Chapter 57

"Hey!!"

Lian Chong attacked without mercy, unleashing his full Eight Seal Phase Power, the yellow blade light fiercely slashing towards Li Luo.

However, in the face of his fierce assault, Li Luo had no intention of dodging. He lightly tapped his foot, and his figure darted out like a flying eagle. The dual blades in his hands were enveloped in blue Water Phase Power.

Clang!!

The blade lights clashed, Phase Power surged, and the leaves on the ground were swept up in a wild dance.

But this hard clash made Lian Chong's expression change slightly. He realized that Li Luo was not at all afraid of his Eight Seal Phase Power. During their clash, he could not suppress Li Luo.

"How is this possible?! He is clearly only at the Seventh Seal level!" Lian Chong was alarmed.

"Seems like Eight Seal isn't that impressive either."

Li Luo smiled. With his "Water Light Phase" now evolved to the Sixth Rank and his Phase Power reaching the Seventh Seal, an Eight Seal opponent could no longer bring the same pressure as when he faced Song Yunfeng during the preliminary exams.

"Arrogant!" Lian Chong laughed angrily, Phase Power surging, and the blade light slashed fiercely.

But Li Luo moved even faster. With dual blades in hand, blue light flowed, and blade lights like water waves surged towards Lian Chong in a continuous stream.

Lian Chong's eyes were filled with anger as he fiercely met the attack with his large blade, like a wolf or a tiger.

Clang! Clang!

In a short moment, the two clashed dozens of times, the sound of metal clashing echoing through the forest.

However, as the battle continued, Lian Chong felt Li Luo's attacks becoming even more fierce, and the power of the blade lights grew stronger.

"Is this the High-Rank Water Phase Technique, Nine Layers of Green Waves?!"

Lian Chong's expression changed. This Water Phase Technique was extremely adept at gradually stacking power during combat. Once it successfully built up its momentum, it would undoubtedly put considerable pressure on him.

Lian Chong, with his extensive combat experience, immediately thought of a counter. Earth Yellow Phase Power surged, and the blade light slashed diagonally, heavy and powerful: "High-Rank Phase Technique, Earth Slash!"

The blade light cut into the ground, leaving a deep mark, but Li Luo's dual blades flashed like lightning, and the water wave-like blade lights continuously blocked the attack layer by layer.

"Want to break my Nine Layers of Green Waves? Your power seems insufficient." Li Luo smiled lightly.

Lian Chong's expression became even more grim. He couldn't understand why Li Luo, who was only at the Seventh Seal, could have such thick and tenacious Phase Power.

In their previous clash, he could clearly feel that Li Luo's Phase Power seemed to be imbued with a mysterious vitality, subtly countering his Earth Phase Power at every turn.

This feeling was as if Li Luo's Phase was of a higher quality.

But according to the information he had, Li Luo was only at the Fifth Rank Phase. How could he be so difficult to handle?

While Lian Chong's thoughts were in turmoil, Li Luo's eyes suddenly became sharp.

The momentum of the Nine Layers of Green Waves had been built up; it was time to counterattack.

Li Luo took a step forward, his body enveloped in surging blue Phase Power, like a green wave. The azure water-patterned blade in his hand glowed brightly, and a powerful blade light slashed towards Lian Chong's chest like lightning.

This attack was exceptionally fierce.

Li Luo's sudden counterattack made Lian Chong's expression serious. With the momentum of the Nine Layers of Green Waves, he dared not underestimate Li Luo's blade.

So, he took a deep breath, and Earth Yellow Phase Power surged around his body. With a roar, a faint light armor formed on his surface.

"High-Rank Phase Technique, Earth Armor!"

The faint yellow light armor covered his body, exuding a heavy force. Earth Phase Power was best at defense, and now Lian Chong no longer dared to underestimate Li Luo, so he began to leverage his own advantages.

Buzz!!

The blue blade light slashed down, hitting the light armor on Lian Chong's chest. The armor trembled violently, and faint cracks appeared. Lian Chong's robust figure was pushed back several steps, crashing into a tree trunk.

He felt a slight pain in his chest but breathed a sigh of relief. With the strong defense of the Earth Armor, he had managed to withstand Li Luo's strongest attack.

"Such a hard turtle shell."

Li Luo sighed. Earth Phase Power was indeed adept at defense. Lian Chong had been overconfident earlier, abandoning his defensive advantage, but now, by choosing defense, he had become more difficult to handle.

At this moment, Lian Chong's expression was serious. After their previous clash, he had realized that Li Luo's strength was indeed no weaker than his own.

Even now, he was forced to rely on the advantages of Earth Phase Power to defend and wear down Li Luo's strength.

"Li Luo, you are indeed very strong. With Seventh Seal Phase Power, you can force an Eight Seal like me into such a predicament. However, you won't be able to defeat me." Lian Chong's body was surrounded by surging yellow Phase Power, thickening the faint yellow light armor.

Li Luo rubbed his chin, looking at Lian Chong's thick light armor, feeling a bit helpless: "Brother, this is cheating. Can't fight, so you hide in your turtle shell? You were so arrogant just now."

Lian Chong snorted, completely ignoring Li Luo's provocation, and insisted on hiding in his shell, saying, "Then come and hit me."

Li Luo was speechless, then laughed: "Since you have such a perverse request,"

"I'll grant it to you."

"Hmph, stubborn." Lian Chong sneered.

Li Luo smiled slightly, put away the Sun Pattern Blade, and held the Water Pattern Blade in one hand. In the next moment, Water Phase Power surged, flowing along the blade.

Gradually, the Water Phase Power formed a blue blade light, flickering on the blade edge, like a high-speed flowing water blade.

"High-Rank Phase Technique, Water Blade?"

Lian Chong saw this and immediately recognized it. He sneered even more. The Water Blade Technique was one of the more powerful offensive techniques among the basic Water Phase Techniques, achieved by rapidly rotating Water Phase Power to create a sharp cutting force.

However, Water Phase Power was ultimately not adept at offense, so it was unlikely that Li Luo could break his Earth Armor with this technique.

Li Luo looked at the flowing Water Blade on the blade edge, smiled lightly, and muttered to himself: "A regular Water Blade Technique might indeed not break your turtle shell,"

"But my Water Blade Technique is not ordinary."

As he spoke, some glaring light points suddenly appeared in the blue Water Blade, known only to Li Luo.

Light Phase Power flowed into it, forming extremely fine light beams, using Light Phase Power as a channel for the Water Phase Power to flow through.

Thus, the speed of the Water Phase Power's flow reached an astonishing level.

This specially enhanced Water Blade Technique was certainly not ordinary.

So, Li Luo named it the Enhanced Water Blade Technique, Version 1.0!

Lian Chong watched the Water Blade flowing on Li Luo's blade edge. He felt the color of the Water Blade becoming purer, and he had a sense of unease, though he didn't understand what was happening.

Li Luo didn't let him feel uneasy for long. His figure shot out, and the Water Pattern Blade, like a green wave, flew through the air towards Lian Chong.

Lian Chong roared: "Come on! I'm not afraid of you!"

As he roared, Li Luo's figure passed by him, and the blade light on his blade also swept across the Earth Yellow light armor on Lian Chong's body.

Li Luo appeared behind Lian Chong, not turning back, and calmly sheathed the Water Pattern Blade at his waist.

Behind him, Lian Chong's expression froze, and the next moment, the Earth Yellow light armor on his body burst apart.

His body slowly fell backward, kicking up a cloud of dust.

No one noticed that in the dense forest, a hanging crystal was glowing, projecting this battle onto the crystal wall of White Spirit Mountain.