Chapter 464: Battle Deployments

"There are three main paths leading to the valley. I will hold the center and try my best to draw out the enemy's captain-general."

"Qin Zhulu, Yi Lisha, your two squads are responsible for the left path."

"Bai Doudou, Wang Hejiu, your two squads are responsible for the right path. You might have a more troublesome time, as we previously released a smoke screen that Yu Lang is also a dual-Resonance user. The enemy will likely increase their forces to deal with your side. However, if that is the case, it is actually good news for us, as it will disperse the enemy's strength."

"Of course, the trouble is that you will need to withstand greater pressure."

Outside the valley, Li Luo was making his upcoming battle deployments.

"My preliminary guess is that there may be two or three Sage Colleges participating in the siege against us. Although we are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, in terms of quality, I believe we still have the upper hand."

Not to mention him as a top-tier combatant, Qin Zhulu is also very strong. With his strength, he would be enough to serve as a captain-general at other colleges. Even at Astral Sage College, if it weren't for him being an anomaly in this year's cohort, Qin Zhulu would still be the strongest in the First Star Academy.

As for the others, like Bai Doudou and Wang Hejiu, they have also reached the peak of the first transformation of the Resonance-Forming Stage.

With the current three-way deployment, excluding Li Luo's position, the pressure on Qin Zhulu's side might be the smallest, while Bai Doudou, Yu Lang, and Wang Hejiu's side might bear immense pressure.

"Do you want Yu Lang to come to my side?" Qin Zhulu asked at this moment.

His side was stronger; if Yu Lang came over, he could share some of the pressure for him.

Li Luo pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Your side has an advantage, which is why you need to hold the left path. If you can drive the enemy back as soon as possible, that would be for the best."

"Yu Lang and the others are meant to withstand pressure anyway, no need to feel bad for him."

Yu Lang rolled his eyes; so I'm just a punching bag.

However, he also understood that the current situation was special. They were at a disadvantage in numbers, and the smoke screen Li Luo had released earlier required him to step up and disperse the enemy's strength.

"Everyone, this is our first battle. I hope we can display the might of our Astral Sage College."

After making the arrangements, Li Luo smiled slightly and cupped his hands toward everyone.

Everyone smiled as well, then said no more and dispersed, heading toward their respective areas of responsibility.

Lu Qinger walked at the end, her beautiful eyes shimmering as she stared at Li Luo, whispering, "Li Luo, are you sure you'll be okay on your own?"

She actually knew that Li Luo, as a revealed dual-Resonance user, was the true target the enemy was aiming for. Because once a problem arose here with Li Luo, it would not only deal a huge blow to their morale but also directly lead to the collapse of the defensive line.

Upon hearing this, Li Luo immediately said, "Never ask a man if he has a problem!"

"Do you need me to stay and help you?" Lu Qinger laughed.

Li Luo said solemnly, "Student Lu Qinger, please obey the captain-general's orders. Otherwise, even if you are pretty, I will punish you!"

"Sharp-tongued."

The young girl rolled her eyes at Li Luo, then walked toward her teammates with her hands behind her back, hopping with youthful vitality, leaving behind a slender and graceful silhouette.

Li Luo admired the girl's back for a moment, then tapped his toes, his Resonance power erupting, and his figure swept to the top of a large tree. From here, he could see a sea of forest all around; this was the battlefield he had chosen, allowing him to overlook all the battlefields in this mountain forest.

His gaze turned toward the nearby forest, as figures began to appear there.

There were quite a few people.

Li Luo narrowed his eyes; it looked like teams from three Sage Colleges were participating in this siege.

And just as Li Luo noticed those teams, the latter and the others also discovered him standing above the forest, looking down at them.

A commotion broke out among the many figures, and then a figure in yellow suddenly soared into the sky. He leaped above the forest, stepped on the treetops, and quickly approached Li Luo's side.

Finally, he stopped at a distance of more than twenty meters from Li Luo.

"This must be Captain-General Li Luo of Astral Sage College, right? I am Zhao Xingying of Red Sand Sage College." The yellow-clothed youth smiled and cupped his hands.

Li Luo nodded with a smile, acknowledging the greeting.

"I didn't expect Captain-General Li Luo to be hiding so deeply. In the intelligence exchanged previously, we never discovered that you possessed dual Resonances," Zhao Xingying said.

Li Luo laughed, "Our college has already exposed one dual-Resonance user; we can't expose all of them, right?"

"That Yu Lang?"

Zhao Xingying chuckled, "Is he really a dual-Resonance user?"

"Who knows." Li Luo laughed.

"Captain-General Li Luo, I won't waste time with meaningless talk... I just want to ask, do you really intend to swallow this medium-sized Spirit-Gathering Altar all by yourself?" Zhao Xingying asked.

Li Luo nodded.

"Captain-General Li Luo's appetite is a bit too big," Zhao Xingying frowned and said.

"The bold are stuffed to death, the timid are starved to death," Li Luo laughed.

"We have gathered three Sage Colleges here. Do you think your Astral Sage College can handle it?"

"One has to try."

Zhao Xingying was silent for a moment and said, "Captain-General Li Luo, if you are willing, our Red Sand Sage College can choose to cooperate with you. If we join forces, the other two Sage Colleges should know when to retreat."

"Selling out your allies so quickly?" Li Luo was a bit surprised.

"We aren't really allies; we just came together for the Spirit-Gathering Altar. If we can obtain it by cooperating with Captain-General Li Luo, why choose them?" Zhao Xingying was quite direct.

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell them this?"

"They wouldn't believe it, and I wouldn't admit it. Captain-General Li Luo isn't that naive, is he?"

"How much do you want?" Li Luo said.

"Half."

Li Luo laughed and said, "Your appetite is not small either. It seems we cannot reach an agreement."

Zhao Xingying said helplessly, "It seems Captain-General Li Luo has a lot of confidence in himself."

"How about this... the three of you captain-generals have a match against me. If you win, I will hand over the Spirit-Gathering Altar. If you lose, then obediently retreat. How about that?" Li Luo said calmly.

A flash of surprise crossed Zhao Xingying's eyes: "You want to fight three against one? Captain-General Li Luo, you are truly arrogant."

"Just challenging my limits," Li Luo laughed.

"A very tempting method, but I choose to refuse," Zhao Xingying smiled slightly and said, "We clearly have a greater numerical advantage, why would we fight you here?"

"That is truly a pity," Li Luo said, sighing inwardly; the other side wasn't stupid either.

"Since we can't reach an agreement, then so be it. Captain-General Li Luo, I represent Red Sand Sage College, Saint Longyu College, and Tiantong Sage College, and from this moment on, we declare war on your Astral Sage College."

Zhao Xingying stared at Li Luo, his eyes gradually becoming sharp.

"However, to show you respect, we three captain-generals will, as you wish, join forces to deal with you."

As his voice fell, he waved his hand gently.

Immediately, in the forest behind him, bursts of Resonance power erupted violently.