The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 582 - 415: Impervious to Thunder Magic_2

Chapter 582: Chapter 415: Impervious to Thunder Magic_2

Lin Caiyi instinctively channeled her mana to cover herself in a hurry, blocking the strike.

But beneath that single punch, her mind trembled violently, her mana spiraled out of control, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her entire body, like a cannonball, plummeted from the skies and crashed hard onto the unyielding surface of the Magic Battle Platform.

With just one strike, countless bones in her body fractured.

"The Profound Light Shield, use the Profound Light Shield! Why aren’t you using the Profound Light Shield?" A Foundation Establishment Cultivator couldn’t help but shout, trying to remind Lin Caiyi.

If she lost like this, it would be over; the reputation of the Xuanxian Continent would be utterly ruined.

"It’s not that she’s not using it, it’s that she couldn’t use it. The Mid Grade Spirit Sword was destroyed, her mind was damaged, and she completely lost her composure. The opponent seized this moment, closed the gap, and struck again to further disrupt her focus before delivering that punch... In such a fleeting instant, how could Lin Caiyi possibly activate the Profound Light Shield? The fact that she managed to use her mana to shield herself is already impressive." A Golden Core Cultivator said in a low, grim voice.

"It’s over. Are we really going to lose?" At this moment, the Daoist Mu’s eyes revealed a trace of despair.

Lose?

Not necessarily.

The Golden Core Cultivator Zhang Yihua’s gaze flickered slightly, but he remained calm and composed.

That punch was the Evolver’s one and only chance to kill Lin Caiyi. Now that the opportunity had passed, once she regained her composure, she would surely use her trump card.

The Heavenly Thunder Talisman—it was time to use it.

"Cough, cough."

Lin Caiyi lay on the ground at the moment, her hair disheveled, blood dripping all over her, a complete mess. Her eyes gleamed with both shock and fury.

Just now, she had truly been on the brink of death.

If not for her instinctively channeling mana to shield her entire body, that strike would have blasted her into fragments, leaving behind nothing but a misty cloud of blood.

But too bad...

You can only go this far.

Lin Caiyi no longer wanted to continue this duel. She had grown somewhat afraid of Li Yi. Who knew what other trump cards he had yet to reveal? Without hesitation, she moved with Divine Thought, instantly activating the Heavenly Thunder Talisman stored within her dantian.

BOOM!

A deafening roar of thunder echoed. The next moment, a terrifying bolt of lightning burst forth from Lin Caiyi’s body, blindingly fast and unavoidable, slashing directly toward Li Yi.

"What?"

Li Yi’s silver pupils constricted sharply, his soul issuing a warning.

But the warning came too late.

The bolt of lightning was already upon him, leaving no room for evasion or reaction.

"The Purple Cloud Sect’s Heavenly Thunder Talisman?" The cultivators watching the duel immediately turned their eyes to Zhang Yihua.

Among everyone present, Zhang Yihua was the only one who could craft Heavenly Thunder Talismans. This was a hallmark of the Purple Cloud Sect, and the Heavenly Thunder Talismans he crafted held power equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Golden Core Cultivator.

At this moment, Zhang Yihua’s lips curled into a faint cold smile, and he thought to himself: "This duel cannot end in defeat. A single Heavenly Thunder Talisman is nothing. Lin Caiyi still hasn’t used the High Grade Spiritual Artifact Xuan Turtle Armor. Since the very beginning, this duel was destined for her opponent to lose."

The explosive lightning spread its destructive power, and even with the formations protecting the Magic Battle Platform, everyone could feel its sheer terror.

An Evolver at the Soul Realm simply couldn’t withstand such an attack.

"It’s over."

The students of the Golden Academy collectively felt their hearts sink.

How could anyone survive being struck by such a bolt of lightning?

And how could an attack of this magnitude come from a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator?

Wasn’t this foul play?

Though they didn’t understand cultivation techniques well, they weren’t fools. They quickly put the pieces together.

They all assumed that Li Yi was dead after being struck by this Heavenly Thunder. But then, the unexpected happened—a figure emerged, bathed in thunder and lightning. Silver radiance flowed across his body as he walked out of the lightning unscathed. Although bolts of electric energy continually streaked across him, they did no harm. Instead, his very flesh seemed honed and tempered, glowing with streaks of silver light.

Silver brilliance intertwined with electricity. Li Yi, clad in the Jiao Dragon Armor, advanced like a god of slaughter, exuding an overwhelming aura.

"Damn that Bloodline Power—this guy was born immune to lightning!" Golden Core Cultivator Zhang Yihua immediately understood what was happening and grew furious.

