Chapter 530 The Indolent Ability – Ring of Indestructibility

Tap, tap.

Footsteps echoed through a hall that had stood untouched since ancient times.

The girl stepped across the crystal-like black floor, walking steadily toward the hall’s center.

Tap——.

She stopped before a black stone monument.

She stared at the monument.

The monument, silent for endless ages, stirred at her arrival.

Mysterious runes flickered beneath its impenetrable darkness.

“……”

After gazing at the monument for a long while, the girl stretched out her right hand.

Slap.

Her palm pressed against the stone.

The instant they touched,

Boom——!

A flood of runes surged into the depths of her mind, resonating with three other runes already there.

Hulim bore the impact silently and closed her eyes.

And then——

she was once again in that place.

She “looked up” with practiced familiarity.

She saw a green star twinkling brightly.

In the next moment, the star transformed into a single eye.

The eye stared at her and sent down a beam of green light.

Drowsiness……

Her body turned stiff.

She wanted nothing more than to sleep, to abandon all worries and sink into eternal slumber……

In an instant,

the overwhelming weariness receded like a tide.

In its place, an unspeakable mantra surfaced in her mind.

Its true name was——

Primeval Indolence: Ring of Indestructibility.

……

A familiar sensation of weightlessness washed over her.

When Hulim slowly opened her eyes, she was back in the hall.

The black stone monument that had been there was naturally gone.

Hulim no longer felt surprised by such things. She quietly sensed her newly acquired forbidden ability……

Ring of Indestructibility.

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The ability that embodied Indolence.

Infinite vitality, unceasing evolution, toward eternal indestructibility——!

Effect 1: Hyper‑Growth

From the moment this ability is obtained, the physical body evolves and grows at all times. Strength, stamina, physical resilience, and even lifespan increase automatically with every passing moment.

This growth has no limit.

Effect 2: Weakness Nullification

All physical debuffs are rendered ineffective.

Poison, curses that directly inflict bodily harm, and all other physical negative effects are completely immune.

Effect 3: Hyper‑Regeneration

The body heals at extreme speed after suffering injury.

No matter how severe the wound, so long as death is not instant, recovery is rapid.

“……An ability focused on the body this time?”

Like Infinite Strike and Superior Diffusion, the fourth forbidden ability was yet another self-enhancement power—this one targeting the physical body.

The only difference: it did not boost offensive power, but focused heavily on self-defense.

Hulim carefully examined her physical condition.

She could not sense any obvious change.

But verifying it would be easy enough.

She stretched out a finger, its tip wrapped in gentle white light.

She then lightly dragged that finger across her other palm.

A thin red line appeared on her hand.

But before any blood could flow, the wound closed at an astonishing speed.

Upon close inspection, there was not even a trace of injury left.

“So fast—far faster than healing magic.”

Hulim was genuinely surprised.

The claim that she could recover from anything short of instant death was no exaggeration.

But……

Instant death?

That would only be possible against an opponent with an overwhelming gap in power, surely.

After all, even if one’s head was cut off, death was not truly instant—consciousness lingered for a time.

“The other two effects can’t be verified right now, it seems……”

Although she could feel her body slowly changing, it had only just begun. Even testing would likely show little difference from before.

As for Weakness Nullification—

she would need to be targeted by a curse or similar attack to see its effect, and cursing herself was rather difficult……

“I’ll test them later…… Now that I have the ability, it’s time to head back.”

She cast one last look at the empty hall, then turned and walked straight out.

Outside,

the magnificent, grand scenery remained unchanged.

“I wonder how many years will pass before someone else sees this sight.”

After a quiet remark, Hulim prepared to leave by the path she had come.

But just as she was about to move, her gaze accidentally fell upon the glass-like floor.

Staring at the silver‑hued figure reflected in the surface, she froze on the spot.

“Hm? Hm? Hm???”

Hulim looked left and right,

her head filled with question marks.

No matter how she looked at it, that figure——

“That’s…… me?”

Yes.

The reflection in the mirror was undeniably herself.

Yet something felt deeply wrong.

A sparkling, radiant aura seemed to surround her entire being.

No…… perhaps it was temperament. Or maybe…… existence itself?

That still didn’t feel right.

An indescribable feeling……

If forced to put it into words——

she seemed almost no longer fully human.

Uh…… that sounded like she was insulting herself.

But it was truly the most accurate description for the figure in the reflection.

Nothing about her appearance had changed,

yet everything felt different.

Younger, more brilliant, more mysterious.

Vaguely…… like an eternal masterpiece.

Come to think of it, lifespan had been mentioned.

Hm???!

“Eh, no way?!”

Hulim suddenly realized something and hurriedly touched her cheek.

The reflection copied her movement exactly, even matching her panicked expression.

Could it be……

had her appearance been permanently fixed at this moment?!

“You’re kidding! I’m stuck like this forever?!”

At that moment, Hulim felt as if she’d been struck by lightning.

Still, was this a stroke of luck? She was already an adult—barely, and still rather youthful-looking—but it was far better than being stuck as a loli forever!

“……This ability is dangerous!”

Hulim said, still shaken.

“It even hides a curse that traps you as a loli! I’m lucky I didn’t get this one first.”

All living beings’ lifespans fade with time.

But the Ring of Indestructibility made lifespan growth outpace natural decay, with vitality constantly increasing. That meant from the moment Hulim obtained the ability, she had become immortal and ageless.

And it was clear that, with immortality as her foundation,

the endless growth granted by Infinite Strike, Superior Diffusion, and Ring of Indestructibility would carry her to a realm beyond her current imagination.

Such distinct traits

plunged Hulim into deep thought once more.

Just where……

did these forbidden powers come from?

And back then——

beyond the mental world, in the empty darkness similar to this place——

who exactly had been the one watching her?

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