Chapter 766: The Flag Division Battle

On the second day of the Evil Demon Cave opening, having lost the competition for the First Division, Li Luo led the Fifth Division to successfully achieve the first clear of the thirtieth floor.

The first clear of the thirtieth floor took the Fifth Division nearly the better part of a day; this speed could not be considered very fast, but it had the advantage of stability, and most importantly, the attrition rate of the Fifth Division was greatly reduced.

Li Luo doing this was clearly in preparation for the Flag Division Battle on the third day.

Additionally, clearing the thirtieth floor once again brought Li Luo a harvest of over a hundred strands of Earth Evil Profound Light. Such a cultivation speed was comparable to the results of several normal days, and this was even under the premise of consuming and refining high-grade Yuan Evil Pills, so at this moment, Li Luo finally experienced for himself the joy brought by the Evil Demon Cave.

No wonder the Twenty Flags were always tireless in this; with such immediate gains, no matter how bitter or tiring it was, it was worth it.

However, after clearing the thirtieth floor, Li Luo did not continue to push for the thirty-first floor. The main reason was that the difficulty of the thirty-first floor began to increase drastically. If they attempted to pass it, the Fifth Division would have to exhaust all their strength and push forward at any cost, but right now, the third day's Flag Division Battle was about to arrive, and their primary task was to preserve their strength to welcome the great battle.

After all, in the current Azure Underworld Flag, the First Division, which originally served as the spearhead, had lost many flag members due to Zhong Ling's previous impulsiveness, which led to a sharp decline in the First Division's strength. If they encountered a strong enemy in the Flag Division Battle, they would likely lose.

But once a Flag Division Battle is won, the rewards are exceptionally enviable.

No one is willing to give up, including Li Luo.

And under such anticipation, everyone welcomed the most intense third day.

Before the Evil Demon Hall, the crowd was surging, and the atmosphere was boiling.

All four flags and twenty divisions were present.

Everyone's gaze looked toward the mountain wall on one side with a bit of nervousness, where the light was constantly intertwining, because next, the distribution for the third day's Flag Division Battle would take place.

The Flag Division Battle is the highlight of every opening of the Evil Demon Cave.

In this, each flag and division will clash, which can be considered as enhancing competitiveness and sharpening each other.

And in order to maintain the honor of their respective flags, each flag division will also fight with all their might.

Of course, it is not just about honor, but also tangible rewards.

Li Luo was also looking at the light screen intertwined on the mountain wall. Beside him, Zhao Yanzhi clasped her slender jade hands, and a look of piety appeared on her charming and moving cheeks as she prayed: "Don't be assigned to the top ten flag divisions! Don't be assigned to the top ten flag divisions!"

Li Luo couldn't help but smile, though he understood; currently, the ranking of their entire Azure Underworld Flag was fourteenth—no, after the efforts in this Evil Demon Cave, their floor progress had improved, and the progress on the thirtieth floor had already raised their ranking to thirteenth.

But those top ten flag divisions, after the impact of these two days, had at worst already reached the thirty-fourth floor; the gap between them could not be ignored.

Of course, in Li Luo's estimation, as long as they didn't encounter the top five elite flag divisions, they should actually still have the strength to compete.

After all, although in terms of strength he might be considered the weakest flag leader among the Twenty Flags, he possessed the Nine-Turn Dragon Breath Evil Refining Art and three "Nine-Turn Arts," so if it really came down to a full-out struggle, Li Luo didn't think many flag divisions could easily defeat him.

While Li Luo's thoughts were turning, waves of uproar had already erupted in the square.

Because the results of the distribution began to appear.

Li Luo cast his gaze onto the light screen at the first moment, and with a glance, he saw the Azure Underworld Flag side, and opposite the Fifth Division, a line of text appeared.

"Azure Underworld Flag Fifth Division, versus Dark Blood Flag Third Division."

"It's actually the Dark Blood Flag of the Dragon Bloodline..." Li Luo was stunned. This didn't seem like a good draw; in the previous rankings, the Dark Blood Flag was ranked ninth.

Although the Dark Blood Flag Third Division was not its spearhead division, its strength was still not to be underestimated.

And while Li Luo was stunned, many wails had already come from the Fifth Division, and many flag members were cursing; this draw was indeed a bit unlucky for them.

"It's over."

Zhao Yanzhi was also a bit dejected; she had been praying not to be assigned to a top ten flag division, and in the blink of an eye, she was given the ninth-ranked Dark Blood Flag.

Li Shi and Mu Bi on the side also shook their heads and smiled bitterly at each other.

Li Luo smiled and comforted them: "It's just the Dark Blood Flag Third Division, not the Dark Blood Flag's spearhead division."

Zhao Yanzhi said: "We aren't the Azure Underworld Flag's spearhead division either."

"It's really bad luck. The First Division was assigned a good opponent; I feel like we are being targeted." She complained indignantly.

Hearing this, Li Luo looked at the First Division side on the light screen and saw that the opponent the First Division encountered was the Wind Horn Flag First Division of the Dragon Horn Lineage.

