Chapter 0887: Jiang Qing'e's Promotion Battle
In the early morning, Jiang Qing'e opened her clear, golden eyes and looked at the curtains beside her bed. There was a hint of restlessness in them, as if she had just awakened from her sleep. She lay quietly on her bed. Currently, she was at the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College. Even though it had already been close to half a year, she still had not gotten used to it. She still preferred her own room back in House Luolan. From that room, she could walk out and see a bridge leading straight to Li Luo's room.
When she thought of Li Luo, her lips curled up slightly. Then she reached under her pillow and took out an old, yellowish envelope.
She placed the envelope in front of her, and there was a beautiful word written on it—Marriage.
This was the marriage agreement that she had personally written in the past.
However, it was considered annulled now.
As she gazed at the envelope, she flicked the side of it lightly with her slender fingers. Deep within her golden eyes, there was a deep smile coming forward.
"It's been annulled..." A soft, light laugh came out.
In the next moment, she sat up from her bed. The sunlight peeped in from the window and landed on her delicate body in her pure-white nightgown. It was embroidered with a big, white swan, looking extremely cute on her.
It was sewn on by Tan Tailan in the past.
As the sunlight shone onto her nightgown, it also unknowingly highlighted her charming figure.
For a moment, it was as if the sunlight had been given a perfect shape. Jiang Qing'e lightly brushed her hair away as she tapped on the marriage agreement in her hand. She whispered to herself, "How bold of you, Li Luo. How dare you break off our engagement. In that case, you can worry about it until we meet again. The big, plump swan has wings. Once it flies away, it'll be too late for you to regret it."
When she imagined Li Luo getting onto his knees, begging for her to stay with tears all over his face, her mood for the morning lit up all of a sudden.
She then got out of bed, washed up, and prepared herself for the day. Afterwards, she reached out for the white uniform of the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College. It was an intricately designed uniform, sewed with golden strings and a large, stunning, golden sun at the back.
After putting on her shirt, she turned back and stored the marriage agreement properly. She did not keep it in her pocket sphere, she simply kept it close to herself.
When she pressed onto the marriage agreement in front of her chest, the image of Li Luo appeared in her mind again.
“How are you doing in the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, Li Luo?
“I believe you'll be a shining star with your capabilities, regardless of where you were. Let's work hard together.”
At this point, Jiang Qing'e pushed open the doors to her room and stepped out with the sunlight shining on her delicate body.
Today, she would have a promotion battle.
Not long after her arrival in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College, she had managed to enter the famous Heavenly Star Hall. This was a hall that was only available in the ancient colleges. It was even higher tier than the Four Star Hall back in the Astral Sage College.
The minimum requirement to enter the Heavenly Star Hall was to be at the Heavenly Resonance Tier.
In other words, it could be said that all the elites of the college in the past decade had gathered in the Heavenly Star Hall.
There would surely be Dukes coming out from this group in the future. This was definite. As for whether there would be any Kings, it would depend on the individual's destiny.
There was an upper hall and a lower hall in the Heavenly Star Hall.
Jiang Qing'e was in the lower hall currently. However, she would be challenging a student from the upper hall today. If she won, she would be able to move up.
There were a total of ninety-nine seats in the upper hall. Each of them was occupied by a person in the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier, and ownership would be decided based on elimination.
In other words, there were a limited number of seats available. For one to break into it, they would have to kick another person out of it. Such was the harsh reality of the competition.
As such, the promotion battle had always been the most talked about topic in the college.
Moreover, this promotion battle involved Jiang Qing'e, the most famous newcomer in the past six months.
When she arrived at the battle venue, there were already crowds of people seated in the audience. It was a bustling and lively place.
When she walked in, there were countless passionate gazes staring at her.
The Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College was a place full of hidden talents. There were a lot of gifted individuals here. In fact, even some of the talents from the Heavenly Emperor forces trained here.
Nonetheless, Jiang Qing'e had been the talk of the town since her entry into the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College six months ago. Apart from her charming beauty, she also had a formidable aura surrounding her. She got into the lower hall of the Heavenly Star Hall as soon as she arrived. Furthermore, she had never lost a single battle to date and had fought her way up as a newcomer to the top in the lower hall. This was a spectacular achievement.
In less than half a year, she was already taking part in the promotion battle.
Even though this wasn't an unprecedented record in the history of the school, it was still quite a rare event.
Amidst the lively atmosphere, Jiang Qing'e stepped onto the battleground under everyone's fiery gazes. At this moment, a teacher on the stage asked her, "Jiang Qing'e, are you ready for the promotion battle?"
"Yes," Jiang Qing'e replied with calm and steady eyes.
"Who would you like to challenge?"
"The ninety-sixth seat of the upper hall, Senior Lu Jinguang."
This was not a surprising choice to most. After all, there was a higher chance of success if one picked an opponent in the lower ranks.
At this point, a figure jumped out of the elevated platform in the arena. In a flashy entry, he landed on the battleground in the center. Shocking resonant power emanated from his body, and the space around him began to vibrate.
