[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-king-of-all-manifestations":3,"chapter-king-of-all-manifestations-king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-15":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},2287851,4474,"Chapter 15: Return to the Academy","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>When Li Luo walked into Southwind Academy once again, although it had been but a short week, he had a strange feeling as if a lifetime had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at the flowing crowds coming and going, the boiling clamor revealing the youthful vitality of the boys and girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Luo also noticed that among the passing crowds, many peculiar gazes were fixed upon him, and faintly, he could hear some discussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that Li Luo? He finally came to the academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why has his hair changed? Did he dye it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He seems to have taken about a week of leave, right? It's the last month before the academy's grand exam, and he actually dared to take leave like this. Has he just given up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that Li Luo is probably going to drop out soon; he might not even participate in the academy's grand exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That can't be, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to those low discussions, Li Luo was also somewhat speechless; it was only a week of leave, he hadn't expected rumors of dropping out to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had no interest in explaining anything, walking straight through the crowd and heading quickly toward the direction of the Second Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And upon arriving at the entrance of the Second Court's training ground, Li Luo's pace slowed, because he saw the Second Court's instructor, Xu Shanyue, standing there, his gaze fixed on him with some sternness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward smile appeared on Li Luo's face, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: \"Master Xu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shanyue stared at Li Luo, his eyes carrying some disappointment, and said: \"Li Luo, I know the problem with your empty resonance has brought you great pressure, but you shouldn't choose to give up at this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo hurriedly said: \"I haven't given up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Shanyue said in a deep voice: \"Then how dare you take a week of leave at this critical juncture? Everyone else is racing against time in bitter cultivation, and you, on the other hand, just took leave to go back and rest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo was helpless, but he also knew that Xu Shanyue was doing it for his own good, so he didn't offer any more excuses, just nodding honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scolding him for a while, Xu Shanyue could only sigh inwardly in the end; he took a deep look at Li Luo and turned to walk into the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo hurried to follow him in. The training ground was spacious; in the center was a platform several dozen meters long and wide, surrounded by stone steps in a ring, layered higher from near to far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stone steps, there were individual stone cushions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On each stone cushion sat a boy or girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Li Luo walked in, it undoubtedly drew the attention of many, followed by some whispering that erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li Luo who had disappeared for a week had clearly become a topic of conversation in Southwind Academy once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo was quite calm in the face of those gazes, heading straight for his own stone cushion. Beside him was the tall and sturdy Zhao Kuo, who, upon seeing him, asked with some surprise: \"What's going on with your hair?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo glanced at him and said casually: \"Just dyed it. It seems to be called 'granny grey'. Isn't it quite trendy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo suddenly noticed that Zhao Kuo's face seemed to have some bruises, and just as he was about to ask something, Xu Shanyue's voice came from the field, full of vigor: \"Students, the academy's grand exam is drawing closer. I hope you can all make an effort in these final moments. If you can enter a high-level academy, there will naturally be many benefits in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would also like to commend students Zhao Kuo and Yuan Qiu here. Currently, both of them have reached the Sixth Seal realm in resonance power. If they push a little harder, it is not impossible for them to aim for the Seventh Seal before the grand exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some exclamations of admiration rose in the field, and Li Luo also looked at Zhao Kuo beside him with surprise. It seemed he wasn't the only one who had made progress this week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After praising Zhao Kuo, Xu Shanyue said no more and began today's lecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo watched with full concentration. What Xu Shanyue was teaching were three resonance arts—two low-grade and one mid-grade. He tirelessly explained the essence of each, appearing quite patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grading of resonance arts is actually the same as that of guidance techniques, except that the entry-level guidance technique is replaced by low, mid, and high grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these three grades come the same General, Marquis, and King-level resonance arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that level of resonance art is still too far away for beginners like them who are at the Tenth Seal realm; even if they learned them, it would likely be difficult to execute them with their own meager resonance power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding cultivation in resonance arts, Li Luo's comprehension goes without saying. If it were purely a comparison of resonance arts, he was confident that there were few students in Southwind Academy who could be more outstanding than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, not long after Xu Shanyue finished explaining the three resonance arts, he had already grasped and mastered them initially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's end the resonance art lesson here for today. The afternoon is for the resonance power lesson, so you must cultivate diligently.\" Two hours later, Xu Shanyue stopped the lecture, gave some instructions to everyone, and then announced a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo sat in his original spot and stretched. Zhao Kuo leaned over and laughed: \"Brother Luo, can you help me with those three resonance arts later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo was well aware of Li Luo's comprehension of resonance arts; whenever he encountered resonance arts that were difficult to master, he would ask Li Luo for advice on the parts he didn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo scolded him with a smile: \"You only know to call me Brother Luo when you need help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo wore a silly grin, but laughing pulled at the bruises on his face, making him wince in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to you?