"The Fourth, I haven’t been anywhere near the flowers and plants in your backyard these past couple of days, so what are you doing here again?" When William Carter saw Olivia Carter, he was almost startled—was this really the same domineering and unruly The Fourth of the Fang family? She looked like a well-mannered, educated little girl now, and those bright, watery eyes almost made William Carter think she was possessed.

A flash of hatred flickered in Olivia Carter’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a pitiful timidity. Her big eyes gazed at William Carter: "Little brother…"

William Carter shuddered all over. He was once again certain that the Olivia Carter in front of him was definitely not Olivia Carter, but an imposter!

Olivia Carter didn’t notice William Carter’s wild suspicions. Shivering, she took out the blue pearl she had snatched earlier. In just a few days, the blue pearl had lost its former luster, and much of its spiritual energy was gone.

"What’s this…" William Carter looked at Olivia Carter in confusion. The blue pearl before had shimmered with dazzling colors. Though it wasn’t blindingly bright, its hue was like the Heart of the Ocean, captivating the soul.

But the blue pearl in Olivia Carter’s hand was now dull and lifeless, completely unrecognizable from its former self.

"I don’t know what happened either. I kept it on me for a few days, and it just turned out like this…" Olivia Carter looked at William Carter in dejection, her face full of reluctance and resentment.

William Carter took the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl. The blue pearl was now covered in dust, devoid of any shine, and its cold aura had completely vanished. There was nothing remarkable about it anymore; it looked just like an ordinary bead.

William Carter frowned. What was going on? Why had the cold energy of the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl disappeared? William Carter channeled his immortal energy into the pearl to investigate.

In just a moment, he found the reason: the extreme cold energy inside the pearl had inexplicably dissipated by eighty to ninety percent. Now, all that was left was an empty shell.

It was like a person who had lost their soul, leaving only a body behind—and this body was made of immortal energy, appearing almost tangible.

William Carter gently pinched it, and the remaining shell of the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl instantly turned to dust, scattering in the wind.

"Ah… my precious pearl!" Olivia Carter screamed. In that instant, she felt as if the sky was falling, her mind went completely blank, and her whole body suddenly burst out with a flash of blue light.

William Carter was stunned, inwardly crying out that this was bad. He saw the magical energy in Olivia Carter’s body surge out without warning or restraint, and in just a moment, it was completely depleted. Olivia Carter stared wide-eyed, her vision went black, and she collapsed to the ground.

"You’ve got to be kidding…" William Carter was dumbfounded. He never imagined that crushing the now-empty Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl would actually trigger Olivia Carter’s mental collapse.

At the time, William Carter didn’t know that Olivia Carter had, by accident, refined the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl into her own magical artifact, merging her spiritual power with it.

Just imagine: if someone’s magical artifact was forcibly destroyed, what would happen to a cultivator? Naturally, their divine sense would be damaged and they’d suffer serious injuries.

Olivia Carter was no exception. Even though she had merged with it using spiritual power, that didn’t mean she wouldn’t be hurt.

By destroying the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl, William Carter caused Olivia Carter’s mind and spirit to spiral out of control. And since she was still young and ignorant, she had no idea what was happening—her mind went blank, and in the next instant, she lost consciousness completely.

William Carter hurriedly crouched down to check Olivia Carter’s body. At this moment, Olivia Carter’s face was deathly pale, as if she had lost too much blood.

"This is a huge disaster…" William Carter quickly dragged Olivia Carter into the house. After a thorough examination, William Carter determined that Olivia Carter had suffered spiritual damage. But what puzzled him was that inside Olivia Carter’s body, there seemed to be a mysterious force protecting her, preventing even greater harm.

And this force was extremely cold in nature, seemingly the very same cold energy from the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl.

If that was the case, then it all made sense: Olivia Carter must have accidentally absorbed the cold energy into her body while practicing magic, which caused the collapse of the pearl.

Still, William Carter couldn’t quite understand how this little girl managed to refine the Extreme Spirit Cold Pearl into a magical artifact, or why Olivia Carter could absorb the cold energy without being harmed, yet was completely unaffected by immortal energy.

William Carter carefully examined Olivia Carter’s body. Normally, he’d never have such a good opportunity, but this time, though it was unintentional, he could finally study Olivia Carter’s magical power.

Magic was different from battle energy. Battle energy came in many forms, but magic was more singular in nature. William Carter already had some understanding of magic, having been chased by Olivia Carter so many times that he’d become quite familiar with it.

But this was his first time having such a chance to study it. If Olivia Carter woke up, she would definitely tear William Carter to pieces.

William Carter was lifting Olivia Carter’s clothes, but her flat body really wasn’t much to look at.

William Carter used immortal energy to examine Olivia Carter’s body, running his hands over every inch of her skin. He was searching for the source of her magical power, just as battle energy was stored in the dantian, magic also had its own storage point.

When William Carter touched Olivia Carter’s lower abdomen, he finally found the source of her magic.

"So the source of a mage’s magic is in the Ren and Du meridians." William Carter withdrew his hand, stroked his chin, and looked at the still-unconscious Olivia Carter.