In the blink of an eye.

It was already December.

The weather was gradually cooling down. Even though Fenghai Province is generally warmer, the attire of pedestrians on the road was also gradually increasing.

However, for powerful Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts, their attire depends less on temperature and more on personal preference and what season their usual Spiritual Armor appears to be.

Experimental School.

First floor of the Comprehensive Experimental Building.

"Hmm, just put it here."

Under the somewhat baffled gaze of the wolf-eared maid by his side, Lin Guang, still in a white long-sleeved shirt, stood at the door of the training room on the first floor of the research building, directing a three-meter-tall Strong Ape to walk in, wearing a T-shirt and floral shorts like a human, with the words "Ke Family Seafood" printed on them.

"Ooh-ooh!"

Its rugged, jet-black ape face broke into a flattering grin, then followed Lin Guang's guidance to place the six-meter-long water tank it was holding in a corner of the training room, and after bringing in an experiment table, it performed a somewhat formal salute then left.

Chelina's orange-red eyes lingered slightly on the water tank.

It was entirely transparent, presenting a deep blue color. Although there were no fancy decorations on the exterior, fine Spirit Rune Arrays were etched inside, and upon closer inspection, one could even find that the oxygen pump inside was a Spiritual Artifact.

In the tank, thirteen uniquely shaped fish blew bubbles among the seaweed, looking like blue balloons floating in water, with their short pectoral fins making fizzy sounds as they flapped.

"These are Innocent Pufferfish, it's the season for them, you should have heard of them."

Chelina nodded.

The Innocent Pufferfish is a special product from a marine Secret Realm controlled by the Zhen Sheng City authorities. Though only a Green excellent-level Spirit Beast and not just rare, its flesh is extremely tender and delicious, its taste so exquisite that it can even reignite the zest for life in depressed individuals.

The only downside is that the Innocent Pufferfish not only has stronger toxins than ordinary pufferfish but also possesses a passive [Postmortem Thought]. The combination of these two traits, if not handled properly, can cause discomfort to even ordinary Four-Star Spirit Masters for a day or two, and ordinary people could potentially become demented on the spot.

Only highly skilled Miracle Masters can perfectly remove the Evil Thought from the fish's flesh. A plate of Innocent Pufferfish sashimi harmless to ordinary people can sell for nearly six figures of Daxia Coin among affluent gourmets.

This time of year, one can often find news of people being hospitalized or left permanently demented due to consuming improperly handled Innocent Pufferfish.

"Hmm… no rush to explain yet."

Lin Guang glanced at the two slightly larger training rooms next to them—Vishdair and Lisa were training in those two rooms—then led Chelina into their training room and closed the door.

He tapped on the electronic screen at the door, activating the instruments, causing the general Attribute Ether in the training room to become active.

The effect was most noticeable for Chelina, her posture seemed to relax slightly, as if she had been in a crowded environment for a long time and suddenly breathed in fresh air.

Lin Guang finished operating the electronic screen, turned around to look at her, and said, "Today, I want to try something."

"...?"

"A special Saber Technique… or perhaps Swordsmanship, interpret it as you will."

Chelina nodded, without doubting whether Lin Guang could do it, she directly grasped something in the air and with a buzz, pulled out her Light Saber, "I am ready."

However, the young man walked up to her, reaching out his hand gently, "No need for that right now… to be exact, I haven't learned it yet."

"Give me your hand first."

The girl hesitated a bit, yet without any delay, she dispersed her Light Saber and then softly wrapped Lin Guang's right hand with her slender and soft left hand.

Lin Guang gently squeezed her warm and soft palm, causing the wolf ears on her head to slightly twitch with the movement, "Next, I'll use my Ability to learn this technique, and at the same time try to share the information I receive with you during the learning process."

"So…"

His dark golden pupils looked into the girl's deep, clear, orange-red beautiful eyes, and he spoke softly, "At least for now, can we maintain a smooth connection in our contract?"

A slight stiffness appeared on the girl's exquisite face.

She instinctively pressed her thin lips, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

"…Okay."

Lin Guang concentrated his mind, and a translucent Crystal appeared before him.

The Tier Four Void Eye Demon had contributed quite a lot of Star Shards, and Lin Guang had saved up enough Starlight ten days ago, but in preparation for today, he had pre-ordered these Innocent Pufferfish quite some time in advance—since due to their potent toxins, they were surprisingly classified as regulated Spirit Beasts—which delayed the preparation until today.

