Li Luo and Lu Qing'er left the hall and entered another spacious gallery screened off with a pearl curtain. Walking close by, Li Luo could smell her faint, womanly scent.

"Your resonant power is much stronger already... Resonant Master?" Li Luo suddenly asked.

She nodded slightly. "A few days ago. You?"

"Perhaps a bit more time here." Li Luo winced. He had been at the Tenth Seal stage for a while now. It was time to prepare for the jump to the Resonant Master Stage.

"Good luck with that. School starts in less than half a month. Competition's going to be intense, you know," Lu Qing'er said.

Li Luo nodded. He was on the verge of a reply when a small boy suddenly burrowed past him, hiding behind him.

The boy looked...