She obeyed immediately, with no hesitation whatsoever. Her ghostly fist collided with my outstretched palm, and I felt it: solid weight, dense power, and a proper form was behind the strike. She didn't just look stronger. She was stronger.
I flexed my fingers, letting the stinging sensation settle. "I estimate her to be about level 30, stats-wise at least."
The Codex moved back into my vision at my mental command. I willed it to display the data from the two batches I'd just used. It obeyed with a shimmer of blue light, presenting a refined breakdown.
📜 [Codex Entry: Invested Warrior Souls – Eve]
Levels 2–4: 12,000 souls invested.
Levels 5–9: 8,000 souls invested.
Levels 10–14: 4,250 souls invested.
Total invested soul count: 24,250
Satisfied, I nodded to myself. All from the collection of lower-tier souls, as planned. It was a good baseline test.
