Chapter 1108: Chapter 80 Thunder and Lightning Clash_3
Xuan Yuan gave a wry smile, his face spasming from the pain all over his body, as he managed to say, "When did I ever say I wanted to kill you? Is this kid dead or not?"
Yan Li replied angrily, "You’re the one who’s dead. No, even if you died a hundred times, Ah Dai wouldn’t die."
At this moment, Xuan Yuan was in no mood to argue with Yan Li. Furrowing his brows, he said, "Not dead? Then there’s still hope. Have him eat this, and each of you take one as well." Saying so, he took out five fragrant Golden Cores from his chest. These elixirs were extremely precious, created by the Church using its influence to collect hundreds of rare medicinal ingredients according to ancient recipes through a lengthy refinement process. Only important figures of the Church would be allotted these, as they could bring the dying back to life and mend broken bones. Even someone of a Holy Judge’s stature would only have one on their person. Xuan Yuan, as the Judgment Chief of the Church, was initially dismissive when the Pope had given him ten healing Golden Cores; it took some insistence for the Pope to force them upon him. Unexpectedly, they turned out to be useful today.
Yan Li, ungrateful, snorted coldly, "Think you can defeat our Ah Dai by poisoning us? Dream on. We won’t eat your things."
Frowning, Xuan Yuan responded, "If you don’t want him to die, do as I say. Even though I’m seriously injured right now, I don’t need poison to deal with the likes of you. To tell you the truth, I am a person from the Church. I came here only to test the young man’s True Qi, not to kill you, nor am I your enemy. Who would have thought this kid would be such a freak, using such a self-destructive technique?"
Yan Li was taken aback, "What? You’re from the Church? We’re already unlucky enough being in the Empire of Sunset City, and now the Church has to meddle too? Those who are closest to the Sky God—I think you’re just a bunch of idlers, doing nothing but trickery." Despite his words, Yan Li, from Xuan Yuan’s previous display, knew he wasn’t lying. That Sacred Aura-filled strength could only belong to someone from the Church. Yan Li grabbed the five elixirs from Xuan Yuan’s hand and popped one into his mouth. The Golden Core melted upon entry, filling his mouth with fragrance and a warm stream arose from his Dantian, making him feel much more comfortable. After circulating his True Qi for an entire cycle and finding nothing amiss, he then gave the remaining Golden Cores to Ah Dai and the others.
After taking the Golden Cores, Ah Dai and Yan Shi both seemed much calmer. Yan Shi’s breath stabilized, and his injuries rapidly recovered under the medicine’s power. Although Ah Dai was still unconscious, his heartbeat grew much stronger. Seeing their condition stabilize, Xuan Yuan turned back and joined the four Holy Judges sitting on the ground, meditating and regulating their breath.
When night fell, everyone’s physical condition had much improved, except for Ah Dai. After hearing Holy Judge Kaidi’s explanation, the hostility everyone felt towards Xuan Yuan and his companions considerably lessened.
Xuan Yuan hadn’t spoken a word since he began meditating. Seated under a tree not far from the others, he thought to himself that although his body had recovered, his hair and beard had been scorched off by lightning. He decided to shave off the remaining long hair on his head with his fighting spirit. He couldn’t help but think if his "Pope brother" saw him now, he would surely be ridiculed. The dignified Judgment Chief of the Church becoming bald—what a sight... It was all this kid named Ah Dai’s fault, leaving him in such a sorry state. He really wanted to fight him again; if he attacked with all his might, that kid probably wouldn’t be able to use that self-destructive move. But now, a whole day had passed and the kid still hadn’t woken up. How could he fight him? Although Ah Dai wouldn’t die, who knew when he would regain consciousness? Well, he might as well help, if only to report back to the Pope properly. With that thought, he stood up and walked towards Ah Dai.
Yan Shi watched Xuan Yuan approach warily and inquired, "What do you want to do?" Looking at Xuan Yuan’s bald head, Yan Shi almost laughed out loud. Xuan Yuan’s originally solemn temperament was completely undone by his bald appearance, making him seem more like one of his own brothers—three baldies together, quite an amusing sight.
Xuan Yuan gave Yan Shi an annoyed glare and said, "This kid won’t wake up. Who has the time to wait here with him? I’ll see if I can make him come around."
Yan Shi frowned, stepped aside, and Xuan Yuan walked up to Ah Dai. He grabbed Ah Dai’s hand, placing it on the wrist pulse, and began infusing his own Sacred Aura into Ah Dai’s body. After a moment, Xuan Yuan’s brows were tightly locked; Ah Dai’s condition was worse than he’d anticipated. Nearly ruined, his internal meridians were severely damaged, some even severed into sections—no wonder he couldn’t wake. If not for the vigorous life force maintaining the continuity of his meridians, he would be nothing but a cripple, even if his life was saved.
Yan Shi, seeing Xuan Yuan’s grave expression, felt his heart sink and asked, "What about my brother, Judgment Chief? How is he?"
Xuan Yuan glared at Yan Shi and corrected, "Idiot, it’s Judgment Chief. If your brother doesn’t receive effective treatment within ten days, he’s done for."
Yan Shi paled, "What did you say? Clarify that. What do you mean ’done for’?"
Xuan Yuan huffed, "The move he used, that lightning technique, was too domineering. He played with fire and got burned; thirty percent of his internal meridians have been completely shattered, and many are essential main pathways. Haven’t you noticed?"
