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Chapter 644
WOOOONG!
The energy flowing from the sword gathered to create dark matter.
TSTSTSTS!
The dark matter floating in the air slowly moved above Arthur Draker's chest, and soon its surface rippled with a strange texture.
Then black iron powder-like substances began to fall from its surface.
SRRRRK!
The black powder moved on its own and seeped into Arthur Draker's pierced heart.
WOOOONG!
Along with the movement of dark matter, both the sword god statue and the entire altar pulsed as if a heart was beating.
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Zeke involuntarily trembled slightly when he saw the dark matter digging into Arthur Draker's heart area.
'Dark matter has possessed the dead Arthur Draker's body?'
It meant that dark matter, which creates distorted causality, had existed inside Arthur Draker's body for decades.
SRRRRK!
The dark matter that had been absorbed into Arthur Draker's body as black powder was nowhere to be found.
Soon after, changes began to occur in Arthur Draker's lifeless body.
CRACK!
Arthur Draker's joints bent strangely as his arms and legs twisted.
At the same time, he opened his mouth wide and breathed.
"HUUURK!"
His chest moved up and down greatly as air entered his shrunken lungs and breathing resumed.
"GRAAAAH!"
Arthur Draker, who had come back to life, screamed as if in pain.
He clawed at his heart area with his twisted arm.
Through his torn clothes, black veins could be seen grotesquely protruding around his heart.
"HUFF! HUFF!"
Arthur Draker clawed at his chest area once more while gasping for breath in pain.
His whole body's muscles were swollen, with blackened tendons protruding.
CRACKCRACK!
Soon strange sounds came from Arthur Draker's body as his bones realigned.
"URRRGH!"
Unable to endure the pain, he tore off the clothes he was wearing.
RIIIIIP!
The leather armor made of tough dragon hide was torn to shreds.
Arthur Draker's exposed upper body had a strange appearance with protruding muscles and bulging veins.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
His bones broke and realigned, while his muscles repeatedly swelled and contracted under compression.
During this process, blood vessels burst throughout Arthur Draker's body, causing blood to flow from wounded areas.
"NNNNGH..."
Blood seeped from his tightly clenched teeth along with groans of pain.
Not only that, but blood flowed like tears as tiny blood vessels burst in his eyes.
Somewhat conscious now, Arthur Draker tried to get up while enduring the pain but lost his balance and fell from the altar platform.
THUD!
Covered in blood and writhing on the altar floor, Arthur Draker showed no trace of his dignity as the continent's strongest.
CRACK! CRACK!
Meanwhile, his body was still continuing to change.
DRIP! DRIP!
Then at some point, Arthur Draker's body shed a layer of skin as if molting.
"HURK!"
After completely shedding his skin, Arthur Draker finally spat out a dark red blood clot.
SPLAT!
The foul-smelling blood clot spread widely on the floor.
Only then could he finally grab the platform and raise his body.
Zeke couldn't help but be shocked at Arthur Draker's completed transformed body.
'That is...?'
In the past, Zeke had accepted the heart of the Light Dragon Bahamut into his diantan and transformed into the physique 'Heavenly Bone Body'.
It was a change where his bones and muscles found optimal balance by accepting the power of pure mana contained in the dragon's heart.
With the Heavenly Bone Body physique, Zeke could not only demonstrate the best physical abilities but also had increased internal mana conductivity and could instantly learn techniques just by seeing them once.
And after that, as he grew, his physique had changed from Heavenly Bone Body to Battle God Body and then to Sword God Body.
In Zeke's case, it was difficult to make a simple comparison since he had both the Great Dragon Body and Immortal Body along with the divine status of a constellation, but when looking at ordinary humans, it was undeniable that such differences in physique had a big impact on growth rate.
From what Zeke could see, Arthur Draker's transformed body seemed to have changed into a physique beyond Heavenly Bone Body.
Then a message appeared before his eyes.
[You have witnessed the physique Solar Sacred Body (太陽聖體).]
[Information about the physique Solar Sacred Body (太陽聖體) in the Akashic Records is being updated.]
Zeke couldn't help but be surprised when he saw what abilities the 'Solar Sacred Body' physique possessed.
Solar Sacred Body meant literally being a living constellation itself, capable of demonstrating superhuman abilities that transcend human limitations.
Zeke's eyes stopped at one spot while checking the information from the system.
It was the passage containing information about who was the only being that possessed the Solar Sacred Body in the past.
'The only possessor of the Solar Sacred Body, Avatar Adam...'
At that moment, another message appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[Information of the absorbed 'Avatar Adam's Regenerated Body' is being updated.]
[Some related undecipherable information is being unlocked.]
Adam, who was the ancestor of the Draker bloodline and a Nephilim.
Zeke was able to confirm that name for the first time through the system message when he absorbed Harvey Draker, who was Adam's regenerated body.
Although much related information was updated at the same time, most of the information about 'Adam' was classified as undecipherable information, making it impossible to understand his true identity.
However, due to Arthur Draker's constitution changing into a Solar Sacred Body through dark matter, information about Avatar Adam was unlocked.
Zeke brought up the message that had appeared after absorbing Harvey Draker again.
[Absorbed the regenerated body of the first Avatar 'Adam', who was directly molded and breathed into life by ??????.]
The hidden part of the message rippled, and as the information was unlocked, the hidden text beneath was revealed.
[Absorbed the regenerated body of the first Avatar 'Adam', who was directly molded and breathed into life by ‘Sun God Apollion’.]
'Sun God Apollion?'
Zeke showed a surprised expression at the updated name.
