Chapter 193: Eclipse Seal (Part 2)

---) Eclipse Seal (Rare Grade): A one-time-use item. Upon usage, it merges with any normal item or artifact, granting it sealing ability. When activated, it can seal the Aether Energy of anyone below the Star King Realm for three seconds.

The item that Vald had given Edrin was the Eclipse Seal, a Rare Grade artifact that could grant any item sealing ability for one use.

It was a one-time-use item, similar to the Box of Madness that William had seen Roran use against the Titan Ape in the Astral Rift of the Kolva Mountain Range.

Edrin had merged the Eclipse Seal with his shield and earlier, the instant William attacked his shield, he activated its sealing effect.

As a result, when William’s hand touched the shield, his Aether Energy was instantly sealed, catching him completely off guard.

"William!" Liam’s expression changed when he saw William’s face getting slashed by the sword, and he ran toward the battle ring.

The other students were also horrified as they stared at the blood dripping from the side of William’s face.

Norman was also stunned, as he didn’t expect William to suddenly stop using Aether Energy and get slashed in the face.

William felt a stinging pain on the side of his face and raised his palm to touch it.

A warm liquid covered his palm as he felt blood flowing out from the deep slash on his face.

The wound started from the side of his eye and extended all the way to his jaw, with his deep muscles clearly visible.

In order not to get caught by Norman, Edrin also showed a flustered expression and backed away, looking at William with wide eyes as if he was also clueless about what had happened.

Norman was about to step inside the ring to stop the battle when suddenly—

"All that drama for this little bit of blood."

A faint voice echoed across the training area, and William slowly raised his head to look at Edrin.

"It was all an accide—"

Edrin was about to say it was an accident when his pupils suddenly contracted and his eyes widened in shock.

In fact, it wasn’t just him. The other students were also stunned and looked at William with horrified eyes.

At this moment, there was a deep wound on the side of William’s face. But that wound was closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The blood stopped flowing from it, and his flesh and skin wriggled as they connected together. In just a few seconds, only bloodstains remained on his face as everything returned to normal.

"This..." Edrin couldn’t help but take a step back when he saw such a bizarre scene, feeling a chill creeping into his heart.

Liam, who had run to the edge of the ring and was about to step inside, also stopped when he saw this and only then remembered their Super Regeneration ability.

’Damn it, I got scared for nothing...’ He sighed in relief and glanced at Edrin with cold eyes.

Unlike other people, who might not understand what had happened, he was sure that the reason William suddenly stopped using Aether Energy was definitely because of Edrin.

Alicia had already told them he had brought some kind of item from his brother. Although they previously did not know what it was, now Liam was certain it was an item that stopped William from using Aether Energy at a critical moment, catching him off guard.

Noah and the other students stared at William’s completely healed face, waves of shock churning in their hearts.

’Is it the effect of his Trait or...’ Noah’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’Does he possess some kind of Bloodline that enhances his recovery speed?’

Other elite students like Kevin and the others were also thinking about the same questions, feeling extremely shocked inside.

But the person who was most shocked was Edrin.

At this moment, feeling William’s gaze on him, he felt a cold sensation envelop his entire body, sending a chill down his spine.

"I was wondering what kind of trick you would use, and it turned out to be sealing my Aether Energy..." William spoke with a chuckle, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.

Although he recovered instantly, the pain of getting his face slashed definitely made him want to curse loudly.

When the students heard William’s words, all of them showed confused expressions.

"Sealing Aether Energy? What is he talking about?"

"Could it be that the reason his Aether Energy suddenly disappeared was because Edrin did something?"

"Hah! He is just making excuses. We were watching everything. Did you see Edrin do anything?"

When Edrin heard the discussion among the students, his expression changed as he never thought William would recover instantly and speak about this matter.

He had thought that after getting seriously injured, this guy wouldn’t be able to speak until he took a healing potion or something similar.

By the time he recovered and spoke about the sealing of his Aether Energy, it would seem like he was making excuses after being defeated.

Although the Eclipse Seal was a one-time-use item and had already disappeared after he used it, and even William’s Aether Energy was already unsealed, because it had just happened, this matter was still fresh.

And since William was speaking right after his Aether Energy suddenly disappeared, most of the people would definitely find it strange.

And sure enough, Edrin noticed that many students were already murmuring that he had done something to seal William’s energy after hearing his words.

Norman’s face was also extremely gloomy.

Unlike other people, who were not certain, he was one hundred percent sure that what William had just said was true.

After all, before his energy suddenly disappeared, he had not sensed any abnormality with William that would have made him lose control over his Aether Energy.

It indicated that some external method had been used to seal his energy.

Having something like this happen under his nose was a blatant slap to his face.

Feeling many strange gazes fixed on him, Edrin couldn’t help but panic inwardly and immediately shouted.

"You are just making excuses for your own fault. You were so overconfident that you let your guard down..." Edrin glared at him angrily.

"Now you are blaming me for your shortcomings. If you had taken the spar seriously from the beginning, nothing like this would have happened."

William looked at Edrin expressionlessly and didn’t say anything.

He had no intention of arguing with him about anything since it did not matter anymore.

"Why are you silent now? You can’t even spe—"

Edrin was in the middle of speaking when William, who was some distance away from him, suddenly appeared right in front of him in an instant.

Blink!

After appearing in front of Edrin using Blink, William didn’t hold back in the slightest and threw a punch right at his stomach.

Shockwave Fist!

Edrin immediately felt a huge sense of danger and subconsciously brought his shield in front of him.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A loud booming sound that reverberated throughout the training area echoed, and Edrin’s eyes widened as he felt as if his body had been struck by a titan elephant.

Despite blocking with the shield, the impact lifted his body from the ground, and he was about to be thrown into the air.

Swish!

But just as his body lifted from the ground, William’s hand moved at lightning speed, and he grabbed his head.

The sudden stop in inertia made Edrin’s entire body churn from the inside, but before he could even feel anything—

BANG!

A mountain-like pressure came from William’s hand as he grabbed Edrin’s head, and his face was directly slammed into the hard stone, cracking the stone and causing him to cough out a mouthful of blood.