Chapter 1260: The Affliction Art Breaks the Situation!

Chapter 1260: The Affliction Art Breaks the Situation!

The drop of blood from Li Yuanshan hovered above Li Luo's palm. Without further ado, Li Luo activated the Dragon Blood Affliction Art.

He had spent much time mastering this art over the past few days.

He bit the tips of his fingers, and fresh blood fell out of the wounds. The blood quickly gathered up and transformed into a crimson doll shaped like a person. However, the doll had no face and its head was blank and featureless.

Seeing this, Li Luo dripped the droplet of fresh blood from Li Yuanshan onto the face of the doll. The blood flowed into the doll, then its head began to twist and change.

Gradually, its facial features surfaced.

The doll's face was exactly the same as Li Yuanshan's.

As he did all this, many spectators watched in confusion. They couldn't understand what was happening. However, the members of the Five Guardian Armies knew what he was trying to pull off. They had seen others use the Dragon Blood Affliction Art in the past, so it was not surprising to them.

The baffling thing was that Li Luo was actually trying to stop Li Yuanshan with this art.

The stronger the opponent, the higher the chance that Li Luo would suffer a backlash. Didn't he know about this?

Li Yuanshan was now in tip-top shape thanks to the Blood Fusion Secret Art. If Li Luo tried to use the Dragon Blood Affliction Art with his Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier strength, he would simply be asking to fail, and miserably for that matter.

They had never seen anyone use this art so recklessly.

"That brat really should know his limits better!" Li Hongque laughed out coldly. It was not a secret that Li Luo had chosen the Dragon Blood Affliction Art from the Heavenly Dragon Treasury. As such, they had considered the possibility of Li Luo using it against Li Qingbai. However, they had not expected Li Luo would dare to use it against Li Yuanshan.

Li Zhihuo frowned as he watched the battle. Li Luo’s decision was completely irrational. He was definitely not a rash and reckless individual, so why would he choose to do this? Did he have some secret up his sleeve?

"I heard from Li Qingfeng that he used the Dragon's Blood Judgment Art against Li Luo during the Battle for the Dragon's Head. However, Li Luo's blood was of much higher purity, resulting in a devastating loss for Li Qingfeng. Perhaps this is Li Luo's ace in the hole?" the Left Dragon's Blood Envoy Yuan Tianzhao commented from the side.

Li Zhihuo shook his head gently. "No matter how pure his blood is, it won't be enough to bridge the difference between an upper third-grade Duke in peak condition."

Yuan Tianzhao shrugged. "In that case, I have no idea what he's up to."

"It's probably just a desperate struggle before his final gasp. Ultimately, Li Yuanshan holds an absolute advantage at this moment," Li Hongque said.

As they discussed what was happening, their eyes remained fixated on the battlefield. When the doll took form in Li Luo's hand, his lips began to move as well. Some strange murmurings could be heard, and the worldly natural energy in the surroundings began to quake.

Drops of fresh blood began to rise from his fingertips. Then the droplets writhed in mid-air before transforming into strange-looking blood charms that resembled worms.

Li Luo reached out, and the blood charms gathered up in the middle of his palm, taking the form of a blood-red blade that was as thin as a cicada's wing.

Occult scarlet runes decorated the surface of the blade.

Li Luo grabbed the blood red blade with his fingers and took another glance at the doll. He couldn't help but feel like this was an unorthodox art.

However, he did not mind using it as long as it was helpful.

As he stared at the doll, he lifted the blade into the air. He could sense that it was locked onto the human doll. Suddenly, the blade became a thousand times heavier.

Li Luo's blood started to churn. However, the ancient draconic roar continued to reverberate throughout his body in response. Thanks to its resistance, the effects of the backlash began to weaken.

However, the force that struck him was much stronger than expected.

The remaining power that had not been whittled down quickly spread across the interior of Li Luo's body in an attempt to destroy his internal organs.

Nonetheless, Li Luo did not panic. He focused his mind and tried to amplify the effects of the draconic roar to protect himself. Most importantly, he attempted to direct all of the remnant force into a specific location of his body.

That was none other than where the mysterious Auric Halo was quietly waiting.

Gradually, he managed to do so.

When the external force entered the vicinity of the Auric Halo, the halo began to stir. It seemed to possess a life of its own as it disdainfully turned, though only slightly.

Another cry could be heard.

And with that, the remnant force dissipated with a mere rotation of the Auric Halo.

Li Luo slowly breathed out a sigh of relief. He raised his eyes at this point and smiled confidently at the worried Jiang Qing'e by his side.

"Everything's under control."

The spectators were all lost for words as they watched this. Li Zhihuo and Li Hongque couldn't believe their eyes either

"Was he not affected by a backlash force?!" In the next instant, their eyes turned towards Li Yuanshan. Didn't this mean that the Dragon Blood Affliction Art had succeeded?!

Under all their shocked gazes, Li Yuanshan's face turned extremely ugly. He slowly raised his head and looked up at the three brilliant Duke Bergfrieds above him.

At this point, one of the Duke Bergfrieds turned really dim. Worldly natural energy retreated and the Duke Bergfried turned into a ball of light, flying back into Li Yuanshan.

At the same time, the terrifying energy waves coming from his body subsided at an astonishing speed.

Li Qingbai, who was holding onto the other lamp, watched with his eyes wide open.

Many of the Dukes spectating this were similarly gasping in disbelief.

They all understood what this meant.

Li Luo had managed to seal one of Li Yuanshan's Duke Bergfrieds. Although it was only temporary, this meant that Li Yuanshan had fallen from a third-grade to a second-grade Duke all of a sudden. This was a huge development!

In Li Luo's hands, the effects of the Dragon Blood Affliction Art were truly tyrannical!

The spectators cried out loudly.

In the same moment, Jiang Qing'e's charming face turned ice-cold. She slowly stepped forward, heavy sword in hand. The Sacred Crown of Thorns that sat atop her head began to glow.

"It's my turn now, right?"

Jiang Qing'e's gaze was so cold and merciless that Li Yuanshan and Li Qingbai could feel chills running up their spines.