Chapter 1228

Thirteen thousand five hundred!

When Jiang Qinge's clear, pleasant voice, like a mountain spring striking stone, rang out, the five golden lotus platforms were stirred into a tremendous uproar and boiling frenzy; even though everyone had previously guessed as much, hearing it with their own ears still left them shaken and envious.

A single Realm River meteorite directly refined into thirteen thousand five hundred pieces—this was a yield they had never even heard of before.

In other words, the yield from just this one Realm River meteorite was already enough to give every member of the Longyawei a single Star Pearl.

By contrast, the other four guards, even the strongest Yuan Tianzhao, had only refined seven thousand Star Pearls.

Although the Dragon Blood Guard relied on the strength of Guard Commander Li Zhihuo to seize three Realm River meteorites, if we compare the final Star Pearl yield, the Longyawei might actually come out on top.

"Jiang Longya, mighty and valiant!"

"Li Luo, Commander, mighty and valiant!"

The people of the Longyawei erupted into excited cheers once more; at this moment, in their hearts, the prestige of Jiang Qinge and Li Luo had nearly surged into a frenzied boom.

"Hahaha, my third brother and sister-in-law are impressive, aren't they? From now on, the Five Guards of the Heavenly Dragon, no, the entire younger generation of the Heavenly Origin Divine Province, will belong to them! Just wait for them to lead the Longyawei back to its peak!" Li Fengyi exclaimed excitedly, boasting incessantly to those around her, her eyes full of pride.

Still, no one objected to this; the thirteen thousand five hundred Star Pearls laid out here were a benefit for all Longyawei members, so even if Li Fengyi proposed that Li Luo run for Dragon Tooth Marshal, everyone might say it was worth considering.

High above, Guard Commander Li Fuluo's eyes widened in surprise; his usually stern and solemn face also showed a stiff smile—today's events were truly a great surprise.

Although he had expected Jiang Qinge, relying on her three nine-grade Radiant Aspects, to have an advantage in purifying the malevolent qi within the "Realm River meteorite," he ultimately found he had still underestimated the tyranny of the three nine-grade Radiant Aspects and the ten-pillared golden platform.

Of course, the most unexpected thing was still Li Luo's intervention.

Li Fuluo truly hadn't thought Li Luo could, under these circumstances, help Jiang Qinge push the purification to the extreme, directly refining the Realm River meteorite to a terrifying thirty zhang.

"Truly, husband and wife of one heart, their utility cuts gold?"

Li Fuluo muttered, then his deep voice rang from above: "Luojiang, from now on, the purification of the Realm River meteorites will be entrusted to Jiang Qinge and Li Luo; you assist from the side."

This move effectively sidelined Luojiang, the Left Dragon Tooth Marshal whose rank was only below Li Fuluo's.

Luojiang shrugged indifferently; he was not narrow-minded, and since the Star Pearls concerned the cultivation of the entire Longyawei, if he clung to his position at this time, he would only invite dissatisfaction.

After all, his purification and refinement of a single Realm River meteorite yielded just over four thousand, while Jiang Qinge and Li Luo working together produced three times that amount.

There was simply no comparison.

Moreover, with the increased Star Pearl yield, he too could benefit.

"You two rest for now; wait for me to capture the other Realm River meteorites." Li Fuluo looked again at Jiang Qinge and Li Luo and said.

Li Luo and Jiang Qinge both nodded; in fact, Li Luo had expended little, after all he only provided some minor Wu Xiang fire to assist, and in the purification and refinement process, the main effort still came from Jiang Qinge.

The boiling frenzy caused by the thirteen thousand five hundred Star Pearls gradually subsided with time; the other four guards also completed the purification and refinement of their obtained Realm River meteorites, turning them into dazzling Star Pearls.

In the end, for the first wave of Realm River meteorites, the Dragon Blood Guard, thanks to possessing three meteorites, refined and obtained nineteen thousand Star Pearls.

The Dragon Bone Guard then obtained over eight thousand Star Pearls.

The Dragon Horn Guard obtained over eight thousand Star Pearls.

The Dragon Scale Guard obtained over nine thousand Star Pearls.

As for the Longyawei here, they obtained over seventeen thousand Star Pearls.

The members of the Dragon Scale, Dragon Bone, and Dragon Horn Guards all gazed at the Longyawei with near-numb envy; previously, the Longyawei had clearly been on par with them, but this time they had shown a leap-like advancement.

We are all clearly brothers-in-arms, so how did you suddenly rise to fame and fortune?

It's unbearable, brother.

The Dragon Blood Guard side is temporarily first, yet no one can feel happy about it, because the Longyawei's lag is due to another Realm River meteorite having first been purified and refined by Luojiang; if that meteorite had instead gone to Jiang Qinge and Li Luo, then this wave, the Longyawei could have reached twenty-seven thousand Star Pearls.

This is still only because of two Realm River meteorites.

