Divine Convenience Store-Chapter 302: Heavenly Physique

Yu Qingyan chuckled, "Do you even need to promote the Celestial Duel Gear? All of your store's products are terrifying, Shopkeeper."

Wu Meiyu nodded. "Indeed. No one can deny their effectiveness anymore. That's why even those from other regions are starting to flock. Your store must prepare for factions coming from those regions."

"Well, we're ready. Unfortunately, our Official Distributor has been stalled too much by the tower. She can't even get past the border of your Southern Wu Kingdom." With that response, Lin Mo glanced at Yu Qingyan, who had a forced smile as her lips twitched in annoyance.

Before she could respond, a deafening sound echoed once more.

Crack!

The third bolt came without pause. It became like a lightning dragon roaring down at Liu Xiaoyu. Its violet arcs were now laced with streaks of crimson, as if the heavens were growing angry.

The dragon then split into three prongs mid-descent, each one aimed at Xiaoyu from a different angle.

Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed as her playful demeanor remained unchanged. She activated another card, summoning a Level 2 Unit.

"[Velvet Songweaver]!"

A lithe figure in a dark velvet gown adorned with silver crescent moons materialized. Her voice draped the battlefield in soft twilight, lulling everyone to peace with a haunting, gentle lullaby that reinforced the Aegis Hymn.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyu also poured more spiritual energy to enhance her barrier. The Celestial Field beneath her absorbed the residual energy, recycling it for the gear's use.

As the lightning bolts crashed against her reinforced barrier and failed to even make a dent on it. The electricity dispersed to the ground, scorching it and she remained untouched. Her green and white uniform fluttered in the aftermath.

The crowd was deafening now, their cheers drowning out the thunder. The Bulletin Board threads multiplied:

[She Redirected Lightning with an Idol?! – IdolFanatic11]

[Liu Xiaoyu's a Genius! Marry Me! – HopelessRomantic]

[Shopkeeper, What's in That Deck?! Release more Card Packs! – MasterCardCollector]

Lin Mo exhaled, his tension easing slightly. "Three down. She's making this look easy, but I know she's pushing herself." He glanced at Wu Meiyu. "How's she holding up from your perspective?"

Until now, she hasn't shown any of her core techniques. It's all about her using her spiritual energy smartly. If it were any other cultivator, they would've cast a lot of defensive spells and activate talismans to ward off the tribulation lightning.

Wu Meiyu answered as she kept her analytical gaze on Xiaoyu.

"It is impressive, Shopkeeper. I cannot say I am as relaxed as her during my minor tribulation. The [Celestial Duel Gear] is truly capable of becoming a substitute for those who lack any substantial technique to funnel their spiritual energy to. However, since she might really face more than three bolts, she'll need to conserve them more. What will happen is likely going to test her endurance. Her Perfect Foundation will be even stronger if she passes this without flinching."

Rumble!

The fourth bolt gathered, the clouds above swirling into a vortex that pulsed with violet and crimson light. The bolt descended as a single, massive column of lightning, its diameter wide enough to engulf Xiaoyu entirely.

This time, the [Aegis Hymn] broke and the [Velvet Songweaver] used her body to block the lightning bolt. When the remnants hit Xiaoyu, she shook them off with a shrug.

Moments later, the sky rumbled again. The clouds parted slightly as the fifth bolt formed. It turned into another lightning dragon, twice the size of the previous one. It was less chaotic, but denser and to those who had weaker spiritual senses, it looked like a pure spear of silver-violet energy that seemed to carry heaven's judgment.

Yangyang's divine aura wavered slightly as she sensed that divine energy could be felt from the crackling lightning up above.

Liu Xiaoyu stood up from her position, raised her head and then leapt as high as she possibly could, daring to face that lightning dragon head-on.

Instead of summoning another unit, she activated her remaining Spell Cards, most of which were just an enhancement. Her Celestial Field churned and turned into a hypnotic garden filled with sound waves and soothing rhythm as though a choir from the high heavens was performing.

Many low-level cultivators almost kneeled from how awe-inspiring it was, while those who could properly see what she was doing, all of them formed the same thought in their heads.

Liu Xiaoyu was indeed a prodigy. One that could only be seen once in a thousand years.

As she clashed against the lightning dragon with traces of divine energy, her whole body shone in an immaculate light as her Heavenly Physique, the Nine Heavens Exquisite Body, was unveiled in all its glory. The radiant aura enveloping Liu Xiaoyu pulsed with a celestial brilliance, as if the heavens suddenly agreed with her and had woven her essence from the moonlight and divine will.

