Shi Chenli quickly deployed earth armor.
When sword struck his chest, Shi Chenli flew back and hit a broken column.
Shi Chenli spat a mouthful of blood.
He complained to silent king (not so silent).
"What good is it to beat someone lower than your level"
Silent king looked at him and replied, "How pathetic."
"And you want to be an emperor."
"You want to protect everyone."
"If you behave like this you won't live to be lonely"
Shi Chenli's lips twitched.
'This silent king is unreasonably blunt.'
Silent king continued while shaking his head.
"I am not even concealing my level and you didn't even dare to check it."
Shi Chenli remembered that he hadn't checked silent king's information.
Name: Silent King.
Species: Human (Remanent soul)
Level: 30
Skills: none
Silent king's data panel was simple.
He was at level 30 and he didn't even have a skill so skill proficiency didn't matter.
Shi Chenli was speechless.
As he was checking the data panel, silent king moved again.
Aimed his sword at Shi Chenli's neck.
Shi Chenli was furious.
He quickly dodged to the side and used Ice Torn whip to change sword's aim a bit.
Sword grazed passed his arm.
"Shameless" Shi Chenli was raging.
Silent king spoke emotionlessly, "Let me give you an important lesson"
"What" Shi Chenli asked furiously.
"Don't be distracted while in a battle." Silent king replied.
Shi Chenli roared, "Go to hell"
He used his Void Fang dagger and stabbed at the silent king's heart.
Silent king didn't dodge.
Void fang stabbed him.
But strangely silent king walked back and there was no wound on his chest.
Silent king reminded him: "you should learn to control your emotions."
"Sometime the thing that takes our lives is our emotions."
Shi Chenli was once again speechless.
"Again"
Silent king said and advanced toward Shi Chenli.
Shi Chenli used ice thorn whip to control silent king.
But silent king skillfully dodged it and appeared beside Shi Chenli.
He placed his sword on Shi Chenli's neck.
"If we were in a life and death situation, you would be dead right now."
Silent king retreated back to where he stood previously.
Shi Chenli looked at him with dejection.
Silent king looked at him and asked, "why are you showing that expression."
Shi Chenli looked at him speechlessly, "Didn't you defeat me?"
"So" Silent king asked still expressionless.
"So, the trial failed." Shi Chenli spoke in a low voice.
"Who said that?" Silent king asked.
Shi Chenli was stunned, "But… But"
Silent king looked at him for a while and spoke, "I didn't say the trial will be over if I defeat you."
"Now control your emotions and wipe that pathetic expressions from your face," silent king said.
"It's disgusting." Silent king said, still without expressions.
Shi Chenli took a deep breath and took out Runesong ready for battle.
***
10 minutes later
"Again" silent king's voice sounded.
***
1 hour later:
"Are you an idiot"
"You have so many element affinities"
"Use your brain"
***
6 hours later
"Ahhhhhhhhh" Shi Chenli's shriek sounded in the ruined hall of the kings.
***
Back to the time when everyone entered the portal.
In a vast battlefield
Shi Tianlei appeared in commander's camp.
[Ding]
[Entered the ancient battlefield. Battle of Silent Demise.]
[Mission: Defeat the God's army using soldiers at your disposal.]
[Reward: unknown (Depends on final result of war)]
Unlike Shi Chenli Shi Tianlei got a hint from Sky Curtain Will.
Shi Tianlei walked out of the camp.
What appeared in front of him were human soldiers patrolling the area filled with camps.
At the horizon sky was blood red.
Shi Chenli took a look at the surrounding and returned to commander's camp.
Then he called all his subordinates for a meeting.
***
In a palace.
Bai Wuying appeared in a palace maid's outfit.
[Ding]
[Entering unknown.]
[Mission: part 1: Infiltrate the royal court.
Part 2: kill the Emperor.
Part 3: retreat out of the city successfully.]
[Reward: Unknown (Depends on completion rate of mission.)]
Bai Wuying looked at the mission.
Unlike Shi Tianlei her mission was divided into three parts.
Mission looks simply, but Bai Wuying felt that this mission which can grant an extra talent would not be simple.
She walked to the side and checked herself and her belongings.
An assassin would know about everything in its surrounding including himself.
***
On a Bustling Street.
Ling Xueyao appeared.
[Ding]
[Entered Silent City, Capital of Silent Kingdom]
[Mission: Give your judgement criminals.]
[Reward: Unknown (Depends on judgement given)]
A pointer appeared in front of her and pointed to her left.
There was a store in that direction.
Ling Xueyao thought for a while and walked toward the store.
In the store a man was being beaten up.
Pointer was pointing at this man.
Ling Xueyao frowned and stepped forward and asked a bystander.
"Why are the guards beating this man." Ling Xueyao asked the man.
The man frowned and looked at ling Xueyao's side with unpleasant expression.
When he saw cold beauty ling Xueyao, his expressions took a 180-degree turn.
A smile appeared on his face.
"Hey beautiful."
"My name is Jin Huang"
Ling Xueyao looked at him expressionlessly.
After a while 'Jin Huang' replied in an award manner.
"That man is a thief."
"He stole a hairpin from the store but a customer saw it and reported it to the staff."
Ling Xueyao, after getting information ignored this 'Jin Huang'
'Jin Huang' smiled awkwardly and turned to see the commotion.
Ling Xueyao muttered, 'it seems I have to be a law enforcer.'
***
In a huge bedroom.
Feng Qingyan appeared.
He looked around and saw Shi Chenli in bandages resting on the bed.
[Ding]
[Your emperor Shi Chenli is injured. Defend him against all attacks.]
[Reward: Unknown (Depends on time defended).]
Ling Qingyan blinked and didn't take it seriously.
Next moment he sensed a fluctuation at a corner.
Feng Qingyan smirked and took out a sword waving at that place
"Ahhhhhhhh"
A shriek sounded in the room.
***
In a library.
Xue Lianhua appeared.
[Ding]
[Appeared in Myriad Heaven Library.]
[Mission: Memorize. Memorize as much as you can in next month.]
[Reward: Unknown (Depends on amount of information memorized).]
***
Three days later.
Shi Chenli has been fighting silent king for 3 days straight.
Shi Chenli was chanting with 'Rune Song' held in both hands.
At this moment a domain was spreading.
But it wasn't Absolute Zero Domain.
It has earth element mixed within it. Jagged phantom mountains were appearing in domain.
It was because Shi Chenli has merged earth element in Absolute Zero Domain.
He named it, 'Frozen Wilderness'
On the other side silent king was smiling. Yes smiling.
He has been teaching Shi Chenli. He wanted to have him tap into his talent.
Shi Chenli has multiple element affinities.
So, he guided Shi Chenli to merge different elements.
Shi Chenli used Domain to summon a massive spear from underneath silent king.
This spear pierced the silent king.
But when Shi Chenli saw this he was stunned.
Because silent king didn't defend and most importantly he was smiling.
Silent king dissipated into starlight and merged into Shi Chenli's body.
A voice sounded in Shi Chenli's ears.
It was silent king's voice.
'Remember, Strength is king. As long as you have strength you can achieve anything.'
Shi Chenli stood there motionless for some time.
After a while he bowed at the silent king's place.