For hundreds of years, the giant hall was kept clean through the Emperor's magic, and it was in this hall that Lee Shin-Woo met the Emperor. There were guards standing beside him, but they were pretty insignificant to both the Emperor and Lee Shin-Woo.

But there was something striking: the throne the Emperor sat on. There was also a small magic circle set up behind it. Lee Shin-Woo knew about it, as it had been set up by the Archmage himself. It was a door. A door that led to the cave where the source of darkness was hidden.

It was paramount that he took control of it...! In a sense, doing so was more important than dealing with the Emperor!

[Your Majesty.]

[Feo...]

The Emperor's voice was dismal, yet powerful. Lee Shin-Woo sensed the unconcealable magic within his voice. It was exactly as the Archmage remembered, but experiencing it first hand was... As expected, this was a true level 9.

[Lv9 Lich Emperor - Jissehanu Von Enard]

Compared to the Magic Emperor, who used Lightning Bind to meet me indirectly, and the Garuda, which had been eaten away by the curse for so many years, severely weakening it... The Undead Emperor's power is completely different.

Lee Shin-Woo smirked. Was the slight difference in their stats enough to create this gap in their power? No, that wasn’t the case!

After meeting the level 9 Emperor, Lee Shin-Woo recalled something: one’s numerical levels didn’t increase by only accumulating stats. One could only grow by reaching...