Chapter 1120: Illusions on the Bridge

A massive water city appeared before Li Luo and the others.

It was a white city, standing silently in the depths of the black marsh; no matter how the dark river water lashed against it, not a single speck of discoloration was left on the white city walls.

Yet the endless white emitted an aura of extreme coldness, as if the city before them were a giant of death, and the white was its skin.

Gazing into the depths of the water city, it seemed one could faintly see a strange, sky-piercing giant pillar.

And in the direction ahead where the group would enter the city stood a covered bridge, leading to a dark city tunnel.

The group disembarked from the water onto the shore, then proceeded to check on their respective teams.

Li Luo finally had time to look at Lu Ming and the others, smiling bitterly: "Hurry and give me a dose, trouble you."

The previous ordeal had consumed most of the affinity energy within his body, leaving the three affinity palaces inside him largely empty.

He hadn't expected the mysterious golden wheel to be so powerful, capable of converting the affinity energy within his body into light affinity energy; generally speaking, this was a technique possessed only by Duke-sealing experts.

Moreover, the sacred and purifying effect from before likely would not be inferior to a ninth-rank light affinity.

This left Li Luo deeply shocked in his heart; did this not mean that in the future, as long as he wished, he could completely convert the affinity energy within his body into a single type of affinity energy through the golden wheel?

And in terms of Affinity Rank, had it directly reached the ninth rank?

Although in terms of combat performance, his current dual-affinity power was not weaker than ninth-rank affinity energy, there were certain specific moments where it could still achieve some unexpected effects.

However, the performance of the mysterious golden wheel this time caused Li Luo to raise his level of attention toward it by several tiers; after all, this object was still incomplete, and once it gradually became whole in the future, the power it possessed would surely be beyond imagination.

Lu Ming, Jing Jing Taixu, and Sun Sun Dasheng extended their palms, pressing them against Li Luo's shoulders, channeling their own affinity energy through the transformation and amplification of the "Ancient Spirit Leaf," turning it into energy that surged into Li Luo's body to rapidly restore him.

"Thank you," Li Luo said with a smile.

"Sigh, this is the only role we can play," Lu Ming joked with some self-mockery.

In a mission of this level, their strength at the Extreme Evil Realm could truly only rely on the protection of the team; otherwise, they would truly be unable to take a single step.

"Do not belittle yourselves; among the people of the Starfall Academy, who did not pass through as an 'energy pack' step by step?" Li Luo comforted them.

After speaking, he saw the three of them looking at him with complex expressions, as if to say: Anyone else would be fine, but you seem the least capable?

At this moment, the others rested briefly; Feng Lingyuan communicated with the team from the Holy Light Ancient Academy, and then the group maintained their formation as they walked toward the covered bridge, intending to enter this water city directly from here.

Yan Xia Zui Zhong was to quickly complete this mission first.

Everyone remained vigilant, circulating affinity energy to protect their bodies; after all, they had already encountered numerous crises while still on the water, and now that they had entered the city, it would likely be even more dangerous.

The team stepped onto the covered bridge, proceeding cautiously.

Silence reigned on all sides, with no trace of any abnormal creatures, yet no one dared to relax even slightly; this place was considered one of the strongholds of the "Multitude Ghost Skin Demon," so the Multitude Demon King must have made preparations.

Li Luo walked among the team, his expression exceptionally guarded.

The dead silence continued to spread as they moved forward, possessing a kind of alternative strangeness.

As they walked, Li Luo's face gradually grew grim, because he suddenly discovered that the covered bridge beneath his feet had somehow become mottled and dark, and even the sound of footsteps around them had grown faint.

He turned sharply, seeing only Lu Ming, Jing Jing Taixu, and Sun Sun Dasheng following behind in a daze, their eyes vacant.

And Feng Lingyuan, Jiang Jiang Wanyu, and the others had long since vanished without a trace.

Li Luo felt a chill; had they fallen victim to a trap?

He roared loudly, his affinity energy surging like a muffled thunderclap exploding beside the ears of Lu Ming and the other two; the three were instantly startled awake, their eyes first looking blankly around, then filling with horror.

"Li Luo, where are the others?" Lu Ming asked, her face pale.

Jing Jing Taixu and Sun Sun Dasheng also revealed a hint of fear in their eyes; this strange situation was clearly because they had fallen into some kind of special environment.

Li Luo's Face Turns Solemn; staring at the three, the Dragon-Elephant Blade suddenly appeared, directly slashing down at the heads of the three with a fierce blade light.

Li Luo's sudden attack also caused the three to change color greatly; they hurriedly retreated but could not evade at all, and for a moment could only stare in horror at the incoming blade light.

Buzz!

The blade light stopped half an inch in front of the three.

Li Luo stared at them, withdrew the blade, and said somewhat apologetically: "I was testing; do not blame me."

The previous surprise attack was merely to test whether Lu Ming and the other three had any issues; if they were transformed by abnormal creatures, they would likely reveal some flaws under instinctual drive.

Lu Ming then patted her chest, still feeling a lingering fear, but she was not angry; after all, under the current circumstances, maintaining caution was the most rational behavior.

"We were clearly gathered together as a large force; how did this happen?" Jing Jing Taixu asked, his face grim.

"It must be some kind of strange formation; perhaps we fell into it the moment we stepped onto that bridge," Li Luo said after a moment of silence.

He turned around, circulated his affinity energy, and slashed out several fierce blade lights; however, when the blade lights struck the distance, they seemed blocked by some distorted space and vanished directly.

"Even the space has been sealed; with our power, I'm afraid we cannot force our way through," Li Luo frowned.

"Then are we trapped here?" Lu Ming asked unwillingly.

"The Multitude Demon King indeed would not easily let us destroy the 'Ten Thousand Skins Evil Heart Pillar'," Sun Sun Dasheng said with a bitter smile.

"Li Luo, do you have any ideas?" Jing Jing Taixu also looked at Li Luo; now that everyone was separated, only Li Luo could be considered their backbone.

Li Luo frowned tightly, pondered for a moment, then looked forward and said: "Let's walk forward and see."

As the words fell, he took the lead, holding the Dragon-Elephant Blade, and walked slowly along this mottled, dark bridge toward the end of the bridge.

Lu Ming and the other three hurriedly followed.

The covered bridge was silent, with only the faint footsteps of the four echoing.

After walking for about a few minutes, Li Luo's eyes suddenly narrowed; blade light flowed on the Dragon-Elephant Blade in his hand. Lu Ming and the other three were startled, their gazes following Li Luo's line of sight, and then their pupils all involuntarily contracted.

Because at this moment, they saw that in the direction of the end of the covered bridge, an old woman had appeared; the old woman seemed to be looking at them with a smile, her open mouth revealing a pitch-black void.

"Young ones, do you wish to go out?" her aged voice seemed to come gently.

Li Luo looked at her, did not answer, but instead swung the Dragon-Elephant Blade in his hand to slash directly through the air; instantly, a crack split the void, and in the next instant, a black dragon riding surging dark nether water roared forth, carrying immense energy, and crashed into the old woman.

Li Luo directly used the Black Dragon Nether Water Flag as his answer.

After all, in such an environment, the appearance of a strange old woman was, by any measure, suspicious.

The Black Dragon Nether Water struck the old woman, then gradually dissipated in the aftermath of the energy; however, Li Luo's expression grew gloomy because, as the energy fluctuations faded, the old woman still stood there quietly, looking at them with a benevolent smile.

"Young ones, do you wish to go out?"

She grinned, and a gentle voice emerged from her pitch-black mouth, echoing endlessly across the deathly silent corridor bridge while filling everyone's hearts with overwhelming chill.