Chapter 978: Chapter 535: Black Shield (Part 2)

And this golden corpse was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and moreover, a devil cultivator who had practiced body-enhancing demonic techniques.

The most important thing is that the person who refined it into a corpse was the devil cultivator himself.

Who could know oneself better than oneself? So when he was refining the corpse, he considered his own cultivation technique, his body’s special conditions, and coming from such a major sect like the Sun Concealing Sect, he had plenty of secret techniques from the Demon Sect to use.

Ultimately, he refined such a supreme corpse, and compared to Li Shiming, this Netherworld Emperor was far more professional, at least in the path of corpse refining. Li Shiming, besides his luck, could not compare to the Netherworld Emperor.

Li Shiming noticed thunderclouds gathering in the sky and quickly retreated to the side.

With a thought, the Wood Thunder Nascent Soul appeared, its small hands raised the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer and cast a spell to increase lightning resistance on the golden corpse.

Using the Heavenly Strike Thunder Hammer to perform this spell greatly enhanced its effects.

Li Shiming just hoped this heavenly tribulation wouldn’t be too powerful, otherwise, he would have to interfere.

When the thunderclouds in the sky expanded to a certain point, they stopped, which reassured him significantly.

Having experienced many heavenly tribulations, especially multiple Nascent Soul level tribulations, and converting some expressions into data through his life-bound magical treasure IBMz15 for comparison, he could conclude that this time the heavenly thunder would not be stronger than the tribulation faced by Golden Corpse Nanming.

Just as he was thinking, a bolt of lightning struck down.

The golden corpse roared angrily, instinctively throwing a punch, unlike other golden corpses which habitually use claws.

Normal golden corpses, including Golden Corpse Nanming, have sharp nails and teeth, their strongest weapons.

But this golden corpse retained certain combat instincts, likely related to the “Sun Concealing Corpse Refining Technique.”

With that punch, a giant phantom black fist appeared in front of its fist, striking toward the heavenly thunder.

Li Shiming involuntarily gasped; this punch had an ingenious effect similar to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form. That black skeleton was actually honing itself into an ability akin to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

For normal cultivators, practicing such demonic techniques is of no use. Risking training in such demonic arts only yields effects similar to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

It would be better to use the Nascent Soul Dharma Form directly, since, according to Li Shiming’s perception, it also enhances attack power at the cost of consuming huge energy.

Moreover, this demonic technique can only enhance demon arts, which still has some gap compared to the Nascent Soul Dharma Form.

Li Shiming speculated that this Netherworld Emperor might have planned to refine his physical body into a corpse long ago, so he practiced such bizarre demonic techniques. It was fundamentally not for use during the Nascent Soul period, but precisely to make it a powerful attack means after being refined into a golden corpse.

With a boom, the first heavenly thunder was forcibly dispersed, and the aftermath didn’t affect the golden corpse at all.

Seemingly sensing the presence of the evil technique, the thunderclouds rolled and expanded, indicating that the power of the second heavenly thunder would increase.

After about thirty minutes, the second heavenly thunder struck.

The heavenly thunder, with roughly three times the power, descended, making Li Shiming aware of the Heaven and Earth Rules’ aversion to evil techniques.

The golden corpse swung its fist to meet the heavenly thunder, but this time, the confrontation left the heavenly thunder in a favorable position.

The golden corpse was struck by the heavenly thunder and sent flying backward, leaving a long trail on the ground.

Even the golden corpse was driven several meters underground. Had it not been for Li Shiming sensing that the golden corpse’s condition was still fine, he might have felt compelled to step in.

The golden corpse flipped itself out of the ground, with some charred blackness on its body, looking rather disheveled.

However, judging from the injuries, it was not even a mild wound; the defense of this golden corpse was undoubtedly far beyond that of Golden Corpse Nanming.

It wasn’t wrong for Li Shiming to compare this golden corpse with Golden Corpse Nanming. Apart from some cave heaven golden corpses, he had seen very few of them, and the quality of Beishu Continent’s golden corpses was extremely low.

