Great Tyrannical Deity - Chapter 26
Three days have passed since Shi Li started the trial.
The seventh elder came back into the hallway with some rations. There was a frown on his face.
“Seventh Elder, you came back! What’s wrong?” An elder asked.
“A few days ago, some bastards surrounded and sealed me. I don’t know why but I guess they were waiting for someone.” The seventh elder replied.
Elder Li was curious, “Who could it be? Is it Shi Li?”
“Perhaps. We’ll never know unless he comes out. Come, let’s eat up.” An elder said.
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With the comprehension leaf floating in mid-air, Shi Li was cultivating in silence, pondering over his force multiplier.
He used his qi to grab the qi crystal and absorbed its contents furiously, circulating it through the meridians.
Within ten minutes of absorption, a pop was heard from Shi Li’s body. He had reached the 5th stage.
An hour later, Shi Li reached the 6th stage.
And finally, after 3 hours of cultivation, Shi Li has reached the 7th stage.
He continued to absorb the qi within the qi crystal but it turned to dust as there was nothing inside it.
‘Oh? It’s empty?’ Shi Li thought to himself. ‘Guess I’ll stop.’
He stood up and patted off the dust on his body. He clenched his fist and a sonic boom was heard.
He headed towards the pillar in the center of the hall and punched with his maximum force multiplier.
The punch landed squarely on the pillar and made the pillar bend a little bit from the pressure. Seconds later, the number 300 showed up on the pillar.
Shi Li finally reached the Grand Success stage of the first layer! He removed his [Worldly Sealing Armor] and left it within the pocket world.
He then said, “Xiao Hei, release me from the pocket world.”
“Of course, master.” Xiao Hei respectfully replied.
A pathway from the void appeared in front of Shi Li and he stepped on it.
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“Did he finish the test?” The elders asked each other.
“He could have died inside there, we don’t know.” An elder said.
“Shut it. I’m sure he’s alive.” Elder Li frowned.
The elder that said the previous statement went silent and they continued to wait for Shi Li.
A few minutes, a gate appeared and what came out of it was a young man wearing a uniform.
“Shi Li, you came back!” Elder Li breathed a sigh of relief. The elders were excited.
“So…did you pass the trial?” An elder nervously asked.
Shi Li said with a smile, “Of course.”
“That’s too bad, better luck next t…what did you say? You passed the trial?” An elder said but instantly changed his statement after hearing Shi Li’s answer.
Shi Li said it again, “I passed the trial.”
An elder said, “Don’t joke with us here Shi Li. If you really didn’t pass the trial, just tell us the truth.”
Shi Li sighed and went up to the relic, dropping a bit of his blood over it. The relic shook and flew onto Shi Li’s palm. It shrunk to the point Shi Li couldn’t notice it at all.
“It can’t be…” An elder said.
Elder Li shouted, “Greetings to the new sect leader!”
The other elders followed, “Greetings to the new sect leader!”
Shi Li was flustered. “I’m not the true sect leader since I don’t have the strength yet to gain that title. I’ll still be an inner disciple.” He said.
“Ah?” The elders were shocked. “Don’t you want the position?” An elder asked.
“You guys told me that you’ll raise my position slowly and stably. I’ll continue to follow that. For now, I’m just an honorary sect leader, okay?” Shi Li’s head ached with the problems brought by the position.
Shi Li may be a bodybuilding fanatic back in his previous life but he was not stupid at all. He knew what was happening around his surroundings and even got high grades in his school years.
“Alright then. So that means you’ll be taking part in the Genesis Core Competition?” An elder asked.
“Of course I would. I’m an inner sect disciple at the moment. If I were brought to the position of elder or sect leader in an instant, how many would complain?” Shi Li replied.
They all knew the numerous amounts of complaints that they would possibly get so they just nodded their heads.
“Alright, let’s get out here.” Shi Li said.
The elders stood up and followed Shi Li outside.
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“Well what do we have here?” A man smiled.
The man commanded, “Go and surround them.”
…
Shi Li and the elders finally got out of the secret hallway…just to be surrounded by some unknown cultivators.
“What’s this? Seventh Elder, are these guys the same people that sealed you?” An elder frowned.
“They all died by my hand. But I can guess that we won’t get out here that easily.” The seventh elder said.
