Chapter 972: Gifting the Staff

King of All Phases Chapter 978: Gifting the Staff. Facing the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff that Li Luo suddenly handed over, Li Lingjing was slightly flustered. After all, this was a genuine Three-Purple-Eye Treasure, extremely valuable; in their Xiling Li clan, the younger generation had never received such treatment.

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

"Didn't your previous treasure get destroyed by that Otherkind? Without a suitable treasure, your strength will be affected. Right now, you are my reliance; if your combat power increases, others won't dare to covet me," Li Luo laughed.

Li Lingjing was slightly stunned. Was it for this reason that Li Luo had risked his life to snatch this treasure?

"That was too dangerous," she said softly.

"Cousin Lingjing, don't decline. If nothing else, just treat it as me lending it to you. Right now, I'm counting on you to lead me out of here," Li Luo said.

Hearing him say this, Li Lingjing hesitated for a moment before nodding. She then gently gripped the cold Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff in her hand and channeled her own resonant power into it. Immediately, the scales on the staff brightened, and faintly, it seemed as if a green snake light-shadow was swimming along the staff.

Li Lingjing gave a casual wave, and a streak of green light whistled out.

Whether intentional or not, that green light blasted directly toward Qin Ying's face.

Seeing this, Qin Ying punched out a streak of golden resonant power, colliding with the green light. A violent energy shockwave spread out, causing ripples in the void.

Qin Ying's figure shook, and he looked at his fist with a gloomy expression. Green poison gas was eroding it like bone-attached gangrene, and he hurriedly circulated his resonant power to grind it away.

However, this simple strike made Qin Ying feel the power of the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff in Li Lingjing's hands, and he immediately became even more annoyed and wary.

Li Lingjing was already difficult to deal with before; now that she held a Three-Purple-Eye Treasure, he feared that if they really fought, he would be completely outmatched.

"Li Lingjing, what are you doing?" he shouted angrily.

"Just testing the treasure," Li Lingjing said nonchalantly.

Seeing this, Li Luo smiled, then held the Mysterious Wood Feather Fan and fanned it toward Li Lingjing. Immediately, a beam of white light filled with vitality landed on her.

Li Lingjing's eyes flickered as she felt the injuries and resonant power consumption from her previous battle with the Soul-Eroding True Demon rapidly recovering.

This recovery speed was even more efficient than the recovery-type resonant arts Li Luo had displayed before.

"Cousin Lingjing, feel free to fight in the front; I will be behind you to heal and restore your energy," Li Luo laughed.

Li Lingjing found it amusing. Hadn't he gotten the roles reversed? Normally, shouldn't Li Luo, a man, be at the front fighting in a bloody battle while she provided support from the back?

But these were just minor details. Li Lingjing's fair, slender fingers gripped the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff tightly, and feeling the surging, majestic power within this treasure, she smiled gently.

Regardless of how dangerous today was, she had to get Li Luo out of here. As for the others, even if they all died, she wouldn't care.

By now, the Purple-Eye Treasures in the great hall had been completely divided up, so the chaos gradually subsided. Although some who came away empty-handed were very unwilling, they had no way to snatch them from others' hands.

Because as time passed, the eerie, cold black fog in the distance outside the hall was spreading and covering the sky.

Although they had obtained treasures, the biggest problem now was how to escape this place.

Qin Yi took a few steps forward, her beautiful eyes gazing at the black fog that blotted out the sky in the distance, and a look of gravity appeared on her fair, crystalline face.

"Everyone, we should quickly consolidate our combat power and attempt to see if we can fight that Otherkind," Qin Yi said, her red lips slightly parted.

Li Luo's gaze also swept across the great hall. Roughly speaking, they now had three top-tier combatants at the Eight-Star Heavenly Pearl stage, several at the Six-Star Heavenly Pearl stage, and quite a few below the Five-Star Heavenly Pearl stage. Of course, most were at the One-Star or Two-Star level.

In terms of scale, their overall strength was actually quite formidable. If they consolidated their power, they would have nothing to fear even from an enemy at the Heavenly Resonance stage.

But the Soul-Eroding True Demon before them was not ordinary.

Its true strength was definitely at the Marquis stage. Although its power was severely suppressed due to the rules of the Spirit Resonance Cave Heaven, when it came to methods, it was feared that even an ordinary Heavenly Resonance stage expert would be easily wiped out by it.

And the trouble was that the Soul-Eroding True Demon was not alone; it also controlled many corrupted ones, which would undoubtedly put greater pressure on everyone's breakout.

"I propose that those at the Five-Star Heavenly Pearl stage and above gather their power to join forces and confront that Otherkind head-on, while the others intercept those corrupted ones. If we are outmatched, we can use this great hall as a barrier to stall for time," Qin Yi said calmly.

Everyone agreed with this.

Li Lingjing pulled Li Luo aside, a wisp of resonant power wrapping her voice as it entered his ears: "If this place cannot stop the Soul-Eroding True Demon when the time comes, you should seize the chance to escape. I will find an opportunity for you."

She did not seem optimistic about the group's alliance here, because she knew very well how terrifying the Soul-Eroding True Demon was. Even with the suppression of the Spirit Resonance Cave Heaven, they might not be able to defeat it with just these people.

Li Luo frowned, looked at Li Lingjing, and replied, "We will find a chance to escape together."

Li Lingjing gave a faint smile but did not answer.