As he took the star shards into his hands, they disappeared as if they were never there.
His body began to emit radiant light, and countless stars looked as if they were embedded beneath his skin, giving people an otherworldly brilliance.
"Hmm... Something is wrong," Wei Jian said. He quickly hastened his movements, trying to suppress Xuan Yu to quell the uneasiness in his heart.
Boom!
A force struck him, sending him flying.
Xuan Yu slowly stood up. He felt like he could suppress the world with his bare hands.
He looked at his body. "Hmm... The boost won't last long. I better end this quickly."
"Boy! What… What have you done?" Wei Jian got up and looked at the remaining star shards on the ground.
Although it was broken, at least he could still return the shards to the academy. Who knows, they might have a way to fix it.
"Hmph! You don't need to know," Xuan Yu said. Then he stretched his right hand and grabbed the air.
"Hmph! Acting brave just because of a momentary lapse in movement. I'll show you what true strength is!"
He stretched out his hand again to suppress Xuan Yu, but this time with even more strength. He didn't believe that Xuan Yu really had such strength.
A hand materialized above Xuan Yu's head, trying to suppress him.
Xuan Yu glanced at the hand. And with that glance, the hand disappeared. After the hand disappeared, Xuan Yu extended his right hand and slowly opened his palm.
"What!" Wei Jian exclaimed. Though the disappearance of his attack startled him, he held himself together.
Until Xuan Yu opened his palm, he felt a threat of death. What he found most unbelievable was that Xuan Yu didn't awaken.
In Xuan Yu's hand, a black light filled with a destructive aura appeared on his palm.
"I can't let him use it…!" Wei Jian said. A spear suddenly appeared in his hand.
"Mr. Wei, is this really necessary?" The vice principal couldn't help it anymore. "You're a lancer and he's not even an awakener. He is also a student. And besides, he's the adoptive son of…."
"Shut up! Will you take responsibility for the Star Awakening Orb? Not even the Alliance can afford it," Wei Jian shouted.
"This…" The vice principal didn't know what to say.
"Only bringing him back to the Alliance and offering his head would ease the situation a little." As he said that, armor appeared on his body, and the wind element around became chaotic.
Since the pressure on the students had been lifted, they stood up with trembling bodies.
"Gale Spearman...!" someone pointed at Wei Jian.
"Hmph! Although I don't know where the trash got the power from, with a Gale Spearman taking action, there's no way he'll be able to resist. It's a pity it wasn't with my hands..." Liu Kai clenched his fist a little.
"Wind Thrust!" Wei Jian shouted with a thrust of his hand. The wind element boosted the spear, making it move faster.
The black ball in Xuan Yu's hand turned into a spear with a destructive aura around it. He also thrust the spear.
Even though there was no wind element to back it up, it was faster than the spear thrown by Wei Jian.
The destructive spear passed through Wei Jian's spear as if there was nothing there.
The armor on his body glowed.
Bang!
The sound of collision rang out and the armor cracked. "Puff!"
Wei Jian flew back, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Hmm… only one attack has taken more than ninety percent of my body strength. The battle will have to end for now."
After saying that, he flashed and quickly arrived beside Wei Jian.
"You…!" Wei Jian was horrified. Just one attack had almost killed him.
Xuan Yu didn't give him time to talk and put a finger on his forehead.
"What have you done? Why can't I use my power! Pfft!" Wei Jian shouted hysterically.
"I've sealed your power. Nobody except me will be able to break the seal. That's your punishment," Xuan Yu said. He could feel that due to overexerting his body, he'd soon pass out.
His body strength had returned to normal, even a little weaker than before.
"Brother...!" Sister Ying quickly ran over to support him.
"Sister Ying, don't forget the star shards," Xuan Yu said. Then his body fell limply into Sister Ying's hands.
Sister Ying looked at Wei Jian, whose confidence had been hit due to being defeated in a single confrontation.
"Hmph! Just wait, my mother will hear about this."
"Ying Yue?" A woman with a resemblance to Ying Yue suddenly appeared appeared behind
"Mom!" Ying Yue called her with surprise.
"What happened?" the mom asked, noticing the situation.
"Here's how..... " Ying Yue quickly explained.
"Hmm... I understand. Let me take a look at your brother." She pointed a finger at Xuan Yu's forehead and a wave of energy went through his body.
"Don't worry. It's just his body that's exhausted. I really don't know how he could have such power without being awakened." She turned to Wei Jian.
"Impossible…! Who did you say put that seal on him?" she quickly asked, surprise written in her voice.
"It seemed to be Brother. I heard him say that nobody would be able to remove the seal except him…!" Ying Yue recalled what happened and explained.
"If what he said is true, then no one would be able to remove the seal. Even I can't see through the seal…. Oh, what about the Star Orb?" she suddenly looked at Ying Yue.
"The… the Star Orb shattered." Ying Yue lowered her head. Her voice was barely a whisper.
"What!" Her mother's voice was raised to the limit. She couldn't believe what she heard.
"The Star Awakening Orb is more important to the Alliance than you realize," she said, her voice tense. "It's the foundation of the Alliance's power… and the very reason this war has dragged on for nearly three centuries."
She paused, looking into the distance. "This incident, it's going to shake more than you think. The Alliance won't just ignore it. Not when it involves the Orb."
"Let's not talk about this here anymore. It would be disastrous if everyone knew." She got up and looked at the students who still had shocked expressions on their faces.
"I didn't expect there to be a planet-level awakener this year." She looked at Mei Li. "And she even awakened an Aspect… that makes her the second one after you."
"This will be an important matter for the Alliance. There are very few planet awakeners, even rarer are those who awaken with an Aspect. Maybe it'll help ease the situation a little. Oh, and she also seems to be the daughter of a friend."
"It would be best if they forgot what happened today?"
As she said that, she waved her right hand and all the students, including the vice principal, except Mei Li, fell unconscious.
"You should keep what happened today quiet. Your father will explain when you get home." She looked at Mei Li and said.
"I understand." Mei Li nodded.
"Good." The mom said and then waved her hand again and she, Ying Yue, and Xuan Yu disappeared.
Whoosh!
Three figures suddenly appeared in a room.
"Mom, how are you going to deal with this? What will they do to Brother if they find out he was the one who broke the Star Orb?" She gently lay Xuan Yu on the bed and asked.
"They shouldn't do anything for now with your dad and me around. But Xuan Yu's life would be anything but peaceful. Sigh!
Xuan Yu has always been special since we found him. Even I, the only Seer in the Alliance, can't see anything when it comes to him."
"You should go join your combat team after Xuan Yu gets better to not draw unwanted attention."
"I understand." Ying Yue nodded.
"Why did you bring back the star shards?" She suddenly noticed something in Ying Yue's hands.
"Xuan Yu said that I should bring them back. It's already broken, what use would it be taking it back to the Alliance?"
"Hmm….. Although the Star Awakening Core was the heart of the Alliance, it's now in shards. It wouldn't matter taking it back to the Alliance. It's better to give it to Xuan Yu. I would like to see what he plans to use it for."