Soul Trigger

Chapter 609 Throat and Eyes
"Stop it."

Clementine was crushed by Ji Li, but after being reborn, he charged forward fearlessly, only to be crushed again by Ji Li's crutch.

This was repeated more than ten times, with the tenacious Clementine rushing forward like a moth to a flame, until Ji Li began to marvel at her tenacity, and only then did she stop appearing—

My power is exhausted, and I cannot be reborn for the time being.

However, based on her characteristics, Ji Li can actively infuse her with spiritual essence.

Sir Death's Message happens to be the "Despair" spirit; feed it a little to summon it, then destroy it.

Finally, Ji Li was too lazy to move. Faced with Clementine, who rushed at her as soon as she was resurrected, she picked up the crucifix and was about to crush it. She finally couldn't take it anymore:
"Stop! I'm willing! I'm willing, okay?! You're a madman, a pervert, a serial killer!"

Ji Li put away the cross:
"The sooner you face reality, the less suffering you'll endure."

Clementine remained silent, lying on the ground and staring intently at him.

"Don't look at me like that, I am not a supporter of slavery."

But you are indeed my property now, and in terms of ability, you are somewhat helpful to my current situation.

So I hope you can be a reliable helper, instead of a complaining woman who keeps shouting about 'free will'.

Do you understand?

“I understand…” Clementine practically spat out the words through gritted teeth.

"very good."

Although her personal experiences are rather unusual and her resume is excellent, she is still a young girl and always has some naive ideas, which Ji Li can understand:
"Get up, I want to test your abilities."

Clementine lay motionless on the ground for a long time.
"No energy."

She turned her head away in a huff, and the next moment she felt a surge of spiritual energy flow into her body. It was like receiving a refreshing rain; her eyes emitted a black light, and she sprang to her feet.
"you……?!"

"Now that you're full, get moving!"

At this moment, Clementine clearly sensed the surging spiritual substance emanating from Ji Li, and her eyes flashed with intense astonishment:
She had never sensed this density of spiritual energy before, not even when she was kept in captivity by that malevolent creature.

She finally recalled Ji Li's behavior in the underground castle and hesitated before saying:
"You are... a peak ruler?"

Ji Li casually tossed aside the "Other Shore" cane-knife, which transformed into spiritual matter and returned to his Well of Souls:
"I've killed quite a few."

Clementine: "..."

……

The term "spiritual environment with faith" refers to the theological beliefs that exist in the current region.

For example, 60 percent of the people on the entire White Island have faith, and of that 60 percent, 70 percent are followers of the mainstream denomination "Evangelical Fellowship".

This was also the denomination that Clementine and the priest believed in during their lifetimes. The town has a seminary and a church, both of which were established for evangelical purposes.

The defining feature of this sect is the cross. Even in Ji Li's current home, there is a large cross on the living room wall, because Mrs. Duke is also a believer.

Clementine's rule is that she can perform a special kind of spiritual leap in a spiritual environment with faith. The state is similar to spatial teleportation, where she flashes back and forth between various places, but it is fundamentally very different from spatial teleportation.

Her rules prevented her from appearing in the "Land of No Faith," but the strong religious atmosphere on White Island meant that this restriction was often ineffective.

This is one of the two rules directly related to her basic form of existence; the other is the [ghost body].

Ji Li had her Border Collie, named Bob, test it out. The dog could sense something in the room, and was somewhat timid and wary, but it couldn't see Clementine.

Clementine can pass through the dog's body and then jump out of the cross in the room using the [Blasphemy] property.

Only when she intends to touch the dog and actually strokes its head will the dog notice her presence.

Clementine scared him so much that he flew away, whimpering as he ran back to his kennel.

[Desecration] operates silently, so much so that even Ji Li cannot detect any particularly obvious spiritual fluctuations; its stealth is unparalleled.

But he discovered that the cross on the wall had turned upside down.

This must be the rule of blasphemy: leave a trace of existence, presented in a subtle change in detail.

Otherwise, such a level of spiritual quality would be able to deceive the immortals, and the White Island system would be far too overpowered.

As for "fullness," it means that Ji Li's despairing spiritual essence can be utilized by Clementine, just as Ji Li needs to feed her with despairing spiritual essence.

If a stream of despair essence were directly injected into her, it would enhance her power, but there would be an upper limit.

The so-called "blackening" strengthens it threefold. Clementine, who has become a resting object, already has the spiritual quality level of a ruler. With Ji Li's spiritual quality enhancement, it can reach the fifth level.

Compared to this, the abilities of the [Bionic Ghost] are even more outstanding.

This ability allows Clementine to mimic Ji Li's spiritual qualities.

Although he cannot imitate his spiritual level and soar to great heights, he can "imitate" various characteristics of Sir Death.

For example, Clementine almost completely absorbed the curse effect of Ji Li's "Desperate Oath".

The crows' ability allows Clementine to be divided into countless forms.

The [Weeping Decree] ability, which spreads fear, is also fully effective, although its strength differs from Ji Li's original version.

After fully understanding Clementine's various abilities, Ji Li gave up torturing the rats in his house:
The dog was too smart; using it as a guinea pig for Clementine's experiment might cause her depression. So, as a second-best option, they caught some mice in the attic to test on.

Overall, Clementine's combat abilities were not outstanding, but he possessed two key characteristics:
1. Her strong ability to conceal herself gives her a very strong reconnaissance ability, although Clementine's current range of activity around Jili is not large.

