《Sky Fall Legend》


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 -1 The Heavenly Grimoire

    Sage Martial Path - the path of those who study the elemental arts and mental cultivation, or Sage class martial artists.


    Saint Martial Path - the path of those who study destiny and body transformation cultivation, or Saint class martial artists.


    Immortal Martial Path - the path of those who use cosmic forces to break through the limits of mortality. or Immortal Class martial artists.


    Titanic Path - the path of the members of the heavenly slaughter race


    Immortal Law Compendium - law practice that involves the immortal path.


    Celestial Body - people born with Celestial Bodies have bodies made up of a heavenly energy and their own unique celestial power, or Divine Spark. This ability, however, prevents them from fusing any hollow souls with their host soul, as the divine spark is already in the host space. For that reason, celestial bodies can''t practice dual cultivation, nor do they need too.


    Sage Body - Also known as "heaven blessed" body. Some people are born with hollow souls fused into their host soul already. As a result, when their bodies begin to form they will absorb origin energy from inside the womb, so that their physical form can withstand the powerful souls housed inside. Sage bodies have no resistance towards absorbing true essence, thus making them fundamentally different from saints.


    Seated Elder - Elders who sit on the Executive Council of Elders. The most powerful or capable Honored Elders in the House.


    Honored Elder - Elders in a House with the most strength and authority, under the Seated Elders. The criteria to become an honored elder is to have a strength that exceeded the typical elder''s rank, and a certain amount of merit points within the House.


    Titled Honored Elder - the noble elders with the highest position outside of the House Lord and the three Grand Elders


    Fate Gem - magic gemstone infused with the laws of fate. Able to determine the potential of the soul, and resonate with destiny.


    Combat Soul - the ancestors of the human race had excessively high attainments in the divine. They created a method of binding different souls to one''s own host soul as a way to bolster ones strength and affinity with the laws. These are called combat souls. The abilities of Combat Souls can only be utilized by using a source artifact as a medium, and through the process fusing or synchronizing through the medium to the Main Soul''s Source Spirit, or the Host Soul.


    Main Soul - the main soul is a fusion of the host soul and the combat souls forming one entity.


    Host Soul - the host soul is the dominant source spirit of the of the main soul.


    Source Spirit - also called soul flame. the core of one''s soul, containing your memories, emotion, and force genesis. Some source spirits are special and contain the Force Genesis, born for elemental laws of the world during a child''s conception, which provides the child with a certain level affinity with said laws.


    Battle power ¡ª used to measure the purity and strength of ones force. It can be calculated easily by measuring the heavenly phenomenon or ones aura. Every point of battle power is equivalent to 100 lbs. of physical strength. Represented by small marble sized aura light spheres


    Advanced Power ¡ª used to measure more powerful forces. Every 1,000 bp is 1 AP. Represented by fist size aura light spheres.


    Heaven and Earth Primary Force Phenomena - The the forces of the heavens synchronize with the forces of the earth it causes a phenomenon in the sky.


    Force Genesis - a force crystal your body naturally produces, which determines which laws you are compatible with


    Combat Seed - magical sphere of power in the origin pool directly linked to the combat soul. The power it provides grows as the combat soul evolves.


    Divine Spark - special divine power, a dao path that is born within a person.


    Force Baptism - the fusion of new forces from the heavenly fate artifacts as well as the combat souls or other external sources into the body''s Force genesis.


    Source Artifact - when a heavenly fate artifact fuses or synchronizes with a source spirit it becomes a source artifact.


    Source Gem - once a fate gem encounters a large destiny it was explode and become reborn as source gem due to the mysterious laws of fate.


    Perfect Synchronization - when the combat soul and the artifact resonate with each other perfectly.


    Contract Beast ¡ª a beasts whose soul is bound by a contract to obey.


    Vicious Beasts ¡ª vicious beasts are animals that are able to absorb and refine the forces of the heavens and earth. As a result they are far more powerful then the animals who can''t.


    Trickster ¡ª when a level 9 vicious beast with a god beast bloodline reaches level 10 they begin to evolve into low level demigod beasts possessing superior intelligence. They do not have their own complete demigod physique, forced to take on the form of others to obtain the ''life force'' required to condense a monster core by collecting a dense enough of god beast bloodline.


    Origin - one of the 9 original formless energy masses that existed within primal chaos before the universe was formed. Also known as the 9 layered heavens or Heavenly Ennead. Origin Energy is the milky white mysterious and unfathomable energy of the first layer. Every layer originate from the first layer.


    Origin Veins - hold the spiritual energies of heaven and earth, or force. They not a necessity for life. Origin Veins start growing at birth and reach maturity around age ten or eleven. For sage bodies age four - eight depending on Combat Souls ad force baptism.


    Doors of Origin - origin gateways in the body that origin energy can enter the origin veins from.


    Divine Spirit Source ¡ª third layer of the 9 original formless energy masses that existed within primal chaos before the universe formed, the Heavenly Ennead. Divine power can be viewed as a universe without a will of its own, and thus, no laws, only pure divine soul power.


    Astral Might ¡ª Fourth layer of the 9 original formless energy masses that existed within primal chaos before the universe formed, the Heavenly Ennead. Astral Might is the source of space, light, and the stars. Also known as star power.


    Legendary Realm - the legendary realm would be what mortals consider the heavens. However, the immortal experts possess a deeper understanding. The legendary realm if the true core of this universe where the laws and forces are far more powerful.


    Dao ¡ª one''s own system of laws.


    Law ¡ª the rules and principles that create, govern, and maintain the energies of the universe. When laws come into harmony they form different systems naturally, with as many functions as the laws in harmony. The condensation of law energy produces what is known as Force.


    Immortal Law Formula¡ª¡ª a systemic formula based on the usage of certain laws to create special abilities and/or powerful physical attributes using immortality laws as a foundation


    Force ¡ª term used to describe energy condensed by the laws of the universe when in harmony


    Pure Force ¡ª Energy of the heavens and earth, created by the harmony of fate laws energies of the earth. The more powerful the laws in harmony, the thicker the energy produced. However, when the laws are in disharmony the energy no longer forms. Saint Warriors must use pure force to cultivate and comprehend laws.


    Cancer Force ¡ª when the laws of a given zone enter disharmony, pure force is no longer condensed. However, this doesn''t mean that force stops getting produced since the laws still exist. But the force that is produced by disharmonious laws is malignant and will seek to corrupt all normal laws it encounters, the laws within are volatile and poisonous to practitioners. When the forces within an experts body become cancerous the experts vitality will begin to rapidly bleed away.


    Chaos force ¡ª highest class energy of heaven and earth under the origin laws, a fusion of the laws created by the Divine dao''s of destruction and creation. Chaos force cultivation, while twice as powerful, takes twice as long to develop.


    Voodoo Death Force ¡ª a sub variation of chaos force containing all great laws born from the law of Voodoo Death, also known as dark magic or voodoo power.


    Magic Life force ¡ª a sub variation of chaos force containing all great laws born of the Law of Magic Life, also known as magic power. Magic power is so popular because it can be used to interface with the elemental laws, which are normally hard to comprehend.


    Spiritual/Soul force ¡ª energy produced by the source laws, or the laws that govern our individual souls. These laws are independent from the universe and exist in symbiosis with the energy of the third heavenly layer, Divine Spirit Source


    Battle Force ¡ª the energy and pressure released by powerful physical strength is known as battle force.


    Law Concept ¡ª the beginning of law comprehension. Law concepts allow the soul to connect with the force genesis to galvanize the power within. The nascent concept level is the first level of law comprehension. By comprehending a nascent concept a cultivator is then able to use that concept to draw upon the powers of the laws that the concept is based in. Only powerful concepts can continue to grow.


    Medicinal Herbs - panacea containing pure spiritual energies for martial training in the fundamental realms.


    Spiritual Herbs - panacea that contains spirit source energies


    Origin Flora - panacea containing pure origin energies


    Combat Gear - weapons, armors, or other battle-related accessories that are forged using spiritual energy or the primary forces or the heavens and the earth.


    Combat Arts and Skills ¡ª Combat Arts are the main battle arts that experts cultivate while Combat Skills are the skills that can be utilized when a Combat Art has been cultivated to a certain degree. Combat arts were separated into Origin arts for origin Energy, True arts for True essence, or Profound arts which could be utilized using any form of heavenly energy.


    Serenity Crystal Earrings - combat gear accessory that cloaks energy waves in behind a screen of serene energy. This screen and the energies behind it can only be detected by the strength that exceeds 10 ap.


    Brave Fang Collar - Combat gear that increases mental focus by 30%

 1 The Event I - Sore Loser

    ''BANG!''


    Above a previously tranquil forest, a mushroom cloud could be seen. There was an explosion of deep purple energies and flames both green and black. A silhouette shot backward out of a mushroom cloud of smoke. A youth in white clothes was sent crashing through hundreds of trees before brutally crashing, making a massive crater in the ground.


    "You damn witch!" The youth quickly climbed up, in spite of his body being covered in blood and bruises. His previously perfect clothing was now a mess. The youth spat on the ground in contempt, "To think that an immortal would attack a junior. You are unworthy of your status!"


    "Foolish beast. Do you believe yourself blessed by fate? A beast will always be a beast, and my disciple losing to you is totally unjustified," said a soft and ethereal voice. There was a subtle seductive quality in her voice that made men hallucinate about beauties in the springtime.


    "Unjustified? You blame your inadequacies on my superior heritage? Is it my fault your disciple was born a lowly human? Are you such a sore loser?" said the youth in white with vicious and undisguised contempt. In fact, he did not actually dislike humans. His brother was half-human, and one of his father''s wives was human. However, the human woman in front of him deserved death! How dare she assault him just because her disciple had been defeated in fair competition? The youth wanted nothing more than to devour her source essence.


    Whose fault was it that her disciple didn''t last more than three breathes under the assault of his nirvana flame?


    He spat on the ground and continued to rave, "Sansa, pah! Luerong, Pah! That''s what I think of you and your bitch disciple. I should have bent her over during the match, and given the crowd a real show!"


    "Be silent, you wastrel. Sylknarius Tricko, heir to the title of Sephiroth on the Anubis Great World. Without that flame, what are you really? Trash at my feet," there was a peerlessly glamorous and chocolatey brown-skinned woman floating high in the skies above the crater. This so-called Sansa was wearing a sexy green low-cut dress, that revealed many of her stunning assets.


    Unfortunately, her incredible face lacked all emotion as she raised her hand, condensing a spear of light made from various energies. The youth could feel death on the tip of that energy spear, his back becoming drenched in cold sweat. For the first time in his existence, the youth in white felt a bit anxious. As this woman clenched her first, the energies pouring into the spear became volatile and fearsome.


    ''Am I going to die? Impossible! My father is the World Devouring Sky Jackal! I have the blood of the Infinity Black Phoenix! I am a mighty Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf! I will not perish here!''


    As he had this thought, raging green and black flames appeared around the youth like an unstoppable inferno. The Sylknarius Tricko stood up with his back straight as a sword and stared at the woman in the sky. His gaze penetrated deep into her eyes, giving the beautiful woman pause.


    Unfortunately, the woman only sneered while she released her clenched fist. The spear made up of powerful energies instantly shot forward. As the youth in white prepared to take in his last breath, he saw something he would never forget.


    "Sylvester, run!" another child with a steaming golden sword suddenly jumped in front of the youth in white, before slashing out with all his might.


    "X, no!" Screamed Sylknarius Tricko, but it was too late. The spear of light pierced through them both like paper, as their bodies exploded into a bloody mess of gore and flesh. Their soul forms then collapsed to the ground unable to move. The last thing the youth in white saw was the gorgeous green-clothed woman land right in from of them. She was performing various hand seals which sent large sealing runes into the two confined souls.


    "San...sa...Blacc..." these were the last words Sylknarius Tricko managed to think before everything faded away.


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    In his dream, the youth appeared a few hundred years younger and had a body the size of a four-year-old boy. Sylknarius Tricko was seated cross-legged in front of a wizened elder in grey garments, who looked similar to an old dog. This seemed to be one of the ancestors of his father''s clan, he had studied under many such elders in his early days. The elder spoke enthusiastically about the story he was narrating.


    "There is an old legend amongst the most powerful clans in history," stated the elder sagely, "The legends speak of a timeless battle, that transcended the capabilities of the Universal Dao, which governs all of us in this Divine Universe.


    "Two legendary immortal warriors, true ancient pharaohs with the power of creation, battled a total of seven times, each battle lasting for seven centuries, with a battle occurring every seven millennia. This battle of universal peace and order versus universal chaos and supremacy, that was threatening to destroy the entire great universe. As a result, all the races were forced to pick a side to support. The True Pharaoh of Universal Chaos reigned as the victor in the end. With his victory came the birth and destruction of galactic star area realms within the Divine Universe."


    "So then the True Pharaoh of Universal Peace was killed?" the little boy in white was stunned.


    "Unfortunately for the True Pharaoh of Universal Chaos, beings of that level could never truly die. Especially so for the True Pharaoh of Universal Peace. He was blessed with the strongest soul and body constitution in existence. His soul itself exceeded the limits of this Divine Universe! It stood on par with the nine heavens, the divine ennead. The True Pharaoh of Universal Peace''s soul can produce or merge with any type of energy! This included the magical energy of the nine heavens, the power that structures our entire existence, the legendary Dark Matter! The Infinity Soul." Said the elder.


    "What''s that Grandpa? What dark matter? What''s an Infinity Soul?" Asked the little boy in white, Sylvester.


    "The Infinity Soul harmonizes the heavens. The Infinity Soul brings balance to cancerous forces. The capabilities of the Infinity Soul, within this universe, are truly infinite. This is because the Infinity Soul is an existence that exceeds the world, able to stand on par with the heavens. Perhaps, it transcends the highest skies! The True Pharaoh of Chaos knew he couldn''t honestly kill the one who possesses the Infinity Soul.


    "This could be considered his life''s only rival, and arch nemesis." said the old dog, "So he stripped the other True Pharaoh''s soul of all its magical properties, even paying the price to severely damage the Infinity Soul flame, which contained the True Pharaoh of Universal Peace''s remnant consciousness, personality, and the memories of life. The True Pharaoh of Chaos even plundered all his inner worlds, changing everything of value into cosmic energy seal stones, which he scattered across the universe. These seal stones are what came to be known as Cosmic Eggs, due to their shape and design."


    "So that''s what a cosmic egg is," The child nodded in understanding. However, he had discovered a problem. He couldn''t possibly have been told what a cosmic egg was before now. He was far older when he had even first heard of this so-called ''cosmic egg.'' The little boy in white had begun to realize that this was no memory of his. This wasn''t a dream. He didn''t actually know this man he referred to as ''grandpa.'' So then who was the old man in front of himself, and what was behind this illusion?


    "After being scattered for countless millions of years, the Infinity Soul has finally neared completion. You were almost complete. However, a big chunk of you is missing. Now, fate has interfered, taking control of the steering wheel. The other half of you awaits. The Infinity Soul''s return will herald in a new age. It will change fate, and rewrite history with its mighty influence." Said the elder, looking at the little boy in front of him deeply.


    "Yes but...how does this involve me, Grandpa?" said Sylvester skeptically. The old man''s smile was mischievous as if he had long since realized that the boy would discover he wasn''t dreaming.


    "You will forever be involved. You have been branded by fate! There is no Infinity Soul without you, and no you without the Infinity Soul." The sound of the elder''s voice echoed heavily in the youth''s mind, leaving him one last message before sending him once into unconsciousness once more, "If you want freedom, then you must be patient! Only the God of Infinity can create your dream!"


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    To be lost in an abyss of darkness was a tragic fate. The concept of time is an illusion when nothing exists.


    Deep in a dark and endless void, an uncountable number of souls of the banished flowed through space and time. They were all infantile and floating on their backs, staring blankly into the darkness. They were merely traveling through the abyss with no consciousness, no free will, only the impulse to drift ever forward as if there was some mysterious law pulling them like a soul stream. From a distance, it appeared to be an endless river of infant souls. This river was wide by thousands of kilometers, infinitely deep, and it seems to go on forever and ever without an end in sight.


    For countless millennia this darkness remained the same. Unchanging, and unfathomable. Until one particular day, which marked the start of a series of variations in this unchanging samsara. First, there was a soul with a unique seal floating in one spot, without moving an inch. Whereas from a certain angle the other souls were all laying on their back and staring upwards as they drifted feet first in one direction, this new entry just didn''t move at all, and it was actually facing down, head first towards the direction the others souls were moving in. This soul maintained this state for a millennium until there was another change.


    There was another soul that experienced specific changes after it passed by the stationary soul. Almost at the instant, it floated past, this new soul suddenly begins to glow in bright color. As time moved that soul, which was initially pale grey like all the rest, first changed pale green, then blue, then silver, and finally it turned golden and released an intense light wave that instantly wiped out millions of souls in the surroundings.


    Then this golden soul transformed into a golden sword of light, and shot into the distance, crashed into a wall of chaotic space and exploded through the barriers of this plane with a ''BOOM.'' There was a blinding light, and deafening sound before the light and noise vanished utterly, the void mending itself instantly. After that big, even nothing major happened. The former soul remained stationary. For a few years, tranquility had returned.


    Until suddenly...there was another light.


    More precisely, there was a flame. Deep in the mass of grey clouds, there was a green fire slowly burning brighter until it begins to affect the souls surrounding itself. Suddenly, every soul within seven kilometers of the flame was instantly burning until nothing remained. Then the glow vanished.


    Sylvester Tricko slowly regained consciousness but awakened to utter darkness, amidst a splitting headache. He grimaced through the pain and tried to clear his mind.


    ''What is this?'' He seemed able to recall only his name. Any complicated thought made him feel a hot and painful sensation as if his skin was being seared.


    After an unknown period passed, he was finally able to think a little more clearly. For a moment all was blank. He did not know who he was. He did not even know if he was. What exactly was the state of ''being'' anyway? Did he genuinely exist just because he questioned it? What was existence? He felt unsure, but he knew it should be more than this. Suddenly, his consciousness shook, and in the pupils of his eyes, one could see two small green and black flames dancing. He could finally remember himself.


    "I am Prince Sylvester Sylknarius Tricko, heir apparent to supreme Sephiroth of the Anubis Great World. The most extreme talent with the purest god beast bloodline ever born in the history of the royal family," the prince arrogantly proclaimed to absolutely no one, "I have perfectly inherited the World Devouring Sky Jackal and Infinity Black Phoenix''s ancient bloodlines, I am a second generation, Sky Jackal. Or more accurately I''m a noble Sky Wolf. I had just achieved dominance in the academy''s assessment by defeating every other genius from the age of 11 years old to up to ten years older than this. Including the number one powerhouse in the academy, Luerong Blakrok. Of course, this was by a human standard¡­ However, why can I not remember what happened after¡­"


    Prince Tricko was pondering while he floated through the abyss, "Well no matter. Let''s first figure out where we are."


    It was at this moment Prince Tricko realized that he had no physical form. This caused great anguish to wash over his spirit in a wave. What the hell had happened? The last thing he could remember was the most glorious moment out of his entire fifteen years of life. Of course, those were Fey years, different from how human''s age. He slowly came to terms with what this discovery most likely meant. Infinity Palace. The Great Beyond. He had heard it called a great many things. However, it all said one thing in the end.


    He was already dead.


    Or at the very least, Prince Tricko''s body was definitely gone.


    However, he didn''t dare accept this fate. As Prince Tricko begin to survey his surrounding, he became depressed. None of his mortal senses were active. He could see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing. He instinctively swept his perception over his body. He was merely a spiritual baby, despite being a rather handsome one. His body was opaque and his legs nonexistent.


    ''Is this what it feels like to die? How uninspired.'' Thought Prince Tricko, ''No, this is unlikely. If I have perished, then how is it I am still conscious?''


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    No, that was it!


    Consciousness.


    How did he know he was a spiritual baby?


    How was he aware of how his form looked?


    Because his soul consciousness had not ceased its functionality!


    Prince Tricko immediately attempted to urge his spiritual awareness to take the shape of his eyes. The first thing he saw startled him greatly. There was a face flowing directly past his and then another. Followed by another and then another. The eyes looked devoid of any emotion or reaction. This would have been far more unsettling if they weren''t all ghost babies.


    "So do we all return to being infants upon death? Or perhaps this is that human cycle of reincarnation?" The young prince was startled. Reincarnation? For some reason, this word reminded him of a very vague memory. However, it was fleeting. His mind begins working ceaselessly, trying to remember something, "High-level heroes are able to forcibly bind the souls of those they kill to the hero clan''s fate laws, forcing these souls to enter the hero''s cycle of reincarnation! So this must be the fabled river of samsara!"


    Prince Tricko then extended his spiritual awareness to cover 10 meters around himself before he was forced to stop. Spiritual awareness could allow one to view the world from a third person''s point of view, and at higher levels from above, like watching it on a broadcast screen. Green-hued light suddenly flashed in Prince Tricko''s eyes and all the souls around him suddenly burst into flames.


    As the souls burned, the purified soul power made his own soul much more powerful. His mind became clear, and his soul light changed from the dull grey color it was initially, to a forest green.


    Sudden enlightenment!


    Prince Tricko and all the souls surrounding him have initially been like drained husks. Devoid of energy, and thus dormant and easily manipulated.


    The prince was able to reason that this dark-green light hue surrounding his spirit form must provide some indication of a higher tier of soul power. Best of all, he had regular legs on his spirit form now! He had evolved from ghost baby to ghost toddler, he had slight facial features. This seemed somehow significant. It was all thanks to that green and black flame.


    "Hahaha, the Sky Fall Flame, of course!"Prince Tricko laughed joyously, "It seems I have truly been banished to the nether realms of death. This fabled river of forgetfulness! The legendary Samsara Road of Fate, in which time flows backward. That bitch! How could she be so vicious?"


    The prince was livid now that he understood his current circumstances in full. He could finally remember the that after defeating Luerong, her bitch of a master, Sansa Blacc, cornered him outside the venue and attacked!


    Worst of all, his younger brother tried to protect him in their last moments. Such love for the familiar was genuinely touching. To be frank, Prince Tricko had never even liked the kid before that moment. He was also planning to kill him eventually; less the talented brat try and compete for the title of Sephiroth. Sylvester would never allow this to happen, even if they were his father''s only living sons.


    "In reality, Xavier''s True Hero bloodline has already disqualified him the throne," Sylvester mused alone, "My worries were baseless."


    Of course, now his father seemed to no longer have a son left living. His brother and himself had both been murdered!


    "That should have been the case. However, my nirvana flame has rewritten our almost abysmal fate. I should remember to kiss my mother when I return to the world of the living, haha." Though he spoke harsh words to cheer himself up, hope was ultimately dismal. Unlike his brother Xavier Tricko, Sylvester Tricko was not a human, and he knew only a limited amount of information regarding the affairs of the hero clan.


    Prince Tricko''s mother was an Infinity Black Phoenix, an original pharaoh beast of the Pharaoh Bird Clan, and a progenitor of the Infinity Monster race. This was one of the twelve primordial antiquity races. His father was also an original pharaoh beast, a mighty World-Devouring Sky Jackal of the Heavenly Dog clan. His father was a true king amongst his race, and the absolute monarch of the Anubis Great World.


    Due to his mother unexpectedly experiencing her third phoenix nirvana during her pregnancy with the prince, he who had endured it with her could manipulate her nirvanic fire since birth. Essentially this flame was born within them both at the same time. From another point of view, this flame also gave birth to Sylvester.


    The Nirvana Flame. The bane of all souls.


    The flame that the original pharaoh beast, the Phoenix, produces during their rebirth process, the Nirvana. There is nine nirvana of the Phoenix, and the Nirvana Flame is a gift born from the first, third, or sixth nirvanic tribulation. The birth time and level of the nirvana flame decide the talent of the Phoenix. These flames are unique to the Phoenix but could be shared with offspring through a single method. Rumor suggested that the Queen Mother of Prince Tricko''s Nirvana flame was stronger than most Divine Flames.


    What kind of concept was that?


    One must know that sky flames were naturally created by the laws of the universe, they could not be replicated or mass produced! They were each existence unique to themselves. A divine flame was the highest tier of sky flame! Some of these flames had even evolved into solar stars, and many had sentience! His Queen Mother''s nirvanic flame could even swallow a small sun!


    This was the Sky Fall Flame, also known as the devouring flame! Unknown to all but Sylvester and his mother, the Sky Fall Flame actually tried to devour him while he was in the womb! The end result? 65% of the flame''s essence was instead swallowed by the yet born prince.


    This meant that his mother made her mark with a flame that only possessed 35% of its original might. The remaining fire was within her son.


    This was a child that caused even such a heaven-defying existence to suffer a loss.


    This happened even before his birth.


    Due to the flame''s eruption, Prince Tricko''s soul was sublimated, and he once again recovered more of his memory. This time he indeed remembered how he had ended up here.


    "That damn hag dares to banish my soul? MY NOBLE SOUL!? Should it then be my fault that her disciple Luerong Blacc was not my match? My fault that her trash disciple lost in three moves? To think, I even had the thought to spare the lass." Prince Tricko shamelessly referred to a girl who was at least ten years his senior as a child. After all, appearances aside, heroes aged differently from the fey.


    "Alas," sighed the prince. "I wonder what happened to my little brother. Before I was hit with the spell, he jumped in the way and released his power. Such a freakish ability definitely has something to do with the current circumstances. And to think, I had even been thinking of ways to kill him. I almost feel guilty or something." He didn''t feel guilty. In fact, the prince wasn''t sure what such a thing actually felt like. Who told him to be born amazing, attracting this catastrophe because of his outstanding performance? It was a freak accident at best.


    Prince Tricko slowly floated on. Time was irrelevant here. There was no way to know how long he merely floated there, ever drifting forward. The only one among a sea of souls sitting with crossed arms and legs. As what seemed like years passed by in silence, Prince Tricko felt like he understood new mysteries about the inner workings of time laws.


    This was naturally incredible.


    As a member of the monster race, his law comprehension ability was actually lacking. He was only proficient the laws recorded within his lifeblood, as he didn''t need to understand them, they were apart of who he was. However, even though it was harder for monsters to grasp laws, it wasn''t impossible. After being trapped in this temporal zone for so many countless eons, Sylvester had, of course, began to comprehend some things. This would benefit him much if he weren''t merely an apparition. The idea that caused Prince Tricko to be baffled was that there was one soul different from the rest.

 2 The Event II - The Great Escape

    When Prince Tricko first sensed this abnormal soul, he was still very far away from it. What he found odd at first sight was that, unlike the rest of the infant souls, this soul was completely stationary.


    Or, at least it WAS utterly immobile. Up until the day he finally moved past its location.


    The moment prince Sylvester Tricko reached it, that infant soul immediately begin float around him in an orbital pattern. It was as if this soul had taken the prince was its sun, it''s everything. So every few seconds he would see lifeless husks where the infant soul''s eyes should have been, as it kept passing the front of his own face.


    Occasionally the Sky Fall flame, which was merged with the soul of the prince, would erupt and devour all infant souls in an ever-increasing range. At first, it was merely ten feet. It evolved to be a few kilometers. Then, it expanded to swallow a few dozen kilometers worth of souls. Finally, over 100 kilometers worth of souls were devoured and converted into pure energy. The energy fed the nirvana flame and sublimated Prince Tricko''s soul.


    Sylvester had no idea how many poor souls he had exterminated, but he was unconcerned with this. Was their current fate much better than obliteration?


    His soul light turned from forest green to baby blue. Prince Tricko, however, had no control over these eruptions of the sky fall flame at first. It was involuntary. Perhaps it was the nirvana flame''s own survival instinct, or maybe it was his own. The line that separated his spiritual awareness and the fire was obscured. If before this the two could be considered close to merging, then they had now finally fused completely.


    However, despite the constant eruption of power, the soul who was treating him as the center of its universe remained unaffected. It was as if it could never be destroyed, or the Sky Fall flame simply had no effect on its divine soul. Every time the blaze erupted Sylvester felt a profound aura of dignity from the orbiting infant soul. In fact, the more the sky fall flame erupted, the more this parasitic infant soul begin to glow in golden soul light.


    "Is this the so-called disaster that attracts a miracle? What''s the deal with this guy? My Sky Fall Flame basically can''t even sense him, it''s like he doesn''t exist. The only other existence this flame does not react too is my mother. Totally weird." Thought the wandering soul of Sylvester.


    He had recently spent his days incinerating and devouring other souls, plundering all that remains of them. Many fragmented memories and thoughts were burned away as well as he assimilated the purest soul force he had ever known into his own soul.


    "Curious, curious¡­" said Sylvester, "Come on little guy. Is it not a bit rude to just sleep and eat? At least wake up once for this prince, it''s so boring here."


    It felt like more and more eons had passed. As Prince Tricko couldn''t always maintain his spiritual awareness, he would frequently have to rest. Doing so allowed his mental energy to recover enough to trigger an eruption of flames. After which, he would have the power to spare. To his delight, he noticed that his soul was growing ever more powerful every time it bottomed out completely. However, whenever he cast his spiritual awareness to open his "eyes," the first thing he would always see is the little pale gold baby directly in front of his face!


    What was with this guy?


    Lately, instead of orbiting nonstop, this guy would only orbit if Sylvester''s spiritual force was active. The moment it was withdrawn, the infant soul would stop moving. However, once it was active again, the damned thing would be right in his face!


    After the tenth time it happened, Prince Tricko urged the Nirvana flame to attack to no avail. The prince was, nonetheless, excited that he was now able to move the fire with his will alone. He could even command it easily! Such prowess was a significant improvement. Due to this, he eventually calmed back down. Prince Tricko saw nothing but random souls all flowing forward into the darkness. Now and then a white light would flash as another new soul appeared.


    ''Where do they go? From where did they come? Why do they float so much faster than me? Why won''t this one piss off!'' Prince Tricko had no clue how to define his current circumstances. He never saw any new souls appearing, yet even when his nirvana flame eradicated the souls in the surrounding, then a few breathes would pass and Sylvester would eventually find himself wholly surrounded as if he had never done anything.


    He felt significant resistance whenever he attempted to move. This feeling was like being held firmly in someone''s hand. The most he could do was sit up with difficulty. Of course,his little buddy in orbit seemed oblivious and impervious to this rule. The prince had grown attached to this infuriating little guy. He was a real anomaly, just as the prince himself was here. It was his one an only companion in this timeless abyss.


    However, after devouring countless souls and converting them instantly into pure soul power, prince Tricko could feel some pressure weighing on him. This feeling was like the room getting smaller, and the hand holding him previously begin tightening its grip. His soul light had now changed to pale blue, and he looked like an eight-year-old. Though the prince didn''t know much about the workings of the soul, due to the circumstances he was able to infer that this was a good thing.


    As if the soul in orbit around him was benefiting from his effort, it''s golden glow was becoming ever brighter. The prince found this to be very intriguing, though he was mildly annoyed. What made this little fellow so different? This soul was beginning to give him an old and ancient feeling. It was also a bit familiar. This soul seemed unaffected by the pressure.


    ''Could it be that I''ve become too powerful for the laws of this plane to govern properly? What happens if I continue to disturb the natural order? Will I become golden as well?''


    "Well whatever, I''m was willing to try anything even if it means eternal damnation or even the destruction of the realm itself! What could be worse than being one of those lifeless grey ghost babies again? Oh wait, I know! I was drifting endlessly in this river of eternal boredom!" Thinking like this, the prince didn''t hesitate to make the Sky Fall Flame erupt into a massive explosion of green and black gaseous flames dancing intertwined. This time he destroyed millions upon millions of souls, as he pushed the enormous sea of fire to and fro.


    Prince Tricko was not sure how this would affect the karmic wheel of his fate, but can anything be worse than having your own and possibly even your baby brother''s soul banished? At any rate, these were all souls of victims destroyed by the hands of fate! His fate stolen from him! However, how could he go down without a fight now that he had another chance?


    He would absorb their hope, their dreams, their essence, and he would use it to fight for survival! The only risk was reckless burning his own brother''s soul to nothingness.


    Such a thing was, of course, impossible. The prince wasn''t worried about destroying his Xavier''s soul for he believed the kid to be the embodiment of luck. There was no way he would be like the rest of these ghost babies, as he was likely the reason they had survived in some way. The prince was even less worried about his indestructible little buddy in orbit. It was as if his flame couldn''t directly affect this guy at all. Less than that, it even seemed to be benefitting him!


    "Fuck it. I''ll burn this whole world down if I have too!" Sylvester Tricko''s eyes briefly flashed with madness. He chose to risk it all! With a thought, the flames raged endlessly in all directions. The realm began to tremble slightly as a wild devouring force begin reckless ravaging this realm. The prince''s soul slowly changed from a pale blue to royal blue.


    After a few breaths, he was pale gold.


    After an hour his soul glow began transforming into a deep golden color.


    As the sky fall flames begin to recede to the wayward soul, his soul form flickered before finally resting on a shining platinum colored light.


    The previously gold orbiter was now emitting a dense dark exotic glow, as a gust of ancient aura rushed out from the infant soul as his spirit form developed legs. He had evolved from ghost baby to ghost toddler but remained otherwise unchanged, and the aura then vanished as quick as it came. He soul glow returned to golden. Prince Tricko was in shock. What in the world just happened? Such powerful aura¡­and then nothing?


    How anti-climatic was this?


    "You''re a dramatic one," Sylvester watched the toddler suspiciously as he orbited endlessly.


    Suddenly the entire space began to shake. A world-shattering might was radiating from every corner of the realm. Sylvester Tricko reeled his shock as he summoned the sky fall flames around him to manifest into the form of a 12-meter tall fire wolf.


    The realm continued to make a terrifying commotion before a giant hand tore open the void and pulled it back until it was like an enormous eye slit. A huge dark gold colored face peered through the crack in the plane. To be more specific only the left eye was visible. That huge eyeball alone was more than 20 meters tall. It was multi-colored and fragmented as if it was a priceless and exotic diamond or crystal, rather then a pupil.


    "Ancient Titan?" the prince pondered. "What the fuck is going on now? What could this mean? Weren''t Ancient Titans known to be banished from the universe by the supreme Sky Nova of the 12 Antiquity Races?"


    Suddenly there was a booming voice that shook the entire void with each word.


    "BANISHED ONE! STATE YOUR NAME." the voice thundered word by word.


    BOOM~


    Prince Tricko urged the Sky Fall Flame to combust in brilliance with all his might and concentration, as he continued devouring the essence of the unfortunate souls that drifted ever forward. His spirit form suddenly shook, then begin to wriggle as it took on the form of an 11-year-old boy with long straight jet black hair down past his shoulders and a third of his back, which begin fluttering in the void. He looked dignified and imposing. Other than the platinum shining ghost baby circling him in orbit.


    Surrounded by the Sky Fall flame in the form of a giant wolf, the prince stood straight as a sword, with an incomparably calm and dominant face as he announced proudly,


    "I am Prince Sylvester Slyknarius Tricko, heir apparent to supreme Sephiroth of the Anubis Great World."


    Silence.


    More silence.


    For the second time in his continued existence, the prince felt a bit anxious. Just then, the world began to shake with volume again, "YOU ARE OF POWERFUL BIRTH AND BLOODLINE, BUT YOUR BLOODLINE DOES NOT EXIST HERE. YOU HAVE ENTERED THE RIVER OF TIME, AND YOUR SOUL HAS BEEN SEALED HERE FOR WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN MILLENNIA ON TOP OF EONS. IN THIS SEAT''S OPINION, ONLY SOMEONE POWERFUL FROM YOUR TIME COULD DO THIS. IT IS THE SAME FOR YOUR SOULMATE. YOUR SEALS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME."


    Each booming syllable was like a stab in his heart. ''River of time? I was aware of that. The river of time is terrifying, but I am aware none the less. Sealed? Soulmate? Same seals? He should be referring to my little brother, Xavier Grindarios Tricko. Or is it¡­?''


    "I AM T''ZHANE. I HAVE EYES THAT CAN SEE THROUGH DESTINY, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. THE DESTINY ON THE TWO OF YOU IS THE BIGGEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT YOU BOTH EXISTED IN AN ERA THAT HAS YET TO COME. HOWEVER, YOURS IS EVEN LATER THEN HIS."


    The prince was shocked. ''The two of you? His? Who..'', He then glanced at his little buddy in orbit. A vague memory flickered through the prince''s mind and things suddenly made more sense.


    "THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO KNOW. IF YOU CAN ANSWER MY ONE QUESTIONS, PERHAPS I CAN HELP YOU."


    ''Help?'' Thought the prince, ''So then there was a solution?


    "DO NOT BE SHOCKED BY THIS," boomed T''Zhane.


    The prince was shocked! ''Could he be reading me¡­"


    "BY THE WAY, I CAN INDEED SEE THROUGH YOUR THOUGHTS. THIS IS VERY EASY GIVEN YOUR CURRENT FORM. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT I AM AND THAT IT MAKES THAT DANGEROUS THING WITHIN YOU ACT APPREHENSIVE. I WILL EASE YOUR WORRIES SO THAT YOU WILL DROP YOUR GUARD. "


    There then was a loud and mystical sound accompanied by a divine blinding light. After the light faded, in front of Prince Tricko appeared a 30-foot tall giant. His chest was bare, with rippling muscles that seemed to contain explosive strength, it was genuinely manly and impressive. His skin was dark bronze, but covered in golden rune lines that resembled a series of intricate tattoos.


    Merely, they seemed to be natural, as if they had always existed. The titan''s pants were white combat trousers with a strange language running vertically up the left leg, and his feet were exposed. He stood in the center of the space crack, and behind him, there were streams of rainbow-colored chaotic spatial energy dancing about strangely. How strong must one be to stand within that? Mighty as he once was, the prince had no notion of such prowess. Perhaps, only his grandfather would know.


    "This is the smallest form I can assume," announced T''Zhane rather rudely, damaging Sylvester''s confidence. He now spoke in a less world quaking, but the still thunderous voice.


    "There is no way for a hollow soul to travel forward once banished in this river of time. Though you have used your divine powers to devour the power of those souls around you like a free buffet, it will never be enough power for you the destroy the banish seal on your soul flame, and that makes you a hollow soul. Escaping with your strength alone is impossible.


    "Even though your soul flame is rather¡­special. There is only one method left available to you. This path, however, is one full of peril and slaughter. It is risky, and the odds are totally against you. It will not be easy, but you play the key role. Knowledge of this path will be the remuneration for your cooperation."


    The prince was quietly listening while displaying absolute indifference. It was as if this was utterly unrelated to himself. The truth was different, for inside his mind he was depressed. A mere hollow soul! His soul flame, which represented the majority of his being, was sealed away?


    Any practitioner worth a damn would be aware that the hero race was unique in that their souls and blood could somehow fuse with the soul''s creatures of a different origin, granting them special abilities.


    Was this to be his fate? Was that the purpose of this endless river of souls? The reason they were in the form of infant humans? Was this the reason that his soul form''s likeness was currently that of his human form? Sylvester didn''t quite understand.


    During incarnation, your host soul must fuse with hollow souls for that person to have any hope of absorbing the energies of heaven and earth, or the heavenly forces. Hollow souls were incomplete beings who would never be whole on their own due to their soul flame''s being sealed; thus this was a scenario that helped both parties. The hollow soul''s form, once awakened, was dependent on the laws last imprinted in the soul flame. Therefore, they have a chance to grow and develop further, instead of being doomed into nothingness.

 3 The Event III - Not Even The Main Character

    The ancient Buddha Sect started the practice of fusing souls with the power of fate. This sect was a long-lasting hegemonic power of the Divine Universe. The Founder of the Buddha Sect was also the founding leader of one of humanity''s first clans, the Battle-Saint Clan!


    Prince Tricko had hoped desperately that this was a joke. Merely, based on his knowledge he could be sure that these words were right. In the first place, if such a being had evil intentions or temperament, wouldn''t it be simple to refine his soul and extract the memories?


    The prince''s grandfather had told him of such miraculous and devious things during the early days of his youth. This man was a member of the ancient Heavenly Slaughter clan of the Titan race, after all! The law tattoos were a visible indication of his origin, as only the royal Heavenly Slaughter clan members would have such style. One of the 12 primordial races from antiquity or in other words one the first 12 races to ever exist in this universe, just like his mother! The Sky Fall Flame may protect his soul, but Prince Tricko didn''t believe it was strong enough to stop a Titan if he genuinely wanted to destroy.


    "Your ancient blood is indeed the reason we may converse," said T''Zhane, "Your soul has a bloodline seal. That means your heritage is truly extraordinary."


    "I don''t get it," blurted Sylvester Tricko, "Why would you, a titan, be here in the samsara river of humanity?"


    The titan raised his brows, as he did not expect that this being was aware of his current location.


    "I have foreseen that whatever event that is occurring in this river of time connects to the destiny of my clan. It is what lead me to sift through this place for the past thousand years. Ten days ago a golden light was ejected from this realm and was transported by the supreme Samsara Fate laws in the chaotic space to a planet in an underdeveloped galaxy of the lower realms. Ejected just as you were about to be when I destabilized this spacial zone. I assume this is the kin you search for."


    His words caused a shockwave to hit Prince Tricko''s heart. Had Xavier made it out already? How strange¡­ Then leaving through this method was now a necessity, he had to let the Titan take him to that planet! How could he just return without his punk baby brother after watching the boy give his life away?


    "You are a highly intelligent youth. Without asking me anything, you understand much already. Now tell me," said T''Zhane, "I know that there is a calamity approaching my people. What information are you able to offer me about this?"


    ''A calamitous event involving the ancient Titans?'' Thought the prince, as he willed the Sky Fall flame to cover his spiritual body in a barrier, preventing his thoughts from being free lunch. ''Surely he''s referring to their imprisonment by the Sky Nova because of their ambitions to conquer the legendary realm, becoming the rulers of the entire Divine Universe.''


    The natural laws that governed the legendary realm were at least 1,000 times denser than the lower realm''s laws. This resulted in a much more powerful society. Any life that formed there would be extraordinarily in comparison. Prince Tricko''s ancestors had once told him that the ancient Heavenly Slaughter clan were the leading clan of the Titan race. Their might was excessive and tyrannical. These creatures had evil ambitions to dominate every other antiquity clan descendant, and the capital to do it.


    There were initially 12 primordial races from antiquity, but the Heavenly Slaughter race slaughtered or enslaved 7 of those races! In Prince Tricko''s time, there were only five antiquity races left alive! The rest had been killed to nearly the last man, although there may be some remnants hidden.


    However, not soon after the titan race had begun their conquest the legendary forces of the Sky Nova race made their third appearance in the history of the Legendary Realm and decimated the entire titan race. They made the whole titan race surrender, before banishing the souls of all remaining ancient Heavenly Slaughter clan members, whom they could think of no way to completely kill.


    Those beings possessed truly undying bodies.


    Ancient Titans at the peak of their cultivation were almost physically invulnerable. Their life force reached an absolutely terrifying level, they had even surpassed the Draco Volos in term of vitality! That''s more life force than that of the supreme true dragon race! If their supply of life force was intact, their top experts could live for billions of years before they begin to decline.


    Because of their insanely robust physique, they didn''t even fear mental attacks. No shell was harder to penetrate in this world. However, the Sky Nova were truly mighty behemoths, directly separating the souls of the ancient Titans from their bodies and imprisoning the bodies and souls in different locations for all of the time. Legends say the Nova existed before the universe itself, and they rarely showed themselves. However, Prince Tricko had no way of knowing how true that was.


    Prince Tricko considered for a moment more and then retracted his nirvana flame to allow the giant to see his inner thoughts. Immediately following the withdrawal of the blaze, the Ancient Titan T''Zhane''s body shook as his face paled sheet white. It was as if he had just seen the most horrifying event possible.


    After taking a few moments to collect himself, T''Zhan¨¨ spoke to the prince, "I would have never thought that my brothers would reach such a level of depravity. Perhaps it is already too late for my kind¡­"


    T''Zhan¨¨ sighed heavily, "The era you are in currently is most assuredly not your own. If I''m not mistaken, you''ve been drifting into the past for billions of years. As for your companion, I would say at least a few hundred million years. This one is particularly difficult to see through."


    Sylvester Tricko was shocked, ''Difficult to see through? Then what am I, glass? Furthermore, what is this about a billion years in the past?''


    Though he was able to speak at a mere two weeks old, something unprecedented for god beasts, he was still not omnipotent. How could he possibly know anything of the world a billion years ago? What kind of barbaric lifestyle would he need to endure? In his mind, such a period like that was most likely to predate even the first hovercraft. It was impossible to survive like this. Would he ever see his mother again?


    ''Of course, if this was the era of the ancient experts before the Titans were all annihilated then this should be the peak civilization of legends, the antiquity era!'' the flames in Sylvester''s eyes brightened once he thought to here.


    T''Zhan¨¨ then continued speaking, "I will now send you to the planet where we observed the golden light descend. Before that, you must know that you and your kin are currently hollow souls. Every life has a soul. However, the Hero race was once able to steal a heavenly dao element. Due to this, every hero descendant to date has not only owned a host soul, but they also possess a hollow soul for support of the main soul.


    "The fusion of these souls creates the Main soul. This means that the moment you exit this river of time, and once you enter that sealed planet, then you''ll be forced into the hero race''s cycle of reincarnation by guardians of fate. This most likely results in you becoming a hollow soul for one of the hero clans on that planet. The elven clan''s law practice is focused around these hollow souls. The human clan also use that law practice, but they focus more on the remnant heritage of the dao element. Since your destinies are tied to that golden beam of light, the three of you are likely to become bound to the same host soul that you are tasked to protect and serve."


    "So then I would become the tool for some brat to use until he dies?" The prince was finally forced to ask T''Zhane the question he had been dreading. Prince Tricko was enraged. This, this was a solution? Why on earth would be his exalted self ever become the servant of some lowly human or elven brat?


    Was he suddenly a parent now?


    He had to raise his own savior?


    Whose to say the brat wouldn''t just refine his soul entirely once he realized the value of doing so?


    After all, Prince Tricko found himself to be outstanding. Just the Sky Fall flame alone was enough to arouse envy and treacherous thoughts. This clearly main character level talent! Shouldn''t the story of the next life be his own? How could he give it away to someone else? In his youth, the fellow he''s indentured too may not be a threat. However, once he reached the peak of strength that he was sure to achieve, how could he not covet such power? The prince wasn''t satisfied by this at all.


    "Perhaps. Did I not mention your route of return? The only way for you to return to your original time is in this river of time. You must have your host break through to a level where he can comprehend the secrets of the bizarre zone and reinforce your soul with pure bizarre power. Just like the one who you keep next to you, but you would need a far higher concentration of bizarre power.


    "The chaos power in his soul seems to be innate and underdeveloped, so his bizarre power merely exists. It was never active. He is probably from a particle world. A pity¡­He is likely the best candidate for comprehending bizarre power." Thunder clapped T''Zhane while pointing at the orbiting ghost toddler. There was a mysterious glint in his eyes as he spoke these words, hinting at something unknown.


    "Freeze me for a second," interrupted Sylvester Tricko, causing T''Zhane a moment of pause. The prince willed the Sky Fall Flame to wrap around the golden infant soul like a hand and snatch him out of orbit. He then pointed at the infant soul before continuing, "So you''re saying that this little guy is bright gold because he has this so-called bizarro chaos power? If it is so mighty then why is he so useless?"


    "This is indeed the case. However, it should be said that if you don''t want to damage the host''s soul, you would have to wait for his comprehensions to reach into the infinity zone," replied T''Zhane casually.


    "THE INFINITY ZONE?!" bellowed Sylvester Tricko. Finally a term he was familiar with! The Infinity Zone was one of the sources of ultimate power in the universe. Experts that could tap into that power were all responsible for changing the course of history. Such a thing was challenging to imagine.


    "Sigh¡­only then could he completely remove the seal on your soul without damaging his own." T''Zhan¨¨ stroked his chin and said. Prince Tricko had more questions, but before he could ask the Titan cut him off, "I cannot help you once you enter the cycle of samsara. We have drifted a bit...perhaps you''ll have a few years ahead of your kin. We shall leave now."


    With that, the Titan pulled out an odd orb and sucked Prince Tricko and his little buddy in orbit into it. Inside the sphere, everything was white like being in a vast but utterly empty nothingness. Time passed quickly. At some point, the prince was withdrawn from the orb. As he floated there in the void, he saw a very familiar blue life star. Although he did not get banished from this planet, he was born here.


    "What are the odds..." said the prince while frowning. "This planet should be the Anubis Great World¡­however, why is it so¡­different?"


    The planet in his memories was glorious and exotic, with pure energy conduits surrounding both the earth and it''s three satellite stars. However, the planet before him was totally regular. There was just nothing impressive about it. Could this even be considered a great world?


    "Souls are naturally pulled to their point of origin. At any rate...it is here that we separate." Said T''Zhan¨¨ casually. He behaved as if he had already seen through everything in the cosmos.


    "But before that...I''ll give you my legacy. It does not suit you but..." T''Zhan¨¨ turned his gaze to the little ghost baby in orbit, "I do not hold any wild hopes of you rescuing my people. What is to come, will be unavoidable. Perhaps¡­if you do return to your own time you will be able to help my race prosper a new."


    As T''Zhan¨¨ finished speaking, the orb was thrown over to the ghost baby before it fused with his hollowed soul then disappeared. When the prince looked back up, the ancient Titan was gone.


    Sylvester Tricko stared at the planet in front of him as he felt some nostalgia. Suddenly the void shook about two meters in front of him and opened an oval portal of darkness about the height of an average adult male. Three skeletons with red lights for eyes wearing black robes drifted out of the entrance and quickly stood on the void right before him.


    "I suppose...it is time." After these words left Prince Tricko''s mouth the Sky Fall flame suddenly erupted. After spending so much time with this flame, he knew it had magical abilities he had never imagined previously. He looked indifferently at the now platinum toddler in orbit around him.


    ''Hollow souls...T''Zhan¨¨ seemed to be hinting that I should cultivate you. Hmph. You''re not even conscious. I''d rather deal with being human myself¡­''


    The three skeletons quickly fell victim to the ferocious sky fall flame. As a nirvana flame, it was the bane of all souls by nature. No soul could resist the natural laws of nirvana. The abundant, pure, soul power that flowed into Sylvester''s soul form at this time bypassed himself went directly into the little golden baby in orbit. The baby suddenly glowed bright white and grew to about the size of a six-year-old. The prince deducted that by now the kid was perhaps aware to some extent. Merely, he was utterly ignorant.


    "Another burden. Could it be I am destined to not be the main character in the story of our return? Hmph. We will find this host soul that dares to summon my little brother and decide what to do next after that. Yes.


    The prince then jumped directly into that dark portal with the golden toddler floating in orbit behind him.


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    Jodye Trill rubbed his eyes as he woke up in a dark room. Wait a second. Room? No, never mind this wasn''t a room. Less of that, not even his eyes were open. In fact, did he have eyes? Why did he seem to doubt that? He couldn''t even feel his face. Feel? He couldn''t feel anything, in fact. This was...nothing?


    ''Am I dead?'' This was Jodye''s first thought. ''No, that''s not right. Or rather, I had already lost my body but somehow not my life. Logic dictates that if I were now dead, I wouldn''t be able to think clearly or remember who I am, right? Am I still just a soul? Well, this ain''t much different from being dead. Damn it, I am dead.'' Jodye was utterly distraught, and he couldn''t help but think in circles, as he couldn''t be sure of anything. The last memory he had was being blasted into dust by a particle beam from an exaggeratedly complex, and highly advanced weapon technology. One that Jodye felt shouldn''t even exist on the market. After all, the military had yet to finish weaponizing it.


    ''Wait, for the military? Was I a soldier? That feels not quite right¡­why can''t I remember¡­it feels so long ago somehow¡­''


    Suddenly there was this insanely obnoxious, and powerfully loud voice booming in his mind, selfishly blocking out his own thoughts.


    "T''ZHANE GREETS THE REVERED LORD. REVERED LORD, DUE TO MY SELFISHNESS WE ARE NOW ON THE SAME KARMIC WHEEL," Said the voice.


    ''Okay there, big guy. First off, I''m digging the form of address. Revered! Yes. This is nice. Okay now, to the second matter of concern. Um...loud much? Sheesh, lighten up. Now,'' Jodye Trill paused his thoughts for dramatic effect, ''Tell me, what is a karmic wheel? Can we not share it? You sound mad manly, and I don''t swing that way bro. Also, why are you apologizing? This isn''t a great sales pitch yo.''


    "CHOSEN ONE! SOUL OF INFINITY! OUR DESTINIES HAVE BEEN TIED TOGETHER! YOU ARE THE ONE AND ONLY HOPE FOR MY PEOPLE NOW. FOR OUR PLIGHT, THE FAULT IS MINE! BUT WITH MY MIGHT YOU''LL BE DIVINE! I WILL GIVE YOU MY LEGACY. YOU WILL BE MY FIRST TRUE DISCIPLE. HOPEFULLY, ONE DAY YOU WILL LEAD US TO OUR SALVATION."


    This time, after the voice of ETERNAL BOOM faded away, Jodye''s mind consciousness was directly flooded with a sea of information. Just when he thought he would lose his mind, he felt as if a burst of power washed over him. He suddenly was able to think much more clearly.


    Sudden enlightenment!


    Jodye Trill was once a special operations agent for the U.S. military. However, the higher-ups soon discovered that he was capable of miraculous things. He could get shot in the head, but be okay the next day. He could get burned in a fire, but wake up in the morning without so much as a blemish.


    This was, of course, outrageous and not normal. Life got complicated for Jodye once word got out. The country he was from referred to people like him, those with unexplained natural abilities, as Meta-Humans. After being forcefully transferred to the secret unit for undercover ''meta-human'' training, he endured daily torture due to the nature of his ability. They experimented on him frequently, pushing the limits of what he could recover from.


    In spite of this, no one was able to pinpoint where the limits of his ability lied, nor were they able to weaponize it. They wanted to ascertain the battle properties of his mutation, which was honestly more of an exceptional physique then an ability. Every time Jodye recovered his body would become more than a bit stronger.


    As a result, they just converted Jodye into a high-level spy and assassin.


    Special Agent: Trill Jodye!


    Jodye also had to undergo high profile stealth missions. He even dressed as a ninja often, just for shits and giggles. In reality, such tough training and loads of high-level operative work had made him just like an actual ninja. He could easily separate and sort through this sea of knowledge he had been transmitted.


    After briefly pondering where he was, he realized everything was so dark and empty. Lonely and desolate. So quiet he almost wished the voice of maximum volume returned for another round of conversation! Well, almost was ultimately only almost. Nonetheless, Jodye began to eagerly study the information in his mind. What else was there to do now that the voice of eternal boom and doom was gone?


    After an unknown amount of time had passed, Jodye Trill finally adjusted his thoughts. He had, apparently, received the memories of an ancient Titan. This was something insane that usually only happened in movies. These memories seem to include just the first 300 years of a man named Jupiter Titan''s cultivation practice and fighting experience. However, he felt vexed as he was definitely not an ancient Titan.


    Before now, he didn''t even know they were real beings.


    In fact, he still wasn''t so sure about that. However, one subject, in particular, sparked Jodye''s interest.


    Spiritual awareness.


    Using your spirit to sense your surroundings, as opposed to your physical senses. It typically required a specific ''soul cultivation realm'' to have been reached. Unless your soul was strong enough, and was not restricted by a mortal form, then it was also possible. Based on his last memory, there was a strong possibility that this was his current circumstance.


    After ruminating over the ancient Titan''s method to use such a magnificent ability, Jodye Trill, for some reason felt he had already done this once before. Before he came to a realization! This feeling was similar to his awaked survival instinct that was gained from military experience.


    "And Sansa said that I''d never gain anything of value at the military, tsk." Following this thought, without delay, he cast out his spiritual awareness and felt like he had opened his eyes for the first time in countless years.


    Unfortunately, his first sight shocked him to the core.


    They were in the middle of what looked like a giant underground cavern. In the surroundings, there were strange lights that looked like millions of eyes in the atmosphere all around, even partially inside the cave walls and floor. Jodye looked down at his glowing platinum body, and he almost passed out. After his shock, Jodye realized that he looked corporeal while illusory in a strange contrast. His body had the size of an eight-year-old child, and this baffled him.


    Not even two meters front of him was a dashing golden colored youth, with a similar form, who looked to be about 11 years of age, wearing white clothes and floating in the air while staring down at a yellow river. Next to him was a floating sword that was pure golden and massive. It had mystic runes on the hilt and blade, and a glowing red gem at the base of the handle. The youth seemed to sense something, quickly turning his head around.


    When he saw the eight-year-old staring back at him, he felt incredulous.


    "So you''re not quite as useless as I thought. Hm? Dragon Chant?" Said the youth in white. There was a mysterious melody in the air, it was simultaneously beautiful and terrifying. Just at that moment, there was a rumbling sound, as the ground started quaking.


    The youth in white then spoke again, as the world continued to quake, "It seems I won''t have time to answer any of your questions, for you surely have too many. Listen, you trust me, yes? Do not doubt that feeling, we are already companions. Briefly, when we encounter what''s next, do not resist me. I will not harm you. Probably. Well, at any rate, this is all I can think about doing. When we fuse together yield to me!"


    As the youth was speaking, his form began to change into that of a rather majestic looking giant platinum wolf with runic line patterns on his fur, and two enormous wings on his back.


    The water of the yellow river then exploded outwards, and from the depths emerged a colossal creature with frightfully menacing sharp teeth. It had a scaled head that resembled a dinosaur, like a T-Rex. On his massive muzzle were two long whiskers that flowed magically like they were made of smoke.


    This creature had a tail that only God knew how many miles long it was, and an immense body with four arms, eight claws, and four majestic wings, two that looked like pterodactyl wings and two that looked like angelic wings with platinum feathers. On its forehead were two huge silver runic horns that sparkled with light and electric energies. It burst out the water, straight upwards. Then it slowly coiled it''s long body back down as it floated in the sky.


    Unless Jodye was crazy, he would definitely realize this monstrous creature was a dragon! It looked like a cross between the western and eastern dragons he had seen in films! He heard the wolf''s howl, which somehow sounded apprehensive, then the wolf uttered a single word that somehow felt like two and one simultaneously.


    "Draco Volos."


    The dragon then let out an earth-shattering and mighty roar, before swallowing the three entities into its belly. Inside of the dragon, it didn''t look like the inside of a creature at all. It seemed more like a mystical multicolored passageway that led to heaven, or some nice place like that. This was opposed to oblivion, which Jodye expected in his heart. Who knew the trip to hell would be so thrilling? In front of him, the white wolf howled towards the heavens, and suddenly there was a violent explosion.


    Green and black flames danced and intertwined with each other as they engulfed everything in sight. Jodye remembered the words of the youth in white from before and found he did, in fact, have a strange amount of faith in him. This was in spite of being utterly unfamiliar with the youth. This feeling seemingly came straight from the depths of his soul. As if they had already experienced years together or something.


    Suddenly, Jodye felt another surge of power wash over himself. At the same time, he felt it as the mark Sansa put on his chest disappeared. He had actually forgotten about it before now. Suddenly, his own form changed as an ancient aura similar to the dragon slowly diffused from him. He heard the mysterious dragon chant in his mind before all went back to black.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 4 Clean this up for daddy

    ¡ª West Ward, Eastern Badlands


    On a vast and beautiful continent, while half of the continent looked like a vibrant and pleasant land full of lush scenery and hidden treasures, there was another half that was widely barren and desolate. The Southern and Western Wards of this continent were renowned for being the most violent and bloodthirsty regions on the planet. The voodoo practitioners of the West Ward especially were famed for their debauchery and wicked curse arts. In the eastern corner of the West Ward was a massive region of wastelands.


    The Eastern Badlands region was a desolate and mostly barren land, that was full of death and crime. However, the deeper one went into these lands, the taller and thicker the trees became. It was to the extent that the trees blocked the view of many of the mountains within. Unfortunately, the aura of death and maliciousness clouded every corner of these lands. The sound of the creepy wind constantly whistling felt eerie to the extreme. There was continuous howling coming from the gigantic beasts in the distance, causing increased heart palpitations.


    From afar, this place looked to be a graveyard for rocks and withered grass, and so vast that the forest behind was hardly visible. The periphery of the Eastern Badlands was overrun with dying brown grass and small trees, many of which were barely ten feet tall, while some were still several dozens of meters tall. It was a genuinely unnatural appeal. Rocks of varied sizes littered the land, the boundaries of which stretched back as far as the eye could see.


    Deep inside the forested region of the Eastern Badlands, five warriors were wearing black hooded cloaks that covered their faces. There was also a devilishly handsome young man who was tall with fierce hazel eyes and white clothes. Two ferocious looking, massive, and violent, vicious beasts battled amid these people. These people were all wearing high-quality clothing made of fabulous fabrics, though they were mostly covered in black robes.


    There was a fierce fight going on, but their clothes appeared to not be damaged or stained in the slightest. The young man even had jewels on his hands, wrists, and neck. His muscular torso was bare, with a few fresh scars from the fierce fight he was in.


    On the left was a seven-meter tall giant ape, that looked like a purple orangutan. This ape had lightning symbol patterns on its fur and a small silver horn on its head that occasionally sparkled with electricity. On the right, there was a six-meter tall wolf with blue fur and a silver patch on its back. The wolf''s fangs looked to be made of crystal ice. The two fierce beasts were engaged in an earth-shaking struggle, but the giant ape was more focused on trying to smash one of the humans firing magic spells and attacks.


    The men in black garb took turns attacking the ape.


    "Greater Earth Piercing Spike!" Four rock walls surrounded the ape, and a stout man pierced out with a mighty rock spear.


    "Golden Sea Frenzy!" A tall and slim man with blonde hair visible from within his hood blew into a magical looking conch. Sapphire waves of water full of sparkling golden brick pieces rushed out of the conch like a raging sea, blasting into the ape!


    The ape collided with the stout man''s spear with an arm that looked like a purple thunderbolt!


    Boom!


    The stout was sent flying dozens of meters back, crashing through the forest. The purple furred ape roared and slammed heavily on its own chest as shockwaves of thunder force shattered the waves and rock walls.


    "Dreaded Plague!" a slender warrior slashed out a great saber light that transformed into a dreadful purple beam full of gray star lights. The ape sensed that something was dangerous about the incoming attack and tried to dodge, but its shoulder was pierced straight through leaving it injured.


    The wolf''s fangs radiated freezing cold energy as it savagely bit into the ape''s shoulder, which begins to slowly freeze. The ape let out a pained roar, and its body exploded with thunderbolt force shocking the wolf into retreat but also cause its frozen flesh to burst apart!


    The warriors kept casting elemental spells at the ape, their movements forming a magical formation. Every time one of the men in black landed an attack, the wolf followed up with a bite or swipe of its paws.


    "ROAR~~~,"


    Getting angry, the ape let out a mighty roar, releasing a terrifying shock wave of its powerful thunder energy, pushing the warriors and the wolf back dozens of meters. It stomped with its left leg, then propelled forward at an insane speed! The ape condensed thunderbolt force in its right leg and kicked the warrior who harmed it through a giant tree, resulting in a thunderous boom and briefly revealing the feminine curve of the warrior''s body.


    "Argh! Mercer cover me!" After taking an electrically charged kick from the ape to her abdomen, the female warrior used her light voice to scream at her nearest companion. The ape''s fists condensed marvelous thunderbolt force before hammering down on the woman! It was aiming to crush the female warrior into meat paste.


    "Slaughter, dodge!" Shouted the warrior called Mercer as he rushed over like a rocket in a burst of flame, knowing he could never make it in time. However, before having a chance to panic,he saw something that made him relax. A silhouette swiftly appeared under the crushing fist and picked up the female warrior before flashing away agilely with the help of the wind. Mercer smirked, his mission instantly changing from rescue to attack!


    "BOOM, BOOM, BOOM," Thunder resounded as the giant ape kept launching attacks at the two retreating warriors. The young man in white dashed over with a speed that surpassed even the giant ape. The young man in white slid across the ground, tripping the rampaging giant purple furred ape, who apparently never expected its leg to get caught. The ape fell comically, tumbling through a couple of trees.


    The big blue wolf wouldn''t miss such a chance, appearing in the air above the fallen ape as the big blue wolf dove in and aggressively bit the back of the ape''s neck, leaving a deep gash. The ape roared in pain and anger, grabbing and tossing the wolf away. However, the wolf simply rolled and continued attacking.


    "Awoooo!" Each attack of the wolf sent a miniature tornado full of sharp wind force cutting into the ape''s flesh. With the wind came a piercing cold, slowing the purple-furred ape''s recovery and response time. Every time the giant ape put its focus on one of the human targets, the wolf swiped out with its paws, lacerating it with an ice-cold wind force.


    The ape responded by spitting electric loogies. These loogies expanded to be a meter thick and a meter long. They shot out like thunderbolts, accurately striking the wolf. This continued three times back to back before the big blue wolf had to back down. The devilishly handsome man landed next to the wolf at that moment. The wolf face pendant on the man''s neck was releasing an eerie purplish glow.


    "You okay buddy?" asked the young man.


    The wolf whimpered as electricity was building up in its body, hindering its movement. The one called ''Mercer'' by the female warrior had fire red hair that just barely visible under his hood. Mercer landed on top of a high branch, and a light flashed from the ring on his hand, equipping him with a large and majestic ebony bow, with beautiful hieroglyphics inscribed all over its massive frame.


    Pulling the bow taut, Mercer kept condensing burning energies in his left hand, before releasing them. He was shooting massive arrows made out of flames at the ape-beast, who kept dodging. On the other side, the blonde haired elder fired an ice ball, as the big blue wolf lashed out with claws and teeth! However, the ape leaped into the air with a mighty flip, and the ice ball collided with the wolf. Finally, after successfully jumping out of the pincer attack the lightning covered ape took a fire arrow through its other shoulder.


    "ARRAOOO!!" the beast roared in a fury.


    "This damn Thu''rangoutang isn''t normal. It has monstrous defensive and regenerative capabilities, but its strength is far to low! To think though, he was able to avoid a fatal injury from midair..." the red-haired elder Mercer spoke in a loud and aggressive voice, deep with wisdom. He was vexed as he released a terrifying momentum of force, which blew away his hood as his hair danced without the wind, "My lord, this is no desolate beast."


    "IGNITION!"The red-haired elder Mercer let out an intimidating roar as a black steel chain appeared and coiled itself around Elder Mercer''s body like an evil metal dragon. In the next moment, he had grown two meters, as his clothes shredded at the torso, revealing orange-red fur covering his upper body. The airflow around him blurred a testimony to the high level of heat he was releasing.


    His aura exploded, resembling a mass of flames covering his body. In the sky above the elder, there was a phenomenon manifesting itself from the heaven and earth origin energy, that took the form of 18 black light spheres the size of a fist, full of symbols that looked mystical and ethereal.Next, to the fist-sized light spheres were 900 smaller fire light spheres, all the size of marbles.


    Elder Mercer pulled the string on his bow again. Borrowing the force momentum from the spheres of light, fire rotated condensing into two new fire arrows. These fire arrows were three times the size of the last one, and dripping with magma. Elder Mercer released the bowstring, sending the massive twin fire arrows flying towards the Thu''rangoutang, with terribly acute accuracy.


    After getting pierced through each leg by the double fire arrow, the Thu''rangoutang let out a mighty roar full of its rage! It''s thunderous aura exploded and extinguished the shaft made from flames. Just as the big blue wolf was coming to take another bite or swipe at the ape, the Thu''rangoutang spun around and caught the blue wolf in the air by its neck. The mighty ape began discharging lightning from its palm. The colossal wolf didn''t whimper a bit but used it''s remaining strength to snarl and struggle, biting at the wrist that was choking itself.


    The ape emitted another deadly purple electric charge from its hand, severely injuring and momentarily paralyzing the big blue wolf. When the wolf''s limbs went limp, the ape began to wantonly slam the wolf all over the ground. The wolf''s form began to shift in-between real and illusory with every slam. This caused the young man in white to cough out blood, several times, as the ground started to quake from the impact.


    The young man in white and the wolf were connected by their souls, so he bore some of the damage for his companion. The red-haired elder Mercer attacked with another fire arrow three times as large as the first. At this moment, a pink light flashed in the cloaks of the five elders at almost the exact same instant.


    "What has happened?" Shouted the young man in white anxiously. He had lost his robe way earlier in the battle.


    "My lord, we must end this now!" Said the only female voice, Slaughter, one of the black cloaked warriors. The five warriors in black all released their strength and slowly rose off the ground into the air, causing the air in the surrounding space to turn chaotic as phenomena of the heavens and earth were formed.


    "The lady is already in labor with the young lord!" Said Elder Mercer, his flaming red hair dancing in the wind as he released arrow after arrow.


    "Ke Si, the defense now!" Yelled the man in white, before immediately sitting down with crossed legs. He quickly closed his eyes in concentration. A tiny bell chimed as a handsome old man with long white hair dreaded down to his bum appeared. He was dressed like an elegant butler immediately and seem to emerge from the shadows. There were tiny silver bells tied to the end of his locks.


    " Young Lord," The butler didn''t speak more than this but responded by tapping the cane in his hand on the ground three times. Instantly, an earthen barrier wall enclosed the old man and young lord in white within.


    The young Lord then touched the wolf pendant around his neck. The purple glow faded, and the necklace started to glow once more in an eerie gray light. Outside of the earth barrier, the silver-backed blue wolf was back on its feet. It was jumping from left to right avoiding the electric charged fists and spittle of the Thu''rangoutang. The ape was now rampaging with only its fists and mouth because it had three fire arrows burning through its left leg. This significantly limited its movement speed. It was at this moment that the wolf pounced on the giant ape''s back, its eyes emitting the same eerie grey glow as the wolf pendant.


    The young lord''s aura then exploded out of the earth barrier, and his body slowly lifted into the air with his arms stretched out horizontally. The blue wolf let out a howl as it''s body slowly faded away. As the wolf''s body disappeared, the young man''s appearance shifted. His muscles swelled, cloth shredded, and blue fur appeared on his torso and neck.


    The young lord grew to the height of 3 meters, his muscles rippling. His hazel eyes turned icy blue, as a terrifying tornado made up of ice-cold winds formed with him at the center. His hands blurred into a series of hand signs, and curse seals begin to develop around his arms. The young lord suddenly brought the base of both his palms together and pushed forward to blast the tornado into the Thu''rangoutang.


    The Thu''rangoutang was caught off guard and had no time to dodge the incoming attack! It was pierced through the heart as if pierced by a sword made of wind. At the same time, various powerful attacks from the five elders all hit their mark.


    As the giant ape collapsed to the ground with a thud, blood colored the ground crimson. The ape had seven large holes in its body. The colossal ape''s appearance suddenly distorted, as it became a dark grey and white creature, that looked like a little like a humanoid beast with spirals for eyes.


    "Trickster! Damn it, I knew something was fishy." Said the red-haired elder Mercer. Immense rage flashed across the young man''s eyes, as he condensed force in his hands and sent both palms forward and a huge palm imprint made of red wind energy manifested and slammed the foe into meat paste. "No desolate beast would be so strong at this level.


    "Level 6 Trickster...? Nearing the seventh level¡­" The young lord was frowning heavily, in spite of his victory. According to his understanding, such a powerful beast should never have shown up in this area. Also, why would a Trickster masquerade as a desolate? Unless...


    "My lord, the young miss..." Said the female warrior, Slaughter. Her posture was that of a soldier, but her voice was sweet and refreshing.


    The young man in white then slowly looked at Slaughter and winked, causing her to look away.


    "Clean this up for daddy." Then with a flash of blue light, the young man vanished like smoke in the wind, as his voice lingered in the air, "I''ll go first. Meet me at the Villa Mansion."


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    ¡ª¡ª Pangaea West Ward, Eastern Badlands, Trilleck Villa


    Hidden in the center of Eastern Badlands was a gorgeous private resort land, closed off from the outside world. It covered a 30-mile radius with elegant buildings made from some sort of marvelous stone at the center. It was like seeing a magnificent city in the middle of the barren woods. Deep inside that most massive luxurious and elegant mansion, exquisite paintings and priceless collections lined the halls leading to a room decorated wonderfully.


    Directly opposite the door to this room, a large group of people was gathered.


    The young lord was pacing back and forth restlessly in front of the doors. His face was filled with anxiety and worry. He looked to be in his late twenties so he could still be considered young, and he gave off a majestic feeling. Although he wasn''t far from that first bit of wrinkle between his brows brought on by the stress of life, one could still see the handsome youth that he was.


    The lord was now wearing a golden robe made of mysterious fabric with a silver lining, and all white clothes underneath. This flashy design only added to his handsome appearance. He was surrounded by an air similar to that of a host. He had diamond ear gauges in the shape of large crystal wolf fangs in each of his ears, and a gold chain around his neck with a small wolf head pendant attached.


    He had several rings on his hands with different colored gems and strange patterns. His face was resolute, though his eyebrows were knitted together, almost as if he was trying to solve all the world''s troubles.


    Ten feet outside of the room there was a group of more than 20 people, ranging from young to old. They were all lined up nervously. There were a few dignified looking elders in the group who appeared to be well over 50 or 60 years old already, with white hair all over their wrinkled faces. In spite of their age, their eyes could still make people shiver and quake in fear due to the golden lights that flickered within. Each of their eyes had a different intensity of glow and number of views, it was truly mystical.


    They gave off a fierce and imposing aura. Judging by the golden glow from their eyes, people wouldn''t take them to be frail at all. Regardless of their elderly status, they seemed like robust and healthy middle-aged men with the strength of lions and bears. They all had some sort of artifact with distinctive patterns, each one different. One looked like a cane while another looked like a puppet, there were several variations. The rest of the men were all around 30 to 40 years old, with slightly less imposing auras.


    Most of the people in this group had normal eyes that revealed nothing, and upright postures similar to that of well-decorated soldiers. There were a few within the latter crowd whose eyes also emitted a slight glow. It was evident with a single glance that this was not a group of ordinary people.


    From behind the door in front of them, the sounds of a woman crying in pain could be heard.


    "Keep pushing, my lady, keep on. The baby is almost out. You''re almost there." An elderly voice spoke and in a calm and gentle voice behind the door. Anyone hearing the sound would be able to tell that this was an older woman working as a midwife.


    Outside of the room, the young man in gold was still pacing anxiously.


    "Can someone remind me how long it takes to have a baby?" Asked the young man to no one in particular, "We''ve been here since yesterday morning. Could Isis be in danger? Could there be foul play? Damn it, I never trusted that wet nurse! What are you doing? Answer me Ke Si!"


    "My lord, you surely worry much too much. Our lady Isis will surely deliver a healthy child. There is no need to fret, my liege." Ke Si, an elderly man with white dreads down his back, spoke confidently but his eyes stayed glued to the door in front of them. There was a trace of worry in his eyes as he tapped the cane type artifact in his hands.


    The young lord let out a sigh, "It is best if I am too worried..." he sighed again repeatedly, his anxiety had not been decreased by Ke Si''s words what so ever. Why was Ke Si so bad at consoling people? The Lord sighed again.


    After those in attendance grew exhausted from watching the lord pace back and forth for a couple of hours, an excited old voice and some clambering sounds could be heard from within the room.


    "Lord! My lord! Lady Isis has given birth!!" Upon opening the door and seeingthe slightly deranged glint flash in the Lord''s eyes, the elderly woman quickly added, "The boy is well, as is my lady, my lord, please don''t worry." The emotion in her voice caused a wave of excitement throughout the mansion. The birth of a boy in this scenario was indeed exciting news. Lady Isis was the lord''s legal wife, after all!


    This was a legal heir!


    One must know that this was a society where polygamy was not very rare, and all-powerful men would have many women. It was, in fact, considered more unusual to find an extraordinary man with only one woman or no women at all. As Lord of the estate, it was necessary he has a powerful heir. However, the young man indeed had a soft spot for this woman. It was just unfortunate that they were wrapped up in that complicated matter...


    Nonetheless, upon hearing her words, the lord immediately calmed down his anxious heart. The anxiety in his heart was quickly replaced with joy and excitement.


    "Another son she said, a son!" The young lord begins to laugh joyfully in a boisterous manner. He was so emotional at the moment that he was feeling somewhat speechless, so with a flash, disappeared from where he was standing.


    The elderly woman felt a slight wind as he blew past her and into the room so fast that it felt as if he was inside, to begin with. His speed was something normal humans could never hope to accomplish, no one had such strength and agility.


    In an instant, after he first moved, he was already kneeling at the bedside. His tone was full of concern as he said "Icy, my love, are you well? Do you feel any discomfort?" Though he was excited, he still made sure he spoke to her gently and passionately.


    The woman on the bed looked to be around 22 years old. Her appearance was outright startling. She had a face that could ruin a man, even in her pale and exhausted state. Her satiny brown skin had a bit of perspiration that gave her a bit of an angelic glow. Her eyes were like deep blue sapphires with soft golden lights flowing within, beautiful and captivating. Once one looked into her eyes, they would find it difficult to extract their souls again.


    The tired look in the woman''s eyes vanished the instant she laid eyes on the man by her side. Her eyes reflected many complex emotions, but eventually, she smiled as she said "Osiris, my love. I am...mhm, it''s fine. Less of that, tell me where my heartbeat is? When will you please return him to me?"


    "Ah, yes of course! To return the beat to my own heart, yes." The young lord Osiris was smiling from ear to ear as he turned around to ask the midwife for the child.


    However, at that moment the midwife''s attentive gaze on the bundled up child was not quite right. Her brow was furrowed as she muttered to herself.


    The young lord''s face turned solemn for half an instant, but he quickly returned to his smile as he looked to his wife and said, "Rest for a moment, my lady. I will bring your heart when I return."


    The young Lord then stood up and blurred, as he appeared across the room next to the midwife in a flash.


    At this time the door opened again as all the people outside the room begin to pile in, smiling ear to ear, and begin flattering and congratulating the beautiful woman on the bed. The woman smiled and nodded with grace. Inwardly, she was extremely anxious. This Household was in such a precarious situation, how could she raise a child in such a place? Not to mention that the monster was still lurking in the dark...


    Meanwhile, the midwife was cradling and rocking the bundle and talking to herself.


    "Curious little bugger aren''t you! Please be okay, why don''t you cry, ah," the midwife sighed, secretly nervous. After patting the child''s read end a few times, she could swear that he had glared at her! "Why on earth is this child so¡­calm?"


    "What''s the matter nurse, tell me? Could it be that there''s an issue with the child?" Said the young lord Osiris in a small mosquito voice. He was a little apprehensive. He knew that occasionally newborns would enter this world disabled in some way. Not to mention the parties that wanted to see this union of himself and his lady Isis broken were not small in number. His tone was heavy and voice full of bass, startling the elderly midwife, who had previously slipped into a daze staring at the little guy''s bright blue eyes.


    "The little lord is healthy, my lord, there is no reason to doubt this. Merely, in all my years of experience, every single fresh born infant will cry, whereas this little lord has never made a single sound since his birth. I know this is very odd, my lord, but you must forgive this one''s inexperience. I simply cannot fathom it¡­" The midwife told the young lord Osiris. She was of low status and thus she began to fear her fate if there was indeed a problem with the child.


    They would surely take out their anger on her when the time came. This was far too common in noble houses, where trickery and foul play were often prevalent.


    The young lord in gold wrinkled his brow in thought, as he reaches out and gently grabbed the bundle of an infant from the midwife. Osiris found that his little guy was actually quite entertaining to watch.


    One moment he would be looking at the magic furnace.


    The next moment he would be looking over at the portraits, where people in the frames were actually waving at him. The boy''s face looked incredulous at that moment, and Osiris couldn''t help but marvel, "What a curious little fella¡­"


    This new son was the epitome of cute when he behaved like this, as his eyes were bright like stars, deep blue in color, and looked like a priceless jewel without any impurities within.


    "Great Pharaoh, a little brown infant with sapphire eyes!" Osiris was rather shocked. It was not unheard of for negus to have blue eyes, but it could be still be considered rare. More than likely it related to a unique bloodline. In the entire country, perhaps only his wife also had these features. Just from looking, the lord was certain that there indeed appeared to be nothing wrong with the child.


    What the lord Osiris didn''t notice was that deep in the infant''s eyes there was an infallible charisma. However, there was also a hint of extreme confusion. A layer of pale white light enveloped Osiris'' hand as he moved it down in a line in front of the infant, and to the infant, it seemed as if his hand was being used as an X-ray.


    When the midwife felt the heat from that hand, she got dizzy and felt uneasy in her heart. As a mortal woman, such power secretly terrified her. She only hoped the little lord would be okay. Death was all that awaited her if there was any other outcome. Even though she was not responsible, what could she do if they chose to pass the blame?


    At that moment the man withdrew his hand, his heart at ease. The light glow on his hand faded and disappeared. A valiant smile reappeared on his handsome face. "This child is in perfect shape! I can''t find even a small problem." The man laughed heartily. The midwife let out a breath of relief and resumed smiling as Osiris continued, "Why I can even sense real origin force in his little flesh. A sage body! It seems the heavens favor this child."


    The midwife then laughed gleefully as she said, "It is our good fortune that the little lord is so unique. Such a fine temperament at birth, it''s unheard of! It''s as if he was born noble. It is a sign he will do great things. Legendary things!"


    "Of course, it is likely so. We can only hope." Lord Osiris crossed his arms in salute. He ignored her vague words as his mood was ecstatic, and just directly paid her handsomely for her service. He dismissed her with and heart-stopping smile, "On behalf of my household I award you, Mother Maya, with 500 gold crystal coins. We, House Trilleck, thank you."


    Following him, the entire room then saluted as well as they shouted: "The house thanks you!"


    Mother Maya almost began to tear up due to receiving such favor. 500 gold crystal coins were enough for her next four generations to live without working! The young man then carried the infant over to his lady Isis on the bed.


    "Come, look and see our child my wife. Is he not dashing? Is he not handsome?"


    Lady Isis embraced the boy tenderly then kissed his face as her eyes teared up. "Mhm, handsome, the most handsome," Said the lady Isis as she kissed the baby''s face again and again. The first time she had gotten pregnant became an ordeal of trickery and falsehoods. To see this baby boy born of her own flesh and love, the pure joy in her eyes could not be hidden as she spoke deliberately, "Osiris, do not forget what you have promised me! The baby is a boy so his name will be Joseph as divined by my father.."


    Smiling at her, her husband Osiris Trilleck then stood tall and faced the room, "Most excellent. Let the heavens hear me, this child''s name will from this day be Joseph!"


    Lightning flashed, and thunder clapped in the skies nine consecutive times, causing the crowd to reveal looks of awe.


    "The heaven''s acknowledged him!"


    "Only the most outstanding sage kings in history made the heavens acknowledge their name!"


    "To my knowledge, there should be a thunderclap for each heavenly layer that acknowledges the name."


    "Are you kidding? Wasn''t that nine thunderclaps? Could he be accepted by the entire heavenly ennead?"


    "Be silent! That''s like claiming the little lord is equal to the heaven''s themselves! You''re overthinking it."


    Even lord Osiris found himself in awe of heaven''s response to his very traditional action. His name had also been acknowledged by the divine ennead, but only when he reached the mage rank, and just across two layers. This little ball of flesh was merely a freak. "Haha, little Jodye Trilleck! Tomorrow I will throw a feast in honor of my son! You are all welcome to attend."


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    Before one could blink, a bit more then a year had passed. In the center of a massive estate grounds hundreds of kilometers away, deep within a magnificent and glorious city, sitting on top of a grassy hill that overlooked a little stream of milky white water - sat a little boy. This little boy wasn''t even two feet tall and had bright blue eyes, more profound than the ocean. His eyes seemed to shine in the light like jewels.


    The boy''s eyes were staring blankly at the fish jumping in and out of the water stream. His white clothes were luxurious and handsome, he looked like a little prince. Unfortunately, this little prince''s face was screwed as if the boy was immersed deep in thought, which seemed rather strange on a one-year-old baby.


    This little baby boy was definitely Joseph Trilleck, but in his mind, he was completely unsettled with this identity. He couldn''t think of himself as anyone else but millionaire playboy and ex-soldier Trill Jodye! The baby boy Joseph, or rather Jodye, supported his back with his arms, as he looked up at the sky.


    However, in the mind of the baby boy, there was a strange scene playing over and over. The scene showed a peculiar man in an unusual building, with a unique looking glowing weapon pointed at two beautiful women. In front of these women was a handsome young man of about 20 years old. The young man was holding two guns in his hands.


    At the time of this young man''s death, his heart aches when seeing the beautiful young girl at his side fade into nothingness. The lovely mature lady that helped raise him calling herself his wife before saying she would save his soul. After he faded away into nothing, he remembered the inheritance he received from the eternal voice of boom in what Jodye could only assume was the afterlife. Not to mention that fateful encounter with the wolf boy next to the floating sword and the dragon.


    "I know my life has never been very normal¡­ but this is plain crazy." Murmured the child under his breath. "Just what in the hell have I gotten myself mixed up in¡­"

 5 Far From Normal

    Little Jodye Trill examined his small stature and was inwardly astounded. His childish face had a complex array of emotions painted on it as he occasionally walked to the stream of milky white water to see his reflection. The stream released a slight heat that made his blood warm up, so he couldn''t stay near it too long.


    He definitely wouldn''t touch it either, who knew what would happen. Jodye was mildly stunned with each look at his reflection in the water. He had fair skin that was light brown in color, and he looked excessively adorable. He had never seen such a handsome lad. His little head full of hair was curly to the extreme down past his ears, with star-like bright sapphire eyes.


    However, apart from his skin tone, hair, eyes, brow, and lashes, he didn''t bare any striking resemblance to his mother. Yet, the servants that spoke to him would always marvel over his appearance, and call him the Lord''s little clone. This irked him badly, as he had yet to fully accept this life as a reality.


    Over the past year, he was regularly haunted by the memories of his past life. Every night the dream would be a different experience from his previous lifetime. One night he would dream about growing up as an orphan. He was found on the street by two strange girls. Sansa and Lu Lu would always keep him fed and happy. For a very long time, the young Jodye was entirely oblivious to their financial or life struggles.


    In the past, Jodye had always been a bit self-centered. In fact, those two women very intentionally designed him to be this way.


    In his previous life, Jodye had grown up in a city that was even more abandoned than he felt. Crimes were the norm, and the wards of that city were full of filth and treachery. **** and murder. The scum of society made that city their nest, their haven.


    Every time he remembered Lulu''s tormented face his heart would ache, and some rage would build. Some nights he would have nightmares about a younger Lulu and himself getting abused and humiliated for an entire week in an old abandoned factory. The memories of watching men take turns with her all day, as the light permanently faded from her eyes were branded on his soul. That hatred led him to many dark places throughout his past life.


    He became a massive advocate against men who dared to defile or abuse women. As a result, he became quite popular among women.


    More often then not, he would dream about the days after he joined a street gang. He went from being a broken and poor nobody with a pure heart, to become a rich and powerful villain with no concern for the law. He had sold everything before, including stolen jewels, goods, drugs, and women. He was continually drowning in the deep lakes of gorgeous seductresses. His popularity quickly spread, as he had survived too many certain death situations unscathed. People begin to call him the Immortal Villain.


    Unfortunately, due to his fame in the underworld, Jodye was noticed by the government. They forced his recruitment into the military by threatening him with jail, then showering him in benefits. Those dreams, in particular, would always end with torture.


    During his stint in the military, he was secretly kidnapped, or drafted as they would call it, into a particular unit of the armed forces exclusively for "mutants" or "meta", derogatory words used to describe people born with special abilities in his former world. Back then, racial wars had come to a halt as a man begins to battle evolution.


    From being an orphan to being abused to joining a gang, to joining the military, to hundreds of women, outrageous amounts of money, crime, and the wildest lifestyle one could imagine, leading all the way up to his ultimate demise. These memories seemed as if they were imprinted deep in his very soul, he couldn''t forget them no matter how hard he tried.


    He had a new understanding already. Previously, he was named Jodye Trill. He never had any parents. After his death, by some strange twist of fate and due to the mysteries of both Sansa and his own soul, Jodye seems to have retained his memory after he reincarnated. He even possesses a similar name in this life. His name is Joseph Trilleck, but his family always called him ''little Joe,'' or ''Jodye.'' He had yet to be called Joseph casually.


    He had retained all his memories of his previous experiences, so even though he was only a one-year-old baby, he had already learned how to speak. This caused a huge commotion at first, but to Jodye''s surprise, it was quickly suppressed. By tuning in to the conversations of those around him, he also knew a bit more about what sort of household he was being raised in. The most shocking thing he learned was that this was not his world at all!


    He was in a world called Pangaea. Though in his past life there was an ancient continent known as Pangaea, it was said to exist in a time when people did not. This beautiful place that made the slums he grew up in look pathetic, in what way did this look like ancient earth?


    "But if this isn''t earth then¡­where am I? Could it be the future and not the past?" Jodye Trill was still confused.


    There were magnificent buildings and palaces made of only ghosts knew what materials, massive animals roaming freely in the air and on the land, and wondrous machinations. The clothing scheme was similar to ancient African or Asian culture, but also stylish in a new and quite fashionable way. Scary looking men in black armor that had the back coated with seven color serpent designs would often visit his mother to deliver news and documents.


    The people of this world were definitely vastly different from anything he had ever learned about. However, could there be so many parallels by mere coincidence? It was unlikely, but unfortunately, Jodye didn''t have enough information about this new world for any presumptions.


    He was in a place named Saint Anubis City. The crazily large estate he lived in was known as House Trilleck. Four significant families held most of the power in Saint Anubis City, inferior only to the city castellan. A castellan whom, apparently, was somehow also the Pharaoh of a great dynasty. Jodye Trill''s father was actually the Lord of House Trilleck, as well as the future Patriarch of the Trilleck clan, Osiris Trilleck.


    His mother''s name was Isis Trilleck, primary wife of Lord Trilleck, and First Lady of the House. The servant girls constantly gossiped about how amazing the lord was. It was important to note that in this world, political powers took their people intermingling with others from opposing powers very seriously, and there were even those who were put to death because of it.


    "How archaic¡­" thought Jodye silently.


    Isis Trilleck was previously only the 5th concubine in the house when she first joined with the lord. There was even a rumor that the lord Osiris once had an adulterous relationship with Isis back when he only had one wife. However, in less then a month it seemed that Osiris Trilleck was utterly smitten by her overwhelming diligence, grace, and beauty. She had the temperament of a goddess and was very calculating.


    Apparently, this helped the lord in resolving many irksome situations. Jodye was never able to understand the details of these matters through the hearsay. Some said that his mother saved his father''s life in a secret realm, while others claim that most of her support in the family is due to her title of Frozen Night Master. She even had her own subordinates!


    Of course, little Jodye had no clue what a Frozen Night Master and much less what a secret realm actually was. What he did know was that due to this title there were very few who would attempt to cross his mother. In his experience, most went out of their way to flatter her, and use any means to curry her favor. He presumed that this title was most likely the deciding factor in her status change within the family. He didn''t know for sure, but Jodye still felt about 80% confident in his deductions.


    As for little boy himself, he was the third young lord of House Trilleck and was pretty much worshipped as a deity within the walls of the clan. He found this to be somewhat uncomfortable at first. The people of this world were like the ancient eastern civilizations in his old world. They referred to family members with honorifics and noble titles. He had the eldest brother and two elder sisters.


    His eldest brother''s name was Horus Trilleck, and his second sister''s name was Kamila Trilleck. These were his father''s precious children. Jodye Trill found it strange that his older brother''s name was Horus and his parents were named Osiris and Isis. These were the names of ancient gods!


    The three siblings shared the same father, but all had different mothers. There were various rumors about how Joseph Trilleck''s name was intended to place him above his siblings in status. Horus Trilleck''s mother was the heir born of the second concubine, Lylian Trilleck. Lylian Trilleck seemed to come out of nowhere during the lord''s youth. He had never mentioned a woman to his family, but one day he came home with a pregnant woman he said was his wife! She was initially the primary wife before the House Lord fell for the current first lady Isis.


    "So much drama in wealthy households¡­" in Jodye''s opinion, the maids were always gossiping in hushed voices about these events. While Kamila Trilleck''s mother, Omotolani, was formerly the second concubine but was now the third. Kamila Trilleck was about to turn three years old, two years older than Jodye.


    Kamila was the sweetest child Jodye had ever encountered. She was simply adorable! Her mother was rather pleasant as well, she always brought sweets for Jodye when they visited. The way these two women interacted with each other was worlds apart from their interactions with the other wives. They were genuinely like amiable sisters!


    The Omotolani mother-daughter duo had been by to see Jodye Trill and his mother more than a few times. Lady Omotolani and his mother seemed like perfect sisters. They were delightful and doting towards each other, as well as himself and Kamila. This type of familial love, he slowly found was not so wrong, as it gave him warm feelings he had never felt previously. It was different from how Sansa and Lulu acted towards him, which was friendly but somewhat distant and guarded at the same time.


    However, these ladies and even their maids and servants treated him as if he was a rare treasure that needed to be guarded at all costs. This was how, in spite of his internal defiance against this world, he was genuinely starting to have feelings for these few family members of his.


    On the other hand, he was rather indifferent towards Horus. Jodye had never even seen much less met his eldest brother of his. The maids never really spoke of him, although it was evident that his father thought highly of his brother. Jodye had no idea what Horus looked like, or even how their relationship would be. Also though Jodye was an orphan in his previous life, he wasn''t unfamiliar with the concept of a family. Merely, true kinship was nonetheless new for him.


    Going from being alone all his life, to suddenly having a huge family?


    From struggling as a poor orphan to maxing out as a rich young master?


    This, this was what was called culture shock!


    Then again there was also the whole experiencing his own birth first-hand thing. That was totally not okay.


    Jodye Trill was rather shocked to discover his own mother also had a daughter, his eldest sister Iara Shu. Merely, this child was not a member of his household nor was she around. In fact, the servants seemed to be fearful of being caught talking about her at all.


    It was taboo.


    He wasn''t sure of the circumstances surrounding his sister, this eldest daughter of his mother named Iara, but he was able to ration that her existence was due to some unfortunate event. As a previous assassin, Jodye was in no way green to the wickedness of the world. Not to mention that his last life also had plenty of broadcast shows that emulated such evil. It was merely that, similar to his brother Horus Trilleck, he had never met Iara. Horus Trilleck and Iara Shu were both off at what Jodye interpreted to be some sort of military boarding school. His mother always called it ''training'' and not studying, after all.


    "How strange, that they have to be sent off for training as mere children." Jodye Trill was frowning as he was a bit unsatisfied, "Does that mean I''ll also be shipped off in only a few years?


    While little Jodye Trill was sitting on the hill, staring at the stream, and lost in his thoughts, an old butler of the house emerged from the shadow of a tree. It was as if he was once the tree''s shadow himself. The butler approached Jodye silently from behind. This man stood at two meters tall and had intense eyes that emitted faint black light. He had a cleanly shaven goatee, and his hair was long, white, and dreaded.


    The dreaded hair hung down his back to all the way to his bum. There were silver bells tied to the bottom of his locks. This older gentleman used a cane with strange markings, to support himself, his tall back only ever so slightly bent. The rod looked to be made of a material like wood, but not like wood. It was burgundy in color and also released a pale black light, that was near unnoticeable. This was the same man who always accompanied the House Lord in the shadows, the head butler Ke Si!


    Every step Ke Si took was soundless as if he was walking in the air. In spite of this, Jodye had incredibly sharp senses. Senses which he had always presumed were due to his previous life''s torturous training sessions. What he didn''t understand fully was that his natural instincts were something no adult on earth would be able to imagine or compare with. Once Ke Si was within 10 steps of himself, he immediately felt the sensation of someone''s approach.


    Jodye subconsciously turned his head back to look. Upon seeing the familiar butler that would usually appear around the moments that he felt someone watching him from the shadows, he calmly turned his head back to the stream. This guy was weird and liked to creep around, but Jodye knew he was here to protect and not harm!


    Ke Si was inwardly shocked. While it was true that he was walking casually, one must know that at his current level of strength even the eldest young lord would be unable to detect his approach! On top of that, there was little to no surprise on the boy''s face once they locked eyes! He merely glanced at him once and then turned away! As if saying ''Ah, it''s just that guy again.'' Could this kid have really been aware of his presence this entire time?


    This wasn''t the first time that the butler Ke Si had been shocked by this kid''s vigilance and detection skills.


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    Two weeks back, two of the clan''s contracted black wolves went rogue on the estate grounds. These were mid-level vicious beasts whom the butler had reared himself, so he knew exactly how dangerous they were. As for why they would suddenly turn volatile, that was another matter entirely.


    On that day, young Joseph Trilleck was walking down this same stream and still alone, when he abruptly stopped moving becoming visibly alert. This caught the butler, who didn''t sense any danger at all, off guard. However, not even a few seconds later he noticed two beast auras approaching quickly from a distance. This time the butler was completely startled! Did the baby Joseph really see this threat before even himself, an existence at the Gold Mage Rank? This was impossible, right?


    Ke Si was very suspicious that something wasn''t right, so he decided to stay in the shadows and see how the boy would react. However, by now the boy was playing in flowers as if there existed no threat. His earlier vigilance had long vanished. The beasts arrived at the opposite side of the stream and begin to growl lowly at Jodye. Once again the boy just went on about his business, as if the threat didn''t exist at all. What was this development? Should not the little boy be afraid? Or a bit timid, at the very least right?


    From his composure alone, one would think that his little back was turned to two butterflies, and not two levels 6 vicious beasts, the Blood-fang Wolves. Finally, one of the Blood-Fang Wolves lost its patience and pounced towards Jodye Trill. The butler was instantly forced to act! Ke Si tapped his cane one time on the ground, and a crack made of shadows split open in the earth beneath each wolf, swallowing them into the darkness.


    The butler couldn''t help but be astounded, as Joseph Trilleck never even bothered to glance backward. He sat there just as before, kicking his feet on the hill and staring into the elixir stream. That day had left a deep impression on Ke Si.


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    Staring at this strange kid, who kept stirring up wave after wave in the Household since the day of his birth, and that their enemies had decided to target, Ke Si couldn''t help but sigh to himself, "Indeed...this boy...is far from normal."


    Remembering the previous occurrence, the butler had previously had the exact same misconception he was currently having, ''Can this child possibly sense my presence? Impossible, right? Did he know, somehow, that he was safe due to me being here?''


    Though this thought was highly illogical, it was all that made sense out of this situation in Ke Si''s mind.


    As Ke took his final step forward, silver bells gently chimed behind Jodye.


    Ke Si''s face remained stoic as he spoke softly, "This humble one greets the third young lord. Young lord, the evening is fast approaching. The sun has begun to set, and the first lady has been searching for you."


    Upon hearing the word of his mother, Jodye seemed to finally snap back from his thoughts. He glanced up at the sky indifferently, ''Indeed, it is getting dark. Soon it will be night time. It seems I already sat here for at least several hours.''


    Evidently, his precious mother was worried after him being gone so long. Privately Jodye wondered if he would inherit any of her good looks one day. How easy would women fall into his lap if that was the case?


    Of course, once Jodye considered it even his father did pretty good for himself in the romance department. He had more than just one wife, after all.


    "Thank you, Ke Si. As I have been made aware, your duty can be considered complete. I will return to my mother''s side briefly." Jodye Trill was still calmly staring at the clouds and didn''t seem to be in any rush at all. However, he spoke very eloquently in his adorable little voice.


    This made the butler Ke Si marvel at this youngster for a little longer. How unbridled! He had honestly never seen a child like this. Ke Si was the head butler of the household and was responsible for the upkeep of the entire estate. He had his hands in every matter of the House, as well as the lord''s Trilleck Family faction, to a greater or lesser degree. Because the lord viewed him so highly, he was respected almost as much as Jodye''s father himself.


    Ke Si watched little Joseph with appreciation in his eyes. This child was able to walk without the help of anyone else as a mere infant! Though at first he was incredibly unstable, and could only move small distances before wearing himself out. Still, that was absolute madness compared to other children! The entire city had their eyes wide open when the news spread.


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    Ke Si had fought off many assassins, and the Frozen Night division led by lady Isis had fought even more of them!A four-month-old baby taking his first step? Big news, big flavor. A true scholar was born! All the rival Houses shook, and the enemies in the dark were unhappy! Besides, the House Lord had a bad habit of making things a stunt, so the matter became even more prominent.


    The Lord had a statue of himself placed in the Southern Imperial District. The statue was of Lord Osiris holding the Frozen Night Master in one arm. At the same time, the figure of the lord was holding his infant son in the other arm while laying on the back of a giant wolf.


    "Have you heard of the third young master of House Trilleck? When Joseph Trilleck was barely three months old, he could already walk!"


    "Impossible. The child''s little body shouldn''t have even had the muscles required to perform such actions yet."


    "My mother is a maid for the house. The young lord frequently visits the gardens, and I once saw him myself. He was so cute and little! It was truly astounding."


    "The walking is one thing, but you heard of this? On top of that, when he wasn''t even a year old, he learned to speak! You can even converse with him, he responds with understanding!"


    "I''ve heard about this! They say his words were clear, and he wasn''t shy to speak with others. Quite the contrary he would often communicate with the maids! My mother is the first lady''s servant, and she claims to dote on him as if he were her own child. It even seemed that they could now converse in a totally natural, and unrestrained way!"


    "My word...what a smart child. Born to be a Great Scholar I guess. It''s almost a given he has the sage body."


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    Just these two things had already set Jodye apart from any other child Ke Si had ever met, or even heard of, previously. There was sure to be something special about this kid. How exciting would it be to watch him grow older and stronger?


    An hour later, Jodye Trill was in the dining hall with his mother, Lady Isis. This was the dining hall exclusive to the head of the House and his central family. There were four other gorgeous women at the long and marvelous oval-shaped dining table, that looked to be made of a beautiful black stone that sparkled when the light hit it correctly. One of the women was pregnant, while two of the other women were each holding a child in their arms. One was a boy, and one was a girl. The girl was obviously Jodye''s second sister, Kamila Trilleck. This infant was apparently Jodye''s fourth brother, Jumoke Trilleck, who was born around a month ago.


    Merely, Jumoke''s birth was not nearly as big a deal as Jodye''s own birth.


    The little girl, Kamila Trilleck''s skin, was sandy in color and she had long jet black hair, that looked like silk as it ran all the way down her little frame. Her two dimples made the little girl''s cute laughter that much more adorable and contagious.


    Kamila''s bright green eyes were smiling as soon as she looked up and saw Jodye Trill, then she immediately hopped off her mother and dashed over to Jodye. She begins hugging him tightly then pulling his hand excitedly,


    "Third brother, I missed you, come sit next to Milly."


    Jodye hugged this big sister of his back, for what was the thirtieth time in his life, but didn''t budge from his mother''s side. Lady Isis held his other hand and sashayed forward slowly, before sitting the head seat of the dining table and putting Jodye in her lap.


    Lady Isis giggled and gently rubbed her sons head full of long curly hair. She spoiled him by feeding him a bit of magic pudding cake, after seeing that he was staring at it almost to the point of drooling. Lady Isis spoke sweetly in a voice that sounded like tiny bells ringing, "Little Joe, say hello to your aunts and siblings."


    The little lord''s eyes turned sluggish. Jodye was slowly, but surely, growing ever so tired of these formalities. ''The life of a noble, argh! Why''d I ever wish for it? Oh wait, that''s right, poverty! How could I have forgotten.''


    Feeling backed into a corner, Jodye reluctantly turned from his spoon of magic pudding cake to look at these bunch of spoiled women. They wore beautiful dresses that accented all the sexy contours of their bodies. Their makeup looked flawless and gave them an ethereal feeling.


    Max flavor!


    Jodye Trill was aware that this was the appearance of these ladies when not even trying to doll themselves up too much. In his old world, only make-up could achieve such transcendent beauty. His father was indeed a man of taste, it seemed.


    The luxurious dinner attire of these women reminded him of the women on a show called Celebrity Wives in his previous life. Jodye stood upon his mother''s lap and crossed his arms in salute as he bowed slightly. This was the proper etiquette that his mother was shoving down his throat recently.


    "Hello, second aunt, third mother, fourth aunt, fifth mother, the second sister, and fourth brother."


    According to the local customs, Jodye should be calling each of his father''s wives as the mother. Merely, his mother had long since threatened him away from referring to anyone but his third mother and fifth mother in this way. He was explicitly commanded to refer to the others as ''aunt.''


    Once she was aware of her son''s advanced competence, the first lady Isis put every effort into refining him into a proper gentleman and scholar. Some days, she would spend hours going over etiquette with him. On the other hand, Jodye was secretly ecstatic to actually have a mother of his own. He would basically not refuse any of her intentions. On top of that, he had always had an open-minded personality. These teachings would only be of benefit to him in the future. There was also this whole filial piety thing. He never had a chance to practice such a thing in his previous lifetime.


    After all, no matter what lady Isis was now his mother. He experienced coming out of her secret lake first hand, and it was very stressful. He remembered the headache clearly, following by the blinding light of reality''s first kiss. Even though he was having a hard time getting used to his new life, not to mention his new infant body, he had never had his guard up around this woman who had created him. He couldn''t raise it even if he wanted too. It was a natural reaction and completely involuntary, as she alone pulled him closer and closer to this world.


    Although the way he entered this world was complicated and mysterious, he couldn''t deny that he was now the third young lord of House Trilleck, Joseph Trilleck. Son of Osiris and Isis Trilleck, potential heir to the household. It had been this way for a year already. No dream is this long¡­


    As his past memories had no major significance in this new life in a new world, he decided to bury them deep in his heart. His previous experience was mired in tragedy and misfortune. He was too weak to change anything, and this no matter what heights he had achieved! He was a wealthy mogul, a philanthropist even, yet what had he earned? Death by disintegration!


    In this new life, on this planet, Jodye Trill was determined to soar into the heavens!


    It was time to give this strange new land a new legend, or bring down the sky while trying!


    While Jodye was having evil thoughts of grandeur, the wives of his father were all smiling at him warmly. Fortunately, Jodye wouldn''t be fooled by this.He was very familiar with the little tricks, hidden looks, and sometimes irrational temperament of the female gender. From past experiences, he knew these women had some level of envy in their gazes. He could even sense it as well. Well, all except a beautiful woman wearing violet, whose face showed no emotion what so ever. Her delicate features actually made the little boy''s small heart race whenever he looked at her. Merely, Jodye got the feeling that this woman was at extreme odds with his mother and himself. Of this he was confident; thus he didn''t place her in his eyes at all.


    "Damn haters. They''re everywhere," mumbled little Jodye Trill under his breath.

 6 Force Genesis

    "What was that sweetheart? Are you talking to mommy?" Isis Trilleck spoke sternly, but there was a smile in her eyes as she glanced at the little boy in her lap and gave him a brief motherly scolding, "Remember little Joe, always project your voice when you speak."


    "Yes, ma," sighed Jodye Trill. His mother''s ears were genuinely terrifying. He had barely made any sound, yet he could swear she heard exactly what he said.


    Lady Isis frowned a little. Her son seemed to have the habit of abbreviating words with multiple syllables. Instead of calling her ''mother'' he would often say ''ma.'' At first, she thought the boy was merely mispronouncing mom, as children his age often do. However, this no longer seemed to be the case. The boy was getting smarter and more eloquent every day, so it was apparently an intentional rebellion.


    She was unhappy with this, as in her opinion it was improper and lazy. However, she felt her son was just acting out to show his independence. This shouldn''t be considered a bad thing.They were of very high status, after all, whether it was here or back in the land of her origin.


    Merely, how old was this boy?


    Wasn''t it amazing that he even had the mind to shorten terms for convenience? Thus, she just smiled brilliantly as her hand played in little Jodye''s curly head of hair. She was using some kind of magic force to twist and braid it in different styles. It seemed as if nothing in the world could enter her eyes, other than her son.


    As for the rest of the ladies at the table, they were all, fond of this little guy with sapphire eyes, to a lesser or greater degree. Looking into his eyes as he spoke to you would make one''s heartbeat accelerate unnoticeably. He had a natural charm and glamor that was difficult to resist. Toddlers were cute, to begin with, after all. One would often relax their guard in the presence of children. One of the wives, a woman with pretty green eyes wearing a blue robe giggled. The mantle had strange symbols dancing around depicted a silver flood dragon dancing in water lilies patterned on the back. The dress was deeply parted, showing off her generous assets.


    She spoke candidly, "First sister, little Jo Jo is growing so eloquent! It''s hard to believe he is but barely over a year old. Why he is the talk of the entire Saint Anubis City this year! So, do you think you could teach my little Milly how to speak so well?"


    This was Jodye''s third mother and the mother of Kamila Trilleck. Her name Omotolani Congo, and she was also the younger sister of the current Pharaoh of the Anubis Dynasty, Anubis Congo. Her status in Saint Anubis City could be imagined, so the fact that she was merely Jodye''s third mother and not the first lady spoke volumes of his father''s glory! Jodye suddenly realized that he had underestimated that goofy guy that use to toss him dozens of feet into the air.


    "Yes, the third sister is definitely right," snorted a petite woman with cute features. She was the most normal among the women here, Jodye thought her beauty could only be graded a ''B'' in his former world. As for her attitude, it was a hard D-, at best, "First sister, our little Jo will surely grow into a world-renowned scholar. Have you heard of any scholars of today who first learned to walk, then learned to talk, and all this before the end of the first year of his little life? Little Jo had barely known how to properly drink your milk before he learned to ask for it!"


    This sarcastic voice was from the woman cradling an infant in her arms, Osiris Trilleck''s petite, but still the beautiful fourth wife, Enora Morning!


    She was the mother of his latest baby brother, Jumoke Trilleck. She sat there with poise and elegance, wearing a white dress made of fluffy material that fit her demeanor.She sat with a beautiful quilt draped over her shoulder, as she breastfed her son. Her tone reeked of sarcasm, which didn''t go unnoticed around the table, although her words and smile seemed pleasant.


    Jodye made a mental note to be cautious of this new infant.


    The mother was apparently a bitch, after all. As they say, a bitch mother will usually raise a reckless pup. Jodye wouldn''t be careless, whether it was kin or no kin. He knew enough about politics to understand that noble houses were the most dangerous to grow up in! Siblings of such homes had to compete with each other, it was a dog eat dog lifestyle.


    Other then his mother, and maybe his older sister, he had not really formed an intimate bond with any of these people. Besides, his mother just didn''t bother to speak with these women most of the time. Although she always smiled and remained more than cordial with his father''s third wife, Omotolani Congo. Their relationship always seemed reasonably good, but Jodye was still a bit skeptical.


    Why would only these two be close?


    "Indeed little Fifth. Oh my, excuse me, I mean First Sister." The beautiful lady in violet who spoke was apparently a bit more mature than the rest. The equally beautiful and incomparably elegant pregnant woman begins to frown when she heard the other speak. They looked identical and were clearly blood sisters.


    They had oval faces with no blemishes, and a superior air hung around them. The first woman seemed a little harder to deal with and wore a violet dress that gently hugged her voluptuous body. She had a tiny waist, with a round and full behind shaped like a peach. This was the woman whose picture they should put next to the word ''sexy'' in the dictionaries of his former world.


    This woman was Lylian Barong, and next to her was her pregnant twin sister Vivian Barong.


    Jodye Trill admired Lylian''s beautiful countenance from the bottom of his heart, but luckily he was only a child.


    Otherwise, he would surely be endlessly jealous of Osiris Trilleck.


    If he wasn''t a child, he might even war with his father over her. He just couldn''t bring himself to dislike her, in spite of her excessively petty attitude. Merely, he had no sexual urges to speak of currently. This was quite therapeutic for him. His last life was full of debauchery, he wanted to start fresh and change the way he treated women.


    He never wanted to see someone suffer the way Lulu did.


    Unfortunately, his adult-level thoughts remained genuinely impure. He could do nothing about this. This woman was his father''s second wife, Lylian Barong, and the mother of his eldest brother Horus Trilleck. The brother whom he had yet to meet.


    "I must admit, I am very anxious to see what kind of force little Joseph will trigger in his test two years from now. Him being a Sage body is almost a certainty, after all. It''s certain to be interesting." Lylian Barong didn''t look up from the small pink crystal mirror in her hand once while she spoke flatly.


    However, to Jodye this didn''t sound like sarcasm, or hidden slander, ''Hah! I think she likes m¡­hey what is that thing?''


    As a one-year-old, Jodye sometimes struggled with focusing on one thought. Actually, he previously struggled with this even at 33.


    In Jodye Trill''s view, this stunning lady was sitting elegantly, while playing with some kind of little magic silver-pink light panel on the pink crystal mirror in her palm. It was like looking at someone using their cellphone back on earth. Only cellphones couldn''t create a board made of lights in the air. The violet crystal mirror lit up with different symbols and colors as Lylian Barong interfaced with it.


    Jodye Trill''s bright blue eyes seemed to sparkle as he marveled at such a tool.


    What was it?


    He could vaguely recognize the serene glow it emitted. Just looking at the mirror calmed his easily excited heart. Though Jodye had the soul of a 33-year-old man, he was ultimately barely one year old at the moment. He was easily worked up and could do nothing about this. Hormones were mighty! Nonetheless, he made a mental note that he must remember to ask his mother about this mirror later.


    Just after Lylian had finished her statement, there was an outburst of boisterous laughter followed by a deep and masculine voice filled with majesty, "I agree! Who could be called a genius in the presence of my boy? I spit on other geniuses, pah! I do anticipate his third year''s testing, hahaha! Very much so, in fact," In walked a young man who appeared around 30 years old. He was wearing luxurious white and gold robes with heavenly dog designs and symbols. He walked in with an elegant air, and long black dreadlocks braided into a ponytail that was hanging casually over his shoulder.


    "My love!"


    "Husband!"


    "Father!"


    "Master!"


    As soon as this man appeared the women and children stood up in greeting, as the servants all bowed. Some servants even begin to kowtow. Jodye Trill also called out in his cute little voice.


    "Pops!"


    This young man who appeared just over 30 wore wolf fang ear gauges that seem to be made from diamond. Who would this be but the lord of House Trilleck, Lord Osiris Trilleck? Lord Osiris smiled brilliantly when he heard this third child of his speaking.


    "At ease," Lord Osiris gestured with his hands to dismiss the servants in front of him, before he walked over to the dining table and sat opposite of Lady Isis, gesturing that they should all sit. He then fondly spoke to Jodye, "Little Jo, come sit next to papa."


    Jodye Trill looked up at his mother, who smiled. After seeing her smile, he immediately hopped down from his mother''s lap and ran over to his father in an adorable way, before jumping and climbing into his lap.


    All the women, including Isis, twitched a bit at this. It had to be known that the lords of any territory in the West Ward were expected to remain aloof, and fierce. The ward was bloodthirsty and dangerous, any displays of weakness would definitely be exploited by others.


    This section of the continent was ruthless and violent.


    This made the child''s actions wildly inappropriate. Merely, wasn''t he barely even a year old? Thus, no one had it in them to find fault with him. So instead, they found fault with his mother.


    "Little First, this is a bit too much no? Are you teaching this cutie properly?" Lylian Barong sipped on her wine glass, as she berated. The usually quiet Vivian Barong lost patience at this moment, "Will you two stop? It''s so childish."


    Jodye got goosebumps when she called him cute but was annoyed at her picking a fight with his mother. He looked up at his father and asked, "Dad, did I do something bad?"


    The Lord himself never even bothered to consider this. He looked into those bright blue eyes that seemed like a peerless jewel and asked, "Less of that. How have your days here been lately, my boy? Are you unhappy at all?"


    Jodye Trill was just about to respond when he again looked at the mirror in his second aunt''s hand. Then looked up at this father of his, and birthed an idea.


    "Pops, what is second mother using? Can I have one?" Jodye Trill asked in his childish and heart-melting voice. He made sure to call her ''mother'' instead of ''aunt,'' as it would reflect poorly on his mother if he didn''t.


    Unfortunately, this made Isis frown and Lylian smirk.


    ''Well, can''t win them all¡­'' thought Jodye.


    The Lord''s voice boomed through the hall as he laughed and begin to explain, "My son, that is a magic mirror made from serenity crystal glass. We''ve talked before about the mighty warriors in this world, yes?"


    "Yes!" nodded little Jodye. His father had indeed told him many wondrous stories about the mighty and brave hero race that dominated the universe!


    "Tell this lord what you know," said Lord Osiris with a stroke of his chin hair.


    "The mighty warriors of Gaea possess enormous strength! Wars are fought every day among these peerless warrior factions, to the extent that there hasn''t been an era of peace for 10,000 years! Many warriors possess amazing powers and unique souls, or some jazz like that.


    "The weakest among them can slap a mortal man into meat paste, wham! The strongest among them can crush mountains and evaporate rivers, whoosh!" Jodye Trill repeated his father''s previous words back to him verbatim, he even repeated the actions of the old man from the first time his father ever told him this at two months past.


    The House Lord and every lady at the table were totally shocked!


    This kid was actually so smart already?


    Was his memory innately eidetic?


    The House Lord continued to rub his chin and observe this boy that wore his own face with his wife''s eyes and skin. Had they honestly given birth to such a genius?


    This was more than crazy.


    "Indeed, my boy. In this world there exist not only powerful warriors as you said, capable of crushing mountains and evaporating rivers, haha. There is also a thing called magic, you see," the lord gestured with his hands, and Lylian Barong walked over to him, reluctantly handing the magic mirror to little Jodye.


    Jodye Trill sneered inwardly at his successful plot. Although Lylian couldn''t stand surrendering her possessions to anyone, she couldn''t deny her slight interest in the blue-eyed young clone of her heart''s desire. This kid was like a recorder, he seems to have instant playback features. Not to mention, she was confident that her lord would surely reward her obedience with a night visit.


    As for the magic mirror, was it hard to obtain another? For the wife of the lord of House Trilleck, the answer was a firm no.


    "See this, Jodye? This is a Serene Sound Mirror, and it can be used as a communication device and an image recorder. This is actually only the lowest level of its functionality. Serenity crystals that originate from the same vein are in complete harmony with each other and are capable of communication and synchrony. Of course, this can only be achieved with the help of certain magical arrays." Osiris Trilleck interfaced with the mirror in little Jodye Trill''s hands.


    Jodye Trill was able to barely feel some pressure and heat from a violet blob of energy coming from his father''s hand. That violet blob sunk into the mirror, before the reflection disappeared and a panel full of colorful lights and runic symbols appeared before Jodye Trill''s face. The kid was instantly dumbfounded.


    "What''s this now?" Jodye Trill grabbed the mirror from his father, "Pops, how are you doing this? There''s something weird with your hand," Jodye Trill reached out to hold the hand that was interfacing with the little silver-pink magic mirror, but a strange air current prevented him from approaching. Jodye was stunned once again as his jaw lowered.


    How could there be any wind here?


    "Is there really magic in the world, pop?" Jodye Trill''s oceanic crystal-like eyes were dripping with excitement and a hint of skepticism. He just didn''t believe in things like magic from a logical standpoint.


    Superpowers? Maybe. He had seen this before.


    Highly advanced technology? Obviously. Such a thing wasn''t so difficult to accept.


    But magic?


    In spite of these doubts, his eyes still shined brightly. Lord Osiris laughed out loud, in his heroic and boisterous manner. Seeing his own son listening so intently delighted him. He couldn''t even pay his other children their weight in crystal coins to focus on his words so much. Of course, the lord had never faulted them for this. After all, they were merely children. It was to be expected that they took a long time to retain information.


    Horus caught on after a while, and the lord was confident Kamila would as well.


    On the other hand, this boy in his lap was actually far more abnormal.


    Jodye Trill suddenly had a good impression of this new world, as well as of this father of his. Not everyone would teach a child so seriously, out of fear of wasted time, or simple lack of interest. Osiris Trilleck was obviously not everyone. He was flexible. The more intelligence Jodye showed, the more knowledge the lord would present to him. Besides, being a rich kid was kind of fun.


    Without taking more then half a breathe, Jodye Trill rampaged through more questions, "Also, what are these serenity crystals you spoke of? I haven''t heard of this yet. Can you make more than talking glass with it? Oh yeah, and what''s an array? Can I have a serenity crystal? No, a bunch! Like dozens! NO, an array AND serenity crystals." Jodye Trill''s excitement was apparently getting the best of him. Due to his age, he would still lose his composure when he got riled up, in spite of his efforts.


    "Hahaha..." the lord laughed out loud in the usual manner, "How inquisitive¡­ I wonder how your little brain can store all this information, with your infantile age? Should this not be impossible? Though, as the enigma in question, perhaps you wouldn''t see it as strange¡­how intriguing. Since you have asked I will tell you that this is indeed a world of magic, Joseph."


    Little Jodye Trill had a struggling look on his face as if he just couldn''t figure something out. He asked once more, "But...like...what IS magic, pops? Like are there mages or witches, and wizards or sorcerers, who wield wands to cast spells and fight the forces of darkness in the name of justice and the American way?" Jodye Trill was waving his hands as if he was casting spells.


    "The American what now? Where on Gaea did you hear any of this, kid?" Osiris Trilleck was tickled by what his son had asked but also astounded. The kid spoke of many things that most mortals are unaware of, in detail, as if he had grown up in a mortal household with years of misconceptions. And what the hell was an America? "What dog butt witch or sorcerer, wands and spells? I, your daddy, disdain such cowards who attack from the shadows. Indeed there exist many such magicians, and though I respect any man who can comprehend the complexities of supernatural life force, these forces pale in comparison to the might of true Sages."


    "Sage?" asked Jodye Trill as if in thought. His father had mentioned Sage''s to him before. A sage was the master of a myriad of power forces using their pure life force as a medium between the forces of the heavens and the earth. This was one of the paths of the warriors of humanity, the Sage path of the Dao of Origin!


    Jodye would often eavesdrop on his mother teaching her alchemy apprentice, Emilee Shu. During these lessons, his mother had often mentioned the heavenly dao, and how humanity had managed to create two paths that evolved from celestial dao fragments, changing their status from a low-level race to a high-level race!


    These were the Heavenly Dao of Essence and the Heavenly Dao of Origin! They corresponded to the Saint path and the Sage path respectively.


    "Wands¡­in truth may be mighty, my son. Even terrifying! However, far too few of them exist. Finding a wand is the same as seeing a fortune in your shoe. It''s merely highly unlikely. Wands are natural treasures made by forces; it will take a long time to understand¡­ One can basically ignore these in the short term. Even your father, I, have only seen a wand once in my lifetime! This was in the central ward.


    "Hmph. In fact, a powerful Saint is a regular magician''s worst nightmare. However, the Magi ranks are major milestones on the path to becoming a powerful Sage Daoist." Lord Osiris'' suddenly swam with golden lights, "Mhm. Mage rank sage Daoist are not to be easily trifled with, and that''s for sure. It is safe to be wary of those who dare to wear the title of Mage. As far as Wizards...it is too early for you to know of such a level. In this land, only a Wizard can wear the title of a Pharaoh."


    "But pops, what is all that stuff, about saints and sages, mages and wizards? I thought Pharaoh''s were gods!" Jodye Trill felt like his head was spinning a bit. His father had spoken very briefly about things which he didn''t completely understand. However, Lord Osiris laughed boisterously again at his son''s response.


    Hearing his wild laughter, the four women around the table slowly begin to turn their attention to the conversation between this father and son. Kamila Trilleck''s green eyes were as bright as little emerald stars as she listened to their father and Jodye converse without blinking. Her father had never spoken to herself this much, but in her little mind, she only felt excited rather than jealous. She enjoyed Jodye''s fortune as if it was her own, and had been tuned in since the very beginning. Every time Jodye asked a question, she would nod her head eagerly in anticipation of the answer. She never dared to ask her dad such matters, it was far too embarrassing.


    "Since you seem to truly want to know I will tell you, young pup. Listen closely¡­ All across these lands, there are those known as Sages, as well as those known as Saints. They are all powerful warriors who seek either the divine, origin, or essence paths. As for the Universal Dao, born from the Heavenly Dao Ennead, this is the desire of the Pharaoh. This, its path of true strength my son, "Lord Osiris noticed his son''s eyes light up at the mention of strength, and took note of this, "Either a Saint or a Sage can walk the path of the Pharaoh, but this is far too difficult to achieve in reality. It takes an enormous amount of luck and resources. That is why there is only one Pharaoh in every Outer Ward of Pangaea, and these are Pharaoh only in name¡­"


    "My lord!" Lady Isis who had been quiet so far finally interjected, her face furious, "Should you be teaching such disrespectful words so casually? He doesn''t have the same realm and status as you, now does he?


    Lord Osiris merely waved his wife off, "Anyway, pup. Sage''s are powerful individuals who grow strong by using their force genesis to interface with unique artifacts, allowing them to awaken their powerful combat souls."


    "Combat wah? Wait pops, what''s a force genesis?" asked little Jodye Trill. His mother was impressed that Jodye was actually able to comprehend all these things so well. At first, she believed he was asking casually because he missed his father and wanted to chat. To her shock, the boy was genuinely conversing with her man.


    She had never told him any of this because she figured he was too young to understand. It seemed now show had underestimated this flesh of her own flesh, she felt disgusted with herself. How could the son of herself not be amazing, how could he not be a genius? She would push him harder in the future.


    Of course, no one knew how she would feel if she knew her son had retained the memories of another life. On the mental level, he was merely an adult.


    "Good question, son," Osiris Trilleck then placed his finger on his sons lower abdomen and sent a wisp of abstruse energy inside of him. Jodye Trill could feel the hot energy weirdly moving through himself, as he grimaced until it reached some kind of space within him, "This tiny space is called an Origin Pool. Deep inside this pool of energy exists a small sphere of light. Within this light is a tiny little jewel made of concentrated pure origin life force. That is your force genesis!


    "A force genesis is the core of your body''s energy. It also stores the power produced by the law comprehensions resonating in your soul. Due to the extra burden on the soul, Sage practitioner''s are born with stronger physiques called the Sage Body, that allows them to absorb origin energy naturally. Combat Souls are mysterious gifts from the divine. Not everyone will possess one. While some people have the means or the fate to possess two. There are even legends of Sages with three Combat Souls!"


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    Sky Fall Legend

 7 Path of the Hero

    "True Sages are fearsome, but that does not mean that there are no amazing Saints," Osiris Trilleck folded his arms and reclined more in his chair, as Omotolani Congo walks over and begins to massage his shoulders.


    "You''re such a tense daddy," said Omotolani coquettishly, "you need to learn to relax more. Why don''t you come over tonight so I can show you what I mean¡­"


    At the same time, Lylian came to feed the Lord fruit, "Do not be selfish, little third. Why don''t we teach him how to relax together?"


    "My darling wives, this husband of yours will be sure to attend your double lecture tonight," Lord Osiris enjoyed being spoiled by his wives and spoke relaxedly, "Saints are warriors who possess sky power but are born without combat souls inside of them. They must train to absorb what is known as true worldly essence so that their bodies can grow accustomed to and wield ''force.''"


    "But what is ''force'' pop?" This was something Jodye was the most curious about. He would always hear conversations involving this term, and he had yet to comprehend the implication.


    To Jodye''s shock, and fist-sized tornado suddenly appeared in the center of his father''s palm. He felt a biting cold from the gentle wind as it continued to spin and spin.


    "Force, or as it''s often called Qi, is just a term young pup," Lord Osiris spoke unhurriedly, as he saw his son in total awe after hearing the word ''Qi.'' It seems the boy had heard of this? Looking in this boy''s sapphire eyes, Osiris felt quite cool at this moment. He enjoyed that feeling a lot, "However, this term is used to describe the myriad of energies of the heavens and the earth. The spiritual powers that sleep in us all. The laws of the Universal Dao. The heavenly power of the divine ennead. It can all be referred to as force."


    Osiris saw his son''s eyes sparkle with the light of another question, and he pre-empted the question with his next words, "I know you are curious. However, do not ask me what the Universal Dao is. That is a conversation for another time."


    Jodye grumbled a bit at this as he investigated the Serene Sound Mirror.


    "So do I have a force too, Pop?" asked Jodye Trill still excited, but asking only what he should ask and not what he should not.


    "Every living soul possesses a life force. As a sage body your powerful life force gave birth to a force genesis, so tell me whether you possess it or not?" asked Lord Osiris to test his son.


    "I do, I do! I have force too!" said Jodye Trill excitedly.


    While Osiris was giving his son free game, his wives were entertaining themselves by speaking to each other or attending to the Lord himself. The lord''s fourth wife, Enora, and his fifth wife, Vivian, could be considered old friends. They were currently in the middle of a conversation.


    "Look at the child, does he truly think himself great? Mmcht," Enora sucked her teeth as she eyed Jodye Trill''s performance. Her once lovely voice was now full of resentment and malice. No one knew the reason for this change but Enora herself, who was unaware that others could see it as well. She rubbed her baby''s little tuft of hair as she sneered and continued, "Mokie, ah, little Mokie. You''re going to outshine all of these brats, isn''t that right?"


    "Are you seriously jealous of a child, fourth sister? Our children are siblings, you know. This child may be the shining light the creates a path for our children''s future," Vivian Barong''s voice was a sweet as honey and more gentle than a flower. Such a peaceful voice made Enora feel bitter. Vivian rubbed her big belly as she continued, "I only hope my baby will take after its shining star-like big brothers."


    "Hmm, yes, well if the fifth little lord is anything like my Mokie, then be prepared for your position in the House to rise right alongside mine," Enora let out a sadistic giggle, making Vivian''s skin crawl. Vivian Barong honestly couldn''t figure out why her friend had changed so much in the last year or so, but her older sister seems to have an idea. It was just that Lylian refuses to speak on the matter.


    When Vivian was about to respond against, she received a message via her telepathic link with her twin, "Change the subject or change your company. Do you think our lord is deaf? Enora does not care, but is that how you feel?"


    Vivian''s eyes flashed with the light of comprehension, as she fell silent and sipped her tea.


    "In two years, once you turn three years of age, you will be eligible to participate in your host awakening ceremony. At that time, we will test your force affinity and attempt to awaken your host soul. This is the custom in the imperial capital of Saint Anubis Dynasty. Having a powerful host soul, able to be awakened early and fused with an artifact, would make you a Sage. A Scholar Realm apprentice, to be exact. During the test, the force affinities you display will be your own in addition to your combat souls. If you fail to awaken the host soul but possess a significant relationship to pure qi on your own, then you can perhaps still become a saint warrior. This is all up to the Fates.


    "Saints, while not as powerful as Sages, are still not to be underestimated. It is also possible for a Saint to fuse with a sealed soul, and refine their own combat soul. They could then gain a force genesis and become Sage bodies."


    "You don''t have to be born a Sage to have a Sage Body?" asked Jodye with his head cocked to the side. He had thought that this was what made him so special, having a sage body. However, if one could just BECOME a sage body then how special was it really? Jodye felt bummed out now.


    "Not always. Merely, the prerequisite is that the expert must already have their Host Awakened. Besides, their starting point would be much lower when compared those born with the natural Sage Body. However, due to their ability to fuel their force with the power of true essence, they are still rather formidable even against a Born Sage," answered Lord Osiris matter-of-factly. The ladies at the table simply felt like he was talking to one of his three disciples rather than too little Jodye.


    "What if they were both at the same level?" asked Jodye.


    "Yeah daddy, what if that?" chimed in Kamila Trilleck, who didn''t want to be invisible. She had arrived at the Lord''s other leg but wasn''t so bold like Jodye. She just stood there with puppy-dog eyes, so Osiris helplessly hoisted her up as well.


    "Are you curious too, little dove? Very well. In fact, Saint''s are even more fearsome to challenge that Sages at the higher levels! Essence is a lot more versatile in its utility as opposed to energy. If energy can be used to create, nurture, evolve, or destroy, then essence would be used to stabilize, restructure, enhance, or assimilate! The individuals who practice in both essence and energy systems could be considered heaven ranker experts. Those who chose one path are considered earth ranker experts."


    Lord Osiris spoke slow and precise, word for word as if he genuinely expected his son and daughter to have some beneficial gains from this knowledge he was imparting, in spite of their minuscule age.


    In fact, Osiris Trilleck did have such thoughts. More surprising still was that Jodye actually gains a lot from this conversation! Many of the questions he had in regards to this world had been given more clarity. Meanwhile, Kamila just enjoyed hearing her father speak about so much for so long. She wasn''t able to understand even 10% of what was being said though.


    Luckily, her little brother Joseph was soaking it all up like liquid to a brand new sponge.


    In the Lord''s opinion, since the boy could remember things so well, then there was no reason not to teach him early. Jodye was already so good at processing information, after all. What was there to wait on? Jodye was listening with rapt attention. He had always possessed a thirst for more knowledge, even as a small boy back on planet earth. Now, this was quite literally a whole new world being opened up to him. One full of magic and mystical things.


    How could he not want to learn more?


    Jodye quickly became aware that he still underestimated the possibilities of this world. He was also pleasantly surprised to notice that in this life his memory was infallible. He could repeat every word spoken to him verbatim.


    "So pop, what''s the difference between origin energy and true essence?" asked little Jodye Trill. His big, sapphire, and star-like eyes unblinking, as if he was trying to hear his father''s words before they were even spoken.


    "Origin Energy is energy that originates from the first sky dao of the Heavenly Dao Ennead, the sky of Origin. It is the beginning and end of all energy. That is indeed the force of the heavens. It is highly volatile when ignited, abstruse, and uncontrollable when unrefined. It listens to nothing but itself, it is the origin of all creation. Everything is created from energy. All energy originates from the Origin Sky. Concentrated origin energy is also deadly on its own, as it can produce, assimilate, or obliterate.


    ''Assimilates matter? Holy shit¡­'' Inwardly Jodye was terrified by these words. This already subverted everything that existed as a weapon in his past life¡­well except the huge cannon-like gun that blasted himself into infinity and beyond with a single beam of light.


    "The unique trait of origin energy is its ability to perfectly fuse with laws, recreating them from within itself. Laws are a manifestation of energy that possesses its own origin. As one''s cultivation realm increases, origin energy becomes even more powerful. Humans did not create the Sage path, this credit goes to the ancestors of the elves. Very few humans are born with the Sage Body so human Sages can be considered rare. The ancient elves are the exact opposite, they are almost all born with sage bodies, but not many of them are able to practice our humanity''s saint path¡­however, our ancestors, the negus, are the progenitors of both the saint and the sage paths. This is why they hate us, for our might and versatility. Can you two repeat that?"


    Jodye Trill repeated what he had just learned verbatim. Lord Osiris nodded in appreciation. Kamila tried to replicate Jodye''s attempt but started rambling nonsense halfway through. The Lord felt this was already a welcome improvement from this rascal little princess.


    Meanwhile, the chatter around the table had long since died down.


    All the house''s ladies at the table were tuned in to the Lord''s words as if they were attending a lecture. Sometimes hearing the basics was very beneficial, even to experts at their level. The Lord continued to speak to his son and daughter, "Worldly True Essence is the energy of the heavens that originated from the third sky dao of the Ennead. Precisely as it sounds, it is the essence of a world, power, and stability in pure form. Pure matter. The core of every planet is made up of massive amounts of essence. Worldly True Essence is a type of primary energy that humans have been able to study for eons. Perhaps since time immemorial. Now let me hear you say it back to me...


    "We understand how to manipulate it, and even produce it naturally. True Essence can not only fuel and augment the strength of qi, but it can also be used to stabilize and revitalize force as well. Alone, concentrated true essence is dangerous when ignited, but it''s not as terrifying as origin energy. As an augmentation, however, its effects increase along with your power does. These energies originated from the heavenly void. The Dao Dimension. Practicing two is known as dual-dao studying, and someone who trained in both is identified as a dual Daoist. Okay, let''s hear it...


    "A magical array, on the other hand, uses magic force to create things out of the magical forces and keep the array active with true worldly essence. It is for this reason that Array Masters are, for the most part, all dual Daoist. It is unlikely that one would be able to comprehend the magic life force unless they possess origin energy. Similarly, to utilize and transform true essence, one must walk the path of sainthood," Lord Osiris continued to explain all of these things to his son enthusiastically, which helped Jodye understand more about this world he was in, "In fact to become an alchemist one must understand the secrets of the soul. This is far more challenging."


    How magical indeed!


    After each explanation, Jodye was expected to repeat what was said, which was so tiring. However, he knew that this was merely his father taking him seriously! He wanted Jodye to learn these things accurately. Thus, Jodye was excited. It turns out there were so many beautiful things in this land! He had died tragically but was reborn magically! This should be a blessing in disguise, right?


    ''Fortune was met through misfortune, indeed,'' thought Jodye Trill. That old eastern idiom seemed to hold some new weight.


    The baby boy once again promised himself to make a legend out of this lifetime. As it turns out, he didn''t have to stick to one path! It was all dependent on his determination and potential! Basically, it was a matter of talent! Who could possibly have more potential than one who has transcended death? What others could accomplish, he could do as well! What others couldn''t achieve, he would find a way when there was none!


    After all, he had managed to survive a catastrophe, in spite of whatever form that survival has taken on.


    "As far as serenity crystals go, they are not very common, but not quite rare. Serenity crystals are naturally born in places of extreme serenity," said Lord Osiris casually.


    "What kind of place is that, pop?" asked Jodye Trill, his big blue and innocent eyes piercing into his father''s soul. Lord Osiris considered his words carefully for the first time. Ultimately, he decided that a child would not understand it even if he said it.


    "Places were it is very peaceful. Very silent. Or very still. Serene energy mostly exists in places where most other energies do not¡­" was Lord Osiris didn''t tell his children was that the most common place once could find serene qi was in the presence of death qi. For what was more peaceful than death?


    "The more serene energy in a habitat, the higher the chances of you finding caves full of the stuff. This father of yours has a small collection, by chance. I will part with one for you, little pup." Osiris Trilleck had a solemn expression as he finished boasting.


    In amusement, Jodye Trill snickered and cheered, "Pops is the coolest!"


    "The coolest, the coolest!" echoed Kamila.


    Lord Osiris was excessively pleased with the intelligence his third son continued to display. He also found joy in his daughter''s participation, as she had never once paid attention to her tutors. In fact, all of her tutors had threatened to quit before. The Lord found that when teaching this third child of his something new, Jodye retains everything with incredible accuracy. He even responded with the appropriate questions! There were kids three or four years older than Jodye that didn''t have such focus and foresight!


    His own kid included.


    Osiris had only ever spoken this much with his firstborn, Horus, right before he was sent off to study. Even at that time, when Horus Trilleck was eight-years-old, he was still a bit immature, slightly arrogant, and totally unfocused. Of course, Horus was no Sage, and the circumstances surrounding his birth were very complex. Jodye Trill was entirely different. It was worlds apart from any other one year old in the dynasty. Maybe even in the entire West Ward, or the Pangaea continent as a whole! At least, Osiris Trilleck had never heard of such a smart child over all these years. In his opinion, such a genius may only exist in the central ward.


    Dinner was eaten joyously with mild laughter and pleasant conversation. The food was consumed swiftly and afterward, Jodye Trill''s mother took his hand as they walked to their courtyard, where she let him return to his room alone. As a toddler and by natural order, Joseph should be in the same place as his mother at night. Merely, his mother slept in the nude. We''re talking absolutely nothing on her heart-stopping and mesmerizing body.


    In fact, whenever they returned to the courtyard at night, she would almost immediately remove her clothes and wash up in the bath house. Afterward, she would putt on soft and thin bedroom robes that always had different floral designs, but were totally loose and transparent. Jodye had quickly noticed that the people of this Household wore very revealing clothes on the regular. It reminded him of a lot of ancient Egyptian culture. However, these Egyptians seemed to have been visited by aliens.


    The technology they used and the clothes that they wore were all advanced, and of the most excellent quality Jodye had never seen. His mother especially loved to wear seductive and provocative clothing, and this was during the day!


    Her night attire was basically not even attire.


    Jodye Trill may have the appearance of an infant, but he was far from a monk. Merely, he had no interest in inadvertently admiring his mother''s lady parts. This was his mother for god''s sake! Pervert or not, he had his own sense of propriety and morality. So the moment Jodye became adept with language, he demanded his own space and room. Lady Isis was displeased initially, but the little boy was fussy and very adamant about this. Eventually, his mother acquiesced. This put an end to Jodye''s torturous nights of mental warfare.


    On this night, little Jodye Trill sat cross-legged on top of his bed with both of his hand''s palms facing the sky as his index fingers touched his thumbs gently. He was focused on the principles of the first stage of the Titanic Rage Immortal Law Compendium or the Titanic Rage Law for short. The first stage was about refining the body!


    Jodye inherited 300 years worth of memories from a voice in his head after he died last time. These memories were the life and cultivation experience of a member of the ancient Titan clan! Jupiter Titan! Old Titans were a powerful clan of the proud and noble heaven slaughter race, beings from a place called the Legendary Realm. Supreme ancient Titans were so strong that they could eat the stars, and conquer worlds! What type of concept was that?


    Even mortals of the Heaven Slaughter race had comparably longer lives than humans, by about ten times, so from a technical aspect, this experience should only be equal to about 30 years of life to a human. The Titanic Rage Law was was the power inheritance studied by the entire clan! Ancient Titans were the most influential clan of the whole race! In his inherited memories he was a young Titan with special eyes named Jupiter but titled T''Zhane. These memories were so clear that it was as if he was once Jupiter, fighting his way through the ranks until earning his grand title T''Zhane! Only they didn''t feel deeply rooted, like the memories from his past life.


    What confused and discouraged Jodye Trill at first, was that he, as a pure blooded human child, should not be able to comprehend this Titanic Rage Law of the ancient Titan clan. They weren''t even the same race! What was T''Zhane thinking, placing his hopes on me? However, after his first attempt, he realized he was having a much easier time than the young titan Jupiter did when he first started practicing. Not to mention Jodye Trill''s starting point was about eight years earlier! Though, this was due mainly in part to the previous experiences in cultivating branded on his soul. Every breath felt habitual.


    Because the memories were imprinted onto his soul, Jodye Trill felt as if he had lived those 300 years himself! This was an awkward feeling to explain. The journey to obtaining strength was a long and arduous one, filled with slaughter and death! This was the case in his previous life as well. The world is forever ruled by strength! Only those with power make the rules.


    That''s why for the last six months Jodye Trill had been meditating every night, attempting to break into the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law. He would wake up and do 50 push-ups, and 30 sit-ups, which was his current limit. Then Jodye would walk or run in the gardens all day, usually with his sister Kamila. From his current understanding of this world, it is very unlike the world where the Titans live. The air seemed to even taste different from what he remembered. So changed it might as well be a different galaxy altogether. What magic? What true essence? What Jodye Trill needed was almighty power! Only with true might could he carve out his own legend.


    Suddenly there was a knock at the door to Jodye Trill''s room and his mother, clad in a transparent gown, sashayed in with a ten-pound lump of shiny crystal that glowed in pink, purple, and pale blue. It was like a strange rainbow and released a startling chill in spite of being inside of this hi-tech looking airlock container.


    "Here''s the present from your papa, baby." Said lady Isis with love bursting from her eyes. She kissed Jodye Trill''s cheek and set the container next to the bed. She then changed her face to stern before saying coldly, "Joseph, you are not allowed to play with this crystal without mommy''s permission and guidance, okay? I''ll show you how it unlocks in the morning."


    In Isis'' opinion, the boy only wanted this thing to satisfy his curiosity, he shouldn''t go against her stern warning.


    "Yes, mother," nodded Jodye Trill obediently.


    After his mother hugged and doted on him for a few more minutes, she finally left, and Jodye Trill begins his night''s training. He first took out the serenity glass magic mirror.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 8 The Birth of a Legend

    "House Lord, here are this quarter''s financials."


    "House Lord, here are the innate records for this year."


    "Reporting to the House Lord, this year''s Young Wolf Celebration dinner was a great success! Aharon Abasi took first place, while second place fell to Levi Magnolia. The third place was Hathor Lukman. They will both enter" However, the second young mistress made her tutor cry again.


    In the main office of a luxurious mansion, Osiris Trilleck sat behind his desk buried in official documents. Behind him, an elder butler with white dreadlocks appeared from the shadow of the window''s drapery.


    In a small bedroom in a beautiful palace sat a little boy in white clothes. His long hair was braided to the back, and his brows were furrowed as if he were contemplating something.


    "It seems in this world, there truly exists multiple planes of existence. An intriguing concept that for me is somewhat reminiscent of a certain train of thought in my old world''s philosophy. Our corporeal bodies, as well as the raw energies of the earth, exist in the physical plane. Whereas the raw energies of the heavens exist in the ethereal plane. Furthermore, these two planes combined are only the first layered sky. There exist several different layers of sky and forms of energy in harmony with one another." Jodye Trill was sitting with his legs crossed on the bed, muttering to himself. "Through deep meditation, in addition to a sufficiently powerful soul, it is possible for one to sense the existence of these energies. If one was able to then direct those energies inside their own body, then they could refine their bodies with the energy!"


    Body refinement was the starting point for all arts. A common saying was that, before having a sharp mind, one must first have a healthy body. Fighting was, after all, mainly reliant on how efficiently one could control their body to attack and defend.


    Back on 21st century Earth, most martial artists spent their entire lives strengthening their bodies, to improve their power in small increments. One could pretty much use their eyes to see how many bulging muscles a fighter had, and they would be able to determine their approximate level of strength. There were legends of men training until their bones were as hard as refined metal.


    After fusing with the Ancient Titan''s memories, Jodye possessed an innate disdain for such boastful men. There was so much more to be obtained on the path of pure power. The homeland from his memories was far behind in the trends of power. They were missing one crucial element.


    Knowledge of the void in the sky and the heavenly powers within!


    The energy of the heavens was far different from the energy of the earth. The energies of the earth come directly from the natural laws produced by the world. These laws all possess a bit of the world''s essence, so they exist in the physical plane. On the other hand, heavenly energy lived before the universe came into existence! This mysterious power of the void could reshape the mortal body to make it capable of extraordinary things.


    The ancient Titan clan was capable of tempering their bodies using the energies of the heavenly void! Jodye never knew there was a heavenly void or any sort of magic within. He almost felt like this was a video game world. How could there be something so good in real life? He told himself that he must learn this ability! However, this was easier said than done, as it seemed to require a very high level of comprehension.


    "Refining the body first is fundamentally correct. Mn, after all, the meta-human training was the same right? We were forced to go through torturous experiments and training, just to improve the conditions of our bodies so that they could better withstand our abilities. Abilities, it seems, we did not understand in the first place. Laws and force...well, no matter what, to gain the true internal might, the Titanic Rage force, I must first endure the pain of tempering my physique."


    Little Jodye held the serene sound mirror in his hand as he closed his eyes in meditation. During the last six months, he had repeated this posture every night, as he tried with all his focus to sense the energies of the earth and the heavens. Now, he would begin to attempt to perceive the mysteries of the serenity glass as well. It was a nifty device, but he couldn''t even use it on his own, as he had no understanding the powers that move it. He knew that he would need a deep understanding of the laws that created this material in the future though. Best to study early.


    Jodye Trill was searching for a supernatural feeling. At first, he felt nothing but bored when he meditated. However, with time he begins to feel a mysterious tangle run through his body after he contemplated for a few hours. Almost as if he had just run out of something he was using, causing him to become irritable and lose focus after.


    This feeling became an addiction. Jodye knew that this was his spiritual power. By expending it, he was trying to discover his spiritual senses. Every time he felt the little tangle of supernatural feeling; first, his head would ache severely, and then his spirit power would rapidly deplete. He could detect some type of mental barrier preventing his progress. It felt as if he was driving straight into a concrete wall with a Ferrari.


    Jodye was pleased to discover that every time he recovered from exhausting his spirit power, his power reserves would increase noticeably. It was taking him much longer to run out of spirit than when he first started meditating. Finally, the day came when that wall he crashed into every night had finally collapsed! His rickety old bust down Ferrari sputtered its way through at last.


    During his meditation, last night, right as his spiritual power was running out during his meditation little Jodye managed to have his first breakthrough in this life! He successfully reached the first level of Spiritual Force and discovered his spiritual sense.


    "Spiritual Sense*..." for a moment little Joe was too excited and lost in thought, "I bet my dad would shit himself if he knew I had already reached level one spiritual sense. How old am I again? This is awesome. Soon it''s a must that I gain access to the family library. There is too much I''m unfamiliar with. Knowledge is the base of power and the key to advantage, I must learn about the customs and cultural norms of this land. Otherwise, I may end up inviting a calamity on to myself."


    The first step for any path to power was to awaken the spiritual sense. The spiritual sense was the first level of soul development. Without arousing your spiritual sense, it was impossible to sense the energies of heaven and earth. The ability to feel or ''see'' such energy is known as the Mind''s eye. The Mind''s Eye had various cool functions.


    These were powers beyond the restrictions placed on the physical world, and most mortals typically had no way of coming into contact with them. Only those who chose to pursue the heights of power, and abandon the mundane, are considered worthy.


    Tonight, when Jodye Trill closed his eyes and re-entered his meditative state, he felt as if he was suddenly sitting in the middle of the dark void, surrounded by some cloud-like lights. These lights were like multicolored, layered, oceanic waves, that floated all around in the air the same way gas would. It was like looking at another world while existing in the original.


    "The ethereal plane..." Jodye Trill marveled at this feeling.


    There were myriad different lights, and this confused the little boy a lot. He had presumed that spiritual sense should be the so-called ''sixth sense'' that humans have always been said to possess. He couldn''t see, hear, or taste the energy around him. He could only feel it through his soul. This "feeling" however was different from touch, and yet a little similar to all five of the senses at once. It felt almost as if he was adding an additional layer of skin that operated identically to dozens of eyes that only saw energy flows. Of course, this was likely due to his low power level.


    Spiritual Sense gave one the ability to sense with one''s spirit and transmit the information directly to the soul. The Mind''s Eye technique allowed the mind to perceive this information with vision akin to sight, but also not sight. After all, if Jodye opened his eyes, he would no longer be able to ''see'' these energy flows. However, his spiritual sense could track the movement of these energies.


    As Jodye Trill grew more familiar and adept with his manipulation of spiritual discernment, he discovered that he could use this formless sense to wrap around energy and guide it into his body. Merely, he could only identify a couple of them from his auxiliary memories, although he could sense many more energy flows than he knew to recognize. It was like his perception was constantly slipping between worlds. He also found that wrapping his spiritual sense around these energies was incredibly tricky.


    The energy would basically have to be touching him already. Even though his spiritual sense could dip into many different layers of the ethereal plane, it could only extend four inches from his skin. According to his memory, Jupiter Titan the T''Zhane was only able to detect about a third of these energy flows even at his peak. At the height of Jodye''s inherited memories, the Titan only had access to the first through the fourth sky. Not only this, but it took Jupiter two years of meditation to make his spiritual sense extend four inches from his skin. Jodye Trill felt wondrous while surfing through the layered waves of energy, but was baffled while pondering what this could mean.


    Could he be a natural born genius? Capable of unlocking the real mysteries of the universe. Then again, he was also one of this universe''s mysteries. Reincarnation would never be ordinary!


    Jodye naturally didn''t doubt the possibility of him being a mega-genius. He was, after all, able to speak in two languages before turning one. Being amazing was essentially predetermined in this life.


    Maybe this planet was superior in terms of the number of energies in harmony?


    However, this seemed unlikely to little Jodye. Here in Pangaea, the civilization was far behind even the lowest of the worlds dominated by the Ancient Titan Clan. The grand and amazing scenery imprinted into his memories was countless times more impressive than anything he had ever seen for himself. Thus, he was able to conclude that this place should not be within the Legendary Realm.


    "It seems that to explore that vast and starry skies I will need to reach at least the fifth or sixth stage of the Titanic Rage Law. Maybe even the seventh! Merely, the amount of astral might here seems to be far less than in the upper realms. In fact, all of the energy here is much thinner than those from the memories of the T''Zhane. Who knows how many years it will take to reach the seventh level under these conditions?"


    Jodye Trill let out a heavy sigh. He decided to discard these thoughts for now, as he didn''t have enough fundamental knowledge of this planet. For now, he had to focus on sensing the energies necessary for his body tempering practice. The Titanic Rage Law taught one how to use Astral Might to refine the body. This ultimately transformed the body completely, making the power in the body more explosive than the strength in a star.


    Astral Might is the energy produced by the third layered sky of the divine ennead. The Ennead is the nine celestial clouds of energy masses remaining from the primordial chaos energy that facilitated the birth of the universe. Though these things existed in his memory, it did not mean he was able to instantly understand them.


    They weren''t his actual memories, after all.


    Plus he was plagued by memories of his past life. As for the memories from the Titan, it was more like a long dream he could remember in precise detail. In this dream, he was a heavenly scholar named Jupiter.


    This is how Jodye was able to understand that after the Divine Universe was formed, the primordial chaos that existed within the void to began to separate again into these nine celestial clouds. These celestial clouds are known as the Nine Layered Skies, or the divine ennead and are ever present in the universe. Merely, they exist in different planes of existence. The energy these heavens produce, facilitate the stability of the different realms.


    The warriors of this land cultivate their bodies with the energies of the second layered sky called true worldly essence. For now, although he had some fragmented information on true essence, Jodye Trill didn''t have enough information to practice this method, nor did he completely understand the many memories he had inherited. Luckily, Jodye wouldn''t be expected to start training for another couple of years. He could take his time and study.


    All ancient Titan clan cultivation techniques, or supplemental law practices, and even their technology was centered around the utilization of the energy of the fourth layer of heaven, Astral Might. Giant stars are indirectly born from, and then produce astral might naturally. Astral Might can be considered as the might of the stars! Based on the memories of the T''Zhane, Jodye Trill was using his spiritual sense to sift through the layers of energy until he found a sparkly layer that made his spiritual sense feel some kind of high-level heat pressure, and gave him a natural feeling of suppression when he entered this layer. It felt as if some part of him was swimming in an ocean of starlight. It was an indescribably magical feeling.


    "What a wonderful feeling," said little Jodye Trill with a content smile on his face, before his brows tightened as he focused once more.


    This bright, star-like, and partially invisible power had an ancient and desolate feeling. This was none other than Astral Might! After six months of dedicated practice, he had finally succeeded in sensing the legendary Astral Might. The third layer of heaven! Most humans had to reach the skies before having a chance at detecting this heavenly layer within the void. Using his spiritual sense as the line of a fishing rod, Jodye Trill attempted to guide the formless, night-sky-like energy towards his skin.


    The Titanic Rage Law was separated into 13 stages. Jodye Trill''s current goal was to break through into the first stage, the Wimpy Man Stage. Once this happened, he would officially become a Stellar Titanic Warrior, like the Titans of old! Though the name of this stage was rather unflattering, Jupiter seemed to believe it was the best foundation in history, outside of the body tempering methods of the Draco Volos race, whom in his memory was basically a race of super dragons in humanoid form. Only the most powerful of the world''s essential characters could even speak of them. Why would anyone compare themselves to such a race? They were an enigma.


    Osiris Trilleck had told him briefly about the Sage magicians and Saint warriors of this continent, but Jodye strongly believed that these Sage magicians and warrior Saints would pale in comparison to the ancient Titan race. This was a civilization of colossal powerhouses, capable of collapsing stars and annihilating entire races! Their path was the path to immortal strength! Everlasting rage! Mountainous physiques! The way of supreme might!


    The aspect of immortality was what made Jodye Trill obsessed with practicing this Titanic Rage Law. With a Titan''s level of strength, lifespan, and ability, he would be able to confidently search for Sansa and Lulu''s whereabouts in the future. If there was such a thing as reincarnation, he just didn''t believe there was no way to see the two of them again!


    That said, young and motivated as Jodye may be currently, he was confident that humans couldn''t easily possess such prowess. The memories of Jupiter Titan the T''Zhane were mainly centered around his life of cultivation and battles, but his first 100 years of experience were different.


    It was as if Jodye had personally lived those years as the young Titan before he earned the title T''Zhane. A title which meant ''To see through the heavens.'' Ancient Titan clan members would only receive their titles upon reaching the Ancient Lord Realm of the Titanic Rage Law. T''Zhane''s given name was Jupiter. At this moment, Jodye Trill decided to provide himself with a title only after breaking through to the Ancient Lord Realm.


    This could be considered his piety to his estranged master Jupiter.


    All Jodye knew for sure was that the Titan, in his youth, had extreme disdain for humanity. Of course, that is if you can consider someone older than a century youthful. Nonetheless, they were like little ants in the face of Jupiter''s supreme might! It was for this reason that Jodye chose to focus on the Titanic Rage Law. As a human surrounded by humans, becoming a Titan seemed to be the best way to be able to travel unhindered throughout the world. It sounded even better the more he thought about it.


    Members of the heaven slaughter race are actually weaker than humans when they''re born. Far weaker, in fact. These heaven slaughter babies are born with brittle little bodies that can barely withstand a force as strong as sunlight, absolutely no physical strength, and no essence compatibility. What they did possess was an abnormally powerful spirit, a high affinity to calamity and serenity law energy, and high-level sensitivity for astral might.


    This body transformation law system focuses on opening what was called the eight inner gates of power and then turning every gate into a Stargate by resonating with a constellation in the heavens.


    From the Wimpy Man Realm, all the way to the final stage the Cosmic Supremacy Realm, the body undergoes earth-shattering changes. Despite this, Jodye was nowhere near close to the level of Cosmic Supremacy, to the point that he couldn''t even fathom such strength. Jupiter''s memories unfortunately only go up to when the young Titan broke through the sixth stage. What the view was like beyond that, Jodye would have to discover for himself.


    The first stage of the Titanic Rage Law was all about body refinement. To enter the first stage one first had to refine their skin with astral might, making the body suitable to cultivate astral powers with. The Titan clan members didn''t need to do this, as they had a natural affinity with Astral Might that was more powerful than the rest of their race.


    Jodye Trill, on the other hand, was a human. His body had a natural affinity with spiritual energy and pure essence, but not astral might. Because of this, Jodye could only start with refining his skin like the low talent individuals of the heaven slaughter race who existed outside of the leading clan.


    The moment the astral energy touched his skin, the one-year-old Jodye felt like he was on fire as he swallowed his painful wail before it could manifest. The pain was excruciating, he felt as if he was literally being burned alive at 350 degrees Celsius. Jodye''s face was twisted and grim, as he focused on enduring the pain. His outer appearance quickly went from brown to purple, then deep red with steam rising out. If his mother were to notice this, she would surely be terrified!


    Anyone who knew what Jodye was doing would consider this baby suicidal.


    Jodye Trill''s body looked swollen as if he was about to explode like a balloon with too much air. All this from a tiny amount of astral might! In spite of all this, however, little one-year-old Jodye sat steady like a 10,000-year-old rock. Although he had indeed been too anxious, vastly overestimating his weak little body, he wasn''t too shaken. Back on the 21st century''s earth, he had endured far worse pain than this during a particular mission''s torture. He maintained his meditation posture, his face the epitome of stoicism.


    Jodye focused all his being on repeating the mantra of the first stage in the Titanic Rage Law,


    "The night is long and dark, though my heart is darker."


    "The river is endlessly dropping, unaware of stopping."


    "The light gives us life, and the dao creates the heart."


    "The Heaven''s call to the sky, if they fall it was mercy''s fault..."


    Two hours later, Jodye Trill looked like a lump of coal in the middle of the bed. Every bit of his skin was blackened and burnt, as he sat in the exact same position as if a painting, unaffected by the passage of time. He continued to wash and refine his skin with the astral might. After four more hours, Jodye Trill''s spirit power was running out, and he started to feel faint. It seems as if he had overestimated himself, due to his excitement.


    Unfortunately, this was a process that could not be stopped once started, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. If Jodye were to end before making progress, there would be a backlash of astral force that would likely destroy his body. This equaled death, as he was just too weak currently. Jodye was still too young, and far too fragile. There was no way he would survive through a rebound.


    At that moment, Jodye felt like somewhere in his mind something cracked. He felt a weird fluctuation from what seemed like his soul itself, before a cooling sensation ran across every inch of his skin, leaving him exhausted. Jodye was familiar with this cooling sensation, as he had felt it many times in his past life. Anytime he received a fatal injury, but withstood the pain until this feeling came, he would suddenly begin to recover rapidly! Sometimes it was even visible to the naked eye!


    His body would also end up becoming a little tougher than before!


    Suddenly, as if it was in tune with his thoughts, the pain gradually resided. In its place came a warm but comfortable sensation. After another hour, his burnt skin started to fall off of him on its own. Underneath appeared smooth, shiny, and tender caramel chocolate skin was revealed. His skin looked angelic and soft. If one were to touch, however, they would discover it felt like resilient and supple, just like some rubber.


    Jodye Trill was slightly caught off guard. He instantly activated his Mind''s Eye and cast his senses inward to check the condition of his body. Due to having low-level spiritual force, the keen ability of his Mind''s Eye could not expand more than a few inches outside of the body. However, seeing the condition within was easy enough.


    Of course, what Jodye didn''t know was that this, too, was abnormal.


    His first time using the mind''s eye to inspect his body immediately left him in awe. The human body was indeed a marvel. It looked like a miniature galaxy. There were 12 light spheres throughout his body with many more tiny lights all around them, like 12 planets in a starry expanse. This was different from the heavenly slaughter race''s body composition, but there were similarities. Titan''s had only 10 of these spheres.


    After investigating for a while, Jodye slowly figured out what the main difference was. Different organs! Heavenly slaughterers had two hearts, and the only other common organ between their races was the stomach. He then observed his skin and found some remnant astral energy mingling with his own blood energy. It was almost as if...


    "It seems that after the astral quenching, some of the energy remains. In that case, I should continue to quench my skin. I feel incredible!" thought the baby boy Jodye Trill. Previously, he was worried about explaining his injuries. Now, he was shocked that he had recovered so swiftly and this seemed unreal, "It seems my previous life''s ability has world-traveled with me? How strange...yet excellent."


    In the following three months Jodye would spend his days accompanied by his mother or his sister Kamila. Whenever his father joined them at dinner or visited his mother and himself, he would take every opportunity to spam his old man with questions relating to the outside world. After all, Jodye was never allowed to roam much further than his mother''s courtyard, unless the creepy butler was the only one around.


    The House Lord took great pleasure in his son''s thirst for knowledge, for this was the mark of a truly born sage! Thus, he continued to pour knowledge into the mind of his son.Eventually, Lord Trilleck begins to allow the first lady to bring the little boy on the estate''s main grounds, so that he could be with his son more.


    Thus, Jodye Trill became acquainted and familiar with all the essential officials and delegates of the house. His daily schedule then shifted to accompanying his mother as she handled her affairs around the estate. At night, he would resume his practice. Whenever his mother expanded her spiritual sense to check on her son, and saw him deep in meditation, seemingly cultivating, she would be greatly shocked.


    Lady Isis didn''t fear her son to be an imposter. She could see that he was under the impression that no one could see him and he was utterly defenseless. An imposter wouldn''t behave this way, for this was ignorance. As the Frozen Night Master, how could lady Isis not be aware of her son''s actions if she chose to be? Merely, when bringing this oddity up to Lord Osiris Trilleck, the latter laughed boisterously in praise of his son. Lady Isis felt helpless.


    "To think, the boy sees me meditating a few times, then he constantly asks about it in great detail. Now, he is meditating himself! You should...wow... you should not worry, my beautiful muse." Lord Osiris held lady Isis'' chin while he spoke to her gently, making her blush and avert her gaze. From the opposite side of the desk, one would only be able to assume that lord Osiris was speaking into a serene sound mirror in his lap, "Yes, my wife, this is good for little Joe. What level of spiritual strength could the child possibly have? However, now that he is meditating so early perhaps that may change!"


    Lord Osiris Trilleck was back in his main study, reviewing the house''s financial reports. Reclining in his chair his eyes occasionally seemed to drift into a daze, as he stared out of the window at Kamila and Joseph Trilleck who played in the courtyard below.


    "I am merely worried, my lord...mmm, he is just a small boy, and I fear he''s developing a bit to fast," came Isis Trilleck''s voice from under the desk. After a few breaths of pause, she continued, "You even gave him a stalk of Morning Spirit Grass! Are you trying to worry me?"


    "It is merely one stalk, and just my conservative explanation would not be enough to teach him the method of refinement. It is good that he shows such competence and interest in the martial way so early. This...ah. This child of ours is simply a true... a true genius, I say. He will be an incredible warrior Sage one day. The credit is, in fact, yours. It seems necessary to give you another child..." Lord Osiris gave lady Isis a lascivious smile, making her blush deeper.


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was oblivious to the private matters of his parents as well as being spied on. Later that night he sat in the lotus position in his bedroom, his mind buried in cultivation. Through his mind''s eye, he was able to see different energy flows floating around his room lately. Anytime the energy went through his pores, Jodye would feel like he just got covered in a layer of ice. The child didn''t hesitate to guide the silver-pink power into his skin, constantly tempering his flesh with it, along with the medicinal force coming from the stalk of Morning Spirit Grass his father gave him.


    Jodye Trill had noticed that by doing this the amount of astral might that fused with his flesh after each quenching nearly tripled! Such medicinal herbs were like gold, and Jodye would have probably smoked it if he was older. Jodye could tell his body was changing, slowly beginning a transformation. Due to his unique ability to withstand the torturous pain of tempering his flesh with pure energy, and somehow avoid death, he was becoming more abnormal by the day.


    Unbeknownst to anyone, this simple daily lifestyle would one day be responsible for the birth of a legend. Though Jodye Trill was acting impulsively due to his inexperience, his instincts were leading him down a road no human on this planet had traveled before.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 9 White Demon Hidden in the Clouds

    ¡ª¡ª Saint Anubis City, Magus District - House Trilleck


    It was a bright and beautiful day at the House Trilleck estate grounds. The estate spanned across a 15-mile radius and was full of lush green scenery, luxurious looking palaces, governmental buildings, training facilities, courtyards of varying sizes, magical formations, and remarkable features in abundance. House Trilleck was situated in a fertile basin at the eastern end of a giant lake. This was Lake Nicaea and each of the four powers of the grand capital of the Saint Anubis Dynasty, Saint Anubis City, was situated at one of the cardinal points of the lake.


    This lake was the northernmost point of the city, and this massive area was known as the Magus District. Lake Nicaea was above a large origin energy vein and full of extremely dense spiritual energies of the earth. The lake sat across an area of 625 sq.miles and was 150 feet deep, making it a natural treasure for experts in pursuit of the Universal Dao.


    Floating 250 feet above the center of the lake was an enormous and magnificent white castle surrounding an ancient temple, that sat hidden inside of a giant nimbus cloud. There were two rows of towering Jackal God statues leading to the entrance. Powerful forces surrounded the temple inside a force field, like an opaque bubble. From a distance, this abnormal nimbus cloud looked like it contained a terrifying storm of energy. All who had dared to approach in the past had been ripped apart by the violent forces inside.


    Deep inside the spacious main hall of this temple, there were three black-cloaked figures whose facial features were shrouded in darkness. They sat kneeling in front of a council of elders wearing white robes that shined with a blinding golden light inside of the hood, making their appearances indiscernible.


    The elders took turns stepping onto a mystical platform made of purple light, where several beautiful women were bound and gagged. Some of these women wore dull expressions as if life and everything in it were meaningless. Others looked frantic and terrified as if they didn''t know how or when they had gotten there.


    Every time an elder stepped on the platform, they would look into the eyes of a few of the women, while a seductive pink glow could be seen under the hood. The women''s eyes would begin to glow the same color before their expressions became submissive and impassioned.


    Lustful.


    As these elders mercilessly violated these victims, lewd screams and moans bounced off the walls and filled the hall with this lust. Purple and black trails of energy were pulled from the body of a girl each time they climaxed. The looks on their faces were that of sick and twisted pleasure, which would make anyone watching highly uncomfortable.


    For six straight hours, those three figures in black had watched the elders seated above violating these captive young women repeatedly. They remained in kneeling position, for fear of upsetting these savage men. No one acknowledged them or spoke to them until after a hundred rounds of debauchery in which all of them participated. Of the three figures, not one of them felt any surprise or incredible feelings for what was occurring. The Western and Southern Wards were known as the Voodoo States for a good reason, after all.


    "I heard that during my seclusion, the Mistress of the Frozen Night has not only conceived but has had a child with that wretched mutt. A child that the heaven''s themselves acknowledged after his birth? You tell me if he is not a celestial body then what on earth is he?


    "Do you know how priceless a child born of that incredibly tasty delicacy of a mage is? Do you have any idea how many years back you''ve set my plan? Do you think the Seamless Aether Physique will last forever?


    "Vera Barong! Do you know your wrongs?" A terrifyingly calm but sinister voice came from the robust middle-aged man sitting in the highest seat and thundered through the main hall. His head was bald with blue flood dragon tattoos on each side. His brown eyes had an eerie purple glow. While his white robes had golden-purple snake hieroglyphs, made up of runic markings, that moved around on their own. He was staring coldly at the kneeling figures in black.


    Feeling the terrifying gaze of that imposing man in the highest seat, the foremost cloaked individual''s body actually trembled in fear. With a wave of the bald man''s hand, the man''s cloak was torn to shreds.A young man wearing purple clothes who looked to be 30 years old wore a dark face and kowtowed repeatedly.


    "Liege lord Basalt, I beg for your mercy! Please forgive us! We never imagined the boy lord of House Trilleck had already surpassed the Gold Mage Rank!" The young man named Vera Barong continued to kowtow repeatedly while explaining. At the mention of the word ''us'' the two cloaked figures by his side unconsciously put some more distance between them and him.


    "We couldn''t risk making a move out in the open, my liege, those were your orders! As a leader, I had to make a calculated decision. A level 3 Trickster should have been more than powerful enough to wipe out half of their forces...much less the level 4 that we...ah..AH...AHHHHH!" Vera was unable to finish his words. He was grabbing at his chest, as his flesh squirmed and made strange movements like something that was living inside wanted to claw its way out.


    "Be silent, fool." Lord Basalt''s hand slowly rose in the air while emitting a purple glow. Vera Barong let out a blood-curdling scream as his body contorted and his skin writhed, before a grotesque and giant centipede-like beast burst from his chest, bringing Vera Barong''s organs out with it. The worm was three meters long and the width of a fist. Amid Vera Barong''s terrible screams, Basalt spoke coldly,"Do I need you, a dead wretch, to remind me of my esteemed words? Your ignorance will surely arouse that old monster''s ire. I will slaughter your sons, and have my men mount your wives and daughters for the rest of the week. Afterward, they will lay in my private estate before they all become food for the vicious beasts I''ve reared. They seem to quite enjoy the flesh of freshly fucked women¡­"


    "No! My liege, mercy! Please, please spare my children and wives, I beg you! I swear to Anubi¡­ah! To the heavens! Even to the great Pharaoh Rah above the heavens that I have been nothing but, ACK.." Vera Barong struggled to kowtow again, but Lord Basalt wiggled his fingers, controlling the centipede to constrict around Vera Barong''s mangled body.


    "Silence seems to sound rather different that thing you''ve been doing. You even dared to utter your false god''s exalted name," Lord Basalt sneered, visibly upset at hearing the name ''Anubis.'' He no longer wanted to play with this meal, "For this offense, your wives will be sold for their weight in magic fish gills."


    "MERCY, MY LORD, PLEASE!" Vera Barong''s screams became increasingly frantic, as the centipede continued to eat him alive.


    "Oh fine, you scrub. I''ll sell all, but the red-headed one. What''s that bitch''s name?" Basalt licked his lips as a greedy gleam flashed across his eyes.


    "It was Nessa, my lord. The men have grown fond of calling her the lock neck monster," this voice came from one of the white-robed elders sitting next to Basalt.


    Hearing this, Vera Barong''s eyes bulged as he hollered in agony and hatred. His legal wife, Anessa, had fallen into the hands of these bastards? Since when? For how long? Even though he had done everything that he was asked to do? This evil son of a bitch! Vera Barong hated! Why had the lord of House Barong begun dealing with this madman? This savage!


    He was a complete animal!


    "Nessa, yeah, yeah, that''s right! I will keep her, she will be much more satisfied with my bed, don''t you worry. Perhaps I''ll plant another seed in her, she may give a good harvest yet. I have tasted her a few times already, after all. I apologize if she felt more spacious lately, recently we''ve been into four on one hahaha¡­ Well, I suppose for you it no longer matters..."


    "An...ANOTHER?! YOU DIRTY BALD MOTHER.." before Vera Barong could even finish his curse the centipede''s mouth became six feet wider, and it bit off his top half. Blood and guts drenched the other two men. The centipede then crushed his remains into chunks of flying meat. Basalt''s face remained unaffected as if he had never known a Vera Barong. He didn''t even take a glance at the two shivering figures in black cloaks.


    "As for you, you damn idiots, listen clearly." As the Lord Basalt was speaking, he took out a serene sound stone and used his serenity force to send a message to his subordinates to annihilate Vera Barong''s family according to his earlier words. Basalt may be a great many things, but he would always stand by his words.


    Basalt looked down at the two trembling figures, which he considered ants beneath himself, and spat in disdain before continuing to speak, "The demi-god beast kings of the Badlands have an unspoken agreement with that bastard old sky wolf. There are no Tricksters from this area that would attack the Lord of House Trilleck, and this is a fact that he knows himself! However, it''s true that ruthless Sage assassins are too variable for this situation. It must be done by a Heaven''s Master level Saint, or you will fail. Which means that I will fail. Which means you and everyone you have ever loved will die in misery."


    Basalt waved his arm, and a purple gust of force tossed the two figures in black tumbling over each other and out of the main hall. As the Main hall doors closed, they only saw Basalt''s evil purple eyes as his voice traveled next to their ears. "Failure is the same path as death. Remember this, and walk carefully with each step. Mark my words; Osiris. Trilleck. Must. Die!"


    The two figures in black cloaks exchanged looks with each other before they each crushed a crystal that teleported them away.


    As the doors closed a wide grin appeared on Basalt''s face. "Soon, my lady Isis, soon. Soon, I will taste your wonderful flavor again, and soon our Oblivion God Cult will enter a new era. That punk brat you have laid with will die at my hands! Let''s see who that old monster will put his faith in at that time, hahaha."


    "My liege, it has been confirmed," said the elder to the right of Basalt.


    "Excellent! I want him to suffer and suffer over and over again!" Basalt had a manic look in his eyes as he looked at the man to his right, "Speaking of Enora¡­go fetch her for this seat."


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    ¡ª¡ª Saint Anubis City, Magus District - House Trilleck


    At the same time, in a large and beautiful courtyard, one little boy spoke to one a little girl as they sat next to a pond full of milky white water, watching two mid-sized fish play. One fish was black with a white runic pattern on its sides, while the other was the opposite of this, white with a black runic pattern on its side. These fish were magical beasts named Yin & Yang fish, and Jodye Trill had caught them when his mother and third mother took Kamila and himself out on a picnic at the Lake Nicaea.


    At the time, Jodye asked his mom if he could fish in the lake, which had tickled lady Isis. She assumed that her son learned about fishing from one of the servants. She knew very well how inquisitive and insistent this little pup of hers could be. Thus, she condensed a blade made up of a teal colored energy and cut out a rod from one of the nearby trees. She even gave him good bait! However, to her shock, the boy was like a real fishing prodigy. If he were born in a small village, he would be like their god.


    The first thing he caught was a mid-sized yin fish! This was more than good luck, as yin fish were known to only appear for legendary warriors blessed by serenity, and in possession of a significant destiny. This was a good omen! Even crazier was that this yin fish had a mate already and was still willing to be caught! This caused its mate, the mid-sized yang fish, to swim towards the shore of its own accord. These two fish, once paired, could not stand to be too far away from each other.


    Once paired together they also released an extraordinary kind of resonance. However, Jodye didn''t know about any of this. To him, they were merely beautiful trophies for him and his older sister to enjoy! He always felt his spirit power increasing when he sat next to this little pond, though he hadn''t overthought about that. There were many places in the estate where this happened, and this pond just so happened to be his favorite of such locations.


    "Milly once had a dream about us being fishies, two fishies," Kamila Trilleck had her long, wavy, and epically black hair hanging loose as she dipped her little toes in the pond. Every time her foot touched the water, she would shiver, like she just got shocked. Yet and still, she would instantly repeat her actions.


    "As in, we were both fish in your dream?" Jodye Trill sat in all gold garments with a gold linked wolf tooth necklace around his neck. Jodye was busy running battle simulations in his mind. At this time, on the platform within his mind, an American style boxer was fighting against a Thai style boxing martial artist. The clash was rather intense, and Jodye had yet to see the outcome. As a result, his focus was waning, but he didn''t forget to divert a proper amount of his attention to entertaining his darling sister.


    "Yes!" Said Kamila Trilleck, who was suddenly in Jodye Trill''s face staring into his pretty blue eyes. "Well, no. Milly was a fish. Little Joe Joe was a water snake.


    "A snake? Me?" Asked Jodye Trill with a puzzled expression.


    "Yes! Oh, oh, then, and then, we got bigger and bigger, then you grew horns, and then Milly grew a horn too. Until one day, you went vroosh! And jumped over the waterfall and never came back. So Milly just chased after you and tried to jump over the waterfall too, but Milly couldn''t do it," Kamila Trilleck was very animated as she used her hands to describe the scene. Jodye couldn''t help but be reminded of an old Chinese legend as he listened to his sister''s latest dream rant.


    "Until one day, after trying a bunch of times, Milly finally did it! But~~, before Milly could find little brother, she got a head pain and woked up." Kamila Trilleck was rubbing her little head as if reminiscing over the pain.


    Jodye was rather tickled by the antics of this older sister of his. Also, the hidden philosophy in her dreams scared him a little. Were these mere dreams? Such a strange land suggested otherwise, but since he was somewhat powerless and rather ignorant, he put it in the back of his mind. Despite his intelligence, who would take a brat''s concerns seriously? In his own words, Jodye Trill was the most hip to his current circumstances.


    Nonetheless, Jodye''s days would typically pass like this. During the day, he and his sister accompanied either his own mother, Isis Trilleck, or Kamila''s mother, Omotolani Congo.Then, after dinner in the evening, he would return to his bedroom to train once again.


    The one year, seven months old Joseph Trilleck had been immersed in cultivating his spirit every night for several months. Every night of the first month of skin refining was nearly as painful as the first night. After that, it gradually became less strenuous. Until three months later, when it became downright comfortable. He loved how it felt when these energies came in contact with him now, it was so pleasing!


    After three painful months, little Jodye had fully refined his skin with astral might. The astral winds were no longer capable of corroding his skin, he was able to absorb them with ease. Now that he had a foundation, it was time to officially rush into the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law.


    Thanks to the ancient Titan''s memories, he had a mental outline of every stage of the Titanic Rage Law and had a thorough understanding of the first five stages. It was as if he was personally taught by the elders of the Titan Clan. In the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law, the Wimpy Man Realm, there were seven levels of completion. Jodye could advance in level by washing the spiritual points of the surface of his body with astral might, cleansing the impurities within. This would unblock the spiritual passages behind each position and let the astral energies slowly fuse with him. Spiritual points link physical strength to the spiritual energy network inside the body.


    This process transforms the spiritual points into astral points, making them more power based. Astral points were able to store a set amount of astral force, and could also distribute this mighty force to the corresponding energy passages in the body. For every astral point created, Jodye would gain additional strength equal to the weight of 50 pounds to each astral point! At level one, this might not sound so amazing.


    However, at level two that would be equal 100 pounds of additional strength in each astral point. That''s 200 pounds in total. Level 3 would be 450 pounds, and it just kept increasing! Besides, with the astral forces, he absorbs constantly fusing with them and transforming his body, with each level increased his default physical capabilities would also be slowly enhanced! This could be considered insane.


    That means any Titan clan member at the peak of the first stage already had the strength to rule a country on 21st century Earth with an iron fist! Who would fight him? You could only shoot him. Even then, he would need to be shot with a massive gun.


    "Wait for a second..." on this night little Jodye Trill was clad in his signature cute little white clothes while sitting in the lotus meditation posture his father showed him, "How intriguing? It seems the Titan Clan members only have seven spiritual points, but with my mind''s eye I''m able to see that I have eleven. There are extra points in my hips and my ankles, compared to the heaven slaughterers. I don''t have to stop at level seven, I can advance straight through Level 11...and this is because I''m a human and not a heaven slaughterer."


    Jodye gasped, and his blood begin to boil a little, as his heart raced in excitement. If one were to look deep in his eyes at this moment, they would see a tiny green flame flicker for an instant before vanishing. Jodye, himself, was unaware of this as he marveled over the possibilities. Didn''t this mean that from the very first stage he would have an advantage over even the young titans of the same rank?


    While it was true that it would take Jodye a lot longer to reach the second stage, at the peak of the first stage, he would possess more than double the strength of the seventh level. This was important because the first stage was just building a foundation by transforming the body into a Titanic Rage physique! With a firmer foundation, he would be able to build up heavier and higher. At least, in theory. To him, it was like comparing someone''s blueprint for a house to his design for building a skyscraper! They were simply on entirely different levels.


    "I''m ready to enter the first stage already." Said Jodye Trill with an air of heroism. "Originally I was worried, but my body''s recovery speed seems to match my previous life already. That means it will only exceed this standard in the future. In that case, I can be a bit less cautious."


    "Sansa told me that it was my soul that was special..." little Jodye Trill pondered for a moment. Matters of the soul were utterly foreign to him. It was currently still difficult for him to focus on some of his more complex inherited memories. "Forget it. I''ll first rush into the first level. That way I can begin practicing the first technique of the Titanic Rage Law, the Fist Of Might! By combining that with boxing and muay thai I should have some capital to defend myself with."


    Jodye was very anxious to grow strong. Then again, being obliterated can do that to a guy. Unfortunately, in this life he was still much too young, he had to take everything slow, or he may end his little life early. Luckily, his abnormal recovery abilities from his last life seem to be slowly manifesting in this one as well. Hurting himself was, in fact, no longer so easy to do.


    Without further ado, Jodye chose the spiritual point in the web of his left hand, between his index finger and thumb. He activated Mind''s Eye to observe the energies of heaven and earth before using his spiritual sense to create a whirlpool that absorbed the astral might into the spiritual point on his left hand. Through his mind''s eye, this point looked to be a really dark greyish wall being attacked by a drill made of starlight.


    The astral might speedily begin to corrode the cloud, but it was excruciatingly painful. The pain didn''t come from his hand, but rather his entire being felt like it was concrete getting jack-hammered. After three hours of this, the dark grey cloud was close to one-tenth of the way gone.


    For the next six days, Jodye Trill spent every evening in the same way. It was as if he was replacing sleep with torturing himself. This was, in normal circumstances, not great for his growth. However, Jodye only needed to meditate for an hour to recover most of his energy. Finally, a full week later, while Jodye Trill was sitting cross-legged next to his serenity crystal container, his body suddenly shook, as he vomited out the peas he ate for dinner, some blood, and black goo. His hand was also covered in a black sticky substance.


    These were impurities from the body!


    This was the sign that Jodye Trill had successfully completed his first round of cleansing and cleared his left web spiritual point of contaminants. Next, he once again activated the mind''s eye to observe. The spiritual point now appeared to be a dark tunnel with a small light at the other end. Jodye Trill''s next step was to fill the spiritual position with astral might.


    As the astral might flowed into his spiritual energy passages, Jodye Trill felt and warm current run through his body in various places, mainly up past part his lower back, all the way to up to his brain. The energy made those parts of his body feel as if they were suddenly as heavy as stone. The veins along his arm and part of his back were bulging as if they would burst.


    Merely he didn''t feel weighted down, this weight felt to be apart of him. However, his arm was on fire and felt like it was about to explode. Jodye grimaced and begin to utilize the energy circulation method recorded in the Titanic Rage Law. Three more hours passed and Jodye Trill''s eyes suddenly lit up.


    "HOH!" Jodye Trill''s little voice suddenly sounded ancient and powerful as he stretched and shouted out. A wave of air pressure spread out from his body that knocked all his constructed toy block cities and rock men into pieces and dust. The serenity crystal container, however, didn''t budge.


    "Keep it down, baby! You don''t need to pay so loud. Oh my, it''s late, why are you still up? I''m coming in, it''s time to rest." Jodye Trilleck heard his mother''s voice from outside the room right before he passed out on the little twin bed.


    Isis Trilleck thought it was odd that she suddenly felt a slightly dominant aura before it vanished. Quickly linking that with the sounds she just heard she swiftly sent her spiritual sense into Jodye Trill''s room and let out a small scream. She rushed in the place immediately, already pulling out her serene sound mirror.


    "Osiris get over here, now!!"


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    After passing out, Jodye Trill''s consciousness drifted to a strange place. He felt like he was floating in the middle of the pitch black bottom of the ocean. He could not see anything.


    "Am I...Unconscious? No that''s not right...I''m clearly thinking. This is consciousness," Jodye Trill was growing sick and tired of waking up in weird scenarios.


    "I would...better host...cheese wheel."


    "Powerhouse...too risky...imbecile."


    "It''s so dull! Let''s play goldfish?"


    "Go away."


    Jodye could hear two voices that sounded far away. They were faint but becoming more evident. After awhile Jodye was able to make out that they appeared to be speaking with each other. Even though voices were far off everything they spoke seemed to echo in his heart.


    "But seriously, why couldn''t I be the host of the souls, Sly? If you didn''t want to do it, you should''ve just let me do it," said the voice that sounded childish and cute.


    "Pah," the other voice made a spitting sound. He spoke in a cold and indifferent tone, but still had a boyish young voice, "Who the hell would ever be dumb enough to let you steer the ship? The situation is bad enough already."


    "Now we''re talking ships? I know I don''t have my space license yet, but this is a petty excuse, no? Are you kidding me? I, your granddaddy, have been piloting since the womb. Plus, I would make an excellent host to those souls! Mom always says people are drawn to me," The childish voice spoke proudly.


    "Who has a dumb ass ancestor like you!? Plus, its HOST. SOUL. You dummy," Shouted the cold boyish voice in exasperation. "Do you even know what a host soul is, X? No, you do not. This is the reason why you are unqualified. Honestly, why do I even bother talking to you?"


    "Well, duh, who else would you talk too? Don''t forget we''re stuck in the abyss of boring doom until this soul''s host guy gets stronger, or whatever," said the childish voice of this ''X,'' matter-of-factly, before mumbling under his breath, "Besides, does the host even know what he''s doing? If it were me, I would''ve been like boom! Zap! Pow! Oh yeah! Free slaves! Let''s rock!"


    "When we finally get our lives and bodies back, I''m going to kill you." Said the cold and indifferent voice of this ''Sly.'' He had just returned to calm, when he noticed a familiar soul fluctuation, "Huh?"


    ''Sly'' and ''X'' suddenly went quiet. Jodye then felt a tingle from the inside and heard that cold and indifferent voice again. Merely, this time it was like it was right next to his ear.


    "Holy crap kid, you made it here already? Decent talent, indeed, you have managed to barely satisfy my standards. Though you''re merely a soul thought, it can be considered as an achievement. After all, with consideration for your mundane competence, I never expected you to have such a strong spirit until at least 30 years later. Impressive, impressive." ''Sly'' casually said these insulting words to Jodye.


    "Who in the hell are you?" Jodye Trill called out into the darkness feeling indignant.


    "I am the prince Syl...well less of that. It''s now irrelevant. All you need to know is that we are in the same boat. I need you, as you will need me," said ''Sly'' in his cold and indifferent voice. "I see you''ve begun the path of body transformation. Interesting. This saves us some time. However, your current path will hinder the advancement of your spiritual powers. Luckily, your Sage body is shocking. If Luerong were like you that year, perhaps this would have never happened. From the look of his eyes, that little T''Zhane punk should know a rather powerful soul art. Perhaps he has passed it to you. If so, then I suggest you study it well. I shall also prepare a gift for you. Think of it as an investment... "


    Jodye was instantly bewildered by the things this fellow had said. Especially when he referred to the fierce Jupiter Titan from his memories as a little punk. Could this fellow be an acquaintance of Jupiter? He seemed to be familiar with him.


    "You will naturally come to know the answer to these questions," replied this ''Sly'' dryly, once again bewildering Jodye who hadn''t spoken. ''Sly'' let out a long sigh, "I am surrounded by incompetence.At any rate, your soul thought is beginning to fade. Remember well, boy. The artifact you choose must be a Grimoire!


    "You can recognize it as an ancient looking tome, or anything that has a draconian ouroboros. You will understand when the day comes. Anything other than contracting a grimoire will limit us greatly, do you understand? Grimoires are one of the 5 Source Artifacts that are formed by the divine, each grimoire possesses knowledge of the Universal Dao! The best one for a hero! With your fate, I''m sure you''ll be able to secure a grimoire."


    More greed? Wait for what? Jodye had no idea what this voice in his heart was talking about. ''Who exactly is this guy? Furthermore, where are we? Wait, a gift? Perhaps, this guy is not so bad. Besides with the condescending way he spoke he sort of sounded like...''


    "Hero? Ah! It''s you! Wolf boy!" exclaimed Jodye Trill, which was accompanied by the giggling of the other voice, ''X.'' Jodye Trill wondered if that voice was the dragon he saw, "Wolf boy, what''s going on? What happened after the dragon ate us? I had thought that it was a dream."


    "On the destiny platform you will be given a myriad of options based on your potential, merely none of them will be more compatible then a Grimoire! You are not the same as typical warriors." ''Sly'' completely treated Jodye''s question like a wind that blew past his ear. He didn''t even stop his thought, he just kept going, "Without a Grimoire, it will be near impossible to return to your home before your realm reaches certain unspeakable heights. A Grimoire is a must if you wish for strength in a short amount of time! If you want to be a true Sage!


    "Only those chosen by divine artifacts can be considered true Sages. Titanic strength will be of a critical aide, but do not underestimate the experts of this era! If you wish to conquer the stars and return to your home, being a Titan will never be enough! In the land I came from the ancient Titans were long past dead! ALL OF THEM! Not a single warrior with the name Titan remained, but do you know who there was an abundance of? Hero Sages and Saints! Saint Beasts and powerful Fey! Even the mighty Heaven Slaughter race was forced to practice Saint cultivation due to the risk of annihilation! Think about it kid, don''t waste your time. Fight by my side, and we will break through the skies and soar through the heavens, conquering those who dare to challenge us!"


    Suddenly in this pitch-black world an enormous green fire with little black flames erupted and roared into existence. Jodye Trill somehow felt nostalgia and d¨¦j¨¤ vu. An intimate feeling suddenly revived inside of him, making him trust the words of the boy from before. Inside the flame, a gigantic wolf silhouette erupted into existence before Jodye''s eyes, as it let out a world-shattering howl that rocked Jodye''s consciousness until it scattered away.


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    Jodye Trill had a slight headache as he slowly opened his eyes. After his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw the most terrifying and inappropriately beautiful sight he had ever seen in two lives. It was dazzling to the extreme and gave him a new appreciation of the female gender from the bottom of his soul. Isis Trilleck was asleep directly in front of his eyes, without a shred of clothes on, her face angelic, and her body devastating.


    Jodye''s mind momentarily short-circuited, and he refused to have thoughts. What kind of man was his father to land such a woman while already having three wives? Jodye''s evaluation of his father instantly went up. His mother had dried tear streaks all over her face like she spent the last few hours crying. Upon noticing this, he suddenly felt sincerely warm inside.


    Little Jodye closed his eyes and took a deep breath.


    ''This is apparently a temperament tribulation given to me by the so-called Pharaoh Gods,'' he thought. Suddenly, Jodye Trill had another thought, and immediately activated his Mind''s Eye to investigate the state of his body. What he saw left him shocked. There were still 12 light spheres, but they had a slight increase in size. He was currently unsure how this was significant, but he presumed it was excellent.


    All the energy in his body felt brighter, which Jodye was able to interpret meant the purity was now much higher. He started to wonder whether or not that was a dream he was having before. However, he soon put that thought out of his head. Once could be a dream, for sure. However, twice was suspicious. He needed answers. With bright eyes and mind, Jodye put his warm little hand on his mother''s face. A chill ran through him, as his mother''s face was very cool to the touch.


    Just as Jodye begin to grow worried, Lady Isis'' body shook slightly, before she slowly opened her sparkling sapphire eyes, and looked down into an identical pair of eyes looking back at her. Her honey-toned face flushed red with excitement as she let out a small scream and started squeezing Jodye in her chest as she wept. Jodye Trill felt a bit sour in his nose involuntarily. It seemed that he had worried her. His eyes begin to tear in spite of himself, he couldn''t fight it.


    He felt utterly baffled.


    "Oh baby, don''t cry. My little man will be a powerful warrior one day. My bad little heartbeat, are you sad seeing mama cry? You scared your mother half to death!" Scolded lady Isis in her bell-like voice, wiping away her own as well as her son''s tears. She smiled brilliantly as she placed her hand on Jodye''s wrist and probed his body with her spiritual sense. Her brows furrowed in surprise. Jodye''s constitution was currently incredible, it was like he grew a couple of years older over one night, "How are you baby? Do you feel...strange? Or anything different?"


    Jodye Trill''s heart skipped a beat. Could he tell her that he ran into an unexpected circumstance while practicing an Immortal Law Compendium that was never designed for humans like himself to use? Of course, he couldn''t. No way would that end in his favor. Fortunately for him, he had already decided how to explain. He would merely feign ignorance.


    "Mother, I feel ravenous," whined little Joseph to his mother with puppy-dog eyes. Lady Isis wanted to slap her own forehead. This brat would suddenly behave so properly like this every time he wanted food. At least she knew he was acting normally.


    "Mother will take you to get some food in a few minutes, babe. First, we must go see your father."


    While Lady Isis hurriedly got herself and Jodye dressed, Jodye Trill learned from his mother''s servants about what happened after he lost consciousness. After Jodye finished refining his first astral point, he officially entered the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law, the Wimpy Man Realm! At the time, the strength increase temporarily over-drafted his little body''s endurance, which resulted in him passing out.


    In reality, he had exhausted his body''s potential. He should have died.


    It was at this moment that his mother walked in to check on him, and saw him unconscious on the twin bed within black stinky filth. She immediately raised the alarm, and several wolf armor guards came swarming over, looking menacing and vigilant. However, they were unable to find any signs of intrusion.


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    Two days earlier after Jodye passed out...


    "How could this be? Did someone poison the young lord?"


    "It must be nefarious in design! We must investigate this thoroughly! We will murder the culprits next five generations."


    "Shut up, Phil. The honored House Lord is approaching."


    "It does not seem like he was attacked at all, my lord. If anything, it looks as if this was an accident during cultivation," said a blonde haired middle-aged scholar wearing wold armor who walked next to the approaching Osiris Trilleck, "It''s similar to the case of a Voodoo practitioner from the Southern Ward who tried to cultivate a devil path method. We went looking for him after he was reported missing. His appearance at the moment we found him was almost precisely like the young lord. He had broken through in realm and power, but his body''s potential was exhausted."


    "Do you want to tell me what happened to the Voodoo practitioner, uncle Fontaine?" asked the Lord.


    "Not really," replied Fontaine Trilleck simply. "I truly hope this is not the case."


    Once the House Lord Osiris Trilleck came and assessed the situation, he deducted that some kind of power had likely awakened in his son prematurely, wrecking his body and sending him into a coma. There were records of such things have happened before, albeit rarely. Lady Isis was still feeling unconvinced when suddenly Jodye Trill''s body spontaneously combusted into a vast mass of green and black flames that took the silhouette of a winged wolf. Several of the mortals on the house staff were burned to cinders in the blast and seemed to become one with the flames.


    "What is that?!"


    "Jessica!!"


    "Mosi is on fire, child, help me!"


    "My eyes!"


    "Enemy attack! Take defensive action move now!"


    "Mercer, secure the Lord''s family!"


    "Everyone, get back!" shouted the Lord as a wind qi barrier erupted from his outstretched arms, preventing the extreme heat form slaughtering the mortals of the house. The five warriors by his side quickly responded in kind, significantly reducing the pressure on the Lord. The Lord disengaged and moved like the wind as he helped his subjects.


    "What the hell...is this the effects of the Seamless Aether Physique? What is happening?" said a young man in gray robes who had just arrived on the scene with another elder.


    The wolf released a howl that shook the entire estate, and the surrounding areas before the wolf silhouette faded as the fire raged on.


    Two hours after that Lord Osiris Trilleck, clad in jewels and gold robes below his exposed upper body, was standing 30 feet away from the fire. As he slowly inched his left foot forward, his clothes were instantly flooded with flames. Lord Osiris dropped back half a step, and the obsidian wolf pendant on his neck covered his body in a grayish black glow that removed the fire. Lord Osiris then looked to the five warriors in white robes and wolf armor standing behind him.


    "It is no use, Sage nephew," the elder who spoke had flaming red eyes and hair. He stood tall at close to seven feet tall, and his voice was loud and aggressive. This was none other than the dynasty''s legendary fire mage, Fire First Mercer, an Honored Elder of House Trilleck and a member of the Five Element Wolf pack. His official title was Fire First, while Mercer Trilleck was his true name. "This is a fire that should not exist in our world. I''ve never felt such a terrifying fire force. It is simply comparable to high-level dragon force."


    "Second Brother Mercer is correct. Even my water force is utterly ineffective in the face of these flames." Spoke another elder who looked identical to Elder Mercer, except with blonde hair and blue eyes. This was the House''s Disciplinary elder, Frenzied Rain Fontaine, an Honored Elder of House Trilleck and a member of the Five Element Wolf pack.


    Lord Osiris Trilleck was silent as he stared at the mass of green and black flames. His face looked indifferent, and no one could tell what he was thinking. However, if one to were to look at the obsidian wolf pendant on his neck they would see the eyes had an eerie pale red glow.


    "My lord, if I may hazard a guess," suddenly Ke Si appeared, and was holding his cane artifact while standing at Lord Osiris'' front, "the young lord doesn''t seem to be in any peril. His life force is far stronger now than it was when we first arrived. We all sensed that howl that shook our souls. That was surely the howl of a Sky..."


    "That''s enough, Ke Si." Lord Osiris Trilleck''s voice was icy as he cut across before the other could finish, making Ke Si feel as if he''d sunken deep down into the abyss. This was the first time his lord had ever displayed a sliver of killing intent towards him. It was at this moment, he realized he had said too much.


    However, it was already too late.


    Ke Si noticed that after the lord stopped him, there was a strange glint in the eyes of two gray robed elders who stood not far from their group. It seemed as if they had not come with the same motive as the lord. Ke Si inwardly cursed his own carelessness.


    The previous young man of the two gray robed dignitaries stepped forward at this time, bowing toward the five elders in white, "Monte greets the esteemed Five Elements Wolf Pack and the House Lord. I wonder, House Lord. If you will allow this one to speak freely?"


    This man appeared to be around 30 years old and stood a bit above six feet. He had a lean athletic build and looked about 40% similar to the two twin elders Mercer and Fontaine. Though his words were polite, his tone displayed absolutely no respect. Lord Osiris glanced at this Monte Trilleck, who he knew was the son of the House''s Grand Patriarch. This status made this man extremely arrogant and complacent.


    Of course, Osiris Trilleck also possessed this exact status.


    "You are already doing so, no?" Responded Osiris Trilleck indifferently.


    "My lord, this child is a threat to the safety of the entire estate! This threat must be eliminated before it completes its transformation!" Monte Trilleck spoke with heroic fervor as if he was a martyr for the clan. "As the Lord of the House, it is your duty to protect us from all threats internal or external. I beg the lord to see the bigger picture."


    "Monte, if you wish to approach and rid us of this ''threat,'' you may be my guest," Osiris Trilleck couldn''t be bothered to take this clown serious today. He was currently only worried about his son. Osiris simply didn''t fear Monte Trilleck taking action. Not even he could approach that fire, much less the weaker Monte Trilleck. Having already arrived here in secret before the Lord had returned, Monte Trilleck was most aware that such an action was suicide.


    "Sage brother Osiris, if this child of yours burns down the city then this calamity is on your hands," said Monte Trilleck grimacing heavily. He then turns and departed with his companion. How could he go out of his way to embarrass himself? Since the lord couldn''t be bothered or coerced into action, he may as well let it be. Maybe the child we murder even more innocents, that would make it a little easier for Monte.


    At that time, Jodye Trill was no longer visible in the fire as it continued to burn. Two days later, Lady Isis had passed out from grief a total of three times as the fire raged on, too hot for anyone to approach. Though a powerful aura was bursting from the flame, the fire didn''t spread any further, as if it disdained to move even an inch farther.


    An hour later, the fire suddenly vanished, quicker than it came. Little Jodye Trill was laying in the exact same spot as before as if he never heard of a flame before. The sticky black impurities that we''re on his skin previously had all been burned away, and his skin was smooth and lustrous like copal. Not only that but he had grown a quite bit taller, his small frame also looked a bit more toned and strong. Jodye Trill could now easily pass as a strong little four to five years old martial artist, and he was less than two years old. However, Jodye remained unconscious.


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    After obtaining this backstory, Jodye was flabbergasted. To think he had caused such an uproar just by practicing the Titanic Rage Law. What would happen once he reached the later levels? Would the heaven''s themselves be alerted?


    Jodye Trill and his mother soon left their spacious courtyard. Lady Isis made a whistle so sharp that it made Jodye Trill''s headache a little, as he rushed to cover his ears. When lady Isis Trilleck saw the little boy cover his ears reflexively, she started. That whistle was at a frequency that regular listeners shouldn''t be able to pick up at all. Only cultivators and animals would have such impeccable hearing. She suddenly thought back to the wolf in the flames.


