My Maiden's Soul Was That Freaking Big, and Now It's Just Gone

"You didn't turn it off? Then how could this happen?!"

"Now we can't see what Su Yang is doing!"

Only then did everyone in the Soul-Reaping Bureau notice that the image on the electronic screen had frozen completely.

It had frozen at the exact moment Su Yang's hands touched the Maiden's Soul.

What Zhao Shengshen had just said was simply too shocking. The word "demigod" was enough to set their imaginations running wild.

On top of that, Su Yang had been reaching for the Maiden's Soul very slowly, so several seconds passed after the image froze before anyone noticed a problem with the electronic screen Lina had attached her ability to.

Zhao Shengshen frowned and set his wineglass on the table.

"Lina, are you sure you didn't withdraw the Sequence Ability you attached to this electronic screen?"

Lina's deep green eyes were also full of surprise. She raised her right hand above her head.

"Director, I swear to heaven, I absolutely did not!"

Hearing Lina's certain answer, Zhao Shengshen's heart sank.

This is bad. Nothing's happened to Su Yang, has it?

Given Su Yang's identity... nothing can happen to him!

Zhao Shengshen strode heavily over to the electronic screen Lina had enhanced with her Sequence Ability. After carefully sensing it for a moment,

the composure remaining on his face vanished completely, and his expression turned grave in an instant.

At that moment, Zhao Shengshen's entire bearing abruptly changed, returning to the imposing manner Su Yang had seen during the day.

"Lina's Sequence Ability is still on it. Some mysterious energy has interfered with it!"

"Something has happened on Su Yang's end!"

Zhao Shengshen turned and immediately spoke to Old Wang.

"Old Wang, hurry and send us back."

The balding middle-aged man Zhao Shengshen called "Old Wang" also knew how serious the situation was. As soon as Zhao Shengshen gave the order, he activated his Sequence Ability.

Seeing Old Wang activate his teleportation array, Zhao Shengshen immediately issued another order to the others around him.

"Everyone, prepare for battle. Although it's only a second-tier vengeful spirit, we aren't suited to fighting head-on. We must not let our guard down!"

"Yes!"

After a flash of white light, everyone from the Soul-Reaping Bureau vanished from the hall.

Back at the Soul-Reaping Bureau,

Zhao Shengshen spotted Su Yang sitting in the chair at a glance.

Su Yang's eyes were tightly shut, and his head hung low. His bangs hid his face, making it impossible to see his expression.

A long, pitch-black blade stood beside the chair.

Its blade was black as ink, its hilt cherry red, and wisps of black mist curled around it. There was no telling what the blade was made of.

Questions flashed through Zhao Shengshen's mind.

Where did this long blade come from?

Where's the Maiden's Soul? Why is there no sign of her?

But Zhao Shengshen knew this was no time to think about that. He rushed to Su Yang's side, gripped his shoulders with both hands, and shook him hard.

"Su Yang, Su Yang! Are you all right?"

"What just happened?"

Zhao Shengshen shook him for quite a while, but Su Yang did not respond.

He remained planted in the chair, his body stiff.

Just as Zhao Shengshen was about to call someone from the fourth Sequence over, Su Yang finally raised his head slowly.

In Su Yang's eyes, Zhao Shengshen saw deep resentment.

"Director, how could you all just leave me here alone and run off..."

"I've already slain the Maiden's Soul."

Whew! At least he's alive!

There are so many fourth Sequence Ability holders here! As long as he's still breathing, they can reattach his arms and legs even if they're severed!

Zhao Shengshen breathed a sigh of relief, but when he came back to his senses, the words that had drifted into his ears made him freeze.

Slain her?

It was not just Zhao Shengshen. Everyone from the Soul-Reaping Bureau present was stunned.

What did you say?

You just awakened your Sequence Ability, and you slew a second-tier vengeful spirit?

"Su Yang, you're saying you slew the Maiden's Soul?!"

"How is that possible?! Hadn't you still not awakened your Sequence Ability before? How could you..."

Seeing everyone's astonished, doubtful expressions, Su Yang spread his hands and said helplessly,

"I don't know what happened either. When my hands touched that monster, this blade suddenly appeared beside me."

"Then I... then I somehow swung it for no apparent reason, and the monster was slain."

Hearing Su Yang speak so casually, Zhao Shengshen's eyebrows twitched and his lips pressed tightly together.

He swung the blade lightly, and the Maiden's Soul was slain?

My Maiden's Soul was that freaking big, and now she's just gone??

Did you really just fucking awaken?

I know first Sequence Ability holders are fierce, but this is too ridiculous!

Zhao Shengshen's brain felt as though it had been coated in paste, leaving him unable to think.

He looked around at the others from the Soul-Reaping Bureau and found that they, too, looked as though they had been struck by lightning.

"N... no way?"

"Holy duck! Good brother, are you really that outrageous?"

The balding Old Wang habitually ran a hand over his bald pate and stared at Su Yang as if he were a monster.

Whether or not the people from the Soul-Reaping Bureau believed him, as Sequence Ability holders, they could indeed sense that the Maiden's Soul had vanished from this space.

Su Yang had been the only one here just now, and then there was that suddenly appearing ability that could interrupt Lina's Sequence Ability...

Everything pointed to the truth of what Su Yang had just said.

Su Yang, who had only just awakened his Sequence Ability, had slain the second-tier Maiden's Soul with a single slash!

A moment later, the blond, green-eyed Lina walked over to Zhao Shengshen and asked softly,

"Director, what do we do now? The Maiden's Soul is gone. How are we going to explain this to the higher-ups?"

Lina's voice was quiet, but everyone present heard her.

Her reminder jolted everyone present awake as if from a dream.

That's right! The Maiden's Soul is gone. The people at headquarters will definitely hold us responsible!

Thinking of how severely headquarters punished people...

Hiss! Everyone present shuddered.

What do we do?

What else can we do? Run!

The director will shoulder it anyway!

Director was the most dependable—that was the consensus of all the Sword Wielders and Sword Guardians in this region.

Yes, a consensus reached after countless punishments from their superiors.

"Um, Director, I just remembered I have something to take care of at home. I'll have to leave first."

"Ahaha, today's the day my dog gives birth! I completely forgot! Director, I have to go home and deliver her puppies now."

"Another day, after Director comes out of the little black room, we'll hold a banquet to celebrate for little brother Su Yang!"

"Don't take offense, little brother Su Yang. We'll meet again another day!"

Zhao Shengshen's head was as big as an ox's. What kind of mess was this?!

The Soul-Reaping Bureau had used the Maiden's Soul to awaken newcomers for many years, and now Su Yang had suddenly slain her.

This...

The main problem was that God had decreed the Maiden's Soul was to be used to awaken newcomers. Now things were bad!

The Maiden's Soul was a class C containment object of the Soul-Reaping Bureau, code name C-0188.

Seven hundred years ago, God had delivered an oracle: all who joined the Soul-Reaping Bureau had to be awakened by the Maiden's Soul.

Looking at Su Yang's utterly harmless expression, Zhao Shengshen let out a long sigh.

He waved a hand weakly at Su Yang.

"Su Yang, the matter of the Maiden's Soul is of vital importance. I have to report the situation to my superiors first... Don't worry. Just go home and get some rest. I'll take care of this."

"Old Wang, take Su Yang home first!"