Chapter 1755: Corrupted Withering Glory Resonance

When the withering glory resonance landed in Li Lingjing's hand, both Li Luo and Li Taixuan's expressions changed. Even the experts who were previously whooping with joy were frozen stiff. It was as though a bucket of cold water had been doused on everyone.

They had all clearly seen Li Luo reach out to grab the withering glory resonance, but to everyone's surprise, it had broken free of his grip and then headed towards Li Lingjing of its own free will. And based on Li Lingjing's casual response, it was as though the withering glory resonance had already fallen under her spell a long time ago.

"How did this happen? Why would it voluntarily choose to head towards her!?" Qi Huang's usually composed expression had turned ugly. This decisive battle had forced the divine continents to take out countless trump cards, and they had even paid a tragic price in order to reverse the situation. However, just as they were about to achieve victory, it had been snatched from their jaws!

Weng!

As everyone was still reeling in shock, Li Taixuan raised his fist and and threw a punch. Boundless a Heavenly Dragon Authority energy transformed into a fist manifestation that flew straight at Li Lingjing.

Li Luo then appeared behind Li Lingjing as the Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation formed behind him, condensing the black thunder created from sword energy, striking at her blind spot.

When faced with their combined assault, her pale and indifferent face didn't change in the slightest—she didn't even attempt to dodge. She merely raised the withering glory resonance in its Divine Fruit form in her hand.

A moment later, a massive wave of Authority swept outwards. The Authority on Li Taixuan's side was filled with the aura of decay that turned everything in its path into lifeless, withered husks. Meanwhile, the Authority on Li Luo's side was filled with the aura of growth. Life-filled mountains and oceans emerged, and countless ancient trees grew out of thin air, turning into an absolute barrier that shielded her.

Li Taixuan's Authority-filled fist swiftly dissipated and Li Luo's sword energy was only capable of destroying several walls that were created with the power of life before it eventually ran out of energy. This sight left the divine continents' soldiers bewildered. Two ninth-grade Transcendents had taken action together, only to be flawlessly blocked by Li Lingjing.

"Is she capable of wielding the Divine Fruit withering glory resonance as though it is her own?" Qi Huang, Zhen Linshuang, and the other experts were left in utter disbelief. They had thought that Li Lingjing had done something to capture the withering glory resonance. However, she had yet to refine it, so how could she use its powers?

Li Taixuan and Li Luo were also a little confused. A Divine Fruit resonance was a godly treasure, and not everyone who obtained one could claim it for themselves, much less activate it at will. Thus, everyone suspected that the withering glory resonance had undergone some sort of change in Li Lingjing's hands.

Suddenly, black runes appeared on the surface of the greenish-yellow Divine Fruit. They seemed to have originated from the very core of the Divine Fruit. It started radiating an ominous and eerie aura, as though the fruit was rotting away. When that evil aura started to spread, all of the escaping Others halted and their attention turned towards the withering glory resonance.

The soldiers of the divine continents were surprised to see that the Shadow World's Others stopped their retreat and once again pounced towards them in a frenzy. No, more accurately, they were rushing towards the withering glory resonance!

Even though the coalition forces took full advantage of this opportunity to launch even more attacks, the Others completely ignored their losses and scrambled towards the resonance like zealous pilgrims.

Li Taixuan and Li Luo's expressions changed as they stared at the withering glory resonance. Something that could incite the feverish desires of the Others and emanate an aura that could even drive them crazy. Only the most terrifying object in the world was capable of such a thing—the source of all calamities, the Origin of Absolute Corruption's aura!

"How could the withering glory resonance contain the aura of the Origin of Absolute Corruption?" Li Luo asked quizzically.

Li Taixuan's expression grew heavy. "There is only one possibility. This means that in the ancient past, after the Legendary Sect Master had her resonances corrupted by the Origin of Absolute Corruption, it wasn't just the extinction resonance that was affected... The withering glory resonance was afflicted as well."

After the Pill Saint had revealed the secrets of the Legendary Sect Master to Heavenly Emperor Jiang, the information had been spread throughout the divine continents, even reaching the likes of Li Taixuan.

Li Luo was taken aback when he considered this possibility, and his pupils widened like saucers. So it turned out that the Origin of Absolute Corruption had not only corrupted the extinction resonance. He couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air as a sense of fear arose within him. If the corrupted withering glory resonance had landed in his hands and he had absorbed it, wouldn't he have been corrupted as well? He wasn't at all confident that he would be able to resist the corruption from the most terrifying object in the world. After all, even the Legendary Sect Master, who had suppressed an entire era, had failed.

"How could things have turned out this way..." Li Luo's expression turned ugly. The withering glory resonance, the object that the ten divine continents had been doing their best to obtain, was actually a corrupted Divine Fruit resonance.

Li Taixuan sighed, saying, "It looks like the Spiritual Resonance Cave was not just hiding the withering glory resonance, but also sealing it. It's no wonder its location was kept secret."

Li Luo came to a realization at this point. He had previously attempted to capture the resonance, but it had not only rejected him, it had also taken the initiative to move towards Li Lingjing. This was obviously because she was a vessel for the extinction resonance and it naturally felt a sense of kinship with her, because both were corrupted by the Origin of Absolute Corruption. It also explained why she was able to wield the Authority of the withering glory resonance.

However, now that the withering glory resonance had fallen into the hands of the Origin Reversion Institute, the victor of this critical battle was clear. Although the Shadow World's assault had been pushed back, the Origin Reversion Institute was also a festering danger as it had a close relationship with the Shadow World. Moreover, once the corrupted extinction resonance was released from the black coffin, it would undoubtedly be a horrifying disaster for the divine continents.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Even though the withering glory resonance has been corrupted, we absolutely cannot let it land in the Origin Reversion Institute's hands!" Li Luo declared.

Li Taixuan, however, helplessly shook his head. "I'm afraid that will be difficult even for us. I'm not even certain we can take it from them."

Li Luo's heart trembled as he looked at Li Lingjing. Her dark vortex-like eyes were now studying him indifferently. As she held the withering glory resonance, the undulations of Authority coming from her reached a frightening level.

A Heavenly Emperor Edict appeared above her. It was the rule set by Heavenly Emperor Jiang with the aid of the Ancient Covenant. Clearly, she had already reached the same level as Li Taixuan.

It didn't stop there. The edict was no longer suspended over her head like a deterrent. It began to shake violently as if it was on the verge of descending on her, suppressing her strength greatly.

This sight left Qi Huang and the rest of the experts utterly shocked. They could see that things were spiraling out of control. Clearly, Li Lingjing was planning to strike back against Li Luo and Li Taixuan with the aid of the withering glory resonance.