Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 884: Practice

After defeating the Unbeatable Nascent Soul and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, Lu Yang felt a close connection between himself and the Unbeatable Nascent Soul, far surpassing what existed before.

“Finally settled.”

Lu Yang crouched at the bottom of some unknown cliff valley, eagerly sensing the changes brought by this victory.

“Come out.”

Lu Yang attempted to control the Unbeatable Nascent Soul. It obediently flew out from the mental space and no longer attacked him.

“Go, move that rock over here.”

The Unbeatable Nascent Soul flew over, effortlessly lifted the thousand-jin boulder, and carried it to Lu Yang.

“Put it back.”

The Unbeatable Nascent Soul obediently returned the boulder to its original place.

Lu Yang couldn’t help but shed emotional tears. Other cultivators could control their nascent souls right upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. On the other hand, he was almost about to undergo tribulation to advance to the Divine Transfiguration Stage before he could control his. It’s been so hard.

Defeating the Unbeatable Nascent Soul wasn’t easy, but the rewards afterward were equally remarkable. The Unbeatable Nascent Soul was essentially another version of himself, capable of doubling all his attacks.

However, his moves were too powerful. The space at the bottom of the valley was too constrained to unleash them.

“Let’s go back to the sect to find someone to spar with.”

Leaving the valley, Lu Yang searched for the nearest city, only to discover that through the successive spatial jumps, he had already leaped to a neighboring province.

Eager to test the Unbeatable Nascent Soul’s power, he swiftly rode the Sword-Cleansing Pond back to the Dao-Seeking Sect, planning to seek out Li Haoran at Hundred Refinements Peak.

Old Meng and Man Gu are in the imperial city. If Tao Yaoye uses her Metamorphic Immortal Physique, I can’t win either. Among my peers, the only one left who can be my opponent is Li Haoran.

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“Junior Brother Li, are you free? Let’s spar, uh...you are Junior Brother Li, right?” Lu Yang looked at the armored figure before him, not entirely certain.

“It’s me.” A muffled voice came from within the armor.

Li Haoran was clad in fine metal armor that covered him completely, not even sparing his eyes. He removed his helmet and repeated, “It’s me.”

“Junior Brother Li, what’s with this?”

Li Haoran smiled and patted the armor. “A newly refined magical treasure. I’ve named it Battle Armor. When worn, it offers both offense and defense. Even Divine Transfiguration cultivators would find it hard to penetrate it.”

During the battle with the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord, the Dao-Seeking Sect had employed a peerless magical treasure—Founding Ancestor Primordial’s armor, which could elevate a Fusion cultivator to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. Inspired by this, Li Haoran spent over a year forging his own suit of armor.

Although it couldn’t allow cross-stage combat like the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s armor, it genuinely raised the ceiling of Li Haoran’s combat power.

“Perfect timing. I’ve recently made some gains in cultivation. Why don’t we spar?” Lu Yang smiled. This is truly coincidental.

Li Haoran was also confident in his Battle Armor, not considering himself inferior to Lu Yang. “Sure.”

“There’s not enough space to fight here. Let’s go somewhere else.”

The two left the Dao-Seeking Sect’s core area, passed through the outer grasslands, and landed amidst a range of towering mountains. This was also the Dao-Seeking Sect’s territory, and disciples often came here to test extremely powerful techniques. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

During the flight, Lu Yang had noticed that Li Haoran’s flying speed increased significantly while wearing the armor.

“Shall we begin?”

“Bring it on!”

The two had made progress in their cultivation and were eager to know their current combat strength, which they needed to verify through battle.

Lu Yang dared not underestimate Li Haoran. This is a half-immortal who possesses the Reincarnation Incipient Dao Fruit. Challenging him while I’m only at the Double Infants Stage is exceedingly difficult.

He drew out the Qingfeng Sword and eight other sharp blades, tossing them into the air to form a sword array. “Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array!”

Li Haoran felt the sword array emanate an intangible force that forced him to kneel. This invisible force was too powerful and tyrannical, and resistance was futile.

“I've long heard that Senior Brother Lu Yang has a sword array that can make people kneel. Now that I've experienced it firsthand today, it’s truly extraordinary. But this move alone isn't enough to deal with your junior brother!”

Just as Li Haoran knelt compliantly, his body suddenly disassembled, splitting into six parts: head, torso, and four limbs.

The Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array was an extremely powerful control skill that could force people to kneel; even Meng Jingzhou couldn't withstand it.

But being unable to withstand it didn't mean that there was no countermeasure.

Li Haoran’s separated legs remained parallel to the ground, indicating that he was still kneeling. But this didn't hinder his combat.

“True Fire Tornado!”

True fire formed a tornado. With wind fueling the true fire, its power multiplied exponentially. The entire forest turned into a sea of flames. Trees in its path were instantly charred to cinders, and the ground became dark, scorched earth.

Though Lu Yang could also control true fire, his mastery couldn't compare to Li Haoran, who had a Fire Spirit Root.

