Luo Li, Yan Xiao, I Didn't Cross the Line!

Somewhere in the Northern Cang Realm.

Boom!

A sudden rumble erupted from within a mountain.

A massive rhinoceros, its body wreathed in seven-colored Golden Light, crashed to the ground. Scalding blood spread out, staining the earth red.

It was a Holy Light Rhinoceros.

Its strength rivaled that of an early Heaven Fusion Realm expert.

It was a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast that even Heaven Fusion Realm experts could only flee from upon encountering.

Yet now,

it had lost all signs of life.

A young girl in a black dress drifted lightly down onto the Holy Light Rhinoceros's savage body. A stream of spiritual energy flowed into the purple-gold mark bearing the number "Eight" on her brow.

As the spiritual energy entered,

the purple-gold hue on her brow grew increasingly rich.

"There is still some distance to go before the Level 9 Mark..."

the girl murmured.

"As expected of King Luo. Even a Heaven Fusion Realm Spirit Beast was dealt with."

Not far away,

a handsome young man remarked with emotion.

Luo Li sheathed the Luo Shen Sword and calmly looked at the young man.

"You provided the clue about this Heaven Grade Spirit Beast. You deserve a share of its spiritual energy."

As she spoke,

Luo Li drew out a strand of dense spiritual energy from the Level 8 Mark on her brow and sent it toward the young man's forehead.

As the spiritual energy entered his brow,

the purple glow of the Level 7 Mark on his forehead became increasingly brilliant.

At this rate,

he was not far from breaking through to the Level 8 Mark.

"So it really is you. You keep everyone at arm's length. You know I didn't tell you all this because I wanted benefits."

the young man said with a smile.

At those words,

Luo Li's brows furrowed slightly, a trace of chill surfacing in her cold gaze as she looked at him.

Sensing that chill,

the young man hurriedly waved his hands. "Just joking. Don't take it seriously..."

Then,

as though remembering something, the young man smiled and said,

"Recently, two pieces of news have been circulating in the Northern Cang Realm. You might be interested in them."

"Oh..."

The girl glanced sideways.

"Have you heard of the Banner Carrier?"

Without waiting for Luo Li's reply, the young man continued,

"That person is a dark horse who only emerged recently in the Northern Cang Realm. He carries a banner several zhang long on his shoulder and specializes in slaughtering Spirit Beasts throughout the Northern Cang Realm...

According to reliable information, from the beginning of the trial until now, that man has killed at least a three-digit number of Spirit Beasts, including many Spirit Beasts in the Three Heavens Realm.

And... Zhou Ling was also sent out by that man!"

When he mentioned Zhou Ling, regret surfaced on the young man's face.

Luo Li's expression shifted slightly.

Zhou Ling,

one of the Spirit Road Kings...

Although the two had not interacted much, Luo Li had heard that the young man before her, King Yan Yan Xiao, was very close to Zhou Ling.

"What do you plan to do?"

Luo Li asked.

"To be honest, I do not have much chance of winning against that person...

Once I find information about him, I hope you can help me. He sent Zhou Ling away. I cannot simply ignore it!"

Yan Xiao said with a bitter smile.

"Alright!"

Luo Li nodded in agreement.

"There is another piece of news. The Blood Calamity Mu Chen has appeared."

Just as Luo Li was about to collect the Spirit Beast Spirit, Yan Xiao spoke.

Upon hearing Mu Chen's name,

Luo Li's body suddenly froze. She looked urgently at Yan Xiao. "Where is he?"

"The exact location is still unknown. I have already sent people from the Yan Gang to investigate. There should be clues soon."

Yan Xiao replied.

"I am going to find Mu Chen next. When you find information on the Blood Calamity, tell me. I will owe you one!"

As Luo Li spoke, she prepared to gather the Spirit Beast Spirit.

Watching Luo Li's hurried movements,

a bitter smile appeared on Yan Xiao's face. "That guy really makes people envy him to the point of jealousy..."

Whoosh—

Suddenly,

just as Luo Li was about to take away the Spirit Beast Spirit,

a sharp sound of air being torn apart rang out.

