Countdown started

After using a crystal, the system replied,

[Host has a Divine grade soul with a naturally born soul mark. Soul mark is very rare in the universe. Also, it is one of the prime reasons for this creation system to choose the host]

Leo didn't understand a single thing but asked tentatively,

System is there a mistake? The divine grade seems higher level than diamond grade soul. How can I have that kind of soul considering I was born in a mortal realm. Also, what's with the soul mark? Wait ….does this soul mark has anything to do with me having the form of a truck back then?"

System replied mechanically [Rest assured, system hasn't made any mistake. The host is right, Divine grade soul is higher level than diamond grade with a high chance of becoming a deity. Also, it doesn't matter the origin of a place, to give birth to a Divine grade soul. It's a natural phenomenon triggered by the universe's rules, which the host will understand sooner or later.

As far as soul mark is concerned, no one knows how it's created. But the consensus is that it is triggered when a person dies in a specific way and fulfilling some hidden conditions. The host's soul mark is currently in the form of a truck. It is your default state when you travel to different worlds]

'Maybe I was died because of a truck that my soul got this mark. Greg was also killed by me (while in the truck form)but his soul didn't get any mark. It looks like some conditions need to be fulfilled. Anyway, I don't mind being a truck it gives me an odd sense of security and power .'

Leo was very happy but also scared at the same time. He was happy to have a heaven-defying soul that could make him a deity soon but he was also scared because of the conditions in the underworld. One has to know that Arthur and Eva were unaware of the grade of Leo's soul and mistakenly believed that it was only a high potential soul. Because of their ignorance, Leo's soul was saved without any mishap.

If they knew about his soul grade it was difficult to know the consequence. In the worst case, Leo's soul would be forcibly refined or sold in the market for a sky-high price. Of course, Arthur and Eva would have to leave the Eastern region to protect their wealth but what if they found a powerful backer. Nothing was impossible in the underworld.

Just because the father and daughter duo was conservative in terms of their risk-taking ability didn't mean that all of the people in the underworld were indecisive. Fortunately, Leo's soul entered the desolated Eastern region and the royal family was in a pickle at the moment. If not for all these coincidences Leo wouldn't have lived this long.

'Anyway, what's the point of thinking too much. I will take things as they come .'

'Since I have a small capital now, let me start a small project .'

"System, is it possible to create a soul harvesting system for the soul I have and reincarnate it into a cultivation world? With the help of the portal, I could communicate with the soul without any problem. So if I do the design and coding of the system how much it would cost overall?"

[Affirmative. Creating a system would be done with a single crystal, but if the host wants to give a soul-specific reward, then the conversion rate applies. As for reincarnating to a cultivation world, it can be done with 10 crystals. If there is any additional requirement concerning the specifics of the person and place to be reincarnated then an additional crystal would be charged]

Leo heaved a sigh of relief. Now he had 16 crystals. 'After carrying out everything I would still have 4 crystals. I can use 2 crystals for giving a welcome gift and then guide Alice to harvest souls. By using the harvested soul I would issue a specific reward and as well as save something for my personal use. Although it will take some time, eventually I would be able to generate net positive revenue. Later I will expand my gang and create even more unique systems. This way crystals would be pouring from every corner of the universe."

Leo smiled ear to ear and started designing a soul harvesting system recalling the books he had read in his previous life and also considering his current requirements. It took nearly two hours for him to come up with a satisfactory design. Finally, he handed the design and codes to the system. The system simply accepted the crystals and design and issued a countdown.

[Countdown for reincarnation : 23:59:59]

Leo let out a sigh of relief. Finally, he could relax a little. It had been a roller coaster the moment he arrived in the underworld. But somehow he survived and even invested in his future. All he had to do was wait and let Alice do the rest.

'Maybe I am the first system admin in the entire universe. As far as I know, no one knows how a system is created or administers it. Usually, in novels, they overlook this fact and let the readers imagine it as some God. But would God be so bored to create a Harem system or Dual cultivation system etc.? Probably it was some perverted authors using God as a scapegoat to sell some books.'

'What is that has to do with me anyways! Now I have 2 crystals with me. Let me start my cultivation journey with these. Although I doubt I would make any progress, at least I could answer truthfully if Eva asks me later.'

According to these books, I have to hold the crystal in my palm near my abdomen and breathe in a specific pattern. Crystal would automatically be refined by the soul. But it was the most basic way of refining the crystals and efficiency would only be 10% for an average grade soul and max 20% even for a high-grade soul.

No one in the underworld uses this basic method to cultivate as it would waste precious crystals. Instead, there exist cultivation chants in the market that could increase the efficiency up to 50% for an above-average soul and up to 60% for a bottom-level high-grade soul. Cultivation chants above 60% are very costly and even if one bought it by some means it would be useless if he/she didn't have a corresponding soul grade.

Eva only gave the basic method to check the potential of Leo's soul and to calculate the cost of raising him. Leo was also curious and immediately started meditating in a specific pattern described in the book.

But before he knew it a crystal vanished into thin air. He felt as if he was energized all over his body. He somehow felt soul crystal was not wasted too much. After thinking for a while, organizing his question, he held another crystal in his hand and asked,

"System give me an estimate of my soul in terms of how to increase its strength in a short period and how much crystals are needed for a breakthrough and so on."

Leo was amateur in terms of cultivation. He didn't have a mentor and all I had was a system. He didn't want to go on the wrong path of cultivation and regret later. Moreover, he didn't want to trust anyone at the moment because of the nature of the soul. Even he somehow steeled his heart and trusted Eva, how could she guide a divine soul being a just above average soul?

Crystal in Leo's hand vanished into thin air and followed by a mechanical reply,

[Host can think of a soul as an empty water bottle. The grade of the soul is nothing but the shell of the soul and in our case material in which the bottle is made of. Low-grade souls are like a cheap plastic bottle, high-grade souls are like a polyethylene bottle but when it comes to Divine soul it's like a steel bottle. The cultivation journey is to make the bottle tougher, sharper, reliable, and utilize it efficiently in the battle.

As one refines crystal energy into a soul, the bottle would eventually be filled with the energy and a breakthrough happens. Breakthrough is nothing but saying the capacity of the bottle is used up and needs a transformation to store more water. Since the Divine soul is already sturdy, to make it even more sturdy host has to provide more energy. As the host's cultivation progresses, mere crystals wouldn't be able to transform it and there is a high requirement of all kinds of treasure.

Although the Divine soul comes with this huge problem, benefits are also naturally abundant. The host doesn't need any sort of cultivation chants. Also with a basic meditation technique host could refine 100% of sin crystals. The divine soul is not just for the namesake after all and is filled with many secrets. The host is advised to slowly explore it one by one. For the first breakthrough, the host needs 20 sin crystals]