Chapter 1096: Six and a Half Stars?

The Tree Spirit Tide ended after lasting for one shichen.

When the "Green Wood Gate" slowly closed, the surging, crashing energy turned into a trickle and finally dissipated completely.

Yet with the gate closed, the atmosphere on the many viewing platforms remained quiet.

Countless numb gazes fixed on the highest point of the Spirit Tide staircase; a few steps from the "Green Wood Gate," Li Luo's figure lay sprawled out like a character "da," his arms spread wide, like a rock in a surging torrent, unmoved no matter how the flood crashed against him.

Others waited below for the Spirit Tide to come, but Li Luo's posture seemed as if he were determined to block the "Green Wood Gate" directly.

Everyone was deeply shocked.

Because no one had ever seen anyone play the Spirit Tide this way.

Even as strong as Wu Changkong, though he could fully withstand the Spirit Tide's impact, merely held his ground in the chief seat and never had the sudden whim to block the gate.

That idea was truly damnably brilliant.

Some gazes turned to the person involved, Wu Changkong, whose usually composed and heroic face now bore deep astonishment and bewilderment.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu looked at Feng Lingyuan, whose eyes beneath the mask were clearly in a daze: "So this Spirit Tide staircase can be blocked at the gate?"

Feng Lingyuan remained silent for a long while before saying, "Never tried it; in previous sessions, no one ever thought of this."

Moreover, no one knew how Li Luo did it.

In the strange, silent atmosphere of the entire arena, Li Luo also woke from that deep cultivation state and immediately began circulating the Xiang Li within his body.

Buzz!

The Tian Zhu hummed and vibrated, and one by one, dazzling, brilliant Tian Zhu appeared behind him.

Finally, six fully formed Tian Zhu rotated at high speed, swallowing and spitting out the energy of heaven and earth, and beside the sixth, a half-formed Tian Zhu floated, its shape and color appearing much dimmer.

In this short span of one shichen, Li Luo not only directly advanced to the Six-Star Tian Zhu Jing realm, but even laid some foundation for the seventh Tian Zhu.

This improvement was undeniably great.

Although the Tree Spirit Tide occurs once a year, every student who achieved a breakthrough on it was invariably one already at the extreme limit of breaking through, then using the momentum of the Spirit Tide to complete the breakthrough.

And a student like Li Luo, who condensed one and a half stars, was truly extremely rare.

"What is this? Six and a half stars?"

Li Luo felt somewhat unwilling, after all, the seventh star was just one final step away, so he reached out and couldn't help but pat the "Green Wood Gate" in front of him, wanting it to release a bit more.

However, the "Green Wood Gate" clearly paid him no heed.

Li Luo could only withdraw his hand resentfully; this time, his great gain was mainly due to the mysterious, incomplete golden wheel within his body, but this thing was far too mysterious, and Li Luo could not control it actively; just as the cultivation ended, he tried to control and trigger it, but the golden wheel seemed to have fallen into a dead silence again, showing no reaction whatsoever.

"What exactly is this thing?"

Li Luo's heart was full of doubts; he vaguely felt that this incomplete mysterious golden wheel was probably extremely extraordinary and also seemed to have a significant connection to his own acquired Xiang, after all, both were things created by the Small Formless Divine Forging Technique.

Li Luo made some guesses but got no results, so he could only suppress his thoughts.

At this moment, the three Vice Directors also came to their senses; their gazes fixed on Li Luo were somewhat peculiar; having served as high-level officials at the academy for so many years, this was the first time they had seen anyone in the Tree Spirit Tide creatively block the gate.

"This Li Luo has opened a new path for this 'Tree Spirit Tide'," Vice Director Qingman said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"His move is something others probably can't copy; the energy of the Green Wood Gate before was extremely vast; at that rate of infusion, even someone with Da Tian Xiang Jing strength wouldn't have time to refine it and would be directly blasted to death by the sheer force," Vice Director Lan Lan Lingzi said, shaking his head.

