Chapter 1029

Above the frozen sea of blood, as the body of the Erosion Spirit True Demon vanished like smoke and was reduced to nothingness, the world between heaven and earth fell somewhat silent.

Those who had originally been entangled by Qin Yi—Li Li Wuyuan, Qin Ying, and the others—now, because the Erosion Spirit True Demon's power had faded, the blood-light in their eyes immediately began to dissipate, and one by one they fell toward the ground below like birds with broken wings.

Qin Yi raised her jade hand, and a clear spring surged forth out of thin air to catch them.

Then she stared somewhat blankly at the place where the Erosion Spirit True Demon had vanished and murmured, "He just killed it with a single sword-light?"

Qin Yi was well aware of how difficult Aberrations were to kill, but Li Luo's sword-light seemed to contain an extremely terrifying power that could actually annihilate the Aberration's vitality.

Qin Yi glanced at the mysterious sword formation atop Li Luo's head that was gradually dispersing. The fluctuations emanating from that sword formation gave her a bone-piercing chill, and even looking at it a few more times made her eyes sting from the sword qi that faintly leaked out.

This sword formation of Li Luo's must certainly be a Marquis-rank technique of extremely high grade!

Qin Yi sighed softly in her heart. She still remembered the struggle at the Dragon Pool several months ago, when Li Luo, though shining brilliantly by leveraging the combined Qi of the Green Underworld Banner, still lagged behind top-tier geniuses of their generation like them in his own phase force level. But now, Li Luo at the Three-Star Tian Zhu Jing was in no way inferior.

Moreover, these unfathomable methods made people feel dread.

Li Luo had only been back at the Dragon Fang Vein for a year. If he were given another two years, let alone his own generation, even the geniuses two generations above might not be able to suppress him.

This kind of sudden change had appeared in the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven this time, and afterward it would certainly attract enormous attention in Outer Shenzhou. Li Luo's reputation would rise along with it.

While Qin Yi's thoughts were turning, Li Luo likewise exhaled heavily. His eyes were a sheet of crimson, and killing intent churned ceaselessly in his heart—this was caused by the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's power being too ferociously baleful.

Compared with the combined Qi of the Green Underworld Banner, the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's power was still more domineering. After all, although eight thousand banner soldiers condensed into one body, there were still some distinctions between them, but the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's power was filled only with its will.

Fortunately, the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf had now reached an accord with Li Luo; otherwise, if its will had resisted him, the aftereffects Li Luo suffered would have become far more severe.

"Finally dealt with," Li Luo muttered, a trace of weariness showing in his eyes.

"No, it isn't completely dead yet!"

But just at this moment, Li Li Lingjing behind him suddenly spoke.

Li Luo's expression changed drastically at her words. He had clearly sensed that the Erosion Spirit True Demon's aura had completely dissipated—how could it not be completely dead?

Li Li Lingjing did not say more. Her gaze swept over this stretch of heaven and earth. The body of the Number One Aberration had indeed vanished cleanly, but its aura still had an extremely faint remnant.

If it weren't for the fact that she was too familiar with Aberrations, she probably wouldn't have been able to detect it either.

Li Li Lingjing's figure moved and she shot rapidly forward. Li Luo saw this and hurriedly followed. He had originally planned to disperse the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's power, but under the circumstances he could only grit his teeth and hold on a while longer.

The two figures shot out for some distance. Li Li Lingjing descended and landed on the frozen sea of blood.

Then her gaze fixed intently on the depths of the ice. There, a twisted skeleton could be seen, wrapped in the cold ice, with no strange phenomena emanating from it.

But Li Luo did not hesitate at all. He slashed out with a blade directly, and the blood-colored blade-light rapidly split the ice layer, approaching the skeleton's location.

However, just as the blade-light was about to reach that skeleton, the skeleton, which had shown no movement, suddenly trembled violently. The next instant, a blood-light violently shot out from within the skeleton, then tore through the air at an astonishing speed.

Li Luo looked carefully. Within that blood-light, there seemed to be a palm-sized blood-red flesh-ball. On the surface of the flesh-ball, bizarre twisted faces emerged, emitting a heart-piercing shriek.

The blood-red flesh-ball fled quickly, but Li Luo was also prepared. A surge of vast, ferociously baleful energy swept out like a cage, directly trapping the blood-red flesh-ball within it.

The human faces on the blood-red flesh-ball spewed out black smoke, and within the smoke countless shrill wails sounded. The smoke corroded the energy cage, attempting to escape.

But this was futile. At this point, the Erosion Spirit True Demon's main body had been eliminated, and its own power was greatly weakened. If it had not been discovered, it could have slipped away quietly to recover its strength, but unfortunately, it had been rooted out by Li Li Lingjing.

