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Chapter 459: Chapter 276: Extinguishing the Pill

Niu Ziru mobilized the Golden Core within his body, and a torrent of spiritual power surged from the core, directly driving his flying speed to increase.

Even though he knew this method was of no use, he thought that as long as he could escape to the nearest gathering place of cultivators, he might be able to slip away amidst the chaos.

In fact, if a Golden Core cultivator were to use flying spells, they could move even faster.

But Niu Ziru had long stopped considering the use of any spells to accelerate his movement, as the instant-cast movement spells were ineffective, and those that could be cast in one or two breaths, with decent effects, were beyond his ability to perform.

As soon as the pre-spell casting aura appeared on him, Li Yuanba would suddenly appear close to him, breaking his casting with the Third Grade Sword Base and Supreme Yang Sword Intent.

And every time his spell casting was interrupted, he would suffer a certain amount of backlash.

Even if the backlash was minimal, it would accumulate over many instances to a point where it could severely affect him.

Not to mention that the Supreme Yang Sword Intent would exacerbate the effects of the backlash, causing Niu Ziru to suffer double the effect.

No matter how Niu Ziru fled, his speed compared to ‘Step by Step Lotus’ was like that of a toddler’s, slow and unsteady.

At this moment, Li Yuanba was like a fisherman, and Niu Ziru was like a fish hooked on his line, unable to escape from Li Yuanba’s control no matter what.

Li Yuanba was waiting for the moment when Niu Ziru was too weak to resist, then he would finish him off.

“Crack!” A sound of breaking emanated from Niu Ziru’s body.

Niu Ziru’s complexion grew even uglier, a flash of panic evident in his eyes.

He had never imagined that one day he would be pushed to such a state by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The Demon Defense Secret Technique, which he had relied on the most, had ultimately been forcefully broken through by Li Yuanba’s relentless strikes.

And all of his own attacks, without exception, had missed their mark, this helplessness and resentment nearly driving him mad.

How he wished he could land a single hit on Li Yuanba – just one, which would be enough to severely injure or even kill Li Yuanba on the spot.

But his mallet-shaped magical treasure missed with every attempt, rendering his vastly superior strength completely ineffective against Li Yuanba.

“Spare me, I am willing to swear a blood oath to be your lackey!” Niu Ziru yelled, abandoning all pride.

In truth, by ambushing Li Yuanba as a Golden Core cultivator, he had already lost his face.

Li Yuanba responded with a cold laugh, closing the distance once more and replying to Niu Ziru’s plea with his sword.

“Ah!” Niu Ziru let out a piercing scream.

On his back, a sword gash appeared, stretching over one foot long, though not much blood flowed from the wound.

This strike, because Li Yuanba did not dare to exert full force and kept most of his strength to quickly use ‘Step by Step Lotus’ to escape, resulted in a wound that was not too deep.

Li Yuanba was well aware that even with the advantage he currently held, there was always the possibility that Niu Ziru could turn the tables.

As long as Niu Ziru hadn’t completely lost his fighting strength, there could be no relaxation in vigilance.

Although this strike was not deep, barely cutting an inch beneath the skin, such a wound meant little to a Golden Core cultivator.

But the damage from a cultivator’s attack was never about the depth of the wound, it was about the invading energy contained within the injury.

The most fearsome aspect of Li Yuanba’s strike wasn’t the spiritual power, as the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment spiritual power couldn’t affect Niu Ziru much and would quickly be expelled by his own spiritual power.

However, the Supreme Yang Sword Intent in this strike wasn’t so easily expelled.

Niu Ziru felt as if the area where he had been struck was burning, and even though his own spiritual power was many times stronger than Li Yuanba’s, as it rushed towards the wound it was like pouring water onto a flame.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t expel the Supreme Yang Sword Intent, but he needed time and to mobilize a large amount of spiritual power, enduring the continuous depletion, to drive the Supreme Yang Sword Intent out of his body.

But how could Li Yuanba give Niu Ziru such an opportunity? Two breaths later, his thigh was pierced by another sword strike, with a similar depth and the same Sword Intent.

In the time that followed, no matter how frantically Niu Ziru fought, he kept being wounded, and the number of gashes on his body increased while his complexion grew more and more pale.

He felt death approaching. Lacking courage earlier, but now it surged within him – he was born a Loose Cultivator, known for ruthless actions, and facing imminent death, his thoughts turned to mutual destruction.

His eyes bloodshot, he shouted loudly and spat out his Golden Core, preparing to self-destruct.

Li Yuanba, no novice in dealing with Golden Core cultivators, had guarded against this move. As the core was spat out and terrifying fluctuations of spiritual power filled the air, a white lotus emerged next to the Golden Core, followed by a hand pressing upon it.

“To hell with it, let’s die together!” Niu Ziru saw Li Yuanba’s actions and without even taking action this time, he just let out a roar.

The energy in Li Yuanba’s hand fluctuated wildly, and his figure used ‘Step by Step Lotus’ twice in succession, moving the Golden Core three hundred meters away, then hurriedly used ‘Step by Step Lotus’ twice more to reappear behind Niu Ziru.

“Boom!” Just as he reappeared behind Niu Ziru, the Golden Core exploded with a loud bang.

The horrifying blast wave of spiritual power swept outward in an instant, turning everything in its path to dust.

Li Yuanba thrust his Third Grade Sword Base into the heart of Niu Ziru, who had lost his Golden Core, while attempting to minimize his own profile, using Niu Ziru’s body as a shield against the oncoming wave of spiritual power.