"A witch. Does she have any special abilities?" Ghost did not avoid the word witch at all. His own Martial Soul was already extremely strange.
"Originally, the greatest use this person had for me was the knowledge in her mind. But because of the unknown mutated ability of that Silvermoon Wolf King, her ability changed too.
"Now even I cannot say whether her ability or her knowledge is more important.
"Grandpa Ghost, words alone cannot show how unusual she is. Why do you not use Martial Soul possession, and I will test it for you?"
Ghost trusted his own strength, and he also trusted Wu Ling. He also wanted to see exactly how powerful this ability was if it could make even Wu Ling call it unusual.
Black mist radiated from Ghost's entire body. That was his appearance after Martial Soul possession.
Ghost Sage's Martial Soul was Ghost, and even among Martial Souls, it was an unusual one. It was similar to a body Martial Soul. Physical attacks found it difficult to take effect.
In fact, when Ghost was young, his Martial Soul had been a ghost flame. But through a twist of fate, he had died once. His soul reattached to his body, causing an extremely special Martial Soul mutation. The ghost flame Martial Soul changed into Ghost.
In a sense, his soul was his Martial Soul, and he himself was a living dead man. What Ghost Sage feared most was sacred light similar to that released by the Seraphim Martial Soul. That light was precisely the counter to his Martial Soul.
In the original work, Ghost Sage was ambushed by Tang San while Tang San was still a Spirit Emperor, using the Sea God's Trident and the Sea God's Light. His strength was suppressed so heavily that he could not even exert ten percent before being killed.
After Ghost entered Martial Soul possession, three Spirit Rings appeared around Wu Ling, one yellow, one purple, and one black. The sight could shatter common sense.
As the black Spirit Ring lit up, a purple phantom gradually condensed at the center of the Unregistered Spirit Origin.
Because Ghost stood close, he clearly saw the phantom's appearance.
The phantom wore an indigo and purple hooded cloak over a purple robe. Her true face was that of a beautiful woman, though her impression was strangely plain and restrained. She had blue hair, blue eyes, and pointed ears that clearly distinguished her from ordinary people. A braid hung beside her left ear, and vivid purple lipstick colored her lips.
As the phantom merged into Wu Ling, a mass of knowledge far larger and more complicated than Sasaki Kojiro and Hassan of the Hundred Personas combined instantly flooded Wu Ling's mind.
"Ugh..."
Wu Ling clutched his head in pain and crouched down. Ghost immediately moved closer to check on him.
"I am fine, Grandpa Ghost. I already expected a lot, but I still underestimated the size of her knowledge. Materials, formulas, Magecraft, experiences... having all that surge into my brain at once gave me a headache. I just need a moment."
After sitting on the ground for nearly ten minutes, Wu Ling stood again while rubbing his temples.
"All right, Grandpa Ghost. It still feels a little swollen, but it will not affect much. Let us begin."
Ghost still said he could rest a little longer, but he could not withstand Wu Ling's insistence.
Wu Ling reached toward the black Spirit Ring, the same way he had once drawn a sword from his first Spirit Ring. A strange dagger shaped like lightning emerged in his hand.
"Grandpa Ghost, this is All Souls Must Be Broken, Rule Breaker... no, that is too much of a mouthful. From now on, I will just call it Soulbreaker. Be careful, Grandpa Ghost."
As he spoke, Wu Ling held Soulbreaker and cautiously stabbed toward Ghost.
Seeing Wu Ling's careful look, Ghost did not take it seriously at all.
"Careful? What a joke. I may be an agility-type Spirit Master, but I am still a Titled Sage. Forget a Spirit Elite stabbing me with a dagger. Even a Spirit King would have difficulty breaking through my defense while my Spirit Power protects me. A tiny lightning-shaped dagger wants to hurt me? Absolute nonsense!!!!"
First, Ghost felt as if his entire body had been emptied. Then a small point of pain came from his arm.
A tiny red dot appeared on his arm. One drop of blood slowly seeped out and slid down.
Ghost silently stared at that drop of red. There was very little of it, but this time, the blood looked especially glaring.
Then he remembered the feeling from earlier and suddenly reacted.
"Where did my Martial Soul go? Where did my huge Martial Soul go!?"
Ghost recalled the emptiness inside his body and felt a chill all over. He never wanted to experience that sensation of being hollowed out again.
After seeing Ghost's condition, Wu Ling began explaining Soulbreaker.
"Grandpa Ghost, Soulbreaker's ability is simple. It breaks souls."
"...My Martial Soul is simple too. It is a ghost."
"Ahem. In detail, it can sever the flow of Spirit Power.
"For example, if a Spirit Master with a beast Martial Soul is stabbed by Soulbreaker, they will be forced out of Martial Soul possession and their Spirit Power will be sealed. They can only recover after leaving Soulbreaker. Afterward, the buffs on that Spirit Master will also disappear.
"If a Spirit Master with a tool Martial Soul touches Soulbreaker with their Martial Soul, that Martial Soul will break free from their control. If the person is stabbed, the effect is the same as with a beast Martial Soul.
"Under my control, Soulbreaker can also remove negative effects from an individual by stabbing them, so there is no need to worry too much about stabbing the wrong person.
"Most importantly, its range of application includes everything that has Spirit Power."
"Everything that has Spirit Power!"
That final condition instantly raised this weapon's ability by who knew how many levels. It meant that every person in the entire world, including Titled Sages, would be affected by it.
Ghost immediately thought of how he could use it. As an agility-type Spirit Master, he was fast, but his attack power was somewhat lacking among peers of the same level. If he had this dagger during an assassination, then as long as he landed one stab, he was confident he could end the battle instantly.
Wu Ling had also considered Ghost's combat use for it, but compared with combat, Wu Ling valued its research potential more.
"Divine power, Spirit Power, and magical energy are ultimately all forms of energy. Now that Rule Breaker's rule-breaking magical energy can become rule-breaking Spirit Power, what about divine power? Is that possible too?"
In the Type-Moon worldview, all magi could be considered a type of madman. After the Age of Gods, those ancient families modified children while they were still embryos to preserve their family Magecraft. Ethics were empty talk in those people's eyes. The longer a family line existed, the more twisted its magi could become.
Although Medea, as an Age of Gods witch, did not suffer from mental illness born from inherited Magecraft traditions, the same curiosity that magi possessed burned even stronger in her.
The composition of Spirit Power. The connection between Spirit Power and divine power. The possibility of crossing between the God Realm and other subordinate worlds.
Countless ideas sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, making Wu Ling want to begin research now, immediately, at once.
"Let us go. Since you have obtained your third Spirit Ring, we should return and report to the Pope," Ghost said.
Ghost's words woke Wu Ling's own consciousness. He hurriedly exited the possession state and took a deep breath, still somewhat shaken.
"She seemed normal enough in the story. I did not expect her curiosity to be this intense. Of course, it might also be because of this world. After all, this is not even a parallel world. It is a completely different world. Anyone with even slightly strong curiosity would want to understand and research it."
After calming down, Wu Ling responded to Ghost.
"All right, Grandpa Ghost. Let us go. Back to Spirit Hall."