Electrolux's Suspicion

Chapter: Electrolux's Suspicion

A seemingly warm light shone into the boundless darkness before her eyes.

Wang Dong opened her eyes and once again saw the fairyland wreathed in golden mist, along with the man with water-blue long hair.

"The development of the mortal realm is truly something to sigh at."

A second ago, this person had been speaking to the woman with a scorpion braid beside him, but once the woman left, his tone shifted:

"Soul Tools have replaced the status of my Tang Sect; the Sun Moon Empire, as the culprit, has already invited its own destruction. It is only a pity that the God of Destruction keeps watch day and night, leaving me truly unable to spare a hand."

"If I were to have my daughter descend to the mortal realm to contact that new star, she would inevitably come into contact with this thing... Tsk! No, my Tang family's daughter can naturally only learn the Tang Sect Hidden Weapon Techniques."

"What should be done... Xiao Qi."

Suddenly, the man with water-blue long hair, who had been facing away from Wang Dong the entire time, turned around. A pair of eyes as deep and bottomless as the sea locked onto Wang Dong—

"Tell me, what should be done?"

"Don't!"

Wang Dong exclaimed as she sat up from the bed. The man and the fairyland had both vanished; before her were only curtains filtering in threads of sunlight and pale walls.

This is... the academy infirmary.

"How long has this been going on?" This was the voice of Xiao Hongchen.

"I've seen it twice before, but it's never been this severe." This was Huo Yuhao speaking.

"Do the teachers not know the source of the problem either?" This was Chi Qiu.

Hearing the voices of her familiar companions, Wang Dong finally felt the sensation of being alive again. In that dream of hers, it seemed no one could help her, and no one stood on her side, which made her feel terrified and suffocated.

"The teachers have already given her a comprehensive examination." Xiao Hongchen handed the report to Huo Yuhao and Chi Qiu. "This... junior's body is perfectly fine. The underlying illness you discussed does not exist, and there are no issues with her head either."

"I see her complaining about pain in the back of her head every time." Chi Qiu said, being very observant. "Can't you check it again more thoroughly?"

Huo Yuhao also looked at the medical report, lost in thought.

At this moment, the voice of Electrolux suddenly rang out in his Sea of Consciousness:

"Hehe, little Yuhao, think about it. If there is absolutely nothing wrong with the body yet she suffers from frequent headaches, where could the problem be?"

With just a hint from Electrolux, Huo Yuhao seemed to understand: "Elder Yi, are you saying there is a problem with her Sea of Consciousness?"

"Half right. What is closely connected to the Sea of Consciousness?"

"...You mean, the origin?"

"It's just a guess, after all, I have never seen what her Sea of Consciousness looks like." Electrolux said. "To truly understand what has gone wrong with your friend, you must figure out what happened to her origin, which is not something you can handle for now. Once you cultivate your spiritual power to a certain realm where you can manipulate the spiritual origin of others, you will naturally know what has been done to her origin."

Huo Yuhao nodded earnestly, but asked with concern: "Elder Yi, will my friend be in danger of losing her life?"

"As it stands, it is only triggered when she comes into contact with certain things; it does not pose a threat to her life."

"I understand. As long as I don't let her come into contact with those things, it should be fine."

The exchange finished, and Huo Yuhao had roughly guessed the trigger conditions for Wang Dong's headaches.

The first time was when they asked Wang Dong why she hated Soul Tools, the second was when he and Wang Dong attempted a Martial Soul Fusion, and the third was this time when she faced a level 5 Soul Tool directly.

Two of these were caused by Soul Tools, and while the other wasn't, well... Huo Yuhao thought that since he was very talented in Soul Tools, if he forced an explanation, it could also be said to be a problem related to Soul Tools.

However, if he were to tell Wang Dong not to touch Soul Tools...

Noticing Huo Yuhao's troubled expression, Chi Qiu walked to his side and asked in a low voice: "What are you thinking about?"

"Qiu'er." Huo Yuhao also lowered his voice so Wang Dong wouldn't hear. "Is it possible that she cannot touch Soul Tools?"

"If you put it that way, there is indeed that possibility, but isn't this the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?"

"That's exactly what I'm struggling with..." Huo Yuhao shook his head. "This is equivalent to asking Wang Dong to drop out again. I don't have the heart to bring it up."

"You should still say it." Chi Qiu made the decision first. "Tell her everything and let her decide for herself."

"That's true." Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and agreed with Chi Qiu's opinion. He walked over to Wang Dong, who was still staring blankly at the white ceiling.

"Wang Dong, I have some news for you."

"Brother Huo." Wang Dong gave a weak smile. "Just say it. Even if you told me I had a terminal illness and was about to die, I'd accept it, though it probably isn't that, right?"

"Stop cursing yourself." Huo Yuhao chuckled. "Actually, we haven't found the real cause yet, but both Qiu'er and I feel that you might be... unable to touch Soul Tools."

Upon hearing this reason, Wang Dong's eyes widened.

"That's a bit absurd, isn't it?" She scratched her messy hair. "You mean I'm allergic to Soul Tools?"

But as she recalled the contents of her dream, her heart immediately turned cold. Although she didn't know the specific meaning of that dream and only remembered fragmented pieces upon waking, based on those few words alone... perhaps this really was the case.

"It is absurd, and we don't dare to jump to conclusions." Huo Yuhao spread his hands. "So we just intended to tell you this guess; as for what to do, you should decide for yourself."

The air in the infirmary fell into silence. Wang Dong looked very conflicted; after all, she didn't want to lose face by dropping out of school again.

Huo Yuhao felt the nameless golden seals in his Sea of Consciousness heating up slightly, as if they were expecting something.

A moment later, Wang Dong slammed her hand against the bed and shouted: "To hell with being allergic to Soul Tools, I'm going to study them. There's nothing in this world that can stump me, Wang Dong."

"Are you sure this is okay?" Chi Qiu asked.

"I don't know," Wang Dong said, "I just refuse to accept this."

Suddenly, Xiao Hongchen, who had been watching from the sidelines the entire time, spoke up:

"Good, you've got some backbone. I support you learning it."

"Brother Xiao?" Huo Yuhao looked over, puzzled.

"One of the core philosophies behind the invention of the Soul Tool is to benefit everyone," Xiao Hongchen said, his tone filled with pride. "Since there are people who are allergic to existing Soul Tools, what the inventor should do is improve the product so that they can use it, rather than simply giving up on those people."

"If you can't touch the finished products at first, you can start by learning the concepts of the core arrays; there's no conflict there. It's not like Mingde Hall doesn't have designers who only work on core arrays. Who knows, she might be the next one."

Listening to Xiao Hongchen's explanation, Huo Yuhao felt a greater yearning for the field of Soul Tools deep down. That's right, to benefit everyone! Even just the Soul Tools used for the freshman entrance exam had already provided a great deal of convenience for the school, and this was an important philosophy in the development of Soul Tools.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao felt his perspective on Soul Tools broaden even further. This improved his mood significantly, even causing golden ripples to spread throughout his Sea of Consciousness.

However, within the emerald sun that illuminated his Sea of Consciousness, Electrolux was not in such a good mood.

"A flawed origin, plus the soul fragments within that little kitten mentioned earlier... could it be..."