"She won't turn into a chira if the source she absorbs originates from the sa person."
"Originated from the sa person?" Evan muttered, frowning as Anastasia's words triggered a mory.
He suddenly recalled the dream Valery had told him about.
'It seems my guess was correct…' He thought. He then explained to Anastasia the dream Valery had experienced—in which she saw a small girl (the Primordial Loli) being brutally beaten by a man—whom Evan suspected to be Azroth, who used a skill called Sever on her. (Chap—821)
When Anastasia heard Evan ntion the Primordial Loli, her expression showed a flicker of surprise for a mont.
'It seems a lot happened during the short ti he was away, and he even ca into contact with matters tied to the Origin Universe,' Anastasia thought.
She listened carefully as Evan explained Valery's dream in detail. When he finished, a look of realization crossed her face, and she nodded.
"I think you are right about Winterclaw and this girl being related to that little Primordial," Anastasia said. "The reason I said she is dying is because her source is too small to successfully help her reach Rank One."
"Can you explain in a way that I can actually understand?" Ashley interjected, her face full of confusion.
Evan, too, was perplexed by Anastasia's explanation. He understood her implication that Winterclaw and Valery were connected to the Primordial Loli, and he grasped why sources originating from the sa person would prevent Valery from turning into a chira.
However, he couldn't fully understand why Anastasia was so sure of this, nor what she ant by Valery's source being "too small."
Seeing their confused expressions, Anastasia pondered for a mont before finally speaking.
"From what this girl told you about her dream, it can be confird that the small girl she saw was definitely the Primordial Loli you spoke of. As for the person who fought her, that person was you," Anastasia said.
'It was Azroth, not ,' Evan thought irritably but chose not to interrupt and continued listening to Anastasia.
"The weapon shrouded in black aura that you used to fight that Primordial must have been the Halberd of Destruction. The reason Valery couldn't see its true form in her dream was because she wasn't strong enough to perceive it. The current Halberd of Destruction you have is just a replica, but the aura of destruction it emits when activated is still so powerful that it can threaten even high-level Core Evolvers." Anastasia paused for a mont and then continued.
"If the replica is capable of such destructive power, you can imagine how terrifying the true aura of destruction from the original Halberd of Destruction must be. Even though it was just a dream, if this girl had seen the true form of the Halberd with her ssy S-rank power, her soul would have been destroyed instantly."
Evan was stunned by Anastasia's words. But he suddenly recalled the first ti he had entered the closed world of the Dryads and seen the World Tree.
Upon seeing the World Tree, he had unlocked a mory of Azroth destroying the Universal Tree. The weapon Azroth had wielded in that mory, shrouded in black mist, was almost certainly the Halberd of Destruction.
At the ti, even though he had already beco a Rank One Core Evolver, the mory of seeing the Halberd of Destruction had made his mind buzz and nearly caused him ntal injury. (Chap—713)
'It seems she is right. The weapon shrouded in black mist that Valery saw in her dream must have been the Halberd of Destruction…' Evan thought. Then, recalling the Sever move Azroth had used on the Primordial Loli, everything began to fall into place, and he imdiately understood what Anastasia was trying to convey.
"Are you saying the Sever move Azroth used might be one of the techniques from the Soul Slayer War Arts that ca with the Halberd of Destruction and this technique directly targets a person's source?"
Anastasia smiled at his accurate deduction and nodded.
"Exactly. If my guess is correct, you—or rather, Azroth—used Sever to cut away a portion of that Primordial Loli's source. That severed piece of her source was later divided into two parts. One part gave birth to Winterclaw, while the other part gave birth to your friend here," Anastasia explained, then continued.
"Normally, it's impossible for soone with an incomplete source to survive. However, because the source that gave birth to Winterclaw and Valery belonged to a Primordial, they were able to live despite having incomplete sources. That said, the portion of the source Valery possesses is very small. While it's sufficient to support an S-rank or lower life form, it cannot sustain the existence of a creature beyond S-rank."
Anastasia gazed at the ice cocoon as she continued, "Since the Tree of Life evolved her core to Rank One, her life level has risen to a higher plane. Her small source can no longer sustain her existence, which is why I said she doesn't have much ti left to live. As for why her vitality is increasing instead of declining despite her dying state, it's because her source is on the verge of exploding. Right now, it's like a bomb, releasing all its vitality before it detonates."
A look of understanding flashed across Evan's face as he absorbed her words. He also rembered that Elysia had also ntioned Valery's evolution had failed because she was missing sothing—most likely her source.
Anastasia noticed the thoughtful expression on Evan's face and grew more serious.
"Now that we understand the situation, we have two choices," She said.
Evan turned his attention back to her, waiting for her to elaborate.
"First, we kill Winterclaw and help her absorb his source. But killing that cunning creature won't be easy. Moreover, we don't know what will happen once she absorbs his source. The mont she does, the severed piece of the Primordial's source will undergo a trendous transformation. There is also a chance that she might awaken so of the Primordial's mories and turn hostile toward us. After all, you were the one who severed her source in the first place."
Evan frowned deeply at her words but didn't respond, knowing she was right.
Seeing his troubled expression, Anastasia took a deep breath and continued.
"The second option… We kill this girl directly and erase all future problems."
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