Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

The smile on Li Yun’s face widened.

“Hahaha!”

His laughter rang through the sinister hall, echoing off the blood-covered walls and carved runes. It was clear, sharp, and full of ridicule.

The suspended blood tide trembled.

The Blood Zombie Demon General’s expression darkened instantly, and the fury in his scarlet eyes deepened to an almost uncontrollable level.

Li Yun looked at him calmly, the amusement on his face never fading. What had seemed like arrogance and absolute confidence moments ago now looked far more hollow in his eyes. He had finally seen through the mask the other party was trying so desperately to maintain.

The words of Blood Zombie Young Master resurfaced clearly in his mind. Before dying, the young master had already revealed that Blood Zombie Demon General had suffered grave injuries and was hiding within the Yin Cloud Mountain to recover.

At the time, Li Yun had believed it, but after entering this hall and feeling that terrifying pressure, even he had begun to doubt whether the information was accurate.

Now he understood the truth.

The Blood Zombie Demon General had indeed been severely wounded. Even now, those injuries had not fully healed. The terrifying wave of aura released when Li Yun first entered the hall, the pressure that forced blood from the corner of his mouth, and the oppressive presence that shook the entire chamber had likely been nothing more than deliberate intimidation.

It was a performance.

The demon general had wanted Li Yun to believe he was facing an existence far beyond resistance. He wanted Li Yun to feel despair the moment he entered, to lose all confidence before battle even began.

Once fear took root, temptation would become easier to accept. Under the illusion of overwhelming power, Li Yun might have chosen survival and submitted as a blood slave.

The more Li Yun thought about it, the clearer everything became.

That explained why the Blood Zombie Demon General had not attacked decisively. It explained why he kept speaking, threatening, persuading, and offering rewards. It explained why a man known for cruelty and impatience had wasted so much time trying to recruit someone who repeatedly insulted him.

He was stalling.

He was bluffing.

And beneath all that bluster, he was weaker than he wanted anyone to know.

Li Yun could no longer hold back his laughter. If he didn’t sense wrong, the current strength of the demon general would be around 5th or 6th level of Essence Qi Realm.

“Little beast, what are you laughing at?”

Blood Zombie Demon General frowned deeply when he saw Li Yun still standing there calmly. The composure on Li Yun’s face angered him more than insults ever could. His scarlet eyes glowed with chilling light as killing intent spread through the hall like frost.

“Stop laughing.”

His voice became colder.

“This Demon General will ask you one final time.”

He raised his chin proudly and stared down at Li Yun.

“Between death and submission… which do you choose?”

Li Yun only smiled faintly. There was no fear in his expression. He slowly lifted his head, and the purple brilliance in his left eye faded into a sharp and icy gleam.

“I choose neither.”

The Blood Zombie Demon General’s eyes narrowed.

Li Yun stepped forward once, the sound of his foot crushing broken stone echoing through the hall.

“I choose a third path.”

The corners of his lips rose with cold amusement.

“I choose to slaughter you.”

For a brief instant, the chamber fell silent. Even the blood-red runes on the walls seemed to dim.

Then the Blood Zombie Demon General laughed. The sound was harsh, ancient, and cruel.

“Hehe… It seems this seat has hidden for too long.”

His smile widened into something savage.

“Now even a mere ant dares bark before me.”

He slowly spread his arms as the blood pool behind him boiled violently.

“You truly do not know the difference between heaven and earth.”

As his words ended, scarlet qi burst from his body. The walls trembled, cracks spread across the runes, and a sea of blood-like pressure crashed toward Li Yun.

Li Yun’s gaze turned cold.

“Break.”

Boom!

Three cultivation arts erupted within him at once. Blue lightning exploded around his body. Golden-red flames surged upward like a furnace. Violent wind currents spiraled through the chamber, lifting broken stone and blood mist into the air.

The Overlord Thunder Scripture roared at the thirteenth layer. The Great Sun Flame Scripture burned at the thirteenth layer. The Wind God Raging Art surged at the thirteenth layer.

Then the Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor formed instantly around him in crackling azure light.

The incoming blood pressure struck Li Yun and shattered apart.

The Blood Zombie Demon General’s face changed.

Li Yun advanced. Every step crushed the stone beneath him. The fourth stage power of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture pulsed through his body, making his presence rise sharply.

Then another force erupted.

Fifty percent Sword Intent burst outward like a heavenly blade drawn from its sheath. The hall screamed beneath that sharpness. The blood mist split apart, and invisible cuts scored the walls.

The demon general’s expression finally wavered.

“What?!”

Li Yun did not waste another moment. Lightning flashed beneath his feet as the Heavenly Lightning Codex activated. His figure vanished and appeared before the demon general almost instantly.

His fist clenched.

The Supreme Hegemony Fist erupted. All the monstrous strength of Titan Flesh compressed into one point. Forty percent Lightning Intent surged into the strike, while fifty percent Sword Intent wrapped invisibly around his knuckles.

Then he punched.

Boom!

The Blood Zombie Demon General crossed both arms to block, yet the force still blasted him backward through the air. He crashed into the blood pool, sending towering waves of crimson liquid skyward.

The hall shook violently.

Li Yun raised one hand.

“Energy Spirit Swords.”

Behind him, swords formed one after another. Some were forged from lightning, some from flame, some from wind, and some from pure Sword Intent. Dozens of flying swords screamed through the air and shot toward the demon general.