Chapter 1621: Deathly Feud

Shen Jinxiao proudly walked out of the heart that had served as a cocoon for his metamorphosis. His clothes fluttered in the air as his scarlet hair danced in the wind. Between his brows was a pitch-black seed, resembling the vertical eye of a devil. It emitted chilling fluctuations of power. The pressure radiating from him was noticeably stronger than before.

This meant that he had truly entered the King Stage!

A Single Crowned King!

Li Luo's gaze was gloomy. This piece of crap was like an unkillable cockroach. He had been killed once, yet he was revived and ended up reaching the King Stage! Furthermore, how was Cousin Lingjing's condition? Had she been completely assimilated? Li Luo's eyes brimmed with killing intent. He took a deep breath and pushed aside his anxiety over Lingjing. There was no point in worrying about her now. They had to defeat Shen Jinxiao if they wanted a chance to save her. Old and new grudges would be settled today!

Shen Jinxiao had forcibly entered the King Stage. If Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo faced him together, the outcome could be favorable for them.

Li Luo sprang into action! The Apex Resonance Crystal Core on his forehead let out an ancient draconic roar. He then activated his upper ninth-grade Heavenly Dragon resonance. The void above him shattered into pieces, and boundless sword energy poured out, forming an archaic sword formation.

The Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation!

Li Luo had started preparing it when Shen Jinxiao was in the middle of his fusion. The sword formation surged with peerlessly sharp sword energy that ripped apart the heavens, capable of annihilating all living creatures in the world. Six Dragon Fang Swords were silently sitting in the formation, pulsating with sword energy as well.

Six Dragon Fangs!

Normal attacks wouldn’t work on a King, so they had to use Transcendent Arts.

Li Luo roused all six Dragon Fangs. Within the formation, the dark sword energy transformed into an unfathomable Sword Prison. The rays of sword energy clashed with each other and fused, letting out an unsettling hum, like a hymn heralding doom.

The Monarch Burying Dirge had been activated!

This was the move that had killed the Enchanting Fox King. However, he had the power of the Heavenly Dragon Formation back then, so this version was far weaker. Regardless, the destructive song caused Shen Jinxiao's eyes to narrow slightly.

"Is this the move that killed the Enchanting Fox King? This Transcendent Art is truly unparalleled in its ability to slaughter. However, without the Heavenly Dragon formation, it's simply not enough!" Even so, Shen Jinxiao didn't wait for Li Luo's art to reach full power. He took the initiative, stretching out two fingers and swiping into the air.

A bloody flame that shone brightly spurted from his fingertips, forming a blade of blood. The blade was engraved with strange runes, and its monstrous aura flooded the surroundings. The Bloodflame Blade pulsed with source origin fluctuations.

Shen Jinxiao then swiped downwards with his fingers, and the Bloodflame Blade descended from the skies like an unstoppable guillotine towards Li Luo.

Jiang Qing'e stepped into the void with her Holy Phoenix Parasol. She wouldn't allow Shen Jinxiao to interrupt Li Luo while he was preparing his killing move. The Apex Resonance Crystal Core on her forehead burst with scintillating light that contained light source origin.

The greatest advantage a King Stage expert had was that their resonant power contained the power of source origin. Source origin boosted one's resonant power to a frightening level. It was the reason why they had an unquestionable advantage over Dukes. When one side had source origin energy, the difference in power was immense.

Fortunately, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e had upper ninth-grade resonances. Their Apex Resonance Crystal Cores allowed them to integrate some source origin into their resonant power and thus resist Kings.

Jiang Qing'e's Holy Phoenix Parasol opened up. A Holy Phoenix unfurled its wings with a clear cry and flew out of the parasol, covered in sacred flames.

"Holy Phoenix's Inferno Bulwark!" Jiang Qing'e said lightly as the sacred flames poured out, transforming into a gigantic wall of light that stretched out over a hundred miles. It resembled the indestructible wall of a major city, blocking any threat between the heavens and the earth.

The Holy Phoenix Parasol was a Venerated Heirloom with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Jiang Qing'e had used her full strength to push its defensive prowess to the limit.

The Bloodflame Blade sliced through the air smoothly, descending on the flame wall like a scarlet comet.

Boom!

The resulting energy tempest raged across the world, causing even the blood sea to boil up.

Although Jiang Qing'e's defense was rock solid, it wasn’t enough to stop a King. Immeasurable amounts of bloody light eroded the wall, causing cracks to appear. In the end, the wall of light created with the full power of a False King was only able to stand up to a King for a few dozen breaths before exploding and dissipating into motes of light. The greatly dimmed Bloodflame Blade then hacked towards Jiang Qing'e's head.

She bolted backwards, forming a hand seal at the same time. Vast amounts of light resonant power erupted around her, causing the void to shatter. Then a gigantic arm made of light smashed through the cracks. It was like the arm of a god, passing through the air unhindered with a domineering attitude.

Bang!

When the arm of light met the Bloodflame Blade, the blade was the one to fall apart. The divine light extinguished the remnant flames in the sky.

As Jiang Qing'e continued to retreat, light resonant power poured out of her body like a fountain, restoring her to a calm state. She had managed to resist Shen Jinxiao's attack all by herself, but it hadn't been easy. She wasn't feeling great, and the amount of resonant power she had consumed in those two moves was absolutely terrifying.

"Sister Qing'e, are you alright?" Li Luo asked with concern.

Jiang Qing'e shook her head. Gripping the Holy Phoenix Parasol, her golden eyes firmly locked onto Shen Jinxiao, watching his every move.

"Sister Qing'e, that arm of light looks a little familiar," Li Luo said suspiciously.

Although the energy that the arm was made of was a little different, the fluctuations emitted by it were almost identical to the Resplendent Crystalline Paragon's Arm.

Jiang Qing'e's porcelain-like face flushed as she replied, "It was inspired by your move, the Resplendent Crystalline Paragon's Arm. Since you keep using my state of Divine Knowledge to cultivate that Duke Art, it benefits me as well. I can comprehend the arts you've learned and thus, I managed to create the Resplendent Radiant Paragon's Arm."

Li Luo was slightly taken aback. It turned out that Sister Qing'e had been pilfering his secrets when he was doing his best to study! Furthermore, was she capable of changing it to suit her own resonances?

The Genesis Seed's Divine Knowledge state was simply unbelievable.

"Well, well, Sister Qing'e. It turns out that you're also benefiting from Divine Knowledge. Shouldn't you have told me earlier..." Li Luo gave a teasing smile.

Jiang Qing'e's dainty ears were starting to heat up as she felt a little embarrassed in her heart. In fact, the thought of smacking him with the Holy Phoenix Parasol had crossed her mind. Why was this fool messing around at a time like this?

Meanwhile, bloody flames soared in front of them. Shen Jinxiao now had the devil banner in his hand. Behind him, a sea of bloody flames scorched the void as he gloomily glared at the duo. "You're both about to die, so why are you acting all lovey-dovey right now?"

"Stop barking, dog. Just listen to my song now!" Li Luo smirked callously.

He formed a seal with both hands. It caused infinite amounts of sword energy to pour out from the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation. As the rays of energy collided with each other, mysterious sounds were heard. When the sounds came together, they formed a hymn of destruction.

Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation, Six Dragon Fangs! The Monarch Burying Dirge!

The melody of doom swept across the world, annihilating everything the sound waves passed through.