In the small courtyard, the five disciples of Green Lotus Peak gathered together.

They stood in two groups facing each other, with Xiao Lin standing alone on one side, and the remaining four on the other.

"Are you ready, Junior Brothers and Sisters?"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

"I can't hear you!"

"Yes, Senior Brother! Huh?"

Ning Yunmiao, who had been shouting along with Xiao Lin, suddenly furrowed her brows as a yellow cube began to appear in her mind.

Luo Qingyan, standing nearby, clearly thought of something as well.

"!"

Xiao Lin, who had instinctively shouted twice, also realized something was amiss and quickly corrected himself, "Ahem, be careful, everyone. I'm about to activate the mark!"

"Okay, Senior Brother." Lu Xingqiu, who was still in the dark, nodded seriously, looking even more curious.

[In my previous life, Senior Brother never awakened this mark, so he's changing too... Is it all because of my rebirth?]

No, no, Third Junior Brother, don't flatter yourself. Our so-called "changes" have nothing to do with you... I didn't awaken this mark in my previous life, probably because I wasn't targeted by the Sevenfold Tribulation Lightning while in the Core Formation Realm...

Xiao Lin couldn't help but think to himself as he got into position.

"Go, Senior Brother!"

Ning Yunmiao snapped out of the memory of the yellow cube and waved at Xiao Lin.

[I'm counting on you for my sense of taste!]

Luo Qingyan remained expressionless.

[Speaking of which, if Senior Brother accidentally gets paralyzed while activating the mark, I could take care of him for a lifetime... Senior Brother, my Senior Brother, such a good figure, I'm even more tempted!]

...But it seemed her inner thoughts were already broken.

"Did you remember the precautions I mentioned earlier?" Yu Qiaoxi asked seriously, appearing more normal.

"Yes, I remembered."

"Then let's begin!"

"Alright!"

Xiao Lin nodded and began to channel the spiritual energy within him, directing it towards the array formation on his body.

It's coming, it's coming!

Feeling the mysterious sensation and the strands of thunderous aura emanating from the array formation, Xiao Lin was overjoyed.

This meant the array was effective!

Then, he saw his body start to glow—flashing with multicolored lights.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on?" Xiao Lin's face froze.

"This array is a mix of many other arrays, and I might not have handled the connections well, but it's not a big problem," Yu Qiaoxi shook her head calmly, "Didn't I just tell you, Senior Brother? This array might have some minor, harmless issues."

Is this really a minor issue...

Xiao Lin heard the thought [Wow, Senior Brother looks like a disco light now!] passing by his ears and was about to retort when he suddenly felt the mark on his right forearm heating up.

The mark was reacting!

Startled, Xiao Lin quickly raised his hand towards the sky to avoid injuring anyone or damaging the courtyard.

Compared to before, the temperature emitted by the mark was significantly higher this time.

However, after waiting for a moment, Xiao Lin found he still didn't have the urge to launch a projectile.

Just as he was puzzled, he felt a certain aura emanating from within him.

Powerful, savage, ancient... Wait, why do these words sound so familiar?

The four onlookers also sensed the aura emanating from Xiao Lin and were all stunned, with Lu Xingqiu's expression changing.

Because the aura Xiao Lin was emitting was exactly the same as what he had felt when facing those fiend beasts in his previous life.

"......"

Luo Qingyan watched this scene, slightly furrowing her brows, then glanced at Yu Qiaoxi.

"It shouldn't be a problem with the array, everyone don't panic," Yu Qiaoxi shook her head gently, her charming eyes flickering slightly, "Besides, this aura seems to be brought by that mark."

As soon as she finished speaking, the four of them saw a phantom appear behind Xiao Lin.

The phantom was composed of purple lightning, resembling a giant ox, but unlike ordinary oxen, it had only one hoof and no horns on its head.

One had to admit, this creature looked quite unique.

But Luo Qingyan and the others weren't focused on that.

Because the moment the phantom appeared, an overwhelming sense of oppression pressed on their hearts like a mountain.

This was different from the level suppression of a high-realm cultivator on a low-realm cultivator; it felt more like a suppression from bloodline, from a higher existence.

So the oppression was only on their hearts, not on their bodies.

"Meow~"

Xiaobai suddenly appeared on Ning Yunmiao's shoulder, its golden cat eyes fixed on the phantom, pupils narrowing into slits.

"Huff... huff... huff... Xiaobai? Why did you come out?" Ning Yunmiao, as if waking from a dream, took several deep breaths, muttering with lingering fear, "I think I stopped breathing just now? Help, what kind of monster is that?"

No one answered her question.

Because at this moment, a purple lightning was gathering in Xiao Lin's raised right hand.

Powerful, violent, filled with a destructive aura, as if it was going to obliterate everything.

The strange beast phantom also let out a long howl, as if sounding the horn of the apocalypse.

In the next moment, the lightning in his palm shot towards the sky.

Like a sharp sword slicing through the sky, the lightning flew upwards... ten meters, then vanished without a trace.

And the strange beast phantom behind Xiao Lin seemed to choke on saliva, gagged a few times, then shrank rapidly like a punctured balloon, disappearing in the end.

"Huh?"

Xiao Lin blinked, looking up at the sky, then raised his hand again, hoping to "rekindle the past."

Unfortunately, the broken mirror was hard to restore.

The atmosphere in the scene became somewhat awkward.

Until...

"Oh yeah!"

Ning Yunmiao's cheer broke the silence.

"Uh..."

Having just jumped, Ning Yunmiao felt the gazes of everyone fall on her, immediately realizing that cheering might not be appropriate now. She quickly stifled the smile from finally preserving her sense of taste, coughed twice, and said, "Um... Senior Brother, it's okay, it's just a bit smaller and shorter, small... small can be cute too."

If you can't console, then don't...

Xiao Lin's mouth twitched, unable to "rekindle the lightning," he lowered his hand and looked at Yu Qiaoxi.

"Don't look at me, given the current situation, my array should be fine," Yu Qiaoxi seemed quite satisfied, taking out a notebook to jot down some notes, "As for what just happened, could it be, Senior Brother, that you can't do it?"

[Whether Senior Brother can or can't is none of your business! And Senior Brother definitely can!]

Whether I can or can't is none of your business either...

Xiao Lin glanced at Luo Qingyan, not getting angry at Yu Qiaoxi's words.

After all, he was used to Yu Qiaoxi's almost negative emotional intelligence, and aside from the inappropriate wording, her response did solve his confusion.

His current realm was too low to fully unleash the power of the mark.

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It's like giving a Qi Refining Realm cultivator an Immortal Artifact; even if he can use it, its power would be at most like a magical artifact.

Tsk, it seems using this mark as a trump card against Gu Qingqing is unrealistic... Sigh, ever since Second Junior Sister shattered my competitive spirit, I've rarely paid attention to the younger generation. I wonder what realm Gu Qingqing is in now...