Chapter 982: The Great Battle Against Zhao Zhao Shenjiang

Li Luo looked at Zhao Zhao Shenjiang, who was wrapped in a sky-devouring aura of murderous fury, his features twisted and savage, his eyes flickering with vicious light, and smiled. "Brother Zhao, no need to be so bloodthirsty. If you have something to say, we can talk it over nicely."

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang laughed grimly. "Back in that valley, weren't you awfully pleased with yourself when you set a trap for us?"

Li Luo said with a straight face, "That was your own stupidity. Such an obvious trap and you just walked right into it without a care in the world. The way you fell for it was textbook-perfect, so you really can't blame me."

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's smile deepened, and the killing intent within it nearly overflowed into something tangible. "Sharp tongue, aren't you? Well, I'd love to see—when I break your limbs in a moment and stomp your head beneath my foot—whether that mouth of yours can still run so glibly."

"Looks like a fight is unavoidable." Li Luo sighed, then asked, "Did you bring anything for me?"

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang stared at Li Luo with vicious eyes and did not answer. Though he did not know what Li Luo was asking, he sensed it would be nothing pleasant.

Seeing no response, Li Luo took it upon himself to explain. "You brothers of the Zhao Li Tianwang line are all good people. That good brother called Zhao Zhao Jingyu, every time he came looking for me, he'd bring plenty of nice things. Earlier he gave me a Dragon Fang, and not long ago he gave me a rather valuable talisman arrow. If you're planning to give me something too, we can skip the formalities and fast-forward straight to the gifting part."

Even though Zhao Zhao Shenjiang had long known nothing decent would come out of Li Luo's mouth, he still could not help getting so angry that his temples throbbed. He now understood that he could not out-talk Li Luo, so since that was the case, he might as well get straight to fighting.

Boom!

Wildly violent phase force erupted from within Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's body like a volcano. The skin all over his body gradually turned blood-red, and his veins writhed beneath the surface like coiling dragons, as a terrifying power coursed through his flesh and blood.

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang possessed a Lower Nine-Grade Strength Phase, a rather uncommon phase attribute, because this kind of phase could stimulate an astonishingly powerful physical body.

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang took a single step forward, and the air beneath his foot was blasted apart by the stomp. His figure, meanwhile, tore through the air with a sonic boom, charging toward Li Luo as fast as rolling thunder. His five fingers clenched tight, and he threw a punch.

Boom!

As if thunder had suddenly exploded across the heavens, a dark-red fist seal could be seen blasting straight toward Li Luo.

Li Luo stepped on a golden lotus seat, and the dragon-shaped mark between his brows lit up completely.

"Nine-Scale Sky Dragon Battle Body!"

"Thunder Roar Body!"

Li Luo instantly activated the two Shen De Mi Fa he cultivated to strengthen his physical body. These two Mi Fa could likewise augment his physical power, and at the same time his hand gripped the hilt of the Jin Yu Zhu Xuan Xiang Blade.

"Triple Elephant God Power!"

Li Luo's other hand clenched into a fist. At this moment, he likewise pushed his own physical power to the absolute limit. He wanted to test just how terrifying the so-called Lower Nine-Grade Strength Phase of this Zhao Zhao Shenjiang could truly be in terms of raw physical might.

Li Luo threw a punch to meet it, clashing head-on with the dark-red fist seal. At the instant of impact, it was as if ten-thousand-zhang waves were crashing outward in every direction, shockwaves rolling and exploding without cease.

And it was amid this clash that Li Luo's body violently shuddered, and he was sent flying backward atop the golden lotus seat. From the pores of his right arm, a mist of blood sprayed out, and the flesh on his arm trembled, continuously dissipating that domineering force that had invaded his body.

"What terrifying physical power."

Li Luo's figure retreated, and he could not help sighing in admiration. Even with the augmentation of the "Nine-Scale Sky Dragon Battle Body," the "Thunder Roar Body," and the Elephant God Power, Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's physical might was still somewhat difficult to match.

It could be said that this Zhao Zhao Shenjiang was the most terrifying in terms of physical power among those of the same generation Li Luo had encountered to date.

Li Luo took out the Zhu Xuan Mu Yu Fan and fanned a streak of Bai Guang at his arm. The Bai Guang landed on his arm and swiftly healed some of the injuries upon it.

"Big Brother, kill this brat!" Not far away, Zhao Zhao Jingyu had been watching the exchange. Seeing Zhao Zhao Shenjiang send Li Luo flying with a single punch, he immediately shouted, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

And the clash between Li Luo and Zhao Zhao Shenjiang drew not only Zhao Zhao Jingyu's attention—many people from the surrounding factions were watching as well. After all, these two were the strongest of their generation from the two great Li Tianwang-level factions, and their clash was also a kind of collision between two Li Tianwang-level powers.

Including Jiang Jiang Wanyu not far away. She was actually rather relaxed at this moment, because most of the people from their Tianyuan Ancient Academy had gathered here, and their numerical advantage was very obvious, so for now no one dared to provoke them.

"Sister Jiang, are those two the outstanding talents of the younger generation in Outer Shenzhou today?" Beside Jiang Jiang Wanyu, there were other young students curiously craning their necks to look over.

