97 The highest truth of the universe (1/2)

As the old man got closer, the members of the empire started to feel uncomfortable, the closer he gets the heavier the feeling was and they saw how the air around him was tainted by a brown glow.

The discomfort that they were feeling was not a psychological response to the nefarious and intimidating aura of the man, but a physiological one generated by their bodies due to the immensely high amount of energy to which they were being exposed.

It started as a common irritation on their skin, but it grew to the point that those at Rank 1 started to feel suffocated as if the air was too heavy and the little amount of oxygen they were able to inhale, made them feel like if dust was invading their lungs.

Even those Rank 2 Magus and the three Neo-Demons, were forced to activate their magical defenses.

The cause was simple, the old man wasn't containing his magnetic force field and all the power in his body was being released to the outside.

The immense amount of energy on the old man's body is enough to change the environment, and seeing the effect on those Rank 1 Magus, one could imagine the effect that he would generate in a highly populated city full of Rank 0 individual.

This was the terror of Soul Forging existence, they do not have to do anything and their mere presence could kill tens of thousands.

Of course, the old man would not dare to do this in a city under the control of a powerful organization, like the empire or dynasty, unless he wants to have his soul extracted and tortured until its dissipates.

Seeing the pain and struggle on the faces of those Rank 1 Magus, made the old man smile grow bigger and sinister.

And when he saw how Zatiel was having an easier time overcoming the energy of his body compared to the Rank 2 Magus on the platform, his eyes sparkled.

'So this is the one, he was not lying when he said that there was an extremely young and talented man in here. Excellent!' The smile on the old man continued to grow, and it reached the point it becomes unnatural.

Although Lun was able to reach Rank 4, it was only thanks to the fact he had a powerful background and obscene amount of resources were poured on him, otherwise reaching Rank 3 would have been the peak of his life.

But even though he achieved Soul Forging, it was only thanks to a lucky encounter and even then, he was one of the weakest and if it wasn't for the thousands of years of accumulation, he could not speak on equal grounds with those in his same Rank.

When he started to reach the end of his path, Lun began to feel life tasteless, physical placer was now insignificant to him, but there was one thing that brings him a wicked satisfaction even now and that was to use his power to crush geniuses and rising stars, make them feel despair and destroy their hopes.

Unfortunately for him, most geniuses are smart enough to put themself under a powerful organization or obtain some sort of backer, so when he was contacted with the mission of killing a supreme genius, he happily accepted.

As for the statue of the powerhouse of the empire, he will only need to bring a decent excuse and was sure that the man will not offend him just for someone at Rank 1.

Lun reached the sky over the platform and it was only when he saw those Rank 1 individual suffocating and fighting to breathe, that he retracted his magnetic force field.

To him, those Rank 1 Magus were no different from ants, and killing them brings him no placer and the only he would obtain would be a debt to the ones they serve.

When Grigori saw the old man floating in the sky, he silently cursed his bad luck for having him have to interact with such a crazy Soul Forging, of course, he didn't dare to show those emotions and after adopting a complacent smile and polite posture, he flew to the man and bowed.

\”Grigori Feirr, humbly greet the mighty Soul Forging existence, can I know the Lord name?,\” Grigori speech and performance was implacable, leaving no excuse to move against him.

As someone how as live thousands of years, Lun was able to notice Grigori acting immediately, but even though it annoys him, killing a Rank 3 individual without cause, was a great crime on the empire, so he only sneered and proceed to speak.

\”I am Lun, The Spirit of One Hundred Mountains, hand over the core of the platform and the record with the deposits made and important events, happening during this expedition,\” Lun words were harsh and severe, treating Grigori no different than a servant.

But Grigori smile did not diminish, and he politely handed over the core of the platform and a crystal to Lun, before bowing and flying back to the platform.

Lun did not waste time and immediately send his consciousness into the core to gain control over the platform and into the crystal to obtain the information about the important events that happened during the expedition.

As he examines the information on the crystal he obtained a new understanding of Zatiel monstrous talent and the smile on his face filled with so much excitement that he was almost trembling.

The more especial Zatiel was, the greater the placer he would feel by shattering his will and killing him. And as he read more, he paused when the Star Heart was mentioned.

'A perfect excuse, excellent!' Lun's wicked smile grew as he turns to look at Zatiel and he released a horrendous pressure against him.