Chapter 754: A Child's Duty
In the midst of a river of starlight, a woman dressed in a black gown, her garment swirling with celestial luminescence, darted toward the nebulous frontier before her.
Above this river, the waters shimmered with dreams and illusions. It was here Zhao Xuanran awoke, slowly rising from the cosmic flow.
"My child…" she murmured, her heart fluttering as she peered down at her clasped hands.
Upon unfurling her fingers, a tiny black furball, now much reduced in size, lay in her palm, resembling an egg adorned with six golden, spiral eyes that hung listlessly, hinting at exhaustion.
"Mom, I'm alright," the six-eyed creature reassured, gathering its eyes on the side facing Zhao Xuanran, though its voice bore a tinge of melancholy.
"Are you truly okay?" Zhao Xuanran lifted the furball to her eyes, brimming with concern.
"Yes... but the disguise is fading."
As it spoke, the creature's body began to change, its physical form dissolving into pure black essence, akin to a soul, minuscule and embryonic...
A fetal soul!