This time, it was a full-force strike from a Mahayana cultivator. Even from a distance, the overwhelming pressure made Yun Jin's body tense up. The blood-colored vortex surged forward at terrifying speed, arriving before her in an instant.
Yun Jin unleashed multiple layers of Intent one after another. Clusters of flame rained down upon the vortex. After absorbing part of the demonic energy—
With a loud bang, the flames exploded violently. The vortex was partially diminished, yet it still pressed toward Yun Jin. Her expression shifted slightly.
The gap in cultivation was simply too vast.
If she were also in the Mahayana realm, a single explosion would have been enough to obliterate the vortex entirely. But now, it only managed to weaken it.
Without hesitation, Yun Jin launched another explosive fire Intent. One burst after another—each more intense than the last—eroded the blood vortex further. Yet it was still too fast. It reached her in the blink of an eye.
Yun Jin gritted her teeth. At this point, she had no choice but to fight head-on. She gripped the Tai'a Sword tightly. With the addition of the Tidal Wave Intent, the sword's power surged once more. Channeling her strength, Yun Jin slashed at the vortex.
And then, it swallowed her whole.
Xue Daoren watched on, expressionless.
Only when Yun Jin swung her sword just now did he realize something strange. This Yun Jin—her cultivation was no longer in the Divine Transformation realm, as the intelligence had stated. She had advanced—astonishingly—into the Unity realm. And not just barely. Her cultivation had already reached the peak of Unity, just a step away from Tribulation.
A sixteen-year-old at the peak of Unity!
That was a terrifying notion.
Even the legendary Wan Dao Saint hadn't achieved such a feat.
Not even Ji Wusi had reached this height.
Yet Yun Jin had accomplished the near-impossible.
Xue Daoren could only feel fortunate once again.
Fortunately…
She was foolish enough.
So what if she was in Unity?
So what if she was a peerless genius?
So what if she had the potential to one day dominate the era?
Right now—
She was just an ant before him.
Between Mahayana and Unity lay two entire cultivation stages. She wanted to fight him? Delusional.
Once the vortex dispersed, all that would remain was a pile of bones.
Someone who might have become a true powerhouse… would now die by his hand.
Xue Daoren felt a faint thrill rise in his chest. He stared intently at the blood-colored vortex, eyes gleaming with anticipation.
Qin Ping forced his eyes open, heart sinking into despair. A full-powered strike from a Mahayana cultivator—how could Yun Jin possibly survive? If she perished here, then he truly would be the sinner of the entire human race.
"Senior…" Gao Jingxuan looked up toward the sky.
"Sect Master Yun…" Everyone looked up.
They all understood perfectly.
Whether Yun Jin lived or died would likely determine their fate as well.
The Demon race had never cared for honor or reason. If Sect Master Yun survived, there was still a sliver of hope. But if she truly fell, the demons would hold nothing back. Everyone here would be doomed.
"Live…"
"You must live…"
At that moment—
The faith of millions gathered into one.
Though most of their Luck had been drawn into the immortal artifact, a small portion remained within them.
And now—
Their collective prayer for Yun Jin to survive turned into an indistinct but powerful force, converging entirely upon her.
At the heart of the vortex—
Yun Jin had already exhausted all her means.
Yin-Yang duality.
Rotational Intent to deflect the pressure.
Tidal Wave Intent to amplify her sword's power.
Explosive and Blazing Flame Intents to erode the blood vortex.
With Flame Dominion Intent, every flame element converged wildly upon her, forming a suit of blazing armor. Under the enhancement of Flame Mastery, all her fire-based powers surged to terrifying levels.
But it still wasn't enough.
The gap in cultivation was like an insurmountable chasm.
Sweat beaded on Yun Jin's forehead. Her flame armor began to crack.
Demonic energy flooded into her body, rampaging through her meridians.
In an instant, over half of them were destroyed.
Pain stabbed through her chest. Blood burst from her lips.
Was it too reckless, trying to fight across two major cultivation realms?
But in her eyes, a fierce flame ignited.
No.
She wouldn't lose.
She was born invincible.
Even against a Mahayana cultivator, she still had a chance.
Among the five tiers of Supreme flame Intents within Law of Fire, she had already mastered four.
Only Wildfire Intent remained—just one final step away.
If she could fully comprehend it, she would gain mastery over her first Law.
The Law of Fire!
No one had ever grasped a Law in the Unity realm.
No one had ever defeated a Mahayana cultivator while still in Unity.
But Yun Jin—
She would challenge that limit!
Demonic energy continued eroding her body.
A flicker of madness crossed Yun Jin's gaze.
Countless flame-related laws flashed through her mind.
She could do it.
She would do it.
The pain didn't cloud her thoughts. Her mind remained razor-sharp.
Wildfire Intent.
That last missing piece—where was it?
She had already comprehended everything she could comprehend.
So why was there still a gap?
Was it truly impossible to grasp a Law in Unity?
She refused to believe that.
Even if that rule truly existed—
Rules were made to shackle the mediocre. Even if such a rule existed, she would break it.
Yun Jin used a miracle-simplified charge to exchange for a moment of enlightenment.
The Enlightenment function was incredibly powerful.
Previously, using advanced simplification had already accelerated her comprehension of laws dramatically.
Now, with a miracle-level Enlightenment—
She wanted to see if it could break through this final barrier.
The moment her enlightenment began—
Yun Jin immediately noticed something different.
If earlier enlightenments merely heightened her thought processes a thousandfold…
Then this time, the very blueprint of a Law unfolded before her eyes.
With a single thought, all other Laws vanished—only the crimson Laws of fire remained.
Yun Jin studied them quickly.
Every law—she had already understood.
Even Wildfire Intent—she couldn't find any flaws or gaps.
Yet she still couldn't step past the threshold.
Something still barred her from crossing into the Law.
Why?
What was missing?
Where was the flaw?
She had to hurry!
She must be fast.
Otherwise, her body wouldn't hold out.
Just then—
A strange sensation stirred in Yun Jin's heart.
She froze slightly, surprised.
What was this?
She hadn't seen anything unusual.
And yet—
In her Enlightenment state, she was acutely aware that something new had emerged.
A force, subtle and indescribable, surrounded her.
It wasn't violent or overwhelming. It simply existed quietly—shielding her, protecting her from being completely destroyed by the demonic energy.
Under ordinary circumstances, Yun Jin might not have recognized it.
But in her Enlightenment state—
She understood it instantly.
It was… the power of Luck.
Her Luck had surged in that moment—massively.