As soon as he finished speaking, Yilikes opened the hand holding the necklace.
On his open palm lay a palm-sized Skull Token and a Bracelet that looked long enough to wrap around a wrist several times. He had divided the necklace into two tokens, each granting access to the Eternal Tower.
"Choose one," Yilikes said cheerfully. "You first." His mental power settled on Yue Chen, giving him the sensation of being watched.
"Yes, Teacher." Yue Chen nodded slightly and stepped up to Yilikes, his gaze settling on the two objects in his hand.
"My dear disciple, these are the tokens I prepared for the two of you." Seemingly pleased with Yue Chen's behavior, Yilikes reminded him with a smile, "Remember not to let anyone from the Glorious Church see them, because they were made from the skull of the Glorious Church's First Pope."
Yue Chen, who had been planning to choose the Skull Token, froze briefly at those words. His outstretched hand instantly shifted to the right, taking the Bracelet studded with transparent gems from Yilikes's palm instead.
"It makes no difference which you choose. They're both made of bone," Yilikes said, as though he had seen through Yue Chen's thoughts.
"I just prefer bracelets," Yue Chen retorted offhandedly, wrapping the Bracelet around his right wrist.
What he had not expected was that almost the instant he finished winding the bone Bracelet around his wrist, it blazed with dazzling light.
Yue Chen: "???"
The blinding golden light did not last long. Yue Chen hurriedly looked down at his wrist.
The string of gems had vanished, replaced by an intricately patterned Tattoo covering his entire right forearm.
Yue Chen: "..."
"Your turn." Seeing that Yue Chen had chosen his token, Yilikes directed his mental power toward Long Haochen, signaling him to