Absolute Resonance - Chapter 959

Chapter 0959: Li Luo’s Growing Influence

Somewhere far away from the valley.

Li Luo and the rest stopped, and he glanced towards the valley they had retreated from. Frightening surges of resonant power undulations were emanating from that location, causing the ground to tremble and shudder. Gigantic cracks were forming in every direction like giant pythons tunneling beneath the surface, leveling the forest.

Zhao Yan and the rest had taken out all the stops to rescue Zhao Shenjiang and Zhao Fengxu.

“Do we want to take this opportunity to ambush them?” The one who asked was Lu Ze, who was the previous generation’s Gold Light Banner Leader. He could feel the tremors quaking through the ground, and a sinister gleam could be seen in his eyes.

Li Luo shook his head. “If we truly drive them into a corner, we will also pay a heavy price. We were only able to force Zhao Yan back a step because the time was right. If the Spiritual Resonance Cave was about to end, he would not have opted to rescue his teammates. Dealing a crippling blow to the Dragon’s Blood Lineage would have been a far better choice.”

Li Fuling and the rest nodded in agreement. They had been lucky to come out unscathed, and if they did try to harass Zhao Yan, he might really put his life on the line. If that happened, they would suffer as well.

“It looks like we have to thank you, Third Brother. Otherwise, all five lineages would have fallen into a trap. The combined efforts of the Guardian Spirits, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao, and the Devil Fire Hall would have left us scrambling for our lives with significant injuries.” Li Jingtao sighed.

This was something no one could deny. Even Li Fuling, who was the group’s leader in name, let go of her formalness, speaking to Li Luo pleasantly for once. “Cousin Li Luo has not only saved the Dragon’s Fang Lineage, but the other four as well.”

Li Luo didn’t really care about the other four lineages, because he was ultimately just looking out for himself.

“More importantly, how much Spirit Resonance Golden Dew did we gather?” Li Luo asked the question everyone was most interested in knowing.

Li Fengyi piped up. “We received fifty-two droplets of Spirit Resonance Golden Dew. There was more than that, but some landed in the valley and we didn’t dare to collect it.”

The rest flashed excited smiles. This had far exceeded their expectations, as they had only expected perhaps twenty droplets in the beginning. Li Luo nodded. Fifty-two wasn’t considered little, but it was far from what they needed. There were over ten individuals from the Dragon’s Fang Lineage, and if they wanted at least half of them to be able to ascend the Golden Dew Platform, they would need over two hundred droplets.

However, he was not in a rush. The Spiritual Resonance Cave had just opened, so there was plenty of time to obtain more.

“Give the signal to inform the rest of the four lineages to gather here. Enemies are still around, so scattering will leave us susceptible to being chased down,” Li Luo informed Li Fuling.

After defusing the previous situation, Li Luo’s standing within the squad had soared, and even Li Fuling started to take his opinions more seriously. Thus, she immediately released the signal with her blood essence to inform the rest to gather.

The manifestation of a dragon soared into the skies with life-like vigor, a sight which could be seen hundreds of miles around.

Ten minutes later, sonic booms could be heard as ten over figures with dragon wings descended before Li Luo.

Li Luo swept his gaze over them, and his eyes eventually landed on Lu Qingmei. It seemed that the first group to arrive was the Dragon’s Scale Lineage.

Li Luo pointed in the direction they had gone towards. “They’ve left already. It’s too late to chase them.”

The corner of Li Wuyuan’s lips twitched as he looked towards Li Lingjing. As he was about to speak, she sighed lightly. “Don’t ask any. It had nothing to do with me. The reason why you were able to escape your predicament was mainly due to Li Luo.”

Li Fengyi then explained what had happened, repeating the sequence of events before intentionally looking at Li Hongli. “If not for Li Luo, the Dragon’s Blood Lineage might have been injured, perhaps even finished.”

This caused Li Hongli’s expression to turn white. She wanted to retort, but she realized that it was truly possible that the story she had just been told was true. Additionally, she wasn’t particularly outstanding when it came to her personal strength, so if something had happened, she might not have been able to protect herself adequately.

Thus, she swallowed down the words in her mouth and quietly stood by.

The rest similarly fell silent. No one could deny Li Luo’s contribution—they wouldn’t have been able to turn the tides without his brazen actions. Otherwise, they might have been forced to pay a significant price to escape.

In the end, the people of the Dragon’s Horn Lineage and the Dragon’s Bone Lineage turned towards Li Luo and respectfully cupped their hands. On the Dragon’s Blood Lineage’s side, Li Wuyuan sucked in a deep breath before saying, “Dragon’s Head Li Luo, you are extraordinary. The Dragon’s Blood Lineage is truly thankful to you for salvaging such a hopeless situation.”

Li Fuling coldly snorted at this point. “The Dragon’s Fang Lineage would never take advantage nor plot against our own.” Anger could be sensed in her statement. This was clearly directed at the Dragon’s Blood Lineage and how they had used their ward to transfer some of the Guardian Spirits to other districts, secretly borrowing the aid of the other lineages to reduce the pressure on their end.

When faced with Li Fuling’s words, Li Wuyuan’s expression turned a little overcast, but he could only shamelessly reply, “This is something I’m not aware of. Perhaps it was the ward malfunctioning. No one informed us about this when we were told of this area.”

Li Wuyuan would never dare to admit the truth before the other lineages. Additionally, the number of Guardian Spirits that were transferred to the other lineages was not as overt as that of the Dragon’s Fang Lineage.

The other three lineages similarly glanced at Li Wuyuan briefly but did not say anything. They had similarly sensed that the ward could transfer Guardian Spirits from one district to another, but as the numbers sent their way was not as significant, they would not speak out against the Dragon’s Blood Lineage so openly.

The only thing was that a hint of distrust had been seeded within their hearts, unknowingly lowering the prestige and image Li Wuyuan had built up. If he ever wished to rally the other three lineages for assistance, it would not be as easy to do so as before.

Still, Li Wuyuan had no other choice. If things had gone smoothly, the other lineages would have tolerated his actions since they had benefited off him. But things had ended up this way…

Thus, Li Wuyuan could only bite the bullet, ignoring the slightly judgmental gazes of the other three lineages.

Li Luo gave a slight smile, but he did not comment any further. “Now that everyone has gathered, we can leave. This way, we can prevent the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao and the Devil Fire Hall from regrouping and causing trouble for us.”

The other lineages agreed. With a tiger like the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao eyeing them, they would temporarily choose to band together.

“Let’s go.” Li Luo unfurled his energy wings and left the forest.

Behind him, the other squads from the other lineages immediately followed suit. The only difference was that the people from the Dragon’s Blood Lineage felt a little uncomfortable as they were used to being in the lead.

Li Wuyuan’s expression changed upon this sight. However, he could only sigh and follow the group as well.