Chapter 0714: Four Dukes Battle!

A sixth-grade Duke!

When six Duke Bergfrieds appeared behind Shen Jinxiao, everyone's expressions changed. Even Ox Biaobiao, Chi Chan, and Duze Yan had solemn gazes with this new development.

A sixth-grade Duke was someone that surpassed even the Regent and Vice Principal Su Xin. He was truly the mightiest in the Xia Kingdom!

Who would have ever expected that Shen Jinxiao had been hiding such terrifying strength?

Li Luo's expression turned heavy when Shen Jinxiao revealed his sixth-grade Duke strength. He knew that today's battle would definitely surpass the one at the Housemeet in both intensity and danger.

He swept his gaze over his side to assess the situation. Amongst the three Dukes, Ox Biaobiao was the strongest with fourth-grade strength. Chi Chan was third-grade and Duze Yan was second-grade. Although they had numbers, was this really enough to triumph over the disparity in grades?

Li Luo didn't know the answer, but what he did know was that no matter the result, it would be an inescapable battle to the death.

He could not idly sit by and watch Shen Jinxiao steal away Jiang Qing'e's Heart of Light. Thus, there was no other option in this matter. One of them had to die.

This cataclysmic battle started at that very instant.

Ox Biaobiao took action first. His fingers clenched into a fist as he struck out, mobilizing all of the worldly natural energy around him. This caused a ten-thousand-meter demonic bull phantasm to manifest, roaring with deafening force and shaking the entire world.

The fist shadow that followed behind possessed a sense of incomparable tyranny, directly ripping through the void and flying in Shen Jinxiao's direction.

Duke Art, Demon Bull's Godly Fist!

This Duke Art was demonstrated by Ox Biaobiao when he crossed blows with Zhu Qinghuo during the Housemeet. Perhaps it was due to borrowing the influence of the Divine Matter but the might of the art had vastly increased in both sheer power and tyrannicalness.

Faced with Ox Biaobiao's direct assault, Shen Jinxiao remained calm as he formed a hand seal. The next moment, the void behind him seemed to have ignited, turning fiery red. A gigantic manifestation of a flame appeared, and on its head was a curved horn, constantly surging with fire.

This was Shen Jinxiao's first resonance, the Ifrit resonance.

The flame manifestation swatted downwards with a massive palm, almost akin to seeing a meteorite falling from the sky. The entire world seemed to have ignited into flames, and even the air distorted from the sheer heat.

Bang!

The two attacks collided in the middle of the sky, sending reverberations throughout the ground, and a tempestuous wave of berserk energy swept across the area like a hurricane. The sheer aftereffects caused the House Luolan convoy to be blown apart and scattered as countless frightened individuals watched the battle unfold.

Alas, in that direct confrontation, Shen Jinxiao's gigantic flaming palm was superior. But there was nothing surprising since he was a sixth-grade Duke and was simply stronger.

Ox Biaobiao's Demon Bull's Godly fist evaporated with a puff, and the remaining clump of flames swept towards him.

Roar!

At this point, a tiger's roar was heard as a gigantic, light-blue tiger manifestation leapt into the air. With each paw treading upon the air, water waves seemed to ripple beneath it. It seemed to be created from the most pristine of waters, directly colliding with the fiery aftermath of Shen Jinxiao's attack, spraying a scalding mist upon impact.

Mentor Chi Chan had taken action.

Her eyes coldly locked onto Shen Jinxiao as her hands formed yet another hand seal. Light blue resonant power gushed forth, forming an ocean in the sky in a blink. Tens of thousands of massive waves began to churn and violently crash towards Shen Jinxiao.

"Chi Chan, you’re a mere third-grade and you dare to act against me? If not for the fact that I didn't want to reveal myself in the college, did you really think you could have lived till today?" Shen Jinxiao gave a wry smile as he waved his sleeve and roiling flames blanketed the sky, forming a sea of flames that collided directly with the ocean created by Chi Chan. The ocean immediately began to recede, evaporating extremely quickly.

