Anthony, sitting across from Asina, fell into contemplation upon hearing her words.
It was a long while before Anthony finally spoke slowly, "A soul injury is very difficult to recover from, and the most commonly used thod is to nourish it with abundant magic power, which requires a long ti. I have never heard of the thod you ntioned."
A frown creased Asina’s brow slightly.
"However, I won’t deny the possibility."
"Precisely because the soul is mystical and unique, it holds infinite possibilities."
"I apologize, as an old man without a wife, I don’t quite understand that feeling, but I’ve heard that afterward, the human brain enters a state of serenity, which seems to be an effect on and a sublimation of the soul."
"The fusion of spirit and desire, that should be the aning."
"So, although I haven’t heard of it, I feel this thod makes a lot of sense."
Asina nodded. Indeed, after each ti she was with Qin Chu, her consciousness seed to enter a very peculiar state, which might be the special state that was healing Lord Jie Luo’s Residual Soul.
"Then, aside from this thod, are there other ways to rapidly restore a fragnted soul?" Asina hurriedly asked again.
Anthony’s gaze suddenly turned quirky as he stared at Asina, as if to confirm what Asina really wished to do: ’Miss Asina, if I may ask, what’s your purpose in studying souls? Do you have a friend whose soul is injured?’
Asina smiled lightly. "How could that be? I’m rely curious. I’ve read in this book that there was once a powerful Magician whose soul was destroyed by his enemies, reduced to just a wisp, and yet he actually managed to recover in the end."
Asina held up the book in her hand, "So I feel a bit curious. Is the soul that is so mysterious really that easily restored?"
The skepticism in Anthony’s eyes faded sowhat, "Ah, this book, I’ve read it as well. I advise you not to look for books about souls here; they’re all nonsense."
"The only way to quickly restore a damaged soul is through soul siphoning."
"Extracting by force the soul of another person, and it must be a living person’s soul, then refining it into pure soul energy through a special thod, to infuse into the damaged soul."
"It’s a very cruel thod, and it requires enormously strong ability to support it. A re soul fragnt couldn’t do it."
Asina understood.
Lord Jie Luo had not told her this thod; he certainly didn’t want herself and Catherine to harm others for his sake. What a kind-hearted person.
Then what about Qin Chu’s soul? Would that be possible?
After all, the guy is an utter scoundrel.
Asina pondered in her heart, planning to discuss with Lord Jie Luo the next ti he woke up, to see if they could refine Qin Chu’s soul.
This would also count as recycling waste.
His body could serve as the vessel for Lord Jie Luo’s resurrection, his soul as nourishnt for Lord Jie Luo’s soul’s recovery—this, too, could be considered an honor for Qin Chu, perhaps.
Having finally t soone with considerable knowledge of souls, Asina was naturally not going to let this opportunity slip. She and Anthony exchanged thoughts for a long ti, carefully asking about many things including Soul Fragnts, and Anthony gave answers based on his understanding.
This was a very generous Magician; he did not mind sharing his knowledge with others.
"Soul fragnts... In reality, a Soul Fragnt can store very little of a Residual Soul and mories; at that point, it can’t even be considered a normal soul, much like what humans would call an imbecile."
"If the Soul Fragnts are collected and the Residual Souls are restored, that’s natural."
"If so are missing, even by using the thod I ntioned, recovery is possible, but whether they are the sa person as before is debatable, after all, their soul will have too many elents from other people mixed in."
Anthony’s explanation filled Asina with dread—does this an that even if Lord Jie Luo were to be resurrected one day, he might no longer be the Lord Jie Luo of the past? At least, not completely.
"Moreover, if it’s a Residual Soul dwelling within soone else’s body, the difficulty of taking over is incredibly high. After all, it’s just an incomplete fragnt without much strength. It is more likely to be absorbed by the host. If the Residual Soul is very powerful, at most, it can rge with the host’s soul. As to who will take charge, that depends on whether the Residual Soul or the host’s soul is stronger."
This statent frightened Asina even more, causing goosebumps to spread across her body.
Although she was very confident in Lord Jie Luo’s strength, assuredly stronger than Qin Chu, and that his soul was more resilient.
But now, he is just a Residual Soul.
And this Qin Chu, his strength was growing at an alarming rate, with his soul’s strength increasing alongside. Sooner or later, the day would co when Qin Chu would discover another soul residing within his body... At that mont, what would Qin Chu do?
Drive out Lord Jie Luo’s soul from his body, or even directly consu it?
Even if the fusion of their souls took place with Lord Jie Luo’s will at the forefront, Asina found it hard to accept. She couldn’t tolerate any impurities existing within Lord Jie Luo’s soul.
Calculating quickly in her mind, Asina realized the most urgent task at hand was to find the remaining Soul Fragnts of Lord Jie Luo as soon as possible to make his Residual Soul stronger.
And then... through the fusion of spirit and desire, to let Lord Jie Luo recover as much as possible.
