"Teacher, are you alright? Quick, call a doctor!" Jiang Lu said, anxiety apparent in his expression.
"I'm... I'm fine, just a bit weak," Gu Shanhai said, feeling slightly out of breath. "Are you okay? What was that thing just now?"
Just then, after Jiang Lu had killed Zhou Ding, a burst of light had suddenly sprung from Zhou Ding's body. It spun around, and Gu Shanhai intercepted it three times without success; ultimately, it entered Jiang Lu's body.
The first time was in a normal unhidden state, the second in an extreme state, and the third time he directly used the World Tree form. This completely drained him since the event lasted less than a second and was localized, so the consumption was bearable and not paralyzing.
Hearing Gu Shanhai speak, tears almost fell from Jiang Lu's eyes, mainly because Gu Shanhai looked so terrifying, reduced to skin and bones, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
