Soul Refine and Assimilation

Within the hall of the Nine Heavens Palace…

The Gem of the Soul shined in blue light after absorbing the soul of Emperor Damon and refining him. The massive amount of soul power from the refined was then infused into Arthur's soul.

The artifact spirit of the Nine Heavens Palace looked at this with a smile. He was happy that his Master succeeded. Then he frowned as he noticed that his figure was flickering like he was about to disappear.

The Artifact Spirit was suffering a backlash from forcefully activating the formation. Now he would have to go into a deep slumber, and slowly recover. But he wasn't worried about himself.

'Will he be fine by himself?'

"Hmm…"

Arthur at this point was feeling so good he couldn't put it in words. He was mood was elevated at the whole turn of events.

'Is this how it feels to breakthrough?' he wondered.

He had read many times about it, but to experience it himself was a big deal for him. As he absorbed more and more of the refined soul, his state of mind began to change slowly. He felt like everything was natural.

Although the memories and experiences of the soul clones were erased, and only their comprehension of the Dao which they practiced remained, this was enough to transform Arthur's state of mind.

It has to be said that even though he has comprehension of the Dao, it was more like he had explanations of what they are in his mind/soul and he would have to meditate on them to understand them.

But meditating on them and comprehending would be more like remembering what he had also learned before, this means he would face no obstacle in his comprehension of said Dao until he reaches the highest level that was comprehended by his soul clone.

As he absorbed more and more of the refined soul, a powerful aura began to emanate from him without his knowledge as he got lost in the feeling of his soul growing stronger.

Arthur lost track of time, but slowly his body began to crack, but he felt nothing. Cracks appeared all over his body. It was on the verge of destruction. But still, Arthur felt nothing.

Maybe it was because of the growth in his soul or his state of mind getting stronger, he couldn't tell. With the growth of soul power, he could see to the smallest detail, what was going on within and outside his body.

His soul had grown to a point that he could see even the cells that made up the body, at the same time his senses were enhanced such that he could sense the entire world around him with his eyes closed.

"His body can't handle the immense body and will soon be destroyed. I think it is time to act," said the artifact spirit of the nine heavens palace.

"Arthur, it is time to take the final step. By now you should be able to sense the gem's power and summon them for your use."

Arthur opened his eyes and his aura was solidified as his body exploded apart.

*Boom!*

His soul appeared and it looked just like him, except with much longer hair and a more mature visage. His soul was also golden in color and was incredibly pure. Purer than what Emperor Damon had because he had the soul gem do the refining for him.

Around him, four different lights surrounded him in a circle. These were the Gems of the Multiverse.

"Hmm?"

"Four gems, weren't there just three?" Arthur asked, and before he could react his voice caused the entire palace to tremble and space was shattered.

Arthur was shocked at that, as he didn't fully realize how much power he had at his disposal right now. And even more, he was not able to control his power.

He smile in embarrassment at the Artifact Spirit and didn't dare speak again lest he destroys something in his lack of control.

"Your soul has reached a realm that only few could achieve in the vast multiverse. If this world that we are in now was ordinary, it would have been destroyed entirely by just your presence."

"Even then, if it wasn't for the palace restricting your aura to its vicinity, the world would face a great level of destruction," said the Artifact Spirit.

'So am I multiversal level now?' Thought Arthur.

"Hahaha, not quite Arthur."

'What… you can read my mind?' Arthur said in his mind when he found that the Artifact Spirit replied to his thoughts.

"No, I don't have that ability. Rather, it is you who is communicating with your mind. Anyway, we went off topic."

"The fourth gem among the gems with you is the Multiverse Gem of Space. It was the possession of Emperor Damon. It was also one of the reasons he was able to teleport all 999,998 clones of you here."

'Really, that's awesome! So I have like four of these now?' Arthur communicated telepathically as he said this.

"Yes, and you are learning how to control your current abilities fast."

Arthur smiled at that, and then he recalled something and asked, 'what now though?'

"Now, you have to reincarnate. With the power of the gems and your current power, that should be an easy task for you now."

'Okay, but why do I have to reincarnate though? Can't I just forge a body for myself with my current power?' Arthur asked.

"Well, you indeed can. But by then, the main purpose of creating the soul clone would not be achieved."

'You mean mastering all 999,999 paths of the Dao?'

"Yes, although I didn't completely understand your plan back then. I was aware that by reincarnating, you would be able to obtain a Divine Physique that is linked to the Grand Dao. Back then you never really told me the entire plan."

'I see. So now, how do I use the powers of the gem?'

"That's easy, just will it and the process will be completed automatically. This is only possible because of the power of your current soul and the power of the soul gem. Otherwise, you would need a heaven-defying technique to be reborn."

Arthur nodded and he understood what he needed to do.

He used his soul power and tried to communicate his wishes to the soul gem. Soon he was able to feel some kind of connection between them and dived deeper into that sensation.

The soul gem began to glow brighter and brighter, and soon the other three gems; the time gem, the space gem, and the fate gem began to glow too.

The Artifact spirit smiled before he frowned again as he noticed he was about to vanish and enter a deep slumber.

__________________________

--------End of Chapter---------------

__________________________

A/N: I will be reaching 15,000 words for this book soon and will be able to enter the power stone rankings.

Please don't forget to drop a comment down below and also leave a review.