Chapter 1055: Setting New Records

On the next day, Li Luo visited the Green Nether drill grounds. He found all eight thousand banner members standing in an orderly formation, with the banner's flag flying grandly behind.

"Congratulations, Dragon's Head!" they all shouted out in unison as soon as Li Luo appeared.

"What a grand sight." Li Luo smiled happily as he observed them. He walked onto the stage and told Zhao Yanzhi, Li Shi, Mu Bi, and the various Sub Leaders in the front row, "I haven't seen you in almost a month. I was afraid there might have been a civil uprising and I'd be thrown out!"

Zhao Yanzhi chuckled and looked at Li Luo with charming eyes. "Dragon's Head, you are now the number one figure in the younger generation in the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent. Even geniuses like Qin Yi and Zhao Shenjiang pale in comparison to you. Who would dare to kick you out?"

The events that had transpired in the Spiritual Resonance Cave had spread throughout the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent over the past few days. The Green Nether Banner members had naturally heard as well and were very excited about the result.

After all, Li Luo was the Banner Leader of the Green Nether Banner. As fellow members working under Li Luo, they felt incomparably honored that he had displayed such remarkable feats in the Spiritual Resonance Cave. Whenever they spoke with members of the other three banners of the Dragon's Fang Lineage, they could sense their envy.

Thinking back, the Green Nether Banner was no different from common rabble amongst the Twenty Banners just a year ago.

Li Shi, Mu Bi, and the other Sub Leaders felt endless admiration towards their leader. Li Luo was merely the Dragon's Head when he first entered the Spiritual Resonance Cave. Now that it had ended and he was compared against his peers, he had demonstrated his unquestionable brilliance amongst the prided elites.

It was also said that Li Luo had reached the three-pearl tier. This far exceeded their expectations, and it made them think back to when he first joined the Green Nether Banner a year ago. Li Luo weaker than even the Sub Leaders at that time, but now... there was such a huge gap in their strength.

Looking at their leader now, they finally understood what it meant to be compared to a heavenly genius.

Besides, Li Luo had spent the bulk of his youth in a barren outer divine continent. If he had developed in the Dragon's Fang Lineage, he would most likely have reached even the Heavenly Resonance Tier long ago. Li Luo looked at the eyes of idolatry from his banner members. He understood that he had cemented his status and attained their absolute respect.

Perhaps this was comparable to how the Green Nether Banner felt back when his dad led it.

Li Luo smiled and looked at them. He said in a warm voice, "Have you guys been slacking off while I was gone? I have set a goal for everyone. I hope that we can give it our all."

"Boss, you just have to give the command and we will follow it!" Mu Bi shouted loudly.

Li Luo smiled brightly and said, "I want to clear the seventy-two layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month's time. Please lend me your strength, everyone."

The cheers in the crowd suddenly died down. Everyone looked at Li Luo with shocked faces. Clearing all seventy-two laters in a mere month? That was an impossible task.

The Green Nether Banner was currently at layer sixty-three. Although they were just nine layers away, everyone knew that the last few layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave were the hardest.

Clearing the last nine layers in a month's time was an extremely challenging task.

The silence went on for a while before Zhao Yanzhi softly said, "Boss, are you aware of which banner holds the record for the fastest clear of all seventy-two layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave? Do you know who the Banner Leader was at the time?"

Li Luo replied with a grin. "I have to assume that it was the Green Nether Banner. The Banner Leader back then should have been none other than my father, right?"

Zhao Yanzhi smiled bitterly. "Then, do you know how much time Hall Master Li Taixuan took to clear the Fiendish Devil Cave?"

"I've never heard about that," Li Luo replied.

"One year and seven months," Zhao Yanzhi answered in a serious tone, demonstrating her knowledge.

"The current Green Nether Banner was formed one year and five months ago. If you want to clear all seventy-two layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month's time, we'll have spent a total of one year and six months. Succeeding would mean surpassing the record set by Hall Master Li Taixuan."

"Can't we set a record that breaks my dad's?" Li Luo responded with a grin.

