Chương 21: Chapter 21: Uncertainty

"It seems that you have already introduced each other."

When I walked through the portal, I saw how the three people were staring at each other. There was no bad intention in their gazes, just curiosity about the other party's identity. I feel too lazy right now to introduce them, they will get familiar with time.

"Zheng Yi, set up the three arrays that the Lan clan so kindly gifted us."

After telling them that sentence, I removed the long wooden seat that I used earlier and lay down on it. A plant leaf appeared in my hand and floated towards my mouth; It had a mint-like flavor, sweet, fresh and slightly spicy.

With both hands behind my head, the leaf in my mouth, and my eyes looking upward, I looked at the morning sky as I reflected what to do from now on.

Hmm, I need to catch Tian Xin's disciple along with the other two, but I'm not in a hurry either. They don't know I'm coming after them, so I don't have to worry. Let me remeber; Aside from Yu Lian, I only lack the self-righteous lady and the demon queen. I know the positions of the three, so there will be no more unexpected events.

Although what worries me most right now are the souls that invade people's bodies. I'm not sure if I would call it an invasion properly said. Since I am not aware of the reason why all this is happening. In my case, I felt my soul and Mo Hei Xin's soul merging. As for Tian Xin, or now known as Hui Ying; I saw with my own eyes how the soul of the first one withered into ashes.

Both cases are completely different; but my approach has made me reflect on whether there is a third case. One in which the soul of the resident of this world wins the mental struggle that unfolds. If that happened, I could assume that it would retain the memories of the invading soul. But what determines the selection of souls and bodies? What conditions have I achieve to merge with Mo Hei Xin? Are there enough souls or bodies for everyone to have one?

The more I think about it, the more questions arise. It's like when I first came into this world, I was overwhelmed by the uncertainty of what was to come. I can't expect threads of fate to influence people to follow the script previously established by the author.

'Aaaaaah..., wait a minute.'

"Hui Ying."

I called out to the girl who was carefully watching Zheng Yi set up the array. Hearing my call, she trotted towards me.

"Yeeeeeees?"

I wanted to ask her immediately, but the fear of hearing her answer prevented me from doing so. I felt a knot in my stomach and my mind was filled with doubts, preventing me from asking the question whose answer I so longed to know. In the end, curiosity won out, I hesitantly asked her.

"What is the last memory you have of you old world?"

"¿? Why do you ask that?"

Instead of answering my question, she questioned the reason of my words. Sigh, couldn't I have ended up with someone more obedient? I pucked my frowns and asked the same question again, but this time with a more impatient tone.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to be like that. I bled to death for a neighbor, it's not something easy to tell."

If I had paid more attention to her face, instead of her words; I would have noticed the disdainful expression she was putting. But instead, I felt like a bomb had exploded in my mind upon hearing her response.

'It's still a lot to assume, but if what I'm thinking turned out to be true...'

The last thing we both remember before arriving here is our death. Taking this into account, would it mean that everyone who died on Earth will come here and fight for possession of a body? If that were the case, I would have no reason to go to the soul realm. Since the souls of my parents will also arrive. But …

I turned my gaze back to the girl who was still looking at me with disdainful eyes.

"Do you remember which year you died?"

"Hmmm, let me think. I think it was in the year 2024."

I resumed my internal thoughts. I died in 2020, four years before her. But we arrived at the same world, in a very short period of time. What does that mean? What determines the place and time we arrive? Am I even the first person to come? Is it possible that people from Earth already exist in this world? But based on Mo Hei Xin's memories, I can be sure that everything follows the course of the novel; The only difference is my arrival.

Is it possible that my presence is the trigger for all this? Or are they the changes I have brought about? No no no; I would be overestimating myself too much. I'm not the center of the world, not everything rotates around me.

'No, what matters right now is whether what I think is happening is really happening.'

In the blink of an eye, I sat up straight; and I snapped my fingers. Three dozen eyeballs appeared in my hand. Each of them was unique, of different colors and shades. I threw them into the air, forming a 36-point circle. They all walked away from me quickly, walking around according to my orders.

Watching them walk away, I sat cross-legged on the wooden bench. As soon as darkness invaded my vision, I could see 36 screens appear in front of me.

The eyes that I just took out are one of the five heavenly treasures that are in my possession, the 'Orbs of the Eternal Watcher'. Among its multiple functions is to allow me to simultaneously understand and process the information and images captured by the 36 eyes. It is a very versatile treasure in battle and exploration, deserving to be part of the legendary celestial treasures.

"Aaaaaaah…"

"Aaaagh…"

"…"

From them I could understand that, although the numbers were few; What I most expected was happening. Whether men or women, children or adults; I could see that some souls were merged while others were destroyed.

Thanks to the 'orbs of the eternal watcher' I was able to expand my knowledge about current events on the continent.

There were four different outcomes in the struggles between the souls. The first is that they merge together, my case; The second is that the foreign soul dominates the original, the case of Hui Ying; The third case is that the original defeats the outsider, my previous assumption; and the last is that the fight ends in the destruction of both.

I don't remember the situation being like this yesterday. When I passed by The Heavenly Court on the first day, everything was normal. Did it all start today? But why? What's special about today?

"Ah"

I suddenly heard a scream coming from the center of the array formations. As soon as I understood the origin of those screams, I appeared in front of my disciple in the blink of an eye and watched him struggle against the pain. He seemed to be resisting the foreign soul that was trying to take control of his body.