Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

When Bai E briefly left, Yue Ying's clear eyes stared in the direction he'd departed, lost in thought. Though Yue Ying could indeed divide her attention between guiding the Breathing Skill and thinking, there was no doubt that her mind was clearer during her leisure time.

Even now, right after guiding had ended, inspiration struck even more so.

While guiding Bai E's body, she was even more aware of all the feedback coming from it than Bai E himself; at this moment, the myriad feedback from Bai E's body and the characteristics of the Breathing Skill sketched out like two anatomical drawings on separate layers in her mind, delineating clearly…

"I'm back."

Bai E greeted from afar.

Yue Ying blinked, her gaze swept over Bai E's body; his breath was still turbulent, but fortunately, there was no loss of spirit after being injured, so she nodded gently in response, "Hmm…"

"Let's continue."

Bai E was in high spirits. The chance of creation had increased by a large margin; at least, it wasn't such a waste of experience anymore.

"Alright."

As they spoke, Bai E sat down cross-legged. The turmoil of qi and blood from his rapid running calmed instantaneously under his self-restraint, the slight sweat cooling, and in a blink, he entered a state of emptiness.

"..." Yue Ying was about to open her mouth to help but then closed it again.

How many times had they trained? He was already capable of rapidly controlling his body and spirit so swiftly. Truly, befitting the human prodigy she had chosen!

["Lucky Strike" charged +1.]

"Exhale~"

"Inhale~"

[You are paying with combat experience to correct your breathing rhythm…]

[Current Follow-Through Completion Rate: 94.7%.]

'How should I change it?'

Yue Ying watched as Bai E swiftly entered the state again, feeling a slight vexation in her heart. For the first time, she was aware of her limited comprehension, struggling even with such minor difficulties.

If her sister were here…

[You are paying with combat experience to assist your creative attempts… (Consumption: 20 points of experience/min.)]

Bai E didn't hesitate to begin the free creation mode.

Two-pronged approach!

He had just harvested more than seven thousand points of experience from players, and this was the confidence behind his spendthrift ways.

Time trickled by beneath the night stars, and with the passage of time, the rhythm of his breathing became smoother and steadier.

"..." Yue Ying furrowed her brows slightly.

She felt it; Bai E was becoming more and more... disobedient?

Occasionally, his reactions to her guiding words sped up or slowed down by a beat or two, gradually losing control of the intensity.

The changes weren't obvious, but, in the practice of the Breathing Skill where there was little tolerance for errors, this should have been quite fatal.

It should either cause more harm to the body or be utterly useless.

Based on Bai E's previous performances, these low-level mistakes shouldn't have occurred.

Was it because he had practiced too long in a short time and lost control over his body? Or... had he come up with his own ideas?

Yet...

Because of the guidance of the qi mechanism, there was some sensory overlap between them.

She could also somewhat sense the current state of Bai E...

And it was getting better and better.

The light and soothing changes in his breathing never stopped but were as smooth and graceful as the instinct of natural breathing.

The rhythms he deliberately mismatched fostered an even more concentrated and robust breath.

Was this Bai E intuitively adapting the Elf Breathing Skill, feeling it unsuited for human physiology?

'So impressive...'

It was the first time she truly felt outperformed by Bai E in some aspect.

["Lucky Strike" charged +3.]

Yue Ying silently closed her mouth, choosing to trust Bai E's intuition.

"Don't stop," Bai E, still with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke up.

His creation wasn't fully mastered and still needed adjustments in the general direction based on Yue Ying's rhythmic guidance.

Regarding the state required for Elf Breathing Skill, which adjusted both flesh and spirit, he was still unfamiliar.

This seemed to be a dynamic approach that would be difficult to learn on one's own without someone to guide, even with the system's mighty power.

"Mhm~" Her voice softly replied, and Yue Ying's voice peacefully rose again, "Exhale~"

"Inhale~"

…

"Cough cough~"

She coughed lightly, the rhythm breaking for a moment.

[Current Follow-Through Completion Rate: 83.2%.]

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Bai E wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and both people tacitly remained silent, only to close their eyes again in the next moment and re-enter the state.

The transformation was not smooth sailing.

Constantly investing experience in learning and creation, the chance of successful creation gradually approached the ultimate goal——

[Free Creation Mode: ...Current success rate "quite high"...]

Stars shone brilliantly, silently illuminating humanity.

