Zeus's heart rose to his throat. His body had gone rigid with tension; he truly did not want He-El to risk trying to absorb the Heavenly Blood particle.
This was simply not something a creature of the universe could absorb.
If he could, Zeus was willing to give up another arm and let He-El test it again, rather than have He-El take such a risk.
As the Heavenly Blood particle gradually approached He-El's finger, Zeus did not even dare blink his wide-open eyes. More sweat streamed down his face than before, and his body was harder than stone. The instant He-El was corroded by the Heavenly Blood particle, he intended to sacrifice his life if necessary, cut off He-El's arm, and bring him back to New Krypton.
As the Heavenly Blood particle drew closer and closer to He-El's fingertip, Zeus grew increasingly nervous. His neck was so stiff he could not move, and his eyes had become dry from staring.
"Gah..."
The instant the Heavenly Blood particle touched He-El's fingertip, Zeus could not stop a slight sound from escaping his throat. The power gathered throughout his body nearly surged forward to sever He-El's right arm.
But his already wide eyes opened even wider. He stared blankly as He-El touched the Heavenly Blood particle without the slightest reaction, without showing any signs of being corroded by it.
If he had not sensed that He-El still showed signs of life, Zeus would have suspected that He-El had been corroded to death from within by the Heavenly Blood, leaving only an outer shell behind.
"Your Majesty... what is happening..." A question could not help rising in Zeus's heart, while his mind churned with overwhelming disbelief and joy.
To touch Heavenly Blood unharmed and even draw it in—what kind of immense power was that?