The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1182: Return

True Divinity-level Soul Masters!

Once Soul Master Vastmind and Soul Master Voidwhisper ascended to True Divinity-level Soul Masters, they would become respectable existences on par with Empyreans, joining the topmost ranks in the Myriad Sea God Palace!

Soul Master Vastmind and Soul Master Voidwhisper couldn’t have imagined that Vaan would give them such a heaven-sent gift.

The Everlasting Will Secret Art’s value was simply priceless, beyond any amount of contribution they could offer. Even if they emptied the Soul Master Hall’s resources, it still wouldn’t be worth a Heaven-rank Soul Cultivation Method.

"Th-This...! This is too valuable, Grandmaster!" Soul Master Vastmind said with trembling words as he carefully stored the Memory Crystal away.

It was too valuable to accept, yet too important to refuse.

Vaan casually smiled.

Originally, it would have taken him over two thousand years of constant effort to deduce the Everlasting Will Secret Art, with soul power expenditure nearing eight hundred thousand units.

Such a huge amount of soul power definitely couldn’t have been acquired within three months, even if he repeatedly made trips to the Astral Soul Realm for soul power replenishment.

However, he made surprising discoveries while perusing the grand libraries of the myriad sea races, allowing his Soul Master Cultivation Knowledge to improve by several levels.

This significantly reduced the soul power required to deduce the remaining part of the Everlasting Will Secret Art, ultimately reaching completion within the short three months of his stay.

"With this, the Myriad Sea God Palace’s Soul Master Heritage finally has some substance. The Soul Master Association isn’t the only place that can raise True Divinity-level Soul Masters," Vaan casually said.

Besides the Heaven-rank Soul Master Cultivation Method, he had also added more Visualization Techniques and Divine-rank Soul Master Cultivation Methods.

He also compiled his Soul Master Cultivation Insights into a book, making it the new standard introduction to Soul Master Cultivation. Studying it would inspire new insights, allowings readers a smoother Soul Master Cultivation experience.

Fewer Soul Master Candidates and Soul Masters alike would become confused and lost in the path. Their doubts would be cleared more quickly, and their bottlenecks would be easier to overcome.

It was because of these contributions over the past months that Vaan’s status had reached the apex of the Soul Master Hall.

Of course, it wasn’t just the Soul Master Hall.

Vaan had left an inerasable mark on every major part of the Myriad Sea God Palace, drawing the respect and veneration of all. His status was akin to the sun at high noon, outshining all other stars.

Countless disciples have benefited from his teachings, and even True Divinities have learned new insights from his contributions.

Vaan had strengthened and reformed the Myriad Sea God Palace in a way that no Empyreans could have achieved. No, even other True Sages couldn’t have achieved what he had achieved within a short three months.

His learning ability was truly heaven-defying.

Undoubtedly, Vaan was the most powerful Sage the Myriad Sea God Palace had ever seen or heard. Everyone was blessed to receive his teachings and benefit from his contributions.

When Vaan’s inevitable departure was made public, the disciples expressed their regret, unwilling to see him go. They believed that if he continued to stay with them, the Myriad Sea God Palace could become a top-tier Holy Land in normal times.

Unfortunately, such a promising future meant nothing if they couldn’t overcome the impending crisis. There would only be death and destruction if they failed.

In a sense, Vaan’s departure was the biggest assistance he could give the Myriad Sea God Palace because his calamity was even greater than its crisis.

After leaving the Soul Master Hall, Vaan lingered in the void outside the Mermen Domain, waiting at the designated meeting point while overlooking a part of the Myriad Sea God Palace. ɽ𝐀ΝŐ𝔟ĚS

’Having spent months in this place, I have also grown fond of the people here. However, this place is ultimately not my home and does not suit me,’ Vaan silently thought.

The Myriad Sea God Palace was undoubtedly a great place, but it wasn’t suitable for humans.

If not for Vaan’s affinity with water, he would have had a difficult time in the Myriad Sea God Palace. The environment wouldn’t feel comfortable; it would feel suffocating instead.

That was why Vaan didn’t consider its location for Pangea’s potential migration.

