I will burn books and slay gods.

Lin Su's cheerful voice also woke up Wang Xiaoming, who was lying in the chair.

Upon seeing Chen Ye sit up in bed, she jumped up and exclaimed excitedly, "Chen Ye, you're finally awake!"

Chen Ye scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and asked Wang Xiaoming.

"Why are you two so agitated? How long have I been asleep?"

"Also, where are we now?"

Upon hearing Chen Ye's question, Lin Su realized she was still holding him, so she immediately let go, her face flushed, and acted as if nothing had happened.

Wang Xiaoming then got up from his chair and walked over to Chen Ye to explain.

"This is the medical room of the 'White Tower.' You have been unconscious for a week."

After Wang Xiaoming explained the problem clearly, Chen Ye wondered if the two of them still remembered how they had returned.

Chen Ye then asked, "Have we returned to our original timeline?"

"Also, how did we get back? Are we back now? Back to our original timeline?"

Wang Xiaoming nodded.

Then Wang Xiaoming said to Chen Ye, "Lin Su and I seem to have forgotten something; we've completely forgotten how we got back."

"I don't know, Chen Ye, do you know?"

Chen Ye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Xiaoming didn't remember how he got back. However, Lin Su's question left Chen Ye at a loss for words.

"By the way, Chen Ye, Wang Xiaoming and I vaguely remember that your chest was pierced by the Nightmare Beast!"

"What did you go through to return to normal?"

Lin Su's question left Chen Ye somewhat at a loss for words. He looked troubled and said, "I don't know either. I feel like I've forgotten something, just like you guys. My memory is a bit hazy."

Just as the three were discussing the matter, there was a knock on the door, and the person who entered was Tang Shouyi.

Behind Tang Shouyi were Lords Luo Qiong and Wu Long, who looked radiant, indicating that their injuries had healed.

After the three entered, they saw Chen Ye sitting up and their faces showed shock. Excited, they walked to the bedside and asked softly, "Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Sitting on the hospital bed, Chen Ye listened to Lord Luo Qiong's words of comfort and replied, "My lord, I am much better now, except for a slight headache."

Seeing that Chen Ye had almost recovered, Luo Qiong gently patted his shoulder. "Alright, take good care of yourself and get some rest. We just came to check if you were awake. Now that we see you're awake, we're relieved."

Luo Qiong was about to walk out of the ward when she stopped again, turned to Chen Ye and said, "Oh, right. Rest a little longer. Everyone in the real world is very worried about you. You can go back once you're all better."

After hearing Luo Qiong's explanation, Chen Ye nodded. "Yes, sir. I understand."

After Luo Qiong and the other two left again, Chen Ye thought to himself, "Why didn't they ask any questions about this mission? Instead, they were so polite."

"Could it be that I'm overthinking it..."

After that, Chen Ye stayed in the "White Tower" for a few more days, and he always stayed in the ward. When he ate, he would ask Wang Xiaoming to come with him.

Usually, Chen Ye was alone in the ward, which allowed him to chat with San Hua safely. Chen Ye then asked San Hua about the cause of his headache.

After Sanhua explained, Chen Ye finally understood that the attack he delivered when killing the Nightmare Beast was something he couldn't withstand, or rather, his current strength wasn't up to par.

Therefore, if used directly, the resulting energy backlash would be enormous. However, if one's strength reaches the level of this move, there will be no energy backlash.

This is similar to how Chen Ye's original compatibility and karmic obstacles have been transformed into what they are now: an ability that he can use at will, but he needs to control its intensity.

While chatting with Sanhua, Chen Ye unexpectedly learned where the blueprint that had been puzzling him had gone.

It wasn't until Sanhua told Chen Ye that she fully realized there was actually a "person behind the scenes" involved.

Ever since Chen Ye made a contract with the Starry Book, he has been opening the book to look at it every now and then, but there is only the first page, which has a blue rune array drawn on it.

Chen Ye turned the page, but the next page was still blank. San Hua told Chen Ye about the same thing.

The reason why the rest is still blank is that it is necessary to find people like Sanhua, sign contracts with them, and make them Chen Ye's abilities.

Sanhua did not reveal who these people were, but she did tell Chen Ye about the seven fruits on the Divine Tree besides herself.

They will awaken when Chen Ye reaches a certain point and become the source of Chen Ye's power.

Afterwards, Chen Ye and Sanhua talked a lot about her hometown, which gave Chen Ye a general understanding of it.

After resting in the ward for a while, Chen Ye and the other two prepared to leave the 'White Tower'.

Before the three left, Chen Ye informed Tang Shouyi and the others about the matter directly through the communicator, and then headed towards the teleportation array of the 'White Tower'.

When Chen Ye and his two companions arrived at the teleportation array, they stepped onto the array and took out the token that Instructor Gui had mentioned earlier.

Just after Chen Ye took out the token, the teleportation array beneath the three of them began to glow blue. Then, under a burst of blue light, the three of them disappeared from the array.

Meanwhile, at Morning Star Hospital in Yuanhai City, the underground teleportation array was activated, and the array itself began to glow blue.

At this moment, the figures of Chen Ye and his two companions slowly emerged from the formation until their figures were complete.

As Chen Ye and the other two gradually opened their eyes, they realized that they had successfully returned, but there was no scene of saying goodbye to everyone on the way there.

Afterwards, the three of them got off the teleportation array and took the elevator directly to the first floor. Then, Chen Ye and the other two arrived at the strategy room.

Here, they met the crowd that had been waiting for their return. When everyone saw Chen Ye and his companions again, their smiles were as bright as blooming flowers.

However, the moment everyone saw Chen Ye, they quickly crowded around him, asking, "Chen Ye, are you alright?"

This sudden concern left Chen Ye somewhat bewildered. He didn't know what was going on or why everyone was suddenly so concerned about him.

As the instructor announced, "We received news of your death on our monitoring system in the strategy room!"