Most golden corpses on Dongqi Continent focus on making the golden corpse as strong as possible first to withstand the heavenly tribulation. The more powerful the golden corpse becomes after surviving the tribulation.

But the golden corpses on Beishu Continent completely relied on luck. When silver corpses advanced to golden corpses, lacking the most top-tier corpse refining techniques, their strength could not reach its peak, resulting in their strength not being too strong after advancement.

This approach had one advantage: golden corpses with weaker strength wouldn’t face heavenly tribulations beyond the normal level.

Unlike Li Shiming, who had never encountered a normal heavenly tribulation during the advancement of two golden corpses.

The thunderclouds were still brewing, seemingly preparing to obliterate the golden corpse with a final strike.

At this moment, Li Shiming dared not intervene. He was very confident in the golden corpse; if he interfered now, the power of the heavenly thunder would increase substantially.

The golden corpse looked to the sky, instinctively knowing that this round of heavenly thunder was dangerous. It howled.

Originally four meters tall, its body and facial features were almost indistinguishable from humans. It was apparent that just after advancement, it could already control most of its power.

With its howl, black material surged from within its body, quickly forming a set of black armor outside its body.

Li Shiming couldn’t help but applaud the Netherworld Emperor’s idea, wondering how many forms this demonic technique had.

Since everything was instinctively controlled by the golden corpse, Li Shiming, even as its master, didn’t know its complete abilities before they were fully manifested.

In the sky, the last heavenly thunder finally struck down.

The world became a bright expanse, as the heavenly thunder was so dazzling, illuminating the surrounding area.

The golden corpse crossed its arms in front; the black material where its arms crossed automatically formed a shield.

The third heavenly thunder struck the shield with a ‘crack’ sound. Though faint, the sound was extremely penetrating, and Li Shiming, watching from the side, heard it clearly.

Through ‘Divine Eye Skill,’ he saw a crack appear on the black shield, and as the power of the heavenly thunder continued to act, the crack grew larger.

Ultimately, the black shield shattered into fragments, which, as soon as they left the golden corpse’s body, turned into energy light points flying back into its body.

The residual power of the third heavenly thunder passed through the black shield and struck the armor on the golden corpse’s chest.

This time, it was the black armor’s turn to shatter, the black fragments transforming into energy light points that pursued the body of the struck golden corpse.

Li Shiming stood his ground unwaveringly; he wasn’t worried at all. After two successive weakenings, plus the aid of the ‘Yuqing Thunder Scripture,’ if the golden corpse couldn’t defend against the three weakened heavenly thunders, it wouldn’t be qualified to be a cultivator’s shield.

Contrary to his thoughts, the last power of the heavenly thunder didn’t even break the resistance augmented by the ‘Yuqing Thunder Scripture,’ and its power was completely exhausted.

The golden corpse climbed up from the ground, surging with the rewards of heaven and earth, its body and soul greatly enhanced.

The stronger the heavenly tribulation, the greater the benefits, which was always a part of the Heaven and Earth Rules.

Li Shiming could sense the golden corpse’s power, no wonder this golden corpse was deemed by the Netherworld Emperor as the first means after body seizing. With this golden corpse, he could firmly stand in the Nascent Soul early stage, unafraid of challenges from the same level.

But this golden corpse was stronger than the Netherworld Emperor designed; it just hadn’t shown during the confrontation with the heavenly thunder.

When the golden corpse returned to Li Shiming’s side, its speed, almost equivalent to the Divine Foot Skill, was this golden corpse’s most terrifying ability.

Back then, Beishu Continent’s Nascent Soul cultivators would regret it if they knew that the golden corpse core they sent had such functionality.

“I’ll give you a name, let’s call you Black Shield!” Li Shiming said, seemingly to himself, looking at the golden corpse before him.

From now on, he had another strong combat force by his side. In his view, he wouldn’t even need to take action himself if he encountered Nascent Soul early stage practitioners; two golden corpses with extreme speed, each having terrifying attack methods, who could stand against them!