Cultivation is just so scientific!

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The most crucial thing was, he had been hit by a move, even if it was just for a moment, that was an intolerable humiliation.

His figure turned into a phantom, chasing after Li Shiming.

But just as he came into contact with the Energy Light Cocoon Wall, he was blocked by it.

He collided heavily with the Energy Light Cocoon Wall and, not having anticipated that it would stop him, he was somewhat dazed by the impact.

It wasn't his fault, how could he have expected that the Array Plate that belonged to him would malfunction at such a critical moment?

Of course, it wasn't a malfunction. Li Shiming, with both his body and Spiritual Power only just recovered, couldn't fully regain control of his body in such a short time.

He then manipulated the copper corpse to alter the energy flow of the Array Plate with its fingers before carrying his body away.

This alteration wouldn't last long, as the Array Plate would restore itself soon.

But it was enough, all Li Shiming needed was that little bit of time.

He was well aware that once he escaped the bounds of the Energy Light Cocoon Wall, with the gap in strength between him and Baili Jin Yan, he simply couldn't escape Baili Jin Yan's pursuit over the vast ocean.

And his Identity Jade Disc for calling for help from his sect was still in the hands of Baili Jin Yan; even if he had the Identity Jade Disc to ask for help, the time it would take for the Cultivators from his sect to arrive would be enough for Baili Jin Yan to catch up with him and finish him off.

Li Shiming had seen the ruthlessness in Baili Jin Yan's nature, knowing that if Baili Jin Yan caught him again, he wouldn't even be given a chance to speak this time, but would be immediately executed.

Inside the Array Plate, Baili Jin Yan shook his head; he was about to take out an Array Breaking Talisman, only to find that he had already expended it.

In that moment of hesitation, both the 'white phosphorus bomb' and 'thermite bomb' exploded.

Indeed, when Li Shiming had thrown the 'white phosphorus bomb' and 'thermite bomb', he triggered them; the two bombs had a slight delay, needing the internal chemical components to react before they would explode.

The terrifying heat and explosive shock waves expanded outward from the centers of the two explosions, but the problems was that the explosions were inside the Energy Light Cocoon Wall.

The quality of this Formation was extremely high, and the resistance of the Energy Light Cocoon Wall was beyond imagination.

Baili Jin Yan, upon noticing the explosions beside him, started running his Body Refining Techniques in succession, while also activating the defensive treasures on his body.

If outside, the explosions from the 'white phosphorus bomb' and 'thermite bomb', considering his vast resources, wouldn't be undefendable attacks to him.

But inside the Energy Light Cocoon Wall, especially since the two explosions didn't immediately break through the wall, the impact Baili Jin Yan faced was far beyond the inherent power of the two bombs.

The terrible heat he could mitigate with his defensive treasures to some extent, but the forces of the intense shock waves were too much for him to bear.

When his life was threatened, a life-saving artifact within his body was automatically activated.

His body turned into a ray of light, darting around inside the Energy Light Cocoon Wall at such speed that perhaps not even an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could catch up.

Similarly, due to the existence of the Energy Light Cocoon Wall, what was supposed to be a life-saving escape turned into chaotic scrambling within the confines of the wall.

As long as he was inside the Energy Light Cocoon Wall, he would continue to suffer from the high temperature and the irregular vibrations caused by the continuous shock waves bouncing off the wall.

All of Baili Jin Yan's clothes were shattered, and the Body Refining Technique he had cultivated to the limit of the Qi Refinement Realm now showed its effect.

His skin cracked but did not collapse.

This was the effect of a Body Refining Technique built upon countless resources, the defensive power that all Cultivators desired.

The robust Body Refining Techniques shielded his insides from the high temperatures; only his skin was damaged.

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Li Shiming hadn't fled; he was just outside the deserted island, unaware of the precise effects produced by the two bombs, but knowing that even if Baili Jin Yan could withstand them, he would be seriously injured.

He needed to attack immediately and not let Baili Jin Yan survive.

