Astrid burst into laughter. "Sure! I'd love to see how you, a loser studying medicine for just a month and a half, can surpass me!"

Eric stopped talking, fetched a silver needle, and used pliers to cut a section of it, leaving a two-inch tip. He then approached Orion.

Throughout the process, Astrid stared intently.

'Could he really perform the Ephemeral Vitality Technique? But how is that possible? I don't even know how to perform the technique!' Astrid thought.

If Orion woke up, no amount of cunning arguments would help Astrid. But now, he could only hope that Eric would not succeed.

Eric's face filled with sorrow as he looked at Orion. Without saying more, Eric placed his hand on the top of Orion's head. It was only at this moment that Astrid, along with several elderly holistic physicians from King City, witnessed Eric's technique.

His hand did not touch Orion's head but extracted the silver needle with his inner energy. The silver needle was now less than two inches in length