Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1752

Chapter 1749: Strange Li Lingjing

The moment the young woman emerged from the spatial vortex, a terrifying, oppressive feeling, no less terrifying than that unleashed by Li Luo, enveloped the battlefield, millions of miles long, like an apocalyptic storm.

Under this oppressive pressure, the Shenzhou Alliance cast horrified glances.

This mysterious woman who had suddenly appeared was also a peak-level powerhouse comparable to the Wushuang Ninth Rank?!

But where did she come from?!

Ling Xuan, Xiao Lingzhu, Li Tianji, and many other coalition leaders were all horrified. Although they didn’t sense any otherworldly malevolence in this woman, her earlier attempt to intercept Li Luo’s attack made it clear she was an enemy, not a friend!

“She’s from the Guiyi Society!”

In an instant, everyone guessed her identity. Among the ten major Shenzhou states, if, after excluding the Dark World, a force like the Wushuang Ninth Rank could still emerge, there would likely be no other choice but the Guiyi Society.

“The Guiyi Society has actually produced a peerless ninth-rank cultivator?” Ling Xuan and the others exchanged glances, each seeing the look of shock on their faces. Their moods, which had been relaxed by Li Luo’s appearance, suddenly tensed up again.

If this mysterious woman truly was a peerless ninth-rank cultivator of the Guiyi Society, the situation, which had just been reversed, would likely become even more precarious.

As the coalition forces stirred a commotion, Li Luo’s gaze remained fixed on the mysterious woman’s pretty face.

Her face was beyond familiarity.

This was the first time Li Luo had seen Li Lingjing since the battle at the Great Xia capital.

Calculating the time, it had been six or seven years.

In fact, after Li Luo emerged from seclusion, he had used the Great Xia Alliance’s channels to gather information about Li Lingjing. While he had gathered considerable intelligence on the Guiyi Society’s activities, there was no mention of her.

It was as if Li Lingjing had completely vanished from this world in the intervening years.

Until now…

Li Luo had finally seen her again.

But… .

Li Lingjing in front of him gave Li Luo an extremely unfamiliar feeling.

Although her appearance had not changed, the aura emanating from her body was completely different from before. Her eyes were as black as ink, without a trace of white in her eyes, like a creepy dark vortex.

Although Li Lingjing used to exude a sense of darkness due to her unique way of cultivation, whenever Li Luo came into contact with her, he could still feel the familiarity hidden under that darkness.

But now… Those familiar feelings have completely disappeared.

Li Luo’s gaze gradually slid towards the bamboo stick in Li Lingjing’s hand. This bamboo stick looked very much like the weapon he once gave to Li Lingjing – the Green Bamboo Snake Stick, which had always accompanied Li Lingjing before. But now, this bamboo stick was dark in color, and like her pupils, it exuded an unsettling aura.

Li Luo’s heart sank little by little, as if falling into an abyss.

The path Li Lingjing had chosen was like walking on the edge of a dark abyss. A single misstep would devour her last shred of clarity, transforming her into a bizarre hybrid of human and alien.

Li Luo had always harbored concerns about this, and he repeatedly tried to persuade Li Lingjing to leave the Guiyi Society. However, some paths, once embarked upon, were far from easy to retreat from

. Furthermore, Li Lingjing was unwilling to do so.

Ultimately, Li Luo’s deepest anxieties were revealed in a brutally cruel way. The Li Lingjing of today was no longer the familiar cousin he’d known. Although he didn’t know what had happened to her over the years, the shred of clarity she’d maintained deep within her was undoubtedly gone.

Perhaps she had become a strange puppet created by the Guiyi Society.

At that moment, Li Luo’s heart surged with uncontrollable discomfort, anger, and murderous intent against the Guiyi Society.

While Li Luo was upset and angry at the unfamiliar Li Lingjing, the alliance army was filled with anxiety. After all, the appearance of a peerless ninth-grade being, clearly an enemy, not a friend, would undoubtedly change the situation.

