Chapter 1352: Transformed Shen Yunge

"Shen Yunge?!" The individual that was obstructing Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e from moving forward was none other than the Imperial Beast Hall's Shen Yunge.

This sight left everyone shocked and surprised.

"What are you doing, Shen Yunge?!" Qin Beiming shouted. He was both furious and taken aback by this unexpected development, and he could not understand what the guy was doing. All eyes were focused on the dangerous confrontation. They needed Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e to break the deadlock, but Shen Yunge had appeared to block them. It made no sense whatsoever.

Furthermore, if the terrifying existence within the flower bud were to hatch, would anyone be able to escape this dominion? Even Shen Yunge would be no exception.

"Shen Yunge, are you trying to doom all of us?" some of the other experts shouted.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e frowned as they glanced at each other.

"Something doesn't seem right." They could clearly sense corruption emanating from his body, as though he had been fully corrupted.

"How could he have been corrupted? Didn't we purify him earlier?" Li Luo asked as he puzzled over this.

Jiang Qing'e then glanced at the tiny, golden snake on his wrist. Its eyes were completely black and dripping a black substance.

"It seems his life spirit beast has been corrupted. While he was purified, the snake wasn't."

"However, the snake didn't really come into contact with Foundational Spirit Treasure, so how could this have happened?" Li Luo found this all very strange. Only those who had physically touched Foundational Spirit Treasures had been afflicted with the Black Pupil Ghostly Curse. The snake was usually in a state of suspended animation, so it basically had no chance of being cursed.

Additionally, Li Luo's sharp senses were telling him that for some reason, the Black Pupil Ghostly Curse that afflicted the Gilded Scale Heavenly Python was much more ferocious than anything he had seen thus far.

Jiang Qing'e shook her head. She couldn't understand why this would happen to Shen Yunge's spirit beast. That said, this conversation was meaningless. Clearly, he had been corrupted by association with his Gilded Scale Heavenly Python. Due to their close relationship, he was unable to escape this fate.

"We don't have time to mess around with him. Since he has inadvertently been affected, all we can do is..." Killing intent flashed through Jiang Qing'e's eyes.

"We'll have to bury the two of them together!" After her voice rang out, she rushed out, and radiant light resonant power bloomed in every direction. A single perfect Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfried appeared above her head, absorbing copious amounts of worldly natural energy, transforming it into even more light resonant power.

Her triple ninth-grade light resonances transformed into halos that appeared behind her, further bolstering it.

Jiang Qing'e raised her heavy sword, looking like flowing light as she passed by Shen Yunge. Her sacred sword energy viciously pierced towards his chest.

She landed behind him after executing her attack, but she didn't relax in the least. Instead, her expression had turned even more serious.

This was because when the sword energy drilled through Shen Yunge's body, she could sense a terrifying amount of corruption condensed within him, directly eroding and causing her light resonant power to dissipate.

Jiang Qing'e moved once again, leaping to Li Luo's side as her beautiful eyes were filled with solemnity. She then lightly warned him, "Be careful! He's significantly stronger than before."

Li Luo's expression similarly turned gloomy as he replied, "Shen Yunge might be a chess piece that was specifically planted by the conspirators."

Jiang Qing'e paused and nodded in agreement. "The Origin Reversion Institute is simply too scary. Who knows just how many backup plans have been hidden for this moment."

As the two spoke, Shen Yunge rigidly lowered his head and glanced at the bloody hole that was bored into his chest. The struggle within his eyes seemed to intensify at this point.

It was then that the Gilded Scale Heavenly Python let out an ear-rending screech. It uncoiled itself and zipped up his arm, directly burrowing itself in the hole on his chest.

A moment later, the gaping maw in his chest gradually began to squirm and knitted itself together with frightening speed.

However, there was now a snake's head embedded where the injury once was, making for an unsettling sight.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e were in no mood to pay attention to this strange sight. They could sense mighty energy undulations coming from Shen Yunge.

In fact, they were so strong that even Qin Beiming, Li Zhihuo, and the rest could sense it a distance away.

