Chapter 1679: Light King Qi Huang

Vast, holy light poured down from the sky like rain; wherever it fell, countless strange creatures dissolved, and the malevolent qi that had permeated the battlefield began to recede.

In the battlefield, countless gazes lifted in shock, gazing at the figure descending upon a path of light.

Within the Eastern Region Alliance, many King-level experts were heads of holy academies on the Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou; upon seeing the newcomer, they immediately showed excitement and offered their salutations one after another.

Qi Huang held immense prestige within the Academy Alliance; the name "Light King" was known to all, and especially during this Ten Years of Heavenly Luck, as various Heavenly Kings withdrew from the scene and retreated into the Wang Hou battlefield, this Light King Qi Huang became even more pivotal.

Li Luo also looked up in slight surprise at the descending figure; the latter was like a golden sun, radiating vast holy brilliance, and that pure sense of light was something Li Luo had only ever seen on Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Light King, Qi Huang.

This name was equally thunderous in Li Luo's ears.

Under Li Luo's surprised gaze, the Light King's figure had already turned into a streak of light and appeared before them; his body was tall and robust, steady as a mountain, giving off a heavy sense of oppression.

The Light King Qi Huang's eyes, bright as candle flames, projected vast light as he looked at the Zhu Yin Dark King and said, "Zhu Yin, you are the chief of the thirteen Dark Kings, yet you sneak around here plotting against two juniors; that is somewhat beneath your dignity."

The Zhu Yin Dark King spoke with a cold expression, "Juniors? Have you ever seen such perverted juniors? Two peerless eighth-rank individuals teaming up; if I didn't act personally, would I send others over just to be sacrificed?"

Qi Huang was speechless; it seemed to make sense. Given the current strength of Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, if a power not at the peak of the Three-Crowned King level didn't act, there would indeed be suspicion of throwing one's life away.

Moreover, even now that the Zhu Yin Dark King had acted personally, he still hadn't fully succeeded.

One could only say that Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge had now fully matured; targeting them casually was no longer simple.

Regarding this point, the Zhu Yin Dark King was also furious; he had long wanted to strike at the secluding Li Luo to block his breakthrough and swallow his Ten Thousand Phases Wheel, but at that time the deterrent of Li Li Jingzhe ascending to Heavenly King still lingered, so he could only wait for the power of the "Heavenly King's Decree" from the Ten Great Outer Shenzhous to reach its peak before acting, but just as he finally waited for this opportunity, Tai Lan had broken through to peerless ninth rank, which immediately startled him into hiding.

In the current situation where Heavenly Kings were not visible, a true peerless ninth-rank expert was simply perverted; the Zhu Yin Dark King did not want to ambush the secluding Li Luo at this time and risk provoking Tai Lan's furious retaliation.

So he could only continue to lie low, finally waiting until Tai Lan was forced away from the Ten Great Outer Shenzhous.

But just at this moment, Li Luo broke through to peerless eighth rank and emerged from seclusion, simultaneously creating the astonishing feat of holding off three Three-Crowned Demon Kings single-handedly.

At this time, Li Luo had fully matured, and the difficulty of capturing him increased drastically.

Although the Zhu Yin Dark King felt unlucky, for the evolution of the Ten Thousand Phases Wheel, he could only continue to set the trap; fortunately, everything went smoothly, and he finally caught Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge in one net.

But in the end, the problem arose again.

He never expected that Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge could create an extremely unexpected dual-light status combination, breaking his night status and dragging the time until Qi Huang arrived to reinforce.

Thus, the net was broken.

With the arrival of the Light King Qi Huang, the Zhu Yin Dark King already knew that this scheme had completely failed.

"Qi Huang, you left the Inner Shenzhou; are you not afraid that those Three-Crowned Demon Kings will strike the Shenzhou Society?" The Zhu Yin Dark King took a deep breath and said expressionlessly.

In this War of Unification, the battles in the Inner Shenzhou were far more fierce than those in the Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou.

Over there, the Dark World had descended with many top-tier ghosts and demons, including Three-Crowned peak Demon Kings, which were the key targets monitored by the Shenzhou Society.

