Awakening

Four days later.

Early morning.

"Qing Qing, why isn't Qian still awake?"

Qi Lin was worried, her face etched with concern for Long Qian's condition.

Although Qing Qing hadn't told her what happened to Long Qian, she had a rough idea. It was probably because Long Qian had taken some enhancement potion given by an Angel to become stronger, to protect her.

If Qing Qing hadn't stopped her, and if Qing Qing wasn't an Angel whom she trusted in her judgment, she would have already called 120 to take Long Qian to the hospital for a check-up.

This was the first time since she could remember that she had been so worried about someone, about a person of the opposite sex.

She wasn't even as worried or anxious about her own parents.

"He should wake up today. I've already consulted with Yan."

Hearing Qi Lin's anxious words, Qing Qing quickly tried to comfort her.

She wasn't too sure why her "male god" showed no signs of waking up, but today was much better than the past two days. His body wasn't feverish anymore, and his temperature had gone down, which was good news.

The biggest problem was that they couldn't use the Angels' Eye of Insight to check Long Qian's physical condition.

Even though she had consulted with Angel Yan, her "Yan sister" didn't seem to have an answer either.

And today was the fourth day since Long Qian had used the Super Soldier Serum, yet he was still in a deep sleep.

However, over these past few days, his body had been undergoing self-repair.

After all, the Super Soldier Serum used that night had perfectly sculpted his muscle cells.

Muscles grew where they should, and it seemed no muscle was out of place. His current physique was even more perfect than those fitness influencers.

After consuming the Super Soldier Serum, his body needed to self-regulate and repair.

As for Qi Lin, she had naturally returned yesterday afternoon.

Earth was still peaceful, so the Xiong Bing Lian's training schedule was quite humane, allowing for one day off per week. With training and rest balanced, they had no sense of the panic that Earth was about to face an invasion.

But this was also the most relaxed period for the Xiong Bing Lian. When the war eventually came, they would have nowhere to rest. Wars would erupt all over the globe, with Taotie invasions, Demon disturbances, and internal rebellions on Earth. They would be separated more often than not, with no time for the leisure they had now.

Qi Lin's home was relatively close to the Super Seminary, so she returned yesterday afternoon after her week of training.

She had been planning to give Long Qian a surprise, but before she could even reveal it, she herself was startled.

Seeing that Long Qian had slept deeply for another night, Qi Lin became even more worried.

"Qi Lin, come and have breakfast first. Our male god will definitely wake up today."

Qing Qing acted like a caring older sister, comforting the worried Qi Lin.

She was, after all, quite an older sister, being over four hundred years older than Qi Lin!

"Mmm... Okay."

Qi Lin looked at Long Qian's mischievous face before reluctantly leaving the bedroom.

She and Qing Qing were very close now. Spending a night together had made them like good sisters; it didn't seem unreasonable, did it?

Moreover, Qing Qing had been taking care of Long Qian while he was unconscious these past few days, and Qi Lin was very grateful.

Qing Qing was truly like a gentle and understanding older sister, speaking and acting with tenderness. Perhaps all Angels were as gentle and kind as Qing Qing.

She just wondered what Qing Qing's reaction would be when she found out that her so-called guardian Angel was actually the wife of her boyfriend. She wondered if she would still be as close to Qing Qing then.

"Qing Qing, is your homeland ancient?"

"Mmm, it's similar to the ancient countries recorded in your Huaxia history books..."

In the bedroom.

Our protagonist finally woke up. As the warm sunlight filtered through the trees and shone on Long Qian's face, he stretched and awoke from his unconsciousness.

"Ugh... Ah... Super Soldier Serum, that's seriously exaggerated."

Long Qian struggled to lift his right hand, looking at his arm. He continuously caressed his body with his left hand and took a deep breath.

He was very satisfied now. It seemed the pain he endured last night wasn't in vain; that feeling had truly pierced him to the core.

"Male god (Qian), are you awake?"

As if hearing Long Qian's voice, Qi Lin and Qing Qing, who were having breakfast, hurried over from the living room.

Both Qing Qing and Qi Lin were very worried about Long Qian. Qing Qing, in particular, had been extremely busy these past few days. Long Qian's body would get extremely hot for an entire day, emitting heat. She had to constantly use towels soaked in cool water to lower his body temperature, and she couldn't use ice-cold towels, as that would stimulate muscle development.

Thermal expansion and contraction were physical laws.

Long Qian's muscles were also growing and solidifying at a visible rate.

Since Long Qian hadn't stirred, she could only attend to him closely by his side until his body temperature decreased. Only when Qi Lin returned could she relax her tense nerves and rest.

It had to be said that Long Qian's current physical condition was indeed perfect.

Every part of his body was in peak condition; calling him a super-human wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"Qi Lin, why are you back? Did you take time off? Damn it, I have no strength!!!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Long Qian was also stunned. He thought he had only slept for one night and that Qi Lin had taken leave to come back.

But as he prepared to get up, he found himself without strength. He could feel that this body was his, but he couldn't control it; he felt weak and listless.

This was exactly the same as when he had COVID. Was he still the owner of this corpse?

"It's the weekend today, we can have a holiday."

"Perhaps it's myasthenia gravis. Male god, you were in deep sleep for four days, and now that you've woken up, your body hasn't caught up yet and needs time to adapt."

Qing Qing guessed that this was probably how it was.

"What, four... four days? Wasn't it just one night?"

Hearing four days, Long Qian was completely stunned. He knew why he felt like his body was out of his control; he hadn't expected he'd been asleep for four days.

"Qi Lin, Qing Qing, can you help me to the mirror? I want to see if that thing is actually useful."

Qi Lin and Qing Qing were very familiar with Long Qian's body, but Long Qian still didn't quite trust his own senses. He wanted to see if he had changed at all.

"Is this still me?"

"This is just too awesome."

In front of the full-length mirror in the room, Long Qian, wearing only his underwear, showed an incredulous expression.

Although his current physique wasn't as exaggerated as Captain America's in the Marvel universe, his physique was also perfect. It was the kind of Captain America physique that was more suited to the Chinese body type.

"Stop admiring yourself. Hurry up and get dressed. Aren't you cold?"

Hearing Long Qian's vain admiration, Qi Lin pretended to scold him playfully.

Indeed, Long Qian's physique was too good now, incomparable to his frail appearance from a few days ago. Moreover, last night she couldn't help but touch his pulsating pectoral muscles several times.

With Long Qian awake and his body showing no other abnormalities, her tense expression finally relaxed.

Who knew how worried she had been last night. She was truly afraid that Long Qian would remain asleep forever.

"Wow... are you sure you want me to wear this?"

"I think Qing Qing's outfit suits Ah Qian quite well. SpongeBob SquarePants, it's so youthful and much cooler than your beachwear."

"Mhm, Male God, I think this suits you too!"