Zhao Yanzhi frowned at him. "It's not that we can't, but we're unable to..."

Although Li Luo's strength was now recognized far and wide, he was a bit weaker than Li Taixuan was. There had been many geniuses since Li Taixuan, and many had tried to break his record. Alas, none had succeeded.

Over time, this solidified Li Taixuan's reputation.

The banner members present all thought the same. Li Taixuan was a legendary existence that they could never imagine overcoming. Even though Li Luo was his son and had attained much recognition, they did not believe that Li Luo would be able to clear all the layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month's time.

Li Luo, on the other hand, did not feel angry over their doubts. He knew that this was not their fault—it was all because his monstrous father had set an insanely difficult record to beat back in his youth. After all, even the Dukes today were frightened by the mere mention of Li Taixuan's name. How could he blame the juniors who had grown up being fed tales of Li Taixuan's legends?

Li Luo thought about it. He knew it was useless to argue with them using words. With a wave of his sleeve, ten Enlightenment Cores appeared in front of them.

"Do you know what these are?" Li Luo asked.

The crowd shook their heads.

"They're Enlightenment Cores. These are the very same treasures that geniuses like Qin Yi and Zhao Shenjiang fought desperately to obtain in the Spiritual Resonance Cave." He then proceeded to explain the effects of the Enlightenment Cores to them.

The eyes of the banner members lit up immediately after he finished speaking.

Even the Sub Leaders like Zhao Yanzhi and Mu Bi could not help but lick their lips greedily as they stared at the objects.

"If we can clear the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month's time, these will be awarded to those who have contributed the most," Li Luo said calmly.

"Now, I hope I've reinstalled some confidence in you."

The banner members fell silent for a moment before a loud cheer broke out in the drill grounds. Everyone's eyes were now burning with reignited passion and desire to overcome the challenge before them, and smiles broke out on their faces.

"Clear the seventy-two layers!"

"Set a new record!"

"Li Taixuan? Who cares about him? We'll set a new record!"

When everyone in the crowd heard that last hoarse roar, they looked at the man in shock. Who did he think he was?

Li Luo was very satisfied with his banner's reinvigorated fighting spirit. After all, it was impossible to clear this Fiendish Devil Cave with his efforts alone. Achieving Harmony was the key here, and the fighting spirit of the Green Nether Banner would affect it directly.

As such, it was a worthy deal to trade some of these Enlightenment Cores to bolster the morale of the Green Nether Banner.

With such a great reward awaiting them, they would definitely fight courageously!

Now that everyone was mentally prepared, he just needed to boldly advance.

Li Luo's generous encouragement reaped its rewards shortly after. As soon as the Fiendish Devil Cave opened three days later, the Green Nether Banner charged forth like ravenous wolves. The other three banners of Dragon's Fang Lineage were surprised as they watched them blitz through the Fiendish Devil Cave.

Their progress was extraordinary.

The Green Nether Banner ended up going from layer sixty-three to layer sixty-six in a single breath.

This left the other nineteen banners of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li completely stunned. What had gotten into the Green Nether Banner all of a sudden? It had suddenly erupted with heightened morale.

However, Li Luo was not surprised by this explosive progress. He was only at the Fiend Finisher Tier the last time they tackled the Fiendish Devil Cave. He now possessed three-pearl strength.

With such a huge power-up, the layers that had been a challenge previously were now easy peasy.

The Green Nether Banner's speedy progress caused a huge uproar amongst the other banners. At the same time, Li Luo's bold declaration to clear the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month's time also spread.

Not only did it cause a big commotion within the Twenty Banners, some of the Hall Masters in the other lineages were also surprised.

To clear all seventy-two layers of the Fiendish Devil Cave in a month... Li Luo, was he thinking of breaking the record set by his father?

This brat... was really ambitious!

He wouldn't even let his father off!

The commotion from the Spiritual Resonance Cave had not even died down completely when all of a sudden, all the attention and limelight had fallen back on the Green Nether Banner. Li Luo was once again a shining star.