Satan, the arrogant savior, referred to the Sun God as the one who holds the wheel of fate.
Additionally, Zeke knew the untold secret that the Sun God had led the constellations of the thirteen palace to kill the Primordial Light and steal its power.
Satan said that the Sun God wished to become a perfect being by preparing a scenario called fate and presenting a perfect stage with perfect actors.
As a fourth being who came from outside the Sun God's stage, Zeke was the only one who could cross the wall and defy the wheel of fate.
'The Sun God who tried to control and move everything according to his will, his name was ‘Apollion’.'
Zeke thought of Jiemens Apollion, who was the adopted son of the Hero King, disciple of the Great Sage, and became the Final Sage in another timeline.
It couldn't have been a coincidence that he bore the name 'Apollion', the untold name of the Sun God.
Sun God Apollion created Adam, his first Avatar and humanoid Nephilim whom he breathed life into, to rule the physical world.
And the Sun God's power embedded in Adam's blood allowed his descendants to transcend human limitations.
Solomon, who was the king of Carcosa, was also Adam's descendant, and it was because of this extraordinary bloodline that he was chosen as the Demon King's first Avatar.
That bloodline connected through Jiemens Apollion, then through Sethon Draker to the Absolute Sword Draker family, and continued to the hero Dragon Slayer Terakan Draker.
In a way, it meant that all those flows were ultimately achieved through Sun God Apollion's will.
Zeke finally understood what Satan meant by the stage created by the Sun God.
'Apollion has been continuously intervening in the physical world indirectly through the Avatars called the Drakers.'
The reason why the Demon King could descend to the physical world by making the Draker bloodline his Avatar.
It was possible because the power of the Sun God, who killed the Primordial Light and stole its power, was embedded in the Drakers' blood.
Zeke shuddered as he realized the hidden secret concealed within the Draker bloodline.
He felt a fundamental fear of the absolute constellation's existence that secretly manipulated the physical world as it pleased.
This was why Satan, the Elder Dragon, and the Great Sage had long awaited Zeke, ‘The One Who Crossed Walls’, the only being who could escape from the wheel of fate.
KUGUUGUGUGU!
Arthur Draker, whose constitution had changed to a Solar Sacred Body through the power of dark matter, examined his body.
Arthur Draker, who emotionlessly turned his arms and legs this way and that, looked as if he was moving his body for the first time.
Arthur Draker's body, which moved smoothly yet elastically, was most suitable for mastering martial arts.
Zeke could also feel that Arthur Draker's physique was at an even higher level than the Heavenly Bone Body.
'It seems like an even superior constitution than the Battle God Body. Is this why Arthur Draker was able to grow to become a Grand Master?
Arthur Draker turned his head to look at the sword placed in front of the God of Sword statue.
As he reached for the sword, the black claymore began to vibrate.
WOOOOONG!
The claymore dispersed into black smoke and disappeared, then suddenly appeared in Arthur Draker's hand.
He held the sword and took the Dragon-Slaying stance.
He immediately unleashed the first strike.
SWAAAAK-
Though it was a simple downward strike, Zeke unconsciously stepped back from Arthur Draker's sword strike.
Even knowing this was a reconstruction of past memories rather than reality, the sharpness of the sword felt like it could cut through one's very soul.
'Is this the power of the Solar Sacred Body?'
Arthur Draker swung his sword several more times.
His attitude while wielding the sword was very careful, reminiscent of an ascetic engaged in spiritual practice.
What was remarkable was the attitude of the outer being demons watching Arthur Draker.
They stood still and silent, quietly observing Arthur Draker as he swung his sword.
WHEEEEEK!
The sound of air being cut created an extraordinary atmosphere that echoed through the vast cavern.
Even the space that had been pulsing like a heartbeat had stopped vibrating.
It felt as if everything existing here was focused on Arthur Draker.
SWOOSH!
After swinging his sword for a while, Arthur Draker slowly lowered it.
At the same time, the sword he was holding turned back into black smoke and seeped into Arthur Draker's heart area.
TSUTSUTSUTU!
A seal of the sun and sword was engraved where the sword had seeped into his heart.
Seeing this, the outer being demons bowed their heads as if paying reverent respects to Arthur Draker.
Watching this, Zeke realized why Arthur Draker had been able to command dark matter and outer being demons.
'Dark matter that creates twisted causality, was that the power of the Sun God who killed the Primordial Light?'
Satan said that even the Sun God who holds the wheel of fate was not free from the sanctions of karma created by the Primordial Light.
Recalling those words, Zeke realized that the Sun God's reasons for directly creating his avatar Adam to send to the physical world and reviving Arthur Draker with dark matter were ultimately to escape from karma's sanctions.
Arthur Draker looked at the outer being demons bowing their heads to him.
【When the sword is pulled from the stone... the true day of advent shall come.】
With these words, Arthur Draker turned his head to stare at Zeke standing before him.
Since Zeke thought Arthur Draker couldn't possibly see him in this reconstruction of the past, he stared back into his eyes.
But then.
【A remnant is just a remnant... you cannot stop me.】
Arthur Draker muttered incomprehensible words and tried to reach toward Zeke.
'Could it be...?'
While Zeke was showing an expression of disbelief as Arthur Draker approached him, Arthur Draker's eyes grew dim.
THUD!
Arthur Draker collapsed to the ground like a puppet with cut strings.
KUGUUGUGUGU!
At that moment, sudden vibrations shook the altar.
'What's suddenly…?'
As Zeke unconsciously tried to approach the fallen Arthur Draker in confusion, he suddenly felt as if someone was pulling him backward.