Zhou Yuxuan understood.
The Principal was about to make a declaration of power in America in a way that exceeded their imagination, completely establishing the unshakable authority of the East Peak Military Academy and the Blue Star Community. He nodded silently, with both a rational expectation and a hint of anticipation for the upcoming scene.
The Starflare Fighter slightly adjusted its direction and accelerated towards the coastline of the North American continent.
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Outside a cluster of buildings along the Hudson River that had undergone emergency clearing and reinforcement, a delegation headed by America Governor Charles Norton stood at the forefront.
This place was once the prestigious West Hall Military Academy, but it has now been designated as the temporary site of the America branch of the East Peak Military Academy.
Governor Norton's hair was meticulously combed, and his face maintained the composure typical of a politician, but the slightly taut corners of his mouth betrayed his inner turmoil.
Behind him were several powerful military generals, as well as officials responsible for domestic security and energy affairs.
They wore sharp dress uniforms or military uniforms, striving to maintain the demeanor of a great power, but their eyes involuntarily drifted towards the empty sky.
A few steps away from this group of political figures and military personnel was another, more conspicuous group.
There were about thirty people, led by Andre, all dressed in the regular uniforms of the East Peak Military Academy, with the East Peak Emblem on their chests.
Andre took a deep breath, feeling the energy flowing through his body. Recalling the days and nights he spent training in Helu City, he both longed to see the Principal again and was vaguely worried about how the Principal would face his homeland this time.
Suddenly, without any warning, about fifty meters above the ground, a previously empty blue background began to ripple like water.
Immediately afterwards, a jet-shaped aircraft, entirely dark blue with near-perfectly smooth lines, slowly "slid" out of the distorted light and shadow without any hesitation, as if it had always been hidden there.
The Starflare Fighter hovered silently, exuding a cold, technological aura, like the eye of an ancient behemoth scrutinizing its prey.
On the ground, all the whispers and commotion fell silent instantly.
Governor Norton's pupils contracted slightly, and the general beside him clenched his fists instinctively. He hadn't received any notification, which meant that the Source Energy Detector they had acquired hadn't captured any information.
The next moment, the hatch slid open silently.
Two figures stepped forward, with Lin Yi and Zhou Yuxuan standing in mid-air.
Then.
Lin Yi simultaneously released the source energy fluctuations and soul pressure that he had habitually suppressed.
"Boom!"
A powerful surge of primal energy, mixed with a heavy pressure from the soul, descended upon him with a deafening roar.
This is not an attack, but a natural difference brought about by the level of life, like a tiny antelope facing a prehistoric behemoth awakening.
"Well!"
"Heh"
Muffled groans and gasps of breath rose and fell.
Governor Norton felt as if he had been plunged into the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters in an instant. The immense pressure squeezed in from all directions, causing him to stop breathing, his face to turn red instantly, and he almost knelt down.
Those battle-hardened generals were not having an easy time either.
Their pride in their willpower seemed utterly laughable in the face of such a pure disparity in strength; veins bulged on their foreheads, and cold sweat instantly soaked through their inner shirts.
Andre and the Eastern Edge students behind him felt it most clearly and suffered the most.
The source energy within their bodies, under this oppressive force, was like a frozen stream, its flow sluggish and almost stagnant.
Andre gritted his teeth, his legs trembling slightly, and he used all his willpower to keep from collapsing.
He looked up at the suspended figure, his previous excitement replaced by unparalleled horror.
This... this is the Principal's true strength? Just the pressure he naturally exudes makes these Stardust level beings feel like candles flickering in the wind?
Even more chilling was the discovery that a metal sphere the size of a fist was silently floating beside Lin Yi's shoulder.
Its surface was completely covered by a deep black electric light.
The electric sparks were silently coiling and bursting, making the metal sphere look less like any known matter and more like a miniature, unstable cosmic black hole, emanating a chilling aura of annihilation.
After a few breaths, Lin Yi landed slowly with Zhou Yuxuan on the ground.
Walks with ease, undisturbed by a speck of dust.
The terrifying pressure of the source energy subsided slightly after the two landed, allowing the people on the ground who were almost suffocating to greedily breathe in the air.
But it still weighs heavily on everyone's heart and soul, like a real mountain.
Meanwhile, the Myriad Forms Sphere continued to emit a destructive black light from its shoulder, coldly reminding everyone of its presence.
Governor Norton forcefully channeled the composure honed by years of political maneuvering, suppressing the fear that threatened to burst forth from his body. He stepped forward, striving to make his voice sound calm and normal, " Principal Lin Yi, welcome to America. This must be Principal Zhou Yuxuan?"
He skipped all the pre-arranged pleasantries and went straight to the point.
He sensed that the other person wasn't interested in listening to those things.
"Good."
Lin Yi nodded slightly in response.
Then, his gaze passed over the group of representatives at the pinnacle of power and landed directly on the Eastern Edge cadets, led by Andre, who were trying to straighten their backs.
This almost dismissive attitude caused a hint of humiliation to flash across the faces of the generals behind Norton.
But more than anything, it was a feeling of powerlessness.
"Today, the East Peak America Branch is established," Lin Yi said calmly, "As a congratulatory gift."
Before he could finish speaking, the Myriad Forms Sphere wrapped in black lightning, resembling a miniature black hole, on his shoulder suddenly disintegrated.
There was no earth-shattering noise, only a tooth-grinding, subtle hum as if space was being forcibly torn apart by extreme force.
It instantly transformed into one hundred and eight more condensed and deeper black streams of light.
These streams of light slowly unfolded above Lin Yi's head, like soldiers being inspected, precisely arranged, and instantly condensed into fifteen dark light cones, each about three feet long.
Fifteen dark light cones floated silently, seemingly absorbing all the light around them, making the sky above Lin Yi's head appear somewhat dimmer.
A destructive wave, so powerful it sent shivers down the spines of Andre and the Stardust level students, spread out like a chilling tide.
"Within your country, there are a total of fifteen registered large-scale dens." Lin Yi's tone was calm, as if he were reading out a pre-determined death list.
The next moment, he slightly raised his eyes, looked at the distant horizon, and a thought occurred to him.
"Buzz!!"
The fifteen dark light cones moved.
Unlike before, this time they did not disappear silently, but suddenly appeared in deep space, followed by a deep hum.
Immediately afterwards, fifteen dark light cones, like world-destroying lights breaking free from their restraints, shot out in fifteen completely different directions, leaving trails several kilometers long and pitch black.
Their speed exceeds the limits of visual perception, yet they deliberately leave an indelible black trail, like the Grim Reaper's scythe slicing through the sky, clearly imprinted on the retinas of everyone who looks up at the heavens.
At this moment, throughout America, anyone who looked up could see this apocalyptic scene.