Lu Chen froze for a moment.
Yun Qingyue said seriously, "I mean it. That mark is only attached to your flesh and blood; it hasn't invaded your bones or divine soul yet. If we cut it out now and use the Life Creation Spring to regrow the flesh, it should disappear."
Lu Chen fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "What if it has already invaded my divine soul?"
Yun Qingyue's expression changed.
Lu Chen said, "When that remnant soul attacked me in the ancient tomb, part of it entered my body. Yun Qingyue suppressed it with essence blood, but it was only suppression. It has been lying dormant inside me, from flesh and blood to meridians, from meridians to bones, and now..."
He did not continue.
Yun Qingyue's face turned pale.
She understood what Lu Chen meant.
That wisp of remnant soul was no longer merely attached to the flesh of his right shoulder. It had invaded the depths of his body. Even if they carved away his entire right shoulder, it would be useless.
Because it had already merged with his body, becoming one with it.
"Then what do we do?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Lu Chen looked at her and suddenly smiled.
The smile was faint, yet it carried a calm he had never possessed before.
"No rush," he said. "It's still very weak right now; it can't stir up much trouble. Once I break through to the middle stage of Longevity and deduce the fourth level of the Godslayer Art, I'll have a way to deal with it."
Yun Qingyue looked at him, her eyes full of worry, but she also knew he was telling the truth.
For now, this was the only way.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the unease in