Chapter 53: Hegemon of the Palaces (1/2)
Chapter 53: Hegemon of the Palaces
Translator: IreneEditor: X
If there were words to describe how Ai Hui felt then, it would have to be that his heart was being pierced by a thousand arrows!
The sharp metal elemental energy entered his body from all angles, and he felt as if he was a cloth puppet being stung by bees. Unfortunately, this happened only after his numbness disappeared, allowing the pain to intensify.
If it was not for the fact that he was used to the pricking pain from his stay in the Suspending Golden Pagoda, he would have been shrieking miserably and endlessly.
His time in the pagoda had trained him to better endure agony like this.
“Your stamina is quite impressive, huh.” The old man was amazed. Ever since this prototype was created, he had been the only test subject. He had experienced the pain from the fire attribute armor. His ghostly howls and wails gave an assistant teacher such a shock that he lost control and threw the operating compass far away.
On the other hand, Ai Hui had yet to make any sounds so far. He was indeed a wild beast in human form, one who managed to survive the Wilderness!
The old man’s eyes flashed. As a teacher with countless ideas, what was more important than a strong, durable disciple as a test subject? He could practically imagine how having a disciple like Ai Hui would help him to advance his theories and research by leaps and lead to substantial breakthroughs.
A perfect partner to experiment with!
He licked his lips as if he had seen fine delicacies as he mumbled, “Increase the intensity, elemental energy becomes more fragmented, metal elemental energy is a little foreign, no problem, try a few more times…”
Thousands of heart-piercing arrows became thousands of ants devouring Ai Hui’s body and he began to tremble.
The old man was a good example of what would happen if decades of accumulated passion was released all at once. He had a frenzied gaze, was muttering to himself as he stared at the operating compass in his hand, and unceasingly adjusted the armor’s elemental energy while looking at the luster of the copper armor.
As he fiddled with the remote, the copper armor illuminated as well.
Ai Hui felt as if he had fallen into hell and into the eighteenth level no less.
The elemental energy stimulating his body was constantly changing. Numb, itchy, painful, hot, sore, and so on… all kinds of different sensations appeared in different parts of his body.
Before today, no, before putting on the armor, he had never imagined that metal elemental energy had so many permutations. Every variation happened without any warning.
That feeling was simply… such a painful revelation.
Beneath the teacher’s messy hair, his eyes were fervent and focused.
The light on the armor kept changing, and he stood by the side taking notes with each transition while saying words and terms that Ai Hui had no knowledge of.
Ai Hui had no other thoughts at this point. He just wanted this purgatory experiment to end as soon as possible.
This set of copper armor had no practical value. Ai Hui acknowledged that his endurance level was higher than average, but a few times he had almost passed out and a few times his mind went blank. He suspected that students with slightly weaker constitutions would be in danger. Even if it was not physically hazardous, it would be traumatizing and would become a mental block that hindered future training.
What an extreme product…
This thought floated across his mind, but what he focused more on was his admiration for his teacher.
Although the entire process was like a tortuous purge, to the point where dying was a better choice, Ai Hui felt the potential of the procedure.
Even the many minute differences within the metal elemental energy were individually amazing!