Duke did not respond to Lucia's teasing probe.
His gaze swept past the Shadow Crystal Round Couch and landed on the two Holy Artifacts side by side on the altar, his eyes narrowing slightly.
On the left side of the altar was a palm-sized Shadow Crystal Talisman, inside of which was sealed a drop of Salonos's Primordial Essence Blood. The wearer could gain partial shadow rule affinity temporarily, greatly enhancing the control over shadow rules. It's a Level 3 Top Level Support Witchcraft Artifact.
On the right was a Shadow Ring, its face in the shape of a vortex, capable of actively absorbing shadow energy from the surroundings and storing it inside the ring, releasing it all at once when needed to form a wide-range Shadow Shock, powerful enough to severely wound a Level 3 Middle Stage wizard instantly.
