Chapter 344: Pack of Wolves Lurking

When Zhao Zhao Ziyang and the other two appeared, Li Luo's gaze likewise settled on him, and sensing the Phasing Power fluctuations emanating from within his body, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Such strength should be the Second Transformation of the Phasing Stage, about the same as Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan.

Li Luo estimated his own strength; without relying on the Dual Phasing Power, relying solely on the Phasing Power contained within his two Phasing Palaces, he could fight an opponent at the Fifth Mark of the Life-Mark Stage without falling behind, and with the Dual Phasing Power exploding, he could fight an opponent at the First Transformation of the Phasing Stage; the degree of crossing levels between these was already not low, but the Zhao Zhao Ziyang before him clearly exceeded this range somewhat.

Fortunately, relying on the previously prepared "Phasing Bubble Technique," if a real fight broke out, Li Luo would not be completely without a means to strike back.

But the problem was that neither the Dual Phasing Power nor the "Phasing Bubble Technique" could last long; they could only be used for decisive victory, and the fellow before him possessed domineering and mighty Phasing Power; in their initial contact earlier, the purity and spirituality of that Phasing Power indicated he must possess an Eighth-Rank Phasing.

So strictly speaking, if Li Luo fought him one-on-one, his chance of victory was not high.

There was no way; the gap in Phasing Power levels between the two sides was too great. What Li Luo had achieved was already the limit; he believed that even Qin Qin Zhulu, who possessed the Upper Eighth-Rank Devouring Gold Demon Tiger Phasing, might not be able to achieve this step.

"Is this the team from the Golden Dragon Treasure House of the Red Sand Empire?"

Li Luo glanced at the badges on the chests of the three people opposite; the insignia on them showed they were from the Red Sand Empire, which made him slightly surprised, after all, the Red Sand Empire was far more famous than the Snow Wolf Kingdom, and in terms of strength, it would not be weaker than Great Xia.

"Three of you, the Golden Dragon Qi is on you, isn't it?"

At this moment, Zhao Zhao Ziyang was also smiling as he looked at the three of them, his gaze shifting, finally settling on Lu Qing'er, and he said, "According to the intelligence, it is this Miss, right?"

Lu Qing'er's beautiful face was cold, and a chill slowly rose from her delicate body, frost appearing on the withered grass beneath her feet.

"Has this friend perhaps mistaken the person? The forest here is very chaotic right now," Li Luo said with a smile.

Zhao Zhao Ziyang smiled; his gaze swept over the three of them, and he spoke lightly, "Hand her over to me, and I can let the two of you leave in peace."

He did not say much nonsense; there was a domineering intent in his words, as if he had already controlled the situation.

However, Zhao Zhao Ziyang indeed had this confidence, because in that brief exchange earlier, he had already figured out the strength of the other three; three at the Life-Mark Stage, not even one at the Phasing Stage...

This pitiful team configuration made it difficult for him to imagine why the Golden Dragon Qi would appear in their team.

Could it really be that the weaker the person, the better their luck?

However, facing such domineering words, Qin Qin Zhulu let out a cold sneer, and the heavy spear in his hand slammed heavily onto the ground, Phasing Power surging, and faintly, a ferocious tiger roar seemed to be emitting.

Li Luo also helplessly sighed and said, "You really are a fool."

His palm slowly tightened around the dual blades.

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Zhao Zhao Ziyang's face: "Why be ungrateful? The courage to protect companions is certainly commendable, but one must act according to one's ability; I will not do anything to her, I simply need her help."

However, Li Luo and Qin Qin Zhulu remained unmoved.

Zhao Zhao Ziyang shook his head, slowly clenched both fists, and red Phasing Power began to flow over his body, as if molten lava was flowing, scorching and domineering.

"Since that is the case, I can only eliminate the two of you who are in the way first, and then take her away."

He took a step forward with a indifferent expression.

"Wait a moment," Li Luo suddenly spoke up.

Zhao Zhao Ziyang smiled slightly: "Have you thought it through?"

Li Luo did not answer him, but instead pulled out a flare from his Space Ball, then directly shot it into the half-air; immediately, a trail of fire-tail shot up into the sky.

This fire-tail flare was so conspicuous; once released now, it would inevitably attract considerable attention from within the forest.

After releasing the flare, Li Luo then smiled at Zhao Zhao Ziyang and said, "Done."

The smile on Zhao Zhao Ziyang's face gradually froze, then a fierce light appeared in his eyes; this bastard actually dared to trick him?!

"You want to attract other teams over to disrupt the situation? You are clever, but unfortunately... you probably won't wait until that time!"

Zhao Zhao Ziyang stomped his foot, the ground exploded with a boom, and his figure shot out like a cannonball; in that instant of explosion, he directly crossed the deep ravine and landed in front of Li Luo.

