Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

“Han Xue, fall back first.”

Li Yun’s voice sounded directly in her mind through sound transmission.

“Will you be alright facing both of them alone?”

Han Xue hesitated. It was clear that she wanted to stay and fight alongside him.

“I am not planning to fight them head-on either,” Li Yun replied calmly. “From what I can sense, Xue Ming should also be somewhere nearby. He has hidden himself extremely well, to the point that we cannot detect him at all. If that is the case, then we are already at a disadvantage in numbers. Two of them are at the 8th level of the Qi Sea Realm, and there may be a third hidden in the shadows. It is better to withdraw first and look for a better opportunity.”

He paused briefly before continuing.

“You should go and find your brother. I will hold them back for a moment and follow right behind you.”

Han Xue did not hesitate any longer. She trusted Li Yun completely.

Without another word, she turned and rushed toward another passage, retreating at full speed.

“Where do you think you are going?!”

Yan Luo sneered as she unfurled the blood-colored banner in her hand.

In an instant, strange black skulls shot out from the banner, racing toward Han Xue with terrifying speed.

Those skulls looked grotesque and unnatural, as though they had been forged from real human bones. As they flew forward, the ground beneath them began to melt, unable to withstand the sinister energy they carried.

Han Xue’s expression changed drastically.

She could clearly sense the destructive power contained within those skulls. If she allowed them to hit her, the consequences would be dire.

Just as she was about to stop and defend herself, a streak of lightning tore through the air.

Boom!

The lightning struck the skulls directly, blasting them away and scattering them in all directions.

“Do not stop!”

Li Yun’s voice rang out sharply.

Han Xue immediately understood. She did not slow down again and instead pushed her speed to the limit, vanishing into the distance within moments.

“Damn it!” Yan Luo clenched her teeth as she watched Han Xue escape.

“Letting her go might actually work in our favor.” Fan Qing’s eyes gleamed coldly as he looked at Li Yun. “Now we can focus entirely on him.”

He recalled the previous clash between Li Yun and Xue Ming, and his expression grew more serious.

“His physical strength is abnormal. If I engage him directly, I will end up no better than Xue Ming.”

After a brief moment of thought, he turned to Yan Luo.

“You use the Hundred Skull Banner to keep him occupied. Distract him and limit his movements. I will seize the opportunity and deliver the killing strike.”

“Understood.” Yan Luo nodded without hesitation.

With a flick of her wrist, the blood banner trembled, and the black skulls surged forward once more, rushing toward Li Yun with eerie howls.

Li Yun watched the swarm of skulls rushing toward him without the slightest trace of panic.

With a calm expression, he drew his sword.

In the next instant, his 40% Sword Intent surged outward, sharp and overwhelming. The air around him trembled under its pressure as he raised his blade and slashed down in a single, decisive motion.

A wave of sword qi tore through the air.

It collided head-on with the dozens of floating skulls.

Crack! Boom!

The skulls could not withstand the force of his sword intent. Some shattered instantly into fragments, while others were blown far away, completely losing their form and power.

They were wiped out in a single strike.

“This… how is this possible?!”

Yan Luo’s voice trembled with shock.

She knew better than anyone how powerful those skulls were. The Hundred Skull Banner was a Top-Grade Profound Rank treasure personally given to her by her father, the master of the Boundless Martial Palace. It was the very reason she had dared to enter the tomb despite only being at the 5th level of the Qi Sea Realm.

According to her father, this treasure was powerful enough to contend with experts at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm.

And yet, Li Yun had destroyed it so effortlessly.

“With just one strike…”

Yan Luo stood frozen, unable to believe what she had witnessed.

At that moment, she suddenly recalled her initial impression of Li Yun back in the Black Wind Desert. At that time, she had judged him to be a genius with terrifying potential within the Southern Martial Domain.

Afterward, she had dismissed the thought and forgotten about him.

But now, she realized that her earlier judgment had not been wrong at all.

“Die!”

Fan Qing, however, paid no attention to Yan Luo’s realization.

Without hesitation, he launched his attack.

His staff, wrapped in crackling blue lightning, pierced through the air with unstoppable force as it thrust toward Li Yun. The lightning surrounding it radiated 30% Lightning Intent, filling the space with violent energy.

“Coiling Dragon Staff!”

As the attack advanced, the lightning condensed and transformed into the shape of a dragon, coiling tightly around the staff as it surged forward with terrifying momentum.

Facing this strike, Li Yun’s expression remained steady. ’A top grade profound rank martial art coupled with a middle grade profound rank cultivation art at the 6th layer… He is strong.’

Seeing this, Li Yun decided not to hold back.

His own 40% Lightning Intent erupted from his body, and in an instant, his entire figure was enveloped in brilliant blue lightning.

The air crackled violently around him.

Drawing upon the power of the Top-Grade Earth Rank martial art, the Heavenly Lightning Codex, Li Yun gathered all the lightning energy into the tip of his sword.

The blade shone with an intense white light, as though it had become the core of a storm.

Then, he thrust forward.

Boom!

The moment the sword tip collided with the staff, a violent explosion of lightning erupted.

Bolts of electricity surged wildly in every direction, illuminating the entire chamber in a blinding flash.