Absolute Resonance - Chapter 1727

Chapter 1724: The Layout of the Shenzhou Association

. Heaven and earth shone with a brilliant light, resonating like the sound of Buddhist chanting.

A radiant avenue pierced the heavens, and a towering figure emerged, a golden halo hovering behind its head. Its sacred aura instantly dispelled the source of all the evil thoughts that permeated the heavens and earth.

“King Qi Huang of Light, you’re a little late!”

Zhen Linshuang gazed at the newcomer with her dragon eyes, relieved, though her tone still tinged with discontent. If the newcomer had arrived sooner, perhaps the absurd and maddening events within Longyuan might not have occurred.

Hearing Zhen Linshuang’s discontent, King Qi Huang paid no heed. After all, the newcomer, both in status and power, was more than qualified to act.

“To shield their plans within the Dragon Clan, the Dark World has unleashed numerous disasters in other Divine States. I figured the Dragon Clan, with Clan Leader Zhen as their pillar of support, would be safe, so I arrived a little late,” Qi Huang explained with a smile.

Zhen Linshuang groaned inwardly. What do you mean by safe? Don’t you know how utterly miserable I was at Longyuan’s altar?!

Recalling what had happened earlier on the Longyuan altar, Zhen Linshuang’s massive dragon body couldn’t help but twist. An inexplicable burning pain, like a fire whip, ripped through her body, sending a wave of deep shame and anger welling up within her.

Her dragon eyes lashed fiercely at Li Luo, who had transformed into a celestial dragon. How dare this wretch ask her, the dignified leader of the Dragon Clan, to call him “master”? What an insult and humiliation!

Even more infuriating, in that moment of torment, she actually uttered the muffled “master”… Though the sound was faint, Zhen Linshuang was certain Li Luo had heard it.

At this thought, Zhen Linshuang couldn’t help but slowly clench her dragon claws, her heart filled with shame and indignation.

At the same time, as she gazed at Li Luo, anger and coldness accumulated in her dragon eyes, even a hint of resentment.

“Li Luo, I will not let you go!” she gritted her teeth.

Li Luo also noticed the change in Zhen Linshuang’s eyes and knew immediately that she was recalling the ridiculous incident at the altar. He felt a little embarrassed, but he didn’t intend to back down. Instead, he glared back fiercely, saying forcefully, “Pedantic! Stupid! You should thank me, otherwise you would have fallen into the schemes of the Devil King of Desire and become a puppet of desire controlled by him! Would that result please you?”

Zhen Linshuang was stunned for a few breaths, disbelief flickering in her dragon eyes. She couldn’t believe what she had heard. Li Luo dared to call her pedantic and stupid? This bastard, now that he had forged the Dragon Ancestor Body, dared to be so rude to her?

“You!”

Zhen Linshuang was furious.

“Shut up! I always prioritize the greater good, without any selfish motives. With a formidable enemy at our doorstep, who would care to waste time on you? You behave like this, unworthy of being the Dragon Clan’s leader!” Li Luo’s dragon eyes were icy cold, and he snarled at Zhen Linshuang, revealing a hint of disgust.

Zhen Linshuang was practically mad with rage. Horrifying energy surged around her. Her dragon tail lashed out with a roar like thunder, shattering the void. She glared at Li Luo with utter fury, but he met her gaze without yielding. His sharp, knife-like gaze, his iron-like attitude, only slightly dampened Zhen Linshuang’s fury.

The hint of disgust in Li Luo’s eyes in particular sent a shiver through Zhen Linshuang’s heart, and her resentful gaze wavered for a moment. Had she truly gone too far?

Perhaps Li Luo’s actions, regarding the altar incident, were the best way to dispel the Devil King of Delight? He had no ulterior motives. After all, it was she, seeking to make herself feel better, who had infused so much of the Devil Flame of Delight into Li Luo’s body.

Therefore, she, too, bore a great deal of responsibility for what had happened at the altar.

If the dragon elders, who knew Zhen Linshuang’s character, knew that this usually overbearing and arrogant clan leader had even felt a moment of self-reflection at this moment, their shock would likely be no less than the previous arrival of the Devil King of Desire…

The raging energy surging around Zhen Linshuang gradually subsided, and she argued, “Didn’t I consider the greater good? Didn’t I give you that Ancestral Blood Dragon Crystal?”

