Soul Trigger

Chapter 569 Past Bonds (Part 1)

Ji Li saw it more and more clearly. Even though all the images in Felin's memory were distorted by tiny black particles, he was absolutely certain that it was Odin, and that it was himself.

Moreover, it was Odin before his ascension.

Compared to Felin and the other white figure, Odin's posture was more upright. He seemed to dominate the conversation, like the superior among the three.

For a moment, Ji Li's thoughts almost came to a standstill.

A vast amount of information, processed by the Ascension Protocol, transformed into logical frames, filling his field of vision—

The moment I awoke from the inverted cross was not my starting point.

This is Philin's memory, which means that Philin knew him long ago, that he came into this world long ago, and that he has lost far more memories than he imagined.

For a moment, Ji found it difficult to judge the reality of what he was seeing. Before he awoke from the inverted cross, he had already left his mark on this world.
So, did Philin really only contact me because he believed he was a Wheel-Turner?
Ji Li used the Odin form powered by the Black Hole Engine in front of Fei Lin, but it was quite different from the form Ji Li had before his ascension, and it also had the mechanical appearance of the Death Star.

In a brief moment of surprise, the image faded into the distance, merging into countless other images, like a fleeting glimpse amidst the hustle and bustle of traffic.

Ji Li subconsciously reached out his hand, and a puzzled voice came from beside him.

Felin looked at him, her eyes, which were not covered by a blindfold, filled with anger, a slight displeasure caused by Ji Li's prying into her memories.

On top of that displeasure, Ji Li's strange actions added a touch of doubt:
"Do you see a familiar scene?"

"...So be it."

In Philin's eyes, he was a Wheeler who had lived at least three times, so it was only natural that he had crossed paths with Philin and appeared in her memories.

So Ji Lizhen has always existed in this world, but he just forgot?

He didn't know, but the answer might lie in this memory space, so he didn't try to hide it too much.

After describing the scene he had witnessed to Feilin, Feilin revealed an expression that Ji Li had never seen before.

It was a look of surprise, mixed with a hint of delight and doubt:

"Did you really see it?"

Ji Li was puzzled:

"Isn't that your memory?"

The emotions in Felin's eyes gradually subsided:

"I can't remember this part of my memory."

Feilin looked at Ji Li, all the complex emotions she had just felt vanishing, as if they had been unintentionally revealed. Finally, she returned to the initial hint of anger, which transformed into a helpless sigh.

“The fragments of time are not only fragments of power, but also fragments of my memories. The scene you saw should have come from the fragments of the Time Dagger that I had not absorbed, or from the fragments within the stone dragon. Based on my intuition, it should be the latter.”

"The power of the three fragments erupted, engulfing both our consciousnesses. I could have controlled the situation; you shouldn't have been in such a hurry..."

Ji Lidao:
"I'm sorry, but you know I'm not the kind of person who sits around waiting to die."

Film responded with only a faint nasal tone:
"Humph……"

"So, what exactly was that image?"

He originally wanted to ask more directly, such as who exactly that mecha guy was.

Although Felin claimed she didn't remember, she clearly knew something. Out of a bit of caution, Ji Li didn't ask directly.

"So, you did see it."

Film's greyish-white eyes, with their dark pupils, stared intently at Ji Li:

"Black Goat, I've always been curious, have you ever imagined how deep your soul is?"

Profound?

Under that inexplicable gaze, Felin raised her right arm:

"follow me."

Ji Li had nowhere to stand, and he didn't know how to follow her, but seeing Fei Lin raise her hand and tear through the air of memories, moving forward in a colorful void, he stepped into the void and followed her.

"Because of incomplete memories, there are gaps in the memories within this memory space. And memories are also emotions, and emotions can transform into spiritual matter. For various reasons, this place is like a dangerous maze; one wrong step and you will fall into an endless cycle of time and space."

To find that scene again, I need to traverse the river of memory, pinpointing exactly where that moment occurred in time. This is also the method I used to reorganize my memories when absorbing fragments of time. Leaving this place is the same principle.

And you, not only can move freely here and interfere with the illusions that reappear in my memories, you can also capture information that I haven't yet received...

These were the words Fei Lin didn't say aloud, and then Ji Li interrupted his new assessment of him:

"So, we have to go through your memories together?"

Ji Li became interested, while Fei Lin remained silent and did not reply, her displeasure growing stronger.

He's throwing a tantrum... Ji Li pondered.

He probably wouldn't be happy to let someone else walk through his memories and see all his embarrassing past.

But is this considered shyness?

Seemingly sensing the subtle emotions emanating from Ji Li, she suddenly stopped and stared directly at him with an expressionless gaze.

"...So I was just caught in a loop of your memories?" Ji Li avoided eye contact and changed the subject.

After a few moments of silence, Felin finally answered:
"Even without me, nothing will happen to you."

"It seems your memory knows we are 'the same kind'."

"No, it's because of the strength of your soul."

Feilin refuted Ji Li's conclusion based on the "good buddies" perspective.

The memories of a former paradoxical level powerhouse are naturally a chaotic flow of memories from a paradoxical level spiritual substance. This is an invisible killing field. If a slightly weaker person rashly steps into it, their consciousness will be instantly shattered, their soul will be incomplete, and their essence will be lost.

"If it were your father, or even his tombstone, that entered my memory, he would only suffer an irreparable fate."

"And you can not only interfere with the parts of memory reincarnation, but you can also see memories that I haven't integrated yet, and even parts that I haven't observed..."

"Tell me, just how deep is your soul?"

That's my son.

Ji Li thought to himself:
"Isn't that what we're going to do now?"

Phil didn't reply, and silently led Ji Li swiftly through the turbulent currents of memories.

Various images flashed before Ji Li's eyes at a rapid pace, clearly indicating that Fei Lin wanted to fast-forward through her innermost secrets.

But in this situation, the person involved didn't really care that much about those details. Ji Li was surveying the chaotic flow of memories around him.

Philin is right. Memories can also be transformed into spiritual power, as evidenced by Ji Li’s experience each time he regained his power through the interdimensional crystal.

The memory space of a paradox is no less dangerous than the tomb of the Wheel King.

But these terrifying spiritual qualities merely flowed subtly through Ji Li's fingers, like fleeting passersby, yet it was as if he were a part of this world of memories.

"So, that really was your birth?"

“It was my previous life.”

Felin answered, then denied it:

"But after all, I don't remember much about things before my previous life, so that was indeed my rebirth. I've never shown that appearance to any being."

Ji Li could hear the awkwardness in her tone:
"Relax, I am truly honored."

"I feel honored?"

"Why shouldn't I feel honored to have witnessed the birth of a powerful life form?"

"..."

Film stopped in its tracks:

"It's no use praising me."

“In that life, my reincarnation malfunctioned, which prevented me from stealing that girl’s social connections. Instead, I became that camera with a spirit.”

(End of this chapter)