Chapter 711: The Mysterious Man

The figure that suddenly appeared in the void was beyond everyone's expectations. Even the three Marquis-level powerhouses—Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao, Xi Chan, and Du Ze Yan—couldn't stop their expressions from drastically changing. The next instant, their gazes locked onto the newcomer with full vigilance.

Because the person before them was utterly unfamiliar, seemingly not one of the well-known powerhouses of the Great Xia.

Could it be someone from the "Return Society"?

At this moment, Li Luo, who had been frantic with worry over Jiang Jiang Qinge's Bright Heart issue, was equally stunned. He cast his gaze toward the midair.

It was a man whose appearance was completely unfamiliar. He stood in the void with his hands clasped behind his back. His looks were rather handsome, and a robe of star-light brocade lent him an extraordinary bearing. Hanging from his earlobe was a golden dragon-shaped earring, the dragon slowly writhing and flickering with an uncanny light.

But what truly shocked everyone was the immensely oppressive aura radiating from his entire body—a feeling no weaker than Shen Shen Jinxiao at his full peak earlier.

"Who are you?!" Instructor Xi Chan knit her slender brows tightly and asked with caution.

From the intelligence Xi Chan knew, Great Xia did not seem to possess such a Sixth-Rank Marquis.

Moreover, judging from this man's earlier words, he seemed to have been hiding here all along. That meant he must have watched the great battle between Xi Chan's group and Shen Shen Jinxiao clearly, yet he had chosen to help neither side, as if treating them all as mere entertainment. This made it impossible to discern his origins.

Facing Xi Chan's questioning, the unfamiliar man merely smiled faintly, then squinted his eyes slightly toward Li Luo and said, "You... are Li Taixuan's son?"

Hearing this, Li Luo's gaze sharpened instantly. He stared at the other party with some wariness and suspicion: "You know my father?"

"Of course I know him." The star-light brocade man's lips seemed to curl with a teasing smile.

But Li Luo felt an inexplicable vigilance toward this man. He said, "Senior, we are not acquainted with you, and now is hardly the time for idle chatter. If you have no other business, please leave first. Some of our friends are also on their way, and if we were to end up facing each other by accident, that would be troublesome."

"What trouble could this remote backwater possibly bring me?" the man said offhandedly.

Seeing the other party being evasive, Li Luo was already growing impatient. Right now, Jiang Jiang Qinge's Bright Heart was still in its sacrificial burning state, and time was extremely precious to them. He truly had no mood to dawdle with this mysterious man.

So Li Luo gave Xi Chan and the others a look, intending to take Jiang Jiang Qinge and leave swiftly.

"Boy, you want to save her?" At that moment, the mysterious man chuckled lightly and spoke.

Li Luo's eyes flickered. "Senior, do you perhaps have a way?"

"A way, I do have." The mysterious man smiled.

Hearing this, even though Li Luo had no idea whether the other party's words were true or false, a wild joy surfaced on his face.

"However, to obtain my method, a price must be paid." Just as Li Luo was about to ask in his wild delight, the mysterious man spoke again.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Luo said, "As long as I can save Sister Jiang Qinge, I am willing to pay any price, even my own life!"

"Haha, Li Taixuan really did beget a lovesick son."

The mysterious man's lips carried a strange smile as he said, "I don't need your life. If you can give me the 'Heaven King Token' in your hand, I'll tell you this method."

"The Heaven King Token?"

Li Luo was startled, then seemed to recall something. With a clench of his palm, a black token appeared in his hand: "You mean this?"

Gazing at the black token in Li Luo's hand, a fervent light seemed to flash through the mysterious man's eyes. "That's right, that's it."

Li Luo gripped the black token, its surface somewhat mottled and ancient, and his gaze flickered.

A mysterious powerhouse who had never appeared in Great Xia, who not only knew his old man but also harbored a special desire for this token originating from the "Li Li Tianwang bloodline"... From these clues, Li Luo suddenly formed some guesses.

