Mage Manual

Ash grabbed Weiser's hand, and instantly, the intensity of their souls skyrocketed, both reaching the level of a thousand souls!

"Soul Stealing Manual" · Soul Burning!

They couldn't unravel Vishi's defensive technique of soul miracle, but a powerful soul can naturally resist soul miracles, something they had witnessed countless times in the ghostly legacy. Though each use of Soul Burning consumes one Source Crystal, in a battle of life and death, Ash could not afford any hesitation.

Weiser had long experienced Ash's supplementary coordination, so there was no surprise. On the contrary, Vishi, upon seeing this scene, showed an indescribable shock in his eyes.

A Wonder? It could enhance the soul intensity tenfold, even if only temporarily, it definitely belonged to the realm of wonders. After all, most Technique Spirit effects in the Soul Faction have a linear relationship with soul intensity, or even exponential.

In Vishi's previous life, it was at the Legendary stage that he strengthened his soul to the level of a thousand souls, at which time he was nearly invincible at the same level, other legendary mages couldn't withstand even one of his soul miracles.

Having a wonder is one thing, mages having fortuitous encounters is far too normal, Vishi himself had come across dozens of such encounters.

A wonder that strengthens the soul is one thing, perhaps it's just a coincidence.

But the thought process of strengthening in this wonder is not just similar to the wonder 'Soul Fuel' he invented in his previous life; it's outshining the master!

'Soul Fuel' could temporarily enhance soul intensity by sixfold, and Vishi thought he had reached the limits of his research, with no further improvements possible. Yet the wonder before him now not only broadly shares the 'Soul Fuel' concept, but the enhancement ratio has increased to tenfold!?

But he hadn't spread the 'Soul Fuel' wonder... could it be that a more powerful soul demigod emerged in these thousands of years? A collision of miracles?

Despite being baffled, Vishi showed no mercy. Vishi suddenly took out a dagger and sliced open his own throat, chanting a bizarre tune akin to a broken bellows, and the sound erupted from all directions, forming a tempest of sonic waves!

Miracle · Soul's Lament!

Even though Ash and Weiser instantly heightened their Holy Domain intensity to block the vibrations, they still couldn't stop the soul echo from entering their ears. The medium of sound is air, as long as their Holy Domain filters fresh air, sound can enter through the interference!

Under the eerie sonic waves, Ash and Weiser could almost see their souls being squeezed out of their bodies bit by bit. If they were directly hit by the sonic storm, their souls might separate from their bodies, unaware of where their souls were, unsure of where their bodies belong. Even if they could protect their souls, Vishi could easily destroy their physical forms!

However, the strength of a thousand souls acts like a heavy anchor, firmly securing the souls within their bodies. Although the souls are lured by the songs, it's like an ordinary person trying to woo their crush, the efficiency is very slow, and Ash and Weiser almost didn't care about the influence of the song.

While Vishi was conspiring, both Ash and Weiser simultaneously made their moves.

Only to see Ash summon a Substitute in front of him, pressing his hands on the Substitute's shoulders for a while, and then patting its backside, the Substitute immediately charged into Vishi's ranks!

Boom!

The Substitute exploded violently, ink stains splattered throughout the surrounding region, the nearby Vishi vanished upon being touched like phantoms, yet the ink stains lingered, akin to ink blot splashed on paper, gradually spreading in the space until the entire area turned into a domain of ink stains.

Miracle · Substitute Ink Blot!

During the month-long journey, having nothing else to do, Ash started organizing his combat system. He noticed he lacked a wide-range attack; after all, Heart Sword requires applying one stain at a time, and if he wanted to form dense ink stains swiftly, he must apply them slowly, an intolerable repetitive task for lazy folks.

Thus, after contemplation, Ash devised a method to store the ink stains and then directly throw them. With the Space Faction Realm as the foundation, the early development of the wonder was fairly smooth, but soon Ash encountered a serious problem: He could produce a lump of ink, but how to throw it?

This lump of ink needed a container to fit, and Heart Sword is merely a pen tip, incapable of handling such a task!

But the reason wonders are wonders lies in the mage's imaginative leap and dogged execution. Ash glanced at his Technique Spirit storage and found the Substitute Technique Spirit resembled an ink bottle.

He spent several days finally training the Substitute Technique Spirit to willingly consume the ink, thereby birthing a fresh legendary miracle—Ash had initially come up with a nice name, 'Ink Guest', but the scene appeared too ugly, more like Substitute Explosion. Hence, he compromised, calling it Substitute Ink Blot.

This technique's actual effect is somewhat ordinary; the damage range isn't vast, and it's easy to avoid, but it lasts long, with ink stains slicing any objects entering the area. Unless the ink stains are cleaned, the ink-blotted area will remain a no-entry zone for a short period.

Meanwhile, Weiser lifted her submachine gun, furiously showering Vishi's ranks with gun bullets!

Bam bam bam—

Within three seconds, she emptied a magazine, gave it a light shake to reload a new one, continuing her barrage storm. Nearly every gun bullet had a distinct attribute—flaming, icy, wind blade, high temperature, corrosion...Moreover, after her bullets hit Vishi, question marks appeared over Vishi's heads, some large, some small, with almost varied colors.

However, after the bombardment by both of them, Vishi's singing hadn't weakened one bit, and more phantom Vishis emerged in the fog, their numbers didn't diminish but increased.