The surroundings became silent again, and as Mu Yun gradually approached, the smell of blood in the air became stronger.

After passing through the thick fog, Mu Yun returned to the previous place again, but the scene in the field was completely different from before.

The battle was over, and the five ghouls were lying in a mess on the ground. Two of them had their heads separated, and their mouths were still opening and closing, but they were not completely dead.

Under a black tree not far from the ghoul, Mozar was sitting there with his head lowered, his hands hanging on both sides and holding the short blade tightly.

At this time, his whole body was covered with claw marks, and his whole body was stained red with blood. His chest was rising and falling slightly. Although he was still breathing heavily, it seemed that he could not hold on for much longer.

Hearing the sound of slight footsteps approaching, Mozar slowly raised his head. When he saw it was Mu Yun, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, "I... thought... you left. Now that... you are back, then

...Just give me...a ride."

Mu Yun saw that Mozar didn't move, just stood there quietly looking at him. When Mozar saw that Mu Yun didn't move, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Why...even me, like this...I'm going to die."

Don’t all the people... dare to take action...?"

"Since I am about to die, there is no need for me to risk my life and fight back to do meaningless things. I just came back to confirm." Mu Yun looked at Mozar unmoved.

"Heh...heh, he is really...a...cautious...person. I didn't...expect that I...have lived so long...but...can't be...compared to a child." Mozar began to gasp sharply as he spoke.

, his complexion became much rosier, and even his speech became fluent.

"I didn't expect that I would fall here. Haha, I don't want to turn into a ghoul after I die."

After Mozar finished speaking, he looked at Mu Yun again, then raised the short blade in his right hand, turned it upside down, and thrust it into his mouth. The red-stained tip of the blade came out from the back of his head.

His body trembled twice again, the hand holding the sharp blade gradually loosened and fell to the side, his head tilted and there was no movement at all.

Mu Yun stood there and waited for a while before taking a deep breath. After thinking about it, he decided to go forward and confirm.

Although he had killed a lot of magical beasts, this was the first time that a person died in front of him. Moreover, this matter was indeed related to him. Even though he did not do it himself, Mu Yun still felt a little depressed.

Just when he took a few steps and was about to reach Mozar's body, a vague, translucent light figure that seemed much smaller suddenly floated out of Mozar's body. He could still see it in the center of the figure.

He saw a wisp of black energy extending outward into the big tree behind him, and then he saw the black energy suddenly retract, leading the villain to merge into the big tree he was leaning against.

During this process, he also saw that the villain seemed to be struggling, but in the end he was swallowed by the black tree bit by bit.

Mu Yun's expression changed when he saw this scene, and he stopped immediately, and then quickly moved away from the black tree where the body was leaning. Thinking that he had also leaned against a tree when he was resting just now, Mu Yun couldn't help but

Feeling creepy.

He stared intently at the black tree Mozar was leaning against, but at this moment, the black tree seemed to sway slightly after swallowing the villain and then stopped moving.

What is this?

After a while, Mu Yun found that there was no movement anymore, and then he had the courage to get close to Mozar's body and look at it carefully.

But obviously he didn't find anything suspicious, and even the black tree didn't show any abnormalities.

Mu Yun recalled the scene just now, and went through the information he had checked in the library in his mind, and suddenly his heart moved.

Could this villain be the human soul? Mu Yun couldn't help but wonder as he touched his chin out of habit.

From the information, he knew that everyone has a soul, which will gradually dissipate after death. Necromancers have the ability to seize other people's souls and occupy their bodies in order to achieve long-term survival.

This time the Holy Church wanted to arrest the Necromancer, and he was worried that he would encounter or arrest him. After all, his rebirth situation was somewhat similar to that of Necromancer, and he was not sure whether the Holy Church could see his situation.

It's just not easy to see a complete soul. The human soul is fragile. After death, it will gradually dissipate in the air and is basically difficult to see with the naked eye. Unless you have strong induction or a spiritual mage, you can feel it.

But the situation just now was like the black tree gathering all Mozar's souls together, which made Mu Yun see this scene.

Mu Yun looked at the soulless body and the black tree on the ground and felt a sense of déjà vu. He thought about the scene just now and the knowledge about souls he had seen a few times. Suddenly his whole body was shocked and his eyes suddenly opened.

Open your eyes wide.

He finally remembered what happened at the last moment when he encountered the wolf attack for the first time!

Because his consciousness had fallen into a fuzzy state at the time, he only remembered the general scene when he recalled it later.

That is, the luminous body extending from the operation of the mysterious core in his body came into contact with the luminous energy in Youyue Wolf's body. When it absorbed the opponent's energy, the wolf fell into a crazy state and wanted to get rid of it. As for what happened next, because he was holding that

The wolf bit his neck and passed out completely without any memory.

