Chapter 1256: Battle of the Grand Commanders

A low roar could be heard within Li Luo's heart. His body expanded rapidly and dragon scales emerged on the surface of his skin. His body grew larger and his hands turned into terrifying, sharp dragon claws.2

As the wind blew along, his grayish-white hair grew longer, flowing down his back like a streaming waterfall. After just a few moments, Li Luo had transformed into a fearsome dragonoid. The air coming out from his nostrils crackled with the force of thunder even when he simply inhaled.5

Li Luo gripped his Dragon Elephant Blade tightly and waved it artistically, slicing the void open. The effects of the dragonification were even more formidable now that he had reached the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier.0

The physical strength of his dragonoid form surpassed the combined power of his Thunderpeal Avatar and the Nine Scales Sanctified Dragon's Body.0

Moreover, this was not the end.1

Just a mere dragonoid form was far from sufficient if he wanted to truly butt heads with a first-grade Duke alone.0

Therefore, he activated the Ascending Dragon effect as well.0

The Thunder Dragon resonant palace in his body surged with power. Deafening draconic roars echoed in every corner of his body, and his dragonoid form elevated in power once again. His blood coursed swiftly like a raging river, akin to all the force of a great typhoon, bringing him even more exaggerated strength.3

Additionally, the most obvious change was perhaps seen on his Heavenly Resonance Diagram.1

It was originally 84,000 feet wide. The Heavenly Resonance Diagram vibrated vigorously and a shocking draconic roar reverberated in the air. The manifestation of the dragon within it grew quickly larger.0

The clouds and mist moved apart, as if the Heavenly Resonance Diagram was expanding as well.0

This was because Li Luo's dragon resonance had been pushed into the lower ninth-grade!0

With a higher resonance grade, his resonant power had naturally become purer and was on a completely different level.0

Everyone watched in surprise. The Heavenly Resonance Diagram above Li Luo expanded at an astonishing pace, growing from 84,000 feet to 95,000 feet!0

The worldly natural energy in the surroundings surged up and poured into the vast Heavenly Resonance Diagram.0

A look of surprise could be seen on some of the Dukes watching the Heavenly Resonance Diagram. They could clearly sense the power of six resonances within it. 0

Six resonances?! 0

The elite Dukes from Heavenly Dragon City were startled. Li Luo actually had six resonances?! 0

That was simply too disgusting!8

At this point, they finally understood why Li Luo dared to challenge an upper first-grade Duke even though he was still at the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier. His talent was monstrous!0

As everyone watched him in surprise, two Spirit Avatars slowly materialized behind him.0

It was his lower ninth-grade water resonance and lower ninth-grade dragon resonance!0

The worldly natural energy in the surroundings boiled and flowed into the Heavenly Resonance Diagram without end. 0

The members of the Five Guardian Armies couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Even Li Zhihuo's eyes moved a little. "Lower ninth-grade waterlight resonance, lower ninth-grade Thunder Dragon resonance, and an upper eighth-grade woodearth resonance... As mentioned, he has three palaces and six resonances. And their grades are beyond my expectations as well. Jiang Qing'e has stolen everyone's attention, but Li Luo is actually not too far behind. With such demonic talent, he'll likely go for a Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfried when he breaks into the Duke Stage as well!"0

Li Zhihuo had a complex look on his face. If Li Luo truly managed to forge a Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfried as well, the Dragon's Fang Guardians would be unstoppable in this generation.3

Throughout the whole history of the Heavenly Dragon’s Five Guardian Armies, not a single generation had seen two members with Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfrieds.1

Li Zhihuo could only hope that Li Qingbai would be able to thrash Li Luo today with his cultivation level advantage. This would potentially put a dent in his morale and unceasing momentum.2

In that case, it would buy a little more time for Li Zhihuo. His original goal was to become the Grand Guardian General so that he could obtain the precious Lesser Sacred Seed.0

Li Hongque gritted her teeth and said, "Even though he has three palaces and six resonances, he's only at the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier. Don't forget that Li Qingbai is far superior to trifling rogue cultivators!" This battle would determine Li Hongyou's fate. She was a thorn in Li Hongque's eyes, so she really didn't want Li Luo to win this fight.2

Li Zhihuo nodded slightly. Indeed, three palaces and six resonances sounded impressive, but could they stand up against an upper first-grade Duke?0

Perhaps not.0

As everyone gasped in shock, Li Qingbai also stared at Li Luo in envy. This guy was indeed very lucky.0

His talent was extraordinary, his looks were far above average, and he even had a loving fiancee who was on the Path of Ascension. With so much going for him, it could be said that he had surpassed his father, Li Taixuan.0

