"Impossible!"
After saying that, Maria took two steps back, raised her hand, and swiftly composed her expression.
Her anger vanished like smoke.
"Could I see that umbrella of yours?" She gave him a polite, curious smile, touched with a young girl's innocence.
Before Xu Yuan could say anything, the Primordial Chaos Umbrella shuddered and vanished with a whoosh.
It had hidden inside his Divine Soul.
It seemed to exist, yet it also seemed not to exist at all.
But the instant Maria's expression turned terrifying—
Whoosh!
The umbrella sprang open above Xu Yuan's head, giving off an indescribable aura.
It was ready to fight at any moment!
"It can merge with a soul... and it has a mind of its own..."
Maria grew excited.
"I need to rest. Please leave," Xu Yuan said flatly.
"Of course. You only need to tell me where you got that umbrella," Maria said.
"Is there something even you don't know?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.
"I've only heard of someone digging up an object of this caliber from beneath the Ice Layer... How did you get yours?" Maria asked again.
A lie!
It took passing several rounds of verification to receive a treasure like that.
Did she think I'd believe someone could find one while picking through junk?
"That's my business. I can't tell you," Xu Yuan said.
"You frog at the bottom of a well, you wet-behind-the-ears brat! You don't understand. A treasure like this depends on Affinity, and it would never choose you!"
Maria spread her arms. Blazing light poured from her body as she called out:
"Actually, I can ask it directly. Hello! I'm far stronger than the man in front of you. Whatever you want, I can provide it. Why not come with me and accomplish something great?"
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