Bang!

As the mysterious and archaic sword formation began to take form above Li Luo's Heavenly Dragon figure, nigh infinite amounts of sword energy swept across the world, instantly splitting the void into minute fragments that were then crushed into oblivion.

The sword energy had taken the form of numerous smaller dragons that constantly intertwined as they combined into something greater.

Its sharp and tyrannic aura began to rise exponentially.

The icy blue snowflakes turned into dust before they even came into contact with the sword formation.

Roar!

Li Luo then let out a heaven-rending guttural roar and all of the resonant power within his body flowed out ceaselessly, all surging into the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation.

Above him, his Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds began to dim at a frightening speed, as though every ounce of resonant power was being sucked out of them.

Li Luo had activated both the Dragon Blood Atavism Art as well as the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation, two upper Destiny-grade Duke Arts, so the resonant power consumption was simply gargantuan. Even though he had reached the upper second-grade, he was unable to eke out enough resonant power for it. As the sword formation manifested, it was still unable to materialize the Dragon Fang Swords.

That said, Li Luo had already made preparations from the beginning. He unhinged his maw, taking in a deep breath. "Heavenly Dragon World Devouring Art!"

The interior of his mouth was as dark as an abyss and immediately began to emit a terrifying suction force. Worldly natural energy was seized as it rushed into his maw in a roiling torrent, entering his body. The Heavenly Dragon World Devouring Art was one of the mystical abilities that true Heavenly Dragons were supposedly capable of. These legendary creatures were capable of absorbing worldly natural energy directly and devouring the heavens in a single bite.

The energy coursed through his body, going straight to the Absolute Resonance Halo which began to rumble, transforming it into hexa-resonant power at astonishing speed. With the supplementation of this majestic resonant power, Li Luo activated his art again without hesitation, letting out a low roar that resounded throughout the world.

"Dragon Fang Swords, materialize!"

Four rays of extremely brilliant sword energy condensed within the archaic sword formation, absorbing the sword energy that lay loosely around, quickly taking the form of gigantic swords.

In just a short span, four gigantic sword manifestations containing mind-boggling amounts of energy could be seen.

The Water Dragon Fang Sword!

The Wood Dragon Fang Sword!

The Thunder Dragon Fang Sword!

The Light Dragon Fang Sword!

Li Luo had summoned four Dragon Fang Swords with a single breath, and the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation had been pushed to the extreme. When he fought against Qin Lian, he had reached a similar realm with the sword formation. However, in terms of pure power, it was probably not as strong as it was back then. After all, Li Luo had shattered one of his Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds, and that temporary burst of power had placed him at a much higher stage for a brief moment.

However, the current Dragon Fang Swords had a new advantage as well. They had gained a form of sentience that amplified their power.

"Is it because my Heavenly Dragon resonance has reached the middle ninth-grade and thus the grades of the Dragon Fang Swords have also been positively influenced? In terms of spirituality and sentience, the Dragon Fang Swords are now on a different level when compared to the time with Qin Lian."

The four Dragon Fang Swords occupied the four corners of the formation, and mighty sword energy poured out of them. This energy then began to gather and started taking the embryonic form of a humongous sword that dwarfed the rest.

This sword embryo emitted a low sword hymn and released an indescribable and primal sort of terror that left everyone reeling. The frightening aura then unfurled over the snow-covered mountains.

The crowd had instantly turned pale.

Atop the viewing platforms, even the expressions of the four eighth-grade Dukes changed, and eyes filled with dread closely observed the mysterious sword formation. Even they could feel a threat to their lives.

“Just what sort of Duke Art is this? How can it be so fearsome?"

Their thoughts were in disarray as they could scarcely believe that such an overpowering Duke Art could be wielded by an upper second-grade like Li Luo. RÃΝ𝘰𐌱ЕṨ

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In the skies above, even Wang Xuanjin, Elder Bai Yu, and Elder Jin Xi were shocked. They could clearly see that the attack prepared by Li Luo was the culmination of two Destiny-grade Duke Arts. "He possesses a surprising amount of talent in resonance arts. He was actually capable of cultivating two upper Destiny-grade Duke Arts. Even in the Academic Federation, the number of Dukes who are capable of this can be counted on the fingers on one hand. More importantly, he's not only managed to learn these Duke Arts, but is able to wield them at their full power at the upper Second Duke Stage. This sort of foundation is truly staggering."

The three Kings were only full of praise. Li Luo's feat was so impressive that there was nothing else they could say.

Whilst the crowd outside was in awe, within the battlefield, Chi Li and Lu Ruyan's expressions changed as they gloomily stared at the humongous sword formation in the sky. They had already guessed that Li Luo was up to something, but they hadn't felt worried. After all, so long as they could injure Jiang Qing'e, their victory was set in stone.

However, they had never imagined that what Li Luo had cooked up would be frightening and threatening to them.

