Chapter 616: Records Are Meant to Be Broken

When Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge returned to the academy once more, Li Luo could clearly feel countless gazes along the way staring at them—more accurately, staring at Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Those gazes were filled with shock and anticipation.

Clearly, the news that Jiang Jiang Qinge would challenge the academy's Seven Star Pillars today had already spread.

This wasn't strange, because after the Holy Grail War ended, Jiang Jiang Qinge had applied to the academy, and the academy was naturally happy to see such a record-breaking matter, so as the day of the challenge approached, they released this shocking news.

This undoubtedly stirred up towering waves within the academy.

Countless students were shocked by it. After all, the Seven Star Pillars represented the highest glory for students of the Sacred Light Star Academy. In a sense, the impact of this position was even more shocking than Jiang Jiang Qinge winning the title of strongest in the Three Star Division of the Holy Grail War.

After all, in the Holy Grail War, Jiang Jiang Qinge had at least faced opponents of the same division level, but the Seven Star Pillars were the academy's most elite students!

Within the Seven Star Pillars, not only were there the most elite students of the Four Star Division, but there were also peak senior students from higher years.

Although in this batch of Seven Star Pillars, the radiance of those peak senior students was suppressed by the dazzling talents of the Four Star Division students Gong Gong Shenjun and Gong Gong Luanyu, their strength still could not be underestimated.

So in the eyes of many ordinary students, the weight of Jiang Jiang Qinge challenging the Seven Star Pillars as a Three Star Division student was absolutely more impactful than her winning the title of strongest in the Three Star Division.

If this matter succeeded, it would break a record since the founding of the Sacred Light Star Academy, because to this day, no student had ever obtained a Seven Star Pillar position while still in the Three Star Division.

Precisely because this matter was so sensational, the students in the academy now cast gazes of astonishment at Jiang Jiang Qinge when they saw her.

"A legend is about to rise." Facing those gazes, Li Luo said teasingly to Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's expression remained calm as ever. She said, "Actually, I have no interest in the identity of the Seven Star Pillars. This challenge is more about cultivating my spirit."

"Cultivating your spirit?" Li Luo's expression shifted.

"Conquer strong enemies, cultivate an invincible spirit." Jiang Jiang Qinge said lightly, and within her casual tone, a hint of dominance naturally overflowed.

Li Luo nodded half-understandingly and said, "What's this spirit for?"

Jiang Jiang Qinge glanced at him and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

"Still playing mysterious." Li Luo grumbled discontentedly, but in his heart he had a guess—Jiang Jiang Qinge was probably making preparations for next month's Prefecture Festival, and perhaps she had been brewing this preparation for several years already.

"I'll head back to the dormitory small building first, then come over to cheer you on."

Li Luo gave Jiang Jiang Qinge a greeting. On his side, he still needed to find Mentor Xi Chan and ask her to take him to the academy's Divination Art Tower today to find the Marquis-Bestowing Art he had been itching for.

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded, and the two parted ways at the end of the path. After parting from Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Luo headed straight for the dormitory small building.

And when he pushed open the door of the small building and entered, he happened to see Bai Bai Mengmeng and Student Xin Fu walking up from the basement stairs with exhausted expressions. Behind the two was Mentor Xi Chan, leisurely and carefree—clearly, she had just been supervising and guiding their cultivation in the basement.

"Captain!" Bai Bai Mengmeng spotted Li Luo entering the room at a glance, and immediately a glow bloomed on her tired little face.

"You've really had it tough." Li Luo said with a smile.

Student Xin Fu looked at the leisurely Li Luo, and recalling the suffering of high-pressure training under Mentor Xi Chan's supervision over the past month, he immediately felt a sourness in his heart. He earnestly said, "Captain, I know you won the title of strongest One Star Division student in this Holy Grail War, but I feel you can't become arrogant and slack off because of it. You haven't even come to the academy once this entire month—what kind of behavior is that?"

"Do you know that Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan of the Two Star Division has already stepped into the Void General Stage this month, and all the Purple Radiance students in our One Star Division have made rapid progress in strength? If you continue to slack off like this, you might get surpassed."

"Mentor Xi Chan, you can't let the captain run wild like this. Such a good seedling definitely needs your supervision and whipping!" Student Xin Fu said seriously to Mentor Xi Chan.

As long as Mentor Xi Chan started supervising Li Luo, the pressure on his side would naturally ease a bit, and then he could finally breathe a sigh of relief!

Captain, captain, don't blame your brother for being unkind—I'm doing all this to make you stronger!

Beneath Student Xin Fu's harmless face flowed complicated thoughts.

