Chapter 343: Intercepted

After cursing, Li Luo sighed with a sense of melancholy. He truly hadn't expected this current situation. Generally speaking, shouldn't information like obtaining Golden Dragon Qi be kept strictly confidential? How did the other team from the Snow Wolf Kingdom manage to make it known to everyone?

Could there really be such stupid people in this world?

Li Luo was truly baffled.

"What should we do in this situation? It seems like too many teams are coming," Lu Qinger asked, her willow brows slightly furrowed.

"If all else fails, let's just have a go at them!" Qin Zhulu suggested with fiery eyes.

Li Luo clearly did not adopt this blockhead's suggestion. Their strength already lacked any advantage, and now they were at an absolute disadvantage in numbers; any head-on collision would be extremely irrational.

"Let's go, let's hide for now. This situation is too complex; we can only avoid the limelight for the moment," Li Luo finally decided.

Lu Qinger clearly had no objections, while Qin Zhulu was somewhat dissatisfied, but in a two-against-one situation, he could only choose to comply.

"Brother Zhao, the situation isn't right. It seems there are other teams also heading in our direction."

While Li Luo and his group were occupying high ground and discovering the movements around this mountain range, in Zhao Ziyang's team, a member also discovered some clues while climbing to a high point.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziyang frowned. His figure darted to a high point to stare into the distance for a while, his expression turning somewhat ugly. He said coldly, "It seems that little mouse from the Snow Wolf Kingdom who ran away is playing tricks."

"That guy is quite ruthless to actually be willing to spread such news."

However, thinking about it, it was normal. After all, that intelligence had already been intercepted by them, and the Snow Wolf Kingdom's team had been crippled by them, leaving them with basically nothing to do. Since that was the case, they might as well throw this information out to take revenge on them.

It had to be said that the opponent's "broken pot" move also made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

Because there were quite a few teams in this area, including some with strength no less than theirs, if they really rushed over, the competition for this piece of pie—the Golden Dragon Qi—would clearly become much more difficult.

"Continue forward. We have a lead in time over them. If we can get into the mountain range one step ahead and capture the small team that holds the Golden Dragon Qi, we can take the opportunity to transfer it."

"But we must be fast; we cannot drag this out until other teams arrive."

"Jing Zhi, release the Blood-Winged Flying Mosquitoes. They will help us find that small team hiding in this mountain forest at the fastest speed."

Hearing Zhao Ziyang's words, one of his teammates nodded immediately, then took out a pottery jar. He first bit his finger and dripped fresh blood into it. After a moment, he smashed the pottery jar on the ground.

Buzz, buzz.

Then a black cloud rose from it, which was actually countless flying mosquitoes with bright red wings. These flying mosquitoes sped toward the mountain forest ahead and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Go!"

Zhao Ziyang waved his hand, his figure shooting out first. Deep red Resonance Power surged under his feet, and every time he landed, it would form a scorched mark on the ground.

The three of them darted into the mountain forest at full speed.

And some time after their team entered the mountain forest, other teams began to appear one after another, and these teams also each employed some tracking methods.

Consequently, this mountain forest became exceptionally lively.

Somewhere in the mountain forest, Li Luo and the other two were moving at full speed.

During this time, they could vaguely feel the fluctuations of Resonance Power collisions appearing and disappearing throughout the mountain forest.

Clearly, many teams had entered this area, and they had already had some conflicts with each other.

"Li Luo, at this speed, I'm afraid we will start running into people before long. From what that Ji Sun said earlier, he also passed on our portraits, so if we run into people, there is a high probability they will recognize us," Lu Qinger's voice came.

Li Luo nodded; so, there wasn't much time left for them.

"Head to that high ground in the east," Li Luo's gaze flickered slightly as he suddenly said.

"Isn't it easier to be targeted in such a conspicuous place?" Qin Zhulu frowned.

"Conspicuousness is exactly what I want. In this kind of situation, the more teams that target us, the more room we have to maneuver," Li Luo said slowly.

Qin Zhulu expressed that he didn't understand, while Lu Qinger seemed thoughtful.

If they were targeted by a top-tier strong team, it would be even more dangerous, but if they were targeted by more and more teams, then these teams would form a kind of check and balance among themselves.

Simply put, in the current situation, charging in blindly was not rational; it required using some brains.

Li Luo must have had some plans of his own.

