A needle that once belonged to Mo Ni. How could Gu Jimie possibly not know of it?

True, Gu Jimie only knew of the matter after he finished his self-isolation, but he was proud that the Soul Refining School would have such an excellent student. What other word but ‘genius’ could possibly describe someone attaining the rank of Soul Emperor at such a young age? Hardly anyone in the school’s history had ever done such a thing, let alone have a powerful soulbeast as a partner.

Gu Jimie was confident that given time and proper guidance, Mo Ni would become a fellow Saint.

But alas! It wasn’t meant to be! His death came too soon in the attack against the Fate School, and with his father no less!

The both of them were people Gu Jimie thought would carry the mantle of the school. That was why he nearly went crazy upon learning that he was the only one to make it back alive from their attack on the Fate School.

He never thought that the very first operation he’d lead as a Saint would end up in such a ...