Way of the Knights

Chapter 524 - A Mystery?

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One month has passed since Raven had become an official 'Chosen of Zeus'. 

Many things happened since then. Raven's cultivation had finally consolidated as well his strength. He also have more Avatars working for him now since he cultivated the Myriad Incarnations Scripture to 5th Level. This caused his research speed and his progress to become faster exponentially which effectively makes him stronger. 

For the entirety of the month, Raven stayed within the pocket dimension. Once every three days, Kyrie would visit him and give him some books he can read in order to understand the Ancient Elysium Sect better. She would also discuss things with him in order to test his knowledge. 

Sufficed to say, Kyrie's been satisfied with him. His memory isn't only sharp but he also has initiative. He gave her an impression of a scholar who's been starved from knowledge. Every knowledge she offered to him were absorbed in no time. 

Additionally, Raven was hardworking to boot. He doesn't waste any time, it's as if he's a man possessed. He didn't even sleep at all. From her observations, her Young Lord was certainly getting more and more impressive each passing day. 

Being a Chosen already confirms the fact that a person must be a Realm-Surpassing Genius, and since Raven is one, then she's not surprised. But as each day passed, she's starting to think that there's more to this Young Lord. 

Whether this is due to him feeling pressured due to his competitors or something else entirely, only time can tell. 

On another note, the ban that prevents outer disciples from patrolling the Devil's Cradle was extended by another month. The reasons were unknown but there's nothing that the outer disciples could do about it. Thankfully, there are some supplementary missions they could do in order to make sure they keep earning Merit Points. 

The situation of the sect somehow turned weird but Raven was completely oblivious about it. He's pretty much isolated from everything ever since taking up this new responsibility. 

So far, neither the Grand Elder or the Sect Master had issued a mission to him. Judging from his pace, Raven still has much to learn and he's planning on learning everything he could before charging to the fray. 

Thanks to Kyrie's guidance, his knowledge about certain things fully expanded. Now he understood more things about the sect and specifically knows just what kind of responsibility he has to uphold. He also learned more about the history of the sect. Now he understood why this place was respected by billions of people all over the Divine Realm. 

Raven also benefitting from his current status. Right now, he could freely visit any cultivation environment as he pleases. Field of Destruction, Cage of Spacetime. These are two that he focuses on the most since they resonated with his Destruction Laws and Spacetime Laws respectively. 

However, something else entirely was occupying Raven's mind right now. 

And that has something to do with what happened during the time he went to the Chalice Room.

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"I'm so confused…"

Raven's expression revealed a very bothered one right now. He's currently alone inside his room and it's night time, nevertheless he was distracted and couldn't help but ponder about the sudden revelation that came unexpectedly. 

'I don't recall anything like that Junior Brother. The badge I gave to you only leads you to the Chalice Rooms. Maybe you just received some form on enlightenment.' This was Henry's reply when Raven revealed what happened to him. 

To say that Raven was dumbfounded was an understatement. He did not expect something like this at all. As it turns out, the vision he saw during the moment he stepped inside those large doors was entirely different from Henry's expectations. Even though Henry only alleged it to him just being fortunate and gaining enlightenment about something, Raven doesn't agree deep down. 

How can that be possible? First of all, he had experienced multiple sudden enlightenments already, in fact he even found a way in order to get close to entering that state through the help of supplements. 

Yes, his experience might be considered as a 'sudden enlightenment' but without a trigger, he wouldn't be able to enter it no matter how many supplements he consumed. This means that something acted as a medium or a trigger for him to enter that state. 

It's not an illusion, that he knew. If it was, then how would he explain the numerous constellations present within his Inner World? 

It was real. There's no mistaking it, but Henry doesn't seem to be lying either. Which means that either he truly doesn't know or he's good at lying. Either way, this situation really does bother him a lot.

"I really should stop thinking about this." Raven grumbled. "It already happened. Whether Senior Brother doesn't truly know or he just can't tell me, I can't do anything about it. Besides, I'm already benefitting from it anyway."

The benefits he was referring to was the mysterious knowledge he's able to perceive by observing the constellations whenever he can. 

With them appearing in his body, Raven had the ability to freely inspect them. And to say that they are rather mysterious is an understatement. 

Each constellation contained a level of profundity that Raven never witnessed before. Whenever he tried meditating about them, Raven always have this feeling that he's trying to decipher the Heavenly Laws themselves. 

Raven hardly remembered what he experienced during his most recent sudden enlightenment, nevertheless the experience allowed him to subconsciously understand how to interact with the constellations. 

In fact, he even took out ten of his Avatars and left them inside his Inner World. He formed pairs which will try to decipher one constellation at a time. So far, he hadn't manage to unearth their secrets just yet but in due time he will. 

Also, Raven never neglected the Crown Space. 

He's still using his time inside to train, but for now he's mostly visiting the tombs and gaining acknowledgement of the deceased heroes that accompanied Geezer before. As for the huge constellation tablet, he has yet to touch it. 

'I'll at least decipher one Constellation inside my inner world before confronting the ones on that huge tablet. Who knows? Maybe something surprising will happen?'

With that in mind, Raven didn't rush to confront the stone tablet for now. 

***

Inside a vast open space, Raven stood in the middle of a huge arena. 

Raven sat in the middle of the arena, bare-chested and in meditation. Wind blew past his face, scattering his long aqua-marine hair behind him. His breathing was shallow, some might even say that he's not breathing at all. 

The atmosphere around was tranquil. Raven's attunement with nature that he seems to be blending with his surroundings. At first glance, he appears to be just a regular human being since not an ounce of energy leaked out from his body. In truth, every ounce of his strength was perfectly confined by him. A display of an excellent control. 

After a brief moment, Raven suddenly stood up. He was akin to a sharp spear pointing at the heavens. His contained aura suddenly spiked, flaring around him and causing the surrounding rocks to float as if being lifted by a mysterious force. 

Raven raised a hand and smashed down. This seemingly simple gesture had a horrifying aftermath as an enormous and seemingly illusory palm appeared out of nowhere from behind. 

This palm seem to contain rivers of stars and astonishing destructiveness. It's also filled with a brutal aura of slaughter. 

It's as of god himself acted and brought down his righteous fury to the earth. 

*Boom!*

The hand made contact with the arena, causing some tremors to occur. The shockwave of the attack spreads far and wide. When the dust settled down, a huge crater could be seen in front of him. Clouds of dusts were scattered everywhere and a residual tremors could still be felt. 

Such a scene caused the nearby Kyrie's eyes to gleam in praise. 

'What an attack! The arena was made out of Timeless Divine Stone, Meteoric Steel, and Miraculous Sand, even still it was still damaged to an extent.'

'Just as I thought, Young Lord certainly is capable. We are so lucky to have him. I won't be surprised if that attack can destroy the Knightly Armament if a Knight Monarch! Formidable.'

Kyrie was feeling truly jubilant. She originally wasn't intending to disturb Raven's practice but she couldn't help herself from being rather curious, which is why she ended up observing him. Of course she was impressed! How can she not be? This simple display meant that Raven wouldn't have any difficulties on clashing head-on with the other Chosen. 

If this is his strength right now? Then one can only imagine what he'd be like after 20 years. 

'He also seem to have a great destiny on his shoulders since luck is favoring him. He has a pseudo-Divine Artifact which takes the appearance of those large hands and he also has a failed-Empyrean Artifact which is his gloves.'

'And from what I can tell, this is just scratching the surface.. I'm sure Young Lord had other tricks up on his sleeve. It seems that our chances aren't truly that bad…'