Chapter 349 The One Above the Lords (2/2)

From the expression that appeared on the ancient metal elemental, it was clear that this answer had shocked hi of, refused to corew the longer he remained quiet All he was able to do was to turn to look at his companions in search of some sort of support However, none of theer

What his eyes reached the ancient fire elemental, he quickly noticed the satisfied smirk on his face, and the slow nod that he perforh to cause for a smile to appear on the face of the ainst the backrest of his chair, and said with a tone of surrender, ”Very well, I have what I need”

After seeing the way Roley had responded to the last two tests, the bored eyes of the rest of the elementals appeared be reneith interest

”My turn now” Said the wood elemental hat appeared to be excitement ”Hoould you”

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After more than an hour, the only elemental that had yet to be satisfied by Roley's ansas the teenage-looking lightning elemental His probleroup of his peers, and not at a group of individuals that could turn hiness on a whi in front of one another, and on the face of the lightning elemental, was a face that spelled ”I don't knohat to say” His eyes ritted in irritation

He and Roley had spent the past hour debating about the utility of hu to the lightning elemental, competitiveness was useless He personally would have felt the deepest level of pride, if an elerew to become more powerful than him, and that that was the case for all of the others as well

Roley's case, on the other hand, revolved around the fact that coed to the huence Competitiveness was used as the base of a massive spectrum of actions, be it as a measure to achieve more power than one's peers, or to become a better person than those who came before you

This discussion had taken thethe questions, and after more than fortyout how coance and superiority, and that the ele but to prove that one did not need to be a hu elele as able to leave his h, Loma you are a reen clothes with exasperation To the rest of the elementals, Roley had clearly passed the test It was only due to the stubbornness of the lightning ele

Thankfully, the teenage-looking lightning elemental did not protest, and instead walked back in his seat before falling into a deep quietness

”Finally!” Exclai to look at Roley, and saying, ”As you uessed, this is not a normal test The reason you are here, is because-”

”You are looking for a king” Said Roley while interrupting the fire elemental

The eyes of all seven elementals narrowed at the same time Then, after a moment of silence, the fire elemental asked, ”What makes you say that?”

”Predisposition to command, charisma, moral inclinations, priorities What you have tested, hether I would be fit to lead your faction”

The ele with surprise, was an underlying feeling of embarrass that it was failproof, and yet, it had been seen through the very first tiht But let me explain why You see-” Said the ancient fire elemental with clear eain by Roley's voice, which right now, had started to appear less and less appealing to the ear

”It probably has so a e a human cultivator with all of the elemental essences at the sa will be too powerful for you to control, and solved the proble the method solely on those ere fit to take the role of a leader for your people” Responded Roley looking back and forth from one end of the semi-circle to the other

The embarrassment quickly disappeared fro space for satisfaction to appear It was clear that they did not mind Roley's ability to take in all of the inforether until he was able to obtain such an accurate guess

”You are a brilliant young htly However, the s, ”In the past thousand years, we have discovered many noble hearted humans which ould have been happy to see lead our people, but whenever we tried to give the their humanity to more than one essence, one of the essences would inevitably prevail over the other, and in order to do so, it would be destroy the body of the cultivator”

As soon as the fire eleht blue clothes took over, and said, ”It was only after we have seen the result of your test, that we have developed a new theory Hu but all seven of the elements will suit their bodies You can withstand the power of an element, but h But what if we create a balance inside a human that is identical to the balance that breeded theerous theory Why should I accept to be the first test? And ould you expect fro to what had been said to him

”We need a deterrent We face destruction by the Elementalist, one of Iewah's perverted children ishes nothing but to pick us apart and absorb our power until nothing is left, and the greed of the universal government We desperately need for that individual to appear before our ene us allto withstand” Said the wind eleer It was obvious that being surrounded by humans that saw them as valuable objects for hundreds of thousands of years had taken a massive toll on their minds

There was a lot for Roley to think about, however, before he could even ask for some time to consider this proposal, the ancient fire elemental leaned forward from his chair, and asked, ”So, what do you say?”