Chapter 65: I'm Good Now

In the ruins clearing.

Seeing Yu Lang sat on the ground with a grin, while Zhao Kuo hung from above, swaying in the wind, though at this moment he too was laughing out loud.

"Seeing Yu Lang, that little brain of yours is really clever."

"You're too kind." Seeing Yu Lang brushed his bangs aside and replied modestly.

Shi Kong watched the two with an expressionless face, then withdrew his gaze. They had no more value to exploit; at present they could only run their mouths here, no need to bother with them.

Song Song Yunfeng, on the other hand, was somewhat annoyed. After all, this plan had been his idea, and he hadn't expected Seeing Yu Lang to leap out and wreck it.

"Seeing Yu Lang, you originally had a chance to sneak into the top ten, yet you chose to eliminate yourselves here. Do you really think that's a good deal?" Song Song Yunfeng said with a cold laugh.

Seeing Yu Lang said lazily, "You big sucker wouldn't understand. Song Song Yunfeng, I, Seeing Yu Lang, may love money, but I still have some bottom line. At the very least, helping another academy scheme against my own academy — that kind of biting the hand that feeds you, I won't do it."

"What you say doesn't hit me at all. I'll be able to head to the Sacred Mystic Star Academy smoothly afterward, while you lot should basically end here." Song Song Yunfeng said flatly.

Seeing Yu Lang laughed, "That's not certain. After all, before this you were even forced into a draw by Li Luo — what else is impossible?"

A dark, furious glint surfaced in Song Song Yunfeng's eyes. That Seeing Yu Lang really had a venomous mouth, always poking at his sore spot.

Shi Kong waved his hand, stopping him from wasting more words with Seeing Yu Lang, and said, "Enough. If this method won't work, then keep searching inch by inch. They can't hide for long."

Song Song Yunfeng heard this and simply nodded, no longer paying attention to Seeing Yu Lang's endless chatter.

Only none of them noticed that in a hidden spot not far away, Li Luo watched this scene with an indifferent expression.

His expression was very calm, as if his emotions hadn't rippled at all, but anyone familiar with Li Luo would know what it meant for this usually gentle and approachable person to look like this.

It meant he was truly angry.

Li Luo's gaze lingered on Shi Kong and Song Song Yunfeng for a few seconds, then without further hesitation he turned and left directly, his faint figure disappearing into the distance.

As he departed, Shi Kong seemed to sense something faintly. He frowned slightly as he looked in the direction Li Luo had vanished, feeling as though a gaze full of hostility had just brushed past.

Could it be Li Luo? If so, all the better. That scene just now should have roused his fury, right?

Only, what could the fury of the weak possibly accomplish?

Inside the tree hollow.

When Li Luo returned, Lv Qing'er was still resting with her eyes closed. He didn't wake her, but sat down cross-legged beside her as well, closed his eyes, and cultivated.

Time flowed on; another hour passed.

The setting sun sank on the horizon, its dark-red light spreading across White Spirit Mountain, making the world grow hazy. Yet Li Luo could hear more and more sounds heading in this direction — those were people searching their way over.

When Li Luo opened his eyes, he found Lv Qing'er's beautiful eyes watching him. Their gazes met for a moment, and she quickly looked away.

"How's your recovery?" Li Luo asked.

"Not bad." Lv Qing'er smiled sweetly.

Li Luo was silent for a few breaths, then said, "In your current state, can you still beat Shi Kong?"

Lv Qing'er hesitated, then shook her head gently. "No. Shi Kong's strength isn't weaker than mine. If my 'Ice Jade Hand' were in full condition, I should be able to defeat him, but now the power of 'Ice Jade Hand' is exhausted and can't recover for the moment, and on top of that my injuries haven't fully healed after all."

"And Shi Kong's 'Mad Thunder Armor' is extremely powerful. Without 'Ice Jade Hand,' I'm afraid I can't break through it."

Li Luo's brow furrowed slightly. If that's the case, doesn't that mean Shi Kong will inevitably claim first place?

Lv Qing'er looked at Li Luo, a little puzzled. She felt that his mood seemed off somehow, so she carefully asked, "Li Luo, what's wrong?"

Li Luo said flatly, "Before the top ten are decided, I'm going to eliminate both Shi Kong and Song Song Yunfeng."

Lv Qing'er was startled. The people still in this White Spirit Ruins were already few to begin with, and with Shi Kong's and Song Song Yunfeng's strength, getting into the top ten was a sure thing. For Li Luo to want them out before even the top ten — how could that be possible?

"They just caught Zhao Kuo and humiliated him, trying to force me out. But in the end Seeing Yu Lang secretly made a move and eliminated Zhao Kuo, then crushed his own crystal token to self-eliminate." Li Luo said calmly.

Upon hearing this, fury also surfaced on Lv Qing'er's fair cheeks: "That's too much!"

Only now did she understand why Li Luo's mood was off, why even his usual gentle demeanor had vanished — clearly, true anger had stirred within him.

"I'll help you. Although Shi Kong is very tough, if it really comes to a fight to the death, he's not necessarily guaranteed to win!" Lv Qing'er was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, word by word.

Li Luo glanced at her. He saw a fierce resolve in Lv Qing'er's eyes, which surprised him a little. Could Lv Qing'er still have some deeper trump card?

But from the look of it, this kind of trump card must come at a price — otherwise she wouldn't have preferred being eliminated rather than using it before.

"No need."

Li Luo was a little moved, and smiled as he shook his head. "Shi Kong, I'll handle him. You go take care of those three — Xiang Liang, Chi Su, and Zong Fu."

Lv Qing'er stared at him in shock: "You're going to handle Shi Kong?"

Although she didn't want to say anything that would discourage Li Luo, the fact was that Li Luo was only at Seven Seals, while Shi Kong possessed the strength of Nine Seals with an Upper Seven Quality Phase!

That was far more formidable than the likes of Song Song Yunfeng.

Li Luo smiled helplessly. "I didn't plan to steal your spotlight in this Grand Examination, but who told them to be so aggressive?"

"So don't blame me — I really was forced into it."

"Who cares about any spotlight, but you — don't try to act tough, okay? I already told you I can help you beat Shi Kong." Lv Qing'er couldn't help stamping her foot as she spoke.

She was afraid Li Luo would stubbornly go through with it and end up falling into Shi Kong's hands instead.

"Have a little faith in me, alright?" Li Luo said with a smile.

"Your Seven Seal phase force is way too far behind Shi Kong's!" Lv Qing'er said.

"That part, you actually have a point."

Li Luo nodded, then grinned. "So I'm planning to break through to Dao Ba Yin!"

Lv Qing'er was speechless: "Where is there time for you to break through right now?"

Li Luo raised his hand: "Wait."

Lv Qing'er was baffled: "Wait for what?"

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

"I'm good." Li Luo let out a breath.

Lü Qing'er was utterly baffled. Just as she was about to speak, the next instant, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened as she stared at Li Luo in front of her with some astonishment, because at that very moment, she sensed the resonant force within Li Luo's body fluctuate violently — was that a rise in resonant force grade?

He… he really did reach Dao Ba Yin?!!

So she fell into utter disarray. You can't play it like this, can you?! What kind of freak is this guy?

(End of this chapter)