Demon Soul Master Strength System. That was the answer Vlad arrived at after searching for a way to improve the battle power of his people. Currently, they had Origin Force, which could enhance every aspect of their existence, but that was a limited resource as the Plane Will would stop granting it after rising to the higher dimension. Therefore, he needed a method that could work even after that.
Soul Flags were a powerful cultivation technique from his Second Past Life where people sealed the souls of powerful beasts into unique treasures and then used them to fight. Vlad took this a step further by envisioning a way to fuse the souls with the caster. Inspiration struck him as he analyzed the Totem Strength System and saw how it nurtured the body and spirit of its users.
Vlad couldn’t summon the power of a Primordial God like Odinvaldr, so he searched for something more readily available in Terra, and nothing fit those criteria more than demons.
Of course, there were complications with such a Strength System, the main one being the sealing of the demon’s soul. It took a lot of hard work and hundreds of experiments to reach the minimum spiritual integrity needed for a demon soul to proceed to the next phase of the project. Currently, the runic formation Vlad had developed only worked with Champion Tier demons. If he wanted to seal more powerful souls, he would have to create an even stronger runic formation, which he couldn’t do at the moment.
The second issue was soul stress. Containing the power of a demon soul inside oneself could be deadly if one’s soul force wasn’t strong enough. Someone with a soul force at the Mortal Tier would be asking for death if they sealed the soul of a demon Champion.
The third issue was the bottlenecks. Advancing in rank required subduing demon souls of similar rank, presenting significant challenges at higher levels. To become a Guardian Demon Soul Master, one needed to defeat and seal the soul of a Guardian Tier Demon, which was nearly impossible unless one was a Guardian.
These requirements for soul force and the bottlenecks were why the Demon Soul Master Strength System needed to advance alongside the Level System. They could complement each other, with the demon souls nurturing one’s body and energy pool, while the Level System could improve battle power without external assistance.
"Overlord, let’s analyze and discuss the next step in the Demon Soul Master Strength System: soul integration." Vlad had already made significant progress in sealing demon souls, but now came the integration of those demon souls into the body of the cultivator, who would then become a Demon Soul Master!
The energy pool of Xaos Tower glowed as Overlord’s computational power was focused on the task guided by the Prime Master. Soon, discussions arose between Vlad and the A.I. Chip Clone as they addressed the final details of soul integration, running numerous simulations.
While Vlad and Overlord finished the final details of the Demon Soul Master Strength System, Jormungandr was not idle. The small yellow cat was currently in an area of Xaos City’s Inner Ring that was restricted to the general populace.
This area contained a massive platform with dozens of large white stalactites embedded in it, surrounded by a dozen soldiers. These soldiers were not there to protect the place since they were all Mages who had been working on the magic matrix to harness the power of the white stalactites for the past few days.
The soldiers had worked hard on that magic formation following Overlord’s guidance, but now they watched in awe and admiration as Jormungandr dismantled their work and redid the magic matrix, showcasing magic abilities and dexterity that left the soldiers speechless.
The small yellow cat had discovered the white stalactite platform while exploring the city. Thanks to his A.I. Chip, he immediately understood that these treasures could help improve someone’s constitution.
Overlord had attempted to generate a magic formation that could harness that power more efficiently than simply waiting for its exudation to fill bodies of water. However, while Overlord had the theoretical knowledge, he lacked soldiers with the skills to build the magic formation.
Jormungandr was more than capable, and after a few hours, a massive magic matrix appeared above the platform, connecting all the white stalactites. The next second, they began to glow before generating a majestic white force field.
[Beep! Strength Stalactite Magic Formation is active!
Energy radiation can improve the bodies of Mortal life forms to the Champion Tier after six months of exposure.
Energy radiation can improve the bodies of Champion life forms to the High Champion Tier after six years of exposure.
Strength Stalactite Magic Formation is unable to enhance the bodies of life forms with a High Champion Tier constitution.]
A wide smile appeared on Jormungandr’s face as he heard the robotic voice of the A.I. Chip in his mind. While six months to go from a Mortal to attain a Champion Tier’s constitution might sound like a lot, hundreds of people could use the Strength Stalactite Magic Formation simultaneously without any problem, making it very useful.
Jormungandr glanced at the formation for a moment before a flash of light crossed his eyes. "A.I. Chip, scan me."
Not even a second after the small yellow cat uttered those words, the robotic voice of the A.I. Chip echoed in his mind.
[Beep! Scanning the Host.
Lineage: Flames of Falsehood (Champion Devil Bloodline)
Agility: 12.4--> 20.6
Vitality: 7.4--> 10.5
Energy Pool (Magic): 34.3--> 50.2
There was a wide smile on Jormungandr’s face as he saw his stats. While his body did not advance as quickly as Vlad’s, his Depravita Racial Skill constantly supplied his energy pool, allowing him to advance in level at a much faster pace. He was already very close to Level 9!