Black Tortoise's raging Divine Soul visibly froze for a moment. Even without Gu Ruoyan reading its mind, Chu Ge could tell it was stunned this time.
A large part of the Cloudreach Sect's foundational cultivation method had been derived from insights inherited from Black Tortoise, so it would clearly find it deeply familiar and comforting.
But its bewilderment lasted only an instant. The next moment, Black Tortoise's Divine Soul grew even more savage. "You're tricking me..."
His mouth half-open, Chu Ge watched helplessly as the Cloud-Water Shield and Sword Qi he had raised less than half a second earlier vanished with a whoosh.
Because his cultivation had vanished.
"Fuck!" Chu Ge broke out in a heavy sweat.
Everyone would lose their power under the formation's effects. Of course, it would not disappear instantly; there was still room to resist. Black Tortoise, for instance, had been resisting all along and still retained some of its power.
Chu Ge had thought his cultivation was decent enough to hold out for at least a minute or two.
Reality proved that he could not stay hard for even five seconds. He was worse than a Black Emperor Staff.
He could put up with Gu Ruoyan and Qin Feier looking at him as though he were impotent. The problem was that he could no longer withstand Black Tortoise's power. It was going to kill him!
Chu Ge hastily activated his Spatial Ability, twisting the space between their group and Black Tortoise once more to create a spatial barrier, at least deflecting some of the terrifying onslaught of its resentment and fury.
The almost tangible impact slammed into the spatial distortion. Chu Ge grunted and was knocked back several steps.
Without his cultivation to rely on, his Esper Ability really could not withstand it...
When he