Chapter 825: Battle with Qin Yi

When Qin Yi's voice fell, a tremendous and terrifying resonance force fluctuation had already erupted from within her body, the azure resonance force seeming to transform into ten-thousand-li waves that manifested behind her, and as the water surged, even the void trembled at this moment, emitting a rumbling sound.

The formidable energy pressure spread toward all directions like a tide.

Feeling the energy fluctuation emanating from Qin Yi, Li Luo's expression also gradually grew solemn. If the current him, with the aid of the "Qingming Banner's" combined Qi, could be considered to have reached the strength of a next-grade Marquis, then the Qin Yi before his eyes was at the peak of a previous-grade Marquis.

Moreover, her previous-grade peak contained extremely high gold content, after all, Qin Yi herself was the type of top heavenly pride capable of overcoming levels to defeat enemies. Now coupled with the augmentation of the "Fire Lotus Camp," Li Luo felt that the current her, even if she were to encounter a true previous-grade Marquis, would not harbor the slightest fear.

However, Li Luo faintly felt that this did not seem to be Qin Yi's limit.

Judging from this energy fluctuation, the Qin Yi before his eyes was roughly on par with Li Li Qingfeng, but Li Luo clearly felt that Qin Yi should be slightly stronger than Li Li Qingfeng.

"Is it because maintaining this Shuidian to hold back the other Banner Leaders has divided her own strength?" Li Luo pondered slightly, then figured out the reason. After all, this Shuidian was so extraordinary that it could hold back top Banner Leaders like Li Li Qingfeng, so Qin Yi could not possibly have no expenditure of her own.

However, while maintaining the Shuidian, her main body could still possess such imposing might. It had to be said, this Qin Yi was the strongest person Li Luo had encountered among his peers thus far.

So at this moment, Li Luo stretched out his palm and gripped the Jin Yu Xuanxiang Blade.

Elephant God Power, Third Layer!

The mottled and ancient blade body trembled, and barbaric force surged into his arms like an ancient elephant charging. The flesh and blood of Li Luo's arms violently trembled at this moment, and his skin began to tear.

Thunder Roar Physique, Second Layer Thunder Sound!

The Lei Ting furnace at his heart emitted a rumbling sound, the thunder sound reverberated through his body, his flesh and blood immediately surged, and the strength of his physical body dramatically increased at this moment.

Facing such a powerful enemy as Qin Yi, Li Luo did not harbor the slightest underestimation, continuously activating his own methods.

"Nine Revolving Art, Heavenly Dragon Thunder Breath!"

Moreover, he also unhesitatingly launched an offensive. With one strike, he deployed a top killing move like the Nine Revolving Art.

Roar!

The dragon's roar echoed. Only seen behind Li Luo, the shadow of a giant dragon took shape, its mouth opening wide as the vast and mighty thunder dragon breath pierced through the void, directly blasting toward Qin Yi's figure with destructive force.

"This is the Nine Revolving Art of the Heavenly Dragon Five Veins, I presume? Paired with the Twenty Banners' combined Qi, it complements each other quite well." Qin Yi's pale blue pupils were as clear and beautiful as a mirror lake. Facing Li Luo's astonishing offensive, she did not show any sign of surprise, but instead watched the thunder dragon breath piercing through the void with great interest.

Then, she extended her jade-like hand that seemed to flow with radiance, only to see tremendous energy converging like a flood, rapidly condensing into a strange flower.

"Then please allow Banner Leader Li Luo to also appreciate the secret art of my Qin Li Tianwang's lineage."

Her slender finger flicked lightly, and the gorgeous energy flower drifted out, then swelled against the wind, transforming into a size of several dozen zhang, its petals alluringly beautiful.

"Secret Art: Devouring Spirit Flower."

Boom!

The thunder dragon breath fiercely slammed into that alluring energy flower, and immediately a deafening rumbling sound echoed throughout the Shuidian.

As the two collided, Li Luo's gaze instead became somewhat surprised, because he discovered that as the thunder dragon breath ran rampant, that seemingly fragile energy flower was not directly destroyed. Instead, accompanied by the Xu Xu unfolding of its petals, the thunder dragon breath was receding at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, thunder began to flow atop the energy flower.

The thunder dragon breath seemed to be being absorbed by that alluring energy flower.

After a dozen or so breaths, the thunder dragon breath dissipated, and atop the energy flower, Lei Guang began to jump wildly.

Qin Yi smiled slightly, and the energy flower that had absorbed the thunder dragon breath began to rapidly expand. The next instant, accompanied by a thunderous roar, the energy flower exploded with a bang.

Whoosh whoosh!

Broken petals, carrying extremely violent energy, poured down toward Li Luo's location.

Li Luo frowned slightly, and Lei Guang flickered beneath his feet.

Flash Thunder Art!

With a flash of Lei Guang, Li Luo's figure vanished from the spot, directly appearing behind Qin Yi. He gripped the Xuanxiang Blade, and atop the blade body, dual resonance force surged forth.

Within that tremendous and majestic dual resonance force, spirit marks seemed to dance, like sprites.

Dual Resonance Force, Third Realm: Spirit Formation, Spirit Mark!

Li Luo's blade strike not only unleashed the dual resonance force containing spirit marks, but also drew upon the augmentation of Elephant God Power and Thunder Roar Physique. Its might had already reached a terrifyingly formidable level.

