"Exactly. Whatever 'exceeding the limit' or 'being unable to absorb it' means, in the end, it's simply that the body's self-repair ability isn't strong enough."
Jing Hongchen explained.
"If the body possessed sufficiently powerful self-repair abilities—powerful enough to keep up with, or even surpass, the speed at which external energy tore the body apart—then what couldn't be absorbed?"
As he spoke, Jing Hongchen looked up at Ye Luochen and asked,
"What's this about? Why are you asking? Don't tell me you have some idea?"
Ye Luochen said nothing. With a thought, the Dark Iron Blade condensed into existence.
Then, under Jing Hongchen's baffled gaze, he gripped the Dark Iron Blade in one hand and viciously slashed his own arm.
"??"
The sight left Jing Hongchen utterly dumbfounded.
Good heavens, had he talked Ye Luochen into shattering his Dao Heart and choosing to kill himself out of guilt?
"Luochen, there's no need for this. You insisted on winning the bid for that item, yes, but how could anyone have known it would turn out like this? No one will blame you. Money can be earned again, you don't need to—"
He was about to stop Ye Luochen from harming himself, but the moment he raised his arm, Jing Hongchen froze.
The bloody scene of blood spurting everywhere that he had expected never appeared.
The instant the wound appeared on Ye Luochen's arm, streams of pale green light began radiating from it.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the gruesome wound, with flesh and blood exposed, had formed a scab.
Hardly any blood had even flowed.
"This... this is?"
Seeing such a bizarre sight, Jing Hongchen's brows shot up.
"This is because, when I was in Star Luo City, I bought a carving knife at auction..."
Ye Luochen recounted everything about