Chapter 1073: Multi-Academy Arena

"Ninth Battle Platform, Multi-Academy Arena!"

"The participating academies are: Sacred Mystic Star Academy, Sacred Martial Academy, Skyfire Sacred Academy, Spirit Blade Sacred Academy, and Sacred Alliance Academy!"

As the referee's thunderous voice rang out, Li Luo's expression shifted slightly. His first round of the Multi-Academy Arena involved a total of five academies.

What surprised him somewhat was that there was actually a familiar face among them.

That would be the Skyfire Sacred Academy where Lu Ming was located.

Li Luo's gaze projected far into the distance toward the area where Lu Ming and the others were, and then he saw the latter also projecting his gaze back. On the other's pretty, coldly beautiful cheeks, there was likewise a look of surprise.

"Quite the lucky break." Li Luo let out a laugh. With this connection to Lu Ming, if the Skyfire Sacred Academy's team had any intention of showing goodwill, then Li Luo wouldn't mind joining forces with them. After all, the Multi-Academy Arena allowed two winners to coexist.

"Among these five academies, you need to watch out for that Sacred Martial Academy." At this moment, Mentor Xi Shan's voice came from the side.

"Sacred Martial Academy is currently on a three-win streak. Their captain is named Chen Zhu Xuan, who previously revealed the strength of an Eight Star Tian Zhu Jing. Moreover, he has defeated a strong opponent of the same level, so his own foundation can be considered to have reached the extreme of Tian Zhu Jing. Someone like this could begin attempting to break through to Xiao Tian Xiang Jing at any moment."

Li Luo nodded. He had been following the matches all along, so he had also noticed this Chen Zhu Xuan of Sacred Martial Academy.

This Sacred Martial Academy also originated from Outer Shenzhou. Although its reputation wasn't as great as that of Sacred Grace Academy, it had steadily secured second-tier slots in every academy-level review, so it could also be considered a powerhouse academy.

The only threat in this round of the Multi-Academy Arena should be this Sacred Martial Academy.

"Teams from each academy, enter the arena!" At this moment, a voice descended from the heavens.

Upon hearing this, Li Luo didn't delay any longer. His figure moved, and he directly leaped into the massive hollow region at the center of the ring-shaped spectator stands, after which his figure plunged toward a gigantic battle platform.

As spatial fluctuations surged forth, the surrounding clamor began to fade. Li Luo dropped directly into a mountainous terrain.

Within the mountain range, towering ancient trees were everywhere, blocking the view.

The competition grounds of the Multi-Academy Arena were indeed far more vast than the previous Single-Academy Arena.

Li Luo stood in place waiting for a while. When a resounding bell chime echoed through the heavens and earth, he knew that the other academy teams had all entered, and this round of the Multi-Academy Arena had officially begun.

Li Luo didn't hold back either. The dragon-shaped mark on his brow circulated with profound light.

Nine-Scale Heavenly Dragon Battle Physique!

A pair of energy dragon wings unfurled from his back, then whipped up a gale, directly carrying Li Luo as he shot into the midair. At the same time, his hand grasped, and the Sky Dragon Sun-Chasing Bow flashed into existence with an oppressive aura.

His sharp gaze swept around. After a moment, the dragon wings suddenly flapped, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, swiftly shooting toward the right side.

Li Luo moved with great fanfare, without any intention of concealing himself. After all, from a normal perspective, he, fresh off a three-win streak, was the tiger, leopard, jackal, and wolf in others' eyes. As long as it wasn't those top-tier academies like Sacred Grace Academy, anyone else who saw Li Luo should choose to avoid him first.

However, during matches, sometimes you couldn't hide even if you wanted to.

Whoosh!

Li Luo suddenly drew the Sky Dragon Sun-Chasing Bow in his hand. A magnificent light arrow tore through the long sky, wrapped in violent gales, and shot directly toward a certain spot in the mountain forest.

Boom!

Energy ravaged outward, snapping all the towering trees in that area.

It also exposed a four-person squad that had been hiding within.

That was a squad from the Sacred Alliance Academy.

Seeing their tracks exposed, the entire squad's expressions changed, and they hurriedly retreated explosively. They all knew of Li Luo's fearsome reputation from these three matches, and didn't think their side of four would have any chance of winning against him.

