Rebirth: Supreme Soul Master

Seeing her beautiful face so close up filled William with conflicting emotions. He knew that such a good person would have a terrible ending, an ending no one could have foreseen.

Returning to William's past life, he learned that she ultimately took his life in the Blessed Forest. This was a serious incident that caused great trouble for the Academy at the time.

People often talk about the depression she suffered from due to prolonged stagnation, a depression that drove her to end her life with her own hands.

William looked up at her. He remembered rarely having the opportunity to meet such a towering figure in his past life. Without exception, she would always step in and help him.

She possessed a renownedly pure heart and kind soul, willing to intervene and help those in need, even if they were porters like him. Being so close to her made him frown. He sensed no oppressive aura from her, only confidence and composure, like the air one feels from any great person.

'What's going on?' he wondered. After all, if he remembered correctly, that dark suicide was less than a month ago.

"Don't overestimate yourself!" Her words made Guan Ning's face turn red with anger. "If it weren't for your grandfather, who would even care about you?"

“Let’s go,” she said, seemingly unconcerned about Guan Ning’s words or having no interest in continuing this pointless conversation. “We’re late for our business.”

“A loser’s business will always fail,” Guan Ning said sarcastically, but he paved the way for her and William to join his team. “Remember my words, God doesn’t pity those who don’t deserve it!”

"...!!!"

This time it was William's turn to be shocked. He turned around abruptly and looked up at Guan Ning, a move that was misunderstood by Berry beside him.

"Keep going, or do you want to die at their hands?" she whispered cautiously, afraid that the frail porter might do something foolish in a moment of impulse.

However, that wasn't what William was thinking. At that moment, only Guan Ning's voice kept echoing in his mind, repeating the words the latter had just said.

It may seem like empty words, but they are the signature phrases that were etched into the minds of those traitorous soul masters from his past life.

When he narrowly escaped the great fall, his luck didn't last long; he later met his master.

He learned everything he now knew from the master. One of the things he learned was the true nature of this world.

Monsters may be powerful, cunning, and treacherous, but they cannot single-handedly cause such devastation to the human world.

After all, humans have always been wary of monsters, distrustful of them, and generally avoid dealing with them. If a Soul Master encounters a monster, the only outcome will be a life-or-death struggle.

But there was one exception. A group of people sold their souls and hearts to the monsters. Their master called them Dark Serpents, Dark Soul Masters. But William found them a much better nickname: Traitors!

Wherever they encounter such traitors, they always utter the same phrase. His master once told him that this phrase is the cornerstone of their faith and the main reason for their betrayal and sabotage of humanity.

"Heaven won't favor those who aren't worthy!" ... Damn it! I didn't expect to run into those traitors as soon as I got back! He thought to himself, controlling his emotions, and at the same time, he made a mental note of Guan Ning.

"Thank you for your help later." After walking for a few minutes and being out of danger, William sincerely thanked Berry.

As his teacher said: Treat your enemies with anger, and be grateful to those who treat you kindly.

“You’re really crazy, trying to go against Guan Ning.” She rolled her eyes. So close, watching her long, curved eyelashes flutter, William involuntarily swallowed.

She was truly a stunningly beautiful and successful project! He had to admit it to himself.

"What are you doing here? Has anyone asked you for help, as you said?" She gave him a deep look, her heart filled with suspicion.

William knew she didn't believe his reasons, just like Guan Ning did. After all, those who ventured into the forest at night to hunt monsters didn't need porters' help.

However, even though she knew he was lying, she treated him differently than Guan Ning. She could have walked right past them without even blinking, but she didn't.

“I’m going inside to hunt monsters,” he said honestly.

“If you don’t want to tell me, then don’t lie.” She shook her head, seemingly believing he was lying. “Anyway, be careful and don’t put yourself in any danger. The forest isn’t a good place for someone like you, okay?”

William didn't know what to say to her. He told her the truth, but she thought it was to cover up his real reason for being there.

Nevertheless, she still gave him such sincere and honest advice and warnings. William felt a warmth in his heart. People with such kind souls are rare not only in this world, but also in the outside world.

People usually tend to mind their own business and not interfere with others. But Berry reminded him of someone, someone he regarded as a mentor.

"Thank you for your suggestion. May I ask you something?" Because she was so kind to him and had no ill intentions whatsoever, he decided to try to find out the reason behind the strange things that would happen to her a month later.

Someone who was assessed as having an innate soul power of 88 and an outstanding fire dragon soul would not stagnate at such a low level for many years! Not to mention that they would eventually be so desperate as to want to end their own life.

Something else was happening here, and he had a vague feeling that he could help her solve the problems she was facing.

"What? You don't actually want to be my boyfriend, do you?" She said it like a joke, and even laughed. However, her laughter carried a hint of bitterness, as if this matter had cast a shadow over her heart.

“Well, that might be a sensitive topic,” William said, quickly adding as she glared at him, “but it’s different.”

“Then ask…” she asked, her face showing a calm expression, without telling William whether she was angry because of what he had just said.

“I want to know what Guan Ning just said,” William paused slightly, and seeing that her expression didn’t change, he added, “Your bottleneck… what exactly is wrong with you?”