"I'm truly curious what method he used to directly refine and absorb such vast energy," Vice Director Qingman said.

"After all, he comes from the Li Tianwang Lineage; it's said the Lineage Head of the Longya Lineage is extremely fond of this grandson, so he must have given him some Mi Fa," Lan Lan Lingzi wasn't too surprised, after all, Li Luo's background was there, so having some astonishing methods was normal.

Wu Yu, expressionless, let his faint voice ring out across the arena: "The Tree Spirit Tide ends here; all students, rest well in preparation for the day after tomorrow."

As his words fell, he turned his body and vanished directly from the spot.

Vice Directors Lan Lan Lingzi and Qingman exchanged a glance, did not stay long, and turned to leave directly.

On the surrounding viewing platforms, Wu Changkong's expression also recovered at this moment; green light flowed in his pupils as he smiled and said, "This junior Li Luo truly surprises people again and again."

"If I still have a chance to participate in the Tree Spirit Tide, I might try emulating his method, though I wonder if I could withstand it?"

His words seemed to carry a touch of self-mockery, which instead made him appear somewhat magnanimous.

"Senior Changkong, do not belittle yourself; in the Tree Spirit Tide, you relied on your own solid skills, not on the aid of some Mi Fa, and with Senior Changkong's reputation and status, there's no need to take such a side path," the beautiful woman named Xu Xi beside him said comfortingly in a clear voice.

Many students of the Star Sky Court nearby nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Jiang Jiang Wanyu retorted: "There are no rule restrictions in the Tree Spirit Tide; whoever gains more benefits depends entirely on their own skills; what is there of 'main path' or 'side path'?"

Xu Xi offered no comment, too lazy to argue with Jiang Jiang Wanyu, a student of the Three-Star Court.

Wu Changkong merely smiled, glanced once at Li Luo's position, and then turned and left with everyone.

Li Luo didn't mind the many strange gazes; when he turned around, he saw Lu Ming, Jing Jing Taixu, Sun Sun Dasheng, and the others rushing over quickly.

"Li Luo, you're too terrifying," Lu Ming couldn't help saying; from their position far below, they could clearly feel how immense the energy surging into their bodies was, yet this fellow Li Luo had leaped over the chief seat and blocked the mouth of the "Green Wood Gate" like a huge boulder.

"But this benefit is indeed worth the risk," Jing Jing Taixu said with some envy; in this short span of just one shichen, Li Luo's strength had skyrocketed by a large margin, almost equal to several months of cultivation for others, and this was the improvement brought by cultivation resources; cultivation conditions like the "Tree Spirit Tide," where could one easily obtain them in the Outer Shenzhou?

Although he hadn't gained such a huge improvement in the Tree Spirit Tide like Li Luo, his strength had still advanced considerably, and his own Sha Gang measurement had increased significantly.

"No choice; the Conscription Mission is about to begin, so I can only improve my strength as much as possible and enhance my safety," Li Luo said; he actually didn't want to go to such extremes and take such risks; if the mysterious golden wheel in his body hadn't displayed its divinity this time, he probably would have been in serious trouble, but the upcoming mission would certainly be extremely dangerous, so he could only prioritize improving his strength.

Lu Ming and the others nodded; although Li Luo had given them quite a scare earlier, they were more than happy about Li Luo's great increase in strength, after all, in their current team, Feng Lingyuan and Li Luo were the true main forces.

"The mission starts tomorrow; it's really tense; the academy never went into the Dark Caves like this before," Lu Ming said, patting his chest.

"I hope to meet Jiang Jiang Qinge soon; indeed, if she is an ally, she really brings a great sense of security," Lu Lu Jinci sighed.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Luo's face; Lu Lu Jinci's sigh was no different from what he felt in his heart.

As for that person, he had been missing her since the moment he left Great Xia.

But fortunately... this suffering of longing would finally soon meet the day of reunion.