Free Web NovelChapter 72: Chapter 72: Mu Tangfeng’s Spiritual Power Breakdown
"Young Master Mu, hold out your hand."
Bai Rao stood outside the cell door. Seeing that Mu Tangfeng hadn’t moved for a long while, she urged him on with a soft voice and a gentle smile.
Mu Tangfeng had to mentally brace himself, forcing himself to approach while suppressing a wave of nausea.
He extended his hand, but his gaze didn’t land on Bai Rao’s face for even a second. Instead, it was fixed on Shi Lan, who stood not far behind her.
Unfortunately, Shi Lan wasn’t looking at him.
Mu Tangfeng’s eyelids drooped slightly in disappointment.
As Bai Rao placed her hand on his again, another wave of revulsion washed over him. He found himself unconsciously craving the warmth he felt from Shi Lan’s touch, yet a simple contact from any other female felt like scalding water on his skin. The searing pain made his scalp tingle and he fought back the urge to vomit.
He clenched his jaw, pressing his lips together as he swallowed the acidic taste in his throat. Bai Rao tentatively released a spiritual power thread.
The real difference between Basic Healing and Deep Healing is that Deep Healing occurs after a Beastman couple forms a spiritual power bond, allowing them to truly become one in mind and body.
However, the spiritual power threads of Basic Healing cannot penetrate the spirit sea. They can only absorb the Spiritual Poison from the surface of the body.
Doctor Zheng knew this treatment couldn’t possibly cure them. The goal was simply to absorb some of the Spiritual Poison to lower their collapse values and extend their lives.
She had been observing Bai Rao’s progress from the side. The moment the spiritual power thread was released, Doctor Zheng sensed it, and Shi Lan also felt a subtle fluctuation.
Her gaze drifted over unconsciously, only to meet Mu Tangfeng’s eyes.
He looked to be in great pain. The treatment had just begun, but his forehead was already beaded with sweat, his face was pale, and his tightly bitten lip had started to bleed.
Shi Lan was taken aback. "Lord Mu, are you all right?"
At her words, the others looked over and were shocked by what they saw.
Mu Tangfeng tried to smile at her, but when he forced his lips to move, his body began to stiffen. His vision slowly turned red, and Shi Lan’s figure was gradually swallowed by a crimson haze until she disappeared completely.
Panic seized him for a moment. He blinked hard, but in the next instant, his mind descended into chaos.
"This is bad! His spiritual power is collapsing! Bai Rao, pull back!"
As an experienced female, Doctor Zheng immediately sensed that something was terribly wrong with Mu Tangfeng’s condition. A frightened Bai Rao quickly withdrew her hand. The next moment, a heavy THUD echoed from within the cell, behind the automatically closed food-pass.
Inside the cell, Mu Tangfeng’s body twisted uncontrollably as he shifted into his beast form. He unfurled wings that had not yet fully healed from the last time and began to fly around the cell.
However, even though the cell had two levels, it was still cramped. He kept crashing into the walls and falling heavily to the floor, only to take off again, heedless of the pain, and crash once more.
Up and down, up and down, as if trying to escape his tiny cage.
It had been a long time since Doctor Zheng had seen a Beastman’s spiritual power collapse. Witnessing it again still filled her with dread.
The other young females, who were seeing this for the first time, stood behind Doctor Zheng in helpless panic.
This was actually the first time Shi Lan had witnessed a prisoner’s spiritual power collapse as well, but there was no fear in her eyes—only profound worry.
’Why isn’t it working, even when the female lead is the one doing it?’
"Doctor Zheng, what should we do?"
She suppressed her thoughts and walked forward anxiously to ask. Doctor Zheng frowned at her assistant. "Bring me the tranquilizer gun."
The assistant handed it over. Doctor Zheng opened the food-pass, and as soon as she did, a frigid, gale-force wind rushed out from within. For a moment, her glasses were almost blown off her face.
She quickly secured them with her other hand and aimed the tranquilizer gun at Mu Tangfeng, who was flying wildly inside and injuring himself.
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The first shot missed. Her brow furrowed even deeper as she reloaded and fired again.
On her third shot, she finally managed to hit Mu Tangfeng in the neck. But this only drew his attention, and he immediately flew towards the food-pass.