The blade light swept past, and the void was directly sliced open with a faint trace. The piercing sonic boom was extremely uncomfortable.

The blade light slashed fiercely toward Qin Yi's slender waist, without the slightest intention of being tender toward the fairer sex.

Qin Yi clearly did not need it either.

Facing Li Luo's sudden attack, a mysterious light shadow seemed to manifest behind her, and that light shadow was identical in appearance to Qin Yi.

That was the Spirit Envoy that only the Wei You Jiu Pin resonance could evolve! The appearance of the Spirit Envoy would greatly augment the harmony and sensitivity between oneself and the energy of heaven and earth, and any resonance art performed would also receive a certain enhancement in power.

Li Luo had previously seen Jiang Qing perform it.

Only, Jiang Qing's was a Light Spirit Envoy, while this Qin Yi's was a Water Spirit Envoy.

The appearance of the Water Spirit Envoy immediately caused the water-attribute energy between heaven and earth to converge frantically, then rapidly condense into layer upon layer of water curtains behind her.

The water curtains appeared thin, but they numbered in the tens of thousands of layers. Accumulated in such coverage, they possessed extremely terrifying defensive power.

The blade light swept down and collided with the water curtain.

In an instant, nearly half of the water curtain was easily sliced apart.

A trace of surprise flashed across Qin Yi's lake-like pupils. The power contained within Li Luo's blade light was sharper and more formidable than she had imagined.

These layered water curtains were born from her own Zi Shen Jiu Pin water resonance. Generally speaking, when ordinary power encountered them, it would require much more force to dissolve them.

Yet the power contained within Li Luo's blade light seemed to ignore her Jiu Pin resonance force.

"Dual resonance force that has birthed spirit marks?"

Qin Yi instantly sensed the difference within Li Luo's blade light. Her vision and experience were both extraordinary, so she instantly discerned that the resonance force contained within Li Luo's blade light was quite peculiar, among which there was a kind of mystical power that was eroding the Jiu Pin resonance force within her water curtain.

She was not unfamiliar with this, because she had seen it on her senior brother Chu Qing.

Dual Resonance Force, Third Realm.

This Li Luo, had actually also cultivated dual resonance force to such a realm? Truly not bad in talent.

Thoughts flashed through her mind, but Qin Yi's exquisitely beautiful cheeks that seemed to shimmer with watery light remained quite calm. Although Li Luo's Third Realm dual resonance force was somewhat unexpected, the current Qin Yi, whose strength had reached the peak of a previous-grade Marquis, was not worried that a next-grade Li Luo could pose much of a threat to her.

Qin Yi's jade finger pointed down, and only seen the layered water curtains directly merge together at this moment, transforming into a thin, deep-blue water gauze. Upon the water gauze, mysterious and profound light patterns flowed down.

Yet, it was this seemingly thin water gauze that, like silk winding around a finger, continuously entangled the blade light, and finally, as the water light flowed, rapidly dissolved it.

The resilience and ever-changing nature of the Water aspect, in Qin Yi's hands, could truly be said to be wielded with divine skill.

The blade light could no longer advance an inch, yet Li Luo's expression didn't change much—after all, if Qin Yi were so easily defeated, that would be far too unrealistic.

After all, the gap in strength between the two sides was still considerable.

This battle, he feared, could no longer be held back.

Li Luo's gaze flickered, but his hand released the Golden Jade Elephant Blade. Then, with a single hand, he formed a seal, and surging phase force swept up like a tsunami.

The earlier ambush had been merely a probe.

"Nine Revolving Secret Art, Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect!"

Li Luo's eyes at this moment grew deep and profound, and at this instant, it seemed as if an ancient, primal dragon's roar echoed from within his body.

At the same time, a mysterious aura rose behind Li Luo, and immediately afterward, an incomparably massive phantom slowly emerged.

That phantom coiled and coiled, emanating an extremely ancient and terrifying dragon's might.

That dragon's might ignored all defenses, striking directly at the depths of one's spirit.

So at this moment, even Qin Yi's protective water curtain failed to take effect. The Heavenly Dragon's might assailing her spirit caused her clear, mirror-lake-like beautiful eyes to show a momentary daze.

The second Nine Revolving Art that Li Luo had obtained was finally held back no longer, and was displayed before everyone in full.

At the same time, the Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect enveloped his body. Li Luo suddenly felt a stir in his heart, sensing a boost from a strange power. This boost did not increase the intensity of his phase force, but it gave him a premonition.

The Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect also possessed the characteristic of empowering other dragon-attribute phase arts.

Li Luo felt a sudden inspiration, formed a seal with one hand, and the phase force within his body surged out like a torrent.

Then his fingertip directly sliced through the void before him, and instantly the void was torn open with a rift, from which the sound of flowing water emerged.

The next instant, pitch-black and bone-chilling river water surged forth from within it. At the same time, within the Black River, a colossal black dragon roared, wrapped in rolling Stygian waters, tearing through the void, and charging straight at Qin Yi to slay her.

The black dragon roared, its momentum overwhelming, fiercer and more violent than ever before.

Clearly, the empowerment of the Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect could not be underestimated.

The black dragon wrapped in the Black River came surging to attack. This time, even in the depths of Qin Yi's unruffled heart, a sense of danger rose.

Li Luo's attack had finally made her feel the taste of threat for the first time.

(End of this chapter)