Chapter 1083: Chen Xuan's Breakthrough

When Li Luo swung down, the sky in front of him appeared to be cut open by a terrifying force, and the clouds split into two.

Two powerful waves of blade energy flew out of his sword in a trail of light. One of them transformed into an enormous golden dragon, while the other turned into a dark-green ancient elephant.

The two creatures were humongous, exuding an immense amount of force and pressure.

Roar!

As the roars of the beasts thundered in the air, they charged forward. The dragon and elephant crossed paths with each other. In the next moment, they fused into a giant blade wheel.

The Dragon Elephant Blade Wheel was covered with eerie, ice-cold engravings of an ancient elephant and a dragon.

As it flew across the air, it left behind a long, black trail.

A cold gleam could be seen shining off its edges. Most frightening of all, there was a terrifying energy within the blade wheel that appeared to be driven by the Dragon Elephant.

In the past, the Golden-Jade Onyx-Elephant Blade solely contained the power of the Divine Elephant. After it had been reforged, it contained the power of the Dragon Elephant instead!

The blade wheel soared through the air and left a path of devastation in it's wake, heading directly towards the Wind of Corrosion coming from Chen Xuan's Spirit Eye.

When the two clashed, Chen Xuan's expression changed immediately. No matter how his Wind of Corrosion tried to erode the blade wheel, it had simply no effect on it.

In contrast, his Wind of Corrosion was blown apart wherever the blade wheel passed through.

Chen Xuan was startled as he hurriedly formed hand seals. At the same time, a mouthful of blood essence filled with resonant power dripped onto the tips of his fingers. He then swiped across the Spirit Eye between his eyebrows with two of his fingers.

"Wind of Corrosion Light Edge!" he shouted loudly as his Spirit Eye began to release the Wind of Corrosion once again. This time, it rapidly condensed into several blades.

The wind blades then began to gather and spin, transforming into a whirlwind of doom. Without further ado, it charged towards the incoming Dragon Elephant Blade.

A terrifying energy shockwave swept across the field when the two attacks clashed against each other. The forest under the hill was flattened instantaneously and the mountains cracked from the enormous pressure.

The aftershock was so intense that the faces of Lu Ming, Deng Zhu, and the other people changed immediately. They lifted their heads and turned towards the place where the two attacks had clashed.

As wave after wave of the calamitous energy extended outwards from the point of collision, the void shook violently. At the next moment, the giant Dragon Elephant Blade Wheel smashed the whirlwind that was blocking its path yet again.

The blade wheel left a deep gouge in the ground that spanned hundreds thousands of feet in the vast mountain range. Everything in its path was devastated.

"Argh!"

A shrill cry could be heard in the air.

Everyone turned their eyes over in a hurry. Chen Xuan could be seen with both hands covering his brow as he stepped back with an expression of immense pain.

After a while, he lowered his trembling hands, and a gash could be seen on his Spirit Eye.

Fresh blood oozed out, dying half of his face red and giving him a blood-drenched visage that was frightening for all.

Everyone held their breath as they stared at this scene. The Spirit Eye's Wind of Corrosion that made Chen Xuan so famous had been defeated by one slash from Li Luo!

"Die, Li Luo!" Chen Xuan screamed angrily.

His eyes turned red with rage. This result was completely unexpected to him. How could Li Luo's attack be so vicious? In the end, he did not even have time to dodge, and his Spirit Eye had taken a direct hit.

"If you could kill me with just words, I wouldn't be here anymore," Li Luo responded indifferently.

He then gripped the Dragon Elephant Blade, observing Chen Xuan's weak points.

Chen Xuan stared back at Li Luo ferociously. All of a sudden, he placed his hands together and formed handseals again.

"I'll send you to hell!"

As Chen Xuan formed his handseals, the eight radiant Heavenly Pearls behind his back began to roar. The roars echoed throughout the forest as the Heavenly Pearls rotated at astonishing speed. At the next moment, the pearls merged together.

Eight Pearl Resonant Fusion!

Bang!

When the eight Heavenly Pearls fused together, Chen Xuan's strength rose rapidly. The worldly natural energy around him shook violently, as if it had formed a giant tornado.

"Eight Pearl Resonant Fusion! He's trying to break through into the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier!" Lu Ming exclaimed in a hurry when she saw this.

However, Li Luo was not too surprised. After all, Chen Xuan's strength was already at the pinnacle of the eight-pearl tier. He was once certain that he would be able to break into the nine-pearl tier. Unfortunately, he had been unable to pull it off despite all his preparations.

The nine-pearl tier was truly completely out of reach for anyone with ordinary talent.

