bookpower Chapter 613: Beyond Sun-Grade
Chapter 613: Beyond Sun-Grade
Chapter 613: Beyond Sun-GradeAdam shuddered as the man leaned over the table.
"I don’t know what a silver moon striker is, but I’ll take your words at face value." The prince smiled and gestured. "Honor to the lady. Oh." He covered his mouth playfully. "Don’t bother to ask about secret techniques. In fact, let’s not bring cultivation into our discussion, alright darling?"
Adam almost fainted when he heard the flirtatious tone and saw the wink. Was this dude that crazy? His brows twitched, but his eyes hardened. It was a good opportunity to fish for information and perhaps learn this palace’s history. And the first question was one he genuinely wanted to ask.
"For how long have you been in this room to develop such an obsession for women?"
The prince leaned a little more and sniffed his scent instead of answering. This bastard’s smile, his curved eyes... ’I want to punch him to oblivion!’
As mana rumbled in his circuits and threatened to explode, the man’s eyes narrowed into slits as he pulled back.
"Interesting energy. How long, you asked?" He tucked his fingers around his chin. "Mhh. I didn’t keep track of time, but it should be nearly fifty thousand years by now..." His voice cracked, and he bit his lip. "Fifty thousand years alone."
Adam’s eyes widened before they softened, and a sigh escaped his lips. Could he have endured solitude for that long?
The stone slabs became colder, and the dark walls oppressive as the answer flashed as bright as the sun. He would have gone madder than the prince. Now that he knew, he understood the poor man.
"Should have been hard. But try to calm down, anyway."
The prince raised his palms as he talked, but Adam’s gaze was drawn to the deep calluses. Could this thick, armor-like yellow skin belong to a human?
"I can’t promise you anything. But here is my first question: what’s the energy you used to hide your senior sister and change your gender?"
Adam rolled his eyes. "I can’t ask about cultivation, but you can ask about my techniques? It seems a little unfair, don’t you think so?"
He then told the man he had used mana and transmutation without any technical explanation.
Once done, the man nodded, his eyes sparkling with curiosity. "It’s fascinating to learn about an unknown energy after so long. I’ll change the rules to make it fair. You can now ask about general cultivation."
Adam’s eyes narrowed, and his fists trembled in response. He knew exactly what to ask.
"One of your brothers told me about the sun-grade techniques in the library. He mentioned that the emperor had one of a higher grade. Is it true, and what grade is that?"
"Tsk. That bastard who can’t keep his tongue."
The prince facepalmed, the sound echoing his irritation before a heavy silence lingered.
Then, he took a deep breath, his face and voice growing solemn. "My father created it after millennia of re
"I designed and crafted those puppets and my father’s weapons. But you proved me wrong."He smiled softly and nodded. "I shouldn’t have dismissed you earlier nor forced a brother who walks a similar path into a shameful discussion trial."
Adam paled. Why? It was fine to just discuss! ’Don’t change the rules every two seconds, bastard!’
Yet, the prince continued. With a wave of his rugged palm, the stone slabs split open. A furnace emerged from the ground, followed by anvils, bamboo tanks of smelly oils and acidic solutions, and other exquisite smith’s materials as his voice thundered.
"Let the real trial begin. Show me your craftsman’s soul by forging an item even I won’t forget."
A deep frown creased Adam’s brow as he cancelled the spell hiding Xie Lian. His muscles squirmed next, the bones cracking as he returned to his normal size and recovered his manhood. Yet, only worry twisted his lips.
"Are you confident?" Xie Lian’s hand trembled as it met his shoulder. All these revelations had shocked her, but not more than that trial’s difficulty. After all, the prince was an unparalleled expert. She knew even Tianlong wouldn’t hold a candle in comparison but couldn’t bring herself to despair, yet. After all, the more she learned about Adam, the more unfathomable he appeared. Perhaps he would create another miracle here, even if the chances were low.
Adam sighed as the prince snapped his fingers. A fire erupted in the furnace, the temperature rising with its crackle.
"I’m not sure. His guardians are too sophisticated, and I don’t have many high-tiered materials." The dancing flame reflected in his eyes as a smile crept on his face. "But the trial doesn’t matter. I always aim for perfection, even for the most insignificant item!"