Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1836

Chapter 1833 The Battle of the Tenth Rank

Hearing Li Luo’s teasing voice, Jiang Qing’e couldn’t help but gently bump her smooth, white forehead against his chest. Then, endless tenderness and longing welled up in her golden eyes.

She knew that Li Luo was telling her that even though he had now attained the tenth rank and achieved the supreme position in this world, he was still him.

The boy who had once tirelessly strived to catch up with her and stand shoulder to shoulder with her.

Jiang Qing’e felt the warmth and security of this embrace, and countless distant images flashed through her mind—the playful antics of childhood with Li Luo. But every time, those antics ended with the little boy being subdued.

At those times, little Li Luo would stubbornly and angrily declare, “Jiang Qing’e, you just wait! One day I’ll make you willingly say, ‘Brother admits defeat!'”

But each stubborn resistance only brought an even stronger suppression.

At that moment, a smile appeared on Jiang Qing’e’s lips. She gently closed her eyes, shifted slightly in Li Luo’s arms to find the most comfortable position, and softly said, “Brother, I admit defeat.”

The instant those soft words reached his ears, Li Luo, now standing at the pinnacle of this world, trembled violently. An indescribable sense of comfort and clarity welled up from the depths of his heart, spreading to every part of his body.

How could he forget the promise made by that mischievous child?

This was the deepest bond and affection between them.

He just hadn’t expected that this arduous achievement would be unlocked so quietly at this moment.

The sudden exhilaration was no less than attaining the tenth rank of Dao.

Li Luo laughed heartily. Meanwhile

, the Black Palm of Annihilation descended upon them amidst the terrified gazes of the many Heavenly Kings.

But just as it approached within ten thousand feet of Li Luo, it suddenly vanished. The disappearance was extremely abrupt, as if an eraser had wiped away a blackboard.

All the Heavenly Kings stared wide-eyed in shock.

That was the power of a tenth-grade annihilation!

In that instant, the hearts of the Heavenly Kings, led by Jiang Tianwang, pounded wildly, their breathing became heavy, and their eyes were fixed on the figure standing in the sky.

To resist a tenth-grade power, only a tenth-grade power could withstand it!

So, that meant… Li Luo, after years of secluded cultivation and enlightenment, had finally successfully entered the tenth-grade realm!

Their Divine Continent finally had its own tenth-grade power?!

This world-ending calamity could truly be saved!

The Heavenly Kings trembled with excitement, their scalps tingling with elation. Finally, Heavenly King Jiang was the first to roar to the heavens, his excited voice echoing throughout the Ten Great Divine Continents: “Congratulations to Heavenly King Luo on ascending to the Tenth Rank!”

The other Heavenly Kings awoke at this moment, excitedly bowing in unison, their respectful voices resounding like thunder.

“Congratulations to Heavenly King Luo on ascending to the Tenth Rank!”

The resounding cries of congratulations echoed throughout the Divine Continents, reaching every living being.

Suddenly, the entire Divine Continent was abuzz with excitement. Countless beings, who had been plunged into despair and fear by the arrival of the Dark Heavenly King, knelt with devout hearts before the figure at the edge of the sky.

“Congratulations to Heavenly King Luo on ascending to the Tenth Rank!”

The mighty voice reverberated between heaven and earth.

Amidst the resounding congratulations, Li Luo looked up at the dark world approaching the Divine Continent. Under the power of the Dark Sect Master, countless alien beings were kneaded into a black torrent, filled with seeds of fusion. Once they fell into the Divine Continent, they would trigger a terrifying fusion, causing widespread devastation.

These black torrents contained tenth-grade power, making them utterly unstoppable.

But as Li Luo calmly gazed upon them, the many Heavenly Kings were immediately shocked to see an omnipresent, mighty force emerge, instantly obliterating the black torrents.

Not a single trace of them could fall into the Divine Continent.

It was as if an invisible barrier of nothingness covered the Divine Continent.

The moment Li Luo made his move, the Dark Sect Master, standing in the sky, finally showed a change on her usually indifferent face. She stared at his figure and slowly said, “You are…”

“Tenth Grade, Formless!”

“In this world, it is actually possible to prove the tenth grade with ‘Formless’?!”

As the fusion of the Sect Master and the Source of All Evil, the Dark Sect Master naturally knew the secret of the Formless Holy Sect. However, because the Sect Master failed on this path, the Dark Sect Master could not follow it. In the end, she relied on the foundation of the Sect Master and the Source of All Evil, and with the help of Li Luo, she climbed back to the peak of the Myriad Forms Seed, thus proving the Annihilation Form to the tenth grade! Judging

from the result, the Dark Sect Master was clearly successful. She went half a step further than the Sect Master on this path!

But at this moment, when the Dark Sect Master saw that Li Luo had actually proven the “Tenth Grade Formless,” which even the Sect Master had failed to achieve, even with her current level, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of disbelief.

“So, you were her biggest hidden trump card. She saw further ahead than I did.”

The Dark Sect Master’s eyes were as dark as the sea. After witnessing Li Luo’s attainment of the Tenth Grade Formless Dao, she knew everything. She also knew that the Sect Master, using Jiang Qing’e as a medium, had concealed Li Luo’s three innate affinities over countless years, preventing her from devouring him with the Myriad Aspects Seed and turning him into her own advancement resources.

This crucial step created the greatest obstacle for her.

