Future Edward has already created a few applications for the Soul Flame. For example, it is possible to separate a small piece and store it, similar to Horcrux, and a part of the soul.
And according to the latter's research, Horcruxes made using the Soul Flame are even more indestructible. They would require one Tier 1 above their power to destroy them. For example, a Horcrux made by a Tier 6 Arcanist would require the strength of Tier 7 to destroy.
Based on Future Edward's research, this fact remained true for Tier 8. However, because he did not have access to the Floating City, he could not make Tier 9 Horcrux and test whether Tier 10 strength is required to destroy it.
Other important information is the Immortal or Indestructible Characteristics of the Soul Flame. Most energy discovered by the Empire–mana, divine energy, solar energy, cosmic energy, elemental energy, Chakra, and multiple others–have no effect on the Soul Flame.
Only two energies can influence it–Soul Strength and Negative Energy. Soul Strength makes sense since it involves the soul. Simultaneously, Negative Energy originated from death and decay.
'Some Skeleton Undead have a flame in their eyes. Does it have anything to do with the Soul Flame?'
Edward searched the crystal and found the answer. Their soul is indeed a manifestation of their Soul Flame. With this knowledge, Future Edward recommended giving more resources to the Necromancy Department to encourage them to study the Soul Flame.
'Duly noted,' thought Edward before continuing.
Most energies cannot directly extinguish the Flame, making it virtually indestructible. After countless trials and errors, Edward discovered three ways to extinguish the Soul Flame.
The first and easiest way is to destroy the soul, then the flame will follow soon. The second method is using Void Energy. So far, it is the highest form of energy discovered by Edward and the Empire.
Lastly, it is the power of Authority or Rules. However, not all rules can influence the Soul Flame–only two: Death and Destruction Rules. Time-Space Rules do not affect it since it cannot age forward or backward and is immune to the constraint of space.
So far, Curse Rule cannot directly affect it unless indirectly through the soul.
The destruction of the Soul Dimension will not affect the flame. In fact, the first three layers can be destroyed, but the fourth one is infinite, and Edward has no way of destroying it.
'This thing is truly miraculous,' thought Edward. The more he read about this flame, the more he felt he was discovering the mystery of life, the truth of what makes a person alive, the essence of existence itself.
He shook his head to continue.
The discovery of the Soul Flame will accelerate the Empire's decoding of the Soul Section of the Life Code. After deciphering so much of it, there are still so many unknowns left to uncover.
Subsequently, the crystal showed the Soul Flame cannot be used as a way of direct attack. It has no burning effect on the physical body or the soul. However, Future Edward did discover it could radiate a unique power.
He believed that power was a higher form of Soul Strength. Future Edward even theorized that using this power to control mana and other energy might make Arcanist even more powerful.
Unfortunately, he did not yet grasp how to properly control and exert this power.
Future Edward experimented if something would happen after fusing the Arcane Flame–used to purify mana–with the Soul Flame. The result was they could not be fused, and nothing happened. The Arcane Flame passed through the Soul Flame as if it was a ghost. And no matter what method he used, he could not make them interact.
The result was the same for things like his Phoenix Flame.
Edward sighed, his mind fascinated by the mystery of this flame. Then, he focused on two most significant discoveries regarding this flame.
"The Gods' mystery of immortality," muttered Edward, his eyes twinkling. The Gods are one of the most extraordinary creatures in the Harry Potter Universe, and maybe the Omniverse, because of their immortality and undying nature.
As long as even one of their followers exists, they will not die and can revive themselves after their bodies, souls, and Divine Kingdoms are destroyed.
Now, Edward knew the truth behind this mystery: their believer's faith directly powered their Soul Flame. So, as long as one of them is alive and keeps providing them with faith, it does not matter whether their souls exist.
Their Soul Flame can remain in existence and not extinguish. Then, they can revive themselves.
'This means as long as I eradicate their Soul Flame, I can grant True and Absolute Death to these Gods.'
For a moment, Edward could not contain his excitement. One of the things he worried about was how to deal with these Gods. Even if he killed them, they could revive later in the future and continue becoming enemies with the Empire.
The answer to this problem seems simple: kill all their believers. Unfortunately, this method is not as simple as it seems on paper. Most powerful Gods will have believers scattered in different planes, so it's a problem to find them and eradicate their believers.
And knowing their life and death relied on their believers, the most powerful Gods will hide their believers in special dimensions or unique locations that are unknown and difficult to find, turning them into cockroach-type enemies.
These Gods will use Anti-Divination to prevent people from finding their secret believers.
