Muse felt a bit embarrassed, her thoughts transparent.
After all, it was Jie Luo’s Soul Fragnt, and for Muse, who greatly valued Jie Luo, there was comfort in keeping it close, not even entrusting it to Asina, another mber of the Hero Team.
But Asina made so sense; although Muse felt that the Soul Fragnt was truly Jie Luo’s—having sensed Jie Luo’s aura from it, it seed unlikely to be false.
But what if?
Moreover, the Soul Fragnt, crafted into a ring, was worn on that person’s finger; who knew if the ring had sustained any damage during the process?
Considering this, letting Asina check it first seed reasonable.
Although she disliked Asina, Muse knew well Asina’s deep affection for Jie Luo and wouldn’t betray him. After so thought, Muse handed the ring to Asina.
As Asina took the ring, she also heaved a deep sigh.
Her heart still wasn’t ruthless enough.
Jie Luo’s Residual Soul had already revived within Qin Chu’s body, and within the Hero Team, there was once a traitor who had betrayed Jie Luo. Muse was also a suspect.
Asina had to hand over this Soul Fragnt to Qin Chu to hasten the recovery of Jie Luo’s Residual Soul.
Though killing Muse was undoubtedly the best way to cover up the truth, Asina decided to think of another plan... Muttering to herself, she pondered how to deceive Muse.
At the sa ti, Asina allowed her consciousness to seep into the Soul Fragnt...
Partly to check for any damage to the Soul Fragnt; partly, Asina wished to et the real Jie Luo.
She hadn’t thought about this before, but once she had the Soul Fragnt of Jie Luo, the idea grew irresistibly strong.
Though the soul was reviving, it still bore the appearance of Qin Chu. Initially, it was bearable, but now, Asina’s internal resistance was growing stronger, always feeling sowhat uncomfortable.
Her lips curled into a smile; if she could draw out the Remnant Soul from the Soul Fragnt, that would be ideal—after all, that was Jie Luo, devoid of any impurity.
Asina believed that once she saw the real, pure Jie Luo again, her feelings would stabilize and not be as confused as before.
But gradually, Asina’s expression changed.
Her fingers started to tremble, her cheeks turning deathly pale, almost the sa color as the surrounding snow.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her breathing beca heavy and labored.
Especially those beautiful eyes, filled with intense shock and un-dissipating terror.
Seeing Asina’s state made Muse uneasy; what was happening, and why was this woman reacting like this?
Could there be sothing wrong with this Soul Fragnt?
Muse panicked and quickly stepped forward, wanting to grasp Asina’s hand to understand what was going on.
But even in a state of extre shock, Asina instinctively reacted and floated back several ters, evading Muse’s grasp.
"Asina, what exactly happened?" Muse asked, suppressing his voice, his mood growing increasingly agitated.
He wasn’t a Magician and couldn’t sense anything unusual about the Soul Fragnt; this ignorance was deeply frustrating.
Asina’s lips trembled, and she opened her eyes in a daze, her chestnut pupils empty: "This Soul Fragnt... it’s empty, there’s nothing inside."
Muse was still sowhat confused: "Empty?"
"A Soul Fragnt normally contains a residual soul," Asina, fighting the urge to shudder, explained in a voice filled with astonishnt and fear: "But this Soul Fragnt is just a shell, there’s nothing inside..."
"Why would that be? Clearly, Qin Chu..."
Buzz...
Just as she uttered the words "Qin Chu", Asina’s body violently shook, nearly collapsing.
Qin Chu... Qin Chu... Qin Chu...
Why?
Why does the Soul Fragnt in Qin Chu’s possession contain a Residual Soul, one that could even awaken and enter Qin Chu’s body?
While her own Soul Fragnt is completely empty? Nothing at all?
This Soul Fragnt was no different from an ordinary stone.
In an instant, a multitude of thoughts flooded Asina’s mind, a tangle of complex threads knotting together, nearly driving her to despair.
No... this couldn’t be.
All Soul Fragnts should be the sa, it’s not possible so contain a Residual Soul and others don’t.
It’s even less likely that the only Soul Fragnt containing a Residual Soul just happened to end up with Qin Chu.
If even the Soul Fragnt in Qin Chu’s possession lacked a Residual Soul then...
Asina’s eyes widened shockingly, a most despairing thought beginning to take root in her heart... Could it be that, from the beginning to the end, it was all Qin Chu deceiving her?
Was everything a lie?
Was there really no Jie Luo?
Had there only ever been Qin Chu?
Then what was all her submission to Qin Chu for, her painstaking effort to please him, like a shaless woman in a brothel, all for what?
Though she was surrounded by a shield made of flas, Asina felt an icy coldness penetrating her heart.