"You two grab the other two; this kid, I will deal with," he grinned, revealing rows of white teeth, and heat seemed to be rising between his teeth.

Clearly, Li Luo's previous actions had angered him.

Zhao Zhao Ziyang's two companions both cast sympathetic glances at Li Luo; this kid really had no sense of timing, still trying to act tough at a time like this; now that he had angered Zhao Zhao Ziyang, he was afraid he would have a bitter time.

Zhao Zhao Ziyang's character was also decisive and swift; once he decided to strike, he was not the least bit dragging; the red Phasing Power rose scorching, flowing over the surface of his body, and then a heat wave roared, charging straight at Li Luo with overwhelming momentum.

Seeing this, Li Luo's figure retreated rapidly.

However, Zhao Zhao Ziyang's speed explosion was even more ferocious; within a few breaths, he appeared in front of Li Luo, and then that scorching and extremely domineering fist wind, carrying fierce power, slammed heavily at Li Luo.

That heat wave made Li Luo's skin sting.

And facing Zhao Zhao Ziyang's fierce offensive, Li Luo continued to dodge; only when he truly could not avoid it did he exert his full strength, meeting the attack with the dual blades in his hands.

Clang! Clang!

Fist meeting blade, it seemed to emit the sound of metal striking metal.

Within a few short exchanges, Li Luo was covered by the scorching fist shadows; his figure moved within a square inch, and as expected, he was comprehensively suppressed by Zhao Zhao Ziyang.

And facing Li Luo's dodging and maneuvering, a mocking intent appeared on the corner of Zhao Zhao Ziyang's mouth.

"Still stalling for time?"

"Your methods are nothing more than wanting to wait for other teams to enter, creating a balance of mutual restraint; you are clever, but you forgot that in this situation, with your mere strength of the Third Mark of the Life-Mark Stage, do you really have the qualification to play with balance?"

Hearing these words, Li Luo also looked at Zhao Zhao Ziyang with some surprise; this fellow who looked domineering and ferocious actually had a delicate mind.

This was something he himself had not thought of earlier.

No wonder he had already faintly felt teams approaching from the surrounding forest, but until now, no one had struck to interfere with the situation.

This was because the strength of their team was too poor; those teams did not truly take them seriously, only viewing them as fish and meat.

And this unequal situation was also unfavorable for his subsequent plans.

Li Luo's eyes flickered slightly; looking at Zhao Zhao Ziyang before him, a smile appeared in his eyes; this was indeed a very good opponent.

Clang!

In one collision, Li Luo's figure slid back, then his foot stomped fiercely; his palm tightened around the dual blades, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

And in front, Zhao Zhao Ziyang's steps were like a meteor, one step spanning several yards, and then a fist smashed over.

This fist, deep red Phasing Power sweeping out, seemed to transform into a giant python, baring its fangs and claws, scorching the air until it distorted, carrying extreme domineering power, roaring towards him.

"Tiger General Art, Red Python Flame Fist!"

The withered leaves on the nearby ground spontaneously ignited, and even the earth turned scorched black; anyone could see that Zhao Zhao Ziyang was no longer holding back with this fist.

Possessing the strength of the second transformation of the Manifestation Stage with an eighth-grade manifestation, it was revealed without a doubt.

Yet facing Zhao Zhao Ziyang's ferocious strike, Li Luo did not choose to dodge again. Instead, under the gazes of some secretly shocked onlookers, he actively charged forward to meet it.

His twin sabers trembled, twirling out two saber flowers.

The Crimson Python fist shadow rapidly enlarged in his pupils. In the next instant, the two manifestation palaces within Li Luo's body emitted a humming tremor, and surging manifestation power poured out entirely from his two manifestation power seeds.

That was not all. The four manifestation power bubbles within the two manifestation palaces also shattered at this moment, as surging manifestation power flowed out.

These manifestation powers rapidly merged within his body.

Dual manifestation power!

Li Luo gripped his twin sabers, saber light whistling past, swift as lightning, directly clashing head-on with that Crimson Python fist shadow.

Clang!

This time the sound was exceptionally resonant. Wild force raged out like a storm, and Li Luo's figure was unsurprisingly blasted flying backward, his feet retreating over a dozen steps, each one leaving deep footprints on the ground, while the qi and blood within his body churned violently, trembling.

Then no one paid attention to him. In the surrounding mountain forest, many gazes turned toward Zhao Zhao Ziyang's side with some shock.

Because at this moment, he too had landed, his body gave a jolt, and his feet retreated two steps. Moreover, most importantly...

On his fist, a faint bloodstain had appeared, and several drops of fresh blood dripped down along the fist.

The mountain wind whistled past, and the surrounding mountain forest seemed to quietly grow still at this moment.