341 Water Source (1/2)

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After the relief washed over him after saving the Fragrant Rainbow Flower and storing it back into his spatial ring, his expression visibly softened.

He then looked at the Kraken Priestess, who's still wondering what just happened to her and why did she listen to an order of a mortal.

”Yeah, that's my bad.” Raven said with a slightly apologetic tone. ”I'm tired and I'm in a hurry. Thanks by the way.”

His words were like loud bells ringing on the Kraken's Priestess' head, causing her to return to reality. Even then, she had no idea how to talk to this mortal any more after what just happened. She wanted to ask many things, she's also still wary about the fact that this mortal might not honor his words. To top this all off, she just can't believe that a mortal like him had the power to make her follow his orders. This is something that's unbelievable to her, yet it happened.

”Now for the other thing.” Raven said, which made the Kraken Priestess annoyed.

Compared to when Raven forced her to obey his command, this time the priestess willingly did what he wanted.

She waved her staff and suddenly the steel floor beneath them parted. Under Raven's watchful gaze, an enormous golden chalice rose up from the ground and is filled with Soul Purifying Water.

Raven's eyes glowed in glee, excitement bubbled up in his chest as he stared unblinking at the chalice as it finished rising up and was suspended in the air, waiting for him to consume it.

He started walking towards the chalice but the statue of the Kraken Priestess appeared before him and prevented him from going any further. There was a strange expression on her face, but Raven could more or less tell that she was wary of him above all else.

”Want to know how I knew?” Raven asked before she could even speak.

The Kraken Priestess didn't say a single word but Raven already knew her answer even if she refuse to say something.

”It's not that hard to guess actually.” Raven said, ”Before I went here, I got a good look of your twin sister. She might appear different from you, but both of you give off similar vibes of energy. Plus, her beard is of the same color as yours and also groomed in a similar way.”

”Another thing is that, you - of all people, had absolutely no reason to remain in this plane. This place is considered as a dumpster when compared to where you currently are. What connects the Boundless Azure Sect and your tribe is the 4th Sea Master who passed away ages ago and his son, the 5th Sea Master. But due to the strictness of your race, they will only honor the 4th Sea Master and his wishes, not his descendants. Upon his passing, your connection to humans turned neutral at best.”

The Kraken Priestess' eyes widened with his revelation. The clues that he found were relatively simple, yet he was able to connect the dots that fast. Still she wasn't convinced, if anything she's now thinking that maybe Raven took a gamble by using that a threat earlier.

”Nope, I didn't use that as a gambling chip either. If that's what you're thinking.” Raven said out loud, which shocked the Kraken Priestess once more. Before she could even speak, he said: ”Physical appearances might be changed to fool someone but a little to none could change the shape and appearance of their soul.”

”You aren't the only one who could see souls, Priestess. I can do that too.” Raven stated as rainbow gleam appeared in his pupils, signifying some kind of an ocular technique being used.

All of a sudden, an image was projected towards the Priestess's mind. She viewed it and saw what Raven wanted her to see. It was side by side image of her soul, which he could see even if she wasn't physically here, and her deformed twin sister's soul, which would be the kraken that is carrying the Sunken Ivory Castle on her back.

'Now it makes sense.' The Kraken Priestess thought to herself. She's finally convinced after seeing that image.