Chapter 366: The Wind of That Arrow

Vast energy surged into Li Luo like a tidal wave, and at that same moment, blood vessels rapidly crawled across his eyes, his face twitching uncontrollably, his expression revealing an unprecedented ferocity and cruelty.

At this moment, Li Luo was clearly utterly different from his usual self.

A mood of slaughter and destruction roared through his heart like a wolf, trying to shatter all reason and turn him into a puppet, slaughtering everything before him.

The world before him seemed shrouded in a faint crimson hue.

A mysterious whisper seemed to sound in his heart, at his ears, goading him to slaughter without restraint.

But in the end, Li Luo maintained the last thread of clarity with the aid of the Holy Light Calming Pearl and the Ice Heart Mystic Qi, suppressing the negative emotions within him with all his strength, then unhesitatingly drew the Light Falcon Bow.

This power must be released quickly, or it would inflict even greater damage upon him.

Hum!

As Li Luo drew the bowstring, powerful energy rapidly condensed, forming directly on the string a light falcon arrow with wings spread wide—this time, the light falcon was lifelike, even its feathers clearly visible.

Moreover, the light falcon glowed a dark red, radiating an unmistakable ferocious aura.

The arrowhead trembled slightly, for the energy was too potent, causing concentric rings of energy to form around its tip.

This arrow possessed astonishing power.

Even before the arrow was released, Li Luo's fingers drawing the bowstring began to be torn by escaping energy, deep wounds exposing bone, blood continuously dripping from his palm, his arm trembling uncontrollably as if straining to hold back an extremely violent beast.

The energy he summoned was too ferocious; at this moment, Qin Qin Zhulu, Lü Qing'er, and Lin Suo—all engaged in battle—sensed it and turned their eyes toward him in shock.

"Such immense energy!" Qin Qin Zhulu, drenched in blood, widened his eyes in disbelief as he stared at Li Luo.

Though he knew Li Luo had some hidden cards, he never imagined Li Luo could summon an attack of such staggering power.

This power absolutely exceeded the Third Transformation of the Form-Building Stage!

Lü Qing'er's beautiful eyes were filled with both delight and concern, for she too saw Li Luo's bloodshot eyes—clearly, this power imposed a tremendous burden on him; one misstep, and he would be consumed by backlash.

"Go!"

Lü Qing'er remained the calmest; she seized Qin Qin Zhulu's arm and hastily retreated. He flinched involuntarily at her grip, instinctively struggling to break free, but after bearing the brunt of his battle with Lin Suo, he was already drained to the point of exhaustion, unable to escape—forced instead to be dragged backward helplessly by her.

Lin Suo, meanwhile, paid no attention to Qin Qin Zhulu or Lü Qing'er, for his face had turned grim as he stared at Li Luo drawing the bow.

The blood-red light falcon arrow locked onto him firmly.

"Damn it! Are you cheating?!"

Lin Suo's face turned ashen, cursing aloud—he never imagined Li Luo could be this monstrous, summoning energy that made even him feel heart-pounding dread; this defied all logic!

What Mi Fa could be this terrifying?

In that tangle of emotions, Lin Suo did not stand still—he unleashed his maximum speed and retreated rapidly, clever enough to vanish into the dense forest, hoping to use the terrain to evade Li Luo's terrifying arrow.

Li Luo's slightly bloodshot pupils fixed on Lin Suo's frantic escape; deep within those eyes full of slaughter, a sliver of clarity clung on, then his fingers—now ravaged by violent energy, bones exposed—suddenly released.

Li Luo's slightly reddened pupils stared at Lin Suo, who was fleeing madly. Deep within those pupils filled with killing intent, a sliver of clarity struggled to hold on, and then the fingers of his hand, already eroded by violent energy until the white bone was visible, abruptly loosened.

A piercing falcon cry erupted suddenly; the air before Li Luo exploded, forming concentric sonic shockwaves, and a crimson light tore through the air at an unimaginable speed, chasing after Lin Suo's figure.

A sharp falcon's cry suddenly rang out at this moment. The air before Li Luo exploded in an instant, as if forming rings of sonic boom clouds. A streak of crimson light, at an unimaginable speed, directly tore through the air, chasing after Lin Suo's figure.

Where the crimson arrow passed, falcon sonic waves erupted—this time, far beyond anything Li Luo had previously unleashed; the waves spread, and the trees within that forest were visibly reduced to powder.

Though Lü Qing'er and Qin Qin Zhulu were far away, their faces twisted in pain.

Lin Suo, locked onto, fared worse—blood streamed from both ears, his eardrums shattered by the sonic waves, waves of dizziness crashing through his mind, his vision darkening.