    In the next moment, there was a loud howl, and Lady Isis'' thoughts were interrupted. She turned in the direction of the howl. A seven-foot-tall gray spirit wolf dashed over at a breakneck speed, before slowing down as it nuzzled its big face against Lady Isis. The wolf paused and sniffed gently when it noticed the small boy in her embrace.


    Lady Isis noticed the total lack of fear on her son''s face as he observed the spirit wolf with calm eyes. There was none of the apprehension she had expected to see on her child, which was why she was carrying him in the first place. After all, this boy hated being carried. Her son seemed more manly than some of her past suitors, and he was only a little baby. Less than apprehension, Jodye seemed mildly cautious, at best. He wasn''t even amazed!


    While the gray spirit wolf was staring back at Jodye Trill with its ears lowered. To the first lady''s shock, the beast was humble in its posture, as if it was facing an intimidating presence. In Lady Isis'' mind, this was truly the polar opposite of her daughter''s experience. That year Iara Shu had nearly messed her pants in fear of First Lady Isis'' spirit wolf. It''s aura alone was enough to intimidate even a Junior Spirit rank Sage. The wolf also seemed to disdain Iara.


    Shocking still, little Jodye Trill even moved forward to put his hand out. What was even more electric, is that the spirit wolf then let the child pet itself meekly! It rubbed its head against Jodye''s cheek, light sparkling in its eyes as if it was honored to be pet by the child. This was a Wind Spirit Wolf, and a level nine vicious beast! One of the most muscular monsters currently in the city! Though it had been domesticated, it was still a highly dangerous vicious beast.


    Yet, Lady Isis could detect a slight sense of trepidation in the gaze of the Wind Spirit Wolf when it looked at her son. She was having trouble wrapping her head around the mysterious events surrounding this child of hers. Could it be because of her own bloodline and physique? The boy did have her eyes, there was no doubting that. Not even her daughter had her eyes. Jodye would probably possess her bloodline limit in the future. However, Lady Isis didn''t dare to think further as her, and little Jodye Trilleck mounted the Wind Spirit Wolf, which took off and vanished like the wind.

 11 Suspicious 1

    "Are you okay, little Jo?"


    "Yes, mother. Merely, can''t we eat something and talk to Pops at the same time?"


    "Here, mama has a spiritual fruit we can share."


    Lady Isis was as pretty as a painting with her long black braids flowing in the wind. She was wearing a white dress full of shining pink crystals, three sapphire gem rings on each hand, and a purple-silver gem necklace on her neck. Isis Trilleck sat elegantly on the Wind Spirit Wolf she named Synergy, as it traveled swiftly through the estate grounds.


    She used her pure force to block the wind and turbulent forces, more for her son then for herself. The pure force was gentle in nature and wouldn''t accidentally damage the child. Milky white energy formed a knife on Isis Trilleck''s finger to split the spiritual fruit in her hands into pieces. Lady Isis felt a pang of guilt in her heart, but she still proceeded. This was an experiment.


    Not every child could become a sage or even a saint. The vast majority of the world were all mortals. There were trillions of people of different races in the Great Motherlands alone, and only around 30% of these people were able to become Sage path experts. Even though it was true that over 40% were capable of becoming Saints, many of those saints never surpassed the foundational level.


    However, this boy of hers definitely had the potential for the Sage path. That phenomenon before made this a certainty. On the other hand, the potential for one to be on the Saint Path typically had to be tested, unless it was a Celestial Essence Body.


    As for the Sage path, when someone is born with a body compatible with origin energy, they are called a Sage Body. Around the age of three-years-old, kids who are born with a sage body will start to exhibit talents or abilities related to their souls and bloodline limits. This period is called the ''awakening.'' However, lady Isis was curious, just whose bloodline did the boy inherit? If it was hers, then this was incredibly dangerous, and she would have to immediately take her son and leave far far away.


    Her bloodline limit was an absolute secret, no one could know of it. However, if it was the bloodline limit of Osiris would it be less dangerous? Maybe, but not by much in their current settings. Nonetheless, Isis Trilleck had no answers for these questions she had.


    So she decided to test it out.


    In spite of his young age, Jodye was apparently in his ''awakening'' state. If he had inherited his father''s bloodline or even her own, then he wouldn''t easily eat this poisoned fruit. Most beasts, especially wolves, had a superior sense of smell, and deep inborn instincts about poison. If he still tried to eat it, she would just find an excuse to dispose of it.


    Jodye Trill sat in front of his mother with bright blue eyes. He was busy observing how outrageously huge and pretty this home of his was, as their ride traveled towards the center of the estate where the lord''s manor was located. This was Jodye''s first time cruising through the main estate like this. His mother seemed to be taking the scenic route.


    In the distance, Jodye saw a giant golden statue of a heroic-looking young man with a giant wolf. The young man had fang shaped diamond ear gauges, was wielding dual sabers, and wearing a wolf pendant around his neck. He looked like a country conquering hero. Jodye marveled at this magnificent statue of his father, as a subtle sense of pride took seed in his heart.


    There were many places of interest in the estate. Majestic pavilions, palaces of varied sizes, training fields full of experts practicing their arts, and even shopping centers where beautiful women gathered. Jodye Trill was amazed watching people wield flame swords and shoot ice at each other in battle. What was amazing? This was amazing! There was so much going on that Jodye didn''t know where to place his focus.


    Lady Isis was tickled watching her son look all around everywhere like a kid at a theme park. Indeed, this boy did seem a bit wild. After he had heard his mother say that she had food to share, Jodye took five full minutes to turn his body halfway back and reach to grab the piece of fruit before his hand stopped. Lady Isis'' brow twitched slightly.


    "Ma, this smells weird. The fruit...I think it''s janky." Little Jodye Trill covered his nose and turned his head in disgust.


    "Janky..?" Isis Trilleck was dumbstruck. What have those servants been teaching this boy? She sighed as her hand suddenly blazed with a pale blue flame, incinerating the spirit fruit, which diffused a dark green mist as it evaporated.


    "Janky, indeed."


    Lady Isis had absolutely no idea where this kid learned his crazy vernacular. It troubled her heart that her own baby was already so mysterious to her! The little boy was a walking wonder. If he was indeed ''awake'' as a mere one-year-old...


    Trouble!


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill looked up and saw something unusual high up in the sky. Clashes of energy were causing shock waves as two nobles of the house faced each other in mid-air. Lady Isis followed her son''s eyes and took note of this.


    "Synergy, slow down for a minute," Lady Isis called out to the Wind Spirit Wolf, then looked down at her son, "Do you want to see?"


    Jodye''s eyes lit up in surprise. He asked in almost a whisper, "Can I?"


    His mother smiled gently in response, making the whole world dim a little. Lady Isis then picked him up in her arms, and the next thing Jodye knew he was shooting up into the sky!


    "Mom, you can fly!?" Jodye Trill was blown away by this revelation.


    "Who told you that your mother couldn''t fly?" laughed Lady Isis in her bell-like voice, "I can do much more than this. Come, let us watch."


    Lady Isis covered her son in a layer of her spiritual power. She then wrapped him in a protective layer of true essence as well, just to be safe. Isis flew to an altitude above the two young nobles clashing in the skies. She wasn''t even 25 meters away from the clash, but Jodye Trill didn''t feel anything like shockwaves of battle like he expected. The most he felt was nothing but a slight wind blowing on his face.


    "This. IS. AWESOME!!" screamed Jodye Trill with his fists pumped in the air. Isis Trilleck just shook her head and smiled.


    Below, Jodye watched as the two nobles had an even clash, then landed several meters away from each other in the air. However, instead of hovering like his mother was currently doing, it was as if they were standing. Jodye Trill noticed that under their feet there were magic circles made of light and strange symbols.


    "Give up, Edward, you could never reach me," said the handsome brown-skinned noble in elegant blue clothes. His opponent, Edward, had pearl white skin, a bare upper body, and camouflage combat pants. He didn''t respond with words, but his aura exploded as he sent out a punch that contained all his remaining strength! A giant fist imprint made out of black flaming darkness hurtled towards the brown skinned noble at an incredible speed.


    "I''m done playing with you!" Scowled the handsome noble. He lifted his arm condensing green wind energy into 12 huge swords. The twelve wind swords begin spinning, and 12 hurricane swords slammed into the flaming fist of darkness right before it made an impact. As this was happening, the handsome noble was saying a mysterious incantation.


    Jodye watched in awe as the noble''s spoken words turned directly into tiny red runic symbols that gathered at his hands turning into a massive orb of flame. The handsome brown-skinned noble in blue clothes then shifted his body and assumed what Jodye could only define as an energy blast posture.


    "Endless Inferno!" shouted the handsome brown-skinned noble in blue clothes, as he blasted out a pillar of fire from the orb with both palms. The pillar of flame hit the 12 hurricane swords, and instantly there was a violent explosion of fire that looked like a heavenly drill of flame efficiently dispersing the fist imprint and crashing into the young noble Edward. Edward was launched 200 meters away by the explosion! At this instant, Lady Isis actually erected an additional barrier made of serenity force, just in case her baby felt hot.


    One could only say she was over-protective.


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was stunned and shaking. It would take longer to describe, but all of this happened in a matter of seconds, ''What the hell?''


    After the flames and smog dispersed, Jodye could see that while Edward was bleeding in some places and the arm he punched with was hanging limp, he was otherwise still standing in the air. Albeit, a little haggardly. Still, Jodye was speechless. Edward didn''t die? Who could survive something like that? What a freak!


    Even though Jodye Trill had the legacy of an ancient Titan, there was a different feeling when he saw a fight in person. It was like watching a boxing match on pay per view, versus having front row tickets to the battle. Just watching a recording wasn''t really the same experience.


    "To think, you had been holding back this whole time...Kold Rondo. I admit defeat," Edward was solemn as he directly admitted defeat.


    "Haha, it was a good fight," laughed the handsome brown-skinned noble Kold Rondo, "Hurry and break through to the advanced silver rank, then we can truly compete."


    Edward just nodded while descending from the sky.


    "Let''s go, baby," Lady Isis'' eyes flashed with a discerning glint as she watched Kold Rondo leave, then her silhouette flashed, and she flew rapidly back towards Synergy, landing elegantly on Synergy''s broad back in but a few seconds.

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    Jodye was still speechless as he ruminated over the wonders he had witnessed. When would he be so strong? Flying and casting magic spells or standing on magic circles in the air! These people could fly and perform secret arts, wow! Being young was hard, and he wanted to get older!


    When the Wind Spirit Wolf reached the perimeter of the Anubis statues in front of the lord''s manor, it actually stopped and dipped into a bow, before proceeding forward. Jodye was flabbergasted.


    "Mother," Jodye Trill lifted his head to look up at the gorgeous woman with mesmerizing eyes seated behind him. She smiled at him gently, making him feel warm all over.


    "Mn." Lady Isis replied, slightly lost in her own thoughts.


    "Why do the spirit wolves bow before the statue?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "Hmm?" Lady Isis was caught off guard for a moment before collecting herself and responding, "This is to honor your father, whom they love and respect deeply."


    "The wolves, you mean. The wolves love dad?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "Mn, that''s right. Your father has sworn allegiance to the Pharaoh Anubis, and the statues all have a trace of his noble force inside. The house lord Osiris Trilleck, your father, has a very high level of natural talent. He achieved the Gold Mage Rank at the age of 25 and became a legendary figure in the entire dynasty.


    "He is the most talented young Sage in the past 100 years of the Anubis Dynasty''s history. Spirit Wolves treat your father as a deity. Demon Jackals also show your father respect. Joseph, the bloodline of us, your parents, is exceptional. As is yours, it seems. You are the second child of the Lord whom the spirit wolves admire. Milly was the first."


    Little Jodye was silent as he stared ahead. His gaze was steady and determined. Lady Isis sighed once more and used her abilities to quickly twist her son''s hair, making him look fresh and refined. Synergy swiftly arrived in front of the Lord''s manor and let the pair of mother and son down from its back. Jodye Trill felt a little suspicious about the fruit thing from before. Merely, he remained confident that, regardless of whatever his mother had planned, Isis Trilleck definitely wouldn''t have let him come to harm.


    Their connection was no front, after all. Plus Jodye Trill was now aware of another fact; his mother was strong. At a minimum, she was far stronger than the young nobles Edward and Kold Rondo. Those experts never even noticed her presence! It was as if his mother and himself didn''t even exist.


    Besides, Jodye knew enough about fake love to recognize it with ease.


    Still, he wondered what all that fruity business was about. As they walked through the lord''s manor, Jodye noticed his mother had returned to her usual celestial bearing. The face she put on in her public capacity was, of course, different from when they were alone. Every clan member or servant they passed hurried to greet the pair respectfully. As such, Jodye did the same.


    "Long live the day, first lady Isis. Today you look more lovely than ever."


    "My Lady Isis, thank you for healing my son!"


    "Third young master, are you well?"


    "This lowly one greets the first lady and third young master."


    Lady Isis nodded indifferently at all the people who came in greeting, as she walked forward at a moderately slow pace so that her son''s small legs could keep up with her. She would, honestly, rather just carry the child. Unfortunately, she knew from experience that the stubborn little boy at her heels would be utterly unsatisfied with such an outcome.


    Jodye Trill walked with regal flair, his back upright, and his gaze straight ahead. He looked like a young noble. Isis Trilleck was impressed with her son''s bearing, as she noticed that Jodye didn''t bat an eye at any of the flattery they had received, nor did he comment on it at all. It''s as if the people from before were all just empty air! Who did this kid think he was?


    Lady Isis was feeling a mixture of proud and annoyed. People would surely think she had taught him to behave like this. Of course, she also knew he did have that right and had intended to train him to act like this! He was the young lord of the House, after all. They were people of status. Isis, who was once poor and weak, would definitely milk this with her child. Merely, she never got a chance to slowly show him these ways, because the child had apparently been born so refined!


    Jodye Trill did nothing but ask his mother questions about the various things he had laid his eyes on. After a while, the pair of mother and son reached a large manor''s main chamber. Standing before the chamber doors was none other than the estates enigmatic head butler, Ke Si. Lady Isis and her son stopped in front of Ke Si.


    "What is this? Why do you block my path, Ke Si?" Lady Isis asked with narrowed eyes.


    "My lady, I''m sorry. The council would like to see the third young master alone." Said Ke Si without opening his eyes.


    Jodye Trill subconsciously took a step closer to his mother, whose body responded instinctively as she lifted him into her arms.


    Lady Isis Trilleck''s sapphire eyes begin to glow beautifully with golden light as her gaze turned chilly and she calmly replied, "I am the First Lady of House Trilleck, Isis Trilleck, the wife of your master. Do you know what that means, head butler? I. Am. Your. Mas. Ter." With every pause Isis Trilleck took a step, leaving pink and purple ice crystals in her wake.


    "You have no right to obstruct me, head butler Ke Si. Scram the fuck out of our way for me." As Lady Isis'' words finished, she wrapped her son in her spirit power as a chilling, multicolor, and powerful serene aura suddenly erupted from her and sent Ke Si tumbling through the chamber doors.


    The force was chilling to the bone, and gave the feeling of extreme stillness, like an ancient mountain. Jodye Trill was able to instantly recognize that this was serenity force! The very thing he had been struggling to gain some insight into. His eyes flashed with the light of understanding! Eureka! Perhaps he should find a way to ask for his mother''s help? Jodye had continuously been struggling with how much intelligence he should be revealing. As a former spy, he knew that information was power. He had to keep his cards hidden.


    His own matters aside, Jodye was nonetheless impressed with his mother''s sudden, and domineering change in personality. He had never imagined she had this side to her too. This world only grew more intriguing. No wonder she was able to fight her way up to the first wife position. She was actually this fierce! Jodye figured she was at least as imposing as the five old coots that follow his father around.


    Those guys were intimidating! I mean heck, their eyes glowed. How wild was that? After landing slightly miserably in the main chamber, Ke Si''s eyes opened wide in shock, as he was similarly shocked by the First Lady''s current behavior and strength. Lady Isis slowly sashayed through the doors, with little Jodye Trill on her hip, without reducing her ice-cold aura in the slightest as she stepped past Ke Si, who instantly turned into a purple and blue block of ice.


    ''Poor Ke Si,'' thought Jodye Trill. Even though the butler had attempted to separate them, Jodye Trill didn''t have a bad impression of this now frozen affairs manager. Seated at the oval war table in the center of the chamber were 12 imposing looking elders. Directly across from the mother-son duo, at the head seat of the war table, was the House Lord, Osiris Trilleck. Only, the typically pleasant, smiling face Jodye Trill had grown accustomed too was currently grim and emotionless, his black eyes glowing with a harsh grey light. This slowly chilled Jodye''s heart, as he turned vigilant.


    ''It seems...Something is amiss here.''


    Sage Houses are governed by democracy. In a Sage House, decisions of the estate are made by the Executive Council of Elders or the executive board for short. The House Trilleck Executive Board is made up of twelve elders that serve as the representatives of their individual factions. The elders of the Executive Council of Elders were always known as Seated Elders. Each of the House''s six major wings had two seats and thus two Seated Elders per faction.


    House Trilleck''s six major wings were the Fangs, Black, Myriad Rune, Slaughter, Firestorm, and Windstorm factions. Each faction had many noble and humble elders.


    To become an elder in House Trilleck, one''s cultivation base had to reach either the Heaven''s Master Realm of the saint path or the Void Door Realm of the Sage path. However, to become an Honored Elder one had to advance one sub realm further than this. Only Honored Elders were qualified to be Seated Elders.


    The opinion of each seat represented one vote to cast in significant decisions of the House. The representatives were elected from within their own factions. Whereas, the House Lord possessed two votes on his own, the Seated Elders from his own camp, as well as the right to veto. No one but the Grand Elders could go against the House Lord''s veto. However, it required a minimum of two of the three Grand Elders to be in agreement for the veto to be overruled.


    There were a total of twelve elders positioned around the oval-shaped war table, apart from the House Lord himself who was seated directly across from where Jodye Trill and his mother currently stood. To his immediate left and right were the members of the Five Element Wolf Pack. The Five Element Wolf Pack was known as the Honored Pack, and its members were Guardians, the noble honored elders with the highest position outside of the House Lord and the three Grand Elders. Each of whom possesses their own title.


    While the others didn''t notice the slight change in little Jodye''s eyes when they landed on his father, it did not go unnoticed by Osiris Trilleck himself, who raised a brow. He placed his full attention on Jodye Trill. Some of the elders felt Jodye had been possessed by his combat soul, or in other words, was maintained by a Fallen Body. They thought he would bring a calamity to the House!


    The House lord knew that this fuss was started by his foster brother, Monte Trilleck, who had joined their father''s Windstorm faction and became the representative. However, it was also not so crazy as a theory. The threat was entirely possible! Many strange circumstances were surrounding his son. However, Osiris was genuinely fond of the little guy. Thus, House Lord Trilleck decided that the boy''s next actions would determine his stance in this matter. In fact, Jodye Trill was indeed a fallen body, but not even he understood this, for he had never even heard this term.


    "Your lady greets you, my Lord. Greetings to you as well, honored pack brothers," Lady Isis'' eyes were flirtatious as she greeted Lord Osiris properly, then turned and saluted the five elders closest to him with a smile and curtsy, as she retracted her aura. She then focused her sight back on the lord, completely disregarding the other elders. Seeing this, Lord Osiris felt a headache coming on.


    "My lady, please thaw out my affairs manager," sighed Lord Osiris.

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    "You do not need to worry, as he will return to normal in 20 minutes, my lord." Said Lady Isis with a stoic face. "He dared to tell me that I was not allowed to be somewhere in my own Manor. Even worse, he dared separate me from my darling infant son. Your heir''s safety is my chief responsibility as his mother. How could I let him act so unruly? This is obviously challenging your authority, my lord. I will not stand for such an offense to you, from him or any of these elders. Therefore, he must be punished."


    As usual, First Lady Isis used her sweetest voice when she spoke to her husband. The lord had a helpless look. Except for the elders Lady Isis had greeted before, all the surrounding elders grimaced.


    ...


    "You dare attack the affairs elder!? You are growing more rampant and lawless. Do you believe this estate is your playground, my lady? There are rules?"


    "Are there?" replied Lady Isis indifferently glancing at this elder.


    "How audacious!"


    "You should watch your tongue, my lady. You would dare to talk back to your lord husband!?"


    "I''m sorry, but are you my lord or husband? Is it your turn to reprimand the Lord''s woman?" Lady Isis looked to this elder and said.


    "Little miss, you had best mind your position..."


    ...


    "Be silent." Lord Osiris'' voice boomed through the room. "Isis, the council has decided to test Joseph''s capability. Some of them feared you would object to this process, so they asked Ke Si to retrieve Jodye Trill once he awakened. We did not expect that you would come here yourself."


    "Test his capability?" Lady Isis frowned, changing her demeanor to that of a cold and emotionless ice queen, "House Lord Osiris, with all due respect, my boy is only a one-year-old child. He''s basically an infant, barely a toddler. This seems a little inappropriate, no?"


    ...


    "Audacious! Who are you to question your Lord? Your position as the estate''s Frozen Night Master does not even qualify you to be so outrageous."


    "She has no respect, my Lord! A woman needs to...ah...sister Charlotte, of course, I was only...nevermind."


    "Hmph, many of us have said these same words as the First Lady. The boy is too young for this assessment. In normal situations, this assessment can only barely be given to three-year-olds, let alone a one-year-old. She is perfectly right to worry," said one of the five elders closest to the lord, one of two females on the executive board.


    "Indeed, we are putting the boy at risk here. Shouldn''t we consider this further?"


    "Yes, after all, the young lord is ultimately still one of us, a Trilleck at that. He is of superior birth and talent, isn''t this something we should be celebrating? All of this fuss seems unnecessary."


    "You saw the terrifying fire produced by this child! Questions must be answered, we are at risk if we remain ignorant! How many families have we had to compensate since yesterday alone?"


    ...


    "The Lady is too sentimental. It is merely a small test." Said a short and chubby elder in crimson robes. He had small eyes and minor overbite. This was the elder named Blood Fang, one of the representatives of the Fangs Faction of House Trilleck.


    "A small test?" Said Lady Isis through gritted teeth. Jodye Trill knew his mother was growing agitated when he felt that protective energy wave cover him once again, as his mother''s aura began slowly leaking out. Her voice rose into a low shout, "What kind of test is that Elder Fang? Source spirit assessment? Do you want him to use a fate gem? Both of these require a tremendous amount of stress on the boy''s soul. I will not allow any of you to harm or cripple my child!"


    "Hmph," snorted Elder Blood Fang, "I admit that your Void Door Realm cultivation base is impressive, but do not think you can swagger as you please with merely this."


    "Void Door? Hmph, you may think what you like you fool. Just know, that at the very least, I can easily kill you." Said Lady Isis in a tone as cold as ice, before completely restraining her aura. Jodye couldn''t help but be impressed as he looked up at his mother. She was fierce enough!


    "You.." Elder Fang''s face twisted hideously. Little Joe snickered, drawing the rooms attention to himself accidentally. After being bewildered for a couple seconds, Jodye looked up at his mother again, only to find her smiling at him.


    "Ma, can we unfreeze Ke Si? He''s always so nice to me," Jodye Trill looked at his mother with pleading eyes, actually giving her a timely way out of this tense moment. Isis gave her son a thumbs up in her mind, as she was just hoping to turn this around.


    After all, she actually also wanted to test her son early. However, how could she just let these men do as they want without her consent?


    The elders in the room, who but for a few were mostly unfamiliar with this third young master, were quietly surprised. They looked astonished as they stared at the little blue-eyed child. To speak out at this moment was definitely something only a child who couldn''t sense the mood would do.


    He just wanted to help his friend. Some of the elders were pleased by this.


    Lady Isis, who was just in the middle of planning how to deescalate the situation, was also startled by her son''s request. She had a feeling that his timing wasn''t a coincidence. After all, he had not reacted at all when she attacked Ke Si. If he was anything at that moment, it was only excited. This little boy was becoming more mysterious every day.


    "As you wish, my little heartbeat," Lady Isis eyes remained indifferent as she waved her hand. The serenity ice encasing Ke Si immediately shattered into pink and purple dust, as Ke Si fell to the ground shivering, "Ke Si, as my son has pleaded for leniency towards you, I will relent. For your own sake, I hope you do not make challenging me a habit."


    As soon as Lady Isis finished speaking, she felt her little son trying to struggle out of her embrace. She released him and used her magic qi to gently place him on his feet.


    Jodye then dashed over to Ke Si with his little arms trailing behind. He stopped in front of Ke Si and crossed his small chest in salute.


    "Ke Si, I''m sorry we froze you. You tried to bully my mom, but pops says it wasn''t your fault, on the count of it was the other old guys that wanted to bully mom. Don''t be mad at my mom, okay?" Jodye Trill stared straight into Ke Si eyes. Being penetrated by that gaze made Ke Si feel like this child could see through all lies.


    Ke Si straightened himself up, then he knelt on one knee to look Jodye Trill in the face, "Yes, my little lord, Ke Si knows what to do. Don''t you worry."


    "Kay." Came the boy''s voice from a distance. Jodye had immediately turned around and walked away after hearing ''yes, little lord,'' leaving Ke Si a bit stunned before he slightly smiled as he stood back up, slowly fading into the shadows.


    "Pops." Said little Jodye Trill after he came and stood next to his mother.


    Lord Osiris Trilleck was wearing black and gold clothes and a rare pair of glasses.He had never taken his eyes off his son from the moment Jodye and his mother walked in. Jodye was also acutely aware of this.


    This was proof of suspicion.


    An indiscernible glint flashed across his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking. Osiris slowly sat back in his chair and spoke, "In this hall, you must address this father of yours as Lord of the house. Do you understand me, Joseph Trilleck?"


    "Lord pops," said Jodye Trill instantly, nearly flooring everyone in the room. This kid was so pure it hurt their ears. The way he spoke made it seem as if learning to speak was so easy for him that he failed to appreciate the subtleties of grammar.


    Little Jodye would often shorten words or use unique phrases they had never heard. All of their imposing pretenses seemed like flies on the wall when the boy spoke.


    Lord Osiris slapped his head with his palm, but suddenly couldn''t help but return to his usual smile as he spoke again, "What is it, my boy?"


    "I had a dream." Said Jodye Trill, in his most puerile voice. He had learned this trick from his second sister Kamila. Jodye Trill was not about to reinvent the famous speech of Martin Luther King Jr. or anything like that to save himself. However, he had noticed that the atmosphere was off.


    Without carefully thinking about it, he realized that all this should have something to do with the inferno of magic fire he had somehow and inadvertently slept through burning inside. He even slept from beginning to end. Not to mention the miraculous changes that occurred to his body in the process.


    That being the case, he knew that these people were on guard against him for some unknown reason related to that event. Perhaps the reason was the unknown itself? Thinking to here, Jodye Trill came up with several possible ways to approach this issue. The best solution? Since they fear a monster, he would just be a child.


    Reciprocating the hostility isn''t something that a toddler that had rarely been outside his own courtyard would do. Likely a one-year-old child wouldn''t even sense hostility too well. Sure enough, Lord Osiris and a few the elders had suddenly become interested, and less guarded. Even though some of them were displeased, it was the minority.


    "We do not have time for the ramblings of a child," interrupted Monte Trilleck, who had been otherwise quiet. He frowned intensely as he turned and spoke to the lord, "Osiris, I hope you do not intend for us to..."


    Monte Trilleck didn''t finish his words. He suddenly felt his heart stop, as if it was afraid of beating. A soul-wrenching killing intent that made him feel like a tiny rabbit in front of a vicious pack of wolves that had him cornered.


    "Elder Monte Trilleck. Forgive me...but did you just disrespect our young lord?" said a beautiful female elder on the left of Elder Mercer and the Lord Osiris, in a voice that would be pleasant to the ears if it wasn''t as sharp and merciless as a blade covered in blood.


    This woman was wearing a blood red body suit that perfectly hugged her hourglass-shaped body. She had long black hair, skin that looked smooth and beautiful like jade, green eyes, and the appearance of a 25-year-old woman. Jodye inwardly thought that this chick was a total bombshell! However, those green eyes of hers were cold and emotionless. She was apparently a murderer. Jodye was confident that this woman was the most insane of killers.


    This hot lady had the demeanor of a hitwoman, but the face of a doll. This was the Hell''s Daughter Charlotte Slaughter, a Titled Honored Elder of House Trilleck, and a member of the Five Element Wolf pack. Her official title was Hell''s Daughter, while Charlotte Slaughter was her actual name.


    Though she appeared young and sexy, she was actually a bit over three hundred years old. She served as the representative for the Slaughter faction, an all-woman faction founded by the Honored Elder herself.


    "Elder Charlotte, you misunderstand. Please forgive me little lord, my lady," Monte Trilleck chose to retreat in the face of such killing intent. However, he did not apologize to the lord, only the lady, and her son.


    He would avoid offending that madwoman if he could, but he wouldn''t bow his head to Osiris. But damn, this was the hardest part about getting rid of Osiris! This mighty Five Element Wolf Pack accompanied him everywhere he went, they would simply never be too far away from the Lord. They even had a higher status than normal elders! He could only withdraw.


    "Come on up here, Joseph," Said Lord Osiris, patting his lap.


    "Lord pops, it''s okay you can still say Jodye, okay?" Jodye Trill ran under everyone''s chair then climbed up into his father''s lap, before responding cutely.


    Lord Osiris laughed in his trademark boisterous manner, and his tension from before was finally easing. If nothing else, this was precisely the same little boy he had already grown attached too. He could no longer bear to treat him indifferently, less the boy''s feelings get hurt for no reason, "Okay then, little Joe. Speak, be quick. Hurry and tell papa about your dream, kid."


    Jodye Trill then recounted his experience in the black space. Merely, he omitted the conversation between the two voices. He merely spoke of the sounds themselves, referring to them as indistinct. He only mentioned when a voice told him he was there too soon, and then an explosion that condensed a wolf made of fire. The lord, elders, and even lady Isis were all shocked. They all took turns asking Jodye what he was doing before passing out, and how his body and mind were feeling.


    Jodye Trill just told them that he was meditating like his ''pops'' would do during the night. While holding the medicinal herb his father had given him, he felt some strange power seeping into him for the last few nights. He claimed that on that particular night, he felt like something cracked in his head before it ached so severely he passed out.


    This was all, of course, a mix of truth and lies. Jodye was diabolical with such things, he had far too much experience.


    Lord Osiris had a contemplative look on his face, as he held Jodye Trill''s wrist, inspecting the state of the little guy''s body with his spiritual sense. As he was scanning, he noticed that it almost seemed as if Jodye had a look of curiosity on his face and seemed to be following the flow of energy with his eyes. Osiris felt this to be a misconception before Jodye spoke when the former''s sense stopped next to the latter''s heart.


    "Pops it tickles there, move it, quick, move it." Jodye Trill began to squirm and giggle in his father''s embrace.


    Lord Osiris was momentarily bewildered, before withdrawing his spiritual sense, "Jodye Trill, can you truly feel my spiritual probing?"


    "It felt like worms crawling inside," Jodye Trill made a face and shivered.


    Lord Osiris threw a look at the surrounding elders, who he found were all looking back at him as well. He then glanced at his lady Isis. Meeting his gaze, she sighed softly and sashayed her way over to pick up Jodye.


    "Just us then, my dear. No one else," Lady Isis spoke to Lord Osiris very softly in relent.


    "Leave us. My honored pack brothers may, of course, remain." Lord Osiris commanded the surrounding elders, whose expressions all turned sour. They grumbled and complained as they all rose to depart. Moments later, there were only seven adults and one child in the main chamber.


    "My husband, will you explain what on Gaea is going on here?" as soon as the chamber doors closed again, Lady Isis had Jodye Trill in one hand, and the other on her hip.


    Lord Osiris sighed deeply before explaining, "I have been contacted by my clan."


    Lady Isis turned pale.


    "My father would like to be there during the assessments of my newborn children. He wants to respect my hegemonic position here, and will instead raise the best of my offspring in the main branch. Unless another miracle happens, Jodye is definitely the best of my offspring."


    "So, are we now a side branch?" spat Lady Isis. There was obvious sarcasm in her tone, "Must I send my son away just because it had been decided by others?"


    "My love, this is not something we should see as a disadvantage. You must consider that my clan looks down at us from a much higher view than the Anubis Dynasty." Said Lord Osiris in a calm tone. "My old man thought I died with my mother all those years ago..."


    "Dear, how exactly did they find you then?" Asked lady Isis, full of concern.


    "This..." Lord Osiris hesitated before calling out to the friendly neighborhood butler,


    "Ke Si."


    Ke Si suddenly appeared entirely out of nowhere behind Lord Osiris. With his arrival, Jodye Trill noticed that everything other than the space separating the three adults was now pitch black and silent.


    "Force Field!" his mother had mentioned force fields to him on the way over. This was supposedly a mage rank power, whatever that meant! This Ke Si was able to create a Shadow Force Field!

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    Fifteen days after the situation in the main chamber of the Lord''s Manor, Jodye Trill was spending the better part of his last few days being taught how to read and write by his mother. His father would also take him on trips while cramming information down his throat. During these trips Charlotte Slaughter was the one primarily responsible for Jodye, drastically improving their relationship.


    They were currently walking through a grand palace within a noble estate on the other side of Lake Nicaea. This vast estate was equal in size to House Trilleck but far more quaint in styling. This was the grounds of Jodye''s maternal family, House Shu.


    Merely, as both of Jodye''s parents were adopted, he was no more a Shu than a Trilleck in his bloodline. Apparently, this was part of why his talent was such an issue. However, Jodye was sure there was a lot more to it than that.


    "Auntie Charlotte is so pretty. Are you a pill model?" asked Jodye Trill glad in elegant white and gold garments. Pill models were exceptionally beautiful women who accompanied masters in promoting their services. This was similar to models in his former world.


    "You kidding me kid? Where did you even hear of pill models and the like? Has the lady been allowing you to use the profound viewing crystal?" asked Charlotte Slaughter who was currently holding Jodye in her arms. She was wearing a purple dress with a golden wolf design, which had a slit that revealed her sexy chocolate legs. Jodye had his arms wrapped around her fragrant neck as he rested his head on her ample bosom. If lady Isis were to see this, then she would certainly feel betrayed. Jodye didn''t resist being held by this beauty at all, he was way too comfortable. Charlotte, however, thought he was cute, "I am no pill model, but I have done so for your father before."


    "Wow, really? Pops is a master?" asked Jodye curiously. He had never heard this before.


    "Indeed, though not many people know. He uses a false identity whenever he goes out as a master, people would never believe it was him if he told them," replied Charlotte Slaughter with worship evident in her eyes. This made Jodye secretly jealous of his handsome and cool dad, he wanted to grow up and woo beautiful ladies as well!


    "How come auntie Charlotte doesn''t become one of Jodye''s mothers?" asked Jodye Trill sagely, making Charlotte immediately turn scarlet. ''Bingo,'' thought Jodye to himself.


    "I would never marry your bad father, he would play me to death," snarled Charlotte after some consideration, which shocked Jodye, "I would much rather have a handsome little husband like you, little guy."


    Jodye''s eyes sparkled with dazzling light. ''Lucky chance!''


    "In that case, I will definitely marry aunt Charlotte once I grow up, "little Jodye harrumphed, "don''t forget your words okay?"


    "It''s a deal then, now let us find your father," Charlotte Slaughter was actually only jesting, but how could she know that Jodye had already marked her as his woman now and in the future? He would tell his father this at first notice.


    Everywhere Jodye went the sapphire blue fate gem would float slightly above is the back of his head. Or rather, it should now be called a destiny star.


    The destiny star would follow him around like a shadow, glowing resplendently whenever he was concentrating on something. It was as if it was thinking with him. The color even changed based on what he was concentrating on! When he read and studied the gem would glow like a small blue star. At night when he refined his muscles with astral might, the fate gem would burn golden like a tiny sun.


    To Jodye Trill''s shock, the presence of this gem gave him a level of mental clarity he didn''t previously have! It was easier for him to memorize things, and his body''s cultivation was progressing a bit faster! Body transformation was without a doubt the most challenging path to advance in. Every step was far more difficult to take than the last. However, the suffering became more comfortable to deal with as one progressed.


    "Well if it isn''t sister Slaughter. Still trailing behind House Lord Osiris like a loyal little bitch, aren''t we?" came the snide and unremarkable voice of an approaching female warrior. This woman was plain-looking but had a sharp aura surrounding her, like she was a sheathed sword.


    This was Jodye''s first time encountered such an aura up close.


    Jodye and Charlotte were currently both wearing the same frowning face the moment this voice was heard. However, seeing the frown on the former made the latter smile and helped her recover her icy composure.


    "Selma Shu. To what do I owe the displeasure of this visit?" the approaching woman was no stranger to Charlotte, this woman was a Seated Elder of House Shu and one of her longtime rivals. They had fought each other dozens of times in the last 200 years.


    If Jodye knew this, then he would be totally dumbstruck. After all, Charlotte Slaughter didn''t look a day over 25-years-old. By all accounts, he had always presumed he knew the age of those around him. Unfortunately, the only people who appeared their actual age in his presence were his father, second mother, third mother, fifth mother, and his siblings.


    "I heard the Lord''s young son is here. However, I''m disgusted to see you coddling such a large child," Selma Shu turned her nose up at Charlotte holding Jodye like he was her baby. "Lying about his age is one thing, but must you take it so far?"


    Charlotte was speechless momentarily, as she couldn''t refute the woman''s logic. Jodye was the size of a four or five-year-old child. As a male, it was a little inappropriate to carry him if she didn''t have too. Merely, wasn''t Jodye only one this year? She couldn''t bear to treat him like a child just because he overgrew, he was still in the stage where he needed to be spoiled.


    "You can''t talk to her like that!" berated Jodye Trill, catching both women off guard. Most children wouldn''t dare speak in such a situation, but the little Lord was not most people, "Charlotte is my retainer and future confidante. You can''t bully her or I''ll tell my dad for sure! Not only that, once I grow up, I''ll come to fight you too!"


    "As the representatives of House Trilleck, we are owed due respect." Charlotte Slaughter chimed in after kissing little Jodye on his cheek. "Or did your Shu clan wish to ignore our intimate relations to attack us here?"


    "As if you were worthy," Selma Shu was clearly unresigned to end things like this. It was at this moment that both Jodye and Charlotte realized that this woman may have come just to cause trouble.


    The question was why?


    "It''s been a while since I tested your blade, Slaughter. Around 50 years right? Now is as good a time as any." Selma Shu licked her lips as a saber appeared in her hand. Moments later the atmosphere changed slightly, as Jodye felt Charlotte''s body tense.


    "You..." Charlotte Slaughter grimaced. Was she not clearly holding the young third Lord? Yet this woman was already drawing her weapon forcing Charlotte into accepting her challenge. How could Charlotte put down Jodye to spar with this woman? That would be a direct breach of command!


    Plus, she felt the real target of this may not be herself. She may have made a few enemies in the past, but she was only a Seated Elder and a member of the Five Element Wolf Pack. No one would risk offending the Lord just to get revenge on her. Which means she wasn''t their target at all!


    "They want Joseph!" Charlotte Slaughter thought to herself. She was upset, but not panicked. There were only a few experts in this estate she was afraid of, and Selma Shu was not one of them.


    "Hmph."


    Jodye felt himself get covered in a layer of protection again. Pure qi condensed into a blade on Charlotte''s hand as she rapidly shot forward and slash out with her palm. A golden wave of blade qi collided against the chest of Selma Shu who was knocked crashing 30 meters back, coughing up blood miserably. This was not part of the plan, since when was Charlotte this powerful?


    "What''s going on down there?" two guards from the palace quickly ran downstairs when they heard the commotion. They were clad in black armor, and when they arrived, they instantly grew enraged. "How dare you attack our elder! Guards, to us! Get them!


    When she saw several guards rush her way from out of nowhere, Charlotte''s body exploded with a black qi aura as she burst through the wall of the palace and landed in a courtyard. Charlotte took a mighty leap with Joseph in her arms, rapidly soaring through the sky as she fled.


    "We can''t leave the Lord''s side, but I''ll send our mounts," came Elder Mercer''s voice through the device in Jodye''s hand.


    "Okay," during this time Charlotte Slaughter had just contacted the Honored Pack on her serene sound mirror. Three howls were heard in the distance as three mighty Spirit Wolves rushed over before they stopped around Charlotte with snarling teeth, "Don''t worry little Joe. I don''t know what''s going on, but I''ll never let them touch you!"


    Jodye Trill was thoroughly confused at this point. Wasn''t this House Shu also considered his family? What exactly was going on here?


    "Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte. Things do not have to be this way, you know?" came a sinister voice from behind the two guards, who parted way to make room for this stranger. One could tell from his slightly withered hand and his old voice that this stranger was an elder wearing white robes with a white flood dragon design. The hood of these robes shined with golden light, masking his appearance. However, Charlotte could never mistake this voice.


    Somehow this voice sounded like it was directly next to them, instead of hundreds of meters behind. From behind this old man, another expert rushed out to chase Charlotte. He had on black robes and a hood that shrouded his face in darkness. Only his mouth and beard could be seen.


    "Trevor¡­" it was at this instant that Charlotte finally paled. Trevor Graves was the Right-Hand of the most terrifying expert in the West Ward. She had gotten used to hearing his voice many years ago after she got kidnapped by the White Demon Temple. Her body shuddered involuntarily, which made Jodye super nervous.


    "Are we going to die, Aunt Charlotte?" Jodye asked innocently. Things just didn''t look optimistic, and his father seemed to be in no mood for helping them as of now.


    Charlotte Slaughter looked at the boy in her tight embrace before she whispered, "the Winter Spirit Wolf on the left is mine. I''m going to send you to your father''s side. If you can''t find him turn and leave far, far away from here."


    As she spoke, she had the all-white Winter Spirit Wolf approach while placing Jodye on its back, and put a protective charm around his neck. The Winter Spirit Wolf turned and then dashed into the distance.


    "With the speed of Chucky (Winter Spirit Wolf), no one will be able to chase up to him unless Altis is here as well," Completely relaxed now that Jodye wasn''t on her side, Charlotte''s eyes shined with crimson-golden light. A mysterious purple magic cube appeared in the void next to her. As soon as this source artifact appeared a loud howling was heard, and the two Spirit Wolves next to her joined in with this howl, causing waves of pressure to push back the guards who were arriving to surround her.


    One hundred meters in front of Charlotte, a middle-aged man in black robes slowly descended from the sky. Charlotte saw the black qi essence billowing from his body, and she immediately let her own essence aura explode. The black qi escaped her body and condensed into a deadly crimson halberd, radiating fearsome light. Charlotte Slaughter grabbed this halberd, and sword qi whistled in the air as her form begin to morph.


    In less than a breath, she had transformed from a beautiful curvy woman to a three-meter tall wolf-woman with scarlet fur. Her long black hair remaining floating without wind behind her, and two menacing golden fangs hung below her jawline. The purple magic cube next to her started to rotate at high speed, as black curse marks poured out of the artifact and into the halberd, forming black wolf hieroglyphs all down the pole and on the blade.


    This was her famous Swordfire Death Halberd, the saint weapon of the Hell''s Daughter. All saint class warriors were able to condense a Saint Weapon after reaching a specific realm.


    The black-robed man didn''t stay idle as a voodoo doll that looked like a corrupted tiger cub appeared in the void next to him. His hands blurred as countless hand signs begin to form seals of voodoo curse power. A purple-black radiance was emitted from his hands as curse seals start to crawl up his arms. His black essence qi condensed into two mighty gauntlets, one for each arm. These gauntlets were swiftly covered in eerie black snake glyphs almost as soon as they formed.


    Though this took time to explain, everything was completed in only a couple of seconds.


    Charlotte Slaughter let out a powerful sound that could only be interpreted as a bark, as the two Spirit Wolves next to her used their respective lifeblood powers to form magic circles under their feet as they charged toward that black-robed man in the sky. The black-robed man saw the two Spirit Wolves and was inwardly startled. The Spirit Wolf Species was a type of Origin Beast.


    These were magical beasts that could cultivate! Unlike Vicious Beasts which had to evolve by feeding on others, an origin beast simply didn''t need to evolve to become stronger. They could cultivate their origin force! Origin beasts were born in pairs from world veins. When beasts die and decompose the world absorbs their everything and uses it to reconstruct it''s own creature. For an origin beast born from the world vein their mate was always born with them! The only thing scarier than powerful origin beasts were origin god beasts.


    The black-robed man saw that the left was a River Spirit Wolf while the other was a Molten Spirit Wolf. Water and Fire, Yin and Yang, these beasts would not be easy to deal with.


    The River Spirit Wolf had already turned into a liquid form, as its paw lashed out like water whip attacking rapidly and consecutively. The black-robed man and was forced to block with his saint weapon over and over again. Behind him, the Molten Spirit Wolf spat out a stream of magma. The magma entirely scorched the black-robed man''s back!


    "Greater Earth Devil Palm," the black-robed man launched two palms imbued with voodoo earth power one for each Spirit Wolf. From his hands two palm shaped boulders the size of an adult male shot out so rapidly like missle fire. The River Spirit Wolf transformed into a waterfall and avoided the attack, but the Molten Spirit Wolf was knocked tumbling away.


    Void Shift!


    Meanwhile, Charlotte operated her origin energy suddenly vanished from where she was floating. When she reappeared in the void 200 meters away, she immediately smashed down with her Swordfire Death Halberd, causing a tempest of slaughter-sword qi to collide with a figure hidden in the void.


    Bang!


    A sizable explosion followed the collision between the halberd and a short sword in the hand of Trevor Graves, who was knocked back several steps before regaining his composure, "My, my¡­you have grown, Slaughter. You can actually contend with this humble one for a bit? Truly intriguing."


    Charlotte Slaughter herself was knocked back a few feet. Since she had successfully sneak attacked this bastard, it was safe to say that their strength was equal. She felt disgusted that this bastard dared to refer to himself as ''this humble one.'' Only the saints who followed the righteous or orthodox paths would be respected as a humble one. As a saint who focused on the evil path, or a fallen angel, Trevor Graves was the worst type of scum. She didn''t bother responding with words and instead slashed out with her saint weapon.


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Bang!


    Trevor frowned deeply, but it couldn''t be seen through the golden light shrouding his face. They had clashed over 20 times but had yet to gain an advantage. He hadn''t expected that this woman had reached such a level. He felt he should have waited awhile before capturing her before, and the harvest would have been much more significant. He continued to clash against Charlotte while he spoke out, "Are you so dismissive towards your former husband? We were once one you know."


    "You will die!" With these words, Trevor seemed to have crossed Charlotte''s bottom line. She completely snapped and attacked berserkly with her saint weapon.


    "Tch," Trevor made a tooth sucking sound as he lamented the failure of this mission, "This mission is busted. We''ll have to try another method."


    He seemed to sense a certain qi, and he quickly produced a black crystal from his spatial ring and crushed it as soon as it appeared. The next thing Charlotte knew, spatial laws radiated outward and Trevor was teleported away in an instant.


    "Coward!" screamed Charlotte Slaughter. She was aware that Trevor had just been toying with her, but she still felt totally peeved that he escaped so easily. Turning to the black-robed man a couple hundred meters away, Charlotte starts smirking evilly. She couldn''t possibly kill Trevor, but what about his lackey?


    In the skies above the House Shu estate grounds, two brutal battles were taking place. Meanwhile, Jodye was holding on for dear life to the Winter Spirit Wolf who ran at insane speeds.


    "How could she be so sure I would even be able to endure this?" he grimaced because of the powerful shockwaves combining from the fights above and the heavy wind pressure. He felt the threat of death from these shockwaves.


    Whatever was going on today, he was becoming aware of one thing. He was being targeted by forces with a strength that he couldn''t even fathom, and they didn''t want to tickle him. If it weren''t for Charlotte''s quick thinking and efficient actions, Jodye would likely have been kidnapped. Merely, he was worried about Charlotte. Could she face those foes all alone? Jodye simply had no clue how prominent these people were, he couldn''t gauge it at all.


    "JOSEPH!" Jodye was awakened from his thoughts by his fathers bellowing voice that seemed to shake the whole estate.


    "Pops, I''m here!" screamed Jodye Trill at the top of his lungs. His father had told him previously that if Jodye could hear his voice, then his father would also be able to hear Jodye''s own voice. Sure enough, in a couple of seconds, the Winter Spirit Wolf slowed to a stop before bowing deeply. Osiris Trilleck appeared next to Jodye like a wind ghost.


    "Ke Si," said the House Lord after arriving. As Jodye heard a soft bell chime behind himself, he simply looked at his father who spoke to him at this moment, "Little Joe, go home. It''s too risky to have you here. You''ll be safe with your mother."


    Osiris placed his finger on Jodye''s head, and the boy instantly lost consciousness. The House Lord looked in the direction of Scarlet''s fight, before speaking to his butler, "Take him. Keep him healthy, my friend. I''ll clean up the House Shu."


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    Sky Fall Legend

 15 Targeted! 1

    "Icy, my heart, under no circumstances can you repeat this to anyone." Said Lord Osiris solemnly.


    Lady Isis and little Jodye Trill both nodded with grave faces. This made the Lord and Ke Si glance at each other in secret. This kid was just too much.


    "I have awakened my second combat soul," a gold light shone in the Lord''s eyes, and he took a deep breath before continuing, "It is a legendary Sky Wolf. So, naturally, the expert diviners of God Wolf Redoubt became aware of me the moment it awakened."


    "But I don''t understand! How is that possible? You''ve been a Sage for over 30 years. How did you suddenly awaken another soul?" asked the First Lady in confusion.


    "This is my life''s biggest secret. My origin pool was damaged in my youth, before my adoption. I was basically crippled." Said Lord Osiris with a dazed expression, as he reminisced on the past, "The old leader and Grand Patriarch of House Trilleck, Abercorn Trilleck, found the broken me and used a precious treasure of his to heal me over time. Because of this, I was eventually able to cultivate as a saint until I met Rocky, who became my combat soul and helped me refine an origin artifact. I wasn''t a Sage until I was seventeen."


    Lady Isis was silent as she processed this new information, shocked and a bit disappointed that she knew so little about her own ''man.'' Their situation may be complicated, but she truly adored this man, almost to the point of worshiping the ground he walked on.


    "Lord pops," suddenly, little Jodye Trill spoke up.


    "What is it, son?" Lord Osiris raised his eyebrow, as he had nearly forgotten about the toddler in his wife''s arms that was smarter than a five-year-old sage brat but hadn''t yet learned when not to speak.


    "Was your second combat soul also crippled when you were little?" Asked Jodye Trill. He was particularly curious about this point. Lady Isis'' eyes seem to flash momentarily looking at her son. She hadn''t even thought this far yet, as she was distracted. Joseph had brought her back to the crux of the issue.


    Lord Osiris was a bit surprised but answered openly, "Indeed, it was, son. The Sky Wolf was my original Combat Soul. When my origin pool was crippled, and my cultivation wasted, I lost the connection with my Sky Wolf. By the time I learned what a Sky Wolf was, I had nearly forgotten about my own. Now, the link between myself and it has been reestablished due to a lucky encounter," Lord Osiris might as well have been talking to his son in another language, for Jodye only understood about 30% of the words spoken.


    "This is also the reason I''ve brought you here, my son. To be honest, I have suddenly become wary of you. No, I am not kidding Icy," said his father, as his mother gave a questioning look.


    "This is a feeling from deep within my soul. Many of the elders with wolf souls, or contracted wolf spirits, have also felt varying levels of this wariness. There is only one reasonable explanation for this." The Lord paused and observed his son again, deep meaning in his eyes. "The power inside of you, Joseph, surpasses us all...and by no small margin. Many feel threatened by this. The son of the Lord won''t necessarily be the next lord, only those who win the qualifications can be such. However, with your status as a young lord, in addition to your talent, it makes you too intimidating."


    As the Lord''s words faded, so did the world of darkness and Ke Si along with it. The five elders still remained in their previous positions, as if no time had passed at all. This made Jodye Trill silently reevaluate the talent of this butler.


    "Little Jo, what we are going to do next is called a Source Spirit Assessment. You''re currently in what we call a ''half-awake'' state. If the assessment is successful, you can awaken your host soul. Once this happens, you will soon make your first attempt at subduing and refining a fate artifact." Said Osiris Trilleck with a hint of excitement in his voice. "Elder Fontaine, if you would do the honors, please."


    The blonde haired and blue eyed Elder Fontaine had pale white skin and was holding a folding fan-shaped origin tool, which he snapped closed at this moment. He was very handsome, tall and imposing, with a blonde beard that hung to his mid-chest.


    His face was identical to Mercer Trilleck, though his hair and eyes were entirely different. Even though he had some gray in his hair near the temples and few wrinkles, the majority of his shoulder-length hair was platinum blonde, giving his noble countenance certain youthful glow.


    This was Heavenly Rain Fontaine, an Honored Elder of House Trilleck and a member of the Five Element Wolf pack. His official title was Heavenly Rain, while Fontaine Trilleck was his actual name. From inside of his blue and black robes, Elder Fontaine pulled out a transparent gemstone the size of a child''s fist and a small jade box.


    "Please listen carefully, Joseph," begins Elder Fontaine.


    Jodye Trill''s little face turned solemn, and he straightened his back, leaning back in his mother''s arm. He was accurately and very clearly imitating his father''s previous posture. "Elder Fontaine, when we are in these chambers you will refer to me only as Little Lord. Do you understand me, elder?"


    Elder Fontaine and others wore dumbfounded facial expressions before they all burst into laughter. Rather than upset, they were all highly impressed. Such a learning speed was unique to this child alone, amongst millions. He was already imitating his father''s demeanor flawlessly!


    He didn''t even have to be told to do so, he probably just wanted to be like his old man. You couldn''t teach some kids this if you tried for all their lives. The little lady Kamila Trilleck, for example, was wild and near uncontrollable unless she was around her little brother. This had become well known in the entire Saint Anubis City.


    All the elders felt delighted by this, especially Elder Fontaine, who had previously had the least amount of contact with the child among the group. Osiris Trilleck was like a god among men on the battlefield. Having such an abnormal heir seemed to be fate, "Yes, that is this one''s mistake little lord. Forgive me."


    "Bwahaha, come, Elder Fontaine, tell me what you want to say." Said Jodye Trill, imitating Lord Osiris'' trademark laugh. Osiris Trilleck didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, as he ruffled the hair of this little blue-eyed clone. They say you shouldn''t favor one child over the other, but the House Lord found himself growing ever fonder of this kid.


    "Reporting to the little lord," while speaking Elder Fontaine opened up the tiny jade box. In a mere couple of seconds, the entire area was filled with a sweet fragrance, coming out from the box. "This, in my left hand, is the Fate Reveal Pill. We are going to have you ingest this. Your current spiritual state is at half step awake. This pill will push you the rest of the way."


    Upon hearing this, the youth instantly got excited as his eyes shined. Wasn''t this a free lunch?


    Elder Fontaine continued his explanation, "Once you refine the energy within, it will push you to level 2 spiritual force, the Host Reveal stage. Perhaps, it may push you even further, as this pill was designed to help children who had yet to reach level 1 spiritual force. However, it''s true that you are a bit young..." As he said this Elder Fontaine gave Jodye a peculiar look, "Well, do not worry I will help you refine this pill. In my right hand is a Fate Gem. When this gem undergoes a change, that change will represent your soul force compatibility."


    Elder Fontaine handed the pill to lady Isis. Isis then, reluctantly, told Jodye Trill to open his mouth. Little Jodye complied wordlessly and swallowed the pill. He immediately felt a burning hot energy journey through his small frame. However, this simply couldn''t compare to the slow and torturous days of tempering his skin with astral might at night.


    After confirming the third young lord had swallowed the pill, Elder Fontaine put one index finger on Jodye''s glabella, and then placed the other index finger underneath his navel. Jodye felt a different spiritual sense probe his body, making him completely uncomfortable all over. This was like being touched on your insides by a stranger. Lady Isis saw her son''s slightly pained face and grew instantly enraged, but was also immediately suppressed when Lord Osiris grabbed her hand.


    The Lord had realized lately how protective this woman was over the boy, it was indeed on an abnormal level.


    A pale violet light appeared on the tip of Elder Fontaine''s fingers, as he guided the energies in Jodye Trill''s tiny body. This was so Jodye could quickly absorb the magical properties of the pill. Fontaine was impressed because many children would whine and complain during this process. Refining such a pill was not easy. However, Jodye merely frowned as the process continued.


    Jodye really wanted to cast his spiritual sense to check the interior condition of his body, but he decided against it in the end. With a foreign invader currently operating his energy flows wantonly in his body, he couldn''t be careless. He was still afraid of the consequences of revealing too much at his age. After all, who knows what they would have done if he had behaved suspiciously earlier!


    After a couple of minutes, Jodye Trill felt a wild energy tingle below his navel, then what felt like a spark. Dense milky white energy that he didn''t know was there, started pouring out several different places in his body, traveling all over before it converged into that spot beneath his navel.


    The Fate Gem in Elder Fontaine''s hands begin to glow blue, and he immediately released it, as the gem starts to float.


    "Magic force!" exclaimed Elder Mercer.


    At this moment the Fate Gem changed from a bright blue to a deep crimson-purple. Then, it turned again to be to multicolored and prismatic.


    "Voo...Voodoo Force," this time it was the House Lord Osiris Trilleck''s turn to be shocked.


    "Both Voodoo and Magic...he has the Chaotic Force potential." Elder Fontaine''s hands were trembling as he stared at the Fate Gem with a feverish look in his eyes.


    Every sage is born with an affinity to the heaven-earth primary force that their bodies are naturally compatible with. The level of affinity, however, is different for all. Except for those who possess unique physiques, these primary forces are almost always Magic, Voodoo, or Pure Force. Chaos Force, however, is the result of having both Magic Life and Voodoo Death Force.


    Although actually comprehending chaos force was unreasonably rare, just being to use magic and curses together was a tremendous advantage over those who could only do one or the other. After all, Lord Osiris himself could only use the curse powers of voodoo force. Lord Osiris made a firm decision in his heart. They must protect this boy, at all costs!


    He was their future!


    The fate gem suddenly started to spin. It shined dazzlingly and emitted and low hum for about half an incense stick of time. Next, the fate gem transformed into a multicolored electric sphere of power and floated there for another half incense stick of time. Afterward, the area around the fate gem slightly trembled, as the electrical sphere dissipated and shrunk back into its gem form.


    The fate gem then emitted a sharp silver and green glow, as a wolf howl was accompanied by all the heaven-earth primary force in the surroundings being pulled into the gem. This howl which shook the soul of all the elders in the room, other than lady Isis, was powerful and unique. The fate gem then exploded utterly, in a multicolored mess of forces.


    All the adults in the room wore stunned faces. Jodye Trill, himself, was staring at the spot of the explosion with his jaw hanging open.


    "So much for a low profile¡­"

 16 Targeted! 2

    Jodye Trill once again struggled out of his mother''s embrace, but a sliver of her power stayed attached to him like a collar. Ignoring this degrading feeling, he dashed over to the mark left over from the explosion.


    Suddenly, out of nowhere the trillions of particles suddenly converged right in front of Jodye to become the Fate Gem! Except, rather than being small and transparent, it was now twice the size of before and the same sapphire blue as Jodye''s eyes.


    Lord Osiris'' entire body began to tremble when he saw the Fate Gem reassemble, "Impossible...no way..."


    "It...it exploded.." stammered Elder Mercer. Didn''t that mean?


    "S Grade," Lady Isis, Lord Osiris, and Elder Fontaine spoke in unison.


    "It''s fine that it exploded, it''s fine..." sighed Elder Mercer, "mine too exploded, in the end, you know...my master was quite upset, although he was also happy...but his...the boy...it revived? What does that mean?"


    Jodye was a bit puzzled by their reactions. Was the result right, or evil? He couldn''t read the atmosphere. All he knew for sure was that he was a big deal right now. These guys were looking at him as if they saw something terrifying. Jodye had just begun walking back towards his mother when he noticed the Fate Gem calmly floating behind him as he walked, so he stopped. Then he ran over to his dad''s legs. Then he over to Elder Fontaine''s. Then over to his mother again. At this point, he felt he had it confirmed.


    "Mom help me! The Fate Gem is possessed. Ghost gem! It''s a ghost gem!" Said Little Jodye Trill tugging on his mother''s dress and pointing at the Gem as he floored the room once again. The Hall was filled with boisterous laughter, and the tension in the room once again evaporated slightly. These elders thought that this youth was the most exciting brat they had met so far. Even he, himself, was starting to be convinced of his age.


    Being a kid was fun, and the perfect cover. Jodye secretly fantasized about how many more people he could have killed as an assassin if he had been able to do so as a child. He would''ve surely been rich.


    "Wait..." suddenly Jodye had a terrible idea, that tempted him a lot. As a former part-time villain, his sense of morality was already questionable in the first place.


    "No, Joseph this is wonderful!" Exclaimed the lady Isis, her ice phoenix-like eyes fervent, as she lifted her son in the air and spun him around three times before placing him down. Her face was flushed red, and she had a proud smile on her face. That right, she was indeed proud of her son''s potential. "This fate gem has been reborn as a destiny star! The laws of fate have fused with it and acknowledged you as a master! Once you reach the destiny platform, this gem will evolve into a second artifact! Now you will be an elite among the elite, destined to stand above the myriad of other warriors."


    After Lady Isis'' powerful words faded, the entire room went silent, as all eyes fell on her. Lady Isis was momentarily startled before she remembered that her background was truly deeper than these bumpkins. She composed herself, speaking eloquently to the crowd.


    "As you all should know, a Sage class expert''s main soul is actually a fusion between a host soul and a hollow soul," Lady Isis picked up her son and held him in her arms, in spite of his protests, as she turned to face the men in the room. "When a child is born with a Sage Body their host soul is in a state of hibernation, making their potential null."


    As she was speaking, Lady Isis let go of Jodye who remained floating in the air, totally shocking the boy himself. It felt as if she was still holding him! Yet she was clearly no longer doing so. Isis tied her long wavy braids into a ponytail before one of her rings flashed, and brand new Fate Gem appeared in her hand.


    Jodye''s eyes were wide with shock, "Did she just pull that out of her ring!? Rings can hold things? Why has no one shown me one of these before?"


    Seriously?


    She was using magic to levitate him, yet the boy was more concerned about her spatial ring. How was this a child? She just could never distract him efficiently, he noticed everything.


    "My lady, you were saying?" urged Lord Osiris, eager to know the fantastic aspects of his seed.


    Lady Isis rolled her eyes at their son and then paused for a moment as if in thought, "The fate gem is a mysterious object refined by top-level Saint class experts to assess the potential of an individual''s main soul. The reaction of the fate gem is a weakened reflection of the main soul''s primary affinities..."


    "Ma," Jodye Trill suddenly called out while tugging his mother''s clothes from mid-air.


    "Yes, my little heartbeat, what is it?" asked Lady Isis, glancing at her son as if she had been waiting for him to speak. Subconsciously, she had started taking the child''s thoughts and statements more seriously. It was no longer similar to the way she would talk to an infant.


    "How come Saints can make things for a Sage? Shouldn''t there be differences between the two?" asked the ever inquisitive young Jodye Trill.


    "This..." his mother could think of no simple answer to this complicated question her son asked. Lady Isis had been expecting him to ask her about the spatial ring on her finger, before demanding to have one of his own. This was why she hadn''t shown him this ring before, after all. Still, that would have been simpler as she was already prepared.


    However, to explain where the boy''s thinking was wrong here, she would first need to emphasize the importance of force comprehension. In her heart, it was too soon for her son to learn of or even understand such matters! He had his entire childhood ahead of him.


    "Bwahaha," However, right when Lady Isis was about to lightly brush off the question, the House Lord interjected with his trademark boisterous laugh.


    "My son, while it is true that Sages and Saints cultivate differently, the end goal is the same. Once you reach the highest levels of strength, the comprehension of the different powerful forces of the earth and the sky is what will truly separate the weak from the strong. Saints are proficient in controlling fate power, which gives them powerful and unique traits and abilities. The ability to refine items such as the fate gem is merely one example of such abilities." Osiris Trilleck believed today, more than ever, that his son''s potential was genuinely monstrous. It might be limitless even. His questions showed a level of mental maturity that was just unheard of at his age.


    The House Lord''s thoughts differed from his wife. He had decided to spare no effort in cultivating the mind of this baby ancestor. In the Lord''s mind, little Joseph Trilleck was like a giant sponge that just soaked up all the information it was given like it was liquid. The boy had never asked the same question twice, and once his questions were answered, his understanding of the subject would become profound enough to connect two pieces of information together to form a third.


    This was not, by any means, the level of an infant or even a child.


    Perhaps for an eleven-year-old, with a Sophmore rank Sage cultivation, such behavior would not be unusual. However, on a powerless, untrained, one-year-old, with no cultivation to speak of? It was plainly absurd.


    This kid didn''t even possess eyes that could see the phenomena of heaven and earth primary forces. Lord Osiris Trilleck was aware that he couldn''t let word of this event leave this room. They had many powerful enemies, and the consequences could be imagined. He would have to task Lylian with keeping this information from the other wives.


    Jodye Trill''s intelligence was already enough to arouse envy. Add in his heaven-defying talent as icing on the cake, and House Trilleck would be under siege in a few days once the news spread. After all, Lord Osiris was aware that they already had a vicious viper lurking around in the shadows, plotting something against them. Waiting to strike like a snake in the night.


    Lady Isis was pouting while facing the Lord, which instantly made the Lord''s heartache a bit, but Lady Isis did not comment on it further, before finishing her explanation. "When the Fate Gem experiences changes, it means that the host soul has reached its awakened state. The awakened combat soul communicates with the main soul through the host, once it too stimulates.


    "Joseph''s fate gem experienced seven changes. The first was a light of samsara. This indicates a combat soul with fate power. Perfect for Sage Saint dual cultivation. The second change was a ball of thunderbolt force. This represents the elemental force of the thunder and lightning elements! Joseph also has a combat soul with Innate elemental force," Lady Isis'' jewel-like eyes were shining with pink and gold lights as she paused, "the third change was enough to confirm our concerns. Joseph most likely possesses a Sky Wolf combat soul!"


    After the words "Sky Wolf" were mentioned, all the elders took in deep breaths and exchanged glances with each other. Sky Wolves are a species of second-generation Origin God Beasts. They are creatures who were born powerful with natural law systems of their own inside their bloodline, or lifeblood dao powers. There is only one significant difference between a Sky Wolf and other Spirit Wolf species.


    That difference was divine power!


    There are seven grades of combat souls. Starting at S Rank, with F Rank being the lowest. Of course, having a weak combat soul didn''t necessarily mean one would definitely be trash. It just said that 90% of the time one would very likely be trash.


    S Grade Combat Souls possess an ability known as a divine spark. This is what separates the S Grade from the A Grade. A Combat Soul that has the force genesis of an Origin God Beast will gift the host soul a considerable advantage in the comprehension of that power. There was even a chance of inheriting its divine spark and origin god beast bloodline, also known as the Divine Legacy.


    However, this was the rarest of rare occurrences. Only souls with a significant destiny would be given such an opportunity.


    "Less of this, Icey, I''m sure we all knew what you''ve mentioned so far. How do we explain the fourth change?" the silence was ended by the pragmatic voice of Lord Osiris. He was far past agitated at this point. How many good deeds did he do in his previous life to have such a child?


    "The fourth change," Lady Isis couldn''t help but smile as she glanced at a dark corner of the room. When Jodye followed her eyes, he saw Ke Si emerge from the shadows. Then, the space surrounding the nine of them was replaced with darkness for everything more than four meters away from their group.


    "As Elder Mercer can tell you, a fate gem''s explosion means one thing. A divine power!" Lady Isis'' voice begins to rise an octave her breathing was quickening, "Well what you may not know, is that when the fate gem experiences a rebirth, it can only mean that there is more than one divine power! That''s when it becomes a Destiny Star because the destiny of the person it chooses is great enough for heavens to take notice."


    What she didn''t tell them was that only a fallen body would get such a reaction. Otherwise, the divine powers wouldn''t be able to coexist. This meant that Jodye was indeed possessed by one of his combat souls. However, there were no changes after the previous incident. Therefore, Isis had a sneaking suspicion that this boy was born a fallen like herself.


    Could there be such a coincidence in the world?


    "What!?" Exclaimed the crowd. There wasn''t a single one of them who wasn''t in shock. At their high-level of power, they were all aware that the first lady''s choice of the words, ''more than one,'' was no accident. She would not say such words without confidence!


    Jodye''s Fate Gem had three changes, which means he had three Combat Souls. This was already insane. Humans could only have three Combat Souls at one time. Any more and their Main Soul''s Soul Source would become cancerous. This just spelled death.


    On top of that, his Fate Gem exploded and experienced a rebirth. That meant that little Jodye Trill possessed more than one combat soul with divine power. Couldn''t there be a chance that all three were divine?


    "There''s no way..." Contrary to Jodye''s expectations, no one looked happy or excited anymore. Everyone other than himself and his mother had solemn expressions on their faces. At this moment, he realized that there was some major issue with him being so talented. This was something Jodye had trouble understanding. ''No matter how you look at it, this is awesome isn''t it?''


    "My lady, the day has been long. This one thinks that perhaps you should take third young master back home to eat and rest," said Elder Fontaine.


    This made Jodye Trill''s little face frown. He knew he couldn''t expect them to speak seriously in front of a child like him. Just like that, his potential had been revealed at last! Because of this, he was being treated as an abnormal freak!


    "What kind of jerks send a kid to his room for getting the best grades?" thought Jodye privately. However, all Jodye knew for sure was that he was still too weak.

 17 Life at House Trilleck 2

    Every time Jodye Trill advanced a level in the Titanic Rage Law, his physique would be tempered to the strength of his astral point''s active state of the previous level. That meant that Jodye''s physical body alone was strong enough to crush a 100-pound boulder at any time. Then, whenever Jodye Trill utilized the astral might stored in his astral points, only by making them active, his strength would increase by an extra 450 pounds!


    Of course, this was only until his astral might ran out. Jodye Trill''s most active state was now enough to throw 550 pounds of weight around like a frisbee. That was definitely strong enough to do some damage! He was already stronger than some apprentice level Saints and Sages.


    "In this world, strength is represented by what is known as battle power points. Whenever a Sage class expert released their strength and energy, they would stir the reaction of a natural phenomenon of the heaven and earth primary forces," Lady Isis was wearing a stunning azure dress as she coached her son and two of her disciples, Kamila and a boy named Hendrick. "This phenomenon is called the battle force and appears in the form of motes of light. Each of these lights is measured in power points.


    "The color and size of the light determine the type of strength and the power tier of its battle force. The number of lights represents the number of power points. Being able to see this phenomenon is an ability almost exclusive to Sages. Their powerful souls give them augmented senses, especially in their eyes. The ability to see to understand and communicate with the energies in the different planes of existence was one of the reasons that Sage class experts are thought to be more powerful than Saint class experts of the same level."


    It was not that Saint class experts didn''t have any means to see and communicate with these energies. In fact, a Celestial Essence Body could do so even more naturally than a Sage could. As for ordinary Saints, they had to first refine their eyes with true essence, followed by origin energy and soul force, or else they could not see the phenomenon of the primary forces of heaven and earth.


    Since his host soul was now awake, Jodye''s mother had attempted to show him this phenomenon frequently. When she released her aura, Jodye could faintly see nine fist-sized shadows full of mystic symbols in the sky behind his mother, but his eyes would start to burn before he could see it clearly. His mother told him that this was because he had yet to refine a source artifact, officially becoming a Sage class cultivator.


    Nonetheless, how many power points one had, as well as the rank of power, could be calculated by observing these motes of light. The lowest level of force was known as just battle power, or bp, and those lights should be the size of a marble. Even though he couldn''t see it clearly, Jodye was confident that the lights that his mother''s energy made condense were the size of fists!


    This meant his mother had a higher tier of power! Unfortunately, Jodye was currently unable to fathom how strong his mother really was.


    The strength of Jodye Trill''s physique in top form was in fact only equal to 6.5 bp. This was indeed the bottom of the barrel. Unless he comprehended how to release his aura force and make it tangible, or in other words discovered his battle force, then his physical strength could never damage someone whose battle power was supported by the primary heaven and earth forces. Of course, that was if he wasn''t using astral might.


    Even then, the damage would be reduced without the battle force. This is part of what made the experts of this world so scary, their battle force''s momentum could protect them from damage and even boost their own strength!


    However, Jodye Trill was still terribly excited. After all, before this he couldn''t be considered to be inside the barrel at all, being merely a speck of dust underneath it. Unfortunately, even with his current strength, the best Jodye Trill could do in a fight would be to annoy a sage who reached the Freshmen Rank, but was only at the beginner stage. An intermediate stage Freshmen Rank sage with 5 bp could maybe slap little Jodye to his death unless he used his astral might.


    The Dao of Sage had seven realms, and various ranks in-between the realms. So far, Jodye had learned about the first two realms, the Scholar Realm, and the Earth Science Realm. The Scholar Realm and the Earth Science Realm were both separated into two ranks, but the ranks didn''t necessarily have the same requirements for advancement.


    Jodye Trill didn''t understand much about Saint cultivation at this time, but he was sure he was far weaker than them as well. He still had a long road ahead of himself! For now, he needed to focus on stepping into the Awakened Freshman rank of the Scholar Realm.


    "It is indeed more difficult to focus solely on body tempering, even more so in a world where people have control over the world''s natural forces." Jodye Trill knew from the memories of the ancient Titan that the first two stages of the Titanic Rage Law were all about setting a foundation. They were incredibly difficult to master. The real cosmic strength would only come afterward.


    Merely, how old was the current Jodye?


    With that, on top of living the pampered life of a young lord, he was not overly concerned or rushed.


    Time continued to pass.


    "The third young master is headed to the library today as well. Such a studious young man. The First Lady must feel so proud. It''s truly a wonder that he can read so well at this age. He read me an article the other day, and boy was I impressed."


    "It''s a real miracle that such an intelligent child was born to our house. Maybe he''ll lead us to a great future?"


    "That''s if he survives that long. The heavens hate the talented, you know, geniuses often fall. Don''t forget that we almost lost him at House Shu."


    "Be silent, scourge, are you trying to get us all killed?"


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    These last few days the servants of the House Trilleck saw how their third young master Joseph Trilleck would always follow his mother around the estate, as she brought him and their second young miss, Kamila Trilleck, to the House library. Two toddlers being so interested in education were downright strange. To the servants, these noble children were born scholars, with immeasurable futures.


    Everyday Jodye would ask to read higher, and higher level books. At first, his mother rejected his requests and made him start with two books of her choosing. The first was an ancient tome titled ''Sage Art Volume I: The Host Awakened,'' and the other was a more modern styled book called ''Magic: The Science.'' Jodye Trill finished both ancient tomes in their entirety in merely fours hours, with various questions for his mother.


    Three hours later, he had finished the third book, ''Magic force and Me'' as well. This speed was comparable to lady Isis'' own reading speed when she didn''t use her spirit! One had to know these books were huge. Not only that, Jodye''s questions were all organized and logical, and once answered he had made several new deductions! Some of which Isis, herself, hadn''t even considered. The same thing happened with every book she put in front of him. She had no choice but to start letting him choose his own material to expand his knowledge.


    What managed to leave Isis Trilleck far more speechless, however, was the fact that most of these books would have information about the geographical features of the continent, and its history. He would also request books about advanced cultivation and cosmic force theory. These were complicated magical tomes and magic scrolls that even the lady herself would not be delighted to have as a reading task.


    "What an abnormal child..." Jodye''s second mother, Omotolani, marveled out loud while drinking tea with the First Lady of the House, Isis. She was wearing transparent green garments that barely covered her private areas. Coincidentally, lady Isis had just thought these words to herself, while she was reviewing letters with Kamila Trilleck, who was in her mother''s lap.


    "It''s as if he was born in the Scholar Realm."


    Jodye was painfully aware that his mother wanted him to enjoy more of his youth. She expressed this unceasingly. He had read in ''Sage Art Volume I: The Host Awakened'' that the process of refining a source artifact could take anywhere from a couple of months, to multiple years, depending on the destiny and talent of the individual. The more the individual possessed, the longer he might take. His mother simply felt Jodye was too young, and shouldn''t have started this process until he had more time to play.


    However, the one in question had no interest in that. Things couldn''t always be this peaceful. One day he would need to be his own man, and fight for his own place in this world! Through his constant reading, Jodye Trill had come to truly understand more of this world! He couldn''t help but draw many parallels, although this world was so different from his old home.


    The planet was named Gaea, and it was separated into two supercontinents. The two continents are so far away from each other that no one on this continent knows the name of the other side. The ancient records just refer to them as the Far West Netherlands.


    The remaining supercontinent was known as the Great East Motherlands and was made up of Rodinia to the south, and Pangaea, the continent where the Saint Anubis City was located. Jodye''s country was known as the Anubis Dynasty. The dynasty was made up of 33 empires, and four mighty Noble Sage Houses of the four major Sage families. Apparently, any family clan lead by Mage rank Sages is known as an Aristocratic Clan. However, only those families with a Pharaoh rank Sage could be recognized as a Noble Sage Household, and its members were called nobles. Since Sages weren''t born very often, Noble Sage Houses were typically comprised of multiple clans.


    The ruling family of the dynasty was House Congo, and they were considered royalty by everyone but the four Sage Houses who were allowed independence. The Pharaoh Anubis of House Congo had been ruling over this dynasty for the last 860 years! How wild was that? However, while House Congo was the ruling house of the Dynasty, their overall strength was only equal with the other four families, at best. In this world, might was right. Whatever the force of the experts in an organization, that will decide the organization''s rank.


    The Pangaea continent was divided into five regions labeled Origin Wards. There were powerful natural energy barriers made of dense, stable energy that the people of the continent called barrier energy. The barrier energy was separating the different wards. No records were indicating where this energy originated from or why it was there, nor was his mother able to explain this phenomenon to him. However, due to the memories he inherited from the ancient Titan, Jodye Trill instinctively knew this energy was most likely from somewhere in the eighth layer of the sky, similar to the destiny platform.


    Each outer ward covered an area of 9,000,000 sq.miles, with the powerful dynasties or other powerful civilizations as the center. To little Jodye Trill from Earth, this was insane. 9,000,000 sq.miles was basically the size of North America! This news scared Jodye Trill silly. How big was this planet? All thoughts of this world and his own being similar flew out of his head just like that.


    He would have to truly start over. Saint Anubis City was located a little to the east of the center of the West Ward. To the northeast of Saint Anubis City was the Eastern Badlands which stretched for thousands of kilometers in the east, past the central barrier, and beyond sight. To the southwest of the city were the various empires and lands of the West Ward.


    "Mother, can you teach me how to freeze frame people like you did with Ke Si?" Jodye Trill suddenly found his mother with a request.


    "It''s Head Butler Ke Si, Joseph, mind your manners," said Lady Isis glaring at her son. Whenever they were alone this child would use all types of loose terms and slang, forcing her to discipline him, "and what kind of language have you learned? Less of this nonsense or you will only be reading books of my choosing."


    "Yes, mother dearest, of course, it is Head Butler Ke Si. But less of that, can you teach me how to turn people into ice sculptures as well? Please ma, aren''t you an Ice Goddess?" said Jodye Trill, with his pleading blue eyes. The sincerity in his childish voice made lady Isis feel worshipped.


    "I will teach you," Isis Trilleck flicked Jodye Trill''s forehead, as her heart melted against her will. "However, you must be careful of who you ask to teach you in the future. These are powerful words."


    "Awesome! Okay Ma!" said Jodye Trill with a radiant wicked smile, like he just hit the lottery.


    "Jodye what did I say!" Shouted his mother in anger.


    "Yes, excellent mother, this third young master is truly grateful," Jodye Trill bowed meekly, with an adorable countenance. Lady Isis almost fainted in frustration.


    "So can we learn now ma? I just read..." suddenly Jodye Trill completely paused, before his eyes seemed to lose focus, becoming vacant. The sapphire blue magical gem that was floating calmly behind Jodye Trill suddenly released a dazzling light before it disappearing the center of Jodye Trill''s brow like it was a lake. Then, a mysterious and ancient chant was heard in the space around him. Isis Trilleck stifled momentarily, before relaxing again when she heard the song begin.


    "Has it finally started..." said lady Isis Trilleck, as a hint worry appeared between her brows.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 18 Destinys Platform and the Bond of Fate 1

    ¡ª Somewhere in the void


    After Jodye Trill aligned with the world''s fate, his consciousness was instantly transported to another space. This feeling was indescribable. Here, he felt and looked just like he did back on Earth in 2057 a.d., despite being able to tell that he was currently only a spirit body. This was a first for him. Jodye slowly rationed that his current appearance should be that of his host soul.


    "So then am I Jodye Trill: the host soul, Joseph Trilleck: the main soul, or am I somehow both? Perhaps, because I retained my memories of the past, my main consciousness remains fused with the host soul? So confusing," thought Jodye Trill, "It should be that this is the form of my host soul, due to me retaining my past experiences. Ultimately, I am already someone else."


    This line of thought felt correct to the current him.


    Jodye was currently standing on top of a 200-meter large golden platform, with a sizeable runic diagram shining in white aura light, illuminating this zone. This diagram was difficult to see properly through the light, but it looked to depict some otherworldly winged creatures.


    "The Platform of Destiny..." Jodye marveled at the scene in front of him.


    "There''s so much power here. It feels like I''m being suppressed by a force field that grows stronger with each step," thought Jodye Trill as he searched all around. Eventually, he found nothing. After pondering for a couple of minutes, he had the idea to activate his Mind''s Eye. Upon acting on this impulse, the scene surrounding him instantly changed.


    Directly in front of Jodye, in the center of the platform, there were four elders in grey robes, on either side of a giant and mystical looking, crystal gate. The gate looked to be made out of divine materials and released a ridiculous amount of pressure. There was an elaborate runic inscription in the form of hieroglyphs drawn on the two doors of the gate. It looked like a story made of hieroglyphics. On the other side of the gate was still more of the destiny platform, but Jodye could now vaguely sense that this entrance leads to a different space. It almost felt like the gate was summoning him...


    As soon as he probed this gate with his spiritual sense, his mind shook, as he felt something crack and break apart inside his head. The spiritual energies in the area started rushing into his spiritual body, as he closed his eyes to focus on absorbing this energy with his Mind''s Eye. After the power stopped flowing into him, Jodye was no longer affected by the pressure here.


    If there were someone else here with Jodye, they would notice that he now released the same level of pressure as the giant gate. In fact, he felt an intimate connection with this gate. This feeling was so strong he even knew that he couldn''t open this gate even if he tried. So instead, Jodye focused his attention to the mysterious elders in hooded grey robes. They all had long grey beards and seemed to be identical, though their faces were all hidden by the endless nothingness of their hoods. The elders all just stood there, immobile and silent.


    "So far this is very different from the books," thought Jodye Trill as he stared at the hooded figures. Nothing that had happened thus far matched his expectations, which made him feel bittersweet. Regardless of how different his experience was compared to others, he''d have to be a fool to not realize he had just gained some type of benefit.


    "Eight elders...but there should be up to ten artifacts...strange," after thinking up to here, Jodye Trill then felt a realization hit him. "Senior''s, would you happen to be related to the Heavenly Fate artifacts?"


    Two white flames suddenly glowed in the shadow of all the grey-robed elder''s hoods, exactly where the eyes should be. They all looked towards Jodye in unison. The young man was frightened, as he suddenly felt several mysterious powers lock on to his soul. This feeling was hard to describe in words, but if compared to his previous life he felt like a gerbil in a small cage surrounded by all the bad kids in class. Suddenly, all eight elders disappeared and reappeared standing two meters away from Jodye in a tight circle.


    "Pharaoh''s Soul!" spoke the eight elders in unison, which made the air between them and himself shake as if it wanted to collapse. Their voices together sounded very melodic. It was like they were singing a song that could tear him apart. This weird contrast caught Jodye off guard. Suddenly, the eight grey robed elders vanished. However, standing in front of the vast, mystical gate were two human-shaped white light figures. Their thoughts were being transmitted directly into Jodye''s mind.


    [Fated one. ]


    [To possess a pharaoh''s soul is the same as inheriting the love of the Nova.]


    [Your destiny is beyond this world''s fate.]


    [Thus, the lower eight guardians of fate cannot affect your destiny.]


    [You can not see their artifacts, as they do not have any that will align with your soul.]


    [We are the guardians of the holy artifacts.]


    [You may choose one of the two Holy Artifacts of this Gaea Life Star.]


    [You may choose one of the three Godly Artifacts of this Gaea Life Star.]


    [Your karma is bound to this world!]


    [Choose wisely.]


    Jodye found himself absolutely flabbergasted. What damn pharaoh''s soul, what guardians, and what life stars? Could this be related to the mystery surrounding his unique soul?


    "This should definitely be the case," thought Jodye. Maybe he could finally find some answers here.


    "Seniors, can you tell me what a Pharaoh''s soul is?" asked Jodye Trill.


    [The Pharaoh God soul can only be possessed by descendants of the original members of the Nova God clan...or the reincarnations of true Nova Gods]


    [Having a god soul in the vessel of a hero means you are a fallen god...]


    [Descendant of the Nova...]


    [Child of peerless destiny...]


    [Scion of the light...]


    [This is all we can tell you.]


    Jodye closed his eyes, and took a brief moment to process this information, filing it away in his mental workspace and storing it in a new cabinet, for later contemplation. After this was done, he opened his eyes growing excited again.


    "So then, there are actually a total of thirteen guardians and artifacts on the platform of destiny?" Jodye Trill was surprised, this was information that wasn''t even recorded throughout the hundreds of thousands of years of research available in the libraries back at home.


    Right after he finished speaking, the two figures of light slowly faded into nothing revealing two items releasing white glow behind them, and three items in the back of those that possessed a scarlet golden glow. Jodye''s eyes lit up as he rushed forward, immediately bypassing the sword and bracelet releasing milky white light, stepping right past them to look at the three free items surrounded by scarlet-gold light, which was being emitted by the runic diagrams drawn on the artifacts.


    On the left was a T-shaped amulet with a looped upper half. Jodye was surprised because in his view this amulet was clearly an ankh, a symbol from an ancient civilization of his former world. The Ankh amulet was near the size of his own head. In the middle, there was a giant violet black, and ancient looking tome, covered in law runes, about the size of little Jodye Trill''s real body. On the cover of the book was a circular symbol of a flood dragon swallowing its own tail. The tome was taller than himself, and it gave off a desolate and mysterious aura, that seemed to want to suck him in.


    On the right, there was a spectacular looking half-crown. The front of the crown was a winged uraeus, and attached to the crown was a royal blue cloth with golden stripes fluttering despite the lack of wind. Jodye was utterly dumbfounded as he recognized this from his previous world as well. He was confident that it was near identical to a nemes headdress crown worn by the ancient pharaohs of Egypt. Merely, it was far more dazzling. The headdress gave Jodye a feeling as if it was calling his name. He was dazed for a moment before turning his attention back to the giant ancient tome in the center.


    "An ouroboros.." Jodye Trills eye''s sparkled as he stared at the symbol on the front cover of the ancient tome for a moment more. The wolf boy had been pretty adamant about Jodye selecting this grimoire.


    Jodye was no fool, and he had some suspicions as to why that could be. The most excellent reason should be the difference between fusion and synchronization. However, could Jodye subdue that combat soul and force a fusion? No doubt the soul flame was unwilling. He had confidence in the strength of his soul. Then Jodye remembered those green and black flames. He suddenly lacked confidence.


    After taking some time to consider, Jodye followed the method recorded in ''Sage Art Volume I: The Host Awakened,'' sinking his spiritual perception deep into the tome in front of him. Suddenly the world around him seemed to melt away as if it was swiftly replaced. He was now standing on a small platform with an Ouroboros symbol on top of it. Standing in front of him was a human-shaped, scarlet-gold, fiery figure of light, floating there with his hands folded. Then Jodye heard the mysterious voice of the fates again.


    [A question, fated one.]


    [The others are far more compatible for you.]


    [You only cannot imagine what you will obtain.]


    [Nor can we divine it.]


    [Why is it that you have chosen this Grimoire, fated one?]


    "The voices in my head told me I should!" shouted Jodye Trill without a hint of shame. These ''others'' the fates spoke of were surely the other two scarlet golden artifacts. There was a moment of silence before Jodye felt that melodic voice in his soul once more. This feeling was a bit wonderful and made him feel like dancing.


    [To establish compatibility with a fate artifact, you must awaken a Combat Soul. ]


    [We will tell you nothing of the functions of this artifact. ]


    [We will provide no assistance in the establishment of the link. ]


    [If you are unsuccessful, we will immediately eject you from this zone.]


    [You will never be able to obtain an artifact of fate. ]


    [Do you still wish to continue? ]

 19 Destinys Platform and the Bond of Fate 2

    Jodye frowned. Nothing that happened here was the way described in the books. He was beginning to doubt the credibility of this world''s authors. He also didn''t enjoy being threatened very much, but what could he do about it? Fight with fate? Fighting against fate was definitely a dumb idea. Putting aside the fact that Jodye was speaking with some alien life form, this wasn''t even the physical world!


    Why did it seem like the guardians of fate disagreed with his decision? Could it be that the wolf boy was trying to trick him? He somehow didn''t feel that to be the case. It was almost as if it was the guardian who was afraid. At any rate, Jodye had already been made aware of the inherent importance of this decision by that mysterious voice in his head.


    With that being the case, Jodye Trill relaxed his face and nodded his head. However, the struggle that he was anticipating all this time was destined not to occur. Immediately after giving his consent, the symbol on the ground radiated a violet light and a couple of wolf howls sounded. Jodye felt a weak link establish in his mind. Baffled, he had no time to react before he felt his consciousness start to fade uncontrollably.


    But before his spiritual body could fade away, a sapphire crystal gem floated out from his glabella releasing a blinding light. After the light faded, Jodye found himself facing the same artifacts once again. However, this time there were only two artifacts with the scarlet-gold light behind them. The center artifact was gone.


    Jodye Trill stared in shock at the destiny star that floated silently in front of himself. Before this moment, he had gotten so accustomed to it floating quietly behind him that he had forgotten about it, like a shadow.


    "This must be the special function of the fate gem after rebirth!" Jodye Trill thought to himself, before turning his attention back to the front as his eyes lit up. "So then, the next one should be my own choice."


    Jodye now had a faint image deep in his mind. With his Mind''s Eye ability active, he was able to feel that there was somehow a new space behind the center of his brows, or at his glabella. Inside this space was a small ancient tome, floating serenely in the void. When his perception touched the book, new information appeared in his mind.


    [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]


    ''Chaos force baptism in progress: 13%.''


    ''Serenity Force baptism in progress: 5%.''


    ''Calamity Force baptism in progress: 7%.''


    ''Synchronization with Host in progress: 1%.''


    ''Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 57%.''


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Jackal, Compatibility rating: 33%.''


    Jodye Trill exclaimed in surprise, "Are these new guardians, my combat souls?"


    The ancient tome was indeed a grimoire!


    On top of that, it was a symbiotic class artifact of fate! Once the Synchronization reached 50%, Jodye would officially enter the Freshmen Host Rank, and this would become his refined God-level Source Artifact! The Freshmen Host Rank was the rank of a beginner level Sage, the absolute bottom on the totem pole!


    In other words, the current young sage''s strength wasn''t even at the bottom! Could he also be considered a sage? That meant if he relied purely on his origin energy, any old expert off the street could still slap him to death! Of course, Jodye didn''t need to rely only on his origin energy.


    "After I successfully formed this link, my real body will be baptized in the artifact''s pure chaos force," thought Jodye Trill. "Holy shit! My combat souls actually each practice a cosmic power? Aren''t the heavens themselves helping me?"


    Jodye could no longer calm down. The information provided by the grimoire allowed Jodye to know what Force Baptism his body was experiencing. However, he never expected to have such a windfall! He was studying the Titanic Rage Law, an immortal law compendium that centered around cosmic power! The laws of Pure Yin Serenity and Pure Yang Calamity, also known as the yin and yang principles, were only half of the cosmic forces. However, they were the half that was the hardest for a man to obtain deep insight into in a short amount of time.


    For Jodye this was no longer the case! At this point, once he had the force genesis of this new guardian duo, he could be considered no different from the youth of the Titan clan. The only difference was that he would be a little stronger than them at every step. The Titanic Rage Law was practically made just for him. He would have to sincerely kowtow to this irresponsible master of his, the eternal voice of boom and doom, T''Zhane.


    "Destiny huh...the luck of heroes is indeed the greatest. The heavenly slaughter race did not have such a deep connection with the laws of fate, in spite of their powerful souls. Pangaea is a land of heroes after all."


    Once the link between himself and his first artifact of fate established, Jodye Trill had come to realize that the different lights behind the objects represented their level. There were eight grey Artifacts, two white Artifacts, and three scarlet-gold artifacts. The eight grey artifacts and two white artifacts split evenly; half had Voodoo Force, while the other half was Magic Force.


    The light surrounding the grey artifacts was dim. These were the regular tier Fate Artifacts. From this, Jodye inferred that the grey artifacts were the easiest to fuse with, but likely offered the weakest support. After all, the fates had told Jodye that his soul''s potential was too high to merge with an artifact of that level. They couldn''t handle his destiny!


    As for the white artifacts, these were at the holy level. They seemed a step above the grey objects, and these should be the artifacts that the books referred to as the genius class artifacts. Jodye questioned what the benefits of fusing artifacts at the lower level would be. Could experts with the grey level artifacts even be taken seriously? He didn''t fear someone who was not favored by destiny!


    As for Jodye himself, he wouldn''t even put a white artifact in his eyes.


    The scarlet-gold artifacts were the true upperclassmen of the group. There was no record of the number of Fate Artifacts exceeding ten, the number of completion. However, there were three additional artifacts that each possessed the Chaos Force. Unlike the others, which changed shape and form based on the soul flame of those who manifest here, these three artifacts only changed structure based on the source energy of the soul consciousness'' that manifests.


    Any human that had the potential could receive the same scarlet-red artifacts. However, the fates had referred to him as a Nova God''s Soul. Perhaps, he would not be considered human by the laws of fate? Then would anyone have artifacts that could surpass his own? Were there others like him as well?


    Of the three fates, his first choice for a Source Artifact was the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire. Every source artifact would have special support abilities, but these abilities would only unseal as one gained sufficient soul strength. The only function of the grimoire that Jodye was currently aware of was called Summoner. The summoner function had eight seals. The first seal allowed the user to devour and transform the soul essence-energies from the True souls of anything that has a different source from the host.


    The true soul would be absorbed inside the space within the grimoire, forcing a reincarnation. It would then become a Contracted Beast of the user, or in other words, Jodye Trill''s contract beast. Another method was for a creature to submit to the grimoire''s contract willingly. Contracted beasts would are enslaved to the Host soul, and this lasted up until their deaths or the death of the Host.


    Once a contract beast is killed, it will become a hollow soul, and is transported to a place called the realm of samsara fate by the grimoire. The only contract beasts that can''t die are the Guardian Souls, as they are originally Combat Souls that are apart of the main soul.


    At this moment, the melodic voices of the fates sounded directly in his mind again.


    [Chosen one.]


    [Legacy of the Nova.]


    [Possessor of destiny''s star.]


    [The Destiny to the left is the path of peace.]


    [A noble heart, and intense pride.]


    [This path has a real affinity with you, and is willing to guide.]


    [The Destiny to the right is the path of war.]


    [To journey is to fight, despite reason or rank.]


    [This path welcomes your potential, but disdains your heart.]


    [Choose wisely.]


    After updating his current understanding of himself, Jodye turned his attention back to the two scarlet-gold artifacts. The voice this time almost made it sound like the objects were competing for his attention. This time he indeed had to choose wisely. After sinking his perception briefly in each, he understood a bit more about these artifacts.


    On the left was an amulet called the ''Mighty Ankh,'' and it was a fusion type artifact that could augment physical energy strength tremendously. The nemes headdress on the right was called the ''Pharaoh''s Law'' and was also a fusion type artifact. However, instead of physical energy, what it augmented mental energy strength. It also did so tremendously. Of course, this was a mere overview, and he would have to establish a link with the artifacts to know the full extent of these functions.


    "To journey is to fight, despite reason or rank...this path welcomes my potential, but will disdain my strength!" In reality, Jodye Trill had already made his decision based on the compatible feeling he got from this Pharaoh''s Law. In his old world, Pharaohs were the rulers of ancient Egypt. In old religion, there were even Pharaoh who were worshipped as gods from the beginning of time.


    The creators of the universe itself!


    Being here, in the Destiny Zone, made Jodye wonder if he could become similar a diety in this world. However, the young boy failed to realize that a True Pharaoh diety already existed on this planet. Merely, that would be a matter of the future.


    Once this thought of becoming a Pharaoh occurred to him, it continued to flourish unceasingly. The words that the fates had sung to him only further solidified his decision. The fate gem, or rather the destiny star, floated forward as if reading his thoughts, disappearing into the Pharaoh''s Law. Space then melted away again right in front of Jodye''s face. As the platform melted away, his attention was once again drawn to the crystal gate in the center.


    It almost felt as if he could still feel the gate''s presence even after it vanished.


    The next thing Jodye saw was enough to utterly shock him. He floated in the void as he looked above at a massive monster with frightfully menacing sharp teeth, a scaled head with terrifyingly sharp spikes on it that resembled a vicious dinosaur, and four long whiskers that flowed magically like they were made of smoke. It was more than three kilometers tall, and hundreds of kilometers long.


    Jodye felt like a speck of dust before this powerful creature.


    This creature had shining platinum scales that looked like jewels, with golden jewel-scale patterns in the shape of thunderbolts, and an immense body with four legs with five claws on each, and four majestic wings. One pair of wings looked like pterodactyl wings with a single claw on the bridge of each, and the other pair looked like angelic wings with platinum shining feathers, that sparkled with purple and silver electricity.


    On the creature''s forehead and nose were three huge platinum runic horns, like a triceratops, that sparkled with light and electric energies. It floated there, eyes closed, slowly drifting with its long body coiled, emitting an ancient and desolate pressure. This pressure actually made the obstinate and proud Jodye Trill want to drop to his knees and start worshiping this creature.


    "Dragon..."


    As he floated there in a daze, the pressure suddenly exploded and increased dramatically, as an aura of supernatural suppression started to bear down on Jodye''s soul. He started screaming at the pain he felt which was the most excruciating pain he had ever felt in two lives. Even his real body begins to suddenly scream maniacally, as he twisted and turned sweating profusely, terrifying his family. Unfortunately, Jodye was currently unaware of all of this, as he was fully engaged in resisting this torturous power invading is mind and soul.


    Just when he felt like he would no longer be able to resist, he felt a strange ripple of power come from deep within. His spiritual body emitted a bright gold aura and produced pressure and presence not inferior to the one assaulting him. Suddenly, the dragon''s eyes snapped open, and it let out a realm shattering mighty roar. The pressure surrounding him increased by more than tenfold! Jodye Trill now realized he was utterly doomed. What pathetic way for a young sage to go, eaten by his own combat soul.


    However, he didn''t cower, even though this fusion process was nothing like how the books had described.


    "What''s the use of books anyway?" Jodye was feeling disgruntled. "According to the information recorded, fusions could go one of two ways: either the combat soul is easy to cooperate with and the fusion proceeds naturally; or the combat soul doesn''t want to give up its eternity, and thus, must be suppressed by soul force."


    However, even if the latter option occurred, the worst that should have happened is a backlash from fusion failure. This was definitely different, as Jodye had no doubts that if he relaxed for even an instant, he would cease to exist. This was a type of instinct that came from dying once before. He felt that if he didn''t resist, then his consciousness would be erased entirely and absorbed by this terrible monster above him.


    One of them had to submit and disappear. The two souls could never co-exist now that he had chosen this artifact.


    Jodye desperately held on to the last piece of his consciousness, that seemed like it would never be destroyed. Meanwhile, the dragon tried to suppress him with all its might. He could feel the extreme rage and hostility this guy had towards him. Suddenly, he had an idea.


    "Evil dragon, stay your hand!! My name is Jodye Trill! I don''t want to fight you! Or use you!" as Jodye Trill shouted, the dragon snorted and begin flapping its insanely broad wings sending chaotic gales everywhere.


    "I don''t know who you are," shouted Jodye Trill, "but I will never yield! In my last life, I was born with nothing! Abandoned before I was even old enough to remember anything, and then adopted into absolute poverty! My entire life was spent pursuing my freedom! Everything I''ve ever cherished has always been taken away from me!"


    "I was unable to protect the only one I cared for! She was taken away from me over and over again! The humans of my time experimented on me and manipulated me. They turned me into a living weapon, a tool for war! I died understanding nothing! Achieving nothing worthy of honor!" Jodye Trill was screaming as if he had gone mad. Imperceptible to Jodye, at this moment, the gales slowed a little as he screamed on.


    "I don''t give a damn who you were or how you got here! Or if you''re a dragon and I''m a human, or a hero, or a god, or some lost stream of consciousness, or what the fuck ever! In this life there is only one thing I want!" screamed Jodye Trill as if possessed.


    "I want to be strong! Strong enough to tear through the limits of this universe pull her back to my side! For this strength, I will do whatever it takes!" This time when Jodye Trill finished talking the entire space started to tremble, as a royal blue headdress with gold stripes materialized to cover the crown and back of his head.


    Two parts of the cloth were hanging downwards, alongside his ears on the front side of his shoulders. On the backside, the fabric was tied together like a braid and provided with rings that were covered in runic hieroglyphs. At the top of the headdress, there was a golden crown that looked to be made of heavenly saint gold, with a Uraeus and a platinum wolf head that had eagle-like wings on the front of the crown. This was none other than the nemes headdress, Pharaoh''s Law!


    However, just as Jodye was about to haphazardly make his attempt at turning the tables on this dragon, in a fantastic flare with some unknown, dazzling, and magical occurrence, the pressure instead vanished entirely.


    "Eh?" Jodye Trill was stunned as he could no longer see the colossal form of the dragon. Instead, there was a tall and incredibly handsome caramel-brown-skinned man floating above him, and only a mere 12 meters away.


    Jodye didn''t feel safe.


    However, looking at this man, he was stunned. Jodye was only attracted to women, but even so, he couldn''t help but praise this immaculate creature. The man had an extraordinary bearing and was wearing stunningly beautiful platinum diamond armor that almost looked to be a part of him, yet so fashionable.


    He was also wearing luxurious gold and black robes. His pupils were like two beautiful golden lights. He wore glasses under his three platinum horns, and looked like a draconic scholar, as he stared at the young man in front of him with his emotionless face.


    "Hah..." Jodye Trill then heard a sigh that seemed like it came from some giant hiding in the void, startling him further.


    "...perhaps...this is Destiny," the Dragon Man let out a deep sigh that swept across the surrounding space. He gazed off into the void as if he was trying to find someone trillions of miles away, "To think that I too would one day be moved by this so-called destiny.


    The Dragon Man''s aura suddenly decreased as his horns and armor both faded mysteriously, leaving only his fancy clothes and devilishly handsome looks. His long and straight platinum-purple hair looked a bit like lightning-covered silk and hung down to his mid-back. The Dragon Man then turned back towards Jodye and smiled gently. It was a radiant and magnificent smile, that seemed to inspire positivity across all lands in the world.


    Jodye Trill was flabbergasted. How was this the terrifying draconic demon that just tried to erase his everything?


    "My name is Janair Mazi," the Dragon Man stared Jodye directly in his eyes, "In reality, I have no one left to fight for in this world. Maybe, I envy your attachments. Perhaps, I admire your persistence."


    Janair Mazi ruminated in silence for three breathes.


    "I have also failed to protect the one closest to me. If fate commands I will not see her in the next life, why then, should I live it?" Janair Mazi sighed and turned to stare into the void once more. After a few minutes, Jodye started counting in his head and got to seven hundred before the Dragon Man spoke again.


    "Now then," Janair Mazi glanced at Jodye, "What I''ve gathered from this garrulous rant of yours is that you wish for strength then, yes? Peak power is something I can give to you. You are, in all honesty, not so bad to look at. A dormant infinity soul fragment unsealed...doubtless the little wolf bird doesn''t even realize what he''s unleashed. Not only that, you should likely be more than half complete. Thus, a fusion between us is not impossible.


    "Fusing with the cunning wolf-bird may have been smarter, though. At that point, you would no longer be considered a fragment, and I could not have tried to eat you," Janair Mazi''s handsome face then turned solemn and fierce like a dragon, as his voice deepened greatly, "however, you must promise me one thing. If I submit to you, you must aid me in accomplishing the final goal of my life. I will only submit once you have made an oath on your destiny."


    "Indeed, I can not expect you to help me for nothing. I promise to help you with your request, or may my destiny fall to ruin!" Said Jodye Trill excited that this fellow had suddenly become so much more reasonable and refined. Even if Jodye had no idea what nonsense infinity fragment this crazy guy was talking about, it was better than being eaten. All dragons should be this easy to talk to.


    Of course, it would be many years before he realized just how rash he had been in this moment.


    "It is good that you think this way. You are a decisive brat. We have a deal." Said Janair Mazi with a deep frown on his face. There was a distant look in his eyes, as he lifted his left index finger which suddenly appeared right in front of Jodye''s forehead. This instantly terrified him. Then Janair Mazi touched the Uraeus on Jodye''s crown and disappeared in a flash of light. That Uraeus now had a magnificent horn on its head. At this moment, everything surrounding Jodye Trill again melted away, as his spiritual form faded and his consciousness was ejected the way it came. Janair Mazi''s voice ringing through his mind was the last thing he heard as his consciousness faded into the void.


    "One day, in the future, when you own the supernatural strength that can slay the gods, you must help me destroy my mortal enemy! You must annihilate their entire race, down to the very last! This promise is a bond of fate!"


    There was a thunderclap in his mind, as Jodye Trill was left dumbstruck before all went black.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 20 Awakening Sage 1

    ¡ª Saint Anubis City, several months later.


    Seeing it from a distance, this towering city was shrouded in fog and snow, and it looked like a fairyland. There were hundreds of towering skyscrapers and elegant buildings. There were golden pathways that floated in the sky, continually shifting and making new paths in an organized system. Experts could be seen in almost every inch of the city. This heavenly city was indeed the home of a Pharaoh!


    It was very late on a cold winter''s night.


    Saint Anubis City covered an enormously large area of almost 500,000 sq.miles and served as the imperial capital for the Anubis Dynasty. The imperial city was separated into four significant districts. There was the Magus District, where the four Sage Families lived around Lake Nicaea, and the buildings were all grandiose and tall. There was beautiful architecture all around, and all sorts of magical array formations that made things float, or ignite, and many other things.


    Then, there was the Northern Imperial District, where the Imperial House Congo was located at the southern end of the lake, right below House Shu, and the land was littered with large imperial palaces, jackal statues, and shrines, and the vast and majestic Temple of Anubis, home of the Pharaoh. Beneath that was the Southern Imperial District, home to many Silver and Gold Rank sects, and aristocrat families. The buildings were luxurious but straightforward; and finally, the several lower districts, scattered all throughout the territory, were collectively referred to as the slums.


    All the buildings of the slums were either old and falling apart, or built by the residents with materials that they recycled out of more wreckage. In most parts of the lower district slums, one could still see lights and people out on the streets. Some were poor and stranded in the cold, while others were visiting taverns, partying, or soliciting many different "under the table" type services.


    Meanwhile, the streets of the more upscale Southern District were silent and serene, as people huddled together indoors to escape the cold. However, if one looked closely enough through the hazy moonlight, they would see many silhouettes blending in with the shadows, as they swiftly navigated through the alleyways, and back roads, all running towards the Northern District.


    Deep within a secret chamber of the most magnificent construct in the entire Saint Anubis City, the Pharaoh''s temple, there were four men dressed in black hooded robes. The faces within the hoods of these robes looked out of focus, and couldn''t be seen clearly. This was a common type of magical array. The four men were seated at a rather large war table, deep in conversation.


    "And little uncle, you''re certain that it''s your elder brother who is the traitor? This seat''s...father?" the middle-aged man who spoke had a bassy, gruff, but majestic voice and sat with poise. Although his features could not be discerned, he had an imposing air that seemed to exist as naturally as the clouds, and an intense aura of death power surrounded him.


    "Indeed, great sage nephew," came a noticeably younger, but similarly majestic voice, that instead had a heroic air. He handed the middle-aged man a magic gem slip, "This is the intelligence report we received from the God Wolf''s Redoubt."


    The middle-aged man used his soul consciousness to examine the magic slip, before frowning and passing it to the silent elder to the right of him.


    "That damn animal! He has glamoured 76 women in the imperial city alone. White Demon Castle must be suppressed at all costs!" Said the elder after scanning the magic slip with his consciousness.


    "Their security in the castle is impeccable. Approaching that force field is simply courting death," The younger man waved his hand, and curse power swirled then condensed into a 3-D projection of a floating White Castle. "This structure is built of a wondrous material that allows it to float, as long as there is enough power being supplied."


    Waving his hand again, the White Castle rotated, allowing the people at the table to examine its features.


    "These Jackal God statues are sentinels that operate by absorbing the Voodoo Death Force. While the energy they produce is actually the part of the Infinity Jackal''s divine heritage, the Death God Force," the younger man turned his head to glance at the middle-aged man again. "We believe that your father received these powerful guardians as a gift from you, yourself, great sage nephew. It is not that we doubt you. This proves that his glamour abilities have reached a truly terrifying boundary."


    The middle-aged man''s face seemed to heavily darken, though no one could be sure. After a while, he released a long sigh, "If these are actually the missing Death God Statues, if Basalt truly has the means to control them, then we have no way of planning a successful invasion. We must find a way to draw him out."


    "As long as I am alive, he will emerge on his own to deal with me. His various lackeys, even the few assassins hidden inside my House, they cannot stop me. They have neither the intelligence nor the strength. He will be forced to make a move himself," said the younger man as he stood up, placing his hand on the shoulder of his companion who was rising up with him.


    "At that time, we will invade his shadow and begin the first phase of our plan. We have paid an astronomical price to get the Lady of the Mist to participate in this plan. Merely, you see what she has had to endure. I was even forced to seal her memories and change her identity, all to avoid detection. I have a feeling that his end goal is somehow related to her. His obsession with her, however, can be used to our advantage..."


    "Little uncle, do you not have a child with the lady of the mist? Are there truly no personal feelings involved here? What, then, of your son?" The middle-aged man, as well as the elder next to him also rose from their seats.


    "..." the younger man paused in his steps, seemingly frowning, with a pained expression. Though his face could not be seen clearly, his tone was grave, "I have a plan for the boy...but ultimately his fate will depend on himself. Given enough time, I can send him to be with his older sister. However, if the time is not enough...he can only be sacrificed. We have come too far for mistakes. We must not fail when we are this close to success."


    There was an elderly sigh, the origin of which coming from the companion of the younger man. He sounded exasperated, "such potential is worthy of the risk. Perhaps, we should seek out Fort Master Goldwolf."


    "This..." the younger man was momentarily flustered before his eyes immediately brightened. This thought had, in fact, not occurred to him. The younger man''s mood hit the ceiling, as he laughed boisterously. "Hahaha, indeed! There was still this route. Yes, once my...once the Fort Master is informed about the boy''s potential, he will not sit idle."


    "This is for the best." The middle-aged man appeared to be smiling, as he turned and started walking toward the back wall of the room, where an entrance appeared after the elder muttered incantation runes that flew into the wall. "Now, some annoying flies have been buzzing around our imperial district."


    Stepping through the entrance, and walking down the pathway, a heroic air surrounded the younger man as he continued to laugh boisterously, before revealing a smile so dazzling it almost shone through the magic that blocked his facial features.


    "Since they have come, they naturally will never be able to return," as the younger man''s words faded, the two companions seem to utterly disappear into the shadows.


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    There was a road in the Northern district that was split by a fork. The path to the left was still considered to be the main road. However, to the right was the path to the imperial palaces. The main street in the northern district was called Wild Jackal road. At the end of the road was an enormous opaque barrier emitting a surging energy force field.


    This was the barrier formation that separated the Northern District from the Magus District. In front of the barrier, there was a large group of people. They were wearing dark clothes that covered their faces, and leather armor. They looked like ninjas hiding in the dark as they observed the barrier. They all had red eyes that look like evil lights in the darkness.


    "The squad leader should be here any moment with the device. Once he arrives be ready to move out!" commanded the leader of the group in a low whisper, "Our mission is to annihilate the lord and honored elders of House Trilleck. The members of this house are like a bunch of vicious wolves! They always move as a pack or in no less than pairs, so don''t get careless."


    "Little boss, what about the old Grand Patriarch?" Chimed a subordinate.


    "The old man is still in seclusion, he won''t be an issue. The strongest are the red and blue twin wolves, Fire First and Heavenly Rain. They''re both Sages at the Prism Mage Rank of the Void Philosopher realm. The squad leader and his elites will handle these two, we cannot handle such opponents.


    "As for the rest, there is no one else above the Gold Mage Rank, and there are no human sage experts that I, Louis Black of the Hinterland Dark Elves, fear below the Void Philosopher realm. As far as the Saints are concerned, they only have two Heaven''s Masters who are both absent! We will slaughter our way through! Everyone else can fan out and slaughter anyone in the way!"


    "Little boss, they say the House Lord can jump many ranks to fight. Perhaps we should..."


    "Rumors. He is nothing without the pack. I will kill the Lord myself," Said the leader menacingly. However, immediately afterward he felt a chill slide down his back and jumped back instinctively.


    "Is that so," A young man who looked to be about 30 years old was sauntering out of a shadow with a broad smile on his face. The radiance of his smile blinded a few of these dark elves.


    He wore magnificent clothes, with jewels on his hands and a wolf pendant necklace around his neck. His muscular torso was primarily exposed. He wore a turban on his head that made him look like Sinbad''s cooler older brother. Two diamond ear gauges, made out of Ice Spirit Wolf fangs, hung in his ears, sparkling in spite of the darkness. When the dark elves saw this smile, they all felt their hearts go cold.


    "House Lord Osiris Trilleck." Said Louis Black.


    Lord Osiris didn''t speak. Instead, from his body, an intimidating force was released. Lord Osiris was suddenly surrounded by a deep violet aura, as the primary heaven and earth forces created a phenomenon of six black spheres of light in the sky above his head, all the size of a fist.


    The eyes of the wolf pendant emitted a piercing grey light, and a 12-meter tall wolf phantom manifested behind Lord Osiris. The wolf was surrounded in blue fur, except for the silver patch on its back. Its glaring teeth looked to be made out of pure diamonds. The wolf raised its muzzle to the sky released a howl that shook the void, before jumping forward in front of Lord Osiris, materializing into physical form! Ten more black lights were created from the sky following the appearance of the wolf.


    "Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf!"


    "Everyone, set up the formation!"


    "KILL!"


    The dozen or so dark elves swiftly organized their ranks and fell into a formation as they prepared to wage war. However, the one in charge of this group, Louis Black, was petrified where he stood. He began stammering out words under his breath incoherently. Like himself, these dark elf warriors of his squad were all saint path warriors. However, Louis Black was also a high-level Sage.


    "Ad..advanced..pow..it''s...no...six..sixteen?" Louis Black was terrified, as he retreated by half a step. "How could you possibly have reached this step...how could you be this strong!?"


    "This? This is strong? Do you think this is all of my strength?" asked Lord Osiris indifferently.


    Rage filled the eyes of the other dark elves as they looked at Louis in shock. It was taboo for a dark elf to retreat from a challenge, even worse for one with the royal name ''Black.'' However, Louis Black''s words caused them to pause, as they all filled their eyes with true essence to take a glance at the phenomenon of the heavens and earth happening in the void above their opponent.


    Such a phenomenon couldn''t be directly witnessed without heavenly power.


    Upon witnessing this sight, the color in all their faces drained. Those lights and that aura could only mean one thing, and boy was it bad news.


    "Peak Prism Mage Rank," spat Louis Black in a panic, "Everyone retreat! Go now before..."


    "Savage Wind Cutter!" before Louis Black could finish his words, Lord Osiris flashed past him in an instant. Before he was aware of his death, his head was already sent flying through the air. Blood dripped from the twin sabers that appeared in Lord Osiris'' hands at some point.


    "Kill them." Lord Osiris gave the command, and his Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf launched itself at the dark elves.


    Swiftly pinning down the first two targets, its fangs flashed with and chilling blue light as gnashed twice. Two heads were bitten off the dark elf warriors under its paws, the ice power in its fangs freezing the body of its victims before any blood could spill.


    "Flank him!" three dark elves attacked the Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf from behind while one went for its side, but the huge wolf''s mighty tail swatted the foes behind it crashing into the trees. A meter long and incredibly sharp ice saber rose from its forehead like a rhinoceros horn, releasing a menacing chill. To the squad of dark elves horror, the Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf impaled a dark elf attacking from its flank, shattering the man''s origin and tossing him away like a sack of old potatoes.


    "Formation, get back in formation!" yelled one of the senior warriors as the dark elves moved to circle the beast.


    "Blizzard Blitz!" called out Osiris Trilleck furiously, a whip appearing in his hand. Gales of wind qi surrounded his body. He held the handle and lashed with the nine tails that each had a blade at the end. These blades were sky blue and released dreadful yin qi, and five small cyclones made of wind and serene ice force belted into the dark elves surrounding the Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf. At the same time, the Blue Waves Ice Demon Wolf released a mighty howl that blasted through the city.


    "Fuck! This is bad!" the dark elf vice-troop-leader under Louis Black was none keen on fighting a losing battle. Just one Osiris Trilleck had come out of nowhere, ready to slaughter them. Louis Black was dead in an instant, and they would soon follow. "Quick, you fools! Retreat!"


    However, just as that man started to lead a few team members away, he noticed that every step they took was shrouded in shadow. In spite of their frantic attempts to escape, they actually hadn''t gotten anywhere this entire time.


    A soft bell chimed, and Ke Si''s voice drifted into their ears, causing their backs to fill with cold sweat, "My apologies gentlemen. Tonight, as per my lord''s command, none of you will be leaving."


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 21 Awakening Sage 2

    ¡ª Saint Anubis City, Magus District, House Trilleck


    One year later.


    It had nearly been three years since little Joseph Trilleck had begun refining his two Source Artifacts. Currently, Jodye was still unconscious inside of a two-meter tall tank full of milky white liquid origin essence, seated in the middle of the medicinal chamber made of origin stone. The tank was full of a magical elixir liquid that was continually being absorbed into Jodye''s body.


    If Jodye Trill could see this, he would be reminded of a popular anime from his old world about super powerful monkey aliens. However, he remained oblivious to this as he floated silently in place. Sitting at the dining table, in a stunning sky blue dress that securely hugged the beautiful curves of her body, was the ever elegant first lady of House Trilleck, Isis Trilleck.


    Her sapphire blue eyes looked divine as they reflected the light from the dress. The golden lights within her eyes caused them to release a hypnotic glow. During this time, the lady Isis would very rarely leave the Lord''s manor, as she was very concerned with the advancement of her son. It had been so long since she had heard his little voice that she was beginning to feel empty inside.


    "Who knew that it was possible to love a creature this much... it seems that ultimately there is a difference between a child born of love and child born of schemes and hatred. Yet, they are both my own flesh..." Lady Isis let out a heavy sigh as she sat in front of the medicinal chamber drinking tea. She stood from her seat as she slowly sashayed over to her son, placing her hand on the glass of the tank. "Little Joe, you must become strong okay? Both your mother and older sister Iara may need you one day...but you must first survive this cruel and merciless world...ugh."


    "My Lady," There was a soft bell chime as Ke Si appeared out of nowhere, standing directly left of lady Isis as if he had been there from the beginning of time. Although she was startled at first, she had long since grown accustomed to the butler''s random appearances.


    "What is it Ke Si?" Lady Isis still had her eyes trained on Joseph and her hand on the glass, as if she was trying to memorize every bit of the boy''s profile.


    "The House Lord has returned. He has asked me to inform you that he requires your presence, post haste." Ke Si turned around and begin to slowly walk away, and the little silver bells at the end of his long white dreads would chime with every step he took.


    "You are both mistaken. For the time being, I will not be leaving this room. You may summon your master, Osiris, here." Lady Isis'' beautiful face was indifferent, her usual bell-chime-like voice sounding detached, and cold like an ice sculpture. This was a striking contrast to her typical temperament but somehow felt far more natural.


    "This..." Ke Si was taken aback by this unexpected change in the First Lady''s demeanor, but he quickly recovered. After all, this was much more like the famous Radiant Master from the rumors, "If you are worried for the third young lord, I can make this room go dark, as well as remain by his side."


    Lady Isis merely glanced at Ke Si from the side, before returning her gaze to her son''s body. She didn''t move an inch, nor did she look up again. Ke Si let out a sigh and disappeared into the shadows. Several moments later, House Lord Osiris appeared from within the lady''s shadow. The Lord approached the lady from behind, sliding his arm around her waist. Lady Isis shot him a cold glare but did not resist his embrace while her body slightly softened.


    "Icy..." said Lord Osiris.


    "This room is isolated by my serene magic barrier, Breeze. There is no need for this play," lady Isis turned her head back to Jodye Trill after she spoke, her face still indifferent.


    "What play, Icy? Regardless of anything else, what I feel for you has always been genuine. I have always loved you, I did this to protect the mission," said Lord Osiris softly, as he rubbed the ice cold back of this frozen beauty. He couldn''t help but be completely infatuated when faced with her cold attitude. It felt like the days when he had first met her, "This mission is just as crucial for you as it is for me, perhaps even more so. How could I let you suffer through such pain through the years? I only wanted to help."


    "With your innate ability, who could know the difference between the truth and a lie?" scoffed Lady Isis, gently removing the strong arm from her waist, then she changed her voice to one that displayed faux affection, "Less of that. What is it that you want, my darling husband? I will, of course, assist ''my lord'' in any way I can."


    Lord Osiris scratched his nose in embarrassment, a hint of guilt flashing through his eyes, "I have word from God Wolf Redoubt. If little Jo does not awaken in a year, they will come to fetch him. Our plan should be unaffected."


    "The plan..." Isis Trilleck''s eyes flashed with deep despair...after a moment she looked Osiris in his eyes and said, "Oh Breeze, couldn''t we just just...runaway. Why don''t we just leave once he wakes up, just the three of us! Once he matures, it won''t be too late too..."


    "If I were to do that, what would have been the point of coming this far? What do I tell the souls of those who have fallen to achieve our aims? How do I face my nephew in the future? What do we say to Iara, who never asked to be born into this mess? Furthermore, what will you have suffered much for? No, Icy, this is something I absolutely cannot escape. We cannot escape. The White Demon must be exorcized," The House Lord''s eyes were resolute, his tone leaving no room for new debate.


    "Okay," said Isis dryly. At the mention of the word "White Demon" the cold energy released from her body caused the temperature of the room to plummet below zero before she acted as if the previous conversation hadn''t happened at all, "and if he does awaken before the end of phase two? What will happen then?"


    "Look at how much he''s grown ah..." said Lord Osiris as he moved closer to the tank. "He will turn five years old soon. If he awakens within the month, there have been measures taken to ensure he is not swept up in the swarm. Next month he''ll be assigned a sha...dow...eh?"


    Before Lord Osiris Trilleck could finish his words, he felt some force momentum rising from within the tank. The other two noticed at the same time, and all three looked back towards the tank, only to see the elixir liquid rapidly begin depleting, being absorbed into Jodye Trill''s body. In fact, even the origin energy within the origin stones, and other materials that made up the medicinal chamber were all absorbed into the kid''s body as if he were a dry sponge thrown in a shallow puddle.


    Jodye Trill''s eyes suddenly snapped open, a small electric current briefly flashing through them. His sapphire eyes had an almost imperceptible gold light flowing within. The medicinal chamber crumbled into pieces of rock and dust. The void shook slightly as a dragon''s roar was heard that shattered the serene magic barrier and spread over 1,000 miles in every direction, with Jodye as the center.


    Of the three adults in the room, there wasn''t one of them who wasn''t stunned. Lady Isis eyes were like full blue saucers, as her body started to shake slightly, her excitement and anxiety were barely hidden. That shock wave was so powerful that it still made a commotion despite being obstructed by her barrier! That was crazy, as she was much stronger than this boy, and may be stronger than even the two men in the room with her.


    Then again, she was well aware that this husband of hers was an enigma. No one knew his true depths.


    Lord Osiris'' face, on the other hand, was deathly grave. Trepidation and doubt were written all over his face, as he glanced at lady Isis Trilleck on his side. Bearing two children, and both of them end up with a dragon soul. This could no longer be a mere coincident.


    ''Could her bloodline really be so potent? Was this, perhaps, the reason that fellow is so determined to have her?'' Osiris started to question his own methods for the first time. Would his plan really work, or were they breeding a disaster?


    Meanwhile, Ke Si stood in a daze with his mouth hanging open. He never expected to witness such a force from one of his lord''s children, "Dragon...force..."


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    Ten minutes earlier...


    [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]


    ''Chaos Force baptism in progress: 225% (dual)''


    ''Serenity Force baptism in progress: 50% (Perfect)''


    ''Calamity Force baptism in progress: 70% (Perfect)''


    ''Perfect Synchronization with Host in progress: 41%...42%...43%.''


    ''Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 63% (Perfect)''


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal, Compatibility rating: 12%.''


    "It seems my consciousness is still being restricted to the host space. I wonder why my second guardian''s rating keeps decreasing instead of increasing?" thought Jodye Trill. He was in host form, seated in an all-white throne that seemed to be made out of dragon bones. Jodye and his throne were floating through a dark void, "It''s been only god knows how long...sheesh. I stopped counting halfway through the second year... my mother was correct, this was truly a waste of my childhood. Let''s check the other one."


    With a thought, Jodye Trill was able to retrieve information from his second source artifact.


    [Pharaoh''s Law]


    ''Chaos Force baptism in progress: 225% (dual) ''


    ''Thunderbolt Force baptism in progress: 207% (Legacy).''


    ''Dragon Force baptism in progress: 250% (Legacy).''


    ''Legacy Fusion with Host in progress: 97%...98%...99%.''


    ''Legacy Soul: Vajra Dragon, compatibility rating: 3% (Legacy).''


    "Well, this is much more impressive. At least, for the most part," thought Jodye Trill, wondering why the compatibility rating would be so low. Then again, the dragon had once tried to kill Jodye. Remembering this, Jodye no longer felt confused, "I wonder what happens when the source artifact fusion is completed at 100%. Does this value continue to increase as well? If so, will I ever wake up?"


    Jodye Trill was startled to find a mechanical sounding voice speak back to him, in answer to his thoughts.


    "Responding to host query: Negative. Once the source artifact in Legacy Fusion reaches 100%, the Host will awaken. This is true unless the host''s second artifact is still structuring the host space. However, once the source artifact in Perfect Synchronization reaches 50%, Host will immediately awaken." Said the metallic voice.


    Without asking, Jodye Trill was somehow aware that it was his [Pharaoh''s Law] that had spoken to him. He apparently had a telepathic connection with the source spirit. It was the source spirit that had spoken to him.


    "Hm? I wonder, what does this ''Legacy, Dual, and Perfect'' mean exactly?" thought Jodye Trill. In this space, all his thoughts were heard a loud in the void around him, like there was a secret sound system hiding in the dark. It was quieter to just speak out loud.


    "Responding to host query:" came the metallic voice, "the Combat Soul: Vajra Dragon has given the host the legacy of its soul flame, the entire essence of the consciousness that was Janair Mazi. By giving away the legacy, the hollowed soul flame of Janair Mazi has evolved into this source spirit."


    "Trippy. How do I use this so-called ''legacy''? What are the benefits, and are there any potential dangers?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "Responding to host query: once the host has its main consciousness restored, the host must raise the compatibility rating with Combat Soul: Vajra Dragon, to remove seals on the legacy. This legacy has a total of eight normal seals and three special seals. Special seals are only removed under particular conditions. Conditions required unknown."


    "Very cool. That''s all trippy," thought Jodye Trill.


    "Registration of artifact spirit name [Trippy] acknowledged. Just call the name [Trippy], and I will answer your query."


    Jodye was speechless. What was this now? Wasn''t he just usingAmerican slang? He didn''t even know he could name his artifacts, and now he wouldn''t have the chance.


    Ten minutes later.


    "Legacy Fusion with Host complete," said the robotic voice of [Trippy].


    "Great, more waiting, woohoo," complained Jodye Trill.


    One day later, he was still waiting impatiently. He tapped the armrest of his throne in irritation. He was almost about to scream when he heard the voice of [Trippy].


    "Synchronization of [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] has reached the required threshold. Restoring main consciousness."


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    After waking up, the first thing Jodye saw was the three people staring at him like he was a freak. Next, he realized he was naked and standing amongst a pile of rumble.


    "Ma, it''s cold," said the shivering Jodye Trill, looking at his mother who seemed so happy and excited, like she was about to get some ice cream in the summer. Snapping out of it, lady Isis ran forward and dropped to knees, embracing her son tightly.


    "You brat, giving me troubles as soon as you wake," although his mother scolded him, she was smiling ear to ear and kissing his handsome little face over and over.


    "Ma, your drowning me," Jodye Trill immediately protested when assaulted by all this unexpected affection.


    "Hush, boy, you will endure my kiss attack!" giggled lady Isis, kissing Jodye''s little cheek several more times. Jodye was powerless to resist.


    Lady Isis had returned to her bright and tender temperament the moment Jodye woke up. A ring on her finger flashed as a set of brand new all white clothes appeared in front of Jodye Trill, who swiftly removed himself from his mother''s bosom, and got dressed on his own. However, as the clothes didn''t fit, his mother had to prepare another outfit. Luckily shopping for her son was one of her more favorite pastimes.


    It was at this moment that everyone, especially Jodye himself, noticed that he had grown significantly. He was currently the size of the average six or seven-year-old child. Jodye Trill was shocked. Flabbergasted. How long, exactly, had he slept? Jodye Trill looked up at his father, only to see him smiling back.


    "In one week, you will be five years old. I suppose I owe you a few gifts," said Lord Osiris, reading his son''s mind by watching his antics. Jodye immediately frowned. Doesn''t that mean he had been in a coma for three years? How tragic! That''s three years of delicious food not enjoyed. Three years he could have been cultivating the Titanic Rage Law gone to waste! Even worse, three years worth of Kamila''s dreams he would have to endure.


    The horror!


    Worst of all, that''s three years that he couldn''t enjoy ogling his father''s second wife, Lylian. This was probably what upset Jodye the most. How was he supposed to raise his standards of beauty now? Seeing the indignation on his son''s face, Lord Osiris was tickled. What did this child even know about life, for him to be this upset about three little years? To experts at the lord''s level, this was no time at all, "My son, do not fret. Come, show us what you have obtained."


    However, right after speaking, all three adults present frowned, "Wait, son. Ke Si, remove my boy from this area until I summon you again."


    Ke Si did not hesitate as Jodye Trill was immediately shrouded in darkness, unaware of his surroundings. After standing in silence for a few moments, Jodye Trill had begun to grow irritated.


    "Ke Si."


    "I am here, little Lord," came Ke Si''s mysterious voice in the darkness.


    "I do not like this. I can not see," Unknowingly, a white mist started to emit from Jodye Trill''s body.


    As his irritation grew, Jodye realized he felt more powerful then he had ever felt, even in his previous life. It felt like his body was bursting with strength. His energy felt similar like an overflowing bathtub full of water. All he had to do was pull out the stopper, and it would begin to swiftly drain.


    Realizing this, Jodye immediately activated his Mind''s Eye and cast his perception inward. What he saw shocked him. The network in his body was far more complicated than before. Misty white veins were jetting up his body from his abdominal region, spreading out in all directions like branches on a tree. At the ends of the tree, there were individual pores, made to absorb and filter energies.


    Origin Energy!


    Origin Veins!


    Doors of Origin!


    Upon more in-depth inspection, these veins were not actually new. However, before this they had looked like standard parts of Jodye''s anatomy. Now they had awakened! Jodye Trill knew these unique veins were there from the moment he first cast his Mind''s Eye. Only at the time, they were not filled with such energy. This white mist-like energy was precisely his origin energy!


    "I wonder how many doors of origin I have opened?" Doors of Origin were something everyone possessed, across all races. Altogether, a human could have a max total of 36 doors of origin. After awakening, ordinary sages are born with three or four doors open, while one blessed with high-level innate talent will have close to ten doors open.


    A person with at least 15 doors open after the sage body rebirth would be considered as having exceptional record-breaking talent. Most people had opened around 10.The more doors one has open, the faster origin energy could be absorbed, refined, and activated. An expert with 20 doors open will cultivate twice as fast as an expert with only 10 doors open. It is challenging to open a door of origin.


    In the Great Motherland continent, documented experts who had achieved the opening of more than 24 doors of origin could be counted on one hand. The opening of all 36 doors of origin was called the "Grand opening of heaven''s door."


    The number of innately open doors of origin essentially decided the height one could reach during their entire life because it was extremely complicated to open doors of origin postnatal. Extremely advanced miraculous medicine, chance, and luck; all of this was required, or it would be impossible.


    Unfortunately, even when using external forces to open a Door of Origin would be accompanied by high risks; to the extent that even the slightest mistake would cause irreparable damage to the Origin Veins. Damaged origin veins could no longer support energy. Basically making you a cripple!


    Sage''s who had refined a source artifact will have certain origin doors opened by the first baptism, and this was known as Sage Body Rebirth. This was the process Jodye Trill had just awakened from. Jodye started counting how many origin doors he had open. He was terrified to discover that he had 27 doors of origin already open!


    Jodye didn''t dare to believe he had such heaven blessed luck, so he counted again. The answer was the same! Unconvinced, he then counted how many doors were closed. To his utter befuddlement, he found that 13 doors of origin were blocked, and not emitting any milky white aura light. After a few minutes of repeated confirmation, there could be no mistake. In Jodye Trill''s body, there were 40 doors of origin, and 27 of them were open already!


    Jodye Trill somehow had enough doors of origin open to be considered as outstanding in any country, but even more perplexing, he had four other branches in his system of origin veins. What kind of abnormal joke was this?


    "The authors of this world are so full of shit!" Jodye Trill was confused and frustrated, "What''s the point of reading so much if everything I read is wrong!"


    This was maddening, every time he felt prepared based on the knowledge he had accumulated, he was hit with unexpected circumstances. He might as well just wing it from now on, nothing ever happened to him the way it was supposed to. Thus, he decided to not concern himself with the matter of recorded knowledge any further. From now on he would take on the mentality of a scientist, he needed to prove things on his own!


    With a thought, Jodye extended his spiritual sense outwards by five meters. This was half of the limit of his current spiritual force. Unfortunately, the only thing within his perception was a dark cloud and an unusually large swirling black mass, that seemed to be perpetually releasing and maintaining this cloud of darkness. He also found it challenging to extend his perception any further, though not impossible.


    Jodye was able to immediately conclude that this swirling mass was likely Ke Si himself. Ke Si was actually standing about three meters to his left, presumably monitoring the situation outside. Jodye took a few steps and stood at Ke Si''s side, before extending his spiritual sense to its current limit, 10 meters, with a slight grunt of effort.


    Ke Si was focusing with his eyes closed, lest he misses the lord''s summoning in this precarious situation. Suddenly, he felt a small presence arrive at his heels. Bewildered, Ke Si looked down at Jodye incredulously. It seemed that now, Ke Si could be sure of one thing. Somehow this kid was for sure aware of his location, in spite of his avatar''s shadow cloaking.


    Ke Si didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. While he wasn''t trying to mask his presence from the boy, it still shouldn''t be so easy for Jodye Trill to penetrate this darkness to find the former.


    "Little Lord...this humble one hopes to ask you something."


    The little bells chimed on Ke Si''s waist length white dreadlocks. After witnessing the various signs, Ke Si discovered that he should stop treating this radical existence next to him as a typical and clueless child. In fact, he should perhaps not treat him like a child at all! After all, the boy was now a Scholar Realm genius. He would only advance in mentality faster in the future, not slower.


    The first thing Ke Si desired to know was whether or not the boy truly knew where he was in this shadow avatar domain. Jodye, on the other hand, didn''t speak, merely looking up in Ke Si''s direction. He was staring him in the eyes. After getting closer to Ke Si, Jodye Trill was inside the swirling darkness. As a result, he could now sense the butler entirely. This essentially rendered Ke Si''s first question pointless.


    Thus, he chose to ask another, "How is it that you knew where this humble butler was located, young lord? How were you able to tell? From what I know, this should be impossible for you."


    "Impossible?" asked Jodye Trill in genuine confusion, his cocked head to the side slightly. This was information was indeed news to him, as he asked, "Why should it be impossible?"


    Ke Si slowly shook his head. He had nearly forgotten about something important. Freak or not, little Joe was still just a little boy, after all. His knowledge and views of the world were ultimately naive, if not wholly shallow, "My realm and competence are currently much higher then your own, young lord. As such, it should be impossible for you to feel my aura or track me with your eyes. Yet, I spoke to you only once, and you knew exactly where I was. That is the only reason I nowknow that you are able to see me."


    "Realm?" asked the Jodye Trill who had stopped trusting the information in books. In fact, Ke Si didn''t need to speak at all and Jodye would have still found him.


    "Indeed. I am in the Void Door Realm of the Sage Path, third young lord. This is also known as the elite class," said Ke Si, but when he saw the boy''s head cock to the side again, he decided to explain in further detail. "Because there are many different heavenly dao, also known as paths to the sky, we use a class system to compare the separate dao to each other in terms of strength. Starting with the Rookie-level, Expert-level, and then you have my class, the Elite-level.


    "Can you call me Jodye? Just Jodye," demanded Jodye Trill. He was, in fact, long past tired of all these traditional formalities. This was in spite of having three years of freedom from this.


    "This...is perhaps too inappropriate, little third." Ke Si didn''t dare go against protocols of that level. After all, the bloodline of his young master Joseph was not some typical weight. It weighed heavily in Ke Si''s heart.


    "I am fine with little third, or young master Jodye." Jodye Trill crossed his arms and harrumphed as if he had just made his life''s most significant concession. In fact, he had. After all, he was not even five years old yet, and three of these years he spent trapped in his own head.


    "Well as for you, young master Jodye, you can just barely be considered to be in the Scholar Realm, this is the early Rookie class." Ke Si paused, his brows furrowed in contemplation. "There are two great divides between us. Tell me, how is it you are able to notice this old man, Ke Si, in spite of this difference?"


    It was at this moment that Jodye Trill recognized that his spiritual sense wasn''t as common as he had assumed. Jodye pondered for a few seconds but ultimately decided to answer truthfully. With the talent he had revealed so far, was there any point in hiding this? Plus, he could now blame a great many things on his sage rebirth.


    Who would know the truth then?


    No one else had visited the Destiny Platform with him, he could tell whatever story he wanted. Just like those damn books.


    Thinking up to here, Jodye replied calmly with an indifferent face, suddenly resembling his mother a lot, "I was curious as to why I must hide as soon as I woke up. I worried about my mother. So, I merely extended my spiritual sense to its limit, which isn''t far enough for me to see outside this dark cloud. Merely, it was enough to see a spiral of darkness the height of an adult male. Based on the circumstances, I knew this would be you."


    Jodye Trill, who was still consuming spiritual force to maintain some minor level of visibility, noticed that the dark spiral momentarily stopped spinning for half a second, before quickly resuming. Suddenly everything within this darkness became visible to him again.


    Merely, even though the sun was back, it looked like everything was painted black.


    "Jo...young...little third did you just say..." Ke Si seem quite agitated, his aura was slightly unsteady, and his voice shaky. He seemed so excited he might burst, "Did you just say, that you can ''extend'' your spiritual sense outwards several meters? Not in a straight line wherever you''re looking, or through one of your other senses? Just with your mind? At will?"


    It was at this moment that Jodye finally realized where Ke Si''s constant confusion and shock originated from. It seems being able to extend one''s spiritual sense freely is not a common occurrence. Having inherited the memories of an ancient Titan, Jodye was unfamiliar with this disparity. Most members of the Titan clan possessed powerful spirits from birth. Thus, he had taken it for granted. Such a thing was not rare for the members of the titan clan, after all.


    However, after analyzing for a minute or so, Jodye Trill realized that this was the trait that set the ancient Titan clan on a different path from the rest of the heaven slaughter race. Such a memory was easily overlooked since these weren''t his own memories in the first place.


    After thinking like this, Jodye nodded his head in response, and Ke Si instantly vanished from his senses.


    After a moment of shock, Jodye Trill deactivated his mind''s eye and withdrew his spiritual sense. This technique was a bit exhausting for the current him. Plus, Ke Si seemed to have granted him some limited visibility here. With Ke Si gone, and having nothing better to do, Jodye sat down cross-legged and entered the state of meditation. He needed to recover his spiritual force. This time''s meditation was different for Jodye Trill.


    As he meditated, he could feel this marvelous feeling, that felt like an open door waiting for him to enter. Although this feeling intrigued Jodye, he made it a point not to blindly investigate things that seem marvelous. All the horror films of his past life were the best example of the consequences. So Jodye Trill observed this unusual sensation without losing himself within it. He was like a security guard watching over a detainee. Ten minutes later, he suddenly heard a familiar voice in the back of his mind.


    "Hey, kid, how long you planning on dicking around at the door? Come into the host space for a chat, will ya?"


    Jodye Trill''s eye''s snapped open in shock. He was completely startled. He never expected to suddenly hear a voice in his head. Unlike the robotic voice of Trippy, his source spirit in the [Pharaoh''s Law], this voice definitely belonged to a person! However, he very quickly calmed down and thought, "The host space..."


    Jodye quickly resumed his meditation. This time once the marvelous feeling washed over him, he put forth no resistance, as his consciousness was pulled right in. He now found himself in a vast space, split into two halves. The first half seemed to be a broken section of a giant wasteland, like a single puzzle piece.


    There were dozens of huge thunderclouds radiating electricity and might. Floating mid-air in the center was [Pharaoh''s Law], the blue and gold striped cloth fluttering like a lonely cape in the wind. Under the area [Pharaoh''s Law] was gliding around, there was an enormous multi-colored egg, that radiated a mysterious glow. This egg was surrounded by a golden nimbus force-cloud that altered between transparent and opaque.


    Instinctively, Jodye Trill knew this was his Vajra Dragon Soul. He felt the deep connection with that egg as if it was he who was inside of it.


    The other side half of this space was similarly as if a small piece of a greater puzzle, only, this side resembled the vast cosmos and starry skies. Floating in the void above this piece of bright expanse was in old looking and pitch black tome, with various glowing runes imprinted on the cover.


    This was the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]! The grimoire was opened on the second and third page, each of which had detailed information about a guardian with an illustration. Under the grimoire, there were two creatures, one of which was staring at Jodye Trill, right in his eyes, while the other rolled around in the void like a playful child.


    "Sly, do you need to struggle a lot to be the soul''s host? What''s the selection process like? It should most likely be annual, at least, right?" The creature rolling around in the void had soft and fluffy red fur, with golden sword god and calamity symbols on both of its arms, "When we''re free again I''ll apply right away!"


    This boy looked like a child who was a werewolf with a red gem on its forehead. Inside of the gem was what appeared to be a sizeable golden heavy-sword. The hybrid''s chest and head were clearly that of a toddler, but its arms and legs were covered in red fur.


    "Are you dumb? If we''re free, what need is there for you, a god-beast, to host someone else''s soul? Do you listen seriously to anything I tell you?" ''Sly'' turned his little muzzle away from Jodye to snap at the hybrid puppy. The former had a voice that the latter was all too familiar with.


    This creature was a genuine sky wolf puppy, with black fur that had a metallic sheen, rebirth and serenity runes on both it''s left and right side, and one small black angel wing on its right shoulder.


    "Are these my guardians?" Jodye Trill wasn''t sure whether he should laugh or cry.


    "Welcome back, brat," came the cold and indifferent voice of the wolf pup, "We have so much to discuss."


    "Indeed. It is time you learned who the true soul''s host is," at this moment the humanoid puppy was imitating the wolf pup''s aloof demeanor and indifferent tone of voice. Suddenly, the humanoid pup let out an exaggerated shout, as he was completely shrouded in a curtain of green and black flames that combusted mysteriously out of nowhere.


    "Please ignore the fool. My name is Prince..." the wolf pup that was laying down rose to sit on its hind legs. There was an incredibly sharp look in his eyes, and he spoke in a dignified manner. However, Jodye Trill was rather impatient, insta-ruining the prince''s momentum.


    "Prince Sly then, is it? Fancy. I''m Jodye Trill. Or Trilleck? Joseph? Whatever, at any rate, just call me Trill Jodye," Jodye Trill ruthlessly interrupted the wolfly prince''s monologue before it started, causing the prince pup''s eye to twitch. Jodye just continued as if he didn''t notice, "Why is it that you''re able to talk to me? All those crappy books said that the consciousness of a combat soul was completely sealed."


    "..." the young wolf quietly stared at Jodye for a couple of breaths, before responding, "do you truly not remember me?"


    Jodye Trill looked deep into the green eyes of this strange winged-wolf. Slowly but surely the image begin overlapping with a cool white-clothed youth and a heavy golden sword. There was also... the dragon, Janair Mazi! As soon as this realization played out in his head, Jodye Trill unconsciously glanced at the enormous egg under [Pharaoh''s Law].


    "I remember. You''re the youth from the cave. Which would make him..." Jodye Trill pointed at the mass of flames, "so that makes him...the sword!?"


    "Excellent. But, wrong. The sword is my brother''s natal weapon, and they are able to unite as one due to his prowess," Prince Sly stood up on all fours and walked across the void, stopping in front of Jodye.


    "Natal what now?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "Less of that," the sky wolf puppy''s little black angel wing twitched slightly, and he slowly rose into the air, as if he had never heard of gravity, floating weightlessly in Jodye''s face. He was now facing to face with Jodye, as his green pupils met Jodye Trill''s jewel-like blue pupils midair. This time, when Prince Sly spoke his voice no longer sounded cold, nor indifferent. Instead, there was a tinge of rage, humiliation, and under that, Jodye Trill could swear he detected a bit of melancholy.


    "Sigh...Do you want to hear a story?"

 23 New Partners 1

    Taking note of the change in the now tiny wolf boy, Jodye Trill''s emotional guard was also lowered. He crossed his arms, becoming serious for maybe the first time in this life, "I am willing...uh, what should I call you? Your majesty? No, this seems slightly inappropriate."


    "I am prince Sylvester Sylknarious Tricko, heir to the Sephiroth of the Anubis Great World. It will be fine if you call me Sylvester. I originate from a time long after your own," said Sylvester sighing once more.


    He then proceeded to tell Jodye Trill about his past. Sylvester and Xavier Tricko were two princes from a place they called the Anubis Great World, in a star system called the Legendary Star System. They were both variant god beasts from the ancient fey race, born of different mothers, but the same father. Apparently, it''s challenging for god beasts to have children. Jodye Trill wasn''t skeptical about this as they had the word "god" in their name. Would the birth of a god be a simple matter?


    This being said, the birth of these two geniuses within 200 years of each other caused an intergalactic stir. They were incredibly rare because they both perfectly inherited both their bloodlines. This was supposedly more impressive for Xavier than anyone else, as he had ahalf-hero bloodline.


    However, the importance of this ultimately escaped Jodye. Their father was a World Devouring Sky Jackal, and the great monarch of their world. Jodye Trill couldn''t begin to imagine how strong one must be to rule a great world of the Legendary Star System.


    Of course, he didn''t actually know what the Legendary Star System was. However, he wouldn''t interrupt someone''s life story monologue just to ask such a question. Sylvester said that he grew up as a real phenomenon, the most genius descendant in centuries, and heir to the throne. Jodye Trill found this to be arrogance until Sylvester commented that his own fame could only be eclipsed by his younger brothers sudden and dramatic increase in prowess.


    Sylvester''s mother was an Infinity Black Phoenix, and one of the most influential members of the ancient Origin Beast race. Xavier''s mother, on the other hand, was from the Hero race. Jodye inherited the memories of a Titan, so he had some fundamental knowledge of these two races. From the hero race came the human clan. So Xavier''s mother was basically the same race as Jodye.


    Sylvester was plotted against by a powerful immortal king, because he injured her famous disciple in a galactic competition, winning endless glory. Until this immortal king ended his glory ruthlessly. However, due to the interference of his younger brother Xavier, they somehow escaped being fully sealed at the crucial moment.


    Only, the two brother''s souls were still afflicted with a powerful voodoo curse seal and cast into the void. By the end of his tale, Sylvester had once again put on his usual mask of indifference, "This is the part of the story where I met you, in the river of time. However, at that time, you were sealed as well."


    "Since we were both sealed, why do you have memories of that time while I don''t?" Jodye Trill did not actually doubt anything Sylvester told him, as he had experienced having his soul sealed and being launched into the void personally. This was something he could never forget.


    Sylvester indicated the green and black flames dancing a few meters away with his eyes, "My mother is an Infinity Black Phoenix. I have inherited the flames of her nirvana. Due to this, I was somehow able to regain my consciousness, and eventually facilitate our escape. Thanks to my Sky Fall Flame, we can all return to our homes one day, but I will need your help. What do you say?"


    "But why me? Why did you choose to save me specifically?" Asked Jodye Trill. This was the part that confused him the most. Where would he have time to help another random soul while trying to free himself? It was illogical.


    "Why indeed. The answer is actually quite simple. I did not need to try and save you. You followed me on your own. Bringing you, or not bringing you, I did almost nothing to decide," Sylvester landed on the only mid-sized asteroid in this space, where Xavier Tricko was last seen burning. Sylvester very casually walked over to the nirvana flames and absorbed them all into his maw. The fire vanished revealing a sleeping Xavier, who was curled into a little ball. After the fire retreated, Xavier woke up and stretched his little body.


    "Good nap. Sly, why''d you ruin the coup? That''s lame bro," asked Xavier seriously.


    "Be serious for a moment, X." Sylvester bit Xavier on the butt, who yelped as he was scolded at, "Xavier Grindarios Tricko, this is Jodye Trill. He is our new partner."


    Jodye still had his head lowered in deep thought. Before long he said, "Is it truly possible to return? Are you certain of this?"


    "I cannot answer you. What I know is this: We may not be able to return to the exact same time and place, and we may not ever be able to become the same people we were before; However, as long as we possess enough strength, we can certainly return to seek our answers," said Sylvester.


    "How would you know what answers I seek?" asked Jodye Trill, unconvinced that any of this was in consideration of himself.


    "You dummy. You are a host soul who has retained memories, yes. But more importantly, you are also the Main Soul of our new life. This is the space within your mind, it can be considered your consciousness. You are us, and we are you. Technically. This is the only way we could so easily co-exist here. In such a situation, why would we be unaware of your thoughts and feelings?" This time it was Xavier who answered him, and eloquently, catching Jodye Trill slightly off guard. Jodye did feel a bit silly, as after Xavier said it aloud he now felt this to be rather obvious.


    However, Xavier''s next words made him genuinely embarrassed, "we know all about LuLu and your obsession with her. Did you seriously get a female subordinate to record it whenever Lulu put on her makeup, or cooked, or even masturbated while you were gone? That''s a little weird bro. Are you a closet pervert? They don''t have stalking laws where you''re from?"


    "What!? I did no such...I mean look I was only curious...life was quite hard at the time, you ever been in a trench hole surrounded by men for weeks on end? ...look, whatever, what would a brat like you know about love?" Jodye Trill harrumphed after stumbling through his words. Sly had told Jodye Trill that Xavier Tricko was at the age equivalent to eight years old at the time of his demise and sealing, while Sylvester himself was eleven.


    "Brat? This ancestor has spent 857 years on my great world. This is not something you, little chump, can fathom," said Xavier haughtily. However, his wolf-like ears suddenly drooped, and his expression sunk almost imperceptibly. "In fact, I do understand loneliness and love. All too well.


    "...." Jodye Trill was flabbergasted by this inordinate number and looked to Sylvester Tricko for confirmation.


    "In fact, god beasts age at a rate 100 times slower than that of you an inferior hero," Sylvester Tricko sneered as he glanced at his sad puppy of a little brother, "At any rate, less of this, yeah?"


    Jodye Trill was, in fact, eager to change the dialogue, "What kind of strength are we talking here? How powerful do we need to be?"


    "More powerful then you can currently fathom. Reach the fourth zone of the eighth layer of the sky, and we will finish this conversation," Sylvester Tricko casually gave Jodye Trill a goal that he could not see clearly.


    Jodye Trill grimaced, but Sylvester continued while looking at the dragon egg on the other side, "I must say, I am quite surprised you were capable of making that guy submit to you entirely. He was quite arrogant and unruly. I feared he would scatter your soul into dust. Perhaps, even the great I, could not hope to defeat him in real life. However, as a soul, he is not my match.


    "Unfortunately, you are pathetically weak. Therefore, before you leave we have gifts for you," said Sylvester in his signature cold and indifferent drawl. Jodye was excited instantly, but he regained his composure. It seemed being a kid had affected his temperament a bit.


    "Just summon the grimoire on the outside, and you will receive them naturally. The same can be said for your fusion, merely summon your artifact and you will simultaneously unlock its first feature and receive the gift from your Fused Soul."


    Xavier Tricko''s scarlet pupils then looked Jodye Trill deep in his eyes, "thanks for choosing the grimoire, Temp Host. I know you''re aware of who it actually benefits the most. But make no mistake, it''s still no loss for you, though. Fusing with three god level existences is incomparably dangerous, and who knows when you would''ve woke up? That''s if you even woke up, at all.


    "After all, we would not have been willing. Unless you have a divine power that could counter our own, you would have been annihilated. Mn, I truly agree with myself, synchronization will serve us all far better. Plus you never have to be alone! We will help you with all our strength, and you''ll find a grimoire can be the most powerful artifact. Especially this weird joint you''ve got. How many tools do you know that can grant mere souls a corporeal form?Well, I guess a bumpkin like you wouldn''t know. Anyway, this thing is like a cheat code already."


    Jodye Trill smirked at Xavier and nodded. Honestly, he had quite a good impression of these two brothers. Plus, he was pretty confident that he and the dragon had somehow switched roles, and that Sylvester was somehow the cause. This meant that Jodye would have ended up as a mere combat soul had things gone down their natural course. Jodye shivered at the thought of this.


    However, Jodye Trill relaxed a lot after considering the circumstances. It was true that they were all in the same boat, and he was chosen to take the helm as the captain. For this he was grateful, "Strength has always been my greatest desire! I will continue to rise until I topple the heavens and tear down the sky!"

 24 New Partners 2

    "Is that the extent of your ambition? You''ll need far more than that to tear apart the fabric of space and time, Trill loser. Is this a game to you? Well, whatever, I suppose it''s a start," Sylvester Tricko once again failed to spare Jodye Trill any dignity at all, "With me here helping you achieving greatness is merely a matter of time."


    "Okay, you should head over to the other side now. Normally, your space and ours should be separate. However, since your fusion is on the legacy level, it gets to exist within your space." said Xavier before running and jumping up, as he disappeared into the third page of the grimoire.


    "To be more specific, your consciousness has already fused with the consciousness of that over-sized lizard," mocked Sylvester.


    "Legacy level?" asked Jodye Trill, who felt some incomprehensible anger from Sly calling Janair Mazi a lizard. This reminded him! When he asked Trippy about the "dual" and "perfect" statuses, Trippy ignored him and simply answered for the "legacy" status. Thinking up to here, he subconsciously looked at Sylvester.


    "You''ll figure it out," Sylvester Tricko laid on the ground and closed his eyes.


    Hearing Sylvester, Jodye was further frustrated. However, he walked over to the other side obediently. He had an abnormally large sense of trust for the young sky wolf. Right before crossing the dividing line, he stopped abruptly. He then turned his body to look at the giant grimoire hanging wide open in the starry void. Jodye received the strangest sensation as he was about to cross to the other side. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] seemed to be calling out to him.


    As he neared the grimoire, it also floated lower to accommodate himself, until it met Jodye right in front of his face. This huge ancient tome was not as massive as it was on the Destiny Platform. However, it remained that it was half his current size at four feet tall. The grimoire did not speak to Jodye Trill. Instead, they seemed to have a telepathic connection. He could feel what the grimoire''s intent was as if the information was being written on his soul.


    The grimoire needed a password so that he could summon it out. Jodye remembered that Pharaoh''s Law had registered the name Trippy of its own accord, likely for the same purpose. The difference being that he was using the urban jargon of his past life at the time, not speaking literally.


    "Cosmo." After speaking there was a message waiting in Jodye''s mind.


    ''Cosmo, registered.''


    Jodye Trill then tried to will the grimoire to answer his questions. The grimoire flipped to its first page, which then lit up in ancient looking hieroglyphics. This wasn''t the first time that Jodye noticed variations of this writing that he could vaguely identify with. Upon closer inspections, all the hieroglyph characters were made up out of many tiny runes that moved around as if they had a life.


    To Jodye Trill''s surprise, he somehow understood every word that was written. This was apparently due to his telepathic link with the grimoire, he honestly didn''t need to read it. However, being studious as he was, Jodye still tried to understand the intricacies within. Since the grimoire explained to him what these words meant, he memorized this knowledge so he would be able to figure it out later.


    "The perfect status refers to the level of synchronization, there are five, wow!" Jodye read, visibly surprised, "a perfect synchronization just means that the souls are fully cooperative and possess unlocked consciousness! The rarest of the rare statuses. Thus the benefits are greater! How awesome. The dual just means that I was baptized in chaotic force by both source artifacts."


    In the end, Jodye wasn''t so impressed with the new information, but the grimoire itself was worthy of exploration. He shook his head walked back to the other side. However, he suddenly stopped and glanced back at the artifact, "This tome has three core source abilities, and the first is the source ability Summoner. Each ability has a set number of seals, with Summoner possessing eight."


    Jodye''s eyes brightened, but he moved on none the less. There was no information on how to unlock neither source abilities nor the accompanying seals.


    After crossing to the other side, Jodye Trill felt his mind surge with surprising strength. His thoughts were more evident than ever, and the flow of his thinking was even smoother. He felt as if the speed and depth of his ideas had increased by about 45%. What in the heavens and earth was going on?


    "Welcome Host. First and second seals of Pharaoh''s Law have been released.


    Activating Pharaoh''s Law will result in spiritual force augmentation.


    Current limit: 1 level.


    Meditating within Host Space will grant host 25% of the first seal''s augmentation, without summoning Pharaoh''s Law," the robotic voice of Trippy echoed through space before Jodye had a chance to ponder.


    Jodye Trill was dumbstruck. So this was only 25% of the augmentation? It was that strong?! Xavier thought the grimoire was a cheat code? No this, this was a cheat code. If he could improve his spirit by activating Pharaoh''s Law, then would he ever deactivate it?


    "Responding to Host query: To activate source artifacts one must consume heavenly power.


    As long as Host has enough energy to endure, the source artifact will stay active."


    Well, as they say: There is no such thing as a free lunch. Jodye knew it wouldn''t be so simple. He looked at the large nimbus cloud hiding the huge dragon egg within. He could feel it resonated with himself on a spiritual level, pulsating like a heartbeat. He still felt as if it was himself inside the hard shell, slowly accumulating momentum.


    "It''s been quite a while, I think. I should return." As this thought occurred to Jodye Trill, a majestic looking sparkly bone throne, perfect for his size, appeared in the sky a few meters away from Pharaoh''s Law. With a thought, Jodye was sitting in the seat. He instantly felt connected to his body once more. Suddenly, he remembered a particular issue.


    "I have a question, Sly," Jodye Trill raised his voice to call out to the sky wolf pup. The latter opened his eyes to meet Jodye''s gaze from a distance. Jodye could feel his intent, and continued, "I read that one can only have a maximum of 36 doors of origin. I seem to have 40. Was the knowledge recorded here just wrong? It seems unlikely that they would be so mistaken."


    "Hmph," Sylvester closed his eyes once more, no longer caring about Jodye, "The answer to your mystery is right beneath you. You now walk the path of the Draco Volos. Leave me."


    Jodye was baffled briefly, before glancing at the enormous magical egg. At that moment Jodye Trill seemed to come to a realization, as his mind finally relaxed and his consciousness retracted from the Host Space. Opening his eyes, he found himself in the same meditation posture as before. Only his surroundings had changed slightly. He was no longer eclipsed in a cloud of darkness, but back in the room he initially woke up in.


    "Welcome back, my little heartbeat," Who could this bell-like voice belong to, if not Jodye''s mother, Isis Trilleck. She wore a glamorous sky blue dress and was seated elegantly at a table, drinking tea.


    Jodye Trill jumped up and ran to his mother, hugging her long leg that seemed to be made of the most beautiful jade. The latter put down her cup and picked her son up into her lap to hug him back.


    "It''s good that you''re fine, it''s good that you''re fine." Lady Isis released a radiant smile from the bottom of her heart, tears welling up in her eyes.


    As Jodye looked up at this now fondly familiar face, he felt an intense blood connection for the first time in two lives. This woman was his mother. He could feel the pure love she had for him warming the deepest parts of his soul. Suddenly his eyes begin to water as well. For someone who grew up as an orphan, surrounded by evil and treacherous people, to suddenly gain his own authentic, loving family, that doted on him so heavily was a truly wonderful feeling.


    At this moment, Jodye officially accepted his role as Joseph Trilleck. He was the third child of the lord of House Trilleck and son of the first wife. If there were no mistakes, then Jodye was the most eligible to be heir to the house. This was his home. This place is the start of his story. If he becomes a legend one day, it would be him the wolves bow down too!


    Finally coming to terms with his fate, Jodye Trill separated his head from his mother''s bosom and asked, "Where''s pops at?"


    The next thing Jodye heard was a round of boisterous laughter as two men, one young and majestic and the other old and noble, appeared from the shadow of lady Isis.


    "So you''re finally able to remember your old man, ey? Excellent," said House Lord Osiris Trilleck, as a magic wind wrapped around Jodye Trill like a pair of hands, and lifted him from his mother''s lap, gently placing him on the ground. "Now, come kid. Show us your strength."


    Back at House Trilleck¡­


    In the lovely looking courtyard of a large and beautiful palace, there was a garden full of multiple spirit plants, and a dozen or so maids scurrying around busily. A few meters away from the garden, a young boy was practicing a fist technique over and over again. The boy was wearing white training pants as he danced around the courtyard. Around his neck, there was a beautiful fang necklace made from origin gold and spirit wolf fangs, and his hair was dreadlocked hanging down to his shoulder. This boy was, of course, the young Joseph Trilleck!


    Sweat dripped off his little body as he continuously exerted himself harder. After practicing his form for three hours, Jodye punched an iron sandbag for two more hours. This iron sandbag was of his own design. However, his father just had Ke Si do the work of putting it together. The bag had the resilience to resist an Earth Science Realm Sage''s battle power, so the weight was quite a challenge for Jodye.


    After exhausting himself, Jodye Trill retired to cultivate his mind, sitting on a lotus seat in the middle of a pond. There was a swirl of milky white origin energies gathering, with the boy as the center of the surge.


    "This Brave Fang Collar can augment my focus by 30% during meditation," thought Jodye Trill,"Add that to the augment I get from Pharaoh''s Law, and my energy control will dramatically improve!"


    One month after his awakening, the now five years old Jodye Trill was sitting cross-legged, in the middle of a giant lotus flower seat floating in the bond. The origin energy in the surroundings was entering his body at a rapid pace. Only, it was leaking out just as quick. Many of the maids in the surroundings who had a decent cultivation base, and thus could feel the origin energy fluctuations, were shocked at the speed of Jodye Trill''s absorption rate. They were left speechless at his total lack of refinement, wasting so much energy.


    On the top floor of a pavilion to the west of the courtyard, a stunning woman was wearing all white garments that made her look like an otherworldly queen. She was graceful like a celestial maiden descended from the skies. She sat at a little round table on the balcony, drinking tea with another petite and pretty woman in a pink dress that tightly hugged her proud assets. Unfortunately, this woman, who would have been otherwise very pleasant to look at, was making a face like she swallowed a fly.


    "How could this brat cause such a stir but fail to benefit in the slightest? It''s an amazing waste." The petite woman was currently upset, grinding her teeth in frustration. "First his mother becomes the Frozen Night Master, which I was able to slowly accept. After all, she earned it with skill and grace. However, what I can''t accept is that this seed of hers is just as dastardly talented."


    "You should watch how you speak, Enora. That boy is highly favored by our Lord, and who can blame him. He has caused such a disturbance in the surrounding primary heaven and earth forces, without even possessing a mental cultivation method. Such a bright star is our family''s good fortune." Said the stunning lady in white, in a voice entirely devoid of emotion.


    Others may not be aware of the boy''s circumstances, but she was. Most of the energy the boy took in would leak back out in a short amount of time, but that was only because he had yet to be given a mental cultivation method. The lord was still searching for one that was especially suitable to the child, he wouldn''t allow him to train in an ordinary method.


    This, of course, made his other wives jealous on behalf of their children. It had to be known, the House Lord very rarely showed his kids any affection or even significant interest. He was typically far too busy. Take Kamila Trilleck for example, she had excellent talent revealed at her host awakening ceremony, which was a few months after Jodye''s. Two hollow souls of a mysterious rank, Kamila''s fate gem had exploded, and she had been experiencing her Sage Body rebirth for about as long as Jodye Trill himself at this point.


    She was practically another powerhouse in the making!


    Why were this House Lord''s children so formidable?


    However, similar to his first son, Horus, the House Lord only spoke some kind and perfunctory words at the ceremony. He hadn''t paid any more attention to this daughter of his since that time. Merely, it wasn''t exactly like the lord didn''t value his children, he was just truly too busy. He was, after, the lord of the estate! The leader of all the noble and humble members of the House, and they were a force comparable to Prism Rank sects!


    The forces in the Great Motherlands were divided into six ranks, with the Prism rank powers counting as a fourth rank force. If the Grand Elder were factored in, then they would even approach legend rank status or in other words the fifth rank!


    "Oh Lily, don''t tell me you''ve been put under the mongrel''s spell as well? Ugh." Jodye Trill''s fourth mother, Enora Morning, slammed her teacup on the table, before standing up abruptly. "When my Jumoke woke up, his wolf soul blasted the origin chamber into glass shards and pieces of scrap metal! In six more months, at the House''s Young Wolf Celebration Dinner, Jumoke will ascend the Scholar-level battle stage! At that time we''ll see who the true fortune of the family is, hmph."


    Lylian Barong watched placidly as Enora Morning stormed out of the courtyard and onto her wind spirit wolf, Morning Cloud, before releasing a sigh. Her face became soft and gentle as she glanced at Jodye, "Such a diligent child. He follows his father''s instructions to the acme, doing physical training for eight hours a day, before meditating on the lotus seat for four more hours. No...rather then meditation it appears that he is attempting to cultivate his origin energy. Could he have inherited a legacy technique? Alas, it can not be, or he wouldn''t be unable to advance. Unless he doesn''t understand it enough?


    "However, how many children are able to make this amount of commotion without sufficient knowledge? Plus, without any guidance how well can he honestly do? How easy is it to eclipse the light of the sun?" Lylian Barong''s voice was hazy and angelic as she shifted her gaze away from Jodye Trill, staring at the setting sun on the horizon, "I only hope that once you finally shine you can share your glory with your eldest brother, little Joseph. My sweet child Horus would surely never allow anyone to harm his little brother. Since it''s like this, neither will I. Otherwise, once he returns for the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner, he will surely fault me¡­"


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    Far away, somewhere in the Rodinia continent,


    In a mystical region surrounded by a rain forest, seven youths in black and silver robes could be seen in pursuit of a young man and lady in yellow robes. Every now and then, a few of the seven youths would stop to attack. Streams of light were constantly flying out from the magic staffs in their hands, transforming into different elemental attacks!


    Arrows of fire and ice crashed into the surroundings of the fleeing youths.


    The young man and lady were both initially very good looking but currently had completely haggard appearances. They had competed with these youths for a treasure, and now they had to escape, or they would lose their wealth along with their lives.


    "Hey, Goldwolf, you better hand over the vial of Lifetime Original Fluid!" said the leader of the thugs chasing them, "Your worthless master can''t protect you in this secret realm!"


    "Horus, what are we going to do," said the beautiful young lady in a panic. She had already been escaping for so long, but these enemy disciples were simply too persistent! "Black Mercury Sect will pay for this once my martial aunt finds out! Quickly, we must find a way to escape!"


    "Don''t worry Alice, I''ll protect you!" roared the good looking young man Horus. Surprisingly, this young man looked more than 60% similar to Osiris Trilleck and 90% similar to Lylian Barong. This was none other than Jodye''s older brother, Horus Trilleck! A pale golden armor suddenly condensed around Horus, as if it transformed from his skin itself. Horus suddenly stopped and turned to face the pursuing opponents, "Take a step back, Arthur! Your squad leader is in over his head. Don''t make me use that ''thing.''"


    "Oh?" said the thug in the lead as he stopped abruptly, signaling his companions to stop as well. However, he only sneered and said mockingly, "Over my head you say? You wouldn''t dare, punk. Hand over the Lifetime Original Fluid and the girl. Do that, and I''ll let you leave here alive."


    Alice paled when she heard those words. Even though Horus was famed at their sect for being a chivalrous gentleman, when it came to a matter of life and death people would reveal their most savage nature. This was something any experienced cultivator was familiar with, even a youth like Alice.


    However, Horus'' face didn''t change in the slightest as he responded plainly, "Not dare? Okay, Francis, let''s play. Why don''t we see exactly what I don''t dare to do."


    Horus'' hand traced the ring on his left hand, and a groovy looking talisman was retrieved. He began to chant obscurely, before shouting ''Appear!'' The talisman lit up with white flames and emitted a blinding golden light that shot into the air.


    "Fuck, Horus you''re crazy man," said the young negus youth named Arthur. He had a spiked mohawk and beady eyes.


    "NO!" the leader of the opposing team, a dark elf named Francis Black, was terrified when he saw the golden light. That was a defensive talisman that didn''t distinguish friend from foe. It would trap them all in stasis until help arrived. He couldn''t help but curse himself for challenging this madman, and he quickly pulled out his own anti-communication talisman, "Appear!"


    The talisman burned in purple flames before a purple light shot into the air and attacked the golden light in the distance like a deadly arrow killing a golden dove.


    Francis Black pulled out another talisman and was prepared to shout! However, how could Alice let this happen? If that talisman were used, they would both die.


    "SHIT!" Alice cursed and withdrew a 3-foot long sword from nowhere and slashed out with a soft but swift sword art!


    "Die, bitch!" Francis Black was enraged when he saw this weak little girl attacking his esteemed self. His palm glowed with a deadly light as he struck out twice in quick succession, "Breath-taking Palm!"


    Splat!


    Alice''s sword was parried by the first attack, and then the second palm impaled her abdomen and came out on the other side.


    "ALICE!" Horus Trilleck''s eyes widened incredibly as pain wrecked his mentality, "Francis Black, I''ll kill you!"


    "Haha, how? Didn''t you just use the Myriad Changes Sealing Talism¡­" however, before the words could finish leaving his mouth, the nine youths all froze in place. They were all stuck in their previous posture as if they were models in a museum. An illusory space manifested and the forest looked normal again as if those youths were never there at all.

 25 The Underground Bazaar 1

    Meanwhile, back in the courtyard of Lylian Barong, Jodye Trill was unaware of being the topic of the two women''s discussion and couldn''t even fathom what was currently happening to his older brother.


    In fact, he couldn''t even fathom the appearance of said brother. It was unknown whether or not Jodye would actually be concerned if he did know. After all, he had yet to meet the fellow.


    The reason his father made him come to this courtyard to train was due to Lylian Barong being an excellent botanist and a beginner level alchemist. The spiritual energies in this courtyard were heavier than even the House Lord''s private manor. Not to mention that the pond he was currently floating on was full of water from the deepest part of Lake Nicaea.


    Before his sage body rebirth, Jodye learned that this milky white water could barely be considered water at all. It was an elixir of nature, altered by the overwhelmingly dense presence of spiritual energy within Lake Nicaea. The lotus seat Jodye was sitting on was refined by an Inscription Master for his second mother Lylian''s personal use. It was able to accelerate the rate at which the body was able to purify energy.


    "Sheesh. Pops sure knows how to treat his woman," Jodye Trill was impressed by how well off this family was. The resources were abundant, allowing him to focus on raising his strength. He was rather excited because this was his first time coming into contact with an inscription tool.


    The ancient titan Jupiter was an excellent Runic Master from a very young age. This indirectly resulted in Jodye''s knowledge of runes and formations being vast like the ocean. He couldn''t wait to dissect this thing to understand its make up. He knew instinctively that Inscription Masters were just less knowledgable Runic Masters.


    "Focus, kid!" a cold and overbearing voice ring out in Jodye Trill''s mind. Grimacing, Jodye closed his eyes and returned to the Host Space. Inside of his conscious, he was seated in his throne shaped host seat. Floating in front of him was a sky wolf puppy. Its one black wing was extended but wasn''t in motion.


    "Okay, now activate your Mind''s Eye technique. I''ll begin absorbing the surrounding origin energy. In the meantime, you''re going to filter it through the lotus seat, and into your doors of origin," Sylvester Tricko spoke with cold indifference.


    "Okay, but how exactly should I do that?" this was the problem Jodye Trill struggled with the most.


    "This time, focus on one door of origin. You must slowly clear out a path with the origin energy. Think of it like exploring a cave, the origin energy is both your flashlight and your shovel. Continue digging a way forward! Once you reach a spiritual meridian, start on the next origin vein. Quit trying to absorb everything through everywhere, you are far too weak to control that much energy at once!" Sylvester barked out impatiently.


    "Why didn''t you say that days ago!" Jodye Trill was inspired by Sylvester''s words, but after thinking for a bit, he was immediately furious.


    "It''s not very complicated, kid. Didn''t that galactic muscle head give you anything useful? Like a mental cultivation method or something of that nature? He is your master, not I. Besides, did you ask me before now?" Sylvester responded indifferently.


    "Why would I have to...whatever yo," Jodye Trill thought deeply for a moment, sifting through his sea of memories before responding, "okay I''ve got it! The Cosmic Vision Scripture! This is a high-level soul cultivation method that is well suited for cultivators practicing multiple paths. If I can enter the first stage of this Cosmic Vision Scripture, my spiritual sense will evolve into divine sense! In theory, I should be able to manipulate the energies with ease in that state."


    Jodye was shocked to find Sylvester staring at him with wide eyes and his jaw hanging down. The little jet black wolf looked quite comical, as Jodye had never seen his face alter this much before now.


    "Did you just say...soul cultivation technique? And...that...just by entering the first stage of this imperial scripture... the very FIRST stage... you will develop the legendary divine sense!? So good? Is this some kind of a joke?" Sylvester''s pitch kept raising as he was on the verge of screaming.


    "Is divine sense so amazing?" asked Xavier from below.


    "Amazing?" The sky wolf puppy shook his head, "It is more than amazing, X. Spiritual sense can be easily detected, and has no compatibility with the physical plane. Divine Sense, however, can not be detected unless someone possesses a stronger divine sense. Furthermore, divine sense can affect all planes of existence if one''s competence is high enough! What kind of forbidden secret art did that titanic mad man give you? The Cosmic Vision...ah."


    "What? What else, what!?" asked Jodye Trill in suspense, but Sylvester gave him an odd look.


    "It''s nothing," Sylvester Tricko slowly shook his head. This kid had cosmic powered combat souls in himself and Xavier. He also had a physique that had been tempered by astral forces and nirvana flames since he was an infant.


    If that wasn''t enough, he even had a cosmic level soul cultivation technique? These were things you couldn''t buy even in the legendary realm, yet where were they currently? This was definitely not the place where this great fortune would be recognized. Thus, telling Jodye about this didn''t feel like a wise decision.


    "Fate huh? The Hero race is indeed unmatched in this aspect."


    Sylvester had lost Jodye''s attention at ''it''s nothing.'' Jodye already activated his Mind''s Eye, changing the Host Space around him into the reflection of what was shown through his Mind''s Eye technique.


    "Epic," shouted Xavier Tricko from below, who hadn''t expected such a scene.


    "To enter the first stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture, I would have to refine my right eye with pure spirit source. Only, if I mess up even a little, I will either blind myself or become retarded because of the backlash."


    "No pain, no gain brah," shouted Xavier from below.


    "Does it specifically have to be the right eye?" asked Sylvester.


    "Yeah, the spiritual vessels in the right eye connect to the part of the brain that control reason and logical thought processes, easily resonating with the serenity laws," explained Jodye Trill absentmindedly.


    Sylvester remained quiet this time, allowing Jodye to focus. This would be a recklessly dangerous endeavor. Sylvester found himself impressed with how brutal this kid could be to himself. He didn''t even fear pain at all! Jodye Trill didn''t hesitate in the slightest, in spite of the risk involved.


    Jodye started to chant in an ancient language that neither of the princes could understand. He took his time and latched onto a wisp of source energy, slowly drawing it towards his right eye. Source energy was formless and obscure. It had to be felt with the soul and likewise brought in by the soul. This was very difficult, but luckily Jodye had "experience" to guide him. Though these "experiences" weren''t his own, so it was still a bit difficult.


    The brave fang collar around his neck showed off its effectiveness at this moment, as Jodye felt incomparably focused. That on top of his presence in the host space made him confident enough to try once. However, unexpected by Jodye and the princes, the moment the wisp of source energy made contact with his eye, endless streams of divine spirit source invaded the void of this plane, from only ghosts know where. These streams of divine spirit source flooded into Jodye''s right eye, breaking his meditative state and forcing him out of the host space, causing him to scream in pain inadvertently.


    The pain of soul tempering was like every inch of his flesh and muscles being slowly peeled off, it was absolutely excruciating.


    Startled by the sudden scream, Lylian Barong rushed and glided over the balcony, landing on the top of the pond. She was anxiously observing this step-son. Jodye was screaming and squirming, but Lylian Barong could sense that the inscription formation within the lotus seat was still active. This meant that rashly removing the boy from the position could potentially cause him more harm than good.


    In Lylian''s opinion, Jodye must have suffered a cultivation backlash. This often happened to young cultivators at the early stages of their martial path. She could only curse the lord in her mind for being so irresponsible. Why would he let the boy train blindly? In her mind, the boy being able to endure may only be because of the lotus seat.


    Her assumption was, more or less, correct. As Jodye screamed and writhed in pain, he was actually forcefully maintaining his Mind''s Eye. He used his spiritual sense to form barriers of soul power in front of his eye repeatedly, for the spirit source to have to tear through first, slowing its momentum. This action was instinctual, as he reacted to the feeling that his life was indeed being threatened.


    Regardless, blood had already started to trail out from his right eye like shining crimson tears. Jodye''s eye was beginning to lose its vision, and he felt his mind collapsing. However, in the last instant, green and black Sky Fall Flames erupted to surround his body in its fires.


    "The Sky Fall Flame!" thought Jodye Trill excitedly. The flame quickly receded after a few breaths. The regenerative powers of the nirvana flame invigorated him, as he stopped screaming and slowly resumed his meditation posture with his face twisted in an ugly way, "Let''s continue!"


    On the side, Lylian Barong was beyond shocked to see the boy first, spontaneously combust into flames, and then, sit up straight as if he intended to continue with his practice. This caused Lylian, who already had a magic mirror in her hand, at a loss for what to do.


    "Second Lady," came Ke Si''s voice from behind, scaring the hell out of Lylian Barong, and causing her to almost jump out of her skin. After calming her startled heart, Lylian Barong quickly explained what she knew. In his heart, Ke Si was startled. His third young master had just suddenly begun to scream in pain, before exploding in flames? He only calmed down after the flames dispersed? This was indeed unusual. Ke Si pondered for a moment then said, "The third young lord''s situation is unique. You may relax, my lady, as this one will oversee the rest of the young lord''s training for today."


    Lylian Barong curtsied lightly, then floated back up to the pavilion weightlessly. Meanwhile, the flames surrounding Jodye Trill finished retreating back into his glabella, and he had managed to regain focus, returning immediately to the Host Space.


    ...


    ¡ª Joseph''s Host Space


    "Well, that didn''t work. We almost lost you there, little buddy," Xavier Tricko was currently on top of Sylvester Tricko''s back, as they floated in the void space before Jodye Trill. This looked odd as little Xavier was still much bigger than the puppy Sylvester. Xavier had a mocking smile on his face as he poked Jodye''s wounds.


    "Perhaps not," said Sylvester, slightly shifting his body, which caused Xavier to fall down below, through the nimbus cloud, where he landed on the dragon egg. Sylvester then continued, "I''m not sure what happened, but if we can make it happen one more time the refining of your eye should be completed."


    Jodye Trill was currently chanting in that strange language once more, refining the energies running rampant in his head. After thirty minutes passed, he spoke to Sylvester, "Actually, I think you''re right. The refining of my right eye is about 60% complete. Merely, I''m temporarily unable to see out of it at all. I''m going to wait for my vision to return first."


    "That is fine, as long as you truly relax. It would not do you any good to have your physical strength outpace your origin and soul by too much. They will benefit each other more if they are of similar strength."


    Sylvester had lectured Jodye like this countless times already. Ever since Jodye''s father discovered that he owned a dragon force genesis, he tasked Lylian Barong with giving the youth suitable medicinal herbs to cultivate his physique. As a result, Jodye was able to use the medicinal strength in the herbs to purify two more astral points over the last three months. Now he had a total of five.


    Jodye Trill''s physical body alone was able to exert the strength to eject a 200-pound boulder at 90 mph! This was already twice as strong as the current strength of his origin energy, which was only at 1 bp. Of course, since Jodye couldn''t produce any battle force on his own yet, the power of 1 bp was still enough to hurt him critically, and his 2p strength may not be enough to beat any Sage at his level very severely.


    However, once Jodye unleashed his astral might, in which case his power could climb up to the level where he could launch a 1,500-pound anvil at 90 mph! This was the equivalent of 15 bp! Therefore, his body cultivation was far more advanced than his origin.


    The reason for that was simple.


    The truth was that, while it was quite easy for Jodye Trill to extract the astral might from the spiritual energies of heaven and earth, he did not have the same knowledge of origin energy.


    It could be said that no matter how outstanding his talent was, he honestly had to start from scratch with his origin energy cultivation. He didn''t have a miraculous sage art cultivation method that could make this process simple. He had no clue why his father had yet to provide one for him, nor was he allowed to take one from the library. Jodye felt oppressed and neglected. Thus, he just focused on training his physique. This was simple as he possessed the Titanic Rage Law, and could be considered a powerhouse within his realm. In spite of his realm being pathetic at this time.


    After all, level five was close to the limit forWimpy Man Realm specialists, as the ceiling was the seventh level. Not that Jodye intended to stop at level seven. Unfortunately, there were no young titans around for Jodye to fight or spar against. He would probably have to settle for picking on these saint kids.


    "I mean for crying out loud, you haven''t even stepped into the beginner level of the Awakening Freshman Rank. You''re still at the orientation rank! While your younger brother awakened a month after you but seems to have already broken through to the intermediate level. This kid is a talent, you know," Sylvester would spend half of every day trying to convince Jodye to try harder in his origin energy cultivation, "You have to increase your efforts."


    "Then provide for me a suitable cultivation technique. And how can you be so sure that Jumoke has reached the intermediate level?" asked Jodye incredulously.


    "When you saw him yesterday, his breathing was different. Stable, almost like that of an expert. Definitely above the rookie level. He should have gotten stronger," Sylvester was currently harassing Xavier with flames. Frustrated, Xavier''s form changed into that of the golden sword with a flash of golden light, which just floated in place ignoring the fire.


    "If I use my astral might then his breakthrough wouldn''t even matter. He wouldn''t put a scratch on me!" scoffed Jodye Trill in disdain.


    "Oh yeah, using cheat codes to win in a fair competition. Real mature. At least Jumoke can connect to his spiritual meridians on his own, you wimp. What right do you have to be so arrogant? When he reaches sophomore rank and can augment his strength with his Combat Seed, let me see how you will fight them."


    Sylvester''s berating words sent a shiver down Jodye''s spine. In the Dao of the Sage, the Scholar Realm had two ranks. The Freshman rank was known as the awakening rank for two reasons. The first was, of course, the refining of a source artifact, which would suspend the consciousness during the process. The second reason was that to advance one had to "awaken" their sage body, or in other words, they had to connect the origin vein pathways to the twelve spiritual meridians. The spiritual meridians were in twelve vital organs.


    As for the Sophomore rank, it was known as the soul rank. This was because a Sophomore rank Sage''s combat soul could augment the strength of its host via the combat seed in the force genesis. The type and amount of augmentation would vary depending on the grade of the combat seed.


    The idea of this did made Jodye sweat a little, but just a bit. Sophomore rank Sage''s were much more potent than their Freshman rank counterparts because they could borrow strength from their Combat Souls, on top of their already superior strength. The current Jodye Trill wasn''t much weaker than a sophomore rank fighter, but only if they didn''t draw upon any extra force.


    "Well...perhaps I should try and find my mother. Today''s training has already ended at any rate."


    Jodye Trill exited his meditation and soon realized the vision of his right eye was excessively blurry. To rectify this, Jodye fashioned himself an eye patch made of grass, leaves, and string.


    "Are you injured, little third?" asked Ke Si who appeared out of nowhere with little bell chimes.


    Jodye was not surprised as he had already noticed Ke Si since long ago, and he quickly fabricated a response, "I made a mistake while trying to understand my legacy, and have temporarily lost visibility in my right eye."


    This was not false.


    As T''Zhane had taken it upon himself to name Jodye as his first disciple, the memories he imparted to Jodye were a legacy in and of itself.


    Taking out an icy blue pill, Ke Si nodded his head, as if this response was within his calculations. Jodye''s eyes immediately shifted to the pill, as wafts of medicinal fragrance invaded the atmosphere, "Remember Young Lord, you must prioritize your safety when practicing. Haste makes waste, after all. It would seem that I need to inform our Lord that he will need to expedite the process of finding you a suitable technique a little. Here, young lord, swallow this origin convergence pill. It will help stabilize your energy."


    "My father is looking for a mental cultivation technique for me?" asked Jodye Trill, as he directly swallowed the pill. He didn''t believe Ke Si would harm him, and plus the medicinal fragrance from the pill was hypnotic to his nose. So instead of questioning the medicine, Jodye directly asked about the matter he was most concerned with.


    Meanwhile, seeing the boy instantly take the pill, Ke Si was left speechless. This brat was fearless.


    "Young Lord allow this one too..." worried, Ke Si wanted to help Jodye Trill refine the pill.


    "Less of that, I''m fine. Quickly, tell me about my old man," interrupted Jodye Trill, with undisguised impatience. Would he need help with this when Sylvester was conscious? The answer was no.


    "You seem to have inherited your mother''s unbridled personality," Ke Si let out a dramatic sigh, further wasting Jodye Trill''s precious time, "The House Lord and his First Lady are indeed out searching auction houses for a suitable cultivation method for you. They are looking for a rare Dragon-type cultivation manual."


    "Summon them back at once," demanded little Jodye Trill. He just didn''t believe he needed whatever dog shit dragon type cultivation manual. He just needed a pretty decent one so that he could understand the process! Origin Beasts didn''t need to cultivate, they just needed to grow and appreciate their bloodline limits. They refined the energy within by obeying the different laws in their blood. Therefore, Sylvester couldn''t help him, and it seemed that Xavier only knew about the Saint path.


    "This..." Ke Si was momentarily stunned. "It is not convenient to summon them back from their current location. What is..."


    "Then you will take me to them. Mn, let''s leave now." Jodye Trill walked to Ke Si''s side and held his sleeve. Ke Si looked down at the almost four-feet-tall child, whose head came up to around his waist. He remembered barely being able to deal with Jodye when he was but a baby. Thus, he chose not to argue and directly brought Jodye into the shadows, moving at rapid speeds to a distant location.

 26 The Underground Bazaar 2

    Jodye felt like he was on the most advanced roller coaster of all time, as Ke Si zoomed through the darkness with him in tow. Suddenly, Ke Si came to an abrupt stop 15 minutes later. Merely, this half a 15 minutes felt like an eternity to Jodye. Ke Si walked out of Lord Osiris'' shadow with Jodye at his sleeve. Jodye Trill reflexively cast out his spiritual sense to probe the surrounding area. Jodye was shocked to discover that his spiritual sense''s range had doubled at some point! He could see a maximum of twenty meters around himself.


    ''So this is the might of the Spirit Source.''


    Jodye Trill was currently in what first appeared to be a cave but now seemed like it was more of an underground city. There were hundreds, maybe thousands upon thousands of people bustling about and various stalls rendering services. There were multiple caves with magnificent doorways and decorations made of magic gemstones.


    In Jodye''s immediate vicinity he was surrounded by ten adults and two children. The adults were the two older men that Jodye didn''t recognize but looked like totally normal men in their late forties. They were both looking at Jodye with bright eyes that seemed pleasantly surprised, and had been doing so since the moment he released his perception. There were also the elders of the Five Element Wolf Pack, Lord Osiris, Lady Isis, and Ke Si.


    The two youths were a tall, beautiful child and a short, excessively plain dressed and dull looking child. The tall child had dark skin with flowing inky black hair, about the same height as Jodye Trill, wearing all black tights and dark leather armor, like a ninja.


    ''What a good looking kid!'' thought Jodye secretly.


    The tall and beautiful child had deep eyes that looked like a bottomless abyss, and long wavy hair running down his back in a ponytail. The ninja boy looked just as shocked to see Jodye as Jodye himself felt at being here.


    However, the dull looking child was just there. He lacked presence and seemed to almost blend in with the surroundings. He had a dumb look on his face as he stared at nothing with his mouth slightly agape. His left eye was not looking in the same direction as his right. His presence was so lacking that Jodye kept forgetting he was there until he noticed him again, and this was truly strange.


    However, if Jodye Trill was forced, to be honest, this kid was a tragedy.


    The contrast between these two was a bit much, no?


    The crowd was initially shocked to see Ke Si appear out of nowhere with Jodye in tow, however, it turned into bewilderment as the temperature around them rapidly plummeted. Even a few people in the surroundings had their attention drawn over when they felt that chilling cold.


    Lady Isis allowed her aura to blow Ke Si out of the way as she appeared directly in front of Jodye Trill''s face like a ghost, cupping his face in her hands. As her voice was shaking in pure rage and trepidation. "Little Jo, are you okay? Who did this to you? Tell me this instant! No, no, does it hurt babe? What happened to your eye, are you okay?"


    Jodye Trill felt his heart warm up as he watched his mother turn frantic over him. He found himself a little amused as he watched this adorable woman, who was unable to decide whether to be fierce or soft at this moment. Jodye could only imagine how would he suffer once she learns that he had done this to himself. Regardless, his mother''s reaction was lovable to him. ''Having a mother is truly nice, ah...''


    "I''m fine ma," said Jodye Trill, with a little difficulty, as his face was still in his mother''s palm.


    "You''re fine? Then, is this eye patch for fun? Do you enjoy scaring your mother this much? You are clearly not fine, so speak the truth to me now! Tell me what has happened!" commanded Lady Isis as she removed the eye patch from her son and released a small yelp when she saw his swollen, listless, right eye, which seemed devoid of light.


    Jodye had only seen his mother like this once or twice, and he knew that now was definitely not the time to test her. With no other choice, he obediently told her that same lie he had spoon fed Ke Si. Everyone''s face revealed shock as Ke Si filled in the holes in Jodye Trill''s story without being asked.


    "Nirvana flame," said one of the old men in the back. Jodye felt that this man looked excessively familiar, though he didn''t recall having met him. He couldn''t help but take note that even though this old man looked like the most regular grandpa, with no energy fluctuation, when this man spoke his voice sounded like it was right next to your ear.


    All the adults in the group turned very respectful when this man spoke. Except for Jodye''s mother, who was still kneeling in front of him holding his hands and her own together, as if in prayer, while she muttered a spell under her breath in the ancient language that the runic masters study. Unlike the incantations of most Sage''s, Jodye could even understand his mother''s spell slightly! He grew excited as he finally figured out why she was called the Frozen Night Master.


    His mother Isis Trilleck was a Radiant Master! A runic master who specializes in the healing power of the fate laws, also known as Holy Light Force. That explained the noble "Master" in her title. As for the "Frozen Night," he had seen examples of where this part of her name could''ve come from.


    A ball of light slowly manifested in front of Lady Isis, before floating into Jodye''s eye. He felt a current of warm and cool energy sooth his tensed and swollen eye nerves, giving him a fantastic sensation that couldn''t be efficiently or very appropriately described. After blinking his now watery eye a few times, he found that his vision had recovered entirely! In fact, it had significantly improved.


    "Wow! Mother, can you teach me how to do that? You still haven''t taught me how to deep freeze people like you did to uhmph..." Lady Isis swiftly covered the calamity that her son almost inadvertently brought upon her from his overly talkative muzzle.


    "Less of that, my little heartbeat. Mother will naturally teach you all she has learned, okay?" This was probably the first time lady Isis had completely promised to teach Jodye magic, making the little boys sapphire eyes light up like starlight. She sighed in her heart, as this was the price of preventing him from mentioning that matter with Ke Si in front of this old wolf. Jodye simply nodded his head at his mother''s words, and she released his mouth.


    "Mother, where are we? Is Ke Si a taxi?" asked Jodye Trill innocently, and Ke Si almost fell over.


    "We are¡­I''m sorry, is he a what now?" Isis Trilleck simply didn''t know how to deal with this son of hers sometimes. He was far too informed, to the extent that she barely knew what he was even talking about at times. Merely, how could she imagine the depths of Jodye''s inside jokes? "Taxi... You mean like you always call Synergy? Does this mean a pet or a ride? Joseph, it''s rude to call your friends a taxi. He''s far more useful than being a mere ferry. Although he is admittedly very good at that as well."


    "Haha, a ferry, that''s a good word too, Ma. Ke Si is a ferry!" smiled Jodye brightly, melting Isis'' cold heart in an instant. Ke Si''s forehead was completely full of black lines as he faded into a shadow. Two hands suddenly appeared from Joseph''s shadow and begin to tickle him torturously, "Bwahahaha, no, no stop! I''m the young lord, whahaha, you can''t, ahahaha, no stop¡­Ke Si, you foul beast, hahaha!"


    It was at this time Lord Osiris cleared his throat, drawing everyone''s attention, as he motioned towards the elder to his left and spoke directly to his son "Joseph, this should be your first time meeting him right? Come say hello to your grandfather, Abercorn Trilleck."


    To the crowd''s shock, after hearing "grandfather," Jodye Trill, who had his eyes clothes while enduring Ke Si''s devious attack, remained oblivious to the subtle motioning of his father and immediately looked towards the elder who had recognized the nirvana flames. This was the man he initially found to be familiar somehow. As soon as he heard the word "grandfather," Jodye immediately realized why he looked so familiar. Upon closer observation, the faces of this man and himself were about 60% similar, his father''s face is even closer in resemblance at 85%.


    This man was at least seven feet tall, had broad shoulders, and a majestic bearing as he met the gaze of the young boy. He smiled at Jodye with the appearance of a robustly healthy 50-year-old man. He had jet black wavy, braided dreadlocks in a ponytail halfway down his back. He wore stylish black clothes that left the torso bare, and a necklace near identical to the one Jodye was currently wearing. There was also an overbearingly vicious looking wolf head medallion on the shoulder of his clothes.


    Jodye Trill took three significant steps forward and bowed deeply, "Joseph greets grandfather!"


    Silence.


    Everyone on the scene seemed to be dumbfounded at the turn of events, expressions of mild apprehension on some of their faces, and amusement on the faces of the dull child and Jodye''s mother. His father was rendered completely speechless. This son of his was simply an enigma. The elder Jodye spoke to had a brilliant smile on his face as he laughed loudly with a heroic fervor, his laugh sounding entirely similar to Osiris Trilleck.


    "Good, good. Good child!" The elder said three good''s in a row as he nodded his head continually. The elder next to him who looked slightly younger, but less imposing, had blazing red hair and was of a striking resemblance to elder Mercer. This elder rubbed his nose embarrassedly and coughed a few times to draw Jodye Trill''s attention.


    "No bother at all, sweet grandchild, no bother. I am Abercorn Trilleck. I have long heard of my outstanding grandchild. The rumors indeed do you no justice," said Abercorn Trilleck, displaying his best respected elder demeanor.


    "Eh?" Jodye Trill was baffled. If this man red haired old coot was his grandfather, then he was Tutankhamen. Jodye would never believe he was related to this man by blood, he didn''t even smell familiar. Besides, if that was the case, then who on earth was the other guy who had such a pleasant scent? His ancestor? Jodye refused to believe he was more related to Abercorn Trilleck than the man in front of him. His disbelief was more than apparent on his face, as he looked at Abercorn Trilleck as if watching a fool tell a corny joke.


    Of course, it was at this moment Jodye remembered that his father was adopted.


    This caused Abercorn to cough dryly, as the elders of the Five Element Wolf Pack all begin to frown. This kid just had to choose now to show up, sullying the ideal meeting that he had all planned out. How was Abercorn Trilleck to present a majestic image for this grandson of his now?


    "Young master, please be more respectful to the Grand Elder," said Elder Fontaine, feeling sorry for his uncle. Abercorn Trilleck was his father''s twin brother, and like half a father to himself.


    "Indeed, little Joe, mind your manners," said Charlotte Slaughter, worried that Jodye would face the scorn of Grand Elder Abercorn if he didn''t straighten up.


    Jodye Trill instinctively looked towards his mother, hoping she would voluntarily explain. This caused lady Isis to smile wryly and look away towards Ke Si, who then frowned looked towards Lord Osiris, who at this point was already having a severe headache. Why did this third child of his always have to stir the pot as soon as he arrived? In fact, why had he even came in first place? They were nearly at the border to the central ward! No one expected to see this child here.


    "Do not try to confuse the child. He is far too wise," the elder wearing the brave fang necklace used his voice to ease the tense atmosphere, "I can be considered your ancestor, little Joseph. You may call me Grandpa Geb."


    The adults present all looked at Grandpa Geb in shock. Lady Isis frowned a little.


    "Grandpa Geb!" Jodye Trill immediately acknowledged, and bowed again, showing true respect from the bottom on his heart.


    Even though he was still new to this world, there was one thing he could be sure about. This ordinary seeming Grandpa Geb gave him the most terrifying feeling he had felt since coming to this world. This man was strong! Truly Strong. To the point that Jodye could sense that Sylvester and Xavier, who would typically roam his host space freely to maintain a psychic link with him, had immediately retreated into the grimoire when Jodye first laid eyes on this man!


    ''My ancestor huh? This man is unfathomable. Who is he really...?''


    Grandpa Geb erupted in laughter once more when he saw Jodye Trill''s heartfelt actions and skeptical eyes. He had just fallen in love with this young pup, "Excellent, excellent! My heaven favored descendant, I have a gift for you. Come."


    Grandpa Geb turned and vanished abruptly, Jodye disappearing with him. This left the House Trilleck crowd absolutely speechless.


    "Grandpa Geb? He really let him call him...grandpa Geb!" Abercorn Trilleck was in awe as he sighed deeply, "It seems this young sky wolf pup is destined to soar in a sky much higher than our small dynasty''s."


    "It would be great if that were true," Lady Isis'' voice was like frost and carried a charm that could slow down your heart, as she sashayed her perfect body past the crowd in the direction of a particular cave surface. "However, let us not forget, that he is MY son. It will not be so simple as you think."


    "My Lord?" At this time, Abercorn Trilleck actually looked towards House Lord Osiris Trilleck for direction.


    "Let us head back to the hotel then," Lord Osiris had a distant look in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking as the group departed, following behind the lady Isis.


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was witnessing a magical sight. He had been standing in the middle of some kind of underground bazaar one moment when suddenly he was in a grand chamber of the most magnificent palace, that had an outrageously abundant amount of the primary heaven and earth energies. This place had all sorts of different magic tools, and inscription formations performing various functions, making this place look like a tower of magic. Today had so many twists and turns, but Jodye was definitely excited.


    "Welcome, Joseph Goldwolf. These are my temporary quarters. It''s a bit low budget, but what can you expect in the lower wards, after all." Grandpa Geb looked genuinely bored with the environment as he shattered Jodye Trill''s previous concept of fortune and wealth. What was rich? This guy was rich! Jodye was a bit surprised by how his grandfather addressed him as Goldwolf, but the old man apparently had no intent to dwell on the topic.


    "Summon your artifact."


    Jodye Trill hesitated for half a second before sending a thought.


    ''Cosmo.''


    A purple light shined at Jodye''s glabella, and a massive ancient looking tome, covered in black and violet law runes in the shape of hieroglyphics materialized in front of Jodye. In the center of the front cover, there was a purple-gold flood dragon swallowing its own tail. This was the heavenly grimoire, the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire!


    "Oh?" Grandpa Geb rubbed his beard in interest when he saw the draconic ouroboros.


    "Trippy."


