Mythical Cultivation

Chapter 551 The Power of the Man in Black

In addition, flaming firebirds flew in from all directions, giant wolves exuding a chilling aura, and even massive earth bears, all closing in on the man in black!

The black-clad man who had been relentlessly beating Xiang Xinghe and his companions couldn't help but let out a cold snort filled with disdain and contempt upon seeing the scene before him.

They're nothing but a bunch of worthless idiots! They actually dare to think they can compete with me? That's just wishful thinking!

Just then, a completely black ring, radiating a chilling aura, suddenly appeared above the man in black's head.

Immediately afterwards, strands of black threads, like black silk threads, continuously fell from this ring.

These black lines quickly and tightly bound the man in black, forming an impenetrable and indestructible protective barrier.

At the same time, the various powerful and fierce attacks from the numerous cultivators struck the defensive shield composed of black lines.

After a series of crisp, loud crackling sounds, the black lines began to tremble and shake violently, as if they might be torn apart at any moment by the combined attack of everyone.

However, to everyone's astonishment, despite the battle lasting for dozens of breaths, they were unable to break through that thin layer of black lines.

Even the immense energy contained in the blazing firebird, the chilling giant wolf, and the giant bear covered in hard scales had been completely exhausted.

But those seemingly fragile yet unbreakable black lines remained as steady as Mount Tai, firmly blocking the black-clad man's path and successfully withstanding everyone's fierce and ruthless attacks.

Hiss... Even with so many experts attacking together, they still couldn't break through the opponent's defense?

A middle-aged man standing at a distance, watching the fierce battle, muttered to himself with a look of astonishment on his face.

This middle-aged man was an elder in the Duan family who was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Although his strength was not bad among his peers, he was still much inferior to those truly top experts.

Therefore, he was self-aware enough to not step forward in the face of the fierce battle.

However, when his gaze fell upon this scene on the battlefield, he was immediately stunned, his face filled with astonishment.

What horrified the middle-aged elder was that, although he was unaware of the black-clad man's strength...

However, he was well aware of the strength of his own Great Elder, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even with the Grand Elder and so many other highly skilled cultivators joining the attack, they still couldn't break through the seemingly indestructible black shield.

This shows just how powerful that man in black must be.

He secretly pondered: In my opinion, the strength displayed by this man in black has probably already surpassed the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Could it be...?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gasp, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

Just then, someone nearby exclaimed: "This man in black is actually a Grand Cultivator at the Pseudo-Core Formation Realm!"

Before he finished speaking, everyone present was in an uproar.

What does the Pseudo-Core Formation realm mean?

That's someone who's only one step away from the legendary Golden Core Path!

Those who possess such terrifying cultivation levels are undoubtedly powerful cultivators at the level of regional overlords.

At that very moment, the many cultivators who were besieging the man in black had already sensed the man's cultivation level!

After all, with more than ten cultivators, all at least at the late Foundation Establishment stage, attacking together, no cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage could withstand it unscathed.

At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with a deep sense of worry.

After all, they all knew very well that the so-called "false elixir" realm was not the true, unattainable realm of the Golden Elixir.

However, it has already far surpassed the realm that Foundation Establishment cultivators can reach.

It is worth mentioning that this "false elixir" realm has not been included in the orthodox cultivation world's ranking system.

Generally speaking, if a cultivator can successfully raise their cultivation to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, they are considered to have reached the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment realm, which is basically the end of their cultivation!

As for the next step, it is necessary to start focusing all efforts on breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

However, the Golden Core realm is not something that can be reached casually; cultivators who can successfully break through to the Golden Core realm are extremely rare!

To give an example, if there were a hundred cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage trying to break through to the Golden Core stage, only one or two of them might succeed.

The vast majority of those who fail often explode because they cannot withstand the terrifying and immense spiritual energy generated when attempting to break through to the Golden Core realm, ultimately resulting in their complete annihilation.

Or perhaps, they will lose all their cultivation and become a complete cripple.

However, nothing is absolute, and there are always some lucky ones.

Although these people failed in their attempts to break through to the Golden Core realm, they did not perish or become useless; instead, they preserved their cultivation.

Such cultivators are extremely rare, far fewer than those who successfully advance to the Golden Core realm, making them exceptionally rare in the entire cultivation world.

Nevertheless, having experienced the baptism of the Golden Core realm, they can still retain some of the unique cultivation foundation of the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, the true combat strength of such cultivators lies between the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core levels.

Compared to experts at the Golden Core stage, their strength might not be anything special.

However, when compared with cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, they undoubtedly hold an overwhelming advantage.

Among these third-rate forces, there is no peerless expert at the Golden Core stage in charge.

However, there are still many cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage!

However, relatively speaking, those forces that are slightly weaker may only have a handful of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators within them.

Truly powerful and well-established forces often have as many as a dozen or even dozens of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

However, one thing is certain: no matter how powerful these forces are, without exception, none of them have a single Grandmaster at the Pseudo-Core Formation stage.

Of course, his hidden depths, which he has never shown to the public, don't count; at least on the surface, he doesn't seem to have any.