Chapter 1475: Sword Embryo Against Sword Embryo

The chaotic Sword Embryo tore through the heavens, wrapped in a force of annihilation, and slashed toward Lü Ruyan.

The target Li Luo had chosen exceeded everyone's expectations; no one had imagined that the offensive he had been brewing for so long would not be aimed at Xi Li, but instead slashed toward the strongest, Lü Ruyan.

This caused quite a stir among the many viewing stands.

Sheng Que'er furrowed her delicate brows and said, "That kid Li Luo is truly arrogant. Lü Ruyan is the strongest, so she must certainly hold powerful trump cards. Even his killing move will find it very difficult to eliminate her."

"Why didn't he choose Xi Li? Could it be that he doesn't even understand the principle that crippling one finger is better than injuring ten?!"

The two Destiny-grade Marquis Techniques Li Luo had displayed were indeed very powerful, but how could Lü Ruyan be simple? She herself had likewise forged a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform; speaking of foundation and strength, she surpassed Li Luo by an unknown margin. Moreover, Li Luo had Destiny-grade Marquis Techniques—given Lü Ruyan's status, could she possibly have failed to cultivate any?

So from the very beginning, everyone assumed Li Luo's killing move would surely be aimed at Xi Li, because that could very likely grievously wound or even eliminate the latter.

That way, it would also pave the road for Jiang Jiang Qinge and Lü Ruyan's final decisive battle.

Yet now Li Luo had chosen Lü Ruyan as his target. If the latter merely received the attack with some injuries that wouldn't greatly affect her combat power, then what followed would instead be Jiang Jiang Qinge facing a siege alone.

After all, Li Luo, who had consecutively displayed two such high-grade Marquis Techniques, would have his combat power greatly diminished in the short term.

He might even become a liability.

This was also why everyone was puzzled and bewildered by Li Luo's choice.

While the crowd outside was in an uproar, Lü Ruyan, who stood amid the mountains, was also momentarily stunned. Then a cold smile surfaced on her alluring, captivating face.

"Li Luo, among the unparalleled prodigies I have seen, you are not the most capable, but you certainly count as the most arrogant and ignorant!"

As mocking words spilled from her crimson lips, Lü Ruyan's slender hands also rapidly shifted through seal after seal. In an instant, boundless, majestic, surging frost-attribute phase force swept out from within her body.

The already frigid world became even more oppressively cold at this moment.

One saw that in front of Lü Ruyan, ice-blue frost condensed at a startling speed. In just a few breaths, it transformed into an ice mirror roughly several thousand zhang in size.

And upon the ice mirror was inscribed a colossal ice phoenix. As the phoenix spread its wings, a blizzard instantly poured down across the heavens and earth.

Lü Ruyan's languid voice rang out: "Li Luo, although Destiny-grade Marquis Techniques are formidable, using them to bully others might still work, but here against me, they may not be as effective as you imagine."

Then her jade finger tapped down through the air.

Mid-grade Destiny Marquis Technique, Ice Phoenix Spirit Shadow Mirror.

Scree!

A crisp, melodious phoenix cry emerged from within the ice mirror, and then the mirror grew increasingly clear, like a divine mirror capable of reflecting the heavens and earth.

And at this moment, within this mirror of ice and snow, a chaotic Sword Embryo tearing through the air was actually reflected.

The next instant, a wondrous scene appeared. From within the Ice Phoenix Spirit Shadow Mirror, a vast torrent of ice and snow roared forth, and one saw an identical Sword Embryo burst out from within the ice mirror.

This Sword Embryo was exactly the same as the one Li Luo had driven forth.

Only, rolling frost and cold qi flowed across Lü Ruyan's Sword Embryo, and wherever it passed, the heavens and earth froze over.

And the frost Sword Embryo Lü Ruyan had driven forth also triggered considerable shock, because anyone could tell that her Destiny-grade Marquis Technique was extraordinarily ingenious—it could actually mirror the opponent's offensive, meeting Sword Embryo with Sword Embryo!

Such a method could truly be called the stronger it meets, the stronger it becomes!

No wonder when she saw Li Luo's killing move coming at her, she felt no fear, only delight.

The next instant, the frost Sword Embryo pierced through the heavens and collided fiercely with the chaotic Sword Embryo that came slashing down.

Boom!

As the two collided, the terrifying energy shockwave reduced this stretch of mountains to utter ruin. Countless ice peaks snapped at the waist, sending up a skyful of frost qi.

Even the many spectators outside the battlefield could feel just how violent this collision was.

Fang Xingyun's expression was utterly solemn. The ferocity of the offensive Li Luo had unleashed was so extreme that even he felt his scalp tingle. So he looked toward Shui Baoping beside him—at this moment, a pallor had also surfaced on the latter's face.

"How about it? I told you that even if Li Luo doesn't use that Nightmare Art on the Crossing Battle, he must certainly still be hiding an even stronger trump card."

