Chapter 1500: Ascending the Star to Fight

The scorching red realm was cleaved by holy sword light, and Song Jing's expression turned Solemn; especially the cold gaze Jiang Jiang Qinge cast upon him, which held a thread of killing intent, made him feel as though he faced a formidable enemy.

Jiang Jiang Qinge, having stepped into Unmatched Fourth Rank, was already enough for Song Jing to regard as a powerful foe.

"Instructor Song Jing, you have worked hard."

Fortunately, at this moment, the calm voice of Diwu Mingxuan came through; Song Jing turned his head and saw that Diwu Mingxuan had also stopped his guidance.

Song Jing apologized, saying, "I am sorry; my interference did not achieve any effect."

Previously, all of his attacks had been forcibly endured by Li Luo, relying on the might of his Heavenly Dragon body; although Li Luo suffered greatly from the scorching heat, not a single ripple reached Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Diwu Mingxuan said, "It matters not; both she and I have planted our own qi upon that Bright Star. As for this great opportunity contest, I will naturally settle the score with her."

Under the guidance of both him and Jiang Jiang Qinge, the Bright Star had now successfully descended; since both had successfully planted their qi imprints, this struggle had truly begun only now.

"Instructor Song Jing, Jiang Jiang Qinge will surely bring Li Luo up to that Bright Star to contend with me for the opportunity, so later I must ask you to ascend that Bright Star with me, to guard my Dao, and simultaneously deal with Li Luo to prevent him from interfering in the clash between Jiang Jiang Qinge and me."

"The opportunity on that star is considerable; if we ultimately emerge victorious, aside from that Unmatched Bright Art, all other opportunities shall be yours entirely," Diwu Mingxuan stated.

Song Jing's eyes narrowed, and the hand holding his red fan tightened slightly; then he nodded with a light smile and said, "Then many thanks, Mingxuan."

With this promise, today he would thoroughly establish a grudge with Li Luo, but what of it? Backed by the Profound Spirit Ancient Academy, he did not fear the Li Li Tianwang lineage behind Li Luo.

"No need, let us go!"

Diwu Mingxuan acted with decisive speed; he glanced at Jiang Jiang Qinge, then his figure suddenly shot skyward, aiming straight for that Bright Star streaking across the heavens.

Song Jing quickly followed.

"Li Luo, are you alright? Is the injury severe?" Jiang Jiang Qinge did not depart immediately but asked with concern in her eyes.

The Heavenly Dragon into which Li Luo had transformed, whose dragon body had been three thousand zhang long, had now shrunk by half; the dragon scales were scorched and cracked, looking quite miserable, yet light still flowed within those dragon eyes.

"Just some superficial wounds; that Song Jing's fire cannot burn through this Heavenly Dragon body." The dragon mouth opened and closed, revealing rows of sharp fangs, while Li Luo's laughter also rang out.

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded slightly and said, "The Bright Star has descended; the true clash begins next, so I still need you to hold off Song Jing for me; once I deal with that Diwu Mingxuan, I will come to aid you."

She and Li Luo were already one and the same, so there was naturally no need for politeness.

"No problem; I also wish to freely test the techniques of a Top Eighth Rank expert," Li Luo laughed; previously, to protect Jiang Jiang Qinge and the others, he had only passively defended, using his flesh to withstand Song Jing's fiery scorching, and had indeed been burned quite miserably.

"Senior Sister Hongyou, please trouble you to bestow a blessing upon Li Luo," Jiang Jiang Qinge said politely, her bright eyes directed downward at Li Hongyou.

"What about you?" Li Hongyou asked.

"I do not need it; just use your full strength to bestow the blessing upon him; the pressure on his side is greater."

Li Luo needed to confront a Top Eighth Rank Marquis expert head-on with an Unmatched Third Rank cultivation level; this full five-rank gap could make anyone feel despair and powerlessness.

