"Mei... did you use the Herrscher's power again just now?"
Ling Feng still felt some numbness in his tongue and was at a loss for words. It was just a kiss—Mei hadn't needed to shock him. It wasn't like he was some internet-addicted teenager...
"I... I didn't!"
Looking at the electric current running across her body, Mei was also baffled. "I... I don't know what's going on. This current—I didn't use the Herrscher's power, or even any energy. Why is this happening?"
"Uh..."
Looking at Mei, Ling Feng felt that she didn't seem to be lying. Besides, she had no reason to lie about something like this. If Mei hadn't wanted it, she should have pushed him away. There had been no need to electrocute him. Come to think of it, Mei didn't seem to have any lightning-based skills either, did she?
Then, the electric current on Mei's body slowly faded away...
Ling Feng: "..."
Mei: "???"
Neither of them could make sense of what was happening...
"Mei, could it be the power of the Conquest Gem inside you?"
Remembering what Tesla had said today, the Conquest Gem within Mei had been further activated. So... could this be power brought by the Conquest Gem?
"The Conquest Gem..."
Mei raised both hands and looked at them for a while before shaking her head. "I don't know. But every time I use this gem, the Herrscher consciousness takes over my body. I've never used the Conquest Gem's power in any other way!"
"Then why did you discharge electricity just now? Lightning—this is obviously power granted to you by the Conquest Gem!"
Ling Feng wasn't doubting Mei's words. He simply felt that Mei herself might not understand her own condition. That blue current truly was the Conquest Gem's lightning power. Though it was