Endless Journey: Infinite Realms - Chapter 576
Chapter 576
Without giving any heed to Professor Frances' complains, Alex suddenly took a seat in the nearby chair . He then made the Immortal Empress and Arcane Sorceress stand behind him, with the nearby professor watching with a confused stare .
[Alex]: What are you waiting for, Professor Frances? I need your Soul-Splicing Knife, so please let me borrow it . Don't worry, I will return it to you in one piece .
[Professor Frances]: You-
[Alex]: If you think that I am cursed, then so be it . Go pity me all you want . But for now, I need your help so that I can get stronger . Surely, you won't deny that to me, right?
[Professor Frances]: Seriously, you're getting more and more weird these days Alex . Tsk, tsk, tsk, is this perhaps related to your past?
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: Fine, since it looks like you don't want to talk anymore, then I shall just assist you . You said that you're attempting to do something with your soul? Hmph, count me in and let me watch what happens to you…
[Alex]: Can you just stop talking and just show the Soul-Splicing Knife already? I need it now!
With Alex's urgency clearly displayed on his face, the disgruntled Professor Frances let out a grumble as she placed her right hand inside her breast pocket . She then fiddled inside it for a few seconds before drawing her hand out, this time with a thin, golden-colored knife that she held primly between her fingers .
"Schwing schwing!"
The professor began swing the knife idly around her, as if she was testing is sharpness against the air . These actions caused countless whistling sounds to fill the area, something which seemed to have caused Alex some unease .
[Alex]: H-hey, Professor Frances… Don't just randomly swing that knife everywhere . That's the Soul-Splicing Knife after all .
[Professor Frances]: Hmph, you don't need to tell me about it, Alex . As far as I know, the Soul-Splicing Knife can cut off a portion of someone's soul, as long as that soul is within the range of the knife . That means that if someone's soul is near this knife, it will be inevitably affected . However, as you can see, nobody's soul is really that near me, so nobody is in real danger here .
[Alex]: I was just trying to lecture you, ok? W-why don't we just head on to the breakthrough process?
[Professor Frances]: You seem to be in a really great rush now, Alex . I wonder why you are this urgent…
[Alex]: Just help me out now ok? If you want questions, just ask it later!
[Professor Frances]: …
[Alex]: … .
[Professor Frances]: Fine, I already promised to help you out now, so I have no choice but to do this . So, what should I do first?
[Alex]: Um… actually, you should just stay still there and wait for me to reveal my Soul . Then once my Soul is out, I want you to use the Soul-Splicing Knife to divide my Soul into 9 parts… . Make sure that these 9 parts are as large as each other . If not, then I will be really f**ked . And then-
[Professor Frances]: Wait for a second right there, Alex . You… want me to use the Soul-Splicing Knife to cut your Soul into 9 pieces? Do you understand… what that means?
[Alex]: Yes, I understand . I will experience extreme pain, and in normal cases, I might be reduced into a broken person due to my soul getting split into 9 equal parts . After all, the Soul is the main source of life and consciousness for all sentient beings . So for me to be in great danger due to the soul-splitting is just norma-
[Professor Frances]: This is not normal at all, Alex! If you really will have your Soul divided into 9 pieces, you will instantly die! Seriously, why did you think of making yourself do this? Are you really that eager to be dead?
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: I mean, just look at this!
"Snap!"
After saying these words, Professor Frances casually flicked her fingers, which in effect, has caused a nearby lizard to have its Soul revealed .
"Weng~"
As a small, orb-like ball filled with Soul Power floated out of the lizard's body, Professor Frances let out a tut as she tightened her hold on her knife . She then swung her knife towards this ball, with the sharp edge of the knife making a perfect contact with the ball's surface .
"Weng!"
Her knife stroke made a clean cut against the ball, which then forcefully cut the ball into two separate pieces .
"Kra!" Once this separation has happened, the poor lizard let out one loud howl of despair before its life went to a sudden end . Its body suddenly went limp onto the wooden slabs on the floor, while the ball of soul power above it quickly dissipated into nothingness .
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: …
With just a look at what happened to the lizard, it was easy to surmise what had transpired .
The lizard was, in all cases, definitely dead, and its death was most likely related to the ball that Professor Frances had just cut into two
[Professor Frances]: Do you see that, Alex? I just used the Soul-Splicing Knife to divide this lizard's soul into two portions, and look what happened to it . The lizard died instantly, even when I made the cut so precise! That means that if I divide your soul even into just two parts, you will also most definitely die!
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: And now, you want me to cut your soul into 9 separate pieces? Hmph, there's no way that I can do that! If I go on with this farce, there's high chance that you will die . And once you die, I will die too . If that happens, it will be not a good thing for me…
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: At most, the best that I can do is to slice off small, thin portions of Soul out of your Soul . Only through that way that I can assure your life . So, please rethink your task to me . I can't… . lead you to your doom . If you die, I will die too!
[Alex]: …