Chapter 1035: The Art of Repairing Damaged Soul Material
The Witch Union Society, as the most unique society within the Witch Academy, has no equal, and the land allocated for the society by the academy is quite expansive.
Especially the society’s headquarters, which can be considered the largest society building at present, after all, it represents all the large societies within the Witch Academy. The conference room for even one society representative’s meeting is unprecedented.
However, the atmosphere inside the Union Society is currently quite gloomy, even filled with anger amidst depression!
After all, the Blood Sacrifice incident on the peninsula has occurred, and so many students have died. Who could feel happy about this?
I contacted Cleveland once again, agreeing to meet at the Union Society Meeting Hall.
At this moment, the internal meeting of the Union Society has reached its end, and my arrival can help stabilize everyone’s emotions to some extent; Cleveland would also provide a detailed report to me.
At the headquarters of the Union Society, a large number of representatives from various societies have gathered, and there are many different types of vehicles parked outside.
After all, not everyone in the Witch Academy masters spatial spells, nor does everyone like to ride brooms.
Accompanied by a radiant young girl from the Union Society who guided me in, I soon met the assistant Cleveland arranged to receive me. She led me and Ning beside me to the Union Society Meeting Hall.
“Is that Assistant Xiao Lian? Oh my… She moved!” The member in charge of reception exclaimed as she watched that figure walk away.
“Is that the girl who caused the tragic event with the power of the already-present force…? I heard that due to the tremendous impact of this incident, the academy was forced to place her in the Expanding Realm under pressure from the three top academies… I didn’t expect her to return now?”
“Of course! She has to come back! If it were before, it indeed wouldn’t have been good for us, but now? What good have those damned guys done!”
“Exactly! Lady Xiao Lian’s return must be to lead the Union Society to fight back; we demand blood for blood!”
As my figure appeared at the headquarters of the Union Society, many society representatives had already received the news before I even reached the meeting hall.
Upon realizing that this strategic deterrent from the Union Society had returned from the Expanding Realm, their hearts calmed, and all eyes turned towards the several large doors of the meeting hall.
As the commotion near the nearest entrance began to rise, the noise of debates and disputes within the meeting hall sharply diminished, even the voices in the small groups engaged in heated arguments instinctively lowered as they lifted their heads to see what was happening.
Then they saw two figures with white hair being escorted into the hall by a crowd.
After a few seconds of silence in the hall, the discussions once again surged!
The absolute representative of the Baking House Society, that Assistant Xiao Lian actually came in person!
I took a good look at the excited crowd.
For a scene so chaotic and noisy during the meeting, Yin Qiang was not surprised. Each person able to come here had their own personality and abilities, and even the Union Society would find it hard to keep everyone seated like primary school students discussing issues.
Moreover, this is the Witch Academy, which can explain the vast majority of irrational phenomena.
I arrived at the seat for the Baking House.
Aside from Cleveland, there were also several familiar faces; after exchanging greetings, I received the minutes of this meeting from Cleveland.
Then she began explaining the situation to me.
This meeting was an emergency session, mainly due to issues concerning the combat sequences 1, 2, and 7 facing retaliation during the blood sacrifice on Blood Slave Peninsula.
Currently, various combat sequences have formed joint rescue teams to go there, because of the extreme instability of the space there, making it very difficult for spatial spells to reach directly.
Many people from the Baking House have also rushed over, as Store Manager Shali had proactively requested to lead the team there.
That is why I did not see Store Manager’s figure here.
Just as Cleveland and I exchanged a few words, representatives from the core guardian societies, including the All-Purpose Association and the Witch Secret Realm Association, also came over to me.
I was more familiar with Orina from the Witch Secret Realm, who is currently the host of this important meeting for the Union Society; as for Nicola from the All-Purpose Association, the girl who recently rose to the position of All-Purpose Workshop President now lacked the previous recklessness and had gained a touch of composure.
At the very least, many of her emotions were no longer laid bare on the surface.
After some polite greetings, a few people understood their lack of engagement and waited aside.
The one who spoke to me was Orina, and as she began, it was clear to hear the suppressed anger in her tone.
After all, combat sequences 1 and 2 represent the top societies of the Witch Academy—the Witch Secret Realm Society and the All-Purpose Association.
How could she, as the president of the Witch Secret Realm Society, not be angry?
“This Blood Sacrifice incident on Blood Slave Peninsula has a tremendous impact on our Witch Academy. Even though we quickly dispatched rescue efforts after learning of the situation, things are still very bleak. This event reflects on the overall situation of our Union Society, small…”
Looking at the various grim consequences that must be dealt with in the academy’s war…”
“Such matters are unforeseeable, so you need not blame yourselves,” I comforted, though this incident could have been predicted, such as through observation spells, yet I couldn’t always maintain that observation, let alone for the entire movement of the main world’s qi.
After providing comfort, I continued, “Is there a possibility to salvage this incident? Are there any difficulties with the resurrection aspect?”
“This situation is special, and the outlook is not optimistic. The blood sacrifice ritual of Blood Slaves drains not only the blood and flesh of everyone in the offering but also the essence of their soul material.”
“According to what I received from my mentor, such violent extraction methods result in nearly irreversible damage to the soul material; if there’s a directed beneficiary of this blood sacrifice ritual, the soul material may even be depleted. At that point, even resurrection spells cannot bring back those whose soul essence has been entirely consumed… hence, they face true death.”
The more Orina spoke, the more tremors crept into her voice; no one in the Witch Academy feared true death more.
