It... Lamias's spirit was still somewhat unstable, the turmoil in her heart like a living volcano.
"Look at me." Luo Qiu spoke in a low voice.
Lamias instinctively looked into Luo Qiu's eyes. In the next instant, she felt as though she had stepped into a small pavilion in the center of a tranquil lake.
She heard the wind, the rustling leaves, her own heartbeat, and the sound of time. Then she emerged from unreality, her mind and body gradually falling into harmony.
Her anger vanished without a trace. The dislocation brought about by that long span of time felt as if it had merely been a brief film—and she was like an audience member who had accidentally fallen asleep during it.
"Time really flies..."
She slowly exhaled, her gaze clear... The Battle of the Gods felt as though it had happened only yesterday... The rampaging Fighting Spirit within her also became docile at this moment. Its total amount had not changed, but it seemed to have been purified.
She had grown stronger... but she was still within a certain limit. She merely possessed an additional possibility.
"Does this count as extra compensation for my labor?" Lamias asked coldly after a moment of silence.
Luo Qiu smiled without answering.
Lamias shook her head as she analyzed the gains and losses... There was no doubt that being sealed inside the crystal had been an extremely painful and despairing experience. The pain had lasted so long that she had broken down several times while conscious, only to regain consciousness amid the breakdown.
At times, she did not know who she was. She forgot who she was, trapped in a place without light or sound.
The disadvantage was obvious: pain... She could say with certainty that she never wanted to endure that pain