Chapter 91: Changes in the Sea of Obsession |
“What am I supposed to do…”
Yolanda’s beautiful face scrunched up as her fingers continuously fiddled with the spatial model before her, rotating it back and forth while trying to find a loophole within the trial stage.
Now that the trial had already begun, the laws completely enveloped the trial stage, and it could not be interrupted without cause… otherwise, it would create localized disturbances within the entire Netherworld system. If something went wrong with the reincarnation of souls, the responsibility would be far too great for her to bear.
But if she did not interrupt it, she could not break through the laws to maintain and update the ongoing trial stage…
“Oh heavens! By the Nether God above, how am I supposed to solve this problem?!”
“Am I really supposed to just watch him stay inside until his soul naturally dissipates?”
Yolanda held her head as she paced back and forth among the floating scrolls.
“The very first person to undergo the Trial of Rebirth during my tenure can’t possibly fail for no reason, right?”
Just as Yolanda sank into deep “despair” here—
It too sensed that something seemed to have gone wrong with the trial.
According to the procedures within its ancient memories, once a trial participant touched the soul fragment they had chosen, their soul would establish a deep connection with that fragment and be directly pulled into the memory scene carried within it. They would personally experience the core scene within the Sea of Obsession and attempt to find a solution.
But Kyle had already touched hundreds of soul fragments, yet he merely picked them up as though collecting jellyfish, without the slightest sign of being drawn into any memory illusion.
This was clearly unreasonable…
But it was merely a guide, a self-aware “program”.
It neither had the authority to directly contact the administrators of the Netherworld, nor could it interfere with the internal procedures of the trial.
Thus, it could only wait silently.
“I hope the administrator discovers this anomaly soon.”
It looked toward the trial space suspended high above the clouds, invisible to mortals, and then let out a rare sigh that only living beings should have been capable of producing…
The administrator the ghost ship was thinking of had indeed immediately discovered the issue, but she simply could not think of any solution for the moment.
Kyle had already moved quite far away from the platform now, and he felt that he could not continue onward any farther.
Otherwise, within this boundless white world where nearly everything looked identical, he might never find that platform again, ultimately floating forever upon the endless sea. That kind of situation would drive him insane.
Looking at the large number of soul fragments bound behind him with soul power, he decided to return to the platform first before making further plans.
Despite dragging along so many soul fragments, the consumption of his soul was extremely small, and the speed at which his soul power naturally recovered even surprised him.
This “rebirth” of the soul from death into life seemed to have brought unimaginable benefits.
After returning to the solid and unique platform, Kyle instinctively lay down and let out a long breath, although for him, as a soul body, it was merely psychological comfort.
But he had already prepared himself for long-term “living” here and still wished to preserve the habits of the living.
Otherwise, he truly feared that he would forget the concept that he was still alive.
After lying down to rest for a while and feeling sufficiently recovered, he calmed himself and began carefully inspecting and sensing the soul fragments one by one.
He picked up a soul fragment radiating faint blue light and carefully sensed the weak traces of consciousness within it.
It was a deep sense of loss and regret caused by an “unfulfilled promise,” as though an important agreement had remained unkept even at the very end of life.
Kyle picked up another soul fragment radiating faint green light.
This time, what he felt was longing—a yearning for the future, or perhaps a desire for life itself.
Kyle carefully experienced fragment after fragment, like a patient reader meticulously studying the final diaries left behind by these souls.
He no longer tried to search for anything, but purely sought to “understand” and “feel” their existence. He even accepted and embraced their faint “entrustments”…
And precisely within this immersive perception, deep within his soul, those stars that had originally remained hidden—formed from pure emotions and will—
Began gradually emitting soft radiance, reappearing from the depths of his soul.
They seemed to resonate wondrously with the most fundamental emotional obsessions around them. Even after countless years of erosion, those obsessions still could not be completely erased.
Kyle keenly sensed the changes occurring within his soul.
His eyes shone brightly as he actively guided the power of the stars within his soul, transforming it into invisible ripples that spread outward toward the surrounding soul fragments.
The moment the starlight containing his will of “protection”, “promise”, “pursuit of knowledge”, and “transcendence” collided with the emotional radiance of “regret”, “longing”, “joy”, and “sorrow” remaining within the soul fragments—
Buzz——！
The originally mirror-like silver ocean suddenly began violently boiling!
The laws of this rebirth world began operating at an unprecedented speed. The once monotonous silver-white world was instantly dyed with countless colors, becoming vibrant and dazzling.
Countless shining soul fragments seemed to hear some supreme summons as they broke free from the embrace of the sea.
They transformed into streams of brilliant starlight, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, surging toward Kyle from every direction!
This was the final remaining power of these soul fragments.
They selflessly poured forth their remaining purest emotional energy, along with faint traces of soul essence, toward the increasingly radiant stars within Kyle’s soul—those stars born from the emotional vows he had condensed!
***
“What? What? What?! What’s happening?!”
With her hair in complete disarray, Yolanda stared at the scene in shock.
This was pure soul power, something that should only be returned after helping soul fragments eliminate their obsessions, wasn’t it?!
What exactly had he done?
He had not even entered a single memory fragment!
Yet he had gained the recognition of every soul fragment within the Sea of Obsession?
It had to be known that during previous trials, at most only three soul obsessions could be resolved before directly entering the fourth stage.
But this vampire was planning to sweep through the entire Sea of Obsession?
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At this moment, Kyle had no time to think about anything else.
The massive convergence of starlight caused the stellar power within his soul to surge, compress, and transform at an unprecedented speed.
His consciousness seemed to be thrown into a monstrous torrent formed from countless emotional memories—joy, sorrow, love, hatred, longing, despair… endless information and emotional waves battered his consciousness.
He had to focus all of his willpower merely to maintain his sense of self amidst this storm of information and guide this immense power within him toward the sea of stars.
As Kyle exerted himself with all his strength—
The silver ocean visibly began to thin and darken.
But at the same time, deep within unseen depths, a great, vast, and approving gentle consciousness seemed to silently sweep across this trial space, briefly pausing upon Kyle’s ascending soul.