"It's working."
Seeing the core barrier growing increasingly dim, Sterl finally let out a sigh of relief.
The soul he had invested so much time, resources, and effort into hadn't let him down. His soul power, pushed to its utmost limits, was even capable of eroding the lingering soul power of a great divine being.
This didn't mean that his soul strength was on par with that of the great divine being.
But at least his soul strength was not weaker than the remaining soul power, which had been eroded by the ravages of time.
If a being with Divine Power were to attempt this, even gathering all their soul power might not budge the core by even an inch.
And for those of higher divine authority, not only would they fail to erode the soul power within the core, but their own souls might be gradually corrupted by the residual power, eventually turning them into puppets.
