Chapter 342 - Absorbing Mana Core. (1/2)

”Now, whoever wants to absorb their Mana Core, hurry up!”

Hearing the old man shout with such a stern voice caused Zier's body to jolt in alarm. The Elder finally seemed to have lost his patience.

After hesitating a little, the man who looked a little too young came forward. He didn't feel like there was anything more left to be discussed now. He went ahead and stood before the Elder, looking at him fearlessly.

Although that tournament seemed nothing more than a sick joke, they were still the best of the best people who Old Gu had chosen very thoroughly. They didn't survive until today without taking any risks.

”Good! Good!” The Elder nodded approvingly and motioned towards that young man beside him. Taking the hint, the young man nodded, ”Create some space.”

The room wasn't small by any means, but they were all standing in the middle and the Elder needed some space.

Everyone flocked to the corners to watch as the Elder sat down with crossed legs and instructed the young-looking genius to do the same. They were facing each other, scarcely an arm's length away.

”Close your eyes,” the Elder spoke and brought his palm to meet the other man's chest.

”Empty your Mana Core. Don't leave even a wisp of Mana in there.”

The man did what he was told. Because he had spent himself at the competition, the amount of Mana in his Mana Core was insufficient to endure even a few days.

”Whatever you're feeling, don't try to suppress it. Allow it to flow. Try to help it if you can instead.”

The people on the side could only hear the Elder's instructions, they didn't know what was going on inside of that man right now.

After a few minutes, the man opened his mouth to exhale the foul breath but instead coughed up blood!

To everyone's surprise, who had assumed that something had gone wrong, the man suddenly stood up and smiled brightly. He excitedly jumped in the air a few times and even threw a few punches to feel his power.

”Don't get too excited. You have only begun on this path, there is more explanation later. You can wait outside for the time being,” the young man beside the Elder led him outside and before coming back to the Elder's side, almost acting as if he was his bodyguard.

Seeing the satisfied expressions on the face of the man washed away everyone's unease and before long another participant stepped forward, ready to absorb their Mana Core as well.

They'd only seen someone cough up blood when they were seriously injured or made such rapid progress that they had to spit out the impurities. This simply meant that whatever these men had told them was not a lie!

One by one, people quietly approached the Elder who repeated the same instructions to everyone.

Aakal, Sarah, Berk, and even the Sovereign made no fuss about it, apart from Ozul noticing her seriously deliberating on her decision.

Except for the Sovereign, no one received special treatment from the Elder. Although he had previously been harsh, his tone softened significantly after examining her body using his technique. This didn't even escape Blaze's notice, let alone the attention of others.

After the Sovereign was done, only Zier, Blaze, Raven, and Ozul were left in the room.

Originally, Zier wanted to be the next one, but after seeing that Blaze and Raven didn't go, he decided that he, too, should wait.

Raven and Blaze both looked towards Ozul at this point, their eyes silently asking for permission that they didn't need but decided to ask for anyway.

”Go ahead,” he answered solemnly.

With that, Raven went ahead and sat down before the Elder as well.

”Hmm, you have a good constitution,” the old man commented before injecting a stream of energy through his hand.

The energy entered Raven's body and she kept a close eye on it. Although all others who went through the same process seemed to be satisfied, she couldn't just place her trust on the Elder because of others. She had learned better from Ozul.

The stream of foreign energy channeled through her bloodstream and slowly made its way towards her Mana Core.

Just when the stream of energy touched her Mana Core, a wisp of something dark was suddenly released and it directly attacked the Elder's energy!

*Cough! Cough!*

Raven coughed violently as her whole body shook with extreme pain!

As she opened her eyes, Blaze noticed that they were bloodshot!

Something had definitely gone wrong!