Arthur

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Arthur (亚瑟)
Alias(es)	Prince of the North Sea; Duke of the North Sea 582 988
Species/Race	Human 601
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Black Tiger Family (former adopted member); Temple of Punishment; allied with the Black Sun Temple 114 583 601
Occupation/Role	Ruler of the Gallic Empire's northern provinces; military commander and Church-backed noble 583 988 1037
Status	Deceased; assassinated while attempting to surrender to the Sand Scorpion Khanate 1603
First Appearance	Chapter 47

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Half-step Saint realm	601	The mixed insect poison sealed in his lower-abdomen qi aperture formed a venom crystal, rapidly advancing his battle qi and giving it a deadly poisonous attribute. 601
Approaching Saint warrior	996	Endured repeated poison eruptions while absorbing high-level Magic Beast blood and over a hundred soul crystals, bringing his strength close to the Saint realm. 996

Background

Arthur was sent to the Black Tiger Family as a child and adopted by Blackbeard. Blackbeard later revealed that Arthur had been a “wolf cub” from the beginning; keeping him alive and well served to preserve Blackbeard's reputation for loyalty. On Arthur's fifteenth birthday, Blackbeard secretly crippled his cultivation and eventually intended to send him back to his biological father's territory to die in an alien invasion. 114

While living in Dunkirk, Arthur sought to inherit Blackbeard's wealth and influence. He negotiated with Lord Elham, offering loyalty in exchange for Church assistance against his adoptive father, though he did not wish to personally harm Blackbeard. 47

Arthur later helped bring about Lin Qi's imprisonment in the Black Abyss Divine Prison. Blackbeard retaliated after Lin Qi's return, leaving Arthur physically devastated; the Temple of Punishment restored him with rare divine medicines due to his nominal blood connection to Gerdas. 601

Appearance

Arthur is a tall, handsome man with fiery red hair, violet eyes, and an appearance carefully cultivated to project princely authority and divine favor. 578 582

• Early descriptions identify him as one-eyed. 228 250
• Wore a purple velvet robe and an abyssal demon-gold hair ring during his tenure as North Sea governor. 578
• Has a small mustache and a polished, aristocratic presentation. 578
• His violet eyes have been described as containing golden sacred-patterned cross emblems. 578
• Frequently appears in ornate golden armor or formal princely dress. 1198 1323

Personality

Arthur is intensely ambitious and status-conscious. He relishes luxury, noble recognition, and the feeling of superiority afforded by his rank, openly enjoying privileges such as receiving a major share of the continent's Blueglow Phosphor Shrimp harvest. 578

He is calculating and ruthless in pursuit of authority. He betrayed former allies, used confidants as shields, conscripted commoners on a massive scale, and was prepared to sacrifice armies and allies to secure wealth, territory, and political leverage. 250 997 1246

Despite his arrogance, Arthur is deeply survival-driven. When facing overwhelming danger, he repeatedly fled through divine items or relied on Diogo's protection; later, he accepted becoming Diogo's “dog” rather than die. 252 1282 1328

Abilities & Skills

Poison-Attributed Battle Qi

Arthur's sealed insect poison became a venom crystal within his qi aperture, transforming a long-term torture into a source of combat power. 601

• His battle qi carries shifting poisonous properties with unusually high killing power. 601
• He enhanced his body and soul by enduring poison outbreaks while absorbing Magic Beast blood and soul crystals. 996
• The poison periodically erupts, causing bodily collapse, spiritual damage, and extreme pain. 601 996
• He sought the Myriad Poison Orb as a means to suppress or control the poison. 996 1147

Divine Power of Retribution

Arthur can invoke the divine power associated with the Temple of Punishment. 1056

• Manifested a blazing holy cross and released a sword qi formed from pure divine retribution power. 1056
• Possesses a divine shield of light and healing capability sufficient to keep him protected while trapped by Lin Qi's earth-element prison. 1151
• Used divine spell items for emergency escape and reinforcement. 250 252

Military and Political Manipulation

Arthur built power through Church patronage, military expansion, intimidation, and political opportunism. 583 997

• Rose from obscurity to govern the Gallic Empire's northern provinces within two years of receiving Church support. 583
• Expanded his forces through extreme compulsory conscription, drafting one soldier for every ten people in his territory. 997
• Seized the Dragon Horn Legion by arresting its commander Wolfe, imprisoning loyal officers, and forcing the remaining officers into obedience. 1328
• Issued embellished victory reports to claim military credit and petition for additional territory. 1328 1383

