The Medallion

However, Rocky wasn't interested in the girl's body. He didn't even care to look at her properly. He reached for and took out the magic needles that Esteban often used for practice and began to prick them into the girl's flesh.

The use of magic needles was, in fact, no different from ordinary acupuncture. The only difference was that these needles had to be used with the spiritual power which would condense the spiritual power at the needle's tip and stimulate the meridians and acupoints. The materials required for the magic needles were quite unusual as well. Although Esteban never admitted how he acquired them, Rocky speculated that they were most likely refined from strange meteorites that held questionable power. That would explain how they could easily concentrate and control the spiritual power.

The Skill of Magic Needle wasn't difficult for Rocky since he already possessed the basic medical skills necessary to execute it.

Soon, over twenty magic needles protruded from all over the girl's body—each needle covering all her important meridians and acupoints.

However, this skill wasn't just about gathering spiritual power. It also needed to form a connection with the tips of the magic needles to achieve the treatment's purpose. This was the most challenging part.

But Rocky was able to easily master even this kind of divine skill without being taught thanks to his highly developed skills in beast curing.

His hands continuously emanated spiritual power which eventually connected to the spiritual power concentrated at the tips of the magic needles. Together, they formed a network that would help slowly draw out the poison from the girl's heart meridian towards her limbs.

Esteban would've been stunned if he was present. He would've never expected Rocky to master the Skill of Magic Needle, which Esteban created himself, by merely observing his treatments for three months.

"I'll need you to cut open your lady's hands and feet, please," Rocky requested the middle-aged woman politely.

and

to gradually turn bright red and no longer gave off the cold

Then Rocky checked on what was happening within the girl's body. After confirming that the poison had been completely discharged, he began to remove the

putting away the magic needles, Rocky turned around and sat back in his seat silently where he continued to read his medical

at Rocky with a weird expression. But she continued to put on the girl's clothes quickly and then carried

really just an assistant?" The middle-aged woman asked as she turned to face

even an assistant," Rocky replied playfully. "But if possible," he continued. "Keep what happened today a secret for me! If Esteban finds out, I may not

middle-aged woman shot him a suspicious look and nodded before she swiftly left with the

wish for the chance to go out and have a look. However, he knew that stepping outside would mean entering the Shura Race's territory. He was safe in the

beside the medicine cabinet. When he opened it, he was met with various masks made of human skin, all of which looked as though they were from the

for dissecting, Esteban was also particularly keen on human skin masks. He often cut off the skin of corpses to make them so

potion concocted by Esteban and applied it to his face. The mask began to shrink, tighten, and stick to his face

palace and was relieved once he checked himself in

down from the sky and made him squint. He stayed in the shadows of the Ghost Palace for three months. It was only normal that he felt uncomfortable

continued to follow the stone path connecting the Ghost Palace with the outside world. He began to familiarize himself with the new environment he