Chapter 970

The Ninth Hundred and Seventy-Eighth Chapter: Gift of the Staff. Faced with Li Luo suddenly offering him the "Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff," Li Li Lingjing was momentarily flustered—this was a genuine three-purple-eye artifact, of immense value; in their Xiling Li Shi, no youth had ever received such treatment before.

"No, no, it's too precious—keep it yourself. If you don't need it, you can give it to Li Li Fengyi and the others later." Li Li Lingjing hurriedly refused.

"Aren't all your previous artifacts destroyed by that aberration? Without a suitable weapon, your strength will suffer. Right now, you're my reliance—your combat power increases, and others won't dare covet me." Li Luo smiled.

Li Li Lingjing paused slightly—was this why Li Luo had risked himself to seize this artifact?

"That was too dangerous," she whispered.

"Sister Li Lingjing, don't refuse. If you must, consider it borrowed from me—I'm counting on you to help me escape from here." Li Luo said.

Hearing this, Li Li Lingjing hesitated, then nodded. She gently gripped the cold "Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff," channeling her own phase force into it; instantly, the scales along the staff glowed brightly, faintly forming a green snake's shadow that slithered along its length.

With a casual swing, a streak of green light shot out with a whistling sound.

The green light, whether intentional or not, struck directly at Qin Ying's face.

Seeing this, Qin Ying punched forward, unleashing a golden phase force that collided with the green light; the violent energy shockwave spread, rippling the void.

Qin Ying's figure trembled; he glanced darkly at his fist, where green poison seeped like a persistent sore, corroding inward—he quickly mobilized his phase force to grind it away.

Yet this simple strike made Qin Ying feel the true power of the "Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff" in Li Li Lingjing's hands; he grew even angrier and more wary.

Li Li Lingjing had already been hard to handle before; now, wielding a three-purple-eye artifact, he was certain he could not defeat her in a real fight.

"Li Li Lingjing, what are you doing?" he roared.

"Just testing the artifact," Li Li Lingjing said lightly.

Seeing this, Li Luo smiled and swung his "Xuanmu Feather Fan" toward Li Li Lingjing; instantly, a beam of radiant white light, full of vitality, settled upon her.

Li Li Lingjing's eyes flickered—she felt her wounds and phase force depletion from fighting the Shilin Zhenmo rapidly healing.

This recovery speed was far more efficient than any restoration phase technique Li Luo had used before.

"Sister Li Lingjing, fight ahead—I'll heal and replenish your energy from behind," Li Luo smiled.

Li Li Lingjing found it amusing—wasn't this the wrong role assignment? Normally, shouldn't Li Luo, a big man, be fighting at the front, bleeding and battling, while she supported him from behind?

But these were minor details. Li Li Lingjing's slender, fair fingers tightened around the "Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff," feeling the vast power surging within it; she smiled faintly.

No matter how perilous today became, she must get Li Luo out of here—and as for the others, even if they all died, she didn't care.

At this moment, all the purple-eye artifacts within the hall had been fully distributed, and the chaos gradually subsided; though some empty-handed individuals were bitterly resentful, they could no longer seize artifacts from others.

For as time passed, strange, chilling black mist had spread across the sky beyond the hall.

Though they had acquired artifacts, the greatest problem now was how to escape this place.

Qin Yi stepped forward several paces, her beautiful eyes fixed on the vast, sky-blocking black mist; her fair, translucent cheeks bore a solemn expression.

"Everyone, we must unite our strength now and try to confront that aberration," Qin Yi said, her red lips parting.

Li Luo's gaze swept across the hall; roughly speaking, their side now had three top-tier combatants at Eight-Star Tian Zhu Jing, several at Six-Star Tian Zhu Jing, more at Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing, and the majority were at One-Star or Two-Star levels.

In terms of scale, their overall strength was quite formidable—if united, they would not fear even a Tian Xiang Jing enemy.

But the Shilin Zhenmo before them was no ordinary foe.

Its true strength was undoubtedly Marquis Realm; though suppressed by the rules of the Lingxiang Cave Heaven, its methods were such that even an ordinary Tian Xiang Jing would be easily erased.

Worse, the Shilin Zhenmo was not alone—it controlled numerous corrupted beings, which would greatly increase the pressure on their breakout.

"I propose that those at Five-Star Tian Zhu Jing or above combine their forces to confront the aberration head-on, while the rest hold off the corrupted. If overwhelmed, use this Zuodadian as a barrier to delay them," Qin Yi said calmly.

All agreed.

Li Li Lingjing pulled Li Luo aside, wrapping a thread of phase force around her voice as she whispered into his ear: "If we can't stop the Shilin Zhenmo here, find a chance to escape—I'll create one for you."

She did not believe in their combined strength; she knew too well how terrifying the Shilin Zhenmo was—even with the Lingxiang Cave Heaven's suppression, their group alone might not defeat it.

Li Luo frowned slightly, glanced at Li Li Lingjing, and replied: "We'll find a chance to escape together."

Li Li Lingjing smiled faintly, but said nothing.