Chapter 1180: Two of One Mind
Endless amounts of sword energy flooded the sky as an ancient sword formation appeared above Li Luo. All the worldly natural energy for miles reverberated vigorously as soon as the sword formation materialized.
The sword energy inside it swam about like dragons. Their unparalleled sharpness was fearsome enough to send chills up one"s spine.
Li Luo was utilizing the power of the Five-tailed Heavenly Wolf, so his Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation was an entire stage stronger than before.
As Li Luo made the necessary hand seals, the sword energy gathered up in one corner of the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation. Seconds later, water energy condensed in that area and turned into a vast ocean. There was an enormous dark blue dragon swimming in its depths, but the dragon quickly shrunk and transformed into a blue sword.
The Water Dragon Fang Sword!
Blue sword energy floated in the sea, looking peaceful, calm, and gentle. However, it was frighteningly sharp.
At the next moment, sword energy filled with lifeforce materialized as well, but this one was green. Everywhere it pa.s.sed, vitality was brought back to the area, but there was also a threatening aura hidden behind its overwhelming vitality.
A gigantic ancient tree sprouted within the sword formation. On closer look, it was actually a giant emerald dragon. The dragon soared into the sky and transformed into a green sword in the other corner of the sword formation.
When the two dragon fang swords took physical form, the ancient sword formation seemed to gain a new breath of life. Immense amounts of sword energy surged up, creating numerous black rifts simply with its presence.
However, that was not all. When Li Luo"s hand seals finally came to a stop, the transformation continued.
A radiant light shone out brightly in another corner of the sword formation. Sword energy burst out of it, though this one was much faster than the other two—it seemed to move at the speed of light. One could hardly make out where it was heading to.
It seemed to combine both light resonant power and sword energy.
However, its intensity paled a little in comparison to the two previous dragon fang swords. Nonetheless, there was an endless amount of it in Li Luo"s ma.s.sive resonant power now.
Li Luo focused his mind as he controlled the new sword energy and gave it shape. In the end, an illusory dragon fang sword slowly took form.
It was his third dragon fang sword! The Light Dragon Fang Sword!
As soon as it took shape, the whole Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation vibrated violently. The overwhelming sword energy rang excitedly in the air.
All the students froze on the spot as they stared at it. The sword energy in the formation was extremely frightening.
A look of surprise appeared on Ning Meng"s cute, little face. She could not help but ask, "What a fearsome Duke Art. What grade is it?"
The other top students had gathered around at this point too. There was a little confusion in Yue Zhiyu"s beautiful eyes as she responded, "At least Destiny-grade.”
Judging by its impressive presence, this art likely surpa.s.sed even the Seven Treasures Glazed Sword of Light used by Jiang Qing"e. Since her Duke Art was Destiny-grade, Li Luo’s sword formation was at least a middle or even upper Destiny-grade Duke Art.
"Li Luo must be very gifted when it comes to cultivating arts. What a good fit for Little Jiang"e."
Ning Meng smacked her chest and grinned happily. "I approve of this marriage."
Yue Zhiyu pouted. "What does it have to do with you?"
On the side, Wu Changkong and Wei Chonglou"s eyes turned a little gloomy. As they watched the overpowering ancient sword formation in the sky, they felt a bit reluctant to accept what the girls were saying, though they couldn’t shake off the tinge of fear that entered their hearts when they looked at it.
Never in their wildest dreams would they have expected Li Luo to steal the limelight from them in this mission. When they got out of this place, Li Luo"s name would definitely be well known across all the ancient colleges.
His cultivation level wasn’t high enough to make him well known. However, he was simply too brazen and outstanding. He was at the Heavenly Pearl Tier, yet he dared to borrow the strength of a Duke. Moreover, he wasn"t even afraid of being consumed by it.
From another perspective, he was also really courageous.
Jiang Qing"e was also a little lost as she stared at the ancient sword formation. Then a satisfied smile slowly appeared on her face.
It seemed like Li Luo had not been slacking in the past year. He had been working really hard as well.
The little boy that had always been bullied by her had grown up before she had noticed. Jiang Qing"e understood his intentions. He was always chasing after her, hoping to fight side by side with her. He didn"t want to stay at the back and watch her protect him from all the danger.
The look in her eyes changed a little after a few moments. She looked at the other side, where the enemy stood. There was a pair of cold, white eyes emitting an extreme sense of pressure. The worldly natural energy in the surroundings seemed to have come to a standstill for a moment.
The white eyes had not been sitting idly while Li Luo prepared his Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation.
A pale hand slowly stretched out of one eye. On its palm was another white eye.
Then a palm stretched out of that eye, and another eye appeared in that palm.
This repeated endlessly in an extremely creepy way.
In the end, a black flame suddenly appeared in one of the eyes. The flame spread like a plague, and in the blink of an eye, all of the eyes were lit up.
A few moments later, the black flames slowly hovered out of the white eyes. They fused together and gradually transformed into a black flame lotus that was dozens of feet wide. The lotus gave off an extremely ominous feeling; it emitted the sound of countless people screaming on the brink of death.
In fact, one could faintly spot numerous human skins burning within it.
Jiang Qing"e, Ning Meng, and the others were shocked at this sight. Their eyes became uneasy as the black flame lotus was too terrifying. It seemed like any lifeform that came into contact with it would be burned up instantly.