Jiang Jiang Wanyu nodded and said, "That Zhao Zhao Shenjiang possesses a Lower Nine-Grade Strength Phase and is at the two-star Xing Tian Zhu Jing. But given his methods, I imagine even a three-star Xing Tian Zhu Jing loose cultivator who ran into him would be slain across realms by him."

"What about that Li Luo? I see he doesn't seem to have stepped into the Tian Zhu Jing yet—could he only be at the Extreme Sha Jing? With this kind of strength, can he really be the Dragon Head of Li Li Tianwang's line for this generation?" A pretty, delicate-looking young girl asked in surprise.

"This Li Luo is not as simple as he appears on the surface. He possesses a rare Triple Phase, and with the existence of three Phase Palaces, the thickness of his phase force is extraordinary. I once had a brief exchange with him before—his phase force is very strong, and he himself should also hold many trump cards. So his battle with Zhao Zhao Shenjiang can indeed be considered a top-tier clash among the same generation." Jiang Jiang Wanyu said calmly.

"Then who does Sister Jiang favor?"

Jiang Jiang Wanyu shook her head. "I don't know either. Li Luo has his trump cards, and Zhao Zhao Shenjiang is no simple matter either. This battle between dragon and tiger should be quite a sight."

While they were talking here, Zhao Zhao Shenjiang stared at Li Luo with vicious eyes. His five fingers tightly gripped the Shou Zhong De Zhong in his hand. The heavy spear was dark red, as if soaked in layer upon layer of fresh blood, so red it was nearly black. Upon the spear shaft, two purple vertical marks could faintly be seen, breathing in and out the energies of heaven and earth.

A Double Purple-Eyed treasure, the Heavy Mountain Spear.

This spear carried the weight of mountains, and was most suited for someone of Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's divine strength. The two together were virtually invincible, unstoppable.

Boom!

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang stomped his foot, the air exploding as if wailing, and his figure was already charging toward Li Luo with overwhelming momentum to slay him.

Li Luo's hand tightly gripped the Jin Yu Zhu Xuan Xiang Blade, and the three Phase Palaces within his body erupted with roaring sounds at this moment, vast phase force howling out in full.

The power of the two phases fused together, and within the phase force, spirit marks danced, making the phase force appear all the more brimming with spirit.

Li Luo's face was expressionless. He slashed down with a blade, and the void split with a crack. In the next instant, a black dragon, riding the frigid nether water, charged out from the void and roared as it slammed down furiously toward Zhao Zhao Shenjiang.

The Da Cheng Jing Black Dragon Nether Water Flag!

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang looked at the roaring black dragon, gave a cold snort, and swung the Heavy Mountain Spear in his hand as if he were swinging a mountain. Even the void was shaken by that terrifying force into rippling waves.

And as Zhao Zhao Shenjiang swung his heavy spear, it could be seen that above him, one after another, enormous mountain phantoms seemed to take shape. The mountains layered upon the spear shaft, making that force all the more terrifyingly extreme.

Marquis-grade art, Nine Mountain Heavy Spear Art!

Zhao Zhao Shenjiang thrust his spear through, and the void directly trembled, sending out ring after ring of white-wave air blasts. In that instant, it was as if a meteor had pierced across the heavens, slamming head-on into the roaring black dragon.

Boom boom!

Wildly violent shockwaves of force swept outward, and the commotion drew many sidelong glances. In terms of sheer spectacle, the clash between these two was even more ferocious than some collisions between four-star Xing Tian Zhu Jing.

The vicious black dragon's claws swung down, continuously crushing the mountain phantoms, but the heavy spear likewise tore through the frigid nether water like a long rainbow, and at the same time pierced through the black dragon's body.

In the end, when Zhao Zhao Shenjiang's figure stepped out bathed in a skyful of black rain, the Black Dragon Nether Water completely dissipated.

However, Zhao Zhao Shenjiang, who had just torn apart the black dragon, had no time to speak before his expression drastically changed, because at this moment he sensed an extremely intense aura of danger.

He immediately looked toward Li Luo, and saw that the latter now held a great bow that emanated a wild, primal aura. At the same time, Li Luo had also taken out a black arrow that flickered with Lei Guang.

That arrow—Zhao Zhao Shenjiang knew it well—was precisely the Dark Thunder Talisman Arrow that Li Luo had snatched from Zhao Zhao Jingyu.

Li Luo cheerfully nocked this Dark Thunder Talisman Arrow onto the bowstring, and at the same time smiled with a killing-aimed-at-the-heart remark: "Here, try this talisman arrow your brother so dutifully offered me."

As his voice fell, the phase force within his body also surged away at this moment like a flood, all of it pouring toward that pitch-black talisman arrow.

Immediately, Lei Ting roared upon the talisman arrow, and a terrifying pressure radiated outward.

In that instant, a wave of energy that caused many surrounding four-star Xing Tian Zhu Jing strongmen to slightly change color erupted forth, drawing rolling thunder across heaven and earth.

Li Luo paired the talisman arrow with the Sky Dragon Sun-Chasing Bow. The might of this single arrow could slay a four-star Xing Tian Zhu Jing.