It was much as Wang Jixuan had expected.
The mass of Stagnant Qi in Ling Tong's brain had been detonated.
That Young King Insect had always targeted Ling Tong. Its previous scattered raids on the mining site by small groups of Blade Beasts had been intended to continually strengthen that mass of Stagnant Qi.
Once the Stagnant Qi accumulated to a certain extent, the Young King Insect could remotely detonate it and shatter Ling Tong's soul.
But there had been an unexpected variable.
Ling Tong had met a massage therapist, and that therapist had steadily weakened the mass of Stagnant Qi. Thus, when the Young King Insect remotely detonated it through a psychic attack today, it had failed to destroy Ling Tong's soul.
That was why Ling Tong had survived.
Even so, Ling Tong's condition remained extremely dangerous.
Her primordial soul was weakened, and her internal organs were failing. If her primordial soul suffered further damage, her body would die.
Wang Jixuan laid her flat on the bed, swiftly stripped off his cumbersome Enforcement Team uniform, removed the long spear from his back, unscrewed its tip, and carefully moved to Ling Tong's side. He lightly tapped both her temples a few times before pricking them to let blood.
Ling Tong's Mechanical Arm reacted on its own. Wang Jixuan immediately shouted, "Sister Wan! Make the Mechanical Arm stop working!"
Before his voice had even faded, the Mechanical Arm slowly lowered and entered standby mode to receive treatment.
Wang Jixuan moved to the head of the bed, planted his feet firmly, brought his hands together in a Sword Finger gesture, rapidly traced two intricate talismans, and pressed them onto Ling Tong's temples.
Her body tensed and arched upward. Soft moans continually escaped her lips, while beads of cold sweat formed across her