Chapter 245: Mithril Body

Star City District 13, Seven Deadly Sins Base.

White light spilled from the ceiling of a futuristic laboratory, illuminating every corner. The walls, forged from a specialized alloy, gleamed with a cold metallic luster.

A massive metal pod stood at the center of the room. Constructed entirely from solid titanium alloy, its surface was engraved with complex patterns and runes.

Su Mu and Duanmu Qing stood before the metal pod, looking through the transparent observation window at the silver liquid inside.

The liquid resembled flowing mercury and seemed almost alive, its surface occasionally breaking into tiny ripples.

"Mr. Su, the liquid inside is the activated mithril," Duanmu Qing explained. "Thanks to the mithril cyborg you provided; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to gather this much mithril on such short notice."

Su Mu nodded, silently thanking the selflessly devoted Mu Cheng. The mithril cyborg he had provided was, naturally, the spoils of war from their previous battle.

Mu Cheng was truly a good man. Not only had he selflessly offered up his soul for the Eye of Gold, but he had now provided the crucial mithril for the mithril activation experiment. He had died for a worthy cause; it was a good death.

"Let's begin the experiment." Su Mu opened the metal pod.

A trace of worry flashed across Duanmu Qing's face. "Mr. Su, with your strength, there is absolutely no need to take such a risk. Although mithril activation can grant the human body the properties of mithril, the danger is immense. After thoroughly reviewing the experimental data, I suspect the Revolutionary Army may have exaggerated their claims.

The probability of success is extremely low. It is inherently difficult for the human body to absorb mithril, and the chance of genetic collapse is far too high. But that isn't even the hardest part. The worst of it is that the subject must remain completely conscious throughout the entire process, enduring the agony of fusing with the mithril while consciously guiding it.

"This... this is like asking someone to solve math equations while suffering the death of a thousand cuts."

"It's fine, I know what I'm doing." Su Mu waved her off and began to undress.

He was already well aware of the risks of mithril activation, but those two issues meant nothing to him. Possessing an Undying Body, he wasn't worried about his physical form giving out. As for enduring excruciating pain to guide the mithril, that was even simpler. With Startled Soul Fall, he could control his senses and easily block out the pain entirely.

Therefore, his success rate for the experiment was one hundred percent!

Seeing that his mind was made up, Duanmu Qing suppressed her worries and ultimately chose to trust him. In her heart, the mysterious and powerful Mr. Pride was practically omnipotent.

Su Mu rested his slender fingers lightly on his collar and slowly unfastened the first button, revealing a small patch of fair skin and the faint outline of his collarbone.

He continued, unfastening the remaining buttons one by one.

Duanmu Qing's pretty face instantly flushed red, and she hurriedly covered her eyes. It wasn't that she didn't know to give him privacy, but as the primary operator, she had to remain present to oversee the entire experiment. Mithril activation was not as simple as taking a bath.

Her small hands covered her eyes tightly. Aside from the slight gap she left between her fingers, everything that needed to be hidden was completely obscured.

Her breathing grew a little rapid as she peeked at his tall physique. Every muscle bulged with perfect proportion, looking as though he had been meticulously chiseled by a master craftsman. He was brimming with masculine charm and wildness.

‘I can't look, I can't look! Peeking is wrong!’

‘I'm not peeking. I'm just observing the experimental parameters. This is the only way I can properly assist Mr. Su in completing the experiment. As a researcher, I have to maintain an accurate understanding of the test subject's physical parameters.’

While Duanmu Qing wrestled with her nervous internal conflict, Su Mu stepped into the metal pod. The door slowly sealed shut as he lay back, and the silver liquid continuously swirled over his body, forming what looked like a soft, protective film.

Eventually, he was completely submerged beneath the silver liquid.

Only then did Duanmu Qing snap back to reality. Letting out a soft gasp, she hurriedly began to operate the pod, continuously injecting it with various Transcendent fluids.

Gradually, the silver liquid inside the pod began to boil like water. It frantically seeped into Su Mu's body, merging into every single cell.

Active mithril was incredibly invasive. Before long, Su Mu's cells began to break down, only for his immense physical constitution to frantically repair the damage. At the same time, he activated Startled Soul Fall to completely block out the pain and began to consciously guide the active mithril through his system.

While he was perfectly capable of remaining conscious and guiding the active mithril without shielding his senses, there was simply no need for it. He wasn't a masochist.

Outside the pod, Duanmu Qing's face still held a trace of worry, but as time passed, that anxiety slowly transformed into absolute shock!

She couldn't fathom just how formidable Mr. Su's willpower had to be for him to endure such inhuman agony without uttering a single sound. He remained perfectly still throughout the entire process, almost as if he had fallen asleep.

The experiment lasted for a full day and night. When the pod doors finally opened, a figure completely encased in silver liquid slowly stepped out.

With a mere shift in Su Mu's thoughts, the mithril coating his body slipped through his pores like flowing water, merging completely into his body and revealing his true appearance.

Everything had gone exactly as he expected. The process had been incredibly smooth.

"Ah!" Duanmu Qing suddenly let out a yelp, her pretty face flushing crimson as she quickly spun around. Even then, she still remembered to ask, "Mr... Mr. Su, are you alright?"

"Mm, I'm fine. Thank you for your hard work," Su Mu's gentle voice sounded from behind her. Looking completely unbothered, he dressed himself and lightly clenched his fist, feeling the changes to his body after fusing with the mithril.

First of all, the increase in his physical strength wasn't particularly obvious. The true upgrade lay in his defensive capabilities. He could feel that his body was now just like forged mithril, fully inheriting its astonishing defense. And this defense didn't just apply to physical resistance, but magical resistance as well!

Mithril naturally suppressed Transcendent power to a certain extent. This meant that if he were struck by powerful Transcendent abilities, their effects would be vastly reduced.

This ability perfectly complemented Phantom Stroll. While Phantom Stroll allowed him to ignore most physical attacks, it offered zero magical resistance. His Mithril Body, on the other hand, possessed both physical and magical resistance, making it an incredibly comprehensive defense.