Chapter 921: 287. Soul Awakening_3

Among them was an exam book titled “Soul Care Guide.”

The book states that the biggest distinction between a spiritual body and a soul body is:

Spiritual bodies have their own autonomous consciousness, knowing what they should and shouldn’t do.

Whereas, soul bodies generally have a chaotic, blurry consciousness, unable to differentiate between reality and illusion.

Generally speaking, souls preserved in a soul container can still maintain a clear state of consciousness.

For example, Nicolette inside the Soul Stone, or the disembodied souls within the Soul Retreat Crystal.

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The situation Nicolette is in now is that she is preserved in a soul container, where she should be maintaining clear consciousness, but because she is in a Slumber State, she is being forced into painful memories.

So, if she could be released from the slumber early and recover clear consciousness, could that stop the resurgence of her sorrowful past?

Noland Lee’s eyes lit up; he had a stroke of insight!

He flipped hurriedly through the “Soul Care Guide” in his mind and found a case recorded in the book.

The soul in the case was that of a wizard who had been devoured by a ghoul.

After being rescued, the person lost their body and was left only with the spirit protected by the Soul Retreat Crystal, equivalent to a dead person.

His and Nicolette’s situations were similar; both had died once and were in a state of soul slumber.

The method of salvation mentioned in the case was to infuse Soul Energy and continuously drip “soul nourishing potion” and “soul revival elixir” onto the soul container.

If possible, one could also ask an expert in the field of souls to cast spells like the “Reverse Death Barrier.”

Noland Lee snapped his fingers and found the solution.

He turned to the tense-looking Nolin and said:

“Don’t worry, Nolin. I’ve got it covered. Prepare the cultivation tank; Nicolette will likely wake up very soon.”

“Yes, Sir,” Nolin responded with a nod, commanding the Mechanos to open the valve of the cultivation tank and start filling the wooden container with fluid.

Noland Lee called out to Denise Green in his heart.

About two minutes later, Denise’s cheerful voice echoed in his mind:

“Yay~ All set, Noland! Professor Lamp has agreed to help, and she’s offering a very generous deal~”

“Denise, let’s talk about that later. Come down to the first floor underground; Nicolette needs help,” Noland Lee said.

“Oh! Okay! I’ll be right there!”

Denise transformed into a little torch and flew from the Fifth Floor to the Underground, immediately spotting the furrowed-brow Nicolette.

She cast a detection spell to check Nicolette’s condition and took out her books from the Magic Pouch.

To ensure a proper diagnosis, she cross-referenced the content of her books several times before drawing her magic wand and starting the casting.

Just as Noland Lee had deduced, the Resurrection Spell could address Nicolette’s anomaly. noveldrama

The tip of Denise’s wand cast a warm radiance, illuminating the Soul Stone and the nearby tabletop.

First was a “Reversal of Death Blessing,” followed by an “Intermediate Pain Suppression,” then a “Defensive Death Blessing,” and finally a specially designed “Soul Healing” for treating Soul Injury.

After a round of spells, Nicolette visibly relaxed her brow.

Noland Lee released a Deconstruction spell, nodding slowly.

The duration of Nicolette’s Slumber State was reduced to about 1 hour, and the probability of Soul Weaving failure was back down to 1%.

Standing next to the Soul Stone, Denise held her magic wand, gazed at Nicolette’s soul, and murmured:

“Come on, Nicolette! Wake up quickly! As long as you can open your eyes, you can escape the nightmare!”

Nicolette seemed to hear her words, as her tightly closed eyes twitched, and her pupils beneath the eyelids trembled slightly.

Denise cast another round of spells.

The white delicate fingers of Nicolette twitched, showing more and more signs of awakening.

Noland Lee cast a Deconstruction and immediately turned his head to look at the culture tank:

“Nolin, speed up the infusion of the culture fluid, Nicolette is about to wake up. Get ready to put her into the culture tank.”

“Yes, Sir!” Nolin turned the valve on the liquid pipeline.

“Whoooosh~~~~”

Water droplets as thick as ten or more centimeters appeared in the culture tank, and the pale green surface of the water swiftly rose.

When the liquid overflowed, Nolin opened the circular skylight at the top of the culture tank and said:

“Sir, the Soul Stone can now be placed.”

Denise cast the third round of spells.

After she finished casting, Noland Lee used “Mind Capture” to pick up the Soul Stone and placed it through the circular skylight into the culture tank.

Nolin closed the skylight and activated the magic circle on the Cultivation Tank Base.

“Hummm…”

The gray glow, symbolizing Soul Energy, lit up on the carvings of the wooden base.

From now, until the magic circle was turned off, the entire culture tank would be a large soul container for preserving souls.

Even without the Soul Stone, Nicolette’s soul would not dissipate.

Noland Lee cast Deconstruction to confirm the Array was functioning normally, then used “Mind Capture” to crush the Soul Stone floating in the culture fluid.

“Crack…”

The fragile Soul Stone shattered at a touch, turning into sparkling fragments that sank to the bottom of the tank.

Nolin activated the water-changing magic circle on the base, drawing out the fragments along with the culture fluid, while filling the tank with new culture fluid to replenish the liquid loss.

The moment the Soul Stone shattered, Nicolette’s soul expanded from the size of a palm to the normal size of a human body.

In just three to five seconds, a slender soul-shaped girl appeared in the culture tank.

She curled up like a baby, hugging her knees and compactly curled into a ball, floating in the pale green fluid.

Time passed second by second.

The moment the countdown on the Panel Information hit zero, Nicolette’s eyes struggled for a moment before opening with difficulty.

She slowly lowered her bent legs, let her hands dangle, and gazed blankly outside the tank at the three figures.

Denise waved her magic wand, casting a detection spell:

“…Um, Jarvis, there seems to be a problem. Nicolette’s soul has woken up and is unharmed, but she…”

Denise paused, then continued with a wry smile:

“But her mind, it’s been sealed by the peculiar mark on her forehead.”

Nicolette’s soul maintained the state of wearing a dress, seemingly unchanged, yet right at the center of her forehead, there was now a white mark in the shape of a “curved dagger.”

Nolin clasped her hands before her chest and looked at Noland Lee:

“Sir, have we failed?”

Noland Lee shook his head slightly, while reading the Deconstruction Results, he said:

“We have not failed yet, we are only one step away from success.”