There were only two situations in which Iola's Core would break its soul binding: either its owner was killed and his soul dissipated, or the owner voluntarily abandoned it.
Kailstone had broken the binding without being killed, so clearly it was the second possibility.
But how was that possible?
Pallas Floating City was the most important thing in Kailstone's life. He had invested countless resources and fortunes into it, and it was also the foundation for his comeback. How could he have voluntarily abandoned it?
Unless...
Rayne quickly thought of a possibility. Unless there was something more important than Pallas Floating City, something that had forced Kailstone to give it up.
What could be more important than this in the world? There was only one answer, and it was obvious.
His life!
Before heading to Fubeideng Square, Kailstone had already foreseen his inevitable death. But he had devised a scheme to deceive the heavens and cross the sea, trying to fool his own eyes into believing that he had really died. This plan had one flaw: Pallas Floating City.
If the real Kailstone had not died, Iola's Core would still be under his control.
So he had to voluntarily break the binding.
This feigned-death escape plan had been nearly flawless. If Rayne had not been sufficiently cautious and had not sent Reslin into the control room immediately after Kailstone left the Floating City, he would never have noticed anything wrong. Even now, he might still have been kept in the dark, believing that Kailstone had truly died.
"How did he do it?" Rayne frowned.
The Kailstone killed in Fubeideng Square that day had undoubtedly been the real one!
The Soul Eye had confirmed it countless times. His body had been destroyed three times in succession, and after his soul detached,