    On top of Jodye''s head appeared a spectacular looking crown. The front of the crown was a winged uraeus, and attached to the crown was a royal blue cloth with golden stripes fluttering without wind, until it magically tied itself it to a sort of ponytail down Jodye Trill''s back. This was the nemes headdress, Pharaoh''s Law! Jodye Trill''s entire aura changed as he merged with Pharaoh''s Law, his vigorous little body unconsciously releasing dragon might, and the pupils of his sapphire eyes became vertical.


    "Hey now," Grandpa Geb''s eye''s brightened immediately.


    From behind Grandpa Geb''s head, an ape with flawless silver fur appeared out of nowhere, hanging on his shoulder.


    "Your holiness..." said the ape, bowing while transmitting his voice with true essence, "Dragon soul... Isn''t this little boy a bit too fierce?"


    "Be still, Fu Si. This boy is our future." Grandpa Geb answered him in a whisper as if he forgot to not speak aloud in his excitement. The ape Fu Si rolled his eyes at this old guy. Grandpa Geb spoke with zest, "Complete fusion? Now that''s impressive. Hmm, is this is a so-called ''grimoire''? A pity, I sense the aura of a sky wolf from it. Had you fused with the wolf instead, wouldn''t I take you as my direct disciple without a second thought? Alas.

 27 Isis Enraged!

    "Perhaps, it is better this way, synchronization does have many more advantages down the line. Plus, you still have my bloodline, you cannot get away from that. Hmm. Only time will tell." Said Grandpa Geb to his grandson calmly.


    Jodye Trill felt a mighty perception wash over him, and it felt like everything he was had been wholly seen through by this profoundly intrusive gaze.


    "Goodness gracious! Is this the benefit of fusing with a dragon? But wait... oh, I see. Now, this is a real tragedy! What is that fool boy of mine thinking? The only thing stopping you from entering sophomore rank is the most natural part! Connecting the spiritual meridians should take you no more than six months, and yet three months have already been wasted.


    "Furthermore, what a strong body you have. Although you already possess 1 bp, you''re probably stronger without even using any origin energy. It will truly be a waste if we don''t get you some saint training as well, ah!" Grandpa Geb suddenly struck his forehead, as if he had just remembered something. Then the ring on his hand flashed as he snap-tossed a smaller ring at Jodye Trill who caught it reflexively. Grandpa Geb nodded at Jodye''s reaction speed, "I will give you a mental cultivation technique. It will help you in utilizing the power of origin. As well as this space ring, I refined it for you myself. It can merge with your bloodline and hide on your finger, and it''s one of a kind. Drip a bit of your blood on it."


    Jodye Trill quickly deactivated his source artifacts as fatigue washed over him. Keeping them active that long had surprisingly drained him dry. After taking a few breathes, Jodye recovered and pinched his skin, letting a drop of blood fall on the space ring. He immediately felt a psychic link form between the ring and his bloodline. It felt like they were connected.


    "So this is a space ring," After probing the ring with his spiritual sense, he saw 20 amethyst coins, some cool looking stones, and a book titled Bright Star: Battle Book. With a flash, the book appeared in his hand. Grandpa Geb nodded as if he had confirmed something else. Meanwhile, Jodye was more concerned with the notebook in his hand, "The Bright Star: Battle Book is written in an ancient fey language, but I''ve never seen such a script before. How is it? I can read it so easily?"


    He was unsure why he could read the words.


    "This mental cultivation method is called the Bright Star: Battle Book, but I have only given you the first two stages." Grandpa Geb hid his surprise at his grandson''s resolute personality, and spoke in a serious tone, "The first two stages will set a solid foundation for you. After that, you must rely on yourself to find a more suitable method. Well, I believe you can do it. Today will also be the day you receive your shadow."


    "My shadow?" Jodye Trill instinctively looked at his own shadow on the ground, "What do you mean by this, gramps?"


    Grandpa Geb''s eye twitched slightly after being labeled "gramps," but he found himself unable to feel any anger towards this kid. His face grew solemn as he spoke again, "Here is what I mean. Ke Si is your father''s shadow. He will forever remain a vassal to your father. Today is the day you receive a vassal of your own."


    Jodye Trill''s eyes flashed with the light of understanding, "So what you mean is, my brothers and sisters will receive one as well? A shadow vassal?"


    "Well...no, not likely. Perhaps little Kamila," Grandpa Geb scratched his nose, embarrassed, "Promise Grandpa to never repeat the things I tell you today."


    "I promise." Jodye Trill had no hesitation in his response, as he finally felt he was going to get some answers.


    "Then it is fine. Your true surname is Goldwolf. As for your brothers and sister, all except young Horus and Kamila, they are not all my kin, they will likely not enter the family registry. One must possess a Sky Wolf bloodline to take my name, and for our vassal force to pledge an oath to them. Likely, you will need to demonstrate the power of your Sky Wolf before you are even proven worthy in their eyes. Of course, this shouldn''t be hard for the one with a grimoire. Here take this origin gem. Holding it will provide you the energy necessary to summon your Combat Soul during that demonstration," After Grandpa Geb finished speaking Jodye Trill sunk into contemplation.


    Surnamed Goldwolf? It seems there were secrets in this family he was totally unaware of. Nonetheless, Jodye was excited as he looked at the origin gem in his palm. It was like a piece of milky white jade, and Jodye felt his body bursting with energy as he held it. Jodye Trill was inwardly astounded.


    Suddenly, the doors to the room burst open. Lady Isis slowly sashayed her way next to Jodye, bringing with her a bone-chilling air that managed to spread everywhere but avoided little Jodye Trill like the plague. Jodye noticed that his mother and Grandpa Geb neither looked at nor spoke to each other, it was as if they were incapable of perceiving each other''s existence. Jodye Trill found this strange. Lady Isis, as if reading his mind, placed one finger over her lips. Shortly after Isis Trilleck entered and put her arm around her son, a collection of steps were heard coming down the hallway.


    Walking into the room, Abercorn Trilleck was the first to speak, a hint of urgency in his voice, "Ancestor, we must make haste to the Cave of Myriad Wonder''s auction house. The event will begin soon."


    Grandpa Geb merely winked at Jodye Trill, before glancing at the ape on his shoulder. Immediately after, the ape vanished, and the room was shrouded in shadow. Now, the only thing the nine people in the room could see and hear was each other.


    "Kneel, Joseph of clan Goldwolf, and Sek of clan Si." Grandpa Geb released an overwhelming oppressive aura that immediately sent Jodye Trill and the lad clad in black to their knees.


    "Ah.." Ke Si, who seemed startled at the shift in events, let out a small sound while taking half a step towards that lad clad in black, before similarly being brought to his knees by the oppressive aura. Ke Si kowtowed three times before speaking to Grandpa Geb, "Grandmaster, please forgive this humble one''s insubordination. Sek Si is the pride of my family. My older brother bade me to protect her interests. She is above our clan''s fate."


    "Your...fate? Tell me do you see this as a punishment? You are a disgrace to your ancestors," Grandpa Geb waved his hand, and Ke Si was sent hurtling backward, tumbling along the ground until Lord Osiris appeared behind him and caught him.


    "I will not force this decision on anyone. Sek Si, are you willing to submit to the will of your ancestors? Serving and protecting my young descendant Joseph in eternal Dao companionship?" Grandpa Geb had his arms crossed as he casually asked a life-altering question. However, his voice had unshakable authority within it. Sek Si felt like the whole world was bearing down on their shoulders.


    "May I ask a question?" Sek Si''s voice was melodious and hypnotic, giving Jodye Trill goosebumps uncontrollably.


    He could not help but be shocked by this. Was this Sek Si was a female or male? Even if it was a little girl, how could a child''s voice be so enthralling? Jodye was no longer sure, but he hoped like hell it was a female. He didn''t know what to think about himself if his body''s first time reacting this way was o a male.


    "Ask, why not ask?" Smiled Grandpa Geb.


    "Is he even worthy? Will you still continue to help me take my revenge if I refuse?" asked Sek Si softly. She apparently had some reservations about this arrangement.


    "I am helping you take your revenge as we speak." Grandpa Geb still had that pleasant and warm smile on his face, and his tone seemed to reflect a pearl of deep wisdom. Sek Si was startled by his response, totally not understanding.


    However, Jodye Trill understood his Grandpa Geb''s unspoken meaning. Merely, he didn''t honestly feel like he needed a shadow. Especially not a cross-dresser with the lip.


    "Grandpa Geb," Jodye Trill suddenly looked at Grandpa Geb. "It seems he doesn''t want it. Can I rise now?"


    Grandpa Geb looked puzzled for a moment, and then amused, before resuming his smile, "Little Jodye, you have no idea how advantageous it would be for you two to stay together. Trust this old man, just this once."


    "Grandmaster what do you mean by this?" asked Sek Si in confusion.


    "I mean precisely what I said, little raven," said Grandpa Geb simply, "if there''s anyone who can help you, it will be this young pup, Joseph."


    "Well..." Sek Si seemed quite reluctant still, "Be that as it may, I still have some conditions..."


    "You see gramps? If the person himself does not wish to participate, then I can''t be bothered. I do not want a subordinate who is unwilling," said Jodye Trill, as if it were common knowledge. Sek Si frowned behind the cloth covering her mouth. This brat was insulting her with every word.


    Meanwhile, Grandpa Geb pondered for a few breaths. Even though these brats were quibbling, there was a certain logic in the boy''s words, causing Grandpa Geb pause, before he sighed lightly.


    "Perhaps we will choose another then. Ke Si you may take your niece and..."


    "No, please grandmaster, I am willing! I am willing!" Sek Si, for the reason that couldn''t be understood by Sek Si herself currently, instantly begin to panic when young master Joseph Goldwolf immediately rejected the proposal before even hearing her conditions! "I only live for this debt of blood! To repay it I will face anything!"


    "It is no longer me you must convince," said Grandpa Geb helplessly, releasing the pressure binding the two children. Inwardly, he was pleased with his grandson''s temperament. Jodye Trill wore an expressionless face as his eyes met the child dressed as an assassin.


    "I only have one request from you, young master Joseph," Sek Si walked up to Jodye and bowed low in respect.


    "It''s young master Jodye," said Jodye Trill indifferently.


    Jodye? Was he intentionally making things difficult for her? Would he just change it back like a petty child later? Sek Si gnashed her teeth disdainfully before grunting out a response, "May I please see your Sky Wolf, young master Jodye?"


    "Which one?" asked Jodye Trill without a change in expression.


    However, inwardly he was thrilled to hear the word "niece" from before.


    This casual statement of Jodye''s caused all the adults in the room to wear dumbfounded expressions. Shocked! They were shocked. Did he ask which one? Didn''t this imply he had multiple Sky Wolf Combat Souls? The only ones who were able to remain composed were Lord Osiris, Lady Isis, Abercorn Trilleck, and Grandpa Geb. Even Ke Si was a little shocked, a reverent look appearing in his eyes. How foolish he felt for his earlier interference. This boy had long since shown his potential! Of course, possibility meant nothing if one died too early...


    "Um...maybe...both...or I mean all...I think?" Sek Si was flustered, not knowing how to respond. She seemed to have never heard of one man having more than one S class Combat soul. Little did she know that the boy in front of her had three!


    Holding onto the origin gem, Jodye Trill felt immense power filling him just as quickly as it drained away. With a thought, Jodye Trill summoned the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] in a burst of purple light. His aura became dark and mysterious, "Summon Guardian!"


    The grimoire magically flipped open to the second and third pages. Illustrated on the second page was the silhouette of a divine looking winged wolf with dazzling platinum fur. On its coat was a power symbol that appeared to be made of serenity runes. Two celestial ribbons orbited around the wolf, and a green and black flame accompanied the wolf in howling upwards. On the third page was a beautifully designed grand heavy-sword, radiating a life-like might. The shadow of a peerless expert existed behind the sword, but it faded in and out of existence.


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 54%]


    ''Current Form: Infant.''


    ''No Skills Unlocked.''


    ''Summon Time: Two minutes.''


    The first page released a dazzling light and a cute yet strong howl reverberated in the group''s ears, while green and black flames exploded on top of Jodye Trill''s head, transforming into a howling sky wolf puppy. The wolf pup had metallic black fur and sat up on its hind legs with perfect posture.


    The wolf pup was aloof and did not make eye contact with anyone. He seemed indifferent to the world, as he released a mysterious wave of pressure, and observed the surroundings. There were small rebirth and serenity symbols on both it''s left and right side, and one little black angel wing on its right shoulder.


    Upon contact with that wave of pressure, Ke Si and Sek Si immediately fell to their knees in respect. This action seemed involuntary as if it came straight from their souls. Sek Si was startled. Not even the grand master''s sky wolf made her heart and soul stir like this.


    "Amazing! Even at the Sophomore rank others shouldn''t be able to see your combat soul. What an interesting artifact," commented House Lord Osiris Trilleck.


    "This can only be achieved with a legendary Grimoire. To think we''d have one in our house, the heavens truly smile at us," said Fontaine Trilleck from next to House Lord Osiris.


    "How can it be so heaven-defying!? Can it attack, or aid in battle?" asked a short but stocky man in black robes with low cut grey hair, hazel eyes, and a thick beard. He had a rough and gravelly voice, as he spoke with disbelief all over his tone. This was Greater Earth Max Dirt, an Honored Elder of House Trilleck and member of the Five Element Wolf pack. His official title was Greater Earth, while Max Dirt was his actual name.


    Grandpa Geb''s hazel eyes shined as he observed this infant form sky wolf. He seemed impressed, yet perplexed, "Is it a variant species?"


    A voice in his head responded, "Responding to host: all sky wolves are technically variant species of Infinity Jackals. This species, in particular, resembles the World Devouring Sky Jackal. However, as the World Devouring Sky Jackal bloodline is exceedingly pure and rare, there are no recorded variants with this bloodline. Also, this little origin god beast appears to have more than one bloodline limit. Unfortunately, the barrier of the artifact prevents any further probing."


    "Hmm?" Grandpa Geb raises a brow in surprise. After all, his current level could be considered quite profound. Was the source artifact of this kid that powerful that it could even block a perception at his level? He glanced at the sky wolf pup and noticed, to his shock, it was staring him right in the eyes. The mischievous little thing even appeared be sneering at him, as if aware of his attempt to probe.


    Grandpa Geb was speechless.


    "Get off of me!" It was at this moment that Jodye Trill tried to swat Sylvester off his head. Unfortunately, he only hit the air, as Sylvester suddenly defied gravity by casually floating upwards with a mere twitch of his wing. Jodye ignored Sly and tried to regain his previous composure, "Anyway, this is my Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf. Next..."


    However, just when Jodye was about to summon Xavier, Sylvester asked him not to telepathically. This caused Jodye to pause and glance at the single-winged wolf pup, who chose this moment to land once again on Jodye''s head, instead this time the puppy stretched out and yawned. This caused Jodye''s eye to twitch slightly. Regaining his composure, Jodye Trill spoke to Sek Si, "Well, are you unsatisfied with this?"


    "No, young master please, I am humbled," responded Sek Si softly. Jodye was almost unable to resist blushing when hearing her enchantingly gentle voice speak to him so meekly. How could this little girl possess such appeal? Was he the only one affected in this way? Wasn''t this what a crush felt like?


    Jodye Trill hurriedly replied, "Ahem. Alright, alright, less of this. Gramps, shall we continue?"


    "Hm?" Grandpa Geb was deep in conversation with the voice in his mind. Of course, no one knew this. To the crowd, he just seemed to be lost in thought, "Ah! Of course."


    Instantly, pressure bore down on the two children once more, forcing Sek Si to her knees. Jodye Trill, on the other hand, experienced no changes. Geb''s eyes widened in shock before he noticed an ethereal barrier centered around the grimoire floating directly in front of the boy. He was genuinely astounded by this book.


    "Cough, cough. Ahem. Joseph, could you dispel your grimoire there?" Asked Grandpa Geb, scratching his nose.


    "Huh? Oh yeah sure. I can only summon for a short period anyway," With a thought, the grimoire closed shut, and instantly, the pressure started to affect Jodye Trill. However this time, he was only forced down to one knee. Sylvester was forced to land on the ground beside him. Following this, the two children repeated the oath Grandpa Geb taught them,


    "With this oath, may we tie our fates!" exclaimed both children.


    Following this Jodye Trill pinched his skin, drawing a drop of blood. Sylvester released a howl and serenity and rebirth runes condensed in the air and flew into that drop of blood, making it glow in violet and crimson light. Jodye was shocked by this, but he didn''t doubt Sylvester at all.


    Geb, Abercorn, Osiris, Isis, and Ke Si all had their eyes almost pop out their sockets. It was evident to them that the combat soul had done this of its own volition.


    "A heavenly grimoire indeed..." whispered Lady Isis privately.


    The last part of the ceremony was for the master to form a blood contract with the servant. However, as soon as this drop of blood glowed on Jodye''s finger, the scent that entered Sek Si''s nose made her eyes glaze over and become heated in passion. This look startled Jodye Trill, as he had been looked at like this by many women in his former life. Merely, this was a strange look to see from a child.


    Jodye had an ominous premonition as those eyes locked on too his blood. Sek Si slowly approached him, with the feverish look in her eyes, as she stared at the drop of blood. Caught off guard, Jodye Trill no longer thought it wise to let his blood come in contact with this girl, and he immediately put his finger in his mouth, sucking the blood off.


    Jodye Trill assumed that this trick would work on any five-years-old, even one from a different world. It''s not like she would go crazy and wrestle with him for the blood right? Sadly, this action ultimately backfired on him. Sek Si rushed to pounce him, placing her little lips on his as she used her tongue to part Jodye Trill''s lips and capture his tongue that still had the blood on it.


    She started sucking on his tongue slowly and deeply. The child''s eyes became enthralled like she had tasted candy for the first time, and her actions became even more feverous. Jodye didn''t know whether to be delighted or distraught. Although he was also a child himself, this was only on the outside. He closed his eyes helplessly as mysterious hieroglyphics and curse marks begin spreading from their mouths to all over their bodies.


    While most of the crowd of elders were speechless at this turn of events, Jodye Trill''s arms flailed around for a moment before dropping to his sides, hanging loosely. He felt as if his soul was being sucked out through his mouth, and then tied around hers before returning to his body.


    This, in fact, was similar to the reality of what happened. This contract bound Sek Si''s soul to Jodye''s indefinitely. Her soul would always carry his brand, and her bloodline was now connected to his own.


    "What''s going on? A moment ago Sek Si seemed almost..possessed," Ke Si was much frightened, inwardly praying to the heavens that his niece was okay.


    "It would appear to me, that apart from her bloodline, the combat soul she''s fused with has some resonance with the boy''s Sky Wolf," Abercorn Trilleck assessed while preparing to glance at First Lady Isis for the briefest of moments. However, he was immediately startled. The current First Lady Isis looked ready to kill. How could she be calm watching her dear five-year-old son be corrupted by this smutty Si clan girl? She dared bond herself to their noble blood? She dared molest her child?! This was worthy of torture and death. Something in Isis head that she wasn''t wholly aware of snapped, and so did she!


    She dashed forward before anyone could react!


    However, there was one person here who was fast enough to react late. A shadow swiftly appeared in front of lady Isis two meters away. A young man with a bald head, brown eyes and a tall, muscular build moved like the wind and held lady Isis'' arms at her waist desperately. This man was Disaster Myth Kwam¨¦ Swift, an Honored Elder of House Trilleck and member of the Five Element Wolf pack. His official title was Disaster Myth, while Kwam¨¦ Swift was his true name. Kwam¨¦''s arms were surrounded in mysterious scarlet-golden energy that was near invisible but made the space within itself scrambled like a Picasso painting.


    Kwam¨¦ Swift pleaded with her, "Wait, wait, wait, my lady, please, please, please, they are mere children, do not react so harshly!"


    "Remove yourself Kwam¨¦, or I will remove you on my own!" screamed lady Isis, showing absolutely no fear as an invisible pressure begin to build around her. The chaotic distortion around Kwam¨¦''s arms slowly became docile. After this, his arms slowly froze, the purple frost building at a visible rate. Kwam¨¦ instantly paled at this!


    Was the lady truly so strong? He couldn''t even resist!


    When the other members of the pack saw Kwam¨¦ beginning to freeze, they suddenly woke up and moved forward in unison. The short but stocky elder, Greater Earth Max Dirt, was suddenly surrounded by khaki colored energy, and his hair changed to a brownish red hue. Elder Dirt clapped both of his hands together then slammed them on the ground while muttering incantation runes that sunk into the earth. A crack opened in the land below Kwam¨¦ Swift''s feet, swallowing him inside.


    "Good, Max! My lady, halt!" Hell''s Daughter Charlotte Slaughter''s long black hair danced as pale gold aura exploded outward, her steps instantly closing in on lady Isis. Elder Slaughter slashed out with a sword made of origin energy. This attack used only 20% of Elder Slaughter''s strength and was not meant to actually harm the First Lady. It was merely to make her retreat. Unfortunately, to Charlotte Slaughter''s shock, the sword went straight through Isis Trilleck. The lady''s image faded away like she was never even there!


    "Illusion! Watch ou..." Charlotte Slaughter''s words were destined to never finish. A soft hand gently pressed her neck, like being touched by a cloud, giving her more than just goosebumps.


    "So pretty, but you clearly have lost interest in living," Isis Trilleck''s bell-like voice was incredibly cold, and made Elder Slaughter feel helpless. Isis calmly stepped from behind Charlotte Slaughter gently caressing her neck like a lover. Starting from the neck, Charlotte Slaughter was rapidly encased in a paper-thin layer of purple-silver ice until she was utterly motionless.


    "Charlotte! Lady Isis you go too far!" Fire First Mercer dashed forward and leaped into the air. His form transformed into that of a terrifying wolfman whose torso was covered in a black steel chain. The wolfman looked like a monster with red scales that oozed with purple magma. A menacing looking bow suddenly appeared in his hands, and he rapidly plucked the drawstring, sending out 12 arrows of purple magma.


    At the same time, Heavenly Rain Fontaine blew into a mystical conch, and a vast oceanic wave blasted out and released a scary howl as it threatened to swallow Isis from behind. Isis observed this pincer attack and sneered. These two honestly had great teamwork.


    Too bad, it was useless against the current her.


    Mercer and Fontaine were forced to watch as the beautiful woman they were attacked suddenly looked frail and timid. Subconsciously they both held back a bit of their strength at the last moment.


    To the two elders'' combined shock, the magma arrows pierced through an ice clone, that was then swallowed by the wave. At this moment, they individually heard a soft but very condescending whisper next to their ears, "Fools."


    Looking up, the two siblings saw a wave of ice slashes raining down from what seemed like the heavens themselves. Instantly, they both did their best to condense a magic barrier for protection.


    Meanwhile, though Kwam¨¦ Swift was frozen in front of Lady Isis, it remained that he was conscious. Kwam¨¦ was, at this moment, utterly stunned. After freezing Kwam¨¦ Swift, Lady Isis had merely stared at the approaching opponents, unperturbed. On her glabella, a crimson oval-shaped gemstone had appeared.


    "Source aura!" the frozen Kwam¨¦ was shocked to discover that this was the lady''s source artifact. In the other elders'' minds, they were all fighting an intense battle with Isis Trilleck to subdue her and rescue their pack brother.


    Unfortunately, the reality was that they were all in a daze, staring into the seven-colored hypnotic eyes of the huge serpent coiled around Isis Trilleck''s body. This snake had beautiful scales that shifted through seven different colors like a rainbow. It seemed to have whatever length it desired, as it kept changing sizes. This snake would never look the same from one second to next, making it seem illusory and mysterious. There was a mighty silver horn, covered in runes, on the serpent''s forehead.


    This apparently was a flood dragon!


    This was Isis'' Seven-Colored Celestial Serpent combat soul, which had manifested around Lady Isis'' shoulders and coiled down her curvaceous body. Her combat soul was able to use Dream Magic. As it had synchronized with her, it had developed an independent consciousness over time. Meanwhile, Isis also came to possess the bloodline traits of the Seven-Colored Celestial Serpent.


    This had made synchronizing their attacks even more perfect.


    Kwam¨¦ Swift watched as his pack brothers and sister all acted insane where they stood while looking into the eyes of that beautiful serpent coiled around the man-eating body of the First Lady. He truly felt inferior. The phenomena of heaven and earth begin to form above everyone''s heads.


    "This is getting out of hand," spoke Grandpa Geb impatiently, glancing at his son, "Do control this dear daughter-in-law of mine."


    Lord Osiris silently appeared behind his wife like a whisper in the wind. He quickly put his arm around the lady Isis'' waist, making her head whip his way. Seeing Osiris'' handsome face, Isis momentarily paused. How could she not be startled when she saw her husband''s face so close to her? However, at that instant, a strange and soft pink glow emanated from his eyes. Lady Isis initially looked enraged and terrified, before immediately turning docile and pleasant, with a glaze in her eyes. Her aura, the Seven-Colored Celestial Serpent, and all the remnant magic totally vanished.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 28 Dao Partners, Forever Sek Si

    Meanwhile, Sek Si released Jodye Trill''s tongue and collapsed weakly in his arms. Sek Si''s face was a burning crimson, as if it was about pop like a water balloon, as she tried to focus her thoughts and her vision.


    What on earth had just occurred?


    She just gave away her life''s first kiss for free. She had just experienced thoughts and feelings that were so utterly foreign to everything she knew that she couldn''t immediately recover. Her little immature face instantly became even redder as she thought about it. Jodye was frowning as the curse marks begin to fade, disappearing into both of their skin.


    Jodye never expected that Sek Si would assault his tongue before he could swallow the blood! He was unprepared for this turn of events. Plus, that feeling was far too magical. It went beyond something sensual, but also stood separated from the pleasure two adults would feel when being intimate. There was no arousal or passion. It was like their souls had somehow experienced the deepest level of astral intercourse.


    Jodye could feel a mysterious connection with the girl in his arms now. It was as if they were two halves of a whole or like she was his twin sister. He could sense her state of mind as well as the condition of her body. It even felt like their hearts beat to the same rhythm. Jodye remembered feeling utterly powerless once Sek Si''s lips touched his own. For most children, maybe this could be a normal reaction. However, Jodye Trill was in no way like most children; he had the mentality of an adult. Thus, he had no way of explaining this phenomenon.


    "This girl has the traits of a blood-sucking Greater Demon. These are creatures that specialize in the utilization of Glamour force. It should be her combat soul''s primary force genesis," Sylvester Tricko sent a soul thought to Jodye upon sensing the doubts of the latter, "Coincidentally, your father just used this same force on your mother."


    "What!?" Thought Jodye Trill, whipping his head around. Upon seeing the dazed look in his mother''s eyes, he suddenly recalled a rather unpleasant memory from his past life.


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    "Jonathan~~~, where are you, baby?" An incomparably attractive woman was wearing transparent lingerie as she slowly sashayed through an old apartment. She was calling out her lovers name like a cat in heat. She was highly appealing with an exceptional face topped only by her figure, which was mature with a voluptuous shape. She had several piercings on her ears and tribal looking tattoos down her left leg wrapping around her waist.


    Many of the markings and tattoos on her related to voodoo and the occult. She had tri-colored eyes, that seemed to be a blend of purple-red and yellowish gold. Those eyes of hers were piercing even in the darkest environment, and they accented the hypnotic effect given off by the shape of her sexy body.


    This woman was a born temptress. A succubus demon in its most alluring form. Her name was Sansa Trill, Jodye''s guardian from his past life. She couldn''t be said to have raised him, but she definitely kept him safe and secure. Up until the darker days of his childhood, anyway. Currently, Sansa sashayed past a nine-year-old Jodye Trill without even so much as looking his way. In her eyes was that same glazed over, dazed, and dreamy look.


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    Jodye shook his head to stop himself from delving too deep into those painful memories, in spite of having figured something out. He looked again at his mother and suddenly felt like she was a stranger. Anger filled his heart, but before he could think any further Grandpa Geb''s boisterous laughter distracted his attention.


    "Good, Good, Good! Haha," Grandpa Geb said ''Good'' a total of three times before continuing, "This old man is gratified. From this day forth the two of you are bound together by the laws of fate. To betray each other is to betray your own destiny!"


    Sek Si wore a solemn face, while Jodye Trill barely appeared to be listening, his face frowning. He was still slightly irritated and confused.


    "The auction will be starting soon, ancestor. We cannot delay any further," reminded Abercorn Trilleck.


    House Lord Osiris told Abercorn Trilleck about this process in the past. Though Osiris Trilleck''s ceremony with Ke Si wasn''t quite so embarrassing, as there was no tongue locking, it wasn''t very far off. It could even be argued that it was worse since they were two little boys in an embarrassing position. Jodye may feel upset now, but he was only a youth. In Abercorn''s opinion, he would quickly get over it.


    "What shall we do about the children?" asked Elder Slaughter, concerned about her Joseph, this little guy, "Sek Si has the shadow arts, we do not need to worry for her. However, I fear young lord Joseph''s realm is simply far too low for that place. Shall we have Ke Si send him back?"


    "No need. Since that is the case let us depart now," said Grandpa Geb without hesitations, before turning to Jodye again, a gratified smile in his eyes, "Well met, my young descendant. There are great things ahead of you, truly great things. Little Joseph, I am going to leave the formations in this room active, but I will also transfer control over to you. It will likely be a long while before we are able to meet again. Although it is far from enough, this is the least of what I can do for you. Sek Si should be familiar with the facilities, she will arrange your meals. Stay in this place and train until your parents return to fetch you."


    As Grandpa Geb finished talking, he put his index finger to his glabella and extracted a silvery white string of light that became a tiny silver light sphere the size of a marble. He then flicked the marble-sized light sphere, and it shot right into Jodye''s glabella before the boy could react at all. Jodye''s head buzzed intensely as all the information about the cultivation platform''s array formation flooded his mind. He learned the method of activation and all about the uniqueness of this formation!


    The magic formation on the cultivation platform was called the "Ascended Heaven Formation." The establishment had two essential functions. The first function drew the spiritual energies of the heavens and the earth in the surroundings into the platform made of high-grade origin stone. The second function used magic force in tandem with the natural properties of the origin stone to transform spiritual energy into pure origin energy of the high grade.


    While Jodye Trill may not have been able to fully appreciate the uniqueness and efficiency of this function, due in large part to his grandfather''s undervaluing of it, he still recognized that this was a supremely lavish piece of equipment for someone of his rank.


    "Yes," replied Jodye Trill, as if compliance wasn''t his only option. At any rate, he was eager to study the Bright Star: Battle Book. Sylvester Tricko had been bugging him about connecting to his meridians, and beginning his path to gaining an Original Dao. This pestering went on every night and day. Apparently, that''s what he referred to the hero race''s Sage cultivation practice as, the Dao of the Origin or Original Dao.


    According to Sylvester, the compelling experts of this universe were known as Dao Cultivators. These experts all studied a variety of different dao to the acme to perfect their own dao, which would then serve as the foundation of their endless immortal journey. The "Dao of the Sage" and the "Dao of the Saint" were merely two Dao among a myriad of others in the universe. Jodye found this easy enough to believe, though he was still a bit lost on what the Dao actually was.


    The room once again returned to normal, as the shadows retreated back into the silhouette of a large man, standing with his back turned, towering behind Grandpa Geb. Jodye was shocked because he hadn''t noticed this man until now.


    Smack!


    Suddenly, the temperature in the room plummeted, and crisp resounding slap was heard. Lord Osiris was seen crashing into the opposite wall, which automatically mended itself as the lord climbed out of the hole his body had made upon impact.


    "Allow me to make myself clear," Lady Isis spoke in a voice that was chilling to the core, as her hair floated without the wind.


    Jodye Trill felt like just listening to her speak was slowing down all his bodily functions. Lady Isis seemed to notice her son''s condition as the cold force retreated back into her body rapidly. "The next person who stands in between my son and I will be responsible for the failure of this plan," Lady Isis was livid as she spoke to the crowd, before turning to look at Osiris Trilleck.


    "And you, you spineless coward. If you ever do that to me again, then I will put my life on the line to kill you where you stand."


    Osiris Trilleck was utterly speechless when his wife snapped at him like this.


    "Isis!" Shouted Abercorn Trilleck.


    "First lady!?"


    "Lady Isis?"


    "Sister Isis..."


    All the elders were taken aback by Lady Isis'' most recent, sudden, and domineering displays of might. The rage was involuntarily growing as she had assaulted her own husband!


    Their leader!


    They had never once seen her act this way.


    Jodye Trill, on the other hand, was giving his mother a thumbs up on the inside. He disagreed with his father''s actions as well. His mother was a goddess visiting this mortal plane, how dare his father attempt to forcibly control her. This was blasphemy.


    "Hmph," lady Isis sneered in disdain at the surrounding Five Elements Wolf Pack elders, "Leave us. I will stay with my son."


    After speaking, Lady Isis sashayed her way slowly into one of the palace''s cultivation rooms. Grandpa Geb and Abercorn Trilleck just looked at each other, a wry smile on the faces. "Maybe we shouldn''t..."


    "Do not worry, father. Master." Osiris Trilleck dusted himself off and gave a deep bow out of respect. "This one knows what to do. I will speak to my wife later. Although her temperament is as cold as ice, her anger remains fiery. The plan will still proceed forward."


    "It is your matter to handle, and I can not interfere," sighed Grandpa Geb as he turned around, "Let us leave, Rex."


    "Yes, Fort master," Said the huge man behind Grandpa Geb with his back to the crowd, as they disappeared in a portal made of shadows.


    House Lord Osiris Trilleck knelt in front of his son with a bright smile on his face, "You have done great today my son, absolutely amazing."


    "Thank you, father." Jodye had a complicated expression on his face as he faced his father. Lord Osiris was slightly taken aback when he heard the way this third oldest child of his had just spoken to him. It''s not that Jodye had done anything rude, not at all. Rather than that, it was how polite and formal the boy was that had caught the House Lord off guard! He could count on one hand the number of times the boy used the word "father" in his presence.


    Wise as Osiris was, he quickly reached a conclusion.


    "There are a great many things...you do not understand, my boy." Lord Osiris sighed, then lowered his voice and spoke gently, "I am sorry for the way I was treating your mother earlier. We''ve had some...well let us say that we do not currently see eye to eye. Plus, her previous state was provoked unexpectantly. It was definitely a mistake...


    "One day you will understand this father of yours. When that day comes, I will be fully willing to answer all of your questions. Until then, I''ll just say this. I love both you and your mother dearly. If things were different...ah," Lord Osiris paused for a moment as if he was lost in thought, then he blinked twice and continued, "At any rate, Joe, I am proud of you. I have always been proud of you, and you continue to make me proud of every action. I will not ask what your grandpa Geb has given you or explain who he is. You should already know this in your heart. Your foresight is impressive, after all. Practice hard, my son. Your mother will one day need you far more then she needs me."


    "I will practice hard, I promise. I''ll practice harder than anyone, and one day I''ll be stronger than you, and even that Grandpa Geb!" Said Jodye with an indomitable spirit. His eyes were now clear, and resolute. He looked his father deep in his eyes, "I''ll work hard to take care of my mother! And then I''ll become even stronger and take care of you, too, pops."


    "Hahaha," House Lord Osiris laughed boisterously as he stood up straight. "Excellent, Joseph. I believe in you, kid. Okay, honored pack, we''re leaving. Ke Si, Slaughter, you two stay here," commanded House Lord Osiris, as he disappeared into the portal of darkness with the rest of the elders.


    "Practice hard kid. We shall explore the palace a bit," said the only female elder of the Five Elements Wolf Pack, Charlotte Slaughter, grabbing Ke Si by the hand and dragging him out of the room. This dumbfounded Jodye Trill momentarily. Could these two be...?


    ''Ke Si, you bastard dog,'' little Jodye gnashed his teeth in frustration. Why did it take so long to grow up, anyway?


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    "What is the meaning of this exactly, young lady?" asked Ke Si in confusion. He had rarely seen Charlotte behave so strangely.


    "Just now, I received some intel that the group following us is beginning to surround this location," Charlotte''s face was solemn, "They seem to be aware that the Fort Master has departed."


    "How could that possibly be?" Ke Si was utterly stunned. The Fort Master was a powerful mortal pharaoh! How could the enemy possibly detect his movements? Unless... "Could it be that there is a spy?"


    "Maybe," Charlotte didn''t deny it, as these words were indeed logical. However, she was familiar with this cult, and she had a different idea, " it is certainly the only conclusion that makes a lick of sense. Unless, of course, there''s someone by Fort Master''s side that they can track through... special means."


    Ke Si''s face turned sinister, and dark shadowy smoke started to leak from his body, "Special means, indeed. Fuck, how could we overlook such a big issue? I should have long made the connection."


    "Less of this, let us go now! We have to find your kinsman and stop them from tracking us again!" responded Charlotte sternly.


    "What about the young master? I cannot simply," Ke Si was thoroughly uncomfortable with the idea of leaving Jodye behind while this place was under siege.


    "If I am aware of the enemy, do you think that she is not? Has she even showed concern towards this?" asked Charlotte matter-of-factly.


    "This..." Ke Si knew exactly who this ''she'' that Charlotte was referring too was. He tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He placed his hand on his shoulder with determined eyes, "Indeed. Fine, we will go now."


    A midnight shadow force field instantly covered Charlotte Slaughter and Ke Si as they both disappeared from the palace. Many masters in the underground bazaar had their brow twitch as a dominant force passed through their perceptions like a ghost. Some of the more astute masters in this underground world caught a glimpse of shadow qi.


    "Go to the dawn," instructed Charlotte Slaughter. Moments later Ke Si and Charlotte walked out of the shadow of a rock pillar.


    In front of them was a beautiful sight that one would never imagine seeing underground. It looked like an upside-down country as there were even exotic trees and other foliage growing with the stalactite on the cave ceiling. There were rolling hills, winter peaks, and fertile valleys. Below was a multi-layered mist, with the first layer being white.


    In front of the duo was a large cliff face, that stood 800 meters above that mist. It was impossible to see the bottom beneath the cloud. This was the region known as Dawn. It was also the path that pharaoh used to travel between the different Wards. Standing near the edge of the cliff was a camp of at least 50 warriors wearing bone armor. In the center of this encampment, Ke Si was able to feel a faint bloodline resonance.


    "Pu Si." Ke Si''s eyes were dreadful as he could only imagine what these evil bastards had done to his clan mate, "Pu Si was the shadow vassal of Layla Goldwolf. Could Layla have been captured by White Demon Temple?"


    "I''ve got three agents in their camp. That priest is rumored to be at the Void Philosopher Realm, but the rest are two top elite level Sage, five senior expert level Saints, and a bundle of other junior experts," reported Hell''s Daughter Charlotte Slaughter.


    "Even if he is at the Prism Rank, we will not allow him to cast anything significant," replied Ke Si calmly, his level-headed response greatly reassuring Hell''s Daughter, "He is likely entirely focused on the task at hand. As long as I catch him off guard, does it even matter that he''s a rank higher than us?"


    "Good, take out the priest. Then I will handle the rest."


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    Ultimately, Jodye decided it didn''t really matter to him what they were doing. Even if they had disobeyed a direct order to sneak around like two high school children, and also if Charlotte had already promised herself to him. He would get over it.


    Jodye Trill stood up and looked around the room, ignoring the intrusive gaze of the now standing Sek Si, which seemed to be permanently trained on himself. This was apparently a large and magnificent cultivation room within the palace. It had a meditation platform that could use the formation inscribed on it to draw in energies of the heavens and the earth. It also had a stone room where one could practice martial arts, or more specifically, Sage Arts.


    There were also a couple of saunas and restrooms on this wing of the palace, and in the sleeping quarters. There was even some wine, juices, and fruits, all of which contained potent spiritual energies. Everything he needed was within reach, and there were plenty of things he couldn''t identify at all. He immediately decided to take these things with him once he left.


    This felt like a paradise to the current Jodye Trill, whose only thought was to grow and get stronger. Once he had sufficient strength, he believed his parents would let him roam around outside the estate. After all, this was Jodye''s first time ever leaving his home since coming to this world!


    Jodye made his way over to the platform and sat cross-legged in the center of it. Sek Si followed behind his every movement, silently, like a shadow, before sitting cross-legged next to Jodye. It was unknown what she thought as she stared at him.


    Thus, he had to ask her, "What''s the matter? Are you feeling unsatisfied?"


    "No, young master, not at all," Sek Si frantically shook her head, slightly in a panic. Her handsome face turned beet red as she mumbled another response, "It''s...I''m sure it is just a side-effect of the blood pact. Please continue to do your own things."


    Inwardly she was thinking, "Why does my heart feel so unsettled the moment I remove my eyes from him? Is this really the blood pact? How terrifying."


    Jodye Trill glanced once at Sek Si, causing her to blush slightly. He noticed that his natural sense of caution didn''t seem to apply to this young girl anymore. He trusted her completely, and this was instinctive, similar to how it was with Sylvester Tricko. So many things had happened today, he barely had any time to process everything. Jodye quietly sighed, before flipping his palm, where a shiny blue book covered in runes appeared with a flash of light.


    This was none other than the Bright Star: Battle Book, the mental cultivation method given to Jodye Trill by Grandpa Geb!


    Cultivation is the understanding of, and the manipulation of the forces of the universe! More importantly mental cultivation was about becoming one with not just your current environment, but to understand that all of us are part of the reality of the universe, we are from it, we merge with it, and will be reborn from it.


    The Titanic Rage Law was an immortal body transformation cultivation method that was focused on astral energies and body refinement. It followed the Dao of Supreme Might! It couldn''t help refine his spiritual energies, it only converted them into star power, which constantly tempered his blood and flesh, allowing him to gain powerful brute strength and life force!


    The Bright Star: Battle Book was different, it could teach Jodye to absorb and manipulate origin energy, as well as extract origin energy from the pure spiritual powers of the heavens and earth. Flipping through the first couple of pages, he was enlightened, as well as terrified. He had apparently been thinking about things all wrong.


    "According to the Bright Star: Battle Book, an imbalance of different energies causes all the energy to turn cancerous. How scary!" Jodye felt his back grow cold with sweat. Hadn''t Sly and himself been recklessly absorbing origin energy? Hadn''t he subsequently done the same with crazy amounts of spirit source? To think he had almost caused his own death. Jodye felt his back wet with cold sweat.


    "It is not quite that easy for energy to turn cancerous, Trill loser. You''re far too weak to be concerned with such a thing," commentated Sylvester Tricko, rudely interrupting Jodye Trill''s inner monologue. "Anyway, less of that, yes? Hurry up and use your spiritual sense to memorize the mental cultivation method. Pay special attention to the breath control, and the method of energy circulation. These are the crucial elements, everything else is secondary."


    "Got it," Jodye Trill spoke out loud, startling Sek Si, who was already meditating next to him. This platform was just too useful, and she didn''t want to waste even a second. Unfortunately, this boy enjoyed talking to himself. The boy in question was unaware of disturbing her as if he had forgotten that he wasn''t alone.


    After an hour had passed, Jodye had already committed the entire contents of the Bright Star: Battle Book to his memory. Though he couldn''t comprehend all of it, Jodye discovered that when he used the spirit source of his right eye, he could at least remember the cultivation scripture in its entirety. It was like he was looking at it for the first time all over again. He could slowly study it over time.


    For now, Jodye closed his eyes in meditation, and immediately entered his Host Space. Inside the Host Space, he activated his Mind''s Eye, causing the outside world to be reflected in the Host Space. He then cast his spiritual force inward and observed the flow of energy in his body, before nodding at Sylvester.


    "Hmph. Alright then. Let us begin."


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    Sky Fall Legend

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    Jodye Trill was seated in the Ascended Heaven Formation, on the center of a vortex of milky white origin energy. Directly at his back, like a mirror image, was the silent Sek Si, whose eyes were also closed in meditation. Initially, Sek Si was extremely startled by this occurrence. However, after waking Jodye in a panic, she was heavily berated.


    Thus, she was now staying calm, though she didn''t understand how a boy who had never cultivated his origin energy before now could cause such a scene. She thought there had to be a problem. Jodye simply told her to sober up, and try and take advantage of this array as he was. Sek Si was still unconvinced, but she took his advice nonetheless.


    Jodye Trill was currently in a state of complete focus, as Sylvester Tricko and himself collaborated to clear out the path to his first spirit meridian. Through his mind''s eye, this looked like he was pouring milky white energy through his palm, up his arm, and into a dark grey wall of impurities separating the power from the light sphere in his left lung.


    Jodye was revolving the force circulation method given to him by the Bright Star: Battle Book. One rotation, two rotations, six rotations, and finally after twenty-six rotations and seven-plus hours, Jodye exhaled some torpid air and opened his eyes. He had already connected the spirit meridians in his lungs, large intestine, small intestine, and his stomach to his origin veins! This was already four of his twelve spiritual meridians!


    The outer layer of Jodye''s skin was covered in a black sticky substance that smelled disgusting. The boy himself wasn''t disturbed. Instead, he was totally excited. The cleansing of impurities meant that he had taken another step forward in his realm!


    "Ah, dude, foul," came Xavier Tricko''s voice from within Jodye''s mind, causing the former to frown.


    "Young master, you stink." Said Sek Si from behind Jodye Trill, making him grimace.


    "Everyone can''t be as handsome as you, my friend," quipped Jodye in response. He received in return an eye roll from Sek Si, who stopped speaking as if Jodye was merely air. Sek Si then swung her jet black hair, before vanishing into a shadow. Jodye Trill hesitated briefly before he shrugged as he got up and walked to the bathroom to wash away this filth.


    Jodye wasn''t sure whether or not Sek Si could still see him from the shadow realm, but he chose to not concern himself with it. Ultimately, he was still delighted. He had cleared four meridian bridges, linking his origin veins to his spirit meridians and vascular arteries! Unexpectedly, this also caused his astral might to flow smoother through his spirit meridians, which had long been tempered and had flowing astral strength.


    Jodye Trill felt he could very easily exert his full strength through his left arm at a moments notice. It was extremely comfortable. He marveled briefly at the beautiful way his origin veins and spiritual meridians weaved and interconnected with his vascular system.


    ''Was the human body always capable of such magic? Maybe the ancient Chinese had it right all along,'' thought Jodye. The more he learned about his spiritual meridians, the more he was reminded of the little he knew about his old world''s ancient culture.


    Jodye Trill immediately returned to his cultivation practice after a quick bath. Controlling his breathing and guiding his energy using the Bright Star: Force Circulation method, the first meridian bridge he cleared was in his lungs, followed by the large intestine. Jodye Trill immediately repeated this process for his stomach.


    "This should be considered Intermediate level Freshman Rank," thought Jodye as he sat on the platform holding the origin gem in his hand. Jodye wore elegant white clothes, and the irises of his sapphire eyes were vertical. [Pharaoh''s Law] sat magnificently on his head. He looked like the prince of a nation. Standing up, Jodye decided to evaluate his progress.


    A silver aura burst out his body as the phenomenon of the primary heaven and earth forces manifested in the void above. Five white spheres of light, the size of marbles, floated in the air like stars in the night sky. Jodye could feel a connection to these little marbles.


    "Indeed, the Intermediate Freshman Rank!" exclaimed Jodye Trill. How many hours had he practiced for? He had already advanced by a sub-rank! Sylvester''s ability combined with all these fabulous extremities had given him a great windfall!


    "Just this, and you are excited? I was born with strength equivalent to that of your father. What are you?" Sylvester said indifferently via telepathy. Jodye was stunned speechless.


    Next, he decided to connect the bridges in his spleen, bladder, and kidneys, allowing his origin energy to circulate even better. Five hours and 40 rotations of the Bright Star: Force Circulation method later, he had accomplished what he had set out to do! However, this time Jodye Trill didn''t stop at all.


    He had plenty of spiritual force to spare, as after cultivating all day just over half of his mental strength remained. Sylvester could absorb energy like this for only a particular amount time before he would have to rest for a long while, and their compatibility rating would even drop a bit! Sylvester had said this was likely because he was using powers beyond Jodye''s realm; thus the soul strain has adverse effects on their compatibility rating.


    As such, Jodye Trill didn''t want to waste another second. His cultivation practice continued, this time focusing on the meridian bridge in his heart. By clearing this bridge, one could be considered to have reached the advanced point of his current Sage cultivation rank. The chest was a significant bridge because it would connect the energy passages in his arms, to each other and the rest of his upper body.


    It was the central hub for his blood and energy.


    One rotation, two rotations, six rotations, and finally after 42 rotations of his force circulation method, Jodye''s body shook, as he coughed out a mouthful of black blood. This time just under 12 hours had passed! He was discovering that as long as he had origin energy circulating within him, he didn''t feel any fatigue or hunger. With the milky white origin gem in his hand, which seemed to release an endless stream of origin force, Jodye Trill felt totally great.


    This was the unique trait of cultivators. They could sustain themselves without food for a longer time because they could absorb the energies of the heavens and the earth. The higher their cultivation rank, the less they needed things like food, water, or rest. While he had not reached the point of being able to entirely abandon regular health convention, he apparently was ready to go the whole day without fatigue or hunger.


    However, despite his gains, Jodye felt sticky and disgusting all over again. He almost threw up again, once he caught a whiff of himself. Mentally exhausted, the boy wonder decided to meditate for an hour, before finally opening his eyes. Yawning, he got up to stretch his body. Looking around the room, Jodye Trill noticed that Sek Si was nowhere in sight. Perhaps she was still playing in the shadows. Jodye was too lazy to investigate.


    "Hm?" Suddenly Jodye Trill''s instincts started going haywire, as he inexplicably sensed danger. It felt like a vicious viper had locked on to him, ready to strike at any moment. Jodye recognized this feeling was killing intent! Unfortunately, before Jodye Trill could react, a soft hand covered his mouth from behind, and his surroundings went entirely black.


    "You stink again, young master Joseph." Sek Si''s gentle whisper secretly gave Jodye goosebumps. He almost didn''t even twitch when she called him Joseph. Almost.


    "Do not move. Your mother has discovered some people entering secretly to spy on you..." Sek Si paused as if she had to consider carefully what to say next. In the end, she spoke, "Mn, it should be because of the origin energy vortex you attracted when you broke through."


    My mom? Spies? Vortex? Broken through? Jodye Trill was so confused. To his shock, when he moved his lips, no sound came out. Was this part of Sek''s ability? Scary! Jodye made a mental note to deepen his understanding of Sek Si and the Si clan.


    "Petty tricks!" shouted a husky and violent voice, as a huge palm imprint rocketed directly towards their location. Sek Si paled in fright, but Jodye was totally unmoved. He indeed had ample experience and was unafraid of death, but this was not the source of his composure. In Jodye''s mind, if this warning indeed originated from his mother, then the chances of him getting hurt were near null. He knew his mother well, and she would never let him come into harm''s way.


    If there were a situation she couldn''t handle, then he would already be at her side.


    Sure enough, as soon as Jodye had these thoughts, the palm imprint from the mysterious assassin was frozen mid-air and slowly corroded away into pink ice dust. The temperature in the room instantly plummeted.


    "How bold!" Came a heavenly and melodious, yet piercingly cold voice that echoed all around the room. Jodye and Sek could not tell where either of the instigators of this event was, so they merely stood silently in the shadows, listening to energies clashing all around them. Jodye Trill didn''t dare to cast his spiritual sense outwards out of fear of detection. He didn''t have enough intel, he had no idea how many enemies there were. He noticed Sek Si was shivering behind him, so he turned around to face her. She was pale as a sheet and looked terrified.


    ''A child is a child after all...'' thought the also five-years-old Jodye Trill, as he grabbed Sek Si''s hand and held it tightly. Since his voice was suppressed, words were now useless. He would have to comfort her through action.


    Sek was startled as she looked into Jodye''s deep ocean like eyes. The slight glow they emitted threatened to swallow her whole, as she blushed and looked away. Right at that moment, that shadow world around them shattered like glass as they appeared back in the room.


    "Aaah!" Sek Si shrieked while clutching her head before she fainted in Jodye''s arms. He caught her and noticed blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. For the first time in his current life, he felt unbridled anger bubbling up in his stomach. As his rage grew his five astral points went active on their own. Jodye was so startled by this discovery that his anger temporarily subsided, and his astral points became dormant once more.


    "Hehe, found you, twerp," there was an ugly but muscular goon in black garb, towering over Jodye Trill and the unconscious Sek Si. Behind him were two masked figures in the same clothing. On the left shoulder of each of them, there was a jade python insignia. The ugly muscle-head looked menacing and had a sinister black aura that made Jodye feel like he was suffocating, "Even if that blue-eyed witch kills Frankie, I''ll avenge him by ending your dog life! You there, go take ''em out. Be quick about it."


    One of the two followers stepped forward and released his strength, his golden aura sweeping out, the force of which knocked over several items in the room. Above the follower, the primary force phenomenon appeared and coalesced into 12 marble-sized white spheres of light that circulated within his aura in the shape of a small python!

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    It was becoming impossible to breathe, and Jodye was terrified to find that he felt his breath of life fading away. Was he actually dying?! How fucking strong did one have to be to kill others with nothing but the pressure from their aura? Or maybe he was just too weak!


    "Am I really going to die here?"


    "Gold aura, 12 bp, a Sophomore Rank Sage!"


    "That''s nothing. Don''t be afraid, kid, just fight! Release your damn strength!" Xavier and then Sylvester Tricko''s voice ring out in Jodye''s mind, waking him up from his panic.


    "That''s right, how can I sit here idly, and wait for rescue without fighting," Jodye Trill''s eyes became sharp, as he stopped repressing his bubbling rage and his titanic combat force burst out for the first time! The combat force was different from the forces of the heavens and earth, as it came from within a cultivator. Being able to turn one''s own battle aura into fierce energy able to resist the forces of heaven and earth was known as having combat force!


    As his anger exploded his five astral points activated on their own, increasing the strength of his attacks. Instantly, the pressure he felt from before had vanished completely. If he were to attack right now, his fists would be like flying boulders that all weighed 1.5 tons. Although it was pure strength, Jodye had just managed to release his new combat force, turning his aura into energy. Thus this natural power was the equivalent of 14.5 points of battle power, which was 2.5 more than his attacker who was using his origin energy to attack.


    The masked follower made his move, chopping down with a knife hand covered in origin energy. Even staring at the knife hand as it came chopping down, Jodye no longer felt threatened. He stood in front of Sek Si, as he circulated the Titanic Rage Law in his left hand and countered with a left straight. Even though he had practiced this attack hundreds of times already, this time, he felt the hint of a different sort of power as he circulated the Titanic Rage Law''s strength. This one punch contained all of Jodye Trill''s astral might!


    Fist of Might!


    Right as the knife hand made contact with Jodye''s skin, there was a ''clink'' sound, like a brick being thrown against a brick wall. Jodye Trill barely felt the sting on his neck as his fist connected with the attacker''s face.


    Crack!


    The attacking follower was blown away by the fist, and terrible cracking sounds were heard, as he collided with the second follower causing them both to slide for three meters, crashing into the cultivation platform.


    The ugly muscle-headed goon was dumbfounded as he sidestepped and let the two followers fly past him. His eyes popped out, and his jaw hung as he stared at the spot they landed in.


    "What.. the fuck...just a regular punch?" Said the ugly goon, his face solemn, "What the fuck is this brat? Could it be inborn divine might?"


    The goon had initially wondered why the priest forced them to change plans once he found out the Lord''s shadow brought a child here. However, he felt like he understood it for himself now. This kid was indeed a weed that needed to be pulled immediately!


    "Boss Murphy, cough cough, boss Tony''s dead!" Said the second follower in her feminine voice, climbing from under his companion corpse with difficulty. The one who had attacked Jodye, Tony, laid breathless with his jaw hanging loose and his neck twisted around twice. His eyes had the shock and disbelief from the moment his attack failed still painted on his face. He likely didn''t even know how he died.


    "Dead..." Boss Murphy was taken aback at first, before raging the next moment! Only, when he tried to release his aura nothing happened. He instantly felt his back become wet with sweat. Turning back to face the little monster with the mean left straight, Boss Murphy was terrified by what he saw, losing all strength in his legs. "Fr...Frankie..."


    Standing in front of Jodye Trill and Sek Si was an otherworldly beauty, holding as still as thousand-year-old ice, wearing a sexy violet dress. She wore beautiful bracelets that shined in runic light on both of her wrists and ankles, with her feet bare. Her face inspired worship among men, but at the moment she had incomparably cold glacial eyes. She slowly sashayed three steps forward, her bearing elegant and graceful. Her eyes were glowing because of the golden lights swimming within.


    The blue of her eyes in contrast with the gold lights was like a radiant blue moon, but looking at her eyes made Boss Murphy feel a stilling cold like he was a mortal man in the center of a blizzard for 10 days. He could feel his blood freezing slightly. Shock filled the muscle-headed goon''s heart, but he was too scared to move. At the front of the delicate and dainty feet of this celestial woman, was the severed head of a blonde hair and blue eyed man.


    This decapitated head was frozen solid, with horror written all over his distorted face. Frankie was the strongest among their team, as he was a peak elite in the Void Door Realm, and he was the leader of this team. Yet, there was Frankie''s frozen head, without his body. Dread now filled Boss Murphy''s heart. He hadn''t even heard any battle fluctuations.


    "You slime dare to try and murder my heart? Tell me who sent you," Commanded lady Isis in an icy and overbearing tone. As she spoke purple mist slowly surround the room. Isis Trilleck sounded brutal like a murderer, her words full of ice blades. Jodye Trill was currently entranced by this version of his mother.


    "Tch," Boss Murphy sucked his teeth and said nothing. With things having come to this point there was only one outcome. He would fight to the death! Thinking this, he bit his tongue and burned his blood essence, attacking without hesitation.


    Raising his hand, his black aura swelled, leaving his body and condensing into an ancient looking black heavy sword. Grabbing the sword and leaping into the air, seven swords of light appeared behind Boss Murphy. He grunted and unleashed crimson energy through his sword. He and all seven of the swords behind him shot forward at the same time. He went all out with this attack!


    "Heaven''s Master Realm. A pity that such a hard-working saint elite would choose such a suicidal path. You are not righteous, and this seat must dispose of you," Isis Trilleck hadn''t even looked at Boss Murphy since the beginning. She simply didn''t put him or this attack in her eyes at all. Isis was staring directly at the remaining follower, who had literally pissed herself under the pressure of that gaze, "Allow me to ask you once more. Who has sent you?"


    As the attack of Boss Murphy closed in on Lady Isis, she casually lifted her hand. Waving her hand, it looked as if purple-gold glitter was carried by a swift and pink mist and wind. It went straight towards Boss Murphy like a lightning bolt, yet seemed to be barely moving at all! Jodye was mysticized by such an event. What laws were these? Boss Murphy and his attack completely stopped two meters away from their target, unable to move in the slightest. It was like someone had paused them using time powers.


    Boss Murphy was horrified, but he couldn''t move an inch or make a sound. It was as if time itself had stopped for everything but his face, "This...I know this! This is the kiss of the frozen mist! Your the Saint of¡­hmf."


    Slowly, purplish pink serenity ice emerged from within the pores of Boss Murphy''s skin, covering him entirely in mere seconds. Lady Isis'' released a black aura which escaped her body condensed into a purple-gold crystal sword. Isis snorted and sent the three-foot crystal blade flying like lightning through Boss Murphy''s neck. Boss Murphy''s body exploded in a mess of frozen guts ice shards, but his frozen head landed gently next to Frankie''s, horror written all over their distorted faces.


    The masked follower tried to swallow spit, her mouth dry. Removing her mask and revealing a cute and tender face, that was pale as a sheet, she babbled, "reporting to the Frozen Night Master, this one is a disciple of the Oblivion God Cult, commissioned to help senior operative White Demon. After admitting this, I will surely die, without a doubt. However, I do not wish to die like that."


    Lady Isis'' face darkened as soon as she heard ''Oblivion God Cult.'' With a sway of her hand, the sword in the air descended and split the girl in half. Her body, along with the sword, then shattered like pink and purple glass. Jodye was genuinely speechless. His mother... was a Saint!? Was this the power of a Saint? He seemed to have vastly underestimated them.


    Unfortunately, Jodye had not witnessed his mother using her Sage powers and combat soul previously, or his opinion of her would be even more profound. He presently couldn''t distinguish when she was using which path outside of seeing her saint weapon.


    "Come here, Joseph." Lady Isis'' voice was gentle yet stern. Jodye found himself a bit nervous. Could he be in trouble? She only used his entire name when he was in trouble.


    He stepped forward and bowed, "Mother."


    "Do you know why those people tried to kill you?" asked Lady Isis. Jodye remained silent. Could there be a reason related to himself? He had thought they were merely enemies of the family.


    "Answer me when I speak to you, Joseph." Lady Isis glanced at her son, her voice no longer gentle. Jodye looked up at his mother, knowing that his time acting like a child had officially come to an end.


    "No, ma''am, please educate me!"


    "When you cultivated earlier with that sage art your ''Grandpa Geb'' gave you, all the origin energy in this wing was drawn into your cultivation platform. Your platform burned through the set restraints, the massive energy influx even helped Sek Si break past her subrank bottleneck, and her cultivation level will soon break into the next rank," Lady Isis spoke slow and deliberately. Jodye could tell by the way his mother said his grandpa Geb''s name that she didn''t like him one bit. However, now wasn''t the time for him to comment on this. Lady Isis raised her sight and stared at the platform before continuing, "And you, you went from the Beginner Freshman Rank to Intermediate Freshman Rank in less than two days."


    "Is that bad, ma?" asked Jodye sincerely.


    Lady Isis sighed helplessly. She was momentarily speechless. How could she be upset with the child for what he didn''t know? Was it his fault he was a genius? Should she beat him for being too openly outstanding? Of course, she couldn''t, "It''s not bad my Jodye...it''s amazing. Far too amazing. We have...many enemies. Mighty enemies. Do you understand, baby? Some people want to hurt us, and bad. They will stop at nothing to do so..."


    "I think I get it...but why mom?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "This...isn''t something you can know. You''re safer that way," Sighed Isis Trilleck.


    "Ma, they almost killed Sek Si! Who are they!? I want to know!" Shouted Jodye Trill, slightly affected by the remnant rage within himself.


    Lady Isis was caught off guard by Jodye''s sudden aggression, but then she remembered how Jodye had clobbered that Sophomore Rank thug with brute strength and she sobered up. Her baby had just killed a man to protect his friend and had never even thought of defending himself because he knew she was there. She thought to use this experience to scare some caution into this hard-headed brat. Yet, he was outstanding! He even killed one of the enemies for her. He didn''t even seem to put it in his mind.


    In reality, he hadn''t. Trill Jodye was a man who had already killed hundreds, if not more.


    However, totally unaware of this, lady Isis Trilleck couldn''t help but be impressed and a bit fearful at this. That damn old wolf had made Sek Si kill a man earlier in the trip. The unfortunate thing threw up for two days. The two children''s mentalities were worlds apart from each other. On top of that, the boy had the potential to become a master!


    She had felt his perception touch her while she was still hiding from him, this definitely proved it.


    Master was a title given only to those who could study Divine Law, or the ability to communicate with and produce law runes with spiritual force. The prerequisite for this: a powerful spiritual sense. This was a matter directly related to the soul, making it extremely rare. At any rate, this little boy was mysterious and tough. Much like herself as a child. He was also a fallen, identical to herself. Isis Trilleck could remember her father being in awe of her childhood displays in the same way she was shocked by her son. Thinking this, she smiled.


    "Those people were spying on us. While we were aware of that, it didn''t seem like they intended to take any action. They just wanted to monitor us. However, they finally managed to find this room. All of this, while the others are still away. I was originally unconcerned, as they were unlikely to reveal themselves. Plus, they are filth, and I did not wish to dirty my perception with them. However, by accidentally showing them how dazzling you are, they were probably forced to report it right away." Lady Isis paused, "they wouldn''t have revealed themselves without being ordered to do so."


    "Am I free to talk now mother?" asked Jodye Trill after his mother was silent for a moment.


    "Speak, my love, why not speak?" Said Lady Isis serenely.


    "MOM. THAT. WAS. AWESOME! I want to do that! What was that sword? How did you freeze frame all those crazy sword lights, like waa.." Jodye Trill started re-enacting out the slaughter for his mother.


    Lady Isis was tickled, but she did not show it, "Less of that, you will learn in time. The current you can''t even condense energy, so these are things far above your knowledge. One step at a time, Joseph."


    "It''s Jodye, mom!" Said Jodye Trill exasperated as if it were a habit, "Mom is Sek okay? She was hurt. Can you heal her please?"


    "Of course, my love." Lady Isis squatted down, and her hand released and radiant white glow. Jodye could see the color returning to Sek Si''s face.


    For some reason, Jodye had a feeling that his mother wouldn''t have helped Sek Si without being asked to do so by him. She had shown below zero concern for her this entire time. It was to the point that she watched from above as Sek Si''s ability was shattered brutally. This resulted in a massive backlash for Sek Si, and even with treatment to her body, she would need time to recover from her mental damage. Perhaps the kiss thing still had his mom pissed off? Jodye made a mental note that his mother could be petty and vindictive sometimes. Moreover, she seemed to be a lot more irritable than she was before his awakening.


    He wondered why, and how to find out.


    "Let''s pack up little Joe. We''re leaving ahead of schedule, this place is no longer safe," said Jodye''s mother, Isis Trilleck. "Ke Si! Ke Si!!! Where is that damn butler and Elder Slaughter? They should have been here watching you!"


    "..." Jodye Trill was speechless, unsure of how to respond.


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 31 Eureka 1

    ¡ª Eastern Badlands, Desolate Wilds, 2 months later


    About ten kilometers outside of Saint Anubis City, deep in the barren plains of the Eastern Badlands, there was a vast and desolate forest that went on for miles without end. There were many ancient looking mountains and valleys, which were filled with desolate energies, and magical beasts. Creatures with dark powers ran rampant throughout the forest, and desolate energies permeated the atmosphere.


    An exceptionally handsome little boy who looked to be a tall seven or eight-years-old child was dressed in exquisitely tailored raiment made of silvery-white fur and origin steel.


    Jodye Trill dashed through the forested mountains with a bag on his back, as he stealthily approached a nearby cave. Sek Si trailed behind him silently, as if she wasn''t there at all. It had already been two months since the day Jodye met Sek.


    "This is the cave. The other beast seems to have gone to the stream already. You''ve got less than five minutes to get in and get out. Move!" Sylvester''s indifferent voice was ringing through Jodye''s mind.


    "Okay, I''m ready," Jodye answered Sylvester using telepathy. He took a deep breath and prepared to dive in the cave.


    "You''re not seriously going to go through with this, are you? It''s suicide," said Sek Si bluntly. This was not her first time admonishing this decision. In fact, Jodye was not of a different opinion than her.


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    The reason Jodye was in the Desolate Wilds in the first place was to complete a trial arranged by his mother! This was to get him ready for the upcoming Young Wolf Celebration Dinner. This would be the first stage for him to demonstrate his excellence before the entire House. It was definitely a big deal.


    The adventure at the Underground Bazaar quickly escalated, resulting in Jodye being brought away sooner than scheduled. There was an ambush, and Jodye had a chance to witness first hand how fierce his mother was! When his mother and Ke Si were bringing him back home to House Trilleck, Jodye harassed his mother repeatedly about training him to become stronger.


    At first, lady Isis kept putting off the matter. She would always find an excuse to change the subject. However, in the end, she was merely delaying the inevitable. Jodye was relentless in his pursuit of strength, and lady Isis had to admit the boy was now of a competence level she should take more seriously.


    After all, she could allow her son to be weaker than his siblings. There were also far more pressing reasons for her to train him diligently. It was just that Isis also wanted to coddle her son longer for those very same reasons. Unfortunately, her boy was simply not one to be pampered. Thus, Jodye''s mother gave him a trial in the Desolate Wilds! His first task: collect serenity crystals! This was by no means an easy thing to do.


    Serenity crystals were only produced in areas of extremely dense serene energy, also known as yin force. These areas were typically also filled with the corruptive powers of death and ruin. Luckily, the Eastern Badlands had plenty of such regions. However, whether this was good or bad luck was a matter of perspective.


    Even though Jodye had been left to wonder on his own, he was forbidden from going into the dangerous areas where the more powerful factions and vicious beasts resided. However, who was Jodye if not a rebel? He had frequently sneaked into these areas anyway, as he was just too curious. In fact, it didn''t even take a full day for him to disobey that order directly.


    Still, Jodye Trill had yet even to collect a single serenity crystal. He could only be trained by his mother if he presented her with a serenity crystal by nightfall! Thus, Jodye had other goals and concerns, he didn''t feel he the had time to pursue this newborn creature. Had the young sky wolf in his host space not been so insistent, Jodye would never take the risk of this level. This cave was the dwelling of a terrifying beast. Yesterday, he had stumbled upon the scene of a monster that looked like a flaming lion returning to this cave.


    The beast had flowing purple hair, that seemed to be made of pure flames, for its mane. The feline beast''s face was slightly human-like, almost like the face of an attractive woman, and it had a vertical slit on its glabella as if it possessed a third eye that was closed.


    Just as he was about to high tail it in another direction, Sylvester''s voice rang out in his mind, "Wait, kid. Opportunity is knocking at your door! I sense a weak god beast aura. If I''m not mistaken, that cave may have an infant god beast! This is an impossible chance that one can only find and not search for. You have no idea how incredible this is. If you can get the newborn to imprint on to you, then you''ll be its closest kin for life!"


    Jodye had just never heard this puppy so excited.


    "Imprint? How would I do that?" asked Jodye Trill, excited by the presentation but skeptical of the operation from the beginning.


    "Rather easily. Infant origin god beasts develop sight, on average, within the first five years after their birth. At the same time that their eyes first open, they develop a spiritual sense. This is how I am able to know that the infant beast in that cave has not yet opened its eyes," explained Sylvester patiently.


    "Well, we have no hopes of getting it with that big one present," shrugged Jodye.


    "This is why we wait until it leaves once again," said Sylvester.


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    Thus, Jodye landed feet first in today''s situation. Nonetheless, as he had already been tempted by the whispers of the devil, then he might as well dive straight into hell. The legend known as Trill Jodye had never been afraid of danger. In fact, it was the exact opposite. The old Trill Jodye was a world-class thrill seeker. Jodye''s greatest fear was that life grew too dull one day. He needed excitement!


    Sek Si saw the determination in Jodye''s eyes and was baffled. This kid may be cute, but who knew he could be so stupid? She would absolutely not follow him, "Well I''ll stay out here, as the lookout. Yeah. You know, just in case you need me to rescue you, or call for help."


    Jodye paused and looked back at the Sek Si who had no capabilities that could save him from danger. Her shadow avatar''s true powers had not yet been awakened, and she was only at the advanced freshman rank of the Scholar Realm. Still, this was admittedly one sub-rank higher than Jodye as far as Sek knew. Of course, she was utterly unaware of how strong Jodye was currently.


    In fact, Jodye Trill himself wasn''t so sure about that anymore. Theoretically, he was well aware of his might. However, apart from that first battle of his which was wrapped up in no time, he had yet actually to fight. That battle made him understand that he was a lot more capable then he was previously thinking. After all, he was only five years old.


    With no practical experience, Jodye had no way of thoroughly understanding the limits of his strength. After all, he was relying on physical force while the residents of this world had supernatural powers. He couldn''t be sure that there wouldn''t be some type of disparity. That was part of the reason for him being so eager to take this trial.


    He had to master his own battle force!


    Resonate with the earth and attack the heavens!


    Typically, his overprotective family would never let him out to gain experience. Luckily, his mother seemed to be feeling quite rebellious currently.


    "Fine, you stay here. The glory will exist only for the brave," said Jodye Trill while dashing into the cave. Sek Si was slightly affected by Jodye''s words and felt a weird sensation. What charisma! However, she stubbornly remained where she stood, speechlessly staring into the dark as if the darkness could not blind her sight.


    Once Jodye entered the cave he was surrounded in pitch black. He couldn''t see a thing in this darkness, which was actually quite strange. With his current cultivation, he should at least maintain some minor visibility.


    "The absence of light...or is it that light can''t approach? This cold air... Must be serene energy!" thought Jodye in delight.


    Instead of feeling panicked, Jodye was excited as he reflexively activated his mind''s eye technique, and instantly a rock tunnel appeared before his senses. Jodye continued down the tunnel. After moving forward 15 meters, he found himself in a dimly lit stone cavern the size of a football stadium.


    This space was full of milky white mist, a testament to the abundant origin energy permeating the atmosphere of the cave. To Jodye''s astonishment, the dim lighting of the cave was coming from dozens of tiny glowing crystals. The crystals looked purple, pink, and silver or blue all at the same time, giving them a mystical allure.


    "Serenity crystals!" exclaimed Jodye Trill upon walking up to a cave wall. "So tiny! But there''s so many of them. They even have a silver glow instead of blue, amazing. Well, I can''t be wasteful..."


    However, at this moment Jodye''s attention was drawn to a corner of the cave, where his spiritual sense detected movement. He slowly crept in that direction, noticing the purple light became brighter as he approached. Upon turning a corner in the cave, he finally discovered the source of the light.


    There was a glittering nest made of large serenity crystals. The crystals shimmered in beautiful pink, golden, and silver lights. Laying in the middle of the crystal nest was what looked like a tiny kitten. The kitten had fur that look like pure gold, and a little tuft of three-colored fire on top of its head, burning in pink, silver, and golden radiance.


    "Twilight Sphinx! It''s a baby Twilight Sphinx! No fucking way," came Sylvester Tricko''s excited voice, "aren''t they extinct? Last seen in the Primordial Era? Don''t tell me that this is the friggin'' primordial era!"


    "Less of that, tell me what to do next," berated Jodye Trill telepathically, "Hurry, it''s definitely been like 15 minutes."


    "Next? What next? Just take the damn thing! Is there someone here to stop us? Are you afraid of an infant whose eyes have yet even to open?" replied Sylvester indifferently. Jodye felt annoyed. Who would rashly snatch a beast with ''God'' in its name, wouldn''t that be foolish? Nonetheless, he proceeded to do just that.


    Meanwhile, Sek Si''s eyes revealed traces of shock as she peered into the cave before she felt a strange wave of energy rush past her. A mere few seconds later she heard an enraged roar from a monstrous existence towards the south. Sek Si instantly paled and was about to rush into the cave, but she stopped in her tracks. A moment later a silhouette came flying past her from the cave entrance. The young boy left behind only three words.


    "Sek Si, run!!"

 32 Eureka 2

    Deep in the forested mountains of the Desolate Wilds, that same exceptionally handsome little boy was once again rapidly advancing through the forest. Merely at this time, the boy was dashing madly through the mountains as if his life depended on it. On his back was a knapsack made of magic beast hide. Inside the bag, a soft purring sound could be occasionally heard.


    "Not so sure that this was a good idea anymore, guys," this child was of course none other than the five-year-old Jodye Trill! Jodye didn''t dare to dally in the face of a pursuing God Beast! God Beasts had the strength that approached his mother''s level at birth! Jodye knew nothing but death awaited him if he was caught. The bizarre bazaar trip truly opened Jodye''s eyes up to what real strength was in this world. He was aware of how small he was. He also became aware that his mother was a beast.


    How could Jodye be willing to die here? Once he was successful in this trial, he would be rewarded! He had plenty of serenity crystals now, he would get training for sure! It''s crazy how his trial had barely started before Sylvester Tricko convinced him to sneak into a suspicious looking cave for a ''lucky chance.'' This supposed ''lucky chance'' was now purring in his backpack.


    "How could we just leave it? It was all alone. It clearly needs us to adopt it. Can we keep it?" Xavier Tricko sent his thoughts to Jodye''s mind.


    "You have no idea what kind of dog shit luck you have, kid! This Twilight Sphinx cub is like a living, breathing, gold mine!" berated Sylvester Tricko via telepathy. "Relax. There''s no way for the so-called ''mother'' to track us unless she''s already reached level three trickster or above..."


    ROAR~


    Before Jodye Trill was able to hear the rest of Sylvester Tricko''s thoughts, a massive lion shaped beast burst through the trees, releasing a roar that shook the surroundings intensely. The beast had flowing purple hair that seemed to be made of pure flames for its mane. The feline beast''s face was slightly human-like, and it had a vertical slit on its glabella as if it possessed a third eye.


    "Adult Moonfire Sphinx? No...not quite," murmured Sylvester through Jodye''s mind.


    "We¡­are going...to die," Said Jodye Trill as he looked at the roaring beast. At that moment the little Twilight Sphinx cub poked its head out of Jodye''s bag. The Moonfire Sphinx saw the little captive cub and instantly went ballistic, as it pounced towards him with its enormous maw ready to tear little Jodye to shreds.


    At that moment, the little cub hopped out of the bag onto Jodye''s shoulder. Jodye Trill made no attempt to stop the little guy''s escape, even though the adorable little gold cub was small enough to hold in one hand. However, the cub merely purred as it rubbed its little face against Jodye''s face. This caused the adult Moonfire Sphinx to pause its advance, staring at the scene in disbelief. Then, the giant Moonfire Sphinx briefly growled menacingly, before suddenly transforming into a small grey creature shaped like a man with spirals for eyes. After changing, the mysterious creature slithered away like a snake and disappeared.


    "...what...just happened?" asked Jodye Trill, as he was totally baffled. The Moonfire Sphinx gave up on its cub just like that? Was it sad that its cub was friendly with someone else? Could this be a case of parental magnanimity? This seemed like too much of an extreme reaction to Jodye.


    "That was no true Moonfire Sphinx, Jodye. It was a Level 2 Trickster." Came Sylvester Tricko''s emotionless voice via telepathy. Did he not care that we almost died? Thought Jodye.


    "Oh? A Trickster?" Jodye had some knowledge of Tricksters from the family library. This world didn''t only have many normal class animals. In this world, there were beings known as magical beasts, animals capable of absorbing and refining the natural forces of the heavens and the earth. The weakest level of these magical beasts are the vicious beasts. Once a vicious rank beast reached level nine, they would evolve differently depending on their bloodline.


    Beasts that have the bloodline of a god beast evolve into Tricksters, embarking on the path to becoming a God Origin Beast. Thus shouldn''t be confused with an Origin God Beast, who was born as a god beast. A Trickster''s True Form is rather weak, as it could be said to be considered as the cocoon stage. However, Trickster''s are incomparably fast in their actual forms. Trickster''s are able to stimulate their unique bloodline''s to take on the appearance of their blood''s ancestor God Beast.


    This transformation ability was the unique innate ability of a Trickster. A level two Trickster who had learned to transform was powerful enough to demolish anyone with the measly strength of the Scholar Realm, such as Jodye Trill. Luckily, he had somehow managed to escape death.


    "I don''t get it, why would the Trickster just let us go like that?" Jodye asked Sylvester via telepathy.


    "Let me ask you this," Sylvester Tricko''s voice seemed to contain excessive mockery, which made Jodye wince, "If the powerful beast was a mere Trickster, one that could morph into adult Moonlight Sphinx, then what does that make this little guy on your shoulder?"


    "Then...this thing is a Trickster too! Either that or an absolute baby god beast!? Holy shit! Are you serious? Impossible. How could an origin god beast be born in some random cave here in the outskirts of the Wilds?" Jodye Trill was so shocked he exclaimed out loud.


    Eureka!


    He had indeed neglected this point.


    If it wasn''t for the fact that he had various stealth techniques from his brief career as an assassin, and the Serenity Crystal Earrings that his mother gave him at the start of his trial to mask his aura, he would have never been able to obtain this baby Sphinx from right under the Trickster''s nose. A vicious beast needed to have a god beast''s bloodline to evolve into a Trickster.


    However, it seemed to not be so simple right? If that Trickster was guarding this cub with its life on the line, due to assuming the role of its mother, the Trickster''s bloodline was very likely to have somehow originated from the same source as that of the cub. This had at least an 80% chance of being correct.


    If that were the case, it would never be willing to discard the cub unless there was a threat to its life. Or perhaps the cub was the stronger one!? Jodye held the Twilight Sphinx cub in the air in front of him with both hands. Jodye anxiously jerked his head to the left in a panic when he suddenly felt a presence directly next to him. However, it was only Sek Si observing the little cub in his hands.


    "I think the Trickster was its guardian, right? Did it leave because the cub already acknowledged you as its father?" Said Sek Si to Jodye Trill after Jodye told her it was a Trickster. Her voice was cool and gentle, as if a soft whisper in his ear, "I can''t believe you didn''t die. I thought I would need a new master."


    "A new¡­less of that, where the hell have you been all this¡­and you''re gone," when Jodye glanced at her again, Sek Si had already vanished. Jodye Trill was annoyed, but thanks to his mind''s eye being active he was immediately aware that she had merely retreated into his shadow.


    ''What a wondrous ability...'' thought Jodye. Sek had, in fact, never left his side since the day they met. At least, not for very long periods. It seemed she could travel between shadows under certain conditions. If he had such an ability in his last life, he would have remained a spy and assassin indefinitely, instead of retiring.


    "So, it was you that helped me out after all, huh?" Said Jodye Trill while staring into the cub''s eyes. The cub tilted its head to the side and stared back. Jodye Trill glanced below and took note of its gender. "I''m going to name you Eureka! Yes, it fits the occasion well."


    Eureka made a purring noise and nuzzled her face against Jodye. She seemed to like receiving a name.


    ''Cosmo!''


    With a thought, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] was summoned, and it appeared in front of him in a flash of violet light. The grimoire currently had only five pages available. The first page allowed Jodye to check his own status or overall condition. Everything about himself was within the mysterious runes of the first page, and he needed only to sink his perception inside the page, and the runes would dance and form hieroglyphs.


    The second and third page hosted illustrations and data about his two guardians. The fourth and fifth pages were blank. Currently, Jodye''s heavenly grimoire only gave him access to the first ability: Summoner. Summoner had eight seals, and he had unlocked just the beginning seal.


    Through this ability, Jodye Trill was able to use his [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] to force a contract with any beast who''s soul was in a vulnerable state. With a mental command from Jodye Trill, the grimoire opened and flipped automatically to the blank fourth page. Then, different thoughts begin to flood Jodye''s mind, as if they were his own.


    [No mental defenses detected.]


    [Would host like to enslave captured infant level god beast?]


    "Enslave?" Jodye was startled as he held the purring little Twilight Sphinx cub. Who could ruthlessly enslave something so cute?


    "The benefit from letting the grimoire refine its soul is far more then what you''ve imagined. This is a true Origin God Beast, and you could assimilate its bloodline. How mighty would you be then? Don''t be soft," came the emotionless and cold voice of Sylvester Tricko via telepathy. He sounded like a devil seducing Jodye with evil thoughts.


    "I seem to remember that I am able to form a contract without refining its soul?" asked Jodye Trill, and he heard a disdainful snort in his mind immediately after.


    [Initiate a standard beast contract rather than a slave contract.]


    [If the contract beast''s strength surpasses the host, the contract can be forcibly broken.]


    [As a result, the host will then suffer severe soul damage.]


    [This is not recommended.]


    [Continue?]


    "What do you think X?" Jodye Trill asked Xavier Tricko via telepathy. Xavier may be a bit of a character, but he was often the most level headed among the present minds. Jodye had already started treating these two guardians of his as partners in this strange new world. He would, of course, seek Xavier''s opinion. Especially in matters related to the grimoire.


    "There are benefits to be obtained with either course of action. You won''t suffer a loss either way," Said Xavier Tricko via telepathy. Xavier seems to know far more about the capabilities of a grimoire than Sylvester. Although Xavier didn''t say it directly, Jodye caught his hidden meaning: there was no real reason to kill the beast and enslave its soul, and there could even be some hidden benefits if he didn''t. However, ultimately the choice was his own.


    "Continue," Jodye gave the grimoire the green light. The next instant, the fourth page lit up in mysterious fate runes that flew out of the page and surrounded the Twilight Sphinx, Eureka.


    The runes chained together as they wrapped all around Eureka, sinking into her body. Eureka was shaking and letting out contented purrs. On her the forehead of her face, which oddly resembled a little girl''s, a strange rune was glowing in the center. The rune flew out and landed on Jodye''s glabella, before melting within.


    Then the page emitted a purple glow and Eureka disappeared. Once the light faded, there was a picture of a majestic looking adult Twilight Sphinx, surrounded by a misty nimbus cloud, a crimson colored third eye shining on its forehead. The clouds in the picture weren''t stationary, and the page felt alive. It''s vibrant pelt, which was typically gold in color, would sometimes shift to different colors. Sometimes baby blue, sometimes crimson, but there was a hint of bright gold in each color.


    ''Summon Eureka!''


    Jodye Trill felt the origin energy in his body empty by more than half as the Grimoire lit up and Eureka jumped out the fourth page and hopped right into his embrace. She rubbed her face against his as she purred.


    [Summon Status: Infant Stage - Spirit Bound]


    [Summon Time: undefined]


    The current status of Jodye''s contract beast appeared in his mind. Also, Jodye Trill felt indescribably close with Eureka, now. Almost as if they were blood kin.


    ''Summon all Guardians!''


    The Cosmos Revolving Grimoire flipped back to the second and third pages which glowed brightly with violet light. This time Jodye Trill felt his remaining Origin energy deplete by one third, as beautiful green and black flames danced into the air, and a majestic sword whistled as it slashed out through the smoke, landing directly in front of Jodye Trill. Jodye''s eyes brightened looking at the glorious heavy sword.


    It was plain and unadorned but still looked majestic and overbearing. The sword had a fiercely sharp blade that was so bright red it seemed to be made of scorching hot metal. There was a red gem in the center of the guard, and inside the gem, one could see a little puppy boy sitting in the lotus position with his eyes closed. Behind the sword, the flames receded into the small body of a sky wolf pup. Summoning his own Guardians was apparently far easier than summoning other creatures, as the energy expended was far less.


    [Guardian Summon Status: Infant Stage]


    [Guardian 1 Compatibility Rating: 62%]


    [Guardian 2 Compatibility Rating: 17%]


    [No Skills Unlocked]


    [Summon Time: 5 minutes]


    "The summoning time is still so short," grumbled Jodye Trill.


    "This is because you are weak," said Sylvester indifferently, as he casually defied gravity.


    "Oh, pretty lucky, she made a spirit bound contract with you." Xavier Tricko said via telepathy. His voice sounded happily surprised. However, Jodye was frowning. Using the summon function for anything but his guardians took far too much of his origin energy, it was over half! This was rather impractical.


    "She''s an origin god beast, do you think it would be easy to summon her? It will only get harder. However, since she''s spirit bound it means once she''s summoned she can stay by your side as long as you want. That you don''t have to worry." Xavier Tricko reassured him, "Unlike us, who are soul''s bound by fate, you must grow stronger before we can truly help you. As your strength increases our compatibility rating will also improve. You''re simply too weak for now. Even if you can summon us with the grimoire, what can we do? You can''t even lift Fenrir yet."


    "Maybe if you took your Sage cultivation seriously enough, you wouldn''t have this problem." Sylvester Tricko snorted at Xavier, then used his words to kick Jodye Trill while he was down.


    It wasn''t that Jodye had been intentionally slacking on his Sage cultivation, he was worried: at the speed in which he cultivates energy, wouldn''t Jodye draw endless suspicions if he did it openly? His experience as a spy resulted in him being excessively cautious towards certain things. Not to mention his mother''s constant warnings lately.


    How could it be okay to show off so much while he was still so weak? How could he be blind to the enemies his mother had at home, or the unstable state of affairs within the House? Merely, since Jodye Trill was currently a child, there was nothing he could do for these adult problems. He was presently weak and irrelevant.


    Worst of all, soon he wouldn''t be cute anymore. How tragic was this? It was fun while it lasted, of course. All he could do now was raise his strength discreetly. For this reason, Jodye had not practiced the Bright Star: Battle Book since he had returned to Saint Anubis City with his mother. He didn''t want to cause another commotion like before.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 33 The Teachers Promise and the Students Weapon 1

    Jodye shook his head and smiled wryly after remembering those events. Though the end result was thrilling, it nonetheless proved that relying on Sylvester''s currently unstable ability was dangerous, and shouldn''t be done lightly.


    "It''s too dangerous, Sly. I''d rather gather a bit more power first. I feel like I''m close to comprehending the Nascent level of Titanic Rage force!" exclaimed Jodye Trill in excitement.


    "Titanic rage force? Are you some barbarian war god? Quit being such a pussy. How will you ever get stronger if you''re so scary?" snapped the voice of Sylvester Tricko as he landed on Jodye''s head.


    "I feel rather strong at this moment," Jodye''s face was complacent. He felt like he had the right to brag a little. Last week he had broken through to the seventh level of the Wimpy Man Realm, the peak first stage of the Titanic Rage Law. By the Titan clan''s standards, he was already at the height of the realm, ready to take steps towards the next stage. So far he had refined astral points in both his hands, wrist, and ankles, as well as in his neck. Next would be his feet, and then his spine. A total of seven astral passages were currently full of astral might. His physique had also been further refined and perfected.


    Now, without using any superpower at all, he was capable of lifting 3,250 pounds in one hand. How crazy was that? Each of his astral points could now increase his strength by 3.5 bp! With seven astral points active Jodye''s overall strength would skyrocket by 24.5! That meant the current weight of his strength was 5,700 pounds, or in other words, he possessed the equivalent of 57 points of battle power or 57 bp! This meant anyone with bp under 57 bp wouldn''t be a match for this mighty five-year-old! Of course, this was only while his astral might lasted.


    Currently, Jodye Trill probably only could keep his astral points open for two hours, or use 10 Fists of Might, before his Astral Might would completely be depleted, his body strained and exhausted. He could, perhaps, prolong the time by not using all of his strength, but to comprehend Titanic Rage force he had to rage! He would never grasp it if he held back when fighting.


    He had to go full throttle in every battle! Otherwise, it just wasn''t worth it. For this reason, Jodye chose to only rely on his body''s natural strength, without using his astral might. The astral might would have to become his trump card since the amount of time he could be in that state was limited. At any rate, he had never felt so damn powerful in his last life, despite his varied skills and techniques.


    His five-year-old self was already capable of squishing his previous 21-year-old self into meat paste. Such power was insane! He barely knew how to remain calm. He was addicted to having more strength. However, he seemed to have reached a bottleneck, and could no longer progress as quickly. The remaining essence in the saint force grass that his Grandpa Geb had left for him in his space ring was no longer as effective at improving his physique.


    Initially, he had thought the old man was stingy by only giving him 250 stalks. However, to reach his current level he had just used up 80 of them. He had absorbed essence from 12 stalks of saint force grass since his last breakthrough, but he still hadn''t cleared his next spirit point. The bodies of the hero race and the bodies of the heaven slaughter race were fundamentally different. Due to this, he assumed he would be able to achieve greater heights, as the hero race was proven to have the most potential.


    Unfortunately, things don''t always go as planned. Of course, if Grandpa Geb knew that Jodye had already absorbed the medicinal essence of 80 stalks of saint force grass, then he would surely call this kid a monster! Most Fledgling Saint Realm and Scholar Realm dao practitioners wouldn''t be able to absorb that much saint force grass if you gave them an entire year!


    "Seriously guys, magic is cool and all, but you know what the classic problem with magic users is? Speed!" shouted Jodye Trill to the two sky wolves. "No matter what, casting spells takes time! During that time the spell caster will surely be in danger, unable to fend for himself, the optimal moment to strike!"


    Jodye still remembered very clearly how he felt four years ago watching the two nobles Rondo and Edward battle each other in the sky, while his mother carried him. Though the handsome brown-skinned noble, Rondo, won the battle through the use of magic, it was only because he was a rank higher than his opponent! At the same level, he wouldn''t have had the time to chant those incantations which powered his devastating final blow.


    "This is not a class one should enter before having the means to counter this fact. Both my mother and father have Saint cultivation bases too help with this issue, but what do I have? Just think about it, if I have a powerful physique then what will suffering from a few attacks amount too? Will those blows even matter? I think not, and then zap! A thunderbolt hits them in the face!" Jodye acted out his words in an animated way.


    Xavier clapped his hands in awe, his little eyes shining. Sylvester merely stared at Jodye. The expression on his canine face appeared to be one of mild intrigue. This was Jodye''s first time seeing this look on the wolf.


    "It seems you are smarter than you pretend to be," said Sylvester, still staring at Jodye in his jewel-like blue eyes. "What you say is not without merit. After all, your mother was likely an expert-level Saint before she broke through the Scholar Realm. As was your father, once all is said and done. It''s impressive that they''ve reached such heights as both Sage and Saints. Especially at their age, and on this pitiful planet."


    "My mom is a Sage too?" Jodye Trill was caught off guard by this critical fact that Sylvester casually presented.


    "Indeed, you fool. Though what your mother demonstrated most recently was her prowess as a great Heaven''s Master, she must use Origin Energy to condense her Serenity Force," said Sylvester Tricko impatiently, as if he was talking to a monkey. As in his opinion, only a dumb monkey wouldn''t notice the difference between essence and energy, "Let''s not forget the time we saw her release her combat soul. Well, perhaps you were distracted at that time, but I was there and saw it very clearly."


    "Ah! That''s right, she does use origin energy pretty often. In fact, before that day I had never even seen anyone use true essence force," Jodye Trill was still marveling over how strong his mother and that expert were. He could always remember the suffocating pressure of the latter when he had them cornered. Of course, his mother had still cleaned that goon up as if he were terrible air. There was also the time when his mother was teaching him the basics about Sages before he even refined his source artifacts. This had already slipped his mind, as it was so long ago.


    "Despite this, it is imperative that you increase your rank. At your current rank, we can not even help you even if we are summoned. After all, Freshman Rank Sage''s typically can''t even summon their combat souls at all. You must at the very least achieve the Sophomore Rank before the competition next month, or what will you amount to at that time?" Sylvester Tricko was speaking in a shockingly gentle way as he lay on Jodye''s head. "You must stop underestimating the power of a Sage at once! The Sage you killed used less than 40% of his true strength to attack you, he simply completely underestimated you, he didn''t even summon up any heavenly force momentum. This is why he was foolish enough to perish at your fists! Do not expect to get so lucky again in the future. Even if you have a little bit of extra muscle compared to most mortals, it means nothing to the truly adept experts. Those who understand the forces of nature are truly terrifying."


    "Well, if I didn''t find a serenity crystal I wouldn''t get tonight''s training! This should be our priority every day. You can do this, still, yes?" Jodye asked Sylvester.


    "Why do you think I lead you to the Twilight Sphinx? Did you not see how many crystals littered the walls of that cave? You simply won''t need any more serenity crystals. Watch and learn, boy," Sylvester then floated over to Eureka and spoke to her in an ancient sounding language that seemed to resonate with Jodye''s soul. Jodye felt strange as if he could almost understand them. Just as the feeling became more intense, Sylvester floated back over to him saying, "Twilight Sphinx''s can corrode origin stones and beast cores into serenity crystals. Give her an origin stone."


    Jodye frowned. Origin Stones were stones formed naturally by condensed origin energy. Apart from being helpful to cultivate with, they were often used as currency. One C-grade origin stone was worth 50 gold crystal notes. That was 50,000 silver crystal notes! Origin stones were divided into grades by the quality plus quantity of the energy inside. Jodye only had 10 mid-grade origin stones, the size of fists. Five were given by Grandpa Geb, two by his father, and three by his mother. His mother had told him that this was his capital to reach the next rank within two months! Yet, this damn wolf wanted him to squander it! Though admittedly, he hadn''t practiced Sage cultivation at all this month.


    There was only one month left.


    "If you give the origin stone to the Twilight Sphinx, won''t the new serenity crystal still be yours? Are you not in need of higher quality serenity crystals? Do you believe your task is to find them simply because your mother likes them? Do you even know how valuable serenity crystals are? You bumpkin." Sylvester Tricko''s harsh way of speaking had suddenly returned. "You have absolutely no need to use origin stones to cultivate as long as I''m here. Not to mention you have an origin gem, this is already a cheat code. That''s the same as having 10 high-grade origin stones! Where exactly are you losing here?"


    "I can''t rely on you, or there''s bound to be another huge commotion every time I cultivate! You''re the biggest problem here!" berated Jodye Trill. Sylvester was actually speechless for the moment. This was true, after all.


    "I can''t control my abilities properly because you are still too weak. I honestly shouldn''t be able to use them at all, like X, whom can''t even transform properly," Sylvester Tricko sighed before continuing, "Our compatibility rating is high, which is why I can sometimes use more of my power. However, if I do so in excess, our rating will drop, due to the soul strain."


    Hearing this, Jodye calmed down a lot. He was aware that Sly had to strain his soul every time he assisted because Jodye was currently just too weak to support it. This made Jodye somewhat uncomfortable. Strength, ah, if only he had more power!


    "Fine." Jodye touched his space ring with his right hand, and a single origin stone, the size of a fist, appeared in his hand.


    As if fearing he would change his own mind, Jodye immediately tossed it to the hovering wolf pup, who caught it in his mouth. Sylvester Tricko then landed next to Eureka and briefly spoke to her again in that ancient language.


    Eureka then put her paw on the origin stone, followed by Sylvester placing his paw on top of hers, as he urged his mysterious ability to absorb energy. Jodye had yet to ask about the nature of this ability. As Sylvester had never elected to tell him on his own, Jodye knew asking would yield him nothing. Besides that, he would eventually find out through his [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. As the stone quickly lost its luster, it actually started to slowly crystallize, then mutate and give off a chill. Two minutes later Eureka had absorbed all the origin energy within the stone, which was now an ice cold purple and gold crystal.


    "High-Grade Serenity Crystal!" nodded Sylvester, satisfied with this outcome.


    "This this is a serenity crystal? This thing has at least three times the energy as the one in my room! It''s not even half the size though." Jodye Trill marveled at this before becoming alert with a start. However, he quickly calmed down as he had only felt the voice of fate from his Grimoire.


    [Summon Time: Expired. Guardian summons end.]


    The pages of the grimoire glimmered, and the two Tricko princes vanished back into its pages. Before disappearing, Sylvester sent Jodye a message via telepathy, "Perhaps... you are right. It is indeed dangerous for you to rely on me at this time. Cultivate origin on your own until you advance to the next realm. I will be able to assist you better at that time."


    Did Sly just admit he was wrong? This was a first.


    However, did he say the next Realm? So then, he would have to first rank up and then rank up once more! Thinking this, Jodye also accepted the fact that he was wasting time by not cultivating more diligently.


    "Well, I''ve got a Serenity Crystal for the day. I''ll head back to camp early, and cultivate until mother returns for our training tonight," said Jodye Trill, thinking out loud. He then spoke again though no one seemed to be near him for miles, "Where are we right now, Sek?


    "Reporting to the young master, we should head 500 meters east if we want to return to camp," said Sek Si gently, walking out from behind Jodye as if she was there the whole time.


    "Mn. Let''s go."


    Jodye Trill started to dash back in the direction of the camp with light steps, hiding his aura with the serenity earring. The Twilight Sphinx kitten, Eureka, was now resting on his head as it had seen Sylvester do. In spite of Jodye''s big movements, Eureka seemed to be in no danger of falling or even swaying. Impressed by this, Jodye picked up his running speed by pouring astral might into his legs. He was eager to begin training!

 34 The Teachers Promise and the Students Weapon 2

    Before coming to the Desolate Wilds with his mother, he had spent days begging her to start teaching him how to use serenity force. Merely, Lady Isis had yet to budge, because in her mind Jodye simply wasn''t ready as his rank was a bit low. However, after seeing his explosive physical strength, she was forced to re-evaluate this son of hers. It wasn''t Jodye that wasn''t ready, it was Isis herself! The boy was practically begging her to help him, and this made her feel like a bad mother. Thus, she came up with a trial for him to face for her to begin training him.


    She had hoped that through the trial Jodye would become stronger, and thus she could genuinely take him in as a disciple. With his current level of patience combined with his current level of origin energy, she would probably end up killing him by mistake if she attempted to teach him. Of course, Lady Isis would never actually allow Jodye to wander alone in the forest. He was only five this year! Thus, she had eyes and ears all over. She even ordered her guards not to help Jodye unless he was on the verge of being killed.


    It was inevitable for one to face dangers when on the path to strength. Isis Trilleck could still recall that two months prior Jodye had been prepared to not take action at all because he knew he was safe. Had First Lady Isis not allowed Sek Si''s shadow barrier to be detected, even she wouldn''t know of her son''s strength. She didn''t want her son getting used to the idea that there would always be someone around to protect him. Ultimately, he would need to face dangers alone and survive to become stronger.


    To continue behaving so stubbornly would damage her child.


    Their camp was situated right on the outskirts of the Desolate Wilds, where the beasts weren''t that powerful, and they wouldn''t be disturbed. As Jodye walked into the toward the camp, he greeted all the guards he saw. He was about to pick up his pace when he heard some interesting gossip.


    "The bandit gang, the Limited Apostles, have just ransacked another one of out rookie squads." said a Frozen Night squad-leader, "They killed every single Sage in the squad and only two saint warriors survived to escape."


    "Those damn bastards! They think they can swagger just because their leader is at the peak rookie level?" said another Frozen Night guard. "If our mistress goddess finds out about this they won''t even exist anymore."


    "I heard Frozen Night Mistress is sending out a team of top-rookies to handle the matter."


    "Isn''t the young master of the Freshmen rank? Maybe he should be sent there for the experience."


    "Are you nuts? The mistress goddess would never let the young master do something so dangerous."


    "Didn''t you hear the reports earlier? The young master just doesn''t know what danger is, he needs to be shown."


    "True."


    "Indeed."


    With his mind''s eye active, Jodye was able to perceive the black lines on these guards foreheads when they spoke of him. He felt like he was underestimated!


    "What dog ass Limited Apostles? This young master will go clean them up post haste." Jodye pulled out his serene sound mirror and injected his origin into it. A light panel instantly came to life, and Jodye entered a specific combination. In an instant, he could hear voices over an open radio channel.


    "We have the Limited Apostles location pinpointed. There are two Sophmore Rank Sages, three Freshman Rank Sages, and fifteen Force Foundation Rank Saints for a total of 20 rookie-level combatants. Rookie squads A & B will proceed in pincer formation at 1900 hours."


    "1900 hours?" thought Jodye whimsically, "this is standard military time, so that should be in four hours from now? Let''s see just what rookie squads A and B find at that time."


    Without another word, Jodye Trill dashed through the forest again. He entered another code in the light panel, and the map on his serene sound mirror showed him the precise location of himself as well as the target. The Limited Apostles camp was only several hundred meters from his current position.


    "These things are terribly useful. I wonder who made them?" If Jodye knew that his mother was the one who invented this technology, how shocked would he be? However, it would be a long time before he discovered this. Thirty minutes later, Jodye was in a tree branch observing a small camp of more than a dozen warriors.


    "So are we going to beat them all up?" asked Xavier via telepathy.


    "Beat them? No, we will kill them!" a savage gleam flashed across Jodye''s eyes.


    "Killing them is a little bad for your image, no?" asked Sylvester indifferently.


    "Whatever, I''ll just act like I thought it was okay after my mom did it. After all, I''ve seen her kill more than once," where it concerns to his image of being a child, Jodye was no longer committed to it to the act. How could he become an expert if he was wasting time acting like a kid? Now was the time for action!


    "Fine, just don''t use up all your energy on the small fries. Take down the big fish first," cautioned Sylvester, "Those agents tailing you will likely report your activity soon. You probably have minimal time before they get here! To the victor goes the spoils, but once they arrive it won''t be so easy to say your the sole victor!"


    "Right!" Jodye Trill launched himself into the air from the tree branch. At the peak of his arc, he started spiraling into several flips before diving straight down to the northern part of the camp.


    Thud.


    Jodye landed strategically next to a weapon''s rack. His hand immediately gripped the shaft of a deadly looking glaive, with a six-foot pole, and three-foot blade. The weapon wasn''t heavy at all as Jodye''s current strength was equal to 24.5 BP, he was stronger than most Rookie-level combatants.


    "So this is a combat gear? All I have to do is pour in my origin strength, and it will augment my power?" Jodye Trill had some knowledge of combat gear, but this was his first time holding one. All the old war heroes from the novels Lulu used to read him preferred using a glaive to slay dozens of enemies in one mighty swing! This seemed like the perfect weapon to Jodye. He marveled at its lightweight, as he pondered, "I wonder what grade of combat gear this weapon is?"


    "Pour your strength into it, and we will find out," responded the nonchalant sky wolf puppy in his head.


    "Right," Jodye''s eyes brightened almost imperceptively as a silver aura burst from his body. At that moment, the serenity earrings he was wearing shined and hid his aura completely. Only the primary force phenomenon formed in the sky right behind Jodye as five small white light spheres condensed in the void, looking like five stars in a silver sky. As Jodye poured his strength into the combat glaive, seven more light orbs condensed in the void for a total of 12.


    As the strength from these light spheres poured into his body, a protective layer of origin energy covered his body in a thin film. This was a natural force momentum barrier that was a result of the heavenly resonance. His current defense was equal to 24 bp.


    "Holy shit! This thing is an A-grade combat gear?" Jodye''s eyes were wide with shock. What a big windfall! A-grade combat gear could boost the strength of energy by up to 45%! This particular weapon raised his bp by 40%. If he had mastered the secrets of Astral Force and blacksmithing like the ancient Titan T''Zhane, Jodye would be able to double to the efficacy of his weapons. This meant that his combat gear would actually boost his strength by 80%!


    That would be the strength of a C-grade mortal armament, one tier above a combat gear. Jodye made a mental note to study Jupiter Titan''s memories more thoroughly in the future. He needed that skill!


    "Who is there? Yah...ARGH!!" yelled one of the warriors after sensing energy fluctuations. However, before that warrior could turn around to search the area on the other side of his tent, he saw the menacing gleam of a blade rapidly descending.


    Riiiiiip~.


    Jodye used his origin energy to chop down ruthlessly before this guard could yell again. The blade split this warrior in half as blood and entrails colored the scene crimson. His Eureka jumped down from his head and ran over to the mutilated corpse and let out a "mew" that seemed to resonate with Jodye''s soul.


    The corpse was instantly encased in a pink block of solid serenity ice.


    "Mew," Eureka looked at Jodye expectantly, leaving him baffled. However, he was able to understand Eureka''s intent through their connection, she wanted him to store this corpse away so she could eat it later!


    "Do origin god beasts grow stronger by consuming flesh?" asked Jodye Trill to the two god beasts in his mental space.


    "How astute of you," lately Sylvester realized that Jodye wasn''t actually stupid, he just had a hard time investing his interest. This was likely because he knew he was still a child and felt limited in his behavior, "This is indeed the case. Unlike you hero who mainly cultivates by using heavenly energy and essence, we origin beasts are able to refine lifeblood essence by consuming physical powers. Flesh and blood can easily promote our strength, whereas we merely have to patiently wait for our origin energy to accumulate and fortify."


    Jodye suddenly hated that he was a human instead of a beast. How cool would it be to grow stronger through a little cannibalism?


    "We can''t eat our own species, you weirdo," Xavier berated Jodye''s inner thoughts, "we can only refine the lifeblood powers of species with a different source than our own."


    "Ah, so it''s like this," Jodye''s space ring flashed, and the frozen corpse disappeared. Due to his experience as an operative and assassin, such scenes didn''t disturb his state of heart in the slightest, and he had few scruples, "One down, 19 to go. Hmm?"


    Jodye noticed a ring with a shining opal stone similar to his space ring on the ground next to the frozen blood, and he picked it up, "Interspatial ring? Lucky."


    "What was that? Is someone fighting?"


    "Enemy attack! Round up, round up!"


    Swish~


    Swish~


    "Archers!" a warrior screamed, "we''re under sie...galup"


    Puchi. He was silenced by an arrow through the throat before he could continue.


    Swish~


    Swish~


    Puchi. Puchi.


    "Enemy fire! Magicians, load up! Archers, respond!" a burly man with pale skin and a bald head suddenly ran out of the most massive tent, his clothes barely on. Seconds later a beautiful woman wearing a loose dress appeared from the tent behind him. Her pearl skin was tinted red with lingering passion.


    "Stewart, take the west end, I''ll handle the east," The sound of arrow fire could be heard from outside the camp, causing the woman to instantly feel panicked.


    "Relax Martha, we knew they would counter," replied the burly man Stewart as he started walking to the west end of the camp, "As long as we have our secret weapon, we can easily escape."


    "It is with my baby brother! We need to find Chucky immediately!" said Martha anxiously.


    "WHAT?!" Stewart turned around wholly startled. His previous complacency was out of the window now, "Why the hell would you do something like that?"


    "We were...you know." Martha blushed fiercely, "I only thought that we may be ambushed while the isolation barrier was up...how would I know you didn''t even intend to set one up, wanting your boys to hear me suffer."


    "Ah...this..." Stewart rubbed his nose in embarrassment, but his face became grave as another deathly scream was heard. This was the sound of someone being savaged cut down! Stewart knew it well, "Shit! It''s not just archers, they''ve already invaded the camp! No time for defense, find Charles and let''s move now!"


    "No need," came an immature voice from behind Steward. Stewart frowned, and the ring on his hand flashed as a saber slashed out behind him.


    Puchi.


    A green wave of energy lacerated the air, landing on a warrior who was running toward the west lines, and removing his arm from his body! Blood rain out from his injury as he moaned painfully.


    "AhH! Boss...boss Stew...why?" the warrior collapsed in a puddle of his own blood, gasping heavy and wincing from the pain. However, he quickly sealed his injury with true essence to staunch the blood.


    "Eddie? The fuck..." Stewart was confident he slashed in the direction of the voice.


    "He''s right there, you dummy!" Martha screamed, and she immediately chanted a spell as incantation runes begin to form from her words in the void. The primary force phenomenon slowly manifested to form 12 white light spheres, and some ten blurry cyan colors lights were also beginning to develop.


    "Not a chance," shouted little Jodye Trill and he sidestepped the big lummox in front of him and shot towards this sage vixen! He would never let those remaining light form because her momentum would then grow too powerful for him to eliminate her in one strike!


    "A rookie sage brat? The fuck..." Steward was absolutely puzzled, but a moment later he noticed the primary force phenomenon behind Jodye. As a Sophmore rank Sage, he was able to easily see this shocking event! This brat had 12 bp! "How? Wait...no, the Baleful Glaive we got last time! Martha dodge~!"


    In Stewart''s mind, Martha would be heavily injured at best, as the kid was currently just as strong as her. However, he had underestimated not only Jodye''s strength but his ruthlessness as well.


    "Winter''s Gale, Hurricane Wi..." just as Martha was finishing her spell, a terrifying blade stabbed through her neck. Blood trickled down the shaft as Jodye twisted his wrist and ripped through her neck before spinning the glaive back around sever her body from the waist.


    "MARTHA!!!" Stewart''s eyes went scarlet and full as he couldn''t believe what he just saw. How could a rookie brat with 12 bp brutally kill Martha like that? She was already using her battle force momentum, one would need at least 24 bp to gravely injure her in that state, let alone kill her so quickly?


    Of course, how could Steward know that Jodye''s physical strength already surpassed 24 bp?


    "Ahhhh!" Stewart lost his mind at that moment, and a yellow aura surrounded his combat saber as he savagely hacked down repeatedly, trying to smash this little brat that wasn''t even half the size of himself or the Baleful Glaive the brat was wielding.


    "Right on time," shouted Jodye Trill. He was delighted that this idiot had lost himself to rage, not he wouldn''t even need to use any astral might to deal with this problem. Jodye perfectly timed a parry, knocking his opponents saber up. He didn''t hesitate to sweep with his glaive, and Stewart suddenly saw the sky above, before he witnessed the last sight of his life. A blade surrounded by baleful qi came crashing down on his face.


    "So it''s called the Baleful Glaive, huh? I like it... Oh wait, looky here," Jodye Trill unceremoniously picked up this man''s interspatial ring as Eureka ran over from freezing Martha''s body, doing the same to Stewart. Jodye was uninterested as he pondered on the two''s previous conversation, "If only I were able to find that Chucky, or whatever. Then I would also be able to see this so-called ''secret weapon'' and what makes it so unique and secure."


    Jodye then casually stored the two frozen corpses in his space ring. Sylvester had long since told him that only items with life shouldn''t be put in a space ring, as they wouldn''t be able to survive the environment. However, anything else was fine, "Well, the Frozen Night Rookie Squads got here way quicker than I thought. Time to vamoose."


    Jodye Trill activated his serenity earrings, and his aura was still within his body. Although it was still there, it was moving so slow that it would be tough to detect, "Sek Si."


    "Yes, young master?" Sek Si appeared directly next to Jodye, which he was still not accustomed too. Her sensual voice was something he couldn''t handle so well up close.


    "Can you take us back to camp with your shadow avatar?" asked Jodye inquisitively.


    "Hmm..." Sek Si appeared to be in thought, "I can get us close but not in the camp. Barriers."


    "Good enough, let''s go!"


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    Jodye Trill casually appeared in the camp after walking through the barrier and asked for his mother''s whereabouts. Upon discovering she was still out, he just went directly into the tent his mother and himself shared. Inside the tent was not a small space. It looked like a luxury log cabin in the mountains, it was decked out and sexy!


    ''Now, this is magic. How does an entire luxury lodge fit into a small tent?'' Jodye marveled


    Jodye went straight to his room and sat in the lotus position, in the center of a white gold platform with a significant magical array formation. This was the Ascended Heaven formation! Jodye was super excited that he was able to keep this platform. He wanted to still many things from his grandfather''s place in the underground world, but that incident had ruined all of his plans. Luckily, his mother had stolen this platform from the room before they left, installing it in her own personal quarters which were also Jodye''s private quarters. Jodye wondered what his Grandpa Geb''s reaction would be once the staff of the Magic Fish Lounge charged him for the damages.


    Jodye cast his spiritual sense into his space ring to check his recent harvests. His space ring was large enough to fit an entire city within, and currently, there were piles of items scattered around. Jodye spent 15 minutes organizing everything by making shelves of spiritual force before taking inventory.The first shelf had dozens of serenity crystals, including the high-grade serenity crystal Eureka had given him. The second shelf had nine C-grade origin stones, the origin gem, 500 gold crystal notes, and 6 amethyst notes.


    "This is wealth, hahaha," Jodye had stolen this money from the interspatial ring of Stewart.


    On the third shelf was Jodye''s new combat gear, the Baleful Glaive, along with the Bright Star: Battle Book and some other books he had either taken from the library at home or stolen from one of the three people he had killed today.


    "Hm? What''s this?" As Jodye was going through the interspatial ring that came from the first guy he attacked, he was stunned speechless. This ring actually had 500 more gold crystal notes and 10 amethyst crystal notes. This brought his totals to 1,000 and 16 respectively. Apart from that, there was also a small collection of combat gear. There were 3 matching sets and a couple of weapons. There were expensive dresses and light armors, a bow set, and what looked like a scepter. The scepter, in particular, seemed to be surrounded by a powerful force.


    This was without anyone touching it at all!


    "This must be...so that first guy I met...was Chucky?!" Jodye was shocked to discover this.


    "Your luck is indeed not bad," responded Sylvester in his cold voice that always made Jodye feel like Sylvester wanted to kill someone.


    "Yeah, but that Baleful Glaive sure is hard to use," when Jodye was wielding this weapon earlier, his origin energy was rapidly consumed with each movement. If he didn''t have powerful muscles as support, he would not have been able to use it at all.


    "This is because you are..."


    "Weak, I know, I get it!" Jodye was so tired of being insulted by this mutt. Merely, after thinking the word ''mutt'' he heard a vicious growl in his head, causing him to smile wryly as he started to meditate and settle his mind.


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    Sky Fall Legend

 35 Elevate 1

    ¡ª Eastern Badlands, Desolate Wilds, Frozen Night Camp


    The noble House Trilleck was a large organization with nearly 2,000 years of heritage and history. There were over 100,000 active noble members and at least 50,000 junior disciples, senior disciples, and holy disciples. Including the non-noble members of the house, such as the mortal relatives of a Noble who joined the house, the population of the entire House Trilleck was a little under 200,000 people. The 35-year-old Osiris Trilleck had been the House Lord for nearly ten years. There were two critical factors in Osiris Trilleck winning the House Lord position.


    The first was his rise to fame and his achievements in cultivation. Osiris slaughtered his way through the competition in the West Ward and proved himself to be one of the most charismatic of young sage warriors at each realm. Meanwhile, First Lady Isis and her famous Frozen Mist mercenary group were other variables that led to his position. The Frozen Mist mercenaries were a top class mercenary group that specialized in high-profile missions. They worked hand in hand with the Pharaohs of both the South and West Wards.


    The Frozen Mist and their Lady were terribly merciless and efficient. After marrying into Osiris'' household, First Lady Isis merged her company into the House Honor Guard, the Saint warrior army of House Trilleck. This new division was named the Frozen Night, in honor of its leader the Mistress of Frozen Night, the Frozen Night Master Isis Trilleck, formerly the Lady of the Mist.


    Ten kilometers outside of Saint Anubis City, deep in the barren plains of the Eastern Badlands, there was an enormous desolate forest that went on for miles.


    The Desolate Wilds!


    On the outskirts of this region, there was a strange new phenomenon that all the local cultivators and mortals alike had been discussing. There was a very unique path that had appeared in the last month. There were 20 huge cherry blossom trees, ten on each side of the trail. This was a very stark contrast to the mostly grey and dying trees that flooded the area. Though there were other healthy trees spread around, none were near as eye-catching as these 20-meter tall cherry blossom trees.


    However, this was not the most disturbing and mystical aspect. The truly eye-catching sight was that within a 10-mile radius around these trees, there was fluffy white snow everywhere! Merely, it wasn''t snowing, there was just snow. How odd was this? When did a blizzard blow through? It didn''t take a genius to figure out there was some secret here.


    However, the temperature was still freezing! It was like a winter wonderland. The gentle breeze that was ever-present in this region carried the cherry blossom petals in an arc over the path, making it appear like a beautiful tunnel. The strangest thing was that whenever someone stepped on to the trail, in the crowds view it looked like the cherry blossom petals just spirited these people away!


    Many mercenaries and thugs had come to explore this strange new area in the past few weeks, seeking treasures, but no more than three had returned. For the ones who had returned, they only recalled walking endlessly through the cherry blossom path. One man even discovered truths about himself and had a breakthrough in his cultivation!


    Unfortunately, the fate of hundreds of was still unknown. Eventually, people begin to avoid this area like there was a plague, though some brave individuals always would try their luck.


    This was, in fact, a convincing illusion formed by a magic array formation. On the other side of this formation was a convoy of hundreds of warriors and tents of varied sizes. There were several training fields and a hundred magic beast mounts in a pasture. The design on the flags and on every one of the tents that was larger than midsize was a Seven-Colored Celestial Serpent. Though each of these tents looked like the standard issued tent, on the inside, they were far more vast then what they appeared to be.


    On the desk of an essential woman, the magic mirror that sat face up on the table was receiving transmissions in an unending flow. She felt herself growing more anxious and exasperated, perhaps even aging by the second, as these shenanigans of her son continued.


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph''s spiritual sense is confirmed to stop at around 20 meters!! This is the limit of when he can sense us. This is shocking madam."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph just slaughtered a level 1 vicious beast with his bare hands! The beast was a level Hundred-eyes Spider, and it died to two punches and a stomp. The young master squished it like a bug! Literally, it was gross miss."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master stole a rare medicinal heard and encountered a Brave Heart Lioness, a level 2 vicious beast. He has started to fight with it!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master was unable to damage the beast in the slightest and almost got injured! Squad B sent Hopper over to distract the beast, allowing the young master to escape unharmed."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master has stolen another rare herb. Of the 21 you listed, this should be the third rarest, as this time it was the legendary blue star grass, taken from the territory of a level 2 Desolate Wing Falcon."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master jumped on the level 2 Desolate Wing Falcon, and the Falcon took to the skies! Hughes is in already in close pursuit!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master jumped off the instant the vicious beast got lower than 20 meters! He landed in the territory of a Trickster!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph ventured into the cave of a level 2 Trickster. The Trickster is currently out hunting. We have notified Elite Squad A of the situation. Awaiting further instruction."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master is running through the wilds with an infant origin beast, presumably found in the cave. Level 2 Trickster is in hot pursuit. Do we engage?"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the Trickster has retreated from the area and reverted back to its original form. As you predicted, it seemed to have detected our aura and felt outmatched."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master seems to be leaving away from the camp again."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph seems to be on the same path as the Limited Apostle camp."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph intercepted the Limited Apostles and engaged them in battle!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, Rookie Squads A and B have engaged the enemy!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master is nowhere to be found here!"


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, young master Joseph had returned to camp. He is currently in your quarters, closed up cultivation."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, we have captured the level 2 Trickster as commanded, but Hughes lost a leg again. Jimmy is dead. Returning to forward camp."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night, the young master appears to be nearing a breakthrough! Barriers and wards have been set in place, awaiting further instructions."


    "Reporting to Mistress Frozen Night..."


    Inside the most massive tent of the camp, there was an elegant salon that had walls that seemed to be made of marble. The floors of this room looked like flawless ice frozen over a lake surface. In the center of the salon, behind a small pond, sat a graceful and breathtaking woman, and two guards who stood as still as statues on either side of her seat.


    Isis Trillick was wearing an all black leather soft armor that hugged her perfectly curvy body as if it was showcasing a masterpiece. She looked thin and delicate with her creamy chocolate brown skin. Her bum-length, long, and wavy hair was braided into two long braids, with armored sleeves at the tips, each infused with a serenity gem. Her almond-shaped eyes were currently staring intensely into one of 3 magic mirrors floating in front of her face. As of now, her beautiful face was focused intently on the voice transmissions and images of her son she was receiving. Various reports kept flooding her open lines of communication.


    "This child...ugh.." Isis Trilleck sighed and shook her head. However, she didn''t seem upset. Quite the opposite, as her ample chest heaved up and down, and her eyes flashed with excitement. The two guards at her left and right had to discreetly swallow their saliva looking at this incredible woman. They were so mesmerized by her sexy glamor. However, they were actually screaming inwardly to wake up their minds.


    Nothing but death awaited if the lady caught them peeping at her.


    "When the boy didn''t try and cultivate his origin energy at all last month, I thought he may have become intimidated. Or perhaps even influenced by the allure of sainthood. If this were the case, I would not be able to train him at this point. Learning the arts of serene magic requires a steady mind, and a heart that isn''t easily moved," Lady Isis Trilleck tapped her pen on the desk, lost in thought. All these reports indicated that Jodye wasn''t only unafraid of danger, he was no better than a reckless daredevil!


    Of course, this raised a question to the lady. Why had her son stopped cultivating? Was he worried about herself? Did he not want to bring more danger for the family by exposing his ability? This was not a good thing. Lady Isis realized that she should not have spoken to her son so harshly. She felt the boy was wasting his precious time due to the influence of her words!


    "No matter, I will address this with my son, myself. I now see that if I don''t train this boy properly, he will die in a week if I am absent. He is far too daring, to the point of recklessness! I have clearly spoiled him. To venture into the dwelling of a Trickster, the nerve! A second level Trickster at that, great Pharaoh! What kind of fool boy did I raise, tsk... If I didn''t have Elite squads A and B monitoring his activities who knows what would''ve happened." Isis Trilleck sucked on her teeth, as she shuddered at the thought. "The best decision I could have made. Tonight then, we train in earnest!"


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill wasn''t utterly unaware of being monitored by so many eyes at all times, but he couldn''t imagine just how many people were actually following him. Lady Isis had made sure that her experts stayed outside the range of his perception, once she investigated his current limits. Luckily, the lady had a few weapon specialists and alchemists in her camp, those people specialized in spiritual force and were great scouts.


    Jodye was currently cultivating within his mother''s personal tent. Inside, there was a three-level lodge, made from smooth and beautiful looking black pine wood. On the second floor within a cultivation room, he was seated on a platform in the middle of the Ascended Heaven Formation. Jodye let his mother''s maidservants give him a bath and then cataloged the herbs she made him collect before settling in.


    The five-year-old child was clad in white pants, with his chest bare. Even though he had the appearance of an eight-year-old child his muscles were becoming carved and heavily defined. He was truly abnormal. His shoulder length, wavy, and dreaded black hair was in a bun on top of his head, and around his neck was a loose collar made out of five spirit wolf fangs laced in gold. This was none other than the Brave Fang Collar! On his right was a small stud earring shaped like a purple snowflake. The Serenity Earring!


    Clutched tightly in Jodye''s hand was the milky white origin gem, bursting with origin energies. This time, without the help of his combat souls, Jodye was drenched in sweat while doing his best to bridge his remaining spiritual meridians with his origin veins. Previously, he had already connected eight spiritual bridges, before being interrupted.


    "Let me help you, kid. You''re in no danger in this camp," came Sylvester Tricko''s voice via telepathy. Jodye considered this momentarily, before nodding and entering his space.


    As Jodye Trill looked around from his dragon bone throne, he discovered that the size of his host space had undergone minor changes. The entire area seemed more prominent and defined. It''s like he could almost see the outline of another piece to the puzzle. There was even a new mid-sized meteorite on the cosmos half of the space. However, these changes were so slight that Jodye thought that this may be a misconception.


    "No, you are correct. The development of host space reflects the development of the main soul. As your realm and competence improves, so will the host space," said Sylvester as he floated up and landed on Jodye''s head. "Shall we?"


    "Yes, lets!" Jodye Trill instantly activated his mind''s eye, causing the host space to now reflect the image of the inside of his body.

 36 Elevate 2

    "The Dao of the Sage is separated into nine realms of power. The foundation realm of the Sage path is known as the Scholar Realm," Jodye was deep in contemplation, recollecting the information about cultivation he had long ago stored. It was unknown whether he was talking to the puppy on his head or himself, "After the Scholar Realm, one comes to the Earth Science Realm, the Void Door Realm, the Void Philosopher Realm, and finally the Celestial Mapping Realm as the limit of mortal cultivation. Beyond that is the celestial path, which I know nearly nothing about. At least none of the books had information on this.


    "Similarly, the Dao of the Saint separated into nine realms of power as well. The foundation realm of the Saint path is the Fledgling Saint Realm. After this realm, one comes to the True Saint Realm, the Heaven''s Master Realm, and the Twisted Fate Realm as the limit or mortal cultivation on the Saint path. Saints cultivate the body through the essence of the world, so I suppose the body reaches the limit of mortality a lot sooner.


    "At any rate, my current focus should be to reach the next rank of the Scholar Realm!" Jodye was now totally focused on his goal.


    The Scholar Realm had to two tiers of completion, the Freshman rank, and the Sophomore rank. Freshman rank Sages train their bodies to store and utilize the forces of the heavens and the earth. In this rank, freshmen must refine their own source artifact. Source artifacts only awaken for sage bodies, and the primary force genesis must be of the same attribute as the artifact.


    The primary forces of the earth are split into three categories: Magic Lifeforce; Voodoo Deathforce; and Pure Battleforce. This is usually the case unless some part of the cultivator''s soul has compatibility with Chaotic Origin force, in which case they can refine a peak level source artifact, even if they don''t have the primary chaos force genesis.


    However, to awaken a Source Artifact, the Host Soul must first be awakened. After the awakening, the Host Soul of a sage body will begin to align with the world''s Laws of Fate, automatically guiding their consciousness into the chaotic void straight into the first zone of the eighth sky, The Destiny Platform.


    Once both the host soul and the source artifact are awakened, the user is baptized by the primary force that created the object, the most common of which being voodoo or magic force. Usually, to increase fusion percentage, the origin veins of the body have to be connected to the twelve spirit meridians. Bridging origin veins to the spirit meridians would allow spirit power and origin energy to flow unhindered throughout the body. This can be considered a different form of body refinement. The spiritual meridian channels of the body actually connect to the origin veins naturally.


    To connect spiritual meridians to origin veins, the meridian channels and origin veins just need to be cleared of blockage and impurities. Part of the reason Sage children progress so much faster than children who practice Saint cultivation was because of the young age at which they were able to begin this process. The younger you were, the purer you were.


    Rank advances as vein and meridian are cleared of these impurities. Beginner level freshmen use their blood and soul to activate the source artifact, assimilating with and baptizing the body in the force genesis of the artifact, increasing the strength of the laws within a force also known as force purity. Force purity is measured in points of battle power.


    Initial level Freshman starts with 1 bp, and this is known as the orientation rank. The initial force baptism can last for no less than a year. Jodye Trill once read that the most extended recorded period should be a decade. A beginner level Freshmen rank Sage possesses a battle power of 3-4 bp, which is the equivalent to the strength necessary to throw a 300-400 pound boulder like a baseball.


    However, a Peak Freshman rank possessed 8 bp. In-between ranks there was a type of barrier within the soul one must break past to ascend to the next level. These barriers are known as Dao Walls. The Freshman dao wall can''t be broken unless a source artifact is wholly connected with the host soul, the spirit meridians and origin veins are connected, and a Nascent Concept is comprehended. Jodye was currently only a bit far from achieving this, as he just had to join a few more spiritual meridians. He would worry about developing a nascent concept afterward, as he currently had no clue on how to go about it.


    However, once he had, his rank would advance to the next where he would have an average of around 12 bp in origin forces!


    "Big whoop. I can already do that now, and without even using any astral might!" complained Jodye Trill while deactivating his Mind''s eye and resting.


    "You truly have no idea how ignorant you sound. One day, the you of the future will truly disdain the you of today." snorted Sylvester from atop Jodye''s head.


    "If we even live for that long!" shouted Xavier from below, which was beginning to annoy Jodye. He was currently sitting on the giant egg within a nimbus cloud. In a way, he was also sitting on Jodye''s head.


    "You two truly have such great faith in me," spat Jodye Trill. With a thought, a bit of electricity filled nimbus cloud condensed under the little red furred wolf boy and lifted him up while detaching from the rest of the cloud. The nimbus cloud drifted up and stopped in front of Jodye''s throne. A light flashed in Sylvester''s eyes as he observed this silently.


    "Woah. Awesome. You''re getting a little better at this soul hosting thing, truly lavish and comfy," said Xavier in admiration, patting the cloud beneath him, and receiving a shock, "Ow! This thing hurts!?"


    "Less of this," said Jodye Trill while reactivating his Mind''s eye, "You ready Sly?"


    "I have already begun," yawned the single-winged puppy on Jodye''s head. Indeed, outside of his main body, the heaven and earth origin energy of the surroundings begin to swarm towards the white gold colored origin stone platform like it was a black hole.


    Hearing this, Jodye focused again. Before being ambushed two months ago, he had actually just achieved a breakthrough by connecting to eight out of his twelve spiritual meridians! The spiritual meridians were located in the major organs of the body. By bridging them to his origin veins, the young man was creating pathways for his energies to flow, also building a path from his origin doors to his origin pool step by step. This was a prerequisite, for only once a full path throughout the body was defined would he be able to galvanize the energies in his force genesis, baptizing his body once more in their power!


    For some reason, Jodye felt he could use that time to perceive the nascent concept! Jodye Trill was currently at the Advanced Freshman Rank, just like Sek Si. After clearing his mind of random thoughts, Jodye was revolving the force circulation method given to him by the Bright Star: Battle Book. One rotation, six rotations, 20 rotations, and he didn''t stop until the fifty-sixth rotation. After about five hours, Jodye had barely managed to clear out the spiritual meridians in his gallbladder and in his liver.


    All that was left at this moment were the triple yang and pericardium meridians. These paths had to be completed as a pair. The "triple yang" could be considered the biggest hurdle to cross when connecting the spiritual meridians, as there were multiple bridges needed within one. This reminded Jodye bridges on an interstate in the big cities of his past life. This was far more complex than what he had dealt with thus far. It was for this reason that he accepted Sylvester''s help. Who knew how long this would take without it?


    "I wonder what time of day it is¡­" thought Jodye Trill. Merely, this thought of Jodye''s echoed through the host space as soon as he had it. Startled he glanced at Xavier and ask, "Woah, does that always happen?"


    "Duh, dude, how did you think you sounded when you speak to us? If you want the time ask the grimoire," said Xavier Tricko as he rolled in the fluff of the nimbus cloud.


    "What? My [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] knows the time? Why is that?" Jodye Trill felt baffled by this new feature. Convenient as it was at the moment, Jodye didn''t feel this had too many utilities.


    "It''s not the grimoire that knows the time, it''s your body. The grimoire just interfaces with your mind to present you with your current status in a form you can understand," Xavier looked at Jodye and explained patiently.


    "Really? No way," Jodye Trill had to see this for himself. He stood up from the hosting throne to glide over into the stars. Opening the tremendous and ancient[Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] to the first page, Jodye peered into the hieroglyphics that begin to appear before him. In his mind it was like information about his current status was being downloaded and displayed.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 5 years, 4 months.]


    [Status: 89% Health, 18:23]


    ''Sage Path: Advanced Freshman rank, 7 bp.''


    ''Titan Path: Level 7 Wimpy Man Realm, 24 bp (estimate).''


    ''Perfect Synchronization with the host in progress: 88%.''


    ''Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 60% (Perfect).''


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal, Compatibility rating: 21%.''


    "Holy¡­the time format is modern, so convenient!" Jodye Trill was shocked by this! Was this what Xavier meant by ''in a form that you can understand''? It''s not that they didn''t have a time system on this world, just that technology here was all magic based here. They use the sun and the stars to gauge days and each day was 24 hours. However, it was impossible to find a clock anywhere.


    "It has my real name and everything wow, hm?" Jodye''s attention was drawn to the compatibility ratings. Sylvester''s had dropped again, as expected, but Xavier''s had shot up! "Hey, guys is it normal for compatibility ratings to change so easily?"


    "Certainly not. Most combat souls have soul flames that are totally sealed. We do not and are therefore fully conscious. I do not know to what extent this will affect our compatibility rating, but I am certain that our ratings will be different from others," Sylvester was still laying on top of Jodye''s head as he explained, the metallic black of his fur making him blend into the darkness of the surroundings when his eyes were closed.


    Jodye''s eyes flashed with the light of understanding. Perhaps the reason nothing happened the way the books said it would, was actually all because of this infant stage sky wolf combat soul, "We''ve got three hours before I''m supposed to meet my mother, Sly. Can we do it?"


    "Hm¡­" Sylvester opened his eyes and pondered for a moment. After about two minutes he finally responded, "It should be possible. However, I will likely need to rest in the grimoire for a few days as a result."


    "Up to you," shrugged Jodye Trill.


    "If if it is to help you earnestly cultivate your origin, I am more than willing. Let us continue," replied Sylvester indifferently, as he kicked off of Jodye''s head and ascended into the bright space above. The Sky Wolf puppy howled upwards into the void, the sheen of his black fur making him shine like an immortal weapon in the starlight, as green and black flames erupted into life around him.


    Jodye felt his strength surge mysteriously, and he hurried to glide back to the host seat, activating his mind''s eye technique as he sat down. To his shock, origin energy was wilding pouring into his body through his palm which held the origin gem. The bright white radiance of the gem had dimmed by nearly half.


    Anxious, Jodye hurriedly rotated his Bright Star method. If Jodye were paying attention to his surroundings right now, he would have noticed that all of the heaven and earth energy in the surrounding mile radius was being drawn into his tent. All the warriors and nobles in the surroundings had already gathered around the tent he was in.


    Oblivious to this, the five-year-old continued his training. Starting from the spirit meridian in Jodye''s stomach, he sent his surging energies through the meridian channel that wrapped around his liver, kidneys, large intestine, small intestine, and bladder. Twenty-five rotations later, the chain expanded to cover his spleen, abdomen, and stomach.


    With this crucial step, Jodye Trill had finally connected his origin veins to his origin pool located in his abdomen!


    The origin pool could be considered as a reservoir for energy. Jodye could now store energy reserves in the origin pool, rather than having nothing but the origin energy that was present in his veins and spiritual meridians. Jodye Trill felt confident that he could sustain the use of [Pharaoh''s Law] if he were to summon it now, even without the magical origin gem.


    However, he wasn''t finished yet. Jodye coughed roughly and threw up a bunch of mud and black blood, but immediately closed his eyes and returned to the host space, resuming his cultivation.


    Jodye was now in the final hurdle. Proceeding without rest, he continued refining the meridian bridge channel. Reflected in his mind''s eye, it looked like a milky white river was rushing in five directions surrounding his heart and lungs. Every time the energy flow was hindered or outright stopped, Jodye would send more and more energy circulating in that direction. Finally, after countless rotations, the entire channel was cleared, and Jodye was drenched in sweat!


    His origin energy then flowed into the single branch of origin vein leading to the pericardium spiritual meridian bridge. This was known to be the most difficult hurdle to cross! There many untalented Sage experts who were stuck in the freshman rank of the Scholar Realm for this very reason. This was destined to not be Jodye''s experience. Surprisingly, his energy flowed through this spiritual meridian totally unhindered, there were simply no impurities for him to cleanse.


    Jodye didn''t take time to question this good fortune, connecting with the origin vein pathways that lead to his arms wrists and middle fingers. This was the original path that Jodye cleared when he first started cultivating!


    "This is what they call, ''everything coming full circle,''" Jodye Trill marveled as his energy begin to circulate unhindered throughout his body! It was such a wonderful feeling that kept flowing through his body along with his origin energy, clearing out the final dregs of impurities within his veins and spiritual meridians.

 37 Peak Freshman Rank 1

    Right before the two hours and thirty-minute mark, Jodye Trill''s entire body shuddered, and his aura erupted outwards involuntarily. A silver atmosphere burst out his body as the force phenomenon manifested in the air above him. Nine white spheres of light, the size of marbles, floated in the air like little star dots.


    "Peak Freshman rank! The absolute peak at that! Not bad, kid," Sylvester sounded drowsy, as he slowly descended towards the grimoire. He left one last line before vanishing within the grimoire''s second page, "Don''t stop training while I''m gone, kiddo. Don''t waste our potential."


    Jodye Trill nodded. With a flash of purple light, Sylvester disappeared into the second page of the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. Jodye wondered what his current compatibility rating with Sylvester was, and the answer appeared in his mind instantly.


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, compatibility rating: 47%]


    "Holy crap¡­ down a full 13%? Wow, how much strain does this cause him exactly?"


    Jodye shook his head, then withdrew his consciousness from the host space. Opening his eyes and glancing above, he boisterously laughed out loud.


    "Hahaha, Peak Freshman rank, and now I have 9 bp! I''m one step closer to ranking up! I wonder what level that little brother of mine had reached in this time," Jodye was suddenly concerned about his young half brother Jumoke Trilleck. What level had he reached? Advanced Freshman rank? Maybe the Peak? Jodye felt that he likely didn''t have more than 8 bp even if he attained Peak Freshman rank. Jodye wouldn''t even feel threatened if the kid broke through to the Sophomore rank.


    Though the force of 9 bp was insignificant to the current Jodye Trill, he knew his mother''s training would be centered around either the Saint or Sage path of cultivation. Plus, it was always good to hide a few cards. If possible, there was no need to display his physical strength or astral might, it was better to stay low profile. He couldn''t be sure which path he would learn, as his mother cultivated in both. He was unaware of how strong she was on either path.


    Standing up to stretch, Jodye Trill almost gagged! His body was covered in filth, and he smelled abhorrent. Frowning, Jodye decided to first take another bath with his mother''s maidservants. In his mother''s absence, the maidservants always washed him entirely in the nude, giggling and playing in the water among themselves. This was naturally because their defenses against him were nonexistent. After all, he was only five years old. Should they be wary?


    In reality, this was indeed an enjoyable time for Jodye. His mother''s maidservants weren''t on a level that would bring ruin and destruction to a country, but they were all gorgeous with magnificent bodies.


    ''Cosmo''


    After enjoying a bath full of spring scenery, Jodye Trill released his source artifact, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], and tried to summon Eureka again.


    "Summon Twilight Sphinx!" the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire flipped open to the fourth page and release and blinding purple violet light, and a kitten jumped out of the page and into Jodye''s embrace. The kitten had fur that look like pure gold, and a little tuft of three-colored fire on top of its head, burning in purple, silver, and golden radiance.


    To his surprise, summoning his Twilight Sphinx this time cost him a mere 35% of his body''s total origin energy, while maintaining the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] was only taking up 1% of energy every 5 seconds. This was about 30% lower than the first time he summoned the sphinx kitten, making it far more practical to do. As opposed to before, when it''s utility was purely for novelty.


    "Trippy," Jodye was surprised to see that Eureka seemed slightly bigger. Though she was still small enough to fit in both his hands, she could no longer fit in one. Suddenly, a thought occurred to Jodye, "Could it be that you grow up as I grow in strength?"


    "Ding ding! We''ve got a winner folks, show him what he''s won." Xavier commented via telepathy.


    "Responding to host: This Twilight Sphinx is spirit bound. The growth of your soul directly affects the growth of the beasts and vice versa," said Trippy, although Jodye wasn''t actually speaking to the artifact spirit.


    Jodye Trill exited the tent with Eureka on his head and was greeted with hundreds of excited or scared eyes staring directly at him. They looked as if they were a mob waiting to see bigfoot, who had finally arrived. Before Jodye had a second to think the crowd erupted in deafening cheers!


    "Young master Joseph that''s amazing! Congratulations on your breakthrough!"


    "Did the young master really only awaken a few months or so ago? He''s already of the top of his rank!"


    "They say the fourth young master is a natural cultivation pro, what does that make the third young master? A cultivation maniac? This is too outrageous!"


    "Young master, my sister works as the Mistress'' maidservant. How old are you this year, young master, seven years old? Eight?Say¡­do you happen to like girls yet?"


    "Long live the young master of the mist! Long live Frozen Mist! Long live the Frozen Night!"


    "Long live the Frozen Night!"


    "Long live the Frozen Night!"


    ...¡­


    Jodye Trill was slightly overwhelmed with all this attention. Clearing his throat lightly he asked, "Ahem, excuse me. Make way for me please, I have to meet with my mother."


    As soon as Jodye Trill said the word "mother," the temperature in the surroundings begin to decline. Instantly the faces of all the warriors present became solemn, as they stepped to two opposite sides and turned to stand at attention. This revealed a straight path immediately in front of where Jodye Trill was standing. Jodye found himself rather impressed. His mother was a seasoned general, it seemed. These movements were smooth and uniform, so crisp, so clean!


    Sure enough, sashaying slowly down the newly opened path, was a woman with man-slaying beauty. She wore soft black armor that showed off her incredibly curvaceous body, walking with steps that seemed more like skates slowly gliding across the ice until she arrived at the front. Every time her hips moved, her ample, perked, and round derriere made the men surrounding them want to die for her.


    "Advancing to Peak Freshman from Advanced Freshman in less than 10 hours. Fortifying your foundation this past month seems to have worked in your favor. You barely qualify to be my disciple, I suppose," came the cold bell-like voice of Isis Trilleck. "Still not bowing?"


    "Master!" exclaimed Jodye Trill while dropping and kowtowing three times. He was already used to his mother''s change in personality. When she was with her legion, she was none other than the Frozen Night Master! Her demeanor was aloof, and her voice was like an iceberg, there was far more coldness underneath the surface.


    Jodye believed that this was probably his mother''s real face. Isis Trilleck''s spiritual sense swept over her son, making him feel totally naked as if all his secrets were laid bare in front of his mother''s gaze.


    Glancing at her humbled son, a slight smirk appeared on Isis Trilleck''s face, before disappearing altogether. Who knew that all she had to do to make this child willingly be obedient was take him seriously as a warrior? However, she was ultimately his mother first. In spite of herself, she grew a little upset while watching him dirty his clothes, "Enough Jodye, you can stop. Well, hurry up off the ground my heart, hurry. Do you have a serenity crystal or not? Your mother, I, does not have all night to play with you."


    Jodye Trill moved his left hand over the space ring on his right index finger and retrieved the serenity crystal that emitted a pink, purple, and gold rainbow hue. Isis Trilleck''s eyes became wide as saucers when she saw the diamond, and many of the warrior''s jaws dropped, as they stared in awe. This was a serenity diamond, a top quality serenity crystal!


    A clamor quickly broke out among the surrounding warriors. At this moment, Jodye became aware that he had caused another commotion. Merely, he was already becoming accustomed to this. ''It seems stars truly do continue to shine in the distance after they die¡­''


    "Is this one okay ma?" Jodye Trill simply pretended to not notice the astounded faces surrounding him, as he asked a question he knew the answer to.


    "Baby¡­" Isis Trilleck picked up the fist-sized pink, purple, and golden serenity diamond, her hands trembling, "Baby where¡­on earth did you find this!? Quickly tell mommy where she can get more of these!"


    Jodye Trill was previously an assassin for the powers that governed his previous world. While some might prefer to call him a spy, he was usually only given missions where it would be impossible to avoid killing others. So earlier, when they were ambushed by that group of spying assassins, it awakened the cautious nature that he had developed in his previous life through various life or death experiences. If the enemies were as capable and reliable as his mother had said, then there should be spies or traitors among them at this very moment.


    In fact, Jodye may have only been presuming this to be true, but he was completely correct. Not even Isis Trilleck knew for sure who all the spies were in her camp. After thinking deeply for a brief instant, Jodye held up Eureka to his mother and responded, "Mom, I found a Moonlight Sphinx cub and tamed it! The crystal came from that cave!"


    This may have been a lie, but it was also a partial truth.


    Isis Trilleck''s eyes flashed with the light of excitement. She glanced to her right, and a squadron of warriors in violet armor immediately saluted while shouting, "Yes, Mistress! We hear and obey!"


    "Hughes, you have healed already, yes? If so, please accompany them," commanded Isis Trilleck to what seemed like no one in particular. However, to Jodye''s shock, before he could try and figure who Hughes was in the crowd, a silhouette appeared directly behind his mother.


    Shocking still was the way this guy looked! Standing stout behind his mother, like a man-shaped mountain, stood an excessively tall and incredibly handsome man. Man? No, this being was a celestial demi-god descended from the sky. He was far too good looking. This strange creature in Jodye''s eyes towered over them at nearly three meters tall. This was the largest person Jodye had ever seen outside of his inherited memories!


    Of course, in comparison to a member of the Titan clan, this guy was far too puny. He had pointed ears, crystal clear green eyes, and long golden blonde hair draped over his shoulder as he knelt before Jodye''s mother. In truth, this guy Hughes looked pretty enough to be a woman. However, the broad contours of his muscular physique gave his face a sculpted metal-type masculine look. The impression this man gave Jodye Trill could be summed up with one word.


    Fierce!


    "Ma, watch out there''s some creepy looking huge girly face guy! Trippy!" shouted Jodye Trill jumping in front of his mother with his arms out, as [Pharaoh''s Law] materialized in the air before it glided onto Jodye''s head and wrapped itself into a striped head-cloth crown, like those worn by the pharaohs in ancient Egypt. It covered Jodye''s whole cranium, the back of his head, and halfway down his back. It had two large flaps which hung down behind Jodye''s ears and in front of both of his shoulders.


    Isis Trilleck was initially caught off guard by her son''s reaction, but after spending so much time with the boy, she felt she could guess his thoughts. How cute, he was territorial. She couldn''t be upset at all, for she almost killed his vassal for the exact same reason. Could she be upset with her child for being too similar to herself? This was impossible, instead, Isis found herself more fond of this child of hers. A soft look full of gentle warmth appeared in her eyes for half a second before disappearing.


    This look did not go unnoticed by the crowd who felt stunned. They had never seen the lady of the mist make many facial expressions at all.


    "Honored mother, do not be fooled! No man could look like this creature, it is a guise!"


    Pfft. Lady Isis could no longer hold it in as she let out a small series of giggles while covering her mouth.


    All the guards and warriors in the area had a look of schadenfreude at the sight of this. Hughes'' face darkened in what he thought would be an imperceptible manner. How could he swallow such insult from a brat?! Unfortunately, this brat was his young master. Unfortunate still, the wrath in his eyes was destined to not go unnoticed.


    After all, since Hughes was so tall and Jodye was so small, in spite of kneeling down, Hughes was currently looking directly down deep into the eyes of the kid. Just like his mother when she summoned her source artifact, the piercingly beautiful blue eyes of this child had vertical irises and threatened to swallow any who looked on for too long. A formless might was radiating from the kid, and it gave Hughes'' soul some mild intimidation.


    Hughes was dumbstruck at this discovery! He used to disdain the rumors circulating around the estate and even the upper circles of Saint Anubis City about this boy, but in this last month, he too had become a believer! They followed this brat all over the Outer Wilds as he embarked on random trouble-making adventures. Remembering this past week, Hughes couldn''t help but smirk a bit. This was the kid who sneaked into the cave of a level 2 Trickster, and escaped with a contract beast he had claimed as his own! This young master Joseph had the guts, that was for sure.


    He couldn''t bring himself to dislike such a young master.


    "Do not be rude Joseph, this is my Left-Hand. Hughes is a renegade White Elf from Rodinia," Isis Trilleck placed her arms around her son''s neck dotingly from behind, causing Jodye to look up at her face. When Isis Trilleck looked back at Hughes, there was a strange glint that briefly passed through her beautiful blue eyes. Hesitating briefly she said, "Forgive the boy Hughes, he is protective. He has never seen someone from another race before."


    Hearing the lady Isis, Hughes nodded in understanding. He could definitely understand if it was like this. Besides, Hughes was ready to jump at the chance to avoid any potential offense caused to this young phenomenon by quipping with him. As Hughes glanced at lady Isis, his eyes rapidly swept past her body before he looked away. Isis Trilleck made no comment of this, nor did she react at all.


    Jodye Trill, of course, took note of all of this. He had seen his mother freeze guards for doing the same. Some were even still frozen...


    "I will bring no harm to the mistress, little man," said Hughes with a smile, in a powerful and heavy bass filled voice. Jodye was ultra annoyed. Who the hell did this pretty boy bastard think he was anyway?


    "Audacious! Who gave you the permission to address your young master, I, like this?" berated Jodye Trill, as he stabbed his index finger into the tip of Hughes'' nose.


    "I¡­wait¡­young master please for¡­" Hughes stammered as he was caught off guard. Who knew the kid was so sensitive to the protocol? He honestly shouldn''t have addressed the young master so casually, and he was worried that the Mistress would be upset. After all, she had already been married for so many years, he could no longer treat as casually as in the past. However, Isis was just calmly watching her son, with a loving and gentle look in her eyes.


    "Less of that, who said this young master was afraid of you hurting my mother? Are you even worthy? No, you are not, so it is your motive itself which is questionable! What are you anyway, a science experiment? Such big pointy ears, it is weird. Why are your ears pointed? Also, are men supposed to be this pretty? It''s gross. What the heck did you eat growing up? Is that make-up you''re wearing? Do you have secret hobbies we should know about? Questionable, very questionable," Jodye Trill tapped his index finger on his forehead as if he was trying to think while muttering a series of questions.


    "Behave, little Joe," said Isis Trilleck flatly.


    "Yes, master," said Jodye Trill obediently, returning to his mother''s embrace. What he would not risk was his training session. Jodye needed to learn about serenity force!


    "Hughes, please excuse my brat. He has never come in contact with your race, much less your clan. You must be very strange to him, and you are indeed a bit too unbridled," explained Isis Trilleck in an apologetic manner. Hughes paled upon understanding the hidden meaning in her words.


    "My apologies, young master. Allow me to introduce myself," Hughes stood straight up and spoke imposingly. He was clearly trying to intimidate and awe the youngster. "I am Hughes Song, the Left-Hand of the Frozen Night Master."


    Unfortunately, Jodye was currently paying absolutely no attention to the Left-Hand of his mother, as he told her about his day. "¡­and you know what was there, ma? Star grass! It was even the rare blue star grass that you told me only grew in particular areas, and finding one was something that only happened by luck! Does this not make me super lucky ma? Oh, oh, but then, as soon as I picked up the blue star grass, I saw the level 2 Vicious Wing Falcon beast dive down to attack me!"


    Hughes stood there in silence, as straw blew in the wind. The warriors behind him struggled to not laugh.

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    "Wow, that''s the young master for you, not even the captain can handle him."


    "I wonder what type of young warrior master Joseph will be? Did you see the way he stared down Hughes! I definitely couldn''t do that even now, much less as a kid."


    "I hope the young master doesn''t become arrogant or complacent¡­"


    "Have you already forgotten who his mother is? Today, he is even her fifth disciple. Someday, that kid may surpass all of us."


    ...


    After that Hughes and the other warriors marched towards their supplies and begin to pack. The rest of the crowd slowly dispersed to finish their own things, leaving only Jodye and his mother behind.


    "Come, Joseph," said Jodye''s mother while holding her hand out. Jodye naturally grabbed her hand without hesitation, and his mother brought him into the sky. A film of origin energy protected him from the wind while Jodye marveled over the feeling of soaring through the air again. After but a moment, they had already traveled for two miles as his mother, and himself landed next to a little lake.


    In the milky white waters full of origin energies swam two mid-sized fish. One fish was black with an all-white serenity runes on its sides in a pattern that looked like a white comma, while the other was opposite of this, being white with an all black calamity runes on its sides in a pattern that looked like a comma. Jodye Trill instantly recognized these to be the Yin Yang fish he caught at Lake Nicaea about four years ago!


    "Hey, its Milly and Trilly, the Yin and Yang magic fish! I haven''t seen them in so long, ma, why are they here?" asked Jodye Trill. He was truly very curious. However, lady Isis popped his hand. This made Jodye yelp in shock and pain while rubbing his hand. "What did I do, mother?"


    "Starting from today, I am your teacher, master, as well as your mother. If you do not refer to me as Master or Sensei, you will be punished. Is that clear?" Isis Trilleck''s voice was indifferent and left no room for argument.


    "Yes, Sensei! Please accept this disciple''s apology!" said Jodye Trill crossing his arms in salute, and bowing slightly, displaying the perfect etiquette that his mother taught him. Isis Trilleck rolled her eyes, as she was unable to take this child seriously sometimes.


    "Well, well. It would seem that even you, my handsome little devil, can be sincerely respectful. Good. Today you will learn about the first level of the laws of serenity, the yin force! So do listen close," Isis Trilleck strolled around the lake as she spoke. Jodye Trill was clad in all in an all-white training tunic, naturally following behind her as he listened attentively. "All creation is based on the existence of a creative pair of supreme legend rank laws. Namely, the very masculine Pure Yang Calamity Laws and the very feminine Pure Yin Serenity Laws. These two creative principles pervade and facilitate the existence of all of life and its many forms. That includes you and me, and everything you know."


    Jodye had his source artifact [Pharaoh''s Law] active, and his origin gem was in his hand. With Pharaoh''s Law active Jodye''s spiritual force increased from the second level to the third! However, the consumption of his origin energy when using this ability was still as outrageous as ever. At level 3 spiritual force the range of his spiritual sense nearly tripled! It was currently at 50 meters! At this level, his Mind''s Eye technique transformed into Mind''s Lamp. With Mind''s Lamp active the sensitivity of his energy vision increased substantially, and he could see up to three planes of existence at the same time! This was far better than before when he could only switch his focus when he wanted to peer at different things.


    After rediscovering how remarkable this source artifact was, Jodye Trill decided to fully commit to increasing his origin cultivation. Without origin energy, he couldn''t even sustain the use of his Source Artifacts for more than 15 minutes without the origin gem! Even though, this was admittedly far better than when he was at the orientation rank. Jodye now had plenty of ways to train, so he needed to buckle down and power up most efficiently! Currently, that should be with origin energy.


    "Responding to Host''s misconception: [Pharaoh''s Law] can be activated using the forces of the heavens. This includes Origin Energy, Astral Force, Spirit Source, Quintessence, Mystique, Ancient Air, Infinity Laws, and Celestial Lightning," interjected Trippy mechanically, interrupting Jodye''s train of thought.


    "What!? Why didn''t you say that before!" Jodye Trill shouted out loud.


    Lady Isis stopped her lecture and glanced at her son. Seeing the ''deep in contemplation'' type look in his eyes, she chuckled and responded with a gentle smile, "Honestly, I didn''t believe you would benefit from any of this information yet. Let us both be glad you are paying attention and benefiting now. As I was saying, the yin life force usually incarnates in a female body and a yang life force in a male body. Merely, the following is true for us all: Our spirit correlates to the positive yang principles; while our soul itself correlates to the negative yin principles¡­"


    Jodye temporarily dedicated only 30% of his focus on listening to his mother''s lecture, as he was still conversing with his [Pharaoh''s Law] artifact spirit, Trippy. Apparently, another benefit of level 3 spiritual force was that he could pay attention to his mother''s lecture, and maintain a conversation in his head at the same time. His level of focus was outstanding, and he was not missing out on anything. Well, maybe a phrase or two, but so what? That was by choice! Not only that, Jodye could feel that his charisma had somehow increased at this level. This was a hard feeling to describe or understand, so he decided to ask Trippy.


    "Responding to Host query: Host has discovered an affinity to charm laws. Charm laws require a spiritual force at the third level as a minimum requirement before they can be understood," responded Trippy in a robotic voice.


    "Charm laws¡­interesting. What are these?" Jodye Trill thought to himself.


    "Remember when I told you about that power your father used underground?" Sly''s cold voice suddenly rings out in Jodye''s mind.


    "Ah! Noted," Jodye then tuned back in on his mother''s lesson wholeheartedly. The yin and yang principles! The gateway to the creation and the origin point of the laws as we know it! He wondered if this was all fact or his mother''s personal understanding? Either way, he would set his foundation with this knowledge!


    "¡­Creation is an electromagnetic system, and it is polarized. Energy flows from the yang to the yin pole and back, and then repeats. This doesn''t just -happen between lovers during dual cultivation. Yin and Yang balance each other in our individual bodies as well," Isis Trilleck didn''t feel out of place mentioning these things to her boy, as he had pretty much bottomed out the House Library as a toddler. What could she hide from him? "However, this is not an absolute, as our energies cannot enter full stasis or we will not fall sick. Energy must flow, or it will slowly turn cancerous. The balance must tilt a bit towards one direction or another. Learning how to control this tilt is the first step in comprehending laws. Especially the laws of serenity and calamity, the yin and yang principles."


    Lady Isis continued to lecture Jodye Trill on the creation of life and the origin of laws, teaching him many things he couldn''t have learned from the books in the family library. This lasted for a little under two hours. After finishing, lady Isis forced Jodye to spend the next 20 minutes summarizing what his mother just explained to him in as much detail as possible. If he failed, the lesson would end here!


    Jodye thanked the heavens that he had [Pharaoh''s Law] active this whole while. Remembering wasn''t tricky at all with level 3 spiritual force. Merely, why was his mother so crazy?


    He only got about 89% of it down precisely, but Isis Trilleck was more than satisfied with this result as she filled in the blanks for him. This boy had such good memory and comprehension speed! It was awe-inspiring to lady Isis, her other disciples couldn''t even compare. Well, none of them except Sophie, who was also a freakish genius.


    Normal kids Jodye''s age would have been able to repeat less than 40%, due mainly to not being able to understand most of what was said. Besides, the pure volume of information was enough to overload even a scholar child. However, Jodye had barely asked her any questions. He was like an information sponge. Isis decided to turn it up a notch in the future, she had once again underestimated this child. After Jodye finished speaking, the practical part of the session was about to begin!


    "The only thing left for you to do in this rank is to activate your last force baptism and develop a Nascent Concept. What this means is that you must develop your own comprehension of the primary force laws. This will set the foundation for you to further develop force in the future," Lady Isis had a bit of a worried look in her eyes, "It is your good fortune that you possess Chaos Force. However, the path to utilizing it is arduous, some are even eternally stuck in the Scholar realm because they cannot create a nascent concept for the force of chaos."


    "But ma¡­" Jodye Trill started, earning a sharp glare from his mother. "Um¡­but master teacher mom, what is chaos force? What makes it different from the other primary forces?"


    "Well, this is a good question," Isis Trilleck let out a gentle smile for the first time today, as she patted her sons head, "The primary force laws of the heavens and the earth are in reality a result of the natural fusion of many principles within particular laws. These specific laws of the planet, also known as World Power, resonate with the requirements of the heavens, or the Holy Ennead, and thus they fuse together naturally. Both Magic and Voodoo forces are born from life and death laws respectively. They resonate deeply with the origin energy. Pure force is taken from the laws of fate and slaughter which resonate with Worldly True Essence when in tandem; and finally there is chaos force, which is a bit more challenging to explain.


    "Are you listening to me Jodye? What does pure force consist of?"


    "Responding to the teacher, Pure force is the primary force of the heavens and the earth that is a fusion of the heavenly power of true worldly essence and earthen laws of fate and slaughter!" Jodye Trill was entirely studious, as he was eager to know more about these abilities. This was the path he must take to find the answer he sought!


    "Primal Chaos is the most ancient force in existence. The universe was created from the Primal Chaos. However, chaos force is nothing quite so extreme, though it originated from this as its source. Chaos force is in resonance with the nine skies themselves and is a result of the fusion of the four prism rank laws we just discussed," as Isis Trilleck finished speaking she float over the lake, releasing an aura that had purple, pink, and silver. She looked like a celestial goddess of serenity. The lake surface was slowly freezing into a silver sheet of ice, as lady Isis continuedher lecture, "To begin cultivating chaos force, you must first master the other forces to a certain extent."


    "Mother master teacher, what''s the difference between legend rank and gold rank when it comes to laws?" Jodye Trill was mildly confused by this part, as his mother had only mentioned these terms casually, without explaining.


    "Yes, I suppose you won''t know of this. It is merely the way we organize the laws based on the tier of their power. Legend rank should be the highest in most circumstances. The next tier down is prism rank, and then the gold rank. Mages are also ranked in this way, among many other things," Lady Isis was used to her son''s inquisitive nature, as well as his smart ass quips, so she merely explained whatever he asked her patiently. She wouldn''t allow him to get a reaction out of her while she was teaching.


    "So in this way, sensei mom, is there also silver rank laws or lower?" asked Jodye Trill with a cheeky smile. Lady Isis frowned, and the temperature in the surroundings plummeted. Jodye swiftly straightened his face and posture.


    "Silver rank laws¡­ are in fact the lowest tier of laws. However, they are not to be underestimated. Any law can become terrifying once it''s a part of a Dao," both Isis Trilleck''s voice and face were now emotionless.


    "One with the Dao? What do you mean by this, ''the Dao''?" asked Jodye Trill, as if he had no idea what the dao was. In reality, he really didn''t have such a firm understanding of this. This was the reason why he asked his mother in this way. He wanted to learn it fresh from scratch.


    "This¡­ask me again once you''ve become a mage or a great saint. You are not worthy of such concerns yet," replied Isis Trilleck indifferently. Jodye smiled wryly since his plan failed and just nodded, as he felt his mother''s words were most reasonable. He didn''t even know how to become a Mage yet, so obviously, this was something he could worry about later. His mother floated higher over the lake as she spoke to him, "Walk over this way, my heart."


    Isis Trilleck floated serenely over the frozen lake surface, like a moon goddess visiting this planet. Even her almond shaped, sapphire eyes seemed to glow with silver light in the moonlight. Jodye Trill didn''t hesitate as he stepped out on the ice and skated over to his mother, which happened to also be the center of where the Yin Yang fish were circling each other in eternal harmony, in spite the water being frozen.


    Wherever the yang fish swam the ice would instantly melt, and the yin fish seemed to be utterly unhindered by the ice. In fact, it was continually mending the melted serenity ice.


    "Lotus position," commanded Iris Trilleck. Jodye Trill immediately crossed his legs and sat down.


    Lady Isis touched a ring on her left hand, and a 10-pound lump of shiny crystal that glowed in pink, purple, and pale blue, like a strange rainbow, released a startling chill in her hand. Jodye recognized this crystal as the first gift his father had given him! "This is the D-grade serenity crystal that your father gave you. You spend many nights sleeping next to this crystal, so I believe it will be most suitable for you to meditate over."


    Lady Isis tossed the D grade serenity crystal to Jodye Trill, who caught it and asked, "D-grade?"


    "Yes, whenever someone refers to the grade of something it will almost always range from F grade to S grade, with S Grade being the rarest and most exquisite. The crystal you brought for me today was of this grade." Isis Trilleck had slight excitement and anticipation in her voice when discussing that crystal.


    On the other hand, this information left the kid in white dumbstruck. Jodye felt like he was just struck by a lightning bolt. S Grade? The rarest grade possible? Didn''t Eureka only convert a mid-grade origin stone? So for mid-grade origin stones, he could get top grade serenity crystals? Jodye Trill suddenly remembered Sylvester''s earlier words, dollar signs flashing in his eyes. Sylvester''s knowledge was from a different era so he couldn''t take it so seriously all of the time. However, his mother just said the same thing! In that case, what would happen with high grade or top grade origin stone? Jodye Trill couldn''t even imagine! This kitten of his would make him rich!!


    "Okay Jodye, you are lucky to have a serenity force genesis. Because of this, we can take a sort of short cut towards your developing of a nascent concept. The Yin Yang fish form a natural magic array formation when they are paired such as this. This natural formation increases your ability to perceive laws!" Lady Isis'' glamorous and seductive body glowed with purple and golden light as she recited an incantation, her words directly turning into runes instead of sound, and scattering into the surroundings before merging into the void like raindrops in a glass of water. Jodye didn''t know what was happening, but it was amazing to watch.


    "Because of the S-grade serenity crystal, I will allow you to stay here for the week. You will sit there and discover the mysteries of the serenity crystal''s inner force. No one will be able to enter or exit this area other than you and I. However, following this, in the next few weeks, you will continue your trial! Unless you are unable to demonstrate to me either magic, voodoo, or yin force by the end of the week! In which case you will automatically fail. Do not disappoint me, my love," Isis Trilleck landed gently on the ice, and held Jodye''s little face in her hand by the cheeks, "The last thing I will teach you today is what to do after your force genesis reacts to your comprehension, baptizing your body in that force. This step will be crucial."


    Jodye thought to himself a bit. After a conversation with Sylvester, he ultimately decided that he shouldn''t keep certain things from his mother any longer, "Mom, are we really alone?"


    Isis Trilleck was startled by this sudden question from her son. However, she subconsciously trusted the boy''s instincts. She quickly swept the surroundings with her spiritual sense before responding, "We are indeed, my heart. Well, apart from your little girlfriend in your shadow. Why do you ask?"


    "Well... there are some things that you should know." Jodye Trill stood up and dusted himself off as he spoke.


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    Sly Fall Legend

 39 A Conceptual Journey To Nascent Force 1

    ¡ª 250 feet above Lake Nicaea


    Deep inside the spacious main hall of a magnificent and ancient great white temple, there were two black cloaked figures, whose facial features were shrouded in darkness. They sat kneeling in front of a council of six elders wearing white robes that shined with blinding golden lights inside of their hoods, making their appearances indiscernible. The committee sat high in the air on thrones that stretched up to the ceiling of the hall, positioned in ascending order like an arrow. At the highest throne sat the robust and sinister looking middle-aged leader of this group, and he was the only one who wasn''t wearing his hood. One of the black cloaked figures stepped forward and kowtowed.


    "You scum. Why didn''t I kill both of you last time again? A sub-par treat and a waste. A disappointment indeed," the robust middle-aged man sitting in the highest seat spoke quaintly, and his voice reverberated through the main hall. His head was bald with blue flood dragon tattoos on each side. His brown eyes had an eerie purple glow. He wore white robes that had golden-purple snake hieroglyphs, made up of runic markings, that moved around on their own. He stared straight ahead as if there was no one in front of him at all.


    "Liege lord Basalt, please let me explain. There was a boy! The lady of the mist''s boy! This child was¡­"


    "Silence," commanded the frigid snake-like voice of Basalt, "To think you would dare to mention such a creature in my presence. For what exactly? Do you wish to tell me you were foiled by a child and his mother? A little ween who has just been awakened to the dao of the sage, and a defanged serpent? Trevor."


    The elder who sat to the right of Basalt stood up from his seat and stood in the sky. His back was arched, and he reeked of the aura of death. Under his feet were two small tri-layered circles made of black and violet runic light, allowing him to stand on the air. Trevor''s hands started forming signs at insane speeds, as curse seals begin to crawl out of his hands creating a curse diagram in front of him within a couple of seconds. The same diagram appeared instantly on the neck of the two figures in black cloaks with a searing glow, causing two muffled grunts of pain to escape their mouths. Their hoods were tore to shreds revealing their features.


    "Curse Art: The Day Of Decay!" Trevor''s voice was sinister and creepy as he made his final hand seal. The Day of Decay curse diagram on their necks flashed with a radiant black and violet light. The curse morphed into matching white snake tattoos, and the glow disappeared. The snake tattoos wiggled as they slowly crept up the necks of their victims. They looked like they were growing.


    "UGH!" the black-cloaked man in the front grunted while coughing out black blood. This man appeared to be middle-aged and stood a bit above six feet. He had a lean athletic build. His hair was burgundy, and his features lightly resembled a wolf. This was actually elder Monte Trilleck of House Trilleck! The other figure was shuddering on all fours behind Monte Trilleck. The arch in her back revealed her feminine appeal. Her face was thin but beautiful. She had peerlessly smooth creamy white skin, and hazel eyes. If Jodye were here, he would immediately recognize this woman as his fourth mother, Enora Morning!


    "Monte Trilleck, do you know your wrongs?" Basalt licked his lips as purple light flashed in his eyes.


    "My¡­my liege, I uck...ugh ugh!" the eyes of the white snake tattoo on Monte Trilleck''s glowed with purple light as it slithered noticeably faster, growing longer as it crawled toward his mid-neck. Monte felt like years of his life were being ripped out of him. This didn''t cause him what could be described as only pain. He literally felt himself dying gradually. Like his time was limited, "What have you done to me!"


    "The Day Of Decay will plague your body until it reaches a state that can no longer contain life. Your cursed soul will be unable to flee your mortal shell," Basalt stood up from the highest seat and glided down to where the two individuals were wrecked on the ground. He towered over them at the height of nearly three meters, "Listen to me, you fucking second generation scheming piece of shit! If you do not achieve the objective in the next two weeks, you will either die or become a mirthless hollow fiend, whom I will use to lick my ass clean after I shit. This is your worth to me. Fail me again, and death will be a luxury for you. Shadows, get rid of him."


    At Basalt''s command, a pair of meter long demonic arms stretched out of two shadow portals that manifested next to Monte Trilleck, before dragging him into the ground aggressively as he shouted in pain, "MY LIEGE! PLEASE! THE CURSE! I CAN''T BE SEEN LI¡­," but his next words would remain unknown to those present.


    "Well, well. The ever so beautiful Enora Morning. You truly are a rare specimen. Remove all of your clothes for your daddy, I. You will serve me here, and then you will serve my friends. I will decide your punishment later." Basalt licked his big lips and stopped directly in front of Enora''s face, the massive log in his robes close enough that she could smell it. Tears begin to fall down from Enora''s eyes as she wanted to beg for mercy. The six elders above rose from their thrones, using various methods to descend and surround Enora in a tight circle.


    "Please liege lord, Basalt the mighty. Grand white demon Basalt, the ruler. Tonight is...please my lord not tonight please, it will compromise the mission you have given me..." Enora was terrified and shaking while remembering what these beasts had done to her last time. The scariest part to her wasn''t the actions themselves.


    The scariest part was being glamoured into loving it!


    There were several gaps in her memory of the last few weeks. She knew this was an after effect of being manipulated with low-level charm laws. Her body was always sore. One of these animals had been taking her over and over, and she didn''t even know which one it was. She just knew it was the same man each time.


    She was no better than their excellent little slut at this point! She would have long killed herself if not for her son, Jumoke. It had to be said that Enora Morning truly loved her husband and always had, but she let jealousy cloud her judgement and listened to the devil''s whispers in her ear.


    Tonight her lord had even proposed to take herself and her son around the city for an evening stroll, followed by a nightcap. She had anticipated this day all week. However, now she was going to be forced to pleasure all these sick old demons until they were satisfied and done with her. She knew that if she refused they would just glamour into submission. Only devils knew what they would do to her at that time.


    Basalt frowned as he pondered over her words. If they ravaged her now, then that fucking beta test of a prodigy, Osiris, would surely discover an issue. This was not a favorable outcome. Merely, he needed to vent his aggression on this woman, or he would not possibly be satisfied with his life.


    "Liege lord Basalt, this one knows a time curse that can revert her body to the state it was in when the curse is cast after two hours. As you know, this is the perfect tool for torture, but it can also be used in this scenario. How will the brat know how much flavor we''ve sampled of this woman in the next two hours under the effects of the curse?" suggested the white-robed elder who had initially been seated to the left of Basalt.


    "Altis, you''re a villain for sure! By the time the curse wears off, that ween will have long finished. Pah! To think, I actually considered just tasting you alone and letting you go back to your man, hahaha," Basalt spat once than laughed sinisterly. His large brown eyes begin to emit an eerily pink glow. Enora Morning completely paled as her heart went so cold.


    She knew she wouldn''t be able to escape this fate.


    Why did she ever deal with this devil?


    Just to rid herself of the thorn in her side that was lady Isis?


    Initially, she just wanted their husband to focus more on her so she could give him an heir. She wanted to be the first wife, the controller of the House''s internal affairs. However now, she wasn''t even convinced that Jumoke belonged to Osiris. The older the boy got, the more he resembled a face from her nightmares. The one she was 80% certain was following her, taking liberties as he saw fit, and the same bastard who just certified her ticket into hell''s gates.


    Altis Major, the left hand of this animal Basalt Congo, this evil leader of the White Demon Temple. However, what could she do now? Would her beloved ever touch her again if he knew¡­? No, she would likely die miserably if Osiris ever knew. The grudge between these two men was far more profound than she ever imagined. One of them would die for sure, and Enora no longer felt her husband held favorable odds.


    Osiris aside, First Lady Isis would kill her without a doubt if she was aware. Even if Osiris took petty on her pathetic mistakes. Not that Enora wanted to live anymore knowing what she had done to him. Jumoke was all that kept her on this physical plane.


    What these evil men were planning on doing to Osiris was even worse. They wanted his life! They had tried to claim it several times already but failed to kill him each time. Luckily, each time they had underestimated her beloved, and he would always prevail. Even with her own betrayal of information, he was infallible. However, this time¡­ Enora wasn''t so optimistic. Because this time, she was being forced to spring the trap herself.


    "Anything to please you, my liege," Altis bowed deeply towards Basalt.


    "Rise, my friend," Basalt spoke to Altis gently, like a scholar admiring his student. However, once he turned towards Enora there nothing in his voice, but pure despise and naked lust, "Now for you, bitch. Did I not say strip?"


    Enora bowed her head, and slowly removed her robes. Her petite frame and ample chest hung bare for all seven men to see. Instantly, the testosterone in the hall shot to the ceiling as they stared her down heatedly. She felt disgusted, but there was no choice. It was either she does this willingly or be glamoured and then played with to death.


    After her robes fell, Basalt''s robes fell as well, revealing carved muscles and a superior build that made him stand out among other men. Basalt then lifted the petite woman into the air, his arm around her waist. Enora felt so ashamed when she felt the excitement rise within her heart.


    How sick was this?


    Her body almost seemed more comfortable here than with her own husband! Enora suddenly felt so empty inside. Her body seemed confused and had already betrayed her interests.


    "Altis, prepare the curse immediately. I will first stretch her out a bit. Rowan, Sheppard, you will be next. Ah, if only I could see little baby wolfy''s face as he watches me enjoy you. Such pleasures would be truly next level. Too bad he will die soon," Basalt was already indulging himself as he gave commands. Lewd sounds were heard from this hall for the next hour and a half.


    Two hours later at House Trilleck¡­


    Sitting in the middle of a spacious courtyard was a handsome young boy in elegant green robes. His eyes were hazel, and his face was about 80% similar to his mother''s, but his little head was bald. A light swirl of milky white origin energy was gathering into the boy''s body. This boy was none other than Jumoke Trilleck! Jumoke released a breath of foul air and opened his eyes.


    "Almost there, one more step and I''ll reach the Peak Freshman rank! At the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner, there will only be one name who stands out. That name is Jumoke Trilleck!" the four-year-old Jumoke was confident and excited.


    His mother had told him that his older brother Joseph had incredible talent and potential, but required a particular training method. He couldn''t even train yet! Thus, he knew that with his current cultivation he would be the strongest young wolf at the dinner party. The youth competition would be his to win! The Young Wolf Celebration Dinner was an event held every year in House Trilleck to showcase their amazing young Sages.


    The winner of the competition would be rewarded with priority in cultivation resource allocation and a scholar level spirit fruit! There was also the chance of one of the elder nobles taking you in as a disciple! Of course, as the son of the House Lord, Jumoke didn''t need to worry about resources or taking in a teacher. He would be taught by the best that the house had to offer! What he was really after was the fame! His father would have no choice but to favor him and pay more attention to his mother.


    Next, all Jumoke needed was to practice that battle skill he got from that strange guy. The little freshmen didn''t know who this man was when he first visited the courtyard, but he felt some type of familiar feeling from this person. Almost like how he felt with his mom. After that, the man would often come by at night to give him advice. He always wore dark robes, but his head would be exposed. He was a handsome man with dark brown features, that looked to be in his mid-fifties. Jumoke felt that this was likely some elder in the House, but he didn''t want Jumoke to tell anyone about him.


    Jumoke had already benefitted a lot from his teachings, so he agreed. So when the man gave him a ring and told him to drop some of his blood on it, he was a bit afraid, but only a bit. After some kind words, Jumoke''s curiosity got the best of him, "This Demonic Fang Curse fits my Demonic Flame Wolf combat soul perfectly! Unfortunately, I can''t really train it until I surpass the Scholar realm, hmm. However, this Evil Flame Transformation Art must be started from the Scholar realm! This is also suitable. Excellent stuff."


    The sun was fading behind the distant mountains, and night had already blanketed the world in its mystery. Enora Morning was wearing a pretty black dress as she approached the courtyard where her son was immersed in cultivation. As she walked into the yard slowly, she paused and stared at her meditating son. Her eyes were lifeless and dull. Her face looked like she had lost the will to live. Only when she looked at her son did she feel the slightest hint of emotion anymore.


    "You poor child, I must do this, or you will be killed..."


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 40 A Conceptual Journey To Nascent Force 2

    ¡ª Eastern Badlands, Desolate Wilds, Frozen Night Camp


    Back at the camp, Jodye Trill had already been meditating at the lake for six days. He was in a trance, as he sat in the lotus position in the middle of the ever-revolving Yin and Yang magic fish. [Pharaoh''s Law] was fashionably wrapped around his head, and the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire emitted a soft purple glow as it floated in front of him. It was opened to the first page.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 5 years, 4 months.]


    [Status: 98% Health, 11:59 pm]


    ''Sage Path: Scholar Realm - Peak Freshman rank, 9 bp.''


    ''Titan Path: Wimpy Man Realm - Level 7, 24 bp (estimate)''


    ''Perfect Synchronization with the host in progress: 98%.''


    ''Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 41% (Perfect)''


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal, Compatibility rating: 22%.''


    Inside the Host Space, Jodye was currently using his Mind''s Lamp ability to peer into the mysterious ripple in the void caused by the Yin and Yang fish. He first noticed this ripple on his second day at the lake, shocking his mother who spied on him.


    Jodye had never previously entered the Host Space with an artifact active. When he did so on the second day here, he was shocked to find that his Host Space had tripled in size due to the effect of Pharaoh''s Law. The Host side of the space now looked like a sizeable and luxurious condo, that had a pool and jacuzzi out on the balcony. On top of the apartment was a helipad, and on top of the helipad was the hosting throne.


    The throne was no still made of dragon bones, but the design was no longer so archaic, it was more modern.


    The balcony overlooked a lush and beautiful grassland full of perilous thunder clouds and housed a giant dragon egg hidden within a nimbus thundercloud. This forested grassland area spread of 2,000 acres before the world ended, and became an expanse of stars. The fragmented puzzle piece of an endless cosmos now looked like a vast field of stars, with some kind of natural barrier at the far end of the galaxy.


    Even better, activating Mind''s Lamp was even more magical, as it made Jodye feel like his spiritual awareness was three different drones flying around, and his consciousness was the screen. He could switch between views, or see it all at once.


    "This must be the effect of my spiritual force being at level 3, the spiritual awareness rank. Although my strength hasn''t improved yet, this space is still benefitting from the strengthening of my soul," Jodye thought at that time.


    While exploring the new limits of his awareness, Jodye became aware of this energy ripple.


    "Hey X, do you know what this is?" asked Jodye to the little red furred wolf hybrid baby floating on a nimbus cloud next to him.


    "Yes," replied Xavier Tricko curtly.


    "Well then, can you tell me?" asked Jodye Trill, slightly impatient now.


    "Well¡­no. It is better for you to figure it out on your own," replied Xavier. Jodye nodded. Even if Xavier didn''t tell him what it was, he still quelled Jodye''s worries that it would be life-threatening. Thus, Jodye let his curiosity get the best of him. He sent his awareness into the ripple and was dumbstruck by what he found. As soon as Jodye''s awareness first came in contact with the ripple, his consciousness was swallowed, and he was shown an utterly shocking vision that he would remember profoundly for the rest of his life!


    Two absolutely supreme beings stood shoulder to shoulder in a dense nebula of the most ancient and primal forces in existence. Within this endless cloud of chaotic energy, there were constant black, red, and scarlet-golden snakes of heavenly lightning and thunder cascading and striking in every direction. The varied strikes and thunderous booms, in combination with the sounds of the chaotic primal forces, was like the most ancient and beautiful musical symphony.


    The supreme beings were so enormous that every other creature in the cosmos would seem like tiny existences in comparison. Even the greatest and most massive stars were only fractions of the size of these two creatures. Their bodies glowed with perfect light, that seemed to illuminate the entirety of existence. They held their palms together and begin to chant an incantation. The words of this incantation turned directly into billions of runes that instantly formed hieroglyphs that looked like divine dragons. These hieroglyphs literally came to life with world-shattering roars and flew into the never-ending primal nebula of chaotic and thunderous energies.


    These incantations made Jodye''s soul shake painfully. This almost caused the entire vision to turn blurry, destabilize, and tear apart. However, he used his overwhelming willpower, which had been tempered over two lifetimes, to maintain his focus. Once the vision regained its clarity, he was shocked to discover he could understand the ancient language hidden within the incantation! Within the incantation words that formed no sound and only power, Jodye was suddenly able to perceive a fluctuation that his soul could interpret as words that he understood.


    ¡­TO BE IS NOT TO BE¡­


    ¡­WITHOUT DEATH, LIFE IS MEANINGLESS¡­


    ¡­WITHOUT MEANING, MATTER DOES NOT EXIST¡­


    ¡­WITHOUT MATTER NONE CAN BE¡­


    ¡­TO BE IS NOT TO BE¡­


    ¡­THE SKY WILL FALL, AND THE HEAVENS WILL HIDE¡­


    ¡­TO CREATE IS TO FACILITATE DESTRUCTION¡­


    ¡­TO DESTROY IS ONLY TO START AGAIN¡­


    As these words echoed through Jodye''s soul, millions of runes manifested myriad powers and energies and heavily collided with the heavenly chaos, causing a doomsday explosion. The explosion''s light blinded everything for an excessively long time. It was so bright that everything had become white. Jodye saw nothing but absolute still white for an amount of time he could no longer gauge. It was as if time had yet to exist at all. This was like being in a totally blank space, nothing moved. There was no sound or anything else.


    It was complete and absolute stillness.


    For some reason this stillness made Jodye think of the most famous mountain of his past life, Mt. Everest. Although Jodye was confident that his new world would have far more impressive mountains, mount Everest represented the absolute peak of the world in his last life. It had an unmovable position, and its status as the number one most challenging peak to climb!


    The summit of that mountain was so high in the air that the freezing temperature could freeze the blood inside your body in no time. There had been people found in caves or crevices near the peak whom had been frozen for decades but had their remains in near perfect condition. Jodye wasn''t sure why these thoughts were coming to him suddenly, but he felt like he on the cusp of a realization.


    Thus, he continued to board this train of inspiration.


    "Stillness¡­the yin principle¡­could this be eternal whiteness be¡­Pure Yin Serenity?" thought Jodye Trill. It felt like forever and a day before Jodye saw the light slowly fade. Except rather than fade, it would be better to say a tiny dot of golden radiance gradually expanded from somewhere within the whiteness.


    After what felt like hundreds of years, this golden radiance became a mass of golden flames before erupting outward with a boom, causing remaining white light to shatter as blankets of pitch black space appeared and begin slow override the remaining white. The golden flames kept shooting out more white star lights, but it wasn''t enough to stop the darkness. Eventually, the darkness overwhelmed, and everything went to black.


    This made Jodye think of the big bang theory of his former world. The argument was that billions of years ago, our entire observable universe was the size of a peach that had a temperature of over a trillion degrees. The theory was indeed very similar to what he was currently witnessing.


    An explosion that created the known universe!


    Those impossibly hot golden flames seemed to be at least a few billions of degrees in heat and were indeed small and peachy in the beginning. Merely, where did they even come from? Could the Big Bang Theory be used to comprehend Calamity force?


    "If I assume that the eternal white is the Pure Yin Serenity, then it was a result of the initial explosion caused by those god-like beings. Master mom said that the universe was born from primal chaos. What if that vast and endless nebula was the primal chaos? This explosion would then be the birth of the universe!" thinking up to here, Jodye Trill was in awe. This may seem a little far-fetched, but his intuition told him he was correct.


    "Primal chaos... that thunder and lightning within the chaotic energy streams must surely be the epitome of lightning laws. If this was the primal chaos, perhaps lightning surpasses what would be called laws. So then is lightning truly the energy of the heavenly void and not the earthen planes? That thunder sounds as if it were playing a beautiful song. Also, what of those god-like beings? Could they be the origin of the universal dao?"


    The cogs of Jodye''s mind started spinning swiftly, as he surprisingly discovered traces of universal truth. If lady Isis knew how her lecture had made Jodye instantly ration out these truths, then she would be speechless.


    What was a genius?


    This would be a genius!


    Of course, this was also because Jodye had his old world''s historical discoveries in science documented in his mental filing cabinets.


    "The epitome of lightning can stand next to the mighty primal chaos! The collision of dao and chaos created a new supreme existence! The music of destruction! The magic of life! A Chaotic Melody of Destruction! The Advent of Creation! So then if the golden explosion born from within the white stillness was swallowed by the darkness, then what is the darkness? Unless!?"


    As Jodye Trill thought to here, he received another head-splitting pain. It felt like he was being torn in two. What Jodye didn''t know was that this was the will of the universe attempting to suppress him! He was far too intelligent, and the world actually felt threatened. However, he ignored this pain and tried desperately to hold on to his last train of thought, "What else could be born from eternal stillness? Relentless frenzy! However, does this seem correct? Not quite."


    "The relentless frenzied flames of Pure Yang Calamity, born from within the eternal stillness of Pure Yin Serenity. When they exist in unity, they summon the laws of creation! The power of the heavens. So then this darkness is¡­the heavenly void? Could this be the birth of the skies? After creation, the nine layers of the sky gave structure to the world!" Jodye Trill was astounded by this thought.


    Eureka!


    Sudden enlightenment!


    This dark void that no light seemed able to penetrate through, what if it was the hollowed shell of what remained after the primal chaos gave birth to yin and yang? Could it be that if Yin and Yang are in stasis, then they are not more powerful the heavenly void? Will the void eventually swallow them to become chaos once more? What happens if the calamity produces a bit of serenity? Could he have it backward?


    Sudden enlightenment!


    The eternal white must be the heavenly void! The heavens were born when order was given to chaos. From within, the first thing to exist was the relentless golden flames of frenzy! This meant that this still white was never still at all! The light of the frenzied flames was so blinding that it blanketed the cosmos in white! This was before the flames even expanded. From within the calamity of cosmic fire came what?


    Stillness!


    Peace was required to overwhelm the flames! The new budding universe was given serenity!


    "I finally understand... I had it all wrong previously. Good thing I didn''t stop halfway, who knows how long it would have taken me to correct my error."

 41 A Conceptual Journey To Nascent Force 3

    If felt like years and years had passed in the quiet darkness. Countless stars and waves energy were still pouring out the explosion to form a vast and endless cosmos.


    After what seemed like years of pondering in the darkness, Jodye Trill was able to see millions of tiny lights appear in the distance. Before long a variety of different stars and satellites flooded everything Jodye could see. After another long period, Jodye was able to see magnificent and enormous beasts the size of planets gliding through the universe like birds in the sky. Jodye Trill saw life taking shape, and the elements being created as those Phoenix and True dragon type divine beasts sing their songs.


    After a long time had passed, Jodye Trill finally saw the two supreme god-like beings once more. They were covered in different colored light halos that masked their features, but Jodye could make out fashionable crowns on their heads. Jodye instantly recognized these crowns, because to his shock they looked about 90% similar to his own [Pharaoh''s Law]! The supreme beings flew to different corners of the universe creating life! One was making planets, Great Worlds! One created terrifying monsters from hieroglyphics, starting with divine dragons and what looked like mighty winged-behemoth elephants.


    This continued for only the god knew how long, until they got into some kind of heaven shaking dispute over a particular blue planet that looked like a super-earth.


    "Could it be? Are they the real True Pharaoh Gods who created the universe as we know it?" wondered Jodye as he observed the deities. They were not quite as massive as before, but they remained the largest existences he had ever seen. They stood in opposition, the tension feeling as if a war would break out between them at any second. A conflict between such creatures would surely be devastating.


    However, right at that moment, they both looked directly at what Jodye Trill could only surmise was himself. This left him bewildered, as he thought he wasn''t even really there and that this was just a scene playing in his mind.


    In spite of this, Jodye felt like these two illusions had locked on to him and this totally scared the shit out of him. At this moment, both supreme beings released their energies, causing the cosmos to shake from the power! The scene that seemed to last for hundreds of millions of years ended here.


    After more than five days, Jodye Trill opened his eyes which briefly glowed with radiant golden light! However, to Jodye''s shock, the origin gem had already turned into powder in his hand and blew away in the wind when he unclenched his fist. His source artifacts were deactivated, and even Eureka was forced to return to the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. Totally exhausted in mind, body, and spirit, the little guy finally passed out.


    Isis Trilleck was utterly shocked a week ago when her son told her that he had contracted an actual origin god beast, the Twilight Sphinx. She just couldn''t believe it, until Jodye said to her that this truth originated from his source artifact!


    This was incredible to lady Isis for two reasons.


    First, this meant that there was an artifact spirit in the Jodye''s source artifact. The boy may not know the real significance of this, but lady Isis definitely did. This meant that the boy was indeed in possession of a fusion legacy! He really didn''t need a mental cultivation method after all.


    Second, since he had chosen to fuse with a dragon, who knows how much knowledge is hidden within that artifact spirit? This was the soul of a divine creature like a dragon, it''s knowledge likely far exceeded her own! This was something Jodye could only discover for himself as he grew.


    Isis found herself slightly jealous of her son''s great judgment. With the way he idolizes his father, lady Isis was confident he would choose to fuse with the Sky Wolf combat soul. This was even if he found out he had a dragon type combat soul. However, he had selected the dragon instead! The wolf was his companion now, just like how her own Dragon-type combat soul was now her symbiotic companion.


    Isis Trilleck had two combat soul''s, but she had chosen to fuse with her Mystic Foxx combat soul on the destiny platform. She had her own reasons, but thinking of her son''s potential, she finally felt some regret. They were initially so similar! However, the boy''s path would be filled with far more exciting adventures than her own if he managed to survive until he grew strong.


    It was her duty as both his mother and his master to ensure he did just that.


    "The Twilight Sphinx kitten is the real treat¡­" Lady Isis'' eyes grew hot as she thought about the little kitten.


    A baby Moonlight Sphinx, while unusual, was not as shocking. A Moonlight Sphinx was a mere origin beast and was a weaker variant of the Still-Heart Lunar Sphinx. It didn''t have any distinctive traits, and its flames were of a lower tier. As for what a Twilight Sphinx was? That was the ancient ancestor of the Still-Heart Lunar Sphinx, an origin god beast! The boy had a baby ancestor-level creature.


    If her clan knew about this, perhaps she may even have a chance to return in glory. Then, she could definitely pack up her best friend and their kids, escaping this backwater country full of evil perverts and wicked plots! With such talent and luck, this child had the weight of destiny on him! Not only that, but the Twilight Sphinx could convert origin stones into serenity crystals. That was something she never knew about before!


    This boy had just given her a shortcut to the next realm, "With a dozen S-Grade serenity crystals, I simply won''t need to continue this farce. I can take my son, Omotolani and Milly, and leave. Alas, even then this goal can still be considered far in the distance¡­time is of the essence."


    Isis looked just like a moon goddess, dressed in an elegant white dress that fluttered without any wind in the moonlight. She floated silently over the lake observing her unconscious son. Her crystal blue eyes seemed out of focus, making her appear to be lost in her thoughts, "That boy noticed the secret of the yin and yang magic fish pretty fast. The universal ripple, caused by the resonance of powerful magic creatures. These ripples show us the memories of the laws that exist in our bodies in depth. This boy possesses a body with both yin and yang in harmony, who knows how ancient the memories of such laws are.


    "It is a manifestation of the universal dao, and only lucky individuals of the Legendary Realm can have their prodigies see such a thing at the Scholar Realm. Spiritual sense can just barely detect its presence, but that should be only for non-masters. My son will surely be a master.


    "But still, this was truly a bit too fast. Must be the effect of Joseph''s source artifact, as spiritual sense alone could never perceive such an existence so easily. An amazing feature for sure¡­ he was in that trance for at least four days, which is fucking crazy. When my father exposed me to the universal ripple, I was in a deep trance for around a day¡­ I wonder how many of the memories of the universe he was able to perceive to be gone for so much longer? He should have already formed his concept when he awakens. How unfair for me to be stuck in the desert with treasure... there must be some way I can let this baby bird fly away."


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    Meanwhile, in Jodye Trill''s Host Space,


    Jodye was relaxing in his condo''s jacuzzi, staring over the balcony at the starry expanse. Xavier Tricko sat next to him kicking his tiny feet in the water, as he was too small to get in without drowning.


    "Wow temp-host Joe, I can''t believe we got to see so many memories of the serenity and calamity laws. You must have had quite the enlightenment! You truly have a deep affinity with these forces. With this, perhaps you have earned a minor accomplishment as my host. Okay now quickly, quickly, what did you manage to come up with?" Xavier was looking at Jodye with deep anticipation in his eyes.


    "Well¡­I''ve got these¡­ideas. It is difficult to describe," Jodye Trill frowned in looked inside the 16-feet deep pool next to the Jacuzzi. Sitting at the bottom of this pool were four blurry images, each one living inside a big bubble the size of a man.


    From left to right, inside of the very first bubble was a new pitch-black space that was totally empty except for one single tall mountain peak. The peak was majestic and stationary as if it had always been and would forever still be. This was the first nascent concept that Jodye Trill was able to comprehend!


    The laws of serenity, Eternal Stillness, the Everest!


    Jodye sunk his perception into the blurry image and the scene around him changed to that of the mountain''s snow-covered peak! The peak was surrounded by vast and eternal nothingness! Standing on this illusory peak, that made him feel like he would fall straight through, Jodye could sense that there was strange new energy rumbling in his origin pool below his abdomen. Unfortunately, he had yet to regain control over his body. He could only maintain consciousness within the host space thanks to Trippy, who sent his consciousness in here right before [Pharaoh''s Law] deactivated.


    Withdrawing his perception, Jodye observed the blurry image in the second bubble. This image was just a blank white space, but the only thing visible within this one was an impossibly dense ball of golden flames, the size of a peach. When Jodye sent his perception within, the entire scene changed again as Xavier and himself were greeted with an incredible explosion of golden fire. It was so hot that Jodye felt like he had already melted into goo, the essence evaporating from himself being burned into nothing. It was so outrageously hot.


    The laws of calamity, Relentless Frenzy, the Big Bang!


    Jodye withdrew his perception once more, slightly shocked, but also excited. He had done it! He had comprehended two concepts, and now his body was likely being baptized by these respective forces since he possessed a force genesis and artifacts for both! Glancing at the next bubble, Jodye saw a blurry image of black lightning striking and cascading endlessly in a starry expense, surrounded by a dense cloud of chaotic energies.


    When Jodye Trill sent his perception within, he was greeted with the same scene at full scale and volume, making him feel as tiny as a speck of dust. The melody of the chaotic energies and the booms of the cascading thunderbolts felt like listening to an old divine orchestra''s once in a millenia performance. Merely, this song made Jodye feel like his soul was ready to leave his mortal shell behind, to forever exist within that melody.


    To Jodye''s surprise, he was able to feel more than one force within this concept. Unfortunately, this was a fleeting feeling that was hard to grab onto. However, what Jodye Trill felt more than anything was that anyone who listened to that song for too long, or faced one of those lightning strikes, would only have one shared outcome.


    Death!


    "The Chaotic Melody of Destruction¡­" Jodye Trill mumbled to himself.


    "Chaotic Concept! Holy crap, dude that is just too damn awesome! You have two concepts that have multiple forces within them. That means in the future, when you level this concept you''ll comprehend the truth of all of these forces at the same time! One comprehension will birth another," Said Xavier. "Even my big brother can''t compare to that. Though, as a purebred, he only needs to comprehend his lifeblood powers and bloodline limits more, and he grows in strength endlessly."


    "For real? When you say it like that, I suddenly understand though¡­" As Jodye said this, he was suddenly struck by a thunderbolt, and his perception was blasted out of the concept. Looking at the final concept, Jody noticed that it was indeed similar to the last. There should be multiple forces within this concept as well.


    Inside the bubble were tiny lights in a dark void, just like looking at the infinite expanse of stars on the horizon. Sinking inside, Jodye was actually in the middle of a galaxy with planets shooting past him. He even saw the near invisible shadowy figures saying incantations together and producing stars and god beasts in the far, far distance. It was almost like those two god-like beings. Just like the first creatures those beings created, these shadowy figures were like divine dragons swimming through the stars, as they spat out new ones. Jodye Trill suddenly understood what this was, "The magic of creation and life, the Advent of Creation!"


    "This kid managed to comprehend four concepts just from the universal ripple¡­ I know that universal ripples contain the memories of the void, but come on! This is a bit exaggerated, right?" thought Xavier Tricko to himself in awe, "Could it be possible that there''s something unique about Joseph? Did Sylknarius know that this kid was capable of such things? If so, I don''t know who''s scarier; the dummy who doesn''t know how special he is, or the ruthless character who manipulates him. Either way, this should be fun if I''m here, right? Lucky, lucky."

 42 The Young Wolfs Pilgrimage 1

    Two nights later, the wind blew gently under the starlight, carrying white snowflakes and cherry blossoms through the air. The trees in the surrounding swayed gently back in forth as insects made noises within the swamplands. The first lady Isis of House Trilleck stood quietly at the still frozen lake on the tip of her toes, staring into the eyes of her son in a deep state of shock. She was totally speechless.


    In front of the lady Isis dressed in skin-tight black armor, Jodye Trill was wearing snow-white robes with [Pharaoh''s Law] equipped on his head, calmly explaining to his mother what he had experienced in the universal ripple. He didn''t bother leaving out any details, as he had nothing to hide from this mother who was also both of his lifetimes'' very first master. After he finished, his mother was looking at him silently for about 15 minutes, without any ripples in her eyes, driving Jodye nearly insane due to his impatience.


    Of course, even if Jodye only had the patience of a five-year-old, he still wouldn''t allow himself to act impulsively. His current mental strength was far too overbearing for such a slip-up. After these 15 minutes passed, his mother finally spoke.


    "Little Joe ah¡­" lady Isis let out a heavy sigh. She didn''t even have the energy left to marvel over the talent of this baby boy of hers, "Have you comprehended anything? Can you use a force?"


    "Hehe," Jodye Trill rubbed his little nose and felt embarrassed. After he woke up from his second baptism of law forces, Jodye noticed those four concept bubbles from the bottom of the pool in his host space were now ever-present floating in his conscious mind. All he had to do was focus on them, and he felt them connect with the force genesis in his origin pool! "I have four, but I can only use three!"


    "Show me!" Lady Isis wore a cold countenance and hid her excitement as she demanded a demonstration. "First release your aura, then absorb the force of heaven backed by your own origin energy, and then fuel your heavenly aura with your concept!"


    "Okay ma, watch, ack!" Jodye''s hand was popped by a magical fluctuation before he could even show his excitement, and instantly he switched his method of delivery, "Master! This disciple will now demonstrate my ability!"


    A silver aura burst out Jodye''s body as the original phenomenon manifested in the air above the white-robed lad. Nine white spheres of light, the size of marbles, floated in the air like little star dots and connected with his aura. Following this, Jodye released his first concept, Eternal Stillness, the Everest! His atmosphere became steady like hundred thousand-year-old mountain, and 15 spheres of pink and blue light spheres the size of marbles manifested next to the 9 original lights. This made a total of 24 marble sized lights, which seem to group together into a star chart. If one were to look from afar, it would look like a small mountain.


    Jodye''s aura then changed into one that seemed mystical and vibrant, making him appear full of abundant life and energy. The 15 pink and blue spheres of light vanished in an instant, as 10 more white lights replaced them. Then, Jodye''s aura changed once more to feel dark and deadly. The 10 white spheres vanished like before, as 10 dark violet spheres took their place. This left Jodye Trill pondering in silence as he had just discovered a problem.


    He could only utilize one concept at a time! He found it impossible to even think about another while he focused on one, and this was with [Pharaoh''s Law active]! However, before Jodye could ponder more on this, he heard his mother''s excited voice.


