Chapter 18 - Awakening VII
When the entire tub shimmered with energy, a pulse began to emanate from the pearls, like an electromagnetic wave. The pulse invaded my body, and then I felt it.
'It feels like a river of lava is flowing through my body,' I thought, shocked. 'But this level of pain is far from the maximum I can endure.'
Although Glenn's thoughts raced at full speed, his exterior remained calm and serene.
Time passed, and the sound of glass breaking could be heard coming from Glenn's body. Inside, his energy pathways eagerly absorbed the pure, clean energy emitted by the catalysts. Every second, a part of the pathways was cleared, and Glenn's body grew stronger.
Even when encountering blockages that obstructed the flow, the energy took no more than a few seconds to destroy them. Time passed quietly, and at no point did Glenn let out a scream of pain.
'Impressive. Even among the most talented of the twelve families, such pain tolerance is rare,' Lesley praised in her thoughts.
As her mental praises ended, the process of clearing the energy pathways also came to an end. It was easily noticeable, as the once-transparent pearls now returned to their red color due to contact with the innate energy of Glenn's Core. This only happened when the energy pathways were fully cleared.
'Now the show begins: absorbing prana from the catalysts until the core is saturated. The longer a demon can absorb energy, the more talented they are.'
'Under these conditions, with so many catalysts vibrating, his core should saturate in five minutes, maybe six. Anything beyond that, and we can consider the birth of a new genius,' Lesley thought, without much hope.
Glenn felt that the energy from the pearls had changed, transforming into something far more aggressive, impatient, rebellious, and domineering. Behind his heart, a tiny grain of sand had formed.
'That's my innate core.'