An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1948

"How … How could this happen?" Seeing the black mist in Dustin's hands, everyone was stunned.

The eclipse spiritstone was fine just moments ago. Yet, its spiritual energy had been devoured in just a second!

Everyone was stunned that a dark energy that was thinner than a hair could be so powerful.

"I didn't expect this thing to be so terrifying. How eye-opening!" Jackson gulped, feeling a bit scared.

Thankfully, Dustin had warned them in time. Otherwise, there would be trouble if he absorbed the spiritual energy along with the dark energy in the eclipse spiritstone.

Once the dark energy exploded, Jackson would probably have the same fate as Ryan.

"It's just as I thought. This thing is quite ferocious."

As Dustin exerted more and more force, the dark energy surrounded by the energy barrier became ferocious.

It surged and thrashed wildly, relentlessly slamming into the energy barrier to try and break free.

They could faintly hear roars that resembled a beast's growls.

It was obvious that the dark energy had its own life.

"What a pity that a precious crystal like this got tainted by dark energy. What a waste!" Jackson sighed and threw the eclipse spiritstone to the floor.

Then, he crushed them with his foot to prevent the dark energy from harming anyone else.

"There must be a catch when something goes wrong. Ryan's fate should be linked to the oasis. We need to be careful later on." While saying that, Dustin suddenly clenched his hand.

The dark energy in his hand instantly exploded and disappeared.

After Dustin got rid of the eclipse spiritstone in his hand, everyone turned to look at Aidan.

Aidan was the first to seize the eclipse spiritstone just now. He has accumulated almost 40 of them, each the size of an egg and good quality.

The value of all of them combined was shocking.

"Why are you guys looking at me?" Aidan furrowed his eyebrows.

"Mr. Ridge, the eclipse spiritstone has dark energy hidden inside it. We can't use it. You should just destroy it," Jackson urged.

"You want me to get rid of it? Are you crazy? Do you know how much they are worth?" Aidan was displeased.

Aidan had worked hard to obtain the precious crystals, even disregarding his image and pride. Thus, there was no way he could get rid of them.

"Mr. Ridge, we're doing it for your own good. If you use the eclipse spiritstone, you might become like Ryan. You'll go berserk, self-explode, and die!" Jackson advised.

"That's right. Although eclipse spiritstone has a lot of benefits, your life is more important. You shouldn't risk your life for this," a few Emberson Steel's disciples urged.

Now that everyone was on the same boat, they hoped Aidan would be safe and sound. After all, they counted on Aidan to protect them.

Seeing Aidan remaining silent, Jackson asked curiously, "Mr. Ridge, are you planning to sell the eclipse spiritstone to others?

"You're someone highly respected by others. I don't think you'll do something to harm others, right?"