Davis sighed lightly, "Well, you're lucky to have a woman who won't abandon you even in your pitiful state, much less who will shut up and sacrifice her life silently when she figured she was going to die."
He sounded annoyed but then smiled.
"It's still fine. I have found something else to have fun with. Tell me the circumstances which caused you to sprout the Darkness Malevolent Physique."
"…"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master couldn't understand. However, knowing that Fillia's life was in his hands, he dared not disobey.
As a Realm Master, he was also highly educated. He naturally knew what the Malevolent Darkness Soul Physique was. He slowly explained the course of the events, his voice somber.
Apparently, after the day he learned that his first wife, Fillia, was already tainted by the death poison, he fled the clan and placed her in a secret location in order to heal her.
There, he used all the resources he could and used the people whom he trusted to heal, but it was to no avail. They could barely keep the death poison in check. It had already invaded fully, so there was no saving.
That bleak nature of the situation and the overwhelming rage he felt when the other Grand Elders came to demand that she be brought to justice made him break. That was the time when the soul changed, but he didn't even notice it and rushed out, killing all those Grand Elders.
Although he was weak, as a Realm Master, he was still strong enough to battle Level Eight Autarchs. The Grand Elders were not a match. He killed five of them, and three more fled. When he came back to himself, he was stunned.
Even if he had made a move to defend his first wife, he wouldn't have gone so far as to kill the Grand Elders. After all, they were right. They were only demanding Fillia's life since she committed a horrible crime. Even he wouldn't stand for it if it had been someone else.
Therefore, he stood stunned for a while, unable to process what had happened before he finally realized his soul had changed into the Malevolent Darkness Soul Physique.
Even then, he didn't lose hope and continued to try many methods to cure Fillia.
He had even invited a Heaven's Warrior who was skilled in using healing water energy. It felt divine and serene, but even that didn't help clear away the poison other than suppress it.
Knowing that Fillia would eventually die, he made the decision to leave and meet the Divine Emperor of Death. However, he was stopped by the people from the Heavenly Ghost Crow Clan, the Grand Saint Magical Beast that they would evolve into.
They were living in an Upper Realm, and they finally descended to back them up.
However, they had also demanded that he step down and didn't let him leave unless he unbound the Realm Core, so a battle was unavoidable. He knew the Divine Emperor of Death would demand that he hand over the Realm Core, so he used all his energy to battle against three Level Eight Autarchs.
After crossing tens of hurdles, he finally managed to flee and come here.
"Interesting…"
Davis felt the circumstances that his soul changed also fit with how Evelynn, Mingzhi, Sophie and his father Logan's soul changed. At that time, they were filled with immense sorrow but also boundless rage. Some may not have revealed their expressions, but they were prepared to throw it all the way from what he heard.
In other words, they were prepared to commit evil to the fullest.
Evelynn did kill millions. Sophie was protected by Niera. Mingzhi was probably planning something very sinister, but before that, he had revived faster, thanks to Shirley.
Still, it could be seen this soul brought out the worst in them, innately changing their souls into a fiendish entity. From what he knew, this was the only physique that was actually innate to humans, including human feys, just like how they had a unique Phyletic Law called Enigmatic Heart Laws.
These negative emotions gave them the strength required to commit daring and daunting actions that they otherwise wouldn't.
However, this was something many people would experience in their lifetime since the cultivation world was cruel. But only a select few managed to reach this level. He was sure Fallen Heaven's passive fate-changing aspect also had a role in this, but he was looking for the sole or main factor that allowed this change to occur in the soul.
"Can you make this physique go away?"
While Davis was thinking, he heard the Ghostly Crow Realm Master's voice.
"I can't. Your soul has inherently changed. However…"
Davis wondered if Everlight would be able to make the Malevolent Darkness Soul Physique go away by causing him to regress. He guessed she should be able to, but he wasn't going to use it on a nobody. Instead, he smirked.
"I could use your soul to research a few things. How about it? Is it for sale?"
Davis looked like a black merchant that emerged from the shadows as he asked with a curious expression on his face.
"…"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master felt a chill creep in his soul. He couldn't believe it since his soul was already sinister and possessed a chilling aura. Even his wives were afraid of him now.
Nonetheless, his expression grimaced as he thought of something. He so didn't want to do it but knew that he had no future anymore since he was now a part of Fillia's crime and other mistakes he made, not to mention the other crows aiming for his Realm Master position.
"I don't know how you managed to convince the Whispering Wildlands Realm Master to hand you over the Whispering Wildlands Realm Core, but I'm willing to do the same as long as you can assure our safety and I can take it back one day!"
He clenched his fists and roared, feeling like he used up all the courage in his life to demand from the Divine Emperor of Death.
"…"
Davis was honestly intrigued. Would the righteous and good Ghostly Crow Realm Master have come to this decision if the Malevolent Darkness Physique had not changed him?
An amused smile ran across Davis's lips, "Grasping on straws, huh? Congratulations, you finally know how it feels to have your entire family be condemned and chased to the end of the realms."
"…!"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master went stiff while Davis took his hands away as he finally healed Fillia.
Her eyelids fluttered open slowly, causing the Ghostly Crow Realm Master to rush forward.