Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

The instant people recognized him, the gathered geniuses erupted in shock.

“H-he is Xian Li… the Spear Demon of Boundless Martial Palace!”

“Heavens, what is he doing here?! He is ranked thirty-third on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!”

“I heard his recent strength has already risen close to the level of the top twenty!”

“Did he come for Li Yun? If so, Li Yun is finished. No matter how monstrous he is, how can he compare to someone like Spear Demon Xian Li?”

“That is true. Xian Li entered the fifth level of the Essence Qi Realm long ago.”

Shock spread through every corner of the Tea Ceremony.

The arrival of the flying boat from Boundless Martial Palace had already shaken the entire gathering, but the appearance of Xian Li elevated that shock to an entirely different level.

For many disciples present, the Hidden Dragon Ranking was a symbol beyond ordinary imagination.

It recorded the true monsters of the younger generation throughout the Southern Martial Domain. Those whose names entered that list were beings whose talent and strength far surpassed common geniuses.

To enter the top one hundred was enough to become famous across multiple regions.

To enter the top fifty was to become someone spoken of with awe and caution.

To stand at thirty-third, while rumored to possess battle power nearing the top twenty, meant Xian Li was an existence whose reputation alone could suppress the confidence of many sect prodigies.

Normally, only a few experts ranked near the lower end of the top hundred would occasionally appear at Tea Ceremonies.

As for those within the top fifty, they almost never attended such gatherings.

People of that level had already stepped beyond ordinary exchanges between younger disciples.

Yet now one of them stood directly in the arena.

That fact alone caused the blood of countless spectators to race.

Han Li’s face immediately turned solemn.

Han Xue’s expression tightened with worry.

Even Qin Ling and Shi Xing, both proud geniuses in their own right, narrowed their eyes seriously.

Xian Li wasn’t like Xin Lu or Shaun Chu, he was a genuine monster of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

At the center of the arena, Xian Li slowly raised his spear and pointed it toward Li Yun.

The sharp tip gleamed with a cold light beneath the sky.

When he spoke, his voice was low, yet every person on the summit heard it clearly.

“So you are Li Yun.”

He took one step forward.

The already cracked arena floor shattered even further beneath that single step.

“I heard you killed disciples of my Boundless Martial Palace and even daring to kill the Young Miss of my Boundless Martial Palace.”

His gaze grew colder and more dangerous.

“Now let me see whether your strength is truly worthy of such arrogance.”

Across from him, Li Yun remained standing calmly within the faint remnants of crackling lightning still lingering around his body.

He looked first at the spear pointed toward him, then at the fierce aura radiating from Xian Li.

Slowly, a smile appeared on Li Yun’s face, calm and steady, as though the arrival of such a famous opponent had only awakened the fighting spirit sleeping within him.

“Then come.”

The words had barely left his lips when the Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor, which had begun to fade moments earlier, erupted back to life with overwhelming force. Blue lightning burst outward in violent waves before rapidly condensing around him once more.

In the space of a single breath, a complete suit of radiant armor formed from head to toe, wrapping his body in dense electricity that pulsed with terrifying destructive power.

Arcs of lightning moved across the surface of the armor like living serpents, twisting and coiling with restless violence. The pressure surrounding Li Yun rose sharply, and many disciples felt their breathing tighten from the aura alone.

Yet before the crowd could even fully react, Xian Li had already moved.

His figure blurred into a streak of dark light and vanished from where he had stood. The speed was so shocking that even many experts of the Essence Qi Realm could only catch the faintest trace of motion crossing the arena.

Then he was already standing before Li Yun.

The black spear in his hand thrust forward in one direct motion. It was simple, efficient, and merciless. There was no flourish, no wasted movement, and no meaningless display of force.

Yet the instant the spear moved, the air before it exploded violently. Pressure compressed into a single narrow line, as though everything standing before that spear tip would be pierced apart without resistance.

Li Yun’s eyes sharpened at once.

He did not draw his sword. Instead, forty percent Lightning Intent surged through his body like a rising storm. He raised his right arm as lightning gathered around his forearm and fist. The Heavenly Lightning Codex circulated to its limit as he met the incoming spear strike head-on.

The collision shook the entire summit.

A thunderous explosion erupted across the arena as blue lightning and savage spear qi tore outward in every direction. Broken stone was blasted into the air, and new cracks spread through the already damaged platform.

Then Li Yun was sent flying backward.

His body shot across the arena like a cannonball, boots grinding deep trenches through the stone floor. He twisted once in midair before landing dozens of meters away in a controlled stance.

Gasps erupted throughout Heaven Dew Peak.

“He sent Li Yun flying with one strike!”

“That was only the first exchange!”

“Too terrifying! Spear Demon Xian Li is just too strong!”

Many people had expected a fierce battle, but no one expected Li Yun to be forced back in the very first exchange.

Dust slowly settled around him.

Li Yun straightened his body with calm composure. The Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor covering him had cracked in several places, and unstable strands of electricity leaked from those damaged sections before fading into the air. Yet his face remained expressionless.

He was not injured.

The Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture had absorbed most of the force, while the armor had dispersed the remainder. Even so, the look in Li Yun’s eyes finally changed.

Seriousness entered them.