But this number is already enough to far outstrip the Dragon Blood Guard, which possesses three Realm River meteorites.

Guard Commander Li Zhihuo of the Dragon Blood Guard gazed at the somewhat low morale of his guard, his brows slightly furrowed; he understood the people had been struck down, the Five Guards of the Heavenly Dragon all belong to the Li Tianwang lineage, but internal competition is also extremely fierce, and even now the Longyawei's "Heavenly Dragon Mystic Yellow Spear" is still in their hands, so if the Longyawei rises strongly, they will surely clash with the Dragon Blood Guard.

However, the performance of Jiang Qinge and Li Luo was too unexpected.

Now, if we want to narrow the gap, we can only start from the "Realm River meteorite"; if he can seize more Realm River meteorites in the future, then even if the Dragon Blood Guard's purification and refinement effect cannot match Li Luo and Jiang Qinge, at least they could win by relying on the number of Realm River meteorites.

Thinking thus, Li Zhihuo's eyes also sank and became solemn; then he lifted his head to look beyond the golden scale light barrier, only to see, as if existing beyond the void, the Realm River surging and moving, a new wave of Realm River meteorites falling once more.

The number of Realm River meteorites in this wave was clearly greater than last time; stars fell, tearing through the long sky, and indeed appeared extraordinarily magnificent.

The mighty, surging energy fluctuations shattered the void, countless void cracks spread through the high air, like black giant pythons.

One after another, Realm River meteorites struck down, colliding with the golden scale light barrier; amidst the terrifying energy storm raging, the Realm River meteorites slowly penetrated inward.

Li Zhihuo acted first; only to see, at this moment, a biting cold ice burst forth from within his body, and the five Marquis Platforms behind him gradually rose with frost, like platforms of ice and frost.

He formed a seal with one hand; the five ice-frost Marquis Platforms rolled out vast frost aspect power, which condensed in the sky and actually transformed into a colossal frost dragon of ten thousand zhang.

Condensing the frost dragon, Li Zhihuo did not stop; on the contrary, he let out a long cry, only to see spiritual light burst forth above his head, within which appeared an infant of light, the light infant seated in lotus position, its small body entwined with dragon patterns.

"Li Zhihuo is serious; he's going to use the 'Great Dragon Infant Technique'!" Luojiang exclaimed upon seeing the light infant entwined with dragon patterns.

"Great Dragon Infant Technique?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then looked in astonishment at the "light infant"; this technique was not unfamiliar to him, he had also taken note of it before in the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Vault.

Quasi-Heaven-Mandate level, Great Dragon Infant Technique.

The effect of this technique is to strengthen and elevate one's dragon aspect below the ninth grade by half a grade!

"Li Zhihuo possesses the Void Ninth Grade Frost Dragon Aspect and the lower ninth grade Ice Aspect; his 'Great Dragon Infant Technique' is precisely prepared for the 'Frost Dragon Aspect'." Luojiang said.

Li Luo's expression shifted; if this is the case, Li Zhihuo would become a lower ninth grade Ice Aspect with an enhanced Void Ninth Grade Frost Dragon Aspect.

Although this half-grade is somewhat strange, there is no denying it will definitely enhance Li Zhihuo's strength.

Luojiang's expression turned solemn as he said: "Li Zhihuo is probably planning to intercept four Realm River meteorites."

"He knows the Dragon Blood Guard's purification and refinement ability is inferior to yours, so he wants to start from the number of Realm River meteorites; if he can intercept four Realm River meteorites at once, then the Star Pearls obtained by the Dragon Blood Guard will still exceed ours."

"Four Realm River meteorites?" Li Luo frowned slightly; at this level of contention, he and Jiang Qinge cannot intervene.

Realm River meteorites are immensely heavy; their falling momentum is such that ordinary Marquis-level powerhouses, if struck, would have their bodies rupture; even Li Fuluo and his ilk can only seize them by relying on the formation power of each guard.

"Then can our Guard Commander intercept three Realm River meteorites?" he asked.

Luojiang hesitated for a moment, then said: "Intercepting three Realm River meteorites would still be a great pressure for the Guard Commander; he had tried once before but failed, after all, the falling might of Realm River meteorites is extremely terrifying, and not so easy to withstand."

Li Luo nodded, then immediately looked up toward Li Fuluo's direction and said loudly: "Guardian, the pressure is now on you. For the rise of the Dragon Fang Guard, charge!"

Li Fuluo lowered his head, glanced at the encouraging Li Luo, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

This brat is practically forcing him to fight to the death.

However, Jiang Qinge and Li Luo have already brought the Dragon Fang Guard this far; if they fail to surpass the Dragon Blood Guard due to his shortcomings here, then it would mean his ability as Guardian is insufficient.

So...

Li Fuluo gave a fierce glance toward Li Zhihuo in the distance, who was releasing overwhelming icy cold energy.

Here, he too can only fight with everything he's got!