Mira: 65% → 68% Infinity Law
Torin: 67% → 70% Infinity Law
Celeste: 64% → 67% Infinity Law
Marcus: 69% → 71% Infinity Law
Jin: 68% → 72% Infinity Law
The five students sat up simultaneously, staring at their hands in disbelief as they felt their restored—no, enhanced—cultivation bases.
"What..." Mira's voice was barely a whisper. "How..."
"You protected my daughter," Elias said simply, as if that explained everything. Which, to him, it did. "That deserves proper thanks. Consider this a small token of my gratitude."
"Small?!" Marcus blurted out before he could stop himself. "You just—we were dying, and you—and then the comprehension—"
He couldn't seem to form complete sentences.
Jin, more composed than the others despite his own shock, stood and bowed deeply. "Master Elias. Your kindness is... we don't have words."
"Then don't use words," Elias replied. "Just continue protecting Aria when I'm not available. That's payment enough."
