Brigh's first breakthrough attempt nearly killed him within minutes, his body convulsing hard against the forest floor while Xu shouted instructions Wei Liang scrambled to relay fast enough to matter.
"His pathways aren't shaped the same way yours were," Xu said, urgent and fast. "Dormant potential doesn't mean identical structure. Tell him to stop forcing the pattern and let it find its own rhythm instead."
"Stop forcing it," Wei Liang said, gripping Brigh's shoulder as another convulsion wracked through him. "Let it move on its own."
Brigh gasped, blood at his lips, eyes wide with pain and fear in equal measure. "Feels like it's tearing something apart instead of opening it."
"That might be exactly what's happening," Xu admitted through Wei Liang. "Dormant roots sometimes require a d
