Chapter 2269
- The strength she had already expended probing his meridians now had to be used again, with the silver needles as a conduit, to forcibly communicate with Howard's soul essence. Her stamina was draining rapidly.
- The numbness in her fingertips grew heavier, spreading until her arms began to ache faintly. Yet Amelia's gaze remained locked on Howard's face, never wavering.
- She could clearly sense that the dormant soul essence was like a star sunk deep in the ocean, wrapped in a thick seal. No matter how the silver needles washed against it, only the faintest ripple appeared before everything fell back into dead stillness.