Mr. Kainiu, the great dramatist, probably thought his last shred of pride and his final trump card were incredibly well hidden. He never imagined that every move he made was still within Yu Lian's calculations.
After all, counting the first time, back at the Enlighteners' ruins, Yu Lian had teamed up with "Ash" to fight Kainiu three times in his previous life. Even Kainiu himself probably didn't understand his own nature as well as this great enemy who had driven him to the brink.
Of course, it had to be said that each time, Kainiu had been weaker than before. The full story was a rather tragic one!
In fact, just as the snakehead turned his head, preparing to kill himself, Yu Lian had already made all the necessary preparations.
In the real world, governed by physical laws, information naturally traveled at the speed of light. But Yu Lian's "cosmic perception" could capture the presence of any planet or life-form across the vast, boundless reaches of space. It was a supernatural ability that surpassed the speed of light and couldn't be explained by any existing scientific theory.
As long as he was prepared, the flow of information from the other man's soul core could flee in any direction it liked—it would never escape Yu Lian's perception.
Yu Lian still thought it was a bit of a pity. Deprived of the protection of psychic power, the soul core really was nothing more than a wisp of information, so faint that even the most precise instruments could barely detect it. It was extremely difficult to intercept. If only he were one or two rings stronger, he might be able to wave a hand and snuff out that wisp of information like swatting a fly.
...But if he really were one or two