Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

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"Senior Sister, you could start by injecting a tiny bit of sword intent into me. Then we'll see if I can actually refine it."

Yino tried to contain his excitement as he spoke.

Just thinking about the top-tier destiny he inherited from the Mother Goddess last night made every cell in his body buzz with energy.

Yino had waited sixteen years for this day!

From now on, he wouldn't be useless anymore. Even without unlocking his demon bloodline, the protagonist halo of his Sword Holy body was enough for him to dominate the next few game story arcs!

-The bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish, right?-

Once he got past Chen Jianxin's challenge, wouldn't the story turn from a hellish start into pure fun?

"You're... that confident?"

Yuyan was surprised by the young man's mysterious self-assurance. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly as she snapped out of her childhood memories.

She wasn't sure where Yino's confidence came from, but his look and energy reminded her of her swagger back in the day.

"Senior Sister..."

Seeing she still didn't believe him, Yino took a deep breath.

He put his hands on Yuyan's shoulders, leaned in close, and said earnestly: "Senior Sister, you know me. I really want to improve.

"After fighting that despicable Gu Wanglan last night, I felt the huge gap between us. I've never felt so small or so far from the strong ones...

"If I had spent less time fooling around in Luo City years ago and trained seriously, maybe I could have broken through a few more stages by now. Then when Gu Wanglan self-destructed last night, I could have helped you! Instead of being so pathetic and weak, just standing in a tree like a camera, watching helplessly as you got hurt!"

"So..."

"Senior Sister, please be tough on me tonight!"

"Otherwise, this burning desire to improve will never be satisfied!"

By the end, Yino sounded deeply frustrated.

Yuyan was moved by the young man's sincerity. She figured Gu Wanglan must have really humiliated Yino last night, hurting his pride and leading to this sudden epiphany.

Yuyan could sympathize with that feeling.

After all, she had also been tricked by Gu Wanglan last night. Who knew he would sacrifice his life to self-destruct? If Yino hadn't sent the Nine-Colored Deer to help at the critical moment, Yuyan might not have escaped disaster!

"Alright."

"It's great that you recognize your mistakes and want to change!"

"I'll satisfy your request tonight."

After a long silence, Yuyan smiled and pinched the young man's cheek approvingly.

Though she still didn't have much hope that Yino's low physic could refine her sword intent, at least his attitude had completely changed from the spoiled young master he used to be. Who wouldn't like a little junior brother determined to improve?

But just as Yino was secretly rejoicing, Yuyan poured cold water on his excitement:

"Don't get too excited. This time I'll only inject a tiny bit of my sword intent into you. And cultivation isn't something you can rush with my help..."

"The key isn't how much sword intent I give you, but your own insights! And whether your body can absorb the bit of sword intent I bestow!"

Yuyan sighed, sounding a bit helpless.

She was glad to see Yino's drive to improve, but she worried he was being unrealistic. She didn't want him to get discouraged if reality fell short of his expectations.

So she kept warning him to manage his expectations.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister! I can handle it!"

But even after all Yuyan said, the young man couldn't hide his excitement.

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They went to Yuyan's bedroom.

She walked in front, lifting the door curtain for him. She nodded for Yino to carefully enter her private quarters.

Yuyan's bedroom was simple. Besides a faint fragrance in the air and some scattered lipstick and rouge on the dressing table, there wasn't much feminine decor.

Yino had slept in this room once before.

He'd passed out with a cold and woke up in this bed covered in seven or eight quilts. He almost died of heat.

Now, invited back to his Senior Sister's room, Yino's heart raced again at the intimate late-night atmosphere.

"Sit down, no need to be so tense."

Yuyan guarded the door, closing it behind her. She lowered the bed curtains, lit a lamp with spiritual energy, and told Yino to get on the bed.

The room's decor showed that Yuyan was a pretty gender-neutral woman. There weren't many feminine touches. All the furniture was neat and clean, purely functional.

Yino nodded after briefly looking around.

Since he was only wearing a bathrobe and underwear, he didn't need to take off shoes to get in bed.

But as a woman, Yuyan had more to deal with. She sat on the edge of the bed, first removing the unnecessary decorative outer layers of her white robe. Then she bent down to take off her silver high heels. Finally, wearing just a light wrap top and long skirt, she sat cross-legged on the bed.

"Take off your top and sit with your back to me."

Yuyan finished adjusting her clothes and sat at the head of the bed. She patted the mattress in front of her, telling Yino to sit there.

Yino nodded and casually untied his robe, quickly baring his back to her.

Yuyan stared, suddenly realizing something:

"No wonder you only wore a bathrobe. You were ready for me to help you cultivate?"

Honestly, Yuyan had first thought this kid was going to make some inappropriate request, which was why he wore a bathrobe for easy undressing.

"It's just more convenient this way."

Yino shrugged, not showing any particular thoughts.

Since his back was to her, he could only glimpse her expression in the floor mirror by the bed.

Seeing the young man so serious, Yuyan quietly swallowed, not letting any unusual emotions show on her face.

She gently closed her eyes and pressed her palms together in front of her chest. As a few wisps of cold wind rose around them, Yuyan slowly gathered her inner power to her hand.

"Take a deep breath and hold it in your dantian. I'm going to help you warm up."

Yuyan instructed suddenly.

Yino did as told, closing his eyes to focus on the coming icy storm.

Boom!

When Yuyan raised her hands full of spiritual energy, Yino's whole upper body and even the surrounding space rippled in an instant. Right after, freezing spiritual energy flooded into Yino's meridians all at once.

"Hisss..."

The intense tearing sensation in his chest and the sharp pain of near-frozen palms made Yino involuntarily gasp in cold air. He wondered if Yuyan had mistaken the intensity required; even if Yino had been quite confident just moments ago, he was merely a novice in the Foundation Establishment stage. Yuyan's ardor in wielding her dual palms was terrifying, with the flow of spiritual energy gushing like a high-pressure fountain, instantly activating all the spiritual veins in Yino's body.

-Wasn't this too brutal?-

From Yino's past experiences, the intensity of energy channeling his aunt provided probably wasn't even one-tenth of what Yuyan started with!

If it wasn't for Yino's strong constitution, an ordinary person would probably have been blasted to the point of bleeding internally from the sheer density of Yuyan's spiritual energy!

-Was this her first time assisting a disciple in channeling energy?-

With this thought, Yino also suddenly felt a bout of headache coming, gritting his teeth, now bathed in the massive inflow of spiritual energy, he found it hard even to utter a plea for mercy.

Buzzing!

As high-purity spiritual energy continuously poured in, beads of sweat also began dripping down Yino's forehead.

However, after some time, Yino gradually relaxed his breathing. He cautiously opened his eyes, and it seemed as if the sense of rejection throughout his body was slowly weakening with time.

Until at last, Yino even felt bold enough to retort jokingly,

-Is this the buff from the top destiny?-

-Breaking free from mortal limitations truly feels amazing!-

It's like the satisfaction of mindlessly farming materials in a game and then leveling up to max in one go!-

With that thought, Yino grew increasingly excited.

Now, his body no longer hurt, his heartbeat no longer raced, and feeling the high-purity spiritual energy continuously flowing within him, he even had the leisure to open his eyes and peek at Yuyan's expression changes through the reflections in the floor mirror.

But in that moment of sneaky observation, Yino just happened to meet the gaze of Yuyan, who was behind him, biting her lip and focusing her stunning eyes -

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