Now that he'd been forced into a corner by Li Luo, he decided to abandon his dreams and attempt a breakthrough on the spot to defeat his opponent.

It was impossible to stop him at this point; he had been at the cusp for so long that it only required a thought.

However, Li Luo was not too worried. Even if Chen Xuan managed to break through successfully, he would not be able to condense any Heavenly Resonance Golden Seals. Without those seals, he would naturally be unable to demonstrate the full potential of someone at the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier.

Li Luo slashed down with his Dragon Elephant Blade once again. Countless blade energies swiftly arced the air, headed directly towards Chen Xuan.

Facing these attacks, Chen Xuan simply waved his sleeves. Wild wind filled with green resonant power shot out of his sleeves and shattered the incoming attacks.

Chen Xuan was undoubtedly much stronger than he was before.

"Li Luo, did you really think you could underestimate the talents of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent just because you made it onto the Empyrean Chronicle? No matter how gifted you are, you're still part of the younger generation in our eyes! If you wish to act brazenly, you have to pick your opponents carefully!" Chen Xuan's ice cold voice boomed along with the roaring winds.

He stretched out his finger, and wind resonant power condensed around his fingertip. Azure pearls were formed, each containing a raging storm.

Whoosh!

The azure pearls shot out like cannonballs, whizzing towards Li Luo..

Li Luo held up the Dragon Elephant Blade as the five pearls behind him began to radiate brightly. Hacking downwards with significant force, waves of blade energy blasted outwards, clashing directly with the azure pearls.

The blade energy sliced the azure pearls apart, but the tempest trapped within them was released, erupting with the full force of a storm!

The howl of the Dragon Elephant could be heard coming from Li Luo's Dragon Elephant Blade. Activating all of the resonant power within his body, Li Luo attempted to neutralize the natural disaster that he now faced.

Naturally, he was sent flying backwards as he defended himself from the storm.

Thanks to his three resonant palaces, Li Luo had as much resonant power as an ordinary seven-pearl even though he was only a five-pearl. Of course, this was assuming his opponent didn't possess a ninth-grade resonance.

Luckily, Chen Xuan's wind resonance was not a ninth-grade.

Despite this, he had gotten a huge boost to his resonant power after his breakthrough. He was standing leagues above Li Luo now.

In the second clash, Chen Xuan undeniably had the advantage.

The others were well aware of this as they watched the two struggle. Some of the spectators finally felt vindicated and almost refreshed as Li Luo had finally met a worthy opponent!

......

"This Chen Xuan guy is pretty good. Looking at his hidden ace, he must be thinking of gunning for a first tier spot," Mo Yun commented with a smile as he watched this scene.

"What he said is true. In terms of age, Li Luo sits in the Three Star Hall of the sage colleges. He may undeniably stand at the top, but it's too farfetched to say no one is his match. What do you think, Zong Sha?"

Zong Sha knew what Mo Yun was hinting at. He wanted to belittle Li Luo to highlight Zong Sha's failure in leading the squad during the Spiritual Resonance Cave. Zong Sha, on the other hand, could not be bothered to reply to him.

Though Jiang Wanyu frowned a little as she responded, "The results are not out yet. Please don't rush to conclusions, Senior Mo Yun."

Hearing this, Mo Yun was a little unhappy. He had a crush on Jiang Wanyu for a while, but she had never given him much attention. And it was obvious Li Luo had attracted her eye.

Feeling furious within, he replied angrily, "That's true. Li Luo still has the spirit beast as his ace. I just wonder if he will dare to use it or not."

Jiang Wanyu's pretty face turned a little colder. She did not bother with him any further and turned her full attention to the battle.

......

Back in the battlefield, Chen Xuan, who held the advantage in resonant power, was preparing his next attack.

At the same moment, Li Luo took a deep breath. His face was still calm. In his waterlight resonant palace, the countless golden water pearls that contained source origin energy began to shatter.

Strand after strand of source origin energy rose up and fused with the resonant power within Li Luo's body.

Just as he was preparing for his next attack, Chen Xuan suddenly paused. He watched Li Luo with a puzzled look as his eyes fixed onto the scene behind Li Luo.

There were five Heavenly Pearls behind him.

However, in the blink of an eye, two other radiant Heavenly Pearls began to condense.

Seven Heavenly Pearls?!

As Li Luo watched Chen Xuan's face gradually change, a smile appeared on his face.

"I have no intention to call myself invincible, but it's too early for someone like you to call me out. You're merely at the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier without any Golden Seals. Why wouldn't I be able to beat you?"