Chapter 105: Truth Will

Lei En stands stark naked in the water, his expression frozen as he looks at the soul stone in his hand.

The gem is light, but in his hand it feels as if it weighs ten thousand pounds, heavy and dense; his heart pounds, and his breathing grows labored.

"Legendary Element!"

"Lei En, you aren't seeing it wrong, are you?"

Viola is also startled, rises and sharply looks at the soul stone, observing carefully.

She is not a professional soul appraiser, but she has abundant experience in this field; upon close inspection, within the gray‑purple gem a strange demon soul is contained.

This demon soul's form resembles a certain intelligent creature, overall gray, occasionally revealing a full‑featured snarling face.

On the seemingly terrifying face, however, there are a pair of bright, lively eyes.

Viola's gaze meets those eyes, and a strange, inexplicable feeling arises in her heart, as if the demon soul is still alive, still intelligent, and sees right through her, leaving no secret.

She senses something amiss, quickly closes her eyes, only then shedding the illusion.

"What a bizarre demon soul!"

Viola sighs, then remembers she didn't see an Element in the demon soul, and asks, "Lei En, what about its Element?"

Lei En pinches the soul stone between his index finger and thumb, places it before her, and softly says, "Take a closer look."

Viola observes again; seconds later, the human‑faced demon soul emerges. This time, she finally sees that deep within those strange eyes hides an extremely fine rune.

Runes are the manifestation of soul Elements; this rune is almost as small as a needle tip, and even those with poor eyesight would find it hard to spot.

Viola concentrates for several minutes, her eyes growing sore, yet still cannot identify which Element it is.

Moreover, she cannot discern the origin of this demon soul.

Viola looks at Lei En, her face full of question marks.

Lei En doesn't hold back, and explains in a low voice, "This is the demon soul of a Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Soul; it has only one Element, the legendary Element known as Truth Will."

"Truth Will!"

Viola's breathing halts for a beat, she covers her mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She comes from a ducal family, wealthy, and runs the Violet House, but has never seen a legendary Element; even the supreme Elements she has only seen two or three times.

Legendary Elements, legendary transcendent beings.

Both are named with "legendary", and seem close in rarity.

In fact, the rarity of legendary Elements far exceeds that of legendary transcendent beings; in Longshande there are many legendary strongmen, yet legendary Elements haven't been seen for years.

According to Viola, most legendary strongmen have also never seen a legendary Element.

Only a dozen or so legendary Elements are known; any single one is priceless. If put up for auction, who knows how many legendary strongmen would be attracted.

Viola calms down; this soul stone was gifted to Lei En by the Longhaired Lady, so it must be genuine.

A legendary Element is indeed extremely rare to mortals, but in the eyes of the gods it may not be so precious.

She just can't be sure whether this Element is truly Truth Will.

"Lei En, how did you tell?"

Lei En smiles, "The known legendary Elements are only those dozen or so; I recently finished reading the last volume of the Book of Thousand Souls, which specifically introduces these legendary Elements, so the impression is still fresh, and I recognized it at a glance."

His tone is very certain, and he's telling the truth; however, the quick identification mainly relies on his soul eye.

At this moment, the phone interface also opens that volume of the Book of Thousand Souls, turning to the chapter on Truth Will.

Truth Will is a type of anomalous Element.

This legendary Element requires no activation; it is a passive, permanent Element that, once obtained, works like a constant spell, always in effect.

Its greatest function is to grant immunity to all negative effects that affect personal will, including but not limited to Fear Technique, Illusion Sound Technique, Charm Technique, mental disorder, hypnosis, mind shriek, Mind Blast, mind control, Touch of Excruciating Pain, Rage Technique, Sleep Cloud, and so on.

Additionally, various deterrents from powerful beings, such as Dragon's Might and legendary aura, are also exempt.

In short, all methods targeting the mind's will become null.

As the name suggests, possessing this Element makes one's self‑awareness become truth, the supreme ruler of one's soul domain; as long as consciousness persists, this mental world will never be breached!

This mental defense is sturdier than the constant Nine Rings "mind protection".

Moreover, the function of Truth Will goes far beyond mental protection.

