Eren entered the room, feeling as if he had entered an entirely different world.
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When he was under the Priestess' Domain, he was weakened unless he used the Sword Emperor's Aura. However, in this place, even the Sword Emperor's Aura didn't nullify the weakening effect.
It was as if the room itself was alive, constantly suppressing his strength.
[You have entered the Domain of an unknown Goddess]
[All stats have been temporarily weakened by fifty percent]
Multiple notifications appeared in front of him, which surprised him. He had entered the domain of a goddess? The more he thought about it, the worse it appeared.
He was finally able to understand why his Sword Emperor's Aura wasn't able to nullify this weakening effect. It wasn't the Priestess' Domain but the Domain of Goddess after all.
It was becoming even more clear that he had willingly walked inside a trap.
The only way to leave this trap was the Escape Talisman hidden within his hand. However, even he wasn't completely sure at this point if the talisman was actually going to work in this domain.
The darkness that had covered this room gradually gave way to a dim light, revealing multiple flaming torches hanging by the walls.
He was finally able to get a proper understanding of the room.
The room was far larger than he had initially assumed. Walls of black stone stretched upwards, disappearing into a mist thousands of feet above.
"I couldn't resist your invitation," he replied, his voice just as calm as ever.
The Holy Priestess gazed at Eren with a frown. "I still remember the day I helped you become the Emperor. If I knew that you would backstab me, I would have made a different decision that day."
"What different decision would you have made?" Eren asked. "Would you have killed me like you killed my father?"
He was here as the Holy Emperor. Fortunately, he had already learned the entire story of the Holy Emperor. He knew exactly how to play this part.
The Holy Priestess looked at him in silence, the corner of her lips creeping up. "So you knew about it. It's starting to make sense now. It was all about your little revenge?"
She rubbed her forehead, her frustration becoming even more evident. "I planned for everything. To think I couldn't take into consideration the revenge of a little pawn like you..."
"How foolish!" Her killing intent became heavier, her voice growing cold. "For your little revenge, you schemed against me? Did you think that these little tricks of yours can pull me down?!"
With each passing second, it was becoming clearer that she wanted to kill him in the most brutal of ways to punish him. She wanted to make him crave death for becoming an obstruction in her path.
However, before that, she wanted to search his soul. She needed to know how he managed to convince the Dragons. She wanted to understand more about the treasure that had managed to interfere with the domain of her goddess.
All those questions were most possibly being hidden within Eren's soul. It was also the best way to punish him, letting him feel his soul being ripped apart.
She walked towards Eren, putting a heavy pressure on Eren's body, which was even more effective with his stats weakening.
Eren was also prepared to escape at any moment, but before that, he needed to make the woman bleed at least once. He needed her fresh blood to remove one of the three remaining seals.
He was prepared to call forth and swing his shadow swords as soon as she was within his range. To put up a better act, he even fell on his knees under the pressure.
The Holy Priestess didn't think much about it. She kept walking closer to him, telling him that she was going to make him beg for death for his betrayal.