His mind felt slow, foggy, and heavy. Thinking was a laborious endeavor for him.
The best that he can do in his current state is understand that the soul is the foundation of the nascent soul realm. That was a no-brainer for him, so it was easy to understand. But he can't figure out what that had to do with him.
So he asked tentatively, "So I was trying to advance to the fifth mortal coil? That can't be right. I'm not ready."
This made Thunder Drake chuckle and say, "You are right about that. You were not ready at all. You would have died had you continued with the endeavor."
Arthur was still confused, but this time, he was also shocked. His shock was very evident in his voice as he asked, "What happened? How did it happen?"
Thunder Drake explained patiently. But he started with a question. "Have you ever wondered how the first nascent soul cultivators appeared?"
