"you proved why you are a genius.
you are right, it can also be used on Qi cultivators but those people don't have much soul energy. The amount of energy they can provide is limited.
But soul cultivators, they have their whole foundation based on soul energy.
Another reason it's not mentioned here is because using Qi cultivators for this technique can only work for the starting Level."
Then he took out the wolf's bodies. One by one, A pile of beasts accumulated.
"And I am planning to use this early feature of this technique to breakthrough". Harry said after bringing the last body out.
"So that was your plan, when you kept these beast's bodies instead of beast crystals, but you dumb. You could have bought ten times of these bodies with those crystals" gracie palmed her head.
Harry knew thisâhe just didn't want to standout, if he bought these many bodies he would have been highlighted.
On the other hand he had already used his share of crystals for beast space.
I am going to try to breakthrough to the elemental master. You can get an understanding of soul eater technique in the meantime.
With that Harry hovered his hands above a beast. And the energy started rushing to increase his cultivation.
First
Second
Third
When he reached the fourth beast, he felt his foundation shaking. As if telling him that it will breakthrough or crumble.
On the fifth beast, energy from the surroundings started condensing.
He knew it was the time. He had a soul refining technique which could only be used upon breakthroughs.
He had already made a lesser version of it for Qi refinement. But its full potential can only be discovered on soul.
He held his Cultivation tight. The energy of soul cultivation is increasing .
He used the sixth beast and his energy became rampant. His soul tearing, not literally but it was expanding making its size bigger. As the soul grew, the pain also.
He used the seventh beast and a tearing scream came out of his mouth.
His vision started blurring. He gritted his teeth, blood dripping down from his lips.
He forced himself to stay awake then used Eighth.
His plans for staying awake were crumbling. There was one thing that was holding him. It was his new blood skill.
Hemostasis, it was a skill that gives accelerated healing and recovery from fatigue.
It was giving him a soothing feel. But it was not fast enough to ignore the pain.
Then with just sheer will he forced himself to get the 8th beast.
His consciousness drifted in front of an endless ocean.
2 round white orbs were hanging in space.
He ignored them and saw someone in front of him. There was a big mammoth sized person.
Harry's neck went upward 90 degrees trying to see it's face. The person's face was similar to Harry's.
No, not similar, it was him.
His soul to be precise. It has grown so big. As he saw in its eyes.
There were glimpses of his past, mistakes that he had done. Regret that were still there in his heart.
He knew this was a trial, trial for soul refining.
He lived those moments again.
A childhood friend stands in the rain, eyes filled with betrayal.
"You couldâve helped me," the friend says, voice trembling.
But his past self just turns away. Too afraid to get involved. Too selfish to stand by a friend who needed him most.
Days later, the friend was gone. A tragic end. And all that remained was the guilt.
"Go and help him" Harry screamed on top of his lungs
He wanted his past self to change his decision.
Then it showed a woman. The only one who truly understood him. She looks at him with teary eyes.
"Tell me to stay, and I will," she said.
But his past self stood frozen, silent.
And so, she left. He never saw her again.
clenches his fists. "Why didnât I say something? Why didnât I try?"
The silence was his greatest sin.
Then he stood in a ground, holding a bow in his hands.
"We can win, if we practice hard" A boy said.
But Harry ignored practice and kept Playing video games.
Losing the tournament, not only the tournament but one of his archery partners.
The scene kept shifting, where he felt regret, regret of not choosing what he wanted.
One after one, The weight of regret crushing him. His knees hit the floor.
A whisper fills the air. "You failed them all. You do not deserve to move forward."
Tears fall. He wants to give in. To disappear into his guilt.
But then an image of her mother appeared in front of him. Then his new friends. Liam, Tyler , Blake, Gracie, meru, Eldrich, Nephis.
His stern will hold him against all the negative thoughts.
thenâhe breathes. Deep. Slow.
"I canât change the past... but I can change what I do next."
The visions cracked. The suffocating weight lifted.
He didn't come out of it by erasing them, he accepted his regrets and decided to never regret again.
His consciousness came to the endless ocean. His soul condensed, stood by him at similar height.
He knew there were trials to use Soul refining technique. But he never expected them to be so intense.
His hands were still trembling.
He continued using soul eater skill on beasts one after another.
Now feeling less pain, less restricted as if his capacity to have soul energy had improved.
Until he reached the 16th beast. He couldn't hold his breakthrough anymore. With a mind boggling pain, he felt chains that were holding him down breaking.
His feelings towards soul energy changed. Till now he had only seen soul energy at a fundamental level. But now he realised why soul cultivators always had an upper edge.
Soul cultivation was tightly connected to one's psych, it not only damage physically but also their mind. Not only mind but their identity.
It had the power to make a person living zombie.
As Harry was realising the true power behind soul cultivation, gracie was keeping an eye on Harry.
He was taking way longer than a normal person should have.
It's already been 15 days. But she knew there were some special techniques to improve one's foundation.
She herself used one of those at her breakthrough.
Harry opened his eyes slowly. There was maturity in his eyes. He was looking cold and calculated.
A screen came into his face but he ignored it.
His body was aching from continuous pain.
His hemostasis skill started working. Relieving some of his pain.
He adjusted to his new strength. Having all three of his cultivation at Elemental master level just didn't improve his power.
It was more than that. He will be able to use 3 types of elements.
But with that, he knew his stat points would go dry.
With three elements there comes cost to upgrade and unlock skills.