The moment Xiao Ran uttered the words "Immortal Body," everyone in the council chamber froze again. Even Shanamia looked at Xiao Ran with an incredulous expression, her gaze carrying a trace of confusion, as though she wondered whether he had misspoken.
Kira looked completely dazed, so stunned that he did not even know where to put his hands. Fulu stared blankly at Xiao Ran, as if she were listening to an incomprehensible heavenly scripture and could not understand a word he was saying.
Seated upon the throne, Xiao Ran naturally took in the entire council chamber at a glance, along with the confusion and astonishment on everyone's faces.
Xiao Ran merely smiled faintly at that. He glanced at Shanamia, seated on the other throne beside him, and chuckled. "What, you don't believe me?"
Shanamia nodded and said hesitantly, "But how could something like an Immortal Body truly exist? Wouldn't that make someone into a monster?"
Xiao Ran looked toward everyone below him in the council chamber and said, "I think all of you know very well that countless forms of life exist in this universe, such as Radam, Glatters, and that Infinite Empire. There are even other multiversal worlds."
"There are humans with appearances like ours, fishfolk who can live underwater, Rabbitfolk with rabbit ears, and all sorts of bizarre races. There are even all-metal lifeforms and pure soul lifeforms. Once passages between the two worlds have been established in the future, you will gradually see them all for yourselves."
"However, when technology reaches a certain level, we can alter genes and add certain special elements to them to achieve such results. Just like PLANT's Coordinators, what they possess is merely a key to open the door. Once you truly step through that door, you will discover that technology can