3: Chapter 3 Dual Cultivation Critical Strike, Awakening

Ye Yun looked at her stunningly beautiful face and felt her warm, soft body, the heat in his heart no longer suppressible.

Lowering his head, he kissed her lips once more, this time with deep affection and determination.

Inside the cave, only the sound of their intertwined breathing remained, forming a sharp contrast with the howling wind outside.

Ye Yun could clearly feel Liu Ruyan's body gradually relaxing under his touch; feeling her response, the excitement in his heart grew even more intense.

...

A few hours later

The ambiguous atmosphere within the cave had not yet dissipated, and the faint starlight leaking through the rock crevices fell gently upon the overlapping figures.

Liu Ruyan leaned in Ye Yun's arms, her strength seemingly drained; her fair skin was flushed with a lustrous pink hue, and fine beads of sweat on her forehead dampened the hair at her temples.

She still kept her eyes closed, with unshed tears clinging to her long lashes, her cheeks burning hot, and even her breathing carried a lazy, slight tremble.

The resistance and struggle from before had now transformed into an indescribably complex emotion, intertwined in the depths of her eyes and hidden within that lingering crimson flush.

She could clearly feel Ye Yun's firm arms around her and hear his steady, powerful heartbeat.

That mixture of youthful awkwardness and determination left her heart filled with a complex array of emotions.

There was grievance, guilt toward her late husband Ye Canglan, despair over her current situation, but also an imperceptible trace of peace.

At least, in this desperate situation of her family's destruction, she was not alone.

Ye Yun's palm rested gently on Liu Ruyan's back, his movements filled with cautious tenderness as he felt the warm, delicate body in his arms.

Guilt and excitement intertwined in his heart, nearly overwhelming his mind.

Looking down at Liu Ruyan's exquisite sleeping face and her reddened eyes, Ye Yun was just about to say something.

Suddenly, a deafening mechanical voice exploded in his mind.

[First Dual Cultivation complete! Compatibility 100%!]

[dual cultivation critical hit system officially awakened! Bound Host: Ye Yun!]

[Detected that Host has met activation conditions. Newbie Gift Pack has been automatically issued. Open immediately?]

Ye Yun's eyes widened suddenly, his pupils shrinking as the blood in his body rushed to his head instantly!

It's here!

It's really here!

Ten years since his Transmigration, from full of expectation to disheartened, from a martial Trash to surviving a desperate situation, he had finally waited for his own Golden Finger!

This cold mechanical voice sounded more beautiful than any heavenly music in the world to him right now!

"Open! Open it now!"

Ye Yun screamed frantically in his heart, trembling slightly with excitement, his fingertips even turning white.

[Newbie Gift Pack opened successfully! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the following rewards:]

[1. Grandmist-level Cultivation Technique: "Tai Xuan Hehuan Scripture" — The number one Dual Cultivation Technique since the beginning of Chaos, compatible with all Daos, no Realm barriers, pillage efficiency doubles during Dual Cultivation, feedback effect increased by 300%, can unlock higher Profound Truths as the Host's cultivation progresses!]

[2. Supreme Dual Cultivation Physique: Hehuan Daoist Body — The world's top-tier Dual Cultivation Origin Physique, compatible with all Dual Cultivation Techniques, automatically draws the other party's Origin power during Dual Cultivation, pillage speed increased by 100%, can purify the other's martial path hidden dangers and widen Meridians during feedback, and can perfectly integrate pillaged talents/Martial Skills with no risk of rejection!]

[3. System Storage Space (100 cubic meters): Can store everything except living beings, time is frozen within the space, items stay fresh forever!]

[4. Direct Cultivation Grant: Martial Artist Realm Peak cultivation (Inner Strength full, Meridians widened)!]

[5. First Dual Cultivation Critical Hit triggered! Critical Hit Multiplier: 8x (Advanced Critical Hit)! Additional pillaged target Martial Skill: Liu Ruyan's "Flowing Cloud Palm" (Perfection Realm)!]

[6. Cultivation stacking in progress... Martial Artist Realm Peak + 8x Critical Hit pillaged cultivation = Breaking through the shackles! Congratulations to the Host for advancing to 1st Layer Martial Master Realm Peak!]

Boom—!

