Chapter 379: The Difficulty of the Twentieth Floor

When Li Luo and the other two stepped onto the platform of the twentieth floor, the pale green mist permeating the area immediately began to surge, rapidly converging toward a certain spot. About ten breaths later, a green figure slowly emerged from that mist.

Li Luo and the other two looked on, their eyes all narrowing slightly.

That green figure differed from the previous Green Spirit Puppets; a layer of green wooden armor covered its body, emitting faint light patterns, while a ring after ring of emerald halos swirled around the green wooden spear in its hand, with green energy flowing ceaselessly.

As soon as this high-grade Green Spirit Puppet appeared, a faint pressure radiated outward, clearly indicating its strength was far superior to the Green Spirit Puppets they had encountered before.

"It should be the strength of the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase."

Li Luo stared at this high-grade Green Spirit Puppet, sensing the intensity of the energy flowing through its body, and then spoke.

Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng's faces both changed slightly; although they had already guessed at this level of strength, having it confirmed still made them feel some pressure, after all, one of them was currently at the third pattern of the Pattern Generation Phase, the other at the second, and the gap between them and the Manifestation Phase was truly considerable.

"Fortunately, it's not the third transformation of the Manifestation Phase."

However, just as they were feeling somewhat nervous, Li Luo let out a sigh of relief, then laughter followed, causing the two to turn their heads and look at him.

"Captain, that line of yours was perfectly acted," Student Xin Fu said.

"The captain always gives people a strong sense of security at critical moments," Bai Bai Mengmeng said, covering her mouth with a light laugh.

Li Luo modestly waved his hand; this was not acting, but the truth, after all, within the Golden Dragon Dojo, the opponents he faced were mostly in the Manifestation Phase, people like Zhao Zhao Jieyang and Gu Ying were all at the strength of the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase, no weaker than this high-grade Green Spirit Puppet before them, and at that time he was only at the third pattern; although he wouldn't be arrogant enough to claim he could defeat Zhao Zhao Jieyang and the others, he could at least hold his own slightly, making the opponent feel a bit of wariness.

And now, Li Luo had reached the fifth pattern of the Pattern Generation Phase.

With the increase in strength, facing the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase again, he was no longer so constrained.

He actually very much wanted to try, to see what the result would be if he fought an opponent at the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase now?

Although the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet before them was merely a puppet with little intelligence, it was a very good target for practice.

"Captain, if there is only one high-grade Green Spirit Puppet on this twentieth floor, then it seems we are going to have a big feast today," Student Xin Fu said, becoming somewhat excited.

Li Luo was just about to nod; if the three of them joined forces, dealing with one high-grade Green Spirit Puppet at the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase should not be too difficult, but just at this moment, he suddenly sensed something, his expression changed slightly as he looked toward the misty area that had not yet fully dispersed, where he saw a sound emerge, and then he saw several figures slowly walking out with heavy steps.

The excitement on Student Xin Fu's face instantly froze.

Those were six more Green Spirit Puppets; although the leading Green Spirit Puppet was not as formidable as the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet at the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase at the very front, the energy fluctuations it emitted still reached the first transformation of the Manifestation Phase, while the other five Green Spirit Puppets possessed the strength of the third and fourth patterns of the Pattern Generation Phase.

"You jinx!" Li Luo glared fiercely at Student Xin Fu.

Student Xin Fu was also somewhat at a loss for words; who could have expected the difficulty of the twentieth floor to increase so much for no reason? Just one high-grade Green Spirit Puppet at the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase was already hard to deal with, and this fellow had brought a group of minions.

And while the three of them were all changing color, that high-grade Green Spirit Puppet did not give them more time to consider; the green wooden spear in its hand suddenly stomped the ground, green energy swirling and surging on its body surface, it let out a low roar, and its burly figure shot forward violently.

Behind it, the Green Spirit Puppet at the first transformation of the Manifestation Phase also followed with a group of minions.

Clang!

Twin blades flashed into existence in Li Luo's hands; he took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his expression completely, and said in a deep voice, "The situation has changed; execute the second plan we formulated earlier."

As the words fell, his figure rapidly retreated toward the right, while Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng together pulled away to the left.

Green light flickered in the eyes of the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet; facing the three separated figures, it did not hesitate much and rushed straight at Li Luo, because in its perception, Li Luo posed the strongest threat among the three.

And that Green Spirit Puppet at the first transformation of the Manifestation Phase chased after Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng with the other Green Spirit Puppets.

Li Luo, whose figure was retreating violently, did not distract himself to pay attention to Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng's side; the two might be slightly weaker in strength, but relying on their mutual coordination and showcasing the uniqueness of their respective affinities, they should still be able to tie up those Green Spirit Puppets for some time, and what he needed to do at this moment was, within this time, to crush this high-grade Green Spirit Puppet as quickly as possible, otherwise this trial run would have to end in failure.

Although failing this time meant they could absorb the experience and wait until tomorrow, doing so would mean losing a day's worth of Green Spirit Energy.

Perhaps, when they attempted to breakthrough to the Manifestation Phase later, it would truly come down to this one bit?

The matter of cultivation is, after all, an accumulation bit by bit.

As Li Luo's thoughts turned, energy fluctuations roared from ahead; that high-grade Green Spirit Puppet was pursuing, the wooden spear in its hand transforming into a sea of green light, and within that green light, countless green birds condensed, spreading their wings and diving down.

Clang!

At this moment, the two Affinity Palaces within Li Luo's body hummed and vibrated, Affinity Power surged out like two streams, condensing upon the twin blades, and then the blade light spun, colliding with the green bird spear tip of the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet as fast as lightning.

Clang clang clang!

Sparks flew, the sound of metal on metal rang out, and waves of energy impacts bloomed like fireworks before Li Luo.

In just a few breaths, the two sides clashed head-on for dozens of rounds.

And in this head-on clash, although Li Luo's body trembled somewhat, his feet did not retreat a single step, causing the smile at the corner of his lips to gradually appear; the strength of this high-grade Green Spirit Puppet might not be comparable to the top performers of the second transformation like Zhao Zhao Jieyang and the others, but this exchange also made him understand that the Affinity Power contained within his two Affinity Palaces now was no inferior to some ordinary practitioners at the second transformation of the Manifestation Phase.

"In that case, it is a bit simpler..."

Li Luo suddenly gripped the hilts of his twin blades tightly; in the next instant, the Affinity Power bubbles within his Affinity Palaces, which had originally been four but had now increased to seven, suddenly shattered, and the Affinity Power contained within them, as if an external aid, caused the Affinity Power fluctuations surging through his entire body to rise a notch.

Clang!

Blade met spear, two forces of Affinity Power clashed; this time, the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet actually shuddered, and the spear tip was directly repelled.

However, Li Luo's figure slid back ten-plus steps by this; his gaze locked onto the high-grade Green Spirit Puppet, and he saw water light suddenly flowing upon the blade surface, then he lowered his eyes slightly and said softly, "A newly mastered Affinity Technique; please have a taste."

His blade light suddenly slashed down.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In that instant, it was as if the sound of flowing water accompanied Li Luo's slash; a water light blade slash of about several zhang in length emerged directly like a crescent moon, and where that water light blade slash passed, a piercing sound of breaking the air was heard.

That slash was brilliant and gorgeous; within the blade light, it seemed as if thousands of water currents were shrieking, the astonishing flow rate bringing astonishing killing power.

Even the several Purple Radiance Instructors on the high platform showed a hint of subtle surprise in their eyes.

"This is... the advanced form of the Water Light Technique, the Thousand Flowing Water Blade Technique?"