The hairpin flew toward Hao Shuai, trailing a veil of starlight. It wrapped around him and pulled him straight into its radiance. Boundless starlight spun inward, grinding against itself with a series of sharp, crackling explosions.
"Misfortune brought on by Heaven can still be endured, but misfortune brought on by oneself leaves no way out! Once you're inside my Star Absorbing Hairpin, you'll suffer my Hundred Spirits Refinement. Even if you're a Golden Immortal, you'll lose a layer of skin!" Lu Yu said coldly as she summoned her magic power.
She spat out several mouthfuls of true energy. The Star Absorbing Divine Hairpin blazed with light, and the bands of starlight spun furiously, grinding away at everything within. They gradually contracted, finally shrinking to the size of a fist as they spun rapidly in midair, speckled with stars that seemed almost solid.
But just as the bands of starlight contracted to their limit, they suddenly began to shine and swell again.
Sensing trouble, Lu Yu hurriedly spat out more true energy, but she couldn't stop the bands of starlight from slowly growing larger.
"Did you skip a meal or something? Couldn't you put a little more effort into it?!"
Hao Shuai's calm voice came from within the bands of starlight. Then a pair of hands gleaming with golden light reached out and seized both sides. He tore them apart with a vicious yank.
The Nine Revolutions Hundred Spirits split in two, revealing Hao Shuai.
"I'll gladly accept this Power of Stars!" Hao Shuai stuffed the two masses of starlight in his hands into his spatial storage. They vanished at once.
He reached out and grasped at the air. The Star Absorbing Divine Hairpin, which had been holding him in place, immediately flew into his hand.
"Not a bad design. It'll