Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

“Strong,” Li Yun said softly as he steadied himself. Then a faint smile appeared on his face. “But not enough.”

His qi erupted violently as the Overlord Thunder Scripture, Wind God Raging Art and the Great Sun Flame Scripture circulated at the thirteenth layer with full power. Li Yun raised his left palm, and golden radiance burst outward.

“Golden Buddha Palm!”

A towering golden Buddha phantom condensed behind him, majestic and ancient. Its massive palm struck toward Xian Li with crushing sacred force.

Xian Li roared and thrust his spear upward.

“Boundless Spear Canon, Heaven Crushing Rise!”

The spear point collided directly with the descending Buddha palm. Golden light and black spear qi exploded together, forcing both men backward through the storm of scattered energy. Dust once again engulfed the battlefield.

Then Xian Li burst through the dust first. His cultivation erupted completely as his mid-grade Profound Rank cultivation art circulated at the tenth layer. The pressure around him rose drastically, and the spear in his hand began humming with terrifying resonance.

“Li Yun! You are worthy of seeing this!”

He raised the spear toward the sky. The clouds above Heaven Dew Peak churned violently as an enormous force gathered overhead. Even the elders behind Yan Luo straightened unconsciously.

“Strongest martial art of Boundless Martial Palace… Boundless Heaven Spear Judgment!”

A colossal spear shadow thousands of feet long formed above the mountain. Its pressure alone caused many disciples to collapse to one knee. Then it descended toward Li Yun like divine punishment.

The crowd turned pale. Many felt that such an attack could kill cultivators above their realm without difficulty.

Li Yun exhaled slowly and raised both hands. Instantly, ten crimson hexagonal shields formed before him.

“Seventh Tier Secret Art, Hundred Layer Shield!”

Though the technique’s name spoke of one hundred layers, Li Yun’s current mastery allowed him to condense ten. Each shield overlapped tightly with the next, forming a fortress of interlocking protection.

The heavenly spear descended in a storm of destruction. One shield shattered after another as explosions echoed through the mountain. By the ninth impact, the entire summit trembled. The tenth shield cracked violently under unbearable pressure.

Then Li Yun burst through the smoke, unharmed except for flickering damage across his lightning armor.

Shock swept the mountain. Even Xian Li’s expression finally changed.

Li Yun was already rushing toward him.

“Thunderflame Gale Sword Art, Second Form… Thunderflame Severing!”

A razor-thin line of sword light carrying stormfire force slashed toward Xian Li’s waist. Xian Li twisted desperately and blocked with his spear, but the impact hurled him dozens of meters away and tore open a burning wound across his ribs. Blood dripped for the first time.

The summit fell silent. The Spear Demon had been wounded.

Xian Li’s eyes turned savage. Dark runes ignited across both arms as he unleashed another secret technique.

“Seventh Tier Secret Art, Demon Binding Spear Chains!”

He thrust repeatedly, sending dozens of black chains forged from spear qi through the air. Each chain ended in hooks of condensed intent meant to bind Li Yun’s limbs and crush his movement.

Li Yun’s expression sharpened. He raised two fingers, and another trump card appeared.

“Energy Spirit Swords.”

Around him, swords began to form from pure intent. One blazed with flame, one crackled with lightning, one howled with wind, one radiated pure sword sharpness, and more continued to appear. Soon six spirit swords revolved around him like stars around a sun.

With a gesture, they shot outward. The spirit swords severed chains, exploded others, and forced Xian Li backward beneath relentless pressure. Even Yan Luo’s eyes flickered sharply at the sight.

Li Yun seized the opening instantly. He vanished through the Heavenly Lightning Codex and reappeared above Xian Li.

“Golden Buddha Palm!”

The giant Buddha phantom manifested again and struck downward. Xian Li crossed the spear overhead to defend, but the force smashed him knee-deep into the arena floor. Before he could recover, the Energy Spirit Swords struck from every direction.

Xian Li roared and spun the spear wildly.

“Sixth Tier Secret Art, Hundred Spear Fortress!”

A circular wall of spear shadows formed around him, blocking most of the incoming swords. Even so, two pierced through and tore bloody wounds into his shoulder and thigh. His breathing had become heavy, and sweat now covered his brow.

Li Yun, however, only seemed to grow fiercer with time. Wind roared louder around him. Flames burned hotter. Lightning shone brighter. Sword Intent sharpened further.

Xian Li suddenly realized something terrifying. The longer the battle continued, the more techniques Li Yun revealed. And the more he revealed, the stronger he seemed to become. It was as though Li Yun had no bottom.

Grinding his teeth, Xian Li poured everything into one final move. Blood essence burned from his pores as his spear shook violently.

“Forbidden Secret Art, Nine Heavens Spear Sacrifice!”

His aura rose explosively. The spear transformed into a beam of black light, and he lunged forward with enough force to make the mountain itself seem ready to split.

Li Yun’s eyes flashed sharply. He raised his sword with both hands as all four intents surged into it. Wind, flame, lightning, and sword merged together. The six Energy Spirit Swords dissolved into streams of power and entered the blade.

Li Yun stepped forward.

“Thunderflame Gale Sword Art… Third Form… Tempest Collapse!”

The sky darkened. Storm clouds gathered. Heavenly wind screamed across the peak. Lightning tore downward from above while flames erupted upward from below. A world-ending sword arc descended toward the incoming spear light.

Then the two supreme attacks collided.

The explosion that followed shook Heaven Dew Peak so violently that distant disciples were thrown to the ground. Clouds split apart for miles, and the arena itself was erased completely. For several breaths, no one could see anything through the storm of dust and shattered energy.

When the smoke finally cleared, Li Yun stood at the center of the devastation with sword lowered. His breathing was heavy, yet he remained standing.

Across from him, Xian Li knelt on one knee. His spear had snapped in half. His robes were torn, and blood covered his chest. He tried to rise, failed, and then collapsed unconscious onto the ruined stone.

Silence fell across the summit before erupting into chaos.

“Xian Li lost!”

“Spear Demon was defeated!”

“Li Yun defeated the genius ranked thirty-third on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!”

Han Li laughed wildly in excitement. Han Xue looked at Li Yun with shining eyes. Even Qin Ling and Shi Xing were left speechless by what they had witnessed.

At the center of shattered Heaven Dew Peak, Li Yun slowly raised his sword and pointed it at Yan Luo. “If you have anyone else, send them all!”