"Ugh…"
"So many voices in my head."
"It's overwhelming…"
Before Justeaze could dwell further, like Artoria, she was bombarded by the Voice of the World's information.
[Individual 'Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern' granted race: 'Fallen Angel']
[Acquired new exclusive skill: 'Purifier']
[Acquired new exclusive skill: 'Heaven's Decree']
[Acquired new unique skill: 'All the World's Evil']
Justeaze's panel wasn't as extravagant as Artoria's, but it was still impressive.
[Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern]
[Race: Fallen Angel]
[Magicules: 68,000 (High A-rank)]
[Common Skills: Ancient Magic, Konosuba Magic, Pokémon Magic, etc.]
[Intrinsic Skills: Longevity Species, Artificial Life, Eternal Spiritual Core, etc.]
[Extra Skills: Thought Acceleration, Universal Perception, Spatial Manipulation, Multi-Barrier, etc.]
[Exclusive Skills:
- Purifier (Observes soul energy, can separate spirituality from Spiritual Cores)
- Heaven's Decree (Materialization of the soul, drawing power from the Soul Corridor)
[Unique Skill: All the World's Evil (Unleashes stored magicules, entering blackened or re-ascended state)]
[Special Skills: Magicule Solidification, Command Spells]
[Resistances: Physical Attack Immunity, Status Effect Immunity, Mental Attack Immunity, Environmental Effect Immunity, Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance]
"Lord Damien."
Like Artoria, Justeaze felt the Voice of the World's gifts.
Her magicule count was lower than Artoria's but higher than the Ice Empress's, just shy of the Snow Empress's.
This foundation was thanks to the accumulated power of All the World's Evil over countless years.
"How does it feel, Justeaze?"
"Good."
"I'm just not fully accustomed to these new abilities."
As usual, Damien asked about the effects of her new skills.
The attribute panel's descriptions were too vague.
To truly understand them, Justeaze needed to test them herself.
"Fallen Angel."
Damien recalled the term.
The Fallen Angel referred to angels who had fallen, like Dino, the Slothful Ruler among the Ten Demon Lords, who transitioned from angel to Fallen Angel for reasons unknown.
Damien didn't grasp the mechanics, but the race suited Justeaze well.
"Oh? So in this world, I'm a fallen angel?"
Justeaze was surprised, secretly delighted.
Angels, even for non-Christians, were captivating creatures, right?
At least Justeaze thought so.
For Damien, the word "angel" conjured images of winged beings from fantasy novels.
"But then, what's with your unique skill 'All the World's Evil'?"
Damien wasn't ignorant of its effects, "You're already a Fallen Angel. Falling further? What's that about? From Fallen Angel to Angel again?"
Angels fall to become Fallen Angels.
But Fallen Angels falling again?
Back to angels?
"It seems… that's exactly it…"
Justeaze, just realizing this, said with a conflicted expression, "All the World's Evil lets me enter a deeper blackened state or reverse my fall to become an angel again."
Leaving aside what further blackening might do, this negative-to-positive effect left Damien in awe: The Cardinal World sure knows how to play!
"Let's talk about your exclusive skills."
"Purifier sounds like an evolution of soul filtration and purification."
"But is that all?"
Damien noticed Purifier seemed to lack any offensive power.
It was purely a support skill.
And one that was nearly useless early on.
"Um…"
With Damien's shared memories of the Cardinal World, Justeaze agreed, "It does seem a bit weak."
"If that's all it does, it's kind of lackluster."
Damien was blunt.
Imagine a reincarnator or transmigrator getting this skill.
It'd be a tragedy.
Purifier could observe, purify, and filter souls.
Hard to imagine how that would help someone survive in this world.
"Wait!"
Justeaze soon discovered Purifier's uniqueness, "It's not just about purifying souls."
The deeper she explored, the brighter her eyes shone.
"I see. This is how it's used."
Justeaze explained, "By targeting recently deceased souls, I can extract their soul energy."
The stripped souls retained their ego or self.
Like Shizue Izawa in the original story, who, as a spirit still can observed Rimuru's growth.
Souls without energy couldn't be perceived or influenced by the living.
"The extracted soul energy, when refined, becomes potential stored in the body."
In the Cardinal World, potential manifested directly as magicules.
Thus, Purifier could extract magicules from deceased souls, strengthening the user.
This made Purifier a top-tier growth skill, akin to Ogerpon's Grower or the Snow Empress's Natural Realm.
"It can also be used for healing."
Though Justeaze hadn't tested it, healing from the soul level was far superior to physical recovery.
Many methods could heal the body.
But soul damage remained an unsolved problem.
In the original story, Shizue Izawa and her students suffered from this.
Yet, for Justeaze with Purifier, such issues were easily resolved.
"A skill combining purification, filtration, refinement, and completion."
This alone gave Justeaze the potential to become a Demon Lord.
Once she achieved that, Purifier's true power would shine.
With soul purification, she could complete the awakening ritual in record time, becoming a True Demon Lord.
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