Chapter 471: Blue Lightning Attack
"Mountain master Yu, I will give you another chance to surrender." Gong Han suddenly said.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t appreciate the chance.
He held his wooden sword and his eyes turned solemn.
"I see." Gong Han sighed and the air around him began to crackle.
A moment later, his body was covered in strands of blue lightning and his qi presence spread to every inch of the martial stage.
Across from him, Yu Nianzhen forced himself not to retreat.
’Seems like the fight won’t be easy.’ Yu Nianzhen thought with a frown on his face.
Originally, he didn’t expect the fight to be easy.
However, he didn’t know how difficult it would be until he felt the opponent’s qi presence.
While Yu Nianzhen was thinking, a bolt of blue lightning rushed towards him.
The bolt crackled in the space between them and before he could react, the attack was already one metre in front of him.
"Sword shield." He muttered while swinging his sword.
Simultaneously, a transparent bubble appeared around him.
The bubble was made of sword intent and it formed just in time to block the blue lightning.
Unfortunately, the blue lightning was more domineering than Yu Nianzhen expected.
In the blink of an eye, his sword intent shield crumbled and the blue lightning continued to rush towards him.
However, Yu Nianzhen did not panic.
Although his sword shield only lasted for a moment, the moment was enough for Yu Nianzhen to erect another barrier.
This time, the barrier was thicker and the blue lightning was stopped before reaching its target.
Seeing this, Gong Han couldn’t help but be surprised.
’He is more capable than I expected.’ He thought and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Not bad." He praised but Yu Nianzhen frowned.
To block the previous attack, he used a lot of sword intent.
However, Gong Han didn’t look like he worked too hard to make the attack.
’I will be at a disadvantage if the fight drags on.’ Yu Nianzhen thought as his eyes turned cold.
A moment later, an ethereal qi presence emanated from his body and spread to half of the martial stage.
"Your qi presence has changed." Gong Han stated with a frown on his face.
Before the change, Yu Nianzhen’s qi presence was like a sharp sword.
It was pervasive and had a hint of domineering.
However, Yu Nianzhen’s cultivation was lower than his so Gong Han wasn’t too affected by the qi presence.
After the change, the qi presence was still sharp but rather than domineering, it was fleeting.
If Gong Han had to describe it, he would say it was a small breeze that was trying to bloom into a blizzard.
Thinking this way, Gong Han couldn’t help but feel wary.
’He is planning something.’ Gong Han thought and a hint of blue lightning flashed in his eyes.
Before Yu Nianzhen could make his move, Gong Han formed a seal with his hands and a dark cloud appeared above his opponent.
The cloud was only a metre long but Yu Nianzhen felt like he was about to face a terrible catastrophe.
"Not good." He muttered and tried to move.
However, his body was ten thousand times heavier than normal, his feet were rooted to the ground, and his mind was sluggish.
As Yu Nianzhen watched, blue lightning crackled in the dark cloud and a kind of terror gripped his bones.
"What kind of attack is this?" A spectator suddenly asked.
For some reason, he felt afraid just looking at the cloud.
"It’s too terrifying." Another said and involuntarily shuddered.
"Is this the attack of a third-level reincarnation realm cultivator?" Someone doubted.
"Mountain master Yu is done for."
"Who told him to be arrogant." A male cultivator sneered, his eyes shining with schadenfreude.
On the martial stage, Yu Nianzhen was at a loss.
If it came to it, he would escape into his sword world.
However, he didn’t want to expose the sword world so early in the game.
Because of this, he frantically racked his brain, trying to find a way to deal with the lightning attack.
’I am not allowed to use talismans or formation disks.’ He thought and then sneered in self-derision.
’Even if I am allowed to use them, my body is petrified and I can’t activate them.’ He thought and forced his eyes to shift upwards.
’This cloud...’ Yu Nianzhen thought and tried to circulate his qi.
However, his qi was stagnant and barely moved when he tried to circulate it.
’Will I really be forced to escape into the sword world?’
