Lin Guang walked over and petted the other's head—it was docile and did not resist Lin Guang's touch—then sighed slightly.

"Wild 'Spirit Beasts' can tread the path of 'Command,' or it can be called 'Leader of the Clan.'

"They use their own strength or noble bloodline to subdue Spirit Beasts of the same kind, then lead and strengthen them."

"In this process, the clan will reciprocate, giving them stronger power and raising their tier."

"When the clan grows to a certain extent, the Leader of the Clan will be elevated to the clan's [Symbol] [Totem], receiving attribute blessings similar to those from the Spirit Master's Talent Blessing."

"Many wild Tier Six and above Beast Kings, or even Divine Beasts allied with Great Xia, Holy Beasts, have followed this path."

"But after contracting with a Spirit Master, this path is severed, even for Beast Kings who have taken this path. After contracting with a Spirit Master, it becomes difficult to maintain the original clan size and blessing extent."

"Perhaps this is due to the world's rule restrictions."

"Chelina should have previously dominated this Wind Speed Wolf with her bloodline, but now after the contract, its aura has changed, making it look at Chelina as something familiar yet strange."

"I've heard of such cases; for Spirit Beasts without high intelligence, unable to fully understand the situation, it's more terrifying than a stranger approaching, much like the uncanny valley effect in humans."

"In its eyes, Chelina might have turned into an entity with a familiar appearance but a completely different core, naturally appearing terrifying."

"..."

Lisa spoke with some concern, "Chelina sister... are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Chelina shook her head.

"I was mentally prepared for this when I adopted it. I plan to send it to the Spirit Beast Base sometime, as it has a decent foundation and will find a good master."

Seeing her indeed unaffected, everyone decided not to bring it up again.

The Wind Speed Wolf, although a bit restless, calmed down as Lin Guang used the Hand of Full Mastery to rub its head, allowing its gluttonous nature to prevail and start devouring food.

...

After dinner, Lin Guang returned to his room.

Just as he was about to close the door, a black-haired girl slipped in first, entering his bedroom.

Lin Guang looked at her, opening his mouth but failing to say anything.

This one had a legitimate reason to follow him into the room.

But the next moment, a silver-haired girl also entered.

Vishdair stood silently against the wall, staring at Chelina with a meaning full of vigilance.

"..."

Finally, Lisa entered as well, tail swaying silently.

The presence of four people made the ten square meter room feel a bit cramped.

Lin Guang sat on his bed, rubbing his temples, "What are you guys doing?"

Vishdair slightly raised his head, "I'm here to see if you really have a solution or are just pretending."

Lisa nodded vigorously.

Lin Guang held his forehead, "There's nothing to see, you might just worry unnecessarily."

"Fine... do as you wish, just don't disturb me later."

At this moment, the feeling of swelling in his Sea of Spirit became increasingly apparent.

It was akin to dizziness but subtly different, causing a sluggish response in his Spiritual Power.

While he could barely endure it in daily life, it would be intolerable in combat.

With a thought, a crystal clear Crystal hovered over Lin Guang's palm—although, to others, it just appeared he was staring at his hand.

Around the Crystal, twinkling eight-pointed stars revolved.

Indeed, thanks to the early morning actions, Lin Guang had accumulated ten Star Shards and synthesized Starlight.

Without hesitation, Lin Guang invested it into the Talent Tree representing "Caretaker."

[You have activated Tier Two Talent—Heavenly Mending Record: Needle Dao Profound Insights]

Memories surged like a tide, engulfing him.

It was still that kindly elder with a white beard and hair.

Still facing all sorts of "patients."

But now, he was not empty-handed; instead, he held a slender Golden Needle, stabbing it into the other's "body" with an inexplicable frequency and fluctuation.

It was like...

Forming an array with needles.

With these images, the art of acupuncture and the Secret Technique of Spirit Pattern engraving flooded into his mind.

After a moment, everything calmed down.

Exhaling deeply, Lin Guang opened his eyes, a glimmer of understanding flashing in those dark golden orbs.

[Needle Dao Profound Insights], also a specialized skill based on the Hand of Full Mastery, but it also required the assistance of the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence.

In the game, its effect is healing.

If the "Corrective Meridian Opening Technique" is about alleviating, unblocking, and treating abnormal statuses, then "Needle Dao Profound Insights" is a proper healing ability.

These two abilities, based on the Hand of Full Mastery, can complement each other and are essentially regarded as the signature of the Celestial Doctor's comprehensive system.

And after integrating into reality, Lin Guang finally understands what the "Needle Dao Profound Insights" truly is.

Unlike the traditional perception of Xia Medicine acupuncture.

