730. Upper, Middle, and Lower

Spirit Sea.

Ever since he gained the [Inspiration] skill, Linden had never stopped exploring his own soul.

The entire sea of souls was roughly divided into three layers.

The sea's surface, illuminated by heavenly light, was where Linden's will resided. Everything there was under his control, and the Mushroom Race was also within this range.

The middle layer, where the heavenly light could not reach, was Linden's subconscious.

Linden could exert influence over it, but he could not control it in detail.

The Pujis controlled by the Puji Masters were all within this category.

As for the trenches deeper down, Linden could not control them himself, let alone put them to any use.

It felt as if the brain could not be activated one hundred percent.

And now, in the Middle Zone of the Spirit Sea, a mass of Slime hovered quietly in the dark seawater.

After all its senses had been sealed off, the part the Demon King had left behind reverted to its most primitive state: a lump.

After all its senses had been sealed off, the part left behind by the Demon King reverted to its most primitive state—a lump.

Looking at the Envy before him, Linden pondered the new ability the Demon King had displayed.

The Demon King's soul itself did not count as special. Linden could tell that the Soul Sand he controlled came from other people; it was presumably obtained through methods such as sacrifice.

This final soul split did go beyond Linden's expectations. After all, the Demon King did not have a Sun Stone.

But since the Demon King had left [Envy] behind, it naturally could not be that he had lost the fight and voluntarily dropped loot. He had been forced to do it.

From this, it could be inferred that this