Chapter 1717: Sealing the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King

Calculating the time, since that parting at the Heaven Mirror Tower, Li Luo had not seen Lu Qing'er for about seven years.

Upon the sword light like silver frost, the girl stood tall and graceful; her appearance, compared to seven years ago, seemed even more exquisite and peerless, her skin Bai Xi, fairer than snow and frost, with a crystal-clear cold frost luster flowing upon it, as if cast from ice-white jade.

The fitted robes wrapped her slender figure like a snow lotus swaying in the frost; her original three thousand strands of black hair had long since all turned into an ice-blue color, every single hair strand flowing with frost qi.

The long jade legs beneath the short skirt, exposed to the cold air, seemed carved from the most perfect and flawless jade in the world, shining brilliantly.

Yet...

The pure white silk stockings that once made Li Luo's gaze pause were nowhere to be seen.

Li Luo's gaze turned to Lu Qing'er's eyes; those once lively and wise beautiful eyes were now like a desolate Binghu, with not a single ripple within.

A complex emotion of melancholy surged in Li Luo's heart.

Deep in memory, that bright and charming girl from the academy back then seemed to be gradually fading, finally ceasing to exist.

"It is Lu Taiyi from Jinlong Mountain; Qi Huang actually managed to coax out this old turtle," said Zhen Linshuang with some surprise as Li Luo's mood grew complex.

"I did not expect Jinlong Mountain to still possess a Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak," Li Luo sighed.

Hearing this, Zhen Linshuang let out a scoff, saying, "His status as a Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak was merely achieved by grinding through the years; it does not count as true skill."

"What do you mean?" Li Luo asked in confusion.

Zhen Linshuang glanced at him, originally not wanting to bother, but finally spoke for no apparent reason: "Lu Taiyi is a figure of extremely old seniority; his talent was not particularly astonishing among his peers, but he excelled at surviving; the peerless geniuses of his generation were all outlived by him one by one, and in the end, he alone survived until now."

"And the reason he can survive so well is that he possesses a rare affinity known as the 'Longevity Turtle Affinity'."

"The so-called Longevity Turtle is an extremely rare ancient spirit beast, difficult to find in the world today; this turtle has no other abilities, but excels in having an extremely long lifespan, even surpassing our Dragon Clan by far."

"Relying on the lifespan boost from this 'Longevity Turtle Affinity', Lu Taiyi outlived many geniuses, even witnessing the fall of Li Li Tianwang, and only then did he step by step push his own foundation to the extreme, entering the realm of a Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak."

"So, Lu Taiyi did not reach the Ultimate Peak by walking the Peerless Path, but simply... relied on the accumulation of time."

"But this is also his limit; his lifespan is nearing its end, so for the past hundred years, he has not emerged, but this time, for Qi Huang to hunt down the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King, he had no choice but to invite him out."

Listening to Zhen Linshuang's lengthy detailed account, Li Luo finally understood, then could not help but exclaim in wonder; indeed, there is nothing strange in this world he had not heard of; this was the first time he had heard of someone who could reach the Ultimate Peak level not by walking the Peerless Path, but simply by relying on their own accumulated foundation.

If a Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak like Qi Huang wins by quality, then this Lu Taiyi walks the path of quantity...

And while they were speaking here, due to Lu Taiyi's appearance blocking the attack of the 'Hunger Sin Demon King', Qi Huang had no more worries; he formed a Quan Yin and struck out with a fist.

The towering Temple of Light immediately roared out, completely crushing the assault of the 'Death Sin Demon King'.

Behind the abyss of the boundary wall at the end of the sky, that pale giant face emitted a voice of furious rage, but since it was acting through the boundary wall, it naturally could not exert its full strength, so one could only see Qi Huang's 'Tianliu Temple of Light' roar forth, finally suppressing the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King' into it.

Boom! Boom!

Sensing something amiss, the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King immediately let out a terrifying roar of shock and rage; its body ignited at that moment, turning into Xiong Xiong red fire; the red fire burned the sky, and within it emerged billions of seductive sounds; among them, a gigantic fire lotus formed, and upon the fire lotus, as if it were a kingdom of joy, countless naked figures intertwined like flesh worms.

