Soul Trigger

Chapter 733 Girl
"This baptismal celebration, or banquet, was nominally an engagement ceremony for the son of Duke Ludwig, but in reality, it was the succession ceremony for Archduke Ludwig to take over the soul of his ancestors."

His goal, it seems, was to use the guidance of the shattered white ring after losing his physical body to become the new collective spirit core of the Ludwig family.

Having witnessed the birth of the Blood Moon not long ago, Ji Li was already intimately familiar with the birth process of the Cluster Spiritual Pivot.

As one of the four dukes, the Ludwig family had long been under the protection of the cluster of spiritual entities and were well aware of the power of such spiritual creations.

The Duke's mansion has a large population and a rich history. Long ago, it used Ludwig's ancestors as a vehicle to possess its own cluster of spiritual cores.

Now that Archduke Ludwig's secret operation with Shulong has failed and he is unable to regain his body, he has no choice but to use this method to succeed the Cluster Spiritual Pivot ahead of schedule.

The black USB drive in Che Li's hand reflected a faint metallic luster. Ji Li looked at the girl in front of him, smiled, and raised his hand:

"Looks like I'll have my day when I need your help..."

"It's not free."

Suddenly, Che Li withdrew her hand:
"Have you really become a Dead Apostle?"

"That would be a long story."

"Can you finish talking on the way back to your room?"

Ji Li glanced at the USB drive the girl was clutching in her hand:
"I'll try to keep it brief."

The two stepped into the apartment.

When the elevator doors opened on the eighth floor, the USB drive was already in Ji Li's hand, and the two walked side by side into the corridor.

With this list, Ji Li could use the Blood Moon Clan's intelligence network to find suitable candidates to impersonate and infiltrate the baptism ceremony. The first step was thus solved.

"I never imagined that the destruction of Archduke Ludwig's body was also related to you..."

Her expression was somewhat resentful, as if she wanted to take the USB drive back from Ji Li, but Ji Li had already tossed it into the dragon ring.

"I thought Lao Ba would tell you."

"...As for Chanho, I haven't been able to contact him for a while."

Since Shulong's return, he has inexplicably gained the favor of the Illuminati's higher-ups.

Upon hearing this, Ji Li's lips twitched immediately:
appreciation?

Of course he still remembered that Cha Chan-ho had lost control of his emotions and rushed up to beat him, which directly became the fuse for the outbreak of the incident.

Although this situation actually accelerated the change in events, which was advantageous to Ji Li, he still felt uneasy about it.

Could it be that the final outcome actually benefited the Illuminati?
Che Li nodded:

"It is said that during Shulong's operation, his key actions cost the Illuminati a certain price, but also contributed to the chaos in Shulong's situation and the physical death of the White Island Duke."

This gave the organization a significant advantage in its operations in Europe, and the baptism ceremony at the Duke of Ludwig's mansion was originally related to this... But for some reason, I always felt that he wasn't the kind of person who could accomplish this.

After all, although Chanho is intelligent, his strength is only so-so, and most importantly, he is somewhat impulsive.

"It's alright with me looking after him in the Illuminati, but when he's with the other members, I always feel like he'll mess things up..."

"To be honest, your judgment is quite correct," Ji Li thought to himself.

"I was completely kept in the dark... Don't you have anything to say?"

Che Li's expression turned melancholy, with a familiar air about her.

"I don't need to involve you in matters concerning the Tower of Babel and the Dead Apostles. The Gaoxing Group is doing quite well in Silla."

Che Li's expression grew even more melancholy:
"And now? I'm different now, so am I still inferior to that..."

It seemed as if a bouncy name was about to slip out, but Kari stopped herself from losing her composure in time.

Ji Li patted her shoulder, but didn't delve deeper into the topic:

"Don't overthink it, I didn't mean anything by it. But you, why did you join the Illuminati?"

"for……"

Not getting the response she wanted, Che Li raised her head, stared straight at Ji Li, then deflated and lowered her eyes.
"Just consider it as me doing it for power."

She swallowed back some of the words that were on the tip of her tongue, not wanting to appear cheap. Besides, what exactly did she mean to Ji Li?

Ji Li seemed completely oblivious to her odd behavior, and smiled as he pulled out his access card:

"After becoming an Awakened One, did the burden become heavier?"

He remembered Che Li's abilities: the ability to copy the spiritual properties of others, and the fact that he had received training and cultivation from the higher-ups of the Illuminati. Even in the Keton Federation, he should have risen rapidly in rank.

"If you really want to put it that way, then you could say that."

The expressions inside the car were somewhat complicated.

She had no affection for her family, and the children born to her youngest daughter were never expected anything from the Gaoxing Group.

But everything changed after she became an Awakened, especially after the Illuminati recognized her potential.

Not only did their branch of the clan rise in status, but their parents, who had been content with the status quo, also developed some new desires.

Sometimes, that pressure was so intense that she could hardly breathe, forcing her to take things a step further.

A more powerful spiritual essence, a deeper well of the soul, holding the highest position within the Illuminati.

Whenever she wanted to give up everything and return to Silla, she would think of the day Odin fell to the ground.

Amidst the mad laughter of the Dead Apostles and the twilight blazing with frenzied fire, she firmly believed that Ji Li could not possibly be dead.

Even so, with such miraculous power as spiritual essence, she can definitely... revive him.

The Illuminati was her hope and springboard, but now...

Seeing Ji Li's calm and composed expression, a strange sense of grievance suddenly welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Why are you so calm about all of this? Why don't you ask me how I got to this point...?

The spiritual energy suddenly intensified, and instantly, dark demonic patterns spread across her left cheek like meridians, causing her to collapse to the ground.

"Cherry?"

When she came to her senses, she was already lying in Ji Li's arms, tears welling up in her eyes.

A pale blue light flickered in Ji Li's eyes as he swept over Che Li's soul:
"Negative spiritual energy...is it a problem with the injuries?"

A strong, negative spiritual energy, not belonging to her, surged from her body.

That thing was complex and profound, like something born from the negative desires of a large number of different people's spirits.

In terms of characteristics, it is almost identical to the evil spirit.

Che Li shook her head, gently pushed away Ji Li's hand, and stood up.

"...The Illuminati's system of trustors allows me to become an immortal at the fastest speed, but at the same time, I also absorb the desires and negative emotions generated by the clusters of spirits of those who trust me."

Ji Li frowned immediately:

"The trust-based system?"

"It's probably inspired by the creation of the Cluster Spiritual Pivot. I was one of the test subjects, and also the Illuminati's most successful creation. Don't worry, this is normal..."

“You didn’t tell me you did these things.”

"There's nothing to say. You didn't tell me you weren't actually dead..."

Ji Li raised an eyebrow:
Wow, the haunted female ghost is making a limited-time return, and the little girl's temper is flaring up again.

Before Che Li could react, he grabbed her wrist:
"What...what?"

"Just tell me what you want. I hate little girls who beat around the bush."

"you……"

Feeling the warm, wet touch on her lips, Che Li's pupils widened suddenly, and her body stiffened.

(End of this chapter)