“Based on my mentor’s speculation, the Blood Slave Academy would not dare to do such a thing. Such a massive blood sacrifice ritual could potentially give rise to a blood clan extraordinary duke. If that happens, it would lead to the extraordinary entering the academy war; the mentors of the Witch Academy would undoubtedly use thunderous means to level the Blood Slave Academy!”
At that moment, Nicola supplemented a piece of not-so-good news that had a hint of good news.
This possibly indicated that the students killed in the blood sacrifice were not entirely dead. If they could bring back those who died in this battle, perhaps they could still be revived.
It was reminiscent of a tragic irony.
However, the damage to the soul material… was even more severe than the aftereffects caused by the incident at the Gangmeihe Academy and the Holy Angel Academy!
How would they explain this to all students?
After all, the academy war was initiated by the Union Society, and no one had the capability to take responsibility for these individuals…
If not handled properly, the anti-war sentiment from the Witch Academy would rise sharply, making everything done by the academy during this time seem like a joke…
“No matter what, we must save the individuals,” I finally gritted my teeth, but my mind was still contemplating other matters.
That was the memory of repairing soul material.
Repairing soul material was not difficult for me. At that time, Shi Ruizhi was already in such a state, even the essence of life couldn’t be maintained, yet it was still completed through my soul drawing.
Although the lack of soul material could be alarming, it was nowhere near as perilous as the incident with Shi Ruizhi; in fact, the difficulty of the repairs did not exceed that of raising my soul tier.
But I did not want to use soul drawing to help so many people complete their soul transformation.
Although soul drawing primarily targets the soul, soul material represents the original state before soul transformation, and this technique could still achieve soul material repairs.
However, to perfect it for over a thousand individuals… was still too troublesome.
Perhaps I could rely on soul drawing to derive a more suitable “soul material drawing” for individuals of the main world.
Seeing the group’s mood was quite somber, I took a seat in my own place.
“Everyone, don’t be too downcast. Perhaps I have a piece of good news.”
“Assistant Xiao Run, do you have a way?” Upon hearing my words, Orina seemed to have caught wind of hope, prompting several other societies to pay attention.
“What you’re currently concerned about should be the damage to the soul material, right?”
“That’s correct. Soul material is the foundation of life. From what I understand, the extraordinary resurrection spell has some ability to gather soul material, but the depleted soul material cannot be summoned from nothing, and after revival, repairing the damaged soul material… the cost is quite substantial. It’s a level that such large societies as ours cannot afford.”
“Do you remember the things that occurred during the second promotion of the self-generated magic power experiment? I looked to the side at Shi Ruizhi, who was also present.
“Huh? Am I being mentioned?” Shi Ruizhi instinctively pointed to herself.
Upon hearing me bring up this matter, many women present tensed up.
Even though this event had already “passed,” and the “culprit” had been dealt with, countless people were involved, and even just being aware of it made them fear being marked by this unforgettable memory.
Nicola, as the president of the All-Purpose Association, after clearing her throat, proactively spoke up, stating that if the All-Purpose Association had no knowledge about this matter, it would be unbelievable.
“Assistant Xiao Run, this matter actually…”
“I’m not here to investigate this matter now,” I gestured to Nicola to interrupt her forthcoming words. “I just want to inform you that the injuries Shi Ruizhi sustained were far more severe than you recognize—they’re not simply soul material damage.”
“But Shi Ruizhi is still sitting here in good condition; the only cost was her complete loss of memory.” I continued, “The damage to soul material is nowhere near as severe as the consequences caused by that plotting incident; the Witch Academy possesses unique techniques for repairing damaged soul material.”
As I said this, many faces suddenly brightened!
The spark of hope in their hearts surged high.
Unique techniques!
The reason they regarded this situation as chaotic was due to their lack of repair techniques; they could only rely on scarce and precious materials to slowly restore soul material, right?
If there exists such techniques for repairing soul material, and if they can afford the consumed resources, then the impact of this incident could be greatly contained!
“Is there really such a special technique?! May I ask what precious resources are required? We can prepare them immediately!”
“We from the Witch Secret Realm Society can as well! Also, we want to inquire as to which mentor masters this technique? Can you please request that mentor to help? This favor is one that we from the Witch Secret Realm Society will remember, and we will also provide satisfactory compensation afterward…”
“Hold on, don’t get too excited.” I halted those overly enthusiastic individuals before continuing, “I can ask that mentor to help, but it won’t come without a cost. Furthermore… I need to understand specifically what resources are required; I will send you the necessary resources later. However, one thing can be confirmed, soul material, namely soul crystals, is naturally an indispensable resource for repairing damaged soul materials.”
I did not intend to directly reveal my methods to them; it was enough to find a mentor to cooperate with me.
As for vaguely mentioning other resources, that was naturally something earned by merit.
They didn’t truly care about the numerous deaths; they were only worried about the tremendous impact these deaths would have and the subsequent consequences of the damaged soul materials.
They feared even more that this battle of the academy could not be sustained, leading them to lose more benefits.
Now that I mentioned I could solve this fundamental issue, they completely eased up.
Since it was a mutually beneficial transaction, it was only natural for me to ask for some reasonable benefits in return.
After all, I am not a good person.
Because if we were to trace it back to its origin, the start of this academy war can also be said to have been instigated by me.
Once this matter was simply settled, the meeting that was originally drawing to a close finally reached a satisfactory conclusion.
The anxiety, regret, and unease that had been on their faces dissipated significantly, leaving only the anger of revenge in their hearts!
And this was also what I needed.