"Senior... you are also from the 'Li Li Tianwang bloodline', aren't you?" he asked slowly.

Hearing Li Luo's words, the mysterious man was briefly taken aback, then said with a beaming smile, "Clever indeed... I do indeed come from the 'Li Li Tianwang bloodline' of Outer Shenzhou. My name is Li Li Zhiqiu. In terms of seniority, you should call me Uncle."

At the same time, he extended his hand: "Give me the 'Heaven King Token'. For the sake of our shared clan, I will help you."

Li Luo hesitated. Although he did not know what use this so-called 'Heaven King Token' actually had, nothing could compare to Jiang Jiang Qinge's life.

So he directly held out the black token.

The man named Li Li Zhiqiu saw this, his smile widening, and reached out to take it.

But just at that moment, a slender, jade-like hand stopped Li Luo. It was Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Li Luo looked at her in confusion.

Jiang Jiang Qinge shook her head at him and said softly, "This man's intentions are wrong. He harbors a trace of malice toward you. You must not give it to him."

Hearing this, Li Luo was instantly shocked. He knew Jiang Jiang Qinge's Bright Heart had the ability to sense the good or evil in a person's heart, especially now that she had ignited her Bright Heart, making her perception extremely sharp. Since she said so, the person before them might truly not be trustworthy. So he immediately withdrew the black token, his eyes filling with vigilance as he stared at Li Li Zhiqiu.

The smile on Li Li Zhiqiu's face stiffened slightly. Then he glanced at Jiang Jiang Qinge and said flatly, "Little girl, being nosy is not a good habit!"

As his words fell, golden light actually burst forth from his pupils. Within the golden light, a golden dragon shadow seemed to roar, exuding rolling dragon might, and directly descended to suppress Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's countenance was icy-cold. At this moment she was still in the sacrificial burning state of her Bright Heart, so she did not actually fear the other party. Boundless light surged around her, seemingly transforming into a barrier of light that merged into the void ahead.

Boom!

The void trembled violently.

A wave of extremely violent energy swept outward, causing the void to twist fiercely.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's delicate frame trembled slightly, and her figure was directly forced back several steps. On her exquisitely beautiful jade countenance, a flush rose, only to be suppressed back down by her.

"Jiang Qinge, stop channeling your Bright Heart any longer. Doing so will only make the sacrificial burning faster and hasten its exhaustion!" Xi Chan blocked Jiang Jiang Qinge's figure and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Li Luo's expression changed instantly. He looked toward the location of Jiang Jiang Qinge's heart and indeed found that the flames there had begun to surge more violently. Clearly, Li Li Zhiqiu's strike just now had pushed Jiang Jiang Qinge's sacrificial burning state one step closer to total exhaustion.

This immediately caused raging fury to blaze up in Li Luo's heart.

"You bastard, what exactly are you trying to do?!" Li Luo stared at Li Li Zhiqiu with a dark, gloomy look.

"No respect for your elders. Is this how Li Taixuan taught his son?"

Hearing this, Li Li Zhiqiu's expression also darkened. Then he extended his palm, and golden resonant power roared forth, seemingly transforming into a massive golden dragon claw, its dragon scales vivid and lifelike, flickering with uncanny light.

"I'm too lazy to waste more words with you. I'll just take her away first."

The golden dragon claw blotted out the sky as it descended. Fury surfaced in the eyes of Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao, Xi Chan, and Du Ze Yan. Vast, heaven-shaking resonant power erupted as they moved to intercept.

But just as the golden dragon claw was about to descend, a sudden peal of thunder sounded from the distant horizon. Then a streak of boundless, razor-sharp sword light descended from the heavens, and as the sword light swept past, even the void seemed to be pierced through.

Including that golden dragon claw.

As the dragon claw shattered, a cold woman's voice also came from afar to near, like spring thunder rolling forth.

"Li Li Zhiqiu, you have some nerve!"

"When did the affairs of my Dragon Fang branch become something for an outsider branch to meddle in?!"