Chapter 1529: Crystal Stone Radiation

When the mysterious crystalline radiance within the fourth phase palace began to flicker, the excitement in Li Luo's heart surged to its peak in an instant; he had never expected happiness to arrive so suddenly.

The fourth empty phase that had plagued him for so long had, at this very moment, finally shown a possibility of being resolved.

The Myriad Phases Wheel was attempting to absorb the affinity of this "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase," and then refine it into his own fourth phase.

And just as Li Luo was trembling with excitement, he suddenly discovered that large amounts of crystal stones were once again sprouting from his body like bamboo shoots after rain—clearly, this was because the power of the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase" had also begun to contaminate him violently.

This time it was extremely severe; Li Luo's skin and flesh were both torn apart by the crystal stones, and in an instant his entire body was drenched in fresh blood, looking utterly horrifying.

Li Luo's handsome face even twisted in agony.

Jiang Jiang Qinge at his side immediately drove her three Mid-Ninth Grade Light Phases to their absolute limit; at her smooth brow, a sacred point of light shone like a blazing sun, and faintly, it seemed as though something was being conceived within.

Her palms pressed against Li Luo's back as sacred purifying phase power poured forth, continuously dissolving the interference of those crystal stones for Li Luo.

Beneath the vast, inexhaustible might of the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase," the two of them held on with bitter effort.

And the commotion on their side also fell under the gaze of Cloud Heavenly King and Void Heavenly King; the latter's expression darkened, for he had never imagined that these two tiny Marquis Realm ants would truly have the audacity to lay their hands on the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase."

"I've cultivated for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such ignorant brats."

"The 'Divine Fruit Crystal Phase' is like a fruit of deadly poison to you two. You want to eat it? Then let me lend you a hand."

Void Heavenly King sneered inwardly and suddenly activated the "Green Stone Ancient Seal," which immediately emitted a beam of mysterious light that shone upon the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase." Under the illumination of this mysterious light, the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase" began to tremble violently, and the next moment, a torrent of crystalline light poured forth, generating crystal-stone stars one after another in the endless void.

He had actually taken the initiative to force out even more of the affinity power from the "Divine Fruit Crystal Phase."

But when Li Luo saw this scene, his face was filled with horror, because as the power contained within that vast crystalline light was simply too terrifying, not only were more and more crystal stones sprouting from his flesh and blood, but even the Myriad Phases Wheel itself was beginning to sprout crystal stones one by one.

These crystal stones emitted a strange power that caused the rotation of the Myriad Phases Wheel to slow down.

Within the fourth phase palace, the radiance of the fourth phase being conceived also gradually weakened.

"Li Luo, hurry up and conceive the fourth phase, I'll help you purify!" Jiang Jiang Qinge bit down hard on her silver teeth; the three Light Phases within her body had already been driven to their absolute limit, and under such circumstances, ordinary-grade phase power was utterly incapable of dissolving this crystal stone radiation.

Li Luo understood that there was now no path of retreat, so he could only madly drive the phase power within his body, push the Myriad Phases Wheel, absorb energy, and conceive the crystal phase.

However, even with Jiang Jiang Qinge exerting all her strength to help purify, it was difficult to remove the crystal stones that kept emerging on Li Luo's body, and as time went on, half of Li Luo's body was already covered by crystal stones.

"Li Luo!"

Outside the void, Li Hongyou, Mentor Xi Chan, Ning Meng and the others all cried out in worry.

The three elders Wang Xuanjin, Jin Xi, and Bai Yu were also frowning deeply; at this moment they were still resisting the "Grand Void Qi" emanating from Void Heavenly King and dared not be distracted, so they could only watch helplessly as Li Luo and the other gradually fell into a perilous situation.

"The radiation energy of the Divine Fruit Crystal Phase is too strong; Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge cannot fully resist it, they still need an additional boost." Before Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er and the others, a wisp of cloud qi condensed and transformed into the shadow of Cloud Heavenly King, who spoke.

Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er and the others exchanged glances, and finally gritted their teeth, saying: "We are willing to help."

Cloud Heavenly King shook his head, saying: "Your affinity ranks are insufficient; you simply cannot defend against the radiation of the 'Divine Fruit Crystal Phase.'"

"Insufficient? Then what rank is needed?" Diwu Mingxuan asked in astonishment.

"Upper Ninth Grade."

Everyone fell silent—this was far too high an expectation of them...

"I'll go."

And at this moment, a clear, cold, and indifferent voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned their heads and saw the ice-cold Lv Qing'er step forward; within her body, an astonishing ice-phase power spread out, and even the void beneath her feet condensed into ice crystals.

Moreover, at her smooth brow, a "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" resembling a divine vertical eye began to gradually condense into being.

"Upper Ninth Grade Ice Phase!" Diwu Mingxuan, Sheng Que'er and the others were all shocked; this was also the first time they had seen Lv Qing'er reveal her Upper Ninth Grade "Sacred Phase Crystal Core."

She really had been hiding her abilities deeply.

Cloud Heavenly King gazed at the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" between Lv Qing'er's brows and smiled, saying: "This is the Cold Ice Sacred Seed of the Lu branch of Golden Dragon Mountain, isn't it."

Lv Qing'er slightly nodded in greeting; as the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" materialized, the emotions in her Binghu-like eyes grew increasingly indifferent, and this time, it was clearly more severe than before.

"You're willing to go help Li Luo? From what I see of your condition, the Cold Ice Sacred Seed is already close to full awakening; if you exert your full power now, you might completely enter a state of 'Emotionally Frozen.'"

"At that time..." Cloud Heavenly King said slowly.

Lv Qing'er's Binghu-like eyes gazed into the depths of the void, at the two figures joining hands to resist the sky-filling crystalline radiance, and she was lost in thought for several breaths; and when she saw Li Luo's body torn into a thousand holes by the crystal stones, a faint, subtle pang of pain welled up in her indifferent heart.

Then she took a deep breath and said: "I know the consequences; please send me in, Cloud Heavenly King."

Consider it... helping him one last time.

Cloud Heavenly King stared at the ice-cold girl before him, smiled inexplicably, then said no more; with a flick of his finger, a purple cloud appeared beneath Lv Qing'er's feet, and the purple cloud carried her through layer upon layer of void, reaching the depths of the void in an instant.

"Lv Qing'er?"

When Lv Qing'er's figure descended, Jiang Jiang Qinge was the first to sense that extremely cold phase power, and was immediately somewhat surprised.

Li Luo also turned his head with great difficulty and cried out in shock: "Qing'er, what are you doing here? Get out quickly, the energy radiation here is not something you can withstand!"

Lv Qing'er did not reply, merely extending her slender hands; her skin was fairer than snow and frost, as though flowing with an alluring luster, and the "Sacred Phase Crystal Core" at her brow now shone with a brilliance stronger than ever before, causing the ice-blue hue in her long hair to rapidly spread.

In those eyes, the coldness and indifference were intensifying.

But the corners of her rosy lips curved upward into a faint arc at this moment.

As though it were her last tenderness.

Lv Qing'er's soft voice came through.

"Li Luo, this really is..."

"The last time I'm helping you."

The power of the Upper Ninth Grade Ice Phase surged forth like a tide at this moment, and wherever it passed, those crystal stones flashing with strange colors shattered one after another into icy fragments.