Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 940 The Other Half of the Scorpion's Spine

Xia Shou recalled that during his battle with Glendale, he had Idrisu perfectly transplant half of the scorpion spine, and since then, he had never thought about the other half of the scorpion spine that was not yet properly implanted.

But actually, healing the other half of Scorpion's spine wasn't that difficult later on. He had many opportunities to find strange and difficult-to-diagnose diseases to exchange for Idrissu's promise to help with the surgery.

But he hadn't thought of it, hadn't thought of it at all, until now when he suddenly remembered that he could have Idrissus take care of the other half as well.

Xia Shou felt that this was also an abnormal manifestation of something abnormal about himself. Things that were very easy to think of and easy to solve were not put on the agenda for a long time, which was an abnormal phenomenon.

But why didn't I think of it before, and only now do I? Is it because a formidable enemy is at hand, so it's necessary to unleash the full potential of the scorpion's spine?
"Keep the other half safe for me," Xia Shou proposed a deal to Idrisu.

【Can. 】

After obtaining Xia Shou's permission, Idrisu began treating Shangguan Yan.

As usual, it took out some props that looked very similar to those of tribal shamans, and shook a herb cylinder that resembled a prayer wheel, crushing the mysterious herbs inside and releasing a strange aroma.

With its sharp, bird-claw-like fingers, it dipped in blue medicinal mud and smeared it on Shangguan Yan's forehead, outlining the lifelike image of a heart.

Then, he took out several long, dark needles and slowly inserted them into Shangguan Yan's temples from the side, three on each side, one from behind the ear, one straight into the temple, and one from in front of the ear.

The scene was indeed shocking, but Xia Shou was not worried because he knew very well what Idrisu longed for and had also experienced similar, seemingly extremely dangerous treatment.

Each needle pierced five centimeters deep, and as a total of six black needles were inserted, worm-like blue veins bulged from both sides of Shangguan Yan's temples, throbbing in rhythm with his pulse.

These eerie blue veins stretched from her temples to the very center of her forehead, where they converged. The skin on her forehead rippled slightly with the throbbing of the veins, and the heart pattern drawn with blue clay seemed to come alive as it moved with the skin, beginning to beat rhythmically!
With each jump, white sweat seeped from the center of the heart outlined in blue medicinal mud, which Idrisu carefully collected in a small, opaque porcelain bottle.

About three minutes later, the sweat flowing from Shangguan Yan's forehead turned from white to blood. At this moment, Idrisu pulled out the six black needles, and the bulging veins immediately disappeared.

Idrisu walked up to the werewolf doctor and, following the same procedure, first turned the prayer wheel, then drew a heart, and then inserted needles. When the heart drawn on his forehead began to beat, he carefully poured the white sweat he had collected from Shangguan Yan onto the werewolf doctor's forehead, right in the center of the heart pattern.

The white liquid was also miraculously absorbed directly into the skin!

"The treatment is over." Idriss's voice echoed in Xia Shou's mind.

Xia Shou witnessed the entire process and was completely dumbfounded.

Does white sweat indicate illness?
Drawing a heart pattern with mud and then stimulating the skin with a needle to make it beat is to simulate the heart and achieve a symbolic realism.
Although Xia Shou didn't understand, he was still greatly shocked.

"Minister, please close your eyes and wait a little longer. I will remind you when it's over," Xia Shou said as he lay down on the ground.

Just like last time, Idrisu performed scorpion spine surgery on him, burying all the remaining scorpion spines into his body. The entire procedure was no different from last time.

When the last piece of scorpion spine perfectly matched his own nerves, Xia Shou felt as if his body had undergone some kind of strange change.

This change is hard to describe and not immediately noticeable. Xia Shou even felt that there was not much difference between half a scorpion's spine and the whole scorpion's spine, but he also really felt some fundamental changes that had quietly taken place.

"Alright, you can go back now." Xia Shou casually waved his hand, and the colorful flame chains binding Idrisu tightened abruptly, pulling him into the white bone gate. The closed pale gate sank back into the depths of the shadows, and the entire treatment process came to an end.

Xia Shou spread his fingers, slowly clenched them into fists, closed his eyes, and deeply felt the changes within himself.

He could feel the blood flowing through his body.

When he raised his hand, the muscles in his wrist no longer seemed to be in strips or blocks; they felt more like a lump of semi-liquid rubber—soft and relaxed.

As long as he concentrates, he can feel the difference between the surface and the depth of the muscles.

He can even make a muscle partially relax and partially contract.

By squeezing hard at the wrist, the blood flow from the arm to the wrist suddenly decreases. He can even compress the blood that would normally be in the palm to the arm, and then stop the blood from flowing back to the palm by squeezing the blood vessels, making the hand pale.

My control over the body has become more refined.

However, it wasn't just a matter of physiology. Xia Shou made a simple adjustment to his level limit and immediately discovered a shocking fact—he could separate his level limit!
The level of abnormality actually corresponds to two aspects: one is the priority of the supernatural ability's effect on other things, and the other is the resistance to external supernatural influences.

In general, priority and resistance levels are the same, so the term "abnormality level" can describe both at the same time. Only in a few cases is it necessary to use "exceeding limits" and "exceeding resistance" to distinguish them.

Now, under the influence of the complete scorpion spine, Xia Shou has noticed the difference between the effective level and resistance when the level exceeds the limit.

In other words... he can now increase the level of his special ability while maintaining his abnormal resistance at LV1.

This greatly expanded the flexibility of tactics and broadened the versatility of Dorian Gray's pocket watch!
"Is it not ready yet?" the werewolf doctor asked.

Xia Shou snapped out of his thoughts and replied, "Alright, you can open your eyes now."

The werewolf doctor and Shangguan Yan opened their eyes at the same time.

"Incredible! Amazing!" the werewolf doctor said, licking his lips in ecstasy. "The blood in my body is being continuously replaced."

"Don't die, you'll owe me a favor." Shangguan Yan smiled and glanced at the werewolf doctor.

"As expected of the minister, what a clever way to use someone else's favor! Even treating an illness can be done by asking for a favor?" Xia Shou thought to himself.

The werewolf doctor smiled at Xia Shou: "Don't worry, I'll keep this life safe. Besides... you really have an amazing subordinate, huh?"

After saying that, he walked to the phonograph, gently lifted the needle, and said, "I'll be going now. You all do your best. I've heard about the situation in the world. You must hold on."

As the phonograph needle lifted, the melody that had been lingering in the room dissipated, and the werewolf doctor's figure and the outlines of the surrounding furniture slowly became transparent, finally disappearing into the containment chamber.

The containment room returned to its clean and spacious state, with only the phonograph remaining on the cabinet in the corner.

(End of this chapter)