Chapter 1067: Red Lots and Black Lots

In the lakeside pavilion, the clamor was nearly enough to blow the roof off.

Jing Jing Taixu, Lu Ming, Sun Sun Dasheng and the others were all utterly shocked. It was already strange enough that the Holy Profound Star Academy had sent only Li Luo as a student, and now Li Luo was openly declaring he would seize a first-class quota.

This was simply madness.

"Did Li Luo receive some kind of shock?" Sun Sun Dasheng said with a frown.

Jing Jing Taixu's eyes narrowed slightly. "I heard the Great Xia has undergone drastic changes. Perhaps something happened in his family, causing a complete shift in temperament."

"Something happened in YOUR family! Why are you cursing him for no reason?" Lu Ming snapped irritably.

"Then why else would he be so crazy? If it were Jiang Qing doing this, I could understand it. But he's just a student of the Three Star House—no matter how capable, what can he change? If he wants to take first-class, has he asked those titled students whose strength has stepped into Xiao Tian Xiang Jing?" Jing Jing Taixu said.

Lu Ming was rendered speechless. Although Li Luo had dazzling results in the Holy Cup War, in this kind of House-level Review, the true protagonists were not students like them from the Three Star House, but those "titled students."

Even though Li Luo's strength now led theirs by some margin, it shouldn't be enough to compare with these "titled students."

Moreover... he was the only one from the Holy Profound Star Academy.

This really was a strange affair.

However, Lu Lu Jinci nearby, after the initial shock, seemed to recall something and murmured, "If this Li Luo is the Li Luo I saw, then perhaps it really is possible..."

"Senior Lu, what are you saying?" Jing Jing Taixu's brow furrowed slightly. Lu Lu Jinci's words were vague and left people baffled.

Lu Lu Jinci then took out a finely crafted book from his spatial orb, with the three characters "Tian Yuan Lu" floating upon it.

"This Tian Yuan Lu contains everything under heaven, recording the most brilliant people and things on Outer Shenzhou. Within it is a list called the Fenghua List—only those truly gifted among the younger generation of Outer Shenzhou may leave a mark upon it."

Lu Lu Jinci opened it, quickly found the Fenghua List page, then flipped to the latest page, his expression somewhat complicated as he said, "Take a look."

Lu Lu Jinci handed the book over. Jing Jing Taixu took it swiftly, his gaze swept across it, and in the next instant, Jing Jing Taixu's pupils contracted violently as if from an earthquake.

He saw the information about Li Luo.

Every single character on it stung his eyes with pain; that kind of battle record was simply incomprehensible.

"How is this possible!" Jing Jing Taixu exclaimed in shock.

"Let me see!" Lu Ming snatched it away, glanced through it quickly, and then his delicate face abruptly froze.

Then the Tian Yuan Lu made a round through everyone's hands, and the atmosphere instantly fell silent.

"This must be a case of the same name! Isn't Li Luo in Great Xia? How could he have gone to Outer Shenzhou, and even become a member of Li Li Tianwang's lineage?

"It shouldn't be that Li Luo from Great Xia, right?" someone said in a dry voice.

"It says here Li Luo's strength has reached Xing Tian Zhu Jing—how is that possible? With this kind of strength, not to mention students of the Three Star House in the Holy Academies, even among the Three Star Houses of the Ancient Academies, you couldn't find many, could you?"

Jing Jing Taixu's face shifted unpredictably. After a moment, he said somewhat hoarsely, "This is talking about the Li Luo we know."

"Because the name Li Taixuan appears on it."

Only then did everyone recall that the founder of the Great Xia's Luo Lan Mansion did indeed seem to be named Li Taixuan.

In other words, were these earth-shattering battle records really accomplished by the Li Luo from the Holy Profound Star Academy?

"This—this guy is this terrifying now?" Sun Sun Dasheng was utterly shaken. They had only just stepped into the Extreme Sha realm, yet Li Luo had already reached Tian Zhu Jing. The two sides were simply not on the same level anymore.

"When did he leave Great Xia and come to Outer Shenzhou?" Lu Ming also murmured to himself.

