Chapter 433: Pseudo-Ninth Grade, Marquis-Sealing Art, Dual-Resonance User

"The King's Spear, the Saint Mountain's Beast, the Phantom Lightning in the fire?"

Li Luo muttered this line, which sounded quite imposing, and then humbly asked for guidance: "What does this refer to?"

Instructor Xi Chan tapped her slender fingers rhythmically against the desk, producing a crisp clicking sound, while smiling: "The King's Spear should refer to that person from the Saint Mingwang Academy. You know the Saint Mingwang Academy, right? They were the champions of the previous Holy Grail Tournament, and as a result, they obtained vast cultivation resources and numerous benefits. Having accumulated these over the past few years, they can be considered the Saint Academy with the strongest foundation on the surface in the Eastern Divine Continent today."

"That one-star academy student with the code name 'Spear' is named Jing Taixu. It is said that he possesses a Wind Resonance, and its grade is... Pseudo-Ninth Grade."

"Pseudo-Ninth Grade?"

Li Luo was stunned and asked in surprise: "Is there such a thing as a Pseudo-Ninth Grade?"

Instructor Xi Chan nodded and said: "You might be too close to Jiang Qing'e, so you are a bit unclear about the power and rarity of a Ninth Grade Resonance. This is normal; ordinary people fear fierce tigers, but if one is constantly in the company of a tiger, one forgets its terrifying nature."

Li Luo was speechless. Instructor, is this metaphor of yours implying that Jiang Qing'e is a tigress?

"Between the Upper Eighth Grade and the Ninth Grade, there seems to be only a one-tier difference, but in reality, they are worlds apart. How should I put it... ever since Jiang Qing'e entered the Saint Xuanxing Academy, no one has seen her truly display all of her strength and potential. Even in the previous ticket tournament match against Zhao Huiyin, she was likely just experiencing that rare pleasure. Zhao Huiyin did not force out all of her strength and trump cards."

"Just as you are currently inquiring about powerful opponents from other Saint Academies, I fear that all the top talents in the three-star academies of those other Saint Academies are currently doing everything they can to gather intelligence on Jiang Qing'e, because they all understand that Jiang Qing'e is the obstacle in their path."

"You can still find three of the most popular candidates for the championship here, but over at the three-star academy side... the result everyone gets might only be one, and that is: Jiang Qing'e of the Saint Xuanxing Academy."

Li Luo blinked. Honestly, he really hadn't felt that Jiang Qing'e was that terrifying. Perhaps it was truly because the two of them spent too much time together, but he hadn't expected that, unknowingly, Jiang Qing'e's reputation had already spread throughout the various academies of the Eastern Divine Continent.

"It is precisely because the gap between the Eighth Grade and the Ninth Grade is too large that the so-called Pseudo-Ninth Grade was derived... This is equivalent to a grade between the Eighth and Ninth. However, regardless, as long as it carries this 'Ninth' character, it is enough to show its terror. In this Holy Grail Tournament's competition for the strongest one-star academy student, this Jing Taixu is considered the most popular," Instructor Xi Chan said.

Li Luo sighed with emotion. This Ninth Grade is truly a grade that countless people dream of; even this Pseudo-Ninth Grade is still something others can only look up to.

"Then what about the Saint Mountain's Beast?" he asked.

"The Saint Mountain's Beast refers to the Saint Mountain Academy. This Saint Academy is a bit special because what they are most famous for is their Myriad Beast Department... Looking across the many Saint Academies of the Eastern Divine Continent, they possess the most Myriad Beast Resonances, and this so-called 'Beast' refers to a student in their one-star academy."

"That person is named Sun Dasheng, and he possesses an Upper Eighth Grade Stone Ape Resonance."

"Sun Dasheng? What a wild name."

Li Luo smiled, then asked with a bit of surprise: "However, although an Upper Eighth Grade is rare, to be able to become the most popular candidate based on this alone, there must be something special about him, right?"

Instructor Xi Chan nodded and said: "You are indeed sharp. This Sun Dasheng is indeed somewhat special. It is said that for certain reasons, he has mastered a Marquis-Sealing Art."

"A Marquis-Sealing Art?!"

Li Luo widened his eyes in shock. As the name suggests, a Marquis-Sealing Art is a Resonance Art that can only be mastered by a Marquis-level powerhouse. The power of such a Resonance Art is extremely astonishing. This kind of power, let alone a mere Resonance Master stage, even a Earth Fiend General stage powerhouse could not possibly master it.

How did this Sun Dasheng manage it?

"This world is vast and boundless; there will always be some peculiar things, so there is no need to be too surprised," Instructor Xi Chan said, her experience being extraordinary, so she wasn't very surprised by this.

Hearing this, Li Luo thought it made sense. He himself belonged to a peculiar type, born with three Resonance Palaces. In a sense, the rarity should be stronger, not weaker, than that Sun Dasheng. Since he could have his special aspects, the world was so big that he wasn't the only one with opportunities.

