"By the way, you still haven't told me what Orloff's other secret is." Now that they had settled on a course of action, the "butterfly's wings" had begun to stir, and Desterie was determined to know his enemy as well as himself.
Iluka gave a mysterious smile. "These are really just my own deductions, but I'm almost certain I'm right. I remember you once telling me that each of the Four Rules Sovereigns had a Supreme Artifact that matched their attribute. But Orloff's choice stood out from the rest. He chose a Supreme Soul Defense Artifact.
"Don't you find that strange? He's a Paragon Sovereign, and a Paragon Sovereign of Fate, no less. He's naturally exceptionally skilled at soul defense, while material defense should be his weak point. Besides, the other three Sovereigns all chose Offensive Supreme Artifacts, which could amplify their material attacks a hundredfold. Even if he valued defense more, he should've chosen a Material Defense Supreme Artifact."
"Your words have jolted me awake... You're right. Orloff's choice makes no sense at all. The most likely explanation is that his material defense is even stronger than his soul defense, but that doesn't fit with the Fate Rule." Following Iluka's line of thought, Desterie quickly found a new lead. "Could it be because of his Samsara Golden Body? Did he develop it that early?"
In the original story, Orloff didn't reveal his Samsara Golden Body until after Linley became a Sovereign, during his contest with Uthred. Although Orloff later admitted that he hadn't spent long developing the Samsara Golden Body, Desterie had never imagined he'd completed it so early.
"Samsara Golden Body? That's a pretty good name..." Iluka's smile held a hint of bitterness. "Haiye's death made me realize clearly that no matter how powerful someone was in life,