Divine Emperor of Death

Soul Emperor Elusivemist calmed down before he smilingly turned to look at Davis.

"My apologies. I lost my calm just now. Nonetheless, the Soul Forging Cultivation is moderately different from the Essence Gathering Cultivation and Body Tempering Cultivation, just like how Soul Forging Cultivation can be practiced only after one enters the Revolving Core Stage or the Silver Stage if one didn't cultivate their Essence Gathering Cultivation."

Davis knew that already, so he perfunctorily nodded, watching his slave continue to explain.

"In the same way, the Soul Forging Cultivation holds a bit of difference from the clear path that the Essence Gathering Cultivation and Body Tempering Cultivation possesses. What I'm trying to say is that there are certain requirements that must be met, but it isn't on laws or the comprehension of heaven and earth in resonance with the mysteries of the soul. They may merely be a requirement but are not a must."

"What's must is the quality of the soul. The quality of one's soul essence directly affects their soul prowess. Therefore, if one needed to obtain a soul domain in the King Soul Stage, one would at least need to be able to have the quality of their soul reach a certain level, a level that allows them to cross a single level to battle."

"This can be achieved through comprehension of the soul through resonation or strengthening through resources such as the Stargaze King Radiance Pill and many other resources. If the conditions are met, they will be able to form a Soul Domain. Soul Domains also have levels, namely, the Supreme Domain, King Domain, and the Emperor Domain, only the three of them and each of them corresponds to crossing two, three, and four levels in battle."

Davis became enlightened.

In the King Soul Stage, one doesn't necessarily derive domains. It was no wonder many Soul Kings he saw didn't use Soul Domains. If they did, it would actually mean that they possess the ability to cross a level already. Moreover, he already knew what it was like to use a Soul Domain. It increased the prowess of his soul force further and allowed him to manipulate his surroundings, making his soul force appear easily anywhere within the domain. It was like an extension of his soul sea, making him aware of all things that happen in the soul domain.

It could also amalgamate laws to form many attacks and defenses alike according to one's need.

When Soul Empress Merlight used her Soul Domain, his scalp turned numb from its sheer force. Even now, he could remember it fresh in his mind as if it happened a few seconds ago.

If he had allowed her to finish her move, the entire Grand Alstreim City would've been massacred cleanly, just like how he killed with Fallen Heaven, but the difference was that Soul Empress Merlight attacked the soul while Fallen Heaven stripped their soul imprint.

"What about the Emperor Soul Stage then?"

Davis moved on while Soul Emperor Elusivemist nodded.

"In the Soul Emperor Stage, it is too difficult to have a uniqueness like the Rune and Crest. It is called a Sigil, and it has similar requirements as the Soul Domain. However, it is practically impossible for us to derive a Sigil because it requires that one must have a prowess that crosses two levels instead of one."

Davis narrowed his eyes in contemplation.

Is that why Soul Empress Merlight was unable to use this so-called Sigil?

He had thought that due to his prompt decision to kill, he did not allow her to use this uniqueness called a Sigil, but it looks like she didn't even have one in the first place since it required for her soul essence's quality to have crossed two levels which she obviously didn't.

After all, her prowess stayed in the Peak-Level Emperor Soul Stage and didn't reach the unofficial fifth level of the ninth stage, according to his calculations. Otherwise, he would've found it difficult to kill her even with Fallen Heaven and might've quickly died instead of hovering in a life or death state.

Seeing that Davis digested the information as he looked at him to continue, Soul Emperor Elusivemist continued.

"The soul essence derives a Sigil that is capable of vastly increasing one's soul prowess for a short period of time. However, a Sigil just has two levels, King Sigil, and the Emperor Sigil of which the Emperor Sigil is only obtained when one's prowess crosses four levels."

Davis nodded in understanding. However, he was wondering if there was a level for Sigil like Supreme Immortal Rune and Supreme Immortal Crest, possibly named the Supreme Immortal Sigil or something like that. He was about to say something when he heard Soul Emperor Elusivemist sigh.

"It is just too difficult to form a Sigil in the Emperor Soul Stage. Even the elite genius Hadrian Cross wasn't able to create one. However..."

He turned around and looked at Davis with a deep smile on his face before he bowed.

