The council dispersed, each member rushing to fulfill their new roles. Alvian retreated to his private quarters—the refurbished office of the Headmaster, located at the highest point of the remaining structure.
He locked the door. He reinforced it with a locking rune.
He sat behind the massive desk and pulled an item from his inventory. The [Sanctified Soul Vessel].
It was a small, wooden box, but it glowed with a pure, blinding white light. It hummed with a celestial choir. This was the result of purifying Harvey's phylactery, converting the souls of thousands of victims into pure Holy Essence.
"System. Analyze item."
[Item: Sanctified Soul Vessel]
[Grade: Legendary (Consumable)]
[Effect: Contains 5,000,000 units of Holy Experience. Can be absorbed to increase Level or purify corruption.]
[Warning: Absorbing this amount of experience will trigger a forced evolution.]
Five million XP. It was enough to push him past the current soft cap.
