Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)

Chapter 511: The Eye Of Truth

The Eye of Truth could see through all falsehoods. Xiao Lin started to understand what Silverlight meant by that, but he still was not certain.

Those threads were not completely unmoving. They would start to move at certain intervals, as if something was being transferred. Looking out of the door, there was no way to see where the threads ended, but the direction did lead to some thoughts from Xiao Lin.

Valen seemed to finally snap out of his fervor. Even if Xiao Lin had the same eye as Valen, a truth that dealt Valen a bigger impact than he expected, the conceited man quickly made a decision. “I just need to kill you. That’s right. If I kill you, your eye will be mine, and I will still be the only one with God’s Eye!”

After losing Ruin, Xiao Lin had no way of retaliating. Valen flashed over and kicked Xiao Lin away. Before Xiao Lin even landed, Valen once again appeared and landed a few punches in Xiao Lin’s stomach.

Xiao Lin could only lean against the wall for support, spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood. He had already exhausted everything he had. If Valen used Disintegration Ray, Xiao Lin would be killed instantly, but he had intentions for Xiao Lin’s eye.

If Disintegration Ray was used, the instant destruction might destroy his eye as well. Valen’s greed did not allow such a valuable eye to disappear, which was why he did not use that much force either, allowing Xiao Lin to stay alive–for now.

Xiao Lin might have been battered, but his third eye was still fixed on Valen. Xiao Lin could not retaliate, but he could observe.

Each strike would cause a change in the threads, as if Valen’s strength came from them. No, more accurately, he was on the other end of the threads.

That was the most reasonable explanation. By all accounts, Valen Argos’s skills were very ordinary before this. As a young necromancer, that was normal. However, the young Valen suddenly defeated his brethren and obtained the position of clan leader, and then revealed such a strange and powerful ability.

Power was earned gradually, even for geniuses, unless Valen had used some special way to increase his strength. However, even if the dark races had a special way of doing that, it would not be to the degree that Valen had shown.

“The resurrection tower. You’re getting your power from the resurrection tower.” Xiao Lin panted as he tried to verify his guess from Valen.

If it were a few minutes ago, Valen would not have answered that question, but Valen was already certain of his victory. He knew that Xiao Lin could not even run. His conceit caused him to love bragging, so he admitted, “That’s right. That man was right, you do know a lot, which is why you need to die here! Ah, the resurrection towers that you colonists rely on to live is now my stepping stone. I really should thank all of you!”

It was no wonder that, throughout the civil war, despite the rebels not having that much goodwill toward Dawn Academy, they had never destroyed the resurrection towers. Dawn Academy’s military leaders had thought that it was because the rebels were afraid of them, and had even sent representatives over to negotiate for peace.

The thought suddenly appeared in Xiao Lin’s mind. It meant that the rebels could very well have been in cahoots with Valen–no–it should be with the high priest Asabanor, Valen Argos’s backer!

It was definitely not good news. In Wildfire Town, that corrupted resurrection tower Xiao Lin saw could only allow an undead without any form of sentience to resurrect. It had no effect on beings with higher intelligence, such as Normese humans. It was only limited to just resurrection, and not boosts in strength.

In just a few months, Asabanor’s research into the dark resurrection towers had leveled up again.

Xiao Lin actually calmed down after his guesses were confirmed. Valen smiled coldly, “What? Did the truth cause you to give up completely? How meaningless. After I deal with you, I’ll send your friends over to hell to accompany you!”

Valen’s killing intent rose, and the fatigued Xiao Lin immediately reacted, saying, “Valen, you wish to bring glory back to the dark races and become the new King of Darkness, yet you’re Asabanor’s slave. Is there really no problem with that?”

Valen’s movements slowed, but he quickly laughed. “There’s no meaning to your provocations at this point. I’m merely working together with Asabanor for our mutual benefit!”

“Do you know who Asabanor is? Do you know where what he’s giving you comes from?”

“I have no interest in that.”

“Ah, but your expression clearly says otherwise! Have you ever heard of the Final Lands?”

Valen paused again. Even though he was silent, it was obvious that he was interested in the Final Lands. In Normese legends, the Final Lands were the final resting place of God, and was somewhere that only existed in legends.

Xiao Lin found a promising avenue, and deliberately slowed his speech down, saying, “In truth, the first time I met Asabanor was in the Final Lands…”

After that, a long story followed. Xiao Lin had spent months in the Final Lands. Of course, Xiao Lin did not tell Valen everything; his stories were a mix of fact and fiction, adding fire to certain parts while omitting the important parts.

Valen wanted to interrupt Xiao Lin a few times, but had been drawn in by Xiao Lin’s words, such as the undead that Asabanor had created in the Final Lands. As a necromancer, how could Valen not be interested?

Xiao Lin was already as good as dead. Valen did not mind allowing him to live a little longer.

Xiao Lin spoke for half an hour. If he really wanted to, he could continue for days on end. Each time Valen revealed an impatient expression, he would hurry past the unimportant matters and bring up something interesting, causing Valen’s impatience to die down.

Another twenty minutes passed, and Valen furrowed his eyebrows, coldly interrupting Xiao Lin, “Are you trying to stall for time?”

Xiao Lin coughed out two mouthfuls of blood, dryly smiling. “Even if I was stalling, I’m not a match for you.”

“If your hopes are on Ibeiya, then you should give up. I already sent someone after her. That girl’s bloodline can only be used by me!”

After those words, Xiao Lin suddenly smiled. His Eye of Truth had been active the whole time, and he saw that those threads surrounding Valen were slowly receding.