Lord of the Truth

Chapter 442 The Losing Side

Robyn smiled for a moment as he saw the concern in Elizabeth and Zara's eyes, before continuing in his low voice again, "...I know how it appears, if detonating a soul can be compared to detonating a body, then I should be dead now, Right? But after all, a soul is not a material body."

Then he added, "...I, Robin Burton, don't think that good luck was on my side once in my lifetime, I had to struggle for everything I have... And I think I lost far more than I gained... But I did taste good luck once, that was before I was born... I was born with a strong soul, which was one of the reasons for my achievements today... And my originally strong soul didn't stop at what it was, I took good care of it and would use the Soul Strengthening Technique on it in my spare time every day… Although my soul could still be considered a raw, formless mass of energy that I can't manipulate at will, All I can do with it is the things I made techniques for, like soul searching a target or soul sensing the surroundings with the raw soul power... But the thing is, even if I can't use my soul properly, it is still not that much weaker than the hostile soul that attacked me, after all, the strength of my soul has also taken a step behind the limits of the realm of Saghood…

So when I started to self-detonate, a huge energy released from my soul destroyed all those branches that were surrounding me and caused huge damage to that hostile soul... When the owner of that hostile soul realized what I was thinking and saw that the explosion was enough to destroy it alongside me, it opened a gap in that isolated place that I was Imprisoned in and it kicked me out, And then it personally pushed me to my body to die alone... When I felt myself returning to my body, I tried hard to nullify the explosion but I couldn't stop it completely, it had already started... So I caught that hostile soul inside my body before it escaped Completely... Because it had entered my body this time I had some control over what was going on... Then I separated a large part of my soul that was already exploding and I directed toward that hostile soul and encapsulated it inside... And at that moment The explosion happened."

"All of this happened at that moment?!" Elizabeth couldn't help but say those words, that day when Robin screamed for the first time and even his body flew backward like a kite in a tornado, it only took a second or so!

"Dad, how are you now? You are saying that soul detonation happened INSIDE your body? Is that good or bad? What are your losses from this incident exactly?!" Zara quickly asked

Robin sighed and paused for a few seconds, then continued, "…60% of my soul was destroyed in that explosion… Only the rest of the 40% of my soul and with them all my memories and consciousness survived… I originally intended to die alongside that thing, for me to stay alive after that incident in the best outcome I can hope for... I'm completely satisfied."

"40% of your Soul has been spared? That's great!! Father, your soul power is immense, the 40% is still considered more powerful than a low level… or even a mid-level Sage!!" Zara clapped quickly and happily, well, the situation is not as bad as she expected

But Elizabeth's brows did not rest and she asked, "That 40%, can they still be considered an intact soul now?"

Robin chuckled softly when he heard this, "Good note Ellie, I was about to--.."

Robin was about to finish his sentence but his laughter was suddenly cut short and he grabbed his head with both hands for a few seconds.

"Dad..!!" Zara exclaimed with apparent concern

"Tsk tsk~ I'm fine.." Robin put his hands down from his head and patted Zara's head, then looked at Elizabeth with half-open eyes and spoke, "...Hmm how do I explain... I guess you can imagine the state of my soul now as a shirt It is full of patches, holes, and cuts... Although that shirt still covers from the neck to the waist as it was before... it has become torn and has lost 60% of its materials..."

"Do I understand from this that your original soul size is still the same but full of injuries?!" Elizabeth quickly asked

Robin nodded twice without adding a word, talking to smart people is always comfortable...

"What does this mean for you, Dad?" Zara asked again

"...I mean, I'm going to live... I guess…" Robin smiled and continued slowly, "...But I'm having a really bad headache right now and even thinking about what to say hurts… I tried the Soul Replenishing Technique to see if it would be of any use… The technique had already filled a few small voids in my soul and provided me with enough power to rise again, but that was the best it can do… Theoretically, the Soul Replenishing Technique could fill in all the voids in my soul… After all, my soul still maintained its original size, it is just torn from the inside and can be Replenished… but unfortunately, it's too slow, if I rely on it I'll have to hibernate for dozens of years until I'm fully healed, it might even be hundreds of years… Which I can't allow."

"...Dad…" Zara's eyes filled with tears, through her adoptive father's explanation, she can feel how bad his condition is, losing more than half of the soul is not an ordinary matter, if this happened to the body and it lost 60% of its size, what would be left of it?!

"Heh.. hehe.. why are you worrying about me? You should have seen the damage of that hostile soul, your dad isn't the loser here.." Robin laughed with much hardship, it was clear he was trying to comfort her.

Elizabeth gave a forced smile to match Robin in comforting Zara, "Right, after Your Excellency passed out, those white creatures immediately dispersed and the attack ended."

Robin furrowed his brows slightly when he heard this, "Oh.. the owner of that soul was controlling all those creatures? This is unexpected… I thought he had sent his soul especially to prevent me from reading those creatures' memories and to take advantage of the opportunity and kill me… but it seems I am the one who entered his field without knowledge..."

He then returned to smile slightly and shrugged his shoulders, "Well, I don't think that was all bad… Although it wasn't my main plan, destroying that mighty creature's soul was not a bad outcome either, it will give you an easier time on this planet…."

"....Do you know how much damage you dealt to the owner of that hostile soul? Is he in the same condition as you are now?" Elizabeth asked

But she did not expect a good answer.

Because as Robin now spoke with a difficulty right now, that creature was still controlling hundreds of blank-eyed generals!

So... Who is the losing side in this confirmation?