Chapter 1137: Ranked 17th

When Li Luo fired off his second arrow to finish the Greater Evil Spirit, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically.

Yue Zhiyu joined hands with Li Hongyou immediately to face off against the remaining Greater Evil Spirit.

They were able to crush it completely in just a few minutes. It left a desiccated husk of blood-red skin on the ground.

Following this, Yue Zhiyu and Li Hongyou went over to assist Meng Zhou and Zheng Yunfeng. They worked together and began to reap the opponents' lives.

Their situation improved tremendously.

All of a sudden, a strong burst of energy could be felt in the distance. Li Luo raised his head, and the corner of his eye twitched a little. The source was the battle between Wang Kong and the three Greater Evil Spirits.

This was the most intense fight on the battlefield.

"Wang Kong is exceptionally strong. He is able to hold off three Greater Evil Spirits at the same time and he's not even losing to them." Li Luo watched with a serious look. Wang Kong's physical strength and defense were truly mind-boggling. He took a few direct hits from the Greater Evil Spirits and yet he had no serious injuries.

Wang Kong had clearly perfected the use of his stone resonance.

It was no surprise that he was ranked second in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College's Heavenly Star Hall.

In fact, the group would not have lasted until Li Luo's arrival if not for Wang Kong's indomitable presence. He had been enduring most of the pressure on their side. Otherwise, most of them would have been critically injured or killed.

One of the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College's students beside Li Luo noticed the way he was scrutinizing the fight. He smiled and explained, "Senior Wang Kong has the toughest body in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College's Heavenly Star Hall. Although he had an ordinary upbringing, his cultivation level has surpassed that of Senior Yue and Senior Wei, who both have illustrious backgrounds.

"He's also the only one in our college who has mastered the Ten Thousand Cuts Bone Refining Art."

"Ten Thousand Cuts Bone Refining Art?" Li Luo responded. This sounded like a really formidable art.

"Yes. It is a high-grade secret art from the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College. In order to cultivate it, one has to experience unbearable pain. It's said that it feels like ten thousand blades slowly slicing away at one's bones and flesh. Ordinary people cannot withstand it at all. However, this secret art does not require many cultivation resources, so it is also known as the common man's secret art. Senior Wang Kong is the only one who has fully cultivated the art in recent generations, and hence the ordinary students in our college view him as an idol," the student explained with a voice full of idolatry.

Hearing this, Li Luo also began to feel some admiration for Wang Kong. To endure such excruciating pain meant that his willpower was truly formidable. In a certain way, his path was the complete opposite of Li Luo's. He had no family background whatsoever and had managed to rise up all thanks to his own hard work. As he let out a sigh in his heart, Li Luo focused his attention back onto his body. He could faintly sense the damage caused by the two poison arrows. His blood essence and resonant power had been greatly depleted, but they would recover with time.

As for the dual poison in his body, he noticed that a decent amount had been used up.

The poison was an external object placed into his body, and he had no way to replenish it. Therefore, it would continue to decrease whenever he utilized it.

Based on the rate that it had been consumed earlier, he probably had less than ten dual poison arrows left. It was the first time in his life that he felt a sense of reluctance to part with the dual poison. It was, after all, such a sincere gift from Pei Hao. Now that Pei Hao was no longer around, the dual poison was the only thing that reminded Li Luo of him.

"It seems I'll have to find some other poison to replace it in the future,"

Li Luo thought to himself.

Although using the Great Sanguine Poison Art inflicted some damage onto himself, its strength made it very worthwhile. Li Luo took a quick rest as he checked the scoreboard on his Ancient Spirit Leaf. After finishing off two Greater Evil Spirits, he had gained two more A Merits.

As of now, he had gotten a total of four A Merits and eight B Merits. In the blink of an eye, he had shot up into seventeenth place on the scoreboard.

At the same time, Li Luo took a quick glance at the name on at the very top.

Jiang Qing'e, Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College. Eight A Merits.

Li Luo let out a light sigh. He had barely managed to secure his merits with the assistance of Li Hongyou and even used up two of his precious and very limited poison arrows... Yet, Jiang Qing'e had gotten eight A Merits already. Just how many Evil Spirits and Greater Evil Spirits had she killed already?

She was a killing god that harvested the opponents' lives like wheat!

Dual ninth-grade Light resonances—they were truly domineering.

As he thought about this, Li Luo gently closed his eyes. He absorbed the worldly natural energy from the surroundings to replenish the power he had used up.

