242 The Sages voice (2/2)

But there is a special section that only dukes have access to and it holds the most precious books, the ones that have the title 'Codex'.

When you train the Path Technique inside a 'Codex' to the absolute limit, you could push one aspect of yourself to the boundary of Rank 7.

Eternal Vengeful Body and Blood Demodand Technique are examples of such Path Techniques. The first grants amazing survival skills and eternal life once it is mastered while the other could allow your body to resist the barrage of a Being of Laws.

To Zatiel such Path Techniques were not that important, but the truth is that there are Soul Law Domain existences that do not have one. The reason for their rarity is simple, to create one, you must at least have a law comprehension at the 'Grand Completion' level over a very powerful law.

As for the Soul Apple. It is a holy panacea that grows only in the Garden of Creation. It usually takes dozens of thousands of years for one to mature, and almost all of them are saved for the Archangel.

Every one hundred thousand years The Seven would give one to the dukes. The apple had an amazing invigorating effect on the soul.

However, it's healing properties were even more impressive. It could restore the true Soul of a Rank 4 life form to its peak condition, regardless of the damage that it had endured.

What shocked the duo when they heard the Sage ask for one, was that they obtained a Soul Apple less than two months ago.

If he knew they have one, then that meant his power was even greater than they thought.

This time the power in the voice of the Sage was more potent. Enough to even affect the mind of a Rank 4 Magus, a race known for their powerful spirits

However, the xenophobia in the dukes ran so deep that it reached their souls.

”Hmph, your greed is truly great. Those items are things only members of our glorious race can use. There is no way we will exchange them with you. Now we either go back to the original deal or we leave.” Tomas was displeased and he did not bother to hide the anger in his face.

Oliver's attitude was no different. A 'Codex' and an Apple of Soul, are things special for the Heavenly race since one was left by a Being of Laws and the other was born in the Garden of Creation. There is no way they would give them to a mere animal.

The response of the Sage to the duo's insult shocked them.

”Hahahahaha.” He started to laugh out loud and his robotic voice was replaced by an ancient and archaic one.

”What are you laughing at!” Oliver's face was filled with disgust and the voice of the Sage made him feel very uncomfortable.

”It is not obvious, I am laughing at two filthy pigeons who don't know their place.” The moment his voice stopped, the Sage moved.

Tomas and Oliver were prepared or at least they thought they were. The grey humanoid moved with such speed that before the duo could do something, he had already grabbed their heads.

Their bodies, souls, and energies froze and there was nothing they could do to free themselves.

With terror, they saw how a tear was formed on the faceless head. It resembled a monstrous mouth from where boiling asphalt drooled.

”Now my dear friends, let's continue speaking.”