Published: December 11, 2025
Wen Yu twitched his nose, sensing the concentration of demonic energy here was far higher than outside. Then he slowly closed his eyes and activated his soul perception fully.
After a while, Wen Yu's lips moved: "You said just now that Bai took out twenty-two demonic creatures here, right?"
"Yes!" The one-eyed man nodded with a dog head.
"Tsk tsk, the old guy’s skills aren’t bad. This space only shows a fragmented Soul Mark, but his skill is very strong. The body and soul were completely devoured, not even a scrap left..."
Wen Yu sighed as he opened his eyes, then moved his steps directly to a place stained with blood.
"This is the only spot with lingering soul residue. Zhang Shaojie died right here."
At this, Wen Yu drew a faint smile and turned to look at the anxious Arcade.
"Then, let’s see what actually happened during the time you weren’t by Ye Nan’s side..."
...
Zhang Shaojie was inexplicably killed, and the one-eyed man was indeed shocked, but he wasn’t the most affected.
When Wen Yu narrated the event to Arcade, Arcade’s expression was like a dye workshop exploded—bursting with a chaotic mix of emotions.
No matter what, he couldn’t understand why Ye Nan would kill Zhang Shaojie—Ye Nan always treated Zhang and Arcade like brothers. They didn’t discuss everything, but there was no barrier between them. In other words, they shared joys and sorrows like good brothers...
So good that Zhang and Arcade even forgot they were "contracted ones."
But "contracted ones" are just that—without freedom or independent personality! Just like this time, when Ye Nan ordered Zhang Shaojie to step on a trap, Zhang had no ability to refuse.
So if Ye Nan could kill Zhang Shaojie, would he also do the same to Arcade?
That was really hard to say...
At this moment, Arcade looked at Wen Yu with a nervous heart.
Wen Yu’s right hand flickered with light, and little points of soul light rapidly gathered from the blood-soaked ground, then disappeared into Wen Yu’s right hand.
Then Wen Yu slowly closed his eyes.
...
The fragmented soul transformed into Creation Energy, and then Wen Yu extracted the memories contained within.
The entire process took only a few seconds, and Zhang Shaojie’s life memories fully floated before Wen Yu’s eyes.
It was like watching a movie—everything big and small from Zhang’s life quickly flowed through Wen Yu’s mind. As the images flickered, Wen Yu slowly furrowed his brows.
"There’s nothing..."
"What?"
Hearing Wen Yu’s murmur, Arcade nervously stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"I said there’s nothing. In Zhang Shaojie's memories, there’s no clue why Ye Nan wanted to harm him. In other words, he knows nothing... He doesn’t even know why Bai went to the Demon Realm."
After saying this, Wen Yu slowly opened his eyes. The remaining memory fragments were digested by the soul creation technique, completely transformed into pure Creation Energy.
Then Wen Yu looked at Arcade.
"To be sold out without knowing why... Has this guy always been this foolish?"
Arcade pursed his lips tightly, then sighed softly after a while.
"It’s not his fault. He trusts Ye Nan more than I do. Ah, what a pity..."
When the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; in this, Arcade's sorrow was even deeper than the one-eyed man's.
"But I can guess why Bai and Ye Nan went to the Demon Realm, and I can guess why Ye Nan wanted to kill Zhang Shaojie."
Wen Yu’s words immediately made the contemplative Arcade raise his head.
Wen Yu slowly walked a short distance ahead—that was where the Rift Device was originally placed—then looked up about a meter above and asked in a gentle tone: "By the way, you said before that when Ye Nan contracted you, he was only level four, right?"
"Yes!"
"And you?"
"Peak level five. Though my body was destroyed by poison, my level was indeed peak five."
"That makes sense."
Wen Yu pondered for a moment, then continued: "Ye Nan’s profession is somewhat similar to a soul master, but actually, there are big differences in some areas. For example, soul masters have soul realm space, which allows them to pull soul pets back into that space regardless of obstacles to avoid overwhelming danger. But Ye Nan’s profession, in my opinion, is strongest in ignoring level differences when it comes to contract powers."