Chapter 2642: Chapter 2642: Remnant Soul
In the distance, the Blood Soul Emperor heard everything clearly, yet was powerless.
He was curious about what was really happening inside and wanted to take a closer look at what kind of Hawthorne ancestors were enshrined in the great hall of the Three Cities.
The ancestors of the Hawthorne family had the surname Hawthorne, but their descendants might not necessarily bear the same name.
Back in those days, names could change.
The same principle applied to surnames.
The Hawthorne had many branches, and these families collectively were known as Hawthorne.
The Blood Soul Emperor hid in a corner, lost in thought.
This shrine, it seemed, was not simple.
However, it also completely indicated that there must be a Treasure Bead inside the shrine.
Is there anything else that can be safer than here?
Hidden weapons and invisible forces all materialized.
None King, a master from that era, with both body and soul, actually perished inside.
And with no ability to fight back.
It showed just how terrifying the things inside were.
The Nine Provinces King listened quietly, the more he heard, the more he felt there were too many secrets in the Leocadia Family of the Nine Provinces King.
What he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.
Even Jessica, that despicable woman, hid things from him!
Said nothing at all!
The Nine Provinces King was also hiding things from Jessica.
Thinking that None King could actually survive a catastrophe by using things left by the Nine Provinces King, the Blood Soul Emperor shuddered.
The waters of the Nine Provinces King’s residence were indeed deep.
Back in the day, the Three Emperors were mysterious, each with unique secret techniques, moving without a trace, and exterminating clans at the slightest provocation, making people of that world shiver at the mention of their names.
Emperor Azure River had his own body but a different personality.
He wandered unpredictably, without any pursuit, considered by everyone as a Saint-like existence.
As for the Nine Provinces King.
Outsiders always referred to him as moderate.
He seemed powerful yet had no extraordinary means.
Some even said that the Nine Provinces King feared the Blood Soul Emperor by three parts!
The Blood Soul Emperor initially thought the same, but in reality, the Nine Provinces King’s methods were truly superior.
Among the Three Emperors, it seems only the Nine Provinces King had means of completely escaping danger.
If it wasn’t for None King harboring betrayal and backstabbing the Nine Provinces King.
Perhaps today, the Nine Provinces King might be the only surviving emperor.
History might have been rewritten.
The Blood Soul Emperor remained silent, continuing to listen.
"The death of None King was very strange, I am from the family, and you are not, so be careful," Jessica said as she headed toward the shrine.
"Watch out!"
Julius Reed gave a sudden push!
Jessica stumbled sideways and sat on the ground.
A gust of invisible force blew past the path she just walked.
Then it disappeared.
To outsiders, it looked no different from normal air.
Only a martial artist could understand how powerful it was!
Even someone with telekinesis like Jessica could have been shattered by the force just now.
"How are you?"
The Nine Ghost True Lord had already rushed to the door but paused there.
He worried that the Blood Soul Emperor might be causing trouble outside and also feared that entering rashly might complicate things.
"All right." Jessica waved her hand: "He saved me. It’s dangerous here, so don’t come in for the time being."
"Okay!" The Nine Ghost True Lord finally let out a sigh of relief.
But before he could catch his breath!
Boom!
The doors of the shrine seemed to be closed by an invisible hand!
"Julius Reed, I’m entrusting my woman to you, take good care of her!"
The Nine Ghost True Lord shouted loudly.
This sounded a bit odd to Julius Reed, something didn’t feel right.
But then again, Quella Radcliffe was still outside.
At least the safety of Quella should be entrusted to the Nine Ghost True Lord.
The sudden closing of the shrine doors left Jessica and Julius Reed feeling a foreboding sense of unease.
"This is your ancestor, why isn’t it protecting you now?" Julius Reed looked at the somewhat bewildered Jessica: "Or is it that this thing really is residual telekinesis, with no memory, killing indiscriminately?"
If there truly were such a notion of ancestors being spiritually aware, then it must be that the ancestor’s telekinesis hadn’t perished.
It was preserved using special means.
But normally, when a person dies, it’s not just the body, the telekinesis also reaches an unsustainable point.
Reincarnation by the Heavenly Dao.
This is the law of all things.
No one can escape death, and no one can achieve eternal life.
Only heaven and earth endure.
Heaven and earth are like a measuring stick, showing those who think they are immortal just how insignificant they are.
Compared to heaven and earth, those who have lived thousands of years are just like mayflies, born in the morning and dead by dusk.
Those who strive to live as long as heaven and earth are even more laughable.
In front of them, if the remnant soul of Jessica’s ancestor exists, there’s only one possibility!
That is unnatural death!
Though the flesh had disappeared, the telekinesis hadn’t reached the point of dispersal.
This led to dying, yet not being completely dead.
However, given that back then the families and the Nine Provinces King were able to let them go, it shows that the ancestor’s remnant soul was definitely gone.
Otherwise, a top expert without a scattered soul would surely not have been spared.
"I know what you mean," Jessica thought for a moment, then shook her head, saying: "In that era, I was a woman and wasn’t eligible to know much. But the ancestor’s remnant soul was surely gone, otherwise, there would be no way the family’s encirclement could have been relieved."
"The Nine Provinces King promised the safety of our family, only then did the ancestor commit suicide. We were all nobles, though shameless, we still had some bottom line."
"I want to try." Julius Reed, after hearing Jessica’s words, felt this woman was still too naive.
He extended his hand and gently scraped inside the Divine Dragon Tripod.
There was a layer of ash on top.
This layer of ash was the dust formed under the burning of the Nether Fire within the Divine Dragon Tripod.
Even the ashes produced by a Nether Fire that can burn even souls are formidable.
Julius Reed opened the Divine Eye.
Sensing the surroundings.
"What are you going to do?" Jessica asked curiously.
She didn’t understand why this man just stood there.
"Wait." Julius Reed’s Divine Sense slowly spread around.
The Divine Eye was indeed powerful, but against such remnants from Ancient Times, it was still very taxing.
Finally, inside the tranquil shrine, ripples started again.
Just like at the beginning.
"Come out!"
Julius Reed threw the dust from his hand!
Rustle!
Inside the shrine, a human figure suddenly appeared.
Grayish-white.
The outline was clearly visible.
"Ancestor?" Jessica raised her head, looking at the statue in the shrine.
It was almost identical.
"Ancestor, your... your remnant soul still exists?" Jessica walked to the front of the ancestor, slowly extending her hand, wanting to touch it.
This was merely a remnant soul condensed by Spiritual Power, just the ashes within the Divine Dragon Tripod could merge with this remnant soul, forming the original outline of the remnant soul.
"Jessica." Julius Reed took a deep breath, saying: "Turn around and look behind you."
"Behind? What’s wrong behind?"
Jessica turned her head, and when she saw the scene behind her.
She was utterly stunned.
A dozen human silhouettes were standing there.
Watching them.
Jessica turned sideways, seemingly each one matching the person on the sculpture...