However, facing Li Luo who wielded the Sky Dragon Sun-Chasing Bow, running away seemed useless.

Li Luo calmly drew the bowstring. Five resplendent Tian Zhu behind him erupted with dazzling light, inhaling and exhaling the energies of heaven and earth. At the same time, an energy arrow condensed upon the bowstring.

Upon the energy arrow, a dragon shadow coiled and wound.

Whoosh!

The light arrow broke through the air at extreme speed, leaving a faint trail of atmospheric detonation across the sky.

In the Sacred Alliance Academy squad, the titled student captain's expression shifted slightly upon seeing this. Seven resplendent Tian Zhu manifested behind him, and at the same time, he held a treasured long spear, releasing a sharp spear gleam.

Li Luo's attack was as fast as a thunderbolt. The others in the squad were almost instantly heavily injured and eliminated upon contact. Only he could put up some resistance.

Moreover, if Li Luo were truly allowed to eliminate all his teammates first, then he would soon follow in their footsteps.

So he could only leap into the air. Seven resplendent Tian Zhu hummed and trembled. The long spear in his hand violently shot out a hundred-zhang spear gleam, directly colliding with the incoming dragon arrow.

Boom!

The energy shockwave erupted outward.

The body of that Seven Star Tian Zhu Jing captain from Sacred Alliance Academy trembled violently. The palm gripping the long spear was even torn open by the shock, and blood dripped down along the spear shaft.

His eyes were filled with horror. Although he had witnessed Li Luo's battles before, only after experiencing it firsthand could he understand how majestic and domineering Li Luo's phase force was.

It was clearly only Five Star Tian Zhu Jing, yet this phase force was so vast and mighty that it was even several degrees stronger than his Seven Star Tian Zhu Jing!

Moreover, in that instant when their phase forces clashed earlier, he sensed that his own phase force seemed to have strangely vanished somewhat. Within Li Luo's phase force, there seemed to be a special burning power contained, a kind of power that could even burn and melt an opponent's phase force!

"An illusion? This guy clearly doesn't possess a fire phase or anything of the sort!" The captain wondered in shock.

However, during his shock, Li Luo hovering in the distance remained expressionless. He drew the bow and loosed arrows—three stars in a row—tearing through the long sky, carrying a whistling sound, and ferociously howling toward him.

The captain tried to dodge, but he immediately sensed the three light arrows shift targets, locking onto the three teammates behind him.

Thus, he could only wear an ugly expression, let out a long howl, and erupt with all the phase force within his body. Then he swung his long spear, rolling up continuous phase force ribbons, and collided with the light arrows.

Boom boom!

Continuous energy storms exploded incessantly. The Sacred Alliance Academy captain was forced into a disheveled retreat, blood staining the sky. Yet no matter how he squeezed the energy contained within the seven Tian Zhu behind him, he was still completely suppressed by the light arrows Li Luo shot from afar.

By the time the final light arrow shattered, both sleeves on that captain's arms were already completely torn apart.

Li Luo, however, suddenly stopped his assault. He looked at that captain and smiled: "My concession."

"I haven't lost yet!" The captain roared.

However, just as his roar had barely fallen, he suddenly felt a surge of scorching air erupt within his body. Wherever that scorching heat passed, the phase force within his body actually seemed to be ignited, and began to be rapidly burned away.

Ah!

The captain screamed in agony. Smoke even rose from his body, his phase force rapidly withered, and ultimately he plunged headfirst from midair.

"This 'burning phase force' of the Minor Non-Phase Fire is quite effective." Li Luo observed and muttered to himself. Of course he didn't possess a fire phase or anything of the sort. That burning of phase force was due to the 'Minor Non-Phase Fire' within the mysterious golden wheel in his body.

After being baptized in the Spirit Phase Cave Heaven, Li Luo had indeed developed some uses for the 'Minor Non-Phase Fire', such as this kind of integrating flame into phase force, and then during clashes with opponents, using the burning effect of the Minor Non-Phase Fire to greatly enhance the speed at which the opponent's phase force was consumed.

Moreover, if the other party didn't notice, the fire poison could still accumulate within their body and eventually erupt.

