Chapter 125: Battle in the Capital: Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan

Clang!

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan drew out the heavy halberd from his back; he looked somewhat effeminate in appearance, yet the weapon he wielded carried a brutal, domineering aura.

Powerful Xiangli flowed and surged from Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's body, his Xiangli taking on a deep blue color, and as the light radiated outward, a faint, blurry silhouette seemed to form behind him.

It looked like a giant kun.

The Lan Kun Xiang is a type of Ten Thousand Beast Xiang; legend has it that this beast possesses terrifying strength, and when it rolls its body in the ocean, it can raise towering waves that destroy everything.

Moreover, this kind of Ten Thousand Beast Xiang can also manipulate the water energy between heaven and earth; in a sense, it is somewhat similar to a water Xiang, except it cannot achieve the pure simplicity of a pure water Xiang—for instance, this Lan Kun Xiang cannot refine Spiritual Water Marvelous Light.

But it also has its own advantage: it amplifies its master's physical strength, which, combined with his own Xiangli, undoubtedly results in formidable combat power.

"A Lower Eight-Quality Xiang truly has no weak presence."

Li Luo watched this scene and sighed in admiration. By his own assessment, in terms of combat power, his Six-Quality Water Light Xiang was in no way inferior to an Upper Seven-Quality Xiang, but compared to a Lower Eight-Quality Xiang, it might still fall a little short.

Clang!

Amid his admiration, Li Luo had already drawn his twin blades. Xiangli surged, and his figure suddenly shot forth, taking the initiative to attack.

Hum!

The enhanced Water Edge Technique activated; on the blade edges, water Xiang power flowed at high speed, producing a strange sound as it sliced through the air.

"Scram!"

Facing Li Luo who had taken the offensive initiative, Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan let out a cold laugh. The heavy halberd in his hands swung with a thunderous sweep, and a startling burst of tremendous force erupted, even carrying a piercing sonic boom.

Clang!

Blade met heavy halberd; violent gusts of air rolled out, sweeping up grass and leaves from the ground.

Li Luo's figure jolted, shooting backward. At the same time, he cupped one hand like a cannon barrel to his mouth: "Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Sharp water arrows sprayed out one after another like a torrential downpour, shooting toward the pursuing Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan.

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan swept his heavy halberd, forming a faint water curtain that blocked all those water arrows. At the same time, he curved his palm into a claw and grabbed toward Li Luo.

"Devour!"

Accompanying Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's furious roar, Xiangli gathered in his palm and erupted with a suction force. That suction force tugged at Li Luo's figure, about to pull him toward the former's position.

This was the inhale-exhale power of the Lan Kun Xiang. Legend has it that when the Lan Kun inhales and exhales in the ocean, its massive mouth can form a vortex ten thousand zhang deep, grinding everything to nothing.

Li Luo's brow lifted slightly. His foot pressed against the ground, where a faint earthen-yellow light flowed, and his entire body seemed nailed to the earth.

No matter how wildly the suction force surged, he remained utterly unmoved.

This was because he had quietly activated his earth Xiang power.

Seeing that he couldn't pull Li Luo's figure, Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan was somewhat astonished. Then his foot stamped out, water light seeming to form beneath it, and his figure slid rapidly forward.

He appeared in front of Li Luo, a cold glint surging in his eyes, and the heavy halberd roared out like a water dragon.

"High-grade Xiang Art, Rushing Wave Flow!"

The heavy halberd swung out, as if wrapped in rolling waves. Combined with Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's tremendous strength, this strike was exceptionally ferocious.

Li Luo raised his palm, and the Water Light Magic Mirror unfolded, standing before him like a mirror of light.

Bang!

The heavy halberd came down, and the water mirror shattered. Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's body jolted violently; the rebound force caught him somewhat off guard, but he likewise revealed his formidable strength. With a roar, Xiangli surged across his body, and he completely neutralized the force rebounding from the Water Light Magic Mirror.

At the same time, the heavy halberd continued to thrust toward Li Luo's chest.

Li Luo crossed his twin blades, raising a continuous stream of blade light to clash against it.

Clang clang clang!

The sound of metal rang out. Li Luo's figure was repeatedly sent staggering back, while Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan, riding his momentum and showing no mercy, transformed his halberd's edge into trails of spear shadows that pierced viciously forward.

Pressing the attack relentlessly.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had already exchanged dozens of moves.

Yet it was always Li Luo retreating, while Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan kept pressing forward.

At this moment, the advantage of Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's Lower Eight-Quality Xiang and Upper Heavy Flower Seed Realm was displayed in full.

"Li Luo, weren't you so good at running your mouth? Show me how wild you can get!" Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's assault was fierce, pressing forward step by step while attacking Li Luo's mind with words.

"Li Luo, today I'm going to step on your face and see what you can actually do..."

