Chapter 374: The Process Needs Your Assistance

Chapter 374: The Process Needs Your Assistance

The Undying Witch had a very special recovery ability. Injuries that would take others years or even decades to recover from, she could heal in just over ten days or even a few days. The most severe injury she ever suffered, one that could have completely killed a Witch not skilled in recovery multiple times, only caused her to disappear and sleep for a long time. One could imagine how tough her life force was.

One should not doubt whether injuries that could persist for decades without healing were possible. Loris’s Power of Annihilation, even if just a wisp of its aura invaded an ordinary Professional’s body, could achieve such an effect, provided the target could last that long.

“Use the Pseudo Divine Power in this way.” The hidden Irene walked out and pointed at the Magic Weapon Summoning Book beside Zheng Yichen, explaining a method of using power . It was very simple; Zheng Yichen understood it after hearing it once. The main effect of this method was to eliminate the residual power traces nearby, the aura of the Witch’s Power.

After returning to the residence in Kaja, Lily was still in a state of panic. It seemed that as long as that soul was nearby, she would remain in this state. Only after Irene took that soul away did she calm down a bit, her eyes welling up with tears: “I was so scared…”

“Uh… how should I put this?” Zheng Yichen was very conflicted. The soul’s return should have been a good thing, but in Lily’s case, it directly became something that seemed to threaten her very life—no, she was already ‘lifeless.’

“It’s a replacement.” While Zheng Yichen was still puzzled, Dan Marina explained. She did not know much about matters of the soul, but Witches were living encyclopedias with vast experience. Not knowing much did not mean knowing nothing at all: “I observed the completeness of that soul; it was almost undamaged.”

“Wait, can a harvested soul be restored?”

“Others cannot, but the Undying Witch can. However, that True Spirit… hmm, that’s a good term.” The term “True Spirit” was summarized by Zheng Yichen’s side. After Dan Marina learned about it, she found it quite suitable for description: “Her True Spirit must have been destroyed at the very beginning. The Undying Witch definitely would not have anticipated that at the time. But with her abilities, she could create a brand new one afterward. Although it’s false and has no possibility of returning to the River Styx, apart from that, it’s not much different from a real one. It just obviously wouldn’t be the original, yet it could still produce the intended effect.”

“Not entirely correct.” While Dan Marina was explaining, Irene walked into the room: “Although the Corpse Puppet’s True Spirit was destroyed, it was destroyed within a living body. Therefore, part of the True Spirit did not completely disappear but thoroughly merged with the body. When the body dies, it truly dissipates.”

“So, is that soul real or fake, after all?”

“Relatively speaking, it’s real; it is her soul.” Irene glanced at Zheng Yichen: “To become completely real, that soul just needs to truly return to her body. Then, the False True Spirit crafted within the soul could rely on the portion of the dissipated True Spirit merged into her body to transform into a real one. Thus, she would be truly resurrected. Although her physique would still be that of a Corpse Puppet, after death, she could return to the River Styx instead of completely losing all traces of her existence in this world.”

“Of course, the consequence of doing this would be as Dan Marina said: the current her would be replaced. Because she has no soul, upon encountering her original soul, she would be unable to offer any resistance. She would still retain her memories, but afterward, she would no longer be the her of now.”

“Meaning the current Lily would die…?” Zheng Yichen rubbed his head. No wonder Lily panicked so much: “Can the Undying Witch create many such souls?”

“No, only this one. I observed it; that soul has no damage or replacement parts. So, the Undying Witch cannot create new souls out of thin air. That Corpse Puppet has already escaped her control. The conditions for soul tracking are extremely stringent; she wouldn’t cut corners in that aspect.” Irene did not mention that none of them had expected the Undying Witch to have such a contingency prepared with the Corpse Puppet.

This preparation outright thwarted anyone who had designs on the Corpse Puppet. Think about it: even if someone managed to create something using the Corpse Puppet made by the Undying Witch, even if they could remove all parts of the Corpse Puppet’s body under the Undying Witch’s control, she still had another backdoor. No matter what one did, in the end, it would become her gain.

“What do you plan to do?”

“I’m a bit conflicted. It’s relatively real, not completely real, although that already makes it easier for me to decide, but…” He scratched his head. But relatively real is not fake. Although the current Lily has a future, it doesn’t mean she truly has a future. After death, there would be no trace of her left in this world. Could that be called a future? People in this world are willing to sacrifice their lives for many reasons, daring to risk everything, and it’s still like that because the River Styx truly exists. Death could also be seen as a new beginning.

“Then there are other ways to resolve this.” A strange glint flashed in Irene’s eyes: “By extracting a small portion of the shattered True Spirit scattered within her body, some other operations become possible.”

“Hmm? Tell me more?” Zheng Yichen asked with interest, not noticing Dan Marina’s somewhat surprised expression and Loris’s slightly pensive look.

“A False True Spirit and a real True Spirit have no significant difference; it’s like one is legal and the other is illegal. That’s why it cannot be recognized by the River Styx. But if a genuine True Spirit merges into it, that can be avoided.”

“Whoa, is it that simple? I haven’t studied much; don’t trick me.” Zheng Yichen blinked in astonishment. Although he hadn’t delved too deeply into Magic-related matters, that didn’t mean he was a fool… “If that’s really possible, wouldn’t this world be thrown into chaos?”

“…First, there are very few who can create False True Spirits; the Undying Witch is the foremost; others can be ignored. Second, creating such a True Spirit isn’t easy. If there wasn’t a need, the Undying Witch probably wouldn’t idly make one. Lastly, with the existence of an original True Spirit, who would go to the trouble of making such an existence? Just for one lucky Corpse Puppet?”

That Lily encountered Zheng Yichen was truly lucky.

“Well, if that’s the case, then we can give it a try.” Zheng Yichen thought for a moment and said. Choosing between the two, Zheng Yichen could make a decision, but he would still be conflicted for a while. Now that there’s a better way, is there even a choice? Even if it’s a bit more troublesome.

“Hmm, the process requires some of your assistance.”

“Huh?!”