Chapter 468

Amidst the mountains and forests, war fires erupted everywhere, fierce and chaotic.

Along the three paths leading to the Spirit Gathering Altar, extremely violent Xiang power fluctuations erupted.

And as time passed, teams from other academies finally began to appear in this area; they first cast a fiery-eyed glance at the sky-filling rosy light blooming deep within these mountain ranges, then their gazes turned toward the locations where battles were breaking out.

They did not immediately join this struggle.

First, they had arrived too hastily, and their teams had not fully assembled; second, intervening at this moment would easily cause the two fighting sides to stop and turn against them, so the wise ones now held back, waiting quietly for the situation to develop.

The best outcome would be for both sides to suffer mutual damage, allowing them to pick up the fruit and eat.

Yet more gazes still converged upon that expanse of forest, because it was the most conspicuous, and everyone could clearly see that was the main battlefield, especially the... Dual Xiang revealed by the Grand Captain of the Holy Profound Star Academy.

This made them secretly startled; previously, no one knew that the Holy Profound Star Academy was hiding such an ace card.

Fighting three opponents without falling even half a step behind, such combat power was simply astonishing.

However, with more and more teams from other academies drawn here, dragging out this situation was not advantageous for the Holy Profound Star Academy.

Only by cutting through the chaos with a swift blade and displaying power sufficient to awe the hearts could they sever the greed of teams from other academies.

But did the Holy Profound Star Academy truly possess such power?

Above the lush forest, mountain winds swept past, whipping the trees as if forming rolling waves of emerald green.

Four figures stepped upon the green waves, wrapped in surging Xiang power; the ear-piercing sound of breaking wind echoed through the mountains and forests like muffled thunder, and every eruption of Xiang power sheared off the tops of many large trees entirely.

As the battle continued, this vast forest was carved out with some hollowed areas.

"Golden Vine Quan Yin!"

Zhao Zhao Xingying's expression became fierce; he punched out, and amidst the whistling Jin Guang, golden vines roared forth, rapidly condensing together to form a fist print about several zhang in size, carrying immense force, and punched toward Li Luo.

However, facing Zhao Zhao Xingying's attack, Li Luo remained calm, holding the Profound Image Blade, drawing a shimmering blade light, and slashed down with a single strike.

Ssshh!

The Golden Vine Quan Yin was directly split in two, dissipating into sky-filling golden light points.

Seeing this, the corner of Zhao Zhao Xingying's mouth twitched slightly; staring at that somewhat mottled straight blade in Li Luo's hand, his eyes revealed anger and apprehension.

His Golden Vine Xiang inherently possessed the trait of being indestructible, yet his previous repeated offensives were all sliced apart by Li Luo using the blade's edge; that blade carried some divine power, and though Li Luo's swing seemed light and casual, it still erupted with quite astonishing force.

Clearly, the blade in Li Luo's hand must be a Golden Eye Treasure, and moreover, a Top-Tier Within!

Li Luo already possessed Dual Xiang, which was troublesome enough; now wielding such a divine weapon made matters even more difficult.

Zheng Zheng Fuxing and Ding Chi's figures appeared on Zhao Zhao Xingying's left and right sides; at this moment, their faces were also filled with Solemnity; after the previous exchanges, they had deeply experienced the might of the Li Luo before them.

Even the three of them joining forces failed to gain even half an advantage.

No matter what ferocious joint offensives they unleashed, Li Luo dissolved them all.

Moreover, they could also feel that Li Luo was seeking an opportunity to defeat them one by one, because in single combat, none of them was Li Luo's match; only by joining forces could they alleviate Li Luo's offensives.

Fortunately, although the three were joining forces for the first time, they all possessed rich combat experience, so they quickly formed preliminary understanding, preventing Luo De Xiang Fa from ever coming to fruition.

But the three also understood that relying on their combined strength, they probably truly could not crush Li Luo.