After his last voyage and discovering the Power of Karma, Edward also plans to develop this magic to deal with this issue. However, Cause and Effect Magic is in the early stage and needs more time to develop.
Another method he recently thought of was using his Curse Rule. He could find these secret believers through spells like Bloodline Curse or Tracking Curse.
However, these Gods are not stupid and actively block these methods after suffering a few losses from powerful magical civilizations.
Luckily, these methods were no longer necessary. As long as he found the Soul Flame of these Gods, he could ensure their true death.
"Boss, this is great news. We can finally deal with these parasites."
"Indeed," nodded Edward. "However, we have to keep this information at the highest level of security."
Morgana nodded as she knew the consequences if the Gods knew the Arcane Empire knew the secret to their immorality and could kill them. The Empire would become the enemy of all Gods that exist in the Cosmic God Plane and all other planes.
After reviewing this information, Edward walked to his Soul Flame and saw other things. The first noticeable aspect was the slight silver in the middle of the purple flame.
According to his future self, this aspect was unique only to him. At least, he has not discovered anyone else with a tint of silver. Future Edward speculated this might be the reason for his Extreme Magic Talent after reincarnating in this world from Primordial Earth.
Edward took a deeper look and found a few tiny runes inside the flame. According to his future self, these runes might be Origin Runes, and they might be from the Akashic Records.
These runes are how the Titles granted to him by the record give him special boosts or increases in talents. Unfortunately, this theory has yet to be verified, and Future Edward could not even properly record these runes because of a mysterious and incomprehensible power.
He even guessed their purpose in the first place because the number of runes was the same number of titles he had.
Future Edward tried to get answers from the Akashic Records, but the number of points required was so enormous that he knew he was in the right direction.
'So, the Soul Flame is the source of things like Magical Talents,' muttered Edward as he soon found information from the crystal. According to one study, the Soul Flame's color will change after a person drinks a Dragon Potion to increase talent.
"I've always wanted to give people Titles with abilities or stats boost. Maybe I can recreate the Akashic Record's method."
Edward did not expect to give people permanent Titles, but temporary ones that lasted a few months to a few years would suffice.
'Let's leave that for another day.'
He took a moment to review all the information about this epoch-making magic discovery. He was excited by how much the Empire would develop with this discovery alone, not to mention all the benefits he received from the Naruto World.
'Alright, let's test this Domain Expansion Method.'
Future Edward created two methods for the Magic Domain, and Present Edward decided to test the first one. So, he entered an enchanted room to prevent his destructive power from affecting the outside.
He decided to let his inner nerd out, so he made a sign on his hand and said: "Domain Expansion: World of Magic."
The surrounding space changed, and Edward found himself in an empty space with nothing inside. However, there was so much mana inside this space. Moreover, each piece of mana contained his imprint, granting him absolute control of this small space.
[Fireball]
Edward used a basic elemental spell. He looked at the fireball before him. Because of the intense concentration of mana in this space, the power of this spell was at least 20% stronger.
"This Domain method has too many flaws."
This technique is only an application of Sealing Magic. He used seals to create a contained space. Then, he scattered his own mana in the space while also branding the mana with his Soul Imprint, granting him absolute control.
The intense concentration of mana in this place increases any spells used. Furthermore, the combination of the mana concentration and imprint made it very difficult for any form of energy to exist in this place.
However, the flaw of this technique is that it requires too much mana. The Arcanist has to infuse too much of their mana into the sealed place, leaving little for them.
Of course, all decent Arcanists have mastered some Sorcerer's technique, so they can still manipulate the mana in the surrounding. And even if they did not, it is easy to accomplish since the mana has its imprints.
'The most important flaw is this domain is too easily destroyed,' analyzed Edward. His purpose in creating the Domain is to compete with the Gods' Divine Kingdom.
Although a projection, the Divine Kingdom is extremely powerful and could easily destroy the sealing technique that is the core of this technique. Lastly, Edward hoped for Arcanist's Domain to compete with the real Divine Kingdom.
And that's not an easy task.
From the information he gathered, Gods are omnipotent in their Divine kingdom. Anyone who invades will be immediately suppressed if not killed.
A Tier 9 God can seal a Tier 10 God in their Divine Kingdom if they can cut the Tier 10 God's access to their Divine Kingdom.
One of the many aspects that made the Gods one of the most powerful races is that they have absolute power in their Divine Kingdom.
So, as long as they decide to hide there, it is thousand times more difficult to kill them.
