When the sweltering Worldspace Domain was sliced open by the holy sword energy, Song Jing's expression turned solemn. He also noticed Jiang Qing'e's gaze, which was imbued with killing intent, giving him the feeling that he was dealing with a dangerous enemy. The fourth-grade Transcendent Jiang Qing'e was an opponent that Song Jing could not take lightly.

"Mentor Song Jing, it must have been tough."

However, at this point in time, Diwu Mingxuan's calm voice broke the silence. Song Jing turned his head and saw that Diwu Mingxuan had stopped in his attempt to cause the Star of Light to descend.

Song Jing replied, "My apologies. My efforts haven't amounted to much."

The previous attacks were all endured by Li Luo with sheer bodily resilience. Although he had suffered, Jiang Qing'e was unaffected.

Diwu Mingxuan continued, "It doesn't matter. Both of us have left an imprint of our auras on the Star of Light. The two of us will engage in battle over this opportunity and we will see who emerges victorious."

The Star of Light had been forced to descend by both him and Jiang Qing'e, and this had occurred smoothly. Now the battle would truly begin.

"Mentor Song Jing, Jiang Qing'e may bring Li Luo atop the Star of Light and contest me. Thus, I'll have to beseech you to join me as well, to protect me and to deal with Li Luo, preventing them from teaming up. The opportunities that can be found on this star will not be small, and if I emerge victorious, all of the other opportunities other than the Light Transcendent Art will belong to you," Diwu Mingxuan said.

Song Jing's eyes narrowed He started fanning himself much more vigorously and nodded. "Then I'll have to thank you, Mingxuan."

With this promise made, why would he be scared of sowing enmity with Li Luo any longer? The Divine Sun Ancient College was no weaker than the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li.

"There's no need to thank me. Let's go!" Diwu Mingxuan said resolutely. He then glanced at Jiang Qing'e briefly before rising into the sky, flying towards the Star of Light.

Song Jing quickly followed.

Jiang Qing'e didn't move immediately. "Li Luo, are you alright? Are you heavily injured?" she asked with concern.

His Heavenly Dragon form had shrunk by a good half and his scales were basically burned to shreds, giving him a miserable appearance. However, his eyes remained bright. "It's just a flesh wound. Song Jing's flames are not enough to burn through the Heavenly Dragon's body." Li Luo's laugh rumbled and he revealed rows of sharp fangs.

Jiang Qing'e nodded. "The Star of Light has descended and the true confrontation starts there. I'll need you to hold back Song Jing. Once I deal with Diwu Mingxuan, I'll come and aid you." She and Li Luo had already reached the point in their relationship where there was no need to be polite with each other.

"No worries. I want to teach that upper eighth-grade Duke a lesson," he responded with a grin. For the sake of protecting Jiang Qing'e, he had used his body to resist the flames and now he was left in an embarrassing state.

"Senior Hongyou, I'll have to trouble you to bolster Li Luo," Jiang Qing'e politely requested.

"What about you?" Li Hongyou asked.

"There's no need. So long as I go all-out, it will be fine. The pressure Li Luo will face will be even greater."

Li Luo would have to hold off an upper eighth-grade Duke despite the gap of five grades. Normally speaking, this difference was big enough to leave the weaker party in absolute despair. Even Jiang Qing'e had chosen to avoid challenging eighth-grade Dukes like Zhou Jun in the previous trials. There was nothing cowardly about it—it was perfectly rational!

Li Luo didn't try to put on a strong front. He had to admit that there was a tremendous chasm between the two parties in terms of strength. "Alright."

Li Hongyou assented, and her usually cold features revealed a hint of solemnity. She lightly bit the tip of her tongue, spitting out a glob of fragrant blood essence before forming a seal with her hands. The resonant power within her body poured out of her. A jade-colored dragon appeared behind her, spewing out roiling green mist, fusing with Li Hongyou's resonant power.

In a short span of time, two objects appeared.

The first was a round jade pill. The Three Transformations Jade Dragon Pill.

The second was the Vermilion Fruit Godly Transformation Seal. She flicked her fingers, and both objects shot towards Li Luo. "Li Luo, the Three Transformations Jade Dragon Pill is capable of recovering your physical injuries. In the following two hours, your recovery rate will be bolstered and thus you should be able to resist Song Jing's flames for a longer amount of time. The Vermilion Fruit Godly Transformation Seal, on the other hand, should elevate your cultivation level to the upper third-grade."

Li Hongyou's expression was a little pale. She had clearly expended all of her strength to put out the strongest buffs she was able to.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Li Luo opened his abyss-like maw and swallowed both objects. A moment later, crimson light burst out of his body and his originally shrunken form began to expand at breakneck speed. Soon, he had reached his original size of thirty thousand feet. At the same time, his dessicated and wrecked scales began to form anew, glinting with vitality.

His boundless resonant power also started to rise, finally reaching the upper third-grade. Feeling the growing strength within his body, he couldn't help but let out a deafening roar that sent a wave of pressure in all directions, causing the void to tremble.

"Thank you, Senior Hongyou."

Li Luo's eyes blazed with fighting spirit as he could feel himself in peak condition. He was itching to see if he could truly keep up with an upper eighth-grade Duke.

Jiang Qing'e's dainty body soared into the air, landing atop Li Luo's massive head. Mighty gusts of wind blew around her as her, pushing her battle robes against her body and revealing her exquisite curves. Her jade-like hand gripped onto one of his horns and the corners of her lips curled up.

"Let's go, Li Luo." Her voice was tender and her eyes were filled with warmth. She was genuinely enjoying the feeling of going to battle with Li Luo, hand-in-hand.

The Heavenly Dragon roared as he ascended into the skies, shooting towards the descending Star of Light. At the same time, his voice roared like thunder. "Alright! The two of us will rampage together today. Who dares block us?"

His humongous body arced across the firmament and a moment later, the gigantic and brilliant star filled their eyes. The star was exceptionally large and mountains criss-crossed over its surface. There was even an innumerable number of sacred temples that dotted it, giving off vast ancient fluctuations.

A halo of light resonant power surrounded its exterior, emanating a repulsive force. As Li Luo approached, he could feel the burning sensation of the light resonant power.

This light was even more tyrannical than Song Jing's flames.

However, Jiang Qing'e suddenly released a burst of her own light resonant power. It wrapped around Li Luo's body, causing the burning sensation to vanish.

He no longer hesitated, bashing through the halo of light headfirst, rushing into the depths of the primordial star.