Chapter 65: I'm Ready

In the ruins of the open ground.

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

"Yu Lang, your little brain is truly clever."

"You flatter me," Yu Lang replied modestly, brushing back his bangs.

Shi Kong watched the two of them with an expressionless face, then withdrew his gaze; they no longer had any utility, and since they were only capable of verbal sparring here, there was no need to pay them any mind.

Song Yunfeng, however, was somewhat annoyed; after all, this plan had been proposed by him, and he hadn't expected Yu Lang to pop out and ruin it.

"Yu Lang, you originally had a chance to make it into the top ten, but you chose to self-eliminate here. Do you really think that's worth it?" Song Yunfeng sneered.

Yu Lang said lazily, "A sucker like you wouldn't understand. Song Yunfeng, although I, Yu Lang, love money, I still have some bottom lines. At the very least, I wouldn't do something as treacherous as helping another school to sabotage my own."

"Saying these things won't affect me at all. I will be able to go to the Holy Profound Star Academy smoothly, while you lot are basically finished here," Song Yunfeng said indifferently.

Yu Lang laughed, "That's not necessarily true. After all, you even ended up in a draw against Li Luo before, so what else is impossible?"

A gloomy, angry look appeared in Song Yunfeng's eyes; this Yu Lang really had a foul mouth, specifically poking at his sore spots.

Shi Kong waved his hand, stopping him from wasting his breath on Yu Lang, and said, "Forget it. If this method doesn't work, then let's continue searching inch by inch. They can't hide for long."

Hearing this, Song Yunfeng nodded and stopped paying attention to Yu Lang's incessant chatter.

Yet, neither of them noticed that in a hidden spot not far away, Li Luo was watching this scene with a calm expression.

His expression was very flat, as if his emotions had no fluctuations at all, but those familiar with Li Luo would know what it meant for someone who was usually gentle and easy to approach to appear this way.

It meant he was truly enraged.

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

As he left, Shi Kong seemed to have a slight intuition, frowning as he looked in the direction where he had disappeared; he seemed to have just sensed a gaze full of hostility.

Could it be Li Luo? If it were, that would be for the best; that scene just now should have stirred up his anger, right?

But then again, what could the anger of the weak possibly do?

Inside the tree hollow.

When Li Luo returned, Lu Qinger was still closing her eyes to recover. He did not wake her, but instead sat down cross-legged beside her and closed his eyes to cultivate.

Time passed, and another hour went by.

The sunset fell in the sky, and dark red light spread across White Spirit Mountain, making the world hazy. However, Li Luo could hear more and more sounds coming in this direction; those were the people searching for them.

When Li Luo opened his eyes, he found Lu Qinger's beautiful eyes looking at him. The latter's gaze met his for a moment before she quickly looked away.

"How is your recovery?" Li Luo asked.

"Not bad," Lu Qinger smiled sweetly.

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

Lu Qinger hesitated for a moment, then shook her head gently and said, "No. Shi Kong's strength is not weaker than mine. If my 'Ice Jade Hand' were in its complete state, I should be able to defeat him, but now the power of the 'Ice Jade Hand' is exhausted and cannot be recovered for the time being. Plus, my injuries haven't fully healed after all."

"And Shi Kong's 'Mad Thunder Armor' is quite formidable; without the 'Ice Jade Hand', I'm afraid I can't break it."

Li Luo frowned. If that were the case, wouldn't Shi Kong eventually win first place?

Lu Qinger looked at Li Luo, feeling somewhat puzzled. She sensed that the latter's mood seemed a bit off, so she immediately asked cautiously, "Li Luo, what's wrong?"

Li Luo said indifferently, "I want to eliminate both Shi Kong and Song Yunfeng before the top ten are decided."

Lu Qinger was startled. There were already few people left in these White Spirit Ruins, and with the strength of Shi Kong and Song Yunfeng, entering the top ten was a very stable matter. For Li Luo to want them to not even make 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, Yu Lang secretly made a move to eliminate Zhao Kuo, and then he crushed his own crystal badge to self-eliminate," Li Luo said calmly.

Hearing this, anger appeared on Lu Qinger's beautiful face: "That's too much!"

Only then did she understand why Li Luo's mood was off, and why even his usual gentle demeanor was gone; it was clear he was truly enraged inside.

"I'll help you. Although Shi Kong is very troublesome, if it really comes to a life-and-death struggle, he might not necessarily win!" Lu Qinger was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, word by word.

Li Luo glanced at her. He saw some ruthlessness in Lu Qinger's eyes, which surprised him. Could it be that Lu Qinger still had some deeper trump card?

But it seemed that such a trump card must come with a price, otherwise she wouldn't have preferred to be eliminated earlier rather than use it.

"No need."

Li Luo was somewhat touched and shook his head with a smile: "I'll deal with Shi Kong. You go and take care of those three: Xiang Liang, Chi Su, and Zong Fu."

Lu Qinger looked at him in surprise: "You're going to deal with Shi Kong?"

Although she didn't want to say anything to discourage Li Luo, the fact was that Li Luo was only at the Seventh Seal, while Shi Kong was a Ninth Seal powerhouse with a high Seventh-Grade resonance!

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

Li Luo smiled helplessly: "I didn't intend to steal your spotlight in this grand exam, but who told them to be so aggressive?"

"So don't blame me; I was really forced into this."

"Who cares about this spotlight? But can you please not push yourself? I already said I could help you defeat Shi Kong," Lu Qinger couldn't help but stomp her foot and say.

She was afraid that Li Luo would act on his own and end up falling into Shi Kong's hands.

"Have a little faith in me, okay?" Li Luo smiled.

"Your Seventh Seal resonance power is too far behind Shi Kong's!" Lu Qinger said.

"That part is true."

Li Luo nodded, then smiled: "That's why I plan to break through to the Eighth Seal!"

Lu Qinger was speechless: "Where would you find the time to break through now?"

Li Luo held up his hand: "Wait."

Lu Qinger was confused: "Wait for what?"

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

"I'm ready," Li Luo let out a breath.

Lu Qinger was completely bewildered and was just about to speak when, the next instant, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at the Li Luo before her in astonishment. Because at this very moment, she sensed the resonance power within Li Luo's body fluctuate violently; was that his resonance level increasing?

This... he really reached the Eighth Seal?!!

And so she was in a mess; you can't play like this, right?! What kind of freak is this person?

(End of chapter)