Chapter 960: Zhu Dayu

The sudden "corpse-twitching" of the mountain of flesh before his eyes startled Li Luo, but he immediately sensed the faint vitality radiating from it, realizing at once that this was also a living person, just like himself, feigning death to avoid the attacks of those elite disciples.

Li Luo felt a bit awkward; he had previously assumed this was a corpse and had used the mountain of flesh to block quite a few attacks.

Though Li Luo felt awkward inside, he showed nothing on his face, instead smiling and saying, "Brother, meeting is fate; there's no need to mind such trivial details."

At the same time, he sized up the mountain of flesh before him; it seemed the other party simply possessed an extremely fat physique and shouldn't be very old, though he was truly a bit too fat.

Upon hearing this, the fat youth glared and said, "Fate, my foot! I was hiding here perfectly fine, not getting hit for half a day, and the moment you ran over, I got turned into this state. Did you come to harm me on purpose?"

Li Luo laughed, "I don't even know you, why would I harm you?"

The fat youth cursed, "Get lost, far away."

Li Luo shook his head and said, "This place isn't your exclusive property. If you want to leave, you leave; I'm not going."

Such a good meat shield—Li Luo had no intention of leaving. Besides, moving now would only invite those "flaming feathers" to attack.

The fat youth stared viciously at the thick-skinned Li Luo, clearly furious. His palm suddenly brushed across the space sphere on his wrist, and an object flashed out.

Seeing his movement, Li Luo immediately became guarded, wary that this fatty might be driven to desperation and attack.

However, the moment he saw what the other party had pulled out, he couldn't help but be stunned, for the fatty hadn't pulled out some powerful lethal treasure, but a roasted beast leg. The fatty opened his large mouth, swallowed the beast leg in two or three bites, and grease dripped down the corners of his mouth.

This sight of him gorging himself left Li Luo somewhat bewildered; had this fatty been overstimulated by him?

But just as doubt filled Li Luo's heart, he was shocked once again to see that as the fatty kept swallowing various foods, the bloody holes on his body that had been blasted open by the "flaming feathers" were actually repairing themselves at an astonishing speed.

After about a minute, those bloody holes gradually healed.

Such terrifying recovery power left Li Luo stunned, as it was even more effective than the recovery techniques he performed using his own Water, Light, and Wood resonances.

Li Luo then thought thoughtfully, "Brother, are you from the Li Tianwang lineage?"

He had read the intelligence on the Li Tianwang lineage when he arrived, and only now did he recall that the people of this lineage were quite peculiar, as the vast majority were fat, and their special resonance allowed them to possess extremely powerful recovery abilities through eating.

It was said that the Marquis-level powerhouses of the Li Tianwang lineage were the hardest to kill because, for them, as long as it wasn't a fatal blow, even if half their body was shattered, they could eventually recover completely relying on this ability.

The fat youth snorted, "At least you have some discernment. My Li Tianwang lineage is not to be trifled with. Get lost."

Li Luo smiled and said, "I am Li Luo of the Longyawei, Li Tianwang lineage."

The fat youth paused instantly. He looked at Li Luo twice and said, "The new Dragon Head of the Longyawei, Li Luo?"

It seemed he had actually heard of Li Luo's name.

Li Luo smiled and nodded.

The fat youth pursed his lips in annoyance; in that case, he couldn't use the background of the Li Tianwang lineage to intimidate Li Luo.

"My name is Zhu Dayu," the fat youth said.

"I guessed as much. To have such a majestic physique, among the younger generation of the Li Tianwang lineage, who else could it be but the famous Zhu Dayu?" Li Luo said with a smile.

As far as he knew, the Li Tianwang lineage considered fatness to be beautiful and cared most about their own body shape.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhu Dayu was visibly delighted, and he found Li Luo a bit more agreeable.

"Brother Zhu, how long have you been lying here?" Li Luo asked.

"Lying here for ages. We came in with the previous group, but most of them are dead, and I didn't want to give up like that, so I've been lying here waiting for an opportunity," Zhu Dayu said.

Li Luo nodded, and just as he was about to continue speaking, he caught a glimpse of a "flaming feather" shooting toward them. He lowered his body and watched helplessly as the "flaming feather" pierced Zhu Dayu's butt, blasting open a bloody hole.

