Chapter 625: Mentor, Be Shocked

"You want it?"

When Mentor Xi Chan heard Li Luo's choice, even with her temperament, she was momentarily stunned, then looked at Li Luo with some surprise and suspicion, saying: "Don't be misled by the complete-state grade of this Marquis Art. Setting aside whether you'll have the chance to obtain the latter two parts, even if you did obtain them, although you yourself possess the Water Aspect, you lack the Dragon Aspect. Although it's possible to use objects containing the essence blood of the Dragon Race, the cultivation difficulty would also increase, which isn't suitable for your current situation."

Mentor Xi Chan felt that this fellow Li Luo must have been blinded by those three words 'Si Si Tianming Grade'. Although the Si Si Tianming Grade was indeed incomparably precious, enough to make even someone of her level's heart pound, the key was, you had to be able to gather all of it before talking about it.

This Marquis Art, the "Black Dragon Dark Water Banner," wasn't only available in their Holy Mystic Star Academy; many Holy Academies in the Eastern Region Outer Shenzhou and other Shenzhous had backups, because it was bestowed by the Academy Alliance. But over all these years, Li Luo wasn't the only one qualified to choose this Marquis Art, yet she had never heard of anyone actually gathering all three parts and cultivating the complete "Three Dragon Heaven Banner Codex."

Facing Mentor Xi Chan's questioning gaze, Li Luo said seriously: "Mentor, I didn't choose it because of the Si Si Tianming Grade; I have my own considerations."

Mentor Xi Chan's elegant brows slightly furrowed as she said: "Li Luo, among these several Marquis Arts, in my eyes, the one most suitable for you should be that earlier 'Zhong Jie Zi Mu Zhong Jie.' You yourself possess the Wood Aspect and the Water Aspect, and the Water Aspect can also form a mutually supportive feeling with the Wood Aspect. If you cultivate this Art, the realm of ten thousand trees in your palm will be especially lush, brimming with vitality, and once mastered, its power will be considerable."

It could be seen that Mentor Xi Chan was truly giving earnest and well-meaning advice, not wanting Li Luo to make the wrong choice and delay his cultivation time and this extremely rare opportunity.

Li Luo helplessly sighed and said: "Mentor, you forced me into this. What you're about to see next, I hope you'll help me keep it confidential first. After all, I don't want my brilliance to be too dazzling, to the point where every student in the academy's history pales in comparison."

These words, arrogant enough to send one to the heavens, made Mentor Xi Chan's pearly teeth lightly clench, and then she crossed her arms, her gaze coldly fixed on Li Luo, quite wanting to see what exactly this fellow was up to.

Li Luo, however, willed it, and the next moment, a stream of Aspect Power slowly rose from within his body. That Aspect Power emitted a special pressure, and then the Aspect Power condensed outside his body, gradually transforming into an illusory dragon shadow.

Roar!

A low, deep dragon's cry seemed to sound.

Then Mentor Xi Chan's clear, autumn-water-like eyes widened bit by bit at this moment.

At this moment, even with Mentor Xi Chan's vast experience of seeing great storms, she was shocked.

"D-Dragon Aspect?!" she cried out in shock.

"How could you possibly possess a Dragon Aspect?!" she asked urgently.

Li Luo shrugged his shoulders and said breezily: "When I broke through to the Earth Sha General Stage, it just appeared like that."

Mentor Xi Chan was slightly lost in thought, saying: "Then right now, don't you possess..."

Li Luo nodded and grinned: "That's right, right now I have three Aspects."

Mentor Xi Chan fell into a long silence. When Li Luo had opened dual Aspects before, although she was amazed, she could still accept it. After all, as a Marquis-level powerhouse, who among them didn't have dual Aspects? But now Li Luo suddenly popped up with three Aspects, and this was a bit of a shock to her.

Because three Aspects was also a level that these Marquis-level powerhouses extremely yearned for.

