The moment he heard He Ao's words, the Purple-Eyed Youth's originally icy expression suddenly froze. He looked at He Ao, snorted coldly, and laughed with faint mockery, "The one who should be anxious isn't me, but you."
He seemed to have regained some of his composure. The old smile curled onto his lips. "The ritual itself merely helps you contain and master the Talent Sequence. But fusion is mutual. While you are fusing with me, I am also fusing with you."
He raised his head and looked at He Ao, the smile on his face growing broader. "Thank you for your 'ritual.' This will be an important 'help' in completing my 'advancement.'"
If He Ao had truly used the Analysis Egg to shatter the Fate Spinning Wheel, restore it to its most fundamental Talent Sequence, prepare the potion, and consume it alongside the ritual—
Then that would naturally have been a normal advancement.
The rapid fusion created by He Ao's overpowered ritual could have allowed him to swiftly master the power of the Talent Sequence.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in this world.
What was now fusing with He Ao was not the pure "Talent Sequence 272: Fate Rememberer," but a Talent Sequence that had fused with its own will after the Fate Spinning Wheel shattered itself.
This power itself carried intense "toxicity."
As this Talent Sequence fused with He Ao, the will of the Fate Spinning Wheel was also fusing with him.
When he swallowed the sugar coating, the poison had already entered He Ao's body.
He Ao naturally understood this, but he did not respond to the Purple-Eyed Youth's words, nor did he show fear or panic because of his "threats."
Holding his tea, he quietly watched the Purple-Eyed Youth, whose emotions were now clearly fluctuating, a faint