Chapter 1172: Hopeless and Desperate Situation

Chapter 1172: Hopeless and Desperate Situation

The thick and cold clouds covered the sky completely. White rain drops trickled down as if the curtain had been drawn.

The students stared at the white rain in horror.

The raindrops were extremely sticky. It was clearly not ordinary rainwater, but some kind of creepy wax oil. Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

When the wax oil came into contact with the resonant power defenses on the students' bodies, their resonant power began to melt. The wax oil was extremely cold, yet it gave off a sizzling sound like hot lava when it reacted with resonant power.

Soon, some of the weaker students cried out. After the wax oil corroded all of their resonant power defenses away, it immediately landed on their skins.

Then the most frightening thing happened—they instantly lost control of their own bodies.

The white wax oil slowly flowed around their bodies like an additional layer of white skin, then they were turned into ice-cold, human wax figures.

In just a few moments, quite a number of students fell to it. Nearly half of their bodies had been covered in the ice-cold wax. They watched in horror, but regardless of how much they struggled, it was all futile.

Screams of horror echoed in the air one after another.

None of them could take this calmly as they watched the terrifying sight unfold before them. They were all slowly turning into wax figures.

Some of the stronger students, like Feng Lingyuan, were able to resist the rain of wax. However, they could sense that their resonant power was rapidly being depleted. If this continued, it would only be a matter of time before they were lost to the rain too.

They could not help but feel an overwhelming sense of helplessness in their hearts. This was the power of Duke. A single move could change the situation drastically. With such a huge blanket attack, there was no chance of them escaping at all.

Ning Meng, Jiang Qing'e, and Wu Changkong were observing what was happening with the other students, and their eyes darkened. They knew that the situation had turned completely hopeless after the fusion that the White Eyed True Devil had experienced.

Even if the trio worked together now, they could hardly pose any threat to the White Eyed True Devil.

This battle had really gone beyond their capabilities.

Although all three of them were at the pinnacle of the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier with the skills to beat opponents at higher tiers, it was clear that they had reached their limits when they tried to hold off the White Eyed True Devil when it possessed first-grade Duke strength. Now that it was further empowered, its strength had reached the peak of a second-grade Duke. This was far beyond what the trio could handle no matter what they tried.

Their only hope was to use some kind of pyrrhic method like the sacrificial ignition of Jiang Qing'e's Heart of Light. As they were brooding over how to handle the situation, the White Eyed True Devil took the first strike.

Its cold, white eyes locked onto Jiang Qing'e, Ning Meng, and Wu Changkong. It stretched out its hand with sharp claws. In the next instant, the white rain gathered up and was mostly directed towards the three of them.

Then it condensed into three human skin lanterns that were hundreds of feet tall, each one surrounding one of the three strongest students.

Who would have thought that she was still trying to save him even in this state?

"I'll surely kill this White Eyed True Devil and save her!" Li Luo did not hesitate any further. He focused his spirit into the crimson bracelet, attempting to wake the Five-tailed Heavenly Wolf up.

Sadly, the call fell on deaf ears.

Li Luo did not panic. The Five-tailed Heavenly Wolf was in deep slumber, so the process would take some time.

At this juncture, the White Eyed True Devil roared out ferociously. A domineering pressure could be felt within its white eyes. Under this tremendous pressure, Li Lingjing's face went back to sleep with her eyes shut tightly.

The White Eyed True Devil had regained control over its body.

A vicious look appeared on its face. Filled with murderous intent, it locked onto Li Luo once again.

His earlier move had been detected by Jiang Qing'e, who was trapped amongst the human skin lanterns.

Dazzling light resonant power burst out of her like the stream of holy water. Her golden pupils were filled with fury and murderous intent. The White Eyed True Devil was planning to kill Li Luo. With the latter's strength, it was unlikely for him to escape it.

But if Li Luo died right in front of her...

Even the usually calm and composed Jiang Qing'e could not stop the overflowing murderous intent that was bubbling up within her. This was something she would never accept.

Shen Jinxiao was far stronger than the enemy in front of them, yet Jiang Qing'e had not backed down from that fight at all. What was the White Eyed True Devil compared to him!?

Jiang Qing'e's heart began to beat even faster. Her eyes turned cold, but she did not choose to activate the sacrificial ignition just yet.

She opened her hand, and a crystal appeared.

There was a nine-runed lotus that glimmered mysteriously inside the crystal. It was filled with an endless amount of spiritual energy.

It was the Nine Marks Sacred Heart Lotus that Li Luo had given her. The seal on it had naturally disappeared when Li Luo passed the gift to her. With this treasure, Jiang Qing'e could recover from the damage caused by the previous sacrificial ignition. She would also be able to solidify the foundations she had built up over time.

Of course, Jiang Qing'e was not planning to break into the Duke Stage here. It would require a lot more preparation, and it would not be wise for her to hastily forge her Duke Bergfried in this situation.

However, she could attempt to break into the so-called pinnacle of the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier.

With that thought in mind, Jiang Qing'e did not hesitate any further. She swallowed the Nine Marks Sacred Heart Lotus. At the next moment, a boiling geyser of energy erupted within her body.