Angor hopped on the ground and landed on top of the lab table.
"You've just become a soul, and you can already levitate. Not bad," Ness complimented.
The first time he ejected his soul, he also had a hard time levitating. Now, it was all thanks to his experience in the Nightmare Realm. However, Sunders told him not to mention the Nightmare Realm, so Angor only smiled politely at Ness' compliment.
While Angor floated on top of the lab table, Ness walked to the other side of the lab table.
"Let me show you something I spent nearly a hundred years on!" Ness said.
As he turned one of the rollers, a crack slowly appeared on the ground, and a row of strange instrument tubes rose from the crack.
On the left was a large, rotating lamp, while on the right were rows of smaller tubes.
"Omnibeam!" Ness pointed at the device proudly. "I bought it at an auction in Floating Mech City ten years ago. It can simulate all visible light waves!"
"Omnibeam … A masterpiece from the new school of mechanical alchemy. It's worth a fortune." Sunders sighed. "I can't believe you spent so much on it."
"Can't help it. The Omnibeam can only create the most effective light waves to see through souls," Ness said helplessly. "Soul wizards have to study different souls. Without the help of the Infinite Light Instrument, it's too much work."
After listening to their conversation, Angor began to understand the purpose of the tubes.
It seemed to be a device that could gather all visible light waves.
Visible light was the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that could be perceived by human eyes. Jon mentioned something similar to this device when he was explaining light waves to Angor. It was called a spectrophotometer. However, a spectrophotometer was a device that could break down complex light waves into spectral lines, which was different from the Omnibeam.
It seemed that mechanical alchemy in the wizarding world had reached a very high level of technology.
But this was the first time Angor heard that a soul could be seen through by visible light. It seemed there was something wrong with the Omnibeam. Maybe it wasn't all about technology. Or maybe the "visible light" Ness mentioned was not what Angor understood. After all, the naked eye of a Magus was very different from that of a normal human.
As far as he knew, wizards should be able to see a wider spectrum of light with their naked eyes. If they used special visual spells, they might be able to see invisible light such as ultraviolet, microwave, infrared, and so on.
Therefore, although the Earth civilization and the Sorcerer civilization occasionally interacted with each other, they were still fundamentally different.
As he pondered, Ness had already set up the Infinite Light Machine around his lab table and surrounded him.
"Later, I'll test what kind of light can illuminate your soul. Some of them might make your soul uncomfortable, but I've chosen mild ones that won't harm your soul," Ness explained.
"Understood." Being surrounded by so many instruments made him feel like a lab rat waiting to be slaughtered.
Ness began to adjust the light waves, which then moved toward Angor with different colors.
A moment later, a pale ray of light shone on him. However, Ness didn't seem to notice it. He didn't stop adjusting the light waves.
"What Ness meant by 'illuminate' doesn't mean that the light can go through your soul. It's like looking inside your soul," Sunders explained when he saw Angor's confused look.
"Sunders told me that the gray mist in your soul is half-uncontrollable. If you release too much of it, you'll feel like your soul is being sucked dry. I suspect that your soul is contaminated, so what I'm doing now is to find out what kind of light can illuminate the gray mist in your soul. "
Since Sunders didn't know much about souls, as a Soul Master, Ness didn't have the chance to show off in front of Sunders. The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
"The essence of the soul is a kind of pure energy. The gray mist in your body might not be a good thing for your soul. Furthermore, from the information we've gathered so far, the grey mist might have already formed an intimate connection with your soul. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the grey mist to weaken your soul power just by releasing it. "
"There are many more mysteries about the soul …"
Ness' explanation helped Angor understand a lot of things. For example, the chaotic space where the soul resided was known as the "Land of Souls". The Land of Souls could be said to be within the human body, but it could also be said to be outside of the human body. It was widely believed by Soul Wizards to be in another dimension. It was the materialization of the light of human spirituality in another dimension.
There was no evidence to support this theory, but it was the most acceptable one until there was no other explanation. There were many similar theories in the wizarding world. For example, some people who didn't know much about the Nightmare Realm would say it was another dimension. Some people doubted the concept of time freezing, so they believed that the Nightmare Realm was a different dimension.
