Chapter 536: A Special Signal

At the peak of Thunder Roar Mountain, the great battle continues.

A torrent of immense Xiang Force pierces the void; every time it collides with the countless thunder vines, a deafening roar echoes, and a violent energy shockwave sweeps like a hurricane, tearing countless towering trees from their roots on the mountain peak.

This commotion was caused by the three Tian Zhu Jing experts of the Eldest Princess.

They shouldered the vast majority of the Thunder Roar Tree's assaults.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jiang Qinge and two other students from the Three-Star Academy assisted from the side, while also responsible for clearing the cunning thunder vines constantly attacking from underground; that situation could only be described as chaotic.

Li Luo, Lu Ming, Senior Ao Bai, and other students from the Low-Star Academy also formed small circles in pairs and threes, maintaining vigilance to prevent another surprise attack like the one just now.

After a moment of recovery, the numbness on Li Luo's body gradually faded; although he still looked wretched, at least the Xiang Force within his body had resumed its rapid circulation, which made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Recovered?" Lu Ming's voice came from the side.

Li Luo turned his head; at this moment, Lu Ming's usually cold and aloof beautiful face carried a hint of concern as she gazed at him.

Li Luo smiled and nodded.

Lu Ming glanced at his hair standing on end and his blackened face, and for a moment she couldn't help but laugh, but since he looked like this because he had saved her, she quickly suppressed this emotion, her beautiful face returning to its usual coldness as she said, "Then you must stay alert from now on; the thunder vines emerging from the ground are increasing in number."

Li Luo nodded again, but his gaze looked down at the broken silver vine beneath his feet, his brows furrowing slightly.

Was that special signal just now an illusion?

What exactly did it mean?

Li Luo was somewhat concerned about this, because he felt this might be extremely important information.

But if it was real, why was he the only one who felt it?

The Eldest Princess, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and the others were all fighting, tearing apart countless thunder vines, but looking at their expressions, it seemed they had not received even a trace of such information; otherwise, they would not have ignored it.

A look of contemplation appeared in Li Luo's eyes; he gazed at the crowd present, their bodies surging with mighty Xiang Force, the differently colored Xiang Forces intertwining, which looked exceptionally brilliant, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration seemed to cross Li Luo's mind.

Right, it's Xiang Nature.

Wood Xiang!

Everyone present, except for him, seemed to lack the Wood Xiang.

And the power of Wood Xiang inherently possesses a special sensitivity to trees and plants in the world; although the Thunder Roar Tree is unique, it cannot escape this rule; if it is because he possesses the Wood Xiang that he has such a unique perception, then it is not impossible.

Li Luo's eyes shifted; if this were the case, then that special signal just now... came from the Thunder Roar Tree before him?

Thinking of this, he felt it was somewhat unbelievable, but upon careful thought, there was indeed such a possibility; the Thunder Roar Tree before him was clearly a treasure of heaven and earth, condensing vast energy, and it could also borrow the power of thunder; if it possessed some spiritual intelligence, that would actually be quite normal.

Then, was that signal the Thunder Roar Tree crying out for help to him?

"Li

Luo, what are you staring at? Has your injury worsened?"

And when Li Luo fell into deep thought, Lu Ming beside him noticed his expression was slightly off and quickly poked him with the scabbard of her sword.

Li Luo quickly shook his head, smiling, "It's nothing... Lu Ming, can you do me a favor?"

Lu Ming asked strangely, "At a time like this, what can I do for you?"

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then said, "I want to lure a thunder vine to attack me, but the energy on that thunder vine is too strong; I can't withstand it alone, so I want you to join forces with me to resist it and help me share the burden of the thunder vine's power."

Lu Ming's beautiful brows knitted tightly, and she asked in confusion, "Lure a thunder vine to attack you? What are you thinking? That strike just now almost killed you; do you want to experience that pain a second time?"

Speaking to this point, her expression became somewhat strange: "Li Luo, do you like the feeling of being struck by lightning?"

Lu Ming herself possesses the Dual Phantasm Thunder Xiang, so she knows that Thunder Xiang Force can sometimes bring a strange feeling of pain and numbness; it is said that some people with bizarre fetishes are extremely greedy for this feeling; could it be that the Li Luo before her is also like this?

Seeing Lu Ming's strange expression, Li Luo's mouth corner couldn't help but twitch, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I don't like being struck by lightning!"

"I have made some discoveries that might help us break through this situation!"

"Is that so?" Lu Ming was half-skeptical, but in the end, she believed Li Luo; after all, in this situation, even if one had unique fetishes, it would probably not be appropriate to display them, so she nodded and said, "If it is truly as you say, I will fully cooperate with you."

"What I say is naturally true!"

