Death… And Me

Chapter 3243: Marevʼs Confirmation

*Ugh...*

Marev slowly opened his eyes but felt even more pain than Diliy did when he was awakened. Rean wasnʼt kidding when he said Marevʼs Soul was in an even worse condition than Diliyʼs.

However, his eyes shot open, noticing that the seal on his cultivation had disappeared. He quickly began to circulate his Spiritual Energy... No, he couldnʼt circulate anything. Sister Orb completely blocked Marev from using his Spiritual Energy or anything else. ”Is my cultivation still sealed?”

”Calm down, brother,” Karev, who was right in front, patted Marevʼs shoulder. ”You are safe here, but your soul suffered some serious damage. If you keep trying to circulate your Spiritual Energy while it is blocked, you might truly perish.”

Marev looked at Karev, and his eyes became teary. ”So it wasnʼt a dream... Karev, is it really you? Also... I canʼt feel that thing in my soul anymore.”

Karev smiled. ”It is not a dream indeed. As for the thing in your soul, we call it Werdlem Soul Worm. I told you before we left the Detention Center, didnʼt I? You didnʼt need to worry. I would fix everything. It was about time your older brother did something for you.”

Marev got up slowly with Karevʼs help, looking around and seeing everyone there. ”So many years... To think Iʼm finally out of that place. My head feels like it is going to explode, but I canʼt help but feel relaxed. Iʼve been in a constant state of anger ever since I was captured, but now it is gone.”

Karev pointed at Rean, feeling just as happy for his brother. ”This is the person who took the worm out of your soul. His name is Rean, and he is... a business partner of mine.”

”Business partner?” Marev got confused.

Well, it wasnʼt the wrong thing to say. From the very start, Rean and Roan were helping Karev in exchange for the Divine Werdlem Stones Karev obtained. Well, the twins didnʼt really need them anymore, but they could use them for the others. Not to mention, they didnʼt really have many interactions to call each other friends.

”Hello there.” Rean introduced himself. ”Your soul is in a bad state, and Iʼm not really sure if it can recover from such extensive damage. You will probably need Divine Energy and a lot of time for that. But, for now, you are free from the worm. As he said, Iʼm Rean, Rean Larks.”

”Iʼm... Iʼm Marev, Karevʼs younger brother. Thank you for helping us. If there is anything I can do in exchange, please just say so. Anything is better than going back into that place,” Marev answered.

Hearing that, Karev quickly accessed his Spatial Ring, pulling out five shining stones. ”Here they are. These are all the Divine Stones I found in that underground facility.”

Marev smiled after seeing them. ”So you truly got the stones. I was right, wasnʼt I? My secret passage brought you directly to them, bypassing all protection formations or guards in the way.”

Karev sighed. ”Yes, they were very easy to acquire.”

Rean looked at the stones, and together with Sister Orb, both of them analyzed their properties. ”Sister Orb, can you see it?”

[Yes,] Sister Orb noticed the same difference. [These are indeed Divine Werdlem Stones, but they were not made for cultivators to use-no wonder they were used as regulators of the formations. The way they interact with the energies around them makes them perfect for various applications regarding formations.]

”What?!” Karev and Marev were shocked to hear that. ”Are you saying these stones canʼt be used for ascension?”

Rean could understand their disappointment, but there was nothing he could do about it. ”Unfortunately, that is the case. Karev, you should have considered this possibility when you saw these Divine Werdlem Stones for the first time. They were being used in formations. Does it make any sense to put them inside cultivatorsʼ bodies?”

”This...” Karev had to admit Reanʼs words made sense. ”But these are the payments I promised you. If you canʼt use these stones, I donʼt think I have anything else that I can use to pay you.”

”Oh! There is no need to worry about that,” Rean didnʼt mind at all. He was very satisfied with those stones. ”Iʼm a formations master, and these stones will be great in my research of the circuitry formations of the Divine Realm. I will take them as payment regardless.”

Finally, Karev sighed in relief. ”Thanks. Still, that was not what I promised you. So, if you need anything else, just tell me.”

”Iʼll think about that,” Rean smiled and put the stones away. ”Marev, now that you are awake, I have several questions for you.”

Part of the conjecture the twins reached involved Marev. He was the first one to mention the calamity that would fall over the world. The twins considered two possibilities when Zangeshu pointed that out. One, the calamity Marev mentioned was not the Abyssal Soul. Or two, the calamity was indeed related to the Abyssal Soul, but Duere didnʼt know it. Marevʼs answer will clarify it.

”Whatever I know, you will know as well. Please, ask anything.” Marev turned serious, knowing that a wave of questions would follow sooner or later.

Rean then proceeded to explain everything that happened so far, including the formations of the world, the battle against Duere, the Abyssal Soul, etc. Finally, he asked the question he was interested in. ”Did you know about the Abyssal Soulʼs existence?”

Marev shook his head. ”I didnʼt know.”

That answer made everyoneʼs expression turn dark. Could it mean the calamity Marev talked about wasnʼt the Abyssal Soul?

However, Marev didnʼt finish there. ”However, Iʼm pretty sure they are both the same. What I managed to find out was that the Divine Werdlem Stone Context would be used to gather all the top cultivators of the Solar System. When that happened, a set of formations would be used to rob them of their cultivations and even their life force. No one on the planet would be

spared.”

Finally, everyone relaxed. ”So it was truly the Abyssal Soul...”

Marev continued. ”I didnʼt know it was the Abyssal Soul behind all of this. However, I am also

a formations master and a very good one at it. Let me tell you how I ended up finding out about that plan.”