Chapter 1512: The Targeted Diwu Mingxuan

Beneath the dark canopy of heaven, a terrifying aura flowed down, as if causing the space within the Sky Mirror Pagoda to tremble violently, giving off a feeling that it was about to shatter.

Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and the others also turned pale at this sudden turn of events; even they could sense a shudder-inducing fluctuation within that dark canopy.

"This power has even surpassed Dean Wang Xuanjin!" Li Luo exclaimed in horror.

"It's a Heavenly King-tier powerhouse! And judging by the way they struck, I'm afraid it's not a Heavenly King-tier powerhouse from the Academies Alliance!" Jiang Jiang Qinge's breathtakingly beautiful face also turned solemn.

"Not a Heavenly King from the Academies Alliance?!" Instructor Mentor Xi Chan's clear, watery eyes filled with shock.

Li Luo's heart sank slightly as he said, "Could it be a Heavenly King from the Return-to-One Society? Only they would dare to infiltrate the Sky Mirror Pagoda, regardless of whether it would offend the Academies Alliance."

In this world, the Academies Alliance was overwhelmingly powerful and held a transcendent position; even the various Heavenly King-tier forces treated them with great courtesy, unwilling to make enemies of them. Moreover, the Academies Alliance was the mainstay in resisting the Other Beings, so the various forces held them in especially high regard.

Only the Return-to-One Society, with its bizarre ways, would disregard all of this.

"Very likely," Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded.

Li Luo frowned tightly, a hint of worry between his brows. A perfectly fine trial in the Sky Mirror Pagoda had suddenly been disrupted by the appearance of the Return-to-One Society, which would undoubtedly cause enormous changes to the situation. If this affected his obtaining the "Great Formless Divine Forging Art," that would be troublesome.

"For now, let's not act rashly. The Academies Alliance values the Sky Mirror Pagoda greatly, so when something happens here, their Heavenly Kings will certainly notice, and they will definitely arrive soon," Jiang Jiang Qinge said calmly.

Li Luo sighed and could only nod. Until they figured out what level of powerhouse the Return-to-One Society had smuggled in, they truly didn't dare to charge about blindly.

Thus, the group stayed where they were, quietly waiting.

As time passed, Lv Qing'er at the center of the ice altar had completely absorbed the Frost God Water. Between her waterfall-like strands of hair, the icy-blue color grew richer, and the chill emanating from her body became even more bone-piercing.

Her countenance now grew even colder than frost; her delicate skin shimmered with a fluorescent glow—this was true beauty that outshone snow and surpassed frost, inspiring a kind of dizzying, enchanting feeling.

Her long, slender legs stepped out of the pool, and the pool water instantly condensed into tiny ice beads that slid down her smooth, white stockings like little pearls, landing on the ice altar with an exceptionally crisp sound.

Lv Qing'er raised her clear, cold, beautiful face and gazed at the dark firmament. Her slender willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly, then she walked out of the ice altar and asked, "What happened?"

Li Luo briefly recounted the earlier situation.

Lv Qing'er nodded silently and said no more, simply standing prettily and quietly. Intense cold radiated from her body, making her look like an exquisitely carved ice sculpture.

Meanwhile, somewhere on the thirty-third floor.

Diwu Mingxuan had also stopped in his tracks because of the sudden turn of events. He stared at the dark firmament with tightly furrowed brows, his eyes full of doubt and astonishment, because he too had sensed that terrifying, shudder-inducing power emanating from the dark firmament.

"Something happened?" Diwu Mingxuan didn't dare to move about rashly anymore.

But very soon, he noticed movement ahead—two figures tearing through the air toward him.

Among those two figures was a familiar one: it was actually Zhou Jun from the Mystic Spirit Ancient Academy. The other was a comparatively unfamiliar face, with a gentle smile on his countenance.

"Instructor Zhou Jun?" Diwu Mingxuan was on guard at first, but relaxed only upon seeing Zhou Jun.

