Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

A violent clang echoed across the arena, followed by a shockwave that rippled outward like a tidal wave. Dust and shattered stone lifted into the air as two blurred figures flashed from one end of the arena to the other, their swords colliding again in a burst of grey light.

A disciple at the front instinctively staggered back, his face pale.

“I cannot see them at all anymore!”

Another disciple beside him squinted desperately, his eyes darting across the arena as more explosions rang out. “I am at the sixth level and I still cannot track their movements!”

A third disciple clenched his fists, his voice trembling as another shockwave swept past them. “If we were standing in that arena we would not even survive a single exchange.”

From slightly farther back, someone swallowed hard as cracks spread across the stone floor under yet another collision. “They are on a completely different level.”

The disciples watching the battle were shaken to their very core. Their eyes were wide, their mouths slightly open, as they stared at the arena in disbelief.

What was unfolding before them no longer resembled a contest between new disciples. It felt like a clash between seasoned experts.

Even the First Seats of the Four Peaks could not conceal their astonishment.

“To think that Li Yun can match Ye Beichen evenly…” The Earth Pillar Peak First Seat’s expression grew increasingly grim. The more Li Yun revealed his strength, the more humiliated he felt. He had openly favored Ye Beichen, while the Heaven Mandate Peak First Seat had chosen Li Yun.

Now that Li Yun was standing toe to toe with Ye Beichen, he could neither admit that his own judgment had been flawed nor acknowledge that the Heaven Mandate Peak First Seat had seen further than he had.

“Hehe.”

In contrast, the Heaven Mandate Peak First Seat simply smiled faintly as he watched the fierce exchange between the two youths.

“I have had enough of you!”

Ye Beichen’s voice suddenly rang out across the arena, cold and arrogant. He circulated his top grade mortal rank Frozen Ice Limitless Art to the eighth layer, and an overwhelming surge of frigid qi burst from his body, sweeping outward like a tidal wave of frost.

“Ice Dragon Descend!”

In the next instant, Ye Beichen rose high into the air and slashed downward with his sword. From the blade erupted a colossal ice dragon that roared as it plunged toward Li Yun. The temperature in the arena plummeted sharply. The disciples standing at the edges could see their own breath misting in the air, and frost began creeping across the golden stage.

At the center of that terrifying chill stood Li Yun.

He lifted his sword calmly. Red flames ignited along its edge as he circulated all three of his cultivation arts simultaneously. Chaos qi within his body was rapidly transformed into blazing flame qi from his other two cultivation arts, surging into his Sun Refining Scripture at the ninth layer.

The heat radiating from him intensified dramatically, and the crimson flames around his blade grew denser and more violent.

“Blazing Horizon Slash!”

With a decisive swing, Li Yun unleashed the second move of the high grade mortal rank Blazing Sky Sword Art. A blazing arc of flame tore upward to meet the descending ice dragon.

Crackle!

The massive ice dragon stood no chance. The moment it collided with Li Yun’s flaming sword light, it was cleaved cleanly in two. The shattered halves evaporated into mist under the overwhelming heat, leaving nothing behind but drifting vapor in the freezing air.

“How can you be this strong?”

Ye Beichen landed heavily on the ground and stared at Li Yun in disbelief. The Ice Dragon strike had been one of his most formidable techniques, yet Li Yun had sliced through it as though it were nothing more than a fragile illusion. The ease with which it had been destroyed left Ye Beichen shaken to the core.

“Use everything you have right now,” Li Yun said calmly, a faint smile resting on his lips. “If I make my move first, you will not stand a chance.”

“How arrogant.” Ye Beichen let out a cold snort. “All this so called strength of yours comes from the support of three cultivation arts. Without them, you are nothing.”

As his words fell, he once again circulated his Frozen Ice Limitless Art at the eighth layer. A violent surge of frigid qi burst from his body, spreading outward in waves that caused the air to tremble and the golden stage to frost over.

“But now I will show you an attack that you cannot suppress, even with three cultivation techniques empowering you.”

A sneer formed on his face. In the next instant, nine ice swords materialized around him. Each blade radiated a deadly chill. The temperature around Ye Beichen dropped rapidly, and the ground beneath his feet froze solid, layers of frost spreading outward in widening circles.

Whoosh.

A terrifying pulse of cold erupted from the center of his body. The entire arena seemed to be sealed in ice. Frost climbed along the stage, and even the surrounding air felt as though it had solidified.

“This is… Ice Intent Seed! Heavens, Ye Beichen has not comprehended only one intent seed but two. He possesses both Sword Intent Seed and Ice Intent Seed!”

“A genius. He is truly a genius. To comprehend two intent seeds before the age of twenty is beyond extraordinary!”

“No wonder he has always been ranked first in the unofficial New Disciples Ranking. He stands in a league of his own. No one among the new disciples can compare to him!”

The crowd was thrown into complete shock. The earlier revelation of his Sword Intent Seed had already stunned them, but the appearance of an Ice Intent Seed was on an entirely different level.

Comprehending even a single concept to the level of an intent seed required years of relentless cultivation and exceptional talent. Yet Ye Beichen had mastered two. That fact alone was enough to make every disciple present feel the gap between themselves and a true genius.