"Fire of Life!" Charles muttered in a cold tone and then enveloped his body and soul in a greenish-blue flame.
The next instant, the invisible ripple got dissolved by the greenish flame and soon disappeared.
Meanwhile, Charles suddenly turned his gaze towards a particular space and grinned.
It was the same place where Arch-Mage Marcus was currently hiding!
Upon sensing his cold gaze, Marcus's heart skipped a beat.
'H-How? He can see my soul form?' His mind went blank for a moment.
As if Charles had heard his thoughts, he let out a chuckle and spoke.
"I can see you now."
The next instant, he raised his hand, pointed his finger at Marcus's soul form, and muttered.
"Hand of Wonder!"
An invisible string came out of his finger a moment later, tore through the dimensional barrier, and entered the Astral Realm.
Unlike the regular invisible strings, this single string could move through dimensions and divine barriers!
As the string moved in the Astral Realm, a sharp hook appeared at the tip and soon attached to Marcus's soul!
But what's more shocking was that Marcus didn't even notice the string's presence in his soul form.
Still, he understood that the opponent had done something to his soul and became warier.
'Success.' Charles showed a pleasing smile.
But just as he was about to pull his soul, his face contorted all of a sudden.
...
A few minutes ago,
The Last Island, Azure Federation's Territory, Endless Sea, Edhen World.
In a random Inn, a 28-years-old looking young man stood before the mirror and gazed at his reflection with a smile.
He had deep blue hair, jade eyes, an oval face, and thin eyebrows.
He was none other than Charles's first clone!
Currently, he wore a regular shirt and pants and held a silver pocket watch in his hand.
Just as he was about to flip open the pocket watch's outer case, a knocking sound came from the outside.
"Who is it?" Charles asked, showing a puzzled look.
"It's me. Elias!" A male voice came from the outside.
Charles smiled as he heard Elias's voice, walked towards the wooden door, and opened it from inside.
At that moment, he saw a lean man, who appeared to be around 30 to 35 years old, stood outside the door and was waving his hand at him.
"What are you doing? Aren't you going to see Natalia?" Elias gave a light punch on his shoulder and asked.
"Isn't this too early? She is still in a depressed mood. Even if I went to confess my feelings, I don't think she would listen." Charles shook his head in disapproval.
"Don't be a coward. At least, go and talk to her for a while." Saying so, he dragged Charles out of the Inn, and both started walking on the street road.
They soon exited the small town on the Last Island and moved towards the beach.
As Charles and Elias walked on the sandy beach, both looked at the blue sea and soon turned towards the shore.
A few hundred meters away from them, a beautiful young woman in her late twenties sat on a rock and stared at the blue sea while placing her right hand on her chin.
Her long black hair waved in the sea breeze, and the morning sunlight reflected in her scarlet eyes.
Her cheeks were a little red, and there was a deep sorrow that appeared on her pretty face.
With a single look, anyone could tell that she was crying all along.
As they moved closer, Elias halted his footsteps and patted on Charles's shoulder.