"You don't need it?"
The chairman was momentarily stunned, but before he could react, a small metal orb silently floated up from Lin Yi's waist. It quickly grew to the size of a fist, then hovered quietly in the air.
The metal orb's appearance instantly drew everyone's attention.
It simply rotated in place, radiating an edge so sharp it made their hearts tremble.
Elizabeth and the other Source Energy Warriors felt it most keenly. They even thought the space around the orb seemed to warp ever so slightly.
Then, under countless watching eyes, the Myriad Phenomena Orb's one hundred and eight diamond-shaped plates suddenly separated. Like flowers stirred by an invisible hand, they traced dazzling paths through the air.
They didn't scatter. Instead, they reassembled in an instant, moving faster than the eye could follow.
Hum!
A hum that seemed to sound directly in the depths of their souls swept past.
In the blink of an eye, the one hundred and eight plates had vanished.
In their place were six slender black blades.
The moment the six black blades appeared, they vanished without a trace.
There was no sound of them cutting through the air, no surge of energy, not even the faintest breeze. They simply disappeared into thin air in front of Lin Yi.
The entire welcoming ceremony fell into complete silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, as if they still hadn't recovered from what they'd just witnessed.
The chairman stood with his mouth open, wanting to say something, but no sound came out.
The officials around him had frozen expressions, their faces full of bewilderment.
Even Elizabeth and the East Blade cadets behind her, who had witnessed some of Lin Yi's abilities, felt their scalps prickle.
Lin Yi, meanwhile, remained calmly where he was, as if that astonishing display had