Her Nine Heavens Exquisite Body was a physique rarely seen in the realm. When it first appeared, all the talent under heaven knelt at its feet. And even after more than a thousand years, it was still spoken of in hushed reverence among the realm's ancient texts.

From the writings, the physique amplified her spiritual energy to an almost transcendent level. The lightning dragon, formidable as it was, seemed to falter against the indomitable brilliance of her presence. Its violet-crimson arcs fractured into harmless sparks that danced around her like fireflies.

The crowd stood frozen, their breaths caught in their throats. Even the Core Formation Elders, seasoned by centuries of cultivation, stared in awe. The Bulletin Board erupted with threads that multiplied faster than a spirit beast stampede:

[Liu Xiaoyu's a Heavenly Physique Holder?! Nine Heavens Exquisite Body?! – AzureGaleNumber2]

[This is Beyond Prodigy! She's a Living Legend! – ImmortalDreamer]

[Shopkeeper, How Did You Find Her?! – SecretlyEnviousSectMaster]

Lin Mo's wry smile widened. How would he answer them? He also had no idea about her physique. He just knew that her talent seemed to be peerless under heaven.

"That girl. Why did she reveal that at this moment? Was it that strong that she had no choice but to rely on it ?" He muttered, his voice barely audible over the crowd's roar.

He glanced at Yu Qingyan and Wu Meiyu, whose expressions mirrored the crowd's shock. "Hmm? Is it that shocking?"

Yu Qingyan knitted her eyebrows as she glared at Lin Mo. "Beyond shocked. I suspected she was extraordinary, but the Nine Heavens Exquisite Body? That's a physique even the ancient sects would wage wars to claim. Shopkeeper, your assistant is… terrifying. Now, many will get curious about her origins."

Wu Meiyu's regal composure cracked as she let out a sigh of admiration, "The Nine Heavens Exquisite Body is said to harmonize with all energies, divine or foreign. No wonder she cleared the Tower so effortlessly. Shopkeeper, you've been employing a treasure of the realm without even flaunting it."

Flaunting? Lin Mo couldn't help but shake his head. If he knew about it beforehand, he'd be worried about when her family would arrive to take her back.

"Am I the one doing it? Xiaoyu's the one doing all the flaunting right now. That girl has been with the store since day one, but I'm not the one who brought her in."

Xiao Ya tugged at his sleeve, her eyes sparkling like twin moons. "Boss, Sister Xiaoyu's glowing! Is she gonna be okay? That lightning looked scary!"

"She'll be fine, Xiao Ya. She just broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage." Lin Mo reassured, patting her head. "Xiaoyu's tougher than she looks. And she's got that fancy physique to back her up. Your Golden Lotus Physique may be inferior to it."

As if they had caught another shocking revelation, Yu Qingyan and Wu Meiyu stared hard at Xiao Ya.

"Shopkeeper, care to repeat that? This young girl… She's the one who awakened that Bloodline Physique recently?!"

With the resources of the Verdant Sky Pavilion, Yu Qingyan clearly heard about that event a week or so ago.

Meanwhile, Wu Meiyu could only hold onto her chest as she didn't know what else to expect from the mystical store. The two employees both had formidable physiques. What about the Shopkeeper? What else is he hiding about himself?

High above, Liu Xiaoyu hovered, her silhouette framed against the dissipating tribulation clouds. The fifth bolt's remnants scattered like petals, absorbed into her Celestial Field, which now shimmered with a prismatic hue. The field expanded again and pulsed in sync with her physique, its starry terrain reflecting the radiant energy of her Nine Heavens Exquisite Body. She descended slowly, landing with a grace as her new Foundation Establishment Aura with Perfect Foundation couldn't be contained.

The crowd erupted into cheers, their voices shaking the Jade Hollow Plain. Liu Xiaoyu raised a hand, waving with her signature mischievous grin, as if she hadn't just rewritten the realm's history.

Her tattered store uniform that still clung to her frame only added to her roguish charm.

"Boss!" She called as she skipped toward Lin Mo, Yu Qingyan, Wu Meiyu, and Xiao Ya. "Did you see that? Perfect Foundation, check! Tower cleared, check! I'm on a roll!"

Lin Mo crossed his arms, feigning exasperation. "Yeah, yeah, you're a superstar. But did you have to trigger a tribulation in front of half the realm? Now we've got to deal with every sect head and elder knocking on my door for you."

Although he asked her that, with the store and the Divine Pantheon behind them, who would dare risk making trouble with them?