Chapter 172
Purple Lightning
The Body of Eternal Immortality...
was an immortal body that would never know death.
It possessed tremendous power and terrifyingly sturdy defenses,
along with great agility and extraordinary physical strength.
And yet...
the fact that the body was immortal did not mean that Arthur himself was immortal.
His soul was still a human soul.
If Arthur were struck by a spiritual attack aimed at destroying the soul, his immortal body would be of no use.
His soul would be destroyed and he would die,
while his eternal body would remain standing...
without a scratch, like an empty shell devoid of life.
Even with this dangerous flaw,
the Body of Eternal Immortality was of immeasurable value to Arthur.
Previously, in Kim Dokja's world,
Arthur had nearly lost his life after becoming a Sacred Ruler.
The reason had been simple and obvious...
At the time, his body had been a human body.
But now,
if Arthur were to obtain that same power once again,
he would be able to do whatever he wished,
forever...
without exhaustion, without weakness, and without collapse.
Of course, all of this depended on magical power,
but that... was a matter for another time.
---
Arthur sat quietly inside his room,
his eyes fixed on the infant before him.
He examined it for a long time,
as though he were looking at a future that had yet to be born.
Afterward, he placed the tiny body inside his storage,
and activated time progression on it.
(As is known, the storage possesses fixed time;
meaning that anything placed inside does not experience the passage of time,
even if millions of years pass outside.
Because of this, if Arthur left the body inside the storage without modification,
it would not matter how many years passed outside,
for not even a single second would pass inside the storage.
As a result, the body would never develop into the Body of Eternal Immortality.
Therefore, Arthur asked Cain to remove the fixed-time property,
allowing time inside the storage to flow normally and in synchronization with the outside world.)
Arthur sighed quietly,
then looked at his current body.
It was a very powerful body...
but it could not compare to his original body,
nor to the Constellation Body.
The greater problem...
was that this body would never evolve,
and would never surpass Level 100 no matter what happened.
Arthur smiled faintly,
then left the room...
for the first time in an entire month.
His smell was unbearably foul.
He had not eaten, drunk, or bathed for a full month.
The very first thing he did...
was take a bath.
Immediately afterward,
he went to look for Zhuo Fan,
to learn about the mission he had previously intended to carry out.
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"Host Zhuo Fan has already left."
Pang Tong said while looking at Arthur.
"What? When did he leave? And where did he go?"
Pang Tong shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
"Damn that bastard...
Couldn't he have waited a little longer?
What an impatient bastard."
"Oooo, Master Arthur."
Arthur turned when he heard the voice behind him.
It was Yan Song.
"Yan Song, tell me where that bastard went."
"Host Zhuo Fan asked me to inform you...
He headed to Mount Jilei three days ago."
"Tell me where Mount Jilei is.
I'm going."
Yan Song bowed respectfully
and gave Arthur the exact location.
Arthur sighed quietly,
then stood firmly.
"Path of Wind."
The moment he spoke the words,
the air violently wrapped around his body,
and he vanished from where he stood.
It was not disappearance...
but movement at flawless speed,
as Arthur rushed toward Mount Jilei as fast as he possibly could.
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Three Days Later...
Arthur arrived at Mount Jilei.
Purple lightning struck everywhere,
violently tearing through the sky,
its thunder shaking the mountains from their foundations.
"Isn't that... Elder Li Jingtian?"
Arthur looked ahead
and saw Li Jingtian standing to one side.
Beside him stood four little demons,
all of them staring at the massive vortex forming in the sky.
Arthur followed their gaze...
and saw Zhuo Fan.
He was severely injured.
Blood poured heavily from his mouth,
while lightning struck his body mercilessly,
yet he continued protecting a small child within his arms.
"Damn that bastard..."
Arthur immediately rushed forward to save him,
but at that moment...
he noticed the lightning gathering in the heart of the heavens.
The clouds were charging their power,
preparing to unleash a devastating strike
directly upon Zhuo Fan,
who stood in the middle of the sky.
"Damn it... damn it!"
Arthur moved at unbelievable speed.
Just before the lightning bolt could strike Zhuo Fan,
the latter closed his eyes...
yet felt nothing.
"...?"
Zhuo Fan slowly opened his eyes.
The lightning...
had not struck him.
He raised his head
and saw that Arthur had taken the strike in his place.
Pain tore through Arthur's body violently,
but what hurt him the most...
was his left side.
Looking down with trembling eyes,
he saw that his left arm had disappeared,
and a portion of his body had been completely destroyed along with it.
"Damn it... you stupid bastard."
Arthur muttered in a low voice,
blood pouring heavily from his mouth.
Even so...
a small smile appeared on his face.
Then he closed his eyes
and fell onto Zhuo Fan.
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