Japheths gave off extraordinary vibes with every word he spoke.
"Who the hell are you?" Henry looked at Japheth and asked, "You're unlike Catman and Sackcloth Visitor."
"Why would I be like them?" Japheth looked puzzled. "Do we have to be alike just because we are the Three Stars? That's just a name given to us by the people. In fact, we don't even talk much to each other."
Henry's eyes were fixed on Japheth, still waiting for an explanation.
"My name is Japheth." Japheth broke the silence.
"I'm Justus' True Spirit."
"What!" Henry's eyes widened in shock. He was Justus' True Spirit!
"You don't have to look at me like that. When we obtain a certain extent of power, we become strong enough to occupy a physical body and be reborn. That was how the Evil Spirit did it, the same goes to the witch you had come across earlier before. However, I am a little different from them," Japheth explained. "But all of that's too specific, I can't explain it all clearly to you, it'll be better if you could understand all of it on your own. You've already passed Justus' final test, which I originally thought that you would never pass, but I didn't think that you'd pass the test Justus and I thought to be the hardest with such ease. You did it so effortlessly that you didn't even know what had happened."
Japheth glanced around his surroundings. "Justus was testing your heart. The ancestral weapons are too powerful, those who are not strong in heart would be affected by them. This was also one of the reasons why Justus had sealed the ancestral weapons, the ancestral weapons have wills of their own. If the wielder ends up being taken control of the ancestral weapon, it would all be too late. Why are you back here?"
"Why?" Henry looked around. "I just wanted to come back for a look. I miss this place."
"That's right. You've chosen a path that was completely different from Justus'," said Japheth. "This test is called the True Heart. Although you're powerful and extraordinary, your heart still stays true to yourself, which is what the strong and powerful the likes of you often lack, be it Justus, Silas, the Martial Emperor, or the Sacred Lord of the Noble Berserkers, they all think too far ahead, and not to forget those people from the Elite Spirit Hall who think they stand above everyone else. I have only discovered three people who have a True Heart, including you. The first was Gardiner, and the second was Ranjeet. As the True Spirit of Justus, or to be exact, his abandoned True Spirit. I'm very clear about how important it is to have a True Heart, it was also very clear to Justus, but it had already become too late for him to find his back. He knew that he had taken the wrong path, and so he chose a different path, one that no one else has ever walked on."
"A True Heart, huh..." Henry looked at his hands. He had love, he had people he could not bear to let go of, that was what his True Heart was. What would have become of him if he did not have love and those people he cared deeply for?
Henry suddenly realised that if it had not been for the people he loved and cared for, he would not have even the slightest clue of what he would do on the next day. He had long experienced all of the enjoyments life had to offer.
"Is Master Lu really gone?" Henry asked the one question he had always wanted to know.
"It's possible." Japheth took a deep breath and said, "He had already taken the step that no one dared to take. If he is dead, he just might really be dead. Maybe after all of this is over, you can go pay your respects to him again."
Japheth turned around and waved to Henry. "Well, I have to go. There are other places that need you more I do, so I won't be taking up any more of your time."
The book that had once absorbed the lotus flower and transformed into a Battle Spirit appeared automatically in front of Henry and began flipping its pages on its own.
Japheth, who had already walked into the distance, suddenly turned his head back with a smile on his face. "What a smart kid, to know that your inner demons are messing with your heart, then came back here this time to find your original intentions, and the gratefulness you had back then in Yinzhou City, but you accidentally found your True Heart. You're now worthy of the ancestral weapons. I believe that you would be able to use the ancestral weapons that Justus had left for you well."
Japheth walked on into the distance, disappearing into the night.
Meanwhile, in the Core, Adonias was trying to organise another attack.
"Hurry! You have to be quick! I can already feel that the restraint is getting stronger and stronger. This place is already restricting me. Find me Laily! Bring me Laily!" Adonias became much irritable than before.
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