Chapter 410: The Climax Battle of the One-Star Academy

Facing Lu Cang's words full of provocation and mockery, Li Luo did not get angry, for he understood that the other merely wanted to stir his rage, causing him to lose calmness in the battle.

The Water Phase and Wood Phase powers within his body rotated simultaneously, emitting dense healing energy; the wound on his palm instantly began to heal rapidly.

"Truly the Blue Abyss Holy Academy's trump card."

Li Luo chuckled, saying nothing about merely borrowing his brother's power to fight two against one with meaningless words, because although the opponent's tactic was clever, it did not violate the rules; otherwise, a Holy Zhu Xuan Star Academy battle supervisor would have already stopped the match.

And since the match continued, it meant Lu Cang's actions complied with the regulations.

So what he must do now is not speak those useless words, but suppress the opponent's arrogance with real steel and true force.

However, the difficulty is truly not small.

The Lu Cang before him indeed counts as the most troublesome and thorny strong enemy among his peers he has met so far; this technique of transferring the affinity of brotherly power is both baffling and awe-inspiring.

Even Li Luo had to admit that if speaking only of the strength of Phase Power, the current Lu Cang was stronger than him.

But only this way can it truly be called the decisive round of an important match.

Li Luo smiled; in his eyes, interest and battle intent finally appeared.

Boom!

Lu Cang likewise did not continue provoking anger with words, directly summoning the surging Phase Power within his body; two astonishing red and black Phase Powers erupted from his body, soaring skyward like two giant pythons entwined with each other, the violent Phase Power rolling up waves as if a wicked dragon stirred up trouble in the Great Lake.

Although with the Four-Star Academy and Three-Star Academy's Tian Gang General and Di Sha General stages preceding them, their Phase Master realm cultivation did not look so magnificent and tragic, this did not prevent many students in the stands of the Holy Zhu Xuan Star Academy from having their faces turn solemn, because Lu Cang's momentum was too strong.

And to possess such strength already in the One-Star Academy, this Lu Cang is truly the Blue Abyss Holy Academy's trump card.

Originally they had considerable confidence in Li Luo, but now with Lu Cang doing this, people could not help but feel uneasy; if this match was truly lost, then would the Holy Zhu Xuan Star Academy not even get a ticket to the Holy Cup War? This would be a heavy blow to the academy's prestige and morale.

Lu Cang gripped the Green Python Staff, and the staff shadow suddenly smashed down upon the lake surface.

Whoosh!

With one strike of the staff, the lake surface was instantly torn apart; red and black Phase Power roared out, wrapping lake water, actually transforming into a red and black two-headed giant python over ten zhang long, then lightning-fast attacking Li Luo's position with astonishing momentum.

Li Luo's figure slid backward; within his Wood and Earth Phase Palaces, the Phase Power light tree evolved from Phase Power swayed, countless emerald light points whistled out, rolling into surging green Phase Power sweeping through the Phase Palace.

"Ten Thousand Trees Bind!"

"Heavy Water Technique!"

Two familiar Phase Arts were cast almost simultaneously; vines in the lake flew and rapidly gathered, resembling a gnarled wooden dragon, while the Heavy Water Technique covered them, making them even more solid and heavy.

Bang!

The two collided with a boom, instantly sending wood chips flying everywhere.

Countless vines exploded instantly; the red and black water python roared out, directly smashing heavily onto Li Luo's body as he retreated violently, instantly splashing up layer upon layer of giant waves.

Yet under such a heavy strike, Li Luo's figure gradually turned into nothingness.

Water Shadow Technique.

Li Luo's figure appeared on the lake surface dozens of zhang away; however, at that very same instant, the lake water ahead exploded violently, a red and black light shadow appeared; Lu Cang broke through the water, the Green Python Staff in his hand wrapping extremely astonishing Phase Power, piercing and exploding the air, lightning-fast smashing toward Li Luo's chest.

On that staff, rolling evil qi surged, like a venomous python ambushing.

This Lu Cang had actually pierced through Li Luo's Water Shadow Technique, then pursued him like a shadow.

This scene fell into the eyes of countless students in the stands, instantly causing exclamations.

"Li Luo, you cannot escape!" Lu Cang sneered coldly.

The staff shadow rapidly enlarged in Li Luo's pupils; however, Li Luo's expression was quite calm; his hands tightly gripped the twin blades, and his eyes suddenly became sharp in that instant.

Within his body, the Phase Power bubbles, which had increased again during this period, reaching nine, shattered.

Surging Phase Power flowed, rushing through his body.

Dual Phase Powers erupted again.

Li Luo's twin blades suddenly slashed down.

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

Bang!

A huge sound resounded; waves of Phase Power impact erupted crazily with the two as the source, rolling up layer upon layer of giant waves sweeping toward the surrounding shores.

