"Nothing is a coincidence when it comes to you, Lucifer. Have you ever wondered that out of millions of bodies, why you ended up in this particular body?" asked Elidyr.

  Although the dark elf seemed to know a whole lot about him, Michael didn't think he knew about the system's existence. Under no circumstance, Michael would reveal the existence of the system.

  Therefore instead of telling the system chose this body, Michael shook his head. He was oblivious to the truth behind why the system chose Abras. There was more than just a resemblance behind the system's decision to choose Abras.

  "It's because this body belongs to you. Only souls could pass through the gates to earth. It seems like a piece of your soul remained in your infant body" Elidyr was not only a 5-star runemaster but also an expert in souls. He trained his mind and eye to see through a person as nobody could. Therefore, Elidyr could see the broken soul inside Michael.

  "You're saying he and the owner of the body are the same person?" asked Gaya while Michael remained, uttering no words. It was too much for his mind to process quickly. However, the more he thought about it, everything started to make sense.

  "You are him and he is you. The two pieces of the soul are in peace…" Elidyr paused to look at both Gaya and Michael for a minute,

  "Unlike the third piece"

  Elidyr could see the third piece of the soul is at war with the other two pieces. It was preventing the two pieces of the soul from merging together.

  Something was amiss but Elidyr was unable to see what.

  "Tell me how to fix him?" Gaya rushed to Elidyr. She grabbed what seemed to be his shoulder.

  However, Gaya could only feel wood, not flesh. Soon, the green leaves of the oak tree slowly began to dry and turn brown. The tree was withering.

  "What's happening?" Gaya stepped back,

  "My time is up. I used what was left in me to summon you here. I am sorry I couldn't help you more, Lucifer. The path you walk-" Elidyr stopped talking as half of the tree withered completely,

  "System, I need him"

  [The system has found several curses on him that are binding him to this oak tree. The system also found an interference. It's temporarily blocking the curses and letting his soul depart from his body. In other words, he is successfully dying]

  "I can see that" Michael grumbled,

  [There are two ways to save him. One way will cost you 500,000 badass points. It will save him along with his body. The second option has several complications. First, it requires 180,000 badass points. Second, the host will have to find a new body as the system won't be able to save his body. Third, the body needs to be found in five minutes tops. Lastly, the body needs to be at least 10% genetic match with his dark elven race and the body must not have any wounds when the soul enters the body]

  Michael listened to the system list all the requirements. For a few moments, he looked at Elidyr and turned his gaze towards Wilkas who was still in shock.

  "I want a loan of 100,000"

  [Shouldn't it be 340,000 points?] the system asked with a surprised tone,

  At the moment, Michael had 160,000 badass points. Hence, to get 500,000 badass points, he needed 340,000 badass points as the system suggested.

  "Do as I say. Take 100,000 badass points and buy the Soul eater skill"

  [Shit] the system was stunned. If the system had a face, the face would have shown an expression of utter shock.

  The acute pain in his head had appeared again. However compared to the pain in his heart, the pain in his head was futile.

  [Ding, The host has successfully acquired level 1 Soul Eater]

  [The skill Soul Eater can be integrated with Energy Devouver for 2000 badass points. Does the host-]

  "Yes," Michael interrupted the system. After the system integrated the new skill he bought, it showed him his status in front of his eyes.

  Host: Michael

  Cultivation Level: Core Strengthening stage, level 4

  Experience Points: 70,000/600,000

  Badass Points: 160,000 (40,000 badass points loan)

  Skills & Spells:

  Wind Blast - LVL 6

  Responsive Shield - LVL 8

  Environment Scanning - LVL 6

  Ignitia - LVL 8

  Lightning Dash - LVL 6

  Energy Devouver - LVL 2

  Soul Eater - LVL 1

  Death Range - LVL 3

  Eyes of Darkness (normal) - Can sense the cultivation level of others

  Eyes of Darkness (Lucifer) - Can sense the cultivation level of others, Can see through illusions

  Cloud of Darkness (Lucifer) - Weak-willed enemies will lose their courage completely and surrender, Death Range will be 50% more powerful, and if activated in darkness, the host's cultivation level will be boosted 4 levels up regardless of the stage barrier.

  Wordless Spell Caster(Lucifer) - In full Lucifer form, the host just has to think of the spell to cast it.

