Absolute Resonance

When the Canon of Radiance landed in Jiang Qing'e's hand, she could keenly sense the vast and dense aura of light source origin, and her eyes wavered briefly.

This object was created by the Triple Crowned King known as Radiant King Qi Huang of the Academic Federation. This was a name she had heard from the Third School Master many times before.

The Hallowed Coruscation Ancient College had always focused on nurturing those with light resonances. Therefore, it was truly surprising that the Radiant King had emerged from the Divine Sun Ancient College. However, even her teacher, who had a rather aloof personality, spoke of Radiant King Qi Huang with admiration.

She had said that not a lot of Kings followed the Law of Light, though the number wasn't small either. Only one had risen to the Triple Crowned King Stage in recent history, and that was Qi Huang. Additionally, the Academic Federation's Heavenly Emperor had said that Qi Huang could very well become the next Heavenly Emperor of Light. The Heavenly Emperor of Light was an existence who had walked furthest on the Law of Light. Such an expert was rarely seen even throughout the long annals of history, almost as rare as a phoenix's feather or the horn of a qilin. If the ten divine continents were to produce a Heavenly Emperor of Light, then even the Others would feel a hint of fear towards them. Whenever a Heavenly Emperor of Light appeared in history, the Other World's Dominion Masters were always dealt a heavy blow. As a result, Radiant King Qi Huang held an exceptional status within the Academic Federation. Even the Heavenly Emperor bigwigs treated him as an equal.

Many feelings ran through Jiang Qing'e's heart before she quashed the unnecessary thoughts. She glanced at the thick tome in her hand that emitted sacred light before reaching out with her slender fingers, attempting to turn the page.

At the moment the page was turned, a rich and pure light poured out of Jiang Qing'e's heart, covering everything for tens of thousands of feet with holy light. All of the worldly natural energy in the area had been purified by it.

Her dazzling, golden eyes turned abstruse with understanding, as though she had become an indifferent god that watched over the masses. As her finger moved, the first page of the Canon of Radiance was flipped open, causing candle-like lights to emerge, dotting the skies with makeshift stars.

And Jiang Qing'e stood tall against the backdrop, like a holy goddess descending upon the world. That seemingly flimsy page was incapable of being turned by anyone without sufficiently pure light resonant power. Even if they were an upper eighth-grade Duke, it wouldn't necessarily be possible. It required an intense understanding of the light to do so.

The area before the Mirror Altar had fallen into deathly silence. Only the sound of flipping pages could be heard.

Two pages.

Three pages.

Jiang Qing'e's fingers did not pause at all and she turned to the fifth page. At this point, an extremely eye-catching, sacred flame covered the Canon of Radiance. At the same time, an incomparably pure and sacred aura emerged.

The aura roused all of the majestic and boundless amounts of light energy within Light Finger Peak, resonating with it. After which, the sky seemed to roar and all of the energy was pulled into a ring that surrounded the Canon of Radiance.

Diwu Mingxuan was very familiar with this scene as whenever he tried to open the Canon of Radiance to the sixth page, he'd be obstructed by this halo of light. The halo applied an indescribable sort of heaviness and was created by a strand of light source origin.

Only those who had a deep understanding of the light could cause it to shake.

Diwu Mingxuan had been stuck at this step for many years, unable to turn to the sixth page. Thus, he truly wanted to see if Jiang Qing'e was capable of it.

Under his close watch, Jiang Qing'e did not seem to show any form of movement upon encountering this halo of light. Instead, esoteric runic lines emerged across her body, condensing into a sacred halo between her eyebrows.

They were her Archaic Runes! At this moment, the light resonant power coming from Jiang Qing'e's body became even purer, to the point that even Diwu Mingxuan felt a sense of awe and shame.

Her finger then swiped across the tome, lightly flipping the Canon of Radiance to its sixth page. The subtle but crisp sound of a flipping page reverberated throughout the peak. The light energy that covered the skies became even brighter, almost as though the spirits of light were cheering upon witnessing this achievement. Diwu Mingxuan was completely taken aback and he sighed deeply in his heart. Jiang Qing'e's talent on the Law of Light was indeed startling.

However, his eyes shrunk at this point. He could see that after flipping past the sixth page, Jiang Qing'e's finger did not stop there and she attempted to reach the seventh page.

He clearly remembered what his teacher had once told him: the day he was capable of flipping to the seventh page was also the day he had gained the qualifications to become a King. But after so many years, he had always been bottlenecked at the fifth page, unable to even reach the sixth page, much less the seventh!

Meanwhile, Jiang Qing'e had reached the seventh page before his very eyes!

Diwu Mingxuan's expression changed drastically. He wished to stop her, but in the end, he stopped himself. Jiang Qing'e's jadeite finger touched the seventh page, and at that instant, the entire world seemed to have stopped. An ancient and ethereal voice rang out from the Canon of Radiance.

"What is the light?"

Diwu Mingxuan's heart trembled. It turned out that the seventh page was a form of self-reflection. What it had asked was what one's deepest understanding and perception of the light entailed.

This question could not be answered lightly. After all, the answer would be branded onto one's heart, unable to be changed forever.

In the future, if one could not proceed according to their understanding or if their core beliefs were shaken, then they would never be able to become a King!

The Canon of Radiance did not possess much power in itself. It only contained some magical words and was truthfully a treasure meant to temper one's heart. Diwu Mingxuan closely observed Jiang Qing'e. He wanted to know what exactly her answer would be.

When Jiang Qing'e heard the voice, her golden eyes glowed with sacred light that quickly wrapped around her entire body, giving her an aura that none would dare to blaspheme.

She pondered over the answer quietly for a few breaths before her lips parted.

Diwu Mingxuan's eyes were steadily growing larger and his heart was filled with turbulent waves. Jiang Qing'e's calm answer was like a thunderclap next to his ears, causing his mind and heart to shake.

"What is the light? The light is me. I am the light."

After which, divine light emerged from behind Jiang Qing'e, coalescing around her, looking like a holy temple of light. A god stood tall in this temple.