Chapter 667 - Temptation of the Celestial Stone (2/2)

The head thief nodded submissively. “Yamu, we found something really good to give to the leader.”

“Oh, something good?” The thief wasn’t impressed. These three weren’t powerful. Their Battle Aura was only Level-2, and they could only capture lone merchants to sell as slaves. What good things could they find?

The head thief walked forward with the bag. He opened it slightly, revealing the statue inside.

Yamu gasped as soon as he saw it. When he looked back at the thieves, his eyes were different. “That really is good. I’ll bring you to the leader!”

He’d never seen a stone like this, but he could feel the power aura coming from it. It didn’t look bad either. It was definitely extraordinary; the leader would definitely like it.

He turned to lead the way. As he walked, he said, “You three really got lucky to get something that good. You’ll definitely be rewarded well.”

“Hehe, Brother Yamu, I won’t forget about you.” The head thief quickly smiled. He had to. Here, he wasn’t as powerful or important as Yamu. He had to bow down to the man.

“You’re very thoughtful, haha.” Yamu was pleased.

The group led the horse into the castle walls. In the courtyard, people dragged the still-unconscious trio off the horse and into the dungeon. Yamu brought the three thieves into the castle’s main hall.

The hall was vast. In the front, there was a huge statue of a muscular middle-aged man. His face was covered and there was a dagger on either side of his thighs. The statue was hidden in the shadows, and every detail was on point. From afar, it looked as if a thief was really hiding in the darkness and could jump out at any time.

This was the Shadow Stalker Morpheus.

Before the statue, a figure shrouded in dark aura stood in the shadows. His face was hidden, but his eyes glowed faintly with red light. When he looked at the four entering the hall, they felt like a viper was watching them and shuddered in unison.

“What good news did you bring?” the man spoke. His voice was raspy. When it rang throughout the hall, it sounded like a snake’s hiss. It gave one goosebumps.

“Leader, these three captured three merchants and found this.” Yamu took the bag. He walked up and offered it up.

The leader took the back. When he opened it, his eyes instantly brightened. The dark room seemed to brighten too as if a star had fallen onto earth.

“This statue…this stone…it’s a Celestial Stone!” the leader couldn’t help but exclaim, his breath quickening. He knew what this was!

Celestial Stone

Level-16 Astral Meteorite

Effect: It dazzles like a star on the outside. If one grinds it into fine gold, the weapons created are formless and traceless. It won’t let out a bit of aura while being almost perfectly anti-magic. It is an Assassin’s top choice.

(Note: There is only one star in the world. The others are destined to fall.)

While appreciating the beauty, the leader suddenly said, “Why is it only half? Where’s the other half?”

For priceless treasures like this, one would never worry about having too much. Even if there was only a shred of a chance to get more, he would snatch it up!

Judging from the breakage point, someone had chopped it off with a sword. It was a fresh cut too and should have been recent. If he had a clue, he could definitely find the other half.

“It was found in the merchant’s belongings,” Yamu quickly replied. “There was only half. Leader, should we bring them over?”

Before the leader replied, there was a soft buzz behind him. They all looked over and saw that Morpheus’ statue’s eyes lit up. Bloody light shot out while boundless pressure weighed down.

The four thieves immediately fell to their knees. They didn’t even dare to breathe.

Morpheus kept surveillance of his high-level believers’ minds. Once there were dramatic abnormalities, he would sense it. Now, the leader was suddenly ecstatic, so Morpheus’ focus projected from the statue to see what was happening.

And thus, he saw the Celestial Stone.

Recently, Morpheus had been feeling off. There was a vague sense of danger. To protect himself, he wanted to create a powerful weapon for himself. Unfortunately, he didn’t have enough materials to fulfill that goal.

The Celestial Stone’s appearance was like a traveler in a desert seeing an oasis. Morpheus was immediately excited. With this stone, he could definitely produce the most advanced divine gear for thieves!

A voice rang out in the minds of all the thieves present. Take this Celestial Stone and the three mortals to be. I will interrogate them personally! Hurry! Now!

The leader was shocked. “Yes, Master,” he hurriedly said. “I will do it now!”