Pretending To Be A Boss

But even amongst the stelae that could be accessed, some of the knowledge inscribed upon them shocked him to the core.

Tang Xian was looking at a stele with the serial number 003.

— Above enhanced, elite, perfect, and cataclysmic, there exists an even more terrifying echelon, inhabited by seven of the most powerful creatures. Most of these creatures originate from Eden City, a domain of impurity and degeneration, home to countless monsters that threaten the essence of the primal world. Their power is sufficient to bring ruination upon the entire world.

However, most of them have been eradicated by the Order. Even those still alive are but juveniles with erased memories.

Above cataclysmic?

Tang Xian and Li Xiaoyu looked at the same stele, utterly astounded.

At that moment, Dong Ran ran over and whispered,

"Tang, Miss Second, come quick and look here!"

Following Dong Ran, Tang Xian arrived at the stele numbered 17.

— Only a select few species bathed in the light of Eden's unclean crystals can endow their Soul Crystals with the ability to transform into humans. But not all creatures are qualified to obtain this ability. Only those above the level of disaster have the chance.

Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan opened their eyes wide and looked at Tang Xian, seemingly seeking confirmation of something. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Tang Xian merely shook his head slightly. He made no attempt to hide from Li Xiaoyu and gestured for them to be silent.

"Don't think about anything. Just go on and look at the next stele."

Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan chose to heed Tang Xian's words. They didn't say much, although both thought about Qing JiuYu and Bai Mansheng.

Yet the content within the stele seemed extremely odd.

What is Eden's crystal?

Tang Xian had vaguely noticed that these stelae mentioned two opposing species.

Eden and Order.

The proprietors of the Pyramid call themselves the Order. They protect humanity and wage war against creatures from the ore zones.

Eden, on the other hand, seems to be a core area of the ore zones, where many extremely powerful species have appeared. Is there any connection with the ruins of Eden?

Shaking his head, Tang Xian continued browsing onwards.

In the series numbered 1 to 10, only 3 were unlocked. The remaining information requires the Li family to complete building requirements.

The next series of stelae consisted mostly of various compendiums.

Some creatures Tang Xian himself didn't recognize.

Mostly of the perfect and catastrophic levels.

Only one was a cataclysmic level creature, named Thunder Phoenix.

It was a bird, extremely rare. According to the records of the Order, only three had ever been found.

Not a boss unit, but capable of posing a tremendous threat.

Unwittingly, the group arrived at the last row of stelae.

Here, there were only three stelae, which were spaced further apart from the others.

They looked somewhat special, and all were in an unlocked state, available for direct perusal.

The people formed a circle and began to examine the last three stelae they could see.

Series x

— We have named that level Apocalypse. The living apocalyptic-level creatures have fallen into an endless slumber in the Ashen Sea, becoming a kingdom beneath the sea and utterly forgetting their identities. But children of Order, when you become strong enough one day, please make sure to slay it.

Apocalyptic-level creatures. Tang Xian quickly thought of stele number 3.

If apocalyptic-level creatures truly existed in the ore world, humans at the current stage couldn't hope to defeat them no matter how hard they tried.

However, the Order still eradicated these creatures.

Not really eradicated, Tang Xian could sense the dread the Order felt towards apocalyptic-level creatures between the lines.

And they couldn't kill the apocalyptic-level creatures either...

Presumably, in an unimaginably distant era, apocalyptic-level creatures had caused unimaginable harm to the Order.

Perhaps... this was why the Order no longer had any means to personally venture into the ore zones?

With varying thoughts in their minds, Tang Xian proceeded to the next stele.

Series E

— You have arrived at the eighth layer, which signifies that you have the potential to travel to the ruins of Eden. Please make your way to the ruins of Eden as soon as possible. Although it has been destroyed by the great Order, it is possible that some have slipped through the net. On this layer, you will gain even more powerful war machines—Judgement Knights.

Judgement Knights?

Tang Xian thought of the row of bronze statues in the distance instinctively when he saw this.

At this point, Li Wanye also looked towards the distance with a satisfied smile.

"It seems that these Judgement Knights are different from previous technologies. They must be very powerful war equipment."

Thinking this, Tang Xian instinctively took Tang Xiaojiu's little hand.

He was an atheist who didn't believe in things like divining good or bad fortune from dreams. But he knew much in dreams originated from memories.

If there really was danger on the eighth layer, then bringing along a little fox just below the level of disaster creatures should be able to fend it off.

Tang Xian's deduction wasn't wrong.

Even the most powerful war machines couldn't match the level of disaster creatures.

In fact, this was true, the information relayed back to Li Wanye by the ring informed him that these Judgement Knights, like the bronze statues, had the strength of ordinary perfect-level creatures.

But they possessed a very strong vitality. Their creation process was highly intricate.

And rather taboo, but that wasn't an issue.

As a lord, Li Wanye foresaw that the measure of strength for all future strongholds would probably depend on whose stronghold had more Judges.

Having a lead over all the strongholds in the world, he wouldn't let go of such an advantage.

The next step in the plan was to manufacture Judgement Knights on a large scale.

Everyone began to browse the last stele. It was also the answer to the question Tang Xian had been seeking all along.