Chapter 388: Real and Fake

Li Pin gazed into the distance only to see that this alternate dimension was far larger than the Lin Clan's Peach Blossom Secret Domain.

After a moment of thought, he flew straight ahead, intending to investigate whether there were any clues at the center of this strange space.

At that moment, a dark green figure reappeared behind him, almost as if it had teleported. Sensing its presence, Li Pin instinctively swung the Sword of Destiny backward, aiming to kill it just as he had done with the other demonic creatures.

However, he quickly realized something was different. An immensely condensed burst of lightning, far more powerful than that of the previous dark green demonic creatures, erupted from the demonic creature. The raging lightning deflected the sweeping Sword of Destiny before ruthlessly slamming into Li Pin.

Sensing the danger, Li Pin activated his Celestial Magnetic Field without hesitation. However, the violent and blazing lightning still went through his Celestial Magnetic Field and rampaged through him. In the blink of an eye, his skin and internal organs were scorched black under the intense heat.

Buzz!

Li Pin's mental spirit trembled violently!

At such critical moment, he instantly executed Nine Heavens Kunpeng and darted away at lightning speed. At the same time, he quickly retrieved the Heavenly Demon Divine Armor from his storage command token and donned it in one swift motion.

At that moment, the second wave of attacks from the dark green monster arrived swiftly.

Even with the Heavenly Demon Divine Armor's powerful defense, the fierce and violent lightning continued to ravage him, melting his flesh.

Had he received an attack of this level back when he was merely a Top-Tier Martial God, he would have sustained fatal injuries.

Thankfully, his charred organs and melted skin began to regenerate frantically thanks to his regeneration skill, pulling him back from the brink of death.

However, the crisis before him was far from over. A tremendous amount of monsters were still gushing over from afar. No one could say if there were more Quasi-Legendary demonic creatures like the dark green monster hidden among them.

I got too confident.

Li Pin thought to himself.

As the saying goes, "Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit!"

First, it was with the Beastfolk Warriors, then followed by those dark green demonic creatures!

This was the first time he had fallen into a crisis!

After his battle with Xiao Qianyuan and Ge Lin's acknowledgment of him, Li Pin had unknowingly started to relax. The teleporting attack from this dark green demonic creature came as a rude awakening, snapping him back to full alertness.

He turned to face the pursuing dark green demonic creature.

This was a Quasi-Legendary demonic creature. That attack, similar to teleportation, would pose a great threat to any living creature. That included Legends!

After all, what differentiated Legends from Master Astral Cultivators was their offensive power. They still primarily relied on their Starlight Bodies for defense.

As Li Pin observed the demonic creature's attacks, he began to sense its distinction from the other demonic creatures.

It had awakened intelligence. It had successfully meditated on the Astral God, transforming from a cloned biological weapon into a true Quasi-Legendary demonic creature.

"Even though you are just a demonic creature.... in view that you've awakened my respect... I'll go all out... to crush you."

Feeling his regenerated and restored internal organs, Li Pin, flying at high speed, suddenly turned around and unleashed a vibrating thrust with his Sword of Destiny.

Cosmic River Sword Attack!

Dozens of sword energies roared as they pierced through the void.

Although there was no reinforcement from Gaia's Celestial Force Field here to enhance the speed and power, the dark green monster pursuing him at full speed was caught off guard by Li Pin's sudden counterattack.

Swish, swish, swish!

Out of several dozen sword auras, four pierced through the monster.

Roar!

Blood spilled, causing the demonic creature to let out a roar of rage mixed with pain. The next moment, the massive monster twisted violently. Its sharp claws, wings, and the electricity bursting from it all became its fiercest weapons, sweeping toward Li Pin in unison.

Whether it was its near-Legendary level physique or the raging lightning contained within, every strike carried the power to tear apart a Master Astral Cultivator. Any Master Astral Cultivator struck by its attacks would have no option but to enter Starlight Transformation.

However, in doing so, these demonic creatures could devour it in a single breath, causing the Master Astral Cultivators to lose half of their life force.

However, Li Pin wasn't a Master Astral Cultivator. He held tightly onto his Sword of Destiny, extremely calm.

Calm as he was, his battle intent blazed like a fire. In the fusion of intensity and composure, he heightened his perception, clearly and precisely capturing every trajectory of the dark green monster's attacks.

The moment the demonic creature's attack came down, the Sword of Destiny transformed into a beam of light. It rushed with unimaginable speed to meet the demonic creature's descending wing, slapping toward him with its sharp claws and crackling electricity threatened to tear him apart

Under the magnetic field, the electricity fell apart!

Sword light crossed paths!