This inheritance has a wide range of applications, capable of directly healing external and internal injuries and stabilizing spiritual problems.

Compared to the Corrective Meridian Opening Technique, it is quicker and more effective, but also more challenging and burdensome.

Because essentially, its principle is to use "acupoints" and "golden needles" as the gate of the array, temporarily forming a Spirit Rune Array on the patient's body to activate the body, providing assistance and enabling self-healing.

In other words, learning it amounts to possessing a certain level of array formation ability.

Needle Dao Profound Insights?

Array Dao Profound Insights!

Of course, "Needle Dao Profound Insights" is also a second-tier talent that can invest more Starlight.

Currently, the Hand of Full Mastery is only tier one, and the highest level Spirit Rune Array Lin Guang can inscribe in the body is tier two.

But even so, this is still an extremely powerful secret technique.

The next moment, Lin Guang flipped his wrist, and a crystal stone about one centimeter square, radiating a pink mist, appeared in his palm.

This is a tier three Spiritual Ether Crystal.

Lin Guang slightly lowered his gaze and pinched the Ether Crystal with his index finger and thumb.

The Hand of Full Mastery activated.

Instantly, his hand shone, transforming into a texture similar to jade.

Under the somewhat astonished gaze of the three, the Ether Crystal actually slowly deforms, elongates, sharpens, compresses in volume, and transforms into a crystal-clear fine needle.

Lin Guang spread his hands and took out many more blocks of the same Ether Crystal, repeating the process until he obtained a dozen fine needles.

It goes without saying that array formation requires an energy source, and self-acupuncture is distinctly more burdensome than treating others, which is why it's necessary to use Spiritual Ether Crystal to forge the needle body to alleviate the energy pressure.

These needles are naturally consumable, possibly expended after just one or two uses, but if higher-grade spiritual materials were used to craft golden needles, they could be reused repeatedly.

But those need to be custom-made by Miracle Masters, and certainly won't be available temporarily.

Lin Guang closed his eyes, seemingly holding his breath and concentrating.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand, accurately inserting a fine needle half an inch above the center of his brow.

A slight pain accompanied by a scorching sensation came.

Without a hint of stopping, Lin Guang's hands moved steadily like a machine, directly inserting the second fine needle at the top of his head.

Next were the tip of the upper lip and the center of the lower lip.

His hands flew, inserting Ether Crystal-formed fine needles into various acupoints on his head.

In an instant, his appearance became somewhat horrifying.

Lisa's eyes flashed with worry, involuntarily covering her mouth, while Vishdair and Chelina also slightly frowned.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Guang placed his hands on his knees, urged his Spiritual Power, and instantly, those translucent fine needles covered in pink mist abruptly lit up. Delicate pink light patterns spread across his forehead, appearing both magnificent and eerie.

Lin Guang still remained expressionless.

But his body visibly trembled, his face turned deathly pale, breathing became rapid, and sweat began to seep from his forehead.

Vishdair's pupils suddenly contracted.

Having been together so long, she certainly knows Lin Guang's will is exceptionally resilient, even comparable to her own from clawing out of piles of corpses as a mercenary.

Even he displaying such a look, what kind of torment is this?

Meanwhile, Chelina closed her eyes, seemingly silently feeling something.

The two share a particularly intimate Equal Contract, coupled with the fact that this treatment itself is calming the effects of the Contract, thus a slight resonance of Lin Guang's pain transmitted to her.

If Lin Guang had to describe it... it's akin to the brain being stirred by a blender while having to maintain normal thought processes.

Treating others would still be fine, but using a secret technique directly impacting one's Sea of Spirit with immediate effect upon oneself experiencing no sensations is absolutely impossible.

Because any degree or form of anesthesia would dull the practitioner's own perception.

This is the so-called "physician unable to heal themselves."

At this moment, Lin Guang not only has to endure the relentless onslaught of this pain but must also concentrate his Spiritual Power to feel the feedback from the pain and slightly adjust the Spirit Rune Array, effectively doubling the difficulty.

If not for the Power of Whole Heart and Soul being tier two, and the evolution progress of the talent itself driving the enhancement of his various aspects of Spiritual Power, such an operation would be unthinkable.

Over ten minutes later, Lin Guang suddenly let out a long breath, slightly swaying.

With his movement, the crystalline fine needles on his head finally dispersed in the air as if depleted of energy, some blood seeped out, looking somewhat horrifying.

Lin Guang slowly opened his eyes.

Following the end of pain, fatigue surged like a tide, making him sway as if about to collapse onto the bed.

Vishdair noticed his movement early, reached out to support Lin Guang's shoulders, and asked anxiously, "How do you feel?"

"..."

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