Chapter 1718: Seeing Lü Qing'er Again

"Five Extreme Peak Triple Crown Kings?"

When Li Luo heard Qi Huang's words, his expression couldn't help but turn solemn. By that reckoning, the number of Extreme Peak Triple Crown Kings on the Other Side's top tier was actually a full double that of the ten Outer Shenzhou.

No wonder Qi Huang had previously harbored concerns about the decisive battle that wasn't far in the future.

Although this time they had seized the opportunity to set a trap and seal the "Joyful Desire Demon King," it had only eased the pressure slightly. As for the top-tier strength on both sides, no decisive change had occurred.

After all... one must remember that on the Guiyi Hui's side, there was still a Candle Shadow Underworld King no less than Qi Huang.

When the decisive battle begins and they contest the "Withering-Flourishing Phase," the Guiyi Hui, that cancerous tumor of the Outer Shenzhou, would surely join the fight. After all, the Candle Shadow Underworld King was still coveting Li Luo's Ten Thousand Phase Seed.

Therefore, looking at the overall picture, the ten Outer Shenzhou remained in an extremely disadvantageous position.

"Although the disadvantage still exists, our scheme this time was very successful. Not only did we seal the 'Joyful Desire Demon King,' but And Most Important, Alliance Chief Li Luo has cultivated the Dragon Ancestral Body. With your current combat power, going all out, you should be able to hold off one of the Ten Calamity Demon Kings."

"So, by that count, you are the sixth 'Extreme Peak Triple Crown King' of our ten Outer Shenzhou." Qi Huang said with a smile.

Li Luo shrugged helplessly. Even counting it this way, the gap was still quite large.

"Actually, there is one way to reverse the situation." Qi Huang suddenly said.

"What way?" Li Luo and Zhen Linshuang both looked over curiously.

A smile surfaced on Qi Huang's face as he said: "If either Alliance Chief Li Luo or the Goddess could step into Unparalleled Ninth Grade before the decisive battle, then the entire situation could be resolved with ease."

The emergence of one Unparalleled Ninth Grade would be enough to suppress several Extreme Peak Triple Crown Kings. That would be truly one person single-handedly turning the tide.

Li Luo gave a bitter laugh, and Zhen Linshuang beside him shook her head in disappointment.

The more they reached this top-tier level, the more they felt the difficulty of Unparalleled Ninth Grade. Especially Li Luo—he now appeared to have reached the peak of Unparalleled Eighth Grade, and had even forged the Dragon Ancestral Body, only a single step away from Ninth Grade. Yet even now, he still felt there was an insurmountable gulf between him and Unparalleled Ninth Grade.

That one step was as hard as ascending to the heavens.

After all, even Qi Huang, a leader-level figure renowned throughout the ten Outer Shenzhou, had been stopped before that step.

While they were speaking, the void in the distance trembled. A flood of silver frost sword light swept out, and Lü Taiyi and Lü Qing'er stepped on the sword light, breaking through the air to arrive.

"Elder Lü, thank you for your trouble this time." Qi Huang stepped forward, cupping his fists in gratitude.

If Lü Taiyi hadn't stepped in to intercept the "Hunger Calamity Demon King," he might not have been able to successfully seal the "Joyful Desire Demon King" under the interference of the "Death Calamity Demon King." After all, at this level, there were simply too many ways to break free.

Moreover, because Lü Taiyi had lived so long and his seniority was extremely great, Qi Huang also held him in considerable respect.

Li Luo also cupped his fists in greeting, but his gaze couldn't help but drift toward Lü Qing'er behind Lü Taiyi.

Zhen Linshuang, as always, remained haughty. She merely nodded casually as a greeting. With her deeply ingrained bloodline theory, she held an attitude of contempt toward any existence without the Heavenly Dragon bloodline.

"Hehe, Bright King is too polite. Now that all the various forces of the ten Outer Shenzhou share the fate of lips and teeth, this old bag of bones that's half-dead, if I can contribute a share of strength for the ten Outer Shenzhou, even if I perish, it would be a death well-spent." Lü Taiyi replied with a chuckle. This old man gave off a feeling of being worldly and kind. Presumably, it was precisely because of this temperament that he had been able to outlive countless dazzling peers and prodigies.

After all, not fighting meant naturally fewer accidents.

Sometimes, being able to live was itself a unique talent.

Then his gaze turned to Li Luo, and he smiled: "This must be young friend Li Luo? Your name is very well-known in our Golden Dragon Mountain."

His words carried a peculiar undertone.

Li Luo was also taken aback. Was his name really that well-known in Golden Dragon Mountain?

"Hehe, in Golden Dragon Mountain, every branch says that my Lü branch's 'Acquired Primordial Seed' was forced out by you." Lü Taiyi said with a beaming smile.

"Acquired Primordial Seed?"

Li Luo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly recalled something and said with some shock: "Qing'er's Ice Sacred Seed has evolved into an Acquired Primordial Seed?"

At Lü Qing'er's brow, there were mysterious and wondrous frost light patterns. These patterns condensed, faintly resembling an ice snow lotus, releasing an aura of biting cold capable of freezing everything in the world, now visible, now hidden.