    "Divine Pharaoh! Joseph, this is absolutely amazing! These concepts, although they aren''t very developed, I''ve never felt nascent concepts so deep and unfathomable. What exactly did you manage to comprehend, boy? This is much too fierce," Isis Trilleck was suddenly hugging her son and flying and spinning around in the air, like an excited little girl.


    Jodye was tickled and pleased with his own effort, as he had never seen his mother so excited and happy. He quite enjoyed this feeling of watching her world-ending smile light up this dark forest. Jodye then briefly told his mother what inspired his concepts. After all, he naturally couldn''t tell her that the inspiration came mainly from his last life''s theoretical knowledge.


    "Okay Jodye, listen closely. The nascent level concept has four levels of completion. Namely: Initial, Basic, Advanced, and Perfected. Your serenity force comprehension is at the first and lowest tier, Yin Force!"Isis Trilleck resumed her stern voice and demeanor as she earnestly instructed her son. "Your yin force will become serenity force when you evolve your concept into something else. This is a matter far in the future, and by then you will be approaching my level."


    These last few words shocked Jodye, as he was familiar with how terrifying his mother could be. How long would it take him to reach that state? He honestly didn''t know, but he knew he definitely would reach it faster than his parents had! Otherwise, he would really consider himself a waste. Therefore he definitely would achieve this!


    "However, your yin force nascent concept is already at the second level of this rank, Basic Nascent Concept. This very impressive! I''m am quite pleased, Joseph, you have made me proud. However, both your magic and voodoo force are merely at the Initial level. Your second goal should be to focus on upgrading these concepts to match with your serenity force," said lady Isis in her trademark cold tone, devoid of any recognizable emotion. She reminded Jodye a little of Sylvester when she spoke like this. They also both used the power of serenity. Would this be a coincidence or would he end up with this character trait too if he cultivated his yin force into serenity?


    "A moment, sensei! If that''s only the second thing, then what''s the first thing I should do?" internally Jodye Trill wondered what his mother would say if she knew he could also use initial level nascent calamity force. It''s not that Jodye suddenly wanted to hide things from his mother, it was just that he genuinely didn''t see how this information could benefit her.


    However, keeping it secret could benefit Jodye in plenty of ways. Anyway, his mother would naturally come to know of it eventually. He was confident that the sleeping Sylvester would likely insist upon this route if he could. Thus, he shut his mouth about it.


    "The first thing you will do is the breakthrough from the Freshman rank straight into the Sophomore rank! Or is there any reason to wait further?" responded Isis Trilleck indifferently. Jodye''s sapphire eyes brightened as he shook his head fiercely.


    Rank Up!!


    He could finally rank up!


    He had almost forgotten.


    ''Let''s see that mutt''s face when he wakes up to witness my accomplishment, hmph,'' thought Jodye, which was accompanied by a snicker from Xavier.


    "Sensei!" shouted Jodye Trill suddenly.


    "Yes?"


    "Why can I only use one concept at a time?" Jodye was actually somewhat worried about this point. It was far less intimidating if he couldn''t combine the might of his forces! However, if he could, then his origin energy''s strength would already surpass his astral might! How could he not desire such a result?


    "This is because your understanding of force is too shallow. Such a thing would only be possible if your comprehensions first exceeded the nascent rank and second were of equal strength. Alternatively, if one concept is stronger than the other, but they are both at least at the minor rank, then it is still possible to use them both. However, any more than two and they have to be comprehended at the same level," lady Isis explained patiently. Jodye''s eyes flashed with the light of understanding.


    "I get it! So this is why the sky-wolves are constantly calling me weak. I am weak indeed. What use is potential if you cannot use your talent well due to underdevelopment?" although Jodye Trill berated himself inwardly, he wasn''t dejected. Rather, he was now incomparably excited as he responded to his mother, "Sensei, do I have to advance all my concepts at the same time to advance in rank?"


    "No. However, it will still benefit you greatly in the future if you choose to do so before each advancement. Also, I will definitely make sure you do so. At the Void Door Realm, these comprehensions will provide your body with endless benefits."


    "Mom, can you tell me the realms of Sage cultivation now?" asked Jodye.


    "Fine. As you know, Joseph, your current cultivation is in the first rank of the Scholar Realm. The next realm up is the Earth Science Realm. After that is the Void Door Realm, and then the Void Philosophy Realm. The highest known realm on this Gaea Minor World life star is the Celestial Mapping Realm. The experts at this realm, or the equivalent of the Twisted Fate Realm of the saint path, are referred to as Pharaoh by the people of this world.


    "However, this is absolutely not the peak of the universal dao. Merely, knowing more than this will do you no good at your current rank," Isis Trilleck created a small table made of ice as she spoke and then sat in a crystal chair made of pink ice shards. Taking a jug of tea and some cups out of her spatial ring, she summoned her son over. Jodye hurried to his mother''s side to pour her drink for her, of which she took a dainty sip.


    Jodye Trill grew slightly suspicious at the way his mother spoke occasionally. It didn''t quite add up, as she seemed to talk about this world as if it was beneath her notice.


    How lofty!


    How arrogant!


    Isis was Jodye''s hero, he wanted to disdain an entire planet with his strength too. Merely, his mother was strong but wasn''t quite so strong was she? At least, he was confident that grandpa Geb was stronger! His father and that other grandpa shouldn''t be too weak either.


    "How do I advance my rank, Sensei?" asked the Jodye Trill who had long since given up on books and traditional knowledge.


    "Cultivate as normal, filling your body with origin energy until no more will fit, or until you can sense the Freshman wall. Once you achieve either of these, you will then forcibly impact the wall with origin energy on one side and nascent force on the other! Once you break through this wall, your origin veins will be able to deliver origin energy straight to your origin pool, and your power will increase. This is called the Sophomore rank of the Scholar Realm. This is your next goal."


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 43 The Young Wolfs Pilgrimage 2

    ¡ª Eastern Badlands, Desolate Wilds


    Two weeks later¡­


    There was a heatwave in the moist but desolate air, with the sound of rippling water running in the distance. Ancient trees rose from the ground and blocked sunlight like so many giant hole filled umbrellas. Only a few spots of sunlight could be seen on the swampy lands.


    The Desolate Wilds covered an enormous area. Some regions were barren with no vegetation and others were lush and green. There were dark energies present and many dead-looking trees. However, the entire area was closed in by tall ancient trees too thick to let the sunlight in. These wilds were dark and damp even in the day time. The Desolate Wilds was full of vicious beasts. Even desolate beasts and tricksters made their appearances deeper in the wilds. Some also reached fifth and sixth levels.


    A level 6 Trickster had strength equivalent to 9 ap! This was the terrifying level of advanced power.


    As the warriors, thieves, and trade caravans crossed the Desolate Wilds every day, they were aware that the high-level beasts only appear in particular areas. However, those at the lower levels were totally vagrant. Vicious beasts are animals that are able to absorb and refine the spiritual forces of the earth. As a result, they are far more powerful than the animals who can''t. Once a vicious beast''s strength surpasses level 9 they will evolve into either a trickster or a desolate beast.


    In general, traders wouldn''t come across danger if they stuck to their routes. Unless they encountered thieves. However, the warriors and soldiers often dived into the dangerous areas looking for challenges, treasure, or lucky chances. As they say, go big or go home. Higher risk equals higher reward. Any warrior who managed to kill a desolate beast of the fifth or sixth level would immediately become a rich man once he sold their nascent demon cores. Each trickster or desolate beast had a nascent monster core inside its body, filled with the essence of their strength.The monster core was of great use to warriors, alchemists, and blacksmiths. Especially the masters.


    As far as killing a trickster of that level to obtain their nascent god cores, or anything else, it was unlikely. Tricksters were far more challenging to deal with. When a level 9 vicious beast with an origin beast bloodline reaches level 10, they begin to evolve into low-level demigod beasts. These beasts possess superior intelligence, but they lack their own complete demigod physique. For survival, they are forced to take on the form of others to obtain the ''life force'' required to condense a monster core by collecting enough of an origin beast bloodline.


    On the other hand, vicious beasts who reach level 10 but don''t have an origin beast bloodline will be classified as desolate beasts. Desolate beasts possess comparable strength to tricksters, but not the intelligence. Instead of a magic god core, desolate beasts absorb death force to form a demonic core. Condensing a demonic core allows the desolate beast to change its physique into that of a demonic beast, bringing them one step closer to becoming a demon that''s able to cultivate Law energy.


    Apart from the monster core, its fur, fangs, bones, flesh, and poison were all valuable to a greater or lesser degree. These beasts were basically walking treasures to experts! This attracted the bravest warriors and soldiers, and occasionally even nobles to adventure in the Desolate Wilds. Unfortunately, most of these people wouldn''t achieve their goals or gain benefits. Many people who have no prior experience underestimate the craftiness and strength of these beasts and pay for this mistake with their lives.


    Deep in a valley of the wilds, five-year-old Jodye Trill was wearing custom black armor made of special materials that outlined his muscles, with a Seven-Colored Serpent design on the chest. His shoulder-length dreaded black hair was pulled into a ponytail at the back. Jodye was currently seated on a branch high in the trees. This branch was so thick that Jodye felt he could do a couple backflips and likely still not fall off.


    Next to him, perched on the same thick branch, was a giant and indomitable looking man wearing the same kind of armor as Jodye Trill. This was the Left-Hand of the Frozen Night Master, Hughes Song.


    Isis Trilleck was finishing up her assignment, so it was currently Hughes'' duty to oversee Jodye''s training. His primary priority, of course, was to prevent Jodye from recklessly endangering himself. Jodye was okay with this, as he didn''t like fighting in front of his mother.


    Hughes observed his surroundings for a while and heard the sound of rapid footsteps in the distance. He spoke to Jodye in a voice full of deep bass, "Okay young master, your chance is coming. It''s two level 1 Earth Spirit Bears! Defeating these vicious beasts will be your next task."


    "Got it. Watch this, girly man!" As Jodye finished speaking, he hopped right off the branch into the dead bushes and grass 10 meters below. Hughes rolled his eyes at this obnoxious kid. He couldn''t pummel him anyway so he wouldn''t let his mind be affected.


    Jodye Trill landed on the forest floor in a small cloud of dust. The pupils of his sapphire eyes went vertical as [Pharaoh''s Law] manifested on his head, and the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light. The grimoire flashed open to the second page, and a magic circle lit up on the ground next to Jodye. A raging pillar of green and black fire rose up from the magic circle and became a three-meter tall wolf with metallic black fur.


    There were serenity runes on both of its sides and a two-meter-long black angel wing on its right shoulder. Floating around the huge wolf was a pale golden celestial ribbon that looked surreal, like a hologram. There were runes for destruction and sky scattered all over the ribbon. This was Jodye Trill''s combat guardian, Sylvester Tricko, the Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf! Sylvester sat on his hind legs and stared straight ahead as if this entire world were beneath his notice.


    Hughes'' eyes went wide looking at this big wolf! Hughes had been guiding Jodye''s practice for four days now, but this was the first time he had seen the boy summon his artifacts since he previously ranked up, "So that is the legendary Sky Wolf. Imposing indeed. Even scarier is that this kid can summon his combat soul to fight for him at the Sophomore rank. The ancient grimoire, the summoners path. Interesting¡­"


    The trembling on the ground increased in intensity and two giant grey bears, with bulging muscles that appeared to be made of stone, and an earthen rune on each of their foreheads, pushed through the trees to peer down at the boy and sky wolf. These Earth Spirit Bears were standing on their hind legs at 12 meters tall, making Jodye feel like he had to fight a stone building and not a bear.


    "Listen, kid, if we both use your origin energy, you won''t be able to sustain the summon for more than an hour," came Sylvester''s indifferent voice to Jodye''s mind via telepathy.


    "Do I even need to use origin energy?" shrugged Jodye Trill. He stomped his leg and shot forward!


    "Reckless pup," snorted Sylvester under his breath. The Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf then released a golden aura as various light spheres begin to form from the origin phenomena, "Tsk, still weak."


    Before the phenomena could finish forming, the Cosmos Devouring Sky took a step forward and disappeared into the void with a small ripple, like the space in front of him was a pool of water. When he appeared again, he was hovering in the sky above the shoulder of the Earth Spirit Bear on the left, catching the Earth Spirit Bear totally off guard! Sylvester spat out Sky Fall Flame from his maw like a flamethrower.A wave of green and black flames impacted the Earth Spirit Bear and sent it tumbling through the mud and the trees. The beast''s howls of pain caused the few birds remaining in the area to flee.


    Hughes was shocked when he saw the gold aura surrounding the Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf and the 28 light spheres. He could see that 13 of them were white and 15 of them were pink and blue, and they were in the shape of a crescent moon. This was clearly Jodye''s atmosphere! However, those flames were far more intimidating then fire should be at that level.


    "The combat soul can already use the strength of his host''s origin energy? Is this the effect of the heavenly grimoire? However, it seems Joseph expects to be able to fight at the same time? Overestimating himself."


    Crash!


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill dodged the deadly huge stone claws, and fierce chomping of the opposing Earth Spirit Bear, as trees were ripped to shreds and the land was damaged. Jodye swiftly jumped and dodged in every direction, infuriating the Earth Spirit Bear into stomping on the earth with a pale khaki force. Huge earth spikes burst up from the ground aiming to impale little Jodye! Hughes paled and was ready to take action. This young master was too reckless! This Earth Spirit Bear had developed the perfection level nascent concept, it had the strength of45 bp! However right before Hughes was about to act, sheer force momentum burst out from Jodye''s body. This momentum was so strong it shocked Hughes into inaction.


    "Momentum¡­? How in the...?"


    In reality, Jodye had yet to feel pressured! With both [Pharaoh''s Law] and his seven astral points active, Jodye Trill''s senses and reaction speed were bestial. His physical strength backed by astral might had far surpassed this level 1 vicious beast! It almost felt like things were moving in slow motion. Jodye sidestepped an emerging earth spike and jumped on to it as it rose in the air. Circulating the Titanic Rage Law, Jodye noticed a mysterious ripple in his seven astral points. He could now recognize that this felt like a force! His body was producing its own energy thanks to practicing the Titanic Rage Law!


    Combat force!


    Jodye now possessed the combat force of the ancient Titan Clan, his body radiated with titanic rage force momentum. Force momentum was the accumulation of energy around an expert that forms a type of shield and also boosts attack power. Only real experts could possess it! The angrier he became, the fiercer his force momentum! After the earth spike reached two meters, Jodye leaped and shot himself like a slingshot into the Earth Spirit Bear''s abdomen with the Fist of Might!


    Bang!


    Crash!


    The Earth Spirit Bear was foaming at the mouth as it stood to shudder in place, a huge bloody hole steaming in the middle of its body. Due to the Earth Spirit Bear''s hard exterior coating, the other third of its body had made a crater a few meters away.


    "This is¡­?" Hughes could tell that Jodye wasn''t using origin energy in last that attack. If anything it seemed like he used the purest and fiercest strength possible! Not even some saints could punch like that.

 44 The Young Wolfs Pilgrimage 3

    Jodye Trill landed on the ground behind the spasming Earth Spirit Bear as it collapsed. The void above him rippled, and a black sky wolf puppy emerged and fell on his head. After swatting at the air, Jodye looked at his fists reminiscing over that previous feeling. While Sylvester, on the other hand, casually flew over to the dying Earth Spirit Bear and unleashed a golden atmosphere again as he spat out more sky fall flames. It was a far more wondrous sight watching this little puppy spit out a pillar of fire with the same force as when he was big.


    Wail~


    The Earth Spirit Bear let out a series of pathetic and heartbreaking sounds as it burned alive. Sylvester Tricko remained indifferent towards this and flew off to the steaming chunk of carcass a few meters in the distance, incinerating this as well. This seemed cruel and unnecessary in Hughes'' eyes, but the utility of this combat soul had currently startled and horrified him. He wondered what kind of monster this kid was growing up to be.


    Although this was just a level 1 vicious beast, even Jodye thought this was a bit over the top, so he spoke to Sylvester via telepathy, "Why do you burn them?"


    "I am refining them. Vicious beasts begin absorbing the forces of the heavens and the earth from conception. Their bodies are far tougher than heroes, especially those of the earth and metal elements. With the Sky Fall flames, I can extract the energy in their body for you to refine and improve your physique." Sylvester flew back over and landed on Jodye''s head again, stretching out and laying down. This time, Jodye was a lot less bothered by this suddenly adorable puppy on his head. He indeed needed to improve his body''s foundation! "This may greatly assist you in your body transformation path, you don''t even understand the secrets of lifeblood. Strengthening your own will only benefit you, believe me. If old knife-ears over there plans to show you the fundamentals of Saint cultivation, then its that better you solidify your foundation in the Titanic Rage Law first."


    "No way Sly, are you serious? You''ve just got to be shitting me. You can help me improve my physique as well? Are you kidding? That''s super lit, why didn''t you say that before? We could''ve long since been slaughtering these level one vicious beast!" Jodye Trill grew incredibly excited at this sudden news. Jodye honestly had no fear of any beast under level two.


    However, once it was level 2 or above that would be another story altogether. Unless, of course, he could achieve a breakthrough in the Titanic Rage Law! He had to reach the limit of the human body before advancing to the next stage, or he was insulting his own destiny! To be a Hero who is more powerful than the Heaven Slaughterers, that currently remained Jodye''s most fervent desire.


    "I have no idea what you''ve just said to me. What a barbaric era you must have grown up in." Sylvester''s sneer came across crystal clear. He spoke haughtily via telepathy, "Furthermore, you are far too weak to facilitate my abilities, I can do a lot more than what the current you would imagine being possible. Besides, this is not something we can do in excess or you will contaminate your source. Even now you must go through a round of cleansing before I would allow it to happen again. I would suggest we specify our targets in the future. If the target is fitting to your own bloodline, this contamination will not happen. Consider these Earth Spirit Bears as my gift to you."


    The state of Jodye''s current physical strength was only equal to a little less than 33 points of battle power, or 33 bp. However, once he activated his astral points, each point would explode with astral might! The first rage battle skill of the Titanic Rage Law, the Fist of Might, allowed Jodye to circulate all his astral might and direct it to explode from a single point!


    Through this point, he could blast out with titanic rage force containing the full brunt of his strength comparable to 57 bp! Level 1 vicious beasts only had 20 bp, plus the advantage of any concepts they had inherited from the heaven and earth. This was the reason Sylvester was able to instantly slaughter the first Earth Spirit Bear, he had attacked before the opponent could even react and draw strength from its concept! Even the remaining Earth Spirit Bear possessed around 45 bp because of the power of its perfect level nascent force concept.


    Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop Jodye from slaughtering it.


    Hughes lightly landed on the ground next to Jodye, ready to caution this young master not to be too ruthless or cold-hearted. He feared the boy took pleasure in tormenting others. However, before he could speak, green and black flames erupted to life from the maw of the sky wolf puppy on the young master''s head. The puppy and its owner were then shrouded within the fire. Without wasting time or words with Hughes, Jodye Trill immediately sat down and entered his host space, before activating his mind''s eye technique which was augmented into Mind''s Lamp due to [Pharaoh''s Law]. Circulating the Titanic Rage Force, the mantra echoed throughout his host space.


    "The night is long and dark, though my heart is darker."


    "The river is endlessly dropping, unaware of stopping."


    "The light gives us life, and the dao creates the heart."


    "The Heaven''s call to the sky, if they fall it was mercy''s fault¡­"


    Jodye focused as he used his mind''s lamp gather astral might from the surrounding spiritual energies, refining the spirit points in the balls of both his feet! Meanwhile, rage runes were being produced from the mantra in his host space. These runes slowly gathered and glowed with crimson light as they condensed into hieroglyphs that disappeared into Jodye''s body, merging with his flesh.


    Since Sly had found a way to help him, he was going to try and make two astral points at once! Meanwhile, Sylvester defied gravity and expanded back into his child form, turning into a mystical looking five-meter tall sky wolf. He opened his huge mouth and inhaled, causing all the sky fall flames in the area to be sucked into his belly. The only thing that remained in the area where the beast corpses had been before was small patches of purple and pink ice.


    Sylvester turned into a purple light and zoomed into Jodye Trill''s glabella.


    In the host space, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] emitted a dazzling purple light before the five-meter tall Sylvester flew out and over to Jodye Trill''s condo, sitting aloof next to his host seal. Instantly, Jodye felt a massive influx of spiritual energy course into his body, invigorating his blood and organs, assimilating with his flesh! In this process, they begin to fuse with the raging force to enhance his entire being.


    "Woah¡­this is amazing," Jodye exclaimed in pure ecstasy at the marvelous feeling, but he swiftly regained focus. He felt his body growing stronger on a fundamental level, this was an improvement of his body''s overall potential! It was only a slight improvement this time, but what if they kept fighting stronger vicious beasts? Or even stronger than that? Jodye realized that he had indeed been short-sighted before.


    Who could know Sylvester would be this useful for his cultivation? This was likely only the tip of the iceberg, as the disdain in Sylvester''s voice had yet to ease in the slightest.


    Anyway, due to this improvement, Jodye Trill suddenly felt like it was surprisingly more comfortable to clear these two spirit points. However, he could barely appreciate this under the insane pain. He felt like he was taking a jackhammer to his soul. It almost drove him nuts, and he had to fight hallucinations of massacring masses of people with his bare hands like a psychopath. These hallucinations were terribly vivid and were beginning to leave a deep imprint on Jodye as they persisted.


    "Endless Carnage¡­ the path of slaughter!"


    Meanwhile, an hour later red trails of steam begin to rise from Jodye''s body as he cultivated next to Hughes and three other nobles in the middle of the forest. Hughes had a big headache when this kid decided to suddenly close himself off from the world, but as he was the young master, there was nothing Hughes could do but call for back up to ensure the brat''s safety. This back up arrived in the form of one handsome and elegantly dressed brown-skinned male who looked to be around 20 years old, and two pretty fairy-like twin little girls, with creamy white jade-like skin, pointed ears, and emerald green eyes and hair, who looked around 11-years-old.


    One had on a fashionable blue dress, and the other had on an elegant green dress, but they both wore the Frozen Night division badge on their shoulders. If Jodye were currently paying attention to his surroundings, he would recognize this brown-skinned young man to be the Rondo whom he had once seen in a battle above the clouds!


    "Hughes, I see you broke through once again. Perfected Gold Mage rank, truly impressive," said Kold Rondo motioning to pat Hughes on the shoulder. Merely, Rondo''s hand only landed a bit above his elbow as Hughes'' frame was simply too massive, "You can be promoted to an honored elder if you wanted! What a pity¡­"


    "My loyalty is to the Frozen Night master, not merely the House Trilleck," Hughes admitted directly.


    "You don''t think it is pitiful to work under one such as her for always¡­" said one of the pretty fairy-like twins, who had a vibrant and bubbly smile.


    "¡­and forever?" finished the other twin who was shy and held on to the back of her sister''s arm at all times.


    "It is nothing to be pitied. You should not question your master. Our destiny is not limited to this country," Hughes was far more gentle when speaking to these two pretty elven girls. However, this was a point of view that Hughes had never once tried to conceal. In fact, many other elders of the house were quite discontent with this subtle giant, who always stood half a step behind the first lady of the house. Hughes stood imposingly overlooking the surroundings on full alert. Vicious beasts frequented this area, after all.


    "No, it truly is a pity! As a newly promoted honored elder, I can not challenge a mere normal elder to a duel. It is beneath my status," Kold Rondo beat his chest once before continuing, "Yes, it is very pitiful for me. I thought you might be a good warm-up for the Wolf King Tournament in three years."


    "You overestimate yourself," snorted Hughes aggressively, as pale purple force momentum subtly built up around his steel like muscular body.


    "Hey now, that''s no way to address this honored noble is it?" Rondo had his hands on his hips, and his head cocked to the side like a gangster.


    "You overestimate yourself¡­your honor." Hughes rolled his eyes and replied.


    "Hahaha! Now there, buddy was that so hard!" Rondo patted Hughes back as the elven twin pain giggled at the friendship of these two warriors. " All is well, all is well, haha!"


    "So...," asked Rondo, getting down to more important matters, "What''s the story with the kid? I thought you were escorting him on his pilgrimage to the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner."


    "Indeed, I am currently in the middle of that task. However, while taking some time out to train the young master, he unexpectedly demolished two Vicious Level 1 Earth Spirit Bears. After that, he seemed to have comprehended something from this experience. The brat is scary indeed." Hughes snuck a glance at this curly headed young master of his who sat lotus style a few meters away.


    "Oh my," said the fairy-like twins in unison.


    "Wow, so strong? That''s really not bad." Rondo rubbed his chin in admiration, "Definitely the lord''s rumored prodigal son."


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was totally unaware that he was the topic of this conversation. He was sweating bullets, and his skin looked beet red as red steam shaped energy came from his body. Two hours later Jodye suddenly stood up and roared to the heavens as a dense pressure was released from his body, the wind causing a mild breeze to spread out. Jodye''s body had cooled off, and his skin now looked smooth and lustrous. His muscles were deeper and visibly more defined. With the thought, the [Cosmos Revealing Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light and flipped open to the first page.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 5 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 125% Health, 6:49 pm]


    ''Sage Path: Scholar Realm,Basic Sophomore rank, 13 bp.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Level 9 Wimpy Man Realm, 89 bp (+41).''


    ''Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 64%.''


    [Tier 1 abilities unlocked]


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Wolf, Compatibility rating: 22%. ''


    [Tier 1 abilities unlocked]


    "Haha, awesome! It feels so great! This is definitely the best feeling," Jodye Trill laughed boisterously, "Level 9 Wimpy Man Realm. I should be the first, haha!"


    This was a great achievement! Forget level 2 vicious beasts, Jodye Trill currently felt like he could take out level 3 vicious beasts in just one blow! Of course, this was if the level 3 vicious beast was totally unguarded, and he used a well-timed Fist of Might. Otherwise, it was still impossible. However, Jodye felt he at least had some capital to protect himself in this these crazy wilds now.


    "Wow, how handsome."


    "Hello, little handsome."


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    Sky Fall Legend

 45 The Happening 1

    Jodye realized with a start that there were the faces of two amazingly pretty girls positioned directly in front of his own face. He could feel the wind of their breathing against his skin. He stared with a blank face for a full minute before reacting, "Um, hello. I''m Jodye. Who are you pretty big sisters?"


    When Jodye Trill said ''pretty big sisters'', the two little girls looked at each other, and then giggled. The girl in the blue dress spoke up first in a sing-song voice, "Hi handsome little brother Jodye, I''m Sophie! This is my sister, Levi."


    "You''re too big to be a little brother though," said Levi shyly from behind Sophie. This prompted Jodye to reflexively extend his spiritual sense outward out to observe himself and the area.


    Indeed. Shockingly, Jodye''s height now solidly surpassed a meter reaching about 55 inches. Jodye Trill rubbed his nose embarrassedly at this discovery. The three meter tall Hughes, the only one who Jodye felt should have been shocked as he just grew several inches in a day, just looked on nonchalantly. As a child he had had many growth spurts as well, so this didn''t seem strange to him.


    "Well¡­I''m only five this year¡­so. Hey! I know you!" It was at this moment that Jodye Trill noticed the well dressed young man next to Hughes with stars in his eyes like he was meeting a famous rapper from his old world. This man had left a deep impression on Jodye when he had first come to this crazy world! He could said to be responsible for Jodye wanting to be a Sage. His mother had told him many things about this man, and even recruited him after that day! He was an amazing sage who could defeat sages in the next realm! He was also an honored elder and even had a title! "You''re the Inexhaustible Flame, Kold Rondo!"


    "I knew I liked this kid," said Kold Rondo to Hughes before walking over to Jodye Trill like a hero meeting a school boy, "Young noble Joseph, well met! Cleaned up some first level clones eh? Fine work lad, fine work, haha."


    Just like that Rondo and Jodye Trill instantly hit it off, maintaining a steady flow of conversation as the five of them journeyed towards the secret Trilleck Villa where the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner would be held in a week''s time. During this week Jodye hunted four level 1 and three level 2 vicious beasts, while taking battle advice and cultivation tips from the four experts by his side.


    "It''s an avian type beast, young Joe, you have to lure it down to your level! Reveal an opening in these situations, before turning the tides!" commented Rondo, as Jodye Trill activated his nine astral points and jumped off of a tree to catch a level 2 Frenzy Bat in the air. His immortal battle force surged as he exploded with the strength of 12,950 pounds of physical might, dropping into a spinning pile drive! The level 2 Frenzy Bat was flattened into mush. As Jodye disengaged right before impact he was left without stain.


    Rondo''s jaw hung briefly before he recovered, "Ahem, as I was saying. The previous strategy was of course aimed towards those with any aerial prowess. Those with should use the terrain to thei advantage to strike the opponent off guard, hahaha, good job, good job."


    Jodye was speechless at how shameless this honored elder level character could be. Wouldn''t he make honored elders everywhere embarrassed?


    "Little brother sure is strong. That''s the eighth level 2 vicious beast today," marveled Sophie. Even her sister and herself weren''t so strong at the young master''s age.


    To Jodye''s complete surprise, Sophie and Levi were both already at the Mage rank. Despite their appearances they were actually 16 years of age. This was only a bit of a relief to Jodye, as he felt he may be able to compare to these girls in a few years. He had thought they were like twelve or something with that cultivation! If it was like that, Jodye would''ve begin to wonder if he was truly as talented as he originally thought.


    Even he didn''t believe he would achieve the Mage rank by twelve! That was simply too monstrous. One had to know, it took Jodye nearly four years to advance one rank! Cultivation was truly a time consuming event. Sophie and Levi were elves from Rodinia in the south. Their parents were killed by assassins, but they were rescued by the Frozen Night Master, and Jodye''s mother, Isis Trilleck.


    Two days before the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner, the team was about 300 meters away from the secret location of the Trilleck Villa. As they walked down a hidden forest path, Hughes was in the middle of lecturing Jodye about how he should stop provoking powerful beasts.


    "For instance, that level 3 Death Hawk. You actually dared to jump on its back when it dived and missed its attack! This was truly foolish! What kind of idiot taught you that?" berated Hughes.


    "Haha, but buddy didn''t he end the fight in a glorious manner, stomping the Death Hawk flat into lunch meat." laughed Rondo as he patt Hughes'' elbow.


    "Keep your bad habits to yourself, Kold. The young master practices the same path as our FrozenNight mistress," replied Hughes. "He will one day shine resplendently."


    Merely, Jodye Trill wasn''t really listening to these two at this moment, he was anxiously focused on observing their surroundings. Earlier, while Jodye was surveying the surroundings with his spiritual sense he had been noticing some slight movements right outside the range of his perception. It was as if several people were surrounding them under the cover of shadows. After breaking through to the Sophomore rank, the range of Jodye''s spiritual sense increased to 30 meters around himself.


    With the augmentation effect of Pharaoh''s Law his spiritual force would temporarily reach level 3, and this would temporarily increase his perceptive range to 80 meters, and the spiritual sense would transform into spiritual awareness. This was a change in the quality and depth of perception. It was like going from two dimensional to three dimensional. However, Jodye felt that one of the experts accompanying him should be able to notice if something was amiss. Perhaps he was being too paranoid¡­ or so he was thinking, until Sek Si had suddenly appeared in front of him!


    Her voiced was urgent and panicked, "Young master, we must hurry and escape!"


    "Trippy!" With a thought Jodye immediately activated his source artifact to check on his suspicions. While Hughes and Rondo were quipping with each other, these events didn''t go unnoticed by the the twins Sophie and Levi. When Sophie saw someone dressed as an assassin appear in front of Jodye, she was poised to attack before realizing it was a child, and thus converging her aura that almost surged out. The Frozen Night Master had briefed them of a child assassin that was contracted to the young master. Meanwhile, Levi felt the spiritual awareness fluctuations pass by her and was initially shocked, before she glanced at Jodye and seem to have a realization. She immediately sent out her own spiritual awareness.


    After extending his spiritual awareness to around 40 meters Jodye begin to turn pale. There were numerous dark shadows dashing through the trees and in the bushes in the surroundings, following them and surrounding them from almost all sides. Only the path directly to the east wasn''t completely boxed in yet. Jodye didn''t feel like he had the time to explain, or even speak with Sek Si about the details.


    ''Cosmo'', with a thought the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire appeared in front of Jodye Trill in a flash of purple light.


    [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]


    ''Seal 1: Summoner unlocked''


    ''Seal 1: Combat Mode unlocked''


    Jodye could currently keep his source artifacts active for around two hours if he was using them both, and for five if he only used one. However, in truth he typically only kept the grimoire active if he needed to summon. Another part of the first seal had been unlocked, called combat mode! This ability of the grimoire allowed the combat soul turned guardian to advance to its next form during battle! It also created a halo of protection around the host.


    Sophomore rank Sage''s combat soul''s would be freshly awakened to their infant forms. Infant form combat souls can only leave the body in astral form. They can''t attack, and can''t be seen by others. As they do not have physical forms, they can only absorb and distribute force. Combat souls usually only become visible if the source artifact is summoned. But Jodye''s source artifact allowed the combat soul to not only be visible, but it was already a real physical entity, a guardian!


    Even though the grimoire had unlocked another part of the first seal and had some type of invisible natural barrier that could protect him from harm, Jodye didn''t feel challenged sitting back and watching his guardians do all the work. How could he ever be okay with that? This was called using the strength of others. Jodye wanted to conquer others with his own strength. The grimoire flipped open to the second page, glowing resplendently.


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 55%''


    ''Tier 1 Primary and auxiliary abilities unlocked during combat mode.''


    ''Summon time: Five hours''


    Sylvester Tricko emerged from a magic circle on the ground in a pillar of sky fall flames. Jodye Trill grabbed Sek Si in his arms and leapt onto Sylvester''s back, "Sly, why did our compatibility drop again?"


    "My spacial powers are above your realm, thus straining our souls. Merely, if I use my devouring powers to attack then I may get carried away. I must wait until you are able to wield this power without me," replied Sylvester indifferently. "Less of this. We''re surrounded."


    "Not quite. Go 30 meters east, 2 minutes," Jodye had his own thoughts in regards to Sylvester''s expenditure of power, but he became focused again after Sylvester''s reminder. He turned his head and called out to the still arguing Hughes and Rondo, "Hey guys theres big trouble! We''re surrounded by someone, follow me!"


    Sylvester heard Jodye had finished and took off to the east! The Sky Wolf had actually covered 30 meters in a mere few seconds of running before he leapt into the sky, defying gravity. However, Jodye noticed that his speed decreased substantially in the air. As they rose higher into the air Jodye''s face grew more and more solemn.


    While Hughes and Rondo were initially dazed, Levi immediately followed Jodye without hesitation, prompting Sophie to do the same while calling back, "Guys lets go! The young master could face danger!"


    Hughes and Rondo''s faces both changed. They instantly recovered and rapidly shot past the girls after Jodye Trill. However, as soon as the started moving dark shadows started zeroing in from every direction. Sophie was already muttering an incantation with a violet aura surrounding her. Inside her aura the phenomenon of the heavens and the earth was swiftly manifesting.


    "Celestial Body!"


    "Attack at full power!"


    "Where is the boy! Find the boy! Killing the boy is priority major!"


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    Sinister voices begin to shout in the surroundings. The sky was suddenly lit up with hundreds of terrifying forces and weapon lights flying toward the group of four rapidly at full speed! Milky white incantation runes continued to fly out of Sophie''s mouth as her violet aura exploded outward. Thousands of different colored marble sized light spheres formed the shape of a fierce-looking shark constellation that swam around in Sophie''s aura.


    The hundreds of attacks landed on them right as Sophie screamed out, "Immortal Water Barrier!"


    The incantation runes that Sophie produced scattered flew into the perimeter. At Sophie''s shout, water element started pouring out from the runes, and before long the four nobles were surrounded by a huge sphere of water. The attacks all crashed into this barrier in a terrifying way, causing Jodye Trill who watched from above to shiver. He wasn''t sure whether or not those four could survive such an assault.


    This was definitely bad. Even worse, these people seemed to be targeting him. Jodye thought this was bold until he realized that if they dared to sneak an attack on him, could it be they had a reason to not fear his mother''s retaliation? Could something have happened to his mother? Jodye Trill had a really bad feeling. It was like a dark cloud hanging in the skies, that you could see the ends off. This made Jodye nervous.


    "Who the hell are these guys?" asked Jodye Trill as his rage started to slowly bubble.


    "They smell like Dark Elves. Elven warriors who practice dark power inheritance, like your shadow girl." Mumbled Sylvester out loud, completely scaring the shit out of Sek Si.


    "IT¡­It¡­it can speak!?" Sek Si''s mind short-circuited. She had never thought would meet such a creature as Jodye in this small world. She couldn''t believe it. His combat soul could talk! It was conscious!


    "HE can speak. And yes he can, indeed. Less of that Sek, how long were we being followed?"Jodye Trill, of course, took note of Sek Si''s reaction. From it, he realized that he couldn''t easily share the fact that his combat souls possessed consciousness. However, telling Sek Si about this was truly no different from telling himself, what did it matter?


    I don''t know, I was cultivating in my shadow space when I felt several powerful auras lock onto you remotely. So I immediately scouted the surrounding shadows. When I did so, I saw many assassins in leather armor surrounding us.


    "You can sense when others have locked on to my aura? Wait, people can lock on to aura?! Is there anything we can do?" Jodye asked Sylvester expectantly.


    "There is simply no need for you to act. Have you not yet learned how to detect the spiritual sense of others? Are you seriously so ignorant? We are truly doomed," Sylvester said indifferently. Jodye was speechless. He truly hadn''t ever learned to do such. In fact, he had never even thought about it. Sylvester spat, "Hughes, those other white elves, and the young noble have already ascertained your location. This is because they have seen me fly before, and knew where to look. I assume they''re buying you time by not attacking. The time which you waste by asking me questions."


    Jodye grimaced and firmed his mind, "Let''s go find my mother."


    Right as Sylvester turned to take off, Jodye heard the soft and sweet voice of Levi next to his ear, "Little brother, the Frozen Night Mistress gave you a magic mirror right? Hurry and find the mistress!"


    Jodye Trill was startled, but quickly pulled out a serenity glass magic mirror from the inside of his space ring. Jodye poured origin energy into the magic mirror and a panel lit up. He quickly sent a sound transmission to his mother as Sylvester took to the skies.


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 46 The Happening 2

    ¡ª Trilleck Villa


    Hidden in the center of Eastern Badlands was a gorgeous private resort land, closed off from the outside world by a powerful curse and illusion formation. The cursed illusion formation made this entire region appear to be a poisonous bog, full of high-level desolate beasts. Anyone who mistakenly wandered into this forbidden area would be cursed by one of the illusions they faced and have their life force slowly drawn away.


    Behind this formation, the resort land covered a 30-mile radius with elegant buildings at the center. It was like seeing a small city in the middle of the barren woods. However, at this time there was a massive cloud that floated over the mountains towards the secret villa a few kilometers away. The cloud was full of intimidating explosions of energy from a myriad of terrifying forces. Beneath the cloud, a sinister looking black rain was pouring down in a heavy shower. It seemed to block out the entire sky as it approached the famed forbidden bog.


    As this cloud approached, all the vicious and desolate beasts were almost climbing over each other to escape. Merely, due to the massacre carried out by the dark elves in the wilderness, none of these events had reached the house official''s ears.


    Deep inside the cloud, in the center of a large and evil looking white castle, the White Demon Temple was radiating evil energy. In the main hall, Lord Basalt floated down from the flying cage of women as he formed a purple death cloak made of pure energy to cover his hunky physique. The various victims in the cage watched his tattoed frame disappear in that robe with faces full of fear, disgust, and even a bit of desire. Once seated in the highest throne, Basalt sat with his entire council that was receiving the many experts in white demon robes delivering various reports.


    "Temple Lord Basalt, the emissary from the Oblivion God Cult, has arrived. Lord Basalt, the assassin you sent east assures us that Fort Master Geb Goldwolf will not be leaving his domain in the next few days," Altis Major, the Left-Hand of Lord Basalt, stood in the air and announced their leader. His hood was down, revealing the features of a tall, middle-aged man with evil eyes and a devilishly handsome angular face. He was so attractive that he looked nearly feminine, "In addition, the forward team and the Dark Elves have all made it through the barricade and are advancing on their targets swiftly."


    "This bitch Enora has pleased me. That boy of yours has my blessing, Altis. As soon as the House Lord is in my hands, this will be my first gift to him hehe," the serpentine voice of Basalt reverberated through the hall, and everyone immediately fell silent. "Rotimi sends word that he has located my baby mother. This is excellent. That piece of shit mutt is holed up in his vacation home, utterly ignorant. My brat can do nothing but sit in the throne room under my influence. Now is the time we eradicate House Trilleck."


    Basalt looked to his right and spoke to the one seated in the next throne down, "Trevor, take Altis and corner that old wolf, Abercorn. Suppress him with the Evil Tri-Fang Mammoth Curse. This should give us the time to destroy the wolf pack and that wretch."


    "Yes, my liege." Trevor rose and bowed, before vanishing to complete his mission. Altis Major''s face was stoic, as he too bowed and departed immediately.


    "Helian, you will be responsible for capturing the wives of our targets. You may do as you please, just make sure that they live. This is not a buffet for you alone," sneered Lord Basalt.


    "Yes, my liege," came the voice of the elder closest to Trevor''s seat.


    "Punisher, your Myriad Fiend Army Curse Art seems to have reached great perfection? What is the strongest fiend in our current arsenal?" Lord Basalt then turned to the left to speak to the elder directly opposite of Helian.


    "This humble one is able to command up to 10 Undead Kings. However, for every Undead King, this one would be able to command 20 Revenants," replied Punisher.


    "Good. Take three Undead Kings, and raise an army of no less than 500 Fiends with the rest of your power. This will be the vanguard of our next assault."


    After commanding the rest of his forces, Lord Basalt leaned back in his throne and mused silently, "Soon, Osiris. Soon I will reclaim what you have taken from me. Once I obtain the Lady of the Mist, then I will finally reach perfection. The old bastard wolf destroyed my life as a Pharaoh once. I will not be hindered again."


    Meanwhile, inside the Trilleck Villa...


    In the most elegant mansion of the secret resort land, there was a grand banquet being held. All the famous elite from House Trilleck were present for the feast. Glorious decorations and banners from the different noble factions filled the ballroom. In the most elevated VIP section of the hall, the Lord of House Trilleck was entertaining all the essential elders. At the moment two tall elders who had similar appearances were discussing the ranking of the young geniuses with House Lord Osiris.


    "Tell us, House Lord. Who is it that you favor in this year''s competition?" asked an elder in black robes with a Gold Wolf Head insignia present on the back. These were the robes of the honored elders! There were currently fifteen honored elders in House Trilleck, and the criteria to become an honored elder was to have a strength that exceeded the Gold Mage rank, and a certain amount of merit points within the House.


    "Yes indeed, my lord! We have so many promising new Sage talents this year. It''s sure to be exciting," said another honored elder.


    "Hahaha, Elder Ah Meed, Elder Atah, your honors. I naturally have my eye on a few of the baby nobles, but my sight is mainly on the young wolves. I suppose you two have suggestions for me then?" Lord Osiris was wearing a vibrant red and silver raiment that exposed most of his muscular torso, with a necklace that looked 30% similar to Jodye''s Brave Fang Collar, and many other magical rings and accessories. His long dreads were braided to the back in a fashionable design. His voice was full of pride and majesty.


    "Haha, just as well, just as well. This one does indeed have someone in mind." The first elder to speak was honored elder Ah Meed, "My direct disciple, Victory Ridwan, is only eight this year but has already ascended to the Perfected Sophomore rank. I believe in 12 years he will make quite an impact at the following Wolf King Tournament. Even in the upcoming tournament a couple of years later, he should at least rank in the top 300, or maybe even the top 200!"


    "Little Victory is indeed a great competitor, but he fails and falls short of comparison if one mentions my daughter," replied honored elder Atah. "House Lord, you''ve met Sussan the day she was born, and I believe that grace had carried us down the path of glory! Sussan is a young wolf, with true Mage potential, and she will surpass this father of hers for sure. Perhaps she will be a part of the next generations wolf pack."


    "Oh please, Mavis! The child only has an A Grade combat soul, even the weakest member of the honored pack has a AA Grade combat soul, how could she possibly compare to them?" spat honored elder Ah Meed. "Victory is sure to be tonight''s champion, my lord, top of his rank, with the potential to fight in the next."


    "Gentlemen please, whether tonight will yield victories for Victory or builds suspense for Sussan, I''m sure we will see it for ourselves,"Ke Si poured Lord Osiris a glass of wine, which the lord then held up with a boisterous round of laughter, "There will, of course, be many fine young nobles and cadets who perform here tonight. However, let us not forget that the son of I, Osiris Trilleck, is on the way here from their trials. If one would like to talk about genius, then this child must be the focus."


    "My lord do you mean fourth young lord Jumoke? With all due respect, my lord, the boy is talented to be sure, but ultimately he is just too young," said an honored elder from the side.


    "No, he speaks not of the little fourth, but the little third. Little third was given a suitable mental cultivation method in time for him to partake in the pilgrimage," Mercer Trilleck fondled his red beard as he mused out loud.


    "Ah! So this is the case. Certainly, third young lord Joseph may well have almost caught up with his younger brother Jumoke by now."


    "My Lord, do not forget about young Freda! She is close to ascending to the Junior Spirit rank at a mere nine years old!


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    At the same time, outside of the protective formation covering the secret Trilleck Villa, the hair of Jodye Trill and Sek Si''s fluttered in the wind while riding on Sylvester''s back through the clouds, as they approached the poisonous bog. Jodye wore a stern face as he communicated with his sky wolf guardian via telepathy. There was a huge storm cloud heading in from over the horizon. However, this wasn''t some usual cloud!


    Jodye recognized this cloud as identical to the one over Lake Nicaea. However, he had never seen the black rain back home. He intended to go to take a look, but Sylvester refused instantly. Jodye might not understand the threat that this cloud represented, but how could Sylvester not?


    That wasn''t black rain falling in the distance. Those were Fiends. The evil creature born of malevolence, resentment, and the energy from other negative emotions. These fiends were being manifested from resentment curses present within the cloud somehow. Sylvester knew they had to avoid that cloud at all cost. He actually didn''t even want to go to Trilleck Villa, but he knew better than to push the slightly extreme and utterly impulsive Jodye into a corner.


    When Jodye tried to contact his mother, he was greeted with the sounds of fierce fighting and mother''s frantic voice as she said, "Joseph listen to me, we are under siege! We have been betrayed. The damned white demon has found us, the House''s defenses have completely failed! You must warn Osiris! Jodye find your father! GO, go now! Stay away from everyone do not trust anyone but your own shadow. I love you, baby."


    Clang. Clang.


    "You''re about to love me, bitch," Jodye was able to and a gruff and disgusting voice in conflict with his mother, "I''ve dreamed of the mission since the day I received it. Capture the goddess of the frozen mist, Isis Trilleck. What a real treat. I''ll let your little mutt watch, of course, before we gut him in front of his father.."


    "I''ll kill you!" roared Jodye with green flames dancing in his eyes.


    Sylvester''s brow twitched when he sensed this reaction, "Could it be?"


    "What was that? Bitch, how dare you call for help!" shouted the man before his voice shot in a different direction, "Hey, what the hell is taking that barrier so long?"


    The connection was suddenly cut before Jodye could hear more. He wasn''t sure if something happened, or if his mother had cut it intentionally.


    He instantly knew his mother was in a state of panic and worried for him. Not only that, but she seemed to be in a battle. Merely, how could Jodye Trill retreat on his own upon knowing his mother was in peril?


    "Can''t you, pup, go any faster than this?" demanded Jodye. Sylvester''s speed in the air wasn''t even a tenth of his speed on the ground, it was like riding in a hot air balloon.


    "Do you believe yourself to be light, with such physical strength? Currently, I can only fly using spatial laws. I am limited by your realm, I shouldn''t push it until we know what we''re up against," said Sylvester indifferently. "We don''t want to stress ourselves before we even understand the situation."


    Jodye Trill frowned. He knew that using more abilities would cause a strain on their soul. He could only wait.


    "I have to get stronger as soon as possible," Jodye spoke as if no one else was around.


    "We have to live past today first," said Xavier via telepathy.


    When Jodye and company reached the skies above the poisonous bog, a wave of pressure swept past them. Jodye instructed Sylvester to nose dive rapidly into the purple inky toxic waters, with a plop! Afterward, the scene blurred as they floated forward until a magnificent resort land was revealed in Jodye''s eyes.


    "I wonder how we made it through the formation so easy¡­is it not functioning properly?" said Jodye Trill quietly.


    "The young master was born here. The formation here cannot truly affect you." Sek Si explained from behind Jodye.


    "Sek, can you find Ke Si and my father?" asked Jodye as he turned his head back to look at Sek. He was actually utterly unconvinced by her natural response. Even if the formation didn''t affect himself, would it not affect Sek?


    "Mn." Sek Si nodded her head then melted into Jodye''s shadow, and suddenly Jodye could no longer sense her presence. Sek Si could travel through shadows within a certain range of herself. However, she could instantly appear in Jodye''s shadow from a much more fantastic range. Her Shadow Avatar would grow in strength along with her soul. Jodye decided he should try to help her develop a stronger soul. With a flash of mystic symbols, [Pharaoh''s Law] manifested and wrapped around Jodye''s head once more.


    "Trippy, is there any way for me to pass my Cosmic Vision Scripture to Sek Si?" asked Jodye as he quickly changed his clothes. He felt like he was too bright and easy to target in silver and white. He wanted to wear black. Whenever Jodye Trill had tried writing down the Titanic Rage Law, or the Cosmic Vision Scripture in the past he was just unable to do so. It was like he would become a retard the moment he tried, dull and stupid like a vegetable.


    "Responding to host query: Host''s level of spiritual force is insufficient for this process," responded a bland and emotionless voice, that no longer sounded mechanical like a broken toy, "However, this artifact spirit can extract and store your memories. The host can then share memories using Pharaoh''s Law. How much will be retained depends on the potential of the person in question. Would Host like to store memories with Trippy?"


    "Yes, let''s do it like this." Nodded Jodye. This was precisely what he needed. Even if he couldn''t imprint the knowledge directly like his master, Jupiter Titan the T''Zhane, he could still share the information. He believed Sek Si would be able to benefit from it to some extent, and eventually, he could pass it to her himself.


    "Young master," as Jodye finished talking to himself, Sek Si had already appeared behind him again.


    "Ah, Sek. Do not resist, I''m going to pass you something. Study it well, and your shadow avatar should grow swiftly," said Jodye casually, startling the pretty face of Sek Si, who merely blinked in a daze. The young master was presenting her with a gift? This was the first one ever! One that could increase her shadow avatars strength? What could it be? The uraeus on Pharaoh''s law suddenly emitted a red glow, which turns into a red laser line as it drilled into Sek Si''s glabella.


    "Ah.." Sek Si let out a startled little yelp before she gently closed her eyes as her lashes trembled. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a pair of dazzling sapphire blue eyes staring back at her. There was pale gold light deep in the depths of his eyes, making them seem more imposing. The vertical slits gave the boy''s handsome face a wild flavor that made Sek''s heart start to race. His gentle smile threw her all the way off as she stared up at him in a daze until his words woke her up.


    "It''s good then right? Try to remember as much as you can, but don''t worry I''ll show you again if I must," said Jodye Trill, to which Sek nodded her head quickly like a little chick. This was cute to Jodye, as she was a bit smaller than him now. "Okay, where''s my dad?"


    "I left my avatar so I can take us straight there, but your big wolf is too big for me to take," said Sek Si sweetly, which gave Jodye goosebumps. Sek''s level of charm was far from average, and her words would often sound ambiguous. Jodye feared the day this child matured.


    "This is no issue. Just take me with you, Sly will come with me," said Jodye Trill. As soon he finished speaking, Jodye felt like he fell through the bottom of the world into the vast dark void, and Sylvester landed on his head. Jodye marveled as he was pulled somewhere at high speed. Three minutes later he heard a burst of loud, boisterous laughter before stepping out from behind his father''s back somehow, facing a crowd full of elders and nobles of all ages in a grand ballroom.


    Out of nowhere, the crowd saw the young boy who appeared to be a tall eight or nine-years-old with a little black sky wolf puppy on his head, wearing [Pharaoh''s Law] and the Frozen Night division''s black armor, casually walk from behind the House Lord as if he was always standing there. Everyone went quiet as they stared shocked. Where had this handsome boy with beautiful blue beast''s eyes come from?


    This naturally made Lord Osiris notice Jodye''s presence, to his momentary shock, but he quickly recovered. Since he was aware of Sek''s ability, Jodye''s presence isn''t what shocked him. In Lord Osiris'' opinion, Jodye must have finished his pilgrimage and then used Sek Si to immediately transport himself to his father''s side. What shocked him was the boy''s appearance! How much had he grown in the last month? If he didn''t look exactly like the Lord himself, and walk up wearing [Pharaoh''s Law], then Lord Osiris may not have even recognized the boy.


    "Hahaha Welcome, my boy, welcome, welcome. Congratulations on successfully overcoming your trial! You are officially a Noble Sage warrior." Lord Osiris laughed boisterously and clapped Jodye''s shoulder hard three times, but too his shock his son didn''t even budge, only wincing slightly. Lord Osiris may not have used more than 100 bp in that slap, but he was still shocked at his son''s toughness. The House Lord''s words woke up the crowd as well.


    "Ah, is this young man the fabled third young lord? Truly the heroes are born young!"


    "Young master Joseph, well met! I am the Honored Elder, Ah Meed Dah Shin. If you ever need a sparring partner, my disciple Victory would be happy to share guidance with you."


    "Young man, I am honored elder Atah Mavis. My daughter is a fine young wolf, much like yourself. You two should become friends."


    "Young master Joseph is it true you''re only five this year? You look as old as my two junior disciple brothers, both around the age of ten."


    "Do not question the child of the lord, are you seeking death?"


    ...


    "Dad stop, less of this and less of that! We''re under siege, my mom''s in trouble you have to help her!" Jodye Trill was instantly pissed off when he saw how relaxed everyone was in here. Were they dumb, or just stupid? Shit had already hit the fan out there!


    "Joseph, calm down, what are you saying?" Lord Osiris knelt in front of Jodye to look him in the eye. He had now noticed how pale and anxious this son of his appeared. This was his first time seeing such an expression on Jodye''s little face. Clearly, something terrible had happened.


    "In the wilderness, we were ambushed by a bunch of Dark Elves, assassins dressed in black leather armor. I called my mom, and she told me to find you immediately and warn you that there was a siege and that a white demon found us and was about to attack!" Jodye rushed and explained everything he knew, urging his father to take action immediately, what was he doing still? However, Jodye noticed that the moment the words ''white demon'' escaped his mouth, his father''s face and aura instantly changed. Suddenly, the Osiris Trilleck in front of Jodye was fierce and aggressive, he stood imposingly as he spoke to the crowd.


    "Attention! This, not a drill! We are under attack, everyone to your posts immediately, prepare the defensive formations, I need my Curse Masters in front me in 3 seconds. Honored Pack brothers and sister, I need you to immediately depart and recover the first lady, go right now!!" Lord Osiris wasted no time and gave out orders to the surrounding officials. The officials were startled for a moment, but then the lord''s atmosphere exploded outward as the origin phenomenon formed above him, "I SAID MOVE NOW! LET''S GO, LET''S GO!"


    As Osiris Trilleck and the elders made their move, Jodye Trill whispered something in Sek Si''s ear, then immediately sat down and pulled a mid-grade origin stone out of his space ring, and begin restoring his energy. After checking the time, Jodye confirmed that he could only have Sylvester summoned for less than another two hours and then he would be without him until tomorrow!


    Even though Jodye could still summon Xavier today, Sylvester had been discouraging him from revealing this little brother for some reason he was unwilling to elaborate. So he had decided to only summon Xavier if there was no other option. For now, he would let Sylvester return to the Grimoire willingly, that way he could still use these two hours for later.


    As if he had sensed Jodye''s thought, Sylvester defied gravity before turning into a purple light that shot into Jodye''s glabella. A couple of hours later Jodye had fully restored his origin forces, and he started rebuilding his astral forces. This was far more difficult to do, as he didn''t have anything to help him do so. All Jodye could do was absorb the astral might present in the atmosphere, or extract it from the spiritual energies present in the stalks of saint force grass.


    "Summon me without using the source artifact. I can help you recover." Xavier''s voice suddenly rang in Jodye''s mind via telepathy. Jodye had never done this before, but he somehow was aware of how to do so. Jodye focused on his combat soul, and behind him, an astral projection of Xavier in his infant form appeared floating behind Jodye.


    With his mind''s lamp active, he immediately noticed that all the spiritual powers of the heavens started surrounding Xavier''s astral projection as if he was eating it all. However, what came out of the little mutt''s butt was real astral might. Jodye quickly absorbed it into his astral points, swiftly recovering the energy he had used before.


    "So this is how you use a combat soul without a grimoire, haha. How boring," observed Jodye Trill. Though this was a useful ability, Jodye wouldn''t value it much on its own. The grimoire provided him with far more versatility, he believed he had made the correct choice.


    With his body returned to its peak condition, Jodye put up his things and pulled out the magic mirror to contact his mother again. However, there was no response after a few minutes.


    "Sek Si!" shouted Jodye Trill, his anxiety quietly transforming itself into rage through a magical process. The next second, Sek Si was suddenly directly in front of Jodye again. "Did you find them?"


    Sek Si nodded.


    "Take me there."


    "¡­" Sek Si frowned.


    "This is not a request!" Jodye spoke through gritted teeth. Sek Si just closed her eyes, as she grabbed Jodye''s hand and disappeared into the shadows.

 47 The Night that the Sky Fell 1

    This time Jodye felt like they were traveling for an hour. When the duo reappeared, they were in the shade of one of the branches of a huge ancient tree. Sek Si and Jodye were crouched low on the branch looking down at the scene below. Earth-shaking explosions arose from the center of the vast wild lands. It was like the forest had to bear a bombarding from a rock slide. Massive holes appeared. Pieces of land settled deep into the ground.Trees were broken and knocked away, it was mayhem. Jodye released his spiritual awareness so he could get a clearer picture.


    "Release the First Lady if you wish to survive this, Rotimi Black, you shit. Do not think I cannot recognize your Gu Birth ability. In the West Ward, only your Gurantula combat soul is capable of this. What is the point of these masks?" Mercer Trilleck was fiercely battling against four dark elves in black leather armor. "This is an act of war against the Pharaoh! Do you pussy ass black knife-ears even have the guts?


    "Hahaha, It''s far too late for this," a sinister voice like an evil serpent echoed throughout the wilderness.


    Elder Mercer was clad in blazing armor with five wolves howling at a red moon designed on the rear. He was sending a barrage of enormous fire arrows that seem to be made of liquid magma, as his flaming red hair danced in the wind. The four dark elves were in a strange formation and attacked with various dark power blasts and different glowing weapons. Jodye Trill was under the impression that these dark elves were mainly saints path experts.


    Incantation runes begin to fly out of elder Mercer''s mouth and gather onto the ancient and magnificent bow in his hands, seemingly charging up the firepower to another level. The bow suddenly looked like a miniature sun, and above the fiery aura surrounding elder Mercer, Jodye was able to see 12 fist-sized lights spheres.


    Most of these spheres were black, but four were on fire! The pressure emitted from elder Mercer at this time was able to influence even Jodye, who was at least 45 meters away.


    Swish! Swish!


    Swish! Swish!


    In less than a second, elder Mercer had fired four molten arrows, each landing in a vital organ of one of his opponents, who screamed manically as their bodies melted slowly.


    "How gruesome..." mumbled Jodye Trill. This was the might of advanced power! However, these dark elves were were clearly no pushovers if they forced the Honored Pack to unleash such strength. These warriors were moving at speeds Jodye simply couldn''t keep up with. All over the forest floor below and the sky above it, there were hundreds of dark elves battling the fierce Five Element Wolf pack.


    Sharp sword lights, crushing boulders and walls of mud, chaotic winds, ice spikes, shields and arrows of magma, incantation runes flying every, Jodye Trill had never seen anything like this in real life! He honestly felt like he was in some type of fantasy movie from his last life. Jodye was still trying to find his mother in this mayhem with his spiritual awareness when he suddenly heard a voice in his ear.


    "Little¡­Joe...?"


    A strand of Jodye''s spiritual awareness locked on to a true essence fluctuation by his ear and his head whipped around, as he instinctively sent his full perception in the direction he was looking. To his complete shock, his vision exceeded 150 meters! However, Jodye had no time to focus on this, as over 100 meters away from his position he was able to see his mother. One of her breasts was exposed as she lay against a tree in tattered robes and broken armors.


    There were wounds of varied sizes and blood stains all over her. Isis Trilleck looked pale, and many of her injuries were sizzling dripping with a silver liquid. Jodye Trill felt his heart tighten, as rage begin to erupt from the pits of his soul.


    "Lunar venom! That''s a mid-grade poison! That''s super dangerous, it could permanently damage her potential! Don''t fret, little Joe, get me over to our mom, and I can directly refine that poison!" said Xavier via telepathy, despite Sylvester''s protests.


    "Refine? How?" Jodye Trill was stunned. X could refine poison? Before Xavier could respond, the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire appeared in a flash and flipped open to the third page.


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 22%.''


    ''Tier 1: Primary Spark - Abstract, Catastrophic Hackability''


    ''Tier 2: Auxilary Spark - Meta, Viral Conversion''


    Information about these abilities was detailed in Jodye''s mind. Abstract was the ability to communicate with and ''see'' pixies. Pixies were the most mysterious creatures in existence, they were denizens of the seventh layer of the divine ennead. Pixies had the unique ability and manipulate and invert law systems. The powerful ones could even change the laws within! Catastrophic Hack was a sword attack that could penetrate any defense within the same realm as the attacker!


    Meta was an auxiliary ability that allows the user to invert the function of laws to unlock new skills, like pixies. Jodye was amazed by this. On the other hand, viral conversion refined poison into viral energy.


    "What''s viral energy?" asked Jodye to Xavier via telepathy.


    "Top tier fiend force," responded Xavier, "Trust me, I can do it!"


    Standing guard in front of his mother were two dark elf knights, their faces hidden within black armor. Two meters in front of them was brutal looking and large muscular dark elf in beautiful white robes. The dark eld was removing the white mask covering his face. Jodye thought his face looked like a pug. His skin was purple-grey, and he had a blood red, spiked mohawk. This must be the man the elder Mercer was cursing!


    "To think that the five of them could take on my entire core force. This requires some improvisation. You two guard her well¡­ it seems I will have to take care of this myself," came the evil voice of Rotimi Black. "I will send reinforcements once I can relieve some of the pressure. This Five Element Wolf Pack is truly worthy of its reputation. That chump, Monte, will have to pay me extra for this mess."


    At the mention of the name ''Monte,'' the temperature dropped noticeably. Rotimi Black glanced back at Isis Trilleck, licking his lips, "Do not worry, Rotimi will be sure to continue playing with you later."


    Rotimi Black then whistled sharply, and Jodye saw his mother''s eyes go wide before she shrieked so fiercely in pain. Silver liquid dripped down her body from her many wounds. Rotimi then burst into dozens of tiny black spiders and disappeared. Jodye Trill''s body was emitting heat, as his rage was completely spilling over at this point.


    "Young master, please calm yourself. Young master!" Sek Si was tugging on the sleeve of Jodye''s arm, but he wasn''t responding. She was then alarmed by the heat wave emitting from his body, and begin to shake him. She quickly cloaked his aura with her shadows again, but Sek Si couldn''t be satisfied with this as they were both much much weaker than many of the warriors here. She didn''t think her cloaking would be active towards someone who truly intended to probe.


    "Sek Si, do you see that clearing over there?" asked Jodye Trill suddenly, catching Sek Si off guard.


    "Clear¡­ah!" Sek Si gasped, and her face changed when her eyes landed on the figures in the distance, "Is that the Frozen Night Master?"


    "Can you take us there? To her shadow?" asked Jodye.


    "Young master, those guards are at least experts at the Earth Science realm, even if we know we cannot possibly¡­"


    "Can you take me there or not!"Jodye Trill roared in a low voice. He was clearly becoming impatient. Seeing the intensity of the current Jodye gave Sek Si a feeling she couldn''t recognize.


    "Mn."


    "Then do it. No, wait for a second," said Jodye Trill before contacting his combat souls via telepathy, "X, am I strong enough to hold Fenrir yet? If we attack with all of our strength can we take down those two?"


    "Thanks to the grimoire you should be able to swing my sword once. However, I will likely drain all of your origin energy to use my Catastrophic Hackability just once. After the first time, your origin will be depleted. Catastrophic Hack at Tier 1 can slash and hack through the defenses of anything with up to double the strength of the attack," Xavier explained directly when asked. His voice didn''t do anything to hide his excitement. He was eager to have some fun, as Sylvester had never once let him come out!


    "Jodye, Fenrir is a special weapon. It defies the heavens, you shouldn''t use it so casually yet," Sylvester interjected. "After all, we have the Sky Fall flame! As long as their underneath the mage rank we can incinerate those two no problem."


    "Then can you also retreat swiftly, and directly after attacking without leaving a trace behind? Can you also quickly refine the poison in my mother''s body, converting it into a new boon for us? Can the mighty you also do all of this quietly without making a large commotion? Because with a sword I can do these things with ease, and with X already summoned my mother has a greater chance of recovery! X, your on stand by!" Jodye Trill''s angry voice echoed domineeringly through the host space, as he was slowly losing control over his temper. This caused Sylvester to quiet down as he felt a pressure descend that was so strong he had to ignite the Sky Fall flame to rid himself of its influence.


    "Sek Si, here''s the plan."


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    Back on the tree branch, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light. 30 meters away this flash alerted three of the nearby dark eld archers who were also in the trees. The archers immediately reacted by shooting a barrage of arrows in that direction. However, the targets seem to disappear into the shadows of the tree branches. However, before the three archers could react, the one furthest from Jodye''s original location began screaming as he was drowned in a sea of green and black flames. One by one the same thing happened to all three dark elven archers.


    With a flash of purple light the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] reappeared inside a hollowed area of the original tree Jodye and Sek Si were on. After killing the three unlucky archers, Jodye Trill canceled his Guardian 1 summon and summoned Guardian 2, as the information in his mind updated itself.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 5 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 97% Health, 11:19 pm]


    ''Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal, Compatibility rating: 27%.''


    ''Summon time: 5 hours - Tier 1 abilities unlocked.''


    The third page of the grimoire light up with purple light and out of a red magic circle jumped a handsome seven-year-old boy with canine ears atop his head. His fur was red and covered everything but his bare chest and his privates. On his right and left arms were two large sword god power symbols on his shoulders. Strapped on his back was a huge golden heavy sword with a blade that was glowing red like hot metal, and seven sword god runes appearing on the sword hilt. The sword continually released teal steam like energy. Jodye swiftly gave Xavier some of his clothes, as he had very recently outgrown them anyway. Xavier put on some elegant all white robes and stored the rest away into the red gem on the guard of the heavy sword Fenrir.


    "Okay, I''m ready! Little Joe, let us get going!" said Xavier Tricko, his bright red eyes aflame with light.


    Sek Si felt her whole being quake as she stared at this creature. She suddenly remembered when she had first asked to see the young master''s sky wolf combat soul. She still clearly recalled that back then her young master had asked her "which one?". Today she finally understood why! The young master didn''t have just one Sky Wolf. No, he even had a notorious Sky Jackal! This entirely too rare.The second one was even capable human transformation! Sek Si''s mind was fried, she had no idea how this was possible with her limited world knowledge. If she knew that Xavier was half hero she might pass out on the spot.


    "Okay, Sek Si, remember. When you see me attack, you must already be preparing to transport my mother back to this tree hollow. Once you return for me, then we can heal her. Is your shadow avatar still in the Trilleck Villa?" After Jodye asked her a question, Sek Si simply nodded her head. "Excellent. Let''s Go."


    Isis Trilleck was in a daze as she leaned injured against the ancient tree. Her man-slaying face was pale to the extreme, and her honey brown skin looked nearly green, unlike her usual satiny complexion. Her black armor was broken and tattered, with one of her celestial mountains exposed to the world. Isis'' face was constantly wincing in pain. Her wounds were so severe as her arms laid limply on her sides.


    "In the zone, must remain...unshackled potential must freeze...guarded lust still need..." Lady Isis was muttering incoherently to herself as she struggled to maintain her consciousness.


    She felt like she had just seen her son in the distance, and even tried to send him a true essence sound transmission. She also thought at the time that he made eye contact with her as a result of this. However, after considering it, she believed all of this was unlikely to be real. In her heart, she knew this was probably the effects of the poison. She could barely even control her energy, and it took all her concentration to suppress the impact of the lunar venom.


    Lunar venom was a mid-grade poison. It was deadly in that it absorbed serene power to strengthen itself, and corroded origin energy. Any great sage with serenity force in their bloodline, such as Isis Trilleck, would surely suffer unimaginable pain as the poison wreaked havoc on their veins.


    "However, the worst part isn''t even the lunar venom!" Isis thought to herself during a rare moment of clarity, "The worst is that fucking rampant rodent Rotimi''s fusion soul ability, Gu Birth. Thanks to this ability the bastard''s venom continuously gives birth to little tiny Gurantula spiders in my blood."


    The torment was thus maximized.


    In front of Isis were two Dark Elf knights, equipped with piked battle spears, standing straight up like hills, entirely on their guard. There was a slight force momentum radiating off their bodies. These warriors were not very powerful to Isis Trilleck, as their cultivation base was only at the initial Killer Essence rank of the True Saint Realm. However, a savage killing formation that was powerful enough to eliminate low-level mages without much trouble was directly in front of these guards. Rotimi Black laid this out in preparation for the unexpected.


    Unexpectedly, in the middle of Isis'' thoughts, directly in front of her face appeared a pair of large, phoenix shaped eyes, pitch black like the darkest night. The face attached to these eyes was hidden, covered like a ninja or assassin staring at back her.


    Sek Si?


    Lady Isis cocked her head to the side in confusion without making a sound. Her heart was beginning to panic. Glancing at her left side, she saw a handsome little boy with jackal ears covered in red fur. He was holding his little hand over a gash on her long thigh. Black light glowed on his hand, and silver vapor was rising from her wound. Isis thought she was somehow losing her mind.


    What was all this now?


    However, right at that moment a piece of violet colored clothing floated down and blocked her sight before gently covering her chest. Isis Trilleck looked up and saw a tiny but slightly broad back standing in front of her. He was adorned with a familiar crowned headdress. Two parts of the cloth hang downwards alongside the ears on the front side of the shoulders, and on the backside, the fabric was tied together in a braid and provided with golden rings covered in fate runes. At the top of the headdress sat a golden-winged uraeus and a platinum jackal head.


    However, instead of royal blue and gold stripes, the headdress was red and black. The red was crimson like blood, and the black had mystical lights like stars in a dark sky. If this wasn''t [Pharaoh''s Law], then what was it? In his hands was a majestic golden heavy sword with a red hot blade. Unfortunately, as soon as Isis Trilleck was able to process all of this, her surroundings melted into the darkness, and she saw the boy getting further away.


    "No... NO... Jodye!! Jodye stop no!" Isis Trilleck tried to scream but couldn''t. Not only were those high-level saints likely to hurt her son, even if he somehow managed to fight them the killing formation would easily slaughter him. Merely, what could she do? The gu spiders inside her bloodstream were constantly draining her strength. She would probably die if she weren''t vigilant!


    Jodye Trill lurked in the shadows behind the two dark elf knights. He knew the moment Sek Si disappeared, his aura would be revealed. He tightened his grip on Fenrir and allowed his rage to take over his mind. Jodye''s eyes flashed with an utterly savage light. This time Jodye Trill was truly enraged! His nine astral points burst to life as his muscles and veins tensed to the extreme! Titanic rage force exploded from his body as he circulated the titanic rage law to use the Fist of Might in both his hands!


    "The path of slaughter, slaughter force!" His anger bubbled and astral might circulated crazily through his spiritual pathways until it suddenly synced with his spiritual meridians! Jodye felt his origin energy resonate with Fenrir as a violent sword force erupted to life along with a newly awakened force that poured strength into his muscles. His astral might unexpectedly began to pour into Fenrir from the astral points in his hands.


    "Fenrir can use Xavier''s sword force without him? It can even take in my astral force? So this is a natal weapon!" Jodye didn''t have time to dwell on this, however, as he slashed out with all his might, "Endless Carnage!"


    "Catastrophic Hack!"

 48 The Night That The Sky Fell 2

    RIIIIP~


    "AH¡­AH¡­Ah ARGH!"


    "My force sea! My pure force no!"


    A devastating black sword light ripped directly through the two dark elf knight''s suits of armor. Fenrir came crashing down on them, tearing the first one straight in half in a mess of blue blood and spraying guts. The blade beam continued leaving a bloody gash halfway into the abdomen of the second knight, who landed with a thud on the ground.


    The magic mirror on the second knight''s hip skated away from him in the dirt. The dark elf knight hurried to struggle crawl to it, but he accidentally triggered the killing formation! Savage demonic sickles rose rapidly from the curse marks on the ground like giant shark fins, and sliced off the dark elf knight''s outstretched arm, while another snatched his head off his shoulders from the opposite direction.


    Jodye Trill was stunned as he collapsed to his knees, then rapidly crawled backward while dragging the oh so heavy Fenrir. He paled as he looked at the glowing curse seals arranged on the ground covered in blue blood before they slowly faded away as if they weren''t there.


    "What in the bloody hell was that?" He had indeed summoned every once of his power to deliver that strike. But still, how fucking mighty was that? This Fenrir augmented his power dramatically! Not only that be he seemed to reach a new threshold in his body''s transformation!


    "You finally activated the combat seed, albeit unconsciously," Sylvester told Jodye via telepathy. "Not only that but you somehow used slaughter force with astral might as the base. Good show."


    "Combat seeds? What is that?" asked Jodye Trill as he suddenly felt a soft hand wrap around his own as he melted into the darkness. He felt his body jerk then accelerate like on a go-cart.


    "Remember the when we first met in this life? I said I would give you a gift. This gift was the combat seals of myself and my brother, I imprinted it on your force genesis early, forcing your body to enter the awakening state." Sylvester replied matter-of-factly.


    "You¡­forced me into the awakening state? Couldn''t that damage my potential!?" shouted Jodye, suddenly vexed.


    "Yes," responded Sylvester indifferently, "This is why I took advantage of your weakened consciousness to slowly cook you with the Sky Fall flame, further reinforcing and refining your physique. You currently have the nascent Sky Fall Physique. Of course, to do this, I had to take control of the Main Soul."


    "You can do that?"


    "But of course. Who is it that gave you control in the first place?"


    "This is true. Combat seed though?"


    "The combat seed is the link between your force genesis and the essence of our soul flames. Through it, we may share with your strength as you grow. In exchange, you must facilitate our growth as well." Sylvester''s ever cold and indifferent voice rang truth.


    "So then I also have the dragon''s combat seed?" discovered Jodye Trill. "I get it! Mother taught me that combat souls are able to augment our strength, and the level of augmentation depends on our realm and the grade of the combat soul."


    "See? With just a bit of thinking would you always need to ask these useless questions?" quipped Sylvester. Jodye instantly cut his link with Sylvester in frustration. Nonetheless, he was a bit excited.


    His origin energy was far stronger then what he had previously believed! Had he not broken through to the ninth level of the Wimpy Man realm, his physical strength wouldn''t necessarily be better than his energy. Even though it didn''t help much with his attack, it allowed him to resonate with Fenrir, which added extra sword force to his strike! Although he wasn''t sure exactly how much power was in that strike, he knew it was well above his current level of strength.


    Those knights must have been stronger than he initially thought!


    Sweat appeared on Jodye''s back as he realized how lucky he had gotten.


    "It is good that you realize now how reckless you are," Sylvester said to himself in the Host Space, as he glanced at that huge Volos egg. "Maybe in the future, you will be more cautious."


    Jodye Trill emerged from within the shadows in the tree hollow, which was rather dark in general. Even more so this late at night. However, Jodye was a Sage and could see in the dark to some extent. Not to mention that his right eye had a fair amount of concentrated divine source.


    In the tree hollow, he could see his mother was currently unconscious. Xavier slowly extracted a silvery liquid into a magical black light surrounding his left palm and refined the poison inside of her into a black blob of energy that was floating above his other palm. The energy blob was the size of a fist and slowly increasing in mass.


    "There are a bunch of tiny spiders inside of her blood, this could take forever if I have to do it alone. We can ask Sly to burn all these bugs in her bloodstream, that way they stop releasing venom. Then I can refine the remaining venom and get it out of her," Xavier''s voice sounded anxious which kind of warmed Jodye''s heart.


    Xavier honestly treated him like they were brothers and this was his mother as well. Then again, upon further thought, Jodye realized this was just as much their life as it was his own. This behavior was rather appropriate in that case. Sylvester, on the other hand, was just an asshole. However, Jodye didn''t dislike him at all. In fact, it was quite the opposite.


    "Sek Si, can you check the perimeter?" Thanks to Sylvester''s earlier warnings, Jodye Trill was afraid to use his spiritual awareness right now if he had another option. He wasn''t sure how easily it could be detected by others. Sek Si nodded, then disappeared into the dark. In the meantime, Jodye took out a mid-grade origin stone to restore some of his energy. A strange devouring power suddenly activated in his palm, and Jodye knew Sylvester was silently assisting him. His energy quickly replenished.


    "Jo...dy..." a tiny voice like the softest bell chime reached Jodye''s ear, and he whipped his head around to see his mother, whose eyes were barely open and dazed. As Jodye leaned in close to her, she silently slid a golden crystal ring onto the middle finger of his left hand, then used her remaining strength to mumble an incantation before Jodye could react.


    Jodye was startled, "Mom no, relax! What are you doing?"


    "I love you..so....much...ba...by..." as the incantation finished the golden ring emitted a bright light. When Jodye could see again, the ring had disappeared and in its place was tattoo spelling the name "Rah" in an ancient script Jodye was surprised he could read.


    "Ma what...Ma? Mom?! Mother wake up!" When Jodye looked back up, his mother was unconscious again, and she didn''t respond no matter how she called to her.


    Three minutes later, Sek Si had returned, "Reporting to the young master, the enemy knows that Lady Isis has been removed and his subordinates killed! Apparently, he can sense when the killing formation is activated."


    "However, elder Slaughter also noticed what happened when she sensed your aura and the Five Element Wolf pack started using terrifying attacks and spells! I underestimated them, their only a bit weak. They have successfully tied down the big dark elf and his forces. I estimate we should leave in the next five to ten minutes, or leaving will become impossible once the big baddie catches up," Sek Si looked Jodye dead in his ocean deep eyes without blinking as she spoke.


    Jodye Trill pushed his other thoughts away and immediately summoned the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. Although he wasn''t able to recover a lot, it was enough to facilitate him summoning of a combat guardian. Sylvester was summoned in puppy form in a blaze of emerald black sky fall flames. Jodye was beginning to notice that Sylvester seemed to be capable of transforming his shape at will. The information in Jodye''s mind updated itself.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 5 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 93% Health, 12:15 am]


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 51%.''


    ''Tier 1 abilities unlocked.''


    ''Summon time: 1 hour left.''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 22%.''


    ''Tier 1 abilities unlocked.''


    ''Summon time: 2 hours left.''


    Without speaking the little winged puppy floated over to lady Isis and spat out of a couple of swaths of flame, which he let engulf her before inhaling them again two minutes later. Sylvester landed on Xavier''s head, and the black blob of energy begin to rapidly inflate like a balloon. Three minutes later, once the black blob of power was the size of two watermelons, Sylvester turned into a purple beam of light that flew into Jodye''s glabella, returning to the host space on his own initiative.


    "Show off," Jodye grumbled. Notwithstanding this, he was truly grateful. Sylvester had single-handedly streamlined this process, then returned on his own to the host space, which he discovered conserved summon time and energy. "Truly convenient. X, can you come back the same way too?"


    "Don''t know how," shrugged Xavier Tricko, completely nonchalant. Jodye simply didn''t believe this puppy at all. Xavier''s ears suddenly twitched a bit, before he continued, "Oh, so that it. Okay, watch this."


    Xavier turned into a beam of crimson light that also shot into Jodye''s glabella.


    After Sylvester and Xavier Tricko returned to the host space, Jodye Trill put his arm around his injured mother before turning to look at Sek Si, "Let''s go, mate. Back to the Villa!"


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    ¡ª Trilleck Villa, Event Hall


    Osiris Trilleck was dressed in the House battle armor, red and white caped armor with a black crescent moon crest on the shoulder. The cape represented a specific realm of strength, whereas the black crescent moon represented the House Lord, but they were both the same color.


    Lord Osiris was standing with his hands behind his back on a balcony overlooking the entire Villa. His face was stoic and emotionless, and there was a formless pressure coming from his body. The two elders with him had to leave the balcony to re-enter the building due to the weight of this pressure. It was truly overbearing! They had felt like their bones were beginning to creak.


    Ching-a-ling.


    Suddenly, right before the two elder''s eyes, a shadow walked out of the Lord''s own shadow before a tall butler appeared. He had waist length dreads that were long and white and had little silver bells tied to the end. In fact, the elder''s only noticed the man due to the presence of these bells.


    "Urgent update from elder Fontaine, my lord," said Ke Si handing over a golden wolf head token to Osiris Trilleck.


    House Lord Osiris injected his true essence into the token, and his stoic face changed to one of shock and worry, "How could this be...did he deploy a second team that even the first didn''t expect? How can this plan be elaborate to such a degree?"


    "My lord, at this rate we may lose our only chance to...hm? Oh!" Ke Si stopped mid-sentence let out a startled shout. He just noticed four shadows rapidly approaching his own Shadow Avatar. Two seconds later, Jodye Trill walked out of his father''s shadow with his mother in his embrace. Lord Osiris was absolutely dumbfounded. Not 30 seconds after he received the report about a missing Isis, she was emerging from his own shadow, successfully rescued by his son.


    "Dad help me, ma''s hurt!" shouted Jodye as soon as he appeared. House Lord Osiris quickly sobered up and took his wife in his arms before vanishing without even acknowledging his son. Jodye frowned and looked at the startled head butler, "Ke Si, please, I need you to take me to my parents!"


    Ke Si glanced at this unfathomable youth with appreciation evident on his face. However, his face quickly changed to indifference, "Young master, you have done an excellent job. However, my current primary objective is to send you to safety. Previously, you disappeared. Now, we must leave."


    "Ke Si... take me to my mother." Jodye Trill''s voice was suddenly cold. Ke Si raised his brow as a dark energy mist begin to rise from his body.


    "I apologize, master Joseph, but you will accompany me to safety. Come this way, young master. Sek Si, you will remain here," as Ke Si''s words finished he sealed Sek Si''s avatar within his own, and vanished from where he stood. The next instant he appeared behind Jodye and placed his hand on his shoulder.


    Jodye was enraged as he swatted at Ke Si''s gorilla gripped hand to no avail, before being instantly dragged into the darkness! All nine of Jodye''s emptied astral points suddenly burst to life! He quickly turned his perception inward. To his absolute shock, his origin energy was mysteriously and rapidly being drawn into his spiritual meridians, and back out through his astral pathways.


    His energy was converting directly into astral force!


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 49 The Night That The Sky Fell 3

    Sylvester and Xavier were secretly shocked as they witnessed this phenomenon from the host space.


    "How¡­is he able to do that?" asked Xavier Tricko in utter confusion.


    "Absolutely incredible¡­this law formula seems to truly turn the boy''s rage into power. Indeed worthy of the infamous Titan clan of the Heavenly Slaughter race. I suppose this should be a unique application of slaughter force," Sylvester Tricko''s tail was wagging in appreciation.


    "Are you sure it is merely the Titanic Rage Law? You don''t usually seem so stupid. Such a thing is impossible even for a Titan, otherwise, would they have been so easy for the Sky Nova to eliminate? I think it''s him. Do you think it''s limited to just the conversion of astral might? How about the reverse? What if it also worked for true essence? Then he would truly be a beast," Xavier was growing intrigued with the mysteries of the Titan clan, but he didn''t believe this was directly related to them. It should only be because this technique was being utilized by this freak of nature Jodye, he must be creating something unique.


    "Hmm, it should be that, but there should be a limit as well. However, whose to say its not also possible to surpass this limit?" Sylvester was once again indifferent since he was unable to fool his brother. "At any rate, we must first keep him alive until he can discover these things for himself."


    "Indeed," said Xavier with a nod. "He clearly doesn''t intend to go with this bellhop."


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    Meanwhile, Jodye was currently unaware of this conversation taking place in his head since his fusion soul was still in hibernation.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light, wrapping Jodye Trill in a purple light barrier that knocked away the butler''s hand, and sent him tumbling through the pitch black darkness. Xavier once told Jodye that heavenly grimoires have a natural origin barrier that protects the host to a certain degree, so he had taken a gamble!


    Unfortunately, now Jodye felt like he was falling aimlessly through the darkness for the absolute longest time. After ten minutes he took out a mid-grade origin stone and begin recovering his energy. However, after awhile later he suddenly crashed onto the ground harshly. His grimoire floated next to him and flashed open to the first page.


    [Status: 72% Health, 1:57 am]


    "Ow! Shit! Wait, what!? F#&K, and it''s already been an hour?" Jodye Trill stood up and brushed himself off. He was low on energy before, but his astral might was suddenly replenished to 60% by draining his origin energy, which he had just recovered to 70% in the last hour. Looking around himself, Jodye paled.


    He was standing on top of the heavily battle worn stone stage of a coliseum in the center of the Villa. Half of the Coliseum was missing, and there were blood and bodies all over the place. On the stage around Jodye were a few dead kids, presumably participants of the Young Wolf Celebration Dinner.


    "This¡­" Jodye Trill honestly didn''t know what to say while witnessing this sight. He just climbed out of the hole in the Coliseum walls. This was just too gruesome and terrible. How could things have gotten so bad, so quick? It was no wonder Ke Si was adamant about removing himself from the scene, it was far too dangerous.


    The Coliseum stood on a hill that overlooked the majority of the surrounding Villa grounds. Standing on the broken coliseum walls, Jodye Trill could see it all. There were several damaged buildings, and there were fights all over the place. Jodye saw strange monsters, dark elf knights, and even some familiar faces from the Frozen Night militia. The force fluctuations in the air were fierce and beyond terrifying. In the night skies above the Villa, there was an enormous white castle. There were hundreds of small black horned creatures falling down from the castle. They looked like evil little demons.


    "What the hell¡­" at this point, Jodye was no longer calm. This was like a doomsday movie. What in Gaea were those menacing looking black things?


    "Fiends. Creatures born of evil intention and dark energies. They feed off the power of dark thoughts like resentment, or terror. But the main thing that feeds them is death. These are low-level gremlins, but there are hundreds of them." Sylvester informed Jodye via telepathy. Jodye was enlightened and creeped out. Sylvester continued his observation, "I can even sense the presence of high-level ghouls. This is something you cannot possibly handle. I would suggest you don''t move about randomly."


    CRASH!


    The ground vibrated fiercely as something crashed heavily onto the stage behind Jodye, almost tossing him of the Coliseum walls.


    "What was that?" With a thought, the blue and gold [Pharaoh''s Law] materialized on Jodye''s head, and he sent a strand of spiritual awareness to investigate the scene. Inside a dust-filled crater was a heavily bloodied and battered Hughes Song. Jodye was briefly excited that Hughes had made it out of the forest alive before he recalled that Hughes was currently trashed and his opponent was likely not far away. Anyone who could trash Hughes like this was definitely an existence that he would be powerless against! Jodye quickly jumped down and ran over to the crater, sliding down to Hughes.


    "What are you doing, you idiot, you need to hide!" berated Sylvester harshly. Jodye ignored this and proceeded to shake the mountain-like elf.


    "Hughes wake up, don''t die on me big guy!"


    "Young¡­young master!? No, no you can''t be here!" Hughes struggled to sit up.


    Merely, his words had startled Jodye, "What do you mean by this, Hughes?"


    "Hahaha, is this where the trash bitch ended up? My, my, you flew so far from a mere love tap. You damned insect. To think it was you who first deflowered my muse," This was the first time that Jodye Trill heard an arrogant and sinisterly cold voice that he would remember for the rest of his life. "Oh? What''s this?"


    Floating down from the hole in the still standing portion of the coliseum''s roof was a tall, robust middle-aged man. His skin was the darkest brown, and his face was exceptionally angular and handsome. His head was bald with blue flood dragon tattoos on each side. His brown eyes had an eerie purple glow.


    He wore white robes that had golden-purple snake hieroglyphs made up of runic markings. The snake hieroglyphs moved around on their own. In his embrace was a spectacular looking woman wearing a beautiful white dress, while totally bound by curse seals. This gave her the look of a stolen beauty, and was surprisingly first lady Isis Trilleck! In the lady''s embrace was also an unconscious Kamila Trilleck!


    "Fuck!" Hughes Song stood up high, stepping in front of Jodye. He swore and raised up his combat gear, a huge golden glaive. Hughes looked like a wild savage as he bellowed, "RELEASE HER!"


    Jodye snapped, titanic rage force erupting from his body as he dashed directly at Basalt, "Let my mother go you bald piece of shit!"


    "Your¡­mother?" Basalt Congo''s eyes glowed purple as his attention now fully shifted onto Jodye. When their eyes made contact Jodye felt all the energy in his body become instantly suppressed! He tripped and skid on his face a couple meters across the stage. Basalt snorted then snickered as he spoke to Isis Trilleck, "You wench, see how this thing dares to appear in front of me? AHAHAHA, how utterly convenient. I can clean up this betrayal of yours now my dear. I say,come lick the underside of my sack. Do it well, and I may not kill your boy."


    "No! I''ll do whatever you want, just release him, let him leave!" begged Isis, "Let him, hmprf."


    "Release? Why that''s no fun at all. Shhh, don''t worry. I''ll cut that boy''s arms and legs off, and stuff them full of spirit cotton. Yes, then I''ll refine his corpse into a stuffed puppet, and put him in you, my latest wife''s, new bedchambers so he can always watch us unifying. Consummation is, of course, a holy crossing. A witness would surely make it more thrilling!" Said the terrifyingly calm but sinister voice of Basalt Congo. Isis Trilleck visibly cringed.


    "Joseph stop, run go far away now!" screamed Hughes at Jodye. The boy had said the absolute worst possible words! Was this the price of keeping him in the dark all these years?


    "As if a dead scourge could run," Suddenly, Basalt was in the air three meters away, glancing down at Jodye with a colossal spear made up of pitch black fire in his hands. This spear looked so sinister and deadly that Jodye felt the taste of death along with the blood in his mouth. Without wasting time, Basalt launched out the dark flame spear, intent on reaping the little bastards life away!


    "Jodye, quickly surrender your consciousness to me! We have to make a move now! I have to use our last ditch effort." shouted Sylvester urgently, waking Jodye up from his apprehensive shock. "NOW, JODYE, NOW!!


    Jodye Trill stood petrified and watched as he saw the spear of dark flames flying straight toward him, but he couldn''t react at all. He was pinned in place by the enormous pressure of this bald creep! He could barely even breathe. In the next second, he felt the heat and thought he was going to be melted alive.


    Riiiip~


    Clang!


    BOOM!


    In front of Jodye, the pressure binding him eased a little as there were terrifying sparks formed from the sharp collision of attacks in front of him. The shockwaves made Jodye was to puke blood.


    "Die, you cursed mutt!"


    "Yield, you old snake! You are unworthy of your bloodline!"


    In the sky above Jodye Osiris Trilleck looked like a brutal wolfman equipped with wolf armor and dual combat sabers. Incantation runes were constantly forming hundreds upon hundreds of wind blades and behind Osiris'' back were two crimson angel wings. The power symbols on these wings were radiating an eerie grey light as curse seals crawled out of those symbols spilling into the void.


    Opposite of Osiris, wearing a sinister face full of white scales and a now serpentine countenance was Basalt battling fiercely with a black halberd in hand. Floating in a violet energy bubble 100 meters behind Basalt were Isis and Kamila Trilleck. Osiris and Basalt seemed to clash hundreds of times, and Jodye was barely able to witness the fight through the blinding flashes of light. Curse seals spiraled in the air transforming into terrifying hurricanes. Incantation runes formed sparks of flame, and the hurricanes immediately became deadly flame tempests that were sent crashing into Basalt. Basalt sneered as curse seals flew out of snake symbols on his head, forming layer after layer of serene ice walls.


    The flaming tempest slammed into the ice walls shattering them one by one. Osiris was just about to activate and forbidden spell when he heard and a terrified true essence sound wave that shook his soul.


    "JODYE!"


    While Osiris was busy attacking Basalt''s main body, a curse clone was only a few meters away from Jodye Trill, a more powerful black flame spear in his hands as he suddenly stabbed forward. Force momentum erupted outward, and Jodye felt that he was about to actually die this time.


    Riiiip~


    Splat!


    Crash!


    There was a terrible explosion as the dark flame spear ripped through flesh and collided with the other side of the Coliseum. Jodye''s eyes were wide open in horror as he fell to his knees. Tears begin to flow down his face, and when he glanced at his mother, she was emitting muffled screams and struggling fiercely. She seemed frantic like she was losing her mind.


    Directly in front Jodye, having appeared at the last moment, was Osiris Trilleck standing tall and proud with his arms outstretched. Only now, there was a huge bloody hole in his chest, his body covered in black flames. No blood was leaking as the insides of Osiris Trilleck seemed charred to the max.


    "Dad! Dad no!" Jodye Trill screamed in horror. Never had he imagined that his father would receive the attack on his behalf. Nor did he think that this attack was strong enough to slay his father in a single blow!


    "My son¡­you must get away, you must¡­ get... away¡­ save your mother¡­save." The House Lord''s weakened plea entered Jodye''s ears causing his chest to tighten terribly as he finally panicked.


    Unnoticed by Jodye, lady Isis sighed in relief when she saw the Osiris Trilleck was impaled instead of Jodye, ''Thank Gaea, he made it in time.''


    Jodye Trill, on the other hand, was distraught! Due to being young, he would lose control over his emotions when certain hormones influenced his judgment. After all, his dad was dying! Murdered in front of his face, all to rescue himself! Jodye was so touched, but it also hurt like hell.


    How is this possibly the outcome of this event? Jodye Trill truly didn''t understand how the whole world had just flipped upside down in one day! Wasn''t everything fine before? The Young Wolf Celebration Dinner was supposed to be a magical event commemorating the progress of the House''s young nobles. Instead, it had turned into a slaughter, resulting in the unexpected death of the House Lord! Their enemies were this terrifying the whole time?


    "I''LL KILL YOU!!"


    It was at this point that Jodye Trill totally lost his mind in rage. His body entered a unique state, as the surrounding heaven and earth forces were rapidly drawn into his body. The Titanic Rage Law circulated on its own, and Jodye looked to the sky and let out a roar that slightly shook the void. A pillar of black and green flames erupted into the atmosphere from his body. Both Basalt and his mother stared at the boy in complete shock.


    What on earth was that force?


    "This boy must be destroyed immediately," Basalt''s face suddenly turned evil and solemn, his body releasing a full killing intent. His eyes lit up with an eerie greenish pink light and sent a shockwave of force that penetrated into the young boy''s eyes, making Jodye shriek in pain. It felt like his head was splitting open! His consciousness was almost ripped to shreds.


    "This is bad!" Sylvester quickly became one with the Sky Fall flame, and the flame pillar reduced drastically, becoming a fiery atmosphere surrounding Jodye. Jodye suddenly stood up incomparably straight and stared at Basalt Congo with absolutely calm eyes that showed no emotion.


    Basalt actually felt a tinge of apprehension at this moment. ''Oh, the brat''s still alive? How? Something seems to be amiss.''


    "What is your name?" asked Jodye Trill, in an emotionless voice filled with ice. Basalt could tell the current look in his eyes was absolutely not the same as when he first arrived. It was like an entirely different existence was speaking to her.


    "I am the fallen god of nightmares, the vampiric liege lord of White Demon Castle, the legendary White Hydra, and I am here to take your little life, scourge." Basalt licked his lips while condensing energy in his palms.


    "Your name," repeated Sylvester impatiently. Basalt frowned, before grinning evilly, "I am Basalt Congo. Remember my name in hell, brat..."


    "Ten years from today. Thirteen at the most. This will be the anniversary of your death, Basalt Congo." Jodye Trill''s suddenly frigid tone caused Basalt''s eye to twitch, and he hesitated briefly. A small serenity stone hanging on his hip lit up, and he reached down to receive the message. His face darkened and turned serious.


    "Foolish welp, you will die today!" Basalt landed on the ground, shaking the entire stage and releasing his skyrocketing energy. The origin phenomena formed in the void. At the same time, the space around Jodye rippled uncontrollably.


    [Warning! Compatibility severely impacted! Source spirit stability compromised.]


    "Sly what are you doing!? You''re going to hurt yourself! Our souls can''t take that kind of strain in this state," shouted Xavier via telepathy. However, Sylvester remained unperturbed.


    "If I do not do this, we will surely die here. I suggest you do your best to help me. None of us will be in a great state once all is said and done. Figure out a way to wake up the kid, I will not be able to maintain us in that place indefinitely," responded Sylvester indifferently. As the spatial fluctuations increased in intensity, Sylvester who was in control of Jodye''s body unblinkingly stared at Basalt Congo, his original killing intent not at all hidden in his calm gaze.


    Basalt had never felt such scary intent to kill.


    "Altis and Trevor should be unable to continue distracting that old wolf for very long. It is time to wrap things up. Kill!" Basalt shot forward with full momentum, his hand transforming into a big and vicious looking claw made of flaming dark energy. The claw slammed down at Jodye Trill in an attempt to reap his life and mince him into fragments.


    However, the claw was destined to hit nothing. Taking one final glance at this fearsome opponent and the 21 fist-sized red light spheres, Sylvester sneered. The spatial fluctuations rippled fiercely before the claw passed right through as if there was nothing there. In fact, in the next instant, there really wasn''t anything there!


    The last things Jodye Trill saw were his mother''s incredulous expression, as tears of blood stained her face, Basalt''s nervous eyes when his attack landed on air, and the never-ending rain of fiends from the dark sky which made it look like the sky itself was falling.


    [Warning! Compatibility is dangerously low! Source spirit damage eminent.]


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    Sky Fall Legend - End of Book I

 50 Crisis averted? To wish upon a fallen star!

    ¡ª The Chaotic Space Basin


    Deep within the eighth layer of the sky, there was a zone that was the source of all spatial laws. If the laws of space were likened to a chain, this zone would be where every single chain met up, before entangling themselves and leaving through the other side. This chaotic space was full of unstable forces powerful enough slice a moon into fragmented particles and beautiful seven-colored light that cascaded and radiated in a mysterious natural formation. It was indeed as beautiful as it was deadly.


    At this moment in this lifeless hell zone, there was a boy-sized green flame covered meteor slowly floating along like a rowboat. Within those intense green flames was a cocoon of black fire. No one who saw this would be able to recognize this as anything other than a meteor. However, inside the envelope of flames, wrapped securely, was a brown-skinned young man whose body was continually being cooked and slowly recovering.


    "How long can we do this Sly?" Xavier Tricko was completely panicked in the Host Space, he had been here for at least two months while Sylvester sat on Jodye''s head on the host seat. However, Jodye''s eyes were shut entirely, he was like a statue. The two of them were shrouded in green and black flames that nearly blocked them from view. "He can''t withstand the nirvana flame forever and we can''t afford to turn does the heat."


    "My Sky Fall Flame is the only thing keeping us alive," Sylvester Tricko was utterly exhausted. If the nirvana flame weren''t one with his soul, he would have no way to maintain this output. Luckily, since his soul was bound to the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], he was able to pull in the chaotic forces surrounding them bit by bit to maintain this usage.


    However, his spirit was nearing its limit.


    "The only way for us to escape this is for the boy to awaken!" said Sylvester through gritted teeth. "As long as he is unconscious, I cannot guide the teleportation."


    Previously, during the incident at the Trilleck Villa, Basalt Congo invaded with his dark forces started a massacre. The vicious army of fiends murdered people in droves. In fact, Sylvester knew that these people were not only killed by the fiends, but they were surely defiled repeatedly. This was a fiend''s nature, after all. In the act of what Sylvester could only describe as well acted heroism, the kid''s father seems to have taken a fatal blow. His dying words to his son, this main soul Joseph Goldwolf, were to take care of his mother.


    How drab.


    There was no way to take care of himself, yet this buffoon tells his mighty heir to protect the woman already in captivity? Isn''t this telling them to throw their lives away? Did he think Jodye would be better off sliced to pieces rather than ending up in that voodoo priest''s hands?


    "This can be considered mercy," Sylvester was convinced his conjecture was accurate. He didn''t buy this Osiris Trilleck''s heroic act for a second. Something was suspicious. However, what could one achieve by throwing themselves on a sword?


    Unless...


    "Well, less of that..." Sylvester Tricko chose to think about this later. Due to Jodye''s stupidity, Sylvester was forced to seize control of Jodye''s body in the final moments, or Basalt would have gutted them like so many fish. He over-drafted their soul force by using his lifeblood powers to initiate a teleport spell. However, the backlash was swifter and harsher than Sylvester imagined. He was unable to finish the spell. Of course, the alternative was uncertain death, and inevitable torture, so this didn''t seem so bad by comparison.


    Two more months passed.


    Although he was deep roasting Joseph''s body severely due to his nirvana flames protection, he also couldn''t help but do so. If he relented, they would be torn to shreds. The boy''s body wasn''t strong enough to handle this. However, as if he was an immortal phoenix, the flames would not melt him totally. At one point he was nearly a skeleton, and even Sylvester had to second guess his decision. However, with time his heart started to pump insanely vigorous lifeforce, and his flesh slowly regenerated. This startled the two princes, and neither of them could understand the reason.


    "Is it...nirvana? Or is he... self-healing?" Xavier Tricko asked in total puzzlement.


    "The nirvana flame is in both offensive and defensive mode running at my full capacity. I can not spare any focus into regeneration as it consumes far too much energy. More than either of these combined." Sylvester was ruminating, "No... I believe it is Jodye''s soul that is activating the healing properties of the flames already in his flesh on is own and converting it into lifeforce as it passed through his heart."


    "Trippy," said Xavier in awe.


    "I''m sorry?" Sylvester had never heard his younger brother speak in this manner.


    "It''s what Jodye says whenever he learns something unexpected," Xavier shrugged.


    "Ah." Sylvester seemed to realize that this was true, "Then it is trippy, indeed."


    "How long can you keep this up?"


    "Six hours," responded Sylvester indifferently.


    "What?!" Xavier felt like he was going to go crazy. How was this bastard so calm? "What are we going to do?"


    "Sigh..." Sylvester looked down at the statue like 20-year old in the throne below him, "Perhaps, it is up to fate."


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    ¡ª Pangaea, South Ward.


    An evening glow shined auburn from behind the clouds as the world became mild and dim. The South Ward of Pangaea was a dangerous and nearly lawless territory full of bandit lords, and pirate kings. Voodoo Priests were the Pharaoh of this land. It was one of the two Voodoo States that made Pangaea so infamous throughout the nations.


    In a secluded region surrounded by forests and valleys, there was a patch of land that covered nearly 40 kilometers. Hundreds of farm animals roosted as hundreds of more slaves worked late into the night. Three silhouettes could be seen in the southeast corner of the herb fields of the small estate.


    "Silly little slave, this time we''re going to have a perfect time," said a middle-aged, ugly, heavyset man in plain clothes. The unkempt appearance of his hands and clothes showed that he worked in the fields.


    "Mister Tenmen no, you can''t, I belong to the boss¡­he''ll not be satisfied if I were to tell," came the soft a timid voice of a stunning red-haired girl dressed in rags. This girl was five feet tall looked to be 14 or 15. She had her back against a tree with terror and disgust in her big lake-like azure eyes.


    "Shut up, bitch! Tell, tell what? Did you tell any other time? Haha, do you even remember the other times? Besides, what are you but a pretty field girl that the little boss likes to play with! Marco quick, do the thing!" The ugly heavy set man, Tenmen, used the back of his hand to tap the lanky, dark-skinned man next to him. This man had the appearance of a 30-year-old with excessively crooked teeth and looked ruthless and dumb.


    The red-haired girl in rags looked up at the auburn sky and saw a shooting star. The old maid use to tell her stories about magical creatures of the stars who grant wishes to those with significant destinies on their shoulders. All they would have to do and wish on a shooting star. Even though she knew this was a story for children, she closed her eyes and desperately made a wish.


    "Dis wan hurt uh bit luv. Chin up," Marco chugged down a spherical bottle full of swirling liquid that sparkled like it was full of glitter. The fluid had swirls of green, white, and pink. Marco forcibly grabbed the girl''s chin, and his eyes emitted a very soft whitish pink light. The girl struggled with her eyes tightly shut, but Tenmen punched her in the gut.This punch made her poor eyes uncontrollably pop open.


    "NO! I..uhn¡­" unable to tear her eyes away from that whitish pink glow the red-haired girl tried to struggle in vain before her eyes glazed over, and she released a radiant but dazed smile, gently caressing Marco''s ugly face in her hand.


    "It worked Ten! It worked, it worked! Hot shit, I should be a magey or sumn," the lanky Marco jumped and hopped around like a child.


    "Yeah, that guy definitely has the goods, hehe. Okay fool, lets play scissors, paper, rock! I want the first round with her," Tenmen rolled up his sleeves and walked out like he was about to face a great opponent.


    "Oh yeah! Let''s go!" Marco was giddy as he dropped the red-haired girl''s chin and turned to step out. The girl simply swayed a bit and stood there with a dumb look on her face.


    However, on the inside, she had in fact always partially retained consciousness. It felt like she was trapped in a black space watching herself pleasure these animals. After all was said and done, once the evil spell finally wore off she would be totally unable to speak of any of this! This was the curse power of the white light. Whenever she tried, it literally felt like she was dying!


    Her life force would be forcibly corroded. This pain was severe, so she had long since fallen into despair. However, she was a mere slave, what could she do? In spite of her threats, she was totally helpless, as she watched these two idiots gamble with each other over her sanity.


    "HA! Da champion is me again. Das how it is, dun be too sour Ten," Marco spoke in his broken grammar while jumping up and down, and even did a backflip in excitement.


    "Ah, whatever, now that we''re plugged in with that goon from White Serpent Cove we can get as many of these Cursed Lover potions as we need. There''s no rush at all," Though he said that, Tenmen was somewhat vexed that this big oaf was always so lucky at the paper, scissors, rock.


    "Hey here''s an idea buddy. Let''s go in at the same time! Huh, huh? Buddy? Mar..co¡­what in Gaea," when Tenmen turned back around to look at his companion he saw him suspended in a mid-backflip, his tongue flopping goofy smile still stuck on his face.


    There were spatial fluctuations that were growing more apparent and more chaotic.


    "Ah shit, Marco get out of that thing!" Tenmen ran forward and tried to grab Marco arm to drag him down.


    Usually, Tenmen would have long since run away like the true coward he is! However, he had just remembered that Marco was the one with the goods! He may be a retard, but his parents were well off! That was why Marco had a spatial artifact. Why should Tenmen carry anything if he had this oaf to lug it all around? Even all the spirit herbs they had stolen, ahem! The excess resources he had requisitioned were all inside that magic pouch tied on this dummy''s arm!


    However, unexpected by Tenmen, as soon as he managed to snatch the magic pouch, the spatial fluctuations rapidly became powerfully chaotic. Tenmen was knocked into the air by a shockwave of spatial force, and then he too was frozen in space a mere two meters away from Marco before he could even panic. In front of the tree, the red-haired girl just stared at all of this in a daze, and she dropped down to sit on her bum. That long crimson hair swaying as she hummed a song.


    The void above to two suspended fools suddenly cracked like glass as they were sucked into the endlessly dark chaotic space of the vacuum. At the same time, an explosion of green and black fired landed on the grassy area directly in front of the girl. After a few seconds the spatial fluctuations begin to fade away, and then the void suddenly healed itself in nearly an instant.


    "Pretty, pretty fire," said the red-haired girl like a sweet little girl. She was staring at the green and black flames which were actually growing ever smaller until they revealed a naked boy with a bald head and flawlessly smooth skin. He was curled in fetal position, but after the flames disappeared his muscular body seemed to stretch out instinctively. The red-haired girl covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Pretty, pretty boy!"


    The sun seemed to have finished its journey to the other side of the world as the dark of night slowly swept over everything in sight. The red-haired girl''s body heats up as she felt uncontrollably aroused. She felt like she was about to explode if she didn''t have someone inside her, it was maddening. As a result, she incomprehensibly removed all of her clothes and laid on the top of the naked bald boy who was about her own height. It was as if she was driven by instinct to move toward him. Upon coming into contact with him, she realized that the boy''s body was somehow ice cold. This was in spite of the vibrant blood apparent in his muscles and veins. This imperturbable coolness somehow soothed the red-haired girl hot body, and she quickly calmed down.


    "Hmm, comfy, more comfortable," the red-haired girl slowly fell asleep on this strange boy in this lonely corner of the herb field. The two people who were most likely to witness this scene at this hour had disappeared in the chaotic space of the void, certainly torn to shreds in an instant.


    Hours passed¡­


    Eight hours later, the red-haired girl woke up in a daze. She felt dizzy, and the world was spinning. After resting with her eyes closed until her memory returned as she usually did, she realized she didn''t have any soul cleansing to venture today. She also noticed the familiar but unfamiliar feeling of herself pressed against a man''s body. She jolted up in horror, her growing flower buds bouncing and waving. When she saw the handsome sleeping boy totally naked under her, she questioned herself for a moment.


    What was this now?


    She quickly scrambled off the boy and grabbed the rags she considered her outfit, draping them back over her shoulder. She was about to run back to the manor and pray no one had noticed her absence! However, after a couple of steps, she stopped and held her head. This was the part she hated the most. After finally regaining control of her body, hazy memories of the incidents that took place would flood her mind. However, as she processed these memories, she grew more and more shocked!


    Startled, the red-haired girl whipped her head back at the naked boy on the ground. She noticed that indeed there was no longer any vegetation for about 6 meters around him. All the grasses and herbs within 4-6 meters away from him, and perhaps even the insects, had been incinerated. However, everything within three meters of himself was frozen solid in blue ice.


    "Who¡­is he?"

 51 The advent of Jupiter, the forgotten star!

    Meanwhile, in Jodye Trill''s head¡­


    "Idiots, dumbasses, foolish mutts, ah!" Xavier Tricko was highly stressed. Inside Jodye Trill''s host space, the scenery of everything was cracked like a broken mirror. Small pieces kept falling off into the void, with Xavier unaware of whether they could ever be recovered. "Does this mean that Jodye''s consciousness is in danger of being completely shattered? Shit! What am I supposed to do now that Sly''s knocked out too?"


    Because of Jodye''s recklessness, the evil madman Basalt had managed to use some kind of soul curse on Jodye! At that moment, the consciousness of Jodye Trill was dispersed and had yet to gather again! Xavier knew this was also due to Sylvester making the rash decision to force his powers which far exceeded Jodye''s realm at the moment they were almost doomed for good. As a result, he paid an equally colossal price to finish teleportation! If it weren''t for the protection of the nirvana flames, Jodye''s body would have long since been ripped to pieces in the chaotic streams of space.


    Unfortunately, now Sylvester had already been forced to return to the heavenly grimoire, and said grimoire was cracked like everything else! However, the young pup knew he had to keep a cool head at this time. Xavier was the only thing in the entire host space that wasn''t on the verge of collapse, and he had no idea how long this place would last now that the sky fall flame had disappeared! Xavier knew that time was of the essence, he had to do something and fast! Merely, with the host soul dispersed, what could be done? He wasn''t even sure if ''Jodye Trill'' was still alive.


    "Shit, shit, shit! I should''ve known it would always fall back on me. Time for my destiny. The true host of souls has arrived!" Xavier spoke big, but actually had no confidence in resolving this matter whatsoever. He spoke gently to himself as he tried not to panic.


    "Come on X, think, think," Xavier tapped his head as he pondered on the best solution. After about a minute he sighed heavily, "I guess I can only force it, like Sly. Merely, I don''t have near enough compatibility to pull this off safely. Ugh¡­ however, if I hold back, we''ll all die for sure. Tsk, as the true host of the souls I, suppose this is my duty."


    Xavier''s body emits a pale gold glow that rapidly expanded and covered Jodye''s entire body. However, right as Xavier was about to assume control over Jodye''s body, he felt some sort of resistance come out of nowhere. A wave of the dragon might spread through Jodye''s body, utterly startling Xavier who was ready to risk it all. The cracked space begin to rapidly heal itself, as everything vanished and images of T''Zhane''s memories started playing at a rapid pace, endlessly in a loop. However, every time it played it would be a bit longer than before.


    "Talk about dodging a bullet," sighed Xavier after a long while, as he quoted one of his favorite lines from Jodye. However, his face changed as he came to a terrible recognition. His link with the heavenly grimoire, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], had been severed! He couldn''t feel any soul fluctuations from his brother, the egg, or even Jodye! "What has happened? Oh boy, this is bad, this is bad. Is it because of this film roll that''s stuck on repeat?"


    Xavier could do nothing as he floated through the vast memories of the ancient Titan, Jupiter the T''Zhane.


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    Outside of the host space, Jodye''s body was laying under a blanket on an old mat on the floor of a tiny wooden shack. This shack sat next to a lake, a stream of which led back to the herb fields. Beside the mat was an old man in hemp clothing with liver spots all over his bald head, and a beautiful red-haired girl in rags.


    "This boy''s blood vitality is amazing! He must be either a young sage or saint. Probably a mixed blood from a prestigious family as well. He''s obviously negus. However, his consciousness is in shambles, and there is significant damage done to his soul. Dessa, you say this child fell out of a crack in the sky? What does that even mean? Don''t embarrass your mother in heaven by lying to this old uncle, you may tell me anything," the old man was holding Jodye''s wrist as he examined the boy''s condition with true essence. Turning his head, he demanded a response from the red-haired girl.


    "It''s true, Uncle Wyven, I saw it myself. The sky broke, and then this boy crash-landed like a meteor!" This red-haired girl was named Dessa Chimes,and she was a field girl of the Chimes family. Dessa was basically a slave and had been that since her birth. She knew only of this kind of life.


    The old man next to her was her only relative in the world and was once an expert at the peak of the Saint realm, the Great Saint Wyven Chimes. He was also the one who taught Dessa her name and heritage. However, because he had injuries from a terrible battle, he was powerless to change Dessa''s fate. When the girl recovered her sanity last night and remembered that this unconscious boy was her savior, she immediate dragged his heavy body to the stream nearby. She then threw him in the water as she jumped in behind him, and they floated to the lake, before arriving next to this shack where her uncle lived.


    "Fine, my girl, fine. You go back to the manor before the sun rises in the sky, or I''m sure there will be trouble. I''d rather not have to risk my life to take you away, today, don''t start too much trouble," Wyven Chimes waved Dessa off while reassuring her, "Do not worry, he will still be alive when you come to visit tomorrow night. He will not die that easily, with such powerful lifeblood. Not to mention I just fed him a B grade soul recovery pill. This is his reward from me for saving your life. It is enough¡­hm?"


    Jodye''s body suddenly emitted a pale gold glow for an instant, before it was rapidly withdrawn within his body again. To Wyven Chimes utter terror he felt nearly half of his soul force get instantly eroded by the light! Though Wyven was shocked, his face remained unperturbed as he withdrew all his soul force and the true essence that carried it, releasing the child...


    Dessa Chimes was oblivious to this as she curtsied deeply in her rags, "Thank you, uncle. Take care of yourself, okay? I''ll take my leave now."


    "I shall walk with you half of the way. It''s best that we mask your aura so no one can track us here." Wyven Chimes slowly stood up and grabbed his nearby cane, wanting to temporarily distance himself from this strange child. The slightly nefarious thoughts he had previously were immediately canceled. Dessa and himself then left the shack.


    At this moment, Jodye''s eyes begin to flicker like they were about to open. As he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a beautiful young face, with a head full of long crimson hair, "Ugh¡­excuse me elegant young miss. Where is this? Where are we right now?"


    Dessa Chimes was petrified in place. She never thought that when she came back to look for her field badge, she would be met with the awakened face of her mysterious savior. His sapphire blue eyes threatened to capture her soul and never return it, giving her a full pause as her mind went blank.


    "Uh¡­Uhm¡­we''re¡­ah!" a few moments later Dessa suddenly screamed while turning and darting outside the open door, "Uncle~~~! Uncle, he''s awake, he''s awake!"


    Jodye watched the girl run away speechlessly, "¡­"


    Once the girl came back in again, she was following behind an ugly and bald old man. "Ah, young man your recovery speed has certainly impressed this old man! Tell me, how did you get here to this backwater place?"


    "I am unaware. Tell me something, old hero," said Jodye Trill, his voice full of majesty and volume.


    ''What a loud talker,'' thought Dessa.


    "Please tell this old man what you wish to know?" Wyven remained vigilant, even though the one he spoke with was just a boy. This boy was a negus, his background shouldn''t be dull.


    "Where¡­ are we?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "You mean here? This is Mercy Forest, next to the Chimes Estate," responded Wyven Chimes.


    "No. As in, do you know what level of Life Star is this? The energy here is so thin and pathetic." said Jodye, his eyes roaming the walls of the room as if he could see through the walls and into the wilderness. He then looked down at himself before continuing, "Also, if could you possibly tell me something else as well¡­ Who am I?"


    The old man and young girl glanced at each other in complete confusion. What life star level? What thin and pathetic energy? It wasn''t until this moment that Wyven Chimes completely believed his niece''s story about this boy falling from the sky like an asteroid! This must be a being from the outer world!


    The old man, Wyven, excitedly replied, "Young master, we do not have the pleasure of knowing your esteemed name. My little niece here found you after you crash landed on our planet, Gaea. Can you not remember anything?"


    "Crash¡­ landed? No that cannot be right. This is clearly the body of a hero born no more than five years ago¡­" Jodye Trill muttered to himself, turning his head away without responding as he stared at the wall. Dessa and her uncle looked at each other once more, before simultaneously sitting cross-legged before this mysterious alien.


    Jodye, on the other hand, was totally unconcerned with their actions. He had a splitting headache, and his memory was densely foggy. The only thing he could remember with clarity: the tear-filled sapphire eyes of a woman who held a little girl while bound by curse seals. He couldn''t piece together the many fragments of this hero boy''s life, but he was able to fully remember what could only be his past life!


    He knew this must be his past life because he remembered everything with such clarity! It was like watching a movie. He knew this was a technique he had created himself in the past, to provide himself with his own experiences in the event of soul damage! This ability was called the heavenly vision transfer! Although he knew that this ability could also be used to implant his memories on to someone else, why on earth would he bother to do that?In his past life, he was from a glorious and ancient land called the Heavenly Slaughter Star! In that life, he was the son of the Patriarch of the Ancient Titan clan, Rameses Titan.


    Jupiter Titan!


    Only his memory stopped after 300 years. He was aware that he lived far longer than this.


    ''This is probably the first level seal, as I have no memory of my demise! I wonder who could have slain the mighty I? It must have been a hero, for me to reincarnate as one. I can only hope that it is just I who has fallen, and the clan itself is okay,''thought Jodye.


    "Sir, could it be that you have amnesia? Can you not remember even your own name?" asked Dessa Chimes in a sweetly gentle but timid voice.


    Unknown to herself, Dessa was actually entirely correct. Due to his fragmented memories, in combination with the presence of his inherited memories which remained fully intact, Jodye Trill had already misled himself to believe that he was somehow a reincarnated T''Zhane! He didn''t remember his own life or even his name! However, in a bout of pure luck, the imprint that T''Zhane had left for him prevented his soul flame from being snuffed out! After all, how could a mere Basalt compare with the mighty Titan? Merely, T''Zhane himself had probably never imagined such a situation would occur.


    However, even with this protection, if it weren''t for his dragon soul, he would have surely collapsed!


    ''Hmm, this hero boy had likely been killed, allowing my remnant soul to take over. Perhaps before I was merely this boy''s combat soul. Hmph, at least that means I should be able to practice the Titanic Rage Law in this puny hero body,'' thought Jodye.


    After a quick sweep of his body with his spiritual sense, Jodye was pleasantly surprised.


    Since he didn''t remember the name of this hero boy, he might as well use his old name, Jupiter! He would let his legacy shine through another race in another world! He would subjugate every Hero in existence and submit them to the Heavenly Slaughter race. He would likely then be able to reclaim his hegemonic status, despite being a hero now!


    Jodye Trill suddenly stood up straight and proud, the blanket sliding off and revealing his naked body. Dessa''s face turned red, as she covered her eyes with her hand and hurriedly turned away. Merely, she also parted her fingers to peak anyway.


    "I had indeed forgotten. However, I remember it clearly now. My mission here is to save your world from destruction! I am this world''s destined savior and the only hope of its glory. I am the mighty hero Jupiter Titan!"

 52 Spirit Source, Divine Senses

    "Uhm¡­ right. So then, Mr. Mighty, how exactly will you become the savior of this world again?" Asked Wyven sarcastically. Who did this brat think he was, a Pharaoh? Surely not even Pharaohs were arrogant to such a degree, right?


    "This¡­" Jupiter was slightly taken aback. In spite of his raging confidence, he honestly had no way of doing this currently. This would have to be done step by step. Dismissing the old man, he walked over to stand directly in front of Dessa Chimes. His little brother was inadvertently swaggering in her face, which was now so red it looked as if blood would soon leak from her pores. Wyven jumped to his feet in caution.


    Oblivious to her embarrassment, and Wyven''s aggressive reaction, Jupiter bowed deeply in front of Dessa, speaking solemnly, "It appears I owe you a great favor. Not just anyone who found me unconscious would have been so nice as to aid in my recovery. For your pure heart and selfless actions, I owe you a favor worth a lifetime!"


    Dessa''s nose bled a bit, and she was on the verge of passing out. While it was true she had seen these parts on a man before, and Jodye''s young body wasn''t so impressive, she still found this whole thing somehow too exhilarating.


    "Young man, I may not know where you are from, but on this planet, you are far too indecent!" Wyven Chimes stood protectively in front of his niece upon noticing her condition. Until this moment he had believed her purity to be steam in the wind. She was a mere slave, after all, what could he do about this matter? However, her current actions were clearly that of one inexperienced in the dao of lust. In Wyven''s opinion, there was only one reasonable explanation for this, and it filled the old man''s heart with rage.


    Oblivious to the old man''s thoughts, Jupiter glanced down at himself while awkwardly scratching his nose, "My apologies. I am not certain where my clothes have gone. At any rate, I am a child. Aren''t you the ones who are a little too indecent here?"


    Both the old man and the young girl were shocked. This was the second time this boy had said this. Could it really be true?


    One had to know that great Sages who broke through to the Void Door would be able to retain the appearance they had when they first reached that level. Not only that, this Jupiter behaved as if he was a grown man!


    "Are you certain that is your true age? Besides, do you not have more clothes?" asked the old man, motioning at the ring on Jodye''s finger with his eyes. This ring had a small and unique black gemstone covered in space runes. Wyven had never seen any spatial artifact like this! A covetous glint secretly flashed in his eyes.


    If he had the chance, Wyven would certainly snatch that ring.


    Merely, who was Jodye Trill to give him such a chance? Even if his memory was currently jacked up, would the mighty Jupiter be unable to see the greed in this man''s eyes? However, he paid no heed to this as he had indeed not realized he was wearing a spatial artifact. He was instantly distracted! This spatial artifact was quite the decent one at that! Sinking his perception into the ring, Jupiter was inwardly shocked by what he found! He couldn''t help but be speechless.


    The ring was divided into five square cubbies separated by barriers of spatial force. In the first square, there was almost every type of article necessary for living. There were even some pieces of equipment here and there. The only thing missing was a bed! On the second cubby, there was a big bookshelf, with seemingly every kind of book. There was also what seemed to be a mid-sized cultivation platform! The third square cubby had various spirit materials and some spiritual herbs and ores. Besides, there were still two empty squares, and these five squares added together gave 80 cubic meters of space!


    Since the current Jodye was entirely in sync with the memories he inherited from Jupiter, he found this to be rather extravagant. Usually, in the lower realms, the common spatial artifacts had only 3 or 4 cubic meters of space inside them. Even the highest ranking spatial objects would definitely have less than 10 cubic meters of space inside of them. Or had the lower realms become so advanced these days?


    "Five mid-grade origin stones, two superior-grade serenity crystals, not bad," Thought Jupiter to himself. He took pairs of white pants and black boots out of the space ring and wore them, totally neglecting the need for a shirt. "That glaive looks rather impressive as well. Hmm, I should make it a point to investigate this ring soon."


    In Wyven''s view, this little brown-skinned boy was indeed behaving like an innocent tyke. He started to silently believe what the boy had been saying about his age. If this was the case, maybe he could handle this boy after all. How strong could a five-year-old be? No matter where he was from, Wyven thought it would be impossible for this kid to have more experience than him at the wee age of five, even if he was an alien.


    Of course, Wyven didn''t know that he was only half right. Even if one were to combine both of his lives, Jodye indeed had less experience then Wyven, but not less strength. Not to mention that with his mind now perfectly synced with the ancient Titan''s memories, their levels of experience couldn''t be compared.


    Looking at the old man and young lady again Jupiter smiled and slightly bent his body towards Dessa once more, "Proper introductions should be in order, yes? My name is Jupiter."


    "Well met, Jupiter boy." Wyven spoke in a haughty manner, "I am Wyven Marcellis Chimes, and this is my niece Dessa Priscilla Chimes. When you crash landed, she bravely hid you away from the prying eyes of others, and escorted from the fields to the west all the down here to my home."


    When Wyven saw how shocked Jupiter looked he felt he had successfully taken the first step in winning over this foreigners gratitude and service. Maybe he could even find a chance to snatch that ring¡­of course, when remembered that terrifying pale gold light that eroded his soul force he lost a bit of confidence. ''What in Gaea was that crazy force anyway?''


    Unfortunately, to Wyven''s shock and disappointment, Jodye casually responded, "I say, old man, you mean you actually LIVE here in this dump? This is hardly even a shack, it''s merely a room! There''s just a door, four walls, this cot, and a bench. Can you even stretch in here? Don''t you shit outside? No wonder she is in rags, so your Chimes family is actually this destitute. This is unacceptable for the savior of the young I. Come Dessa, we must find you a better home."


    As Jupiter finished speaking, he confidently strolled out of the door. Stepping outside he was greeted with the smell of fresh flowers and spring water. Surrounding the shack was what appeared to be the edge of a vast forest, in a clearing with a small lake. The sun was shining down through the trees, giving everything a vibrant green glow. Jupiter opened his arms and basked in the sunlight. The yang force radiating from it was drawn into his body as he silently circulated the Titanic Rage Law converting the yang forces directly into astral force. It was quite a relaxing view. Turning his head back he called out, "At least the view is decent."


    After Jupiter walked out, Dessa giggled at the dumb look on her uncle''s face and ran out after him, "Young master, where did you want to go?


    The handsome boy stopped walking and glanced at Dessa, who also stayed. Raising a brow, he said, "I owe you a great favor Dessa, don''t be so distant. You may simply call me Jupiter, there is no need to be so polite."


    However, Dessa shook her head vehemently, "No! Young master has saved this lowly slave from a world without light! A nightmare that threatened to never end, until yesterday when you fell through the skies and banished them into the darkness. In exchange, I almost dared to profane your body. This lowly slave was simply repaying the young master''s divine favor!"


    Jupiter was stunned. This harlot dared profane the sacred temple that was his body?! She had indeed sinned significantly, this couldn''t just be overlooked right? However, since she admitted it so openly, Jupiter felt he could forgive her this time. He suddenly realized that he hadn''t honestly gotten any information on the current state of things.


    He swiftly concluded that he must still be a bit muddleheaded. What was going on here, exactly? After thinking for a moment, he said, "So¡­wait. Dessa, I need you to tell me everything that happened that night."


    After listening to Dessa reiterate the previous night''s experiences, Jupiter only felt extreme pity for her. This innocent field girl had been prayed upon by these two creeps for only god knows how long. He knew the truth about what methods they were employing against the girl. The mighty Jupiter had long been famed as the most talented alchemist to appear in the clan in five centuries. He was a B class Divine Alchemist by the age of 250!


    For the heavenly slaughter race, this was the equivalent to a 25 years old human mortal. Therefore although he was aware of what kind of dastardly potion they were ingesting, he knew that the power it granted them was glamour! Glamour force was the divine energy produced by Charm Laws. It had many utilities, including hypnotism and mind manipulation! Merely, Jupiter could not think of any ingredients that would provide the level of charm laws necessary to create an evil potion capable of letting those who ingest it use a low-level glamour curse. He couldn''t help but think that heroes were indeed the most despicable race next to the devil race to be capable of such a science.


    "Did your uncle not say that this estate belongs to the Chimes Family? Are you not surnamed Chimes? How is it that you came to be a slave?" This was the part the Jupiter couldn''t understand.


    "Well, young master, er¡­Mr. Jupiter," Dessa Chimes quickly changed her manner of address once he saw a sharp golden light flashed across this Mr. Jupiter''s royal blue eyes, that looked clear as gemstones, "Mr. Jupiter this slave was born into slavery. My uncle says that my mother was once a favored concubine of the old boss. However, my uncle on my father''s side plotted against the old boss, and he was killed on an expedition. Uncle Wyven is certain it was the boss that did it. My mother was then forced into slavery by the boss''s wife, in spite of her being pregnant with me. They even forced her to be a pleasure girl."


    "So you mean, you were originally supposed to be the young miss of this estate? Instead, you are a mere slave?" Dessa''s voice was so indifferent, Jodye would''ve thought she was speaking about someone else''s life if he came into the story late. ''What a hard life for this little hero girl. Truly tragic," thought Jupiter silently.


    "That is what my uncle has told this lowly one, young mas¡­Mr. Jupiter. However, before I met uncle Dessa was always a slave," said Dessa Chimes as if things could only be this way. "Uncle says our original family name is Barong, but we were the outcasts of the Barong Family."


    "Hey old man, how long you plan on listening from behind the wall?" Jupiter suddenly asked the open doorway of the shack a few meters away.


    "cough cough, Ahem," this startled Wyven Chimes, who had indeed been secretly eavesdropping, as he cleared his throat. His face was a little pink as he stepped out of the shack, "I was merely straightening the room. Hmm, but yes this is indeed our situation. As you can see, we receive no advantage from the Chimes Family anymore. In fact, Dessa will likely have to remain behind now, they will surely punish her if she turns up now. There''s also the two missing field workers who were last seen near Dessa. Someone will have to be held responsible, and Dessa is a mere slave in their eyes¡­"


    "Despicable hero trash. Tell me, how strong is the boss of this estate?" asked Jupiter imperiously. He had already investigated the current state of this body and discovered it was actually heaven-defying! Not only had he reached the peak of the Wimpy Man realm, but he had also surpassed it! What kind of concept was this? Not only that but after probing his body, he knew two more spiritual points had yet to have been remodeled with astral might. There was still room to grow! He also noticed his fully mapped origin veins and origin pool.


    ''How scary¡­we must definitely suppress this hero race one day,'' thought Jupiter to himself. It was a wonder what Jodye would feel if he knew that he was insulting his own race, and he wasn''t ''Jupiter'' at all.


    "The boss? Desmond Chimes is the Big Boss of the Chimes Family Estate, and he has allied us with a dark house. He has a True Saint realm cultivation base," explained Wyven Chimes. Wyven couldn''t imagine why the boy would even have such concerns as to how strong the lord was. What did it matter to a foreign child?


    "A True Saint huh? This means that the worst case scenario is that his strength could reach a max of 500 bp. That may be a bit of a problem," although Jupiter Titan didn''t know much about the hero race in his early life, he had at least heard many strength comparisons between the different races.


    A perfected True Saint was the equivalent to a warrior in the middle of the Puny Mortal realm of the Titanic Rage Law. As the inheritor of these memories, Jodye did not currently possess such strength. In spite of being more powerful then anyone else at the top of the Wimpy Man realm, he did not have the power required to challenge the next realm, much less the middling levels of the next realm.


    Pah!


    Wyven Chimes spat on the ground, before berating Jodye, "You do not even have any force fluctuations coming from you. Are you a sage? Are you even a saint? How could you possibly know how scary the big boss is."


    Jodye paid absolutely no attention to the ranting old man, as he silently mused on what his next move should be. Upon noticing this Wyven grew even more irate, continuing to fuss about how intimidating Desmond Chimes, the big boss, was.


    "This man is a beast! He reached the Perfected Essence Formation rank of the True Saint realm before the age of 150! That''s a lot better then Dessa''s father. You can''t imagine how horrible his strength his. The aura of his minor pure force concept, on top of his cultivation base, would crush you into a pulp!


    Wyven was shocked to see the boy with a completely dull look as he listened.


    None of this mattered to Jupiter, he was only concerned about Dessa who had helped him. Besides, Perfected Essence Formation rank? That was the lower rank of the True Saint realm. Jupiter no longer felt so pressured. Honestly, one could argue that Dessa and himself no longer have any debts with each other. However, he also knew it remained true that Dessa saved him and helped nurse him back to health. How could the mighty Jupiter allow his savior to stay in slavery? What kind of man would he be if he did? What type of dao would he establish as such a coward?


    Unfortunately, he knew the most that he could handle right now was a True Saint of the lower ranks. Unless of course, he was able to utilize soul force. Unfortunately, this required Jupiter being able to store the divine spirit source in his body.


    "Hm? This is¡­" Jupiter was using his Mind''s Eye technique to examine his right eye and was pleased to discover it was already partially refined. A little more and his and soul will be able to utilize the powers of the divine spirit source! His spiritual force would become a divine source, and his host spirit would be able to transform into a divine host. This would be the beginning of his soul''s cultivation! After thinking to here, Jupiter sat down next to the lake in lotus position as he mumbled to himself, "If it''s like this then I can possibly save Dessa from slavery in a week."


    Jupiter revealed a warm smile as he looked up at Dessa in her azure eyes and said, "I will never allow you to remain a slave. Sit tight for a few days, I must cultivate my mind to understand our situation better. At that time, we will go back together!"


    "Mr. Jupiter¡­" Dessa was at a loss for words. No one had ever spoken to her so gently, with a voice full of concern and confidence. She felt safe for the first time in her life as she stared dazedly into the sapphire eyes of this youth. For some reason, she believed his seemingly outrageous words. She sat down closed to Jodye and chose her words carefully, "Mr. Jupiter are you really¡­ are you really only five years old?"


    "Mn, this should be the case," Jupiter scratched his nose, a bit embarrassed. Should he say that he had hundreds of years of experiences from a life that was not this one? Of course, he knew better than to be that blunt and honest. There was no benefit and only the potential for harm. "Ten days. No more than that, just sit tight."


    "Oh," said Dessa Chimes playing with her crimson hair that hung down her back. She said nothing else as she stared into the lake silently, trying not to disturb this unfathomable existence next to herself.


    Jupiter ignored everything else and closed his eyes, activating mind''s eye. Without wasting time, he used his spiritual sense to detect the spiritual energies in the atmosphere. Unfortunately, Jupiter couldn''t currently remember the reason why only half of one eye had been refined previously, so there was a lack of preparation. As he lured a strand of spirit source towards his right eye he had a surge of deja vu, before dozens of strands of spirit source suddenly drilled into his eye, rocking him like a sledgehammer to the face.


    "HURGH!" Jupiter let a painful and heavy grunt but didn''t continue to make any sound. He just sat there allowing the spirit source to impact him as it surged crazily into his eye. It was uncertain why this strange occurrence was happening, and he had now realized it wasn''t the first time. However, how could this level of pain deter the mighty Jupiter? Jodye endured this torturous feeling with a grimaced face as many hours passed, without pause. Sweat poured out from his pores as he desperately refined the spirit source energies in his eye.


    Black blood tears were running in a line down his right eye. Wyven Chimes would often leave to check on news within the estate grounds but was always shocked when he returned and found the boy in the same exact posture, with his niece tending too him by wiping his sweat. There were dozens of uneaten fruits and bread pieces scattered around the two kids. Had the boy seriously not ate in 2 days? Could he indeed be an expert? No mortal could remain so calm in such a condition. Plus could regular mortals access the space within a spatial artifact?


    Wyven knew he had underestimated this foreigner. Luckily, he hadn''t been rash before.


    Crack!


    Suddenly the sound of shattered glass came from his eyes, and source energies rushed into his consciousness making the handsome chocolate boy fall briefly into ecstasy. This feeling was better than anything he had ever felt in his life, it was warm, tingly, and made his mind feel like it was sparkling. Unexpectedly, at this moment Jupiter heard the voice of a young boy in his head. The sound was distant like it was someone calling out from the top of a mountain to someone at the bottom.


    "Temp¡­host!¡­Jodye, can¡­ you hear me?¡­ Wake up!! ¡­I knew I should''ve been¡­the¡­"


    Jupiter was baffled by this occurrence but it, vanished quicker then it appeared, along with the unusual sensation of his spirit being baptized by source energies. Jupiter had no idea how much time had passed, but he figured it should be less than his initial estimate. At any rate, he had successfully entered the first stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture!


    His spiritual sense had reached an entirely new tier of prowess, transforming into divine sense!

 53 Could it be that you want to fight?

    Jupiter didn''t waste any time and instantly activated his mind''s eye technique. The world 100 meters around him suddenly became clear as day! Every object, herb, and even most insects were reflected within his mind. It was like his spiritual sense had evolved into an aerial video drone with an excellent overview, and also zoom functionality. When he concentrated and reduced the range to within 10 meters of himself, even the dust particles in the air became clear as day. Not only that, the most exciting part was that by utilizing spirit source he was able to make his divine sense tangible.


    He could touch things with his spiritual and mental power fused!


    Now he could interact with even the physical plane with his divine sense! This also meant his control in the ethereal plane was worlds better! Also, his divine sense took far less energy to maintain since he was now using divine spirit source in combination with his own naturally produced soul power. As long as he didn''t try to make this invisible energy tangible, he would basically not have to worry about running out of soul power when using the mind''s eye. Of course, using unique soul related abilities would use his source power quickly.


    "It seems that due to the efforts of this body''s original owner, I ascended directly to the intermediate level of the first stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture, the serene sight stage! I owe him my thanks," observed the Jodye Trill who was oblivious to the fact that he was thanking himself. "The first stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture is about refining the soul with the energy of the third heavenly layer, Divine Source. Or in other words soul cultivation!"


    The Cosmic Vision Scripture in his inherited memories was a soul cultivation method, but it could be said to have been tailor-made for the heavenly slaughter race members. However, no one knew this for sure as only the patriarch of the Titan clan would have access to this soul cultivation method. Members of this race cultivated their bodies by refining their spiritual energy passageways with astral might. As a result, their soul cultivation was doomed to be inferior. However, the Cosmic Vision Scripture changed that!


    "The eyes contain a myriad of tiny spiritual passageways, over 80% of the body''s total. By fusing divine spirit source into the eyes, these passageways are tempered to feed energy directly into the soul. It''s even to the extent that my soul power would be far more potent than when using the spiritual pathways in the rest of my body. This is quite the magical process, whoever created this soul cultivation method was indeed a genius." Not even Jupiter himself was aware of who created this method.


    "Converting spirit into the divine, the basic level of the serene sight stage! Storing spirit source in the right eye, the intermediate level of the serene sight stage!" thought Jupiter silently, "With this, it should be possible as long as I comprehend serenity force again¡­hm?"


    After upgrading his diving sense, Jupiter noticed that in his mind there were four dark blurs, that look like little thought bubbles.


    "No way you''re shitting me¡­ force concepts? But I don''t understand¡­" realistically, even if the previous soul had comprehended the concept, they should have disappeared along with his soul right? Jupiter couldn''t understand how he had these concepts hidden in his mind, but he slowly started to realize something. Investigating these concept shadows, he recognized two of them were vaguely familiar in the aura. Choosing one randomly, he was already sinking his perception within. He received a skull-splitting pain, which he gritted his teeth and faced stoically.


    This couldn''t compare to burning alive in the torturous flames of Mt. Lithia in his homeworld. This pain faded after a while of enduring. In his mind he was suddenly on a mountain peak, surrounded by white, pink, and blue colored snow. If one were to glance down from the edge, they would see a mountain going down endlessly. On the other hand, surrounding the mountain was absolutely nothing! Total dark stillness as far as the eye could see.


    Suddenly, a name came instinctively to Jupiter''s mind as he spoke it aloud, "Eternal Stillness, the Everest! Nascent serenity concept! Lucky indeed."


    With a nascent serenity fragment in his origin pool and the concept to galvanize its force, he was able to use the soul attack, Serene Stare! Serene stare was an illusion attack that made the victim fall into a peaceful dream, where they''re tricked into totally withdrawing their defenses. If this was the case, defeating a mid-rank True Saint realm expert was no longer an issue. However, to those at the top of the True Saint realm, he could still do absolutely nothing.


    Jupiter opened his eyes and stood to stretch his body. Night had already settled in, and bright stars colored the sky. Spreading his feet open, his toes touched the ground as his heels lifted, raising his hands high above his head. He then tilted his head up and circulated the titanic rage law in his small body. The moonlight seemed to shine down on him like a spotlight, enveloping the child''s body. Dessa, who was still sitting quietly next to Jodye, had her eyes brighten as she marveled at the scene of Mr. Jupiter continuing to practice in this bizarre position for hours.


    The boy maintained this posture, inhaling spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth into his body, letting moonlight and starlight flow along his mental and astral passageways respectively. He looked serene and adorable under the round moon in the sky.


    Time slowly passed.


    As the sun peeked its head out from behind the trees, Jupiter finally lowered his palms. He breathed out a mouthful of foul air as his eyes opened once again to reveal sapphire blue eyes that seemed to have a sharp golden glint deep within. Staring at the morning sun, it was unknown what Jupiter was thinking about. Then, in front of the waking Dessa''s drowsy eyes, he removed his clothes and dove into the lake in one fluid motion, as if it had been practiced hundreds of times, swimming around as he cleaned himself off.


    Dessa Chimes had a red face as she stood up and turned away in panic, "Mr. Jupiter, this lowly slave will return to the estate now that you''re awake. There is no need to worry for me, I will absolutely not let you put yourself in danger for my sake. I shouldn''t be punished too harshly as they find me¡­very pretty.


    There were extreme disgust and resentment in her voice towards the end of her statement. Jupiter got out of the lake and dried off, then wore his clothes again. He reached the front of Dessa, who was 10 meters away already, in two steps. He lightly grabbed her arm and said, "Little Dessa, wait."


    "Mr. Jupiter, please do not stop me! You can not imagine how cruel they are."


    "Stop you? You are mistaken, I have not come to stop you from going. I believe it is indeed time for you to return. Did the mighty I not say that I would be sure to solve your issues in less than ten days? Hmph. Well, today is the day. Come, I am quite hungry anyway." Jupiter confidently led the way as he marched forward.


    Dessa was shocked. Didn''t he initially say ten days? It had only been three!! A struggling look appeared on her face that was alternating between a flattered smile and a painful grimace. In the end, she decided to hurry and catch up to this boy who was obviously an expert. She grabbed his arm and planted her heels, but instead of stopping she ended up getting dragged forward, no struggle involved. However, she didn''t give up as she pleaded, "Mr. Jupiter, please reconsider this. It is far too dangerous you must not."


    Jupiter stopped abruptly, causing the girl to crash into his back. When Jodye heard her words, he turned back and smiled gently, squeezing Dessa''s dimpled cheeks before saying, "You don''t need to worry. Let''s go."


    Dessa Chimes rubbed her sore cheek, feeling hopeless. She pouted then spoke with a sulk, "Mr. Jupiter don''t tease me! How can you be so hateful? You have to listen."


    However, after speaking, she felt her cheeks being pinched once more, followed by a burst of boisterous laughter as Jupiter dashed forward towards the estate at the edge of the woods.


    "Mr. Jupiter? Don''t run, stop! Ugh, wait for me!"


    The duo ran through the trees and hills until they returned to the herb fields situated between the estate and the forest hills, joking and laughing the whole way. Dessa was enjoying her time with her savior, nearly forgetting her anxious feelings.


    Nearly.


    After seeing him desperately training for days on end, not even eating or drinking just for a chance to help herself, she had decided that once Mr. Jupiter woke up, she would convince him to just leave her to her fate. Her uncle had told her that this boy was clearly a genius, but even he didn''t understand the energy that was being cultivated. Dessa didn''t want to see such a good seed ruined because of herself!


    Unfortunately, her plan failed miserably, and she totally lost the pace of the conversation. Even worse, her uncle had yet to return from the estate so he couldn''t be counted on to hold the boy down for her! Of course, Dessa didn''t know that even if her uncle still had his True Saint cultivation base, he would still not be able to hold Mr. Jupiter down. Much less so now that his injuries had lowered his realm.


    There was nothing someone with the power of a Fledgling Saint could do to Jodye Trill.


    Perhaps if she knew this, she wouldn''t feel so nervous. Of course, Jodye, or rather Mr. Jupiter, was unconcerned with her anxiety. He knew she would soon be a free woman, living her life like as if it were made of gold. This was something he would take for her on his own.


    As they walked through the fields, the two youths drew a lot of attention from the workers and slaves surrounding the grounds. Dessa grew more and more nervous with every step they took but discovered that Mr. Jupiter''s face remained utterly indifferent as he marched towards the most significant manor in the center of the estate. However, as the duo neared 20 meters away from the building, a well dressed young man that looked to be the same age as Dessa was followed by a small gang of other young men in plain clothes as they came storming over towards them.


    "Oh no, oh no, its Ricky, the little boss!" Seeing the local tyrant Ricardo Oswald Chimes walking in their direction, Dessa hid behind Jupiter.


    Jupiter stood still, his expression indifferent to the approaching posse. Ricky Chimes stopped and stood in front of them, the condescending look in his eyes unhidden as he stared at Dessa Chimes as if Jupiter was only dust in the air.


    "Wench! You dare come back after shirking your duty for several days? Stupid bitch, you''ll get your weight in lashes today," Ricky tried to snatch Dessa by her hair from around the negus brat in front of him. Although this boy was clearly from that elusive sub-race, Ricky wouldn''t put someone in the company of his slave in his eyes. However, his arm was suddenly caught by in mid-air. When he tried to pull back, it wouldn''t budge at all. Ricky''s eyes flashed with contempt as he berated Jupiter, "You insignificant welp! You may have played with my slave bitch for a few days, but I was willing to ignore you for now. Hmph, to think you can''t seem to tell good from bad! Remove your arm from me this instant or suffer the worst fate!"


    Jodye Trill smiled brilliantly without removing his hold. To Dessa, this smile was like the sun illuminating a dark night sky. However, to the posse of boys in front of them, this smile looked sinister and purely evil. The rage of the mighty Jupiter had been secretly building since the moment he saw Dessa cower behind him like she had seen the boogieman. His nine astral points were already engaged as battle force momentum slowly begin to build around his fist.


    There was definite bloodlust coloring those deep blue eyes as he retorted, "I''m sorry, there is no slave of yours here. What else was that you were saying? Could it be that you want to fight?"


    The youngest son of a Chimes family elder named Zeno Chimes was profoundly displeased as he opened his mouth to reprimand this punk negus in front of them, "Dumb negus bitch! Remove you filthy paws or else¡­ah!"


    Crack!


    Crack!


    Bang!


    Before Zeno could finish his sentence, an anguished cry escaped his mouth. A pitiful wail was heard at the same instant as cracking sounds. This was the sound of Jodye Trill breaking Ricky Chimes'' arm in three places before kicking Zeno Chimes in the gut. Since he was truly angered, this kick was definitely not light at all. Zeno flew out and crashed through a small tree, tumbling through the dirt for several meters before coming to a stop. He was clutching his stomach with bulging eyes, as he threw up a mess of blood and guts. Zeno felt as if all of his internal organs were on the verge of rupturing.


    He looked incomparably pathetic and ugly to the max as he laid in his own waste, weeping with a face full of snot and tears.

 54 Calamity at the Chimes Estate

    "Ahhh! Son of a bitch!" Ricky Chimes was enduring immense pain as he screamed. At least he wasn''t crying.


    Jodye Trill looked at the Zeno whose eyes had spawned a river. His eyes suddenly dazed as he remembered a similar event from his past life as a spy. He sneered thinking, ''Why talk big if you''re so easy to break? Little punk.''


    However, immediately after this thought, he paused. Suddenly he felt as if his earlier conjectures might not be entirely accurate. Was he really Jupiter Titan? Or was he just confused?


    Could this be... amnesia? Sometimes when a soul suffers from too much strain, it can cause fits of amnesia. Jodye was aware that his soul was slightly damaged since the moment he awakened his divine sense. Jupiter or not Jupiter? He wasn''t so sure of who he was anymore, but no longer felt like he was the famous titan reincarnated. Nonetheless, Jodye placed these thoughts aside for now. He had something he needed to do.


    "Zeno, no! You!" Ricky chimes and the gang all looked angry but horrified. They stared at this young man with shock and trepidation in their eyes. Who expected this passerby to be so ruthless as to attack without warning?


    "Who? Me? You still calling me out?" asked Jodye indifferently. Dessa saw that her Mr. Jupiter was still smiling as he spoke without blinking to Ricky and the gang, "You guys are into botany like the Zeno kid, yeah? I''m sure we can find some more trees."


    Hearing this, the boys behind Ricky all retreated a few steps subconsciously. They didn''t want to provoke this lunatic, they would let the little boss handle things. Jodye laughed boisterously at this scene, while Dessa couldn''t help but giggle. Some people, once boarding the ride, would just enjoy it until the end. Nonetheless, this caused Ricky''s face to alternate between shades of white, green, and red. The shame! The envy! The hate! A fire raged in his heart as Ricky shouted at Jodye, "Dumb fool, you dare assault the son of Desmon...!"


    Smack!


    "Ahh?!"


    Ricky paused for three entire seconds after being smacked so hard that his face immediately swelled. In a rage he spat out again, "Bastard! You think you can just..."


    Smack!


    "Oof!"


    The other side of Ricky''s face swelled as well, making him look like a pig head. This even gave Dessa a hot and tingly feeling as she stared in excitement. What was a man? It was probably this! As if he couldn''t tell who was currently in power, Ricky berated Jodye once more through broken teeth, "Reckless fool! Just because you possess this bit of strength, you even maim the son of an elder for no good reason! You''ll be slain where you stand!"


    "No good reason?" Jodye''s smile faded as his voice became chilly like an arctic wind.


    Ricky got goosebumps and this time he hurriedly retreated back, just like his subordinates, before puffing his chest out and replying without looking Jodye in the eye, "You just wait until my father learns of this! We''ll see who''s laughing then! I will..."


    Smack!


    Smack!


    Crash!


    Jodye swiftly appeared in front of the gang and smacked Ricky once more on each cheek, the second slap sent him crashing into a nearby courtyard''s outer wall. Returning to Dessa''s side, Jodye spoke without haste, "Just as well, I was headed to see this asshole anyway. However, I find myself disappointed. With a son like you, how incredible could he be? I truly over thought this."


    Jodye was calm and indifferent as he continued walking to the large manor in front of them, no longer sparing these clowns a glance. His demeanor as the mighty Titan Jupiter was in full display, as he only had memories of this anyway. Dessa Chimes hurriedly followed his steps like a scared little kitten.


    "Mr. Jupiter, you beat up the boss'' son and hurt elder Francis'' son. What if they get outraged?" Dessa asked with a worried expression. Thinking about how elder Francis whipped people during punishment, she couldn''t help but tear up in fear.


    "Dessa, you are no longer a slave. Stop behaving like this," Jodye Trill said with zero concern in his voice, as he glanced at Ricky''s gang picking up Zeno and running off in another direction. After a few dozen more steps, and the occasional knocking out of a servant or guard, Jodye quietly strolled in through the side doors of the manor''s main hall.


    "Lord Desmond, have mercy! For Gaia''s sake, the girl is still your niece just as she is mine! Just because we live in a Voodoo state, it doesn''t mean we have to be so evil! Our clan has always stood on the orthodox path, not this vile path of villainy. How would your mother feel if she knew what you did to these women? Must you be so ruthless? How could a mere slave girl Dessa''s age slaughter two adult men and hide their corpses?" asked a familiar voice. Jodye raised a brow and raised his arm to stop Dessa. Swiftly covering her mouth to prevent her from making a sound, he listened intently. The duo then retreated stealthily into the shadows a nearby pillar.


    In the main hall, there were five elders deep in discussion, surrounding a long table. One of these elders was clad in regular hemp clothing had his familiar back turned to the pair. This was surprisingly Wyven Chimes! In front of Wyven were three auburn haired men. The one in the center was mildly handsome and looked middle-aged, but well refined like a scholar. Whereas the two polished old men behind him had wrinkles and grays in their hairs and they were clearly older.


    "She may have an iota of my humble blood, but she is not my kin. She is a mere slave, with no identity to speak of. You''ll do well to remember this," Desmond Chimes played with the three-foot-long blade of the saber in his hands. "A slave runs off with two married field workers, and they both go missing? What exactly do I tell their wives then? It is the principle of the matter that we must consider, old man."


    "Wyven, surrender the child, and you will be able to return to the family. Perhaps in a few decades, you may even recover those old wounds," said one of the old men next to Desmond Chimes.


    "Elder Cheno, it would certainly be my honor to return but Dessa¡­"


    "The slave again? A damn retard. Boss, why must we deal with this old cripple Wyven? There is no need for this to be so difficult. The crafty old goat probably has the items himself," said the old man beside elder Cheno. Wyven suddenly paled.


    "Be still, Elder Blanc," Desmond Chimes spoke slow and deliberate, "Tell me, Wyven, why should I not listen to my good friend here?"


    "Sirs¡­ my niece and I certainly have no such magic pouch," anxiety was perspiring all on Wyven''s forehead. He suddenly had a great idea and knew exactly where to push the blame. He had hoped to avoid revealing this, but now he had no alternatives, "However, the strange boy I spoke of earlier displayed many startling capabilities. He calls himself Jupiter and his skin is brown like those heroes of the inner ward*, the Negus. As you know, the negus are famed for possessing magic nearly comparable to the white elves! If the sirs can''t find it then perhaps it is the boy who sneakily got rid of these two! He had what I suspect was a spatial artifact; Merely, it was a ring! I have not seen a magic pouch."


    Desmond Chimes and the two elders had bright eyes as Wyven came to the end of his sentence.


    "A negus boy that could be from the inner wards, or maybe even the land of gods? A spatial ring and he was also stranded here alone? What a windfall! Why didn''t this senile fool say this in the first place?" Elder Blanc asked Desmond Chimes through a true essence sound transmission. By using true essence as a medium to carry his voice, no one by those he transmitted too would be able to hear him.


    "Spatial ring...your certain it was a spatial ring?" Elder Cheno asked Wyven.


    "Grand elder, do you know of any other methods by where one could pull a set of clothes out of thin air? For this lowly one, it seemed to provide enough evidence," Wyven Chimes was outwardly humble, although he inwardly knew that if this bastard Cheno Chimes did not deliver a sneak attack on him in the past then the winner between the two would have certainly been himself.


    "Boss, it could be worth the risk," Elder Blanc had excitement in his voice and gold lights swimming in his eyes.


    ''A sage...'' thought Jodye from the shadows, ''Two saints and a sage, none stronger than a mid-level True Saint I think. If that''s the case its not a problem...''


    Bang.


    Suddenly the main doors flew open as a gang of young men came clattering into the room surrounded by guards.


    "Father, you must seek justice for your son!" Screamed Ricky Chimes shamelessly as he knelt at his father''s side. Ricky''s arm was in a sling, and his face wore a wronged expression.


    "Zeno! What happened to my boy!" Elder Cheno wanted to rush over but hesitated as he knew he could not just leave the Lord''s side without being pardoned.


    "What is it, boy? Who is so bold as to dare and injure my son?" Asked Desmond Chimes imperiously, successfully masking the trepidation in his heart from the youngsters around him. He then waved his hand at Elder Cheno, who hurried went to examine his son. Of course, the three elders, and Jodye as well, could detect this slight emotional fluctuation as clear as day. Merely they didn''t find it strange. Whoever hurt the little boss Ricky Chimes clearly wasn''t putting the big boss Desmond Chimes in their eyes. Would such a person still be weak?


    It was unlikely.


    So although Desmond was enraged, he was also on full alert. Who could the enemy be? However, the gang of five or so boys behind Ricky all chose to speak up at the same time.


    At this moment, the guard captain spoke up, "Reporting to Saint Lord Chimes, many of our guards have been injured by an unknown enemy! There is no trace of energy, and it appears to have been done by brute strength alone."


    "That rotten cat with red fur seduced a ringer!"


    "A mere slave bitch dared to hire a monstrous assassin!"


    "It was Dessa! She contracted the devil; she''s brought a calamity home!"


    "That damn worthless slimy, ugly, ran through tramp had the audacity to corrupt an expert with her slutty...ah..ah..ACK"


    To everyone''s shock before the last youth could finish his harsh words his eyes bulged and his head burst into a mess of blood and brain chunks. As his headless body collapsed to the ground, a five-feet-tall, lean, and muscular figure was revealed standing firmly behind. The figure''s bloodied knife-hand was still extended and dripping. Next to this boy was a beautiful girl with skin like a flawless pearl and flowing crimson hair. This was none other than Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes!


    "This one talks a bit too much, yeah? You boys mind your words. I will not tolerate anyone speaking of Dessa in such a manner again," Jodye Trill''s voice was indifferent as he glanced at the surrounding crowd, "Once upon a time this was a scene you could only see among the terrifying voodoo priest cults. Isn''t this a saint land? Is this the way all heroes treat your women? Despicable. You all deserve death."


    There wasn''t a soul present who wasn''t looking at this boy in utter shock. So brazen? So arrogant? Who raised him?


    "Teddy¡­" Ricky Chimes'' voice was quivering in shock and fear. Teddy was dead just like that? "Father you must destroy this madman!!"


    However, Desmond Chimes reacted as if he hadn''t even heard his son. When little Theodore''s head exploded, Desmond sensed a ripple of battle power that wasn''t very different from his own. This young boy was an expert who could utilize battle force with his bare hands! Although he couldn''t yet be sure, one thing was already inevitable.


    This boy was definitely not weak!


    Poor Teddy, his death was destined to remain inconsequential.


    "Young hero, may I know your distinguished name, and how you became acquainted with this lowly slave of mine?" Even though he was cautious, the family head Desmond Chimes wouldn''t back down or lower his stance too much. Dessa being his slave was purely a fact, it couldn''t be considered an insulting remark.


    "You are unworthy of my mighty name." Indeed, Jodye was unperturbed by this statement. However, he didn''t give his name simply because he was no longer certain what that name should be. "But know this; starting today, Dessa is already no longer your slave."


    "You are arrogant enough, little guy." as Desmond Chimes spoke a brown pure force momentum begin to surround the blade of the combat saber in his hand. He approached until he was only 2 meters away from Jodye and Dessa, "I hope you don''t think I am afraid to teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders."


    "Pfft, teach me a lesson?" Jodye Trill laughed out loud, causing Desmond and company to grimace as they stared daggers into this arrogant child. His boisterous laughter was almost contagious. Infuriated, Desmond wasted no further words. His brown aura finally completely exploded around his saber as he cleaved down at Jodye! Only, at that instant, the smiling and laughing Jodye suddenly matched his glare as a blue light flashed from deep within his right pupil.


    Serene Stare!


    Due to the angle, the lord''s position prevented his two subordinates from seeing what happened! Desmond Chimes was pulled directly into an illusion, his pure force destabilizing immediately. Serene stare was a soul attack and was very difficult to detect without sufficient soul strength. The power around Desmond Chimes'' blade dissipated and he stood there tranquil and in a daze.


    Jodye was a bit exhausted due to using up so much mental and spiritual strength but wasted no time as he shot out towards Desmond Chimes. His nine astral points became active as rage force radiated from his muscles. Circulating the Titanic Rage Law in his hands, Jodye shot out two mighty palms which landed in the center Desmond''s chest. This was an abridged version of the Fist of Might that he remembered through integrating fully with the titan''s memories.


    Mighty Palm!


    From the crowd''s point of view the lord cleaved down and then his body froze mid-cleave. Then, to everyone''s shock and horror, big boss Desmond''s body exploded into meat chunks, and two large bloody palms marks on the polished floors. Due to the angle, the lord''s position prevented his two subordinates from seeing what happened. All they knew was their family head had just been murdered in cold blood. Instantly reduced to pieces of meat. The scariest part was that this was through pure strength!


    Of course, what they didn''t know is that Desmond Chimes'' defenses were totally withdrawn the moment before impact. His body''s natural strength was actually exactly the same as Jodye Trill, 89 bp. Add on his pure force concept and combat skills and his strength would increase considerably. However, without those additional defenses, his strength was not enough to withstand Jodye''s Fist of Might, which poured the power of all his astral points into a single burst of strength!


    "Boss¡­" Elder Cheno was shaken, as he retreated back a few steps.


    "FATHER!!" Ricky Chimes was hysterical, running over to the blood stains on the ground. Jodye casually pried the combat saber out of Desmond Chimes'' still whole hand, and slowly approached Wyven Chimes. As Jodye passed by the weeping Ricky, he easily severed his head with the combat saber.


    Seeing the approaching calamity, Elder Blanc finally woke up. An orange aura exploded from his body as the primary force phenomena formed 65 white light spheres above his head. A half corporeal but half ethereal white treasure sword appeared behind him as he shouted, "Stop! If you kill us all, you''ll surely be making an enemy of the White Serpent Cove! Surely, even sir wouldn''t want to do such a thing right?"


    Jodye Trill did not stop, he slowly advanced forward. However, his interest was piqued. The goons and guards in the crowd all scattered as far away as they could, not daring to get in Jodye''s path. He glanced at Elder Blanc and stared him in the eyes while speaking, "White Serpent Cove? You look this young master in the eyes, and then tell me why I should fear your so-called ''White Serpent Cove.''"


    "Are you mad?" screamed elder Blanc, but quickly changed his tone when he saw the boy increase his pace half a step. Elder Blanc didn''t dally and stared the young murderer in the eyes, "Young sir must be new here? They''re the number one Bronze Rank power in the entire Fallen Star region."


    Serene Stare!


    As he finished speaking, the crowd watched in confusion as elder Blanc''s aura dissipated and he stood there silently, staring at Jodye. After his plot was successfully executed, Jodye took note of this ''White Serpent Cove,'' and responded indifferently as he stopped next to Wyven, "A pity. I was thinking of gifting the estate to this worthless uncle of Dessa. However, since you dogs already have an owner, I can only slaughter."


    "Mr. Jupiter, please wait!" came a soft and timid voice. Jodye inwardly smiled as he had been waiting for this, but his expression remained frosted like 1,000-year-old ice. Dessa Chimes soon appeared at his side, pulling on his formerly white but now blood-drenched pants. "Please Mr. Jupiter, don''t kill anymore. I don''t want more people to die because of me."


    "Yes, little Jupiter, let this be the end. Please, enough of this¡­oomph," Wyven Chimes'' tongue was just getting on a roll when Jodye backhand punched his face, knocking him stumbling a full meter back.


    "You are unqualified to speak to this mighty sovereign," said Jodye calmly before speaking to Dessa in an equally stern but far more gentle tone, "Dessa, let us be clear about what has happened here. You told me that these people murdered your father and then raped your mother before killing her too. All of this you witnessed yourself. This was not the end, however. No, because then they crippled your uncle and forced you into slavery. You''ve lived every day of your life being used and abused. Violated openly and in secret. Suffering a fate worse than death itself. No woman alive should have to suffer as you have. Yet somehow, you grew up to be so pure in spite of this hellacious environment. Now you tell me, should the ones responsible for this have life¡­or death?"


    Dessa Chimes'' face experienced a myriad of changes in a short instant. There were fierce expressions of shock, anger, sadness, and mirth until finally settling on cold indifference. Dessa Chimes directly looked away, as if none of this had anything to do with her any longer. She spoke only a single sentence to Jodye.


    "They all deserve death."


    "Indeed," as Jodye spoke out he used the Fist Of Might in his right hand as he sent the saber in his hand flying through elder Blanc''s throat. Blanc''s head rolled to the feet of some servant girls who screamed, some of them fainted while some were sick because of all the gore and mess.


    Dessa''s body shook and produced a cracking sound like a metal chain being broken. Her azure eyes shined brightly, and her pale skin suddenly became vibrant. The slave curse seal inside of her had just disintegrated! It would take a sage proficient in cursing to create a slave curse seal, and it seemed to Jodye all the slave seals were planted by this former Elder Blanc!


    Behind them, Elder Cheno grabbed his son and fled with all his might! This kid seemed sturdy, but not tough to such a degree! Elder Cheno wasn''t sure what was going on, but he wouldn''t risk his life to find out. He had to report this to the White Serpent Cove headquarters!


    Using his divine sense, Jodye was more than aware of the cowardly elder''s actions. Merely, he had no intention of pursuing this elder. The current outcome was falling in line with his best case scenario. Even though Jodye could slaughter these fools through the use of a little trickery, if they were given the time to analyze his tricks then he might be the one that was done for. He couldn''t win in a head-on fight against three people at his level. Even if he could escape safely, he had to consider Dessa''s safety as well. If she was captured or hurt, then what was the point of all of this?


    After retrieving the saber and taking a magic pouch from Elder Blanc''s decapitated body, Jodye had Dessa point out every man or woman who had ever violated her, eliminating them without mercy. Blood painted the walls and fields of the Chimes Estate, forming little streams of blood carrying the force of death. If no Saint powerhouse purified this area soon, Jodye knew it would become a land of fiends.


    Unfortunately, he was far too weak to do anything about this.


    Dessa felt as if her heart was becoming increasingly cold with every death. However, a strange sense of satisfaction was growing in the depths of her soul, like a tiny ember that created sparks until becoming a small flame.


    On a small hill outside the estate, Jodye Trill stood in elegant blue robes overlooking the setting sun. Behind them, there were the sounds of panicked screams, and squealing magic alarm formations coming from the slightly damaged estate grounds. The herb fields were pillaged and barren, while a few of the buildings had holes or broken walls. Wyven and Dessa stood silently behind this crazy young man, whom they had only known for a few days experiencing totally different feelings.


    He had single-handedly crushed everything in the Estate, taking all the valuables and wealth collected for more than 300 years by their forebearers.


    Wyven Chimes was despondent. He knew from the boy''s earlier treatment of him that he had been seen through thoroughly. This maniac Jupiter could flip on him at any moment! Plus, would his niece be any more than a slave to such a being?She wasn''t free she had only changed owners! Plus, if White Serpent Cove somehow found out that he had ''it''¡­


    Wyven shivered as he didn''t want to think about it. He shouldn''t even know about it.


    Dessa Chimes, on the other hand, felt as if she was still in a dream. A handsome boy had fallen out of the sky in a mass of green and black flames and rescued her from a gruesome fate. Later, this same boy had stormed into her master''s estate and brought her back out in a trail of blood. She was now, without a doubt, a free woman. The shackles on her soul had been torn down, and she could suddenly feel a strength she had never felt before swelling within her.


    Dessa suddenly smiled most beautifully, as tears streaked down her eyes, distracting the thoughts of Wyven and even Jodye Trill. The latter came over and gently wiped away her tears and then held her face by her big cheeks as he encouraged her, "Listen Dessa. From now on you''re a free woman. No one can tell you what to do, no one can tell you who to be. This is the most I can do for you. Thank you for what you have done for me. If we are fated to meet again, I truly look forward to that day."


    Turning to Wyven Chimes, Jodye''s eyes became emotionless and his voice chilly, "The magic pouch you''ve been hiding in your drawers. Wash it in the stream and give it to me, you dirty fuck."


    Wyven was startled, as his face instantly paled. However, as if an idea had struck him, he quickly nodded while running off, "Yes, yes, young hero, of course."


    Jodye Trill observed every action of Wyven Chimes with his divine sense, as he didn''t trust the man at all. Dessa Chimes was still in a horrified daze due to Jodye''s previous words. When she suddenly came to she asked, "Mr. Jupiter are you¡­truly leaving? Just like that?"


    Dessa found it challenging to imagine parting with Mr. Jupiter at this point. In fact, she believed he would take her as a slave, and she wasn''t opposed to this in the slightest. Jupiter would be a much better master. She had finally found a pillar of support, and now the roof seemed to be on the verge of collapse again.


    "Truly. My journey is one that will take me to the peak of this world and beyond. I can not be bothered to slow my pace," replied Jodye Trill indifferently. He had to find a town to set up shop, and fully understand this world and this body. Things didn''t seem to be quite as simple as he initially thought. If you can call mysteriously dying and then reincarnating as an entirely different race simple, that is. However, now he was almost sure that he was not Jupiter Titan, nor had he ever been. Instead, he had inherited the mighty Jupiter''s wealth of knowledge. This officially made him the disciple of the ancient titan.


    What happened to his master? Was he still alive? Furthermore, what happened to himself? These were the things Jodye needed to know. He needed to discover who he was, and he would never be able to do that by staying here. He spoke to Dessa gently, "If you wish to come along well¡­ the choice is yours. However, I will not spoil you, you must learn to defend yourself."


    Luckily the old coot didn''t play around and honestly handed on the magic pouch that had fallen off the two goons who gotten dragged into the spatial storm. Jodye ruthlessly removed Wyven''s mental imprint and replaced it with his own, causing Wyven to cough out blood.


    Checking the contents of the magic pouch, Jodye frowned before placing it into his space ring. Oddly enough, at that moment, he seemed to notice on the middle finger of his left hand was the word ''Rah'' written in an ancient divine script. Suddenly a hazy memory surfaced in Jodye''s mind. There was a terrifyingly beautiful woman in a dark space full of cuts and wounds. With cloudy eyes, like those of someone dying, her lips formed the words ''Jo'' and ''Dee", and then ''I love you.''


    When Jodye Trill came too, tears were running down his cheek, which he touched in shock. What had just happened? Jodye wiped his eyes and shook his head. He turned his head back and shot a smile at the confused Dessa Chimes.


    "See ya around, kiddo."


    With that, Jodye turned around and dashed into the woods.

 55 Rescuing Damsels

    Back in the small shack Wyven Chimes built, Jodye Trill sat on the wooden bed thinking back to the scene of the beautiful woman giving him a ring. As he thought about her appearance that looked as if she was dying he couldn''t help but notice a trace of malice that emerged deep in his heart. Initially, Jodye believed he was the soul of Jupiter Titan, trapped in this human shell. However, he was slowly coming to terms with the fact that this was probably incorrect.


    "This perfect memory transfer though¡­ could I only be the fallen disciple of the T''Zhane, and not the mighty T''Zhane myself? This simply doesn''t make sense. What is this exactly? Amnesia? So what truly happened to me, and who the hell am I? This Jodye?" Jodye Trill didn''t have any answers, only more questions. Thus, he decided to think about it less and consider himself Jodye for now, although he would still use his current moniker, Jupiter. "The first thing I need to do is complete this physique. I will likely need some heavenly materials to make it happen, but there should be a few good herbs, right?"


    Jupiter Titan was an accomplished alchemist, so what he knew the best was to extract the essence from herbs. Even though he didn''t have a fire, or suitable cauldron to refine some pellets, he could at least mix up some elixirs and potions. Elder Blanc''s magic pouch had a space of about 3 cubic meters and was loosely organized. Compared to the other magic pouch Jodye recovered from Wyven chimes, it was half the size. Nonetheless, there were several rows of low-quality common spirit herbs and two rows of mid-low quality uncommon herbs. There were also some weapons and other combat gear and technique manuals, and finally some emergency rations and potions and a map of the region!


    Not to mention that he had so many herbs and unchecked stolen goods from his raid of the Chimes Estate. After all, this was a small saint land. There were a couple of thousand people in the entire Chimes Estate, and most of their wealth had become his own.


    Jodye Trill withdrew the map from the magic pouch and memorized it with his divine sense. This region was called the Fallen Star Region and was situated at the southern tip of the Pangaea Continent. Jodye was currently located at the southernmost point of this southernmost region, very close to the border separating this land from another. The closest major city was about 500 kilometers away. There was no way Jodye was going to be able to walk there in a short amount of time. So Jodye chose a more suitable location, a small town to the east.


    "Sage¡­should I practice sage or saint style cultivation? For some reason, this body seems far more suited to the Titanic Rage Law. Are heroes normally even capable of this? I''ve never heard of such perfect potential for a Titan physique. Furthermore, I''ll need to have a better understanding of this world if I plan on utilizing any of these herbs, as experimenting would waste far too much time and resources," Jodye Trill was terribly vexed and disappointed at the limited space for resources in this magic pouch. Indeed, his ring was abnormal in this land.


    Was he the refugeed son of some rich tycoon?


    "If I ever was Jupiter, then I was a strong person in my that life, so I won''t be a weakling in this life. My past is gone, let bygones be bygones. Since I now occupy this body and mind, from now on I am Jodye but I am also Jupiter! Neither a heaven slaughterer, nor a hero, but a combination of the two. My family will be my fists, my enemies will be the stones laid down on my path!"


    With glowing eyes, Jodye stood up and left this deserted shack. Following a random stream of water out of the woods, Jodye ran swiftly through the open grasslands, towards the distant deserts in the northeast. On the regional map that Jodye inherited from the corpse of Elder Blanc, there was a red circle with an X marked down on a particular location. Above this, there was a large pyramid next to a small pyramid drawn.


    An ancient pyramid!


    Jodye knew that whether it was the upper star realms or the lower star realms, pyramids represented one thing.


    Fallen Pharaohs!


    While the standard for strength was different depending on which end of the cosmos you were in, only the hegemonic figures of an era could claim the title of Pharaoh. This was the case all across the vast cosmos, even the ancient and mysterious Fey race had their own version of Pharaoh, the Sephiroth. Jodye knew that if this was truly a deceased Pharaoh''s pyramid, then this represented an opportunity.


    Lucky Chances!


    On the road of cultivation, all experts needed a combination of supreme talent, diligence, and luck. Though it was the only factor that was almost totally independent of control, luck could be the most crucial factor of all! There isn''t a single one supreme character who didn''t have their own series of lucky chances!


    Of course, where there was good luck, there would definitely be bad luck. This bad luck usually came in the form of dangerous encounters. The ratio was 1,000:1 on a good day and 1,000,000:1 on average, so it could truly be said that only with great risk came great opportunity. Jodye wasn''t sure how many people knew about the pyramid, but if a weakling like Elder Blanc had the information then it couldn''t be too rare. However, Jodye was still at the start of his journey and he was sure to benefit from an adventure in an ancient pyramid if he didn''t die first. Pharaoh''s pyramids were filled with all kinds of magical items and formations, mystical trials and rewards, perilous traps and secret locations! Jodye''s blood was racing just thinking about it.


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    Six weeks later, the afternoon sunlight glared down on a beautiful town full of white buildings made of origin stone. The streets were full of hundreds of townsfolk and merchants every day in this oasis town on the edge of the inner desert. Seated in the lotus position on the roof one of the taller buildings, sat a strong looking young man wearing white robes. His hands were held up towards the sun as his body glowed in a pale red.


    "My inner slaughter qi is already at the basic nascent level, this is crazy. It feels like my yang qi genesis is also at this level," said Jodye Trill to himself as his body''s color slowly returned back to a caramel brown. "The sun''s force is perfect for baking my physique and stimulating my slaughter force. The physique of a negus is truly as outstanding as they say. Perhaps, if I was a human or dark elf, I would simply not be able to cultivate the Titanic Rage Law."


    Jodye had been in this town for a few days already, and in this time he had already learned a lot about the cultures, customs, and races around Pangaea. In this land, the hero race separated themselves into several sub-races due to their own ignorance. These races were actually just the names of their original tribes, truly degenerate. For instance, the white elves and dark elves of these lands were descended from the Immortal Sage Tribe of the ancient hero race. Whereas the humans were descended from the Battle Saint Tribe of the ancient hero race.


    Jodye was descendent of the Negus Tribe, the most legendary tribe of the heroes who were leaders of the race since ancient times.He would often venture through the town, gaining more knowledge about the culture and state of this land. He already discovered many disturbing things. After his research, most days he only came to this roof and absorbed the astral power from the sun, moon, and the stars. He felt his body growing more powerful. Unfortunately, he simply didn''t remember how to use origin energy and couldn''t cultivate it. Or rather, he seemed utterly incapable of utilizing his origin energy at all!


    "The only concepts I can use are those for Serenity Force, Calamity, and Slaughter Force. This is only because I have so many memories of how to fuse them with my astral force." Jodye Trill pondered as he stood up and spread out his divine sense. Reflected in his mind was the interior of the building below him. This three-story building was an establishment set up by the mayor of the town, an expert level sage at the basic junior spirit rank of the Earth Science Realm. "This Little Oasis Town has been dirtied a bit, but it''s still within my realm of competence. Since I''m here I may as well clean it up a bit."


    Jodye grabbed the edge of the roof, and flipped over to the side of the building. He then shinnied down the building into an open window. Once inside he was greeted with the sight of a exotic looking girl twirling her hair in the mirror of her boudoir. It was a little girl who looked like she had just started stepping into adolescence. She appeared to be 12 or 13-years-old, and was as pretty as a porcelain doll. Her white skin was soft and flawless, glowing with youth.


    "Is he here yet, Megan?" asked Jodye Trill casually. This girl was named Megan Bruce, and she was the granddaughter of the previous mayor, Ronald Bruce.


    The current mayor of Little Oasis Town, Hemp Saver, was a famous expert of the Voodoo Death laws, renowned for his dominating curse arts. He became the mayor of this town not by popular vote, but simply by brutally murdering the previous mayor, and placing a curse on all the officials. His gang of goons mostly run rampant through the town, but a few of them were assigned to take over businesses. This brothel was one such business, and one of the Mayor Hemp Saver''s goons was responsible for the day-today operations.


    A week ago there was an uproar throughout the town, as young women kept going missing in the middle of the night. By the time these young women were located they would already be working at this brothel. The moment Jodye caught wind of this, he immediately thought of Dessa Chimes'' ordeal. Thus, his indignation got the better of him and he came to investigate. After rescuing Dessa, the magic pouch that Wyven Chimes had given him had a very limited amount of items within. There were two jet black beads radiating vicious death force that Jodye didn''t dare to investigate further. Other than this there were seven spherical potions bottles full of pink liquid.


    Within, he was able to sense the aura of charm laws, "these charm potions are being mass produced in this Southern Ward, it''s a true epidemic of despondent behavior. Under the influence of the charm potion, the person who ingests it will be able to temporarily use a charm curse on those with weaker willpower. After five hours, the curse wipes out the memory of the last few hours before dissipating. It seems these women are under the influence of an even stronger grade of charm potion. The ones in my ring should be the D grade. Could they be using C or B Grade?


    Jodye Trill had been staking out this building for a few days already, as his divine sense swept through every nook and cranny of the place. He witnessed dozens of lewd scenes, but none of this moved his heart. What Jodye noticed was that before entering one of the girl''s rooms, the customers would all ingest a potion that was outside of the door. He also noticed how at night many of these women would be reduced to tears, only ghosts knew how they suffered.


    "Damn Voodoo Priest bastards¡­ I''ll definitely kill the mayor tonight," thought Jodye inwardly. "Fear not little hero ladies. This mighty expert will not let you suffer in silence a single day longer."


    Jodye was in desperate need of rare materials and ingredients, as this was the only way he could reach the limit of the negus body in the first stage of his Titan Path cultivation method. He was currently at the ninth level Wimpy Man Realm, but the gap between the ninth and the tenth level was outrageous. His memories as a Titan were not able to help him complete this step either, as no Titan was capable of going past level seven.


    What better way to gain for himself other than robbing others? This was a philosophy that seemed to originate from his soul itself.


    Of course, Jupiter Titan was a very righteous man. As his orthodox disciple, Jodye wouldn''t walk a different path from this estranged master. He knew well the burden giving himself these memories would put on the T''Zhane''s soul, so he didn''t want to be a disappointment. Thus, he couldn''t just pillage and loot every hero town he came across. However, if he was putting down evil doers and then requisitioning their belongings, well that was just law enforcement. How could it be considered wrong?


    "Yes, Betty said he entered the secret chamber an hour ago. Barbus is the only overseer here today, but Mr. Saver brought two guards with him that we don''t recognize." Megan''s sweet voice was a bit shaky, and she was clearly anxious.


    "What''s wrong?" asked Jodye Trill when he noticed this..


    "Mr. Jupiter maybe¡­ maybe you should just withdraw. Mr. Saver is at the Earth Science Realm! He can kill us all with no effort," pleaded Megan Bruce with Jodye. Ever since the day he saved her from those goons in the alley that wanted to ruin her, she had taken this mysterious boy as her only true friend. He dropped down from the sky like a meteor, and crushed the skulls of her attackers with his bare hands.


    Afterwards he turned to her and said simply, "Well met, girl. My name is Jupiter. Where do you live? Let''s get you home."


    Since then he''d stayed close to her, only leaving to eat, shop, or talk to people in the town. In her heart, she initially thought that the handsome boy had taking a liking to her, as her opinion of males couldn''t be any lower.


    Every male she ever met had only wanted her for her body. Megan disdained men from the bottom on her heart, because if not for the proprietress taking such great care of her she would have long since become some grown man''s little plaything. However, if not for the brown-skinned boy, she would have been naively lured to her doom. Thus, she wasn''t certain how to feel about Jodye. However, she didn''t want him to get hurt, or even worse, implicate herself and the proprietress.


    "Do you believe that if Hemp Saver can kill you all with no effort, then it would only take me a small bit of effort to kill you all?" asked Jodye Trill indifferently. Megan Bruce was appalled, and suddenly terrified. This boy was surely near her own age in appearance. Would he really be so strong? However, when she thought back to how he single-handedly destroyed those three goons who tried to snatch her up, she suddenly realized she had been a bit silly.


    There was no way that this boy was weak just because they were similar in age! The fact that the temperature of the room increased a little whenever he dropped in was a testament to his powerful body, "Okay. The overseer is with Betty on the second floor."


    "Which one is Betty?" asked Jodye Trill casually. It was obvious he hadn''t bothered to learn the names of these poor women, which caught Megan off guard. Most of the women of Little Brothel were glamorous, young, and beautiful. Men all over the town, and even foreign visitors would drool over them and memorize their features, specialties, and names first. They always requested women by name after the initial visit. Megan had even seen many of the little boys who run past or play in the back alley reciting the names of the big sisters here.


    However, this young boy didn''t seem to care for the big sisters at all. In fact, she swear she saw deep pity and anger in the eyes of Jodye Trill whenever they mentioned the matters of this place. Especially on the day when she told him that she knew the overseer was kidnapping beautiful women from lower tier families, whose families could do nothing once they finally found them.


    That was the same day they made a plan to murder the Mayor.


    "Go down the stairs, and Betty''s room is the third from the left," said Megan in a far sweeter voice than before. Jodye started, as it seems this girl''s impenetrable fortress of indifference towards him had been rapidly waning in the last couple of days. However, instead of responding he immediately activated his mind''s eye and observed the aforementioned room. There were wards in place to prevent spiritual sense from entering the rooms, but they were basically useless in front of Jodye''s second tier spirituality - divine sense. He was easily able to spy on the couple wrapped around each other in the room.


    Just when he was about to take action, he noticed something interesting. The normal glazed and impassioned pink glow in these girls eyes was currently absent from Betty. What did this mean? It meant that she was not being controlled, and her passion for this man was genuine.


    This was not a good thing.


    In-between passionate grunts, Jodye heard the couple speak to each other. A beautiful chocolate woman with phoenix eyes and a magnificent physique was currently tangled around a man, "She¡­ she got some boy¡­ says he wants to kill you, ah! ¡­not just you but Mr. Mayor as well."


    "Bwahaha, let him try bitch, I''m not afraid. Let me show you want your daddy will do to the brat when he comes!" said the tall and bald man with dark features, and a unibrow. In spite of the unibrow, he was pale and pretty like a dainty woman. "After I squash this best, there will be nothing Monica can do to stop me from playing with that little doll, Megan, hehehe."


    Jodye Trill frowned and withdrew his divine sense. Looking over to Megan he asked plainly, "Do you know how to open the secret chamber?"


    "I do n¡­" Megan shook her head vehemently and almost lied reflexively, as she could be whipped to death for knowing such a thing. However, she quickly realized she had overreacted, "I know it."


    "Good, find your proprietress Monica and and leave it to me to go down there. Things are bound to get ugly, they know what you''ve done already," replied Jodye Trill with a stoic expression, "Betty has fallen for the Overseer Edwin. She is totally in his palm. You were betrayed maybe from the moment you mentioned this to her."


    Megan paled, and was immediately skeptical. Betty had cautioned her before that if this boy was trying to take advantage of her then he might try to demonize the other sisters. Wasn''t this what was happening now? "You¡­you just leave now! Get out, get out, go now! I''m going to call the overseer if you don''t leave!"

 56 The massacre at Little Brothel

    This reaction totally stunned Jodye, but he was wise enough to quickly find the issue. He frowned as he observed this brainwashed girl with a tough life, before straightening his face and replying indifferently, "Fine. You may handle your own affairs."


    Jodye Trill didn''t even glance at Megan again as he ran into the hallway and down the stairs. As Megan watched his departing back, she suddenly felt a profound sense of loss. The change in his eyes when she accosted him didn''t escape her notice. That was a clear disappointment, but not like the kind people show when they''ve been exposed. There was no panic or maliciousness. If anything, Megan thought he looked sad.


    Also, when had she ever told this mysterious Mr. Jupiter the name of her foster mother?


    She suddenly realized that she had overreacted. Could Betty have really betrayed her? She had always watched over her before, taking care of her like a little sister. Megan bit her lip and immediately ran off to find the proprietress.


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill had just reached Betty''s door. There was a magic sealing formation on the door, preventing unwanted entry. Jodye''s force genesis vibrated in his lower abdomen as he revolved his serenity force to alter his voice to sound like Dessa Chimes, the only female he was very familiar with at this time. This was a technique he learned from the life experiences of T''Zhane, and he used it expertly as he called out, "Miss Charles? You have a visitor from the Mayor''s office!"


    Jodye had his divine sense trained on the situation inside the room.


    "The mayor?" Overseer Edwin sneered, "What a dumb little slut. The mayor is already downstairs waiting for me at the secret chamber!"


    "Should I¡­ah!" Betty was unable to ask her question, as her lover suddenly grew very aggressive. Jodye withdrew his divine sense in irritation, as he no longer had the stomach for this scene. To think this jerk was determined to finish before coming to the door. Was respect even a thing in a voodoo state?


    A full ten breaths later, Jodye heard footsteps approaching the door, and he straightened up again. In his hands appeared a stylish and fiercely sharp combat glaive. This was none other than the Baleful Glaive he had taken from the Limited Apostle camp less than a year ago. However, Jodye simply couldn''t remember such a thing. All he knew was that this was the fiercest weapon he possessed and entirely suited his fighting style. He was already revolving his serenity force and the Heavenly Vision Scripture. The sealing formation disappeared, and the door was slung open.


    "Who dares to disturb us!" yelled Overseer Edwin as he glared down into Jodye''s eyes trying to pressure the latter with his atmosphere. Jodye sensed with his divine power and concluded that this man was at the early stages of the Essence Formation Rank of the True Saint Realm. The battle force coming from his body was worth about 70 bp. Overseer Edwin was shocked that it was really a kid, but he became wary of reinforcements. However, once he noticed the combat glaive in the boy''s hands, his eyes lit up as his concerns flew out the window, "Grade A combat gear! Bwahaha, my look is indeed not bad. You''ve asked for this brat! I''ll show you what happens when¡­ when¡­"


    Before Overseer Edwin could finish his statement, a blue line of light shot into his eyes from Jodye''s. Overseer Edwin''s face quickly turned peaceful, as he hummed a song to himself. In reality, even with using any Qi at all, Jodye was more than capable of eliminating this man. Jodye could easily cut this man''s head off, but he didn''t want to do it so easily. This would not suit his dao of endless carnage.


    His nine astral points roared to life, and his slaughter force galvanized as he raged at this man who had wanted to rob and kill him moments ago. His battle power skyrocketed to 145 BP, and the Baleful Glaive emitted a slight hum, as his battle power shot up again, reaching a startling 257 BP.


    As this outrageously powerful combat strength erupted forth, Betty''s eyes went wide with shock as she covered her beautiful frame with a blanket behind Edwin. The Qi force momentum that suddenly roared to life from this little boy had pressure so much that she started to fall backward on her butt. Should could no longer stand under that atmosphere.However, before both cheeks touched the ground, Jodye''s arms swelled with strength as he aimed a vertical slash right at the overseer''s head, which instantly exploded upon impact!


    BANG!


    "AAAHHHHH!" Betty screamed in horror and pain as she was covered in the bloody mess that used to be her only lover for the past year. However, this was only part of the reason she was screaming. The previous slash contained so much power that the remnant Qi smashed into her body and amputated the forearms she used to guard her face.


    Jodye picked up a magic pouch from the bloody mess, before disappearing quicker than Betty''s now crimson vision could capture. Within moments dozens of footsteps were heard from the hallway before terrified screams resounded throughout the building. All the ladies and clients who witnessed this scene felt sick immediately, with some unable to hold in their disgust. It was just too gored, and the stench of blood lingered through the area along with the scent of death.


    "Big sisters, what is going on! What happened to big sister Better?" said one of the girls.


    "Who did this!" said another. Meanwhile, several girls just stared a the scene in a daze, with goofy smiles on their faces as they fondled themselves or whatever was near them.


    "What the hell is going on here!" screamed one of the male clients.


    "Killer! There''s a killer on the loose," yelled another in totally veiled panic, "I demand a damn refund! MY safety is being compromised."


    "Sirs, please relax, we must contact our proprietress."


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    Down on the first level, Megan Bruce was half jogging half walking in an attempt to keep up with the long legs of Proprietress Monica. Monica was the most appreciated creature in the building, and this was at all times. She didn''t look to be any older than 20-years-old. Dressed in plain raiments, the woman was still beautiful beyond measure. She had a perky behind and ample breasts. Her eyes were exceptionally stunning, far more gorgeous than the moon that shone its light through the dark windows of the brothel.


    She was the most powerful woman in the building, as her cultivation had actually reached the expert level! Monica dual cultivated essence and energy, at the True Saint Realm and Earth Science Realm respectively. Her talent made her formidable among her peers.


    "What on earth would possess you to bring in an outsider? Are you absolutely mad?" Monica was visibly upset as she spoke to this foster daughter of hers, "What will that lunatic Hemp do to you once he gets his hands on that kid, can you imagine? Do you have any idea how hard it has been to protect you up to this point? You''ve completely ruined everything."


    "Mother I¡­" Megan was feeling distraught, as her foster mother had never been so upset before.


    "Oh, so now you know I''m your mother? Was I your mother when you got lured out of the house and conveniently ''rescued''?" asked the proprietress, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "How can you be so naive."


    "¡­" Megan bit her lips but didn''t respond. Indeed, she too had thought this thought not too long ago. However, she no longer felt like that mysterious Mr. Jupiter was lying to her. In fact, she only felt depressed and guilty for asking him for help and then being suspicious once he did so.


    "Another thing," however, before Monica could continue her words she sensed a great energy fluctuation for what was an instant. However, seconds later she sensed a power that was more than twice as powerful as the other! This power was so great her entire body shook in fear. Monica stopped moving completely and both woman and little girl hard a loud collision of energy, followed by a terrifying scream. The first energy signal then completely disappeared as swift as it appeared. "My god¡­ a top expert?"


    Monica looked back at Megan who was rubbing her forehead, oblivious to what just happened. Monica tried to contain her trepidation mixed with excitement as she asked Megan about this matter again, as the first time she had been so horrified at the idea of Hemp Saver finding out that she didn''t focus on this mysterious boy much. "Did you say¡­ that the expert who saved you was a brown-skinned boy around your age? How could this be¡­ tell me everything from start to finish once again."


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill carried his Baleful Glaive on his back as he tore through the building searching for the hidden path Megan had described previously. After searching around a bit, he bent the corner and actually saw Megan talking with a beautiful woman. This woman was far more attractive and also more powerful than the other women in the building. She also had a powerful spiritual sense, letting Jodye know she was also a master!


    "This explains why her status is so special in the city, making her suitably able to protect Megan." It didn''t take a rocket scientist to figure out that this woman was the proprietress Monica Simms. Jodye didn''t slow down, but instead, he sped up. Right at this moment, the Monica seemed to sense something and raised her head, locking eyes with the rapidly approaching Jodye.However, Jodye looked away and planned to continue past them.


    "Young hero, wait!" As he was speeding past, Monica called out frantically, as she had not expected that this youngster wouldn''t even spare her more than a glance before moving on. This was something Monica had never experienced from a male. Seeing the boy stop, she hurried spoke again, "We are willing to cooperate! Please help us!"


    Jodye Trill glanced back at them suspiciously as he pondered, before responding, "Where is the secret passageway? Why can''t I locate it at all? Is there an elite level expert hiding around here somewhere?"


    "Passage¡­way?" Monica was confused before thinking a little deeper, "Ah, you have it wrong, little hero. The secret chamber these girls speak of is no more than a hidden room in the library."


    After hearing this, Jodye immediately cast his divine sense to cover the entire first floor. Once he located the library, he turned and started to walk in that direction. Monica and Megan swiftly followed behind him.


    "I wonder what brings young hero Jupiter to our humble town?" asked Monica a little suspiciously. Although what these men under Hemp Saver were doing was inhumane and unjust, this was after all the South Ward.


    The South Ward was famed all around the world for being one of the most terrifying voodoo states, it''s depravity only outstripped by the West Ward. This was because the South Ward still had the East Ward and the Land of the Gods on its borders, and the East Ward was known for its supreme saint halls, and the Khaba Institute of Magic. The righteous sects of the East Ward had long since declared eternal war against the evil in the West Ward, and they wouldn''t tolerate the South Ward either.


    In Monica''s opinion, this young man must definitely be from the East Ward, otherwise, why would he poke his nose into their business?


    "I''m just passing through," responded Jodye Trill casually. He didn''t feel as if he had anything to hide from these allies who were weaker than himself. "I happened to require some treasure herbs, so I''ve been hunting for them. Who would have known that I would encounter that lass by your side being attacked the moment I arrived. I wasn''t going to just sit and watch. Furthermore, the Mayor of Little Oasis should collect taxes from the people, right? I bet he''s loaded."


    A greedy light flashed in Jodye''s eyes. What he needed the most right now were treasured herbs that would allow him to mend his soul. This way his cultivation to proceed smoothly and even his memory should return. Monica''s eye twitched when she heard this mischievous little bandit, but she was still grateful. After all, what was stopping him from robbing them instead and then escaping the city? He obviously just intended to defraud the mayor because the mayor was already a dead man to him.


    "Indeed he is," Monica said sweetly as she explained, "In fact, Mayor Saver has increased the taxes the merchants in town have to pay by 40%, and regular townsfolk have faced an increase of 25%. Anyone who doesn''t comply is murdered, and their wife and children were taken away. Hemp Saver has only been in power for two years, but no one dares to challenge him or try and shake his position. Almost everyone in the city is totally terrified by him."


    "But not you?" Jodye only asked important questions.


    "I am¡­special. These men wouldn''t dare to touch me. Merely, if I don''t submit obediently, then what will befall these girls once I''m gone?" Monica''s eyes lowered, and she bit her lip before continuing, "No one targets me directly, but the same cannot be said for my girls."


    "Why is it that no one targets you?" asked Jodye Trill slightly suspicious. "You''re only at the first rank of the True Saint Realm. Is it because of you being a master?"


    Monica was startled that this child knew her cultivation level and that she was a master. How could he know all of these? She couldn''t even see through this child''s cultivation, it was almost as if Jodye didn''t have one at all. However, the gold lights in his eyes made it inevitable that he was a sage. The only explanation is that he was either a spy or that he was a master with more powerful senses than her own.


    Upon further thought, Monica realized it could only be the latter. She spoke candidly, "I am a poison master from the Land of the Gods. I''ve been here in the south with my mother since I was a little girl, but after she was murdered, I assumed her title and plan on slaughtering my way back to her burial site one day. I have many poisons coursing through my flesh. This is why they all look but don''t dare to touch."


    Jodye nodded and didn''t inquire further. If she was a poison master, then it was easily understandable. If these cowards attempted to deflower this particular rose, they would suffer from much worse then the thorns. As the trio entered the library, Jodye Trill noticed that his perception could not penetrate the secret room behind the bookshelf on the eastern wall, "Strong! What a powerful barrier."


    "Yes, originally my mother was the one who set it up. After she was killed it was in that room that I eventually hid until I was comfortable enough to exit," admitted as her eyes seem to look past the bookshelf and deep into the past. In reality, she was observing the situation inside, as this barrier didn''t affect her at all thanks to her mother. However, right at this moment, her body trembled, "Hemp Saver is in there¡­ but¡­ oh god."


    Monica looked sick to her stomach. Jodye Trill glanced at her suspiciously. She straightened herself up before speaking, "This Mayor Saver¡­ is obviously into men. Not only that the previous mayor seems to not be dead."


    "My dad''s alive?!" Megan got incredibly excited and anxious. She had never seen her father''s body, so she had trouble imagining that he was gone already. However, it turns out he was okay! In her excitement, Megan remained totally oblivious to her foster mother''s allusion.


    However, Jodye was utterly cognizant of this. His face darkened as he withdrew his combat glaive from his back, "Open it."


    "You cannot harm my dad!" screamed Megan in a voice that was far too loud.


    Jodye looked at her with pity in his eyes. Had she trusted him before, he just might consider her words. Unfortunately, she did no such thing. If the old mayor was under the influence of a charm potion, then Jodye was totally going to kill her father. Jodye believed that once the potion wore off, Ronald Bruce or almost any heterosexual man would probably kill himself once his memory returned. However, could Jodye take all the treasure for himself if this happened?


    He wouldn''t risk his treasure.


    "I''d rather not open it right now¡­" responded Monica honestly. "In addition to the mayor, there are two bodyguards with him. They have the same cultivation as me. Can you really handle such a lineup?"


    Jodye Trill let his astral points go active, and lowered his glaive to the striking position. The intensity of the pressure originating from his body instantly shot up to a level where Monica and Megan were both intimidated. Jodye glanced at Monica again without speaking. The latter nodded, and begin to chant obscure words that turned into spell runes and flew into the bookcase, causing the center section to fade away into nothing revealing a door.


    The sounds heavy breathing and skin colliding was suddenly spread through the room, and Megan eyes finally widened in shock and horror. Afterward, a viciousness and rage that Jodye had never expected to see on her pretty face appeared. She closed her eyes and balled her fists as her body trembled.


    "WHO?!" came the voice of a man from the other side of the door as the sounds stopped. "Mark, Vince, check it out!"


    The door burst open, and two bald men with saber tattoos ran out with combat sabers in their hands. The sabers were surrounded in a brown atmosphere that added a sharp 3 feet to the blade length. Once they saw Monica, they appeared confused. However, once they saw the handsome brown-skinned young man holding a big and vicious glaive the man both grimaced prepared to attack.


    "Vince take the right flank, I''ll go left," said the Steve. Vince nodded, and they rushed forward from opposite sides in a pincer attack.


    "Saint Class, 99 BP on the right, and 123 BP on the left," Jodye identified the relative strength of his opponents rather easily. His force genesis tingled and his astral force fused with his serenity force as it poured into the Baleful Glaive. The weapon hummed lightly, and a blue serene ice blade encased the already sharp and deadly edge. Jodye leaped straight up and spun the glaive like a helicopter above his head and smashed down on his right with fierce momentum. The ice broke into hundreds of tiny ice crystal blades from the force and rushed forward!


    It was full of killing intent!


    "Fuck!" Vince''s face changed, and his figure instantly retreated. He covered himself in a barrier made of pure force and true essence to withstand the attack. This barrier had the thickness of one centimeter.


    However, he had underestimated the strength of this attack.


    Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!


    The powers surrounding his body shattered as the ice blades lacerated his flesh and riddle him withhold. Five of his vital organs had been sliced to pieces, and he coughed up blood before he collapsed backward dead. At the same time, immediately after his first attack, Jodye spun his body 360 degrees in mid-air, and the blade of his glaive crashed down as Steve returned with a slash of her saber.


    Bang!


    The Baleful Glaive cut through the C-Grade combat saber like it was a hot stick of butter, there was no resistance at all! Jodye didn''t let up and split Steve at the waist as blood splattered. Monica and Megan retreated again and again as they watched this bloody scene unfold. Megan''s body was trembling in fear, but Monica''s eyes were shining with appreciation.


    This kid was an animal!


    "Stop right there! One more step and the Mayor dies!"

 57 The new mayor of Little Oasis

    "Monica, you naughty little dog, how dare you come here to attack my subordinates?!" Standing at the entrance of the secret chamber was a pale young man wearing loose blue brocade robes, who appeared to be excessively feminine. He looked around 18-years-old and smiled casually as if he genuinely didn''t care whether his subordinates were murdered. He seemed as if everything was still under his full control as he casually swung a chain leash in his hand attached to a grown man in rags hiding behind his leg. Jodye Trill frowned and was about to attack without mercy, but he was stopped by a cry.


