Chapter 368 - Lord of Nightmares
Chapter 368: Lord of Nightmares
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Pfft, how is that controlling? I wonder which idiot spread that rumor. Rubbing the lamp merely summons a soulless shadow, which is nothing compared to the true Lord of Nightmares. You think the grand master of the 21st floor of the Abyss is only close to the Legendary-realm? The person who spread such rumor didn’t know how powerful the Lord of Nightmares was in his prime; even in my prime, I was probably already at the Legendary-realm…”
“Then the Lord of Nightmares was much stronger than someone in the Legendary-realm in his prime?”
“Of course. When I spoke to you using the Spiritual Force outside, I sensed a few strong auras. I suppose they are what you call someone at the Legendary-realm? Don’t blame me for being frank with you, but even if they combined forces, they probably would be no match for the Lord of Nightmares in his prime…” Connoris paused here and hesitated a bit. “But I did sense a really strong aura. He’s no match for Osric then, but he might stand a chance against the Lord of Nightmares. Say, when did you start getting to know such powerful people?”
“I just got to know him today…” Lin Li replied simply. The strong aura Connoris referred to had to have been Apophis. The old man was indeed so strong that he was nearly above being a mortal; he had only used a bit of mana in the library, and had beat Lin Li to a pulp. If he used all his strength, Lin Li might just turn into ash.
When he thought of this, Lin Li turned to look at the Demon Magic Lamp on the desk again, and his gaze became fervent. If what Connoris said was true, then the Brilliance Shrine really gave him an invaluable gift indeed…
Of course, the gift had to be usable for it to really be valuable…
“Well, Connoris, what should I do to completely control the strength of the Lord of Nightmares?”
Lin Li’s head starting aching more when he thought of Apophis.
Apophis should have left the Tower of Dusk after the inauguration ceremony since he was one of the three Arbitrators of the Supreme Council, and should have many things to worry about. Usually, he did not even attend inauguration ceremonies, and even if he did, he would only say a few words of congratulations before leaving.
This time, however, the old fellow seemed to have got up on the wrong side of bed as he stayed at the Tower of Dusk for 10 days straight, even teaching Lin Li magic every day, resulting in the latter leaving the library bruised all over each day…
Today was the same—Apophis had called Lin Li into the library bright and early in the morning, and gave him a good beating, leaving him bruised before he decided to be kind and let him go.
“Damn it, is this karma?” Lin Li muttered to himself as he sat on the bed and applied the Recovery Potion on the bruises he had on his face.
“This is a dream come true for most people, yet you don’t know how to cherish it at all. I wonder what Mr Apophis sees in you…” Connoris lay quietly in the center of the desk, yet his words were unbelievably savage.
“Pfft…”
“Admit it, your abilities have improved tremendously in the last 10 days, and you’re almost at level-18 now, aren’t you? Even I can tell, so surely you feel something?”
“Well…” Lin Li was at a loss for words. Connoris was right: he was constantly beat up in the last 10 days, but his abilities had improved considerably too. Apophis was a Sanctuary Master, and much more powerful than Andoine. It was a dream come true for every mage to be able to receive his teachings. But of course, while he knew that, he could not take it lying down. Lin Li applied the Recovery Potion and gritted his teeth. When I reach the Sanctuary-realm, I’m going to have fun beating up this old man…
“Right, besides getting beaten up, did you summon the Lord of Nightmares these days?”
“Every day. I’ve even used up a few level-15 magical crystals. Hey, Soul Trader, is your method really feasible? Why do I feel like the seal is not loosening at all?”
“Just summon it every day. You can’t rush whether the seal will be opened or not. Do you know how powerful Osric was? How can you break open a seal he made with his mental strength in a day or two?”
“That’s true…” Lin Li thought for a while, and decided that Connoris’ words made sense. He nodded his head before suddenly recalling something. “Hey, Soul Trader, you said that there is a scary force in my Ring of Endless Storm?”
“Hm…” Connoris’ voice was unusually certain. “While I have no idea where it’s from, it gave me a sense of familiarity for some reason. Can you tell me where this Dimensional Space is from?”
“A very faraway place…” Lin Li pursed his lips without paying regard to what Connoris said. He was sure whatever Connoris thought of as familiar was merely an illusion since he had brought this Ring of Endless Storm from the Endless World. Even if Connoris was a powerful demon, he could not have travelled through time and space and come into contact with the Ring of Endless Storm, right?
However, this made Lin Li recall something. Back in the Endless World, there was a legend about the Space Artifact—the Ring of Endless Storm. There was a secret hidden within it, and anyone who got ahold of this secret would have powers comparable to a god’s.
Lin Li never paid much attention to such sayings, as he was the owner of the Ring of Endless Storm and knew better than anyone that it was purely a Space Artifact with no huge secret nor powers comparable to that of a god. Hence, every time he heard such a rumor, he merely smiled.
But this time, Lin Li did not smile.
Even Connoris said that there was a scary force hidden in the Ring of Endless Storm… Could that Space Artifact really be hiding a huge secret?
Seems like it’s time to study it…
Just as he was going to ask Connoris what the force was like, a knock sounded on the door.
“President Felic, Mr Hoffman is here, do you want to meet him?” Gavin knocked on the door. Aside from the fact that he was a tad ambitious, this beefy Archmage was a talent indeed. Lin Li had been busy being beaten up and being dragged into conversations with Gerian for the past 10 days, and had no time for official business, all of which was handled neatly by Gavin.