Chapter 462: Still Not Giving Up
Aldrian could sense the emotions of the people who were watching him—fear, anxiety, respect, piety, worship. All of them reflected a single truth: they had no power before him, and so they chose to submit.
Some submitted because of the circumstances, while others did so with their whole will and soul. At this moment, Aldrian’s very presence resembled that of a god. In fact, many had already prostrated themselves before him, compelled by their souls to do so. For lower-level cultivators and mortals, his presence carried a force that filled them with reverence.
He was a god who had descended to the mortal plane, delivering his own judgment to those who had dared to offend him. A powerful god who is always watching and all-knowing.
Every scheme the second prince had devised now seemed meaningless in the face of Aldrian’s overwhelming power. As some would say, before such might, all tricks are futile.
Even now, the wounds on Aldrian’s body were healing rapidly and he would be fully healed in no time.
Aldrian looked toward the unconscious Cardinal Carsius and acknowledged his strength. Cardinal Carsius was a truly powerful cultivator.
Although the cardinal did not specialize in combat, his peak Emperor-stage cultivation and legacy artifacts made him a difficult opponent to face. He was much stronger than the Greed Devil, even when the latter wielded a high divine-grade artifact.
Until Aldrian encountered Cardinal Carsius, the Greed Devil had been the strongest opponent he had ever faced. At that time, the Greed Devil was at the high Emperor stage and wielded a high divine-grade sword he had taken from the vault of the Forgeheart Kingdom.
However, Aldrian knew that the Greed Devil couldn’t fully unleash the sword’s potential. The weapon wasn’t truly his to begin with. That sword wasn’t compatible with the devil’s energy, even if it still granted him a considerable boost in power.
Cardinal Carsius, on the other hand, was entirely different. He was already at the peak of the Emperor stage and wielded legacy artifacts that were fully compatible with him. He had successfully refined them. In addition, he possessed two artifacts that complemented each other perfectly, granting him an even greater surge in strength.
Without a doubt, Cardinal Carsius was the strongest opponent Aldrian had faced up until now.