\" Li Luo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo frowned and said: \"It's all that guy Bei Kun from the First Court. I don't know what kind of madness he's been having these past few days; he's been constantly looking for trouble with us in the Second Court. I couldn't stand it anymore and ended up fighting him a few times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the bruises on his face and said somewhat proudly: \"That guy hits pretty hard, but I didn't let him get the better of me either. I almost smashed that pretty face of his.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, some people from the Second Court gathered around, saying indignantly: \"That Bei Kun is simply detestable. We clearly didn't provoke him, yet he always comes over to stir up trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a good thing we have Zhao Kuo, otherwise no one would be able to handle him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo waved his hand, shooing these people away, and then asked in a low voice: \"Did you offend that guy Bei Kun recently? It seems like he's coming for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Luo suddenly remembered that before leaving the academy, Bei Kun seemed to have sent him a message through Tifa Qing, asking him to host a banquet at Qingfeng Restaurant. Of course, he had just taken this as a joke. Could it be that this idiot really went to Qingfeng Restaurant and waited for a day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since he hadn't come to the academy this week, Bei Kun took his anger out on the people of the Second Court and came to find trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo smiled, patted Zhao Kuo on the shoulder, and said: \"That might actually be the case. It seems you took a few beatings for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't really mind. If it weren't for those few fights with him, I might not have been able to break through to the Sixth Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Kuo shrugged his shoulders and then said: \"But now that you've come to the academy, he'll probably come looking for you during the afternoon resonance power lesson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, patted his chest, and said: \"I'll step up when the time comes. Let's see if fighting a few more times will allow me to break through directly to the Seventh Seal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo smiled. Zhao Kuo was a straightforward and loyal person, truly a rare friend. However, letting him hide behind and watch a friend take the fall for him was not his character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he just smiled and said: \"We'll see when the time comes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, resonance power lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the north of Southwind Academy, there was a vast dense forest. The forest was lush, and when the wind blew through, it was as if layers of green waves were being stirred up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the dense forest, a giant tree stood towering. The giant tree was dark yellow in color, about two hundred meters high, and its dense branches extended outward like a huge tree web.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branches of the giant tree were thick, and the most peculiar thing was that each leaf on it was about two meters long and wide, and a foot thick, appearing like a platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Resonance Power Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Resonance Power Tree was not grown naturally, but crafted from many peculiar materials; it seemed like metal yet not metal, like wood yet not wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Resonance Power Tree existed an energy core, which could absorb and store an extremely vast amount of heaven and earth energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those wide leaves of the Resonance Power Tree were like individual cultivation platforms, with each leaf capable of providing for one student's cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of Resonance Power Tree was a must-have for every academy, only differing in scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, these leaves were like the Golden House in Li Luo's old residence. Of course, in terms of individual effect, the Golden House in the old residence was certainly better, but after all, not all students had such cultivation conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Resonance Power Tree, the leaves were divided into three grades, distinguished by gold leaves, silver leaves, and copper leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And looking from afar, one would find that over sixty percent of the Resonance Power Tree was the color of copper leaves; of the remaining forty percent, silver leaves accounted for thirty percent, and gold leaves only about ten percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold leaves were all concentrated at the top of the Resonance Power Tree, and their quantity was scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one didn't need to think to know that cultivating on a gold leaf would naturally be more effective than on the other two types of leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the vast majority of the gold leaves were occupied by the First Court, which was also beyond reproach, as the First Court was the face of Southwind Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Second Court, with hundreds of people, only had ten gold leaves to share, and as for the Third and Fourth Courts further back, they had no qualifications to enjoy them at all... from this, one could see how rare these gold leaves were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Resonance Power Tree was only opened for half a day each day. When the large bell at the top of the tree rang, it was time for the tree to open, and this moment was what all students looked forward to the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this time, amidst the echoing bell, many students were already full of excitement, surging into the dense forest like a tide, and finally climbing the giant tree along the wooden stairs that wound like a large python.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo also followed the crowd and arrived on the Resonance Power Tree. Then he looked at the ten gold leaves above, feeling a bit awkward for a moment. One of these ten gold leaves in the Second Court used to belong to him; after all, according to strength, he was second only to Zhao Kuo in the Second Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that later, because of the empty resonance, he had voluntarily given up the gold leaf that belonged to him, which resulted in him seemingly having no position now. After all, he was embarrassed to ask for the gold leaf he had given away back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, I'll just make do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo thought for a moment and walked toward a silver leaf of the Second Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Luo walked toward the silver leaf, in the area above the Resonance Power Tree, there were also some gazes that lingered on him with various emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2136,"2026-06-20T03:27:18.369Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","17e8ea4f0a3e51e495bef3a26c795869bc21f73cd8eb6040fb8f919a691ee395","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-16","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-14",999,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fking-of-all-manifestations-cover.jpg"]