Inside Taiyi Academy, everyone felt the pressure released by Sage Chang Gen. It weighed heavily on them; some even struggled to breathe, while others were knocked unconscious by the turbulent Five Elements Qi or saw their injuries worsen.
The people inside Thousand Foot Cliff were hit the hardest.
The ferry had stopped on the ground, and the people aboard were all looking rather worse for wear.
Li Jinshuang's serious injuries had yet to heal. Now her Qi and Blood roiled, and her face turned deathly pale. Wan Qi and Xia Feichen each held a hand to their heads, feeling somewhat dizzy.
Yu Sui patted Li Jinshuang on the back and sent some Five Elements Qi into her. Compared with everyone else, Yu Sui felt the least of the pressure—or, one might even say, none at all.
Jiang Shulan was the first to ask Sage Chang Gen to keep his Five Elements Pressure under control. The second was Yu Sheng of the Legalist School. He didn't want Sage Chang Gen to ruin the Hundred Schools Night Walk before it was over. This was an opportunity for the other students, too.
Though they made requests, both had given sound, reasonable grounds. If Sage Chang Gen refused to listen, they could suppress him with full justification.
Sage Chang Gen did indeed reject their requests, continuing to do as he pleased. His pressure even seemed poised to spread farther.
Before long, the two elders struck back against the pressure he released to protect the other students. Following their lead, the other Sages also lent their strength.
The sky over Taiyi, clear only moments ago, suddenly changed. Five Elements Qi erupted between heaven and earth, and as Geothermal Core Power surged forth, it crushed everything in its path. The Nine Schools Practitioners in Taiyi were