Zhao Zhao Xingying's eyes flickered; he suddenly glanced at the mountains and forests in all directions, where teams from other academies could be seen watching; he pondered slightly, then suddenly shouted: "Friends from other academies, if you have interest in this Medium Spirit Gathering Altar, you may choose to cooperate with us now, and afterwards we can distribute based on contribution!"

Since the three of them could not defeat Li Luo, they would just stir the situation up further.

At this moment, if some academies joined in, he believed that even Li Luo could not withstand it.

Zhao Zhao Xingying's loud shout echoed through the mountains and forests, causing some teams to stir uneasily; previously they dared not intervene casually, fearing these two sides would suddenly turn to deal with them, but now that Zhao Zhao Xingying had actively invited them, it was a good opportunity.

However, they did not make an immediate decision, obviously still hesitating.

Li Luo likewise did not expect Zhao Zhao Xingying to be so straightforward and couldn't help but smile, saying: "If you seek help, you won't get even a few drops of the Heavenly Spirit Dew."

"Better than nothing," Zhao Zhao Xingying said calmly.

"Grand Captain Li Luo, more and more teams are rushing here, and the situation is already very chaotic; do you really not intend to consider my previous proposal? As long as you are willing to share some of this Spirit Gathering Altar with us, if we join hands, we will naturally be without worry," he asked.

Li Luo shook his head with a smile.

"It's about enough," he suddenly said.

Zhao Zhao Xingying looked over with slightly cold eyes, saying: "What is 'about enough'?"

"The people are about enough," Li Luo said, pointing at those watching teams.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Zhao Xingying said slowly.

Li Luo answered seriously: "Previously there weren't many people; even if we defeated you, relying on word of mouth, the awe-inspiring effect would probably not be enough, so I feel that waiting for more people will yield a better effect."

Zhao Zhao Xingying couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Does Grand Captain Li Luo mean he was just playing with us earlier?"

"Not exactly; you are too self-deprecating. Playing is an exaggeration, but it could be called a warm-up," Li Luo explained.

Afterwards, he no longer paid attention to the anger rising in the three's eyes; instead, his expression gradually became even calmer as his five fingers slowly tightened around the somewhat rough hilt of the Profound Image Blade.

Within his body, the Xiang Power Bubbles had been cultivated to the realm where eleven could be condensed, only one bubble away from the highest level.

However, among these eleven Xiang Power Bubbles, two were Poison Bubbles, which he dared not use casually.

The other nine Xiang Power Bubbles instantly shattered seven of them at this moment.

Surging Xiang power roared forth from within, and simultaneously, surging Xiang power rose within Li Luo's two Xiang Palaces.

The two streams of Xiang power rapidly collided and merged.

Dual Xiang Power!

Li Luo's gaze was like water; suddenly, an extremely powerful Xiang power erupted from within his body, flowing and gradually covering the Profound Image Blade in his hand; on the blade's surface, Xiang power flowed like water ripples, carrying vigorous vitality.

The Jin Yu Profound Image Blade emitted a faint humming sound at this moment.

As if a faint satisfaction.

And as the blade vibrated, a blue-green Xiang power halo condensed and formed, encircling the blade.

"He Yi Jing?!"

The moment this Xiang power halo appeared, Zhao Zhao Xingying and the other two's expressions changed drastically; clearly, they had good insight.

"If you can withstand this single strike, what harm is there in yielding the Spirit Gathering Altar to you?"

But Li Luo gave them no time to recover from their shock; his words were flat, he gripped the blade hilt tight, and then struck down with a single slash.

"Thousand Flowing Water Blade Art."

A calm voice rang out, as if bearing not a single ripple of emotion.

Yet as that calm voice fell, turmoil erupted across heaven and earth; in that instant, it was as if a beam of light surged from the clouds, blinding and brilliant.

It was a blade-light of flowing water, some dozen zhang in length.

The blade-light swept forth, and Lin Hai was instantly erased.

In that very moment, a look of shock rose in the eyes of all those watching the battle.