Although the power of the Soul is quite interesting, Samuel didn't feel like it directly threatened him. However he has already read some ancient books from that powerhouses tomb that was explored in the Eternal Battlefield.
Apparently, the Soul is incredibly powerful after Rank 5. But that was far out of Samuels reach right now.
However the methods that Michael showed intrigued Samuel. Being able to materialise his soul? That is definitely an incredible feat. Samuel had never heard of such an ability.
So he searched for it in his SubSystem store.
[Soul Manipulation (100,000 Points)]
Surprisingly Samuel found it!
Unfortunately Samuel didn't know that Michael's ability isn't just soul manipulation, but the rarer soul swallowing that allows for soul manipulation. If Samuel looked it up he would be shocked to find its value.
[Soul Swallowing (1,000,000 Points)]
An incredible amount. That's the equivalent to one million Rank 1 Warriors dying! Ten times the value of the ability Samuel thought Michael had.
Samuel however was still stunned at the value of Soul Manipulation. 100,000 Points is still an incredible sum for him.
However it also made him slightly cautious when approaching Michael. He began to think about counter measures for the Soul Manipulation Skill. After all, he didn't know the extent of his strength.
All the hits that Michael took one shot the mortals they were against. As for how strong in comparison to a Warrior? Samuel didn't know.
Luckily after the night of the party, Michael seemed to of stopped his sudden murderous ways. One of the factors is definitely that a lot of businessmen suddenly hired bodyguards.
Although Samuel believes Michael could deal with dozens of bodyguards with his Soul Power, he definitely can't defeat hundreds that were hired, especially that many of them are veterans from armies.
Even many businessmen pooled together extremely large sums of money and resources to temporarily hire warriors to stay within their apartment complexes to protect them.
However the uproar quickly died down. In fact the only reason why it even caused an uproar was because the people who died were all members of the upper class. In fact thousands of people die each month through various reasons.
But the government can't always maintain a good standard of living for mortals in these smaller cities.
After all, they can't waste warriors' time dealing with petty crimes between mortals and the mortal police aren't skilled enough to catch the criminals especially crime rings which Michael's crime was attributed to.
Unbeknownst to Samuel and the rest of FieldView City, deep in an underground basement a ragged figure dressed in a now torn robe was sat crossed legged in the centre of an empty room.
Around his body fluctuations of spiritual energy span and pour directly into his body.
Naturally this is Michael, after hunting down all of the businessmen in the complex he successfully developed his Soul Power enough to create a Soul Spiritual Root!
''Haha so this is the power of a warrior? No wonder they are so arrogant.'' A confident smile appeared on Michaels face as his aura steadily stepped into Low Rank 1.
Although it is only Low Rank 1 Michael is confident his combat power is much higher with the benefit of his strong Soul Power.
In fact Michaels combat power is actually comparable to Samuels strength in Low Rank 1! After all Samuels combat power originates from the purity of his Spiritual Energy, his soul strength is only slightly better than someone else his age.
Even compared to other middle Rank 1 Warriors his soul strength is actually incredibly weak because he hasn't experienced much in his life so far.
So Michael with the manipulation of his Soul Energy could actually combat Samuel. Luckily Michaels Soul Spiritual Root absorbs the same amount of impurities as a general spiritual root.
''Hehe time for revenge on that son of a bitch.'' Michael stood up with a sneer on his face.
In fact it's not that he hadn't tried to continue hunting down people, but that he got chased off by a Warrior. If not for the fact that his Soul Energy took the warrior by surprise he definitely wouldn't have escaped.
So he hid in this basement and began practising. And finally he formed a Spiritual Root out of his soul energy and reached a Low Rank 1 Warrior.
Samuel was unaware of Michaels development. Rather he was now standing in the large basement with a portal in front of him.
Samuel was dressed in a large green suit of armour carrying a two metre long metal spear. He held in in the centre with spikes on each side.
Around Samuel the Frozen Shield Artifact floated powered by his Spiritual Energy. This was Samuels equipment set for him.
A Pseudo Artifact set of armour and weapon, and a Defensive Artifact.
Behind Samuel stood his Eternal Guard, equipped with a Pseudo-Artifact Sword. Also SS1, A1 and 3 other Middle Rank 1 Warriors stood behind Samuel. Each leading 5 more Low Rank 1 Warriors.
Every warrior here was at least equipped with one Pseudo-Artifact, and they were Samuel's most well trained warriors. All the low Rank 1 Warriors have reached the peak of Low Rank 1 but the impurities collected are preventing them from breaking through.
Naturally Samuel is taking them along not only to fight but hopefully to find an opportunity to break through.
Finally there is B1 accompanying them. She is only a Low Rank 1 Warrior however Samuel wants to benefit from the effect of Minor Daughter of Luck.
When everyone was prepared, Samuel led the way and stepped onto the portal to the Eternal Battlefield.
Samuels eyesight went dizzy for a while before he felt his body twist and appear in the Eternal Battlefield.
The first thing he noticed with his eyes still closed was the abundance of Spiritual Energy. Next came the stench of blood flowing into his nose.
''Wait, the stench of blood?'' Samuels eyes immediately snapped open.
The first sight that appeared was sharp flashes of light. Followed by a small pile of corpses mounted on either side of a small hill.
Samuels sharp eyes immediately squinted looking towards the two sides fighting on a hill.