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Gaia waited a few moments for her mind to settle before taking off into the air and flying back to the group of Dragons. The Soul Brand had been successfully completed without a hitch and all that was left now was to activate it whenever she needed to.
With this, she would be able to forcefully control Aeshma's actions however she pleased, and on top of that, she could even use the Soul Brand to send his mind into an eternal sleep whilst she still used his Soul to control his body. So his madness would not become a problem.
But even then, these were only the most minor of all the Limitless Soul Brand's uses. There were quite a few more, and she was very sure that if they had been discovered in her previous life, she would most likely not have had a Soul to reincarnate after the grand trouble it would attract inevitably found her.
The reason why the Limitless Soul Brand Technique had been 'mostly' ignored, allowing her to have the chance to snatch it, was because there were all kinds of Soul Branding/Sealing/Enslaving techniques out there in the Universe and there was no reason to be desperate for another, even if it was created by Limitless Soul The Almighty himself.
But do not be confused, if it weren't for the fact that the bigger factions and unfathomable elites were racing against time to gather the more impressive techniques, they definitely would not have left the Limitless Soul Brand technique behind. After all, it was still a Limitless Soul Technique, even if it was 'just a Soul Brand technique', and that could never be looked down upon.
So although they were smart enough to realise that not all things were as it seemed, causing them to send some of their weaker forces to fight for the technique and others of its apparent calibre, it had not been enough to deal with her and her other companions.
Haha, she said 'not enough' as if many of those companions had not died in the crossfire.
Haah…
In the end, things had already happened and there was nothing that she could change. But even if she could change the past, she definitely would still have obtained that technique by any means necessary. The only thing she would have liked to change was the number of deaths on her side, but if those numbers were necessary to secure the technique, then so be it, that was their fate. The Limitless Soul Brand technique was just that precious.
Yes, it was a technique that was used to brand Souls, enslaving them with unique functions that most other techniques did not have. But as said before, that was just its most basic function.
Another use, was the ability to syphon the energy of the Soul that was branded, causing the users Soul Cultivation to experience a swift and almost seamless rise.
Another use, was to actually dual cultivate Soul Energy between both Souls, enhancing them both, but of course, at an understandable lower speed than the previous use.
Another use, was to flood the branded Soul with the users on Soul Essence, causing the branded soul to convert into a vessel/avatar Soul for the user, without it breaking.
And there were more.
All of these galaxy-altering abilities had been compacted into a single technique, and she had obtained it. It was like a wondrous yet fleeting dream, but it was real. This was really real.
But still, having obtained this technique, she had always been worried about the Fortune she must have obtained to do so, and that was a very worrying thought. Everyone who was strong enough knew that fortune was a real thing and if you monopolised it too greatly without giving back, it would be SNATCHED from you in the most ruthless way possible. So, hoping to balance out her fortune and karma, she had been doing selfless deeds, blessing others' lives and giving back fortune the only way she knew how.
It was a very inefficient method, but what else could she do?
But then she broke through to the 4th Realm, which allowed her to obtain a few surface level answers about its purpose (from the System), and she found out that one of the purposes of the Tribulations was to allow the inexplicable concept of Fortune to be taken back from herself safely, and returned to Fate where it had originated from!
Wow! Just wow!
Who would have thought that-
TSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
Out of nowhere a strange hissing sound could be heard, catching the attention of every Dragon in the vicinity. And at the same time thanks to the Soul Brand, Gaia noticed immediately that Aeshma had abruptly woken up.
CH! CH! CH! CH! CH! CH!
As the repetitive sound of something cracking tore into the air, it became very clear to Gaia and the others that Aeshma's evolution was coming to an end.
Cracks could be seen ripping into existence all over Aeshma's cocoon, and each of the gaps released smoke that was an ominous two-toned red colour, and it hissed into existence with an unmistakable nefarious quality that sent a shiver down the spine of everyone who witnessed it.
Everyone except the Golden dragoness in front who watched with narrowed eyes.
'System…' She called out inwardly. 'What kind of Beast has Aeshma become?'
Gaia was stunned for a moment, but she soon regained her bearing as a question emerged in her mind.
'What a domineering name… But I was half expecting you to ignore me again. Does his Quality of Being not exceed mine? Or has he become something unique to this World that all gods are allowed to learn of like the 7 Deadly Sins?'
Gaia waited for a bit (not without feeling uncomfortable knowing that Aeshma's Quality of Being had surpassed hers) before realising that the System was not going to elaborate on its own.
'...So why am I allowed to know the name of his species, even to some extent the grade of his species? Also, why actually tell me the grade if the most important part of it is censored?''
'!!!?'
Gaia was stunned once again.
'...Is it above the Law Beasts?'
Gaia felt her blood cool.
'What on Sigothia has Aeshma become?'