The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1140: A Musical Disaster

’Can be considered finding fortune among misfortune. But from another perspective, there isn’t really any misfortune since the fortune outweighs it,’ Vaan mused.

Sure, soul power exhaustion left him vulnerable and would delay his progress and plans.

However, he currently had a True God-level bodyguard on standby, and he was also inside a sound chamber with high security. Thus, there was no danger to his life.

More importantly, he placed greater value on the discovery of spiritual relief.

After all, this was related to his sense of identity and his own sanity.

A rubber could only be stretched so far before it snapped. As such, finding another, more effective way to relieve the tension was akin to obtaining a life-saving trump card.

Of course, he also valued the emotional bonding he could achieve with his loved ones through spiritual relief.

With his mental state reduced to a more human level, it was more achievable to strengthen his connections with the others, rather than make them feel distanced, fearful, or estranged.

Although Vaan might not have shown it, he quite valued the intimate bond he shared with Astoria and the others. He felt this more strongly after recovering many memories of his first life.

After all, if there was one thing he learned from Varuna’s long voyage in the sea of nothingness, it was that humans were emotional creatures; they weren’t meant to be alone.

Naturally, Varuna felt this more strongly during his solitary journey.

The extended periods of loneliness slowly ate away at his soul and gave him severe depression. As such, he also felt relief and peace the moment the unknown cosmic fourth-dimensional being annihilated him.

Of course, people who were comfortable alone also existed.

However, even if people seemed comfortable being alone, they were merely distracted by other factors, such as work, responsibilities, and entertain. As such, they might not even know of their own depression.

Though they might not know of depression at first, they would eventually feel it occasionally over time.

There were even people who buried themselves in such distractions because they suffered from a past toxic relationship. As such, they preferred the peace, loneliness, and depression over putting themselves through another emotional torment.

After all, the former was more endurable.

Unfortunately, this might only be possible because they have never experienced true happiness.

Ignorance was bliss to these people.

Because they take the past mistakes as a precedent and become comfortable with loneliness, they were either unwilling or incapable of taking on more risks in pursuit of true happiness.

That said, the most terrifying people were also this kind of people, who were comfortable being alone. Because they had no one, they were also capable of anything. 𐍂𝘢Νò฿ËṨ

Such people shouldn’t be offended.

Having lived and recovered the memories of many lifetimes, Vaan knew what to value and what to discard. Just by looking at Varuna and Valefor, who have both lived seemingly impressive lives, one would actually find them rather miserable.

Varuna’s biggest mistake was his determination to journey alone through the sea of nothingness, leaving behind his wives and children despite their desire to join him.

On the other hand, Valefor’s biggest flaw was his own cowardice, born from a bad childhood. As a result, he detested all witches and couldn’t open his heart to trust another. Moreover, he found great fun and pleasure in slaughtering them, often indulging himself in it.

One had a purpose but approached it the wrong way, while the other had no purpose and only indulged in fun.

In Vaan’s opinion, men did not need fun; they needed purpose.

Moreover, the purpose required the correct approach. Of course, if both purpose and fun could be achieved simultaneous, it would be the best of both worlds.

As such, while Vaan intended to fulfill his destiny, he wouldn’t readily leave behind his women and abandon them. They were his emotional attachments and anchors in this current life, as well as his strengths.

In time, he could draw extraordinary strength from them.

Currently, he might be away from them, but this was only a temporary separation. Still, his Primordial Avatar was overseeing everything back home, allowing him to understand and control the situation.

Thus, in truth, he never really left.

’After I recover enough soul power to re-enter the Astral Soul Realm and speed up my soul power recovery, I’ll be able to test and confirm the power of thought in reality. Once I achieve sufficient understanding and mastery, it’ll be time to enter the Soul Master Hall, meet other Soul Masters, and learn more about Soul Master Cultivation,’ Vaan planned.

Although he was currently cautious about meeting other Soul Masters at the Soul Master Hall, he wasn’t too worried about them, now that he had comprehended the power of thought, officially becoming a Soul Master himself.

After all, how many Soul Masters could enter the Astral Soul Realm?