"This sword strike of his—now that you've advanced to Seventh Grade, would you dare to take it?"

Shui Baoping's face was sheepish. The sword strike Li Luo had unleashed at this moment—let alone for her, who had just advanced to lower Seventh Grade—even if it were Xi Li going up instead, the result would likely be grievous injury.

"Too monstrous," Shui Baoping sighed.

"But Lü Ruyan is also very strong. Li Luo's sword strike shows signs of being blocked." Fang Xingyun stared fixedly at the source of the rampant energy. There, the chaotic Sword Embryo released sword qi sharp to the extreme, tearing apart and destroying everything before it, but the frost Sword Embryo likewise spewed forth vast cold currents, clashing against it head-on.

The two fell into a brief stalemate.

"Xi Li has made his move!"

And just as Li Luo and Lü Ruyan were clashing, Xi Li's figure suddenly transformed into a streak of light and shot violently toward the former's position, while simultaneously a thousand-zhang massive torrent of starlight phase force slashed toward Li Luo.

Xi Li also understood that Li Luo at this moment, having displayed two Destiny-grade Marquis Techniques, was nearly drained of phase force. Striking now was the perfect time to cut him down.

Boom!

However, the instant he moved, a sacred and resplendent greatsword of light came slashing down from the horizon, shattering that starlight phase force torrent with a single strike and turning it into a skyful of light specks.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's golden eyes gazed coldly at Xi Li as she extended her jade hand and abruptly formed a seal.

One saw blinding light erupt from the "Ancient Tracing Phase Pattern" between her brows, and from within it came the sound of a dragon's cry. The next instant, a colossal dragon, sacred throughout, roared forth.

It was a Light Dragon. Its body coiled and transformed into a Coiling Dragon Giant Seal like a mountain, then wrapped in vast suppressive force, descended straight onto Xi Li's head.

Back then, Li Luo had obtained the "Dragon Blood Ancient Tracing Art" in the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Vault, and Jiang Jiang Qinge had likewise obtained a Destiny-grade Marquis Technique.

It was...

Mid-grade Destiny, Light Coiling Dragon Seal!

However, because this technique required the power of a dragon phase, Jiang Jiang Qinge still needed to borrow some medium possessing dragon-attribute power.

The Light Coiling Dragon Seal radiated endless light, rapidly enlarging within Xi Li's pupils. His expression shifted, and with a long howl, he saw the starlight stone seal also shoot up into the sky to collide with it.

Boom boom!

The two crashed into each other, once again triggering a massive energy shockwave.

The sleeves on Xi Li's arms shattered at this moment. Above his head, the starlight stone seal emitted creaking sounds as it fell section by section. That crushing pressure caused his qi and blood within to violently churn.

And while Jiang Jiang Qinge pressed down on Xi Li with all her might, her golden gaze was cast toward the two Sword Embryos on the other side.

From the clash of the two Sword Embryos, it was clear that Li Luo's chaotic Sword Embryo was the sharper of the two—this could be seen from the frost Sword Embryo being slowly forced back. But Lü Ruyan was exceptionally cunning; she did not fight for a momentary advantage, and instead, relying on her domineering frost phase force, she continuously dissolved the sharp sword qi emanating from the chaotic Sword Embryo.

Yet her phase force level was far higher than Li Luo's. Once time dragged on, the killing move Li Luo had unleashed with everything he had would gradually lose its edge, and when that time came, it would be her moment to counterattack.

However, although Lü Ruyan's scheming was well-played, she had not anticipated one thing: the tacit understanding and coordination between Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze turned toward Li Luo, just in time to see the latter smile at her and give a slight nod.

So above Jiang Jiang Qinge's head, the "Goddess Sacred Flame Mirror" bloomed with light. The tide-like sacred flame swept forth and, under countless stunned gazes, descended upon the chaotic sword embryo that Li Luo had set in motion.

As the sacred flame fell, the destructive sword Qi surging atop the sword embryo retreated one after another, allowing it to coat the outside of the sword embryo.

Two attributes of utterly different phase power, at this moment, were clearly delineated, coexisting without the slightest infringement upon each other.

This seemingly simple scene actually required a near-telepathic tacit understanding between the two.

The sacred flame flowed, continuously purifying the overbearing cold Qi that swept in.

The sudden coordination between the two caught Lü Ruyan off guard, and her face instantly turned ashen. Although Jiang Jiang Qinge's joining did not directly provide a tremendous boost, once her light phase power purified the erosion of the cold Qi, it was enough to allow Li Luo's chaotic sword embryo to unleash its sharpest edge.

And so, all the scheming she had originally done was broken.

Lü Ruyan nearly ground her pearly teeth to dust.

At this moment, she felt she had taken a critical hit.

If you're going to fight, just fight — these two are still showing off their affection and force-feeding dog food?!