80: Chapter 80: Your supernatural powers aren't working?

Just when Director Zhao Lixin's knees were about to hit the ground, filled with humiliation, a gentle force suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet, steadily supporting him.

The pressure that was almost crushing his bones vanished instantly.

"Hmm?"

The smugness on Sect Leader Lu Yun's face froze.

He abruptly looked down at the ground, swept his divine sense around, but discovered nothing.

That moment just now felt like he had thrown a punch with all his might, only to hit empty air, with all his force vanishing into thin air.

"What's going on?"

Director Zhao Lixin was also bewildered; he shook his still-weak legs and found that he was standing straight.

A wave of wild joy surged in his heart!

"It's Engineer Jiang! It must be Engineer Jiang who intervened!"

His back straightened instantly, and when he looked at Sect Leader Lu Yun again, his gaze shifted from sorrow and indignation to a kind of... gloating mixed with a bit of sympathy.

"Buddy, you're in big trouble."

Sect Leader Lu Yun didn't notice the change in Director Zhao Lixin's expression; he was still confused and annoyed by the failure of his spell.

"Playing tricks!"

He snorted coldly, thinking it was Dongfang Shuo or someone else hiding in the shadows playing tricks.

"I'd like to see what kind of tricks you can pull!"

He couldn't be bothered to play such "coercion" games anymore and decided to use a more direct spell to completely shatter the resistance of these mortals.

He raised his hand, and a blinding ball of lightning began to gather in his palm.

"Thunder Palm!"

This was a basic attack spell of the Tianyan Sect, but when unleashed by a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage like him, its power could instantly melt a tank into molten iron!

"Immortal Envoy! Don't!" Director Zhao Lixin was startled and shouted quickly.

He wasn't afraid of dying; he was afraid this guy would destroy the surrounding buildings. Those were state property, and writing damage reports later would be a huge pain.

"Too late!"

Sect Leader Lu Yun sneered, his palm about to strike.

But just at that moment, something strange happened again.

The ball of lightning in his palm, having just gathered and formed, before he could even strike, was as if sucked away by something; it rapidly dimmed, shrank, and finally... with a 'poof', it was completely extinguished.

Like a punctured balloon.

"..."

Sect Leader Lu Yun held his hand up, standing there stunned.

In his palm, only the burnt smell of electrical sparks remained.

His spell... it wasn't working again?!

Now, the expression on his face shifted from annoyance to pure shock and bewilderment.

What on earth is going on?!

The first time could be called an accident, but what about the second time?

He could clearly feel that the moment his spell formed, the surrounding spiritual energy environment became extremely strange. It was as if an invisible vortex had appeared in the air, instantly draining all the spiritual energy he had painstakingly gathered!

He had never encountered such a feeling before!

"You... what exactly have you done?!" Sect Leader Lu Yun stared fixedly at Director Zhao Lixin and Dongfang Shuo, his voice laced with surprise and doubt for the first time.

Director Zhao Lixin spread his hands, looking innocent: "Immortal Envoy, we haven't done anything. We're just standing here, talking to you properly."

The restraints on Dongfang Shuo were also released; he was equally shocked by what had just happened, but he was more convinced that this must be the means of the Immortal Master. He looked at Sect Leader Lu Yun, his eyes full of sympathy.

"Of all people to provoke, you had to provoke the Immortal Master."

In the command center, Chief Engineer Wang Jianguo and the others watched Sect Leader Lu Yun's ghost-seeing expression on the big screen and almost burst out laughing.

"Haha! Let him act tough! Let him be arrogant! Now he's dumbfounded!"

"Engineer Jiang is awesome! What kind of maneuver is this? Disabling his skills from a distance?"

"So satisfying! I just saw Director Zhao nearly kneel, and my heart was in my throat!"

Jiang Ning ignored the noise around her.

She just calmly looked at the few extra data curves that had appeared on the light screen.

"The 'Energy Trap' is effective. When the target casts a spell, it can instantly drain most of the spiritual energy he gathers, causing the spell to fail."

"Hmm, the data is perfect."

"However, just preventing him from casting spells isn't enough. I need him to fully release a spell; I want to record the full process data of a complete attack."

Jiang Ning's fingertip tapped lightly on the console.

The "Energy Trap" covering the "Donghai Pearl Tower" was temporarily turned off by her.

She wanted to give Sect Leader Lu Yun a chance.

A... good opportunity that would allow her to collect the data she wanted.

...

Sect Leader Lu Yun stood in place, his expression uncertain.

Two consecutive spell failures caused his arrogant heart to waver for the first time.

This world didn't seem as simple as he had thought.

These mortals seemed to possess a strange method he couldn't understand, one that could interfere with spiritual energy.

"No, I cannot be intimidated by them!" Sect Leader Lu Yun quickly steadied his mind again. "They must have used some one-time or highly restricted magical treasure. Yes, that must be it! How could mortals truly grasp the power to manipulate spiritual energy?"

He found a "reasonable" explanation for his failure, and his self-confidence returned.

"I'd like to see how hard your turtle shell is!"

He decided not to tangle with these people anymore; he would attack the tower directly!

He didn't believe that with his full-force strike, these mortals' little tricks could still work!

"Since you refuse to hand over the treasure, then I will... take it myself!"

Sect Leader Lu Yun shouted loudly, and he flew to a height of one hundred meters.

This time, he took out his magical treasure.

It was a crystalline jade ruler, its body covered in runes, radiating powerful spiritual energy.

"A mid-grade magical tool, the space-splitting ruler!" Dongfang Shuo's eyelids twitched as he watched from below.

This thing was enough to serve as the treasure of a small cultivation sect!

"Break for me!"

Sect Leader Lu Yun poured all his spiritual energy frantically into the space-splitting ruler.

The jade ruler shone brightly, and a huge blade of light, dozens of meters long and almost materialized, formed in the air!

The power radiated by the light blade caused the air below to distort, emitting bursts of cracking sounds!

This time, he did not receive any interference.

The spell formed successfully!

"Hahahaha! So your tricks can only be used once!" Sect Leader Lu Yun saw this and laughed wildly with triumph. "Now, let's see what you have left to block me!"

He swung his arm abruptly.

The huge blade of light, carrying an earth-shattering momentum, slashed fiercely toward the top of the "Donghai Pearl Tower"!

Director Zhao Lixin and the others watched from below, their hearts pounding with fear.

If this strike hit, could the core at the top of the tower still be preserved?

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Only Jiang Ning, in the command center, looked at the perfect, complete data curve on the screen and nodded with satisfaction.

"Data collection... complete."

"Then, the next step of the test..."

"Energy absorption and conversion, commence."