Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 131 - 104: Human Head Altar (Please Vote for Recommendation and Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 131: Chapter 104: Human Head Altar (Please Vote for Recommendation and Monthly Tickets)

Shaye was full of surprise, her voice incredulous as she blurted out, "How is that possible?"

It was indeed hard to imagine, but it was the truth.

The Soul Crystal, like a Soul Fragment, served as a storage device for memories, knowledge, and experience.

The First Generation Brave’s situation was likely even more complicated than she had imagined.

Of course, even an empty one had its value, after all, to the members of the Hero Team, if they did not carefully perceive the content inside the Soul Crystal, no one would know it was empty. They could only feel the familiar aura from Jie Luo emanating from the Soul Crystal.

It was enough to serve as a threat.

Although Qin Chu was slightly annoyed by the inability to access the memories within.

Interesting, who exactly had taken the memories imprinted inside the Soul Crystal? Was it Violet, was it Demon King Nage, or even... Jie Luo himself?

The Demon King Nage killed Jie Luo in front of the Hero Team members, shattering his soul, with one fragment flying to Violet - yet that fragment was empty... The memories that should have been imprinted within the Soul Fragment had already vanished.

Could it be that the moment Jie Luo’s soul shattered, his consciousness and memories somehow detached from the broken Soul Fragments? But then, where could they go after detaching?

As Qin Chu pondered, the Storm Temple suddenly began to shake.

Dense cracks emerged on the walls, and a great deal of dust fell from above.

This Temple was supported by Violet’s Magic Power; if it weren’t for the excessive strength spent on maintaining the Temple, Violet would have been far more powerful than she appeared. Now, with Violet temporarily unconscious, the magic supply interrupted, this ancient Temple that had stood for a millennium reached its end in this moment.

Violet’s body was exceptionally tall, and though Qin Chu was not short, holding her still felt somewhat awkward, but now was not the time to think about such things. With a push from his toes, Qin Chu, Antia, Catherine, and Shaye all dashed toward the outside of the Temple in unison.

Boom...

No sooner had they left the Temple than the entire structure began to collapse completely.

Walls fractured, rooftops caved in.

Dust billowed up from the ground.

This ancient edifice that had endured for a thousand years was finally gone.

The noise of the Temple’s collapse awoke Violet. She gazed at the ruins ahead with a pair of bluish-gray eyes filled with nostalgia and reluctance, but there was not a trace of sadness.

For a millennium, she had stubbornly repaired and sustained the existence of the Temple as if, so long as the Temple stood intact, her former companions were still there and everything was as before.

But now, this false dream had also reached its moment of shattering because she had found new hope.

Violet glanced at Qin Chu beside her and a faint smile touched the corners of her mouth.

From now on, she would chase after the light!

"Violet, the Soul Fragment of the First Generation Brave is empty, have you studied it?" Qin Chu asked.

Violet looked visibly surprised and then shook her head.2

"I haven’t studied that thing, after all..." Violet’s words trailed off.

But Qin Chu understood what she meant; after all, at that time, Violet had been teetering on the brink of madness. Just handling her own affairs and maintaining the existence of the Temple had been challenging enough, leaving no time to care about anything else.

"So, what are you planning to do?" Qin Chu pondered how to entice Violet—no, not entice, persuade Violet to join his cause.

Of course, it wasn’t just so that he could frequently "drive a big car"; Violet’s strength was formidable, making her an important teammate to have by his side.

"We are going to another place next..."

But before Qin Chu could utter his persuasive words, Violet’s face instantly changed, her bright eyes filled with fear, and her tall body trembled pitifully. "You... you’re going to leave me behind?"

Her eyes grew dull. If left behind again, Violet couldn’t guarantee what she would become; she might go insane right then and there.

Well now... Qin Chu was still figuring out how to abduct her when he realized it wasn’t necessary at all.

"Ahem, how could I?" If Miss Violet would be willing to follow me, I would naturally welcome it, it’s just... there are some things I hope Miss Violet understands. A millennia has passed, the Holy Court has become the largest church on the Sky Dome Continent, and I occasionally cannot avoid dealing with the Holy Court..."

Qin Chu preemptively gave a warning; he didn’t want to witness Violet flying into a rage the moment she saw the Holy Court.

Even though that would probably be quite thrilling.

Violet gently bit her lower lip and after taking a deep breath, she finally nodded. "Don’t worry, I will control myself."

Destiny is always unpredictable; a thousand years ago, Violet could never have believed that such a disaster would befall her until the Holy Knight Army of the Holy Court set foot into the Storm Temple.

After a millennium, though the hatred still lingered, long-standing solitude had given Violet a good measure of patience.

Checking the time, it was almost time to tend to Benson’s corpse, and Rose Vesper should be arriving soon.

As they walked, Qin Chu asked, "By the way, Holy Daughter Violet..."

"Violet!"

"What?"

"Call me Violet," insisted the Holy Daughter.