Chapter 1463: Chapter 1463: This Girl Is Addicted to Courting Death

The Thunder Pillar had a diameter of half a yard, solid as if real, containing a heart-palpitating destructive heavenly power.

The Thousand-breaking Sword of Ye Lanfeng and the Cold Sky Sword of Mu Hanyan struck simultaneously, with a fierce Sword Light that split the heavens and the earth, cleaving towards the lightning pillar, while Xia Youchen aimed a palm at Ye Yanran.

Countless electric lights scattered like swimming snakes, dispersing as Ye Lanfeng and Mu Hanyan struck the lightning pillar, but it was as though a stone had dropped into the sea, raising only insignificant ripples. Meanwhile, Xia Youchen’s powerful palm force, already restored to the Semi-Saint Realm, disintegrated into nothingness before it even reached Ye Yanran.

The power contained within this lightning pillar was not inferior to the Sword Saint Realm. If Ye Lanfeng and the others had been prepared, they might have handled it, but it happened too suddenly. In their haste, not only Xia Youchen and Mu Hanyan, but even Ye Lanfeng couldn’t disperse it.

Huayue and the others wanted to strike but were a second too late. Of course, even if they had, the effect would have been the same.

The enormous lightning pillar, carrying the aura of destruction and death, swallowed Ye Yanran in an instant.

"Yanran..." Yao Xinlan cried out in grief, rushing towards the pillar, willing to die alongside her daughter.

"Wait, she’s fine." Mu Hanyan grabbed her.

It was then that Yao Xinlan noticed, at the moment the lightning pillar engulfed Ye Yanran, her body suddenly became ethereal, like a blurry phantom. The massive lightning struck through her nihility-like figure, impacting heavily onto the stone wall, carving a half-yard deep pit from the hard granite.

Nihility Barrier! Mu Hanyan and the others let their hearts settle.

The earlier situation was too critical and they had forgotten Ye Yanran’s life-saving Divine Skill. Unlike Jiang Yuzhe’s Shadow Shifting, Ye Yanran’s Nihility Barrier allowed her to become completely insubstantial while concealing her form. Though it also meant losing all offensive capability, and required a long recovery time even after emerging from the Nihility State, it could disregard any attack purely for survival purposes, even more effectively than Mu Hanyan’s Cangxuan Cloud Silk.

Of course, disregarding any attack is only relative. Just like Cangxuan Cloud Silk, Ye Yanran’s Nihility Barrier also has its limits. As the golden pillar disappeared into the stone wall, Ye Yanran showed her form again, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed on the ground.

"Yanran!" Mu Hanyan felt her heart ache and quickly went over to hold her in her arms, checking on her condition.

Ye Lanfeng and Huayue stood guard around them, staying alert in case the lightning pillar reappeared.

Luckily, the lightning pillar did not reappear. Mu Hanyan quickly used Divine Sense to examine Ye Yanran’s injuries. Every single one of her meridians was severed into several sections; even her Qi Sea had numerous cracks. Her internal organs were severely damaged, such that even Mu Hanyan was shocked upon "seeing" the extent of the injuries.

If it weren’t for Ye Yanran’s strong vitality, enhanced even further after mastering her Innate Divine Ability, surpassing even Huayue, she might not have survived such severe injuries.

"Don’t worry, I’m fine, I won’t die," Ye Yanran said with a lighthearted smile, comforting Mu Hanyan instead.

"Don’t talk," Mu Hanyan glared at her, annoyed. Despite being so severely injured, she still had the heart to comfort others, making Mu wonder what she was thinking. As she spoke, she took out a Dragon Blood Rejuvenation Pill to give her.

"Don’t waste it, did you forget my Innate Divine Ability?" Ye Yanran smiled slightly and started chanting again.

With Ye Yanran’s silvery voice ringing, all her injuries healed at a miraculous speed. When the words "Heavenly Rain Divine Healing" were spoken, not a single trace of injury could be found on her body.

Mu Hanyan’s earlier judgment was correct. This Heavenly Rain Divine Healing Technique, when used on a Guardian of the Gods after Bloodline Awakening, is tenfold or even a hundredfold more effective compared to its use on ordinary people. It can even bring someone back from the dead, unless it encounters someone like Yao Xinlan, whose vitality is completely exhausted.

"Alright, I’m fine now." Ye Yanran leapt up off the ground, showing no signs of fatigue after a severe injury, seemingly as invigorated as if she had taken a Ten-Complete Replenishing Pill.

"This Thunder Pillar is so powerful. Luckily, I was prepared, or I wouldn’t have known how I died," Ye Yanran said with relief, as she examined the smooth, seemingly polished stone wall of the large hole.

Huayue and the others were equally relieved. Fortunately, Ye Yanran had the Nihility Barrier; otherwise, with her level of ability, that Thunder Pillar would have left not even a scrap of her behind. Even Mu Hanyan, unguarded, might have been severely injured, perhaps fatally, given that the Thunder Pillar contained power equivalent to a full-force strike from a Sword Saint expert.

"What now?" Jiang Yuzhe asked.

After witnessing the power of the Thunder Pillar, he was reluctant to approach rashly.

"Shall I try again?" Ye Yanran said enthusiastically. With the Nihility Barrier, Heavenly Rain Divine Healing, and vitality stronger than Huayue’s, she seemed addicted to risking her life.

"You really have a death wish." Mu Hanyan glared at her.

Even though Ye Yanran had recovered vigorously, she’d brushed with death not long ago. If the Thunder Pillar’s power intensified next time, she might not withstand it, even with her Nihility Barrier. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Let me try," Ye Lanfeng said, striding towards the Ancient Mirror.

"Boom!" As he was about five steps away from the Ancient Mirror, another Thunder Pillar shot out.

Ye Lanfeng was prepared, and his Thousand-breaking Sword slashed out. There was a dull sound, and a shower of electric lights danced like serpents.

This time, Ye Lanfeng struck with momentum, finally shattering the Thunder Pillar with one sword, but he was also pushed back a step, and his Thousand-breaking Sword resonated intensely before its force was neutralized.

Ye Lanfeng’s expression was grave as he advanced another step. The Thunder Pillar blasted out again, and his Thousand-breaking Sword slashed simultaneously.

This time, he again shattered the Thunder Pillar with one sword, but he was once more pushed back a step.

With a clear whistle, Ye Lanfeng flew forward, slashing over ten swords in succession. As the Sword Lights struck, he rapidly circled the Ancient Mirror.

His speed was such that someone like Mu Hanyan could barely track his movements, while Huayue and the others could only see a blur of afterimages. It seemed as though over ten clones were attacking at once.

Yet the speed of the Ancient Mirror was no less impressive; over ten Thunder Pillars thundered out simultaneously in all directions, each one stronger than the last.

Initially, Ye Yanran could survive the original Thunder Pillar because of her Nihility Barrier, but now, even if her strength increased by another fold and the Nihility Barrier became doubly strong, her life would still be at risk.