"That’s the All-Beings Deathly Flame from the All-Beings Devil King!" Ning Meng exclaimed in a serious tone. This was the signature move of the All-Beings Devil King. It was known to be extremely fearsome. Even though this version only contained a fraction of the power of the actual one, it was sufficient to make even third-grade Dukes retreat on sight.
This was the last ace that the All-Beings Devil King had prepared to bring this battle to an end.
Feng Lingyuan, Yue Zhiyu, and the others looked at it worriedly. The All-Beings Devil King really did not care about his face or reputation as long as he could secure his victory. Even though the lotus in front of them contained merely a strand of its will, going this far was considered a very drastic action.
Of course, they understood that such concepts made no sense to the Others.
They could only hope that Li Luo"s ancient sword formation could overcome it. Everyone turned towards Li Luo in antic.i.p.ation.
The man in question took a deep breath. The ominous, black flame lotus was giving him quite a bit of pressure as well.
He took a glance at the Light Dragon Fang Sword. It was bright and overflowing with light energy. However, it was still weaker than the Water Dragon Fang Sword and the Wood Dragon Fang Sword.
The third dragon fang sword had been more challenging to forge than the previous two. If he had not condensed it forcefully with his immense resonant power, the Light Dragon Fang Sword would have hardly been able to materialize.
He could only hope that it would suffice.
Li Luo focused his mind and did not hesitate any longer. He summoned up all the resonant power in his body and activated the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation.
A stunning cry from the three swords rang out.
Then the three powerful torrents of sword energy burst forward and merged into a single attack.
"Triple Resonances Dragon Fang: Void Obliteration Sword Phantasm!"
The ancient sword formation shook violently. All of the students broke out in cold sweat as they saw an overpowering galaxy of sword energy. Everything in the area was obliterated completely.
This was a truly terrifying power. Even Wu Changkong and Wei Chonglou were frightened by it.
The sword energy struck fear into the hearts of everyone! The galaxy of sword energy roared like a huge dragon. It pierced through the sky and went directly towards the ominous black flame lotus.
When the two collided, there wasn"t any sound at all; there wasn"t even an energy shockwave.
The two monstrous attacks were silently jostling for dominance, whittling the other into oblivion.
They consumed each other repeatedly.
Everything in the surroundings came to a standstill. All eyes remained rooted on the clash.
The black flame lotus appeared to be getting melted one layer at a time before the power of the formidable sword galaxy. The void around them cracked open, revealing the scenery of the original Fifth Minor Earthly Branch Realm.
The students" eyes lit up in delight.
Li Luo"s Void Obliteration Sword Phantasm was winning!
A smile appeared on the faces of Ning Meng, Yue Zhiyu, and Feng Lingyuan.
However, their smiles did not last long. When enough layers of the black flame lotus were peeled off, everyone finally saw what was in the middle. There was someone in the center!
It was an infant with black skin. The infant appeared to be asleep; however, it opened its eyes as soon as the sword energy got close. Black flames flowed within its eyes, then it opened up its mouth and wailed out loud.
A shrill cry resounded in the air.
Everyone watched in horror. As the cries of the black infant spread across the area, the Void Obliteration Sword Phantasm began to crack.
The black infant continued to cry. Everyone was horrified by the sound.
Crack! Crack!
More cracks appeared on the Void Obliteration Sword Phantasm. In the end, it exploded into pieces to everyone’s shock.
All that remained were traces of light.
Li Luo spat out a mouth of fresh blood when the backlash struck his body. His face turned extremely dark. This fight was truly arduous.
Even the Void Obliteration Sword Phantasm was incapable of slaying the White Eyed True Devil.
As the black infant continued to wail, the black flame lotus slowly rose up into the air. It turned into a black beam and shot towards Li Luo.
The crying continued like the chimes from the G.o.d of death.
Li Luo"s heart turned heavy. He had overdrafted himself by forcing himself to create the third dragon fang sword.
But what else could he have done in this situation? His light resonance was a secondary resonance, so it would never be as pure as his water resonance and wood resonance.
"What can I do?!" Li Luo"s eyes changed. This was a life-or-death situation for him. If the attack managed to reach him, there would be no chance of survival.
As Li Luo thought about this, he suddenly felt a slender hand reaching out and supporting his back.
Li Luo was a little surprised. He turned around and saw Jiang Qing"e’s charming face.
"Li Luo, try again. I will lend you my light resonant power through the Ancient Spirit Leaf." Jiang Qing"e"s voice was the most soft and gentle it had ever been.
"You"ve already done a very good job.... Well done," she whispered to him.
Li Luo was stunned. Jiang Qing"e was planning to be his energy battery. This was undoubtedly one of the most impressive batteries in the history of the college.
"Wait a minute." Li Luo smiled at her and reached out to her.
Jiang Qing"e knew what he was thinking with a glance. However, she did not turn him down. She placed her hand on Li Luo"s. In the next instant, dazzling, pure light resonant power flowed from her hand to his, transformed by the Ancient Spirit Leaf and changing owners.
Such pure light resonant power was something that Li Luo had never experienced before. He tightened his grip on Jiang Qing"e’s gentle hand.
A bright smile appeared on his face.
"Do you know what this is called?"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a gigantic burst of divine light exploded in the ancient sword formation above Li Luo. The illusory sword body was beginning to crystallize completely. Divine light energy flowed through it, and light spilled out in all directions.
"When the husband and wife are of one mind, they can slay any devil."