Cracking and shattering sounds echoed from the mountain rocks as if the entire peak were about to completely disintegrate the next moment.
This was naturally no natural phenomenon, but the Demonic Sect's "Absolute Heart Circle" suddenly activating and delivering an absolutely fierce combined strike to Lu Suhua.
The forces on both sides collided, and shockwaves swept in all directions. The terrain within a hundred-li radius underwent a transformation, and the battle array had to change as well.
Following the shift in the array, the Demonic Sect cultivator under Yu Ci's control finally caught a glimpse of Lu Suhua. Yet it was only a fleeting glance. She was still dressed as she had been aboard the ship, clad in nothing but her undergarments. Her chest was drenched in blood, while a layer of flames clung to her body. The fire shone a deep, ghostly blue, ceaselessly burning away her protective aura. It was impossible to tell whether this was Black Robe's handiwork or a remnant left behind from breaking through the tribulation flames.
With the first strike missing, the Absolute Heart Circle abruptly expanded. A dozen circles of crackling lightning appeared in the void, distributed horizontally from top to bottom. Centered on the Absolute Heart Circle, it crushed the eight directions flatly, with one bolt grazing right across the summit where Yu Ci and the others were located.
Yet the Three-Party Primordial Energy around Yu Ci was completely sealed, Xiao Wu and the earth's qi beneath his feet blended as one, while Gui Yan's figure turned illusory and Flower Lady's qi was as still as death. Each had their own methods and easily allowed the rings of lightning to pass by.
As for Bao Yun, she had been hiding within the tribulation fire clouds all along and was not with them,