You are all my wings!

To be honest, I am more upset today than when my grandfather passed away, because I had very little contact with him, while my mother was with me almost my whole life.

Sigh, I hope everyone takes good care of their health.

I need to adjust my medication tonight, and I have surgery tomorrow. I don't know what the outcome will be.

So I'll have to take a break from writing tomorrow's chapter, but I'll try my best to finish the chapter the day after tomorrow.

Since the costs this time will likely be substantial and I will be primarily responsible for them, I'm considering starting a second book after my mother's surgery to earn more money for medical expenses. I hope my readers will be gentle with their criticism.

Chapter 528 Terena: So young, yet so full of lust.

Overwhelmed by this strange emotion, Terena furrowed her delicate, beautiful golden eyebrows and stared at Lyon.

Lyon continued to study the mysterious texts that had been imbued with life.

"Young man, you..."

What advice do you have for me?

After a moment's hesitation, Terenas strode towards Lyon, looking up at him with a scrutinizing gaze:

"Squat down."

"Squat down?"

"Hmm, speed."

Leon crouched down.

Terena reached inside his clothes.

Her hands, like her appearance, were slender and delicate, with fair skin and fine texture. They possessed the flawless beauty of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, and the transparent nail tips shimmered with a pinkish glow, a quality that would catch the eye under any lighting conditions.

Once inside Lyon, she seemed to be groping for something.

Although there was a lining between them, the cool and warm touch of their skin naturally intertwined, causing Leon's heart to flutter slightly as he recalled the days when he would carry Terena on his shoulders every day to study magic books.

But why did Terena suddenly want to touch herself?

Is it because the favorability level was just activated?

Or was she using some strange organ in her palm to explore something about herself?

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"Ask less and do more, continue to study these mysterious characters."

Terena spoke softly, but her slender hand slowly moved to a more inward position.

"The main problem is that someone as charming as you touching me like that is very distracting and interferes with my concentration."

Lyon reminded him.

"Hmph, so young, yet so full of lust."

Terena shook her head, pinching Lyon's peanuts with her fingers like a little girl seeing a new and exciting toy.

[Goddess Therena's favorability +1%, current favorability 98%]

"Remember this: as a test subject I reluctantly approve of, I can tell you that if you want to understand my thoughts, try to do so from a rational and research perspective. If you can guess my research objectives, I will reward you. But if you keep making wild guesses, don't blame me for downgrading your reward!"

Does that mean she has a real purpose in doing this to herself?

Lyon said, "Although you say so, I still feel that your actions..."

Before he could finish speaking, Terena interrupted him with a soft snort: "Don't move around, you're interfering with my movements!"

Leon blinked. Had he guessed right about Terena?

The Terena before them was naturally more indifferent and condescending than the future Terena.

Nevertheless, as their favorability towards each other increased, Leon could still sense a subtle change in Terena's attitude towards him.

But because she lacks shared experiences with herself, and her perspective is clearly more intense.

Therefore, although she has a high level of affection for me, it is estimated that it will be difficult for her to develop romantic feelings for me immediately.

Therefore, it will probably be quite difficult to change the way he interacts with Terena in the near future.

What's even more worrying is that Terena gets carried away with her experiments and runs out of time, which would cause trouble for Astalia in the future.

'By the way, you could check Treina's panel; maybe she can find some useful clues.'

Thinking of this, Leon's heart stirred slightly, and he opened Terena's latest panel data.

[Character: Therena]

[Age/Lifespan: 1.5 epochs/Immortal (As long as the sacred land of civilization exists, the soul will be immortal)]

[Plot Weight: s++]

[Potential Level: SR+]

[Occupation: Lord of the Sacred Land of Civilization]

Current Level: Tier 14

[Divine Organs: The Immortal Body of Civilization, the Hand that Can Annihilate Thoughts Through Creation, the Eye that Can Pierce Through the Void and Realize Nature, the Flawless and Mysterious Skin Like Jade, and the Divine Brain that Can Respond to All Transformations]

[Main Attribute: Not Currently Visible]

[Current character's main tasks: "A Brilliant Life" (completed), "The Ancestor of New Magic" (cannot be completed due to time-space discrepancies), "The Fall of the Archmage" (cannot be completed due to time-space discrepancies)]

[Due to the achievement of the required affinity level and event milestones, Terena's personal side quest "Death Spiral" has been triggered.]

[Mission Details: Help Therina break free from the death spiral imposed on her by the Goddess of Origin and regain control of the Holy Land]

[Task Rewards: Divine Energy Capacity +200, Spiritual Power +200, Magic Power +200, Stamina +100, Strength +100, Agility +100; Learn the Eternal True God-level Civilization System Mystery, Pro]

Wow, what a luxurious panel.

This is a luxurious mission reward.

Lyon scanned the information on the panel but had no clue what to do.

At this moment, Leon comprehended the knowledge of a new mysterious script, which then dripped down and merged into his body.

During this moment of integration, in addition to gaining 2 points of mental strength, Leon also saw more scenes.

That was a scene showing Therina and Petelides talking face to face—

In a dark and desolate environment, two goddesses of extremely high status were facing each other.

“Petridice, you are indeed different from before. Remember this day, for it will be the beginning of your being devoured by the laws of origin. I swear this oath with the Holy Land as my witness.”

"The oath of the forbidden zone? Your control over the Holy Land has reached such a level. Unfortunately, it has no effect on me at this moment. I'm sorry, since you have already demonstrated such power, I really cannot let you live this time. Goodbye, my dear little Terena."

