Chapter 1085: Seven Stars Result
Chen Xuan was defeated!
This piece of news sent shockwaves throughout the crowd, and no one could hide their surprised gaze. Chen Xuan had broken into the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier, which was considered to be the peak amongst the sage college elites.
Only the Thunder Sage College, the Lunar Sage College, and the Lake Sage College had elites at the Illusory Seal-grade, so almost no college was capable of contending against them.
Yet Chen Xuan, one who potentially was capable of doing so, had lost.
He had been defeated by a single hit of a Dragon Fang Sword.
Li Luo"s strength was terrifying. On the viewing platform, the squads from the other colleges were in complete disbelief and in a frenzy.
The Lake Sage College"s Gao Xuhan, the Thunder Sage College"s Gu Jing, and the Lunar Sage College"s Tong Yan were also focused on Li Luo"s battle. Their original nonchalant and casual expressions had turned solemn.
Although Li Luo had vanquished opponents one after another till this point, his strength was seen to be at the seven or eight-pearl tier at best. That was insignificant in their eyes.
However, the situation had changed.
Chen Xuan might not have condensed his Heavenly Resonance Golden Seals, but his strength should have far surpa.s.sed the eight-pearl tier.
Li Luo had hidden an art within an art to take Chen Xuan by surprise, but the fusion of the two had been executed perfectly. It demonstrated his expertise and deep understanding of his Duke Arts.
That sword light seemed to possess unimaginable power.
Yet saying all this now was unimportant. This battle had catapulted Li Luo"s rising momentum to the top, and no one could mock him any longer for daring to say that he was gunning for a first tier spot.
Gao Xuhan and the other two could no longer neglect Li Luo"s presence and were beginning to treat him as a true foe they had to be wary of.
However, this change in perception also caused the three to feel uncomfortable deep down. If they were to look at their seniority, Li Luo was considered to be in the Three Star Hall, while they were t.i.tled students. They had almost two years of additional cultivation time over him.
If someone had told them in the past that a Three Star Hall student would pose a threat to them during the academic evaluation, they might have treated that fellow as a fool. Monsters like Li Luo were exceptionally rare in ancient colleges, much less sage colleges. However, such a dark horse had truly appeared before them, representing an outer divine continent sage college.
The only thing the three of them could do now was do their best to hamper Li Luo"s prospects as they did not wish to become a mere stepping stones for his ascent to the top.
No one knew the heights he could ascend to in the future, but they would be fierce tigers that would obstruct his path in the present.
Chen Xuan"s defeat had shocked the crowd, and Li Luo began to move in the direction of Lu Ming.
At this point in time, the Phantasmal Blade Sage College"s squad turned pale. They had been soundly thrashing Lu Ming"s squad, and her One and Two Star Hall team members had been eliminated. However, Deng Zhu and Lu Ming were more resilient than expected. Deng Zhu was especially so with his earth resonance. Relying on its st.u.r.dy defenses, he was able to pull through and persist despite being beaten black and blue.
At this point, after hearing that Chen Xuan had been eliminated, they knew that Li Luo was on his way over. The situation would change rapidly soon.
"Li Luo, you"re a little too impressive!"
In contrast to the Phantasmal Blade Sage College, who was now panicking, Lu Ming was exceptionally joyful. She glanced at the unconscious Chen Xuan and squashed the trembling feelings in her heart as she grinned at Li Luo.
Her risky investment had undoubtedly succeeded.
Deng Zhu, on the other hand, was curiously and respectfully watching Li Luo.
Li Luo flashed a confident smile at them before unceremoniously raising the Heavenly Dragon"s Sunchaser Bow towards the people of Phantasmal Blade Sage College. The bow trembled before numerous arrows of light pierced through the sky like comets.
The Phantasmal Blade Sage College"s members were sent out of the platform swiftly, only leaving behind the seven-pearl squad leader, who held on stubbornly.
However, his resistance was meaningless before Li Luo. In the short span of a minute, they were all swept clean.
As a result, only Li Luo and the representatives of Heavenly Inferno Sage College, Deng Zhu and Lu Ming, were left standing.
Deng Zhu watched as Li Luo cleared the field as quickly as killing chickens. He couldn"t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva as he turned towards Lu Ming and quietly spoke his mind. "Is this b.a.s.t.a.r.d really a Three Star Hall student? If you told me he was from the Heavenly Star Hall of an ancient college, that would be more believable!"
Lu Ming sighed as she glanced at the tyrannical figure who had wielded a bow and spewed out arrows that destroyed the compet.i.tion. At the same time, she felt that this was all unimaginable. In the short span of a year, Li Luo had far surpa.s.sed her.
It was at this point that the compet.i.tion ended and the referee"s voice fell from the sky.
"Battle platform number nine, final winners, Heavenly Inferno Sage College and Astral Sage College!"
"Victory!" Lu Ming"s beautiful face revealed her excitement. They originally didn"t stand much of a chance, but Li Luo"s presence had allowed them to eke out a victory.
"Thank you, Li Luo!" Lu Ming beamed at him.
Li Luo similarly smiled and waved his hand. "I have to thank you for blocking the Phantasmal Blade Sage College and the rest. Without you guys, I could not have focused on my fight with Chen Xuan"
"Do your best! You will definitely be able to earn a first tier spot for the Astral Sage College. At that point, the inner divine continent students will no longer dare to look down upon the outer divine continent!" Lu Ming said.
"I"ll have to borrow your optimism, then." Li Luo nodded.
However, this was not the time for them to chat. After the two sides exchanged a few more words, beams of light descended, enveloping them and sending them out of the platform.
Li Luo returned to the Astral Sage College"s spot.
The first thing he saw was Mentor Chi Chan"s bright eyes, which were staring at him without blinking.
"It seems like the distance to the first tier spot has closed yet again?"
Even though Chi Chan was wearing a veil, Li Luo could vaguely make out her raised, red lips. She was obviously in a good mood.
"It looks like my mentor is starting to believe in me. Didn"t you feel like I was trying to revive a dead horse before?" Li Luo sighed.
Mentor Chi Chan gave a wry smile. "In order to express my apologies, I"ll get Vice Princ.i.p.al Su Xin to erect a statue in your honor when I return."
Li Luo perked up. "It"s best if you get Yu Lang, Qin Zhulu, and the rest to worship it everyday. I"m sure they"ll improve if they do that."
This reply resulted in Chi Chan rolling her eyes at him.
It was clear that Li Luo"s victory had allowed some of her stress to ease up. At the same time she began to look forward to the results. With Li Luo"s strength, a first tier spot was indeed possible.
The intense compet.i.tion continued.
Li Luo managed to rest for a period of time before lots were drawn once again. However, he didn"t come across any opponents stronger than Chen Xuan.
Thus, Li Luo easily trampled over his opponents in the name of Astral Sage College.
As a result, he won another three battles.
At this point in time, the results between the different colleges began to pull apart. There were four squads who were ranked in the first tier, with a result of seven consecutive victories.
Amongst the four, three were inner divine continent sage colleges. These were familiar faces, having been the ones who had monopolized the first tier spots of the previous academic evaluations.
However, it was the fourth squad that made others feel complicated.
No, strictly speaking, it wasn"t really a squad. It was a squad that consisted of just a single individual.
It was none other than the Astral Sage College, which was represented by Li Luo.
When the referee announced that four squads had obtained the result of seven stars, the stands turned quiet. Everyone knew that the much antic.i.p.ated finals were about to start.