While the entire human world was shaken by the succession of news surrounding the "Holy Son," the Holy Son himself did not enter Light Holy Mountain as everyone had imagined. Instead, he secretly "recuperated" in the Hall of Light of the small Melo Kingdom.
There were several purposes behind this "recuperation," the first being the Holy Light Robe.
This trip to Light Holy Mountain might bear the title of "Holy Son," but its true purpose was to take Tiffany away and comprehend the Source of Creation. He would very likely face the overwhelming force of the three angels of light again. No matter how ingenious a scheme was, it could not withstand the crushing weight of absolute strength. Chen Rui had to seize every moment to master and strengthen every scrap of power that belonged to him. That meant one more chance at survival.
It had taken Chen Rui less than ten minutes to "subdue" the Crown of Thorns. The main reason at the time was that Gralin had overdrawn his life force to activate it, but his own constitution could not bear the Crown of Thorns' power. Thus, the Crown of Thorns had automatically chosen Chen Rui, who possessed the Radiant Body. In a sense, he had stolen Gralin's "fruits of labor."
After obtaining the Holy Grail in the Blue Radiance Empire, it had taken him three days to analyze it successfully. This Holy Light Robe, however, had taken a full seven days.
The Crown of Thorns possessed the abilities "Divine Healing" and "Divine Favor," while the Holy Grail possessed "Holy Blessing" and "Holy Soul."
The Holy Light Robe likewise had two abilities.
First, "Absolute Barrier"—it created a defensive force field five meters in diameter, capable of defending against attacks of any form or intensity while remaining immobile. It