Chapter 235 - 237: Soul

Chapter 235: Chapter 237: Soul

After sensing a colossal soul, Andre immediately looked toward the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant.

But the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant was prostrated on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

"What’s going on?" Red-haired Klein frowned, watching the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant.

’The giant elephant hadn’t been like this even when I tamed it.’

’So why is it acting like this now, after signing the Master-Servant Contract with Andre?’

’Does Andre have some secret that I can’t perceive?’

With this thought, Red-haired Klein looked at Andre.

But in his eyes, Andre was just an ordinary Wizard.

’But if Andre were truly just an ordinary Wizard, then why would the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant be acting this way?’

’Especially since the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant is an entire Realm higher than Andre.’

’Even with a full Realm separating them, Andre could terrify the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant into this state. What kind of secret is hidden within him?’

But he didn’t know that when Andre signed the Master-Servant Contract with the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant, the beast had used the contract’s power to glimpse its master’s soul.

It was a Giant, its eyes shut tight, slumbering amidst endless gray currents.

With the Giant’s every breath, a world was born, only to be annihilated on its next exhalation.

Around the Giant, countless rays of golden light coalesced into Demon Patterns, dancing ceaselessly about its form.

Beyond that, a vast, great sun floated above the Giant’s head.

It had only taken a single glance, and the overwhelming torrent of information from within that great sun had nearly shattered its soul.

’Just what are his origins?!’

The Eight-toothed Giant Elephant lowered its head, enduring the agony of its Racial Secret Technique being obliterated by that information.

At the same time, it pondered Andre’s origins.

As a Magical Beast at the Level 3 Limit, on the verge of reaching the Morning Star Level, its intellect far surpassed that of ordinary humans.

Therefore, it possessed great wisdom and the capacity for independent thought.

’If this Giant is his true form, then who could possibly have forced it into slumber?’

The Eight-toothed Giant Elephant mulled this over. If the Giant that was Andre had been forced into slumber, it meant there were other beings in the world capable of rivaling him.

It had no desire to become cannon fodder in a conflict between Andre and such a being.

Just as the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant was contemplating how to alter the Master-Servant Contract, it suddenly felt an immense force haul it up from the ground.

"What did you just see?"

Red-haired Klein asked the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant.

Since he couldn’t see the secret within Andre, he would simply ask the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant.

Few people knew that when a Magical Beast signed a Master-Servant Contract with a Wizard, the beast could use the contract’s power to see its master’s soul.

Though it was only for a single glimpse, that moment signified the binding of their two souls.

The Eight-toothed Giant Elephant looked at Red-haired Klein and shuddered.

It was just about to tell Red-haired Klein everything it had just seen.

But just as it was about to speak, the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant’s eyes suddenly turned white, then filled with a scramble of chaotic symbols that instantly sealed away its ability to speak and its very soul.

’What power is this?’

Seeing the change in the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant’s eyes, Red-haired Klein immediately let go, took two steps back, and watched the beast warily.

Thankfully, it wasn’t long before the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant recovered. It shook its head and looked at Red-haired Klein in confusion.

It didn’t understand what had just happened to it; it had no memory of the event whatsoever.

’It was sealed by the power within Andre, which is why it can’t be revealed.’

As Red-haired Klein watched the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant, which clearly wanted to speak but couldn’t, a look of distant recognition flashed in his eyes.

’Such a thing... such a Secret Technique... He had seen something like it before, in the Main Institute’s Wizard Inheritance Hall.’

’Normally, only the absolute highest echelons within the academies named after towers would possess something like this.’

’But how could Andre possibly have it?’

’Could it be... that Andre is the reincarnation of some ancient being?’

Red-haired Klein pondered the secret techniques related to this possibility.

Reincarnation might seem like a preposterous idea in the Endless Star Realm,

but as far as Red-haired Klein knew, Secret Techniques that could achieve it—and even entire races with this ability—truly existed in the Endless Star Realm.

Such a Secret Technique typically required stripping away the memories and Soul Power of one’s past life. Then, while a new life was still gestating, the soul would be cast into it, fusing with the nascent soul to complete the reincarnation.

The reason anyone would want to reincarnate was that the dust upon their souls had become too heavy.

So heavy that these powerful beings could no longer bear the weight themselves. Thus, they could only use a nascent soul to wipe away the dust from their own, bit by bit.

But he had seen Andre’s file.

It clearly stated that he was born within the Senbai World. Before entering the academy, he had never been to the outside world, nor had he traveled anywhere else.

’Then how could he possess such a Secret Technique?’

Red-haired Klein scratched his head, then reined in his thoughts.

Even though he was already a Red Sun Great Wizard, in the eyes of a Truth Great Wizard who had truly mastered the Power of Truth, he was as weak and insignificant as a new recruit just entering the academy.

’It seems Andre himself is unaware of the secrets he carries.’

Red-haired Klein’s eyes shifted thoughtfully, and he buried the idea deep within his heart.

Andre, meanwhile, looked completely bewildered.

The recent interaction between Red-haired Klein and the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant had played out before him like some kind of pantomime.

But Andre had no idea what the meaning behind this pantomime between Red-haired Klein and the Eight-toothed Giant Elephant was.

"How many Snake Eggs did you find?"

Pushing his thoughts aside, Red-haired Klein looked at Andre and asked.

"I found fifteen. Six of them were already dead. Of the other nine, four have fairly intact Life Energy."

"The other five eggs are already showing signs of fading Life Energy."

Andre took the snake eggs he had found in the Snake Nest out of his Storage Ring.

As Andre took out the snake eggs, some of the snakes from the Giant Snake Race raised their heads, their gazes fixed on the eggs before him.

Clearly, these eggs were their offspring.

"These are useless to you!"

With a wave of his hand, Red-haired Klein collected the snake eggs.

"Grand Master, I found those myself!"

Andre could only watch Red-haired Klein’s actions, feeling utterly helpless.

’You’re a Red Sun Great Wizard, for crying out loud. Robbing something from a mere Level 2 Wizard like me... that’s just shameless.’