The only possibility was that Locke's attainments in the soul far exceeded what Ceres had imagined.
In the Coiling Dragon Universe, someone capable of Soul Attacks—and especially powerful ones—might not necessarily possess profound attainments in the soul.
But anyone with formidable attainments in the soul would undoubtedly have extremely powerful Soul Attacks!
This power did not necessarily have to be overwhelmingly forceful; it could instead be another kind of strength—an exceedingly bizarre one.
Locke remembered that throughout the life of Linley, the protagonist of Coiling Dragon, he had encountered only a handful of people with exceptionally profound attainments in the soul.
Only two or three of them left any impression on Locke.
The first was an enemy Linley had encountered on the Yulan Plane, a God-level Expert who had escaped from a planar prison—the Great Wizard.
This Great Wizard could refine ordinary people's souls into Soul Essence and enslave the souls of others. If Linley had not possessed the damaged Soul Defense Lord Artifact, the Coiling Dragon Ring, he would likely have been killed by the Great Wizard in that battle.
The second was the Elf Elder who had gravely wounded Dilia, forcing even Bellute to use a drop of Lord God of Life's Power to save her.
The third was Mosi, the Soul Variant of three elements. He was an exception and need not be discussed.
Ceres was certain that once Locke became a High God, with his attainments in the soul and a soul tempered three times by the Law of Heaven and Earth, he would be among the stronger High Gods.
At any rate, if they were at the same level, Ceres did not think he could defend against Locke's Soul Attack.
"Tsk, tsk. It seems leaving this fellow on the Vakanda Plane is rather wasteful..."
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