Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 606

Chapter 606 Darkness

Ulithi was a man who was the opposite of Isolde, the sanctum master of the ice sanctum. Isolde's path to strength was filled with significant struggle and grit; she clawed her way to strength from the ground up.

Ulithi, however, was different.

From the very beginning, he had achieved extraordinary things that many people could only dream of with minimal effort. His talent in the darkness element was so high that he reached the height of sanctum master without putting forth his best efforts.

Ulithi was a lazy old man, but even he knew his situation better than anyone. He didn't feel the need to boast, nor was he proud of his achievements.

However, he knew well that he was among the top 5% in the human domain. This was exactly why he had always been lazy and whined about the matters of the sanctum.

Since becoming sanctum master, he had never met anyone noteworthy—anyone who could make him want to go out of his way to teach them, anyone as talented as him.

These small facts were exactly why, immediately after Atticus passed the impossible test he had given him in mere minutes, his whole demeanor changed.

After regaining his composure, he analyzed and understood everything Atticus had done. This led him to one conclusion:

Atticus Ravenstein was a monster.

A monster even more than himself.

'Let's test his limits,' Ulithi thought with a serious gaze as darkness enveloped his whole body, and he disappeared from view.

This was one of the advanced uses of the darkness element despite how simple it seemed. He was curious about how long it would take Atticus to learn it.

'I can feel him staring at me,'

Atticus didn't know what to think about this instructor of his, so he did what he knew best—ignore.

He closed his eyes and focused. Ulithi had made a small mistake. If he truly wanted to test Atticus, the worst thing he could do was demonstrate it. Not only that, the man actually went ahead and explained the principles to him again.

For those who knew Atticus, the result was as expected.

Darkness engulfed him, and in an instant, he disappeared—a perfect replication of Ulithi's demonstration.

Ulithi's mouth trembled. 'What is this guy…'

He was used to people feeling awe of his talent and skill and never imagined he would be left feeling this way for another person.

Ulithi released his hold over the darkness around him, his face becoming utterly serious. He didn't need to ask Atticus any questions; he knew true, unrestrained talent when he saw it.

"G-good job," he struggled to keep his composure.

It took a few seconds to get himself together, and when he did, he asked Atticus to release his darkness. His hand rested on the bridge of his nose in silent contemplation.

'Was this why he got to the darkness sanctum this early?' Ulithi wondered. He had been too lazy to meet with the other sanctum masters. Because of this, he had never had the luxury of hearing about the boy's feats.

'Now how do I go about this?' He wondered. It was obvious that his presence was nearly as important as he had thought.

In fact, if there was a textbook with the teachings of the darkness elements in it, it would be the same as him teaching Atticus. The boy's problem wasn't that he couldn't learn the element; he was just looking for a way to fast-track the process and have someone demonstrate and explain how to use the darkness element to him.

Ulithi had never felt more useless in his life despite being so lazy.

Taking a deep breath, he resolved himself. He would demonstrate to Atticus everything he knew about the darkness element and be done with this sorry excuse for a lesson.

Then, Ulithi continued his lesson. True to Atticus's thoughts, the darkness element had been something he had been neglecting for a long while.

It was a power he should have been focused on.

'It's not too late; I'll simply focus on it now,' Atticus thought.

Next up, Ulithi taught Atticus how to control and manipulate the darkness. The old man decided to start from the ground up despite how useless it was.