201: Soul Gathering Bead

“Brother Lu, what are you doing?!”

Qu Hongxi was shocked, thinking Lu Ze was going to harm his sister. He walked closer, only to see his sister with white eyes, standing still, looking very strange.

The pearl Lu Ze was holding was the one he had won after his earlier competition with Qu Hongxi.

This pearl originally belonged to Qu Hongqing.

Lu Ze stared at Qu Hongqing, tentatively moving the pearl closer to her. She seemed to sense something, moving closer to Lu Ze’s direction, and began muttering, “Hehe, just give me the pearl, hehe.”

Before Qu Hongqing could touch the pearl, Lu Ze immediately pulled it back. Qu Hongqing’s muttering stopped, and her eyes even cleared up a bit. She looked at Lu Ze with a hint of confusion, seemingly not understanding what he was doing.

“Heh.”

Lu Ze chuckled softly, then turned to Qu Hongxi, “Brother Qu, I’d like to ask, how did your sister get this pearl?”

Qu Hongxi was stumped. After thinking for a long time, he said, “As long as I can remember, my sister has had this pearl. I don’t know how she got it.”

Lu Ze then looked at Qu Hongqing, “Do you remember where this thing came from?”

Qu Hongqing shook her head.

“Brother Lu, do you… know something?”

Qu Hongxi asked tentatively.

Lu Ze nodded, “More or less.”

“Then, if my sister really has two Souls in one body, can this state be resolved? People with two Souls in one body don’t live long, they don’t live past thirty. My sister is already twenty-two!”

“Of course, two Souls in one body can be resolved!”

Lu Ze said decisively, with great confidence.

“However, Brother Qu, when I do things, I charge a fee. You should know that there have been so many cases of two Souls in one body in this world, yet there are no records of a cure. This is a unique skill of mine. If I use it, it will consume a lot of my energy, and even my lifespan.”

The implication was that Qu Hongxi would have to pay a corresponding price for his help.

Qu Hongxi nodded repeatedly. Although the Qu Family had many members, his closest relatives, besides his parents, were only this sister.

Qu Hongxi had raised his sister since childhood. Their bond was incomparable to others. As long as it could save his sister’s life, he was willing to pay any price, no matter how great!

“Brother Lu, just name your price! I will not haggle!”

Lu Ze wasn’t sure what the Qu Family possessed, but he had already thought of his conditions.

“I can’t think of anything right now. How about this, you owe me one. If I need something in the future, or if I need you to do something for me, you just do it.”

“Good!”

Qu Hongxi immediately agreed, raising his right hand, with three fingers pointing to the sky, “I, Qu Hongxi, swear to the Heavenly Dao that Lu Ze saved my sister today, and I owe him a life. In the future, if Brother Lu has any requests, I will never refuse!”

Lu Ze smiled, “You agreed so readily, aren’t you afraid I’ll ask you to kill someone?”

Qu Hongxi looked directly at Lu Ze, his eyes firm, “As long as it’s not someone from my Qu Family, I won’t bat an eye at killing anyone. Even if it is someone from my Qu Family, you saved my sister, I owe you a life, and I will still help you kill them, then commit suicide to atone to my Family!”

Seeing Qu Hongxi’s demeanor, Lu Ze nodded, “Good.”

With that, Lu Ze helped Qu Hongqing sit cross-legged on the ground, and he sat opposite her.

“System, tell me your detection results.”

As soon as Xuan Yuan Dao Yi fainted, Lu Ze thought of the pearl’s effect on Qu Hongqing. After trying it out, he also had the System examine Qu Hongqing.

[System detection result: Qu Hongqing has two Souls in one body (not Innate)!]

Indeed!

A smile flashed in Lu Ze’s eyes.

[According to System detection, Qu Hongqing was not born with two Souls in one body. The other Soul currently in her body was formed Acquired and is related to the soul gathering pearl in the Host’s hand! Preliminary judgment is that the Soul of the soul gathering pearl continuously eroded Qu Hongqing’s Soul, accumulating over time and successfully invading Qu Hongqing’s body, forming a second Soul!]

[soul gathering pearl: Can collect Souls, nourish itself with Soul power, thereby increasing its own damage! Host, please note, this Spiritual Artifact was not forged by Humans! As a Human Race member, the Host cannot use it directly!]

Not forged by Humans?

“What race forged it?”

[Unknown!]

Lu Ze mentally reviewed the information he had just received, understanding most of it. He temporarily put aside the things he didn’t yet understand, preparing to focus on extracting Qu Hongqing’s second Soul first.

Originally, Lu Ze was going to directly kill Qu Hongqing’s second Soul, but now it was different. Lu Ze planned to subdue it.

As a Human Race member, Lu Ze couldn't use the soul gathering pearl directly, but this Soul could.

Lu Ze would just consider it as a powerful weapon for a subordinate he had subdued.

“Brother Qu, resolving Qu Hongqing’s two Souls in one body state will take some time. Please don’t let anyone disturb me.”

Qu Hongxi nodded heavily at these words, drew a heavy saber, and slammed it to the ground with a bang, “Don’t worry, whoever dares to disturb you will die!”

Lu Ze refocused his gaze on Qu Hongqing. Her eyes were clear, as if innocent.

But Lu Ze saw very clearly that the dark blue Soul within the current body was constantly stirring, seemingly desperately trying to occupy more areas within this body, in order to control it!

Lu Ze was not in a hurry. He simply mobilized his Spiritual Qi, enveloping both of them.

The dark blue Soul in that body fluctuated more intensely, crashing against all sides of the body. Qu Hongqing was also disturbed by this force, her brow furrowed, her vision swam, and her body began to sway.

Under the pressure of the other Soul, Qu Hongqing’s true Soul gradually began to lose ground. A feeling she had never experienced before rose within her body.

She seemed to understand something. Qu Hongqing, who was not fond of speaking, also opened her mouth just before she was about to faint, her voice extremely faint, “Save… save me.”

After uttering these three words, Qu Hongqing finally couldn't hold on and fell backward.

Lu Ze’s Spiritual Qi immediately surged forth, supporting her.

Qu Hongxi could only watch his sister and Lu Ze within a layer of impenetrable Spiritual Qi, feeling very anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He took a deep breath, determined to guard the safety of both of them!

Meanwhile, Xuan Yuan Dao Yi also woke up from her coma. Sitting in a corner, her face was incredibly pale, as if she had been dead for days.

She looked at everything before her and understood that Lu Ze had taken action.

However, she no longer cared whether Lu Ze could resolve this two Souls in one body state, which no one had ever resolved before.

She coughed twice, leaning against the wall, closing her eyes and carefully pondering the Qianji Divination from earlier.

Empty?

What exactly was empty?

Did it mean that this divination was an empty one, or did it have a deeper meaning?