[You are spending combat experience to assist your creation attempt... (Consumption: 20 points of experience/min)]

[Free Creation Mode: ...Current success rate "extremely high"...]

The campfire extinguished, the warriors succumbed to weariness and drowsiness.

The voices fell silent, and the night slipped into slumber.

The night was deep, and the world was silent.

All that remained was that steady breathing gradually becoming the only sound in the world——

Half past one in the morning...

The starlight was magnificent.

Behind Bai E, the sprawling military camp facilities lay silently in the darkness; under the cool, pale moonlight, the shadows of sparse clouds cast upon the fabric of the tents.

Bai E's spirit seemed to leave his body, soaring beyond the tent, beyond the lighthouse, beyond the scope of the camp, drifting towards the unfathomable distance...

The granite city walls were half-hidden in darkness; he had never scrutinized that grand and majestic wall of life up close, but due to some inexplicable state, its color and contour presented themselves with clarity in the dark recesses of his mind.

Even deeper... Going even deeper...

Diving into the structure, exploring every molecule that comprised it.

The sensation was somewhat vague, yet incredibly certain.

The images that seemed to be witnessed firsthand burst forth from every gleaming crack, the brightest of which came from the dim streetlight behind the wall that lit up the night.

He could feel the paths the light rays dispersed through.

Bai E realized that his impressions of those rays had received the most fervent response from the light itself.

He could not only see the light but also follow its path far away.

He clearly saw the light, tirelessly journeying toward the ends of the world day and night, traveling countless light-years.

Not just the distant walls... atop the tower not more than 500 meters from him, whether it was the blazing light column or the silent and grim cannon, all carried their distinct origins and assailed his mind.

From stone, from trees, from steel... from the ancient star fusion of eons past.

Bai E's eyes remained tightly shut, his body poised.

Letting his consciousness flow, he drifted with the scattering light.

As the light passed through everything, it revealed the true origins and structures to his mind, and Bai E quietly indulged his will in them...

Mountains stood through the ages, and light breezes over forests and lakes stirred ripples and inaudible choruses.

Seas changed to mulberry fields, and the affairs of the world transformed.

Bai E's consciousness traced its source upward, through the endless corridors of time and space, back to the very point where the world formed——

The silver-white nighttime land was vast and peaceful, with stars twinkling overhead.

Starlight from countless light-years away traversed time and space, filling the entire firmament.

From the plains that fell from the horizon to the other side under the arc of the earth's edge, they interwove into a magnificent tent of time and space.

Consciousness rose continuously, and even clouds could not obscure Bai E's "sight".

He saw the main star of Scorpio twinkling conspicuously with red light, forming a beautiful curve with a dozen other stars, its tail submerged in the Milky Way, merging into the embrace of the stars.

However, a corner of the stars was far less spectacular than the vast smoky Andromeda spiral galaxy, where countless ancient planets revolved slowly around the central massive black hole, their epochs echoing almost as long as the universe itself.

Bai E felt the starlight from thousands of galaxies rush into his eyes, the song of time sung by those star systems intertwining and overlapping in his mind.

Consciousness suddenly shifted, and Orion, suspended in the southern sky, burst into view.

The brightest star of Orion captured Bai E's attention immediately, and instinctively, he looked southeast of the three stars, finding Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. To the east of the brightest star of Orion was another bright star, Procyon of Canis Minor. Between the brightest star of Orion, Sirius, and Procyon, the faint Milky Way cut across.

This seemingly endless cosmic river transformed into a current of time and space, extending beyond Bai E's vision, filling the earth and sky, encompassing the myriad things of the world.

The majestic river flowed forward serenely, never returning.

Its source was endless, its end unfathomable.

As the river of time flowed "by", its powerful allure effortlessly drew Bai E helplessly into its embrace.

Gentle waters cradled Bai E's "body", drifting in the boundless and majestic expanse.

In this moment... or perhaps for eternity...

Bai E connected with the "truth" of the universe.

Like a spark fleeting in darkness, like lightning ripping through the night sky, that flare of light... once briefly illuminated a dark corner of the universe.

[You are attempting to modify the skill—Elf Breathing Skill, current modification progress is 100%.]

[You have completely finished modifying the skill—Elf Breathing Skill and completed one full cycle of Breathing Skill training. Reward: Skill—Spiritual Power Breathing Skill, has been issued.]

[You have perfectly completed one cycle of Breathing Skill training, Spiritual Energy upper limit +1.]

Bai E opened his eyes...

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