4 What Are You?
Chapter 4 - What are you?
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Perplexity is not even enough to describe how greatly confused Arthur Vermillion was when he heard what the light said.
Gathering all of the martial artists and not defeating an enemy is crazy enough, but multiplying them by a billion and still not defeating it is almost ridiculous and farcical. This mysterious light also said 'this world' which puzzled Arthur Vermillion, 'What does he mean by that?'
"Listen, I have too little of a time, so first of all, let me apologize,
I had no choice but to recuperate inside your body... It was going well, however, it seems that I was the only one with that assumption."
The light stopped for a while before adding,
"Forget it, you won't understand me even if I explain it to you a hundred times. Just remember the name 'Great Empyrean Abyss', that's that motherf*cker's name! A fraction of the process would be clear to you in a day or two so for now, just trust me... And don't forget his name!"
Arthur Vermillion felt his hair on his body stand when this mysterious light mentioned its blood enemy's name. So he unconsciously lowered down his head so that he could withstand the aura that this mysterious light is releasing.
"I will give you back what you've lost this past ten years. Hehe, it's actually even better... But you have to promise me that you will avenge us! Kill that long-headed son of a bitch!"
'What did he mean by us?'
When Arthur Vermillion heard this, his eyes lit up but he still half-doubted this mysterious light. Why did this mysterious light chose him? And more importantly, what even is this mysterious light?
"Haha, your expression gives away all your doubts. It's actually simple, I randomly ripped through space and found myself inside your room. Your pure innate energy was surprisingly too pure and that was exactly what I needed, might as well help myself, right?"
Arthur Vermillion lightly nodded after hearing this. Although he couldn't understand most of the part this mysterious light just said, he still grasped what it was pointing out. But there was another question that has yet to be answered, so he asked... "What are you?"
The mysterious light's laughter can be heard throughout Arthur Vermillion's room. It's hoarse voice grated the ears of Arthur Vermillion.
Even after covering his ears with both of his hands, its loud voice could still be heard.
"I'm an Item Spirit. Don't know if you've heard of it, but it's much better if you do, since you might inwardly call me a 'strange light' or some sort..."
'Item Spirit?! Those things from the legends actually exist...' Arthur Vermillion inwardly exclaimed. But he was much more curious upon hearing 'this world' again so he immediately asked the mysterious light...
"You kept mentioning 'this world'. Are there any other worlds besides ours?", asked Arthur Vermillion. This was one of the questions that were running rampant in his head.
Hearing this, the mysterious light chuckled, still grating to the ears.
It seems like he forgot that he has an enemy tracking him that could kill billions of masters, sneered Arthur Vermillion.
"There are countless worlds out there. Speaking of which, head to the Divine World once your strength has risen.
"If you don't head there... then this father here will pass through the layers upon layers of realms from the afterlife to come and give you a serious beating!"
The mysterious light chuckled yet again.
"Alright... it's about time.
"This will hurt a bit, bear with it for a few seconds... Hopefully, after this, you won't forget what I've said..."
Without giving Arthur Vermillion a chance to respond. The mysterious light went inside Arthur Vermillion's body.
The pain it gave was similar to someone being poked by hundreds of thousands of needles that was soaked in alcohol. It was very painful even for a martial artist, especially to those who haven't broken through the first realm and still building up their foundation.
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After that intense torturous experience, black smoke slowly emerged from the body of Arthur Vermillion.
This black smoke was a spell to weaken the mysterious light. This was also the one that the mysterious light was painstakingly trying to remove but ended up failing in the end.
Arthur Vermillion weakly laid on his bed. Not having a sense to what was happening around him.
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A man with a long face wearing an exquisite red robe was currently sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.
His whole body produced sweat profusely. And he exaggeratedly gasped for air.
It was evident that he was having a great amount of suffering.
This man was the mysterious light's blood enemy...
Great Empyrean Abyss.
"He's gone... The Holy Ring's Item Spirit is gone...", a voice was heard as soon as Great Empyrean Abyss opened his eyes.
The voice that spoke belonged to a spear near Great Empyrean Abyss.
Although it is only but a mere weapon, people with sufficient knowledge wouldn't refer to these items as a "mere" weapon.
That's because they have a will and intelligence of their own.
Those people called these beings an 'Item Spirit'. And only two of these Item Spirits exist at the present time within the entire vast universe.
"Hehe..." Great Empyrean Abyss lightly snickered.
The reason why he was in a serious state earlier was because he was using his energy to pin point the mysterious light's location.
If he was in his prime condition. He would have located the mysterious light, or rather, the Holy Ring's Item Spirit.
However, as he was severely injured even after preparing so much time and launching an incredibly timed sneak attack. He could only use a tiny amount of his Genesis Energy and thus, he couldn't exactly pinpoint the location of the mysterious light.
But unexpectedly, before he even got the chance to know the mysterious light's rough position, the Holy Ring's Item Spirit decided to kill itself, hence, saving him a lot of trouble!
He was very confident in his abilities. Therefore, he could confirm that the Holy Ring's Item Spirit did not fool them this time.
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It was already afternoon when Arthur Vermillion woke up. When he looked at his body, he heaved a sigh of relief. He actually thought that he was literally being needled to death last night.
He was planning to go to the market to buy a few medicinal herbs, he consumed a considerable amount of mental energy to withstand that pain.
His father, Jiu Vermillion, was really worried about him when he saw him. Arthur Vermillion was deathly pale and looked like he just experienced thousands of Samsaras.
"He must have been training all night long...", Jiu Vermillion heaved a deep sigh.
At this time, Rose Jade was on the way to the Vermillion Family's Residence.
She was worried about Arthur Vermillion not attending the class earlier so she decided to pay him a little visit and encourage him or something...
As soon as Rose Jade saw the deathly pale Arthur Vermillion she was greatly shocked but upon examining a little more closely. Her mouth curled upwards and she started smiling radiantly.
"You broke through!!!", exclaimed Rose Jade.
Arthur Vermillion who was staring blankly at Rose Jade was suddenly startled by her loud exclamation. Thereafter, he regained his composure and realized that she was talking about him.
Subsequently, he started to check his body. Then, his face suddenly distorted in a weird way and after using his brain for a minute to think. Afterwards, he cried out even louder than Rose Jade.
"Holy fuck! I broke through!"
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