Each time Elizabeth made a breakthrough, he sensed the power within him grow.
He had been forcing it down, knowing it was too much.
But the moment Elizabeth reached Grade 1 Paragon, the power became too much for him to handle.
He let it go.
Intense heat surged within him.
His skin turned scorching hot, and his muscles started to twitch wildly.
Neo realized his stats were rising, probably from the [Shared Growth] subskill of the Crownless King Trait. Since Elizabeth had grown from an unawakened to Grade 1 Paragon, he gained a huge amount of stats.
He closed his eyes, focusing.
The rush of stats was threatening to drown him.
His bones cracked, and his skin split. His body had no time to adjust to so much power.
Neo felt he would break.
He had to use his Springbloom blessing and Life and Holy Elements to keep healing himself.
When the rush of energy stopped, Neo was left drenched in sweat, and breathing heavily.
He used his Intent Vision to sense the state of his body and he was surprised pleasantly.
His stats seemed to have been doubled.
"It would be a good time if you could help me now," Zera spoke, seeing Neo’s condition had stabilized.
"What is happening?" Neo asked.
Elizabeth had stopped ranking up after reaching Grade 1 Paragon, probably because Neo was only a Paragon too.
However, her Elemental Masteries were rapidly increasing.
They had reached mid Supreme rank and showed no sign of stopping the growth.
Elizabeth was drowning in a huge mass of water.
The gravity around her had grown dozens of times, and Zera’s blood moved wildly under the effect of Elizabeth’s Blood Affinity.
"Take care of her," Zera said and moved back.
She had been making sure Elizabeth didn’t kill herself with her rapidly increasing powers.
Unfortunately, Zera was injured, and forcibly slowing Elizabeth’s progress took a toll on her.
"Thanks, I will take it from here."
Neo took the brunt of Elizabeth’s Sanctuary.
He felt as if a planet had been placed on his back. The gravity was crushing him. His feet sunk into the ground.
His body refused to move as he lost control over his blood. It moved to a strange tune.
Elizabeth was doing it all unconsciously, but it was enough to affect Neo.
Gravity (Space), Blood, and Water.
Elizabeth’s elements were moving in an uncontrolled manner.
They were harming her too, and since she was unconscious, she couldn’t control them.
Neo used his Eternal Sleep Concept to calm Elizabeth’s blood. It targeted only some parts of her blood and put them to sleep.
It slowed her blood flow to a normal level, putting her out of immediate danger.
Needless to say, Neo’s Elemental mastery was lower than Elizabeth’s. The only reason his attacks worked was due to his high strength that dwarfed Elizabeth’s.
Her body was immensely strong as a Grade 1 Paragon. It could withstand the crushing force of the gravity.
While Neo would’ve loved to help, he didn’t have anything to reduce the gravity’s force.
"I’ll take care of it," Zera said.
If it was only a single element, she could hold it back without putting too much pressure on herself.
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