Chapter 966: Attracting Lightning

Chapter 966: Attracting Lightning

A string of cracks and pops rang out from E Kuai's joints as he spoke, and his height was increased by several feet as he reached out with one hand, emulating what Han Li had done earlier as he forced the palm of his hand into the crimson light barrier until he made contact wti the statue inside.

In the instant that he made contact with the statue, he curled his fingers inward forcefully, piercing straight through the crimson light barrier to press his hand against the statue.

Immediately thereafter, he began chanting an urgent incantation, and the statue shuddered as the crimson light emanating from it dimmed significantly.

A dull thump rang out as the crimson cocoon around Qin Yuan imploded, and E Kuai made a hand seal with one hand while making a grabbing motion with the hand that had reached into the array, and a giant crimson hand projection appeared before making a grab for Qin Yuan.

Han Li was just about to intervene when a sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in his heart, and he immediately looked up at the sky.

At the same time, E Kuai also looked up, clearly having sensed the same thing.

At this moment, there were no longer any yellow clouds to be seen through the holes in the ceiling. Instead, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of dazzling silver light that was cascading down like a waterfall.

It was as if liquefied silver lightning were raining down from the heavens, gushing into the hall from above.

An earth-shattering thunderclap rang out, and all of the lightning converged to form an incredibly thick pillar of lightning that came crashing down upon E Kuai's head with unerring accuracy.

Thick arcs of lightning were constantly springing out of the pillar of lightning, and what sounded like draconic roars were ringing out incessantly from within.

Han Li hurriedly drifted over a hundred feet away upon seeing this, while a look of bewilderment flashed through E Kuai's eyes, following which he grabbed onto Qin Yuan and hurled him up at the oncoming pillar of lightning without any hesitation.

A resounding boom rang out, and Qin Yuan's body and nascent soul were completely decimated within the silver lightning before he even had a chance to cry out.

Silver lightning erupted in all directions, illuminating the entire hall, and everyone reflexively took a step back while shielding their own eyes from the dazzling radiance.

Chen Yang had been laying on the ground this entire time, and what everyone had failed to notice was that he had pulled a palm-sized black mirror out of the front of his robe, then traced a bloodstained finger over its surface briefly before verbally communicating something into it.

Immediately thereafter, a ring of white light appeared around E Kuai, and all of the dissipated lightning abruptly converged once again, reforming a pillar of lightning that came crashing down upon him once again.

A grim look appeared on E Kuai's face as he hurriedly darted back over a hundred feet in retreat.

However, right as the pillar of lightning was about to strike the ground where E Kuai had just been standing, it abruptly swerved around and began pursuing him once again.

E Kuai's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he evaded the pillar of lightning once again, only for it to continue pursuing him as if he had a target on his back.

Right at this moment, E Kuai spotted the black mirror that Chen Yang was trying to conceal under his body, and a furious look appeared on his face as he sprang up into the air to evade the pillar of lightning while reaching out into the front of his own robe to pull out a mirror that was completely identical to Chen Yang's, except it was a different color.

"So you've been plotting against me since over a century ago! You can have this back," E Kuai harrumphed coldly as he hurled the mirror at Chen Yang, and it fell to the ground with a loud crack before rolling over to his side.

In the next instant, the unnatural red coloration of E Kuai's skin faded away, and his complexion instantly turned as pale as a sheet.

Not only that, but small spurts of blood began to spray out of all of his profound acupoints, while blood also came gushing involuntarily out of his mouth.

Even though he had managed to withstand the pillar of lightning using the Hazy Helmet Technique, it was so formidable that it had still managed to injure all of his profound acupoints.

"City Lord E!"

Zhu Ziyuan and Zhu Ziqing flew over to his side with concerned looks on their faces.

E Kuai paid no heed to them as he looked up into the sky, right as seven figures decended from one of the holes in the ceiling, and they were led by none other than Sha Xin.

"Long time no see, Fellow Daoist E," Sha Xin giggled in a seductive manner, and the woman in purple was standing beside her.

The other five figures to round out the seven were Zhuo Fa, Wu Yun, the brawny man with the braid on his head, and two bald men clad in suits of black armor.

E Kuai didn't seem surprised to see them at all, but all of the other Profound City cultivators were astonished by the sudden arrival of the Puppet City cultivators.

Han Li was also rather taken aback to see the Puppet City cultivators, and his gaze lingered momentarily on the woman in purple before he looked away again. At the same time, he was still putting on an agonized expression when in reality, the vast majority of the bloodline power surging into his body was still being absorbed by the Heaven Controlling Vial.

Upon catching sight of Han Li, the woman in purple suddenly shuddered slightly, and it seemed that she was about to say something, but right at this moment, several golden runes suddenly appeared on her glabella beneath the black veil over her face, and her interest in Han Li abruptly faded away.

No one else had noticed this, but Han Li had been secretly observing her this entire time, so this fleeting reaction from her didn't manage to escape his notice.

Right at this moment, two figures rushed over to join the Puppet City cultivators, namely Chen Yang and Xuanyuan Xing.

A layer of bright crimson light had appeared over Chen Yang's face, and he seemed to have taken some type of pill that had restored some of his strength.

"Well done, Fellow Daoist Chen. You've made a truly stellar contribution in this elaborate plot of ours," Zhuo Fa praised with an excited look on his face.

"It was only thanks to City Lord Sha's unmatched wisdom that this plan was able to work. After taking over as the city lord of Green Goat City, I offered up this Yin Lightning Mirror to E Kuai, and the yin lightning power contained within it has a strong bodily refinement effect. Just as City Lord Sha predicted, E Kuai would be sure to carry the mirror with him at all times, and that almost led to his downfall!" Chen Yang replied with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan, you also did a fantastic job of serving as a spy in Profound City for so many years," Zhuo Fa said.

"It's my honor to be able to make a contribution to City Lord Sha," Xuanyuan Xing replied in a respectful manner.

"So all of you have been working together from the very beginning. What brilliant foresight!" E Kuai sneered in a cold voice.