As the rubble on the palace walls gradually fell away, more and more of the Gelel Stone vein hidden behind the walls was revealed.
Everyone looked up and saw that the Gelel Stone vein was pale green, like agate jade, glowing with a soft radiance that illuminated the dim underground palace.
"Th-this... is this the true power of the Gelel Stone? I can feel it! I can feel an endless stream of power pouring into my body! Hahaha, this feels incredible!"
Hyde suddenly burst into unrestrained laughter.
Clearly, because a Gelel Stone had been embedded in the back of his right hand, once the brick wall sealing the vein was shattered, the vein hidden within resonated intensely with the Gelel Stone on his hand.
Thus, the enormous amount of chakra contained within the vein flowed endlessly into his body through the Gelel Stone embedded in the back of his hand.
Hyde was not the only one. Timsy, the blond youth with a Gelel Stone embedded in his body, also rose from the ground.
"Huh!?"
Guy gave a surprised grunt, a hint of astonishment flashing across his face. This blond youth from the foreign race, Timsy, was the one he had knocked down.
Like Neji, Guy had been misled by Hyde's earlier boastful attitude into thinking these foreigners were extremely powerful. The moment he attacked, he opened the Eight Inner Gates to the fourth gate, the Gate of Pain.
Only after they exchanged blows did he realize that these foreigners were not as strong as he had imagined. He hurriedly adjusted his strength, but even so, he had seriously injured Timsy, breaking several of his ribs.
In Guy's experience, someone with injuries this severe should have been unable to get back up. Yet now, Timsy staggered to his feet as though