The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 884
Maxine quickly ran away from the force.
However, she was not fast enough and was injured by the needles that came flying out.
James’ body collapsed to the bed.
Tobias was sweating profusely.He wiped the sweat beads off his face, looking at James with relief.
"This young man is incredibly courageous.I can't believe he came up with something so dangerous," said Tobias.
"Grandpa, how is he?"
Maxine could not be bothered by the injuries on her body and quickly inquired about James, who was lying lifelessly on the bed,
covered in blood.
With a smile, Tobias stroked his white beard and said, "It was a success.His Governor Vessel, Conception Vessel, Eight
Extraordinary Meridians, and every single vessel in his body were opened up.In theory, he should’ve entered the fifth rank."
"Really?" Maxine was shocked.
"Does that mean we'll be able to create more martial grandmasters of the fifth rank using this method?"
Tobias shook his head and said, exhausted, "It’s not going to be easy.
James’ meridians were already damaged, and he was on the brink of death.
By using acupuncture needles to protect his heart meridian, he was pretty much putting all his eggs in one basket.
However, we succeeded.It would be impossible for an ordinary person to bear such excruciating pain.
"Additionally, the True Energy used to perform this procedure would have to come from someone of at least the fifth rank.The
overwhelming True Energy would tear through one’s meridian and vessels.An ordinary martial artist wouldn’t dare attempt such a
thing."
Maxine looked at the unconscious James and said with admiration, "He’s really courageous.By the way, even though James
regulated all his meridians, they’ve already been damaged previously.Would he be able to survive?"

Tobias said solemnly, "He would’ve had zero chances of surviving.
However, this kid is full of secrets and probably has a way to save himself."
Hearing this, Maxine was relieved.
"Continue taking care of him.I’ve exerted too much True Energy and will have to rest."
"Alright." Maxine nodded.
Tobias said no more.He exited the room.
Maxine checked on James and went to fetch him some warm water.She took out a towel and began to wipe off the blood on his
body.
Before she could finish cleaning James up, he woke up.He was completely drained of energy and could not get up.
Despite that, a smug smile crept up on his face.
"How could you still be smiling, James? Do you know how dangerous things were for you just now?"
"How dangerous could it be?" James replied with a weak smile.
"My body was already beyond saving.No matter what pain I had to endure, it wouldn’t have been enough to take my life.I'd
protected my heart meridian, so I’d have survived even if it failed.But, thankfully, it worked."
"Mhm." Maxine nodded.
Then, she said, "Grandpa said that the meridians throughout your body have been opened up.Theoretically speaking, you’ve
entered the fifth rank, and now, the only difference between you and a real fifth-rank grandmaster is True Energy.Since your
meridians have been regulated, you would only need to put in half the amount of effort.Your True Energy will continue increasing,
and you'll enter the fifth rank soon."
"Alright.Enough said.I can’t take it anymore.Hurry and insert the Crucifier’s needles into me.I’ll die soon if you don't."
James understood his own body and knew that if he did not use the Crucifier, it would be the end of him.
"Okay."

Maxine nodded and reached out to take off the wire around James’ arm.
However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not remove it.
James slightly moved his arm, and the wire immediately loosened and scattered into eighty-one silver needles.
"What the hell was that? Why didn’t it budge when I touched it?"
"Don’t ask.Just get on with it.In my current state, I can only bear two needles at most.Start with the heart meridian."
"Okay."
Maxine picked up the needle, infused it with True Energy, and inserted it directly into James’ chest.
As the needle entered his body, a stream of energy flowed through his whole body, beginning to heal him.
"Insert one more into my scalp."
Maxine followed his instruction.
After two consecutive insertions, her True Energy was exhausted again.She sat weakly on a chair with a pale face.She said, "I'm
exhausted."
"Thank you.Go ahead and rest.I won’t die any time soon, but you'll have to recover your True Energy as soon as possible to heal
my wounds.Otherwise, I won’t be able to survive."
"Alright.I'll leave you alone for now."
Maxine nodded and left.