The sweat is mine, but the numbers are all theirs.

(This is a fictional world where all characters are adults and in their internship period at a university. The academy is part of the university, and only those who pass the university's exams can become full-fledged students.)

The heavy rain is still falling.

Back home, Lu Yuan's expression was quite complicated. How should he bring this up?

Although she has a contractual connection with Xingzhu that will last forever, a connection even closer than a marriage in name only, she's not human...

Inter-racial, is that not allowed?

"Xiaoyuan, why are you all wet?" A woman who looked to be in her thirties came out of the living room and ran up to him with a worried expression.

"Are you alright? Go take a shower first, Mom has already prepared dinner."

She wanted to ask about Xingzhu, but seeing Lu Yuan's expression, she knew things weren't going well, so she could only sigh.

"I can't get through to your aunts on the phone. Mom will borrow some more from her colleagues. We'll definitely be able to raise the money. Don't worry."

As she spoke, she picked up her phone.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan seemed to have made up his mind and immediately stopped her, "No need, Mom, I already have a way to save Xingzhu."

He didn't want to see his mother begging for help anymore, nor did he want her to move out of the home she had worked so hard to build over a decade ago.

This was undoubtedly a torment, but she hid it well and never showed it.

"Really?" Cheng Siya asked doubtfully.

"Well, but would you... need to go out for a bit?"

Amidst the pushing and shoving, Cheng Siya unwittingly took the door that was still open.

She stood in the corridor, looking at the lightning and thunder and the raging storm outside, and then looked at her eldest son.

"Yes, it's good that it can save them. Then, Mom won't bother you any longer?"

"Um."

"Is Mom really gone?"

Seeing Cheng Siya looking back every few steps, Lu Yuan closed the door, said to himself, "I'm sorry, Mom," and then turned and walked towards his room.

There's really no way to explain this. The house isn't big, and if Cheng Siya notices something's wrong, we'll be in deep trouble.

They'd probably think, "He's not really trying to save the beast; he's clearly just trying to take advantage of the situation and break down the door..."

Lu Yuan shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and opened the door.

On the white bed, Xingzhu lay motionless, her life like a flickering candle in the wind, on the verge of complete annihilation.

That sickly, almost transparent white skin was now covered with fine, dark lines.

Her petite body, only about 1.5 meters tall, was not covered by clothing, but rather protected by a tight-fitting purple nail polish.

From her delicate, fair toes to her slender waist, her beautiful curves are perfectly outlined.

Beneath her soft, silvery-white hair was a face like a girl's, but more delicate, revealing a sense of softness and fragility.

But these are all appearances; her true form is the half-human, half-spider that she reveals during battle.

Xingzhu coughed lightly, her breathing a little labored, but when she sensed someone coming in, she struggled to open her eyes.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan, joy appeared in her deep red pupils.

"Welcome back, Summoner..."

Lu Yuan sat on the chair by the bed, looking somewhat guilty. "I'm sorry, Xingzhu, I... didn't bring back the Holy Removal Technique."

Besides skill power, there are other things that can directly remove dark attribute poison, but they are all more expensive.

He can't afford it.

Upon hearing this, Xingzhu gently shook her head. "As long as the Summoner returns, that's good. I thought the Summoner had already abandoned me and was starting to prepare for the summoning again."

As she said this, there was a hint of tears in Xingzhu's eyes.

She was really scared, but even so, when she vaguely saw Lu Yuan turn and leave, she did not try to stop him.

Because she was more afraid that she was a burden, and even more afraid that Lu Yuan would show a hesitant expression.

If that's the case... it's better to remain silent and die with your lips tightly clenched.

Lu Yuan felt even more guilty. Ever since Xingzhu was seriously injured, he had been running around looking for a way to save her, but he had completely neglected her.

From her perspective, it really did seem like she had abandoned her.

"It won't happen again, Star Candle."

Lu Yuan lowered his head and made a soft promise, then asked, "Do you...believe me?"

