"Souls held the helm of life's vessel. Perhaps by continuously hunting true spirits, I could discover what lay at the end of the soul."
Noxi sensed the Mother River's favor and will still lingering upon him.
He understood that, compared with Gold of All Things, he was in fact valued more highly.
"Bafis."
"Your Highness." A rough, deep male voice swiftly responded through the personal communication terminal.
"How is the spiritual essence collection progressing?"
"Jin De has done very well. The Eternal Soul Crown's spiritual essence has been replenished by more than half. Only one-fifth remains; perhaps it can be completed within ten years," Bafis replied.
"Very good. The end of evolution always requires sacrifice. No matter how history cycles, those who truly triumph and stand at the very summit will ultimately be only a tiny few."
Noxi spoke calmly.
"And we are destined to be among that tiny few."
"Yes. We can indeed clearly sense that the Eternal Soul Crown's enhancement of us is growing stronger and stronger."
"With only the last fifth remaining, let's simply make a big move and fill every gap at once," Noxi said softly.
The Eternal Soul Crown was a sacred spiritual-essence artifact he had forged for himself by gathering countless souls. It was the true support that would carry him to the throne of the supreme true spirit in the future.
Knosus's technological level was far higher than Gold of All Things Mesenola had imagined.
They had long completed the conversion of souls into psychic spiritual essence.
And spiritual essence was a powerful energy superior to psychic energy, sufficient to bear true spirits.
From the beginning, Noxi's goal had never been to summon true spirits into the lower realm. Instead, he intended to combine ordinary souls with true spirits, offer them all to