  Techniques: Swords of Destiny - 98% Mastery

  Ring of Fire - 88% Mastery

  Serpent-Maga - 97% Mastery

  Occupation: Core Disciple of Sunrise Sect

  The Guardian of Sunrise Sect

  Lord Lucifer of the Abyssal

  The Dark Lord

  King of Bradford

  Status: Healthy

  Goals: Control the world

  Rebuild the Order of Death

  Utility Function:

  Banker - LVL 5 (Ratio - 1000 gold coins: 40 badass point(s))

  Runic Teleportation

  X-Ray Vision (Also integrated with Eyes of Darkness)

  Wealth: 15,000,000 Gold

  Special Trait: 5-Star Alchemist

  4-Star Inventor

  Subordinates: Gaya - Warrior (loyalty level 100%)

  Raylene - 5-star Chef (loyalty level 99%)

  Aria - Assassin (loyalty level 68%)

  Heinberg - Warrior (loyalty level 45%)

  Maxine - Warrior (loyalty level 98%)

  Tiberius - Warrior (loyalty level 55%)

  Sadie (loyalty level 40%)

  Ricky (loyalty level 98%)

  The Silent Reaper Crew - Pirates (loyalty level 90%)

  Base of Operation: Sunrise Sect

  The Abyssal

  The Crypt

  Kingdom of Bradford

  Familiars: Nightmare (Forest Dragon)

  Vedora (Three Headed Hydra)

  Michael noticed the bump in loyalty levels. But he was concerned about more pressing issues than loyalty levels. Soul Eater was a skill he was eying for quite some time to buy. He was in no rush to buy the skill until now. The reason he didn't buy earlier was that the price of Soul Eater was 60,000 badass points. Among all his spells, this was the deadliest and most powerful.

  [At level 1, the soul eater can be only used on cultivators who are at least two-stage below the host]

  "Prepare to save Elidyr"

  [Host, what are you planning to do?] the system had already guessed what he was about to do yet the system asked the question because it was unbelievable. Quite honestly, the system didn't think he would do that.

  The surroundings started to move again after he exited the system as though they were being paused. Sporting his complete Lucifer form, he walked towards Wilkas,

  Wilkas was stepping back in fear. The closer Lucifer got to him, the faster his heartbeat. Wilkas shivered as he looked up at Lucifer's crimson red fiery eyes.

  Seeing him in his full armor, Gaya had a feeling that Michael was planning something.

  "Pull another miracle human" she prayed in her mind,

  "You've heard him" Michael began to talk to Wilkas in his demonic voice.

  "Now you may have an idea of what I am capable of. Bend your knees and swear your loyalty to me. I will give you the blood of those who hurt you as one of the many gifts I have in store for you"

  Wilkas almost stumbled and fell on his back hearing Michael,

  "Blood? I don't want any more blood on my-"

  "Wrong answer" Michael interrupted by grabbing Wilkas's neck,

  "As expected" Gaya saw the half-elf being lifted off from the ground,

  The next moment, she saw the dark cloud of smoke shrouds Michael enveloping Wilkas. All of a sudden, Wilkas's body went rigid and his mouth opened wide. A bright stream of white smoke rushed out of Wilkas's mouth and went straight into Michael's mouth.

  Wilkas's body kept twitching violently. In a few blinks of an eye, his body stopped twitching.

  "System here's the body for Elidyr"

  [Soul Transferring initiated…]

  Gaya noticed a beam of light being shot out from Michael at Elidyr. She felt the air being sucked out by the light beam. She took several steps back looking at the tree withering more and more. In a few moments, the tree had crumbled into nothing but ashes. When she looked at Michael, Wilkas's body moved yet again in his hand.

  Wilkas's eyes rolled back in his eye socket and stayed that way for a few moments. Michael put Wilkas on his feet again as the half-elf gasped for air suddenly.

  "I am alive" Gaya heard Wilkas. She came to Michael's side as Wilkas kept looking at his arms and body as though he had never seen them before.

  [Ding! Congrats to the host for killing a Body Strengthening stage, level 2 cultivator. The reward is 10000 experience points as well as 300 Badass points]

  [The Soul Eater has absorbed the soul of Wilkas. The host has received 20,000 Experience points]

  [The more tainted the soul is, the more the Experience points]

  The system sounded in his mind. Absorbing the souls without battling wasn't the Soul Eater's powerful ability. What made the skill powerful and deadly was its power to turn the Souls into Experience points. As the system suggested, the more tainted the soul is, the more the Experience points. In other words, absorbing an evil person's soul would give him more experience points than the soul of a lesser evil.

  "You absorbed his soul" Gaya heard Wilkas but something told her that the half-elf in front of her is not Wilkas. The Soul Eater was supposed to be used with Soul Stare which would make the victim see their past transgressions, and it inflicts upon the individual the same pain they have caused to others. The Soul Stare skill required 300,000 badass points and Soul Strengthening stage level 8.

  "He was naive and a spineless coward. He would rather live like a maggot than take the chance to change his life. I have no place for a person like him"

  Elidyr was truly stunned at the display of Lucifer's power. The curses put on him were unbreakable yet Lucifer did not only lift the curse, but he also transferred his soul into another body. He had never heard of or seen a person who could perform such a feat.

  "Now tell me how to deal with this third piece of the soul?"