Chapter 1228 - The Law Fires
The Guardian of Flames bowed and paid respect when they saw who had arrived.
“I am Rhyolith, a lord serving under King Groms. I came here to welcome you. Please follow me, sir!” The twelve-meter-tall Molten Giant said to Greem with a booming voice.
He then turned and looked at the Guardian of Flames that had challenged Greem earlier. He said in a stern voice, “Derat, you were rude to the guest. As punishment, you will be doing ten years of hard labor in Shatterstone Abyss. You can only return once you have harvested a hundred high-grade pyre stones.”
“Understood!”
The Guardian lowered his head dejectedly and bowed to the Molten Giant once more. He turned and left under the escort of a squad of Earthfire spiders.
The rest of the Guardians were clearly intimidated now. They hurriedly stepped aside and opened up the path forward for Greem.
The elementium creatures had never had the intricate customs of human society. The Molten Giant turned and walked into the Sea of Ashes after disciplining his subordinates. The sea of flames parted when he approached, revealing an unusual path paved with fire crystals.
Greem followed after the Molten Giant in his human form and walked into the Sea of Ashes.
Thus, when he stepped into the hall and set eyes upon the giant, Greem abruptly froze. His entire person fell into a mysterious state of chaos, confusion, and yet enlightenment at the same time.
The giant blazing with golden fires opened his eyes. He glanced at the dazed Greem as a trace of praise and pity appeared in his eyes.
“My king, what has happened to this person? Should I wake him up?” The Molten Giant Rhyolith, who appeared even larger and more muscular than the Fire King, couldn’t help but speak up.
“No need!” The flame giant scolded unamusedly. “You dumbasses. You’ve followed me for so long, yet still, none of you have understood anything. Fools with only muscles and no brains. Do you think size alone decides the might of an individual? Don’t forget; we are fire creatures. Only increased mastery over fire can improve the source of our power.”
The Molten Giant was completely confused by the scolding that had come out of nowhere. He scratched his head, and his voice boomed, “My king, why did you get all angry all of a sudden? Haven’t I already improved by a minor grade these three hundred years?”
“Hmph! You’ve only gone from intermediate Fourth Grade to advanced Fourth Grade after three hundred years by my side, yet you have the face to be proud? Look at this human adept. He took a look at me and instantly went into a state of enlightenment. In my opinion, he will catch up with your grade in less than a dozen years! When that happens…”
“When that happens, I still won’t be afraid of him!” Rhyolith proudly shouted. “He’s the size of a pea. Even if he were the same grade as me, I would only need a single punch to kill him!”
The flame giant’s face turned dark as the law fires flowing through his body showed signs of going berserk.
“Idiot! Idiot…how many times have I told you that what decides our power isn’t our size or our muscles. It’s the level of our fire laws! What’s the point of having such a large body if you aren’t sustained by the fire laws?”
The Molten Giant still wanted to argue, but he was interrupted by his king, who had discovered something strange.
“Hm? What is this? To think it can hide in the shadows…hehehe! Since you’ve come to my hall, you had better show yourself!”
The giant opened his eyes wide and stared calmly at the fist-sized shadow directly beneath Greem. He turned his palm, and endless fire energy filled every inch of space in the hall.
There was no room for a shadow to manifest where the fire energy burned!
An unusual metal golem of fairly large size appeared suddenly in the middle of the hall.