Once Human, Now a Parasite

Chapter 216

After passing some time alone, pondering over the said things, Arthur left the ARK and returned to the garden, or what's left of it .

With his goals achieved and nothing to do here, he prepared to leave the tomb as he had zero interest in getting the manual or any of the treasures here . He had countless of them in Zodiak's storage, which had all the things he amassed in his ancient adventures .

The tricky thing was that there was definitely people looking for him . His heist on the Kang Treasury was flawless in many aspects but the Kang Family wasn't a fool .

This happened in their territory and the third floor of the Treasury was robbed clean, they surely were not going to let things end like that . One way or another, they will locate him which is why he began by changing his body, he got rid of the young man's body and possessed the body of the woman, which he used just when he entered the city .

He changed into a more appropriate attire, fitting for a woman's body, he also stored Makaze away and retrieved a pair of green gauntlets which have a strong affinity to Wind attribute . The woman was a Wind Mage so such a weapon suited her quite well, moreover, he was only going to use them if he ever was forced into a fight with a monster or some meddlesome person .

With everything ready, Arthur prepared to exit the room while ignoring the flabbergasted look of Cold Sword, who no longer was struggling to get out of the immobilization of the threads . She was shocked to see a woman appear out of nowhere and the disappearance of the young man .

It didn't take a genius to piece this and that together, she quickly understood that it's the same person, he just had a powerful technique that could change his appearance . However, what surprised her is that even the aura around the young man changed, with the Ethereal state activated, she seemed entirely different to the previous young man, who killed the old man with cold blood .

"Mayhap we meet again but I hope we don't . "

With these last words, the woman in front of Jian Si vanished along with the Golem and Kai Min, who was clearly being held captive .

With the golem following him, Arthur spared no effort in heading out of the long tunnel and heading to another door, which also led to a similar looking tunnel . His main concern wasn't the Water Cloud sect since he had confidence in getting rid of them with Kai Min as a hostage as they won't risk the chance of him dying, the death of Spatial Master will cause them more than enough troubles .

What's keeping him from directly leaving is the Kang Gods, which have full control over the opening and closure of the Gates and are most certainly paying a close attention to who is leaving . If he were to leave alone right now, there is a big chance of being discovered and surrounded, sure, he can cope with the elders which are Peak Gods but he doesn't know Amidel's real strength .

What's reassuring, however, is that can always use Rizaki in case things went south, he would suffer heavy injuries but at least that would assure his escape, more or less .

Hopefully, if he leaves at the right time and with the right people, things would proceed smoothly, or so thought Arthur .

. . . .

With a large golem backing him up, Arthur entered a significantly large room with three stones statues, each one was looking at a direction and held a unique weapon . At the center was a big closed coffin and there laid eleven spots just a few meters in front of it . These eleven spots were for the chosen people, and eight of these spots were already taken . As the room was big, it was also full of people, whether it's a group of rogue cultivators, elders that overseeing their talented geniuses or some spectators which are only here for the show .

Obviously, Emily and her brother took two of the spots, Arthur saw a Kang Elder standing behind them, protecting them from any sudden attack from the other powers . Elo Huo was also here, he took one spot and had the two Gods from earlier standing by his side . The only one missing was Kai Min, who was hidden inside the golem and could not be detected by them .

The other five spots were also taken but talented youngsters and each had at least a God with them, although not all Gods were as strong as Elo Huo's or Emily's .

Almost everybody was eyeing the three remaining spots with greed, to be able to sit there and wait for enlightenment from one of the three statues is a rare chance that may allow them to obtain either a rare treasure, a strong technique or even the physique manual itself!

The big golem grabbed some attention upon its arrival but it soon was forgotten as they returned to drooling over the spots . Many people could raise golem to protect them and most of them had average strength, it isn't that unusual to see a golem or spawned fighter of some kind . The only peculiar thing about Arthur's golem is its unusual appearance, but that wasn't enough to make others pay it more attention than needed .

Arthur wasn't planning on taking a spot since his interest wasn't laying there . He just had to patiently wait for a large group of people to leave, which will only happen after the spots are taken and the lucky juniors are finished attempting to gain an enlightenment or a treasure .

With nothing important to do right now, Arthur just sat down and began meditating, he wasn't injured in the previous fights and the effect of the [Griffin's Bloody Switch] has wared off .

This was the main place for obtaining good treasures but it isn't for anyone, it could be that one person every ten thousand or more is able to gain something out of the three statues .

As time passed, two people gave up on their spots as they were unable to sense anything, this led to a huge ruckus and a bloody fight . Soon enough, two people replaced them and took their spots, one was a rogue cultivator and the other was surprisingly Rose, the gargoyle general he possessed back then .

Arthur cast her a glance and nodded in praise, although she wasn't that cooperative when he was forcing her hand, she was indeed a good fighter and is only a bit weaker than Amidel's son, but if it were a fight for survival, she may come out victorious, however, these were merely speculations thought of by Arthur, what the results will be can only be known if the fight ever happens .

Inside of the room, where no one knows if it's night or day, an hour after another passed and places where replaced each time a person gave up . Only Elo Huo, Emily, and her brother stood there without showing any reactions .

'What a good little actor . '

Arthur saw that Emily was awake thanks to appraisal, which would show the 'Meditating' status on every person trying to find enlightenment . He immediately knew that this lass must've obtained something yet didn't want to grab any attention so she just pretended to be like the others . Nobody knew of her real talents and as the orders of her father, she maintained a low profile, moreover, her brother was much more appealing to the crowd, which focused their attention on him and Elo Huo .

The tension that has been building up the last few hours was broken at last when a sound similar to a drum was heard . One of the three statues, precisely the one at the left, which was holding a gourd, seemed to have become alive as its eyes landed on the green-armored gargoyle, Rose, who opened her eyes and stretched her hand . A pillar of white light emerged from her spot, rising all the way to the ceiling, engulfing her in this light and making her look majestic .

Even the Gods accompanying Emily and Elo Huo were equally surprised as they didn't expect a lowly Pigolo with no fame whatsoever to be able to gain enlightenment and the approval of one of the statues .

Emily opened half of her eyes to glance at Rose with curiosity, she was bored from all the waiting and grasped this chance to leave her spot . Everyone was focused on Rose and the light around her so this action of hers was only seen by the Gods protecting her and Arthur, who wasn't interested in the light at all .

Seconds after the emergence of the light, the eyes of the statues emitted two white rays which landed on Rose's stretched hand, when they landed on her hand, the two rays were no longer light but transformed into a translucent white armor with spiky shoulder guards and a green gem embedded on its lower half .

Rose stood up whilst holding the armor then she bowed politely to the statue to express her gratitude, after doing what needs to be done, she left her spot without any regret .

"To think that a gargoyle was acknowledged by one of the statues, she must be a genius!"

"What genius! It's just a matter of luck . . . . nothing else . "

Some people admired her while other envied her, a never-ending cycle of jealousy and admiration whenever one besides themselves earned a priceless treasure .