Chapter 1510: Shen Shen Jinxiao Makes His Move

"Sacred Phase Crystal Core? Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase?!"

It was hard to imagine what kind of stormy waves were surging in Lv Ruyan's heart right now, after all, Li Luo, who had suddenly possessed an Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase, had truly brought her an enormous shock.

Originally she had thought that the sudden unsealing was because something had happened to Lv Qing'er, but she never expected that the moment she opened her eyes, she would see Li Luo and Jiang Qing in such a state.

At the same time, she also saw Lv Qing'er, whose condition was gradually returning to normal.

Instantly, Lv Ruyan understood. It must have been that Li Luo and Jiang Qing had rushed here earlier and pulled Lv Qing'er back from the awakening state of the Sacred Ice Seed.

But even though Lv Qing'er had withdrawn from the Sacred Ice Seed state, the arrival of these two powerful reinforcements, Li Luo and Jiang Qing, had utterly obliterated Lv Ruyan's hopes. She had not the slightest confidence that she could seize the "Frost God Water" from these two people's hands.

"What happened to Fifth Mingxuan and Song Jing? They couldn't stop these two?"

Lv Ruyan's expression flickered uncertainly, but at the same time, an astonishing thought inexplicably rose in her heart: "Could it be that Li Luo and Jiang Qing have already defeated those two? That's how they managed to arrive smoothly?"

If it had been before, she would have certainly sneered at such a thought. After all, Li Luo was only at the Unparalleled Third Rank, and the gap between him and Song Jing was far too great. The latter was, after all, a top mentor who had come from the Divine Sun Ancient Academy—he was no mere chicken or dog...

However, upon seeing the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" between Li Luo's brows, Lv Ruyan no longer dared to be so certain.

The might of an Upper Nine-Rank phase was beyond doubt. Earlier, even she had been briefly frozen when Lv Qing'er activated her Upper Nine-Rank Ice Phase. Although this was also because Lv Qing'er had drawn upon the dense ice energy between heaven and earth here, it was still enough to show what astonishing power an Upper Nine-Rank phase possessed.

And if Li Luo possessed an Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase, then with the aid of some favorable terrain, defeating Song Jing might truly be possible.

In the end, Lv Ruyan cast a reluctant glance at the "Frost God Water" flowing in the pool ahead, then without a word, turned around and fled the scene.

Since there was no longer any opportunity, she could only give up.

With Lv Ruyan's escape, Chi Li and the others in the distance also followed in a sorry state.

As for Aunt Zhu and another Marquis Realm Seventh Rank powerhouse, they swept over to the Ice Altar. They first glanced at Lv Qing'er, who was unharmed, then looked at Li Luo with astonishment in their eyes—more precisely, at the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" between his brows, which resembled a deity's vertical eye.

This object carried an incomparably mysterious resonance, instinctively inspiring a sense of awe in anyone who beheld it.

Aunt Zhu cupped her hands in salute to Li Luo and Jiang Qing, then retreated to stand guard at the side. At the same time, she could not help but sigh inwardly. No wonder her Young Lady had developed feelings for him—Li Luo's talent was indeed dazzling to the extreme.

If the family head were to learn of his talent, he would probably be somewhat tempted as well, wouldn't he?

As for Lv Ruyan's choice, Li Luo was somewhat surprised. That woman had a rather proud temperament; he hadn't expected her to choose to flee outright at this point. It seemed the deterrent power of his Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase was quite fierce indeed.

Li Luo chuckled inwardly, and the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" between his brows rapidly dissipated. After a few breaths, it vanished without a trace.

Then Li Luo once again felt waves of weakness emanating from within his body. After all, in such a short span of time, he had consecutively activated the Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase twice. Even with the support of Li Hongyou's "Three-Turn Jade Dragon Pill," the depletion of his essence blood was still quite severe.

Jiang Qing, who was beside him, reached out to support him and asked, "Are you alright?"

Lv Qing'er's foot also took half a step forward, but in the end she still stopped. She gazed quietly at Li Luo. Within her eyes, which resembled Binghu, the emotions flowing were noticeably fainter than before. Although this awakening of the Sacred Ice Seed had ultimately been largely purified by Li Luo's Upper Nine-Rank Light Phase power, it had still caused some effect on Lv Qing'er.

"Thank you," she said softly.

Then she turned around and actually took a step, walking slowly toward the pool filled with "Frost God Water." As she stepped in, the countless deep-blue cold auras, as if drawn by some summons, immediately surged into her body like a tide.

Then Li Luo and Jiang Qing saw that at the tips of Lv Qing'er's soft, flowing long hair, an icy-blue color was gradually appearing at that moment.

An extremely domineering and astonishing cold aura spread outward with Lv Qing'er as its source, forcing Li Luo and Jiang Qing to retreat some distance, away from the Ice Altar area.

Li Luo stood outside the Ice Altar, his expression somewhat complicated. In the end, he did not say much, only quietly keeping watch here.

Meanwhile, on another fallen star.

Crumbling tower buildings were scattered throughout.

And in the central area, a towering, broken Gao Ta stood. At the top floor of the Gao Ta, Lin Ju walked in with a smile on his face. Before him was a "Mirror Scholar Incense" inserted into an incense burner.

"Didn't take much effort after all."

