Chapter 523: A Request

The Holy Priestess weakly grabbed Eren's hand, attempting to guide the dagger towards her chest. However, her weak strength was no match for his firm grip.

Eren could only frown in response, his expression unmoving. "Do you truly believe you qualify as an innocent soul?"

If the dagger required the blood of the pure to be completed, the Holy Priestess could never meet that criteria in his eyes.

No matter how she rationalized her actions, she was far from innocent. Even he couldn't fulfil that criteria, having lost the innocence of his soul the moment he first spilled blood in this world.

To find so many innocent souls, it was easier said than done. Across the entire continent, he wasn't even sure if there were a hundred million people who could be counted as innocent souls.

Even if he could find so many people, it was too abhorrent even for him. Just to complete the dagger, he didn't believe it was a justified action, at least not at this cost.