Chapter 1132

The commotion of Li Luo's breakthrough also drew the gazes of Yin Yue Zhiyu and the others; they stared at the seven brilliant and dazzling Tian Zhu spheres behind him, momentarily lost in a daze.

The cause of their daze was not Li Luo's breakthrough, but rather the sudden realization that this Li Luo was merely at the Tian Zhu Jing realm.

Yet, a Tian Zhu Jing cultivator possessing the means to kill two Da Tian Xiang Jing experts was truly too monstrous.

"All four altars are broken?" Li Luo stretched his body, stood up, and then looked at the sky, where the students afflicted by the curse were now withered, falling from the heavens like dumplings dropping into a pot.

No one went to catch them; after all, having passed the Sha Ti Jing, their physical bodies possessed a certain strength and would not be so unlucky as to be killed by the fall.

"Yes, but no signal was transmitted from the fourth altar, yet for some reason, it was still broken," Li Hongyou said.

"Is that so."

Hearing this, Li Luo felt a bit surprised and puzzled, but did not think much of it: "Perhaps the destruction of the other three altars caused the array to collapse completely."

Li Hongyou nodded; they had thought the same.

"The Ten Thousand Curses Array is broken; there is no time to lose. We must immediately set out for the 'Ten Thousand Skin Evil Heart Pillar' in the city!" At this moment, Yin Yue Zhiyu's gaze projected over, speaking rapidly.

Everyone agreed; disregarding the students who had just been freed from the curse and were still unconscious, they circulated their Xiang Li, their figures flashing like lightning as they swept through the city streets, shooting urgently toward the city center.

At the same time, in other directions, teams that still retained combat power all unconsciously rushed at full speed toward the city's location.

Just as the elite teams of the two ancient academies set out in full, at the location of the last Soul-Calling Altar.

Here, due to the altar's destruction, the terrain and environment had changed, forming a mountain ravine.

The ravine was somewhat dim, yet although the Soul-Calling Altar had scattered, the evil intent qi here did not seem to dissipate; instead, it had become even thicker.

From the shadows of the ravine came strange chewing sounds; moments later, figures slowly emerged from within.

The leader was carrying a blood coffin on his back, while the others carried black coffins.

"The elite students of these ancient academies are truly a rare delicacy; my little ones are eating very happily." A black-coffin man revealed a ferocious smile, patting the black coffin on his back; fresh blood constantly flowed from the coffin's edges, and as the lid trembled, twisted, viscous, grotesque things seemed visible within.

Previously, some students had been drawn to this fourth altar, but they were very unlucky; not only did they have to fight the Great Evil Xiao here, but they were also attacked by these "Sha Ghosts."

In the end, not a single student present survived.

The leader of the blood coffin men's lips curled into a chilling smile, his voice cold as he said, "We helped them break the fourth altar; collecting some reward is only to be expected."

His hand pressed down on the blood-red coffin lid behind him; the lid trembled from time to time, causing bloodshot veins to constantly spread through his pupils, his eyes alternating between madness and brutality.

"This Great Evil Xiao is quite difficult to digest." On the blood coffin man's skin, blood blisters constantly swelled up, as if eroded by some power; the blisters finally burst, splashing out thick, fishy blood water, revealing dark flesh beneath; as the flesh writhed, a eyeball seemed to drill out, absorbing the corrupted power.

"Boss, they should all be entering the city center; when do we act?" a black-coffin man asked.

The blood coffin man looked up, gazing at the center of the Water City; mist still lingered there, but within the white mist, a giant pillar could be vaguely seen standing tall, swallowing and spitting out surging evil intent.

Looking at that direction, the madness occasionally surging in the blood coffin man's eyes receded somewhat as he said, "The 'Ten Thousand Skin Evil Heart Pillar' is the core of the 'All-Beings Ghost Skin Gui'; that 'All-Beings Demon King' must be prepared. Whatever it is, let them scout the path first; best if they end up mutually destroyed, so we can come out to clean up the situation and send them off one by one."

"Boss's calculation is brilliant."

These black-coffin men emitted strange, giggling laughter; although they still possessed human-like faces, their eyes held not a shred of emotion, various kinds of madness and brutality constantly surging forth, their movements strange, like living anomalies.

At the same time, Li Luo and the others sped through the Water City; street after street was leaped over, but contrary to their expectations, along the entire way, no anomalies blocked them.

