"What exactly is this thing?"
Andrew Han's eyes flashed with deep confusion as he stared ahead... The Silver Star Pearl rebounded toward his brow at even greater speed, like a spring stretched to its limit before snapping violently back.
Boom!
The air in the entire bedroom churned with turbulence.
At this moment, the Silver Star Pearl, filled with countless stars, resembled a blazing white meteor born from thin air. It nearly ignited the bedroom's air and dust, trailing a long, straight plume of flame.
Its speed already surpassed the speed of sound!
In a fleeting instant, the silver-white bead broke the sound barrier. The shockwave and sound waves left behind condensed into a straight line, poised to sweep the surroundings... If unleashed, it would destroy the entire bedroom and even threaten the whole building.
This was the might of the Martial Lord Realm!
The sonic shockwave could overturn buildings!
But this was clearly not the bead's limit... still accelerating... continuing to accelerate... until, like a meteor falling to earth, it crashed toward Andrew's brow—thud!
In the absolute silence, his left palm extended.
His left hand, as crystalline as jade, spun gently like a lotus flower, easily catching the silver-white bead. Then his right palm struck out.
"And these as well."
For example, Graywhite Aura.
At first, when Andrew obtained Graywhite Aura, he was internally resistant. Allowing an external force to merge with his body, even for powerful enhancement, was extremely risky.
He didn’t know what Graywhite Aura truly was.
He didn’t understand the source of Graywhite Aura—whether it might change his body’s shape, alter the essence of his life, or even rewrite his consciousness—until he ceased to be himself, and Andrew Han would no longer exist in this world.
"Extinguish."
None of those fears came true. As time passed, Andrew Han gradually discerned the true nature of Graywhite Aura.
The radiant palm hovering above the bedroom gently lifted, feinting, then pressing down. Finally, with a resounding crash, it gripped all the sound waves, crushing the destructive force of the shockwave.
The entire building seemed to tremble, but not a sound escaped from the bedroom. Even Lucy Han, napping sweetly in the next room, slept undisturbed, her lips still pursed in a dream.
Andrew Han silently shook his head and exhaled.
The bedroom remained unchanged, and the Silver Star Pearl was utterly still, as if nothing had happened at all.
"This thing must be a treasure—a boon for Specters!" Andrew Han narrowed his eyes, opened his left palm, and gazed at the Silver Star Pearl resting in his hand. "It holds immense power inside, but not conventional energy. It's a force of consciousness."
It’s akin to ghost power, yet not the same... similar to materialized Inspiration, but not quite Inspiration. Even with Andrew Han’s experience, he couldn’t discern the true function of the Silver Star Pearl.
Just now, when he touched it with Inspiration, it responded with a pull.
The immense attraction—its source unknown—might be the Silver Star Pearl itself, or perhaps the longing of his own Inspiration.
Since I first developed Inspiration, only Graywhite Aura has been able to strengthen it. Even Law Realm Supremes don't know how to enhance Inspiration or spiritual thought.
But I always feel that the true value lies not in the energy within the Silver Star Pearl, but in the Pearl itself.