Chapter 915: Nine-Scale Dragon War Body

The contest for the twenty banner leaders of the Five Dragon Lines this generation ended in a conclusion no one had ever anticipated.

Li Luo, this unexpected dark horse, had utterly blinded everyone's eyes.

From this moment on, no one within the Five Dragon Lines would dare question this youth who had only returned to Dragon Tooth Line a little over half a year ago.

After all, after his battle with "Young Li Taixuan," Li Luo's legitimacy as banner leader was absolutely confirmed; everyone understood that although "Young Li Taixuan" was merely an energy projection possessing only seventy to eighty percent of the original's power, Li Luo's victory over him proved he could stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Taixuan, who had once dominated that generation to claim the banner leader title.

This was already a tremendous achievement.

For Li Taixuan was among the top three most formidable banner leaders in history.

Thus, matching "Young Li Taixuan" in combat carried far greater weight and credibility than Li Li Qingfeng's claim.

This was evident when, after the battle ended, even the grand banner leader of Dragon Blood Line remained silent, uttering not a single word of rebuttal—clearly, they had found not the slightest justification.

Yet Li Luo, at this moment, had no interest in their thoughts.

His victory over "Young Li Taixuan" was chiefly due to the overwhelming power of the "Water Dragon Tooth Sword," which surpassed Li Luo's expectations; he had assumed a single "Water Dragon Tooth Sword" might merely surpass some Spirit-Linking-ranked Marquis Arts, but that previous strike… it was likely no weaker than a Divine Transformation-ranked technique.

Ultimately, it was because the "Multiform Dragon Tooth Sword Array" was of such an exalted rank—even now, with only the Water Dragon Tooth Sword unable to complete the array, the sword qi remained terrifyingly potent.

It seemed no one had ever perfected this technique before, so its true power had been severely underestimated.

Li Luo lifted his head, his eyes filled with anticipation; after the banner leader contest ended, there remained one eagerly awaited phase: the forging of the "Dragon War Body."

Previously, during their ascent of the Dragon Path, they had only forged the prototype of the "Dragon War Body" and obtained the "Dragon Mark"; now, with the banner leader contest concluded, it was time to clad the body in dragon scales.

Hum!

Li Luo gazed at the colossal stone dragon towering in the distant void; it now seemed to tremble, its enormous dragon mouth slowly opening toward their direction.

Boom!

The next instant, a vast torrent of gray energy erupted forth, like a storm unleashed.

The gray energy howled toward them, engulfing every grand banner leader present; then, all of them realized their previously acquired dragon scales spontaneously flew out and rapidly melted within the gray energy.

As the dragon scales melted, they transformed into surging Dragon War Energy, descending upon the crowd.

Li Luo stared at the dense Dragon War Energy, his gaze burning.

His own melted nine dragon scales produced the most abundant Dragon War Energy in the arena—more than double the quantity generated by Li Li Qingfeng nearby.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Marks on Li Luo and the others' foreheads slowly rotated, emitting a peculiar suction force; instantly, the Dragon War Energy was drawn in and poured entirely into them.

As these Dragon War Energies surged forth, the Dragon Marks on their foreheads began to ignite, one by one.

On Li Luo's forehead, the Dragon Mark contained nine dim dragon scales; now, as the Dragon War Energy flooded in, all nine scales rapidly brightened, as if activated.

As they activated, he felt a vast, pure, alien energy surge downward from the Dragon Mark; wherever this energy passed, his flesh, meridians, and bones all emitted a yearning emotion, greedily devouring it.

Crack.

Li Luo could even hear his bones humming and vibrating within him.

That was his physical body strengthening.

Li Luo sank into the sensation of this rising power.

The other grand banner leaders in the arena also wore expressions of joy as they felt their own bodies grow stronger—this was precisely the foundation of the Li Li Tianwang Line; even these younger generations could obtain such a rare opportunity.

The formation of the Dragon War Body would undoubtedly greatly enhance their combat power, and such an opportunity was something other, slightly weaker factions would spend countless efforts to plan and compete for.

