Bai Qi cared so much about Xiao Yu’s life and death mainly because she was the true Child of the World. Even though Bai Qi’s actions had increased his influence in the main world, Xiao Yu’s position in the hearts of the Black Qi and the Righteous Qi was unshakable.
If it were just a matter of extracting the Righteous Qi from Xiao Yu’s body, perhaps the Black Qi Mother would shield him from the wrath of the Righteous Qi Father. However, if Bai Qi’s actions were to cause Xiao Yu’s death or irreversible side effects, Bai Qi would undoubtedly face a combined assault from both Righteous Qi and Black Qi.
However, before Bai Qi could relax for long, a piercing alarm sounded. The experiment had ultimately gone wrong.
“What’s going on?”
The numbers on the screen began to climb frantically, and the shrill alarm was maddening. Even though Octavian had intervened and was trying his best to salvage the situation, his efforts were yielding minimal results.
If they didn’t find a solution soon, the experiment failing would be the least of their worries; Xiao Yu’s life might be in danger.
Seeing the dire situation, Bai Qi could no longer sit still. He stood up abruptly and moved closer to the glass wall.
Octavian immediately guessed Bai Qi’s intentions and quickly warned him, “Your Majesty, you cannot! The area is filled with escaping Righteous Qi. If you break the glass wall, the Righteous Qi will cause immense destruction to you and the entire Shadow Kingdom.”
Octavian tried his utmost to dissuade Bai Qi, but Bai Qi was clearly not in a state to listen. All he could think of was that Xiao Yu must not die.
The moment the glass wall shattered, the contained Righteous Qi scattered as Octavian had predicted, and Bai Qi, who had broken the glass, bore the brunt of it.
Under the onslaught of the Righteous Qi, Bai Qi’s entire body began to fester.
Bai Qi was no fool and naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch the Righteous Qi ravage his body without acting.
After activating the Black Qi within him to resist, he quickly neutralized the effects of the Righteous Qi on his body.
However, the situation remained precarious. Bai Qi rushed to the operating table and roughly pulled out the tubes and wires connected to Xiao Yu. He then activated his magic, channeling healing magic along with a large amount of surging Black Qi into Xiao Yu’s body. (Su Dan Novel Net)
To speed up the process, Bai Qi even disregarded resisting the surrounding Righteous Qi, allowing it to damage his body as he focused all his efforts on saving Xiao Yu.
Thanks to Bai Qi’s full-hearted efforts, Xiao Yu was finally pulled back from the brink of death. The surrounding Righteous Qi had also been largely consumed by Bai Qi’s body. Although the scattered Righteous Qi caused some damage to the Shadow Kingdom, it was within acceptable limits.
Having completed everything, Bai Qi let out a long sigh of relief and walked over from behind the shattered glass wall. Meanwhile, Octavian pressed a button, lowering the safety door and sealing off the laboratory once more.
After isolating the Righteous Qi, Octavian looked at Bai Qi’s gruesome injuries and asked with some concern, “Your Majesty, your injuries…”
“It’s nothing.”
Bai Qi waved his hand, sat cross-legged on the ground, and activated the Black Qi within him to begin healing his injuries.
Ordinary Righteous Qi might not have inflicted such severe damage on Bai Qi. The problem was that the Righteous Qi he was facing this time had been extracted from Xiao Yu’s body, making it more than ten times as potent as usual.
However, while Bai Qi was in a bit of a mess this time, it wasn’t entirely without its benefits.
A large amount of Righteous Qi was extracted from Xiao Yu’s body, followed by the infusion of Black Qi to replenish it. Furthermore, Bai Qi personally stepped in later, injecting Black Qi into Xiao Yu.
At this point, the Black Qi within Xiao Yu had surpassed the Righteous Qi, reaching a terrifying level.
This meant that, solely in terms of the proportion of Righteous Qi and Black Qi within her body, Xiao Yu’s stance had already shifted towards Black Qi. With the passage of time, her internal Black Qi would gradually consume and erode the remaining Righteous Qi. Alternatively, if Bai Qi continued to personally intervene for a period, guiding the Black Qi within Xiao Yu to accelerate the erosion of Righteous Qi, then eventually, Bai Qi would be able to completely pull Xiao Yu from the Righteous Qi faction to the Black Qi faction.
After his injuries had mostly recovered, Bai Qi turned to Octavian and asked, “How is the replenishment of Righteous Qi for the Panku Box coming along?”
Octavian glanced at the control panel screen and replied, “The Righteous Qi replenishment for the Panku Box has reached forty-five percent. If we can continue the extraction, we will soon…”
“No.”
Before Octavian could finish, Bai Qi interrupted him, saying, “Forty-five percent is already substantial. We don’t need to reopen all the Hell Gates. Opening just one more will suffice. And we have a backup, don’t we?”
Bai Qi said this, but in his heart, he still wished he could fill the Panku Box with as much Righteous Qi as possible. However, given the current situation, Bai Qi dared not risk Xiao Yu’s life any further. And the backup Bai Qi referred to was none other than Tserru, whom he had brought along later. Tserru was currently tied to an operating table in the adjacent laboratory.
Compared to Xiao Yu, the quality and quantity of Righteous Qi within Tserru were far inferior. If possible, Bai Qi would have preferred to complete it all at once, but he couldn’t. Continuing the experiment would likely endanger Xiao Yu’s life. Therefore, Bai Qi opted for the backup plan, extracting Tserru’s Righteous Qi as a supplement.
Tserru was indeed a member of the main protagonist group, but ultimately, he was someone who had been redeemed mid-way. Even though he held some significance, he was not as important as Xiao Yu. Even if Bai Qi failed and Tserru died from excessive extraction, Bai Qi’s standing with his parents wouldn’t result in severe punishment.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Please follow me.”
Bai Qi and Octavian proceeded to the adjacent laboratory where Tserru was being held.
Facing the portly test subject, Octavian had specially prepared a massive operating table for him. To prevent any escape attempts, Tserru was also bound with thick chains wrapped around him several times.
Soon, with the assistance of two lab technicians, the Panku Box was transferred from Xiao Yu’s laboratory to Tserru’s laboratory.
Once the Panku Box was accurately placed on the equipment, the two technicians gave a thumbs-up gesture to Bai Qi and Octavian through the glass.
Upon receiving the signal, Octavian instructed them to leave and then pressed the button to start the experiment.
Perhaps due to different physiologies, as the Righteous Qi was extracted from Tserru’s body, he didn’t exhibit any significant reactions. Even as he approached the danger line, Tserru showed no response, leading Bai Qi to suspect if he might already be dead.
Fortunately, the instruments beside them monitored Tserru’s vital signs, indicating that he was currently normal.
Perhaps it was due to the differences in human constitutions, or perhaps Tserru was simply a tool chosen by the Righteous Qi. Even though it was about to be taken away by Bai Qi, the Righteous Qi showed no intention of resisting.