Soul Trigger

Chapter 717 Remains of the Gods
Jin Misha... It's her again.

The elation in Che Li's eyes subsided slightly, and her gaze remained fixed for a few breaths.

She still remembered the complex and subtle emotions she felt when she watched Ji Li walk alongside her at Aries Academy:

Envy, even clearly detectable jealousy.

So much time has passed, and I'm no longer that pretty little daughter of a chaebol family, but you, Kim Misa... you still look the same as before.

Memories from the collapsed timeline flooded her mind; she saw countless times Ji Li holding her face, and every fleeting moment of his face before death. A smile appeared on her lips, prompting her to stride forward:

"Ji Li".

Jin Misha, I have nothing to envy about you now.

Her gaze was sharp, transforming her previously feigned indifference into a visible provocation and tenderness towards Ji Li.

Even though her one-sided rival seemed to have never given her a second glance before, and was now completely absorbed in his own world, it didn't stop Chari from provoking her.

She wasn't upset by the rabbit girl's kiss, nor was she deliberately trying to settle old scores with her for the jealousy she felt when she was just a mortal; she simply wanted to follow her heart.

She has been the Dark Saintess of the Illuminati for several months, a year, two years; her spiritual power is enough to change many things.

At this moment, the person she called to looked up, still calm and composed even after an intimate moment witnessed by onlookers, with a familiar scrutinizing gaze in their eyes—an expression that blended into the world yet looked down upon everything.

"Here he comes."

Ji Li released the rabbit girl, nodded to Che Li, and then looked at Jasmine further back.

The secretary's icy expression had long since melted away; her slender fingers kept wiping away her unstoppable tears, and even the platinum blonde bangs that covered her right eye were slightly damp.

"Director..."

She vigorously wiped the liquid from her face, giving Ji Li a wet, sweet smile:

"It's a pleasure to see you again..."

Compared to Cherry, Jasmine simply showed a sweet smile.

She wasn't there to make any demands; although she was taken aback, she was genuinely happy for Ji Li.

Those emotions floated in the air, transforming into a powerful force that rippled through the surrounding spiritual environment.

They were easily perceived by everyone present, causing Rabbit Girl to tighten her embrace. Beneath her long gray hair, she looked at the two newcomers with a slightly cold and disdainful gaze.

Che Li's smile remained unchanged, but a sharp, resolute edge had appeared in her eyes.

Jasmine ignored the emotions from others and the hostility from Rabbit Girl. Just like Jin Misha had done earlier, she only had eyes for Ji Li at this moment.

Just as this strange tacit understanding and hostility spread among the three, everyone present seemed to have forgotten about one more person—

Bang!
With a powerful flying kick, the white rabbit sent Jin Misha flying.

"Damn it, you're addicted to hugging, aren't you? My turn!!!"

Before anyone else could react, Bai Misha transformed into a rabbit-octopus in an even more frenzied manner, using her current size advantage to rub against him vigorously while howling:
"Waaaah, honey, I miss you so much... Please kiss me, please kiss me..."

Ji Li could only push away her frantic rabbit head—

I like bunny girls, women with bunny ears, and rabbit girls, but that doesn't mean I like to French kiss a real rabbit's three-lobed mouth.

In an instant, a string in Chari's mind snapped:

husband???

What nonsense is this? And what is this rabbit?
She didn't want to be jealous over a rabbit, but the sound it made was sickeningly sweet, instantly conjuring up images of fox spirits or rabbit spirits. She immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Hello, who is this...?"

Before the words were even finished, the shadows erupted.

Jin Misha tackled Bai Misha directly, like a quarterback stealing the ball, and slammed Bai Misha into the ground beside her.

"A useless piece of trash with no body dares to steal my man???"

"Go to hell! Don't you even know who just rescued you?"

"You're even trying to claim credit? If it weren't for you, would I have broken ties with the Lord of Shadow Eclipse?"

"Bah! If it weren't for me, the Lord of Shadow Eclipse would have already possessed you as a vessel!"

"I don't care, you're not allowed to mess with my brother!"

"Brothers? Husband, I want a hug..."

"Get back here right now!!!"

Seeing the two fighting on the spot, both Chari and Molly were a little stunned.

