coobybook Chapter 1654 1649: Owl Statue
Chapter 1654 1649: Owl Statue
However, when Karloki and Harlow put their heads together, they came up with a new plan.Since they intended to give Su Chen a bit of intimidation.
Then why not take Su Chen to the Secret Vault?
That's why the current scene unfolded.
The Secret Vault is truly a Secret Vault.
Su Chen's doubts were not without reason.
The entrance to the Secret Vault was so ostentatiously obvious, yet there had never been a theft incident, all because there was a group of formidable Guardians at the door of the Secret Vault.
While Su Chen pondered deeply in his heart.
Harlow had already stepped forward.
A wall appeared at the end of the great hall.
A statue of an owl-man stood quietly there.
No hint of life could be sensed.
Harlow showed not a trace of disrespect.
He quietly looked at the owl-man statue.
Blood dripped from his fingertip.
A keyhole-like groove was on the owl-man's forehead.
This was a clever contraption.
It seemed almost like magic.
Su Chen's eyesight was exceptionally strong, allowing him to see everything clearly.
Once the blood completely filled the groove, it seemed to come alive and started to flow.
If anyone witnessed this scene, they would likely scream in shock.
Karloki's expression was solemn; he was extremely familiar with this scene.
"Ah..."
A comfortable 'sigh', as if from someone who had just awakened.
The statue embedded in the stone wall seemed to come to life.
"That was quite a long nap."
The awakened owl-man statue first adjusted its body.
Then it began to mutter.
Its pair of scarlet eyes, in the dim great hall, glistened like two rubies.
Its gaze swiftly swept over Harlow and Karloki.
Ultimately, it fixed on Su Chen.
A subtle, almost imperceptible presence locked onto Su Chen.
The owl-man statue did not hurry to act.
Instead, a human-like teasing smile appeared on its face.
"Human? Hehe, a human actually entered here; interesting, interesting."
Su Chen's entire essence and spirit tensed up.
He felt an overwhelming pressure from this owl-man statue, far greater than the threat he felt from Karloki.
This surely was the intimidating presence only a Legendary Level expert could possess!
Su Chen kept a close watch on the owl-man statue, ready to use the Defeating Heaven Sword Technique at the slightest movement, to buy himself a little time.
In his mind, he was silently calculating how long it would take to escape from this underground palace to the surface...
However, the owl-man statue was no longer focused on Su Chen.
Instead, it turned its attention to Karloki.
But Su Chen didn't dare to relax even a little.
He knew that even though the statue hadn't placed all its focus on him,
the subtle probing presence was pervasive.
If he made the slightest move, it would surely be detected by the owl-man statue.
"Karloki? Hehe, you actually woke up, how many years has it been? Eight hundred? A thousand? Hahaha…"
"Exactly a thousand years." Karloki smiled, looking at the owl-man statue.
"But you seem not to have fully recovered, awakening midway? Tsk tsk, it might take another twenty years to return to your full strength."
The owl-man statue's gaze was exceedingly sharp, seeing through Karloki's condition at a glance.
Karloki said nothing more, as if acknowledging the owl-man statue's words.
In the face of this ancient entity guarding the family's Secret Vault, Karloki dared not act recklessly.
Back when he first became a Duke and entered the Secret Vault with his elder brother, he had tried to test the statue without knowing its depth.
In the end, he was defeated with a single strike.
Later, he learned that a Prince Level ancient being was sealed within the owl-man statue...
Yes, sealed.
But as for the specific reason, not even his elder brother, the head of the Nopheler Family, knew.
They only knew that this matter dated back to ancient times...
Yet its power left Karloki in great awe.
With it guarding the Nopheler Family's Secret Vault, even if a Prince came personally, they might not be able to break through.
"Hmm, you're called Harlow, came here three hundred years ago? Why have you come again?"
Finally, the owl-man statue turned its gaze to Harlow.
As the current patriarch of the Nopheler Family, his presence was faint to the extreme.
"Reporting to the Guardian, this time entering the Secret Vault is to select weapons for the family's Guest Elder…"
Before Harlow could finish.
The owl-man statue interrupted him.
"Hang on, you mean to let this outsider into the Secret Vault?" the owl-man statue frowned human-like.
"Exactly, I promised him access to select two Ancient Weapons from the family's Secret Vault."
"No way, the Secret Vault is not open to those outside of the Nopheler Family bloodline." the owl-man statue flatly refused Harlow.
"This…" Harlow hesitated.
He looked at Su Chen with a bit of helplessness, as if to say: Look, it's not that I don't want to let you in, the Guardian prohibits outsiders.
And the Guardian's power was obvious.
If Su Chen understood tact, he should...
"I am the Guest Elder of the Nopheler Family, not an outsider, and since the Nopheler Family promised me two Ancient Weapons, they can't be so stingy, can they?"
Su Chen seemed oblivious to the statue's power.
Was he risking his life for two Ancient Weapons?
Harlow couldn't help but want to intervene.
Karloki watched Su Chen's performance without any change in expression.
Would he intervene?
No, he wouldn't.
Because this was what he and Harlow discussed to begin with.
It was meant to flex muscles in front of Su Chen.
Whether it was those twenty-some slumbering ancestors of the Bloodline, or this Prince Level entity manifesting as a statue.
They were all tremendous intimidation.
Su Chen thought himself powerful and underestimated the Nopheler Family?
But would he be shocked speechless upon understanding the Nopheler Family's true strength?
Su Chen daring to counter the owl-man statue's words surprised Karloki somewhat.
Yet he found Su Chen's actions amusing, feeling only ridicule for his ignorance and arrogance.
Only those who truly experienced the owl-man statue's power would understand the word 'reverence'.
It was an existence no one could contend with.
When Karloki had just ascended to Duke, he was proud.
Yet he was beaten in one blow by the owl-man statue.
It almost made Karloki doubt his own existence.
Had he not learned from his elder brother that the entity was a formidable being surviving since ancient times, he might have withdrawn entirely.
Furthermore, with his current guess and insight, the owl-man statue might be far more complex than it seemed, even in a battle with a Prince...
"You're questioning my words?"
The owl-man statue soared from the wall suddenly.
Appearing almost tangible!