Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 484: Self-Detonation

The Imperial Preceptor severed all karmic ties between himself and the Everlasting Immortal, making the latter forget his existence and unable to detect him.

“Luna True Fire.” Reciting inwardly, he exhaled a plume of flame specialized in dealing with souls. It could dispel souls and rivalled the Sun True Fire. After refining it, even half-immortals could hardly withstand its power.

The Sun True Fire relentlessly corroded the Everlasting Immortal’s soul like maggots clinging to rotting bones.

“I remember now!” In that moment when the Imperial Preceptor attacked the Everlasting Immortal, the karmic bond between them was reestablished, restoring the Everlasting Immortal’s memories.

Activating the Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit, his soul reconstituted itself, and the Luna True Fire was purged.

“As I thought, the Luna True Fire alone can’t kill you.” Despite anticipating this outcome, the Imperial Preceptor was still alarmed. He couldn’t discern the method his opponent had deployed to recover.

While there were countermeasures to the Luna True Fire, every one of them was troublesome. None was as effortless and straightforward as what the Everlasting Immortal had done.

“An Incipient Dao Fruit method—could it be related to souls?”

This battle proved far more challenging than the Imperial Preceptor had anticipated. Since the Everlasting Immortal was only left with his soul, the Imperial Preceptor assumed he would be an easy opponent. However, the Everlasting Immortal’s soul could reconstitute itself instantly, turning his supposed weakness into the toughest obstacle.

The Everlasting Immortal also mulled over the methods the Imperial Preceptor had displayed. Making me forget his existence—I’ve never heard of a rule-defying spell like this. Could this be the effect of his Incipient Dao Fruit?

Ordinary cultivators relied on spells and physiques. Upon reaching the Fusion and Transcendent Tribulation stages, “Rules” also came into play. “Rules” wielded at these stages easily crush mid- and low-level cultivators, but offer little advantage against peers of the same cultivation realm. Since everyone could use similar rules, no one truly held the upper hand.

However, things became substantially different once a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator condenses an Incipient Dao Fruit, which signified that the cultivator now possessed their unique rules. Every Incipient Dao Fruit functioned differently, and the differences between Dao Fruits, along with one’s comprehension of Dao Fruits, determined the gulf between half-immortals.

In battles between half-immortals, the priority was to figure out what the opponent’s Incipient Dao Fruit was.

“Tribulation-Breaking Everlasting Body!”

A ten-thousand-zhang-tall dharma body rose from the earth, its towering form nearly tearing the fabric of space as it stood between heaven and earth. It held the power to seize stars from the sky and was imbued with the everlasting trait of indestructibility.

The Imperial Preceptor activated his Karma Incipient Dao Fruit again, severing all connections between himself and the Everlasting Immortal.

“Damn it, it’s this trick again...” The Everlasting Immortal gnashed his teeth. If he failed to grasp the underlying principles of this technique, he would perpetually be at a disadvantage.

In a rush, he carved out a series of characters with his power, trying to explain everything that had occurred. Yet under the distortion of the Karma Incipient Dao Fruit, the words soon blurred and became indecipherable.

Mid-explanation, his gaze turned vacant, and he forgot the Imperial Preceptor’s existence once more.

Whoosh! A silver needle materialized from nowhere and traversed space, leaping into the dharma body to strike the Everlasting Immortal squarely in the forehead.

The Everlasting Immortal winced in pain. His body grew frail, and he could no longer maintain his Everlasting Body, causing it to come crashing down.

When the Imperial Preceptor appeared, the Everlasting Immortal regained his memories. “This is a Soul-Breaking Needle forged from the essence of gold and silver.” Every technique the Imperial Preceptor employed targeted the soul.

The Imperial Preceptor sneered. “So what if you know? The Soul-Breaking Needle can tear apart your three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls. I’d like to see how you plan to reconstitute your soul this time!” That said, a pang of anguish tugged at him. Soul-Breaking Needles are extraordinarily difficult to forge; I’ve only crafted three. I used one during my succession ceremony to demonstrate my might. Now I’m down to the final one. It’s almost impossible to refine more.

