Chapter 390: Intelligence

Not long after the special training in the Holy Wood Realm Cave concluded, the relevant news spread like wildfire throughout the entire Astral Sage College.

The result left countless students dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

No one had expected that even with the addition of the Ye Qiuding team from the Second Star Academy, Wang Hejiu and the others still failed to snatch the first clear of the fortieth floor of the Holy Wood Realm Cave, and were instead beaten to it by the teams of Li Luo and Qin Zhulu.

This felt inconceivable to many students from other academy years who had not witnessed the battle with their own eyes. They could not understand how Ye Qiuding and his team, as a top-tier Purple Emblem team in the Second Star Academy, could lose to a group of First Star Academy students. Had that one year of lead time been wasted on nothing?

Many believed it was perhaps because Qin Zhulu, who possessed the Upper Eighth-Grade Metal-Devouring Demon Tiger Resonance, was too ferocious, and had closed the gap between the two sides by relying on the advantage of his resonance.

But as more news about that battle emerged, more eyes finally began to focus on Li Luo, who had previously been somewhat overlooked due to his slow progress in breaking through... No one had expected that Li Luo, with the strength of the Fifth Pattern, could erupt with such astonishing power.

Many outstanding students from the higher academy years began to seriously evaluate Li Luo's current strength and potential in their hearts.

If he could be this monstrous with the strength of the Fifth Pattern of the Resonance Pattern Stage, now that he had broken through to the Resonance Transformation Stage, wouldn't he truly have the potential to catch up to top-tier Second Star Academy students like Ye Qiuding and Zhu Xuan?

Possessing the strength of a higher academy year while being a student of a lower one.

In recent years, only Jiang Qing'e had achieved such an honor and illustrious battle record within the Astral Sage College.

Could it be that now, there was going to be another Li Luo?

On the balcony of the dormitory building.

Li Luo lay leisurely on a chair, eyes slightly closed as he basked in the warm sunlight.

A faint sound suddenly came from beside him, accompanied by a light, delicate fragrance. Li Luo opened his eyes to see Bai Mengmeng appearing before him. A shallow smile appeared on her pure and moving little face as she set down a pot of brewed fragrant tea and handed over a stack of documents.

"This is the information I got from Instructor Xi Chan," Bai Mengmeng said.

Li Luo's gaze shifted, and he suddenly sat up: "Information on the delegation from the Blue Abyss Sage College?"

Bai Mengmeng nodded.

Li Luo hurriedly took them. He had been waiting for this intelligence for the past two days, and now it had finally been delivered.

"Thanks, Mengmeng," Li Luo didn't forget to thank her with a smile.

Bai Mengmeng just smiled and, not wanting to disturb him, turned and left.

Li Luo quickly opened the file and began to read with a solemn expression. Although they only had one battle in the upcoming ticket tournament, each of the seven battles was crucial. He couldn't control the other academy years, but for the First Star Academy, he had to grasp every possibility.

After all, the representative for the First Star Academy would most likely be him.

Opening the file, the first things to catch his eye were the two Fourth Star Academy representatives from the Blue Abyss Sage College; these should be the two strongest people on the opposing side.

"Blue Abyss Sage College, Zhong Nan, Fourth Star Academy representative, possesses an Upper Eighth-Grade Rock Resonance, strength has reached the Heavenly Dipper General stage, known as the strongest shield of the Blue Abyss Sage College, danger level: five stars."

Attached behind it was a clear portrait. It was a young man with a somewhat plain face, slightly thick black eyebrows, skin with a faint grayish-white hue, and a sturdy build, giving off an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Upper Eighth-Grade Rock Resonance, strength at the Heavenly Dipper General stage..."

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. As expected, the other Sage Colleges could not be underestimated. Even at the Astral Sage College, Zhong Nan's strength would absolutely be at the level of the Seven Star Pillars, and the five-star rating given in the data was considered the highest tier.

He continued reading.

"Liang Kui, Fourth Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Grade Thunder Resonance, strength has reached the Heavenly Dipper General stage, known as the strongest spear of the Blue Abyss Sage College, danger level: four and a half stars."

The portrait of this person was a man with a somewhat fierce, even ugly face. His brows were constantly furrowed, and the baleful aura radiating from his face made one feel intimidated and afraid to approach at first glance.

Li Luo's gaze flickered. These two should be the strongest forces of the Blue Abyss Sage College. As for their side at the Astral Sage College, the Fourth Star Academy would most likely have Gong Shenjun, as he was the strongest of the Seven Star Pillars, and the second candidate besides Gong Shenjun would likely be the Grand Princess or another one of the Seven Star Pillars.

Because he didn't know the exact strength of Gong Shenjun or the Grand Princess, it was hard to judge what the outcome of such a top-tier battle would be.

And as for the representative candidates for the Fourth Star Academy, he wasn't too concerned, so his gaze immediately slid down to the Third Star Academy of the Blue Abyss Sage College; this was the information he was focused on.

Because Jiang Qing'e's opponent would be among them.

As his gaze slid down, a portrait first caught his eye, which actually surprised Li Luo slightly, because she was also a girl with quite an outstanding appearance and temperament. The girl had a graceful figure, a face like peach blossoms, skin like snow, and her red lips were slightly curled, with a faint, heart-stirring smile.

"Zhao Huiyin, Third Star Academy representative, Upper Eighth-Grade Gold Resonance, Earthly Fiend General second stage, Fiend Body Realm, suspected to have reached the Glazed Fiend Body. This woman is known as the Fox of Blue Abyss, cunning and difficult to deal with, danger level: five stars."

Li Luo's gaze lingered on Zhao Huiyin's information for a moment, feeling surprised in his heart, because this Zhao Huiyin's danger level was actually a bit higher than that of Liang Kui. Of course, this danger level did not simply refer to strength, but was relative to opponents of the same academy year; after all, no matter how strong Liang Kui was, he wouldn't be fighting students from the Third Star Academy.

Moreover, Zhao Huiyin's Upper Eighth-Grade Gold Resonance also surprised him a bit; after all, judging by her appearance, Zhao Huiyin didn't seem to have that sharpness and aggressiveness typical of a Gold Resonance.

Li Luo tapped his finger lightly on the portrait. He felt that this Zhao Huiyin might be Jiang Qing'e's opponent in the ticket tournament this time.

She didn't look simple, but he had absolute confidence in Jiang Qing''e. Of course, perhaps it wasn't just him; the entire Astral Sage College should feel the same way. After all, Jiang Qing'e was someone qualified to compete for the title of the strongest Third Star Academy student in the entire Eastern Divine Continent.

He continued to scroll down.

"Yan Tai, Third Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Grade Fire Resonance, Earthly Fiend General second stage, Fiend Body Realm, Gold Fiend Body level, danger level: four stars."

"Fu Xiu, Second Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Grade Sound Resonance, Resonance Transformation Stage third change, danger level: four stars."

"Fan Fan, Second Star Academy representative, Lower Eighth-Grade Bone Resonance, Resonance Transformation Stage third change, danger level: four stars."

Li Luo did not dwell too much on this intelligence and turned his gaze to the last page. If he were the representative for the First Star Academy on the Astral Sage College side, then the people appearing here would most likely become his opponents.