Chapter 109: Rain Observatory (1/2)
Moments after Michelle’s success, Xia Luo smiled and stretched his hand out as well. Star energy spread out and allowed him to pluck a chip out of the rain. Hui Daynight frowned coldly in response.
A desolate gaze swept past Michelle and Xia Luo from the depths of the rain, a faint trace of approval within, “Star energy is the foundation of cultivation, and the same battle technique can have vastly different capabilities depending on the user’s star energy. Normal people focus on quantity while true powerhouses focus on quality. Even people who have focused on training in this cannot easily materialize star energy within three days; these children are quite smart. But the next step is the realm of infinite change; they will need to be geniuses to achieve that quickly.”
A day later, Hui Daynight suddenly opened his eyes and his hand grabbed at the rain, tearing it apart brashly. He then retrieved a chip arrogantly, matching gazes with Lulu who also got one near the same time. She glared at him provocatively; prompting a brow-rise out of annoyance. How dare an ant from the Outerverse glare at him?
Lulu raised her fists out of her dislike for the Daynight Clan, and Hui Daynight’s eyes narrowed, “You’re looking for trouble, woman.”
“Just someone from the Daynight Clan,” Lulu sneered.
“Who are you?” Hui was surprised by her indifference.
“Lulu Mavis,” she answered proudly.
He was stunned and didn’t continue talking, knowing how terrifying the Mavis Family was.
Michelle and the rest had already gotten four of the presents, but they continued standing in the rain and observed the scenery around them. This was a magical place that brought peace to the soul.
Lu Yin had been using the Cosmic Art to comb through the star energy while watching the rain. He tried imitating the raindrops in order to liquify the star energy, but that failed. An attempt to evaporate his star energy wasn’t successful either, requiring vast skill that he did not possess.
Hang on… He was STUPID! He recalled that the Cosmic Art was based on the movement of the stars, objects that were physical manifestations of star energy. He had been training with physical star energy from the start, but he hadn’t realized it until now. He opened his eyes and stretched a hand out, a star appearing on his palm to tear the rain apart. He saw the fifth chip and was about to grab it, but three swords suddenly pierced towards him from afar.
The star in Lu Yin’s palm erupted and crashed against the three swords. Unfortunately, this had happened too abruptly and he had only formed one star in his palm, which wasn’t enough to abate the pressure. His hand recoiled immediately, and Zhao Yilong stole the chip away.
Zhao Yilong glanced over, “You can come get it from me.”
Lu Yin was just about to attack when a shadow suddenly landed on a mound north of the platform. Everyone looked over at the new arrival, who let loose a wave of star energy that astounded them; this was a Limiteer. They all fell silent, watching his longish hair waving in the rain. This was someone with the aura of a master.
“Congratulations, ju—” the man blinked as he turned around, looking at them dazedly, “Wait… Where are all the students who passed the assessment?”
Coco immediately answered like a good girl, “We are them.”
The man was stunned and smiled reluctantly, “Don’t joke with me, little girl. There are so few of you, we normally recruit a thousand students.”
Zora lifted her head, “We’re the only ones, are you a senior here?”
“Rainmaster, is something wrong?” the man suddenly shouted, “Why are there so few people? Where are all the cute juniors I was promised? Where are they?”
“Shut up, only twelve people passed the assessment this time,” the voice bellowed from the rain.
The man’s expression sank, “How did this happen? Has Astral-10 really become that abject that only twelve people passed the assessment? What a shame.”
Michelle frowned, “Senior, please talk about official business.”