Just like the scene before them right now.

Li Luo smiled in satisfaction, then continued drawing his bow and firing three light arrows, directly eliminating the other three tag-along teammates of that Sacred Alliance Academy squad as well.

And just as Li Luo eliminated the Sacred Alliance Academy, in another region of this mountain forest—

Lu Ming's Skyfire Sacred Academy had also run into trouble.

They had originally been lying in ambush, but were detected by the Sacred Martial Academy and the Spirit Blade Sacred Academy.

Fortunately, however, the other side didn't seem to have any intention of immediately striking to eliminate them.

Because Lu Ming saw a tall, broad-shouldered youth wielding a heavy halberd lock onto their direction, while a clear voice rang out: "Friends of Skyfire Sacred Academy, I hope you can join hands with us to surround and kill that Li Luo of the Sacred Mystic Star Academy first. How about it?"

"That's Chen Zhu Xuan of the Sacred Martial Academy!"

Beside Lu Ming was a round, chubby fatty. The fatty was named Deng Zhu, the titled student Skyfire Sacred Academy had sent this time, and could also be considered the captain.

And at this moment he was gazing with a worried frown at the youth wielding the heavy halberd not far away.

"Junior Lu Ming, the Sacred Martial Academy has actually allied with the Spirit Blade Sacred Academy. Looks like they're going to deal with Li Luo. What do we do?" Deng Zhu looked toward Lu Ming and asked, somewhat at a loss.

Although in terms of strength within the team he was the captain, Deng Zhu's personality was rather soft, so the one who actually called the shots in the squad was Lu Ming of the Three Star House.

"They want to win us over to deal with Li Luo together," Lu Ming said, gently biting her red lips.

"Then shouldn't we agree? Li Luo is only one person after all. If he really faces an encirclement and kill by these two academies' squads, he may not necessarily win. And if we refuse, looks like they'll just eliminate us first. We've already lost one round—if we get eliminated again this round, things will be dangerous from here on out." Deng Zhu asked hesitantly.

Lu Ming was silent for a breath, then said: "Captain, do you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you!" Deng Zhu said.

Lu Ming took a deep breath and said crisply: "Then we just run. Go find Li Luo and team up with Li Luo!"

Deng Zhu's face twitched. "Does Junior Lu Ming think Li Luo can take on squads from both their academies?"

"Li Luo might be under some pressure handling it alone, but we're not useless. As long as we help out a little, I think Li Luo will be the one to win in the end. And following Li Luo, if he wins, we can tag along for a free victory. But what about this side? Even if we help them eliminate Li Luo in the end, do you think those two victory slots will be given to us?" Lu Ming said calmly.

"Junior Lu Ming is right!" Deng Zhu said, suddenly enlightened.

As for the other two students from the One and Two Star Houses, they obediently kept their mouths shut, because they understood they were just tag-alongs.

And at this moment, in midair not far away, Chen Zhu Xuan led his squad gradually closing in and asked: "Friends of Skyfire Sacred Academy, have you made up your minds?"

"Yes, yes, we're willing to go with you and eliminate Li Luo first!" a loud voice rang out in response.

A faint smile surfaced on Chen Zhu Xuan's face. The other side was still quite rational. Although Li Luo had won three rounds in a row and his momentum was not weak, on this multi-academy field, he no longer held much of an advantage.

"Good, then please come with us to..."

However, before Chen Zhu Xuan's words had finished falling, he saw the Skyfire Sacred Academy's squad suddenly plunge into the mountain forest, swiftly shooting off into the distance.

Chen Zhu Xuan froze for an instant, then his expression abruptly darkened.

He couldn't understand why the other side would make such a foolish move.

Between their two Sacred Academy squads and Li Luo, they had chosen the latter?

This choice was, frankly, somewhat insulting.

"Almost forgot—this Skyfire Sacred Academy is also from the Eastern Region's Outer Shenzhou. Perhaps they have some connection with Li Luo."

Chen Zhu Xuan's gaze turned icy-cold. With a wave of his palm, the next instant, the two squads shot out, murderous aura billowing as they gave chase in the direction Lu Ming and the others had fled.

"Since you've chosen the wrong side, then we'll eliminate you first."