From Baili Jin Yan's methods, as well as the words he spoke, Li Shiming could tell that Baili Jin Yan's status and identity were not simple.

Regardless of status and identity, it was the strength of Baili Jin Yan alone that meant letting him survive now, would necessitate Li Shiming to flee to the ends of the earth, otherwise, he could not escape Baili Jin Yan's subsequent pursuit.

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Strangely, the explosion was not as intense as imagined; even after the expected time of detonation, the uninhabited island remained quiet.

While he was contemplating, his consciousness suddenly detected a change occurring within the engine room space where the Soul-binding Rope and the Soul Piercing Needle were located.

If the owner of a magic artifact had not died, a fully refined artifact would be arduous for other cultivators to refine for their own use.

To refine an artifact that already has an owner, one must first erase the original owner's mark of ownership; a process that could take many times longer than fully refining the artifact itself.

Therefore, it was quite easy to sense whether an artifact had been refined before.

A refined artifact exhibits an extremely strong rejection toward outsiders.

However, at this moment, the Soul-binding Rope and the Soul Piercing Needle in the engine room space had lost their sense of rejection from when they had an owner; if he wished, he could refine both artifacts for his own use at any time.

"It seems he's dead!" Li Shiming felt a surge of joy in his heart, naturally deducing why this situation had occurred.

The use of both 'white phosphorus bombs' and 'thermite bombs' had successfully killed the fearsome Baili Jin Yan.

Li Shiming did not hesitate and promptly entered the temporary cave abode.

The white energy cocoon had become extremely transparent, as if it could disappear at any moment.

Through the cocoon shell, one could see the toxic gas churning within.

This was a remnant of the explosion. As for the flames from the explosion, they had been extinguished in a brief moment.

The small space of the energy cocoon, having endured the explosions of two incendiary bombs, had all the combustible gases inside consumed completely.

The flames naturally could not continue, leaving only the toxic gases behind.

Within the white toxic gases, the body of Baili Jin Yan remained and appeared to have little damage on the surface.

Li Shiming, who had practiced Body Refining Techniques, felt his eyelids twitch. One would need to cultivate such techniques to an incredible extent to achieve such an effect.

This was still the Qi Refinement Realm; if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator practiced Body Refining Techniques, would his current bombs still be able to hurt a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?

Having relied on bombs to save his life many times before, he realized that weapons from his former life might no longer guarantee him an attack strength many times greater than his own.

However, these thoughts were premature. He harbored ideas to strengthen his attack capabilities, and he would research them slowly once he returned.

He took out a breathing apparatus and waited a while longer before proceeding to break the formation.

He had long since thoroughly studied the Formation of the Array Plate; breaking the Formation from the outside was somewhat troublesome, but not beyond his capability.

Once again, his eyes brimmed with numerous energy circuits, appearing even more intricate and dense from the outside. To locate a node within such tangled energy routes, and then open a pathway through that node, demanded an immense amount of processing.

In just ten seconds, Li Shiming extended his finger, having regained control over his own Spiritual Energy Vortex and the ability to freely manipulate Spiritual Power.

He placed his finger on a node of the Array, directing a burst of Spiritual Power straight at the center of an energy circuit.

In front of him, a hole appeared in the Array.

Then, air from outside was sucked in, and after a second, the toxic gases inside were expelled in a compressed burst along with heat.

Li Shiming used the Object Driving Skill, turning the hand of Spiritual Power into a giant fan to accelerate the replacement of the cocoon's hot and toxic gases.

Once he had purged the toxic gases from the energy cocoon and reduced the temperature inside to an acceptable level, he entered the Formation.

IBMz15, through his senses, had already examined the corpse of Baili Jin Yan, confirming the end of Baili Jin Yan's life.

Li Shiming did not attend to him first but approached the Array Plate instead.

Due to Baili Jin Yan's death, the Array Plate had also lost its owner, becoming ownerless.

He activated the 'Dragon Drawing Technique,' not requiring complete refinement, just enough to control the Formation without calculation.