Chapter 382: Surrender
If one were to choose the person who helped Ashe the most in Shattered Lake Prison, the answer would be almost indisputable—not Harvey, not Langna, not 222, and certainly not Igor, but Valcas Uhl.
Without Valcas, Ashe would have long since become a firework in the Blood Moon Tribunal. It was precisely because of the rare occurrence of the “Judgment Elf” that drew out the deep-seated malice of the citizens of Kaimon City, that Ashe, the rapidly rising and notorious cult leader, barely escaped his fate.
Valcas, of course, did not intend to save Ashe. Even when he sent the Heart Sword, Earth Sword, Wind Wall, and other spirits to Ashe before his death, it was merely to spite Sylin.
Ashe did not think he needed to feel indebted to Valcas. In fact, after experiencing a series of ups and downs—escaping prison, fleeing the Blood Moon, joining the Funeral, escaping Azura, the white mist anomaly, being captured by Belldate, and more—Ashe had almost forgotten about the elf who had once shielded him.
Encountering Valcas in the Virtual Realm was unexpected, yet made perfect sense.
Upon a sorcerer’s death, their soul falls into the six layers of hell, stripping away all emotions and leaving only the purest memories and soul. These are then transformed into sorcerer projections in the Virtual Realm, becoming a legacy test for future sorcerers.
This forced tradition prevents sorcerers from monopolizing intellectual property. Even if kingdoms close their borders, knowledge still circulates within the Virtual Realm, leading to the flourishing of sorcerer civilization.
As a two-wings sorcerer, Valcas naturally became a sorcerer projection on the Time Continent upon his death. Since heroic soul commanders are transformed from sorcerer projections, it was only logical that he would become a heroic soul commander.
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