Li Luo said calmly, “Then consider it as a favor I owe the dragon clan. I’ll repay it when the opportunity arises.”

Zhen Linshuang remained silent for a few breaths, and then fell silent.

Seeing her calm down, Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief, feeling cold sweat on his claws. Damn, he’d finally managed to scare this female Tyrannosaurus. He’d finally realized that Zhen Linshuang had a strange personality. Reasoning with her was impossible, but displaying a more arrogant and assertive attitude could have unexpected results.

Of course, this was also dangerous. After all, if he truly crossed her line and provoked her anger, the consequences would be disastrous.

Fortunately, as he had anticipated, Zhen Linshuang was overwhelmed by his aura and ultimately held back.

Qi Huang, standing nearby, was also taken aback by Li Luo’s attitude towards Zhen Linshuang. After all, he had dealt with Zhen Linshuang many times before, and knew firsthand how arrogant and troublesome this Dragon Clan leader could be. Based on Li Luo’s previous words, if he had spoken, Zhen Linshuang would have unleashed a destructive breath of dragon power.

But to his surprise, Zhen Linshuang finally succumbed to Li Luo’s forceful retort.

This caused Qi Huang’s eyes to turn strange. He coughed dryly and smiled, “Alliance Leader Li Luo, congratulations on forging the Dragon Ancestral Body. The power of our Ten Divine States has increased yet again.”

His words were tinged with joy. After all, the time for the “Withering and Flourishing Phase” to manifest was rapidly approaching, and Li Luo’s ability to forge the Dragon Ancestral Body at this time was undoubtedly good news for the Ten Divine States.

Even if Li Luo, possessing the body of a dragon ancestor, couldn’t defeat a single one of the Ten Evil Demon Kings, he could at least hold them back with his extraordinary abilities.

“I have to thank Guild Master Qi Huang for securing the spot,” Li Luo’s celestial dragon form chuckled gratefully. After all, if the King of Light hadn’t traveled to the Eastern Divine Land to share the news, he wouldn’t have known about the Dragon Clan’s blood sacrifice.

“It’s all in preparation for that decisive battle,”

Qi Huang smiled, then looked up at the end of the sky. Deep within the abyssal blackness of the rift, a massive, pale face, radiating an endless, cold, deathly aura, gazed down at them from across the spatial barrier.

“The Divine Clan actually knew a little about the Dark World and Guiyi Society’s plot against the Dragon Clan. After all, having been tricked so many times by the Guiyi Society, they’ve learned their lesson,” Qi Huang said slowly.

Li Luo was stunned. Did the Divine Clan actually know about this Dragon Clan incident in advance?

Rage flared in Zhen Linshuang’s dragon eyes once again, and she lashed out, “If you, the Shenzhou Association, knew this, why didn’t you tell me?!”

If she had known this beforehand, she could have been more prepared and wouldn’t have been so humiliated by that traitor, Ao Yan.

Qi Huang, somewhat embarrassed, explained, “Because we also want to use this opportunity to sever a sliver of the Dark World, thus preparing for the upcoming conflict between the Withered and Blooming Primes.”

“Also, we’ve informed the three Heavenly Kings of the Dragon Clan of this plan, and they’ve all agreed.”

The fury in Zhen Linshuang’s eyes finally subsided. She understood: the Heavenly Kings of the Ten Shenzhous were using the Dragon Clan as bait to lure the Dark World into the Guiyi Association. Given her personality, if Ao Yan had known about this plot beforehand, it’s possible that he wouldn’t have noticed.

However, she remained simmering with anger, unable to vent it.

Li Luo also had a sudden realization: So…

this Dragon Clan rebellion was actually a plot orchestrated by the Shenzhou Association.

Ao Yan, the thorn planted by the Guiyi Association and the Dark World in the Dragon Clan, had actually been discovered long ago, and the Shenzhou Association has turned the tables on them this time. Their goal…

is to trap and kill a Ten Evil Demon King!

It seems that after being tricked so many times by the Guiyi Association, the Shenzhou Association has finally begun to fight back.

(End of this chapter)