Chapter 0792 – Li Luo"s Resonance Arts
When Zhong Yushi declared the start of the selection battle, the crowd grew lively. Zhong Ling took a step forward, and his resonant power rose intensely.
Like a blazing flame, his resonant power was fiery red. It exuded such a high temperature that the surrounding air was getting distorted.
An eighth-grade fire resonance.
His resonant power was overwhelming compared to that of Zhao Yanzhi, Mu Bi, and Li Shi. After all, he was the strongest fellow in the Green Nether Banner right now.
As they witnessed his dominant display of resonant power, the cheers from the fifth division banner members died down a little. There was a hint of worry behind the beautiful eyes of Zhao Yanzhi.
It was for the same reason as before. Previously, Li Luo had obtained spectacular results in the Fiendish Devil Cave due to his Nine Revolutions Art and Harmony with the fifth division. Those two factors helped narrow the gap in strength between Zhong Ling and him.
However, those tools were unable to help him now. He would have to rely on his own power to secure the position of Banner Leader.
Alone, Li Luo was merely at the Greater Fiend Palace Tier, while Zhong Ling was already a Gold Fiend.
How was Li Luo going to close such a huge gap?
As everyone was worrying about it, Zhong Ling didn’t hesitate in the slightest. He clenched his fists tightly and launched his attack, his burning, red resonant power gushing out like a stream of magma.
Bang!
Following Zhong Ling"s punch, the fiery-red resonant power condensed into a fist manifestation that was around a hundred meters wide. Coated in blazing, red scales, it was a terrifying sight to behold.
Those familiar with his battles recognized it immediately. This was none other than his signature move, the dragon-general resonance art Blazing Scale Fist.
Evidently, he had not held back just because Li Luo was at the Fiend Palace Tier.
Even the Silver Fiends Zhao Yanzhi, Mu Bi, and Li Shi would struggle to deal with this punch.
The burning air swept across the s.p.a.ce enveloped in strong murderous intent. It flew directly towards Li Luo under the gazes of the crowd.
The Blazing Scale Fist rapidly grew larger and larger in Li Luo"s eyes. At this moment, he could feel the imposing resonant power heading towards him, and his face turned solemn. A Gold Fiend like Zhong Ling was clearly a notch above Mu Bi.
Bang!
A flash of lightning appeared below Li Luo"s feet as he blinked backwards like a ghost, trying to dodge it.
Low-grade dragon-general resonance art: Thunderbolt Art.
This was a body resonance art that Li Luo had picked up back in the Xia Kingdom, demonstrating one of the ways he could boost his agility.
Unfortunately, the Blazing Scale Fist under Zhong Ling"s control chased after him persistently. They were fighting on a battle platform with limited s.p.a.ce, so Li Luo could not escape it directly.
As such, he only avoided a head-on clash with the mighty force. With a clap of his hands, he summoned the Golden-Jade Onyx-Elephant Blade.
His face remained composed as the resonant power in his body swiftly circulated and he slashed down with a single blow.
Weng!
A bright knife wheel shot out from the tip of the blade and sliced the void apart directly, clashing with the Blazing Scale Fist.
Bang!
The air shuddered violently from the pulses of energy waves, and the Blazing Scale Fist evaporated the knife wheel with its tyrannical, scorching-hot temperature.
The Thousand Watery Knives Wheel used by Li Luo was useless against it.
An improved tiger-general resonance art would hardly help to even the odds with such a huge gap in their raw power.
There were some low cheers from the crowd when they saw Zhong Ling emerging victorious in the clash.
Nevertheless, the faces of the Hall Masters on the high platform remained unchanged as they watched on quietly.
Seeing how his previous attack was useless, Li Luo summoned a flash of lightning beneath his feet and retreated a hundred meters back yet again. Following this, a large, silver bow materialized in his hand.
He pulled the bow all the way, and thunder roared. It was as though a sea of lightning had condensed into an arrow at this very moment.
The very presence of the compressed lightning caused the surrounding s.p.a.ce to vibrate slightly.
At the same time, a double halo took shape around it. Li Luo was activating his dual resonance power, but the Vestiges of Spirituality did not appear this time.
Resonant power gushed out of Li Luo"s body, and a strong energy wave erupted.
