The fact that their path had suddenly been blocked caused Li Luo and the rest of the group to frown. Hearing the words of the man who stood in front of them made the group feel disgruntled. At the same time, they were a little shocked because it seemed that the other party recognized Chi Chan.

Li Luo's gaze was focused on the man. He was wearing the Mythical Spirit Ancient College's uniform, and there was a small insignia in the corner. This meant that this man had come from another power and was borrowing the name of the Mythical Spirit Ancient College to participate in the Celestial Mirror Pagoda. This was commonly seen as there were a few peak powers on the divine continents that relished the opportunity to enter the Celestial Mirror Pagoda. The Academic Federation did not prohibit this, and so long as they followed the rules, they were eligible to enter. Thus, some peak powers, including certain Heavenly Emperor lineages, would arrange for their younger members to cultivate in the ancient colleges for a period of time so they could earn the right to enter the Celestial Mirror Pagoda.

That said, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li was not particularly interested in this arrangement, mainly because the Five Guardian Armies provided opportunities for up and coming cultivators.

The group in front of them seemed to have come from a particular power within the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent. Furthermore, Chi Chan seemed to be from that power as well.

Li Luo glared at the leading man. The fellow was large and well-built, with a rather handsome face. Unfortunately, his gaze was sinister and one could easily tell that he was not a good person with a single glance. Meanwhile, the strong undulations of resonant power he exuded indicated that he wasn't a weakling.

"Scram!" Disgust filled Chi Chan’s eyes as she icily glared at the familiar visage. Her voice was even more chilly than usual, as though the world would turn to ice upon her command.

The fact that he was capable of provoking Chi Chan despite her intellectual and calm demeanor indicated just how vile this person was.

When the man heard those words, a look of anger flashed through his eyes and he smiled furiously. "Chi Chan, you seem to have lost your manners after gallivanting in the wild for so many years. So be it. I'll bring you back and let you know what it means to obey."

After saying those words, he directly reached out with his hands like a talon, wrapped in blackish-green smog. It generated a harsh sound. The void was ripped apart as his fingers flew forward. He was attempting to grab Chi Chan's slender and fair neck.

However, when the crowd saw that Chi Chan was garbed in an outer divine continent's sage college uniform, they disregarded her.

Chi Chan raised her hand, and vast amounts of water condensed in front of her and the sound of a tiger's roar reverberated through the air. She then swung her palm out with all her strength, and her retaliation crashed into the gale created by the man's claw.

Bang!

The resonant power collision caused the entire area to shake, and a loud sound rang out.

The mighty torrent summoned up by Chi Chan was ripped apart by the vicious, blackish-green wind before being completely eroded away.

"Fourth-grade Duke? Chi Chan, it seems your strength has barely improved after leaving the Chi Family." The man acted even more aggressively after gaining the upper hand. Six majestic Duke Bergfrieds manifested behind him, emanating domineering energy undulations. This person was a sixth-grade Duke! He then reached out with his claw-like hand yet again in an attempt to seize her.

Chi Chan was forced to retreat, and she tightly clenched her fists. Her gaze was filled with chilly fury! However, at this moment, a hand was placed on her waist from behind and pure resonant power flooded into her body, causing the remnant blackish-green wind to dissipate. At the same time, boundless amounts of resonant power condensed on that person’s fist. This resonant power was tyrannical and emanated a primordial aura. Worldly natural energy seemed to have been attracted to the overbearing force that had surged into the fist.

A simple punch was thrown out, colliding headfirst against the blackish-green claw energy that was directed at Chi Chan.

Bang!

A gigantic explosion occurred, blasting berserk energy in every direction. Even some of the bystanders were forced to retreat by the sheer force.

The vicious man's expression changed. The resonant power coming from his opponent seemed capable of even suppressing his lower sixth-grade Duke power. Furthermore, he didn't understand why, but the other party's resonant power contained a miraculous power. Whenever their attacks collided and attempted to erode away at each other, his resonant power always lost. This indicated that the opponent's resonant power was of an incredibly high level and was full of spirituality.