"Ouch, holy crap!"

Before he could finish speaking, the ground where his foot landed suddenly turned extremely soft, as if it were a swamp. His center of gravity thrown off, he pitched forward headfirst.

Li Luo laughed and kicked out directly, leaving a big footprint on Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's face.

Just as he was about to follow up with another strike, Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan let out an angry roar. Terrifying Xiangli erupted, and the sharp halberd edge swept across, forcing Li Luo's figure to slide backward.

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan stood up with a dark expression, looking down at the patch of earth beneath his feet. At some unknown point, this place had actually turned into a swamp.

"Was it you who used water Xiang power to seep into the ground and turn this place into a swamp? No, how could your water Xiang power achieve this?" Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan said darkly.

Water Xiang power seeping into the earth could indeed turn a patch of ground into a swamp, but the amount of water Xiang power required was considerable; with Li Luo's current ability, it shouldn't have been possible.

Li Luo smiled and said reservedly, "What's it to you?"

The reason he could achieve this was, of course, not just water Xiang power—it also contained earth Xiang power. The two working together made it possible.

Still, the effect wasn't all that great; it only made Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan look a bit more wretched.

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan wiped the footprint from his face, his eyes coldly fixed on Li Luo. At this moment, Li Luo could sense that the Xiangli surging out from within him had become even more violent.

Clearly, that kick from Li Luo had enraged him.

Bang!

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan planted the heavy halberd in his hands before him, formed hand seals with both hands, and wave after wave of powerful Xiangli spread out from his body like a rising tide.

Amid this surging Xiangli, Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan's skin gradually took on a deep blue sheen, the skin appearing somewhat rough, while his five fingers grew broader. His entire body seemed to have swollen a size larger.

A fierce, ominous presence emanated faintly.

Du Ze Bei Zhu Xuan stared at Li Luo with a chilling gaze, a cold voice squeezing out from between his teeth.

"Tiger General Art, body enhancement!"

Wooo!

In the small forest, a gale howled.

Like wind blades sweeping through, tree after tree as thick as a rice bowl were sliced clean in half at the waist.

The ground was a mess of wreckage.

Zhao Kuo, Zong Fu and the others sprawled on the ground in a sorry state, faces pale, eyes carrying a trace of fear as they stared at the spear-wielding girl standing tall in the clearing, her gaze looking down on them with contempt.

"This little bit of strength, and you still want to take me on? Gutless trash." Bai Bai Doudou sneered.

Zhao Kuo let out a roar, scrambled up and charged out, at the same time flinging a handful of lime from his hand.

Whoosh!

The gale howled, sweeping the lime away. Bai Bai Doudou swept her long spear sideways, the shaft slamming into Zhao Kuo's chest, sending him flying backward to crash heavily onto the ground, unable to climb back up.

"All of you, scram. I don't have time to play with you here." Bai Bai Doudou said coldly, lifting her foot to leave the place. If she kept tangling here any longer, that Li Luo would probably already be taken care of by someone.

Whoosh!

And just then, a figure suddenly shot forth at high speed. Bai Bai Doudou's eyes went cold. She flicked a finger, and a wind blade formed at her fingertip, slicing straight across that figure's chest.

Squelch!

The wind blade drew a spray of blood.

Ah!

That figure let out a miserable shriek and tumbled down, rolling like a gourd across the ground. But as it passed Bai Bai Doudou's body, a hand suddenly reached out and snatched a jade pendant from her waist.

Seeing Yu Lang appeared nearby, covered in mud, looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and grinned.

Bai Bai Doudou touched her waist, then fixed her icy gaze on Seeing Yu Lang and said, "Give the jade pendant back to me. Don't go looking for trouble."

Seeing Yu Lang curled his lip and said, "This jade pendant must be pretty important, huh? I see your little sister wears one too."

Bai Bai Doudou's hand slowly tightened around her long spear, her gaze extremely cold.

"You want it? Then come chase this young master. Catch me, and I'll let you heh-heh-heh!"

Seeing Yu Lang paid no heed to Bai Bai Doudou's icy stare. With a great laugh, he turned and ran, his speed blistering fast.

"You're asking to die!"

Bai Bai Doudou was furious. No longer caring about Li Luo's situation, fire blazing in both eyes, the wind whistling, she shot forth in pursuit.

In the wrecked forest, Zhao Kuo, Zong Fu and the others lay on the ground helplessly, watching Seeing Yu Lang's crazily retreating back. That back carried a tragic, heroic air. In the end, they could only sigh, hoping he wouldn't get beaten to death by Bai Bai Doudou.

Finally, they turned their heads to look at the distant mountain forest.

Bro Luo, our strength just isn't enough. This is the best we could do. The rest, you can only rely on yourself.