Chapter 1794: Chapter 943: Duke of Thunder_2

There truly is no opponent—he can feel that, even if he used all his means, he would be unable to surpass the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining.

It can be said that his strongest battle strength now is the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining, which has surpassed Fourth Grade battle strength. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

He took out a robe and threw it to the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining; this robe can change styles at will.

The sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining, standing at 1.2 meters tall with a pair of wings on its back, can also wear this robe, which automatically opens two slits in the back to allow the wings to extend.

"Restrain your aura—your aura is too powerful!" Li Shiming felt the aura of the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining and ordered solemnly.

He was its owner, unaffected by the aura of the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining.

If another Peak Great Cultivator were here, they wouldn’t manage so easily as Li Shiming.

The aura emanating from the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining—if truly summoned somewhere—would influence cultivators whether friend or foe.

Even cultivators with somewhat lower strength might be directly subdued by its aura.

Li Shiming didn’t want such a situation to arise, especially on Dongqi Continent, where cultivators generally have lower strength—few could withstand the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining’s aura.

After his order, the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining began to restrain its aura.

Soon, the powerful aura on the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining vanished completely, now looking just like a strange monkey, without much threat.

Who could know that within this small body lurks such terrifying strength?

Li Shiming did not put away the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining, but had it follow him.

During this time he needed to analyze the situation of the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining and observe its master contract.

"Shiming, you’re back, what is this?" Yin Shilan saw Li Shiming and quickly came forward, asking upon seeing the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining.

Li Shiming had been away for one hundred days—the longest separation for them in several decades.

Given Li Shiming’s realm reached the highest level for a Great Cultivator, his cultivation time is very short, spending most of his time with Yin Shilan.

This hundred-day absence had made Yin Shilan somewhat worried.

"This is my new Spiritual Pet—Duke of Thunder!" Li Shiming didn’t inform Yin Shilan of the true situation, mainly as it was hard to explain the matter of refining the ’Flying Night Demon’. He merely came up with an excuse, incidentally naming the sharp-beaked, ferocious-toothed Corpse Refining.

The name "Duke of Thunder" was inspired by its appearance, highly similar to the legendary Duke of Thunder.

"I feel the spiritual power within me is abundant, soon I’ll break through to the Great Cultivator Realm!" Yin Shilan wasn’t concerned with the new Spiritual Pet Duke of Thunder, instead smiling to share the good news with Li Shiming.

During this time, Li Shiming’s phantom clone had been accompanying her in the cavern.

She felt this good news must be told to Li Shiming himself, not to just a clone, to have meaning.

"I’ve studied the ’Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Technique’, it’s best for you to ascend along with Little Phoenix; I’ll prepare the Elixir Pills for you!" Upon hearing this, Li Shiming was delighted, simultaneously offering his suggestion.

Yin Shilan’s cultivation speed wasn’t considered fast, compared with him or his clone, Li Yuanba.

Li Shiming’s expectation of Yin Shilan was stability; needing not possess strong battle strength, her cultivation primarily focused on enhancing her realm rather than mastering fight techniques.

Yin Shilan’s cultivation speed surpassed other cultivators in the same stage, aided by numerous Spirit Pills.

The ’Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Technique’ requires a cultivator to train together with the Spiritual Pet Phoenix, borrowing it to enhance the quality of spiritual power within.

Her Spiritual Pet—Little Phoenix—always had Spirit Pills for enhancing strength, reaching the Fourth Grade Middle Stage peak early on.

"That’s what I thought too!" Yin Shilan nodded in agreement.

"For a safer ascension, do visit Luanyang Palace; it’s more secure to ascend to Great Cultivator there!" Li Shiming considered and suggested.

"Will it be inconvenient?" Yin Shilan asked hesitantly.

Last time when she was on Central State, she was attacked, nearly costing the phantom clone its life.

She wasn’t worried about her safety but feared implicating Li Shiming.

"No worries, I’ll have Li Yuanba take care of things, also planning to give Duke of Thunder to him, perfect opportunity to go together!" Li Shiming said with a smile.

While Li Shiming didn’t plan to leave Dongqi Continent, even if an enemy attacked, it would at least be a Great Power-level opponent; Duke of Thunder beside him wouldn’t suffice.

Li Yuanba was different, his strength was indeed formidable, but from Li Shiming’s experience, a force wanting to deal with Li Yuanba would likely deploy a Half-step Great Power.

With Duke of Thunder being the sole battle strength capable of contesting Half-step Great Power, he had refined Duke of Thunder precisely to counter Great Powers.

Although currently Duke of Thunder only has Half-step Great Power strength, once ascended to a Half-step Great Power himself, mastering further knowledge, he might even refine a true ’Flying Night Demon’.

"That’s good!" Yin Shilan smiled, knowing Li Shiming and Li Yuanba share a closely-knit bond beyond anyone’s imagination.

Li Shiming spent one hundred days to return with the Spiritual Pet Duke of Thunder, gifting it to Li Yuanba with a word.

Even lacking knowledge of Duke of Thunder’s strength, from what she understands, any Spiritual Pet by Li Shiming’s side has no weak strength, at least possessing Peak Great Cultivator strength.

Yin Shilan doesn’t need excessive understanding; knowing Li Shiming will say what should be told to her.

If left unsaid, it’s inconvenient to explain.

Three days later, Li Yuanba appeared at Ten Thousand Beast Sect on Dongqi Continent, arriving to escort Yin Shilan.

The phantom clone continued accompanying Yin Shilan, now equipped with another Nascent Soul from Great Cultivator Le of Feiyu Sect.

The Peak Great Cultivator’s Nascent Soul allows the phantom clone to exhibit true Peak Great Cultivator strength, along with Li Yuanba, Duke of Thunder, Golden Winged Dapeng, Late-stage Golden Corpse, and others—enough not only for escorting Yin Shilan but attacking a large sect’s mountain gate.

Li Yuanba gave his Late-stage Golden Corpse to the phantom clone, now possessing three Late-stage Golden Corpses; after obtaining Duke of Thunder, he no longer needed them.

They traveled via the top Fourth Grade ’Crossing Void Shuttle’, heading across the sea to Luanyang Palace on Central State Continent.

Even if a force wanted to ambush Yin Shilan, finding her at sea would be impossible.

After sending Yin Shilan off, Li Shiming returned to the site where Duke of Thunder was refined; he had the corpse of Half-step Great Power Lian Lei.

Summing up the last refining process, he prepared to continue, producing another Half-step Great Power battle strength.

Only his soul was sufficiently powerful; otherwise, just one Duke of Thunder would occupy his soul’s Contract Space completely.

With 191 brains, he calculated, strong master contracts like Duke of Thunder’s could roughly reach 191 contracts, far from the limit.

The same operation—only Half-step Great Power Lian Lei exceeded Half-step Great Power Yang Xing; Li Shiming hoped to refine a corpse exceeding Duke of Thunder in strength.

However, this refining alteration was minor; both Lian Lei and Yang Xing were Thunder Cultivator Half-step Great Powers from Yuqing Sect, likely resulting in no significant difference in eventual refinement.

With some detailing and previous experience, IBM z15 identified improved handling strategies.