The Almighty Ring

“Indeed.
However, we still need to put Mr.
Zhu under observations for the time being, to see if there’s any symptoms manifest,” said Jiang Fei.

“If all goes well, there won’t be another potion trial, right?” Ganyang Zhenren asked nervously.

“I can’t give you a solid answer right now.
Elder Zhu might be an Advanced stage of Level 4 fighter, but he had gone through much hardship compared to the others.
His physique and mental constitution are stronger than anyone else.
That could contribute to how well he was adapting to the potion’s effect.
Let’s see how the Yang sisters do.
If they could survive the potion as well as Elder Zhu, then I could say that potion should be perfected,” said Jiang Fei.

Half an hour later, Granny Jinghua returned to the room with a nervous expression.

“Little Jiang, please see to my disciples!” she cried.

Jiang Fei nodded and got up to his feet in a flash.
He followed Granny Jinghua speedily and headed into the room where the girls were kept.
The others followed along.

The sisters were quiet but looked extremely exhausted.
They were already sitting on a long chair and was tended by the other disciples of the same sect.
Despite being tended to, their complexions were bad and their hair was in a mess.
No matter how one tried to hide it, there was no way one could hide the fact that they had just been through a tough ordeal.
It was obvious that Granny Jinghua had ordered the other disciples to clean the two before having Jiang Fei over.

“0542, how are they?”

Jiang Fei pretended again, checking their pulse albeit having no knowledge on how to do it.
Yang Qing was fine but Yang Po’s face was flushed red.
The girl was breathing raggedly when Jiang Fei approached her.
She was not used to having physical touch with anyone, including females.
The only person that she allowed skinship with was her younger sister.

“Sir, the two subjects had successfully reached the Advanced stage of Level 4,” 0542 reported.
They were originally at the Pinnacle stage of Level 3 and by reaching the Advanced stage of Level 4, they broke the record of having the best result.

“Is there anything wrong with them?” Jiang Fei asked.
He did not care about how strong they became but what had gone wrong.
One other aspect that he cared for was the wellbeing of the two sisters.
Although he would not admit it, the man could not help but worry for them since he had known the two for a good amount of time.
Secondly, and most importantly, he wanted to know if the potion was really safe for Shang Guanqi to consume.

“Hmm.
It is… unlikely,” said 0542.
Jiang Fei was shocked.
That was the first time 0542 ever gave a vague answer.

“Specifics! I want details!” said Jiang Fei mentally.
If Jiang Fei was not surrounded by so many other prospects of the potion, he would have already started panicking.

“All vital signs: normal.
Brainwave readings are… slightly different from before…” 0542 explained.

“Human language, please!”

“I am communicating in the language humans are using.
In layman’s term, the two are fine but due to the intense pain from the potion’s effect, their psyche had changed.
However, what had changed in their personality is unknown,” 0542 explained again.

“Are you telling me… that they were not the same person?” said Jiang Fei.

“They are the same person but with a minuscule change.”

The potion they had taken were the same that Zhu Tianfei had taken.
However, compared to the old man, the two young girls grew up differently.
The elder was the youngest amongst all elders in the alliance, and he was already in his forties.
With so many years of hardship and the fatal experience that he had to go through during the war in Japan, the man had gained willpower much greater than the two sisters.

0542 had already modified the potion to inflict the lowest amount of pain.
Unfortunately, the potion could not be made without inflicting pain.
To gain power, one must need an equal amount of willpower to control it, or else they would not be able to hold their newfound power and perish in the most flamboyant way possible.