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"I'm actually back?" little Judy looked around at the familiar faces, and at the lush greenery of Notting Hill below, feeling a bit dazed.
"Judy, are you okay?" Ed hurried forward, eyeing little Judy up and down with a face full of concern.
Ed had initially opposed Judy entering the Array to save Xu Yi, not because he was unwilling to save Xu Yi, he had even joined the rescue plan himself.
But as a doting father, that bit of "selfishness" was hard to avoid.
little Judy shook her head, glanced around, and asked with confusion, "Did none of you manage to enter that strange place?"
"No! If it weren't for you, we would have thought the Array wasn't working at all!"
Ed shook his head, relieved to see his daughter could still speak normally.
The gazes of those present fell on little Judy, their eyes eager, but they all refrained from speaking, giving little Judy ti to adjust.
little Judy looked down at her hands, which were empty. In that world, she had been holding a note left to her by Xu Yi.
"Paper! Give paper!"
little Judy called out urgently; she wanted to write down the contents while her mory was still fresh.
A mont later, little Judy looked at the content on the paper, identical to her mory, and let out a sigh of relief.
She looked up at the people around her and didn't beat around the bush, "I saw Xu Yi!"
"Where is Xu Yi? Is he all right now?" Lisa finally couldn't hold back and asked anxiously.
"I'm not sure, but Xu Yi left us a ssage." little Judy shook her head. She and Xu Yi had split up to escape, so she didn't know what had happened afterward.
Lisa took the note from little Judy's hand, and the first line read: "I am carrying out a secret plan, all is well, you don't need to look for for now!"
Lisa fell silent, while little Judy understood the aning behind the words.
Xu Yi was afraid they would encounter danger; that place was too mysterious. After entering there, one's strength would be reduced to one-tenth, and Magic Artifacts would disappear.
Lisa's eyes turned red involuntarily and she touched her stomach subconsciously.
"Lisa, please forgive for not being with you at this mont, I hope you can take good care of yourself... Maria, rember to spend more ti with your mother, Carlyle..."
The rest was filled with rambling words, and also concerns about the ownership of the "Gluttony" dagger and the "Anger" katana.
Everyone present changed their expression after reading this, because Xu Yi's words seed too much like a last will and testant.
It seed Xu Yi had anticipated this mont, as the ssage on the paper suddenly changed.
"This is not a last will and testant, so please don't look so mournful. What follows is what I need to ask of you."
The people present paused, realizing they had misunderstood.
"I need you to help find the Burial Ground of the gods! This is very important for my 'resurrection.' The only clue I've obtained now is that the Burial Ground might be in the Arctic Ocean."
This was Xu Yi's last ssage, and it sent a jolt through everyone present.
Since Xu Yi was asking them this seriously, it also ant that Xu Yi was indeed safe for the mont, and that what he had given was not a last will and testant.
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The residents of Amusent City gathered together, shivering involuntarily as they looked upon Freddie on the high platform.
Most of these residents were n, and the few won who were present were "broad and heavy-set," with ages all above forty.
It wasn't that no young souls entered here, but rather that they had been brutally killed by Freddie, especially the girls.
Freddie sat leisurely in a plush sofa with his legs crossed, humming a tune, seeming to be in a good mood.
However, the residents who saw Freddie's smiling face felt a chill to their bones.
"Let introduce you, this is my butler, who will manage you from now on! His words are my words. You know what will happen if you disobey," Freddie gestured with a hand as he introduced.
The residents trembled even more, not because the new butler was terrifying or ferocious, but because they could see no one there.
The spot Freddie pointed to was empty.
"Xu Yi, how do you feel about your new job?" Freddie asked.
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"Excellent! As long as it helps you, Freddie, I'm happy!" soone answered him.
Freddie clapped his hands joyfully, "As for you, I certainly trust you, we are brothers who grew up together since childhood."
The people present lowered their heads, not daring to look at Freddie, feeling a chill down to their bones.
Although they always thought Freddie was a madman, he was only homicidal, and his everyday behavior and logic were still normal.
But now, it seed that he had really gone insane, actually talking to the air!
Handon was also among the crowd, just that he was firmly bound and lying on the cold ground.
He couldn't see Xu Yi either, but as one of the participants, he probably knew sothing about the situation.
Could it be that Xu Yi's plan had succeeded? A flash of joy passed through his eyes.
Xu Yi surveyed the entire scene, silent.
Naturally, the people there couldn't see him, because he was Freddie, and Freddie was him.
The plan could be said to have succeeded but also failed.
Handon had bought him ti; the first thing he did in the "secret base" was to summon the Gate of Truth.
He made a trade with the Gate of Truth.
Using Augustus's "Soul of the Obsessed," he exchanged it for the "Soul-Loss Ice Crystal."
The Gate of Truth, compared to the Black Void Gate's conniving rchant, was much better, adhering mostly to the principle of equivalent exchange.
The most important thing was that, other than knowledge, as long as the Gate of Truth owned it, anything could be exchanged, provided you had enough bargaining chips.
The so-called "Soul-Loss Ice Crystal" was the true nature of the "Baptism."
The mont he entered the Gate of Truth, his soul was invaded by the Soul-Loss Ice Crystal, his wisdom clouded, his mory altered.
The Soul-Loss Ice Crystal was undoubtedly an incredibly precious item, luckily the Obsessor of Augustus was equally rare and fetched a good price at the Gate of Truth; however, he was only able to exchange it for a piece as big as a fingernail.
There was no doubt that the Soul-Loss Ice Crystal was a poison among poisons; to prevent any accidents, Xu Yi conducted a very dangerous "surgery."
He divided his own soul.
The principle behind soul division is actually quite simple; it is to generate a large number of Soul Stealing Seeds and disperse the soul among them.
This may sound simple, but in practice, it's like dancing on the edge of a knife—a slip could lead to soul disorder and complete ntal breakdown.
Fortunately, he was experienced in splitting Soul Stealing Seeds, and of course, the most important was the core of the True God.
The split seeds, of course, needed a vessel.
Although the Serpent of Finale could also serve as a vessel, it paled in comparison to the core of the True God.
And for this, he should thank the World Tree; if the World Tree hadn't erased all the marks of the spirit of the True God, the divided portions of the soul wouldn't dare to enter the core of the True God.
In this way, Xu Yi divided his soul into two parts: one rged with the core of the True God, and the other remained in place.
To be precise, his soul should be said to have been divided into three parts, with another part within the World Tree.
The "him" that Freddie devoured had been infused with the Soul-Loss Ice Crystal, thus bringing the "Soul-Loss Virus" into Freddie's body.
As the manipulator of the Soul-Loss Ice Crystal, Xu Yi could use the Soul-Loss Virus to do so "interesting" things.
For example, clouding Freddie's wisdom, inserting or altering so mories, sensory deception.
His soul was indeed devoured by Freddie at first, but as the Soul-Loss Virus took effect, most of what Freddie saw afterwards were illusions.
It wasn't that he devoured Xu Yi, but rather Xu Yi devoured him.
Xu Yi watched Freddie, his mood heavy.
Logically, in the "Battle of Devouring," he was entirely the active party, as the opponent's wisdom and senses were all clouded.
But now, the one controlling the domain of the soul body was Freddie.
Because the strength of his and Freddie's souls were far too different, Xu Yi had to concede and lurk within Freddie's soul.
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