However, amidst the panic, one gaze stared at Li Lingjing’s figure in dazed disbelief.

It was Li Rouyun.

The Li Tianwang lineage had relocated the mountain protection formation to the Tianxing Plains, and as a member of the Dragon Tooth lineage, Li Rouyun was naturally among them.

Clang.

At this moment, the jade ruler she held in her hand slowly fell to the ground with a resounding sound. Her eyes were filled with horror as she gazed at the all-too-familiar figure in the void. Li Rouyun,

as Li Lingjing’s aunt, had cared for her during the years when the latter was deeply engulfed by the Soul-Erosion True Demon. Therefore, rather than being an aunt and niece, they were more like mother and daughter…

So, how could Li Rouyun not recognize Li Lingjing when she appeared

? “Brother Biao, she, she… is she Lingjing?!” Li Rouyun turned her head with difficulty and looked at Niu Biaobiao beside her, her eyes red and trembling.

Niu Biaobiao was not very familiar with Li Lingjing, but after years of being with her and having heard her mutter her name mournfully at night, he knew clearly her feelings for her.

“That shouldn’t be the case. Lingjing’s been gone for so many years, there’s no reason she could have become a peerless ninth-rank cultivator.” Niu Biaobiao quickly grasped Li Rouyun’s hand and offered words of persuasion.

He knew that, given Li Rouyun’s feelings for Li Lingjing, whether or not the mysterious woman was actually the latter, it would be a crushing blow to her.

“No, that’s her,”

Li Rouyun shook her head, tears streaming down her cheeks. She spoke excitedly, “Lingjing isn’t dead after all! I’ve told you before, I always feel like I see her sometimes, that she’s come to see me!”

Niu Biaobiao’s face darkened slightly. Li Rouyun had indeed told him this before, but at the time, he had dismissed it as a hallucination, a product of excessive longing.

“Ayun, calm down. Even if she truly is Li Lingjing, her current state is inhuman. This is definitely not the niece you knew,” Niu Biaobiao said gravely.

Li Rouyun burst into tears. She didn’t know what had happened to Li Lingjing, nor did she know why she had become a peerless ninth-rank cultivator created by the Guiyi Society. But seeing the once bright and daring girl, reduced to this state after enduring countless tortures, made her heart break.

“Lingjing, my poor child,”

Li Rouyun cried, heartbroken, her body limp against Niu Biaobiao, tears streaming down her face. Li Lingjing’s life had been too hard, heartbreakingly painful.

If she could, she would even sacrifice her own life to ensure the safety and well-being of this unfortunate child.

Seeing Li Rouyun, nearly fainting from grief, Niu Biaobiao sighed inwardly, reached out and touched her neck. With a combined force, he temporarily knocked her unconscious.

Though their movements were just a small corner of the battlefield, they hadn’t escaped Li Luo’s notice. When Li Lingjing appeared in this state, he knew it would inflict a painful shock on Li Rouyun.

Li Luo remained silent for several breaths, then moved, reappearing in front of Li Lingjing.

At the same time, Li Luo glanced into the distant void, where the aura of the Demon King of Killing Sins continued to rise at an alarming rate, attempting to reach the Unparalleled Ninth Rank and break the deadlock.

“Cousin Lingjing, are you trying to stop me?” Li Luo spoke slowly.

Li Lingjing’s appearance at this moment was undoubtedly an attempt to stop him, to prevent him from disrupting the Demon King of Killing Sins’s advancement.

This was something Li Luo could not accept. If the Demon King of Killing Sins also reached the Unparalleled Ninth Rank at this moment, the situation, which had just improved, would fall into the abyss again.

In response to Li Luo’s question, Li Lingjing in front of him remained silent. Instead, she slowly raised the pitch-black snake staff in her hand and pointed it at Li Luo.

A terrifying power slowly emanated from the staff.

This power caused Li Luo’s pupils to shrink suddenly.

He had seen this power before. It was…

the power of the “Nirvana Phase.”

(End of Chapter)