I Gain a God-Tier Talent Every Level

Chapter 535

He had simply let her leave like that.

In truth, there were still many unanswered questions.

But...

Rei had no way to keep Lumironi there any longer.

Even if he forcibly detained her, what would it accomplish?

Interrogate her like a criminal?

Point blades at her? Fight her? Kill her?

Or imprison her forever?

Rei could not do any of those things.

Before he could confirm that Lumironi was truly some unforgivable villain, he could never bring himself to act against her like that.

And even taking a step further—

even if he could confirm she was evil—

Rei still did not want to become her enemy.

It had been a very long time since he had felt this kind of confusion and disorientation. Only after standing there in silence for a long while did Rei finally recover himself and look back.

On the other side, Seiichi and the others were still staring toward him with solemn expressions.

Although none of them spoke aloud—

their exchanges within the Sea of Consciousness were probably already in complete chaos.

Rei had not forgotten Minji Hwang...

Nor had he forgotten the true answer he was searching for:

his own origin.

Although he had told Lumironi he came here to save people—

in reality, Rei also cared deeply about uncovering the truth behind his own existence.

Time to head back...

Holding the lantern, Rei walked through the distorted space.

Under his feet and all around him floated countless specks of starlight. Yet those star-like fragments possessed no tangible form at all, impossible to touch, like mere projections of light.

Occasionally, he would also spot strange substances of unknown meaning drifting silently through the void.

Perhaps those were someone’s answers.

Rei extended his perception toward them and brushed against those answers. Through Hidden Origin, he obtained quite a bit of information from them.

Every single answer—

did not truly exist within this space.

They were more akin to projections.

Projections with actual substance and physical mass, nearly indistinguishable from the original matter itself.

And the origin of all those substances...

came from Yog.

Actually, Rei had another, much more convenient way to return directly:

"Azure Path — Path Eight: Boundless Traversal."

This movement technique incorporated Phase Magic, yet was not purely magic itself.

Even when magic became inconvenient to use—

this Dao Transformation Technique could still function as Phase Magic, and with even greater effectiveness.

It was simply that he happened to be carrying the lantern now.

Earlier, while rushing to find Lumironi, Rei had not paid much attention to the things along the path. Now that he was returning, it was the perfect opportunity to examine this strange space more carefully.

Perhaps he might uncover unexpected information.

Finally—

after roughly half an hour of walking—

Rei returned to where Seiichi and the others were waiting.

"Oh? You really came back, nya~"

Minji Hwang spread his bird-like beak wide.

"Welcome."

Meanwhile, Asahi Chen’s face had darkened considerably.

"Hey... give my lantern back."

Losing the lantern was no trivial matter. Without it, she too would become lost within this space. If she were alone, she might never escape.

Although she could hear Yog’s voice within her Sea of Consciousness—

that communication was almost entirely one-sided.

Unless Yog specifically required her to accomplish something, he would not guide someone who lost their lantern out of this space.

That was the punishment for losing it.

Which was why Asahi Chen’s expression looked terrible.

"Here."

Rei directly handed the lantern back to her.

Yet inwardly, Asahi Chen was muttering to herself...

What exactly is Rei’s background? Just now, I completely lost all impression of him. Could he actually be connected to the legendary January Moon Sovereign?

Among all the Moon Sovereigns, the January Moon Sovereign was the most mysterious.

While every other Moon Sovereign had already begun acting openly, the January Moon Sovereign remained utterly silent.

No one had even heard so much as a whisper about them.

No one even knew their name.

And the Rei before her seemed to possess a similar ability.

Could Rei actually be a disciple of the January Moon Sovereign?

There was pitifully little information regarding Rei.

All she knew was that he was Yog’s specially invited guest, with Minji Hwang guiding him to seek an answer.

As for what answer he sought, Asahi Chen had no idea.

She only knew that the person she herself was responsible for was Seiichi—

the man who had clearly lost the ability to reincarnate, yet suddenly awakened memories of his past life and directly regained the peak strength of his Sword Saint incarnation...

her former lover.

As for encountering Rei—

that had been pure coincidence.

And even more coincidentally, their destinations happened to overlap along the same route...

"Do we need to understand this flesh core?" Rei asked Minji Hwang while looking toward the massive mass of flesh.

Minji Hwang merely shrugged.

"That’s not the answer I’m responsible for, so I don’t know anything about that flesh core."

"But the little girl over there earlier was probably the answer you people came searching for."

Elarosa narrowed her eyes.

"What exactly did you talk about with her?"

"And why did you let her go in the end?"

"Do you realize that the reason the Fallen Abyss has been overrun by the Nest of Mutation, filled with so many monsters, and why the Fallen Abyss has been invading the Moon Sea so aggressively... may all be connected to her?"

Rei glanced coldly at Elarosa.

The chilling pressure in his gaze instantly calmed Elarosa, who had originally intended to continue accusing him.

"Capturing her was never my responsibility."

"I only accepted a mission to save people."

"If you believe it’s your duty, then you should go do it yourself."

"I’ve never had the habit of meddling in other people’s affairs."

Shumi folded both hands behind her head.

"How cold-hearted, nya~"

"But you letting her go probably wasn’t just because you dislike meddling, right, nya?"

"I remember Luluvi mentioning Lumironi before. You two are pretty close, aren’t you, nya?"

Rei turned toward Shumi.

"Yes."

After hearing his answer, Shumi merely narrowed her eyes lazily.

"Can I take that to mean... you’re actually an enemy, nya?"

Rei let out a quiet sigh and looked at Shumi seriously.

"I have no intention of becoming your enemy."

"But if you insist on seeing it that way..."

"I can be."

He was irritated.

Learning that Lumironi and Sophia were plotting something unknown together had already left him frustrated enough.

And now, after returning, he had to deal with this mess too.

His mood naturally worsened even further.

At the end of the day, he had never been interested in saving the world anyway. His involvement with the Expeditionary Army was merely to understand what exactly was happening—the Nest, the Moon Sovereigns, and the current state of the world.

The reason he came here in the first place was simply because he had accepted someone else’s Primordial Forbidden Magic, so he casually agreed to help rescue someone in return. Besides, these people also seemed connected to his own fate, making them relatively important.

And Izparut also appeared to have passed down magic within the Expeditionary Army.

For example, certain powerful spellcasters had already mastered Phase Magic, and there even existed fixed Phase Teleportation Arrays.

Because it involved Izparut, Rei naturally cared about it.

But to say he had actually joined the Expeditionary Army as an organization?

That idea had not even begun to take shape.

Seeing the situation deteriorate, Elarosa frowned and slowly removed the sword from her back.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Seeing this, Seiichi silently pulled Asahi Chen away with him...

"So what you’re saying is..."

"If we encounter Lumironi again in the future, you’ll still stand in our way, nya?"