"Remarkable perception." Raphael's eyelids twitched slightly as he slowly opened his eyes. "As expected of the one chosen by the Crown of Thorns. You saw through my power at a single glance."
Those pupils were actually white, as though they possessed the power to pierce through all things, boring straight into Chen Rui's eyes. Chen Rui felt his soul tremble and could not help shuddering. Behind him, the Poison Dragon and Emerald Dragon immediately went on alert. With loud shouts, they attacked together.
Raphael's gaze flickered. Pagliu and Clobellus felt their bodies go numb, and their flashing forms returned to where they had been. It was as though countless invisible chains had wrapped around them, sealing all the power in their bodies. They were instantly unable to move.
"Do not be hasty, Dragon Race." Raphael smiled faintly. "I have no intention of harming him. If I truly wished to do anything, with your strength, you would have no way of stopping me."
Chen Rui's body abruptly radiated an intense light. Rings of light rippled outward, and his entire body seemed to turn crystalline and translucent before returning to normal in the blink of an eye.
"Indeed, a Radiant Body. It has completely absorbed the holy light." Raphael's white pupils gradually returned to black, but his face became blurred.
Clarity had returned to Chen Rui's eyes. He bowed. "Thank you, sir."
Raphael was somewhat puzzled. "Your body is rather unexpected. I had intended to raise your strength just now, but there is a peculiar power within you that devours external energy. The power of holy light I bestowed upon you was absorbed in another manner."
"Yes, sir. This is the power of the inherited spiritual imprint of the ancient Alchemical Civilization. Since I have not yet fully digested the imprint's power,