Chapter 124: Artifact Binding
“Li Lang, this is our real body. Place your hand on it when you’re ready,” Blue wistfully said.
Not wanting to overstep, Li Lang ignored the somber mood and did as instructed. He held up the strange object that comprised three large pearls of different colors, stuck together to form a triangular shape.
Unlike its appearance, it weighed close to nothing. If Li Lang hadn’t known better, he would have thought it was just some eccentric ornament.
“We will begin the binding process,” Blue said. “It may hurt just a bit and we will have to do it three times, but it should be quick.”
“Go ahead.”
Li Lang had thought of this possibility when he recalled how it went with Ruby. Seeing how Li Lang had nothing to say, the artifact in his hand began to glow.
Immediately, Li Lang felt his Qi being drained into the artifact in his hand. It had such a strong suction force that he couldn’t resist. He was like a raft in the middle of a storm, only to be pushed around by a greater force.
The entire process only lasted several seconds, but to Li Lang, it felt much longer. Within a second, he could feel fatigue beginning to set in. The rapid loss of Qi sapped him of his energy. It made his mind dull, as if he had lost a significant amount of blood.
Then he felt a prick on his thumb holding the blue pearl. He watched as a dash of red entered into the ball as if it contained water within. It quickly settled, leaving Li Lang staring, aghast.
“Is that it?” he questioned.
Blue didn’t have to verbalize her response as a shock ran through Li Lang’s body. It caused him to feel indescribable pain deep within his being. As a bio-defense expert, he was knowledgeable about the human body, but he had no idea what the source of his pain was. That was because the pain came from his literal soul and spirit!
Binding with artifacts was a regular thing for most cultivators. Most people in the Foundation Establishment would have experienced it at least once. However, none of them felt the same pain because it was rare for someone to bind with an artifact that was vastly more powerful than them.