Witnessing the eruption of energy, the faces of other banner members at the Greater Fiend Palace Tier changed slightly. They realized immediately that although Li Luo was at the same tier as them, his resonant power was several grades above theirs.
BOOM!
"High-grade dragon-general resonance art, Flowing Thunder Dragon Fang!"
Following the whispers in his heart, the lightning arrow that looked like a mottled dragon fang flew out and tore the sky apart. Lightning flashed as if a thunderbolt had split the sky in two.
Bang!
Like heavenly judgment smiting a sinner, the dragon fang collided head-on with the imposing Blazing Scale Fist.
At this moment, strands of waterlight emerged in mid-air, forming multiple unusually clear mirrors. The mirrors shone brightly onto the Flowing Thunder Dragon Fang, and dozens of lightning bolts manifested around it. The crowd watched this scene in awe.
It was a spectacular sight to behold. Dozens of Flowing Thunder Dragon Fangs had emerged out of thin air.
Many shocking screams could be heard around the battleground.
"Is that the Water Mirror Art? He used that to create multiple illusions?"
"He must know that the difference in their strength is too huge. Even with such an impressive high-grade dragon-general resonance art, he stands no chance against Sub Leader Zhong Ling"s Blazing Scale Fist. He has resorted to using these illusions to distract his opponent."
"It’s a nice try, but it"s useless in the face of such absolute power."
The crowd started whispering about it as they watched the midair clash without batting an eyelid.
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Zhong Ling looked at the scene without a change in his expression. He clenched his five fingers tightly together, and the Blazing Scale Fist slammed down angrily like a falling meteorite, directly charging into the group of flowing thunder streams.
However, just as the Blazing Scale Fist was about to land on them, the flowing thunder streams separated like an agile python slithering through the air.
Bang! Bang!
The Blazing Scale Fist smashed into the air and hit two of the thunder streams. However, the streams vanished into thin air when they made contact.
Without a doubt, those were the illusions created by the Water Mirror Art.
Zhong Ling"s face darkened and a look of surprise arose in his eyes. “Why are these illusions created by the Water Mirror Art so dexterous?”
Boom!
The Blazing Scale Fist continued to clash against the dancing thunder streams. However, the illusions continued to strike against his resonance art repeatedly. The fire resonance energy of the Blazing Scale Fist gradually depleted as this went on.
Seeing this, Li Luo"s eyes shone and he concentrated his mind. The remaining thunder streams sped up and quickly flew towards the Blazing Scale Fist.
The two arts finally clashed violently in the air.
Only the eyes of the Hall Masters on the high platform changed as they focused upon one of the streams of thunder. They could sense that this stream had skillfully avoided the most powerful point of the Blazing Scale Fist, instead striking a dimly lit flame scale on it instead.
Bang!
It was as if a grand firework had bloomed in the air.
Everyone watched in shock. The Blazing Scale Fist manifestation from the Gold Fiend Zhong Ling had evaporated along with the flashy thunder streams.
Li Luo had deflected Zhong Ling"s sure-to-win attack unscathed.
The crowd was amazed by this.
After all, the difference in power between the two attacks was quite obvious.
Zhong Ling should have gotten an overwhelming victory in a direct battle.
Why had it ended up like this?
There was some silence in the crowd as they pondered over it. Only the Hall Masters sitting atop the high platform had seen through the little tricks played by Li Luo.
Using a somewhat special Water Mirror Art, Li Luo had created mirages of his high-grade dragon-general resonance art to slowly deplete the energy of the Blazing Scale Fist. At the same time, he had used this opportunity to identify the weakest area of the fist manifestation.
Afterwards, the illusions swarmed at it and divided its attention while the real thunder stream defeated it by striking the weakest point.
Although it sounded simple, this actually required a great deal of delicate control over the art.
One had to adeptly control both the phantasmic thunder streams and the real one in hiding.
Li Qingpeng, Li Jinpan, Li Rouyun, and the other Hall Masters were impressed by this.
This surprising victory from Li Luo had clearly displayed his rich combat experience as well as his talent with resonance arts.
With such delicate mastery, he had won the praises of even Duke Stage users like them.
Initially, they were worried about the huge gap in strength between Li Luo and his opponent. However, seeing such a spectacular display, there was no need for concern. It would definitely be a close and exciting fight for the Banner Leader position today.
As for what other surprises Li Luo had prepared in store for them, they were watching in antic.i.p.ation.