Chapter 80: Gloves and Blood Bandage (1/2)

Chapter 80: Gloves and Blood Bandage

Translator: TYZEditor: Lis

”This is something that can’t be helped.” The old man coughed softly.

Hearing these words, Ai Hui suddenly felt at ease.

”The elemental energy has been compressed to an extreme degree, and once it collapses, your natal residence will be destroyed—this is why we are trying to prevent it from caving in on itself. Or you can treat it as an iceberg that we are trying to melt bit by bit. Since its base level is extremely high, a small portion of the melted energy can be used for a long time. However, the thawing process will not be easy. We’ll have to use certain specialized equipment such as this one. Oh… I can’t remember the name of it.” The old man had a strange expression.

”The elemental energy in your body contains a powerful attractive force that behaves like a magnet. This will be our greatest hurdle as it’s extremely difficult to overcome this kind of attraction. However, if we only need to influence a small portion, then it’s still possible to do so. Have you noticed these rattans? They are able to generate powerful wood elemental energy, and since metal chops wood, the wood elemental energy will induce a strong attractive effect on the metal elemental energy, thereby controlling a small portion of it from the energy mass. This is the portion of metal elemental energy that you will be able to control.”

After listening to the old man, Ai Hui vaguely understood what was going on. ”So, we’re using the wood elemental energy as bait? To pull out a portion of metal elemental energy from the mass?”

”Yes! You got it!” The old man briskly nodded his head. ”Shall we begin then?”

Without any hesitation, Ai Hui nodded. ”Okay!”

Though the past few days had been enriching, his inability to train made him feel as though something was missing. His life was dedicated to becoming an elementalist, and training had become an inseparable part of it.

After equipping the copper armor, he placed the massive copper helmet on his head, narrowing his field of vision as the world around him became hushed.

He could hear his own heartbeats, which were steady and vigorous.

The rattans on the copper armor lit up on by one, illuminating the courtyard with its bright, enchanting glow.

The old man’s gaze sharpened, and from time to time, he glanced at the control panel in his hands.

The elemental energy mass in Ai Hui’s body started channeling, making him uncomfortable. To him, it was like a huge monster living inside his body that was comparatively far too inferior. When the monster was calm and quiet, he did not feel anything; but when it began to get agitated, Ai Hui felt as though his body was going to be ripped apart at any time.

Lacerations began to appear in his natal residence.

It was at this moment that Ai Hui realized the terrifying amount of elemental energy in his body. The slightest movement from the mass was enough to inflict injuries on him.

It was as if Ai Hui was in a stormy sea, undulating along with the choppy tidal waves.

His world spinning and his vision turning dark, Ai Hui’s consciousness flickered.

Outside, the old man became anxious as well. The rattans on the copper armor dimmed one by one, and in the blink of an eye, one-third of them were extinguished. With each extinguished rattan, the old man quickly plucked it off.

”Persevere!” he muttered to himself.

As time passed, the glow of the rattans diminished one at a time, the old man continuing to remove them in succession.

Half an hour later, when the last rattan dimmed, the old man opened the armor as quick as possible. Boiling steam surged out from within the armor. Ai Hui had already lost his consciousness and his face was pale-white. When the old man pulled Ai Hui out of the armor, the latter’s body was drenched in sweat, looking as if he was being out of a pool of water.

The old man observed the elemental energy mass in Ai Hui’s body. When the old man saw the elemental energy mass was stabilizing gradually, he then felt at ease.

When the old man removed the last extinguished rattan, he looked somewhat surprised.

The ashen green rattan was nondescript without any particular design except that it was soft and smooth, as though it had been polished by sandpaper.

It was a sword rattan.

***

Three days later.