165: Life and soul, transformation of mentality, miracle hand

Dead?! Guan Xiaoxiao is dead?! How could this be...

Watching the once radiant girl wither before him like a flower.

Jiang Yuan's expression was blank.

This isn't real.

It must be some kind of illusion...

No... it's not an illusion.

This is... reality.

“If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have been targeted by the Gambler, I killed her...”

“It was me...” the young man murmured, his golden pupils, which had blazed like ancient dragons even when facing the Deep Abyss Lord, were no longer dazzling, but dim and flickering like a candle flame about to go out in the deep night, on the verge of collapse.

His body trembled slightly, he stepped back, leaning against the wall, his eyes vacant, his once cold and stern handsome face showing a hint of paleness and fragility.

Since mastering power through the Awakening ceremony.

The young man had never shown such a fragile, helpless, and confused expression before.

He blamed himself for only focusing on getting stronger, and he also blamed himself for not being strong enough to sweep everything aside.

He thought he could control everything, but the result was like this...

“Hiss, hiss.” Wisp after wisp of cursed black energy floated up, forming black strange shadows that seemed to be mocking Jiang Yuan's incompetence.

Looking at the culprit who took Guan Xiaoxiao's life, Jiang Yuan's face showed a fierce look, and flames of rage flashed in his eyes.

“Die...”

“All of you, go to hell...!”

He clenched his fist, just as a God-Slaying Blast Fist filled with endless rage was about to strike.

Suddenly! A brilliant and dreamy green light shone before him.

Lilith's phantom appeared in front.

Jiang Yuan's fist stopped involuntarily, and he stared at this scene in astonishment.

“How could this be...”

Lilith's phantom smiled.

“My talent and life are related to the Soul. It was your power that triggered a miracle, allowing the consciousness I left on the badge to gradually grow and recover.”

The direction she pointed to was Jiang Yuan's chest, where the badge was worn, and also where Jiang Yuan's Kindling Power was burning fiercely.

“It's Kindling Power...?”

The phantom nodded.

“Do you believe in miracles?” Lilith's phantom voice spoke, her voice clear and pleasant.

Jiang Yuan nodded blankly.

The phantom smiled, walked to the front of the black shadow, extended her hand, and the dense green light dispelled the black shadow, revealing a transparent and slender figure.

Jiang Yuan slowly widened his eyes.

“Xiaoxiao...”

That was Guan Xiaoxiao's Soul!

In his rage just now, he had almost destroyed Guan Xiaoxiao's Soul with a single punch.

“Your enemies planned and calculated a lot, deliberately preserving her Soul, precisely because they wanted you to destroy your own heart with your own hands and walk the path of darkening. I was also corrupted like this before... But this time, they miscalculated.”

Lilith's phantom slowly said, releasing all her power, condensing Guan Xiaoxiao's Soul into a ball of light.

“You should know about the Mechanical Church, right? Their principle is to abandon the weak fleshly body and transfer the Soul and memories to a powerful mechanical body.”

“So even if the fleshly body is destroyed, as long as the Soul is still there and the memories exist, she still has a chance to be resurrected.”

Looking at the ball of light that flew before him.

A glimmer of light appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes, as if someone in darkness had seen the dawn, filled with surprise, excitement, and disbelief.

He carefully held up the ball of light.

Runes flickered on the back of his hand, and a large blue fish swam out, curiously circling the ball of light.

Wisp after wisp of blue light entered the ball of light.

Looking at the large blue fish, a hint of surprise appeared in Lilith's phantom's eyes.

“The aura of a divine body...”

Lilith's phantom took a deep look at the ball of light.

“Divine aura, life Origin, plus that mysterious power on you that can trigger miracles...”

“Perhaps after her Rebirth, she might reach a new Realm of life.”

“A new Realm of life? What do I need to do?”

“Find a container that can hold her Soul, and then she can recover quickly.”

Lilith's phantom said, and her figure began to slowly dissipate.

“This is truly the last time.”

“No matter what you encounter, please...”

“Never despair.”

The phantom completely dissipated, and the Lilith badge worn on Jiang Yuan's chest also seemed to lose all its power, shattering with a 'crack'.

A hint of complexity and melancholy flashed across Jiang Yuan's face, and he softly said, “Thank you.”

At the cost of losing an epic-level accessory.

Jiang Yuan saved Guan Xiaoxiao's Soul.

Or rather.

His own heart.

From extreme grief and rage to the surprising excitement of recovering what was lost.

Jiang Yuan's heart experienced great joy and sorrow, reaching a new level.

The Kindling Breathing Method, which was only a step away, also at this moment.

Completely completed its transformation.

The Kindling Power within the mysterious Domain surged a hundredfold!

【Ding! Your Kindling Breathing Method has reached the highest Realm, undergoing a transformation. Recovery +1000%, Damage Amplification +1000%, True Damage Effect +1000%, Purification Effect +1000%】

【You have obtained a special ability - Miracle Hand】

【Miracle Hand】: Consumes all Kindling Power to activate, with a 10% chance to trigger the desired miracle. It is a power that can manipulate all unreasonable forces, a true BUG ability.

Cooldown: 10 days.

When Guan Father and Guan Mother, whose faces had grown black spots, forcibly broke down the door and rushed in.

What they saw was the calm-faced young man bathed in the dim sunlight.

He held the ball of light in his hands, inexplicably emitting a divine radiance.

“Xiao, Brother Yuan? Is that you?”

Guan Father couldn't imagine that the thin young man from the past had changed so much, and he took a trembling step forward.

“Xiaoxiao, where is Xiaoxiao?”

Guan Mother looked around, her expression tense and fearful.

“She... is here.”

Jiang Yuan said, looking at the ball of light in his hand.

Guan Father and Guan Mother looked, and their hearts, which had been hanging, instantly died.

Guan Mother's legs went weak, and she knelt directly on the ground, covering her mouth and weeping bitterly.

“Xiaoxiao...”

Guan Father also burst into tears, clenched his fists, and trembled all over.

But Jiang Yuan's next sentence made the two of them suddenly raise their heads.

“Xiaoxiao, she's not dead yet.”

“I will bring her back to life, absolutely!”

Guan Mother asked with a trembling voice, “Re, really?”

“Resurrection... is it really possible?”

Guan Father's tone was also trembling, but his eyes held hope.

Jiang Yuan nodded, “This is her Soul and memories. As long as a suitable container is found, she can be resurrected.”

Hearing that Guan Xiaoxiao still had her Soul and memories, and a chance for resurrection, Guan Father and Guan Mother were instantly overjoyed and wept, willing to entrust all their hope to Jiang Yuan.

Only hoping that their daughter could return one day.

...After leaving the Guan family with Guan Xiaoxiao's Soul ball of light.

Jiang Yuan no longer looked at the myriad tragedies happening below the City.

He had already decided what to do.

No longer hesitant.

No longer confused.