brief period he felt as if his very
marrow was about to freeze let alone
those who had been imprisoned here for
an extended time just as he long
pondered this he suddenly spotted a
living person it was an elderly man
dressed in tattered robes with his hands
and feet bound by chains well I take
back what I said why elong halted his
steps the old man slowly lifted his head
and upon seeing elong his pupils dilated
in in shock with a jolt the old man
sprang to his feet startling ye long the
old man knelt abruptly exclaiming sub
augur Pays His respects to your majesty
the Dragon Emperor of Heaven eternally
Immortal elong was somewhat bewildered
what are you saying the Elder named
augur raised his head you do know you
are not you cannot be the old man
suddenly began to ramble leaving elong
even more confused what are you talking
about what do you mean auger sighed
deeply you bear a striking resemblance a
striking resemblance indeed but alas it
is not you what is your name eong he
replied truthfully the old man seemed to
Harbor no hostility towards him on the
contrary he appeared to recognize him
his eyes tinged with a hint of regret
however the elaborate bowing was truly
bewildering to you long moreover
inexplicably the moment he laid eyes on
the old man the inexplicable stirring
and his heart vanished as did the vague
guidance he had felt elong why have you
come here the young man shook his head I
do not know I simply wanted to come so I
did augur took a deep breath and
suddenly pointed to the adjacent room
there lies a legendary wand known as the
wand of death if you desire it I can
assist you a legendary wand elong turned
his gaze to the side and then knocked on
the pristine ice door no need to try
that is pure ice with your strength you
cannot not break it but I possess a
method to help you that I am augur a
Wanderer of the underworld I can assist
your soul in leaving your body to
retrieve the wand El long frowned at
this that will not be necessary he would
never agree to let a stranger no not
even a familiar face extract his soul
even the closest of acquaintances were
not to be trusted let alone someone he
had just met I have my own way of
getting through seong spoke he was about
to extend his right hand to create a
path message when augur suddenly laughed
if it were anyone else I would certainly
seize the opportunity to take over their
body while their soul was absent but for
you I shall not do so why long turned oh
thank you but it is unnecessary I have a
more convenient method no I do not mean
for you to retrieve the wand rather you
must enter the Hall of Echoes only there
will you see your true self augur
explained why El long was puzzled so
what is the Hall of Echoes and what does
true self mean augur inhaled deeply the
Hall of Echoes is the beginning of all
things the end of all things every soul
is born here it is the ultimate resting
place of All Souls as for the true self
once you find it you will understand why
he long remained skeptical of augur so
the Hall of Echoes is the Netherworld
and you want me to go there regardless
of whether I can return I certainly will
not go augur nodded very well do as you
pleased why long contemplated suddenly
feeling that simply going to retrieve
the wand did not seem quite right surely
there could not be any ambushes or traps
hidden within it was hard to say after
all the wand would be of little use to
him there was no need to take such a
risk or perhaps the wand was merely
auger's word elong could not ascertain
what lay within he thought it best to
avoid the risk just then footsteps
echoed within the icy prison elong
instinctively sought to conceal himself
but a man had already appeared before
him this was a man enveloped in Dark
Energy his skin pale as that of a corpse
with long black hair he wore a black
robe adorned with golden edges two