Chapter 1072: Three Consecutive Victories

Amid the boiling clamor of the circular stands, as Wang Tao's body slowly collapsed to the ground, the atmosphere abruptly fell silent, and numerous disciples of the Holy Academies wore expressions of disbelief.

Wang Tao, at the Seven-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm, was actually beheaded in a single strike by Li Luo, who was only at the Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm!

How could this be?!

Everyone present could see that Wang Tao had not underestimated Li Luo at all; his opening move was the Fenghou Technique he had cultivated, which was undoubtedly his strongest killing blow.

Yet even so, the result of this clash was still one of crushing destruction.

It was just that Wang Tao was the one being crushed.

Countless gazes, filled with shock, fixed upon the figure standing there with his blade planted; the sharp momentum surging around him at that moment seemed like a divine blade drawn from its sheath, making people feel chilled to the bone.

Such combat power was truly terrifying; no wonder he could leave such a heavy mark on the Fenghua List.

"My goodness, this guy is way too terrifying now!" Sun Sun Dasheng stared dumbfounded at Li Luo's back and couldn't help but speak up.

Lu Ming's pretty face beside him also showed a look of astonishment, her eyes somewhat complex; back during the Holy Cup Battle, she had still been able to clash with Li Luo, but now, the gap between them was like a chasm.

"Is this the advantage of the Inner Shenzhou? No wonder those Holy Academies of the Inner Shenzhou are always so arrogant," Lu Ming said somewhat bitterly.

For Li Luo to make such enormous progress, besides his own exceptional talent, external cultivation resources were likely a very important factor, and this was something the Outer Shenzhou could not compare to.

"The Xiang Technique Li Luo unleashed must be a true Fenghou Technique!" Sun Sun Dasheng's eyes burned with fervor; only they, the disciples of the Outer Shenzhou, understood how difficult it was to cultivate a Fenghou Technique at their level. Although the Tian Zhu Jing realm was far better than theirs, those who could successfully cultivate one were still few and far between.

"The Fenghou Technique he unleashed is of an extremely high realm. If my guess is correct, it might be a Fenghou Technique at the Great Perfection realm," Jing Jing Taixu's voice came softly from the side.

Back during that Holy Cup Battle, Lan Lan, a senior from their Holy Ming Wang Academy, had relied on a Fenghou Technique called the "Ming Wang Sutra" to suppress many geniuses from various Holy Academies.

That "Ming Wang Sutra" was created by the Dean of their Holy Ming Wang Academy; its power was extraordinary, but the conditions for cultivation were extremely harsh. Now, Jing Jing Taixu was also attempting to cultivate it and had suffered greatly in the process.

Precisely because of his own personal experience, when Jing Jing Taixu felt a certain rhyme and meaning flowing within Li Luo's Fenghou Technique, he was even more shocked.

On the stands where the disciples of the Tianyuan Ancient Academies were gathered, Mo Yun, Lu Ying, and others were also in a state of astonishment.

"The Fenghou Technique Li Luo just unleashed seemed to be our academy's 'Black Dragon Netherwater Flag'?" After a moment, a disciple said uncertainly.

Everyone nodded, because that Fenghou Technique was too familiar to them. When some top disciples in the academy encountered Fenghou Techniques, as long as the conditions were met, they would all choose this one, because its development potential was huge; if they had the chance in the future, they might even cultivate the "Three Dragons Heavenly Flag Canon."

That was a Si Si Tianming-level Fenghou Technique; even among the Ancient Academies, it was considered a treasure that anchored the entire institution.

"The key point is not that Li Luo cultivated the 'Black Dragon Netherwater Flag', but that he has already cultivated this Fenghou Technique to the Great Perfection realm," Zong Sha spoke up at this moment.

He then glanced at Mo Yun and suddenly asked, "I recall, Mo Yun, you cultivated the 'Silver Dragon Heavenly Thunder Flag'? Is it at the Great Perfection realm now?"

Mo Yun's eyelids twitched. Great Perfection? He had gone through thousands of hardships and had only just managed to cultivate the "Silver Dragon Heavenly Thunder Flag" to the Da Cheng Jing realm; as for the Great Perfection realm, he probably wouldn't have any hope until he reached the Da Tian Xiang Jing realm.

At their level, being able to cultivate a Fenghou Technique to the Da Cheng Jing realm was enough to become one's trump card and killing move; as for the Great Perfection realm... that could probably only be found among the monsters inside the Tianxing Academy.

"A Fenghou Technique at the Great Perfection realm is indeed a killer move, but ultimately, one's own Xiang Power is the foundation."

