A girl appeared in front of Lu Yin and the others. Her appearance was ordinary, and she was not particularly stunning. However, this girl had caused Starsibyl's expression to change, which caused Lu Yin to unconsciously become vigilant.
This girl was Zhiyi, and she had rushed to the battlefield southeast of the magnetic pole as quickly as she could. She saw the hundreds of thousands of Sixth Mainland cultivators who were in a sorry state, and after a single glance, her gaze locked onto Lu Yin's group of three. More accurately, she was looking at Starsibyl.
Starsibyl had used a strange method to conceal her appearance. Although she was absolutely beautiful, she was still able to cause others to forget her with a single glance. This ability was very peculiar, but the more peculiar it was, the more attention Zhiyi paid to her. In Zhiyi's eyes, Starsibyl was the brightest light on the entire battlefield, and she would be noticed with a single glance.
The two girls were separated by a battlefield, and they stared at each other.
Starsibyl had never revealed such an expression before. Even against an Imprinter, she was confident that she could delay them. Even against the Realmling Nan Yanfei's attack, she had not panicked. Now, however, her expression was much more solemn, and her eyes constantly flickered. It was obvious that she was divining something.
"I'm Zhiyi," Zhiyi said, her tone indifferent.
Lu Yin and Ling Que's expressions changed. The Daosource Three Skies, Zhiyi.
Starsibyl unconsciously clenched her fists. Sure enough, only the Daosource Three Skies could make her feel this way.
Lightning suddenly descended from the sky, crashing into the seabed.
Zhiyi looked over. "The magnetic pole has been snatched by you guys. Where's Nan Yanfei?"
Across from them, Ling Que asked in a low voice, "Do you think that you can escape if you split up?"
Lu Yin frowned and looked at Zhiyi. He did not believe that he could not stop this girl. The Rune Progenitor had changed the weather, and only those who cultivated the Aeon Evolution True Scripture were trialtakers. Everyone else was just a foil, and the Daosource Three Skies were no exception.
"Why would the dignified Daosource Three Skies personally take action?" Starsibyl asked.
Zhiyi's gaze turned cold. "I'm asking you, where's Nan Yanfei?"
As she spoke, Hua Xiao suddenly appeared behind her and struck out with his palm. Nine hundred and ninety-nine stars appeared and exploded, enveloping Zhiyi.
Zhiyi frowned. The invisible light shield around her completely blocked the power of Sirius's palm. Hua Xiao was shocked. His palm could not move an inch forward.
"The Sirius Sect is a very powerful sect, but it's a pity that their successor is nothing more than this," Zhiyi said indifferently. She casually waved her hand, and a visible shockwave obliterated Hua Xiao's star energy and sent him flying back a thousand meters. His palms were red and trembling; he had not been able to block the shockwave that his opponent had casually unleashed. That shockwave had not been formed from physical strength or star energy, but rather an indescribable and irresistible power.
"Attack!" Lu Yin barked as he leaped towards Zhiyi. Since the Daosource Three Skies had appeared, there was no reason for them to escape. Furthermore, with Zhiyi's speed, they might not be able to escape.
In truth, he didn't want to face the Daosource Three Skies head-on, but he couldn't avoid them now.
Zhiyi glanced at Lu Yin in astonishment. A five-cycle Cruiser?
There was a thump, and Lu Yin's single palm landed on Zhiyi's invisible light shield. He erupted with 100 Stacks, but it was useless. Just like Hua Xiao, his palm could not move an inch forward.
Zhiyi was shocked. "The Overlaying Stacks Path is a domain that the Divine Fist specializes in. It's a pity that you only have 100 Stacks. If you could reach 200 Stacks, I'd be impressed." She waved her hand as well, causing a shockwave to surge out and crash into Lu Yin's body.
Lu Yin felt his star energy being suppressed, as well as his own strength. However, it only lasted for an instant before he could no longer feel the shockwave. He stepped forward again and gathered star energy in his right palm. "Single Sun."
Zhiyi was shocked. "He's actually fine?"
A resplendent sun slammed into the invisible light shield, causing an intense explosion that tore through the void and tore open a crack. This was the most powerful attack that Lu Yin could use under the suppression of his astronomical phenomenon, but it still could not break through the invisible light shield.
This light shield seemed to be invincible.
Hua Xiao's four arms appeared, and he used Soft Star Palms in an attempt to break through Zhiyi's invisible light shield, but it was useless as well.
In the distance, Starsibyl continued to observe the battle without saying a single word. She had been able to divine and direct the battle against Nan Yanfei, allowing Lu Yin and Hua Xiao to seize the initiative from start to finish, causing Nan Yanfei to feel aggrieved. However, she could not say anything when facing Zhiyi. No matter how she divined, she did not think that the two of them would be able to break through Zhiyi's defenses.
Zhiyi stopped staring at Starsibyl and instead focused on Lu Yin. She clenched her fingers together, causing a visible shockwave to appear in the void and trap Lu Yin. As she clenched her fist, a formless shockwave condensed and trapped Lu Yin within.
Lu Yin was flabbergasted, and he could feel that the shockwave was barely able to suppress him. He looked at Zhiyi in confusion. What was this?
This shockwave did not have any power at all!
Zhiyi's expression changed, and the shockwaves in the void changed as well. However, no matter how they changed, they could not harm Lu Yin. Lu Yin could not even be bothered to defend himself as he focused on breaking through that invisible light shield. He had not used the True Scripture of Eon Evolution yet, as he was facing the Daosource Three Skies. He wanted to use it as a trump card and use it at the most crucial moment.
