For the first time, she felt utterly at ease in her own body.
It was as though an immense burden had been lifted from her, or the stagnant blood lodged in her chest had finally been spat out.
She instinctively drew a deep breath. Air flowed into her lungs freely, without the slightest obstruction.
The faint, sickly-sweet metallic scent that had once accompanied every breath was gone, replaced by the freshness of a morning after rain.
Even the lingering pain from her last bout of serpent poison had vanished without a trace!
After every flare-up of the serpent poison, Dugu Yan had to endure at least three days of lingering agony.
It was not as fierce as the pain during an attack, but it felt like countless fine needles lodged in her meridians, relentless and enduring. She could neither shake it off nor escape it.
But now, that lingering pain was completely gone. She could not feel even a trace of its residual sting.
She felt as healthy as if she had never awakened the Jade Phosphorous Serpent martial soul!
The thought sent a shudder through Dugu Yan.
Her eyes flew wide open, and she lifted her head from the pillow, every trace of drowsiness instantly swept away.
She looked down at her hands. All ten fingers were fair and slender, her nails pink, without a hint of green.
She raised a hand to touch her face. Her cheeks were warm and smooth, with neither sweat nor trembling.
"So..."
Her voice was still a little hoarse, carrying the languor of someone who had just woken up.
She blinked, her gaze gradually coming into focus and settling on Dai Mobai beside her.
"What happened last night wasn't a dream!"
Memories surged back like a tide.
She had thought they were hallucinations