Crush Jello's Soul Fragment
Qin Chu deliberately didn't give Athena a definite answer, letting her speculate wildly.
"The Second-Generation Jello discovered a mysterious place, and he deliberately avoided all the members of the Hero's Party, heading there alone."
"Oh my God."
What did I see?
"It was a huge heart, as big as a mountain."
Qin Chu frowned slightly. Heart?
Whose heart?
As big as a mountain!
Subconsciously, Qin Chu recalled the messages left behind by the long-fallen Fire God that he had received in the Flame Sanctuary.
There are eight Evil God in the Void... Besides the seven I know of, there is an eighth, who is also the most powerful Evil God.
The fall of the gods a thousand years ago was the work of the Eighth Evil God.
According to the God of Fire God, that guy's body was as huge as a star, and the powerful gods of the Skyvault Continent were no match for the Eighth Evil God.
In the end, they relied on their overwhelming numerical advantage to slay the Eighth Evil God.
The body of the Eighth Evil God was divided into seven parts: head, limbs, torso... even his heart was ripped out and scattered across the Skyvault Continent.
When Qin Chu learned this, he couldn't help but think to himself that this guy's death was quite similar to his own.
The only difference was that his heart wasn't removed separately.
Upon hearing the contents recorded in the Soul Fragment —a heart the size of a mountain—my first thought was, could this be the heart of the Eighth Evil God, the strongest Evil God's Heart?
No way, no way... It's been over a thousand years, hasn't the heart rotted yet?
But then I thought, that's Evil God, so it wouldn't be surprising if anything happened.
"My God, if a heart is the size of a mountain, just how enormous must the body of the person who owns this heart be?"
"Speaking of which, the heart had already been removed separately, yet it hadn't rotted at all. It looked incredibly lifelike, and you could even feel the blood flowing inside."
"Even a single heart exudes a pressure as powerful as a storm, tsunami, or earthquake. Although I don't want to admit it, the despicable guy who stole my body is actually quite strong. But the overwhelming sense of oppression prevents me from getting too close; I can only observe from a distance."
"Damn, this is weird."
The First-Generation Jello made a comment.
"What bothers me even more is that the aura emanating from this heart seems somewhat similar to those guys in the Void."
Qin Chu's mind raced, and he became even more certain of his own conjecture.
"The Second-Generation Jello sensed the surging energy contained within this heart. What a greedy bastard, he actually dared to try and possess the power within this heart."
"Enduring the overwhelming pressure, this kid actually walked step by step toward his heart."
"With great effort, he finally approached the heart. I could feel his face contorted in agony. He finally reached out a claw and touched the enormous heart, and then..."
"... My heart is beating!"
Holy crap!
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Holy crap!
When Qin Chu heard this, he almost instinctively blurted out a vulgar curse.
His lips were trembling.
It's very likely that this is the Eighth Evil God, whom the gods paid a huge price to slay, and now only his heart remains... and it's still beating?
Could that terrifying being possibly be resurrected?
Goosebumps instantly rose on Qin Chu's body; he felt as if his entire body was covered in fur, which was truly terrifying.
If this being were truly resurrected, the current Skyvault Continent would not be able to find a large number of powerful deities to resist it, and it would probably be reduced to ashes in an instant.
"At the very moment my heart was pounding, a powerful earthquake erupted all around us."
"The pressure has reached its limit."
"That kid's smart enough to sense something was wrong and immediately turn around and leave."
"Upon returning to the Imperial City, I encountered Ekaterina waiting at home. The Second-Generation Jello wanted to vent his pent-up fear, but unfortunately, he could only watch and couldn't move... Hahaha, serves him right... But this power is really terrible... If this guy hadn't replaced me, I would be the one in trouble now."
Ileta's voice ended there.
She opened her eyes and returned the Soul Fragment in her hand to Qin Chu; there was nothing more inside.
Sure enough, each time they found a fragment of Jello's Soul Fragment, they made some remarkable gains.
Qin Chu was very interested in that heart.
Fortunately, the First-Generation Jello also left a specific location.
His gaze swept over Athena and Muse, and he could see that their expressions had become very strange. They didn't know as much as Qin Chu did, but they could vaguely guess some things from Ileta's words.
Athena's face was a little pale. "Master, just now..."
"That's Soul Fragment hidden deep within, a message left behind by the real Jello," Qin Chu.
The real Jello?
Athena's heart skipped a beat, and Muse's body shook violently.
"Don't you understand?"
"The First-Generation Hero, Jello, whom you all admire and who was summoned by the Skyvault Continent, was replaced before he even arrived in this world."
"The one you're with is nothing but a demon who has taken over this body. His true purpose is to destroy the other Hero summoned to this world."
