Chapter 106: Forging the Wood-Earth Resonance

After finishing their late-night talk, Jiang Qing and Li Luo each returned to their rooms.

However, Li Luo did not rest immediately, because he had a very important task to complete tonight: to truly forge his second acquired resonance.

Li Luo took out the jade tablet and gave it a light shake, revealing the "Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel."

The Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel was now dotted with starlight, its holes completely filled and shimmering with luster, looking like a sky full of stars—extremely magnificent.

This was the result of Li Luo's hard work over this period; he had tirelessly tested hundreds of rare materials containing wood and earth energy, finally filling the divine wheel until only the last two holes remained.

And now, Li Luo would fill these last two energy holes as well.

Li Luo first took out a ten-thousand-level rare material containing wood-attribute energy, from which a vigorous vitality faintly emanated.

Compared to the materials Li Luo had refined before, this was clearly much more potent.

Li Luo first divided this material into several segments, then a wisp of Little Non-Phase Fire rose from his fingertip, beginning to scorch and refine the material.

The first two segments were burned to nothing as expected, but the third was a success, transforming into a mass of emerald-green energy liquid.

Li Luo looked at this mass of energy liquid, took a deep breath, and slowly placed it into the empty energy hole on the divine wheel.

As the energy liquid fell into it, the entire divine wheel began to vibrate slightly. Finally, under Li Luo's nervous gaze, rays of light extended from each energy hole, converging together to finally connect with the aperture located at the center of the divine wheel.

This one was a success!

Li Luo felt a sense of relief, and a look of excitement appeared on his face; this hard-won ten-thousand-level rare material had not disappointed him.

And now, only the last energy hole remained.

Li Luo grabbed a ten-thousand-level rare material with earth-attribute energy and continued the refining process.

The failure rate this time was higher, wasting an entire ten-thousand-level rare material, but fortunately, there was a second one in reserve, so after spending half an hour, Li Luo successfully placed the deep yellow energy liquid into the final hole.

At this moment, the Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel was completely perfected.

Hum!

Brilliant radiance bloomed from the divine wheel, and streams of light flowed, finally converging entirely at the aperture in the center of the divine wheel.

Li Luo's expression turned solemn; there was still one final step missing.

He bit his finger, formed a mysterious seal with one hand, and then pressed his finger against the aperture.

Sss!

At that moment, Li Luo felt the blood in his body draining away rapidly, and most importantly, a sharp pain came from deep within his mind—it was his soul being torn apart.

To forge one's own acquired resonance, one must use their own essence blood and soul as a primer; this was an indispensable step.

He did not know how long this draining sensation lasted, but just as Li Luo felt he could barely hold on any longer, the suction from the divine wheel suddenly dissipated.

Li Luo slumped onto the floor, his face pale and his eyes dazed.

He sat on the floor for over ten minutes before gradually regaining his senses. He patted his forehead, feeling as if his head had been sawed open by a saw just now.

"So painful," he groaned.

He slowly stood up and immediately looked at the Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel in front of him, and then he saw a mass of emerald-green light flickering at the center of the wheel.

Deep within the emerald green, one could see wisps of deep yellow light flowing.

A vigorous fluctuation of vitality emanated from within it.

Li Luo's eyes remained fixed on it, unable to look away.

After a long while, he reached out with a trembling hand and took out the mysterious emerald-green ball of light. The moment it touched his hand, he could clearly feel a sense of perfect harmony emanating from the light ball.

It was a feeling of perfect compatibility.

This was the second acquired resonance that Li Luo had spent so much effort to refine: the Wood-Earth Resonance.

Endless joy and excitement surged from Li Luo's heart, making the corners of his mouth curl up uncontrollably, revealing his white teeth in a silly grin.

And while Li Luo was grinning, the Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel in front of him suddenly began to vibrate, and then cracks appeared on it, until finally, with a loud bang, it shattered into a sky full of light spots.

"What the hell?"

The grinning Li Luo was startled awake and couldn't help but curse; why did this Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel explode?

He hurriedly reached out, wanting to grab those light spots, but it was useless; the light spots drifted away and finally vanished into nothingness.

Li Luo was dumbfounded—was this the legendary "getting carried away"?

However, he eventually calmed down; this probably had nothing to do with getting carried away, it was simply that this Little Non-Phase Divine Wheel could only be forged once...

"Dad and Mom mentioned in their recording that the refining method for the third acquired resonance of the Little Non-Phase Divine Art is stored at the Long Baoxing headquarters in the royal capital..."

Li Luo smiled helplessly; it seemed he would have to find time to go look for it later. But there was no rush; the third acquired resonance required him to reach the General stage to control it, so going to retrieve the forging method now wouldn't be of much use. Storing that item at the Long Baoxing headquarters would be safer than anywhere else in Great Xia.

Li Luo took out a jade box and carefully stored the acquired resonance inside. He couldn't use this item yet; he would have to wait until he broke through to the Resonance Master stage to refine it.

However, at this moment, Li Luo suddenly thought of a very important question: when he refined the first acquired resonance, he lost a massive amount of lifespan and essence blood. Would he suffer the same fate now that he was refining this second acquired resonance?

This question left Li Luo stunned for a good while, because he realized that even his parents hadn't mentioned this point... Was it because it didn't happen? Or... did even they not know?

"Logically speaking, filling an acquired resonance consumes human essence blood and foundation. The first time, my resonance power was weak, so I had to pay such a heavy price. But now, I at least have some foundation, so even if I have to pay a price, it definitely won't be that severe."

Li Luo pondered for a long while and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, this thing shouldn't be enough to kill him outright.

And next, he just needed to wait for the day of his breakthrough.

He had a premonition that it should be soon.

In the following days, Li Luo did not go out again, but remained within the Luolan Mansion headquarters, engaging in bitter cultivation.

As for the sixth-grade spirit liquid and wondrous light, although Jiang Qing could not purchase a hundred vials for Li Luo at once, she maintained a steady supply, so Li Luo's sixth-grade water-light resonance was also improving bit by bit. Although there was still a long way to go before it evolved to the seventh grade, it was ultimately just a matter of time.

As time passed, Great Xia City had recently begun to become increasingly lively.

That was because the Shengxuanxing Academy was about to start its term.

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