Chapter 365 - 318 : The Book of Eternity 2 (1/2)
She could've sworn Lucy was a Sovereign but after witnessed what just happened, she started having doubts. Fortunately, Lucy didn't seem to be hostile to her or else she would have been killed without being able to use her trump card.
Innocence, which turned into a block of ice, shattered into countless pieces a few minutes after Lucy and Shu Ru left the area.
The two females took the long and wide white stairs and arrived all the way up without being ambushed or attacked by any White Spawns.
Lucy's Pure Yin Physique was madly absorbing the Yin Energy scattered around her, strengthening her body and slowly but surely, facilitating her breakthrough to the Sovereign Realm.
At the end of the stairs was nothing short of a marvelous sight. It truly made the two of them momentarily shocked by how breath-taking the palace before them was. Everything was either golden or white and despite the emptiness of the place, it didn't diminish its beauty. Whether it was the tall golden pillars, the white decorations or the sun rays coming from above, piercing the dark clouds and showing an unforgettable sight to both females and Arthur too.
The palace wasn't particularly big but it had a Holy presence probably due to the abundance of Light around. Claud even said that everything in this area was purely made from Light Energy. This phenomenon happens only when there's an abnormal amount of Light Energy locked in a specific place.
As Lucy and Shu Ru approached the palace. Arthur's heart started throbbing loudly as if it's yearning for something. This feeling was vastly different from the signals emitting from the Orb of the Fallen Overgods.
'It's here... I can feel it. It's calling me!'
The usually calm Tri-Spirit was excitedly bouncing in his consciousness as if it couldn't wait anymore.
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Far away from where Lucy and Shu Ru were, there stood a silhouette shrouded in darkness. This person witnessed everything that happened, from beginning to end. When Lucy was close enough to the Palace, he took his eyes off her and sighed before mumbling something with inaudible voice. A few seconds later, he seemed to have noticed something which made him click his tongue and immediately vanish from sight.
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As Lucy and Shu Ru entered the white palace, they met face to face with yet another monstrosity. This one was bigger and uglier than its former. With four large legs that were chained to the floor, six arms and a humongous mouth. It lacked eyes and ears but it still turned to face the two guests.
As she stood close to this entity that didn't belong to any race, a disgusting abomination, Lucy frowned. The feeling from this monster was drastically different from Innocence.
This one seemed more savage and abnormally powerful. She still had the confidence to win but not as easily as before. Arthur, who was hiding in her body, was also shocked by the content displayed by Appraisal
*Forgiven Obscenity, Light Protector. (Race: None):Realm: None
Age : ????
Emotion : None
Skills : Punish VII / Retribution of Light / Holy Imbuement.
Short description : An entity born from Light energy and a small fraction of natural laws. Due to its nature, it cannot move freely and is forever locked inside the palace.
'Is it here to protect the book?'
Arthur asked the most knowledgeable person present, Claud Venis. He received a reply shortly after
”Forgiven Obscenity? While it's reasonable to see White Spawns or Innocence if the Book of Life is nearby, the presence of this particular one is rather intriguing... it defies my earlier speculations.”
'Is it possible that it's guarding something?'
After a short silence, Claud responded
”I'm surprised by your exact guess. Indeed, it's guarding something but I'm clueless as to what it is.”
Arthur smirked and thought to himself