Everything that one didn't know was related to another dimension. It was the same as how ancient humans blamed everything on the gods because they didn't know how wind, frost, rain, and snow came about.
While Angor was enjoying Ness' explanation, he suddenly felt a strange emotion.
"So beautiful, Baron Milk … No, Angor, did you know? Your soul is so beautiful! I want to kill you … Hahaha! I have to hold it back. Yes, just a little longer. When the apple ripens, your soul will belong to me! You'll be my third star, the Treasure Star! "
Angor sensed his chuunibyou, madness, and stubbornness.
He turned his head to look. He didn't even need to think to know who had spoken. Saka didn't say anything in the illusion, but Angor could feel the great change in his expression even though he was far away from the experiment table.
"So he figured out who I am." Angor sighed in his mind. "And I was right. He really wants to kill me and take my soul."
"What's wrong?" Sunders noticed Angor's strange expression.
"Is it the light that's bothering you?" Just bear with it for a while. "Ness also noticed Angor's strange expression.
Angor shook his head and didn't say anything.
Sunders followed Angor's line of sight and glanced at Saka, who was still trapped in the illusion. "You sensed his emotion?"
Angor was a little surprised. He had to admit that Sunders' observation skills were really good. Angor only glanced at Saka, and Sunders already noticed it.
Since he was already exposed, Angor didn't try to hide it. "Yes."
"Something bad then." Sunders raised an eyebrow.
"Maybe." Angor did not deny it.
Ness looked at Angor. "Sunders said your soul can sense other people's emotions. Is that true?"
Angor didn't know whether it was true or not. He couldn't sense Sunders' or Ness' emotions right now, only Saka's. Saka was too far away from him, so Angor wouldn't be able to sense him if he wasn't agitated.
"What's that kid thinking now? Tell me." Ness pointed at Saka. "He always does strange things and never shows his thoughts. As his teacher, I'm worried about him."
"Are you sure you want to know?"
"Is he a pervert?" Ness was doubtful. "He's always so clean. He doesn't even touch a single woman in the valley. I didn't expect him to be such a pervert. "
"… It's not that bad."
"Then what's he thinking?"
"He's thinking about how to kill me when you're not around." Angor paused. "He wants me to die in a ritualistic way, preferably with a smile on my face."
Sunders didn't know what to say.
Ness didn't know what to say.
Ness laughed awkwardly. "Saka respects you a lot. Even if he wants to kill you, he wants to make it ritualistic."
"What does that have to do with respect?" Angor thought to himself.
"By the way, why does he want to kill you?"
Angor shrugged. "I don't know. He said he wants to turn my soul into his third star."
"Oh!" Ness exclaimed in realization. "So that's how it is. This kid has good taste! I'm looking forward to that day. "
Angor thought Ness would at least give Sunders some face and promise that Saka wouldn't bother him again after he told him about Saka's plan.
However, Ness didn't seem to mind Saka's desire for Angor's soul. In fact, Ness even encouraged Saka to do so. In the minds of wizards, fighting and killing were the main themes that never ended.
"I hope you can grow faster. At least, don't let him kill you easily. But don't worry. Even if he kills you, I'll take your soul with me. There aren't many Nightmare Entities around. "
Angor didn't know what to say. So he was still useful to Sunders because of his Nightmare Entities.
Angor could feel that Sunders was treating him like a real student. But he also knew that Sunders wouldn't mind using his soul as a test subject if he died for real.
Sunders' values were full of contradictions, but at the same time, they weren't stingy with reality. It was completely different from what Angor was used to seeing, but he didn't think it was strange.
Angor shook his head and decided not to think about it.
"Tell me what I'm thinking," Ness suddenly spoke to Angor.
"I can't. I can't sense Mister Ness or my professor's emotions," Angor said.
"Remove your spirit barrier and lower your body to the level of an apprentice."
"Try again," Sunders said to Angor as he waited for Ness to finish the procedure.
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