Chapter 909: Bloodline Comparison

And when Li Li Qingfeng unleashed the so-called "Dragon Blood Balance Technique" in the arena, it triggered massive shockwaves outside as well.

Li Li Fengyi's delicate face instantly turned icy, her teeth clenched: "When did Li Li Qingfeng master this Marquis Technique? I've never seen him use it before!"

As for the famed "internal strife" technique of the Dragon Bloodline, Li Li Fengyi and the others naturally knew it well—this "Dragon Blood Balance Technique" was created by the first-generation Bloodline Patriarch; it had little effect on outsiders, but exerted powerful restraint over others of the Four Bloodlines who also bore the Heavenly Dragon Bloodline.

Though this technique had certain limitations—for instance, it required a single drop of the target's blood as a medium—so when clashing with the Dragon Bloodline, each of the Four Bloodlines always remained vigilant, guarding their essence-blood tightly; even if blood leaked, it would instantly evaporate on its own, denying the opponent any opening.

But Li Luo had only been in the Five Dragon Bloodlines for a little over half a year, so he naturally lacked deep understanding of the Dragon Bloodline, and most importantly, Li Li Qingfeng had concealed this critical information—over the past one or two years, he had never revealed this technique, leaving everyone completely unprepared.

Li Jintao also furrowed his brows, then sighed helplessly: "This guy is truly treacherous—the 'Dragon Blood Balance Technique' is hard to cultivate, so he certainly didn't learn it last-minute, but has immersed himself in it for a long time. Yet among the previous Twenty Banners, the one who threatened him was the outsider Lu Lu Qingmei; if he intended to target Lu Lu Qingmei, this technique would be nearly useless."

Li Li Fengyi sneered: "Nothing strange about it—the Dragon Bloodline, to balance the other Four Bloodlines, has every slightly talented member cultivate the 'Dragon Blood Balance Technique.' Li Li Qingfeng likely began cultivating it not to vie for the Dragon Patriarch title, but to prepare for future clashes with the Four Bloodlines."

"Though this technique is treacherous, it's also truly unexpected—Little Brother has made a stunning debut and originally had the qualification to challenge Li Li Qingfeng for the Dragon Patriarch title, but now—"

Here, Li Li Fengyi's face darkened with intense resentment—if this were a fair contest, Li Luo losing would be acceptable; being outmatched meant nothing to say. But it was this "Dragon Blood Balance Technique"!

"Li Li Qingfeng is just shameless—his rank is already superior to Li Luo's, yet he still uses this technique!"

Li Li Fengyi's emotions ran high, her voice completely unguarded; nearby observers from other Great Banner Chiefs clearly heard her, and some even nodded in agreement.

Such emotions were unsurprising—because if you looked over to the viewing stands of the other Four Bloodlines' banner members right now, there would likely be a storm of curses.

"Is there a rule prohibiting the use of the 'Dragon Blood Balance Technique' in the Dragon Patriarch contest?" At that moment, a cold laugh rang out—the voice unmistakably belonged to Li Li Hongli.

Li Li Fengyi glared coldly at her: "I still prefer the rainbow-colored face you wore just after the Dragon Ascension ended."

Back then, Li Li Hongli's expression had shifted so wildly, it looked like a dye shop.

Hearing Li Li Fengyi's mockery, Li Li Hongli's eyebrows shot up, teeth clenched: "What good is mouthy defiance? The Dragon Ascension doesn't decide who becomes Dragon Patriarch!"

Li Li Fengyi was about to retort sharply, but Li Jintao grabbed her, urging: "No need to argue—Third Brother hasn't lost yet. This 'Dragon Blood Balance Technique' measures the purity of Heavenly Dragon Bloodline; though the Dragon Bloodline does have an advantage, who knows how pure Third Brother's bloodline is?"

"What if his purity is equal to or close to Li Li Qingfeng's? Then this 'Dragon Blood Balance Technique' loses all effect."

Li Li Fengyi, upon hearing this, found it reasonable—though the Dragon Bloodline did hold a general advantage in bloodline purity, it wasn't absolute; in the past, the Four Bloodlines had produced prodigies with extremely high bloodline purity, like Li Taixuan, who dominated his generation across all Five Bloodlines, and it was never heard that any Dragon Bloodline member tried to use the "Dragon Blood Balance Technique" against him.

Though high bloodline purity in the previous generation doesn't guarantee the same in the next, the probability is still higher.

While the crowd outside debated endlessly, their gazes remained locked on the arena.

There, upon the blood-red balance, crimson runes surged continuously, and at that very moment, Li Luo felt a faint vibration enter his body.

It felt like some mysterious perception and probe.

A probe into bloodline purity?

On the two ends of the blood-colored balance, the first reaction came from Li Li Qingfeng's side—following a low hum, everyone saw a blood-red pillar roughly sixty zhang tall erupt from his head.

Within the pillar, dragon shadows seemed to glide.

That blood-red pillar represented Li Li Qingfeng's own bloodline purity and concentration.

According to the Dragon Bloodline's evaluation of bloodline strength, pillars exceeding one hundred zhang were called "Supreme Grade," those above thirty zhang were "Superior Grade," so Li Li Qingfeng's sixty-zhang pillar could be rated "Upper Superior."

Below thirty zhang was "Common Grade," representing most Dragon Bloodline members.

"Supreme Grade" was exceedingly rare—even within the Dragon Bloodline, it occurred once every hundred years—so for Li Li Qingfeng to reach this level was already exceptional, living up to his prodigy title.

