Chapter 1520: The Exposure of the Original Seed

Blades and swords sang in unison, piercing through Shen Shen Jinxiao's broken body and nailing him firmly to the wall of that towering ancient altar that reached into the clouds. The gale howled, as if blowing on a tattered rag, producing a tearing sound.

The terrifying energy ripples that had roiled the world earlier had now vanished completely.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge stood in the sky. Their faces were noticeably pale—this was, one could say, the first time in their lives the two of them had truly unleashed a genuine Dual Art.

After all, Li Luo's "Ten Thousand Aspects Dragon Fang Sword Array" had to reach "Five Swords" before it could truly rival a Dual Art, and previously the most he had ever unleashed was "Four Swords."

The "Holy Aspect Crystal Core" between Li Luo's brows was rapidly dissipating. Feeling the tide of weakness surging out from within him, he said with lingering fear, "So this is a Dual Art? What a terrifying drain."

Even though he possessed a Upper Nine Grade Light Aspect, he had nearly been drained dry.

And this was still with the tacit, perfectly attuned joint strike with Jiang Jiang Qinge. It was hard to imagine how difficult it would be if he had to cast it alone.

Jiang Jiang Qinge also nodded slightly and said softly, "Dual Arts are the strongest arts in the world. Although the two of us have forged Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms, their grade is still too low, so casting them is naturally still too forced."

But facing Shen Shen Jinxiao, who had stepped into the Nine Grade Marquis Realm and was fighting for his very life, all their other methods posed no threat whatsoever. Only this Light Dual Art could reverse the tide of battle.

The two of them were filled with bone-deep killing intent toward Shen Shen Jinxiao. Back then, when they were weak, they had repeatedly been driven into desperate straits by him, and in the end he had even forced Jiang Jiang Qinge to ignite her Light Heart, causing the two of them to be separated.

And now, meeting again, neither Li Luo nor Jiang Jiang Qinge wanted what had happened back then to repeat itself. So directly pouring out all their strength to unleash a Dual Art and finish him off, settling the grudge, was the most decisive choice.

"Is he dead yet?" Li Luo asked.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stared at Shen Shen Jinxiao's broken body, pierced through by blades and swords, and said, "There's still a wisp of breath lingering."

"Everyone, please finish him off." Hearing this, Li Luo immediately shouted to Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er, and the others.

At this moment, both he and Jiang Jiang Qinge were greatly drained, so they could only let Diwu Mingxuan and the others make their move.

Hearing Li Luo's shout, Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er, and the others, who had still been in shock, were jolted awake. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately urged their surging Aspect power into sharp attacks that rained down on Shen Shen Jinxiao's broken body like a storm.

However, just as these attacks were about to hit Shen Shen Jinxiao, a dense surge of gray-black Aspect power suddenly erupted from within him. Within that gray-black Aspect power, nine Marquis Platforms, covered in cracks, bobbed unsteadily.

The nine Marquis Platforms blocked all of these attacks, but this also caused the cracks on them to grow denser, clearly reaching the brink of collapse.

Anyone could tell that Shen Shen Jinxiao, who had taken a Dual Art from Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, had reached the point of being completely spent.

"Don't stop. Shatter his Marquis Platforms completely and slay him!" Li Luo shouted.

Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er, Ning Meng, and the others all nodded, then exerted their Aspect power to the utmost, transforming it into fierce attacks that slammed into those nine broken Marquis Platforms.

Immediately, the nine Marquis Platforms began to teeter on the verge of collapse.

"Hiss, hiss."

At this moment, Shen Shen Jinxiao, who had been nailed firmly to the altar wall, let out a piercing laugh. He slowly raised his head, and gray-black blood seeped from his eyes, making him look utterly terrifying.

He stared at Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge and said, "To unleash a true Dual Art with the strength of the Marquis Realm—Saintly Xuanxing Academy really has produced two monsters."

"After this battle, the two of you will truly shake the various Outer Shenzhou."

"Jiang Qinge, as your former mentor, I am truly gratified." Shen Shen Jinxiao chuckled.

Jiang Jiang Qinge said flatly, "Stop with these nauseating words. Today, you have no chance of escape."

Diwu Mingxuan and the others continued to launch fierce attacks, gradually pushing those nine broken Marquis Platforms to the brink of shattering.

Shen Shen Jinxiao spat out black blood and continued, "I'm not repenting at all. After all, whose fault is it that your Light Heart was so delicious? The first time I saw you, I nearly couldn't resist acting on the spot to dig out your heart and devour it in front of everyone."

"Do you know how much willpower it took me to suppress that impulse?"

