Chapter 0838: The Best, The Golden Dragon Pillar

When Li Luo exited the water palace, the crowds and guests outside the dragonbreath pool turned silent for a moment.

This was a truly unexpected conclusion.

Li Luo had come out ahead after a close fight with Qin Yi, making him the first to exit the water palace!

"Li Luo is pretty exceptional. He actually defeated someone at a higher cultivation level, and that opponent was even a top talent who often defeats opponents who are at higher stages. It could not have been an easy feat."

"There is no way Li Luo could have won. No matter how you look at it, Qin Yi is superior to him in every aspect. Although the last Nine Revolutions Art Li Luo used was pretty intimidating, it should not have had sufficient strength left to defeat Qin Yi and her Invincible Water Jade Armor after clashing with the Ten Thousand Water Streams Slaughter."

"Logically speaking, a draw was the best result Li Luo should have achieved."

"That makes sense. Li Luo's victory is indeed odd."

"You guys are still looking at it superficially. None of you have grasped the key to this battle. The Lightning Twister Plantain Fan used by Li Luo was just a front. The key thing that allowed Li Luo to break through Qin Yi and her Invincible Water Jade Armor lies in a special energy hidden within the Lightning Twister Plantain Fan that was exceptionally sharp and unblockable. I am guessing it's some form of a really high level art."

"Oh? In that case, Li Luo really does have a lot of tricks up his sleeves. He really is Li Taixuan’s son—it's just like how his father used to fight."

The guests whispered among each other. Although they were all strong practitioners at the Duke Stage, the conclusion of the battle still came as a surprise to them. After all, Li Luo and Qin Yi were similarly at the level of Dukes after utilizing Harmony.

It was a truly earth-shaking and eye-opening battle today.

As they whispered among themselves, some eyes shifted toward Qin Lian’s direction.

To no one’s surprise, Qin Lian's face was heavy and cold as she stared at the battle's conclusion on the screen. Eerily strong energy waves pulsated from her body, and the void around her twisted and cracked. Clearly, even she had not expected Qin Yi to fail.

With an ugly face, Qin Lian coldly commented, "Impossible. There was something wrong with Li Luo's attack earlier. He couldn't have broken through Qin Yi and her Invincible Water Jade Armor. Such a domineering sword intent couldn't have been under his control at all."

She looked towards Li Jingzhe and asked, "It couldn’t be because Lineage Chief Li Jingzhe feels sorry for his grandchild and is secretly lending a helping hand, right?"

In response, Li Jingzhe merely cast a glance at her but did not reply to her inquiry.

Instead, Li Jinpan from the Dragon's Fang Lineage was infuriated at her accusation at his father. He coldly laughed and replied, "Others have always said that Qin Lian from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Qing is arrogant and unreasonable. With your words today, we have truly seen it for ourselves. Luckily, my Third Brother was smart. If the marriage had proceeded, there would have been no peace to be found in the Dragon's Fang Lineage."

These were truly vicious words, and Qin Lian's eyes were brewing with rage instantly. She glared at Li Jinpan with murderous intent and asked coldly, "What did you say?!"

"I said that this is not the Fire Lotus Hall. If you want to make a ruckus, please take a closer look at where you are right now!" Li Jinpan shouted back angrily without any mercy. Hearing this, Qin Lian shook in anger and her resonant power burst forth like a volcanic eruption. In the blink of an eye, the sky completely turned crimson red.

Fortunately, Qin Zhiming waved the sleeves of his robe at this moment. An immense, oppressive force without any shape pressed down from the sky and forced Qin Lian’s exploding resonant power back into her body.

Still showing a friendly face, Qin Zhiming smiled at the five Lineage Chiefs and said, "I'm sorry Qin Lian is making a fool of herself in front of everyone. She has always been so irritable."

Li Tianji, the Lineage Chief of the Dragon's Blood Lineage, calmly smiled and said, "Don't worry, we all know that Hall Master Qin Lian has a passionate and fiery personality. This is only a normal reaction after seeing her beloved daughter's setback here."

Qin Zhiming continued smiling as he nodded in agreement. His voice suddenly changed as he asked further, "However, the skill used by Li Luo indeed hid an extraordinary force. This does not seem like something one at his stage would possess."

Hearing this, Li Jingzhe raised his eyebrows a little as he responded, "Qin Zhiming, don't push it too far. The water palace set up by Qin Yi doesn't seem like something one at her stage would be able to pull off either. It is safe to assume that you have helped her out quite a bit here, eh?"

Qin Zhiming replied with a warm tone, "That is a misunderstanding, Lineage Chief Li Jingzhe. Although I created the water palace for my Qin Yi, it's all thanks to her own capability that she can execute it at such a high level."