It wasn’t that his lightning magic wasn’t powerful enough; it was that he had encountered its natural counter.

But why did it have to be this guy who nullified lightning magic and not something else?

"How is this possible?"

On the Magic Battle Platform, Lin Caiyi, already injured, had her pupils shrink sharply. Her expression betrayed utter disbelief.

The Golden Core Cultivator’s lightning magic failed to kill Li Yi?

Her limited experience left her unaware that some with unique Bloodline Powers could resist specific magical attacks. Some were impervious to flames, others to ice... and there were even some terrifying bloodlines that rendered invulnerability to all magic.

But by now, Li Yi was upon her once more.

The Fist Gang erupted, akin to the wrath of a Buddha.

This time, Lin Caiyi had no chance to evade. However, under the pressure of this life-and-death moment, she mustered a remarkable reflex. Drawing upon her untapped potential, she manipulated her mana in an astonishing display. Instead of relying on the Profound Light Shield—which, given that even the Red Cloud Sword was destroyed, was unlikely to hold up—she decided to activate the Xuan Turtle Armor.

In an instant, pieces of turquoise Armor emerged from her torso, enveloping her entire body. The Armor radiated spiritual light and then transformed into the manifestation of a massive Xuan Turtle.

Li Yi’s punch landed squarely, but it failed to move the Xuan Turtle even a fraction. Instead, the Xuan Turtle roared, its burst of power directly blasting Li Yi backward.

"As expected, she had a trump card in reserve. These cultivators are all so cunning and conniving." He retreated rapidly, completely unsurprised by the development.

Lin Caiyi struggled to her feet. She looked like a Fairy who had been cast down from the heavens, disheveled and battered. Panting heavily, her entire body trembled from exhaustion.

Using a High Grade Spiritual Artifact wasn’t free of cost—it consumed tremendous amounts of mana.

She had already been severely drained in the earlier duel. If not for the fact that this was merely a Spiritual Artifact and not a Treasure, she wouldn’t even have been able to activate it.

Without delay, Lin Caiyi retrieved an Elixir to replenish her mana; otherwise, she might truly die here today.

But this action was entirely within Li Yi’s calculations.

So she had been forced to rely on an Elixir already?

It seemed she was indeed at her limit.

"The time is now."

At that moment, the twelve acupoints across Li Yi’s body resonated in unison. A terrifying silver aura surged out like a tidal wave. Enduring the Xuan Turtle’s roar, he advanced instead of retreating, charging straight toward Lin Caiyi. Simultaneously, he retrieved the Fei Mu Needle from his Storage Magical Artifact.

Blinding golden light illuminated the battlefield, dazzling beyond measure.

"The opponent’s true killing blow has been unleashed."

All the cultivators watching the scene paled in unison, the same chilling realization striking them simultaneously.

Lin Caiyi also saw it. Her eyes ached from the brilliance; her mind quaked. She understood in an instant—this strike would decide the victor, would settle life and death.

Gulping down the Elixir, she wasted no time pouring all her remaining mana into the High Grade Spiritual Artifact, Xuan Turtle Armor.

She just needed to survive this final attack. Once her mana recovered, she could fight another round.

Yet the golden Fei Mu Needle shot forth, its piercing sharpness utterly overwhelming, unstoppable.

In mere moments, it pierced through the Xuan Turtle and reached Lin Caiyi. Though she wore the indestructible turquoise Armor, it too was penetrated by the divine needle.

In an instant.

The divine needle pierced through her front and back, nailing her to the Magic Battle Platform.

Lin Caiyi felt a sharp sting in her abdomen, but almost immediately, nothing more. The needle’s edge was too refined, passing through her body before pain could fully register.

This was why Li Yi regarded the Fei Mu Needle as overly specialized in sharpness but lacking in lethality.

Only by leaving the needle embedded in the body could it tear through flesh, producing catastrophic injuries.

However, in fast-paced fights against powerful foes, opportunities to drive the needle into the opponent were rare and fleeting. And so, Li Yi had turned to poisoning it as a solution.

"That... that’s a divine needle? It actually pierced the Xuan Turtle Armor? You must be joking."

"No, not just that. It even pierced the surface of the Low Grade Treasure Magic Battle Platform, leaving a hole. What kind of thing is this, to possess such unparalleled sharpness?"

"I don’t recognize it, but it’s definitely not a Treasure or an Immortal Artifact. It seems more like some kind of object nurtured within the body of a Spiritual Beast."

The Golden Core Cultivators observing the duel were deeply shaken, unable to fathom how Li Yi’s strike had managed to break through the Xuan Turtle Armor.