The two Duke Bergfrieds above Li Luo had attracted the shocked gazes of the entire area. All of the squads stopped in their tracks and looked at the two objects that symbolized perfection in fear. A Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried was the ideal that all Dukes strove to attain.

It also represented the beginning of the Path of Ascension. However, this was an arduous trial, and who knew how many geniuses had poured their hearts and souls into it, only to fail and fall into depression. After which, they could only curb their ambitions and embark on the ordinary path. Li Luo, however, hadn't just revealed one, but two of them! They were naturally completely taken aback.

Even though the Celestial Mirror Pagoda was full of prodigies, the number of those who had succeeded in forging two Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds could probably be counted with one's fingers. Which power did this fellow sprout out from?

Amidst the crowd’s shocked gazes, Chi Chi was in a daze for a few moments. He had never expected that this squad would contain a second-grade Transcendent. Someone at that level was rarely seen even in the ancient colleges.

He had truly seen a ghost!

Chi Chi's expression flickered. He had originally been infuriated by Li Luo's unreasonable words, but upon being rudely awakened by the sight of his Bergfrieds, he started to speak civilly. "My friend, Chi Chan, is a member of the Chi family. I'm currently on a mission, and outsiders have no reason to interfere."

Li Luo replied, "I don't care about your family. All I know is that my mentor doesn't want to leave with you. Since she doesn't wish to, I advise you to give up on taking her."

Judging by the look on Chi Chan's face, she was clearly not pleased to see Chi Chi. Instead, she was seething with hatred. Adding on the fact that Chi Chan had never left the Astral Sage College, there was probably an uncrossable gulf between her and her family.

"You!" Chi Chi's face was gloomy.

Li Luo was a second-grade Transcendent, which meant he could triumph over someone three grades higher. This meant he was as powerful as a fifth-grade Duke. Meanwhile, Chi Chi was a lower sixth-grade, and if push came to shove, Li Luo wouldn't have any sort of advantage if they fought.

His gaze turned stern as he tersely directed his words at Chi Chan, who was still behind Li Luo. "Chi Chan, don't think that a second-grade Transcendent can protect you. If you don't want to implicate your sage college, it's best that you return with me. Otherwise, you should understand what methods we have up our sleeves."

Chi Chan's expression was as cold as a block of ice. Her fists were tightly clenched and green veins could be seen on the back of her fair hands, revealing the fury in her heart.

Li Luo's gaze turned correspondingly icy. It seemed that this fellow still dared to threaten Chi Chan before him.

Since that was the case, he would no longer be courteous. He directly took a step forward, and the Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds began to shine resplendently before devouring all of the worldly natural energy around him like two black holes. Li Luo waved his hand, and the thunder blade tattoo on the back of his hand flashed, transforming into an ancient blade that crackled with thunder energy in his grasp. Upper-grade Mythic Armament, Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade! The three resonant palaces in Li Luo's body began to roar and resonant power surged out of them like a tide, gathering within the Absolute Resonance Halo and fusing.

The Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade then exploded with brilliant thunder.

Boom!

Heavenly thunder boomed as thunder energy sliced through the air like a titanic dragon brandishing its claws, a force of destruction that reflected in everyone's eyes.

All of it was focused on Chi Chi.

"Impudent!" Chi Chi was furious. This brat was completely insolent. Although he had immense potential, he was a mere second-grade facing a sixth-grade!

"Since you don't know what's good for you, let me experience exactly why you, a second-grade Transcendent, think you have the right to act so wantonly!" Chi Chi roared. The six Duke Bergfrieds above him began to roar, and a moment later, an endless amount of black wind rushed out, condensing into the form of a humongous palm. A frigid wind swirled violently around the palm, and the void was crushed by its presence.

"Watch out, Li Luo. This is the Chi family's Soul Ascension-grade Duke Art!" Chi Chan hurriedly said. Clearly, Chi Chi feared Li Luo to some extent, as he had not launched any probing blows, immediately starting off with his full power.

Meanwhile, Li Luo looked completely calm. Chi Chi was a lower sixth-grade, but his foundation was worse than Li Zhihuo’s despite being a grade higher, which meant that he was roughly the same in terms of battle strength. Since many colleges were aware of the Astral Sage College's declining status, he planned to kill a chicken to warn off the monkeys in order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future. Alas, Chi Chi was precisely the chicken that had been served right to him.

The Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade thrummed with power. It was his first time fully activating his new Mythic Armament. He could sense that the sword in his hand was like a thunder dragon with the ability to annihilate everything. It was full of unruly and unrestrained power, and everything in its wake would be destroyed.

He tightly clutched the Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade and slowly hacked downwards.

The void before him shattered.

A world of lightning was reflected in his eyes.

"Dragon Elephant Thunder Blade, Divine Thunderstrike!"

Li Luo thought to himself.

An immense amount of lightning energy was compressed onto the edge of the blade, finally transforming into a single strand of golden thunder energy.

This golden thunder energy explosively blasted forward, even rendering worldly natural energy into nothingness in its wake.

Before everyone's shocked gazes, the strand of golden thunder energy collided with the black wind hand.

In that brief moment where the two attacks clashed, everyone was surprised to realize that there was no heaven-shaking explosion. The golden thunder energy cleanly sliced across the black wind hand like lava meeting snow, causing it to dissipate at an alarming pace.

In just a few short breaths, the Soul Ascension-grade Duke Art had been cleaved apart by Li Luo's single strike.

However, things weren't over yet. It continued to shoot towards Chi Chi's head at a startling speed, piercing through space completely unobstructed.

The blow was infused with Li Luo's killing intent.

Chi Chi turned pale as he couldn't understand how his all-out attack had been countered by Li Luo's single strike. Furthermore, it still had more than enough remnant energy to reap his life!

He hurriedly retreated, leaving afterimages in his wake.

Alas, the thunder energy moved even more quickly, sweeping through and wiping out the afterimages.

In the end, it struck Chi Chi's body. However, at that instant, his body flashed with incredible amounts of light as protective treasures were activated, creating a mighty resonant power barrier. The barrier had managed to absorb some of the blow.

Unfortunately, the remaining energy was still capable of sending him flying, and he spewed out large mouthfuls of blood before crashing into the ground. He left behind a bloody furrow in the ground that extended for thousands of feet. The originally rowdy area had turned silent.

The bystanders were now looking at the scene in complete shock.

A sixth-grade Duke had been heavily injured by a second-grade Transcendent with a single blow?

Just who was this young man?

The silence persisted for quite some time before a huge uproar erupted yet again.

Amidst the furor, a young girl with a beautiful face and icy, blue eyes was quietly watching. Her entire demeanor resembled an icy fairy. Her frozen, lake-like eyes were quietly observing the slender young man equipped with the blade that crackled with thunder. It was at this moment that her usually calm eyes rippled with a slight tinge of emotion.