However, the effects of the ghostly body and the desecration were so strong that even Ji Li had to carefully perceive them to detect them, which shows how well concealed the effects of the "rules" were.

2. Interference and auxiliary capabilities.

The ability of the [Bionic Ghost] to mimic is called mimicry precisely because it cannot truly acquire the powerful abilities of other individuals.

However, this kind of imitation is based on the other party's abilities and characteristics, and can have different functions.

Therefore, Clementine's appearance gave Ji Li a capable ally.

Most things could be investigated remotely by Clementine, without the risk of exposing himself or doing everything personally.

The only two things to be concerned about are Clementine's loyalty and her mysterious suicide.

Making the abilities "Fullness" and "Bionic Ghost" ineffective is a minor issue; if it causes problems, the consequences could be much more serious.

Also, you should pay a little attention to that strange backstab rule.

Thinking of this, Ji Li gesturing for Clementine to come closer and cupping her face in his hands— "What are you going to do!?"

The spiritual mark was imprinted on Clementine's eyeball by Ji Li's finger:

"A masterpiece of spiritual circuits, a visual sharing."

After the recording was completed, Ji Li released Clementine, who was still struggling.

"Now, this is the true complete form."

The elusive nun could become his informant and henchman in the future, and with the visual sharing, she could personally observe what Clementine saw.

For the next hour, Ji Li tormented Clementine in every way, testing her various abilities inside and out, until he received an unusual fluctuation.

He took a skull ring from the dragon ring, and the skull quickly came to life, its eyes igniting with blood-red flames:

“Odin…”

"Don't talk yet."

Ji Li ended the conversation about the tombstone and looked at Clementine beside him:

"Go out for a walk and test your activity range and how well you behave in public places."

Lying on the ground, Clementine, who had just been resurrected, glanced at the skull ring on Ji Li's hand—

That bastard... he's obviously trying to get rid of her.

She certainly didn't want to move, but under Ji Li's indifferent gaze, she could only glare at him fiercely before being voluntarily kicked out of the door.

Looking at the lush, charming streets and towns around him, Clementine suddenly stopped and fell silent.

She turned her head and saw one or two pedestrians walking towards her; they were Mrs. Duke's neighbors next door.

They passed right through her body, shivering from the cold, and looked at the bright sun that had filled in, but couldn't see her at all.

Seemingly realizing something, Clementine turned her head towards the direction of the seminary, quickly pulled down the veil of her nun's headdress, and launched a blasphemous leap.

When she reappeared, she had arrived at a monastery, the very seminary where she and Father Kelton had studied.

The seminary held a funeral because of Father Kelton and her “accident.”

The teachers and students have all gone to attend the funeral, so there are hardly any people here.

Looking at the deserted seminary, Clementine tried to place her hand on the wall, but she passed right through it.

This made her somewhat sad, as this was, after all, the place where she grew up.

Having escaped from a wicked and evil lair, and rescued by Father Kelton, I eventually arrived here to start from scratch.

Now, he was killed by Father Kelton because of the ritual, and then resurrected by the people of the Tower of Babel.

Things have changed so fast; perhaps her current situation is punishment for being an accomplice of Father Kelton.

I may never be able to come back here again...

Just then, she heard children singing hymns coming from the small chapel next door. She turned her head and floated towards the chapel.

In a corner she wasn't paying attention to, or perhaps too lazy to care about, two figures were moving furtively:
A red-haired girl with a fluffy side ponytail and side-swept hair tiptoed out of the seminary's basement.

Her companion in front of her whispered urging her to hurry up and leave with what she was carrying.

But as soon as she glanced in the direction of the church, she froze on the spot—

That's... a ghost?
Aiguir stared blankly as the thing disappeared into the church, wondering if he was seeing things.

How could there be ghosts in broad daylight, especially since this is a church!

But the thing only burrowed halfway into the body, and then it seemed to get stuck.

Immediately afterwards, the thing that seemed to be a ghost became increasingly agitated.

Suddenly, he turned his head and used his long fingernails to rip open his own belly, spraying blood and internal organs everywhere, staining the church wall red.

Aquile was completely dumbfounded.

……

At this moment, in Ji Li's room:
"Welcome to my kingdom. How are you feeling in Red Maple Town?"

"The food was terrible."

"...There are still many delicious foods on White Island. When you come to Qiongdu, I will take you there."

"You mean the potato feast? Thank you, but I've already eaten it."

"Of course not, royal cuisine is quite good, you haven't tried it, have you?"

Ji Li, too lazy to waste words, went straight to the point:
"Now I have an identity. Although there were some minor setbacks, there were no unexpected issues with using your Crimson Ritual."

What's the next step for the Tower of Babel?

“Tell me your current address, and I will arrange to send you some things immediately, including the reward for Li Jiangxing’s operation.”

Ji Li said, "I need to integrate into the organization as soon as possible. When exactly can I meet with the other members?"

"I'll put the relevant things in the package, don't worry. Now I have something else I think you should do."

"What's up?"

"Your memory hasn't fully returned, has it?"

"You can understand it that way."

"Hehe... As a Wheel Reincarnator, this is quite normal, but I want to help you out. After all, the more memories you recover, the stronger you become, and the better you can help me."

"You put it in the package too?"

"No, the Tower of Babel doesn't have a memory restoration spell. But..."

The tombstone changed the subject:
"There are such things in Red Maple Town where you are now, and there's a reason why I recommend you start here."
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P.S.: I'm so sleepy... I'll stop here for today.

(End of this chapter)