Chapter 1731: Aftermath & Result of Evernight Trial (7)

The Evernight Demon King narrowed her eyes when she heard that startling statement, and not just her but the other two Evernight Kings were astounded as well.

Because they all knew what it meant to reach the peak of the Abyssal King Realm, and none of them were close to it, making progress in the Abyssal King Realm was even harder than breaking into the Abyssal King Realm from the Abyssal Grand Lord Realm.

But neither Evernight Demon King nor others pressed Lord Seeker, as it was meaningless.

On the other hand, Evernight Demon King remained inside the peculiar doorway, and golden light swept through her body.

The light was gentle, but it wasn’t normal at all; the moment it shone on her body, the Evernight Demon King instantly sensed a profound, penetrating probe into her flesh, bones, bloodline, soul, laws, and even the deepest aspects of her existence, which were exposed beneath the mysterious light.

But what shocked her was that she couldn’t even resist the light, which made her reevaluate Lord Seeker’s true power, as this ancient treasure was hiding secrets beyond what it had revealed.

Moreover, it wasn’t just the Evernight Evaluation Platform, as there were two more ancient treasures like Lord Seeker that were directly connected to the Realm Core, and none of the Evernight Kings had experienced their true power.

They can only be used when the Evernight Sanctuary was in grave danger, or when one of them reached the peak of the Abyssal King Realm, earning the qualification to truly interact with them.

As the Evernight Demon King remained within the doorway for several breaths, nothing happened.

But then Lord Seeker waved his hand as he casually said, "Well, good news, little third; there’s nothing wrong with you. You are completely clean."

The Evernight Demon King was relieved, and she stepped out.

The next instant, the Evernight Fiend King immediately stepped forward impatiently. "My turn."

"Naturally." The enormous Lord Seeker pointed toward the doorway. "Little first, don’t break my treasure."

The Evernight Fiend King rolled his eyes as he clearly knew Lord Seeker was being petty and retorted, "When have I ever broken something?"

Lord Seeker seemed to be waiting for this exact response and replied, "Three thousand two hundred and eleven years ago when you were borrowing little third’s..."

"...That was an accident."

"Four thousand and seventy-eight years ago, when you said you were going to cast yourself develop domain grade spell but..."

"That was also an accident."

"Seven thousand..."

"Enough!"

The Evernight Demon King couldn’t help laughing, as only in front of Lord Seeker could the Evernight Fiend King not brute-force his way out.

Still enraged, the Evernight Fiend King stepped through the doorway.

’HUM!’

Once again, the glyphs on the upper frame illuminated, and the same dark-golden light spread across the ancient inscriptions while the side glyphs remained completely dormant.

Lord Seeker’s countless eyes focused upon the Evernight Fiend King, and the golden light swept through his flesh, bloodline, soul, origin, and laws.

Everything was inspected, yet nothing happened.

After a while, Lord Seeker waved his hand. "Clean."

The Evernight Fiend King walked out, and for the first time since returning from the Undead Cradle, the tension in his expression visibly relaxed.

The Evernight Devil King also breathed a sigh of relief as both Evernight Kings were safe.

Lord Seeker looked at the two of them.

"There is nothing wrong with either of you." His tone became slightly more serious. "You weren’t contaminated. Whatever happened inside that secret realm didn’t leave anything behind within either of you."

The three Kings were silent for a moment.

Then the Evernight Fiend King slowly exhaled, "Good."

The Evernight Demon King nodded, "At least we can finally stop worrying about that."

Lord Seeker suddenly chuckled, "Actually..."

The three Kings looked toward him.

Lord Seeker’s expression became strangely amused as he continued, "It seems whatever you encountered inside that secret realm wasn’t interested in you."

The Evernight Fiend King raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Lord Seeker shrugged as his countless eyes narrowed. "Think about it. If something possessed the power to make an Abyssal Ordeal retreat, do you really think it would need to secretly contaminate you?"

Silence descended as the three Abyssal Kings’ eyes narrowed with a hint of trepidation.

Lord Seeker continued coldly, "Whatever existence caused that phenomenon, if it had actually wanted to deal with you, it would’ve beaten you silly before you even had the ability to resist."

The Evernight Fiend King’s face twitched while the Evernight Demon King’s lips curved slightly, and even the Evernight Devil King couldn’t help rubbing his forehead.

Lord Seeker had a particularly unpleasant way of explaining things, yet they couldn’t refute him. In fact, the more they thought about it, the more relieved they became.

If the mysterious existence truly possessed the power to make an Abyssal Ordeal retreat, then dealing with three Abyssal Kings would probably be effortless. The fact that they had been allowed to leave without even being attacked was itself a strange form of reassurance.

The Evernight Fiend King finally laughed, "So you’re saying we weren’t worth its attention?"

"Precisely."

"...That’s somehow more insulting." The Evernight Demon King giggled, "But I’ll happily accept the insult."

The Evernight Devil King also smiled faintly. For the first time since returning from the Undead Cradle, the oppressive atmosphere around the three Kings eased.

They were safe, and that was enough.

However, the Evernight Demon King’s eyes suddenly flickered as she looked toward Lord Seeker.

"Lord Seeker."

"Hmm?"

"Since it didn’t target us..." Her voice became thoughtful. "It could also mean there is no such existence at all, and it’s the Undead Realm that is special?"

The other two Kings immediately understood her meaning.

The Evernight Demon King continued, "Perhaps that realm has some unique characteristic that allows Abyssal Ordeals to be passed without the usual consequences.

"After all, the Undead Boundary was a mystery on its own, which had denied us entry for a long time, and then it suddenly vanished because someone or something named Sky Stealer seemed to have interfered.

"We thought Sky Stealer was a living entity from the start, but what if it’s some kind of mechanism that had suddenly activated, and even the Corpse Clan is unaware of it."

Silence instantly descended when she told them about her speculation. The Evernight Fiend King’s eyes gradually became brighter, and the Evernight Devil King’s expression also changed.

They had naturally considered this possibility, but they simply hadn’t dared to entertain it seriously. Because the moment they did, the implications were enormous.

After all, if the Undead Cradle truly possessed some special property that could make an Abyssal Ordeal retreat, then perhaps the Evernight Council could cultivate Abyssal Kings on a scale never seen before.

Many Half-Abyssal Kings could enter; they could attempt their Abyssal Ordeals, and if those ordeals could somehow be neutralized, then the Evernight Council would no longer need to fear the dangers of the Abyssal Plains.

A single Abyssal King was already an unimaginable existence, but what if there were dozens? Or even hundreds? The Evernight Council could become an overwhelming force.

The three Evernight Kings exchanged glances, and for a brief moment greed appeared in their eyes.

It was faint, but it was there because if this was really possible, the Evernight Council might one day possess enough Abyssal Kings to dominate the entire Abyss of Wandering Souls.

Even the other two Great Strata, the Strata of the Mindless and the Strata of the Lost of the Abyss of Wandering Souls, might no longer be beyond their reach- not just the Abyssal Plains!