Chapter 79: Illusion

After stowing the Bronze Battle Sword into his Storage Pendant, Archie Cutmore blurred into an afterimage and pressed deeper down the passage. Before long, a flight of stone steps appeared ahead. This was the second trial: the Soul Power Staircase. True to its name, it existed for one purpose only, to test Soul Power. Archie stepped onto the first stair. In an instant, a vast, crushing tide of Soul Power rolled toward him. For most candidates, forcing their way up the Soul Power Staircase took...