CHAPTER 1339 RECONSTRUCTION

A sense of foreboding filled Merle.

He wondered if the Rule Soul Avatar was going to kill him.

He couldn't understand the Rule Soul Avatar's rationale for such an extreme step, though. Both his soul

and the Rule Soul Avatar's were from the real body. So if the Rule Soul Avatar attacked him, then it

would be tantamount to harming himself.

Boom!

When the raging law force descended from the sky's depths, Merle's eyes widened in astonishment.

The Rule Soul Avatar was indeed going to kill him.

"Humph!"

Since Merle had a body at the Celestial God Realm, he wanted to brave the attack head-on.

"You!"

But as the law descended, he discovered that his physical body was insufficient to resist that

mysterious law force.

As he had no defense against it, the law force coursed through Merle's body and reached his soul.

"Xavier, do you intend to destroy me?" Merle hissed with disbelief.

The Rule Soul Avatar was silent, and his expression remained cold. He released more law force and

commanded it to surround Merle.

"Ouch!"

Merle fell to his knees as agony tore through him. He felt as though his soul was being ripped.

"Damn it!"

His face twitched as the torment continued. When he couldn't bear the pain any longer, Merle grimaced

and rushed toward the Rule Soul Avatar. Anguish and bitterness were evident in his expression as he

readied himself to attack before he lost consciousness.

"I will kill you!"

he swore through gritted teeth just before using the last of his physical strength to attack the Rule Soul

Avatar.

Bang!

The incoming blow did not faze the Rule Soul Avatar. He stayed motionless as Merle's fist neared. To

Merle's astonishment, his fist stopped in front of the Rule Soul Avatar's forehead as though blocked by

an invisible barrier.

"Howl!"

Merle roared as several cracks appeared in his soul.

After he struggled for a while, his soul was torn to pieces.

He trembled and finally fell on the yellow sand.

Jenifer, who was watching from aside, was shocked. Her eyes widened, and her hand flew to her

mouth.

"Did you kill him?"

The Rule Soul Avatar, who was still in the state of silvery eyes, did not respond.

Splash!

At this moment, Resurrection Force began to pour into Merle's body.

At the same time, the Rule Soul Avatar's face twitched involuntarily as he forcefully ripped a wisp of his

soul and mixed it with the Resurrection Force.

The Resurrection Force and the wisp of the Rule Soul Avatar's soul worked in tandem to repair Merle's

broken soul. After a few tense moments, Merle was revived.

"Hmm."

Merle opened his cold eyes and jumped up from the ground. Although he woke with no memory of

what had happened, his consciousness returned, like a flood.

"What the hell have you done to me?"

Albeit angry, Merle's voice sounded much calmer than before.

"You were too hostile. I simply did something to reconstruct you," the Rule Soul Avatar replied flatly.

He had torn up Merle's soul, eliminated some of the hostility in it, and infused a wisp of his soul with the

hope that Merle's soul would evolve slowly so that he could have some thoughts and emotions like real

humans.

"Humph, you tortured me! I'll make you suffer for it later," Merle sneered. Then, all of a sudden, he

changed the topic of conversation. "I still want you to help me kill the fiends."

"Tell me. What is the ultimate goal of your existence?" the Rule Soul Avatar asked instead of answering

Merle's question.

"To follow the real body's orders and to protect Elsa," Merle replied honestly.

"That's not what I asked." The Rule Soul Avatar did not accept this explanation. He insisted, "Your

ultimate goal. What is it?"

"What?"

Merle paused. A frown appeared on his face as he considered the Rule Soul Avatar's question. That

was when he realized that he had never seriously thought of this before.

Now that he had been prompted, Merle could not help but begin to think about his ultimate goal.

After a long silence, Merle said, "To merge with a chief god."

This was indeed Merle's ultimate goal. In his opinion, he was born to merge with stronger creatures. As

the chief gods were an existence superior to anything else in this world, merging with a chief god was

his ultimate goal.

