Chapter 1679: Li Luo's Appearance

The azure wind swept across the heavens and the earth, vast and unstoppable, as though it would never end. The soldiers of the Paragon Fortune Mountain Range's defensive line looked up at the sky, where a youthful figure appeared in the air. He was holding the Radiant Goddess' hand, making some of her zealous devotees furious. Just who dared to defile their goddess?

The individuals with good eyesight and functioning brains, however, could see that their goddess' face was full of joy, completely different from her usual, stoic look. She wasn't furious at the arrival of this person or his actions, and there was only one individual who was allowed to hold her hand. A single name appeared in the minds of those from the Enlightened Sage Alliance: Li Luo! That man was their goddess' husband, who had finally come out of his five year seclusion.

Before countless gawking eyes, Li Luo stared at Jiang Qing'e's delicate and gorgeous face, which resembled the autumn moon. Although she looked exactly the same after five years, her temperament was tinged with a murderous air and her gaze had turned sharper. She must have witnessed insane amounts of slaughter to have changed like this. He could only imagine just how much she had sacrificed to ensure that he could remain safe and sound.

Li Luo's gaze was filled with warmth as he softly said, "It must've been tough on you, Sister Qing'e."

He then reached out and ran his fingers across her dark eyebrows, gently smoothing out her furrowed expression. Li Luo's tender motions caused Jiang Qing'e's sacred and demure expression to be tinged with red, as there were countless eyes on them. Even so, she didn't resist, instead raising her cheek and gently nuzzling her forehead into his fingers. After five years, the deep longing within her heart could no longer be suppressed.

The three Triple Crowned Devil Kings, all overflowing with killing intent, were locked onto the couple expressing their affection for each other.

The Saturnine Hydra Devil King gloomily said, "That is the Absolute Resonance Seed. He must be killed as well."

The White Scorpion Devil King and the Divine Banner Devil King nodded. "Then we'll deal with both in one go."

The trio no longer spoke to each other. They erupted with corruption source origin that condensed into three Black Crowns above each of them. The crowns seemed to contain kingdoms of death, filled with riotous and tormented screams, as well as struggling spirits. Their terrifying devilish auras caused the void to continuously shatter, sending tremors throughout the countless kingdoms and countries that dotted the Paragon Fortune Mountain Range.

Jiang Qing'e's soft gaze turned sharp once again when she sensed the Triple Crowned Devil Kings' killing intent.

However, Li Luo smiled and said, "Leave them to me."

Jiang Qing'e looked at him in surprise. What was he planning to do?

Spiritual light rushed into the sky above Li Luo, blooming brightly and turning into a pillar of energy that seemed capable of holding up the heavens. Everyone within a hundred thousand miles could see it. A moment later, eight towering and majestic Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds emerged, each flowing with dense and overbearing source origin. Worldly natural energy began to seethe and dance, as though it had been roused into action. It then transformed into energy that flowed into the Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds endlessly.

"Eighth-grade Transcendent!" exclaimed King Zhao Ming.

Everyone in Paragon Fortune City and the people manning the walls looked on in admiration and feverish excitement. If Li Luo was comparable to Jiang Qing'e, then their battle strength had surged immensely. At the very least, she wouldn't have to deal with the Triple Crowned Devil Kings alone.

"The peak of the Eighth Transcendent Duke Stage,"

Jiang Qing'e thought. Thanks to her keen senses, she could tell that even though they were both eighth-grade Transcendents, Li Luo's robust aura was even stronger than hers.

The White Scorpion Devil King, the Divine Banner Devil King, and the Saturnine Hydra Devil King's expressions changed. A peak eighth-grade Transcendent was truly capable of threatening them. However, they had the numerical advantage, so there was nothing to fear.

"A peak eighth-grade Transcendent can't change your fate today!" Saturnine Hydra venomously declared, its voice infused with the desire to kill... and a hint of fear.

After all, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e had each taken a momentous leap forward in the past five years. Didn't that mean that in a few more years, the duo would be able to reach the Ninth Transcendent Duke Stage? At that point in time, who else but a Heavenly Emperor could deal with them? These two would undoubtedly become great enemies of the Shadow World and had to be dealt with quickly.

