Lin didn’t sleep. She couldn’t sleep.

The words that the Gumiho had whispered earlier in the day kept swirling around in her mind.

Energy.
Karamir’s energy.

What would it taste like?
The curiosity was so overwhelming that she couldn’t fall asleep.

Life energy was something all living beings possessed, and in most cases, the higher a being’s level, the more abundant and refined their energy was.

Yokai could absorb this energy and convert it into yokai power, which would make them stronger. But it wasn’t just about becoming stronger—some yokai simply enjoyed the taste.

It was like how …