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Chapter 1160: Chapter 1049: Excess Overage
Even though Li Zhirui had some realizations in the life-and-death situation, and his cultivation or mental state had improved, these things couldn’t be immediately transformed into strength!
His secret technique had already failed, he was running low on mana, and he had numerous injuries of varying severity on his body.
In such a wretched state, to say he would escort them on their journey was really laughable.
The reason why Shaluo and the other two were angry was also because they realized they had unwittingly become the whetstone for Li Zhirui’s skills, which naturally left them feeling extremely annoyed.
Filled with rage, the three of them launched an attack without hesitation, determined to take down Li Zhirui that day, or else they wouldn’t have a good ending upon their return to the Demonic Tao.
But in the next instant, Li Zhirui, who had appeared to be weak and feeble, immediately recovered, his mana replenished, and those minor injuries on his body swiftly healed.
"You actually hid your strength, deliberately luring us into a trap?!" Gu Changlin was the first to realize this, feeling a sense of unease in his heart, so he didn’t use all his strength when he made his move, conserving some mana.
"Hmph! Even so, this day next year will still be the anniversary of your death!" Shaluo and Pan Shan, still blind with rage, unleashed their most powerful divine powers and attacked Li Zhirui with overwhelming force.
Li Zhirui summoned Thousand Spirits and cast several defensive divine abilities; with the support of abundant mana, he blocked the attack of the three.
While defending, he didn’t forget to take the initiative to strike back.
The mana in his Dantian rapidly decreased, thick and tough vines erupted from the surrounding ground, a cloud of thunder appeared above his head, and the thunder boomed like a stampede of beasts, sending down a series of powerful lightning bolts infused with the Purification Principle, striking continuously without end.
The Yin Sha Evil Qi that Shaluo and the others had erected was rapidly dissipated by the Purification Thunder Explosion, melting away like spring snow.
"This is impossible! What divine power is this?"
Under the flickering Purification Spiritual Light, they felt a burning sensation as if they were being scorched, and their bodies became weak.
Such a bizarre and unprecedented change naturally filled the three with fear.
"Too bad, you’ll never have the chance to know in this lifetime."
Having said that, Li Zhirui vanished in an instant.
The cage he had just constructed lit up with an incredibly dazzling white light, the dense Purification Spiritual Light dispelling all things imbued with evil.
This, of course, included the three Demon Cultivators, Shaluo’s group.
It was Li Zhirui who had stirred the Purification Principle he mastered, fully fusing it into the lightning, causing a massive explosion due to losing control.
If it were a cultivator facing this explosion, they might not have died instantly, but for Demon Cultivators, it was certainly a death sentence!
Carrying the might of thunder, the vast and violent Purification Principle exerted a power many times stronger than before.
It remains unknown whether Shaluo and the other two Demon Cultivators survived, but the ground, blackened by the blood and flesh from many years of warfare, had visibly lightened.
Li Zhirui remained in space only briefly before immediately emerging to check on the condition of the three Demon Cultivators, to see if they were still alive.
"Eh?"
Li Zhirui, seeing only Shaluo’s corpse on the spot without the sight of the other two Demon Cultivators, was surprised but not too shocked.
After all, Demon Cultivators have many strange and unpredictable methods, especially when it comes to preserving their own lives.
Indeed, the moment Gu Changlin sensed danger, he had used the backup plan he had prepared earlier and escaped the cage directly.
Pan Shan, though not escaping directly, had grabbed Shaluo and used him as a shield, mitigating the power of the Purification Thunder Explosion, barely making it through.
The noise from their battlefield had caused the Golden Eagle and the Demon Cultivator, who were fighting in the distance, to naturally want to check the situation and see who had won and who had lost.
After all, if their side lost, they should escape immediately.
The Golden Eagle was initially deeply worried but soon realized that it was bound by a pact with Li Zhirui; if Li Zhirui had perished, how could it possibly be hopping around alive?
Upon clarifying this, the Golden Eagle developed a newfound fear of Li Zhirui, as he had managed to fight against three and survive, possibly even killing a few Demon Cultivators.
The Golden Eagle was not in a hurry but instead tried to stop the opposing Demon Cultivator from approaching and engaged in a battle with him, waiting for Li Zhirui to finish his business and then join forces to capture this person.
The Golden Eagle calculated well in its heart, but unfortunately, the Demon Cultivator was not foolish and noticed the Golden Eagle’s abnormal behavior and the absence of any worry in its eyes.
Shock filled his heart at his three compatriots being defeated by a cultivator of a seemingly comparable level, but compared to his own safety, all of this was insignificant!
So, he left without any hesitation, not continuing to advance to check on those three.
The Golden Eagle had not expected the other to be so decisive. Before it could make a move, the figure was nearly out of sight.
"Tsk!"
Seeing this, the Golden Eagle couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh and said: "True to the nature of Demon Cultivators, always so selfish."
With the person gone far away, more words would not be heard, so the Golden Eagle flapped its wings and flew towards Li Zhirui.
"It’s a pity, only one Demon Cultivator was left behind."
Li Zhirui couldn’t help feeling a bit of regret; after all, to capture the other two Demon Cultivators, he had taken a great risk.
The Purification Thunder Explosion had been a close call; any slight misstep and it might have exploded in his hands, possibly causing damage to his body and ending any further cultivation or improvement.
