Guo Lintian had never witnessed such terrifying lightning.

The sky seemed to have been torn apart by an invisible giant hand, with dark clouds surging and gathering like a raging tide.

The lightning bolt came with overwhelming force and lightning speed, arriving in the blink of an eye. With a loud "crack," as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split apart, the magical artifact that Guo Lintian was so proud of was shattered into pieces like fragile glass under the terrifying power of the lightning.

The lightning, however, showed no signs of weakening. Carrying a surging heatwave, it lunged straight at Guo Lintian's hand like a ferocious prehistoric beast.

In an instant, a sizzling sound filled the air, and a pungent, burnt smell quickly spread. Guo Lintian felt a piercing pain in his hand, as if countless steel needles were piercing his bone marrow at the same time, or as if thousands of ants were gnawing at his nerves.

His entire hand turned charred at a visible speed, and his skin cracked rapidly like parched earth, peeling off piece by piece until his bare bones were exposed.

"ah!"

Guo Lintian's shrill scream pierced the sky. He was struck by the thunderous blow, his whole body trembled violently, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

His body convulsed uncontrollably, every muscle spasming, and cold sweat poured down his forehead like rain, soaking his clothes.

"This...how is this possible?"

Guo Lintian's voice was filled with disbelief and panic. His eyes widened as if they were about to burst, and the color drained from his face, turning it deathly pale.

The magical artifact in his hand was meticulously crafted by him, after countless efforts, searching for rare materials, and inviting several master craftsmen to create it in the style of a celestial-grade artifact.

Normally, this magical artifact was invincible in his hands, and could help him escape unscathed even when facing a powerful opponent. But now, it was powerless against this lightning bolt and was directly shattered into pieces.

"How is this possible?" Guo Lintian muttered to himself, his voice trembling, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

His mind was a jumble of thoughts, countless ideas flashing wildly through his head, but in the end, a chilling guess gradually became clear.

"Could it be..." Guo Lintian's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

The magical artifact Bai Ying used was of a higher grade than her own!

Once the thought arose, it spread wildly in his mind like weeds, and his breathing became rapid and heavy.

Then there is only one option...

A true celestial-grade magical artifact!

"I told you, I can get first place. You can't beat me!" Bai Ying's voice rang out at this moment, and she directly launched the Lightning-Attracting Seal in front of her into the air. The Lightning-Attracting Seal emitted a dazzling light in mid-air. The lightning in the sky became even more terrifying.

Guo Lintian's eyes were bloodshot, bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets, and his teeth were grinding together. His hands, which had turned to bones, suddenly grew flesh and blood again with an eerie speed.

"Ignorant brat, how dare you spout such nonsense? Do you think I'm afraid of a mere lightning strike?"

Guo Lintian instantly condensed his divine sense into an incredibly terrifying spike—his most terrifying move: a divine sense attack. This technique was exceptionally difficult to execute, only achievable through a secret art within his sect, and it would injure both the enemy and his own divine sense simultaneously.

But this damned Bai Ying actually managed to shatter his magical artifact; she's definitely not as simple as he imagined. Guo Lintian thought to himself, this battle must be ended quickly!

"Go to hell!"

His face was contorted in a ferocious expression.

His concentrated divine sense transformed into an incomparably sharp sword, carrying overwhelming killing intent, and with the force of a thunderbolt, fiercely attacked Bai Ying's head. If this sword of divine sense successfully pierced through Bai Ying's divine sense, she would at best become mentally impaired and cripple; at worst, she would die on the spot, her soul scattered.

He wanted to show Bai Ying that even if she had a celestial-level magical artifact, so what? She was still going to die!

Once she dies, her celestial-grade magical artifact will be mine!

Guo Lintian's behavior is undoubtedly an act of bullying the weak.

He was already a powerful cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, with one foot almost stepping into the Deity Transformation stage. He was quite a figure of importance in the cultivation world. But Bai Ying was just a teenage girl. How much ability could she possibly have?

In his view, Bai Ying was simply relying on that immortal-level magic artifact.

Now, he's going to make her lose even the ability to use magical artifacts, turning her into a lamb to the slaughter!

However, Bai Ying showed no sign of panic despite his fierce attack. She simply shook her head helplessly, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes, as if she were looking at a presumptuous clown.

"Of all the ways you could attack me, you had to use your divine sense."

Bai Ying appeared remarkably calm amidst the tense atmosphere of battle.

She stood there, her posture upright, her clothes fluttering, without even making a move to resist, simply watching Guo Lintian's divine sense attack her.

Guo Lintian's face instantly broke into a wildly joyful smile.

This little girl really has no skills; she didn't even dare to resist!

However, to his utter surprise, the moment his divine sense touched Bai Ying's, it felt as if he had struck an incredibly soft ball of cotton. That cotton, seemingly fragile, possessed boundless resilience; his attack was like a stone sinking into the sea, utterly unable to cause Bai Ying the slightest harm.

"How could this be? How is this possible!" Guo Lintian's smile instantly froze on his face, replaced by a look of horror and disbelief.

His eyes widened, filled with confusion and fear, as if he had witnessed something unbelievable. He couldn't believe that his spiritual attack had no effect on this little girl.

Guo Lintian was unwilling to accept defeat. He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and large beads of sweat rolling down his face. He tried countless methods to launch attacks, attempting to break through Bai Ying's defenses, but the result was always the same: he could not inflict any harm on Bai Ying.

Just as he felt despair, he suddenly sensed that Bai Ying's consciousness was like an invisible giant hand, silently reaching out and then violently squeezing his consciousness. That giant hand was incredibly strong; his consciousness struggled desperately within it, but like an insect trapped in a spiderweb, the more it struggled, the tighter the restraint became. Then, the giant hand clenched down with tremendous force.

"ah"

The screams were even more horrific than before, and Guo Lintian collapsed to his knees, nearly going mad!