Though they were both at Core Formation, Li Ling had possessed over four hundred years of cultivation upon his breakthrough. Now, a sixty-year cycle had passed. Although he had spent most of it consolidating and stabilizing his true core Dao fruit, dual cultivation with his Dao companion, the Spirit Spring Pearl, consuming heavenly treasures, and other benefits had still added roughly sixty years to his cultivation.
By now, he possessed around four hundred and sixty years of cultivation and could unleash power comparable to more than eighteen hundred years.
This Mirage Tower was a demon ghost that had gained sentience. Its strength fell several notches short of Cheng Xiong's or the Blood Shark King's, and did not even reach half of Blood Lion's. It was merely on the level of an ordinary newly advanced Core Formation cultivator, with just over a thousand years of cultivation.
By comparison, it was pitifully weak.
When Li Ling had first reached Core Formation, he had fought a powerhouse like Cheng Xiong. In the battle that made his name, he had faced the Blood Shark King. In truth, he had never experienced a fight in which he crushed an opponent of the same realm so thoroughly, and even he could not help being startled.
"This fellow is far too weak!"
But surprise aside, he still mercilessly beat the Mirage Tower, battering it until not a patch remained unscathed.
Before long, this king of demon ghosts, who had risen within a single sixty-year cycle, suffered devastating injuries. Even the flames formed from its remnant soul seemed to lose their light.
Using the last of its strength, it turned into a streak of bloody light and charged straight at Li Ling, shooting like an arrow into the brow of his enormous Dharma form.
It was activating its