Walker Of The Blue Sky

Chapter 294: Ch 294: How Strong Are You?

Emrys stood in front of the Phoenix Palace. This was a golden palace that was shining brightly. The palace itself felt like an eternal blazing fire. Just standing in front of it could make anyone feel like a tiny ant looking at a giant.

However, this was not the case with Emrys.

For some reason, after his transformation, he seemed to have changed greatly. Even the way he thinks has changed. His perspective no longer remained the same as it was before.

The place where he stood before suddenly appeared in front of the Phoenix Palace, but it was now a big hole. Dust was still rising in the air. The attack from that hammer just now was very strong.

At this moment, a black shadow appeared in the sky. It was the person in black. His eyes were full of anger. He held a huge hammer in his hand, surrounded by dark energy. Emrys was very familiar with this dark energy, for it was the Mist of Abyss, and he had an entire river of this energy.

"You dare run away?" the person in black shouted at Emrys. His voice was cold and full of killing intent. Emrys’s earlier escape was something he didn’t expect. After all, his attack was secretive and he was full of confidence that Emrys would not be able to dodge in time.

However, Emrys did exactly that, once again proving the point of being an Exception.

Emrys chuckled and shook his head. "I didn’t run. I just didn’t want to play with you anymore."

"Hmm?" The person in black frowned. He looked deeply at Emrys and suddenly calmed down. His body flashed, and suddenly, a throne emerged from the ground right in before the entrance gate of Phoenix Palace. The person in black was already sitting on this throne. His previous anxiousness and rage and other such emotions all disappeared, replaced by an emotionless face.

Yes, a face!

Emrys could not see this person’s face earlier, but now, his face was clearly visible. This person was obviously a handsome man. It was a pity that his handsome face was marked by a deep wound that seemed to have been there for an unknown period of time. That wound never healed.

Emrys was not at all surprised by the sudden change this person showed.

How could an old monster who had been alive for who knows how many years show a series of intense emotions after facing a little setback?

How could a Soul Master who had single-handedly changed the situation of an entire universe ten million years ago suddenly erupt in anger and want to kill him over such a small matter as the destruction of a minor space created by a secret technique?

How could someone with strength far surpassing perhaps even the strongest in Spiritarium want to kill a small Soul Master like him yet fail repeatedly?

Truth be told, if this person wanted to kill Emrys, if not for some unexpected situation, Emrys would end up dead.

However, this person never wanted to truly kill him. He just acted in a way that showed he wanted to kill "Exception", but that was not true.

Emrys was also sure that the true game was about to start. Whatever this person wanted from him would be revealed very soon, and he was ready for that.

"Oh... Interesting!" The person in black looked at Emrys with a wide grin, saying: "You don’t look surprised at all? Had you already anticipated this from the beginning?"

He was truly surprised. He didn’t expect Emrys to be this calm and collected even after the sudden change in his behavior and situation.

Emrys still didn’t utter a single word. He kept staring at the person in black.

"Sheh... Boring!"

The person in black shook his head, looked at the giant palace behind him, and started speaking again, as if he was talking to himself, "Truth be told, ten million years ago, I created the third, Dark Palace, to wait or maybe not... for Exception. But that Exception is not you. I hoped to meet ’him’ again. Unfortunately, he never appeared after that day."

"Whatever!"

"Since we are already here, then... would you like to make a deal with me?"

A deal?

Finally, Emrys raised his head, looking at the sky. It was as if he was reminiscing about a certain thing.

Then he looked at the back of his left hand. On the back of his hand was a small symbol of a veiled flower. This was the Symbol of Nightshade. This symbol belonged to Elysia Nightshade, who also made a deal with him.

She promised to train him, and in return, he must do a thing for him.

This was a deal between them.

When Emrys agreed to this deal, when he promised her, the Symbol of Nightshade was automatically carved on the back of his left hand.

Why?

The answer he received from Elysia was very simple.

This is because of the difference between them. It is because Emrys was a mortal and Elysia... She was akin to a God for him.

Deals are done between equals. Strong can order around weaker people.

When a mortal promises something to a God, when a mortal deals with a God, they are bound by the laws of the world itself.

In Emrys’s case, he was bound by the Rules of Spiritarium.

Emrys still clearly remembered what Elysia told him at that time. She said: "Since you’ve promised, you can’t back down, you can’t give up, and you can’t run away. Even in death, you have to fulfill this promise." [Ref Ch - 51.]

When the person in black offered to make a deal with him, Emrys immediately recalled what happened years ago.

His eyes changed all of a sudden. Instead of answering the person in black, he asked, "How strong are you?"

"What?"

The person in black was startled, not expecting this question.

Emrys repeated: "I asked, how strong are you? Let’s say, can you defeat the strongest in Spiritarium?"