The Rule Soul Avatar was rendered speechless.

"If you successfully merge with a chief god one day, but find another more powerful existence, what will

you do?" the Rule Soul Avatar asked after thinking for a while.

"Humph! That's impossible! No creature could be stronger than the chief gods!"

"Listen carefully. I said, 'if'."

"I will continue to merge with the stronger creature as well," Merle answered without the least

hesitation.

"What would you do if our real body surpasses the chief gods?"

the Rule Soul Avatar asked. Merle trembled violently when he heard the question.

What if that was the real body? This possibility had never occurred to him. He couldn't answer because

thinking about it made his soul hurt.

"A meaningless question," Merle avoided answering. It seemed preposterous that the real body would

surpass the chief gods. At best, he could reach the same level as the chief gods.

The Rule Soul Avatar was dissatisfied with his answer.

He wanted to figure out whether the Merging Law or the real body was more capable of guiding and

restraining Merle. However, the answer he received gave him no insight.

Although the comparison was simple, it was very important.

"Answer my question," the Rule Soul Avatar demanded.

"No!"

Merle's head began to pound, and his expression turned ferocious.

"Answer!" The Rule Soul Avatar added the pressure of several law forces to frighten Merle into

submission.

"Ouch!"

Such intense agony saturated every nerve in Merle's body that his legs gave way, and he fell to the

ground.

"I will give up the merging when it comes to the real body," came Merle's anguished reply.

"Good." The Rule Soul Avatar was satisfied with this answer. Since Merle's answer came from his

soul's depths, the Rule Soul Avatar was certain that he was sincere.

It also proved that the real body was more capable of guiding and controlling Merle than the Merging

Law.

As soon as he had answered the question, the sharp pain emanating from Merle's soul vanished. He

stopped rolling on the ground and took several relaxed breaths.

"If you ask me such a stupid question again, I will fight you to death. Even though I am currently not as

strong as you, I will kill you in the future. After all, you are not the real body." Merle's tone was laced

with hatred as he moved closer to the Rule Soul Avatar.

"Now, you still have to make a choice..." The Rule Soul Avatar ignored the threat.

"No, please!"

Merle trembled and quickly stepped back.

His reaction amused Jenifer.

"Will you search for Elsa first or pay a visit to the fiend race?" the Rule Soul Avatar continued.

It was not until then that Merle heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the Rule Soul Avatar would

ask another question that would give him an unbearable headache, like the previous one.

"The fiend race," Merle answered.

"The reason," the Rule Soul Avatar prompted.

"Stupid! I'm not strong enough to find Elsa. Are you satisfied with this answer?" Merle stated coldly.

Looking for Elsa was Merle's goal, but he felt insufficiently prepared. He could handle a few problems

with his current strength, but there were other tasks that he could not fulfill, especially when he

encountered a more powerful warrior. And so, he was eager to become stronger.

The Rule Soul Avatar didn't object.

Satisfied with the changes in Merle after the resurrection, the Rule Soul Avatar nodded curtly. Then, the

three figures disappeared into the yellow sand. They headed west to the edge of the Blood Cloud

Region as it bordered the fiend race.

A month later, under a bloody sky, a thick fog of fiendish aura choked the air.

The barren and desolate land seemed devoid of any living creatures. While such surroundings would

unsettle others, this was a paradise for the fiend race.

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Merle appeared excited. Now that he had arrived at the fiend race's land, his path to becoming a

powerful warrior was about to open.

"If we go in like this, we'll be killed in the wild."

The Rule Soul Avatar observed the surroundings with his silvery eyes. He spotted several uncanny

laws which merged into a colossal net that covered the heaven and earth. Its function seemed to be the

detection of the entry of powerful creatures from other races.

If he and Merle crossed the border, powerful fiends would be alerted, and then Merle and he would be

hunted and killed.