When the two returned to the hotel, it was already past eleven at night.
Ye Chenyang saw that Jiang Mian had been silent the whole way back. Knowing she needed time to process everything, he didn't disturb her.
Once she had thought it through, they could decide what to do next.
Given Jiang Mian's experiences—losing her parents, awakening [Doom], being targeted by others...—he knew she must have been desperately short on any sense of security.
Especially during the period just after she awakened. It must have been agonizing, right?
What he needed to do now was make her feel safe.
Though the "Bond" was of little use to him, it meant a great deal to humanity. It was equivalent to a second "Everbright," after all.
The inheritance didn't restrict the path one followed, or even one's race.
Ever since his rebirth, Ye Chenyang had wondered why his powers had grown so much stronger in this life.
He had thought it was because his spiritual power had increased when he was reborn, but after reaching the Fourth-tier again, he finally understood.
In his previous life, Ye Chenyang had obtained a share of the power within "Everbright."
It was the combined power of two [Eternal Day] abilities that had allowed him to reach the Eighth-tier in just ten years.
After all, abilities were bound to spiritual power—or, one might say, the "soul."
And what he had brought back wasn't merely his memories. The bond with the "Bond" was still there, and the power of [Eternal Day] had been strengthened once more.
Even if the mechanism remained the same, its power had risen to another level.
If he tried "Everbright" again... No, he could leave that for later.
At the very least, the mark he'd given Jiang Mian would be more than enough