Slash! Slash! Slash!

Li Pin unleashed three sword attacks.

Despite the demonic creature's qi and blood value sitting at more than 2,000 points, the Sword of Destiny's armor-piercing attribute allowed it to easily slash off one of its wings and a sharp claw. Li Pin's last sword attack even nearly beheaded this demonic creature!

At the critical moment, the demonic creature activated its teleportation ability and shifted hundreds of meters away.

By the time it reappeared, Li Pin had already locked onto it. He bent down slightly and assumed a half-crouching pose. Then, with a visible burst of violent electricity, he shot forward, a shockwave expanding outward in a visible surge.

Li Pin resembled a massive sword tearing through the sky, shattering the heavens, and piercing the void. Just as the demonic creature reacted, a radiant bolt of electricity engulfed its massive frame, within which seemed to dwell a powerful binding force.

This binding force, coming from all directions in an unending stream, was not particularly strong for a demonic creature with qi and blood value exceeding 2,000 points. It could easily break free. However, this force distorted and disrupted the surroundings, preventing the demonic creature from activating its teleportation gift again.

In this brief delay, Li Pin, wielding the Sword of Destiny, had already collided with the demonic creature, which was desperately twisting to evade him.

It was like a meteor crashing down on the world!

Boom!

The erupting shockwaves, mixed with dark green blood, splattered across the void.

Li Pin drove the Sword of Destiny directly into the creature's thick neck. With a flick of the blade, the armor-piercing attribute easily shredded the flesh, windpipe, and bones in its neck. Half of its head was torn apart, disintegrating into bloody pieces of flesh that scattered into the void.

If it were a human, such an injury would have been unquestionably fatal. However, this Quasi-Legendary demonic creature with a qi and blood value exceeding 2,000 points, still retained its tenacious life force.

Not only did it unleash a ferocious roar, but its abdomen suddenly lit up brilliantly, scattering electric arcs as if it contained terrifying plasma within.

This demonic creature not only had a teleportation gift, but also consumed special minerals similar to Primordial Electric Crystals, which it used to generate massive electrical currents within its body, much like an electric eel.

When the horrifying high temperature in these electrical currents reached their peak temperature, they would react with a special organ in its body, heating certain elements into a plasma state. These were then discharged through its structure, forming a devastating attack akin to a plasma cannon.

If this plasma energy struck a target, not only would mortal flesh be annihilated, but even a hundred-thousand-ton aircraft carrier would be melted on the spot and sink into the ocean.

Unfortunately, before the demonic creature could complete the charge for its plasma cannon-like attack, Li Pin, who had launched an upward strike straight to the heavens, had already spun rapidly.

The moment the demonic creature was about to unleash its ability, Li Pin's Sword of Destiny pierced the air!

Cosmic River Sword Attack!

Once again, the Cosmic River Sword Attack struck without any boost from Gaia's Celestial Force Field!

At this moment, Li Pin's upward strike surged toward the heavens. He was still dozens of meters away from the demonic creature. Theoretically, the unamplified Cosmic River Sword Attack couldn't cause significant harm to a Quasi-Legendary demonic creature with a qi and blood value of over 2,000 points. At most, it could leave a superficial wound.

However, when the sword aura from this strike truly descended, it was accompanied by flickering electricity.

That was the electricity sparks from Li Pin's Celestial Magnetic Field! Guided by the sword aura, this electricity formed a unique force field, which emitted a surge of electricity and generated a peculiar frequency. When these sword auras struck the demonic creature, that peculiar frequency erupted to its peak.

Although none of the sword auras caused any substantive damage, the eruption of that peculiar frequency disrupted the demonic creature's internal mechanism for containing the plasma state, which was about to unleash its plasma cannon-like gift.

That feeling was like a sudden blackout during a critical phase of a nuclear fusion experiment.

Even though it was only for an instant, it was enough for the dark green demonic creature to lose complete control of this destructive force. Under the terrified gaze of the demonic creature, the glow in its abdomen grew increasingly intense, almost piercing through its body.

In the next instant, its abdomen was melted by the horrific heat, releasing a torrent of azure plasma energy that engulfed the demonic creature. Before the monster could channel this energy further, Li Pin, who had completed his turn, descended from the sky.

Using the burst from his own magnetic field and the momentum of his descent, he swept past the demonic creature's upper body. The Sword of Destiny sliced through its half-missing head like cutting tofu, easily decapitating it.

With the demonic creature's head severed and no commands to control it, the already unstable plasma energy erupted violently.

Green blood mixed with the plasma of extreme temperatures exploded in the sky like a brilliant firework, illuminating the dim moonlit void as if it were broad daylight.