Chapter 345: Soul Gem

The effects brought by the awakening of the third gem faded quickly, and Naimi Xisi eased the excruciating pain, eyes alight with excitement as he crawled up from the ground.

Ya Se Lie Ke said with interest, "What just happened to you?"

"Nothing much, just the old ailment, it hurts now and then," Naimi Xisi replied with a scoffing dismissal.

Ya Se Lie Ke sneered inwardly, "Often?" A Lich is the Undead most sensitive to souls; just now he had seen with his own eyes the opponent's soul aura change from being slightly weaker than his own to this completely inscrutable form.

He also wished he had such a frequently appearing old ailment.

After speaking, Naimi Xisi stopped paying attention to Ya Se Lie Ke and delved into his mind to explore the effects brought by the newly appeared third gem.

【Witnessed Miracle: Stagnant Cycle】.

【Awakening Gem — Soul Gem】.

In his mind, three gems of different colors floated in the darkness. The orange gem hovered at the center of the trio, radiating dazzling light like a moon surrounded by stars.

Soul Gem

Naimi Xisi was rather surprised; the gem sounded formidable.

The Soul Gem primarily grants him two abilities—Soul High-Dimensionalization and the creation of souls.

He had already witnessed the former; his soul's tier was incomprehensible even to himself, and even without the protection of the Mind Gem, there were probably no mind‑control spells in this world that could affect him.

Moreover, although untested, Naimi Xisi had an intuition—that spells such as time stop, instant death, forced teleportation, and other special spells that contravene his will now have no effect on him.

After his soul's high‑dimensionalization, it seemed immune to those special spells that rely on the Magic Net mechanism.

Only plain, unadorned spell attacks can harm him.

And that is precisely what can be prevented by a Power Gem.

At this moment, Naimi Xisi did not know that his possessed trait was one of the abilities only deities have, a concretization of the Divine Soul, a mind conglomerate beyond mortals.

Moreover, Naimi Xisi was shocked to discover that his attributes had also undergone a massive change.

True name: Naimi Xisi

Race: Juan Ce Long (Psychic Dragon) variant

Growth stage: Adult Dragon

Physical data — Length: 100 meters

Strength: 17

Agility: 19

Constitution: 20

Intelligence: 99 (Ein Stone +6, unable to increase further due to Legendary limit).

Perception: 99 (Ein Stone +6, unable to increase further due to Legendary limit).

Charisma: 99 (Ein Stone +6, unable to increase further due to Legendary limit).

Supernatural abilities (use at will): Darkvision, Juan Ce Long elemental breath, Psychic gas breath, Mana shockburst, True Dragon shapeshift, Dispel/Command Undead, Pocket Universe.

Traits: Immunity to mind damage, immunity to mind control, self‑adaptive evolution, Soul High‑Dimensionalization.

Profession: Spell Recorder — Level 16, Psychic Sorcerer rank — Level 14,

Spell Power Rank — Level 20

Spell Points resource: 2673 points

Mana Points resource: 908 points

Shocked, pure shock.

Naimi Xisi's mouth was almost open and could not close. He could hardly believe that his spiritual three‑dimensional attribute had directly risen to the maximum 99 points!

Even the extra 6 points from the Ein Stone were useless, indicating that if not for the Legendary cap at 99, he might have become the first ever to break the 100‑point barrier in spiritual three‑dimensional attribute!

99 intelligence points—this is terrifying; Naimi Xisi suspects that since the birth of the Multiverse up to now, there has probably never been a Mage with 99 intelligence.

Every Mage knows how precious the spiritual three‑dimensional attribute is, unlike the cheap physical three‑dimensional attribute that can be increased through training. The spiritual three‑dimensional attribute is almost innate and fixed; aside from top‑tier natural monsters like giant dragons that can gain a few increments through growth, any means to augment innate spiritual three‑dimensional attributes are priceless.

Reaching 99 intelligence, the most immediate change for Naimi Xisi is his casting resources, which have become extremely terrifying.

Mana Points jumped from 270 to 908 instantly.

The Spell Points consumed by spells, Divine Spells, and Shadow Secret Arts leapt from 683 to the frightening 2673.

2673 points—how terrifying that number is.

Even without the Mind Gem's boost, Naimi Xisi's current casting resources are enough for him to cast Solar Flare Blast 178 times.

If the Mind Gem's amplification is included, Naimi Xisi's Spell Points reach a terrifying 26,730!

He could unleash Solar Flare Blast 1,782 times in one go—destroying most of an American city in a single day!

Such endurance is far from unscary; Naimi Xisi even doubts that he alone could power an entire Naiserui'er‑era floating city.

Beyond boosting casting resources, intelligence also has a strong effect on appraisal‑type spells.

High intelligence means that Naimi Xisi can easily resist almost any spell that requires intelligence to counter. He speculates that the immunity to instant‑death spells granted by Soul High‑Dimensionalization may be a manifestation of his 99 intelligence.

The Soul Gem's second function—creating souls—rather left Naimi Xisi puzzled.

The gem's feedback described that the host can expend supernatural energy to create a natural soul entirely his own.

But when Naimi Xisi tried, he found that his now oceanic mana reserve plus Mana Points had to be completely drained just to barely create a single soul!

This is utterly absurd!

"Is the cost of creating a single soul really this huge? Where do the countless souls that the infinite crystal lattice of the Prime Material Plane constantly creates come from—do they rely on the Magic Net's power?"

Naimi Xisi pondered, feeling he might have grasped a clue about the source of souls in the Prime Material Plane.

"Spending so much mana just to create a soul that is entirely my own? That's a bad deal; I could spend a pittance to control an existing life form, whether via mind‑control spells or Mind Power, both far more useful than this thing," Naimi Xisi complained.

"Wait."

He looked up at the silently standing Ya Se Lie Ke and felt a sudden surge of excitement.

"Can you tell me more about what a Saint is?" Naimi Xisi asked.

Yaselieke glanced at him: "Saint? That's not something you need to know about," he sneered: "You won't be like those mortals, daydreaming of becoming a god as well."

"Remember," Yaselieke looked at him seriously and said: "A Saint is one who, from the heart, wholeheartedly dedicates oneself to the gods, belonging to the gods; they are the extension of the gods' will, the embodiment of the gods' teachings. Do you really think you have that much charm, to possess such loyal people?"

"Being a god isn't that easy," Yaselieke said coldly.

But he didn't realize that his words stirred Naimi Xisi's heart with excitement.

Creating a soul, but creating a soul that is completely one's own! I am already the creator of that soul; won't he wholeheartedly devote himself?

If that's the case, couldn't I mass-produce Saints at no cost?!

If that's truly the case, once I become a god, couldn't I have countless individuals like Yaselieke?

(End of chapter)