Two months later.
Scarlet Institute, Number One Training Room.
Feng Qi wore a red martial arts uniform as he sat cross-legged before the jade statue, meditating to deepen his spiritual connection with his other self.
Compared to when the spiritual connection had first been established, the faint light in his Sea of Consciousness had grown more than fivefold.
Yet it still could not move freely within the Sea of Consciousness, much less merge into the rotating Talent Ability orb to acquire its traits.
During meditation,
his breathing slowed, and he could feel his Spiritual Power constantly being absorbed by the jade statue.
As for the spiritual energy that had been absorbed, it had clearly been converted into pure Faith Power and taken away by the Miracle Bracelet.
Just then, the door to the Training Room was pushed open.
Hearing the sound, Feng Qi immediately opened his eyes and turned to look.
The visitor was a burly middle-aged man wearing a set of special armor forged from spirit ore produced in a Domain Field. A dagger was strapped to his left calf and waist.
It was clear that he was a battle-hardened warrior. Many parts of his armor had lost their paint and been worn down, while a trace of killing intent showed in his indifferent gaze.
He strode to the center of the training ground, then beckoned Feng Qi over.
Seeing this, Feng Qi immediately stood and walked toward the burly man.
"Uncle Gu."
Stopping before the man, Feng Qi nodded in greeting.
The burly man before him was named Gu Ke, an old acquaintance across multiple timelines.
Back when Scarlet Institute had formed a special operations team to recover the brain, Gu Ke had been the team's chief commander.
On the previous timeline, when he and the Mist Lord