Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

Under Li Yun’s fixed gaze, countless beams of light tore through the void at terrifying speed, leaving behind dazzling trails as they streaked toward him like bolts of lightning.

“Dominant Thunder Palm!” But Li Yun didn’t give up and used his low grade profound rank palm art.

A huge lightning palm appeared in the air as it slapped towards the incoming beams of light.

Bang!

The lightning palm destroyed many of the light beams but the lightning palm also took heavy damage.

A few seconds later, the remaining light beams annihilated the thunder palm destroying it completely leaving Li Yun completely defenseless as the light beams approached him.

Even before the spear-like beams reached him, the sharp Qi radiating from their tips pierced through Li Yun’s tough skin with ease. Blood blossomed across his body in countless crimson points as the cutting force sliced into him.

One more centimeter.

That was all it would take. If the beams advanced even a fraction further, they would pierce straight through Li Yun and reduce him to a riddled husk.

At that critical moment, a clear and melodious sound suddenly echoed through the darkness.

Invisible sound waves spread between heaven and earth, surging outward like a raging storm. Wherever those sound waves passed, the spear-like beams of light froze in place, as if bound by an unseen force. They could not advance even the slightest distance.

“The time of one incense stick has elapsed. Congratulations, you have passed the first trial of Endless Starlight.”

The ethereal and hollow voice rang out once more across the boundless dark space.

As soon as the voice faded, the spear-like beams surrounding Li Yun cracked apart and collapsed, breaking down into countless points of light that quickly dispersed into nothingness.

“The trial is over?”

Li Yun froze for a moment, then a rush of relief and exhilaration surged through him. “That was too close. I was just an instant away from being turned into a sieve.”

Whoosh.

Before the tension in his body could fully fade, radiant beams of holy light suddenly bloomed throughout the dark space. Carrying a sacred aura, they surged toward Li Yun like rolling waves and enveloped him completely before he could react.

“So comfortable.”

Wrapped in that brilliant sacred glow, Li Yun felt the wounds on his body healing at a visible pace. Warmth spread through his limbs and bones, gentle and soothing, as if he were cradled within a tender embrace.

After roughly a quarter of an hour, the holy light slowly dissipated.

“All my injuries are gone.”

Li Yun checked his condition, and an excited smile curved his lips. “Not only have I fully recovered, it feels like my Golden Battle Body has grown even stronger as well.”

“Now, the second trial begins.”

“Second Trial: Ten Thousand Vicious Beasts. Trial Rule: You will pass only after killing every single Vicious Beast.”

Just as Li Yun was still basking in the joy of his recovery, the hollow and ethereal voice echoed once more.

In the next instant, Li Yun felt the world around him spin violently. His vision blurred, and his surroundings twisted. When his senses stabilized again, the endless darkness had vanished. He found himself standing on a vast and boundless grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Li Yun raised his head, and his pupils immediately contracted.

The entire grassland was densely packed with Vicious Beasts.

A thick, malevolent aura saturated the heavens and earth, carrying an overwhelming stench of bloodlust and savagery.

“This trial is called Ten Thousand Vicious Beasts. Do not tell me there are really a hundred thousand of them here. And the condition to pass is to kill all of them by myself?”

Even Li Yun felt his scalp go numb at the sight. The thought of facing such a number alone sent a chill through his heart.

“Roar!”

At that moment, the sea of Vicious Beasts sensed Li Yun’s presence. Deafening roars erupted across the grassland as countless pairs of crimson eyes locked onto him. In the next breath, the entire horde charged forward at once.

Rumble.

One hundred thousand Vicious Beasts surged together like a steel flood. Their stampede shook the void violently, as if the entire world might collapse beneath their iron hooves. The terrifying momentum alone was enough to make a Xiantian Realm third level expert lose all courage.

“I have no choice but to go all out.”

The trial had already begun, and retreat was impossible. A trace of wild determination appeared on Li Yun’s handsome face as his fists clenched tightly at his sides.

A battle of one man against ten thousand Vicious Beasts began at that moment.

“Dominant Thunder Palm!”

“Dragon Tiger Fist!”

“Burning Dragon Fist!”

“Golden Overlord Seal!”

Li Yun roared as he pushed his Qi to its absolute limit, circulating all three of his cultivation arts to their peak. Wind, lightning, and flames surged around his body as he charged forward like an unstoppable war god.

Martial techniques erupted from his hands in rapid succession, dazzling and destructive like fireworks blooming across the battlefield.

Boom. Boom.

Although the number of Vicious Beasts was overwhelming, their individual strength only ranged from the first to second level of the third tier. Before Li Yun’s full-powered onslaught, they were completely unable to resist. Each strike carried terrifying might, blasting dozens and even hundreds of Vicious Beasts into shattered flesh and scattered bones.

Crimson blood soaked the grassland, and a tragic, oppressive aura filled the heavens and earth.

After a full day and night of relentless slaughter, Li Yun finally stood alone amid the carnage.

All ten thousand Vicious Beasts had been slain.

