The instant he leaped into the lightning pool, destructive thunder roared like billions of colossal beasts howling beside his ears, shaking his very soul. Countless thick bolts of lightning, like serpents that had caught the scent of living beings, frantically gathered toward Mo Lin and pounced!
Mo Lin's muscles tensed in an instant, and he held Yao Yao even tighter in his arms. The two-foot Domain light shield formed by the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Rune around him, along with the denser Chaos Light barrier outside it, simultaneously emitted mysterious radiance, completely isolating his aura—and that of Yao Yao pressed tightly against him and Tun Tun tucked inside his robes—from this world of lightning.
Under Mo Lin's tense gaze, the terrifying lightning that could destroy Divine Mansion Realm experts seemed to lose its target upon nearing the double barriers. It drifted about in confusion, circling the shields for a moment before slowly dispersing with unwilling rumbles and merging back into the violent sea of lightning around them.
"Whew..." Mo Lin let out a long breath, and his taut nerves relaxed slightly.
He lowered his head to look at Yao Yao in his arms, only to find her flawless face utterly calm. Her clear, ethereal eyes even held a trace of curiosity as she observed the raging lightning around them. Her composed demeanor made it seem as though she were merely on an ordinary sightseeing trip.
Compared to her, his momentary panic just now seemed rather pathetic. Mo Lin secretly felt ashamed, but that shame was quickly replaced by an even more surging emotion—
A beauty in his arms, soft and fragrant!
With the space so limited, Yao Yao's entire body was practically pressed against his chest. He held her slender, supple waist firmly in his arms, and even through the thin