Chapter 2865: The Heavy Price
"Now, when you look at Taiyi again, what do you feel?"
The professor abruptly changed the subject, turning to the young wizard who had gotten back to his feet, his question laden with meaning.
"It's too big."
Zheng Qing answered without thinking, then paused and shook his head. "No, not too big... Too heavy. Yes, too heavy."
His first answer had come from the colossal thing amid the sea of clouds. It delivered an incomparable visual impact, leaving no room in his mind for any thought other than "big."
His second answer came from the secret the professor had just revealed—the power that brought this colossal being back to life came from a Forbidden Curse. Whether it was that secret, the corpse of this long-dead Legendary Wizard, or its mountain-like, towering form, all of it was far too heavy for a young wizard.
"A very exquisite choice of words."
Old Yao bit down on his pipe and nodded thoughtfully, seeming very pleased with the assessment. Then he continued, "So what kind of consciousness do you think can command such a heavy power?"
Zheng Qing froze.
He subconsciously raised his hand and looked at its smooth, rosy-white skin, free of even the slightest callus, and the tiny crisscrossing lines across it. He lightly clenched his fist, released it, clenched it again, released it again, repeating the motion three times before finally shaking his head slightly. "I don't know... This isn't a weight an ordinary wizard can bear."
"Puff—"
The professor took a draw from his pipe and nodded. "More precisely, this isn't a weight that can be borne by 'someone else.' The only ones who can make a giant walk are dragons or giants themselves. When you climb a mountain carrying someone on your back, you