This was Lu Jinguang, the ninety-sixth seat of the upper hall. He was the opponent that Jiang Qing'e had selected.
Lu Jinguang had a tall and straight figure, appearing pretty handsome. He also emitted an unusually sharp aura. With his appearance on stage, the crowds had started to cheer. He was clearly quite famous in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College.
This was expected. After all, he had to be really gifted to have gotten into the upper hall. Such a guy would naturally have fans as well.
Lu Jinguang smiled cheerfully at Jiang Qing'e and said, "Who'd have thought I'd be chosen by you, Junior Jiang? Haha. Even if I lose this match, it'll still be a happy day."
Jiang Qing'e shook her head slightly and replied, "It's because you're the only one with a metal resonance among the lower ranks."
Hearing this, Lu Jinguang was a little taken aback. "So what if I have a metal resonance?" he asked in surprise.
However, Jiang Qing'e did not reply to him.
In the same moment, another laugh sounded off from the elevated platform in the distance. "Brother Lu, Junior Jiang is a newcomer. Don't hurt her too badly, or it'll look bad on us in the upper hall."
The attention and gazes of the crowd were drawn over to the one who had spoken. A young man was standing on the platform with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.
This young man had untidy, long hair that was red like fire, and an air of dominance surrounded him. When he spoke, strong resonant power flowed out and the air around him seemed to quiver from the heat.
When the crowd noticed the fiery-haired young man, low whispers started to break out amongst them.
"Is that... Senior Wei Chonglou?"
"Tsk. He is one of the top experts in the college. He's among the top ten in the upper hall of the Heavenly Star Hall. Having spent quite a number of years studying here, he's a senior in our school."
"I heard that he happened to chance upon Senior Jiang three months ago. He was captivated by her stunning beauty and tried all means to get close to her. However, it didn't seem to work out in the end."
"Is he trying to help Senior Jiang secure a spot by coming forward now?"
"Hehe, what a charismatic guy. If only he had his eyes on me..."
In the battle arena, Lu Jinguang looked up at the young man. With a smile, he replied, "Brother Wei, please don't put pressure on me. Junior Jiang here is no ordinary opponent."
As they chatted among themselves, Jiang Qing'e's face remained calm like still water. She did not even raise her head to look up at the elevated platform. She simply stared at the teacher referee in the arena.
"Teacher, may we begin?"
Hearing this, the teacher nodded. Amidst the bustling cheers from the crowd, he declared the start of the battle.
As soon as he spoke, Lu Jinguang started forming his handseals first. In the next moment, his resonant power surged up without any restraint.
An extremely sharp, golden light resonant power materialized in the air and formed a huge, golden blade manifestation that was thousands of feet tall.
The metal resonant power in the blade flowed through it like surging tides. It appeared to be extremely sharp.
A terrifyingly domineering aura exuded from the golden blade and expanded in the air, filling the arena with unparalleled sharpness.
This was the trademark of the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier.
Only those who had reached it could condense their resonance into an extremely powerful and deadly physical object.
When Lu Jinguang summoned up his Greater Heavenly Resonance power, an endless and mysterious beam of sacred light burst out behind Jiang Qing'e at the same time. In the next moment, it transformed into a large, golden sun that shone brightly onto every dark corner.
Nonetheless, her golden sun appeared more abstract in comparison to the golden blade from Lu Jinguang.
This was because Jiang Qing'e had not truly entered the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier yet.
She seemed to be just one step away.
Regardless, this still left many of the crowd in awe. After all, Jiang Qing'e was only promoted to the Lesser Heavenly Resonance Tier half a year ago. In just six months’ time, she was already showing signs of breaking into the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier.
Such a speedy pace of progress was an amazing feat even in the Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College.
However, Lu Jinguang heaved a sigh of relief when he witnessed this scene. With a laugh, he said, "Junior Jiang, you seem to have been too hasty with your challenge. If you had waited a while more, you'd surely be able to enter the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier soon at your pace of. With that, you'd have a much better chance of success."
Hearing this, Jiang Qing'e replied calmly, "If I had waited until my breakthrough, this fight would have nothing to do with you anymore."
Lu Jinguang was shocked by her reply. He could not help but laugh out helplessly. This Junior of his was not just beautiful, she was the first person that he had ever seen with such pride.
"Let me have a taste of your skills, then."
Lu Jinguang did not say much more. His eyes suddenly turned sharp. As one of the seats in the upper hall of the Heavenly Star Hall, he was naturally gifted too. He was definitely a genius who could defeat opponents above his cultivation level if it were outside this college. Now, he was at risk of getting defeated by someone below his level...
Lu Jinguang did not want to become a stepping stone for someone else.
As such, he changed his hand seal. His peerlessly sharp resonant power pierced through the air in all directions. In the next moment, a cold voice resounded.
"Duke Art, Imperial Fortress Sword Light!"
At this moment, the various elders of the college looked down from the elevated platforms around the arena.