[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-king-of-all-manifestations":3,"chapter-king-of-all-manifestations-king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-134":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","King of All Manifestations",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2287970,4474,"Chapter 134: The Second Step","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-134",134,"\u003Cp>Under the focus of those many gazes, a group led by Gong Shenjun walked quickly to the spot where Li Luo and Jiang Qing’e were, and then a gentle smile appeared on Gong Shenjun’s heroic face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Sister Jiang, you were busy with cultivation today and missed the excitement of the Tutor Selection Tournament, but I have already heard that Junior Brother Li Luo performed brilliantly and has been chosen by Tutor Xi Chan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, his gaze turned to Li Luo, and his voice was as refreshing as a spring breeze: \"Junior Brother Li Luo, you stunned everyone today; my congratulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo let his gaze linger on Gong Shenjun’s face for a few seconds. Facing this attitude from the other party, he could not respond coldly, as that would only make him appear petty and invite ridicule. Thus, he smiled and said, \"Senior Brother Gong is too kind. It’s hardly 'stunning everyone,' just a bit of luck to have caught Tutor Xi Chan’s eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e’s stunning face remained calm as she said, \"It is just a freshman Tutor Selection Tournament; Senior Brother Gong need not offer such praise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shenjun laughed: \"Junior Sister Jiang, your standards are too high. Not everyone can be born with a nine-grade resonance like you. In your Tutor Selection Tournament, before it had even begun, several Purple Glow Tutors nearly fought over you. It seems no student in the past hundred years of Astral Sage College has been able to achieve that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shenjun was as elegant as jade, with an extraordinary bearing, and his conversation revealed excellent upbringing, making it difficult for anyone to harbor ill will toward him. Therefore, even though Jiang Qing’e knew his intentions, she could not turn hostile or show disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother Gong, don't underestimate Jiang Qing’e’s fiancé. Although he has kept a low profile in the past, this rare dual resonance is not much inferior to a nine-grade Light resonance.\" As they were speaking, a cold voice suddenly interjected. As everyone looked over, they saw Duze Honglian walking toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a tall, slender figure, fiery red lips, and a sexy, moving presence, which also attracted many gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e said indifferently: \"Duze Honglian, your performance in that Tutor Selection Tournament back then wasn't even as good as your younger brother's, was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I remember correctly, the first opponent you encountered after the Tutor Selection Tournament began was me, and then... you were defeated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duze Honglian’s willow brows arched slightly, and she was about to retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, Gong Shenjun spoke with a helpless smile: \"Honglian, today is the freshman enrollment; just do me a favor and don't argue here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Duze Honglian swallowed the words in her mouth. The look in her eyes as she gazed at Gong Shenjun clearly carried a hint of affection; after all, no matter how one looked at it, Gong Shenjun was indeed a very outstanding person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e had no interest in talking more with them here. After saying a word to Gong Shenjun, she took Yan Lingqing and Li Luo and left directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duze Honglian let out a cold snort and left in a huff as well. Today’s events were full of bad luck. She hadn't managed to find trouble for Li Luo, but instead ended up getting dragged into a mess by him, which made her so angry she nearly exploded. Later, in the Tutor Selection Tournament, Duze Beixuan had also lost to Li Luo, which only filled her with even more pent-up frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shenjun watched the two women leave with a gentle smile. Finally, his gaze rested on the backs of Jiang Qing’e and Li Luo as they gradually disappeared, and his eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dual resonance... this young master of the House Luolan is not as mediocre as the rumors suggest,\" he whispered in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, your pursuit of Jiang Qing’e is perhaps too subtle. With your excellence, you are more than worthy of her,\" someone close to Gong Shenjun whispered beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although that Li Luo has a marriage contract with Jiang Qing’e, with Your Highness’s power, there should be many ways to make him voluntarily annul the contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shenjun shook his head and smiled faintly: \"You see things too shallowly. A personality like Jiang Qing’e’s cannot be bound by a so-called marriage contract. To those who truly see clearly, this contract has no real effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I want is Jiang Qing’e’s heart, and for someone with her character, one cannot be hasty. It can only be done gradually; one slight overstep, and there will be no more chances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Li Luo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and said: \"I have no need to target him. If I really want to win Jiang Qing’e’s heart, the more I target Li Luo, the deeper her resentment toward me will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, if possible, I will instead show him favor. Others don't understand that getting close to Li Luo is actually the best way to get close to Jiang Qing’e.