Chapter 174: Comfortable?

The forest was in a mess.

Shen Ya's face was gloomy; he had never expected that in less than ten minutes, their full-strength squad would end up in this state at Li Luo's hands.

Of the four, three had been defeated, and only he remained, barely clinging to life.

In truth, if judging solely by Phasing Power level, Li Luo was merely a Lower Heavy Flower Seed, the same as Shi Kong and the other two, and even a step below him, an Upper Heavy Flower Seed.

Yet Li Luo's dual Phases revealed quite troublesome abilities in battle; the coordination of Water Phase and Wood Phase techniques, combined with Bai Bai Mengmeng's special illusion-inducing ability, instantly nullified their numerical advantage.

Truly worthy of the one who defeated Du Ze Duze Beixuan head-on.

Shen Ya took a deep breath; at this moment, he could feel the intense beams of light shooting from the surrounding Water Mirrors beginning to dissipate, for the Water Phase energy on the mirrors was depleting, causing the Water Mirrors to vanish one after another.

He raised the long sword flashing with golden light in his hand, pointing it at Li Luo, and said in a deep voice, "Li Luo, you are indeed formidable. I had set up a perfect trap, yet I still could not deal with you."

"Now I have no more tricks, but I very much wish to personally test just how strong a Purple Radiance disciple truly is. If you want me to be convinced from the heart, then come and defeat me alone."

Li Luo looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Whether I convince you from the heart or not has nothing to do with me."

Shen Ya's face stiffened.

"What I want is one-third of the badges in your pocket. If you are convinced from the heart, will you give me more?" Li Luo asked.

Shen Ya fell silent. Originally, he had hoped to provoke Li Luo into a one-on-one duel, giving him a slim chance, but clearly, Li Luo was not a fool.

As for handing over more badges, that was simply a joke...

So Shen Ya said not another word of nonsense; his expression gradually turned cold and sharp, and sharp golden Phasing Power covered his body, especially the long sword in his hand, which now became extremely sharp and glaring.

Clearly, Shen Ya possessed the Metal Phase.

Watching the surging Metal Phase energy all over him, Li Luo recalled Bai Yanlang from the Luo An Manor, Manager Pei Hao... It seems Metal Phase breeds scum!

Whoosh!

Shen Ya's figure shot out violently, the dazzling sword light aiming straight at Li Luo.

Seeing this, Li Luo did not retreat; instead, he gripped his twin blades, and Water Phase energy began to flow over them, with the faint sound of water seemingly emanating.

Their figures collided.

Blue blade light and golden sword light clashed like lightning, the sound of metal ringing accompanied by Phasing Power impacts, exploding continuously.

In just a few breaths, the two had already exchanged more than ten blows.

Shen Ya's expression gradually became Solemn; although his own Phasing Power was one rank higher than Li Luo's, in this clash, he could not feel the slightest advantage.

His attacks were indeed fierce and ruthless, yet the Water Phase energy on Li Luo's twin blades was also continuous and mighty, like layer upon layer of waves, constantly dissolving the sharpness of his Metal Phase power.

"Tiger General Art, Chaotic Wind Golden Blades!"

Shen Ya dared not hold back even a fraction, directly unleashing the technique he was most skilled in; golden light suddenly erupted, like a hundred golden blades, twisting and viciously sweeping out to envelop Li Luo.

The golden blades reflected in Li Luo's pupils; his expression remained calm, his twin blades appearing slow but actually moving with great speed.

Water Phase energy flowed, and the twin blades were like two spiritual fish; their tails flicked, splitting the waves and slicing down all the sweeping golden blades.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Li Luo's mouth.

This was a Tiger General Art he had cultivated during this period, named "Twin Fish Spiritual Blade Method."

This technique was like swimming fish, smooth and ethereal; yet when the seemingly gentle blade light swept past, it was as if the fish scales stood up, transforming into blade-fish that darted through.

The twin blades waved, flowing like water, impenetrable, making it impossible for Shen Ya's rain-like attacks to penetrate even slightly.