Facing Student Xin Fu's "good intentions," Li Luo wore a smile and said, "Although I haven't come to the academy this month, my cultivation has been advancing by leaps and bounds, and the gap between Student Xin Fu and me has grown even larger. That won't do. In our little squad, Bai Mengmeng is support and not good at combat, so you and I have to shoulder the heavy responsibility. If you fall too far behind, wouldn't you be even worse than Bai Mengmeng?"

Student Xin Fu heard this and said disbelievingly, "I'm already at the Manifestation Stage now, the same level as you."

Li Luo waved his hand and said lightly, "Manifestation Stage? I left that behind long ago."

Student Xin Fu was stunned. Not the Manifestation Stage? Then... his pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared at Li Luo in horror. "Y-you're at the Void General Stage?!"

"Void General?" Li Luo shook his head.

Only then did Student Xin Fu breathe a sigh of relief. Good, he hadn't stepped into the Void General Stage—otherwise, this cultivation speed would be a bit too fast. After all, Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan of the Two Star Division had only finally taken this step after consuming a large amount of points to exchange for resources.

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But at this moment, Mentor Xi Chan behind them suddenly paused her gaze on Li Luo for a moment, then her eyes suddenly sharpened. She stepped forward quickly and said with some astonishment, "Y-you've stepped into the Earth Sha General Stage?!"

Li Luo grinned, flashing a row of white teeth, and said, "To live up to the mentor's teachings, I trained diligently this month, and finally on a dark and windy night, I successfully broke through the barrier and advanced into the Sha Palace Stage."

As he spoke, the phase force within him flowed, and a powerful phase force pressure naturally emanated slowly from his body.

Feeling that fierce phase force pressure, Student Xin Fu's face went blank, and Bai Bai Mengmeng beside him covered her little mouth, staring at Li Luo with some shock.

Li Luo had actually advanced into the Sha Palace Stage?!

That's too monstrous, isn't it? You know, Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan is only at the Void General Stage right now!

Doesn't this mean that Li Luo has even surpassed the strongest of the Two Star Division in terms of level?!

Although everyone in this year's academy knows the Two Star Division is the weakest, that's still a senior one year above them. Although Li Luo's combat power displayed in the Holy Grail War was stronger than Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's, no matter what, Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's phase force level was still somewhat ahead. Yet in the blink of an eye, after just one month apart, Li Luo had crossed the Void General Stage threshold and stepped directly into the Sha Palace Stage!

With this, he had completed the overtaking of Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan in phase force level!

What kind of monstrous talent was this?!

"Captain, Senior Jiang's record hasn't even appeared yet today, and you've already created a new one here." Bai Bai Mengmeng's beautiful eyes shimmered with light as she looked at Li Luo with some admiration.

Mentor Xi Chan looked at the powerful phase force surging around Li Luo and was slightly dazed. She truly hadn't expected Li Luo to successfully break through to the Sha Palace Stage in such a short month. According to her prediction, even with the assistance of the "Sacred Tree Spirit Crystal," it would be extremely difficult for Li Luo to break through to the Sha Palace Stage in a short time—at most, a Void General Stage.

But the Li Luo before her eyes once again brought her surprise and some shock.

"Stepping into the Sha Palace Stage while in the One Star Division..."

Mentor Xi Chan's heart rippled slightly, then she stared at Li Luo, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration: "Li Luo, you've indeed created another record. Even Jiang Jiang Qinge back then never reached this."

It was clear that Mentor Xi Chan was in an excellent mood at this moment, because she well understood the gap between the Sha Palace Stage and the Phase Master Stage. Li Luo being able to reach this point while in the One Star Division was enough to prove his talent and potential. A student of this caliber, not to mention in the history of the Sacred Light Star Academy, even looking across the entire Outer Shenzhou of the Eastern Region's history of all Sacred Academies, would absolutely be counted among the rarest of the rare.

Having such an outstanding student, she as his mentor naturally also felt it brought her honor.

Li Luo smiled faintly and said breezily, "Everyone calm down, records are meant to be broken, so just look at it with an ordinary heart."

Student Xin Fu was sincerely convinced. As expected of the captain—this showing off was just right.

The thin veil on Mentor Xi Chan's face trembled slightly, presumably curving into a smile. Then she looked at Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng and said, "You two go change your clothes first. There's still a grand academy event today, and it's a rare sight. We naturally shouldn't miss it."

Both Student Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng nodded. If Jiang Jiang Qinge truly succeeded in her challenge today, coupled with Li Luo's breakthrough to the Sha Palace Stage, the entire academy would probably be overturned by these two.

So today, these two from the House Luolan Mansion would surely become the most dazzling ones in the academy.