The moment Xiao Fan woke up, he noticed the changes in himself.
He had thought his attempt to split his origin had failed, yet the Soul Origin in his mind had still become two masses. Each was even larger than it had been before the split.
His soul power had also grown considerably. It should have reached the upper-middle level of a fifth-tier Alchemist.
"What happened to me...?"
While Xiao Fan was puzzling over this, he soon discovered traces of Medusa's aura lingering in his mind.
"She intervened?"
Xiao Fan examined everything in his mind, then heard a voice echoing within it.
"I, You Ruo Medusa, descendant of the Snake-People Tribe, willingly enter into a Symbiotic Contract with Xiao Fan. Henceforth, my life shall be bound to yours. In life and death, we shall stand together, never parting, never abandoning one another."
Hearing that voice, Xiao Fan understood. His attempt to split his origin must have failed, but Medusa had stepped in to help him at the end.
"Entering into... a contract...?"
For some reason, Xiao Fan did not feel as upset as he had imagined he would. He even felt a hint of... secret delight.
His awareness returned to the outside world. Xiao Fan did not see Medusa, but a faint connection between them now guided him.
He could sense that Medusa was not far away. Perhaps she simply did not know how they should face each other...
"Then I'll finish what I need to do first."
Xiao Fan drew a deep breath. After all, he had split his Soul Origin only to inject his soul into the Spirit Puppet and create an incarnation.
The hardest step, splitting his Soul Origin, had now succeeded with Medusa's help. Next, Xiao Fan only needed to guide one mass of Soul