She felt her body about to freeze, her hands holding her shoulders as she slowly crouched down, her quivering lips emitting a cry of despair...
There was nothing more painful and despairing for Asina than this.
She had given everything, hoping to quickly resurrect Jie Luo, but now it appeared that everything might have been just a deception?
Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh...
The sound of agony echoed through the icy snowscape.
Phew...
Asina could no longer hold back, and with a cry, she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, staining the vast expanse of snow in front of her as vivid as plum blossoms.
Her heart felt as though it had been pierced at that mont.
No... not necessarily.
Confused and on the verge of collapse, Asina desperately searched her mind for a reason.
Perhaps she was just overthinking it.
About the soul, she was not particularly knowledgeable; after a soul was shattered, it was normal for the soul fragnts to be empty inside, especially after so much ti had passed, and the soul had diminished.
After all, this fragnt was so small, it was not strange for the residual soul within to dissipate on its own.
The soul fragnt in Qin Chu’s hands was much larger and housed more residual souls, which is why it had persisted until now and had not completely vanished.
It must be so, all this might just be a coincidence.
Asina kept searching her mind for reasons and excuses, hoping to soothe the fear in her chest.
But the doubts in her heart beca stronger and more terrifying.
Muse’s expression darkened to the utmost; Asina’s reaction was not feigned. From this woman’s deanor, Muse could feel that although they brought back Jie Luo’s Soul Fragnt, sothing terribly wrong had also occurred.
However, being only half-inford made Muse feel exceptionally uncomfortable; he wanted to know the whole truth, not just be in the dark like now.
"Damn it, Asina, what exactly happened? Tell everything!" Muse roared restlessly, preparing to rush forward and grab Asina’s shoulders, forcing her to reveal everything.
But at that mont, Asina suddenly raised her head, her gaze swiftly scanning the surroundings.
Weird voices began echoing around Asina.
The voices sounded like countless tiny insects wriggling on the ground, rustling.
"Who? Who is there?" Asina demanded sharply.
There was no response.
Muse stopped in his tracks and looked oddly at Asina.
Could this woman have been so ntally affected by the shock that she began to break down?
After all, besides the two of them, there clearly was no one else around.
Rustling...
The strange voices continued.
The voices kept echoing beside Asina’s ear, even making her ears itch sowhat.
Finally, from the weird voices, Asina distinguished so words:
"Poor soul..."
"Do you desire the power to eternally corrupt and consu all?"
This voice made Asina even more irritated; she tightly gripped her Magic Wand, waving it erratically as surging Magic Power inside her threatened to unleash a Super Order Magic at any mont, completely annihilating the area.
"Who, who is there, co out!" Asina scread.
She was struggling against the impact of those weird voices.
The madness in her deanor even frightened Muse, who instinctively took a step back.
Just then, light footsteps ca from behind a cedar tree.
Four figures walked out from behind.
A man and three won.
The man was tall and handso.
A faint smile played on his lips.
The first woman was dressed in a long black gown, her black stockings under the gown matching her long black hair that fell to her hips, her complexion pale as snow. Her beautifully shaped Jade foot was enveloped in the stocking, her body as light as a feather, floating above the snow.
This woman looked remarkably good in stockings, her black eyes full of pity yet tinged with aloofness.
Another woman wore a long ice-blue dress that seed to blend completely with the surrounding snow, her cheeks as delicately sculpted as ice.
The last woman, similar in deanor to the woman next to her—cold and elegant—had ice-blue hair fluttering in the cold wind, her slender legs holding up her graceful body, white boots leaving a trail of footsteps in the snow.
These three won were none other than the Daughter of Death, Ireta, the Snow Woman Helois, and Antasia, Princess of the Ice Duchy.
Muse instinctively tightened his grip on his Battle Axe, his crimson eyes filled with decay fixating on the four figures before him, ultimately focusing on Qin Chu.
On this smiling man, Muse felt a strong threat.
This man had co to kill him... and possibly Asina too.
He was smiling, yet not concealing his murderous intent.
anwhile, Asina’s body stiffened the mont those four—no, more precisely, that man—appeared, frozen in place.
It was as if she had beco a beautiful doll.
Suppressing the urge to cough violently, Muse’s eyes widened as he stared at the man: "Who are you? What are you scheming with all this sneaking around?"
The man did not answer; he just smiled helplessly for a mont, his gaze shifting with so astonishnt to Muse as if he had not expected Muse to look like this now.
Soon after, his gaze moved to Asina, his helpless expression deepening.
After a long while, the man sighed:
"You actually noticed ?"
"Asina, you really are clever, but sotis, being too clever isn’t necessarily a good thing..."
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