The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 491: That is If I’m Just a Normal Cultivator

After Kwon Hana shouted her order, the entire training ground suddenly shone with a yellow light, creating a pillar that trapped Aldrian and Baek Jimin inside. The pillar shot toward the sky, and in an instant, the entire sect was covered by a protective dome with the pillar as one of its foundations.

Baek Jimin and Aldrian felt pressure from the pillar and their energy was sucked into it, as if the energy inside their bodies was being used to fuel the foundation of the dome. As a result, they could not circulate their energy, and instead, it was rapidly sucked away.

Baek Jimin then tried to get out of the pillar quickly by slamming it with her palm, but the pillar was like solid transparent iron, and Baek Jimin could not break it with her raw power.

She then used her technique to try to break the pillar.

From her palm, white flame suddenly appeared. However, the strange thing was that the flame was not hot but instead felt cold. She then pushed her hand toward the pillar, and the white flame shot with intensity toward it, to the point that everyone near the vast training ground could feel the cold, despite being separated by the transparent yellow pillar.

The white flame hit the pillar, and the place where it struck became engulfed in ice. Baek Jimin then finally used her palm again to strike the part of the pillar that was engulfed in ice.

Slam!

However, the pillar did not budge, which made Baek Jimin grit her teeth in frustration. Her energy was draining quickly, and releasing her technique just now only made it drain faster.

The people watching her were truly amazed by the power she displayed and couldn’t help but think that she was truly the daughter of Sect Master Baek. Even under the effect of the formation—one that they could slightly feel despite being outside of it—she was still able to unleash such a powerful technique. She was a genius and a powerful cultivator, the likes of which rarely appeared in the sect’s history.

Aldrian, who had seen it all, turned his gaze toward Kwon Hana.

"I see. So you took advantage of the sect’s defensive formation and slightly modified it to create this formation that sucks in every bit of energy inside the pillar, no matter the source, even if it is from a living being. It also threw our energy flow into chaos because of it. You truly have a genius formation master if they can modify a formation of this caliber. I wonder if I can meet them?" Aldrian said calmly.

Kwon Hana trembled as she looked at Aldrian’s calm face. He was the factor that kept her on edge. He was the greatest threat and the most dangerous variable in all of her mother’s plans. He was someone powerful enough to battle the entire sect alone, and even though he was trapped inside the formation, it did nothing to lessen her anxiety.

To be honest, she was truly jealous. She was jealous of Baek Jimin and all of her accomplishments. She knew how much of a genius Baek Jimin was, and she was also one of the few who knew that Baek Jimin had comprehended the most treasured cultivation technique of their sect, the Heavenly Demon’s Flower Scripture.

She was confident that she could do what Baek Jimin did if she were given the same chance. Her mother was the most famous grand elder of the sect, and she also wanted to bring pride to her mother and to herself. However, she was still not as privileged as the daughter of the sect master, and her mother was not the sect master, which made her direct her resentment toward Baek Jimin and Sect Master Baek.

Now Baek Jimin even had someone like Aldrian behind her, and from the way it seemed, they were very close. This made her jealousy burn even stronger. How could Baek Jimin have all the privilege and fortune, while she could not even show her true potential?

She tried to steel herself in front of Aldrian’s calm face.

"Even if you know about it, what can you do? The sect’s defensive formation has already been modified to withstand a peak emperor stage cultivator! Even if you can fight someone at the peak emperor stage, this defensive formation is specialized to withstand any attacks at that level, no matter how many times you strike it!"

"There is no way you can keep attacking the defensive formation with your limited energy! That pillar will keep sucking your energy until your dantian is empty. You will be powerless by then!" she shouted, her expression turning slightly crazed.

However, the panic she expected from Aldrian did not appear. Instead, Aldrian continued to look at her with his calm expression.

"True. I can sense that this pillar does have the strength to withstand a peak emperor stage attack, and I am going to run out of energy before I can break this pillar," Aldrian said, which left many people stunned. Kwon Hana was also stunned; she could not believe it. That was it? Was he really this easy to trap?

