561 Devil’s imprint Part 2 (1/2)
”Ha ha, I don't know how to remove a devil's imprint though.” Saleen rejected the demonic spirit's request.
”Sir, the devil has hundreds of thousands of subordinates like me, if any of the imprints disappear, the devil will just think that I have died. I…” At this point, the demonic spirit suddenly stopped talking, it was obvious that his words were going to expose some of the devil's secrets.
”You said that you helped the devil clean his palace, so what do you know?” Saleen snorted, he was starting to get impatient with the demonic spirit's actions.
The demonic spirit's eyes were bloodshot, he really wanted to spill the beans, but he did not dare do so. Saleen slapped the demonic spirit's forehead, his left hand producing a green glow as this radiance seeped into the demonic spirit's brain.
It was a contractual symbol!
Saleen was a little disappointed. In the demonic spirit's brain, there was only one demonic contractual symbol which contained the devil's imprint. This imprint was not considered very powerful, but if Saleen did not possess divine power, it could not be broken unless his magic had attained the standard of level-10.
In an instant, the Power of Life in Saleen's left hand melted the imprint left behind by the devil, then it transformed the imprint and absorbed it. It was not because Saleen was mightier than a devil, but because this demonic spirit held a lowly position among the devil's lackeys. The devil could not be bothered to use any powerful abilities.
After removing the devil's imprint, Saleen did not retract his hand. The green radiance continued searching the demonic spirit's body, and it found the demonic spirit's soul after a short while. If Saleen was the goddess' believer, he could control the demonic spirit's soul without coming into contact with the demonic spirit's physical body.
Twenty-four holy words were etched into him in a flash, and then Saleen withdrew his hand with a smile. A god's skill was indeed very mystical, especially against a soul.
Even though a devil carried a holy character with them, they could not even be considered as demigods. The technique executed by Saleen was a secret skill which simulated one of the many divine powers the goddess had.
The demonic spirit only felt a moment of pain before everything reverted to normal. He had been controlled by a devil before, so he knew what Saleen did. Smiling bitterly, the demonic spirit got up from the ground, then said gingerly, ”Sir, I have gotten some perks, can I rest first?”
Saleen nodded his head. He had controlled the demonic spirit by simulating a divine spell, however, some Power of Life was depleted in the process. This bit of divinity-infused Power of Life would also be absorbed by the demonic spirit. Once Erbai absorbed this power, he would never be able to break free from Saleen's control. Despite not being a believer, the demonic spirit would also carry some divinity after absorbing the goddess' Power of Life. The mental strength, soul power, and vitality of the demonic spirit would be amplified. Those were his perks.
”Gods are really evil!” Saleen was astounded after sensing the rewards reaped from contributing such a small bit of divine power.
The demonic spirit had gotten some benefits, and so did Saleen. Saleen had left an imprint in the demonic spirit not only for controlling him, he also wanted to do an experiment. The strength of this demonic spirit was measly, Saleen did not value it at all. The soul of the demonic spirit had been diluted by Saleen's divine power, then Saleen absorbed a little bit of it. This bit of soul could not be replaced by divine power. The divine power Saleen desired would be slowly provided by the leaves of the Tree of Life, and this tree might never wither. The speed of growth of soul power was even tardier, it could not be boosted by medicines.
Nevertheless, a mere imprint had allowed Saleen to collect a tiny share of the demonic spirit's soul.
Saleen was very clear that magic would begin to be related to one's soul after reaching above level-7. Mental strength could not be developed infinitely unless one's soul was extremely powerful. The diluted portion of the demonic spirit's soul had been converted into pure soul power, then it was absorbed by Saleen. As a result, the growth of Saleen's soul was instantaneous.
Such an intense method of boosting one's soul required the target to be agreeable in order to work. The soul power would be impure otherwise, the adverse impacts from the absorbing it would be too great.
”But, a god can slowly amass souls. I guess the Lord of Glory should have one-hundred, if not eighty to ninety million believers on this plane right now. As long as all these people enter into a deal with the god, it will be akin to them sacrificing their own soul power. If each prayer came true, then the god would receive a present. What's more pathetic is that the believers of the Lord of Glory are going to enter paradise after death. Their souls will enter a space constructed by the god, so it will mean that they will gift themselves to the god. Damn it, a soul is an essential component of life. If all the soul power on a plane is absorbed by a god, then that plane will cease to have life in the future. The Goddess of Nature wasn't willing to use this method to recruit believers because the humans and she were creatures from this plane. If this plane was destroyed, then the goddess will have to live in a lifeless world.”
Saleen's line of thought became increasingly clear. He had vaguely gained some breakthrough in the areas he did not really understand in the past.
”If the Lord of Glory is allowed to gain more believers, the plane of Myers mainland will eventually become a place like the hell of god's punishment. No, the hell of god's punishment still contains some beings, I am afraid Myers mainland will be totally ruined.”
The more holy words Saleen learned, the more exposure he gained into the knowledge of gods, consequently, he became more guarded against the gods.
”Luckily I agreed to help resurrect the Goddess of Myers. As the god born on this plane, the Goddess of Myers will never allow the plane of the Myers mainland to crumble. Perhaps this is also the reason why the Goddess of Myers helped the humans to do battle against the other gods. So it turns out that the main issue between the gods is also profit.”
Saleen and the Goddess of Myers only shared a contractual relationship, but after understanding the link between a god and their believers, he broke out in cold sweat. ”If I do not remove the religion of the Lord of Glory from this plane, it may not matter to me, but what about my descendants?”
What sent chills down Saleen's spine was that the Goddess of Myers never allowed her own plane to be ruined, she would rather fall and prevent the other gods from descending upon her plane. In one-thousand years, the Lord of Glory could turn this plane into hell already.