CHAPTER 1007: CHAPTER 550: ESCAPE

Mu Jing’s reaction caught Li Shiming by surprise. Upon sensing the backlash from the death of the Fourth Grade Ghost Soul, his first reaction was to turn around and run, without any intent to fight Li Shiming.

Li Shiming couldn’t help but be stunned by Mu Jing’s response, as it was not at all like a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Mu Jing was able to thrive in the Sun Concealing Sect, having his own way of survival.

He initially wanted to ambush Li Shiming, but after the ambush failed, he had no intention of engaging in a battle with Li Shiming here.

This area still belonged to the Taichu Sect’s territory. A Devil Cultivator fighting a Righteous Path sect’s Alchemy Master in another sect’s territory could possibly drag on long enough for Taichu Sect cultivators to arrive and assist.

Turning to flee was the best option for Mu Jing. In the moment of confusion for Li Shiming, Mu Jing was already beyond Li Shiming’s attack range, and by the time Li Shiming prepared to strike, he had already escaped fifteen kilometers away.

Li Shiming did not use ’Divine Foot Skill’ to pursue; at any time, cultivators could arrive here, so he did not want to reveal the card of his Divine Foot Skill.

As long as no cultivator knew he mastered Divine Foot Skill, his safety would be higher, and using Divine Foot Skill during danger would be even more unexpected.

With a wave of his hand, Li Shiming summoned the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet beside him.

On the shoulder of the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet, the newly developed electromagnetic cannon had already turned into its strongest state, with electrical arcs flickering across the twenty-meter cannon body.

The Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure was sent into the cannon body, and with the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet channeling its energy into the electromagnetic cannon, the lightning runes of the electromagnetic cannon were activated.

The terrifying Fourth Grade lightning was transformed into an electromagnetic field, propelling the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure to be launched.

The twenty-meter distance provided ample acceleration for the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure.

Mu Jing, who was fleeing, sensed extreme danger.

He instantly took out a Jade Talisman, ready to activate it, but the speed of the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure launched by the electromagnetic cannon was really too fast, hitting his body in just an instant.

This was the first time the new electromagnetic cannon was used in actual combat since it was released.

Mu Jing was unlucky. Originally, if he had used a defensive treasure to protect his entire body, at least he could have weakened the impact of the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure.

But Mu Jing wanted to escape faster, coupled with his confidence in his own escape, having already distanced himself from Li Shiming, he didn’t believe Li Shiming could remotely attack him.

His thinking wasn’t wrong; without the ultra-long-range electromagnetic cannon, he could easily escape without Li Shiming resorting to ’Divine Foot Skill’.

The Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure launched by the electromagnetic cannon was a perfect combination of technology and puppet mechanism techniques, marking the first technology-centric Fourth Grade weapon researched by Li Shiming.

Its attack speed, accelerated by the super-powerful electromagnetic field generated from the Fourth Grade lightning, surpassed the speed of any flying sword in this world, with its effective attack range reaching several hundred Baili.

The so-called effective attack range refers to the distance at which the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure, fired by the electromagnetic cannon, remains at its maximum speed.

Mu Jing felt a pain in his abdomen, which had been pierced with a large hole, as the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure penetrated his body.

The Jade Talisman in his hand was activated, and suddenly the injury in his abdomen disappeared, while his left leg turned into a mist of blood.

His Nascent Soul flew out from within, and through the Secret Technique activated by the Jade Talisman, used the blood mist as a medium to escape far away with his damaged body.

Li Shiming wanted the Fourth Grade Xuanjia Puppet to attack again, but the next attack required a moment’s wait.

After piercing Mu Jing’s body, the automatic return rune on the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure was activated, and after one breath’s time, the Fourth Grade Cone-shaped Magical Treasure appeared inside the electromagnetic cannon.

But by then it was already too late; in that interval, Mu Jing had long escaped beyond the electromagnetic cannon’s attack range.

Li Shiming used ’Divine Sight’ to clearly observe the results of the electromagnetic cannon’s attack.

He found that the electromagnetic cannon’s power was still very strong; the reason it couldn’t kill Mu Jing wasn’t the cannon’s fault. Under normal circumstances, such serious injuries would lead a Nascent Soul Cultivator to be either dead or crippled.

However, Mu Jing, being an elite cultivator of the Sun Concealing Sect, activated a special life-saving Secret Technique upon receiving a mortal attack.

He transferred the lethal damage to his left leg, using a leg as the price to resolve the deadly strike.

Then he used the blood mist from the left leg to initiate the Blood Escape with his Nascent Soul.

The entire escape process was extremely decisive.

Li Shiming was somewhat aware of the life-saving Secret Technique used by Mu Jing. This technique, sacrificing a limb for life-saving purposes, indeed had its uses but wasn’t without costs.

Under normal circumstances, a Nascent Soul Cultivator who lost a left leg could restore it with a Limb Regeneration Spirit Pill matching their cultivation level.

However, a left leg lost through the limb-saving Secret Technique carries certain Rule Power. Restoring the leg isn’t something an ordinary same-level Limb Regeneration Spirit Pill can effectively accomplish.

To recover the left leg, one must use a high-grade Limb Regeneration Spirit Pill to break the limitations of Rule Power.

"Such speed!" Li Shiming muttered to himself, shaking his head helplessly.

He did not pursue further; Mu Jing, whether losing a leg or using the Blood Escape with his injured body, would require a very long time to recover vitality afterward.