Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2122

Chapter 2122 Hidden Palace (Part 2)

Its structure was that of a castle surrounded by a circular wall that went from the ground to the ceiling, leaving only one way in that was as obvious as it was rigged with traps.

The Dead King had never shined for originality, but he recognized a good idea when he saw one. Then, he would steal it, improve it, and call it his own creation. He had taken a page out of the Eclipsed Lands' book and built the palace on the ceiling instead of the ground.

The cave he had picked was low and the corridors leading there narrow so that flying creatures would have no advantage there and those of great size wouldn't be capable of using their true form to its true potential.

'Is it me, or does this place looks like designed to counter Verhen?' Kelia asked.

'If it was anyone else we're talking about, I'd say that the Dead King just built it to hinder any Divine Beast. Knowing Meln, however, you're probably right.' Xenagrosh replied.

'By the way, congratulations.' Kelia said.

'Congratulations for what?'

'I heard about the baby and I know that never before has an Abomination managed to give life. Your kind is supposed only to take it. Isn't that a big deal for you hybrids?' The young girl asked.

'It means more than you can possibly imagine.' Xenagrosh gave her a warm smile while wishing that Vastor would be the next. 'Lith was a hybrid just like us, but somehow, he overcame all of our limitations.

'If he did it, it means that we can as well. At that point, we'll become a proper race and in time, our descendants will be treated no differently from those of the Emperor Beasts.'

'How was the party? I asked Milea- I mean, the Empress to bring me along but she refused. I heard it was amazing.'

'I don't know since I couldn't attend either. Salaark denied me entrance.' Xenagrosh sighed. Her only consolation was that she had still managed to congratulate Lith via the amulet and hear about the party from Zinya.

Kigan activated his black Balor eye along with his Phoenix bloodline ability, Shadow Step, to conjure his hybrid ability, Shadow Walk. He fused himself and his companions with the darkness of the cave and emerged on the other side of the wall.

A regular Steps would have created dimensional points of access that would have shined like stars in the darkness of the cave. A Chaos Steps, instead, would have been limited to their line of sight and once they came out, the movement detection arrays would have spotted them.

Shadow Walk, instead, allowed them to move around while still hidden by the cover of darkness as they searched for the best entry point. Even when they came out of it, they didn't need to step out of the shadows, making a movement that would be perceived.

The blackness would simply coalesce into their bodies as if they had always been there.

'The information we possess is accurate.' Dusk said, happy that Shadow Walk even covered the light coming out of his eyes due to Life Vision. 'The least enchanted doors are just a trap.

'Behind them, there are countless arrays and a solid Orichalcum wall 2 meters (6'7") thick. The moment we enter, a second Orichalcum wall would seal the entrance, leaving us trapped inside the arrays and nowhere to Blink.