Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 499 - 262: Ancient Bonds (Part 2)

ALulu furrowed her brow, as her faction was opposed to those who loved to sacrifice souls or directly study matters related to souls.

Li Ang fumbled with his Demon Arm. Soul, huh? Nebis is actually different from some Fantasy Worlds he had seen on Earth before. Here, despite the presence of Transcendent Power, the soul is actually a concept rather than something substantial.

Everything possesses Spirituality, Spiritual Traction draws Magic Power, Magic Power interferes with matter, and matter nourishes all things, while wisdom originates from the complexity of Spirituality. After creatures with complex Spirituality die, there is a chance that their Spirituality doesn’t dissipate, loses control, and forms a semi-material body with Magic Power—this is the origin of ghosts in Nebis.

The Undead, on the other hand, are formed from lingering Spirituality within the original physical body, with ghosts and the Undead collectively known as the Undead.

In any culture, it is only after witnessing these existences that people depict the concept of a soul. In most cases, this term refers to ghosts.

And the Sanctuary of All Spirits that Li Ang once visited had an environment replete with lingering spirits, existing in Nebis in a special way, mostly formed by self-choice, apparently similar to Undead but actually completely different. Li Ang once believed that place was the most fitting depiction of the soul concept.

However, the Guard of the Forge of Creation surprised him.

If the creator of the Star Soul had a connection with it, making something similar wouldn’t be surprising.

After the Moon Concealing Rabbit grasped the key point, Diana finally understood where to take the conversation.

Zoe said, "Little Diana said these guardians were once powerful Warriors or Demons, and after being captured, they were refined into Warriors existing solely to guard the will of the Star Soul."

"Refined..." Dorothy clicked her tongue.

Li Ang understood the feelings of the Half Elf, as this word was mostly used by Alchemists, and such talented people are rare, mostly gathering in the Holy City or Thousand Tower City, while elsewhere, swindlers are prevalent.

Dorothy had studied in Thousand Tower City, but after going to Spark Port, she might have encountered many such swindlers. When Li Ang wandered around Spark Port, he saw many such shops, even under the guise of beauty or revitalizing masculinity; she lived there and must have witnessed many deceived.

So for her, the word already had a complex meaning, and at this moment, involving extraordinarily high-level Power, it resonated even more.

Li Ang’s view was that this word encompassed the Deus People’s ability to manipulate spirits. They could capture the spirits within people and Demons and transform them into some kind of Creation, a concept completely beyond the understanding of him, a witch with incomplete inheritance.

Diana continued, saying that after the "great war," all the guards assigned to her were entirely destroyed. But now the sky no longer needed the Star Soul. Following the advice of Baal and other Star Souls, she sought an island to establish the Star Palace and took residence, waiting for the "right moment."

Her giant Flower God form, once akin to the Earth, had a skirt adorned with Rune Armor, linked to various Rune Guards. These guards, of course, were almost all destroyed, but some Rune devices remained attached to her when she arrived on this island.

Those devices and guards were in Silence at the time, so she didn’t bother, and they just merged with the land as she did, buried somewhere on the island unknown.

She herself didn’t realize that a part was wedged between the branches of the island’s most robustly growing giant tree, and its internal power hadn’t dissipated yet.

As soon as she approached, she felt there was still a guard’s spirit, which had accumulated power for millions of years, intending to reorganize using surrounding materials to protect her once more.

"So, what should we do?" Zoe had no idea.

She couldn’t think of much, and Li Ang could tell right away that this girl just simply thought, Diana is good, so her guard must be "good" too.

Although she wasn’t naive enough to suggest calling this guard up to play house, she couldn’t think of a way to handle it.

But Li Ang was different; he wanted the Creation Formula from that guard.

So he asked Diana, "What do you think of it?"

Diana still looked melancholy. She was silent for a long time before speaking, saying she always thought they were in pain.

Li Ang, or rather people of this era, cannot imagine the scenes of antiquity. Using terms from some older works, one could even call it the "Divine Era."

Therefore, he could not understand the nature of that kind of guard. Were they shells acting according to procedures after being refined, or were they pitiable beings enduring torment all along?

But either way, there seems to be a solution.

"Help it to be liberated."

As soon as Li Ang spoke, Diana shuddered all over.

The Young Girls were momentarily silent, but Farina simply smiled, seemingly unsurprised by Li Ang’s words.

Zoe hesitated, mainly worried about Diana’s sadness.

However, unexpectedly, Diana agreed.

"She said, ’I didn’t expect a guard still wanted to fight for me after such a long time, but everything is over, and he doesn’t need to fight anymore.’"

The atmosphere was a bit silent, but it was Li Ang who first broke the stalemate.

"So, can you awaken him?"

Li Ang thought the System prompt indicated a lockdown state, which should mean that the guard’s spirit was maintaining the integrity of the ancient Creation, and since this device was created around Diana, she might have a way.