Chapter 450: Pride Of The Nobles
Knight Lynus bore extreme caution towards the person standing in front of him. He was very well aware of the strangeness that permeated this place.
He might have been acting on arrogance since the first moment he got here, but it didn't mean he was blind to the fact that this seemingly worthless and weak human had a soul scape. To Lynus, the word was so strange; however, the atmospheric might of the void palace alone was enough to make him shudder in awe.
The burning flames, the colossal and intimidating pillars, the two monsters that stood behind like horrific statues-all of it coalesced to inform their brains of one single thing: power.
And its realization was so infuriating that someone of Lynus's caliber couldn't help but react with arrogance.
He was regarded as the hope of the Empire; he was a Sage, very close to becoming an Ascendant. He was sure that when he finally became one, the Emperor would finally look at him.
The nobles respected him and gave him the nickname "Pride of The Noble." Even the highly esteemed Tower Sage held him in high regard.
The sound of the name "Lynus," depending on who heard it, instilled joy, hatred, peace, trust, love, and fear into hearts.
He was not just strong by rumor; he was a beacon. He could really have defeated Northern with a single strike, but right now, kneeling with his limbs shackled, he felt so diminished.
Reduced to a shameless prisoner in the hands of a fifteen or perhaps sixteen-year-old and being carried away from the only place he called and considered home, Lynus felt ashamed and hurt.
The more Lynus thought about this, the more infuriated he became. He couldn't stop himself from reacting with more arrogance.
He snapped forward; the shackles tightened fiercely, but he still struggled. The ground itself looked like it was going to crack as he pulled forward angrily.
"You bastard! Insolence!" he growled with guttural ferocity.
Northern reared his head back a little, momentarily stunned by the strength Lynus had displayed. 'Oh? He looks like he could really break out of it...'
The chains that bound them were real and unreal.
They existed because Northern willed them, but they were not a fundamental and factual part of the Void Palace, nor of the Limitless Void itself.
Northern could will a tree to grow in the Limitless Void, and it would happen exactly as he wished. But that tree, however, is not a factual existence of the Limitless Void compared to the Red Mines mountains or the ice mountains and volcanic mountains, which were now a part of the Limitless Void.
Because these secondary creations were not a factual existence of the Limitless Void but rather of Northern's will, they bore a durability that was, of course, relative to the will of the creator. While a normal tree in the Limitless Void could be destroyed to splinters, a tree created by Northern in the Limitless Void might survive equal damage without a scratch or might not even require as much damage to be destroyed to splinters. It was a factor of Northern's will.
Hence, this chain that was binding Lynus and his subordinate to the ground was something that Northern's will had made available. It was supposed to be as strong as the ground of the Void Palace itself, yet Lynus pulled it with so much force that even the ground of that particular area was trembling.
He really had to applaud Lynus's strength in his head. A smile crawled out of Northern's mouth; he admired the sight. Seeing someone like Lynus growl with anger but ultimately unable to change his situation filled him with so much ecstasy. It was a different kind of enjoyment. 'I could get used to this...' Northern chuckled internally.
"If you cooperate with me, I promise to bring you back in one piece."
Lynus's face was like that of a furious beast, gritting his teeth ferociously. He leaned forward with more force, his hands being powerfully pulled back by the shackles.
"And if I don't?" His tone sounded unintimidated, stubborn, and ringing with a fierce intensity.
Northern casually shrugged but vanished immediately. Before Lynus's eyes could register him vanishing, Northern crushed Lynus to the ground, pinning his face to the ground with a foot.
He leaned his head towards the Knight and made it clear, "I really might not be able to guarantee you will return at all." He grinned. "Be it number one or two, I'm pretty sure the Emperor wouldn't care about the sudden disappearance of three Knights."
He removed his leg and walked back, gesturing delightfully with his hands as he continued, "And even if he does, what good does it do? They will never find you."
He stopped beside one of the other two and tapped their shoulder sympathetically. "You won't hate it. I promise."
Northern then moved his eyes to Night Terror and Black Mamba.
"How about you take these fellas to Lamla and have him join the rest of the monsters in mining the red crystals for now."
As soon as Northern spoke, the shackles molded out of the ground, growing into a single long chain with branches that restrained all three of them.
Lynus did not stop glaring even as both monsters hauled him and his subordinates away from the Void Palace. And Northern? He glared back with a nasty smirk drawn upon his pale face.
After the three of them had left the Palace, Northern sighed and straightened his expression. He looked at his hands, thinking with narrowed eyes.
'There are a couple of things I have discovered I can do with the Void. Being able to create void summons through a fusion of souls is actually a big part of it.'
He paused and breathed, looking forward with a fierce determination slowly creeping up his
face.
'But I am not even a Master yet... I didn't become a Master before returning to the Central Plains. That's quite a shame... I really wanted to brag to Shin, challenge him, and perhaps defeat him if I'm not too cocky.'
Northern now felt like a grown-up compared to when he first came to this desolation. He had experienced a lot and made a lot of stupid decisions, but in the end, all those things had
contributed to the person he was at that moment.
Northern smiled with satisfaction-in that moment, however, he suddenly felt a tremendous tremble from the Tower, well, technically, the Tower Ship.