"..."

At this moment.

Even though she had anticipated it, Chelina's orange-red pupils still trembled slightly, and her fists unconsciously tightened.

This subtle change in her demeanor did not escape Kaiwen's eyes. She was not surprised at all because she was well aware of how attractive that young man was to the rootless "Terrans" who came to this world.

Kaiwen continued, "You should be aware in your heart that doing this is to keep him away from that vortex."

"..."

Again, there was silence as profound as the Dead Sea.

Chelina's gaze gradually calmed down, seeming deeper.

She took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "How is he now?"

Kaiwen replied casually, "Under treatment, currently in a deep sleep state."

"He's asleep..." Chelina said softly.

"That's good."

Shua——

In the next moment, a dazzling semicircular sword light flashed through the corridor of the medical room.

It was Chelina who suddenly sprang into action!

In an instant, the Light Saber was already in her hand, without the slightest hesitation; the skill [Heavy Slash] was unleashed with full force.

Even at the back of her heart, a faint blue wolf head Dao Mark insignia appeared, and amidst the tearing sonic boom of the air, the howl of a wolf could vaguely be heard accompanying the sound of the sword.

If it weren't directed at Kaiwen, even without the blessing of the [Heart of Terra], this sword's sword light could have sliced this building in half!

Clang!

The Light Saber struck her delicate neck without hindrance.

However, it was as if it struck some eternal, indestructible thing, entirely failing to cut through.

The overly forceful blade slid down, emitting a teeth-gritting friction sound.

"..."

In Kaiwen's slightly lowered gaze, the iciness on Chelina's face was like a millennium glacier, yet her eyes burned like wild wolf flames.

At this moment, she was almost completely disconnected from her usual calm and gentle self; anyone could sense the disgust and boundless fury in her orange-red eyes.

With Lin Guang already asleep, she no longer had to worry about this long-suppressed emotion being transmitted through the contract and could release it freely.

Having achieved nothing with one slash, she lifted the saber again, gathered her strength, and slashed down.

Clang!

The Light Saber shattered directly, still without a trace of crimson, whereas the maiden's tiger mouth cracked open due to the enormous recoil, blood seeping out.

But Chelina hesitated not for a moment, raising her hand once more, both the Light Saber and the wound regenerating as she raised her hand, gathering her strength, and slashing down, the blood from her tiger mouth splattering out, arcing onto Kaiwen's white coat like cold plums falling on snow.

Only when the light of the sword had no more Ether to support it, reduced to mere slashing, did the maiden finally cease her movement, taking several deep breaths.

When she reopened her eyes, the emotions in them had been reined in, leaving only the usual calmness and emptiness.

She released the Light Saber in her hand, looking indifferently at Kaiwen, who had no reaction, simply controlling the residual effects of her previous skills to prevent damage to the surroundings: "How long do you plan to keep him in the dark?"

"..."

Chelina said coldly, "With his Spiritual Power and sharp Observation Power, it's impossible for him not to react to your abnormalities, but as things stand, he hasn't noticed anything."

"I can only think of one reason."

"He trusts you, sees you as the most trustworthy elder, and might even subconsciously view you as a mother figure."

"..."

Kaiwen still kept her eyes lowered, saying nothing, just clenching her fists tightly in her white coat.

"Perhaps you have indeed been kind to him, providing him with many resources and care."

"But a lie is ultimately a lie."

Her voice carried disdain and sharpness: "How much longer can you maintain that mentor and righteous mother mask in front of him?"

"When the time comes, and he realizes you were just curing my body to continue your plans..."

"How disappointed will he be in you?"

"I said it was an accident!" Kaiwen suddenly spoke, her tone a notch higher than usual, her voice tinged with a hint of anger, as if finally unable to withstand Chelina's ridicule, "The one in this world who wishes most for his safety, who wishes most for him to live carefree—"

"Is that so?" Chelina interrupted her.

"If this 'for his own good' is built upon the hypocrisy and unscrupulousness of using a seventeen-year-old child, who trusts you wholeheartedly and views you as both teacher and mother due to his parents' early death, as a tool and experiment..."

"Kaelis, then I'd rather never understand a nauseating person like you."

"..."

