"Some kind of force!"
Standing in the Guardian Spirit Space, Lin Tian suddenly saw a beam of red light shooting into the space, pulling his consciousness outward.
With a loud rumble, the scene in front of him shifted rapidly. In an instant, Lin Tian's awareness arrived before the Guardian Spirit Stone in the Xiao Family's hall.
This was Lin Tian's second time in the real world of the Star River Era, a billion years after his own time. The first was during Xiao Xiner's awakening as his Guardian Spirit, but his presence had been brief, almost dreamlike.
Now, he could clearly see the expressions of every person in the Xiao family, the towering skyscrapers around them, and the sheer scale of even the simplest structures, far surpassing anything from his ancient Hua-Xia civilization. When he looked up, he saw ships streaking across the sky, shimmering beams of light flashing by.
This was an era of advanced technology and martial prowess.
Suddenly, shocked exclamations rang out across the Xiao family's competition grounds.
"An Inferior Guardian Spirit!"
The Xiao family's senior members were well-versed in identifying Guardian Spirit classes, needing no specialized tools to determine Lin Tian's level simply by observing him. It was immediately clear that Lin Tian was an Inferior Guardian Spirit, which didn't match the earlier reports of him being classified as a Mortal-level Guardian Spirit.
"Could it be that the teacher at Feilan Academy made an error during Xiao Xiner's awakening?" some people wondered privately.
Although it was unlikely for the academy's teachers to make such a mistake, they couldn't imagine any other reason.
"Even if he isn't a Mortal-level Guardian Spirit, an Inferior Guardian Spirit is still worthless!" Liana Xiao scoffed, openly displaying her disdain. As a High-grade Guardian Spirit Awakener, she felt entitled to look down on Inferior Guardians.
"I wonder what his potential level is?" Xiao Xiner's gaze was fixed on the Guardian Spirit Stone, her hands clenched, a hint of unease in her heart.
As time passed, the Guardian Spirit Stone emitted a brilliant glow, but still failed to show a potential level.
"Could it be that he has no potential?"
A voice broke the silence at this inopportune moment.
The words were spoken quietly, but given that many of those present were Awakeners, they heard it clearly. The speaker, of course, was Liana Xiao, who had long-standing issues with Xiao Xiner.
Still, no one paid her much attention; whether a Guardian Spirit was Mortal or Inferior, it always possessed some level of potential. There was no such thing as "no potential" for Guardian Spirits.
Suddenly, the Guardian Spirit Stone began to shake violently.
"What's going on?"
People looked on in astonishment. None of them had ever seen this happen before and couldn't understand why the stone would start trembling like this.
Sitting on the high platform, Clan Head Xiao Batian murmured to himself, "The Guardian Spirit Stone seems like it's about to burst. There's a rumor that only potential levels exceeding the ninth tier can shatter the Guardian Spirit Stone."
Next to him, Xiao Ao sneered, "Shatter the Guardian Spirit Stone? Just an Inferior Guardian Spirit shattering the stone? If that's true, I'll swallow every shard of it myself."
The words had barely left his mouth when a thunderous crack echoed, and the large Guardian Spirit Stone exploded in a flash of radiant light, scattering fragments everywhere.
Xiao Ao's face turned ashen as if he had swallowed something bitter.
At that moment, everyone stood in stunned silence.
"It really shattered the Guardian Spirit Stone!" Xiao Batian stared, dumbfounded. Then, with a smirk, he looked at Xiao Ao. "Xiao Ao, didn't you just say that if the Guardian Spirit Stone shattered, you'd eat the fragments? There they are, no one's stopping you!"
Xiao Ao's face contorted, and he muttered defensively, "It was just a joke. Besides, this probably isn't due to a potential level above the ninth tier. This stone has been in use for nearly a hundred years; maybe it broke from wear. How could an Inferior Guardian Spirit have potential beyond the ninth tier?"
"Right, I think the Guardian Spirit Stone must've been defective. It's highly unlikely the potential is above the ninth tier!"
"An Inferior Guardian Spirit with potential beyond the ninth tier? I've never heard of such a thing!"
"Elder Xiao Ao is right; it must've been the stone."
Though many Xiao family members voiced their agreement that the stone was likely defective, more than a few secretly doubted this explanation. They all knew it was unlikely for the Guardian Spirit Stone to just "break" out of nowhere.
"Elder Xiao Ao, if you truly believe the stone was faulty, let's fetch another one. Surely the Xiao family has more than one Guardian Spirit Stone?" Xiao Xiner's clear voice rang out from the platform.
"Then bring another Guardian Spirit Stone!" Xiao Ao commanded.
Not long after, a few Xiao family members brought out another Guardian Spirit Stone, just as tall, and placed it in front of Xiao Xiner.
"Let's begin the test!" Xiao Batian instructed.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Xiao Xiner stepped up once again for a second test with the Guardian Spirit Stone.
Back in the Guardian Spirit Space, Lin Tian chuckled, "Xiner, I imagine a Guardian Spirit Stone must be worth quite a lot. Looks like your family's going to lose another one! I told you my potential could shatter the stone, didn't I? Haha!"
"You got it right. You're impressive, I'll admit. I didn't expect that even as an Inferior Guardian Spirit, you'd have potential beyond the ninth tier!" Xiao Xiner was both astonished and delighted.
Her Guardian Spirit didn't just have immense potential; he also wielded the knowledge of martial arts from the Hua-Xia civilization a billion years ago. A Guardian Spirit like him was nothing short of extraordinary!
Fortunately, their fates were intertwined. Without this bond, she wouldn't have gained access to Lin Tian's invaluable martial knowledge and guidance.
In the outer world, the Guardian Spirit Stone, under the steward's guidance, released another beam of red light, linking Xiao Xiner's Guardian Spirit Space to the outside and projecting the Guardian Spirit's figure once more.
Shortly after, the Guardian Spirit Stone began trembling even more intensely than before.
And then…
Crack! Crack! Crack!
With a dazzling flash, the Guardian Spirit Stone shattered into countless fragments, scattered across the floor.
The second Guardian Spirit Stone had exploded too!
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