"The humanoid flesh body that has accompanied you for over twenty years never belonged to you from the very beginning!"
"Its true owner should have been Havijordan!"
"And you are nothing more than a parasite that stole all of this for yourself------------------!"
At this, the Abyss Consciousness let out a beast-like, hoarse growl, as if desperately restraining its fury. After calming down slightly, it continued pronouncing the next cruel verdict upon the young man.
"Phew."
"Ye Chen, do you remember when the Butcher broke into the deepest part of our minds earlier?"
"There, he saw two souls in total!"
"He saw me first, and only then did he discover you!"
"Yet why do you think that, the instant he laid eyes on me, he immediately became convinced that I was your incarnation?"
"Just because you shoved me before him first?"
"Of course, the answer isn't that simple!"
"The form of every living creature's soul comes from the shape of the flesh body it possesses!"
"It was precisely because I was the master of this body!"
"Therefore, the form of my soul naturally took on the appearance we had in reality!"
"And since the Butcher knew nothing of the truth, he fell for your trick and ultimately mistook me for you, attacking me with all his strength------------------!"
The Abyss Consciousness spoke to Ye Chen through gritted teeth.
"Then comes the third question, Ye Chen."
"Since the appearance you wear in reality is Havijordan's 'former body.'"
"Then what does the real you look like------!?"
Ye Chen remained silent, his eyes hollow and his face pale.
"No—"
The Abyss Consciousness sneered contemptuously.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"That's right. That's right!"
"The truth is exactly as you imagine it!"
"That malformed infant deep within the mind, held in the embrace of the Broken