Chapter 376: Connection

Chapter 376: Connection

Compared to that, the power of the River Styx was not much weaker than the Power of Fate, yet some of Zheng Yichen’s power had managed to produce a concealing effect. Even though the interference was very slight, the amount of energy he expended was also very little.

“What comes next is something you need to pay more attention to.” Irene glanced at Dan Marina as she said this. The significance of this action was not small, as it allowed them to more accurately determine the upper limits of Zheng Yichen’s abilities. Though there was still room for updating this understanding, many of the current methods for testing those limits were not suitable without the right opportunities.

After all, those testing methods would stir up many dangerous existences. Zheng Yichen’s current strength was still somewhat weak. There was no need for too high a requirement; being able to reach half the power of a Witch would be sufficient.

“Hey, hey, the world is so big. You really know how to give me trouble.” Dan Marina cried out with slight dissatisfaction. She was very good at finding people, but searching for a new existence without any extra traces across the entire world was like finding a needle in a haystack for others. For her, it was like feeling for a specific stone in a river. The difficulty wasn’t on the same level, but it was still not low.

“It will happen at the earliest two years from now. You have plenty of time,” Loris said.

“I know, I know,” Dan Marina nodded. A True Spirit was the seed of life. After falling into the River Styx, it would wash away all past traces, retaining only the part of its origin. This was what Zheng Yichen called reincarnation. Why did some people have good Talent while others had poor Talent? In other worlds, it might be due to different reasons.

But in this world, True Spirits that flowed into the River Styx and then flowed out again were also a major reason! A True Spirit flowing out again originally would not have any of its former traces. However, that particular True Spirit was somewhat special, so when it flowed out again, there was a high possibility it would retain some of its original characteristics from before it flowed in. This was the basis for the search.

Of course, that was a matter of several years later. A True Spirit that flowed into the River Styx would need to circulate within it for a period of time before flowing out again.

“Hmm… like this. It seems this isn’t too difficult either. Simply changing the method a bit actually allows one to touch things of another level. A magical method.” Zheng Yichen placed his hand on Lily’s forehead. The part of the True Spirit that Irene had forcibly concentrated scattered once again. This scattering was very messy, not uniform at all. As someone with a bit of a perfectionist streak, could Zheng Yichen tolerate this situation?

Of course he couldn’t… He simply gave it an average distribution. Uh, wait, that probably wasn’t suitable. It was better to concentrate it in the brain area. After thinking for a moment, Zheng Yichen changed his mind. Many of the vital points of the body were already things Lily could ignore. The head was still important. Concentrating the fragmented True Spirit here was better.

Following the method of operation provided by Irene, Zheng Yichen quickly completed this step. Those True Spirits were completely absorbed by the body. When Zheng Yichen tried to find them again using this method, they were completely gone. This was almost like the last bit of special trace originally belonging to Lily’s body had been erased.

Watching her eyes gradually regain their sparkle, Zheng Yichen let out a slight sigh of relief and crushed the Light Ribbons binding her. Lily, who had been kept still, suddenly sprang up and tightly hugged Zheng Yichen’s neck. “I was so scared… It was all dark just now, I couldn’t move my body, I couldn’t even feel myself… Everything seemed to have stopped. Is it alright now?”

“Mhm… it’s alright now.” Zheng Yichen patted Lily’s head. What was the feeling she just had? The feeling of having no Soul, of losing consciousness… it must have really been like death.

“There won’t be anything like this in the future either! Rest for a bit first.” Zheng Yichen stroked Lily’s head and placed her back on the bed. Lily reached out and pulled the bed sheet. Seeing he had no intention of leaving, she nodded gently. The feeling of sleeping… and this time, after falling asleep, she found herself having a very special dream.

She knew very clearly that she must be dreaming. In the dream, she saw a barren land. She stood by a river that divided this vast land into two. The water of the river showed a black color. This color likely came from the hue reflected from the very bottom of the river, making the dense array of bright spots flowing inside the river very prominent.

The flow of the entire river was not smooth; it was churning intensely at every moment, as if fiercely cleansing something. Some of the bright spots shattered in this turbulence, but more bright spots appeared again, only to shatter once more, repeating this cycle.

What place is this… Wanting to speak, Lily saw a spray of waves coming towards her. She instinctively dodged, and then her body suddenly felt empty as she woke from the dream. “Huh?”

She blinked her eyes in confusion and glanced around. Most of her body was now hanging off the side of the bed. If Zheng Yichen hadn’t reached out to catch her, her head would have hit the floor.

“Did you have a dream?” Zheng Yichen asked with some surprise. The commotion from this dream was a bit loud. A Corpse Puppet could still dream… after all, while the Soul was gone, brain activity still existed. However, such dreams were only ordinary dreams, without any prophetic nature.

In the Otherworld, for people with the Talent for Prophecy Art, as Dan Marina mentioned, there was a very small possibility of dreaming about special situations while sleeping—for example, that a great disaster was about to happen where they were. But even if they dreamed it, accuracy was one thing; the key was that such dreams wouldn’t be taken as true.

When it really happened, if you believed it, that person was also about to be done for. After all, being able to dream about it was basically tied to one’s own life and death. If it happened, then you were certainly doomed. However, Lily’s dream this time seemed a bit special. She was sleeping peacefully, yet she suddenly jumped up towards the edge of the bed. During the jump, she almost kicked his head.

Was it a nightmare?

“It was a bit of a strange dream.” Lily hesitated slightly and described what she had dreamed. After hearing her description, Zheng Yichen couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. The place she dreamed of was… the River Styx, right?

Vast, barren land… where exactly did the River Styx exist?

“It might be some after-effect from sending away your Soul,” Zheng Yichen comforted her. He thought that Lily having this dream was likely related to some of his actions. He had completely integrated the fragmented True Spirit in Lily’s body into her head, allowing her to fully absorb it. Because of this, a slight connection was formed with that False True Spirit that had already returned to the River Styx, which was then reflected in her dream.

This should be a good thing… Even though she still had no Soul and no Mental Energy, she had thus gained the “inspiration” that should come from that related aspect. The lack of this part still greatly affected her development. If a little could be made up for, it was ultimately good. He would ask the professional about it later.