"Wang Tao's strength was still a bit weak. If it had been an opponent who had entered the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing realm, Li Luo's move probably wouldn't have had such an effect."

"Moreover, the disciples of those Holy Academies in the Outer Shenzhou still have too shallow a foundation. I heard that over there, only a very small number of disciples have the opportunity to encounter some ordinary-level Fenghou Techniques," Mo Yun evaluated.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu glanced at him and said calmly, "Then how do you know this is Li Luo's strongest move?"

She still remembered that within the Spirit Xiang Cave Heaven, Li Luo had unleashed a Fenghou Technique with extremely terrifying power; the power of that Fenghou Technique far exceeded this Great Perfection-level Black Dragon Netherwater Flag.

Hearing Jiang Jiang Wanyu's words, which contained much praise for Li Luo, Mo Yun felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't show any emotion, simply saying, "Then I'd like to see what kind of performance he can put on when he meets those Xiao Tian Xiang Jing-level powerful enemies."

While discussions raged everywhere, the referee in the arena finally came to his senses and loudly announced Li Luo's victory.

When the referee's voice fell, Li Luo saw a jade-green leaf slowly drifting down. He reached out and caught it; the leaf landed in his palm and immediately melted away. In the next instant, a warm and pure power surged into his body, replenishing the Xiang Power he had consumed earlier and, surprisingly, also healing his injuries.

Although Li Luo had not actually been injured just now, the recovery ability of this jade-green leaf was obviously intended to allow disciples to adjust their state as quickly as possible to face the upcoming matches.

Li Luo glanced over at Wang Tao and the others; jade-green leaves were falling there as well, merging into their bodies and gradually bringing them back to consciousness.

"The Tianyuan Ancient Academies have thought of everything," Li Luo muttered to himself. Then his figure moved, shooting skyward. The battle platform beneath him shrank rapidly, and a few breaths later, he had returned to the stands where the Sheng Zhu Xuan Xing Academy was located.

As he landed, he saw that Instructor Xi Chan's pair of exquisite eyes were staring fixedly at him, and then she said, "Li Luo, you have become so excellent that I dare not even recognize you as my student."

Li Luo waved his hand and said, "What is Instructor saying? I am only at the Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm right now. Wait until I enter the Wang realm in the future, and then you can say such things."

"You are quite arrogant," Instructor Xi Chan gave him a white eye, but from the smile rising in her eyes, it was clear she was extremely satisfied with Li Luo's performance in this first match.

"Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing, a Fenghou Technique at the Great Perfection realm. Li Luo, if these news are sent back to the Sheng Zhu Xuan Xing Academy, they might strike Seeing Yu Lang, Qin Qin Zhulu, and the others quite hard," Instructor Xi Chan sighed.

"It can't be helped. Someone has to tell them that the world is cruel," Li Luo said with deep feeling.

The smile in Instructor Xi Chan's eyes grew even more intense. She shook her head and asked with concern, "Is your consumption okay? There will likely be a series of battles coming up."

"Just an opponent at the Seven-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm. It's fine," Li Luo waved his hand and said modestly.

With his current strength, within the Tian Zhu Jing realm, unless a genius at the Nine-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm appeared, there should be no pressure on him.

Instructor Xi Chan's eyes were full of satisfaction; Li Luo in this state indeed gave people a strange sense of reassurance.

The academy-level evaluation continued.

In the next hour, Li Luo participated in two more matches, both single-academy fields. The matches went smoothly as well, and he did not encounter any opponents who were too troublesome.

Thus, without anyone noticing, Li Luo, representing the Sheng Zhu Xuan Xing Academy, had already achieved a score of three stars.

This score was already considered to have entered the first tier.

And with this three-match winning streak, many other Holy Academies that had originally tried to watch a joke became increasingly Solemn. At this point, how could they not understand that this Li Luo, who seemed to only have the strength of the Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm, actually possessed true combat power that even an Eight-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm cultivator would find difficult to contend with.

Because during the third match just now, Li Luo had encountered a powerful enemy at the Eight-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm. Yet in the final clash, although the opponent was not beheaded in a single strike, Li Luo still dominated the exchange absolutely, and as expected, emerged victorious.

At this point, everyone understood that unless he encountered disciples at the Xiao Tian Xiang Jing realm from those top Holy Academies, this Li Luo was probably unstoppable.

Unless he entered a multi-academy field with a more complex combat environment.

And just as many were thinking this, Li Luo's fourth draw finally produced a red lot.