Especially Chi Li, whose expression now contained a trace of fear. "Mentor Ruyan, that sword formation has locked onto my aura. Li Luo clearly wants to eliminate me with a single blow!"

Looking at Li Luo's all-out strike, even Chi Li had a looming sense of doom.

Deep down, he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Lu Ruyan's beautiful eyes turned cold as she decisively snapped, "There's no need to worry about Li Luo. With his strength, this will be his only attack. So long as we can injure Jiang Qing'e before that and lower her combat power, even when you're eliminated, we'll still end up victorious. Chi Li, use everything you have right now—we can no longer hold back!"

She then took in a deep breath before biting the tip of her tongue and spitting out an icy blue glob of blood essence that seemed to contain endless frost. The blood essence flew into the air, landing on the Blizzard Pearl embedded within her Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried.

The Blizzard Pearl was actually known as the Frost Soul Blizzard Spirit Pearl, an exceptional high-grade Mythic Armament. It matched her natural affinities and was also the best weapon for her.

When the blood essence touched the Frost Soul Blizzard Spirit Pearl, it rippled with icy blue halos of light.

A moment later, the halos of light shot out explosively, transforming into a disk of icy blue light that resembled an azure crescent moon, hanging in the sky and emitting a fearsome cold energy.

"Frost Soul Moon Ring, go!"

Lu Ruyan's gaze was chilly as she pointed forward. The Frost Soul Moon Ring was like a beam of frigid blade energy, slicing across the skies, hacking towards Jiang Qing'e fiercely.

When Lu Ruyan activated her killing art right off the bat, Chi Li understood that the situation had turned drastic. If he didn't want to lose, he'd have to pull out all his cards and he had to do so before Li Luo's sword embryo was completed. He would then join hands with Lu Ruyan and defeat or grievously injure Jiang Qing'e to deplete her battle strength. He thus waved his sleeve, and a stream of starlight shot out, transforming into a stone seal that flowed with starlight. Engraved on the stone seal itself were numerous stars.

This was the Cosmic Star Seal, a peak quality middle-grade Mythic Armament. Furthermore, because his resonant power was particularly compatible with this Mythic Armament, its power could match that of a high-grade!

"Duke's Worldspace Domain: Star Domain!" Chi Li shouted.

The Cosmic Star Seal floated in the sky as Chi Li formed a seal with both hands. Immediately after, a starry sky descended upon the world along with majestic amounts of astral energy. The Cosmic Star Seal then began to expand, and a few moments later, it became several tens of thousands of feet wide, like a humongous meteorite.

"Duke's Spirit Insignia: Astral Tiger Talisman!"

Chi Li then activated the Duke's Spirit Insignia that was unique to him. As the astral light condensed, a humongous tiger manifestation condensed on the surface of the Cosmic Star Seal. His combination of moves had taken everyone by surprise. After all, he was the only seventh-grade Duke on the field! Lu Ruyan and Chi Li's sudden and terrifying retaliation immediately drew gasps from the crowd. The combined power of the duo was something that any seventh-grade Duke, even the likes of Diwu Mingxuan, would feel shocked at.

No one would dare to underestimate them. Clearly, their plan was to take advantage of the moment that Li Luo was gathering his power and direct an all-out strike at Jiang Qing'e, injuring her. This was the smartest choice.

Since Jiang Qing'e was taking on the brunt of both attacks, they would attempt to overwhelm her in one go!

The two heaven-shaking attacks swept across the mountains, razing them into mere rubble as they passed by.

Jiang Qing'e understood the opponents’ plan. The Archaic Runes between her brows began to bloom with scintillating light. At the same time, the Sacred Crown of Thorns had been dyed blood-red. Its light illuminated her face, giving her a seductive and devilish beauty.

She then raised her slender and fair hand, and a mote of light ascended into the skies, expanding into a crystal mirror. On the crystal mirror's surface were numerous runic patterns that lit the world up. Behind her, a figure of an angelic goddess with wings took shape.

Jiang Qing'e glanced at the crystal mirror in her hand with a look of warmth and affection.

When she left the Dragon's Fang Lineage, Tantai Lan had given her two high-grade Mythic Armaments that she had obtained in the Nobles' Battlefield. Tantai Lan had explained bluntly, "My Little Jiang'e is unparalleled and will not lose to any of the Academic Federation's geniuses unless they have a high-grade Mythic Armament. However, if someone has one of these artifacts, my Little Jiang'e cannot lack one herself."

The Goddess' Sacredflame Mirror was precisely one of them.

The Archaic Runes between her eyebrows then lit up and majestic light resonant power poured out like a tide, funnelled into the crystal mirror.

Ten breaths later, the mirror's surface burst with overwhelming light that pierced into the sky. Immediately after, liquid-like holy flames emitting terrifying energy fluctuations roared outwards like a phoenix born from the flames, capable of purifying all the filth in the world. This was the Radiant Extreme Sacredflame!

No one dared to blink when the heaven-shattering attacks heavily collided with each other.