Shen Shen Jinxiao stared at Jiang Jiang Qinge with a strange glint in his eyes, the smile at the corner of his mouth turning eerie, and said, "It was only later that I understood why you were so irresistible. It turns out..."

"You are the legendary 'Original Seed.'"

The moment these words left his mouth, Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er, and even Lv Qing'er all turned shocked gazes toward Jiang Jiang Qinge, unable to stop exclamations from escaping their lips.

"Original Seed?!"

Above Mirror Heaven City, Dean Wang Xuanjin and Elders Jin Xi and Bai Yu also abruptly narrowed their pupils. Through the transmission jade on those students, they could naturally sense everything happening on the thirty-fourth floor, so naturally they had heard Shen Shen Jinxiao's words.

"Jiang Jiang Qinge is actually an Original Seed?" At this moment, even Wang Xuanjin, a peak Three-Crowned King existence, couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath, his eyes then turning fervent.

Because throughout the long ages of their Academy Alliance, they had always been searching for information on Original Seeds!

Original Seeds are the most mysterious beings in this world. Since ancient times, every being possessed of an Original Seed had become a peak powerhouse of their era. And most importantly, there was that maxim passed down from primordial times, one that even generation after generation of Li Li Tianwang-level powerhouses believed without a doubt.

Chaos ends with the Origin.

Even Li Li Tianwang-level powerhouses believed that this seemingly endless Calamity of the Other would ultimately be ended in the hands of an Original Seed.

Therefore, searching for Original Seeds had also been one of the important missions of the Academy Alliance since its founding.

But Original Seeds were far too rare. Across countless ages, the number of times one had appeared could be counted on one hand. So the various Li Li Tianwang-level powerhouses had all placed their hopes on another path.

That was the acquired Original Seed evolved from a Holy Seed.

Their Academy Alliance had once successfully cultivated an acquired Original Seed, and that being later became a giant leader of the Academy Alliance, leading it through many calamities.

But unfortunately, the Other had still not been ended.

Perhaps there was still a difference between an acquired Original Seed and a congenital Original Seed.

Precisely because of this, when Wang Xuanjin, Jin Xi, and Bai Yu heard this information, it was no wonder they were so shaken and lost their composure.

"Is this true?" Elder Jin Xi couldn't help but say after recovering from his shock.

An Original Seed shows no signs whatsoever before fully awakening, so he also couldn't be certain that what Shen Shen Jinxiao said was true.

"We still need to wait until the situation in Mirror Heaven Tower is settled before conducting a thorough examination," Elder Bai Yu also said.

Wang Xuanjin nodded slowly. If they could find an Original Seed for the Academy Alliance, that would be a truly great merit, and the five Li Li Tianwang-level giant leaders within the Academy Alliance would surely be overjoyed.

On the thirty-fourth floor.

Li Luo looked at Shen Shen Jinxiao with somewhat icy eyes. The secret that Jiang Jiang Qinge was an Original Seed—he had never dared to spread it, because the matter involved too much, far beyond what he and Jiang Jiang Qinge could handle.

And now Shen Shen Jinxiao had somehow learned this secret and even released it. From now on, the matter of Jiang Jiang Qinge being an Original Seed could no longer be concealed.

Fortunately, Dantai Lan had returned, and behind them stood the Li Li Tianwang bloodline. If anyone coveted Jiang Jiang Qinge because of this, they would have to think twice.

"Boom!"

And just then, the nine broken Marquis Platforms before Shen Shen Jinxiao suddenly shattered, transforming into a terrifying energy storm that ravaged the world.

But as the Marquis Platforms shattered, Shen Shen Jinxiao let out a strange laugh.

The tattered clothes on his chest were blasted away, revealing his torn-open chest. Then Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge saw, with slightly contracted pupils, that on that disgusting black heart, which resembled a tree burl, there was actually a black incense stick stuck into it.

That incense stick was identical to the black incense stuck into the center of Zhou Jun's corpse's brow.

And at this moment, the black incense was lit, and Shen Shen Jinxiao's heart and physical body both began to dissolve.

But Shen Shen Jinxiao showed no fear; instead, an expression of devotion and fervor rose on his face, and at the same time his great laughter echoed through the heavens and earth.

"With my flesh and blood, with my broken body!"

"I humbly welcome my lord!"

His body at this moment completely turned to ash; thick, viscous black mist surged skyward, the black mist transformed into a bottomless black hole, like a gateway.

Then, everyone saw with a sudden stop of their hearts—a pale-white palm reached out from that black hole, gripping the edge of the black hole, and finally a white-robed figure with a smile on his face slowly walked out from within.