At this moment, Li Yun’s eyes were bloodshot, and his body was drenched in blood, some belonging to the Vicious Beasts and some his own. A dense killing intent radiated from him, so intense that it seemed to cling to the air itself. Standing amid the carnage, he looked like a demon that had just climbed out of a sea of blood, ferocious and terrifying beyond words.

“Congratulations. You have passed the second trial.”

The hollow, ethereal voice echoed once more, and the brilliant, sacred light descended again. As Li Yun was enveloped by it, the injuries he had suffered and the Qi he had depleted during the slaughter of the ten thousand Vicious Beasts rapidly recovered.

“The second trial was much easier than the first.”

After his body fully recovered, Li Yun slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and spoke in a calm tone.

If not for sheer luck, he might not have survived the first trial, even if time had dragged on to the very last moment. The second trial, though brutal and exhausting, had allowed him to carve a path through blood and corpses until the end. Compared to the narrow escape of the first trial, this one felt far more manageable.

But was it truly easier?

Of course not.

In reality, the difficulty of the second trial was several times greater than that of the first. The only reason Li Yun could describe it so lightly was because he was an anomaly. His reserves and quality of Qi far exceeded those of Martial Artists in the same realm, surpassing them by several times or even more than tenfold.

Any ordinary Martial Artist would have collapsed from exhaustion after killing no more than five hundred Vicious Beasts, only to be trampled into flesh and bone beneath the charging horde.

“…Something feels different.”

Li Yun frowned slightly as he assessed his condition. Closing his eyes, he carefully sensed the changes within his body and soon realized the cause.

“After the first trial, my physical body was strengthened. After the second trial, a massive amount of killing intent condensed within me, forming a killing intent seed that is close to materializing. Once this killing intent is released, Martial Artists with unstable minds will be instantly shaken, causing their strength to drop sharply. This is extremely useful.”

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

“If this killing intent seed continues to grow, I might even comprehend a killing intent concept in the future, pushing my strength to an even higher level.”

Having experienced the rewards of the first two trials, Li Yun now understood that the Eternal Sky Trial did not reserve all benefits for the very end. Each trial granted its own reward.

The first trial enhanced his Golden Battle Body.

The second trial condensed a powerful killing intent seed within him.

Now, only the third trial remained.

“What kind of reward will the third trial bring?”

Li Yun’s eyes gleamed with anticipation as he waited for what was to come.

“Third Trial: Fatal Strike. Trial rule: within one hour, you must kill your opponent. If you fail to do so, the trial is considered a failure.”

Rumble. Rumble.

The instant the words faded, Li Yun felt the ground beneath his feet begin to shake.

At first, the tremor was faint, almost negligible, but within moments it grew violent. The earth quaked as if a catastrophic earthquake had struck, and the thick ground split apart as grotesque fissures raced across its surface.

“What is happening?”

Sensing danger, Li Yun immediately leapt into the air. His gaze sharpened as he scanned his surroundings, searching for the source of the disturbance.

Several hundred meters away, the ground suddenly bulged upward, rising nearly a hundred meters into the air. The sight was like a mountain being forced out of the earth. Then, with a thunderous explosion, the elevated ground burst apart, sending countless chunks of soil and rock spraying in all directions like a torrential downpour.

When the dust finally settled, silence returned.

In the vast area that had been empty moments before, a colossal creature now lay sprawled across the land.

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and looked carefully.

The creature stretched for several hundred cm, its massive body resembling a mountain pressed against the earth. A thick yellow shell covered its back, engraved with intricate nine-palace patterns that radiated an ancient and mysterious aura.

This was…

A turtle?

No.

To be precise, it was an enormous turtle of unimaginable size.

Shock flashed across Li Yun’s face. Having lived two lifetimes and accumulated over forty years of experience, he had never seen such a gigantic turtle in his life.

“Is this my opponent for the third trial?”

Li Yun quickly regained his composure and examined the beast more carefully.

“According to the rules, as long as I kill this turtle, I will pass. Its qi does not seem particularly strong, and it even feels weaker than the Vicious Beasts from the second trial. With my current strength, killing it should be effortless. How could the third trial be this simple?”

The more he observed, the more uncertain he became.

“Forget it. I will stop overthinking and just kill it.”

Li Yun shook his head, clearing the clutter from his thoughts. He clenched his fist and drove it forward with all his strength.

Bang.

The impact felt as though he had punched an immovable mountain. A powerful backlash surged through his arm, leaving his hand numb.

There was no damage at all.

Not even the faintest mark appeared on the turtle’s shell.

Instead, the rebounding force nearly tore Li Yun’s arm apart at the wrist.

“What terrifying defense!”

Shock spread across Li Yun’s face. The defensive power of this giant turtle was utterly absurd.

After the enhancement of his Golden Battle Body in the first trial, Li Yun’s own defense had reached a frightening level. Yet compared to the defense of this turtle, his own felt laughably inadequate.

Only now did the massive turtle react.

It did not attack.

It slowly lifted its head, glanced lazily at Li Yun, and then lowered its head again.

A moment later, loud snores echoed across the land.

Li Yun stared in disbelief.

“Did… a turtle just look down on me?”