Magic divination, please begin your performance.
Meanwhile, the instant the pain in her palm peaked, Su Su felt as though her entire body were burning, as though everything from her tissues to her blood were boiling.
Su Su had heard that Baru had not made a sound during his initiation. She wanted to be just as tough, but her mouth and vocal cords no longer seemed to belong to her, unleashing screams at the highest volume she had ever reached since birth.
Qin Xiaoxia caught her swaying body.
Even though Su Su had potential, forcibly unlocking her magical talent with a magic crystal was, in itself, a violent breaking open of both her soul and her flesh.
By any measure, the pain Su Su endured at that moment far exceeded what Baru had experienced when he had merely received his Inscription.
Of course, Baru had already suffered far more horrific injuries in the Corrupted Crystal Mine.
The Inscription on her palm was complete, and the burning in her body eased for the moment.
Su Su was drenched in sweat. Before she could catch her breath, the changes in her soul began again.
This time, however, just before the agony struck, the power of Wish dispersed the magic crystal's scalding torrent of energy, slowing its impact.
It stretched a process that would otherwise have happened all at once to several times its original duration, keeping the pain within tolerable limits and preventing a mental breakdown.
In the end, at the very last moment of the ritual, the young woman still fainted, blissfully collapsing into Qin Xiaoxia's arms.
This was his first time helping someone awaken their magic power. He had made many small mistakes, and parts of the method itself were still imperfect.
For instance, he had not prepared certain helpful