By this point, after decades of struggle, 99% of Jin Qianxi's soul had been worn away by the power that had originated in ancient times.
Perhaps she could no longer think normally. Perhaps she had lost all her memories and no longer remembered the identity of "Jin Qianxi."
Only one final obsession remained.
The memory that, as a human being, there were things she had been born to love and protect.
This obsession helped the remnant of Jin Qianxi's soul transform into a "heroic spirit" and surge toward Meng Chao and Lü Siya.
It gently enveloped them, nourishing the defenses of their hearts, riddled with holes and scars. Behind them, it transformed into a pair of blazing wings, carrying them into the air and toward the crack blazing with boundless light.
"She wants to help us escape!"
Lü Siya was shocked and delighted. "Jin Qianxi's unyielding will has become a heroic spirit. She wants to see us off on our final stretch!"
"That's right. Senior Jin has become a heroic spirit..."
Meng Chao closed his eyes, and scorching crystals glimmered at their depths.
Compared with Lü Siya, his way of thinking was closer to Jin Qianxi's.
The resonance between his soul and Jin Qianxi's grew ever more intense.
Bathed in Jin Qianxi's Heroic Spirit Fire, Meng Chao instantly received an astronomical amount of information in a way no words could describe.
They were all memories from Jin Qianxi's decades of struggle—memories of her falling under the Monster Mastermind's control in the form of "incomplete brain tissue," yet still refusing to yield as she fought the enemy with wits and courage.
The last time he had communicated deeply with the "microbrain," Meng Chao had received memory fragments that the Monster Mastermind had altered, edited, and partially concealed.
This time, however, he