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shenjun smiled: \"Although admitting such things makes one feel a bit uncomfortable, until the goal is achieved, appropriate restraint is necessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The true winner is the one who knows how to endure best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, I have quite a bit of confidence in my own conditions, and I believe that Jiang Qing’e will eventually see these things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he stopped talking and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Gong Shenjun is a bit troublesome,\" Li Luo said, following beside Jiang Qing’e as they walked out of the Freshman Hall. He looked back twice and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that this Gong Shenjun had designs on Jiang Qing’e, yet in his words and actions, one could not pick out any faults. He had no offensive behavior, nor did he immediately come over and use words to threaten or force Li Luo to annul the marriage contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a person was the hardest to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His level is quite high; you, little kid, are indeed no match for him,\" Yan Lingqing said with some sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Gong Shenjun was a member of the royal family, and his father, the Regent Gong Yuan, was the most powerful person in the Great Xia Kingdom today. His own talent was also exceptional; not only was he one of the Seven Star Pillars of the Astral Sage College, but he even had a faint trend of vying to be the strongest student. So, from any angle, Li Luo seemed to have a significant gap compared to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo nodded, then said: \"But no matter how high his level is, he has to admit that his finish line is actually my starting point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lingqing was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and realized it was true. Gong Shenjun was racking his brains, wasn't it just so he could eventually have a marriage contract with Jiang Qing’e? But this guy Li Luo had already secured the marriage contract back when he was playing in the mud on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I find that you are quite good at self-consolation,\" Yan Lingqing said irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo spread his hands: \"What else can I do? That guy is indeed very outstanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e, who was in front, suddenly stopped and turned her head: \"Don't belittle yourself. Gong Shenjun’s status is indeed good, but so what if he is royal? The royal family still has to bow before King-level powerhouses, and when facing the Astral Sage College, the royal family dares not have any ulterior motives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, in the end, this world is ruled by strength. He is currently one of the Seven Star Pillars of the Astral Sage College only because he is older than us and entered the Astral Sage College earlier. You possess a dual resonance; give yourself a few years, and you might not necessarily fail to surpass him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Luo, in my heart, you are not inferior to anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunset glow fell on Jiang Qing’e’s stunning jade face, with the spectacular, all-encompassing Resonance Power trees in the sky and the towering buildings of the Astral Sage College as the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, even Yan Lingqing had to admit that Jiang Qing’e was truly breathtakingly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that she was also too good to Li Luo. In all the time she had known Jiang Qing’e, Yan Lingqing had never seen her offer such comfort and encouragement to any other male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, even Yan Lingqing felt a strange, sour sensation flowing in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Yan Lingqing felt this way, Li Luo was even more so. He touched his chest, his heartbeat quickening, and then said: \"I finally understand the meaning of the phrase 'a hero risks everything for a beauty'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Sister Qing’e, what exactly do you want to say?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e chuckled and said: \"Do you remember the agreement you made with me before? You completed the first step: entering the Astral Sage College.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then for this second step, I want you to become the strongest freshman of the Astral Sage College.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although Gong Shenjun is very outstanding, I must let everyone know that compared to you, the only advantage he has over you is his age, and nothing more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if he is the son of the Regent? The young master of my House Luolan will not lose to him by even half a point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo was stunned and muttered: \"Strongest freshman? Is that really necessary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating Duze Beixuan this time had already used up his trump card of the second resonance, and Duze Beixuan was only ranked fourth. The three ahead of him were not easy to deal with, especially that Qin Zhulu, who was quite terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that Li Luo was already very satisfied with his current results. Becoming the strongest freshman would be too dazzling; it didn't match his low-profile style at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e smiled and said: \"If you complete this step, I can give you a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What reward?\" Li Luo’s spirits lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e pondered slightly and tilted her head to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A reward for pretending I didn't see you flirting with that Lu Qinger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qing’e, don't think that just because you are beautiful you can slander people at will!\u003C\u002Fp>",1736,"2026-06-20T03:27:18.369Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","37b1a6f00dae04f0e6dc756200b1a2238c1d0f99d8796a7e73723bbdb17c9192","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-135","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-133",999,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fking-of-all-manifestations-cover.jpg"]