Absolute Resonance

ng a trident within it.

At the same time, the entire lake sank, and a huge body of water rose from within it in the form of a gigantic water serpent.

Lan Lan was a water resonance user.

“If I hadn't sensed the quality of your resonance for myself, I would find it hard to believe that Brother Lan is an upper seventh-grade water resonance user,” Gong Shenjun remarked.
Upper seventh-grade meant that Lan Lan's resonance might well be the lowest quality ever in the Four Star Hall fights.
Usually, an upper seventh-grade was considered neither dauntingly low nor high, but still, it was not commonly seen at the Four Star Hall level, especially as a hot favorite for the finals and an opponent that even Gong Shenjun was wary of.

One could only say that Lan Lan was an exception to the norm.
His existence proved that resonance grade was important, but not the most important factor.

Of course, he was perhaps the only one who could push an upper seventh-grade water resonance to this level of performance.

That was why Lan Lan was special.

“I was just lucky, and managed to cultivate my school's treasured scripture…
Now, enough words, Brother Gong.
I know your strength, so there's no need to test it.”

Lan Lan stretched out both hands and made a complex gesture.
The water underneath him rose in a wave that stretched in a concave arch around him.
It refracted the sunlight above into watery lines of light that covered him in a web of power.

Water resonant power exploded forth from his body, stretching out from horizon to horizon.
Lan Lan's narrow eyes were suddenly large and round, and his irises had turned into a cobalt shade that was devoid of all emotion.

Dark-blue power rose from his body.

Gong Shenjun dashed forward at the first instance, intent on breaking his opponent's build-up, but his eyes suddenly narrowed.

He saw a giant figure step out from the void behind Lan Lan.

The figure was cloaked, and its head reached into the clouds and could not be seen clearly.
Gong Shenjun immediately sensed the threat from it.

The pressure was so monstrous that it made heaven and earth tremble.

The patch of space where Lan Lan was at was crumbling around him, warping and twisting from the sheer power that he was shaping.

Gong Shenjun did not even blink once as he stared and watched for a clue of how to best react.
He saw that his opponent's hair was slowly turning white.

With a jolt of understanding, Gong Shenjun realized what was happening.

The Enlightened Sage College's signature resonance art.

Duke Art, Enlightened Sage Scripture.

Ordinarily, even those at the Heavenly Resonance Stage could not pull it off, let alone those who were at the Heavenly Pearl Stage.

The fact that Lan Lan could pull it off with a seventh-grade water resonance was exceptional indeed.

At the same time, he would be paying a heavy price to pull this off.

As seen from his hair turning white.

“An ultimate straight from the get go…” Gong Shenjun thought to himself.
Lan Lan was evidently holding nothing back.
If he wanted to survive this move, he was going to have to be prepared to risk it all. 

If this resonance art connected, he would be severely injured if not dead.

Gong Shenjun's concentration was absolute.
Despite his reservations, the strongest champion of the Astral Sage College put his best foot forward to face the unknown.