Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1070: 1070: Stealing Kills (Part 2)

Chapter 1070: Chapter 1070: Stealing Kills (Part 2)

The slash of the Dragon Abyss Sword was blocked by the High-Order Golden Core’s Body Protection Treasure Talisman.

This Life-Substitute Jade Talisman is extremely precious, able to block a full-force strike of a peak Golden Core; though a single-use Magical Treasure, its value is only higher, not lower, than ordinary durable Magical Treasures.

It indeed saved its master’s life.

But only for a moment.

Wang Chen’s left palm, concentrated with his full strength.

Pill Force, Mana, Soul Strength!

In recent times, Wang Chen had been consuming fourth tier Flood Dragon meat to strengthen his Physique.

Although his Physique rating had not increased, the massive energy absorbed from the Flood Dragon meat meant that the Soul Strength accumulated inside Wang Chen’s body was nearing its limit.

Compared to body cultivators of the same tier, all would have to concede defeat to him!

This vigorous, fierce, and wild force entirely exploded into the body of the High-Order Golden Core, instantly destroying the latter’s Mana defense, mercilessly crushing bones and muscles, causing irreparable severe damage.

The High-Order Golden Core’s chest violently caved in; all ribs were shattered, and internal organs were mashed instantaneously.

Following closely was the Pill and Mana power that shattered his Qi Sea and simultaneously obliterated the Golden Core.

This High-Order Golden Core was instantly sent flying backwards, then exploded into a massive burst of blood mist with a “bang”.

The Robe and decorations he wore, along with the Storage Bag, all turned into dust!

[Heavenly Merit +90000]

Indeed, it was a nine-tier Golden Core!

Wang Chen, retracting his left palm, wasn’t the least bit surprised.

The opponent’s Cultivation Level was undoubtedly higher than his, but unfortunately faced Wang Chen, a completely unreasonable opponent, coupled with the power of the Fourth Order Spiritual Treasure, the Five Elements Primordial Fan, losing his life was quite normal.

However, during the brief clash, Wang Chen also discovered that although the opponent’s realm was higher than his own, in terms of Pill Force’s intensity and purity, he still had the upper hand.

This nine-tier Golden Core was probably only at the third or fourth Dan.

Being able to cultivate to a nine-tier Golden Core was already not easy.

Frankly, Wang Chen was somewhat puzzled why a nine-tier Golden Core would still engage in robbery and theft, such dark tasks.

Going to a mid or low-tier Immortal City, he could have been a major power!

It was only later he learned that many Golden Cores who are stuck at the ninth tier and unable to break through watch helplessly as their lifespan gradually diminishes, and for that one in ten thousand hope, they take desperate risks.

After all, robbing fellow cultivators earns much more than working hard by oneself, and even if not for themselves, earning some resources for family and friends is good too.

Some other high-order Golden Cores do it to earn Spirit Stones to buy life-extending treasures.

Under intense competition, Demons and evil spirits naturally appeared!

Wang Chen, as of now, had not fully grasped the cruelty of the Cultivation World; unsatisfied with the just acquired ninety thousand Heavenly Merits, he immediately soared into the sky wrapped in Sword Light.

Of course, upon leaving, Wang Chen did not forget to pick up the small Magical Shield that fell on the ground.

This was his only trophy from defeating his opponent.

Ascending a hundred meters, Wang Chen unfolded his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings.

He was hunting for heads!

A head of a Golden Core True Person means tens of thousands of Heavenly Merits but it must be personally beheaded by him.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Chen detected disturbances from the southeast direction, several miles away.

There, an intense battle was erupting.

Without any hesitation, Wang Chen wrapped in Sword Light shot towards it.

In less than ten breaths, he arrived at the destination.

Wang Chen saw at a glance two Golden Core cultivators fiercely battling in a small valley.

One of them was True Person Shen!

True Person Shen’s opponent was also a mid-tier Golden Core, and the magnitude of their fight was great, with nearby rocks and trees being destroyed in large areas, even setting off flames.

Both parties were evenly matched in strength, with True Person Shen relying on his Red Sky Sword to entangle with his opponent’s magical treasure, neither yielding.

Seeing such a scene, Wang Chen immediately formed a spell with his hands and directed it towards the mid-tier Golden Core: “Command!”

Crack!

A thunderbolt as thick as a bucket suddenly descended from the sky, striking squarely on the target’s head.

This mid-tier Golden Core was already having a tough time fighting True Person Shen, and did not expect Wang Chen to suddenly appear and launch a surprise attack using the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, causing him to nearly be blasted apart.

His Body Protection Magical Shield instantly shattered.

True Person Shen was overjoyed and immediately chopped off the opponent’s right arm with a sword.

“Ah!”

A shrill scream echoed through the valley as the severely injured mid-tier Golden Core, in anger and panic, suddenly bit his tongue and sprayed out a stream of essence blood, preparing to use the Blood Escape technique to flee.

The Blood Escape technique severely damages the vitality, and unless absolutely necessary, no Golden Core would be willing to use it.

But in such a situation, never mind damaging the vitality, even if it cost him his life, he had to use it.

“Stop!”

However, the cunning and experienced True Person Shen was well-prepared and instantly slapped down a Treasure Talisman.

The mid-tier Golden Core’s body swayed and then his movements became stiff and slow, obviously greatly affected by the Talisman.

True Person Shen sneered and maneuvered his Flying Sword, preparing to deliver the final blow.

But just as his Flying Sword was about to strike, the mid-tier Golden Core’s head soared into the sky.

It was Wang Chen who took the first step!

True Person Shen was momentarily stunned, but then saw Wang Chen nod towards him, then soared into the sky with a flash of Sword Light.

This left True Person Shen somewhat perplexed, who initially thought Wang Chen wanted to snatch the spoils of war, but Wang Chen had no such intention and simply killed and fled.

How odd!

As for Wang Chen, he didn’t care about what True Person Shen was thinking, he just saw the information that had just popped up in his field of vision.

[Heavenly Merit +60000]

Another substantial amount of Heavenly Merit obtained, the total now reaching one hundred and fifty thousand!

He felt wealthy again.

Encouraged by this, Wang Chen prepared to continue and grab more heads.

Unfortunately, the other enemies had already fled far away, not giving Wang Chen another chance to earn Heavenly Merit.

The main reason was that Huangfu Yongchun and a few other Golden Core were afraid that the desperate bandits might fight back fiercely, so without being absolutely certain of victory, they pursued briefly but then returned, to avoid falling into the enemy’s trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

The principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy applies in the Cultivation World as well!

Huangfu Yongchun signaled for everyone to regroup.

“Thank you, fellow daoists, for coming to the rescue!”

True Person Sun, who had just escaped a disaster, thanked Wang Chen and the others one by one: “This grace, Sun will never forget for eternity!”

Huangfu Yongchun shook his head: “Fellow daoist exaggerates.”

Since there were outsiders present, he did not talk about the Qijue Alliance’s unity, but instead asked True Person Sun about the course of events, as the bandit cultivators’ strength was considerable and worthy of everyone’s vigilance.

After swallowing two Pills, True Person Sun revitalized and recounted everything in detail.

It turned out that he and fellow daoists had teamed up to enter Fulong Mountain to collect Spiritual Medicines. Unexpectedly, they were attacked on the way back to the city. The team suffered heavy casualties, and it was fortunate that one of the teammates carried a Golden Core tier Defense Array Plate, which supported them until Huangfu Yongchun’s rescue arrived.

As for the origins of these bandit cultivators, True Person Sun also had no clue.

After discussing for a while, everyone decided to return to the city and discuss further.

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Here’s the second update.

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