In the stands, countless gazes pierced through the water waves, looking at the source of the collision, then some surprised exclamations arose.

Because they discovered that in this collision, Li Luo had not fallen into much disadvantage; instead, he was evenly matched with the opponent.

"You indeed still held back!"

Lu Cang also noticed Li Luo's suddenly strengthened Phase Power, immediately grinning with a cold smile.

Li Luo did not speak; instead, he flicked his sleeve, several light spheres suddenly shot out violently, exploding between the two, instantly sweeping across with extremely brilliant strong light.

Water Light Spheres!

A film formed from Water Phase Power had already covered Li Luo's eyeballs, blocking the strong light; meanwhile, the twin blades transformed into sharp blade light, directly slashing toward Lu Cang.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

However, as the blade light swept out, rows of staff shadows whistled toward him, directly smashing the blade light to pieces.

Moreover, more violent staff shadows subsequently smashed toward Li Luo; that Lu Cang was actually unaffected by the strong light in the slightest.

In an instant, both sides' blade lights and staff shadows fiercely attacked each other, the sound of breaking wind never stopping.

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

But the attacks Lu Cang landed on Li Luo also did not achieve overly obvious effects, because a thin layer of water clothing seemed to cover Li Luo's body surface; staff shadows landing on it caused ripples to bloom, and then the power would be quickly dissipated.

That was the Heavy Water Silk Robe.

Both sides' offensives were fierce and violent, but the effects ultimately brought seemed not very obvious.

For a time, it could be said neither side had the advantage.

Clang!

Another fierce collision occurred; Li Luo and Lu Cang both shot backward.

"Li Luo, that suddenly strengthened Phase Power of yours seems to weaken very quickly," Lu Cang exhaled heavily, waved the Green Python Staff in his hand, tore the lake surface beneath his feet, and said with ill intent.

"This state of yours can't last much longer, can it?" Li Luo said with a smile.

"At least longer than yours." Lu Cang shot back.

Li Luo's gaze flicked to the large incense stick on the high platform that represented the match's time, and he said, "But I can still hold out 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 an extra round. The two sides for the extra round will be the strongest representatives chosen from the two academies, so the odds are it'll be Gong Gong Shenjun versus Zhongnan."

Lu Cang gave a cold laugh. "Even if it's Gong Gong Shenjun, he may not be able to break through Senior Zhongnan's defense."

"Then let's keep it a draw... the overtime extends, and it'll drag on to the Three Star Court." Li Luo said unhurriedly.

This time, Lu Cang's expression finally turned a shade gloomier. If it dragged on to the Three Star Court for another round, there really wouldn't be much chance of winning—because Jiang Jiang Qinge was simply invincible, and there was no one on their side who could stop her. Even Zhao Zhao Huiyin could only barely cross blades with her; actually winning was completely impossible.

A cold, sinister gleam surfaced in Lu Cang's crimson-black vertical pupils, and he said in an icy voice, "Do you really think I'll let you drag the situation to that point?"

He slowly took a step forward, and the upper half of his garments were directly blasted apart at this moment, revealing his bare upper body.

Then Li Luo saw crimson-black curse patterns, like snakes, burrow out from Lu Cang's flesh, gradually condensing on the surface of his skin into two intertwined crimson-black giant pythons. The giant python curse patterns extended all the way up to Lu Cang's face.

On either side of his face, the crimson-black giant pythons opened their ferocious fangs in a massive maw.

Such a bizarre sight instantly made Lu Cang's countenance look terrifying, sending chills down the spine.

Seen from afar, it was as if a crimson-black two-headed giant python coiled upon the lake's surface, radiating an overwhelming ferocity and bone-chilling cold.

In that instant, Li Luo sensed an immense danger.

Boom!

Yet before he could make any move, he saw the patch of lake where Lu Cang stood seemingly get abruptly flipped up by a terrifying force, as if torn apart. A hundred-zhang massive wave surged, carrying an enormous shadow, and descended directly toward the direction where Li Luo stood, enveloping him.

From the viewing stands, countless cries of shock rang out.

And before the massive wave even came crashing down, Li Luo felt his vision blur. A murderous aura rushed at his face, and Lu Cang's figure appeared in the air ahead. Then came the green python staff-shadow that smashed down suddenly. As that staff whistled down, the water surface beneath Li Luo's feet was forcibly torn apart.

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

Bang!

Li Luo met it with both sabers, saber-light dazzling.

Yet in only an instant, the twin sabers in his hands exploded into fragments, and his body was as if struck heavily. With a bang, the lake surface caved in, and his entire person was forcibly blasted into the bottom of the lake by Lu Cang's terrifying strike.

At this moment, the massive wave finally fell, producing a deafening roar.

Apart from that, among the mountains, not a single sound.