Angel’s gaze moved up and down as he examined Reynaud. His soul body was exceptionally pure, with no trace of impurities within. Compared to the souls of others, Reynaud’s soul body was filled with a burgeoning vitality.
"What are you looking at?" As soon as the Purple Beast left, Angel had been staring at Reynaud, which aroused Nis’s curiosity.
"I’m wondering if Reynaud possesses something that enhances luck." Angel expressed his doubts.
Nis chuckled and shook his head, "How is that possible? I checked Reynaud’s soul as soon as I arrived."
Nis gestured to his eyes, "As long as it’s hidden within the soul, nothing can escape my eyes. Reynaud’s soul definitely doesn’t contain anything strange, let alone any item that boosts luck."
Standing nearby, Cindy overheard their conversation and said softly, "Master Nis, could it be that Reynaud was born with a luck enhancement?"
"You think that’s why the Magical Creature left because of his luck?" Nis asked, puzzled.
Cindy hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Previously, that Sea Beast came once before. We saw with our own eyes that it was swimming towards us. But halfway, it turned away."
Nis was somewhat surprised, "Did that really happen?"
The chubby apprentice on the other side contemplated for a moment and said, "I also thought of something. Since we’ve been with Reynaud, we haven’t encountered any storms. Before this, we usually ran into all kinds of terrifying weather phenomena in this sea."
Cindy nodded too, "Yes, when we met Reynaud, Master Ferro mentioned he was a lucky fellow because Reynaud lingered deep within the Mist Belt without facing any attacks."
As all these events were recounted, previously unnoticed details came back to everyone’s mind.
Individually, there didn’t seem to be any issues, but when put together, these coincidences seemed somewhat peculiar.
Reynaud, almost as if favored by the heavens, always managed to avoid danger. Wherever he was became a safe zone.
At this moment, Nis couldn’t help but look back at Reynaud, and after a while, still shook his head, "Still nothing unusual, a normal soul. If there really is something that boosts luck, maybe it’s near his physical body. His soul certainly shows no anomalies."
Cindy asked, puzzled, "After a person dies, can their corpse still affect the state of the soul?"
"Who told you Reynaud has died?" Nis initially wanted to mock a bit but controlled himself upon realizing Cindy asked.
"Reynaud isn’t dead?" The other apprentices turned to look.
Nis: "I suggest when you go back, enroll in a few Soul Sect courses at the Spirit Tree Courtyard. Listen carefully to the course content; such a pure soul body isn’t something a dead soul can achieve."
The apprentices showed understanding, "Precisely because Reynaud isn’t dead, if his physical body contains items that boost luck, it could actually affect the soul body."
Nis nodded, "That’s correct, but I still find it a bit presumptuous. Does something capable of continuously influencing someone’s luck truly exist? Also, appearing here in a soul state isn’t exactly lucky. So, even if there’s luck, it surely has its limits."
Angel thought of the Luck Scroll he painstakingly acquired and nodded silently.
Perhaps it’s really just coincidence?
Nis waved his hand, "Alright, luck or no luck isn’t the main topic now. I’m more interested in knowing what was up with that Magical Creature just now?"
Nis looked in the direction where the Purple Beast disappeared, his brows furrowing.
Speaking of that Magical Creature, Angel was also quite curious, "You mentioned it has backing? Does that Magical Creature have some formidable connections?"
"That’s my speculation, but it’s largely accurate." Nis was about to explain the situation about the Magical Creature to Angel but suddenly remembered something, glancing at the surrounding apprentices who were listening attentively.
Nis: "Since you’ve encountered it, there’s no harm in sharing. But its affair involves secrets of the Devil’s Sea. Whatever I say today, you must absolutely not spread it, understood?"
Cindy and several other apprentices exchanged glances and nodded without hesitation. From what Master Nis implied, this was privileged information! Such secrets sometimes cost hundreds or even thousands of Magic Crystals to obtain, and getting to hear them was already a profit in itself.
"Consider yourselves lucky. This information comes from me personally, discovered at a research station relic from Heart of the Swarm, and I’ve never told anyone else." Nis grumbled a few times and began explaining to Angel, "That Magical Creature, if I’m not mistaken, might be related to the Calamity Beast."
The so-called Calamity Beast refers to a terrifying giant beast in the Devil’s Sea dating back many, many years, perhaps even thousands of years ago.
This giant beast was born of the ocean and roamed the skies; it was the true master of the Devil’s Sea.
"Though the Devil’s Sea had various terrifying weather disasters long ago, what truly made it infamous was this giant beast. Its destructive power was immense; if it desired, it could even overturn an entire sea area. Where it swam, all became deathly still. That’s why it’s called the Calamity Beast."
"Back in its era, the Southern Domain still boasted many Legendary Wizards. But even they dared not provoke it lightly."
This giant beast was also of Legendary Level, but its massive and indestructible body, along with its spiritual power capable of shaking an entire ocean, had already exceeded the limits of human Legendary Wizards.
Plus, it wasn’t keen on venturing onto the continent, preferring to stay in the Devil’s Sea, so it and human wizards remained in direct opposition. It occupied the ocean, while human wizards dominated the mainland.
"The Devil’s Sea had such a powerful giant beast? Did it die eventually?" The chubby apprentice asked curiously. It should be dead, right? After all, they had never heard of such a giant beast in today’s Devil’s Sea.
"Dead?" Nis shot a contemptuous glance at the chubby apprentice and said, "How ignorant. It’s difficult for beings of such strength to seek death voluntarily."
"As for why it disappeared later, I don’t know. All I read was in Insercott’s manuscript at the Heart of the Swarm study, mentioning it seemed to have left on its own, certainly didn’t die."
Left of its own accord? Everyone speculated quietly, perhaps the world could no longer contain it, and it was "expelled"?
Cindy: "Does this giant beast have a name, or is it simply called the Calamity Beast?"
Nis: "Insercott called it ’Shiz’ in his manuscript using ancient Nuazzian language. But I can’t confirm whether this is its true name."
Shiz, in ancient Nuazzian, means "the saving feather bearing the Divine Country."
But this giant beast had no focal attribute of salvation, more like it had an apocalyptic presence.
"Its true name is hard to ascertain, for now, let’s call it Shiz." Nis paused, "The Purple Beast covered in what looked like minerals earlier closely matched the sketch of Shiz in the manuscript with at least eighty percent similarity."
For this reason, Nis speculated that the purple beast just now was closely related to Seathe. Perhaps it was a descendant of Seathe left in the Devil’s Sea. As for why the descendant took so many years to hatch, that... is not important.
"I see, if it truly is a descendant of Seathe..." The apprentices shuddered, as Nis described Seathe’s power to be capable of destroying most of the Southern Domain Wizard World. Angering Seathe was akin to seeking death.
Fat Apprentice: "Luckily, Lord Ferro didn’t kill it at the time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
As they were reflecting, Angel, who had been silent, gently spoke: "I think I’ve heard about the matter of this Seathe you mentioned."
Nis looked over suspiciously: "No way? You’ve also ventured to Insercott’s research institute ruins?"