Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Lightning Spirit [PART 2]

The Cult Leader floated down to the area of impact, surveying the destruction with calculating eyes. "Did I go too far?" he wondered, examining the MASSIVE crater formed by his dark palm technique. The ground had cratered inward, stone and earth pulverized under the overwhelming pressure.

Movement caught his attention—something at the center of the devastation. It was Li Yao, standing amidst the rubble. Though her clothes were torn and dust clung to her form, she appeared remarkably unharmed. Her posture remained defiant, showing no signs of the terror he had expected to instill.

The soul clone descended from his elevated position, hovering before Li Yao with an air of casual superiority. "Your body is quite tough," he acknowledged, mild surprise coloring his tone. "But you’re still nowhere near being able to compete with me."

As he spoke, dark palms identical to the first began materializing in the sky above them, their shadows casting an eerie twilight across the battlefield. Each spectral hand pulsed with concentrated energy, poised to strike at his command.

"Give up," the man said.

Li Yao offered no verbal response. Instead, lightning began crackling around her body—first a single spark, then another, until electrical energy danced across her form like living static. The air around her charged with power.

She raised her face to meet his gaze, her eyes reflecting the lightning that now enveloped her completely. Her transformation into her elemental form completed, power radiating from her in tangible waves.

"That’s a cute trick you’ve got there," she said with casual dismissal.

The Cult Leader glanced upward at his dark palms, then behind him, confusion momentarily crossing his features. What cute trick? Was she seeing the same overwhelming force he had summoned? He wondered briefly if he had struck her too hard, causing her mind to fracture.

Before he could articulate this thought, Li Yao’s voice came from behind him, her back now pressed against his. "Time for round two," she announced, the excitement in her voice unmistakable.

The soul clone’s lips curved into a smile. "It seems I’ve underestimated you," he admitted. "I’ll go all out from now on."

In the next second, both combatants vanished from sight. Their disappearance was followed almost immediately by thunderous shockwaves that spread throughout the area, powerful enough to make the surrounding mountains tremble. Air displaced violently with each collision, trees bending and stones cracking under the pressure.

Li Yao’s sword connected with the man’s shoulder, but failed to penetrate as dark energy converged instantly at the point of contact. She realized that the Cult Leader was truly formidable—even in her elemental form, she couldn’t gain a decisive advantage. His mastery over darkness was exceptional, effectively nullifying her lightning element’s superiority. Unless she possessed mastery over light, breaching his defenses would remain extremely challenging.

The leader threw another palm attack that sent her flying backward, but she recovered with remarkable agility, twisting mid-air to avoid his follow-up strike. Her movements were fluid and precise, each dodge calculated with extraordinary spatial awareness.

The Cult Leader studied her with growing interest. Was this girl one of them—one of those battle junkies who lived solely for combat? The Wuming Cult had several such individuals, but she existed on an entirely different level. Behind her innocent exterior lurked a combat demon whose true nature emerged in battle.

A smile played across his lips. She possessed the qualifications to become a Cult Leader herself. Though she aligned with the orthodox faction, he detected a hint of darkness within her—carefully concealed, but impossible to hide from his experienced perception. During their exchange, he had glimpsed something. It was like the abyss staring back at him. What was someone of her nature doing playing house in some insignificant sect?

If she joined the Wuming Cult, with her extraordinary talent, the unorthodox faction might finally produce an expert capable of challenging THEM... He recalled her mentioning someone earlier—perhaps the reason she remained tethered to such a limiting environment?

He chuckled to himself as he blocked another of her lightning-enhanced strikes. To think that even someone like her could maintain mortal attachments. The world truly contained endless wonders.

"If I remember correctly, I think you mentioned having a... senior brother," he spoke aloud, observing carefully as Li Yao froze mid-attack.

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