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Chapter 145: Treatemstones were, by their nature,theliround, and though able to move remained still and listened to the Doctor’s explanation 1
And his blood flowed froin to relax The Phylactery’s stones pulsing energies were gentle and soothing, and in fact he felt no discoht of the stone changed to a shiold, and they ies
“Alright, good Now just focus your discipline in to the stone Infuse as much as you possible can Eventually it’ll becoies inside will begin to be absorbed back in to you” The Doctor spoke over his patient as the process continued
Lan Jue just nodded He focused his efforts of ies of his discipline in to the phylactery
In the beginning he was hesitant to release too much in to the stone too quickly for fear it couldn’t support it However soon he discovered he’d underestiem’s capabilities No matter how much of his excess powers he flooded in to it, it vanished like salt in the sea waves The geave, insatiable He likened it like the vast eh of relief He let his constraints slip, let his control relax, so that his power could flow at its own pace His body shone with a fierce golden light that brightened as his power flared
The Wine Master looked a little apprehensive as he spoke to the Doctor “Hoill you knohen his power is sufficiently drained in to the stone? How much experience do you have with this?”
The Doctor shook his head “I only kno to keep hi The effect all of this will have on his body, we’ll only knohen the process is done We’ll need to do another exae A ninth level Talent, the Genetica, a sudden catapult to Paragon, not to ood Thunderbolt Disciplines are a the fiercest of abilities It would be best to hed “Do what you can The Jewelry Master suffered this while saving Taihua and its tourists It was damn heroic, so we’ll do whatever it takes”
The Doctor responded with a sigh of his own “I must say he’s earned my admiration I can’t say I’d have done the saths lie in self-preservation instead of blind bravery I certainly wouldn’t have had the stupidity and courage to effectively commit suicide and take Genetica to do it”
Lan Jue’s weak voice wafted up towards them “Even your compliments sound like curses”
The Doctor s about coht face you’re not a total ht to the consequences?”
Lan Jue laughed quietly “Actually if our roles were reversed I’m not sure you’d have run like you clai down airships, to see our cohtered, used as food for the creatures, you’d see differently So like that really opens your eyes!”
The Doctor stuck a big thumbs-up under Lan Jue’s nose “You win Now shut up and concentrate Laughter you won’t be laughing”
Lan Jue’s expression changed as the Doctor’s words were confiran to shrink back down as the power racing through him was drained away
The Wine Master’s body shook as he looked on He knew this er had the necessary power to sustain Paragon status But he couldn’t stop now, he had to keep draining the explosive power of his discipline otherwise he would be destroyed by it
“Draw back just a bit,” the Doctor ordered He knelt again at Lan Jue’s side and held hiht flowed through hilowed as well
With each passing er receding He felt as though he were stepping back from a precipice There wasn’t any pain anymore, just… emptiness Like he was just a shell, like he didn’t exist
Lan Jue’s smile was forced, for the situation he faced was even worse than he’d anticipated Sometimes, it wasn’t pain that was to be feared So
The phylactery continued to flash, though now sparks of electricity danced on its faceted surface As Lan Jue’s poaned, he felt his control slipping as well He was finding it more difficult to direct the floard But the process continued, and after half an hour his body returned to its norolden tint to his skin had vanished so on the ground, he felt it His face was pale Not like a man’s, but like frost over a statue His eyes rolled shut when he no longer possessed the strength to keep them open
Yet the Phylactery Stone did not dihter, more vibrant The stone had buried itself in Lan Jue’s palm almost entirely Only a s furiously With asfrom Lan Jue, their connection was powerful