Death… And Me

Chapter 4028: Underappreciated

Those sigils attached themselves to the souls of the four. However, it only lasted a few seconds, as if they were there only to gather some information. Following that, those sigils emerged from their bodies and moved to where the Starlight Energy Formation was located.

Each sigil landed on one side of the formation, north, south, east, west. Well, that was just an example. There weren’t really any cardinal directions in the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm.

The Starlight Energy Formation’s runes began to rearrange themselves as many other runes started to appear. The runes in the sigils also interacted with the formation.

The process took a few hours, but ultimately, the sigils merged with the formation and created an entirely new formation in the Celestial Soul Dimensional Realm. It could be used for both things, Starlight Energy and Soul Energy.

From there, they would generate Soul Energy constantly and forever. Or, at least until the twins’ group still needed Soul Energy.

The twins’ group didn’t wake up after it, though. Instead, Sister Orb saw the System’s Power act on those small pieces of souls that were left for them. When those small pieces separated from the rest, they carried everything with them, especially all memories and their will.

What the system did was very similar to what Rean did to Wisfreya. It did not cause any permanent damage to the twins’ souls, nor did it cause any other side effects. It’s just that Rean would have instantly killed Wisfreya if he had tried to take nine parts of ten from the poor girl’s soul. The system was truly on another level.

Then, the System began to rebuild the group’s souls using, you guessed, the sigils in the formation. The Soul Power accumulated fast, and their souls grew back as they remerged with their bodies. The process took several days, and the twins’ group was unconscious during the entire event.

Without them knowing, the system spoke again.

[Process Completed.]

By the time they opened their eyes again, everything was over.

*Ouch...*

Rean was the first one, which was to be expected due to his pure Light Element. ”My head feels like it is about to explode... hum?”

Checking his soul, Rean immediately noticed something different. It was some kind of connection, a connection with the Sigil on the Starlight Energy Formation. ”This thing...”

[Oh, you woke up!] Sister Orb quickly came to check on him. [How do you feel?]

”What happened after we bought the upgrade?”

[Oh, nothing too much, really. The system simply separated your souls from your bodies, cut them into ten pieces each, and used nine of them to make those things that look like sigils on the Starlight Formation. The remaining piece of your souls was used to keep all your memories, will, and such. Finally, the system healed your souls back to their original sizes and remerged them with your bodies. Now, the process is complete.]

Rean’s mouth twitched. If that wasn’t too much, then what would Sister Orb consider as too much? ”That was crazily dangerous, don’t you think?”

[Nope, not at all.] Sister Orb answered with conviction. [Even if something had gone wrong, the system’s blood reformation skill would have activated, and your souls would have been rebuilt anyway. It’s just that the skill would enter a cooldown of 34 years. Well, that wasn’t necessary, though. You are all fine.]

Rean knew it would be pointless to complain, so he let it go. The fact was that he was indeed fine, even though he could still feel quite some pain in his soul. That would likely last a few more days. ”Whatever, let me wake everyone up.”

Rean used his Light Element and got everyone back on their feet, or roots, in Celis’s case. Following that, Sister Orb explained what happened, and just like Rean, they weren’t pleased. But in the end, everything worked just fine.

”Alright, at least it is over,” Rean took from there. ”These... sigils... they are really good too. I can feel as much Soul Power coming from them as I can make with my own soul. Truly impressive.”

[They have to be. Otherwise, the following System Upgrade wouldn’t be very useful.]

The twins nodded, and they reaccessed the Upgrades List. A moment later, they selected the option they really wanted.

[Automatic Energies Merging: 1000 Celestial Points.]

”This one we only need to buy once, right?” Roan asked.

[Yes,] and Sister Orb confirmed. [The Soul Power will be done by the Sigils on the Formation, the Starlight Energy will come from the Starlight Energy Formation, and the Divine Origin Energy from, well, your riches. You don’t need any super automatic source of Divine Origin Energy since you can get as many Divine Stones as you need. You even have a lot of Divine Energy Veins now. The stones and veins you have should last until the top limit of the Divinity Realm without a problem.]

”Good.”

[Automatic Energies Merging: 1000 Celestial Points.]

[Confirm the Purchase?]

”Yes!”

This time, the twins’ group braced themselves, just in case the system was going to make something that would cause a lot of pain again.

However, the work wasn’t done in their bodies this time. Instead, it was the formation. The sigils served a purpose beyond just generating Soul Energy. Another reason for creating those four sigils was that the Sky Energy needed to be compatible with all four of them as well.

Of course, since the twins’ group cultivation was shared, the Sky Energy they created was already compatible with each other. That wasn’t the point. The point was that it was created inside their bodies. For the Sky Energy to be compatible with the four of them while being made by the formation outside, those sigils would be necessary, not only for the creation of Soul Energy.

Now, however, the formation will take on that task, and the sigils will ensure that the Sky Energy is compatible with all four of them, just like before. This alone will save a significant amount of time. The only limitation will be the amount of Sky Energy the twins’ group can absorb at any given moment. Fortunately, Celis is present, so we can expect an enormous capacity, especially since Celis no longer needs to waste time merging those energies.

They observed as the formation changed once more. It grew significantly larger, with the four sigils remaining in their designated positions. What had initially been a single formation transformed into a double-layered one. At the top, Starlight, Soul Energy, and Divine Origin Energy would be generated or absorbed. At the bottom, the energies would merge to create Sky Energy.

Everyone watched it closely, but the process was slow. It took well over a week, but their eyes didn’t move a bit. That formation was too important for them.

Finally, the formation was concluded, and the system’s voice echoed in the twins’ minds.

[Process Concluded.]

Celis tried it out, and immediately, he felt the vast amount of Sky Energy rushing through his roots. ”I said it felt great before when the Starlight Energy formation was created... Forget that! Compared to this, that was shit! This! This is the real deal! Hahaha!”

”What do we call this?” Rean asked with a smile. ”Starlight Energy Formation doesn’t fit anymore. How about-”

”Sky Energy Formation,” Roan cut in.

Celis and Kentucky nodded vigorously. ”Sky Energy Formation is perfect.”

Poor Rean wanted to cry. His ’Ultimate Double-Layered Sky Energy Generator Formation’ name would never see the light of day from the looks of it. ”The boring Sky Energy Formation it is, then... Truly, I’m underappreciated in this place.”