Xiao Yi gazed at Chen Xiaojun, a glimmer of resolve shining in her eyes. She spoke slowly, her voice carrying a measure of determination. "Brother Xiaojun, you were right. I did feel Lesser Siming's power awakening within me. I saw her."
"You saw her?" Chen Xiaojun shuddered.
Xiao Yi drew a deep breath, her veil stirring gently and her gaze darkening slightly. She said calmly, "Just now, my soul suffered a violent shock and was suppressed by the Falling Star Vine's spiritual entity."
"At the critical moment when I was about to use the Nine Palace Soul-Shifting Art, an enormous Azure Jade Finger tore through space and crushed the Falling Star Vine in an instant."
"And I've seen her in my fragments of memory, but I'm not sure whether she has fully awakened."
Chen Xiaojun's heart tightened. He hurried forward to take Xiao Yi's hand and pressed her. "You said she awakened? What exactly does that mean?"
Xiao Yi shook her head gently, her voice tinged with speculation and uncertainty. "I think it's more likely that the Falling Star Vine and I inadvertently disturbed her. Perhaps she merely moved a finger unconsciously, like... like someone swatting a mosquito in their sleep, crushing it with a casual wave."
Chen Xiaojun's expression turned grim. "Whether or not she's fully awakened, has she already come to the Douluo Continent?"
For a deity, tearing through space into Xiao Yi's Sea of Consciousness and pinching the Falling Star Vine to death might have been a trivial matter. The crucial question, however, was whether Lesser Siming truly existed on the Douluo Continent.
Xiao Yi fell silent for a moment, seemingly considering how to answer. "Perhaps... she's inside me..."
"A deity... inside you?" Qing Xiu murmured.
She felt her entire understanding of the world being overturned. Their