Chapter 1654: Game of Wits

As Li Luo cried out frantically, the Pill Saint uncourteously continued to force more and more of the Divine Fruit windflame resonance into his empty palace within the Ten Divines Absolute Resonance Halo.

Bang!

Being stuffed caused the Absolute Resonance Halo to groan. After just a few moments, Li Luo could sense that his fifth resonant palace was becoming extremely full. The problem was that it was too much!

The lively wind resonance energy and the blazing fire resonance energy combined into a raging inferno that spilled out of the fifth resonant palace, ravaging every part of his body. The two energies were vast and magnificent, both imbued with the aura of Authority. They were multiple times more powerful than the Authority he had temporarily wielded.

The absolute power flowing into him had Li Luo completely spellbound for a few moments. Immediately after, he was roused from his drunken stupor in complete terror.

This was because the energy from the Authority of Wind and Fire was incredibly burdensome to bear. He could feel his fifth resonant palace wailing in terror as it had reached its utter limit. Absorbing the terrifying energy was akin to being fed a blazing sun that was capable of reducing the entire palace to ashes.

Li Luo's flesh and blood began to split apart from the sheer power he was attempting to contain, and wind and flame energy burst out from the cracks. His body was barely able to hang on any longer.

"Dragon Blood Atavism Art!"

Li Luo's body immediately enlarged as he took the form of a violet-gold Heavenly Dragon. After becoming a true Transcendent Duke, his Heavenly Dragon transformation turned him into an absolutely titanic creature, each scale glowing with scintillating light. His supreme aura radiated in every direction, instilling a sense of awe and fear amongst all living creatures.

It was with the aid of the robust body of the Heavenly Dragon form that he was able to forcefully prevent his body from falling apart. However, even this was only temporary. The Divine Fruit windflame resonance contained nigh infinite amounts of Authority, and it was still streaming into his fifth palace.

"Li Luo, just hold on for a bit more. The existence within the Sect Master's coffin has control over the windflame resonance. I have no choice but to use your Ten Divines Absolute Resonance Halo as a temporary shell to reduce its influence," the Pill Saint said solemnly.

Li Luo's draconic eyes were filled with pain. He naturally understood that if this resonance were to fall into the Origin Reversion Institute's hands, the world would undoubtedly be filled with even greater chaos. Thus, he would do his best to resist the torment of the Authority of Wind and Fire.

When Jiang Qing'e saw the state Li Luo was in, she frowned anxiously, and a look of tenderness appeared in her eyes. Her figure flickered, and she appeared over his head. She then activated the Genesis Seed's state of Divine Knowledge, fusing with Li Luo. The next instant, she was submerged within the boundless pain as well.

In the Divine Knowledge state, they would both be of one heart and mind, allowing her to bear some of his burden. At the same time, she activated the light resonant power within her body, using it to quickly heal his injuries.

When the Pill Saint saw this, she clicked her tongue. She had not expected to be surprised by the duo yet again.

That said, with Jiang Qing'e's assistance, Li Luo gradually stabilized, and the rate at which his body cracked slowed significantly.

However, the black coffin suddenly let out a tremor, and the indescribably mysterious voice rang out again.

"Come!"

This time, there was a trace of fury within the voice.

Bang!

The temporarily sealed Divine Fruit windflame resonance within Li Luo's fifth resonant palace started to struggle as it attempted to escape its confinement.

"Is the Ten Divines Absolute Resonance Halo unable to block its influence?"

the Pill Saint thought.

Her gaze turned heavy. The Ten Divines Absolute Resonance Halo was incredibly important in the Sacred Void Resonance Sect. If a candidate for the Sect Master position managed to cultivate it, they were almost guaranteed to become the next Sect Master. That individual would be second only to the actual Sect Master.

The Pill Saint had hoped that the halo would ward off the influence of the black coffin. Alas, she had not expected it to be so difficult to block. This meant that the existence within the black coffin had an even greater influence over the Divine Fruit windflame resonance than Li Luo's Ten Divines Absolute Resonance Halo.

She glared at the mysterious black coffin with her fists clenched so tightly that green veins protruded on the backs of her hands. This was the situation she had sought to avoid the most. It seemed that whatever was in the coffin had an indescribably close relationship to the Sect Master, capable of representing him.

The Pill Saint's heart was in turmoil as she took a deep breath. She swiftly formed a series of hand seals, leaving behind several afterimages, before spitting out a vast amount of colorful silk from her red lips.

The rainbow-colored silk was quite mystical, capable of passing through the void unobstructed. It entered Li Luo's body and wrapped around his fifth resonant palace. It was as though his resonant palace had a multicolored cocoon around it, shielding it from the influence of the black coffin.

With this act, the Divine Fruit windflame resonance that was about to escape the fifth resonant palace turned silent.

When Li Luo saw this, he felt exceptionally weary. The Pill Saint had casually stuffed the entire resonance into his resonant palace, essentially turning it into a bomb ready to detonate at any moment. One mistake and he would be reduced to ashes.

He really wanted to tell her to store it somewhere else, but he also knew it wasn't practical. After all, only he possessed the Absolute Resonance Halo. For the sake of the greater good, he would do his best to hold on.

That said, the game of wits continued as the existence within the coffin roared even more furiously. The entire coffin lid shook, and the tiny crack was enlarged by a terrifying force.

"Come!"

The mysterious voice was far more intense than before, and it was full of fury. Clearly, the Pill Saint's actions had riled it up.

A moment later, the entire world turned deathly silent.

A stream of pitch black light shot out from the coffin.

When the black light appeared, all life force between the heavens and the earth felt as though it had been extinguished. The world had gone still without any trace of life. It was a cold, desolate world filled with only death.

The stream of black light pierced through the sky, tearing everything apart.

It then landed on Li Luo's body, sweeping over the prismatic cocoon, causing the silk threads to collapse instantly. After which, it entered his resonant palace, directly intermingling with the Divine Fruit windflame resonance. Only then did the Authority of Wind and Fire stop struggling, as though it did not dare to offend the black light.

"What is that?!"

Li Luo was completely taken aback. The terrifying power had casually entered his body and tunneled into his resonant palace... He could sense a fearsome aura contained within it, and if it chose to expand even slightly, he would be as dead as a doornail, deprived of all life.

He was about to ask for help from the Pill Saint when he noticed that the latter was rooted to the ground in a daze. Her eyes were filled with disbelief as she looked at the black stream of light. She was very familiar with this frightful energy. After all, she had personally witnessed it dismantle Grand Devil King after Grand Devil King.

Her lips trembled as she spat out her words with great difficulty. "This is... the Sect Master's extinction resonance!"