Chapter 1621: The Great Battle Against the Five-Headed Demon Shadow

Within Daxia City, everyone's expression had grown extremely ugly because of the Xu Xu-descending Endless Ghost Domain at the edge of the heavens; even though that Ghost Domain was still separated by layer upon layer of space and the barriers between worlds, the thick malice it transmitted was already enough to inspire fear.

Even the three King-realm powerhouses Pang Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lan Lingzi, and Li Li Qingying wore faces cold and stern to the extreme.

"In the end, we still let this Eight-Headed Black Demon King descend."

Li Luo also let out a helpless sigh. Clearly, just as he was watching that Corpse-Piloting Platform about to be destroyed, the other side had actually prepared such a contingency.

As expected, these Demon Kings were no easy marks.

"We cannot let it bring down the Eight-Headed Ghost Domain, or the entirety of Daxia will be reduced to an Endless Hell, where every living being will be eroded by malice and wish for death!" Jiang Jiang Qinge's brilliant golden eyes blazed with sharpness. The Holy Phoenix Umbrella in her hand erupted with towering sacred flames. There were still many old friends within Daxia; she would not permit the Eight-Headed Black Demon King to cover this land with his Ghost Domain.

Li Luo fell silent. His gaze swept toward the rear of Daxia City. At this moment, with those aberrations all having been devoured by the Eight-Headed Black Demon King, people like Seeing Yu Lang, the Princess, and Instructor Xi Chan were all standing where they were, faces showing fear and bewilderment as they gazed at the Ghost Domain gradually descending at the broken edge of the heavens.

Beneath such power, they no longer had the qualification to resist.

They could only watch helplessly as judgment descended.

And as if sensing Li Luo's gaze, Seeing Yu Lang looked up with a start. His eyes met Li Luo's, and then on that blood-smeared face, a smile appeared.

"Li Luo!"

"If things cannot be done, prioritize preserving yourself. When there's a chance in the future, avenge us!"

Seeing Yu Lang opened his mouth, producing no sound, but a voiceless voice traveled into Li Luo's ears.

Seeing Yu Lang knew how dire the current situation was. Even Dean Pang and the others, these King-realm powerhouses, appeared powerless, and Li Luo had already done more than enough. If the situation truly reached its most desperate moment, Seeing Yu Lang hoped Li Luo could preserve himself; after all, he was the last seed of hope for the Holy Mystic Star Academy.

Li Luo heard Seeing Yu Lang's words, but only gave a faint smile. He had already left once before, so he did not wish to leave again.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, if we're really going all out, do we still have any trump cards?" Li Luo turned his head to look at Jiang Jiang Qinge and asked with a smile.

Jiang Jiang Qinge gave a light laugh and said, "It seems this time I can't wait for you."

Li Luo heard this, his pupils trembling slightly, and finally understood what hidden trump card Jiang Jiang Qinge had been holding: "You, you want to charge into the Unparalleled Marquis stage?!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge had reached the upper sixth-grade of the Unparalleled stage one step earlier than him, and with her foundation and potential, she was naturally qualified to charge into the Unparalleled Marquis stage. Only, this timing was earlier than Li Luo had expected.

Jiang Jiang Qinge gave a lovely smile.

Li Luo saw this, thought briefly, and stretched out his palm. A wondrous crystal-stone oddity flowing with mysterious ripples flashed into being; an inexplicable divine essence radiated from within it, making one inexplicably feel the heart become transparent, and at the same time one's connection with the world became more fitting and intimate.

This was... a Divine Essence Substance!

The divine object Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan had left behind at House Luolan Mansion Headquarters in those years, which had been coveted by many Marquis-stage powerhouses of Daxia. This thing's greatest use was that it could aid one in breaking through to the King realm!

Such a supreme treasure was hard to find even in the treasury of Li Li Tianwang's lineage.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, since you're going to attempt charging into the Unparalleled Marquis stage, then use this thing." Li Luo said.

Jiang Jiang Qinge was startled, shook her head slightly, and said, "There's no need. My foundation doesn't require such an external object..."

"Take it!"

Li Luo would not allow her to refuse, and directly pressed the Divine Essence Substance into Jiang Jiang Qinge's hand. He was not a three-year-old child. Even though Jiang Jiang Qinge was an Unparalleled prodigy, the Unparalleled Marquis stage was not something one could achieve just by saying so. He knew deeply how arduous this path was. Jiang Jiang Qinge's rushed breakthrough at this moment would surely be even harder, so the Divine Essence Substance would certainly play a crucial role.

"I don't have a Myriad-Phase Golden Core, so I can't take that step at all. The Divine Essence Substance is useless to me."

"If you can succeed in breaking through, only then will we have a chance in this battle."

Looking at Li Luo's gaze filled with concern, a faint sweetness welled up in Jiang Jiang Qinge's heart. She was not the type to be coy either, so she immediately gripped the Divine Essence Substance radiating with divine charm and gently nodded.

"Be careful. Give me a little time!"

