Chapter 1345: Joining Forces to Battle a Fifth Rank

When Li Luo's laughter rang out, his and Jiang Jiang Qinge's figures shot forth almost simultaneously, their vast surging phase force raging like a storm, scattering the rolling miasma of evil intent.

Li Luo clenched his five fingers around the Dragon Elephant Blade, its surface covered in purple-gold dragon scales and its edge shaped into savage serrations. Facing Shen Yunge in this aberrant state, he did not dare the slightest probing—after all, the latter was now comparable to an Upper Fifth Rank Marquis-tier expert.

This level of strength was even a notch above Li Zhihuo's.

If it were Li Fuluo and the others, ordinary Marquis Guardians, they likely would not be his match either.

Thus the phase force within Li Luo's body surged forth, and he slashed out with a single blade. The void instantly split open with a massive fissure, from which a deafening dragon's roar emerged.

The next instant, three colossal dragons of differing attributes burst from the void, converging into a mottled, ancient dragon banner.

Li Luo reached out and seized it directly. With the strength of his current physical body, he was already capable of swinging this mountain-heavy dragon banner with abandon.

Three-Dragon Heavenly Banner Codex: Three-Dragon God-Suppressing Light!

As the dragon banner swung, resplendent divine light roared forth, like a five-colored divine dragon suppressing ten thousand demons, howling straight toward the spot where Shen Yunge stood.

At the same time, where Jiang Jiang Qinge stood, dazzling radiance erupted. A giant sword of light condensed, radiating gorgeous, holy fluctuations, with seven gemstones embedded along its blade that gleamed with divine light.

Seven Treasures Glazed Light Sword!

Jiang Jiang Qinge likewise unleashed a Si Si Tianming-grade Marquis Art. Clearly both of them understood perfectly well that with such an obvious gap in tier, ordinary methods would pose no threat whatsoever to Shen Yunge, so they had no choice but to give it their all.

Two tremendous attacks pierced across the heavens, and the energy fluctuations they produced moved many onlookers to change color. Even Li Fuluo and the others, Upper Fourth Rank Marquis-tier experts, wore somewhat solemn expressions at this moment.

The combined assault of these two was already sufficient to pose a threat to them.

It was truly hard to imagine that such a ferocious attack came from a Da Tian Xiang Jing and a First Rank Marquis.

However, an attack of this intensity, if aimed at them, would likely achieve results—but Shen Yunge was now comparable to an Upper Fifth Rank Marquis!

Amid countless worried gazes, Shen Yunge stood in place without moving. One could see immensely powerful phase force radiating from his body, a grey-black in color, permeated with a chilling aura—the mark of severe contamination by evil intent.

Shen Yunge extended his palm. His palm was now covered in pitch-black snake scales, and between the gaps of the scales flowed a liquid-like miasma of evil intent.

The next instant, grey-black phase force swept forth, transforming into a giant black-scaled serpent. The serpent let out a long hiss, gathering tremendous energy, and slammed brutally into the two Marquis Arts of Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Boom!

A violently raging energy storm raged outward, fissures spreading rapidly across the earth like a spider's web.

The void roared and shattered.

The black-scaled serpent spewed a flood of venomous breath, directly corroding Li Luo's "Three-Dragon God-Suppressing Light," then used its massive body to forcibly take on Jiang Jiang Qinge's Seven Treasures Glazed Light Sword.

The holy sword of light carved deep wounds into its massive body, but from those wounds, a pitch-black liquid welled forth, rapidly dissolving the residual light-attribute phase force.

Both Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's expressions shifted slightly. The Si Si Tianming-grade Marquis Arts each had unleashed were blocked so easily.

Shen Yunge's pupils trembled violently, the pitch-black color spreading rapidly. His head twisted in an unnatural manner, then locked onto Li Luo's figure.

The corner of his mouth curled into a strange, savage arc, and his voice turned hoarse: "Li Luo!"

Seeing that Shen Yunge still recognized him, Li Luo hurriedly said, "Shen Yunge, do you still have a clear mind? We can help you!"

Shen Yunge opened his mouth, and a pitch-black snake tongue actually hissed out from within. His voice strange, he said, "Help me? Pitiful worms, soon you'll be screaming in despair beneath my feet."

Li Luo shook his head helplessly, the Dragon Elephant Blade in his hand pointing at Shen Yunge from afar. "Looks like there's no saving you. You should just go die."

This Shen Yunge likely already harbored some killing intent toward him in his heart. Now corrupted by the evil intent, this negative emotion had been amplified even more intensely.

Since that was the case, he'd better find a way to finish him off.

And Shen Yunge, clearly, harbored even denser killing intent than him. With a long howl, the black-scaled serpent opened its massive maw. The next instant, a torrent of venomous breath poured down toward Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge in a sky-obscuring deluge.

Li Luo hurriedly swung the dragon banner in his hand, rolling up surging divine light to shield his surroundings.

Within Jiang Jiang Qinge's body, boundless radiance erupted. Three rings of holy light behind her head sealed her body airtight, continuously dissolving the domineering venomous breath pouring down.

Shen Yunge's Upper Fifth Rank Marquis-tier strength clearly held the overwhelming advantage at this moment.

Shen Yunge's pitch-black pupils gazed at the two figures beneath the sky-filling venomous breath, and a cruel expression surfaced at the corner of his mouth.

He took a step forward, and his body began to stretch and grow at this moment. Pitch-black bone spurs drilled out from his back, elbows, and other places, with pitch-black blood dripping from them.

Especially his legs—they had actually transformed into a pitch-black snake tail.

In just a few breaths, Shen Yunge had gone from human form to a pitch-black, grotesque, savage snake-man appearance. But at the same time, his aura had become even more violent and chilling.

Shen Yunge's pitch-black pupils locked onto Li Luo's figure, the smile at his mouth growing ever more sinister. Even though he no longer possessed a clear mind at this point, the loathing toward Li Luo in his heart still made him single out Li Luo as his must-kill target.

Shen Yunge stomped his foot violently.

Boom!

The ground beneath his terrifying force collapsed directly under that stomp, and his figure became like a streak of black light, tearing across the sky, appearing directly in front of Li Luo.

Li Luo, at this moment, also saw Shen Yunge charging straight at him. His expression shifted instantly, his figure retreating explosively, while the dragon banner in his hand swung, tremendous divine light howling forth like a resplendent divine dragon, shielding his body.

Boom!

But Shen Yunge's palm, covered in snake scales, punched over with brute force, actually forcibly tearing open the resplendent divine light.

Shen Yunge's grotesque face, covered in snake scales, also forced its way into the shattered divine light, revealing a savage grin at Li Luo: "Li Luo, aren't you so capable?"

As his words fell, a domineering fist-light had already shot toward Li Luo, swift as lightning.

Li Luo continuously swung divine light, forming layer upon layer of defense.

But Shen Yunge's punch, brimming with killing intent, the power of an Upper Fifth Rank Marquis at this moment almost overwhelmingly shattered all of Li Luo's defenses.

In the end, the punch landed on Li Luo.

Rumble!

The void exploded. Li Luo's body, like a falling meteor, was sent by Shen Yunge's punch crashing brutally into the ground below.

The entire ground caved in.

On the periphery, the various factions all paled. A killing-intent-filled punch like Shen Yunge's would likely kill an ordinary Third Rank Marquis on the spot, and Li Luo—even if he didn't die—would be gravely injured on the spot!

It seemed that even Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge joining forces could not contend with Upper Fifth Rank Marquis-tier Shen Yunge.

Everyone's hearts sank sharply.

The situation was growing increasingly unfavorable for them.