Its effect works both inward and outward, like having a pair of truth eyes that can see through all illusion, invisibility and disguise; whether physical or magical, it can discern reality from falsehood, and also perceive many things invisible to the naked eye.

Apart from these two strongest effects, Truth Will can also aid spellcasting.

This Element is a fine mastery of mind and soul.

When casting spells, it precisely controls soul‑energy fluctuations, greatly increasing casting speed, achieving near‑absolute concentration; even if the body is attacked, the spell is hard to interrupt.

Not to mention, Truth Will amplifies all mind‑type spells, essentially acting as spiritual affinity!

Finally there is a "trivial" effect, similar to a warning technique or mind telepathy, that generates a vague premonition before danger or major changes nearby, raising alertness.

These are the known applications; there may be unknown ones as well.

Lei En was extremely amazed when he first saw the description of Truth Will.

This legendary Element has no direct attack method; among the dozen‑plus legendary Elements, its attack power is the weakest, yet its uses are many!

Defense, support, buffs, premonition—combined, they are by no means inferior to any legendary Element, and its potential is limitless.

The author of the Book of Thousand Souls, legendary Wizard Taima Ndora, ranked the known legendary Elements.

Truth Will placed sixth!

Besides detailing this legendary Element, Master Taima Ndora also highlighted a figure, namely Duke Hong Shi Kaierston * Karse.

This first genius in human history, the Empire's youngest Holy Soul Wizard, possessed Truth Will, thus walked the legendary path.

Duke Hong Shi, relying on Truth Will, founded the branch of spiritualist wizards.

Spiritualists, i. e., spiritual wizards, and all wizards adept at mind‑type spells, regard Truth Will as their ultimate pursuit.

At the same time these wizards both love and hate Truth Will.

If an enemy has Truth Will, it becomes the nemesis of spiritualists, rendering most mind‑type spells ineffective; if one themselves has Truth Will, their power will surge, and spell potency will greatly increase.

This legendary Element can only exert its greatest effect when in a psionic's hands.

Viola listened to Lei En's introduction and gradually recalled it as well.

She had previously read the entire "Book of a Thousand Souls", but its content was so vast and complex that much of the knowledge had become vague.

"Lei En, do you want to fuse this demon soul?"

Viola looked at the soul stone and sighed regretfully: "It's a pity you're a battle wizard and cannot fully wield the power of this legendary Element."

"Of course I will fuse it; it's a legendary Element," Lei En said with an excited laugh.

Although he is not a psionic and currently knows no mind spells, the Truth Will still lets his strength surge dramatically, and he would never consider using it offensively.

Just being able to resist all mind negative effects alone makes Lei En very satisfied.

He possesses a steel body with extremely strong defense; if he continues to upgrade, he might even ascend to become a legendary Element, no longer fearing physical attacks.

His magic resistance and the potential of his dragon power are also high, so there is no need to worry for now.

His biggest flaw is mind spells; if enemies cannot breach his steel body from the outside, they will choose to strike from within.

Perhaps a Mind Blast would be too much for him to endure.

Now that he has the Truth Will, this loophole is sealed, and he will no longer fear mind spells.

"A steel body plus the Truth Will is truly a perfect match!"

"One physical defense, one mind protection; now I'm truly impervious to blades and spears, untouched by good or evil!"

Lei En looks forward to having fused the Truth Will, wondering what the scene would be like if he later encountered a psionic.

It would certainly be interesting!

He suddenly recalled the Longhaired Lady's words earlier, thinking perhaps the deity saw his steel body and deliberately gave him this legendary Element.

For a deity, a legendary Element may not be precious, but it isn't something one can obtain casually, right?

What surprised Lei En most was that it was a demon soul of a Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Soul.

Though the name Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Soul sounds like a monster, it is actually a mind aberration born in the star realm, lacking a physical body, existing only as a spirit, preferring to act in the form of a giant ape, and is extremely rare.

The star realm is a peculiar plane attached to the Prime Material Plane, composed of pure spiritual energy.

Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Souls freely traverse the star realm; they are innate psionic wizards, with varying strength, and occasionally intrude into Ai Lun E Si, attacking sentient beings and preying on psionic energy.

However, only a few Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Souls possess the Truth Will.

Generally, the stronger a Fuxinyuan Demon Soul Demon Soul Demon Soul, the higher the chance of generating a Truth Will element in its soul, and this one is only an early-stage demon soul, surely newly born.

Aside from a single Truth Will, there are no other elements.

When Lei En previously encountered the golden‑eating ant with a supreme Element, he already found it incredible; now an early‑stage demon soul has nurtured a legendary Element, which is almost unimaginable.

This can no longer be called a miracle; it is a divine miracle!

The two observed for a moment; Viola nodded with satisfaction and sighed: "The Lady has a good impression of you, even gifting you a legendary Element. If you are also a follower of the Lady, perhaps you could ascend to become a Divine Chosen."

"It's not that easy."

Lei En was unconcerned; for this prayer ceremony, he was only interested in taking part.

Obtaining the legendary Element was an unexpected delight.

The legendary Element obtained by inventing a Phonograph counts as a *transaction* with the Longhaired Lady, buying out this contribution; even if he were to convert to the Longhaired Lady, such an opportunity would be rare thereafter.

Matters of faith aren't something one can change at will.

Lei En does not strongly identify with this deity's doctrine; even if he becomes its follower, his devotion would not be high, at most a casual believer.

Before a deity, a single glance can see through the authenticity of one's faith, making concealment impossible.

Moreover, he does not wish to become too entangled in faith, linking himself with the deity and the church.

The God of Magic VijesCui's church is loose and tolerant toward its followers; its doctrine pursues knowledge and truth, which Lei En finds agreeable, so being a shallow follower of a goddess suffices.

This is actually the faith choice of most wizards.

Viola understood this clearly; she merely mentioned it in passing, her gaze through the dome noticing that it was already deep night outside, and she said, "We should go out now."

"Alright," Lei En nodded, intending to put away the soul stone but finding nowhere to place it.

He emerged from the altar's water pool, drenched all over; Viola took out a towel and carefully dried his body from behind.

Lei En spread his arms, unabashedly enjoying the Half‑elf's service while admiring her graceful figure.

As he watched, occasional physical contact subconsciously made him stand upright.

Viola immediately sensed an anomaly; her complexion, just recovered, instantly flushed like a red apple, spreading from the base of her ears to her face, her earlobes trembling lightly, and even her movements slowed.

Lei En couldn't help but reach out.

Snap!

Viola gently brushed away his demonic claw, tossed the towel over, and stepped back, saying, "You dry yourself; I need to get dressed."

Lei En immediately charged forward.

Without the pressure of the prayer ceremony and without the deity observing, the two felt even more relaxed, engaging in deep interaction for a long time, completing a truly meaningful ritual in the temple, and doing so multiple times.

It wasn't until deep night that they finally dressed themselves, and Viola cast a spell to open the temple's great doors.

Outside the door, the priests of the Beauty and Goodness Church were waiting.

When the two appeared, everyone's gaze fell upon Viola.

She looked no different from before entering the temple; beneath her veil her face remained stunningly beautiful, gently linking Lei En's arm, very intimate, yet as a priest of the Longhaired Lady, people could sense a familiar aura about her.

President Haxilin asked with delight, "Viola, did the Lady respond?"

"Yes," Viola nodded lightly, solemnly bowing to the priests and sincerely saying, "Thank you all for your support; praying with me to the Lady, I have obtained the Divine Technique."

Most of these priests had received favors from Viola and had a good relationship with her; upon hearing the prayer ceremony succeeded, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Had the ceremony failed, the favors they received would have become a hot potato.

Lei En turned his head to glance at Viola, smiling.

Before leaving, Viola had already discussed with him that she did not wish to announce publicly that she had become a Divine Chosen; it is a powerful trump card that must be played at the most critical moment.

Thank you all for your hard work; it's getting late, so please all head back.

Haxilin dismissed the priests, and after the crowd dispersed, he turned and said, "Viola, Lei En, Viscount Sandimon just arrived."

(End of chapter)