Lin Ju laughed. Along the way here, although he had encountered quite a few obstructions, under the power of his own formidable strength, no one had been able to pose a threat to him. After all, the other powerful enemies had long been entangled with one another.

So he had instead been the smoothest one.

"Once I light this Mirror Scholar Incense, I will be a Heaven Mirror Scholar. In the future, I can even serve as the head of another Holy Academy, or even become an elder of the Academy Alliance." Thinking of this, Lin Ju's smile grew even broader, and he was about to extend his palm to light the Mirror Scholar Incense.

However, just at this moment, he sensed some unusual movement behind him. He immediately turned his head and saw that a figure had appeared behind him at some unknown time.

Lin Ju was somewhat surprised. He looked at that figure and actually recalled who it was. He immediately laughed and said, "This friend is Vice Headmaster Guo Guo Jiufeng of the Holy Bright King Academy, right? My apologies, but I got to this Mirror Scholar Incense first. Please seek your opportunity elsewhere."

Guo Guo Jiufeng looked at Lin Ju with a smile, shook his head, and said, "I want this one."

Lin Ju was instantly taken aback. He did not laugh out loud in mockery, but instead carefully scrutinized the Guo Guo Jiufeng before him. A mere Marquis Realm Sixth Rank, yet before him, an Upper Eight-Rank Marquis Realm cultivator, speaking so brazenly? No normal person could possibly do such a thing.

Therefore, when something was out of the ordinary, there must be something sinister afoot.

The phase power within Lin Ju's body surged out without any reservation. Eight towering, majestic Marquis Platforms rose into the sky. His gaze gradually cooled as he stared at the Guo Guo Jiufeng before him, and he said slowly, "Although I don't know what you actually mean, you make me very uncomfortable, so... I'll just cripple you first!"

Boom!

As Lin Ju suddenly pointed a finger out, the eight Marquis Platforms above his head instantly erupted with majestic phase power, transforming into a green-wood palm seal. Within the palm seal, it seemed as if brown earth stretched endlessly, giving birth to vast vitality.

The moment Lin Ju made his move, he went all out, not holding back in the slightest just because his opponent was only at the Marquis Realm Sixth Rank.

After all, being able to become the strongest mentor of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy, how could Lin Ju be a mediocre person?

The green-wood palm seal descended wrapped in majestic might, yet Guo Guo Jiufeng merely smiled and extended a finger. Deep within his pupils, eerie Jin Guang seemed to surge forth, and then he gently traced it across the void.

A wisp of Jin Guang slashed down.

In just an instant, a golden line of light appeared within the green-wood palm seal, and then the line of light rapidly spread toward both sides, directly swallowing the green-wood palm seal whole.

Even with Lin Ju's composure, he could not help but be filled with horror at such a sudden change.

Immediately his expression changed drastically as he stared fixedly at the Guo Guo Jiufeng before him and said sharply, "You are not Guo Guo Jiufeng! Who are you? How dare you impersonate a mentor of the Academy Alliance and infiltrate the Heaven Mirror Tower?!"

As his words fell, Lin Ju suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He hurriedly looked down and instantly saw, with a face turning ashen, that a blood hole had actually appeared at the position of his chest. Fresh blood gushed out in torrents, and within the blood hole, where his heart should have been, there was now nothing at all.

Lin Ju's face contorted as he looked at Guo Guo Jiufeng, only to see that the hand he had extended now actually had an extra beating heart on it—extremely bloody.

Guo Guo Jiufeng's face was full of smiles, and then, right in front of Lin Ju, he directly devoured the heart in his hand, bite by bite, into his stomach.

Fresh blood covered his face, and his teeth were filled with blood plasma, making Guo Guo Jiufeng look like an evil ghost crawling out of hell at this moment.

"Not a bad flavor. As expected of a top powerhouse cultivated by an Ancient Academy." Guo Guo Jiufeng revealed a smile, and as his smile emerged, Lin Ju saw that the face that originally belonged to Guo Guo Jiufeng was gradually disappearing.

What replaced it was actually another completely unfamiliar face.

Lin Ju did not recognize this face, but Li Luo and Jiang Qing were extremely familiar with it...

That was... Shen Shen Jinxiao.

An academy token appeared in Lin Ju's hand. He crushed it violently, shattering it directly.

"No matter who you are, I've already sent word to Dean Wang Xuanjin and the others — you will undoubtedly die today!" Lin Ju's forehead was drenched in cold sweat as he said in agony.

Shen Shen Jinxiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, smiling as he extended his palm, aiming it at Lin Ju. The next moment, a tremendous Wood-attribute force surged out from his palm, condensing into a green-wood palm seal that slammed brutally into Lin Ju's body.

Boom!

Lin Ju was sent flying backward, half his body caved in, flesh and blood mangled beyond recognition.

Then Shen Shen Jinxiao pointed upward and laughed: "Looks like your message didn't get through."

Lin Ju looked up and saw, at the top of the ruined great tower, what appeared to be a layer of black light-membrane. Beneath that membrane, a faint glow kept striking against it, yet could not pierce through.

That was the transmission light from earlier.

Even this thing had been intercepted by the person before him?!

Lin Ju's pupils were filled with disbelief and horror — what on earth did the person before him want, sneaking into the Sky Mirror Tower?!