[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific":3,"chapter-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-1690":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation is just so scientific!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},235010,509,"Chapter 1690 - 891: Cavern Battle (Part 2)","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-1690",1690,"\u003Cp>Cultivator Dai Biao felt a chill in his heart as he grasped the implications of Peak Great Cultivator Jiao Xian’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced furtively at the exit, but to reach it, he would have to pass the position occupied by Jiao Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no confidence in being able to break through Jiao Xian’s blockade; he was fully aware of Jiao Xian’s combat prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his attention back to the Half-step Great Power, whose condition had become more pitiful, with a chaotic aura and the energy within the Grotto Heaven continuously clashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth; perhaps attacking the Half-step Great Power was his only choice. If he could indeed slay the Half-step Great Power, maybe Jiao Xian, pleased, might allow him to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was unfortunate to place his life in Jiao Xian’s hands, the situation left him no other option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivator Dai Biao channeled the spiritual power within him, igniting the flying sword, and directed it to slash at the Half-step Great Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding the Half-step Great Power’s formidable physical body, he didn’t target the flesh but rather aimed at the entangled energy point outside its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though unclear what that energy convergence represented, he instinctively felt that attacking there would be effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power lacked the capability to address Cultivator Dai Biao’s assault, as controlling the energy within the Grotto Heaven was paramount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the energy spiraled out of control, his lifelong cultivation efforts would end, along with his hopes of becoming a Great Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he held onto a slender thread of hope. Although tiny, he had faced similar situations many times in his life and never gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a flying sword, weak in his eyes, struck the energy node he was manipulating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"boom\", the energy node exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Grotto Heaven’s energy plunged into chaos; the separation of heaven and earth vanished, everything on the ground was shredded to pieces by the energy, and the dark clouds in the sky dissipated, transforming into pure energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power spat blood, ignoring the injuries to his body, his gaze vacant as he looked at the devastation within the Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he could no longer control the Grotto Heaven and that both his physical body and Nascent Soul had sustained severe damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without these injuries, losing control of the Grotto Heaven would rapidly deplete his life span until he withered and died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now felt the injuries and aging looming over him, his life reduced to a very short span.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will kill you all!\" The Half-step Great Power let out a howl that didn’t sound human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his figure vanished and then reappeared before Cultivator Dai Biao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing Cultivator Dai Biao by both shoulders, the immense force tore his body in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivator Dai Biao’s Nascent Soul appeared, attempting to flee but was bitten down by the Half-step Great Power, transforming into energy and merging into the Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiao Xian swung his hand, and a Fourth Grade Top Shield appeared before him as he cast a defensive spell, activating a Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman was a rare Great Power-level defensive spell, adding an extremely strong protective shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman was his source of confidence; it was what emboldened him to enter the Half-step Great Power’s Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attacking Cultivator Dai Biao, the Half-step Great Power had already lost a small part of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not caused by a counterattack from Cultivator Dai Biao, whose strength couldn’t achieve that, but the result of forcibly mobilizing what little energy remained in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With severe injuries and rapid aging, the Half-step Great Power used a secret technique to concentrate the injuries and aging in his legs. This wouldn’t truly stop the injuries and aging but could buy some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price was immense—a tearing sensation in the spirit and excruciating physical pain. Without an unforgivable hatred for the invading Great Cultivators, he wouldn’t have done this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, his body vanished from the spot, prompting Jiao Xian to tense up as the Half-step Great Power appeared beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiao Xian didn’t understand why the Half-step Great Power wasn’t using a cultivator’s combat methods, opting instead for physical attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the Half-step Great Power could no longer mobilize energy. His ability to perform Space Movement within the Grotto Heaven was thanks to his connection with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Space Movement within the Grotto Heaven was easy, but now it came at over ten times the usual cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Half-step Great Power was indifferent to the cost; having lost everything, his remaining goal was to annihilate the invading enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He punched the Fourth Grade Top Shield, which let out a sound as if breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood almost spurted from Jiao Xian’s mouth; the Half-step Great Power’s punch nearly shattered his shield, dispersing much of its spiritual imprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he realized that pure physical attacks could have such an effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power’s physical attack strength was due not only to his robust body but also because this was his Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grotto Heaven energy was chaotic and no longer able to provide him energy, yet its connection with him hadn’t entirely severed, allowing him to slightly manipulate its rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of manipulating a few rules was negligible for other Half-step Great Powers but exerted a strong suppressive force on Great Cultivators who hadn’t reached the Half-step Great Ability Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power’s second punch struck the spell shield, which had two layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One layer was Jiao Xian’s own defensive spell, while the other was the defensive shield activated by the Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiao Xian’s defensive spell shield shattered almost instantly, but the Half-step Great Power’s fist was stopped by the shield activated by the Jade Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A relieved Jiao Xian realized the shield from the Jade Talisman was effective, a smile appearing on his face as he wielded his flying sword against the Half-step Great Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably, the flying sword caused no harm to the Half-step Great Power’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in the eyes of the Half-step Great Power, the combat strength of this Peak Great Cultivator was no different from that of ordinary Great Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power glanced at the last shield on Jiao Xian, determination flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flesh Curse!\" he said hoarsely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, one of his arms transformed into a cloud of blood mist and flew toward Jiao Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon contact with the blood mist, Jiao Xian’s defensive shield quickly thinned and wobbled, supporting him for barely two breaths before the shield activated by the Jade Talisman was obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive spells triggered by the Great Ability Life-saving Jade Talisman fell far short of those a Great Power personally cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were entirely different concepts—the energy a Jade Talisman could withstand marks its power limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiao Xian assumed that the Jade Talisman could withstand the Half-step Great Power’s frenzied attacks, but he was wrong, and he would pay with his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his final defense shattered, Jiao Xian retreated swiftly, intending to escape the Grotto Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of death, the opportunity to ascend to Great Power could be put aside. Besides, once he left the Grotto Heaven, given the state of the Half-step Great Power, it might not be long before he perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retreated urgently, but the Half-step Great Power wouldn’t let him leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power’s figure flickered, blocking Jiao Xian’s retreat path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Half-step Great Power pressed close to Jiao Xian, embracing him like a beast, with madness in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-05-29T15:24:08.684Z","2026-06-01T04:29:36.269Z",1,"novelbin.me","367936bc236a8001c012c4f5b688848494a54b3287f37e6d24d08ae776dbdc8d","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-1691","cultivation-is-just-so-scientific-chapter-1689",1800,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-is-just-so-scientific-cover.jpg"]