Now with reference, comparison and knowledge, Mu Yun finally has the answer.

"If this is the energy of the human soul, then the reason why I was rescued at that time was probably because I absorbed the soul of the wolf, so it struggled desperately to die?" Mu Yun whispered to himself.

As for why he guessed it wasn't other energy absorbed, such as source power or life force, it was because if it was source power, the wolf could also kill him with its claws. He didn't believe what Jig said was his bite.

dead.

And if it was vitality, then according to what Giger said later, when the wolf died, there was no other sign of withering in the body except for the wound on his neck.

In other words, judging from the wolf's struggle, Mu Yun must have absorbed its fundamental energy, and with knowledge, he was finally able to confirm it.

Soul energy!

The soul was destroyed, and the body it carried was nothing more than an empty shell. This was Mu Yun's guess about what happened at that time.

Thinking of this, Mu Yun's eyes lit up.

Since it is soul energy, then my mysterious core is probably related to the soul, and the situation of the talisman makes sense. It does not speed up the absorption of source power, but absorbs soul energy!

Originally, he thought that this core looked similar to the heart core. Since this core was connected to soul energy and related to the fundamentals of the human body, it could not be a foreign body such as a tumor. In this way, he could be considered a

Are you a dual-core awakener?

Although it was just a guess, Mu Yun felt that they were inseparable, so the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

But then Mu Yun thought of another question. If this is also a core, then why is there no record in the information reviewed, including how to use the corresponding spells, and why no other people have similar existences?

Either it is too rare and he cannot access relevant information with his current ability, or it is taboo, so there is no record on it!

Thinking of the second possibility, Mu Yun instantly calmed down, and suddenly remembered what the butler said when he was selecting amulets in the treasure house, that not even the master could identify the type of engravings on the amulets.

If this is the case, it would explain why the information you want cannot be found anywhere.

"It seems that I have to explore the usage of this core by myself for the time being. Fortunately, I have that talisman. I hope I can know one of the usages from it, so that I can slowly deduce the others." Mu Yun pondered for a moment, silently.

thought.

Fortunately, he has a lot of experience with similar patterns. As long as he concentrates on studying, at least Mu Yun feels that low-level usage can still be found. Aren't those core usages figured out bit by bit by predecessors?

, others can do it, Mu Yun thinks he can do it too.

After thinking about it, Mu Yun glanced at Mozar's body and found that there was nothing unusual. Then he turned to look at the black tree against which the body was leaning, and his expression became serious.

Mu Yun stared at this tree and looked at it carefully, but no matter how he looked at it, it was no different from other black trees. He frowned and looked at it for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and pulled out his waist again

The broad sword was aimed at one of the branches of the black tree.

The sword light passed by, and a branch was cut off by Mu Yun. He waited carefully for a while and found that there was no problem, then walked over and picked up the branch.

Mu Yun had carefully looked at the lines on the branches from the beginning. They should be runes belonging to the death system, but this was the first time he saw the cross-section of the branches.

I saw that the cut surface of the branch had the same growth rings as other branches, but the middle of the cut surface was hollow. I don’t know if it was originally a characteristic of this tree or if it was acquired. Mu Yun was shocked when he saw this.

I gestured at the width of the trunk of the black tree, hesitated for a while, and then decided to test it out.

Mu Yun then picked up the broad sword, activated the power of the runes in his hand and swung it towards the trunk of the black tree.

A dull sound sounded, and the black tree shook. The part struck by the broad sword was only three-thirds of the way into the wood. One can imagine how hard the trunk of this tree was, but Mu Yun was not discouraged. He pulled out the broad sword and struck at the same tree again.

Cut off the parts.

"Attsu!"

"Attsu!"

The sound of chopping down trees echoed in the silent forest, which seemed a bit eerie and scary, but Mu Yun still stared at the chopped part very intently to prevent any accidents from happening.

After a while, with Mu Yun's efforts, the black tree was finally cut to a sufficient depth. When he struck the same position with his broad sword next time, the upper half of the trunk of the black tree shook for a moment and then moved to one side.

He fell down and made a muffled sound in this silent environment.

Because Mu Yun had been staring at the chopped part, when the black tree fell, he clearly saw that the middle of the trunk was hollow, and at the moment it fell to the ground, he vaguely saw a trace of black air shrinking back into the tree stump.

The hollow in the middle made Mu Yun's pupils shrink.

This scene made Mu Yun feel a little uneasy in his heart. After all, unknown things are always frightening. If the whereabouts of Mozar's soul and the secret hidden by the black tree cannot be clarified, he will not be able to feel at ease. So Mu Yun thought about it again and again.
Chapter completed!