"Think carefully, girl, do you have a similar ability?"

Yun You was taken aback for a moment, but she quickly figured out the answer.

Indeed, wasn't her "eating" ability developed in the same way?

In her early years, although Yun You's family was poor, at least they could eat enough not to be too hungry.

But ever since the massacre incident ended, she lost her support and struggled alone in the slums.

The problem was, as a girl of fifteen or sixteen, she had no strength or skills, and refused to sell her body, so she had to rely on washing dishes and doing odd jobs to barely make a living.

Washing dishes didn't pay much, and she had to save a portion of it to buy bombs and anesthetics to deal with apprentice Death Gods. With no other means, she was truly struggling below the poverty line, sometimes going a day or two without a meal.

Over time, she entered a state of chronic hunger.

Later... this unbearable hunger transformed into a "strange illness" and the "eating" ability.

But according to Jin's logic, if hunger transformed into the eating ability, why did it later give Yun You three different sequences? Normally, it would only transform into the Mad Dog sequence, right?

"Because your childhood wasn't just about hunger; you must have lived in 'love' and 'acceptance' as well."

Jin clearly saw the confusion in Yun You's heart, sighed, and explained, "Hunger is a deep-rooted part of your life, but in the face of 'love' and 'acceptance,' it stands further back."

"In your heart, the most memorable things are never the times you were hungry, but the bits and pieces of life with your parents, right?"

"..." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Yun You's heart trembled.

The fact is, that's precisely how it was.

Though hunger impressed her deeply, what truly drove her to survive and gave her courage and determination for revenge was the selfless love of her parents.

Jiu Xiang and the Yun Jiang couple weren't wealthy, just ordinary workers, yet they gave everything to Yun You, even their lives.

"Love is the greatest emotion in this world; it encompasses everything, allowing you to acquire three distinct sequences."

Jin sighed lightly and murmured, "And a major trait of the Lord sequence is also all-encompassing."

"It has no fixed 'path' to follow; it is unbound by constraints, able to change according to the user's will."

"If I'm guessing correctly, girl, as a Calamity Demon, a part of the abilities you possess also have an 'all-encompassing' nature."

Yun You remained silent.

The fact is, that's precisely how it was.

Although the "eating" ability seems to be related to hunger, its ability to digest all nutrients from flesh and blood, accepting all without rejection, absolutely aligns with the concept of "acceptance."

"Wait..."

As she thought about it, Yun You suddenly froze, recalling something.

She raised her head stiffly, looked at Jin, and asked...

"Master..."

"Calamity Demon—are they naturally born like humans, or... through other means?"

Jin hesitated for a moment.

But eventually, he sighed and, in a gentle manner, said softly, "As far as I know, normal humans can't naturally give birth to Calamity Demons..."

Buzz—

Yun You felt a buzz in her mind, her body trembled slightly, almost unable to sit still.

In fact, she had always suspected this.

She did not resemble the Yun Jiang and Jiu Xiang couple.

Even though they were decent-looking, considered attractive in their youth, they did not stand out compared to Yun You.

So, Yun You had previously considered whether she might not be the biological daughter of her parents.

She had also mentally prepared herself enough.

Yet, when the news was confirmed, she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.

She was clearly not the biological child of the couple, but they still gave her everything.

"Also, there's one more thing I need to say."

Jin was silent for a while before speaking again.

"I remember you said to me, your favorite thing to eat was the 'strawberry pudding' your mother made, right?"

Yun You froze for a moment, unsure why Jin would mention food at this time, but she instinctively nodded.

"Yes, but the strawberry pudding I like is my parent's exclusive recipe; I don't like the pudding made by anyone else."

Hearing this, Jin said nothing, but went out for a while, then returned with a serving of strawberry pudding from the banquet outside.

The pudding was about the size of a palm, soft and bouncy, with a layer of caramel and dark red syrup on top, looking indeed enticing.

Yet Yun You felt somewhat embarrassed, scratching her head.

"Master, um... I just said, I only like the pudding my mother made; I don't really enjoy those made by others."

But Jin didn't retract the pudding, instead gesturing for Yun You to take it.

"Try it first."

Unable to refuse his kind offer, Yun You could only take the pudding, scoop up a small piece with a spoon, and place it in her mouth.

She had already prepared herself for the taste to be unappealing, intending to slightly fib to Jin, with a face showing delight, falsely claiming it as delicious.

After all, it was an expression of the old man's kindness...

But the moment the pudding touched her mouth, Yun You was stunned.

Soft and smooth, a fragrant taste exploded in the mouth, quickly spreading.

Its texture was almost flawless.

Most important was the layer of dark red syrup on top.

It's not particularly sweet and even slightly salty, but to Yun You, it was the most delicious thing she ever tasted.

She even felt, at the moment of absorbing the red syrup, her body and soul were filled with joy, every cell within her excitedly jumped for joy, celebrating this taste.

This... this flavor was exactly like the pudding her mother made.

"But how is this possible?"

Yun You blankly raised her head, looking at Jin with disbelief.

That was the exclusive recipe of her parents, and she once searched all over Lower City but couldn't find the same taste. No matter how beautifully others made strawberry pudding, none matched her taste. But Jin...

"How do you know this secret recipe?"

Yun You instinctively asked.

"Because it's not a secret recipe at all."

Jin sighed, put down the plate, pointed at the strawberry pudding, and said softly, "It's just an ordinary strawberry pudding. At today's banquet, everyone had it on their plates."

"The reason you find it delicious is because I added something."

Jin extended his hand, revealing a fresh wound on his slightly pale palm, with traces of blood still lingering around its edges.

"Blood."

"These 'syrup' you see are actually made from blood, which is why you find it delicious."

Yun You was completely stunned.

No matter how she thought, she never expected this as the answer.

The syrup on the pudding was not syrup at all.

But blood.

The reason she enjoyed eating the pudding was not because it tasted great, nor because the Yun Jiang and Jiu Xiang couple had a special recipe.

It was merely because they added their own blood into it.

"Compared to humans, Calamity Demons have countless advantages and are even born with special abilities. But these abilities have one limitation—they require the consumption of human blood... no, more accurately, soul energy."

"Calamity Demons must regularly ingest soul energy, or they will die."

"And the soul energy in the blood is the richest and easiest to obtain in the human body."

Jin sighed, murmuring, "Your parents might have known this, which is why they used their own blood to raise you."

"Perhaps this is the fundamental reason for the formation of the 'acceptance' and 'Lord' sequences."