His frantic retreat halted abruptly—he abandoned evasion, for the crimson falcon arrow was too fast, too swift to dodge.

At this life-or-death moment, Lin Suo roared, unleashing every ounce of his phase force without reserve, channeling it all into the Eight-Pointed Golden Shield—his strongest defense now.

At such a life-or-death moment, Lin Suo could only let out a roar. The phase force within his body erupted without any reservation, and then was entirely poured into the Octagonal Golden Shield—this was his strongest defense at present.

The Eight-Pointed Golden Shield emitted a golden aura, hovering before him.

The Octagonal Golden Shield bloomed with a golden halo, hovering before him.

In the next instant, the crimson light arrow shot forth, its violent energy exploding—the Eight-Pointed Golden Shield shuddered violently, its concentric golden rings rapidly dissolving under the crimson, furious energy.

The next instant, the crimson light arrow violently shot forth. That wild energy erupted, and the Octagonal Golden Shield violently trembled at this moment. The rings of golden halos upon it were continuously melted away by the violent crimson energy.

And the golden rings emitted by the Eight-Pointed Golden Shield held out only those few seconds.

When the final golden ring dissolved completely, despair rose in Lin Suo's eyes; before he could react, a crack suddenly appeared on the Eight-Pointed Golden Shield where Li Luo's previous arrow had struck.

When the last layer of golden halo was completely melted away, despair rose in Lin Suo's eyes. In this instant, before he could react at all, on the spot of the Octagonal Golden Shield before him where Li Luo had previously shot a deep mark, cracks suddenly appeared.

A blood-red crimson light pierced through, and the final arrow struck Lin Suo's chest.

The crimson light pierced clean through his chest, hurling his entire body backward, smashing through tree after tree with thudding impacts, finally humming as it pinned him firmly against a massive boulder.

The crimson light directly pierced through his chest, and then carried his entire body flying backward, violently snapping tree after tree with dull thuds, and finally, with a humming sound, pinned him dead against a massive boulder.

One arrow—the outcome was decided.

Qin Qin Zhulu and Lü Qing'er stared blankly at the trail left in the forest and at Lin Suo, pinned motionless to the giant rock, both their eyes filled with shock.

Qin Qin Zhulu and Lv Qing'er stared somewhat dumbly at the trail that had appeared in the forest and at Lin Suo, who was pinned to the boulder and unable to move. A look of horror rose in both their eyes.

With the power of the Third Mark of the Life-Engraving Stage, unleashing an arrow of such terrifying force… could a human even achieve this?

As the two stared in awe, Li Luo leapt down from the treetops; Lü Qing'er moved to approach, but Qin Qin Zhulu suddenly reached out to stop her, his face turning solemn: "Li Luo seems… off."

Lü Qing'er looked—and indeed, Li Luo's face was twisted and ferocious, his eyes blood-red, a terrifying visage she had never seen on him before.

Moreover, even his gaze toward them now radiated unusual brutality.

"Is he being backlashed?" Qin Qin Zhulu said heavily.

Lü Qing'er's face shifted, then she pushed aside Qin Qin Zhulu's hand, ignoring his warning, and stepped forward steadily toward Li Luo.

Li Luo's bloodshot eyes fixed on her, his face growing even more grotesque.

Yet Lü Qing'er paid no heed to his terrifying expression—she stood before Li Luo, then gently extended her small hand and clasped his palm, activating the Ice Heart Mystic Qi once more.

"Li Luo, it's over," she said softly, her clear eyes fixed on him.

Red light flickered across Li Luo's face; within his bloodshot eyes, a flicker of struggle appeared, then he closed them, inhaling deeply twice.

Red light flickered across Li Luo's face, and a hint of struggle surfaced in those slightly crimson eyes. Then he closed his eyes and took two deep breaths.

The ferocity on his face finally began to fade.

When he opened his eyes again, his complexion had already begun to return to normal. He rubbed his hair, looked at Lü Qing'er before him, and revealed a familiar brilliant smile: "Tell me, was that arrow just now cool or what?"

Lü Qing'er burst out laughing, though her eyes glistened with little teardrops. Then she couldn't help reaching out to hug Li Luo.

Li Luo was startled by her sudden embrace and quickly spread his hands, saying: "You're way too worked up... Be careful, if Jiang Qing'e were here and saw this, it'd be trouble."

Lü Qing'er punched Li Luo once, gritting her teeth as she spoke the toughest words.

"I'm not afraid of her!"

Li Luo nearly cried at those words — of course you're not afraid, because when the time comes, the one getting beaten won't be you.