"Upper fifth-grade Duke?!" Shen Yunge's energy fluctuations were in no way weaker than Qin Beiming's. In fact, it even seemed to be rising slowly over time.

This sight caused everyone's hearts to sink.

Shen Yunge in his current form was strong enough to obstruct Qin Beiming, much less Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo!

Although the duo had battle strength that far surpassed their peers, and one even had an upper third-grade Duke Six-tailed Heavenly Wolf, no one would bet on them in a head-on confrontation against Shen Yunge.

Additionally, only the two of them had the opportunity to approach the flower bud. If the creature within was released, everyone would likely be buried here. Thus, their lifted hopes had been quenched by this dire situation.

Despite the dimming morale, Jiang Qing'e's gaze remained steadfast and unwavering. She was completely nonplussed by the crowd's opinions. She would do her best because Li Luo was here with her.

Jiang Qing'e turned her head slightly towards Li Luo and asked, "It's an upper fifth-grade Duke opponent. Are you scared?"

A smirk surfaced on Li Luo's handsome face as he lightly stroked the crimson bracelet on his wrist. "Brother Wolf, are you ready to work hard?"

Within the bracelet, the Six-tailed Heavenly Wolf gave a helpless roar. Its third-grade strength simply wasn't sufficient to deal with this opponent.

Why was this brat always dragging him into increasingly tough situations? But what could it do?

After all, this brat had a terrifying background.

Thus, the Six-tailed Heavenly Wolf's ferocious energy surged into Li Luo's body without reservation.

Li Luo could sense the rising amounts of energy as he tightly gripped his Dragon Elephant Blade. He then activated the True Dragon Pill without restraint.

Transforming Dragon!

His body grew and his grayish-white hair lengthened, dancing in the wind behind him. Meanwhile, his hands and legs transformed into sharp claws.

The dragonoid form had appeared once again.

Heavenly Dragon True Body!

However, Li Luo didn't stop there—he also activated his other physical enhancements. Ancient and pure draconic might emanated from him as the mysterious Violetgold Dragonscale Armor took form around him, encasing his body in a layer of protection.

The Dragon Elephant Blade in his hand began to sprout sharp scales, taking a brutal, jagged shape that instilled fear into others. Its sharpness was unparalleled and it exuded a barbarous aura.

With Transforming Dragon and the Heavenly Dragon True Body, Li Luo's body had reached an alarming level. It was completely capable of containing the Heavenly Wolf's ferocious energy.

A terrifying pressure emanated from Li Luo's body like a tempest.

It seemed as though he was approaching the level of lower fourth-grade Duke.

This strength caused the others to stare, dumbfounded. Such a disgusting Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier cultivator was rarely seen.

Qin Yi froze for an instant as she gazed at him from afar. He stood tall against the corruption around him, a burly figure that resembled a dragon wielding a ferocious weapon. This was the majesty of the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent's strongest youth.

When Li Luo revealed his trump cards, Jiang Qing'e began to glow with glorious incandescence. One could see wings of light stretch out from behind her back, and a mysterious rune of light condensed between her eyebrows.

Middle ninth-grade light resonance, Archaic Runes!

At the same time, holy light swirled around the Sacred Crown of Thorns. It began to take on a blood-red coloration, transforming into a bloody crown of thorns.

The blood-red light accentuated her beautiful features and gave her an enchanting and almost devilish sort of appearance, making her look even more stunning.

Waves of resonant power continuously emanated from her like a tide.

She looked like an unblemished and holy goddess of light right now, bedazzling everyone who looked at her.

Sacred light wrapped around the heavy sword in her hand as she glanced at Li Luo. Her lips curved slightly and a soft voice rang out.

"Are you ready, Li Luo?"

Li Luo grinned widely as he lifted the Dragon Elephant Blade.

Meanwhile, Shen Yunge stood firm like an invincible demon, with monstrous amounts of corruption emanating from his body. Further behind him, the gigantic blood-red flower bud continued to sway from time to time, creating a hair-raising backdrop for the battle.

Li Luo's clear laughter resounded throughout the area.

"Now that everyone is paying attention to us, it's time for the pair of us to join hands... and slay a fifth-grade Duke!"