chapter 3213: releasing diliy

sister orb acted carefully. that soul worm was almost fully merged with diliy's soul, and its tendrils spread like thin threads to every corner. even with her meticulous job, damage was unavoidable. that's where rean jumped in. his light element was perfect for the soul, and at every slight change, it acted, helping stabilize and heal the damaged parts.
finally, thirty minutes later, the werdlem soul worm was pulled out of diliy's soul, being confined by the power of the celestial soul dimensional realm instantly. rean could take his sweet time with zangeshu later to analyze it further.
rean worked a little bit more on diliy's soul, helping him to further stabilize his condition. he did his best, but souls are delicate things, so even his light element had its limits. if he was at a higher realm, it would have been much easier, though.
"phew..." rean took his hand away from diliy's head, taking a deep breath and nodding in satisfaction. "i'm over with it. diliy's soul will be weak for a while, but he should be fine now. the rest of the healing process is something he will have to focus on his own."
*ugh...*
diliy's eyes trembled, and they slowly opened as he held his hand against his head. sister orb wasn't holding him down anymore, but she was still making it impossible for diliy to see anything other than rean and a few meters of his surroundings.
"w-what happened?" diliy tried to open his eyes, his head feeling like trying to split in half. he looked around with difficulty. then, he found rean there. "hum? rean? no, wait..." *ugh...*
rean patted his shoulder with a smile. "take it slowly, diliy. you had been under the control of the inquisition hall for several centuries. you are free now, but there are some lingering side effects that will take time to heal. check your soul."
"eh?! right! you were in the battle just now, too!" diliy quickly remembered. "rean, that was the guy who took me away from the world splitting sect."
rean obviously knew that. "don't worry, master. he is on our side now." rean then turned his attention to rifindio. "that said, what do you know about these werdlem soul worms? i refuse to believe you know nothing."
rifindio quickly began to speak. "i do know about their existence indeed. you can find them pretty much anywhere in this universe. from what i know, they are mainly used in the low- ranked universes of the werdlem empire to guarantee stable management. they are very convenient. however, there is a rule that must be followed at all costs when using these werdlem soul worms."
"rule?" rean got curious.
rifindio pointed at it. "only direct members of the werdlem empire can receive such things. they must not be used on anyone who isn't part of that list. the inquisition halls are a very good example. you will never find a person being controlled by this thing outside the core of the werdlem empire forces."
rean narrowed his eyes. "that's a weird thing. they could use it to infiltrate other powers inside their own universes to keep an eye on them. why would they restrain themselves to their own experts only."
rifindio shook his head. "you know my status in the supreme palace by now. it is not like i was told much during my time there. if i were to risk, i think that's because the werdlem empire just doesn't want its own forces going out of control, especially when an expert from outside joins it at a later time."
"like me..." diliy sighed. he was forced to join, and to make sure he was loyal, he received one of the werdlem soul worms. it was necessary since he was the only expert on the planet capable of using the fifth stage of weapon intent. the inquisition hall wanted him. "rean, can you tell me what happened during the time i've been under their control?"
rean didn't mind. "sure, i'll use a spiritual sense message to make things fast." and so, rean explained everything that happened so far to diliy.