Chapter 68: Li Luo Wants to Show Off

"What did you just say?"

Li Luo looked with some confusion at Song Song Yunfeng, who had crashed into the wall and even cracked it with the impact. The latter was in an extremely sorry state; the force that had erupted from Li Luo's slash had directly overwhelmed him.

A trace of blood appeared at the corner of Song Song Yunfeng's mouth. He raised his head in disbelief, staring at Li Luo: "You—you actually reached the Eight Seal? How is that possible!"

In the instant of their earlier clash, the phase force Li Luo had displayed was in no way inferior to his own.

And what astonished him most was that Li Luo's water phase force was extremely pure, and that continuous, mellow feeling was simply like a top-grade seventh-rank water phase!

But wasn't this guy's water phase only fifth rank?

At this moment, Song Song Yunfeng felt as if he were dreaming.

Li Luo heard this, sighed lightly, and said: "This matter actually has to start from sixteen years ago. Back then I had just been weaned, and on that very day—"

Song Song Yunfeng instinctively focused to listen.

But in the next instant, Li Luo stamped his foot, a watery light rose beneath him, and his figure, as if stepping off the water's surface, slid directly at extreme speed to appear before Song Song Yunfeng, then brought another slash down.

Song Song Yunfeng hurriedly blocked, but the phase force contained in that slash sent him crashing down until even one knee hit the ground. He immediately roared furiously: "You're messing with me?!"

"So smart—you actually saw through that."

Li Luo praised with a laugh, then a leg shadow lashed out like a whip and kicked Song Song Yunfeng squarely in the chest, sending him flying with a single kick, rolling until his face was covered in mud.

Before Song Song Yunfeng could even get up, Li Luo shot out again, his fierce blade light seeming to carry the sound of surging waves, enveloping Song Song Yunfeng within it.

Song Song Yunfeng was utterly frustrated. The current Li Luo had stepped into the Eight Seal, his phase force level no weaker than his own, yet this bastard still pulled these little tricks, directly suppressing him until he didn't even have a chance to catch his breath.

Simply despicable, without a shred of the bearing befitting the Young Master of the Luo Lan Mansion!

Under Li Luo's relentless blade strikes, Song Song Yunfeng soon began to take injuries, fresh blood flowing from his body—a truly pitiful sight.

He also knew he couldn't continue like this. With a furious roar, he unleashed all of his phase force, crimson spear light sweeping horizontally toward Li Luo ahead of him with the force of a thunderbolt.

Seeing this, Li Luo raised his palm, as if a watery light were faintly appearing before him, and shouted at the same time: "Great Rebound Art!"

Hearing that shout, Song Song Yunfeng was reminded of the psychological trauma from being rebounded by Li Luo's bizarre Water Mirror Art during the pre-exam—and at that time, Li Luo had only been at the Six Seal. Now that the other's phase force was no weaker than his own, wouldn't the rebound force of that Water Mirror Art be even more brutal?

So Song Song Yunfeng hurriedly pulled back his force.

But when he withdrew his phase force, he was shocked to discover that no water mirror had appeared before Li Luo at all. Instead, that face of Li Luo's—handsome enough to make one feel inferior—wore a brilliant smile directed at him.

"Just kidding."

Along with Li Luo's laughter, he suddenly stepped forward. On the water-patterned blade in his hand, watery light flowed at high speed, a buzzing vibration that seemed to make even the air tremble.

Li Luo brought his blade down, clashing directly with Song Song Yunfeng's long spear.

Clang!

The sound of metal rang out, and then Song Song Yunfeng watched in horrified disbelief as the iron spear in his hand was directly snapped in two by Li Luo's blade.

The remaining edge of the blade then mercilessly hacked into his body.

Ah!

A scream rang out. Blood gushed from Song Song Yunfeng's chest as he was directly gravely wounded.

At this moment, Li Luo heard the sound of urgent wind-breaking from behind. A glance from the corner of his eye revealed Shi Kong, his face dark, rushing over at high speed.

"Li Luo, you dare!" Shi Kong's shout was like thunder, making people's eardrums ache with pain.

Yet Li Luo paid him no attention at all. He kicked the screaming Song Song Yunfeng flying with one foot, then casually hooked up a broken spear segment with his other foot and flung it out.

