Gu Mingyuan immediately focused his mind, searching among them for that peculiar fluctuation.
Some souls dissipated into the world the instant their restraints were lifted. At last, one human soul paused briefly before departing, conveying a faint trace of gratitude to Gu Mingyuan.
Then a tiny strand of power peeled away from that soul and drifted slowly toward him.
That's it.
Gu Mingyuan instinctively extended his spiritual power, trying to forcibly hold that strand of power in place. But he exerted a fraction too much force, and the invisible pull he created made the soul ascending into the sky shudder violently as well.
"Let go. Let it leave first," Electrolux immediately warned.
Gu Mingyuan swiftly withdrew his power. With the tugging sensation gone, the soul ascended fully into the heavens and found release. Deprived of its support, the strand of source power dissipated in midair as well.
Looking at the empty space before him, Gu Mingyuan felt a pang of regret.
Electrolux smiled.
"What's the rush? You've already seen it with your own eyes. Naturally, you'll be more precise the next time."
Gu Mingyuan took a deep breath, suppressed that trace of impatience, and settled his mind before continuing to undo the restraints on the next batch of souls.
Separate, purify, release.
This time, he did not rush to act. Instead, he quietly waited for the soul to depart on its own.
Only when another voluntarily shed strand of power drifted toward him did he send out an exceedingly fine thread of spiritual power, gently catching it like a net.
The strand of power rested steadily within the perception of the All-Seeing Heavenly Eye. It was gentle and pure, without a trace of its former bone-piercing resentment.
"Got it." Joy stirred in Gu Mingyuan's heart, but he immediately steadied his