Diwu Mingxuan and Zhou Jun were also somewhat acquainted.

"Instructor Mingxuan, where's Song Jing? Not with you?" Zhou Jun was surprised to see Diwu Mingxuan alone.

Diwu Mingxuan gave a bitter smile and said, "He's probably already been eliminated by Li Luo."

Zhou Jun's gaze sharpened. "Impossible? Even with all his trump cards, Li Luo's Unparalleled Third Phase couldn't possibly defeat Instructor Song Jing."

"I'm not entirely sure either." Diwu Mingxuan shook his head, his expression somewhat dimmed.

Seeing this, Zhou Jun said thoughtfully, "It seems Instructor Mingxuan lost your fight with that Jiang Jiang Qinge?"

Diwu Mingxuan sighed and said, "She's more suited to the title of Marquis of Radiance. I'm no match for her."

At this moment, the man standing beside Zhou Jun suddenly laughed and said, "Jiang Jiang Qinge can indeed be called born of radiance. Very tempting."

Diwu Mingxuan frowned slightly. The man before him spoke frivolously, which was somewhat disagreeable.

Zhou Jun beside him laughed and said, "Instructor Mingxuan, let's travel together from here on. It seems something has happened inside the Sky Mirror Pagoda."

Diwu Mingxuan also gazed solemnly at the firmament, nodded, and said, "Very well, traveling together means we can look out for each other."

Buzz!

Just as his words fell, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the spatial orb on his wrist, forming a projection before him—and within that projection was actually Dean Wang Xuanjin.

"All contestants on the thirty-third floor, the Sky Mirror Pagoda has been infiltrated by the Return-to-One Society. Find safe places to hide. Once the Heavenly Kings of the Academies Alliance arrive, the crisis will resolve itself."

"Additionally, there should be a powerhouse from the Return-to-One Society hidden on the thirty-third floor."

"Based on my deductions, this should be his true appearance. If you encounter him, you must be careful. If you can capture and kill him, the Academies Alliance will certainly reward you handsomely."

When Dean Wang Xuanjin's final words fell, the projection shifted and formed a strange face with a faint smile.

Diwu Mingxuan stared at that unfamiliar face, slightly stunned. The next instant, his scalp suddenly prickled, and he whirled his head to look at the unfamiliar man standing beside Zhou Jun—that face was exactly the same as the image transmitted from the message jade!

This person—was the powerhouse the Return-to-One Society had smuggled into the Sky Mirror Pagoda?!

"Instructor Zhou Jun, quickly help me capture and kill this beast!" Diwu Mingxuan roared, and resplendent radiant phase power surged into the sky.

"Got it!"

Zhou Jun shouted fiercely. With a clench of his palm, a trident wreathed in thunder appeared. Then a sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth. The thunder light shifted, tracing a cunning arc, and with speed like lightning, it pierced straight through Diwu Mingxuan's body.

Hiss!

The trident instantly pierced Diwu Mingxuan's chest, and fresh blood sprayed out.

But although the trident had stabbed through Diwu Mingxuan's chest, a look of surprise surfaced on Zhou Jun's face, because the body of Diwu Mingxuan before him was actually gradually melting, finally dissolving into countless radiant particles that vanished into thin air.

The unfamiliar man beside him turned his head, looking not far away, where a streak of light emerged from the void and rapidly fled into the distance.

"What an alert 'Marquis of Radiance.' Even more troublesome than I imagined."

He smiled, his crimson tongue licking his lips, his eyes full of greed and desire.

"But your Radiant Hearts are too enticing. If I can't eat Jiang Jiang Qinge first, eating you first isn't bad either."

He took a single step, and his figure transformed into a wisp of gray light, chasing at an unimaginable speed.

On the Ice Star.

When Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge looked at the image projected from the message jade, they were both stunned. Instructor Mentor Xi Chan beside them suddenly became extremely agitated, and a voice of disbelief rang out.

"This is?"

"Shen Shen Jinxiao?!"