As Harry was making his way out other deciples blocked his path.
"Let him go, it's my order," Logan, still lying in the ring using ice element for first aid, ordered.
They were still hesitant to let him go, but none of them had the guts to override Logan's decision.
Harry was already worn out and he needs to arrange his rewards so he made his way through.
His Qi was depleted, if he didn't go and rest, he was sure to faint.
But that wasn't the main problem, he could already feel his Qi increasing while his body cultivation was still on foundation building level 8.
He sprinted towards his room.
On the way, he checked his system screen.
[Congratulations, you have completed the Quest.]
[Rewards: Instant level up]
[Congratulations, you have made it into the top 100 ranks.]
[Bonus rewards: Mastery token×1]
[You have reached elemental master level 1.]
[Generating suitable element for you.]
Seeing this, Harry didn't have time to pray about getting a rare element. If he had been in an idle condition, he would have prayed to get a rare element such as Death (Necromancy) or Time element.
But currently, he could feel his skin tearing apart. only reason he isn't dead was his Iron Body technique. But it could only hold for a limited time.
Liam, Blake, Tyler, and Gracie also followed Harry to his room.
They could feel that something was wrong with Harry.
By the time Harry reached his room, he could see blood dripping down from his torn skin.
He was panicking. "What can I do? No, no, it also won't work, it also won't work," he was going through different ideas to stop it.
When Gracie and the others reached the room, Gracie realized what was happening. It was very rare, but it happens when a person uses high-level cultivation resources higher than he could handle.
But she couldn't make sense of it, Harry had just fought an intense fight and didn't use any resources.
Liam, Blake, and Tyler couldn't make any sense of it either.
"What is happening, Harry? Tell me, are you gonna explode?" Tyler asked, running here and there.
Liam ran out of the room to find any elder or any healing element type disciple.
[Congratulations, you have acquired Space element.]
[Element: Space.]
[Skills:
(1) Space barrier: Level 1
- Can be used to make a barrier around yourself that can block some physical attacks and projectiles.
Level up to level 2, cost - 2 stat points.]
[New skill unlock, cost - 10 stat points.]
[Stat points: 24]
Harry was hoping to get something that could save his life, but there was no help.
Suddenly, he felt the tension wearing down in his body. When he opened his eyes, he could see Gracie using Soul Drain on him.
"I can't keep doing it, and it can only postpone this. You have to do something if you want to live another day," Gracie said, continuously draining Qi from Harry's body.
Harry, seeing this, calmed his mind and thought about various things. Then he checked the mastery token, but it couldn't help him in this situation.
Finally, he could only bet on the newly acquired Space element.
He could unlock another skill by using 10 stat points that could help him solve his problem. Or he could level up his already acquired skill 'Space Barrier' and hope to get a solution.
He was feeling less pain because Gracie was continuously using Soul Drain on him. His mind was becoming clearer. He could think more clearly.
Suddenly, he got an idea: what if he could use Soul Barrier inside his body to compress the excessive Qi?
Then he read through the information related to this skill.
"Oh, shit! I can only use this skill outside my body, but what if it levels up?" Harry thought.
He could see Gracie struggling, sweat dropping down her face.
Gritting his teeth, he decided to level up.
[Congratulations, skill Space Barrier has leveled up.]
[Space Barrier: Level 2
Increase the size and strength of the barrier to block stronger attacks and energy blasts.
Effective to block elemental attacks.
Level up to level 3, cost - 5 stat points.]
He felt striking pain in his mind, a loud scream came out of his mouth, and vague information related to the space element started to become clear.
He was feeling as if he had been familiar with this element for several decades.
Gracie, seeing Harry scream, thought this was because of his physical pain. She tried to continue using Soul Drain, but she was at her limit. Her clothes were drenched in sweat, and blood was coming out of her mouth.
She collapsed from exhaustion.
Harry was feeling relieved after bearing intense pain in his mind.
As he tried to recall all the imformation he acquired suddenly, a loud scream came out of his mouth, louder than the previous one. His skin started tearing apart, muscles and veins could be seen expanding.
This was his last chance. He focused on his element and started making a barrier inside his body. It was a very delicate task. Only masters of this skill who had practiced it for several centuries could complete it in such a situation.
But Harry could feel that he somehow had mastery over this skill.
He continued to make this barrier as fast as he could.
On the other side, seeing Gracie faint, Liam and Tyler supported her and made her sit.
Tyler was attending a medical class, so he learned that using a technique for an extended period of time or using a technique more intensely than their proficiency puts a toll on their mind.
This can be solved by giving them rest.
But they were more concerned about Harry because they could clearly see his muscle fibers and tissues tearing apart and blood coming out of them constantly.
Harry succeeded in trapping the excessive Qi inside him. But he wasn't sure if he would survive from this constant blood loss.
Then with a bang sound, Aiden entered with an elder.
The elder, seeing the situation, rushed towards Harry and white magical particles started healing him. His tissues and fibers started healing.
"Don't worry, he is the best healer in this academy," Aiden assured Tyler and Blake.
He noticed Gracie and asked what happened to her. After hearing everything, he gave her a tablet.
"She will wake up in the next 1 or 2 hours."
Then Aiden felt a small amount of Qi going out of his body.
He jolted and then saw Gracie's hand.
"Oh shit, she is still using the technique subconsciously."
Seeing this, Aiden body flickered with a bright light. Aiden dull every sense in her body. Blake guessed it was related to Aiden's element.
Harry was in deep focus, so he was unaware of everything.
He was just trying to improve his body cultivation by releasing a small amount of excessive Qi and putting pressure on his body.