"Although that Sun Dasheng has mastered a Marquis-Sealing Art, his own foundation of Resonance Power has limitations after all, so I think that if he really unleashed it, the power might not necessarily be too terrifying. Otherwise, he would have long since surpassed that Jing Taixu to become the most popular candidate for the championship," Instructor Xi Chan analyzed.

Li Luo nodded.

"The King's Spear and the Saint Mountain's Beast have both been explained. Can you guess what the last phrase, 'the Phantom Lightning in the fire', refers to?" Instructor Xi Chan asked with a smile.

Li Luo hesitated slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "Could it be... a Dual-Resonance user?"

He recalled the information that Lu Cang had revealed to him earlier, saying that at the Holy Grail Tournament, he likely wasn't the only one in the one-star academy who possessed dual resonances.

To Li Luo's answer, Instructor Xi Chan chuckled and said: "You are indeed sharp... You guessed correctly. This third person, just like you, also possesses dual resonances."

"She comes from the Heavenly Fire Saint Academy and is named Lu Ming. She possesses the Phantom and Lightning dual resonances, both of which are Seventh Grade."

"Phantom and Lightning dual resonances..."

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly. A Phantom Resonance? That is indeed a very rare resonance. This should have an effect similar to Bai Meng's Nightmare Butterfly Resonance, right? Although this type of resonance's attack power isn't particularly strong, it is exceptionally tricky to deal with. Sometimes when he was acting together with Bai Meng, he had a deep understanding of this point.

And what would it be like when a Phantom Resonance is combined with a Lightning Resonance?

Li Luo sighed in his heart. As expected of the Holy Grail Tournament, it is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Pseudo-Ninth Grade, Marquis-Sealing Art, Dual-Resonance user.

No wonder Instructor Xi Chan warned him not to get too carried away.

"Li Luo, your current strength, even in the Holy Grail Tournament, should be enough to rank in the first tier. However, if your goal is to aim for that strongest one-star academy student, I think your chances of winning might not be very high," Instructor Xi Chan said.

Li Luo's expression was solemn. He didn't feel that Instructor Xi Chan was looking down on him, because at the very least, these three championship favorites were each definitely powerful enemies far exceeding Lu Cang.

"However, you are not completely without hope." Instructor Xi Chan's gaze fell upon him.

"I ask that you teach me, Instructor." Li Luo asked for guidance with a very proper attitude.

Instructor Xi Chan tapped her knuckles against the desk.

"The power of dual resonances, the Unity Realm."

"There is still nearly half a month until the Holy Grail Tournament. During these half a month, I will personally guide you. If you can truly stabilize the realm of your dual resonance power at the Unity Realm, then these three championship favorites should become four."

And while Li Luo was communicating with Instructor Xi Chan in the academy, at the Luolan Mansion, Cai Wei suddenly sought out Jiang Qing'e, who was practicing her sword in the courtyard.

"Sister Cai Wei, is something the matter?" Jiang Qing'e stood with her sword sheathed, her golden eyes looking at the approaching Cai Wei, revealing a smile.

Cai Wei walked over gracefully, her red lips covered by the flower-patterned fan in her hand, and laughter came from her: "It's nothing major, just that while I was tidying up the study earlier, I found something fun."

"Oh?"

Cai Wei took out a folded letter and handed it over with a mischievous look.

Jiang Qing'e took it in confusion, opened it, and began to read it carefully. As she read, her slender willow eyebrows lifted slightly.

This letter was written to Li Taixuan.

However, what was surprising was that the person writing the letter was not a faction within the Great Xia, but came from the Shenyang Dynasty. That was a very distant country on the Eastern Divine Continent. Jiang Qing'e had an impression of this country because she remembered that the Saint Mingwang Academy was located within the Shenyang Dynasty.

And the content of the letter came from an ancient family with a long-standing foundation within the Shenyang Dynasty.

The Jing family.

This head of the Jing family clearly had some friendship with Li Taixuan.

And within the letter, it was actually the head of the Jing family expressing a desire for a marriage alliance. The letter stated that their Jing family had a 'Qilin child' named Taixu, and the target of the marriage alliance was actually her?

Jiang Qing'e watched with a calm face, but when she saw the end, she couldn't help but let a smile appear on the corners of her lips.

Because at the end of the letter, someone had actually written a reply. She was very familiar with that handwriting; it was clearly written by Li Taixuan himself.

The reply consisted of only two words.

Get lost.

However, this letter clearly wasn't sent back in the end, but was casually tossed into the bookshelf by Li Taixuan. Today, it just happened to be found by Cai Wei while she was tidying up.

"Tsk tsk, Qing'e, it seems your reputation had already spread many years ago," Cai Wei said with a smile.

Jiang Qing'e shook her head.

"This Jing family is truly boring."

She handed the letter to Cai Wei and waved her hand.

"Take it and burn it, don't let Li Luo see it."