"Guh..."
Inside the Meditation Room, Felix let out a muffled groan. Clutching his stomach and covering his nose, he could not stop the dark red blood from pouring out. Cold sweat covered his forehead.
His abdomen was filled with the sensation of death.
It was not pain, but emptiness.
It was as though a void had suddenly appeared between his upper and lower body. Even while clutching his stomach, it felt like he was holding a slab of pork, with no sensation of touching his own body at all.
This was the aftereffect of dying in the Void Realm—his soul had been severely injured, to the point that he had lost his real-world senses.
With a faint, almost inaudible wail, the ruby on Felix's necklace shattered with a bang. A one-winged spirit body made of radiance dispersed in the air.
This was the artifact spirit "Dragon Belly Scale." Its effect was to transfer all fatal damage suffered in the Void Realm to the abdomen. It was also the secret behind the Vosrodar Family's enduring prosperity.
When a Spellcaster died in the Void Realm, the injuries from the fatal blow would be reflected onto their soul, causing a loss of Soul Energy.
An incomplete soul could not pass through the Gate of Truth. Therefore, until their Soul Energy recovered, a Spellcaster naturally could not enter the Void Realm.
The soul was also intimately linked to the body. No matter which part lost Soul Energy, the Spellcaster would suffer a temporary "soul disability."
Simply put, if the soul in the chest was injured, then the heart would remain at a low pulse rate for a long time, leaving the Spellcaster unable to perform any physical activity;
If the soul in the limbs was injured, the Spellcaster would likely be unable to control