Chapter 2400: Teetering On The Edge
Chapter 2400: Teetering On The Edge
Chapter 2400: Teetering On The Edge
It didn't matter if she would rather have chosen to go through the doors of death than the gates of the Sage Realm.
It didn't matter if she did not want to break through to the Sage Realm.
It didn't matter if she didn't want to become a Martial Sage.
Unlike the breakthroughs to the Senior and Master Realms, the breakthrough to the Sage Realm was not driven by desire.
It was driven by understanding.
It was driven by cognizance.
By enlightenment.
Her desire to remain a Martial Master was strong, but once she understood exactly how much it defined her, the final piece of the puzzle of who she was fell into place. The moment she understood that her fear of obsoletion was the network of emotions, memories, desire, and a myriad of other forces that came together to make her who she was, she gained the Enlightenment of Self.
In that moment, she gained endless clarity.
And with it, endless peace and harmony with who she was.
She was a sadist.
She was cruel.
She loved breaking people.
She loved breaking them with words.
Yet now, she understood why she was the way she was. A childhood in the Underworld, a gifted intuition when it came to understanding people, and high verbal intelligence were the primary elements of causality that had given rise to her Martial Path.
If even one of those elements had been missing, she would have had a different Martial Path.
She was able to see herself as an outcome of the universe itself.
An outcome and a cause.
An agent and a spectator.
In her mind, she was still afraid.
At the depths of her soul, however, she was at peace, enlightened by truth.
She was who she was.
RUMBLE...
Unfortunately, she wasn't Master Zentra.
She was unable to do more with her newfound control because her understanding of the high principles of biology, human physiology, and anatomy was too low.
She was like someone who had just found herself in the cockpit of a plane but had no understanding of how any of it worked. Meanwhile, people like Master Zentra were experts in piloting the plane even without gaining precious access to the cockpit.
But it was fine.
She might not be able to heal herself entirely with the knowledge she had, but she didn't need
to.
All she needed to do was survive.
She was not alone.
"We found her!" A Kandrian Master arrived beside her with a grave and severe expression.
"She's alive but in critical condition!"
"This aura...!" Another gasped with shock and awe. "It was true, after all. She broke through
to the Sage Realm! We have gained a new Martial Sage!"
"That must have been why those bastards retreated so suddenly!"
"YOU IDIOTS!" another Master bellowed. "STOP GAPING AND FEED HER A DAMN HEALING
AND REJUVENATION POTION!"
The Masters scrambled as they quickly put a potion breather to her nose, releasing the
precious healing stimulant into her Body.
She took a deep breath.
Very soon, the healing stimulant diffused into her blood, which she first redirected to the
most critical wounds and her vital organs, leaving flesh and skin for the last. Soon after, they fed her a dense healing supplement that contained much of the nutrients and compounds needed to sustain tissue regeneration.
A few tense minutes later, she finally opened her eyes.
"...Alive." A faint whisper escaped her.
The Masters broke into jubilation and relief as they finally confirmed her survival.
The Kandrian Empire had received a new Martial Sage.
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