In the Hundred-Bone Battlefield, a place fraught with relentless slaughter, Li Dai was remarkably bold. Wielding the Duye Sword, she pressed ever onward, encountering countless Monster Beasts along the way. Yet no matter how many appeared, the Duye Sword's extreme "hunger" drove Li Dai herself into an unnatural state. The killing Dao she had once comprehended was fully awakened in this environment; while she retained her reason, she could not control her urge to slaughter. Seemingly tireless, she cut down gods if they blocked her path, and Buddhas if they stood in her way. Everywhere she passed, the corpses of Monster Beasts paved the road. Fortunately, she had some luck: while the monsters on this path were numerous, they were all below the Nascent Soul stage. She encountered no beasts with the cultivation of a Deity Transformation stage or higher—a stroke of extreme misfortune within her great fortune.
Amidst this ceaseless carnage, every strike of the Duye Sword absorbed the blood and karmic hindrances of the slaughtered beasts. It was impossible to know what great sins these creatures had committed in the past, for the karmic hindrance of every single one was overwhelmingly thick. Consequently, the more she killed, the more excited the Duye Sword became, plunging Li Dai, its master, into a state of wild frenzy. Under this endless slaughter, her understanding of the killing Dao deepened, and the power of her sword strikes grew greater with each passing blow.
As her killi…
Chapter 501