The woman in the white lab coat stopped her words abruptly. She opened her mouth but ultimately did not continue to defend herself and lowered her head slightly.

The girl turned and left without hesitation, leaving behind two sentences.

"I will propose to terminate the contract."

"But that's only for his safety, nothing more."

Only the woman was left standing in place, motionless.

......

Nighttime.

At home.

"Phew... that was satisfying."

At the dining table, Vishdair leaned back slightly, her red tendrils bounced twice as she exhaled a long breath, a look of satisfaction showing on her delicate face. She then looked at Lin Guang, who had also nearly finished eating: "How was it today? Did the old woman heal you?"

Lisa and Chelina's gazes also turned over.

On the way home after waking up, Lin Guang had hardly spoken, seemingly contemplating something.

Lin Guang did not answer immediately, he instinctively looked at his system panel.

[Heart of Terra (Purple) (Evolving)]

[Talent Evolution Level: 25%]

He put down his chopsticks, closed his eyes and internally observed his Sea of Spirit. He noticed that the cracks on the dark golden heart had lessened significantly, and the spiritual power ocean below was fuller and more robust than before. Only then did he speak: "I'm... very well."

"Better than ever."

The changes brought by Kaiwen's intervention today were beyond imagination.

In fact, this awakening wasn't caused by any problems, but because his status was at its peak, his power increased dramatically, forcing him to concentrate to carefully feel and control it.

When Lin Guang opened his eyes from Kaiwen's lap, he astonishingly discovered that...[Heart of Terra] had already crossed the gap between Blue and Purple, evolving.

There was no discomfort, no difficulty, it was like a dream. Just opening his eyes, the already exaggerated amount of spiritual power in his Sea of Spirit due to the Power of Whole Heart and Soul increased by another 15%, and various attributes also received corresponding increases, moving further along the path of a numerical monster, while the mental turbulence caused by the contract with Chelina became weaker.

And the blessing from the talent skyrocketed to a level previously only reachable after partially activating [Holy Secret Texts: All].

This not only means he no longer has to spend multiple times more spiritual power to achieve the blessing level just equivalent to the end of a Purple Talent sequence but also means the blessing he'll get when activating [Holy Secret Texts: All]'s extreme status is extraordinarily high.

But deeper doubts followed.

Even if the Heart of Terra itself had the potential for evolution and self-healing, easier to progress and form its own [Dao Mark] than an ordinary Blue Talent, the talent's progression itself is no small feat.

Yet Lin Guang, apart from that leap's surreal feeling, felt no discomfort, even the annoyance that vaguely surfaced previously seemed eased.

With just a 25% evolution level, it had already steadfastly crossed the Purple threshold, what heights could 100% reach?

And most importantly.

Even if Kaiwen is a Six-star True Man... pushing his evolution level up to 11% forcibly, this is not something that can be simply explained as a research result.

A True Man is indeed extraordinary, the helm and pillar of human civilization.

But if a True Man's few months of research could unravel talents to such an extent, effortlessly advancing a Blue Talent to Purple, then Purple Talents would have long been commonplace in this world.

She must have paid some other price.

In Lin Guang's consciousness, his memory only remained up to the point where Kaiwen placed her hand on his head.

Upon waking in that scroll, her expression seemed inexplicably tired, as if she was greatly drained, yet her attitude was uncommonly gentle, advising him to rest at home, and her final gaze seemed somewhat off.

At the time, he was a bit dazed from the talent's explosive blessing and spiritual power, and couldn't think it through.

Reflecting now, it feels like he said something nonsensical before falling asleep.

Lin Guang fell silent for a moment, his mind couldn't help but churn.

What exactly did I say back then?

Could it be that because of sleeping with the beautiful maiden daily recently, coupled with some anxious mindset, his subconscious was somewhat suppressed, leading him to say something against the decorum of a student-teacher relationship?

It shouldn't be so suppressed to that degree...

Lin Guang pondered for a while before ultimately suppressing these thoughts. He didn't voice them to the three people beside him, merely taking out a bottle of Meditation Potion from the Storage Ring and a small bag of pre-sorted multicolored Ore Disease blocking pills, pouring them into his hand, preparing to swallow them.

Then.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

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