Chapter 80. A Successful Experiment: The Demon Army Blueprint
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"Finally... it's done."
Nolan hadn't left the lab for days, standing watch as Shou-Lao's Chi was continuously extracted under a stabilized magnetic field.
Now, he observed Danny's chest the iconic dragon mark had all but faded, leaving behind only a faint outline of wings scorched into his skin.
"This idiot was controlling power this vast?" scoffed Black Sky, her voice carrying the shocked tone of the Beast inside her.
Only now did the Beast realize what kind of force the Iron Fist truly wielded. All this time, he'd dismissed Danny as nothing more than a martial arts zealot with a glowing fist.
He hadn't expected K'un-Lun's so-called Immortal Weapon to house a force that rivaled divine power.
"No. He wasn't controlling it," Nolan corrected. "He was being assisted."
In the source material he'd read, Nolan remembered many had tried to steal the Iron Fist's power, and most had failed. Not because the power was inaccessible, but because they couldn't control it.
The truth became clear now.
Those faint wing-shaped burn marks? Likely a safety lock implanted by Shou-Lao itself—a metaphysical regulator.