Chapter 831: Seizing the Golden Dragon Pillar

Li Luo's figure shot swiftly through the clouds and mist, then passed the outer bronze dragon pillars and silver dragon pillars; a few minutes later, the golden coiled dragon pillar came clearly into view.

The coiled dragon pillar was about ten zhang wide, its depth unknown, with its base hidden deep within the Profound Yellow Dragon Qi Pool, obscured by clouds and mist; in those depths, extremely surging and terrifying energy fluctuations surged, making one dare not venture deeper.

Carved upon the pillar's surface were lifelike dragon patterns, winding and coiling around the shaft, each dragon scale on them shimmering with strange light, and the dragon patterns seemed to be slowly swimming; in an instant, Li Luo nearly mistook them for living creatures.

Gazing at the golden dragon pillar now within arm's reach, Li Luo's heart surged with emotion, and without hesitation, he descended.

When Li Luo's foot stepped onto the top of the golden dragon pillar, he immediately felt this long-silent pillar as if activated by him; the pillar body trembled slightly, and the golden dragon pattern encircling the golden pillar opened its tightly shut dragon eyes at that moment.

Roar!

A low, oppressive dragon roar issued from the dragon pattern.

Then Li Luo saw that dragon pattern open its dragon mouth, from which Jin Guang slowly emanated, centering on the pillar's top and closing at a steady, unhurried pace.

Once the Jin Guang completely formed a light shield covering the top, external attacks could no longer affect Li Luo within, and this golden dragon pillar would then be considered entirely his.

However, before the Jin Guang shield fully formed, Li Luo was not protected by the golden dragon pillar; if faced with others' attacks, the pillar would judge the competition not yet over and might even halt the closing of the Jin Guang shield.

This point is also one of the main reasons the golden dragon pillar is so difficult to seize.

Unless one first displays overwhelming strength, forcing other Great Flag Leaders to voluntarily abandon the golden dragon pillar, obtaining it under interference is quite difficult.

Li Luo stared at the closing Jin Guang shield; though his expression remained calm, his heart felt somewhat tense.

He hoped the Jin Guang shield would complete before Li Li Qingfeng and others broke free, so that the golden dragon pillar would be his in the palm of his hand.

If Li Li Qingfeng and others emerged before that, there would be more variables; he had already expended great amounts of his own power and "He Qi" power in his clash with Qin Yi, and if he had to fight Li Li Qingfeng and them again, he might have no choice but to unleash the power of the Three-Tailed Celestial Wolf.

Li Luo's thoughts churned as his gaze remained fixed tightly on the Jin Guang shield, which was gradually closing from bottom to top as time passed.

However, good things always meet many obstacles.

Just as the Jin Guang shield reached three-quarters completion, Li Luo suddenly sensed energy fluctuations from behind; he turned sharply, then saw with a slightly darkened expression that the massive Shuidian was beginning to emit ripples at this very moment.

The Shuidian began to turn illusory.

That was a sign of imminent dissolution.

From inside the Shuidian, violent and astonishing energy fluctuations also issued forth.

Clearly, after this period of entanglement, those Great Flag Leaders trapped in the Shuidian had each shattered the obstructing "false shadows" and even begun destroying the Shuidian.

And Qin Yi, having already fought a great battle with Li Luo, was now powerless to maintain this Shuidian; of course, perhaps she simply did not intend to maintain it further, since Li Luo had already broken out, and maintaining the Shuidian would be meaningless, merely helping Li Luo obtain the golden dragon pillar.

"What a petty woman; did my near-perfect performance just now fail to impress her at all?" Li Luo sighed helplessly.

As he sighed, the Shuidian shook even more violently; a few breaths later, the Shuidian exploded with a boom, shattering into countless blue light points that whistled outward.

Several figures of light then emerged from within.

Leading them was none other than Li Li Qingfeng.

As these Great Flag Leaders appeared, they saw Qin Yi not far away; immediately, anger flashed across their faces, their eyes unfriendly, clearly intending to surround and attack her.

"Miss Qin Yi, we respected you as a guest, yet you schemed against us; this is somewhat excessive," Lu Lu Qingmei said coldly, her jade hand tightly gripping the glazed staff.

Originally, allowing Qin Yi to participate in the Profound Yellow Dragon Qi Pool contest was merely to let her seize one coiled dragon pillar, but who knew she would set up a Shuidian to trap them all; this was clearly not aimed at the coiled dragon pillar, but intended to suppress the young generation of the Five Heavenly Dragon Lines before so many guests.

The other Great Flag Leaders also stared at Qin Yi with anger.

Hearing this, a hint of apology appeared on Qin Yi's exquisite face, yet she could not explain anything, since her actions indeed made her a hostile guest.

She had to obey the orders from Qin Qin Lian.

