"No! No! No!..."
The somewhat flabby-looking human soul before him roared in defiance, but Soren's expression did not change in the slightest. He reached out without hesitation, seized the soul, and crushed him.
An immense surge of soul power erupted.
Orcus's power scattered into countless rays of divine radiance, then rushed madly into Soren.
A series of notifications appeared before his eyes:
"Slain the King of the Undead—Orcus [soul form]!..." "Extracting the target's soul energy!..." "You have gained slaughter experience!..." "Extracting the target's divine power!..." "You have gained 10 points of divine rank!..." "Extracting the target's divine rank power!..." "You have gained 5 points of divine rank value!..." ... "Devouring the target's divine power!... You have gained the [undying trait]!..." "Your [death] domain has improved!... You have gained the additional innate ability [Summon Undead]!... You have gained the additional innate ability [Create Undead]!..."
A power belonging to death flowed into Soren's body.
He crushed Orcus's weakened soul without hesitation, and with Orcus's final death, Soren also absorbed a trace of his unique undying nature.
"[Undying trait]: Your soul has glimpsed the mysteries of death, allowing you to evade it. This is a power only a deity could possess. When your physical body dies, your soul can use an external vessel to resurrect you. Your undying nature makes your soul more resilient. It seems that only a true God of Death could kill you!..."
The source of Orcus's resurrection.
Soren seemed to sense something deep within, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"It looks like Orcus really was rather unlucky."
After gaining the undying trait, Soren finally understood why Orcus could keep resurrecting. This ability to glimpse the mysteries of death was precisely why so many who had killed Orcus in the past had