"This is……"

"Ah, the two sisters have a good relationship. It's not the first time I've seen people who are so close to each other."

Ji Li sighed and shook his head.
"are you OK?"

If Ji Li's prediction is correct, as the timeline collapses, Che Li's memories should also have collapsed back into her mind.

The memories of her countless previous deaths also returned to her mind, which might have some unspeakable effects on her spirituality.

Chari smiled and shook her head:

"I'm fine... but about what happened before, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you..."

Che Li was naturally referring to how she had easily defeated Ji Li, who was in disguise, in the restaurant. Ji Li waved his hand dismissively.
"That's not important. Jasmine, what about you?"

Jasmine withdrew her gaze from the fight and slowly stepped forward:

"I'm fine, thank you, Director..."

"You still call yourself that?"

Jasmine had completely changed her aloof demeanor, as if she had returned to the timid little clerk she once was.

Ji Li ruffled her hair, drawing envious glances from Che Li.

However, Chari didn't have the same complicated feelings for Jasmine as Kim Misa.

To put it bluntly, we're both losers, licking each other's wounds...?
Noticing the jumbled thoughts in her mind, Che Li shook her head to clear them away. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed that Ji Li had already turned around, and the rabbit girl, having finished her fight, was walking over, carrying the white rabbit with its claws outstretched.
"You little brat, trying to fight me? Now you know who the real one is..."

"All right."

Ji Li raised her hand, stopping Jin Misha from taking her arm, and also stopping Che Li from saying what she couldn't finish her sentence:

"It's probably in complete chaos outside right now. Let's catch up after things are over."

Watching Ji Li walk towards the core area, Che Li and Jasmine were slightly taken aback:
"Outside……?"

The latter's expression quickly turned serious:
"That's right, the chaos here is quite significant. I didn't expect Stargate to adopt such an aggressive strategy... The Pavilion Master will probably be returning to provide reinforcements soon..."

Jasmine had encountered and been killed by the curator Bertrand Ludwig multiple times in previous timelines, so her expression was somewhat gloomy at this moment.

"Stargate?"

Ji Li chuckled, examining the core container that stood several meters tall before him:

"This is much worse than that. If things go wrong, I'll be an enemy of the whole world... Rabbit Girl, keep an eye on this thing."

"okay!"

Misha skipped over and took the mechanical metal box that had appeared out of nowhere from Ji Li's hand.

That was a sealed container formed from Odin's power, and inside it was the Black Old Man:

"Hey you two over there, you mistresses, come over and give me a hand!"

"The mistress..." Cha Li's lips twitched, and she clenched her fists instantly.

But she walked to the other side—

The commander, Virtin, has finally come to his senses and has been targeted by Cherry, who is preparing to take him into custody.

But Virtin glanced at her, first speechless at Odin's popularity with women, then sighed and said:
“I made a promise with Odin that I would help him retrieve the remains of the gods.”

Che Li frowned: "But I don't trust you, Commander..."

Now, the remains of the god are right before Ji Li's eyes.

This massive mechanical container, reaching straight to the sky, contains a part of the Pioneers' past, the legendary remains of a god, and also Ji Li's past, mysteries, and power.

He could almost feel the surging power within it, waiting for Ji Li to activate it.

Whether it's the Tower of Babel or Bertrand Ludwig, all the other beings in Birmingham at this moment, and even the Shadow Lord himself, whose Descendant he had already killed, are interested in this thing.

"finally……"

"Odin! What are you doing?! Odin?!"

The sudden burst of noise instantly drew the attention of everyone else.

Ji Li looked at his finger; the skull ring was grinning widely.

"Can you hear me? How's it going? Did you get the remains of the god?!"

Sensing an extremely ominous aura emanating from above, the three women's pupils constricted:
Dead apostle.

Ji Li glanced at the three of them, signaling them to calm down:

"Can I hear you? Has communication been restored?"

Faced with the spacetime power of the Rubik's Cube, the communication between the skull rings created by the Crimson Ritual of the Tower of Babel was finally restored:
"...Finally."

The tombstone opposite seemed to breathe a sigh of relief:

"Where are the remains of the god? Have you obtained them? Have you completed the reception?"

