Chapter 410: The Peak Battle of the One-Star Hall

Facing Lu Cang's provocative and mocking words, Li Luo did not get angry, for he understood that the other party was merely trying to stir his temper so that he would lose his composure during the battle.

The power of his water and wood resonances circulated simultaneously within his body, and a rich healing energy radiated out, causing the wounds on his palms to recover rapidly.

"As expected of the trump card of Blue Abyss Holy Academy."

Li Luo chuckled, but he did not say anything meaningless like "you are only borrowing your brother's power to fight two-on-one," because although the other party's behavior was crafty, it was not against the rules; otherwise, the invigilating mentors of Astral Sage College would have long since called a halt to the match.

Since the match was continuing, it meant that Lu Cang's actions were within the rules.

Therefore, what he needed to do now was not to speak useless words, but to use real steel and genuine skill to suppress the other party's momentum.

However, it was truly quite difficult.

The Lu Cang before him could indeed be considered the most troublesome and thorny formidable opponent he had encountered among his peers so far; this technique of transferring resonance power and resonance attributes between brothers was both mind-boggling and breathtaking.

Even Li Luo had to admit that if it were just in terms of the intensity of resonance power, the current Lu Cang was stronger than him.

But only like this could it truly be considered the decisive round of an important match.

Li Luo smiled, and in his eyes, there was finally some interest and fighting spirit.

Boom!

Lu Cang also did not continue to use words to provoke anger, instead directly drawing upon the increasingly surging resonance power within his body. Two astonishing streams of red and black resonance power erupted from him, rising into the sky like two giant pythons entwined with each other; the violent resonance power stirred up waves, as if a wicked dragon were wreaking havoc in a great lake.

Although there had been the pearls of the Four-Star Hall and Three-Star Hall's Heaven-Tier and Earth-Tier generals before, their cultivation at the Resonance Master stage did not look as grand or spectacular, but this did not prevent many students of Astral Sage College in the stands from having solemn expressions, because Lu Cang's momentum was too strong.

And to possess such strength while in the One-Star Hall, this Lu Cang was indeed worthy of being the trump card of Blue Abyss Holy Academy.

Originally, they had quite a bit of confidence in Li Luo, but now that Lu Cang had pulled this move, it made people inevitably feel a bit uneasy. If this match were truly lost, wouldn't Astral Sage College fail to even get a ticket to the Holy Grail Battle? This would be a heavy blow to the academy's reputation and morale.

Lu Cang gripped his Green Python Staff, and the staff shadow slammed down fiercely toward the lake surface.

Whoosh!

Under one strike, the lake surface was instantly torn apart, and the red and black resonance power roared out, wrapping around the lake water, actually transforming into a red and black two-headed giant python over ten feet long, which then attacked Li Luo with lightning speed, its momentum astonishing.

Li Luo slid back, and within his wood and earth resonance palaces, the resonance light tree derived from his resonance power swayed, and countless emerald light spots whistled out, transforming into rolling emerald resonance power that swept through the resonance palaces.

"Binding of Ten Thousand Trees!"

"Heavy Water Art!"

Two more skilled resonance arts were performed almost at the same time; vines could be seen dancing in the lake, rapidly converging like a coiled wooden dragon, while the Heavy Water Art covered them, making them even more solid and heavy.

Bang!

The two collided with a boom, and wood chips flew everywhere.

Countless vines shattered instantly, and the red and black water python roared out, slamming directly into Li Luo's body as he retreated violently, splashing up heavy waves.

However, under such a heavy blow, Li Luo's figure gradually turned into nothingness.

Water Shadow Art.

On the lake surface dozens of feet away, Li Luo's figure flashed out, but at this very same instant, the lake water in front suddenly exploded, and a red and black light shadow flashed; Lu Cang broke through the water, his Green Python Staff wrapped in extremely astonishing resonance power, piercing the air and striking toward Li Luo's chest like lightning.

On that staff, there was also rolling baleful energy, as if a venomous python were launching a surprise attack.

This Lu Cang had actually seen through Li Luo's Water Shadow Art and then pursued him like a shadow.

This scene, falling into the eyes of countless students in the stands, immediately caused exclamations.

"Li Luo, you can't hide!" Lu Cang sneered.

The staff shadow rapidly enlarged in Li Luo's pupils, yet Li Luo's expression was quite calm; he gripped his twin blades tightly, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp in this instant.

Within his body, the resonance power bubbles, which had improved during this period and reached nine, shattered.

Rolling resonance power flowed and surged within his body.

The power of the dual resonances erupted once more.

Li Luo slashed his twin blades down fiercely.

An exceptionally brilliant blade light swept past like a line of water, then collided directly with Lu Cang's fiercely abnormal Green Python Staff shadow.

Bang!

A loud sound resonated, and waves of resonance power impact erupted crazily with the two as the source, stirring up heavy waves that surged toward the surrounding banks.

In the stands, countless gazes pierced through the water waves, looking at the source of the collision, and then some sounds of surprise arose.