Zhu Dayu's fat body trembled. He stared silently at Li Luo, and just as he was about to speak, the latter spoke first: "Brother Zhu's physique is as majestic as a mountain; it is indeed more attractive to firepower here. However, with the world-renowned recovery power of your Li Tianwang lineage, this minor injury is surely not worth mentioning."

Zhu Dayu fell silent, swallowed the words in his mouth, and pulled out another large meat leg to eat.

The bloody hole on his butt also began to recover.

But not long after, more "flaming feathers" flew over.

"Bang!"

"Brother Zhu's burly physique is the most heroic I have seen in all these years."

"Bang!"

"Brother Zhu likely has the potential to become a Marquis and a King."

"Bang!"

"Brother Zhu, look at this hole, it's so big and round."

"..."

Zhu Dayu said with a pale face, "Brother Li Luo, can you move to the side and let me catch my breath for a moment?"

Li Luo urged, "Brother Zhu, hold on a little longer. I see the offensive from those elite disciples is starting to weaken; perhaps we can start our counterattack soon."

Zhu Dayu felt bitter. Where did this jinx come from? If this continued, his feigned death would likely turn into a real one. Although their Li Tianwang lineage had amazing recovery power, it wasn't immortality.

However, just as Li Luo said, the situation had begun to change. Li Lingjing, Qin Ying, and the others were gradually closing in on the eight elite disciples.

And the sky full of flaming feathers also showed signs of decline.

A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of Li Lingjing, Qin Ying, and the others. The next moment, extremely vast and majestic resonance power erupted from their bodies like a volcano.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Following Qin Ying's roar, the high-star Heavenly Pearl stage experts in the field unleashed their strongest attacks.

A torrent of violent resonance techniques surged toward the eight elite disciples, and the void trembled violently at this moment.

The eight elite disciples joined hands to form seals, and light resembling starlight gauze erupted from their crowns, shielding the area where they stood.

Boom! Boom!

The violent resonance attacks landed on the starlight gauze, causing intense ripples.

Yet, the starlight gauze never shattered.

The methods of these "No-Resonance Holy Sect" elite disciples were clearly quite extraordinary.

Seeing this, Qin Ying frowned and then shouted in a low voice, "Zhu Zhu, if you don't attack now, we'll all return empty-handed today!"

"Heh, Qin Ying, you really are sharp; you even discovered that!"

Just as Qin Ying's voice fell, a hearty female laugh rang out. Immediately after, a pile of corpses not far away suddenly exploded, and a sturdy figure flew out. Eight brilliant Heavenly Pearls rotated at high speed behind her. She lunged directly at a corner of the starlight gauze defense, clenched her five fingers, and punched out.

Boom!

That punch erupted with an extremely violent momentum. Vaguely, it seemed as if an ancient giant pig was crashing into a sky-supporting mountain, and the entire world trembled because of it.

With Zhu Zhu's punch, that corner of the starlight gauze finally couldn't withstand it and shattered, revealing a crack a few feet wide.

An elite disciple on the stone platform behind it was also hit by the impact and flew backward, leaving the stone platform.

And the moment that stone platform was exposed, everyone's eyes turned red with heat—the passage was open!

Almost at the same time, energy dragon wings suddenly emerged behind Li Luo. He stomped his feet, and his figure turned into a bolt of lightning, shooting out toward the shattered part of the starlight gauze.

Zhu Dayu, who had been lying on the ground groaning, also displayed a speed inconsistent with his fat body at this moment, his figure drifting and leaving behind trails of afterimages.

Li Lingjing, Qin Ying, and Zhu Zhu did not rush in, as they still needed to maintain resistance against the starlight gauze to prevent it from repairing and completely cutting off the passage.

In just a few breaths, Li Luo approached the shattered starlight gauze. Just as he was about to enter first, he saw a water spring erupt from the ground ahead. Qin Yi's beautiful figure flashed out from the spring, actually getting in a step ahead of him.

Li Luo's feet landed on the stone platform, and the scene before his eyes changed. It seemed to be a small mountain path, and at the end of the path, a golden palace loomed in the clouds.

Li Luo's heart grew hot. His figure flashed, and in a few breaths, he crossed the path, finally charging into the golden palace and disappearing from sight.