"It matters not; previously I fought them and temporarily drove them back, which should make them behave for a while." Qi Huang smiled faintly, his words carrying inherent formidable authority.

The Zhu Yin Dark King narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Then tell me, if I tie you up here, shouldn't they be very grateful to me?"

The Light King Qi Huang was very strong; in an era where Heavenly Kings were not visible, he could be called the supreme expert, but Zhu Yin was of the same level and did not fear the opponent; perhaps he couldn't defeat Qi Huang, but he was confident in holding Qi Huang back.

"That depends on your ability, Zhu Yin, but you also know my nature; if I get angry, even if I choose mutual destruction, I will cripple you." Qi Huang's expression remained calm; he was not shaken by the opponent's threat and responded even more firmly.

Because he understood the operating style of the Unification Society too well; they always sat on the mountain watching the tigers fight but were unwilling to truly step onto the stage, just as during the Five Years of Heavenly Luck, the Unification Society only prompted the Dark World and the Ten Great Outer Shenzhous to constantly wear each other down without participating directly.

The Zhu Yin Dark King seemed to smile and was not angered by Qi Huang's mockery; he knew that fighting now was impossible, after all, Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge were still watching hungrily, and these two people who were once like ants in the eyes of the Unification Society now possessed some weight.

At the very least, relying on the Qin Jiujie and the Spirit-Eye Dark King present, they might not be able to stop these two.

"Qi Huang, I'm not afraid to reveal a major piece of intelligence to you; the Dark World is planning a grand descent. I truly hope that when that time comes, you will still have the strength to intervene and protect them." The Zhu Yin Dark King said.

"You are wrong; they do not need protection. On the contrary, perhaps you should be worried at all times; who knows, someone among them might break through to peerless ninth rank one day, and then you will be in trouble." The Light King Qi Huang seemed to smile.

The Zhu Yin Dark King said calmly, "If peerless ninth rank were truly so easy to enter, neither you nor I would have been stuck here for so many years."

Upon hearing this, Qi Huang offered no comment.

But the Zhu Yin Dark King did not say much more; since the hunt for Li Luo had failed, there was no need to stay longer, so he glanced at Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge, left no meaningless threats, waved his sleeve, and night light flowed out, covering him, Qin Jiujie, and the Spirit-Eye Dark King; in the blink of an eye, they disappeared from this battlefield.

The Light King Qi Huang then turned around and directed his gaze toward Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

He first smiled and signaled to Li Luo, explaining, "I cannot truly fight the Zhu Yin Dark King right now because I indeed cannot be tied up here by him."

Li Luo nodded to show understanding.

Then the Light King Qi Huang looked at Jiang Jiang Qinge beside him, and his eyes clearly became much more eager; this eagerness had nothing to do with appearance or gender, but purely because of the holy light emanating from her body.

Under this holy light, even the Light Phases within his own body became somewhat jubilant.

The Light King Qi Huang was stunned for a moment.

"Lady of the Divine Maiden Pavilion, I have finally met you."

The Light King raised his hand and actually bowed slightly to Jiang Jiang Qinge, his attitude showing a special courtesy, perhaps a respect for a fellow traveler on the path of light.

Jiang Jiang Qinge did not act arrogantly either; she bowed slightly in return. She could sense the Light King's attitude and goodwill; after seeing her, he clearly had a subtle sense of respect.

Regarding the Light King's attitude toward Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Luo also felt slightly strange inside; after all, in terms of seniority, even Li Taixuan and Tai Lan were younger than him, so given the Light King's status and strength, this inexplicable respect toward Jiang Jiang Qinge was indeed somewhat peculiar.

Li Luo's heart suddenly stirred slightly, because he thought of Jiang Jiang Qinge's true identity.

A fake tenth-rank Light Phase!

Senior Dan Sheng once said that, in a sense, Jiang Jiang Qinge was like a walking light deity in the world, and the Light King had walked to the extreme on the path of light; when he met Jiang Jiang Qinge, the Light Phases within his body might generate some special resonance.

Perhaps this was the source of his strange respect.

So simply put, this Light King was paying respect to the "Light Deity."

Did that mean... the Light King Qi Huang could actually vaguely sense Jiang Jiang Qinge's difference, or rather... perceive her true background?