Thus, about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they finally arrived at the Water City center.

Upon their arrival, a giant pit first caught their eyes; within the pit stood a white pillar supporting the heavens, roughly several thousand zhang in height.

This giant pillar was quite different from the previous Evil Heart Pillars; although its color was also white, it no longer seemed like the cold, ghastly white of dead skin, but rather emitted a penetrating pure white.

It even gave people a sense of sanctity.

If not for the evil intent qi constantly swallowing and spitting out from the pillar's summit, everyone might have thought this was an altar pillar bathed in light.

Countless white chains extended from the giant pillar, seemingly connecting to the void, hanging in mid-air.

Beneath these chains was a scene that revealed terror; one could see blood-red bodies bound and suspended, and upon closer inspection, these bodies were actually people who had been skinned!

They were hung on the chains, and at the position of their skulls, a pale white candle was lit.

The candle flame was like a bean, cold and eerie.

Cold firelight burned upon those blood-red bodies, and then scarlet fresh blood dripped down, falling along the toes of these skinned ones.

Drip.

At this moment, everyone realized that within this giant pit lay a pool of viscous blood, deep and bottomless; the blood water constantly churned, and faces occasionally floated on the surface, these faces showing expressions of struggle, as if trying to break free from the blood pool.

Li Luo, Yin Yue Zhiyu, and the others, gazing at this terrifying scene, all felt a chill rise from the soles of their feet.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the sound of wind-breaking also came urgently from other directions; figures leaped and arrived, landing not far from them.

Li Luo turned his head and saw the figures of Feng Lingyuan, Wei Zhonglou, and others.

They all still radiated surging Xiang Li fluctuations; the treasures in their hands emitted a sharp aura, and their bodies even bore some injuries, looking as if they had endured a bitter battle.

Upon meeting, both sides were pleased, but did not make direct contact; only after a round of probing and verification did they confirm their identities.

"Li Luo, it seems you are unharmed; I thought you would become a lantern hanging up there." Seeing Li Luo apparently safe, Feng Lingyuan let out a sigh of relief.

The previous experience was too perilous; even some Da Tian Xiang Jing students fell victim; Li Luo's Tian Zhu Jing strength was truly insufficient here.

Feng Lingyuan's words made Li Luo smile helplessly, saying, "Sister Hongyou and I happened to meet Wang Kong, Yin Yue Zhiyu, and the others."

Wei Zhonglou glanced at him and said calmly, "Junior Brother Li Luo's luck is indeed very good."

He felt slightly displeased; over there, to destroy the altar, he had undergone a life-and-death battle, even suffering significant injuries himself, yet here Li Luo, protected by Wang Kong and Yin Yue Zhiyu, remained unharmed; this was indeed somewhat unbalanced.

Sensing some targeting in Wei Zhonglou's words, Li Luo did not indulge him; who wasn't a wealthy young master? So he smiled, "Looking at Senior Brother Wei's appearance, you seem a bit ragged."

"I killed one Great Evil Xiao and seven Evil Xiaos; although I suffered some injuries, as long as I could protect my companions, this slight raggedness is nothing," Wei Zhonglou said calmly.

Those who had followed Wei Zhonglou also nodded repeatedly, praising Wei Zhonglou's previous bravery and might; at the same time, they cast a look at Li Luo that implicitly carried accusation, obviously feeling he should not mock Wei Zhonglou in this manner.

Wei Zhonglou looked at Li Luo and admonished him earnestly, "Junior Brother Li Luo, Sister Jiang possesses peerless talent; if you are merely someone who sits and enjoys the fruits of others' labor, you will likely damage her reputation."

Li Luo smiled, "Matters between husband and wife do not require your concern."

Wei Zhonglou's eyes immediately flashed with a trace of anger, obviously provoked quite severely by Li Luo's words.

"Enough, Wei Zhonglou, stop looking for trouble. Although I also find him somewhat unpleasant, I must speak the truth: Li Luo previously killed two Great Evil Xiaos; if he had not intervened, our situation would have become even worse." At this moment, Yin Yue Zhiyu suddenly spoke slowly.

"Therefore, if you say he is sitting and enjoying the fruits of others' labor, then here, I'm afraid no one can claim any merit."

At those words, everyone was stunned. Even Feng Lingyuan and Wei Chonglou showed looks of astonishment, as if they had misheard.

"Li Luo, killed two Greater Evil Ghouls?!"