Today's test was another major failure.

"Let go!" Yu Yonghuai's eyes widened as he immediately tried to release Si Xuanyin.

If he absorbs her life force, wouldn't he have bled for nothing?

Whether it was because she was still a little groggy from just regaining her physical body or something else, when she saw You Yonghuai trying to break free, Si Xuanyin not only didn't let go, but instead grabbed You Yonghuai's hand.

A faint green glow was then extracted from Si Xuanyin's body, and the girl's body, which had finally regained its color, turned deathly pale in the blink of an eye.

Before Si Xuanyin could even loosen her grip and release her utter exhaustion, the suction force in her palm greedily devoured her completely.

The girl's body rapidly withered and shrank, quickly transforming into a fist-sized sphere that merged into You Yonghuai's body.

Only one set of clothes and a few oddly shaped props were left behind.

It seems that Si Xuanyin had buried it inside her body to protect her physical body.

Not counting the puppet, this was the first time You Yonghuai had drained a living person dry. He was taken aback when he saw that he had not gained any life force.

So, what about Si Xuanyin?

They can't just die from being drained dry, right?

You Yonghuai looked around, searching for that familiar, illusory spirit.

If he were to die like this, You Yonghuai felt he definitely wouldn't be able to continue living.

Looking around but not finding the figure, You Yonghuai's heart trembled, but suddenly he felt a burning heat.

Reaching into his pocket, You Yonghuai took out the resin specimen.

The specimen encased in an unnamed flower was emitting a strange heat.

Strangely enough, You Yonghuai had a very vague impression of this specimen, but he never forgot to carry it with him.

Furthermore, even now, Yu Yonghuai cannot learn anything from the specimens based on his "half-baked knowledge".

This is the first time in some time that this specimen has shown any abnormalities.

This is a package sent by Si Xuanyin. Perhaps it is because Si Xuanyin's condition has become abnormal that this specimen has changed?

The flowers inside the specimen were still emitting heat, turning a fiery red as if they were burning.

"It's so hot!"

In the blink of an eye, the extreme heat turned the specimen into a ball of flame, and You Yonghuai felt a sharp pain and instinctively threw it away.

Looking down at my palm, I saw that the spot where I had just touched the specimen had turned charred black and was emitting a strong meaty smell.

The specimen fell onto the bed sheet and instantly burned a charred hole.

The wound on his hand healed quickly, and You Yonghuai hurriedly turned around to fetch water to cool the specimen, but a cheerful voice suddenly rang out beside him:

"A resounding success!"

Turning her head again, she saw Si Xuanyin with one hand on her hip, giving You Yonghuai a peace sign.

The flowers inside the specimen seemed to catch fire, instantly turning to ashes and ceasing to emit heat.

"Where is the success?" You Yonghuai's lips twitched, not understanding why Si Xuanyin was still so happy.

The other person's physical body had clearly disappeared.

"Watch me demonstrate and you'll see."

After saying that, You Yonghuai felt something fly out of his body. Then, he saw mottled starlight gather in front of him and gradually form the shape of Si Xuanyin.

"Theoretically speaking, I should be completely naked right now, because the clothes on my body were also made with my life force."

Si Xuanyin's smiling face made You Yonghuai feel a little angry.

I was worried for nothing.

"Don't wear that sour face. I finally got back into my physical body, didn't I?" Si Xuanyin sat down on the bed and grabbed You Yonghuai's hand.

This time, her life force was not drained.

"Do you understand? Now, I am you, and you are me."

You Yonghuai raised an eyebrow, examined his body, and asked, "So what's the situation now?"

He now has a hunch that if he cuts off any part of himself, the self-healing power of the Source of Life can choose between two outcomes.

It can grow back its original part, or it can grow a corresponding part for Si Xuanyin.

Thinking this, You Yonghuai casually cut off his little finger.

His pain tolerance seems to be increasing.

You Yonghuai would feel pain if he casually cut off his little finger like this, but he wouldn't feel particularly uncomfortable.

As soon as You Yonghuai had a thought, a whiter and more slender little finger grew out of his wound.

These are Si Xuanyin's fingers.

"They don't match at all." Si Xuanyin pouted.

"Keep it as material." You Yonghuai casually cut off the little finger as well, then asked, "Did you know this would happen?"

"No, I only found out myself." Si Xuanyin shook her head and said, "After you poured blood into my mouth, I reconnected with my body."

"However, I can clearly feel that my soul and body are no longer perfectly in sync."

"It's as if I'm not returning to my own body, but rather possessing a relative. It's familiar, but different."

"So you want me to absorb your life force?"

"yes."

No.

These feelings were indeed real, but they were only confirmed when Si Xuanyin's body flew out of You Yonghuai's body; before that, it was just a vague premonition.

She just wanted to revert to her previous soul form and spend a little more time with You Yonghuai, justifying her actions.

As long as she doesn't encounter her biological mother and can't immediately kill her, whether or not she recovers her physical body isn't very important to Si Xuanyin.

It's fine as it is now.

Fortunately, the situation is better now.

"Now I can move freely, and I can also merge with you and turn back into a soul form... Have you seen Exid? It's probably the relationship between Eternal Dream and Parad?" Si Xuanyin said, shaking her finger.

"However, I feel that even now, my soul and body are not completely in sync, and it feels very awkward to use... So, I'll probably still have to stay by your side from now on."

"It's up to you." You Yonghuai naturally wouldn't interfere with Si Xuanyin's idea, nor did he think there was anything wrong with it.

After receiving You Yonghuai's consent, Si Xuanyin smiled brightly, and her body immediately dispersed into starlight, merging back into You Yonghuai's body.

This time, a few lines of text finally lit up before You Yonghuai's eyes:

[Acquired incomplete trait: "Ouroboros" (Complete condition: Complete the integration of two individuals)]

"?" You Yonghuai was a little confused. After asking Si Xuanyin, she said she didn't know either.

The inexplicable conditions left You Yonghuai somewhat bewildered, but since there were too many things he didn't know, and he wasn't in a hurry to figure them out since he had so much debt to pay.

So he turned and asked, "So what is that specimen?"

"Didn't I say that?" Si Xuanyin tilted her head. "Those are flowers watered with divine blood."