    "Father!" Megan Bruce screamed out tearfully. Her heart felt like it had just been burned by the flames of purgatory. She was so enraged that her nails dug deep into the flesh of Monica who was currently holding her protectively. Monica was totally shocked, as with her cultivation this girl should be utterly incapable of scratching her, let alone breaking her skin.


    What was this?


    "Mr. Jupiter, please," pleaded Megan with all her strength as she struggled in her foster mothers embrace, "Please save my father! Please kill this man!"


    Jodye looked back at the crazed young girl behind himself. He sighed inwardly, but his heart didn''t waver at all. A decisiveness that seemed to come from his soul was firmly implanted in him, he would never change his decision once it was made. Consequences be damned.


    "Your father is already dead," said Jodye Trill indifferently as he sauntered towards this Hemp Saver, his words sending a cold chill through Megan''s body. Her eyes dulled, and her body relaxed as she laid limply in Monica''s arms. Monica panicked and quickly investigated Megan''s body. When she found nothing was wrong, she sighed in relief. Her gaze shifted to the small back of the boy in front of her.


    "Will it be enough?" Monica whispered.


    "Boy, take another step and not only will this wretch die, but you will also die very miserably," Hemp Saver licked his lips as he observed the approaching Jodye Trill. Only ghosts knew what his twisted mind was thinking. "Surrender to this noble now, and I may just let you experience a good life."


    "For these words alone, your life is now forfeit," said Jodye naturally as his body erupted with a raging force momentum. His nascent slaughter force fused with his refined might as the combat glaive boosted his combat strength by a shocking 80%. As a master blacksmith, Jupiter Titan knew how to double the efficacy of combat gear. This meant that his combat strength which was really boosted by 40%, became boosted by 80% instead. Without activating his astral points his battle power had already reached 169 BP! The force momentum growing around him was slowly raising his battle power as he approached his opponent without fear.


    When Hemp Saver saw this growing force momentum, his eyes finally narrowed. A spirit pipe manifested in the air and Hemp grabbed it and placed it in his mouth. He pulled some medicinal herbs from the magic pouch on his hip and ignited a flame with his thumb. An orange atmosphere combined with a baleful purple force momentum that burst from his body.


    "Source Artifact detected," a faded and bland voice suddenly ring through Jodye''s mind, catching him off guard.


    Source artifact!


    The tools that sage path martial artists use to activate their powers. This meant that Hemp Saver was preparing to attack as well. However, Jodye was now distracted, ''What the hell was that? Why do I keep hearing all of these strange voices? Is someone trying to find me?''


    Jodye had no idea what to think. He paused his steps and observed the newly appeared pipe with his divine sense. He sensed strong heat and a gaseous smell emitting from this spirit pipe. ''This should be fire law and gas law.''


    He also felt the mysterious laws of fate. His inherited memories made him feel fascinated by this. It was rare for Jupiter Titan to encounter such laws, as his interaction with the hero race was very limited. Only the hero race had such a powerful resonance with the laws of fate.Although Jodye Trill identified the laws fused into this source artifact, the crimson slaughter energy around him slowly faded and became an icy pink-blue. At this moment he sensed Hemp Saver''s spiritual sense attempt to lock-on to him, but he destroyed it with his divine sense, which he immediately cast around himself in a protective bubble.


    ''80% increase? Did he use a secret technique, or was he hiding his strength somehow?'' thought Jodye''s opponent inwardly. The primary force phenomenon manifested in the air behind Hemp Saver as he pulled out a long and beautiful spear from the pouch on his hip. There were 63 white light spheres surrounded by 60 purple light spheres in the shape of a serpent, making his total battle power 123 BP, "That combat gear is of the A-Grade right, how the hell can it raise your strength so much? Do you think you''re impressive with that thing, or that you could fool be by holding back? You are nothing but a foolish foul. I am a mighty Sage at the Junior Spirit rank. With my C-Grade Combat Soul as well as a small army at my disposal, what can you even do to me?!Allow me to show you the power of Earth Science!"


    As he finished speaking, the image of a devilish imp seemingly dipped in oil appeared in his atmosphere. This was his combat soul, Oil Imp. The imp smiled evilly and dived into Hemp''s body, and his battle power increased again! Hemp''s appearance became disgusting as oil started dripping from his pores.


    "Soul form!" yelled the proprietress of Little Brothel, Monica. Soul form was a sage''s ability to fuse with their combat soul and take on its features. This was one of the options available to sages that they had to decide on as children, on the platform of destiny.


    Hemp Saver poured his origin powers into his combat spear, and his strength was instantly boosted by 19%. His total battle power reached 166 BP, as his force momentum similarly begin to superimpose with his atmosphere and raise his battle power. Only the rate at which his battle power increased was just a bit faster than Jodye''s, shocking the latter greatly!


    So this was the advantage of origin energy.


    Feeling the rapidly increasing momentum and seeing the sneer on his opponents face, Jodye smirked. He hadn''t yet had a good fight in this life. Now, there was a great opportunity. He would enjoy the contest with this sick bastard before cutting off his dog head. The nature of force momentum was not nearly as terrifying as core strength. Force momentum would decrease as long as it was attacked enough. This was the reason movement skills were so crucial to warriors; the more you get attacked, the less your advantage.


    Jodye''s weight shifted slightly forward, as he poured astral power into his legs before he took off like a rocket, his Baleful Glaive slicing out rapidly like a menacing death-reaping scythe!


    Mighty Step x Fist of Might!


    The atmosphere around Hemp Saver suddenly turned fiery, and his battle power exploded upwards again. This was his C-grade combat ability, [Ignition]. [Ignition] was an ability of Hemp''s entire body went ablaze and he looked like a man made of fire as he slammed down with his spear to meet Jodye''s strike surrounded in a fiery atmosphere.


    Clank! Due to the addition of force momentum in their attacks, it was a collision of Jodye Trill''s 279 BP versus Hemp Saver''s 230 BP.


    "Argh, so strong?" After a fierce collision, Hemp Saver found himself knocked back several feet, while Jodye took only three steps back. Jodye''s force momentum had decreased by bit, but his current battle power with his force momentum was still 267 BP, so the 206 BP of his opponent showed who suffered a more significant loss.


    This was in spite of Hemp using his combat ability to boost his sudden fire force!


    "Now, this is a fight!" Jodye shook his glaive and stabbed out again forcing Hemp to guard. Hemp grimaced and revolved his origin energy as he started to execute combat skills. His spear suddenly stabbed out thousands of times in an instant, overwhelming Jodye with its force. Jodye was forced to retreat a full meter, as the Qi of those spear strikes actually left a small cut on his cheek.


    However, this didn''t discourage Jodye Trill. Instead, his eyes almost seemed to spit fire as his astral points tried activating on their own as he repressed them. However, in that small amount of time Hemp Saver''s battle power had already recovered to 176 BP (+60), shocking Jodye greatly.He realized at this moment he just couldn''t afford to hold back against a sage, it was excessively dangerous. Their force momentum seems to be backed the heavens themselves! His own battle power was only 169 BP (+105), and Hemp''s was still rapidly increasing.


    "Attack!" Jodye launched himself forward, and his astral points exploded to life increasing his battle power to an excellent 355 BP and rising. However, Hemp Saver was oblivious to this increase as his body exploded with flames that swarmed to the blade tip of his spear, which he suddenly launched at Jodye! The flaming spear took on the form of a fire serpent as it swiftly tore through the air.


    276 BP, Flame Strike!


    Immediately after releasing the spear, Hemp Saver fell back several meters with his hands rapidly forming various seals. As his hands started to blur, black curse marks manifested and was carried by his spiritual energy, with some crawling up his arms onto his body. Hemp knew that his flame strike wouldn''t really maim this little madman, but he felt it should buy himself the time to complete a couple of curses. Once the brat was cursed, he would be able to slowly turn the situation around.


    However, who was Jodye Trill?


    Well, perhaps Jodye was not even sure who he was currently. It was just that with the inherited memories of a mighty Titan it didn''t matter! Jodye Trill''s body radiated a serene frosty force as he calmly watched the approached flame. The origin energy was difficult for his current strength to resolve, and he just didn''t fear the fire at all. Serenity force was of a higher tier than fire force, and the two couldn''t even compare to each other. Jodye sidestepped the fiery serpent spear and reached out the grab it with one hand.


    Astral Serenity Palm!


    This was a combat skill Jodye invented at this moment by merely using his serenity force with his astral power to use Fist of Might on the astral points in his hand. As Jodye touched the spear the flame wasn''t extinguished but instead frozen as blue crystal ice one-centimeter thick spread from his hand to cover the entire flame serpent. Jodye then uses his heel to spin rapidly creating a small vortex of pale gold astral force, before he threw the ice serpent back at Hemp Saver at speed surpassing 1,000 miles per hour.


    Meanwhile, Hemp Saver had just completed his curse art, and there was the inky image of a flame glowed with purple light before vanishing, and a seemingly alive serpent hieroglyph was now slowly coiling around Hemp''s arm. At the moment Jodye released his opponent''s spear, he felt something invade his divine sense barrier at an absolutely insane speed. Before he felt a searing pain burst to life from his neck, making him grunt. If felt like this searing pain was actually killing him.


    "Haha, punk you eat th¡­is?"


    Boom! Crash!


    The ice serpent spear carried the might of more than 500 BP as it crashed into Hemp Saver''s chest before he even realized it was approaching. It tore through his force momentum like butter before the serenity force, flame force, and combat spear backed by Jodye''s titanic rage force impaled his chest and shredded his heart to pieces. The impact sent his body crashing into the next room. Jodye grit his teeth through the pain and rushed forward with his Baleful Glaive in hand.


    Ronald Bruce, who was initially under the influence of a powerful charm curse that had already started wearing off when the fight broke out. He sat crossed legged, rocking back and forth while holding himself and wearing an expression that changed from timid and muddle, to profound and wise. However, during the fight, his face soon paled as horror painted his face. The man seemed to age 100 years in one instant, as his tear-filled eyes turned to face his daughter. He looked shocked for a moment but then despondent.


    Megan had never taken her eyes off her father from the beginning. She, of course, noticed all the changes on his person.


    Right as Megan couldn''t bear to look any longer, Jodye landed in front of Ronald. When Ronald looked at the handsome boy in front of him, he suddenly smiled peacefully. He appeared to understand why this boy would appear in front of him at this moment. Ronald Bruce took one last glance at his daughter and closed his eyes. His voice was hoarse as he called out to Jodye, "Please¡­"


    Jodye Trill''s face was indifferent as he beheaded this poor old hero with the Baleful Glaive, putting him out of his misery. His blade was covered in serenity force, which sealed the wound in blue ice upon impact.


    No blood was spilled.


    Seeing this, Megan buried her face in Monica''s bosom.


    "Shit! It''s a curse art. It seems I was still too careless," Jodye Trill winced as he thought that these curse arts were complicated to deal with. Even if the opponent died, the curse would last as long as the energy invested. Not only that, it was continually feeding off his life force to sustain itself. The only way to remove it was to overwhelm the power within or resolve the curse laws that constructed it.


    What did this mean?


    Had Jodye been heavily injured in this battle, then even if he killed his opponent, he might still die! If his opponent were only near-death, then he would also become the reason his opponent recovered once they recalled the curse glyph! He was beginning to understand how Voodoo practitioners could manage to take over an entire state. Death curses were a lot more terrifying than life magic. The purpose of life was to reproduce, and the meaning of magic was to create. So although magic was dangerous, it could never be as deadly as death itself. Death''s only purpose was to take life. It was a destructive principle.


    Jodye seemed to comprehend something as he felt a tingle in his mind, followed by a sharp pain. At that moment he was once again assaulted with the searing feeling of death as a flame-shaped glyph begin to take form on his neck. Jodye frowned and revolved the powers in his body with his divine sense and directed them to attack this curse glyph. Monica caressed the back of the trembling Megan Bruce and watched silently as this boy Jupiter stood with his eyes closed and his arms crossed for a full fifteen breaths, black steam rising from a black flame tattoo on his neck until it vanished completely.


    Jodye Trill frowned, as that curse was not very easy to remove. However, after some consideration, he felt that it should have been easier if he could use his calamity force. He decided again to mend his soul as soon as possible! Jodye walked over to the corpse of Hemp Saver, who was impaled to the wall of the secret chamber by his own C-grade combat spear. Hemp''s eyes were still opened wide in shock, blood dripping from his lips. He seemed to have only realized how he died right at the end. Jodye removed the magic pouch from his waist and scanned it with his divine sense. Seeing the contents of the pouch, Jodye revealed a satisfied smile.


    Monica was curious as to what this boy would do not that he achieved his goal. Technically, Jodye could also take over as mayor if he wanted. However, Jodye had absolutely no intention to do this. He withdrew a golden badge in the shape of an oasis and tossed it over to Monica, who had been staring at him intently, "Here ya go, Ms. Mayor lady. Good doing business with you. I''ll see you around, yeah?"


    "Wait!" shouted Monica, as Jodye turned to look her in the eyes. "Do you not want to be the new mayor and collect taxes? It would be very beneficial to your cultivation, right?"


    "If I''m the mayor, then when someone comes to avenge Hemp Saver who will they hunt?" said Jodye Trill casually, "No, it''s better this way. Besides, you''d make a much better looking mayor than I."


    Monica blushed for a reason only ghosts knew, before continuing, "Erm. Be careful in the coming days¡­ Hemp Saver was a disciple of the White Serpent Cove. His father is an honored elder of White Serpent Cove and his uncle is an elder of Black Mettle Guild. If any of them discover what you have done¡­"


    "Thank you for the warning. However, I would have visited those places one day, anyway. It doesn''t matter if I fall out with a Voodoo Cult," replied Jodye Trill as he walked away. "This should be the first time a woman has taken over the city right? Lead it well, and show this vermin infested country what you''re capable of as a powerful woman. If anyone comes looking for the culprit, feel free to give them my profile. Send all of the troubles earned by me straight for me. Protect yourselves over everything."


    Monica watched his back with his spiritual sense until he left her range of detection. That little back had left a profound impression on her. The manliest man she had ever encountered in her life was a mere child. This made her feel a little incredulous. "Be safe, young hero. I hope we meet again."

 58 To turn a damsel into a war machine!

    Wyven''s shack in Mercy Forest, two weeks before Jodye''s arrival in Little Oasis.


    Dessa and Wyven Chimes were standing by the lake in a warm embrace. Dessa''s crimson hair was tied into a ponytail, and she was wearing black tights and leather armor that hugged her body perfectly. Wyven was wearing his same old plain clothes and seemed to have aged by at least 5 years.


    "Must you truly go, child? Now is the time we have awaited, the time where we can start over." Wyven Chimes voice contained worry and melancholy. He was genuinely reluctant to see this child leave on her own.


    "Uncle Wyven, if I don''t follow Mr. Jupiter now then I''m afraid I would regret it for the rest of my life. I have to go," Dessa Chimes'' eyes were resolute, without a single ripple. She knew what she had to do.


    "But dear niece, you do not even know where he has gone."


    "I will find him."


    "He is merely a child, he can not provide for you or take care of you. How are so certain that you can rely on such a being?"


    "If it is as you say, then it is even more important that I guide him¡­"


    "¡­Can you not think of it a few days more?"


    "Did you not hear me earlier, uncle? About regret? Rest. Of. My. Life." Dessa Chimes pushed her uncle away and ran off playfully, before turning around again and sticking out her tongue. "Don''t worry about me, uncle! I''m following him by choice, I like Jupiter much more than these other smelly men. He won''t let me down!"


    As Wyven watched his niece runoff out of the woods, he had many complicated feelings. As an adult man and her caretaker, how could he let her go alone? Merely, she was already 16, that is considered an adult age. Plus, Dessa was not his daughter, and he could not control her. As far as being her caretaker, since when had he ever been able to actually take care of her? Wyven Chimes could barely protect himself, much less Dessa. Thus, he sat and watched as her figure grew increasingly blurry. He imagined that he would never see this niece of his again.


    Sadly, Wyven was correct in this notion. He was fated to never see Dessa again.


    Dessa, on the other hand, would one day soar through the divine realms disdaining the heights she used to consider tall. Of course, this was a story for another time.


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    Ten days after Jodye departs from Little Oasis¡­


    ROAR!


    In the middle of a dark forest, a vicious wild cat bounces off the trees as it slashed its aggressive and sharp claws at the dodging Jodye Trill. Jodye was wearing elegant black robes and had equipped the serenity earrings and brave fang collar from his space ring. Jodye felt an affinity with these items, and after probing them with his divine sense, he knew the effects were decent. Especially the serenity earrings which could hide his aura.


    Such a thing was just too good! It was a real treasure.


    In such a dangerous forest, a treasure that could completely hide your aura was definitely needed. Especially since Jodye had chosen to forego the use of his Baleful Glaive, as the power increase it brought was a bit exaggerated. He couldn''t grow stronger by relying too heavily on powerful tools. A good example would be the mercenaries Jupiter often faced when on an adventure. Many of these groups employed powerful weapons that made them fearsome opponents. However, how many of these fearsome opponents had Jupiter crushed with pure strength before they had a chance to utilize their equipment?


    The number was too vast to count.


    Jodye aspired to possess the strength that could disdain all external measures as well. For this reason, he chose to not use his A-grade combat glaive unless his life was in real danger. Instead, he was now using a D-grade combat saber that he found in one of the magic pouches from Little Oasis town. The D-Grade combat saber only boosted his combat power by 13%. Like this, Jodye would use his own ability to clear all obstacles!


    The wild cat''s paws looked as if they were dipped in gold paint and released fierce force momentum as it wildly slashed at Jodye''s legs again and again. This wild cat was 2 meters tall and 5 meters long with purple fur and glowing green eyes. It had fangs like a saber tooth tiger that appeared to be made of solid gold.


    Golden-fanged Jungle Cat!


    A level 3 vicious beast!


    Level 3 vicious beast''s possessed the strength equivalent to 110 bp. This Golden-fanged Jungle Cat had advanced nascent metal power symbol! That was another 15 bp! Beasts were different from man, in that their bodies possess symbols and marks that represent the magic powers hidden in their lifeblood. The Golden-fanged Jungle Cat''s arms were covered in deadly and heavy metal armor. Jodye felt pressured as he dodged the attacks of this mighty beast in a helter-skelter manner. It''s raging force momentum had already pushed its strength to 140 BP.


    Jodye''s astral points were building astral force momentum as his titanic rage force exploded from his muscles. Jodye waited until the opportune moment, and it came as the Golden-fanged Jungle Cat corned him against a tree and took a big swing, the metal power symbol on its arms radiating light. However, before he could get hit by this attack, Jodye was sliding under the belly of the Golden-fanged Jungle Cat as he sliced out with his blade.


    Fist of Might: Mighty Slash!


    The power of his nine astral points poured into Jodye''s right hand, and his saber blade sliced in a line across the center of the Golden-fanged Jungle Cat. Steaming entrails and organs spilled out in Jodye''s wake as he emerged from the other end.


    "That strike just now was worth 147 BP! With my astral points active my strength is equal to 130 BP. With my base strength in addition to the combat gear''s 13% boost and my force momentum, I was able to strike this hard!" The saber in Jodye''s hand had reached the end of its life, as half of the blade remained in the Golden-fanged Jungle Cat''s rear end. "Of course, this was without using slaughter force. If I did that perhaps the blade would have broken sooner..."


    Jodye Trill meticulously skinned the level 3 Golden-fanged Jungle Cat, before removing its fangs and storing them in his space ring with the beast''s heart, tail, pelt, and gallbladder. Starting a fire, Jodye roasted the corpse of the creature with some special herbs and spices he had collected and then unceremoniously devoured it. The aroma of the roasted meat was enough to water the mouths of any creature in the area.


    After eating and packing up his things, Jodye jumped into a front flip, landing on a nearby tree branch. Sweat was dripping from Jodye''s brow as he took a deep breathe of relief, "Sheesh! That was a close one. I was only a tiny bit stronger than that Golden-fanged Jungle Cat when it used its metal concept. I need to advance the strength of my own concept so that I can fuse it into my battle force easier. I remember that this process is far more simple with the help of True Worldly Essence. Perhaps I should take advantage of this hero blood to learn essence cultivation?"


    Jodye sat down in meditation to refine the energy in this magic beast meat. He was slowly improving his tenth spirit point. This was the hardest spirit point to refine thus far, but the current Jodye was totally unaware of that. He had assumed the pace was normal. After spending a few hours circulating the titanic rage law in his body, Jodye decided to shift focus. He took a D-grade serenity crystal out of his space ring, activated his Mind''s eye and recheck the area.


    Once he was sure there were no creatures around him, he absorbed the serenity force in the crystal, drawing it into his force genesis amidst the terrifyingly chilly energy. Jodye also kept refining more divine spirit source in his right eye. Using his divine sense, he managed to fuse the yin force from the serenity crystal into the spirit source before refining them both into the spiritual paths of his right eye and deep into his source spirit. The first stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture was called the Eye of Serenity, or the serene sight stage.Jodye was currently at the Intermediate Eye of Serenity stage, and to enter the advanced stage he had to perfectly fuse divine spirit source and yin force!


    However, his contemporary fusion was still imbalanced and imperfect, he had yet to break through to the advanced level. However, his Serene Stare could affect stronger enemies now. Of course, this didn''t mean Jodye could kill them, but it would at least buy him time. Unfortunately, his law comprehensions weren''t deep enough. Otherwise, he would be able to enter the advanced level and use the soul attack, Serenity Beam! This would be his true capital when the time came. Most low-level experts didn''t practice any soul cultivation, and low-level beasts had a weak soul force, to begin with.


    Jodye had that secret treasure map, but he needed the Serenity Beam if he planned on exploring a pharaoh''s pyramid! Without it, he wouldn''t be confident of his safety.


    In the last few days, Jodye had been doing all he could to temper his body and abilities further. The most important thing to do for one practicing the titanic rage law was to slaughter! Only through life or death battles could one temper their flesh thoroughly with astral might, reaching the stage where astral force is fused into the battle force, allowing other powers of the earth to be incorporated! This was the secret of the Titanic Rage Force! From Jupiter''s experience, Jodye was aware that if he could utilize true essence, then he would be able to transform his astral might into astral essence. True essence had the unique ability to fuse with all matter. At higher levels of control, it could even create new matter.


    This is what made high-level saints so terrifying. Astral might, on the other hand, was power in its purest and most volatile form! If true essence was the power that worlds produced, then astral strength was the power that built the world! Astral forces couldn''t easily fuse with other energies but had a natural chemistry with cosmic forces and true worldly essence.


    "However, how to become a saint? Hmm¡­should I find a local master? If I can compare the popular cultivation methods with my records then perhaps I can create my own method," Jodye Trill had somehow wholly fused with the memory fragment of Jupiter due to his coma. As a result, he was now thoroughly familiar with a wealth of knowledge he had only briefly skimmed through before his memory loss. After, all how easy was it to study 300 years worth of memories like it was a book?


    HISSS~~


    Twenty minutes later Jodye faces the belly of a 30-meter-long python with pitch-black razor shaped teeth. The python had lava shaped patterns on its sides. Level 4 Magma Serpent. The serpent was incredibly swift and agile whipping its tail around destroying trees in an attempt to subdue the bare-handed Jodye.


    Wham. Wham.


    Jodye Trill jumped again as the tail of the serpent came crashing down at him. He ran up the back of the snake before bringing both of his fists down on its skull. The power of his astral might exploded from his fists in and ravaged the Vicious Magma Serpent''s body from the inside out, causing to wail in pain. Jodye sneered and silenced it with a full powered heel drop.


    "Level 4 Vicious Magma Serpent''s gallbladder, this should work pretty well..." Jodye Trill had some alchemical plans that he couldn''t wait to utilize. If he kept killing beasts and collecting herbs, he felt he was destined to quickly grasp this world''s alchemy methods.


    Jodye continued traveling through this dark forest hunting prey. When he wasn''t fighting to temper himself, he was jumping between the branches rather than walking on the ground. This forest was his last stop before reaching the Great Gu Desert. There was about a kilometer left before he arrived at the edge of the woods when Jodye suddenly stopped. He heard a terrified scream coming from somewhere to his east. Expanding his divine sense, Jodye soon found a red-haired girl being chased by a magical beast which looked like a cross between and hippopotamus and a rhinoceros.


    The girl looked to be about 15 or 16 and was incredibly cute wearing an azure skirt and leather armor, and had a body that was growing curvier. The beast had a large horn on its nose that looked super sharp and imperious, next to its enormous maw that was biting through trees as it tried to eat the red-haired girl. Its body was the size of an elephant, and it was fiercely aggressive.


    "A Baku? But these sharp origin energy fluctuations¡­ a level 5 vicious beast!" Thought Jodye out loud, as he sucked in a breathe of cool air, "Truly stubborn and unlucky. Fine, now that you have followed me, you will be my first subordinate."


    Jodye swiftly turned around and headed straight towards the location of the red-haired girl. This girl was no stranger! It was none other than Dessa Chimes!


    Jodye Trill laughed boisterously as he jumped through the trees. This laugh was seeming imprinted in his blood, as he spoke with fervor, "My second task as a titan hero. Refining a damsel in distress into a war machine for the abandoned women of this world. They will need more powerful women like Dessa leading the pack if any significant change is to occur. This is bound to be fun!"

 59 Treasure Sword Autumn Saver and the Immortal Heiress

    Dessa Chimes was screaming at the top of her lungs as she desperately ran across the trembling ground and zig-zagged in-between falling trees. Behind Dessa was a rampaging beast that had a large horn on its nose appearing super sharp and imperious. Its huge maw that was still biting through trees as it stomped around in rage. The beast was the size of an elephant and had a major attitude.


    Level 5 Vicious Baku!


    In the trees, 10 meters above the girl and the beast, Jodye Trill landed lightly on a thick branch. He pondered to himself while observing the rampaging monster, "The Baku feed off of negative emotions such as fear, and are able to use a unique dream curse. They are similar to fiends in this aspect. This weak and tiny Baku is trying to play her to death. Once she passes out from fear, it will eat her dream and devour her soul force, becoming more powerful."


    Jupiter had memories of seeing terrifying Demon Baku, far more fearsome than this Vicious Baku. Besides, the Baku were very vulnerable to soul attacks. This level 5 Vicious Baku may have a dangerous 245 points of battle power, but Jodye''s current Serene Stare soul attack was strong enough to penetrate peak-level spiritual awareness. This Baku merely possessed a spiritual sense. Unfortunately, there was a large horn blocking the eyes on this magical creature. Jodye briefly considered fighting it out with this Vicious Baku by using the Baleful Glaive, but he changed his mind in the end.


    His Serene Stare would be a risky move, as he had to make eye contact for it to work. However, Jodye felt something magical every time he used Serene Stare. The laws of serenity were mystical, and this illusion technique seemed to use an abstract principle of these laws to invade the soul and put it totally at peace. It made its victims calm and tranquil, like a frozen lake. Jodye knew that if he could fully comprehend this principle, his serenity laws would advance to the next level. As would his Cosmic Vision Scripture.


    "ROAR!!" Jodye Trill let out a loud shout from the branch he was on. The Baku immediately turned its head and spotted Jodye. It quickly switched targets and demolished the tree Jodye was in forcing him to run down the trunk, before jumping up above the Vicious Baku. The Baku glanced at this foolish human who overestimated his own speed gliding over his head. Just when the Baku was about slice Jodye in half with its horn, it suddenly focused in on his deep blue eyes, one of which seemed to shine with a dim blue light.


    Serene Stare!


    Jodye Trill flipped in the air and landed directly in front of the cowering Dessa Chimes, hoisting her up onto his shoulder.


    "What''s up kiddo. No time to talk, we''re leaving," as Jodye finished speaking, he was already dashing towards the way he came from.


    "Mister¡­ Mr. Jupiter? Ah!" Dessa Chimes previously had her eyes closed this whole time, pitying her insignificant strength and awaiting her gruesome fate. By the time she realized that she had not been squished, impaled, nor eaten, Jodye had already run for 50 meters. Upon smelling that familiar scent, she suddenly lost her mind and screamed, "MR. JUPITER, I FOUND YOU! I looked every~ where for you, you have NO idea."


    "Indeed, it is truly shocking that you''ve lived to make it this far. Merely, isn''t it I who found you?" Jodye Trill smiled over his shoulder as he carried the girl through the forest. After running for 8 entire kilometers, Jodye took to the trees for another 10 kilometers before finally stopping on a thick branch overlooking the wastelands ahead. He tossed Dessa on to her bum abruptly. Crossing his arms he looked into her azure eyes and spoke sternly, "You are stronger then you were before. How?"


    "Ow, ow¡­oh¡­well~¡­um, my mommy made me memorize the scriptures of her Chimes family and the prayers of my Barong family," Dessa Chimes puffed her growing chest out and spoke with pride, "Uncle Wyven also let me borrow his treasured sword. One night, a few days ago, it spoke to me and taught me in my dreams! When I woke up, I was a saint!


    "It¡­ spoke? The sword?" Jodye Trill was caught off guard. A treasure sword that could speak? This could mean only a few things, and many of them were bad. Jodye frowned, then silently begin to circulate the titanic rage law and activated his mind''s eye before speaking, "Present your sword to this sovereign."


    Dessa Chimes stood up in excitement, and lifted her palm up towards the sky, as she called out, "Autumn Saver!"


    There was a flash of radiance, and the treasure sword flew out of a small sword hieroglyph on the back of her left hand. The sword was a four feet long, sleek, and elegant masterpiece. Six dim wood element runes were going down the center of the sword. Jodye immediately wrapped the sword up in his divine sense, before sending his perception inside to probe. He just wouldn''t believe any sword that Dessa could subdue with her frail soul would be able to overpower his divine sense.


    He was right.


    To Jodye''s shock and amazement, this sword had a mental space! That meant that this sword had a real consciousness, it was alive!


    "Godly Armament, Godly Armament, no fucking way. How cool is this?" Godly Armaments were the intrinsic treasures of high-level Saints. When their natal-weapons reached a certain plateau these weapons would evolve into sentient beings with their own cultivation. These weapons were made directly from an immortal expert''s dao! How crazy was that? Not just anyone could have a dao, after all. Jodye was now very interested in meeting this so-called Autumn Saver, "Hello, is anyone here??"


    Jodye tried to use his soul force to establish a telepathic link with the sword. He knew that the sword was open to communicating since his divine sense faced no resistance upon entering the sword. A drowsy voice that gave Jodye an ancient and lofty feeling appeared in his mind.


    "So young¡­ but such a vibrant¡­ soul¡­ and life force¡­ are you truly¡­ a hero? No¡­ but this is the dao of the heavenly slaughter race?... Is it not... Strange. How¡­?" said the voice in a low drawl, pausing frequently. Its pitch was everywhere, at times it was low while at times it was high.


    "Is it not a bit rude to ask questions before introductions are done?" asked Jodye Trill, slightly annoyed.


    "You''re source spirit¡­is like a disordered flame. It is¡­a wonder that you are even¡­ conscious. Do you even¡­ remember¡­ yourself?" said the voice of the Autumn Saver. The more it spoke, the clearer its voice became, although it continued its strange speech pattern. Likely it had not spoken for a very long time."As for my name, it was the first thing you heard when I appeared."


    "This¡­" Jodye Trill had never imagined that Autumn Saver would be capable of seeing through him to such an extent. He realized that although this sword wasn''t hostile towards him, it definitely was not at a disadvantage.


    The soul of this treasured sword was powerful!


    Jodye chose to be transparent as he was already being seen through, "Indeed, my memories are broken. I''m not sure what happened."


    "How curious. As a Sage, shouldn''t your source artifacts be able to help you stabilize your source spirit?" asked the ancient voice of Autumn Saver.


    "Sage? Am I a sage?" Jodye Trill was dumbstruck. Of course! As a hero with concepts programmed into his mind, how could he be anything but a sage? He felt utterly stupid for not utilizing this fact. With one less worry, Jodye got down to the real questions, "So there was this route all along, haha, excellent indeed. Perhaps the truth is close at hand. Tell me, my friend, why is it that you chose Dessa as your companion? Is there something special about the girl?"


    Jodye could feel positive feelings flooding over from their telepathic link after he used the phrase "my friend," apparently this ancient treasure had truly been too lonely. The treasured sword was quiet for around a minute, before speaking to Jodye in a much more steady voice and tone, "I was once the Godly Armament of the legendary immortal sage, Autumn Rose. We traveled the vast cosmos together, until the day she sacrificed her life for love."


    Jodye could clearly sense a strong vibe of malice when Autumn Saver mentioned sacrificing for love, making the former a little tense. Jodye suddenly had a bad premonition as the sword continued, "This child has an aura that is 70% similar to my previous master¡­ as well as my master''s hollow souls. This allowed me... to imprint my treasured seal on her source spirit. We are now one, and in the future, I will become her godly armament."


    ''How lucky,'' thought Jodye Trill. No matter what, suddenly being gifted a divine class weapon and inheritance, what kind of great luck and destiny did Dessa have on her frail shoulders? Had her karmic wheel completed a cycle, making her dharma evolve? Was her last life so full of strife? Of course, if her last life was truly that of an immortal, then perhaps so. To Jodye''s complete joy, the feeling of malice soon vanished.


    "My master''s famous combat soul...was actually a lucky chance. However, this child is born with such a soul. Her potential is...endless. I was wary of such an¡­ emotion taking root in this new host¡­ however, you are so young. Your bravery should not be¡­ a facade," said the voice of Autumn Saver. "I will pass you a Worldly Saint Scripture. Dessa is¡­ blessed. Your soul fluctuations are¡­ similar to her own. I hope that you¡­ will help Dessa to become¡­ strong¡­ sooner¡­"


    As the sword''s words ended, a stream of information invaded Jodye''s mind, before his divine sense was ejected from Autumn Saver''s mental space. Jodye''s tense face finally eased into a slight smile, causing the nervous wreck that had been Dessa to suddenly relax. She was beginning to fear that the young master had found a problem with her sword.


    Jodye Trill''s face turned solemn as he stared into the dark horizon. The ocean of stars over the wastelands gave him a harmonious feeling. Dessa Chimes admired her Autumn Saver behind him, while she watched as he pondered deeply in silence for a few breaths of time. Jodye Trill was currently reconsidering what he would teach Dessa. According to the treasure sword, Autumn Saver, she had far more potential than he had initially assumed. It was maybe more magnificent than even his own!


    Jodye also had to figure out how he could activate his source artifact. However, he had a strong feeling that he would be able to as soon as the energy requirements were met. Jodye had always been aware that his body didn''t feel to be in its peak condition. Unfortunately, as he was still unfamiliar with the hero body, he could only move forward until he found the time and space to study.


    Jodye turned around and looked Dessa in her azure eyes, suddenly having a crazy idea for the second time. Except for this time, there was a floating treasure sword that made so many things more possible.


    "Dessa Chimes, would you like to become this Sovereign''s Right-Hand?"

 60 Recontructed memories

    Dessa Chimes'' body shook, as she almost instinctively pricked her finger. A drop of blood floated into the air magically.


    "I, Dessa Lydia Chimes, vow to forever serve to the benefit of Mr. Jupiter''s advantage from this day forth, or may the heavenly tribulation smite me where I stand!" Dessa held her hands high and declared to the skies before she dropped to her knees and kowtowed three times. All of this took place before Jodye even had time to stop her. Growing up as a slave in an estate run by Saint''s she knew a little about the structure of powerful organizations. To be a "hand" was to be in the second highest seat of authority in any cultivation family or sect. Whether it was a Sage Hall or a Saint Temple, the left and right hands were second only to the Sage Lord or High Abbot respectively.


    So when she heard Mr. Jupiter''s offer, she lost all strength in her legs immediately. She was so happy and excited that it felt as if she was flying! Even though she knew that this boy had no memory, and no family or sect to speak of, she had full confidence that he would one day reach the heights that he claimed to be walking too! Once that happened, what would she be?


    The Right-Hand of a dominant hegemonic force! Dessa accepted the proposition wordlessly, instantly worshipping Jodye Trill as her master with the heavens and the earth as a witness. Jodye even heard a thunderclap before he managed to react and pull her up. Jodye was speechless for a moment. Also, the treasured sword Autumn Saver was trembling intensely, reflecting its sword spirit''s chaotic state of mind! This was along the lines of what it had feared would happen, perhaps.


    "Dessa, are you mad?! Who asked you to dedicate your entire life to me!" Jodye Trill was touched, yet pissed. Did this girl have a slave fetish? Who raised her? Merely, he was already helpless to change the situation.


    "Dessa would rather stay by the young master''s side for a lifetime then live a so-called life of freedom. Please advise me!" Dessa''s eyes were incomparably clear and resolute, and Jodye couldn''t help but be impressed.


    Sitting down cross-legged, Jodye paid no further attention to Dessa. He closed his eyes and activated his mind''s eye to thoroughly investigate the area and search for a place to rest and set up camp. After deciding on a small hill 80 meters the south, Jodye grabbed Dessa and jumped from the tree branch. Upon reaching the hill, he used four hours to punch through the bottom of the hill until there were roughly 55 cubic meters of space hidden underneath, making a small burrow on the inside. He even managed to kill three Level 1 Vicious Beasts who came over to investigate. Although the level 1 vicious beast meat could no longer promote much strength for him, Dessa would likely still benefit a lot from it.


    "We will be training here for a few months," Jodye Trill told Dessa as she watched in awe. As they traveled, Jodye had told Dessa of his experience with the treasured sword. As the girl had already made a heavenly oath, what was the point of hiding anything from her? For Dessa to betray him now was the same as her deciding to commit suicide, it was far too stupid. "Give me some time to study what Autumn Saver has shown me, and we will discuss it together. In the meantime practice on your own."


    Dessa nodded like an excellent little chick and scurried off to her corner to meditate. Jodye shook his head and withdrew a small book with a mid-grade origin stone sitting on top of it from his space ring. This book was surprisingly none other than the Bright Star: Battle Book! Jodye flipped opened the book and spent some time memorizing its contents.


    This was strangely easy to do. Jodye had read at least part of this book before losing his memory. "It seems the old me was quite diligent. Now, let us test it out!"


    However, as soon as Jodye held the mid-grade origin stone and began absorbing its energy while circulating the Bright Star: Battle Book''s force circulation method, he felt a change in his divine sense, as a mysterious link established itself. This link was like a bridge leading from his thoughts into the depths of his soul.


    Jodye''s eyes flashed with a pale golden light as a word suddenly appeared in his mind, compelling him to speak it out, "Trippy?"


    The origin stone in Jodye''s hand trembled, as a quarter of the origin within was swiftly depleted. The slits of his eyes turned vertical, and on Jodye''s forehead, tiny blue starlight escaped his glabella and transformed into a stylish crown piece, with a blue and gold striped cape. This crown landed gently on Jodye''s head before tying itself into a blue and golden headdress of the gods.


    The return of Pharaoh''s Law came with the arrival of the dull voice of the source artifact''s spirit, "Host is experiencing major soul damage. Immediately mending host source spirit."


    Jodye was startled when he heard a voice in his head. An artifact spirit, source artifacts could possess one too? No wonder so many sage conquerors could occasionally be seen talking to themselves. Of course, he had total disdain for his old self''s naming sense. Why was his Source Artifact spirit''s name Trippy?


    "Trippy, how long was I in a coma?"


    "Responding to the host''s query: Host was unconscious and in a state of constant near-death, death, and rebirth for five months. The host was then lost in the chaotic streams of space, for another four months. The host then spent more than a month to reach the host''s current location. The host is technically still in a coma. Would host like a minute by minute update?"


    "Still in a coma? How¡­ Well if I''m still comatose, how do I wake up?" asked Jodye Trill, who was baffled.


    "Responding to host query: Trippy has stored memories of the host in the past. Would host like to these retrieve memories?"


    Are we retrieving memories? That simple?


    "Yes!" After responding to Trippy, Jodye Trill''s mind flooded with images and information. It took Jodye more than a few hours to assimilate and sort through this headache and recollect his thoughts, "Woah. What a train wreck¡­"


    Jodye kept his eyes and closed and pondered as a familiar feeling washed over him. It was mysterious and inviting.


    Host Space! This was the hosting space!


    Jodye cast his perception inward and appeared in his host space. His host soul was in the form of a blurry young man, wearing a blue tuxedo. In front of him were the scenes of Jupiter''s life playing as if on a 360-degree revolving movie screen. Only, it was more like he was a fly that landed on the movie screen, it was impossible to overlook.


    "Great Gaia, kid, what the hell took you so long?" a kid who looked to be around seven years old floated down into Jodye''s sight on a nimbus cloud. He had wolf ears on top of his head and red fur all over, but he dressed in magnificent brocade robes.


    "X¡­ my head is killing me, man. What the hell is going on?" asked Jodye Trill with his face grimaced.


    "Well¡­ here''s the short version: An evil baldy ransacked the crib, and kidnapped moms, before ruthlessly trying to slaughter us! Pops showed up and had a showdown, but eventually took a spear through the heart to save you, in true like hero fashion. After that, doom was quite inevitable. However, we managed to escape thanks to Sly sacrificing himself. However, this move left both him and you severely affected. We will be okay because the heavenly grimoire has already synchronized with us. However, that is only if you are okay," Xavier Tricko was so very thrilled that Jodye was finally awake, he immediately told him everything! How many days had Xavier watched from the hosting space as the Adventures of Jupiter Titan played every episode over and over as if it were on an eternal marathon? Xavier had long since gone mad.


    "I¡­ remember many things¡­ but not that," said Jodye Trill with a solemn but blurry face.


    "Yes, Temp Host, you''re still broken. However, now that you''re here I should be able to fix that," without waiting for Jodye to respond, X drove his nimbus to Jodye''s front and grabbed his head. Xavier''s hands emitted a golden glow, and then the scenes surrounding them changed. The hosting space returned to its former state, like pieces falling into place in a game of Tetris.


    In the starry expanse half of the hosting space, the heavenly grimoire snapped open and released a blinding purple glow. This glow was so radiant and piercing that it took over Jodye''s senses. Once the light faded, the blurry Jodye Trill was floating in the sky above an old city. The buildings were tall, and many were run down and abandoned. In the distance, a grand and luxurious city barely visible in the distance behind the dilapidated buildings.


    "Where the hell am I now?" wondered Jodye Trill.


    "Here? This, Jodye, is presumably your home. Where you came from." came an indifferent voice from above. "You know... where the real ''you'' was born."


    Looking up Jodye Trill was surprised to see an incredibly handsome 11-year-old youth in white robes! He looked imperious and unbridled, like no one in the world could tame him.


    "Well? Are you going to keep staring, or invite me in? Seriously, what kind of host are you?" said Sylvester Tricko.


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 61 Life

    ¡ª Jodye''s mind - Earth, 2027 AD, Old Orleans, 3rd ward


    Jodye Trill and Sylvester Tricko were floating in the sky above the deteriorating city.


    "I¡­remember this place. Old Orleans¡­ the lost city. So this place is¡­ Earth?" Jodye Trill scratched his head and looked around at the surrounding city. Most of the buildings were old and falling apart, and there were varying levels of water and damage everywhere.


    "Earth? How dull and unsophisticated. Can''t the surface of any life star be referred to as the earth? Surely this star has a different name," Sylvester Tricko was utterly unsatisfied upon hearing what Jodye Trill had called this world, "At any rate, let us follow the soul flow. The sooner you remember yourself, the sooner we can leave this wretched place. I mean seriously, is there ANY heaven and earth origin energy in this world? Even the worldly essence is so thin that it is negligible. This world simply couldn''t have truly been this dry, it must be your mortal status clouding your recognition."


    Jodye didn''t have time to answer this obnoxious prince Tricko. This was because he had found himself staring at a little baby crying in an empty alleyway. This baby was wrapped in a golden cloth that seemed to be made of some extravagant material. However, the thunder clouds in the sky suggested that rain would soon come pouring down. What would the infant do then? Who would leave such a small child here all alone? Before Jodye realized it, he was already fully immersed within these scenes, no longer aware of the passage of time or anything else.


    The little brown fella with deep dark eyes was crying those little eyes off. The alleyway got darker and darker as the booming of thunder and crackling of lightning echoed throughout this small corner of the world. The sounds almost seemed to resonate with the intense sorrow of the infant. Rain starts pouring down as the infant continued to screech. Oddly enough, a pale platinum light barrier was blocking the rain from the reaching within two feet of the child.


    "Big sis, do you hear that? It sounds like a baby crying," said an airy and pretty voice.


    "Mn. It''s coming from the same direction as that vibe I got earlier," came an equally delicate but far more mature sounding voice. "We should find the one we search for in that place."


    "The one we search for already has a family? Or is the baby the one?" asked the voice of the young girl.


    "We will have to see for ourselves, little Lulu," as the mature voice faded, around the corner walked a pair of stunningly attractive sisters, with creamy chocolate skin. Jodye felt his entire being tremble when he laid eyes on them. He had dreamed about these two women every day of his new life, up until he got amnesia. Seeing them now made feelings and memories start flooding out of Jodye''s source spirit and assimilating with his unstable mind.


    On the other hand, as soon as Sylvester laid eyes on the mature woman, he released an incredibly dense killing intent and bloodlust. She may look much, much, younger, but Sylvester could never mistake that face, and especially not that vile aura! This was the woman who killed him. Oh, how funny and deadly was this thing called fate power? Merely, Jodye was unable to notice any of Sylvester''s reaction at the moment.


    The mature beauty appeared to be in her early 30s and was wearing a plain blue dress that hugged her womanly figure with a voluptuous shape. Her hair was cut low with a cute design that reminded Jodye of a famous actress from his last life. She had several piercings on her ears and tribal looking tattoos down her left leg wrapping around her waist. There many markings related to voodoo and the occult. Her eyes were multicolored, and they seemed to be a blend of purple, red, and gold. Those eyes of hers were piercing even in the darkest environment, and they accented the hypnotic effect given off by the shape of her sexy body. This woman was a born temptress. A full-blooded succubus.


    Whereas the little lolita by her side had dark features and long curly black hair. Her eyes were pitch black, like the darkest night. In spite of being a four or five-year-old child, her countenance was far from average, she was totally breath-taking!


    "Sanny, Sanny, it''s alone, and it''s alive!" as soon as she saw the crying baby, the little girl Lulu hurriedly tried to run over and rescue it, but the mature beauty grabbed her arm tight. "Sansa, let me go, I have to save it. That''s MY baby now, no else is around!"


    "No, stay still. It''s dangerous. Look at the rain¡­" said Sansa pointing out the rain that stopped before it could reach the child. It was as if the child disdained to be touched by the rain, or maybe it was a natural defense mechanism to prevent early death? If this child were the one Sansa had been searching for, then she wouldn''t doubt it, "Let me."


    Sansa''s hands suddenly started moving at a blinding speed, making them blur and distorting the void in front of herself. Curse seals begin to form and surround the infant like mystical chains. The baby stopped crying before slowly closing its eyes, as the barrier blocking the rain begin to recede. Sansa swiftly blocked the shower with a gate of her own qi before the infant could get wet. Sansa then picked up the sealed infant, and the scene faded away¡­


    This abandoned infant was none other than little Jodye Trill, in his last life!


    Many scenes played after that, allowing Jodye to basically relive the most memorable moments of his previous life. Jodye grew up as an orphan, unaware of his parent''s identity. The ones who raised him were precisely Sansa and Lulu! Sansa and Lulu were biological sisters. Jodye and Lulu grew up in the slums of the lost city of Old Orleans, a city abandoned by the local government because it was a hotbed for natural disaster and crime. Sansa and Lulu only survived by selling homemade medical remedies, and some trinkets related to their witchcraft and voodoo. These were things that typically interested close to no one. Nonetheless, the three of them were broke but happy.


    Sylvester Tricko was watching with great interest, as myriad scenes flashed in and out of existence. The two women called Jodye their little husband and showered him with love and attention in his earliest days. They taught him truly profound voodoo principles but masked it behind lies and half-truths. Though the boy lived a rough life, he was at least taken care of at first. This changed when he was six.


    One night Sansa came home with a strange looking pimp, named Jonathan. This guy was a total creep, but for some reason, Sansa started not only dating him but also selling her body for his benefit. Sansa changed after that, never speaking a single word to Jodye or even glancing in his direction, and rarely speaking to Lulu. At the time, Jodye was only six years old.


    As Sylvester Tricko watched this, he realized that this Jodye Trill was wrapped up in a conspiracy he had no hopes of unraveling on such a worthless life star. The woman he knew as Sansa was hiding so much from the kid, that it couldn''t even be explained briefly. However, Sylvester actually pitied Sansa a little once he saw the scenes of her following behind Jonathan like a helpless puppy, obviously under the effects of glamor laws or a charm curse. He also took note of the many times Jodye heard her randomly mumbling to herself incoherently. Merely, to Sylvester, these ramblings were neither random nor incoherent.


    She was speaking in an ancient Fey language, and it was always the same chant. This was some kind of curse she was keeping in effect.


    "Infinity soul, infinity soul, divine sublimation soul, the hold is tight, the night is bright, a fourth of worth brings peace in sight."


    These words were startling Sylvester significantly, and every time Sansa did this she would mention the infinity soul. This is the part that truly stood out to the young sky wolf. He was almost sure she had been mumbling a curse! What kind of evil could it be that she managed to say it ritually in spite of suffering under the effects of charm poisoning!


    Or maybe the one who poisoned her was aware of the curse''s significance as well?


    Eventually, this Jonathan guy turned his evil sights to Lulu. He convinced Lulu to sell her body as well, using Jodye''s education as the reason and charm laws as the catalyst. However, once Sansa found out about this she kicked Jonathan out in a fit of extreme rage. After that, Sansa was extremely unbalanced. Lulu continued to prostitute as if it was drug addiction, and Jodye stuck to his studies, oblivious of it all.


    This was until the day Jodye was kidnapped by a group of thugs at the age of 11-years-old! Lulu was lured to his rescue, and they were both violated, while Jodye was tortured physically and forced to watch Lulu get used. This last for days before Sansa found them and slaughtered the entire building in a fit of rage.


    Sylvester Tricko watched as Jonathan orchestrated the most soul-wrenching experience of Jodye''s young life. For the first time, he honestly felt Jodye had suffered a lot of injustice. It was definitely a damaging event. Even the usually aloof Sylvester could not remain completely indifferent when watching what Jodye had experienced in his past childhood. How tragic it must be to grow up weak and alone!


    Sylvester wouldn''t have been able to imagine this if he didn''t see it personally. Glancing at Jodye, he noticed that the usual playful and mischievous demeanor was totally absent at this moment. In its place was an absolutely cold and calm gaze. There were no emotions in the eyes of this young man in a tuxedo, whose face was no longer blurry at all. He looked like a trained S-class assassin, analyzing his next mission from a vantage point.


    The very next scene was a totally sober Sansa, telling Jodye things that he thought were weird at the time. She told him that Lulu was broken down to her very soul by this event, so she wiped the girl''s memories of the last few months. She then said that she would have done the same to Jodye had his soul not been unique.


    After that event, little Jodye Trill changed on a fundamental level. He became obsessed with having status and wealth. Reputation and resources. He even reversed his name and used it as a handle. The scenes continued to fly by for an unknown period. Sylvester watched Jodye live a mildly entertaining, but overwhelmingly mortal life. He went from being a little thug brat to a kingpin and pimp, then he became a soldier. After that, he was an experiment due to his body''s weird constitution, and then a spy. Eventually, Jodye spoke for the first time in what felt like decades, "This is the day it ended."


    "Hm?" Sylvester was caught slightly off guard, as he had disengaged quite long ago.


    "Now that I think about it, this is the way it started," Jodye''s eyes were hazy and distant, as if he were reliving an entire lifetime within a single moment.


    "What do you remember now?" asked Sylvester with a bit of curiosity. This was the first time he had seen Jodye so serious, and he was rather fond of this Jodye.


    "I remember being nervous. I remember being angry. I remember arrogantly believing I would be able to handle whatever was goin on in this building. But more than anything? I remember the moment I learned how ignorant I really was.


    "After all¡­ today was the day I died."

 62 The day I died

    For most people, it was a typical Wednesday. A blazing sun was hanging in the air at an hour past noon position, on a beautiful cloudless day. The close proximity to the sea made the sky resemble an enormous blue gemstone. It was the kind of day that made one feel as if nothing could go wrong.


    Unfortunately, this was destined to not really be the case.


    "Boy, that idiot Jonathan really messed up this time. Coming to this desolate star without the proper equipment," Said a bald man with a blazing goatee.


    "Jonathan? That old Pimp from back in the day? Yo, Sanny or Lu, does either of you want to tell me what''s going on?" Said a young man in all black.


    "Little Joe, you shouldn''t have come here, please just leave," begged an incredibly gorgeous woman capable of falling a nation in a single night.


    "Jodye. Today will be the first day of the rest of your life. Do not be afraid," said an ever more stunning woman, who held the first in her embrace.


    There were three men and two women on the second floor of an abandoned warehouse. The three men were facing each other in a triangle formation, with guns pointed at each other. Or rather, there was a tall and hunky young man with a sturdy build standing in front of two exotic women with devastating bodies. The young man looked to be around 19-years-old but was actually quite older, and was wearing an all black hoodie with black joggers. He had two 9mm Glocks, one in each hand, pointed at each of the other two middle-aged men.


    His name was Jodye Trill.


    Of the two women behind him, Sansa appeared to be in her early 30s, but she was actually much older. Jodye himself wasn''t very confident of her age. Her appearance hadn''t changed since he had first met her. She was wearing a tattered black dress with rips and holes, but that hugged her mature and voluptuous figure. She appeared so beautiful, in spite of the dress she was wearing being dirty and slightly damaged. She also had a bruise on her cheek and blood at the corner of her mouth. It had clearly been a long and challenging day. Seeing such an amazing woman in dire straits such as these would make any man''s blood boil in rage.


    The younger woman was equally, if not more, outstanding. Lulu was not injured. She was tall and looked to be around 25. Her chest was ample and proud; her reed-slim waist was like a snake full of vigor. An ultra-short leather skirt clung to her bottom and showed off the curve of her perfectly round buttocks. Her thighs were round and delicate like golden colored jade, slender and straight with no gap, full of youthful vigor. She had dark features, long curly brown hair, and black lipstick. Her countenance was currently even further from normal than in the past. At least, in Jodye''s opinion, he had never seen a more beautiful creature.


    It had been several years since Jodye Trill was recruited into a secret military program among a host of misadventures. Too many things had changed at this time. However, as soon as he got back to his home town, he contacted his number two. That''s when he was told that his two untouchables were currently being pursued. He arrived just in time to see Sansa get abused by a big buff baldy white guy. A bald, middle-aged man with pale skin and a blazing red goatee. He was wearing blue robes like what a wizard would wear, with some type of bluebird design that looked similar to a phoenix.


    ¡­


    "A member of the Heavenly Note Sect! Now, this has finally become interesting!" observing the memory with Jodye, Sylvester Tricko was shocked to see the attire of one the Legendary realm''s most distinguished sects. The Heavenly Note Sect was famed for their Blue Luan Hero lifeblood fusion. Their strength was among the top 10 in the entire universe. "But what would a member of the Heavenly Note Sect visit a barren land like this... for her?"


    ¡­


    The baldy from the Heavenly Note Sect was holding a substantial futuristic looking gun, that looked similar to mini cannon with an extended clip. The weapon had many strange glowing red gems embedded in the metal. In the middle of some peculiar and bright formation. A calamity rune was pulsating on the side of the gun in his left hand. While in his other hand was a machete looking blade that had a slightly different glowing design with a blue gem glowing in the middle.


    "Little Jo I''m scared...those weapons are terrible," Jodye Trill heard a bell-like whisper float into his ear, and a hand tugs on the sleeve of his hoodie. Without looking back, Jodye knew this was Lulu. Not that Jodye currently had the luxury of looking back.


    "That''s a weak ass gun... with... is that? Holy shit, I recognize these! These things are terrible!" whispered Jodye harshly. Lulu palmed her own forehead, smiling in spite of herself. This Jodye never changed. Only he could make a joke out of peril.


    The machete was pointed at the other man. This goon was dressed in a black coat, with a hood that made his face appear to be an abyss of darkness. He wore black boots covered in lines that glowed. The jacket seemed to perfectly outline his muscular figure as if it was apart of him originally. He was holding a powerful looking gun like the ones out of a sci-fi movie, that was made out of some mysterious metal that had deep lines that formed little valleys that flowed with an ominous light. There were dozens of such sequences in an intricate design. Jodye Trill had no idea how powerful these weapons were, but he felt an incomprehensible sense of threat. Jodye Trill knew he was currently in extreme danger.


    ¡­


    Outside of the scene, Jodye asked Sylvester, "Hey what is that thing? Have you seen that before?"


    "Standard issue eradicator. Shh, it''s finally getting good," said Sylvester impatiently. Jodye was speechless.


    ¡­


    As far as the Jodye in the scene, he already recognized these gems to be the targets of research the government was currently focused on. ''Magic Core'' fragments, found in the corpses of some ancient beasts that were recently excavated. He hooked up with a few of the women scientist working on these projects. They would always go into detail about their part of the plan upon realizing how intellectual and insightful Jodye was. As a result, he actually had some fundamental knowledge on these devices.


    ''How on earth did these two get mixed up with technology and secrets of this level? This part of the country is supposed to be abandoned!'' Jodye Trill stole a few glances back at Sansa and Lulu. While Lulu seemed anxious and on guard, seemingly ready to fight with her life on the line, Sansa was calm. Her eyes were tranquil as she stared directly at the hooded villain. Her gaze was as if any further action was pointless.


    "Captain Jodye Trill," The bald muscle head finally broke the silence, "The youngest man to achieve your rank and achievement in the past 40 years of the United States Army. Transferred to a different "special" division of the CIA once it was discovered you had certain... abilities. We have been watching you. Do yourself favor kiddo, and back away from the witches. Then, we can still talk benefits."


    Cold sweat started to appear on Jodye Trill''s back. Who was this baldy to know so much about him? After all, who was Jodye Trill? He had gone through hellish training this last year due to his unique physique. They called people like him a meta-human when nice, and a mutant during all other times. It seems as if his advanced intellect was also a result of his mutated genes. Jodye Trill''s face remained emotionless and didn''t change at all, although inwardly he maintained a higher level of vigilance as he stated, "I love making new fans and shit, but I''m going to have to take pictures with you next time. You two seem to have some catching up to do. Please excuse us."


    ¡­


    Sylvester laughed hysterically, as if this wasn''t a dramatic event, making black lines appear on Jodye''s forehead, "Bwahahahaha, So wait, wait. You thought you were, what, a mutant when your soul abilities first manifested? Pfft, what a pathetic society."


    "Could you shut up! Friggin jerk. My planet was clearly from a lower universe or something," grumbled Jodye Trill, almost forgetting that he was reliving the day of his death.


    ¡­


    "The woman behind you seems to be more aware of your current situation then you are, boy. Today, she comes with us to answer some questions. You can''t seriously imagine that we''re afraid of your little toys there can you?" Sneered the middle-aged baldy. The disdain he had for Jodye was not hidden. "Friend, let us work in unison to capture this witch first. Once she is secured, we can settle up."


    As soon as baldy finished speaking, the weapon that the cloaked man was wielding emitted an ominous silver light glow as it made a screech, and a beam of light utterly obliterated the arrogant baldy. Jodye Trill watched as the bald cliche quickly disintegrated in the light beam without being able to speak another word.


    The cloaked figure then spoke with a deep and gravely voice, "Because of you, this world has been forcibly controlled for millennia. Yet, you still managed to evade us time and again. These two will die now, and you will leave with me."


    Jodye and Lulu both stood there in a daze with their mouths hanging open, as terror struck their hearts. They just saw a man and half a building reduced to ash and dust in an instant! It seems they were next. Jodye Trill didn''t hesitate. He immediately emptied the entire clip of both his glocks into the enemy, as he dashed forward he flipped in the air, releasing the clips as two more slid out of his pocket and into the guns before he emptied those as well. After landing, through the gun smoke, Jodye could make out the cloaked man standing in the exact same posture as if nothing had ever happened.


    The only difference was the light of the weapon, which slowly intensified. Jodye Trill abandoned his guns and dashed forward at break neck speed, then kicked off the ground and spiraled 720 degrees, using the momentum to unleash a powerful kick containing all his strength. The black-cloaked man simply swatted with his arm, and before Jodye''s kick could come close, he was repelled flying rapidly smashing into the opposite wall. The disintegrator weapon screeched again, and the world in front of Jodye turned silver for a time.


    Just when Jodye started losing hope, he realized there was a body standing in front of him. To be precise, this body was hugging Lulu to protect her. Unfortunately, in front of Jodye''s eyes, Lulu''s body disintegrated away leaving behind what seemed to be a transparent replica of herself in Sansa''s arms. All of Sansa''s clothes were gone, revealing her devastatingly excellent body.


    Jodye Trill couldn''t help but stunned by this for a moment. He was thinking at this moment that such a sight was not a terrible thing to die seeing.


    She slowly stood up tall in the beam of negative light as the tattoos on her body glowed purple, and an earth-shaking purple aura that had a mix of golden, purple, and red runes dancing around exploded forth from her body. Lulu''s silhouette in her embrace slowly faded into nothing. When Jodye saw Lulu''s silhouette fade away, he cried out in a panic.


    "LULU!!!!" Jodye had already lost it at that moment. He dropped back to his knees after having finally struggled up and roared at the cloaked man as if it were to the heavens themselves, "If I survive this I swear to kill my way back to you even if I have to burn down this world!"


    Jodye was screaming at the top of his lungs, as he experienced the most terrible and excruciating pain he had ever felt. It left a sour and desolate taste in his mouth. This was the taste of death. The cloaked man made a low sound and appeared to be sneering at him. The screech of his weapon and the light beam both started to recede. Sansa floated in the space above Jodye as her eyes shined as if they could see through time.


    She calmly looked down at Jodye and said words that seem to penetrate his mind directly, "Little Jo, my little lover, remember your words. But beware. You are not a mutant, nor a so called meta-human. It is not your body that is special, but your soul. This weapon, these people, they cannot destroy you. Merely... I also cannot save you."


    It wasn''t until then that Jodye realized... she was right. He had watched Lulu fade into dust despite Sansa''s protection. However, he hadn''t noticed until now that despite all the pain he felt before, he no longer felt anything but despair.He was actually perfectly fine.


    Fine?


    Actually, he wasn''t fine! His body was gone!


    "Sansa, what''s happening to us? Why are we turning into dust, and why can''t we stop it? Why did this madman kill everyone including the other guy who hit you? Are they really only after you? How are you even still okay? Who are you really? What happened to Lulu?!" Jodye was in full panic at this point. He asked several hard questions in a single breath.


    "I am Sansa Trill, and you are my husband, Jodye Trill. Do not further concern yourself with Lulu or me. I managed to secure her soul, and I will ensure that she is reincarnated. However your own soul... is beyond my ability to help," Sansa, who briefly glanced at the enemy, hesitated before she continued to speak, "I am going to banish your soul. This is cruel, but it is the best I can do to prevent them from discovering who you are. I will try to favor you with as much of my own good karma as possible. If we meet again... immediately destroy the Necklace of Carnage. Please... you must remember this."


    Sansa made a series of hand signs and seals, her hands appeared as a blur of motion to Jodye. Sansa pushed her palms forward to hit his ethereal chest. Dozens of runes materialized and flew into his soul before everything turned dark.


    "Goodbye, my Jodye. Had you not met me in the last life, you would have eventually soared into the skies to create your own legend." Tears rolled down Sansa''s face as the light and screech finally faded and revealed her stunning body floating there in front of the hole that used to be the rest of the building, "However, had you not met me in this life, perhaps you would never have your revenge. Karma is truly vindictive."


    In the background, one could see the waterlogged old city streets filled with people terrified by the sudden explosion. As she glanced at these ordinary people, she realized that her temporary farce as a regular mortal girl in a normal human world had come to an end. The black-cloaked man turned around and a portal of darkness opened in front of him.


    "Let us leave this desolate plane, my liege, it is time that we returned," He spoke out as he stood to the side and half bent his body, gesturing for Sansa to proceed ahead of him.


    Sansa turned around, and purple runic light shone transformed into a beautiful flowing purple dress. She walked forward slowly, into the portal and out of sight. The black-cloaked man then looked back at the spot where Jodye had disappeared. There seemed to be a spacial distortion there? Since his mission''s primary objective had been accomplished, he pushed it to the back his mind and dived into the closing portal.


    Then the scene shifted again!


    Jodye saw himself trapped in the void as a baby-shaped ghost. He floated for millennia before meeting Sylvester''s soul. From there Jodye saw Sylvester meet the ancient Titan T''Zhane, which blew his freaking mind! So they did know each other... or they had at least met and cooperated.


    The scenes continued up until Jodye teleported away from the Trilleck Villa before everything faded to black.


    ...


    "Seen everything you need to see, kid?" asked Sylvester Tricko after spending a few moments in dark silence.


    "Indeed. Now how do we get out of here? I''ve got things to do." Jodye Trill''s voice lacked any emotion.


    "What things do you speak of?" replied Sylvester calmly.


    "There''s a man I have to kill! I must slaughter that white demon and everyone associated with him!" Jodye ground his teeth in anger. He was even shaking imperceptibly. "Damn these voodoo states, and curse arts. I''m going to eliminate it all!"


    "Ah, these things," Sylvester nodded with a solemn face. "This will most definitely come to pass. However, at the moment you are far too weak. Your real training starts now, kid Jupiter."


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    Sky Fall Bandit

 63 Wyvens tragic fate, Jodyes new powers!

    ¡ª Pangaea, South Ward, Broken Swamplands


    The Broken Swamplands was a famous region in the South Ward, located about 500 kilometers south of the Chimes Estate. This densely forested area had many lakes and bogs. Some were filled with dirty water, but there were still many clean lakes. However, it was strange that the entire place didn''t have any life energy fluctuation of living creatures. Without insects, the whole area was filled with unknown foliage that radiated the Qi of death.


    In reality, the voodoo death Qi in this area was so thick that it robbed and corroded all magical life energy of its essence. The land would be barren if not for the equally thick wood Qi, which kept the plant life thriving in spite of the deadly energy. This resulted in and many weird spirit herbs, cursed fruits, and poisonous substances being born in this area. The voodoo Qi in this region was so powerful that experts rarely visited this place to explore. Only the most capable elites would dare to enter.


    A few kilometers within a dark forest of the swamp lands, blood-curdling screams could be heard echoing throughout the region. It sounded horrible like a beast being melted to death from the toes up.


    "Where is it?" the sinister voice of a stout middle-aged man with a face full disgusting pustules and pimples. He had gray skin that writhed and squirmed like it was made of millions of tiny insects. This man was horrendously ugly with small beady eyes.


    Two meters in front of this freak-show-villain was an elderly human man who was only about 20% less ugly. He was wearing plain hemp rags and had liver spots all over his bald head. Wyven Chimes'' current appearance was haggard to the extreme. Terrifying toxic insects crawled all over his skin devouring his flesh, and two long white serpents slithered and coiled all around his body. Wyven had several open cuts and wounds. However, rather than blood leaking out, there was a green ooze coming from his injuries.


    Wyven spoke in a weak and nearly incomprehensible voice, "I toe...*cough* I toe *cough* *cough*... I toe¡­ I told you. The brown child has it, he, he, he took it from me! Made me wah... wash it in the river and put it in his heh... hand."


    "Fine. At this point, I can only believe you. Merely, you gave away what was not yours. The consequence for this is obviously death by venom..." The terrifying looking man wiggled his fingers a bit, and both white serpents opened their maws abnormally wide revealing a total of eight fangs that look like viciously sharp steel sabers. One bit into his neck, while the other bit at his crotch. Wyven started screaming hysterically like a maniac. If there were anyone around it would be impossible to not draw attention.


    However, there was no one around.


    The number of people who could survive in such an environment was terribly few.


    Today while minding his own business, Wyven Chimes had been dragged here by this animal before being tortured for six hours straight. In the cruelest twist of irony, his assailant''s venom was the only thing preventing the surrounding poisonous gases from killing him in seconds.


    "Pleaf¡­ pleaf¡­ please just kill me," begged Wyven Chimes in the world''s most pathetic voice, as his torture continued without pause, "Just want to die, I just wanna die, pleaf¡­ AHH!!! No more¡­ please, I beg you¡­ I said all I know."


    "Oh be silent, you pathetic old fool. This is not the end for you hehehe¡­" The gray-skinned man was laughing sneakily like a mischievous child, before breaking out into a savage and maniacal cackle, "You''re going to be my very first corpse fiend, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YES! It''s going to be marvelous. Once I refine your pathetic source spirit with fiend strength, I can finally practice the second stanza of the White Demon Book, the path of the Reaper! I, Oulan Mercy, can become an honorary disciple of White Demon Castle hahaha¡­"


    Oulan Mercy twisted his hands into a sinister hand seal, as a chain made of curse seals spread out into the air from his hands, tightly wrapping around Wyven Chimes. Layer after layer of chain covered him until not a single piece of flesh was visible. The curse seal chain released an evil black light as it tightened further. After shrinking to the size of a longan fruit, there was an explosion of purple light! After the light faded, there was an evil looking imp devil snickering mischievously. It danced there in place, with its manhood hanging loose. A long green tongue was hanging out of its fiendish mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.


    "Ah¡­" when the imp saw Oulan Mercy, it quickly bowed in deep reverence.


    "Maniac Tricky Imp, huh," Oulan Mercy looked disappointed, casually waving his hand as a black light wrapped around the two white serpents and Tricky Imp, spiriting them away mysteriously.


    "At the very least, such a minion can handle some menial tasks. Oulan Mercy''s face suddenly turned grim, with killing intent so obvious it seemed to be dripping from his eyes. "Of course, first I must recover that mysterious treasure sword for the sect master, hehe, yes, yes, with that sword sect master can earn an audience with the Left-Hand of the liege lord! Revered liege lord has even offered a new fiefdom to the man who recovers this precious item. Our White Serpent Cove is sure to be on the rise then. Even becoming a Prism rank power isn''t impossible, hehehehe."


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    ¡ª South Ward, the northeastern region of Dark Forest,


    Jodye Trill opened his sapphire eyes, dim golden lights swimming within. He stood up and stretched, exhaling a mouthful of foul air. His eyes were deep and profound as he looked at the rising sun behind the trees as if he had seen through life and death. The images from that dreamlike experience reflected deeply in Jodye''s head. He remembered the pain of misfortune, the rage, and desire for vengeance. He had relived the advanced military training, the vast and endless space within the desolate river of time, the advent of life after death, and the terrifying lacerating strength of chaotic space laws as he teleported millions of miles away. Each of these scenes flashed one after another in his thoughts.


    His recent experiences and comprehensions fused with his previous accumulations, and his Serenity Force, Calamity Force, and Slaughter Force had each reached the advanced Nascent level, capable of increasing his basic power by 20 BP. THE Chaotic Melody of Destruction and Advent of Creation law concepts had even reached the Perfected Nascent level! This meant that more than half of the forces he had comprehended would now grant him 25 points of basic power! It was only unfortunate that basic powers couldn''t be fused together. However, for someone like Jodye who could engage multiple forces with a single concept, this wasn''t necessarily true.


    Not to mention he had already learned how to fuse his law concepts into his astral energy, as long as he comprehending astral essence it wouldn''t be difficult to fuse Qi forces together. His voodoo and thunderbolt forces were powered up by the deepening understanding of the Chaotic Melody of Destruction concept, and his magic and dragon forces were all strengthened because of his Advent of Creation concept. Of course, what Jodye benefitted from the most were is life and death comprehensions, this was the leading cause of his strength increasing.


    After reliving his previous existence, he had an entirely new outlook.


    "Mr. Jupiter?" came Dessa Chimes sweet voice. "Are you okay? You seem¡­different."


    Jodye stared blankly for a moment, before blinking several times and laughing boisterously out loud, "Haha, they say a woman''s intuition is fierce, so it is fierce! This is scary indeed."


    Dessa stared at Jodye unblinkingly for a moment before covering her mouth and exclaiming, "You got your memories back!"


    "Snitches get stitches, Autumn Saver," said Jodye Trill scowling at the treasure sword tattooed on Dessa''s hand. He recognized a slight soul vibe and knew that it was a telepathic communication. His divine sensitivity was incredibly acute now that he had fully fused with T''Zhane''s 300 years of experience. "I almost would''ve preferred to not remember some things¡­but yes my memories have totally returned."


    Dessa looked nervous, "Um¡­so¡­"


    "Do not worry. My true name is Joseph Goldwolf, and this isn''t something I can run away from. However, it remains that I am Jupiter and Jupiter is me. Besides, I will continue to use this name for quite some time. So yes, there is no need to doubt your vows," Jodye Trill had already decided on continuing to use the name of his galactic level master, as he had no idea whether or not he was being hunted by White Demon Basalt Congo.


    In fact, now that his memory returned Jodye planned on temporarily leaving Pangaea altogether. Pyramid''s be damned, what he needed was time to gain strength and understand the power of his foes. He had no interest in remaining in this twisted voodoo state before he had the advantage to bring about a change.


    Meanwhile, Dessa was shocked that Jodye seemed to have read her thoughts. Dessa felt Mr. Jupiter also looked a bit more... playful? Childish, even. It was as if he was suddenly a youth rather than an old hero as he had felt previously. However, the charisma of this recovered master was greater than before. She couldn''t help but think ambiguously when he referred to her heavenly oath as if they were wedding vows.


    Dessa Chimes blushed and turned around to resume her mediation. It was at this time that Jodye noticed that there were several empty water pouches and vicious beast bones on the floor of the burrow.


    "Trippy, how long was I out just now?" asked Jodye Trill telepathically.


    "Responding to host query: Host spent 36 hours stabilizing Host Source Spirit," responded the artifact spirit, Trippy.


    "Status Update?" Jodye Trill felt like his connection with [Pharaoh''s Law] had grown stronger, and he could feel the dragon force traveling through his origin veins constantly, slowly widening and reinforcing them. It almost felt like it was moving its own pattern, similar to when he operated the Bright Star method.


    "Reporting Host status," As Trippy''s voice faded information flooded Jodye''s mind.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 110% Health, 8:15 am]


    ''Sage Path: Advanced Sophomore rank, 16 bp.''


    ''Titan Path: Level 9 Wimpy Man Realm.''


    ''Legacy Soul: Divine Vajra Dragon, Compatibility rating: 23%.''


    "Holy¡­23%?!" Jodye Trill was genuinely unprepared for such an announcement. The last the young boy knew of, his compatibility with this combat soul was only at 3% when he awakened. Actually, it still didn''t surpass 5% before Jodye became comatose. Yet, now it jumped to 23%? That was an 18% increase! Just what had happened?


    "Responding to host query: Legacy Soul was able to absorb large amounts of chaotic lightning from Host''s body in the chaotic streams of space. Compatibility of the legacy soul also seems to increase when Host slays foes, consumes beasts, or increases realm, thus resulting in current compatibility rating."


    "Legacy soul? This must be the upgraded version of the Fusion Soul my mother mentioned," mumbled Jodye Trill.


    Thanks to his mother''s teachings, Jodye knew that there were distinctions between combat souls that synchronized with a Host through the source artifact and the fusion soul''s that fused with a Host through the source artifact. Fusion Souls would slowly integrate with the Host Soul until they became one entity! This gave the host soul full access to the ability trees of the fused soul. For a Legacy Soul, it was probably even more exaggerated than that! Synchronized combat souls, on the other hand, only shared their source spirit''s internal essence powers. These changes would be passed to the host from the origin pool and resulted in a change in the host''s Lifeblood and bloodline limit.


    While this could potentially create new bloodline abilities, it would not be the combat souls original ability. However, the Synchronized Combat Soul would be able to use the host''s origin energy to execute its own skills when necessary.


    "So wait, what are my legacy skills?" wondered Jodye Trill.


    "Responding to Host query:¡­"


    "Could you stop saying that every time, dude," black lines covered his forehead as Jodye complained.


    "Responding to Host''s current query: No," responded the dull voice of Trippy. "Responding to Host''s previous query: Host owns an S rank Legacy Soul, by current Hero Race standards. At a Compatibility of 8%, Combat Soul can be awakened to its infant stage, and increase bp by 15 via combat seed. Infant Stage Legacy Soul unlocks the Tier 1 primary skill. At a Compatibility of 16%, legacy soul evolves into child stage, augmenting bp by 35 via combat seed and unlocking the Tier 1 auxiliary skill. Would host like Trippy to imprint Legacy Soul Ability Tree information?"


    "Yes, do so immediately, why are you always so wordy?" Jodye Trill was growing excessively excited and impatient as his mind received a flood of new information.


    [Tier 1 Primary Spark, Thunderbolt Purgatory - Load (4) purgatory thunderbolts]


    [Tier 1 Auxiliary Spark, Vajra Cover - summon protective divine scales to protect the body from harm]


    Upon receiving this new information, Jodye Trill started. He had almost forgotten! His combat souls and legacy soul were all S class! This meant that he didn''t merely have combat skills, he had divine powers!


    A divine spark!


    In fact not one, but three! Of course, the other two were synchronized, and Jodye wasn''t sure when they would manifest within his bloodline.


    Nonetheless, Jodye immediately hopped up and dashed madly out of the burrow, startling Dessa Chimes out of her meditation.


    For the first time in his life, Jodye was excited to be using his origin energy! It was time to try out his new divine power!

 64 It appeared, Divine Spark! Saving Aiken Moon.

    "Where are we going, young master?" Dessa Chimes was riding on Jodye''s broad back as he ran through the forest, before jumping and taking to the trees.


    "I learned something new, so I wanted to test it out. However, first, we need to find a suitable guinea pig," chuckled Jodye evilly. One could only imagine the future fate of this guinea pig.


    "AH! Back! Get back! Stay further away from this young master this instant! Help!! Someone help!"


    Jodye Trill was clad in regal blue raiment jumping through the trees, searching for new prey for trying out his divine powers on. Suddenly, his divine sense picked up a voice in distress nearby. He immediately summoned [Pharaoh''s Law], making his sapphire eyes turn vertical and bestial. Jodye extended his divine awareness in the direction of the previous sound fluctuation and witnessed an exciting scene 220 meters to the southeast.


    Jodye switched directions and headed straight for that location, reaching the scene in no time. Watching from above he saw a slightly dirty looking lad with short white hair cowering underneath a rock ledge that was blocked by a fallen tree. He was wearing rags and appeared malnourished, but there was a faint origin energy fluctuation coming from his body. This shocked Jodye, not because a slave had this presence, but because he realized just now that Dessa also possessed this exact same presence.


    "So could Dessa actually be a Sage body? I don''t get it, was she been injured? Or does it have something to do with the previous curse seal?" Jodye Trill decided to put these thoughts out of his mind for now.


    A large, but obviously young looking, feline with black and silver fur was savagely swiping its sharp claws at the boy but couldn''t reach him. 30 meters away from them, amidst dozens of broken trees that made a junky clearing, two fierce and vicious beasts were battling! There was an oversized lion with black fur and a silver mane, that looked to be around 8 meters tall when standing on its hind legs.


    "Target identified! Level 2 Vicious Beast, Shadowblitz Lion!" the mechanical voice of Trippy rang out in Jodye''s mind. Looking at the smaller Shadowblitz kitten, Jodye knew this must be the adult Shadowblitz Lion''s offspring.


    Fighting bitterly against the level 2 Shadowblitz Lion was a three meter tall white stag with shimmering golden antlers and hooves. The stag''s back left leg had savage gashes in the shape of fang marks, and it was injured severely. Things didn''t look very good for this beautiful stag.


    "Target identified! Level 2 Vicious Beast, Deep Mountain Stag!" said Trippy.


    "Oh no, Mr. Jupiter!" Dessa Chimes covered her pretty little mouth with her hands, "Mr. Jupiter, I know him! I remember that''s little Aiken Moon! He was one of the field slaves at the Chimes Estate. He escaped with three others the same day that you fell from the hole in the sky!"


    Jodye Trill let Dessa down and then pondered in silence momentarily. Thinking quickly, he suddenly understood how he could cause such a big commotion crash landing in a herb field and yet no one noticed. So it turns out there was an escape attempt in progress! It''s no wonder security was lacking. They were out looking for escapees.


    Apparently, this escape attempt was successful.


    After all, it wasn''t until several days later that Jodye slaughtered Desmond Chimes. The escaped slaves should have been long caught during that time. From a certain point of view, he could be said to owe this little Aiken and crew a favor. They caused a distraction big enough to cover his recuperation.


    Thus, he decided to save this little guy before more people showed up.


    Jodye extended his divine awareness to its current limit of 300 meters and noticed two different parties spying on the scene from the shadows. They were likely hunters, hoping to get the drop on one or both of these beasts once they were weakened.


    "You must intimidate, but do not be too showy. Make it look easy, and a result of overwhelming might! If it is too fancy, it will look like a secret treasure," came the cold voice of Sylvester Tricko via telepathy. "Do not overexpose yourself, but use your heritage to intimidate them."


    "Go full force with origin energy and see what happens, I got it," Making up his mind, Jodye directly ignored Sylvester''s words and leaped into the air releasing the golden atmosphere that was signature to Sophomore rank Sages. Sylvester was speechless, but also relieved.


    This was definitely the kid he remembered.


    Milky white origin energy rose from his body like steam, and primary force phenomena took shape above him in the form of 16 white light spheres the size of marbles. A dragon roar was heard from within Jodye''s body, and the number of white light spheres doubled! The three combat seeds in his origin pool begin to vibrate, causing 45 more white light spheres to form for a total of 77 BP! Tiny blue webs of electricity danced on his skin and 20 yellow electric light spheres condensed into existence. Now there were a total of 97 power spheres dancing in no particular shape like little starlights. All of this took time to describe but happened within a couple of seconds.


    Jodye''s current origin force possessed the strength of 97 BP. Three more points and his force momentum would start building. Of course, he could also borrow momentum from the primary force phenomenon! Jodye didn''t waste any more time as the 97 lights behind him glowed brilliantly, and mystic light poured out from the light spheres merging into his body. From 97 BP his basic power increased every few seconds.


    97 BP (+3)


    97 BP (+10)


    97 BP (+15)


    Dessa Chimes was unable to perceive the level of power Jodye was currently displaying, but she saw the increasing force momentum building within his golden atmosphere. The shockwaves intimidated her a lot, she felt like Mr. Jupiter was even more mighty than before. On the other hand, the treasure spirit of the Autumn Saver knew perfectly well how much strength Jodye was currently displaying. Its voice cried out in shock within Dessa''s mind, leaving her dumbstruck, "97 BP! He''s only in the sophomore rank, how¡­ monstrous."


    "Is 97 BP very impressive for a Sophmore rank Sage?" Dessa Chimes grew up in captivity and didn''t really know a lot about the Sage path in depth.


    "Very. Perfected Sophmore rank sages are known to possess around 21 BP. I believe that when Autumn Rose was at the Perfected Sophmore rank, she only maintained 30 BP." Autumn Saver was puzzled, "Even with her force concept, she just had 60 BP max. However, this kid is already manifesting powers that exceed this, and he isn''t even at the Perfected Sophmore rank. This Joseph Goldwolf is only at the Advanced Sophmore rank, and as regular as can be with only 16 BP as his base strength. So how... he isn''t even using a weapon right now."


    Before Autumn Saver''s treasure spirit could finish its thoughts, Jodye moved again. He used two fingers to draw a 3-foot line of electricity vertically in the air.


    Thunderbolt Purgatory!


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    2!


    3!


    4!


    Four 3-foot wide, 2-meter long silvery blue thunderbolts burst out from the line of electricity in light speed succession. Thunder boomed into a force shockwave after each strike landed on one of the two beasts. The shock waves spread out for a radius of 10 meters with Jodye as the center. Four explosions made the ground tremor fiercely. Dessa watched in shock and trepidation as Jodye landed out of sight within the dust cloud.


    After the dust settled, Jodye Trill could be seen still wearing an elegant blue raiment and standing with his hands behind his back as he stood gazing emotionlessly at two heavily brutalized and bloody beast corpses. Electricity was still present, arcing on their bodies. Inwardly, Jodye was astounded entirely. What power? What strength? This was even more powerful than the eighth level of the Titanic Rage Law''s Wimpy Man realm! If he weren''t already at the ninth level, his strength simply wouldn''t compare! Let alone regular Wimpy Man realm warriors who could not surpass the seventh level.


    Not to mention that this was the case after not cultivating his origin for a year to due to the coma. This attack had also taught him many things about himself!


    First was that the application of dragon force was vastly different compared to the way his other Qi forces were used. Unleashing it felt like igniting a fire inside his body, and honestly, it hurt like hell! It felt like every cell in his body turned twice as active, and aggressive as hell. However, the moment he used his dragon force the strength of his origin energy doubled! That was absolutely insane! Next, Jodye discovered that he could use his divine spark naturally, and it required no complex thinking. It was an innate spell, one that he needed only origin energy to complete. All he needed to do was perform the method of incantation.


    This meant that even if he was using abilities related to his legacy soul''s divine spark, he could still use a concept unrelated to it as well. Very importantly, he also learned that one purgatory thunderbolt would automatically chain into 100 smaller lightning strikes, each strike delivering the full might of his force! Basically, he just sent out 400 lightning strikes worth 97 BP (+30)!


    This was insane.


    Even under siege, Jodye was simply undefeatable below the Great Scholar rank! That meant using origin energy he could easily defeat foes who were less than one realm above him in strength. Of course, if his opponent used a high-level concept or also possessed dragon force, Jodye would likely be in trouble. Dragon force was terrifying, and this was merely the nascent level. He knew that spells could also significantly increase one''s natural strength.


    Unfortunately, Jodye only knew the two serenity spells created by his mother.


    "I wonder if now that I''ve comprehended my divine sense, would I be able to use multiple forces at once with [Pharaoh''s Law] equipped?" Wondered Jodye Trill.


    He had tried this once before as he was looking for prey. However, upon trying mentally, he discovered that he could still only sink his perception into one concept at a time. This was in spite of having evolved his spiritual sense into divine sense. However, [Pharaoh''s Law] pushed him a step further, granting the next level of the soul''s ability of understanding, awareness! Jodye''s divine awareness was indeed able to split, and then split once more! However, each line of awareness was brittle and easy to break in that state. Thus, this was only enough for Jodye to comprehend no more than two concepts at once. Still, this was amazing! Other geniuses could only wait until their realm advanced to do the same as him.


    Jodye turned around and saw the terrified Shadowblitz kitten shivering and shaking with its paws covering its face. This creature was a mere level 1 vicious beast, and it wasn''t even an adult. Jodye''s divine awareness swept past the beast, informing Jodye that its strength should barely exceed 14 BP.


    Such power was nothing to Jodye, no matter what. However, it was likely enough to permanently silence little Aiken, who had gone as quiet as a mouse and even used some technique to hide his own breath and aura.


    "Truly impressive¡­" Thought Jodye Trill out loud, kicking the Shadowblitz kitten in the butt, making it tumble forward into a tree, falling backward unconscious.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light, opening up directly to the second page. After another purple flash, Sylvester appeared from a magic circle in his infant form, landing on Jodye''s head.


    "Sly, I want to give this kitty to my hand. Can you subjugate him?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "What am I, your personal beast tamer? You know this no different from forced slavery to me," complained Sylvester via telepathy. He was capable of speaking out loud, merely he never did so. In spite of his words, Jodye watched the sky wolf puppy defying gravity to walk over to the young Shadowblitz Lion and do what Jodye had asked him to do.


    "This from the guy who wanted me to eradicate Eureka, refining her soul in the grimoire? Tch," Jodye Trill sneered and turned his head to the rock ledge, "You want to hide in there all day, little guy? If so, I''ll be leaving."


    As Jodye turned to walk in the direction of Sylvester and Dessa''s new pet, he heard a series of clamoring sounds. He turned back to see a dirty white-haired boy in rags scrambling being him. The boy looked like he would be quite handsome if he didn''t look like a little beggar.


    "Mister, please. My name¡­I am Aiken Moon, third son of Augustus Moon!" little Aiken was visibly afraid of Jodye, but became less so when he saw his young face. He recovered a bit of his bravery in the face of a peer, even one so mighty, "If you can feed me, I swear to be in your debt! And if you were to help me return to my noble family, we can reward you greatly! Please consider this carefully sir, I need your help!"

 65 Defense, boys, defense.

    Jodye Trill looked skeptically at Aiken Moon, this slave boy in rags. What part of this creature looked like the son of a rich and powerful noble family? If Jodye hadn''t already noticed the presence of origin energy in this boy''s body, he definitely wouldn''t believe his words so quickly. Of course, believing was one thing, while helping was another.


    "How are you here alone? This shouldn''t be possible with your strength¡­ or rather lack strength," this was the main thing bothering Jodye Trill. Something fishy was going on. Of course, Jodye knew this because he knew that they were not actually alone.


    "I¡­ well. I wasn''t alone before, I traveled with a team of treasure hunters called the Crimson Riders. I got separated from the group. A detachment of us was exploring in a cave to the south when we were ambushed by fiends! While the big brothers were fighting, some others brought me away," Aiken Moon recounted his recent experience with fear in his eyes.


    "Okay, so how did you end up as lunch for the big guy over there?" ask Jodye Trill.


    "We encountered them while escaping! First big brother Lexi fought with the Deep Mountain Stag, while we tried to return to camp and get the captain! I told him it''s weaknesses, but I fear the worst may have happened to him," said Aiken Moon, his face melancholic. "Then, big brother Tyler fought the Shadowblitz Lion. Big brother Franklin brought me away to this clearing before returning to help the others!"


    Jodye Trill chose not to respond as he pondered. His crystal blue eyes made Aiken feel like they could see through to his very soul.


    "But, but!" Aiken Moon was becoming a regular chatterbox, his previous anxiety lessened a lot, "This Shadowblitz Lion cub sniffed me out and attacked me! I hid under the ledge, and the next thing I knew the Deep Mountain Stag rampaged over and kicked the Shadowblitz Lion cub! Then I heard a roar that scared me silly, and the cub''s father came thundering over! After that, both beasts began to combat each other! I am miserable these days. That''s when you crashed landed riding on bolts of lightning and fried those two Vicious Beasts, super cool!"


    Listening to Aiken grow more animated, Jodye felt like he had a better idea of what happened now. He also knew what to expect next. Further still, he had just discovered his next adventure. A cave full of fiends? Sounds perfect for Saint training! This would give him an opportunity to test this Saint Scripture.


    "The big brothers that brought me away still haven''t returned, I can''t believe they were slain!" whined Aiken Moon, "The captain will surely kill me if he learns I, a mere map boy, survived alone. Big brother, you have to help me!"


    "Stop it with the big brother thing, aren''t you embarrassed? Besides, there no way I''m older than you, kid," responded Jodye Trill indifferently.


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    Meanwhile, in the trees above the three youngsters, a skinny man dressed in clothes that seemed to magically blend in with the environment was holding a serenity crystal shard. If he didn''t move, he would be near impossible to notice.


    "Be on standby. This little show off noble brat seems a bit full of himself and doesn''t know how to conserve power. It should be easy. We''ll split the spoils as previously agreed," the skinny man smirked as he spoke while pouring true essence into the serenity crystal shard. As he finished speaking, he swiped his hand by the little pouch on his hip and after a flash of light had equipped himself with a set of spiked ebony bow and a quiver of razor-edged arrows. The arrowheads were made of black metal and surrounded in red slaughter runes. "My blackheart arrows have 60 bp of slaughter force a piece. Add in this C-grade combat gear, the Blackheart Bow, along with my pure force, and no noble under the Great Scholar rank would stand a chance before my bow!"


    "Ready when you are Franklin. This kid''s aura was golden, that''s the Sophomore rank! It''s pretty scary magic, but there''s no way a scholar realm brat could use an attack like that twice!" said a voice from the serenity crystal shard. "The idiot was probably just trying to be seen as a hero."


    "Ready on Lexi''s right, Frank! Not to mention his skin is brown like those guys in the inner wards. This kid''s probably loaded, this is our luck!" said another voice.


    "Hehe, we just wanted to gain a little extra benefit, and watch the slave boy frolic. But who knew we would land such a big fish. Heaven truly loves The Crimson Riders today!" said Franklin. "Well, those of us smart enough to escape anyway."


    Upon thinking about the scenes in the depths of the cave, Franklin caught a chill and had goosebumps crawling up his arms. Pushing these memories aside, he gave an order, "Good! You will attack at my signal, my first arrow, take his head off! If he''s being protected by a treasure, just keep him still for 2 seconds and then scatter!"


    After speaking, Franklin took out a silver dagger then launched it with his pure force! The blade hit a tree branch a couple of dozen meters away from where Dessa Chimes was sitting a mere second before. The target was, of course, Dessa. Merely, before the dagger could hit her, Dessa felt as if someone had gently pushed her from behind as she fell from the tree!


    ...


    "It''s Jupiter, right? Mister Jupiter sir, could we be serious? No one that would be so gullible to believe you were five years old."


    "Actually, I''m six? That reminds me, one second." Jodye Trill looked away from Aiken as a magic looking black tome appeared in a flash of purple light and floated in front of Jodye. The heavenly grimoire opened to the first page, and information appeared in Jodye''s mind line after line.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 99% Health, 4:30 pm]


    ''Sage Path: Advanced Sophomore rank, 16 BP.''


    ''Titan Path: Level 9 Wimpy Man Realm.''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 25%.''


    ''Tier 1 Primary ability and auxiliary abilities unlocked.''


    ''Active Summon time: 5 hours''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 30%.''


    ''Tier 1 Primary ability and auxiliary abilities unlocked.''


    Jodye nodded, and the heavenly grimoire vanished.


    "Well anyway, about taking you home. Hmm, sorry dude, I don''t plan on staying in Pangaea for too long. Nice meeting you though," Jodye Trill said indifferently while turning around.


    "Well, actually I don''t... I don''t..." Just as Aiken Moon wanted to reply, he noticed a gorgeous crimson haired girl with porcelain skin falling from the sky above.


    "Mr. Jupiter~~!!" Dessa Chimes called out in trepidation. She wasn''t sure who pushed her, but Autumn Saver had asked her not to panic. She had thought this meant she was strong enough to survive the fall like Jodye. However, when Dessa actually felt the strength of the gravitational forces pulling it was quickly realized this thing called gravity is a vicious bully! Dessa may be strong enough to survive the fall, but she would definitely get hurt. However, once her eyes locked with Mr. Jupiter''s sapphire like indifferent gaze, she suddenly calmed down a lot.


    Jodye Trill was aware of her worries, but he just let her gain the experience. She would be of no use to him as a coward. He needed to place Dessa in extreme situations to temper her will and power! After all, she was only at the Force Foundation rank of the Fledgling Saint realm. This was the very beginning of Saint cultivation! Her bodily strength didn''t surpass 4 BP yet. However, Jodye wasn''t sure how much Autumn Saver could augment her power. It had to be a considerable boost for the child to have made it this far alive.


    Aiken Moon immediately recognized this beauty. She was the inspiration for his manhood''s first reaction in his short life. He had a severe crush on her, but no power to act. How glorious was he once? However, now he was nothing but a runaway slave. However, he still didn''t want anything untoward to happen to Dessa Chimes.


    Dessa was the only friend he had made in that hell hole! What were the odds that as soon as he was rescued his friend wall fall into peril? All the color drained from his face as he started to panic, "Ah..ah.. sir please you have too¡­ eh?"


    Before Aiken could request this mysterious and powerful blue robed boy''s help, he witnessed the same Shadowblitz Lion cub that was trying to play him to death earlier leap into the air and catch Dessa on its back. After landing it walked over to Jodye''s front and looked down at him. Even though the beast was a head taller than Jodye, there was respect and slight fear in the Shadowblitz Lion''s gaze.


    "Little Aiken!" Dessa Chimes nervously climbed down from the big black and silver cat''s back, rushing over to her friend standing behind Jodye wit his jaw hanging. She seemed to have forgotten that she was terrified of death a moment ago. She cuffed his little face and asked, "Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere? What happened?"


    Aiken Moon snapped out of it after Dessa grabbed his face. Tears started to fill up his eyes, before he buried his face into Dessa''s bosom, crying silently. Jodye and Dessa looked at each other hopelessly. A child, was ultimately still a child. Though this boy was likely a couple of years older then Jodye, who could be like this freak child?


    A ten-year-old child alone in the wilderness for weeks, Jodye was shocked he lived this long! Even if the strongest creature Jodye had encountered in this Dark Forest was only a level 5 Vicious Beast, that was still enough to send Jodye running! Let alone little Aiken.


    "Mr. Jupiter, did you have to be so crazy! He''s scared," Dessa Chimes grumbled cutely as she hugged the shaking little boy tenderly. Her expression reminded him of his mother and older sister Kamila. From this, Jodye could tell that these two had been somewhat close. He was momentarily touched.


    However, upon thinking of Isis and Kamila Trilleck, the nine dormant astral points in Jodye''s body instantly heated up. Jodye suppressed his thoughts, shrugging at Dessa and walking off to collect the battle spoils.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Several arrows surrounded by pure essence forces pierced through the air rapidly from behind. They were all aiming straight for Jodye''s vitals! At the same time, two shadowy figures darted out of the bushes holding combat sabers. The sabers were surrounded by a brown atmosphere as they slashed out mercilessly with a strength that surpassed 110 bp!! Jodye was under attack from three sides and had no way to escape!


    Merely, did he even need to escape?


    "Two Saints. Brown aura, Perfected Essence Formation rank of the True Saint realm, hmph," Jodye Trill recognized his opponent''s strength instantly with his great divine awareness and recovered memories. "They even have Advanced Nascent Pure force. Not bad, but not enough."


    Similar to Sages, the strength of a saint could be discerned through the color of their true essence atmosphere or aura. Jodye used his divine awareness to alter the trajectory of the arrows, as his astral points exploded to life and he grabbed one blade in each hand. Jodye instantly spun into a spiral before the saint warriors could release their weapons, forcing the arrows to litter the bodies of the two saint warriors amidst their screams of pain.


    At the same time, Jodye felt his origin energy, which was left under 40% after using thunderbolt purgatory four times, fall below 10%. Extending his divine awareness, he saw Sylvester sprawled out on a tree branch, yawning next to a mass of flames. Oddly enough, the tree was not burned in the slightest, despite the raging green and black flashes of fire. Jodye relaxed knowing Sylvester had cleaned up the sniper.


    All of this happened within a few seconds. By the time Aiken Moon and Dessa Chimes turned their heads anxiously to check the commotion, what they saw were the bodies of two warriors taking turns blocking a volley of arrows like a pair of hurricane twins, before flying off in opposite directions crashing into the bodies of the dead beasts on the ground. They laid in puddles of blood that was leaking from the various holes in their bodies.


    "Defense boys, defense," Jodye Trill was dusting off his clothes casually. The only reason it was possible for those arrows to kill these two experts is that they had sent all of their pure essence energy into their weapons to deliver a fatal strike! Their bodies had absolutely no defense prepared, and thus they were easily pierced through. "Dessa, I need you. Please come help me skin these vicious beasts. Ah, maybe we should have some barbecue."


    "Ah, you!" Aiken Moon was startled by this scene and then incensed, "You! How could you make a weak girl like Dessa do such¡­ eh?"


    As Aiken spoke, Dessa Chimes dashed past him excitedly, already helping Jodye carve up the vicious beasts. For Dessa, the thing she wanted the most was to be of use to Mr. Jupiter. She wouldn''t hesitate to do anything he asked of her, even if it was jumping into a pit of fire or den of poisonous snakes!


    "Barbecue, barbecue, yes, please! Oh, but Mr. Jupiter, who were these people?" asked Dessa Chimes. She was still a bit apprehensive as she glanced around the woods far more frequently than before.


    "Mercenaries," said Jodye Trill kicking over a bearded man in leather armor, "The mantis stalks the cicada, while oblivious of the bird hunting him from above. They were here even before we were. However, I noticed the moment I arrived that they were here.


    Dessa''s eyes sparkled with the light of realization! Mr. Jupiter was so cool, he seemed to know those dangerous men would attack before he even made a move!


    Aiken Moon was shocked stupid! He couldn''t understand why the sweet but timid Dessa he remembered was acting this way but chalked it up to Dessa being accustomed to being ordered around. He rushed over to prevent her from hurting herself but was shocked again! As Jodye showed her what to do, she was able to carve up the beasts with no problem. Aiken wasn''t even sure he could do the same unless he could recover his previous cultivation level.


    "Is that all?" Jodye Trill was searching the corpses of the two strangers who attacked from the shadows. They had nothing but some gold and silver crystal notes. However, a magic pouch suddenly fell in his hand, as a sky wolf puppy casually landed on his head. Jodye was excited, "Score!"


    "This! This is!" Aiken Moon shouted out in alarm, "It''s big brother Lexi! So this is? Ah! It''s big brother Tyler! No, Mr. Jupiter, you killed two members of the Crimson Riders! Oh no, no, no. We''re in big trouble now."


    "It was actually three, I suppose. Technically, the guy shooting arrows from above killed these two, even if I killed him," Jodye Trill considered Sylvester''s deeds as his own, independent or otherwise. They were of one soul, after all.


    "Arrows? Mr. Franklin?! Oh no, oh no! Mr. Jupiter, you don''t understand, you must escape! The captain of the Crimson Riders is a madman! He''s a True Saint at the Killer Essence rank! He can already kill with true essence directly! I hear that he has almost manifested his natal weapon." Aiken Moon was terrified and urged Jodye. Jodye felt touched by this kids concern and thought that this Aiken Moon was a genuine guy.


    However, inwardly he turned vigilant.


    A late True Saint realm expert was indeed threatening.


    Then again, so what? Did he need to encounter this man?


    "With my tier 1 primary spark, Devour, I can consume anything at or below your level and convert it into whatever energy you need," said Sylvester via telepathy, "As long as said energy is original, divine, or worldly. I can also refine the flesh of beasts into pure energy. Perhaps save the corpses of those you kill from now on. I don''t want to contaminate your lifeblood, but we may be able to use them to restore power in battle.."


    "Awesome! I think. However, isn''t my rank lower than theirs?" responded Jodye.


    "Are you truly an idiot? Is your body''s constitution inferior to theirs?" scowled Sylvester.


    "Oh." Jodye Trill nodded as he pounded his fit on his palm. So it could also be like so, "In that case, let''s do it."


    "Store them away for now. Let''s see if we can find you a better circumstance to improve your strength. An opponent at the Killer Essence rank may be troublesome, but there is no need for us to fear for our lives," said Sylvester coldly.


    "Right," Jodye Trill replied telepathically as he pulled all the beast carcasses, corpses, and the magic pouch into his space ring. Then he stretched before responding to Aiken out loud, "We''ll be fine, kid. I can''t take you home, but you can definitely follow us until you''re safe."


    "But Mr. Jupiter¡­" Aiken Moon seemed unreconciled like he had more to say.


    "Less of that, where is this cave you spoke of?" asked Jodye Trill impatiently, cutting off Aiken''s next words.

 66 Chaotic Thunder Annihilation

    "Cave? Ah!" Aiken Moon was momentarily dazed, before waking up and pointing in a direction behind the rock ledge, "It''s back that way, somehow. Merely, we got kind of turned around a lot, I''m not sure exactly where it is anymore."


    Upon hearing this, Jodye used telepathy to ask Sylvester if he had any way to find the cave.


    "Maybe. However, as I currently cannot be further than 100 meters away from you, there''s nothing I can find that you wouldn''t be able to find yourself," Sylvester responded.


    "False. If you were to travel 100 meters away from me and then use your spiritual sense you would be a far more effective scout then just me alone," quipped Jodye Trill using sound logic.


    "Do you take me to be your guard dog?" Sylvester spat.


    "Well. Guard¡­ sky wolf, right?" Jodye shrugged. Sylvester was irritated, but what could he say? It was the truth, after all.


    "Fine," Sylvester defied gravity and the transformed into his child form, the 3-meter-tall, 6-meters-long, pitch black Sky Wolf with a single wing. Sylvester flew off into the distance to see if he could discover anything.


    Fifteen minutes later, Sylvester returned with good news disappearing into Jodye''s glabella! He had indeed located dominant dark energy fluctuations to the southwest. As the leader of this little group of children, Jodye made the executive decision to investigate this widely unknown danger zone.


    Aiken Moon was not okay with this, "Mr. Jupiter you must reconsider this! That''s not a place kids like us should go."


    "You do not have to accompany me," replied Jodye Trill immediately. There were no fluctuations in his voice at all. "In fact, it may be better for you to watch Dessa. Tell me, why is the original energy in you so disordered? Are you injured?"


    Aiken lowered his head and sighed, "Indeed. When you''re branded as a slave, there is this cursed fate seal that they jam into your origin pool, sealing your cultivation''s fate. Before getting my origin sealed I was beaten up really bad, so my current strength is sealed at a bit more than 1 bp. If I accumulate any more than that, the curse takes effect."


    "Oh wow! That''s so evil."


    Sudden Enlightenment!


    Eureka!


    Jodye suddenly understood now. Also, to the three youngsters shock, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a purple flash of light and Eureka jumped out of the fourth page and landed on top of his head. This almost sucked his remaining energy dry!


    Ignoring this for the moment, he subconsciously glanced at Dessa Chimes, only to see her smiling sweetly back at him. Jodye knew now that the slave seal must not have been the only seal placed on Dessa back then! He turned back to Aiken and asked, "So how can we remove these seals?"


    "As far as I know it has to either be removed by a saint at the same level or greater than the one who placed it, or someone skilled enough to unravel the curse seals," replied Aiken Moon dejectedly. Jodye made a mental note, before walking off silently.


    Jodye grabbed Eureka and held her out to look at this Twilight Sphinx cub. Could it be that he was able to summon contract beasts simply by calling out their names?


    "It''s because Eureka, this little sis, is spirit bound. However, eventually you probably will be able to do the same with us," replied Xavier telepathically.


    Jodye opened his eyes and withdrew a mid-grade origin stone, and sat down on the spot to begin recovering his origin energy. However, the moment he absorbed the energy from the origin stone, a strange phenomenon occurred! His powers moved through his origin vein pathways in a unique and totally new circulation pattern!


    Jodye''s eyes snapped open in shock. This felt completely different from when he circulated the Bright Star method.


    "Congratulations host! You have successfully unlocked the third seal of [Pharaoh''s Law]!" said a slightly stiff, but surprisingly childish voice and humanlike voice in Jodye''s head.


    "Uh¡­ Trippy?" Jodye Trill was skeptical.


    "Lol, Yes host?" That''s right. Trippy literally said L O L before it replied. Jodye resisted the urge to curse out loud. What the fuck was this?


    "Um¡­ less of this, how did I unlock the third seal? Also, what benefits does unlocking this seal provide for me?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "I''ll answer you, host! The artifact spirit Trippy''s intelligence has been raised to another level. Can''t you tell, lol?" responded Trippy. "[Pharaoh''s Law] can now be maintained for half the heavenly energy cost! Also, the host''s inherited legacy has been fully integrated into your body. Host''s bloodline and body have been enhanced, the host is now in possession of 15% Volos bloodline! This is also the reason for the third seal unlocking!"


    "What?!" Jodye Trill finally shouted out loud, startling Dessa and Aiken greatly. However, they were offered no explanation, and Jodye returned to his previous posture after his outburst. Dessa was confused, while Aiken had a contemplative look on his face. Meanwhile, Jodye continued the conversation in his head, "What is a Volos and how could you alter my blood? Should source artifacts be capable of this?"


    "I''ll answer you, host! Access denied." Trippy''s voice returned to mechanical for an instant, before becoming childish again, "Lol, that was weird, host. I guess I can''t answer that question for you after all, host! However, I can tell you that blood can be formed from pure origin energy! This is how this artifact spirit altered your bloodline. This process started when you first wore [Pharaoh''s Law]!"


    "Great Gaea, that long? So then will my bloodline eventually be 100% Volos?" asked Jodye Trill. In truth, he was already aware that the commonly seen dragons were members of the fey race from his inherited memories. Whereas the creatures known as True Dragons were in fact descendants of the mighty Volos Race. Merely, he didn''t know many details about the enigmatic Volos race, but he felt as if he would know more once he unlocked the next part of Jupiter Titan''s memories and integrated with them.


    "I''ll answer you, host!" interrupted Trippy. Jodye suddenly missed the emotionless voice of the previous Trippy. "This is possible! Besides, the host has conflicting bloodline limits! Without Trippy, the host would likely never increase the rank of his bloodline."


    "Why is that?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "Volos blood can assimilate other bloodlines, and adapt their abilities while changing their source. This is an ability unique to divine dragons!" responded Trippy. Jodye felt as if this source artifact spirit was slowly becoming better at having a conversation, much better than before. He thought that he could perhaps get used to this change.


    "How can I unlock the next seal? Also, can you detail this legacy for me?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "I can not answer that, host! LOL" responded Trippy, making Jodye''s brow twitch. However, Jodye felt his brain flooded with information and heard Trippy speak again before he could react, "Host has inherited the bloodline and physique of the Plasma Dragon clan. Transmitting legacy information."


    After a few minutes of enduring a new headache, Jodye had his answer. Original Immortal Conception! The origin god beasts were utterly different from other races, as they were born directly from the energy of the heavenly origin. Their bodies created their own set of laws, or an original dao as if each origin god beast had the potential to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Universal Dao. These original daos were known as Original Immortal Conceptions!


    It was a power formula origin god beasts were born with, that grew as they grew! No comprehension was required, these laws were literally apart of their flesh and blood! Now, Jodye had inherited an original immortal conception as well. It would grow stronger as his origin increased in level! His cultivation speed would improve as his bloodline grew denser!


    "[Chaotic Thunder Annihilation]," Jodye Trill''s host soul was standing on the balcony of his condo. As he looked at the pool, he contemplated his new power. There was now a fifth bubble in the pool of water, but it was much larger than the other four! To the point that they seemed to orbit around it. There was no longer much space in the pool!


    "This is no ordinary pool water, temp host. This is your soul pool, this water is actually your pool of soul force," Xavier Tricko was dressed in black brocade robes and floating on a nimbus cloud next to Jodye.


    After listening to his words, Jodye decided to remodel this place when he figured out how to do so. After all, he had already let go of the past. Jodye peered over the balcony at the wilderness below. Sleeping on the highest branch of the tallest tree was actually a young divine dragon! It was two meters tall, and ten meters long.


    The divine dragon pup had pale golden scales, except on its side where there were hundreds of silver lightning runes that formed a hieroglyph that looked like a thunderbolt. The divine dragon''s tail was long, barbed, and it had four legs with three claws on each one. There were two gargoyle-like wings, with little nails at the ridge that could latch on to each other at the neck, so that at first glance the dormant wings look like a cape. In the center of its head was a small silver horn containing two runes, one for SKY and one for GOD.


    The dragon opened its eyes as Jodye Trill observed it, observing him back. However, he felt like he was looking at himself watch himself. Everything the dragon saw, Jodye saw, it was like he had another pair of eyes. Within the Host Space, Jodye was the dragon, and the dragon was Jodye. He was always aware of what was going on in the host space even if he didn''t send his perception within. This was a magical feeling.


    "Now imagine if you had chosen to fuse with all three of us, and somehow managed to defeat both of our powerful wills to do it. Do you think you could handle such a thing?" the sky wolf pup form of Sylvester asked casually from next to the dragon pup as if he was discussing something unrelated to himself.


    "It truly sounds stressful. The weight of divine power is indeed not normal," admitted Jodye Trill.


    "Yes, in truth it should be impossible for three divine powers to coexist. In fact, it should also be impossible for two divine powers to coexist. However, your soul space is far larger than what it perhaps should be." Sylvester yawned.


    Activating the mind''s lamp technique, Jodye observed the changes taking place in his body while he cultivated his origin. He could sense that deep in his origin pool, there were what seemed to be six little crystal fragments. In particular, there were two that were currently surrounded by spheres of energy, one black with golden runes swimming within and the other pale gold with sparks of electricity webbing across it randomly. This force genesis was in the form of a little lightning ball, while the former had the silhouette of a profound young dragon.


    As Jodye''s origin energy circulated the little lightning ball and profound dragon were producing two different tiny runes constantly in succession. He timed it to be about one rune every ten minutes. The first rune was silver little lightning rune from the lighting ball. The second rune, which was produced from the profound dragon, was black and white in color, followed by another lightning rune and then another black and white rune. Jodye didn''t recognize this rune at a glance. Apparently, he had no inherited memories about this particular rune.


    How rare!


    After all, Jupiter Titan the T''Zhane had pervasive runic knowledge, it was his life''s real passion. Of course, Jodye knew from the information he downloaded from Trippy that this was a heretical origin rune! After condensing, the runes would fly out of his force genesis and imprint in his origin pool one by one. He knew this would continue until these runes imprinted all throughout his body, finishing in the bone marrow. This was the first layer of the [Chaotic Thunder Annihilation], Heretical Lightning! There were seven layers in total. Once his origin veins, spiritual meridians, organs, blood, flesh, and bone marrow had 100 of each rune, that would be when he broke into the next layer.


    Watching this process begin he grew excited, and wondered how much the speed would increase once he broke through to the next layer! The current rate was a bit slow. Jodye sent a thought to the source artifact of [Pharaoh''s Law], and a voice echoed through the host space, "I''ll answer you, host! If the host would like to increase cultivation speed, the easiest method is to produce more Volos blood! To produce more Volos blood, the host can either consume the blood of dragons for this artifact spirit to transform, or fuse the divine energies of chaotic mystique and origin to produce more Volos bloodline."


    Jodye Trill had no idea what chaotic mystique was, so the dragon opened its eyes and glanced at Sylvester.


    "Chaotic Mystique is the energy of the sixth layer of the sky," replied Sylvester, "However, if you were to allow any to enter your body, you would likely be destroyed immediately."


    The last part of Sylvester''s sentence poured an ice cold bucket of water over Jodye''s head, "Well, beggars can''t be choosers right? No need to be greedy, no need, no need¡­"


    Of course, Xavier and Sylvester were both rolling their eyes. Due to their mental link, the very moment that Jodye had decided to hunt dragons for their blood they were aware of it.


    "The first layer of my [Chaotic Thunder Annihilation] is called Heretical Lightning. Once I manage to cultivate the heretical lightning, my thunderbolt force will be able to fuse with any energy that backed by my origin. This means I can basically use any concept I want, and would still be able to fuse it into my lightning, incredible," Jodye Trill was very excited. Who knew being a Sage could be so awesome? "There''s totally no need for me to use a mental cultivation method anymore. Seems like a bit of a waste though, since Grandpa Geb gave me such a nice one¡­ no matter. Okay, next I should try to focus on saint training for Dessa and myself!"


    Jodye was training to reconstruct Dessa''s body before she broke through to the next realm! That way she would be able to practice the Titanic Rage Law. However, to do this, he needed to deepen his understanding of true worldly essence.


    "Do not forget my words, Jodye. I should be able to reconstruct her body using yours as a model, but you''ll likely need to temper her flesh to withstand astral might on your own," Sylvester spoke cautiously through, "However, fusing your astral power with worldly power and then slowly tempering her earthly powers is indeed a valid method.


    "So¡­ use astral essence to turn Dessa into a war god? Got it. My first titan, hehe¡­" Jodye Trill laughed very mischievously.


    The sun finally set on an eventful day.


    Opening his eyes, Jodye got up and started a fire before roasting a huge thigh of the Deep Mountain Stag. Truthfully, he wanted to eat the other beast, but it felt cruel to do so in front of the Shadowblitz Lion cub. After eating and laughing with his new friends, Dessa and Aiken fell asleep curled up under the Shadowblitz Lion cub.


    Meanwhile, Jodye continued to refine the origin energy in his mid-grade origin stone. He only had two mid-grade origin stones once this one was gone, but what could he do? He needed to train. Anyway, he had more than enough lower grade origin stones. He allowed his body to cultivate for five hours in autopilot, while he continued to monitor the surroundings. With [Pharaoh''s Law] active, anyone within 200 meters of them would be noticed by him immediately.


    After several more hours, the sun finally rose again from the east. Jodye opened his eyes, and they flashed with arcs of pale green lightning and golden light. Green was the color of the heretical lightning! Merely, it should be a deep forest green instead. Jodye had a total of 66 runes in his origin pool, half of which were lightning and the other half heretical origin runes. His origin pool''s depth and energy capacity had increased by a shocking third!


    He could also feel that his understanding of lightning laws had advanced significantly! His Perfected nascent concept the Chaotic Melody of Destruction was spinning in his mind as new truths begin to take shape in his inner consciousness. The dragon in his host space spread its wings, and flew into the skies of the host space, readily digesting these truths while Jodye opened his eyes.


    His force concept was on the verge of a breakthrough!


    "Totally wild¡­"

 67 Opening of Destinys Path

    ¡ª South Ward, Eastern Region of Dark Forest,


    Two weeks after rescuing Aiken Moon, the trio of heroes and two young beasts sat in a clearing less than 100 meters from the cave Aiken mentioned before. For the last week, Jodye had been teaching the fundamentals of Saint cultivation, that he had only recently learned from the treasure sword, Autumn Saver. Autumn Saver passed Jodye a Worldly Saint Scripture called the Azure World Epoch on their first meeting. The week prior they had a follow-up conversation.


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    "You want¡­ to teach Dessa how to use astral might?" asked Autumn Saver "This fits¡­with my intentions¡­ Study the Azure World Epoch¡­ If you can use Azure World essence force like her, it will be easier¡­"


    "I am technically half a member of the ancient Titan clan. One day I will visit that place. She will be my personal war division''s first recruit," replied Jodye Trill matter-of-factly, "It will take such a long time to find more soldiers amongst the hero race though since they have to start training early. Tch."


    "There is¡­ another way," replied Autumn Saver, "Sky Flames¡­ if used properly¡­ can remodel the body to absorb¡­ astral forces. However, they are hard to obtain."


    "Oh yeah?" Jodye''s eyes brightened, his inherited knowledge kicking in, "That''s right! The pure yang power of a sky flame should make it more than possible under the proper circumstances. So there was also this route¡­"


    "Please¡­ help Dessa recover her origin energy. It is¡­ imperative. Before¡­ they¡­ find¡­ me." the voice Autumn Saver was growing weaker, but his tone was very grave. "She is¡­ too weak. Help her, my¡­ friend."


    "I will naturally not allow any harm to befall Dessa in my presence. However, who is it that will find you?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "If you can use¡­ astral essence¡­ I can teach you¡­ how to use a type of fate curse," replied Autumn Saver, seemingly ignoring Jodye''s question. How selfish. Merely, Jodye was too shocked to quip! Fate curse? Wasn''t this sword supposed to be a Godly Armament? Feeling the change in Jodye''s emotions, Autumn Saver continued, "Even as a sacred treasure¡­ I still have access to much of my previous master''s¡­ heritage."


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    After speaking to Autumn Saver a second time, Jodye''s mind was once again given the gift of new knowledge before his divine sense was tossed out of the treasure sword''s mental space like old news. After that, Jodye seriously taught Dessa Chimes, and at the same time trained himself.


    A Saint''s essence cultivation was different from Sage''s origin cultivation on a fundamental level. While they both trained their bodies to use heavenly energy, those with origin energy usually were born with it. Saints are not born with true worldly essence, they must prepare their bodies to produce it. The first realm of saint essence cultivation is called the Fledgling Saint realm. The rookie warriors who have just begun to temper their bodies with true essence as a medium to utilize force start at the Force Foundation rank.


    To enter the Force Foundation rank, it was necessary to refine and temper the skin and muscles with true essence, creating pathways for it to enter the body. This was similar to the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law. Jodye realized that this was the most fundamental step in utilizing any sky force. Dessa was a sage body, so she had the advantage of origin force already being present in her skin and muscles. Thanks to this, it would be far easier to refine another sky force.


    Jodye, on the other hand, had not only that same advantage, but he had also tempered his skin and muscles with astral might as an infant. He was also frequently baptized in the flames of nirvana, courtesy of Sylvester''s Sky Fall Flame. The pain of which was torturous! He was absolutely sure that true essence wouldn''t be nearly as difficult to refine.


    In fact, he was 100% correct!


    After the Force Foundation rank came the Revolving Force rank! In this rank, the heart, lungs, kidney, and liver get refined with true essence. After this came the True Saint realm! Jodye could currently slaughter experts at the first rank of the True Saint realm, but the experts of the following rank were still more than he could handle.


    Saints record their cultivation methods in worldly scriptures. There were various levels of these scriptures, with the weakest that Jodye knew of being the worldly man scriptures. After the man class, the next class was earth, after earth came there was air, and after air came there was heaven. Finally, after heaven came, there was the Saint. The Azure World Epoch was a Worldly Saint Scripture! This was the best of the best, how could Jodye not understand this? This was an opportunity that could only be given and not asked for.


    The Azure World Epoch had five verses. Each verse had three stanzas. Semi-transparent azure fate runes that look like little crystals glittered all over Jodye''s skin as he tempered his flesh and muscles with true essence ascetically. The chant of the first verse of chapter one created fate runes that infused into the skin and muscles, summoning the true heart of the Azure Legend star directly from the void into the body.


    This was Jodye''s second time learning any type of incantation. The first was taught to him by his mother before the young wolf celebration disaster. Although this was likely different from a magic incantation, he felt it shouldn''t vary that much. However, what Jodye didn''t know that this form of crystal-like runes glittering all over his skin was the sign of perfect completion of the first stanza!


    In fact, Jodye was currently almost able to completely recite the second stanza of Azure World Epoch''s first verse. It only took him 2 days to master the first stanza of the Azure World Epoch''s first verse, stunning Dessa Chimes who was obsessed with him and utterly shocking Autumn Saver who had underestimated him.


    ''What kind of... comprehension speed is this?''


    Not even Autumn Saver''s original master, the legendary immortal sage Autumn Rose, was able to master the first stanza of verse one in two days! It was an impossible feat, but Jodye had done it! Two days later, he had entered the Fledgling Saint realm! This was an entire week and a half faster than it took Dessa Chimes, whom Autumn Saver thought had heaven-defying talent. Not even the usual nag Aiken Moon could hide his shock and praise. Actually, after learning of the deeds of Mr. Jupiter and the calamity of the Chimes Estate from Dessa, Aiken now had a deep-rooted respect for Jodye from the bottom of his heart.


    Unbridled!


    Brave!


    Witty!


    This was how true man should be! What a hero.


    Under Jodye''s encouragement, and upon realizing he was becoming more and more of a burden, Aiken Moon also decided to practice saint cultivation with Dessa. Aiken proved to indeed be a wealthy noble''s son, as his body had been purified by heavenly energies while he experienced his sage awakening. It only took him a week to reach major completion of verse one''s first stanza, and Aiken was close to entering the Fledgling Saint realm!


    Unknown to Jodye himself, this level of grooming was actually the case for him as well. Merely, he had long taken it for granted because his parents had always kept so many secrets from him. He had no clue how much effort went into nurturing his body while he was experiencing his awakening. Jodye realized that there were far too many things that he didn''t know about his family.


    Then again, how old was the current Jodye Trill? It wasn''t strange that his main soul''s childish mind was still rather ignorant, in spite of his host soul''s collected experiences. At this moment, Jodye was again chanting the first verse of the Azure World Epoch, as true essence shined within making his skin look translucent. As Jodye chanted, azure fate runes flew out of his mouth with an ancient fate melody radiating from them. The runes would melt into his skin as soon as they formed.


    The moment he finally completed the last word of the second stanza for the first time, his eyes suddenly turned blank!


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    His mind consciousness was dragged into the void through a familiar light passage, and the next thing Jodye Trill knew, he was currently standing on top of a 200-meter large golden platform with a runic diagram shining in the white atmosphere. That light was illuminating this zone. There was a dense fog surrounding the voided space, and behind this fog colorful light explosions could be seen in the distance. It was as if they were deep inside an enormous magical cloud.


    Looking at the diagram, Jodye felt it looked incomparably clearer than before and seemed to be a picture of the cycle of birth and demise of a cosmos. It resembled primal chaos right before the big bang. He suddenly realized that somehow he had returned to the Platform of Destiny!


    "What¡­ the hell?" said Jodye Trill extremely befuddled.


    "Totally awesome! You did it bro, good job," the sound of Xavier''s voice scared the shit out of Jodye, as he swung around ready to strike!


    "Who! X? Sly? How on Gaea are you two here?" asked Jodye in pleasant surprise. Both Xavier and Sylvester Tricko were right behind him, their forms the same as before their death just like himself the last time he was here. This was the form of their Source Spirits. Floating in-between them was the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. Jodye was surprised to find that this time he looked exactly the same as he did on the outside, like a ten-year-old monk. Merely, he was once again wearing a tuxedo.


    "We are your guardians. You would have to be completely unwilling. Otherwise, we would always follow you in situations related to the soul, such as these. This, you see, is the benefit of a heavenly grimoire," responded Sylvester in his common cold and indifferent tone. However, he was clearing gloating. He glanced at Jodye''s appearance, before turning to his little brother, "Where are we, X?"


    "Jodye knows, right?" Xavier looked to Jodye rather than answering.


    "This is the Platform of Destiny. I suppose this means we''re in the void?" Jodye nodded as he stared at the giant mystical and transparent looking crystal gate.


    "It''s much more than just that though, isn''t it?" Xavier stepped next to him and spoke in a solemn tone, "Go ahead and try to open it."


    Jodye Trill looked at the crystal gate and walked forward. He hadn''t noticed until now but that pressure he felt the last time he was here had seemingly disappeared. The fates had also withdrawn. It was deathly quiet. Meanwhile, Sylvester raised his right index finger, and a tiny black spiral appeared. The surrounding foggy energy was continuously being sucked into the black spiral.


    After Jodye arrived at the gate, he marveled. Written across the arch at the top of the gate were a set of hieroglyphics made from trillions of Fate runes. As Jodye stared at these hieroglyphics, he got lost within them. He was slowly able to discern the hieroglyphic message translated to Destiny''s Path. However, it contained far more truth within these images than Jodye could hope to comprehend. The runes were arranged in such a complex formation that it was baffling.


    Jodye tried to burn it into his memory with his divine sense. When he did so his mind shook! The black spiral around Sylvester''s finger began to absorb massive amounts of energy, as Jodye Trill''s spirit body began to glow with divine light!


    Fate.


    What was fate?


    Could it be mere coincidence?


    Jodye didn''t believe this.


    Was it something beyond our control? This was naturally true. However, does it need to be controlled? Was there a difference between destiny and fate? When people die it''s always, ''he was fated to die.'' However, when people do incredible things they would be praised as being ''destined for greatness.'' He felt like he was still missing several vital pieces to a complex puzzle. Frustrated, he attempted to push open the crystal gate. Unfortunately, he tried to summon his strength and push it open, but it didn''t move an inch.


    "If the fate laws exist in the heavens, what came first? It is, of course, the heavens themselves," Many complex thoughts formed in Jodye''s mind rapidly. "Could it be that fate is below destiny? If the fate of a man is truly the will of the universe, then maybe he who controls destiny has its own will. A divine will! The will of destiny commands our fate! Why is there a need to control our fates? We should embrace the will of destiny and let it bring us to a new path! Become one with fate itself, and gather destiny upon me!"


    Sudden enlightenment!


    Jodye''s mind shook with the power of realization and as if by instinct he activated his mind''s eye and chant the Azure World Epoch! Fate runes formed continuously in front of Jodye. His eyes turned feral and [Pharaoh''s Law] appeared on his head. Jodye used his divine awareness to transform these runes into a small hand that pushed on the giant gate. The ancient sound of the fates ring out as the gate suddenly swung open, and a terrifying wind of pressure assaulted the three souls sending them flying. Jodye''s whole world was shaking as he heard a voice that was loud and scary to the max, "In. Fin. I. Ty¡­"


    "SOUL!!"


    Jodye immediately blacked out after this.


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    Once he woke up again, he was sweating and covered in sticky black filth. Aiken Moon was above him staring at him nervously as if he was looking at a monster.


    "What¡­ happened?" asked Jodye Trill in a daze.


    Aiken Moon was silent for a few seconds, before he became resolute, "You¡­ don''t know?"


    "If I knew, Aiken, would I be asking you?" chided Jodye Trill impatiently.


    "Sorry, sorry. You¡­ well, first your eye''s blanked out, and the song of the fates came from the void! I remember that song from when my little sister first went to the destiny platform! So pretty¡­" Aiken Moon seemed lost in a memory, so Jodye lightly coughed. "Ah! Yes, sorry. So any...pfft."


    Dessa Chimes suddenly rushed over and pushed Aiken out of the way and fell on top of Jodye in an embrace. Jodye was surprised, but Dessa smelled quite lovely, "Mr. Jupiter, you''re awake! Are you okay? How did you do that?"


    Jodye Trill lifted Dessa with one hand while supporting himself off the ground with the other, and then gently tossed Dessa onto her bum, "Less of that, report to me what happened."


    Dessa Chimes stood up and dusted herself off, then crossed her arms in salute, "Yes! Young master''s cultivation level suddenly started flying through the ceiling! It scared us witless. Then, the young master''s body started glowing and pure force actually blew us both away!"


    "What?!" Jodye Trill''s body sparkled with thin webs of green lightning that burned away all the sticky filth on the surface of his skin. He immediately sat down and closed his eyes. Activating mind''s eye, he checked the condition of his body. He couldn''t believe what he perceived! His skin and muscles were not only fully refined, but they were also currently full of both stored true essence and astral might! Not just that, but there was also the original energy that was naturally present! Jodye now had three different sky forces refined into his skin and muscles, making his physique incomparably tough! His body''s natural defense alone was probably already over 100 bp!


    This wasn''t even the best part.


    Now that Jodye Trill could store true essence, he would be able to fuse it with his astral might to create astral essence! Of course, he needed to possess divine awareness to be capable of this. It was a very complicated process. This meant that unless [Pharaoh''s Law] was active, or he upgraded his soul cultivation to the next level, he wouldn''t be able to use astral essence freely. Deep in Jodye''s origin pool, there was a transparent little crystal fragment radiating perfected nascent level pure force!


    "Wah? It appears that I''ve ascended directly to the Revolving Force rank! Oh?" Jodye Trill then noticed that within his host space was a crystal gate on the far side of the cosmos. The dragon spread its wings and flew towards the gate, but it was impossible to reach.


    A huge black wolf with one wing flew over and spoke indifferently, "You''ve done well, but it sucks for you that your soul is not yet powerful enough to access this strength you have earned with your own intelligence. It seems you are not trying hard enough in your soul cultivation. It is the most important of all, you know."


    "The most¡­?! You know what, nevermind," Jodye didn''t have the mind to quip with this sky wolf who had never once stressed the importance of soul cultivation at the moment, "I have a nascent level pure force seed in my origin pool. What''s more, I feel as if I can use it more naturally than anything else. How is that possible if I don''t have a pure force concept? I never comprehended one."


    "Truly?" This was actually news to Sylvester Tricko. However, he didn''t really see a problem with it, "Go figure."


    "It''s probably your bloodline right?" Xavier finally caught up on his nimbus cloud. "Didn''t you learn about perfect synchronization? Don''t forget that you''ve got our source laws in your blood."


    "What is all this about bloodlines all the time?" asked Jodye through his dragon soul.


    "You''ll figure it out once your stronger," replied the brothers in unison. Then Xavier spoke again, "Once your soul force reaches the next level we''ll be able to use the Gate of Destiny''s Path to absorb fate essence. Your Saint cultivation will skyrocket!"


    This made Jodye incredibly excited. How hard could it be to advance? All he needed was time.


    Meanwhile, in the eyes of the others, Jodye Trill suddenly started laughing boisterously, causing Dessa and Aiken to look at each other with wry smiles. Why couldn''t they be like this freak, Mr. Jupiter? Noticing their expressions, Jodye laughed, "No need to worry, it is now actually quite simple for me to raise your strength."


    The two youths eyes immediately brightened in shock and anticipation.

 68 The Beginning of Phase Three

    ¡ª Pangaea, South Ward, Dark Forest


    One week later¡­


    Light desperately tried to sneak into the forest through the small gaps in the trees. The foliage here was captivating but common. This area didn''t possess dense spiritual energy, so only low levels of beasts and common medicinal herbs existed in this area. On the side of a tranquil stream 450 meters north of the dark cave that the team had been staking out, Aiken Moon was cultivating. He was wearing white linen clothes that Dessa had fashioned out from some of the clothes Jodye had requisitioned from their attackers.


    In his hand was a stalk of Purity Feverfew, a bronze rank medicinal herb containing very mild spiritual energies, perfect for juniors aiming to practice Saint cultivation. Jodye Trill had given him 5 stalks of the Purity Feverfew, and helped him absorb the powers within so that he could break through the Fledgling Saint realm!


    Currently, Aiken sat on a rock in the middle of the stream across from Jodye Trill in the lotus position. Jodye sat on an opposite rock and was also wearing plain white clothes, with [Pharaoh''s Law] on his head. Using his divine awareness, he carefully helped Aiken Moon extract the pure spiritual energies and convert them into a pure force to temper his skin and muscles! While he was doing this Aiken chanted the first verse of the Azure World Epoch, summoning azure world essence from the void to do the same!


    Unlike the others, Aiken had only barely reached the major completion level of mastery for verse one''s first stanza before he starting experiencing a bit of trouble. However, now he could finally summon a bit of true essence on his own. Jodye even noted black dregs and contaminants leaking from Aiken Moon''s pores. The kid could finish his breakthrough at any second!


    Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes was in the bushes more than 100 meters away, watching a caravan transporting beast corpses and piles of energy crystals. On the side of the procession was the drawing of a vicious looking Crimson-claw Dragonhorse. Crimson-claw Dragonhorses are high-level Vicious Beasts. Even the weakest among these creatures were born at level 7. They also have a weak draconic bloodline!


    This meant that they would undoubtedly become Tricksters if they advanced past level 9 vicious beast. Taking out a small pink-blue serenity crystal shard, Dessa Chimes covered her hand in a film of true essence and spoke into it, "Mr. Jupiter, the Crimson Rider''s trade caravan is already on the move!"


    "Excellent! After I help Aiken stabilize his realm, we''ll enter the cave," Jodye Trill''s voice was transmitted to Dessa''s ears through true essence vibrations.


    Dessa Chimes suddenly got excited and whispered, "Mr. Jupiter, could it be? Did little Aiken breakthrough?"


    "Indeed, it happened just as you contacted me. Now quickly withdraw, return before you are discovered," finished Jodye as the crystal shard in Dessa''s hand stopped glowing. Dessa wasted no time dashed back to the boys'' location.


    Aiken Moon was incomparably excited, he had even unconsciously changed his form of address towards this young phenom, "Boss, I did it, I did it! I, Aiken Moon, the third son of Augustus Moon have become a dual path cultivator!"


    "Slow your rolls, kid," Jodye Trill berated, pouring cold water over Aiken''s excited mood. "Until I can break through into the True Saint realm and remove those fate curses, you''re just a weak Fledgling Saint. Now clean up, next comes the fun part."


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    ¡ª Host Space


    "Didn''t Autumn Saver say that there was a way to do it as long as you possess astral essence? Now that you''ve refined both of your lungs with worldly power, are you certain you can''t remove those fate curses?" In the host space, Xavier gave the dragon soul a reminder.


    "Ah!" replied the dragon soul. "Indeed, I had almost forgotten about this."


    "Almost?"


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    ¡ª Dark Forest


    "Boss, what will we do if we get caught by the Crimson Riders? Or what if we run into some high-level fiends?" Aiken Moon asked as he disrobed and jumped into the stream. He was still somewhat apprehensive about this.


    "As long as the captain doesn''t come to find us himself we''ll be fine," responded Jodye Trill indifferently.


    "Okay, and if he does?!" asked Aiken Moon from the stream.


    "Who knows? Maybe we''ll die a graveless death," Jodye Trill''s words caused Aiken to turn pale. Jodye felt that this boy was indeed too cowardly. If he wasn''t Dessa''s friend, Jodye would have likely delivered him safely out of the Dark Forest and sent him on his way. After all, he had full confidence that he could take on anyone outside of the captain once he broke through to the Perfected Sophomore rank in his Sage cultivation path.


    This day was also not too far away.


    To reach the next sub-rank all he had to do was connect his origin veins to his origin pool to complete a process called "Taking Root."


    His titan cultivation path may be able to progress as well once he refined his spirit points with astral essence force! He had been stuck at a bottleneck in his titan cultivation for quite some time now, and he was worried that level 9 of the Wimpy Man realm was his limit! If that were the case, he would have to start gathering resources in preparation for his ascension to the next realm. As for ascending to the next realm of the Sage and Saint paths, due to his shocking level of talent, there would be no significant obstacles.


    Jodye''s only challenge was comprehending a primary force concept! Once Jodye Trill''s origin veins connected deep into his origin pool, and then his origin pool fused with his force genesis through his comprehension of a primary force concept, his body would undergo a brand new type of transformation!


    In this world, only with a primary force concept comprehended could one be considered a martial expert! This was because once the origin pool fused with a force genesis, it would become an original force sea!


    On Gaea, they referred to this as the origin sea.


    Jodye Trill felt his three main paths were progressing smoothly. However, what he lacked the most in was his soul cultivation. Jodye calculated that if he could reach the difficult step of the second stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture, his soul force would be elevated to the next level! That meant that under the effects of Pharaoh''s Law, his soul attacks would be able to affect even the elite experts two realms above himself!


    Of course, that was under the circumstance that he could survive long enough use it!


    After thinking up to here, Jodye sat down and withdrew a serenity crystal from his space ring. This was the first gift his father had ever promised him. The serenity crystal emitted soft pink purple and blue lights. Using his soul force backed by the power of his stored spirit source, Jodye began absorbing serene energies from the energy crystal into his own right eye. Afterward, he would fuse the yin force of this serene energy into the divine spirit source of his right eye using his divine awareness.


    Jodye had already mastered this process, as a few days earlier he had achieved the advanced Serene Sight stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture! He now has an advanced Eye of Serenity! This meant he could perform the powerful soul attack, Serene Source Beam! Unfortunately, he could currently only use this attack three times before being drained of all his soul force. This would leave him in a completely vulnerable state, as without soul force his very existence would be unstable!


    Realistically, he could only use this soul skill twice, for safety reasons. Using it a third time was suicidal for now.


    Jodye Trill wondered what his mother would say if she knew he had mastered a soul class serenity force attack. She would likely applaud his efforts before making him work twice as hard. Jodye smiled wryly upon thinking of his mother. He could do nothing but hope that she and Kamila would be okay. Upon thinking of the unconscious Kamila and bound Isis Trilleck, his dormant astral points flared to life once more, causing him to forcefully remember his father''s sacrifice to calm himself down. Losing himself in anger was pointless.


    He had learned this lesson in his past life.


    Without strength, all was for naught!


    He had to obtain strength! Peak level strength!


    Only then could he obtain the answers he''s seeking, and obliterate that bald maniac who dared to touch his mother! This man was the first man in this lifetime that Jodye had decided to murder with all his heart.


    "Do not worry over this, just do as we have discussed. We will find him, Jodye. However, first, you must become strong. That man is terrifying to the current you." Sylvester reminded Jodye from the Host Space.


    "Mn," Jodye Trill nodded and continued his preparations. Not even his father was a match for that madman.


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    ¡ª The second level of the dark cave


    Six hours later¡­


    Shing!


    Shing!


    Riiiiiiip~


    Shing!


    The sounds of metal clashing and fighting could be heard in a dark cave somewhere in the depths of Dark Forest. Dessa Chimes was wielding her Autumn Saver and could be seen fighting dozens of mysterious creatures. These creatures looked like naked humanoids made of darkness. They had eerily glowing green eyes.


    A bright white atmosphere surrounded the treasure sword Autumn Saver as it continually slashed out with battle force! After cutting one of the creatures in half and parrying another, Dessa ran towards a cave wall. When the mob cornered her in pursuit, she ran up the wall of the cave and back flipped over them, landing four meters away. She was sweating and breathing heavily, quickly retreating down the nearest tunnel.


    "I can''t keep fighting those things, Saver! There''s too many, and some of them even have 6 bp!" whined Dessa Chimes.


    "Yes¡­ child¡­but most have¡­ around 2 or 3 bp. A little danger... in exchange for some purity isn''t bad... right?" responded Autumn Saver via telepathy. Dessa channeled some true essence into Autumn Saver, who couldn''t speak well otherwise, "These are merely low-level Fiends, Goons. You have nothing to fear, they simply can''t kill you with their strength. Unless a Bully shows up, you''ll be fine."


    "No, there is like 30 of those things left! I killed at least 12, I don''t want to do this anymore, help me leave!" demanded Dessa Chimes. Killing fiends with heavenly energies would allow one purify their tainted fiend force into pure force, this was something Dessa had learned first from Autumn Saver and then again from Mr. Jupiter. Killing and refining fiends was the quickest way for a Saint or Reaper Saint to comprehend higher levels of pure or tainted force.


    "So then what? You would leave your little boyfriend and master?" Autumn Saver seemed to be sneering.


    "Him?" Dessa blanked for a moment after hearing the word ''master'' and abruptly stopped running. This word used to cause her to feel shame, rage, and melancholy. However, it currently filled her with warmth, pride, and courage!


    "If it''s him, he''d never run right?"


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    Meanwhile¡­


    ¡ª Pangaea, West Ward, Saint Anubis City


    At a secluded corner in the lower districts of Saint Anubis City, three men were wearing black hooded robes that magically hid their faces. They sat at a table in the back corner of a run down pub.


    "Little uncle, I owe you my sincerest apology. We simply had no idea such a sinister illusion formation was in the palace. Our moment has been stolen from us, and I won''t hide it from you; I fear we''ve been betrayed," said the gruff voice of one of the two men on the left in low tones. The majesty in his hushed voice was impossible to hide.


    "There is no need to doubt this, great sage nephew. How could this possibly happen if he didn''t know everything in detail? We''ve been made, and I know who did it," said the man on the right grimly. However, before the other two men could interrupt he continued, "Less of this, my friends. Ultimately, our objective has been 70% achieved. His guard will be lowered, while we can finally start phase three."


    "I am cognizant of this, little uncle. However, for the loss of your son I am truly remorseful," said the gruff voice of the man on the left. He sounded heavily melancholic.


    "As am I, young lord, please forgive us," said the older voice of the other man.


    "¡­," the man on the right was quiet for a moment before finally responding, "You two speak as if the boy has already perished. Is there something I need to know?"


    "Sage nephew how¡­" the man with the gruff voice was speechless.


    "With all due respect young lord, if he has not been found by now on our side, he has likely been found on the other," the older voice immediately uttered the words that the other man didn''t want to say.


    "This is not the case. Do you believe that only White Demon can infiltrate, while we cannot? About the boy¡­" As the younger man neared the end of his sentence, he heavily sighed, "He has a tough life and noble blood. His destiny is far higher than any of ours. For Gaea''s sake, the spectacle he caused almost shattered years of careful planning! At the same time, had it not been for the boy we would have genuinely been ambushed!


    "Communications were sabotaged, defenses had been tampered with, we were almost caught with our pants completely down!" The man''s voice had slight trepidation as he reminisced. "Then right out of my shadow, he warned me of the danger himself. Using the Five Element Wolf Pack as a distraction, he single-handedly located and rescued his mother from the enemy camp, delivering her directly to myself.


    "To top it all off, in that final moment where I noticed his shadow had been sealed, I thought his death was assured! Yet, when seemingly no one could help him he managed to escape on his own. Using a method we can''t even comprehend, no less. That area still suffers from spatial distortions, a full year later! That boy is an enigma. We don''t know what has happened to him, but I''m sure he will live well. Now that things have come to this¡­ I think it''s best that he is away."


    The young man''s voice was heavily pained. Deep in his heart, he knew that he could never offer that child any proper explanation for what was happening. He found himself quite relieved that his son was missing, in spite of himself. They were playing a dirty and dangerous game, but this had to be done! That monster must be destroyed, no matter the price!


    Would his boy grow to hate him once he learned the truth?


    Perhaps.


    Merely, this was the closest he had ever been to achieving his aim! The closest he would ever be to destroying that evil plague to the continent.


    He regretted nothing.


    "¡­Fine. Let us discuss the next steps."

 69 Well? Shall we go and see?

    ¡ª Dark Cave, third sub-level


    Jodye Trill didn''t know about the secrets happening in the dark back in his homeland, he was fighting monsters in Dark Cave.


    BOOM!


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    BOOM!


    Explosive sounds continued to ring out from deep in the dark cave. Jodye Trill was battling dark creatures in a vast cavern. The creatures had bodies of pure darkness and stood at 2.5 meters tall, wielding giant clubs that were similarly made of darkness. Their male humanoid bodies were massive and lewd, slightly awkward for Jodye to stomach.


    The female humanoid''s bodies were voluptuous and even more lewd, like giant amazonian shadows. Dark and perverted thoughts pervaded Jodye''s mind when he looked at them for too long! If Jodye''s mental strength wasn''t so powerful from being reinforced by source energy, he might have fallen into bedevilment once or twice! Theses dark fiends looked like more massive Goons, similarly with no mouths only a single piercing green eye! On top of each of their heads were a pair of bull horns.


    A huge body slammed into the wall, and then was immediately buried deeper by a small boy''s flying kick!


    CRASH!


    This boy had dual sabers in his hands and was shirtless wearing a stylish headdress crown and white pants that didn''t have a stain on them. This was obviously Jodye Trill, and these were the two combat weapons he got from the corpses of those Crimson Rider henchmen. Another huge black shadow swiftly approached from behind and slammed down a giant black club. The small boy dodged into a roll under the legs of the creature, spinning out to slash at the fiend''s ankles. A yellow radiance full of pure force was flashing from his dual sabers!


    Riiiiip!


    The sabers tore through the thick legs of the fiend like it was a sheet of paper, causing it to crash loudly on the ground as it flailed around in pain, chest peaks swinging from left to right.


    "Awesome! So this is the so-called combat gear," as he spoke Jodye Trill was decapitating the fallen fiend with a cross-slash,as the fiend evaporating into black smog. Jodye chanted the Azure World Epoch, and this smog was instantly absorbed into his lungs and refined into pure force. "With my saint cultivation at the mid-Revolving Force rank, my BP is around 19. These Phantom Sabers are C-grade combat gear that actually provides a 20% boost in my heavenly force. That brings my bp to 21! Not mention my pure force which has the advanced nascent level strength. Using azure essence force, my strength should reach 41 BP."


    Jodye had already refined his lungs and heart with true essence, allowing them to store pure force. This was easy for him as he had already improved the spiritual meridians in those two organs, they were already refined by origin power! Currently, Jodye was surrounded by 12 substantial level 2 fiends, the Bully. However, one was getting intimate with the cavern wall, while another had just been smoked. Dodging another attack, he lopped off the Bully''s extended arm! The arm turned into black smoke which entered the pores of his body to be refined, as he cut off another Bully''s leg.


    Very soon, these Bully fiends were left in a tragic state, none of them could even touch Jodye! The boy wonder had slaughtered them all until his lungs became black from all the tainted fiend force he had absorbed. From a tunnel deeper inside Dark Cave, a dozen more Bully fiends stormed their way over. Each one of these Bully fiends had a minimum of 10 BP, with most having around 15 or 16 BP. However, the strongest among them owned a shocking 35 BP! This particular Bully was the only one with a mouth, his teeth were razor sharp and layered like a piranha, with a long tongue hanging out from the side.


    "Caution Host! Maniac Fiend detected!" warned Trippy.


    "Careful Jodye, that fiend''s a maniac! You might not be able to beat him if you continue holding back," warned Xavier Tricko from the host space.


    "So that''s a Maniac Fiend," Jodye Trill was completely unbothered. Maniacs were fiends with far higher levels of intelligence and strength. They were dangerous and bloodthirsty and controlled the other fiends. These fiends were unique in that they could evolve and grow stronger by eating pure and life force energies. Their bodies were a level tougher than themselves, so this maniac fiend had a defense worth 45 - 50 BP. Maniac fiends would always be much stronger than other fiends of the same level. Jodye felt that this would now serve as a good training session, "No worries."


    After all, now that he had tempered his flesh with azure world true essence, Jodye''s physical body could withstand the strength of more than 100 BP, more than three times what this maniac fiend possessed.


    Did he even need to worry?


    He would just continue to fight this fiend with saint force until it fell and he refined it! Refining a maniac might directly push his force purity to the upper limit.


    After another 30 minutes passed Jodye had cleaned up every fiend other than the Maniac Bully, who was kneeling before him on one leg, with every other limb missing.


    "Bah! How tedious. I really need to study combat arts," Jodye was tired, as he had expended all of his stored pure essence force. The fighting styles of the Titan clan didn''t really suit his tastes, other than the Cosmic Glaive Combat Art he found in his memories.


    Black tendrils of energy seeped out of Jodye''s body, his heart in lungs filled to the brim with fiend force. Resentful, murderous, and lecherous thoughts consumed his mind bit by bit. He hadn''t reduced the fiend to this state to torture it. Instead, Jodye had a feeling that if he absorbed anymore tainted fiend force, he would fall into bedevilment.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in a flash of purple light, automatically flipping open to the third page. Then a red magic circle large enough for a person to step inside formed on the ground directly to Jodye''s left.


    [Guardian Summon: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 31%.''


    ''Child form unlocked.''


    ''Tier 1 abilities unlocked.''


    ''Summon time: 5 hours.''


    A red light screen pillar the size of an adult male condensed from the magic circle, before a wolf''s howl was heard. Then, a heavy golden sword slashed horizontally and broke through the light screen. The bright screen shattered like glass shards. Standing in its place was a wolf boy who appeared to be around seven years old, with wolf ears and red fur all over. Xavier was holding the golden-red Fenrir over his shoulders as he observed the surroundings.


    "What a dump," said Xavier dryly. "Hey host temp, you want I should go clean up some fiends for you?"


    "I''ll think about it. Sly doesn''t want me to let you act too much. Right now, I just need you to protect me while I refine this tainted fiend force in my lungs," Jodye Trill directly sat down and closed his eyes, without waiting for Xavier to respond. He felt his mind slipping away. Xavier nodded and pierced Fenrir into the cave floor. Then he obediently sat crosslegged next to Jodye, glancing around vigilantly like a faithful watchdog.


    Meanwhile, Jodye sink his perception inward and begin to chant the first verse of the Azure World Epoch! To his amazement when he sang the first verse of this worldly saint scripture, he made it all the way through the third stanza! After reciting the complete first verse, Jodye''s body shook, and he underwent a new transformation! Pleasantly surprised, he continued to recite the first verse.


    The first stanza condensed fate runes into his flesh, muscles, and organs. The fate runes had the unique ability to summon the Azure World''s True Essence from countless billions of lightyears across the void. The second stanza deepened his understanding of Fate, by giving him visions of the Azure World''s early days of existence.


    As for the third stanza, it was actually the most magical!


    Every time Jodye Trill recited the third stanza in its entirety, fate runes would condense and flow into his origin pool, settling into what was beginning to resemble a yin yang pattern. These fate runes were forming a worldly diagram! Worldly diagrams were magical array formations formed naturally from the essence of a world! Once he realized this, he decided to focus mainly on the third stanza so that the worldly diagram would finish condensing.


    However, no sooner than making this decision he was interrupted.


    "Haste makes waste little Joe, has no one told you this?" said Xavier Tricko via telepathy. He was always aware of Jodye''s intentions.


    "Don''t take shortcuts. This is how you enter a state of force deviation," added Sylvester from the host space.


    Jodye Trill was annoyed, but he listened to the two so-called experts that live in his head. After all, he wasn''t old as hell like these two. If they lived for hundreds of years and didn''t know this much, it''d be embarrassing right?


    Xavier narrowed his eyes as Jodye obediently chanted the entire first verse of Azure World Epoch and found that after an hour it had become extremely comfortable. The tainted fiend force in his lungs suddenly traveled magically through his spiritual meridians. His original immortal conception circulated on its own, refining the deadly tainted fiend force into milder energy that widened and strengthened his origin veins.


    The refined fiend force traveled down his origin veins and extended them bit by bit until they touched the worldly diagram in his origin pool. The refined fiend force entered worldly diagram and force purity rained from the other side, nourishing his various force genesis fragments.


    As he recited the first verse in its entirety, he noticed that the tiny fate runes being condensed were entering his lungs and heart. The worldly diagram in his origin pool resonated with the fate runes to absorb and refine the tainted fiend force into force purity.


    Meanwhile, Xavier Tricko refused to stay idle as he battled every fiend that approached within 100 meters of them. As soon as he felt an energy fluctuation, he would charge over with no hesitation, slashing and hacking with the massive sword Fenrir. He didn''t even use any of Jodye''s origin energy, he relied on pure sword force! Every time he swung the weapon the runes on the sword would glow fiercely, and barrages of pure sword essence force would lacerate any fiends into pieces. When Xavier killed the first Bully he saw, the Cosmos Revolving Grimoire appeared next to Jodye Trill on its own in a flash of purple light.


    The heavenly grimoire silently flipped open to the fifth page. Millions of Fate runes formed various hieroglyphic writings on the page. They appeared to be telling a story, titled Cosmic Purification Ritual. Every time Xavier killed an enemy, there would be a new hieroglyph, adding on to the story.


    Xavier himself was oblivious to this.


    Although he could feel the purity he absorbed somehow transforming into fate runes and vanishing from his body, he didn''t think anything of it. After all, this form was given to him by the heavenly grimoire, it was a body of laws. He continued to slaughter any fiend he came across.


    On this level of the dark cave, there was only a few hundred level 1 fiends like the Goons, while there were a few thousand level 2 fiends like the Bullies. On the second sub-level, there were thousands of level 1 fiends in the form Goons and Resentful Spirits with only a limited amount of level 2 fiends which were mainly wraiths. On the first floor, there were mostly just a few random weak dark type vicious beasts, and the occasional level 1 fiend.


    ...


    During the time that Jodye was cultivating on the third sub-level, Aiken Moon had been left to train on the first floor. With his essence force at the level of 4 BP, and the C Grade Combat Bow that he had received from Jodye Trill, Aiken Moon was capable of dealing a little more than a pathetic 5 BP worth of damage. This was not enough to counter the strength of even the weakest vicious beast. However, he was very skilled at evading these beasts. How else would he be useful in the Dark Forest?


    Just like Jodye himself, Aiken''s mother had long since forced him to memorize every known type of vicious beast. He had also learned many common to rare medicinal herbs. This was standard practice in Sage Halls or Noble Houses. Before he was fooled by one of his siblings and sold into slavery, Aiken had belonged to the prominent Moon family, and he would often babble to Jodye about it. Unfortunately, Jodye would rarely listen.


    Currently, Aiken Moon was holding a spiked ebony bow and a quiver of razor-edged arrows. This was the Blackheart Bow! There 500 standard D grade arrowheads, and 50 dangerous looking arrowheads that radiated menacing energy. It felt like after letting these arrows so much as touch his skin, the splattered blood would spell a eulogy for Aiken Moon. He had learned from Mr. Jupiter that this bow that Franklin once wielded had a magic slaughter formation forged inside of it. When pure essence force was poured into the bow while using the blackheart arrows, these arrowheads would explode, and the impact would be worth 60 BP of slaughter force damage! There were even 50 of these arrowheads in the quiver!


    What kind of cheat was that?


    What Aiken was unaware of was that Franklin''s magic pouch actually possessed 7 more quivers of these arrows, 6 of which were untouched and held 100 arrowheads each. The remaining quiver still had 50 arrows.


    Nonetheless, when Aiken thought about how Franklin had intended to attack Mr. Jupiter with this bow, he got goosebumps. Merely, thanks to the Blackheart Bow in his possession he was able to walk around unhindered on the first floor. Aiken cast aside his wayward thoughts and continued hunting weak goons, refining the accumulated tainted forces into force purity. Because Aiken himself was so pure, the negative sexual emotions that Goons and Bullys emitted had absolutely no effect on his psyche.


    However, the resentful spirits released mental vibes of anguish and massive resentment! This made him so sad that he felt like killing himself! Aiken knew first had what torture was like, and he felt like he was experiencing getting tortured to death when he encountered these Resentful Spirits. He would feel even worse after absorbing their spiritual dregs of tainted force, forcing him to hide and refine these energies immediately. In a couple of hours, his BP had already reached 5! However, as he hadn''t comprehended a nascent pure force concept, he couldn''t yet advance to the next rank. So, Aiken continued fighting fiends!


    ...


    At the same time on the second sub-level¡­


    Dessa Chimes was hacking and slashing at low-level fiends with her Autumn Saver. When she first entered this level behind Mr. Jupiter, her BP was 5. This was typically the peak of the Force Foundation rank. However, after fighting and killing nearly 60 Goons, Dessa''s BP rose to 7, and she felt as if she was close to enlightenment! All she needed was somewhere secluded where she could cultivate, and Dessa was confident she could comprehend a nascent pure force concept and advance to the next rank!


    Unfortunately, she was currently drenched in sweat as she battled a powerful goon! Unlike the standard Goons, this one was a head taller with defined muscles, in spite of its dark appearance. Worst of all this Goon actually a mouth! It had a mocking grin on its black face, and its disgustingly long tongue was hanging out. There was a savage and lustful look in its green eyes as it stared at Dessa.


    Clad in leather armor and a khaki skirt, Dessa actually felt many terrible feelings whenever she looked into the eyes or glanced at the indecency of this beast. As someone who had lost her primordial yin long ago, she had a deep resentment towards things of this nature. Thus, this Maniac Goon was able to affect her psyche rather easily.


    However, who was Dessa Chimes but the successor chosen by the Autumn Saver? The treasure sword emitted a blinding white light which cleared up Dessa''s muddled thoughts as she cursed, "Damn it, this thing''s too dangerous."


    "It possesses a mere 12 BP, you can surely defeat such a foe," the voice of Autumn Saver was complacent. As a recovering godly armament, it was currently able to augment Dessa''s force by 120%. Once her cultivation rose to a high enough level, this value would increase even more! Dessa''s true competence with this sword equipped was more than 26 BP in essence force!


    However, what Dessa lacked the most was the experience. In spite of having the upper hand, she had yet to deal any significant damage to the Maniac Goon. Meanwhile, the Maniac Goon kept trying to pin her down or lick her.


    "Level 1 fiends are complete¡­ idiots. But they... carry savage... fiend poison in their... saliva. They¡­ only move based off of the instincts¡­ born from the negative energies that created them. If you allow this Goon to get its hands on you, I''m sure you know¡­ what it will do¡­ yes?" Autumn Saver''s voice sometimes dragged due to Dessa being annoyed and not providing enough essence. Dessa''s eyes flashed with an ice cold radiance. She took five steps slowly towards this vile creature before her treasure sword danced again!


    ...


    During this time Jodye Trill was still cultivating ascetically. Watching from the side, Xavier Tricko wondered if this boy even knew what pain was? Jodye''s face hadn''t even twitched. Was refining tainted fiend force comfortable? Xavier knew the answer to this was a big N-O.


    Several hours later Jodye''s lungs, heart, and even one of his kidneys were full of pure essence force. Not only that, but his origin veins had managed to benefit somehow. They had already taken root in his origin pool!


    He could feel his strength surging!


    Double breakthrough!


    The dragon soul in Jodye''s host space flew into the stars, stopping in front of a vast ancient tome with mysterious markings.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flipped open to the first page.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 110% Health, 9:37 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Scholar Realm, Perfected Sophomore rank, 23 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 9, 91 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Three-Star Revolving Force rank, 21 BP.''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 27%.''


    ''Tier 1 Primary ability and auxiliary abilities unlocked.''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 34%.''


    ''Active Summon time remaining: 1 hours''


    Three-star Revolving Force rank! Perfected Sophomore rank! Jodye opened his bright blue eyes, and golden-green webs of electric light briefly flashed within. He was secretly impressed by how the grimoire can change its format based on the development of his mind. He stood up and looked at Xavier who was seemingly falling asleep. Shaking his head he pondered out loud, "I wonder what is in this cave that gave rise to so much negative energy. The fiend population here is ridiculous."


    "Really? Care to find out?" Xavier''s red eyes brightened as he hopped up excitedly. He had long since been bored, he needed some action!


    "Sounds dangerous," Jodye Trill had a distracted look in his eyes. Inwardly, he was being lectured by Sylvester Tricko about being safe and keeping a low profile. This made Jodye sneer. Was it not this creature Sly''s reckless suggestions that almost got him killed time and again? Yet, whenever it involved X, he would turn into a mother hen. After listening with a dull face for a moment, Jodye rolled his eyes before turning to Xavier and revealing a dashing but bad smile.


    "Well?" Jodye looked towards the depth of the dark cave with a dangerous fervor in his eyes. "Shall we go and see?"

 70 You idots have really done it this time...

    Jodye Trill and Xavier Tricko both wore black garments as they set out immediately for the fourth-subfloor entrance. With a thought, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed into existence in front of Jodye. Messages suddenly seem to appear in his mind as if he had always known them. The second function of the heavenly grimoire was now unlocked. His mental connection with the divine tome had been strengthened considerably. Also, the fifth page of the grimoire now contained a Spell called the Cosmic Purification Ritual. This spell was able to refine the tainted fiend force absorbed by his guardians and nourish his cosmic force geneses.


    This was the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]''s second function: Purify! The purify function also had eight seals with only the first being released.


    Actually, Jodye didn''t even know how to cast spells very well. He really wanted to learn, but he didn''t feel safe in Pangaea. His father was famous in the west, and apparently so was his mother. His unique appearance would easily land him in trouble here. The man¡­ or rather boy named Jodye Trill may be many things, but he was definitely no fool. He would get the proper training and teachers he needed, but he didn''t plan on doing it by laying low.


    This was not in line with his personality.


    Jodye had every intention to showboat, and challenge all the best fighters until he became the strongest! Nothing could stop him from doing this. Plus, Sylvester had brought them all the way to the South Ward! This was where the border was located. This was why Jodye decided that the best course of action would be for him to head to Rodinia, and start over fresh. He wanted to experience life outside of a voodoo state. There, Jodye planned to subjugate his own force, train them to become mighty, and storm his wave back home until he swallowed all of their enemies in a sea of blood!


    First, he needed to become strong enough to travel abroad. It was no mere coincidence that only Dessa Chimes and Aiken Moon, but even Joseph Goldwolf, who the former two youths knew as Jupiter, all ended up in Dark Forest. This place had low levels of spiritual pressure. As the energy was mild and not very abundant here, it was the favored destination for lower ranking warriors. It was like a region safe for weaklings. There was so much more to the world out there! It was inevitable that Jodye would have to settle down somewhere while he fortified his foundation and utilized his resources.


    However, he could at least make a small commotion under the guise of Jupiter right? Jodye felt he was far enough from his home so he would be long gone by the time any rumors managed to get that far. Jupiter had already become a liberator of those suffering from the abusive ways of these dark sages, and Jodye felt that this should continue. Of course, he wasn''t entirely confident about no rumors of him reaching back home in this magical world.


    Ultimately, Jodye needed more stability.


    Especially now that he had a follower and that follower had a stalker boy.


    "Can you help me learn how to cast spells?" Jodye suddenly had the idea to ask the heavenly grimoire for help through the dragon soul. This thing may not have an artifact soul, but it seemed to not be too typical. It was like it was alive. Sure enough, after the question left his mouth, an ancient method of forming incantation runes appeared in his mind. It felt as if he had known this method from the beginning, rather than learning just now.


    Forming incantation runes required magic force. Magic force could invigorate and influence laws. By using magic Qi as a medium, practitioners could use mighty forces that they had not comprehended themselves.


    It was at this moment that Jodye Trill recognized he had genuinely been under-utilizing his heavenly grimoire. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] was able to transmit information to his mind directly, and its knowledge was vast as the ocean.


    "This is actually only possible because you have released the second function. Information can be considered a way of purifying your mind and your thoughts, by filtering out false or erroneous information. On the path to becoming stronger you will see far more wonderful things," Sylvester Tricko said in a cold and detached voice as he glided over to the dragon soul.


    "The second function was released because I''m stronger now? I actually doubt that," said Jodye Trill, unconvinced. What strength? This was still nothing in the face of that baldheaded perverted demon.


    "The second function was released because my brother is reckless. The heavenly grimoire''s unknown function had no choice but to activate, the absorption of dark energy was too great." Sylvester''s words left Jodye mildly confused. Seeing this Sylvester asked, "Have you not noticed a lack of fiends around you?"


    Sure enough, after Jodye spread out his divine awareness to the limit, he became aware that there were simply no fiends in his immediate surroundings. The closest fiends were either hiding in scattered corners or crowded around the entrance to the fourth sub-level. Jodye headed straight there with Xavier following directly behind him with Fenrir on his shoulders. As he approached the temperature slowly dropped with every step.


    There were dozens of level 2 fiends at their destination, including Wraith fiends, Bully fiends, and even a few ice spirit fiends and level 2 vicious beasts known as Serenity Bats. The walls of this cavern where littered with C grade serenity crystals, that gave the dark cave a purple, pink, and white hue.


    Xavier stepped forward ahead of Jodye, with Fenrir still draped over his small shoulder. Knowing first hand how excessive the weight of this sword was, Jodye was inwardly astounded by Xavier''s internal strength. He carried his massive sword as if it was the weight of a broomstick. When they approached 100 meters away from the cavern, Xavier lifted the heavy sword Fenrir from his shoulders and rushed crazily ahead. A flaming golden atmosphere that was as sharp as a sword surrounded Fenrir in a blaze of force as Xavier stepped out of the corridor and slashed out. A black sword light surrounded in a fiery golden aura swept out from the slash ferociously. Jodye felt his origin energy deplete by a quarter of his reserves.


    Fwoosh!


    Terrible wailing was heard from the surrounding spirits as fiery black-gold energy rampaged through the crowd of dark creatures. Jodye Trill was shocked. How strong was this young sky jackal?


    "Yang is the most dominant and active positive force in existence. When used against these fiends whose powers are steeped in the severely negative yin principle, it is the bane of their existence. They dread the mighty calamity power of pure yang!" Xavier Tricko was performing a beautiful sword dance as his words entered Jodye''s mind directly, leaving the latter enlightened. Sword Qi and calamity Qi fused together with a mysterious Qi that Jodye couldn''t understand to form vicious waves of lacerating energy that tore through the fiends one by one.


    Jodye snapped out of his daze, withdrawing the two sabers from his space ring. A bright golden aura burst from his body as his three combat seeds glowed and increased his strength tremendously! In his head, the basic calamity force concept begin spinning as a golden crystal shard in his origin pool released scarlet flaming energy that flooded his origin veins in a relentless frenzy!


    The calamity laws present in the atmosphere reacted to the rotation of the nascent concept and entered Jodye doors of origin, creating calamity force from his origin energy turning it a creamy scarlet color. His calamity force genesis was sublimated by this calamity purity as Jodye gathered power.


    Jodye''s origin force had a battle power of 23, or 23 BP! The C-grade combat gear, the phantom sabers, augmented his strength by 20% making it 28 BP! Sophomore rank S grade combat seeds gave him 15 BP each, or 45 BP!His advanced nascent level calamity Qi also gave him an additional 20 BP!


    The primary force phenomenon formed a pattern that looked like four lightning bolts made of star dots. There were 73 small white star dots, and 20 scarlet fiery star dots, making a total of 93 BP! Green lightning sparked around Jodye''s muscles as his original immortal conception, the Chaotic Thunder Annihilation, produced another 25 green lightning star dots that condensed into existence, pushing the strength of his origin force to 118 BP.


    The very instant Jodye''s strength surpassed 100 BP, a force momentum begin to build around his body. This origin qi-based force momentum served simultaneously as a natural offense and defense. Until his force momentum was dispersed entirely, his body would suffer no damage. This origin force momentum also added 100 BP of strength to his physical attacks! If he were using magic or voodoo force, then this value would increase as his momentum continued to build!


    Force momentum couldn''t form until the strength of the forces surpassed 100 BP! Each heavenly force momentum provided different effects. However, most of them only added a layer of protection. Origin energy and astral might were two of the four heavenly qi forces that provided force momentum with offensive capabilities. However, astral force momentum could only be adequately utilized with advanced power! Even though he still far off from this, Jodye Trill had never felt so powerful without his Baleful Glaive and astral might.


    "So this¡­ is the strength of a Sage." Jodye Trill marveled, as he stood and observed his current condition. It took up less than a few seconds to condense this power. Jodye decided to push it a step further, wanting to see how strong his origin force could become.


    With a thought, [Pharaoh''s Law] manifested and Jodye''s pupils became vertical slits. It was as if there was a deep crevice into the deep blue ocean of his eyes. Jodye split his divine awareness into two, and his Advent of Creation concept begin spinning as dragon force erupted from deep within, doubling his base strength and increasing his battle power once more to reach 145!


    Even Sylvester Tricko was slightly shocked by the strength of the current Jodye Trill. After all, this kid was only six years old. This was strong enough to be considered a genius in one of the upper middle galaxies.


    Of course, it was nothing to the young sky wolf.


    Brimming with strength, Jodye shot towards the nearest fiend, a level 2 Maniac Bully. He could sense from the Maniac Bully''s physical pressure that her power level should be around 32 BP, quite the powerful level 2 fiend. Her long tongue was oddly seductive in its motion, easily causing one to have impure thoughts. However, Jodye was unaffected as he summoned force momentum from the origin qi phenomenon into his phantom sabers, along with his pure azure essence force that had the strength of 41 BP.


    He leaped into the air and swung both blades down in a vertical slash!


    This was a battle skill that Jodye had been developing on his own! It was as if he was guided into creating this technique by his boiling blood. He called it Flood Dragon Descends!


    Bright, creamy, scarlet saber lights flashed from the blades. The maniac bully was split directly down the middle by the force of more than 150 BP and obliterated into black gas. Most of the might within this strike was thanks to the strength of Jodye''s origin force momentum. It was akin to a hot knife slicing through butter. To Jodye''s surprise, the dragon force in his energy made the tainted fiend force that was being released from the dying fiend purified visibly.


    The black gas was turning into white smoke whenever it neared his qi aura. Jodye realized at this moment that dragon qi followed the yang principle to as well. Yin and Yang were two of the first laws to come into existence, so myriad other laws were created based on the yin or yang principles. The origin force momentum carried the blade lights through the bodies of three more bullies and of a dozen more wraiths before it finally dissipated. The apparitions released dreadful wails as they seemingly burned to death.


    This was with Jodye Trill holding back most of his origin force.


    "Nice!" screamed Xavier Tricko who had stopped his sword dance when he felt the momentum coming from Jodye Trill. They couldn''t both use Jodye''s origin energy wantonly, or he would be left on empty.


    The two crazed kids made quick work of the remaining fiends and tore through the passageway leading down to the next sub-level. The fourth sub-level seemed to go down endlessly. Within the range of his divine awareness, Jodye could sense that this level had thousands of level 2 fiends and even a few hundred level 3 gremlins, ghastly fiends that looked like small little furry demons. Their skin was gray, and their fur was white. These creatures possessed an average of 30 - 40 BP in addition to their advanced nascent serenity qi.


    For Aiken and Dessa, such creatures would be super dangerous!


    However, to Jodye and his hybrid companion, they were mere cannon fodder. They slashed and dashed their way through fiends heading ever deeper. Unfortunately, their momentum was destined to get interrupted. Upon arriving more than 100 kilometers underground, the two boys in black garments were forced to come to a complete stop.


    Fear was now visible on their young faces.


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed into existence of its own volition and opened to the second page.


    [Emergency Guardian Summon]


    "Ah? New feature!" Jodye was pleasantly surprised to see the heavenly grimoire''s response to him being in danger, even if he hadn''t made a request. However, his face turned grim in the next second. Didn''t this mean that the situation was just as bad as it looked?


    A purple magic circle appeared on the ground. From the pillar of green and black sky fall flames that the magic circle produced, out walked a 3-meter tall sky wolf with one black angel wing and ink black fur that seemed to be made of steel, yet was soft to the touch. A celestial ribbon covered in runic light hovered intimately around the sky wolf, like an ethereal protector.


    "You idiots have really done it this time¡­" said Sylvester Tricko indifferently. He looked as if nothing in this world could ever intimidate him at all.

 71 Dark Jumble Fruit 1

    ¡ª Dark Forest


    After hunting fiends on the first level for a time, Aiken Moon was so bored and hungry. His stomach grumbled as he mumbled to himself, "Luckily, I was ambushed by those two first level vicious beasts."


    Aiken had been inches away from death more than once in this time. The first time was perilous, and he had to use blackheart arrows to kill the beast off. This was a colossal waste! Mr. Jupiter had told him that these arrows could deliver 60 BP of damage! A first level vicious beast only had a natural defense of around 20 BP, this was indeed the world''s greatest waste.


    "However, I have to admit that insta-killing a usually terrifying vicious beast with a single arrow was exhilarating!" Aiken Moon was imagining having that much strength on his own.


    After that, Aiken Moon retreated from the Dark Cave to roast the meat like he had seen Mr. Jupiter do before. Although the taste was quite as excellent, due to his remarkable memory, it was still savory and delicious.


    "This Mr. Jupiter sure knows how to live," Aiken marveled at the strangeness of this negus boy with great power. "But who would believe that jerk is a five years old child? This is ridiculous at best. My poor sweet Dessa, she''s brainwashed!"


    Upon exiting and smelling the fresh air again, Aiken chose to shower himself in the stream first. However, unknown to the young boy who swam comfortably after eating like a glutton, the smell of the cooked meat attracted two more vicious beasts! Sensing the approaching beasts, the Shadowblitz Lion cub reacted first and forcefully grabbed Aiken out of the stream. Aiken was roughly tossed on the grass and was about to shout when the Shadowblitz Lion cub whimpered in fear.


    Being that fear was Aiken''s second language, he naturally understood this warning. His anger dissipated as he went on full guard.


    "Luckily, the Shadowblitz Lion cub was around to warn me of the danger." Though Aiken as he took the high ground. It was ironic that his former nemesis was today''s savior. He spotted the approaching creatures and wasted two more arrows to kill those beasts off! Aiken finally realized he had been rash in exiting out alone to eat. Merely, whenever he saw Mr. Jupiter roast meat they had never once been attacked.


    Of course, he wasn''t aware that Jodye had a powerful soul force, capable of sensing the surroundings and suppressing the fumes.


    Aiken Moon hid in a tree substantial ancient tree, refining the spiritual energy he absorbed from eating the vicious beast meat. He chanted the first verse of the Azure World Epoch up to halfway through the second stanza before starting over in a continuous cycle. He looked detached from the world like a Buddhist monk, as he sat in the lotus position and continued to cultivate. Azure colored true essence flowed into his body from the void.


    "Force¡­ my father once told me that force in it''s purest form is the intent of a law. Could this mean laws are actually alive? The law of battle is the most fundamental of laws. When I use true essence to fire arrows that''s a type of battle force, right?" Aiken was lost in his thoughts as he tried to ascend to the next realm.


    His battle power had already reached a value of 6 and could no longer increase, no matter how many first level fiends he''d disposed of. He had to comprehend pure force so he could break through to the next rank! "We refine spiritual purity from tainted fiend force to nurture our force geneses with the power of pure spiritual energies. This makes our strength and competence improve overall. The power of purity makes Saints capable of merging together powers easily. It is only the comprehension that remains a challenge. As long as we can comprehend the truth of laws, we can advance down any path."


    It was at this moment that Aiken felt enlightened, and managed to make it through the second stanza of the Azure World Epoch''s first verse! As he continued to chant pure energy slowly radiated from his flesh as the fate of the Azure Legend life star gradually imprinted itself into his mind, enlightening his heavenly saint path! After another hour there was a was cracking sound like a dish being broken, and Aiken Moon''s azure essence force aura shot up for an instant before settling back down.


    "Revolving Force rank, it''s truly the revolving force rank!" Aiken Moon jumped up and down on the thick branch of this ancient tree excitedly.


    He had finally done it!


    He comprehended a nascent purity force concept, formed a pure force genesis, and broke through all in one fell swoop. Aiken tightened his fist, and a yellow aura with small waves of azure essence surrounded his fist like colored steam. "Strong! If I''m not wrong, this is probably at least 12 BP. So my strength truly doubled once I ranked up! If I use my basic nascent pure force than that''s at least 27 BP!"


    Looks like he no longer had to fear level 1 vicious beasts, he could finally defend himself! Climbing down from the towering ancient tree, Aiken noticed that the Shadowblitz Lion cub was sitting outside of the dark cave, peering inside anxiously. Curious as to what had happened, he was about to step in when he was grabbed from behind, his mouth covered before any panicked sound escaped.


    "Great Gaea kid, where the hell have you been?" said a rough and manly voice. Aiken was familiar with this voice as he was inwardly terrified! This was the captain of the Crimson Rider Mercenaries. The Crimson Riders were a group of treasure hunters, merchants, and bandits all rolled up into one company. Their captain, Sirius Regal, was a two-star Killer Essence rank True Saint path expert, rumored to possess 275 BP! This was not even mentioning his force comprehension. "Have you gotten stronger, brat? Anyway, don''t be rash. White Serpent Cove has been up against our ass these last couple of weeks, now they literally want to steal the fruits of our labor!"


    "Mmm?" Aiken Moon mumbled out an unintelligible response. However, Sirius Regal responded as if he had heard the kid loud and clear.


    "There''s a shit load of fiends in this cave, so I started to think there must be some kind of reclusive voodoo expert or priceless voodoo treasure. Turns out I was right, and big time! However, I quickly was made to realize I needed more supplies if I wish to battle those powerful creatures for the treasure," sighed Sirius Regal, dragging Aiken away from the cave entrance before releasing him and continuing, "Who knew that right after we returned to camp to prepare that the White Serpent Cove would come knocking at our doors. They offered to sell us monthly supplies of Cursed Lover potions, as long as we gave them reliable information. Those cursed lover potions have been selling like hotcakes in the underground markets, how could we possibly reject? By the way where''s Franklin?"


    Aiken Moon felt his heart drop to the floor once this question was asked. Young and naive as he was, he decided to tell the truth as if he wasn''t responsible for it in the least, "Franklin is¡­ dead. This awesome guy came out of nowhere and saved me from a vicious beast. Franklin arrived after, and then I guess Franklin thought something was fishy so he attacked the awesome guy! However, he also fell under this guy''s blade."


    Sirius Regal was silent as killing intent flashed across his eyes. He had told these idiots that they still needed to figure out how to remove the cursed fate seal from this brat so they could exhort his family for a ransom fee! Yet, these fools deliberately disobeyed him and wound up dead. Even though he had never been fond of Franklin, they were still related by blood. Jacking Aiken up in the air by his collar, Sirius Regal spoke again, but his face and tone were grim, "Where is he now? That guy who''s so bold as to kill my cousin."


    "In there?" Aiken didn''t speak out loud but had subconsciously glanced at the mouth of the dark cave. Sirius noticed this, and following the boy''s line of sight, he frowned, "That madman also went in there just now. His favorite things to eat seemed to be young boys and teenage girls. From your description, that boy shouldn''t fare too well¡­ in fact¡­"


    Sirius looked like he had just figured out a mystery, "Ah! Mr. Mercy claimed to be looking for a young negus boy. Tell me, did this fella you mention have brown skin?"


    Aiken Moon, on the other hand, became excessively anxious when he heard the words ''eats teenage girls.'' Dessa was still down there! Not only that but unlike himself, she hadn''t eaten anything in a few days! Although saints could sustain their physical forces with true essence, the effectiveness of this was dependent on one''s cultivation level. Dessa Chimes was definitely running low on energy at this point. Due to his anxiety, Aiken didn''t even notice himself nodding at Siris Regal''s question.


    "Hahaha, good, good, good! This can be counted as our merit then," laughed Sirius Regal in a hushed voice, before grabbing Aiken''s collar again and running into the dark cave''s mouth, "Listen punk, the story is that you lured the brat into this cave under my orders. Act this out well, and I''ll consider letting you join the Crimson Riders. Fail, and I''ll turn you into the corpse we bury in honor of my cousin!"


    ...


    Dessa Chimes was oblivious to the potentially approaching crisis. She sat in cultivation as the treasure sword Autumn Saver hovered behind her, covering her delicate frame in its divine light. The magic crystals in the walls of the cave begin to resonate and release pure white aura light. The ambiance made Dessa look like a fairy princess in this damp and dark cave. Whenever fiends approached the area shrouded in this divine light, they would cower and take another route. It was as if this light was made up of the most terrifying laws in the world to these dark creatures. They avoided this area like it was quarantined.


    Meanwhile, Dessa''s body was releasing yellow and azure trails of energy steam invisible to the naked eye. Her eyes suddenly burst open, swimming with bright light!


    Breakthrough!


    "One-star Revolving Force rank!" Dessa Chimes was pleased with herself, pushing her long crimson hair behind her ears as she smiled sweetly. If any man was around to see such a beautiful smile his heart would instantly melt into putty. Advancement in the Revolving Force rank was separated into 5 stars. To enter the one-star rank, the lungs needed to be refined with true essence so that they could store Qi. The reason she was so happy was that Mr. Jupiter forbade her from advancing until she reached the one-star Revolving Force rank as a minimum! Now she had done so, "My BP has reached around 15, I think. My pure force concept has reached the basic nascent level! That''s enough to fight second level fiends! I can go find Mr. Jupiter on the lower level now!"


    "You must be careful¡­ Dessa. The fiend force below is¡­ very dense." Autumn Saver''s voice had become clearer, but he still needed to be fed true essence to speak well. Dessa didn''t choose to be stingy. "Once you go down below, if you cannot quickly locate your master you must promise me that you will retreat."


    "Okay," Dessa Chimes nodded her head resolutely. She knew her limits, and without Mr. Jupiter around to help her, she could only survive on the deeper level if it was one or two fiends. If she had to face them in waves like she had with the level one fiends, then she would likely not have a great ending.


    "In that case, sheath me until you leave¡­ this floor. Let us see how well you fight¡­ on you''re own. Wait... WAIT! Do not..."


    However, Dessa finished dusting herself off and left the screen of light, which disappeared as Autumn Saver turned back into a sword glyph on her hand. Yet, she had walked no more than three steps when she instinctively felt scared, the hairs on her skin standing up. This was the body''s way of alerting oneself of danger! What danger was there though, and where? She immediately raised her hand in the air and tried to summon Autumn Saver, to no avail. To her dismay, even the sword glyph on her hand had vanished.


    "I wonder what such a tasty looking chicky it doing here all alone. Has no one told you that it''s bird hunting season? Hehe," laughed a cold, dark, and sinister voice that Dessa Chimes felt should belong to a ghost out of hell. Startled she jumped backward and reversed herself in the air before landing to see a stout middle-aged man with a face full disgusting pustules and pimples. He had gray skin that writhed and squirmed like it was made of millions of tiny insects, living and nesting within. This man was horrendous to the max, with his beady purple eyes. Behind him were dozens of Goons, 10 of which were Maniacs!

 72 Dark Jumble Fruit 2

    Oulan Mercy sneered at Dessa''s reaction and released a powerful pressure from his body that bore down on her. Dessa''s heart sunk down to the abyss when she felt the insane spiritual pressure that dragged her to her knees. Oulan giggled mischievously as he spoke with a definite threat in his voice, "You smell uncomfortably similar to that dead wretch Wyven. Hmm, yes you must be the niece he spoke of. Haha, so then what is a little kitten like you doing in this dark, scary cave all alone? How did you suddenly appear out of thin air? I only noticed your presence mere seconds ago."


    Oulan Mercy did a hand seal, and then a hand made of evil looking insects shot out of his robe and dragged Dessa up to eye level by her face. Oulan slowly licked her face before licking his lips in ecstasy. This action was sickening, making Dessa cringe, as he continued, "If only you did not have the stench of so many men on you, I might have eaten you already. There is simply no more primordial yin within you at all. Tell me, little slut bitch, where is that noble brat your uncle mentioned? He was hiding with you, right? Take me there, and I promise to be real gentle later."


    "Who¡­ who¡­ AH! No~~ please don''t¡­." Dessa Chimes'' eyes were wide in shock and terror as she struggled in the insect hand''s embrace. Oulan''s more than foul breath stuck to her like glue due to the saliva on her cheek. Dessa almost felt like dying right here and now. Fear had forcefully paralyzed her. ''Dead¡­ wretch? Wyven? What has this animal done to my uncle?! He was perfectly fine just a few weeks prior, how could¡­''


    "Ah? Oh, I get it, the old man right? Tsk tsk, my little pretties always tell me to watch what I say to mortals¡­ hm?" Oulan Mercy furrowed his brows, and then looked at Dessa with a strange black light in his eyes. "Oh no... no, no, you are no mere mortal. Fledgling Saint realm? How curious. The reports say you were raised in captivity, long since addicted to sex and drugs. Has it even been a month since your master was murdered? How could you suddenly be a saint? It''s ridiculous. Unless!"


    Oulan Mercy grabbed Dessa''s hands aggressively and scrutinized them. Upon finding nothing, he tossed her away. Dessa''s body slammed heavily into the cave wall, and her arm was pierced through by a large magic serenity crystal.


    "AHHN!" Dessa moaned loudly in pain, as she bled all over her leather skirt. The serenity crystal reacted to the pure force in her body and emitted a pink glow that was freezing her arm slowly.


    "Hey bitch, calm down. No need to flirt with me, I''ll definitely be eating you, hehe," said Oulan Mercy mischievously. "Now tell me, little slut, where is the damn noble boy?"


    Dessa Chimes glared at this villain coldly and prepared to spit blood in his face! She would rather be tortured to death than betray her savior. However, before she managed to take action, her consciousness was forcefully seized by Autumn Saver! Such a move could surely injure her soul, but Autumn Saver couldn''t allow her to do such a deadly thing. Luckily, her soul force was too weak to put up a fight against the treasured sword.


    "He¡­ he is¡­ down. Down below¡­" Autumn Saver controlled Dessa Chimes'' body with difficulty to speak and point towards the lower levels in spite of Dessa''s fierce resistance. Due to this, the harmony between the girl and her armament was severed thoroughly. Dessa then collapsed, unconscious.


    "Bah, no fun, no fun. You actually snitched. No matter then, you can bring the girl along, my tools." Oulan Mercy frowned and begin to walk in the direction he had been pointed in. The male Maniac Goons couldn''t resist licking Dessa all over with their slimy tongues, as they tied her in ropes of darkness and dragged her along. The fiend poison in their saliva dissolved Dessa''s clothes and seeped into her open wounds. This left her in tatters, as her skin started losing its vibrancy. Oulan Mercy licked his cracked and ugly lips, "Don''t think you can sleep through this little slut, I''ll be back for you after I clean up the brat who stole what''s ours. Do not play with her too roughly, tools, I want her in one piece when I return..."


    Oulan Mercy slowly walked away to the sound of goofy giggling and slurping noises, a sick grin on his face. He traveled down to the third level, recruiting more level one and two fiends on the way by placing mind control insects in their heads. However, before he could get too far, he felt the ground rumbling greatly as if an earthquake was coming. "What in the¡­"


    ...


    ¡ª Earlier on the fourth sub-level¡­


    50 meters in front of Jodye Trill and his two guardians was a sea of green eyes, tongues, sharp and menacing teeth, grey wraiths, blue ghosts, and green ghosts, oh my! There were thousands of fiends, and more than a few of them were at the fourth level. Jodye had yet to even fight a fourth level fiend, and now there were hundreds of them. Worst of all, there was a pair of red eyes in the center of the darkness. Initially, all of these eyes were centered on that pair of red eyes. Until Jodye and Xavier stepped within range of their detection, they all turned to face them as if it was planned.


    "Red eyes¡­ a Ghoul." Jodye Trill felt his stomach turn, and he finally tensed. He activated his astral points and starting circulating the titanic rage law.


    Voodoo Creatures such as Fiends had different tiers of strength. Lower tier fiends were the most commonly seen voodoo creature, any dark space full of resentment or dark powers could produce fiends. The next tier up were Ghouls. Ghouls were creatures born of death laws, wicked deeds and thoughts, and other negative emotions. They were superior to fiends as they could wield the power of death easily. Unlike fiends, they had a form that wasn''t mostly darkness. They typically had rotting flesh and virulent forms. Powerful Voodoo priests who died in resentment may return as a ghoul through malicious curse arts.


    First level Ghouls had the strength of a Great Scholar rank Sage or a Killer Essence rank Saint. Two existences who could absolutely barbecue Jodye. Even the weakest ghoul would have 200 BP as its base strength! This wasn''t something the current Jodye could compete against without suffering a bit. Even worse, this ghoul seemed to be at least at the second level!


    "Is that? Hoe. Lee. Shit," Sylvester''s eyes suddenly sparkled like a greedy wolf, his tongue hanging out. It was quite comical, but Jodye wasn''t in a laughing mood as he turned to look at this guy. Sylvester sneered and said via telepathy, "Kid, with eyes like ours should it be so utterly dark over there? Also, why aren''t they attacking?"


    "This¡­" Jodye Trill thought about it seriously. His mind flashed to a book he had read in his early days. His eyes suddenly brightened as he exclaimed, "Could it be a treasure? But what treasure would¡­ wait¡­ no way, it can''t be! The Dark Jumble Fruit?!"


    In places where origin energy and laws were in abundance, unique plants known as origin flora could potentially be born. The Dark Jumble was an origin flora that only grew in areas full of voodoo and yin forces. It resembled a huge piece of tumbleweed made of stone, and the fruits it produced were full of pure origin and dark forces. The Dark Jumble regularly consumed the surrounding light and origin energy to condense fruit. That''s why they were characterized by the complete absence of light. The origin forces in a dark jumble fruit were enough to allow an Earth Science realm origin practitioner to advance an entire rank in a couple of days.


    "How much dark jumble fruit do you think there are? For there to be this many fiends and we still can''t see them, great Gaea, there must be at least four or five of them," said Jodye Trill softly.


    "Jodye, it''s a ghoul! A whole damn ghoul, what level are you? Let''s get while the getting''s still good," said Xavier Tricko as he walked in the other direction. However, he swiftly stopped. "Uh-oh."


    "Uh-oh? What uh¡­oh." Jodye Trill turned around and saw a huge green ghost. This ghost was a head taller than Sylvester and had bright, well-defined eyes and sharp, vicious teeth. A long tongue with a green glow was hanging out its mouth.


    Level 4 Fiend, Maniac Hungry Ghost!


    "How?" Jodye was terrified! For this fiend to sneak up on them, it would mean that its soul force was at stronger than his own! Jodye was currently wearing Pharaoh''s Law, so his current soul force was no joke. His serenity source beam could potentially take out a Killer Essence rank saint and even some Great Scholar rank sages.


    "Lefting such¡­ soon." Jodye grimaced as he heard the barely intelligible voice of this fourth level maniac fiend enter his mind. This fiend had such a powerful soul! Merely, it was a bit stupid. Was it because it was a maniac? Did the spirit class maniac fiends all have such terrifying soul force?


    "Fuck you, ghost boy!" shouted Jodye Trill as his nine astral points released mighty steam from his pores. He immediately withdrew his Baleful Glaive from his space ring.


    "This fiend was probably a master before his death. His resentful and vengeful soul was corrupted into a Hungry Ghost," stated Sylvester in ice-cold indifference. He sat on his hind legs with his wing tucked in. It was as if the fiends surrounding them could never intimidate a creature like him. "Well? What do you want to do, stay and fight for the Dark Jumble and Dark Jumble fruits, or flee like cowards due to a little danger?"


    "Tch¡­ if I had opened an astral gate, this wouldn''t even be a problem!" Jodye Trill''s main path was the Titanic Rage path. Although they both could be considered "Immortal paths," unlike the Immortal Sage path which focused on gaining immortality by cultivating energy, the Titanic Rage path focused gaining immortality through strengthening the body with cosmic forces. In the Wimpy Man realm, Jodye was unable to fuse more than one law into his astral might. However, once he opened an astral gate and stepped into the Puny Mortal realm all of that would change! At that point, he would begin to condense his own internal might, and fuse myriad powers within! This was a considerable improvement.


    Nonetheless, he currently could only use the strength of 132 BP if he activated all of his astral points. This was less than what he was presently capable of without it. Before he had noticed, his body''s cultivation had been surpassed by his origin strength.


    "Indeed, this is why I have stressed to you the importance of origin energy," Sylvester responded directly to Jodye''s thoughts via their telepathic link.


    "Yeah, okay, less of that. How much of this can you handle, Sly?" Jodye Trill entered a battle stance with his A-Grade combat glaive facing the thousands of fiends, while Xavier stood at his back facing the Maniac Hungry Ghost, his mighty sword Fenrir also in the position to strike at any moment.


    "Handle? There is simply nothing here," responded Sylvester indifferently. This threw Jodye off, but he was soon given an answer.


    [Warning! Current ability exceeds the Host''s realm]


    [Warning! Compatibility rating is lower than required for the host soul''s level!]


    [Warning! Guardian 1 will soon be forced into hibernation!]


    [Warning! Origin Energy consumption is far too large¡­.]


    This time when Jodye received warning messages from his heavenly grimoire, they were much clearer, he understood instantly that Sly was using an ability above their realm. Jodye knew this was possible only because of their high compatibility and Sylvester retaining his consciousness.


    The sky wolf lifted his head to the heavens and released a mighty howl that sent out a shock wave of spiritual pressure. Waves of raging sky fall flames suddenly burst to life with Sylvester at the center, sweeping past Jodye and Xavier as if they weren''t even there. The nirvana flames were the absolute bane of evil creatures and spirits! The fire danced about ravaging the fiends.


    The next thing Jodye heard was a series of ghostly wails and screams, as a sea of black and green flames danced and devoured every fiend present. At the same time, before the wave of fatigue even set in, Jodye felt his body fill to the brim with pure spirit energy! Little black whirlpools appeared at his 27 opened doors of origin, and the pure spirit energy became pure origin energy that enriched Jodye greatly and made him feel refreshed. There was even a little green flame at a closed door of origin! Sylvester put one paw forward and disappeared into space with a small ripple.


    After five minutes the flames all gathered on the spot 120 meters away as if they were sucked into a black hole. Not a single ember or fiend was left. At the place where the flames disappeared, Sylvester was in his child stage combat form, his large paw pressed on the burning body of the level 2 ghoul. Behind him, illuminated by the light of the green flames were several bushes of Dark Jumble! Each bush had 2 crystal-like, glowing purple fruits. Xavier immediately dashed over and begin collecting the fruit! Jodye Trill was startled, but he quickly ran over to help but was stopped.


    "You need to cover yourself in a force that the darkness laws can''t cancel to pick the dark jumble fruit," said Xavier, his body surrounded in flaming scarlet-golden radiance. Jodye was indeed aware of this, he had the titanic rage force! However, thanks to his inherited memories the young boy understood that calamity force was far more suited for this. Thus, he retreated further away from the ghoul.


    "There is a level 3 Ghoul somewhere behind me, and a level 4 Ghoul standing alone on the next level. It seems like you are not yet strong enough for me to completely refine this one. X, protect the boy well while I sleep." Said Sylvester, as he glanced at the creature under his foot in disdain. It was a rotting corpse in tattered hemp cloths that kept trying to escape. "Level 2 Ghoul, Lower Zombie? Pfft."


    Meanwhile, Xavier returned to Jodye''s side with 8 Dark Jumble Fruit and a four Dark Jumble bushes. In the center of one of these bushes, there was a small oval gemstone that looked like it was made of starlight, which Jodye swiftly stored in his space ring. "What was that gemstone, X? I have no knowledge of anything like that."


    "No idea, that''s why I brought it. It''s obviously something awesome," said Xavier Tricko.


    "Your dog shit luck never ceases to amaze me, brat. It''s¡­ shit," As Sylvester cursed his form begin to flicker between corporeal and incorporeal. He rushed out his next words as he faded into a light that disappeared into Jodye''s glabella, "Listen, I''ll have to sleep for awhile again. Try not to be too stupid while I''m out. X, protect Jodye at all costs!!


    After Sylvester disappeared, the Zombie slowly got to its feet, its blood red eyes glowing intensely with crimson light. Suddenly, it let out an exaggerated moaning noise!


    "UARNGH!!"


    Thousands of red and green dots, vicious razor-sharp teeth, long tongues, evil whispers, wails, shrieks, and snickering suddenly appeared all at once. Jodye Trill and Xavier Tricko looked at each other and saw absolute terror in each other''s eyes. However, they both felt how excited the other was as well. Was there a huge secret in this dark cave? Jodye and Xavier seemed as if the two were peas in a pod. They both lived for adventures!


    However, fun or not, this was a perilous situation! Worst of all the owner of the indomitable Sky Fall Flame was taking a damn nap! There was no way for this tour of the underground world to continue without risk.


    The boys both spoke to each other in unison, "RUN!!"


    The first thing they needed to do was regroup.

 73 The Magic of Viral Qi

    Jodye Trill and Xavier Tricko were running for their lives on the fourth sub-level of the Dark Cave. Behind them were thousands upon thousands of fiends at level 3, level 4, and even level 5. A fifth level fiend usually possessed between 60-80 BP, but the fifth level maniac fiends could possess up to 220 BP! Worst of all, there were several first level ghouls in this mob!Each of these ghouls possessed at least 200 BP.


    To Jodye''s horror, there was also a second level maniac Lower Zombie Ghoul! The Maniac Zombie had eyes full of intelligence, and he was running faster than the fiends! This terrifying mob wailed, screamed, and moaned in pursuit.


    "Muzz¡­ eat yurn¡­ flesh!" the maniac Lower Zombie actually spoke in a broken drawl! It''s words made Jodye''s determination waver for 0.2 seconds before he snapped out of it. This freak was trying to scare them. It was less than 100 meters away from the kids.


    "Must¡­ eat¡­ your¡­ soul!" threatening ghastly voices kept traveling into Jodye Trill''s mind from the many great apparitions in pursuit. They were trying to break his will! The Brave Fang Collar lit up with a startling light, and Jodye heard shrieks of pain in his head then felt his mind clear up.


    "Looks like we owe you another one, pops," Xavier Tricko yelled half a step in front of Jodye.


    "We''re definitely going to die!" Jodye Trill was now scared as hell, urging every bit of his power as he shot through the dark caverns with all of his might! This was like being in a horror flick.


    "We just have to make it to the second level! The higher level fiends won''t be able to stand it up there!" Xavier was actually far calmer, as he ran next to Jodye holding Fenrir on his shoulders. "Hop on my sword!"


    Jodye didn''t consider much and leaped in mid-stride, landing on top on Fenrir. Xavier''s body burned to with golden atmosphere, as his muscles swelled and his features turned more savage and feral. Xavier''s speed suddenly doubled before he turned his body 360 degrees and threw Jodye and Fenrir forward with all his power. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared on in own in a flash of purple light, and Jodye''s face quivered as he was sent 4 kilometers forward in mere seconds. After crashing tragically in a mess of rocks and ruin, Jodye was somehow magically ejected before the impact, but he still landed harshly before he swiftly rolled to his feet. He heard a mischievous bell-like giggle, but when he turned, he saw nothing but the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] floating silently next to him like a spirit guide. After a thought, it flipped open to the first page.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 69% Health, 4:19 am]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Scholar Realm, Perfected Sophomore rank, 23 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 9, 92 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Three Star Revolving Force rank, 20 BP.''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 3%.''


    ''Stasis''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 45%.''


    ''Tier 1 Primary ability and auxiliary abilities unlocked.''


    Jodye noticed that his heavenly grimoire''s connection with him seemed to proliferate whenever he was in danger. After dusting himself off a bit, he was able to tell from the pressure that he had returned to the third floor. Fenrir was impaled upright in a huge rock, and sitting on the tip of the handle was shockingly Xavier Tricko. When he saw the shock on Jodye''s face, he shrugged and spoke calmly, "The heavenly grimoire won''t let me get more than 100 meters away from you."


    However, before Xavier''s words finished, Jodye was already running as fast as he could towards the second sub-level. The ground was beginning to rumble, and this rumbling was growing fiercer with every passing second. Xavier hurried to jump down in pursuit, Fenrir disappearing into a red gem on the small wolf boy''s forehead.


    As they ran forward desperately, Jodye''s face suddenly twitched, and he stopped abruptly grabbing the startled Xavier, jumping to the side.


    "Wah?"


    "There''s someone up ahead, and they ain''t normal," Jodye Trill was sending his divine awareness in a straight line ahead as he ran, as he didn''t want any surprises. Unfortunately, a little more than 300 meters in front of him there was a shroud of darkness being followed by thousands of low-level fiends. Jodye''s divine energy couldn''t pierce through that dark shroud, but he was able to discern that it was a person. Merely, this person seemed to be covered from head to toe by smaller waves of consciousness, it was impossible for Jodye to break through them all in secret. Xavier allowed his mind to sync with Jodye''s, and he became aware of the situation.


    "Hey, little Joe! Want to have some fun?" Xavier''s immediate question baffled Jodye, but Xavier continued on, "I''ve got a bad feeling about that guy, he''s definitely as strong as that Maniac Zombie. His aura is even more sinister! We''ll die for sure if we run into him."


    "What makes you think he wants to kill us?" asked Jodye Trill, in spite of agreeing. That dark shroud gave him chills. The feeling was somehow familiar.


