Chapter 1022: A Single Slash, Head Severed

Qin Yi stared intently at Li Luo's figure. Although that "Li Li Lingjing" was only at the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing level, as an Other it was bizarre and difficult to deal with, harder to slay than opponents of the same rank. If Li Luo couldn't cut it down with thunderous momentum, once it merged back into the blood fog, killing it again would be far more difficult.

Under Qin Yi's somewhat tense gaze, in the span of a single breath, Li Luo's figure appeared before "Li Li Lingjing."

At this moment, "Li Li Lingjing" also sensed the intense crisis. It immediately shattered the "Water Shadow False Body" before it with a palm strike, then the ghost face at the back of its head let out a roar, directing strange and eerie whispers at Li Luo.

Those whispered sound waves spread out, capable of scrambling one's mind.

Yet at this moment, from within Li Luo's crimson bracelet came an extremely ferocious wolf's howl, instantly shattering those sound waves.

"Li Li Lingjing's" figure retreated continuously in a twisted posture, while the ghost face's mouth opened wide, and deep within that pitch-black maw, a ghastly pale hand formed hand seals.

Boom!

The next instant, ghastly pale flames surged forth. Within the flames, there seemed to be countless agonized, twisted human faces, devouring each other at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, they completely merged, transforming into a burning, ghastly pale nine-fingered bone palm that met the blade light Li Luo slashed forth.

Li Luo gazed at that nine-fingered bone palm. He could feel how overwhelmingly powerful the corrupting energy flowing within it was; an ordinary Xiao Tian Xiang Jing practitioner facing this palm might not dare to meet it head-on.

But in his eyes, there was no fear—only a cold, piercing light.

"Filthy thing, stop wearing Cousin Li Lingjing's face!"

He let out a low roar, and the blade light slashed down violently. In the instant of the slash, his mind moved, and within his body, from the Myriad Forms Dragon Fang Sword Array, both the Water and Wood Dragon Fang swords erupted with sword cries. Two domineering sword qi to the extreme poured forth, merging into the blade light.

Then the blade light fell, colliding with the nine-fingered bone palm.

Hiss!

At the moment of collision, there was no earth-shattering sound—only the quiet whisper of the blade light slicing through, like a scorching blade cutting through hot oil.

Li Luo's figure appeared behind "Li Li Lingjing" like a phantom, and the killing intent in his eyes gradually faded.

The straight blade slowly returned to its sheath.

Behind him, "Li Li Lingjing's" nine-fingered bone palm suddenly shattered at this moment, and at its neck, a blood line seemed to appear. At the blood line, two streams of domineering sword qi ran rampant. In just a few breaths, "Li Li Lingjing's" body exploded with a bang, turning into writhing blood worms all over the ground, which then transformed into blood qi and scattered.

Li Luo exhaled deeply, and the ferocious energy flowing over his body completely receded.

After slaying this "Li Li Lingjing," Li Luo finally turned around, looked at Qin Yi, and found her staring at him in a daze, seemingly also astonished by his crisp, brilliant slash.

However, after Qin Yi sensed Li Luo's gaze, her expression quickly recovered, and she said with relief: "Li Luo Dragon Head's dazzling battle record has another entry to add."

Li Luo shook his head and said: "If you hadn't trapped it, I would have found it hard to execute that slash."

As he spoke, he took out the "Mystic Wood Feather Fan" and fanned two streaks of Bai Guang at himself to accelerate the recovery of his phase force. After all, this place was still a dangerous situation, and he had to maintain his condition at all times.

Qin Yi was just about to speak when her gaze suddenly shifted slightly, because at that moment she sensed movement again in the blood fog not far away.

So she quickly stepped forward two paces, came to Li Luo's side, raised her palm, and the "Hao Han Zhong Water Pearl" rose, transforming into a stream of water light that enveloped both Li Luo and herself within it.

Li Luo also frowned tightly. Could it be that after slaying the Other's avatar, an even stronger true body had been drawn here?

While Li Luo and Qin Yi were on guard, the blood fog ahead writhed, and the next moment, figures darted out, casting equally wary gazes over.

But when their gazes met, they all froze.

Because those figures were not unfamiliar—they were clearly familiar figures like Li Li Lingjing, Lv Qing'er, Li Li Fengyi, Li Li Wuyuan, Senior Zong Sha, Zhu Zhu, and others.

"Qing'er, Second Sister, Cousin Li Lingjing?"

"Li Luo?!"

"Fairy Qin!"

When the two sides met, they were all startled, yet none of them approached, instead revealing guarded expressions. From the looks of it, they had all apparently suffered from the Other's transformations before.