"Who are you?" Zhiyi asked as she stared at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin tapped out, and the Dream Finger struck the invisible light shield. However, it was useless, and his fingertip could not advance even an inch.
Hua Xiao panted heavily, and he looked at Zhiyi as if she were a monster. What had this woman cultivated that they could not even hit her? How were they supposed to fight her?
"Do you only know how to defend?" Lu Yin asked.
Zhiyi's eyes narrowed. "Why are you not affected by the origin energy of life? And why aren't you suppressed? Where are you from?
You're not from the Fifth Mainland. "
Lu Yin raised a brow. "What nonsense are you spouting?
I'm from the Outerverse. "
"Impossible! No cultivator from the Fifth Mainland can be unaffected by the origin energy's suppression. You can attack without any hindrance or suppression. Where are you from?
Speak! "Zhiyi barked.
Lu Yin clenched his fist and suddenly punched out with the Daynight Punch. His spiritual force transformed into a devastating storm that swept towards Zhiyi.
Ever since he had absorbed Liuying Zishan's spiritual force sphere, his spiritual force had risen to a level that was close to that of the Ten Arbiters. Furthermore, his spiritual force had always been growing, and it had never stopped growing. The spiritual force that erupted from his punch stunned Zhiyi for a moment. Lu Yin took the opportunity to use the Aeon Evolution Scripture to weaken Zhiyi's rune lines. Star energy gathered in his right palm, and he was just about to attack with the First Sun when Starsibyl shouted from the distance, "Back off!"
Lu Yin subconsciously retreated.
Hua Xiao also retreated.
Nothing happened, and Zhiyi calmly stood in the sky.
Lu Yin looked at Starsibyl in confusion. If she had not told him to back off, his First Sun would have landed on Zhiyi's body. Although he was not certain that he would be able to break through that invisible shield, he could still try.
Zhiyi looked at Starsibyl strangely, her eyes filled with curiosity. "What do you know?"
Starsibyl looked at Zhiyi. "Your defense is not purely defensive; it also has some sort of counterattack ability. If you can't break through it, you'll suffer a backlash, right?"
Lu Yin's expression changed, and he looked at Zhiyi's invisible shield. Was that even possible?
How was he supposed to fight?
He could not guarantee that he would be able to break through it in one strike.
Zhiyi looked at Starsibyl in astonishment. "How did you know?"
Starsibyl did not answer.
Zhiyi looked at her and then at Lu Yin. "I'm curious about both of you, especially you." She fixed her gaze on Lu Yin. "Did you do something just now?
Like a secret technique? "
Lu Yin's brows rose. "No, you saw wrong."
"Really? I'm not too sure. Let's try again. If you don't break through my astral origin shield, then you won't be able to hurt me."
Lu Yin was speechless. He looked at the invisible shield around Zhiyi's body and felt like he could not attack her.
Starsibyl's voice rang out beside his ear. "Scatter and run. We're not her match."
In the distance, Ling Que had already run away. He still remembered the three's original intentions, which had been to use this battle to return to the Fifth Mainland's camp. They had not wanted to fight to the death with the enemy. He felt like he was loyally carrying out their plan, not running away.
Below them, the hundreds of thousands of cultivators from the Sixth Mainland who had been in a sorry state finally saw Zhiyi. The appearance of the Daosource Three Skies had roused their spirits, and they were ready to fight back.
Zhiyi seemed to be responding to them. She raised her hand, and the invisible current that Lu Yin had seen as useless swept out. It swept past the Sixth Mainland's cultivators and descended upon the Fifth Mainland's cultivators. All of the Fifth Mainland's cultivators who were swept by the current rapidly aged before turning into dirt.
Tens of thousands of people had turned into dirt, and the scene shocked everyone.
Lu Yin's pupils shrank, and he looked at Zhiyi in disbelief.
Zhiyi's lips curled up into a smile. "Did you see that? This is vitality energy. It can absorb a person's vitality and turn them into dust. That's why I'm very curious as to how you blocked it."
Lu Yin's scalp went numb, and he felt a lingering fear. He had actually allowed this current to attack him, and he felt as if he had walked on the brink of death.
How had he blocked it?
Lu Yin's first thought was the Stonewall Scriptures, but he quickly dismissed them. Although the Stonewall Scriptures were mystical, they were not omnipotent. He then thought of a technique: the Arcane Art of Life and Death. He had used this technique twice before, both times when he had been on the brink of death. It had greatly increased his strength, and he had thought that this technique would not be of much use in the future. However, during his battle with Zhanlong Daynight, he had relied on this technique to suppress the Daynight Restoration Technique. Later on, he had used this technique to get involved with the Specter Clan. This time, it might be because of this technique once again.
The Arcane Art of Life and Death was something that Lu Yin had not understood back then. Only now did he realize how heaven-defying this technique was. It was a technique that could turn a dead person back into a living person. This was something that even a secret technique could not accomplish.
Unfortunately, this technique could not be cultivated, and whether or not one could use it depended entirely on one's luck.
"It seems like you've remembered something. Vitality energy is a mystical technique of my Sixth Mainland's Daosource Sect, and you're not affected by it. I'm very curious, so come with me." Zhiyi stepped through the void and appeared in front of Lu Yin. She did not move, but vitality energy condensed and transformed into a sword that she held in her hand. "Actually, when I was bored, I practiced some sword techniques." As she spoke, the vitality energy sword stabbed out, and a cold light flickered. At this moment, there was only this sword in the world.
This was Zhiyi's sword. The Daosource Three Skies were the future sky of the Sixth Mainland, and their innate gifts were unimaginable. Zhiyi had indeed practiced some sword techniques when she was bored, but even so, this sword was terrifying enough to make one's scalp go numb.