Although Li Luo's three Aspects didn't represent the Three Aspects Power of a King-level powerhouse, no matter what, three Aspects were still three Aspects. In the future, this would allow Li Luo to come into contact with Three Aspects Power ahead of time. Even if it was the most crude and shallow level, it could still bring him tremendous benefits.

This would lay the foundation for his future attempt to reach the King Stage.

This was what shocked Mentor Xi Chan.

Dual Aspects, she didn't envy. Three Aspects, that was truly envied!

Three Aspects at the Earth Sha General Stage—this kind of monster, shouldn't they appear in those ancient academies of the Inner Shenzhou or some super forces? How could one pop up in a Holy Academy in their Outer Shenzhou?

After a long silence, Mentor Xi Chan finally came back to her senses. She looked at Li Luo with a complicated gaze and said: "I never thought I could actually take in such a stunning student. Li Luo, you have the bearing of a King."

Li Luo said: "Mentor, a teacher for a day is a teacher for a lifetime. Even if I truly become a King-level powerhouse in the future, I'll still be your student!"

"What a sweet mouth." A smile rose in Mentor Xi Chan's autumn-water-like eyes.

"But I'm quite curious, you're already at three Aspects now, so when you step into the Marquis Realm in the future, won't you open a fourth Aspect? If you become a King, wouldn't that be five Aspects?!" Mentor Xi Chan looked at Li Luo with a strange brilliance in her eyes.

Hearing this, Li Luo was also momentarily stunned. Actually, he wasn't entirely sure whether he could open a fourth Aspect Palace when he reached the Marquis Realm, because he didn't know if his Innate Three Aspect Palace counted as some kind of early advance... Moreover, even if a new Aspect was truly born at that time, there probably wouldn't be a distinction between primary and secondary, but rather a single Aspect.

But this was already enough.

"Mentor, has there ever been someone in the past with more than three Aspects?" Li Luo asked.

Mentor Xi Chan thought for a moment, then slightly nodded and said: "There definitely have been. Not to mention in the past, even now in that Inner Shenzhou, there should still exist this kind of unconventional powerhouse. Although it's extremely rare to possess three Aspects before the Marquis Realm, that doesn't mean you're the only one."

Li Luo nodded. The world was vast; he could have an Innate Three Aspect Palace, but others might not lack even more special opportunities. Perhaps there really were those absolute monsters who naturally opened an Aspect Palace the moment they broke through a realm.

"Mentor, can I choose this 'Black Dragon Dark Water Banner' now?" Li Luo pulled the topic back and asked with a beaming smile.

Mentor Xi Chan lightly nodded and said: "If you possess the Dragon Aspect, then this Marquis Art is indeed a match for you."

This Marquis Art, the "Black Dragon Dark Water Banner," happened to require the coordination of the Water Aspect and the Dragon Aspect.

She now understood Li Luo's choice. Although both the Black Dragon Dark Water Banner and the Zhong Jie Zi Mu Zhong Jie suited him, the former clearly had better development potential and prospects. If there was a chance in the future, it might even be transformed into its complete form, reaching the Si Si Tianming Grade.

Thus, Li Luo took out the token imprint given by the Vice Principal and dropped it into the stone lotus.

The token hovered above the stone lotus, releasing streaks of glowing runes. The runes rose and made contact with the stone lotus's guardian light barrier, and immediately ripples spread outward. Then the light barrier began to recede slowly from the top.

After a few breaths, the light barrier dispersed, and Li Luo unhesitatingly reached out and grabbed the dark-red banner inscribed with a black dragon in his hand.

"Mentor, what should I do next?" Li Luo asked.

Earlier, Vice Principal Su Xin had mentioned that a special cultivation method would also be provided, which would increase his success rate in cultivating the Marquis Art.

And for this entire process, Li Luo paid the price of all his cleaned-out points. This price should count as the most expensive exchange in the academy's history since its founding.

"Follow me."

Mentor Xi Chan stepped toward the very center of this level. On the floor here, there seemed to be streaks of patterns inscribed, seemingly forming some kind of array. Her fingertips shifted through hand seals, and Aspect Power formed streaks of runes that slowly descended.