novelraw Chapter 125 : Half Core, Half Nascent Soul
Chapter 125 : Half Core, Half Nascent Soul
Chapter 125: Half Core, Half Nascent Soul
Under Zhang Linyuan’s continuous guidance, it drew upon the talent of the Same-Origin Connection shared with Evil Demons, obtaining an unending stream of demonic power.
Its strength soared without pause, becoming increasingly formidable.
Boundless demonic nature obscured the heavens. Zhang Linyuan brought his hands together and, under the shroud of the Manifestation of the Heaven’s Demons, endless chains stretched out from the void. The gaze of the Eye of Evil all simultaneously fell upon Li Tianwei.
At this moment, even the pure world forged by Li Tianwei through the Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity could no longer restrain Zhang Linyuan.
It was completely covered by Zhang Linyuan’s Manifestation of the Heaven’s Demons, reduced to ruins.
An absolute suppression in cultivation strength, plus the Evil Demons endlessly supplying Zhang Linyuan with power—
Zhang Linyuan was strong, invincible.
At least in the present cultivation world, in this era when anyone above the Out-of-Body Realm dared not act lightly due to the blockade of the Evil Demons, there was simply no one capable of containing him.
Even the Spirit Transformation Peak Masters and Out-of-Body Ancestors at the Main Peak, upon witnessing this horrifying scene, felt a deep and sincere sense of powerlessness.
"The power of the Evil Demon？"
"Do we have any chance of breaking through？"
WatHiss…ng Zhang Linyuan unleash a thunderous strike—though the methods Li Tianwei displayed, whether divine abilities or Dao Intents, were not forces that someone at the Golden Core Realm should have been able to command—
The difference in cultivation was simply too vast to bridge.
"He’s going to lose."
All the elders of the Sacred Land of Lingxu thought so.
Even the System inside Li Tianwei’s consciousness had already prepared to self-destruct in order to kill Zhang Linyuan, then preserve Li Tianwei so he could hide and rise again later.
Clearly, at this moment, whether it was Zhang Linyuan the enemy, or the elders of the Sacred Land of Lingxu, none of them had any confidence in Li Tianwei.
But Li Tianwei never needed confidence bestowed by others. He relied on himself alone.
"Haa… break it."
Facing Zhang Linyuan’s assault, Li Tianwei took a deep breath. He did not retreat even half a step. Instead, he slowly lowered his gaze toward the disciples of the Sacred Land of Lingxu who were still wholly immersed in comprehending the Scripture of Supreme Virtue and Radiant Purity.
Clearly, they had not been affected by the Evil Demons. They were still peacefully comprehending the Dao, showing how much trust they placed in him.
In such a situation, how could Li Tianwei possibly allow them to be disappointed！
With Li Tianwei’s words, the Golden Core floating behind him—surrounded by a hundred Dao Intent wills, bearing both Prison Heaven and Heaven-Ending Yin Fiend—began to slowly fracture.
Visible to the naked eye, the Golden Core collapsed inward, its immense mass warping gravity itself.
Within the cracks of the core, something slowly unfolded—a Nascent Soul of ashen decay, covered in black patterns of deterioration. Under its terrifying mass, it constantly devoured everything between heaven and earth.
A half-core, half-Nascent Soul manifestation.
In an instant, heaven and earth lost their color. Even the world-shrouding Manifestation of the Heaven’s Demons that Zhang Linyuan commanded was seized by this power.
A streak of black light shot across the sky, tearing through the heavens.
"Go."
With a wave of Li Tianwei’s hand, that half-shattered Golden Core—its Nascent Soul half exposed—pressed toward Zhang Linyuan.
Absolute numerical power—this was a force Zhang Linyuan had never seen before.
Clearly, it was a power Li Tianwei had created himself.
Crack—
The sky split open—
That ashen firmament, and the inverted Eye of Evil above, were torn apart under the absolute devouring mass of the Nascent Soul before everyone’s eyes.
"Ah！Th-this… impossible……"
Zhang Linyuan stared with his mouth agape at the terrifying Nascent Soul that exceeded all imagination, his expression full of dread.
"No……"
Very quickly, the revealed Nascent Soul smashed into Zhang Linyuan.
