Chapter 1157: Fusion

Ning Meng's fierce little voice, paired with her looks and outfit, actually gave off a fierce-yet-cute vibe, so Li Luo wasn't annoyed; instead, he flashed her a warm, sunny, brilliant, handsome smile.

However, Ning Meng utterly disdained that smile, which was normally devastating to young girls; instead she felt this guy actually dared to stand so close to Xiao E, truly asking for a beating.

Seeing Ning Meng's reaction, Li Luo couldn't help feeling a bit deflated—sure enough, his charm was only understood by his sisters.

Jiang Qing'e saw this and couldn't help but let out a light laugh, casting a teasing glance at Li Luo. It seemed there really were girls who didn't fall for Li Luo's act.

"Xiao E, who is he?" Ning Meng now sensed Jiang Qing'e's attitude toward Li Luo and was immediately surprised. Given her understanding of Jiang Qing'e, Jiang Qing'e would clearly not tolerate an unfamiliar man being in such close contact with her.

Jiang Qing'e didn't hide it either, and said directly: "He's my fiancé."

"Huh?!"

Ning Meng's little face was full of shock. Although she had heard Jiang Qing'e mention more than once that she had a fiancé, everyone harbored some doubt, wondering if this was just an excuse Jiang Qing'e used to fend off those persistent suitors. But now that the man himself had appeared before her eyes, she had no choice but to believe it.

Only then did Ning Meng take him somewhat seriously, sizing up Li Luo as she critiqued: "Looks aren't bad, but he seems to only be at Tian Zhu Jing?"

She could tell Li Luo should be at the Xing Tian Zhu Jing, which was a top-tier achievement. Others might marvel at it, but Ning Meng herself possessed a Mid-Ninth-Grade Aspect, and naturally had reached this step when she was at Tian Zhu Jing.

"He's only a few academy grades lower than us; his talent is no worse than anyone's," Jiang Qing'e said, her words clearly carrying the intent of speaking up for Li Luo.

Ning Meng could feel how much Jiang Qing'e valued Li Luo, so her attitude toward Li Luo softened a few degrees, and she tried to find a topic: "Do you also possess a Light Aspect? I sensed a trace of Light Aspect power in your Aspect energy."

Li Luo smiled and nodded, saying: "I have one Light Auxiliary Aspect."

"Auxiliary Aspect, huh..."

Ning Meng blinked her big eyes. To her, this was practically the same as having none; that little bit of Light Aspect power held no appeal for her.

The atmosphere turned slightly awkward.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before a Greater Evil Specter swept in carrying a sky-filling miasma of evil intent, directly breaking the atmosphere.

"Leave it to me!"

Ning Meng gripped a heavy, massive club in both hands as tremendous Light Aspect power roared forth. Behind her, a giant beast of black and white appeared, radiating a sacred aura, and with every movement, it unleashed tremendous force capable of tearing apart the void.

Boom!

Though Ning Meng looked petite, her assault was the most ferocious and domineering. She collided head-on with a Greater Evil Specter, yet the result of the clash was that the massive Greater Evil Specter was sent flying backward, the surging evil intent pervading its body growing far thinner from the impact.

Pressing her advantage, Ning Meng stomped her foot, the ground cracking and caving in instantly, and her figure shot like a bolt of lightning to appear above the Greater Evil Specter, the massive club in her hands like a towering mountain as she smashed it down ruthlessly.

Before the club even landed, its terrifying force had already blasted a deep crater into the ground below, cracks spreading rapidly like a spiderweb.

The Greater Evil Specter let out a piercing shriek, its twisted, razor-sharp claws surging with rolling evil intent as it rose to meet the blow.

Rumble!

The earth trembled violently. The Greater Evil Specter, whose strength rivaled Da Tian Xiang Jing, had half its body smashed apart by Ning Meng's club strike.

However, the Greater Evil Specter's vitality was extremely tenacious; even with only half a body, it was still bouncing about. Yet it had come to recognize the terror of the petite girl before it, so its twisted figure immediately fled in another direction.

Seeing this, Li Luo moved, his figure already appearing ahead of the path the heavily wounded Greater Evil Specter was fleeing along.

"Ah, get out of the way!" Ning Meng cried out in shock upon seeing this. This Li Luo really had some nerve. Although the Greater Evil Specter had been heavily wounded by her, its strength still rivaled Da Tian Xiang Jing. For Li Luo, a Xing Tian Zhu Jing, to rush in—wasn't that seeking death?

"Xiao E, why didn't you stop him?" she said hurriedly to Jiang Qing'e, who was closest to Li Luo.

Jiang Qing'e merely gave Ning Meng a reassuring smile. Li Luo wasn't reckless; if he did this, he naturally had some confidence in it. This was a kind of trust between her and Li Luo.

At that moment, the fleeing Greater Evil Specter saw Li Luo blocking its path and immediately let out a piercing shriek. Rolling evil intent surged as it lunged at him without hesitation.

The Greater Evil Specter's wounded, broken body rapidly expanded in Li Luo's eyes, yet his expression remained calm. His five fingers tightened around the saber hilt as the Aspect power within him surged.

