Chapter 1431: Duke of Light, Diwu Mingxuan
"The Duke of Light? Isn't that a little ostentatious? Who would dare to give himself that title?" When Li Luo heard of his title, his eyebrows inadvertently jumped in surprise. Even Jiang Qing'e with three ninth-grade light resonances and two Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds did not address herself as such. Just what did this Diwu Mingxuan have to give himself such a grand title?
"Diwu Mingxuan is from the Divine Sun Ancient College. He's been a mentor for ten years and can be considered quite qualified. He has a very good reputation amongst the mentors in the Academic Federation as well," Vice Principal Lan Lingzi explained.
Chi Chan, Cao Sheng, and Mi Er all nodded. Even they had heard of him as sage college mentors from an outer divine continent.
"It's said that he has a middle ninth-grade and a lower ninth-grade light resonance," Chi Chan explained.
"A middle ninth-grade and a lower ninth-grade light resonance, huh? He does have some ability!" Li Luo said in surprise. This was indeed quite amazing, but when compared to Jiang Qing'e, he was barely worth mentioning.
Lan Lingzi glanced at Li Luo before adding, "Diwu Mingxuan is a fifth-grade Duke at the moment. Three of his Duke Bergfrieds are nine-pillars and the remaining two are Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds."
"Oh?" Li Luo nodded.
Having two Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds at the Fifth Duke Stage meant he truly was capable. Li Luo now had a good understanding of the might of a Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried. If Diwu Mingxuan had such a foundation, his battle strength would allow him to dominate even a seventh-grade Duke. With the aid of high-grade Mythic Armaments and a Destiny-grade Duke Art, he could probably even contend against eighth-grade Dukes. The reason why this was only a possibility was because being a Transcendent allowed one to surpass an opponent up to three grades higher. However, every step taken had to be a Ten-Pillar Golden Duke Bergfried. Thus, Li Luo with two ten-pillar Golden Duke Bergfrieds had the ability to triumph over a fifth-grade Duke. If his third Duke Bergfried was not a ten-pillar, his ability to leap three grades would drop, resulting in him only being able to surpass opponents merely two grades higher and then eventually just one grade higher if the following Duke Bergfried was not another ten-pillar. If he continued to be unable to forge ten-pillars, it would mean that his journey on the Path of Ascension had failed.
This was because a Duke's grade went up, the gap between each grade was like a humongous chasm, and it was hard to overcome it. This was clearly seen in the Treasure Domain, where Qin Lian had easily overwhelmed the remaining Dukes. A first-grade challenging a third or fourth-grade was already deserving of praise. However, it was not that surprising. A fifth-grade beating an eighth-grade or a sixth-grade overcoming a ninth-grade... now those were feats that would shock the world. After all, such Dukes were peak experts just beneath the King Stage. As a result, Li Luo's battle achievements had truly sent ripples throughout the entire Heavenly Origin Divine Continent.