Boom—

As Li Li Qingfeng revealed his bloodline strength, the blood-red balance tilted violently—his end sank to an extremely low position.

In bloodline balance measurement, the lower end was the winner.

Li Li Qingfeng fixed his gaze on Li Luo and said slowly: "Great Banner Chief Li Luo, surrender now, and you'll retain some dignity."

Li Luo smiled and asked: "Should be my turn now, right?"

Though he'd been caught off-guard and forced onto this so-called "Dragon Blood Balance," Li Luo wasn't panicked—he'd always faced challenges head-on; as long as he had even a sliver of strength left, he'd fight Li Li Qingfeng to the end.

Seeing this, Li Li Qingfeng merely smiled faintly and fell silent.

Hummm—

At that moment, the mysterious vibration within Li Luo's body ceased—it must have completed its probe. He took a deep breath, gripping the Xuanxiang Blade tightly.

Countless eyes fixed unblinkingly on Li Luo.

After several seconds, no reaction.

Many were puzzled—was the "Dragon Blood Balance Technique" delayed?

Li Li Qingfeng also slightly furrowed his brows—this waiting time seemed a bit too long.

But fortunately, the silence didn't last—after a few seconds, Li Luo suddenly felt his body grow scorching hot, as if something surged from within, then erupted violently from his head.

Boom!

Bloodlight exploded—suddenly, a massive blood-red pillar shot straight up from Li Luo's head, dyeing the clouds above crimson.

As the blood-red pillar rose, vast blood qi radiated from it, the coiling dragon shadows within vivid and lifelike.

At its first appearance, it reached fifty zhang!

And it kept climbing.

Sixty… seventy… ninety…

One hundred zhang!

When the blood-red pillar surged past the hundred-zhang threshold, countless expressions froze—gazes went blank, staring at the towering pillar, shock and horror flooding every face.

A hundred-zhang bloodlight!

That was "Supreme Grade"!

Among the Dragon Bloodline, including Li Li Hongli and the other two Great Banner Chiefs, their faces turned deathly pale—a chill shot from their soles straight to their crowns.

"Impossible! Impossible!" Li Li Hongli whispered tremulously, her face as white as a ghost's.

This scene struck them with even greater terror than when Li Luo had shattered the Nine-Dragon Fusion Flame earlier!

Who could have imagined that Li Luo possessed such profound Heavenly Dragon Bloodline purity?!

Li Li Fengyi wanted to mock her, but staring at the hundred-zhang bloodlight, she too found herself speechless—this little brother was too prodigious.

Lu Lu Qingmei and the other Great Banner Chiefs watched this scene, their expressions shifting—this moment, they knew Li Li Qingfeng had just picked up a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

In the void, the high-ranking members of each lineage, watching this place, could not help but slightly narrow their pupils.

Shock and horror were not limited to outsiders—even Li Li Qingfeng himself stared with a hint of bewilderment at the blinding hundred-zhang bloodlight above Li Luo's head; for the first time, his usual composure and confidence vanished, leaving his mind utterly blank.

Boom!

As Li Li Qingfeng's mind went blank, the blood-red scale reacted violently: the end where Li Luo stood had been lifted high, but now, with the surge of the hundred-zhang bloodlight above him, his end suddenly gained the weight of a mountain and plummeted straight down.

Hum!

With a resonant hum, Li Luo's end plunged directly to the lowest point of the scale, while Li Li Qingfeng's end was nearly thrust into the clouds.

Roar!

A dragon's roar echoed above the blood-red scale.

The weighing is complete.

Li Li Qingfeng finally snapped back to his senses; his face turned ashen, and his Xiang force surged wildly as he tried to flee the scene.

But it was useless.

For he clearly felt a terrifying suction rising from the blood-red scale beneath his feet—and the next instant, a horrific scene appeared before countless eyes.

Li Li Qingfeng's body suddenly became like a colander, as countless spurts of blood erupted like geysers; in an instant, the area within dozens of meters was drenched in red.

Thick clouds of blood mist rose into the air.

Someone couldn't help but cover their eyes.

"Dragon Blood Scale Art"—weighing the Heavenly Dragon bloodline; the loser shall have half their blood stripped away.

The world fell utterly silent as the blood-red scale slowly dissipated into nothingness.

Li Luo looked bewildered, gazing at Li Li Qingfeng, whose figure had suddenly thinned by half, his face pale white, his Xiang force drastically weakened; his eyes grew deeply complex.

After a long while, he let out a helpless sigh.

He truly didn't understand why Li Li Qingfeng had done this.

With his strength rivaling a Two-Star Celestial Pearl, if Li Li Qingfeng had truly fought, Li Luo would have faced a brutal battle—and the outcome would still have been uncertain.

Yet Li Li Qingfeng suddenly pulled out this so-called "Dragon Blood Scale Art."

And now Li Luo realized he hadn't even done anything—and Li Li Qingfeng was already spewing blood everywhere.

Had the setting not been inappropriate, Li Luo would have suspected the man was trying to extort him.

Now, with Li Li Qingfeng having lost most of his blood—nearly a critical injury—and his strength severely diminished, the struggle for the Dragon Head had, in a certain sense, already been decided.

Was this the peak battle Li Luo had long awaited?

At this moment, Li Luo felt a profound emptiness; had he not known their conflict ran deep, he might have suspected Li Li Qingfeng was deliberately trying to hand him victory.

But no matter what, right now, only a few words filled Li Luo's heart.

"He really… I'm crying."

(End of Chapter)