Even though she despised Qin Chu, under these circumstances, Asina had no other choice. These days, due to being busy investigating the matter of the soul and thus neglecting Lord Jie Luo’s recovery, she really shouldn’t have.
However, one of Anthony’s statents aroused Asina’s suspicions.
A soul fragnt can hold a very limited amount of Residual Soul and mories?
Just like an imbecile?
But Lord Jie Luo didn’t seem to feel that way at all.
After interacting with him, it all felt very normal.
Could it be because Lord Jie Luo was simply too powerful?
Asina’s heart was filled with so inexplicable fear.
...
anwhile, Silf had finished her treatnt.
She was brushing her teeth.
Looking at her own reflection in the mirror, Silf couldn’t help but smile bitterly at how disheveled she appeared.
She was a dignified Elf, after all, a Ghost Shooter.
But look at her now, pale-faced, emaciated, hair sowhat disordered... and her ears a little red, that bastard Qin Chu had been pinching them continuously, which made Silf feel quite uncomfortable.
The only consolation was that the treatnt seed to have so effect; the two marks under her collarbone had faded slightly compared to before.
In Qin Chu’s words, it was like a part of the evil had been cleansed from her body... although it might be a very small part, it was still a glimr of hope.
When she asked Qin Chu why he didn’t clean it out all at once, he looked at her as if she was an idiot, "Think about it, you almost died just now. Do you want to experience that again?"
Even now, Silf shuddered at the mory. That sensation was just too horrible, and she would by no ans wish to try it again; it really could kill soone.
But at this rate, just to clear the branding left by the Evil God on her physical body completely, she wondered, how many treatnts would it take? Dozens? Hundreds?
Rembering the sensation she had just experienced, Silf had the urge to vomit—it was that awful. How on earth did Catherine manage to endure it, or did one simply get used to it?
Besides, there was the even more troubleso branding left on her soul... Thinking of this, Silf could only see darkness ahead.
Her toothbrushing paused, teeth biting her lip, she shook her head vigorously. She couldn’t be this dejected; after all, this was already a pretty good result, wasn’t it?
At least she still retained her purity and might still have the chance to stay by Lord Jie Luo’s side... presumably.
A trace of mockery suddenly appeared on her face. How pitiful people beco in their bid to survive... But she definitely would hold on to her bottom line.
It was then that Silf suddenly felt sothing. Her brows furrowed tightly, as she quickly spat out the toothpaste foam and rinsed her mouth. While wiping her cheeks, eyebrows, and hair of any stain with a towel, she moved swiftly towards the outside.
When she opened her door, there stood a tall figure in the corridor.
Dressed in a tasteful maid costu, beneath its black-and-white hem were shapely, slender legs, encased in white stockings which only accentuated their delicate form.
Swishing gently behind her was a similar shade of green hair to Silf’s.
It was Angelica!
Qin Chu’s maid.
The highest-ranking woman within the palace.
Even though she herself was just a maid and never positioned herself as the mistress, she was always very respectful towards Princess Antasia and Miss Violet, but everyone in the palace knew that she was Qin Chu’s most favored woman and would never be underestimated simply because of her status as a maid.
Before she and Aili moved into the palace, Catherine and Asina both warned her carefully to never offend Angelica, as it would result in troubleso consequences.
Thinking of this, despite looking down on a lowly maid, Silf still tried to show a smile as she nodded to Angelica as a way of greeting.
What made Silf feel even weirder was the inexplicable sense of closeness she felt towards Angelica. Could it be because they both had green hair?
But what really took Silf by surprise was that this re maid, upon seeing her gesture, just glanced at her with extre indifference, then, apparently uninterested, shifted her gaze away and didn’t engage with Silf at all, heading directly upstairs, seemingly to find Qin Chu.
Hiss...
As Silf was wiping her hair and cheeks, her body shuddered with a jolt. She’s just a lowly maid, what’s with the arrogance?
Do you think having the Hero’s favor makes you untouchable?
Just wait, the day will co when you fall from grace. When Qin Chu loses interest in you, let’s see what airs you can put on then.
With a fierce glare at Angelica’s retreating figure, she watched her move towards the stairs, likely going to see Qin Chu. That vile woman, probably going to engage in so filthy act again, this shaless maid obtained the Hero’s favor with her disgraceful body, didn’t she?
It’s only because I refuse to lose my purity to Qin Chu that a lowly maid like you has the chance to strut around.
Silf humd in her heart as she rembered Qin Chu’s words; she had chosen the least effective thod of treatnt. The other two thods... they would work a little better.
If she kept going like today, who knows when it would end. The prospect of a long, torturous ordeal also made Silf uncomfortable, and no one could guarantee that her condition wouldn’t suddenly worsen during this prolonged period.
Maybe she should try the second thod?
As long as her bottom line isn’t crossed, that should be fine, although she felt it was very dirty.
Silf watched Angelica disappearing around the corner of the stairwell, muttering to herself. Sothing about that maid felt off today.
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