[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-king-of-all-manifestations":3,"chapter-king-of-all-manifestations-king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-31":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},2287867,4474,"Chapter 31: Encountering a Formidable Foe","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>The commotion below the stage lasted for a moment, finally subsiding as Yu Lang was quickly carried away, though the gazes cast toward Li Luo by those around him carried a hint of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were frightened by the excessive force of Li Luo’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Luo was also somewhat speechless, cursing the bastard Yu Lang under his breath for pointlessly dragging his reputation down with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood on the stage, sweeping his gaze across the surroundings before finally resting it on one particular spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Song Yunfeng was chatting and laughing amidst a crowd; seemingly sensing Li Luo’s gaze, he looked up, gave him a faint, indifferent glance, and then withdrew his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo had no intention of going over to say anything, so he turned and stepped off the battle stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Luo, you’re a bit fierce, actually taking down even Yu Lang.\" Zhao Kuo came up to greet him from below the stage, clicking his tongue in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy was a bit careless.\" Li Luo estimated the strength of both sides; if the fight had continued, he could have defeated Yu Lang, but it would have dragged on for longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viewed this way, his current combat strength should count as being among the best of the Seven-Seal level, and with such strength, entering the top twenty should be no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he just had to wait for tomorrow’s two matches; if he could win both, his ranking would certainly make it into the top twenty, and at that point, he could take a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that once the top twenty were determined, one could choose whether or not to continue competing for rankings, and Li Luo had no great interest in that; since the top twenty all qualified for the Academy Grand Exam, there was no need to engage in these pointless battles here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that time, he might as well go refine some Spirit Liquid and Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing today’s two matches, Li Luo did not leave the academy immediately, because the schedule for the final two matches tomorrow would be released in advance today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see who his opponents were for tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wait did not last long; an hour later, the sound of golden bells rang out in the plaza, and Li Luo and Zhao Kuo walked toward a stone wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area around the stone wall was crowded with many students, and Li Luo’s gaze swept over the text flowing down the wall like water, quickly finding his two opponents for tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first opponent was a Seven-Seal student from the First Academy, who should be weaker than Yu Lang, so that was not much of a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Li Luo saw the final opponent he would have to face, his eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Luo, you—you’re facing Song Yunfeng in your last match!\" Zhao Kuo, standing to the side, also discovered this result and immediately cried out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right; Li Luo’s final match was against none other than Song Yunfeng, the second-ranked student of the First Academy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some gazes from the surroundings turned toward him, carrying expressions of sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Luo’s rise had been extremely rapid recently, especially after defeating Yu Lang today, his journey was truly about to end here, because he had encountered Song Yunfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Song Yunfeng is at the Eight-Seal level now; this is just too unlucky.\" Zhao Kuo sighed, feeling it was a pity for Li Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo was not too surprised: \"Those who can make it this far are no weaklings; running into him was not impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it doesn't matter; even if you lose one match tomorrow, entering the top twenty is still a sure thing,\" Zhao Kuo consoled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo nodded with a smile upon hearing this, his eyes deep and unreadable, as if he were thinking about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another direction in the plaza, Song Yunfeng also saw the list of tomorrow’s matches on the stone wall; he stared at Li Luo’s name for a long while, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve had a sour expression since just now, why did it suddenly get better?\" A girl’s voice filled with doubt came from the side; it was Ti Faqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I encountered a delightful opponent for tomorrow; I truly didn't expect such a wish-fulfilling stroke of luck,\" Song Yunfeng said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ti Faqing looked over with her beautiful eyes and was also startled, saying: \"It’s actually normal to run into Li Luo; you both have perfect records, so the probability of meeting is indeed not small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But his luck is truly bad; it seems his beautiful winning streak is going to end here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ti Faqing knew best just how strong Song Yunfeng was; looking across the entire Nanfeng Academy, only Lu Qinger could suppress him. Don't look at how Li Luo had shown signs of soaring recently; compared to Song Yunfeng, there was still an insurmountable gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could already imagine that tomorrow’s battle would inevitably be a crushing defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she knew that Song Yunfeng held a grudge against Li Luo, whether for personal reasons or the enmity between the Song family and the Luolan Mansion, so once Song Yunfeng made his move tomorrow, he would likely use his most thunderous methods to trample Li Luo back into the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, even Ti Faqing felt some sympathy for Li Luo; how would this match tomorrow even end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this Li Luo was really something—knowing full well that Song Yunfeng admired Lu Qinger, he still insisted on getting so close to her. One had to know, a man whose fires of jealousy were burning had very little rationality left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, after learning of his opponent for tomorrow, Li Luo parted ways with Zhao Kuo amidst some sympathetic gazes and headed straight out of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the carriage returning home, Li Luo closed his eyes in contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow’s battle with Song Yunfeng, it had to be said, was indeed very difficult. The opponent was not only at the Eight-Seal realm, but his own resonant power was inherently more profound than his, and furthermore, Song Yunfeng possessed a Seventh-Grade Red Carving Resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resonances were ranked in nine grades, with seven to nine being high-grade; therefore, a resonance that reached the seventh grade could be called a high-grade resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One should not underestimate these two words \"high-grade,\" because this was not a simple change in name, but because once a resonance reached the seventh grade, the resonant power cultivated from it would also become somewhat extraordinary. Simply put, the resonant power cultivated from a high-grade resonance was much more filled with spirituality than those of low or middle-grade resonances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirituality was hard to describe in detail, but the wonder of it was only known to those who faced it in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the seventh-grade resonance was a watershed; crossing this obstacle meant one had a high-grade resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the high-grade resonances, there were even further subdivisions of upper and lower levels, a treatment not possessed by first to sixth-grade resonances, which also showed the gap between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Carving Resonance possessed by Song Yunfeng was a lower seventh-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, whether in the profoundness of resonant power or the grade of the resonance, Li Luo was completely behind Song Yunfeng; this kind of battle was almost unbalanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one favored Li Luo in this match against Song Yunfeng; in a sense, this even included Li Luo himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is indeed very troublesome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo muttered to himself. Although his \"Water-Light Resonance\" was peculiar, no matter how peculiar, it was still only a fifth-grade resonance. Although the miraculous effect this Water-Light Resonance unleashed in refining Spirit Liquid and Light was not at all weaker than a seventh-grade resonance, if used for combat, it might not necessarily gain much of an advantage in a head-on collision with a seventh-grade resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could raise the \"Water-Light Resonance\" to the sixth grade, his pressure would be much less, but unfortunately, even though Li Luo had been constantly using fifth-grade Spirit Liquid and Light during this period, evolving to the sixth grade still required some time; this distant water clearly could not put out the immediate fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I just concede?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo scratched his head. In fact, this option could serve as a backup, because from any angle, this choice was actually the most normal one. After all, anyone with eyes could see the huge gap between the two sides, and knowing the outcome would be a crushing defeat, to still insist on fighting—wasn't that just being a masochist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo thought for a moment; he had no intention of going to Xiyang House today, but instead returned directly to the old mansion, because even with a backup plan, he felt he still needed to make some preparations for a rainy day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1496,"2026-06-20T03:27:18.369Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","409fa00c4c33ec61b450bb2fe4979e0113dbf7674ff74988907aec8222d013f6","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-32","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-30",999,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fking-of-all-manifestations-cover.jpg"]