Chapter 401: Light and Gold

The Earthly Fiend General stage has three major phases.

Fiend Palace stage.

Fiend Body stage.

Extreme Fiend stage.

Generally, when an Resonance Master's own cultivation breaks through to the Earthly Fiend General stage, their sensitivity and clarity toward the energy of heaven and earth become much sharper; at this time, they can perceive a special energy drifting between heaven and earth, and this energy is known as Earthly Fiend energy.

Refining and absorbing Earthly Fiend energy will result in a massive improvement and transformation; not only will their own Resonance Palace become wider and tougher, but the upper limit of the Resonance Power it can contain will also rise accordingly.

The so-called Fiend Palace stage is a form of evolution for the Resonance Palace.

Once the Resonance Palace has finished strengthening, the Earthly Fiend energy will overflow and begin to temper the physical body, and this stage is known as the Fiend Body stage.

The Fiend Body stage is divided into three levels, distinguished by color, known as the Silver Fiend Body, the Golden Fiend Body, and the Glazed Fiend Body.

Generally, the vast majority of people stop at the Golden Fiend Body, because the requirements to temper the physical body to the Glazed Fiend Body are quite harsh; looking at the current students of the Astral Sage College, those who can reach the Glazed Fiend Body while in the Fiend Body stage can be counted on one's fingers.

This is also the reason why Zhao Huiyin drew so many gasps of admiration when she revealed her own Glazed Fiend Body.

After the Fiend Body stage comes the Extreme Fiend stage; this is the final realm of the Earthly Fiend General stage and also the realm where true power is revealed, because when one breaks through to the Extreme Fiend stage, a special power called "Fiend Gang" will be born within the body, and this is the most obvious mark of the Earthly Fiend General stage.

"Jiang Qing'e, I hear you also have a Glazed Fiend Body; let me see what's different about a Glazed Fiend Body with a ninth-grade Light Resonance."

Zhao Huiyin said with a smile, then her slender jade fingers curled slightly, and the sky full of golden blades and swords behind her suddenly erupted with an extremely sharp radiance, followed by countless whistling sounds as they covered Jiang Qing'e's figure directly in an overwhelming barrage.

Ten thousand swords fired at once; that scene was truly quite spectacular.

Jiang Qing'e raised her face, her golden eyes reflecting the sky full of blades and swords formed by the power of the Gold Resonance; the sharp power flowing upon them was enough to pierce through rock, and now that these ten thousand swords were covering her, the momentum was indeed very strong—this Zhao Huiyin still had some ability.

However, relying on just this, I'm afraid it is still difficult to pose any threat to her.

Jiang Qing'e raised a jade hand, curled two fingers together, and swung down lightly.

Boom!

A curtain of light descended directly from the sky; on the light curtain, one could see countless brilliant Resonance Power drops falling continuously, and its speed was so fast that it was dizzying.

Bang! Bang!

Countless golden blades and swords collided directly with the light curtain, and then, like birds crashing into a cliff, they shattered one after another.

The light curtain, however, remained unmoved.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Huiyin's eyes narrowed slightly; what pure and overbearing Light Resonance Power—Resonance Power of such quality was indeed a cut above her own Gold Resonance Power; a ninth-grade Light Resonance is truly blessed by heaven.

And just as this thought flashed through her mind, suddenly, light erupted from behind the light curtain, and the next instant, countless points of light whistled out like cannonballs.

The speed of the light bullets was too fast, so fast that it caught one off guard.

But Zhao Huiyin was clearly prepared; she extended her jade hand, and golden Resonance Power condensed directly into a golden shield in front of her, and just as the golden shield appeared, the fierce strikes whistled over, and countless light bullets slammed heavily into the golden shield, causing a continuous, ear-piercing buzzing sound.

As the bombardment intensified, Zhao Huiyin's footsteps were forced back step by step, and the golden shield in her hand gradually began to show cracks.

After a few breaths, the golden shield shattered abruptly.

The moment it shattered, Zhao Huiyin's graceful figure drifted backward.

However, just as her figure retreated, a stream of light seemed to flash past in front of her; Jiang Qing'e's figure appeared in front of her as if teleporting, and then, with two fingers curled together, Light Resonance Power bloomed at her fingertips and pointed directly at Zhao Huiyin's chest.

Such fast speed!

The expressions of countless spectators changed in shock; such speed was truly difficult to defend against.

The light finger-beam pierced over rapidly, and Zhao Huiyin's gaze also shifted slightly, followed by a coquettish laugh: "Qing'e, is your attack position born of jealousy toward me?"

To this, Jiang Qing'e seemed to give a disdainful chuckle, her movements becoming even faster; as her fingertips swept past, the air itself was pierced and exploded.

However, Zhao Huiyin also curled two fingers together, golden light lingering around them; her slender fingers seemed to be made of gilded gold, carrying an extremely sharp aura as they collided head-on with Jiang Qing'e's light-filled fingers.

Bang!

A visible shockwave of energy erupted violently with the two women at the center.

The surrounding mountain rocks were instantly swept away, blasted, and filled with dust and smoke.

The ground was torn apart.

And neither Jiang Qing'e nor Zhao Huiyin took even the slightest step back; the two women attacked at full speed, turning into streaks of afterimages, attacking each other's vital points with lightning speed in an extremely fierce manner.

The light finger-beam and the golden finger-beam collided and crossed at lightning speed at an extremely close range.

Pitch-black holes, bottomless and deep, appeared continuously on the ground.

This scene made countless people hold their breath, because they all knew very well how dangerous such close-quarters combat was.

Although these two were girls, when they attacked, their ferocity did not lose out to men in the slightest.

Bang!

Another fierce collision occurred; the Resonance Power vibrated violently, and the ground where the two stood cracked open abruptly, the fissures spreading rapidly like a spiderweb.

Zhao Huiyin let out a muffled groan, her figure forced back several steps; clearly, she was still at a disadvantage in the previous head-on collision, and her right hand was now covered in patches of light—the result of being eroded by the opponent's Light Resonance Power—as an extremely overbearing heat spread through her palm, bringing with it intense, stinging pain.

Looking at Jiang Qing'e's side, the latter's hand also had golden light surging continuously—that was Zhao Huiyin's Gold Resonance Power—but facing this Resonance Power that had invaded her body, Jiang Qing'e was rapidly neutralizing it.

The Resonance Power cultivated by a ninth-grade Light Resonance clearly occupied an absolute advantage.

A moment later, Jiang Qing'e was the first to neutralize the Gold Resonance Power in her hand; she looked at the Zhao Huiyin opposite her, whose expression was shifting, and said, "It seems my Light Resonance Power is still a cut above."

She stepped toward Zhao Huiyin, Light Resonance Power rapidly condensing on her slender jade hand, as brilliant as the great sun.

Watching Jiang Qing'e walk over step by step, a look of anxiety flashed across Zhao Huiyin's face, and her figure retreated rapidly.

But Jiang Qing'e's speed was too fast; her seemingly leisurely pace was like a shifting shadow, and within a few breaths, she appeared in front of Zhao Huiyin, and then a palm containing extremely strong Light Resonance Power slapped down directly.

And just at the moment Jiang Qing'e's palm slapped down, the anxiety on Zhao Huiyin's face suddenly dissipated, replaced by a cunning smile.

Her red lips parted slightly, and golden light spat from her tender, fragrant tongue; a substance of gold, sharp to the extreme, shot out violently from between her lips and tongue.

"Tongue Gold Awl!"