Equipment and Forces

• Golden divine scroll — Summoned twelve Punishment Knights during his flight from Lin Qi. 250
• Divine teleportation item — Used to abandon his subordinates and escape from Bal. 252
• Rune armor — Possessed high-grade rune armor produced by Hell's Hammer during his early conflict with Lin Qi. 228
• Snow Tiger Legion — Elite heavy infantry force of one hundred thousand soldiers. 1198
• Snow Birch and Snow Cedar Legions — Heavy cavalry and heavy infantry forces under his command. 1037 1225
• Retribution Knights and Punishment Knights — Temple of Punishment troops serving in his forces. 996 1151
• Diogo — Three-Headed Dragon Demon King used as Arthur's mount, bodyguard, and principal battlefield asset. 994 1198

Relationships

• Blackbeard / Lin Hu — Adoptive father. Blackbeard raised Arthur for appearances while secretly distrusting him, crippling his cultivation and planning to dispose of him. 114
• Lin Qi — Primary enemy and fellow former Black Tiger Family member. Arthur helped send Lin Qi to the Black Abyss Divine Prison; Lin Qi later repeatedly tortured, humiliated, and opposed him. 289 590 1151
• Lord Elham — Early Church contact. Arthur offered to become Elham's follower in exchange for aid in taking Blackbeard's wealth and power. 47
• Sound — Lover and wife. Arthur fathered her child, but remained fixated on reclaiming her after she and her divine-descendant family treated him as a tool. 263 585
• Gerdas — Arthur was chosen as the father of Gerdas's reincarnated body; the Temple of Punishment's interest in Arthur was partly tied to this connection. 585 2354
• Law — Brother-in-law and Temple of Punishment rival. Arthur sought revenge against Law for years of contempt and attempted to capture him alive. 583 585
• Ais Te — Political ally and object of Arthur's possessiveness. They cooperated over the Fourth Abyss, though their relationship was marked by coercion and mutual manipulation. 1147 1198
• Diogo — Mount and apparent subordinate, later revealed to have been controlling Arthur for his own ambitions. 1198 1328 1603
• Enzo — Former subordinate whom Arthur repeatedly assigned to near-suicidal missions after taking him under his command. 997

Story Role / Major Arcs

Black Tiger Family Betrayal

Arthur plots with Church figures against Blackbeard, then becomes directly responsible for Lin Qi's capture and imprisonment. His escape from Lin Qi during the live-combat exercise reveals his access to Punishment Knight reinforcements and divine escape items. 47 250 252 289

Rise of the North Sea Prince

With support from factions within the Temple of Punishment, Arthur rapidly rises to govern the northern provinces of the Gallic Empire. He clashes with Law over Lin Qi's fortune, Church influence, and Sound, while fielding Saints, Black Sun Temple priests, wyverns, and a Rock Titan. 582 583 585

Poison Transformation and Northern Militarization

After Lin Qi's torture reactivates the poison in his body, Arthur survives through Temple intervention and turns the poison into a tool for approaching the Saint realm. He builds a palace in New Dunkirk, expands his armies, and seeks wealth to sustain his mass conscription program. 601 996 997

Fourth Abyss Expedition

Arthur enters the Fourth Abyss alongside Ais Te, commanding elite legions and millions of forcibly conscripted soldiers. He pressures the Longshan Family into serving as vanguard bait, then continues the campaign despite massive early losses. 1198 1225 1246

Dragon Horn Legion Coup

Following the Fourth Abyss campaign, Arthur exploits the nomad invasion to seize the Dragon Horn Legion. Diogo destroys the nomad army, allowing Arthur to claim the victory and request the nine northern provinces as his fief. 1326 1328

Death

Arthur eventually attempts to surrender to the Sand Scorpion Khanate while under the Heaven-Devouring Body's control. Before he can submit to Damuda's demanded humiliation, an assassin kills him; Diogo's manipulation of Arthur is exposed immediately afterward. 1603

Notable Quotes

“I surrender! I've come to surrender! I am Arthur, Prince of the North Sea of the Gallic Empire!” 1603

“I don't want to sacrifice myself for some so-called empire! I don't want to sacrifice myself for the Church's interests!” 1603