When Lu Mo returned to the second Simulated Reincarnation, the sky was only just beginning to lighten.
The horizon turned fish-belly white, as if the entire world was still asleep, quiet and peaceful.
This was the first time she had seen such a soft scene in an area eroded by the Demon Realm’s power.
Perhaps it was because the Demon King had been killed, and the tightly strung string in her heart had suddenly relaxed.
At this time, Cecilia hadn’t gotten up yet.
At some point, she had crawled back into Lu Mo’s bed and was lying on her side in a lazy pose, breathing softly.
She seemed to be dreaming, and a pretty good one at that.
Lu Mo saw a faint smile tugging at the corner of Cecilia’s mouth, with a glistening drop of drool trickling down.
“Miss Lu Mo… this pose… looks good too…”
She murmured in her sleep.
Lu Mo felt a little puzzled.
But she didn’t think much of it.
Cecilia probably wasn’t having any weird dreams.
She pulled the blanket up for Cecilia, then got up and sat on the edge of the bed.
Quietly, she sorted through the power inside her.
On the human side, her original talents were Battle Qi and wind attribute at Superb rank, space attribute at High rank, and fate attribute at High rank.
After receiving Cecilia’s sacrifice, her original talents were strengthened—Battle Qi and wind attribute had surpassed the ordinary Superb level; space attribute had risen from High to Superb; fate attribute had stabilized at High rank and seemed to be improving faintly.
In addition, she had gained a Holy Power talent, initially judged to be at least Middle rank.
At the same time, because of Yuxia’s gift, a trace of God-blood power had appeared inside her.
Even though the God-blood was thin, it had brought about a transformation in many aspects.
And because of the God-blood, the divine artifact judged her as a God-descendant.
As for the demon side…
Simply put, it was various types of demon power, Archduke-level demon power, and—
Demon King power.
Now, Demon King power ruled all the demonic power inside her.
After devouring the Demon King, the proportion of demonic power in her body had increased significantly.
But fortunately, the balance between human and demon power hadn’t been completely broken; at most, it was teetering on the edge of imbalance.
Possessing both human and demon power while maintaining balance…
‘I’m probably the only example in this world, right?’ Lu Mo thought.
All of this was thanks to the path of Fusion Sublimation.
Fusion Sublimation could find a point of balance in extreme chaos, integrating and sublimating different powers.
In her perception, there was a “mirror.”
It was both a path and a dividing line.
Outside the mirror was human power; inside the mirror was demon power.
With the improvement of her fate attribute, she also felt some new changes.
Inside that “mirror,” the pitch-black Demon Realm power reflected the—inverse attribute of fate!
However, for now, the inverse fate power in the Demon Realm was still blurry.
Perhaps only when she incorporated the fate attribute into Fusion Sublimation as well would this power truly become clear.
By then, what she commanded would no longer be the six-fold Fusion Sublimation Power, but—
Eight-fold Fusion Sublimation Power!
The so-called inverse attribute was the opposite of the human world’s attributes, but also a complement.
Lu Mo had been puzzled before.
Was there some special connection between the human world and the Demon Realm?
Otherwise, why would positive and inverse attributes be able to complement each other?
And the ancient demons, when they fought humans, had also said—
Those humans now don’t understand anything.
Don’t understand what?
‘It’s just like riddle-speak.’ Lu Mo complained inwardly.
As for Holy Power and God-blood power, they had no corresponding inverse attributes among the demon power.
“Why is that?”
“Is it because their status is higher than demon power?”
“Or is it that these two kinds of power are complete in themselves, without any flaw?”
Lu Mo murmured quietly.
But soon she stopped dwelling on that question.
What mattered most now was finding a way to cut that “thread.”
The most direct way to further increase power was to attempt the eight-fold Fusion Sublimation, even incorporating Holy Power and God-blood power into it.
Of course, the difficulty was imaginable.
But fortunately, she still had time.
The Demon King was dead; the era of demon invasion was over, and the pressure on her had vanished.
Next, she only needed to study slowly.
“I’ll just claim… that my cultivation was destroyed in the battle with the Demon King and I’ve become completely useless,” Lu Mo said softly.
On one hand, this would let her focus on studying Fusion Sublimation.
On the other hand, it would minimize the risk of exposure.
Even though human and demon power were still in balance, the Demon King power was too strong.
Even if she only used her human side’s power, the Demon King’s aura would still leak out from her body over time.
