Chapter 498: The Ninth Grade Spirit Envoy

"Damn, Li Luo is fierce! Could he have also reached the fourth transformation of the Transformation Phase?"

Before the tower of the Holy Profound Star Academy, Seeing Yu Lang watched the surging power fluctuations of Li Luo within that light screen. Although he could not personally experience the oppressive pressure Li Luo emitted, from the momentum alone, it was clear Li Luo was already on par with Jing Jing Taixu.

"No, strictly speaking, Li Luo's power level should be the third transformation of the Transformation Phase. The reason his power surged so much now is because he swallowed that crimson bead," Bai Bai Doudou said after observing carefully for a while.

"This kind of boost should only be temporary, but it should be enough to deal with this decisive battle."

"Only this counts as the true strongest battle of the First Star Academy in the Eastern Outer Shenzhou," Qin Qin Zhulu grinned, his eyes filled with burning battle will and longing. This was the kind of battle he had been looking forward to, but unfortunately, he had to admit that he had already been left behind by Li Luo and Jing Jing Taixu.

However, he believed this was only temporary. After this Holy Grail War ended, he would apply to station himself permanently in the Dark Caverns. Only in such dangerous places where life was constantly at risk could one's potential be fully unleashed.

His cultivation was not ruthless enough.

"I wonder if Li Luo can defeat Jing Jing Taixu. This is the final step. If he wins, the title of the strongest First Star Academy of this generation will fall into the hands of our Holy Profound Star Academy," Beside Yi Yi Lisha sighed.

Lu Qing'er also tilted her long, Bai Xi neck, her watery eyes gazing at the two figures confronting each other in the light screen, saying, "Li Luo will definitely win."

"That's not certain. Jing Jing Taixu is too strong," Wang Wang Hejiu on the side said with a touch of sourness.

Lu Qing'er smiled faintly, saying, "When you first entered the Holy Profound Star Academy, you also thought Li Luo could never become the number one of the First Star Academy. But what about now?"

Wang Wang Hejiu was speechless, saying awkwardly, "You are too blind. Li Luo is facing Jing Jing Taixu this time. Can we compare to him?"

"So what if it is Jing Jing Taixu? He is merely a False Zhen Jiu Pin. He will not be the strongest enemy Li Luo has ever encountered, but merely a trainer on his path of constant climbing. Defeating him, Li Luo will go even further."

"I saw with my own eyes him climb out of that almost desperate 'Empty Phase'. No matter how strong Jing Jing Taixu is, can he be stronger than the despair brought by the 'Empty Phase'?"

"Li Luo was able to defeat the desperate situation of the 'Empty Phase', so why would he fear a Jing Jing Taixu? Moreover, the reason Jing Jing Taixu can lead Li Luo by half a step now is simply because Li Luo was delayed by the Empty Phase back then," Lu Qing'er's voice was cold, yet it contained extremely strong confidence in Li Luo.

This confidence did not come out of thin air; she had witnessed with her own eyes Li Luo step by step walking out of the desperate situation of the Empty Phase at the South Wind Academy, finally arriving at the Holy Profound Star Academy, and even becoming the number one among the new students.

Such a person, in Lu Qing'er's heart, was excellent beyond comparison.

With this, everyone had nothing to say. Even Wang Wang Hejiu and Du Zebeixuan fell silent, because Lu Qing'er was very right. Li Luo had witnessed a true desperate situation. That so-called Empty Phase was enough to make anyone lose hope, yet he had climbed out of that desperate situation alive.

Perhaps it was precisely this kind of mental state that allowed him to stand out among the new students.

In the past, they only saw the casual nature on Li Luo's gentle smile, but they failed to see the resilience possessed by the youth beneath that smile.

While Lu Qing'er and the others were arguing, Li Luo was feeling the mighty power flowing within his body. That power was several times stronger than just a moment ago.

The improvement of his own third transformation of the Transformation Phase.

And the energy amplification provided by the Crimson Dragon Pearl was an extra gain. Originally, Li Luo thought it was merely a material for refining the Acquired Phase, but after obtaining it, he conducted some exploration and discovered another function of the Crimson Dragon Pearl. However, this kind of boost ultimately relied on external force, so it had a time limit. Once he put away the Dragon Pearl, the amplification would disappear along with it.

