The Almighty Dragon General

Chapter 871
James felt a jolt of electricity
However, instead of feeling excruciating pain, he felt rather comfortable
“Next, the temple.”
Maxine took a deep breath
The True Energy inside her body had been greatly depleted after the first needle
She grabbed a second needle and inserted it into James’ temple, which depleted more of her True Energy. The needle seemed
to be capable of automatically absorbing one’s True Energy
“The third needle to the right temple ”
Maxine did as she was instructed.
After eleven needles, her True Energy was completely drained Wearing a pale face, she said, “I can’t continue... I’ve depleted
too much of my True Energy I can’t summon any more ”
“Mhm.”
James nodded
He knew that using the Crucifier would severely deplete one’s True Energy Besides, the more needles. one inserted, the more
depleted one’s True Energy would be
“You can pull them out now
After pulling the needles out, Maxine sat in a lotus position to restore her True Energy
Though James was feeling much better now, he still had a long way to go before regaining his True Energy
Being at the second rank, Maxine could only insert a limited number of needles. As such, it would take roughly half a month for
James to reach his peak.

If Tobias was the one inserting the needles, James could perhaps restore his True Energy within a single session.
However, he could not trust Tobias and did not want him to learn of his secret.
The same went for Maxine. She was a Caden who stayed by Tobias’ side at all times. However, James had no other options as
he could not find anyone else
Now, he could stand and even get dressed.
He put away the Crucifier.
Seeing that James could now stand, Maxine, who was sitting in a lotus position, was stunned. “Y-You can walk now?”
James smiled. “All thanks to you.
Shocked, she exclaimed, “How magical!”
She knew the condition of James’ body. His True Energy was dispersed, subsequently colliding with the meridians James only
survived because her grandfather forcibly used True Energy to reattach the meridians. He now needed rest
She did not think that James would ever regain his strength. Seeing him standing and walking around, she was shocked
James merely smiled and said nothing.
He knew that though his True Energy was dispersed, it did not vanish but instead concealed itself in the meridians of his body.
That was why he decided to use the Crucifier to stimulate the meridians to forcibly gather True Energy.
James walked over to the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge, took it down, and laid it on the floor. Then, he took the ancient
scroll and put it beside the painting.
Sitting in a lotus position, he looked at the ancient scroll and the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge before him.
So did Maxine.
James shut his eyes.
The images of the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge and the ancient scroll kept on surfacing in his mind. He murmured,
“What’s the connection between them? What secret does the painting hold?”

Maxine could not figure anything out, so she simply gave up and focused on regaining her strength.
James, on the other hand, persisted.
He scrutinized each aspect of the painting, fearing that he would miss out on any minute detail.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed.
However, James did not learn anything new.
Maxine left after restoring some of her True Energy She went out for a meal and did not forget to bring some food back for
James
Soon, she was back with food in her hands
“It’s time to eat, James ”
“Mhm”
James put down his work and ate