"This may be our only chance to crush his morale and set him back."2

Li Qingbai understood this. Once Li Luo stepped into Duke Stage, he would no longer be afraid of Li Qingbai. As such, this was the only chance he would ever get.0

In that case, he had to make full use of this chance and destroy Li Luo completely!0

As he thought about this, Li Luo burst forward. His grayish-white hair streamed behind his back. Like a bolt of lightning, Li Luo appeared directly in front of him with the Dragon Elephant Blade raised. 0

"Dragon and Elephant's Divine Might!0

"Dual resonant power!0

"Nine Scales Sanctified Dragon's Body!0

"Thunderpeal Avatar!"5

In the blink of an eye, Li Luo activated his entire arsenal of buffs. His blade streaked across the air and slashed down towards Li Qingbai's head directly.0

Li Luo had taken the initiative to strike first.2

Seeing this, Li Qingbai smirked. It had been many years since he had seen a Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier cultivator taking the initiative to go on the offensive against him.2

Li Qingbai waved his sleeve, and jade-green Divine Mist flew out of the Duke Bergfried above his head. Within the Divine Mist, there appeared to be scales filled with unparalleled sharpness.0

The Duke Divine Mist met Li Luo's blade.0

Bang!

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The Divine Mist roared in the air. Countless sharp scales collided with the Dragon Elephant Blade, sending sparks into the air. The ringing sounds from the clash echoed.0

Li Luo could clearly sense the violent vibrations coming from the Dragon Elephant Blade when he clashed with Li Qingbai. The sharp scales continuously tried to stab into his body.0

“Is this the power of Divine Mist? It’s spectacular.”

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This was the first time Li Luo was fighting against a Duke with his strength alone.0

He could sense the tremendous pressure bearing down upon him in this clash. Even after pulling out all the stops, he could hardly resist the Divine Mist.0

"Li Luo, if you were a Duke, I wouldn't have dared to challenge you today. Not even if you were at the lower first-grade. Unfortunately, you're not!"0

Li Qingbai could tell that Li Luo was unable to break through his Divine Mist. He laughed out indifferently as he stared at his foe with icy eyes. He flicked his finger, and a branch descended from the Swordscale Tree atop his Duke Bergfried.0

The branch danced along with the wind and transformed into an emerald wooden sword.0

The wooden sword was covered with scales that glinted coldly. It was like a treasured blade that was so peerlessly sharp, it could pierce the sky.0

The Wood Dragon coiled around the Swordscale Tree spat out a stream of jade-green dragonbreath. When the dragonbreath landed on the wooden sword, it began to enlarge. It expanded to thousands of feet long, and emerald energy condensed around its hilt into a form resembling a vicious dragon's head.0

The emerald wooden scale sword hovered in the air with a magnificent aura.0

Cries of surprise could be heard from the Dragon's Blood Guardians. Even Li Zhihuo nodded slightly. 0

“This is the Emerald Dragon Thousand Scales Sword, the lower Soul Ascension-grade Duke Art that Li Qingbai cultivated. Not bad, it seems like he didn't underestimate Li Luo just because he's at the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier. This is his strongest offensive art. If nothing goes wrong, victory will be decided soon."0

On the other hand, Li Hongque was pleasantly surprised as well. Li Qingbai was no fool; he did not plan to waste time with Li Luo. Since he had an advantage in terms of resonant power, he activated his art with all of his resonant power immediately to secure a decisive victory. Li Luo would have no chance to create an opportunity to make a comeback in this scenario.0

If Li Luo fell here, Jiang Qing'e would be trapped in a pincer attack. Sooner or later, their side would be able to emerge as the eventual victor.0

On the other hand, the members of the Dragon's Fang Guardians had looks of worry on their faces. They could tell how terrifying Li Qingbai's attack was.0

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Li Foluo stared at Li Luo. If the latter did not have any more tricks up his sleeve, he would not be able to resist this strike from Li Qingbai.1

Everyone stared at the battlefield intently. Divine Mist surged up over at Li Qingbai's side, surrounding his Emerald Dragon Thousand Scales Sword. Then he pushed it out with his palm without any further hesitation. Resonant power burst forward.0

The giant emerald sword flew across the sky. It charged towards Li Luo's location with immense power and unparalleled sharpness.0

Azure wind swept across the field, as if an emerald dragon was diving downwards from the sky.0

It was the fusion of the endless vitality of wood resonant power as well as the incredible sharpness of the Swordscale Tree.0

Clearly, this was Li Qingbai's plan from the beginning.0

To defeat Li Luo in a single strike.