While he recuperated, the fights on the battlefield continued.

Following this, the situation became much better.

Wang Kong's side was left for last. Although it was a one-on-three fight, he was able to hold his ground and suppress the three Greater Evil Spirits.

As the other Greater Evil Spirits were slain, the three Greater Evil Spirits fighting Wang Kong began to grow desperate. There were faint signs that they were about to retreat. However, Wang Kong dashed forward immediately. Immense resonant power soared into the skies and swept across the battlefield. The Greater Evil Spirits could not move or escape.

In the next moment, Li Hongyou, Yue Zhiyu, and the others surrounded them from all sides. The three Greater Evil Spirits were now completely trapped.

Everyone worked together, and in a few minutes, they finished off the last three.

With that, all ten Greater Evil Spirits had been eliminated.

Everyone heaved sighs of relief. Although they were all exhausted from the fighting, their eyes were full of excitement.

They had survived an incredibly perilous situation.

If Li Luo and Li Hongyou had not arrived on time, they would likely have been the ones that were killed instead.

Li Hongyou took out her Blackwood Feather Fan, and a white light swept past the crowd, healing them. Then she walked over to Li Luo, who had closed his eyes to recuperate. Her red lips moved a little, and a strand of crimson energy flew out of her mouth. It landed on the Blackwood Feather Fan, then a crimson wind blew towards Li Luo.

At the next moment, everyone watched the injuries on Li Luo's arms recover rapidly.

Li Hongyou was clearly giving him special treatment again.

However, the others could only watch in silence. From how Li Hongyou had helped Li Luo step into the nine-pearl tier earlier, it was evident that their relationship was special. Besides, Li Luo had contributed significantly to their victory. If not for his poison arrows, they would still be struggling against the Greater Evil Spirits even now. The battle would have dragged on, and if it attracted more Evil Spirits, they would be the ones in trouble.

The others made full use of the time to rest and replenish their energy as well.

After a while, Li Luo finally opened his eyes again. A pair of beautiful eyes were staring right back at him. It was none other than Li Hongyou.

"Thank you, Senior Hongyou," Li Luo said with a smile. Although his eyes were closed earlier, he recognized the familiar energy flowing into him.

He stood up and took a look around. The battle had concluded and the surroundings had fallen silent.

Soon, his gaze paused in front of the Soul Summoning Altar. Wang Kong and Yue Zhiyu were standing near it and staring at the white mist that had gathered around it. It was gradually getting thinner.

Previously, the thick mist acted like a shield and protected the Soul-calling Flag on the Soul Summoning Altar. Now that the Greater Evil Spirits had been slain, the mist was getting weaker.

Li Luo walked over as well.

Yue Zhiyu briefly glanced at him. Although she did not say anything, her gaze was much kinder than when they first met. Clearly, his performance in the earlier fight had obtained her recognition and acceptance.

"Junior Li Luo, thank you for your help earlier. It's truly extraordinary that you can use such terrifying poison arrows at the Heavenly Pearl Tier," Wang Kong said with a grin.

Since the other party was so polite, Li Luo naturally replied similarly. "Senior Wang Kong, you're too kind. My arrows were just some little tricks. What I did was nothing compared to how you single-handedly held down three Greater Evil Spirits."

"Okay, okay. Stop praising each other."

Yue Zhiyu's lips curled up. "Since we have almost recovered, let's work together to get rid of this white mist and destroy the Soul Summoning Altar."

Li Luo nodded. He looked at the altar in front of him, and his heart skipped a beat. Back when they destroyed the Thousand Skin Devil Heart Pillar, the surroundings returned to their original state and they discovered the Heavenly Crimson Pills.

Following this logic, this spot was surely one of the noteworthy nodes in the Fifth Minor Earthly Branch Realm. In terms of worldly natural energy, it would surely surpass that of the city earlier.

So, after they destroyed the altar and dispelled the All-Being Ghostly Skin Dominion, would there be an even rarer treasure?

All this while, Li Luo had held off on using the Heavenly Crimson Pills for cultivation. This was because while the pills could aid him, they weren't quite potent enough to catapult him into the nine-pearl tier in a single go.

Therefore, what he really needed was something even better.

Li Luo could barely contain his excitement as he tapped his feet on the ground.

The easiest place to find such a treasure in the Fifth Minor Earthly Branch Realm would be...

...None other than here!