The second divine technique he had obtained was a method to form a sword soul.
But the problem was that it required a beast soul to work properly. Null wasn't an actual beast, so he couldn't use it. But in the end, he simply designated the soul of Noxis as the system itself.
This increased Noxis's strength exponentially, since the system itself was likely a high-level entity in the heavenly will's eyes.
"Heavenly will, huh..."
He sighed heavily. He still had the confrontation with the heavenly will ahead. Nothing was going happy-go-lucky for him.
Floating through the sanctuary, he arrived directly in front of the Nine Nether Frostflame.
[Devour the flame?]
"Yes. Are you really asking me that after all this?"
Slowly, Cale extended his hand toward the mesmerizing seed of the Nine Nether Frostflame, drawn by its chilling, unnatural beauty.
The very second his bare fingertips grazed the core—
An explosive wave of terrifying cold violently invaded his entire body.
"Ahh!"
