: The Inner Vault Heist
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đ Day Four: The Clock Ticks Louder
Wang Wu sat cross-legged in a ruined cave beneath the Silent Ridge, his breath shallow, his heart sluggish.
Void Rot had begun to eat into his spiritual meridians.
Fine cracks ran along his forearms, glowing faintly purple beneath his skin. He could feel it now: the slow decay of his spirit, the erosion of his Qi channels, the loss of essence that could turn him into a cripple by dawn.
But in his ring, wrapped in void silk, was the Soul-Fusing Lotus. It pulsed gentlyâhis first lifeline.
Yet it was not enough.
To stabilize the healing process and force the lotus to bloom inside his soul core, he needed