Fortunately, Yun Taian was not one of Ji Yanxiu's ilk.
He was a direct-line Great Heavenly Prodigy of Chaoyang King's Estate. Not only was his bloodline far stronger than Ji Yanxiu's, but his cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the Purple Mansion Realm. His family's foundations were also profound, far beyond those of an ordinary Great Heavenly Prodigy.
Even though the second bolt of heavenly lightning was stronger and he had defended against it somewhat hastily, he merely spat out another mouthful of blood in the end. Though he looked a little worse for wear, he had ultimately blocked it.
"Wonderful! That bolt of heavenly lightning finally didn't hit Anye." The Sword Array Twin Ladies exchanged glances, a shared flicker of delight rising in their eyes. Both felt deeply relieved.
"Pfft!"
Yun Taian's expression twisted when those words reached his ears, and the second mouthful of blood he had already swallowed back sprayed out again.
His heart was filled with indignation.
Did these two Artifact Spirit seniors have to be so realistic?
Just moments ago, the Sword Array Twin Ladies had been praising all sorts of virtues Yun Taian possessed, competing to make him their inheritor. Yet in the blink of an eye, once someone better came along, they had tossed him beyond the nine heavens.
Truly, the world had gone downhill and people's hearts were no longer what they once were. Even Artifact Spirits had become this pragmatic.
In that brief instant, the tribulation clouds overhead had already begun brewing the next bolt. Heavenly lightning gathered swiftly, and the third bolt carried an even stronger intent, its power naturally all the more extraordinary.
"Young Master Anye, wake up quickly." Taking advantage of the gap, Ji Qianqian hurriedly tried to shake Wang Anye awake. "This is not the