Chapter 1072 - Elder’s Ring of Authority
Chapter 1072 Elder’s Ring of Authority
The atmosphere of the entire banquet hall reached a peak in an instant!
Every adept present ceased their conversation and looked towards this powerful fire adept of legend with passionate eyes. It was almost as if they hoped to discover on Greem’s tall and muscular body the secrets to his tremendous power and rapid advancement.
However, when Greem stepped into the hall, his seemingly ordinary black eyes slowly swept across the entire place. Every adept who crossed eyes with him felt a strange stinging sensation on their skin, and their whole body felt extremely hot all of a sudden. It wasn’t until they placed their hands on their chests, lowered their heads, and paid their respects that the burning sensation quickly faded away.
Ordinary adepts might not realize anything and still be confused by the sudden appearance and disappearance of the unusual sensation. However, the faces of the high-grade adepts turned slightly. They no longer dared to stare at Greem as brazenly as before.
Their spiritual senses had very clearly picked up on what happened earlier.
During that one instant when their eyes met, the fire adept had projected some strange power into their bodies. If they had locked eyes for slightly longer, this peculiar power could have turned into a terrifying fire spell at any time.
It was nothing much if it was a single adept that felt this. However, every adept present at the banquet had felt the fire adept’s suppression. If this feeling was not an illusion, then Adept Greem’s power was genuinely shocking and fearsome.
When the two of them reached the center of the hall, Greem extended his hand. Naturally, Vice-Chairman Mirva stepped forward in front of him as he was supposed to do.
“Adepts from all over Zhentarim. Today, we are very proud to gather here to celebrate Adept Greem’s successful advancement to Fourth Grade. I shall also represent Chairman Freed in extending an official invitation to Sir Greem to join the Zhentarim Association. He shall also be bestowed with the status and authority of an Association Elder!”
Vice-Chairman Mirva took out a short black wand from his storage ring and waved it in Greem’s direction. Three seconds later, an unusual beam of green light shot in from outside the hall, landing right on the elder’s ring on Greem’s right hand.
As the green light continued shining, a series of light projections appeared above the ring. Runes flickered as well, as if establishing some sort of special connection with someplace in the distance. After a short moment, the green light faded, and the Elder’s Ring of Authority finally revealed in its true form.
Apart from being a massive storage ring, there was also an incredibly powerful spatial magic inscribed upon the ring– Soul Return.
Greem could hide an organ of his in a safe and hidden place somewhere ahead of time using the ring. If he suffered a lethal attack in the outside world, and his soul was on the verge of dissipating, he could draw upon the power of the ring to project a portion of his soul back to that organ.
Though losing most of his soul and body was unavoidable, the soul that projected back to his organ would still have a chance to regrow to its former peak.
As such, Soul Return was a very decent means of self-preservation!
At the very least, when it was between death and losing most of their power, there was no adept who would choose the former.
Apart from Soul Return, the Elder’s Ring of Authority also bestowed Greem with the status of an elder, equal to the other Fourth Grade adepts. With this authority, Greem could mobilize the Association’s resources and adept forces to a limited capacity.
Moreover, Greem also had the right to intervene and interfere in most affairs in Zhentarim.
As long as his actions did not affect the other Fourth Grade adepts or seriously damage the order in Zhentarim, he could freely extend his influence throughout the area.
“Congratulations, Elder Greem! From now on, we are family.”
Mirva’s old face was filled with smiles as he ‘sincerely’ congratulated Greem.
Greem could only respond in kind.