The phantom naturally had not failed to understand Fu Qingqing's meaningful glance. She still chose to speak frankly only because she felt that lies would not have their intended effect on someone like Lu Feng. They might even backfire and make the situation worse.
Although she had not known Lu Feng for long, she carried a strange feeling in her heart: Lu Feng and Sword Obsessed Ouye were the same kind of people. Deception and threats were exceedingly dangerous methods to use against such people.
That was why she had been unwilling to play along with Fu Qingqing's hint.
In truth, without knowing the details of the conversation between the two, she had not known how to play along anyway.
After a moment of silence, holding on to his last shred of hope, Lu Feng asked, "Was it Jun Zi Shuo, or the two Soul Gouging Lords beside him, who turned Old Book into a Soul Spirit?"
The phantom replied, "It was Mo Renyue, the woman who used the Ice Soul Restraining Mirror earlier."
Lu Feng's face darkened as he continued, "After that person died..."
Before he could finish, the phantom shook her head and cut him off. "She has not died. Her final source of soul power was gathered and merged by Mo Renshan, then separated out before his self-sacrifice and fused into the Soul Collection Vessel. Jun Zi Shuo ultimately took it away. It will most likely become his Soul Spirit."
"Accordingly, the Soul Spirit contract she placed upon your teacher will also pass into Jun Zi Shuo's hands. If you want to undo it, you can only beg him to do so, or annihilate him—body and soul alike."
Lu Feng's expression darkened further, indescribable wrath filling his heart. "If that Soul Spirit contract can be undone, is