    "What made you stop and hide?" snorted Xavier, "Of course, it''s his thick killing intent! Listen, we can lure the big bad dead guys here, and then hide in a corner while they gang up on that creep out front. Then, I can ask the pixies to invert the laws around us so that the fiends all avoid us!"


    "Killing intent¡­ yeah, that''s right. Wait, Pixies? Like, a heavenly pixy pixy? You can command the heavenly pixies? Is that your divine spark? Why did we even have to run?" asked Jodye Trill appalled. The Pixy tribe lived in the void within the divine ennead and were the most ancient and mysterious creatures in existence. Anyone who could see or even just hear a pixy was destined to have a blessed life.


    "Not a command, a request. No one can command a heavenly pixy. The pixies are really nice, but they don''t like to be manipulated! Trust me, you to don''t want to get tricky with a pixy." Xavier explained, "It''s not a divine spark, I inherited this from my mother, it was her bloodline limit. The pixies taught me the ability Meta. Meta is an ability that can invert the true meaning of a law. It was tough to understand at first. However, it was thanks to Meta that I was able to perfect my Nebula of Might divine spark and stand on par with Sly. My meta-calamity force can refine evil and poisonous energy and fuse with the pure energy to form a new power called viral force! I made it myself."


    Xavier continued to explain some of his viral abilities in detail. Jodye felt his brain short circuit. Creating his own force? Inverting the laws of calamity to absorb poison and fiend forces and convert it into new energy? Now that was badass! An original thought suddenly occurred to him, prompting him to ask, "Can the inverted law be changed back?"


    "I have to be using Meta to invert the law, it will return to normal the moment I stop using it," replied Xavier bitterly. "Meta is a terrifying ability, but I can only use it with the energies I understand. The deeper secrets of this ability are something I have yet to discover."


    Jodye knew why Xavier was bitter and didn''t press further. He watched a small level 2 vicious beast that was the size of a palm. It had eight legs, and a pattern on it''s back that looked like electricity sparking, level 2 vicious beast the Silver Spark Arachnid! He zoned out as it crawled on the ceiling of the cave, and then an idea struck him. He turned to X and asked another question that had been bothering him, "X, you''re like a mad scientist! You''re so smart, and you have the blood of the Immortal Sage clan right? Are you a Sage too?"


    "Well¡­" Xavier Tricko rubbed his nose awkwardly. They were somehow now approaching a subject that he had already been forbidden from contacting. Jodye was truly more intelligent than Sylvester had realized. Xavier knew this was due to his contempt for mankind.


    Merely, if he was being asked directly, then Xavier honestly couldn''t lie about it, "Technically, I should be considered a sage. However, if it''s the Mighty God Sky Jackal that you see now, then I don''t cultivate the way you do because I have a monster soul and physique. However, when I turned 300 years old, my older brother tricked me into a chamber filled with his nirvana flames, and he remodeled my body to become a perfect hero-sky wolf hybrid. If he failed, I would have ended up a powerless wretch. Lucky for me, he didn''t fail. The problems within my bloodlines were fixed, and I had a body that could cultivate on the hero paths."


    "Oh¡­ could it be that you also have a...?"


    "Less of this, host temp, we have to focus!"


    "Oh. Right! Okay, so here''s the real plan!"


    ...¡­


    ¡ª Dark Cave level 2B


    Aiken Moon was wielding two daggers as he sliced and diced through first level fiends in an underground passage. Behind him, Sirius Regal proceeded forward slowly, allowing the fiends to freely attack Aiken. Sirius had a stern and placid expression on his face, but secretly he was shocked! This was because Sirius had only given Aiken some regular daggers made from magic iron. Yet he was taking out every Goon that stepped in his path. In fact, even as more and more Bullies begin to appear, Aiken was able to fight them off with a bit of effort.


    "Not bad kid," Sirius was impressed and even allowed them periods of rest so that Aiken could meditate and refine the tainted fiend force. To his further shock, Aiken would finish purifying the diseased qi in only a dozen or so minutes. Sirius decided he would take this boy on as an apprentice after their play was done, as he indeed had the potential.


    Plus, there was that thing Aiken always said about getting him back to Rodinia for a rich reward. Sirius hadn''t even put this in his mind before, but after witnessing Aiken Moon''s talent, he changed his perspective completely. This kid had the gene pool, that was certain! His young skin was pinkish white, so there was no way he was a descendant of one the negus families to the north.


    The boy was likely telling the truth. This might be his ticket into the grand stage that called Rodinia.


    "Strange how all the first level and second level fiends are missing. Where are they?" Sirius Regal was very familiar with this remote Dark Cave, they had been collecting death crystals here for weeks already. The second sub-level was usually filled to the brim with goons and even possessed several wraiths and a few bullies. Yet, everything here was enough for the little boy Aiken to handle alone. In fact, he would likely even breakthrough to the next sub-rank of his concept soon.However, Sirius soon figured it out, as he had seen the methods of White Serpent Cove before, "Something important must be on that child, for the White Serpent Cove to go this far. Hmm¡­"


    "AH! DESSA!!" Sirius Regal''s thoughts were interrupted entirely by Aiken Moon''s frantic bellowing. Aiken dove head first into a small army of fiends, the azure pure essence qi in his body spilling out like streaks of yellow blade lights tearing apart the Goons surrounding Dessa''s delicate frame. However, before he could reach Dessa, Aiken''s vision was blocked by a pitch black object that slammed into his face and knocked him tumbling several meters back, crashing against the cave walls.


    By the time Sirius laid eyes on Aiken, the boy had already been brutally clobbered by a Bully''s club. Sirius glared at the Bully, who retreated in fear of the spiritual pressure being released from Sirius Regal''s body. Sirius glanced at the delicate looking little beauty in rags on the dirty cave floor. He was secretly stunned that she could remain so pretty while on a dusty rock floor, covered in insects and cobwebs. Several goons were surrounding her with foul intentions visible on their bodies. However, they only surrounded her. Sirius presumed they were waiting for her to wake up.


    "Sick shits, die!" Sirius Regal may not claim to be any sort of righteous man, but the one thing he hated the most was these sick ass creatures and their tendency to violate and torture inhumanely. His right hand swept across the magic pouch on his hip, withdrawing a three-foot-long sword and slashing out a red wave of power that obliterated every fiend in the surroundings!


    Sirius ignored that bleeding child whose back had merged with the cave and approached the unconscious girl. Unbeknownst to Sirius, a thin layer of gentle silver light covering Dessa''s body was retracted back into her body at the moment he attacked. Once he approached, he saw her long crimson hair that was draped over the front of her body, covering the parts that would have been exposed. She looked like an exotic painting, it was nothing less than intriguing.


    "Dessa, huh?" Sirius was curious about this child. How could those fiends have left her alone? She had a low-level saint aura, she should be like a delicious snack to these sick creatures. Sirius was no idiot. The girl must have a treasure.


    ...¡­


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill remained unaware that Dessa and Aiken had tough times, he was having his own! In a large cavern, there was a sea of fiends and undead ghouls wondering aimlessly around as if searching for something. One Zombie with sharp eyes stood tall and still as it surveyed the area. Behind a rock wall near the entrance to the cavern, two figures were shrouded in complete darkness. This was the unique trait of the Dark Jumble bush! Without any fruit having been condensed, the aura from this origin flora would never leak out of the darkness, nor would theirs!


    "Okay, you ready?"


    "Yeah, but why does it have to be me?"


    "Of course, you look far more delicious to a zombie. Besides, I only have a fate body while you have a sage body and divine dragon blood. They''ll only take a few bites out of you, tops."


    "A few bites is enough to get infected with corpse poison!"


    "Just go!"


    Jodye Trill was pushed out of the cover of darkness comically and heard another strange giggle echo about like little bells ringing. At the same time, it felt like something light was sitting on his left shoulder, but nothing was there. However, before Jodye could marvel at this, he saw that every voodoo creature in the cavern was looking at him. Sweat dripped down his brow, but he still turned around and pat his bum, shouting out before diving back into the dark, "Come and get me, you half dead wimps!"


    The mob of monsters immediately pursued him crazily making the entire surroundings rumble. At the same time, Jodye Trill was using the Fist of Might technique with the astral points in his feet to propel himself forward at impressive speeds! Withdrawing the Baleful Glaive from his space ring, his current speed was backed by the power of247 BP, and nearly 100 meters ahead of him at all times was Xavier.


    "Yu¡­ muzz¡­ die!" Suddenly, Jodye Trill heard the voice of his nightmares right over his shoulders. He turned his head and saw the level 2 maniac ghoul, a six foot tall male dark elf Lower Zombie with rotting flesh and intelligent eyes, baring his menacing teeth in an attempt to savagely bite into Jodye''s flesh! A slimy green tongue was hanging out of the dark elf Zombie''s jaw down to his chest. Acidic liquid dripped and slightly corroded everything it touched. However, right before the razor-sharp fangs could sink into Jodye, the mouth stopped where it was. Jodye heard and melodic bell-like giggle in his ear, and felt movement on his shoulder.


    He looked carefully and saw the tiniest distortion in the space around his shoulder as if an invisible creature with four limbs had its arms stretched to hold the zombie''s jaw in place. This was the moment he had been waiting on! He looked the Maniac Zombie, who was struggling in fury while staring at him, square in the eyes as his right eye released a dazzling blue beam of divine nascent yin source!


    Serene Stare!


    The Maniac Zombie''s body shook as it wailed and stumbled backward. It was shivering intensely as if all of his functionality was slowing down.


    Noticing this, Jodye wasted no more time took a shining silver spider out of his robes and threw it on the ghoul! The little vicious beast''s eyes were two small deep golden black flames until it bit into the rotting flesh of the Maniac Zombie. The Silver Spark Spider disintegrated into dust, that blew off in the wind. On the other hand, the Maniac Zombie was now docile, standing still with two black-gold flames in its eyes.


    This was one of Xavier''s second tier abilities, Viral Parasite! X could create a parasite by refining viral force and soul force into an empty vessel. Such as a level 2 vicious beast with an obliterated soul! To use this ability X had to sacrifice 10 points of their compatibility rating, truly shocking! To make this leader of the fiend army become a viral parasite, Jodye had to put himself at risk and believe in the pixies that X had asked to help! If that pixy didn''t block and stun the Maniac Zombie for him, they would never have the opportunity to infect it with a parasite.


    However, now that the second level Maniac Ghoul was a viral parasite, they could swagger through this cave without fear! The rumbling grew intense as the mob of fiends was closing the distance between them. Jodye looked at the empty space in front of the Maniac Zombie one more time and felt the slightest fluctuation with his divine awareness. He bowed once and then shot off to catch up with Xavier.

 74 Oulan Mercy Attacks!

    "What in the¡­?" Oulan Mercy had barely traveled a kilometer through the third level of the Dark Cave when he felt the ground begin to rumble and shake. It was as if an army was marching this way. He immediately turned vigilant, and begin to set up a defense as a two-feet-long plank of black and dead wood floated in the void next to him releasing a purple aura light. As a Great Scholar rank sage, he knew better than most how important it was to be prepared in advance. Complex spells and curses couldn''t be set up in an instant. A crimson aura burst from his body as he sensed sharp killing intents locking on to himself from a distance. Someone dared to have thoughts of killing him? Oulan was enraged, viciously shouting, "YOU DARE!"


    The origin qi phenomena in the air above Oulan formed a demonic snake diagram made up of tiny light spheres. There were 295 white light dots and 170 violet black dots. The origin energy he was currently releasing possessed the strength of 465 BP, and his body was gathering a fierce force momentum! Oulan Mercy''s hands started to blur, and curse seals manifested from his hands like sinister black chains. The curse seals wove together and formed a dozen white snake drawings that slithered on the ground briefly before disappearing within. The millions of creepy insects buzzed their wings on the flesh of Oulan, causing him to hover 30 feet in the air.


    The mob of fiends behind him all ran forward in a charge, he had commanded them to pillage and destroy!


    "Hmph. Come, if you will come!" spat Oulan Mercy in disdain for whatever pathetic creatures that wanted to treat him as prey. If his cultivation weren''t currently suppressed by that treasured sword, he wouldn''t put any of these fiends in his eyes at all. However, as he saw the sea of black heads in the distance, he also saw a sea of green and red lights crash into his own controlled fiends! Unfortunately, this sea was immensely more vast than the one he commanded. Who the hell could control so many fiends? Unless¡­ "Red light¡­ no, not lights their red eyes! Shit, its ghouls! Of all the¡­"


    Oulan Mercy was pissed. Forget finding the Dark Jumble, it was unlikely he would even see the corpse of the boy that was his target. That meant he couldn''t recover those essential items! He wouldn''t be able to remove his curse in a short time without it. How would he recover his mage rank cultivation? "No! I must fight my way further in. Even if the boy is dead, I need the treasures on his body. What pathetic rotting ghoul? As long as this father doesn''t encounter any level 3 ghouls, then there should be no problem."


    His curses would have the absolute minimum effect on these fiends, so it wasn''t the most ideal choice to deal with this situation. Luckily, he had the aptitude to adapt to the new position. After he thought up to here, the energy surrounding Oulan Mercy changed its attribute. He swooped down into the battlefield of the fiends, attacking them with a blade made of live insects covered in his original wood force. The 135 violet black light spheres of his primary force phenomenon had faded away before immediately being replaced by 170 forest green light dots.


    However, the moment he made the mistake of staying too low for too long, a level two Lower Zombie ghoul girl grabbed Oulan by the neck and mercilessly choke slammed him into the cave floor, three times repeatedly. However, after the third slam, the Zombie girl came back up without Oulan and even without its arm! However, it was in some type of dark green substance that was burning its rotting flesh away inch by inch. Before the Zombie Girl could even wail, the bug sword cleaved her in half, the body evaporating into dark-colored mist.


    Oulan Mercy smirked smug and complacent. It was as if to say, ''you thought that you alone would be enough to stop me? Foolish worms.''


    As he hovered overhead striking the more powerful opponents to make room for his advance, he suddenly noticed a light in the distance about a li away from himself. Oulan focused his origin energy into his eyes so he could focus in on the source of the light.


    He saw two boys, one around 13 years and the other 7 years, huddled up together behind a rock wall, the army of fiends waltzing pass them like they didn''t even exist. In-between was what appeared to be a Dark Jumble bush. Merely, rather than absorbing light laws to produce dark laws it seemed to be working in reverse.


    "How¡­? No matter, it must be that negus boy! And his little negus helper! Oh? Is that?! A combat soul? No fucking way, how is that possible? Hehehe, what a treat, what a treat. I must taste your secrets, boy." Oulan Mercy snickered evilly as strange gold lights flashed in his eyes. His wood qi dissipated but not his gathered momentum, and voodoo qi erupted from his body. He started forming curse seals with his hands until it looked like they were chained together. As he rhymed an evil medley, incantation runes formed from those curse seals, "Yes, yes, this time it''s time! I''ll eat your flesh, your soul refined!"


    A deep violet energy arrow formed in the void, with a black skull that had violet flames in place of its eyes as the arrowhead. The bolt shot forward at an insane speed!


    Meanwhile, Jodye and Xavier were observing the fight between the two fiend armies and the mad sage, in nervous trepidation.


    "Damn, he saw us so quick!" Xavier was vexed because the plan was bound to shift into phase two now.


    "Who is this assburger, and what does he want with me?" Jodye Trill felt depressed when he saw how powerful this dangerous stranger was. The moment this stranger had laid eyes on them, it was as if he had seen the light at the end of a tunnel. This made Jodye grimace. Perhaps his goal really was to kill them. What he couldn''t figure out was why? Who had he even offended?


    "His robe looks familiar, no?" Xavier was staring at the figure fighting myriad fiends. When Jodye saw the white snake on his robes, an idea popped in his head as his aura turned slightly murderous.


    Unexpectedly, Xavier''s face paled and became incredibly grim, as golden flames burst out from his body. The origin energy in Jodye''s body instantly drained by half, forming a strong, majestic, golden shield made of original calamity force. Jodye marveled, his eyes dazzling! He was beginning to feel like he had understood some new fundamental things about calamity laws. His next reflection session would surely bear fruit! The shield was about the size of two adult males standing on top of each other''s shoulders. On the front of the shield was a mighty jackal god drawing. Xavier''s voice was solemn when he spoke to Jodye again, "Brace yourself, this is going to hurt! He''s attacking us!!"


    At that moment the flaming black skull impacted the shield, resulting in a blinding flash and a deadly shockwave of energy that obliterated hundreds of fiends, and blew many more tumbling away. Jodye somehow felt like his arms were about to break even though he was just blocking his eyes from the light. Xavier was holding the enormous calamity qi shield as steady as he could, while constantly pouring original calamity force into it. The shield was making creaking noises, and small cracks were beginning to form, which startled Jodye. ''X was able to block that freak? How cool.''


    However, a single glance at Xavier''s posture let him know what that mysterious, painful feeling in his arms was. Repercussion! Because Xavier and himself were synchronized, once X took damage past a certain threshold then so would he. This was the disadvantage of being able to summon your soul to fight in your stead. Jodye had thought this wasn''t the case thanks to his source artifact turning his combat souls into guardians. Merely, it seemed that the rules of synchronization still applied to some extent.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared from nowhere and flipped open to the first page while covering the two boys in a pale purple barrier, effectively preventing the rampaging forces from affecting them too much. Once the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] came out, Xavier seemed to catch his second wind as the golden flames on his body reignited under the heavenly grimoire''s magical glow.


    "He''s coming! X, do it!" Using his divine energy Jodye was aware the moment Oulan Mercy approached them in sudden fury. He quickly reminded X about the plan. Noting this, Xavier focused his mind, and suddenly he saw through the eyes of a different person! More specifically, he was now in control of the viral parasite that had taken over the second level Maniac Zombie ghoul. He used his soul to issue a single command to the parasite.


    Obliterate the strong hero!


    RIIIIP~


    "I''ve got you now, you wretch" The barrier protecting Jodye and Xavier was ripped open, and a hand covered in evil-looking insects reached straight for Jodye''s throat! However, the heavenly grimoire reacted by fiercely glowing, followed by an anguished scream.


    "AHHH!! NO FUCK, AH!" Oulan Mercy was just about to complete his mission when his hand was cleanly removed from his arm by the barrier which had repaired itself almost instantly. Blood sprayed and slid down the barrier as Oulan screamed madly, "I''ll kill you! You die, you die, you die now, I''ll fucking kill you AHH!! Evil Demon Claw!!"


    Oulan used his origin energy to stop the bleeding and then used his wood force to revitalize the injury. Finally, he formed a hand made of insects and produced more curse seals, turning his insect hand into a giant claw made of darkness that struck out at Jodye. However, this attack was blocked by Xavier and the shield, knocking him and Jodye back by about 60 meters. However, before Oulan could pursue them to kill them, his hairs stood on end, and his heart went haywire.


    Standing in front of Oulan was a creepy looking muscular Maniac Zombie, with flaming black-gold spirals for eyes. Oulan instinctively felt danger from this creature, despite his growing force momentum. Without hesitation, his hands blurred as he struck out again!


    Evil Demon Claw!


    Thud.


    The demonic claw made of original voodoo force crashed heavily into the chest of the Maniac Zombie, who slid back for about 10 feet. The Maniac Zombie rubbed his chest and then revealed full rows of viciously sharp fangs as a long green tongue fell out of its mouth. The ghoul flailed it arms wildly at a crazy speed that Oulan''s eyes barely caught before he was hit and sent crashing into the cave wall.


    "Nice!" Shouted Jodye Trill! The Maniac Zombie didn''t stop there, dashing over to the wall it pulled Oulan out. Holding him in one hand, the ghoul pummeled Oulan''s face in aggressively, black steam rising off its rotting and mangled fist. The more it punched, the more steam released from its body until a film of flaming black energy was enveloping the creature. This was the inverted calamity force, viral force! The flames grew bigger and bigger as the creature''s viral force momentum peaked! A mighty wind pushed everything back with every impact!


    "Bug Wall!" Oulan Mercy''s tier 2 innate combat skill allowed him to control the mind of any insect weaker than himself. He used this skill to summon an army of evil insects to form a barrier wall. This was to buy himself some time to cast a curse art to turn the situation around! However, who was Xavier Tricko? He continued to send attack orders to the viral parasite.


    CRASH!


    SLAP!


    The Maniac Zombie tore through the bug wall like paper and slapped Oulan Mercy into a 360 spin, then kicked him across the cavern. Oulan was terrified, what kind of voodoo creature was this? This was worse than fighting a saint on Sirius Regal''s level! His voodoo power was completely suppressed by this mysterious black fire. Oulan was growing extremely vexed because every time he landed, he would be attacked by the first level Walking Bones ghouls and harassed by the weaker fiends. Oulan Mercy roared violently and kept trying to resist.


    "Hellfiend Poisonous Dart!" Oulan fired off again! It was ineffective.


    Bang!


    "Paralyzing spit!" Oulan was relentless! The Maniac Zombie froze for less than a second before the viral flames burned the liquid away along with its effects.


    Smack!


    "Yuth dun uv ah bith!" Oulan Mercy had suddenly become a victim who got the teeth smacked out of him.


    "Hahaha! This is so awesome!" Jodye Trill laughed boisterously as the Maniac Zombie clobbered the creepy man covered in bugs. However, at that moment his divine energy alerted him of some severe changes to the situation! All the ghouls that were ignoring the two young boys previously were now staring at them as if looking at their next meals. Some had already rushed forward! Jodye grimaced, "Uh oh¡­"


    Jodye prepared to defend but was assaulted by messages in his head.


    [Warning! Current ability exceeds the Host''s realm]


    [Warning! Compatibility rating is lower than required for the host soul''s level!]


    [Warning! Guardian 2 will soon be forced into hibernation!]


    [Warning! Origin Energy levels are too low for¡­.]


    Jodye Trill was stricken with panic, "X, what the hell is going on?! What are you doing, I can handle it!"


    "Hehe¡­," Xavier Tricko rubbed his little nose, "Sorry, little Joe. I guess you''re still too weak for the big adventures! Don''t worry, I''ll make sure to blaze us a way out of this one."


    As Xavier finished speaking, he recalled all the original calamity flames into his body, as Fenrir magically appeared in his hands and he adopted a new sword stance. The sword might that was radiating from Fenrir synchronized with the sword qi atmosphere on Xavier that suddenly shot to the sky. He looked like he had become a sword himself. Jodye''s eyes sparkled, as he whispered to himself, "It''s finally sword force, huh? So cool, so cool¡­"


    Meanwhile, Oulan Mercy didn''t have the luxury of paying attention to the two brats he aimed to kill, he was fighting for his damn life against a crazed Maniac Zombie. It was even using some terrifying black fire. Just touching it threatened to corrode his life into nothing, and absorb all the poison and voodoo force in his body!! It was a total nightmare. The level 2 ghoul absorbed his energy to grow in strength! If this continued, he may be the one who gets buried here instead! Even further to his dismay, the monster had never once targeted those two brats, even after he successfully tricked them away from that plant that resembled a Dark Jumble bush but was somehow different fundamentally.


    Of course, he never even considered that these kids may be controlling the zombie. That would just be absurd.


    Still, Oulan felt totally helpless to this situation as typically ghouls were highly susceptible to fire, so how could this one wield it so proficiently? Was this maniac ghoul a mutant variation? However, his thoughts were once again interrupted by a fist with rotten flesh surrounded by fierce black fire.


    These flames had a force that surpassed what Oulan Mercy was able to identify, terrifying to the extreme! One had to know that Oulan''s current momentum neared 700 BP, so how terrifying was the force momentum of this monster who formerly possessed at least 620 BP? That was scary enough on its own, but Oulan had a way to deal with it rather quickly. However, now with such a calamitous momentum, it was an actual headache.


    Wam!


    Wam!


    Wam!


    WAM!


    CRASH!


    BANG!


    SMACK!!


    WALLOP!!!


    "Ugugagulp, " Oulan Mercy vomited rocks and blood as he climbed out of the wreckage, instantly forming a mudra seal with his hands. From out of the cavern floor, 13 enormous white serpents burst through the rocks and earth.


    These serpents were oozing negative energies and looked totally lifelike, but still drawn by chalk. Suddenly the vipers bit at and squirmed all around each other, forming a sinister looking double layered circular diagram full of strange symbols. The voodoo chart glowed in a violet-black light.


    Oulan opened his mouth, but curse seals came out, flying into the chart!


    All of this took only 5.98 seconds, not bad! At least Jodye was impressed. Of course, he didn''t know whether this was a fast or slow speed.


    Three-Star Voodoo curse, Curse Art: Tyrant Dark Spear!


    A seven-meter-long spear made from forces of darkness, death, and slaughter emerged from the circle, feeling menacing to the extreme.


    "Vicious! He''s a sage all right. How elaborate¡­" Xavier had finally figured out the purpose of those white snakes. They were gathering deadly qi momentum to launch this curse art at the right moment.


    Of course, how could Jodye himself not already know? When Oulan sensed danger, he immediately released all those white snake drawings. Now, suddenly, a dozen of enormous white serpents form a three-star voodoo chart? He used the negative energy and tainted fiend force he absorbed from the battle to nourish the white serpents! Now, he had taken a dozen of those white serpents and performed a terrifying three-star voodoo curse!


    What was worse was that there were clearly dozens more of those snake drawings.


    Could they survive this?


    "Three-star voodoo curses increase the battle power by 2.5 times! Not only that, those snakes absorbed so much negative energy! This attack''s force has definitely tripled at the least. We have to rush to phase three of the plan!" Thought Jodye on the verge of collapse.


    A Great Scholar using a three-star voodoo curse could even potentially kill someone of the Void Door realm. How scary was that? A scholar with the power to destroy a mage was trying to kill him! Jodye''s nerves were taut like a bow as he watched that terrifying Tyrant Dark Spear launch out terrifyingly, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle. In response, the viral Maniac Zombie threw out a punch containing the entirety of its force! All the sound in the surrounding was suctioned in upon impact before a dark explosion rang out. The black flame was enshrouding all sight, until what appeared to be a sword made of bright golden fire illuminated the scene.


    Jodye was crouching on the blade of Fenrir, which was in the position to hack down. He was the epitome of fearlessness, as it was literally impossible for Xavier to harm him. He was his guardian, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] made Jodye immune to the energy released by either of these guardians. Once Xavier''s power climaxed he said, "Be a safe kid! Run and don''t stop running, make sure you take good care of your new friends. Also, don''t feel so discouraged. I was born with a beta law seed, I''m half god beast you know. How could you compare your own comprehensions with mine? They originate from my blood! Well, see ya host temp."


    As Xavier finished saying goodbye he hacked down with all his might. Jodye was actually utterly silent through all of this as he had way too much on his mind. The boy wonder was looking completely distracted as this wasn''t a perilous situation at all. This was because after witnessing Xavier''s real strength, he just discovered that he wasn''t in peril. However, a withered hand that didn''t get the memo suddenly appeared out of the flames in an attempt to grab at the boys, revealing the silhouette of a ragged Oulan Mercy, ugly as hell and naked, all his bugs burned to ash.


    The only thing that was still attached to Oulan was the groovy looking belt he usually wore under his bug coat. ''Spatial treasure!'' Jodye knew right away what this was. Suddenly, he felt the last bit of his origin energy reserves deplete from his origin pool. He quickly stretched out and sliced with his glaive as the Fenrir''s blade came crashing down with astounding force!


    Catastrophic Hack!

 75 Where is Mr. Mercy? 1

    West Ward, Desolate Wilds, Trilleck Villa Ruins


    Over a year ago an apocalyptic battle raised this once beautiful resort land into a broken and destitute place full of thick death qi. In fact, this place was not a Voodoo Practitioners dream. It was also blending in perfectly with the poisonous bog-like appearance of its previous illusory formation. Of the elegant mansions and facilities from the past, none of them were in one piece. In the middle of the Coliseum, standing on the long-broken stage were two men whose faces were completely concealed by shadows.


    "Has there been any word?" asked the deep and manly voice of the left shadow. He voice had a certain heroic flavor that couldn''t be ignored.


    "No, my liege. I have received intel that someone similar to the young lord''s profile was responsible for the liberation of Little Oasis in the West Ward." The right shadow replied in a servile manner. He reported all of his intelligence without daring to miss a note."It is believed that this child may be young master Joseph. The new mayor of Little Oasis, Monica Shattershield, is a member of the Valkeryie Temple. When she met with our agents, she had nothing but praise for the young man who helped them. She told the agents that if that boy was truly our young master, then she was willing to represent the Valkeryie Temple as a foreign delegate and join our faction. This is unprecedented, as you are a Voodoo Priest yourself. Normally, Valkeryie Temple would want nothing to do with us. This huge credit belongs to the young master."


    "Fine. Send Sek Si to Little Oasis and have her deliver some materials to Ms. Shattershield," the left shadow''s voice didn''t have any emotional fluctuations whatsoever. "Her task is to break through to the mage level as soon as possible and bolster the strength of her trusted aides. They will build a force that will follow the commands of my son."


    "Can we be certain that it is the young master? How could he possibly..." the right shadow didn''t know how to finish his words.


    "How could be possibly have survived an unstable spatial transfer, and even grow stronger and more daring?" the left shadow finished those thoughts of the right shadow for him instead. The latter could only smile wryly after an embarrassed laugh. The left shadow was indifferent as it continued, "It is precisely because of his outrageous potential and character that I am so certain that these two are one and the same. Merely, I can''t imagine how he could possibly end up in the South. How much power is needed to initiate such a transfer?"


    "Yet, in the end, if it was not for the young master''s sacrifice, we would have surely failed to fool the White Demon," the right shadow was incomparably clear on this point. "Based on that fact alone, we must protect him while he grows."


    "As if my father would let me live if I let anything happen to the brat..." the left shadow receded, revealing an incredibly handsome face that was more than 80% similar to Jodye Trill, but far more mature. He had dark bags under his eyes and the previous magnetic light in his eyes seemed to have vanished, replaced by a dark maliciousness that was barely concealed. If Jodye was able to see the Osiris Goldwolf of today, he would already be very shocked. Jodye''s father seemed almost like an entirely different man. "Then he would surely beat me to death three times over."


    "It''s good that you are aware of this," a deep and majestic voice emerged from behind the right shadow, as a hunky middle-aged man calmly walked out from the shadow as if he had always been hidden there. On his shoulder was a small ape, who curiously regarded the surroundings as if it had found something interesting. The middle-aged man walked to the front of Osiris and stared him in the eyes as he spoke. "This entire affair is your responsibility. I have long asked you not to war with your brother. I have asked to return to my side with your wife and the prodigal son before a battle begin. You did not take my advice. Now, I will already no longer interfere in your decisions. However, Osiris Goldwolf, you must be aware that Joseph is my descendant. If anything happens to that child, I will not spare you from taking responsibility."


    "You are at war with the Lady of the Mist''s clan, are you not?" Osiris coldly regarded his father, Geb Goldwolf. Although this man was a terrifying wizard, Osiris did not fear wizards. "What would happen if they caught wind of the affairs between myself and Isis? They would surely try to destroy you with all their might."


    "Is this not already the case after your brother initially abducted her, charming her into giving birth to a child?" Geb Goldwolf spat in disgust. Why had his sons both turned into such coldhearted bastards? The older was worse than the younger, but they were actually very similar. This gave Geb no end of headaches. "Yet, your plan to deal with your brother is to repeat his sin?"


    "I did not abduct Isis, nor was she glamoured when we conceived Joseph! She wasn''t under the influence of any charm laws through the entire pregnancy! Even the poison that prat Monte Trilleck tried to feed her during her pregnancy was constantly discarded by me." Osiris'' voice was excessively close to a shouting snarl, but he did his best to not cross the line of disrespect too much. This man was still his father and a true powerhouse, after all. "It was Isis who informed me that Enora had betrayed us and gave birth to a child that carried the aura of Basalt''s Hand. She was just as important to this plan as I was! She chose this path to achieve revenge for herself! I did not coerce her, I did not manipulate her, the only sin I committed was allowing myself to love her!"


    Geb Goldwolf observed his son with a stoic face. He released a heavy sigh and rested a heavy hand on Osiris'' shoulder, "I am indeed at odds with this branch of Rah Clan. However, saying we are at war is an exaggeration. The mother of Isis Rah was once promised to Set. This was actually long before she was even born. After she fell in love with a man in her clan and bore a child, Set was infuriated. I decided that the child they conceived would be his. At the time, I too decided to have another heir. After the heavenly seer foretold the talent you both would have, I changed my mind about Set''s marriage. I felt you would be the perfect match for such a woman. The Rah clan never liked Set very much. Set, who had long since been smitten with lady Noctis, Isis'' mother, was enraged by my decision. He denounced me, denounced the clan, denounced the fort, and ran away to the West Ward. For four hundred years I thought he was just weak and cowardly, exiling himself for a mere woman, exceptional or not.


    "I underestimated his plot. Whether it was Noctis or Isis, they just ingredients to him. What he desired was a premium ingredient for an evil ritual that would change the fate of his potential." Geb Goldwolf shook his head in disappointment. "He changed his title to Master Basalt the White Demon. To everyone''s shock, he kidnapped both your mother and the lady Isis before he ran away. He glamoured her into believing she was his legal wife. Once this was reported to me by the Rah Clan, I couldn''t stand at the side. I attacked Basalt and broke his back once. However, an emissary from the Oblivion God Cult attacked me and rescued him at the last moment. As you know your mother...did not make it. I was the one who woke Isis from that nightmare. This is the real reason Isis cannot stand the sight of me. It brings her right back to that moment when she discovered her nightmare was real.


    "Once her memories recovered, she immediately tried to kill herself. I stopped her of course, and that was when she told me that Basalt had extracted the combat soul and source origin from their daughter on her third birthday, just as he did to the child he conceived with your mother. She was crippled and left to die in a dungeon. I saved the poor child and relocated her. Only the fact that her daughter still lived gave Isis a reason to live. Of course, what she lived for from that moment forward was revenge. After that, I hid her away and helped her develop her own strength and forces, with help from her clan. Once you matured a bit more, you happened to meet Isis Rah on your own, and she of that time was already the Lady of the Mist. After revealing your secrets to each other, you actually decided to team up. However, you never realized that Isis had discovered who you were long before you knew about her."


    "Why are you telling me all of this now, father?" Osiris Goldwolf was shocked inwardly, as he had never known his father to be so chatty. Most of these words were things that Osiris had already discovered through his own resources, however, he had no way of knowing about his father''s point of view. It filled in many of the missing pieces from his intel. He couldn''t help but wonder what the motive was behind his father telling him all of this.


    "That child was able to get over her hatred for you and our family and even bear your child. You are a fool if you think for a second that her feelings for you were not genuine. You cannot imagine the trauma that the woman has experienced in the past." Geb paused to look to the distant horizon. "You must protect her son with all of your resources. Do not be so blinded by your desire for revenge that you lose sight of what caused this grudge. What you may willingly cause your son in pursuit of it. Do you want him to hate you that way you hate your brother? Is it worth it? Do you not love that woman? Do you think that Set is merely planning to discard her like the rest? Would he fight so hard for that? I am here today only to point out to you how very foolish you have been. I cannot interfere, as those are the ancient mandates. However, you need to know of your own incompetence."


    Osiris Goldwolf was visibly shaken by these words. He was speechless for a long time, as the light in his eyes fluctuated dangerously. Geb Goldwolf sighed when he saw his son''s appearance. Perhaps he waited too long to speak of this...


    "That is all I came to say," Geb Goldwolf turned his back to his son, walking toward a distant shadow. "Do not worry about the boy, for now. I will monitor the South and the moment he makes a big move I will directly remove him from this corrupted land. Take care, boy."


    After Geb Goldwolf disappeared into the shadows, Osiris Goldwolf stood there for hours, his face constantly distorting. What was the point of his using [Prankster] inherent skill to fool Basalt? What was the point of Isis sacrificing her body and sanity? What was the point of letting his daughter, who was also his best friend''s niece, get kidnapped by a lecherous madman? Was he wrong? Was he really so wrong all of this time? His mind suddenly flashed back to the time before Joseph woke up from his Sage Awakening.


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    "The plan..." Isis Trilleck''s eyes flashed with haunting despair. After a moment''s pause, she looked Osiris in his eyes and said, "Oh Breeze, couldn''t we just just...runaway? Why don''t we just leave once he wakes up, just the three of us? Once he matures, it won''t be too late too..."


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    "No! It''s too late! It''s far too late...Icy she...she is already..." Osiris closed his eyes and tightly clenched his fist. He previously solid will was finally wavering intensely like a tug boat in the middle of an ocean hurricane. However, after a few breaths of inner turmoil, Osiris'' hurried breathing finally calmed down. He opened his eyes which were surprisingly darker and colder than ever before. He looked emotionless and vicious. "Ke Si, let us go."

 76 Where is Mr. Mercy? 2

    ¡ª Dark Forest, outside of Dark Cave


    Six days later¡­


    Sirius Regal was sharpening a long crimson blade by a campfire. Next to him lay Dessa Chimes, who was totally unconscious. Surrounding Sirius were many warriors both saint class and mortal martial artists. They were discussing plans, and cracking jokes, secretly stealing glances at the near-naked beautiful woman rags next to their boss.


    "I don''t get it. Typically once the boss plays, he would pass the fun around. What''s her deal here?" a skinny man in crimson light armor said.


    "I fink the boss iz infactuated wit ''er," a bald giant with a gentle face replied.


    "I think I''m infactuated with her too!" said the skinny man.


    "It''s fat, not fact, you double dopes! Now listen up, because I''ve got the skinny!" said an elder with purple hair. "Remember that twerp we picked up back in the Urchin Fields*? They say the redhead was his crush or sumfin, so he begs the captain to save her from some fiends in dark cave! Heh, bet the brat never imagined he was giving his wife away for cheap."


    "Oh yeah, that Moon brat right? Why does the boss even bother with this kid?" asked the skinny man.


    "Well you never know, maybe that story he told us is true?" said the purple haired elder.


    "Okay so the brat could be a noble from Rodinia, but big whoop! What''s it matter to us here in Pangaea?" said the skinny man, "Besides, he''s a total eyesore. Pretty boy punk, the way the ladies look at him makes me want to kick his little teeth in. All sweet an'' shit. I''ll show him what it''s like growing up with a crooked smile!"


    "Find another punching bag, Dave," the purple-haired elder sneered. Was this guy serious? What a loser, "What if this big play we''re doing in a few days goes wrong, huh? What then? We''ll definitely have to flee to the south. If at that time we happen to rescue or ransom a certain noble''s son, we may just find a new base."


    "Ah! They don''t call you the vice-captain for show Walter, that''s for sure." the skinny man Dave felt enlightened. He spoke his praise from the heart.


    Sirius paid no heed to any of the discussions surrounding him, he was deep in thought. The other day when he picked up the girl, he indeed had some nefarious ideas. However, ultimately the True Saint didn''t touch her. After returning to camp without harming her, a voice had spoken to him and offered him a reward if he was able to remove the girl''s cursed fate seal. This was the same outrageous request as the one made by that damn Moon brat!


    Should he do it?


    Sirius didn''t know what type of reward he would gain for helping the girl, but he gave up on thoughts of the treasure as soon as he heard the voice speak to him. Any treasure that could speak was far more than what his karmic path could handle!


    Thinking up to here, he pinched the skin on one of his fingers, and a drop of blood vanished into the void. Sudden, a vortex spiraled in the void in front of Sirius Regal before an ancient and majestic looking diagram manifested. It was a circle where one half was gray and black, full of images of tragedy and death, while the other side was the exact opposite, a bright paradise full of riches. A black dial pointed slightly towards the bright side.


    The Karmic Wheel!


    The karmic wheel was a tool used to gauge one''s destiny! One side represented the long-lasting bright and healthy side of the dharma, while the other represented the cold and dark despair of the dharma. The karmic wheel could be used to figure out whether one''s path walked on the side of destiny or against it! Experts believed that they could measure their good luck with the karmic wheel because the state of your dharma changed based on every conscious action made. Only those who had experienced the gate of destiny could see their own karmic wheel, and just powerful sages and saints knew how to do so.


    "My luck is on the rise it seems¡­finally turned it around." Sirius Regal wore a rare half-smile and stood up to glance towards the dark cave. The other day they had almost died in that dump! After rescuing Dessa Chimes, the cave rumbled and shook intensely, as if two powerhouses were fighting for there lives on the deeper levels. He managed to grab Dessa and the boy and make it out, right as the entranced collapsed.


    The Dessa girl had even woken up once, but there was no way for Sirius to let her stay conscious once she discovered that her ''savior'', whom she often referred to as ''Mr. Jupiter'' or her ''master,'' had not made it out of the cave safely. This ditzy redhead even tried to go back in! She clearly didn''t fear for her life. He had to knock her out immediately. Who was that negus brat, anyway? Some fancy noble''s son?


    Well, at any rate, he was likely dead. However, it seems something unexpected happened to Mr. Mercy. Sirius presumed that he encountered trouble trying to snatch the dark jumble fruits or maybe some other precious natural treasure! Well, lucky his Crimson Rider crew hadn''t been too greedy. His father, Crimson Regal, would likely never forgive his ghost if he had died in Dark Cave.


    "Hm?" Walter''s brow suddenly twitched. "Boss someone''s coming out of the cave!"


    "What?!" Sirius Regal stood up in shock, looking at the collapsed cave mouth. Hadn''t it already been several days? Maybe Mr. Mercy made out like a true bandit, and then took the time to recover before coming out? That would certainly make it harder to rob him, "Tch. Too bad¡­"


    In a tree branch above the camp, Aiken Moon wore blue robes and laid on the Shadowblitz Lion cub, catching glimpses of the clouds in-between the leaves above. His arm was in a sling, and he had a big medical leaf over his left eye. He sighed heavily as he spoke to no one in particular, "At least she''s safe now¡­ poor Mr. Jupiter though¡­ ah¡­"


    Rumble. Rumble. Rumble. Bang!


    However, before Aiken could continue moping there was a considerable commotion from the mouth of Dark Cave. The rocks blocking the entrance were forcefully blown away as scarlet-green sparks of electricity burst from the cave mouth! As the dust blocking the entrance cleared, the silhouette of a 12 or 13-year-old boy wearing pure white robes could be seen in the cracked opening. He had slightly sharp features and thick eyebrows with a good looking face. He had low cut black hair and wore the brave fang collar around his neck. In both of his ears was a serenity crystal earring, and he held his left arm in his robe as he walked out casually. He seemed as calm as the quiet brook, but there was a strange intensity in his aura. As he stepped out of the cave, his jewel-like blue eyes seemed to brighten the sky, as he took in the fresh air.


    Who else could this be but Jodye Trill?


    Aiken Moon sat up abruptly, totally aghast! Mr. Jupiter was alive?? How? The captain said a madman had already gone after him, a madman that even the captain himself had to be cautious of! How strong was this boy who claimed to be even younger than himself? Aiken didn''t believe it was enough to defeat the captain, however strong Mr. Jupiter was. Their auras had two totally different levels of intensity! Aiken might have had his origin pool sealed, but he was still a born sage. Even before his saint training, he could quickly feel the aura of others.


    Meanwhile, Sirius Regal was equally if not more shocked! Why the hell would the one who showed up be this brat instead of that old villain?? What did this mean? Sirius had no way to figure it out. Could he have defeated the vicious and crazy Oulan Mercy? Escaped? Both seemed near impossible. While this kid clearly had an impressive aura for his age, it was still one that didn''t surpass the Fledgling Saint realm. Even though he likely had more competence than a typical fledgling saint, it couldn''t be that exaggerated right?


    At the very least Sirius Regal didn''t feel any pressure from the boy. He couldn''t see him as a threat. The Crimson Riders all exchanged shocked looks and exclamations.


    "Bloody hell, someone came out of that hell hole alive?"


    "Look, it''s merely a boy! How did he do that?"


    "Looks like some noble son."


    "Wait, then why do I feel a saint aura stronger than my own?"


    "A second cultivation at this age? This guy ain''t average! It might be a big fish, boss."


    ...¡­


    Jodye Trill was unaware of these people''s opinions and thoughts. After Xavier hacked down on the creepy jerk with Fenrir, Jodye Trill was launched uncontrollably forward by dozens of kilometers! Jodye simply didn''t see the aftermath of what happened, but he could imagine the result. The origin qi phenomenon above Xavier right before he attacked looked like four fist-sized golden suns. Jodye''s world was thrown upside down at that moment! These two were actually so strong? He only knew that he was too weak to utilize their strength!


    Luckily, he managed to snatch the spatial artifact off of the creep in that instant he passed, but his arm ended up badly broken as a result! Not only that, but Jodye had totally lost control of himself after being launched like a rocket. He was about to crash brutally into a cave wall and feared that he would be smashed to near pulp. However, before he could panic, he heard a familiar giggle, and his forward momentum somehow reversed! He wasn''t going nearly as fast anymore. Merely, he still crashed into the wall and was heavily injured.


    Fortunately, his abnormal recovery speed seemed to have traveled lifetimes with himself. After Jodye meditated for 12 hours, he had recovered to 50% health. Was this some unique ability of his own soul? He didn''t really understand it, or how to find out. When he checked his heavenly grimoire, he discovered that both his guardians had entered a ''stasis.'' Obviously, they had greatly strained their souls, now the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] had to restore them. Jodye had a feeling this was only possible because of the unique features of his own soul. This was just a hunch, but it felt so close to the truth.


    After recovering a bit of his strength, Jodye returned to the first level of Dark Cave and realized he was stuck inside. He didn''t possess any more astral force in his astral points, so he could only rely on his body''s base strength which was now around 105 BP thanks to his premature heavenly titan physique combined with his saint essence cultivation. This strength was ultimately unable to help him escape the cave, the rocks were too firm.


    Left with no other options, Jodye sat down in cultivation. The Cosmos Revolving Grimoire then appeared next to him once more.


    "Yiyayiyayiya!" Jodye heard some incoherent yammering travel into his mind via telepathy, startling him. After analyzing what this strange occurrence could mean, he came to an accurate conclusion.


    ''Summon, Eureka!''


    With a thought, the Twilight Sphinx cub Eureka hopped out of the space within the grimoire''s fourth page. She rubbed her face against Jodye''s affectionately before looking around the cave in excitement.


    "Yiyayiyayiya!" these thoughts were transmitted to Jodye Trill once again, but he just couldn''t understand them. From her actions, he seemed to get that Eureka wanted to explore the cave. Jodye Trill thought this would be dangerous at first before he remembered that this baby origin god beast had once scared off a Trickster. He was probably in far more danger than this Eureka.


    "Go, then, just bring me back something good." Jodye waved his hand dismissively, and Eureka skated away amazingly quick, leaving behind nothing but a trail of serenity ice. Jodye felt a bit inspired watching this. However, he also wondered, just what was in this cave that made Eureka so eager? Anyway, he was destined to not know until she returned to his side. Jodye was over the terror that was Dark Cave, he didn''t wish to explore it any longer.


    Jodye decided to immediately refine the tainted fiend force he absorbed during the earlier battle with the bug-loving freak. He sat like a refined monk and chanted the first verse of the Azure World Epoch. The worldly diagram in his origin pool became increasingly detailed and shone resplendently as it absorbed both pure force and fiend force and produced azure purity rain that nourished his different force geneses. The purity force crystal in his origin pool absorbed the most, as it steadily increased in size like ice forming new crystals. They were also azure in color.


    Phew!


    Jodye spent another day in half like this, before stretching and exhaling a mouthful of bad air. Next, he decided to focus on increasing his origin energy.


    Chaotic Thunder Annihilation ¡ª Heretical Lightning Layer!


    After adjusting his condition once more, he held his final mid-grade origin stone in hand and willed his original immortal conception to circulate to refine the energy. As this process was nearly automatic, Jodye summoned Pharaoh''s Law and split his divine awareness into three as he dove into his nascent calamity force concept!


    He chose to go over his concepts one at a time, as he could sense that he had comprehended some new truths of both serenity and calamity from this experience!


    After four days passed Jodye Trill slowly opened his sapphire eyes which now swam with a couple of golden lights. The lights in the eyes of a sage represented the height of their comprehensions. Having more than one golden light in his eye meant that his nascent force had broken through and evolved into primary qi! His Serenity and Calamity qi had both undergone grand changes! Both had reached the Advanced Primary Force level, providing an extra 60 BP of force! Even his Thunderbolt qi was close to reaching the advanced primary force level, but because of his concept, the progress was a bit slower while he worked out the mysterious principles of death qi. Nonetheless, his Chaotic Melody of Destruction Concept was already at the Basic Primary level!


    Of course, since his death concept was born within the Chaotic Thunderbolt concept to form a single unit, he didn''t need to actually spend a lot of time comprehending voodoo death laws, they seem to teach him willingly. It was the same for his comprehension of magic life qi, it improved automatically as his dragon force developed. However, dragon force was enigmatic and difficult to comprehend, so this slowed Jodye down as well. The origin stone in his hand had already faded to dust. The peak of the Sophomore rank! He could already feel the barrier to the next level. He could breakthrough whenever he wished and become an Earth Science Realm expert!


    Of course, that was his last mid-grade origin stone. However, Jodye felt it was fine. After all, he was at the peak of Perfected Sophomore rank on the verge of breaking through to the next realm! He had robbed the wealth of several people, so he did not lack lower grade origin stones or spiritual herbs.


    In fact, Jodye could definitely ascend to the next realm now if he so wished. Merely, his mother had taught him that the best was to advance to the next realm was to let it happen naturally. When one poured too much water into a glass, it would naturally overflow. That was similar to what Jodye had to allow to happen with his cultivation. He would keep refining energy until his realm advanced on its own! Jodye missed his mom a lot so he would, of course, operate according to the knowledge she had imparted onto him. In this life, she wasn''t just his mother but his martial sensei, his master!


    When Jodye Trill thought of his mother, the wrath in him grew uncontrollable for an instant, and it took him a while to calm down.


    Nonetheless, he had the same plans for entering the True Saint realm in his saint essence cultivation. Jodye planned to continue refining pure azure essence qi until he broke through naturally. This was actually all he could do anyway since he had managed to develop his pure force without even having a concept. At any rate, he wasn''t pressed to improve, he could take it slowly for now. As Sylvester and kept saying, haste makes waste. Jodye wanted to keep his foundation strong. He also needed to refine some magic elixirs to help him advance further in the Titanic Rage law. He could let his body''s cultivation fall too far behind his origin energy.


    Whether it was refining the final two spirit pressure points, or opening the first gate of power and refining it into an astral gate to enter the next stage, both needed magical ingredients with abundant heaven and earth energy. Clearing the last two spirit points was proving to be incredibly difficult, and there was no precedent set on how to do it since Jodye was the first hero Titan in history to do so, but he was determined to see it through! One day in the distant future he would go to find this vagrant master of his T''Zhane to settle debts! Of course, first, he needed to survive in this cruel world long enough to reach those heights.


    Jodye Trill first dripped a drop of blood onto the space belt he had stolen from his bugged out attacker. This was a ritual known as the blood ownership claim, it could bind the artifact to the user by his bloodline. The fact that it was instantly successful proved that there was no longer an Oulan Mercy in this world. Not that Jodye even knew of his name before reading a few of the documents in this space belt.


    He also discovered that many of these letters and documents referred to him as ''Vice Sect Master Mercy.'' This man was a Vice Sect Master of White Serpent Cove! Oulan Mercy''s true cultivation was supposed to be at the Silver Mage rank. The Vice Sect Master was on a high priority mission but had suffered some kind of accident with a secret treasure and had his cultivation sealed. Jodye was startled by this information. That strong lunatic was actually in a weakened state, no wonder he seemed so powerful!


    With a strong vice sect master like Oulan, that meant that Jodye''s enemies probably had a top mage rank mastermind! This was quite dangerous to the current Jodye. At the same time, he saw a letter of correspondence received from a branch leader Sirius Regal of the Crimson Riders. Jodye was able to gather from these couple of messages that the Crimson Riders was a massive organization, superior in strength to White Serpent Cove, but only by a bit. The team in Dark Forest was just one branch headed by the son of one of the leaders, Crimson himself. Apparently, they had cooperated in entering this Dark Cave in search of some treasures.


    This made Jodye inwardly vigilant. It was already strange that he couldn''t locate his companions, now things made more sense. There was a team of top experts targeting the secrets here. How naive had he been in thinking that a low-level area wouldn''t have hidden dangers?


    After doing a quick inventory, he discovered this Oulan Mercy was loaded! The groovy belt type spatial artifact had 6 cubic meters of space inside, this was somewhat decent! He considered gifting this belt to Aiken if the boy submitted to his legion. Inside the space belt, there were 500 origin stones, but they were all of the lowest grades. Still, this was far more than the last two people he had robbed. There was also 50 amethyst crystal notes, 500 gold crystal notes, and 100,000 silver crystal notes.


    Jodye rubbed his chin''s imaginary stubble as he thought he was becoming quite wealthy.


    There was also an assortment of tomes and literature, most of them centered around voodoo death principles. Jodye summoned [Pharaoh''s Law] and quickly perused through many of them with his divine awareness. In doing so, he actually felt enlightened on many things. He even found a Combat Art called Dance of the Evil Blood Moon. This was a set of sword techniques that utilized energies associated with the principles of death.


    There were a total of 5 combat skills, and the first was called Evil Crescent Slash. Jodye kept this book and decided to practice this combat art. He felt he could modify it to suit his combat glaive, but first, he would have to master it with a sword. Combat Skills could boost the power of attacks, and some could even help to facilitate the fusion of energies.


    Jodye also found a letter in the groovy belt''s space that had a soul seal placed on it. Luckily, his own soul force was stronger than the sealing soul force, and he easily erased this seal. He learned from the letter that Oulan Mercy was hunting a noble boy with brown skin, who looked to be near the age of 13. The boy was supposed to have the ''two dark Genova beads, several charm potion prototypes, and a treasured sword.''


    After being baffled for a moment, Jodye remembered that the magic pouch he was given by Wyven had many green and pink potions within, and there were indeed two mysterious black spiritual beads covered in runes. Jodye knew that they were the result of high-level alchemy, but he couldn''t identify these items yet. Due to this, he hadn''t placed them in his mind. Now, it seemed he would have to pay more attention to this matter.


    As far as the sword, could they possibly be referring to the Autumn Saver that was given to Dessa Chimes? This also suggested that Wyven had indeed removed a few items from the magic pouch before it was handed over to Jodye.


    "Sneaky old bastard," Jodye Trill was irritated that he got hoodwinked.


    Jodye reentered his host space and chose to think about this later. After finishing his evening''s meditation session, he used some water rations he found in the Oulan creep''s interspatial belt to wash. Then he got dressed and walked over to the collapsed entrance. Pressing his hand against the incredibly tough rocks in front of him, he pondered out loud, "Hmm. Dense but¡­ I can maybe breakthrough? If I combine my thunderbolt force with my calamity force, I think I can make a hole."


    Thinking up to here, Jodye used two fingers to draw a vertical line of green-hued electricity. The first layer of the Chaotic Thunder Annihilation legacy taught him how to use heretical lightning! Heretical lightning was able to blend and fuse with different energies to form more destructive thunderbolt power. This green energy was heretic lightning! Jodye''s heretic lightning could easily absorb any force backed by his own origin.


    Before the first time he used his innate combat spark Thunderbolt Purgatory, he thought he could only use two forces at the same time. However, Jodye now understood that this meant he could enhance his thunderbolt force with other qi attributes. Jodye split his divine awareness in half and activated two concepts. This time he would try to fuse thunderbolt, death, and calamity force. He didn''t know if it would work, but he had a strong feeling he could do it! After all, his death and thunderbolt laws shared a single concept.


    "Here goes nothing."


    Thunderbolt Purgatory x 4!


    ....


    As Jodye Trill walked forward from the hole of the cave, he instinctively spread out his divine awareness. He instantly noticed the team of experts who weren''t so far away. However, he didn''t panic as he had already predicted such a possibility when he saw no signs of Dessa Chimes or Aiken Moon in the Dark Cave. Clearly, if even Oulan Mercy appeared, things could no longer be so simple.


    Before he managed to walk a full ten meters a shadow flashed and appeared in front of him, causing him to pause abruptly, as he looked at this newcomer. In front of Jodye Trill stood a rough looking man with a bald head and red eyebrows. He looked delinquent and wore a jacket that said CRIMSON in dancing hieroglyphics, indeed of high tech design. This was Jodye''s first time seeing such an outfit on a mercenary. This man was clearly not from any normal background, despite his lack of grooming.


    "Say, you kid. Why are you alone, eh? How the hell did you get out of that fiend hole in one piece?" asked Sirius Regal imperiously.


    "Do I need to introduce myself to a stranger? Who in the hell do you think you are?" replied Jodye Trill with the epitome of nonchalance.


    "Oh?" Sirius Regal arched his brow, suddenly alert. Why was this kid so brave? He matched the negus brat in the description, yet where was the fear a thief on the run should have? Something was fishy here, Sirius Regal started to think that maybe he had come to a false conclusion, "Where''s Mr. Mercy at, kid? Don''t play around or I''ll gut you like a magical beast."

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    "Vice Sect Master Mercy? Oh, so you know the boss. At ease, my friend. Are you little Crimson, then? Well, he''s still down there," Jodye Trill pointed back towards the dark cave innocently, his tone suddenly far more respectful. He was now treating Sirius as a peer performing his duty, rather than a hostile stranger. "He saved me from some ghouls, then retrieved the thing that Sect Master gave me, and told me to return alone while he finished his mission."


    Sirius Regal was very skeptical, but as soon as he heard the words ''little crimson'' he subconsciously lowered his guard. Only that lunatic would casually disrespect him with his family nickname through one of his disciples. He probably hoped that Sirius would kill the boy out of anger, perhaps he wasn''t allowed to make a move on this guy himself!


    What foreign negus? This boy sounded more like the Sect Master''s favored student! Using others to do his dirty work, this was very Oulan Mercy in style.


    Sirius wouldn''t fall for it.


    After all, if this boy was some particular secret disciple of White Serpent Cove, then he could honestly do nothing to him. Nonetheless, he decided to probe a bit more asking, "My name is Sirius Regal, a captain in the Crimson Riders Mercenary Legion. Do not let your superior''s lack of respect continue to influence and endanger you. What''s your name, boy, and why are you here?"


    "I am Jupiter," said Jodye Trill emotionlessly, as he walked past Sirius Regal fearlessly. He continued with sarcasm, "I am here to recover a particular ingredient. Do I truly need to explain my mission to you? How about this, accompany me to the base in the Evil Wonderland to have a chat with my master. I''m sure he''d love~ to share."


    Jodye knew he couldn''t easily fight this guy, but he felt like he could escape if he had enough time to restore his astral force. Only then could he use his titanic rage force! Thus, he decided to use the intel he had collected to dupe this dummy. People of this time were brilliant, but only the Sages were crafty. Saints typically lacked this quality.


    "Mission? You? Alone? Your senior didn''t even try to help you? You and the old man must have had some sort of conflict?" A rough and manly voice called to the boy from behind. Jodye found himself a bit impressed. Sirius Regal was meticulous. Despite no longer having any deep suspicions, he still probed for more information, he wanted to see the limit.


    "Are you implying that I am incapable in some way, sir Regal?" Jodye Trill stopped walking and turned to face Sirius once more. The origin energy in him revolving as a small battle force momentum started to build.


    "Hmm?" Sirius Regal immediately noticed the change in Jodye''s eyes and aura. This kid was more like an expert than a rookie! He truly had the talent to be so arrogant. He was definitely some powerhouse''s direct disciple. "Well, no need to be so tense, young friend. I do not wish to hurt you. There is no problem between us."


    "Oh, but there may be," said Jodye Trill smiling mysteriously. Sirius frowned but didn''t say anything as he stared at the beast like eyes of the youth in front of him. Seeing this Jodye continued using his fake status to swagger, "There''s an unconscious girl in your camp. She''s mine. I would like for you to release her to me."


    "Girl? What girl?" sneered Sirius Regal. Who did this kid think he was, some pushover? No one could take an opportunity from him so easily.


    Jodye Trill''s smile disappeared, and his face turned cold as he swiftly pulled out a serenity crystal, "The vice sect master told me that she was lying unconscious on the second floor. Are you telling me that my senior lied to me? Are you truly trying to sow dissension between the upper echelon of White Serpent Cove?"


    "Hey! Kid, wait a minute," when Sirius saw the kid pull out a serenity crystal and mention that lunatic, he decided to take a step back. "Okay, the girl''s in my camp. However, that lass promised me sumfin, and I aim to get it!"


    "What could she have possibly promised you? Nothing that she owns belongs to herself, it all belongs to the Sect Master!" shouted Jodye Trill as if he had just heard his life''s greatest insult. "Do you truly dare to say you don''t know that girl''s body is special somehow? Do you think I''m an idiot?"


    "The Sect¡­" Sirius Regal suddenly felt a headache. Well, once he considered things carefully it made a lot of sense. After all, how could such a little lass find some awesome treasure that could talk? Obviously, the treasure was trying to use himself to change its fate. Sirius remembered thinking that this was too big a burden for his karmic wheel. To think he had almost been fooled by his greed! "Little brother Jupiter, please relax. I only misspoke. If the items this girl possesses are in association with your White Serpent Cove, I am willing to relent."


    "Sensible," sneered Jodye Trill. What a simp, he thought.


    "Take me to her, then."


    "SHE TRUSTED YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"


    Sirius Regal was shocked to see little Aiken Moon hurling a full force kick towards this Jupiter brat from the sky. However, startling still Jupiter merely sidestepped the attack and grabbed the lad''s leg. He then proceeded to slam him viciously on the ground!


    Bang. Bang.


    "I saved your dog life at her request, and this is how you say thanks?"


    Bang. Bang. Bang.


    "I simply didn''t even try to settle accounts after your partners jumped me. You dare assault me?"


    Bang. Bang.


    "Who taught you how to use the forces you possess currently? You pathetic whelp, what are you if I had left you alone?"


    Crash!


    "Bag this one up for me too. This dribble dared to assault my honored body? The brat is unworthy of a simple death. Why do you even have children here in the first place? What kind of fetish do you old men here have? Yet, you saints claim to be so much better than us priests, hmph." Jodye tossed Aiken casually through a tree, secretly covering Aiken''s back in his divine awareness and using calamity qi to make the throw look far more aggressive than it was in reality. Many of the impacts on the ground were the same. Jodye''s concept gave his calamity force an explosive quality that could provide quite the visual effect. Jodye Trill actually felt a bit guilty, but secretly gave Aiken an enormous thumbs up. He was sure that this little show had all but proved his alibi.


    Plus, now he didn''t need an excuse to take the boy as well.


    In fact, Jodye was correct in his analysis.


    Sirius Regal changed the way he looked at this brat now. He was ruthless enough, that was for sure. This boy''s master was likely an official even more powerful than Oulan Mercy! Why else would that madman not harm this child in the least? Sirius Regal felt terrible for little Aiken, but his hands were now tied. Sirius made a hand gesture, and two experts hopped out of the thick bushes nearby and tied the boy up.


    Who told the child to throw his life away over a slave girl?


    Sirius wasn''t going to offend this little madman for an errand boy. They had already gotten a great harvest from this trip, was there a need to be so greedy? At least, Sirius didn''t believe so at this moment. There were more pressing matters.


    "You must be kidding, young brother Jupiter, matters of circumstance at best. Yes, just circumstance, circumstance¡­ anyway, let us talk about fair trade." Sirius Regal was, of course, a businessman before anything else, "I''m fine with handing over the girl, but I''m sure you know I can''t do it for absolutely nothing. Even if I discount our loss of an errand boy due to his own arrogance."


    "Yes, yes, the vice sect master said that you seemed to be seeking the dark jumble fruit, yes?" said Jodye Trill glancing sneakily at Sirius Regal. This was actually just a guess! However, to Jodye it made the most sense. Why would Oulan Mercy travel into the depths of Dark Cave? Because he had a method to subjugate fiends! He wanted a treasure! The only real treasure Jodye had encountered in Dark Cave was the Dark Jumble bushes. Sylvester said there was a third level fiend on the floor below.


    Thus, he presumed that this was the last interest and reason that this team would still be camped here. They waited for Oulan Mercy, as they wanted their cut of the rewards! Jodye nonchalantly removed two Dark Jumble fruits from his space ring, and instantly the light in the surrounding dimmed a bit as it was drawn into the glowing bright purple crystal textured fruits, "I have with me here two Dark Jumble fruit. He told me to be wary of you sneakily trying to take them or scam me out of them. However, I am willing to part with one for you in exchange for the safe passage of the girl. The other is currently for sale."


    "Wah? Why are you just storing them raw, all the origin energy will leak out!" Sirius Regal''s eyes brightened as he appeared directly in front of the fruit, and immediately cradled one in his arms before berating, "Why are there only two? There should have been loads of ''em!"


    "Indeed, 16 in total," answered Jodye Trill with a shrug. Inwardly, he took note that he indeed needed to procure a magic jade container. "The vice sect master kept the rest and told me to scram back to the top."


    "Ah!" Sirius felt like he finally understood the situation in detail. The Dark Jumble Fruit was a premier Earth Science rank Origin Fruit. It possessed the original potency to advance someone in the Earth Science realm an entire rank! Oulan Mercy was in precisely this realm! Even though the effects of eating more than one Dark Jumble fruit would be significantly reduced, it should still help him in breaking through to the next realm. No wonder he sent a junior back in such a dangerous location, he was probably cultivating down there!


    After all, he could subjugate fiends!

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    Oulan didn''t even give the boy a proper way to store the precious origin fruits, he probably really planned to get him robbed! How cunning, "That son of a bitch. Fine, take the girl and the brat and get out of here. Walter back there is my vice-captain, you can arrange the sale of the next fruit with him, we''ll give you a fair deal."


    After talking, he took out a serenity crystal and explained the situation to the gang of warriors camping on the other side of the clearing. Turning back to Jodye he said, "Sorry for the trouble, kid. Listen, you and I, we''re square. Let''s do business again in the future. Remember the name, it''s Sirius Regal!"


    "Sure," responded Jodye Trill with indifference. After slapping Jodye''s palm, Sirius turned around and jet into the cave, but suddenly tumbled backward back out as if he had been run over by something.


    This was because he had.


    A few seconds later a golden Twilight Sphinx cub with a sparkling pink aura hopped intimately into Jodye''s bosom, then dropped a strange demonic looking finger into his hand. On this ancient claw-like finger, there was a luxurious platinum ring with a sapphire gem in the middle of it. Jodye was surprised and quickly stored the finger away. Now wasn''t the best time to investigate.


    A couple of seconds later Jodye felt the wind and found Sirius Regal glaring daggers at Eureka in his embrace, "This beast dared to assault me, it ran me over!"


    "Oh relax. Little Reka didn''t mean it, she simply didn''t even see you. This pet belongs to my master, you see, many normal experts are simply not in her eyes at all." Jodye Trill was cold as he deactivated Pharaoh''s law then turned and ran towards the camp, dragging a bound Aiken Moon behind him. This may have appeared brutal, but Jodye had the incredible divine source energy! He used his divine sense to protect Aiken''s face from harm, but only his face. Jodye simply didn''t have the focus to worry about the rest of the kid. Aiken was a saint anyway, he should be fine.


    Sirius Regal watched his departing figure. As his wrath subsided bit by bit, it became replaced by a slight fear. If such a small beast could run straight through him like he was never there, how strong was this boy''s master? Luckily, he hadn''t been impulsive. No fortune would have been worth the trouble.


    If Sirius knew Jodye had absolutely no connections with any significant powers in the south, he might have vomited blood.


    Once Jodye Trill arrived at the camp, he walked to the old man with purple hair who was also approaching him. The old man greeted him with a smile once he got close, "Greetings are due to you, young noble Jupiter. This humble one is called Walter. Please, have a seat."


    Jodye sat on a bench of the table Walter indicated. He withdrew a dark jumble fruit and spoke of his aim directly, "Listen, I have a lot to do so let''s cut to the chase. You are familiar with just how much you can make for auctioning a Dark Jumble Fruit, yes? Well, I simply don''t have the time or luxury. You can buy it from me for half of the lower estimate. Apart from that, I need two horses, a high-grade magic sword, some food rations, and a magic jade container."


    Walter''s eyes lit up in excitement, but he kept his face the same otherwise. He didn''t question any of the boy''s requests, not even the magic jade container, as they were all typical items used on a journey. He had noticed that the dark jumble fruit was not inside of a container, and assumed his captain had ranted on the importance of one. It was normal that the boy wanted one for himself now.


    As for the supplies and rations, he felt the boy only needed to purchase it because he already used up the resources he ventured out with. Of course, he needed more to return. After all, he likely didn''t have much experience outdoors yet. Wasn''t this the purpose of sending him out?


    Walter actually admired this kind of young adventurer, for he was once like this as well, "That is more than fair, indeed, young noble. You are quite shrewd for your age. The supplies are yours, and I can even provide you higher quality goods for 50 gold extra."


    Fifty gold crystal notes suddenly landed on the table in front of Walter, who looked down startled. He had actually intended to just deduct it from the total, but there was no need now? When he looked at Jodye again, he saw those same indifferent blue eyes staring back at him silently. Walter stood up and cleared his throat, "Ahem, well then, we''ll fulfill this order right away."


    Thirty minutes later Jodye was teaching some pure force principles to a skinny man with crooked teeth and an ugly mug named Dave, "I see the problem. You have refined your heart and a single kidney, but not your lungs. All of the books may list the heart first, but the lungs are truly fundamental in guiding force through your body. Without refining your lungs, your foundation will remain shaky. With a shaky foundation, your pure force will be brittle and weak. Anyone near the same level could easily crush you."


    "Ah!" Dave looked like he had been enlightened! "Bloody ''ell, I should''ve long since refined mah lungs if that''s the deal! There goes smoking."


    "Does it have to be? If you smoke only the proper medicinal herbs, you could even help strengthen your foundation more. They have even stronger effects than the tar plants everyone smokes on around here!" Eureka lounged on top of his head as Jodye Trill kept schooling these blockheads while he waited next to Dessa, who was naked underneath a white cloth cover.


    Where Jodye currently sat was coincidentally the same spot the captain usually sat. However, no one had time to complain about this as this Jupiter kid was truly wise when it came to cultivation! Many warriors were gathered around to ask him questions about the Fledgling Saint realm.


    Even a couple of True Saints came to listen to his opinions on the pure qi.


    "Keep training guys, I''m sure your branch will do big business with us one¡­" Jodye Trill was in the middle of his closing statement when he was interrupted by a soft moan behind him. It gave him goosebumps in a good way.


    "Uhn¡­"


    Turning back to look, Jodye''s eyes landed on a pair of smoky azure eyes that were trained on him from the moment he turned around. Dessa Chimes blinked a few times slowly before her eyes entirely focused. She made an excited yelp and jumped up to hug Jodye and kiss his face all over.


    Jodye quickly covered her body, which was slowly growing sexier due to her essence cultivation, with the white cloth cover. He mushed her face without force making Dessa fall back on her bum. However, Dessa quickly scrambled to her feet and gave a deep bow then salute, "Subordinate Dessa Chimes greets the young master!


    "Less of this, girl." Jodye Trill said gently, as he gently rubbed Dessa''s head. Her eyes teared up, and she buried her face into his chest as she cried silently. Jodye Trill frowned, and looked at the men around himself.


    Walter hurried over and consoled him, "Young noble Jupiter, do not be alarmed. The captain found her in the Dark Cave with all of her clothes ripped off. She was surrounded by fiends! Surely you know that no good will befall any man taken down by such perverse creatures."


    "Are you implying that fiends have violated her?" Asked Jodye Trill icily, the rage inside slowly threatening to build. Now that Jodye had fully integrated with the memories of T''Zhane, he knew this was the awakening of an ability that belonged to the next stage. Somehow, Jodye was already beginning to show sign of awakening this skill. Merely, he couldn''t control it yet.


    "I don''t dare to assume sir. However, I assure you that none of us have touched her, she was like this when we met the captain here," replied Walter. Jodye Trill caught the implied meaning. They didn''t dare to touch her, but what about the captain? Jodye looked down at Dessa, who didn''t make eye contact with him.


    "Dessa, what''s wrong with you?" as cruel as it was too imagine, Jodye Trill knew that Dessa wasn''t so weak as to crumble because some man had violated her. It may be tragic to admit, but it was a fact that she was nearly numb to this. Whether these guys were right or wrong, something else had to have happened. However, Dessa simply swept her eyes around the crowd surrounding Jodye before looking away again. She didn''t think he would misunderstand her, and she had the street sense not to speak right now.


    Jodye seemed to suddenly get it and stopped inquiring altogether. Inwardly, he applauded Dessa for not blowing their cover. He would make her answer him later. He pulled Dessa close making her blush intensely, then whispered into her ear at an excessively low volume. After all, experts had excellent hearing. He said quietly, "We''ll talk later. Don''t worry about Aiken, it was I who beat him up."


    Dessa''s eyes flashed with worry and confusion as she whipped her head to look at the bloody boy who was bound not far from herself. She hadn''t even realized this was her friend Aiken Moon! However, she nodded her head obediently. The warriors around all drew their own conclusions about what Jodye had said to Dessa.


    "He probably threatened to have her end up like the boy if she''s touched again!"


    "Walter told us the boss said she''s the property of some big shot. She''s in for it now!"


    "Serves her right, she should''ve been up front."


    "Yeah, it''s not the boss'' fault!"


    ...¡­


    Jodye Trill was significantly annoyed, but his face didn''t change a bit. Dessa Chimes'' face grew frostier, but she also remained quiet. Without communicating, they both knew how important it was to escape the current situation. For Dessa, it was simple to adopt this composure as Mr. Jupiter had warned her many times what to do if they were captured by the enemy. For the most part, she just stayed quiet and followed his lead. Before long, Walter led Jodye over to two large steeds with bright red fur, fiery spiked manes, and flaming hooves. Next to the horses were the supplies Jodye had asked for, an indeed the quality wasn''t bad.


    Walter detailed the beasts for Jodye, but there actually no need.


    Level 3 Vicious Beast, Flaming Stampede! Jodye''s divine energy reported to him that this beast''s bodily strength was comparable to 115 BP! Its body was even stronger than his own, causing Jodye to nod in approval.


    There was also the B-grade combat gear, Scarlet Flame Magic Sword! This was a three-feet-long treasure sword with a blade made of defiant yang steel! As the name implied, defiant yang steel was a material that was very calamitous in property. Five hieroglyphs made the word flame and were made up of 50 runes each, half calamity and half fire runes. These hieroglyphs represented a deployment spell or a spell crafted into an artifact. Since there were five glyphs, this spell could only be used a max of five times before the magic energy in the magical sword had to be restored.


    There was also a pile of rations and other supplies with a container made up of milky white colored jade. This was magic jade, an incredibly useful material that could prevent sky qi from leaking outwards or returning to the void. It was truly magical.


    "Young noble, please accept our sincerity." Walter gave a merchants bow and stepped aside.


    Jodye Trill didn''t stand on ceremony at all, and all these items immediately vanished into his space ring. He then slung Aiken Moon over the back of one of the flaming stampedes like a sack of potatoes, before mounting it himself and motioning for Dessa to climb on to the other one. Seeing Dessa shake her head vehemently, Jodye realized the girl had never ridden a horse. ''What an insult to her bloodline,'' he thought in disdain. If he hadn''t already killed her uncle, he would do it again. Nonetheless, Jodye tied Aiken to the horse he was on securely before lifting Dessa onto the other and mounting behind her. Eureka lay on Dessa''s chest, snuggled in her embrace.


    "It was good doing business with you, fellas. I hope you guys can manage to improve by the time we meet again, or I will simply ignore you as if we never met. Meet me in the clouds above, bwahahaha!" Jodye Trill laughed boisterously as the flaming stampedes rushed off through the dark woods, and genuinely he was grinning from the bottom of his heart.


    Jodye couldn''t believe he had managed to pull this off so quickly, but he was determined to vamoose before Sirius Regal could return with news of Oulan Mercy''s corpse. Luckily he had made out like a bandit! He had all the loot plus new gear! "What a deal, hehe. Those chumps never suspected a thing."


    Hearing what Jodye Trill mumbled to himself behind her ear, Dessa Chimes giggled cutely, before her smile disappeared once more. Leaning back into the chest of Jodye Trill she spoke softly. "It was I who told that evil man your location."


    ¡­


    Meanwhile back at the camp¡­


    A serenity crystal shard suddenly lit up on Walter''s waist. Walter grabbed it and listened to the message from the other side, as his face turned slowly grim. "Boss¡­ we can''t hold them here. They have left just now, on the two flaming stampedes we secured from Wendigo. He gave us a good trade on them¡­ but there''s no way any of our horses can catch those two."


    "WHAT! YOU IDIOTS!! CHASE THEM, STOP THEM, BOUND THEM UNTIL I RETURN! THAT LITTLE TWERP PROBABLY STILL HAS ALL THE LOOT!" Sirius Regal''s voice was absolutely livid as it fiercely vibrated the small serenity crystal shard. Walter didn''t know whether to laugh or cry, as he had only followed instructions.


    It turned out Sirius had been fooled by that cunning negus boy. It was more accurate to say that all of them were deceived. As Walter scrambled the gang together, he couldn''t help but wonder to himself. "Who the hell was that teenager?"


    If they knew that the mysterious teenager Jupiter was really 6-years-old Joseph Goldwolf, who knew what they would think.

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    "It was I who told that evil man your location." Dessa Chimes had tears in her eyes as she finally told Jodye what had been bothering her.


    "You¡­ Did you sell me out? How?" Jodye Trill was dumbstruck. He honestly hadn''t expected this woman would betray him so quickly. Disappointment rushed over him in a wave, but soon reason caught up with him. How could Dessa have not been killed by the tribulation lightning of the heavens if she ratted him out? She took a heavenly blood oath.


    "I''m so sorry! I didn''t want to do it I swear, I just couldn''t stop it¡­ I mean," Dessa Chimes panicked and spoke too much, so she tried to hurry and cover her mouth.


    "Couldn''t stop what? Ah!" Jodye Trill''s eyes suddenly brightened, as he instantly pieced the puzzle together, "That''s right, Autumn Saver should have a rather powerful soul right? Taking over your body for a moment to save your life by snitching shouldn''t be too hard. I suppose it''s also this cowardly sword who promised to reward Sirius Regal."


    The sword image on Dessa''s hand lit up in response to Jodye''s insult as if daring him to challenge it.


    "Autumn Saver, do you believe that I will stay this weak for a long time? I''m sure you know the truth of my potential. Do you believe that I won''t refine your soul once my realm improves? Do you feel infallible? Are you even a real person? You are nothing but a tool to me," Jodye Trill quipped ruthlessly, without emotion in his voice. The light on Dessa''s hand brightened, and her face turned a bit red, but then the light disappeared altogether.


    "She¡­ she said women aren''t respected in this land, and you could never understand them or the pain in my heart and hers when she discovered it," said Dessa Chimes gently, "Those men didn''t touch me, Autumn Saver would have never allowed it. She just wants me to be safe while I grow stronger. Please don''t erase her, young master."


    "Autumn Saver is a¡­ female?" asked Jodye Trill in puzzlement.


    "She said that she would be whatever I influenced her to be¡­ so¡­ yes." Dessa nodded in affirmation. "If she hadn''t protected me all the time in Dark Cave, those fiends would have surely violated me to death."


    "¡­She had a point. What the damn sword did was not wrong, it was the best thing for you based on the circumstances. After all, I wasn''t there. Merely, the fact that it sacrificed your lord''s well being for your own means that your heavenly oath doesn''t apply to decisions made by your sword," Jodye had his eyes closed as he spoke to Dessa, but suddenly heard nine booming thunderclaps and Dessa''s voice.


    "I, Dessa Chimes, swear that¡­ Autumn¡­ Saver¡­ will never harm my master in any way, or let me be struck by divine tribulation thunder!" Dessa Chimes gritted her teeth and spoke word for word. Apparently, she was resisting some significant obstruction.


    "Dess¡­ well, whatever. Do not fear, I still trust you," sighed Jodye Trill. He didn''t know whether this girl was decisive or impulsive. "That reminds me¡­ why is it that women are mistreated in this world? Is there truly no justice in this land, men simply can do as they please without rhyme or reason, action or consequence?"


    "Well, the old maid Ma Dear who brought me up taught me many things about this land," Dessa raised a brow until she remembered that Mr. Jupiter had literally crashed out of the sky like a falling star when she first saw him. Plus he claimed to be six years of age. He wouldn''t know much about the world. Thus, she explained, "It''s not just the women, young master. Even little Aiken¡­ well, it''s¡­ voodoo you know? Do you know about the barrier energy? The Great Motherland is really two continents, and Pangaea is the larger of the two. The barrier energy splits Pangaea into five wards, which we call the east, south, west, north, and central wards. The West and South Wards are known as the Voodoo States because all the overlords practice dark arts. Whereas the Northern and Eastern wards are the Magic States. I hear the culture in the Magic States is closer to how things are in Rodinia."


    "Is Rodinia very different?" This was Jodye''s first time hearing about these things.


    His mother had never explained to him how wicked this world could be towards women, he had to learn that the hard way. Back at the Chimes estate, he saw plenty of examples of how low these peoples opinions of women were, it was too tasteless. At least back home he would still see influential female experts occasionally. He had yet to encounter a woman with a decent cultivation base in the south, all he had seen were mortal or captive women being violated. The strongest he had met was Monica in Little Oasis, and she was a master! Jodye''s impression of masters was that they were born to be stronger than their peers, they had powerful souls.


    This couldn''t be the way of the world, right?


    Of course, this was a place where might equals right! If the powers at the top of the food chain hand out the order for slaughter, it will, of course, be fulfilled.


    "Ma Dear said that the Voodoo practitioners of Rodinia are different in that they are orthodox. The study of death and dark forces are allowed, but they don''t harm mortals or innocents, or there are severe consequences. At least, for the most part, right?" Dessa Chimes was actually thrilled that Mr. Jupiter was taking such deep interest in her situation and her thoughts. Her smile was brilliant and threatened to make Jodye''s heart race if he didn''t steel himself.


    "So basically, women are objectified this way because the men are just evil? That''s a bit of a stretch¡­" Jodye Trill was unconvinced. Something was missing, right?


    "No, it is mainly for our primordial yin, or any serenity qi that they can extract from us," responded Dessa Chimes patiently. "Many Voodoo Priests use dark arts to curse women so that their yin qi transforms into death qi."


    Primordial Yin!


    Death qi!


    Sudden enlightenment!


    Primordial Yin is the purest form of yin essence in a woman''s body. Anyone practicing with death laws, which followed the yin principle, would naturally be attracted to the benefits of refining primordial yin. Jodye finally got it. These women were being used mainly as cultivation cauldrons. Voodoo Priests used them to accelerate the growth of their evil powers.


    The fact that so few women around here were cultivators was probably manipulated somehow as well. After all, how could they be oppressed if they had the strength to resist?


    Jodye Trill felt he could understand a lot better now. These voodoo practitioners favored forces that fit within the yin principle. Robbing women of their essence made their cultivation go smoother. In the end, it was all for strength.


    "Voodoo States huh¡­" Jodye Trill thought about his mother and older sister, bound and in the hands of the enemy whom they referred to as White Demon. Then Jodye felt the pain and rage of his father dying in his place before his very eyes. Was this what a Voodoo State was? Rage swiftly built, but his astral points were drier than dry. Surprisingly, his anger was filling his astral passages with a different type of strength. It was a mysterious feeling that he didn''t truly understand at first.


    However, after jogging through the memories left behind by T''Zhane, he realized that this energy resembled slaughter state! Just slightly, but this was definitely slaughter qi that was being produced from his anger, swimming through his astral channels! Could his rage be giving birth to slaughter force already?


    Is it because he was able to open more astral points than usual? Would this side effect be good or bad? Knowing that these questions couldn''t be answered yet, Jodye forced himself to calm down. However, he inwardly vowed that he would abolish every Voodoo State in this Great Motherland one day.


    He would eradicate forces like the White Serpent Cove on his warpath back to the White Demon Castle in the sky! Jodye Trill wanted to help this broken society, this was how he would leave his mark on this world. More than that he wanted revenge, he wanted to kill!


    His enemy maimed his father. His enemy kidnapped his mother and his big sister! That bald son of a bitch almost killed Jodye Trill, and he was likely still aiming to do so! White Demon tried to force him into a dead end but failed to do so. Jodye feared the worse for his parents and siblings, but he was totally powerless to even know more about the situation, let alone do anything to help. "I had considered heading to that pyramid next. However, it''s clear I''ve underestimated the voodoo creatures and experts of this region. Let''s head south, we''ll find a way to travel to Rodinia."


    "Ah!" Dessa Chimes heard they were changing direction and had an idea, "Maybe we can just take little Aiken back home after all!"


    "Dessa, we don''t have the time too¡­ wait. The Moon clan is in Rodinia?" asked Jodye Trill. Dessa Chimes nodded. Jodye slapped his forehead in frustration, "Why didn''t he just say that in the first place?!"


    If Jodye had known that the home Aiken mentioned was in Rodinia this whole time, he would have likely head straight there to start with. Of course, what he didn''t realize was that Aiken had already tried to tell him this several times.


    "Mr. Jupiter, little Aiken is he¡­ is he going to be okay?" Dessa Chimes was worried because the current Aiken Moon was bloody and swollen, bound to his mount by rope. He looked like a war criminal.


    "He''ll be fine. Once we put some distance between them and us, I''ll make him some magic life pills," Jodye Trill was totally unconcerned with that boy. Aiken already dared to attack him once! Jodye may have been acting the role of the bad guy, but this kid was a bit too gullible, no? That''s the real reason he was a bit heavy-handed in this matter, he wanted Aiken to know the consequences of betraying your savior!


    The next time would only lead to death.

 80 Old Sigma 2

    After three days, the team stopped by a small stream, and Jodye pulled out a C-Grade alchemy pot from his space ring. He had initially thought this was just an ordinary cooking pot! However, during the ride, he noticed the various runic markings on this pot while he was going through his inventory. Merely, there was residue poison in the bowl that he had to resolve first. Jodye found himself suddenly missing his sky wolves and their many useful abilities and quirks.


    "Xavier could absorb the residue of this poison and make us stronger with it, or Sylvester could simply devour it and refine it into only Gaea knows what," thought Jodye to himself. "Well, less of this. Time to refine some magic life pills!"


    Jodye Trill did not possess a fire capable of making him an alchemist, nor was his origin energy powerful enough to produce true flames. However, the alchemy pot made all that irrelevant! As long as one knew how to program the refining sequence into an alchemy pot and adjust the required temperature, then anything within rank could be refined into a pill! Merely, the purity levels would typically be basic. It was different from using an actual alchemical furnace.


    Jodye took several ingredients out of his space ring and threw them into the alchemy pot. He mixed and ground the ingredients until there was a thick mucus-like liquid in the bowl, and then he put the lid on. Jodye chant in an ancient and mysterious language and the runes on the alchemy pot lit up and start to move around. Fifteen minutes later, Jodye removed the lid of the pot to reveal three crystal white longan sized pills.


    "C-grade Magic Life Pills with 22% purity! How awesome is that? This is a pill strong enough to heal an expert on Oulan Mercy''s level by fifty percent," Jodye Trill scrutinized the pills before handing one to Dessa as he said, "Here, give one to the brat so we can get out of here."


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    The Level 3 Vicious Flaming Stampedes traveled on for two weeks towards the south, stopping a few times along the way for water, rest, and food. After ingesting the C-grade magic life pill, Aiken Moon recovered in less than two hours! Jodye Trill ate a pill for himself, and his arm was fully restored as well! Aiken and Jodye hadn''t spoken to each other since the former woke up. Luckily, Jodye had already taught Dessa how to ride a horse, so Aiken merely rode behind Dessa on the mount they shared. He occasionally cast a dark glare at Jodye Trill.


    Noticing this for the hundredth time, Jodye was annoyed and decided to stop at the vast city he could see in the distance. The surroundings were slightly different now, so Jodye knew he had reached a new region. Previously, there was far more sand than vegetation. It was far more green here and reminded him a bit of the middle areas of the Eastern Badlands in the West Ward, where the trees grew taller. Jodye had been initially avoiding towns and cities. After varied experiences, he was nervous about social interactions as he had been living in the wild for the last few weeks.


    However, it was a fact that they needed to settle down for a while. Jodye needed to collect materials and ingredients so that he could refine a few potions and elixirs. Like the Elixir of Titanic Might! This was the most fundamental elixir to utilize when in the early stages of the Titanic Rage Law. This potion contained such pure heaven and earth energy that had a mild slaughter force attribute. This was perfect for clearing out impurities from his spirit points!


    Obtaining the ingredients for this was mandatory. Jodye had a feeling it would take quite a long time to achieve the next two levels. In the meantime, he also needed to remove the cursed fate seals of these two former slaves. This would officially grant them their freedom and allowing Dessa and Aiken to awaken their sage bloodline and host souls.


    Upon reaching the city gates, the guards stopped Jodye and company from proceeding. One of the guards, a burly middle-aged man with tattoos, spoke to Jodye directly as if the other two were not there. This was because Jodye was dressed in beautiful blue brocade raiment and riding alone, while the other two were dressed in leather dress and jacket, "Blackheart City is currently under martial law. Voodoo experts have been terrorizing this area a lot lately, and the mighty lord Pharaoh has ordered additional protection for every hold at the border. Release your aura and state your identity!"


    Jodye Trill was caught off guard, but he actually felt this to be healthier than his previous experiences. How could the large cities allow voodoo practitioners to run wild, pillaging, raping, and murdering their men and women? At least there was finally some effort being shown. These people wanted to make sure he wasn''t a vagrant voodoo expert. Thinking up to here Jodye released his magic force concept, a white magic atmosphere hanging around him, while the origin qi phenomenon above him formed 25 marble sized light spheres in the shape of a dragon''s head.


    Perfected Nascent level magic concept, 25 BP!


    Jodye Trill was inwardly surprised by this when his divine sense picked up the phenomenon. He thought to himself, ''So the light sphere''s take on the shape of our concepts maybe? It''s like a mini-constellation, I wonder if it had any other purpose¡­ it''d be great if it could resonate with astral forces.''


    "I am Jupiter Trill. These are my two attendants. Please, permit us entry," Jodye Trill replied calmly to the guard.


    "Wait. What is your purpose in coming into our Blackheart City?" A light twinkled in the eyes of the other guard in attendance when he noticed the appearance of this brat. This guard was younger and skinny, and he was smiling as he stopped the first guard before he could grant Jodye and company access. "We can''t just let any old riff-raff into the city, can we? You should show your sincerity."


    Seeing the way the younger guard was behaving the middle-aged guard frowned. However, he chose not to speak out in the end. The younger guard''s background was a bit intimidating, even if the man himself didn''t have a high status. Jodye Trill took all this in with knowing eyes. He had experienced plenty of shakedowns in his last life and even performed many himself. This attempt was brazen and shameless. Did they think he was some fat sheep? It seemed this guard directly wasn''t placing Jodye in his eyes at all.


    Jodye swept his divine sense past the two guards body and was able to notice their cultivation with a glance. The younger guard had an early-Earth Science realm sage path cultivation, and the middle-aged guard had an early-True Saint realm saint path cultivation. Their strengths were comparable to each other, but inferior to Jodye.


    However, Jodye Trill honestly didn''t want to cause a commotion at the gate. Thus, Jodye released both his origin and thunderbolt forces which stacked on top of his magic concept to form 71 BP, before he activated his Vajra Dragon combat seed making his BP rise to 86. Jodye glanced at this sage indifferently, and his mount kept walking, "I''m just passing through. Please excuse me."


    The younger guard paled as soon as he sensed the rising aura of Jodye and paled even further when he saw the silhouettes in the sky. Was this really the aura of a sophomore rank sage? If he were a half-step into the Earth Science realm, this would be slightly more acceptable. He had seen geniuses of this caliber pass through these gates before. The brat didn''t even seem tense, he was likely also holding back. However, this kid was clearly only at the peak of the Scholar Realm, the Perfected Sophomore rank. At most he should have less than 50 BP, but how many lights were up there? A super genius! He was probably some sect''s chosen! The younger guard realized that his dharma must be wrong, this was just too unlucky. He would have to live more responsibly shortly. Thus, he decided he shouldn''t recklessly make strong enemies and moved to the side obediently.


    Jodye was secretly impressed by the guard''s immediate change of attitude. This was a smart man that could adapt! Why would someone like this be a mere guard? Jodye was puzzled but had no intent to understand this. How could he imagine that this guard had misunderstood his background due to his display of talent? Jodye had never really met, nor put any other experts of his level in his eyes. After all, he was able to crush them as a baby. What did they amount too now that he was six-years-old? He only feared those experts approaching the mage level, as they could quickly kill him!


    "Unless you have the citizens crystal, your mounts wait out here," commanded the middle-aged man once the previous commotion settled. Jodye frowned upon hearing that he had to reclaim his mounts only after he left the city. He would undoubtedly be robed! From Jodye''s experience, this place was nearly lawless.


    Martial Law? How controlling.


    "Come on, guys," Jodye Trill didn''t argue a bit as he steered his mount to the stables. After the youths dismounted, he led the way back to the gates and into the city. Behind Jodye, Aiken Moon was talking do Dessa in a hushed tone.


    "You can''t trust him Dessa, he''s a vicious madman! You have to believe me," Aiken Moon was pleading in Dessa''s ear for only the third time today. Her face, however, remained stoic. In Dessa''s opinion, there were things this Aiken just wouldn''t be able to understand right now. Aiken was determined, so he pressed on, "He''s with that creepy guy who attacked you! A junior of his sect they said! He''s only nice to you so he can deliver you to the sect master on a silver platter!"


    "You''re flattering me a bit too much, right? The sect master would want me? Why?" Dessa Chimes responded in a tone that feigned bemusement.


    "The sword! It''s your¡­"


    "Enough!" Jodye Trill''s frosty voice sent a chill down Aiken''s spine that made him still immediately. This was a trick of serenity force Jodye had picked up from watching his mother. The most significant difference between the scholar realm and the earth science realm is the ability condense energy from laws in the atmosphere, and not just in the body. Jodye hadn''t reached this level of ''force leaving the body'' yet, but it was different if it was in a sound wave.


    Jodye turned around walked up Aiken, lowering his voice to a near whisper, "You are reckless, foolhardy, and cowardly. You do not have good judgment ability or discernment skills. It is no wonder that you, the blessed child of a noble household, wound up destitute and stranded god knows how many miles from home¡­


    "What''s worse is that you seem nearly oblivious to your faults! Look at you, you even sincerely believe that I''m from that whatever little snake cove. Are you daft? Honestly, I do not dislike you, Aiken Moon," Jodye Trill paused and glanced at Dessa before continuing, "But your obsession with my hand is annoying. You are becoming a liability, compromising our safety and unity. Is that what you want? To harm me? To place us all in danger?"


    "I¡­" Aiken Moon was briefly at a loss for words. After a breath or so had passed he spoke with a dazed but aggrieved look in his eyes, "Sigh¡­maybe¡­ I wasn''t thinking it all the way through. But it doesn''t change what you did to me!"


    "Oh please," Jodye Trill simply didn''t care that he beat Aiken up, "Do you think I''m only a little stronger than you? Listen, friend, you can choose to align with my interests or go another way. I will still remove your cursed fate seal, and your fate from there will be your own. However, if you ever threaten me again, then I am going to kill you."


    Jodye said the end of his sentence word by word and each syllable felt like an ice blade to little Aiken who subconsciously shrunk back a little, but he didn''t look away, "You um¡­ you saved my life, Mr. Jupiter. Then you somehow saved us all again. If you can help me get home, then I''ll do whatever you ask, I swear! I have to get home mister, I gotta!"


    Jodye Trill sighed. He had nearly forgotten how pathetic this kid was. Life had been tough for an innocent youth like Aiken Moon, trapped in a world so different from his own. Jodye let go of his ego and relented, "Fine. I will see that you get home. However, your allegiance starts now! We can only travel to your home later. First, we must improve our strengths."


    Aiken Moon nodded in full agreement. He knew that Mr. Jupiter was right about this. They were currently just too weak! If Mr. Jupiter hadn''t been so witty that it even tricked Aiken himself, then they would''ve never escaped the Crimson Riders. If his parents were here, they could slaughter 1,000, no, 10,000 Chimes Estates and Crimson Rider teams.


    To be subjected to such treatment by opponents so low in level was an insult to Aiken''s heritage! A stain on his pride! Aiken knew he had to become powerful enough to remove this stain. Even though he previously hated Jodye for abusing him, he was secretly grateful. After the beating Aiken hated! He wanted nothing more than to be stronger. It was at that moment he realized he needed one thing more than anything else in the world.


    Strength!


    Nothing was more important anymore.


    Jodye Trill looked at the light in Aiken''s eyes and secretly nodded his head in approval. That proud glare, that hunger for more! That''s what a genuinely ambitious warrior should look like. Cultivation was an arduous and unforgiving journey. To walk the path of the strong, what you needed was conviction!


    Jodye could do nothing with this boy if he lacked it. Now, he was no longer so worried. Blackheart City was the largest city in this region of South Ward, and it covered a radius of ten kilometers. It was also the checkpoint letting people know that they had crossed over from the Fallen Star Region into the Star Reaching Region. The buildings in this city were made of stone and brick-like materials that gave Jodye a rustic feeling. It wasn''t nearly as fancy as Saint Anubis City. Those buildings were more similar to the actual cities from Jodye''s memories, just made from totally different materials.


    After they walked past the guards from earlier, the three youths walked through the city streets of Blackheart City for the first time. Jodye''s divine energy swept out and checked the cultivation levels of everyone within 200 meters. This was the strength of Jodye''s divine sense after breaking through to the second stage of the Cosmic Vision Scriptures!


    Jodye cultivated his divine source while they traveled and finally advanced a few nights prior. Now, as soon as he entered the intermediate step by fusing the divine spirit source in his left eye with calamity force, his divine sense would level up again! It would become divine awareness, and that was without Pharaoh''s Law equipped! Once he summoned Pharaoh''s Law, he would possess divine consciousness! How insane was that? With divine consciousness, Jodye''s soul source would be powerful enough to confront mages! Of course, he wouldn''t even have the chance to do so if a mage really wanted to kill him.


    More importantly, he could easily remove those cursed fate seals once he possessed divine consciousness. In fact, even with divine awareness, it shouldn''t be too difficult. This was why entering the intermediate level of the Cosmic Vision Scripture''s second stage was only a matter of time. What Jodye lacked was a source of pure yang energy. This was the first thing he needed to buy!


    After checking the surroundings, Jodye knew the most active warriors within 200 meters were merely high-level True Saints and Earth Scientists. He couldn''t sense anyone with a stronger aura, but he suddenly found something strange. Thirty meters away from Jodye in a small pub there a handsome middle-aged man with a beard and wearing pale blue brocade robes.


    This man felt like an enigma, and Jodye couldn''t feel anything from him at all. That told Jodye one thing, this man was a real powerhouse! The tingling feeling that hung around the man told Jodye another thing: this guy''s spiritual sense could extend outwards like his own!


    "A master¡­" Jodye Trill mumbled as he did a half bow in that direction. He could sense the man raise his brow, but he didn''t turn his head. Then the tingling feeling withdrew, and telepathic link formed between him and the man. Jodye''s divine soul was actually more powerful than the man''s, but he allowed the link to build without resisting.


    "Who are you boy? Why are you spying on me?" came a raspy voice via telepathy.


    "Master please, I''m Jupiter, and I wasn''t spying on you intentionally, sir. I didn''t mean to be rude. You''re just the strongest expert in this part of the city, so I was curious," Jodye Trill replied. He was respectful as he was speaking to a man with the same title as his mother.


    "You know that I am a master, yet you dare to recklessly probe me! What makes you think I won''t kill you, kid?" came a raspy voice filled with malice and anger. Jodye felt a headache coming on.


    "Well¡­ I have a few questions I was hoping that you could help me with. Everyone else is far too weak to be of any help," said Jodye indifferently.


    "Haha, interesting kid, you got my attention. Leave your posse and come sit at the bar with me!"


    "Okay!" Jodye Trill turned to face Dessa and spoke to her, "Dessa, I''ll be over in that pub for a while. Do not go more than one hundred meters away from me in any direction."


    Jodye pulled out a magic pouch from his space ring and instructed Dessa to make a blood ownership claim. Inside the bag, there were a few thousand gold and silver notes, more money than Dessa had ever seen. There was also some other miscellaneous items that Jodye thought Dessa may need one day, as well as a list of things he needed her to be on the lookout for. Once Jodye separated from Dessa and Aiken, he walked around for a while before entering the pub.


    When he sat next to the man in pale blue brocade robes, the latter finally spoke, "Go on boy. Tell this old Sigma what you need?"

 81 The Eighteenth Star!

    "Bartender! Bring me another round of Riot Goo! Thanks. So kid, what''s a great brat like you doing alone in this wild city?" Sigma was drinking a glass of what looked like green sider, the so-called ''Riot Goo.'' Jodye had surprisingly heard about this alcoholic beverage from Kold Rondo. It was made using 13 rare medicinal herbs, and a slice from an origin fruit called the Gooey Mamba fruit. This was Void Door Realm Origin Fruit! Just a slice was enough to make a keg of Riot Goo full of rich energies.


    One mug was enough to push a Scholar Realm sage a step ahead! Jodye felt excited, as ever since his original immortal conception awakened his origin veins and origin pool had been increasing in size daily. He had a lot more energy than other experts at his level, and it was only growing. However, Jodye was apprehensive for one reason. Once the cute girl with red hair behind the bar brought over a mug of riot goo and placed it in front of Sigma, the latter unceremoniously slid it in front of Jodye. The bartender looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just smiled and pretended to be blind. The dimples of her smile made Jodye''s heart race a bit, which he thought was strange. Was his body starting to enter puberty? This should be years away, but Jodye also knew that he cultivated the Titanic Rage path and Chaotic Thunder Annihilation. His body could no longer be considered a normal hero body.


    "If I drink a lot of this, then will I be unable to benefit from the direct consumption of a Gooey Mamba fruit?" asked Jodye Trill innocently as he sniffed the mug in front of him.


    "Oh?" Sigma raised a brow and suddenly looked at Jodye directly, "You even know about riot goo? Haha, how unexpected! Well the answer, my young friend, is no. You could drink this stuff every day, and all that would happen is that the drink itself will affect you less. Anyway, once you break through to the Mage rank, your body will transform once. Unless you''ve experienced this, then it is fine."


    "You sure know a lot about the Mage rank, mister," Jodye Trill said with a smile as he took a sip. As the cooling liquid went down his throat, it turned into a fiery stream of energy by the time it reached his stomach, instantly circulating through his spiritual meridians. Jodye circulated the titanic rage law, and the chaotic thunder annihilation started flowing magically on its own. Jodye''s body was immediately refining the energy, and prompting Jodye to continue gulping down the mug.


    Sigma''s face experienced many changes. First, he scoffed. This was because he realized the kid was probing his level by testing his knowledge base. ''Tch. Clever brat.''


    Then his expression changed to one of surprise when the boy took a sip and didn''t even cough any out. He just looked a little hot, at most. ''Tch. Tough brat.''


    Next, Sigma was shocked to see Jodye put the mug back up to his lips and start downing the whole thing like a cold glass of water!


    Sigma was stunned. What was this now?


    "AHH," Jodye let out a mouthful of bad air, and raised his hand over the bar, "Hey dimples, bring us two more rounds!"


    "¡­" Sigma was speechless as the bartender brought four more mugs over. This stuff wasn''t so cheap, you know? It wasn''t too much for him to handle, but who knew this little glutton would be a closet alcoholic? Sigma was merely jealous of this brat''s talent at such an age and wanted to play a prank. Talk about not judging a book by the cover! He could even feel the little freaks atmosphere growing stronger by the minute. It was at this moment that Sigma started treating Jodye with more sincerity.


    This kid was a prodigy!


    "Less of this kiddo, what is it you wanted with this old Sigma?"


    "Well, Uncle Sigma it''s like this," Jodye Trill downed another mug after speaking. Sigma didn''t know whether to laugh or to cry when he heard how the boy addressed him. Who''s your damn uncle? However, Jodye ignored Sigma''s obvious indignant posture and continued, "I practice a very complex body transformation art from my family. However, I''m stuck in a bottleneck. I need some medicinal herbs with specific properties, but I don''t know of any herbs that have these properties. Since you''re a powerful master, I figured you might need an assistant or something to handle some mundane tasks. As compensation, just teach me all of your herbal knowledge! So? Sweet deal right?"


    Sigma stroked his chin after listening to this kid. He felt that the kid apparently wasn''t lying at all. Perhaps he knew to lie to an expert of Sigma''s level was near suicide. Since this kid was so smart and had such a powerful spiritual sense, he didn''t think he could hide his cultivation level from the brat that much. He was sure that Jodye would know the realm even if he didn''t see the rank! Furthermore, he honestly did need an assistant for some of his alchemy and sorcery experiments, but more importantly, he wanted to teach a disciple before he returned home. He just hadn''t been able to find any young or pretty masters that fit the bill.


    Yet today, one had just walked right into his life, "Listen, kid, I like your moxie. You have great luck, as I am going to give you a wonderful opportunity. How about you agree to worship this old Sigma as your master?"


    "Pass," Jodye Trill waved his hand in front of his face like there was a bad smell. Sigma was pissed, but Jodye ignored his anger, "You are not more powerful than my mother. The most I could honor you as is a teacher, but what is there you can teach me? This isn''t something to be decided lightly."


    Listening to him, Sigma calmed down and nodded. He didn''t doubt such a unique kid had great lineage, and the way the boy spoke with eloquence reflected this. Besides, only ghosts would know if an expert was protecting him in secret. While this was unlikely, being that Sigma was a master himself and he would notice right away in most cases, there was always an exception to any rule! For example, what if this was a peak level expert? Sigma wouldn''t be careless.


    As he was quite a forward thinker, Jodye''s previous words resonated with Sigma well as he stated, "You cannot be from around here, I would have certainly heard of a Scholar Realm genius such as yourself if you were known. Bones that seem to be younger than a decade old, energy reserves that outmatch an early-Earth Science realm warrior''s, and the light in your eyes is particularly bright. How many primary level concepts have you comprehended, I wonder? You likely don''t even know how much of a talented target you are. No, I believe you''re some runaway brat from a broken clan of negus. You¡­"


    "Yo, what the fuck did you just call me old man?! If you want to disrespect me, then we can just fight to the death now!" Sigma was dumbfounded as Jodye yanked his collar down and scolded him, and there was even full slaughter intent leaking from his eyes.


    ''Why?'' Of course, Sigma wasn''t the slightest bit afraid for his life. He just wondered what would make this child suddenly want to surrender his life like this? Because he called him a negus? That was preposterous unless¡­


    "Boy, could it be that you have misunderstood the term negus? It is the name of your people," As he spoke he lightly swatted Jodye''s hand off his collar. The little guy was quite solid for his realm, it was a bit scary. But only a bit. "Who are your parents to have not taught you this? The Negus are the progenitors of our human clan, the first of the hero race to take on the name ''human,'' separating us from our elven brethren. Moreover, when the first Voodoo Priests used forbidden magic that robbed heroes of their destiny, it was the negus who reversed the situation. Since then, they have been referred to as the negus. A term of endearment which means the sovereign rulers by blood."


    "Ah!" Jodye Trill was flabbergasted by this new info, and also most of the bones in his hand felt like they had just been shattered due to Sigmas swat. Sigma was left impressed once more when he saw Jodye just switch to his other hand as he downed another mug of riot goo. He didn''t wince or complain, or even act like his hand was hurt.


    Anyway, what the hell was a negus?


    Jodye thought for a moment that he had been called a derogatory word from his previous life and reacted reflexively. He felt his rage manifest into energy once more and suddenly felt like he had figured something out. Unfortunately, his throbbing hand made it impossible for him to concentrate the new clearer image of slaughter in his head in the short term. However, he ignored the pain as if it wasn''t there and responded, "Neg... us? Elven brethren? Could it be that the elves and these negus are also members of the hero race?"


    "Boy, are you truly even human? Are you not really a trickster or some weird demigod beast with a human fetish? How could you possibly know about the hero race, but not know who they are? Who you yourself are?" Sigma was getting annoyed by this kid, he couldn''t figure out if Jodye was smart or stupid.


    Sigma reasoned that this boy must have grown up in a great noble household which let him hear certain terms, but since he was a genius, he was probably very sheltered. Once he thought like this, Sigma felt he understood things better, "The Hero Race can be split between two factions, namely Humans and Elves. The humans all descend from the Battle Saint clan, the progenitors of the Heavenly Saint Essence cultivation system. Whereas the Elves descend from the Immortal Sage clan, the progenitors of Immortal Sage Origin cultivation system. However, legends say that before these two factions existed, there was only one. This faction was controlled by the Negus, and they practiced our original cultivation system! In fact, both humans and elves have negus among their ranks, who are characterized by the powers of destiny, the sun, and the earth that lies in their bones, which is responsible for the beautiful pigment of their skin.


    "The negus were the first heroes. The cultivation system they created help the hero race gain a foothold in this vast universe, even though it has been. Their innovative use of the laws of samsara fate changed the entire world. Or so they say, anyway," Sigma finished off another mug of Riot Goo as he finished his sentence. He was already feeling tipsy when he met this brat, but now he was totally on the wave. He babbled on without noticing much of the profound look in Jodye''s eyes,"They say you negus clansmen all have special bloodlines that can assimilate with nearly any race. The pinnacle of humanity, the reason other races envy us. Apparently, humans and elves only exist because of this trait of the negus. In fact, the royalty of our race doesn''t even recognize the humans and the elves unless they prove themselves by trial. Well, this life star doesn''t have many races in the first place though¡­"


    "Mister¡­ you''re not from Gaea are you?" Jodye Trill asked this question via the telepathic link they had established earlier. The way the man talked hinted at a knowledge base that was beyond this place''s level.


    "Haha, so what say you boy?" Sigma paused for a moment in shock but swiftly recovered. He decided that no matter what he would leave a legacy behind for this planet through this child. Jodye was simply too unique, Simga doubted that he would ever find another hero youth like this one. They were fated to meet! "Are you willing to be my disciple?"


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 82 Two Doves in a Cage

    Pangaea West Ward, Saint Anubis City ¡ª Magus District


    High above the clouds of Lake Nicaea, there was a massive castle behind a powerful forcefield. Although the forcefield was just as powerful as before, this castle was no longer hidden within the opaque forces. Currently, the massive White Demon Castle in the sky could be seen by all. The area of the giant mass in the air was at least two-thirds of Lake Nicaea itself. In the center of the enormous castle was a shining and glorious white temple surrounded by Jackal God statues. These Jackal God statues gave off a dangerous aura and had a very eery glow in there pitch black eyes.


    Within one of the private quarters of the castle, there was a thin and elegant woman who appeared to be around 25 years old, with sapphire eyes and a startling countenance. She had the beauty that could destroy a nation and sat in a posture reminiscent of a timeless painting. She wore a purple dress, and her inky black hair was braided down to her derri¨¨re as she combed the hair of an amazingly pretty little girl with multicolored colored eyes. The little girl appeared to be around eight years old and was wearing a green skirt and blouse. Any artist who witnessed this scene would undoubtedly be inspired to paint. One of the little girl''s eyes was as verdant and green as emeralds, and the other was a candy purple. Her long wavy black hair was being braided in the same style as the beautiful woman behind her.


    "You grow prettier every day, Milly my darling," said the bell-like voice of the woman. This blue-eyed beauty and little girl were, in fact, the captured Isis Rah and Kamila Trilleck! "A pity you must spend these days of your youth in constant fear and captivity. Sometimes, I wish I simply never met that man¡­"


    "First mother, I miss my little brother¡­" said the little girl Kamila Trilleck. Isis frowned and released her spiritual energy. Once she was certain that her sound isolation spell hadn''t been discovered or tampered with, she looked at this little girl in front of her and sighed heavily. To Kamila, this sigh felt like it carried the weight of an avalanche, and the sadness and helplessness buried within were like snow and boulders that threatened to drown or crush her. Isis spoke to the little girl candidly, "Your brother¡­ lives well. I can feel him. However, you must remember to never mention Jodye again. As far as they know, your memories have been wiped away along with mine. They could not possibly know about the secret art I taught you, it is beyond the level of the experts here."


    "These old men are all icky and gross! They''re always touching me, and trying to grab my face, and then there are their eyes! Their eyes are the worse, first mother, they all make me feel dirty and weird thoughts try to come into my head. If I didn''t have Styxx to help me, I think they would have used dirty tricks!" Kamila Trilleck''s eyes watered as she complained to lady Isis. This First Mother of hers was all Kamila had in this world ever since she had woken up. Everything she knew had somehow been stolen from her while she slept. Picture that? Falling asleep in heaven and waking up in hell.


    Lady Isis couldn''t bear to destroy the child''s innocence by telling her the truth of the characters in this place, but she had to say to the girl something to keep her on her guard. There was no lack of disgusting characters in this castle, and Isis, unfortunately, could not monitor the girl all the times. Thus, she had described a few ''dirty tricks'' to the little girl in hopes of adequately scaring her off. With the addition of her unique source artifact, Kamila was sufficiently cautious. It seemed to be working so far, "You must continue to cultivate ascetically, Milly. The more you advance in the Seven Color Psychic Scripture, the more stable your mind will be. If you can reach the second or third stage, there''s no one in this castle other than those old bastards at the temple who can take over your mind."


    In fact, Isis was most worried about one of those old bastards having ideas about this favored niece of hers. Technically this was her step-child, but even more than that it was her best friend''s daughter and her own son''s older sister. Isis couldn''t help but care for the child, and not just because she was so adorable. They were surrounded by unknown dangers on every side.


    Like two doves locked in a cage of fire.


    Kamila Trilleck had listless eyes and a dull appearance. If Jodye were here to see her, he would most definitely think she had been switched with another child. How was this possibly his constantly energetic sister? Kamila stared out the window, silently staring at the clouds beyond the castle through the destructive forces in-between. Once Isis finished braiding her hair, Kamila rose from her chair and followed lady Isis to her powder room. Once inside she revealed an incredible pathetic face and asked, "First mother, will you truly marry that creepy abbot who claims himself as my uncle? What about my daddy?"


    Isis Rah''s gaze turned incomparably cold once Basalt was mentioned, and colder still once Osiris was mentioned, "Do not speak of your father from this day forward, Kamila. Doing so will be enough to see us both murdered."


    Kamila''s eyes flashed with a golden light of intelligence, as she responded, "They do not dare to kill the first mother. It should be myself whom they would kill."


    "You¡­" Isis was briefly caught off guard before she remembered the unique abilities this girl had after her awakening. This freak of a little girl was no less amazing than her own boy! This was a difficult feat to accomplish, even for siblings, "Sigh¡­ Milly, do you not believe that I will willingly die before I allow any harm to befall you? Be more cautious, your death is no different from my own."


    "First Mother¡­" Kamila''s eyes became wet immediately after hearing Isis'' words. She was speechless. What could she say towards such love?


    "Trust and believe, my beautiful little girl, the day these animals dare to touch you will be the day these white walls are permanently stained red!" Lady Isis'' words were as sharp as ice blades, and her gaze was fierce. "I am¡­ not in control of what happens to me next. This is something we have planned for a very long time. I have...decided this fate on my own. However, this was a choice that your father and I made together, Kamila. Now, promise your first mother that you will obediently behave the way you''ve been told until I can get you out of here."


    "But first mother, I simply cannot allow you to fall into the hands of these monsters in sheep''s clothing, I will not! You may believe I do not know what they will do to you, but I DO. I know! We must not let them, we can never let them touch you like they do the poor big sisters downstairs!" Kamila was frantically tugging on Isis'' dress as tears ran down her face.


    All the emotion Kamila had been repressing was flooding out. However, as she touched the hand in front of her, her little fingers started to freeze. An enormous pressure suddenly bore down on her tiny shoulders. The next thing she heard was her first mother''s emotionless voice, which felt like it came straight out of the deepest and darkest hole in the world.


    "Promise me," Isis repeated icily.


    "I¡­ but¡­ I¡­ I promise." Kamila resisted briefly but ultimately submitted. She understood that being here only gave her first mother more to worry about.


    Kamila was an enormous burden for Isis! This was Basalt''s insurance on controlling her. How could Isis rebel if Kamila was in custody? How tragic was it to be young and weak? Unable to wrestle with your own fate or the fate of those around you? She needed to hurry and grow! Then she could save her first mother!


    However, wouldn''t it be too late by then?


    "Good, sweet child," replied the lady Isis as her spiritual pressure dissipated instantly. An absent look was in her eyes as she stared at the hickeys on her neck. There were only two people in this world who had ever managed to glamour her or even touch her skin¡­ one captured her secret before manipulating her into loving him and one rescued her in secret before doing the same. Both used glamor in such a subtle and conniving way, Isis didn''t really know what was real and what was a lie. She hated them both. The latter was one whom she once loved dearly, and the other was one whom she absolutely loathed from the deepest depths of her soul because of the things she had seen him do. The miserable thing he did to her daughter. Isis had a physical connection with both and had children with both. However, the first child was born from shame and manipulation while the second was an accidental creation of temporary love.


    She accepted this batty plan way back before her son Joseph''s conception, and it was to get revenge for herself and her daughter. It seemed like the only route at the time because the enemy was just far too powerful and crafty. The forces behind him were so strong that even the Fort Master could not compete against them directly. Thus, she didn''t mind a great sacrifice to achieve her revenge.


    Life had little meaning to her before that handsome man came to her rescue.


    Unfortunately, this man also wanted to make use of her to achieve his own aim. Isis despised this and yet fell in love with him in spite of herself. Nonetheless, she still harbored extreme hatred, and she desired nothing more than vengeance! Those who walk the Voodoo path are all scourges! Scoundrels who indulge in depravity to increase their might. Isis prayed that her son didn''t walk to Voodoo path once he realized how quickly it could increase his power. The temptation was something that most men failed to overcome.


    Especially men like Osiris, with extreme hatred and vengeance buried deep in his heart. Moreover, once her son was born, their vengeful hearts finally wavered a bit.


    Many times since then Isis wondered; was there really no other way than this?


    Tragically, this was no longer important, as they had already passed the point of no return. The White Demon attacked early, and almost took her away by force. If not for her miracle of a son, they would not have gotten the chance to reverse the plot to match their original plans. They were forced to execute the plan.


    Now Joseph was missing, and the plan was in full effect. Nothing could be changed anymore.


    Isis had to play her role effectively, or it was all for naught. Only she could get Basalt to lower his guard enough to surrender his life. This could not be done overnight.


    Isis Rah stared into the mirror in front of her, and her eyes became fierce once more, before returning to hazy and demure. "This is what we must do, my darling. Come, let us go visit Grand Abbot Basalt. It''s dinner time."


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    Pangaea South Ward, Black Heart City ¡ª Outer District


    Back in the bar, Jodye Trill was still ruthlessly rejecting the tutelage of Master Sigma. Jodye felt that if he accepted a teacher who was weaker than his mother, it would be an insult to her as his teacher. Unfortunately, he didn''t really know how strong his mother was in reality. Even if uncle Sigma was a master and far more powerful than himself, Jodye didn''t care. Would he be killed just for refusing the man? Also, if that was the case, Jodye simply didn''t fear to die for his beliefs.


    "Kid, you''re really starting to piss this Old Sigma off. Do you think this is my true competence? I''ll have you know that if I weren''t on this cursed star, then I would be able to flatten this whole continent!" Huffed Uncle Sigma haughtily, "You simply don''t know divine grace when you encounter it, brat. Fine, leave me."


    "Ah, come on Unk. It''s not so serious, right? I have great respect for you, but my mother is my teacher! How could I just betray her for a master of an inferior rank?" Jodye Trill shrugged as he spoke helplessly. However, he just realized a second later what Sigma had just mentioned.


    This life star was cursed?


    "A monkey''s your uncle, not me! You think you know everything kid, but let me tell you: You don''t!" Uncle Sigma slammed his empty mug on the bar. "You can''t imagine the things this old dog has seen with these eyes! It would blow the top off your little noggin, and your mum too!


    Jodye was ruminating over whether he should indulge this man further when he heard many whispers from around them.


    "Here goes that crazy bastard Sigma again. Every time he gets drunk he starts babbling on about this land being cursed and different galaxies. What a load of monkey bull."


    "Can you believe he''s found some teenager to be his drinking buddy? You think he had that type of fetish this whole time?"


    "Last time I drunk with the guy ''e went on and on about me ''aving some kind of foreign disease. I tell you I''m fit as a fiddle, my doc even said it ''imself."


    ...¡­


    Jodye Trill shot a beam of divine energy secretly into the man''s body, and was shocked by what he saw! "Stage 5 Bingle Rot. Seems this guy got hit with a powerful curse not long ago¡­"


    This time Sigma was astounded! How on Gaea would this brat know about something like that? Who exactly were the parents of this child who put not even Sigma''s esteemed self into his eyes? "Kid, you know about Bingle Rot? You could even identify the stage it''s reached with a glance?"


    "Is Bingle Rot very rare here? It''s common in all the middle realms," replied Jodye Trill nonchalantly.


    "Rare ain''t the word, it''s nearly unheard of! That''s the reason this guy''s quack physician assured him he was healthy. They simply can''t identify the Bingle Rot!" Uncle Sigma was once again smiling amiably and speaking to Jodye as if he was a precious diamond. "Where are you from, kid? There''s no way you grew up here."


    "What was that punk!" A robust man who was trash talking earlier suddenly stood up from his table and bellowed menacingly at uncle Sigma as he stormed over, the spiritual pressure from his body wrecking a few of the surrounding chairs, "My buddy''s a top class physician! What the hell are you but a nutcase?"


    Sigma was annoyed, and force momentum started to build around his finger. He was just about to make a move and show his dominance to the boy, gaining his awe and reverence. At least, that was the way it went in his head.


    Fist Of Might!


    Bang!


    However, before Sigma could clean up this weakling, he heard a bang and turned his head in shock. Jodye Trill had punched the man so hard his face caved in as he flew out the pub in a trail of blood.


    "As I''ve told you, I can take on no normal teacher. Besides, is it not rude to ask the very question you still haven''t answered?" asked Jodye indignantly, as he sat back down and wiped his hands as if nothing had happened. Sigma was perplexed! How reckless and impulsive was this brat? Was there actually an expert at his side? How else could he dare to be so brazen?


    In fact, there was an expert currently at Jodye''s side. Merely, Sigma was totally unaware that the expert now by Jodye''s side was himself. Sigma was the one that Jodye planned to rely on if things went south.


    "Fine, brat, I yield." Uncle Sigma spoke aloud before continuing via telepathy, "My name is Sigma Octanis from the Heaven Howling Sect on Myriad Bone Island. I came to this star with a mission, which I have recently completed. However, before leaving, I wished to impart my Combat Arts and Cultivation techniques to someone on this planet, so that our Heaven Howling Sect can gain a foothold here."


    "Myriad Bones Island? On Kai #9?!" Jodye Trill was shocked. He knew of that planet! They were from a lower realm than the Titans, but they ranked at the top of that realm. It was in the Gold Star Realm, an upper star realm!


    "Brat, you know about Kai #9?" At this point, Sigma could no longer deny that this child had otherworldly knowledge. He had never once mentioned the name of his home life star during his time on this one.


    "Mn, less of that. I don''t get it Uncle Sigma, if this planet is cursed then why would you need a foothold?" asked Jodye via telepathy.


    "Hmph," Sigma harrumphed out loud and then spoke telepathically once more, "Well, look at who suddenly don''t have the answers? You''ve got enough out of me, kid, and haven''t given up anything in return. Where would there be such free lunch in this world?"


    "I don''t know what it is you cultivate, but I am definitely not suitable to inherit it. However, I know a kid with good potential and excessively bad luck that might work. If we can change his bad luck into good luck, he''ll surely have great success," replied Jodye Trill. He was actually talking about Aiken Moon. "However, I can learn your Combat Art!"


    Sigma considered briefly. He was confident the boy was referring to the other junior who had followed him into town and wasn''t too far away. Those other two kids seemed to both have their origin pool''s sealed, so he had thought they were this child''s slaves. However, would an owner recommend his slave for an opportunity to gain his own strength and legacy? It was highly unlikely, causing Sigma to re-evaluate things.


    "Okay kid, less of this for now. Tell old Sigma what it is you need to find?"

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    Dessa Chimes and Aiken Moon were a few dozens of meters away from Jodye looking at market stalls and a few storefronts. Dessa was nervously trying on different outfits in a woman''s clothing store, while Aiken watched her in a daze. Dessa was utterly unfamiliar with shopping for herself, but the young master had given her an order to return to him with at least two of the ingredients on his list and a total of ten new outfits for herself. So far, Dessa had only bought two dresses of similar style and brand. As far as the list, she had only managed to locate one ingredient. She was nervous and panicking as she genuinely wasn''t sure which task was more laborious.


    "Hey, Dess¡­ do you think that Jupiter kid will really help us get our origin cultivations back?" asked Aiken Moon absentmindedly.


    "Do not refer to the young master in such an informal way!" snapped Dessa Chimes, which made Aiken grimace. She was so fierce over this subject every single time, Aiken felt so bitter. However, Dessa just continued, "Also little Aiken, I''ve never had origin cultivation. What is there for me to recover? Everything I currently have in this life was given to me by the young master."


    Aiken felt a headache as he couldn''t argue this point. Jupiter had saved them both from captivity, after all. The two youths continued to peruse stores for ingredients and clothes. Under Aiken''s constant pleading, Dessa finally yielded to buying him some new garments, and even the C-grade combat boots that he liked. These boots would raise the wearer''s speed by 19%, so she thought they were a sound investment. After all, as Aiken said ''it wasn''t like they couldn''t afford it.'' Jodye raided and robbed nearly everyone whom he attacked, he was rather wealthy by usual standards. Dessa Chimes was currently the sole possessor of 70% of this wealth.


    Thinking like this Dessa found herself some C-Grade Combat Anklets that augmented speed by 20%! The storekeeper wanted an exorbitant price for them, but he also wanted to take Dessa on a date. Dessa promised the man she would make the request of her master, and the chump storekeeper gave her an 80% discount.


    So far, Dessa Chimes only spent 6.5 Million silver crystal notes, which was equal to 6,500 gold crystal notes, or 6.5 amethyst crystal notes. However, this wasn''t even a small dent in the wealth of silver crystal notes Jodye currently possessed. Dessa alone had over 8 million silver crystal notes. She also saw 15 amethyst crystal notes in the magic pouch Mr. Jupiter had given her. It felt very lavish to spend so openly.


    "Oh my! Why is it so cold in this shop?" Dessa Chimes was shivering as she rubbed her arms trying to warm them. Her and Aiken had just ventured into an exciting store at the end of the main road of Black Heart City''s outer district. This store was just beyond 200 meters away from where they left Jodye Trill. The glass of the storefront looked like pink crystals, instantly attracting Dessa''s pretty little attention. However, upon entering, they were greeted with excessively low temperatures. She felt that if even she felt like this, then Aiken especially surely was about to freeze.


    "You, girl, are incompatible with the laws in this store. Scram!"


    Scram!


    ¡­Scram!


    ...Scram¡­


    A dark and raspy voice ricocheted and echoed all over the store. Dessa looked around apprehensively but couldn''t find anyone. However, just because Dessa couldn''t see anyone, did that also mean that Autumn Saver didn''t find anyone either?


    Of course not.


    "This shop has a powerful artifact, and there''s a great amount of divine energy. There''s probably a natural treasure! There''s a formation on the door that prevents any aura from leaking out," Autumn Saver told Dessa telepathically.


    "Okay, maybe we should leave," Dessa Chimes couldn''t take the cold any longer, it felt like it was licking her bones. However, when she turned around to leave the way they came she was shocked to see Aiken Moon was walking around the store looking totally relaxed. It was as if it wasn''t cold in here at all, and he never heard that command to leave.


    In fact, Aiken honestly didn''t feel the low temperature. He also didn''t experience any dismissal. Instead, he felt great, like his strength was somehow improving a visible rate. "Wow, I wonder what this place is. It feels so amazing in here! Did you say something Dess?"


    "You¡­ little Aiken didn''t you hear that voice?" asked Dessa timidly.


    "Hm? Voice?" Aiken Moon was caught off guard. "What voice are you talking about?"


    Before Dessa could explain, a hunched-over old man wearing black robes appeared in-between them like magic. His back was facing Dessa as he looked Aiken Moon in his dark brown eyes. This look was so deep it made Aiken feel completely naked and exposed.


    "Uhm¡­ greetings senior. My apologies if we have disturbed you, we were just leaving. I bid you ado," Aiken performed a junior''s bow and then shot towards the door as fast as his little legs would carry him.


    "Ai¡­" the old man''s raspy sigh echoed throughout the room. He raised his finger as a look of reluctance flashed across his face. "Only a bit lacking in demeanor and talent but... perhaps we must choose you¡­ Hm?"


    Aiken Moon had actually stopped on his own, staring at the crystal glass surrounding the entrance. Dessa Chimes gasped, as she too was startled, but she immediately walked towards the exit. At some point, words had been written in hieroglyphics that seemed drawn by hand in the frost on the crystal windows.


    It said simply, ''Return to me immediately. Oh, and bring the boy!''


    The old man stared dumbfounded at the message for a long time baffled and didn''t even realize the two children had already left his store. "What a powerful soul force¡­ I didn''t even notice its presence at all. But just who?"


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    "Holy¡­ did you see what that kid did to Rocku?"


    "One punch! Only one! I can still see some teeth on the ground."


    "Wasn''t that Rocku? General Murphy''s blood cousin?"


    "General Murphy is going to flip when he hears about this."


    "Yeah, these guys are definitely too impulsive."


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    Neither Jodye Trill nor Uncle Sigma was concerned with the discussions surrounding them, they were discussing medicine and Jodye''s adventure so far. At least, this was their conversation out loud. Via telepathy, they were discussing alchemy and comparing elixir knowledge. Later, Jodye told Sigma a bit about himself in exchange for the secrets Sigma had been hiding as well.


    After a while, Jodye paused their mental conversation to write a message in the front of a frosted window next to Dessa using his divine sense. Jodye was presently annoyed. This batty girl had ventured a lot further than what he had instructed her to do! What if they encountered trouble, would he even know in time? They were too far for Jodye to even tap them with his divine sense, as he and Dessa had agreed he would do previously. This forced him to write a message in the frost. Jodye decided he would have to force Dessa to study more.


    After he finished, he turned to Uncle Sigma and continued to speak via telepathy, "So that''s why I need to find materials with these properties. If I can''t remove the seals from my two partners out there, they''ll only drag me down. However, how long did it take them both to pick up saint cultivation? They obviously have the talent!"


    "All right, kid. If this Moon boy is as talented as you say, I''ll take him as a descendant and you as an apprentice," Sigma Octanis was beginning to enjoy this youngster''s company. He was a really unique character with a certain charisma. Sigma had only seen such charm on peak experts who had formed their own mortal dao. Not just that, but for some reason, Sigma felt something slightly threatening from this boy''s body. This feeling seemed to originate from Sigma''s bloodline itself.


    This boy was no mere hero brat.


    His background was likely extraordinary!


    Sigma found this hard to accept. Plus the boy''s knowledge was robust and profound, it was a true marvel. For this reason, Sigma decided to entertain this child now that destiny had brought them together.


    "Oh yeah? What made you change your mind unc?" asked Jodye Trill as he shamelessly insisted on labeling Sigma as his uncle. Sigma had already stopped fighting this and had even subconsciously accepted Jodye as a junior in his heart.


    "You have convinced me that you''re background is not necessarily inferior to my own. A brat with your eloquence and style definitely does not originate from these cursed lands," responded Sigma Octanis matter-of-factually. Jodye felt funny, as he had technically truly originated from this life star. Merely, he had lived once before and encountered one of the most powerful beings in the cosmos during his death. It was impossible for him to be compared to the youths of this planet, curse or no curse. Of course, Sigma didn''t know any of Jodye''s thoughts as he continued, "Not to mention that Ethereal Ring on your hand. Only a superpower from the Prismatic Realms or greater could produce such an item. To have one at your age is simply lavish to the max."


    "Ethereal Ring?" asked Jodye Trill confused. However, several memories soon flooded his mind, quickly answering his question.


    "You mean you don''t know?" Uncle Sigma thought it was funny that this kid seemed to know so much and so little all at the same time. Who was he really? Sigma had a great idea, and his gaze suddenly feigned envy, "Ethereal Rings are the best storage devices in this entire universe! You know how spacial artifacts have large spaces inside, yes? Ethereal Rings have their own dimension full of divine energy. In some of them, you can fit an entire world within them! That ring is likely the legacy of your clan. Once you''re powerful enough, you''ll inherit it. It''s truly a pity that such a weak boy has such a priceless item¡­ well, at any rate, I believe your mother is likely more impressive than myself now."


    Jodye suddenly felt chilled. He had been feeling like this was going too well. Could this have beenSigma''s original aim? Sigma was delighted to see Jodye tense up. Now he had spooked this brat something good! However, to Sigma''s disappointment, Jodye''s vigilance suddenly vanished like the wind.


    "Ah, so it turns out this was an artifact with a heavenly dimensional pocket. So then, I suppose ownership of this artifact was transferred to me on that day huh?" Jodye Trill thought to himself. He knew from the memories of Jupiter Titan that ethereal artifacts could only exchange ownership under special conditions. You couldn''t use a drop of blood to claim ownership like most artifacts. The ring would literally fuse with the soul force of the host! "So then, what does this ''Rah'' mean? Could it be my mother''s lineage? A lifeblood legacy?"


    After Jodye calmed down, he remembered that any artifact called ethereal can fuse with the owner of its own accord. They had a very minor level of intelligence, but intelligence nonetheless. Such treasures could not be directly stolen. Furthermore, one needed soul consciousness to even interact with an ethereal object. Even if the victim were willing to surrender the item, if the artifact itself were not prepared, then it wouldn''t matter. This was similar to the treasure sword Autumn Saver. When Jodye spoke to Sigma again, he was smiling brilliantly, "So? Do you want it for yourself then?"


    Sigma Octanis frowned when he heard this. What a crafty brat, had he been reverse pranked? This kid clearly knew what that ring was! At that moment, Sigma''s eye twitched when he detected two auras rushing this way. Now Sigma wasn''t interested in playing around with Jodye anymore, "Bah, I''m sick of you. Come, let us fetch your little friends before the trouble arrives."


    "Trouble?" asked Jodye curiously. Sigma almost fell down.


    "You, brat, do you not remember turning brother Rocku''s face into a pancake? Do you think General Murphy is a soft persimmon? He''ll be here any minute for revenge!" said a skinny man a table near the entrance to the pub. Jodye Trill shot that man a glance, and the man sneered, not avoiding the gaze. His face was as if he was staring at a dead fool. Jodye felt the rage build in his gut, so he chose to express himself.


    Serenity Beam!


    A nearly invisible blue beam of yin powered divine source shot of out Jodye''s right eye and straight into the eyes of the skinny man. This man fell into an illusion where he felt like he was freezing to death while trying to climb the tallest mountain in the world. At the same time, his soul was rapidly frozen as if it had been submerged in pure ice. All movements of the soul flame came to a halt until it was finally snuffed out. The skinny man''s body suddenly shook lightly, before his eyes lost all their light. He fell over lifelessly to the ground in the next instant.


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    "Oh my Gaea¡­ did he just¡­ kill a man by looking at him?!"


    "Freddy no!! You sick son of a¡­ I mean¡­ ahem, poor Freddy."


    "Even the general may have a hard time with this young man!"


    "Not a chance. Didn''t you see what General Murphy did to the last negus brat who tried to swagger in our Black Heart City? He dug his eyes out and fed him to his combat souls."


    "You make a point. Here in our Black Heart City, General Murphy is considered under one man and above ten thousand. Not only that, but he dared to kill Freddy Freddy. When Linda Freddy finds out her son was killed, what do you think will happen? This brat is doomed for sure.


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    Even Sigma was dumbfounded. How ruthless! How merciless! This boy was cutthroat and decisive, what a great little warrior! He found himself shocked at the abilities of Jodye. This kid knew such a powerful soul art? If Sigma''s soul force hadn''t broken through during this trip, this kid could potentially trick him into an early grave. Of course, this was if he was caught completely off guard. Otherwise, Jodye wouldn''t be able to hurt him at all. Nonetheless, maybe the kid wasn''t arrogant at all by looking down on the legacy Sigma created.


    At least, his legacy wasn''t tyrannical to such an extent. Even if it was one of the top 100 origin arts in the divine universe, it was only the ninety-first rank.


    "Nice, kid." said Sigma with genuine admiration in his voice, before turning to speak to the crowd, "Anyone else got an opinion they wanted to share? We''re all ears?"


    Any other opinions?


    Not a chance!


    This brat who looked no older than 13 had just murdered a man by merely looking at him. No one here understood how such a thing could be possible, minus uncle Sigma who was next to Jodye. Even Sigma would never have imagined he would see a sophomore rank sage performing soul arts. This was crazy!


    When he saw no one was willing to speak, or even breathe too loudly, Sigma put his hand on Jodye''s shoulder, and Jodye felt his body jerk before he was suddenly on the main street again.


    "Mr. Jupiter!"


    Dessa Chimes and Aiken Moon appeared in front of Jodye while he was still attempting to gain his footing. He had only ever moved so fast once in his life, and the last time it was far faster and Jodye never even noticed being moved. This time it hurt a bit and he felt dizzy.


    "Where the hell did you two get lost at? If I didn''t have serenity force, I wouldn''t have even been able to find you," Jodye Trill was frowning as he spoke to his two companions. However, to his shock there was suddenly an old man in black robes standing behind Aiken Moon. Jodye reflexively grabbed Aiken and moved the boy behind himself, before shouting out, "Who are you, old man?


    "Oh?" The old man raised a brow at this cheeky brat in front of him but was caught off guard by the light in the boy''s eyes that suggested more strength than the boy''s aura would.


    "Cassan, why are you here? Shouldn''t you be guarding the shop?" Sigma Octanis suddenly spoke in a calm voice to the old man, causing the three youths to instantly look at him.


    "With such rare seedlings in the city, how could I simply watch them walk away? Who knew you had already found them as well as quite the exceptional one," said the old man called Cassan. Jodye and his friends were flabbergasted as they looked at the adults that arrived with the opposite party. These two were acquaintances?


    However, before Jodye and the gang could inquire about the situation, a loud bellow shook the streets.


    "WHERE IS HE! WHERE IS THE DAMN NEGUS! ROLL YOUR ASS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW YOU TAR-SKINNED PUNK!"


    Jodye Trill frowned and his rage felt bubbly like someone was shaking a soda can. Titanic rage force momentum rose around his body. He hadn''t expected to be profiled because of his skin even after transmigrating to an entirely different culture. How lame was this? Jodye was suddenly in the mood to slaughter someone.


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    "What''s going on over there? Is someone fighting?"


    "Oh my, is that the new shop owner on the main street? He''s so good looking I could die!"


    "Isn''t that the Generals Ian Murphy and Tsukisasu Shin?


    "The general brought the mighty Tsukisasu Shin with him? That kid''s done for now!"


    "Big fight, there''s going to be a big fight!"


    "More like a huge slaughter! These guys are going to regret starting that fight from before."


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    "Hey big guy, were you looking for me?" Jodye Trill was actually less than 20 meters behind the guy who just bellowed outside of the pub with his lackeys in tow.


    This man was nearly seven feet tall and had a very robust build. He and the companion at his side were wearing black combat raiments with the exact same design, a five-colored ibis.He looked stern and militant like a domineering leader. Jodye realized right away that this must be that General Murphy that the dead guy, Freddy Freddy, had mentioned. Standing next to General Murphy was another man, more than a head shorter, who stood as straight as a sword. He had a sharp, noble, and calm atmosphere around him, like a sheathed blade.


    Jodye Trill felt more intimidated by the man next to the general than by the general himself. He didn''t really place General Murphy in his eyes, but this other guy was indeed a little scary.


    However, what really upset Jodye was that these guys didn''t even have white skin. General Murphy wasn''t more than two shades lighter than Jodye himself! Was there more that could identify someone as a negus than just their skin color? Or was this guy only an idiot?


    Was it self hate?


    Jodye sent over his divine energy and discovered the approximate cultivation base of the crowd of opponents through their energy fluctuations. Both of these men were at the peak of the True Saint realm, whereas the five or so subordinates that were with them were all early to mid-True Saint realm saint path experts with one Earth Science realm sage path expert. Merely, the man next to the general seemed to be far stronger than just a peak of the True Saint realm expert. He gave Jodye a very dangerous feeling.


    In fact, Oulan Mercy hadn''t even given Jodye a feeling like this! Of course, that could be due to the presence of his Sky Wolves. What was there for him to fear when he had those two abnormals around?


    Luckily, even though Jodye didn''t have his combat guardians, he had taken the initiative to make a reliable friend.


    The brawny General Murphy was slightly startled as he craned his head over his shoulder to see who spoke. Once he saw Jodye, he immediately spun around as khaki force momentum exploded upwards from his body, shouting, "Trying to escape, are you?! Well, it''s useless. Today you will die. Men, slaughter these imbeciles!"


    "You should wait, friend. Best not do something you''ll regret." Sigma Octanis was as calm as water when he spoke in his low voice that easily cut across all other sounds.


    "This guy¡­ he looks familiar for some reason." The man next to General Murphy raised a brow, and his hand lowered slightly towards the magic pouch on his hip. However, his movement paused when he noticed that the old man next to the negus brat had suddenly locked on to his aura. Who were these two hidden experts?


    "Regret?" General Murphy laughed heroically, "I, Ian Murphy, will never regret the things I do or the people I kill! You lot have harmed my kin, therefore on behalf of my dear auntie I must slaughter you thoroughly!"


    "You''re kin was a spineless fool, who chose the wrong old man to antagonize. My little junior here merely intended to demonstrate some proper manners to the lad. Who knew he was so fragile?" said Uncle Sigma with a handsome smile on his face. Jodye could see some of the women in the crowd swooning. This Sigma was apparently a chick magnet.


    "Fra¡­ gile?¡­ Demon..strate¡­" General Murphy looked dazed briefly before incomparable fury colored his face red! That was his baby cousin for god''s sake! When they rushed Rocku over to his post, he was shocked to see this favored kin of his with a face that was distorted and akin to porridge. He had been killed gruesomely. Ian Murphy would never let this slide, "Men, attack now! Kill, kill, kill!"


    All of the general''s subordinates rushed out while launching attacks with their weapons! However, before Jodye could react, he felt a hand on his shoulder that suppressed his movement correctly.


    "You be still. Allow this old Sigma to clean them up." Sigma stepped forward, and incantation runes manifested in the air and gathered around him in a spiral before condensing a doorway of pink light, "Serene Moon, Astral Mirror!"


    This blew Jodye''s mind all the way open! To form magic life incantation runes mentally was possible? Was he creating magic from a divine source? However, Jodye felt the fluctuation of origin energy. He immediately summoned [Pharaoh''s Law] and activated his divine awareness. Cassan''s eyes shined when he saw the boy summon his source artifact and observe Sigma seriously. Cassan had seen such source artifacts before, but he didn''t expect to see one here on this lower plane. It seemed he was currently looking at a true young hero.


    "I knew it!" To Jodye Trill''s amazement, he could see Sigma forming incantation runes with his spiritual force. He could cast spells without chanting an incantation out loud! The origin energy was coming directly from his body! How wicked was that? Jodye had never even considered trying this before, but now that he saw it he realized it was utterly similar to the sorcery of Runic Masters. He felt it wouldn''t be too difficult to understand how to do this, as using Rune Sorcery was T''Zhane''s specialty. Jodye was determined to perform spells and even curses like this from now on.


    He would be able to cast spells using only spirit power like Sigma! Or what if he managed to combine magic life arts with runic sorcery? What would be the result of that?


    Suddenly, Jodye felt being this man''s apprentice may not be so bad after all. By the time Uncle Sigma took five steps, the incantation runes communicated with the laws of the world to condense a pearly white disc that was shaped like a pink-silver full moon, with a front surface that would often become reflective like a mirror. Every attack fell through the mirror like divers into a pool, however only pure serene energy came out of the other side.


    "Woah¡­" both Jodye Trill and Aiken Moon stared at this scene in awe. So this Sigma was actually so strong? As if they discussed it, both boys looked up in the sky in unison and discovered a sight they wouldn''t soon forget. The origin qi phenomena had formed above Sigma''s head in the form of 1,500 pink-silver marble sized light spheres that formed nine moon diagrams.


    "His True Serenity Force alone is at 1,500 BP. He''s not even using his origin energy. Didn''t he say the curse suppressed his strength to less than one-tenth on this planet? So what level is he really?" Jodye Trill was merely impressed. However, Aiken had developed a certain level of worship for this man instantly.


    "Mage rank, it''s the mage rank, it must be an expert at the mage rank!" Aiken Moon had stars in his eyes as he watched Sigma absorbing the peaceful energy refined from his opponent''s attacks. Sigma made a face like he disdained the level of this energy, and he suddenly withdrew an orb that absorbed it all for him. Aiken was shocked and just couldn''t understand how such a thing was possible with serenity laws! Jodye Trill was less surprised on the other hand, as he had seen Eureka do something similar before without even using a magic tool. Besides, even if he didn''t quite understand them himself, he at least knew the possibilities of many forces. Comprehension of energy couldn''t be gained by studying the memories of someone else. Every person had to comprehend their own understanding of the world''s truths.


    "Is this all that you few can amount too?" As Uncle Sigma spoke more incantation runes formed in the air from his fused magic and soul qi. His Serene Moon, Astral Mirror spell suddenly split into six crescent moon blades that sliced through the necks of all the lackeys, causing a downpour of snow the color of blood. It was a gory but majestic sight.


    Jodye decided that learning how to do this would be his number one priority once he learned more about spells and curses. After all, if it was possible with spell casting, then it was likely possible with curse sealing.


    "This¡­" General Murphy watched his subordinate''s deaths with intense fear in his eyes. He wanted to use these men to gauge the enemies strength, but who would imagine the enemy was so fierce that he would instantly crush them without even revealing his actual competence. How could General Murphy have not seen when this man exposed his 1,500 BP of force strength? This was something that he couldn''t stand up too at all.


    He glanced at his partner, only to notice him staring blades at the old man behind the negus brat and two others. This old man was equally unfathomable. General Murphy had assumed them to be akin to mortals before since he couldn''t really sense their pressure, but now he thought differently.


    He couldn''t sense them because they far surpassed his level!


    He suddenly regretted coming here, "Esteemed sirs, this humble one did not mean to intrude upon your outing. Please, just surrender the negus boy and excuse us."


    "It''s useless, Brother Murphy. They clearly don''t intend to hand him over, or even let us off," said the handsome man next to General Murphy, an intelligent light flashing in his eyes. He had long black hair tied in a ponytail and thick sword-shaped eyes brows. This man was Tsukisasu Shin!


    "Brother Shin, don''t speak nonsense," General Murphy quickly caught on and tried to use their status to swagger away from this conflict. "We are still the military officials in charge of the outer district. To challenge us is to challenge the might of the Pharaoh King Thoth''s thirteenth army division!"


    "Indeed, no one wishes to challenge the prestige of his royal liege, the Pharaoh," nodded Tsukisasu Shin as if this was a matter of course. He was confident that once these two gentlemen realized they were no longer being targeted, then they would stop resisting. After all, who would be dumb enough to challenge the Pharaoh''s army during martial law for a little junior? "Come with us to answer for your crimes, negus child! Do not implicate your seniors any further."


    "Oh, so it''s the two lieutenant generals assigned to preside over this district by the Pharaoh King Thoth''s thirteenth army division?" Uncle Sigma crossed his arms and nodded as if it all made sense. The two lieutenant generals grinned at each other but frowned the next moment. Did he say, lieutenant? How is it he knew their exact rank? Before they could think further, icy cold qi momentum rose around Sigma as he continued, "Could it be you two are willing to attack a superior from the tenth division over your junior? Over a mere weakling that was killed in one punch by my own nephew? Sounds like grounds for a court-martial. Or perhaps I should just take justice into my own hands?"


    "Ten¡­ ten¡­ tenth division? How¡­ ah!" Tsukisasu Shin was startled before true fear donned on his face for the first time! He now realized who this middle-aged man reminded him of! "Heavenly Star, Sigma! You''re the tenth division''s previous Commander, The Eighteenth Star, Sigma Octanis!"


    "Commander? Then¡­ then¡­?" General Murphy was utterly unwilling, but he knew what it meant to be in the presence of a commander, even a former commander such as Sigma. Tsukisasu and himself knelt at nearly the same instant and proclaimed, "Subordinates greet Commander Heavenly Star!"


    "Ah, no fun, you guessed it so soon," Uncle Sigma shrugged, and spoke imperiously. "Alright then, go ahead and scram back to your commander, tell him I''d like to see him."


    "Yes!" both men stood at attention then crossed their chest in salute, before rapidly fleeing in the opposite direction.


    "Hmph." Uncle Sigma grunted as he turned to face Jodye and his friends once more, "So this is the Moon brat, eh? Truly not bad indeed. Fine, kid, you give me this one, and I''ll help you find what you need. You don''t have to worry about his cursed fate seal anymore, Cassan will handle it. I can remove it from your little girlfriend as well."


    "She''s my subordinate, do not insult her rank and status as a warrior," Jodye Trill was calm through this whole ordeal, secretly shocking Cassan who had been scrutinizing him heavily. He even spoke with Star Master Dog so casually, "You can take the boy, but please remember he is already a member of my camp. If he accepts, then you would automatically become the elder of my camp. As for her... mn, do not worry I will arrange that myself."


    "Hahaha, man I like your style, brat," Uncle Sigma laughed while patting Jodye on the shoulder roughly. Jodye felt like his shoulder nearly shattered. Sigma turned to Aiken and spoke confidently, "So what say, you boy? How about you worship this old Sigma as your master?"


    Surprisingly, Aiken Moon''s glowing eyes suddenly dimmed noticeably as he responded without emotion. "I''m sorry mister but if you truly don''t mind¡­I''ll pass."


    "Erm¡­" Jodye Trill was speechless. Was this boy Aiken nuts?


    Passed on again!


    Poor Sigma!


    Even Jodye never predicted such an outcome.

 85 Capture or Recruit?

    Jodye may have similarly rejected Sigma, but that was mainly because he already had a few supreme heritages to acclimate himself too! He temporarily didn''t need another, as that would just be too much. However, Jodye felt that Aiken Moon had absolutely no reason to pass on this opportunity.


    Was the boy daft?


    "Um¡­ little Aiken, are you sure you don''t want to consider this a little more?" Dessa Chimes was very nervous due to the sudden shift in the atmosphere. She could tell Mr. Jupiter and the two men were not very pleased with Aiken''s response.


    "NO! I can not take another master in this lifetime! No matter what!" yelled Aiken Moon proudly. His little chest was puffed out and everything.


    In reality, Aiken had thought that Mr. Jupiter must have rejected this super cool guy because he knew there was a brighter future ahead of himself. Aiken didn''t want to be left behind by this guy the most, so he was going to do the same.


    "You''re super awesome Commander Heavenly Star, but my home is in Rodinia! I''m destined to walk a path much bigger than myself! I can not take on a master from the northern motherland, I must cross the starlit forest and oomphf.." Aiken stopped speaking abruptly due to Jodye punching him in the gut.


    "Have you not berated me before about how I never asked you where you lived? Did you even ask where this expert originates from?" After Aiken barfed, Jodye grabbed him off the ground and turned to the old man Cassan, "Fix him up, he''ll figure out what''s good for himself later."


    Cassan nodded and disappeared with Aiken in hand. The old man was quite satisfied with the way this boy handled things. Jodye dusted himself off then beckoned Dessa with his hands and introduced her to Sigma, "Uncle Sigma this my Right-Hand, Dessa Chimes. You may as well consider seeing her as seeing me."


    "Hello, little miss Titan, it is a pleasure," Sigma had finally recovered from the shock of being rejected when he saw Cassan disappear with Aiken. This was a tad bit disgraceful, but the Jupiter kid had already subdued this other child as a follower. Of course, it was Jupiter himself who had the final say in the matter. At any rate, this bold brat was to be his alchemy apprentice now. No one else would know that Jodye too had rejected inheriting his legacy. "All right, now that we''re done with that let us get out of here."


    Sigma withdrew from his sleeve a small disc-like device and threw it on the ground. It lit up, and the space above it distorted like a heat mirage.


    "Come, come," Uncle Sigma beckoned the two youngsters to come closer.


    "Is it a portal?" Jodye Trill was not the type to jump into strange distortions of space without being backed into a corner. He had apparently already lost some of his precious youth and flesh to the chaotic streams of space. He did not intend to repeat this anytime soon, especially not in the absence of his guardians.


    "No, it''s mustard. Of course, it''s a damn portal, now get your ass in it," Sigma Octanis was no longer polite as he waved his hand and an irresistible suction force pulled Jodye and Dessa into his arms as he jumped in the portal and disappeared with a bloop.


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    ¡ª Meanwhile in the Black Heart City''s Middle District...


    "...and the worst of it is he was just as strong as in the past. Those rumors of his injuries must be false, how could an injured Mage at the Perfected Silver Rank deal with so many True Saints so easily?" Ian Murphy was down on one knee before a tall and mighty looking middle-aged man wearing C-grade battle saint armor. He looked fierce and imposing in that dazzling silver and white armor. This man was playing with his goatee as he stood in front of a window overlooking the city. Ian Murphy couldn''t help but be respectful in front of this man, who was superior for them. The Commander of the Pharaoh King of the South Ward''s thirteenth army division, Prop Uganda.


    "He was strong, commander, but I do not believe that I am weaker," interjected Tsukisasu Shin, his following words laced with bloodthirstiness, "Just give the order and they''ll be wiped out to the last."


    "No! You will not touch that negus boy, who knows what background he had if it was able to make that villain Sigma act like a loyal watchdog. I will not have you making the same mistake as you made with Shaunda!" Said Commander Uganda.


    Crash!


    Right at this moment, a pretty maid with smooth light brown skin who was cleaning up this main hall alone during their meeting dropped a glass on the ground, breaking it into pieces. Ian Murphy looked disgusted as he started kicking her in the bum, making the girl scream in pain and fear, "Trash! Clean this shit up!"


    The maid let out a yelp and then scurried to clean all the glass.


    "Tsuki, this kid''s a talent. Leak the old rumors about that old dog Cassan, and then pick the right moment to recruit the kid," Commander Uganda ignored the previous commotion since his subordinate had already taken action.


    "Recruit?" Tsukisasu made a face like he had just swallowed a fly, "Commander, with all due respect this child is a scourge! He''s lawless and violent, we don''t need to give him real status or power!"


    "Shut the fuck up and do what I told you to do, numbnuts! Do we pay you to think or act on my behalf?" Commander Uganda was furious at being denied. The word he hated the most was ''no'' if he was speaking to a subordinate. This was a word worthy of his bloodthirst. He would have killed any other subordinate for disobeying him, including General Murphy. In fact, some days he prayed that Murphy would dare to disrespect him.


    Unfortunately, Commander Prop Uganda simply couldn''t bring himself to harm this gem in human form named Tsukisasu, "Do you think someone who would commit such open and lawless violence is from a normal background? There are certain to be more than those two experts guarding him. No, I believe that Commander Heavenly Star knows this kid''s background and chose to curry favor. Or perhaps, retaliation is what Sigma aims for us to do! It could easily become a situation where he wouldn''t even need to wipe us out, it would be done for him!"


    Commander Uganda felt like he had seen through this entire situation, and suddenly grew complacent, "Hmph, this Sigma is a crafty fox. Luckily he has already fallen out with our Pharaoh King. We cannot touch him, but he cannot swagger either. Tsukisasu, stop delaying and go win the boy over to our camp. We won''t let someone with no status in this city gain all the hidden benefits."


    "Commander I¡­" Tsukisasu wore a pained expression on his face that made it seem like the commander had just asked him to eat his own children.


    "Enough of all this negus hatred bullshit! Do you know who controls this world? Who is truly in power? Do you know what percentage of those groups are negus warriors? Your narrow-minded views will leave you with a life of mediocrity!" Commander Prop Uganda had lost track of how many times he had repeated this to Tsukisasu. When Tsukisasu was merely four years old, his father was murdered, and his mother violated to death right in front of his eyes.


    The culprits were voodoo priests of negus descent.


    His hatred towards these brown skin heroes could be imagined.


    "Yes, Commander," Tsukisasu Shin wore a stoic face. He knew that the commander was only speaking these words to him out of concern. However, how could this hatred be so easily abated? He had seen plenty of arrogant and perverse acts from these individuals, the negus. Thus, Tsukisasu was convinced they were a plague. Due to his bias, he didn''t realize the truth that he was more arrogant than most and his best friend Ian Murphy was not only arrogant but also perverse to the max.


    Ian Murphy had frequently caused other children to relive Tsukisasu''s experience, as he violated the wives of his enemies after eliminating them. Tsukisasu was disgusted by this at first, but in the end, he participated in and even started to relish in it as long as the targets were negus.


    Hurt people always hurt people.


    "Enough. Both of you are dismissed, leave. Tsuki, I''ll be expecting good news from you. As for that old dog Sigma, I''ll pay him a visit all right, hmph," a cold light flashed in Commander Prop Uganda''s eyes, "General Murphy, go interview some more ''new recruits'' for our special project. I''ll send Tsuki to accompany you shortly."


    "Yes, commander." Both men responded in unison then turned around and departed together.


    "Tch," the Division Thirteen Commander sucked his teeth and glanced at the maid who was sweeping up broken glass, giving her another command before turning to leave, "I am feeling bored. Come serve your father, I, once this mess is clean."


    The maid blushed and revealed a seductive glare, which the commander answered with a smile as he swaggered away. However, the maid immediately frowned behind his back as she took out a serene sound stone the size of a coin. She muttered an incantation and cast a sound isolation barrier around herself.


    "Reporting to Mistress Desert Fury, I have confirmed that Tsukisasu''s hatred for the negus clan is immense and the commander is already aware of it. He recently had an altercation with a boy of negus descent on the main road. This additional information is enough to tie him to the incidents in the report," spoke the maid in hushed tones using true essence. "The commander also referenced big sis Shaunda as Tsukisasu''s previous ''mistake.'' One that the Commander had to clean for him. Forgive this lowly one for speculating, but I am under the impression that the one who did those horrible things to big sister was none other than this man, Tsukisasu Shin!"


    The maid put away the serene sound stone and finished her cleaning. Then she steeled herself to be this vile commander''s plaything, as she took out a spherical potion bottle full of a glowing pink essence. She popped the cork, downing it in one go. However, before she could move again, her hip lit up with the pink light of the serene sound crystal. The maid was shocked as she wasn''t usually contacted after a report unless it was an emergency. There only a single response on the sound crystal.


    "Operation will begin early. Abort mission and return now!"


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    Meanwhile, Aiken Moon woke up on the bed of a nicely decorated room, with enchanting materials and arcane devices scattered around. After gathering himself, he noticed a sharp pain in his abdomen.


    "For you, young sir." Cassan''s old hand suddenly appeared before Aiken''s face, holding a B-grade Magic Life pill no less! Instantly recognizing the value of this pill, Aiken snatched it like it would be stolen in the next second and swallowed it immediately. Cassan just smiled dismissively and spoke gently, "Refine the energy in this pill quickly."


    "Why are you so nice to me, mister?" asked Aiken Moon after operated his Azure World Epoch for about ten minutes to refine all the essence in the magic life pill. This refining speed left Cassan rather impressed. Although some of these talents couldn''t be called too amazing, Aiken was a particular case. Cassan knew that without that cursed fate seal, the boy would likely reveal even more talent.


    "My liege has been searching for a disciple for a long time. Someone to inherit his legacy while he moved on to complete his life''s most significant mission." Cassan spoke slow and deliberately, drawing Aiken in slowly, "We do not originate from the same origins as you, nor do we originate from these barren lands that we currently reside in. Instead, our heritage is as deep and profound as the stars themselves. To be frank, you are not even worthy of the position you are being offered. You are merely far more compatible than any youths we have encountered thus far. Thus, you will be granted this boon."


    "But mister Cassan, I already have my life planned out for me back at home. As soon as I return, my father will arrange the very best of what I need," Aiken Moon replied innocently, "Isn''t it silly to lead on great figures such as yourself? I just wanted to tell the truth!"


    "Do you think journeying in this land is so simple? That people are actually so kind as to help, rather than extort you?" Cassan responded simply. He was a bit disappointed by how simple and straightforward this child''s mindset was, as it was in opposition to Cassan''s own personality. But such a character wasn''t necessarily a bad thing, "You will never return home without the strength to make it on your own. You will never obtain such power without proper guidance. You just so happen to have the supreme talent required to practice the Nine Celestial Moons, which means we can provide that power for you in the shortest time possible. Have you thought this all the way through? I will remove the cursed fate seal from you, and let you step in the shop once more. You tell me what you feel then."


    "Wah?" Aiken Moon was still processing everything the old man told him when he heard the end of his words and grew irritated. Cassan''s hands were already glowing white, as rapidly struck Aiken''s chest with the index and middle fingers of both palms. Cassan struck each spiritual meridian eight times before slapped Aiken''s chest with both palms. A shadowy black mist ejected from Aiken''s spine and quickly evaporated amidst the sound of tiny screams.


    Aiken Moon dropped to his knees and stared at the ceiling listlessly. However, seconds later his eyes were bursting with joy and light! Milky white qi streams gathered around his body and seeped in endlessly, making Aiken so excited he could melt.


    "Origin qi, it''s really origin qi!" Aiken jumped up in excitement, "Woah baby how I''ve missed you!"

 86 Freedom of the Mind

    Sigma and the two youths in his embrace landed on the other side of the portal and discovered a large cave. The cave was spacious and carved beautifully into an apartment with different amenities geared towards cultivation and daily life. Different force crystals the size of a high chair and of various ranks were scattered around. The stone walls of the cave were carved flat, making this cave seem like the inside of a large house. Jodye Trill was impressed with the layout of this place, this was indeed the dwelling of a wealthy elite.


    "Welcome young people, this is my third base. It is linked to my shop in Black Heart City. Outside of the cave is an illusion formation separating us from the hazardous terrain of Sky Magma Island. It''s best to stay inside, my little friends, this way, this way." Sigma Octanis behaved as a proper host and gave Jodye and Dessa a tour of the cave. He indicated every station to them and answered Jodye''s many questions about the functionality of everything. Sigma was inwardly impressed with this kid''s inquisitive nature, this was essential if one wished to be a true sage king.


    After being introduced to the main areas of the martial dwelling, Jodye Trill and Sigma Octanis performed the apprenticeship ceremony. This was much different from the time Jodye honored his mother as his sensei by bowing to her three times in succession on his knees, and world''s apart from when T''Zhane first took on a master by performing sacred slaughter rituals and drinking a liquid that contained both their blood essence blended into one. Jodye merely had to allow Sigma to leave a spirit mark on the spiritual sea of his mind. He was completely open to this, as he would be able to erase it right away if he truly wanted too. Of course, Sigma was unaware of this.


    "As the Hand of my apprentice, you can be considered half apprentice of mine." Uncle Sigma said to Dessa Chimes with a smile on his face, as he very easily imprinted his spirit mark in her under-developed spiritual sea as well. He was indeed in a great mood! He got a good disciple and an outstanding apprentice all in one day. While he would prefer it to be the other way around, he didn''t intend on complaining one bit. After all, didn''t this apprentice come equipped with his own attendant? That meant he had landed three attendants with one move! How awesome was that? Sigma Octanis led the kids to a room as the temperature plummetted. This room was surrounded from head to toe in serenity magic crystals and pure serenity qi crystals. They were all above the C-grade!


    Jodye knew the difference between a magic crystal and a force crystal was the existence of magic life force. A crystal with magic life qi within could be absorbed by anyone with a magic qi force genesis, even if it was also a qi crystal compromised of only one energy like these serenity magic crystals. Regular qi crystals could just be absorbed and refined by a force genesis that is compatible. There wasn''t anything but a single path to a spatial gateway across the room. This path was the only part of the room not covered in crystals.


    "That is the gate that leads back to the shop in Black Heart City. Remember, if you are ever in danger you should head to the shop''s bottom level and travel through this portal. As long as you possess my mark, it will never be closed to you. However, if you do not possess my mark, it would take a Wizard to break in," Uncle Sigma stood majestically with his arms crossed as he explained.


    Jodye knew he was trying to look cool for them, but he didn''t mind. After all, this was a man from the vast outer space! He had technology and equipment that just didn''t exist in this world. If Jodye didn''t have the experiences of T''Zhane to guide him forward, he would have never been able to befriend such an expert, much less benefit from him like currently!


    Due to situations like this, Jodye always felt quite grateful to his negligent master Jupiter Titan the T''Zhane.


    "Wait¡­ Sky Magma Island!?" Jodye Trill suddenly shouted out in pure shock. He almost let this point slip past his notice, "You mean we''re currently in the frozen lands of the North Ward!?"


    "Ah, so you know of it then? Not surprising, I suppose. Most who come here only do so to visit this place at least once. Legends have it that some great lucky chance is hidden here awaiting its chosen hero," Uncle Sigma explained indifferently.


    Jodye Trill, "¡­o.o;#$&%."


    Jodye was utterly speechless. The five wards of Pangaea all corresponded to an elemental core. The elements of any particular world all originated from an elemental heart born in the star''s world core. The reason for the boundary energy separating the wards was 100% related to these elemental cores! Jodye knew from a long time ago that the existence of boundary energy meant that where Pangaea is located must be the exact center of the world!


    Jodye wanted to ask more questions, but before anything else could happen the portal suddenly lit up. Cassan walked through with Aiken following close behind. The current Aiken Moon had a proud look in his eyes like he was the esteemed young master of a prestigious sect.


    Jodye Trill grew irritated just looking at this insufferable punk, punching him in the shoulder, "I see you have finally shed your tortoiseshell. Advanced Sophomore rank? Truly not bad for a brat."


    Aiken grimaced, but it was unknown whether it was at Jodye''s words or his punch. One had to know that Jodye was around five years younger than Aiken, and now that Aiken recovered his cultivation he was also aware that Jodye'' excessively vibrant lifeforce and the biomagnetic field was purer than his own. This was proof that Jodye was younger than him. However, Jodye''s cultivation of sage origin was actually one sub-rank higher than Aiken. While it was true that Aiken had spent the last 3 years as a captive, he also wasn''t so strong at Jodye''s age.


    However, in spite of how jealous this talented brat made him feel, he still owed the boy a lot more than he could repay currently or maybe even in this lifetime. Aiken bowed low one time, then tried to wear an aloof face as he responded to Jodye, "Young lord Jupiter, I owe you my thanks once again. I truly misunderstood Mr. Cassan and my master before this. Thank you for helping me see the light."


    Aiken had already changed the way he addressed Jodye, switching from ''Mister'' to ''young lord.'' This suggested that he had accepted Jodye being much younger than himself.


    Jodye Trill merely glanced at Aiken Moon and then looked away. This kid may be spineless at times and naive at all others, but he also had the true integrity a warrior elite should have hidden within his heart. This honestly made Jodye unsure of how to train him. It was as if the boy had a cloud of bad luck over him. If Jodye couldn''t find a way to reverse it he would have to get rid of this jinx. How lucky that a solution had presented itself to him.


    "Junior apprentice brother, this is a little inappropriate no?" Aiken Moon wore a smug face as he dug out a new title of ''Junior Apprentice Brother,'' in an attempt to place himself above Jodye in conversation. However, who was Jodye Trill?


    "Teacher, did you recently accept a disciple such as this?" Asked Jodye Trill without a shred of emotion. It was as if he had never met a boy named Aiken Moon.


    "Hm, I seem to remember being insulted and rejected though?" Uncle Sigma pondered with his hand on his chin. "Perhaps he has chosen to worship Cassan as his master. Is this the case Cassan?"


    "I wouldn''t dare, my liege," responded Cassan as he knelt on one knee.


    "How bold to speak to my apprentice in such a manner. Are you tired of yourlife, little boy?" Uncle Sigma''s voice had become dark and threatening, making the hairs on Aiken''s skin stand up. What was this now? Wasn''t this his lucky chance? Didn''t Cassan tell him that out of the hundreds of thousands of people who had visited his shop, Aiken was the only one who sparked his interest?


    He thought he was the golden child. He thought his supreme talent was finally being recognized. He thought he possessed something unique, something that Jupiter didn''t have. Then once Aiken''s seal was finally released, he felt reborn. It was like he was a new man. He was ready to climb to the peak of martial arts, no matter what it took.


    What was this, now?


    "Um¡­" Aiken''s previous energy already diminished by 70%. "Mister Sigma I¡­ I apologize for my previous outrageous behavior. I would certainly be overjoyed to honor you as my master."


    "Do you know that this child whom you constantly challenge due to the envy and insecurities within your heart has never once disparaged you in my presence?" Sigma Octanis was using a stern voice, and his presence was full of authority. He was trying to save this new disciple of his from the curse of arrogance and complacency. "The heaven-sent lucky chance that I offered him was immediately deflected to you. This is before him knowing whether or not you were even so suitable! Also, if you hadn''t passed Cassan''s test, I would have still taken you under my wing and reformed your foundation just based on this boy''s recommendation.


    "Yet, you walk in here and choose to swagger in front of the one who offered you what you have currently taken pride in. Do you have no shame, boy? Perhaps, I was too rash in my decision after all. I am sorry young Jupiter, but do not worry. I will not blame you. An apprentice alone will have to suffice."


    "Master please!" Aiken Moon who was long shaken by Sigma''s words dropped to his knees and kowtowed heavily. That was right! Mr. Jupiter had helped him at every turn, he had never once abandoned him or let him suffer. This was the reason he had decided to honor him as his ''young lord. Yet, Jupiter merely scoffed at the title! Of course, all Aiken had done was speak out against him and search for ways to shine brighter than the halo this Jupiter emitted.


    Aiken felt profoundly disappointed in himself once his thoughts cleared. How had it come to this? In reality, he marked this Mr. Jupiter as an enemy in his heart the moment he saw how Dessa treated him. Ultimately, this was the fault of his own jealous and petty heart. Aiken''s head hung low as he spoke humbly,"Master, I was wrong!"


    "It is not I whom you have wronged, child," sighed Sigma Octanis. At least this child was not truly arrogant. He quickly accepted the truth once it was given to him.


    "Young lord Jupiter, I was wrong! I''ve been vicious and ungrateful to you, my thrice times savior. I deserve death, and yet you only offer me life! You only set me up for success! I am ashamed¡­" As Aiken Moon neared the end of his words, he lowered his head in true shame. Witnessing this, Jodye felt his hidden anger dissipate like smoke in the air.


    He placed a hand on Aiken''s shoulder and then helped him up, "As long as you know what you should do from now on."


    "Yes!" Aiken Moon pinched his finger, and a drop of blood rose into the sky and fused into the void. Cassan hurriedly closed the portal leading back to the South. Nine terrifying cracks of thunder sounded from outside the cave, causing Dessa to pale a bit. Aiken Moon called out in a voice dripping with confidence an resolution. "I, Aiken Morpheus Moon, swear to the will of the heavens that I will never betray the young lord Jupiter or his interests for as long as we both live. I swear to honor uncle Sigma as my master from this day forward!"


    Once the sound of Aiken''s voice faded, nine more resounding claps of thunder sounded through this section of the world. Jodye Trill and Sigma Octanis were equally dumbfounded. What the hell was wrong with this generation? Heavenly oaths were agreements between the will of an individual and the will of the universe. There was no way to lie to the will of the world with your own will because our intentions originated from the universe itself. If you did lie, then the heavens would smite you down with the chaotic thunderbolts of punishment! Was this a light oath to take as if one was picking cabbage?


    NO!


    Therefore, what Aiken had done was rather extreme. His remorse could be clearly felt.


    "Sigh¡­" Uncle Sigma finally recovered from his shock after a few breaths. The inhabitants of this world simply didn''t value their lives enough. What would Aiken do if one day he was plotted against by one of these two characters? His ending could well be imagined. Of course, this was all the credit of Jodye''s charisma, "I never expected you to go so far. Come, my disciple, let us complete the ceremony."


    Just like that, after a master-disciple ceremony was carried out, Aiken officially became the fifth disciple of Sigma Octanis, the Heavenly Star Commander! He was also the only disciple on this life star, and even in this galactic realm! Aiken glanced at Dessa Chimes and had a complicated feeling in his heart. For the first time in this life, he realized how matters of the heart were able to cloud one''s judgment. Young lord Jupiter was a child younger than himself, romance clearly wasn''t anywhere near the little monster''s thoughts at all. He clearly thought only of conquest and improving his strength. A true warrior! Aiken still felt incredibly stupid when he thought about it.


    At that moment, he was able to free himself of his obsession with Dessa. He instead adopted an obsession for more strength! The strength to never be plotted on again. His older brother and his cousin plotted against him because there were jealous of his sister. They were afraid of his potential. Potential Aiken Moon once feared was lost, but now what had he found? A superstar master from another world and a legacy to call his own. He was the disciple chosen to pioneer a new branch of his master''s sect! How imposing would he be in the future? He would never let his will be enslaved by others without fighting with his life on the line!


    Aiken''s eyes became fierce and determined as he looked into the eyes of this girl he had liked tremendously for the last couple of years.


    He realized he was more grateful to her than infatuated. She was his only light in a world full of darkness. How could she not be blindingly bright? However, with so much light in his life now, Aiken discovered that the light Dessa possessed was no longer quite as blinding. This was in spite of Dessa''s light still being more prominent and brighter than the rest.


    His true feelings weren''t as deep as he originally thought, but they existed all the same. Only time would tell the outcome.


    Jodye Trill used psychic energy and paid close attention to the shift in Aiken''s face and vibrations. He secretly nodded to himself in relief. Aiken Moon was now totally free in mind and body. Soon, he could start his plan to give Dessa her freedom as well!


    "Heh...five years, that''s all I need. With five years of training, both Dessa and Aiken will at least reach the expert class. I should be able to become an elite! Only then can I go enroll in a foreign sect and upgrade my strength further. Sly gave me seven years to become powerful enough to slaughter my way back to the West Ward. This should be the plan then..."

 87 The Heavenly Stars Apprentice 1

    ¡ª Pangaea South Ward, Black Heart City''s Inner District


    Six weeks later...


    "I can''t believe this is happening."


    "Just let it happen. It''s the experience of a lifetime."


    "How do you make it spin like that?"


    "It takes finesse."


    Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes were in a large majestic building that was full of games and swarming with people. Many of these people were mystic artists, but most of them were regular mortals. Even though Jodye was technically a mortal as well, he was a mystic artist who cultivated the original energy of the heavens and the earth. His current lifespan could reach 150 years, and his strength and lifeblood were bound to rapidly increase along with his cultivation. Whereas for those who were unable to cultivate with divine energy, they would at most be able to become one with a single earthen force, and even that was rare. Most mortals didn''t even reach a lifespan of 100 years.


    This building had various magical machines and gadgets, it was very cool. Upon entering the building, one''s face would be scanned by a magical array powered by an emperor ruby. The blinding red light became a trademark for entering one of these gambling houses. In front of a strange device made of thunder-smoke steel that looked a bit like a giant snow globe, Jodye was using his divine sense to make the fog of origin energy inside the container at the top spin rapidly until it became a milky white round ball of energy.


    Dessa marveled as she couldn''t truly understand what was happening, in spite of having it explained to her. The spiritual sense could be used like this? She felt masters on Mr. Jupiter''s level were truly impressive. Normally this fog of origin energy would just remain cloudy as random lights started to appear. There was no order to the lights past the first two because the reflective fog made them all blend.


    What changes would happen now that Mr. Jupiter has intervened? Dessa was becoming more familiar. Under her master''s control, this machine became a lot simpler to use! Of course, this was good for the player but bad for the establishment.


    "Okay, now put an amethyst coin in the slot and press the colors in the order they appear," said Jodye Trill. Dessa followed his instructions and placed an amethyst coin inside the coin slot. This coin represented the value of ten amethyst crystal notes, truly too extravagant. Dessa did as she was told and different energies in the globe reacted and lit up. The first time around, Dessa put a silver coin in, and Jodye hadn''t done anything to the origin fog. The colors lit up at nearly the same time, but you have to input the correct order of the forces from most active to most inactive. This was extremely hard, and Dessa lost her silver coin as a result. However, now that Jodye was using his divine energy to manipulate the fog, the lights wrapped around the sphere of origin fog diagonally like a rainbow ribbon.


    This was far easier.


    Fifteen seconds later, 100 amethyst coins came raining out of the device. That was worth 1,000 amethyst crystal notes! Dessa was stunned where she stood such wealth was only owned by the upper echelons of big cities, such as Black Heart City.


    "You see now? This is why you must take your security role more seriously," said Jodye Trill to Dessa as he pocketed the coins into his space ring. "This is part of your training. If a spiritual master walks into these lower level gambling houses, they''ll be able to rob us blind! These games are not sophisticated enough to trouble any spiritual master above the C-Grade, so you must be cautious! If you see any suspicious behavior, contact the supervisor or me immediately."


    "Yes, my lord," replied Dessa Chimes with a subordinate''s salute.


    "Good. Actually, I''m quite impressed with Uncle Sigma for this business. Learn as much as you can, we may emulate this business model one day. Let''s go," Jodye Trill was clad in blue raiment with Star Security written on the back in hieroglyphics. It looked like armor, with metal plating on the shoulders and joints, but also like a jacket and pants suit. He first exchanged his coins for crystal notes, then led Dessa, who was dressed in the same fashion, back to the office on the lower level. However, once they arrived at the bottom of the stairs they were greeted with a commotion.


    "Sir, please relax, we do not want to hurt you. However, you must not disrespect the good name of our Shooting Star Heavenly House," said a graceful white elf with excessively pretty green eyes the color of the prettiest jade. White Elves were known for their green eyes, except for the royalty which had blue eyes. Her skin was smoother than polished gemstones and her bearing was completely elegant. Behind her were two other elves, one white elf male, and also a gorgeous dark elf female. Her dark features were still slightly intimidating, but her perfectly oval face was even prettier than her white elf companion. Dark elves were easily identifiable due to their greyish/navy skin tone and glowing crimson eyes, but this girl''s eyes were actually violet.


    The two companions in the rear had visible wounds and tattered clothes, they had obviously been attacked.


    "No one gives a damn about this Shooting Star Heavenly House! That darky BITCH was running games, and I know it! It''s heroism, she''s clearly using prejudice in business!" said the older man with an afro. He wore grey robes, was standing with his back to the stairway, and his hands were on his hips.


    "We ARE heroes, you damn bumpkin. Are all humans as stupid and ignorant as you are?" said the pretty dark elf female. She was very young, around eight years old. However, even if she was young she didn''t like being disrespected with such offensive language. The dark elf female wanted nothing more than to cut this human into pieces right now.


    "If you do not control yourself, I will call on our star security," the graceful white elf threatened with a frown. This man was definitely trying to cause a scene. Unfortunately, she could not see through his cultivation. This frightened the young lady a lot, as she was at the Perfected Sophmore Rank of Scholar Sage Realm. This probably meant one thing.


    This man was an expert!


    "Shut up, you foreign troll! Give me back my money! This place is clearly trying to rob me, this is a robbery and I won''t stand for it," This shameless statement was the first thing Jodye heard once he arrived. This guy was clearly slimy. He definitely had an ulterior motive. The Voodoo Priest''s vile next words only affirmed this further, "I''ll tell you what. Give me the little darky behind you, and we''ll call it even."


    "You vile piece of..." the dark elf little girl was just about to explode, but she was cut off by her superiors piercing voice.


    "That''s enough! This man is our guest, and you will not speak to our guests in this way." said the graceful white elf woman, frowning at the dark elf little girl before turning to speak with the Voodoo Priest, "however, Mr. Absol, you can not treat our staff in this manner. You will have to vacate the premises at this instant. I have already contacted Senior Octanis, you will not be asked again."


    In fact, she had done no such thing. This was just a part of their training. Sigma Octanis called it ''Fake it until you make it'', it was all about making the enemy think you held the upper hand long enough for you to gain it in reality.


    Jodye approached the crowd with Dessa only to see an older man who looked about 40-years-old shouting at the top of his lungs and arguing with some of the House Girls working the gambling tables. It was with a quick sweep of his perception that Jodye knew the man in front of him was an expert level Voodoo Priest. In other words, he was both a sage and a saint, but he practices the death arts. However, he was only at the initial rank. Jodye rationed that his man''s body strength should be around 52 BP. His strength shouldn''t be much different unless he unleashed a concept. Jodye decided that would never have the chance to do so.


    "Are you crazy? You dare to try and remove me?" Voodoo Priest Absol was immediately enraged. It was as if he had been waiting for years to express his dissatisfaction. He huffed and puffed as he said, "Hmph. Let''s see, how about I take you three with me!?"


    "No need, no need," Jodye Trill held a Serene Sound Mirror in his palm as he casually strolled on to the scene with Dessa at his heels, their armor drawing awe from the crowd.


    "Young lord Jupiter, please contact the head of Star Security immediately!" the graceful young white elf was incredibly excited when she first saw the boss'' new apprentice walking over with a serene sound mirror. However, when she saw the relaxed expression and lazy movement she panicked again. This kid couldn''t sense the gravity of the situation! She immediately thought of him as another brat who let status make him arrogant. Hopefully, Senior Octanis would have given him something to make him so arrogant. Voodoo Priests like Winter Absol didn''t give a damn about authority, they wouldn''t cower before your status. They lived their lives on the edge and used all sort of dark powers.


    "For just one him? Unnecessary." As Jodye finished speaking the mirror''s pink glow faded away. The dark elf little girl stared at him with curious eyes. They were similar in age, but this boy was the Heavenly Star''s apprentice. They even possessed the same cultivation level, Sophmore Rank, Scholar Sage Realm. What made him so special?


    Jodye stopped directly in-between the Voodoo Priest and the House Girls, before taking a cursory glance at the white elf male that was with them. This man was dressed as a houseman, but Jodye didn''t recognize him. This was impossible, as Jodye had already made it a point to memorize the faces of every employee old or new. Thus, Jodye knew immediately that this man was an imposter. Their real target today should be that dark elf girl. Luckily, Jodye hadn''t left yet.


    "Dessa."


    "Yes, my lord?" Dessa Chimes immediately presented herself to Mr. Jupiter.


    "After I attack this Voodoo Priest, subdue that white elf guy, make it quick," Jodye told Dessa Chimes via telepathy. "They''re probably working together, or both targeting the same person. Either way, I''ll need him alive."


    Dessa Chimes nodded with a serious face to show she understood.


    "Heh, time to try out some of this spell casting," Jodye Trill thought to himself as [Pharaoh''s Law] appeared on his head, the pupils of his sapphire eyes becoming verticle. He had asked Uncle Sigma to teach him formless incantations twice in the last few weeks. Once to understand it, and then again to consolidate his own knowledge.


    In fact, this formless spell casting was very similar to Runic Sorcery. Jodye hadn''t been planning to learn his master the T''Zhane''s Runic Sorcery until he reached the Puny Mortal Realm stage of the Titanic Rage Law, the same as the real Jupiter. However, now it seemed that the spellcasting of the hero race could be related loosely to Runic Sorcery. Merely, they used magic life qi to form incantation runes that resonate with the power of laws through the medium of origin energy, rather than using the cosmic qi of yin and yang harmony to form runes of power that evolve into different laws through the medium of astral might.


    They were very different, but both actually took a similar approach.


    Especially, if the heavenly medium was Source Qi instead of Origin Qi or Astral Qi. After all, soul power was the most unique in that it contained the imprint of the person using it. With source qi, it was possible to brainwash the power of law into accepting you as it''s own! This would be a tremendous aid to cultivation and comprehension of law. Jodye had his source artifact, [Pharaoh''s Law], so he could already use divine tier source qi and merge it with a bit of origin or astral qi.


    This meant that for Jodye, once he understood it better the formless casting was endlessly easy! Sigma Octanis was blown away at how quick the brat had actually learned his famous skill. It was at that moment that Sigma finally felt old. This kid was just too abnormal! How could he so easily use such robust spirit power? Even to the extent of using it as a catalyst to form incantation runes that resonated with the laws of the world! This required the fusion of source and origin on top of manipulating magic qi, so this was not a low-level skill at all.


    Actually, Jodye could slaughter this clown with a single fist of might. Less than that, a regular left straight would send his soul packing. However, how was that fun? If he used his concept to create magic and combined it with his thunderbolt qi, how deadly would that be?


    "Brat, clear the fuck out now, or I won''t be giving that boss of yours face here," Voodoo Priest Absol sneered as he looked at this brat who had a sage atmosphere and body full of true essence was clearly a Priest of some kind, but he was plainly only at the rookie level. This was not something Voodoo Priest Absol found threatening in the slightest. Plus he had three curse arts already primed, there was no way this brat could hurt him, even if he really had hidden help. Unless that hidden help was above the mage rank, of course. "Don''t think I''m afraid of that old dog, Sigma. I know he''s currently in the regional meeting, he won''t be returning shortly, hahaha.


    "The only reason he hasn''t contacted the guard chief is that they''re probably with that punk Sigma, pah!" Voodoo Priest Absol spat at the mention of Sigma''s name, and looked at Jodye as if he were disgusting to look at, "What can you punks do to me?! I''ll slaughter you and that take that darky with me. I''ll show whitey a good time while I''m at it."


    "Gross, dude. Do you kidnap both men and women? I know you are a Voodoo Priest but that is just freaky." Jodye Trill turned his nose up at Voodoo Priest Absol.


    "Both..." Voodoo Priest Absol was confused until his eyes followed Jodye''s to see the male white elf. Absol''s face darkened. He knew other sinners with that inclination, but he was only interested in the yin essence of young women. He didn''t like men who were full yang essence like this brat. Actually, why did this brat have so much? This made Absol even more disgusted by the sight of Jodye. "Brat, you wish to die so bad? So be it!"


    "Voodoo Priest Absol," Jodye Trill''s voice was cold and indifferent like a killer. This caught both the graceful white elf who considered him a silk-pants young master and the Voodoo Priest in question who had an even lower opinion of Jodye, totally off guard. The furious yang energy radiating from Jodye''s being made Absol even more uncomfortable. He even felt a bit intimidated. Jodye continued with any emotion present in his tone, "Exit the facility now, or I will eject you myself."


    "Petty Diver!" A cursed tattoo suddenly shot out of Voodoo Priest Absol''s sleeve rapidly swimming towards Jodye, who was currently fading away.


    Wait, fading away?


    "Shit, after-image!" however, Absol noticed too late as he was staring at three lines of powerful green thunderbolt qi, stacked upon each other to form a green thunderbolt star. A fearsome calamity qi was rumbling within the thunder, suppressing Absol''s raging voodoo qi to a third of its effectiveness.


    Jodye stood with his back facing Voodoo Priest Absol''s own back and his arms crossed. He quickly turned and elbowed Absol in the side, nearly breaking all his bones to pieces, as cracks spiderwebbed his entire skeleton.


    "ARGH!" Voodoo Priest Absol was terrified. So strong? What the fuck was this kid made of, thunder-smoke steel? There was far too much power for that to be a mere elbow nudge.


    "Stay still and taste my new skill. I call it Thunder Star Purgatory!" Jodye Trill used up three-fifths of his total origin energy to cast Thunderbolt Purgatory three times, and he used different energy in each. This attack was sure to dazzle. "Go, One!"


    The Thunder Star Purgatory shined and three scarlet-green thunderbolts crashed into Absol''s body, the calamity qi ignited on impact and exploded. All that was left of Voodoo Priest Absol was charred chunks of flesh that felt to the ground.


    "How anti-climactic." Jodye Trill was disappointed in the weakness of his opponent. Jodye never even got to see more than the first wave! It was truly unsatisfying.


    "Little Miss Chimes, please don''t hurt him! Young Lord Jupiter help, your hand is attacking us!" the graceful white elf was clearly terrified as she screamed out. She immediately recited an incantation. That little saint girl''s speed was terrifying, she attacked before any of them had a chance to notice.


    "Stay your hand, House Elf Myra," Jodye Trill commanded. The graceful white elf reluctantly stopped her incantation once she met those piercing blue eyes. She felt like she was looking into the eyes of a dragon. Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes already disabled and disarmed the white elf male.


    However, the dark elf girl just distanced herself and remained silently staring at the back of the boy who had just saved her by blasting her foe to pieces. She would never forget this sight for the rest of her life. She was currently powerless of looking away from his dazzling atmosphere.


    Suddenly, this young hero turned and started to approach her. Her face flushed red as she looked down at the ground. Jodye Trill glanced at Dessa Chimes and smiled while nodding at her performance. She immediately subdued the target, Jodye simply didn''t need to make a move at all. After he arrived at the dark elf girls side, he knelt down and held her slightly trembling hand.


    "Hey, I''m Jupiter. What''s your name?"

 88 The Heavenly Stars Apprentice 2

    "Sir, is this not a bit inappropriate?" House Elf Myra asked cautiously. She didn''t know much about this young man after all, and Kairie was like her own little sister. Not only that, this boy was clearly targeting a member of her race already, for no good reason. Why else would his attendant dare to attack? Only, when Myra remembered that spell from earlier she grew rather afraid of Jodye.


    "It...it''s fine aunt. I trust him...I''m. I...I am K..Kai..rie," said the dark elf girl Kairie, doing her best to avoid Jodye''s gaze.


    "K-Kai..rie," repeated Jodye precisely, making little Kairie even more embarrassed. Jodye kept his laughter, and said, "Right, I''ll just call you Kai from now on. Deal?"


    "Mn."


    Jodye grabbed Kai''s little hand and held it as he walked over to the white elf male sweating under threat of Dessa''s blade. Jodye sneered at this white elf spy, "So...will you tell me what I need to know? Or should I just take it myself?"


    Inside his office on the lower floor, Cassan put down his serene sound mirror, satisfied with that little Jupiter''s response. When asked if he needed assistance, Jupiter confidently declined the offer. This was how it should be. Cassan was currently lecturing Aiken on some cultivation principles, and couldn''t be bothered to deal with the trouble outside. However, if Jodye, who was the first to have responded to the issue, couldn''t handle it alone then Cassan would be forced to make a move. Otherwise, his master Sigma Octanis would surely skin him alive. In reality, Sigma considers that Jupiter brat as far more important than Aiken Moon.


    Suddenly there was an explosion from outside. Cassan frowned and was about to investigate, but when he remembered Jodye''s confidence, he wavered. He first called a guard to explain what was happening outside.


    What the guard told him left Cassan and Aiken reeling in shock.


    Jodye entered the office and grabbed some magic water to drink before he walked over and made a report, "Mr. Cassan, we have finishing patrolling all floors of the Middle and Inner District''s Shooting Star Heavenly House. I''ll be leaving now."


    Cassan smiled and nodded at Jodye, and continued his lecture.


    Black Heart City of the Star Reaching Region was famed for its gambling houses. This large city covered several kilometers and was separated into four districts. Each district had its own gambling houses, but there was one gambling house that was famous in each area.


    Shooting Star Heavenly House!


    This business was started by none other than Sigma Octanis.


    Each district had a larger location than the previous, the most luxurious being located in the golden district. You had to be a mage to even go to the golden district, let alone the Shooting Star Heavenly House in that location. Jodye had yet to visit the golden district because even Uncle Sigma could only enter the first area, he couldn''t pull any strings for Jodye.


    Following that, Jodye went back to Sigma''s third base via the dimensional portal Cassan kept on himself. These two were from an upper star realm, unlike Jodye himself. They had access to technology that couldn''t be imagined on this planet. To the denizens of Black Heart City, Sigma Octanis was a mysterious and innovative phenomenon. However, in reality, he just grew up in a good family and had significant wealth from a much more powerful star area.


    The Bronze and Silver Star Realms just couldn''t compare to the Golden Star Realm. Furthermore, Sigma had informed Jodye that Gaea was technically from a different star area but had drifted to the outskirts of the Bronze Star Realm. Apparently, this had something to do with the curse that was placed on this planet.


    Sigma Octanis was seated in the caverns next to a large white crystal. He beckoned Jodye over once he sensed his presence, "This is an advanced-level magic life qi crystal. None of these magic or force crystals have a rank lower than the advanced level. You can use them to gain insights, but you won''t be capable of refining this energy until your progress surpasses the primary level.


    "To make magic elixirs or hex potions, you need to have the proper foundation in magic or voodoo respectively. What primary force do you specialize in?"


    "Chaos," said Jodye Trill calmly.


    However, Sigma Octanis was dumbstruck, "Did¡­ did you just say?! Y..y..y.y.you..you! The chaos? Are you serious? How do you know?"


    "My mother told me so, and then the fates did as well. Actually, I don''t know how to use chaos force, only magic or voodoo. What''s wrong?" asked Jodye puzzled by Sigma''s reaction.


    "Kid, chaos force is like the key to a brighter future! With chaos qi, you can perfectly fuse the magical powers of life and death to create three times the effect! It is the harmony of yin and yang. Chaos breeds cosmic and cosmic breeds earth. Spells or curses backed by chaos qi are the most powerful version of creation casting," Sigma''s eyes were flashing with bright golden lights as he explained.


    "So then, I can only use chaos qi by fusing magic and voodoo?" a lightbulb suddenly turned on in Jodye''s head. ''So that''s what it was¡­''


    In fact, this was similar to how Titan''s unlock cosmic qi.


    "Not exactly. Understanding a chaotic concept will be what allows you to fuse the powers of life and death. However, your understanding of the two must still reach a certain level before the fusion can be perfect. Only the predestined can comprehend chaos force," Uncle Sigma was convinced that this boy was his lucky star.


    "I see¡­" Jodye Trill pondered deeply for a few moments before speaking again, "Uncle Sigma, have you been able to find any of the medicine on that list?"


    "A few of them¡­ but as for the majority, I doubt we''ll find them on this continent," responded Sigma.


    "A few is enough!" said Jodye excited.


    "A few it is then," Uncle Sigma removed a spatial ring from his own, "Here."


    Jodye instantly performed a blood ownership claim on the ring, and when he looked inside, he was pleasantly surprised. "This is!"


    Forlorn Guide Grass!


    Eclipsed Star Weed!


    Mushroom Rockets!


    Plus there were around seven other herbs that he couldn''t name, but the properties of these plants matched his requirements.


    "Hahaha, so what do you say, huh? Did your teacher do good or not?" Sigma Octanis laughed in satisfaction when he saw Jodye''s reaction. The boy was absolutely ecstatic.


    "This is awesome, Unk!" Jodye Trill finally had what he needed to attack the next level of the Wimpy Man realm! His Titanic Rage path would finally take another step forward. The door to the future was finally pushed open a little further.


    "Good kid, enjoy. Now let''s start today''s alchemy project!"


    Like this, Sigma Octanis instructed Jodye on how to use his alchemy techniques. Although Heaven Howling Sect''s alchemy techniques couldn''t compare to the ancient methods of Jupiter Titan, they were still renowned and unique amongst the golden realm''s five supreme galaxies. Among their methods, Sigma''s Eighteen Star Reaching Palm was ranked #12 in the entire Golden Star Realm!


    This was very impressive indeed.


    Through Sigma, Jodye also became aware of how warriors of different paths were classified together. Warriors at the first realm of a path, such as the Scholar Sage Realm, were known as foundation class warriors. Those at the second cultivation realm of a cultivation path were known as rookies. At the third cultivation realm, they were known as experts, and at the fourth realm, they would be called elites. From elites they became champions, then conquerors, and after conquerors they became kings. The king level was not the end of the path, but everything else was far from Jodye''s reach.


    This overturned Jodye''s previous understanding of what an expert was. If this were the way things were viewed in the upper realms, Jodye would, of course, stick to this classification. On Gaea, Experts were those at the second cultivation realm. Obviously, they were missing part of their heritage. Jodye felt his time in the lower realms was destined to be limited.


    A few hours later Sigma was still talking, "Let''s not forget the Alpha Merit Pill. This pill can allow body transformation path martial artists to temper their blood with divine energy. This can potentially awaken the bloodline limit earlier! Alpha Merit pills are famed for helping warriors training their bodies, such as saints, break through bottlenecks and ascend in their realms!"


    "Hey, Unk?" Jodye suddenly spoke out and interrupted Sigma. "What exactly is a bloodline limit?"


    "Hm? Well, that''s a martial lesson but¡­ ah, what the hell. A bloodline limit is a set of abilities and skills unique to an individual because of their bloodline. The hero race is not unique in this ability, as the blood of most creatures can assimilate the dormant laws within our souls to nourish our bloodlines." Sigma explained in further detail, "Once our physical strength and realms reach a certain height, these laws manifest as new abilities. The bloodline limit of sages especially is far more dangerous than others."


    Unknowingly, Sigma lectured Jodye and Dessa for five hours before he stopped. The light of intelligence danced in Jodye''s eyes as Sigma explained the philosophies and methods behind medicine refinement. Jodye already knew most of this information. However, he still enjoyed reconfirming things. After all, these memories weren''t his own. After Sigma asked Jodye if he had any questions or thoughts that confused him, he was swarmed with dozens of items and had to answer them for the next two hours. Sigma responded to each question patiently, with more passion in each following answer than in the last. During breaks, Jodye would make Dessa review the previous information.


    Alchemists could only get excited when communicating with fellow alchemists. Dessa was bored to tears, but she was also learning a lot of information. Jodye''s questions answered many things she wasn''t bold enough to inquire about, which allowed her to slowly understand many things.


    The time seemed to fly away, and it was already late at night.


    In his private room in the third secret base, Jodye Trill organized the information he learned today into his mental filing cabinet. Then, he activated [Pharaoh''s Law] as he took out his brand new Silver Skies Heaven Cauldron. Jodye picked out this alchemical cauldron in Sigma''s shop in the outer district. This was a C-grade alchemical cauldron! Jodye was attempting to refine some pills using the Eighteen Star Reaching Palm technique.


    After organizing all the ingredients required for a D-grade Alpha Merit Pill, Jodye''s hands moved in the air according to Sigma''s technique, as he used his divine sense to manipulate the ingredients into floating in front of him. After processing the components, Jodye used a sacred flame crystal to heat the cauldron. He excelled in the method rather quickly, yet he failed to perform the so-called ''Perfected Palm, collapsing stars.'' After practicing deep into the night, Jodye finally decided to call it a day. He had refined


    From what Uncle Sigma had told Jodye, it took him 20 years to master this technique! Jodye never felt he could learn it in only a night, but he had tried anyway. Based on his progress, this was definitely impossible. He was only able to produce several D-grade pills with this technique. This left Jodye utterly disappointed in himself. It seemed he was foolish to believe he would automatically perform at an expert level. He had to train his body to match his mind.


    However, if Sigma was to see how much progress this brat has made in merely one night, he might just pass out.


    Following a light meal that Dessa prepared for him, Jodye cultivated in the main cavern next to a large white crystal full of white sparkling swirls.


    B-Grade magic life crystal!


    This was an advanced level magic life qi crystal.


    Although Jodye couldn''t really absorb advanced level Qi, he was able to seek enlightenment. He wanted his perfected nascent level magic qi to evolve into level primary magic qi! His Advent of Creation force concept was the only one that had yet to reach the primary level. This was mainly due to Jodye''s comprehension of dragon force being too lacking. His Advent of Creation Concept was primarily based on his Dragon qi.


    For an entire month, Jodye would spend his days training Dessa Chimes as he slowly corroded the cursed fate seal in her origin pool with astral essence. His astral essence was still very imperfect, making this a complicated process. After that, the two youths would work as security for Sigma''s various businesses, and then train in alchemy in the afternoon, and then cultivating at night. Fusing his true essence power and his astral power seemed to be improving his pure essence qi significantly. During this time Jodye had finally refined ten full batches of Alpha Merit Pills! Each batch had three D-Grade Pills, but this was far below Jodye''s standard. Jodye also received Sigma''s help in refining a batch of C-Grade Wimpy Man pills. However, Jodye felt he needed pills of at least B-Grade quality, or he was wasting his potential.


    In the last month that Jodye had spent with Dessa, not only did Jodye almost entirely remove her cursed fate seal, he even taught her a few of the basic level spells he learned from Sigma and his mother. Jodye was prepared to heavily invest in Dessa''s future, as she would be spending this future with himself until his death. Who could go against the will of the heavens?


    A month later, Dessa was finally freed from her oppressing seal, but Sigma Octanis interrupted Jodye''s nightly meditation with big news.


    "Hey kid, weren''t you looking for an auction? Well, I''ve got some news about a big one."

 89 The Purple-Sky Secret Fair 1

    ¡ª Pangaea''s South Ward, Winter Winds City


    In an area close to the border of Pangaea and Rodinia there was a relatively huge city that was twice the size of Black Heart City surrounded by a tranquil and serene atmosphere. The chill in the air was not stifling at all, but instead had a soothing and calming feel to it.


    The name of this enormous city was Winter Winds City.


    Winter Winds City was bustling with activity and flooded with dao cultivators. However, unlike most of the South Ward, the streets of this city were rather festive, and there were no signs of conflict or combat. This was honestly very different from most of the towns this far south. Fighting in this city had significant consequences, so no one dared to make trouble lightly.