Jiang Jiang Qinge's eyes slowly closed. Six sacred Ten-Pillar Golden Platforms hovered around her like blazing suns. At her brow, the Holy Phase Crystal Core grew ever more dazzling, with sacred, ancient light patterns spreading within it.

Boom!

A pillar of sacred light shot skyward, and pure-to-the-extreme light-origin spread through the world.

Moreover, Jiang Jiang Qinge had now also activated her own Primordial Seed, entering the "Divine Perception" state. Instantly, she resonated with the world; boundless light energy whistled over and actually transformed into a colossal Holy Light Lotus, enveloping Jiang Jiang Qinge's figure within it.

Such a marvel immediately drew everyone's shocked sidelong glances.

"Jiang Qinge, this is..."

Pang Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lan Lingzi, and Li Li Qingying's eyes trembled. They could clearly sense that Jiang Jiang Qinge had formed a strange resonance with the world at this moment, and the entire world was bestowing its blessing upon her.

Under such blessing, Jiang Jiang Qinge's aura began to climb at a terrifying speed.

"She wants to forge the seventh Ten-Pillar Golden Platform and achieve the Unparalleled Marquis stage!"

Faced with such a spectacular scene, even the three worldly-wise King-realm powerhouses could not help showing a dazed look in their eyes. After all, advancement to the Unparalleled Marquis stage was far rarer than advancement to the King realm.

"Eh?"

In the horizon, that Five-Headed Demon Shadow also let out a startled sound. It slowly lowered its head, gazing at the colossal Holy Lotus enveloping Jiang Jiang Qinge. Upon the Holy Lotus flowed an ancient, primordial aura.

That kind of aura caused the pitch-black flames in its pupils to suddenly become extremely violent.

"A Primordial Seed?!"

The Five-Headed Demon Shadow let out a murmur of shock and wild delight, then could not help but throw its head back in laughter, the laughter like demonic music, shaking the heavens.

"Hahahaha, I never expected that in this Daxia, besides the Primordial Seed I had been scheming for, there would actually be such an unexpected joy!"

"If I can devour all of you, the path to the Great Demon King will be complete for me."

"This place is truly my blessed land!"

Li Luo heard the Five-Headed Demon Shadow's wild laughter, and killing intent blazed in his eyes. His gaze turned to Pang Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lan Lingzi, and Li Li Qingying, and he said in a low voice, "Dean Pang, we'll hold this beast back and buy Sister Jiang Qinge some time!"

"Naturally!"

Pang Pang Qianyuan agreed without hesitation. If Jiang Jiang Qinge could smoothly achieve the Unparalleled Marquis stage, then with everyone on their side joining forces, they might not be unable to contend with this Five-Headed form of the Black Demon King.

Li Luo took a deep breath and said, "Additionally, I ask Dean Pang to lend me the 'Dragon Bone Holy Grail'!"

Dean Pang was taken aback and said, "The Dragon Bone Holy Grail's origin is about to run dry, and it still needs to be taken to the Academy Alliance for repair... Right, you carry the Heavenly Dragon bloodline within you; perhaps you can use your own bloodline to empower it!"

At this thought, Dean Pang no longer hesitated. With a sweep of his sleeve, a streak of Jin Guang flew toward Li Luo and was caught in his hand.

Li Luo gazed at this familiar golden grail in his hand, his eyes carrying a hint of nostalgia. After all, this object was something he had won from the Holy Grail War back then.

While sighing, Li Luo had already activated the "Dragon Blood Ancient-Trace Art."

Instantly, his physical body surged violently, becoming burly and tall, his hair flying like a waterfall, his flesh boiling and trembling.

That was the Heavenly Dragon once again taking human form.

At the same time, Li Luo's palm swept across the spearhead of the Sky Dragon Dark-Yellow Spear, slicing it open, and blood flowing with a purple-gold radiance gushed out, pouring entirely into the Holy Grail.

The next moment, on the Holy Grail, purple-gold light patterns began to surge forth, and faintly, a deafening dragon's roar echoed out.

This Dragon Bone Holy Grail, bolstered by Li Luo activating his own Sky Dragon bloodline, recovered some of its power.

Li Luo summoned the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, but he did not aim it at the five-headed demonic shadow. Instead, he let out a long howl toward the rear: "Where are the Sky Dragon Five Guards!"

Led by Guard Commander Li Fuluo and others, over ten thousand figures marched forward in formation and answered in unison: "Here!"

Then Li Luo activated the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, and a strange light swept through, directly drawing all of the Sky Dragon Five Guards into the Dragon Bone Holy Grail.

Within the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, a strange space existed of its own accord, and those who entered it naturally would not be disturbed by the outside world.

At the same time, the erosion from the Eight-Headed Black Demon King was also blocked.

Pang Pang Qianyuan saw this, his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and laughed: "What a clever lad!"

Li Luo's palm tightly gripped the Dragon Bone Holy Grail, and his low voice slowly spread out, echoing within the Dragon Bone Holy Grail's space like a sudden peal of thunder.

"Sky Dragon Five Guards, form the Sky Dragon Formation!"