Li Tianwei had unleashed his full power in this moment. Every method he possessed erupted all at once.
The Undying Body of the Sacrificial Dao activated at full capacity. Two divine abilities, a hundred Dao Intents, combined with the Golden Core explosion revealing half his Nascent Soul—each of these displayed just how troublesome Zhang Linyuan was. For Li Tianwei, this was a rare moment of facing true resistance from Zhang Linyuan.
"Ai… as a protagonist, encountering a bit of setback on the road to success is normal."
Li Tianwei sighed.
As Zhang Linyuan’s manifested power collapsed completely.
Zhang Linyuan simply could not comprehend how Li Tianwei—a mere Golden Core cultivator—could unleash such power, turning an entire Golden Core into a half-core, half-Nascent Soul form.
Three whole realms apart！
"Impossible, impossible—not right, I haven’t lost yet……"
"I must defeat you."
"Li Tianwei."
Zhang Linyuan suddenly stood up, shouting.
His voice echoed endlessly across the sky.
At the same time, Zhang Linyuan’s Same-Origin Connection with the Evil Demons erupted once again.
Li Tianwei paused in slight surprise, looking down at Zhang Linyuan below. For some reason, he felt as if he were being treated like some final boss.
"Feels a bit like Reversing the Heavenly Stars."
But Zhang Linyuan cared nothing for this. In his eyes, he bore the responsibility of restoring the Evil Demons—he had to eradicate every obstacle standing in their path.
Thus, even if it meant sacrificing everything, he would not hesitate.
"Come！Offer your—"
Zhang Linyuan raised both hands to the sky. His Out-of-Body Realm physical body completely shattered.
A surge of evil nature burst forth, revealing the misshapen, ashen form of his Evil Demon true body.
Zhang Linyuan had now fully shed his Out-of-Body flesh and revealed his true demonic form, gaining absolute demonic nature and the innate abilities belonging to the Evil Demon race.
"Humans all have weaknesses. No matter how strong you are, no matter how steady your Dao Heart, you still have emotions and thoughts that shift."
"And this will be the root of your destruction."
"Hiss…"
Zhang Linyuan’s Evil Demon true body erupted. Seeing the half-shattered Golden Core pressing toward him, he naturally chose to strike directly at Li Tianwei.
With a thought, he reached out. Endless chains and shackles appeared in the void around Li Tianwei, sealing him instantly.
"Not good, this is……"
The people at the Main Peak had not even recovered from the shock of seeing Li Tianwei’s half-core, half-Nascent Soul form before they recognized this technique—Zhang Linyuan’s method of sealing everything about them earlier.
It was this power that shackled their emotions and thoughts, trapping them in an invisible prison they could not escape.
And now it targeted Li Tianwei—no need to say more.
The chains and shackles descended. Li Tianwei’s entire body was bound, and all connection to heaven and earth was severed.
This was a type of power that Li Tianwei did not recognize—not like the earlier demonic powers, nor any spell or divine ability.
Invisible, intangible—clearly harmless, yet capable of stirring emotions and sealing reason itself.
"You cannot break free from this. You will be trapped forever within the cage of your own thoughts."
With that, Zhang Linyuan used the moment of binding to forcefully approach, his entire form shrouded in ash.
In his Evil Demon true body, he seemed to exist somewhere between reality and nothingness.
The strangeness of the Evil Demon race was fully revealed in this moment.
Li Tianwei’s half-core, half-Nascent Soul—its absolute mass, its oppressive force—was completely nullified.
By abandoning his mortal body, Zhang Linyuan’s fate would be certain dissolution, but compared to that, killing Li Tianwei was far more important.
"Die！"
The demonic power lunged toward Li Tianwei. Despite lacking a physical form, Zhang Linyuan’s casual strike still contained strength above the Out-of-Body Realm.
And Li Tianwei, now completely sealed off—cut away from heaven and earth—was like someone isolated from existence itself.
This restriction all stemmed from those chains and shackles, targeting thought, will, and emotion—attacking a person’s mind.
In Zhang Linyuan’s eyes, even the Spirit Transformation Peak Masters and Out-of-Body Ancestors—who had lived thousands of years, cultivated for so long—had fallen prey to it. How could someone as young as Li Tianwei resist？