Chapter 976 (1/2)
A woman appeared right in front of Lu Yin and the others. Her looks were rather ordinary, and they certainly were not breathtaking. Rather, her appearance was one that people would not tire of looking at. This was the woman who had caused Starsibyl’s expression to change, and she was also who had made Lu Yin involuntarily grow wary.
This woman was Zhi Yi, and she had rushed over to this battlefield at her fastest speed to seize the pole. When she arrived, she saw that hundreds of thousands of Sixth Mainland cultivators had been reduced to a pathetic state. She simply glanced over them before her gaze settled on Lu Yin’s trio, or to be more accurate, on Starsibyl.
Starsibyl had used some strange methods to hide her original appearance, and the results were astounding. Most people would forget her after just one look. This was a very strange phenomena, but the more special it was, the more Zhi Yi focused on Starsibyl. In Zhi Yi’s eyes, Starsibyl was the brightest light on the entire battlefield, and she was the person who needed to be focused on the most.
The two girls were separated by an entire battlefield, but they still managed to exchange glances.
Starsibyl had never revealed such an expression of panic before, as she had even been confident in being able to delay an Imprinter, and even the Realmling, Nan Yanfei had been within her expectations. However, at this moment, Starsibyl had a solemn expression on her face, and her eyes kept darting about as though she was trying to divine something.
“I’m Zhi Yi,” the newly arrived woman calmly stated.
Lu Yin and Ling Que’s expressions changed; she was one of the Daosource Three Skies, Zhi Yi.
Starsibyl involuntarily clenched a fist. Sure enough, only the Daosource Three Skies were able to give her such a sensation.
Thick twines of lightning had gathered in the sky, and they suddenly struck towards the bottom of the sea.
Zhi Yi looked over at the three youths. “You people have already taken the pole. Where’s Nan Yanfei?”
Across from her, Ling Que softly asked, “Do you guys think we’ll be able to escape if we all run in different directions?”
Lu Yin frowned as he looked at Zhi Yi, as he did not believe that this woman could beat him. With the Rune Progenitor’s cosmic phenomenon suppressing everyone within this part of the universe, those who cultivated Truesight could be considered trial takers while all others were just props. Even the Daosource Three Skies should not be an exception to this.
“Why would one of the Daosource Three Skies take action personally?” Starsibyl spoke.
Zhi Yi’s eyes were cold. “I’m the one asking the questions here. Where did Nan Yanfei go?”
As they spoke, Hua Xiao appeared behind the trio, and he instantly struck out. Stars appeared in his hand, and all of the hundreds of stars exploded in an attack that enveloped Zhi Yi.
Zhi Yi frowned as a formless barrier surrounded her body and completely blocked the Cosmic Palm. Hua Xiao was completely overwhelmed, and his palm could not move the slightest bit forward.
“The Cosmic Sect. They are a very powerful sect, but unfortunately, their heirs are only at this level,” Zhi Yi commented softly as she casually waved a hand. A visible barrier of air swept out, dispelled Hua Xiao’s star energy, and then threw him a thousand meters away. His hand was flushed red and trembling incessantly. Although it had all taken place in an instant, he had not even been able to block a casual wave from his opponent. The gust of air had not been formed by physical strength or star energy. Rather, it was something ineffable that could not be described or disobeyed.
“Attack,” Lu Yin growled before he leaped at Zhi Yi. Since one of the Daosource Three Skies had appeared, there was no reason for them to flee. With Zhi Yi’s speed, they might not even be able to escape.
Lu Yin did not actually want to confront one of the Daosource Three Skies head on. However, since the situation had already arrived, he could not avoid it.
Zhi Yi’s gaze swept over to Lu Yin, astonished. A five-cycle Cruiser?
With a thump, Lu Yin’s palm struck the strange barrier surrounding Zhi Yi’s body as he unleashed a full One Hundred Stacks. However, that attack was also useless; just like Hua Xiao, Lu Yin’s hand could not advance any further.
Zhi Yi was surprised. “The Overlaying Stacks Path, the path that the Divine Fist Arbiter is adept at. It's a pity that you are only capable of unleashing One Hundred Stacks. If you could use Two Hundred Stacks, then you would be enough for me to take another look.”
She then waved her hand in the same manner as before, causing a gust of air to sweep out and blast at Lu Yin’s body.
Lu Yin felt that his star energy was being suppressed, and his personal strength was also being suppressed for some indiscernible reason. But somehow, the gust of air did not have much of an effect on him. Lu Yin moved forward once again, this time with his star energy converging over his right hand. “First Sun.”
Zhi Yi was stunned. “You’re actually fine?”
The First Sun exploded resplendently, its force slamming into the strange barrier and causing an intense rumbling to shake the void and tear open spatial cracks. This was the strongest attack that Lu Yin was capable of unleashing with the cosmic phenomenon’s suppression, but it still could not breach the barrier.
The barrier seemed to be absolutely invincible.
Hua Xiao revealed four arms as he attempted to use a combination of his Gentle Starpalm and lockbreaking techniques on the barrier, but his efforts proved to be fruitless.
In the distance, Starsibyl continued to watch the two youths’ attempts, but she did not utter a single word. She had been able to direct them through divination during their battle against Nan Yanfei, and her instructions had allowed Lu Yin and Hua Xiao to maintain the upper hand from beginning to end, ultimately allowing them to beat Nan Yanfei in a sad manner. However, against Zhi Yi, Starsibyl could not speak up. No matter how she calculated or strategized, she could not find any way for the two youths to break through Zhi Yi’s defense. That defensive barrier was truly invincible to their current forces.
Zhi Yi no longer paid any attention to Starsibyl. Instead, she directed her entire focus towards Lu Yin. She calmly clenched her five fingers, causing another visible gust of air to form itself from the surrounding void that moved to entrap Lu Yin. As Zhi Yi clenched her fist, the formless air currents converged and trapped Lu Yin in their center.
Lu Yin was astonished. He had been struck by this strange wind before, but it had barely caused any difficulties for him whatsoever. He then looked over at Zhi Yi in confusion; what was she trying to do? This air stream did not have any power whatsoever!
Zhi Yi’s expression changed, and the air that had come from the void similarly transformed. Still, no matter how it changed, it was not able to harm Lu Yin, who eventually became too lazy to defend himself. Instead, he wanted to go all out in an attempt to break through Zhi Yi’s strange barrier. He had not used Truesight yet. Since he was facing off against one of the Daosource Three Skies, he wanted to keep Truesight as a hidden trump to be used at the most crucial moment.
“What kind of person are you?” Zhi Yi asked as she stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin tapped out with a finger, and the Dream Finger struck the formless barrier, but this was also useless since his fingertip could not pass through it.