Nameless gave Shui'er a somewhat puzzled look.
Back on the first floor, they would sometimes walk for an entire day, yet Shui'er had never once complained of hunger.
This had led Nameless to believe that Shui'er ate purely because she liked eating, and that, like him, she did not actually need food.
"Shui'er, are you really hungry, or are you just craving food?" Nameless asked curiously.
Shui'er blinked. Realizing that Nameless doubted her, she immediately said indignantly, "Of course I'm really hungry! It's not just a craving."
"How is that possible? You're clearly an energy entity," Tianxing Mingyue said in surprise.
Shui'er said angrily, "I'm not an energy entity! I'm a sword spirit, a sword spirit!"
"Is there a difference?" Tianxing Mingyue quipped.
Shui'er put her hands on her hips and said, "Of course there's a difference! A sword spirit and its sword are one entity. Only a sword with a sword spirit can be called a divine sword. A sword without one is nothing but scrap metal!"
"So the piece of scrap metal Shui'er inhabits is that impressive. My apologies, my apologies," Tianxing Mingyue teased.
At that moment, Nameless sensed something. He took out the fragment from the golden bracelet on his wrist and examined it closely, then closed his eyes and carefully recalled something. After a while, he opened his eyes, looked at Shui'er, and said, "Interesting. I think I know why Shui'er feels hungry."
"A craving?" Tianxing Mingyue laughed.
Shui'er said irritably, "It's not a craving."
"Shui'er truly is a sword spirit. She and the Heaven-Origin Purifying Water Sword are one entity. After the Heaven-Origin Purifying Water Sword was damaged, Shui'er could gradually repair it by eating. Everything she ate was ultimately used on this fragment. Given enough time... this fragment might truly be restored completely into