“Truly impressive. Even though she was clearly doomed at the last moment, I never expected her to have such a deep and far-reaching trump card.”

The Dark Sect Master sighed. Although she herself hadn’t attained the Tenth Grade Dao, she had orchestrated the birth of a Tenth Grade being through her own schemes.

Truly worthy of being her original self.

Li Luo released Jiang Qing’e, but still held her slender hand in his, calmly saying to the Dark Sect Master, “I promised her I would correct all the mistakes caused by her.”

The Dark Sect Master shook her head, but smiled with interest, saying, “Very well. I was worried that after attaining the tenth rank of Dao, everyone in this world would be like ants, utterly boring. Now, it’s perfect; we can test what’s so extraordinary about the ‘Formless’ that the Formless Holy Sect has pursued for countless years.”

She extended her slender, white palm, and within it flowed a world-destroying power.

A flash of black light appeared, and a world filled with annihilation and devoid of life was born in the Dark Sect Master’s palm. Within it existed countless spaces, but each space was filled with lifeless things.

This was the Palm Realm.

One palm, one realm.

What kind of power was this?

Gazing at the Palm Realm that was suppressing the Divine Continent World, the faces of the many Heavenly Kings turned pale. How could they withstand such power? If Li Luo hadn’t already attained the tenth rank of Dao, then the Heavenly Kings would probably have already chosen to self-destruct in despair.

Li Luo’s pupils reflected the palm realm emanating endless annihilation. Such an attack possessed true destructive power; if it were to fall upon the Divine Continent, it would likely be enough to completely wipe the entire continent from the world.

In a battle of the tenth rank, a single careless move could devastate the Divine Continent.

Yet, Li Luo remained calm.

Behind his head, an invisible and colorless point of light appeared, instantly rising into the air and expanding infinitely, transforming into a gigantic wheel of light.

The wheel, as it appeared to the world, was multicolored, with countless aspects changing within it.

It was both formless and multifaceted.

This was the Wheel of Formlessness.

The Wheel of Formlessness slowly rose, meeting the palm realm that was engulfing the Divine Continent. The next moment, the two collided, and the vast power of tenth-rank annihilation poured forth, attempting to obliterate the Wheel of Formlessness.

But the Wheel of No Form slowly rotated, countless aspects flowing and changing within it, completely resisting and dissolving the tenth-grade Annihilation Power.

The Dark Sect Master remained expressionless, his slender fingers stroking the void, as a surging, vast tenth-grade Annihilation Power eroded through countless spaces in the Divine Continent, using these as conduits to invade the Divine Continent and eradicate all life.

But Li Luo smiled, prepared. With a thought, a Wheel of No Form slowly rose in each of the countless layers of space, protecting the Divine Continent impregnably and simultaneously resisting the tenth-grade Annihilation Power.

The so-called No Form means that wherever the will goes, it is omnipresent and all-encompassing.

In this short moment, unnoticed even by many Heavenly Kings, Li Luo and the Dark Sect Master had already clashed countless times.

Although Jiang Tianwang and the others couldn’t perceive the battles taking place in the countless spaces connecting the Divine Continent, they vaguely sensed an unsettling calamity quietly dissipating.

This caused them to gaze with awe at the young figure at the edge of the sky; they understood that this was Li Luo desperately protecting the Divine Continent.

Li Luo looked up, calmly watching the Dark Sect Master who was unleashing the world-destroying torrent. He knew this tenth-rank clash wouldn’t end easily; the battle would continue in countless corners.

However, under his unpredictable protection with his tenth-rank formless power, the Dark Sect Master’s plan to merge the two worlds was almost impossible to achieve.

The Dark Sect Master’s deep gaze coldly fixed on Li Luo. She said, “Li Luo, although you have also attained the tenth rank and can keep me outside the Divine Continent, what good is that? The chaos still exists; only the source of the chaos has changed from the Dark World to me.”

“While I cannot invade the Divine Continent, I can sit in this Dark World, turning it into my training ground, and continue our endless battle with your Divine Continent.”

With a flick of her sleeve, the power of annihilation transformed into a colossal black serpent, coiled beneath her, forming a serpent throne upon which the Dark Sect Master sat like a demon god, indifferently overlooking the Divine Continent.

Li Luo stared at the Dark Sect Master’s familiar, beautiful face—the face that once belonged to Li Lingjing—but now it was covered with endless coldness and indifference.

He knew the Dark Sect Master’s words were true; both were now at the tenth rank, at the same level, and determining a victor would not be easy.

However, if a victor cannot be determined and the Dark Sect Master is eliminated, then the chaos in this world will not end.

That is not the result Li Luo desires, nor is it the result the Sect Master has desired after scheming for so many years.

But truly eliminating a tenth-rank expert is not such a simple matter.

Unless… his realm is a level higher than his opponent’s.

Li Luo waved his sleeve, and a twelve-petaled golden lotus appeared beneath him. Countless affinities and transformations around him formed a torrent of affinities, rising and falling like stars in the heavens.

The next moment, a magnificent voice, like a great bell, resounded throughout the Divine Continent.

“The world reveres kings, but kingship is not the end of the road.”

“At the end, there should be a previous realm.”

“Today, I open a new path for the beings of this world.”

“This realm is slightly higher than kingship.”

“Therefore, I can be called…”

“Master.”

(End of Chapter)