On the seventh floor of the Observer Tower, Su Xiao walked through the gallery. After passing the corridor lined with paintings on both walls, he arrived at a luxurious entertainment hall.
Many translucent souls were inside. Some savored wine with looks of enjoyment, some held good cards and laughed loudly, while others tightly gripped crystal cards with both hands, as if those cards were everything to them. All these vivid scenes remained frozen in place.
The faint crack of ice entering a glass rang out, followed by the sound of liquor being poured in, spreading and filling the gaps between the ice cubes. Along with these sounds, everything around them faded away like bubbles.
At the very center of the hall stood a small but exceptionally exquisite card table. It was meant for two people to sit opposite one another. Across from it sat a man with his eyes closed, holding a wineglass and smiling.
When the man opened his eyes, he gave off a strange feeling. Those eyes seemed not to belong to him, but to have been stolen from someone else, which was why they reflected no soul. If an ordinary person's eyes were windows to the soul, then this man's eyes were pitch-black, sealed windows.
That was right. He was the controller of the Apostle Game—the Eyeless Apostle. His eyes had indeed been stolen from people who had lost to him.
"Several guests, please sit."
As soon as the Eyeless Apostle spoke, several chairs appeared behind Su Xiao, Zorias, Wood, and the others. It was a warning from the Eyeless Apostle: here, he was the absolute controller.
Seeing this, Su Xiao was not worried. Instead, he relaxed. The Eyeless Apostle was indeed the controller of this floor, but to obtain such authority under the Void Tree's notarization,