Immortal Supreme: Sovereign of the Grand Dao-Chapter 308: Your Fate is Like the Sun, Seems Like You Are Fate Personified

Chapter 308: Your Fate is Like the Sun, Seems Like You Are Fate Personified

"Your Highness," Helia interjected, her tone becoming more serious. "May I ask you something?

"Go ahead," Arthur said.

Helia glanced at Freya, then back at Arthur. "Freya mentioned she hasn’t cultivated properly in a very long time. Would it be appropriate to arrange training for her? Perhaps access to cultivation resources?"

Arthur nodded. "That’s a good idea. Freya, what’s your current cultivation level?"

Freya hesitated. "I’m at the Seventh Stage of the Martial King Realm. But my foundation is unstable. The long period of stasis affected my meridians and energy flow."

"We can fix that," Arthur said confidently. "I’ll provide you with resources to stabilize your foundation. Once that’s done, we can work on advancing your cultivation properly."

"You’d do that for me?" Freya asked. Her eyes were wide with disbelief. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Of course," Arthur replied. "Your Special Physique is valuable. But more importantly, you’re under my protection now. Ensuring you’re strong enough to defend yourself is part of that responsibility."

Freya looked like she might cry again. She blinked rapidly and looked away. "Thank you. I’ll work hard. I won’t disappoint you."

"I know you won’t," Arthur said.

Arthur mentioning this in front of Helia also showed how much he trusts her. A minor detail Freya paid attention to.

Her conclusion so far is that Helia is more than Arthur’s personal maid, but also Arthur’s friend.

Considering how nobles treat servants in general, this helped improved her perception of Arthur, which was already very high before this.

Suddenly....

At that moment, something strange happened. Freya’s eyes suddenly took on a distant quality. The pale blue seemed to shimmer and shift.

Helia noticed immediately. "Freya? Are you alright?"

Freya blinked. The strange shimmer faded. She looked confused. "I’m fine. Just... something felt odd for a moment."

Arthur studied her carefully. He’d sensed the shift in her energy. The Divine Fate Physique had activated briefly.

"What did you sense?" Arthur asked.

Freya looked at him. Then at Helia. Then back at Arthur. "I... I’m not entirely sure. It’s like I saw threads. Lines of light connecting everything and everyone."

"Threads?" Helia echoed. She didn’t understand but found it fascinating.

"The threads of fate," Freya explained quietly. "My physique allows me to perceive them sometimes. Everyone has them. They show connections, destinies, possible futures."

"Wow, that is extremely overpowered!"

"Overpowered?" Freya asked as she was hearing the term for this first time.

"Oh, that’s something I learned from the Master. In a simple term you can say it means being much more powerful than normal."

"Oh...so I’m overpowered."

"Don’t get distracted," Arthur sighed and asked.

"What did you see?" He pressed gently.

Freya’s gaze settled on Helia. "Your threads are bright and numerous. They connect to many people. You have a social destiny. Many friends and connections in your future."

Helia’s eyes lit up with delight. "That sounds wonderful! I do love meeting people."

Then Freya’s gaze shifted to Arthur. Her expression changed. Confusion flickered across her features. Then uncertainty. Then something approaching awe.

"What about me?" Arthur asked. His tone was casual but internally he was curious.

Freya stared at him for a long moment. Her eyes searched his face as if trying to understand something incomprehensible.

"I... I can’t see anything," she finally admitted. Her voice was barely above a whisper.

"Nothing?" Arthur asked.

"No threads. No destiny lines. It’s like..." Freya struggled to find the words. "It’s like you’re not bound by fate at all. Or perhaps..."

She trailed off. Her eyes were wide.

"Perhaps what?" Arthur prompted.

"Perhaps you ARE fate itself," Freya finished. "Every time I try to perceive your destiny, it’s like looking at the sun. Too bright. Too vast. Impossible to comprehend."

Silence fell over the garden. Even Helia seemed to sense the weight of what Freya had said.

Arthur remained calm externally. But internally, his mind was working rapidly.

’The Divine Fate Physique can’t perceive my destiny because of the fate gem,’ he reasoned. ’It’s shielding me from such observations. But to Freya, it must appear as if I’m beyond fate entirely.’

"Is that normal?" Helia asked. She looked between Arthur and Freya. "For someone to have no visible destiny?"

"No," Freya replied. Her voice was still filled with wonder. "It’s not normal at all. I’ve never encountered anything like it."

She looked at Arthur with new eyes. "What are you?"

Arthur smiled slightly. "Just a prince trying to survive in a complicated world."

"That’s not true," Freya said. There was certainty in her voice now. "You’re something more. Something I don’t understand yet."

Arthur had just become more mysterious in her eyes and something in her wanted to investigate enough to pull off the veim of his existence.

Arthur sensed her emotions and felt weird.

’Hmm, she’s giving off the vibe of those guys I know from my time on Earth who take needless risk in the name of exploration.’

’What was their name again? Cave divers or something?... nevermind.’

"Perhaps," Arthur acknowledged. "But that’s not something to worry about right now. Focus on your own growth and adjustment. The mysteries will reveal themselves in time."

Freya nodded slowly. But her gaze remained thoughtful. Arthur could tell she would be pondering this for a while.

"Come on," Helia said, breaking the tension. She stood and tugged at Freya’s sleeve. "Let’s go see the kitchens. I promised to introduce you to the head chef. He makes the most amazing honey cakes."

Freya allowed herself to be pulled to her feet. But she glanced back at Arthur one more time before Helia led her away.

Arthur watched them go. Once they were out of sight, his expression became more serious.

’The Divine Fate Physique is more sensitive than I anticipated,’ he thought. ’Freya can sense that something is different about me even if she can’t see the specifics.’

’I’ll need to be careful. But at the same time, having someone with her abilities under my protection could be invaluable in the future.’

He turned and began walking back toward his private study. There was still much to prepare before the secret realm opened.

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