Vol 4 Chapter 102: The Devious Cultivator
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“He was actually refined alive into a pill…”
Several cultivators from the Tianming Realm turned pale.
This outcome was completely unexpected.
Zhuo Mu not only failed to kill his opponent, but instead died himself!
Everyone knew that when a cultivator in the Pocket Heaven loses their strength, a teleportation protection mechanism would activate.
Zhuo Mu had been confident in killing his opponent because his Rare Beast Divine Art caused wounds to worsen continuously and become incurable. Even if the carp had been teleported back while on the verge of death, as long as the cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm had no healing methods, it would still die quickly beneath the arena.
The Pocket Heaven only handled teleportation, not healing.
That’s why his plan wasn’t to finish off the opponent on the arena.
Yet the result stunned everyone on the Tianming side—his opponent not only possessed healing Immortal Flame but also managed to kill Zhuo Mu on the arena itself, despite the Pocket Heaven's protection mechanism. This scene was truly chilling.
Even those on their own side were visibly shaken by Long Li’s actions.
Especially Alchemist Du Zao—his mouth suddenly went dry. Live refining… that was a textbook demonic path alchemy method.
And to think he could refine a Rare Beast at the Nascent Soul stage so quickly—not only due to the power of the Immortal Flame but also because of Long Li’s own mastery over fire control.
He looked toward Lin Jing in shock.
He was the first to understand how Long Li managed to kill his opponent in the arena.
Because that fire-transmuting cauldron divine ability wasn’t aimed at instantly killing.
Inside the pill furnace, the beast’s condition hadn’t even reached a critical or dying state.
It was like “boiling a frog in warm water”—the moment the pill was complete, everything happened in an instant. The alchemy technique suddenly exploded with immense power, instantly killing the opponent and leaving the Pocket Heaven’s protection mechanism too slow to react.
“Zhuo Mu… really is dead…”
Even now, several cultivators from the Tianming Realm couldn’t accept it.
No matter what, Zhuo Mu was one of the top-ranked Nascent Soul disciples of the Immortal Palace.
He was also a "pet" favored by a major figure.
And just like that, he died in the Pocket Heaven battle…
Killed by one of a Beast Master’s pets, without even a chance to resist.
“There’s no time to mourn Zhuo Mu. Tianyuan Realm has already earned four points. If they get three more, we’re finished.”
“The next match is critical. Senior Sister Tian Lian, Senior Brother Lü, what should we do?”
The sound-path female cultivator looked anxious—she definitely didn’t want her cultivation level to drop.
“Tianyuan Realm…” The Void Divine Physique cultivator Yuan Liu, still lying on the ground recovering, was filled with dread. This Tianyuan Realm was much stronger than expected. This was bad.
“We have no choice.”
Senior Brother Lü, who had the Lunar Dao Physique, looked toward the arena and said, “Forget the planned order. You’ll go next.”
“Only by winning this match does the Tianming Realm still have hope of turning the tide.”
“If we lose this one, even if I win the last four-point match, it will be meaningless.”
“But…” Yue E said, “Even if Senior Brother Lü gets three points, it’ll only be 4:5. What if, what if we can’t win that final four-point match… Senior Sister Tian Lian…”
Lü Wangshu looked toward the pensive Tian Lian and said, “Don’t worry. The intelligence you exposed to the enemy earlier was only surface-level.”
“If she’s pushed to the edge, even I wouldn’t want to face her.”
“Junior Sister Tian Lian, if I secure these three points, can you guarantee that—regardless of how strong the opponent is—you’ll take care of the four-point match? Even if it means using that move.”
“After all, if we let you fight this round, with your personality, you wouldn’t be willing to pin our final victory hopes on me. You’d rather pay a huge price and use that move, wouldn’t you?”
Tian Lian said helplessly, “Indeed. I’m not someone who likes leaving the outcome to others. But if I become the final decider, if it really comes to that, I’ll stop at nothing to win.”
“Then that’s good.” Lü Wangshu said, “What she exposed earlier was only part of her abilities. In truth, she can forcibly channel her energy and push the power of the Heaven’s Extinction Divine Art to the peak of Divine Transformation. But at that point, even with her Heaven’s Mercy Physique, she can’t completely avoid tribulation.”
“Heavenly tribulation will still descend. But due to her special physique, the tribulation will instinctively avoid her, instead causing indiscriminate destruction around her. Even she can’t control the heavenly upheaval at that moment. That’s her strongest trump card.”
“Indiscriminate heavenly lightning capable of killing Divine Transformation cultivators, combined with temporary peak Divine Transformation power—there’s no way an ordinary Nascent Soul can match that.”
“But if she forcibly activates it, she’ll suffer backlash from the technique, and her realm will definitely fall. The consequences are nearly the same as losing for the Tianming Realm—or even worse.”
“Yeah.” Tian Lian nodded. “So unless it’s a critical moment, I won’t go that far. After all, if I use that method to win three points, and Senior Brother Lü loses the four-point match, my situation would just be even more miserable. Although… I really can’t imagine anyone within the Nascent Soul stage defeating Senior Brother Lü.”
“Then you’ll decide the final outcome. Don’t let me down. If it really comes to the point where you need to forcefully use your power and suffer a drop in cultivation, I’ll make up for that loss—as long as the Tianming Realm wins in the end.”
Lü Wangshu, possessing the Lunar and Solar Dao Physiques, stepped onto the arena.
Time was up.
He was now very curious who the next cultivator from the Tianyuan Realm would be.
Would it be that Beast Master?
According to the Human Control Technique, a Nascent Soul-stage Beast Master could contract four pet beasts.
Earlier, the opponent had already sent out two, who could no longer fight again.
If the opponent had two more beasts just as strong, then this would be a real battle.
Or… had the Beast Master’s strength been exhausted after those two pets, making them unable to appear again, forcing another cultivator to step onto the arena?
As he speculated, the Tianyuan Realm side also made their decision.
“Lin, want to take my slot?”
Cold Moon Sword Immortal stroked her restless Spirit Sword, motioning for it to calm down. “Even though I’m confident I can win against one of the two remaining opponents… I have no confidence in winning easily. Even if I win, I’d likely pay a heavy price.”
“And if I recall correctly, the rules of the Pocket Heaven say that the better your performance in battle, the higher quality Divine Physique Pill you can choose from, right?”
Feng Ning smiled at Lin Jing and said, “Can you still crush them? If not, want to sub in for me? That way, you can get better rewards too.”
“When the time comes, if there’s a Divine Physique Pill suitable for me, I’ll pay the price and buy it. If there isn’t one, I’ll just give it to you.”
Lin Jing was stunned.
You really are the best at scheming.
You’re not a sword cultivator—you’re a devious cultivator.