"Yes, no matter what happens, Star Candle will always believe in the Summoner."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath. It was a faint, exotic fragrance, a scent that had never been present in the room before, but had been filling it ever since Xingzhu arrived.

He crushed all his inner turmoil and said, "Although I don't have the Holy Removal Technique, I have another way to remove the poison, but the method is a bit strange, and, and a bit..."

"Sure," Xingzhu said with a smile, taking Lu Yuan's hand and placing it on her pale face.

"No matter what method it is, no matter how strange it is, it can be used on Star Candle."

Lu Yuan truly felt this profound trust and became serious about it.

"Alright, then Xingzhu, remove your armor."

"Hmm, huh? Huh?! Removing armor?"

"Yes, how can you treat it without removing the nail?"

Xingzhu's entire body turned visibly red, as if he had transformed into an overloaded steam engine. He stammered, "It's too, too sudden, Summoner! I, I, I, I..."

She was incoherent, and her blood was flowing faster due to her extreme nervousness, which made the poisoning even more severe. She couldn't help but cough heavily, and the black lines on her skin were even expanding.

This immediately made Lu Yuan restless. Now that things had come to this point, he couldn't let Xingzhu die no matter what.

Everything was done to save her!

"Wait, wait a minute, summoner!"

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As the night passed, the thunder outside the window had disappeared, and the raging wind and rain had subsided, turning into a light drizzle.

Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; it was a close call.

Because the poison corrodes the star candle more quickly as the blood flow accelerates, the instinctive evolution has turned into a competition where everyone is covered in sweat.

In the end, he won; he was more potent than poison.

However, the price paid was considerable.

Lu Yuan felt like his body no longer belonged to him; this was what exhaustion felt like.

But the thought that Xingzhu was not only unharmed but also gained something unexpected under the power of countless evolutions made him smile.

It wasn't a waste of time!

[Adaptive to Toxins: Effect 1: Can nullify all toxins weaker than itself, or weaken the effects of toxins stronger than itself.]

Effect two: The poison within the body can converge at a single point, causing a powerful paralysis and corrosive effect on the target.

They even cured Xingzhu's talent!

Lu Yuan could only sigh for a long time, realizing that the right to life was indeed unique and supreme, and terrifyingly powerful.

It's important to know that summoned beasts almost never have any talents, let alone any.

It's even harder for people to awaken to this, and even among high-level professionals, very few can achieve it.

Job ranks are divided into: Common, Rare, Perfect, and Hidden.

Corresponding to low, medium, high, and top talents, in reality, the power of low-level talents is enough to rival rare professions.

For example, Xingzhu possesses a low-level innate talent, which helped Lu Yuan rank among the top students in the school.

Now, with the addition of more bodies adapted to the poison, even if several golden days have been wasted due to the poison's corrosive effects, they will advance instead of retreat!

Perhaps, he doesn't need teammates; he can clear the dungeon with just Star Candle.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was overjoyed. He suddenly felt that he could control some of his own destiny and no longer needed anyone!

In addition, what he valued even more was that the adaptable poison body did not seem to be formed randomly, but rather it was a result of evolutionary power mutation, and it was clearly stronger!

Otherwise, the Star Candle wouldn't have been able to neutralize the dark toxins that had previously eroded the body.

In addition, it also has a paralyzing effect!

Lu Yuan felt that he could actively create similar abnormal states in the future to allow Xingzhu to obtain more different and powerful talents!

To Lu Yuan's surprise, the evolution of Star Candle is not yet complete.

Otherwise, her ability to adapt to poison and even her original innate talent will be greatly enhanced!

A mid-level talent is comparable to a perfect profession. Among the hundreds of students who have changed professions in the Seventh Training Institute of Tianyun Academy, there is only one at this level.

He was treated like a treasure by the dean, who personally guided him, and he didn't even have to attend classes.

If both of Star Candle's talents can evolve to the intermediate level, then the assessment is nothing to worry about!