    As soon as a fight broke out, a guard team would tear through the crowd and immediately arrest the culprits! In light situations, the trouble-makers could be seen on the streets again after a few days. However, the culprits of the more severe conflicts had almost all disappeared, and the ones who had returned did so with their cultivation''s crippled.


    This city guard team of brutal enforcers called themselves the ''police force,'' and they were all from the Purple-Sky Clan in Winter Winds City.


    The Purple-Sky clan was one of the two most powerful families in Winter Winds city, and they were the most wealthy clan by far. Their wealth quickly elevated them to the status of the number one white-bronze rank power in the city. By the upper realms'' standards, this meant that they had at least one expert and two peak rookie class mystic artists! By Gaea''s warrior standard, they had at least one elite and two expert class mystic artists. This was because the inhabitants of Gaea didn''t realize that there was a foundational stage before the rookie stage. It was obvious that the heritage here was flawed. In other words, the Purple-Sky Clan possessed the equivalent to a cultivator of the early Silver Mage rank of the Void Door Sage Realm. As far as Jodye knew, this should be similar to Sigma Octanis'' level of power.


    With so much power and wealth, it came as no surprise that more than a third of the property in the city belonged to the Purple-Sky clan. Another third was own by the city''s Number 2 power, the Winter Winds Sect. However, the Vice-Sect leader of this sect and many of its disciples were in fact from the Purple-Sky clan! Therefore, even if they didn''t dominate the entire city, they could be said to dominate a bit more than half of the city. Their influence within Winter Winds City could thus be imagined.


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    "Did you hear? The city''s next Purple-Sky Secret Fair has been announced, and it''s starting in two days!"


    "How could I not hear? It''s only the whole town that''s been buzzing about it. The Purple-Sky Clan''s influence seems to be expanding again."


    "You better believe it! Rumor has it that they''re close to becoming a silver rank force! Once the Purple-Sky clan Patriarch has a breakthrough to the peak elite then our Winter Winds City will enter a new tax bracket. We''ll also have to start calling them House Purple-Sky."


    "I bet they merge with the Winter Winds Sect once that happens."


    "The price of living is bound to go up once more..."


    "They say that this year''s secret auction fair will feature an ancient spell! If I were able to get my hands on such a treasure, then everything would change!"


    "Dream on! How could there be so much luck in the world? That ancient spell will end up in the hands of some super power''s prodigy child."


    "Why must the heavens show such favoritism!"


    "Hm? My, what a handsome man."


    "Yes, but doesn''t he have three kids? That''s too much, even if he is gorgeous."


    "You idiot, those are probably his fellow disciples! This is clearly a group of warriors. Look, one''s even of negus blood! That old man in the front must be their master."


    "Ah! You''re right. What a sturdy looking young man."


    "The one in front seems more like a servant if you ask me."


    "Maybe it''s some clans young master out for a walk? They''re probably here for the fair."


    "Yeah. I mean, that handsome man in the middle looks a bit¡­ familiar, right?"


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    Many people on the street had their own conversations, private or otherwise. The five people in question who just arrived at Winter Winds City were Jodye Trill, Aiken Moon, Dessa Chimes, Sigma Octanis, and the old man Cassan. Jodye had, of course, spread out his divine qi the moment he entered the city gates, thus a myriad of conversations and commotions entered his awareness. The group left Black Heart City this morning to travel to the secret auction. The Heavenly Star Commander, Sigma Octanis, was relatively famous all throughout the South Ward, in many different regions of Pangaea, and even within certain areas of Rodinia. This was all according to Sigma himself. However, not many people actually knew what The Heavenly Star Commander looked like. After their arrival, the group of five weren''t recognized or paid much attention too at all.


    Cassan was also a master accustomed to releasing his spirit qi in near areas, although he would never do so as recklessly as Jodye. He had more finesse to his approach, due to fear of discovery. When he heard the people whispering in the surroundings assuming he was the leader, Cassan suddenly felt insecure and bashful. He worriedly cast a glance at Sigma, only to find him smiling warmly back. Cassan sighed in relief and withdrew a serene sound stone from his sleeve before sending someone a message.


    Both Cassan and Sigma seemed to have sleeves on their robes that served as spatial artifacts. Jodye Trill asked Sigma for his own set over dozens of times by now, but Sigma would return the request with an offer for discipleship. This had made Jodye''s face ugly various times, how annoying! Do only disciples get good pieces of stuff? Jodye decided to just steal the idea and then sell it en masse one he produced it.


    "I''ve contacted my buddy. With his help, we should be able to get a fair deal on some items, and even enter the main auction easily." Cassan had arranged for his buddy that owed him a favor to sponsor them for the secret fair. In his mind, that was the only way that they could swagger efficiently and afford whatever they wanted at this auction. As the asset manager of the Shooting Star Heavenly House, even though they were rich, Cassan naturally wouldn''t let them lose too much capital here.


    "Hey old man, where about in this auction square can we put things up for auction?" asked Jodye Trill. This was one of his main objectives. Sigma looked intrigued at Jodye''s question. This brat rarely took any money from him, claiming to want to rely on himself. Now he was going to auction some of his belongings? Sigma suddenly wondered if his apprentice had too much pride. Of course, with a background like his that was only to be expected. After all, Sigma Octanis felt Jodye''s background might be richer than even his own.


    "We would have to locate a secret auctioneer. At the Purple-Sky Secret Fair, only exclusive items are sold at the nightly grand auctions. As for everything else, it is available in the auction square during the day," said Cassan matter-of-factly. He had already grown accustomed to the crude and inquisitive nature of this brat, he couldn''t be bothered to get angry at Jodye''s words or lack of etiquette. After all, if Sigma was allowing him to be so willful then what could Cassan do?


    The group walked down around Winter Winds City leisurely while stopping into the various shops, while they waiting for Cassan to hear from whomever he contacted previously. Along the way Jodye stopped and spoke with many people at many different stalls to fish for information. After a while, he suggested they split up and find a secret auctioneer. Sigma Octanis would obviously agree to help him with this, in spite of thinking it was unnecessary. He presumed Jodye just wanted to play.


    "Master, is there something at the secret auction which you need?" After the party split, Aiken Moon was walking around a market place behind Sigma. He was infinitely curious as to why his master had brought them all on a trip so urgently.


    "Not exactly, my boy," Sigma Octanis was shopping for a few alchemy ingredients as he answered Aiken''s inquiry absentmindedly. He wasn''t planning on telling this disciple of his that the true reason he even discovered news of this secret fair was that he was trying to curry favor with his own apprentice. After all, technically Aiken''s status superseded Sigma''s apprentice Jupiter.Merely, was this even truly the case? As Aiken''s benefactor, Jodye was destined to never be lower than him in status, regardless of Sigma''s opinion, "However, they should be selling something that could help you integrate with the Everfrost Sky Flame."


    Everfrost Sky Flame!


    A Sky Flame was a flame given birth by the astral earth and heaven forces. Sky flames are incredibly powerful and utterly incomparable to flames formed by origin energy, or even pure fire. Sky flames are incredibly wild and explosive, not to mention extremely rare. Even if one encounters a Sky Flame, it is still challenging to absorb and control it.


    Sky Fire reigns supreme over all mortal flames! Even other mystic fires or fire spirit elementals would fear and follow the sky flame because they are the kings of fire and all weaker fire laws naturally serve sky flames. Sky Flames are formed through the slow accumulation of the world''s pure heavenly true essence as well as different earthen or heavenly energies. As a result, they all have their own unique shapes and functionality. Sky Flames made from astral essence are nearly as dangerous as sun fire. In fact, there is very little that separate the two.


    Controlling a high ranking Sky Flame was every Master''s dream! Especially so for Alchemists and Weapon Refiners. Aiken found it hard to believe they were offering him something so precious, even though both Sigma and Cassan were masters.


    "Wait," Aiken Moon seemed to realize something when he thought up to here. Could that mean?


    "Master, do you possess your own Sky Fire?" Aiken Moon asked the question that appeared in his mind. He had learned to do this from Mr. Jupiter. As smart as Mr. Jupiter was, Aiken would always take note of how he spammed anyone with questions if he was presented with new information. Such a charismatic passion for knowledge was inspiring to any sage. This was the way of the sage!


    "Indeed, I do. It took a lot of effort to locate a Sky Fire that was similar to my own so that I could give it to my legacy inheritor. I decided that I would leave my legacy on the planet of the world where I found the flame." Sigma turned and gazed deeply at Aiken, "However, until you youngsters arrived we had yet to discover anyone worthwhile. It was the Everfrost Skyflame that was testing you in the shop initially. It chose you as a candidate to inherit its wisdom and companionship. To be honest, if your boss wasn''t such a freak than you would be the most suitable candidate on this star by far. Luckily, Jupiter never entered that shop until Cassan replaced the barrier or perhaps the Sky Fire would not acknowledge you so easily."


    Sigma noticed the dissatisfaction on his disciple''s face and immediately understood the source, "Do not mistake me, Aiken. You should never compare yourself to a freak like him. His background isn''t something you can imagine. Focus on integrating with the Everfrost Sky Fire Seed."


    Aiken Moon''s eyes grew bright as saucers once he heard that. The Everfrost Sky Fire! This was a sky fire that was discovered by Cassan in a wilderness of the North Ward. Integrating with such a powerful existence was incomparably dangerous, but there was much more benefit if one was able to incorporate it at a young age. Sky Flames would grow with their receptors! However, the difficulty level of fusing with a sky fire was excessive!


    Dying by being burned to ashes from the inside out was the most common occurrence.


    Becoming a cripple was merely uncommon for the same reasons.


    Light injuries were rare.


    Success was unique!


    It would take an extensive amount of preparation and time, but Aiken was more than willing to push himself to the limit. Once he possessed a sky flame, his overall talent and being would transform! It was like a type of rebirth. From that moment forward, he would walk the path of an alchemist master!


    "Yes, Master!" Aiken Moon bowed deeply. He was completely gratified. It seemed as if destiny had finally smiled upon him. His bad luck had finally turned around. Aiken desperately wished he could summon his karmic wheel as he saw saints on the level of Sirius Regal do. Then he would understand the state of his fate''s truth or his dharma. At this moment Aiken''s eyes actually blanked out. A strange and mysterious ancient melody begin to echo in the void.


    "Did that boy just awaken?"


    "Is it a new young sage?"


    "He''s rather old, but an awakening is awakening after all. He should be a decent Scholar in the future."


    Several people in the market noticed Aiken''s strange condition and started to comment among each other. Some only spoke in passing. Others'' eyes flashed with devious thoughts.


    "Oh boy," Sigma felt a headache coming on. He released a bit of his silver mage rank origin strength and many warriors in the crowd took a step back. Sigma sighed heavily in relief while looking at his new disciple, "What bad time to enter enlightenment. Lucky though, it usually takes decades to reach the destiny platform a second time. However, due to your experiences and encounters, you have managed to already walk on that path. Perhaps this is destiny indeed...let''s hope you can sense a trace of destiny''s path."


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 90 The Purple-Sky Secret Fair 2

    Meanwhile, Cassan was still following quietly behind Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes in an artifact store. Jodye was in the middle of haggling with the shopkeeper. This shopkeeper happened to be a secret auctioneer. Secret auctioneers were the ones who could put your items up for auction in the Purple-Sky Secret Fair. Only those blessed by fate would be able to find one, as they only revealed themselves once you performed the secret salute. From there, you only had to convince them of the value of your treasures.What astonished Cassan was that there were only twelve secret auctioneers in the entire city, yet they had found one so quickly. They had split into two parties to locate a secret auctioneer, and Jodye had seen one in the first shop they entered! It was as if he targeted this shop from the beginning, but Cassan couldn''t imagine why they would split up if that was the case. After Jodye identified the shopkeeper with the secret salute one of the people outside taught him, she immediately revealed her status.


    Cassan was speechless. Was this punk carrying an enormous destiny with him? Too bad Jodye had yet to refine enough pure essence in his body to release his Karmic Wheel.


    "You kidding me? These Phantom Sabers are combat gear of the C-grade, not only that but they give a 20% boost in power! Where would you find C-grade combat gear like this in the south? Have you ever seen any?" Jodye Trill grinned with his bright smile. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman with attractive features and a beautiful figure. She was slightly dazzled by this youngster''s charming smile, but luckily he was far too young for her to take seriously. The effect wore off instantly. What a scary natural charisma. It was almost as if this brat had practiced charm laws! Still, the shopkeeper whose name was Vanessa returned his smile and started to treat him more earnestly. After all, 20% of origin boosting was no joke!


    Jodye was wearing blue brocade raiment and had his source artifact [Pharaoh''s Law] active. The two combat sabers floated between himself and the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper secretly marveled at this as she scrutinized them heavily. Who the heck was this child? Or could it be a trick of the old man behind him? After a moment of hesitation, she took one of the sabers, handing it to one of the two experts at her side. The expert injected his origin energy into the saber and the origin qi phenomenon formed above him in the form of 1,500 marble sized light spheres and 300 more spheres seemed to be born from within them. The event then dissipated before the image could finish forming.


    "It is indeed a 20% origin boost!" said the expert in approval. Jodye was shocked that a casual expert was as powerful as Uncle Sigma. Of course, he also knew that Uncle Sigma''s strength was actually far more than just this.


    The shopkeeper nodded her head then spoke to Jodye, "Okay, we can auction these Phantom Sabers for you. The service fee is 2,000 silver crystal notes. We''ll only take 15% of the earnings, and you can have your own V.I.P. booth."


    Jodye Trill was inwardly disappointed, but he knew their attitudes would soon change. Jodye''s face was the epitome of stoicism. The Phantom Saber in the expert''s hand suddenly slipped away before floating next to Jodye once more. Jodye only crossed his arms and spoke imperiously, "Well, these are only a small taste. We can discuss the big business in private."


    "Big business?" giggled the other expert next to the shopkeeper. Just who did this brat think he was? However, a shiver suddenly ran down that expert''s back, forcing him to look into the menacingly cold eyes of the elder behind the two youths.


    "Indeed," responded Cassan and Jodye in unison, their indifference fused into one. Jodye continued to say, "I have some items that would only leave us both rich."


    The shopkeeper and her two followers wore astounded expressions as the last words came out of this boy''s mouth.Actually, no one was more astonished than Cassan, but he wasn''t so inexperienced as to let it slip. They all exchanged a glance, and then the shopkeeper spoke into a serenity crystal on her hip. Two minutes later she turned back to Jodye and company, "This way please, young master Jupiter."


    Jodye and company followed the shopkeeper and her two followers out of the back of the store and into the auction square. There were many curious gazes from members of the Purple-Sky clan who saw their group and direction.


    "Hm? New guests? They look unfamiliar."


    "One of them is a Negus child. Could he be of the South Ward''s royal bloodline?"


    "They look so weak, yeah? How could Vanessa bring them here early, what is she thinking?"


    The shopkeeper Vanessa led the group of five down a path that seemed to be paved from onyx. This onyx path was so spotless and shiny that it felt like Jodye was walking on top of a black mirror. The group proceeded through various streets and into a large governmental looking building.


    "Halt!"


    An imposing voice rang out from behind the group, who all turned around a bit little stunned. Swiftly approaching them was a young man in purple brocade raiment stitched magically with five purple clouds, followed by several guards wearing the plated combat armor of the same design. Jodye Trill immediately reasoned that this youth should be a young genius of the Purple-Sky clan, and one with considerable status at that. Otherwise, why would they afford him such an entourage? Oddly enough, this youth had a familiar scent that made Jodye feel a sense of nostalgia. Sigma had taught him earlier that the more purple clouds on the robes of a clan member in the Purple-Sky clan, then the higher their rank, so this high ranking young man should be someone Jodye never met before. In that case, where did this familiarity originate from?


    "Who gave you permission to let this filth in, Vanessa? Scram out of here before you upset this young master." said the youth arrogantly.


    "Filth?" Both Jodye and Cassan''s curious countenances immediately plummeted dozens of degrees. Whatever good feelings Jodye had for this punk vanished in the air like smoke from a chimney. Jodye Trill was about to speak when Cassan placed a hand on his shoulder and beat him to the punch, "Lad, you''d best watch your manner of speaking. This old servant is not above disciplining the young."


    "Should my young master somehow fear your mere Silver Mage rank strength, old man?" said the lead guard to Cassan. He was sneering menacingly as if he was already torturing them in his head. "All of you, on your knees now!"


    As the guard shouted a wave of pressure swept out the knocked many pots and displays over, however Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes didn''t even feel so much as a breeze. Cassan had completely nullified that spiritual pressure. Inwardly, the old servant was shocked. Could it be that the Purple-Sky Clan was already a silver rank power? This guard was an expert! They seem to have been hiding their strength over the years.


    "Is this all your capable of?" Once Cassan spoke, his milky white origin energy swept out of his body transforming into a tide of violent violet atmosphere, force momentum rising off of his body.


    Sensing the intense energy fluctuations, the lead guard''s face grew solemn, and he moved his young master behind his back to shield him from the dangerous old man''s outburst of strength and qi. Indeed, he underestimated this old man. The old man was no certainly ordinary mage. This man felt Cassan was definitely a true elite warrior! He was unaware that Cassan viewed this level of strength as the playground of children.


    "Be prepared to retreat, young master, you seem to have kicked a metal pot this time," said one of the guards noticing the shift in Cassan''s qi momentum. Real experts could gauge the strength of an opponent without waiting to see their battle power in the origin qi phenomenon.


    However, right at this moment the pretty shopkeeper Vanessa forced her way past the two youths and in front of Cassan with her hands outstretched, "Enough of this! Do I need your permission to do my job? These people are our patrons and customers, and they are here to auction their treasures! You foolish numbskulls, will the House Lord let you off for acting this way?"


    House Lord!


    Cassan and Jodye glanced at each other, confirming the thoughts of the other. This Purple-Sky Clan was really already a silver rank power. This meant that this entire city was already under the control of House Purple-Sky since long ago! No wonder the Winter Winds Sect had been so quiet as of late. They now only existed in-name, they have probably already been swallowed into House Purple-Sky.


    "Cus¡­ to¡­ mer," Upon hearing Vanessa''s words the youth behind his guards was caught off guard, "Ah! Dear me!"


    "Dearest customers, allow this humble one to offer his most sincere apology," the previously arrogant and unreasonable youth was suddenly amiable and pleasant as if he had no idea that he had been treating them as enemies before. Jodye felt his stomach turn upon witnessing this play. What the hell was wrong with this kid? However, his genuine desire to flatter his customers was not a play. The youth seriously never imagined they were customers previously.


    "Cassan." Jodye Trill spoke imperiously. Cassan was shocked, but he quickly smirked and nodded. He wasn''t technically obligated to take orders from an apprentice of his master, only a legacy disciple would have such treatment. However, was Jupiter''s position in his master''s heart not already higher than Sigma''s latest legacy disciple? Cassan had never seen Sigma show a youth such favoritism. It was no problem taking command from such a Young Scholar. Cassan stepped out with his force momentum blaring, and Vanessa panicked.


    "Mr. Jupiter, please have mercy!"


    "Fine." Jodye Trill shrugged and turned back towards the building. Cassan withdrew his energy and followed behind him with Dessa. Jodye Trill didn''t even glance back as he spoke, "I would like to conclude my business here if it''s fine with you."


    The shopkeeper Vanessa sighed in relief, before turning to rebuke the young noble once more, "Are you daft? Do you want to ruin me? What the hell is your problem? I may be promoted with this sale, I may even be eligible to join the Main House. Do you seriously want to ruin my future?"


    "I thought¡­ I thought that perhaps you were being wooed by this strapping young negus boy. They are famed for their womanizing, Vanessa, you must be wary! I was only looking out for your best interests..." said the young House Purple-Sky noble defensively. "Such a weak character is unworthy of being my brother''s rival, but as a customer, he should obviously be shown respect. You have done nothing wrong here."


    "Don''t you only act so superior because also have negus blood? However, is it even as pure as his whom you say is unworthy? Then what of you? Your brother does not own me, Hakeem, nor do you!" Vanessa''s pink face was glowing like a tomato, she was clearly angry. "If I wanted to be wooed by him, or anyone else, it''s no business of Omari, and certainly no business of you!"


    Watching the angry Vanessa Tosh walk off to catch up with her charges, Hakeem Purple-Sky was left to glower in shame and disappointment. He had intended to cause a memorable scene that added dramatically onto the prestige of himself and his older brother. However, Hakeem had failed to anticipate such a reliable expert would be by his target''s side. However, in reality, he had just lucked out. Had he really slaughtered a distinguished guest customer, and their background was significant, Hakeem''s good days would be over for sure. He would learn to investigate matters more closely from now on, lest a calamity befalls him due to his own ignorance.

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    "He can woo you if you want, you say? Hmph. If I can''t have you then only my older brother could possibly be worthy. Let''s see just what sort of bullshit treasure this punk brings out," Hakeem was pulling out a serenity crystal as he finished speaking. Vanessa''s parting words made him believe that he was at least partially correct. The negus brat was trying to capture Vanessa''s maiden heart, and apparently, his progress wasn''t so inadequate. Hakeem Purple-Sky had no way to touch the honored guest, but that didn''t mean there was nothing he could do.


    Meanwhile, Jodye and company strolled into the building and were greeted with two young ladies behind the desk at the entrance. They were both in uniform and looked cute and dainty.The one on the right was currently talking into a serenity crystal with a fascinated look on her face. She almost didn''t even notice that someone walked in.


    "Hello guest, how may I assist you?" said the girl on the left in a soft and melodious voice.


    "They''re with me, Monica," from behind Jodye and company, Vanessa Veto had finally caught up. "Please inform Elder Jackel, I need his assistance in appraising some items."


    "Certainly," the other girl had an even prettier voice, "What is it that guest would like to auction?"


    "In addition to the items I''ve already exchanged with Miss Vanessa, I would like to auction five more items," responded Jodye Trill. He had noticed that this girl constantly avoided looking at him when he first arrived, but after finishing her private conversation, she was suddenly so friendly.


    Was this how you fool a spy?


    Of course not. This woman was obviously up to no good.


    "May I know which items guest had in mind?" asked the girl.


    Before Jodye could answer, however, Vanessa frowned and interjected, "Excuse me, Tina, but since when is it your turn to handle the matters I''ve already surrendered to a house elder?"


    Tina grew much more annoyed that this wretched Vanessa decided to play goody-goody today. Who was this handsome brat anyway? Tina winked at Jodye flirtatiously before sticking her tongue out at Vanessa, "I was only curious, there is no need to be so hostile. I thought that maybe guest would like a more¡­full packaged level of service."


    This girl was, in fact, rather gorgeous. Merely how old was the current Joseph Goldwolf? In spite of appearing to be an adolescent, who were usually powerless before the charms of mature women, Jodye was, in reality, one six years old. Even though his sould was actually closer to 30 years old, he still had a sense of propriety for this life. He was uninterested in matters related to romance until he reached a decent age. Thus, Jodye was totally unaffected by her charms. He smiled brilliantly, and the ladies in the room felt momentarily blind.


    "Big sister Tina sure is pretty. You can service me next time for sure."


    The pure-minded Vanessa looked smug like she had won a battle, while Tina was no virgin woman and she caught Jodye'' ambiguous meaning. However, she couldn''t be sure that this brat meant it the way he said it, Jodye''s poker face was far too efficient. Tina blushed and looked away. Tina expected Jodye to act bashful and flustered, but this little brat had dared to profane her! Even stranger was that she found him not at all disgusting, but rather slightly charming. This was something Tina completely couldn''t understand. She decided to stay far away from this dangerous child.


    Lucky for her, Jodye was still too young to even notice this effect.


    The side doors of this entrance chamber swung open, and two elders wearing purple-sky robes glided into the room, landing in front of Jodye and company. The foremost elder had a burgundy beard and canine-like features. He was tall and still a little handsome, in spite of being ravaged by the war against time. Jodye felt that nostalgic feeling once more after he reflexively registered the scent of these newcomers.


    Why did they smell so...comfortable?


    This man was none other than Elder Jackel, and next to him was Jackel''s senior-disciple brother, Elder Wuhen. As he was arriving before Jodye, Elder Wuhen was muttering an incantation that sealed the area, and Jodye could no longer see the other two women and his two companions. There were only Elder Jackel and Elder Wuhen. This spell was very similar to the innate ability of the Si clan warriors! Only, it clearly took far longer to set up this spell then it took for the Si Clan''s ability to activate.


    Perhaps this was the convenience of a powerful bloodline? Jodye would keep it in mind. The old fellows expected the boy to be nervous at being isolated from his companions and thought to reassure him. In fact, they precisely wanted to seperate him from the old servant whom they were certain was the advisor and not the decision-maker. They wanted to deal with this naive big fish alone.


    Unfortunately, this plan was doomed to be ineffective. To the two elder''s shock, Cassan phased into their barrier seconds later. Jodye was also surprised but less so. He expected Cassan wouldn''t allow them to be isolated from each other. This action also served as a warning to the two Purple-Sky elders, don''t try anything funny.


    "Youngster Jupiter, was it? Quickly show this old man what it is you need to auction," said Elder Jackel impatiently. This enigma Cassan ruined his plans. This old servant couldn''t be understimated.


    Jodye Trill wasn''t bothered by this man''s tone, nor did he hesitate, since he knew they could no longer be spied on by any random passerby. After all, a big sale at an auction required absolute secrecy. The longer people know about a unique treasure, the less reckless they''ll be when it comes time to purchase it.


    "First and foremost, allow me to show you this," Jodye Trill withdrew the Black Heart Bow and Arrow set from his space ring, and the items hovered in front of Elder Jackel. Elder Jackel marveled over this as he realized this brat was definitely not simple. The elder quickly realized that his plans to assist the young master Hakeem would have to be reserved for another time. He felt some kind of subconscious threat from this young man in front of him! He definitely did not want get to mixed up with him.


    "Oh?" While Elder Jackel was lost in thought, Elder Wuhen instantly recognized this bow and arrow set. "Blackheart Bow, Blackheart Arrows! Every martial warrior in Black Heart city would go crazy over these! These were refined based on the design left behind by the Black Heart ancestor, the last Great Pharaoh of the Southern Flame from ancient times! The Neofrost Master is rumored to have spent his early days creating classics like this. How on earth could you possibly have this? Are you truly willing to auction these items? Why not sell them to me outright."


    "This¡­" Jodye Trill was momentarily stunned. Who knew that this bow and arrow set had such a background? It was merely a C-grade combat gear, sooner or later Jodye could create dozens of these. The arrowheads, on the other hand, were truly impressive. They were a true treasure for a low-level martial artist, but Jodye still didn''t think it was worthy of such hype. Of course, if it were truly so rare, he would much rather auction it. "If your price can move my heart, I will consider it."


    "Wuhen, what on earth are you doing?! Have you lost it?!" Elder Jackel raged. How dare this senior-disciple brother of his try and steal a good sale from right under his nose?


    Elder Wuhen rubbed his nose in embarrassment and gave Elder Jackel face by taking a step back. However, a dark light flashed in the depths of his eyes. No one on the scene seemed to notice, but Jodye was cognizant of it. Merely, Elder Wuhen had already started to backtrack, "My apologies, brother Jackel. The allure was simply¡­ too great. Please proceed."


    "Sir, such a fine item is definitely sure to sell astronomically. Allow us at the Purple-Sky clan to handle this item for you. Since you also delivered us the twin set of combat Sabers at a 15% commission, we''ll knock the commission down to 8% for this item and 0% for any others." One had to admit this Elder Jackel was quite shrewd. Instead of acknowledging that the previous commission was unfair, he merely discounted it entirely so that he could maintain a fair commission on this big seller.


    Of course, how could he imagine that Jodye had even rarer items? More than a year ago Jodye had requisitioned the A-Grade Combat Gear, the Baleful Glaive. Just this weapon alone was enough to get him murdered and robbed three times over. Back at the Dark Cave Jodye Trill had obtained sixteen Dark Jumble Fruits. After that, he even gathered some treasures from the spatial belt of Oulan Mercy. Jodye had to sacrifice two of the Dark Jumble Fruit to escape from the Crimson Riders brigand, but he still had fourteen left! Jodye planned on selling two of these Dark Jumble Fruits and then keeping the remaining twelve for Dessa, Aiken, and himself once they reached the Earth Science realm. Only then could such a potent origin fruit be consumed. The energies inside would be enough to carry them at least halfway through the realm!


    This was the reason why Origin Fruits at any level were heavily sought after items.


    "Deal!" Jodye Trill''s total lack of negotiation gave Elder Jackel a bad premonition, but he swiftly dismissed it. At the end of the day, Elder Jackel felt that this brat was only 13-years-old at most, and the elder behind him was clearly just a protector and advisor. How many top-selling treasures could a brat really have? Unfortunately, his thoughts were destined to be turned upside down. "Next, I would like to sell this."


    Jodye Trill pulled out the spatial belt he had stolen from Oulan Mercy. He was initially going to gift this to Aiken Moon once the boy surrendered to his legion, but Autumn Saver recognized this belt when he withdrew it during their journey. The treasure sword''s soul reminded him that such an eye-catching spatial device would certainly attract trouble if anyone from Oulan Mercy''s sect caught sight of it.


    Thus, Jodye thought to auction it off privately. This would definitely be the best solution.


    "Ah, what a unique spatial artifact?" Elder Jackel observed the ownerless and groovy designed spatial belt and was secretly impressed. It was a waste that he had already given up commission on this item, but he was certain the C-Grade combat gear refined by an ancient Pharaoh King would definitely do immense numbers. He would be greatly rewarded as a result. "Incredible, young noble. This will also be a fine sale item. I wonder what your final items will be?"


    "Before we discuss that, is your previous statement truly in effect?" asked Jodye Trill with a mischievous smile on his face. When the two elders witnessed this smile, they both had a foreboding feeling.


    What was this last item exactly?


    "Young noble, you jest. Of course, if I have said it, I will live true to it."


    "Very well, this is my item," a light flashed, and medicinal fragrance filled the air, as all the light was pulled into the crystal-like fruit in Jodye''s hand. All three elders wore shocked countenances. This was?


    Wasn''t this?


    "Dark¡­"


    "Jumble¡­"


    "Fruit¡­"


    The three old men Jackel, Wuhen, and Cassan, spoke one after the other, and they were each dumbstruck. How many treasures does this kid possess exactly?

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    Cassan was the first to react, pulling Jodye''s arm slightly, "Young master, are you certain you want to sell such a precious resource? In a mere few months, you could probably consume this yourself."


    Jodye Trill was slightly touched, Cassan seemed to really be looking out for his well-being. He made a mental note to treat this old worry-wart more sincerely in the future, "Do not worry, my only-the-ghosts-know-how-old friend. There are some things at this auction which I must acquire."


    "You¡­" Cassan desperately resisted the urge to flatten this brat into meat paste. Why was he so stubborn? Why was he so willful? Why hadn''t Master Octanis taken all his personal belongings to do an inventory? It was excessively common for apprentices to surrender their wealth in exchange for tutelage, "We are here to assist you in this. Must you be so willful?"


    Jodye''s face turned serious as he looked Cassan deep his hazel eyes. Those ocean blue eyes staring at himself put Cassan into a slight daze, but he instantly recovered. ''Nascent Charm laws?''


    Jodye spoke in a low but severe tone, "You must both learn to trust in my judgment, or this friendship will be very short-lived."


    Cassan was speechless for some reason. Friendship? Indeed, his master treated this brat more as a young friend than an apprentice. There was obviously some secrets to this brat that Sigma was currently unwilling to divulge. Thinking up to here, Cassan merely retreated half a step as his face resumed its indifference.


    "Young¡­ young master Jupiter do you truly want to auction this item? I can¡­" Elder Wuhen wanted to shoot his shot as soon as he saw Cassan relent.


    However, he was interrupted immediately by Elder Jackel, "WUHEN! Another word and you are absolutely no brother of mine!"


    "You¡­" Elder Wuhen looked seriously annoyed. Why did he have to endure this farce? Of course, since he didn''t have the Vice-Sect Master''s permission, he wouldn''t break ties with this man. It might alert their so-called ''master.'' Wuhen immediately backpedaled as well, "My apologies, brother Jackel. Such temptation is¡­ very hard to resist."


    "Hmph," Elder Jackel was far from satisfied. How could this senior-disciple brother of his put personal gain before the clan''s interest? Elder Jackel had every intention to report this to the Patriarch. Merely right now he was simply too excited.


    Dark Jumble Fruit?


    Rich, he was rich!


    "Little brother, please. We would love to auction this item for you. The comiss¡­"


    "I''m sorry Elder Jackel, are you confused?" Jodye Trill smiled slyly, "There is no commission on this item, that was the previous agreement. Does the Purple-Sky clan intend to go back on their words?"


    "This¡­" Elder Jackel was stunned.


    No commission?


    Doomed, he was doomed!


    Elder Jackel had indeed said this. What a bother! How could he have known this brat was shrewd to the max? That C-grade combat gear should have been more than what a brat like this was capable of obtaining on his own, much less a Dark Jumble Fruit! This must have been a gift, or perhaps it was found on a corpse! Elder Wuhen sneered at Jackel''s misfortune. Elder Jackel felt that this damn lucky brat was going to get him killed for missing out on such an item, "Of course not, esteemed young customer, of course not. We will auction this item for you for¡­for zero percent commission."


    Elder Jackel was visibly pained when speaking up to here.


    "Pfft," Elder Wuhen couldn''t resist the snicker in his throat.


    "In that case, thank you, Elder Jackel." Jodye Trill replied while looking Elder Jackel deep in the eyes. Actually, Jodye had a lot more items he could sell here. However, he didn''t trust this elder very much, so he decided to end it here. Besides, rare items sold for a lot more than uncommon items. If he sold more than one Dark Jumble Fruit, he wouldn''t necessarily make a too much greater profit then selling one alone.


    "You are most welcome, young master," Elder Jackel would, of course, be cautious and polite when dealing with these formidable strangers. This brat pulled out an Earth Science class origin fruit. It seemed even his attendant was unaware of the item! The showed that the brat''s background was far from simple. Such characters were bound to be abnormal. Elder Jacker had to bite the blade on this issue. He waved his hand, and the magical barrier faded and the rest of the room was revealed once more. Elder Jackel turned and spoke to not to Vanessa, but to the girl on the right from before, "Tina, escort our guest to the V.I.P. Area backstage and get him registered. The Secret Auction will be held in two days."


    "Yes Elder¡­" However, before Tina could finish her sentence, Vanessa interjected. "Elder Jackel, as this is my commission, the guest and I already have a previous arrangement. Please allow this lowly one to finish her mission and register him."


    "Hmm?" Elder Jackel was startled for a moment. Did this punk Vanessa really want to monopolize the commission for herself? Was that possible? Secret Auctioneers should avoid being seen right? Elder Jackel felt he could no longer understand this younger generation, why were they so opinionated? "Do you know what your asking, Vanessa?"


    Vanessa nodded resolutely, "This customer is my merit, no? With such a great guest I no longer need to scout for any others at this time."


    "Indeed!" Elder Jackel''s eyes shined. That was right! This wasn''t even his merit, he was truly thinking too hard before. He just did his duty as an elder, he wasn''t necessarily responsible for the outcome. Originally he wanted to intimidate this young customer, giving face to young master Hakeem Purple-Sky, the House Lord''s third nephew, Grand Elder Shareem''s son, and Honored Elder Akeem''s younger brother. This would allow him to curry favor with two elders at once. Vanessa Veto was the love interest of Honored Elder Akeem, so his efforts would be appreciated. This was why he thought to remove Vanessa from this scenario altogether.


    In addition, Elder Jackel had obviously intended on stealing this sale the moment he saw rare items. However, if it were this girl Vanessa who took the fall, the clan would only be slightly disappointed. They would likely still reward her greatly for having caught a big fish. "That''s fine. Be swift, return and finish today''s report."


    "Yes! This way please, young master Jupiter," Vanessa smiled seductively at Jodye Trill as she sashayed past. Jodye was disgusted and labeled her as a pedophile in his mind. Who flirts with a child? After all, how old was he? Due to this thought, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] suddenly appeared on its own in a purple flash of runic light.


    "Eh? I should really pay more attention to that..." Jodye Trill was stunned that his heavenly grimoire was growing more responsive. Such a simple thought triggered a reaction, this source artifact could summon itself for some reason.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 11 months.]


    [Status: 110% Health, 5:00 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Scholar Realm, Perfected Sophomore rank, 27 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 9, 90 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Four Star Revolving Force rank, 26 BP.''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 5%.''


    ''Stasis''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 2%.''


    ''Stasis''


    "That is?" Elder Wuhen was startled by the grimoire''s sudden appearance. He had heard of source artifacts in the form of books. They were known to be heavenly, and their owners were all top genius elites! Elder Wuhen made up his mind to thoroughly investigate this boy, and avoid falling out with him at all costs. If he lived then he would become a legend! However, if he died then his killer would surely inherit a great destiny. Wuhen frowned, his eyes swimming with indecision.


    To rob, or not to rob?


    Jodye Trill frowned as the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] imprinted information into his mind. Why was his source artifact moving outside of his will? How was that even possible?


    "I''ll answer you, host!" Trippy''s voice suddenly rings in Jodye''s mind. "Host''s primary Source Artifact is a heavenly grimoire. The heavenly grimoire is perfectly synchronized with the Host''s main soul, therefore the host''s thoughts will influence it directly. It will grow based on your own thoughts and personality. Once the host reaches a certain level of strength, the heavenly grimoire will develop full sentience."


    "No shit? That''s amazing!" Jodye Trill was thrilled, and temporarily forgot why he was upset. "What level would I have to reach for that?"


    "I cannot answer that host!" Said Trippy. However, a thought suddenly floated to the front of Jodye''s mind as if it were his own.


    ''Celestial Mapping Realm.''


    Hm?


    Jodye Trill wasn''t sure what this ''Celestial Mapping realm'' meant. It should most likely be a mystic sage path cultivation realm. Meanwhile, Vanessa led Jodye and company to register at the secret fair''s backstage. Afterward, they met up with Sigma and Aiken and found lodgings for the night. That night, Jodye Trill sat behind Dessa Chimes wearing nothing but a loincloth. Dessa wore a thin kalasiris that only covered her most private areas, as starlight poured down from above.


    Jodye ran two fingers down Dessa''s lower back as he resolved the seal in her origin pool. He was about 83% complete at this point. This speed was due to him using astral essence to slowly temper Dessa''s skin and muscles in the process of refining the cursed fate seal. Jodye planned on letting her cultivate the Titanic Rage Law as soon as he broke through to the Puny Man Realm!


    At that point, he would be able to share his knowledge of the first stage with others. It was impossible otherwise, for Jodye had already tried once. Once he managed to breakthrough, Dessa would definitely become his sharpest weapon!


    "Young Master, what will happen once my seal is gone? Will I practice the same origin technique as you?" asked Dessa Chimes as she turned her pretty little head to face Jodye. It was at this moment that Jodye remembered that Dessa had spent her entire life as a slave. She was completely unaccustomed to making her own decisions. Her unwavering loyalty was admirable, but such an attitude would become a burden. This would need to be fixed.


    "Indeed¡­ I think that would be for the best currently," replied Jodye Trill absentmindedly. He had decided to let Dessa train in the Bright Star: Battle Book until they found something more suitable for her. Although Sigma Octanis had been excessive in his kindness, Jodye wouldn''t give his Hand a gift from another lord. He wanted to fight for his own resources! Perhaps Autumn Saver had its own plans as well, but Jodye didn''t mind. Autumn Saver could make up for Dessa''s lack of ambition temporarily, "After a few more nights you''ll be free of this seal. Your cultivation will likely undergo various changes as a result of this."


    "Will I be able to use the thunderbolt magic like you?" Dessa Chimes was beginning to get excited. She initially didn''t have any expectations. However, these nightly sessions and conversations with Jodye had awakened her inner curiosity. She was ready to experience what being talented and influential felt like. Her strength was rising noticeably after every night session like this one. She had not only reached the Three-Star Revolving force rank, she even had a total battle power of 20 BP. For a normal Fledging Saint 20 BP was the peak of the realm! Yet, Dessa possessed such strength at merely the mid-stage Revolving Force rank. She knew that this was due to her master''s astral essence!


    Previously, Dessa had spent her entire life under the control of someone else. To finally be living according to her own desires was pulling out her latent potential!


    "Well¡­ who knows. We won''t know your potential destiny until you return from the platform," Jodye Trill was calm and collected as he slowly tempered Dessa''s body with astral essence. He suddenly had an idea and asked Trippy inwardly. "Hey Trippy, is it possible for you to pass the Titanic Rage Law on to Dessa?"


    "I''ll answer you, host! This can be accomplished rather easily, what a silly question! However, the host''s primary source artifact could obviously accomplish the same thing with more ease eventually, host," responded Trippy. Jodye was instantly annoyed speechless. So he was the strange one for not knowing? No, these artifacts were strange for being so capable! They may not have any attack power like some sages'' source artifacts, but their abilities were transcendent, "This artifact spirit is capable of transmitting any of your memories in any format you choose. However, you must have the energy available to facilitate this action, host!"


    "Do I have the energy available for such a thing?"


    "Host would need 1,000 times your current origin energy to pass the entire Titanic Rage Law to the hero known as Dessa Chimes," Trippy''s casual response completely flipped Jodye''s mind upside down.

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    One thousand times?


    How useless was that!


    "I''ll answer you, host! Trippy can transfer the first two stages as well as the host''s cultivating experience in the first stage for 85% of the host''s remaining energy."


    "Fine, we''ll do it like this." Jodye Trill spoke out loud, drawing Dessa''s attention. "Dessa, I''m going to pass you a body transformation art. This art will be the foundation of our future Draconic Titan Hall, so study it well."


    As Jodye spoke, hieroglyphics comprised of millions of tiny runes formed in the air above his uraeus crown before flying into Dessa''s glabella. Jodye was intrigued by this phenomenon and studied it with his divine awareness. In Dessa''s eyes, this was him concentrating while doing something magical. Dessa closed her eyes and processed this change. She didn''t resist Mr. Jupiter at all, even though it was slightly painful. It had been a very long time since Dessa feared pain. After ten full breathes, Dessa opened her eyes. A bright gold light shone from them! "This is amazing, Mr. Jupiter! Can we start tonight?"


    "Sure."


    Dessa and Jodye spent the next 24 hours cultivating next to each other, only waking up afterward to eat and then sleep in preparation for the auction! On this morning, Aiken Moon was pacing back and forth outside of Jodye''s room. He was aware that Dessa hadn''t come out of this door in over one day and one night! He had no idea what this animal was doing to his pure and delicate Dessa.


    Creak.


    The door to Jodye''s room opened, and two dazzling youths exited the room. Aiken Moon took a quick glance at Dessa and felt like she appeared to be glowing. The former couldn''t help but grimace. She was somehow taller and prettier than before. Her body looked a bit more athlethic as well, and Aiken couldn''t help but relate this to the changes caused by passion his eldest sister had once spoken about. Of course, little did Aiken know that Dessa''s improved looks came from her vitality increasing. This was a direct benefit of cultivating the Titanic Rage Law. As she trained, the effects would grow even more exaggerated, such as Jodye''s case.


    "Hey, Unk! You ready yet? The shows starting soon!" shouted Jodye down the hallway.


    However, in return, he was met with silence. Confused, he turned to Aiken, "Hey, where is uncle Sigma and old man Cassan?"


    "You mean you don''t know? You didn''t leave with them last night?" asked Aiken Moon puzzled.


    "Someone who looked like me left with Unk and Cassan last night?" Jodye was shocked, who would look like him? However, after he thought a little he realized Aiken probably meant the young man in question was a negus. Anyway, why would they vanish without notifying anyone?


    This smelled like trouble!


    "What should we do?" asked Aiken Moon with worry in his voice.


    "There''s literally nothing we can do. They have definitely abandoned us. Those jerks!" The reality was that Sigma had already given Jodye a device that could open up a portal to the secret base #3. Merely, this device required a particular magical gemstone called an Emperor Ruby to activate. Jodye currently only had two emperor rubies, which in his opinion was just because Uncle Sigma decided to be stingy. In reality, Sigma himself only had a limited amount of these in stock, and this is was one of the reasons they needed to return to their homeland soon. They were already too low on all their assets!


    Of course, this didn''t matter to Jodye Trill, "Fine, we''ll just go to the auction without them then. They''ll miss out on the goods."


    "Mr. Jupiter are you confused? The auction is tomorrow!" said Aiken Moon disdainfully. "No matter how much you enjoy yourself, at least keep up with the important dates!"


    "Tomorrow?" Jodye Trill scratched his nose in embarrassment. It hadn''t been a day yet? He chose to ignore Aiken''s insubordinate behavior since he had punched him in the gut earlier. They could be considered even now.


    "How can it be tomorrow? Ms. Vanessa clearly said it should be today," inquired Dessa Chimes, who was utterly confident how much time had passed while she was alone with Mr. Jupiter as she enjoyed every instant.


    "Ah! That''s right you two have been cooped up in the room, doing only ghosts and the gods know what!" Aiken Moon spat these words at the duo as if he had tasted something awful. Dessa blushed, but Jodye was amused. "Well for some reason the auction was put off for another day. It''s to be held tomorrow!"


    "So this is the case. How curious," Jodye couldn''t help but link the disappearance of their elders in the company of this mysterious youth with the auction being delayed. Sigma was a rather influential persona, Jodye wouldn''t believe these incidents were unrelated. "Could it be that some high-level event is going on behind the scenes? Well, that means we have an entire day ahead of us right? Let''s go adventure!"


    "Adventure?" said the other two in unison.


    "Precisely that," said Jodye as he jumped over the railing and marched out of the lodge. Dessa and Aiken exchanged excited looks and ran down the stairs to follow after him. They were already in the same boat with this little madman anyway.


    ...


    Meanwhile, high in the skies hundreds of kilometers above Black Heart city there was 30-meter long and 15-meter wide platform made of violet and black energies and covered in curse diagrams. If Jodye Trill saw this, he would be astounded! He would never be able to imagine that this planet was so massive, let alone know that people would be at this altitude. On top of the platform were thirteen warriors wearing various armors except for two who wore plain old robes.


    "Octanis, you are playing the world''s most dangerous game," said a robust man with a white serpent tattoo around his left eye. "I will not allow for this farce to continue much longer."


    "If we attack Black Heart City now, how exactly will we benefit from it, Garuda? Because of your schemes, they are under martial law and there are currently four commanders who can fight me and you to a draw within the city. What do you expect to gain from attacking in this scenario?" Sigma Octanis wore a black cloak and stood next to Cassan and a brown-skinned young man in a silver brocade robe who possessed devilishly good looks. Sigma spoke unhurriedly, as if this matter was unrelated to himself, "You may, of course, throw all of our plans away. Merely, I won''t be joining you in this. On the contrary, I will resist you with my full force."


    A cold glint flashed through the eyes of a few of the warriors in attendance. A short and ugly old man with crooked teeth who reeked of death stepped forward with a sneer, "Resist with what force? What will stop this old man from flattening you right now."


    "You may try it, Roger," spoke the devilish and handsome youth.


    "Hmph," Roger''s countenance turned ugly as he withdrew his aura. He didn''t dare to offend this lunatic demon in a child''s skin. "Since Master Neofrost has spoken I will, of course, consider further."


    "Neofrost, you shouldn''t be too domineering," said Garuda, his gaze turning cold. "After all, your mother and little sister are still in our custody."


    "You threaten me with them again, and we can all die together," two icy spears of light seemed to pierce out from the mysterious youth in a silver brocade robe called Neofrost''s eyes.


    Garuda suddenly felt chilled and decided to disengage in conflict with this deadly apparition. Neofrost''s threats were not idle, and they even slightly intimated one as might as Garuda, "Then when do you suggest we attack? We have already lost Oulan to some mysterious threat, and that is no small loss for my group or the collective picture. The items Oulan was transporting are still missing. You know that time is of the essence! We cannot continue to stay idle!"


    "What if Oulan''s death was to goad you into doing something foolish? He will truly have not died in vain, then," commented Sigma Octanis with a shrug. His sarcasm was evident. Sigma sneered, before chiding Garuda "At any rate, you all do what you want. It''s obvious our opinions hold very little weight in your hearts. Are we pawns to be disposed of whenever you please? Very well. Let me see you dispose of us then."


    "Courting death!" Roger was no longer able to stand the mouth of this Sigma Octanis. His figure blurred and his arms spread wide as he launched a sudden attack! Curse seals spread out from his fingertips forming a shark diagram. The image within the diagram was like a doodle, but when water concept condensed within the diagram the drawing begin to wriggle and come to life, "Take this!"


    Tyrant Shark Curse Art: Petty Diver!


    The diagram lit up with purple and cyan light, as a two-meter-long water torpedo that was shaped like a shark and covered in curse marks rapidly launched at Sigma Octanis like an accurate missile. Incantation runes danced into existence in the sky as Sigma Octanis waved his hand. A small silver magic circle condensed in front of him, before transforming into a small sparkling silver ice shield the size of his torso, with a reflective surface. The mirror kept releasing a frosty yin qi from Sigma''s serenity concept. The water torpedo collided with the ice shield with a ''splash'' and several ''tink'' sounds. The water qi was negated entirely, and the remaining curse qi was unable to damage the ice shield.


    The two mages attacked so quick that the origin qi phenomena in skies had yet to finish condensing.


    "Is this the way you will flatten me?" Sigma Octanis spat in contempt.


    As he spoke, more incantation runes entered the ice shield which then broke apart into six dozen rows of silver serene ice shards the length of an adult male''s finger. Every single shard seemed to contain the same amount of strength as the ice shield, and they were all deadly sharp. Roger felt as if there were several sharp blades pointed in his direction, and he could smell the scent of death from the aura surrounding these shards. Sigma waved his hand again, and all of the serene ice shards rapidly stabbed forward like a giant dagger. They launched at crazy speeds before anyone could react.


    Roger desperately tried to gather his qi momentum at the last minute as he rapidly drew backward in the sky, leaving curse seals in his wake. However, the giant dagger made of ice shards pierced through Roger''s chest and shredded his heart and lungs into minced meat. Roger coughed up blood and crashed down onto the platform in the sky.


    "ROGER! Quickly, give him support! Use this," Garuda threw an A-grade magic life pill to his subordinate, who immediately rushed over to Roger. Meanwhile, in the sky above Sigma Octanis, five fist-sized spheres of the three-color atmosphere were beginning to form.


    Garuda was about to attack in his rage when a bald, middle-aged man wearing red raiments that were covered in a vermillion bird designs suddenly shouted out, "That''s enough!"


    Along with this red robed man''s voice came a stifling pressure. Even Sigma found it somewhat troublesome to stand calmly amidst this pressure. Sigma was dangerously close to becoming an upper expert, the elite of Gaea! He could basically be considered as an upper elite based on his competency. However, not even an upper elite like himself was able to handle such pressure!


    "I apologize on behalf of my junior brother, revered one," Garuda cuffed his fist to show respect to the man in Vermillion Bird robes first. He was inwardly terrified by Sigma''s origin qi phenomenon and grateful to the man in red for stopping his attack. Garuda knew that to defeat Sigma he would have to reveal his trump cards or reach the next subrank.


    "My apologies, Revered Brother Maat," responded Sigma Octanis with a slight bow. If Jodye were here to see this, he would be genuinely shocked! For a powerful expert such as Sigma to bow to another would take sincere respect! Sigma indeed respected this man a lot.


    Temple Sheppard Erikah Maat was the Temple Sheppard for Vermillion Bird Temple in the Divine Bird Country of the North Ward. He had come to this area mainly through collaboration with Sigma. Therefore, when he saw White Serpent Cove''s Vice Sect Leaders about to lose all decorum and attack, he naturally spoke to cease the hostilities. After all, such an injury couldn''t kill a mage. Roger Flankz was merely severely injured. His cultivation may deviate a bit, but he would live on to cultivate again.


    "This humble one believes it would be hasty to attack the city at this juncture," Temple Sheppard Maat declared his stance openly. As a Void Door Realm expert at the Perfected Gold Mage rank and the one with the highest cultivation among them, Temple Sheppard Maat''s words carried the weight of significance. "The Pharaoh King of the South has labeled White Serpent Cove and Black Mettle Guild as members of the unorthodox religion, or dark guilds. You guys, as a subsidiary branch of White Demon Temple, can no longer move so recklessly. It is also more of a risk for us to continue working with you. You must surely understand this point. However, if we wait until the city makes the first move, we can catch them off guard. After all, it is only the two powers I mentioned earlier whom they consider the enemy."


    "Agreed. Even if we remove your two groups from the field, there are still eight of us remaining in this circle, right?" spoke the Neofrost Master. "Pharaoh King Thoth surely doesn''t have us in his eyes, I have no doubt of this. It is his advisors who wish to solidify the position of their pieces through war games. Destroy those pieces, and we weaken the imperial advisors."


    "Precisely."


    "I agree with young master Neofrost completely."


    "Obviously the Pharaoh isn''t worried about the operation of this scale. White Serpent Cove thinks too highly of themselves."


    "Can they even back it up? Mr. Octanis flattened Vice-Sect Leader Roger Flankz in no time!"


    "That should have been the so-called formless wordless chanting. Truly impressive. This is a skill exclusive to high ranking masters."


    The other warriors on the platform all spoke out their opinions, causing Garuda''s face to grimace. Since when had his White Serpent Cove suffered insults like this? If that idiot Oulan Mercy hadn''t gotten himself cursed and then killed, Garuda wondered how these two-faced cowards would act in front them then. Even if he had suffered an injury, Oulan Mercy''s insects all carried a lethal poison that could threaten those of the Void Door Realm, even gold mage rank experts! In addition to Roger''s proficiency in high-level curse arts, and Garuda''s own Wings of Oblivion, the three Vice-Sect Masters were a combo that was near impossible to defeat under the Void Philosopher realm. With the three of them together, no one here would be able to step out of line.


    Unfortunately, Garuda had already received several reports in the last few weeks given by their partners in crime, the Crimson Riders. Oulan Mercy was deader than dead. All his possessions had been stolen as well. However, Garuda knew that the core of Oulan''s properties was still in his secret treasure chamber back at the Cove.


    As for Oulan''s murderer? The only suspect was so laughable that Garuda just didn''t believe it at all. A sophomore rank negus brat played some role in defeating the Vice-Sect Master of White Serpent Cove? This was so laughable that it was an insult. Garuda was infuriated and killed the Crimson Rider scout who made the report by slapping her to death.


    Get real!


    Of course, if Garuda knew the truth, he would likely pass out from the shock. At any rate, the two remaining Vice-Sect Masters could only watch as their so-called partners all turned their noses up at them. Garuda cursed Oulan''s ancestors secretly before using his voice to quiet down the crowd, "Fine! I get it. We will be ready to strike at the moment they lower their guards to attack!"


    "Deal!" The thirteen warriors reached a consensus and concluded their meeting in the sky.


    ...

 94 Smells Like Trouble 3

    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill, Aiken Moon, and Dessa Chimes were scaling buildings and running swiftly and lightly across rooftops. Jodye Trill stopped in the shadow of a building and motioned towards the other two, who immediately stopped at his back. They all hid in the shadows as they awaited Jodye''s next action.


    "Time to test how serious you''ve both been taking your ninja training." Jodye Trill had been using his experience as a spy and assassin to teach stealth and murder to the two youths. He was slowly sharpening these dull blades to become dangerous weapons of his in the future. "You''re going to split up and gather information. I''ll be watching you both the whole time. The one who successfully gains the most Intel, or any important or special intel, will get a special reward."


    "What sort of reward, Mr. Jupiter?" asked Aiken Moon. Aiken actually didn''t believe there was anything Mr. Jupiter could give him that would compare to the sky flame his master had prepared for him, so he utterly didn''t care for a reward. However, he saw Dessa was too timid to ask, so he asked the question that was likely in her heart. Dessa''s eyes had indeed brightened as she looked at Jodye expectantly.


    "Not telling," Jodye Trill winked at Dessa, who seemed to understand something. She hurriedly dashed off like the ghost of a feather. Aiken was shocked by this, and he realized his understanding of this youngster was far too shallow.


    ''Perhaps I should probe this young lord Jupiter further,'' Aiken thought. However, when the young boy of House Moon turned his attention back to the front, Jodye too had already vanished. This left him feeling like he had lost something.


    Dessa Chimes took to the streets and mingled into the crowd. A sword glyph appeared on the back of her left palm as a hazy and inconsistent voice sounded in her mind. "The Moon child... seems smitten with you... will you not... be doing anything about this? He may... sow dissension between your master and others."


    "Little Aiken is not like how you think," said Dessa Chimes under her breath. She knew what Autumn Saver said was right, but she also believed in Aiken''s character and potential. What the boy felt towards her was just infatuation. In Dessa''s opinion, most men were pathetic and weak-willed, quickly enthralled by her looks. In her sixteen years of life, she had already experienced this far too often. How could she not know the way Aiken looked at her?


    It was only a bit better than the way every single man on the street was staring at her at this moment. Men were as such, lustful to a fault. At least, all men she ever encountered outside of Mr. Jupiter were this way. After reaching 16 years of age, Dessa even caught her uncle Wyven staring at her from time to time. Dessa felt rage and disdain in her heart towards this, but she didn''t show it on her face. She only wore a slight smile, as she nodded amiably at anyone who locked eyes with her. This was a habit she had acquired from so many years as a maid and slave. It was survival instinct and conditioning. Not even Mr. Jupiter was able to help her get rid of these habits in the short-term.


    "Watch out... there''s an approaching party to the left... they speak of you," Autumn Saver''s voice ring out in Dessa Chimes'' head. She was instantly vigilant, galvanizing her azure essence pure qi. As a result, Autumn Saver no longer found it so difficult to speak. "Just a motley crew of warriors at the Fledgling Saint realm. Not only that, but they are only at the Revolving Force rank. Even if the one in the lead is at the five-star Revolving Force rank, your strength at the three-star Revolving Force rank still surpasses his. Such a low-level star this is. Your search is for Intel, yes? Listen to me and I''ll teach you how to squeeze some information from these dancing clowns."


    Although Dessa Chimes possessed a lower cultivation base than these goons, Jodye had already been tempering her flesh, blood, and muscles with astral essence. Her strength was already above her peers at the same level, and her bodily defenses were at 23 BP.


    "Hey, toots! Where you headed all lonely?" a burly and tall middle-aged man was approaching Dessa from behind with a group of three other men. The leading burly man had a scraggly beard and wore black leather armor. An enormous iron ruler was seated on his back. "I know of a great place to eat. Why don''t you follow us there?"


    "Uhm... I don''t know about that... It seems a little dangerous," Dessa slowly turned and scanned the entire group with her pretty azure eyes. She spoke in a voice so soft and sweet that it could melt bones. Her sensual temperament visibly lit an evil fire in the loins of these buffoons, making Dessa inwardly sneer. It shouldn''t be this easy, right? Are men truly so stupid as Autumn Saver thought?


    "Worry not, fair little lady," harrumphed the man in the lead, "I, Edgar Whitewash, will never allow trouble to befall a maiden in my presence. You will be well taken care of."


    "Yeah, the boss is the strongest ''round these parts!" chimed one of Edgar''s subordinates.


    "Yeah, boss Eddie is way superior to this other riff-raff," chimed in another.


    "Enough, guys, you''ll embarrass me," Edgar Whitewash smiled wryly before turning back to Dessa. There was actually a dash of red on his cheeks. Dessa was appalled and finally felt that without her treasured sword she may have been easily fooled by a man such as this. He was definitely acting, and it was convincing to a fault. "What is your name, dear miss?"


    "My name?" Dessa blanked out for half a second, before generating a name in her mind, "I am Autumn..."


    At the other end of the street, Aiken Moon saw Dessa surrounded by goons and immediately grew worried. He wanted to rush over, but logic told him no one would harm Dessa in the middle of such a bustling street. Besides, he had the strongest sense of unease like a pair of eyes were watching him from the sky. This feeling appeared right after Young Lord Jupiter vanished. Still, Aiken retreated to the shadows and tailed behind the group as they left. Ten minutes later, Aiken was hiding at the entrance to an alley. Down in the center of this alleyway, Dessa Chimes walked silently behind Edgar while his subordinate goons joked and commentated next to her ear.


    This was no longer a public setting. Aiken Moon started to grow worried again.


    Once they were far enough from the street that Edgar couldn''t detect any presence around them, the burly man stopped abruptly. Dessa, who was in a daze as she discussed the plan with Autumn Saver via telepathy, walked right into Edgar''s solid back, which actually made Edgar lose his balance for a step. This shocked Edgar greatly, but after considering it quickly, he just felt he hadn''t steadied himself enough. After all, this chick was also a Fledgling Saint. She naturally was not totally defenseless, even if Edgar was more powerful.


    "Hey... what are you doing Mr. Eddie?" Dessa Chimes rubbed her nose confused, "Why did we suddenly stop in this dark alley?"


    "Listen, whore," Edgar''s previous gentlemanly voice instantly became boorish and aggressive. He pulled a small vial of pink elixer from his back pocket and rocked in front of Dessa with two fingers. Dessa''s eyes grew colder than 1,000-year-old ice when she inhaled that familiar scent. This was a charm potion! "Either you can strip on your own, enjoying the best day of your miserable life with the fellas and me, or I will find another way to get you in the mood. The choice is yours."


    "That bastard!" Aiken Moon grew enraged and was about to dash into the alley furiously, but he felt a heavy hand land on his shoulder. Looking back in trepidation, he was greeted with a familiar but indifferent gaze, "Mr. Jupiter? Quickly we must..."


    "Did I not send you BOTH on a mission? Why is it only Dessa that has taken it seriously? Hmph, no matter. It''s better you see it yourself. You know her situation, now know that I will not help either her nor yourself unless you are injured. Be silent and be still," as Jodye spoke he grabbed Aiken''s shoulders and moved the boy physically away from the alley entrance. "Dess can handle herself. Quit messing around, or she''ll definitely surpass you."


    "This... but..." after hearing Jodye Trill''s words, Aiken was reluctant, but ultimately he decided to move on and find his own intel. After all, would Dessa fall in harm''s way with Mr. Jupiter watching over her? Aiken was a sage so it wasn''t difficult for him to realize that the presence he sensed before was indeed the spiritual sense of Mr. Jupiter.


    However, how could Aiken know that Jodye merely took a glance to reconfirm the cultivation level of these goons, before turning and walking away? He was watching Aiken, but he wasn''t very concerned about Dessa Chimes who possessed Autumn Saver. She had her own great destiny, he couldn''t coddle her.


    Back in the alley, Edgar was pressuring Dessa heavy, "Hurry up little bitch, your daddy below is waiting for a kiss."


    "Hehe. Strip down and let us see that secret garden."


    "Heh...her three measurements are quite nice..."


    As Dessa Chimes listened to the vulgar words of these brutes, her entire body was visibly shaking uncontrollably. The four men all wore smug faces, thinking they found another coward to drug into an obedient and fearless kitten. However, Dessa was not shaking from fear. What she felt was excitement. A sort of thrill. How long had she been abused like this? How many times was she powerless to defend herself against such treatment. However, now everything was different. Dessa Chimes was no longer the weakling she was a few months ago!


    "So, I only have to leave this Mr. Eddie alive, right?" Dessa Chimes seemed to whisper to herself. However, before the others could react to her words, a treasure sword appeared in her left hand. Dessa brought her legs together and raised her sword above her head with one hand. Her battle power burst as she danced with her sword like a fairy in the forest.


    Dance of the Autumn Leaves!


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was casually strolling through the streets of Winter Winds City. He eavesdropped on a myriad of conversations around him by utilizing his divine energy to stretch his psyche perception with a focus on vocal vibrations. By doing this, he was able to maintain his aloof profile, while still investigating thoroughly. This was how he knew where Dessa and Aiken were headed as well. Jodye was currently looking for some exciting news. Of course, it had to be something that could be accomplished within a day. He wasn''t willing to miss the auction for anyone or anything, as it was directly related to the promotion of his strength.


    However, Jodye''s quest was interrupted when he hard something disturbing.


    "What do think they''re going to do to that little girl?" said quite a pretty young girl wearing a green dress.


    "I don''t know, child, but it is likely as you imagine," an older woman wearing the same dress replied despondently.


    "Oh, if only we could help her," said the young girl. "I thought this was supposed to be a peaceful territory? How could this happen?"


    "This city is indeed heaven when compared with the rest of the South Ward of Pangaea," explained the older woman. "However, this is still a voodoo state. The practitioners here are all but used to such behavior."


    "What?! No, we must do something," the young girl cried out.


    "Hmph, as if we would even benefit. No, we should not expose ourselves too much. How naive is it to run around asking for help? Who would help a stranger to rescue their mother or locate their brother for no reason? Even an adorable little girl like that. She was asking for it," a middle-aged woman wearing a blue dress said disdainfully.


    "She was but a child aunty, not six years it seemed to¡­ me?" however, the young girl''s words trailed off as she noticed a rather handsome young boy with smooth, caramel brown skin walking up to her. She felt her tiny maiden heart thump at the sight of him, and this was something she was experiencing for the first time. Her curiosity toward this young man was instantly higher than her interest in the previous conversation,"Oh, hello. May I help you, young sir?"


    "Pardon the intrusion. Can you tell me more about what happened here, big sister?" asked Jodye Trill politely. The girl''s eyes shined as she glanced at this incredibly pretty young man with blue eyes that look like priceless gems. She had never seen a male with a face so attractive or someone around her age with such a well-toned physique. This boy seemed to only be a couple of years her senior.


    Little did she know, Jodye was actually the opposite and her junior.


    "Boy, why should we tell you anything?" spat the middle-aged woman in a blue dress. Jodye Trill simply ignored her and stared at the young lady. This young lady looked to be around nine or ten-years-old. Jodye could tell that this little girl was the ''M.V.P.'' of this group, he didn''t need to waste words with this repulsive woman in blue. When she saw that she was being ignored the middle-aged woman in blue became incensed, as a gold atmosphere manifested around her, "Brat, do you even understand¡­"


    "That''s enough, Aunt Miran!" commanded the young lady imperiously. The middle-aged woman was startled and quickly turned docile. It was rare for the young miss to become so fierce. Did she recognize this boy? However, Aunt Miran was bound to be disappointed, "This brother, my name is Bilan Moon. I''m here from overseas, so excuse my aunt for being a bit protective. I wonder what I may call this little brother?"


    "I''m Jo¡­" spoke Jodye Trill, momentarily in a daze. He hadn''t noticed before she said her last name, but this Bilan Moon was a complete doll! She was so cute it hurt Jodye''s eyes a bit.


    He had almost said his real name in his dazed state! Jodye had never once said the name Joseph Goldwolf or even Trilleck ever since he had awoken in the old shack. This was considered his big secret identity. Jodye wondered, was it really just because she was pretty that he lost composure? Not only that, Jodye was confident that this girl was at least 75% similar to Aiken Moon in appearance. This was simply not a coincidence. Jodye secretly hid a wisp of his divine sense in the girl''s dress before gently holding Bilan''s soft hand and planting a kiss on the back of her palm and releasing it. This action sent what felt like an electric shock through Bilan Moon, who had never come in such contact with many people since her life began, let alone a male.


    "Jodye Trill. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Jodye gathered his thoughts and spoke with the flawless etiquette he was taught by his mother.


    The two older women were about to explode in wrath, but Bilan Moon quickly spoke before they could react, "I am charmed young noble Trill. I don''t mind explaining this to you. A beautiful little negus girl came desperately into the market place not long ago. She was prettier than the most elaborate painting, truly a living art piece¡­"


    Bilan Moon explained to Jodye the ins and outs of the situation. A dirty little girl in tattered clothes had come running down the block asking every warrior she saw for help rescuing her mother. When that didn''t work, she would ask them to just help her find her elder brother. Mostly everyone ignored her, but finally, the little girl approached a leader of one of the notorious street gangs. The leader pretended to know the little girl''s brother and promised to help her find him.


    Everyone around knew this gang''s reputation for harming women, but none of them spoke out to warn the child. This was also due to the gang''s reputation, but the rep they gained by slaughtering innocents. Jodye was disgusted by their cowardice. This type of thing should not be normalized!


    "So you all knew what would happen, but everyone was scared to speak out?" said Jodye Trill glancing at this so-called Aunt Miran, "yet you find yourself to be somehow superior to beasts? Laughable. Even a tiger will protect another tiger''s cub if it needs too. What are you?"


    Aunt Miran almost lost it right there, "You little punk, another word out of you and I''ll flay you¡­ah!"


    To Aunt Miran''s horror Jodye Trill''s face was suddenly right before her. How could he be so fast? If he wasn''t a head shorter than herself, then Aunt Miran might have retreated already.


    "Do you believe that, if not for young miss Moon and her patron here, you would already be a corpse at my feet?" said Jodye Trill emotionlessly. Ever since he had first slaughtered others in this life, his refined temperament as a ruthless assassin started returning. Aunt Miran fell back three steps unconsciously in the face of this suddenly thick killing intent but didn''t utter a word even after noticing her own actions. She was intimidated! Her, a lofty noble of House Moon, was threatened by a mere Sophmore rank brat.


    "Can you tell me where they went with this little girl?" Jodye Trill turned and asked Bilan Moon.


    "Sure¡­" responded Bilan in a slight daze. She secretly wondered if this boy was the so-called brother that the child was looking for. She didn''t see this boy when he moved either. Even the old woman by her side had an intrigued look on her face when observing the child. After finding out which direction the gang took the girl, Jodye Trill immediately set off in that direction. Bilan was shocked and hurried to call out, "Little brother, do be careful! That Vik Saver is a ruthless one, and he''s a warrior with dual path cultivation at the peak of the Essence Formation rank and the initial stage of the Junior Spirit rank! He''s been going crazy since his brother went missing."


    "Vik...Saver?" Jodye Trill wondered if Vik''s missing brother was the Hemp Saver whom Jodye slaughtered previously. Nonetheless, he felt warm hearing Bilan''s warning, even though such a level of threat was absolutely nothing to him as far as strength was concerned. He spoke plainly, and unhurried as he disappeared into the alleyways, "Thanks for the advice."


    "Vik Saver, eh?" After walking for a few dozen feet, Jodye sneered. Back in little Oasis Town, before Jodye left"First Hemp, then Autumn, and now Vik. I wonder if there''s some destiny between myself and the House Saver? Perhaps I''ll let this one keep his life, then..."


    Fifteen minutes later, Jodye was staring at a run-down shack. The young man now wore black raiments while sitting on a tree branch outside of an old abandoned park on the west end of Winter Winds City. He stretched his divine energy and found seven men surrounding a little girl in a semi-circle. The little girl suddenly threw a ball on the ground that released a blinding light.


    "Ah! It''s bright!"


    "Boss I can''t see!"


    "Shit, she''s getting away!"


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill''s eyes sparkled. He was unaffected by the light since he was viewing this scene through his divine energy, "Flash bomb! I wonder who made it and how? Probably won''t work that well though, she''s simply too puny to escape quickly enough."


    Sure enough, he was correct.


    The little girl bust through the door and tore out of the house at her top speed with tears streaming down her face. However, a shadow shot out of the house in pursuit and cut her off in no time, laughing like a maniac. "Hahaha! This is great, nothing better than a fighter! Run, Little River, run! Hahahaha."


    The little girl was distraught. She appeared to be entirely out of means. Solemness and resolution on a level that made Jodye altogether nervous flashed across this child''s face! Just as she was about to use the technique her brother had shown her to end her life in the worst-case scenario, her actions were halted by the appearance of a boy''s voice.


    "You must be the villainous Vik Saver, no? Color me unimpressed. Hemp was at least more intelligent in his methods."

 95 Jupiter vs. Vik Saver 1

    Hearing this voice, Vik Saver and little River both looked up in shock and bemusement. Sitting casually on the branch of a tree not so high above them was a handsome young man in dashing black raiments. He had caramel brown skin and two deep ocean like eyes.


    Obviously, this was Jodye Trill.


    River felt her little maiden heart start racing the moment she laid eyes on this young hero. Although she was young in age, she was a genius with a sage body. On top of this, she could be considered a genius. Her maturity and intelligence could only be described as freakish.


    On the other hand, Vik Saver grimaced immediately. He could feel a weak priest aura coming from this young man in the tree. This brat must have a dual cultivation base. That on top of his sudden appearance gave Vik Saver a sense of foreboding. This seemed to be no ordinary brat. Could it be that this was this her ''so-called'' older brother? Vik glanced at the little girl and saw her eyes shining like stars. He was dumbfounded, but he quickly noticed a curious glint in the eyes of the girl.


    She didn''t seem to know this young man, she looked as if she had just discovered brand new land. Most importantly, how the hell did this brat know his younger brother''s name? The last time Vik had spoken to Hemp Saver he was on assignment from his sect, White Serpent Cove. Was this twerp a secret scout from the sect here to recruit him? Or could he be a spy from an enemy of his brother? Vik wasn''t sure what to think, but he knew he had to get this brat out of here fast.


    "Listen, brat, this has nothing to do with ye. I suggest ye scat on out of here if ya know what''s good," shouted Vik Saver from below. Jodye Trill snickered, he landed 20 meters away from the pair as he hopped down from the tree, stirring up a cloud of dirt. Slowly walking toward Vik Saver and Little River, Jodye seemed calm and composed like a scholar observing nature. Nineteen meters¡­. eighteen meters¡­ at this point, Vik Saver was already incensed. An orange atmosphere burst forth from Vik''s body as he withdrew a combat spear from the magic pouch on his hip while shouting, "Boy! I''ll not be warning ye again! Stop now, or I attack."


    However, did Jodye need to fear a Vik Saver? This Vik seemed weaker than Hemp, even though he was obviously older in age. Furthermore, Jodye was already stronger than when he killed Hemp Saver. Stretching out his divine energy, Jodye registered that the intensity of Vik Saver''s physical body was equal to around 10,000 pounds or 100 BP. Jodye knew that this represented the peak of the Essence Formation rank of the True Saint realm, and the origin energy in Vik''s body should belong to the Junior Spirit rank of the Earth Science Sage realm. The proof was that origin atmosphere was orange once it emerged from Vik''s sage body. Orange atmosphere represented the Junior Spirit rank of the Sage Path. Once one elevated to the Great Scholar rank, their atmosphere would become crimson when ignited.


    Jodye''s body had initially been a bit weaker than this, as thanks to being at the ninth level of the Wimpy Man realm his body had the strength of 90 BP. However, since Jodye was dual cultivating astral might and true essence to temper his physique, his body''s current resistance had increased to around 102 BP. This was because Jodye could fuse two sky forces into astral essence! This was a qualitative change and brought about fantastic benefits to his body every day.


    Once the origin qi phenomenon in the sky finished forming, 53 white light spheres were floating in Vik''s atmosphere in the shape of a small impish creature. This confirmed Jodye''s conjecture.


    The combat spear in Vik''s hands was a D-grade combat gear, and it didn''t seem very impressive. By relying on the inherited memories of Jupiter, Jodye felt confident that the boost this D-grade Combat Spear provided would be less than 15%. This was not scary at all. Thus, Jodye simply smiled gently and kept stepping forward.


    Little River was silently staring at this mysterious boy without blinking.


    Vik Saver grew nervous when he saw that the boy didn''t even flinch in reaction to his aura. He injected his origin energy into his combat spear to increase his intimidation. The white light spheres instantly increased to 63.


    "Boss! Eh, what''s this now?"


    "Boss, you caught her! Eh?"


    "Is the boss about to fight someone?"


    The six goons in the shack had finally come out to check the commotion, only to see their leader in full battle mode facing a refined looking noble brat.


    "Right on time, grab the girl while I take him out boys!" bellowed Vik Saver as he dashed forward full of aggression.


    Vik didn''t fear that he couldn''t slaughter this brat. However, he had been worried that the kid could distract him long enough for the girl to escape! Ultimately, this kid was here for the girl. In Vik''s opinion, that was the only logical reason as to why this noble youth had yet to attack. The only way Vik was able to picture this brat rescuing little River in this situation would be her running away while they fought, as it was indeed possible if the brat in front of him had the speed. However, with his gang here, Vik needn''t worry about such things. The girl could not escape anymore.


    Vik Saver released his perfected nascent voodoo concept and made a strange hand seal, as curse marks appeared all over his arm. The curse mark burst into the atmosphere before pouring into the combat spear. The curse marks on the spear emitted an eerie glow that covered the blade at the end before transforming into a soft violet fire!


    "Curse Art: Will-O-Wisp!"


    Jodye was shocked! This seemed to be a curse that had already been prepared beforehand and was now being loaded onto the combat gear. Presumably, getting hit with the weapon would mean getting hit with the curse. Jodye felt enlightened, "So just like spells can be saved into a staff, curses can be saved on the body for later use. This indeed makes curse arts more difficult to deal with. I wonder, are there any consequences for this? Spells stored in staffs lack the intensity of a fresh spell. Who knows what crazy curses a voodoo expert would have tattoed on his body? If they didn''t lose strength, for instance, or gained more strength instead, how terrifying would that be? There''s a reason the south is a Voodoo State. It seems my understanding of the laws of life and death are still far too shallow."


    Sigma Octanis taught Jodye and Dessa a lot about alchemy, but true to their arrangement his martial dao lessons were genuinely sparse. Sigma only told Jodye things that he was asked directly. He wanted to lure the boy into accepting him as a master. However, due to Jodye''s overwhelming intelligence, he was able to understand some truths from a battle alone. This was how he came to possess his current strength! This was why he looked down on having a master. Plus, why should he accept a master weaker than his mother? This was an insult to her, who was also Jodye''s current master.


    For example, Jodye learned more about curse arts by watching Vik Saver, someone whose power he simply didn''t fear at all!


    Meanwhile, Vik didn''t stop there. His perfected nascent-level fire concept merged with his origin qi as they both poured into the combat spear. A multicolored force momentum gathered around the combat spear. The violet flames blazing on the blade of the spear were initially indistinct, but they suddenly became slightly more vivid. Finally, the 25 flaming light spheres condensing in the sky next to the 63 white light spheres suddenly vanished, only to be replaced by 75 brown light spheres once Vik poured in his pure essence force into the combat gear!


    All together the qi concentrated into the combat gear wielded by this approaching warrior had reached a startling 238 BP!


    Jodye was thoroughly intrigued, but also worried. He had no idea you could pour so much energy into combat gears, Vik even poured his true essence and origin energy in together. Jodye still frowned touching his space ring, and his Scarlet Flame Magic sword appeared in his left hand as he released a tremendous golden atmosphere at the same time. Jodye immediately galvanized his combat seeds, as the images of two giant sky wolves and a divine dragon appeared behind him briefly before fading into his aura. In the sky above Jodye, the origin qi phenomenon already formed 26 white spheres of light which quickly became 71.


    In Jodye''s opinion, this so-called Vik Saver had shown a competence that was genuinely threatening after all. His use of the arts was far more refined than anything Jodye had faced in the past. The Will-O-Wisp curse that Vik Savor used on his weapon seemed to compliment his own qi powers. The fire and voodoo forces he injected into the gear wouldn''t deplete if he stopped infusing them now thanks to the curse maintaining them. This meant that as Vik recovered his curse and fire powers, the momentum of his combat spear would skyrocket.


    His weapon would just get stronger and stronger for as much as it could handle.


    Jodye''s divine energy made this entire process as clear as day to him, so he studied the movement of energy carefully as he released his primary calamity qi and fused it with his primary thunderbolt force forming 105 scarlet golden flaming lightning spheres. Jodye injected his origin qi into his B-grade combat gear the Scarlet Flame Sword. With a boosting effect of 35%, in Jodye''s hand this boost increased to 65%. The white lights increased once more to 117 BP. This gave Jodye a total of 222 BP!


    Jodye''s face was indifferent as qi momentum raged around him fiercely. However, his impassive face only served to infuriate the approaching Vik Saver even more. Behind Vik Saver, the image of a Fire Imp manifested as his aura powered up once more!


    253 BP...


    255 BP...


    258 BP with the momentum still rising!


    Flames burst to life around Vik as he used his Innate Skill: Flame Drive!


    268 BP...


    271 BP with the momentum still rising!


    When Vik Saver was a mere three meters away from Jodye, his BP had already risen to 280! Jodye Trill frowned, "So this is how the accumulation of force momentum can change the dynamic of a fight. A once too weak opponent is suddenly so fierce because I let him prepare?"


    Vik Saver reached the front of Jodye and no longer hesitated, sweeping out with his spear!

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    Clank!


    The sound of metal colliding left Vik Saver shocked! He thought he would instantly annihilate this brat, but he was actually blocked! Jodye Trill blocked with his sword and was knocked 10 meters back before he steadied himself, as Vik launched himself forward again without hesitation, in spite of his shock. The violet flames on the tip of his spear were ablaze as he stabbed forward with his most potent battle skill!


    Flaming Boar, 500 BP!


    Jodye Trill''s face was dignified. Two of the hieroglyphs on the scarlet flame magic sword lit up as it blazed with scarlet-gold flaming qi momentum containing savage might! Jodye slashed out with a lot more than 300 BP of blazing qi. This was the spell embedded into this magic sword! This two-star spell was what made it a magical sword.


    Burning Heaven Slash, 540 BP!


    BOOM!


    The two attacks collided, and the shockwaves produced wrecked the surrounding trees and foliage to complete ruin, as a vast dust cloud emerged. The surround goons even felt their organs tremble, forcing them to cough out blood as they raised qi barriers to protect themselves, and little River was luckily protected by this as well.


    Crash!


    A shadow shot out of the dust cloud and crashed through the run-down shack that had barely survived the shockwaves of the previous clash. This man had a mangled arm and a bloody gash on his chest. It was none other than Vik Saver!


    "Boss!"


    "Oh shit! Let''s get out of here bro!"


    "You don''t have to tell me twice."


    The visual impact of this brief exchange was so powerful that it left these six men terrified. Three of them immediately turned tail and ran while the other three scrambled to the ruins of the shack.


    Little River coughed a bit of dust out from her lungs and then looked back at the wrecked building. She felt warm and tingly inside, but also slightly terrified. Who was the mysterious hero boy? Was he really here to help her? Why would he do that? He was even more domineering than that big bully Vik Saver!


    "Hey midget, are you lost? Quickly, quickly, now. Go on, come, come," Jodye Trill was breathing heavily as he impatiently motioned for little River to come to his side. He had used about 40% of his origin energy in that attack just now, but he had only heavily injured the opponent! It was a severe injury, sure, but Jodye felt like that strike could have killed Hemp Saver very easily! So it turned out that this Voodoo Priest Vik Saver was actually the one who was superior in strength.


    Was this the benefit of dual path cultivation?


    Then again, it was perhaps due to the difference in cultivation realms, or maybe this guy Vik was simply a tough cookie. Even though Jodye knew he could kill him, it didn''t seem to be worth the effort. He only came here to rescue a child that actually had nothing to do with himself. As a child himself, he felt an uncontrollable sympathy for her. However, he didn''t see the need to murder indiscriminately. Even if this guy was a scumbag, who knew what consequences of killing him would bring. Sylvester warned Jodye countless times to take care of his karma. Jodye wasn''t worried about Vik Saver''s revenge, as he had Sigma''s protection if things got too crazy.


    Little River came to her senses quickly, as she snapped out of her state of reverie. She got up and nervously ran over to hide behind Jodye''s legs.


    "Mister, will you really help me?" she asked in a soft and timid, yet adorable, voice.


    "Am I not currently helping?" responded Jodye indifferently. "What''s your name, kid?"


    "Uhm¡­" Little River hesitated, but ultimately decided to trust this savior of hers, "I''m River. River of the clan Nile."


    "River¡­ of the Nile¡­" Jodye Trill was stunned speechless for at least half a breathe until he noticed that this little girl''s eyes were a vibrant blue color that was even brighter than his own eyes. He exclaimed in wonder, "How beautiful¡­"


    River''s little face turned a shade of beet red when she heard his words. She had never been complimented by a male she was curious about so outright like this. This was due in part to her never having been curious about another male, as Jodye was the first male in her life to catch her attention. Thus, little River didn''t know how to respond at all. She just lowered her head and shuffled her feet uncomfortably.


    Meanwhile, Jodye was in a daze and ultimately didn''t notice this reaction. This girl''s name gave him an odd feeling, as it reminded him of the name of a river in his old world. Subconsciously, he felt a little more familiar with this girl. He decided to not only rescue this lost child but to deliver her to her so-called older brother as well. After making this decision, Jodye smiled brilliantly as he glanced at her, "Well, how about it? Do you want to come with me?"


    This dazzling smile short-circuited the little girl''s brain, and she could only nod dully. In the next second, River Nile was stunned to find herself in the air with wind encouraging her wavy light brown hair to assault her delicate little face. Jodye Trill had already cradled her into his arms and sped away like a ghost. After all, he was alone, and Vik Saver had friends! If he let them regroup things might not end so quickly or easily. The key to successfully defeating a stronger opponent is always the element of surprise. Once the surprise was gone, the difficulty level would rise exponentially. A Thunderbolt Purgatory would probably silence all four opponents before they could regroup, but Jodye had no way of knowing if they possessed protective measures.


    Jodye was definitely not foolish enough to gamble in such a situation.


    The previous fight had taught him how much he still had to learn about this world''s mystic arts. Even though he was far more powerful than opponents at his own rank, the martial artists of the upper realms were all terrifying. The opponent he thought wasn''t a match for himself was actually able to fight on the same level as him with relative ease. As a result, Jodye had nearly suffered from overconfidence. Luckily, he indeed had some capital to be confident about. However, it seemed that without his combat guardians present Jodye should be a lot more cautious.


    This world was full of skilled warriors with hidden tricks!


    He wouldn''t underestimate an opponent so quickly again.


    Jodye swiftly ran across the rooftops of various buildings, continually changing directions before switching to the streets and doing the same. This way he could be sure that he wasn''t being followed. Unless the opponent could fly, tracking him was hopeless. Of course, if that were the case, then Jodye''s actions would just seem silly. This was an old tactic from his days as a spy that had long since become a habit. During this period, Jodye learned a lot about this little girl named River. River Nile was only six-years-old this year, but she was actually already a martial warrior with Sage path cultivation at the sophomore rank. They had this in common. She came from the royal capital of the South Ward to this end on a journey with her mother.


    They aimed to stop her older brother from doing something reckless.


    However, when asked what this something reckless was, River would remain quiet and evasive. Obviously, it wasn''t any reasonable level of recklessness.


    "Nile¡­ The Nile clan¡­ Wait!" Jodye Trill suddenly exclaimed after raking through his memories. He had read many books in his youth, and among them, there were countless tomes related to the structure, culture, and formation of Pangaea. He actually heard of the Nile clan, and he was inwardly shocked, "The Pharaoh King of the South, his name is Thoth Nile. Could it be that she is related to the Pharaoh? A member of the royal family?"


    However, Jodye decided not to ask this child such a question, as it would likely make things difficult for her. If he forced the information out, then a sort of mental barrier would erect itself between the two. Jodye was fond of this child with a pretty name, so he didn''t want such a scene to occur. He would naturally discover who she was if they rescued her mother.


    Thirty minutes later, Jodye Trill and River Nile were standing silently behind Dessa Chimes. Dessa wore pink tights and a stylish black blouse as she observed a big man in overalls walking to different stalls on market street.


    Suddenly, Dessa Chimes felt a whisper in the corner of her mind that she had surrendered to her esteemed Mr. Jupiter, the voice was gentle and soothing as it whispered, "Behind you¡­"

 97 Jupiter Vs. Vik Saver 3

    "Mr. Jupiter!" Dessa whipped her head around to see Jodye Trill standing there casually next to a little girl in red. The excitement in Dessa''s eyes shifted to shock and confusion upon seeing the child, as she was far too adorable. Dessa felt this child was simply not real, but a doll! This was Dessa''s first time encountering a female child from the negus lineage, and she thought that the child''s smooth brown skin was beautiful to the extreme. Dessa secretly wondered if this child tasted like chocolate. "Quickly look, I''ve discovered¡­ Uhm. Who is this little cutie, Mr. Jupiter?"


    "This is the little lady of the Nile. Little lady Nile, it is my, the mighty Jupiter''s, great honor to introduce you to my Right Hand. Her name is Dessa Chimes," Jodye Trill hadn''t paid particular attention to River''s appearance, as he recently saw the angelic Bilan Moon. Bilan was the first girl to make his heart race since his rebirth. He couldn''t take a tiny little girl like River seriously, in spite of being the same age as her himself. Jodye''s hormones were far past his age. HE simply introduced the two girls here to each other and then briefly explained the situation to Dessa, while keeping track of the man she was watching a second ago with his divine sense. Jodye noticed that as soon as he appeared, Dessa''s previous focus dropped to null.


    He made another mental note to correct this issue. Dessa was far too relaxed in his presence. It was apparent that she was utterly dependent on him. In Jodye''s opinion, she should experience the opposite reaction, becoming far more vigilant in his presence while wanting to be depended on. She should become the most cautious in the presence of her lord, lest he suffers due to her negligence.


    On the other hand, when Dessa heard what Jodye had done her heart felt warm and she subconsciously started truly worshipping this boy who changed the course of her life. Somewhere in her heart, Dessa always thought that Jodye had some desire toward her. She just couldn''t picture a male helping her otherwise. Now, Dessa knew she was wrong and she regarded him as her everything.


    How brave!


    How chivalrous!


    This was what a man should be like, but wasn''t this merely a child? Dessa knew this child would be impeccable one day, and due to her previous predicament, she felt insecure without having a master to depend on. This was a mental barrier that she would have difficulties escaping for the rest of her life. However, this was also the reason that after hearing what happened to River, Dessa was utterly pissed off!


    "Those perverted bastards!" Dessa''s eyes were colored with rage, "How dare they swindle such a little angel. Master Jupiter, may I kill them?"


    "Kill?" Jodye Trill smiled wryly while he shook his head in rejection. At the same time, River Nile was turning red as a beet once again from Dessa''s endless compliments, and hiding behind her savior''s leg in embarrassment. River was very sheltered growing up, and she usually only heard such words from her mother, her brother, or the maids. No one else would dare to address her directly.


    Jodye was a bit caught off by Dessa''s violent outburst, but after swiftly thinking it through he was able to make sense out of it. Dessa would definitely be the clearest about what could have happened to River had Jodye not interfered, "Even I cannot kill him at my current level unless I take some risks. Much less you, Dess."


    "Ah!" Dessa Chimes looked scared, her imposing aura vanishing completely. After all, Jodye was currently the strongest person she knew, if they discounted Uncle Sigma and old man Cassan. "So even Mr. Jupiter can''t kill them easy? How scary."


    This time, Jodye was not surprised at all. He figured out that since he already was seriously helping her cultivate the Titanic Rage Law, her temperament was bound to undergo changes due to this. After all, hadn''t his done so as well? It wasn''t called titanic rage qi for anything. Of course, since Jodye''s soul was incredibly strong, the changes to his own personality were significantly reduced. Dessa''s soul wasn''t so powerful yet, even though it seemed to possess some hidden strength that attracted Autumn Saver.


    Luckily, she had only just started practicing, so the effects weren''t very noticeable unless she got irritated. Jodye had time to figure out a solution. Due to Dessa''s own torturous experiences throughout her younger life, this particular subject could be considered her reverse scale. It would easily trigger her rage. Merely, due to her introverted personality, this was never as apparent as it was currently.


    Jodye suddenly had a new idea about this land''s eventual reformation under his hand. First, though, he needed more strength! Without strength, he was nothing, just a speck of dust in the wind!


    Jodye wrote out another mental note to himself to consider teaching Dessa soul cultivation. He had to work out the cause and effect of such a thing. After all, it would do her no good to be overly emotional, but it would also do himself no good if she were too independent. He needed Dessa to be impartial in all matters, seeking only justice as defined by their own morality. However, he also required her to heed his every command, even if it went against her own personal beliefs of temporary interests. This was the ideal Right-Hand in his mind.


    As for the Left-Hand, Jodye had precise requirements for that role as well. Dessa simply didn''t fit into that role at all, and neither did little Aiken Moon. Of course, Jodye was in no rush. How old was he currently? He had plenty of time to build up his loyal cabinet. Most of this cabinet would likely not come from the West or South Wards. These corrupted states didn''t have the environment required to raise his trusted aides. He could only align himself with talents on the same level as the geniuses of the Legendary Star Realm, without the corrupted mentalities of the voodoo states! The Legendary Star Realm was the place where the most powerful mystic laws existed, it was like an entirely different world. In that realm, powerhouses were as common as ants in an anthill.


    Yet, Jodye wanted to find Legendary Realm level geniuses on this life star of the Bronze Star Realm. This was not something easily achieved. So far, Jodye had been lucky just to find a Dessa Chimes. Finding an entire retinue of comparable talents?


    Difficult!


    The ancient T''Zhane, Jupiter Titan, battled many geniuses of different races from the Legendary Star Realm. The most powerful races cultivated heavenly powers just by increasing the rank of their bloodlines. Origin God Beasts were a great example of this, as their bloodlines rewarded them with original immortal conceptions. By circulating the original immortal conception, they were able to promote their strengths and ranks with minimum effort. They simply had to grow up and consume potent flesh and blood energies and they would grow stronger. This was also the case for Jodye! Other races had other systems, but for the most powerful races, they all had excellent bloodlines that granted them real strength.


    The hero race was wildly known to be an inferior race. Only in recent times had they broken through the shackles of mortality to create immortal clans and heritages. By mastering the laws of destiny, humanity was able to develop their own unique quality. The hero race were the darlings of fate! In T''Zhane''s memory, not many humans existed in the Legendary Star Realm at all, the only hero around were all negus. This was the reason that the titan''s memories involving the hero race were limited and that Jodye didn''t know to distinguish Negus from other heroes. For Jupiter Titan, all heroes were Negus, he didn''t know that there were so many different cultures and sub-races.


    Jodye''s combat souls may have retained consciousness, but they seemed to be in a similar predicament. Of course, Jodye also thought they were just worried about how much they should reveal to himself as he was still too reckless and ignorant of this world. After all, they came from a period millions of years after the one Jodye originated from. Even though he still had some confusion in regards to his transmigration, he was now aware that they had basically been banished throughout time and space. They were somewhere deep in the past, yet somehow the civilization of ancient times was far more complicated than his own.


    This was beyond what Jodye could currently comprehend. He would have to walk this path slowly.


    "Maybe Earth was merely in the lowest of the lower star realms, making it impossible for experts to be born there," thought Jodye Trill to himself. "But then, what about Sansa and those other two? Were they not from Earth? No matter what I must reach a level where I can understand this!"


    When it came to making progress as a hero, Jodye Trill had no shortcut, he had to discover the limits of his body and soul on his own.


    He had heard people in the world mention bloodlines, and he listened to his combat guardians do the same. He was even aware that he had inherited dragon''s blood due to his legacy fusion with his Vajra Dragon combat soul! This was no ordinary bloodline. Instead, it was a Divine Dragon''s bloodline essence. However, no one bothered to explain these truths to him yet. Jodye was only told that he would know on his own one day.


    However, from Jodye''s inherited memories he remembered hearing a rumor about the hero race. It was said that as long as their souls possessed a certain level of strength, they could assimilate with nearly any bloodline! Of course, that was under the premise that their bodies could handle it. Otherwise, they would explode just like anyone else. To Jodye, this was confusing but still sounded pretty badass! Heroes, though considered the weakest race, had an edge that others simply didn''t possess?


    Jodye wondered why that was, but he didn''t have any way of knowing for sure. However, he presumed based on this information at hand that it had something to do with the mysteries of fate and the soul. The strength of one''s soul would directly influence every other aspect of their life.


    "Oh?" as Jodye Trill was thinking to himself, he noticed that the big and burly man that Dessa had been spying on stopped in front of an abandoned and sealed up old shop. He pulled out a cyan colored token from somewhere before speaking into a serene sound stone on his hip. Jodye Trill picked up River again and dashed over, leaving Dessa to follow him instinctively. A minute and a half later they landed in an alley across from the man in question. Jodye swiftly ran two blocks and spoke to Dessa Chimes via the telepathic link he had established in her spiritual sea, "Why were you following that burly guy?"


    "I heard him talking to his friends about some woman they were keeping in the back mountains! They were in the city searching for a little mistake or something." Answered Dessa Chimes awkwardly. She wasn''t very accustomed to using her soul to speak. "I was hoping to follow them to the little mistake and then report it all back to you."


    Jodye''s eyes flashed with golden lights as he glanced down at the little girl in his embrace. This issue seemed to be bigger than he initially thought. That burly guy should be more powerful than Vik Saver, at least. How exactly did River escape pursuit? There was almost no way she could have survived under the watch of various experts at that level. Unless¡­ she was like him and possessed power that transcended her surface cultivation.


    Jodye Trill grinned and seemed to suddenly figure something out.


    However, now he was more suspicious and thus more cautious. Should he proceed? Or abort?


    Right at that moment, the burly man dripped a drop of blood onto the token, which emitted a soft cyan light before floating up to the door. Seeing this scene, Jodye made a quick and bold decision, he placed River in Dessa''s hands and commanded, "Find Aiken and regroup somewhere near here. Do not make a move unless you hear from myself or Uncle Sigma and company. Understood?"


    Dessa looked indignant, but she knew her master was likely about to do something reckless and dangerous. This was the same look that was in his eyes when he decided to explore the dark cave. There was nothing she could say that would change his mind. Dessa didn''t want to become a burden, so she just nodded her head. She decided that she would perform the tasks she was capable of achieving.


    "Mr. Jupiter, I know that place, take this River with you!" blurted River Nile leaping back into Jodye''s embrace. She looked anxious, yet terrified. "Please, mister, please!"


    "Ugh," Jodye could sense with his divine energy that the man had just vanished, but the distortion in space still existed temporarily. Due to Jodye''s experience in the chaotic streams of space, his body had become rather sensitive to spatial law fluctuations. Of course, Jodye wasn''t totally aware of this fact. He was not sure why he knew how long this distortion would last, but didn''t think to profoundly into the issue and dashed across the street. Jodye carried River running straight at the sealed entrance as if he was a masochist amid battle. However, to the shock of any who noticed him, he simply passed through the sealed off entrance like he never existed.


    Many people could make neither head nor tail of this.


    "Did you see that?"


    "IT APPEARED!"


    "Did that boy just¡­vanish? What sort of Phish was that?"


    "That didn''t seem like magic phishing, right? Let''s go check out that wall, maybe there''s a treasure!"


    "Yeah let''s check it out, we cannot let the kid get all the spoils."


    "Isn''t that where that Ethan Brut was a second ago? What happened to him?"


    "Ah! That''s it! The kid must have followed after Ethan! There must be a way in after all!"


    "Shit, it won''t budge. Come on, wasn''t anyone watching properly?"


    ...¡­


    Meanwhile, on the other side of the entrance¡­


    "Woooahhh!"


    Jodye Trill had little River tightly pinned to his chest as they slid down an excessively long dirt tunnel that was too smooth to grip in any way. Jodye definitely never expected to fall into an amusement park ride during this spying adventure. After two breathes of time, the two kids felt a wave of heat assault them. Jodye was able to see a bright light at the quickly approaching opposite end of the tunnel slide.


    At this point, he couldn''t help but turn incredibly anxious! It was more than evident to him now that he had dragged them both into a trap. That entrance must have a formation that sends intruders down a different way. Or maybe this was the way the entrance was designed so that anyone who entered would immediately be under control. Either way, there was nothing good awaiting them at the end of this tunnel! Jodye sent his divine energy down the tunnel in advance. However, what he perceived made his body tense up even more.


    Jodye and River slid straight out of the tunnel and were greeted by the rear end of an enormous Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard! This was a level 8 Vicious Beast that was rumored to be descended from an actual dragon! It would probably evolve into a Trickster with dragon blood, or a Drake, one day! The wave of heat they felt came from the body of this beast! The Red-scaled Fire Lizard''s body was at least 10 meters long, and its head stood eight meters high above the ground.


    The vicious beast''s eyes that were closed initially suddenly snapped open. Jodye grabbed River, and a golden atmosphere exploded out from his body as he released his full strength to duck and roll under the beast''s ferocious three-meter-long tail that swept out at the pair of children. Feeling that devasting heat River screamed in fear, as Jodye desperately shielded her with his own origin qi. The Red-scaled Fire Lizard whipped its head around and released a deep breath of magical fire!


    Jodye felt his hairs stand on end and both of his lives flash before his eyes. River''s sky-piercing scream reverberated in his ears. Jodye''s face was glum, and he mocked himself, "Fuck¡­a young divine dragon murdered by a mere fire lizard. What a joke¡­"


    Even though he knew it was useless Jodye thought to summon one of his combat beast souls, and with thought, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed into existence. However, before Jodye could relay another idea, the heavenly grimoire flipped open to the fourth page, and a bright pink light overwhelmed the orange-red firelight that illuminated this previously dark passageway. This lasted only for the briefest of instances, before River and Jodye''s figures were totally swallowed in the flame.


    However, at this moment a message appeared in Jodye''s mind as his remaining origin energy depleted by more than half.


    [Emergency Summon]

 98 Divine Awareness Obtained 1

    Winter Winds City, Silver Meadow Inn


    At the same luxuriously decorated hotel where Jodye and company were lodged, an elder sat with a middle-aged man and a teenage boy in a spacious suite discussing something important behind a sound isolation barrier.These two older men wore regular black robes, but the young negus boy''s silver brocade robes were obviously of vibrant quality.


    "Do we really need to go through all of this trouble?" asked the teenage boy.


    "It will be well worth it, just you wait and see," was the response of the handsome middle-aged man.


    Several miles away at a hotel owned by the same personage and called Silver Brooks Inn, there were three elders in a far smaller private room secretly watching the trio through a surveillance crystal ball. These elders were wearing all white brocade robes that were full of runes and magical snake patterns while sitting at a table observing the room that Sigma Octanis and the other two were in. Due to the isolation barrier, they were unable to hear anything, but they could see the scene clearly.


    "This Sigma is a veritable problem. Our operation is at risk now that he and that negus brat are involved, but the others seem to trust him more than us!" spoke a heavy set elder with a husky voice. "Let me do the deed, I need to prove my rank! Just as well, here''s the perfect opportunity."


    "Do not speak rashly, you will only embarrass yourself!" spoke another short and ugly old man with missing teeth. "This man Sigma Octanis is not to be trifled with easily! Our cultivation levels may be similar, but he has the most exquisite spellcasting ability in the south. I would likely need the mystic wand boss lent us to defeat him, and even Garuda would need to pay a price."


    If Sigma were here he would easily recognize the ugly old man as Roger Flankz, one of the Vice-Sect Masters of White Serpent Cove!


    "It would be a great waste to use such a top class artifact on a mere worm such as Octanis. His strength is not that scary, I think," said a robust man with a white serpent tattoo on his left eye. This was none other than Garuda, another Vice-Sect Master for White Serpent Cove, "You take Hugo and make sure we have a tight hold on Neofrost''s leash for cooperation. Remember, we can glamour the hotty, as she''s merely a concubine of that Lord Krimi Nile. The Pharaoh would not bother about here if the price was too much. Even that Warlord Krimi Nile would not go to war over a mere tainted concubine, plus how would he even know given his current circumstances? Hahaha¡­ but remember, do not to touch the little girl! There is a treasure on her that can eradicate the soul of anyone below the elite level, maybe even higher than that! I can''t be sure. Regardless, her father would surely be alerted once harm befalls her."


    "Ah¡­ about this, brother," said Roger Flankz while sounding hesitant and tepid, "I received an intelligence report during the earlier meeting. It was not very favorable, so I did not wish to tell you at that time."


    "Excuse me? What unfavorable report, spit it out!" screamed Garuda.


    "The men already did the very thing you just asked us to prevent. They tried to glamour the little girl, but now their lifeless corpses float in the river. We''re not sure how they were killed at all. Also¡­ well, we still have the woman under our full control. The glamour works very well on her. In fact, she gets very frisky," said Roger a little absentmindedly, but he quickly straightened out his face when he felt Garuda''s glare, "As I was saying the woman is fine. But as for the girl, River, she has escaped for a full day now."


    "What?!" Garuda suddenly stood up in a fury, his chair reduced to ashes the instant his qi momentum rose. Did they lose the girl over a day ago? The mother could be disposed of if necessary, but the girl was the only one they were never supposed to lose! She was their trump card against the pharaoh, the card they used to control Neofrost. Garuda didn''t believe that Neofrost would attack even if his mother was tainted. However, that was only under the pre-condition that River Nile was in his custody untouched! The Sect Master would definitely murder Garuda if he knew River was lost. Garuda bellowed at the other two men at the top of his lungs, "Get all the men on the streets! We have to find that little bitch before she finds Neofrost! Who knows if she had a hidden method? Move the fuck out now, what are you dumbasses doing?!"


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    [Emergency Contract Summon: Twilight Sphinx]


    [Name: Eureka Goldwolf]


    [Summon Status: Infant Stage - Spirit Bound]


    [Summon Time: undefined]


    River Nile was terrified and shivering, thinking that she was about to be burned to a crisp in the next few seconds. However, after waiting for a few breaths and not feeling the expected heat, River was baffled. There was nothing hot but rather a calm and cooling wind on her back. River''s fear subsided a bit as the shock from feeling the opposite of what she expected prompted her to lift her little head which had been buried in Jodye''s bosom. What she saw left her in a daze.


    "So¡­ pretty¡­" River exclaimed softly, her little hands covering her mouth in amazement.


    "Man, I truly possess the luck of the stars," sighed Jodye Trill in relief as he stroked the furry head of his Twilight Sphinx cub, who had just walked over adorably to cuddle with him. Jodye and River were covered by a serene ice shell that glowed resplendently in three different colors; pink, purple, and silver. The shell had a three-meter diameter with Jodye as the center. The scarlet-blue flame curtain in contrast with the pink, purple, and silver serenity ice shell left quite the visual impact. The seemingly extreme heat from the dragon breath of the eighth level Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard could do absolutely nothing in the face of this serene ice shell. There wasn''t even a single drop of melted ice or perspiration. The dome was solid as an ice rock.


    Jodye was thrilled, as he had clearly just escaped death by magical fire. He simply wouldn''t fear regular fire, but was this a regular fire? No, this was a fire backed by dragon force. Its strength was totally abnormal. "The aura Eureka is releasing right now is more powerful than that Trickster we saw when I first found her¡­ though not by much. Is this the strength of an infant-level origin god beast? Sheesh¡­ how scary¡­ I wonder what rank her bloodline has reached?"


    Bloodlines were still something Jodye didn''t fully understand. Though he thought like this, Jodye was secretly relieved. Thanks to the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], the spirit-bound Eureka answered the summons of his heart at the last moment and turned his situation around. After all, Jodye''s death would mean Eureka died as well. How could she let him be spit-roasted by the dragon''s breath? Without wasting another second, Jodye activated his other source artifact [Pharaoh''s Law], which manifested on his head. He instantly felt his mind turn much more composed, and his anxiety melted away.


    "Greetings, Host! That was a close call, LOL!" came the robotic voice of Trippy, instantly stressing Jodye out.


    "Is something wrong, Trippy?" Jodye sent his thought. After all, Trippy would never speak to him randomly, only if there was something important it needed to communicate. These things were usually directly related to his thoughts or mentality towards certain subjects. The artifact spirit would often speak up to stop him from going astray.


    "This artifact spirit has detected a weak true dragon bloodline in the vicinity. Although this bloodline is not very powerful, the host is also extremely weak and feeble! LOL!" giggled Trippy, in a weird way that seemed like a failed attempt at emotion. Trippy was seemingly growing more personality, but Jodye wasn''t so sure he liked its personality at all. Trippy continued, "Ingesting the diluted dragon blood will be the best tonic at host''s current level!"


    "What is the benefit of consuming this blood again?" asked Jodye Trill via telepathy, as he sized up the eighth level Red-scaled Fire Lizard. "So this thing indeed had some dragon blood in its veins, huh?"


    "What a great question, Host! Lol. I''ll answer you!" responded Trippy. Jodye wasn''t sure whether or not this was sarcasm, as the tone made it impossible to accurately read any emotion at all. "Host has the bloodline of the Primal Dragon Clan! However, currently, the host has condensed only two drops of primal dragon essence. This isn''t even the equivalent to a gold rank one bloodline! However, by consuming other true dragon bloodlines, the host can increase the production of primal dragon essence. With a Volos bloodline at 15%, the host can condense only eight more drops of primal dragon essence! This strength the equivalent to a gold rank one bloodline, or a silver rank five bloodline, or a bronze rank eight bloodlines! However, once host consumes true dragon blood, the Volos bloodline within the host can be enhanced from 15% to nearly 21%!"


    Jodye felt his head aching. What was all this about bloodlines again? Bronze, Silver, and Gold ranks? What did they represent?


    "I''ll answer you, host! - Access denied. " said Trippy in its childish but robotic voice, however, it''s voice then turned totally mechanical for an instant before returning to normal, "Oops! Weird. Sorry host, it looks like I can''t answer you after all!"


    Jodye was annoyed, "So should I just¡­ drink its blood then?"


    "I suggest that host just eats the whole being! Sounds scrumptious, lol!" Responded Trippy, "Also, this artifact spirit can extract the true dragon blood essence from this creature and help the host refine it directly! However, consuming its flesh is also good for the host!"


    Jodye and Trippy continued their conversation at three times the speed of real-time. Still, this telepathic conversation between Jodye and his source artifact spirit took less then a breathe''s time. There was still a world of blue-scarlet fire outside of the shell of pink, purple, and silver ice. At this moment the ouroboros on the cover of the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] lit up with purple light, which shot into Jodye''s head like a laser.


    Jodye Trill''s eyes brightened with the light of intelligence. The heavenly grimoire had just given him new information! If he were to subjugate this beast with the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], instead of killing it and eating it, then the heavenly grimoire would be able to strip its entire being on a molecular level and reform it into a beast slave. By doing so, the blood essence would be extracted as well as the nutrients in its flesh. All of which becoming benefits transferred into Jodye''s body. This was simply a fantastic application of the summoner function that Jodye had nearly forgotten about. The grimoire had explained this to him back when he first met Eureka, but it had done so in far less detail.


    In simpler terms, Jodye had the option of a blood contract or a slave contract. The blood contract would last until Jodye died, or the beast soul overpowered his own soul. This was less than ideal, as in Jodye''s opinion there was no point in contracting a beast that was weaker than himself. Eureka was an exception because she had already recognized Jodye as her closest kin. She wouldn''t betray him.


    Besides, when given the option Jodye couldn''t bear to devour her.


    After all, the slave contract would completely dominate and devour the targeted creature and bind him to Jodye''s soul and lifeblood. If Jodye died, his beast slaves would die with him. How could they stand to see him die if this was the case? Of course, Eureka chose to spirit-bind herself to Jodye anyway. Like this, she wasn''t much different from a beast slave. The only difference was that Eureka remained her natural self, not having to endure the pain of demise and rebirth.


    Sylvester told him before, the benefits of enslaving were intense. Subduing a beast with this method was the equivalent to devouring its old life to strengthen himself while binding its soul to work as Jodye''s protector.However, this process was not instant, the amount of time it took to complete depended both on Jodye''s cultivation level and the level of the beast being contracted. After being enslaved, the creature would have its potential unleashed. From a certain point of view, Jodye was giving the beast slave an all new life full of glory. Had Eureka been refined in this way, her strength would be far greater. However, she may not have even completed her rebirth yet. After all, Eureka was a genuine origin god beast.

 99 Divine Awareness Obtained 2

    "Devouring power¡­ could this be the effect that synchronizing with Sylvester''s soul has had on mine?" Jodye Trill seemed to suddenly understand something about source artifacts, leading to him reaching a series of other conclusions. This was like finding the one piece of the puzzle that made the rest of the picture make sense. Placing the remaining pieces became much easier! Jodye even felt his origin power reached the bottleneck of the Scholar Realm due to his comprehensions. He couldn''t possibly advance any further before breaking through the realm.


    Jodye mused silently, "The abilities of source artifacts are influenced directly by my main soul, or in other words, the combination of my host soul and three hollow souls. This new life of the so-called main soul, Joseph Goldwolf, is basically the true union of our incomplete souls!"


    Typically, this union would have minimum effects on one''s growth.


    "However, if the laws of fate summon your consciousness to the destiny platform and bestow you with a source artifact, then your hollow souls evolve into combat souls! Depending on the type of source artifact you bond with, your combat souls would have different effects on your artifact and growth! The soul is the key to unlocking the body''s potential!"


    In truth, Jodye was simply no longer the secret agent Trill Jodye of the past. That was merely his host soul''s previous life! However, even if Jodye knew this, he couldn''t change a nature he had already developed. At his core, he would always identify as Trill Jodye, in spite of accepting his new reality..


    "Soul¡­ spirit¡­ body. If the soul is the key to unlocking the body''s potential, then the spirit must be the doorway! My spiritual meridians are the gateway between my physical body and ethereal soul! My host soul is fused with the Volos warrior Janair Mazi''s soul. We have become one, this being is the main soul. The Volos are Divine Dragons of the Legendary Realm. However, my soul is only synchronized with Sylvester and Xavier''s souls. What does this mean exactly?" Jodye Trill was thinking rapidly, and his eyes were swimming with faint golden lights as if he had entered enlightenment, "It means that Sylvester, Xavier, and I remain separate but grow together. They''ll feed off of me like parasites, but in return, I''ll receive many benefits from them as well. Also, thanks to my heavenly grimoire, they can fight by my side! The united soul force of all this becomes a spiritual door! My spiritual meridians are in my physical organs, they can influence my body directly!"


    Unfortunately, before Jodye could complete his train of thought, he heard an anxious scream right behind him. Right after that, Eureka jumped into his embrace purring gently as she rubbed her baby-like face on his own.


    "Mew!" for some reason Jodye was able to vaguely understand Eureka, as though he innately understood the ancient fey language. Jodye''s heart involuntarily experienced warmth as he realized Eureka had just called him "big brother."


    Snapping out of it, Jodye realized that the curtain of fire had finally disappeared. As he glanced back at River, he was shocked to see her petrified and sitting on her bum. She was staring aghast while pointing up with a shaking finger.


    Jodye didn''t need to follow her line of sight to know what she was looking at, as he immediately perceived their surroundings with his divine energy as soon the magical flames were gone. He didn''t dare to try to break past those flames with his divine power, but now he didn''t need to worry. Jodye and River were in an enormous cavern, that was presumably the home of their red-scaled friend here.


    Since the tunnel that they came from was so slick that it proved impossible to climb up, there was only one exit.That exit was on the other side of this eighth level vicious beast. Right behind Jodye was the over 10-meter tall eighth level Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard! The menacing monster was glaring down with its crimson eyes and licking out its serpentine tongue. Jodye could recognize by its supreme yang scent that this beast should be a male.


    It had blood-red scales that looked sharp and barbed like a steel pine cone, four claws on each leg, two bronze horns on its front legs, as well as a rune-covered bronze horn on its snout. It''s terrifyingly sharp teeth were bared, knocking the wind out of Little River. Merely, the serene ice shell was still in perfect condition. As Jodye turned to stare into the crimson eyes of this eighth level vicious beast, there wasn''t even a trace of fear in his gaze. This, in conjunction with the magical defense the opposite party had utilized, gave the vicious beast temporary pause. It didn''t know how to react.


    An eighth level Vicious Beast had almost unlocked its spiritual wisdom, making it far more intelligent than other animals.


    "Baby sister Eureka, I want to keep this one as a slave, so he cannot die. However, he tried to kill your big brother, are you going to just let this go?" Jodye shamelessly cooed to the Twilight Sphinx in his embrace. Shockingly, he saw a tinge of rage color Eureka''s eyes. He couldn''t help but praise, "Baby god beasts sure are smart little guys!"


    "Mew!" Eureka''s tiny voice sounded like the notes of a flute as it magnified and echoed throughout this vast cavern they had entered. It seemed as if nature itself had answered the kitten''s call, as the temperature plummetted. This suddenly reminded Jodye of his mother, and his mood instantly turned solemn. The serene ice shell shook and broke into five sharp meter long ice blades, in the shape of a claw!


    "Magic, it''s magic!" Jodye marveled. Was this Lifeblood magic?


    Eureka hopped out Jodye''s embrace as powerful serenity qi momentum exploded from the twilight sphinx kitten''s body. As Eureka swiped out with her paw the ice claw slashed across the face of the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard!


    "Spluuuurrrt."


    "Roar~~~~!"


    The slap made the red-scaled fire lizard''s body spin by 180 degrees, as it crashed pathetically on its back. A considerable gash appeared on the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard''s maw as its blood rained down, threatening to burn the two children with its boiling hot temperature. Jodye picked River up and rapidly fell back, narrowly avoiding the boiling blood.


    Jodye''s eyes shined! Eureka was powerful! Albeit a bit uncreative, she was definitely intense, "Eureka, seal him!"


    "Mew!" Eureka released another proud shout, stirring the serenity laws in the surroundings. River Nile watched in shock as pink and silver ice encased and sealed the Red-scaled Fire Lizard faster than the beast could claw its way out. After a mere two breathes of time the eighth level vicious beast was totally frozen, its life force slowly eroding away.


    Jodye Trill fearlessly approached the frozen Red-scaled Fire Lizard. He felt as if those crimson eyes were still glaring at him with thick hatred and killing intent. Jodye knew that this beast still had the heart of a dragon sleeping somewhere inside. He had to make sure that the dragon''s heart continued to sleep. He glanced at Eureka and spoke a single word, "More."


    "Mew!" Eureka increased the power of the serenity qi, and the pink parts of the ice started to turn purple and colder by a wide margin. Jodye finally saw a trace a panic appear in the eighth level vicious beast''s defiant eyes. However, he knew the creature had not yet given up. Thus, Jodye sat down in the lotus position and meditated to arrange his thoughts.


    "Spiritual power¡­ spiritual power¡­ the ethereal turned material, isn''t this what true essence is? Could true worldly essence be the spiritual door that links a star with the heavens? Are the heavens the equivalent to the soul of the stars? Of the universe itself? If this is true, it temporarily explains why with spiritual power it becomes possible to temper my soul with sky energies!"


    Eureka!


    Sudden enlightenment!


    "If I compare my body to the universe, and my spirit to the myriad of worlds, the functionality of the universe seems to be the same as what we aim for on the path to being strong. After tempering my soul with divine energies, I can fuse my own force comprehensions into my soul! This is body and soul dual cultivation! However, with my origin and essence force added in it becomes triad cultivation. The cultivation of the body, spirit, and soul!"


    There was a cracking sound that echoed throughout Jodye''s mind, as his soul felt sublimated as his divine spirit grew twice as powerful. His soul sea''s maximum capacity doubled twice, and [Pharaoh''s Law] deactivated on its own.


    His divine class soul had reached the next rank! It became divine awareness. Now, Jodye didn''t need to summon [Pharaoh''s Law] to possess divine awareness. He finally reached this level on his own through his own comprehensions! Now, once he activated [Pharaoh''s Law] again, he was curious how it would feel.


    Before that, however, Jodye decided to take advantage of his new divine power and push his soul cultivation method, the Cosmic Vision Scripture, to the second stage''s intermediate level. This would allow him to train the soul skill, Calamity Stare. After all, because the Red-scaled Fire Lizard had dragon blood, the yang laws in this cavern would naturally be at a decent level of saturation.


    Using his divine awareness, Jodye drew in divine spirit source and yang qi from his surroundings, while River Nile watched him curiously. River was totally shocked to see nearly invisible lights swimming around Jodye before pouring rapidly into his left eye. After an hour passed Jodye''s eyes snapped open, both glowing with divine light.


    Level up!


    Intermediate level of the Murderous Sight Stage!


    The second stage of the Heavenly Vision Scripture!


    Jodye felt his soul force increase once more, and his third level divine class soul source stabilized. His mind felt clear and stalwart, making Jodye marvel. This feeling was different from utilizing [Pharaoh''s Law] to temporarily augment his abilities. He felt truly matured, genuinely wiser. His thinking was at least 30% faster, and his comprehensive skills had improved once more.


    Jodye felt like he had just undergone a slight transformation! He was a new person.


    Jodye Trill suddenly confirmed the path of his growth in this strange new life. This was definitely the path to becoming unrivaled. However, it was an impossibly tricky path to walk. He knew what he needed to do, and that was to continue moving forward step by step! Tempering the body was painful and tempering the soul was excruciatingly so, but the suffering was nothing if he would become stronger after the pain.


    "Mr. Jupiter, are you okay?" River Nile''s cute little voice entered Jodye''s ear.


    Jodye Trill turned to face her with a smile, "I am all right."


    "You were cultivating, right? Did you achieve a breakthrough?" asked River Nile curiously.


    "You could say so," Jodye Trill looked a bit distracted, as he was asking his heavenly grimoire if it was possible to pass some of the refined flesh and blood energies of the Red-scaled Fire Lizard to another. After receiving the answer he refocused on River, "However, the true breakthrough will come after we refine this beast."


    River Nile''s eyes lit up when she heard the word ''we''. She wasn''t being excluded? In fact, River Nile knew she would benefit greatly from refining this beast. She just never thought any expert would pass up such benefits or share with someone too weak to say anything.


    "All right," Jodye dusted his pants off as he stood up, and walked a few steps forward to stare at the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard in its crimson eyes. He could tell that the beast was injured, but still full of vibrant life force. It was in no danger of dying at all, despite being encased in serenity powered ice that was slowly sapping its vibrancy. However, Jodye just smirked as a blue light shined in his right eye, "Let''s take care of you next, big guy!"


    Serene Stare!


    Upon seeing an icy blue light shoot into the eyes of the Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard, Eureka released the ice cage covering the beast without being told, before hopping back into Jodye''s embrace. The eighth level vicious beast collapsed powerlessly onto the ground. It no longer looked vicious. Now, there was a dazed but calm look in its crimson eyes. It seemed totally docile.


    With his serene stare ability, Jodye reflected the scene of his opponent''s most peaceful moments in its heart. Once successful this caused the opponent to drop his guard and fall into a pleasant and peaceful illusion, leaving them open for attack.


    However, Jodye didn''t intend to attack. His [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] floated over to the beast and then sent him some soul messages.


    [No mental defenses detected.]


    [Would host like to enslave captured variant Level 8 Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard Beast?]


    ''Yes!'' thought Jodye Trill immediately.


    The next instant, the heavenly grimoire flipped open to the sixth page. Bright violet light expanded as millions of mysterious fate runes poured out of the heavenly grimoire and into the body of the Red-scaled Fire Lizard. The eyes of the beast winced in pain before recovering clarity, which then instantly changed from a look of peace to one of terror! The heavenly grimoire suddenly sent out eight black chains covered in a black fire as it dragged the clawing and screaming creature inside before shutting tight. When this black fire appeared, Jodye felt his lifeblood boil, making him observe the flaming chains seriously. The eight chains wound and hugged the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] as they burned in black flames. Jodye Trill was slightly disturbed, but he didn''t have time to consider when he received another soul message from the heavenly grimoire.


    [Assistance required from Pharaoh''s Law.]


    "Eh?" With a thought, Jodye activated [Pharaoh''s Law]. As soon as he did, his world instantly turned upside down.

 100 Lightning Purgatory Array and the Mystic Wand 1

    "Holy¡­ vision¡­" Jodye Trill stood in a daze after [Pharaoh''s Law] appeared on his head. The fourth level of soul cultivation was called the Consciousness Stream. With his divine level consciousness stream, Jodye felt a brand new level of confidence. This was a strong feeling indeed! At this moment, Jodye was aware that he could form attacks with his mind as easily as he could with his fists. The difference in strength was quite significant, but Jodye could always fuse a concept into his divine qi. How would his mental strength be at that time? If he trained enough would he be able to activate combat skills with his mind alone? Jodye traced his space ring and withdrew his Scarlet Flame Magic Sword, using his mind to make it float in front of him.


    Actually, he was already capable of doing this with his divine awareness, but only superficially. It used up far too much soul power to do so. He could move items through space using his divine powers, but they would be easily knocked down as he couldn''t put any strength behind them. However, with a divine consciousness stream, he was able to fuse his original power into the Scarlet Flame Sword remotely. Of course, this currently consumed a vast amount of divine spirit source. It wasn''t easy at all, and thus totally unpractical for battle at Jodye''s current level. At most, he could use it to fly on his sword for a little while.


    However, it may come in handy if he could refine a flying knife set¡­ or as an emergency sneak attack.


    Overall this was another trump card. It also helped him understand how important it was to improve his soul sea''s overall capacity. This would be the goal of his alchemy in the future.


    Currently, Jodye was not only able to see nearly 1,000 meters around himself, but he was also able to break his psyche apart into 10 independent streams of consciousness! Each consciousness stream was able to travel up to one kilometer away from his location and was also able to expand 100 meters or split into three strands of divine awareness.


    This was indeed like an entirely different world compared to before. For the first time in Jodye''s life, he recognized how terrifying [Pharaoh''s Law] really was. If Jodye was replaced with the average warrior then it would be dozens to hundreds of years before he was capable of having a spirit that was powerful to this extent! Were other source artifacts able to give their hosts cheat codes like this? If so, weren''t Sage path mystic artists too monstrous?


    Due to his increased perception, Jodye was able to thoroughly investigate their surroundings. In a few breathes time, he had a decent understanding of the current circumstances. They should be in a hidden underground lair. On the other side of the path leading to this cavern, there was an excessively long tunnel. This eighth level vicious beast should have been some sort of trump card they kept at this end of the tunnel, or maybe a guard in case someone discovered their base. Either way, Jodye knew that whatever was on the other side of the path should be rather valuable!


    Right at this moment, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] opened up and released millions and millions of mysterious crimson blood runes. A third of these runes flew directly into little River''s glabella with thousands of fate runes in tow, while the other two-thirds of the crimson runes were falling completely into Jodye''s own glabella. Jodye felt like lava was pouring into his brain as his body swelled an entire size.


    He felt his physique improving rapidly, and his origin veins becoming denser and thicker. His vague cognition of the Endless Carnage qi concept took on a more robust form! There was now another primary qi concept bubble in his consciousness, although the image inside was blurry. All Jodye needed now was some time to reflect on his recent experiences, and he was confident that he would develop the basic primary level slaughter qi!


    Of course, Jodye wouldn''t be satisfied with any concept that only contained one law, so he wasn''t in a rush to improve his slaughter concept. He needed to gain more experience and create new comprehensions, only then would he be willing to solidify this new concept! His latest theory had to be superior to his previous four, or he wouldn''t be able to rest easy. How could he accept a lower quality product?


    Jodye''s body continued to experience severe changes. He felt his blood boil and then chill before repeating again. He was in excruciating pain, but due to his mental fortitude and divine consciousness streams, Jodye was able to persist. He just circulated his original immortal conception as the energies within him got refined and directed to different parts of his body by Trippy. He observed this process strictly with his divine power and slowly understood how to condense blood essence. After doing so, he tore a strand of his consciousness to send a soul thought to little River.


    He simply told her to cultivate as if her little life depended on it. He could see her condition was only slightly better than his own, but he was still worried about her. Green lightning snaked across the outer layer of Jodye''s skin as he cultivated in silence.


    Time passed, and before Jodye realized it, they had spent another two hours refining this eighth level Vicious Red-scaled Fire Lizard.


    "I''ll support you, host! Lol," came the childish and robotic voice of Trippy. "Harvesting. . . . Harvesting complete! Assimilating¡­ Assimilation complete! Guess what, host? Volos divine bloodline can be boosted to 18%! Congrats!"


    Upon hearing this Jodye smiled wryly. He knew that if he hadn''t split the spoils with little River, he would have maybe reached 20% purity of his primal divine dragon bloodline. Then he would have more potential power once he discovered how to use it. However, he didn''t regret his decision in the slightest. Jodye wasn''t a selfish individual, "How many drops of primal dragon essence can I condense now?"


    "I''m not certain host, lol! It is estimated to be over 15 drops of primal dragon essence. Currently, the host has condensed four drops of primal dragon essence!" said Trippy.


    "Only two drops more than before, really? Why so little?" asked Jodye Trill.


    "I''ll answer you, host! The host originally had enough refined flesh and blood energy to produce 15 drops of primal dragon essence blood! This Trippy used Pharaoh''s Law to burn 15 drops of primal dragon essence blood to increase overall bloodline purity. The host then condensed four more drops of primal dragon essence blood. Good job host! LOL" said Trippy.


    Jodye opened his eyes released his origin energy. His origin atmosphere went from milky white to gold, and then to golden-orange. The primary force phenomenon formed 28 marble sized white light spheres in the void above him, "28 BP, that''s definitely more powerful than any Peak Scholar realm rookie I''ve met. The orange atmosphere is the symbol of the Junior Spirit rank of the Earth Science realm. I''m currently half a step into the Earth Science Sage Realm. If I can raise my natural BP to 30 before breaking through, my realm will likely advance on its own."


    With a thought, Jodye released his newest basic primary force concept, The Advent of Creation! 60 shining white lights spiraled into existence, resembling a coiling dragon. This was a fused comprehension of the magic and dragon concepts. Jodye''s idea of magic was born from the mental image of the draconic might that was branded into his mind. Mighty divine behemoths and enormous divine dragons were the first beings to exist in this universe. They were magical and unfathomable, with the most vibrant life force in existence. Jodye saw the visions of myriad dragons destroying and creating worlds as they saw fit, shaping whole galaxies and also wiping some out. In this visions the dragons were using incredible powers of creation and destruction. Jodye felt there were even deeper levels hidden in this concept, he could sense he had only touched a fraction of the truth behind these laws. Comprehension of dragon might seemed to be the easiest way for him to master both life and death.


    Only then can Jodye utilize the qi of chaos!


    A dragon roar sounded out from within Jodye''s body, and his base BP, as well as his magic concept, doubled in strength! He currently possessed 176 BP of what he dubbed the original draconic life qi, with initial qi momentum slowly rising around his body. Jodye even felt like he could push his battle power up a little more if he burned some dragon essence. Eureka, who was sleeping in Jodye''s lap, awoke with a fright. However, noticing this power was that of her master, she continued yawning cutely while climbing up on his shoulder to sleep once more.


    This was Jodye''s strength without using his thunderbolt concept.


    River watched on in a daze¡­ to think this boy had been cultivating for less than a day and he seemed to have already improved quite a bit. River herself could refine any energy exceptionally quickly, but she was more privy to the unique nature of her own situation than anyone. So then, what was the deal with this guy? Was he somehow special, like herself? That mighty dragon qi radiating off the boy made her extremely comfortable. River found herself growing ever more interested in this Mr. Jupiter.


    "Once I reach the mage ranks, will I be able to fuse several energies at once?" wondered Jodye Trill as he stood up and extended his hand out towards Little River, who had woken up long ago and was staring at him without blinking at all. Seeing the fingers moving in front of her face, she silently grabbed his hand and got up. Jodye looked at River and spoke gently, "Well, this next part should be less dangerous. I don''t sense any overpowered atmospheres in the area. It does seem strange but¡­ there are only a few foundation level warriors like myself here. We do not need to save any attention for them. Come let''s find your mother."


    "Yes, yes, yes!" River had never heard of the term ''foundation level warrior'', but just hearing the words ''save your mother'' held too much power over this little girl. She said yes three times and decided in her little heart that if this boy really managed to save her mother, then she was determined to make him bow to her one day! No one else would move her heart.


    Jodye strode forward bravely, oblivious to being targeted by the little girl as he led her into the tunnel and out of the cavern. He took one last glance at this underground lair that almost claimed their lives, before snickering as he swaggered away. He managed to obtain a new slave beast and even advanced his strength half a step. This endeavor was already proving fruitful and he hadn''t even found the brat''s mother yet!

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    Down on the other side of the tunnel, there was a hidden laboratory with a large metal platform in the center of the room. On top of this platform, various warriors from White Serpent cove were enjoying carnal pleasures with some beautiful females in dirty rags. All these disciples wore robes trademark to White Serpent Cove, making certain that no one would mistake their origin. Strange wires and cords were attached to the girls. Every time they climaxed, some type of purple energy was ruthlessly sucked out of their bodies and into the machines under the platform.


    "These results are inferior to last time. Just one time with this sexy witch is equal to a full day of production from these other dregs. Sigh¡­ a pity the boss won''t budge on this¡­last time I played around with her he almost skinned me," said a bulky middle-aged man with a thick mustache. He was terribly ugly, with pustules all over his face. He caressed the face of a naked woman who was bound securely by her arms on the wall next to him. He admired her countenance while speaking gently, "Do not worry, my love. Once they recover your brat, I''ll have my fill of you both, hahaha."


    The man laughed like a maniac and then looked at the peerless body in front of his face and his breathing quickened by a lot. The heat went straight to his lower head, and he exclaimed and dropped his pants, "Aw fuck it, baby! One time for the road, right?"


    "N¡­NO!" the bound woman struggled to move and use her voice. She was obviously under the influence of drugs but managed to retain some willpower. She would rather die than let this disgusting devil touch her.


    "Aw sit tight, let me loosen you¡­"


    Shing!


    "Gugulp!¡­" the naked woman''s eyes went wide as saucers when she saw a flaming blade pierce through her captor''s throat like it was hot butter. She barely even winced when the man''s blood splashed crimson freckles on her cheeks.


    "Disgusting," came a young and daring voice. The charisma in this voice seemed to be one that came from a much more mature man than the one that appeared in her line of sight immediately after the body in front of her lost its head and collapsed. This brown-skinned young man was wearing elegant black raiments as he swung his steaming magic sword through the air to clear the blood from its blade.


    "Urgent report!! Boss Turo''s life crystal just shattered! Someone check the situation on the floor right now!"


    "Life crystal?" Jodye Trill was intrigued and hurriedly investigated the source of that voice with his divine psyche. He saw a series of magic life crystals with only a single drop of blood essence hidden within each crystal. There was one crystal that was now crimson in color and shattered on the ground. That must have been the life crystal belonging to the man Jodye just killed. "How intriguing. It''s life a soul crystal but doesn''t require the loss of source. This is far more economical and even low-level warriors can use it."


    The ancient Titan clan used a similar method to track the life of their clan members but only elders and core disciples would be able to possess a soul crystal, because low-level warriors didn''t possess the capability to do so.


    "Target sighted! Unknown apprentice in section B7. Preparing to engage!


    "Intruder! Surround him, contact the captains and tell them to return now! Contact the Vice-Sect Leaders immedia...glugh."


    Jodye Trill''s Scarlet Flame Magic Sword pierced the throat of another victim, as his head rolled on the ground. His facial expression was full of terror and extreme unwillingness. Jodye stared emotionlessly at the surrounding White Serpent Cove Disciples. He was utterly unafraid of them, and was trying to decide whether he would slaughter everyone. After all, he sent River away just in case such a thing was necessasary.


    "Get him!"


    "KILL!"


    Innate Spark: Vajra Cover!


    Dozens of attacks and spells were manifested and launched at Jodye. However, Jodye simply didn''t move. Beautiful crystal-jewel like scales jutted out from the surface of his body as he took all these attacked head-on. This was Jodye''s first time using the innate spark he inherited from his Vajra Dragon combat soul. Turns out, the defense it provided him was related to his dragon qi. He bodily protection had instantly doubled to reach 204 BP. He felt so safe in the current environment it was crazy. Jodye wasn''t even using 20% of his origin energy to maintain this divine spark. The surrounding goons were ready to join in on beating the intruder. However, before anyone could celebrate, people start getting tossed out of the cloud of dust with massive injuries from palm strikes.


    The sounds of broken bones and wails of pain ring out all over the hidden laboratory. None of these warriors exceeded the third rank of any path. Thus, they were not a match for Jodye even if he didn''t use his innate spark. Jodye continued thrashing them by using Fist of Might on his palm strikes. Each attack was brutal, crushing the bones and organs of his victims.


    Fist of Might: Mighty Palm!


    Mighty Palm!


    Mighty Palm!


    Every warrior below the third rank were instantly flattened into meat patties.


    "He''s too strong! The captains sent word to keep him here no matter what. We have to use the mystic wand immediately!"


    "We actually got permission? Okay guys, no time to waste! Activate the array, quickly!"


    "We''ve got this dumbass now!"


    The surrounding warriors were all panicking and nervous. Who expected this kid to be so fierce? A secret compartment slid open in the center the platform, drawing everyone''s attention from the fight. Seven second rank warriors appeared and landed on the platform. The men who were already on the platform savagely sacrificed the slave girls they were just with, causing the platform to fill up with crimson blood light. Some strange diagram full of runic lines and symbols began appearing on every inch of the platform.


    From the new hole rose a mystical looking scepter with the rod that looked like a golden dragon''s body and an orb shining with destructive light at the top, or rather in the golden dragon''s maw. As soon as this scepter appeared, Jodye felt his bloodline resonate with it on an unprecedented level.


    Behind the scepter stood a fat man with dreadlocks, and eyes that lacked any sense of emotional empathy. He spoke in an aggressive tone, "You chose the wrong base to invade, brat. No one''s saving that bitch under our watch! Lightning Purgatory Array, activate!"


    Bzzt!


    The room was suddenly filled with the whistling and crackling sounds of electricity, as the platform glowed with electric arcs and light. The fat man placed his big hand on the orb of the scepter, and muttered an obscure incantation, as incantation runes manifested from his lips and flew into the orb.


    "It''s Lieutenant Max!" said one of the warriors Jodye had previously struck. "He''ll deal the killing blow for us. Come on guys pour your energy into the array core!"


    "Yeah!"


    "Do it!"


    "Let''s go!"


    "Let''s see you escape this you punk son of a bastard!"


    "Is that thing a¡­ mystic wand?" Jodye Trill didn''t have time to pay attention to anyone''s voice as he was actually terrified! His father had long since explained to him the terror of wands. Wand-wielders were the rarest of the rare, and there were three main types of a wand.


    There were the basic level origin staffs, these were wands produced by capable Master Weapon Refiners. They only supported voodoo curses or magic spells, but could not do both.


    Then there were the more advanced mystic wands. Mystic wands were formed directly from powerful laws or crafted from the bodies of powerful god beast descendants. They could even possess elementary levels of awareness or artifact spirits.


    Finally, there were the incomparably rare and overwhelmingly over-powerful World Wands. These wands were mysterious and ethereal. They seemed to possess a world of their own within and powerful domains as well as will power. No one knew how World Wands came to be other than the most ancient of existences because world wands were also the most ancient of existences.


    Jodye concluded that this magnificent looking scepter was a mystic wand because it seemed to have minor awareness. Jodye even felt like the wand was currently staring right at him. This was a wondrous sensation. It had to be a mystic wand or better!


    "I must take this wand for myself!" Jodye Trill grew determined.

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    "Aaah!" The orb burst out with destructive green light as if it was enraged, and Lieutenant Max''s hand suffered fourth-degree burns! Even worse, he was paralyzed by the electric might snaking on the scepter, he couldn''t even remove his hand! Blood leaked from the man''s eyes, and he could no longer use his mouth and energy to form any more incantation runes. Electric zaps shot out in every direction at the speed of light. Lieutenant Max struggled desperately to speak imperiously while coughing out black blood.


    Clearly, he was suffering from terrible internal injuries.


    Lieutenant Max couldn''t handle this array properly at his level, "Cough, cough, cough. Observe, you little punk... This mystic wand is our White Serpent Cove''s legacy weapon. The array inside of it can easily decimate a small village with my strength, let alone just you! Die, die, die!"


    Green electricity wildly spread out, completely aggressing various warriors.


    Burgh!


    Dozens of the surrounding warriors begin to vomit blood due to the mighty qi waves or they were directly charred as electric lights pierced through their bodies.


    In the void above the scepter, space distorted ever so slightly as black and silver runes coalesced into a line of green electricity.


    "This is¡­" Jodye Trill was totally shocked! Those were heretic origin and lightning runes. The array diagram on the platform lit up in bright silver shine, forming a design that resembled 1,000 lightning bolts. As the lines of electricity continued to develop in the void, Jodye''s original immortal conception, Chaotic Thunder Annihilation, started circulating automatically.


    The heretical origin and lightning runes being produced in his body condensed and imprinted onto to his flesh and in his blood at three times the previous speed, leaving Jodye speechless. He almost wanted to sit down and cultivate right here and now. He felt that if he did so, he would ascend to the Earth Science Sage Realm within the hour. Jodye''s eyes flashed with brilliant light while he watched the Lightning Purgatory Array in a daze. He was suddenly glad he left River behind with Eureka. This would be very dangerous for her. Jodye had already been hit by that streaking green lightning more than ten times! Of course, the lightning runes in his blood negated all the damage from the electric qi, turning it instead into a tonic that slowly tempered his physique.


    The lightning power of this array simply couldn''t harm Jodye, and Lieutenant Max''s magnified origin power was still insufficient if he wanted to breakthrough Jodye''s Vajra Cover.


    Jodye felt like he was in heaven. His comprehension of lightning had taken a step forward. Electric light was very destructive. However, surprisingly enough, it also provided a lot of benefits. It could create. Jodye stood protectively in front of the lovely woman as he broke her loose from her restraints. The woman collapsed into Jodye''s small arms, her lithe frame was magically soft to the touch, and her towering chest smothered his face. Jodye was impressed from the bottom of his heart.


    "Little River is safe, and so will we be. Don''t worry, this array is of no threat to me," said Jodye Trill to the shocked young lady, who had yet to regain strength in her legs. She looked to be only a little over 21 years old. "So young but forced to deal with motherhood, being kidnapped, and likely played to no end."


    Jodye felt genuinely sorry for the pretty woman. However, he didn''t offer her any pity. This was a cruel world before he was born into it, and it would take more than his own opinion to create a change. Now was the time for action!


    "You¡­? What are you doing! Quickly leave, leaving is our only hope!" The woman''s wide-opened eyes turned misty when she heard this boy mention little River. That lass actually ran away to look for help and found this young negus warrior. Now, this unfathomable young negus boy who should be no more than 12 years old was throwing his life away by trying to rescue her. He even went as far as to show her a false display of confidence to keep her spirits up. Although the lady felt warm inside, she knew they were surely about to die if they couldn''t escape.


    How could that brat imagine the threat that was the lightning purgatory array?


    Still, she couldn''t even find any flaws in the boys play, it almost felt like real confidence to her. Of course, what she didn''t realize was that Jodye was absolutely confident in breaking this array. This wasn''t merely because he had inherited an ancient Titan clan member''s extensive knowledge base on formation lines and runic marks, it was mainly because this formation was obviously using a technique based on an ability he was all too familiar with. This unique formation was also swimming in Jodye''s bloodstream.


    This so-called Lightning Purgatory was, in fact, a weakened thunderbolt purgatory spell backed by the green lightning of the first layer of Chaotic Thunder Annihilation. "This array formation¡­ that scepter¡­ Trippy!"


    "Yes, host?" answered Trippy immediately.


    "Do you recognize this artifact? Is there any info on it in your database?" asked Jodye Trill. He could recognize Janair Mazi''s aura on this scepter, although it was terribly faint. He believed that even though Janair Mazi''s soul flame had evolved into this artifact spirit, his memories were in fact still intact. There should be some knowledge available since this scepter carried such an aura.


    "Searching¡­ searching¡­ wow what a hard search, lol! Oh, wait, here it is! I can answer you, host!" exclaimed Trippy, his childish and robotic voice tinged in what Jodye assumed was excitement. It was still a little difficult to tell what emotions Trippy was attempting to convey, "This Mystic Wand is called the Vajra Scepter. It was the legendary weapon of Jabari Mazi, 38th son of Janair Mazi, said to be refined by Janair Mazi right before his first death 20,000 years ago, using part of his tail bone and Draconic Core as the foundation for this mystic wand. How strange for it to show up in the lower realms. If the host can fully refine this mystic wand, the benefits are estimated to be immense! Volos bloodline purity may increase by up to 12%!"


    "Holy¡­ divine dragon blood purity up by 12%?! That''s amazing!" Jodye Trill suddenly grew incredibly excited. "Quickly tell me how to break this array!"


    "I''ll answer you, host! The host is too weak to break this array! LOL." responded Trippy ruthlessly, pouring such ice-cold water over Jodye''s head. "However, if the host were to use his thunderbolt purgatory divine spark on the scepter, then the host would probably be accepted as the new master by this mystic wand!"


    "¡­" Jodye Trill was temporarily speechless with a blank face. He seemed to have realized only just now that if he was anyone but himself he would certainly die here without a doubt, countless times over. In fact, everyone in this room would die, all due to this mystic wand going haywire. This revelation scared him into numbness for a moment. However, he soon recovered his excitement, "So launch a full powered Thunderbolt Purgatory and hope for the best. Got it. Here goes nothing."


    A bronze atmosphere erupted from Jodye as he immediately summoned his most powerful state, and drew a three-feet-long vertical line of arcing green lightning with two fingers. At the same time, bright light formed in the seven vertical lines drawn by the lightning purgatory array. The array had almost completed drawing in energy to fire a round of lightning purgatory! However, Jodye didn''t need to wait at all as he took aim at the draconic core at the top of the Vajra Sceptor.


    Thunderbolt Purgatory!


    1!


    2!


    3!


    Three consecutive three-feet-wide and two-meter-long silvery green thunderbolts launched at the speed of light to directly impact the Vajra Scepters draconic core! However, to Jodye''s shock, they all melted inside like drops of water into a pool. At the same time, the seven vertical lines of electricity in the void above the platform released a radiant glow.


    "Uhm¡­ Trippy?" Jodye Trill was maintaining his own Thunderbolt Purgatory spell since he still had one more thunderbolt left. Trippy suggested to him not to fire it until the last moment. At this moment the draconic core released more dazzling silver runes that flew toward the seven spell lines. Jodye felt panicked, "Is it the last moment yet?


    "Now is the time host!" responded Trippy.


    "Good!"


    4!


    Just as a terrifying rain of lightning strikes was getting ready to launch, the fourth purgatory thunderbolt sunk into the Vajra Scepter, and all the released runes suddenly disintegrated as if they lost their source of power. The seven spell lines fizzled out of existence as well. The Vajra Scepter sent out wild waves of electric light, and all the runes swarmed into Jodye''s body chaotically. For the warriors on the platform, as well as every warrior in the facility, they were all accurately struck and heavily injured in an instant. Some were crippled, and some were even charred straight to hell. The scepter shook violently, causing the entire platform as well as the underground facility to shake vigorously as well.


    "Why did we have to wait again?" asked Jodye curiously.


    "I''ll answer you, host! We needed time for the mystic wand to awaken more," responded Trippy. "Without being in its awakened state, this artifact spirit detected an 80% probability of the host being slaughtered. With the mystic wand awakened this probability decreases to 52%."


    "Fifty..." These horrible words gave him pause, but Jodye Trill was ecstatic at the change in events as hopped onto the platform fearlessly. The Vajra Scepter shook even more violently in its constraints as he approached, and a high pitched sound of whistling electricity was heard. It was almost as if the scepter was excited to see him.


    "What should I do now?" wondered Jodye Trill.


    "Host must claim the mystic wand as his own, and then refine it as a treasure," said Trippy.


    Jodye followed Trippy''s instructions and performed a blood ownership claim on the vajra scepter by pinching a drop of his blood onto the draconic core. There was a blinding flash of light, and when Jodye managed to refocus his eyes, he felt extremely dizzy. The Vajra Scepter had vanished! However, Jodye''s body definitely felt weird.


    "Mew!"


    Jodye heard Eureka''s little voice heading toward his direction. While taking some soft dresses out of his space ring, Jodye looked off the platform and winked at River''s mother, just as his consciousness slipped away.


    River''s mother felt her heart flutter at that moment, as she flashed and landed on the platform to catch Jodye in her naked bosom. The room was filled with sobbing sounds and groans of pain. The stench of charred flesh and death permeated the area. There wasn''t even a single person other than River''s mother on their feet. River''s mother was totally shocked. This boy had actually done it, he defeated them all! They were safe as long as they could escape before the reinforcements arrived. She felt very warm in her heart. From the beautiful woman''s point of view, this boy had used every last ounce of his strength to somehow magically disrupt the array with a method she''d never seen before. He did this while simultaneously subduing the mystic wand. He pushed himself to the point of collapse all for her to reunite with her daughter?


    Could this brat know who they are?


    Was there another motive in his dedication?


    Maybe he fell for River? Was he a pervert? Were perverts so young nowadays?


    As she gazed at the handsome but immature face of this savior of hers, she heard a voice that made her heart soar into the skies above in joy.


    "Mother!"

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    "Where am I now?" Jodye Trill awakened to discover that his consciousness was again floating in another space. He felt like a hollow body of gas among endless darkness and more clouds of colorless gases. Jodye wasn''t sure if he was some of the gas or all of the gas. However, he had experienced his consciousness being abducted enough times to recognize it by now.


    He felt that he was definitely in the spirit space of the Vajra Scepter!


    Jodye was correct.


    "Not the reincarnated grandmaster, then? So are you the one he has acknowledged? Strange," an ethereal voice echoed through the nothingness. "You are unworthy of my great power. However, this means that you have not possibly harmed the grandmaster. All of these feeble mortals are utterly unworthy of my strength and could never harm the grandmaster!"


    "Dude, you''re an artifact spirit," replied Jodye Trill unenthused. After meeting Autumn Saver and Uncle Sigma, such things no longer surprised him, "No disrespect, but is it really so bad to be used by me? I''m definitely more awesome than your previous owner."


    "Insolence!" the voice became furious and thundered across space. Jodye felt as an incredible will power came crashing down on him, wanting to erode and consume his will!However, in spite of being abducted into this spiritual space, Jodye was able to summon [Pharaoh''s Law]. Even though his consciousness was currently within the Vajra Scepter, [Pharaoh''s Law] had long fused with his consciousness. In fact, if they weren''t in stasis he would likely be accompanied by one of his guardians.


    What Jodye didn''t realize was that Janair Mazi''s soul was also fused with [Pharaoh''s Law], thus when he summoned his source artifact something stunning happened. A bright light suddenly shined from the colorless gas, and the artifact spirit of the Vajra Scepter let out a sharp scream, "Ahhh! What is this? Who are you?! M..m..m..m..master?! No. No~~~~!"


    In less than a breath, the light took the form of an ethereal Joseph Goldwolf equipped with [Pharaoh''s Law]. This time, he wasn''t in the form of his lost soul, he had already accepted himself as this young man with an old soul.


    "What''s going on Trippy?" Jodye Trill noticed that as soon as he summoned his source artifact the pressure boring down on him was savagely repelled! Jodye felt a magical feeling as if he had become one with this space, and he felt an enormous fountain of thunderbolt force hidden deep within the darkness. The destructive qi hiding here was terrifying to the max.


    "I have some things to report, young host Joseph. First, I would like to say congratulations on unlocking one of the special functions of your legacy! This has also unlocked two normal seals on the primary function - Soul Cleanse. The first through the fourth seals have now been released. Activating [Pharaoh''s Law] will result in spiritual force augmentation. Current limit: Two levels. Source consumption doubles with each level. Meditating within Host Space will grant you 50% of the first seal''s augmentation, without summoning [Pharaoh''s Law]. The first seal has been upgraded, you now possess 25% of the Soul Cleanse''s augmentation without summoning [Pharaoh''s Law]."


    To Jodye''s absolute elation, Trippy no longer spoke like a child. The artifact spirit''s voice was cold and uncaring but not wholly devoid of human emotions. In fact, he spoke in a similar fashion to Sylvester Tricko.


    "Special function - Divine Rule - unlocked," Trippy''s voice was fluent and clear, "This source spirit can now use [Pharaoh''s Law] to operate the Vajra Scepter and assist you. Unfortunately, the young host is currently far too weak to facilitate such a function. You are currently at the foundation realm will need to reach the elite realm as a minimum first."


    "Ho. Ly. Crap! Elite realm? That''s two great divides away...well, whatever. But wait, how did all of this happen?" Jodye Trill was excited to the max, but this soon turned into confusion. What was going on?


    "The answer is simple," replied Trippy, "As I''ve told you before, this source artifact spirit''s original soul was known as the Vajra Dragon during his third life on this star. In his first life, he refined this wand and passed it to his son Jabari Mazi. The artifact spirit of this wand was merely a wisp of Janair Mazi''s original soul. Once I arrived, I simply absorbed him. Now I am the Vajra Scepter, and the Vajra Scepter is me."


    "Give me a minute¡­"


    "Take your time and digest this information, young host."


    Jodye Trill had to calm himself down to process this new information. He suddenly realized that what made sage bodies so formidable was indeed the source artifacts! Source artifacts could have so many different and unique functions. This also made him more vigilant. If there could be a Sigma Octanis on this star then surely they were others from outside of this world. There was no telling how dangerous random sages could be. He would need to be more cautious in the future.


    Of course, source artifacts needed heavenly power or sky qi to operate. Jodye already discovered from his experiences that it didn''t necessarily have to be origin qi! Unlike most people, Jodye had three different heavenly energies refining his body daily. This was why even though his cultivation a little slow, he still had some strength! Jodye had a premonition that if he put more focus into cultivating his divine energy then his source artifacts would be able to show their true potential!


    At that point, he could use the grimoire''s summoner function to tame and summon a myriad of powerful beasts, while allowing Trippy to operate the Vajra Scepter and cast spells! Meanwhile, he could attack the enemy directly on his own with his titanic power!


    Not only that, but since the Vajra Scepter fused with Trippy, this meant that it was a part of his divine soul. All the thunderbolt force available in the scepter could be used to directly temper his soul and thunderbolt genesis. Of course, he wasn''t entirely confident in his ability to do most of these things yet. However, how old was he? There was plenty of time. Jodye Trill finally saw the path for his future road of martial arts. If it wasn''t clear before, he definitely had a clear goal now.


    Refine more divine energy!


    Comprehend new forces!


    Temper the body!


    He basically didn''t even need to comprehend thunderbolt force, he was a little deity of thunder. His comprehension of deadly qi was also born from his knowledge of thunderbolt force, so he might as well walk the path of a voodoo practitioner like his father and Sansa. Jodye Trill still remembered that in the face of that gun that obliterated him in his last life, Sansa was absolutely fine. Thus, he felt that he could definitely reach the peak of power through voodoo, just as well as magic. At any rate, to unlock his chaotic qi, Jodye would need to reach a certain plateau in both magic and voodoo. He decided at this moment to prioritize voodoo for now.


    "May I interject on your thoughts, young host?" asked Trippy.


    "Hm?" Jodye was startled out of his thoughts by Trippy''s voice, but he wasn''t upset since the source artifact spirit was so polite, "Well, go ahead."


    "It is important that host learn both magic and voodoo at an equal pace. This is the quickest way for you to master chaos qi. Remember, your concepts are all based on the power of chaos," reminded Trippy sagely.


    Eureka!


    Jodye was enlightened! He seemed to hear his Twilight Sphinx''s cry in the distance. Jodye made a mental note to investigate what this meant. However, he didn''t currently have time to think of this.


    "That''s right, Chaos Force!" shouted Jodye, " When I made my main concepts they were inspired by, and can be said to have originated with, chaos. So it still naturally leads to chaos."


    Jodye was almost more eager to study now than he was to try out pushing his divine sea up another level.


    Almost.

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    "Unfortunately, young host Joseph, your level is too low for this mystic wand. You will have to study its wonders slowly. I will teach you how you use the draconic will. Use your divine energy to activate your dragon force. Then, fuse your draconic willpower with the central formation of the Vajra Scepter," as Trippy''s voice echoed in his head a bright golden formation light up like a platform of light. Due to the state Jodye was in, he could only use divine energy amongst the energies he possessed, since it accompanied and maintained his soul form. He never once considered converting divine energy it into a force like he did when he cast serenity beam. This time he would use his divine consciousness to form dragon qi.


    After doing as instructed, Jodye''s perception suddenly felt twice as strong, and it possessed a magical quality! "This is¡­"


    "Draconic Will. It can also be a source of mana. There are many ways to refine mana, but for the Volos, it is as simple as a thought. As your Volos bloodline becomes increasingly pure you will start to see the advantages of this," said Trippy sagely.


    "Mana? Is this different from magic force?" asked Jodye Trill inquisitively.


    "This is difficult to answer, young host Joseph. Mana and Qi are two separate byproducts of earthly power. Force comes from the origin of laws. Mana comes from the quintessence of laws," responded Trippy.


    "Ah, I get it." Jodye Trill quickly understood where he had been wrong. He had inherited Jupiter''s memories and experience, so he knew a lot about the heavenly ennead. Quintessence was the fifth sky or Fifth Heavenly Layer, and the most durable and mysterious of them all. It was the layer that separated the peaceful and ever-present early layers, from the volatile, untamed, and chaotic deeper layers. From a certain point of view, all of the subsequent layers existed within the fifth layer. The Fifth Sky was technically the final sky, "So mana can be used in a similar manner as force, but it is far more powerful and compressed."


    "You are very wise, young host," acknowledged Trippy. Secretly, Trippy was actually impressed by the foresight of this host. He had quickly understood such a complicated concept. "The way dragons use magic is by producing mana from their abundant vitality. Of course, being able to produce mana goes against the current will of the heavens. Thus, dragon''s must surpass the laws of this universe from a young age, or stay hidden until they do."


    "Magic Life Laws¡­" Jodye Trill suddenly had a new understanding of magic qi and its application. It was the creative aspect of the laws of life! His magic life qi comprehension was born from his dragon qi comprehension because of the link between the two. This was because of the vision where he witnessed ancient divine dragons from the beginning of the universe creating thousands if not millions of stars and lives! Their imposing and unique aura, their magical and tyrannical might, it gave the world life!


    With a flash of their eyes, their sizes and strengths increased by thousands of times!


    With a mere breath, they would create millions of lives or destroy myriad existences.


    They were so magical and tyrannical indeed.


    Jodye Trill suddenly felt a very magical feeling in the belly of his real body, startling him from his thoughts.


    "Your strength is about to breakthrough. Quickly, fuse with the formation, or you will lose the chance for now," reminded Trippy.


    "Got it," Jodye sent a wisp of his divine dragon will into the center formation and allowed the composition to proactively fuse with his divine consciousness. Next, there was a blinding light and searing pain as his consciousness was lost completely.


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    Meanwhile, River Nile and her mother, Lily Nile, were seated on a tree stump at a small clearing in the woods. After Jodye passed out, Lily Nile carried his surprisingly heavy body out of the secret hideout underneath the mountain and through the path discovered by River and Eureka. With the protection of Eureka along the way, no fierce or vicious beasts attempted to come anywhere near them. Lily Nile was impressed, as the protection of this little guy was quite intense, yet this boy in her arms had left the creature with her daughter while he came to rescue her alone.


    That was incredibly noble.


    After hearing of this little Jupiter''s deeds from her daughter, she admired the valor of this young man from the bottom of her heart. He reminded her of how her own son used to be. Such a character wouldn''t be a bad match for her daughter, after all. In fact, if Lily was still a teenage girl...


    "Mother, will Mr. Jupiter be okay? It''s already been like¡­ seven hours," asked River Nile impatiently, her little face full of worry as she looked at the unconscious Jodye laying next to them.


    "Mother can''t be sure, baby," responded Lily Nile. As she looked at Jodye''s boyish face, she was also apprehensive. She didn''t conceal it from her child who had been through a lot and told her straight, "He seems to have refined that awful weapon. I hope it doesn''t kill him."


    "Mew!" Eureka cried out in indignation.


    "Yeah, Mother, don''t say that! He won''t die, how could he even die?! He''s one of the true heroes," River was irrationally distraught, and her mother just sighed. It seemed that the little lass was already developing a crush. There was nothing Lily could do to prevent this, as she too was very grateful to and curious about this brat. It was not unusual for a woman to fall in love with her savior. After all, all those years ago wasn''t Lily Nile the same?


    Suddenly, Jodye''s body burst forth with light and a terrifying thunderbolt momentum towered into the skies briefly, before the clouds became thick and the rumbling of thunder was heard. There was an ancient air in the atmosphere that made Lily Nile furrow her brows. She had once seen something like this on a trip in the company of his majesty the Pharaoh. That was the heavenly tribulation of a divine beast!


    How could such a thing possibly be appearing here?


    Lily Nile unconsciously glanced at the unconscious boy and was dumbfounded to see him floating above ground shrouded in a halo of golden light. She grabbed her daughter and rapidly retreated backward.


    "Mom? Ah!" River Nile was dizzy and confused before she realized what was happening,"What''s going on with Mr. Jupiter!"


    "Heaven''s judgment, it''s really the heaven''s judgment!" Lily Nile was terrified. What was this now? The changing aura of Jodye''s body told her that he was about to advance to the next realm. However, it seemed as if the heavens themselves were unwilling to let him develop. How could a child of the scholar realm be a threat to the skies? Lily couldn''t understand.


    What Lily Nile could never imagine was that Jodye''s draconic will triggered the Vajra Scepter, which activated his bloodline, purifying his blood further. This subsequently angered the divine law of the sky for reasons Jodye was currently unaware of!


    Lily may not know how this came about, but she knew that this kid was toast once that heavenly tribulation hit him! Even a peak expert would be injured or killed by a bolt of judgment lightning. She had to hurry and put distance between them, or she might invite a calamity on to herself. If one was too close once judgment started they would attract their own judgment tribulation.


    "Mew!!" a small voice echoed throughout the forest. Eureka stood on top of the floating Jodye, a stern look on its little girl-like face. It looked like an angry baby, it was difficult to take seriously.


    "No!" Lily Nile thought it was surely over now that this foolish Contract Beast had tried to protect its master. No matter how powerful it was could it really block two tribulations at once? This was far worse than before. "We have to go, baby, we have to leave far away right now."


    "No, Mom, we can''t leave him!" screamed River Nile, "I won''t, he saved us, we have to save him! Mom we ah¡­"


    River Nile received a blow to the back of the neck and was rendered unconscious.


    "He has brought this upon himself. We can not waste the chance he has given us, this commotion is the last thing we need," Lily Nile reassured herself as she grabbed her daughter and ran off. She had only managed to restore 30% of her strength as she still had drugs in her system, but it would be enough to sneak into the city and find help.


    Of course, Lily didn''t know that Eureka was spirit bound to Jodye, they shared his life. The sky judgment couldn''t distinguish them from each other. Eureka suddenly had a thoughtful expression on her face, as if she had remembered something. She jumped down just as the first purple hued silver bolt of lightning crashed down onto to Jodye, bathing his body in terrifying thunderbolt force and damaging everything within 10 meters of him.


    Eureka watched the destruction with her eyes glued to Jodye the entire time.

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    Eureka stared on as Jodye''s body was burned brutally by the 3 x 3 lesser heavenly tribulation. Every heavenly judgment bolt would split into three as it wrecked his body. Initially, the baby god beast prepared to endure this tribulation for her master. However, she soon remembered that her master had a pretty healthy body, and this was only a lesser tribulation. She would have had to face one already if it wasn''t for the heavenly grimoire. So she decided to leave him to face it alone unless it became too much to bear. After all, big brother Sky Wolf told her repeatedly not to coddle Jodye and to let him experience trials on his own. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] allowed them to share the burden on Jodye''s soul, so the physical pain should be tolerable.


    "AHHH!!" Jodye Trill suddenly woke up screaming, startling the Twilight Sphinx cub. His skin was bright red and blistered. Green snakes of electricity flew out of his seven orifices as his thunderbolt concept transformed his origin energy which had been supercharged with tribulation lightning and became chaotic thunderbolt force. The Chaotic Thunder Annihilation rapidly circulated on its own, and Jodye instinctively transformed the chaotic judgment thunderbolt qi coursing through his body. The wild judgment thunderbolt qi was shattering him from the outside in and back out again, becoming a catalyst that activated his legacy spark, Vajra Cover. Thunderbolt qi infused, crystal-like scales covered both of his forearms, as they crossed to block the terrifying heavenly might. These scales were easily three times the size as when he used Vajra Cover on his entire body.


    Jodye Trill used these forearms to guard his face as the second terrifying judgment thunderbolt came crashing down on him.


    "ARRRRHHHH!!!" Jodye Trill had never felt such pain in either of his lives. His shock turned into fury as his mind became consumed with wrathful thoughts. His entire body was charred black, but he desperately used his anger to circulate the Titanic Rage Law. It felt like he was being torn apart, but he had astral qi coursing through his body absorbing the foreign lesser tribulation judgment thunderbolt qi, reinforcing and healing his body slowly. His astral points were greatly reinforced and widened, becoming more durable and capable of containing more astral power. The brutal thunderbolt force quickly burned away the impurities blocking his tenth spirit point, allowing the Titanic Rage Law to fill the spiritual passage with astral power and thunderbolt qi, refining it into another astral point!


    Breakthrough!


    Jodye finally reached the tenth level of the Wimpy Man Realm of the Titanic Rage Law! Jodye''s space ring flashed and all of his C-grade and D-grade Magic Life Pills and D-grade Big Wimp Pellets flew out before disintegrating into pure medicinal energy that quickly entered his body. Warm currents of magic life and astral qi healed Jodye''s tattered body at speed visible to the naked eye.


    At the same time, he chanted the Cosmic Vision Scripture, allowing the soul-based tribulation qi to fuse with the divine source in his eyes, leaking into his soul. Once this happened, [Pharaoh''s Law] released a bright light, and the Vajra Scepter appeared in front of Jodye Trill.


    As the third judgment thunderbolt came crashing down it fell directly on to the Vajra Scepter, passing through it. The scepter emitted a bright emerald light encasing Jodye within. The wild and chaotic qi was instantly calmed and tamed, directly tempering Jodye''s divine soul while causing him an absolutely maddening level of pain. Whether fortune or misfortune, Jodye had endured all manner of tortures in his previous life.


    The mental trauma for those times and the pure charisma and pride that was required to overcome it was something that was branded into Jodye''s soul. So even though the pain was unlike anything he felt before he still endured.


    After enduring this Jodye thought he was finally finished. However, who would have imagined he would experience the same three tribulation thunderbolts two more times each! Jodye officially felt like he was losing his mind, losing himself, and he honestly wanted to die at this moment. He just wanted it all to end! However, just as he approached the limit of what he could endure, the calamity laws present in the tribulation thunderbolt qi were extracted and used to push the tempering of his left eye to another level.


    Breakthrough!


    After enduring the insanely painful process, Jodye Trill achieved the Perfected Murderous Sight Stage of the Cosmic Vision Scripture. He only needed one more step to reach the third stage! However, this state was reached at the risk of his very existence.


    This was the pain of tempering the soul!


    Such pain was far too terrible!


    Jodye had never imagined it would be so excruciating. He knew at this moment that he would have to be satisfied with his current progress for a few years. This wasn''t a level of stress his soul could continuously endure.


    Jodye bit the tip of his tongue to bring himself back to his senses before he started screaming again. His ear-piercing screams were so loud that tears already stained the face of the fleeing Lily Nile. As she suspected before fleeing, there were already many experts headed towards the source of the commotion. She bit the tip of her tongue, and a strange blood rune flew out of her mouth and shot into the air.


    20 miles away, Winter Winds City, Silver Meadow Inn


    "Why are we still wasting so much time worrying about your apprentice? It''s just an apprentice, I''m sure we can find you another," said young master Neofrost.


    "Both Dessa and Aiken have returned twice, yet there is still no sign of young master Jupiter," Cassan ignored Neofrost and reported to Sigma Octanis in their luxurious room, "It has indeed been too long. I believe it is highly unlikely that the young master would be gone with only five hours left before the auction. What could possibly keep him away?"


    "That brat has a tough life, plus he has my portal. If he had used it, I would know instantly. Well so be it, we can also use the aura of the portal to locate him." Sigma Octanis was wearing white brocade robes covered in strange symbols as he spoke unhurriedly.


    "Must we spend so much time worrying over your junior? Could we not have gotten many things done before the auction? Now, what can we¡­" Young Master Neofrost stopped talking abruptly as a blood red rune started flashing in his pupils. "I''ve found my mother! Please, help me, we must go now!"


    Sigma Octanis reacted first as he rose from his seat ready for a battle, "Lead the way, partner."


    Meanwhile, across the street at the Silver Brooks Inn, the Vice Sect Masters of White Serpent Cove were still observing Sigma Octanis and the Neofrost Master, when Roger Flankz received an urgent report on the serene sound stone on his hip, "There''s a heavenly tribulation in the Forest of Woe''s territory!"


    "That''s near our 83rd base. Why haven''t they reported in yet?" asked Garuda in annoyance.


    "This is indeed strange. Should we investi¡­hm?! Ah!" Roger Flankz suddenly exclaimed, "Where did they go! The room is empty, when did they leave?!"


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    Two hours after the tribulation landed, Jodye Trill''s Vajra Scepter had long melted back into his body, as he laid there in a puddle of his own blood. The surroundings were covered in an incredibly thick serenity mist. His flesh was charred black, his body was ruined, and everything around was burned and barren. However, his motionless body still possessed an incredibly strong blood vitality. His wounds were even healing at an impressive pace. Under his black chunks of seared flesh, there was already tender-looking and beautiful caramel chocolate skin. Eureka walked over to Jodye and nuzzled her little face on his, looking concerned. Her illusory ice mist had hidden their presence temporarily, but this wouldn''t be able to stop everyone.


    If a mighty foe came, Eureka didn''t know how to handle the situation.


    "Yiyayiyayiyayiyayiyayiyayiya!" Eureka tried to communicate via telepathy but failed to communicate at all. However, she did wake up the sleeping Jodye, who smiled wryly. He was able to vaguely understand Eureka''s baby dribble when he was sober. When Eureka used the ancient tongue he understood her even more. However, he was incredibly high at this time. He had fallen asleep to a lucky chance and awoke to an assault from the heavens. What a day this had been.


    Day?


    "SHIT, the auction!" Jodye Trill didn''t know how much time had passed since all of this started, but he knew he had reached the tenth level of the Wimpy Man Realm, among other changes! Due to this, his body had healed for the most part. He had also grown slightly taller. Jodye stood up and shook fiercely while releasing titanic rage qi momentum. His charred pieces of skin fell off revealing smooth and supple skin that possessed high strength and flexibility. His biomagnetic field was releasing an invisible pressure. Such was the strength of his current vitality. Jodye''s height had improved once more, and his muscles were thicker. He looked like a 16-year-old martial arts prodigy.


    Jodye quickly jumped in the stream to clean the filthy impurities, ruined flesh, and blood off of his body. Following that, he then changed into a set of stylish white raiments. He had bought this outfit in Black Heart City, intending to wear it one day as a teenager. Who knew he would need it ten years early?


    With Eureka on his shoulder, Jodye walked casually out of the forest as if he was just a visitor. When the exploring warriors saw the young noble casually strolling out of the mist with a sphinx cub on his shoulders, they were dumbstruck. However, no one paid much attention to him due to his age. They figured he was some hidden expert''s disciple. No lone warrior would court death with such an outstanding looking brat for no reason, and Jodye consciously avoided groups. His current divine sense covered more than 500 meters with ease, and this was all he needed to stay wary.


    ''Cosmo''


    With a thought, Jodye Trill summoned the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] for a status report. The heavenly book appeared in his face with a flash of purple light, flipping open to the first page.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 11 months.]


    [Status: 67% Health, 6:13 am]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Earth Science Realm, Initial Junior Spirit rank, 75 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 10, 160 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Four-Star Revolving Force rank, 26 BP.''


    ''Chaotic Thunder God Physique: Skin penetrated at 180 BP, Max Speed at 190 BP (dormant).''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 15%.''


    ''Stasis''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 17%.''


    ''Stasis''


    "My physique has finally reached the first level of the Chaotic Thunder God Physique in tandem with me reaching the Great Perfection stage of the First Layer of Chaotic Thunder Annihilation. Now I can try to break through and activate the second layer of Chaotic Thunder Annihilation. Bwahahaha, who knew I would have such a harvest?" Jodye Trill laughed boisterously. He couldn''t help but become a bit eccentric after being struck by a total of 18 heavenly judgment thunderbolts.


    "It''s 6:13 am, Eureka," said Jodye Trill as he dashed through the misty forest. Eureka purred and nuzzled him in response, "Where I''m from that means I''ve got about four hours left until the start of the auction. If only I knew a spell or technique that improved travel speed¡­ah!"


    It just so happened that he indeed had such a spell.


    The draconic core of the Vajra Scepter had transferred the magic formula for two spells directly into Jodye''s soul. He didn''t have to spend time learning them, he already knew them!


    Jodye stopped running forward, and he operated his magic qi to recite the pneumatic chant. His words formed white life runes that exited his mouth and lingered in the air as they gathered lightning elements from the air. After charging up for a full three breaths, the life runes started falling and fusing into his legs.


    Jodye frowned when he discovered how long this was taking, but he didn''t stop the spell.


    After another breath, the spell was completed. Jodye''s body suddenly felt weightless and supercharged. He felt like one movement by his surroundings would happen in the time he completed a hundred.


    This was Jodye''s new thunderbolt magic spell, Energizing Steps!


    Although it took quite a while to activate, Jodye could feel that his speed had increased by at least ten times! He took a step forward and instantly traversed 50 meters like it was 5 feet. This was without using any of his origin energy! Activating this spell used about 18% of his total magic qi, so being able to maintain it without origin energy made this spell incredibly useful.


    "Perhaps with mana, I would be able to activate it even easier," Jodye Trill didn''t currently have any mana stored, but he knew the method now. "In addition, I need to create an arcane circle with these runes and make it a draconic spell."


    Jodye''s mother had taught him that spells are divided into five ranks; Bronze, Silver, Gold, Prism, and Legend with five stars for each rank. Each rank was more dangerous than the last, with legendary spells being the most terrifying by a large margin. Legendary spells such as the calamity spell Supernova were capable of destroying entire stars. Spells like that were the stuff of legends. The most potent spell his mother possessed was merely a 3-star gold rank.


    According to Isis, this was already one of the best spells in all of the motherlands! However, according to Trippy, the spells Jodye had just learned were Pharaoh rank spells. A pharaoh rank spell was unique, in that it''s strength improved based on the caster. Pharaoh rank spells couldn''t be stolen, they could only be gifted or created. Meanwhile, the draconic spells that Sigma used only had 10 Stars. Draconic spells required the use of an arcane circle but the power was far greater than normal spells.


    "Ah, magic sure is amazing¡­but why is it so complicated? I''ll have to understand it first, but I believe I can simplify it," Jodye Trill marveled at this world''s wonders. This was his first time casting a pharaoh rank magic spell! He couldn''t help but be excited, "Now it shouldn''t be too hard to get back after all."


    Thinking up to here, Jodye dashed off once more. However, this time it was like a green bolt of lightning was streaking through the forest. At his current power level, Energizing Steps supercharged Jodye''s legs with 314 BP of power. If Jodye were to kick someone right now, it would definitely not be light. He was nearly unassailable under the mage realm. The duration of this spell was only an hour. So Jodye had one hour to travel like the light! After Jodye ran for about 500 meters, he heard a familiar scream in the distance.


    "Let me go, let me go, let go of my mommy! Mother!!" said the sobbing voice of a little girl.

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    Jodye Trill kicked up his speed by a notch and instantly arrived at a high tree branch overlooking the scene below. River and Lily Nile were surrounded by about sixteen goons in white snake coats. One of the goons was holding Nile captive by the neck while holding her mouth to prevent her from screaming any further. He spoke to the fuming Lily Nile in his weak and despondent voice, "Drop your defenses and surrender yourself, or the brat gets it first."


    "Damn Voodoo Priests..." Lily Nile was annoyed and disgusted by the disturbing habits of these death practitioners. Their perverted powers were only enhanced through perverse means. Even though Lily Nile could also be considered a Voodoo Priestess, as a woman she was a vessel for yin qi. She had a natural affinity with this path, and didn''t need to feed on the essence of others to cultivate further.


    As the ugly man in a white snake coat spoke, he was about to lick River''s face with his vile and stinky green tongue. River''s little eyes looked utterly aghast before she shut them as tight as she could. Once she closed her eyes, she seemed to see the shadow of a handsome and heroic young boy. Perhaps she would never see that young man again. River was just about to give in to her fate. However, she suddenly felt a slight impact, her weight shifted, and the arm around her neck and mouth vanished.


    Riiiip.


    "Chief!"


    "Rocket!"


    "Intruder! Kill him, Kill him!"


    "UGUGUGUAHHHHH!!!"


    "Stop, no run!"


    "Escape, escape!"


    "Death God! It''s a reaper death god!"


    River Nile opened her eyes, but a hand swiftly covered them again, as she smelled her mother''s unique fragrance and allowed herself to be lifted into her embrace.


    Meanwhile, standing directly in front Lily Nile was none other than Jodye Trill. Lily was absolutely shocked because this boy moved way faster then his realm should allow. One moment the sick bastard in front of her tried to violate her daughter in front of her, almost forcing Lily to risk her life in battle.


    However, in the very next moment, Lily saw Jodye Trill running down a tree at a speed that only she had the realm to see, before jumping to land directly in front of herself. He stretched out his hand just in time to grab that vile man''s tongue, and he unceremoniously ripped it out!


    The man''s scream was gruesome as blood splattered.


    Lily Nile immediately grabbed her daughter from Jodye, in fear that River would see this gruesome scene. After all, River was merely a six-year-old scholar child, she could do without seeing such a nasty thing. "Wait...six-year-old genius that looks like a ten-year-old...grows rapidly. It shouldn''t be...right?"


    Jodye drew his three-foot-long Scarlet Flame Magic Sword started slashing the surrounding goons into pieces. One had to know that while most of these goons had strengths equivalent to perfected Essence Formation rank True Saints, the weakest was still at the peak of the Fledging Saint realm.


    Yet Jodye Trill cut through them like a chef chopping cabbage. He danced gracefully with the sword as he slaughtered these men one after another. There were blue and purple sword lights in the form of crescents occurring every few slashes. When Lily observed the severed limbs and body parts of these men, she saw that some of the cuts were thick with frost, while others looked corroded and black, like it had already started rotting. Lily concluded that this boy was clearly practicing superb sword arts.


    In fact, he was.


    Jodye had stolen the combat art called Dance of the Evil Blood Moon from Oulan Mercy and had been practicing it ever since. The combat art had five styles, and he had already mastered the first style Evil Crescent Slash to the Great Perfection level, and the second style First Quarter Death Stroke to the basic level.


    Now, he could use the Evil Crescent Slash effortlessly in battle. However, gathering the voodoo or serenity force required to execute the technique still took him some time, and he couldn''t do so perfectly yet.


    If Lily Nile knew that Jodye himself was only a six-year-old child, not even ghosts knew what she thought.


    "White Serpent Cove, preying on defenseless women and children as usual," sneered Jodye Trill in disdain, holding his blade against the neck of the last goon standing, "How mature. Tell me, where are we? How far are we from Winter Winds City?"


    "D..d¡­dododon''t kill me, man, I''ll talk okay I''ll talk," said the goon, a middle-aged man, a True Saint Realm combat artist at the six-star Essence Formation rank. He reeked of tainted fiend qi. The goon was secretly relieved when he heard Jodye only ask for their location. Jodye was pleased to hear the response, but he stared into the goon''s eyes menacingly. The refined thunderbolt, calamity, and serenity forces in combination with the divine source and golden sage lights in his eyes made them look as deep and bright as stars, it was very intimidating.


    Jodye also locked on to this man''s soul, to send fear into the deepest parts of his mind. He lightly pressed his blade into this man''s neck drawing a line of blood. The goon panicked and sputtered, "Okay, O¡­Okay, listen. Winter Winds City is ten kilometers to the north. But half of the city is already heading this way to see the treasure!"


    "Treasure, eh? Do tell," Jodye Trill''s interest was suddenly piqued. Leaving one of them alive seemed tedious, but it turned out to be a good thing.


    "WHAT?" The goon was dumbstruck, "Have you been hiding in a cave or something, kid? Didn''t you see the lightning penalty? A treasure that represents a threat to heavens themselves has appeared! Hell, even if it''s some heaven-defying beast that underwent an evolution, it''s still worth taking a look!"


    Hearing this, the goon was shocked to find that Jodye Trill had already walked away from him, looting the corpses of the goon''s companions unceremoniously. All those stolen goods and fortune in their magic pouches disappeared into Jodye''s space ring.


    The goon felt relief for being alive, but also unassailable rage and jealousy from being brutally taken advantage of. However, he could only fault himself for encountering this death god who needed directions and women.


    Currently, the goon from White Serpent Cove was completely pale and petrified. They were a squad of sixteen sent to secure the area, and now he was the only one alive. Suddenly, the goon realized why he was still alive. He was obviously a hostage! This kid was probably worried about the potential repercussions, so he wanted to trade a life for his own. Thinking this, the dumb goon changed his stance, "Hmph, you should know that we all have soul lamps back at the base. My superiors will know that these men died in this forest! They will investigate the lamps with their soul arts, and they will know the image of the man who murdered our disciples. White Serpent Cove won''t forgive you for this, punk!"


    "Oh yeah?" Jodye Trill was walking back to Lily Nile, but he suddenly and stopped. Then he turned around, walking back while staring the middle-aged goon in his eyes. This caused the goon to tremble involuntarily and retreat, but he stumbled and fell backward.


    "Soul lamps, huh? This should be a device used to track the life and death of a warrior by holding on to wisp of the soul? Is it required for thugs of your level? How wasteful is that... is White Serpent Cove so rich?" Jodye Trill approached one meter away from him and then spoke calmly as a pale blue light shot out from his right eye, freezing the soul of the middle-aged goon. The goon''s body stiffened, and he slumped down to the ground. The brat was one hundred percent correct, not a single one of them actually had soul lamp. They had life crystals. These only reported their deaths, it didn''t tell the sect anything else. They also didn''t last forever, so you would have to replace the blood essence in the crystal often. This was tedious and draining. Only the honored elders would have a soul lamp. Jodye''s voice was ice cold as the Scarlet Flame Magic Sword impaled the goons throat, "You could have lived to retreat, but you died for a lie."


    Jodye Trill stood up from over the corpse of the last goon and approached the horrified Lily Nile, who was thinking rapidly, "Who the hell is this little madman? How the hell did he survive the lightning penalty? Not only that but now he''s stronger than ever? This can''t be real...it has to be right. He must be that missing child."


    Lily Nile had only heard of one monstrous genius of this level in the last dozen or so years. It had to be the East Ward''s missing prodigy! If those two abnormals were his parents it would explain a lot. However, before Jodye had a chance to speak, he heard an angry bellow and felt an acute sense of crisis.


    "You dirty slime, DIE NOW!!"

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    Jodye Trill spun around to see a terrifyingly giant violet-green and black fire hammer crashing down aimed at his skull! Jodye paled immediately as he knew he didn''t even have the time to prepare a defense and his divine energy had already swept out to tell him the opponent''s strength behind this attack reached a startling height.


    It was more than 2,000 BP!


    Jodye''s face turned grim as he didn''t believe for a second he would survive this attack, but the young sage quickly remembered that he wasn''t alone.


    "Mew!" Jodye Trill heard Eureka''s screech echo through the forest, before a serenity ice dome condensed around them right before the flaming energy hammer hit in full momentum. Violet-green and black flames scattered everywhere and the hastily created serene ice dome actually started to crack under pressure!


    Bam! Bam! Bam!


    "Die, die, die!" Jodye Trill was finally able to see his attacker, he was a brown-skinned young man in a silver brocade robe with devilishly good looks. His handsome face was twisted in pure rage and malice. He was tall and looked vicious and aggressive. Surprisingly, this was the young Neofrost Master that Jodye had yet to meet! His eyes were nearly slitted like the eyes of the venomous serpent, and he was aggressively slamming this outrageously mighty qi hammer!


    What shocked Jodye to his core was that this youth was only at the Silver Mage rank of the Void Door Sage Realm, but his original aura wasn''t super deep violet, like Uncle Sigma. Instead, it was a far lighter shade. From this, Jodye figured out that his opponent must be a Void Door Sage at the early stages of the Silver Mage rank.


    Merely, Jodye Trill didn''t know how to differentiate levels of strength in the Void Door Sage Realm, he just knew that the color of one''s original aura would change as the density of their refined origin energy increased.


    However, Jodye Trill did not currently have the luxury of analyzing his opponent thoroughly, he was facing a lot of pressure from this heavily impacting qi hammer. At the side, Lily Nile embraced her daughter River and hurriedly retreated. She didn''t want to get caught up in the aftershocks as she had yet to recover her origin power entirely.


    Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!


    As the serene ice shell cracked, Jodye could feel a terrifying dark qi wave penetrating through. Just enduring this force wave made Jodye cough out blood!


    "Yiyayiyayiyayiyayiyayi!" there was an obvious concern in Eureka''s infant voice as it sounded in Jodye''s mind through their telepathic link. After coming into possession of soul consciousness, Jodye''s ability to understand Eureka telepathically had vastly improved. Even if he didn''t actually understand her, he could pretty much interpret it through her soul. This also made him realize the language of the ancient fey better.


    For instance, Jodye had just become aware that although Eureka referred to him as "Big Brother," she actually considered him her master. Previously, Jodye hadn''t really understood this, but it made sense when Jodye remembered that his face was the first thing Eureka had ever seen in this world. It was obviously a mischievous sky wolf who told her to call Jodye big brother instead.


    "Wait a second. Telepathy? That''s it!" thought Jodye Trill, finally finding a solution, "Source energy! He''s only at the silver mage rank, I can defeat him with soul attacks!"


    "Shura''s Gavel: Hellfire Judgement, burn!" the Neofrost Master placed two hands on the shaft of his qi hammer and poured more concept energy into it, before sending it crashing down in blazing black hellfire. The hammer pressed down on the serene ice shield and cracks spread everywhere like a spider web. Eureka let of a grunt of pain as she desperately struggled to endure.


    "Shura.... Oh no! It''s little Juju!" Lily Nile immediately panicked as she came to a shocking realization. The boy up there was none other than her son. The problem was, she was using all of her energy to protect her daughter. "Curse those sick bastards for poisoning me."


    Jodye Trill wore a stern face, refining the divine source of his right eye into yin qi. He knew he would only have one opportunity. Just as Jodye was preparing, he noticed something shocking. His perception felt like it had just been locked on too, and then when he looked up he found that his opponent was staring at him directly in the eyes with fingers pointed like a gun.


    This gave Jodye pause. He was under the impression that this world didn''t have anything like guns or firearms! Why would this opponent know how to make such a posture, and what was the purpose?


    However, this was also perfect for Jodye''s plan.


    The serene ice shield finally shattered apart. The very moment there was an unimpeded line of sight between the two, a lightning quick, blue, but a nearly invisible light beam traveled over 100 meters and penetrated the opposing youth''s left eye. The Neofrost Master''s body trembled for a moment as he suddenly looked pensive for the first time.


    Yin Source, Serenity Beam!


    As his opponent was only an Earth Science Realm Sage at the Junior Spirit rank, the Neofrost Master hadn''t taken him seriously at all. Neofrost was quite shocked when what he considered a desolate beast blocked his attacks with relative ease. Now, just as his force momentum was building, he suddenly felt a chill from the depths of his soul! This was because Jodye had sneakily attacked him with his serenity law attributed divine source beam, the Serenity Beam!


    Now, Neofrost''s willpower and soul were slowing to a pause. They were basically freezing!


    How was this possible?


    The hovering Neofrost Master suddenly found it excessively difficult to remain afloat and was forced to rapidly descend into a crash landing. He ended up ten meters away from Jodye, who approached him calmly. The serene ice shell dissipated into tendrils of remnant yin energy and ice shards. Jodye knew that his Serenity Beam couldn''t kill someone at the mage rank so quickly, but it would weaken him enough for Jodye to do it himself.


    The Scarlet Flame Magic Sword in Jodye''s hand suddenly blazed with scarlet yang flames made of calamity origin qi. The calamity qi genesis crystal in Jodye''s origin pool vibrated intensely as Jodye''s [Relentless Frenzy] calamity concept converted his origin power into an explosive yang force!


    "MISTER JUPITER, NO!!" River Nile ran over with all her might before her mother could react. Jodye was shocked and stopped his raging energy before River came too close. After all, he wasn''t strong enough to kill a mage, at most he could torture him before allowing Eureka to freeze him for later.


    However, River Nile had just run over and collapsed on top of the trembling Neofrost Master, as she called out in longing and despair, tears streaming down her face, "Big Brother~~."


    "Big¡­ brother?" Jodye Trill instantly looked back at Lily Nile to find her already rushing over. Apparently, not even she had immediately realized that this new opponent was, in fact, her own son that she had searched for day and night. She had previously sent him a distress rune to let him know she had escaped and given him their general location. This was a spell that would find him no matter where he was since Neofrost shared her bloodline. However, Jodye arrived and saved them first, thus allowing Neofrost to completely misunderstand their situation.


    Lily Nile walked over to Jodye with pleading eyes, before whispering words into his ear that turned him absolutely vigilant, "Please spare him, young master Goldwolf. This is my son, Joovee Nile. I will not tell anyone of your secret. I promise to also serve you as your maid if you would just please spare him!"


    "Big brother, I''m so glad you''re okay. How could you attack Mr. Jupiter like that brother, that was so mean! If it wasn''t for little Reka, you could have killed my savior! Then I would have to kill myself to remove your sin," River Nile was talking without taking a breath as she spoke to her big brother in whispers as tears streamed down her little face.


    Although this animal in human skin had almost murdered Jodye in cold blood, Jodye started to calm down. In spite of the hatred he currently felt for this Joovee Nile, this reunion still touched his heart a little. Jodye and Joovee happened to cross eyes, and Jodye took that opportunity to discreetly remove the divine source from within Joovee''s soul. This didn''t go unnoticed by the Neofrost Master.


    "You¡­ you saved¡­ them?" Joovee Nile looked like he had just swelled a fly.


    However, before Jodye could react, he heard some familiar voices at last.


    "Young Master Jupiter!"


    "Little punk, so you were actually here."

 109 Monstrous

    From the sky, two pleasantly surprised voices sounded as Sigma Octanis and Cassan descended on two magic circles, landing before Jodye.


    "Apprentice greets teacher and gramps!" called out Jodye Trill in a calm manner, without showing any sort of humility. However, he was actually quite excited. Now no matter how this batty youth reacted once Jodye removed his source energy from the other''s soul, he wouldn''t be murdered thanks to Sigma''s presence, "Teacher, could it be that you wanted this student to die?"


    "I beg your pardon?" Sigma Octanis was flabbergasted. When had he ever done anything but dote on this brat heavily? They had been worried sick for hours over him!


    "Did you not witness this madman attacking me, hoping to murder me in cold blood? I could have lost my little life if my destiny wasn''t so great," Jodye Trill felt indignant as he grumbled.


    "What?!" both Sigma and Cassan exclaimed in shock. These two had tussled just now? The fog and mist were so thick that it was almost impossible to see for more than a dozen feet ahead. They could sense Neofrost''s battle power fluctuation, but they didn''t believe it was anything serious.


    Boy were they wrong.


    "Neofrost, what is the meaning of this?" barked Sigma angrily after obtaining the facts.


    However, the Neofrost Master himself had a lost and distraught expression on his face. Once he recovered from the feeling of his soul functionality ceasing and starting again, Joovee Nile immediately bowed deeply towards Jodye and spoke in deep tones, "I, Joovee Nile, swore to never bow to any man in this life. However you, young Jupiter, are worthy of this bow. I can not serve you, for the weight on my shoulders is far too heavy. None the less, I vow to the heavens today to never purposely go against you, your wishes, or your well-being. Instead, these are things I will protect if and when I am able."


    After speaking Joovoo pinched a drop of blood essence from his finger which flew up in the sky, followed by nine booming claps of thunder, that seemed to strangely resonate with Jodye''s bloodline. This caught Jodye off guard, but made him curious and temporarily distracted him from realizing the weight of this heavenly oath!


    "Weird¡­ is it somehow because of the heavenly judgment?" Jodye Trill pondered to himself, "have I assimilated some tribulation qi by surviving it?"


    "Ahem¡­" Sigma Octanis cleared his throat because Jodye was pondering in a daze for several breaths, while everyone awaited his reaction to Joovee.


    "Ah!" Jodye suddenly snapped out of it. He waved it off casually, "Less of this, now. What''s done is done, I am alive after all. So you swore an oath to protect me? That''s as sincere an apology as one could ever make. I guess I can consider you as my big brother now too, right?"


    River Nile blushed unconsciously when she heard this. At this point, not even ghosts knew what this child was thinking.


    "Big brother? Kid, you''re already close to being a man. Do you want a big brother so bad? Besides, don''t let my looks fool you. I know I''ve been told I look 18-years-old, but I''m actually only 15-years-old. Does that sound like a big bro to you? " asked Joovee Nile a little surprised. This big dummy actually called him a big brother...


    "Actually, Master Neofrost¡­" Cassan then explained in detail that Jodye Trill was the very apprentice they had been looking for. Thus, illustrating the fact that this was also that freaky little six-year-old genius that they talked about so frequently when they first met up.


    Joovee had been so impressed with the description of this kid that he considered him a potential match for his sister one day. However, how was this boy in front of him a six-year-old child? He looked like a young man, not a little boy!


    Those carved muscles.


    That handsome and cold face.


    Those peerlessly deep sapphire eyes that looked like the ocean on a bright day!


    Jodye''s current height was even above 177 cm!


    What part of this was a little kid his sister''s age?


    Knowing he had just sold his protection to a brat, Joovee suddenly felt a tinge of regret. A man would not require much assistance from a child, as he had his own pride. Joovee had been banking on this. A child, on the other hand, would never mind asking for help from his ''big brother.'' In fact, he would do so at every chance. However, Joovee swiftly accepted his fate. After all, this brat survived being hit by his most vigorous attack head-on and even managed to render Joovee immobile through some unknown method. Thinking about it clearly, for this youth Jupiter to have located and saved his family only meant that he was lucky or capable on a level that Joovee himself was not.


    After all, Joovee had made no progress in doing so even with his various connections and Sigma Octanis'' help. Instead, White Serpent Cove was using his family to continually threaten and manipulate them.


    "Well, I don''t mind being the big brother to freak like you," Joovee Nile wore a cold countenance, but his earlier intimidating aura had somehow vanished.


    "Big bro, are you called the Neofrost Master?" Jodye Trill replied, shamelessly referring to Joovee as big bro as if he had done it hundreds of times. As he spoke, Jodye deactivated [Pharaoh''s Law] because he was low on origin qi. He continued speaking after his crown had evaporated into thin air like a specter, "Let me guess, you are¡­ a Master Gear Refiner, a Blacksmith!"


    [Source Artifact Detected]


    Joovee Nile was still looking at Jodye''s headwear [Pharaoh''s Law] as it vanished. ''I seem to have never seen such a source artifact?'' Had the boy not deactivated it, Joovee wouldn''t have even realized what it was. When he realized his identity had been exposed, he was startled and reacted late, "Out of every profession you could have said, you know with certainty I''m a Blacksmith. How is that?"


    "Well at first I thought alchemy¡­ you smell faintly of medicinal herbs and explosions. However, from the sweet and hypnotizing smell, it''s likely poisonous herbs rather than medicinal herbs. However, even if you''re a poison master, you can''t be one of very high rank, otherwise, the smell wouldn''t be so obvious. Therefore, the only conclusion left was a Gear Refiner," explained Jodye Trill matter-of-factly.


    "Why is that?" asked Joovee Nile truly curious. He was sitting with his legs crossed one meter in front of Jodye who did the same, as Lily Nile tended to the minor injury he received after crashing.


    "Well, if I had the spiritual qi and a combat soul called Shura''s Gavel that worked as a huge hammer, I would definitely become a Gear Refiner," replied Jodye Trill like it was simple to deduce.


    In fact, it was.


    "Ah!" Joovee slapped his palm on his forehead, "Of course, you''ve already seen my Shura''s Gavel. In that case, it''s truly reasonable for you to figure it out. Merely, how can you possibly know so much about masters? Unless..."


    Joovee''s eyes flashed with the light of understanding. No wonder he had been brought to his knees before! Before Joovee Nile could finish his sentence, Jodye reached out with his divine awareness and tapped Joovee''s shoulder, making him whip his head around and send out his spirit qi. However, right after sending out his spirit power, Joovee''s body shook slightly, "You¡­ you¡­ you have spiritual power as well? Not only that, but I can''t even detect it at all? So strong?"


    Spirit power was the ability to make one''s spiritual qi move independently.


    Even though Jodye''s divine power could never be detected by spirit level power, Jodye had allowed himself to be discovered.


    Jodye Trill simply nodded in response. This was his plan the entire time, to gauge the reaction of this Young Master who was meeting a younger master. This would tell Jodye the risks of showing off this talent.


    Sigma had strongly advised Jodye against doing what he did when they first met, as it was considered incredibly rude to scan someone stronger than yourself with spiritual force. Not only that, but Sigma felt Jodye was underestimating the greed and evil in the hearts of man. Jodye Trill was totally ignorant of certain etiquette so Sigma couldn''t be comfortable with him yet.


    "Master, if we do not return soon we will not make it to the start of the auction. Should we continue to pursue the treasure?" asked Cassan.


    Upon hearing the word treasure, Lily and River Nile exchanged strange looks, before turning to stare at Jodye, whose eyebrow was raised in curiosity, "Old man Cassan, what treasure? Your treasure is right here!"


    "Indeed, my good apprentice. I came partly for the treasure, but mainly to support Neofrost in his quest. Meeting you was truly an unexpected boon," replied Sigma Octanis.


    "Wait, so if you two weren''t being attacked by Jupiter¡­ then what caused you to send the two distress runes?" asked Joovee Nile suddenly.


    "Well¡­" Lily Nile instinctively glanced at Jodye before speaking, only to see him paying rapt attention to her as if it was story time. She sighed and continued, "We ran to escape the judgment of the ninth heaven, a three by three lesser lightning penalty. After that, we were ambushed by some disciples of White Serpent Cove."


    "Oh yeah?! So it really was the judgment of the ninth heaven¡­ what heaven-defying creature angered the skies? You must have seen this right?" asked Sigma Octanis excited. His act before was obviously just to appease Jodye, as he was far too excited right now.


    "Well¡­" Lily Nile looked at Jodye again. River Nile was also staring at Jodye like her remote control was broken and she was stuck on the channel. The first person to notice the significance of this was Joovee Nile.


    "Wait, wait¡­ Mom are you saying¡­ that the one who angered the will of heaven... was him?!" Joovee Nile simply couldn''t believe this. Sigma and Cassan were wide-eyed and speechless as they finally turned to Jodye Trill, who wore a detached expression like none of this even affected him at all.


    It was as if they were all talking about someone he didn''t know.


    Lily Nile sighed once more and sat down close to this handsome child Jodye. A trace of appreciation and apprehension could be seen in her deep eyes, but only by the Jodye Trill who gazed into her eyes when she approached. Jodye was very curious about this woman who knew a name that had been kept secret his entire life. Lily parted her lips and whispered to the group, "River and I were right next to him when it first started. I only fled to protect my daughter. To think he would actually survive such a thing¡­"


    Shock!


    All three men were speechless as they subconsciously turned their heads to look at Jodye. They all had only one word in mind to describe this kid.


    Monstrous!

 110 The Purple-Sky Secret Fair Begins! 1

    Winter Winds City, Auction Square


    In the center of the magnificent Winter Winds City, there was a huge purple and silver tower that possessed a rather majestic air. The tower only had sixteen stories but was still the tallest structure in the entire city. Each floor of the tower was three times the size of other buildings. Statues of Purple-Sky Golden Eagles surrounded the building, and experts covered every inch of the square around it.This was none other than the Purple-Sky Tower! The Secret Fair was already underway, and the auction was being held on the fifteenth and sixteenth floors of the tower. The stories had been fused together to make a grand floor! There was enough space to fit around 15,000 people comfortably.


    Those who were attending this secret fair were definitely not ordinary characters. Only those Southern Ward tycoons with a particular position and level of financial success would be invited to be a player in this game. For anyone else who wanted to attend, they would have to pay a highly inflated attendance fee. For commoners, it indeed wasn''t worth it.


    Of course, entry was also permitted to those who found a secret auctioneer and submitted items to be auctioned. Currently, the auction house was rather quiet as an item had just finished receiving bids, and was being packed away. The previous host had also stepped down after having concluded their portion of the event.


    All the guests were behaving extremely courteously once they entered the auction house, even the factions who were at the brink of war before walking in. This spoke wonders on the intimidation and respect level of the Purple-Sky Clan! The guests entered and calmly took their seats, with only small conflicts erupting here and there.


    Of course, above the regular seats of the auction house, there were the V.I.P. boxed rooms, and only some the most respected people in Pangaea or the super high profile foreign customers were permitted to sit in this area. This area possessed a rather serious atmosphere, as it was densely filled with elites in the form of both mages and heavenly saints.


    These elites, even when they converged their breath, naturally released a spiritual pressure from their bodies, making those without the strength to resist highly uncomfortable. Luckily, they were all gathered in the V.I.P. area. Those with weaker cultivations were in the common area surrounding the stage.


    Recently, Jodye had undergone his first heavenly tribulation thunderbolt penalty, the 3 x 3 lesser lightning judgment. Once Sigma learned of what happened, he explained these tribulations very clearly to this Jodye Trill, who had decided to never trust books again. There were three known forms of thunderbolt penalties. The 3x3 lesser lightning judgment, the 6x6 savage lightning judgment, and the 9x9 chaotic lightning judgment.


