Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1339

A sense of foreboding filled Merle.

He wondered if the Rule Soul Avatar was going to kill him.

He couldn't understand the Rule Soul Avatar's rationale for such an extreme step, though. Both his soul and the Rule Soul Avatar's were from the real body. So if the Rule Soul Avatar attacked him, then it would be tantamount to harming himself.

Boom!

When the raging law force descended from the sky's depths, Merle's eyes widened in astonishment. The Rule Soul Avatar was indeed going to kill him.

"Humph!"

Since Merle had a body at the Celestial God Realm, he wanted to brave the attack head-on.

"You!"

But as the law descended, he discovered that his physical body was insufficient to resist that mysterious law force.

As he had no defense against it, the law force coursed through Merle's body and reached his soul.

"Xavier, do you intend to destroy me?" Merle hissed with disbelief.

The Rule Soul Avatar was silent, and his expression remained cold. He released more law force and commanded it to surround Merle.

"Ouch!"

Merle fell to his knees as agony tore through him. He felt as though his soul was being ripped.

"Damn it!"

His face twitched as the torment continued. When he couldn't bear the pain any longer, Merle grimaced and rushed toward the Rule Soul Avatar. Anguish and bitterness were evident in his expression as he readied himself to attack before he lost consciousness.

"I will kill you!"

he swore through gritted teeth just before using the last of his physical strength to attack the Rule Soul Avatar.

Bang!

The incoming blow did not faze the Rule Soul Avatar. He stayed motionless as Merle's fist neared. To Merle's astonishment, his fist stopped in front of the Rule Soul Avatar's forehead as though blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Howl!"

Merle roared as several cracks appeared in his soul.

After he struggled for a while, his soul was torn to pieces.

He trembled and finally fell on the yellow sand.

Jenifer, who was watching from aside, was shocked. Her eyes widened, and her hand flew to her mouth.

"Did you kill him?"

The Rule Soul Avatar, who was still in the state of silvery eyes, did not respond.

Splash!

At this moment, Resurrection Force began to pour into Merle's body.

At the same time, the Rule Soul Avatar's face twitched involuntarily as he forcefully ripped a wisp of his soul and mixed it with the Resurrection Force.

The Resurrection Force and the wisp of the Rule Soul Avatar's soul worked in tandem to repair Merle's broken soul. After a few tense moments, Merle was revived.

"Hmm."

Merle opened his cold eyes and jumped up from the ground. Although he woke with no memory of what had happened, his consciousness returned, like a flood.

"What the hell have you done to me?"

Albeit angry, Merle's voice sounded much calmer than before.

"You were too hostile. I simply did something to reconstruct you," the Rule Soul Avatar replied flatly.

He had torn up Merle's soul, eliminated some of the hostility in it, and infused a wisp of his soul with the hope that Merle's soul would evolve slowly so that he could have some thoughts and emotions like real humans.

"Humph, you tortured me! I'll make you suffer for it later," Merle sneered. Then, all of a sudden, he changed the topic of conversation. "I still want you to help me kill the fiends."

"Tell me. What is the ultimate goal of your existence?" the Rule Soul Avatar asked instead of answering Merle's question.

"To follow the real body's orders and to protect Elsa," Merle replied honestly.

"That's not what I asked." The Rule Soul Avatar did not accept this explanation. He insisted, "Your ultimate goal. What is it?"

"What?"

Merle paused. A frown appeared on his face as he considered the Rule Soul Avatar's question. That was when he realized that he had never seriously thought of this before.

Now that he had been prompted, Merle could not help but begin to think about his ultimate goal.