1030 [Soul Freeze] Liam licked his lips as he stared at the alien creature in front of him. On the other side, the draconian princess was busily hurling several words at him but her cries of panic and shouts of anger all aimed at him faded away into the background. Liam only focused on the opponent standing right before him. Yes, the plan the draconian princess had suggested to him was solid and even had a reasonable 50-50 chance but that was not enough. Entering a fight with a 50% chance was not the best that he could do. He had a plan of his own that had a much bigger chance of victory. Especially now that he knew the effectiveness of his soul shield, he sneered at the abnormal creature as he walked out of the protective barrier once again. "Is that all you had?" Unexpected words came out of his mouth. This was because [Soul Shield] was not the only soul skill he had in his repertoire. The next second, before the so-called King could launch another attack at him, Liam reacted fast. He manipulated the soul shield around him and instantly split the thick soul essence into two streams. The first one he used to surround himself and form the protective barrier but the second one, he sent directly at the grotesque creature, aiming right for its soul. The Ison King trembled at the impact, his figure freezing awkwardly mid-motion. The powerful level 500 creature was helpless against the attack. The creature stood like a statue in shock unable to do anything at all. The draconian princess, the oracle, and the monk who were watching this unblinkingly were also shocked silly. What just happened? Everything had progressed too fast and now all they could see was the Ison King standing weirdly, staring at nothing in particular. His eyes were also dazed as if he wasn't even conscious at the moment. While the two humans had no clue what was going on, it didn't take long for the draconian princess to figure things out. "A soul attack!" She exclaimed as horror filled her face. Yes, this was a good thing but how could a human being from a lower realm like this be capable of executing an attack like this? On the other hand, Liam did not seem surprised in the least. "Oh? So you are indeed stronger than your queens!" He casually remarked as if he had already done this a hundred times which wasn't that far from the truth. This was indeed the same attack he had used earlier against the Ison Queens in front of Kouske. This was also the attack because of which he had confidently stepped foot here to face the so-called King. In fact, that was why he had even come to the Grand War in the first place. When his soul became injured and his overpowered Soul Splice skill became locked, Liam suddenly found himself useless. Without a skill like that, he was completely powerless against the isons, especially the evolved ones. Repairing his soul in this short time was also out of the question as he had no idea how to go about that or even to what extent his soul was injured. This wouldn't have been that big of a problem since he still had his soul army and his other strong points to rely on including his black dragon sword and his mana core. However, when it came to the isons, none of these were useful. He was only managing to eradicate them because of his Soul Splice skill. Without these... they were only going to become stronger and stronger as the days went by! Dealing with them after that would be next to impossible. But Liam was also not completely clueless as to what to do next. Perhaps because of using Soul Splice so many times that his own soul was now bruised badly, he already had an idea about a new soul skill. Just like how soul splice combined the strength of several souls all at once, thereby damaging his soul, Liam wanted to use the same concept to shock and shatter another person's soul by forcefully injecting considerable soul essence into their soul. This was what he was developing during the two days he spent inside the nether dungeon. Thanks to the abundance of nether in the place, it was the perfect place for him to recover his mental strength, clear his mind and meditate on this. Though he wasn't too sure how everything would pan out, at the end, he did manage to make a breakthrough. Even if it was not the skill he had in mind, he created a skill that partially resembled it - [Soul Freeze]. Instead of trying to completely grip a soul and shatter it, he ended up using a smaller amount of soul strength to temporarily freeze the soul. This not only made the target unable to react for a few seconds but also placed them in severe pain and agony, completely disrupting their balance. And thus, apart from his [Soul Shield] which was a defensive soul technique, he acquired his first offensive soul technique [Soul Freeze]. Starting with the human beings who were waiting outside the nether dungeon to ambush him, this skill had worked wonders. Liam had even used the red zone in India to test this new technique. He only came to the battleground in Africa when he was sure of himself. As for the crystal ball that hung around his neck, he also knew that this placed tremendous stress on his soul, but he still did this for two reasons. One, it gave him the ability to wield souls whenever he wanted to and two, it was a sort of training to improve his control over souls. Since he was continuously carrying around these souls, and used a part of his mental energy to control them and manipulate them, it slowly increased his mastery in this aspect. Especially, after experiencing the strength of soul techniques that helped him defend against monsters like the blood effigy and attack creatures like hive queens which were several levels above him, Liam was even more determined to improve his proficiency in manipulating souls. The soul army that he controlled was barely scratching the surface of his 'Soulmancer' legacy. He had a feeling that the true strength of his special class lay somewhere else. However, all of that can wait. For now, his goal was standing right in front of him, the last threat that remained, the monstrous Level 500 creature in front of him. Liam grunted as he felt the familiar searing pain every time he used a soul technique now. He was almost close to the finish line so he bore the pain and pushed forward. This second wave of the apocalypse, he was almost close to completely dominating it!