Chapter 67

At the foot of Baoling Mountain, the atmosphere was as boiling as a pot of oil, scorching and noisy.

"What am I seeing? That person should be Li Luo, the young master of Luolan Manor, right? Is he planning to deal with Shikong and Song Yunfeng alone?!"

"Tsk tsk, this is truly an unbelievable scene. Li Luo wasn't even among the top ten favorites, how does he have the courage to do this?"

"Can't figure it out, can't see through it."

"But this kid is so good-looking, he might really have some skills."

"Hey, it's just a golden exterior and rotten inside."

"No, your eyes are poor. What's outside isn't gold or jade; it's simply the most dazzling and brilliant celestial diamond."

"..."

In the pavilion where Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing were, the two women exchanged glances and both sighed deeply, "What on earth does this little ancestor want to do?"

They felt a bit of a headache. The previous Li Luo was quite low-key; if others didn't provoke him, he would hide away quietly. But now, he suddenly wants to jump out and face Shikong and Song Yunfeng directly, which is a huge leap that's hard to bear.

"Can he really defeat Shikong and Song Yunfeng?" Cai Wei asked. Even though she had some confidence in Li Luo, that confidence was only based on Li Luo being in the top ten. But what Li Luo is about to do now seems a bit beyond the scope.

As for this question, Yan Lingqing couldn't answer either. She could only rub her smooth forehead and say, "How would I know?"

Both women's beautiful faces were clouded with worry, as if their younger brother had entered a rebellious phase, causing them a headache.

In the main pavilion.

The old dean, who had been solemn-faced, also saw this scene. Unexpectedly, he didn't feel any astonishment. Instead, his expression changed slightly.

This Li Luo...

For some reason, perhaps because he was too familiar with Li Luo's parents, when he saw Li Luo step forward, he felt a sense of relief deep in his heart.

Although rationally, Li Luo's previous strength seemed impossible to match Shikong, but out of some intuition, the old dean saw a glimmer of hope.

"This young master is truly commendable for his courage," the Governor Shi smiled and said.

"Unfortunately, he's not Jiang Qing'e." He shook his head and gave this evaluation.

However, the old dean ignored his words and didn't argue, because talking about these things now was useless. Everything would be clear once the fight began.

The old dean's gaze was fixed on Li Luo's slender figure in the mirror, and he seemed to recall the excitement and anticipation he felt when Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan sent Li Luo to Nanyang Academy.

Because Nanyang Academy had already produced a Jiang Qing'e, if another Li Luo came along, the name of Nanyang Academy would become extremely famous even within the Great Xia Kingdom.

But later, those expectations vanished due to Li Luo's empty phase, and the old dean was very worried and troubled, but could only gradually accept the harsh reality.

And now...

"Li Taixuan, Dantai Lan, will your son bring a long-awaited miracle?"

Under countless shocked gazes, Li Luo also stared at Shikong and Song Yunfeng, and smiled, "What do you want to do next?"

Song Yunfeng sneered, "Putting on a show, I can take you down alone!"

Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Shikong, who smiled slightly, "Why go alone? Whether he's really confident or just pretending, why give him any chance? Let's go together and finish him off as quickly as possible."

Song Yunfeng hesitated, "Isn't that giving him too much credit?"

"I'm not afraid of giving him credit, but I'm afraid of a slip-up," Shikong said coolly.

Seeing his caution, Song Yunfeng was a bit helpless but could only nod. In the next moment, their phase powers erupted, and they shot towards Li Luo with fierce attacks.

"Uh..."

Seeing the two attack directly, Li Luo was somewhat taken aback, "Hey, you're not playing by the rules. Shouldn't you start with the weaker ones first, then the stronger ones?"

"Too much talk." Song Yunfeng sneered, and his attack became even more fierce.

Li Luo was about to draw his twin knives from his waist to meet the attack, but when he saw the two charge together, he stopped and turned to run.

Shikong and Song Yunfeng immediately pursued him with all their might, and phase power attacks shot from behind.

Li Luo skillfully dodged them all.

"Li Luo, weren't you so arrogant? Why are you running now?" Song Yunfeng sneered in mockery.

Li Luo ignored him and focused on running. Then his figure turned and rushed into a ruined area of broken walls and debris.

Shikong and Song Yunfeng pursued him relentlessly.

Whoosh, whoosh!

When they turned the corner, several light balls shot towards them and exploded, causing a blinding flash that made both of them unprepared, and they closed their eyes in pain.

However, both were very astute. In the moment they closed their eyes, they swung their long spears forward, creating a fierce wind that swept up the ground's debris.

When they opened their eyes, Li Luo's figure had already disappeared.

Shikong's face darkened, and he leaped onto a large rock, scanning the area. He saw a faint shadow darting away in the distance, in the direction...

...where Lü Qing'er and Xiang Liang were fighting.

"Diverting the tiger from the mountain? This guy is really cunning!"

Shikong's eyes turned cold. Li Luo was luring them away from Lü Qing'er's battlefield to create an opportunity to return and support her.

He was planning to help Lü Qing'er free up quickly and then deal with them together?

"He's going to help Lü Qing'er, I'll intercept him first!"

Shikong shouted to Song Yunfeng, and then lightning flickered on his body, increasing his speed dramatically. He transformed into a silver light and chased after the faint shadow.

The power of the Lightning Phase is good at explosive bursts. With full effort, Shikong quickly caught up to the faint shadow. With a cold shout, he threw his long spear, which shot like a bolt of lightning and struck the faint shadow.

However, when the spear hit the shadow, there was no scream. Instead, it passed through and embedded in the nearby stone wall.

Shikong's face changed, and he focused his gaze. It turned out to be a faint phase power reflection on the ground, and Li Luo's figure had vanished.

"Damn, I've been tricked! This time, it's a real diversion! His target is Song Yunfeng!"

Anger surged in Shikong's eyes as he realized he had been played by Li Luo from the start!

Li Luo had no intention of supporting Lü Qing'er; he just wanted to lure Shikong away from Song Yunfeng and then take him down.

But how could this guy be so confident in defeating Song Yunfeng in such a short time?

With this thought, Shikong immediately turned back.

At the same moment, in the complex ruins, Song Yunfeng was also rushing towards Shikong's direction.

But when he turned a corner, a sudden wind sound came, and a cold, blue-phase-powered blade slashed down at his face.

The sudden attack made Song Yunfeng's face change, and in a flash, he understood everything.

Then, his eyes turned icy cold.

"Do you really think I'm a pushover?"

"Li Luo, today I'll make you understand just how much of a draw the last time was."

With a roar, Song Yunfeng's silver spear trembled, and his phase power surged without restraint. The spear light was like a dragon, fierce and violent, like a fierce eagle's cry, colliding head-on with the slashing blade.

Clang!

The sound of metal rang out.

The phase power impact shook the nearby ruins, and dust fell.

Song Yunfeng's face turned extremely pale at the moment of impact, as the overwhelming force from the spear poured in like waves, endless and relentless.

Bang!

Song Yunfeng's body was thrown back, crashing into the broken wall.

"Luck?"

At that moment, his last, somewhat distorted voice finally faded.