Light yet consistent steps echoed throughout the place, getting closer and closer to where Shi Li was.
A cultivator said with passion to the one walking, “Commander!”
The other cultivators followed what the first one did.
“Commander!”
“Yes, yes. Seal them up real good.” The commander said.
Within a few breaths of time, a sealing formation was conjured around Shi Li and the elders, locking them in place.
“Who are you? What are you doing here within the Heavenly Fist Sect?” Elder Li shouted.
“Ohoho. I just wanted to ask a special someone a certain question.” The commander chuckled.
He turned to Shi Li and said in a cold manner, “Brat, do you know where the key is?”
“What key?” Shi Li was confused. He didn’t have a key on his body even before he transmigrated.
“The key! The key to a special place goddammit!” The commander was furious.
“I seriously don’t know. Wouldn’t you have mistaken me for someone else?” Shi Li asked.
The commander shouted, “I wouldn’t have! Never in my life would I mistake someone for anyone else! You’re Shi Li right?”
Shi Li calmly replied, “I am.”
The commander was truly seething with intense anger. He calmed down and asked again, “Do you, Shi Li, have the key?”
Before Shi Li could speak the same answer, Xiao Hei said into his mind, “Master, there is a key within your body. Not on it, but hidden inside your brain!”
Shi Li was shocked. ‘Who would’ve put a key inside me?’ He thought.
“I do not have the key.” Shi Li said yet again.
“Impossible.” The commander frowned.
The commander sighed and said to the cultivators, “Go and attack.”
The cultivators smiled and said, “Let’s go and kill them!”
Charging towards them, everyone including Shi Li frowned. An elder stepped in front and said, “I’ll make a qi barrier to hold our ground, we better find a way out of this fast!”
Mustering all of his qi, the elder shouted, “[Heaven and Earth Barrier]!”
A solid qi barrier was created in mere moments. All the cultivators’ attacks were nullified as they collided with the barrier.
“Damn it! The barrier is too sturdy!” A cultivator complained.
Shi Li and the elders huddled up together to think up of an idea. “So what do we do?” An elder asked.
Shi Li said with uncertainty, “I have a plan, but it won’t work for sure unless we distract them.”
Elder Li replied, “As long as there’s a chance of success, we’ll do it.”
Shi Li nodded, “Alright then, is there anyone here proficient in the arts of illusion or bewitching?”
A female elder stepped up and replied, “I am. My arts in terms of bewitching is the best within the sect.”
Shi Li replied, “We’ll have to rely on you then.”
The female elder nodded and said to the cultivators, “Don’t you want to sleep with me?”
In an instant, a seductive aura emanated from the female elder’s body, enticing the cultivators to come closer to her and have fun with her.
The female elder sent a voice transmission, “I don’t have much time. If you’re gonna attack Shi Li, make it quick!”
Shi Li nodded and dashed towards the cultivators. He then jumped up mid-air to materialize 9 qi javelins for the 9 cultivators they were up against.
With a throwing motion, he shouted, “[Spiralling Javelin]!”
In an instant, the 9 qi javelins pierced through each of the cultivators’ heads, killing them in one go.
“What? Impossible!” The commander shouted.
With the 9 cultivators dead, the sealing formation dispersed without a problem. The elders surrounded the commander, fearing that he’ll escape.
“Speak! What are your intentions!” An elder shouted.
“I only aim to get the key!” The commander said.
“I repeat once again, I do not have the key! Are you stupid or something?” Shi Li frowned.
“If I told you of a special name, would you have a different view of me?” The commander questioned.
“Which name?” Shi Li asked.
The commander only muttered two words.
“Yan Tiankong.”
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I’ll be updating my schedule to 2 chapters a day so enjoy 🙂
Anyways, while I’m not making the next chapter or finding inspiration for the next one, I read these novels:
[Ancient Cultivator in Modern World] by TheAdventurer. If you want a novel that’s a mix of Emperor’s Dominion and The Irregular at Magic Highschool, then this novel is for you.
[Time Turner] by TheLonerLion. The main character was killed by the person he trusted most. Awakening again, he swore to never fall in the same trap. Interested? Then come read!
I’m also in the process of making a new cover. That’ll come soon enough. Think of it as a thank you for reading my novel 😀