Perhaps due to the filtering effect of the skull ring, its voice sounded unusually anxious, but even more so than anxiety, there was a sense of tension.

"No, not yet. There was a problem here, it just ended, and I'm about to retrieve the remains of the god."

The tombstone remained silent for a few moments, then quickly spoke:

"Alright, receive the remains of the god immediately. I'm on my way. We must succeed!"

"What happened?" "We were originally surrounding Bertrand Ludwig and his allies, but for some reason, Bertrand Ludwig just used a Command Spell and destroyed a Resting Object numbered A, sacrificing himself to rush to the vault! Time is of the essence, you must receive the remains of the god immediately!"

Just now?

Ji Li's soul trigger was slightly touched:

It's a timeline collapse.

The collapse of the timeline allows others to receive memories from other timelines. Similarly, Bertrand Ludwig, who appears in the future here, will have his memories merged into the original Ludwig soul after the collapse.

Therefore, he now understands the dire situation in the vault and is returning at all costs:

"I understand. I'll have my people cooperate with you."

After speaking, Ji Li quickly took out his phone from his dragon ring, glanced at the three women briefly, and tossed it to Jasmine:

"This contains my and Tombstone's detailed plan for this operation. Please read it quickly and write it down."

Soon, three Dead Apostles and three Netherworld experts, including the Pavilion Master, will appear here, perhaps even more. I must retrieve the divine remains immediately to ensure a foolproof plan. Until then, everything is in your hands.”

“Three against three, it sounds like we still have some left…” Misa said, puzzled.

"Just in case, we should treat them all as enemies." Ji Li looked at Virtin:

"Commander, I need you to release all the pacification objects."

Upon hearing the name of the curator, Veltin's expression became conflicted, so he remained somewhat silent in response to Ji Li's order, drawing a dangerous glare from Rabbit Girl.

Making a foolish mistake is a privilege granted to Ji Li, and it's also a privilege Ji Li gives her in front of herself.

Beyond that, she was an immortal being no weaker than Veltin, a knight-slayer with two souls in one body.

If Virtue makes any move, she will eliminate her without hesitation, ten times faster than the other two mistresses—

"You'll save people, won't you?"

"Save who?"

"This city, the one you promised me."

"Odin never hesitates to show compassion to the weak."

"Okay, let me help you."

A golden glint flashed in Virtue's eyes.

He knew his teacher, Bertrand Ludwig, well; once the vault went out of control, the vault owner would not care about the lives of civilians in order to recover those burial goods.

But he also didn't believe that Odin would care about the lives of those mortals.

However, he had also saved his life, or rather, spared his life. But more importantly, he had heard of the pioneer's name, the legendary figure within the Ludwig family, whose portrait was sculpted...

A living history and a teacher who has taught you are placed before you. Whom should you believe?

Virtin didn't know, so he gambled that the Odin before him was the true forerunner, possessing the legendary virtues and benevolence—

"Attention all personnel, the Master is returning to the vault. All personnel remain at their posts and maintain order to prevent any uncontrolled suppression. We await the Master's arrival... Repeat, the Master is returning to the vault..."

"In addition, I can lift the complete lockdown and connect Limbo with the outside world. This should restore the Black Saintess's abilities, but the lockdown will no longer be able to stop the Master."

"Release it."

Aside from the mortar, the so-called blockade is probably meaningless to the guild master; it would be better to restore Cheri's power.

“There are some safe resting places nearby that we can use, and I can bring them out to buy you some time.”

Ji Li nodded in agreement. Knowing the urgency of the situation, the four quickly discussed and prepared to set off.

But that alone is not enough. As the curator, Bertrand Ludwig knows the resting objects here very well, and with the addition of five other spirits, the resting objects that act completely according to the rules cannot hold out for too long.

If Ji Li remains lost in memories of the God's Remains for too long, this place will also fall.

Rabbit Girl has just gone through a change of events, and her situation is unknown and likely unstable. Conservatively speaking, together with White Rabbit and the sedative, she could barely match a ghost.

Cheli is an echo, and together with Jasmine and pacifier, they can barely match up.

As for Virtin, Ji Li trusts his choice, but he may not be able to face his teacher, Bertrand Ludwig, directly.

Other arrangements are still needed...

