Chapter 781: Void Soul Tower
What struck Max most wasn’t simply the man’s presence but the aura this young man had. There was a pride etched into every inch of his bearing—not the fierce, lethal confidence that radiated from Scott, nor even the fiery arrogance of Derek, but a pride rooted in something deeper.
It was the kind of pride that came not merely from personal strength but from the weight of a lineage and a seat among secrets few could fathom. It was the detached superiority of a man who knew he belonged to something higher than the world around him.
He paused just at the top of the stairs, his gaze sweeping coolly over the gathered figures before settling briefly on Derek, who stiffened in visible irritation.
Then his eyes flickered toward Scott, lingered for a fraction of a second, and finally came to rest on Max. For an instant, a subtle curiosity glinted in those dark eyes—as though he were studying an anomaly in a puzzle he had not anticipated.
Void Soul Tower was indeed one of the seven overlord forces in the Middle Domain, yet what truly distinguished them from the other six wasn’t merely power or heritage, but their extreme exclusivity.
Unlike the other factions, which teemed with vast numbers of ordinary members and armies of normal geniuses, the Void Soul Tower admitted only star-level geniuses into its ranks. There were no ordinary members to fill its halls. Every person who wore the insignia of the Void Soul Tower was someone capable of punching far above their weight, capable of defeating opponents stronger than themselves.
It was this policy, ruthless and singular, that made Void Soul Tower one of the most formidable forces in the entire Middle Domain, its might concentrated into a select group of terrifying prodigies rather than diffused across a vast army.
The man who had just arrived, Frank, might not have been on the same level as the towering auras of Derek or Scott, who were both standing firmly in the Legend Rank, but the momentum he carried was enough to rival them regardless.
His strength was still at the peak of the Champion Rank, yet every step he took seemed to ripple through the air like a blade slicing water. Even in silence, he commanded attention, the unseen weight of the Void Soul Tower’s legacy radiating around him like a mantle of authority.
Max felt Rose’s voice flicker into his mind, a quiet pulse of words across their vital essence link. "This person is Frank, one of the strongest 2-star geniuses of the Void Soul Tower. Although he’s not a 3-star genius, he’s practiced for a long time and should not be underestimated."
Max offered no reply, merely inclining his head a fraction as he kept his eyes fixed on the stairs, sensing a new shift in the atmosphere.
Scott, too, turned his head, his sharp gaze locked on the stairwell, while Derek paused mid-sip of his tea, brow furrowing in sudden wariness.