Chapter 310: The Spirituality of Resonance Power

Over the next few days, Li Luo became extremely busy.

First was the refining of Spirit Water and Light; because he could feel the evolution of his own Sixth-grade Water-Light Resonance becoming increasingly intense, he began absorbing Spirit Water and Light at the highest possible intensity. If outsiders knew the quantity he refined daily, they would surely be struck with terror.

It was only because the empty nature brought by Li Luo's innate Empty Resonance could contain and dissolve such a massive amount of impurities; otherwise, if it were anyone else, they would likely not be able to do this more than a few times before the evolutionary potential of their own resonance would be completely stagnated and set, making it impossible to evolve further.

Evolving the "Water-Light Resonance" was the top priority for the invitation meeting, because Li Luo had already decided that at that meeting, he would personally refine the "Cute Butterfly Spirit Water." Although there were other Fourth-grade Resonance Refiners in the Xiyang House like Yan Lingqing and Tang Yun, Li Luo did not feel that their refining of Third-grade spirit water would be superior to his own.

Of course, the most important thing was that the other Spirit Water and Light houses would certainly not send Third-grade Resonance Refiners to refine Third-grade Spirit Water and Light; they would choose higher-grade refiners. This would not only make the results look better, but also demonstrate the foundation of their own Spirit Water and Light houses.

Therefore, Li Luo intended to do the opposite. If a Third-grade Resonance Refiner like him could stand out in such a situation, only then could Xiyang House truly make a stunning debut, become the biggest dark horse at the invitation meeting, and simultaneously attract the attention of the top students in the Resonance Refining Institute.

This effect would be the best, and the difficulty would also be the greatest.

In the past, Li Luo probably wouldn't have had this confidence, but the appearance of the four-star "Cute Butterfly Spirit Water" and the fact that his own Water-Light Resonance was about to advance to the Seventh-grade suddenly gave Li Luo plenty of confidence.

Of course, the premise of all this was still built on Li Luo being able to truly complete the evolution of his own Water-Light Resonance within these few days. He knew this himself, so his speed in refining and absorbing Spirit Water and Light could be described as insane.

Aside from refining and absorbing Spirit Water and Light, Li Luo spent all his remaining time in the refining room. He wanted to familiarize himself with the refining steps of the "Cute Butterfly Spirit Water" as much as possible during these few days; after all, the refining difficulty of a four-star formula was indeed much higher than a three-star one.

Li Luo did not want to fail a dozen times at the invitation meeting when the time came; if that happened, it would only make people laugh at Xiyang House.

And amidst this busyness, time passed day by day.

During these days, the incident that had previously occurred at the Dark Cave No. 13 Stronghold involving the siege by a Great Disaster-class Otherkind gradually spread throughout the academy, subsequently causing a great sensation and attracting much attention.

Many students were discussing this matter, especially the plan where Li Luo risked great danger to lure that Great Essence Beast from the forbidden zone to fight the Great Disaster-class Otherkind; it drew many exclamations of admiration.

No one expected that in such a desperate situation, Li Luo could come up with such a fantastical method, and the most crucial part was that he had the courage and guts to execute it...

Being hunted for an entire day by a Great Essence Beast that was even stronger than a Great Disaster-class Otherkind—regarding this point, even those usually proud Fourth-grade senior students wore solemn expressions, then shook their heads and said that he was truly a newborn calf that was not afraid of the tiger.

Because they knew very well that looking across the Astral Sage College, even among the Seven Star Pillars, there was likely no one who dared to confront such a terrifying Great Essence Beast head-on.

Yet Li Luo had managed to do it; although he was only fleeing for his life, don't forget, he was only at the Resonance Master stage.

That Stronghold No. 13 was ultimately able to hold out, waiting for reinforcements to arrive... No, actually, it didn't matter if the reinforcements arrived in the end. From the accounts of the students present, even that Great Essence Beast was eventually sealed directly by Li Luo with the help of the seal left behind by the Dean.

It could be said that the students of Stronghold No. 13 were ultimately able to save their lives, and Li Luo deserved the undisputed top credit.

This was a feat that the Astral Sage College had never seen before.

Numerous students were praising him for this, and Li Luo's reputation within the academy had skyrocketed overnight, making him a genuine man of the hour.

At this time, there were also voices suggesting that the academy should give Li Luo a generous reward; after all, for such a great merit, if he were not given sufficient reward, it would truly be hard to convince anyone.

These voices, one after another, did indeed attract some echoes of agreement.

