Chapter 351: Extraction

Under the cover of night.

Li Luo gazed into the distance; even from this range, he could still see the flashes of resonant power rising from the dense forest, and the sheer number of them exceeded his expectations.

"This Zhu Xuan is also full of wicked schemes."

Li Luo sighed. Although he had vaguely sensed from the beginning that Zhu Xuan hadn't come alone, seeing the scene before him confirmed that Zhu Xuan had indeed been prepared for a long time.

He probably never intended to share the benefits brought by the Golden Dragon Qi with Zhao Jieyang and the others.

Judging by the teams Zhu Xuan had united, it was clear he wanted to find an opportunity to replace Zhao Jieyang and the others, and then take control of Lu Qinger, who possessed the Golden Dragon Qi.

Tsk tsk, this guy's ambition is quite grand.

He has ambition and he has guts.

If he hadn't been secretly stirring up both sides here, goading Zhao Jieyang and the others into losing their patience and striking first, then once Zhu Xuan had everything prepared, he would likely have launched a direct cleanup.

By then, with Zhao Jieyang and the others driven away, Zhu Xuan would have had sufficient reason to "protect" Lu Qinger, and he might even have found an excuse to kick him out as well.

After all, that Zhu Xuan had also found him an eyesore for a long time.

"I wonder if Zhao Jieyang and the others can withstand Zhu Xuan's preparations..."

Li Luo thought for a moment; if Zhao Jieyang and the others capsized, he would have to start looking for the next thug—oh, no, the next alliance partner.

However, in the current chaotic situation, it might be possible to slip away first.

Li Luo's gaze flickered slightly, and then he suddenly felt the area near the campfire become extremely quiet; the figures that had been monitoring the surroundings earlier had also gone still.

Li Luo twitched his nose, vaguely catching a rather peculiar scent.

As this scent entered his nose, Li Luo's expression changed abruptly.

Paralyzing poison!

A wave of intense dizziness flooded his mind, but in that instant, Li Luo directly circulated the Wood resonance power within his body. The emerald resonance power flowed and circulated rapidly, and with the detoxifying effect of the Wood resonance, the dizziness in Li Luo's mind dissipated within a few breaths.

However, his expression gradually became solemn.

He stared sharply into the surrounding darkness, and after a moment, he locked onto a certain direction and said slowly, "Come out."

The darkness remained silent for a few breaths, then faint footsteps sounded, and a figure slowly walked out from there.

The light from the campfire spread over, and that figure fell into Li Luo's line of sight.

And when he saw the figure clearly, his pupils shrank imperceptibly, because that figure was Lin Suo, who had always had a weak presence in Zhu Xuan's team.

Yet this was the very person who always gave Li Luo a faint, lingering sense of danger.

"You actually weren't knocked out by Luo Yunyan?" Lin Suo stood under the campfire light, looking at Li Luo with some surprise, and asked with a smile.

"Did Zhu Xuan send you?"

Li Luo stared at the other party with a slight frown. He had truly underestimated that guy Zhu Xuan; had he calculated that I would take advantage of the current opportunity to slip away, and thus arranged for Lin Suo to intercept me?

Lin Suo smiled without answering.

Li Luo stared at Lin Suo with a vigilant gaze. He had always been wary of this person, and he had previously suspected that the other party was an assassin planted by some force targeting House Luolan, with the goal of killing him in this special place, the Golden Dragon Dojo.

Although Yu Hongxi said that this Lin Suo was from the Long Baoxing, Li Luo had never completely let his guard down against him.

And in this situation, if Lin Suo was truly here for him, he probably wouldn't let this opportunity pass...

Although Lin Suo's surface strength was only at the first transformation of the Resonant Transformation Stage, Li Luo vaguely felt that the other party was likely not as simple as he appeared.

While Li Luo's thoughts raced during these few breaths, Lin Suo showed no sign of wanting to say more. Resonant power surged from his body, and that resonance was actually a blood-red color, vaguely carrying a scent of blood.

Li Luo felt that blood-red resonance, and his surprise grew even greater.

This is... Blood resonance?

That is truly rare.

Lin Suo's figure flashed, directly transforming into a streak of blood-red light as he shot toward where Li Luo was.

"Such fast speed!"

Li Luo was startled, then twin blades appeared in his hands. The two resonant palaces within his body operated without hesitation, and two streams of resonant power flowed out, covering the blades.

The blade light slashed out sharply, flickering with a cold luster under the night sky.

However, the blade light swept through that blood-red shadow, actually passing right through it, while the blood-red shadow appeared behind Li Luo like a ghost.

He seemed to ignore Li Luo's obstruction and instead charged toward a tent.

That was Lu Qinger's tent!

As he dashed, Lin Suo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood-red resonant power. The resonance landed on the tent, rapidly dissolving it, and then Lu Qinger's beautiful figure, sleeping inside, was revealed.

Lin Suo headed straight for Lu Qinger.

The other party's actions made Li Luo frown. This guy, isn't he supposed to be an assassin sent by another force to deal with him? Why not seize this opportunity?

But regardless of the other party's true purpose, he could not allow anyone to touch Lu Qinger.

Lin Suo's figure appeared eerily beside Lu Qinger, and just as he reached out to grab her, he felt an extremely sharp resonant power suddenly erupt behind him.

The strength of that resonance was such that even his eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

He then struck out with a backhand palm; as the blood-red resonance rolled, a blood-red palm shadow wrapped in a fishy stench collided head-on with the twin blades Li Luo had slashed down.

Clang!

In that instant, a sound like metal clashing rang out, and then Li Luo's expression changed slightly as he felt a massive force sweep in from the front; the dual resonance power gathered on the twin blades was forcibly crushed at this moment.

This level of strength far exceeded the first transformation of the Resonant Transformation Stage!

It was not even weaker than Zhu Xuan or Zhao Jieyang!

This Lin Suo had truly hidden a great deal of his strength!

Li Luo's figure was knocked back, and he stared at Lin Suo with a sharp gaze, saying slowly, "You went to such lengths to hide so much strength—which force sent you? You don't look like you're here for me."

Lin Suo watched Li Luo with an indifferent gaze: "Here for you?"

He smiled, his laughter seemingly carrying a hint of mockery.

"Young Master of House Luolan, your self-importance is a bit too high. I have no interest in you, so if you're sensible, get lost early."

Li Luo narrowed his eyes. He really hadn't expected this; he had always thought Lin Suo had infiltrated to deal with him, but now it seemed he had guessed wrong.

"Since you aren't here for me... then your target is Qinger?"

"Aren't you from the Tiancang County branch of the Great Xia Long Baoxing? You dare to touch Qinger now—aren't you afraid President Yu will settle the score with you?"

"What exactly is your purpose?"

Listening to Li Luo's words, Lin Suo's gaze remained indifferent. He did not answer, but instead extended his palm, and a thumb-sized, exceptionally exquisite black jade gourd appeared in his hand.

He flicked his finger, and the black jade gourd shot out, then hovered between the brows of the sleeping Lu Qinger.

Black energy seemed to surge from the black jade gourd, and as the gourd mouth faced Lu Qinger's brow, a peculiar suction force suddenly erupted.

Immediately after, Li Luo watched in shock as wisps of golden energy seemed to rise from Lu Qinger's brow and were sucked into the black jade gourd.

That golden energy was extremely profound and mysterious, and the moment it appeared, Li Luo guessed what it was.

That should be... the Golden Dragon Qi?!

This Lin Suo is actually capable of extracting the Golden Dragon Qi from Lu Qinger's body?!!