Among the Heaven Silkworm cultivators, when it came to the Dao Realm, aside from Ning Ye, the strongest were Dead Tusk and Sheng Dongping.
But Ning Ye cultivated the Heavenly Dao, and his progress was slow. In terms of actual advancement, he was inferior to Dead Tusk. Sheng Dongping followed the Literary Saint path; his Dao was strong, but his arts were weak, so his combat power was limited.
Dead Tusk, however, was different.
He cultivated the Dao of life and death, focused on slaughter, and wielded tyrannical curse arts. Whether in his past life or this one, his resolve had never wavered. Furthermore, his true body had long since reached the Human Emperor Realm, and his comprehension of the Dao Realm could be inherited. Thus, in terms of the Dao Realm, Dead Tusk had already reached the Human Emperor level.
The Death Curse Art he developed as a result was a true killing art. Even Human Emperors found it difficult to withstand.
Its flaw, however, was that it could not reach far. He had to remain within a certain distance for it to take effect. To put it bluntly, Dead Tusk's cultivation and Dao Realm were limited; he sought depth, not breadth.
The reason he had chosen this path was naturally because he had many lives.
This sudden change caught Li Fengshan and the others completely off guard. They saw the Human Emperor cultivator frantically clawing at his own body as his entire body began to rot beyond his control.
At the sight, Li Fengshan and Canxing felt a chill run through their hearts.
Dead Tusk's methods were actually this terrifying—he could even corrode and injure a Human Emperor.
Yet a Human Emperor was still a Human Emperor. This man's life force was formidable, his Primordial Spirit exceptionally sturdy,