The Soul-Breaking Needle’s effect was instantaneous. The Everlasting Immortal felt like his body was being torn asunder as immense energy gushed forth, threatening to burst his body from within.

Ten different souls drifted out; they were the Everlasting Immortal’s three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls.

The Imperial Preceptor watched intently, wondering which part of his soul the Everlasting Immortal would prioritize in mending.

After three breaths, all ten soul fragments remained separate as they hovered in the air.

The Imperial Preceptor was assured of victory. Looks like scattering the souls was the right decision. He can’t reconstitute them anymore.

“Luna True Fire!” He aimed at one of the Everlasting Immortal’s three ethereal souls, preparing to eliminate them one by one.

Suddenly, this particular soul fragment opened an eye as the Everlasting Immortal’s voice sounded. “Why do I have to reconstitute? Detonate!”

The Imperial Preceptor’s pupils contracted, and a sense of foreboding swelled within him. I’ve never heard of any half-immortal who dares to detonate one of their three souls. Does he not want to live anymore?

The soul fragment exploded and slammed the Imperial Preceptor to the ground, causing the latter’s soul to be affected by the shockwaves.

“Did you think that was all?”

Another ethereal soul detonated, stirring up a soul storm. The gale howled as black mist permeated the skies, rendering all five senses and six perceptions useless in that moment.

“Again!”

Boom!

The third ethereal soul followed suit in an explosion.

The Everlasting Immortal’s cold voice echoed through the blasts of exploding souls. “Our Everlasting Lineage’s first-in-command was the head of the Five Ancient Immortals, unbeatable across the ages. Now reborn, our big boss shall ascend to the peak of Immortal Dao. I’d like to see which of our Dao Fruits is the stronger one!”

“Damn it!” The Imperial Preceptor hastily activated his Karma Incipient Dao Fruit, cutting off their karmic ties.

“Detonate again!” The Everlasting Immortal’s voice now emitted from one of the seven corporeal souls.

A chill ran down the Imperial Preceptor’s spine. I’ve already severed our karmic connections. The Everlasting Immortal shouldn’t remember me. Why is he still attacking?

Before he could derive the reason, a new round of soul explosions had begun.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The seven corporeal souls detonated in rapid succession. Having never witnessed a scene, the Imperial Preceptor felt like a small boat tossed upon tempestuous waves and on the verge of capsizing any moment.

The Everlasting Immortal had already anticipated this move. Since any clue he attempted to leave behind would be forgotten and erased, he reckoned he might as well not leave behind any information about the Imperial Preceptor.

Before the Imperial Preceptor activated the Karma Incipient Dao Fruit, he left only one instruction for himself.

Self-detonate six out of seven corporeal souls.

After the nine cataclysmic explosions of three ethereal souls and six corporeal souls, the Imperial Preceptor’s soul became unsteady and flickering.

The Imperial Preceptor gasped for air in a sorry state. Despite wearing a precious defensive garment that could withstand even attacks from a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator, the nine explosions had reduced it to rags, stripping it of its defensive function.

He glared at the last corporeal soul. With only one remaining, let’s see what you can do!

Then, the Imperial Preceptor watched helplessly as the Everlasting Immortal reconstituted his three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls, returning to peak condition.

The Imperial Preceptor excelled in battles of attrition, and his signature strategy was first using his Karma Incipient Dao Fruit to make his opponent forget about him before ambushing them. Repeating this several times would exhaust even half-immortals.

But what he didn’t know was that the Everlasting Immortal feared battles of attrition the least!

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The Black-White Venerable Lord surveyed Yun Zhi’s group as if they were already dead. “So what if you got more people? Once our Imperial Preceptor acts, all of you are finished!

“His Excellency possesses the Karma Incipient Dao Fruit and is a half-immortal powerhouse. Release me now, and he might spare your lives!” His tone was laced with threat.

So what if you have more Transcendent Tribulation cultivators? You’re nothing before the Incipient Dao Fruit!