Terrific primal desire surged, like a bomb, about to explode.

"Qi Huang, if you dare suppress me, I will detonate the Realm of Desire, polluting half of this Outer Shenzhou and turning it into a place of lewdness!" the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King issued a threat.

But Qi Huang remained calm, unmoved; he used the Temple of Light to firmly suppress the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King', while simultaneously activating the vast primordial light to form holy flames, constantly burning that Joyful Demon Flame.

At the same time, his right eye pupil suddenly erupted with blindingly bright light, as if a golden great sun Xu Xu detached itself from the eye socket.

The golden pupil great sun roared forth, actually drawing the Temple of Light and the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King' suppressed within it into itself.

Qi Huang actually used one of his own eye pupils as a suppression object to take in the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King, suppressing and refining it.

Such a technique made even Li Luo unable to help but marvel in awe.

In this way, even if the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King eventually detonated the 'Realm of Desire', it could not transmit it out.

Clearly, Qi Huang had made complete preparations long ago for this hunt.

The golden pupil great sun, having taken in the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King', Xu Xu floated back, falling into Qi Huang's right eye socket; the Jin Guang within gradually subsided, but one could still faintly see red flames flickering.

A Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak is not easily erased, especially since it is an alien with strange and tenacious vitality; so even with Qi Huang's intervention, he could only first suppress it, then gradually refine it.

But for the Ten Great Shenzhous, this was already an earth-shattering achievement that was extremely uplifting.

With the Joyful Desire Sin Demon King suppressed, the 'Ten Sin Demon Kings' of the Dark World became 'Nine Sin Kings'... with one Triple Crown King at the Ultimate Peak missing, the Ten Great Shenzhous would be able to relieve much pressure in the upcoming great battle against the 'Withered Glory Affinity' of the Spirit Affinity Cave Heaven.

Everywhere in the world, all the powerful ones who witnessed this scene were uplifted, emitting excited cheers.

Behind the abyss of the boundary wall at the end of the sky, the pale face of the 'Death Sin Demon King' emitted an endless cold aura, while a strange voice was transmitted down from afar.

"Light King, do not be too arrogant; soon, we will completely descend; at that time, you too will be suppressed by me in the Abyss of Death, suffering the agony of death qi eroding your body, becoming a monster that is neither alive nor dead."

Qi Huang smiled faintly, saying, "I await your arrival."

The pale face of the Death Sin Demon King gradually faded, finally dissipating entirely into cold aura.

With the retreat of the Death Sin Demon King, the 'Hunger Sin Demon King' that had been confronting Lu Taiyi also vanished into the depths of the void.

Clearly, upon seeing the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King' suppressed by Qi Huang, the Dark World understood that this plot against the Dragon Clan had completely failed.

Qi Huang's figure Xu Xu descended, arriving before Li Luo and Zhen Linshuang; he clasped his fists in gratitude: "For this arrangement, we owe much to Clan Leader Zhen and Alliance Head Li Luo; I, on behalf of the Shenzhou Assembly, thank you both."

"Now that the 'Joyful Desire Sin Demon King' has been suppressed, our pressure in the upcoming battle will be somewhat reduced."

The Tianlong bodies of Li Luo and Zhen Linshuang both began to shrink; after a few breaths, they transformed into human forms, though Zhen Linshuang's figure was too tall and well-proportioned; standing there, both Li Luo and Qi Huang had to look up.

Zhen Linshuang crossed her arms, and in an instant, peaks and ridges overlapped; she let out a cold snort, not wanting to pay attention to Qi Huang, presumably still dissatisfied with being used as bait this time.

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How many Triple Crown Kings at the Ultimate Peak do we Ten Great Shenzhous have?"

In this special period when Li Li Tianwang does not appear, Triple Crown Kings at the Ultimate Peak are the invincible ones in the world; in every great battle, they hold the weight capable of deciding victory or defeat.

Hearing this, the smile on Qi Huang's face also faded somewhat; then he helplessly sighed, extending his palm.

"Five."

"We Ten Great Shenzhous, exhausting all our foundation, have merely five Triple Crown Kings at the Ultimate Peak."