And Shen Ya's face became even more ugly at this moment, while a sense of dread rose in his heart.

Because up to now, Li Luo had only been fighting him with Water Phase energy; the so-called dual Phase had not yet shown its true might, yet even so, Shen Ya was already beginning to exhaust his strength.

This showed the gap between them.

This Li Luo is indeed very strong.

"Distracted at a time like this... then it is no wonder," Li Luo's light laughter sounded at this moment, startling Shen Ya awake, while his figure suddenly retreated violently.

But Li Luo took a step forward, water light rippling beneath his feet, his figure sliding out, and the twin blades in his hand suddenly closed together.

Two spiritual fish entwined, like water scissors.

Their figures crossed each other.

Shen Ya's body stumbled forward a few steps, then he looked down and saw two lines of blood appearing on his arms, with blood dripping down his fingers.

The long sword in his hand could no longer be held; with a clang, it fell to the ground.

His face was ugly, yet his body continued to rush forward, attempting to charge into the dense forest.

Whoosh!

Just then, fluorescent Phasing Power suddenly bloomed ahead, like butterflies dancing; the next moment, a slender, butterfly-wing-like, variegated fine sword pierced out from among the Phasing Power butterflies and finally hovered at his throat.

Shen Ya looked ahead and saw there a young girl in a water-blue dress, her face pure and delicate, smiling sweetly at him.

"If you run, who will we ask for badges?" she said softly, somewhat shyly.

Shen Ya's face turned gloomy; finally, he exhaled deeply, ceased resistance, and sat down heavily on the ground.

Li Luo walked out from behind, sheathing his twin blades, and said somewhat unsatisfied, "Is it over already? You have a problem with your endurance."

Shen Ya's face turned black; he gritted his teeth and said, "You are the pervert. Although your Phasing Power level is one rank lower than mine, the might of your Phasing Power is even stronger than mine."

Li Luo smiled slightly; although he had not yet cultivated dual Phase power, regardless, his body contained dual Phase Palaces and dual Phase Seeds; if truly comparing the might of Phasing Power, how could this Shen Ya compare to him?

According to Li Luo's own assessment, the Phasing Power contained within his two Phasing Power Seeds, if added together, meant that within the first stage of the Phasing Master realm, unless the opponent possessed an Upper Eighth Rank Phase, it should be very difficult for anyone to be stronger than him.

However, people like Qin Qin Zhulu, Wang Wang Hejiu, and Bai Bai Doudou should have already entered the second stage of the Phasing Master realm; he did not know, if he clashed head-on with them, whether his dual Phase could hold up.

"The Wood-Earth Phase has now reached Dao Le Wu Pin, but it is still a bit low; after the ranking battle ends, I should first raise it to Reach Sixth Rank..." Li Luo thought this thought; since he could not raise the Sixth Rank Water Light Phase to Reach Seventh Rank in the short term, he would first raise the relatively easier Wood-Earth Phase.

At that time, two Sixth Rank dual Phases would be enough to rival an Upper Eighth Rank Phase!

While thinking these things, Li Luo also sat down opposite Shen Ya; his expression appeared somewhat leisurely, and he was not in a rush to snatch the other's badges.

"Are you now waiting for the Tian Dao squad to appear again?" Li Luo asked with a smile.

Shen Ya said indifferently, "Is that not allowed? Although I know I am about to be eliminated, if I can see something that makes you uncomfortable, it would make me feel a bit more at ease."

Li Luo shook his head, said no more nonsense to him, and sat quietly in place, accompanying him in waiting.

This wait lasted about ten minutes, and finally both Li Luo and Shen Ya heard hurried footsteps from not far away.

Shen Ya's gaze turned in that direction, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The bushes there were pushed aside, and then several human figures walked out.

The anticipation in Shen Ya's eyes instantly froze.

Li Luo tilted his head to look at Zhao Kuo at the very front of that group of figures, and smiled at Shen Ya.

"Feeling comfortable?"

(One chapter today.)