Chapter 1176 Another Primordial (Part 4)
'Since everyone can use this pure essence, doesn't that mean I can use it to increase my rank as well…?' Evan thought, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Velgoth.
When Velgoth saw the gleam in Evan's eyes, he sensed an unknown threat and cautiously dragged his body backwards, a wary expression on his face.
"What do you want?"
Evan smiled sweetly when he saw Velgoth's reaction and spoke while playing with the large scissors in his hand. "Give me the World Core of Azragoth World."
Velgoth was stunned when he heard Evan's words, but he quickly regained his composure and shook his head.
"I didn't bring the World Core here with me," He said, raising his hand as if to show Evan his storage ring. But when he glanced at his hand, he saw his storage ring was missing.
"Are you looking for this?" Velgoth heard Evan's voice and saw him twirling a ring between his fingers.
Seeing his storage ring in Evan's possession, Velgoth remained silent, feeling the sorrow of a robbed person.
"Where is your real storage ring?" Evan ignored Velgoth's quiet demeanour and asked in the same casual tone.
"What do you mean? That's the only storage ring I have."
"Ha! Do you take me for a fool?" Hearing Velgoth, Evan sneered and tossed the ring back to him. "Other than some potions, pills, essence stones, and a few minor items, there is nothing of value in that ring. Are you seriously telling me that the ruler of Azragoth World, after tens of thousands of years, only has these insignificant things in his possession?"
Emperor Velgoth's face turned a little strange at Evan's words and he looked at him weirdly.
"I came here to wage war against you. Do you think I am stupid and would bring anything valuable onto the battlefield where I could die at any moment? Only a mindless fool would carry valuable items into battle, handing them to their enemy after their death."
"This…" Evan was momentarily speechless when he heard Velgoth's words, realizing that his logic made perfect sense.
'So that's why I didn't get anything valuable from all the Eldritch Creatures I have killed so far…' He sighed, shaking his head. 'And here I thought all those guys I killed were just a bunch of poverty-stricken fools.'
Evan looked at Emperor Velgoth in silence, and in the end, he couldn't help but ask.
"Are you planning to take away my livelihood?"
"What?" Velgoth was startled when he heard Evan's words, clearly not understanding what he meant.
"Well… it's nothing," Evan sighed again and shook his head. 'I can't exactly tell him that all the wealth I have came from the people I have killed. If they were all like this guy, never carrying anything valuable, I would have starved to death by now from not having anything…' He thought to himself, glancing at Velgoth from the corner of his eye.
'I have to make sure this guy doesn't spread his so-called wisdom to others. If he does, people like me, who make their living by robbing others will face a deep crisis of extinction.'
Feeling Evan's gaze on him, for some reason, Emperor Velgoth felt a deep sense of crisis and he gulped down his saliva.
'What is this guy planning? And why do I feel like his determination to kill me just increased another level?'
Noticing Velgoth watching him with a strange look, Evan coughed lightly and returned to the topic.
"So, you mean all of your valuables, including the World Core are at your home?"
"Yes," Velgoth nodded, then added after a pause, "In fact, I couldn't bring the World Core with me even if I wanted to because I can't move it far from the centre of the world. Moreover, only by keeping the World Core at the world's centre can it absorb the energy of those who die and turn it into pure essence."
"Hmm… so I need to go to your home to get the World Core, huh," Evan muttered thoughtfully, nodding his head.
"Once I get the World Core, I'll be able to use it to increase my rank as well, right?" He asked after a moment.
"Well…" Hearing Evan, Velgoth glanced away and started to sweat profusely.
Evan's eyes narrowed at his reaction, and a cold gleam flashed within them.
Snap!
He made a snapping sound with the scissors and took a step toward Velgoth.
"What? Didn't you say anyone can use it to increase their rank?"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Seeing Evan walking towards him, Velgoth quickly raised his hands to stop him, speaking in a hurried voice. "I wasn't lying! Anyone can use the World Core to increase their rank, including you."
"Then why the hesitation?" Evan asked in a cold voice.
"Well… you see, if it were a few days ago, it wouldn't have been difficult for you to increase your rank using the World Core. But if you want to use it now…" Velgoth paused, hesitating to continue. But seeing the scissors in Evan's hand, he sighed and gave in.
"If you want to use the power of the World Core to increase your rank, you will have to kill that Rank Five Eldritch Horror first because his control over the world has already exceeded mine."
As Velgoth spoke, he pointed toward the horizon, where the dark aura that Evan had sensed a few days ago was still spreading over the world.
"Are you kidding me?" Evan was stunned when he heard Velgoth and looked in the direction of the dark aura with a speechless expression.
Although he wasn't sure how powerful the rank five Eldritch Horror was, he was sure that it wasn't any weaker than Velgoth.
After staring in the direction of the source of the aura for a while, Evan shifted his gaze back to Velgoth and spoke in a low voice.
"Although I am already sure, I still want to hear it from you. The reason I need to kill that Eldritch Horror to use the power of the World Core is that, before you came to fight me, you allowed that creature to take control of the core, didn't you?"
Velgoth's mouth twitched slightly at Evan's words, but seeing the intensity of his glare, he reluctantly nodded his head.
"What were you thinking when you made such a foolish decision?" Evan asked in an anger-filled voice, doing his best to resist using the scissors on Velgoth.
Velgoth sighed when he heard Evan and explained in a low voice.
"There were two reasons I made that decision," He said. "First, I was planning to leave Azragoth World using the World Passage right after defeating you, so I had no need to control the World Core anymore. Second…" His eyes narrowed, and a cold, murderous intent flashed within them.
"I wanted to turn the entire Azragoth World upside down before the people who want to capture you arrive and that Eldritch Horror was perfect for the job."