However, it must be said that this peerlessly beautiful figure showing such an apologetic expression immediately caused the anger in the hearts of some male Great Flag Leaders present to dissipate by more than half.

Seeing this, Lu Lu Qingmei could only shake her head in secret; these men were truly unreliable.

"Great Flag Leader Lu, rest assured; I will not intervene in the upcoming coiled dragon pillar contest," Qin Yi continued at this moment.

Lu Lu Qingmei raised her moth eyebrows slightly; since Qin Yi possessed immense strength, if she abandoned the contest for the coiled dragon pillar from now on, it would be good news for them.

However, why would she suddenly give up?

Just as Lu Lu Qingmei pondered this in secret, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Eh, why is the Jin Guang shield on that golden dragon pillar forming? Is there someone on it?!"

At these words, shock surged in everyone's eyes; even Lu Lu Qingmei could not remain calm, her gaze quickly shifting toward the depths of the dragon pool, where she indeed saw, amidst the clouds and mist atop the golden dragon pillar, a Jin Guang shield closing.

And within the Jin Guang shield, there seemed to be a figure.

Li Li Qingfeng's expression changed drastically; his sharp gaze fixed on the figure within the Jin Guang shield, then he cried out in disbelief: "It's Li Luo? How is that possible?! When did he reach the golden dragon pillar?!"

Deng Deng Fengxian was equally stunned; hadn't they all been trapped in the Shuidian before? How could Li Luo have reached the golden dragon pillar first?

Li Li Hongli's pretty face also shifted between gloom and brightness; then she looked at Qin Yi and said coldly: "Miss Qin Yi, isn't your grudge with that Li Luo extremely deep? Why did you let him out of the Shuidian first? Could it be that even a fairy like you, Miss Qin, felt pity because of Li Luo's appearance?"

Her words carried a sarcastic tone; clearly, she was also furious, since the replicated false shadows in the Shuidian earlier had caused her great trouble, so she felt that since Qin Yi's methods were so powerful, how could Li Luo possibly break out of the Shuidian before them?

If this wasn't Qin Yi letting him off, what was it?

Hearing this, the other Great Flag Leaders' eyes also grew strange; did this Li Luo have such charm? Even Qin Yi deliberately held back for him?

Li Li Qingfeng frowned tightly; his usual cultivation was largely shattered at this moment, and a strange sense of suffocation surged in his heart.

Facing everyone's strange gazes, even Qin Yi, whose heart was as calm as still water, could not help but grit her silver teeth; did she let Li Luo off? Earlier, she had almost wanted to hang that fellow up and wash him from head to toe with the "Ten Thousand Lines Water Kill"!

Qin Yi took a deep breath, her chest heaving, then spoke as calmly as possible: "Great Flag Leader Li Li Hongli misunderstood; I did not let Li Luo off. It is simply because he was very cautious and did not let me replicate him, so afterward I could only fight him with my true body, but ultimately he narrowly defeated me by one move and broke out of the Shuidian first."

At these words, everyone found it even more unbelievable.

Qin Yi couldn't even hold back Li Luo?!

Li Li Hongli's eyes were also filled with suspicion.

Qin Yi sighed helplessly and said: "Everyone, you may have underestimated Li Luo; although his own strength is only at the Great Demon Palace realm, if fighting with true body power, any of you could defeat him, but under the state of 'He Qi', this gap is greatly narrowed, and Li Luo possesses three Nine-Turn Arts; this, I fear, even Great Flag Leader Li Li Qingfeng cannot achieve."

"What? Three Nine-Turn Arts?!" The pupils of many Great Flag Leaders present contracted sharply.

Li Li Qingfeng, Li Li Hongli, and Lu Lu Qingmei could not help but change color, because only they knew better the difficulty of obtaining Nine-Turn Arts; among the three, only Li Li Qingfeng held two Nine-Turn Arts; how could this Li Luo have obtained three?

This fellow hid so deeply?

"Although when I fought Li Luo, I needed to divide my power to maintain the Shuidian, so my strength was somewhat limited at that time; in this state, I might not even be as strong as Great Flag Leader Li Li Qingfeng, so letting Li Luo break out of the Shuidian ultimately is not too incredible," Qin Yi continued.

Hearing her words, Li Li Qingfeng's expression relaxed slightly.

Qin Yi's gaze shifted as she said: "For the upcoming coiled dragon pillar contest, I will no longer participate; please, everyone, do as you wish."

"Speaking of which, over at Li Luo's banner leader's place, the Golden Light Shield is almost fully formed."

As her words fell, Li Li Qingfeng's expression shifted, then his figure suddenly shot out, his speed pushed to the limit, charging straight toward the golden dragon pillar deep within the Dragon Pool.

Although he didn't understand exactly how Li Luo had managed to get past Qin Yi and through Shuidian, this golden dragon pillar was something he was determined to obtain, so he absolutely would not hand it over.

(End of this chapter)