"Li Luo, are you alright? Earlier we sensed energy fluctuations on this side and rushed over." Lv Qing'er's gaze fixed on Li Luo as she asked with concern.

"We just encountered an Other that transformed into Cousin Li Lingjing's appearance, but in the end we slew it," Li Luo said.

Li Li Lingjing's eyes instantly chilled upon hearing this.

The two sides engaged in some communication and probing. Only after finding each other's words flowed smoothly did they fully confirm their identities—after all, although Others could transform, upon close examination there would always be flaws.

Both sides heaved a great sigh of relief.

"What exactly happened out here?" Reuniting with the main force, Li Luo's tense body relaxed somewhat, and he hurriedly asked.

"Damn it, an Other popped up out of nowhere, extremely powerful. It actually broke through the rule suppression of the Lingxiang Grotto-Heaven and reached the Da Tian Xiang Jing. All of us joined forces and fought it for a round before luckily repelling it."

"But then that Other raised a blood fog that blotted out the sky, causing our team to scatter. It used avatars to transform, lurking in the shadows and launching ambush attacks. By the time we regrouped, our numbers had suffered significant losses." Zhu Zhu's face was ashen as she cursed.

The others also wore grim expressions, clearly having suffered great losses.

Li Luo's gaze swept around and found that their numbers had indeed dwindled greatly. Only the elites from the various major powers had banded together to survive.

Fortunately, Li Li Fengyi, Li Li Jingtao, and the others were fine.

Li Li Lingjing held her Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff. She was silent for a moment, then said to Li Luo: "You shouldn't have left the thatched hut."

That thatched hut clearly had power protecting it. If Li Luo had stayed inside, the Other wouldn't have been able to do anything to him.

"You stupid kid, you had a perfectly safe place and you didn't stay there—what are you running around out here for!" Li Li Fengyi was so angry she knocked on Li Luo's arm.

They had seen how terrifying that Other was. Even though Li Luo possessed combat power at the Xiao Tian Xiang level, he might not necessarily be able to escape from that Other.

Li Li Jingtao sighed.

Li Luo, however, revealed a brilliant smile and said: "You all know my personality—how could I sit by and do nothing about you?"

"It's useless to say all this now. Let's think about how to deal with that Other."

Senior Zong Sha of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy said with a bitter smile: "That Other has the strength of Da Tian Xiang Jing, and I always feel this might not even be its limit. We've been entangled with it for so long, and I feel it's not that it fears our numbers, but that it's toying with us."

"In its eyes, we're just a bunch of rats fleeing for our lives, there for its amusement."

Hearing Senior Zong Sha's words, everyone's expression turned extremely ugly. Clearly, they had long had this feeling too.

"Damn it, how could one Other after another appear in this perfectly fine Lingxiang Grotto-Heaven? What are those marquis-level powerhouses stationed outside doing?!" Zhu Zhu cursed angrily.

No one could answer this question, after all, such an incident had never occurred in the Lingxiang Grotto-Heaven before.

"Eh, the blood fog seems to be thinning?" At this moment, Jiang Jiang Wanyu suddenly spoke up.

The others were also startled upon hearing this, and indeed saw that the blood fog permeating the world seemed to be gradually thinning.

"What's going on?" Everyone exchanged glances, their gazes uncertain and suspicious. The Other hadn't been injured, yet the blood fog was thinning—this abnormality must mean something was afoot.

But their suspicion didn't last long before they heard the sound of waves and flowing water from afar.

That sound grew louder and louder, carrying with it a thick, bloody stench.

At that moment, everyone sensed something was wrong and hurriedly gathered together, their gazes warily fixed on the distant front. After several breaths, their pupils all contracted. They saw within the blood mist a towering river of blood rolling toward them, the river churning up hundred-zhang waves that battered the void until it kept shattering.

Within the river of blood, a blood lotus slowly rose, and atop the blood lotus stood a handsome youth in a white monk's robe, gazing at the crowd with a look of compassion and sorrow.

On his bare, gleaming scalp, the worm-like blood-red lines slowly wriggled, then gathered at his forehead, burrowing bit by bit into flesh and blood.

The blood-red lines finally transformed into two blood-red curved horns, like a demon's. Most bizarre of all, at the tips of those horns, two pale eyeballs emerged, sending a chill down the spine.

Yet what filled everyone with fear at this moment was not the appearance of this aberration, but the fact that they sensed the energy intensity emanating from it was climbing steadily higher and higher.

In just a dozen or so breaths, it surpassed the Da Tian Xiang Jing!

Reaching straight to the Marquis Realm!

Feeling that terrifying pressure, some of the weaker-willed even collapsed onto their backsides, their faces filled with despair.

An aberration of the Marquis Realm.

How could the likes of them possibly withstand it?!

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