Boom—

A profound aura descended abruptly, piercing directly into the Spirit Beast's body before Luo Li.

It was a banner.

The Soul Banner, stretching several zhang, stirred up gusts of sinister wind. Strange patterns upon its surface emanated wave after wave of heart-palpitating auras.

They were images patterned after Spirit Beasts.

From those patterned images, Luo Li actually sensed an intense feeling of danger.

It was as if those patterns were living creatures...

At that moment,

within the howling sinister wind, Qing Luo stood atop the banner in the air, dressed in spotless white. Demonic energy surged around him, making him seem like a demon lord.

"I want that Spirit Beast Spirit!"

As Qing Luo spoke, a tyrannical aura swept out.

His Double Pupils opened.

Streams of Dao Rhythm swirled within them as he scrutinized everyone present as though an exalted being looking down upon them.

When his gaze fell upon the black-dressed girl before him,

Qing Luo's eyes flickered slightly.

She was a girl in a black dress, tall and slender, her skin as fair as snow.

What drew the eye most,

was her long silver hair, dazzling like the Milky Way.

As the chilling wind blew, her silver strands fluttered gently. The Pressure contained in the longsword in her hand made even Qing Luo sense a trace of danger.

Luo Li...

Qing Luo frowned slightly.

He had not expected to encounter the Great Thousand World's female protagonist of destiny here.

However,

Qing Luo had relied on the Route Map

to travel thousands of li to get here. Let alone Luo Li standing here,

even if Luo Li's Mother were standing here, there would be no room for negotiation!

"The Banner Carrier..."

Gasp—

Upon seeing Lin Luo appear,

low murmurs immediately echoed around them.

As members of King Yan's Yan Gang, they were no strangers to the super dark horse known as the "Banner Carrier" that had emerged recently.

"This guy..."

After seeing Lin Luo standing atop the banner with such an unyielding attitude,

solemnity appeared in Yan Xiao's eyes,

along with sharp edge and surging battle intent.

"Everyone, I made an agreement with someone. I only slaughter Spirit Beasts and do not harm people. Leave on your own."

Qing Luo said indifferently.

Only then,

did everyone notice

that the "Eight" mark on Qing Luo's brow was black as ink,

as though it had been soaked in ink, far richer in color than Luo Li's mark.

Just how many Spirit Beasts had he slaughtered?!

Luo Li lightly bit her lower lip.

Her mark was already not far from reaching Level 9. She could sense that the spiritual energy within his mark

was more than several times denser than hers...

Such a dense spiritual energy mark had definitely reached the scope of Level 9,

but why was his spiritual energy mark still Level 8?!

Could it be related to that agreement?...

Luo Li recalled Qing Luo's earlier words.

No matter what, this Banner Carrier was definitely the most troublesome opponent Luo Li had encountered in the Northern Cang Realm.

The danger he gave her felt even stronger than Ji Xuan!

"You arrive and immediately try to seize the Spirit Beast Spirit. Sir, are you not being a little too overbearing?"

Yan Xiao said in a low voice.

Qing Luo ignored Yan Xiao and controlled the Myriad Soul Banner to absorb that strand of early Heavenly Pass Realm Spirit Beast Spirit into it.

Damn it...

Seeing himself ignored,

endless rage filled Yan Xiao's eyes. "Do you really think you are invincible?"

Great Luo Sky Splitting Hand!

As he spoke,

spiritual energy boiled within Yan Xiao's palm, surging with a flowing golden radiance. It erupted with boundless Golden Light and pressed toward Qing Luo.

Upon seeing the flowing gold in his palm, Qing Luo could not help but pause slightly.

A body cultivator...

After being in the Northern Cang Realm for so long, this was Qing Luo's first time encountering a decent body cultivator.

Qing Luo looked toward a spot in the void and murmured softly,

"Old Man, this time it is not my fault. They provoked me. I did not cross the line!"

Azure Sky Glazed Hand!

With that said,

Qing Luo's five jade-white fingers instantly transformed into jade,

taking on a glazed sheen as they calmly struck toward Yan Xiao's flowing golden palm.