Published: March 2, 2025
Wen Yu twitched his nose, feeling the concentration of demonic energy here far surpassing that of the outside world. He then slowly closed his eyes, fully activating his soul perception.
After a while, Wen Yu's lips moved: "You just said that Bai eliminated twenty-two demonic creatures here, right?"
"Correct!" The one-eyed figure nodded in response.
"Tsk tsk, that old man has quite the skill. This area can only sense a fragmented Soul Mark; his ability is very strong, completely devouring both body and soul without leaving a trace..." Wen Yu sighed and opened his eyes. He then moved his feet and walked directly to a spot where blood was splattered.
"This is the only place where a soul remains; Zhang Shaojie died right here."
As he said this, Wen Yu formed a faint smile and turned to look at the anxious Alcagas.
"Now, let’s see what happened during the time you weren't by Ye Nan's side..."
Zhang Shaojie was inexplicably tricked to death, and while the one-eyed figure was indeed shocked, he was not the one most affected by the shock.
When Wen Yu described the incident to Alcagas, the latter's expression changed color as if he had stepped into a dyeing workshop...
He simply could not understand why Ye Nan would set Zhang Shaojie up to die—Ye Nan had treated both Zhang Shaojie and Alcagas like brothers, not saying that they had an unbreakable bond, but at least they had no barriers. In other words, they shared both joys and hardships...
So much so that Zhang Shaojie and Alcagas even forgot they were "contracted individuals."
However, "contracted individuals" meant they had no freedom or independent personality! Just like this incident, when Ye Nan ordered Zhang Shaojie to step into a trap, Zhang Shaojie had no ability to refuse.
So, if Ye Nan could trick Zhang Shaojie into death, could he also trick Alcagas in the same manner?
That was hard to say...
At this moment, Alcagas looked at Wen Yu with a nervous heart.
He saw Wen Yu's right hand flickering with light, and dots of soul light rapidly gathered from the area of spilled blood, then disappeared into Wen Yu's right hand.
Then, Wen Yu slowly closed his eyes.
...
The fragmented soul transformed into Creation Energy, and the memories contained within were extracted by Wen Yu.
The entire process took only a few seconds, and Zhang Shaojie's life memories were fully displayed before Wen Yu's eyes.
It was as if watching a movie; the significant events and trivial matters of Zhang Shaojie's life flowed rapidly through Wen Yu's mind, yet as the images flickered in his head, Wen Yu slowly tightened his brows.
"There's nothing..."
"What?"
Upon hearing Wen Yu's mumbling, Alcagas stepped forward nervously and whispered.
"I said there's nothing; in Zhang Shaojie's memories, there's no clue as to why Ye Nan wanted to harm him. In other words, he knew nothing... He didn't even know why Bai went to the Demon Realm."
After saying this, Wen Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the remaining memory fragments were completely digested by the soul creation technique, transforming into pure Creation Energy.
Wen Yu then turned to Alcagas.
"To be sold without knowing the reason—was this guy always this foolish?"
Alcagas immediately pursed his lips, paused for a moment, and let out a light sigh.
"Can't blame him; he trusted Ye Nan even more than I did. Alas, what a pity..."
Rabbit dies, fox grieves; regarding this, Alcagas felt even more deeply than the one-eyed figure!
"However, I can guess why Bai and Ye Nan went to the Demon Realm, and I can also guess why Ye Nan wanted to trick Zhang Shaojie."
Wen Yu's words instantly made Alcagas lift his head from his moment of contemplation.
Wen Yu slowly walked a short distance ahead—where the Rift Device had originally been placed—then looked up at the space less than a meter above, casually asking, "By the way, you mentioned that Ye Nan was only at level four when he contracted you, right?"
"Correct!"
"And what level are you?"
"Peak level five; though my body was destroyed by toxins, my level is indeed at peak level five."