Because they discovered that in this collision, Li Luo had not fallen into much of a disadvantage, but was instead evenly matched with the other party.

"You really did have something held back!"

Lu Cang also noticed the resonance power that had suddenly strengthened in Li Luo, and immediately grinned, his smile cold and chilling.

Li Luo did not speak, but shook his sleeves, and several light orbs suddenly shot out, exploding between the two, and instantly an extremely brilliant strong light swept across.

Water Light Orb!

A thin film formed by water resonance power had long since formed on Li Luo's eyeballs, shielding him from the strong light, while his twin blades turned into sharp blade light, slashing directly at Lu Cang.

Clang, clang, clang!

However, as the blade light swept out, streaks of staff shadows whistled over, directly shattering all the blade light.

And then more violent staff shadows slammed toward Li Luo; that Lu Cang was actually not affected by the strong light in the slightest.

In an instant, both sides' blade lights and staff shadows were fiercely greeting each other, and the sound of breaking wind did not stop.

However, when Li Luo's blade light pierced through the staff shadow offensive and landed on Lu Cang's body, sparks splashed; the red and black snake scales that appeared on the latter's body surface were like a layer of armor, resisting Li Luo's attacks.

But Lu Cang's attacks that landed on Li Luo also did not achieve a very obvious effect, because there seemed to be a thin layer of water clothing on the surface of Li Luo's body; the staff shadows landed on it, causing ripples to bloom, and then the power would be rapidly dissipated.

That was, Heavy Water Gauze.

The offensive from both sides was fierce and ruthless, but the final effect brought about seemed not very obvious.

For a time, it could be said they were evenly matched.

Clang!

Another fierce collision, and both Li Luo and Lu Cang retreated backward.

"Li Luo, that surge of resonance power you suddenly increased seems to be weakening very quickly." Lu Cang let out a heavy breath, waved the Green Python Staff in his hand, and the lake surface under his feet was torn apart; he said with ill intent.

"This state of yours shouldn't be able to last too long either, right?" Li Luo smiled.

"At least longer than you," Lu Cang countered.

Li Luo glanced at the large incense stick on the high platform representing the match time and said, "But I can manage to hold on until the match time ends, and once this match is dragged into a draw, do you know what will happen in the end?"

"According to the rules, there will be a tie-breaker, and the two sides for the tie-breaker will choose the strongest person among the two academy representatives, so it will likely be Gong Shenjun against Zhongnan."

Lu Cang sneered: "Even if it is Gong Shenjun, he may not be able to break Senior Zhongnan's defense."

"Then it will continue to be a draw... the overtime match will be extended, and then it will drag on to the Three-Star Hall," Li Luo said slowly.

This time, Lu Cang's expression finally became a bit gloomy; if it were dragged to the Three-Star Hall to start another round, there would really be no chance of winning, because Jiang Qing'e was too invincible; there was simply no one on their side who could block her, and even Zhao Huiyin could only barely cross swords with her; wanting to win was simply an impossible thing.

A cold, chilling luster appeared in Lu Cang's red and black vertical pupils, and he said coldly: "Do you really think I will let you drag the situation to that step?"

He slowly took a step forward, and the clothes on his upper body were directly shattered at this moment, revealing his bare upper body.

Then Li Luo saw red and black curse patterns emerging from Lu Cang's flesh like snakes, gradually condensing on his skin surface into two red and black giant pythons entwined together; the giant python curse patterns extended all the way to Lu Cang's face.

On both sides of his face, the red and black giant pythons had exactly opened their hideous, fanged giant mouths.

Such a bizarre scene immediately made Lu Cang's face look terrifying, making one's hair stand on end.

Looking from afar, it was as if a red and black two-headed giant python was coiled on the lake surface, emitting monstrous ferocity and coldness.

In this instant, Li Luo felt great danger.

Boom!

However, before he could make any move, he saw that the patch of lake surface where Lu Cang stood seemed to be suddenly and forcibly overturned by a terrifying power at this moment; hundred-foot giant waves surged, wrapping around a huge shadow and directly shrouding down toward the direction where Li Luo was.

In the stands, countless shocked voices rang out.

And before the giant waves could whistle down, Li Luo felt a blur before his eyes, and a baleful aura rushed toward his face; Lu Cang's figure appeared in the mid-air in front, and then, there was the Green Python Staff shadow that suddenly slammed down; that staff whistled down, and the water surface under Li Luo's feet was forcibly torn apart.

In that instant, Li Luo seemed to see a hundred-foot giant python in the void, heavily whipping its tail and crushing down.

Bang!

Li Luo met it with his twin blades, the blade light brilliant.

However, in just an instant, the twin blades in his hands shattered, and his body was hit even harder; with a bang, the lake surface collapsed, and his whole person was forcibly blasted into the bottom of the lake by this extremely terrifying strike from Lu Cang.

At this time, the giant waves finally fell, emitting a deafening roar.

Apart from this, among the mountains, there was not a sound.