"It seems you were fated to perish here," Li Luo said lightly, looking at the violently struggling Erosion Spirit True Demon, then directly drove the vast, ferociously baleful energy to sweep toward the flesh-ball.

Under the corrosion of such energy, the twisted human faces on the blood-red flesh-ball gradually melted away.

After a moment, the blood-red flesh-ball no longer struggled, but hung suspended there quietly.

Seeing this, Li Luo took out the Jin Yu Zhu Xuan Elephant Blade, preparing to destroy this last remnant.

"Li Luo, hand it over to me to handle," Li Li Lingjing suddenly said at this moment.

Li Luo was startled. He looked at Li Li Lingjing and said seriously, "Elder Cousin Li Lingjing, this thing is too evil. Keeping it in your hands will likely be a hidden danger."

A trace of hesitation surfaced in Li Li Lingjing's eyes.

Seeing this, Li Luo directly slashed at the blood-red flesh-ball with his blade. He knew what Li Li Lingjing was planning, but this Erosion Spirit True Demon was too bizarre; he didn't want Li Li Lingjing to have any further entanglement with it.

However, just at the instant Li Luo's blade was about to strike the blood-red flesh-ball, the flesh-ball suddenly split open with a crack. Immediately after, a withered hand emerged from within, and at the same time lightly patted the descending blade-light.

Bang!

The blade-light, which contained the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's full-force strike, was actually shattered directly, and the Jin Yu Zhu Xuan Elephant Blade also let out a piercing wail.

Li Luo's figure was shaken into continuous retreat, and the ferociously baleful energy surging around his body also churned violently at this moment.

Inside the Crimson Bracelet, the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf suddenly rose from its crouching state, its fur bristling all over, and from its fangs and sharp mouth came a low growl.

In that instant, even it sensed an indescribable dangerous aura.

"Something's wrong, retreat quickly!"

Li Li Lingjing grabbed Li Luo's wrist, her expression drastically changing, and hurriedly retreated.

Li Luo stared in disbelief at the withered hand extending from the flesh-ball. This thing had actually easily withstood the Three-Tailed Heavenly Wolf's power?!

What on earth was this?!

And as Li Luo and Li Li Lingjing's figures violently retreated, from within the blood-red flesh-ball came a deep, hoarse voice, as if from the abyss of the netherworld: "Boy, she's right. Hand this thing over to her."

As this voice rang out, another withered hand emerged from the flesh-ball. Immediately after, the two hands exerted force, and Li Luo watched in absolute horror as a human figure forcibly drilled out from within.

That figure was draped in a black robe, upon which was inscribed a blood-red eye. That eye seemed like a living thing, its pupil constantly rolling, while endless evil light radiated outward. Just one glance was enough to give rise to countless evil thoughts in one's heart.

His figure was stooped, and his appearance looked like that of a kind-faced old man, but the way he appeared made Li Luo's soul nearly leave his body in terror.

Something that could drill out from the main body of the Erosion Spirit True Demon—how could that possibly be a good creature?!

Moreover, from that single blade strike just now, Li Luo already understood that the bizarre old man before them was absolutely not an existence they could contend against!

Li Luo was horrified beyond measure, and at the same time cursed in his heart the powerful experts from the various major forces guarding the entrance of the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven—how could they let anything like this in?!

And while Li Luo was in horror, the bizarre old man draped in the blood-eyed robe raised his face. He paid no heed to Li Luo, but cast his gaze upon Li Li Lingjing. That gaze was filled with a kind of hair-raising joy.

"Number Three, do you still remember me?" the bizarre old man asked with a smile.

Li Li Lingjing stared at the old man before her, and her mind suddenly churned violently, as if some sealed memories had been pried open at this moment.

It was a long time ago, when she had gone to the Western Tomb Dark Domain for training. Back then, she was still a noble lady of the Western Tomb, with boundless prospects ahead.

In that Dark Domain, she had fought a life-and-death battle with an Aberration, and just as she was about to slay it, the old man before her had, in the very same manner as now, extended a hand from within that Aberration's body, and then, right before her eyes, drilled out like this.

In her memory, that old man had given her an extremely kind smile.

Then her vision gradually darkened, and when she woke again, everything had changed.

A noble lady of Xiling had become a muddled, half-dead wretch waiting for the end.

Li Li Lingjing's eyes instantly turned blood-red.

It was the person before her who had reduced her to this state!

Gazing at Li Li Lingjing's blood-red eyes, the old man smiled, and a gentle voice drifted over.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I come from the Guiyi Hui."

"You may call me…"

"Spirit Eye Underworld King."