This Necromancer Just Wants to Plant Trees

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Instigation vs Transformation.

Two similar energies clashed between Matthew and Dania, sparking shocking fireworks and whirlwinds.

However, in less than two seconds.

These visions were swept away by a torrent of negative energy.

Matthew stood calmly in place.

And beside him lay fragments of straw men scattered on the ground!

At this moment.

It was as if countless voices were wailing in his ear, those voices filled with immense pain and struggle, as if thousands of souls were tearing themselves apart:

"I hate him!"

"No, I love him!"

"I am a vessel of evil, I am the straw man that brings disaster..."

"No, I'm not, I could also convert to good..."

"Matthew is wrong!"

"I am wrong!"

"I want him dead... no no no, the one who should die is me!"

Those voices were so subtle yet shockingly powerful, unintentionally causing an intense soul disturbance.

Fortunately, Matthew was mentally prepared.

If an average legendary spellcaster faced such a level of soul impact, they would likely be in serious trouble!

"Although transformation originally stemmed from instigation, after sublimation through my exponentially multiplied Legendary Power, it's far from ordinary legendary abilities;

And my current strength is crushing level against the weakened Dania;

Moreover, I am blessed by the Miracle Dove and supported by the Plane Will of the Arcane Wilderness!

With this identical-nature, strength-crushing laws judgment, how could I possibly lose?"

A doubt flashed through Matthew's mind.

Dania couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

Yet she still charged resolutely forward.

Was it merely a desperate struggle in despair?

Or had she other motives?

No time to think further, amid the chaos storm, countless straw fragments began to dance, and at this moment, a red light flashed from the center of the vortex.

Matthew immediately reached out.

"Got it!"

Under the push of his mind, the Pale Hand firmly grabbed the strange cat tag glowing with red light.

A special chill surged into Matthew's palm.

He clearly realized.

This was where Dania's true soul resided!

The effect of "Transformation" was still in progress.

Dania had yet to be immediately transformed into Matthew's slave, but it wasn't far off. If he could gain further control over her soul at this point, everything would naturally follow.

At the same time.

Matthew was also very curious about Dania's soul state.

"The Ember Blood Crystal that Dania previously fused into the straw body's remained unseen, and there is no trace of the blood crystal in this Horcrux, so there is only one possibility left, the blood crystal has fused with her soul..."

With this thought.

Matthew wanted to inject some mana and energy into the cat tag.

But who knew that as soon as the first trace of negative energy was injected into the cat tag, it suddenly cracked open with a bang!

The next second.

A green smoke wrapped in red light emerged from the cat tag, then, like a vine, entangled Matthew's body... and soul!

This was Dania's soul!

A trace of astonishment flashed in Matthew's eyes—

Dania's soul could actually bypass his physical body and directly touch his soul?

This defied spellcasting common sense!

It must be known.

Matthew's body had undergone multiple modifications by Soria, its strength wasn't on the same level as an ordinary spellcaster's, not to mention he had prepared many precautions against soul magic.

The purpose was precisely to prevent such a situation from happening.

"How did she do it?"

"That's it, she utilized the moment when transformation and instigation countered each other, when my negative energy intertwined with hers..."

"Using this as a medium, and the intertwined negative energy as a springboard, she was able to bypass my physical body and defense magic, directly splicing her soul closely with mine?"

"No, even so, I shouldn't be completely without defensive and warning abilities..."

Matthew furrowed his brow.

He thought over some details but discovered even more doubts.

Dania was indeed bold or perhaps simply unafraid of death.

The danger level of soul entanglement was beyond ordinary imagination.

How much damage Matthew would endure was still unknown.

She herself was certainly facing a nine-to-one chance of dying!

"Don't you want to transform me into your slave?"

"Come on, Matthew, my dear master, let our souls merge into one, let us burst together..."

Accompanied by Dania's manic laughter.

Her soul suddenly exploded—

Immediately after.

Countless soul fragments underwent a second and third and a series of chain reactions like explosions!

"Signature Spell: Soul Burst"!

This was Dania's second attempt to destroy Matthew on the soul level.

Previously, she had tested Matthew's soul strength with Loathing Spirit.

And this time.

The vibrations she caused by sacrificing her soul were far beyond comparison to what Loathing Spirits could achieve.

Matthew promptly set up the "Spiritual Shattering Force Field".

But this defensive measure only lasted a few seconds before being forcibly pierced by the Soul Burst!

At that moment.

Numerous soul fragments carrying unknown black particles stabbed like meteors into the depths of Matthew's consciousness.

At the critical moment.

Matthew finally awakened the trump card dormant within—

"Gordon's Fire!"

Whoosh.

A sudden black fire swept through like a tornado.

The shattering effects produced by the Soul Burst appeared pale and feeble before the all-consuming effect of the black fire.

All the soul fragments and black particles were incinerated clean in an instant!