Above the Great Rift, he abruptly opened the eye of his true body.
"Hana Ye, how are you? We've already..."
But at that very moment, when he suddenly looked beside him, his entire body went rigid.
There was nothing around him.
Hana Ye...
Had not been brought back with him.
But how could that be...
This method had never failed before. Whether it was Tyrael, Ophiel, or even the Lord of Crimson, whenever he wished, he could use Soul Imprisonment to touch their souls, forcibly strip them from their bodies, and bring them back to the Warp with him.
His pupil churned violently.
Without a moment's hesitation, he turned and rushed toward the Rift, swiftly descending.
Bzz-
His vision blurred abruptly, and he was back inside his vessel in Clockwork City. As he snapped his eyes open and looked urgently toward the bed, he saw Hana Ye lying on her side.
Her eyes were weakly closed, the runes on her forehead flashing violently. Her little hand was still clasped in his, just as before.
"How could this..."
Lin En's brows knitted tightly.
But he did not give up. He immediately rose to try again.
This time, he used a more invasive method, seizing her soul directly with his own power and forcing his return.
Bzz-
The scene before his eyes twisted violently.
But when he returned to his true body again, his pupil dilated.
It failed...
He looked at his hand. Hana Ye's soul still had not returned with him.
At that moment, he finally realized what the problem was.
"Divine status..."
It was the only possibility he could think of.
If Hana Ye's soul was the vessel carrying the King of the Red Moon's will, then in a sense...
She, too, was an Outer God.
And he... could not