The first cultivator died at noon.
By evening, the source went wild.
Xin felt it first. His Third Gate cultivation jumped to Fourth Gate without warning. Then dropped to Second Gate. Then shot back to Third Gate.
"What is happening?" Ren asked.
"The source is unstable. No filter. No guardian."
Shen Bao grabbed his chest. His First Gate cultivation spiked to Third Gate. Then dropped to nothing. Then returned to First Gate.
"The Wolf Clan," Shen Bao said. "Everyone. The same thing."
*****
Screams came from the capital.
Xin ran. Ren followed. Shen Bao followed.
The city was chaos. Cultivators everywhere were spiking and dropping. Some lost all their power. Some jumped five Gates in seconds. Two cultivators exploded in the street. Their bodies could not handle the sudden power.
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