However, no matter what, now, from the perspective of abundant power, he probably was not weaker than Jing Jing Taixu, the true fourth transformation of the Transformation Phase.

This decisive battle had truly reached the same starting line.

It was indeed fitting for the atmosphere of a decisive battle.

Hum.

Li Luo gripped the Profound Image Blade tightly, and power flowed out from his body. As the blade hummed and vibrated, a bright power halo appeared on the blade. He had directly activated the dual-phase power of the He Yi Jing.

Clearly, facing an enemy as strong as Jing Jing Taixu, Li Luo did not intend to make any probes; that would be a meaningless act.

Whoosh.

At the tip of the blade, sword light and water light swelled and emerged. As the sword light casually swept across, the ground was directly cut into a trace as smooth as a mirror. Clearly, accompanied by Li Luo's improvement in strength this time, his Water Light Technique also appeared even more domineering.

Cutting power and penetrating power were both full of lethality.

Li Luo raised his head, and the gaze he cast toward Jing Jing Taixu became extremely cold and icy at this moment.

Boom!

In the next instant, his figure shot out directly. The dazzling sword light was like rolling waves on the sea, wrapping around a pressing chill and killing intent, ruthlessly chopping down upon Jing Jing Taixu's head.

Before the sword light fell, the ground beneath his feet had already begun to crack rapidly.

And facing Li Luo's attack, Jing Jing Taixu's face carried a faint smile. He obviously had no intention of retreating. He gripped that green banana leaf fan tightly. Wild wind flowed over the banana leaf fan, the howling wind sound never stopping, and at the position of the fan handle, a faint golden eye appeared.

Clearly, this green banana leaf fan was Jing Jing Taixu's weapon, and at the same time, it was a Golden Eye Treasure.

It was just that what surprised Li Luo was, didn't this guy claim to be the Spear of the Holy Sage King? What was going on with holding a banana leaf fan?

"Li Luo, I have already witnessed your dual-phase power."

"I think, perhaps it is also time for you to witness the power of the Ninth Grade Phase Nature?"

Jing Jing Taixu smiled. Wind-phase power surged wildly around him. The wild wind stirred the clouds, directly forming a huge tornado storm. At this moment, the wind energy in the world was also rushing toward Jing Jing Taixu as the source.

Even on Jing Jing Taixu's body, a faint shadow seemed to appear. The shadow was extremely mysterious, with green light flowing over it. That was extremely pure wind-phase power.

This was the first time Li Luo had seen such pure wind-phase power.

And when that shadow appeared, Li Luo could clearly feel that the wind energy rushing toward Jing Jing Taixu in the world became even more magnificent.

All of this was due to the influence of that mysterious shadow.

"This is... the mysterious characteristic that only the Ninth Grade Wind Phase can possess, the Wind Spirit Envoy?" Li Luo's expression became Solemn.

The so-called Ninth Grade characteristic is said to be a characteristic that can only be born and possessed by the Ninth Grade Phase. This characteristic can enhance the spirituality contained within the power, while increasing its owner's perception of the energy in the world, helping them to more easily summon the energy of heaven and earth.

Moreover, with the support of the Wind Spirit Envoy, any wind-attribute phase technique Jing Jing Taixu casts will have its power enhanced to a certain degree.

Therefore, this characteristic is also called Wei You Jiu Pin Spirit Envoy. It is an ability unique to the Ninth Grade Phase Nature, just like the dual-phase power of a Dual-Phaser.

Regarding this special characteristic, Li Luo was not too unfamiliar, because he had seen it on Jiang Jiang Qinge. However, Jiang Jiang Qinge's Light Spirit Envoy was far more dazzling and brilliant than this Jing Jing Taixu.

It was just that what Li Luo did not expect was that he thought the Wei You Jiu Pin Spirit Envoy needed a true Ninth Grade Phase Nature to be born. As a result... this guy's False Zhen Jiu Pin actually has it too?

With this, it became even more interesting.

A duel between dual-phase power and the Wei You Jiu Pin Spirit Envoy?