Soon, Krag'Thul, who had been maintaining a hand seal with his eyes closed, breached Zeix's Spirit Space. What he found immediately made him frown.
Chains of Silver Energy were wrapped around Zeix's soul, covered in intricate engravings.
He changed hand seals repeatedly and tried different ways to bypass the protection, but every attempt failed.
Krag'Thul continued for several more minutes but nothing worked.
Jay silently watched everything unfold. A part of him had hoped the Fiend's actions would trigger a retaliation from the Origin Sigil, similar to what had happened with Olivia on Day-2.
Unfortunately, that was nothing more than wishful thinking.
The reason║LOOT║had retaliated back then was because Olivia had tried to pry into MJ's soul, which was essentially an extension of Jay's own soul.
Zeix's situation was completely different. Even if he died, the Origin Sigil wouldn't react. Although Jay would still retain Zeix's talent after his death, that brought no comfort whatsoever.
After several more failed attempts, Krag'Thul finally stopped. Opening his eyes, he turned toward Ghor'Mazur.
"The Artifact Spirit says it cannot breach his soul."
Ghor'Mazur's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "What?! How can a Soul-Series Artifact fail at the very thing it was supposed to do? Is this the work of the Holy Son of Fate?"
Krag'Thul nodded grimly.
"It must be. So what if we can't breach this Chosen's soul? We'll simply get the answers directly from him."
He took out several Spirit Essence Fruits, crushed them into pulp, and force-fed them to Zeix.
Moments later, Zeix's eyelids twitched open. A painful groan escaped his lips. The moment he regained consciousness, an intense pain shot through his right arm, or rather, where it should have been.
When he looked down, he discovered that everything below his elbow was gone. Suppressing the pain as best he could, he forced himself to look around and piece together what had happened.
The last thing he remembered was being attacked by a pack of powerful Aberrants.
Now the Aberrants were gone, and Elaris was nowhere to be seen. Only two Fiends and a War Asura stood before him.
The bulkier Fiend stepped forward and asked with a grin.
"Looking for your missing arm? I crushed it to get rid of that communication device of yours."
Zeix followed the Fiend's gaze. Not far away lay a mangled pile of flesh, shattered bone, and crushed metal scraps.
His stomach churned. But, more than the nausea from seeing it, the sight of the Fiends filled him with dread.
A grim realization surfaced in his mind. His foreseen future had arrived.
Acting on instinct, he immediately activated Phantom Form in an attempt to escape. The moment he did, Krag'Thul activated his Domain.
An overwhelming force dragged Zeix back into reality. Before he could react, Krag'Thul grabbed him by the throat and lifted him off the ground.
"Given your current strength, escaping through another plane is impossible while the Isolation Barrier Artifact is active. Your previous attempts should have made that abundantly clear. Why try again?"
He tightened his grip slightly.
"Tell me everything you know about the Holy Son of Fate, and I'll grant you a painless death."
Zeix frowned.
Holy Son of Fate? He had no idea who they were talking about.
Amidst his confusion, a stream of fragmented memories surged through the Origin Sigil and entered his mind.
One scene after another unfolded before him, and it didn't take long for Zeix to grasp everything that had occurred while he was unconscious.
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IMPORTANT AUTHOR NOTICE:
Hey Folks, sorry for the inconvenience. I wanted to give a small update regarding Volume 4 and future chapter releases.
To be honest, because of piracy concerns, I considered not releasing the remaining chapters of Volume 4 publicly anymore. But at the same time, I don't want the current readers who have been supporting and following the story consistently to miss out either.
So from Chapter 401 onwards, I'll continue doing weekly releases here, but only around the first one-fourth of each chapter will be posted publicly.
To read the full chapter, you can simply join my Patreon's free tier. The complete chapters will be available there, and it doesn't cost anything to access them.
You can give it a try if you'd like. And honestly, more people joining the Patreon, even through the free tier, would really encourage and support me to keep going consistently.
Thank you for all the support so far. I truly appreciate everyone who's been reading the journey until now.
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Due to ongoing piracy concerns, the final 22 chapters of Volume 3 (Ch.351 to 372) are not posted publicly.
They are exclusively available through:
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By upgrading to any paid Patreon tier, including the Gamma Patron tier for just $2/month, you'll get immediate access to Chapters 351 - 372.
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Chapter 401: Significant Upgrades (2/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 402: Limelight [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 403: The Perfect Counter [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 404: Unconventional Approach [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 405:║CONSONANCE║[AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 406: Counter-offer [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 407: Godfather [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 408: Lil Snout [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 409: Project Fusion - Success (1/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 411: Wrestling Arms (1/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 413: Project Relay (1/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 414: Project Relay (2/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 415: New Guild [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 416: Dire Future [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 417: Departure [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 418: Bloodline Aberrants [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 419: BLOODLINE EMPORIUM [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 420: Return Stone [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 421: Bizarre World [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 422: Tier-4 Evolution [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 425: Guardian Contract [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 426: 4th Layer Unlocked [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 427: Trade Hall [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 429: Exotic Treasure Surplus [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 430: Sustainable Origin Extraction [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 431: TEMPEST FRAME [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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List of available Advanced Chapters
🟢 Gamma Patron Tier (4 Chapters)
Chapter 437: Death's Door
Chapter 438: Split Soul Persona
Chapter 439: VOID WARDEN
Chapter 440: The Lesser Evil
🔵 Beta Patron Tier (4 Chapters)
Includes everything in the Gamma Patron Tier, plus:
Chapter 441: Bloodline Realm Intruder
Chapter 442: Aberrant Hordes
Chapter 443: 5th Layer Unlocked
Chapter 444: Appraisal Stone
🟣 Alpha Patron Tier (4 Chapters)
Includes everything in the Beta Patron Tier, plus:
Chapter 445: Bloodline Leaderboard
Chapter 446: Celestial Otters
Chapter 447: Sentinel Baltor (1/2)
Chapter 448: Sentinel Baltor (2/2)
🟡 Omega Patron Tier (6 Chapters)
Includes everything in the Alpha Patron Tier, plus:
Chapter 449: Climbing the Leaderboard
Chapter 450: History of the BLOODLINE REALM
Chapter 451: Trade Enclave
Chapter 452: Crimson Curse
Chapter 453: Auction Commences
Chapter 454: Ryker
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