That was the curse of knowledge.
Liu Shuang, who had volunteered, rarely showed such an unguarded reaction.
Yet when Wen Li heard the results she'd given, she merely turned to look over at her.
It was obvious that what Ji Liushuang had experienced was precisely the "difference" Wen Li had just mentioned.
Had "joy" come alive?
Manipulating emotions had always been Wen Li's primary ability. Now that it was related to her after she had touched divinity, one could only say she had stayed true to herself.
But whether she induced emotions, amplified them, made them resonate, or simply played a tune from a beautiful-girl kaleidoscope, the essence of it had always been manipulating the intensity and type of emotion.
The idea of one coming alive, however, was an entirely different matter.
Liu Shuang's self-assessment that she was "rather sensitive to mental influences" was no exaggeration.
Back when she had only just reached Intermediate Tier, she had used Sword Heart Clarity to examine people's mental states, so her conclusions were highly credible.
But a peculiar ability alone wasn't enough to make her react with such shock—with ecstasy.
It was precisely because she had taken part in several major research projects alongside the Academic Leader that she had lost her composure in this rare way.
The most central symptom among those victims of the invitation was that their "desires came alive," leading to a complete reversal of the relationship between ecstasy and the self.
The concept of emotion couldn't be equated directly with desire, but there were far too many similarities between them, making it easy to draw a connection.
So when Wen Li looked over, Liu Shuang had already made the exact same movement, gazing at her as she waited for the leader's instructions.
Although the "Ecstasy" incident hadn't ultimately