At first, Yu Nianzhen didn’t want to enter the sword world because he wanted to hide his strength.
Now though, he wasn’t reconciled.
If he entered the sword world, he wanted it to be his choice rather than being forced to take that step.
’Soul power.’ He suddenly thought and a burst of soul power rushed out of his body.
Soon after, the soul power covered his body and somewhat shielded him from the cloud’s oppression.
Taking advantage of the lessened oppression, he quickly circulated his qi and tried to retreat.
Unfortunately, his body was still fixed in place and he couldn’t move.
’Since I can’t move, I can only take measures.’ He thought and secretly swallowed some Tree of Life leaves.
At the same time, he erected a few barriers and held his sword ready.
"It’s useless." Gong Han sneered and formed more seals.
A moment later, the dark cloud broke apart and twelve bolts of blue lighting rushed towards Yu Nianzhen.
Simultaneously, a sabre appeared in Gong Han’s hand and he also rushed towards Yu Nianzhen.
Seeing this, Yu Nianzhen narrowed his eyes.
"Space annihilation." He shouted and swung his wooden sword.
Less than half a breath later, the space around him began to collapse and three bolts of blue lightning were caught up in it.
’It’s less than I expected.’ He thought, feeling a little depressed.
However, he didn’t despair for too long.
"Space annihilation..., space annihilation." He shouted and hurriedly issued two attacks.
The first attack rushed towards the remaining lightning and the second rushed towards Gong Han.
"It’s useless." Gong Han shouted again and used his sabre to block the attack.
At the same time, the first space annihilation collided with the oncoming blue lightning.
A moment later, a loud bang resounded on the martial stage and Yu Nianzhen was flung to the ground.
"It didn’t work." He muttered; surprise evident in his voice.
Based on the previous attack, Yu Nianzhen thought his space annihilation would destroy three or four bolts of lightning.
However, it only destroyed one bolt and the others seemed to have gained momentum.
Fortunately, Yu Nianzhen could now move and he didn’t continue to lie on the ground.
"Mountain master Yu, my martial art is called the ’Inevitable Catastrophe Lightning art’. Do you know why it’s called that?" Gong Han asked but didn’t wait for Yu Nianzhen to answer.
"It’s based on heavenly tribulation and once I use it, my opponent will have nowhere to hide." The man continued with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Mountain master Yu, you have nowhere to hide." Gong Han taunted but Yu Nianzhen was not discouraged.
Using ordinary means, it was impossible to hide or escape from heavenly tribulation.
However, that was because the dao was omniscient and omnipotent.
In the reincarnation realm, a martial art or cultivator couldn’t imitate the invincibility of the dao.
Considering that, Yu Nianzhen felt the Inevitable Catastrophe Lightning art was powerful but it was not invincible.
With this in mind, Yu Nianzhen didn’t panic.
While running from the chasing attack, he tried his best to study the lightning bolts.
"Mountain master Yu, can you only run away?" Gong Han mocked but Yu Nianzhen ignored him.
At this time, Yu Nianzhen had entered an extreme state of concentration.
Although the state was less than an epiphany, his mind was clearer than at ordinary times.
"Heavenly gentle soil." He suddenly muttered and his eyes became brighter.
When he refined his origin treasures, he focused on duality.
He matched the violence of lightning with the gentleness of the heavenly gentle soil.
Essentially, his qi and dao contained the elements of violence and gentleness.
At this time, Yu Nianzhen suddenly had an idea but he couldn’t help but worry.
"If I make a mistake, everything will go out of balance and the loss will outweigh the gain." He muttered.
"What are you muttering about?" Gong Han demanded.
He was tired of being ignored and he especially hated that a lower-level cultivator didn’t take him seriously.
When he saw Yu Nianzhen muttering to himself, he became angrier and the lightning bolts responded to his anger.
In the blink of an eye, their speed and power increased.
’I don’t have time to plan more carefully.’ Yu Nianzhen thought and a determined look hardened his eyes.
Soon after, he lifted his wooden sword and pointed its tip towards the oncoming lightning bolts.
