As Su Xiao pressed one hand against the Awakening Stele, the crystal-blue inheritance stele activated.
Compared to before, the Awakening Stele, which Su Xiao had upgraded once with Souls of Vengeance, was clearly deeper and more profound.
Back then, some previous Law-Destroying Shadow had petitioned the Tree of the Void for arbitration, sealing the Awakening Stele to a certain extent—or, more precisely, sealing all the advanced Law-Destroying abilities on it. To see and master those abilities, one needed to unlock them with Souls of Vengeance. Later, after Su Xiao obtained the Awakening Stele, the arbitration was transferred to Reincarnation Paradise.
These advanced Law-Destroying abilities were not upgraded versions of the basic Law-Destroying abilities. They were personal abilities infused with the individual traits of previous Law-Destroying Shadows. For example, Devour Demon Shadow's exclusive ability, World Slash. Su Xiao could master it and even use it, but he lacked Devour Demon Shadow's high resistance to dark lightning. It was an ability he could use only once. After using it, he might not know whether the enemy would die, but he definitely would.
These advanced Law-Destroying abilities were either impossible to master or had low compatibility. But once one found an ability with high compatibility, it would be a divine skill.
These highly personal abilities were unlocked with Souls of Vengeance. The way to obtain Souls of Vengeance was interesting as well: kill sufficiently powerful spellcasters, such as Dean Gu Ya, whom he had killed earlier.
In fact, only two Souls of Vengeance were needed to unlock all the advanced Law-Destroying abilities on the Awakening Stele. The real test was obtaining enough Souls of the Strong. They were also used to upgrade the Awakening Stele. Every upgrade unlocked more Universal Passives on it.
The effects of these so-called Universal Passives were simple and