The Wind Horn Flag was ranked seventeenth, even lower than their Azure Underworld Flag.

However, Zhong Ling and his team had suffered heavy personnel losses previously and had not fully recovered even after resting for a day, so encountering the Wind Horn Flag First Division this time, the final result was hard to say.

Of course, compared to them who encountered the Dark Blood Flag, the First Division could certainly be considered lucky.

The wails from the Fifth Division also drew sympathetic glances from the Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions of the Azure Underworld Flag. In this distribution, among their Azure Underworld Flag's five divisions, the Fifth Division indeed encountered the most troublesome opponent.

Zhong Ling's expression remained unchanged, but a flash of secret joy crossed the depths of his eyes. Actually, throughout this day, he had also been regretting his previous impulsiveness, but regret could not change anything, so he could only accept the bitter fruit.

But fortunately, the result of this third day's "Flag Division Battle" was not bad.

As long as he could defeat the "Wind Horn Flag First Division" this time, then this trip to the Evil Demon Cave could still be considered complete. Conversely, looking at Li Luo's side, they would likely be brutally crushed by the Dark Blood Flag. Presumably, this would dampen Li Luo's spirit and also make the Fifth Division, which had begun to gain momentum, realize the reality.

Regarding those many gazes with different emotions, Li Luo's expression had no ripples at all. His gaze incidentally took a look at the other four flags.

The Golden Light Flag First Division led by Deng Fengxian was matched against the Glass Bone Flag First Division, the strongest of the Dragon Bone Lineage. The strength of these two was on par, both in the first tier; if they competed, there should be a heaven-shaking battle.

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The Red Cloud Flag First Division led by Li Fengyi encountered the Earth Scale Flag First Division of the Dragon Scale Lineage. The strength of the former was superior, so if there were no accidents, this match should be won by the Red Cloud Flag First Division.

The Purple Qi Flag First Division led by Li Jingtao battled the Rock Bone Flag Fifth Division of the Dragon Bone Lineage. This was simply pointless, because the latter was the weakest of the hundred divisions in the Twenty Flags.

And while Li Luo was looking at the light screen, he noticed gazes coming from afar. He looked toward them and saw Li Fengyi and Li Jingtao casting worried glances at his side.

Clearly, they also saw the opponent assigned to the Azure Underworld Flag Fifth Division this time.

Li Luo returned a smile to them, signaling that there was no need to worry.

"Yanzhi, is there any intelligence on the Dark Blood Flag Third Division?" Li Luo turned his head and asked Zhao Yanzhi.

Zhao Yanzhi was just about to speak when Li Shi on the side took over the conversation: "The flag leader of the Dark Blood Flag Third Division is named Li Tong. I am actually acquainted with him; he also comes from a branch of the Li clan, but he is much better off than I am. He was previously at the Gold Evil Body realm, but his level of tempering is stronger than Zhong Ling's. I heard he once attempted to break through to the Glazed Evil Body, but failed in the end, so he should now be trying to condense 'Evil Gang' to enter the Extreme Evil Realm directly."

"This person possesses an eighth-grade Earth Flood phase and has mastered the Six-Turn Dragon Breath Evil Refining Art. Although in the Dragon Bloodline where geniuses are as numerous as clouds, Li Tong can only be considered mid-tier, his strength is still not to be underestimated."

"The Dark Blood Flag Third Division is not as strong as the First Division among its five divisions, but it is better than the other three. In terms of overall strength, it is also much stronger than our Fifth Division."

Li Luo nodded slightly. The three stages of the Evil Body Realm—Silver Evil Body, Gold Evil Body, and Glazed Evil Body—are the stages for polishing the physical body, but the vast majority of people can only reach the level of the Gold Evil Body, and then they can only give up further polishing and turn to condensing Evil Gang to attempt to break through to the Extreme Evil Realm.

Only those with exceptional talent can cultivate the Glazed Evil Body, and then attempt to condense Evil Gang after reaching this realm. In this way, not only will their foundation be stronger, but their final combat power will also be higher than those who break through to the Extreme Evil Realm from the Gold Evil Body.

"Everyone, don't be dejected. Although the opponent is strong, we shouldn't be cowardly before the battle; that would be too shameful for the Azure Underworld Flag."

"Besides, looking at it from another angle, if we can defeat such an opponent, isn't that an opportunity for our Fifth Division to make a name for itself? Losing is no loss, winning is a huge profit!"

Li Luo smiled at everyone, encouraging and cheering them on.

Seeing the high-spirited Li Luo, the flag members of the Fifth Division looked at each other, and in the end, they cheered up a bit. After all, the Fifth Division was different from before; they had a flag leader who had mastered the "Nine-Turn Evil Refining Art," and anything was possible.

Just as Li Luo said, if they couldn't beat such a strong enemy, it was only natural, but if they won by accident, then it would be a huge profit.

Losing is no loss, winning is a huge profit.

This is a good deal.

While the morale of the other flag members was rising, only Zhao Yanzhi rolled her eyes at Li Luo in annoyance.

I really believed your nonsense, you big swindler.