"I'm sure your eminence will be able to do so without experiencing a problem."

Threelotus and Yotan became shocked as they witnessed their Soul Emperor Elusivemist bowing to this guest. Their Soul Emperors didn't even need to bow to the Four Great Righteous Sects. Therefore, the very sight of this came off as ridiculous to them!

"Of course. It's a given."

Davis nonchalantly spoke and walked ahead.

"I'm going to revive this tree back, so make sure to acquire all the necessary ingredients that are required to hasten its growth."

"...?"

Soul Emperor Elusivemist became stunned as his expression twitched. This young man couldn't be saying this for real, right? Besides, what is the Emperor of Death gonna revive?

Or could it be that death has the power to stop death itself?

Davis arrived in front of the large tree. Its trunk alone was twenty meters wide, making him appear small like an ant in front of it. However, he did not stop and touched the bark with his hand, coming into contact with its spiritual aura.

'It's alive alright but extremely weak...'

Davis agreed with Soul Emperor Elusivemist's statement about its life nearing its end. He felt like he could hasten its death and use its essence seed to regrow it into a new tree. However...

"Do you want to live longer?"

There were no replies in words, but Davis could instantly feel its fluctuations with his Heart Intent, telling him that it wanted to live. As a Peak-Level Emperor Grade Tree, and a matured one at that, Davis knew this tree could understand his words and speak, but since it didn't, he spontaneously understood that because of its state of weakness, it directly sent him its intent instead of speaking with him.

"I understand."

Its intent was pure although vague, and as any life would, the Stargaze Soul Radiance Tree clearly wanted to live for a longer period of time.

Abruptly, Davis's figure slightly flickered before he had both his palms on the Stargaze Soul Radiance Tree. His sapphire eyes gleamed when a pure white light began to emerge from his palms, directly imbuing into the trunk of the tree as it started to become encased in that same illumination.

Soul Emperor Elusivemist's pupils dilated as his jaws dropped.

'This... this aura...'

He couldn't believe such a pure and sacred life aura was being emitted by this damned Emperor of Death!

What was going on!? He couldn't understand as his eyes kept trembling while the two brown-haired beauties behind him reacted the same, especially when they still didn't know he was the Emperor of Death.

Davis switched places with his avatar at this moment, and of course, it was done with Nadia's help in concealment. He had canceled his cultivation session to heal this tree back to health for the moment while he told Evelynn to stay in the palace tower for a while. However, it wasn't like he truly stopped digesting the soul essence since Fallen Heaven took over that process for him with only the consequence of experiencing the rate of refinement and consumption halved.

At this moment, he used death energy to refine and digest the soul essence while using life energy to heal the tree. His soul force was being expended at a normal rate that he could visibly see the Stargaze Soul Radiance Tree start to glow more with a golden light.

And then... a leaf sprouted on a branch that was seemingly just withered a few moments ago, causing the eyes which witnessed it to widen and let out a shocked gasp.

"Have my words fallen on deaf ears?"

Davis's cold voice suddenly echoed out, causing Soul Emperor Elusivemist to shudder.

"I... I'll be on my way...!"

He gulped before he turned around and flew.

'What is going on!? Isn't that pure white light the fabled Life Laws!?'

He couldn't help but inwardly scream in disbelief. However, he abruptly saw a dark-winged wolf floating beside him in the corner of his eyes before it disappeared, making him inwardly shook and aware that he was still being monitored.

But, his thoughts were also chaotically shaken, not making him understand if this person controlled death or life.

How can it be possible to learn and control both!? He didn't even dare to think of it and remained immensely confused, feeling his headache a lot.

'No, no... I don't need to reach out my neck into this mess. I should just follow my orders like a slave...'

His brain, no, his instincts practically tried to make him not think too much but think of something else that he turned around and sent a soul transmission.

"Threelotus and Yotan. Don't tell anyone about what's happening here, and you two better take care of his eminence without offending him the slightest bit! If it comes down to 'that', you two better comply!"

Threelotus and Yotan were already shaken from what they witnessed, but from hearing their Soul Emperor's words that contained a hidden threat, they trembled more as they gazed at the back of the black-robed, black-haired person.

Exactly who under the heavens was this person!?