation with Master and Junior Brother Yue?” Zhong Qiang continued to ask without waiting for Li Shiming’s response.

The insignia on Li Shiming’s robe couldn’t possibly be fake, and no Cultivator dared to fake the Ten Thousand Beast Sect core Cultivator insignia.

Moreover, if he weren’t really the junior brother, how could he have come to find him?

From the situation they met at, he thought it was the junior brother who found him and planned to take him back to the sect.

Zhong Qiang was somewhat uneasy, though, regarding why Master Grandmaster Hu sent the little junior brother and not Yue Shan or Lu Heng, fearing some great incident might have happened.

”Master is well, and the second senior brother is on a mission. The sect recently had a conflict with the Sun Concealing Sect, and the battle is intense. That’s why Master sent me to bring Senior Brother home!” Li Shiming caught onto Zhong Qiang’s thoughts and responded with a smile.