Right now, the only method he has to deal with Divine Kingdoms is to bomb it into smithereens from the outside with his Floating City. However, he has not tested this method yet, so he is not completely sure.
He feared the Divine Kingdom could use projection to affect the functions of the Floating City. So, he needs a Domain to counter this ability.
Furthermore, he thought it would be cool to humiliate some snobby God by invading their Divine Kingdoms and killing them inside.
'Jujutsu Sorcerers have to incorporate their Curse Technique into the Seal Space, thus creating their Domain Expansion,' analyzed Edward. 'However, Arcanists have many spells, and it would be meaningless to incorporate one spell into the seals.
'And based on future me's experiment, the Seal Space can fuse with 7 Spells.'
Curse energy is different from mana, the same method cannot be used to fuse spells into the domain as a curse technique. The answer Future Edward derived was using the sealed space as an artifact and enchanting it.
However, the problem with this method is that only 7 spells can be enchanted, which is not nearly enough for the versatile fighting mode of Arcanists.
Then, there is the issue that the Domain would require knowledge about Artificer and Enchanting before any Arcanist can use it. As such, Future Edward removed this technique from the final version and left notes about it.
'This Domain Expansion is perfect for Wizards or Warlocks who have a few spells and master them to a terrifying level.
"Aren't you embarrassed?" asked Morgana after seeing her boss's Chunibyo moment.
"No," replied Edward calmly.
"You should be."
"One of the qualities needed to be an Emperor and a Harem Seeker is to be shameless; to have thick skins as the easterners say."
"Well, I'm embarrassed for you."
"That's your problem," he replied. "Alright, let's test the second method."
To prove what he was saying before, he placed his hand together and said: "Domain Expansion: The Embodiment of Truth."
The surroundings changed the same way as before. However, he was not in an empty space. Instead, Edward found himself sitting on a golden throne with a towing gate behind him.
The gate contained symbols of different religions associated with knowledge and truth, like a single eye, a triangle, and the lotus.
At the foot of the throne were two bookshelves full of books. Additionally, there were many books floating in the sky and others scattered on the ground.
And like the previous domain, the environment was full of mana.
"Beautifully done," commented Edward as he observed his surroundings. His future self took into account the previous domain's flaw of incorporating many spells and found a solution.
And the answer to this problem was the Soul Dimension. The source of all Arcanist's spells is their Soul Dimension; it is the place they construct runes or magic models when casting spells.
So, Future Edward created a way for Arcanists to project their Soul Dimension into the real world–similar to Divine Kingdoms. This method is brilliant since Arcanists also have absolute power or control in their soul Dimension.
Edward's Domain Expansion looked this way because of his Soul Dimension. Under its influence, the domain took the shape of something that represents his core values, a manifestation of his essence.
He has a throne because he is an Emperor. Of course, if he has the ambition to become an Emperor, the Domain Expansion would also show one even if he was not.
Edward loves knowledge and the pursuit of truth, hence the gate and books.
[Fireball]
A massive fireball appeared in the large space. Upon closer observation, he saw one of the books on the sky flip its page.
"The boost in power is at least 40%," he uttered with shining eyes. The boost to his spell was not only the result of mana in the air, but from a mysterious power originating deep from his soul.
'So, the Domain Expansion can also mobilize some of the power of the Soul Flame,' he analyzed. He knew the source of the extra boost and believed once he fully understood the Soul Flame, this boost might also increase.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"The idea and execution are great, but the flaw is even worse than the first method," commented Morgana.
"Indeed."
According to Future Edward's tests, the projection of the Soul Dimension has no power and cannot affect the real world. So, he tried to fuse it with the Seal Space to create the Domain. Sadly, this method failed.
So, he tried many methods to sustain the projection and allow it to have an effect on the real world. In the end, he found that it could work if he created a pocket dimension and fused it with the projection.
And upon success, he created this domain.
However, this is the core issue. To cast this domain, an Arcanist would need to be able to instantly create a pocket dimension. Unfortunately, besides Edward, there are only 50 Space Arcanists in the Empire with this capability.
Space Magic is already a rare form of magic, let alone people with great achievements capable of instantly creating pocket dimensions.
Even if this domain required prep time, allowing a person to create the pocket dimension first before fusing the Soul Dimension's projection, not many people would meet the requirement to use it–unless they ask someone else or the Empire to create a pocket dimension for themselves.
As such, although this method is brilliant, it is also not applicable.
"At least we know what direction to work toward," added Morgana.
"True."
The next step to achieve a Complete Domain Expansion is to find a way for the Soul Dimension Projection to require no medium–just like the Divine Kingdom.
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