With quick reflexes, Doctor Zheng slammed the food-pass shut just as Mu Tangfeng’s head smashed heavily against it.
For a moment, even the protective door seemed to tremble, as if it might collapse at any second.
The other females cried out in fear. Staring at the thin, transparent protective door, they huddled nervously closer to Doctor Zheng. "Team lead, should we get out of here first? Maybe we can wait until he calms down?"
For some reason, they felt completely unsafe in here.
Doctor Zheng frowned. "Let’s see if the tranquilizer has any effect."
This tranquilizer was a special blend; its effects should normally kick in within ten-odd seconds.
More than ten seconds later, Mu Tangfeng was still full of energy, flying chaotically and wreaking havoc. Everywhere he went, he left a trail of destruction. His pristine white feathers were now stained with crimson.
"It seems one shot isn’t enough."
Doctor Zheng opened the food-pass again. This time, she waited for the right moment and fired twice.
Yet, more than ten seconds later, Mu Tangfeng’s movements had only become a little sluggish. He still hadn’t passed out.
This was the first time Doctor Zheng had encountered such a difficult situation. She was about to try again when He Hanshi stopped her with a stern voice, "That’s enough. Any more tranquilizer darts will endanger his life. Mu Tangfeng’s spiritual power collapse is relatively low-level. This time, we’ll have to let him ride it out on his own."
Hearing this, Doctor Zheng stopped. She had indeed lost her composure.
She took a deep breath and looked at the frightened females huddled behind her. "In that case, let’s wait outside."
As she spoke, she glanced to the side. "Miss Shi Lan, would you like to wait outside as well?"
Unlike the others, Shi Lan, despite being a female, wasn’t afraid. She just stood quietly outside cell number two’s door.
In her mind, Xiao Du was eager to go out, but Shi Lan stopped it. She was worried she might worsen their spiritual power collapses, still bothered by what had happened with He Hanshi’s collapse value.
She pulled herself from her thoughts and shook her head. "No, thank you. As the Prison Director, I should stay here."
Seeing this, Doctor Zheng didn’t press the matter and led her team out.
The main door to the detention area slid shut automatically. Xiao Du said anxiously, [Master, I can really do it! Let me go!]
[Can you really do it?]
Shi Lan was becoming uncertain. All her knowledge came from guessing based on the book’s plot. In reality, there was no proof that a Beastman suffering from a High-level Spiritual Power collapse could be cured. Furthermore, He Hanshi’s spiritual condition was only getting worse, and she worried she might end up harming them instead.
[I can do it!]
Hearing this, Shi Lan finally relented. Xiao Du immediately passed through the cell wall and burrowed into Mu Tangfeng’s body.
He Hanshi’s pupils contracted as he witnessed this.
’So Lanlan wasn’t lying. This green mushroom really is her spirit body.’
He thought about the decrease in his own spiritual power value and wondered if it was related to Lanlan’s spirit body.
But a Beastman in the midst of a spiritual power collapse was incredibly difficult to calm. Could Lanlan’s spirit body really do it?
However, a minute later, an even more shocking scene unfolded before He Hanshi’s eyes. The green mushroom, now turned red, emerged from Mu Tangfeng’s body. Specks of fluorescent green light flowed into him, and his crimson eyes gradually returned to their normal black.
His expression shifted. He suddenly recalled his own spiritual power collapse.
’Back then, I think I saw this same green light.’
After coming into contact with the green light, Mu Tangfeng, now back to normal, finally collapsed from exhaustion. Its mission accomplished, Xiao Du returned to Shi Lan’s side.
"Is it done?"
She looked down and asked it. Xiao Du nodded. [Don’t worry, Master. We’ve got this.]
Shi Lan, still half-doubting, recalled Xiao Du. She looked inside the cell. Mu Tangfeng lay unconscious on the floor, still bleeding from his wounds. Blood was spattered across the walls, a clear sign of how severe his injuries were.
She subconsciously looked for the cell’s robot, only to find that he had torn Number Two to pieces. Its parts lay scattered pitifully across the floor.
’At this rate, even if the spiritual power collapse doesn’t kill him, he’ll probably bleed to death.’
’No matter what, he needs a Treatment Pod.’
The situation was urgent. With this thought, Shi Lan placed her hand on the door, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and stepped into the cell.