Li Luo replied impatiently, then his gaze turned toward the direction where Jiang Jiang Qinge was; at this moment, most of the thunder vines emerging from the ground were blocked by Jiang Jiang Qinge; if he wanted to lure a thunder vine over, he would have to pass through Jiang Jiang Qinge.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, let a weaker thunder vine through!"

However, regarding Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Luo did not need to offer too much explanation, because the trust between the two sides no longer required such procedures.

Indeed, Jiang Jiang Qinge heard Li Luo's shout; although she was slightly stunned, the light sword beam she had swung suddenly lost its force; a thunder vine was struck diagonally by her sword light, instantly tearing the ground, and that thunder vine crackling with lightning was knocked dizzy and flew toward Li Luo's position.

The thunder vine waved wildly; it didn't care why it had been knocked over; in the next instant, it roared straight at Li Luo and Lu Ming, bringing crackling thunder light with it.

The thunder energy roared, like an angry dragon, even burning the air until it emitted a smell of high heat.

Lu Ming gazed at the thunder vine rapidly enlarging in her pupils; although Jiang Jiang Qinge had casually knocked this thunder vine with a single swipe, leaving it with no power to fight back, that was because of Jiang Jiang Qinge's own formidable strength, but she was different; she was currently only at the Xiang Master realm, and the gap between her and Jiang Jiang Qinge was like a chasm.

So she dared not be the slightest bit negligent; her jade hand gripped the sword hilt tightly, and in the next instant, the Dual Xiang power within her body erupted without reservation.

Buzz!

The slender sword, wrapped in lightning, shot out violently, and at that same moment transformed into continuous lightning; in a single breath, hundreds of lightning sword shadows seemed to pierce the thunder vine cunningly and ruthlessly; during the energy collision,

a booming sound instantly erupted.

The ground beneath was directly torn by the dancing lightning arcs into black trenches.

But Lu Ming's assault only lasted a few breaths; those lightning sword shadows were all torn apart by the violent power on the thunder vine, and Lu Ming's graceful figure was also knocked back more than ten steps; the slender sword in her hand even turned red, with heat permeating the air.

"Li Luo, be careful!" she urgently warned.

Even with her full effort, she failed to sever the thunder vine; she could only neutralize the thunder energy contained within it, weakening it somewhat.

Li Luo nodded; gazing at the thunder vine shooting forth like a lightning python, he took a deep breath, his Dual Xiang power surging and flowing within his body, finally concentrating entirely at his two palms.

He extended his palms and directly grabbed the thunder vine.

Crack!

The thunder energy poured onto Li Luo like a torrent; in that instant, it immediately made Li Luo feel that extremely stinging and numb sensation again; he bared his teeth and gritted them, yet his hands held the vine tightly, wanting to intercept more information.

However, the thunder vine in his hands struggled wildly like a giant python, while the thunder energy surged, roasting Li Luo's palms until the skin cracked and flesh was exposed.

Yet, he still did not receive the special signal perception like before.

This made Li Luo's heart sink; could it be that what happened just now was truly just an illusion?

He was unwilling to give up, his palms gripping the Thunder Vine desperately, ignoring the skin and flesh on both palms beginning to scorch black.

Just as Li Luo felt his palms could barely hold onto the Thunder Vine, a pair of cool little hands wrapped in lightning suddenly darted out from the side, swiftly covering both of his palms. Immediately, half of the thunder energy on the Thunder Vine surged toward those two little hands.

"Li Luo, are you crazy? Don't you want these two hands anymore?" At the same time, Li Luo heard Lu Ming's somewhat shocked and angry voice reach his ears.

He turned his head and saw Lu Ming had rushed to his side, now helping him grip the vine while sharing the impact and burning of the thunder energy.

"Thanks."

Li Luo exhaled, his gaze filled with determination: "Hold on a little longer!"

Lu Ming lightly bit her silver teeth, then finally nodded.

And under their shared burden, the thunder energy on the Thunder Vine finally began to gradually dissipate. It was precisely when that energy receded that Li Luo once again received that special signal.

In that instant, strange images seemed to flash through his mind.

It was a stretch of viscous, cold, dark darkness.

There were silver giant tree roots taking hold, but at this moment, on the black abyss around the base of that giant tree, countless twisted figures leapt down, and then with a splat, their bodies shattered into a puddle of black slime. The slime, as if possessing eerie vitality, writhed bit by bit to cover the silver roots, and finally transformed the silver into a deep, gloomy ink-black color...

Faintly, Li Luo seemed to hear the silver giant tree roots emit a wailing sound.

Li Luo suddenly opened his eyes, his vision rapidly returning, and his expression also turned gloomy at this moment.

No wonder not a single strange creature could be seen in the Thunder Roar Mountain Range. It turned out these strange creatures had all burrowed underground, and through some special method, polluted the Thunder Roar Tree from the root position.