Fwip!

The broken spear directly shot into Song Song Yunfeng's shoulder socket, pinning him to the wall, his wails unceasing.

At this moment, Shi Kong arrived, striking out in fury, his long spear flashing like leaping Lei Guang stabbing violently down at Li Luo.

Li Luo, however, drifted back, landing on the broken wall, and flashed a smile at Shi Kong: "Oh, back in time for dinner?"

Shi Kong's gaze was icy. He glanced at Song Song Yunfeng pinned to the wall, his brow furrowing slightly—the latter's injuries were clearly severe, his fighting capacity effectively directly overwhelmed by Li Luo for the time being.

His gaze turned to Li Luo, the anger in his eyes gradually fading, and he said coolly: "Li Luo, everyone has indeed underestimated you."

"You are the one who has hidden himself the deepest in South Wind Academy."

Li Luo smiled: "You're too kind, too kind."

Shi Kong's expression was indifferent. "But there's no need for you to be too pleased, because the overall situation is already decided. You popping up now won't change anything."

"Whether it can be changed or not, we'll have to try."

Li Luo smiled slightly. "I only have one thought right now—"

His gaze shifted between Song Song Yunfeng and Shi Kong. "As Seeing Yu Lang said, take you two... and dunk you upside-down in the cesspit."

Shi Kong shook his head, putting a stop to this meaningless talk. He slowly raised the long spear in his hand, pointing it at Li Luo: "Let's stop with this useless talk, or later you'll only end up looking laughable."

"Bring out your true strength, Li Luo, or else today... I will make you, the Young Master of Luo Lan Mansion, lose every last shred of face."

The instant his voice fell, Lei Xiang power was already surging and flowing across his body, the Nine Seal phase force erupting without any reservation.

Boom!

Amid faint thunder, Shi Kong's figure shot out like lightning. That kind of speed made Li Luo's gaze harden—Lei Xiang power truly was ferocious and swift.

Hum!

Within a few breaths, Shi Kong appeared before Li Luo, the thunder spear in his hand seeming to tear through the void like a bolt of lightning, attacking Li Luo at extreme speed.

Rolling thunder brought with it an oppressive pressure.

Li Luo held twin blades. Blue phase force flowed at high speed along the edges—he had clearly, without hesitation, activated the highest-damage Water Light Art.

His twin blades slashed out, and as the blue water light cut through the air, it left faint traces of blue light behind.

Clang!

Blade and spear collided in the next instant. The gale howling from the phase force shock kicked up loose stones all over the ground, sending them dancing through the air.

And in this direct clash, Shi Kong's figure didn't move an inch, while Li Luo slid backward on his feet. Clearly, Shi Kong had gained the upper hand.

"Eight Seal phase force..."

"But your phase force is so pure that even my Lei Xiang power couldn't invade your body to cause damage."

Yet although he had gained the upper hand, Shi Kong's brows furrowed slightly, for Li Luo's Xiang force carried an unusual purity; after all, he was a Top Seventh-Rank Lei Xiang, whose Xiang force was inherently brutal, and high-rank Xiang force possessed sentience, capable of subtly eroding and disrupting an opponent's Xiang force during collision—a key advantage of high-rank Xiang.

But earlier, though he had repelled Li Luo, his Lei Xiang force had not penetrated the latter's body as he had hoped, to diminish his combat power.

Li Luo twisted his grip on the twin blades slightly; the direct clash had shown him just how ferocious his opponent was—no wonder Lü Qing'er had feared him.

Ninth Seal strength, Top Seventh-Rank Lei Xiang.

He's a formidable foe.

Li Luo suddenly laughed, for he felt no tension from his opponent's might; instead, he noticed his blood subtly boiling.

Over the years, the existence of the Empty Xiang had made Li Luo reluctant to expose himself, always keeping some cards hidden to feel safer.

He had done his best to remain low-key.

Yet now he finally realized that, though he had grown accustomed to low-key cultivation, his very bones still pulsed with battle spirit.

After all, he was the son of two Marquises.

Enough. After so many years of being low-key, it's time to make one grand show!!

With a low chuckle, Li Luo, twin blades in hand, activated his internal Xiang force and shot toward Shi Kong.

(End of Chapter)