Finally, word came from the Golden Hall of the academy, saying that the method of reward was under discussion, and the academy would absolutely not treat any student who had contributed to the academy unfairly.

Time flowed by like this, and soon there was only one day left until the Resonance Refining Institute's invitation meeting.

But Li Luo's "Water-Light Resonance" had not yet evolved to the Seventh-grade as he had hoped.

And this batch of Spirit Water and Light had already been exhausted by him at a nearly insane speed.

Clearly, the Sixth-grade to Seventh-grade was indeed a watershed; after all, this was the gap between a mid-grade resonance and a high-grade resonance.

Li Luo walked out of the small building; it was noon, and the sunlight was dazzling, bringing waves of warmth as it fell upon him.

He shook his slightly dizzy head. These past few days of frantically refining Spirit Water and Light, and then familiarizing himself with the "Cute Butterfly Spirit Water" in the refining room, had clearly left him in a poor state.

He could feel that his own "Water-Light Resonance" had gathered enough power to evolve, but that final step could never be broken through.

It was as if a thin barrier was blocking him.

He knew that this was likely the so-called bottleneck.

However, Li Luo did not feel panicked about this; on the contrary, his heart was very calm at this moment, because he knew that the more it was like this, the less he could afford to be impatient.

Outside the small building, separated by a road, was a lake. Li Luo walked along the riverbank toward the small island in the center of the lake.

Along the way, he met some students, and the looks they cast at Li Luo were all somewhat peculiar, carrying curiosity and a bit of admiration.

Li Luo knew this was because of the stir Yu Lang and the others had recently caused in the academy. Looking at this momentum, his one hundred thousand points had a very good chance of being realized.

Thinking of these things in his heart, Li Luo arrived at the island in the center of the lake, and then he was somewhat surprised to see a figure in a black dress among the rocks by the shore.

Instructor Xi Chan.

Li Luo hesitated for a moment, then walked over.

Instructor Xi Chan was wearing a black dress, her bare feet stepping on the bluestone; her fair and slender feet were very eye-catching.

"Instructor." Li Luo walked up and greeted her.

Instructor Xi Chan turned her head to look at him and said, "Your first resonance is about to evolve?"

Li Luo looked at her with some surprise, and the latter said indifferently, "The resonance power in your body is surging incessantly; that is a sign of evolution. I have been watching you for several days, how could I not notice?"

Li Luo smiled and said, "Then is the instructor here specifically to guide me?"

Instructor Xi Chan sat down gracefully on the bluestone, soaking her feet, which were as slender as white jade, into the cold lake water, and said lazily, "From Sixth-grade resonance to Seventh-grade resonance is a qualitative improvement. Seventh-grade can be called a high-grade resonance, while Sixth-grade is only a mid-grade resonance."

"And a high-grade resonance has a special mark, which is that a trace of spirituality will be born in the resonance power within the body."

"Do not underestimate this trace of spirituality. You have also fought with people who possess high-grade resonances; you should understand that the other party's resonance power is more troublesome than ordinary Sixth-grade resonance power."

"This is like two armies fighting; one side is dull and only knows how to charge in a swarm, while the other side knows how to form squads and divide and conquer... If these two forces continue to entangle, and there is no subsequent force to support them, the one that fails will likely be the former."

Li Luo nodded. He had actually met opponents who possessed high-grade resonances, but... he hesitated for a moment and said, "Sorry, Instructor..."

"When I fought with Duze Beixuan, Wang Hejiu, and the others, I didn't have a very clear feeling of the spirituality contained in their resonance power, because my dual-resonance power is too domineering. With one charge... their bit of spiritual resonance power was directly washed away."

When his voice fell, Li Luo felt Instructor Xi Chan's fair calves, which were gently swaying in the water, stop, and he immediately felt something was wrong.

Instructor Xi Chan slowly turned her head, her deep eyes staring at Li Luo. Beneath her thin veil, a faint laugh seemed to emerge, but the laughter carried a hint of chill.

Boom!

The lake water suddenly surged into a giant wave. The cold lake water actually transformed into a giant tiger. A tiger's roar sounded, and with one step, it appeared behind him. The tiger's tail hammered onto Li Luo's body like a heavy whip, directly throwing him into the lake water.

Li Luo yelled in the lake water, while Instructor Xi Chan gave a cold snort.

This old lady is teaching you about the spirituality in resonance power...

And you're showing off your dual-resonance to this old lady, are you?

I think you're better suited to go into the water and cool off.