Jiang Qing'e revealed a look of relief and happiness. Li Luo's progress had surpassed her expectations. He had the power to deal with a single Triple Crowned Devil King, but why was he so confident that he could deal with three? She blinked as she watched curiously. She understood Li Luo's personality very well—he was not the type to make claims he couldn't back up. Thus, if he dared to say that all three Triple Crowned Devil Kings could be left to him, he definitely held some degree of confidence.

"It is likely that the peak of eighth-grade isn't his limit. He has something else up his sleeve."

Just as this thought crossed Jiang Qing'e's mind, the entire world seemed to have turned silent and yet another stream of light shot up above Li Luo. It was the most eye-catching sight in the world.

The ground rumbled as all the worldly natural energy within a million miles surged towards the new stream of light. That was followed by an indescribable sort of pressure that covered the land.

The new pillar of light took its position next to Li Luo's eight Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds. Then it burst out with light, devouring the boundless worldly natural energy that was rushing towards it. Very faintly, the outline of a new Duke Bergfried began to take shape.

Every single person present, whether it was the Triple Crowned Devil Kings or King Zhao Ming, had a horrified expression.

Was that a ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried?

Was Li Luo a ninth-grade Transcendent?

Had Li Luo reached the ninth Transcendent Duke Stage?

Jiang Qing'e was a little surprised. However, she soon realized that something wasn't right. The ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried had not fully taken shape and could be said to be in an embryonic form—it was just a shell. Even so, this was a terrifying sight. It meant that Li Luo had already passed the peak of the Eighth Transcendent Duke Stage and was peering into the realm of the ninth. This revelation was shocking, considering he was merely in secluded cultivation for five years.

The White Scorpion Devil King, the Divine Banner Devil King, and the Saturnine Hydra Devil King heaved sighs of relief in their hearts. They had also realized that the ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried was not fully complete. They had almost been frightened to death. If Li Luo was a true ninth-grade Transcendent, then they would be in great peril.

The ninth-grade Transcendent who had appeared on the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent a year ago had managed to slaughter three Triple Crowned Devil Kings, one of which was at the peak of the Triple Crowned Devil King Stage!

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Don't waste any more time. Kill him!" After being startled by Li Luo's actions, the three Devil Kings didn't dare to tarry any longer and immediately launched their attacks. Vast amounts of corruption source origin blotted out the sky, turning into a curtain that pressed down upon Li Luo, forming a veritable killing move.

Li Luo, however, was unfazed. With a thought, an ancient golden wheel appeared in the void behind him—the Absolute Resonance Halo. A golden cauldron floated in the center, its interior burning with the Myriad Resonances Flame. He pointed with his finger, and something emerged from the cauldron. It was a magical fragment, containing an indescribably almighty aura—the aura of the Divine Fruit wind resonance.

After five years of refinement, the Divine Fruit wind resonance had been mostly absorbed by Li Luo. The remaining energy had been condensed into two fragments of Divine Fruit. They had been tossed into the golden cauldron and were refined by the Myriad Resonances Flame to force out their Divine Fruit power. He couldn't absorb this power, but it could be used to fill up his ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried, allowing it to take shape briefly. Even though this was temporary, it was more than enough to deal with the current situation.

As the fragments blazed, an immense and mystical energy burst out in a torrent, infusing into the embryonic ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried.

The world shook and rumbled, and billions of rays of light shot out from the ninth Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried, stretching across hundreds of thousands of miles. The black clouds of corruption that filled the air in front of the Paragon Fortune Mountain Range were completely shredded, and countless Others disintegrated as the light swept past them.

Even the three Triple Crowned Devil Kings were forced to retreat. They had to summon copious amounts of corruption source origin from their crowns to resist the tyrannical light.

The world fell silent after that. Whether it was the Triple Crowned Devil Kings or the individuals atop the fortresses all across the mountain range, everyone's shocked eyes were focused on what was floating above Li Luo's head. A vast amount of divine power was flooding the air, and the source was the nine Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds that stood like indomitable mountains in the sky!