Sam stayed in the valley for one week. The ghost chira also didn’t budge for this one week.
He increased the torture levels, used his own ntal energy to poke the chira a bit, and destroyed the undead creatures that are connected to the specter one by one, making its ntal energy weaker.
Sam knew better than anyone that he should follow through with this torture. By this point, the specter would be willing to die and if he killed it, then it would be more like a blessing than a punishnt. So, he made sure that he brought the specter to the edge of nullifying its existence and then brought it back, never granting that relief.
In this one week, there is sothing else he has done.
Since he diverted all the torture from the formation to the Dormant soul. It has beco weaker than ever.
So weak, that Sam is sure that he would be able to destroy it and absorb it completely in one shot. But he wanted to be sure, so he started wearing it down in the past week and got it ready for absorption.
But he didn’t proceed with it, because, when he was busy with the ntal battle, the body would be a bit vulnerable. It is okay in the outside world, most creatures could only do slight physical damage, but if he is in that state within this area, he is afraid that any stray specter or a ghost might want to take advantage of that.
He didn’t want to leave it to the chance. But he is so eager to give it a try.
Along with that, there is one thing that happened. A nuisance of sorts. The Governnt Expedition team that followed them had died in the valley because of the undead creatures.
The governnt couldn’t let their disappearance go and ca to the valley. They went as far as disturbing Sam and even trying to interrogate him.
Sam could only show his cultivation and oppress him.
Sam is currently ditating as he checked up on the dormant soul. He could see that the dormant soul is ready to give in. Even before it gained any consciousness. This is the perfect absorption thod that Sivan wanted to achieve. But Sam knew that things wouldn’t be as simple for that guy.
As he thought, he suddenly heard a scream.
"I accept." The scream didn’t sound like a scream attack. It is like a loud whisper. Sam knew that the specter beca weak. This might even be the weakest the specter has felt in its whole life and even after the death.
"Are you sure you want to surrender now? You are only fifty-one weeks away from the one-year deadline I have set up, I have so many other things planned."
"Yes... Yes, I am sure. I accept."
Sam nodded and started imprinting his soul imprint on the specter. The specter allowed it without any resistance and this made things easier.
After the imprint was done, the specter just stayed attached to Sam’s staff after Sam took it out of the formation.
Sam walked out of the dark range with a sigh.
This ti, there are no attacks and there are surprises. The specter has called everything to deal with Sam and now everything that is dangerous, except for the undead side, was back inside the valley.
So, the mountain range itself is extrely free and open. Sam ca back in half a day in a relaxed pace.
He went to the town and went back to his inn. He ditated as he tried to destroy the dormant soul once and for all and absorb it.
He started poking the soul continuously as he tore one part of the other. The resistance is so futile that within no ti, he managed to absorb the whole soul.
He sat there as he digested the newly found mass of ntal energy that was being rged into his as well as the mories that are flooding in.
Deepest darkest secrets of Sivan, his insecurities, his backup plans, secret plots, fetishes, kills, concubines, Sam ca to know everything. Including the technique, Sivan used to swap their souls. The things that excited him the most are the backup plans he set for himself.
Sivan is a paranoid guy in a way. He is so paranoid that every plan might fail, so he decided to set up a few backup plans and backup organizations that would help him hide deep to bounce back.
Along with that, he also found out sothing that made him feel surprised. He is the secret controller of intelligence organizations in many realms. He is also the one that hired Vardar to control the Black Ghosts.
It seems like even though they didn’t know of each other’s existence, they were still on the opposite ends from the beginning. They are destined to beco enemies like this.
He didn’t rest and just started his journey. Now, he got his required assistant, and all he has to do is destroy every one of Sivan’s organizations. He would make sure that Sivan regretted ever getting into Sam’s body.
Sam got ready to leave the town and go to the next target.
anwhile, sothing else is happening on the opposite end. Sivan who is inside Sam’s body is currently sitting in the middle of a formation.
Souls of many creatures are visibly diving into his head, but inside they are not attacking his soul, rather they are all moving towards the ghost chira surrounding Sam’s dormant soul.
The Ghost Chira got busy for the first ti. On, one hand it is trying to devour the souls that ca at it. After all, the souls are its food, on the other hand, it is also trying to resist the attacks of the souls that it could devour.
Sivan is observing the whole thing for quite a while.
At first, he tried to strengthen his own soul, but cultivating ntal energy in itself is a torturous thing. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to endure it. As for his previous massive ntal energy, it was because of his natural talent. His soul was born that way and Sam even thought that Sivan was training and improving his ntal energy. But only half of it was true.
Sivan never tried to increase his ntal energy, rather he only kept the training limited to using the ntal energy as a weapon.
So, he didn’t want to start the procedure now and go through that torture, he decided to make Sam’s soul weaker.
He has been like this for three days and who knows how many people and beasts they have killed in the process, but they clearly saw the Ghost Chira Weakening a bit.
And as soon as it weakened and an opening presented itself, Sivan directly went after the dormant soul himself.
He tried to rip a piece and leave the spot imdiately.
But to his surprise, the backlash that ca from just touching it made him sweat bullets.
This is because of the nature of the dormant soul. Sam’s dormant soul is aggressive in nature, in a similar way, Sivan’s dormant soul was completely timid in nature.
The aggressive souls don’t have direct defense, rather they counteract and the backlash is way too high.
Sivan didn’t even know what to say to that. He forcefully took a piece of the soul, even though it is just a tiny fragnt, and ca back to his senses. The formation was instantly stopped as soon as he opened his eyes.
"Get out, leave so privacy."
He got rid of all of his subordinates in the room and slowly digested that small piece of the fragnt.
Soon, he opened his eyes and was surprised. He hurriedly grabbed a scroll and a brush as he started painting sothing.
The design of the thane grenade soon took form. Sivan looked at it with surprise and confusion at the sa ti.
The thane grenade’s working was clearly understood, but he couldn’t understand the use for it. Because in their realm, the people at the cultivation level of the Novice and Great realm wouldn’t even be fighting.
Particularly in their clan, they would just be going through training. Killing the kids is not exactly done by other kids or any other creature of the sa level as kids. If any kid dies, it is mostly an elder venting the anger on another elder who might be the parent of the kid.
So, he didn’t see the point in this invention.
Luckily, to make sense of it, he has soone to explain. This and along with another piece of information he got.
He called for Dayus.
"What is this? Why did he make sothing like this?"
Sivan asked in a frown.
Dayus looked at the design and understood that it is the grenade. He was the victim of this thing in the second Palace of inheritance.
"That is the thane grenade. One of the first inventions of Sam. Why are you asking about this? Did you digest his soul?" Dayus’ tone grew more and more surprised as he thought of the possibility.
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