Chapter 20: The Awakening [2]
Everyone fell silent.
All noise ceased the moment Yu Lingluo began walking toward the Awakening Crystal.
Her silver-violet hair fluttered behind her like strands of starlight, and her expression was calm — too calm for a ten-year-old.
The hall watched in collective awe as she approached the towering crystal at the center of the dome.
She placed her hand gently against its surface.
For a moment, nothing happened.
Then light appeared.
The crystal pulsed once, softly... then again, brighter.
Suddenly, it flared with a radiance so intense that many had to shut their eyes and switch to divine sense to even perceive what was happening.
The Awakening Crystal turned a brilliant, pure purple — glowing like a star ready to burst.
Then, streaks of violet lightning began dancing across its surface, cracking the crystal from the inside out.