The man trembled and was forced to retreat. His gloomy eyes were focused on the young man who had suddenly appeared behind Chi Chan. It was none other than Li Luo.

"It was you?" The man frowned as he observed Li Luo suspiciously. The resonant power undulations coming from the youth didn't seem too strong, so how had he managed to block his claw?

Additionally, just what was with his mysterious resonant power?

"I never would have expected that an outer divine continent's sage college would produce someone with some ability." He smirked coldly. "I am from the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent's East Sea's Chi family, Chi Chi. Chi Chan is a member of my family, so this is a family dispute. I'd advise you not to stick your nose into matters that do not concern you. Otherwise, it will attract trouble towards your sage college."

"The East Sea Chi family of the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent?" Li Luo then grinned and shook his head. "I've never heard of it."

The man who had introduced himself as Chi Chi gave an unfeeling smile. "A sage college in a forsaken wasteland would naturally not have heard of the Chi family. Chi Chan is one of my people, and I will take her away." He took another step forward after making that declaration.

Li Luo's smile faded. "Chi Chan is my mentor. If you dare to stretch your grubby claws towards her one more time, I'll chop them off!"

At the same time, he removed his hand from Chi Chan's waist and grabbed her forearm, pulling her right behind him.

"Li Luo..." Chi Chan looked at his tall figure with complex emotions in her eyes. During the Choosing of the Mentors all those years ago, he was just a weak and scrawny youth. Time had passed, and now he was capable of standing in front of her, supporting her.

"You brazen brat! Chi Chan clearly doesn't know how to discern between good and bad. Even her own students are just as stupid her."

Chi Chi was completely incensed as he forced a smile. The entire squad that Chi Chan was with could only be described as pathetic in his eyes. They weren't even capable of sending out a fifth-grade or sixth-grade Duke!

And yet this brat dared to brag however he pleased!

He might have been able to run all over the people in their small, desolate corner of the world, but in the Celestial Mirror Pagoda? Did he really think things were the same here? Although this youth's resonant power was a little strange during the previous encounter, what was there to be afraid of? This was a bumpkin from an outer divine continent!

Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, the void behind Chi Chi shook and his six Duke Bergfrieds began to materialize fully, giving off a grand pressure. Everyone could clearly see that all of them were eight-pillars! This meant that he had built quite a sturdy foundation and could be considered exceptional even amongst Dukes.

Clearly, he was intending to use this momentum to squash this bug.

Cao Sheng and Mi Er's expressions turned ugly. A sixth-grade Duke was an existence they could not offend.

However, Li Luo indifferently sized up the six Duke Bergfrieds as he casually commented, "Lower sixth-grade. Your foundation isn't robust enough if all you have are eight-pillars. It looks like you have no chance of ever becoming a ninth-grade Duke."

Chi Chi's expression turned steely green after hearing the fresh-faced youth's rude remarks. He was completely infuriated at this point. However, before he could say anything, two lights shot into the sky and expanded, revealing two gigantic Duke Bergfrieds that glowed with scintillating light.

"Two Duke Bergfrieds? You’re just a piddly second-grade Duke, yet you dare to-"

Veins bulged out of Chi Chi's forehead when he saw the two Duke Bergfrieds. Was this brat addled in the mind? How could a second-grade Duke dare to run around rampantly?

However, this thought was crossed off a moment later because he heard countless shocked voices coming from all around him.

At the same time, his eyes shrunk.

Wait, no!

How could a second-grade Duke give off such a terrifying pressure?

That was when he looked up, and what he saw caused his heart to be battered by turbulent waves.

"What? Ten-Pillar Duke Bergfrieds?!" Chi Chi was at a loss for words.

"A second-grade Transcendent?!" At this time, the other squads that were watching the disturbance erupted into an uproar as they looked at the Duke Bergfrieds in both amazement and awe.

"How could this be possible!?"

At the same time, they found this sight completely unbelievable. A second-grade Transcendent had come from an outer divine continent sage college? This was incomprehensible.

Li Luo's gaze gradually turned chilly as he glared at Chi Chi. Then he said with a voice laced with killing intent, "Why don't you stretch your claws out once more and try to take her?"