Chapter 136: Soul Exchange (1/2)
”So, Lili...”
”Arsene, I do not wish to die. Please leave if you wish to discuss the Abyss or that spawn. Be aware that you will die if you continue speaking.” Bael indifferently warned. ”While I may be powerful to you, I assure you it would take but a thought for anyone of their protectors to kill me.”
Crossing my arms, I turned towards the heavens, giving a sharp nod. ”Fine, how does this work then?”
”It's quite simple, really. In exchange for any of my knowledge, you must pay the price. It can either be with souls, your soul, or I will request you complete a task for me, and a more rare occurrence I will exchange knowledge with knowledge.”
”What is going on with my body?” I asked as Bael's eyes grew lustful.
”Fifty souls,” He demanded as I nodded with an irritated expression.
Suddenly fifty small flames sprung from my body, flying into bael as he grinned in satisfaction, ”You are currently experiencing an evolution. You had a mortal body before you turned into a variant. Adding in the odd body cultivation your using, you are in a state of rebirth. It's been a total of three days, and within five hundred years, your body will finally get rid of its mortal roots.”
”500 Year!!” I screamed, watching as beal nodded.” So my human bloodline will...”
”No, human blood doesn't mean mortal, but it is evolving. Your current strength will not increase much, but you will finally break through in both body and qi cultivation. While also getting a massive boost to your comprehension. ” Bael patiently explained as he bit down on a soul.
The sounds of screaming could be heard as I gasped at what bael os doing. Hearing the wails of anguish, I frowned as they slowly began to turn darker the more Bael bit down.
”Such foolish little things,” Bael whispered before he turned to me with a menacing expression,” Arsene, do you know what happens to a soul once you absorb them? Five hundred souls, what do you say?”
Narrowing my gaze, I shrugged, ”I'll pass, but I have a faint idea, but how much is it worth to know about the current Bael?”
”Him? Give me your soul, and I will tell you everything.” Bael Hungary said as he laughed.
”How do I increase the pace of my evolution?” I suddenly asked, ignoring the ridiculous price of my early inquiry. ”Just take the damn souls; I don't wanna know the price as long as it's not my soul.”
”Kill and gather more souls. Ideally, it would be best if you aimed for those that are higher rank than the ones you recently killed, but you can also kill those that are pure in nature, like a virgin, newborns, Elves, or anything along those lines. And my personal favorite soul benders and soul cultivators. Our myth doesn't have an upper limit; we are immoral at birth, so con your way Arsene. Act like a demon and rid yourself of the little humanity you have. Our time is up, but we shall see one another once again.”
Confused, my vision suddenly twisted as I felt a rush of water gushing down my lungs. My body was still pouring out impurities as I struggled to move. While I didn't need to breathe, having water rushing down my lungs was quite painful.
Gritting my teeth, a deranged look flashed through my eyes as I roared inwardly. Soulforce began to fill my form as ancient marking covered my body. Soulforce could increase the rate of anything. With one final thought, I bellowed in rage.
”ADAPT!!!”
As if my words were law, I suddenly regain my mobility. Pushing qi through my body, I forced the excess water out from my body before shooting up. Fusing with Spear intent, my body pierced through the water to arrive at the surface within minutes. A feeling of exhaustion filled my mind as I floated on the surface without much strength.
With my fingers still shivering from exhaustion, I stabbed my fingers into the rocky well before slowly crawling up. Ours began to pass before I made it to the surface. With a bright smile, my vision once again cut to black.
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