The enormous, white furnace hovered in the sky above. Endless amounts of corruption spewed out of it, covering the sky completely. It was a truly terrifying sight.
The faces of all the students changed completely. Everyone watched in shock.
They could tell from the shockwaves just how scary the furnace was. Not even a first-grade Duke could come out of it alive.
Now that Li Luo was trapped in it, how was he going to survive this ordeal?
Just then, light energy burst out of Jiang Qing'e's pet.i.te body. Her face was cold, and her grip tightened around her sword. In the blink of an eye, she charged towards the White Eyed True Devil without any hesitation.
"Little Jiang'e, don't be ras.h.!.+" Ning Meng shouted when she saw this.
The White Eyed True Devil was no longer an ordinary True Devil. Even with the hundred thousand feet Heavenly Resonance Diagram, Jiang Qing'e's strength was still a farcry from being able to contend against it.
However, Jiang Qing'e did not heed the warning. Her golden pupils were filled with murderous intent.
Boom!
Just as she was about to attack the White Eyed True Devil with her light resonant power, a loud explosion suddenly resounded in the air.
A majestic and domineering draconic roar echoed along with it.
Everyone looked towards the origin of the disturbance. They stared in disbelief as the white furnace cracked open.
A ferocious dragon claw pierced through it and ripped it apart, leaving behind a long crack.
From there, a charismatic and impressive figure walked out.
This person was dozens of feet tall. His body glittered with golden dragon scales and gray-white hair flowed down his back like a waterfall. His palms looked like dragon claws coated with a sharp, icy glint. They were so sharp that they seemed to be able to tear the void apart with a mere movement.
An astonis.h.i.+ng and domineering pressure swept across the field. The world seemed to tremble with his appearance.
"Is that... Li Luo?!" Everyone, including Ning Meng and Wu Changkong, watched in disbelief as the fearsome dragonoid emerged.
Then they glanced over and noticed a mysterious illusory shadow behind him.
The shadow looked similar to him, but it also looked like a large, golden dragon. A dragon's regal aura was exuding from it.
This was a very familiar sight to all of them as some of them possessed a ninth-grade resonance too.
A ninth-grade Spirit Avatar.
The figure behind Li Luo represented his dragon resonance.
However... When had he obtained a ninth-grade dragon resonance?
Just how many aces did Li Luo have?
In the middle of the sky, Jiang Qing'e did not follow through with her attack. She seemed a little dazed as she stared at the ferocious figure. Although he was exuding an extremely terrifying aura, she was able to recognize him immediately.
"Sister Qing'e, it's okay. I am fine." Li Luo smiled and looked back at her.
Then he focused his mind onto his newborn ninth-grade dragon resonance. There were many different kinds of dragon resonances, such as the Water Dragon resonances or Wind Dragon resonance. Some had no attributes, just like Li Luo's current one. However, this also meant that Li Luo's dragon resonance was purer. It was more suited to boost his power and physical strength.
After all, dragons had always been known for their overpowering physical bodies. As such, it was only natural for a dragon resonance to allow one to surpa.s.s their physical limits.
This was perfect for Li Luo. After all, he was not in need of any other elements at the moment.
Li Luo slowly put his dragon claws together. The void started to shake a little, and faint traces of runes appeared in the air.
"There is no need to use light resonant power now."
Li Luo focused his mind. The light resonant power that he had converted using the vicious energy of the Five-tailed Heavenly Wolf flowed back into the mysterious Auric Halo once again.
"Change it all into dragon resonance power!"
The strength of the transformed resonance power ultimately depended on one's resonance attributes. His light resonance was a secondary resonance and hence, it paled in comparison to a transformation of his primary resonance like his ninth-grade dragon resonance.
Although light resonant power was the natural bane of Others, his ninth-grade dragon resonance was far superior.
Besides, the Duke Arts that he possessed largely had his dragon resonance as their core.
Roar!
The radiant light s.h.i.+ning out of Li Luo retreated rapidly before vanis.h.i.+ng completely.
"Eh?" Ning Meng was the first to react. The light resonant power that had attracted all her attention had suddenly disappeared.
However, everyone's attention was drawn over before she could express her surprise. Li Luo's already large body was growing even larger.
The gilded dragon scales on his skin shone even brighter and ancient runes started flowing around them. His huge body stood in the middle of the sky as if an imperial dragon had descended upon the world.
