Zhou Qianlin disappeared into Lan Jue's body.
Lan Jue's aura rose to the peak of ninth level.
He nodded to Jun Yongye and Xuanyuan Shishi. "What should I do now?"
Jun Yongye replied. "Separate processes. First, you and I.
Then Xuanyuan and Zhou Qianlin.
You've fought against me before, and you've felt the changes in Captus. You'll have to do the same.
I'll do my best to help you. "
"Alright!" Lan Jue nodded.
"Please, sit," Jun Yongye said.
Lan Jue sat cross-legged, resting his hands on his knees. His back was ramrod straight.
Jun Yongye's face grew solemn. Xuanyuan Shishi took a few steps back and moved to stand beside the Pharmacist.
Clang!
There was a sudden sound, and Lan Jue felt as if his very soul had been shaken. His mind cleared, and his eyes brightened.
A faint red light spread from Jun Yongye's body, filling the room with a strange aura.
Everything outside was cut off, as if the world had collapsed into a different plane.
Lan Jue's eyes were open, but when she looked outside she saw nothing but a blur. Everything seemed different.
In the next moment, Jun Yongye transformed into a beam of light and rose into the sky.
The faint red color gradually deepened, and then, everything in the surroundings became dark and gloomy, with only a flash of red light momentarily illuminating the area.
It was as black as ink, contrasting with the red light. It was a breathtaking sight.
The sword hung upside down, hilt up.
The sword's tip was at the bottom, a brilliant red that pulsed with a strange power. Lan Jue felt as if he were being sucked in.
Even his own soul seemed to be illuminated by the red.
It was a strange feeling, and he didn't resist it. He just felt it.
The red light flashed, and Lan Jue felt the world spin around him. A moment later, a beam of red light fell from the sky.
It brazenly struck his head.
Lan Jue's body trembled violently. The moment the red light pierced through him, he felt as if his soul was being torn apart, and his body was being broken into countless pieces.
This feeling was definitely not pleasant. The pain that originated from the soul was not something that could be endured just because one wanted to.
He couldn't help but yell at the sky.
Every pore on his body was emitting a brilliant red light. His entire body was trembling violently. Every time he trembled, there seemed to be lightning bursting out of his body.
The golden lightning was faintly discernible. As it flickered, it seemed to be constantly collapsing. Even the energy core in Lan Jue's chest was being destroyed.
It also seemed to crack in an instant, and the energy inside leaked out uncontrollably.
Lan Jue finally understood what it meant to feel worse than death.
He was now.
This feeling was too painful, too painful.
The pain was unbearable.
The outside world was spinning, and the inside of his body was constantly being squeezed by the raging energy.
It was as if someone had released a gravitational field inside his body, and it was constantly changing, guiding his internal organs, bones, meridians, and even blood to change irregularly.
"Return to one, focus!
It's really the process of the sword intent merging with your body.
You must bear it no matter what.
As long as you have a strong will.
The fusion will succeed. "Jun Yongye's voice rang out in Lan Jue's mind.
The pain was indeed intense.
But in that instant, a scene suddenly flashed through Lan Jue's mind.
In this scene.
He saw a pair of eyes.
His bright azure eyes were filled with reluctance and unwillingness, as well as boundless sadness.
She could not bear to leave him!
That was Zhou Qianlin's gaze when she blocked the Astral Phantom Poison Dagger for him.
In that moment, she could not speak. All she could do was look at him silently, and send her last thoughts to him.
Joining with Captus was painful, but could it compare to the agony he had felt when Qian Lin had died?
Could it compare to watching the videos Hera and Qianlin had left behind? Was it worse than death?
In that moment, Lan Jue's heart was filled with longing. The pain he felt was cut off by his will. In his heart, there was only love for Hera and Qian Lin.
From the Pharmacist and Xuanyuan Shishi's point of view, Lan Jue was enveloped in a red cocoon of light. They had seen Lan Jue's agony.
Xuanyuan Shishi frowned, while the Pharmacist clenched her fists nervously.
She had joined with the sword before, so she knew how painful it was.
Moreover, this kind of pain would be magnified. In other words, the more you felt it was painful, the more intense the pain would be.
It was not something an ordinary person could endure.
From Lan Jue's reaction, it was clear that the pain of joining with Captus was even greater than what she had experienced.
After all, sword-spirits were divided into strong and weak. Xuanyuan Shishi had told her that Jun Yongye was the strongest sword-spirit to emerge from the Banishing Blades in the last ten thousand years.
If Jun Yongye hadn't held back during the tournament, Lan Jue would not have been able to defeat him.
The stronger the sword-spirit, the stronger the sword. The pain of joining with the sword-spirit was even greater.
The things he had to bear were also much more.
That was why Jun Yongye had allowed Lan Jue to join with him first. If Lan Jue could complete the process, then it would be much easier to help Zhou Qianlin with Xuanyuan Shishi.
While the Pharmacist and Xuanyuan Shishi were worried, Lan Jue slowly stabilized under their watchful eyes.
His expression was no longer fierce, as if he couldn't feel the pain. Instead, he was filled with longing.
His body was still trembling slightly, but his entire body was sitting upright. Every pore on his body was emitting a faint red sword light. His entire body seemed to have turned into a sword.
They could see that the cocoon of light around him was shaped like a sword.
Xuanyuan Shishi was delighted. "We made the right choice. It went much smoother than we thought. The first pain is the hardest to bear.
Once you get used to it, it gets better and better.
I didn't expect his will to be so strong. "
The Pharmacist smiled. "A man with experience has a way to overcome difficulties.
He's been through a lot. I didn't expect him to improve like this. "
Xuanyuan Shishi nodded with a smile. "It looks like we'll be able to see the glory of the Harmonious Swords."
The Pharmacist shot him a look. "Can't you and Yongye use the Harmonious Swords?
I can see that you've both reached a very high level of mastery! "
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(To be continued)