Ren pondered as energy continued to pour forth! Yet as the energy surged, streaks of starlight rose within the Eclipse Gate!
The starlight rose and intertwined continuously, seeming to form constellation after constellation!
Seeing those constellations appear, Layla could not help but burst into tears. "Th... these are the ancestors who died bearing the curse?"
Layla felt the familiar connection from her bloodline, and sorrow welled up from the depths of her heart!
Even Lucy and Jade, who had secretly followed along, began to cry uncontrollably!
Seeing Layla weep bitterly, Ren handed Wendy to Kayle before walking over to Layla and asking, "Layla... this starlight..."
Before he could finish, Layla broke down crying even harder! The starlight intertwined, forming one phantom after another!
The phantoms were all women. Some were elderly, some were young, and some were only seven or eight years old! Yet they all shared one trait: their appearances were somewhat alike, almost no different from Layla's!
Seeing them, Ren understood completely! They were all Layla's ancestors. Unfortunately, every one of them had failed the task of the Eclipse Gate and had ultimately been sealed inside it!
At that moment, the sealed souls looked at Layla—and everyone else—with relieved expressions!
From the auras of those souls, Ren seemed to sense the ease of liberation!
That sense of ease only made Layla cry harder! After all, they were connected by blood!
As Layla wept in pain, the illusory souls released starlight, which intertwined to form a vast river of stars!
The river of stars swept forward and flew straight toward Layla!
Watching the incoming river of stars, Ren narrowed his eyes. Energy faintly spilled from him, and a sharp aura radiated outward!
"Ren... don't stop it. This is a gift from my ancestors! It is also my reward for