Within the temple, as Su Xiao pushed open the Door of Dead Silence, cold mist and gray-white, cotton-like matter drifted through the crack. Along with them came sensations of death, ominousness, and silence.
Su Xiao looked inside. All he could see was white mist, through which he could vaguely make out buildings towering in the distance. This was Root Silent City.
Buzz~
A fluctuation only Su Xiao could sense came from the Black King's Armguard he wore. He felt it resonating with something deep within Dead Silent City.
After his arrangements and investigations in High-Walled City, Su Xiao's purpose in exploring Dead Silent City was already clear.
Deep within Dead Silent City stood a building called the Supreme Sanctuary. The source was sealed there—the origin of the spreading dead silence. Eliminating it would naturally sever his karma with the dead silence.
Many years ago, the Healing Church cut off a piece of the enormous "source" inside the Supreme Sanctuary. That piece later became the "Primal Origin Stone," which subsequently split into five.
To enter the Supreme Sanctuary, where the source's power spread, possessing one or two "Origin Stones" was useless. He had to gather all five and reunite them into the quantity of a "Primal Origin Stone" to qualify for entry.
At present, Su Xiao had only the "Origin Stone" given to him by the Grand Archbishop. He was still far from collecting five and reaching the weight of a "Primal Origin Stone."
The corresponding "proof," the Black King's Armguard, had revealed a trait it had not possessed before after the Door of Dead Silence opened.
Su Xiao raised his left arm and pulled up his sleeve, looking at the Black King's Armguard that wrapped around his left forearm and hand. The armguard now possessed another ability: it could absorb