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chapter 20

Author: yu-xiuan
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"Good," I managed, nodding firmly, my voice steadier than I felt. "Let’s not waste any more time then, Samuel. Show me what I need to do." The war could wait a little longer, but the Queen could not.

Samuel’s eyes flickered, the only visible sign of life in his entire frame. The golden light in his pupils was cold, like distant stars. He took a single, deliberate step forward, addressing the entire room in that same, perfectly flat monotone.

"Controlled simulation is over," Samuel declared. "This final stage requires direct communion with the source power of the world. To learn true control, the Holy Power must flow with the fundamental forces, not simply be caged in theory."

He turned his focus entirely to me, the Holy Wolf within sensing the unsettling pressure of his gaze. "You will remain in your human vessel for this training, Xian'na. The vessel’s current weakness is its greatest challenge. You must prove it can absorb and anchor pure elemental energy without
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