Claiming she had been “ruined” was probably the best choice.
Just then, a rustling sound came from the bed.
Cecilia turned over and slowly opened her eyes.
“Mm… Miss Lu Mo… you’re already awake?”
She saw Lu Mo sitting by the bed.
“Good morning, Cecilia.”
“Morning…”
Cecilia answered and was about to sit up when she suddenly noticed something wrong.
Her body… felt a little wet.
She froze, then quickly burrowed back under the blanket, even pulling it over her head.
Lu Mo turned around in confusion.
“Is it too cold outside?”
“Mm… a little!”
Cecilia’s voice was clearly flustered.
“Um… Miss Lu Mo, I didn’t… talk in my sleep just now, did I?”
“You did.”
“Wh-what did I say?”
“You said something like ‘this pose looks good.’”
“Th-that’s because I dreamed we were buying clothes! Yes, I said it when we were buying clothes!!”
Cecilia hurriedly explained.
“Right, we were buying clothes, the normal kind, good-quality clothes! Not those weird one-piece suits, not uniforms, and definitely not those shameless things the succubi wear…”
“…Mm.”
Lu Mo nodded.
It felt like the explanation was getting stranger the more it went on.
But she still chose to believe Cecilia.
Seeing that she didn’t press further, Cecilia visibly relaxed.
“Th-there’s one more thing…”
she said weakly.
“Can I stay in bed a little longer? I want to rest a bit more… Miss Lu Mo, you can go out first. Don’t worry about me…”
“Okay.”
Lu Mo nodded.
The war was over; she could get up whenever she wanted.
Soon, Lu Mo changed clothes and walked out.
Only when she heard Lu Mo’s footsteps fading away did Cecilia suddenly scramble out of the covers and hurriedly change into a new pair of underwear.
After changing, she checked the bedsheet.
Confirming it was fine, she plopped back down on the bed and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then she looked toward the tent entrance.
The sun was rising, and the sky was growing brighter.
“It’s finally over…”
She murmured to herself, a smile spreading across her face.
That long journey.
That war full of blood and slaughter.
It was finally over.
Now, she and Miss Lu Mo could return to their original lives, right?
Back to the family, back to that wall, back to the small wooden cabin by the lake.
Continue living carefree days.
Just like before.
Or maybe…
they could go even further.
One step further than yesterday’s kiss.
At that thought, a faint blush crept onto Cecilia’s face.
She hummed a nursery rhyme from her childhood, got up, and walked into the morning light.
***
Meanwhile, the human high command had also received news the previous day.
The Demon King was dead.
When the news came, everyone was shaken.
The era of demon invasion was finally over.
The brows that had been furrowed for years finally relaxed completely.
“Who killed the Demon King?”
“Was it Rumina?”
“Or the God-descendant? The Hero? Or some expert from the ancient noble families?”
Some began to read the message carefully.
“It’s Rumina…”
“The Valkyrie of the Holy Sanctuary?”
“I knew it. She wouldn’t let humanity down.”
Hearing the name, several high-ranking members of the Sanctuary immediately spoke, their faces full of praise.
Rumina’s strength was already among the top tier below the Starry Sky realm.
For her to slay the wounded Demon King was perfectly reasonable.
This way, the Sanctuary’s prestige and status would surely advance even further.
“There’s another name—Lu Mo.”
“Lu Mo?”
“Who’s that?”
Everyone was momentarily taken aback.
The name seemed familiar, but they couldn’t recall it right away.
“Lu Mo… I remember now!”
“She appeared in the ‘Rain of Flesh’ incident earlier. She broke through to the Skyguard realm and helped kill a demon archduke!”
Someone quickly recalled.
Only then did the others remember the name.
“So it’s her…”
That knight from the Sanctuary.
A knight, in the Sanctuary’s hierarchy, was supposed to be the most basic and weakest rank.
Yet she, as a knight, had stepped into the Skyguard realm ahead of all her peers.
She had even personally killed a severely wounded archduke-class demon!
That incident had shocked them.
But later, with the war raging on, they gradually forgot about her.
And now—
she had burst into everyone’s sight again.
Last time, she led all the younger generation into the Skyguard realm.
This time, she entered the Demon King’s palace ahead of other experts and assisted Rumina in killing the Demon King!
That was something even the sequence Hero hadn’t accomplished!
For a moment, the high command was once again stunned into silence.
A knight?
What kind of knight was she?