Lu Yang dared not be careless against Li Haoran. The latter felt the same and used one of his trump cards right from the outset.

Although Li Haoran was considered an unbeatable peerless prodigy in the outside world, he knew the one truly sweeping through the Nascent Soul Stage wasn't himself but Lu Yang.

In the outside world, Acting Sect Leader Lu and Young Creed Leader Lu were acknowledged as number one prodigies.

But Li Haoran was aware that these two identities were actually the same person. Senior Brother Lu Yang has only displayed half of his strength to the outside world, yet he is already considered the number one prodigy. How terrifying must his true strength be?!

“Sword Qi into Tiger!”

The sword Qi transformed into a bone-winged qiongqi and roared forth, dispersing the True Fire Dragon Tornado.

“Heavenly Fire Descent!’

In an instant, heaven and earth changed color. The sky turned crimson, and rain fell. The air became so scorchingly dry that even inhaling a single breath could sear one's throat.

In the past, Li Haoran couldn't perform this move. With the Battle Armor’s enhancement now, the built-in arrays reduced the strain and increased his spellcasting speed.

“One Sword Into Ten Thousand Swords!”

The Qingfeng Sword plunged into the scorched earth. Countless replicas burst forth like bamboo shoots after rain. Ten thousand swords launched together, vowing to pierce the heavens!

This time, Lu Yang and the Unbeatable Nascent Soul executed it simultaneously, doubling the number of swords. Dense Qingfeng Swords flew skyward, forming a barrier. Not a single drop of heavenly fire could reach the ground.

The Unbeatable Nascent Soul could cast spells directly from the dantian.

Had a Divine Transfiguration cultivator observed the battle from the sidelines, they would have trembled in fear. Moving mountains, overturning seas, altering celestial phenomena—how was this combat at the Nascent Soul Stage? Even among Divine Transfiguration cultivators, few could achieve this level.

Suddenly, a black figure appeared behind Lu Yang, launching a fierce attack—it was another Battle Armor!

The Battle Armor had used some unknown material that evaded detection from spiritual consciousness.

A great Buddha ascended. Lu Yang unleashed the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, dodging the Battle Armor's ambush.

He looked at Li Haoran’s body parts dancing in the air, then at the armor that had ambushed him, and revealed a smile. “Junior Brother Li, this Battle Armor contains your corpse, right?”

Li Haoran could regenerate severed limbs. He could use the detached parts to reassemble a new body, then use the Corpse-Driving Technique to control his own corpse in battle.

“As expected of Senior Brother Lu Yang, you realized so quickly.” Li Haoran’s voice came from the Battle Armor that ambushed Lu Yang; it was Li Haoran's corpse speaking.

Li Haoran felt that only Lu Yang could figure it out this quickly. Anyone else probably wouldn't have thought of this even after the battle has concluded.

“Senior Brother Lu Yang, you're too strong. Don't blame me for fighting two against one.”

Lu Yang flashed a broad smile. “How could I blame my junior brother?”

The Unbeatable Nascent Soul flew out from his dantian, unleashing a set of Arhat Fist on Li Haoran’s body.

“Nascent soul?”

Li Haoran couldn't help but feel that Lu Yang’s nascent soul was different from his, seeming to carry an extra spark of sentience. It doesn't seem like Senior Brother Lu Yang is controlling it, but more like the Unbeatable Nascent Soul is attacking independently.

“Fire Infant, appear!”

Li Haoran also summoned his nascent soul, which burned with flames, and was thus called the Fire Infant.

Now, Li Haoran needed to simultaneously control his Fire Infant and corpse to fight the Unbeatable Nascent Soul, while his true self fought Lu Yang. However, this placed extremely high demands on one’s mental power; he couldn’t control both the Fire Infant and the corpse precisely.

On the other hand, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul seemed to require no control; each of its strikes accurately hit vital points, even severing his connection to the corpse several times.

It’s like fighting another Senior Brother Lu Yang!

Just what on earth is going on with Senior Brother Lu Yang’s nascent soul?!

“Junior Brother Li, take this move! Be careful!” Lu Yang hollered.

He and the Unbeatable Nascent Soul simultaneously executed Town in Palm. The sky shattered, and one giant hand descended from above. Mountains collapsed, and another giant hand burst out from the earth.

“Fire Infant, return!” Frightened, Li Haoran hastily recalled his Fire Infant, merging with it to become a Fire Person.

Previously, when he transformed into a Fire Person, he could always avoid all attacks successfully; even Meng Jingzhou couldn’t hit him.

But faced with two palms converging, there was no way he could dodge it. With such a large-scale attack, he couldn’t escape its range even if he ran.

Boom!

The two palms closed, flattening Li Haoran in his Fire Person form.

Town in Palm was a spatial divine ability. It wasn’t merely two giant hands pressing together; it was two miniature spaces colliding. The immense power generated was far beyond what a Nascent Soul cultivator could withstand.

Lu Yang gleefully ceased his attack.

Coordinating with the Unbeatable Nascent Soul in battle yielded surprisingly good results.