Out of trust in Li Luo, Lu Qinger did not ask further, because she believed Li Luo would handle everything well.

And while her thoughts were turning, Li Luo suddenly frowned. He flicked his finger, and a bolt of Resonance Power shot out, turning into a water droplet. The water droplet grazed a leaf and pierced through it.

Li Luo stopped, walked to the leaf, and saw a flying ant with bright red wings inside the water droplet formed by Resonance Power.

"Our tracks have been discovered."

Li Luo looked at the red-winged flying ant and frowned. The teams entering the Golden Dragon Dojo were indeed full of experts; even their tracking items were so peculiar.

"Speed up."

He waved his hand, then turned and accelerated, leading Lu Qinger and Qin Zhulu as they sped toward the high ground in the east.

The three moved at full speed. About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a deep ravine about ten meters wide appeared ahead, and on the opposite side of the ravine was the high ground they had seen earlier.

Resonance Power surged from the bodies of the three, and then their figures swept over the deep ravine.

However, at this very instant, a scorching and violent Resonance Power suddenly erupted from the forest on the side. A crimson figure shot over like a flame, and he sneered, "I've been waiting for you for a while!"

Then he threw a punch. At that moment, it was as if ground fire was erupting; a crimson fist shadow resembling magma broke through the air, carrying an extremely overbearing momentum as it shrouded the three of them.

The sudden attack also startled Li Luo and the others.

From this magma fist shadow, they could already perceive that the opponent's strength was far superior to that of Ji Sun, whom they had fought before.

Roar!

Qin Zhulu was the first to roar. Golden tiger patterns emerged on his body, and a fierce, murderous aura surged. The heavy spear in his hand whistled out, carrying the full force of his body, and collided with the magma fist shadow.

Boom!

At the moment of the collision, the violent Resonance Power surging on Qin Zhulu's spear tip was shattered like dry wood. The spear tip turned crimson, and the high temperature spread, causing white smoke to rise from Qin Zhulu's palms.

Moreover, that astonishing force sent his figure flying backward, and he landed in a sorry state on the other side of the deep ravine.

With this, Li Luo and Lu Qinger were exposed to the magma fist, which still had undiminished power.

Li Luo's eyes flickered. He slapped Lu Qinger's slender waist, and with a surge of force, he sent her to the other side of the deep ravine amidst her soft cry.

At this time, the magma fist shadow was already upon him, and the scorching wind caused a burning pain on his skin.

Li Luo's expression remained calm. He took a deep breath, circulated his Water Resonance Power, and then quickly formed a water mirror flowing with light in front of him.

"Mysterious Mirror Art!"

The mirror surface was smooth and bright, reflecting the magma fist shadow. Then, in the next instant, an identical magma fist shadow actually appeared within the mirror, and then it threw a punch.

Boom!

Violent Resonance Power spread out, and heat waves rolled.

The mirror surface shattered at this moment. Although the real magma fist shadow had been weakened quite a bit, it still struck fiercely.

Li Luo's expression did not change, but his eyes were much more solemn. From this initial clash, he could feel the power of the person who attacked; this strength was more than a notch stronger than that of Ji Sun before.

The opponent was at least at the Second Transformation of the Resonance Transformation Stage.

This was several levels higher than him.

In a head-on collision, the two sides were almost crushed.

However, there was no fear in Li Luo's expression. Although the opponent was strong, it wouldn't be so easy to defeat him with just one attack that had no follow-up support.

Li Luo's figure retreated in mid-air, and twin blades flashed in his hands.

Water light flowed, and the twin blades turned into continuous blade light, like two swimming fish, shaving off the magma Resonance Power on the fist shadow piece by piece in that instant.

The blade technique, full of spirit, gave people a sense of visual pleasure.

By the time Li Luo's figure landed on the other side of the deep ravine, his twin blades already appeared crimson, smoke rising from them, and that magma fist shadow had actually been completely neutralized by him in this way.

However, the price paid for this was that the twin blades in his hands had faint cracks appearing under the high temperature.

"Clap, clap!"

Applause rang out from the opposite side. Three figures were seen walking slowly out of the shadows of the forest. The leader was none other than Zhao Ziyang.

At this time, he was staring at Li Luo with great interest.

"Interesting. With the strength of the Third Pattern of the Resonance Pattern Stage, you were actually able to take my punch?"