Chapter 440: Sudden Change

The refining process proved even easier than Li Luo had imagined.

For a moment, he even felt a bit like dozing off.

This was because Li Luo discovered that the extraordinary array left behind by his father and mother was far too automated; his role within it was merely to circulate the Small Formless Divine Forging Art to condense a wisp of Small Formless Fire.

The extraordinary array would then transform the Xiang Power provided by the two Marquis-level experts, Yu Yu Hongxi and Xi Chan, into a special kind of fuel, using it to amplify Li Luo's wisp of Small Formless Fire before injecting it into the golden cauldron located at the array's core.

Inside the golden cauldron, the numerous materials churned within the roaring flames, beginning to fuse continuously.

The fusion of those materials was not controlled by Li Luo either; this extraordinary array was like a precision machine set long ago, with the refining steps imprinted within it, proceeding in an orderly fashion.

However, this made things far too easy and boring for Li Luo.

Li Luo's drowsy appearance naturally caught Yu Yu Hongxi's eye, and her gaze grew even more Solemn, for she too realized that the extraordinary array was automatically conducting a refining process.

"This is... an extraordinary array that has given birth to a 'spirit'?"

Li Luo's vision was too short-sighted to understand the special nature of this extraordinary array, but Yu Yu Hongxi was a Marquis-level expert, so she could perceive more clearly just how profound the techniques of Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan, who forged this array, truly were.

This forced her to sigh inwardly.

Those two were indeed people one could not help but respect.

Back when they were still in Great Xia, they truly overshadowed the experts of their generation; no one dared to call themselves a heavenly prodigy in front of the two of them, for that would simply be a joke.

Now that they had departed for several years, Yu Yu Hongxi had originally begun to gradually forget their former brilliance, but the appearance of this extraordinary array once again made her recall the fear that they had almost dominated.

Yu Yu Hongxi's expression was complex; she then reined in her emotions and focused on pouring her own vast Xiang Power into the array.

On the other side of the training ground, Instructor Xi Chan was also marveling at the extraordinary array before her.

"There should be no problem with this refining," she murmured to herself, her expression gradually relaxing.

Although the Luo Lan Manor had many enemies, this was after all within the Saint Profound Star Academy, so no one should be able to infiltrate; the only one still troublesome was Shen Shen Jinxiao, but with Instructor Cao Sheng guarding outside, he would not dare to force his way in to cause trouble.

As she spoke, even more vast Xiang Power surged from Instructor Xi Chan's body, rolling toward the extraordinary array.

However, just at that instant, the Xiang Power surging within Instructor Xi Chan's body suddenly exhibited violent, chaotic fluctuations.

Instructor Xi Chan's eyes changed abruptly.

She suddenly raised her palm and pressed it hard against her cheek, which was covered by a thin veil, while pain and horror surged in her eyes.

"W-what?!" Her voice became much hoarse at that moment.

How could the trouble that had been quiet for so many years suddenly show signs of movement at this time?!

A somewhat painful groan escaped from Instructor Xi Chan's throat.

At the same time, beneath the thin veil, black patterns spread rapidly, then, like little black fish, directly burrowed into one of her pupils; in an instant, Instructor Xi Chan's right pupil turned pitch black.

A strange, uneasy aura emanated from her.

Yet her left pupil remained normal, flickering with confusion and struggle, as if fighting to seize something.

This directly caused the vast Xiang Power within Instructor Xi Chan's body to begin undergoing violent tremors, causing the surrounding space to shatter continuously.

The confusion in her eyes grew increasingly intense.

"Li, Li Luo, be careful!" With her last strength, she let out a shout.

Boom!

The moment her voice fell, her Xiang Power completely lost control; a torrent of Xiang Power shot out from her fingertips, transforming into a rolling flood that crushed the void and bore down directly upon Li Luo.

This sudden attack left Li Luo completely unprepared.

Facing an assault from a Marquis-level expert, he momentarily lost even the ability to dodge.

However, just as the Xiang Power flood was about to engulf him, red Xiang Power suddenly erupted in mid-air, transforming directly into a giant flower petal; the petal, like a massive wall, not only blocked that vast Xiang Power but also rapidly absorbed it.

"Instructor Xi Chan?!"

