Chapter 146 - Heavenly Restoration Wine (1/2)

Cale was still stunned from Asteria's sudden shout and he could help but study the body of the dying emperor.

The former dashing middle-aged man was now very thin and look like a decaying corpse. No hint of blood can be seen on his body.

”Asteria, what is this Soul Devouring Demonic Poison that you mentioned?” Cale could no longer hide his curiosity, so he asked Asteria with an inquiring look.

”Soul Devouring Demonic Poison is self-explanatory. From the two words 'soul devouring', it means that someone who was inflicted with this type of poison will have his soul slowly devoured until he dies.

The pain of having your soul slowly being eaten by this poison is unimaginable. And for the emperor to hold on for his life up until now represents his unparalleled strength and willpower.

Luckily, the Heavenly Restoration Wine is enough to heal him. But for this type of strong poison, you have to let him consume the wine once every day for one week before he recovers his lost soul strength.” Asteria patiently explained to Cale inside his head.

”What a scary poison.” Cale unconsciously muttered to himself after hearing the horror of the Soul Devouring Demonic Poison.

Due to the room being very silent, the two people, Seira, and the crown prince heard his voice which made them frown. Because according to their knowledge, the emperor was struck by a malignant illness and not poisoned.

He was even personally checked by the best physician of the empire, the head physician, Elder Sun.

And the result of his checkup... The emperor was infected by a very rare and baleful illness that is capable of slowly eating a person's strength.

They did not know that the emperor was actually poisoned by someone! And a very terrifying poison at that which attacks a person's soul!

A human's soul is very intricate and many top experts even said that the soul is closely connected towards the realm after the Immortal-Class level! So a person with an injured soul had lesser hopes of breaking through towards this realm no matter how heaven-defying his/her talents are.

”This brother, what did you say?” The crown prince asked with a frown. Elder Sun and the other physicians told them that the emperor was ill and not poisoned. So how could he not be surprised?

Seira similarly glanced at Cale while furrowing her delicate eyebrows. Curiosity clouded her peerless face.

Cale glanced at the crown prince with a calm expression that was devoid of any ripple. He then slowly said.

”The emperor was poisoned. And this poison is the most terrifying poison that I have ever encountered so far.”

Seira and the crown prince were stunned after hearing Cale's words. If what he said was right, then all of their physicians were wrong! And the gravity on Cale's voice hinted the extraordinariness of the poison.

”Are you sure, brother Wolf King?” The crown prince asked worriedly. If his father was really poisoned, then the matters were not as simple as it seemed to be.

First was his second brother's betrayal, second were the actions of the nobles, and now his father being poisoned. Connecting the dots, the first person that came inside his head was still the second prince.

Thinking up to this, the crown prince's killing intent soared. His deep blue eyes gleamed sharply, but he forcefully held himself back. He then glanced at the masked Cale who was now looking at him, waiting for his answer.

Cale saw the anger of the crown prince, so he did not delay anymore and said.

”I am one hundred percent sure that his majesty was indeed inflicted by a poison. A poison that slowly devours the soul, until the person who was inflicted slowly dies. This poison is called the Soul Devouring Demonic Poison...” Cale spoke the poison's name word by word to emphasize it.

Seira and the crown felt a chill down their spines after hearing the poison's dreadful name.

The crown prince then walked towards Cale and held his shoulders in agitation. His face was full of all sorts of emotions, and Cale could not blame him, so he sensibly waited for him to talk.

”Wolf King... The emperor is very much needed during this tumultuous time. I hope that you can help us detoxify him using the antidote. And wouldn't the Holy Nourishing Crystal be enough to heal father?” The crown prince held back his tears, but globs of liquid still slowly took form in his eyes.

Cale's expression did not change one bit. He then said.

”Your highness, I indeed know the antidote of this poison. And the main ingredient is the Holy Nourishing Crystal. So if you trust me, can you please leave the room with young miss Seira? I don't want anyone to disturb me during the creation process of the antidote. One wrong move and the ingredients will be destroyed. I hope you understand.”

The antidote that Cale was speaking about was naturally the Heavenly Restoration Wine. As for the Holy Nourishing Crystal being the main ingredient of the antidote, it was him bullshitting. But still, this little bit of compensation was only normal for saving the empire's emperor, right?

Seira and the crown prince glanced at each other. The latter hesitated for a brief moment before he sighed. What can he do aside from trusting Cale? And besides, it's General Lexus who brought him here, so he should be trustworthy.