Chapter 278: Aftermath

The next day, Tang Wulin slowly woke from sleep.

Judging by the scenery outside the window, it was probably already evening.

Well, after all he only slept in the morning, plus he did some physical work before bed, so sleeping a bit longer is normal.

Huo Yutong in his arms still showed no sign of waking up.

Tang Wulin happily gazed at Huo Yutong's sleeping face, gently stroking her cheek.

"Mmm..."

Perhaps being touched by him made her uncomfortable; after being touched twice, Huo Yutong let out a whimper, avoided his hand, and rubbed against his chest.

Tang Wulin smiled lightly; he had a strange feeling that after this night, a strange connection had arisen between him and Huo Yutong, but since Huo Yutong was still asleep, what this connection was remained to be determined.

He closed his eyes and sensed the changes within his body.

He had noticed last night that, as time passed, he felt as if something within him had been sublimated.

Now, after idling down and looking, he found that it was indeed so.

The most obvious change was that a faint gray-green hue had appeared in his Sea of Spirit, exuding a noble and mysterious aura.

Besides that, his soul power also took on the same color, only much fainter; if not looked at closely, it could hardly be noticed.

What's going on?

Tang Wulin felt some doubt; he opened the passage to the Life God Domain that had been closed all night, and asked, "Youyou, can you hear me?"

From the Life God Domain came Youyou's teasing voice.

"How is it, finished? How do you feel?"

Tang Wulin's face darkened.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and see what's going on with my Sea of Spirit."

If asking how he feels, he certainly feels so good he can't move.

But he couldn't say that casually, especially since the one asking was Youyou, who loves to gossip.

"Tch, boring."

Youyou clicked her tongue.

"What's wrong with your Sea of Spirit? Could doing that kind of thing actually cause your Sea of Spirit to grow..."

Saying this, her voice suddenly trailed off.

Then she incredulously shouted, "Divine sense?! What cultivation level are you at?! How could you possibly have divine sense?!"

"Huh?"

Tang Wulin also froze.

"You mean this gray-green light is the light of divine sense?"

Youyou nodded heavily, affirming, "Absolutely right; the last time I sensed a similar aura was still ten thousand years ago on Hai Shen Tang San, though his divine sense was blue-gold, but he is a god after all—how strange, how strange, what gives you, kid, the right to possess divine sense?"

Tang Wulin's mind gave rise to a terrifying guess.

"Then Youyou, take a look at my soul power—what's going on with it?"

Youyou followed his guidance to observe his soul power, and then she was stunned.

"Divine power?! Although the god's aura is faint, this truly is the aura of divine power—good heavens! How much merit did you accumulate in your past life to be able to touch the threshold of divine power at the five-ring level?!"

Her voice was filled with indignation.

After a moment of contemplation, Tang Wulin slowly said:

"I roughly have a clue."

Youyou startled at his words, hurriedly pressing, "What what? Speak quickly!"

Tang Wulin said somewhat uncertainly, "This might be the product of the fusion of my and Huo Yutong's third martial souls."

The green and gray made him first think of their third martial souls.

Moreover, divine power and divine sense easily make one think of Ilex and the Life God Power within his body.

Previously, the two also tested whether merging their third martial souls could release a Soul Fusion Technique, but the answer was negative.

Although during cultivation via Soul Fusion Technique, Tang Wulin could feel these two forces also merging, and the result would surely benefit him, but because the process was truly too slow, he gradually forgot about it.

But judging from what is before his eyes, what he and Huo Yutong did last night very likely accelerated this process.

Is it because the essence of that act is the creation of life?

Tang Wulin couldn't figure it out; he ultimately decided to wait until Huo Yutong woke up to talk about it.

He got up ready to leave the bed, but as soon as he left Huo Yutong's side, she suddenly let out a pained groan, her brows furrowed, looking uncomfortable. Tang Wulin helplessly lay back down beside her, embraced her again, and only then did her expression settle.

She's become even more clingy...

The scenery outside the window changed again, and only when night fell did Huo Yutong wake up.

After opening her eyes and seeing Tang Wulin, she stared for a moment, then obviously sighed in relief.

"It's not a dream, how great..."

Tang Wulin gently asked:

"Are you afraid that what happened yesterday was a dream?"

"Mm."

Huo Yutong gave a small reply, nodded, and her expression grew somewhat dim.

The wounds left over these two years are truly too deep.

Tang Wulin's face showed a meaningful smile as he teased, "Oh, so you thought it was a dream—what a powerful spring dream that would be."

"——" Huo Yutong stared blankly, then her little face suddenly flushed red, "You, you actually have the nerve to say that!"

Tang Wulin hehe laughed.

"How, wasn't it you who took the initiative last night?"

Well, well, that's just the beginning!

Later, later...

Just thinking about what happened later, Huo Yutong's face flushed even redder, as if steam were about to rise from it.

Tang Wulin said shamelessly:

I don't care, you're violating a good young man; I want you to take responsibility for me to the end.

You, you, I...

Huo Yutong was already shy, and being teased like this made her even more shy, not knowing what to say; thinking back now, she herself felt that last night had been really impulsive.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have at least waited another two years...

No, upon further thought, Tang Wulin's physical fitness improved faster than hers; it seems the later it gets, the harder it is to endure? Seeing Huo Yutong shy to the point of stuttering, a warm smile rose in Tang Wulin's eyes; he held her tightly and said, "All right, it's all in the past; thank you for enduring these two years, I'm back now, you should be happy."

Huo Yutong's body stiffened for a moment, then quickly softened, and she gently nodded.

Mm.

She now naturally understands that Tang Wulin is using jokes to dispel her worries.

His gentleness is about to melt her.

Unfortunately, after they lingered a little while, Huo Yutong suddenly whispered, "Wulin, I'm hungry."

Mm. Tang Wulin said gently, "It just so happens I'm hungry too; shall we go eat together?"

Actually, he had been hungry since he woke up, but in order to take care of Huo Yutong, he had waited until now.

Hearing that, Huo Yutong's expression became embarrassed.

Um... I can't get up right now, my whole body is sore.

Eh, I understand, I'll bring it back for you.

Tang Wulin's face stiffened, he hurriedly got out of bed, preparing to go outside to bring food back for Huo Yutong.

This is indeed his fault.

At this moment, Huo Yutong called out to him from behind.

Wulin.

Mm?

Tang Wulin turned his head, and what he saw in Huo Yutong's eyes was loneliness and worry.

You'll come back, right?

Of course.

Tang Wulin's mouth corners curled up slightly.

I've said it before, I won't leave you again from now on.

By the way, damn, chapter one has passed review! (End of chapter)