Chapter 66: Li Luo is Very Angry

Inside the tree hollow, Lu Qinger was shocked by Li Luo’s actions. She stared at him blankly with her rosy lips parted, a look of rare, naive charm that contrasted with her usual coldness, making her look exceptionally cute.

Li Luo was also amused by her expression and couldn't help but say, "Haha, I'm teasing you. Actually, before this final exam, I had been accumulating and preparing for this, so I was already on the verge of a breakthrough. Earlier, my state of mind was shaken by the actions of Shi Kong and Song Yunfeng, and after practicing for a while upon returning, I felt the signs of a breakthrough."

Only then did Lu Qinger heave a sigh of relief and shoot Li Luo an annoyed glare. So he was just breaking through, yet he had to count one, two, three—he had nearly shattered her worldview.

"But your cultivation speed seems a bit fast. I feel like a seventh-grade resonance is nothing compared to this," Lu Qinger suddenly said with some confusion.

Hearing this, Li Luo nodded: "I used some Spirit Liquid and Light to improve my grade."

Lu Qinger nodded slightly and didn't ask further, instead returning to the main topic: "Even if you have reached the Eighth Seal, you have only narrowed the gap with Shi Kong, so your chances of winning are still not high."

Shi Kong possessed the strength of the Ninth Seal and also wielded a high seventh-grade Lightning Resonance. Such resonance attacks were swift and extremely fast, making him inherently difficult to deal with and exceptionally fierce in combat.

Looking at Li Luo, he had only just broken through to the Eighth Seal, and with the addition of a Water Resonance that might only be around the sixth grade, the visible gap was truly not small.

"Let's try it first," Li Luo said.

Seeing that Li Luo had made up his mind, Lu Qinger did not try to persuade him further. If she could quickly finish off her opponents, she could hurry over to assist Li Luo.

As the two were speaking, a head suddenly popped out at the entrance of the tree hollow. He stared blankly at the two inside for a moment before suddenly snapping back to reality and shouting in ecstasy, "They're here!"

Bang!

Before the sound had even faded, a cold surge of resonance power whistled through the air. It was like an icicle, slamming directly into his face; frost spread, freezing his features solid.

The man didn't even have time to scream before he collapsed.

However, his shout immediately attracted some people nearby, and figures began to rush over rapidly.

But as soon as they approached, they saw Li Luo and Lu Qinger walking out from within.

"Lu Qinger is fine? Was she lying to Shi Kong?" Seeing the unharmed Lu Qinger, especially the Ice Resonance power flowing over her body, their expressions changed instantly.

Lu Qinger had already put her ice-silk gloves back on. She stared coldly at those who wanted to take advantage of the situation: "Get lost. Our target is Shi Kong."

Her cold shout rang out, and as the Ice Resonance power circulated, frost began to spread over the rubble beneath her feet.

Seeing this, the surrounding students turned pale and hurriedly retreated, cursing inwardly. That Shi Kong was simply deceiving everyone; Lu Qinger’s current state looked nothing like someone who had been heavily injured.

After driving the others away, Li Luo and Lu Qinger stood their ground, knowing that Shi Kong and his group would soon receive the news and arrive.

Their wait did not last long. A few minutes later, several figures came darting from the west, leaping nimbly through the ruins.

It was indeed Shi Kong, Song Yunfeng, and the others.

They finally stopped in front of Li Luo and Lu Qinger. Their gazes were all cast upon Lu Qinger with surprise, as her condition seemed far better than they had imagined.

"Qinger, have your injuries healed?" Shi Kong asked with a look of concern.

Lu Qinger’s pretty face remained indifferent. Ignoring his hypocritical act, she turned her sharp gaze toward Song Yunfeng: "Song Yunfeng, you are truly despicable."

The fact that she had been surrounded and attacked by Shi Kong and the others was clearly due to the mark left for Song Yunfeng by Di Faqing, so the mastermind behind all this was Song Yunfeng.

Under Lu Qinger’s cold gaze, Song Yunfeng’s expression became unnatural, and he could only say awkwardly, "Qinger, I had my reasons."

However, Lu Qinger turned her gaze away from him, her cold expression clearly indicating that she had cast him into an bottomless abyss in her heart.

A flash of shame and anger crossed Song Yunfeng’s eyes, and he stopped defending himself, only thinking irritably: "What are you pretending for? I’ve pursued you for so long with no progress. Let’s see how arrogant you can be after you’re eliminated this time."

At the same time, he turned a gloomy gaze toward Li Luo. Lu Qinger’s recovery was clearly due to Li Luo.

He didn't know what they had done during this time, but the thought of Li Luo playing the hero to save the beauty, combined with Lu Qinger’s current attitude toward him, caused flames of jealousy to rise in his eyes.

"Li Luo, are you a dog? You really love meddling in other people's business," Song Yunfeng said through gritted teeth, his expression gloomy.

Li Luo glanced at Song Yunfeng and said slowly, "So you’re the two-faced traitor who sabotaged Zhao Kuo and Yu Lang."

Song Yunfeng said coldly, "Even if I hadn't done it, they would have been eliminated sooner or later."

Li Luo smiled, but for some reason, this smile made people feel a bone-chilling coldness.

At this moment, Shi Kong’s gaze also shifted from Lu Qinger to Li Luo, and he smiled: "Li Luo, this matter has nothing to do with you. I’ll give you a chance to leave; that way, you might still have a chance to make it into the top ten. How about it?"

Li Luo smiled: "But I’m very angry right now, so I really don't want you to make it into the top ten."

Shi Kong laughed in spite of himself and pointed to his head: "Are you so angry that you’ve lost your mind? It seems the earlier events really had a huge impact on you."

"Although Qinger’s injuries have healed quite a bit, if you’re counting on her to defeat me, I can only say you’re thinking of things too simply."

Li Luo shook his head and said earnestly, "I don't intend to let her defeat you; I intend to do it myself."

This time, Shi Kong couldn't even be bothered to laugh. Beside him, Song Yunfeng, Xiang Liang, and the others also stared at Li Luo with strange expressions, because this statement was so absurd that they didn't even have the urge to mock him.

Had this Li Luo really been angered into stupidity?

While they were speechless, Lu Qinger said to Li Luo: "Then I’ll deal with Xiang Liang, Chi Su, and Zong Fu? What about Song Yunfeng? Do you need me to take care of him as well?"

Li Luo thought for a moment and said, "Before eating the main course, I need an appetizer to build up some momentum. Song Yunfeng is just right."

"Understood."

Lu Qinger nodded slightly, then moved, darting off in another direction.

Now, the group opposite them was truly shocked, disbelief appearing in their eyes. Was Lu Qinger actually planning to let Li Luo deal with Shi Kong?

"What do you say?" Xiang Liang and the other two looked at Shi Kong with suspicion.

Shi Kong narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "Lu Qinger’s 'Ice Jade Hands' cannot be used right now. You go and play with her for a while; I’ll come help you once I’ve settled things here."

Hearing this, the three hesitated for a moment before nodding. Without another word, they moved and cautiously followed Lu Qinger.

With their departure, only Li Luo remained in the ruins, standing in a standoff against Shi Kong and Song Yunfeng.

This scene was also projected to the foot of White Spirit Mountain, causing a great deal of shock and uproar—even more so than when Lu Qinger was being hunted earlier.

(End of chapter)