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His consciousness became blurred in the cycle of energy, as if he were dreaming, or as if he were awake.

He could feel Lin Yuwei's body, her temperature, her breath, and her heartbeat.

Those feelings no longer agitated him, no longer fueled his desires, but instead transformed into a tranquil, secure feeling, like finally finding refuge in a storm. And then everything calmed down.

The golden halo slowly faded from the two of them, like the receding tide revealing a newly formed beach. Su Mu's consciousness gradually returned, as if surfacing from deep water, able to see the light on the surface, but not yet fully above water.

When Su Mu regained consciousness, it was already an hour later.

The light outside the window changed from the glare of midday to the softness of the afternoon, and the light spots that shone through the gaps in the curtains moved from the corner of the wall to the foot of the bed.

He saw Lin Yuwei lying next to him, covered with his coat.

Her hair was spread out on the pillow, with a few strands clinging to her cheeks and swaying slightly with her breath.

Her face wasn't deathly pale, nor was it ashen; rather, it was a healthy, rosy complexion, like a flower washed by rain. Her lips were no longer purplish, but had regained their normal color, and they were slightly parted, revealing a hint of her teeth.

Su Mu's mind went completely blank.

He knew exactly what had happened.

He didn't need to recall, didn't need to confirm; his body remembered every detail... that fusion of energy, that resonance of blood, that satisfaction seeping from his very bones—it wasn't the satisfaction of desire being released, but something more ancient, more essential, like the satisfaction of completing a necessary task...

peaceful.

Su Mu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He sat up carefully, without waking her.

He leaned against the headboard, opened the system panel, and checked his status.

His golden bloodline is still there, but the description on the panel has changed... no, the numbers haven't changed; it's still a 50% increase in all attributes. But he's gained a new ability.

[Evolutionary branch activated: Inner Vision]

[Effect: Allows the user to perceive their internal state, including blood flow, energy distribution, and organ condition.]

Su Mu was stunned. He could see inside his own body through internal vision...

It's not imagination, not feeling, but real, as clear as seeing with your own eyes.

He closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into his body. The blood vessels were clearly visible in his mind, like a dense net, starting from his heart and extending to his limbs and bones.

The blood flowing in the blood vessels was not bright red, but a pale golden yellow, and each drop of blood contained terrifying energy.

He could see his own bones, grayish-white with a faint golden halo on the surface; he could see his own muscles, deep red, with tight and elastic muscle fibers; he could see his own heart, beating regularly in his chest cavity, pumping golden blood throughout his body with each beat.

Su Mu opened his eyes, and a thought flashed through his mind.

Holy crap, is this dual cultivation?

He glanced at Lin Yuwei, then at his own control panel.

The feeling of wanting to "devour" the other person completely disappeared, replaced by a strange connection, like an invisible thread extending from his chest and connecting to hers.

It wasn't control, nor was it a sense of connection; it was a more subtle feeling, as if there was an extra layer between them. He could vaguely sense her condition... she was still alive, and doing well.

Lin Yuwei opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the ceiling.

It is grayish-white with a thin crack that extends from the middle to the corner of the wall.

Her mind was blank; it wasn't amnesia, but rather a need for time to process the information. She spent about three seconds recalling what had happened before she lost consciousness... egg yolk, monster, escape, military camp, those people surrounding her, Su Mu appearing, and then... then she sat up.

Her coat slipped off her body.

She looked down at herself. Her clothes were gone.

It wasn't stripped off, it was torn to pieces... The fragments on the ground can attest to that.

The fragments were scattered around the bed, some still retaining the shape of the clothes, others torn into strips.

Lin Yuwei's face instantly turned bright red.

From her cheeks to her ears, from her ears to her neck, from her neck to her chest, it felt as if someone had set fire to her body.

Her mind was racing... She knew what had happened; she didn't know how it happened; she didn't know why she had taken the initiative; she really wanted to know why Su Mu didn't seem guilty at all.

She grabbed a pillow and threw it at Su Mu. Su Mu dodged it by turning his head, the pillow hit the wall, bounced, and landed on the floor.

She grabbed the cup from the bedside table and threw it at him. Su Mu caught it, placed the cup on the bedside, and did so calmly, as if he were doing something very ordinary.

"I was the one who was passive, okay?" Su Mu's tone was somewhat helpless. "You still dare to lay a hand on me?"

Lin Yuwei's hand froze in mid-air. Several images flashed through her mind... Her hand slid from Su Mu's clothes to his chest, from his chest to his abdomen, and from his abdomen downwards... She

Her face turned even redder, so red it looked like it could bleed. Those scenes weren't made up by Su Mu; she created them herself.

She could feel that sensation. She wanted to disappear into the ground.

"Damn it!" Lin Yuwei cursed, her voice much softer than she had expected, as if something was blocking it.

She grabbed another pillow and threw it at him. This time, Su Mu didn't dodge, letting the pillow hit his face. The pillow was soft and didn't hurt, but he felt he probably deserved it.

Su Mu stood up from the chair, put the cup he had caught back on the bedside table, and picked up the pillow that had fallen to the ground and put it back on the chair.

His movements were very natural, as if he were tidying up in his own home, not at all like someone who had just had that kind of relationship with a woman.

"Forget about the small recovery potion I gave you; you don't need it."

After Su Mu finished speaking, he turned and walked out. He moved as fast as if he were running away, but his steps were still steady, without stumbling or panicking, just a little faster than usual.

Lin Yuwei cursed "bastard" at his back, her voice much louder than before, but Su Mu had already walked out, the door closing behind him, shutting out that word.

Lin Yuwei sat on the bed, hugging the blanket, staring at the closed door. Her mind was a jumbled mess, like a pot of burnt porridge. There was anger... How could he just leave like that? There was shame... How could she have done such a thing?