Prime Originator

"Anyway, are you sure this crystallized soul core still has plenty of soul energy?" Leon suddenly asked.

"Why do you ask?" Duna furrowed brows in response.

She did not understand why he needed to ask such a question.

"Because this crystallized soul core was imbedded in the Teleportation Array and acted as the catalyst for the collection of souls to fuel the secret realm's opening," Leon mentioned.

"So I'm guessing it doesn't have much soul energy anymore."

"And here I thought you were being generous, but it turns out you thought the soul energy had been exhausted," Duna smiled mockingly.

"If the soul energy in this crystallized soul core were exhausted, it would lose its ability to attract other soul energy and recharge itself; a certain level of soul energy is needed to maintain its ability."

"I see…" Leon uttered with understanding.

Given the sturdiness of the crystallized soul core's outer shell, he could not sense the tremendous amount of soul energy contained within, only some of it.

However, it was different for Duna, who was sensitive to souls as a spirit herself.

"I'm not giving this back to you even if you are having second thoughts now," Duna stated while holding the crystallized soul core close to her chest as if it was a precious thing, which it was.

Nevertheless, Leon smiled wryly.

"As I said before, this level of treasure doesn't interest me. Whether its soul energy is exhausted or not, I would still give it to you. Stop looking down on me."

"Hmph, I'll still look down on you whether you like it or not," Duna snorted and said, "What kind of fool gives away a Demon King-level cultivation resource to others?"

"The kind of fool you see in front of you," Leon replied wryly, making Duna smile.

Shortly after, he said, "Well, it seems the shortage of souls has been resolved, so you have no more reason to grind these Arch Demon-level seas monsters."

"Mm," Duna nodded.

"However, it won't be easy for me to absorb all the soul energy in this crystallized soul core. Once I start, I cannot stop until I absorb all its soul energy. Otherwise, I will waste the soul energy flowing out of it."

"I see. Let us relocate to a suitable place for you to absorb it then," Leon suggested before adding, "I have more or less accumulated quite a sum of True Grandmist Energy."

"Alright," Duna agreed.

Shortly after, Leon held Duna close to himself and instructed the realm spirit to send them back to the Dark Fae Clan's location.

"Welcome back, my Lord!" Nyfarella and the other dark faes quickly greeted Leon, astonishing Duna in the process.

"Lord? Duna raised an eyebrow at Leon and asked him, "Since when did you become a lord for this group of demons?"

"Since I decided to cultivate dark energy and grow my own demon forces."

Leon casually answered without thinking much about it, but Duna was even more astonished after hearing it.

Doubts filled her mind.

However, the moment Leon revealed his dark energy, Duna's doubts were quickly dispelled like dissipating mists.

The higher grades of the Darkness Law garner more respect and fear from the creatures of darkness.

"Still, you consider this a suitable place for me to cultivate? We are in the open…" Duna mentioned after a quick glance around.

However, Leon assured her, "You don't have to worry. Even if we are in the open, no one will disturb you here without my permission."

"Is that something you can control?" Duna asked with ridicule.

"Of course," Leon answered confidently before explaining, "I might have forgotten to mention this, but I am the realmship's new owner. Right now, there are only a select few that remain within this sub-realm."

"I have already booted everyone else out," he added.

After Duna heard that, surprise painted her face; it was just one surprise after another. She had no choice but to admit defeat.

Leon's gains in the secret realm were much more significant than hers.

"It seems that while everyone was scramblings for gold coins, you secretly went ahead and snatched the entire treasure chest," Duna said with a self-deprecating smile before asking, "Are you sure you should be telling me this?"

"Indeed, others would hunt me due to greed if words get out," Leon admitted with a nod before quickly adding, "However, you're not just anyone; I trust you with my life."

"Tch, sweet talker," Duna snorted coldly, but she was secretly happy to hear his words.

Shortly after, she requested 5000 wisps of True Grandmist Energy from him before creating a cultivation chamber for herself to absorb the crystallized soul core in peace.

"Don't disturb me unless it's something urgent," Duna left those words before sealing herself inside the cultivation chamber.

Nevertheless, such did not need to be said to him; he was well aware of the potential detriments when one's cultivation is interrupted.

After glancing at Duna's cultivation chamber for a few moments, he finally shifted his attention to Nyfarella.

"You can continue to work on your body cultivation," Leon instructed.

"Yes, my Lord," Nyfarella complied.

However, just as she was about to turn around and return to the medicine bath, Leon suddenly added, "Oh, right. Take these with you."

"Take…?" Nyfarella was confused by what Leon wanted her to take.

But shortly after Leon transmitted the message to the realm spirit and waved his hand, all the Greater Demons and Arch Demons' corpses suddenly disappeared from the Bone Sea and reappeared in front of her, piling up like a mountain.

Nyfarella and the other dark faes' jaws immediately dropped with astonishment.

"T-this… this is… so many Half-step Arch Demons and Arch Demons…! This is… the elders and clan leaders of the Nine Great Clans!"

Nyfarella and the others all widened their eyes before looking back at Leon with shock.

"My Lord… this is…"

"The Dark Wyrm Clan's doing," Leon casually explained before urging them, "Now take what you need from it and go cultivate."

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Nyfarella and the other dark faes felt exhilarated by Leon's generosity; following him was the best choice they ever made.