Soul Level

"Master, thank you." 

"We... we can feel the slave marks within us fading." 

Sosia and Sonis were extremely excited. 

This revelation finally helped the apprentices understand what had transpired. 

It was indeed these two women from the Red Falcon tribe who had brought a savior! 

Sterl, however, paid no mind to the reactions of the apprentices around him. 

What had just occurred was simply him using Moon Law to pause everyone's thoughts; he then created an avatar to accept Edward's control, allowing him to obtain The Method of Soul Refinement. 

There was no other way; the Hall of Valor was fraught with complications. 

Everyone was considered a friendly unit, otherwise, Sterl could have killed Edward, selected his drops using the Fate Token, and skipped the extra step of apprenticeship. 

As for coercing Edward into handing over the soul cultivation spell, that would not only take much more effort, but what if he logged off?