Now that the Power of Whole Heart and Soul and the Hand of Full Mastery both reached level two, Lin Guang without a doubt decided to invest this Starlight into the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence's talent tree, specifically into the [Gourmet God] talent.

This time, however, he didn't intend to use it privately. He wanted to make a different kind of attempt—he wanted to try sharing the system's infusion scene with his partner.

Lin Guang took a deep breath, channeling most of his Spiritual Power and focus onto the Equal Contract Spirit Pattern in his Sea of Spirit, as well as the contract with Chelina.

The Starlight was driven by the last bit of thought Lin Guang had, blasting into the Crystal, activating the buried Talent.

[Gastric Marrow True Essence - Butcher's Heart].

In an instant, memories and images surged into Lin Guang's mind.

These were scenes of countless people using knives to process various mystical ingredients.

The faces of those wielding the blades were blurred in the river of time, but the cold gleam of the blade remained constant, turning the residual power, resentment, delusions, and unwillingness in the ingredients into falling dust in this sharp light from the heart.

...

Lin Guang awoke, looking at the place where their hands were clasped, then raised his head to look at the girl with an inexplicable and entranced expression on her lovely face.

"How about it, did you feel any information being transmitted just now?"

Chelina snapped out of it as he called her, looking a bit hesitant, her orange-red eyes showing an uncertain expression, she softly spoke: "It's a really indescribable feeling, like seeing a very sharp light."

She hesitated: "But... it's very vague, even the impression is fading bit by bit..."

Looking at Lin Guang's face, she blinked, suddenly realizing this was Lin Guang's Special Ability, her eyelashes slightly trembling: "Did I... waste something very important?"

Lin Guang smiled and shook his head: "How could that be? Just feeling something already exceeded expectations."

He explained: "Simply put, this Saber Technique can remove the will and power remaining in ingredients, making them easier to eat while enhancing the food therapy effect."

"In other words, it is powered by the Spirit, also primarily targeting slashes and purification in the Spiritual Domain."

At first glance, it seems somewhat overlapping with the effect of the Samadhi True Fire, but actually, the Samadhi True Fire is not suitable for all occasions.

Its form of purification is based on burning, hence it inevitably carries high temperatures, sometimes causing unnecessary damage, otherwise Lin Guang could completely let the Samadhi True Fire burn inside his flesh, organs, or even brain during battles, which would never result in poisoning, and even Ore Disease might be cured.

But if he truly did so, he would explode together with the Ore Disease before healing.

Coming back to senses, based on the images just infused, this secondary-level Talent is more suitable for Chelina's current situation than Lin Guang expected.

"Come on, let's try it now while the impression is still there."

Approaching the tank, Lin Guang reached his hand into the water. The naive pufferfish, always in inflation mode without the slightest resistance, was grasped by him and lifted out of the water, placing it on the experimental table.

Lin Guang gently closed his eyes, then drew a short knife from the rack beside him, spinning it a few times in his palm. There seemed to be a hidden sharp light in his dark golden eyes, and a misty starlight color lit up between his fingers.

He fully entered the Status, calmly saying: "Hold my right hand, next I will try to transmit the feeling directly through the contract."

"..."

Chelina moved behind Lin Guang, thought for a moment, then gently enfolded her right hand around the boy's right hand that held the knife handle, discreetly keeping a bit of distance to avoid interfering with his upcoming actions.

Lin Guang wasn't in a hurry to move the knife. Instead, he gently swept his free left hand over the pufferfish's body, seemingly probing something, then took a deep breath.

Then.

He struck.

At that moment, in Chelina's pupils behind him, there seemed to reflect a silver knife light.

Instantly, a deep cut was made at the back of the naive pufferfish's neck spine, strange pale pink blood flowing out.

"..."

Accompanied by that indescribably sharp feeling again transmitted from the contract during the strike, the girl couldn't help but purse her thin lips.

Having lived in Zhen Sheng City for over two years, the only pastime she really had when feeling unwell was indeed the internet, thus she knew a bit about the naive pufferfish.

This Spirit Beast is extremely timid by nature, even the slightest harm could scare it into directly triggering its toxins for self-protection, and it takes a long time to recover, dying in such a state would cause its skin to become exceptionally shriveled and its whole body to turn purple-black.

This is the way they protect their species in the wild.

By poisoning all those daring to eat them, their species continues.

But at this moment, Lin Guang dissected its body, blood flowing freely, yet the naive pufferfish did not react at all, its small eyes still dazed as if it wasn't aware of being hurt.

This precision...

A look of amazement flickered in Chelina's orange-red eyes.

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