Considering Vaan arrived at the designated meeting point a day early, he took the opportunity to return to Pangea through the Sea God Temple Gate he had brought with him.

"Please guard the Sea God Temple Gate for me. I will return on time for the departure."

"Understood, Lord Vaan."

After informing Sovereign Trueblue and the other True Divinity-level bodyguards, Vaan opened the water rift and entered, leaving the Sea God Temple Gate behind in the void as he returned to the Sea God Temple.

One day was not much time for Vaan to catch up with all his women, but it was enough to catch up with some of them. At the same time, he could hand over the additional resources and knowledge he had acquired over the past three months.

He had to admit that he couldn’t be fair to all his women, given the time constraint.

However, since he could bring the Sea God Temple Gate with him on the journey to the Grand Unity Human Clan, he could return to Pangea anytime to make up for missed opportunities.

Swoosh!

Shortly after returning to the Sea God Temple’s sea realm, Vaan quickly disappeared from the spot, reappearing in the sky of the Blackmoon Empire.

Looking at the significant changes in each city compared to six months ago, he couldn’t help but marvel at the development of human civilization.

Much of the flat, empty land has been transformed into steel cities, farmlands, or industrial refineries and production facilities, while the forested areas have grown more lush and vibrant, filled with Spirit Energy.

A number of starships could be seen ascending and descending from the sky along fixed routes, forming an orderly traffic pattern.

The faint silhouettes of the space station and colonies could be spotted in the void beyond the atmosphere, bringing the spark of civilizations to the stars.

If it were in the past, the Pangean Humans wouldn’t have imagined that they could achieve so much development in a mere six months. If they followed the ordinary development trend of the past, even several hundred years of development would not have brought them to this stage.

Naturally, without the Celestial Kingdom’s technology and matured industrial infrastructures, achieving all of this progress in a mere six months would have definitely been impossible.

At least, it would have taken a couple of decades.

That said, despite Pangea’s impressive development and upward trend, a minor celestial event was all it would take to put an end to everything.

No matter how powerful the current Pangea had grown, it was still an insignificant force in the vast sea of stars. It was akin to a weak, flickering flame that could be extinguished at any time.

It was still far from establishing a solid footing in the heartless cosmos.

Even so, Pangea’s rapid achievement within this short period still deserved some recognition and commendation.

’Although I have been keeping track of Pangea’s situation through Valefor, the experience is quite different when I observe it with my main body,’ Vaan mused.

The impact of Pangea’s development state made Vaan feel somewhat sentimental.

During the past three months, he didn’t just make contributions to the Myriad Sea God Palace; he also raised his Spirits Path sub-physiques to the Divine Rank and produced another four Nascent Soul Avatars.

It was thanks to these five Nascent Soul Avatars in his sea of consciousness that he could feel even more emotions.

Once he reunited with his women, they would definitely be surprised by the changes in his temperament.

Swoosh!

While Vaan was appreciating the beauty of the blue planet, a lovely yet petite figure flew over from Blackthorn City’s direction.

"You have returned," Henrietta softly uttered.

Her tone carried a multitude of hidden emotions—Joy, excitement, longing, and relief.

However, it was unclear whether they were her own emotions or Empyrean Scarletsea’s, who resided within her.

"I’m back," Vaan briefly smiled before saying, "But only for a day. I’ll pay more visits when the opportunity arises."

Henrietta sighed with disappointment upon hearing this, then quickly put on a happy expression again.

"Still, your return is a joyous occasion. The others will be overjoyed once they hear of it. Everyone has been missing you dearly," Henrietta softly said with some ambiguity.

Although she spoke for the others, it was clear that it included herself as well.

Vaan suddenly closed the gap between them and reached for one of Henrietta’s soft hands. He gently lifted her hand for a gentlemanly kiss before flashing a smile.

"There’ll be plenty of chances for us to all catch up from now on," Vaan assured.

Henrietta’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat as she immediately noticed something was different about Vaan during this short exchange. She suddenly found him quite handsome and charming, more than before, despite not discovering any visible changes.

’How strange... Did I really miss him that much?’ Henrietta thought to herself as she fought the urge to throw herself at him.