Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

"I want you to come with me to the Temple of Souls!"

Evaque's opening remarks startled Dago.

"The Temple of All Spirits of the Ancient Spiritual Shamanic Path? Wasn't it said to have been sealed away and banished to endless time and space long ago?"

"I've found it, and I also have a way to break the seal."

Evaque remained calm, but then made a startling statement: "I've even been inside once, but for some reason, I ended up failing."

A deep shock appeared on Dago's face. If this news were to spread, it would likely cause a great uproar in the southern wizarding world.

The rumors circulating about Evaqui are that he was merely a "lucky one" who accidentally obtained a shallow portion of the ancient spirit witch's legacy.

He did not receive the core spiritual inheritance of the ancient spirit witch school, so even though many people were curious about Evaqui's mysterious background and origins, they did not delve deeper into it.

Who would have thought that Evaque had already entered the Temple of All Souls once, and that he could be considered a true spirit sorcerer.

Evaque continued, "I come from the Uta tribe, which is the tribe you see here now."

Our Uta lineage has always preserved the complete ancient spirit witch tradition, but the requirements to become a spirit witch are very strict. In this generation, only I am qualified to become a spirit witch.

Five years ago, I had already cultivated to the point where I was qualified to be recognized by all the spirits. Accompanied by several elders, I stepped into the Hall of Spirits to undergo their test, but unfortunately I failed, and all the elders died.

I wasn't satisfied and wanted to try again.

However, to initiate the inheritance trial, at least one person with a special soul is required to assist.

I left my tribe to participate in this competition for prodigies in order to find a soul with special abilities who could help me.

Upon hearing Evaqui's explanation, Dago couldn't help but ask, "What does 'soul-possessor' mean?"

"It's hard to explain."

Evaqui thought for a moment and then said, "It's a person whose body contains more than one soul; you can think of it as a kind of soul mutation."

Generally speaking, such distortions are acquired. The lineage of spirit shamans has a tradition of passing down a portion of the soul from generation to generation, so it is more common. Outside of spirit shamans, this situation is very rare.

Especially someone like you, who clearly contains more than one soul yet still maintains an extremely intact sense of self, is even rarer.

Dago roughly understood what Evaque was saying.

He transmigrated to this world, merging with the soul of the original "Dago" upon arrival. During his subsequent cultivation, he unintentionally merged with a portion of the ancient will of "Behelet," thus becoming the so-called "Soul Specialist."

This characteristic is also the key obstacle preventing him from advancing to the fourth level of Dawn, and he came to Evaque this time to find out how to solve this problem.

"In the entire south, I'm the only one you found?"

Dago asked again.

"No."

Evaqui shook his head. "In fact, there is someone else who is more suitable than you in some ways. The other part of his soul is stronger and better integrated than yours."

However, his personality is extremely unstable. I tried to get to know him, but I felt I couldn't establish a stable working relationship with him, so I gave up.

"Who?"

Dago pressed for an answer.

Evaque casually uttered a name: "Ang Rio, the opponent you faced in the second round of the bloody battle."

Ang?!

Does Ang possess a soul even more powerful than the Despairing Winter Dragon Behelit?!

Dago was shaken and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I left the Fairy City only after I watched your battle."

Evaque pondered for a moment and said, "From what I know, if he had been willing to reveal all his skills on the field at that time, no one should have been his match."

Dago remained silent.

He even thought he had defeated Ang head-on and personally shattered a long-standing nightmare in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Ang was hiding his true intentions better than anyone else.

"hiss--"

Dago took a deep breath, trying to calm his turmoil, and asked Evaque, "What do I need to do to accompany you into the Temple of the Souls?"

"I'll tell you then, it's not particularly difficult."

"Is there any danger?"

"Of course there are risks, but with your abilities, it shouldn't be a problem."

Evaque explained, "The Uta clan elders who accompanied me into the Temple of Spirits were all only second-circle wizards and were very old. Not long after entering, they were directly summoned by the spirits and remained inside forever."

This is also the main reason why I failed the trial.

Evaque's gaze was honest, but his eyes held a hint of resentment.

Dago felt that what he said didn't seem fake, but of course, he couldn't completely believe Evaque.

"I need to think about it."

Dago spoke.

Evaque nodded. "Of course, you have plenty of time to consider. Even if you ultimately refuse, it's okay. In fact, I already have another candidate in mind, but it will take some time to develop him."

Dago subconsciously thought of the girl in the white wolf fur skirt who had led him into the tribe on behalf of Evaqee. After asking her, Evaqee nodded in agreement.

"I will contact you again in six months to three to five years. Entering the Temple of All Spirits will also benefit you; it should be able to resolve the soul fusion problem you are currently facing."

Dago's expression shifted; he realized that Evaque had seen the obstacles he faced in advancing to the Dawn, and took the opportunity to raise his own question.

Evaque was generous with his guidance.

"The reason why the two souls in your body are not completely fused is because you did not understand their deepest obsessions before you merged them. In the early stage, Dago only appeased the shallow obsessions of the former body. The concept of soul fusion and redeeming the dead is the same. If you achieve the goal that they wanted to achieve but could not achieve, they will naturally become docile."

As a shaman, Evaqui was a master of spiritual studies. His words, like a scalpel, precisely struck at Dago's core problem, clearing away the fog in his mind.

"Obsession".

Dago silently pondered these two words. There has always been a tradition in the wizarding world that after a wizard dies, the "Song of the Afterlife" that relatives and friends often sing is meant to comfort the soul of the deceased.

He didn't know what Beheilite's obsession was, nor did he want to know. He didn't even intend to merge with Beheilite's lingering will; if given the chance, he would definitely remove it from his body.

However, its predecessor was "Dago".

Dago thought of the letters from his hometown piling up inside his spatial ring, and realized it was time to go back.

"Where is the entrance to the Temple of Souls?"

"Central part of the mainland."

After the last question was asked, the conversation between the two ended.

He followed Evaqui out of the animal-skin tent and found that the Uta people had already lit a welcoming bonfire in the center of the tribe.

As a distinguished guest of Evaqui, the highest saint of the Uta tribe, Dago was deeply respected by all the Uta people.

The Uta people held a grand banquet arranged by the girl in the white wolf-skin skirt, and Dago gladly took his seat.

The main course at the dinner was a thick soup made from various crushed berries and meat, simmered with many spices, which was quite delicious, and served with a homemade fruit wine called Uta.

Under the moonlight, by the bright campfire, Dago enjoyed a tranquility he hadn't experienced in a long time.

He saw Tracy sitting alone in the corner. She wasn't eating anything; instead, she was staring blankly at the flames, seemingly lost in thought.