Cultivation Through Artifacts

Chapter 317 - Trust

"As you can see, if I exert a little bit of force that the Soulsilver cannot resist, it will simply let my hand through without any problems. As for the spot where my arm went through, you don't need to fear as the armor will rebuild itself automatically in no time at all." Roice explained calmly and slowly retreated his arm before placing it back on the spot where his hand went through just a moment ago.

"Haha! You don't have to feel so surprised. This is only possible as no soul is attached to the armor, thus even a little bit of force is enough to get through its defense." Roice laughed gently when he saw Khal's shocked face.

However, Khal still stared at the armor with a stupified expression for several seconds before something clicked in his brain, causing his eyes to lit up with realization.

"It seems you finally understood." Roice nodded with a smile.

Khal seeing Roice's expression showed a smile too and said, "Indeed, this Soulsilver is rather a unique one. But in a good way, obviously."

"I agree." Roice nodded and looked at the invisible armor in the box, "Although it's something completely useless in the hands of an individual who possess a weak soul, it can be the greatest treasure in someone else's whose soul is as vast as a bottomless ocean and as strong as an ancient steel wall!"

Khal listening to Roice put a finger over his lips and said, "Then if I can, I would like to try and see just how good this armor is before I decided to trade it for my Space Orb."

"Naturally." Roice took a step behind while gesturing for Khal to take his time to put the armor on.

However, as he did, all the guards around tensed slightly, their eyes turning sharp, seemingly ready to attack Khal if he tried anything funny. Even Astro, who just stood on the sides with a casual smile was prepared, obviously for evident reasons.

'Well, considering that I am a stranger and about to use a potentially powerful treasure in their home which is in their current possession, it's only natural for the security to tighten up so much.' Khal agreed with how the guards acted, as he would do the same if he were in their boots.

Like, how could you watch calmly as a stranger began to try and use one of your potent armaments in your very own house? You would feel and behave the very same way as they were doing currently even if you wouldn't show it, no question about it.

As Khal thought about this, he approached the steel box and began to grab the armor inside it before putting it on himself one by one.

In a flash, Khal put all the armor pieces, except the helmet as there was none on himself, and felt as a strange connection between him and the armor was formed, while the armor itself automatically adjusted itself to his body like some kind of magic!

"It's one of the main advantages of this armor. No matter who wishes to use it, it will adapt to the owner's body on its own without a problem." Roice explained with a nonchalant expression when he saw Khal's surprised gaze.

"I see..." Khal nodded and moved his arm around, only to get another surprise as not only did the armor adjust to his size perfectly, but it weighed literally nothing while he also heard no sound at all whenever he moved his body around!

"This is truly a piece of art," Khal mumbled under his breath, his curiosity piquing over the one who crafted this piece of armor even more than before.

"Haha! I am glad you like it." Roice laughed, but soon his eyes turned sharp and said, "Now let's see if this armor will be yours or not."

As he said, he gestured toward Astro who immediately moved and summoned a short sword into his grasp before he began to approach Khal with slow, but steady steps.

Khal noticing this obviously understood the intention and didn't do anything but stand in one place while his gaze was firmly fixed on Astro's weapon.

Although now it will be clear if his soul was strong enough to make the armor act as a solid layer of protection or not, he still felt slightly nervous because the one attacking him was someone with a hidden and unknown strength.

And of course, there was nothing worse than facing the unknown, especially if that came from someone with a greater aura than his!

'Limit Breaker... He is on the Fourth Cultivation Stage!' Khal thought slightly nervously as he stared at Astro's approaching figure and without hesitation activated his Heaven's Eyes.

"A Blessing associated with sight? That's quite rare." Roice said quietly and immediately raised his hand, just in time to halt the guards' movement around the hall as they obviously misunderstood Khal's aim with activating his Blessing.

"Stay in position! No one moves until I say so!" Roice said loudly, making sure every guard around him heard clearly what he just said.

As for Astro, he was naturally understanding Khal's reason just like how Roice did and smiled slightly, "You don't have to worry, I won't injure you much less take away your life. There is no reason for you to use your Blessing, I promise."

Khal listened to Astro and after pondering for a while nodded and deactivated his Heaven's Eyes, taking everyone around by surprise.

After taking a deep breath, Khal showed a calm smile and said, "Whenever you are ready."

Astro looked startled by the sudden change of behavior Khal showed, but not because he did what he told him, but because he trusted in him.

Such a thing was extremely unexpected as Astro belived Khal to be a cautious young man who hardly trusts anyone, but it seems he was wrong.

"It looks like even my eyes can make a mistake or two sometimes." Astro sighed with a slight smile as he closed his eyes before opening them again, this time showing a serious expression.

"Then here I come...." Astro said in an indifferent tone of voice, and without waiting for Khal's response vanished from his spot before reappearing before Khal in the very next second like a phantom!