Chapter 1348: That Poisoned Arrow

The burning wheel of sacred flames cleaved down from the sky, and the entire firmament seemed to be split in two at this moment.

The ground below cracked open with enormous fissures, and the broken edges of the earth showed signs of melting.

At this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge could be said to have pushed her own power to its absolute limit. This strike contained not only the Light Resonance force refined from her three Nine-Grade Light Resonances, but also the blessing of the Ancient Tracing Resonance Patterns and the "Sacred Thorn Crown," and of course, the unrivaled divine smoke cascading down from the Ten-Pillar Golden Platform!

With so many augmentations, the might of Jiang Jiang Qinge's lower-grade Heaven's Fate-tier "Holy Light Wheel of Sacred Flames" was terrifying beyond any precedent.

"This is a first-grade Marquis?!"

Li Feluo, Li Tingyue and the others who saw it could not help being horrified, because the energy fluctuations emanating from Jiang Jiang Qinge's strike had even surpassed a fourth-grade Marquis, faintly climbing to the level of a fifth-grade Marquis.

That was a leap of four whole grades!

Such a magnitude of advancement was simply inconceivable for ordinary Marquis-level powerhouses.

Looking across this world, probably only those unrivaled Heavenly Prodigies who had forged a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform and walked the Path of the Unrivaled could achieve such an monstrous degree.

The light wheel tore across the firmament, and was reflected in Shen Yun'ge's dark, cold pupils.

"Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, and you dare be so arrogant?!" On Shen Yun'ge's face surged a thick surge of jealousy. Under his eroded state, his negative emotions were magnified infinitely, and now Jiang Jiang Qinge's dazzling display naturally triggered the jealousy in his heart once more.

"I'll tear you apart and feed you to my great serpent, let it taste the flavor of an unrivaled Heavenly Prodigy!"

Shen Yun'ge screeched like thunder, forming a seal with one hand. The long sword covered in grey-black snake scales in his hand danced, evolving into streams of sword shadows, while the malevolent Qi between heaven and earth rolled in. Even the black rainstorm pouring down from the horizon was, at this moment, entirely drawn into that snake-scale long sword.

"Viper Demon Sword, Sword Qi Yellow Springs!"

Along with Shen Yun'ge's long howl, those countless sword shadows actually evolved into a cold, enormous cavern. Within the cavern grew countless holes, and from within the holes peered pairs of cold snake pupils. The next instant, boundless grey-black sword Qi erupted forth.

Those sword Qi continuously converged, seemingly transforming into a Yellow Springs river several thousand zhang in size.

But that river was formed from sword Qi, cold and majestic, and any living being swept into it would be ground to nothing by the Sword Qi Yellow Springs.

The Sword Qi Yellow Streams tore across the horizon and, under countless trembling gazes, collided head-on with that sacred, resplendent Sacred Flame Light Wheel.

Boom boom!

At the instant of collision, tremendous thunderous sounds erupted between heaven and earth, and the violent energy shockwaves rolled back and ravaged, shredding every last drop of the black rain falling over this region.

Gaze after gaze watched this standoff with utmost tension.

And under those many gazes, the sacred Sacred Flame Light Wheel displayed extreme resilience, because Jiang Jiang Qinge's Light Resonance force was simply too condensed. So although the Sword Qi Yellow Springs was extremely domineering, with the Yellow Springs flowing, it was still unable to extinguish that sacred flame.

This scene moved many Marquis-level powerhouses, for Jiang Jiang Qinge had actually withstood Shen Yun'ge's terrifying counterattack.

One had to know that Shen Yun'ge had also brought out his own ultimate killing move, which was likewise a Heaven's Fate-tier Marquis Art!

A Marquis above the fifth grade unleashing a Heaven's Fate-tier Marquis Art—such might would, under normal circumstances, result in an instant kill for anyone below a fifth-grade Marquis.

But Jiang Jiang Qinge was not only not instantly killed, she actually withstood it head-on.

However, this scene, for Shen Yun'ge, instead ignited a thick surge of violent rage in his heart. Then with a long howl, the black rainstorm continuously pouring down between heaven and earth seemed to transform into black long serpents, weaving through the sky before finally plunging into the Sword Qi Yellow Springs.

Under this Black Rain Ghost Tribulation, Shen Yun'ge undoubtedly held an overwhelming advantage.

These black rains imbued with malevolent Qi were, for him, the equivalent of Li Hongyu being carried on Li Luo and the others at all times.

And with this continuous augmentation from the black rain, the Sword Qi Yellow Streams grew ever more rampant, the sword Qi scouring and extinguishing every last wisp of the sacred flame flowing over that light wheel.

