Chapter 368: The Dojo Concludes

When Lu Qing'er obtained the Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token atop this peak, the golden light shooting toward the sky gradually dissipated, signaling that the contest for this peak's token had reached its conclusion.

Now, among the five sub-peaks on Golden Dragon Peak where the Mountain-Visiting Tokens had descended, only this one had finished its battle first.

Thus, when the golden light vanished, it drew many surprised gazes cast from afar.

They all knew this sub-peak had previously been reserved by Lin Suo, the strongest in power; everyone still remembered this formidable enemy who had reached the third transformation of the Manifestation Phase, for previously, teams had tried to attack Lin Suo relying on their numbers, yet all were ultimately crushed by him.

Precisely because Lin Suo had displayed sufficient strength, other top-tier teams had tacitly acknowledged his qualification to dominate a peak alone.

So when many saw the outcome decided here, their first thought was that Lin Suo was indeed formidable.

However, not long after the struggle on Li Luo's side reached its conclusion, the battles on the other four peaks were also gradually coming to an end.

Four golden light pillars vanished one by one.

By now, all five Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Tokens had definitively found their owners.

At this moment, all five Mountain-Visiting Tokens radiated light, standing like stars atop the peaks, drawing the attention of the multitude.

Li Luo gazed toward the other four peak summits, where he spotted some familiar figures: Gu Ying, Zhao Zhao Jieyang... The teams led by these two had each secured a Mountain-Visiting Token, which was not particularly surprising, given their strength was already top-tier.

However, although Li Luo was not surprised that Zhao Zhao Jieyang, Gu Ying, and others had obtained the tokens, when the latter group discovered the three of them standing atop this peak, they all couldn't help but change color, their faces filled with disbelief.

"How could they have obtained the Mountain-Visiting Token? Where is Lin Suo?!"

They were all shocked, for the peak where Li Luo and his group stood was Lin Suo's domain; now that Li Luo and his team had seized the token, where was Lin Suo? The result was self-evident...

Lin Suo had been defeated.

"How is it possible they won?!" Zhao Zhao Jieyang's expression shifted, and he couldn't help but cry out.

He knew Lin Suo's strength well, having fought him before; Lin Suo's power at the third transformation of the Manifestation Phase was a head stronger than his own. Although if he leveraged his teammates' strength, he wouldn't fear the opponent, a true fight would only result in mutual destruction, so he had always been unwilling to make an enemy of Lin Suo, even though the latter had ruined the Golden Dragon Qi, preventing them from continuing to enjoy the Treasure Gathering Pool.

Yet now, Lin Suo had actually lost to that "Seeing Yu Lang" team?

How was this achieved? Lin Suo's personality was patient and cunning; he didn't seem like someone who would underestimate an opponent.

Gu Ying's beautiful face was equally solemn here; she wouldn't believe Lin Suo had deliberately feigned weakness, because for others, failing to grab the Mountain-Visiting Token might just mean losing an opportunity, but for Lin Suo, it could mean losing his life... Lu Qing'er was the Young Lady of the Great Xia Golden Dragon Treasure House; Lin Suo had attempted to destroy her Golden Dragon Qi. Such a vicious move, once he returned to Great Xia, would inevitably provoke the wrath of Lu Qing'er's parents.

Therefore, to save his life, Lin Suo had to use the Mountain-Visiting Token to teleport elsewhere.

Now that he had lost the token, he would be teleported back along the original path... One could imagine what fate awaited him.

And yet, precisely under these circumstances, Lin Suo still lost.

This could only mean it wasn't that Lin Suo was useless... but rather that the opponent had displayed power sufficient to crush him.

But those three from Lu Qing'er were clearly only at the Life Mark Phase strength.

Gu Ying's eyes flickered, and in her mind flashed the image of that youth named "Seeing Yu Lang," graceful and jade-like; among the three of them, if anyone was the most unpredictable, it was undoubtedly this person... Moreover, her intuition told her that regarding Lin Suo's failure this time, this "Seeing Yu Lang" likely played the greatest role.

Possessing dual manifestations... this was not as common as Bi Jiu Pin.

"Seeing Yu Lang..."

Gu Ying and Zhao Zhao Jieyang were now murmuring this name in low voices, while a look of wariness rose in their eyes.

This Seeing Yu Lang was from the Great Xia Holy Profound Star Academy, and by year's end, the "Holy Grail Battle," the event most valued by the numerous top academies across this Outer Shenzhou continent, would arrive. Although Seeing Yu Lang was still only in the One-Star Courtyard, he had already begun to show his brilliance; with the abilities he had displayed so far, he would inevitably draw the attention of the multitude at the Holy Grail Battle, and simultaneously become a formidable rival for their respective academies.

"It seems that upon returning this time, I must inform the academy of this intelligence. If we encounter this 'Seeing Yu Lang' from the Holy Profound Star Academy at the Holy Grail Battle, we should find an opportunity to eliminate him first to avoid complications."

At this moment, among the many people from various academies above and below Golden Dragon Peak, nearly identical thoughts arose in their hearts.

It could be foreseen that in the near future, the name "Seeing Yu Lang" would spread widely among the major academies of the Eastern Region Outer Shenzhou.

And just as many people were designating "Seeing Yu Lang" as a major enemy in their hearts, this world suddenly trembled violently; they saw energy vortices gradually forming in the sky, followed by beams of energy light beginning to descend.

Inside each beam of light, a team was enveloped.

"This is to teleport us out of the Golden Dragon Dojo," Lu Qing'er lifted her beautiful face, then said to Li Luo and Qin Qin Zhulu.

"The final step is coming too, right?" Li Luo's eyes filled with deep expectation.

The final step he spoke of was naturally the so-called "Dao Gold Empowerment"!

At the moment of leaving the Golden Dragon Dojo, the remaining Dao Gold in their hands would form an energy, which would then perform an energy empowerment upon themselves, causing their strength to ascend another level.

It could be said that this was the most anticipated part of the Golden Dragon Dojo, aside from the Many Treasures Pool.

Lying beneath Li Luo's feet was the unconscious Lin Suo; this fellow still had some Dao Gold on his person, but due to the Golden Dragon Dojo's rules, Dao Gold could not be plundered, so ultimately it could only benefit him.

Beams of energy descended from the sky, and a suction force erupted from above; the figures of Li Luo, Lu Qing'er, Qin Qin Zhulu, and the unconscious Lin Suo gradually rose into the air at this moment.

Looking out, beams of light covered the mountains and fields, containing numerous human figures, quite a spectacular sight.

And as the figures continued to rise, Li Luo shifted his mind, and he saw that within his Space Ball, beams of golden light suddenly flew out at this moment; these were the Dao Gold he had obtained.

Every single piece of Dao Gold ignited itself at this moment, with golden flames rising.

Simultaneously, streams of heaven and earth energy were drawn, gathering around these burning pieces of Dao Gold; finally, they seemed like mysterious fire orbs. The fire orbs leaped, like fireflies, roaring toward Li Luo's body.

Seeing this, Li Luo did not panic; instead, he closed his eyes with full expectation.

The golden fire orbs, upon touching his body, silently merged into him.

Mighty and pure energy erupted within Li Luo's body at this moment, forming a brilliant light orb that completely enveloped him.

And at this time, if one looked up from below, one could see the sky filled with dazzling light orbs, as if stars were shining.

The light orbs continued to rise, finally merging into the rotating energy vortex; everything then vanished once more.

In merely half an incense stick's time, the boiling human voices here disappeared, and the mountains and fields fell into silence.

Only the mess scattered all over the ground proved the previous clamor and fierce battles at this place.