On the other side, Yu Yu Hongxi stood up, her face somewhat Solemn as she stared at Xi Chan's side; clearly, it was her timely intervention that had neutralized Xi Chan's sudden attack on Li Luo.

"President Yu, what's wrong with Instructor Xi Chan?!" Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief and asked hurriedly.

"She has lost control."

Yu Yu Hongxi stared at the confusion and struggle flickering in Instructor Xi Chan's pupils, her willow brows knitted tightly, and said, "This aura is the pollution of the Alien Kind; has she been polluted by the Alien Kind before?"

Li Luo's heart gave a jolt, and he looked at Instructor Xi Chan with some disbelief.

Instructor Xi Chan had also been polluted by the Alien Kind?! What kind of Alien Kind could even pollute a Marquis-level expert?

Right, Instructor Xi Chan has always worn a veil; was she concealing something?

Boom, boom!

While they were speaking, Instructor Xi Chan moved without wind; her black pupil grew even stranger, her gaze locking onto Yu Yu Hongxi. She raised her jade hand, and a torrent of vast Xiang Power surged forth like a long river; in the next instant, a blue giant tiger leaped out from within it.

On the giant tiger's body, black patterns writhed, and the ferocious, overwhelming momentum made Li Luo's scalp go numb.

Roar!

The giant tiger roared, its tiger paw striking down at Yu Yu Hongxi; the void was directly torn open by that terrifying power, creating cracks upon cracks.

Yu Yu Hongxi looked up, her jade fingers quickly forming a Shou Yin, which then transformed into a Zhang Yin; with a Solemn expression, she pushed it forward.

"Crimson Flower Seal!"

Crimson Xiang Power surged wildly, transforming into a giant hand seal; in the center of the hand seal was a demonically gorgeous flower that seemed to be burning, emitting astonishing Xiang Power fluctuations that shook the void.

Bang!

The giant tiger and the flower hand seal collided; a violent hurricane erupted within the Training Pavilion, sweeping in all directions. Fortunately, the Training Pavilion was designed specifically for Marquis-level experts, with its defensive capabilities extremely well-executed, so it managed to withstand the aftermath of the battle.

The giant tiger was knocked back more than ten steps, but then roared and charged out again.

Yu Yu Hongxi's brows knitted tightly; at this moment, Xi Chan was clearly in a confused state. Yu Yu Hongxi could not truly strike to kill, so she could only continuously block the opponent's attacks while also having to be careful of Xi Chan launching attacks against Li Luo in her confusion. Before two Marquis-level experts, Li Luo, who was only at the Xiang Master realm, was undoubtedly like an ant; even a single ripple of battle could obliterate him.

Moreover, their original purpose was to help Li Luo refine; now that she and Xi Chan were fighting, she naturally had no spare strength to provide Xiang Power to Li Luo for the refining, so if this situation continued, today's goal would be ruined.

Li Luo's extraordinary array could not operate indefinitely; once its core power dissipated, the array would vanish, and at that time, Li Luo would obviously be unable to create another extraordinary array of the same level for refining.

Therefore, this situation suddenly became troublesome.

Yu Yu Hongxi's mind raced; if it really came to it, she would have to call Cao Sheng in, but with more people around, it would inevitably lead to further complications.

And just as Yu Yu Hongxi hesitated thus, Li Luo, situated within the Strange Array, suddenly showed a slight change in expression; information had been transmitted from within the Strange Array. Clearly, the aftermath of the battle between Yu Yu Hongxi and Instructor Xi Chan had also affected the Strange Array, thereby triggering some of its defensive capabilities.

The functions of this Strange Array left behind by Li Taixuan and Dan Tai Lan are truly quite comprehensive.

This made Li Luo exceptionally moved; clearly, when the two of them originally forged this Strange Array, they truly poured their heart and soul into it, calculating every possible unstable factor that might arise.

Thus, after pondering for a moment, Li Luo quickly shouted loudly at Yu Yu Hongxi: "President Yu, give me your Xiang Li; I will subdue Instructor Xi Chan!"

Hearing this, Yu Yu Hongxi was stunned; this young man's tone is quite arrogant...

However, she is also a decisive person, and at this moment did not hesitate excessively. With a flick of her finger, surging Xiang Li roared forth, pouring into that Strange Array.

Very well then; let us see what this young man of yours can do.