The Triggered Side Mission

Since the matchups in the official tournament are all determined by drawing lots, it's almost common to encounter strong opponents right from the start.

Fang Li and Cecily encountered the powerful combination of Ardy and Limshi at the very beginning of the official competition.

Like Fang Li and Cecily, Ayato Amagiri and Saya Sasamiya also encountered a powerful opponent.

The opponent is the third-ranked student in the Leof Black Academy, wielding Pure Star Imperial Armament capable of manipulating gravity, and possessing extraordinary combat power.

Even Ayato Amagiri struggled against this opponent.

Fortunately, the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival" is not an individual battle, but a two-person team battle.

Therefore, thanks to Saya Sasamiya's cover, Ayato Amagiri ultimately managed to defeat his opponent with great difficulty.

However, before the cheers from the audience could even begin, Ayato Amagiri suddenly collapsed.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

In the spatial view, on the stage of the Sirius Dome, Ayato Amagiri collapsed to the ground, clutching his heart and letting out a bloodcurdling scream.

Under these circumstances, a rich Omni-element emerged in the space, forming geometric squares resembling Magic Circle, which swirled around Ayato Amagiri.

Suddenly, thick chains shot out from within and wrapped around Ayato Amagiri's body.

In that instant, the Star Pulse Energy on Ayato Amagiri's body rapidly diminished.

If Ayato Amagiri's Star Pulse Energy previously gave him the ability to dominate Star Guidance Academy and reach the top of the rankings, then at this moment, his Ayato Amagiri Star Pulse Energy has rapidly diminished to the point where he is only ranked within the top tier.

Immediately afterwards, Ayato Amagiri fainted.

At that moment, the audience erupted in cheers.

Meanwhile, Cecily, who witnessed this scene clearly in the players' lounge, was equally astonished and exclaimed in surprise.

"What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Li remained silent, gazing at Ayato Amagiri lying unconscious on the stage in the spatial window, with only Saya Sasamiya Ayato Amagiri his name beside him, and murmured softly.

"So, it was still exposed after all?"

These words clearly reached Cecily's ears.

"Junior brother, do you know what happened?" Cecily frowned, then said, "Speaking of which, didn't you say before that Ayato Amagiri was forced to hide his strength? Is this what you meant?"

"That's right." Fang Li nodded and replied, "Actually, there is a seal inside Ayato Amagiri's body that limits his strength to that of an ordinary student."

This is why Cecily and Zhao Hufeng initially thought that Ayato Amagiri was unremarkable.

The reason lies in this seal.

"Ayato Amagiri can break a portion of the seal and unleash a certain level of power in a very short time, but once it exceeds five minutes, he will be unable to move, which seems to put a considerable strain on his body," Fang Li reminded him. "Senior sister, do you remember the incantation Ayato Amagiri recited in the first round of the preliminaries? That was actually the step used to break the seal!"

Therefore, after chanting the incantation, Ayato Amagiri was able to unleash such powerful Star Pulse Energy.

That was Ayato Amagiri breaking the seal within his body.

"So that's how it is." Cecily said with relief, "So, Ayato Amagiri's current condition is because the seal was broken for too long, causing it to be passively activated and putting a heavy burden on his body?"

"Yes." Fang Li sighed, "But it's not surprising. The opponent is the third-ranked student from the Leovuf Black Academy, and he also has the Pure Star Imperial Armament. Ayato Amagiri's seal can only be broken for about five minutes. To be able to defeat the opponent within that time is quite remarkable."

Fang Li knew very well how difficult things had been for Ayato Amagiri.

After all, although there is no seal, the duration of Fang Li's Holy Mark is also about five minutes, and it will cause a serious burden afterward. If it is used for too long, he may collapse at any time.

Fighting in such a state is extremely difficult.

Of course, compared to Ayato Amagiri, Fang Li's Holy Mark provides a significantly greater boost to power once used, making such a side effect worthwhile.

If he used the Holy Mark, Fang Li was confident that even if Ardy was in his combined form, he could crush and kill him within a minute.

If the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are added, Fang Li could even achieve instant kill.

However, even so, the Holy Mark is still a power that cannot be used for a long time.

Ayato Amagiri is in the same situation.

"Can you only exert your power for five minutes?" Cecily said with some disappointment, "If that's the case, then it's much less fun."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li smiled slightly and said this.

"That's just the current situation."

Only Fang Li knew that the seal within Ayato Amagiri's body was divided into three stages, and each stage of the seal would have different effects upon being broken.

After breaking the first stage of the seal, Ayato Amagiri can only exert his power for about five minutes, and there are also strong side effects.

Once the second stage of the seal is broken, Ayato Amagiri will be able to unleash his power for an hour. The side effects will still be there, but with that much time, he can definitely sustain himself through one or two battles.

Once Ayato Amagiri breaks the third stage of the seal, the seal will be completely broken.

At that time, Ayato Amagiri will regain all his power, and his fighting strength will far exceed his current state. He will definitely not lose to Ardy in his combined state.

That's why Fang Li has been paying close attention to the original protagonist.

However, Ayato Amagiri is only able to break the first stage of the seal at this point.

If Ayato Amagiri can break all the seals, he will probably become an even more troublesome opponent Ardy.

"Unfortunately, Ayato Amagiri isn't a significant threat right now."

Just as Fang Li was muttering to Fang Li, a series of cold notification sounds suddenly rang out in his mind.

"C Rank Side Mission triggered by Number 11273: Seal Release".

"Mission objective: Before the Phoenix Star Martial Festival ends, remove the seal from the story character Ayato Amagiri."

"Task Reward: 5000 Exchange Points"

"C Rank Side Mission triggered by Number 11273: Star Pulse Generation".

"Mission Objective: In the Phoenix Star Martial Festival, use only the powers obtained from this world."

"Task Reward: 5000 Exchange Points"

"Number 11273 triggers Rank B Side Mission: Defeat a powerful enemy."

"Mission Objective: After completing the first two missions, defeat the story character Ayato Amagiri in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival."

"Task Reward: 10,000 Exchange Points"

Fang Li's expression froze instantly.