Just from one trip to the Astral Soul Realm, Vaan had benefited immensely in the Soul Path, making his soul power far more potent than before.

More importantly, he had strengthened his connection to his original soul, allowing him to draw upon its vast soul power properly. Even if it was only a tiny fraction of the whole soul, it was still an immeasurable amount.

If not for his attempt to repair the cracks, its soul power wouldn’t have been drained so easily.

Such advantages had already put him far ahead of ordinary Soul Masters in the Path of Soul Master Cultivation.

After all, it shouldn’t be common for others to wield a second, more powerful soul.

Even after scouring so many books in the Myriad Sea God Palace, Vaan had yet to come across any records or mentions of a situation similar to his. It was different from a fusion of two souls and not the same as a division of a soul into two.

In truth, Vaan had limited comprehension of his double-soul situation.

He only knew that it granted him unparalleled advantages.

’Right now, I am in this poor state. Even though I know what I must do, I don’t feel like doing anything. Simply moving feels like a chore... Is this what it’s like to be a lazy bum?’ Vaan mused.

Being a proactive person, currently on his toes, he found such a feeling rather uncomfortable.

’I wonder if the Ode of Pain and Joy can accelerate my soul power recovery...’ Vaan wondered, feeling a bit surprised for only thinking of this now.

In his current lethargic state, it was naturally impossible to recreate the same flawless fluteplay.

In fact, he would definitely find the act of playing the flute incredibly laborious and difficult.

Still, if he could produce even a bit of the Ode of Pain and Joy’s charm, it might have some effect. No matter how small the effect was, as long as it could potentially aid his soul power recovery, it was worth a try.

’Let’s do this!’

Vaan gritted his teeth, struggling to lift the Jade Harmony Flute to his mouth as determination and reluctance clashed like the whispers of an angel and devil.

With much effort, he finally brought the Jade Harmony Flute’s mouthpiece to his mouth before blowing on it.

Ptui! Pftt! Screech!

Without any surprises, a horrendous sound echoed throughout the sound chamber. Still, Vaan wasn’t disheartened or deterred. He continued playing the Ode of Pain and Joy on his Jade Harmony Flute.

’It’s not as bad as I thought,’ Vaan silently thought.

However, netizens online, under the Pompos recording, had an entirely different opinion! A calamity had descended on Vaan’s Pomposity channel’s chat, filling it with chaos and despair!

Various disciples, supporters and non-supporters alike, wailed, coughed blood, and pleaded for mercy!

"Ah, my ears! Make it stop!"

"What on earth is Lord Vaan playing? How could this song be even more horrible than the last one?!"

"Song?! What song! You call this abomination a song?! Arghhh, my ears are bleeding!"

"Divine punishment! This must be divine punishment from Lord Vaan, ahhh! Lord Vaan is punishing us for talking shit about his song!"

"Hahahaha! This is too funny! Lord Vaan can have many talents, but music is definitely not one of them! Bro picked up the flute to feel the music... Why hasn’t the music filed a restraining order yet?"

"Sigh... This is not Lord Vaan’s fault... Lord Vaan tried to play the flute, but the flute also tried to play dead..."

"Arghhh, this is so bad! Staying here is simply self-torture! I’m leaving, brothers and sisters! No need to see me out!"

"Hmph, this isn’t an airport. No need to announce your departure."

"A bunch of ignorant wusses. What kind of person is Lord Vaan? How could he be so petty as to punish everyone online when it is just the fault of a few potty-mouths? Lord Vaan is clearly pursuing an extreme path of song arts! The worse it sounds, the more profound it is!"

"Hahaha, I think it’s quite clear that Lord Vaan knows we, netizens, can’t experience the effects of his song, so he is playing a more profound song to allow us to feel its wondrous effects."

"Wondrous effects?! I don’t know about its wondrous effects, but I can definitely feel its destructive effects!"

"I’ve been trying to comprehend the profundity of Lord Vaan’s new song for the past three minutes, and now I understand... I understand that I don’t understand anything..."

"Brother, your comprehension is lacking. This song is quite special... If you focus hard enough, you’ll be able to see and hear other things..."

"What do you hear and see, brother?"

"The grim reaper calling for me..."