As the System prompt finished, an unimaginably vast and majestic warm current instantly erupted from Ye Yun's Dantian.

Like a volcano that had been dormant for eons suddenly erupting, it surged frantically through his Meridians!

Ye Yun could clearly feel the mysterious Profound Truths of the Tai Xuan Hehuan Scripture being imparted to him, instantly merging into the depths of his Soul.

Every obscure rune was automatically deciphered, and every key point of cultivation became crystal clear.

The power of the Hehuan Daoist Body awakened within him, and a faint pinkish-gold light shimmered on the surface of his skin.

This was the phenomenon of Dual Cultivation Origin power flowing; his originally stagnant and blocked Meridians were forcibly widened several times over, becoming as broad and smooth as great rivers.

Even his Dantian expanded several times, and his Inner Strength reserves skyrocketed.

The cultivation of the Martial Artist Realm Peak stacked like a rolling snowball.

With the enhancement of the 8x Critical Hit, it directly charged through the chasm between the Martial Artist Realm and the Martial Master Realm, his Inner Strength completely transforming into more pure and condensed Mystic Power!

To Ye Yun's even greater surprise, all the Profound Truths of the Flowing Cloud Palm—Liu Ruyan's famous Martial Skill—were instantly imprinted in his mind.

Renowned for being agile and elegant with tricky palm strikes, it had actually reached the Perfection Realm directly, as if he had practiced it bitterly for decades.

Every Move and every exertion technique was clear to him, perfectly aligning with the Inner Strength circulation of the Tai Xuan Hehuan Scripture!

Martial Master Realm!

Perfection Martial Skill!

In just a short moment, Ye Yun had actually leaped directly from the 3rd Layer Martial Artist Realm Peak to the 1st Layer Martial Master Realm Peak.

He had also mastered a practical Martial Skill at the Perfection Realm along the way!

This power was more than dozens of times stronger than his previous Peak state!

Mystic Power surged endlessly in his Meridians like a roaring Dragon, his Physical Body nourished by the Hehuan Daoist Body to be indestructible, and even his breath carried a faint Dual Cultivation Dao Rhyme.

Ye Yun could clearly feel that his five senses were infinitely amplified.

He could even precisely control every shift in power of the Flowing Cloud Palm.

This was the effect of the Hehuan Daoist Body and the Perfection Martial Skill complementing each other!

"Hahaha... hahaha!"

Ye Yun could no longer suppress the wild joy in his heart and couldn't help but laugh out loud, his laughter carrying the frustration suppressed for ten years.

It carried the excitement of surviving a desperate situation and the pride of controlling power!

He raised his hands, feeling the power surging within him that was almost overflowing.

Feeling the agile intent of the Flowing Cloud Palm at the Perfection Realm, a blazing fire ignited in his eyes.

Trash?

From now on, he, Ye Yun, would never again be the Trash that anyone could mock!

Three Great Families?

Zhao Family, Sun Family, Lin Family!

The blood debt you owe the Ye Family, I, Ye Yun, will certainly repay a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

Reviving the Ye Family and protecting Liu Ruyan were no longer distant dreams, but a reality within reach!

"Yun'er... you?"

Liu Ruyan was startled awake by Ye Yun's laughter and slowly opened her eyes.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she felt the terrifying aura coming from Ye Yun's body, an aura dozens of times more powerful than before.

It carried a sense of pressure that made her heart skip a beat, making him seem like a completely different person from the 3rd Layer Martial Artist Realm Peak youth just a moment ago!

Subconsciously, she looked up at Ye Yun's face.

The current Ye Yun was no longer the awkward and powerless youth from before.

His gaze had become deep and bright, like the brightest stars in the night sky, radiating confidence and resolve.

His originally somewhat childish face now had a bit more heroic spirit and steadiness; the haze between his brows had vanished, replaced by a pride that looked down on the world.

Surrounded by a faint pinkish-gold light, Ye Yun appeared both ethereal and extraordinary.

He also carried an indescribable allure, with an aura so powerful that one dared not look at him directly.

Liu Ruyan's cheeks instantly turned even redder, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.

She could clearly feel that her own originally stagnant Inner Strength...

Was actually growing rapidly at this moment, the hidden injuries left from their escape healing at a visible speed, and even her previous fatigue and weakness vanished without a trace.