When I first encountered Hatsune Miku in the Mahou Shoujo world, her power was already no lower than the Mid-Earth tier. Given this span of time, she has likely reached the peak of the Earth tier at minimum. The True Jewel of Four Souls belongs to her, and she has modified it... If she were using some kind of power to prevent others from utilizing the True Jewel of Four Souls, Lin Luo could understand, especially since he hasn't even reached the Earth tier yet.

Yet, he wasn't attempting to use it, merely sensing it, and yet his power was being repelled. This situation defied all logic!

Lin Luo, unwilling to accept this, proceeded to reassemble the Jewel of Four Souls and sense it again, but the result was the same. By the end, he couldn't even manage the reassembly. Even when handing the Jewel of Four Souls to Huang Quan and Kagura for sensing, the outcome remained identical.

"Let us try," seeing that the three of them were getting nowhere, Fina and Rhea suddenly proposed.

"...Fine," Lin Luo nodded, passing the Jewel of Four Souls into Rhea's hands. While these twin goddesses might not surpass them in raw power, they possessed an exceptional aptitude for certain magical artifacts.

Fina and Rhea stood facing each other, releasing brilliant light from their hands that enveloped the four floating fragments. Soon, the Jewel of Four Souls was reformed, but the moment the pair withdrew their power, the Jewel of Four Souls shattered again with a sharp kacha.

"Apologies, it seems we are also powerless," Fina shook her head, a hint of apology in her tone.

"Don't worry about it; it's not your fault," Lin Luo offered her a gentle smile, but then his brow furrowed as he pondered the anomaly. Though he faintly sensed something, he couldn't grasp the concrete clues.

"This is truly strange. Why could this be?" Huang Quan and Kagura, despite their strength, lacked the breadth of experience, leaving them completely bewildered by the situation.

It was Rhea who offered her perspective after a moment. "All five of us are unable to affect this Jewel. Could it be that the Jewel is actively rejecting all external power?" Huang Quan rubbed her chin, suspicion coloring her expression. "That seems unlikely. According to the understanding of Exorcists, when a magical artifact influences a demon, the demon simultaneously influences the artifact. These four fragments can influence demonic beasts and cause them to evolve into yokai, which proves they don't reject external influence. Yet, our power is far superior to that of demonic beasts, and we can't sense anything at all. It’s as if it’s only rejecting us?" "That's it! That's the key!" Hearing their exchange, Lin Luo felt a sudden stirring in his heart. Noticing everyone looking at him, he spoke with gravity. "Huang Quan and Rhea have only grasped half the truth. This Jewel of Four Souls certainly repels us—the outsiders—but what it rejects isn't our power; it's our world view!" "World view?" Everyone was instantly taken aback.

"Yes, our world view. The system of power we possess cannot act upon this Jewel of Four Souls," Lin Luo stated solemnly.

A Heavenly-tier expert is immune to the influence of a singular world view, including items carried on their person; even if attacked by experts below the Heavenly tier, they absolutely cannot be broken. While this Jewel of Four Souls hadn't been carried personally by a Heavenly-tier expert, it had already acquired this quality, which is why Lin Luo and the others couldn't influence it.

This Jewel of Four Souls belongs to Hatsune Miku. Does that mean Hatsune Miku is Heavenly-tier?

The answer is no.

Because this Jewel of Four Souls only possesses this mysterious quality of exclusion, but its inherent durability isn't high; at most, it can only withstand the bombardment of an Earth-tier expert. The appended nature is incomplete. Of course, Earth-tier experts from their external world absolutely cannot achieve this; only native Earth-tier practitioners of this world can.

However, it might be that there are no Earth-tier experts in this world anyway, so theoretically, this Jewel of Four Souls is an invincible entity. As for Hatsune Miku, she might not have reached the Heavenly tier yet, but she is at least a Quasi-Heavenly-tier expert, with one foot already across the threshold!

Only experts at the Quasi-Heavenly tier or above can imbue inanimate objects with the characteristics of the Heavenly realm.

"So, if what you say is true, the only way for us to study this Jewel is to learn this world's power system?" Huang Quan asked, perplexed.

Lin Luo shook his head. "That probably won't work either. Even if we learn this world's power, we are fundamentally outsiders, and that status cannot be changed. The Heavenly tier isn't something one can just exploit loopholes in, unless we can also reach Quasi-Heavenly tier or above." Kagura blinked, seemingly understanding a bit. "You mean, to reassemble and study this Jewel, it must be done by someone from this world?" "Theoretically, yes, but..." Lin Luo scratched his head, feeling a huge headache coming on. He was unfamiliar with the terrain here, and time was limited. Finding someone who could help him reassemble the True Jewel of Four Souls and decipher the purpose of the True Four Souls was undoubtedly as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Perhaps this matter would require returning to the Bright Realm and asking Yao Yao for help.

"Huh? Did you hear something?" Just then, Fina's expression shifted subtly, and she asked the group.

"A sound?" Everyone paused, then quieted down to listen intently.

"H-help me..." "...Waaah..."

Moments later, they all heard a faint, almost imperceptible sound. The person calling for help sounded like a little girl, and the volume was so low that even they couldn't have discerned it without focusing entirely. Only a goddess as compassionate as Fina could have heard that cry for help under the current circumstances.

A thought struck Lin Luo, and he instantly flashed toward the source of the sound. Although the others followed immediately, his speed was unmatched.

In an instant, Lin Luo found two wolf-type demonic beasts in a recessed corner of a mountain path, baring their fangs and glaring fiercely, blocking the only exit. Cornered in the recess was a little girl, about eleven or twelve, who, despite holding a weapon, revealed her inner terror through her slight tremor.

Ai ya, who is this?

Seeing the frightened face of the little girl, Lin Luo immediately recognized her. Without another moment's hesitation, he accelerated his charge. Although the two wolf-type beasts were slightly intimidated by the weapon in the girl's hand and maintained a standoff rather than attacking, it was only a brief standoff. If the girl showed any more timidity or lost her composure, she would quickly become food for the beasts.

"Ah! Don't come closer!"

As the two wolf-type beasts took another step forward, the little girl's fear finally reached its breaking point. She fiercely triggered the weapon in her hand, firing a shell. However, having lost her calm, she was utterly incapable of hitting her target; the shell flew between the two beasts, causing no damage.

The two wolf-type beasts seized the opportunity and lunged!

"Waaah!" The little girl screamed in terror, instinctively covering her face. After waiting a moment, she didn't feel the beasts' teeth land on her, so she cautiously lowered her hands. When she saw the scene before her, she froze.

"Eh?!" She was astonished to find the two terrifying demonic beasts fixed in mid-air, seemingly caught in a paralyzing spell, motionless in bizarre postures.

She couldn't understand the situation at all.

"Listen here, this isn't a game, you know. No matter what danger you encounter, someone will always come to save you. If you weren't lucky enough to run into me, you would have been GAME OVER before the plot even began." While the little girl was still focused on the beasts in the air, she suddenly heard this voice, causing her to startle. She instinctively looked forward and saw a black-haired youth walking toward her. He tilted his head—she didn't recognize him.

As the little girl sized him up, Lin Luo was also observing her. Her small frame was about the same height as an aristocratic lady. She wore a light set of work clothes, a small red hood over her head adorned with goggles, and beneath her beautiful blonde hair were a pair of deep blue eyes and a chubby, pink-cheeked face, appearing innocent and adorable.

Lin Luo knew even minor supporting characters like Anelace from Trails in the Sky. Naturally, he was very familiar with this utterly charming little loli, as she was a core member of the protagonist group... Tita Russell, one of the two cutest lolis