'So these are memories from before Therina's first fall? Then, how many times has Therina revived?'

Lyon pondered this in his heart.

However, the conversation ended quickly.

What followed was a violent collision of spacetime and endless turbulence in the void.

Moreover, the words of the two goddesses seemed to have a heavy pull, and the echo of each word resonated in Leon's mind like a great bell, making it difficult for him to withstand even with fourteen modes activated.

Fortunately, after getting through the initial moment, he experienced another pleasant surprise.

That is the further growth of spiritual power.

Even though this memory had already increased his mental strength by 2 points, this time it multiplied several times over, increasing by a whopping 7 points.

Adding to the previous two 4 points, his mental strength surged by 11 points in just a few minutes, comparable to the effect of a small-scale advancement.

If I could comprehend all these thousands of mysterious characters, how much spiritual power would I gain?

Suddenly, Leon, lost in his daydream, felt a chill on his upper body. Glancing to the side, he saw his own disheveled outer garment and inner lining lying on the ground!

It turned out that she had casually taken off his clothes while he was still immersed in Terena's memories!

What does she want to do?

Although he didn't resist such things, Terena was currently very close to her peak condition. If she suppressed that strange thought later, would she do something unpleasant?

Lyon immediately probed:

"Sir, why do you require me to expose my upper body when conducting experiments?"

"This is my business, you don't need to worry about it. Continue to study your mysterious script! Get ten of them as soon as possible to complete the first step of the experiment, understand?"

Terena's small body floated cross-legged, moving around Leon's body, her hands occasionally touching Leon's upper body.

Leon noticed that every time she touched him, her eyes would flash with a strange light.

"The problem is that I really don't understand what your actions have to do with the experiments I'm currently conducting."

Terena paused slightly, then crossed her arms, stepped back several meters, and said coldly, "I understand. In the end, you just think the benefits I've given you aren't enough, and you're unwilling to cooperate with me? Tell me, what reward do you want to cooperate with my actions?"

Chapter 529 Terena: I need to examine your body carefully.

Lyon: "Uh, you misunderstand, I was just asking."

"I could misunderstand? Impossible."

Terena narrowed her eyes and then said, "Considering that you have shown some decent talent so far, I'll give you another twelfth-tier secret treasure."

As she spoke, she tossed another wind-elemental treasure into Leon's hand.

"Now you can cooperate with me quietly, right?"

Given her condition, what could Leon possibly say?

When Terena saw Leon obediently accept the treasure, she nodded in satisfaction, a barely perceptible smile appearing on her usually indifferent face.

"very good."

She continued to explore Leon's body, her slender hands carrying a slightly strange sensation that traveled to every part of his body, as if releasing a faint static electricity, which was quite tantalizing.

Although he didn't know what Terena's purpose was in exploring like this, Leon had to admit that he was indeed being teased by Terena and was becoming somewhat distracted.

This is another reason why he repeatedly interrupted Therena with his questions.

After all, it's best to be a little more lenient with Terena for now, as her current mindset is really hard to control.

Fortunately, Lyon immediately recalled the future Terena, and his lustful mind cleared up instantly.

Of course, it's not that the future Terena would extinguish his passion, but rather that the future Terena looks too young, and fantasizing about her is perfect for resolving this kind of problem. His strong sense of ethics allows him to automatically suppress this subtle emotion.

Immediately, Lyon continued to focus on deciphering the mysterious script.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the one-hour modes of Ion, Mind, Immaculate, and Sharpness simultaneously ended their effects, causing Leon's comprehension speed to plummet.

Terena had originally asked Leon to understand ten mysterious characters within half an hour, but Leon finished them in about ten minutes and was about to use ten of them to combine into magic.

However, while touching Leon's body, Terena suddenly told him to continue studying the mysterious script and not to combine magic for the time being, so Leon continued to study it.

Lyon couldn't tell whether Terena was getting addicted to touching herself and continuing to study, or whether she decided to intensify her experiments after discovering her unexpected talent.

In any case, Lyon reaped considerable benefits during this period.

He deciphered a total of 43 mysterious characters. As his mental strength increased and he became more familiar with the patterns of these mysterious characters, his comprehension speed gradually increased. Therefore, it took him one or two minutes at first, but the time continued to shorten later.

At this point, his mental strength had made another remarkable breakthrough, officially reaching the level of a tenth-order god.

【主要属性：窥命力364/神圣能量容纳量292/精神力807/生命力628/魔力量1219/体力832/力量730/敏捷834】

Meanwhile, he also saw various memories of Therena during this period.

Besides the scene of confronting the Origin Goddess Petrified, there are also familiar faces like Shitikos and Aurahande, who are masters of forbidden zones.

However, due to the scattered nature of the images, the relatively complete scenes I saw during my third enlightenment session are basically no longer present. I don't know if it's a matter of luck or something else.

As the Lyon mode faded and the efficiency of comprehension gradually declined, Terena slowly withdrew her hand from Lyon's body.

Whether it was his imagination or not, Leon saw a hint of lingering desire on her face.

The reason it's impossible to determine is that Terena is very emotionally detached at this stage, and she possesses a faint divine aura that protects her from being spied on. Even with Leon's eyesight, he cannot see her micro-expressions clearly at close range.

It can only be said that she is indeed worthy of being one of only eight forbidden zone masters in the world. Moreover, she is very close to her peak condition. Even if she conceals her aura, the terrifying pressure emanating from the forbidden zone's divine might outside her body could crush even a ninth-level cultivator who passes by.