Absolute Resonance

aking, then they deserved the rewards of an anima cumulonimbus.

“Mengmeng, tell us immediately once the anima dew is completely harvested,” Li Luo ordered.

“Alright.
Best of luck to all of you.
I think I have the easiest job,” Bai Mengmeng said shyly.

Yu Lang's eyes went soft as he looked at the sweet, little girl.

“Wipe that sickly smile off your face,” Bai Doudou hissed at him.
“Or I'll do so permanently with mouth surgery.”

Yu Lang's smile evaporated.

“Alright, let's go set defenses.” Li Luo clapped his hands, then he set off for the outside of the valley.

The others followed.

…

When the column of rainbow light blasted up into the sky, many teams noticed it immediately.

“Rainbow light—an anima cumulonimbus.
And from its brilliance, probably a medium one at that,” a youth in yellow commented.

The greed and hunger among his teammates was all too evident on their faces.

“Liu Xiao, looks like your information was good,” the youth in yellow said to the person beside him.

Liu Xiao had managed to escape after their last disastrous battle, although he was wounded quite badly.

The person who had spoken was the One Star Hall leader for the Iron Sands Sage College.
His name was Zhao Xingying, and he was a Second Changing, one of the stronger ones in the One Star Hall.

“Although a medium anima cumulonimbus is a tempting prize, the Astral Sage College is there,” Liu Xiao croaked hoarsely.
“I've told you already that they might have two dual resonance users.”

Zhao Xingying's eyes narrowed.
“Two dual resonance users across four halls would be remarkably rare already.
Two within a single hall? In truth, I have my doubts.” 

“So do I.” Liu Xiao nodded.
“I'm not sure about that Yu Lang person, but Li Luo definitely has dual resonances.
And he's very strong.”

Zhao Xingying considered it.
At least one dual resonance user…
that alone was difficult enough to deal with.
And their point of reference for a dual resonance user was Lu Ming of the Heavenly Inferno Sage College.
A tough opponent indeed.

They had no guarantee of being able to take him down.

Plus, there was the X-factor of a possible second dual resonance user.

“Boss, do we go for this anima cumulonimbus?” Liu Xiao asked anxiously.

“Since we're here, how could we give up without a fight?” Zhao Xingying said with a tight smile.

“Whether the information on the Astral Sage College's dual resonance users is true or false, we have our own forces, and our own ways of fighting.
Plus, we can source for reinforcements.”

He jerked his head towards the forest around them, where there were others gathering.

“Hello there, friend.
Are you from the Iron Sands Sage College? I'm the commander of the Imperial Gem Sage College, Zheng Fuxing.” A student stepped out.
He had a wiry build, but his muscles looked hard as rocks.

“And I'm the overall commander of the Heaven's Path Sage College, Ding Chi,” Another youth with flaming-red hair strode forward, a big smile on his face.

These two schools were part of the joint force that Li Luo's group had decimated previously, which was why they were so eager to show up.

Zhao Xingying smiled widely back at them and waved them over.

“I'm the commander of the Iron Sands Sage College, Zhao Xingying.
Come closer, friends.
Let us talk about the issue of taking this medium anima cumulonimbus.”

The two other commanders nodded eagerly.

“With pleasure.”