In response, Li Jingzhe sneered. "Those Nine Marks Mirror Stones on her earrings are really valuable. Everytime the water palace is utilized, it must surely cost quite a lot of skygold, right?"

It was only at this point that Qin Zhiming's smile faltered a little. He had not expected Li Jingzhe's eyesight to be so sharp even at such an old age. He could even tell that Qin Yi had borrowed the assistance of the Nine Marks Mirror Stone hidden in her earrings in order to pull off the Spiritual Water Mirror Palace with such dominance.

"Lineage Chief Li Jingzhe, your eyesight is truly remarkable." Qin Zhiming let out a muffled laugh.

Following this, he did not ask about that extraordinary power from Li Luo anymore.

Li Jingzhe could not be bothered to continue this useless conversation either. He turned back to watch the screen and focused on the figure of the youth that had emerged from the water palace. At this moment, his usually cold and serious face showed a hint of a satisfied smile.

Li Luo's performance today was simply amazing.

No one had expected him to be able to break through Qin Yi's setup, let alone be the first one to walk out of the water palace.

Everyone had anticipated that the final battle of today’s event would be between Li Qingfeng and Qin Yi... In the end, it turned out to be Li Luo.

No one would dare to question his capability anymore. Although Qin Yi was not at her best due to having to use her power concurrently to maintain the water palace and restrict the others, Li Luo was still at the lower first-grade Duke Stage in the fight.

Such a conclusion was beautiful.

After today's battle, his name would surely be widely known throughout the Heavenly Dragon's Five Lineages.

At this moment, the various elders from the various lineages were also mixed with feelings as they watched on. There was a handsome young man with gray-white hair taking up the whole screen. For some reason, it reminded them of a specific individual that once shook the whole Heavenly Dragon's Five Lineages many years back—Li Taixuan.

The battles and achievements Li Taixuan had racked up back then were simply amazing too. He was the most dazzling talent in the younger generation of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li in the past century. Back then, he was shining so brightly not just amongst the same generation in the Heavenly Dragon's Five Lineages, he was the star of his generation in the whole Heavenly Origin Divine Continent.

Now, it seemed like his son was just as spectacular as his dad...

Li Luo was not bothered by the commotion outside. After walking out of the water palace, his eyes were fixated on the six Coiling Dragon Pillars that were appearing and disappearing amidst the thick mist.

Just as he expected, there was no one else out of the water palace yet.

Although Li Qingfeng was really strong, the water palace became stronger when met with a mightier foe. It was his natural bane in a sense. He would have to spend quite a bit of time fighting against his clone. Of course, he could be thinking of conserving his strength while fighting as well. After all, the battle for the Coiling Dragon Pillars awaited him after he made it out of the water palace.

It seemed like Li Luo had truly managed to eke out an advantage.

Li Luo swept his gaze across the six Coiling Dragon Pillars at this point.

Originally, he had planned to secure a bronze pillar and fight for a silver one. Although the golden pillar was tempting, he did not dare to aim for it as he would become a common enemy of the public in that case. He knew that Li Fengyi and Li Jingtao would surely help him in the Dragon's Fang Lineage. However, Deng Fengxian might not. As such, there was no need for him to go after the hotly contested Golden Dragon Pillar.

Yet... looking at the situation now, things had changed.

All the other Banner Leaders were still trapped in the water palace by Qin Yi. He was the only one that had made it out so far.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

It was said that as long as one occupied the Golden Dragon Pillar for a period of time, the dragon imprint would be activated and the pillar would be his. It would be impossible for anyone else to snatch it from him then. In other words, as long as he grabbed onto this window of time now to occupy the Golden Dragon Pillar, he would be able to secure it.

Nonetheless, there were still some risks to it. If Li Qingfeng and the rest broke out of the water palace before he could activate the dragon imprint completely, he would surely attract a lot of hostility towards him.

In that scenario, he might not even be able to retreat and seek out the other pillars. How should he choose?

Li Luo's eyes flickered a little before they were finally filled with determination.

Only the Golden Dragon Pillar would give him more Mystical Yellow Dragonbreath, a resource he desperately needed. Dragonbreath was something he had to get at all costs, it would be a great boost to close up the gap between him and the other Banner Leaders.

As such, it would appear too weak of him if he did not even have the courage to go for it when the opportunity presented itself.

With this thought in his mind, Li Luo did not hesitate any further. His figure pierced through the void.

Since there was a chance to go for the Golden Dragon Pillar, the Bronze Dragon Pillar... was no longer attractive.