Chương 77: Wounds And Unconsciousness

Hey there, Yozuka here!

So, I tried a slightly different of writing. Instead of writing speech like I did before, I tried having the "description" and the direct speed in the same paragraph. It's really more or less a test to see how Webnovel.com converts this. If it doesn't look more aesthetically pleasing, I'll change it back starting next chapter. Let me hear your opinion on it!

Without further ado, please enjoy today's chapter!

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The cloaked figure stood in the air, more than ten metres above the ground and their heart furiously shook. It was impossible for the 100.000-years-old Doomstinger Dragonfly to allow humans in its territory, but there was actually a naked boy lying in the dirt just a few dozen metres away from it. But not only was this the Doomstinger Dragonfly's territory, it was also this horrendously corroded area where no life could possibly exist. Still, the boy lay there, seemingly peaceful and taking a light nap.

Spreading out their Spirit Power to scout the surroundings again, the cloaked figure made sure that there's no predators or dangers around and carefully approached the boy. They were about to touch the boy when their hand suddenly jolted backwards just a few millimetres away from the boy. Looking at their hand, the figure saw their own glove being dissolved by the corrosive aura radiating from the boy and their heart beat even more furiously the cloaked figure felt an incredible pressure. "This corrosive death aura that lingers around the whole area is coming of this small child..? That's impossible. Could he have beaten the Doomstinger Dragonfly? But why is he lying here, then?"

Backing off a bit, the cloaked figure started contemplating. No matter if this boy killed the Soul Beast or if it was someone – or something – else, they couldn't let the boy remain lying here. Moreover, with this kind of aura coming off of him, he might be able to...

The cloaked figure seemed to be lost in thoughts for a while before extending their vast Soul Power to encapsulate Sheng Feiling in it and pulling him towards them. The corrosive aura tried resisting this, but it couldn't hold its own against the cloaked figure's Soul Power and so Sheng Feilong was taken away by them.

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A few hours later, at an undisclosed location, Sheng Feilong could be seen lying on a hospital bed. The strange aura surrounding him seemed to have vanished as he was now wearing plain, white pants that showed no signs of corrosion, while his upper body was free of clothing with a few electrodes being attached to his chest. There were no bandages on his body, exposing an unnatural, huge scar that stretched from the left side of his chest, just a few centimetres below the ribcage all the way over his left shoulder and to his back. The scar had already scrabbed over and the tissue was sunken in, showing that it was probably a quite old and well healed scar, but just imagining what kind of injury would lead to the forming of such a scar was enough to send shivers down the spines of even the most steeled men.

A few machines monitoring his health stood inside the room while and old man with sparse hair in a lab coat stood behind a window overseeing Sheng Feilong's room. A big computer screen was attached to the wall and was constantly showing Sheng Feilong's health status with some variables occasionally changing. Next to the old man stood a middle aged woman. She had an ordinary figure, wore plain, rather formal looking clothing and had her black hair tied to a bun. No matter how one looked at her, her looks really could only be described with the word ordinary. Still, this ordinary look coupled with her calm, small smile added a certain charm to her.

The woman was looking at Sheng Feilong through the window before turning her head to the screen on the side with a slightly confused expression. "How is he doing, Doctor?"

Turning around and straightening his back, the old man picked up a clipboard and flipped over some pages before observing the computer screen at the wall for a few seconds as well. He let out a weird sound, like a mix of a sigh and a laugh, and turned towards the woman. His expression was surprisingly bright and he looked somewhat excited. "Madam She, I really don't know where you found this boy, but he truly is incredible."

He paused for a moment, walking over to the computer screen, touching and enlarging one of the statistics before he continued. "The amount of energy radiating off of this boy was far above anything his body should be able to take and its corrosive nature was too much to handle, even for the Thousand Refined Black Iron machinery we used to transport him; All of them are now scrap-metals and we could only lay him down and hope that he wouldn't destroy the bed, ha, ha. The statistics over here are the ones that were taken when the energy finally settled down, allowing us to check up on the boy."

Madam She, She Meixiao, nodded and gestured for the doctor to continue. "His organs worked perfectly well, no injuries in- or outside of his body, other than this horrendous scar on his chest and back, and he in a absolutely stable condition, as if just asleep. According to our initial tests, his Soul Power, blood essence energy and even Spirit Power were completely exhausted. Still, even in this exhausted state, the physical strength of his body alone is on par with the top condition of a late stage Soul King ranked Soul Master. We wanted to aid his body in recovery and attached an IV-drip with top quality nutrient fluid to his arm, but once connected, his energy flared up, with no clear source identifiable, and the IV-drip was corroded into nothingness in mere seconds. It appears that his body completely rejects any kind of outside assistance, so we can only continue to monitor him instead."

She Meixiao frowned deeply at the doctors statement. If even the doctor could not identify this strange, corrosive death aura radiating from the boy, then just what in the world was it? Thinking about this, another question that she had forgotten until now flashed through her mind. "That's right. Doctor, could you determine whether the boy is human or not?"

The Doctor frowned, obviously puzzled by the question, but quickly looked over Sheng Feilong's statistics. "Well, yes, he should be a human. At least there is nothing that would lead me to believe otherwise. There's only one thing I can't make tails or heads of; The scar on his torso. From the tests and scans, this scar isn't just superficial, but reached through his whole body. It's as if an axe had cleanly cleaved through him, cutting out a piece of his body. The whole tissue connecting this part of his body is scar tissue. However, the bones, including his complete shoulder and the affected ribs, are completely fine. His heart and lungs also show no signs of ever having been injured; it's solely the tissue. Honestly, deducting from this, as long as his bones and organs hadn't been swapped out, they should at least show some degree of injury, just like the tissue. It's really too puzzling."

She Meixiao once again frowned deeply and loosing herself in her own thoughts for a moment before she looked at the doctor again. "I see, thank you doctor. Please continue to take care of the boy, at least until he wakes up. I'll come by again tomorrow." The doctor just smiled and nodded. "Will do, Madam She. I'll make sure to complete a record of the changes that happen until you come back tomorrow."

Just as She Meixiao had said, she came by daily to check up on Sheng Feilong. However, other than his Soul Power, blood essence energy and Spirit Power slowly regenerating, nothing new came to be and the doctor could only continue to observe him as his body still rejected any outside influence with the strange, corrosive energy.

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Three days passed silently until a piece of news send the world into complete tumult; The Spirit Flamingo Douluo, Song Weihan, the genius scientist behind the Artificial Soul Bone development, as well as his complete team of experts, left the Spirit Pagoda on this day!

Within minutes of this news being confirmed, dozens, if not hundreds, of institutions, powerful Clans and even the Federal government tried to recruit them, offering benefits that even left the greatest experts with their mouths aghast. Even more shocking, though, every single person under Song Weihan, including the man himself, rejected those offers.

Meanwhile, Song Weihan and his team bought a plot of land near the outskirts of a small town in the south and took over the facilities there. No one understood how they could be so stubborn to refuse the enticing offers of all those power, but just two days later, everything was made clear and all those powers that had tried to associate themselves with Song Weihan shuddered in cold sweat.

Armed with soul engineered weaponry and equipment, the Spirit Flamingo Douluo and his group of experts had come to Shrek City, standing in the air above the Sea God's Pavilion, and declared war on Shrek Academy!