Absolute Resonance

powers efficiently.
The Ink Scale Sword, however…
that one piqued his interest.

The black light almost hurt his eyes when he stared at it.

Such a sharp and powerful edge, it would serve him far better than the pair of sharp sticks that he had been using before.

He liked it more the more he thought about it.

“Do you want these two?” Jiang Qing'e's voice was by his ear.

“We can take one each,” she said, blinking questioningly at him.
He felt his heart skip a beat.

“No, no need,” he said hastily.
“You need the gold-eye treasured artifacts here too.
There's no need to waste it on two swords.”

“Don't you prefer dual swords?”

“Given my cultivation level, I don't think I could handle two gold-eye treasured artifacts if they weren't of the same make.
Might as well focus my strength on one weapon.”

Jiang Qing'e thought about it and then nodded.
Li Luo was right.
Gold-eye treasured artifacts were strong, but they wore down on the user's resonant power significantly as well.
At the Evolving Resonance Tier, Li Luo would not be able to power two of them.

“Alright, then.
Actually, I've always thought of getting you a gold-eye treasured artifact.
After all, mine came from Master and Mistress, but you never got one.” She smiled at him.

“That sounds suspiciously like bragging,” Li Luo grumbled.

“Is it?” She opened her golden eyes much wider than usual in feigned innocence.
Li Luo rolled his own eyes. “Black-hearted white swan.”

“Found anything you like?” he changed the subject.

She pointed towards a pillar where three golden pearls lay.
Each had a small line down the middle, making them look like closed eyes.

He looked at the writing.

“Three Golden Pearl Eyes, gold-eye treasured artifact.
Powered by resonant power, and it can weaken or negate resonant power in turn.
Once it enters the opponent's body, their resonant power will be rapidly nullified.
The destructive light comes in three hues, and a combination of the three can disable the opponent completely.”

Li Luo admired it for a moment.
It was quite a unique treasured artifact, suitable for a unique fighter like Jiang Qing'e.
She would become an even greater force to be feared with it.

The school had clearly prepared this room carefully, with an eye on what the students might need for the Holy Grail Meet.

While Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e were admiring weapons, Vice Principal Su Xin walked up to Gong Shenjun and the First Princess.
“I know you two don't lack gold-eye treasured artifacts, but this is a mark of the school's appreciation.
Choose anything.”

Gong Shenjun gave her a sudden, curious smile.
“Anything?”

The First Princess's eyebrows raised up.

Vice Principal Su Xin started, then nodded.
“Anything.”

Gong Shenjun grinned more widely.
“Well, since the Vice Principal has spoken so generously, then I can't be blamed for being greedy.”

She nodded knowingly.

They had spoken at a normal volume, and the others were near enough to overhear this conversation.
They looked over curiously, wondering what Gong Shenjun meant.
Indeed, ten gold-eye treasured artifacts seemed quite little…?

Gong Shenjun strode over to the back of the hall and reached out towards an object protruding from the wall.

It was a long handle, gray and unremarkable.
No one had even paid it any attention before Gong Shenjun.

Gong Shenjun eagerly moved towards it.

Li Luo felt his heartbeat quicken.

That long handle…
it might be a hilt…

He shared a look of astonishment with Jiang Qing'e.

There was a sword buried in the wall!