Ji Li pondered for a moment, then activated the final legal decree—

The Rubik's Cube's spiritual essence has completely dissipated, and the power of overlapping timelines has completely disappeared. This is indeed the final decree.

Before everyone's eyes, Valhalla appeared high in the sky, and Odin's command descended from the heavens, turning all directions into a pale blue hue.

not enough……

"Filin, are you there?"

No reply.

Unlike before when he could sense Philine inside the pocket watch, Ji Li had not felt her presence since Philine brought Clementine into the pocket watch. He didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Ji Li took out his pocket watch, sensed it for a moment, then gave up. He then took out several fragments and spread them in his palm; they were Clementine's shattered crosses.

Although her vessel was shattered, it seemed to still retain some spiritual energy, but...

rumble--

The tremors came from all directions, and Ji Li knew that he could not delay any longer.

He casually tossed the two items into Che Li's hands:
"Take this with you, and try to call out as much as you can. Things have come to this, so hold on and wait for me to arrive."

Che Li clenched her fists, dense magical patterns appearing on her left cheek, her eyes brimming with spiritual energy, a hint of a smile appearing on them:
"Leave it to us, Ji Li."

At this point, Ji Li had no more regrets. Odin tore out of the shell, turned around, grabbed the huge container, and ripped it open.

A burst of azure light erupted, illuminating the entire room—

"Walk!!"

At Virtin's stern shout, the four of them rushed out of the core room and sped away.

At this moment, Ji Li was already immersed in the boundless binary data.

He didn't even get a glimpse of what was inside the container before his consciousness was swept away by the endless stream of numbers, rushing and surging forward.

Just like many years ago, when he first entered cyberspace, he was led by an intelligent program to a boundless land of freedom of consciousness.

At this point, it's pointless to confirm exactly what the remains of the gods are, because they are undoubtedly the same as the Hall of Heroes.

A silent tremor ran through him, and he suddenly found himself inside a body. Looking up, he noticed the hand looked strangely familiar—

It's my past self.

Odin of the Murphy Colossus does not always use his body at its highest combat performance. What he uses most often is this body that looks no different from an ordinary person.

At that moment, a mirror appeared within the boundless data, allowing him to see his own reflection.

She looked like she was around thirty years old; that was her natural face.

The suit features an alloy jaw, a ponytail in honor of Marcius, and a streamlined biomimetic armor.

But what's going on with this place?

Ji Li looked around. Although he already had a body and senses in this space within the remains of a god, it was still pitch black all around. Apart from the flowing green binary numbers and the mirror in front of him, there was nothing else.

This is different from the previous situation, since in the past it would go directly into the memory... Or is this mirror the key this time?

Ji Li took two steps forward, his pupils shrinking slightly.

The person in the mirror is still standing in the same spot.

"interesting……"

He looked at the expressionless man and slowly spoke:
"Pioneers?"

The sound lingered and echoed for a long time. After a few breaths, the reflection in the mirror slowly took two steps forward:

"You took something you shouldn't have taken...my future self."

His voice was exactly the same as Ji Li's, without any difference.

But the only difference is that the sound is a little too...

Has it lost its humanity?

"Intelligent program".

Ji Li succinctly revealed the other party's true existence:
"You've turned yourself into an intelligent program, and placed it here to hinder yourself?"

Silence, then the mirror shattered with a deafening crash:

"When spiritual matter and matrix data merge into one, it is no longer an intelligent program, but... a spiritual artificial life."

The "pioneer" strolled slowly:
"My future self, I can sense that your spirit is linked to Valhalla. Sure enough, you did something... foolish."

"It would be foolish not to use your power. The Hall of Heroes has always been mine, so make way."

"You bear the mission of destroying the Matrix, you bear Turing's expectations, do you know what you are saying?"

Ji Li reached out and suddenly grabbed the other person:

"I told you, get out of here."

The world shattered—

Memories begin to surface, and electrical noise flickers:

"The situation is urgent, I don't have time for your nonsense..."

The world flickered, and Ji Li suddenly opened his eyes, seeing a pitch-black mask with a red light in the center examining him from head to toe—

Alan Turing was the founder of the World Tree.

"Odin, are you ready?"

(End of this chapter)