Chapter 1039: Gralith Duskthorn |
The 713th Scorpion Warlord, Gralith Duskthorn.
Sylas had heard the name before; he just had no idea what sort of weight it held. And in truth, in the Skai 11331 Galaxy, it held none, much like Sylas had guessed.
Sometimes, having backing that was too powerful for a given situation was as good as having no backing at all. In this case, that couldn't have been more true.
To the Skai 11331 Galaxy, Gralith Duskthorn might as well have been a nobody, an entity so high up they couldn't even fathom him. It was akin to asking an ant what the sun meant to it when it couldn't even complete complex thoughts of its own.
Of course, that had just been one worry of Sylas', which was why he never bothered to take it out. Although Gralith was likely aware of which galaxy he was in, and thus wouldn't tell Sylas to use it unless he had decent enough understanding of it, Sylas wasn't someone who liked to rely on anyone other than himself.
There was a very real possibility to Sylas that the Beast Warlord Sanctum was great enemies with this section of the universe, and thus bringing it out, even if those around him did know of Gralith, would just mean thrusting himself into even more danger.
But now, Sylas wasn't in the dark anymore.
While he still didn't know the weight behind Gralith's name, what he did know was that the Beast Warlord Sanctum was the ruler of an adjacent galaxy cluster to this one.
And, not only was this galaxy cluster far more powerful than the Golden Grove, but the Golden Grove didn't have a hostile relationship with the Beast Warlord Sanctum.
The silk worm elder, the Unitaurs, the golden lizard elder… any number of those here could very easily find their family roots in the Beast Warlord Sanctum. But for various reasons, they had ended up here.
As for why Sylas knew Gralith had to be one of the most powerful of the Beast Warlord Sanctum…
It was in his title.
He called himself the 713th Scorpion Warlord. That meant one of two things. Either there were 713 or more active Scorpion Warlords right this moment, and this denoted his rank. Or, he was the 713th successor to the title.
It didn't matter which one was the truth.
Earth alone had tens of billions of people before the Summoning. What did it mean to be top 1000 in anything the entire planet could participate in?
To say that 99th percentile was an understatement.
In practice, this would mean that Gralith was the 99th percentile, of the 99th percentile, of the 99th percentile… of the 99th percentile.
And that was just if this was Earth one was speaking of.
This wasn't Earth. It wasn't just a planet that had had far more time to grow into its own. It wasn't just a star system. It wasn't just a quadrant. It wasn't just a galaxy.
It was a galaxy cluster.
Just how many trillions upon trillions upon trillions of people would be involved in such a count?
And then there was the second possibility… the possibility that Gralith was the 713th successor… that amongst all the Scorpion Warlords of his generation, of all those that attempted and failed to even join in the first place…
He was chosen as the one who rose above them all.
Regardless of which it was, Sylas' statement was the utmost truth.
And it just so happened that it was the latter that was the reality of the situation.
The 713th Scorpion Warlord, Gralith Duskthorn.
He was no normal man. He was no normal Rune Master, either.
Amongst all the C-Grade existences in this…
Gralith Duskthorn was ranked 71st in this sector.
World… Star System… Quadrant… Galaxy… Galaxy Cluster… and only then would one speak of Sectors.
These involved numbers of people that couldn't even be fathomed. And amongst all the C-tier existences alive right this moment, Gralith stood in the top 100 of them all.
If it was this alone, maybe it would be just fine.
But in this entire sector, not only was Gralith Duskthorn the 71st strongest C-Grade warrior…
He was also the 113th best C-Grade Rune Master, and one of only just over 160 or so Rune Flesh C-Grade Rune Masters in the entire sector.
The weight of the badge that Sylas had just taken out could hardly be described in words alone. It didn't feel like he was holding a normal badge at all, but instead an entire sector in the palm of his hands.
Zayreus looked around in confusion, clearly not having the same experience as his elders. But he could read their reactions well enough.
Whatever Sylas had just taken out was heavy. So heavy that he realized he might have already offended someone that he well and truly never should have.
Niafon stared at the badge for a long while, unable to gather his thoughts.
Yaoyao was much the same. She had no idea what she would see when Sylas took out his badge, but this was certainly not what she was expecting.
As for Sylas himself, he was completely indifferent to it all. He already knew that this would happen, that was why he had played the part of the fool.
Now, there were two paths this Elder Council could take. Either they could pretend they didn't know who Gralith was, or they would do a complete 180 on their views.
Either way, this didn't necessarily help Sylas. That was because him having such a background might make them apprehensive of him for different reasons. Would they be fattening up a child for another parent to love?
What would they do once Sylas just went to the Beast Warlord Sanctum?
Sylas, though… had his own plans for that.
His lips slowly parted.