There weren’t many words in this scroll. Quinn Shepherd skimmed through them, and his mind filled with all sorts of insights about soul cultivation.
The Nethervault Demon King had told him the scroll recorded Netherworld sorcery, but it seemed that was just another tempting lie.
"When I speak, at least one out of ten words is true. When the Nethervault Demon King speaks, maybe one out of a hundred is real."
Quinn thought to himself, "Of everything he’s told me, only that Netherworld sentence was true—the rest is all lies!"
He pondered carefully. If he could fully grasp the scroll’s mysteries, he really could derive some soul-based sorcery. But the main point of the text was strengthening the soul itself—the soul-arts were just a side effect.
Quinn memorized the text, closed the scroll, and sat in deep thought, trying to unravel its secrets and see if he could create a soul-based art from it.
The Grand Fostering Heavenly Demon Sutra included soul-arts, the Wild Di great witches had their own, Grandpa Mark had taught him the Thunder Chant Eight‑Form, and the demons had the Great Freedom Heavenly‑Demon Seal—all with their own ingenious soul techniques.
Nine Hells Gate’s Soul‑Calling Rite was especially outstanding among these arts.
If he could cross-reference these techniques with the scroll’s principles, their power would increase dramatically!
Quinn meditated for a long time, then began pacing around the courtyard, practicing as he walked—trying to blend the Netherworld script’s insights into Sun‑Bathing Soul Refining in Midair.