Qin Chu wanted to see how these two would react after learning the truth... Athena's face was pale, and her eyes flickered rapidly, as if she was trying to determine whether Qin Chu's words were true or false.
As for Muse, although her body was swaying, she only had a cold, mocking smile on her lips.
"So what if it's a demon?"
Muse grinned. "To me, that's Jello, and that's enough."
The Muse wouldn't care about all that; perhaps it's better to call her a demon? It's precisely because she's a demon that she can understand herself.
Goodness, this Muse is truly deeply in love.
Qin Chu was somewhat moved.
In that case, Qin Chu decided to give Muse the deepest and most terrifying despair.
Indeed, to truly kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit.
With a strange smile on his face, Qin Chu walked step by step toward Muse.
The Soul Fragment, made into a ring, tossed up and down in Qin Chu's palm, attracting the Muse's gaze.
The Muse's gaze followed the Soul Fragment, her throat bobbing, her eyes filled with longing.
"These are the fragments of Jello's Soul Fragment that you mentioned."
"You want it?"
Muse's hand even twitched unconsciously.
Seeing Qin Chu pinch the Soul Fragment between two fingers, Muse's eyes widened instantly. Even someone as foolish as him guessed Qin Chu's intentions in a split second.
The intense fear caused Muse's body to shake violently.
His face was completely devoid of color, and his ugly head shook violently, the sounds emanating from his throat almost a wail. "No... no no no no, don't, don't..."
"Please, don't do this, please..."
Qin Chu's smile grew wider and wider.
This foolish guy seems to have a persistent inability to grasp reality. In that case, let's give him a wake-up call.
"No... no, I beg you..." Muse even abandoned her dignity and flamboyance as a madwoman, pleading humbly.
But Qin Chu's gaze grew increasingly cold.
Right in front of the Muse, Qin Chu tightened his grip on the Soul Fragment with his two fingers.
Click...
That tiny Soul Fragment shattered instantly before the Muse.
It turned into countless tiny powders, scattering through the gaps between their fingers.
It blended into the snow on the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"No..."
In that instant, the Muse's lament reached an unprecedented limit.
His body, which he had finally managed to stand up, suddenly lost all its strength, and his legs buckled, causing him to kneel on the ground with a thud.
Tears, blood, and snot mingled on his face, making his already ugly face look even more distorted and disgusting.
Only by collecting Jello's Soul Fragment can Jello be resurrected. Now that this last fragment has been shattered, Jello's soul can never be restored. How can he be resurrected?
Even though Athena had given the Soul Fragment to Qin Chu, Muse, despite her fear, still held onto a sliver of hope.
But now, even that tiny glimmer of hope has been Qin Chu.
In an instant, Muse felt as if her heart had been ripped out; the pain was indescribable.
Despair.
Sad.
Athena's face also turned pale for a moment, and she felt a pang in her heart, but it wasn't as dramatic as Muse's.
Muse's hands trembled as she grabbed the snow mixed with the powder of Soul Fragment, trying to reassemble the Soul Fragment.
It's already been completely crushed; the difficulty of putting it back together is unimaginable.
The odds are probably even smaller than if the Void Seven Evil Gods suddenly died.
A few seconds later, Muse seemed to go mad, grabbing snow from the ground and stuffing it into his mouth, as if he wanted to swallow all the powder formed from the shattered fragments of Jello's Soul Fragment.
He didn't know what the point of doing this was.
Perhaps, this is just an outburst of a deep-seated obsession.
They dug their fingers into the ground, swallowing all the snow and even the ice beneath.
Qin Chu simply watched Muse go mad with indifference; the more Muse suffered, the more pleasure Qin Chu felt.
It hurts, doesn't it?
Savor this flavor carefully.
If you don't feel pain, then what's the point of my revenge?
No one knows how much time had passed, Muse finally slumped down, her arms hanging limply. The next second, she burst into tears. She was a grown man, but now she cried like a child.
He was different from Benson, Karthus, and the other men and women who deeply loved Jello, such as Sylph, Athena, Rosweisse, and Ronald.
Their relationship with Jello was pure, a friendship born from shared ideals and sentiments. It was precisely because of this that Muse's sorrow was all the more intense at this moment.
Tears mixed with blood rolled down his cheeks.
Muse's face became increasingly distorted, his sorrow, pain, and despair transforming into the deepest hatred. He suddenly raised his head from the ground, his bloodshot eyes staring intently at Qin Chu, his throat breathing heavily like a wild beast.
"It's you..."
"It's you..."
"It's you..."
"It's all because of you! Ahh..."
With a piercing howl, Muse, whose body was already exhausted, suddenly found strength from who knows where.
As if in a final burst of energy, it miraculously became lively and energetic again.