Chapter 43: Sixth-Grade Water-Light Resonance

When only three bottles remained from Li Luo's final batch of fifth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light, his "Water-Light Resonance" finally underwent the long-awaited evolution, stepping into the sixth grade.

In the bedroom loft, Li Luo lay flat on the carpet, his face filled with a complex mix of emotions and ecstasy.

Less than a month ago, Li Luo was still a so-called empty resonance with an uncertain future; yet now, his unique "Water-Light Resonance" had already stepped into the sixth grade.

There are nine grades of resonance, and a sixth-grade resonance, no matter how you look at it, can be considered upper-middle tier.

And as long as he waits for one more evolution in the future, he will step into the ranks of true high-grade resonances.

Furthermore, because of the special nature of the Water-Light Resonance, even at the sixth grade, the resonant power cultivated from it is no weaker than that of some upper seventh-grade resonances, so just in terms of resonance grade, Li Luo has already caught up to many outstanding peers.

And as far as Li Luo knows, in the entire Southwind Academy, there is only Lu Qinger who possesses an upper seventh-grade resonance, and even if this scope is expanded to the entire Tianshu Prefecture generation, they are likely few and far between.

Li Luo would not truly think that a seventh-grade resonance is not worth mentioning just because a monster like Jiang Qing’e with a ninth-grade resonance appeared by his side.

And if it weren't for the extreme rarity of a ninth-grade resonance, how could the Saint Profound Star Academy have opened special recruitment to admit Jiang Qing’e in advance?

One must know that the standards of the Saint Profound Star Academy are very high; the geniuses they have seen are as numerous as the fish in the river, so ordinary geniuses do not have the qualifications to make them open their doors so easily.

Li Luo raised his palm, and blue resonant power condensed at his fingertips; that resonant power was extremely pure, and it seemed as if the sound of water waves emanated from it, clear and cold.

He could feel that as the "Water-Light Resonance" evolved to the sixth grade, his resonant power had also become more robust and pure.

It was even not far from the Eight-Seal Stage.

The blue resonant power finally condensed into a blue water ball about the size of a fist at Li Luo's fingertips. The next instant, he flicked his finger, and the blue water ball shot out violently. Just as it was about to hit the wall, it suddenly burst open, and a blinding, intense light erupted, causing Li Luo, who had been prepared, to squint his eyes.

Li Luo chuckled; this resonant art was not rare, just a very common mid-tier resonant art, the Water Bullet Art. If an opponent is hit by the Water Bullet Art, the power of the water resonance invades the body, and their speed will be slowed, but the flaw of this resonant art is its low attack power, making it difficult to cause significant damage to others.

Therefore, Li Luo modified and strengthened this mid-tier resonant art. He added light resonant power to it, and the final formed water bullet was not only faster but could also erupt with a blinding light, achieving an interference effect.

Thus, this strengthened "Water Bullet Art" had already been renamed by Li Luo to "Water-Light Bullet."

These days, in order to prepare for the upcoming academy grand examination, Li Luo put a lot of effort into resonant arts, and this "Water-Light Bullet" was one of the skills that had been successfully tested.

Li Luo flipped up and sighed with a somewhat melancholy expression as he looked at the two remaining bottles of fifth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light on the table.

In less than a month, his "Water-Light Resonance" had improved by two grades; this speed would definitely shock countless people if spoken aloud, but Li Luo understood that this high-speed improvement period would likely come to an end soon.

Because sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light cannot be easily purchased in the hundreds like the fifth-grade ones.

Moreover, just in terms of price, fifth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light cost five thousand gold on the market, while sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light reach an expensive thirty thousand gold.

He consumed a total of about one hundred and eighty bottles of Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light to improve from the fifth grade to the sixth grade.

And the sixth to the seventh grade is even more of a watershed in resonance, because this is the threshold for a mid-grade resonance to step toward a high-grade resonance, so the amount of Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light required will likely be even greater.

Assuming for now that it requires two hundred bottles of Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light, the price would eventually reach a terrifying six million gold; this figure is likely the entire annual income of the Luolan Mansion.

And with the current internal and external troubles of the Luolan Mansion, it is certainly impossible to come up with six million gold to support him.

Furthermore, even if you have the money, you have to wait for sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light to appear on the market before you can buy it. As far as Li Luo knows, in the entire Tianshu Prefecture, the number of sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light that appear each month is probably only about ten bottles. Li Luo feels it is unlikely to gather the amount needed to evolve to the seventh grade here.

Unless he goes to the Royal City.

Calculating this way, the funds required to raise this acquired resonance to the ninth grade reach an extremely terrifying figure; under such a figure, even the Luolan Mansion seems somewhat insignificant.

If one calculates carefully, this acquired resonance actually seems a bit of a pitfall.

Of course, because of his empty resonance, he could absorb lower-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light, but the efficiency is quite low. For example, this time, as his Water-Light Resonance reached the sixth grade, the efficiency of him absorbing these fifth-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light was several grades worse than before the evolution. Therefore, for him, using low-grade Spirit Liquid and Radiant Light to replace high-grade ones is not necessarily that cost-effective; it can only be said to be a substitute when there is no other way.

Li Luo's expression was thoughtful, but fortunately, his uniqueness is not just this point, because once he advances to the Resonant Master stage, he can begin to forge a second resonance to fill his second resonance palace.

So even if his first resonance is difficult to advance due to funding at that time, the arrival of the second resonance will be enough to allow him to continue to progress.

And truth be told, only when the second resonance palace is filled will this advantage unique to Li Luo truly erupt.

Although my one sixth or seventh-grade Water-Light Resonance might be a notch behind your ninth-grade resonance, what about my two sixth or seventh-grade dual-attribute acquired resonances? What about three?

If I can't beat you with one resonance, I can surely gang up on you!

And this kind of advantage, at least before encountering a powerhouse at the Marquis stage, Li Luo will likely be able to maintain it, unless he meets those super geniuses who accidentally open a second resonance palace before the Marquis stage during a chance breakthrough. But such an existence should be as rare as his innate empty resonance, right?

And if he really met one, his three-resonance power against a dual-resonance should still have some advantage, right?

His thoughts scattered wildly in his mind, and then Li Luo let out a heavy breath, suppressing all these emotions. At the same time, he picked up a blue jade slip from the table; it recorded a new energy guidance technique, which was exactly what Li Luo had already chosen for himself.

Profound Waterfall Breathing Method, upper-grade General tier, requires a sixth-grade resonance.

This Profound Waterfall Breathing Method energy guidance technique is higher-tier than the Canglan Meditation Diagram that Li Luo practiced before, and the water resonant power cultivated from it will have stronger explosive power than the Canglan Meditation Diagram, which is just what Li Luo needs right now.

Li Luo carefully studied this "Profound Waterfall Breathing Method," and after a long time, once he had an initial understanding, he began to attempt to practice it.

In the next two days, Li Luo spent most of his energy on the practice of the "Profound Waterfall Breathing Method," until the day before the holiday ended, when Cai Wei sent someone to inform him that the resonant gear he had entrusted them to help craft had successfully been completed.

(End of chapter)