After an unknown length of time, Li Luo's Dragon Mark was fully illuminated, blazing brilliantly, its nine dragon scales shimmering with strange light.

Instantly, a powerful aura erupted from him as the center.

Nearby grand banner leaders all changed expression; even Li Li Qingfeng, who had just awakened, frowned deeply and stared at Li Luo with wary eyes.

That was the dragon aura carried by the Dragon War Body.

The dragon aura emanating from Li Luo's "Nine-Scale Dragon War Body" was undoubtedly even more formidable; for those with weak wills, merely the suppression exerted by this dragon aura could reduce their strength by twenty percent.

Seeing Li Luo's dazzling nine-scale Dragon Mark, many eyes filled with envy and jealousy.

Even Li Li Qingfeng was no exception; the Dragon War Body was not rare among the Five Lines—otherwise, twenty grand banner leaders would not have been granted it simultaneously, and some within the Five Dragon Guards had also perfected it.

But the Nine-Scale Dragon War Body was different—it was nearly the perfected form of the Dragon War Body, its power vastly superior to ordinary versions; Li Luo's acquisition of this opportunity was like adding wings to a tiger.

"This guy!"

Li Li Qingfeng's gaze grew dark, no longer the confident composure he'd shown before; after watching Li Luo's battle with Young Li Taixuan, he dared not underestimate Li Luo in the slightest.

That special Dragon Tooth Sword had even failed to be blocked by Young Li Taixuan—his own chances… were likely even slimmer.

Though his heart burned with resentment, Li Li Qingfeng could not deny that after today, Li Luo would become the undisputed leader of the twenty banners.

Li Luo paid no heed to Li Li Qingfeng's resentful gaze; at this moment, he was entirely immersed in the enhancements brought by the "Nine-Scale Dragon War Body."

He thought, and instantly, a pair of energy dragon wings, several zhang in length, unfolded from his back.

With these energy dragon wings, travel or escape would henceforth have greater assurance.

But most importantly… it was the "Dragon Power."

Li Luo slowly clenched his five fingers; his forehead mark connected to every fiber of his flesh, unleashing a vast, restrained power—the Dragon Power of the Dragon War Body.

Now that he had perfected the "Nine-Scale Dragon War Body," he could unleash nine dragon powers.

"I wonder if my body can withstand the combination of Triple Elephant Divine Power and these nine dragon powers?" Li Luo mused; previously, when he activated Triple Elephant Divine Power, his own body suffered severe damage, requiring numerous recovery-phase arts merely to endure it—this improved somewhat after he entered the Corpse Body Realm.

But the nine dragon powers were no ordinary force; if used simultaneously with the third level of Elephant Divine Power, they might impose an extreme burden on his body.

Yet compared to the added strength, these were trivial matters.

At the critical moment of life-or-death combat, bodily tearing injuries were far preferable to losing one's life.

Li Luo thought, and his Dragon Mark gradually dimmed until it vanished; the dragon aura emanating from his body and the energy dragon wings behind him also retracted.

Acquiring the "Nine-Scale Dragon War Body" was indeed a pleasant surprise for Li Luo, but for him, the most important thing was that, now that he had secured the banner leader title, his long-desired "Nine-Emblem Holy Heart Lotus" was finally within reach.

Had it not been for this item, he might truly have hesitated to follow Jiang Jiang Qinge to the Holy Light Ancient Academy.

But fortunately, after more than half a year of effort, this goal had finally been achieved.

At this moment, beams of light descended from the void, enveloping Li Luo and the others; then they felt the surrounding space twist—indicating their imminent exit from the Stone Dragon Realm.

Li Luo made no resistance, his tense body relaxing as he exhaled a breath of profound relief.

When he finally relaxed completely, Jiang Jiang Qinge's exquisitely beautiful face flashed through his mind.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, once I obtain the Nine-Stripe Sacred Heart Lotus, I will find a way to deliver it to you as soon as possible."