In a certain sense, at least one thing the Decay King said wasn't wrong.
That is, the one he has become now is no different from when he had just completed his ascension ritual... or even from when he was a young boy.
One could say that he has made no progress—and thus stepped into "eternity."
He is still the boy who, while gambling with the "White Robe King," was castrated for cheating;
He is still the youth who hid his murderous intent for years and assassinated the White Robe King in a bathroom;
He is still the eunuch who exterminated almost all of the White Robe King's heirs, helped the "Iris King" take the throne, and covertly controlled the nation's affairs... only to be executed by a kind-hearted man who flew into a rage for the first time in his life—a revenge seeker left with nothing.
Even after ascending to divinity, Atabanus still harbors hatred toward the "King."
