“With your level, I could have taken on ten thousand of you back in the day!”

Qin Feng was stunned.

He looked at the white fragments filling the air before him; it was as if Asha Hess's pale gold pupils still lingered before his eyes… but now, everything was gone.

"Is… she really gone?"

Qin Feng gripped the Blade of Judgment and sent his consciousness into the Judgment Land to check; indeed, he found no sign of Asha Hess.

This caused his heart to sink slightly.

The few words Asha Hess had left behind contained a massive amount of information.

"She hopes I can survive, ascend to the divine throne, and also hopes to see me again."

"Does that mean she hasn't actually died?"

"After all, if she were truly dead, it would be impossible for her to see me again."

"So…"

"What she said was actually all her expectations for me?"

"Judging by the order of her words…"

"Me surviving is the prerequisite, then I have to ascend to the divine throne, and only then can I see her again?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but speculate.

However, these were ultimately just guesses.

He didn't know what had happened to Asha Hess for now.

"Right, she said she would leave behind a substitute."

"Is that an existence that resides in this world as an NPC and can increase my skill levels?"

"But she said her substitute would be very hostile toward me?"

"What does that mean?"

"And before I reach the Supreme Heaven, her substitute won't be able to make a move against me…"

Qin Feng had a bit of a headache.

This whole thing felt a bit off, but he couldn't get any more information for now.

He looked ahead.

That golden teleportation array gate led to the world of the Youlan Civilization.

He could even see a blurry vision of the world on the other side through the portal, including that Hexagonal Spire that towered into the clouds.

"World Spine…"

Qin Feng silently repeated those four words.

Regarding the World Spine, it wasn't a matter of just killing them if he wanted to; in fact, even just finding those five World Spine bosses was extremely difficult.

At the moment, Asha Hess hadn't left any relevant information.

"I wonder if White Sprout knows? Or if Big Eyes knows?"

Qin Feng was certain of one thing.

Asha Hess's knowledge reserves were definitely higher than White Sprout's, but were they higher than Big Eyes'?

That wasn't necessarily the case.

After all, the race Big Eyes belonged to shared knowledge; the things the entire Knowledge Eye race knew were definitely not few.

"However…"

"From the situation with the Big Eyes in my possession, it seems that a Knowledge Eye in the process of civilization reincarnation cannot share and upload the knowledge it has obtained."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to use the same method from my previous life to subdue it and bring it back."

"In this regard… Big Eyes' race seems inferior to the Intelligent Machine Race that the Mechanical Rubiks Cube belongs to?"

Qin Feng shook his head.

Since he couldn't deal with the golden teleportation array in front of him for the time being, Qin Feng could only leave first.

He stepped onto the teleportation array and teleported to the third level of the underground area.

"Let's see how Grey Chicken's growth is coming along."

However, when Qin Feng arrived beside Osirio, he discovered an additional small figure in a white robe, with pale gold long hair draped behind her like a waterfall.

She was squatting on the edge of the stone platform, staring at the lava below along with Osirio.

"Heh, you're here?"

As if sensing Qin Feng's arrival, the figure didn't even turn her head, merely letting out a light snort: "I really don't know why I held expectations for you… With your level, I could have taken on ten thousand of you back in the day!"

?

Qin Feng was full of question marks.

At this moment, he saw a few large characters above the small white-robed figure's head:

——

[Ashashis (Lv???)]

——

What on earth is this?

At the same time, Qin Feng opened the guild interface and took a look…

In terms of affiliated NPCs, there was indeed one more!

——

['Shadow' Guild Affiliated NPCs (5/7)]

[Knowledge Eye Aristotle]

[Thief Saint William Scott]

[Rhythm Master · Evil Sound Old Ghost]

[Rogue Fairy · Yuan]

[Ashashis]

——

It had to be said that the first four NPCs Qin Feng invited were all quite useful.

But what was with this last 'Ashashis'?

When did she join?

Qin Feng hadn't even heard a system notification!

Obviously…

This 'Ashashis' was the 'substitute' Asha Hess had left behind before leaving.

But from the sound of it, this substitute seemed to have her own thoughts?

"Take on ten thousand of me?"

"Is this the hostility toward me?"

Qin Feng smiled.

He walked forward and squatted on the edge of the stone platform with the small figure, but he ignored her.

Instead, he looked down into the lava below the stone platform…

He saw a pitch-black figure, like something from hell, tumbling in the lava. It should be Grey Chicken.

Judging by the wings that occasionally poked out of the lava, Grey Chicken had undergone a complete transformation; its wingspan was now about two meters. Although there was still a huge gap between it and Osirio, it was, after all, still in its Growth Phase.

There were still several stages to go before its final adult phase.

At this time, Grey Chicken…

…was absorbing energy within the lava, making a final growth spurt.

"It seems that a Hell Phoenix in its Growth Phase can be completely immune to fire damage."

Qin Feng noted this in his mind.

Only then did he look at the little one beside him.

This look left Qin Feng a bit surprised; this 'Ashashis' actually looked almost identical to Asha Hess, like a younger version of her…

To be precise, she looked like Asha Hess as a child.

She was wrapped in a white robe, but unlike Asha Hess, she didn't cover her head completely, instead letting her long golden hair spill behind her.

However, her pupils were black, not the golden color of Asha Hess's.

When Qin Feng looked at her.

She also turned her face and looked toward Qin Feng, her little face puffed up in a pout, looking quite cute.

However, she indeed harbored some kind of hostility toward Qin Feng, just as Asha Hess had said…

"Hey, where's Asha Hess? Is she okay?"

Qin Feng asked.

"My name isn't 'Hey'."

The blonde little girl snorted coldly: "Furthermore, little Inheritor who has yet to pass the trial, do not call me by my name so casually! I am naturally fine. You didn't think I would risk my life for you, did you?"

Qin Feng was amused: "I was asking about Asha Hess, not you."

The blonde little girl sneered even more: "She is me, and I am her!"

Qin Feng: "But your name isn't even the same as hers."

The blonde little girl said indifferently: "To use the words of your Great Xia, it's merely a deception to hide from others' eyes! It's just to bypass the agreement. Besides, I am the main body's Emotion Split Body, a part of the main body!"

Emotion Split Body?

Qin Feng had never heard of this.

But after thinking about it, it was clear that this was an ability only possible at an extremely high level…

At least, people like Yuan, White Sprout, and so on, likely hadn't encountered this level.

Qin Feng reluctantly treated the little girl beside him as Asha Hess; at least he had to get some information out first: "Fine, I was a bit worried about you. After all, we're all on the same side."