Thus the Sacred Flame Light Wheel began to rapidly dim.

This scene made the hearts of many watching gazes sink, for Shen Yun'ge simply had too many advantages. Jiang Jiang Qinge's side had clearly given their all, yet still found themselves somewhat at a disadvantage.

"Die!"

Shen Yun'ge's twisted shriek suddenly echoed across the horizon.

Boom!

The Sword Qi Yellow Streams, like a black calamity dragon, suddenly charged forth, directly shattering that Sacred Flame Light Wheel into a skyful of light specks.

Then the Sword Qi Yellow Streams shattered the void, brimming with killing intent, and whistled toward Jiang Jiang Qinge.

"Jiang Jiang Qinge, dodge!" The people far behind saw this and hurriedly shouted out warnings.

But Jiang Jiang Qinge did not retreat. Gripping her heavy sword, the Light Resonance force flowed over the blade like sacred light. Her golden eyes, still without a single ripple, stared at the Sword Qi Yellow Streams piercing across the horizon, and not the slightest trace of fear showed on her cheeks.

Moreover, the three Light Divine Halos behind her head grew ever brighter, and the mystical light specks formed by the "Ancient Tracing Resonance Patterns" between her brows actually burned with raging sacred flames.

She wanted to buy more time for Li Luo.

She slowly raised the blade in her hand, and the three Resonance Palaces within her body roared violently, blooming with ten thousand resplendent rays of light.

However, it was at this very moment that a soft voice drifted into her ears from behind: "Sister Qing'e, thank you."

Behind her, Li Luo's fingers were hooked tightly on the bowstring, and bound upon that bowstring was a blood-red light arrow.

Upon the light arrow, three dragon shadows intertwined, their sharp dragon horns pressing against each other to form the arrowhead.

It was precisely the "Three Dragon King-Slaying Arrow"!

However, the aura emanating from this Three Dragon King-Slaying Arrow was several times more terrifying than any previous time, because upon closer inspection, one would discover that upon that light arrow, there seemed to be crouching a blood-red wolf shadow.

A vicious, baleful aura to the extreme emanated from within the wolf shadow, fusing together with this Three Dragon King-Slaying Arrow.

That was the Heavenly Wolf Blood Baleful Poison.

So, to be precise, this arrow should perhaps be called...

Three Dragon Poison Wolf King-Slaying Arrow!

Li Luo's arms appeared extremely withered at this moment, as if all the blood within them had been completely consumed. Clearly, using the Great Blood Poison Art in conjunction with his own Heavenly Dragon essence blood to fuse with the Heavenly Wolf Blood Baleful Poison had also caused him no small amount of damage.

But to control this kind of terrifying power without paying some price—how could that be possible?

Li Luo's gaze looked far toward Shen Yun'ge, killing intent flowing in the depths of his eyes. The next instant, he released his fingers without the slightest hesitation.

Hum!

The terrifying force of the bowstring's rebound split the flesh of Li Luo's fingers open. One had to know that his physical body's toughness was now stronger than ever before, yet even so, he was still injured by the shock. One could see just how terrifying this arrow was.

Whoosh!

The blood-red light arrow pierced across the horizon.

Almost in an instant, it whistled out from above Jiang Jiang Qinge's head, the rolling air currents lifting her long hair.

Then it collided head-on with the Sword Qi Yellow Streams.

The blood light erupted and ravaged almost in an instant.

And the Sword Qi Yellow Spring, like remnant snow meeting lava, melted away at a startling speed.

This offensive had already suffered considerable attrition from its collision with Jiang Jiang Qinge, and now, meeting Li Luo's arrow that had poured out all his hidden cards, it collapsed in an instant.

Boom!

Accompanied by a tremendous roar, the Sword Qi Yellow Spring suddenly shattered.

A streak of blood light, at an unimaginable speed, tore across the heavens, and in a flash, appeared right before Shen Yunge.

Only now did Shen Yunge react, immediately erupting his phase force, his figure retreating frantically as afterimages surfaced across the sky.

But the blood light was too fast; wherever it passed, those afterimages melted away in an instant.

Whoosh!

Shen Yunge still wanted to employ more methods, but the blood light had already expanded to the extreme within his pupils, and finally, a bang sounded.

The blood light pierced through Shen Yunge's brow.

On the outer perimeter, in countless onlookers' eyes, shock and wild joy surged forth.

Li Luo's arrow, which had poured out every hidden card, was dazzlingly fierce to the extreme.

This time, that Shen Yunge, he should be dead now, right?!