That kind of fluctuation, ancient and primordial, indeed possessed the aura of a Primordial Seed!

Moreover, Li Luo could also feel that after more than seven years apart, Lü Qing'er's strength had also improved extremely rapidly. By his perception, she was now probably at the peak of Unparalleled Seventh Grade.

Such a terrifying improvement, if it was because of the evolution of a "Primordial Seed," would be understandable.

But Li Luo felt extremely complicated inside about this. After all, in a certain sense, Lü Qing'er had indeed chosen to inherit the Ice Sacred Seed and seal away her emotions because of him.

As Li Luo gazed at Lü Qing'er, her gaze also cast toward him. Their eyes met, and Lü Qing'er slightly nodded, taking the initiative to speak softly: "Li Luo, it's been a long time. I hope you've been well."

It was clearly a greeting for a long-awaited reunion, yet it caused Li Luo's expression to stiffen slightly, because he could feel that there was not the slightest emotional fluctuation in Lü Qing'er's words. The gaze she directed at him was also filled with an icy calm.

As if in her eyes, the current Li Luo was no different from anyone else.

Li Luo gazed at Lü Qing'er's exquisitely beautiful, yet ice-cold-as-ancient-black-ice face, where the lively smile that once always appeared was now completely gone. He was silent for several breaths, then sighed softly: "Qing'er, it's been a long time."

Facing Lü Qing'er's unfamiliar gaze, Li Luo didn't know how to talk with her, so he could only turn to Qi Huang and ask: "How will the Dark Yin Underworld King and Ao Yan be dealt with?"

"Ao Yan is an Elder of the Dragon Clan, so let's hand him over to Chief Zhen for disposition. As for the Dark Yin Underworld King, I'll take him away and see if I can extract some secrets of the Guiyi Hui." Qi Huang thought for a moment and said.

Li Luo nodded, having no objections.

"Being able to seal the 'Joyful Desire Demon King' as well as the Dark Yin Underworld King and Ao Yan, Alliance Chief Li Luo can be said to have contributed the most. Our Shenzhou Society cannot be without acknowledgment, so here is a gift to express our regard." Qi Huang extended his palm, and a jade casket inscribed with numerous ancient runes appeared in it, which he then handed to Li Luo.

Li Luo took it casually. The jade casket opened automatically, and he saw a crystal bottle lying quietly within. Inside the crystal bottle, a wisp of dark golden divine light seemed to be sealed.

The divine light meandered and flowed, as if possessing an unimaginable spirituality, along with an indescribable purity. Just gazing at it with the naked eye gave one a feeling of spiritual clarity.

And Li Luo, moreover, felt the many phases within his body becoming active and boiling in a frenzy.

So he was divinely inspired and said with some shock: "This is... a top ninth-grade Spiritual Water Divine Light?!"

Only a Spiritual Water Divine Light of this grade could make the current Li Luo feel attraction.

Qi Huang nodded slightly and said: "This is a top ninth-grade 'Golden Spirit Divine Light.' Although such a treasure is not abundant in stock within the Shenzhou Society, given your contributions this time, I think giving this Golden Spirit Divine Light to you, no one should question it."

"Then I'll thank President Qi Huang first."

Li Luo was overjoyed. His biggest current shortcoming was that his Wood and Earth phases were still stuck at mid ninth-grade. It was precisely this point that prevented him from achieving perfection, so a top ninth-grade Spiritual Water Divine Light was exactly the treasure he most desired.

"However, one portion is still a bit too little. If I could have ten portions, I might be able to evolve my mid ninth-grade Wood and Earth phases to top ninth-grade. Doesn't President Qi Huang want to take a gamble on me?" Li Luo took the jade casket and said again in a coaxing tone.

Qi Huang gave a bitter laugh and said: "Not to mention the Shenzhou Society can't produce ten portions of 'top ninth-grade Spiritual Water Divine Light,' even if it could, it must act according to the rules, to avoid causing chaos and discontent."

Failing to trick him, Li Luo could only shake his head in regret.

"You want a top ninth-grade Spiritual Water Divine Light?" At this moment, Zhen Linshuang, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up and asked.

Li Luo glanced at her and said: "What? You're going to give me one?"

Zhen Linshuang sneered and said: "Give you? You're dreaming."

She paused mid-sentence, then added, "But we could make a deal."

"What deal?"

Zhen Linshuang's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and beneath her proud gaze a hint of shyness seemed to surface, but she still boldly spoke the words: "You and I possess the most perfect Celestial Dragon bloodline. If you are willing to leave a bloodline behind with my Celestial Dragon Clan, I can take it upon myself to give you the two portions of Upper Nine-Rank Spiritual Water Marvelous Light that my Dragon Clan has treasured."

At these words, not only was Li Luo stunned, but even Qi Huang and Lü Taiyi nearby couldn't help their expressions turning wonderfully complicated.

This Zhen Linshuang—truly worthy of being a dragon clan, her words and deeds are actually this wild...

The meaning behind those words—is she looking for Li Luo to lend his seed?!