[601-800] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 790: Battling an SSS-rank expert

Bam!

Souta was slammed to the ground causing a huge crater on it. His black armor was shredded and huge gaping wounds could be seen on his body.

“Ugh! That shit hurts! As expected, SSS-rank is really strong for [Blood Armor].”

Souta stood up and some of his wounds have closed. He left some of the wounds on his body so that he could receive boost from his [Draw Blood II] traits.

Although the [Blood Armor: Great Black Orc] specialized in raw strength it still had greater defense than his [Blood Armor: Jade Spider]. Yet, this man broke through his defenses easily.

If he didn’t train with Alexander, he guess that he wouldn’t be able to keep up with this man.

Souta took a deep breath and stared at his opponents. He gathered the lingering souls in the area.

“What?! You… You know soul arts?!” The man showed a surprised look. He stared at Souta with wide eyes.

Souta was stunned when he heard the man’s words. H-He could feel it. The souls?! How?!

The man smiled and said, “I didn’t expect it. Your threat level has increased once again. Soul arts, eh? Thoroughly a magnificent skill.”

Souta didn’t answer. He just kept his expression as he continued to gather the nearby soul while concentrating on his elemental powers.

‘Saya, do you know the reason why he knew about me gathering souls?’ Souta asked in his mind.

‘I don’t have any idea. Only experts who break all the shackles would be able to perceive souls. It’s impossible unless he knew soul arts.’ Saya answered.

‘Maybe, he really knows soul arts.’ Souta said.

Ohm!

The darkness in the area disappeared and it focused only on Souta’s body. His aura continued to grow stronger as he carefully examined the surroundings and his opponents.

“You must be wondering how I know you’re using soul arts, right?” The man continued, “It’s simple I’m sensitive to souls. I couldn’t see the souls but I could feel them. I guess that is where my talent lies but there are no soul arts so I decided to abandon it. But since I could feel the souls in the surrounding, I tried to experiment with something at the beginning.”

“What do you mean?” Souta knitted his brows tightly.

“Once you become aware of souls, your power will affect them. With a little bit of trial and error, you will be able to erase a soul from this universe and prevent them from entering the cycle of reincarnation. Like this!” The man suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the nearest soul around him. He concentrated his energy on his palm and crushed the soul into nothingness.

Then, he grabbed another soul but this time his hand simply passed through the body of the soul.

“It all comes down to your intent. People who couldn’t feel souls aren’t conscious of the soul in the world so they are unable to interact with each other. But once you become conscious of them, you can bring them harm. I tried harming the souls of living beings but it seems impossible since the physical body is like a shell that is protecting the soul. So I concluded that it is impossible unless I have a soul art.”

“Do you really have a time to give me a lesson?” Souta smiled and asked.

“Why not? You’re the first person that I met that have the same talent as me. It’s once in a lifetime opportunity for me.” The man answered with a smile. “I’ve decided, I’ll let you live and capture you. I’ll make you mine.”