After all, even previously, when Jiang Jiang Qinge was at Unmatched Third Rank, facing Eighth Rank Marquis experts like Zhou Jun, she had chosen to avoid them; this was not cowardice, but reason.

Li Luo did not force himself either; after all, even he had to admit that between the two sides, there truly existed a chasm-like gap in Xiangli levels.

"Good."

Li Hongyou nodded, then a Solemn expression appeared on her cold and beautiful face; she bit her tongue lightly and spat out a wisp of refined blood emitting a rich, dark fragrance; then her ten fingers rapidly formed seals, and the Xiangli within her body surged out entirely at that moment.

Behind her, a phantom image of a green jade dragon appeared, spewing rolling green qi that merged with Li Hongyou's Xiangli.

In a short while, two objects formed before Li Hongyou.

One object was a round green spirit pill, precisely the Three-Cycle Jade Dragon Pill.

The other object was a Zhu Fruit Spirit-Transforming Seal.

Li Hongyou flicked her finger, and these two objects turned into faint light, shooting toward the Heavenly Dragon body into which Li Luo had transformed.

"Li Luo, this Three-Cycle Jade Dragon Pill can help you restore the injuries to your dragon body; for the next hour, it will also enhance your dragon body's recovery effect; with this pill's blessing, you can withstand Song Jing's flames for much longer."

"The Zhu Fruit Spirit-Transforming Seal can raise your Xiangli level to Top Third Rank." Li Hongyou's cold and beautiful face now appeared pale, obviously having exhausted herself to condense two of the strongest blessing methods.

Li Luo opened his dragon mouth, deep as an abyss, and swallowed both objects in one gulp; the next moment, red light was seen surging from the massive dragon body, and the Heavenly Dragon body, which had previously shrunk by half, began to expand at an astonishing speed.

In just a few breaths, it had returned to three thousand zhang.

At the same time, those dragon scales, scorched and cracked, became whole again; red light flowed upon them, revealing vigorous vitality.

Besides the dragon body recovering rapidly, the immense Xiangli emanating from within the Heavenly Dragon body also climbed step by step, finally leaping up to the Top Third Rank level.

Feeling the rapid surge of power within his body, Li Luo could not help but emit a deafening dragon roar; a terrifying dragon might spread out, causing the void to tremble.

"Senior Sister Hongyou, thank you."

War intent surged within Li Luo's dragon eyes; at this moment, his state had reached its peak, and he wanted to try whether he could truly collide head-on with a Top Eighth Rank Marquis expert.

Jiang Jiang Qinge lightly leaped and landed upon the dragon head of the Heavenly Dragon into which Li Luo had transformed; the wind howled, blowing her long hair; her white battle attire wrapped her graceful, delicate body, revealing breathtaking curves.

Her jade hand grasped the dragon horn, and a smile like a startled goose curved upon her lips.

"Li Luo, let us go."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's voice was filled with gentleness; warmth and smiles flowed within her eyes, because she loved this feeling of fighting side by side with Li Luo.

"Good!"

The Heavenly Dragon into which Li Luo had transformed let out a long roar, then soared into the sky, becoming a streak of light that rushed straight toward the falling Bright Star.

At the same time, the roar was like thunder, echoing in all directions.

"Today, who dares to block the Male and Female Fiends?"

The massive dragon shadow swept across the heavens; moments later, that huge and dazzling Bright Star came into view; this star was extremely vast, with mountains crisscrossing within it, and countless holy halls towering up, emitting ancient and boundless fluctuations.

Outside the Bright Star, a halo formed by Bright Xiangli encircled it; this halo emitted a repelling force; even from far away, Li Luo felt a scorching pain from the bright light shining upon him.

This was even more domineering than Song Jing's flames.

Fortunately, at this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly released her Bright Xiangli, covering the Heavenly Dragon body into which Li Luo had transformed; thus, that repelling force and scorching pain completely vanished.

Then Li Luo hesitated no longer and directly crashed headlong into that enormous halo, rushing into this ancient Bright Star.