The faces of Ning Meng, Wu Changkong, and the others turned serious. Li Luo was giving off a suffocating pressure just by hovering in the air.
"This strength..."
Li Luo was fully concentrated on the impressive power cruising through his body. He had never experienced such frightening power before. In the past, he had utilized secret body-tempering arts like the Nine Scales Sanctified Dragon's Body and the Thunderpeal Avatar, but they paled in comparison to his present state.
Nonetheless, he could sense a tinge of weakness coming from his body amidst the feeling of t.i.tanic strength. When he converted his resonant power to another attribute, he had consumed a large amount of his blood essence yet again.
The mysterious Auric Halo was truly an amazing boon, but it simply consumed too much blood essence.
However, he couldn't afford to worry about all this at such a critical juncture. He needed to finish off the White Eyed True Devil first.
Boom!
As Li Luo was lost in thought, the broken white furnace behind him suddenly exploded. The white wax inside it surged out like a torrent and charged towards Li Luo directly.
Li Luo's face was emotionless. He clenched his claws and punched out.
Bang!
His punch cracked the void directly. Broken pieces of the void flew through the air and collided with the white torrent of wax, reducing it to white raindrops again.
Under the cover of the white rain, two white lights filled with murderous intent flew forward. Two sickles were going straight for Li Luo's neck!
It was the two figures that had split out of the White Eyed True Devil earlier.
Li Luo simply stretched out both of his claws to deal with their attacks. He grabbed both weapons and clenched his fists.
The sickles exploded into pieces in the face of his brutal power.
Li Luo took another step forward, causing the void to crack. He formed two firsts and punched towards the two figures. Overwhelming force surged forth like a tsunami, and the void shattered.
The two figures, unable to resist, were flattened and turned into mush.
His overpowering physical prowess could not be taken lightly anymore.
In the blink of an eye, he had finished off the two clones. The White Eyed True Devil's eyes were br.i.m.m.i.n.g with fury when it saw this. It could sense imminent danger coming from Li Luo right now.
How had this fellow suddenly grown so strong?
However, Li Luo did not give it time to look for an answer. His cold gaze s.h.i.+fted over to his enemy, then he raised the Dragon Elephant Blade and slashed down.
Worldly natural energy in the surroundings flowed along with his slash.
A huge crack appeared in the void.
At the next moment, the sound of rus.h.i.+ng water could be heard. Lightning and thunderous booms accompanied it.
Bang!
The void tore open and an immense black river gushed out. Its surface glinted with lightning sparks and the whole area shook violently.
An enormous black dragon emerged from the depths of the black river. Ice-cold water flowed around the black dragon's claws, br.i.m.m.i.n.g with the glamor of corrosion. Lightning also gathered and transformed into a berserk silver dragon that danced through the air. Frightening streams of lightning flowed between its fangs.
Underworld River's Black Dragon Banner!
Heavenly Judgment's Silver Dragon Banner!
This was not the end of it. Li Luo immediately formed handseals, and the two enormous dragons wrapped around each other. Then they quickly began to fuse together.
The Underworld River and the Heavenly Lightning intertwined. the resulting energy shockwaves shook the sky.
After a few moments, the two dragons were one.
A two-headed dragon with a black head and a silver head emerged. Li Luo's eyes lit up when he saw this. It was the first time he had seen these two Duke Arts fused together. This was a Destiny-grade Duke Art from the Heavenly Origin Ancient College. Although it was not in its complete state, it was finally beginning to show its true prowess.
Roar!
The two-headed dragon let out a deafening roar, then it tore through the sky and charged directly at the White Eyed True Devil.
The White Eyed True Devil was horrified to see this. This was an attack that could threaten its life.
As such, it did not hesitate either. It focused its mind and began consuming the faces on its chest. It was going to strengthen itself once again.
However, there was no response this time.
The third face seemed to be resisting its attempt.
The White Eyed True Devil grew frustrated. This person was already food in its stomach. How dare they try to resist?
It looked down, and what it saw left it stunned.
The third face had been torn into pieces. All that was left in its place was traces of damage.
At this point, the remaining white face raised her cheeks slightly and stared back at it.
The White Eyed True Devil remembered this face. It was the last face it had consumed!
This face belonged to a girl.
But how could she have stolen his food?! The other three faces had completely lost their minds when they were absorbed. How had she kept her mind and spirit intact, and even stolen its food secretly?