Chapter 0893: Clash of Sword Intent

Bang!

The crimson fire veil soared into the air and sucked a figure inside. Suddenly, a cry echoed out within the fire veil.

"Thunderpeal Avatar!

"Tri-Radiance Rings!"

Li Luo screamed in pain when he fell into the blazing flames. Lightning surfaced on his body immediately—he wasted no time in strengthening himself with the Thunderpeal Avatar.

Additionally, the Tri-Radiance Rings appeared on his body simultaneously. They circled continuously around his body and formed a strong protective layer.

However, all of his defenses were pretty much ineffective here.

As the crimson flames raged on, the Tri-Radiance Rings only stood sturdily for a moment before they started to melt. In the next moment, superficial burns began to form on his skin. Pain seared through his body, reaching the depths of his heart and spirit.

Moreover, an immensely sharp and grating sword energy could be felt within the flames. As the energy flowed across his burnt skin, it lacerated his flesh and blood, entering the depths of his body. The sheer pain was sufficient to cause anyone to tear up.

It was only at this moment that Li Luo truly could feel the pain that Li Lingjing was going through.

The Respected Elder was too cruel. He had just thrown him in without any hesitation!

As much as he wanted to cry, he knew that it was useless to do so. There was nothing more he could say. All he could do was summon up all of his resonant power and shield himself using up everything, hoping that his body could endure this smelting a little longer.

However, the flames continued raining down from the sky, burning his body before the remaining sword energy sliced into his flesh.

All that filled his mind was excruciating pain. Just a short moment after he had decided to grit his teeth and endure the trial... he gave up on trying to hold it in. Instead, he screamed out as loudly as he could, almost as if his life depended on it and it would reduce the pain.

This went on for a while before the crimson flames finally slowed down for a moment. It was the first time Li Luo could catch a bit of a breather.

At this moment, he heard a familiar voice speaking from not far away. "Cousin Li Luo, can you stay a bit further away from me? Your maddened screams are... distracting."

Li Luo, who was flopped over on the ground, was startled for a moment. He got up with some difficulty and then made his way over to where the voice had come from. After a while, he saw a little pit where a beautiful figure was sitting in the lotus position. It was none other than Li Lingjing.

Her face was pale and her snow-white skin was riddled with burns. She was using her resonant power to recuperate.

She looked up and saw Li Luo standing above. Jokingly, she asked, "Cousin Li Luo, have you been corrupted by the Others as well? Is that why you got thrown in here too?"

Li Luo smiled a little and replied confidently, "I volunteered to enter this place for my own cultivation out of my own free will."

Hearing this, Li Lingjing's beautiful eyes widened and she said with some admiration, "Cousin Li Luo, you are really strong. I can't bear this place. I just want to get out as soon as possible, but you actually chose to come in here."

When she said this, there was a hint of amusement hidden deep in her eyes. It was not clear if she really believed Li Luo or not.

Li Luo waved his hand and responded, "This little Dragon Fire Sword Energy means nothing to me. It's even weaker than I had expected. It's perfect for my training."

As soon as he finished that sentence, a dragon chant could be heard from the sky above. Then a crimson ball of flames fell down directly onto him like a meteor strike.

When the sudden ball of flames landed on him, Li Luo mentally prepared himself, gritting his teeth and enduring the intense pain. Surprisingly, he instead felt a chilly air pass by his body, which left him a little confused. Looking downwards, his face froze.

The flames did not attempt to burn his body at all. Instead, they had disintegrated his clothes, leaving him naked with just a pair of briefs.

At this moment, he was almost bereft of clothes, standing on the high ground above. It was an extremely eye-catching scene.

"Grandpa, stop messing around!" Li Luo shouted into the sky above as he hurriedly took out another set of clothes from his pocket sphere.

He then looked down at Li Lingjing, who seemed to have been left speechless for a moment, and said, "Cousin Lingjing, I assure you this has nothing to do with me."

Li Lingjing regained her normal self soon without showing any emotion. With a deadpan face, she commented, "Cousin Li Luo, your body is not bad."

Hearing this, Li Luo could not stand it any further and ran away.

Li Lingjing's petite body only relaxed a little after seeing him turn and escape. It was only then that she rubbed her slightly burning ears gingerly and said to herself, "His body really isn't bad."

After this embarrassing incident, Li Luo no longer dared to disturb Li Lingjing. They stayed apart from each other as they endured the merciless roasting of the crimson flames.

The pain that they had to go through was intense beyond belief. At many instances, Li Luo even thought that he had reached his own limits. His mind was beginning to turn hazy, but he resisted it with his willpower and endured—he would not give up.

After all, he could also hear Li Lingjing's muffled groans of pain in the distance. If even she could withstand this pain, there was no reason for him to lose out to her.

As time passed by, Li Luo could feel that his body was starting to turn numb. It was as if his whole body and flesh had been stripped of all feeling.

However, he could also sense another mysterious energy flowing within his body in this state.

He recognized it when he focused on it. A strand of boiling, hot sword intent... This was the Dragon Fire Sword Energy left behind in his body.

At this very moment, he was hit with inspiration and a thought flashed across his mind.

He activated the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation and submerged himself in the Cosmic Sword Intent immediately.

When he sank into the Cosmic Sword Intent, a strand of sword intent seemed to have been attracted by something. Doing this normally took so much effort, but it appeared almost effortlessly this time.

Li Luo was delighted. Was the Cosmic Sword Intent attracted to the similarly high-grade Dragon Fire Sword Energy left in his body?

This seemed highly plausible. After all, they were both like the kings of the forest. If one were to step into another's territory, the other would surely step out to defend it.

In that case, Li Luo had really benefited from this.

When the strand of Cosmic Sword Intent appeared, Li Luo hastily collected and condensed it into a complete Cosmic Sword Intent.

In just half an hour, he managed to achieve something that had taken him multiple days to do previously.

Li Luo was ecstatic. He disregarded everything else and focused entirely on collecting Cosmic Sword Intent.

Just like this, time flew by.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

It was not until he felt an intense pain overcome his body that he stopped. At this moment, he understood that his body had reached its limit. If he continued with this any further, he would collapse completely.

There was nothing Li Luo could do apart from letting out a sigh. He opened up his eyes again, and his surroundings had changed once more. He realized that he was already back in the pavilion by the lake.

Somehow, he had survived the first Fire Veil Smelting.