Chapter 381: Mythical Grade
Nox was unsure if she should trust the words floating before her. It claimed Ashlock needed her to make a decision, but it used too many terms that she had never heard of.
SSS-grade? Mythical being? Netherworld Wraith? Nox raised her hand, and it effortlessly passed through the floating golden words, but they did shimmer in reaction to her Qi, meaning they were likely carved out of divine energy. Is another diving being trying to tempt me away from Ashlock? It just seems too suspicious.
"Nox, accept the system message." Ashlock's voice, along with his presence, surged through the ethereal roots connecting her tree body to the root network. His tone was filled with urgency. Whatever this system message thing was, it seemed important.
"Oh—okay! I accept." Nox said without another thought. If Ashlock needed her to do something, she had no reason to protest.
The golden words swam through the air to rearrange themselves into a new message.
[Which soul do you wish to sacrifice?]
"Sacrifice?!" Nox's eyes widened. Was she talking to a demon? She was willing to do almost anything to repent for her past life's sins, but while she was lonely, she still enjoyed living. Sacrificing her soul was a bit...
[You have two souls of comparable strength. While your memories are linked, you are essentially two separate entities. Pick which one to sacrifice]
Nox glanced at her tree. It was true; she had used her family's most difficult technique, Shadow Soul, to divide her soul in two so she could create this dryad form to give herself mobility and the ability to talk to people. While being a tree had advantages, she had lived too long as a human to not desire a humanoid form. By using Shadow Soul, she could live the best of both worlds.