Chi Chan's eyes turned frigid as she removed the gauze covering her face, revealing her pristine and beautiful face. She opened her mouth and spat out a dark blue pearl of light. The pearl radiated with layers of light, and a violet eye mark was in the very core.

The dark blue pearl of light soared into the sky, submerging into the ocean made of water resonant power. At the same time, it began to ripple with waves of light.

The ocean was roused once again with renewed fury, crashing against the sea of flames. However, this time, the once victorious fire began to extinguish at an astonishing speed, as though it had met its bane.

This sudden change caused a look of surprise to surface on Shen Jinxiao's face as he observed the dark blue pearl of light.

"Is that the college's Primordial Ruins Dewdrop? It looks like Su Xin entrusted you with quite the treasure. They really spared no expense in dealing with me." As an ex-Violet Vibrance mentor, Shen Jinxiao had a good understanding of the different treasured artifacts held by the college. The aforementioned Primordial Ruins Dewdrop was a top-tier violet-eye treasured artifact. When utilized by a water resonance cultivator, it was able to greatly elevate their resonant power and endow it with strong corrosive properties.

It was greatly able to augment Chi Chan's third-grade resonant power and suppress his fire resonant power with a suppressive element.

Chi Chan quickly formed a series of hand seals, and the dark blue ocean quickly receded.

"Duke Art, Water Tiger's Encircling Suppression."

As the ocean dissipated, a gigantic, dark-blue ring of water appeared around Shen Jinxiao. It was roughly a hundred meters in diameter, but it was quickly shrinking and forming a sealing space.

The ring possessed a certain degree of sealing strength, so the flame manifestation behind Shen Jinxiao shrank.

Just as Chi Chan's Duke Art took effect to debuff Shen Jinxiao's Ifrit resonance, the void shattered and another figure shot over.

This person who was wreathed in berserk fire and lightning resonant power was none other than Duze Yan.

He quickly executed a hand seal, and his fire and lightning resonant powers condensed between his palms, crackling with explosive power.

Duke Art, Lightning Flame Heavenly Shuttle!

The next moment, the combination of fire and lightning burst forth from his palm and formed the shape of a shuttle which blasted towards Shen Jinxiao's back.

"Ants trying to shake a tree." Upon seeing Duze Yan's assault, Shen Jinxiao cackled coldly. This was a second-grade Duke, and he didn't even possess a top grade violet-eye treasured artifact. Just how was he going to mount a successful ambush?

With that thought in mind, a single Duke Bergfried pierced through the void and shrunk with utmost speed, turning into a red shield that protected his back.

Duze Yan was nothing in Shen Jinxiao's eyes. A slight defense would be sufficient as the opponent did not possess the power to threaten him. The one that was perhaps marginally deserving of attention was Ox Biaobiao, a fourth-grade Duke.

BOOM!

As these thoughts went through his mind, Duze Yan's assault landed upon the red shield.

At the same time, Shen Jinxiao felt like something was not right. Duze Yan seemed to be much stronger than he had expected.

"You've hidden your true strength!" Shen Jinxiao's felt a little shocked, and his voice turned gloomy. He had never expected Duze Yan's resonant power fluctuations to suddenly surpass the second-grade and step into the third-grade!

A third Duke Bergfried had appeared in the void right behind Duze Yan, swallowing up copious amounts of worldly natural energy and supplementing his attack.

"What a treacherous House Lord!" Shen Jinxiao angrily smiled. This fellow was able to become a House Lord and step into the ranks of the powerhouses of the Xia Kingdom and thus should never have been underestimated. Judging by the sheer majesty coming from his Duke Bergfrieds, it seemed as though he was stronger than Chi Chan by quite a bit, showing that he had stepped into the third-grade countless years ago. However, he had never chosen to reveal this, only quietly biding his strength.

This subterfuge had been revealed when Shen Jinxiao's guard was down, allowing him to gain the element of surprise.

Bang!

The red shield formed by a single Duke Bergfried had been penetrated, then berserk fire and lightning washed over Shen Jinxiao's body in a magnificent strike.

Boom! Rumble!

Deafening booms echoed throughout the sky before them.