[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 557

Ember grins.

"I'm going to need to borrow that self-regeneration skill of yours; this would be quite painful without it."

I activate my buff and give him access to this mythic-grade skill. Then the imagery of Trax losing control of his body and power flashes through my mind as I watch the red gem float above Ember's hand.

"Is this really safe to do here...?"

The gem slowly spins above his palm, and I feel small portions of his true mana control vibrate out from his barrier the closer it falls toward him.

"-And what about concealing our presence? If you're about to do what I think, won't this leave us without any way of hiding our true power once we return?"

The ripples get more intense, and waves of dense mana and even Ember's soul energy start to become visible to my senses as he brings the gem even closer while responding.

"Possibly. However, possibly not. Absorbing a single stone will decay our barriers, but we can conceal our mana control with Qi from your new friends."

He points to the three sleeping teammates on the cliffside nearby, then looks up toward the sky and continues.

"If we make it to the top of the construct, there's a good chance I can broker a deal with its creator to get us a better limiter. If not, we'll be strong enough to handle deceiving those A-Class hunters by the time we're done here. They're only red cores themselves."

I raise an eyebrow.

"Hey—this is a lot to drop on me all at once... Its creator? Whatever made this realm is still here...? And the A-Class Hunters at the Association can wield divine energy? Is that why they didn't practically explode from eating those stones?"

Ember smirks.

"Right... eating those fragments to power the rift wasn't necessary, it was just a show."

Ember's gaze wanders the sky again, then comes back down to meet mine.

"As for if the creator is still here... I don't know. The construct patterns are familiar, but they're very old. We'll have to climb higher. I can't see the top yet. If you'd like to take a glimpse into the divine realm, follow my lead. I can't answer all your questions by simply explaining them; you'll have to see the truth for yourself."

He grins and drops the red core into his mouth.

It disappears, and I feel dense waves of energy hit my barrier while the same crimson light I witnessed in the fiery bird glows in his eyes.

An aura grows around his body, just the same as the flaming scavenger bird's did.

The vitals on my Rising Emperor's Domain interface are pretty interesting to watch.

His health bar slowly trickles down, then his mana starts to fall after as the self-regeneration skill kicks in and heals him slowly.

The red aura around him continues to expand, and I watch with curiosity for a full minute before the light begins to subside and the red glow from his eyes fades.

We're left both floating in the sky just as we were before, but now his limiter is completely gone and shattered. The only thing left blocking his mana control is a new barrier of pure Qi.

Other than the usage of mana from the use of self-regeneration, he's completely fine and unaltered.

"Your turn."

While nothing seems to be wrong with him, the thought of breaking the limiter that kept those with soul energy awakened unaware of my power isn't a very logical move. The A-Class guards aren't what I'm worried about; it's more so about those yellow-golden eyes I felt peer down on me during my match, and the unknown of what else was inside the Apex Region's black box that I wasn't able to sense.