Suddenly, her confidence shot through the roof.

"Then—"

"That is if I’m just a normal cultivator." Before Kwon Hana could say anything, Aldrian had already cut her off.

Suddenly, Aldrian’s aura spread across the entire training ground, causing everyone to freeze in shock as even the pillar trembled under the pressure of his aura.

The people below the duke stage instantly collapsed under the pressure. Those at the duke stage and grand duke stage struggled just to stand. Even the king stage and emperor stage cultivators were in better condition, but they still had to fight against the pressure.

As for Kwon Hana, who was only at the low earl stage, her face had already kissed the ground the moment Aldrian released the aura of his full domain.

Aldrian could sense that the pillar was truly strong, and he needed to get slightly serious to destroy it. He channeled the full power of his domain into his body and clenched his fist.

His fist released a golden hue, and with the power of his entire domain gathered into it, he punched the pillar.

Boom! Crack!

The pillar trembled for a split second before cracks spread across its surface and it shattered instantly.

Rumble!

Following the shattered pillar, the dome that covered the entire sect also collapsed, and the formation spread across the sect’s grounds cracked in many places, severely damaging the sect’s defensive formation. This situation was fatal for the headquarters of any major organization because it left them vulnerable to attacks from the outside.

The elders who were still standing and watching all of this felt a chill run down their spines. The king stage and emperor stage elders, who had initially planned to attack Aldrian once he ran out of energy, now hesitated after witnessing his power.

In the midst of their hesitation, the pressure suddenly disappeared. Aldrian retracted his aura, but then he stretched his hand toward Kwon Hana, shaping it into a grasping motion. In an instant, Kwon Hana’s body vanished from where she was and reappeared right in Aldrian’s grasp.

Aldrian choked her, forcing her to her knees as he pressed her body to the ground.

"Stop!" Seeing Kwon Hana already in Aldrian’s grasp, some of the elders at the king and emperor stages decided to jump in to save her. But Aldrian didn’t even look at them, he simply used spatial lock on their bodies to freeze them in place, while remaining focused on the woman in his grasp.

"Gngnh... dongh... kihll... me," she tried to beg Aldrian between her choking breaths.

Aldrian looked into her eyes calmly, then touched her forehead and delved into her memories. Her eyes rolled back as he was not gentle in his search. After a few moments, he was done and released his grasp, letting Kwon Hana’s unconscious body slump to the ground. She fainted from the pain in her mind as Aldrian harshly infiltrated her memories.

Baek Jimin, who had slightly gasped from her energy nearly being drained, could only smile in gratitude toward Aldrian. Fortunately, she had come back with him; otherwise, she didn’t know what her fate would have been.

Aldrian then looked at Baek Jimin.

"Your mother seems able to escape from the fight. Though this woman doesn’t know the details of the fight, it appears your mother might be able to escape somewhere without being detected by Kwon Mira or anyone," Aldrian said through sound transmission.

Baek Jimin’s expression shifted to one of worry. She gritted her teeth, feeling frustrated and couldn’t help but blame herself for her current lack of ability.

Aldrian saw through this and his eyes softened slightly.

"Hey, don’t you have me? I’ll help you, so you don’t have to worry." He said.

Baek Jimin sighed and couldn’t help but smile. But then Aldrian fell silent, which made Baek Jimin tilt her head in confusion. After a few seconds of silence, Aldrian suddenly closed his eyes. After another moment, he focused on her again, but his expression was now frowning.

"I found your mother, but her condition... I think it’s not good."

Hearing Aldrian, her heart tightened, and panic surged through her.

"Where is she? How bad is her condition? What happened—?"

"Shh, shh, calm down. Let’s go to her now, but I hope you can hold yourself together when you see her," he said, pulling her into his embrace.

She was stunned as Aldrian suddenly embraced her, but she still nodded at his words. After that, they disappeared, leaving many people who had witnessed their interaction, noting Aldrian’s affection toward Baek Jimin.