Jing Jing Taixu's gaze grew somewhat shadowed. The Li Luo who once only slightly outshone him had now far surpassed him, dealing a tremendous blow to his confidence.

"But even at Xing Tian Zhu Jing, it's still very difficult to obtain a first-class quota. How can he contend against those Void Seal-level Xiao Tian Xiang Jing opponents?" someone asked after a moment of silence.

"However, even a Three-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm cultivator would find it difficult to secure a first-class quota; how can he compete against those formidable enemies of the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing realm at the Xu Yin level?" Someone asked after a moment of silence.

Lu Ming sighed and said, "Everything will become clear at the House-level Review three days from now."

"I heard you're already famous among the major Holy Academies now. Everyone knows you will represent the Holy Profound Star Academy alone in the 'House-level Review.'"

"And Most Important... the news that you want to seize a first-class quota has also spread."

In the small building, Mentor Xi Chan looked at the Li Luo before her with some helplessness.

"For it to spread this fast, there must be people inside the Tian Yuan Ancient Academy pushing it." Li Luo smiled and said, "It seems that Vice Dean Wu Yu is taking this wager very seriously."

Mentor Xi Chan said, "Your ambition is a bit too great. Actually, as long as you can obtain a second-class quota, I can go back and report success. After all, even when our Holy Profound Star Academy was at its peak, we only ever got a second-class quota."

Li Luo said with a light laugh, "I just want to secure as many resources as possible for the Academy."

Mentor Xi Chan sighed softly. She had no intention of blaming Li Luo, but she felt that now that it had been publicized, Li Luo would inevitably be targeted during the House-level Review.

"But don't feel pressured. If it really doesn't work out, it's fine. The worst outcome is just going home empty-handed," Mentor Xi Chan comforted.

Li Luo smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Mentor. I'll give it my all."

"By the way, Mentor, what's the usual mechanism for the House-level Review?"

The House-level Review was in three days, and time was rather tight. Li Luo wanted to learn more about it.

Mentor Xi Chan, however, held nothing back: "The House-level Review has been going on for many years, and the mechanism hasn't changed much. Before each match, there will be a draw."

"There are two kinds of lots: red lots and black lots."

"A red lot represents a multi-house arena, meaning several academies' teams may appear in this match. In the end, two academies' teams will remain in this kind of multi-house arena, and the rest will be eliminated."

"A black lot represents a single-house arena. This is a battle between two academies—two teams clash, and the loser is eliminated."

"Whether it's a multi-house arena or a single-house arena, the victorious team will receive one star. This serves as a kind of scoring record."

"Additionally, every academy has three elimination chances. That is, once eliminated three times, they will face disqualification."

Li Luo nodded in realization. The mechanism was somewhat unexpected. The multi-house arena was more complicated—after all, with more teams involved, there were more variables, and within it, alliances and strategies could come into play.

The single-house arena, on the other hand, was simple and brutal—purely a test of hard strength.

From Li Luo's personal perspective, he preferred the single-house arena. After all, he was alone on his side; if he fell into a multi-house arena, it would undoubtedly add trouble.

"Mentor, I'll be secluding myself to cultivate for the next two days to prepare for the 'House-level Review.'" Li Luo stood up. He hadn't truly looked down on those "titled students" from the major Holy Academies, especially those with the Void Seal-level Xiao Tian Xiang Jing. In terms of grade, even for him now, he was still somewhat behind.

"Instructor, I will seclude myself for cultivation these next two days to prepare for the 'Academy Evaluation'," Li Luo said as he stood up. He did not truly underestimate the 'Title Students' from the various Sacred Academies, especially those Xiao Tian Xiang Jing cultivators at the Xu Yin level; in terms of rank, even he, as he is now, still lags somewhat behind.

"The 'Starlight Sword Intent' I've gathered during this period should be about ready to begin attempting to condense the third Dragon Fang Sword..."

A thoughtful look appeared in Li Luo's eyes.

A look of contemplation surfaced in Li Luo's eyes.

As for this third Dragon Fang Sword, how should its elemental affinity be matched?