Although the Nine Nether Underworld King Flower could heal even severe soul injuries, and could slowly fuse and restore a soul to its former state even if it had shattered into many pieces, that depended on all the soul fragments being gathered together. Only then would the soul be whole. If it was incomplete, the flower couldn't create a soul from nothing. What's more, even if it could create one from nothing, it probably wouldn't be the original soul.
When Lian Xin burned her soul, Ling Tian's strength had been low, and the seal hadn't been perfect. As a result, some soul fragments had been lost. In these circumstances, even the Nine Nether Underworld King Flower couldn't heal her, and Ling Tian felt despair closing in.
But just then, Poqiong gave him hope: the Lord of the Universe had surely collected Lian Xin's missing soul fragments. As long as Ling Tian could take all those fragments back, he'd have a chance to heal her.
After thinking it over, Ling Tian felt as if he'd grabbed his last lifeline. But soon he faced another problem: the Lord of the Universe wouldn't hand over those soul fragments so easily. He might have to trade his life for them—for instance, by letting the Lord of the Universe possess him. This was precisely what Poqiong had previously analyzed as the true reason the Lord of the Universe had sent them searching for various Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
If he could heal Lian Xin, Ling Tian was willing to trade his life for it. But he knew that if he did, Hua Min'er and the others, along with Lian Xin, might well fight the Lord of the Universe to the death. After taking possession of Ling Tian's body, the Lord of the Universe would surely regain