Then, it all transformed into Light Aspect power.

Whoosh!

In that instant, a torrent of brilliant light burst forth from within Li Luo; at this moment, he seemed like a radiant, blazing sun.

A trace of surprise flickered through Jiang Qing'e's golden eyes.

Ning Meng, who was gripping her massive club, also suddenly widened her eyes and muttered in disbelief: "This is a Light Auxiliary Aspect?!"

What Auxiliary Aspect could erupt with such majestic Light Aspect power?

In terms of purity grade, Li Luo's Light Aspect power was still far inferior to Jiang Qing'e's, but it was already considered not weak.

Influenced by her own Aspect, she was most fond of those with pure, dense Light Aspect power, so the look she gave Li Luo instantly brightened.

Hmm, he could be ranked behind Yin Yue Zhiyu. If Xiao E and Yin Yue Zhiyu were both absent, he could serve as a backup.

Under the astonished gazes of the two girls, Li Luo brought his Dragon-Elephant Saber slashing down fiercely.

"Dragon-Elephant Divine Might!"

Light Aspect power surged forth, seemingly transforming into a massive sacred saber wheel. The saber wheel tore through the air and struck directly the body of the heavily wounded Greater Evil Specter, which was charging forward wrapped in rolling evil intent.

Light Aspect power, wrapped in blazing saber light, poured forth. The saber wheel swept past the Greater Evil Specter's neck, the two forces madly eroding each other. If at full strength, the Greater Evil Specter could naturally have used its evil intent to neutralize this strike, but now, heavily wounded and countered by the Light Aspect power, the rolling evil intent was instantly torn open by the saber wheel, leaving a gap.

A line of light appeared at the Greater Evil Specter's neck. The next instant, the saber wheel sliced clean through, sending the Greater Evil Specter's head flying into the air.

After sustaining heavy blows one after another, this Greater Evil Specter finally reached its limit. No matter how tenacious its vitality, it could endure no more. Its massive body staggered forward a few steps before finally collapsing with a thunderous crash before Li Luo.

"Not bad," Ning Meng said, surprised.

Li Luo Heavily exhaled a breath and smiled: "Just picking up the scraps. If Captain Ning Meng hadn't heavily wounded it, I wouldn't have dared to make a move."

"That kind of scraps, ordinary Tian Zhu Jing wouldn't dare pick up," Ning Meng laughed.

While the two were talking, suddenly an odd sound erupted from the direction of the "Heavenly Ghost Altar," and everyone hurriedly looked over.

Then they saw that within the gaping, fanged maw of the upturned, grotesque ghost face, the pale pool of water churned into a vortex, while a surge of strange, eerie whispers abruptly echoed out from within.

These eerie whispers rolled out like something tangible, spreading and echoing throughout the entire world.

As the sound waves of these eerie whispers spread, suddenly three astonishing surges of energy shot skyward from the distant horizon.

The three beams of light each carried a blood-red coffin on their backs.

They were unmistakably three Blood Coffin people!

However, at this moment, all of them wore expressions of struggle and agony, their eyes flickering between madness and confusion. Strange, cold runes kept surfacing across the skin of their bodies, runes that resembled chains, piercing deep into their flesh.

The next moment, they all broke into a run, streaking toward the direction of the "Heavenly Ghost Altar."

Meanwhile, somewhere further behind, Li Li Lingjing stared expressionlessly at the strange runes surfacing on her own skin. She could feel a craving rising from deep within her heart, a craving driving her toward the "Heavenly Ghost Altar."

But her feet did not move.

With her own reason, she forcibly suppressed the wild, grass-like surge of longing within her.

She knew this was the True Demon Egg stirring inside her; if she stepped into the Heavenly Ghost Altar, these True Demon Eggs would merge and draw forth a sliver of the Will of the All-Beings Demon King.

But under the will of such an entity, could these mergers retain even a shred of their sanity?

More likely, they would be directly assimilated.

Li Jingjing wanted only the power within the True Demon Eggs, not to be assimilated by the All-Beings Demon King into a mere skin-skin.

Thus, with her formidable willpower, she forcibly suppressed that seductive longing.

She planned to observe first and act later.

Yet while she could achieve this, the other three Blood Coffin Bearers who had obtained three True Demon Eggs clearly could not resist the allure emitted by the Heavenly Ghost Altar.

Thus, their figures moved unimpeded to the front of the Heavenly Ghost Altar.

The three stood beside the pool formed by the fanged maw, their eyes wild as they gazed into the white vortex within, feeling the intense call and seduction.

If they jumped in, they would gain unparalleled power.

Without hesitation, they took a step forward.

Then, before the terrified gazes of countless students afar, they leapt into the Heavenly Ghost Altar.

Plop!

Three splashes echoed through the fierce battlefield, like a silence-binding array, instantly plunging the entire arena into stillness.

And at the same time, beyond the void of Xiao Chentian.

The All-Beings Demon King, now transformed into the form of a child, smiled faintly. He looked up at Wang Xuanjin, and a soft voice drifted forth.

"Wang Xuanjin, it seems you will lose."