NOVPUBChapter 869: Chapter 466 Initial Signs of Victory Chapter 869: Chapter 466 Initial Signs of Victory Seeing his own longsword sent flying, Cao Jinping’s face turned deathly pale, and he immediately sidestepped.
Just as he had moved his foot, the Qinghong Sword descended, severing one of Cao Jinping’s arms.
In desperate straits, Cao Jinping was resolute, knowing he could neither escape nor block the blow, his only option was to dodge to avoid a fatal strike and buy himself some time.
With Lin Tianming’s strike dissipating, the Qinghong Sword also appeared behind Cao Jinping.
Momentarily having saved his life, Cao Jinping, not caring about his injuries or the severe pain, could only hasten to flee the area.
However, he had barely flown a few meters when he saw a fist appearing above his head.
The fist was small, yet it brought a whirlwind, causing his tattered Daoist robe to flutter.
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In that instant, he knew there was no way to dodge or block it.
Desperate, Cao Jinping stood frozen in place, his eyes shut tightly, his heart filled with regret.
Though it was too late to react, he quickly felt his head shatter, and he completely lost consciousness.
With Lin Tianming’s punch, the slaying of Cao Jinping finally brought an end to this battle, and the sky fell into a brief calm.
Then, as Lin Tianming steadied his stance, he turned and looked at Cao Jinping’s body lying on the ground, almost entirely smashed to pieces, with red and white matter mixed, turning the corpse into a bloodied figure, utterly devoid of life.
This grisly scene caused even someone as experienced as Lin Tianming to reel, almost collapsing on the ground.
Clamping his teeth, he forced himself to stay conscious and soon returned to normal.
Afterward, looking at the dead Cao Jinping, exultation took over Lin Tianming’s heart.
The battle had demanded almost all of his techniques, draining nearly all his mana and greatly reducing his strength.
Yet, he considered himself fortunate for not having sustained fatal injuries.
Zhu Yun, however, had fallen in the great battle, a renowned powerhouse who had shaken the Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World for years, now dead.
With such a costly price, they had finally succeeded in killing Cao Jinping, achieving their initial goal and avenging Zhu Yun.
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming breathed a long sigh of relief.
Immediately, he shifted his gaze to assess the situation on the other battlefields.
Looking around, the battlefield was in utter chaos. Apart from Zhao Hongsheng high above, the opponents originally assigned had changed as cultivators, including Gu Changqing and Zhu Yun, had fallen, freeing others to support their comrades, resulting in complete turmoil.
At this point, the fight lost all sense of order; cultivators practically formed several groups, collaborating to fend off enemies in a melee.
For a moment, the battlefield turned extremely chaotic, with the danger escalating significantly; nearly every round of attacks left some Golden Core Cultivators injured due to the disorder.
Even at intervals, some Golden Core Cultivators would be worn down, eventually caught and killed in a fatal strike.
In such circumstances, the Myriad Medicine Valley camp, with Lin Tianming taking the initiative to break the deadlock and Zhao Mingli slaying Dong Wenchang, triggered a chain reaction.
Immediately after, the pair freed themselves to support other comrades, gradually evening the odds.
Following that, Lin Tianming killed Cao Jinping, shifting the balance to their advantage.
Fueled by the chain reaction, the cultivators in the Myriad Medicine Valley camp surged with momentum, each brimming with fearlessness and unleashing their full strength.
In contrast, the Golden Sword Sect camp, consisting of factions from different cultivation realms along with the Blood Red Alliance, suffered from misaligned interests, making them mistrustful of each other, wary of being exploited.
Under such circumstances, despite their overall greater strength, the limited output from the self-interested factions was palpable.
Thus, aside from Zhao Hongsheng, the other groups began to gradually fall back.
Seeing this, it was possible, if things continued, for them to achieve even greater victories.
Excited by this, Lin Tianming leaped into action, flying towards the battle group of Lin Shikang and Ye Pinghai.
At that moment, the battlefield where Lin Shikang was located was fiercely contested.
Here, the two of them, along with Zhao Mingli and Lan Yu from the Zhenyang Sect, teamed up, four Early Stage Golden Core Cultivators besieging the Blood Red Alliance’s Jin Weishan and Yang Jun, both Medium Stage cultivators.
Due to Yang Jun and Jin Weishan’s prowess and affiliation with the formidable Blood Red Alliance, their individual strengths were extremely formidable.
Previously, Yang Jun, leveraging his cultivation and might, had also succeeded in killing Shao Changyi.
Thereafter, Lan Yu found himself in a difficult position, subsequently sustaining heavy injuries and nearly getting killed by Yang Jun.
Fortunately, in an urgent situation, Zhao Mingli’s timely support momentarily stabilized their position.
Otherwise, he feared he might have followed in Shao Changyi’s footsteps.
As for Lin Shikang and his companion, having just broken through to the Golden Core Stage, they too faced extreme danger when dealing with Jin Weishan.
Luckily, their cooperative and well-coordinated actions allowed them to hold on until now.
Later, as the situation grew more chaotic, they joined forces with Lan Yu and others to handle Yang Jun and his comrade.
Despite their disadvantages, the combined effort of the four prevented any immediate collapse.
