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

Chapter 585

At first, my confidence that I can handle whatever is behind that door is at an all-time high.

The dark purple ring around my finger is a reminder that I've already witnessed beings far more deadly than any yellow core could possibly aspire to rise to.

However, with every step closer I take, the feeling of this being's unwavering confidence and desire to control and destroy everything that stands in its way washes through me.

The pressure of threads in the air isn't too intense, as if it were, applicants wouldn't be able to make it down this hall, but I can feel that I'm getting much closer to the source, and it is being heavily suppressed.

Small hints of its true power leak out in pockets of the aura that ripples through the mana-shielded walls with no resistance.

The threads are interwoven with golden Soul Energy, and every time I believe I have a solid gauge on the power output of the being producing these threads, another pocket of energy catches my attention, and the depth of its power grows more profound.

I make it to the end of the hall, standing right in front of the door, and pause for a few seconds.

There's a light clicking sound, and the rectangular cutout of the wall in front of me slides open to reveal the same dark room that I witnessed in the video moments ago.

Two golden eyes stare through me from behind the oval-shaped table at the back of the room, and the raw essence of the sun god can finally be seen without any boundaries in its way.

A far thicker series of waves of yellow and golden light flow through the air, but none of them are hostile or attack my senses in any way.

They're more curious, and most likely residual energy that leaks off this man that can't be held back.

His voice speaks up again, and I don't hear any difference in the monotone static sound identical to the one coming through the video before.

"Welcome, Ray Anderson of the Bedrock Region. It is a pleasure to meet you face to face. Congratulations on placing number one of the B-Class applicants this year. It is quite an honor. I believe this is the first year a Bedrock applicant has reached this height."

As I take a few more steps forward to stand at the other edge of the round table, the door closes behind me with another light click, and I'm left face to face with the man I came to these exams in the first place to find.

I respond, looking him straight into his golden eyes.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Freeman."

The energy that hits my barrier perfectly replicates the sensation and visual of it passing straight through my body to outside watchers. While this happens, I take in the sight before me with awe, struggling hard not to show any reaction to the mind-bending sight.

It's still hard to calculate his actual strength just by the energy signature he's giving off alone.

Some of the waves of light that come off of him feel as weak as a hunter that just ranked up for the first time, while others feel stronger than ten of the golden lizards combined that I faced up in the obsidian forests.

It makes me shiver, as even with my enhanced senses, I can't figure out his true power.

My inspect and appraisal skills activate soon after, and they bring back readings that make the gears in my mind turn even faster.

In bright blue text at front and center in my mind's eye, [Lv. 9017] burns into my consciousness as its the highest level rating by far I've ever scanned.