madnovel Chapter 7 The Awakening Killing Machine
Chapter 7 The Awakening Killing Machine
In the sea of the spirit, even the hazy sky seemed to be tinged with the sorrow of parting.
"I don't want to leave..."
Eleven-year-old Cai'er clung tightly to Bai Ye's waist, burying her face in his chest, her voice filled with deep reluctance and longing.
For the past four years, the outside world has been a living hell, but this place has been her only safe haven.
During countless grueling training sessions that tore her soul apart, it was Bai Ye who pieced her back together time and time again, gently teaching and accompanying her.
In Cai'er's heart, which was riddled with wounds, Bai Ye had long been the closest and only person she could rely on in the world.
If she could, she would truly give up everything outside, even if it meant becoming a living dead forever, just to stay with Bai Ye in this sea of spirits.
Feeling the girl's trembling body in his arms, Bai Ye smiled helplessly, gently stroked her long hair, and soothed her softly, "Silly girl, waking up is so that you can truly take control of your own destiny, not to run away from it."
Bai Ye gently pushed Cai'er away a little, cupped her delicate yet somewhat stubborn face in his hands, and said earnestly, "The hardships you've endured over these four years are beyond imagination, but the gains are equally enormous. Your mental strength has now reached an incredible level, far surpassing the level of your physical body."
"Not only that, under my simulated training, all the assassin combat techniques and skills from Tier 2 to Tier 6 have been etched into your soul. After awakening, you only need to systematically increase your spiritual power level to instantly master these skills. Go, Cai'er, reclaim your power, and show those arrogant people outside just how sharp the true Grim Reaper's Scythe really is!"
Hearing Bai Ye's words, full of expectation and affirmation, Cai'er's reluctance gradually turned into a determined light.
Yes, she needs to become stronger, strong enough to protect Bai Ye, strong enough that no one can separate them anymore!
"I'll listen to you."
Cai'er stood on tiptoe and hugged Bai Ye tightly before closing her eyes.
Her consciousness transformed into a stream of light, gradually detaching from the sea of consciousness and falling towards the physical body that had been dormant for four years.
……
Inside the secret chamber, the girl on the bed of eternal ice gasped sharply.
A long-lost, heavy, suffocating feeling instantly enveloped my entire body.
Cai'er tried to move her fingers, but found that her joints were like rusted gears, so stiff that they wouldn't obey her commands.
The muscles, which had not been used for four whole years, were now in a state of extreme atrophy, even with the protection of spiritual energy.
It took her a full half hour to barely get used to the heavy feeling of being bound.
Immediately afterwards, the chill of the ice bed, the flow of air, and even the rough feeling of clothes rubbing against her skin rushed into her brain like a tidal wave.
Feeling and touch have finally returned!
However, the curse of the six realms of reincarnation did not end there.
The moment her sense of touch returned, Cai'er felt a sudden pang of irritation in her nose, and then completely lost her sense of smell.
Not only that, but even the instinct to breathe through the nose was forcibly cut off.
The trial of smell has begun.
Cai'er could only slightly open her dry little mouth, like a fish near the water, gently opening and closing her lips, greedily breathing in the cold air of the sealed room.
"Squeak—"
The heavy stone door was slowly pushed open. Great-grandfather Shengyue strode in.
When he saw the girl on the ice bed finally open her eyes and her chest rise and fall noticeably, a hint of barely concealed excitement finally flashed across his usually cold and aloof face.
"Cai'er, you're awake! How are you feeling?" Sheng Yue quickly walked to the bedside and looked down to check on her great-granddaughter's condition.
At this time, Cai'er was already eleven years old, but because she had not eaten for four whole years and was only kept alive by nutrient solution and spiritual power, her body had completely stopped developing. She still maintained the petite and thin appearance she had at the age of seven, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
Cai'er turned her head slightly, her deep, cold eyes showing no affection for her family.
She opened her mouth and uttered four words in an extremely hoarse and weak voice:
I want to eat something.
hungry.
The intense hunger emanating from every cell of her body seemed to be devouring her reason.
"Great! Great-grandfather, have someone prepare it immediately!" Sheng Yue was overjoyed. Being able to eat proved that her bodily functions were recovering rapidly.
In less than half an hour, a table of extremely sumptuous dishes was brought into the secret room.
Those were no ordinary dishes; they were all medicinal meals made from the finest meat of high-level magical beasts, supplemented with various precious spiritual herbs, containing an extremely large amount of vital energy and spiritual power.
Cai'er didn't care how hot the food was. She grabbed a piece of stewed, tender monster meat and stuffed it into her mouth, enjoying it immensely.
Although I've lost my sense of smell and can't smell the aroma of meat, my sense of taste is still there.
More importantly, under Bai Ye's guidance, the spiritual power that had been dormant within her body for four years began to circulate wildly, like a bottomless pit, greedily digesting these high-level ingredients and transforming them into pure energy to nourish her withered body.
Making up for four years of deficits is destined to be a long process.
For the next three months, Cai'er's daily task was simply to eat.
The Assassin's Temple sent her all sorts of high-level magical beast meat and rare treasures, almost without regard to cost.
Under this terrifying infusion of energy, Cai'er's body underwent a miraculous transformation.
She grew taller rapidly, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and her previously withered and shrunken muscles became full and resilient again.
Three months later, she finally grew into the appearance of an eleven-year-old girl.
Having shed the naivety of her seven-year-old self, Cai'er now possesses exquisite features, like the most perfect masterpiece of the Creator.
With skin as white as snow and purple hair flowing like a waterfall, although her eyes remained cold, her aloof and peerless temperament was already beginning to take shape as a perfect goddess.
It's hard to imagine how stunningly beautiful she will be when she grows up.
What's even more terrifying is her cultivation level.
Nourished by the immense medicinal power, and with the culmination of four years of accumulation in her spiritual sea, Cai'er's spiritual power broke through the bottleneck without any hindrance, directly entering the ranks of a third-tier assassin!
Of course, for the Assassin's Temple, flowers in a greenhouse can never become weapons of slaughter.
The harsh trials were ever-present.
In the nine months following her physical recovery, Cherrie began a hellish reality adaptation training.
Just as Bai Ye had predicted, her incredibly vast mental power perfectly controlled this reborn body.
She could effortlessly employ those advanced techniques that she had practiced countless times in the sea of consciousness.
In just nine months, her cultivation level soared again, breaking through to the fourth level with unstoppable momentum!
On this day, on the training field.
Cai'er's dagger blurred into a blur, precisely slicing open the throat of a fourth-tier demon puppet.
Saint Moon stood on the high platform, looking down at her great-granddaughter who already possessed the demeanor of an unparalleled assassin, her eyes filled with fervor and determination.
"Cai'er, you have a solid foundation. But a true assassin must temper their killing intent amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood."
Saint Moon's voice was cold and ruthless as she announced the next stage of the trial:
"Starting tomorrow, conceal your identity and cultivation level. Join the Demon Exorcism Pass infantry battalion as an ordinary soldier. You will ascend the city walls and, along with other ordinary soldiers, face the relentless onslaught of the demon army! Only by surviving will you be worthy to continue as the Holy Maiden of the Assassin's Temple!"