    During the 3x3 lesser lightning judgment, Jodye had to endure three judgment thunderbolts falling from the heavens. Each bolt was twice as strong as the previous. After the first round, Jodye was horrified to discover that he was forced to endure two more rounds of the same trial. According to Sigma, the lesser lightning judgment was something that most eighth rank mystic artists would have to face to advance further.


    "If just a 3x3 lesser lightning judgment is already so scary, how terrifying must the 6x6 savage lightning judgment be?" Jodye grimaced as a chill ran down his spine, "Are there six rounds of six tribulation bolts? Will I need to face this once I try to reach the ninth rank of a path?"


    Jodye felt that if he didn''t have the Vajra Scepter, he would have surely died during the first round alone. However, not that he survived, he didn''t feel like it was so impossible anymore. In fact, towards the end, the tribulation became rather comfortable. He could understand why everyone was so shocked to find out he was not only the one who angered the heavens but that he also managed to endure the punishment and even increase his rank. The pain he endured to do so was definitely not normal.


    After surviving the assault of the heavens, Jodye met up with Lily and River Nile. However, he was soon attacked by Lily''s son, Joovee Nile the Neofrost Master. Once everything was settled, Joovee became Jodye''s big bro, and everyone left to attend the auction. While departing from the Star Reaching Forest near the Twilight Mountain Range, Jodye played with River as he marveled over the changes yesterday''s adventure had brought. Once he returned to the city, the group dropped off Lily and River Nile with an acquaintance of Sigma Octanis, before heading over to the Purple-Sky Tower. Jodye Trill, Sigma Octanis, and Joovee Nile were currently inside one of the boxed rooms. They had arrived here mere moments ago as the previous host was bidding farewell. Jodye Trill was wearing a mask he received from Joovee Nile and had converged his breathing.


    Sigma and Cassan were worried that one of the goons in the underground base below the Twilight Mountain Range would have gotten a chance to record Jodye''s face on a magic image stone. With the magic image stone, it would be easy to identify him. Thus they exhorted the Neofrost Master to help his new little brother. Jodye was impressed with this neofrost mask he was gifted, as it could block out perceptions of those mystic artists below the eighth rank. It could also camouflage his face with serenity qi, forming different ice crystal masks. He never had to use the same appearance twice. This mask was indeed a treasure to the current Jodye, he would be able to pull off all sorts of mischief with this in his inventory!


    He intended to thoroughly study its composition at the first opportunity.


    From time to time, a spiritual sense would sweep over them, which was beginning to infuriate Sigma and Joovee, and even Jodye was irritated, "Must we be of such a low profile? Aren''t you two total big shots around here? This is so lame."


    "It''s best to always move with a bit of discretion, Jupiter. Being too reckless will not serve you against your enemies," said Uncle Sigma in response to his apprentice. Joovee Nile crossed his arms and nodded as if he had given Sigma''s word''s his stamp of approval.


    Jodye Trill rolled his eyes. If that was the case, then why wasn''t Sigma wearing a mask? Once Jodye started buying up treasures, would they not be targeted anyway? Would it really matter if they wore masks at that point? The room was full of masters, they would be able to recognize the signature of their atmosphere!


    Joovee Nile seemed to see through Jodye''s thoughts as he sneered, "Don''t dare look down of the magnificence of my creations! Typically, I would never offer up one of these neofrost masks, because their most unique function is the ability to lock in your aura. As long as you don''t use excessive strength, no one will be able to lock-on to your aura. You, brat, simply don''t possess the strength required to worry about this."


    Not qualified?


    Jodye Trill frowned as he felt he was being disdained a bit too much. Merely, it was a fact that his strength was currently frail in the face of this powerful madman. Not to mention that the ancient titan in his memories was several hundred thousand times more powerful than Jodye''s current form. He knew the most how wimpy he was when compared to true peak warriors. After all, he was still in the Wimpy Man Realm of the Titanic Rage Law. Even at the peak of this realm, a Titan''s strength was only comparable to a third rank mystic artist of any hero path. The next plateau was the Puny Mortal Realm followed by the Demi-God Realm. The strength of these two realms was truly epic.


    Even though he had finally reached the tenth level of the Wimpy Man Realm, Jodye still had a very long way to go before he reached the peak. Being a Level 10 Wimpy Man was utterly unprecedented, and Jodye was already traveling a completely untrodden path. After reaching level 11, he intended to finally open his first gate of power, located right behind his origin pool at the what was known as the root.


    This would result in a complete transformation of his life form. At that point, he would no longer be purely hero, but a cosmic creature tempered by astral forces. To Jodye''s current knowledge, at that point, he would be no different than a little true dragon as far as physiques were concerned.


    This was why Jodye got incomparably excited about this auction. Hopefully, he would be able to locate something similar to Frozen Heart Star Grass and the Epoch Flower. If he did manage to purchase those medicinal herbs or even a suitable substitute, then he would be able to refine the superior grade Big Wimp Pellet.


    "The Big Wimp Pellets I consumed were a mere D-grade qi pill, but its astral qi potency was incredible! The Big Wimp Pellet is at the absolute limit for its grade. I don''t have my own origin flame yet, so refining a B-grade qi pill will actually be quite the challenge, hmm."


    With a B-Grade Big Wimp Pellet, Jodye would be able to transform his body further and push his Titanic cultivation to the next level! Now that he had already achieved the tenth level due to the 3x3 lesser lightning judgment, the remaining pure astral essence should even be enough to help him open the gate of power!


    If that happened, then Jodye would genuinely become a mighty elite level powerhouse.


    "A word, host," Came Trippy''s emotionless voice. Jodye didn''t respond, but he shifted his attention inward, prompting the artifact spirit to continue, "With the Vajra Scepter, it is more than possible to subdue any magical fire with sentience. It is even possible to subdue a sky flame. This servant would suggest using Vajra Scepter''s thunderbolt force to form a fire with your true essence. The power of fire already sleeps within you."

 111 The Purple Sky Secret Fair Begins 2

    "I''m sorry, what now? This is possible?" Jodye Trill was dumbfounded by what he just heard, he found himself unable to understand it. To become an alchemist, the young Jupiter had been gifted with the gallbladder, viscera, and second heart of an actual true dragon. Refining this allowed him to develop his own true dragon flames in the process.


    Jodye didn''t have such excellent conditions or preferential treatment. He would have to depend on himself. If he could truly form his own flame...


    Flame?


    "That''s right!" Jodye Trill''s eyes brightened. He almost forgot about the Sky Fall Flame! He had been refined by its fires since an infantile age. Why wouldn''t fire be in his essence?


    As Jodye Trill looked down at the auction field in excitement, he immediately noticed the beautiful Bilan Moon who had come with her two guardians. This was due in large part to the wisp of divine sense he had placed on her dress a day or so back. Jodye turned to Sigma and beckoned him with his hand, "Unk, hurry, come check this out! That''s her, the girl who I told you should be your half-disciple! And why aren''t you wearing a mask?"


    "Hmm? Why do you say I am not wearing a mask? Can the great Jupiter not see the mask on this great dog''s face?" Uncle Sigma chided as he allowed his perception to be guided by this brat Jodye, and it landed on a porcelain doll-like little girl in a green dress who indeed looked similar to his disciple. Sigma''s attention then shifted to the old lady in green robes next to Bilan Moon, who coincidently tilted her head up to look in their direction.


    Jodye was shocked when this happened, but Sigma was far less so. He had already pegged this woman as rather formidable. Although she couldn''t sense Jodye''s divine class spiritual qi, Sigma''s was not beyond her detection. Jodye had overlooked this possibility and thus they were discovered. The old woman was indeed formidable. At least, Sigma was not confident in defeating this woman without violating the curse''s restriction on his cultivation base.


    Such a thing was quite expensive in cost.


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    "It seems our little friend from before has arrived," said the old lady in green indifferently. However, Bilan shot her a puzzled look, as if she simply couldn''t understand why this lady was speaking to herself. The older woman felt exasperated, "The negus boy, my child. Your new friend from the one from the other day, the one you won''t shut up about.


    "Ah! You mean young noble Trill!" Bilan Moon''s eyes sparkled, as she instantly became lively and excited. This reaction was more along the lines of was the older woman was expecting. Bilan''s put on her sweetest face as she asked, "Where is he martial-aunt? Can we meet with him, oh please? I wish to know what happened to that little girl."


    "Oh, of course, it''s the exact same brat you keep mentioning lately, do not pretend," scolded Aunt Miran, not fooled or amused by her niece''s tricks, "We simply have no need to meet with someone of such low birth."


    "Lady Miran, while it''s true that House Moon has an excellent status in Rodinia, you are not a direct descendant of that lineage like your niece here," the old lady''s words were soft yet stern, and they came in the company of a certain spiritual pressure. This woman was obviously no pushover! "Besides, we are not in Rodinia currently. Do you truly think the origins of that extraordinary youth are as humble as you claim? Do you not remember the status of the negus clans back home? The weakest of them is still a third rank clan. Do you think it would be very different here?"


    Aunt Miran thought back to the youth''s terrifying speed, and his infuriating parting words. Indeed, her rage had almost made her rash once again. There was no way in hell that boy was someone simple, "You are correct, Master Grey Willow. I apologize."


    "Mn." Master Grey Willow turned back to Bilan and spoke gently while motioning towards the window and Sigma''s private box, "The boy is above us in a V.I.P. box, so we will not likely meet him."


    Bilan Moon looked up at the indicated window but just saw two masked faces staring down at her, causing her to be a bit startled. She turned to Master Grey Willow and whined, "Martial-aunty, how do you even know it''s him?"


    "Although his features are magnificently hidden, I don''t know of any other young man who would search for you and even inform his senior, whose perception I detected," replied Master Grey Willow, seemingly amused. Her disciple was beautiful for sure, and this was a voodoo state. Nonetheless, Master Grey Willow felt her own presence was a suitable deterrent against any foreign foes probing them. Moreover, she recognized this negus boy''s senior. The only thing that surprised her was the fact that this boy seemed to have ascended to the same realm as her niece. It had only been a few hours since they saw him last. This was a terrifying improvement speed. It had been less than a day, right? However, right at that moment, Master Grey Willow stiffened. Luckily, seconds later her face relaxed into a slight smile, "It seems you will get your wish after all. We have been invited up by the boy''s patron."


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    "Uncle Sigma before they come up, there''s something you both should know," Sigma and Joovee both raised a brow at Jodye''s words. Jodye Trill felt rather fearless around Joovee Nile the Neofrost Master because the mage was bound by the divine law to assist Jodye should he face adversity. Plus, Jodye trusted this half-teacher Sigma with his life at any place. Jodye continued speaking while demonstrating his international spy pose, "Actually, my real name isn''t Jupiter. It''s Trill. Jodye Trill."


    "Pfft¡­"


    Jodye was stunned to see his companions rolling around on the floor laughing at him. He felt embarrassed and annoyed, as he shouted out, "What exactly is so funny?!"


    "Kid, did you really believe we didn''t know that Jupiter was a fake name? What are you the ancient heavenly king of the Titans? Get real, twerp," spat Uncle Sigma in disdain. Jodye felt funny when he heard the bit about the Titans, but he was also fuming at the moment. So it turns out T''Zhane was more popular in the upper realms then Jodye had initially considered. Sigma simply never took his name seriously from the beginning.


    These jerks¡­


    "Seriously kid, who would really believe you were named Jupiter," asked Joovee Nile nonchalantly from the side. So it turned out his name was a source of amusement to those who heard it. Jodye was now strongly considering changing his alias.


    The auction started again, and the new host was surprisingly Vanessa Purple-Sky, the secret auctioneer who had helped Jodye previously.Only she wasn''t introduced as Vanessa Veto, but as Vanessa Purple-Sky instead. Apparently, she had received some benefits from bringing Jodye to the manager. First, she courteously greeted and welcomed everyone, as some servants rolled the third auction item onto the stage.


    After revealing what was in the box, it turned out to be Jodye''s C-grade Phantom Sabers. He had almost forgotten he had put them up to be auctioned.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, the first item I''ll introduce to you tonight are these two dual C-grade combat gear, the Phantom Sabers!" Vanessa Purple-Sky looked very elegant in her purple robes. "These special C-grade weapons actually give an astounding 20% boost in strength! No, I''m not joking, we have verified them ourselves. I''m not going to be too long-winded, the price starts at three million silver crystal notes. Let the bidding begin!"


    Three million silver? That was basically three thousand gold or three single amethyst crystal notes. In Jodye''s eyes, this price wasn''t much at all, it was rather small. However, this was only the starting price, and it would increase with every bid. Jodye felt that he had been too flustered in regards to his own resources. Thanks to being a bandit that robbed anyone who crossed him, Jodye was already filthy rich.


    Joovee Nile had spent some time re-educating Jodye on certain financial matters once he heard the latter casually mention his wealth of origin stones. Now, Jodye knew that he had been underestimating his wealth by a large margin. Money in this world was totally more primitive then what he was accustomed too! Merely a low-grade origin stone cost about 100,000 silver crystal notes or 100 gold crystal notes. Previously, Jodye had valued these origin stones at no less than 5 million silver crystal notes.


    However, he was very incorrect in this. Jodye had a total of 536 low-grade origin stones, as well as an excessive amount of wealth.


    "The crystal notes are actually carved out of and refined from different grades of origin crystals. An unrefined origin ore has a bronzed color, whereas low-grade origin crystals release a silver color. Thus, the color of the notes could only follow suit. Mid-grade origin crystals are gold in color, and high-grade origin crystals are a beautiful violet-purple, just like spirit amethyst," Jodye Trill tabulated the new information in his head.


    "Even for a small origin crystal of the high-grade, the value is worth 100 refined origin gems like the one Grandpa Geb had given me that year."


    Due to Sigma placing a retired international criminal like Jodye Trill in charge of his Shooting Star Heavenly House''s security team, Jodye had easily finessed a fortune by manipulating the various game machines with his divine energy. He had secretly earned around 10,000 amethyst crystal notes.


    After realizing precisely what this wealth represented, Jodye was speechless. He had gone a bit overboard. With Jodye''s 21st-century earth mentality, he subconsciously assumed that notes alone wouldn''t amount to much. Jodye thought that he needed millions of the highest tier note, or he was still nothing. However, now he knew that just the amount he possessed now gave him significant capital. "From what my father told me before, there''s nothing in this land that can be compared to the paper bills of modern earth. The closest thing should be these crystal notes. In fact, many people trade origin stones, gems, and crystals directly. However, who knew that crystal notes were also so valuable."


    During the auction, crystal notes were predominantly what was used to bid. However, during the payment process buyers could pay using other items of value. Things such as origin stones or medicinal qi pills. Generally speaking, most people used origin stones or tablets, as notes were usually only kept by faithful consumers, as opposed to low ranking mystic artists.


    For these reasons, Jodye felt his current wealth could only be defeated by Sigma, this cunning and wealthy tycoon, or someone else of the upper ranks.


    Nonetheless, a C-grade combat gear that provided at 20% boost in strength was rather uncommon in the lawless deep south. Most C-grade combat gears gave a boost right around 15-17%. To mercenary groups especially, this type of weapon would be highly sought after. Let alone a set of two blades.


    "3.2 million silver crystal notes!" a familiar voice entered Jodye''s ears from behind, but he didn''t have to turn around to know that it was that insufferable Aunt Miran. As Jodye had kept his divine awareness extended out to cover most of the tower, the entire V.I.P. box with his well within perception.


    The three females had just been escorted into the private box, sitting across from Jodye and company. However, Jodye and Sigma were both still looking out the window at the ongoing auction.


    Sigma and Neofrost noticed the dull look in Jodye''s eyes when this lady spoke, and immediately recognized that the boy didn''t like her for some reason.

 112 You know...little Morph? 1

    "We meet again, young noble Trill," said Bilan Moon with a dazzling smile, nearly blinding Jodye''s divinity with its purity and light.


    Jodye Trill grimaced at hearing his name, finally turning around to face the newcomers, "How did you realize it was me?"


    "Well, I haven''t actually come in contact with anyone other than you during this entire visit," giggled Bilan indifferently, "Who else could it be but you, young noble?"


    Jodye Trill scratched his nose and avoided the glare from Neofrost, that seemed to be saying ''Why do you even have my mask if you are so predictable and easy to identify?'' The bottom half of Jodye''s ice crystal mask melted away like magic and revealed the lower half of his face. Jodye looked at Bilan and smiled radiantly, making Bilan feel like a bright sun with crystal blue eyes was in her face, "Well, it is me indeed. These are my teacher and my big bro, they''re here with me today."


    After speaking Jodye''s mask sealed itself completely once more, taking on the appearance of an ice demon, just like Master Neofrost.


    "A pleasure," Sigma performed a slight bow to Bilan and her martial-aunt Master Grey Willow, who both smiled and curtsied in response to his deep and raspy voice. Joovee Nile simply never even looked in their direction, and Aunt Miran was still bidding for the phantom sabers.


    In Jodye''s heart, he was secretly happy. He didn''t care for this woman Aunt Miran very much at all. Hopefully, she would help him profit a bit from these combat gears he was auctioning.


    "These guys keeping adding twenty thousand silver crystal notes at once. They''re so stingy, but I''ll play along," mumbled Aunt Bilan to herself, her voice filled with contempt.


    Combat gear is not only sought out by mercenaries, even some noble families and sects wanted to contend for them. Very swiftly the price shot up to eight million silver crystal notes, that was the same as selling the sabers at four million silver each. To Jodye this was insanely profitable, as he had stolen these weapons in the first place. He didn''t pay for them at all. In fact, from a certain point of view, he had even been paid for them later on.


    The price was still rising!


    "9.8 million silver crystal notes!" The patriarch of the Shadowblaze family from Winter Winds City called out his bid. If he were able to purchase these weapons, then his grandson would have an advantage at his academy selection next month, so this price was totally worth it.


    The bids continued until Aunt Miran stood up once more and called out imperiously as if she had already made her life''s most significant concession, "15 thousand gold crystal notes!"


    After a deathly silence swept the crowd for a full minute, Vanessa Purple-Sky shouted, "15 million silver going once¡­ going twice¡­!"


    "15.5 million!"


    "16 million!"


    "Looks like you''ll have to give up on that combat gear for this round, old miss Miran. The price is just too steep, too steep," commented Jodye Trill indifferently. When Miran Moon heard the phrase ''old miss'' she almost lost it, but the brat dared to continue, "Better to save your money for some later options. Maybe something cheaper will appear."


    Aunt Miran''s face was scrunched up and angry when she heard him. This tactless brat may as well have been calling her a broken hoe. She stomped her foot but still did not admit defeat, holding up her sign once more, "20 Thousand Gold!"


    Bilan Moon sighed in exasperation. It seemed these two were fated to not get along.


    20 thousand gold!


    That was 20 million silver crystal notes!


    Jodye Trill and smiled mischievously behind his neofrost mask. He fought to resist the impulse to snicker, his eyes utterly stoic. In fact, inwardly he was thinking, "Not bad, wait until she buys these sabers. After they reach her hands, I will inform her that they were sold by me, mwahaha¡­ by then she''ll definitely wear a helpless look, pfft."


    Sigma and Neofrost exchanged a glance, seeing nothing but amusement and admiration in the eyes of each other before turning away again. They truly admired this brat, who could goad someone into paying him more for his own item so effortlessly. When they imagined the look on this woman''s face once everything was set in stone, they became curious to see the play.


    Hearing this exorbitant amount, Vanessa Purple-Sky shouted, "20 million silver going once¡­ going twice¡­ sold, to the lady in private box number 7!"


    When Bilan Moon heard the host, she quickly congratulated her aunt, "Aunt Miran, congratulations! I''m sure little Morph will love these sabers once we rescue him from that whatever Chimes Villa."


    Both Jodye Trill and Sigma Octanis had sharp lights flash through their eyes once these words were said. Noticing the slight shift in their psychic fluctuations, Master Grey Willow lifted a brow in speculation. Sigma had learned all about his disciple''s past from his Aiken''s own mouth. Sigma Octanis now inwardly cursed himself for not getting the name of the boy''s eight siblings. Meanwhile, Jodye was the one originally responsible for the destruction of the Chimes Estate, so there was no way he would miss the significance of this place.


    "Yes, my little nephew will surely benefit from these phantom sabers. While weapons of the D-grade may not be so powerful, it is more than enough for him until he breaks through the Earth Science realm, like his doll big sister," smiled Aunt Miran, before turning to the masked boy next to her by the private box''s window, "Hmph. Never doubt the members of House Moon, little boy, we always get what we set out for. Money is of no issue¡­"


    Right at this moment, two servant girls walked into the private box, the first walking directly to Aunt Miran, "Madame, here is your purchase. Would you like to pay in gold, amethyst, or through trade?"


    Aunt Miran sneered disdainfully at Jodye, before settling her debt and concluding her purchase. Meanwhile, the other young servant girl walked directly to the Neofrost Master, Joovee Nile, and asked: "Sir, are you young master Jupiter?"


    "No, I am a big Master Neofrost. The young Master Jupiter you are looking for is over there," replied Joovee Nile, catching the five ladies present by surprise. The young man by the window was the patron?


    Nonetheless, the servant girl walked over and presented a small jade treasure box to Jodye, "Young master Jupiter, this is your 20 million silver crystal notes, minus 8%. Here are 18,400,000 silver crystal notes converted into 18 amethyst crystal notes and 400 gold crystal notes for your convenience. Thank you for your cooperation."


    Jodye Trill took the jade treasure box and marveled at the design. There was a golden eagle with purple feathers on the lid, it looked very majestic. Afterward, the two servants left and returned with tea, which they served to everyone.


    During this time Jodye noticed that even with his divine tier spiritual power he couldn''t peer into this box''s secrets, it was indeed a good item! Not a leak of aura or wisp of energy could be detected. Jodye opened the box and was greeted with the violet-golden glow of 18 amethyst crystal notes, bringing his total wealth to 40,018 amethyst crystal notes.


    What a windfall!


    After all, Jodye had taken these sabers from the chumps that tried to assassinate him some months back when he met Aiken. Funny that those same sabers were purchased by a woman he was 90% certain was the boy''s own kin. Perhaps this was called everything coming full circle? The laws of fate were truly mysterious.


    While her jaw was hanging wide open, Aunt Miran''s body trembled from a mix of unknown emotions. However, Jodye totally ignored this in spite of being amused. After all, the disdain she had shown him had caused his rage to seethe slightly in his pores. Jodye was placing genuine effort in calming himself.


    He turned to Bilan Moon and asked gently, "Miss Moon, would you happen to originate from Rodinia?"


    Bilan Moon was caught off guard but smiled sweetly in response. Her martial-aunt had forbidden her from revealing this, but her smile was answer enough. Jodye admired her doll-like face for a moment before continuing, "Does the name Aiken Moon mean anything to you?"


    Crack!


    Three teacups fell to the ground at once, causing shards and tea to spill all over the floor. The serving girls rushed to clean up the mess before excusing themselves once they noticed the tension in the room. Bilan Moon was shaking in excitement, profoundly agitated as she immediate grabbed Jodye''s arm, ignoring the boldness of her actions.


    "You¡­ did you just say¡­ a moment." Bilan Moon placed her hand over her own chest a muttered a small incantation. A pale blue glow surrounded her hand, and she quickly calmed down. "Do you know¡­ little morph?"

 113 You know...little Morph? 2

    "Little Morph?" Jodye found it a bit funny. He was now able to confirm it with absolute certainty. This was the sibling of Aiken Moon, who had apparently come here to rescue him. Jodye was initially worried that they were targeting the boy instead. However, he could now put that fear to rest. "Well, I have indeed met the Aiken Moon you speak of, he''s a pal of mine. Were the three misses searching for him?"


    Bilan frowned, as she had a premonition that it was more than just having ''met'' little Morph. This Jodye Trill was obviously withholding information. Wasn''t Aiken tricked by her older sister and sold into slavery? For Jodye to recognize herself as Aiken''s sister from Rodinia and thus question the association, he had to have had some form of prolonged association with her brother. However, how close could it be if he approached her so quickly? How would Jodye know if she was the one who betrayed Aiken? In fact, maybe it was these people who were responsible for his current circumstances!


    Bilan was, of course, correct in this thought. Merely, from a certain point of view, Aiken''s current circumstances were even more promising than her own. Only, Bilan Moon and company had no way of imagining such a thing. Bilan was a heaven-favored disciple of the Seven Spirits Sect, a mighty fifth rank sect in Rodinia. She had her master investigate her brother''s circumstances. Not only was her request completed, her master even bade her martial-aunt to accompany Bilan on the journey to recovering her brother, so it could be seen how favored the child was. The intelligence Bilan''s master received so far suggested that the boy was sold away into slavery, purchased by an elder of the Chimes Estate, and should currently be suffering there in the South Ward of Pangaea.


    Bilan looked to her martial aunt, Master Grey Willow.


    Master Grey Willow turned not to Jodye but to Joovee Nile, as a cold light flashed in her eyes, "Master Neofrost, with all the looming trouble ahead of you, you had better hope that no harm has come to that child under your care."


    Master Grey Willow had long heard of the evil exploits of this young Neofrost Master. Joovee Nile had poisoned an entire city to death one year back, and he did so just because the castellan''s son had insulted him. Taking it a step further back, Joovee Nile was said to have been totally average four years ago, having only reached the sophomore rank of the sage path''s Scholar Realm at 11-years-old.


    This was quite late in royal clans. Later, Joovee lost his mind to a reincarnated devil soul during an expedition in an ancient pyramid. Following that, he disappeared for a long time. It was news all throughout the south because Joovee Nile was royalty. However, he remained missing, and no one could find him. Only for Joovee to reappear two years later, once he had already become a Gear Refining Master with a growing reputation, in spite of his young age.


    No one believed that this child was still the Joovee Nile from before. Everyone assumed he had become possessed by a Mummy, a human whose soul was devoured by evil and evolved into a high-level fiend. Due to Joovee''s eccentric battle and refining style, he became simply known as the Neofrost Master.


    Seeing this, Jodye leaned close to Bilan Moon and secretly whispered something in her ear, which caused her eyes to flash, as she nodded fiercely. Aunt Miran noticed this, but she thought it was merely children being children. Who else could find time to gossip during such a scene? Miran grabbed Bilan''s arm and pulled her further away from this unknown brat, Jodye.


    Meanwhile, Joovee Nile was nonplused by this woman''s words, but he remained aloof in his response, "Are you threatening me, Grey Willow? Do you believe that just because the Leaf clan is based in Rodinia that you are safe from my retaliation? Is Marshall Featherwork still sick? Hehe..."


    Master Grey Willow''s expression drastically changed once she heard these words. Marshall Featherwork was the Grand Elder of her Leaf Clan! That was her father''s brother, her biological uncle. He had been sick for around a year at this point, and although the family knew it was poison, they didn''t know how to resolve it. Joovee snickered and seemed to sneer, however only his eyes were visible through his neofrost mask. Jodye was visibly caught off guard by this sudden outburst, which didn''t go unnoticed by Bilan Moon.


    At this moment, Sigma Octanis removed his mask and interjected, "It would seem you have made a mistake. Young Aiken Moon is this seat''s third direct disciple. He is in no way under any threat of harm, nor is my associate here responsible for this arrangement. Please control yourselves, and limit your assumptions. By having a mature conversation, everything can be properly illustrated."


    Jodye was shocked that Sigma was indeed wearing a mask, one that he simply was unable to see. What sort of technology was this?


    Master Grey Willow was taken aback, and she stared at this handsome middle-aged man once more. Sigma Octanis was rather tall and majestic in bearing, causing her old maiden heart to flutter slightly. Of course, Grey Willow wouldn''t allow this to affect her state of mind, "The Master of our young master Moon? You? Are you even worthy?"


    "Whether I am worthy or not is something you are free to test for yourself," Sigma Octanis was simply unable to place this woman in his eyes at all. She may be a Gold Mage rank Sage at the Void Door Sage Realm, but Sigma had never been afraid to overpower the curse''s restriction if he needed too. How could he cower before a weak old lady from a lower star realm? He would slaughter this woman instantly before the curse could eject him from the realm.


    Plus, this little madman Neofrost was still next to Sigma. Such a genius made it so he wouldn''t even need to break the curse to deal with this woman, he and Neofrost could definitely eliminate her together.


    When Grey Willow saw the lofty look in these Northern Motherland men''s eyes, she grew more incensed.


    However, a cute little giggle suddenly cut through the tension, catching these almost warring parties off guard. They were shocked to find Jodye whispering in Bilan''s ear again, which was causing her to laugh. Aunt Miran was flabbergasted, as she realized the Bilan whose arm she was holding was fake, a wooden doll replica. The wooden toy then vanished with a poof sound, transforming into a white talisman that disappeared into Bilan''s glabella.


    [Source Artifact detected]


    Jodye started when he heard his Grimoire''s voice of fate echo in his heart. However, he recovered swiftly and rubbed his chin as he admired the white light that was apparently Bilan''s source artifact. It seemed to have quite a unique function.


    "Ahem. So anyway, Bilan," Jodye Trill suddenly cleared his throat, and his youthful and vibrant voice filled the room, "After Dessa and I recovered little Aiken from that bandit brigade we ran into Uncle Sigma, and boy did he help us out! Really, it''s been awesome since then. Now we''re here. I was planning on taking little Aiken back to Rodinia myself once we got a bit stronger, but ah, who knew I''d meet his good-looking sister¡­"


    "Oh stop," Bilan Moon''s face was beet red as she had been giggling and blushing a lot during the time her martial-aunt was talking to the others. She turned to her martial-aunt, oblivious to the previous tension, and exclaimed softly, "Auntie, Jodye says he will take me to meet little Morphy after the auction! He said he had already destroyed the leader of the Chimes Estate to save and recruit his Hand, so we don''t need to visit there at all! We found him, we finally found him!"


    After speaking with Jodye, Bilan was incomparably excited. This left Master Grey Willow stunned, and temporarily at a loss for words. She had almost fallen out with these fellows just now, but now her martial-niece and these men''s junior had reached their own conclusion peacefully. However, how could a brat be able to call the shots here?


    Merely, Grey Willow noticed that no one had admonished this boy from the very beginning.


    After a moment of consideration, she frowned at the Neofrost Master, before turning to look at Jodye. By now, she would have to be stupid to have not noticed that this boy seemed to have some level of persuasive power over these men, much like herself and Bilan. Although Jodye couldn''t be said to be the shot caller, neither of them seemed to oppose his arrangements at all. They were clearly following his lead in this situation. It was like they were three partners here only for the brat''s fancy.


    ''Could it be a trap?'' Thought Grey Willow secretly. How could this negus brat have rescued Aiken all alone and made it this far without a hitch? Such a thing only happened in fantasy books.


    But what would the motive of lying be? Master Grey Willow quickly dismissed this thought. Thinking about it more clearly, if they had nefarious intentions they simply didn''t need to bring up young master Moon at all, right? Why give themselves away? Grey Willow couldn''t think of a single reason why they would do so and here of all places. Yet, she had gone and insulted these men rashly. She felt rather hypocritical once she remembered what she said the Miran Moon previously.


    Although this was partly because she despised voodoo priests like Neofrost, and secondly because her intention on this trip was to take Aiken Moon as a disciple. Merely, not a direct disciple like Sigma had done. She didn''t think the boy would be worthy of such a thing just yet. Disciplehood had various levels to it. A student is someone who is learning something from a teacher. While the relation is sacred, and there are mutual obligations between the student and the teacher, there is no commitment between them.


    A disciple, on the other hand, has committed himself to the master, and the art of his master. The disciple has committed to entering and mastering a secret branch of knowledge and has requested the master to accept him into the arcane path. The relationship is very sacred, and the obligations are binding. Sigma Octanis was Jodye''s teacher, but not his master.


    There were differences in treatment from a master for different level disciples. An in-name disciple is the lowest level, and they typically would only learn from the master''s other disciples. A formal disciple, on the other hand, was able to receive training from the master directly. However, only a direct disciple would be guided whole-heartedly as if they were the master''s own child.


    If this man had made Aiken Moon a direct disciple, then there must be something special about the boy. Grey Willow decided she would need to take a more in-depth look.


    "If you are lying, boy, these two will not be enough to stop me from killing you," said Grey Willow coldly. Jodye Trill eyes also became cold at this moment, as his slaughter qi momentum threatened to flare up.


    How dare this old goat threaten him? If she wasn''t Bilan''s martial-aunt Jodye might''ve decided to kill her one day. Of course, currently, he was no match for the woman at all. Nonetheless, Jodye dropped her onto the same list as Miran Moon, they were doomed to never receive his favor.


    "Martial-aunt Blu Leaf!" Bilan was aghast! Not even she understood why these words from her martial-aunt seem to cause her heart pain as if they were aimed at herself. She was absolutely distraught at hearing someone close to her talk to Jodye like that, "Take that back! Jodye has done nothing wrong to us!"


    "Do not be naive child, this boy is slicker than tree oil," said Grey Willow defiantly, "You are the company you keep. These two men are no good. I refuse to believe the brat is any better. We will go and see what they have done to the young master Moon."


    Jodye Trill frowned, however, no one could see it. Regardless, Grey Willow seemed to see through his dissatisfaction, "You dare to glare at me boy? I suggest you two control your junior or I will."


    After discovering the Neofrost Master, Grey Willow no longer believed that this boy had some illustrious hidden background. Most probably, he was another renegade from the Southern Capital. Thus, she was no longer cautious or polite.


    Jodye was beginning to get angry, but Sigma Octanis interjected once more, "Do you believe that it is fine for you to threaten my apprentice in front of me? I will deal with you after the fair, old witch."


    "Servants! Have the guards escort this woman out," called out Joovee Nile mischievously. The servant girls outside the room quickly scurried away to get the guards.


    "YOU DARE!" thundered Grey Willow as waves of milky white origin force poured out of her body like white flames before becoming a nearly transparent pale golden atmosphere.


    Jodye instantly recognized this pale gold atmosphere as the Gold Mage rank aura!


    Void Door Realm, Gold Mage rank!


    This was a level of strength Jodye absolutely couldn''t match or resist.


    "Hmph," a brawny man in black robes strolled into the booth with two guards trailing behind him. The pressure from his body instantly surpassed Master Grey Willow''s and suppressed her significantly. Grey Willow''s aura dissipated, and the two guards shot forward and cuffed her with sky-canceling cuffs, before dragging the screaming and cursing Master Grey Willow out of the room.


    The man in black robes turned to face the Neofrost Master before slightly bowing. He nodded towards the other two women and asked, "Is there anything else we can do for you imperial prince?"


    Aunt Miran was shocked senseless, as Master Grey Willow had failed to follow her own advice and was now detained by the royal guard. Miran felt humbled indeed. If they could subdue Master Grey Willow, then what about herself? Joovee glanced at Jodye Trill, who shook his head. Bilan terrified eyes flashed with a grateful light.


    "You are dismissed," said Joovee Nile indifferently. After which the man and his guards swiftly vanished like the wind. Joovee Nile glanced at Bilan and her aunt, "You ladies will stay with us until the auction ends, and then you will meet your charge."


    Bilan and Miran were both frightened into silence by all that had happened, neither one of them dared to retort or comment on it at all. They sat on the opposite wall of Sigma and Joovee. Meanwhile, Jodye Trill had returned to gazing out the window at the auction stage below, as if all that happened before wasn''t related to himself at all. He was currently in a great mood after the Neofrost Master helped him vent his frustrations.


    Now, it was time to do what he came here to do!

 114 Hollywood Angel 1

    The next items in the auction was a D-grade combat gear set, a C-grade combat sword, and a D-grade combat shield. Jodye Trill and the others were not the least bit interested in these items. Jodye already had a mystic wand, the Vajra Scepter, and a lower B-grade Scarlet Magic Sword. Not to mention his A-grade Baleful Glaive and B-grade Evening Trickster Armor, neither of which he had used out of fear of them being coveted or recognized. After all, White Serpent Cove was rather famous in the south. As for the others, one was an alchemist, and the other was a blacksmith. Neither of them lacked combat gear.


    However, to these School Deans and Minor House Lords, combat gear above the D-grade was very tempting for various reasons. They could reward some outstanding disciples, which would motivate more competitions in their respective powers. This conventional approach to cultivating warriors was utilized by many families and sects.


    Soon, another ardent bidding war started, as D-grade combat gears could be considered rare below the mage ranks. Typically, only Mages or those approaching the void realms could afford to coerce a refiner into making or selling one.


    Jodye took in a deep breath. He realized how expensive quality combat gear would be. Gear Refiners were probably absolutely loaded no matter where they went! A Master Gear Refiner would be respected anywhere that there are warriors. Jodye glanced at Joovee Nile and seemed to see a smirk in his eyes as their gazes locked.


    "This is a rich young master!" Jodye Trill lamented in his heart. Joovee Nile was a Master Gear Refiner, someone who could refine incredible and excellent equipment. Refining combat gear was easy for him. In addition to his reputation, his refined stuff would only sell for more.


    Jodye suddenly felt that the wealth he currently possessed, in the face of these two tycoons, was absolutely nothing. Joovee Nile, just by selling the mask on his face would make more wealth than what Jodye had seen over his two lives. This auction was merely a low-level one at that. After all, the Purple-Sky Clan was only a third rank power.


    "Big bro Joovee, how long does it take for you to refine D-grade combat gear?" asked Jodye Trill out of curiosity. He prepared his heart for the impact of the response.


    "I think the most time it would take shouldn''t exceed a week, and my fastest speed is one day! However, I haven''t refined any since I reached the B-grade," replied the cold voice of Joovee Nile casually.Jodye had prepared his heart but still took quite the blow from this news. It only takes a day to refine 20 million silver crystal notes. How amazing!


    Of course, Jodye received far more than this in a single day by being a bandit. But was robbing a sure-fire way to make money? Of course not. More often than not, it would lead to life-threatening situations. If Jodye could make money on his own, then would he need to take such risks?


    "In Joovee''s organization, there are six amazing blacksmiths, and most public orders are taken by them," Sigma Octanis explained to Jodye patiently. "The Neofrost Master only refines High C-grade combat gear or better. He''s aiming to reach the Grand Refiner stage before he turns 30 years old."


    "Tsk, 30 years old? Try 22 years old, at the most!" snapped Joovee Nile.


    Thinking of the dreadful wealth that this Joovee Nile commanded on the surface, as well as the doubtless suspicious activities in the shadows, Jodye felt dreadful. He glanced at the surrounding V.I.P. Boxes and clenched his fists. The young sage would likely have to rely on these two rich bastards after all. Who knew how much wealth these big characters were sitting on! However, Jodye vowed to surpass these deans and House Lords one day!


    In front of these tycoons, Jodye Trill was merely an ant. He never felt very discouraged by anyone being stronger than himself, as given enough time he would be a monstrous Titan. However, in his previous world wealth was the ultimate form of power! With great wealth nearly anything was possible. Thus, one thing Jodye refused to accept was being without wealth. He desired to be the wealthiest by a wide margin! This was a remnant desire from his previous lifetime.


    "If I could refine powerful pills, even Joovee Nile would need to curry favor with me," thought Jodye privately. Every expert needed cultivation resources at some point, not everyone was a genius like Jodye Trill, who had yet to experience any bottlenecks on his mystic arts path. "Plus, now that I survived the lightning judgment, I''m an Earth Scientist. Not only that, my Cosmic Vision Scripture has reached the perfected level of the Murderous Sight Stage. If I''m smart, then I should be able to take down even a new Void Door realm Sage, like big bro Joovee. If he weren''t Lily''s brother, I wouldn''t have hesitated to use the yang source, calamity beam!"


    In reality, Jodye hadn''t dared to use the calamity beam, as he had never done so before. Calamity qi wasn''t as easy to use as serenity qi. Serenity qi required a calm mind, free of emotion and distraction. As a former assassin, Jodye found it very easy to achieve this state of mind. However, calamity force required a very active mind, free of inhibition and wild in nature. Jodye knew from Jupiter''s experiences that the first few times he used the calamity source beam he could possibly go blind due to its wild power. Calamity Yang qi was highly volatile, so controlling it was imperative. To use this attack, he had to let his soul go feral.


    Jodye would have to find some time to practice these new abilities before he could use them freely.


    "Anyway, now that I''m an Earth Scientist, I wonder when I should produce a master flame?" wondered Jodye Trill as the bidding continued without himself. Producing a master flame required extensive knowledge of fire qi and high compatibility with dual heavenly energies. Jupiter had relied on his understanding of both astral and divine qi to produce his first master flame, but he was immediately gifted with a sky flame after this accomplishment was announced. The best time to merge with a sky flame was after creating a nascent level master flame. Thus, neither Jodye nor Jupiter himself knew the limits of his master flame before it fused with the sky flame.


    "If only Sly were here, then I could¡­ I could¡­ wait¡­" glancing at the open window, Jodye Trill''s entire body suddenly shook. In a flash of purple light, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in front of him, the ouroboros on the cover emitting a mystical glow.


    [Source Artifact detected]


    "That is!" Joovee Nile suddenly jumped up from his seat, highly irritated, which drew everyone''s attention. Following his line of sight, everyone noticed the heavenly grimoire that was now floating in front of the young man who seemed to be peering into its secrets without having to open it. Joovee Nile was once again astounded as he exclaimed privately, "So it was exactly like I thought before! I can''t believe he actually possesses a heavenly grimoire as well! This is the first time I''ve seen another person who had one. Perhaps he and I are fated after all."


    Meanwhile, Jodye was totally unaware of this as he communicated his questions with the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. This was mainly because his eyes were glued to a particular location, forcing him to be unable to think of anything else but communicating with his grimoire. Five feet in front of Jodye, sitting on the balcony window ledge, was a small blue creature with four wings. The facial features of this creature were indistinguishable, but it gave off a beautiful feeling.


    Jodye was shocked because he just realized that by entering the Earth Science Realm, he had reached a level where his innate combat sparks would awaken further. No sooner than he realized this, he saw this creature and recognized two significant sensations that he hadn''t noticed previously. Then, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] summoned itself to his side.

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    "So that''s what it is¡­" Jodye Trill sighed in relief. With a thought, Jodye''s current information appeared in his mind.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 11 months.]


    [Status: 103% Health, 12:37 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Earth Science Realm, Initial Junior Spirit rank, 76 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 10, 160 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Four-Star Revolving Force rank, 26 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 180 BP. (Vajra Cover: 300 BP).''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 190 BP (dormant).''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 21%.''


    ''Stasis''


    ''Synchronized Bloodline Limit Unlocked: Tier 1 - Devouring Space Flame''


    ''Synchronized Auxiliary Spark Unlocked: Tier 1 - Transmutation''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 27%.''


    ''Stasis''


    ''Synchronized Bloodline Limit Unlocked: Tier 1 - Holy Catastrophe Sword Might''


    ''Synchronized Auxiliary Spark Unlocked: Tier 1 - Metamorphosis (Abstract)''


    "I can¡­ I can see pixies! I can see pixies now!" Jodye Trill was terribly excited. The Pixies had allowed him to perceive their existence, just like Xavier had told him might happen if he was lucky. This was obviously thanks to X doing his own introduction back in Dark Cave. Jodye felt a familiar vibration coming from the Pixie in front of him. Doubtless, it had followed him since that time. Perhaps, it had followed him even before that. Jodye Trill had a body that contained three divine sparks. He finally reached the level where he could give these powers form! This was what Sylvester had meant when he constantly berated Jodye as being weak.


    Before the Earth Science Realm, he couldn''t even access his advantages at all!


    Combat Soul abilities were separated into two components: Innate and Auxiliary. Innate abilities were the aspect of the talent that could be manifested outside of the body, while auxiliary was the aspect of the talent that manifested within the body. Due to Jodye choosing to synchronize with his combat souls, their abilities were written into his bloodline directly, becoming bloodline limits, or innate abilities that were activated through the use of lifeblood. The more powerful one''s lifeblood was, the more powerful their bloodline limit would be.


    Jodye''s first divine spark was the Devouring Space Flame. This was due to the influence of Sylvester''s soul on his own soul and bloodline. The heavenly grimoire helped him understand that this was his very own nirvana flame!


    However, to awaken it he would have to experience the first of nine nirvana cleansings. Merely, Jodye simply didn''t fear this whatever cleansing, he had already survived the wrath of the heavens. Besides, his body had already been cleansed by the Sky Fall Flame on more than one occasion. In Jodye''s opinion, this was likely the reason he could survive the tribulation at all. However, what he didn''t realize was that it was also the reason he even had to suffer heavenly tribulation in the first place.


    As for his second divine spark, it was called Holy Catastrophe Sword Might. Jodye didn''t need a concept because his understanding of this power was within his divine spark, which was hidden within his bloodline and took form in his origin pool. He had suddenly become aware that his natural pure force comprehension was also a result of his divine blood. His pure qi would eventually evolve into fate qi and then holy qi. Additionally, it would give birth to sword qi, and even calamity qi.


    However, Jodye had already comprehended Calamity qi on his own. He also intended to produce a master fire force genesis on his own, using the calamity force genesis and origin energy as the source and astral essence as the catalyst. Although his astral essence wasn''t yet powerful enough to be the source of the master flame, it could improve the foundation.


    "First I''ll produce the Big Wimp Pellets, then I''ll produce a master flame. Afterward, I''ll initiate my nirvanic cleansing while refining the Big Wimp Pellets. Once I fuse my Devouring Space Flame with my Master Flame Genesis, I''ll rename it as the Sky Fall Flame!"


    The nirvana flame sleeping within him was an agglomeration of the laws recorded within the soul and bloodline of the Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf in addition to the Sky Fall Flame that was fused with Prince Tricko''s soul. It was basically a Sky Fall Flame seed, just like Sylvester''s flame was the seed left by his mother''s nirvana fire - also known as the Sky Fall Flame. A devouring fire on par with the devouring laws of the World Devouring Sky Wolf and by extension the ancient Heaven Devouring Demon Beast. This was a truly terrifying creature from the beginning of the universe.


    "Undergoing nirvana should also purify my body right?" thought Jodye to himself. "In that case, it is indeed best that I wait until I break through to the eleventh level of the Titanic Path''s Wimpy Man Realm before undergoing my nirvana. At that time, I should be able to open up an astral gate and refine it into a stargate with more ease¡­"


    Jodye Trill had his plans, all he needed was the proper materials now. He would get his uncle Sigma to help him produce a master flame and start making C-grade qi pills!


    During the time Jodye was lost in his thoughts, a few other items were auctioned off. This included many combat gears, either weapons or armors. Most of the things were rather low priced, the highest priced item that sold was a C-grade combat gear that sold for a whopping 60 million silver crystal notes.


    "Uncle Sigma, what''s the market price on combat gear at the C-grade?" asked Jodye, a bit confused.


    "I would say around 80 million," replied Uncle Sigma as he took another sip of tea. The servants who fled earlier had yet to return, making Sigma have to drink conservatively in the meanwhile.


    "40 million silver!" After hearing this number, Jodye was shocked and uncomfortable. A C-grade Magic Life qi pill could be purchased for a mere amethyst crystal note. This was already a difference of forty times, that was outrageous! This made the aspiring alchemy master, Jodye Trill, somewhat depressed. Why did combat gear sell for so much? Luckily, he would be able to refine weapons as well. Well, at least he planned to do so eventually.


    Seeing the despondent look on Jodye''s face, Sigma seemed to guess at his thoughts, explaining patiently, "Little Jupiter, qi pills are different from combat gear. Qi pills, once bought, will quickly be consumed to elevate strength. However, combat gear will stay with a warrior for a long time. Great combat gear can save your life in a desperate situation even more so than a qi pill that may give you a second life! Why? Because what does healing yourself matter, if you can just be killed by the opponent afterward? Combat gears provide prestige, increases the stats by a lot, and it looks cool too. That''s why common grade but unique combat gear will often fetch a greater price than common spirit or qi pills. In these kinds of secret fairs, low-level spirit or qi orbs rarely appear, as such things are even rarer than the high-level combat gear. However, high-level materials often appear towards the end for alchemists to compete over."


    Jodye Trill nodded at his words. If an alchemy master were able to refine qi orbs, the price would definitely reflect this. For a Pill King to become an Orb King, he would waste many precious materials, but he would also create spirit and qi orbs that pill kings could never compete with.


    The next item auctioned was actually the middle C-grade combat gear set the Blackheart Bow and Arrows. This combat gear set immediately triggered another wave of fierce bidding.


    "The starting price is one million silver crystal notes!" After introducing the Blackheart Bow and Arrow set, Vanessa Purple-Sky called out the starting bid. However, she had barely finished speaking before a voice thundered out a bid.


    "2 million silver!" said a short and ugly old man with crooked teeth who looked like death, in one of the V.I.P. Booths.


    "That''s Roger Flankz, a vice-sect master of White Serpent Cove. He''s one level above that Oulan Mercy," Sigma Octanis was informing Jodye of some influential people, as he felt the boy should know their enemies and friends distinctly. "Next to him is his senior, the strongest vice-sect master, Garuda. Garuda himself is a truly dangerous individual, believe me. Over there is Erikah Maat, a good friend of mine. He hails from the North Ward''s Divine Bird Country. They have extremely vast resources. I''m certain that he''s only interested in the final item, or he''s simply here to give the Purple-Sky clan face. He wouldn''t even be in the South Ward if I didn''t invite him for our operation."

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    "2.3 Million!" this was the Dean of Heaven Fighter Academy in the South Ward, Shen Linglong.


    "2.5 Million!" an eccentric tycoon named Francis Dirt, who had purchased an item previously.


    Many more people continued to join in on the fun. Before long the amount had already reached 12 million!


    "20 million," came a majestic and powerful voice, that Jodye was shocked to find came from right next to himself. The surroundings flew into an uproar.


    "I know him! That''s the eighteenth star!"


    "I''ve heard of him! They call him the heavenly wolf, right?"


    At that moment, Jodye was speechlessly staring at Sigma Octanis, who looked down and spoke to him with a smirk, "I suddenly realized that this combat gear set would be perfect for my disciple. Without wearing my mask, who would dare to haggle with me?"


    Bilan and Miran Moon''s eyes both flashed with a favorable light. Perhaps this Sigma Octanis wasn''t as bad as they thought. At least, he wasn''t as bad as that Neofrost. On the other hand, Jodye Trill simply didn''t know where to begin. He wondered how Aiken would feel if he received this combat gear set as a gift from his master. After all, Aiken was completely aware of where this set came from, even more so than Jodye. In fact, him being gifted this item would be a form of retribution for the brat. The Crimson Riders definitely took advantage of Aiken Moon in the past. Suddenly, Jodye was looking forward to Aiken receiving this gear. After all, he had already found the boy''s sister, what was a small prank between pals?


    "Do you truly admire this bow and arrow set?" asked Joovee Nile suddenly. Jodye and Sigma both looked over, and Sigma nodded. Joovee sneered and said, "I will refine you another one for the brat, then. Just find the materials for me. This set was made when I was 15-years-old. It''s far too old school. For the disciple of my partner, I will refine and completely new set."


    A light bulb suddenly went off in Jodye''s head, as he loudly exclaimed suddenly, causing those who knew him to look at him in confusion, "What?! Did the Master Gear Refiner, NeoFrost Master, just admit to refining this set himself?!"


    "What did that brat just say?"


    "Hey look! That is indeed the fanged demon mask! It is the Neofrost Master!"


    "Prince Joovee, over here! I love you!"


    Hearing the crowd instantly recognize him, Jodye looked at Joovee smirked as if to say ''Who exactly is wearing a mask for nothing, you or me?'' This made Joovee grimace, but no one was able to see it.


    The crowd was sent into an uproar again, as Vanessa Purple-Sky seized the opportunity to increase the revenue. The light of appreciation flickered in her eyes as she knew who this masked boy who shouted was already. He just helped them both profit more. Her voice was dreamy and light as she hypnotized the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen today the mystery has been solved! This combat gear set is actually one of the hidden projects of the famous Neofrost Master! Which means that you guys are lucky to be getting it so cheap! Ah, if only I had known¡­"


    "I''ll do 24 million!"


    "25 million!"


    "30 million silver!" called out Sigma Octanis enthusiastically, drawing stares from the entire auction hall, "What? It''s now a collector''s item, right? Must buy, must buy."


    "I''ll take it for 40 million silver!" called out a familiar voice from below.


    "Martial-aunt Blu, Ah!" exclaimed Bilan Moon, moving next to Jodye at the balcony. She rushed to peer over and almost fell, but the pixie caught her shirt and handed it to Jodye, who casually pulled her back up. To the ones behind him, it seemed like he had used some kind of suction force to catch her! Joovee and Sigma nodded their heads in appreciation. This brat was skilled indeed!


    Hearing this exuberant voice, Vanessa Purple-Sky quickly shouted, "40 million silver going once¡­ 40 million silver going twice¡­ sold, to the mistress in the front!"


    "Hehehehehe¡­" Jodye Trill had an evil gleam in his eye as he laughed to himself.


    "Are you okay, young noble Trill?" asked Bilan Moon from next to him.


    "Eh?" Jodye Trill seemed to become aware of his posture again, "ahem. I was merely happy to have profited so much today."


    "Profited?" asked Bilan Moon utterly confused. How does he profit from her martial-aunt purchasing combat gear? She was clearly competing with Sigma Octanis with the exact same intention as the former. If there were truly some hidden plot, it would make more sense if Jodye were fearful, but he was amused?


    However, moments later her doubts were answered as one of the previous servant girls shyly walked into the room, this time walking directly to Jodye Trill, "Here are your earnings, young master Jupiter. 40 Million silver crystal notes, minus 8%."


    Jodye Trill received the jade box in the girl''s hand which he opened to find 36,800 gold crystal notes! This brought his grand total to 588,000 gold crystal notes.


    "Rich, I''m rich¡­" Jodye Trill felt it hard to breathe at this moment. Even if he wasn''t a wealthy tycoon like the two masters behind him, he was still very rich by now. After all, he had basically taken all of his current assets with his own hands. This gave the young sage a sense of accomplishment. Forget gold, Jodye had so much amethyst crystal that he didn''t even dare to think about it anymore.


    "Kid, you were the one who put those weapons up to auction?" Joovee Nile asked, prompting Jodye to tell the story of saving Aiken Moon''s ass again. Seeing Jodye tell his companion this story in the exact same way he had told herself mere moments ago, with a few added twists and turns for a dramatic flair, it only made Bilan Moon''s faith in him grow. Especially once she associated that bow as the one used to sneak attack Jodye right after he dropped down to rescue her brother. When Jodye told her that he only saved Aiken Moon because of his Right Hand, she almost stopped believing him. After all, how could someone so young actually have a warrior attendant? However, now Bilan was looking forward to meeting this ''Dessa Chimes'' whom her brother was so smitten with.


    Even Aunt Miran found Jodye a bit less displeasing after listening to this tale. After hearing the explanation, Joovee Nile laughed loudly, before lowering his voice once more with a devilish light in his eyes, "Well, hot damn! Looks like you exploited this young master quite well, no? It would seem I deserve a cut! Give me 80%, and we''ll call it even."


    "I''m afraid that would be against my best interests," shrugged Jodye Trill nonchalantly, causing Joovee Nile to pause, his eyes becoming a little gloomy. Joovee suddenly felt as if he would be played to no end by this brat Jodye if he tried to muscle the latter. Thus, he instantly decided to never con Jodye, this little wise guy. It was too dangerous.


    "You, brat, were you really planning on letting this old dog bark my fortune away on you?" Uncle Sigma placed Jodye in a headlock and ruffled his hair up aggressively.


    After escaping this unexpected assault, Jodye turned his attention back to the auction stage, his eyes growing wide.


    "Is it really here? Finally!" Jodye Trill was incomparably excited.


    "Next, we are going to auction a rare original material called the Hollywood Angel. This plant is bizarre, as the stalk resembles a beautiful woman and contains very potent wood essence," Vanessa Purple-Sky was actually in a good rhythm as the new host. She had the crowd hanging off her every word, and her voice even had some extra charm to it now, "The six large leaves on each side of the Hollywood Angel resemble angelic wings and contain potent pure essence. This 1,000-year-old, B-grade, pure herb is one of the main ingredients for some rare spirit qi pills, such as the Longevity Pill and the Heaven''s Ascension Pill!"

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    1,000-year-old, B-grade, Hollywood Angel!


    "An ingredient with potent wood essence and pure essence," Jodye Trill was filled with joy. "If I secure this Hollywood Angel pure herb, I would only be lacking a source of potent star qi as the other main ingredient. Hmm, it would be best for that to also be of the B-grade. But even if it''s C-grade, it would have to be at least 10,000-years-old..."


    Vanessa Purple-Sky went on to explain the usefulness of the Hollywood Angel, and other essential details, giving this item all the gas she could before shouting, "Upset is 1 million silver crystal notes!"


    "A novelty item. Only the eccentrics and old hustlers would buy this material," chided Aunt Miran casually.


    "Why do you say so auntie?" asked Bilan Moon innocently.


    "A longevity pill does exactly as its name implies, it prolongs the life of those who consume it," explained Aunt Miran softly, "However, doing so would cut off their dao potential. Heaven''s Ascension pills are a bit better in that they can help a saint path warrior at the peak of the True Saint Realm ascend to the Heaven''s Master Realm. However, without the proper comprehensions, they will never achieve anything further than this realm. As far as I know, there are only these such pills that can be concocted with this material."


    "Merely, if they possess the capacity for those comprehensions, they would not need such a qi essence pill at all!" a brilliant light shone in Bilan Moon''s eyes.


    "It is indeed so, my sweet niece." Aunt Miran was impressed and pleased, she put a lot of effort into teaching this daughter of her sister and husband''s brother. "These longevity pills and even the heaven''s ascension pills are wastes that only the incapable would consume. Truly talented geniuses wouldn''t require such potential ruining pills. Alchemists who refine these pills are all money hungry, or perhaps it is by special request from some old tycoon. Who doesn''t fear death? It is perfectly normal."


    Jodye was shocked to find that this annoying old lady was right, no one had actually wanted to bid! They had heard Vanessa''s explanation, and the usefulness of this material was specialized and limited. Since it was only of the B-grade, the truly old and dying wealthy tycoons simply had no use for it. Spending a million silver for such an item?


    Pass.


    "1.1 million silver!" Jodye Trill used an indifferent and low spirited voice to call out, hoping to give off the impression of someone bidding out of boredom.


    Vanessa Purple-Sky smiled wryly while glancing at private box number seven. Was this still considered giving herself face? "1.1 million silver going once."


    "30 million silver crystal notes," came the elderly voice of a black-robed figure in Private Box Number 204. At the same time, a true essence sound transmission reached Jodye''s ear, "Do not play with me, young man. This item is mine. You will withdraw, and you will get your guard dogs to withdraw as well!"


    Jodye''s face twitched slightly.


    The auction hall was suddenly full of murmurs of intrigue. This was a rather big jump! This old tycoon clearly wanted to let the young pup know to stay in his place. This was a big boy''s game! Sigma Octanis stroked his chin and was considered what his bid should be. How could he let his apprentice suffer insult?


    "50 million silver crystal notes," Jodye Trill''s voice was utterly indifferent as he called out an exorbitant amount. Jodye actually only had about 10 million silver crystal notes. However, he had enough gold to make up the difference three times over. Sigma and Joovee Nile were both shocked, before remembering the previously auctioned items. It seemed the kid was bold enough to risk it all for something he wanted.


    "You dare!" the booming voice of an old demon suddenly echoed through Jodye''s mind, making him cough out blood. Seeing this, both Sigma Octanis and Joovee Nile stood up, and original pressure instantly shrouded the auction hall.


    "Private Box Number 7, what is the meaning of this," came the voice of a handsome middle-aged man with long silver hair who appeared from backstage. This one an elder level figure from the Purple-Sky Clan.


    "Why don''t you take off that hood and show me who is it that dares to threaten and harm this seat''s apprentice," Sigma Octanis was condensing qi in his hand as he locked his perception on to the black-robed figure in Private Box Number 204. Joovee Nile was also entirely locked-on for the target, ready to ruin the entire show if need be.


    "Do you think I, Bandit, fear a half-ass alliance like the two of you?" Crash Bandit sneered as he asked, "Neofrost, if you and your junior join me up here, then I can forget about this item. I will even take him as a disciple. His future will be far brighter, I will discipline him properly every night."


    Jodye Trill was appalled, his face aghast! What discipline properly every night? This old pervert dared to threaten his chastity, Jodye''s rage started to seethe and bubble.


    "Old Man Crash Bandit, this is your first and only warning. If you or anyone here dares to attack or threaten our customers in this Winter Winds City, the Purple-Sky Clan will show no mercy in dealing with them!" A majestic voice suddenly thundered throughout the entire hall.


    "This one wouldn''t dare, milord Tower Master," said old man Crash Bandit with feigned humility, "I am merely trying to warn those who would play around on your grand stage of the consequences such actions bring. It was just a lesson, milord, a lesson."


    "Our guests in Private Box Number 7 have given us zero reasons to believe they can not support a mere 50 million silver crystal notes," the majestic voice echoed through the hall once more. "Withdraw your prejudice, or we will act against you."


    "I do not dare, I do not dare," said old man Crash Bandit calmly. However, he clearly didn''t put the threats of the Purple-Sky Clan in his heart.


    "Old Villain Crash Bandit is as wild as ever. Do White Serpent Cove think they run the city now?"


    "They have grown more active in this area lately. Do you think they have their eyes on our Winter Winds City?"


    "Those nobles sects and houses are fighting, what difference does it make to us? Let''s just watch the show."


    "If that kid wants to live past tomorrow, he should withdraw from this item."


    "But isn''t that the same box as those two masters from earlier? I don''t think he should be too disadvantaged in such a situation."


    "Oh yeah? The strength of others is ultimately not your own strength. What if they somehow get him separated from his protectors? The kid''s ass is toast. You heard Bandit."


    Everyone in the crowd had their own take on the situation. Crash Bandit''s strong-armed approach had displeased many people and disrupted the flow of the auction.


    "Crash Bandit? I know him," the Neofrost Master, Joovee Nile, was well connected in the underground circuits. He spoke his intelligence to Jodye Trill directly, "He''s a Voodoo Priest. That''s what they call those Saints who dual cultivate death origin powers. The scariest thing about him is his Saint path cultivation, it''s at the peak of the Sociopath rank of the Heaven''s Master Saint Realm. It would take at least 1,900 BP to kill him if he didn''t raise any defenses. It''s already impressive that you would survive a soul attack from him."


    "I will kill him," Jodye Trill wiped the blood from his mouth with a handkerchief that Bilan Moon handed him, his defiant words causing her heart to accelerate. Jodye''s rage was bubbling within his gut, and his Endless Carnage Qi Concept was activated. Slaughter qi swam through Jodye''s blood and veins, merging into his flesh. His smooth and supple brown skin was releasing a pale red glow, as qi steam was emerging from his muscles. "I will definitely kill that man! I will shred him into pieces and then burn him away into nothing."


    Bilan Moon who stood right next to Jodye covered her little mouth and dared not to breathe. Although the current Jodye Trill was a bit scary, it left Bilan excited. She didn''t understand this feeling and subconsciously retreated.


    Meanwhile, Aunt Miran was startled as she hadn''t even noticed when her niece disappeared from her side, and that same niece was already attending to Jodye like a little wife. When she noticed Jodye''s aura she suddenly frowned, "Wait a damn second¡­ when did this brat reach the Earth Science Realm? Or was this his original strength all along? Does that Neofrost Master have such unique gear?"


    "Hahaha, good, good," Joovee Nile laughed aloud and patted Jodye''s shoulder while repeating the word good. He saw Jodye''s state and presumed that the previous attack had angered the boy so much that it may have awakened a bloodline limit. Most genius class sages would possess a bloodline limit, this was not unusual at all. "This is the way I expect my little brother to be. Pay close attention to your current state, understand it as much as you can."


    "This can be considered benefitting from misfortune," Sigma Octanis had also calmed down after confirming the identity of Crash Bandit. This man was an Honored Elder of White Serpent Cove. Sigma was truly fed up with this group. He was currently scrutinizing Jodye''s body with his spiritual awareness. After observing the slaughter qi fusing into Jodye''s body on its own, Sigma came to the same conclusion as Joovee Nile. However, Jodye''s current state couldn''t help but make Sigma feel some nostalgia for some reason.


    What was it similar too?


    "I will leave him alive for you to kill, then," Joovee Nile made a mental note to poison Crash Bandit after beating him up, and then he would let the matter rest at that.


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    Sky Fall Bandit

 118 Coldheart Star Stone 1

    "80 Million Silver Crystal Notes!" called out Roger Flankz from Private Box Number 13. At the same time, he sent a sound transmission to Sigma Octanis, "Do not cause tension over a bored junior who competed with the wrong side. He deserved more than what he got, be glad we were merciful."


    "Merciful? Do you believe I will come and show you the meaning of mercy?" Sigma Octanis was now incensed. He responded with an aggressive sound transmission of his own. "Continue to disrespect me, and I will not hesitate to flatten you and everyone with you today. I know you consider yourself very powerful with Garuda here, but I am not afraid of a mere Garuda."


    "You¡­," the enraged Roger Flankz was about to rebuttal, but he was stopped by a heavyset elder to his left. Sigma sneered and placed a protective barrier of magic qi around Jodye Trill.


    Jodye was not utterly oblivious to the content conversation between these experts. It was merely that transmitting one''s voice through qi was an upper-level technique that only experts could grasp. By the upper realm''s standard, Jodye had only just become a rookie, so he didn''t know how to do this yet. In fact, if not for the fact that a thin stream of his divinity covered most of this Purple-Sky Tower, Jodye wouldn''t even know they were communicating. Thus, he didn''t mind them. He was doing as Joovee Nile had instructed and studying his current state. Unlike his companions, Jodye knew precisely what was going on! Each stage of the Titanic Rage Law resulted in cultivating the corresponding Titan Power or Rage Power. In Jodye''s memory, this alternated starting with the first stage.


    The Titan Power of the first stage the Wimpy Man Realm is the Fist of Might. The Fist Of Might was an ability that allowed all the astral qi in the body to be concentrated into one point for an explosion of force. The Rage Power of the Second Stage is the Slaughter State! The Slaughter State uses rage power to create slaughter qi from the astral light in the astral passages, before fusing the slaughter qi into the body. The longer the body remains in Slaughter State, the more slaughter qi is merged into his flesh and blood, and the stronger the Slaughter State becomes. The only drawback is the strain it places on the body. Right now, Jodye could perceive that Slaughter State increased his astral combat strength by 10%.


    Somehow, Jodye had awakened the rage power Slaughter State early, in spite of only being in the Wimpy Man Realm.


    After understanding his own body, Jodye sifted through his memories trying to understand how that bastard Crash Bandit had attacked him just now. After a few seconds, a golden light flashed in Jodye''s eyes, and he raised up his hand up once more.


    "90 Million!"


    Silence swept the room as Jodye''s small but mighty voice echoed through the hall.


    "Brat, I''ll kill you!" Roger Flankz grimaced as he currently couldn''t find an excuse for spending 100 million on a Hollywood Angel. Even if this would be the perfect supplement in creating the cure for the curse that the secret treasured sword had placed on many of the elders a few months back. After all, although these men were currently his subordinates. Although, that was only because Oulan Mercy suddenly got himself killed leaving them without a Vice-Sect Leader to follow. Roger had no choice but to pick up half of his leftovers while Garuda ate the rest. This was last until a new Vice-Sect Leader was appointed.


    Old man Crash Bandit had a sinister look in his eyes as he stared down Private Box Number 7 as if he could kill everyone there with just a stare. This brat was wearing a powerful serenity ice combat mask, Crash Bandit''s perception had no way to piercing it. Serenity qi had exceptional sealing properties, this brat had a quality mask indeed. He knew he was destined to miss out on the 1,000-year-old B-grade Hollywood Angel this time. Crash felt that if he could have been the alchemist to cure the path regression curse, then the Sect Master would definitely promote him to take up Oulan Mercy''s vacant post.


    "No matter, I will definitely be taking this treasure back," spat Crash Bandit hatefully.


    "90 Million silver going once¡­ going twice¡­ sold, to the young man in Private Box Number 7." Vanessa Purple-Sky smirked as she thought she had made the auction quite lively so far. "Our next item is a scarce one. Today we have many experts in the building.Picture, if you will, being stuck at the same rank for decades. Constantly trying to improve your rank step by step but always falling short. Today could be your lucky day. I''m pleased to present one of our three A-grade showcase items, an Earth Science Realm origin fruit, the Dark Jumble Fruit!"


    "WOW!" the crowd went crazy with shock and excitement.


    "I must get this Dark Jumble Fruit!"


    "If my direct disciple could consume this fruit, it would reduce the time he needs to become an elite by ten years!"


    "Bidding starts at 50 million silver crystal notes!"


    "60 million!"


    "80 Million!"


    "95 Million!"


    "120 Million!"


    There were substantial dollar signs in Jodye''s eyes as he listened to the price continuously rising, he was growing terribly excited.


    "Ah! Dark Jumble Fruit, it''s really the Dark Jumble Fruit!" Aunt Miran hopped to her feet and exclaimed. "Your martial-aunt simply must secure that Dark Jumble Fruit for you. If you can promote your strength before we return to Rodinia, our family may get precious materials in the form of cultivation resources. They may even let us move into the Seven Spirit Sect''s territory."


    "But aunt, I do not believe that is either master or my father''s intention," replied Bilan Moon softly.It could be easily seen that Bilan was very unwilling to argue with her aunt.


    "Do you want a Dark Jumble Fruit, Bilan?" asked Jodye Trill suddenly. Aunt Miran sneered and turned her nose up to treat Jodye like a bumpkin. Jodye, on the other hand, paid the woman no mind. He possessed several of these fruits, after all, merely he wasn''t sure just anyone could consume one. For instance, he would never give this Aunt Miran one. However, Bilan had a master protecting her! Refining the Dark Jumble Fruit shouldn''t be a problem, as the expert by her side would protect her, "Your bother is one of my people. That means you''re under my care as well. Here."


    Jodye casually removed a magic pouch from his space ring and tossed in on Bilan''s startled lap.


    Bilan blushed at the offer, as she had never had a member of the opposite sex buy her something before, and after his breakthrough, this Jodye was far taller and more muscular than she recalled. In fact, her interaction with males was totally limited. Bilan was only 12-years-old currently, and due to her cultivation method, her body developed a little slower. This was actually the opposite of Jodye''s Chaotic Thunder God Physique. Due to the influence of his titanic dao practice, Jodye had the body of a sixteen-year-old young man. In fact, he also had the hormones to go with it. Jodye was finding the opposite sex harder to deal with suddenly. How many years had it been since he felt bashful? Luckily he was experienced in overcoming these emotions. This made little Jodye feel funny lately.


    In reality, Jodye was just a six-year-old child. Merely, his body was not that of a six-year-old at all. At the tenth level of the Wimpy Man Stage, Jodye looked a full decade older than he actually was. Such was the greatness of his physique. His size as a six-year-old was already so impressive, what would he look like ten years from now? Nonetheless, Bilan Moon mistook his age once and then re-evaluated incorrectly a second time.


    ''My life has been a little tough lately, at least there''s such a cute older boy trying to flatter me and cheer me¡­ up? Eh¡­? Eh?! What''s this? It''s really there??!'' Bilan Moon''s mind short-circuited when she claimed ownership of the magic pouch and peeked inside. She looked at Jodye Trill puzzled. Who in the world was this young man Jodye Trill?


    The villain in question anticipated this reaction, and just held a finger up to Bilan''s lips and shook his head. It wouldn''t be safe if too many people knew what Jodye had done was for real. Bilan''s face turned beet red as she tried to give the magic pouch back, but Jodye ignored her as if she was air. He was like an ice statue that could not perceive her existence at all.Helpless, Bilan could only sit back and stare at the bag in a daze.


    ''A Dark Jumble Fruit ah¡­ by refining this origin fruit, I can really step into next rank ahead of schedule. By converting the yin properties of the fruit into yang with my divine spark, Aetherland, I can bring out the max potential of this fruit. This is amazing¡­'' Bilan couldn''t be more excited than she was at this moment. Her brother was found, and she would see him soon. Her first crush was even being super friendly to her, she felt like she was on a cloud because of this. Not only that but now she could elevate her strength by a lot in a short amount of time. At this point, she completely believed that her brother was indeed okay.


    ''No, I must remember my master and martial aunt Bluleaf''s warning. The Voodoo Priests of the Pangaea are all charming and manipulative. However, I do believe him about little Moon...'' Bilan Moon was torn. At the very least, her brother and this young man were unlikely to be on bad terms, otherwise wouldn''t Jodye be losing too much here? She was certain to discover the truth. Bilan tried to remain skeptical since they were in the voodoo state. Bilan Moon simply didn''t know how to repay Jodye for all of these things.


    Would she have to marry him?


    It was starting to seem like her only option if she ever wanted to repay him. Of course, this was a sacrifice she would just have to make then. She steeled her heart like the warriors of old.


    How could she offer a fortune to someone more wealthy than herself? How could she offer assistance to someone with more talent than herself? It''s not like she could provide the young man her body, as she was currently only a child. Bilan Moon was at a loss, and this was why she didn''t dare accept this gift. However, Jodye was now treating her like air, and Bilan definitely didn''t like this. The auction no longer even mattered to her, she just wanted this boy to look at her again.


    "180 million!"


    "250 million!"


    "300 million, and all of you be damned!"


    "Allow this prince to join in the fun. 400 million, bwahahaha," Joovee Nile threw in his bid for fun, this was getting super interesting. Furthermore, he already recognized that look in Jodye''s eyes at this point. This was likely another item auctioned off by the brat, although the Neofrost Master just couldn''t figure out what would possess the kid to give away such a treasure.


    "400 million going once!"


    The crowd was suddenly silent, as many people grit their teeth in rage. Who was willing to compete against an imperial prince? Especially since this was the first item to have caught his interest. No one was willing to offend the infamous Neofrost Master, this lunatic. However, there was at least one person who was eager to offend the Neofrost Master. Master Grey Willow''s voice cut through the silence, "480 million!"


    Shock!


    Alarm!


    Everyone near the old woman scattered immediately as if she carried a plague. Was this the effect of prolonged fear? Jodye wondered what level of cultivation did he need to possess to make people so cowardly?

 119 Coldheart Star Stone 2

    "Hehe," to the crowd''s shock, all they heard from Joovee Nile was a little snicker. Without further suspense, the Dark Jumble Fruit was purchased by Master Grey Willow. However, before Grey Willow had time to feel proud of her victory, she saw a delivery girl head to the row of V.I.P. boxes that she had left previously. Not only that, but this delivery girl was the same one as the last two times.


    Master Grey Willow didn''t dare to follow the girl with her perception as they were in the Purple-Sky Tower and the Tower Master was here, but she knew without thinking much that this girl was the one assigned to attend to the rewards of Private Box Number 7. Or more accurately, right to that little brat Jodye Trill! Who was this child? Had she underestimated him?


    "I had thought it strange that he reached the next realm so quickly. So he found some Dark Jumble Fruit. Someone must have helped him refine it. How reckless," Master Grey Willow felt like she had seen through the entire situation after calming down a bit. "Look at what rushing his cultivation has done to this poor child? It is much different from our Bilan, she looks much younger than she really is. This shows her talent. They are obviously short-sighted. I''ll need an explanation for this if they plan to disciple the young master Moon, hmph."


    Grey Willow was correct about one thing for sure. Back at Private Box Number 7, Jodye Trill was smiling from ear to ear. Of course, this smile was hidden under his neofrost mask.


    "Young Master Jupiter, please accept these four hundred amethyst crystal notes and eighty thousand gold crystal notes. Courtesy of Master Fontaine Purple-Sky." said the servant girl.


    "Ten rounds of Riot Goo for everyone, bwahahaha," Jodye Trill laughed like a maniac, making Bilan Moon giggle involuntarily. Sigma and Joovee glanced at each other with smiles in their eyes, before insisting the servant girl hurry and place the order.


    "Next item for auction is a very unique spatial artifact," Vanessa Purple Sky had changed into an elegant, if not slightly revealing, emerald gown. She swayed her body dramatically as she removed the curtain from the next item. It was a groovy looking belt with a deep black space gem in the buckle.


    "Mo'' money?" Jodye Trill was shocked. This was the belt he had stolen from Oulan Mercy! Jodye''s face suddenly turned grim. He had actually forgotten about this matter.


    "What was that, young noble Trill?" asked Bilan Moon in confusion.


    "Eh?" Jodye collected himself again before smiling naturally behind his neofrost mask. He may have forgotten this mine was on the field but the explosion wouldn''t kill him. At most he would lose a leg, "It''s nothing. I wonder how who refined this item?"


    "Oh, we see combat gear like this in Rodinia quite often," Bilan Moon declared proudly. "They''re pretty common. Even my little purse is a spatial artifact gifted to me by my master."


    "Tsk, my master was so stingy..." Jodye Trill said this, but he missed his mother dearly. Thinking back to the last time he saw his mother, Jodye''s entire mood soured considerably. He suddenly felt pleased with himself that he murdered Oulan Mercy and plundered his space belt. Jodye wanted to slaughter they sick Voodoo Priests and abolish the Voodoo States.


    Villains like Basalt must die for sure.


    "Basalt," Jodye Trill gnashed his teeth, his rage qi subtly leaking from his pores. The warriors in the room all observed this with intrigue but no one spoke aloud. They were watching the auction, and Jodye was still a junior after all.


    "Practice restraint," a masculine voice rang out in Jodye''s head via his psychic link with Uncle Sigma. Jodye focused his mind by operating the Cosmic Vision Scripture, his leaking qi was all drawn into his right eye, where it was devoured by the calamity source and instantly refined into pure soul qi. This new discovery stunned Jodye.


    "110 Million silver going once! Going twice! Sold! To the handsome man in Private Box Number 17!"


    Contrary to what Jodye expected, no one from White Serpent Cove seemed to recognize the groovy belt at all. Jodye frowned as he could have kept that item for himself, he had worried for nothing.


    "The next item for sale is rarity from the Mystic Beast Mountains in Rodinia. Our president traded quite a bit with the monster clan to procure this item. Shawn Gregory, I think you even lost a pair of pants in that trade, right?" Vanessa Purple-Sky gave a coquettish glance at Private Box Number 3, which actually sent the crowd in a small uproar.


    "Hey, that was a secret Ness! S-E-C-R-E-T, see?" replied a blond-haired man from the window of Private Box Number 3. Laughter was heard all over the hall. Jodye Trill was baffled. There were even plays like this?


    "Getting back to the point, the potent serenity force of this item is only eclipsed by the dense astral might condensed inside of the core of this B-grade original material, the Coldheart Star Stone. The base price for this item is 80 million silver crystal coins."


    Coldheart Star Stone!


    Jodye Trill''s eyes refocused as he scrutinized the Cold Heart Star Stone with his Divine Awareness. He wasn''t afraid of being discovered, because he had long since covered this entire tower in his divine spirit qi. If he were going to be found out, he would have already been discovered. Instead, it was Jodye who had seen the identities of all the individuals who attempted to spy on them with spiritual or magical qi. On top of that, he actually discovered the soul consciousness stream of an elite in the Private Box Number 177. This party was also scrutinizing the starstone without fear.


    "What Coldheart Star Stone, this is clearly a fragment of a satellite star core. This is amazing," Jodye Trill recognized the origin of this item at a glance. A satellite star core was what existed in the center of a moon. The potent lunar class serenity qi was far more useful than any source of yin one could find on an earth star such as Gaea.


    "Coldheart Star Stone? Classic.Ah, what will the humans think of next?" Standing next to Jodye Trill, Sigma Octanis was mumbling to himself. Merely, everyone in the room was a sage. Their hearing was countless times more potent than a mortal, they could all hear him clearly.


    "It''s definitely a Coldheart Star Stone, right Unk? Alright, I''m buying this no matter what!" exclaimed Jodye Trill with gold lights shining in his sapphire eyes, which were all that was visible behind his mysterious neofrost mask. His shoulder-length wavy black hair floated with no wind, giving him a heroic air. Bilan Moon''s eyes sparkled and she didn''t noticer herself softly clapping her little hands.


    "You can call it whatever you want, brat," Sigma Octanis spoke smugly. How could his esteemed self not recognize a moon core fragment? His ancestors would surely smite him. "If it becomes too much for you to handle, do let me know."


    "Mn." Jodye Trill didn''t even place Sigma''s words in his mind. He was rich.


    "Hey kid, do you have any more Dark Jumble Fruit with you?"


    Jodye allowed an approaching telepathic link to form and heard Joovee Nile''s voice in his mind. ''Could he have received information about me as well?'' He thought to himself. After glancing at Joovee and considering for a moment, Jodye replied honestly, "I have a few."

 120 Coldheart Star Stone 3

    The Neofrost Master was a little caught off guard by both the intensity in those eyes and the subsequent frankness of this brat. Those eyes made him feel like his intentions had been seen through in an instant, yet the utterly honest response made him feel slightly guilty.


    "Did you kill him? Or did you have help?" asked Joovee Nile after a bit of consideration. He considered a bit more and then sent another thought, "I''m asking because I need to protect you. So, now that I know who you are, there are things I need to know."


    "You can say I killed him.At least, there was only us and the monsters in that cave. However, it is true that I had help. I probably couldn''t kill him so easily now," replied Jodye Trill indifferently, stunning Joovee Nile once again.


    "Jodye do you¡­ do you have the Dark Genova Beads?" Joovee Nile''s face was grim. He desperately needed those Dark Genova Beads. If he had those, he would quickly complete his dao. His path to becoming a pharaoh would be clear and unobstructed. He would even face the wrath of the heavens to get his hands on that ultimate treasure.


    "Dark Genova Beads? The letters I found on Oulan Mercy''s person mentioned those. However, I don''t know what they are." Jodye spoke honestly. This was the truth, after all. He had never placed the origin of those two beads too deeply into his mind, he didn''t know if they were the whatever Dark Genova Beads. Plus, he didn''t own a treasured sword, that was Dessa Chimes'' burden. Jodye was no snitch.


    "Damn it," Joovee Nile cursed, but he was inwardly relieved. He thought he was going to have to murder Jodye Trill and use the punishment of the heavens to refine the Dark Genova Beads or die trying to ascend to strength levels unprecedented in the south. Now, it seemed he could continue to have a little brother. "Those Dark Genova Beads are a critical asset. Most people believe you have them. However, as weak as you are no one would truly believe it once they have found you. But they will kill you all the same to be certain! You can''t be so high profile in the future."


    Jodye Trill frowned beneath his neofrost mask, but no one was able to see this. He sensed the fluctuations in Joovee''s emotional state, and it made Jodye uncomfortable. Joovee''s mind was incredibly unstable for a time. At one point it was even murderous. However, how could that be? Didn''t he fear death? Jodye suddenly realized he didn''t know Joovee Nile as well as he thought. This guy was a crazy Voodoo Priest, one clearly feared by the masses. Not only that, but he was only 15-years-old and yet he was so fearless and wicked!


    Jodye wondered just who the hell this guy''s master was because he was way too monstrous. Of course, Jodye neglected to remember that he had yet to even turn seven-years-old himself. Who was the real freak?


    "150 Million!"


    "200 Million!"


    "500 Million!" at this time Jodye was shocked to find that the guy in Private Box Number 177 jumped the line by 300 million.


    "500 Million going once!"


    "One Billion Silver Crystal Notes." Jodye Trill said imperiously as he stood in the window of Private Box Number 7 with his hands behind his back. People couldn''t help but admire this Earth Science Realm young genius. He was clearly of some relation to the imperial prince, and he even knew the former commander of the tenth division of the Thoth Imperial Army, Sigma Octanis.


    "What is the point of us wearing these masks again? Was there ever a point?" Joovee Nile''s palm slapped his forehead. He had literally just finished telling this idiot Jodye Trill to humble himself, and not be so high profile. Yet, Jodye still goes and stunts on the entire auction.


    "Hahaha, great style! I like it a lot," Sigma Octanis, on the other hand, gave Jodye two thumbs up. "This is a way a man should behave. Do you want to jump 300 million? Then I will jump by 500 million, hahaha!"


    Bilan and her aunt Miran look at each other exasperated. Men were so childish. However, inwardly they were surprised that Jodye possessed such wealth. However, when they thought about the previous surprises this brat had brought them, they slowly became numb to the shock.


    Five minutes later, Jodye Trill was holding the Coldheart Star Stone in his hand. Well, actually, he was holding it with his palm-shaped divine source qi making it float in front of him, "The Coldheart Star Stone, this is perfect. Now I have everything I need for a full cauldron of B-grade Big Wimp Pellets! Looks like I''ll need Uncle Sigma''s help in refining them though. Then again, with my astral essence on top of [Pharaoh''s Law]¡­ Maybe, just maybe, I can do it alone. Anyway, I''ll give it a try."


    "The time has come for the final item of our auction today," Vanessa Purple-Sky waved her hand, and a large egg appeared on the platform. It was as tall as three adult men standing on each other. Jodye Trill''s eyes shined when he sensed the vibrant life-force in the egg. "During our clan''s expedition to the recently discovered ancient pyramid, although we can be said to have been the most successful party, we did not come out empty-handed. We have incubated this mysterious ancient beast egg, and we can assure you it''s close to hatching. Just feel the vibrant life force radiating from this vessel."


    "What manner and rank of beast is in this egg?" asked someone in the crowd below the platform. Many people nodded their heads as they too wanted to hear the answer to this question, Jodye Trill included. Monsters came in different forms based on their nature and level of strength. Fierce beasts and Vicious Beasts were mostly neutral in nature, but once a creature surpassed the Vicious rank, they would be divided by nature. Beasts who absorb death qi by nature became Desolate Beasts. Above Desolate Beasts, there was still Demonic Beasts and Lesser Demons. However, Vicious Beasts who consumed life qi became Tricksters. Above Tricksters, there were the powerful Demi-God Beasts and Lesser God Beasts. Of course, these Lesser God Beasts were different from the true Origin God Beasts, like Eureka, who was a Twilight Sphinx. Origin God Beasts were born with innate god qi. Such a thing was naturally terrifying.


    "If I remember correctly, being spirit bound with Eureka is supposed to provide us both with certain benefits as we grow," Jodye suddenly felt excited to see what the future would hold. He hadn''t summoned any of his companions since breaking through to the Earth Science Realm. There was sure to be a difference in their strengths as his [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] became stronger along with his origin cultivation.


    "Within this ancient beast egg is a creature with a long-forgotten origin. However, we were able to determine that the rank of this egg was at least that of a Demi-God Beast!" Vanessa Purple-Sky smiled beautifully as she displayed her best pose. There was a slight uproar in the crowd, but Jodye Trill sneered. He knew exactly what this beast was. However, he said nothing as Vanessa continued to start the show, "Let''s start the bidding at 100,000 Gold Crystal Notes."


    "I wonder what ancient beast this is," Sigma Octanis observed the ancient beast egg carefully as he mumbled.


    "Even Senior Octanis doesn''t know?" Bilan Moon was surprised, as Sigma Octanis told her many cool and unique things in this time, she already thought he knew everything. She sipped the Riot Goo in her hand and felt a warm stream of energy enter her belly.


    Aunt Miran frowned at this but sipped her Riot Goo.


    "You don''t know either, Unk?" Jodye Trill sipped his fourth class of Riot Goo as he also turned around in surprise. He figured someone from the Golden Star Realms would know, but now it seemed he overestimated them, "It''s a Dracophant Egg, pretty cool."


    "What?!" Sigma Octanis was dumbstruck and downed another glass of Riot Goo. After a few breaths of investigation Sigma erected a soundproof magic barrier and responded, "Well, I''ll be damned. Now that you say it, I believe your right. This is no demi-god beast egg. It''s an actual Greater God Beast."


    "What''s a Dracophant?" asked Bilan Moon extremely curious. After receiving a Dark Jumble Fruit from Jodye, she was a lot less reserved, daring to participate conversation.


    "A Dracophant is a beast thought to be extinct. Records of it are all from the most ancient of times," it was surprisingly Joovee Nile who spoke up to answer Bilan''s question, not wanting to seem like the ignorant one in the group. Jodye was actually impressed that Joovee knew about the Dracophant species. No one with knowledge limited to this planet should know about something such as that. As Jodye thought earlier, this Joovee Nile had a terrifying master. "This beast is said to be a third-generation descendant of a True Dragon and a Behemoth Elephant, both Origin God Beasts. Once it matures, it''s strength is nearly comparable to origin god beasts."


    "Origin¡­ God Beasts?!" Aunt Miran couldn''t help but ask in a whisper of astonishment. "If all of that is true, isn''t this actually a super rare item?"


    Meanwhile, in Private Box Number 13¡­


    "It''s here, the Dracophant Egg! We did it, they''ve really undervalued this item, hahaha, the idiots!" Roger Flankz couldn''t suppress his elation. They had sacrificed a lot for this beast egg. The first tour of the Sky Fall Pharaoh''s Tomb ended in tragedy so much of the information gathered was vague and inaccurate. That''s why it wasn''t tricky for their spies to mislead this Purple-Sky Clan during their retreat. "With this, we can finally access the Sky Fall Pharaoh''s Tomb! All we have to do is hatch the beast, and we will be recognized by the guardian statue."


    "Truly genius, guv," said the heavyset elder to Roger''s left. "These fools are actually calling it a Demi-God Beast''s egg. They probably have no idea who the Sky Fall Pharaoh actually was when he lived."


    "This better work, Roger. We can not afford any further mistakes, or the Sect Master will surely kill us," Garuda spoke threateningly to Roger as he walked toward the door. "I''m going to make some arrangements. Do not disappoint me, old friend."

 121 The Sincerity of a Senior

    "Say Unk, I''ve got an idea," Jodye Trill spoke to Sigma Octanis through the psychic link they had connected.


    "Still not telling then?" replied Sigma''s soul thought.


    "We should purchase this final item and present it to Bilan." Jodye Trill spoke sagely, with what felt like a hypnotic charm to the Sigma Octanis who was already looking for an excuse to buy this egg. He would need to be able to explain the purchase to Cassan after all the man handled the budget. Jodye saw the desire to be great in Sigma''s eyes, "This could be considered showing great kindness to commemorate meeting your disciple''s sister, who is like your half-disciple."


    "This¡­" Sigma Octanis was intrigued by the prospect of this, but before he could reply, he was distracted again.


    Knock.


    Knock.


    Knock.


    "Great Sirs, a one Mistress Grey Willow has requested an audience with you. May I have your reply?" right as everyone in Private Box Number 7 was reeling over this new information, the Purple-Sky Clan''s Head Butler called out from the door.


    Recognizing the voice of the Head Butler, Joovee Nile sneered, and then answered without bothering to consider anyone else''s opinion, "Tsk, at least she has tact. You have shown us enough face Butler Si. Allow her in."


    The eyes of both Aunt Miran and Bilan Moon lit up as they turned to each other and released a relieved sigh. Meanwhile, Jodye frowned when he heard the name ''Butler Si''. This was far to familiar. Master Grey Willow was their safety net during this trip, their pillar of support. Without her, they couldn''t help but feel more insecure.


    "With haste," came the Head Butler''s voice from beyond the door. Jodye secretly observed this Head Butler with his divine awareness. He was intrigued because of the similarities between this man and Ke Si. He made a mental note to follow this man as far as he could. After all, Jodye was somewhat confident that no one had a more powerful soul than himself in the tower. At least, if such a person did exist then the difference in strength would definitely not be something simple, as Jodye could not detect them at all.


    A few breaths later the door to the Private Box opened, and Master Grey Willow arrogantly sashayed into the room while completely ignoring Joovee Nile, but nodding towards Sigma Octanis and Jodye Trill before taking her seat in-between her charges. Jodye watched with his divinity as the pixy danced in front of the group of ladies.


    He suddenly noticed that if he observed the pixy with his eyes, it was difficult and slightly painful. However, using his divine tier soul force allowed him to see the Pixie with much more ease and clarity. Its sparkling skin was a crystalline blue that was absolutely similar to the color of Jodye''s eyes. Jodye knew this without a doubt because he had spent a lot of time staring into his mother''s eyes when he was an infant. The Pixy''s face was feminine but slightly bestial, and it didn''t wear clothes. Jodye was 80% confident it was female. However, it carried a wondrous mystique that made it seem like the pixy''s face kept changing into someone else. It was really mysterious. He felt slightly mesmerized as he observed this as if he was on the verge of understanding something.


    At this moment, the pixy stopped dancing and turned to face Jodye. It tilted it''s head to the side in curiosity. Its four wings started buzzing impossibly fast, to the extent that it seemed they disappeared as if the pixy had no wings at all. Then the pixy started vanishing and reappearing all over the room. To be precise, it wasn''t vanishing but moving so fast that Jodye''s sense couldn''t possibly detect the instant it moved. Every time the sapphire pixy reappeared, it wore a different face and did a different dance.


    Due to this, Jodye was completely dazed for the beginning of this bidding war.


    "220,000 Gold!" called out a dark-haired man in private box number 23.


    "250,000 Gold!" a noblewoman from private box number 6.


    "300,000 Gold!"


    "400,000!"


    The bids were growing more intense by the second. Over in Private Box Number 13, Roger Flankz was relaxing as a servant girl massaged his shoulders, and another''s head bobbed up and down on his lap. Both girls had dazed look in their eyes, which emitted a soft pink glow. Lewd sounds were coming from behind him as he calculated his funds, "Hmm, I can still relax a bit. Once they hit two million, I''ll get involved."


    Back in Jodye''s private box, the atmosphere wasn''t nearly as "exciting."


    "This is certainly an interesting beastie, but I doubt it was worth so much," Master Grey Willow commented casually since the room was so quiet since she arrived. Everyone in the room seemed abnormally interested in this auction, likely because it was the mystique of the final item. Even that noisy brat in the corner was bothering her martial-niece like he usually did. She thought maybe she should break the ice, "Just a demi-god beast egg, and these people go so crazy."


    Everyone but Jodye turned to look at Master Grey Willow as if they were seeing an alien. This left Grey Willow totally flabbergasted. "Um¡­what? What is it?"


    "Martial Aunt Blu, it''s like this," Bilan Moon explained to Grey Willow what they had just finished discussing as she walked in, but Grey Willow scoffed. If it were information that originated from anyone else, she would perhaps consider it a bit. Merely, how old was this brat Jodye? Should he know more than the three masters in attendance? Grey Willow wasn''t willing to believe it.


    "Well, how about it, little Bi?" Sigma Octanis turned to Bilan Moon and smiled gently, causing the latter to blush shyly. Grey Willow looked appalled at the intimate way he addressed her as ''little Bi.'' It was as if she had been run through the front with a blade. Who did this bastard think he was? However, Sigma pretended not to notice as he continued, "Do you also believe this uncle is wrong?"


    "Oh no," Bilan Moon shook her head fiercely, which made Grey Willow feel like a second blade had impaled her from behind. "Little Joe wouldn''t lie to me, I believe it''s what he says it is!"


    "Niece, do you really," Grey Willow was indignant, but she was cut off by Sigma''s obnoxious laughter.


    "Hahaha, good, good. Good girl!" Sigma Octanis laughed while saying good three times in a row, "Since this is the case, let this uncle gift this ancient beast egg to you. You can tell us what it turns out to be."


    "Ah!" Bilan Moon and even the other two women''s eyes widened in shock. Bilan immediately rejected such undue kindness, "Senior Master Octanis, I can''t possibly accept such a gift¡­"


    "Nonsense, nonsense," Sigma Octanis waved his hand in dismissal of Bilan''s rejection. "You are without a doubt the sister of Aiken Morpheus Moon. That makes you as good as my half-disciple. I must naturally give you a gift on this, our first meeting. Besides..."


    Sigma held out his palm and condensed a ball magic qi, "I am a Magic Master. Not a Voodoo Priest. I know you southerners opinions of the northern Motherlands, but the bias shouldn''t extend so far right?


    Grey Willow found herself quite approving of this man''s logic. If he was indeed the master of young master Moon, then doing such a thing was still within reason. Plus, he was indeed in possession of vibrant life qi, rather than the dense death qi of his companion. Grey Willow felt a lot of her previous hostility diminish through this gesture, but it still remained to see how he would win this hot item.


    "I still do not believe it is a so-called Dracophant beast egg, but your kindness is something we are willing to accept." Master Grey Willow knew when she should speak for her junior, who was too flustered by such sudden circumstances. "Thank you, Octanis."


    "But, of course," Sigma Octanis turned to the window and straightened his back as he listened to the latest bid of 2.7 Million gold crystal notes. He smirked calmly as he imperiously called out, "Six Million Gold Crystal Notes."


    "OCTANIS, YOU DARE!" screamed Roger Flankz, who just risked it all to bid for this item.


    This desperate scream finally woke Jodye up out of his stupor, making the boys sapphire eyes shimmer with golden lights. This was the light of enlightenment, for Jodye had comprehended a new and mysterious art from his sapphire friend. However, currently, his attention was on what was happening in the auction hall. When he focused his perception on Private Box Number 13, Jodye''s face scrunched up as his mood immediately turned sour and solemn.


    Roger was livid, and thus, he wasn''t even worried about concealing himself currently. White Serpent Cove had used up a lot of resources ensuring that the information about this ancient beast egg was corrupted and inaccurate. No one alive knew how rare and precious this item was other than their White Serpent Cove. He had to secure this purchase, or the Cove Master wouldn''t forgive him at all. Hell, even Garuda would fight him to the death for the latter would not be spared from death either. Roger had made a lot of deals and trades and was able to amass four million gold in total. However, Sigma had called out six million on his first bid. Wasn''t this simply slapping Roger directly in the face?


    "I dare," this was Sigma''s indifferent response. He did not speak loudly, but his voice seemed to silence the entire auditorium. Sigma, too, was aware of the depravity that was occurring in Roger''s box. He refused to be known as an associate of this man, and their arrogant attitudes were something he no longer needed to deal with. After finding Jodye and Aiken Sigma didn''t really care for this plan anymore. After all, Jodye already found Joovee Nile''s family. Therefore, Sigma''s young partner no longer had a reason to participate either. It didn''t matter if they fell out, as they were afraid of this White Serpent Cove without their Cover Master or Grand Elder being present.


    "Eight Million Gold. Octanis, in the spirit of fair competition its best you know when you have been outmatched," Crash Bandit gnashed his teeth as called out his bid from the rows above and didn''t forget to threaten Sigma. How dare this dickhead raise the price so much! Even if the egg was worth it, they only had a particular budget for today!


    "Are you threatening me, old dog Crash?" asked Sigma Octanis casually. They had already caused so much of scene today, conflict was already inevitable. Since this was the case, why should he feign civility?


    "Hmph," Crash Bandit snorted and turned his head away. He didn''t think he could defeat Sigma very easily alone, but was he alone?


    "Eight million going once!" Vanessa Purple-Sky was incredibly excited at this enormous amount of wealth. This item exceeded her expectations by a lot, it no longer mattered who took it home.


    "Twelve thousand Amethyst Crystal Notes," Sigma Octanis called out overbearingly. The entire hall had become speechless at this moment.


    "I''LL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD!" screamed Roger Flankz, the energy flaring from his body blowing the servant girl rubbing his shoulders through the room until she collided with the wall like a hollow puppet. The poor girl giving him her ''service'' was directly torn to shreds by the soaring energy, her tattered remained falling limply out the window. Jodye grimaced as his origin atmosphere started leaking from his body, and more slaughter qi steamed from his pores.


    "What the hell?"


    "Oh my god, its a corpse. Help, someone decapitated this woman!


    "Wait. Was that¡­Shigara!!!"


    "F¡­fiends!" Vanessa Purple-Sky felt sick to her stomach. Those poor girls, how pathetic, how utterly tragic. Vanessa was thoroughly enraged. How dare they treat their servants in this manner, this was blatant disregard. She hated this kind of sick bastard the most, "Damn you, White Serpent Cove. Guards, go! Seize them!"


    "Stop," spoke that powerful and majestic voice that once more covered the entire hall. "Guests in Private Box Number 13, you are dismissed. Leave immediately."


    "Vice-Sect Master Flankz, we are outnumbered here and we do not have Vice-Sect Master Garuda. Please, let us depart," said the heavyset honored elder.


    "Sigma¡­today will be the anniversary of your death from now on." Roger Flankz'' face was as ugly as it could be, but he listened to his advisor. Their crew released the spells binding the remaining servant girls and left the box. As those several servants girls sat there in a daze for a moment, suddenly one of their bodies shuddered fiercely. Looking around in confusion and trepidation, she grabbed her head and started screaming as memories of the last few hours agonizingly returned. This scene repeated with all the other servants. Two of them used their pure energy to sever their heartstrings, ending their lives. A serving boy with no cultivation slit his own wrist with a knife.


    Jodye Trill felt his heart turn completely cold as he helplessly witnessed all of this with his divinity. "This White Serpent Cove¡­I want to destroy them with my own hands!"

 122 Attacked!

    However, Jodye knew that with his current strength, he was not a threat to White Serpent Cove. A lonely Joovee Nile was enough to end Jodye''s life already if it hadn''t been for Eureka. In fact, previously even an eighth level Vicious Red-Scaled Fire Lizard was enough to silence Jodye for good. However, now Jodye wasn''t so confident that was the case. Now he had more strength and new powers.


    Moments later, the entire Private Box Number 7 was staring at a projection of the huge egg made from Sigma''s spiritual consciousness. The egg itself was already in a space bottle, a unique storage device that could hold weak lifeforms for a limited amount of time. This particular space bottle would preserve the egg for six weeks.


    "A word, host." Trippy''s emotionless voice rang out in Jodye''s mind the moment this servant girl walked in the room with this space bottle. At Jodye''s intention, it continued, "True Dragon blood has been detected in this egg. If the host were to consume the egg directly, the source dragon laws would promote your Volos bloodline by quite a bit."


    "How much?" asked Jodye Trill, slightly tempted. He felt an uncontrollable desire to purify his divine dragon blood, it was a near-primal urge. Jodye frowned once he noticed this lack of composure.


    "Currently you have a 30% primal dragon bloodline. Consuming this egg would increase this to 33%." Trippy sent this information over directly.


    "Not bad but¡­pass. It''s a gift" thought Jodye Trill as he cut off the communication with Trippy. Even though he knew that every percentage past 30% would be three times as hard to accumulate, he had already found a home for this creature. Ultimately, he was still a man and not a beast.


    "Congrats, Bilan! I''m a little jealous," Jodye Trill joked with the giggling and bubbly Bilan Moon, but he wasn''t really kidding. Jodye was actually jealous, as consuming this beast would make him stronger. He might even awaken a latent ability related to the Dracophant!


    "Hehe, don''t be jealous little Joe. You can play with my little Drake whenever you want," said Bilan Moon with a sweet smile. Jodye was dumbstruck when he realized Bilan had already named the beast before it was even born.


    "Ah, since it''s already such a good mood I also have a gift for you, dear niece," Grey Willow smiled mischievously as she withdrew and fruit box from the spatial dimension in her magic pouch, which Jodye felt looked like a purse from his old world. In fact, it was definitely a purse no matter how he looked at it. It seems Bilan was not exaggerating previously.


    "This¡­aunt¡­uh¡­" Bilan Moon genuinely didn''t know what to say. After all, she could already imagine what was in here. It was the Dark Jumble Fruit. "There''s something I need to tell you, aunt Blu."


    "My goodness, so the Dark Jumble Fruit was truly for you! Your a lucky, lucky girl." Aunt Miran interjected in their conversation while caressing the soft fruit box. When she saw Grey Willow''s suspicious gaze, she waved a nonchalant hand, "Fine, the girl simply wanted to tell you it was this little noble Trill that was selling the fruit. He even offered to gift one to Bilan, but she gave it to her dear aunt instead."


    Bilan had black lines on her forehead, but she didn''t respond when she saw her martial-aunt on the verge of explosion.


    "WHAT?!"


    With the Dracophant Egg landing in Bilan Moon''s possession, by way of Sigma Octanis, the curtains were finally closed on the Purple-Sky Secret Fair. To be safe, Grey Willow held on to the space bottle containing the ancient beast egg. As the party of six made their way out of the Purple-Sky Tower, their companions across town were facing an impending crisis.


    "This is the place, right? The place where Heavenly Dog''s two apprentices are? We''ll capture them first, and then have some fun with them later," a dark-haired man wearing white serpent robes stood of the rooftop across from the Silver Meadow Inn. "Do not kill them. Otherwise, we lose our leverage. However, be sure to kill anyone who stands in our way."


    "Yes!" dozens of warriors shouted in unison, releasing the pressure that alerted everyone in the area.


    Back at the suite in the Silver Meadow Inn, Cassan''s closed eyes suddenly snapped open as he vanished from his seat in a flash of blue light. In the next room, Aiken Moon and Dessa Chimes were in the middle of cultivation training as they sat back to back in lotus style. Aiken was depressed to find that Dessa had grown quite taller than himself in the last couple of days, and she seemed more mature as well. He barely recognized his sweet little Dessa anymore. This woman looked fiercer than ever, like a caged animal. Her speech was more aggressive as well.


    However, as Aiken was ruminating over his misfortune, the sword glyph on Dessa''s hand released a piercing light, demanding her pure essence. Dessa was startled, but she allowed the treasure sword to use her power freely. Autumn Saver''s voice echoed in her heart, "You are in danger! When you see the old man block the deathly palm, grab the boy and immediately rise to arms. You are going to have to fight your way out and you are going to have to do so with using me. Luckily many of these acolytes and experts are what we can handle. Return to your young lord master immediately, it''s probable that his location will be the safest."


    As soon as Autumn Saver''s voice faded there was an enormous ''KABOOM'' as the side of the Inn was blasted to pieces by a giant black palm that threatened to squish the two youths into a paste.


    "Dess, get down!" Aiken Moon summoned all of his strength to tackle the immobile Dessa, but he couldn''t really budge her much. She was far to sturdy, and now Aiken feared he would be forced to die with her. As he sensed the outrageously powerful death energy dropping down towards them, Aiken despaired. He didn''t notice that Dessa wasn''t even nervous. "Dessa Chimes I am honored to know a woman like you in this life. Only if we meet in the next life, I just hope you can remember my words¡­ I love you!"


    "Eh?!" Aiken Moon''s declaration temporarily short-circuited Dessa''s brain. What was this little dummy thinking of at a time like this?


    "Back!"


    Boom!


    Cassan''s voice was accompanied by an explosion of deadly forces. Noticing that this was the moment she had been forewarned about, Dessa grabbed Aiken Moon and spoke resolutely, "Let''s go!"


    "Wha..wah!" before Aiken was able to express his confusion, Dessa pulled him by the arm and bust out the room with a flying kick to the door right as the shockwaves of battle shattered the furniture of the room they were previously in. The door blasted off its hinges accurately smashing in the faces of two new intruders. Light flashed and a C-grade combat saber, the Urban Death Saber, appeared in Dessa''s hand as she stabbed out with pure essence qi surrounded by a yellow aura.


    Puchi.


    "Uargh!"


    Aiken''s eyes widened in shock as Dessa impales the neck of an attacking saint before twisting her wrist to remove her opponent has. Next, she moved on to attack more invading warriors.


    Seeing this, Aiken Moon''s hand immediately fell to the magic pouch on his hip, and seconds later he was equipped with two D-grade combat daggers. He grit his teeth and released a golden atmosphere as he jumped into the fray next to Dessa.


    "Dess, target the Sages in the back! If we let them finished those curses we may not live to talk about it!" Aiken Moon cautioned the inexperienced Dessa. As the scion of a noble sage house, Aiken had his own pool of knowledge that was spoon-fed to him by his House''s elders since birth.


    "Got it!" Dessa Chimes instantly changed her directive, side-stepping the sword of a Fledgling Saint and bolting straight to the two Sage Scholars behind him. Aiken Moon took advantage of the moment this goon was off guard to bury his daggers into the opponent''s heart.


    "Brutal Fang!" Aiken Moon shouted as his opponent was blasted away like a bloody arrow. This was a battle skill taught to him by his master, it came in handy.


    Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes was ducked low making a beeline for the two golden auras in the back. They both had their source artifacts'' defensive barriers active, and their eyes were closed as they focused on forming curse seals, which were slowly condensing into arcane circles within their gold atmosphere. Autumn Saver had already told her that these two were only at the Perfected Sophomore rank of the Scholar Realm. According to the treasure spirit, Sages at this rank could already form one-star and even two-star arcane arts. If she let them cast such a curse, then she and Aiken would be doomed for sure.


    Typically, Perfected Sophmore Rank Sages possessed a base battle power of around 21 BP. This was two points lower than the current Dessa Chimes who owned true essence worth 23 BP. With the addition of her advanced nascent level pure qi concept, Dessa''s combat saber had the force of 48 BP, which was boosted to more than 56 BP by the array in the combat gear. Thanks to this, Dessa was able to immediately fall into a beautiful dance with her combat saber. She was exotic and graceful as she leaped forward. Her sword danced as she flipped in the air and lightly landed on the ground behind the two Scholar Realm sages.


    Dance of the Autumn Leaves, first step!


    Dessa''s rapid and graceful movements were too fast for the two sages to react to at all. Their source barriers were quickly shattered like glass, and their throats, wrists, and ankles were all slit. Azure world pure essence qi ravaged the interior of their bodies like a raging fire. Both sages collapsed lifelessly, and Aiken Moon was speechless. Dessa sped off again and Aiken Moon stayed close behind her. However, dozens of meters in front of them glaring purple lights flashed and low-level fiends started climbing out of several purple arcane circles suspended in the air, each one above two or three sages who joined forces to complete the spell more quickly after seing their companions slaughtered.


    "This¡­is bad¡­" Dessa Chimes'' heart grew cold when she saw the lewd bodies of those Bully fiends once again.While she was dazed, a male Bully Fiend swung down full force with his colossal club aiming to kill her.


    "Brutal Fang!" A bright light flashed, and Dessa only saw Aiken Moon impaling a combat dagger covered in yin frost in each eye that Bully Fiend, whose body was slowly encased in blue ice before shattering completely. Dessa was shocked entirely because just now Aiken''s golden priest atmosphere was more powerful than her own.


    What was the powerful cold qi he was using?


    At this moment, Cassan was just about to tell the brats to escape, when he noticed they were already doing so with his spiritual sense. Looking at the hole in the building, Cassan frowned and called out, "Since you''ve already arrived, why not show yourself?"


    "Hahaha, they said that an old mutt was playing guard dog back by the Heavenly Dog''s room," a warrior wearing dark gray combat armor and surrounded in a saintly aura slowly descended from the sky. "Who would''ve expected you, this old dog, to be so capable."


    If Jodye were here, he would realize that this man looked at least 60% similar to Hemp and Vik Saver.


    "Honored Elder Eddie Saver," Cassan grimaced as he looked at his new opponent, "Has White Serpent Cove abandoned our cooperation already?"


    "You should know very well what my presence means," Eddie Saver raised his arm, and black and red qi light spiraled and twisted in the air to condense a long spear. This was Eddie Saver''s Heavenly Mantle. Once Saint class experts reached the Heaven''s Master Realm, they would be able to condense a unique weapon directly from their essence qi. Eddie''s eyes turned incomparably cold as he snorted, "It means your death!"


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    Sky Fall Bandit

 123 The Battle at Purple-Sky Tower Plaza! 1

    Outside of Private Box Number Seven¡­


    "How long are we supposed to wait for this brat?" asked Miran Moon, indignant.


    "He said he wouldn''t be that long, and he felt his destiny calling him," Bilan Moon kicked her feet in the air as she sat on her three-meter-tall fifth level Vicious Red Wolf mount. She had let this vicious beast out of her Magic Beast Bag on Master Grey Willow''s request. It was apparently supposed to deter danger as they waited for Jodye to return.


    At the middle level of the Purple Sky Tower, there was a secret room where an array core that connected all the separate magical array cores existed. In this secret office, two scholars and a butler were currently in the middle of a conversation.


    "The Secret Fair was a huge success this time, master. We''ve made an enormous profit from the first round alone, not to mention Lisa''s second round and Vanessa''s record-breaking third round." The Head Butler of the Purple-Sky Clan half-bowed his body as he reported to his lord.


    "Thank you, Roma Si. I will review the report. What about that child from Private Box Number 7? Can you confirm it?" asked the Patriarch of the Purple-Sky Clan nervously.


    "With three masters by his side, it proved difficult. However, even now that the show has ended, we see no trace of the boy." Roma Si was absolutely baffled at how this child managed to elude the former''s efforts at tailing him. What Roma didn''t know was that Jodye was somewhat familiar with the Si clan, and he knew what to anticipate. Besides, Jodye was already tailing Roma Si, how could he have time to pretend to be caught.


    "The odds of it being him are so slim¡­but that necklace he''s wearing¡­ it even has the Fort Master''s aura," the other man, the ever so majestic Purple Sky Tower Master, mumbled to himself. Jodye''s Brave Fang Collar was very simple to recognize. There shouldn''t be more than five people in the world who possess one. "In this respect, it must undoubtedly be him. No other child would be able to wear this necklace unless there was somehow an illegitimate child who lucked upon it. Either way, we must recover the truth of the matter."


    "Ah, so you know Grandpa Geb? Awesome, that makes this a lot simpler," came a young man''s voice that echoed through the room. There was a tinge of immaturity in the frequency of this voice, but it was otherwise deep. Out from the shadows of one of the pillars walked a much larger Eureka carrying Jodye Trill on her back. Eureka grew from the size of a house cat to the size of an adult panther, she was almost like an entirely new beast! She had two prismatic ice crystals the size of longan in the center of her angelic forehead. Her lady-like face appeared to 20% similar to River Nile with 20% being similar to Bilan Moon. However, if Jodye had to say, then Eureka''s young face looked around 60% identical to his mother, Isis. This also meant that Eureka and Jodye resembled each other slightly. Eureka''s entire body was golden except for her platinum tail, with hair resembling a mystical blue fire forever burning at the tip. There was a tuft of this same flaming blue hair under her tummy.


    After he climbed down, Jodye removed his mask. This secret room had many wards and layers of protection, so he no longer felt the need to conceal himself. Of course, these wards were child''s play to resolve for Jupiter Titan, whom memories Jodye had infused into his own soul, but they would be strong enough to prevent the experts within this building from sensing what was happening.


    "Boy! How did you get in here?!" Qi momentum erupted from Patriarch Purple-Sky as he screamed, "Guards, arrest¡­"


    "Young¡­ young master Goldwolf is it really you?!" the Purple Sky Tower Master grew extremely irritated as he stared at the crystal blue eyes of Jodye Trill, who was otherwise the spitting image of the young Fort Master. This caused Patriarch Purple-Sky to swallow his next words. Purple Sky Tower Master spoke in an agitated tone, "Do you have any idea how many people are searching for you?! You must put away that Brave Fang Collar, pretty much anyone could recognize you with it on! It carries the aura of the Fort Master, and it is his own unique design. Your enemies know it all too well."


    Jodye Trill was immediately shaken by these words. Indeed, the Brave Fang Collar was something that came from his grandfather. It''s worth could be imagined! How many brats like Jodye could wear such a thing openly? He held the Brave Fang Collar in his hand for a moment, before decisively stashing it away. He would wear it again once he reached Rodinia. Did it matter who recognized him there? Would they even be able to do so?


    "Uncle, are you from my clan?" asked Jodye Trill naively. He knew next to nothing about Clan Goldwolf, as he was barely familiar with House Trilleck before he had to escape. He wasn''t sure what relation they should have with the Purple-Sky Clan.


    "The ancestor of our Purple-Sky Clan was your grandfather''s second son," the Purple Sky Tower Master spoke with reverence. "Her name is Nefarri Goldwolf and she is my mother. Technically speaking, you are our ancestor''s nephew."


    "Hail, Great Nephew!" Patriarch Purple-Sky and Head Butler Roma Si both kowtowed immediately when they heard these words. Jodye Trill''s jaw hung open in shock, but he recovered quick enough. This wasn''t the first time he had realized that some of the warriors he had met so far were as old as ancient dust.


    "Is that so¡­well, I suppose we can truly be considered as kin," as a former spy, Jodye Trill had enough situational training to quickly adjust to new environments. "No need for formal attitudes, please just call me Jodye. I suppose calling me Young Master Jupiter in public is fine for now."


    The Purple Sky Tower Master smiled and nodded his head in approval of Jodye''s personality. This youth was as intelligent and unique as they say. After all, somehow he appeared ten years older than he actually was. Did the boy experience some kind of time enchantment recently?


    "Great-nephew Joseph, forgive us for speaking out of turn," Head Butler Roma Si suddenly spoke up, "May I please send word to the Fort Master via your shadow? She has been quite insistent with us foreign emissaries, I fear if she knows that you were in front of me and I did not contact her then I would surely suffer her wrath."


    "Sek Si?" Jodye Trills eyes lit up. Suffering her wrath? What could that little girl possibly do? Of course, how could Jodye know that as a Dark Shadow clansmen, Sek Si had a specific influence over the Si Clan? It wasn''t until now he realized he had a particular longing feeling deep in his heart as if something was always missing. As Jodye currently had a lot of emotional knots he had to resolve it had gone unnoticed. However, the moment he heard news of Sek Si, this feeling became overpowering, "You can contact my Sek? Why haven''t you done so already?"


    "It will take quite some time¡­master, if I may?" to Jodye''s surprise, Roma Si looked to the Purple Sky Tower Master at this moment and not Patriarch Purple-Sky. Jodye seemed to understand something at that moment. The Patriarch was not the most powerful or influential elite within the Si Clan! Once they revealed their new status as a Sage House then the House Lord was likely to be the Purple Sky Tower Master!


    "With haste, go, go, go," said Purple Sky Tower Master impatiently repeated the word ''go'' three times, shooing his shadow away. Roma Si immediately faded into the shadows. Noticing the confused look on Jodye''s face, Purple Sky Tower Master laughed and said noncommittally, "This one''s name is Hamadi Purple-Sky, greetings great-nephew. My mother is your cousin, a grandchild of the Fort Master. However, my mother is nowhere near as talented as you are. None the less, as a direct descendant, I too received a shadow vassal in the form of Roma Si. The Patriarch of our small clan here does not have such rights."


    "Roar!" Eureka spoke in the tongue of the ancient fey, which currently only Jodye was able to understand. Her roars translated too, "Big brother, time is of the essence."


    "Okay, well less of that," Jodye Trill suddenly remembered the impending crisis due to Eureka''s reminder, "I wonder if the uncles here can help me out a bit?"


    Ten minutes later, Bilan Moon''s Vicious Red Wolf let out a small whimper, alerting the ladies immediately. However, once she looked up, Bilan couldn''t help but smile beautifully. Eureka gracefully landed in front of the Red Wolf, while seemingly scoffing at it. the Red Wolf noticeably shivered, leaving Bilan Moon stunned. What order of beast was Jodye''s Sphinx mount? And why did she find its girl-ish face familiar?


    Oblivious to Bilan''s thoughts, Jodye Trill hopped down and said, "Everything has been arranged. Bilan and I will head over to Aiken first, while Master Grey Willow and Aunt Miran cover us.


    "Who is your damn aunt?" spat Aunt Miran rudely. The audacity of this boy, referring to her as if he had just been engaged to her niece. When Miran Moon saw the blush on Bilan''s face she grew even more peeved. She would surely tell both her brother-in-law and Senior Shatter of this audacious brat.


    "Do you believe that one day you''ll beg to be my aunt?" replied Jodye Trill with a wicked smile. However, at that moment Sigma''s voice rings out in Jodye''s head. Unfortunately, it was not good news at all.


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 124 The Battle at Purple Sky Tower Plaza! 2

    Back at the auction square, Sigma Octanis and Joovee Nile were casually walking out of the Purple-Sky Tower.


    "Will the brat really be okay?" asked Joovee Nile with doubt in his voice. He couldn''t afford to be complacent when it came to Jodye Trill. "If they made a move I think they''ve already decided to disregard our agreement. I''ve been receiving death threats and threats to my family since we walked in. They all want my cooperation in dealing with you. Luckily, we already recovered my family, or this would be a real headache. They should be just probing me to see if I feel panicked or enraged."


    "Yes, and we have that same brat to thank for the safe passage of your mother and sister. If my apprentice wants to go off alone, we should let him. He is capable. After all, it''s true that the main targets will be us this time. In such a situation, is it really safer for him to follow us?" Sigma Octanis looked aloof and totally unbothered by the myriad changes of the world. "We should focus instead on taking advantage of their belief that you will betray me at the critical moment. That is the moment we must take down Garuda.


    "He likely just wanted to play with that little doll, the brat," Joovee Nile mused as he accepted the fact that Jodye was safer the further away from them he was today. Although he joked, Sigma''s words left him feeling more reassured. The boy was probably going to be okay. After all, with that magical beast summon present, Joovee Nile himself couldn''t easily slaughter the brat, let alone any cannon fodder from White Serpent Cove. That kid''s Heavenly Grimoire seemed...a bit different from Joovee''s own, "Anyway, with my imperial lifeblood limit, I can get to him quickly enough."


    "Will your mother and the princess be okay in the north?" Sigma asked Joovee as they both saluted the gates at the Purple Sky Tower Plaza''s final checkpoint.


    "My mother is from the north originally and the Limitless Buddha Temple should be the only ones who can properly train my sister in all of Pangaea," replied the Neofrost Master as his aura suddenly turned ice cold. Origin essence qi momentum started to manifest around his body, and a pitch-black heavenly grimoire covered in nefarious symbols and skulls appeared in front of him, "We all have our own path to walk. I have helped her step onto her own path, and now I will have to continue my own path as well."


    "I fear I will need to trouble you with taking care of my apprentice until I return," Sigma Octanis similarly had origin forces charging up around his body as the two men exited the checkpoint. The surrounding warriors and normal people in the crowd quickly put distance between themselves and these two men who were clearly up to no good. Joovee Nile scoffed at Sigma, but the latter waved him off. "We were bound to depart soon anyway. This way, Cassan can mentor Aiken while I handle our affairs and return first. Since White Serpent Cove wants to turn their blades towards us, we will fight them to the death then. Here, give Jodye this pendant if I do not have time to retrieve it from you."


    Sigma handed Joovee golden necklace with a pendant made up of heavenly white jade. Joovee eyes widened and he carefully put the pendant in his interspatial ring. If Sigma wasn''t his partner and there wasn''t a heavenly judgment awaiting, Joovee would never deliver this rare material to another.


    "My sister would never forgive me if anything happened to that brat anyway," grumbled Joovee Nile under his breath. River Nile had reminded him endlessly to take good care of Jodye in her place. Only by swearing an oath could he convince her to leave. He who had never sworn to anyone before had sworn far too many oaths since meeting this brat Jodye.


    "Leaving so soon?" a sinister and manly voice rumbled through the crowd, the qi within this sound wave sent people flying away before Joovee Nile''s already fierce origin qi momentum quickly countered the sound wave. After it dispersed, two silhouettes could be seen standing on arcane curse circles in the sky above the Sigma duo. Garuda wore a serious face as if he were facing a great enemy. He waved his hand, and hundreds of martial warriors spilled out from every direction tightly surrounding Sigma and Joovee.


    Leading these warriors was none other than Roger Flankz who approached Sigma slowly, "Hand over the items, and we can consider letting you live. Do not test our bottom line, sky mutt."


    "Release!" a bright golden and purple light burst from Sigma''s body as the Heavenly Dog Star merged into his origin atmosphere, where 1,500 small light spheres formed a constellation that looked like a dog with angel wings. The constellation seemed to come to life as a deafening howl shook the entire auction square. Sigma''s magic, serenity, and sword force concepts fused together bringing his total battle power to 5,900 BP. The constellation rapidly transformed into five fist-sized spheres of light, as they soon powered up Sigma''s qi momentum to the max.


    This was a terrifying value of 8,000 BP.


    A white staff covered in mystic symbols appeared in Sigma''s hand, it looked like a giant femur bone with six metal rings looped at the end. He stomped the bone staff, and myriad magic runes flew out of the glowing blue symbols, rapidly forming five arcane circles with three rows of runes each.


    "Five three-layered magic circles! He''s using a sixth rank spell!" Roger Flankz finally panicked. This Sigma was a total lunatic to have such a spell stored in his staff. What grade staff was that anyway? The more rows of runes an arcane circle has, the more powerful the spell. Being able to stack arcane circles to create more significantly damaging spells was an even more challenging feat. Roger had never seen a Combat Staff capable of loading six-star spells in an instant, as such spells were complex and able to boost combat qi by nearly four times. That was pure insanity!


    Spells above five-star were considered the most powerful spells in this world.


    For this first attack, Sigma actually used the force of close to 32 AP. That was more powerful than 32,000 BP, or three million two hundred thousand pounds! This was a force that was able to make the void tremble!


    "Supreme Yin Aurora!" Sigma Octanis'' cultivation was currently limited to one-fifth of his full strength. In spite of this, he used over 20% of his power in this strike alone. This was already approaching the limit that this world''s curse placed on him. He didn''t hesitate to use an attack that could wipe Roger Flankz off the face of this planet.


    From each magic circle, serene icicle blades the size of three adult males standing on each other''s shoulder condensed amidst the soul stopping chill of yin qi. The spell blasted towards Roger Flanks in a spiral of whistling air so rapidly Roger could barely think in time. This whistling came from the savagely sharp blade qi surrounding those ice blades that was terrifying to the extreme. From the time Simga released his combat soul to the launch of his spell less than two seconds had passed, even his constellation had yet to finish howling. The speed of his spell-casting was mind-blowing.


    Observing this from a great distance away via his divinity source, Jodye felt that battles between elites were genuinely next level. No way could he release even a one-star spell that quickly. He wouldn''t even be close. By condensing his magic power into arcane circles, Uncle Sigma could easily break past the limits of his realm! At the Silver Mage rank, he could even fuse together powers within the same concept. This was a level of competence that approached Jodye''s parents, so he was endlessly impressed. ''So magic is actually so dangerous. No wonder my father said that Sages were far more feared compared to Saints. A sage with powerful spellcasting ability can slaughter an entire city alone.''


    Osiris Goldwolf had long ago told his son that Mage rank Sages were terrifying individuals and he was right. A group of Sages capable of using fifth rank magic or better would be absolutely terrifying to anyone under the Void Philosopher Sage Realm, the same realm as the top champions from House Trilleck. Jodye suspected that his parents were also champions at the Void Philosopher Sage Realm, even though most of the House believed they were Void Door Sage Realm elites.


    "Celestial Body!"


    "Roger, retreat!" Roger and Garuda both exclaimed the moment they saw the origin qi phenomenon take form within Sigma''s own atmosphere as opposed to the world''s atmosphere. This was the symbol of a Celestial Origin Body. From behind Roger, three fifth level ghouls that looked like crowned zombies immediately rushed out to guard him.


    "Hmph. The second tier, fifth level fiends, Undead Ghoul Lords," Joovee Nile watched calmly as Roger Flankz tried to rapidly defend. "They seem to be using a three-star defensive curse. It definitely won''t be enough."


    [Spiritual Artifact Detected]


    "Hmm?" Joovee Nile suddenly received a mental alert and felt curious. Spiritual Artifacts were different from Source Artifacts, in that they were not blessed by the laws of fate. Any Saint who later became a Sage could only use a spiritual artifact. The platform of destiny wouldn''t let them communicate with the fates until their cultivation advanced more. Joovee glanced at the black dagger that appeared in Roger''s hand. This was Roger''s spiritual artifact, which he almost incomprehensibly used to slit his own wrist. This action caused Joovee to grimace, as he was also a voodoo priest. He knew what this pattern was, Roger wanted to use a voodoo blood curse!


    This could boost the power of a curse by 150%, at the expense of the user''s own vital life qi.


    "Release!" Death fiend qi momentum billowed off the Undead Ghoul Lord''s bodies and form layers of death qi barriers. At the same time, a more than five meters tall Black Water Sea Slug burst from Roger''s navy colored atmosphere. Roger rapidly formed curse seals with his hands, forming two three-layered arcane circles. However, before he could finish setting up his defense, the Undead Ghouls Kings were lacerated into dust causing a critical rebound in Roger''s lifeblood, which he was using to control those fiends. Roger was ruthlessly impaled through his left side by a projectile, his arm and part of his chest shredded, froze, and then shattered into dust.


    Combat Skill: Earth Escape!


    However, right before another deadly yin ice blade struck, Roger suddenly crumbled into the dirt, reappearing a kilometer away in the middle of Winter Winds City. The rest of the spell decimated the experts following him who all wore robes that had characters reading Oulan, opening up a considerable gap in the enemy''s formation. Many heard of the terror of the Commander Heavenly Dog, but not many ever saw his prowess in person. Even for Garuda, every time he had seen Sigma fight previously, the latter had never once used his origin power. Just his true qi alone was enough to challenge other Silver Mages.


    [Source Artifact detected]


    Joovee Nile glanced upward and noticed the necklace that appeared on Garuda''s neck, his face also became dignified. The actual threat of the White Serpent Cove group was none other than that man, Garuda.


    Garuda''s face also became dignified as his source artifact, the Seven-Winged Necklace, appeared around his neck, "So it turns out he was also a Celestial Body. If I do not assist Roger, then he will die. This Sigma Octanis should be able to fight us both alone, he simply doesn''t need Neofrost to act. Unless I use my lifeblood limit, this might get ugly. Honored Elder Luke Venom, be ready! We''ll take them all down at once."


    "Do you believe you can behave as you please in my Winter Winds City?" came that same overpowering majestic voice from the auction hall. Twenty meters in front of Garuda, a tall and hunky man appeared with a retinue of fifty guards, who all stood orderly on the void. Arcane circles were under each of their feet as they stood uniform in the air at attention. This was none other than the Tower Master of Purple Sky Tower, and the most powerful member of the Purple-Sky Clan. As a first-star Gold Mage rank Sage, his strength was easily comparable to Garuda himself.


    "Are you trying to stop me?" behind Garuda, black wisps of steam that contained a terrifying lifeblood power within released from his body. The Purple Sky Tower Master grimaced at this but didn''t budge from his position. Sigma and Joovee exchanged a glance as they were both impressed. To think that the brat really pulled it off, just like Grey Willow had said. Garuda snorted and turned his attention to the Neofrost Master, whom he believed was still in his pocket, "It seems you have finally given up on familiar attachments. You''re more like us with each passing day, for whose benefit should we stand on opposing teams?"


    "Release!" Joovee''s face experienced a myriad of changes as he seemed to be struggling internally. He nodded ever so slightly, which Garuda sneered sinisterly at. Joovee smirked in his heart, and not wanting to waste any more time with words, he also decided to go all-out. The giant image of Shura''s Gavel immediately condensed in the air. This idiot dared to pretend he still had Joovee''s family captive, only reminding Joovee that Garuda needed to die painfully. Pure essence and eight-colored combat qi poured out of Joovee''s body, as he grabbed Shura''s Gavel and transformed it into a real mighty hammer that he ruthlessly slammed down on over a dozen true saints, crushing them into pulp.


    A menacing poisonous gas spread rapidly like a plague from the point of impact. The lower lever saints who encountered this gas screamed miserably as their flesh wilted away. Even some of the innocent bystanders were hit by the noxious air as screams of agony filled the square. The putrid smell of death took over the field as the surrounding crowds panicked and fled further away in fear. In only a few breaths, Sigma and Joovee had already defeated one-third of White Serpent Cove''s operatives.


    Meanwhile¡­


    "Wicked," Jodye Trill observed from 500 meters away riding on the back of his Twilight Sphinx Eureka with Bilan Moon in tow. The shockwaves of that battle would be enough to slaughter the kids where they stood. However, he had already left the range of the fight. Merely, with [Pharaoh''s Law] active, Jodye Trills divine consciousness stream was more than powerful enough to cover 800 meters, and this was continually improving. Not to mention that Jodye could still push his soul force up to one more level if he needed too.


    Jodye Trill wanted to know what improvements his divine spark had since his advancement, so he sent his intention to his [Pharaoh''s Law]. In return, new information printed itself into his brain.


    [Tier 1 Primary Spark, Thunderbolt Purgatory - Load (4) purgatory thunderbolts]


    [Tier 1 Auxiliary Spark, Vajra Cover - summon protective divine scales to protect the body from harm]


    "Why isn''t there any difference?" Jodye Trill felt confused by this situation. Hadn''t his realm advanced?


    "In reality, you unlocked your Tier 1 Auxilary Spark, Vajra Cover, earlier than you were supposed too. You''ll find its much easier to use now, as is your thunderbolt purgatory," Trippy replied emotionlessly.


    ''Cosmo!''


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed into existence in front of Jodye, and with a single thought, his information was displayed in his mind.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 6 years, 11 months.]


    [Status: 103% Health, 12:37 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Earth Science Realm, Initial Junior Spirit rank, 76 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 10, 160 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: Fledgling Saint Realm, Four-Star Revolving Force rank, 26 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 180 BP. (Vajra Cover: 300 BP).''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 190 BP (dormant).''


    [Guardian 1: Cosmos Devouring Sky Wolf]


    ''Compatibility rating: 33%.''


    ''Nirvana''


    ''Synchronized Bloodline Limit Unlocked: Tier 1 - Devouring Space Flame''


    ''Synchronized Auxiliary Spark Unlocked: Tier 1 - Transmutation''


    [Guardian 2: Mighty God Sky Jackal]


    ''Compatibility rating: 42%.''


    ''Stasis''


    ''Synchronized Bloodline Limit Unlocked: Tier 1 - Holy Catastrophe Blade Heart''


    ''Synchronized Auxiliary Spark Unlocked: Tier 1 - Metamorphosis (Abstract)''

 125 The Battle at Purple Sky Tower Plaza! 3

    Jodye Trill was temporarily distracted by the fact the Sly was no longer in ''stasis'' status, but now he was experiencing a changed ''Nirvana'' status. This had never happened in the past, and Jodye wasn''t sure how to feel about it. Of course, he had a good idea of what was happening. "Cosmo, how long does the nirvana status last?"


    [First Nirvana = Anywhere from 2-10 years.]


    Jodye instantly regretted asking. Could it be his own guardians wanted to lie to him as well? This must be a joke.


    "Jodye, has little Morph really recovered his sage path cultivation after being sealed? He even received his lifeblood genesis, right?" asked Bilan Moon with big eyes from Jodye''s back. "Ahh!!"


    Eureka was currently running rapidly through the growing crowd. Jodye made Bilan put her Vicious Red Wolf away because Eureka was far quicker and she could even walk on the void. With a thought from Jodye, Eureka leaped 50 meters into the air and landed on an arcane circle made of blue serenity qi, before jumping again. Jodye laughed hard at Bilan''s reaction. If she thought this was something, just picture how she would feel about the gravity-defying Guardian Sky Wolf that was currently experiencing nirvana.


    "Lifeblood genesis?" Jodye Trill asked in curiosity. He hadn''t heard of this term yet.


    "It''s the source of lifeblood powers, just like the force geneses store our qi, it is where our lifeblood powers are stored and accumulated in the origin lake," Bilan Moon had already explained to Jodye that once he reached the Earth Science Realm, his origin pool had already increased by ten times and become an origin lake.


    "Ah! Well, he has indeed recovered. Uncle Sigma told me that his Left-Hand, Cassan, feared that Aiken was currently fighting a group of fiends," Jodye Trill sent a stream of consciousness ahead to check the situation as he spoke to Bilan. Almost immediately after sending his divinity out, he encountered Autumn Saver''s damaged divinity. Thus, he was instantly made aware of the situation before he even reached the scene. After confirming the location with his own divine senses, Jodye''s face turned solemn, "They are indeed fighting wave after wave of fiends. There are some tier one, fifth level fiends, and even tier two, first and second level ghouls spawning from those arcane circles. How is that possible?"


    "Fiend Hoard Art!" Bilan Moon exclaimed in a flustered panic. Bilan''s small and sweet voice sounded behind Jodye''s ear, giving him goosebumps. Jodye''s face heated up in embarrassment as he had never been into the loli-type before, but his adolescent hormones always reacted to this girl. There was no way to stop it beforehand, but it still never took long for him to recover as just now. Could this be the effect of puberty?


    Seeing the intrigued yet shy look on Jodye''s blushing face, Bilan smiled to herself as if she momentarily forgot her brother was in danger, before she frowned and continued to explain, "Fiend Hoard Art is a two-star arcane curse art that uses death laws to summon evil fiends who possess the caster''s mark. They must have been given an army of fiends to control."


    "An army¡­" Jodye Trill mused. However, the nervousness Bilan felt and expected to see in her companion never appeared. To her shock, Jodye''s eyes lit up like stars. Was this not excitement? If someone said it wasn''t she wouldn''t believe it. More than that, Bilan felt Jodye was downright giddy. Jodye laughed boisterously like a maniac, "Bwahahaha! What a perfect opponent to test my limits with. Fine then, let us deal with this Fiend Hoard Art! Eureka, 100 meters west, we''re attacking immediately!"


    "Yes, big brother!" Eureka roared as she responded to Jodye Trill in the language of the ancient fey beasts. However, he understood her correctly in spite of this. Thanks to Trippy, Jodye was now aware that this was because of his divine primal dragon bloodline. Eureka''s growling like sounds seemed to resonate with his lifeblood, allowing Jodye to understand her words in a different way. Bilan Moon simply heard the roaring and purring noises, as Eureka performed one more massive leap, before diving straight down like a missile made of pink and golden ice, the blue fire on her tail exploding and propelling them like a rocket. Bilan Moon and even Jodye Trill were amazed by this.


    Meanwhile, in the plaza in front of the Silver Meadows Inn, Dessa and Aiken were back to back cutting down first and second level fiends left and right like blades of grass. Dessa Chimes'' clothes were tattered, revealing her supple and cream-colored body. She was pissed that the clothes she bought for herself were ruined, however, the armor Jodye had gifted her was still perfectly intact underneath her garments so only her legs were exposed. Obviously, her young lord was still the most economical when he came to making purchases. On the other hand, the sight of her exposed flesh was still too much for Aiken Moon to handle, and he concentrated very hard to avoid staring at this grand vision. Even though it wouldn''t be a terrible way to die, Aiken liked his odds a lot better if he resisted this devilish temptation.


    "Dark Sage Teams A and B, maintain the curse formation. Sinner Team B, it''s your job to go capture that girl for me! Saint Team A will cover you, ack! You dirty old bitch!" the menacing voice on a middle-aged was ringing out from the skies above the city. Loud explosions filled the air, and fierce winds were assaulting the streets below. Multicolored atmospheres and origin qi phenomena made the sky look chaotic and menacing. Down below there were two teams of saint path warriors that were each 100-man squads. In addition, there were two 10-man squads made up of sage path warriors.


    "Hahaha, why don''t you just surrender the 1,000-year-old Ganoderma and Stellar Moon Rock? Then you can handle your business properly!" the aged voice of a woman similarly rang out amid more explosions. Anyone hearing her would think she was an old bandit who came to take advantage of the situation.


    "You old witch, go die!" bellowed Crash Bandit as he charged towards his new opponent.


    *Bang* *Bang*


    Crash Bandit''s atmosphere collided with Master Grey Willow''s with explosive impact. The arcane disks under their feet expanded and collided forming a sort of battle platform where the two warriors fought fiercely. Grey Willow charge forward fearlessly as Miran Moon attacked from the side. Sensing this with his divinity, Jodye couldn''t help but frown. Wasn''t this woman supposed to be covering their retreat? He immediately voided that part of the plan as this woman was unreliable.


    However, how could Jodye know that the complacent Miran Moon felt that she had no reason to place herself in danger when Master Grey Willow was so supreme. After all, why else would Senior Shante Shatter trust her to accompany them on this quest? In Aunt Miran''s opinion, she would definitely be safe as long as she stayed close to the spiritual master.


    "This Master Sinner is going to send you all to the ninth level of purgatory!" Eddie Saver said solemnly. His facial expression remained unchanged in spite of Cassan''s persistent attacks that obstructed him at every step. Eddie''s eyes shined with combat light and waved both of his hands casting two huge evil seals of the sinner sect, both full of fiend qi that launched at Cassan like two meteors, "Beezlebub''s Mantle!"


    The two seals radiated intense and fiendish qi waves that tore through buildings and rushed at Cassan who fell back and waved his arms, casting his innate combat skill - Lesser Wormhole. The laws of space and time distorted as a wormhole the size of a large male appeared in front of Cassan. Cassan didn''t stop there and released howl, the spread corroding qi waves everywhere the sound targeted. Eddie shouted and covered his bleeding ears as his evil seal escaped his control. The wormhole devoured the seals, and blood leaked out of the corner of Cassan''s mouth. His appearance suddenly changed as his face became furry and looked like a dog. His body mass also increased in size. Cassan waved his arms and cast another Lesser Wormhole.


    Behind Eddie Saver and the laws of space and time twisted and broke apart once more as his two evil seals rushed out and blasted him with his own attack. Eddie was knocked several hundred meters away before he was able to steady himself, but Cassan was already above him crashing down with a huge paw made of death qi.


    Mighty Devil Paw!


    *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*


    The fight in the sky continued to heat up with every second.


    *Hong...*


    The experts below all unleashed their strength ready to complete their directives.


    "You heard Honored Elder Bandit, seize her!"


    "Mutilate the boy, but Vice-Sect Leader needs him alive!"


    "What on Gaea is happening?!" Dessa Chimes was visibly nervous for the first time as she fought fiends and hunted lower level sages with the help of the treasure spirit on her palm. She suddenly felt incredibly insecure, which Autumn Saver told her was probably the result of her spiritual sense awakening due to so many people locking on to her aura.


    To Aiken''s shock, Dessa stopped fighting and stood elegantly as if she was saying a prayer. Surrounded by fiends, a pale white barrier of energy suddenly surrounded Dessa and prevented the fiends from approaching her. Her tattered clothes seemed to disintegrate, exposing her jade legs and arms, but her most delicate areas were still shielded by her combat armor.


    Aiken himself wasn''t fairing much better, even though his master had also given him a decent set of combat armor. There were cuts and bruises all over his face and body. He looked at the Dessa Chimes whose body was drenched in sweat but was otherwise uninjured. Suddenly, he wondered how Mr. Jupiter had been training this girl. Having recovered his origin and lifeblood powers, Aiken was capable of utilizing his natural serenity qi. Innate qi came from force geneses that the body developed naturally. Aiken Moon was born with a serenity force genesis. Thus he could easily fuse serenity qi into his attacks even without a concept. Thanks to this advanced nascent serenity qi, he was able to produce more strength than Dessa in spite of his cultivation being slightly weaker than her own. On top of that, thanks to Jupiter, Aiken now had the advantage of being a priest.


    Yet, he stood here on his last leg, injuries growing heavier with every passing moment. Without his companion''s support, the fiend hoard was focusing more on him, and the saint disciples of White Serpent Cove were closing in on his location. Whereas, Dessa didn''t have much more than a scratch on her. Of course, what Aiken didn''t know was that Dessa''s body was becoming stronger as she was close to entering the Wimpy Man Realm, and Autumn Saver was constantly exhausting its energy to heal her as the treasure spirit couldn''t bear to see her hurt. Her constitution was far better than Aiken''s own constitution. Aiken steadily retreated under the fiends'' assault, and before he knew it, he had entered Dessa''s barrier.


    "Wimp," the suddenly more feminine voice of Autumn Saver rang out in Dessa''s mind, but she frowned at these words.


    "Do not talk about little Aiken like that. How strong could he be at his age? He''s already doing great." Dessa Chimes communicated with the treasure spirit.


    "This girl..." Autumn Saver couldn''t believe Dessa had the spare time to admonish it. Was it really worth dying to defend this brat? "You are aware that your young lord, for whatever he is, is only six-years-old don''t you? This is what you call a genius. The Moon child is decent at best."


    Dessa Chimes had no argument there, as Autumn Saver had praised her master making Dessa smile sweetly. Autumn Saver felt exasperated. "Focus child, we''re under siege!"

 126 The Battle at Purple Sky Tower Plaza! 4

    "Minions, destroy that barrier!" a Sophomore rank Dark Sage disciple of White Serpent cove waved his staff and a purple light shot into the glabella of the surrounding first and second level fiends. These fiends seem to go crazy and attack the barrier of white light like crazed animals, as the barrier started to crack. After all, no matter how amazing Autumn Saver was, it was limited by Dessa''s own cultivation. The disturbing fiend-language was graining to the ears as they screamed and shouted. The ghost-type fiends sent out spiritual waves of negativity that rocked Aiken''s mind and made him feel such despair! Horrible memories were being forcibly summoned from deep in his subconscious to the forefront of his mind. The barrier had several cracks on its surface and would break any second.


    "NOOOO!! Dess, we have to escape, we can''t keep this up! We have to find a way to retreat, or we''ll die!" Aiken Moon was scared out of his wits, but he still stood protectively in front of Dessa as he cautioned her. This raised Autumn Saver''s opinion of the lad quite a bit. Aiken had an awful madness in his eyes as he shouted, "They''ll defile us Dess! We can''t stay here, we can''t stay here, I don''t want to be defiled again!"


    As if responding to Aiken''s cry, the barrier suddenly exploded into shards of light that obliterated the nearest low-level fiends and repelled the spiritual sense of the higher-leveled enemies.


    "Calm down, little Aiken. Keep struggling until the end," Dessa Chimes called out as she beheaded a first tier, fourth level fiend with most of her remaining strength. Her body felt like it was on the verge of collapse, but she stood with perfect posture, "Autumn Saver says we don''t need to escape anymore, our current location is probably the safest we will find."


    "What?!" Aiken Moon was dumbstruck. Weren''t they currently near death? What part of this was safe? Didn''t that mean that they would die today no matter what? However, a thought suddenly struck him, making his eyes brighten, "Will master and young lord Jupiter return soon?"


    Dessa Chimes smiled sweetly as she said in an outrageously calm yet ragged voice, "Depends¡­on which master you''re referring too. Mine is already here."


    "THUNDERBOLT PURGATORY!"


    "Mr. Jupiter!" Jodye Trill''s battle cry was like the sweetest music Aiken Moon had ever heard in his life. His incredibly tense shoulders relaxed a lot more, and his fighting spirit seemed to be reignited. ''That''s right, if the boss is here, we can definitely make it to my master''s side with ease!''


    Four five-feet-wide and three-meter-long emerald green thunderbolts tore through the skies at the speed of light and crashed into the area surrounding Aiken and Dessa. The two youths saw the terrifying shockwaves coming their way, and their eyes widened in terror. Did Mr. Jupiter not see them, or were they being sacrificed?


    *CRASH*


    *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!*


    "Mew!"


    A pink barrier of freezing energy suddenly surrounded the two youths as a child stage Twilight Sphinx rushed innocently into Dessa''s embrace.


    "Eureka! How are you so big now?" Dessa Chimes was shocked. The little kitty from before was now a great cat, she was even a bit heavy and cold to the touch. Standing on her hind legs as she nuzzled Dessa''s face, Eureka was already her same size! Maybe a bit taller. Dessa felt like she was cuddling a soft ice cube, which actually made her battle-worn self feel so comfortable and serene. Looking at Eureka''s girlish face Dessa was stunned, "You even favor big sister a little now. You''re so cute!"


    "Meow¡­" Eureka smiled gently purred in response.


    "Little Morph!" a sweet voice called out from above. Aiken Moon trembled intensely as he stared at the girl falling from the sky before she landed gently and threw her arms around his dear little brother. She held the stunned, trembling, and dazed Aiken out to get a better look at him, "My sweet baby brother, are you okay? Do you have any large wounds?"


    "La¡­la¡­" tears swam in the eyes of Aiken Moon as he stared at Bilan Moon as if he had just seen the sun for the first time in years. He could barely finish his words. "Lani, is it¡­is it really you, Lani? How could it be you? I''m not dreaming, am I? Is this some fiend''s sick trick?"


    However, before the siblings could continue their reunion, Jodye Trill landed next to them with a thud. The Scarlet Flame Magic Sword was indeed covered in yang element magic qi, as Jodye threw Dessa two C-grade Magic Life Pills. He dropped another in Aiken''s hand and placed his outrageously heavy hand on Aiken''s shoulder. Bilan''s hand was coincidently positioned under Jodye''s on Aiken''s shoulder and as she felt the weight of Jodye''s hand, her eyebrows arched up. Herself, Aiken, and even Dessa Chimes and Eureka who were two meters away, were suddenly surrounded by an imposing force momentum within an orange atmosphere that was quite large.


    Bilan could tell that her own atmosphere was only half of the size of Jodye''s current aura. This was shocking to her as she was a celestial sage at the advanced Junior Spirit rank of the Earth Science Sage Realm. Her base battle power was actually 80 BP, five points higher than average. With her advanced primary calamity qi, her current qi momentum would start at 140 BP. Her talent was the best seen in House Moon''s last four hundred years of history. Her master Shante Shatter was the Vice-Sect Master one of the Seven Spirits from their Seven Spirits Sect, a Heaven Ranked power in Rodinia! Bilan Moon had never been an arrogant individual, but she had her own pride. A pride that was now being trampled by this imposing young man with astounding potential. ''His aura, it''s so strong¡­it''s a good thing he''s older than me, otherwise, I wouldn''t know where to hide my shame.''


    Of course, when Bilan Moon discovered Jodye Trill was only six-years-old, then she would immediately faint. However, that was a story for later.


    "Stand up straight, chest out," Jodye Trill wore a warm smile as he sized up Aiken Moon who had suddenly straightened up like a uniformed soldier once Jupiter was in front of himself. Bilan was shocked. Using his divinity Jodye could ascertain that Aiken''s pure force and true essence were both far denser than his current level. The boy was sure to advance a couple of steps after this battle, "You did very well, my friend. I am proud of your courageous heart. Do not stop chanting the Azure World Epoch scripture until the battle is concluded."


    "With a monster-like brat like you for a boss, how would I dare to slack off?" Aiken Moon tried to sound tough, but inwardly his heart soared when he was praised by Mr. Jupiter. He had already started to idolize this magnificent young Titan, and he immediately started to chant the first stanza his Azure World Epoch.


    "Monster-like¡­ brat?" Bilan Moon cocked her head to the side in curiosity. Such insulting words seemed out of place since her brother was being so respectful. Moreover, Jodye didn''t seem to take these words to heart at all. Were the two so close? However, what she didn''t know was that Jodye was indeed a little brat.


    "Boss, did you get taller? Ack!" Aiken yelped as Jodye smacked the back of his head.


    "Alright, less of this," for reasons he chose not to explore, Jodye was not willing to dwell on his age in front of Bilan Moon. "You will have time to speak with your sister and me in the future. For now, we must handle important matters."


    "Important¡­" Aiken''s sour face suddenly became stern and solemn. "Yes. We have to escape and find my master."


    "Escape?" Bilan Moon smiled and shook her head. There was no mention of escaping in their plan.


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 127 The Battle At Purple Sky Tower Plaza! 5

    A couple of hours ago in Private Box Number 7¡­


    "Brat, what makes you think you can get the Purple-Sky Clan to cooperate with you?" Joovee Nile snorted as he simply didn''t believe Jodye could persuade a clan on his own. Who did this brat think himself to be?


    "Let''s just say I have a strong feeling¡­ that the Purple-Sky Clan and I will walk the same way," Jodye Trill responded cryptically while observing the Dracophant Egg with Bilan Moon. However, Joovee Nile''s expression changed drastically behind his mask. Jodye...Trill? As in Trilleck?


    Could it be?


    "Fine." Sigma Octanis nodded his head as if he had made a decision.


    "What?! Old heavenly dog, you can''t seriously believe¡­" Joovee Nile was flabbergasted and rushed to voice his disapproval. How could Joovee let this brat Jodye endanger himself in the former''s presence? That was literally like asking him to die.


    "Enough," Sigma didn''t even let Joovee start ranting. "If the boy says he has a way, then naturally he has a way. Let''s not pretend to understand his methods."


    Joovee Nile fell silent at these words. That was right. This is the brat that not only rescued his little sister from being bullied but followed her into the depths of a foreign enemy base to save Joovee''s mother. How bold was Jodye? How wise did he have to be to make it out alive? Besides, he had done so flawlessly! To complete this, Jodye even subdued a mystic wand and transgressed a heavenly tribulation. This kid was a damn freak of nature. The little deity of thunderbolts. The Neofrost Master suddenly felt silly for treating him like a regular junior. Perhaps he had even grown fond of the brat.


    After all, Joovee was no nice person. In fact, he was an outright villain. This was the main reason he estranged himself from his family. Outside of his mother and sister, Joovee Nile could count the number of people he was loyal to on two fingers. Except, he didn''t need too because they were both in the room with him. However, the more talent that Jodye revealed, the more Joovee regretted that rash heavenly oath. How great would it be if he could eat this little brother up and steal his destiny? It was definitely huge.


    "Little Jupiter will go and settle that matter for us," Sigma Octanis nodded to the not so little Jodye who had proposed this plan. This boy was genuinely growing more insightful, and it should be due to the increase in his realm. Sages were all naturally intelligent, but wisdom was much rarer. "Meanwhile, Joovee and I will depart in the open. Normally, those villains would wait until we left the city to make a move, but their current arrogance knows no bounds. I''m afraid they won''t put a mere Purple-Sky Clan in their eyes. After all, those of House Purple-Sky must protect their loved ones and assets. As soon as we leave the magic formation surrounding this tower, then those who aim to attack shall attack."


    "What about your disciple, our young master Moon? Could it be that you have kept him hidden? Why wouldn''t they target him?" Master Grey Willow delivered the voice of pragmatism that made the three males quake. That''s right! They still had one weakness that could be exploited.


    "Cassan, you must be ready! The enemy will probably come to you in advance, they may have already arrived!" Sigma grit his teeth as he hurried to transmit his message with a serene sound stone.


    Seconds later, the light of a response colored the room a soft pink for an instant. Sigma''s face darkened when he heard it, "Cassan says there are two maybe three mages across the street watching him. Likely they were making sure he''s alone while waiting for the command to attack."


    "Little Morph!" Bilan Moon cried out, "Aunt Blu Leaf, please! We must hurry and help him!"


    "Octanis, hurry and tell me the location your lodgings are in, I will go there ahead." Grey Willow was also anxious to recover the young master Moon. Her senior sister had promised that she could raise the boy as her own if he were willing to follow her. Even though the boy had already worshipped another Master, she felt she was more capable than that master.


    "Here," Sigma Octanis used a sliver of consciousness to imprint the location in the three women''s heads. "Cassan is powerful enough to fight a Perfected Gold Mage. You should tie up the other mage and allow your martial-niece and her aunt to rescue my charges."


    "No, Bilan and I will secure Aiken and my Hand," Jodye Trill interjected fearlessly, causing Grey Willow and Miran to frown, and even Bilan felt it was a bit inappropriate. However, Sigma and Joovee simply turned their attention to Jodye as if they were eagerly awaiting his next words. This left the ladies shocked, and they didn''t reprimand right away. What was charisma? This was charisma! "Ms. Miran would be better served as a cover in the event of our retreat."


    "In the event?" Grey Willow scoffed, "Do not speak while adults are speaking. This is a rescue mission, dumb brat. Escaping his the primary goal!"


    "No! And who the hell are you to insult me!" Jodye Trill shouted as a bit of Dragon Might roiled through the room.


    "Dr¡­a¡­g¡­no way¡­ there''s no way," Grey Willow was shocked to her core. This brat had a combat dragon soul? So lucky? The dragon aura was weak, but it was unmistakably powerful. This was the reason Grey Willow was caught off guard.


    "These villains dared to threaten big bro Joovee with his own family, they dared to insult my teacher, they dared to attack me during the auction, and now they dare attack those under my protection?" Jodye Trill''s voice was loud and majestic. Sigma and even Joovee felt pride. They hadn''t doted on him for anything less than loyalty, after all. Jodye''s face grew colder than ice, "I want to kill them! They must suffer a heavy blow today before we even think of retreating. After I grow stronger, I''ll come back and obliterate the entire White Serpent Cove!"


    "If you can slay them then, of course, you should do so," Sigma Octanis agreed completely. Joovee Nile made no comment, suggesting that he had no issue with this plan.


    "Tch, with just you?" Grey Willow spat in response, but the look in her eyes was not nearly as hostile, and the disdain in her voice had vanished like smoke. Clearly, she was also affected by the brat''s impassioned tirade. "Bilan, Miran, take this arrogant brat with you and go. Mn, follow the brat''s arrangement then. Let''s see who dares to touch the young master Moon in my presence."


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    Bilan glanced at Jodye once more as she suddenly found herself complete caught up in his pace. The look of respect in her bother''s eyes told her that Jodye had not lied a bit. He truly saved Dessa Chimes from slavery and Aiken Moon from his unfortunate circumstances with the Crimson Rider Gang.


    "Dessa," Jodye stood straight as a sword as he imperiously gazed at the chaos around him. Through the sizzling and crackling thunderbolt qi and smoke, he was able to see seven fiend portals, only two of which were producing Ghoul level fiends. Jodye made these two controllers his primary targets.


    "Sir!" Dessa came half a step behind Jodye Trill and knelt in salute while glancing at Aiken from the corner of her eye. Aiken Moon''s eye twitched, before he also knelt in salute, shouting with her. "This little one is also at your command, young Lord!"


    Jodye galvanized his advanced primary calamity qi using his powerful divine consciousness to burn the fiendish perceptions that approached them into nothing. This was preventing the other fiends and warriors from blindly rushing in. They were all waiting for the ghosts to investigate the situation. Jodye found this curious, thinking that fiends weren''t as stupid as he initially believed.


    "No, it should be the controller who is the intelligent one," Jodye''s eyes flashed with golden light as he reconsidered. He circulated the Azure World Epoch to absorb the surrounding tainted fiend qi. As he did this, he felt his bloodline tingle a little, which Jodye found curious but wasn''t of the mind to investigate.


    There were simply too many powers in Jodye''s current body that he didn''t understand, he would need a certain amount of free time to digest everything. For now, attempting to do so was far too dangerous in the present situation. The smoke caused by his earlier attack''s impact had yet to disperse, but it was quickly doing so. "When the smoke clears we''re going to be besieged. Therefore, I do not intend to idly stand and wait for the smoke to clear."


    "What should we do, ''Mr. Jupiter''?" Bilan Moon teased sweetly, totally reliant on Jodye''s opinion.


    "This¡­" Jodye Trill rubbed his nose reflexively, "You stay with the kids, they can''t deal with any ghouls or their toast. I''ll take vanguard, we advance and retreat together!"


    "Right!" the other three youths all readied their weapons, ready to move on Jodye''s command. Bilan Moon released an orange-tinted atmosphere that blended harmoniously with Jodye''s own aura. Eighty small light spheres spiraled within her atmosphere as the origin qi phenomenon took form. Next to them, 60 scarlet light spheres manifested and they all spun into the image of a demonic fox howling to the moon. Bilan''s force momentum quickly skyrocketed. Next to Bilan, a glowing white magic talisman covered in gold symbols float in the void like a ghost.


    [Source Artfifact detected]


    "Ah! Is this the power of big sister''s celestial origin body at the Earth Science Realm? Awesome!" Aiken Moon stared at his sister with stars in his eyes. He turned his hand, and the spatial ring on his hand flashed as he equipped himself with a black D-grade combat crossbow. Next to him a nearly identical voodoo talisman float in the void. Merely, this talisman was black with gold symbols.


    [Source Artifact Detected]


    "Celestial Origin? Advanced Primary Calamity Qi? Curious, I wonder how she can still appear so delicate? Her physique is clearly full of yin essence, yet she has such strong yang qi. Odd... must be the effect of her combat soul right? How old is this girl?" Jodye Trill was inwardly shocked. It wasn''t rare for women to use fire or yang powers, but it was uncommon. The ones who did so couldn''t help but be more brutish than other girls due to the calamity qi''s influence on their physique. However, this young girl was the prettiest and most dainty that Jodye had ever seen with his own two eyes.


    Bilan''s base strength was actually stronger than his own! She was at the advanced Junior Spirit rank, and she wasn''t weak either! If it weren''t for the fact that his Chaotic Melody of Destruction had already reached the initial minor force level thanks to his Vajra Scepter, then Jodye wouldn''t be her match as a sage! This was his first time encountering such a talented young sage. Of course, if one considered Jodye''s titanic power, then he was stronger than Bilan without even moving.


    "Okay then, its time to get started," Jodye was suddenly excited to start this battle.


    "Mn."


    "Got it, boss!"


    "I''ll follow your lead."


    Jodye looked through the smoke and found a group of ghouls gathering near the back. He had to slaughter his way over to the controller who was capable of manipulating those ghouls!


    "KILL!"

 128 Slaughter State 1

    Thousands of kilometers away from Winter Winds City, in the main hall of the most grand and luxurious palace within the walls of the capital of the South Ward, Sage Thoth City, an incredibly handsome and majestic middle-aged man stood among a crowd of seated elders. He was robust with an awesome physique that seemed to be bursting with strength. He wore stylish clothes that exposed his muscular body, and feet were bare. If Jodye were here the way these figures were dressed would remind him of ancient Egyptian royalty. The elders surrounding the middle-aged man all had looks of deep reverence in their eyes as they stared at this figure. The wise-looking elder standing in front of on the giant iron throne at the top of the hall showed none of the imposing demeanor that a monarch should possess. Instead, he looked just as reverent as his own subjects.


    Even though he looked around a decade younger than the last time they met, if Jodye Trill were present he would immediately recognize this man who demanded the respect of any who saw him as Grandpa Geb!


    "Great Fort Master Goldwolf, this young one is unworthy of your favor," the wise elder in front of the throne had his own majestic presence as he spoke. After all, this tall and scholarly man was none other than Pharaoh King Thoth Nile, the man widely accepted as the wisest man in the entire Pangaea continent. However, at this moment the wise ruler was a bit flustered. A world-famous wizard far stronger than himself had randomly appeared in the center of the hall, how could he not be nervous? "Please tell this little one what he can do to serve you?"


    Some would find it utterly shocking to see the man they worshipped as Pharaoh acting so subservient, but all of these elders knew very well the fury that was Fort Master Goldwolf. They had all seen images from when their majesty, the lord pharaoh, fought in the legendary 100-Years-War. The 100-Years-War was a brutal festival of blood that only ended once all foreign powers had been defeated by humanity and banished from the land. This was a war were mages and heavenly masters were slaughtered by the tens of thousands and powerhouses were dropping like flies. However, the surviving heroes of that time were now all legendary existences with abilities that already far surpass mortal powers.


    The mighty Fort Master Goldwolf in front of them was one such existence, and that was more than 1,000 years ago during the 100-Years-War. Who knew how strong this old monster had become by now? So even though this legendary figure had abruptly appeared in this hall out of nowhere, these warriors didn''t even dare to so much as breathe too aggressively, lest they anger the monster. After all, how strong did one have to be to avoid the senses of 22 high-rank nobles?


    "Little brother Nile, I know that you are currently in the middle of your own holy war," Geb Goldwolf''s majestic and long hair seemed to be made of wool as he casually stepped forwards towards the throne. However, he tactfully stopped before the steps leading up, "However, I have received intel that one of my kin is currently operating in the south. I do not have the jurisdiction to retrieve him, so I will be sending an aide in my place. Please inform your troops not to obstruct him in any way, or they will be met with slaughter."


    "Great Fort Master, if you simply need to retrieve a boy, then this king is willing too¡­" Pharaoh Thoth leaned forward with the genuine hope that they could be of service to his senior brother Goldwolf. However, he was quickly shot down.


    "No, since I cannot take him myself¡­" Geb Goldwolf sighed and looked a bit melancholic, however, he instantly recovered, "Since I cannot go to retrieve the boy myself, I might as well let him gain experience. He will only be brought back to me if he starts to expose himself too early."


    "Interesting," Pharaoh Thoth rubbed his beard stubble in thought. "Since this is the case, Fort Master will have my Divine Ibis Country''s full support."


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    Meanwhile, White Demon Castle floated high in the skies of the West Ward of Pangaea. Deep within the walls of the castle, heavy panting and reluctant moans could be heard from the bedroom of a private grand chamber.


    "No, that not it!" Basalt Congo''s sinister voice sounded out from behind the curtain of the bed of enduring lady Isis. "Move the hips!"


    "I''m trying!" moaned the sultry voice of lady Isis with tears streaming down her face. She had agreed to wed this man as long as they didn''t use charm laws on her or pass her around like a slut. This lusty madman was obsessed with her, so he didn''t hesitate to grant her request. Now, no matter what, she had already married this man.


    As compensation for her being willing, no one was allowed to touch Kamila Trilleck, and they would even allow her to join a sect to learn cultivation. Isis was more than willing to trade herself for the girl''s safe passage from this hellzone. "It''s just¡­you are being too aggressive towards me! I am not some whore for you to do as you please with. The anger and shouting, I do not like it..."


    "Less of that, you kinky little slut. I know you love it when you are in the mood, I have seen this," Basalt licked his black lips lasciviously before his face rose into a devilish grin. Isis scowled, but Basalt ignored her completely, "Our agreement demands you will love me, woman, not merely surrender your body! That vermin little brother of mine is already dead and gone from this world. He has been torn asunder, ground into meat powder, which was fed to my fiend farm. We used the excrement of said fiends to produce new chemicals for our wine made from the new model charm potion. Cleansed for my pleasure, hahaha."


    If her previous husband was truly dead, maybe Isis wouldn''t feel so dirty and empty. Maybe she would have already ended her own life. However, Isis knew better than anyone where Osiris Goldwolf should currently reside. They had planned this long before becoming husband and wife, and now was the most critical part of the plan. Isis was unwilling to fail after coming this far. She had to give herself to this evil man who she had some minor connection with, but so what? If it ended with his miserable demise then Isis was all too willing.


    Basalt rubbed the white snake glyph on his bald head, "Do not attach yourself to a dead scum''s memory. Do not forget that your brat has been spotted in the south. Do you think I am ignorant of that wastrel''s continued existence? That your spies are truly able to elude me? If you do not obey me well in the future, I will slaughter the Frozen Night and then I will immediately leave. Just. To. Kill. Him. My. Self."


    Lady Isis'' body shuddered and she closed her eyes. For the first time, she felt truly helpless, truly unreconciled. Her son was her only true weakness at this point. Nothing could happen to her son or Isis didn''t know how she might react. She would probably sacrifice her soul to bury this entire castle in heavenly eradication light. Doing so would completely obliterate her, body and soul together. Even if her previous marriage was ended by death, even if she was coerced into marrying the villain who was currently in her bed, how could she be willing to be with the man who had stolen her purity back when she was an innocent girl? Who had destroyed her innocence with his own hands? However, with her son in danger how could she continue to negotiate?


    Forsaking him?


    This was impossible, Joseph was her heartbeat.


    Was Isis truly going to have no choice but to bear another child from this sadistic bastard? Could they manage to make a move before that?


    Isis desperately tried to think of a last-minute solution, anything she might have missed. Although her spies were not able to pinpoint her son''s exact location, the description of the boy from Little Oasis who called himself Jupiter sounded just like her son. Basalt likely didn''t know much more than her. However, could she be sure that Basalt''s spy network didn''t already have more detailed intelligence?


    Isis was unwilling to gamble with her child''s fate, unlike that damn Osiris.


    "Tsk. Osiris, for the sake of revenge you were willing to sacrifice me completely without looking back¡­" thought Isis with a terrible melancholy in her heart. Even though she knew that this had been a relationship of mutual benefit, the love in her heart for that man was becoming bitter hatred. Part of Isis believed that Osiris would have found a way to change his plans if he truly loved her.


    For Jodye''s sake, Isis could only endure. Her closed eyes fluttered repeatedly. However, in the end, she opened her eyes that now possessed a glamorous glow, as she looked back at the robust baldy who wanted to take her everything. Basalt was slightly shaken, but he quickly calmed down. The charm laws in Isis'' eyes seemed to only affect the woman herself. He frowned, slightly unsatisfied. Was he so ugly that this woman had to charm herself to be his? But then that evil smile crept back onto his face.


    So what if she was unwilling?


    Was she not surrendering herself anyway?


    To Basalt, there was no better outcome than this. To hell with her brat, the boy would be of no threat once Isis helped him to conceive a proper heir. Of this, Basalt was one thousand percent confident. At that point, he would be able to use the White Demon combat soul to devour his heir''s dragon soul. His White Demon combat soul would gain another head and its abilities would double in strength. He had been assured so by that dying old fool in the south. That elderly man''s time was limited, but his powers were simply unfathomable. Basalt felt the prophecy from that man could be trusted.


    Isis was the key to fulfilling his destiny!


    "Good, good, good. I love obedient women the most. Well then. Let us begin!"


    "Yes, my husband."


    As the heated sounds of false love continued to haunt the night air, a shadow that no one had noticed before and no one would notice at all slowly retreated from the chamber. This shadow swiftly slunk it''s way through the castle evading the various guards, elders, and core disciples roaming the premises. After arriving in front of an excessively large and demonic-looking gate the shadow didn''t stop for a second and disappeared into the gate as if it were a puddle of water, arriving on the other side.


    On the other side of this gate was surprisingly a dark forest, densely packed with poisonous foliage and bog waters.


    "My liege," rising from the shadow kneeled Ke Si as he called out to the empty space in front of the shadow. "It is not too late to take another approach. If only we could¡­


    "It is done," a black light flashed and Osiris Trilleck was revealed as the source of the shadow. His ability to conceal his own presence was second to no one alive. The lord''s face was twisted and ugly to the max as he spoke and balled his fist. A menacing atmosphere leaked from his body unconsciously as he tried to control his collapsing mental state. Ke Si didn''t dare to speak again after sensing the state of his longtime companion. The pain and fury in Osiris'' heart right now were clearly enough to drive him mad. However, after a few breaths of silent enduring, the lord''s face suddenly became calm. "So it appears our intel was correct, and that Joseph is indeed in the South Ward. Our cousins in Winter Winds City did well to send the shadow source crystal to transmit an S.O.S. Father should have already made arrangements towards that end. Have you heard any news about Horus at all?"


    "No, my liege." Ke Si bowed, concern showing in his eyes, "Young Master Horus is likely alive, as Jip Si''s life crystal has not shattered. However, he is still missing."


    "Sigh¡­" Osiris closed his eyes in frustration once more. His plan was working so well, so flawlessly, yet why was it that his soul felt so empty? So unsettled? When Osiris thought back to watching that diseased maniac touch Isis so intimately, his aura would instantly destabilize. After calming himself down again for the umpteenth time, Osiris looked back at Ke Si and said, "I''m not sure if you know this, but Horus is a very important element in this plan. We have to find my son, as long as he is still alive. "


    "Yes, my liege."


    "Fine. Dispatch the troops based on the intel we just gathered. I must meet with some old ''friends''."


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    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill was currently unaware of his location being exposed already or news of his exploits reaching the West Ward. It could only be said that he was completely underestimating the information network available to the superpowers back home. After the electrical explosions from Jodye''s Thunderbolt Purgatory, two-thirds of the total fiends were blasted into smithereens. From within the cloud of smoke that blocked visibility, a meter wide, crescent-shaped, crimson streak of light suddenly shot out and sliced through several dozen third and fourth level fiends.


    "Enemy attack!" screamed a disciple of White Serpent Cove. "Just now, that thunderbolt magic had power above 300 BP!


    "Acolytes, ready the spells! Warriors, attack!" shouted that disciple''s commanding officer, a man with red spiky hair named Voodoo Priest Kane Mack. Two dozen staffs impacted the ground at the same time as violet light filling the plaza. Fighters wearing combat armor with a white serpent design readied their weapons as they charged forward blindly. Voodoo Priest Kane Mack grimaced when he saw the power behind that crimson light. Was there a peak expert helping these brats? That would be a lot more troublesome. "Take down the warrior with the sword!"


    "Murder them!"


    "Kill, kill, kill!"


    "Brothers, don''t hog the fun okay?"


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill wasn''t moving blind at all.


    [20 Source Artifacts detected]


    "Kill!" Jodye Trill''s orange-hued atmosphere was glaring and majestic as he pelted out of the smoke cloud, with [Pharaoh''s Law] as the crown atop his head. The stripes of the cloth were red and black, looking starlit and magical. This was the astral might version of [Pharaoh''s Law], and it had the unique function of letting Jodye convert his origin power into astral power. With ten astral points active Jodye''s base strength was equal to 210 BP. A terrifying momentum of astral force was already radiating from his body, intimidating many of the approaching disciples. Jodye spat with disdain, "There are nothing but cannon fodder in the front! Tear through them, do not fear!"


    "Fiends attack!" screamed an enemy acolyte.


    Jodye was immediately besieged by dozens of low-level fiends and rookie warriors, but they very quickly learned that they had picked the wrong target. Titanic rage and slaughter qi filled Jodye''s muscles bolstering his strength to above 300 BP in an instant, as he started to dance with the flaming magic sword in hands.


    Dance of the Evil Blood Moon, First Step: Evil Crescent Slash!


    Crimson waves of astral slaughter qi lacerated and burned the surrounding enemies amidst wails of pain and fear. His rage power pushed his momentum forward endlessly. Jodye tore through the flesh of his enemies as the yang flames of his sword burned even their blood to a crisp.


    "What the fuck!" Voodoo Priest Kane Mack was stunned and enraged, "Rookie-level acolytes and warriors retreat! Send the ghouls after that magic priest, he''s at the expert level. All experts engage with heavy artillery.


    "Hmph, it''s like cutting cabbage," Jodye Trill beheaded a Fledgling Saint realm sinner but was unamused as he was finding this far too easy. Due to his expertise with combat gear, Jodye was able to overdraft the effective output of the runes in any magical equipment, doubling the boosting effect of his gear or juicing it. This was the ability he inherited from the experience of Jupiter Titan, Runic Juicing. As long as he understood the array arranging the runes, he could juice it. The only downside of this skill was it would increase the strain on the weapon by a great deal.


    If Jodye were using a D-grade combat gear it may have already crumbled into dust. With his current level, Jodye''s qi momentum maxed out at 600 BP without his rage power. The current Scarlet Flame Magic Sword was boosting this 600 BP by 60% thanks to Jupiter''s special skill, runic juicing. "In addition to my BP being at nearly 1,000, Uncle Sigma said that my Dance of the Evil Blood Moon is a Prism Level battle skill. The first step already boosts my strength by an extra 30%. That''s over 1,200 BP of attacking power, I could basically compete with those at the Great Scholar rank like those Sages controlling these fiends. I''m even nearly able to compete against advanced power if I use my strongest attack on top of the fist of might! But only just barely¡­"


    This was the benefit of cultivating multiple paths. Jodye''s Titan force was mighty, while his Sage cultivation and Relentless Frenzy qi concept gave him an origin qi phenomenon worth 136 BP. This meant that the heavens themselves were constantly supplying him with additional origin qi, and this would last for about 1 BP per minute. That meant for the next 136 minutes Jodye Trill didn''t have to worry about running out of energy unless he was suffering from an enemy''s attack. This time would be reduced every time his force momentum was reduced and recovered.


    "Regular sages who only practice one path are a lot less versatile since they use up a lot of energy to avoid damage. After all, without their origin qi sages are quite weak in upfront confrontation. Except for the prism mages with their natal treasures," Jodye''s mother once told him that at the Prism Mage rank a sage would be able to refine a natal weapon. This was similar to the heavenly mantle of a Heaven''s Master rank saint, but unlike a saint''s mantle, a natal treasure could cultivate its own wisdom and strength. Such things were truly next level. As Jodye pondered to himself, over 30 gremlins clawed at him, their attacks were laced with the corroding power of death qi.


    However, Jodye Trill spun three hundred sixty degrees with the scarlet flame magic sword as he launched a dozen evil crescent slashes, obliterating all those third level fiends. A dozen meters behind him were Bilan, Dessa, and Aiken following slowly with their weapons drawn. They stormed out ready for war only to notice no enemies in their vicinity. All they saw were smoke trails of tainted fiend qi from the dissipating fiends and bloody carnage from the fallen warriors. The three youths were dumbstruck. After all, Mr. Jupiter had only charged out two breaths ago, this was no time at all.


    "This is¡­so much¡­blood," Bilan Moon covered her mouth in shock as she saw the terrible gashes and charred bodies of the fallen men and women surrounding her. Aiken Moon also felt a little sick to his stomach, as he had never witnessed such a gruesome scene. Up above, Master Grey Willow who was engaged in battle kept a strand of his spiritual sense focused on Bilan at all times. Noticing that the girl was dealing with the reality that was death and massacres, Grey Willow was secretly pleased with the prowess of that brat Jodye. They stood a chance to come out of this battle victorious! Even if they couldn''t kill the opponent, as long as Jodye and Bilan could handle the situation on the ground Grey Willow believed they could force the enemy to retreat.


    "Young Master, Dessa will help you!" Dessa Chimes, on the other hand, was terribly excited right now. After recovering her stamina with the magic life pill, she was just about to run to where Jodye was when she received her young master''s soul thought, "Dessa, refine the tainted fiend force and remnant astral essence in the area as you battle fiends. Do not engage ghouls under any circumstance! Clear out a path to the voodoo priests controlling these summoning portals, and Bilan or I will take them down!"


    "Young master, what about little¡­" Dessa Chimes was just about to express her concerns when her soul felt a severe stinging for the briefest instant. It was as if she was pinched in one place but felt it everywhere instead.


    "Do you think you are more worried about Aiken than his own sister? Focus on what I have ordered you to do!" Jodye Trills tone was stern and held unquestionable authority.


    "Yes, young master!" Dessa Chimes didn''t dare talk back this time. She didn''t ever want to be punished by Mr. Jupiter.


    At the same time, Bilan received a familiar voice transmission from above, "This is a battlefield, child. Do not freeze up like a little girl, blaze a path to glory in honor of your master. Cleanse these foul creatures! I don''t expect to continue seeing a boy who is weaker than you outdoing you on the battlefield. Weren''t you there so willfully to protect him and your younger brother? Will you let a younger boy take all the glory instead?"


    Bilan Moon''s eyes turned focused as she listened to Master Grey Willow''s voice. Indeed, she had begged to accompany Jodye in part to see Aiken with her own eyes, but also in order to protect him and Jodye from danger, "Hmph, you are not the only one who knows a Prism Level art."


    Bilan seemed to not notice that comment about age.


    The bracelet on Bilan''s wrist flashed with light and two big golden hammers made from a mysterious metal appeared in her hands. These hammers could actually become bracelets! Stand these weapons on top of each other and they were taller than Bilan herself by a more than one foot. Seeing a small girl wield such large weapons left quite the visual impact.


    "Mortal Armament!" Jodye Trill was shocked to see Bilan''s weapon. This was a mortal armament, which was at a level above Combat Gear. It was impressive indeed.


    "Hm?" Voodoo Priest Kane Mack''s eyebrows furrowed as he sensed that orange aura. This was clearly the atmosphere of a Junior Spirit rank Earth Scientist. Kane Mack frowned and gave an order, "Experts, don''t take the little girl lightly, she''s a damn expert battle sage!


    Bilan''s orange atmosphere suddenly doubled in size as a half ethereal fox puppy appeared around her shoulders. It was completely white with scarlet eyes. Its white fur seemed to be half fluff and half flame. As the little fox nuzzled her face, Bilan started muttering an incantation, her words manifesting as milky white magic runes and merged into her sage atmosphere.


    Bilan Moon''s divine spark, the Aetherland Magic Fox!


    White Serpent Cove warriors stormed her location with weapons drawn. Two saints attacked her in a pincer, trying to split her body into three with their sabers. They swung their weapons down savaged hacking into Bilan''s body. Aiken Moon almost panicked, before he remembered something and smirked.


    A magic talisman floated in the void 100 meters away and Bilan Moon reappeared in a flash of white light. A sweet fragrance wafted out from Bilan''s shoulders and all the fiends and fighters with less than 140 BP fell into a dazed state as soon as they inhaled that fragrance. Bilan shifted her weight and moved with explosive velocity before crashing into a dazed true saint realm sinner with two flaming hammers.


    BANG!


    That true saint''s head exploded into chunks of roasted meat as his body was slowly incarcerated by calamity origin qi. Bilan moved like a ballerina as she swung her golden hammers surrounded in flaming calamity origin qi in a beautiful arc, slamming into the chest of another true saint class expert. That expert was launched backward by the force, knocking over a dozen more fiends, as he was slowly devoured by dozens third level gremlin fiends.


    Calamity qi was the bane to fiend qi! Everyone being that possessed fiend qi on the field was greatly suppressed. The fiends were instinctively terrified.


    After eating this expert, all of the gremlins started to mutate, achieving level four, however, one of the gremlin''s violet-bronze skin turned golden. A third eye appeared on its head, and green tongue hung out of its mouth revealing teeth far longer and sharper than any third level gremlin.


    "Maniac evolution! Withdraw that maniac from the battle!" screamed out Voodoo Priest Kane Mack, visibly agitated. Golden Gremlins were a rare type of third level maniac fiend because they could evolve directly into maniac goblins if they absorbed enough tainted fiend force. Even the weakest goblin was still a demonic servant. That was two realms above a fiend!


    BANG! BANG! BANG!


    Bilan didn''t stop moving as she swung her hammers in a peculiar rhythm, brutalizing her opponents as if dancing. Even Jodye was momentarily distracted watching this graceful yet savage performance. His eyes glowed with golden light, "What a tough chick¡­"


    However, due to this moment of distraction Jodye was about to suffer a little. A dagger covered in lightning qi flew past his cheek as he barely moved his head in time to dodge. A line of blood appeared on his cheek.


    "Foolish negus, now you die!" screamed a Junior Spirit rank Lightning Scientist. Five single layer silver arcane circles appeared in the void above Jodye Trill.

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    "Mr. Jupiter, above you!" Dessa Chimes shouts as she cut down a fourth level Tricky Imp Fiend with some difficulty. She was filled with anxiety seeing such a spell for the first time, and she wasn''t sure how to gauge its strength. However, Autumn Saver assured her that her master would be completely fine. The treasure spirit believed the only ones here who could threaten Mr. Jupiter were fighting in the sky above them.


    This was accurate. Jodye simply didn''t even glance at the attacking Junior Spirit rank Lightning Scientist. He wouldn''t be afraid of this sage anyway, but due to that sage being an Earth Scientist who focused on lightning power, Jodye was unable to place him in his eyes at all. What could his lightning spells do to the little deity of thunder?


    Jodye Trill already locked on to Voodoo Priest Kane Mack long ago with his divinity. This man was a peak-level expert, whether it was his sinner arts or dark sorcery they were both nearly at a 400 BP base value. The crimson atmosphere surrounding him gave away his Great Scholar rank Earth Scientist cultivation. Now that Jodye was also an earth scientist, even if he couldn''t fuse his powers together, he was now able to use more than one concept at a time. Most earth scientists didn''t learn how to do this until they reached the Great Scholar rank.


    However, Jodye was able to do so while barely being in the Junior Spirit rank, and the reason for this was his third rank divine class spiritual source. Now that he had divine awareness, Jodye was able to use mind''s lamp at will, which increased his focus and sensitivity by a ridiculous amount. Taking things a step further, with [Pharaoh''s Law] equipped Jodye could have fourth rank or even fifth rank divine source if he chose. With spirit power of the fourth rank, he would be able to use glamor which could manifest charm runes in the soul seas of others using only his powerful soul.


    At the fifth rank, Jodye would be able to use world sensation to allow his soul to resonate with the spiritual source of the world itself. This would make all the laws of the world feel an intimate connection with himself, bringing endless benefits.


    Jodye was excited to experience such a feeling for himself, but now wasn''t the time to experiment. He allowed [Pharaoh''s Law] to augment his divine source to the fourth rank, and his soul pool magically expanded and split into several streams of divine power. The scarlet flames on his sword suddenly blazed even brighter as Jodye prepared to receive the incoming two-star lightning spell.


    "A word, host," Trippy''s voice caught Jodye''s attention, "Do remember that your thunderbolt qi genesis does not need your concept to operate, you can do it with your divine spark alone."


    Hearing Trippy''s voice, Jodye smirked. He was still largely unfamiliar with controlling his so-called ''divine spark''. This should be the lifeblood genesis that Bilan mentioned. Jodye used its resonance with his lifeblood and galvanized his thunderbolt qi genesis making his strength immediately increase. With his current strength, his strongest attack would be even more devastating, even able to injure a real mage!


    Jodye activated his three combat seeds pushing his strength up by another 105 BP and even manifested his Vajra Dragon combat soul. A dragon''s roar shook the souls of the surrounding practitioners, as a six-feet-tall and thirty-two-feet-long Divine Primordial Dragon whelp coiled around Jodye. Its scales were pale golden and it had four claws. Its gargoyle-like wings were worn as a cape, as it glared menacingly at the surrounding fiends.


    "Evening Storm Volley!" screamed out the young lightning sage when his spell was complete. Five one-meter long bolts of silver electric qi rained down on Jodye like a judgment from the sky.


    The divine primordial dragon whelp roared and shook the consciousnesses of those in the surroundings. Jodye Trill wore his Vajra Cover as he stood completely unharmed in the aftermath of the attack. In fact, any masters powerful enough would immediately notice that Jodye seemed more energetic, and not less. It was as if he absorbed some power from the attack.


    "Tch, you dare yo play with thunder in front of this little deity?" Jodye sneered at that lighting sage as he used two fingers to draw a single line of thunderbolt qi. "My thunderbolt purgatory should also be a kind of spell. Let''s try to make it more complicated like one with an arcane circle¡­"


    As he drew the line, Jodye layered some heretical origin runes on top of it, making the thunderbolt qi shine with a menacing emerald light. Jodye smiled as he had just figured something out. It turns out he could also load his divine spark with spell runes, improving the natural runic formation and making the attack more effective. Even if he didn''t draw an arcane circle he could still boost this spell a bit. Around the line of electricity now existed a runic circle. It was slightly different from an arcane circle, but it functioned exactly the same. Jupiter was a Runic Master with vast experience, so it wasn''t hard for him to duplicate the arcane circles once he learned more about them.


    1!


    A single emerald thunderbolt struck that lightning sage at the speed of light, searing right through his body before exploding on the pack of ghouls and acolytes behind him. Calamity qi burned all the fiend qi it encountered into ash. The two charred half of the expert''s body fell pitifully to the ground. Blood and flesh burst all over, as several young nobles screamed in pain and horror due to missing limbs or grave injuries. Dense tainted fiend qi blanketed the area in its smog.


    "Nice," Jodye Trill was thrilled with this attack. Right now it should count as a one-star magic spell which could increase the strength of his thunderbolt qi by 50%, but what about when Jodye learned how to weave more advanced magic? Thunderbolt Purgatory would become quite a deadly weapon. After all, each progressive thunderbolt would be more powerful than the last.


    "Dragon might¡­" Voodoo Priest Kane Mack''s face finally turned solemn. He didn''t seem to mind the death of his comrades too much but seeing Jodye''s dragon might make him nervous. It seemed that this brat was still holding back earlier, "I don''t know who sent you, little twerp, but if you leave now I won''t pursue this any further. You are a little powerful, but I can see you''re merely an acolyte who only knows one-star arcane formations."


    If he had a choice, Kane Mack didn''t want to fight someone with a true dragon soul. Especially someone who can wordlessly create such a strange arcane circle. This kid surpassed his level of understanding. The pure calamity power of dragons was a Voodoo Priest''s worst nightmare, Kane Mack already felt heavily suppressed under that brat''s abnormally large atmosphere.


    Unfortunately for him, Jodye Trill never even acknowledged his words as the boy marveled at his newfound strength. This was the first real battle he had been in since advancing his strength. To his shock, [Pharaoh''s Law] activated Jodye''s dragon qi genesis and Jodye instantly felt dragon qi pouring into his spiritual meridians and back out through his astral points. His physique''s base strength doubles as his body felt like it was bursting with energy.


    "Dragon Might!" Jodye Trill dispersed his previous force momentum so he could build it from scratch. At this point, he was realizing that different forces could be applied in a variety of different ways. For instance, dragon qi was able to operate differently based on which heavenly energy he used to galvanize it. When he used divine source power he could create mana. When used with his origin power the strength of his qi would drastically increase. Similar to origin dragon qi, when Jodye used astral dragon qi his physical state would transform allowing him to be far tougher and more powerful. This was known as the dragon might.


    "If I manage to comprehend a higher level of dragon qi, I wonder how powerful it would become?" Jodye Trill thought inwardly.


    Seeing that he was being ignored, Voodoo Priest Kane Mack lost his patience. The magic pouch on his hip flashed as a combat lance appeared in his hand. The voodoo priest immediately aimed an attack at Jodye''s heart! Kane Mack executed his silver grade combat art''s first skill, 10,000 stabs of death.


    Clank!


    Lance and sword clashed dozens of times in a few seconds, causing fierce sparks and a small shockwave. Scorching hot qi assaulted Kane Mack''s cheeks and he was knocked three meters back. Jodye Trill, on the other hand, fell only three steps back.


    "Pretty strong," said Jodye Trill in praise. This was the first time today his sword came into contact with something that didn''t feel like butter. That attack from Kane Mack just now was above 1,000 BP, or there''s no way he would''ve only been knocked back a few meters. Hearing Jodye''s nonchalant words, Kane Mack felt heavily insulted, but also incredibly wary. His nervous feeling from before had only intensified. He had to kill this punk no matter what.


    "Listen up, boy. We''re only here for the brats behind you." Kane Mack felt that this abnormal brat must be an outcast from some prestigious negus clan, now Sigma Octanis'' side had hired him to guard here today. If that was the case, they could maybe offer him some incentive, "Don''t bite off more than you can chew by being obstinate. Our White Serpent Cove could groom a talented young mercenary like yourself. You''d dominate the entire South Ward in just a few years."


    "I will do so even without your White Serpent Cove," Jodye Trill replied simply as runes started condensing mid-air and vanishing into his Junior Spirit rank atmosphere. By the time Kane Mack noticed the qi vibrations caused by this, he had no idea how many runes had already formed.


    [Source Artifact detected.]


    "Damn it! Does this kid really know wordless incantation? He must be Sigma Octanis'' true disciple!" Voodoo Priest Kane Mack looked like he had just swallowed a fly. He no longer dared to play around with this punk, Jodye. "Source Artifact: Brutal Trap! Combat soul, Fuse!"


    A giant bear trap looking device covered in fate glyphs formed a four-meter perimeter around Kane Mack as two ink-black child-form serpent combat souls flew out of Kane''s back before diving into his heart.


    "Combat beast soul!" Jodye Trill exclaimed. It seemed that every sage warrior he encountered so far had a beast type of combat soul other than Joovee Nile. Was this only common in the south, or was it that way for all hero? He had yet to see an elemental combat soul, but he did meet Joovie Nile, who possesses a combat weapon soul shaped like a rifle and another shaped like a gavel. Jodye made a mental note for himself to confirm this matter once he got a chance.


    "Great Scholar Combat Fusion!" Kane''s pale skin became dark grey, and his eyes serpentine. This was a unique ability fusion type artifacts gave their wielders, combat fusion. This Earth Science realm ability allowed one to fuse with their combat soul, boosting their powers further by adapting totally to the unique traits of the combat soul. However, staying in the fused state for too long would result in soul derivation, with the worst case being that one became a fallen body due to their combat soul taking control.


    This was the case unless it was a legacy fusion.


    "You''re done for brat!" Kane Mack hands blurred had he made produced curse seals that crawled up just arms like a plague, before being expelled from his body forming curse glyphs and fading into the ground.


    [Energizing Steps]


    "What use is a curse if the controller is dead!" Jodye Trill laughed boisterously as he vanished from his location in front of Kane Mack''s senses. Jodye had finally completed his incantation, allowing his spell to activate. [Energizing Steps] was a pharaoh rank spell, meaning it grew stronger as the one casting it grew stronger, just like inherent skills. At the Earth Science Realm, Jodye will gain a boost of ten times to his speed. Ten times! Jodye was literally moving so fast he shattered the sound barrier with ease.

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    "What!?" Voodoo Priest Kane Mack was astonished. "How could this little Junior Spirit rank Scientist possibly be so fast? It must be an inherent combat skill augmented by spell casting. This is an advanced method¡­but it can only be this."


    No matter how surprised Kane Mack was, he was still a peak rank Scientist. He was wise enough to put the missing pieces of the puzzle together with ease. Kane brandished his combat lance and made a hand seal as he sprinted forward and unleashed a cursed art.


    Dark Arrow Volley!


    Ten dozen dark origin qi arrows burst from the earth, all of them aiming at a single target - Jodye Trill. Meanwhile, Kane Mack executed his lance arts, sending terrifying waves of voodoo fiend qi at his opponent. Jodye sneered, these arrows looked so slow to him at this moment, there wasn''t any suspense to this at all. He casually walked through the volley of curse arrows, side-stepping them left and right as if he could predict their trajectory, his magic sword defensively clashing against the blade of Kane Mack''s lance repeatedly.


    In fact, since Jodye was currently as fast as a Silver Mage that was using space or time magic, with over 4000 BP pushing his legs forward every step he simply didn''t need to clash with Kane Mack at all. However, it wouldn''t be good to show off too much with so many opponents around. Jodye could barely control his desire to run laps around the city, he had never felt so strong and fast.


    Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes was engaged in a fierce battle against two Scholars and a Fledgling Saint. She was stronger than them all but was rapidly losing her advantage, "Little Aiken I can''t hold out much longer."


    Behind Dessa, Aiken Moon surrounded in the golden atmosphere continued forming curse seals as fast as his little hands would allow, ending with a hand seal that meant earth. The origin qi phenomenon showed 14 white light dots and 30 violet-black light dots as he called out, "Done!"


    Bronze Curse Art: Tricky Fox, 62 BP!


    Curse seals coiled together to form a mischievous looking fox bandit glyph that wrapped itself around combat crossbow where Aiken just loaded five bolts, the max for this weapon. He dove out from behind Dessa and took solid aim before squeezing the trigger five times relentlessly.


    Swish¡­


    Swish¡­


    Swish¡­


    Puchi!


    Puchi!


    "Argh!" The force behind Aiken''s attack easily penetrated the flesh of the collapsed Fledgling Saint and one of the Scholar Sages facing Dessa. The Fledgling Saint was trembling on the ground foam coming out of his mouth. Aiken''s bolt struck the center of his glabella, apparently seriously damaging the opponent. Aiken knew that this was due to the strength of his Curse Art, in addition to its effect. After the saint''s body stopped spasming and a dancing hieroglyph escaped his body and entered the earth. Of course, it was also severe brain damage.


    Due to protecting his partner, the sage who caught two bolts through the leg had his face darkening as he shouted obscenities, "Finish this slut off, and help me catch this short dogface motherfucker."


    "They took down Yandy, Joe, we need to retreat!" called out the other sage.


    "What?! Yandy''s right here¡­ah!" the wounded Scholar Joe was shocked as he saw Yandy''s blackened body next to himself. It was already suffering rigor mortis, someone had obviously siphoned all the remaining life-force from his body. To his shock, even his own leg was not blackened and lifeless like he had been afflicted with terrible frostbite, "Fine, let''s retreat for now!"


    "Too late for that!" Dessa Chimes poured her 43 BP of pure essence qi into her weapon as she slashed down with all her might! The uninjured Scholar raised his staff to defend, but it started to crack under the pressure of Dessa''s powerful attack. Dessa didn''t let up at all and attacked even more ferociously, continuously hacking with her blade, using the force of impact to avoid touching to the ground. In the meantime, Aiken Moon had already reloaded his weapon, he was just waiting on the curse to take effect on Scholar Joe. The Tricky Fox Curse was pretty much fatal to Scholar Realm Sages because the tricky fox steals vital life force from the opponent whenever they try to use magic qi. This qi is then delivered to the caster.


    "Not so fast, you sneaking chump," Scholar Joe scowled as he started forming curse seals.


    "Fuck!" Aiken Moon was incredibly perturbed. First, he accidentally killed a rookie saint who was really a rookie magic priest, now he cursed a voodoo practitioner with a curse that siphoned vital life qi. This was an opponent who didn''t even concentrate on magic qi, so his vital life qi was always surrounded by a protected layer of origin qi to prevent being harmed by his own corrosion powers. This was also something Aiken had to do, so he knew the method well. There was no way for his Tricky Fox Curse to take major effect now. "Looks like I''ll have to use that!"


    Aiken Moon''s master Sigma Octanis already passed Aiken his own legacy heaven art, the Nine Celestial Moons Record. Aiken had already mastered the first moon at the initial completion level. This basically just a single step in the door, but it was a level a mastery nonetheless.


    "Origin Icicle Volley!" Aiken immediately released his remaining origin qi to form a crescent moon made of serene origin qi the size of a small hut. The crescent then shattered into 20 icicles that tore through the surrounding fiends and left Scholar Joe listless and full of holes while his tattered body still created hand seals until a few seconds after his death.


    "So strong," Dessa Chimes was impressed, as she giggled and playfully shouted, "We did it little Aiken! Let''s press forward."


    "Dessa wait¡­" Aiken Moon gasped for air desperately. He had definitely over-exerted himself. "Give me a minute to rest would you?"


    "Is that your best shot!" before Dessa could respond to the youth, they both heard Mr. Jupiter''s voice booming sarcastically across the square.


    Jodye Trill sneered as his qi momentum exploded. The origin qi phenomenon only showed 241 BP, as Jodye was using his Advent of Creation concept for spell casting. However, with his current physical state and thunderbolt qi, Jodye''s body contained the power of 340 BP. His dragon might was able to double this value to 680 BP! Thanks to all of these factors, Jodye''s qi momentum maxed his power out at 900 BP.


    This momentum was constantly being reinforced by his origin qi phenomenon, keeping him in his peak state as long as he didn''t make any big moves. His rage power was accumulating and Jodye could use it to push his momentum forward in an instant, increasing his power even more. The B-grade Scarlet Flame Magic Sword in his hand boosted this might to 1,440 BP. This was without using a spell or combat art which would further augment his strength! With the addition of [Energizing Steps], Jodye''s speed already surpassed 4,000 BP while he held his B-Grade combat sword.


    This not only meant that Jodye was strong enough to kill most if not all Silver Mages, but he was also faster than many regular Gold Mages. Of course, this was only if he caught a mage off guard. If they were prepared beforehand, Jodye might not necessarily come out on top. After all, if he could utilize spells and weapons to boost his strength, then why couldn''t his opponent do the same? Mages would surely have the best magical equipment available, there was no way killing one would be so simple.


    Jodye knew without his combat sword his strength wouldn''t reach such heights at all. However, if he were to use the Baleful Glaive instead, his strength would only be more frightening. Merely, Jodye didn''t want to expose his trump card so easily, as he didn''t have any others at the moment. Thunderbolt Purgatory was a skill that used his divine spark, which Jodye didn''t even completely understand, so he wouldn''t count it as a life-saving card yet.


    However, it was a card he could definitely use freely.


    Jodye Trill first drew a line of thunderbolt qi in the air, seemingly only took a single step forward as the green light flashed in Kane Mack''s eyes. Instantly, he felt an overwhelming pressure pressing down on him. Jodye Trill fell from the sky like a flaming meteor, pouring all of his strength into the spell glyphs engraved onto the Scarlet Flame Magic Sword. This was the silver rank deployment spell Burning Heaven, and with it, Jodye''s qi boiled as he furiously swung his sword!


    Kane Mack''s entire body shuddered as he never expected such a mighty attack to suddenly burst forth from this brat. He pushed his qi momentum to the peak as he desperately put up a shaky and rushing defense. However, his quick defensive skill only brought his battle power to 1,300 BP. The tart taste of death lingered at the back of Kane''s throat. Jodye''s killing intent felt like the eyes of a carnivorous sabertooth tiger facing a cornered mouse. Jodye took careful aim, making sure he didn''t destroy the city too much, before allowing his power to burst from one point with his technique Fist of Might - Mighty Slash!


    Burning Heaven Slash, 2,880 BP Explode!


    BOOM!


    "AHHH!!!"


    Kane Mack was miserably burned alive by Jodye''s exploding blade qi, reducing him to ash and bones in mere seconds. Jodye''s qi momentum vanished due to his huge power expenditure, Jodye Trill arrived in next to the charred corpse in a step and kept the opponents magic pouch and the magic necklace and weapon he wore. Qi momentum started to slowly increase once more as Jodye simply didn''t stop, vanishing from where he stood with green lightning surrounding his body as he appeared next to the Voodoo Priest controlling one of the Fiend Portals that was spitting out Ghoul level fiends.


    However, a dozen first level walking bones and ten second level zombies immediately attacked Jodye when he appeared, protecting their master. Jodye simply didn''t care about these creatures at all as he unleashed another Burning Heaven Slash covered in thunderbolt origin qi. This yang principled qi was the nemesis of voodoo creatures, it suppressed their powers by at least 60%. The exploding calamity thunderbolt qi swallowed both the several ghouls and the Junior Spirit rank Fiend Portal controller, instantly incinerating them into nothing as Jodye circulated the Azure World Epoch to refine the purified fiend force in the air and collected that expert''s magic pouch. It seemed that almost every warrior above the expert level would have at least one magic pouch, unlike those of the rookie-level.


    How could Jodye Trill let such wealth go to waste? A few months ago he was complete poor and homeless. Jodye would never stand for this happening again, even if it meant becoming a bandit that robbed anyone who crossed him. After all, the dead did not need wealth in hell.


    "Hah!"


    BOOM!


    On the other side of the battlefield, Bilan Moon was seen walking elegantly away from an explosion of scarlet calamity qi, her dual mortal hammers dragging on the ground. Three dozen fiends and two fiend portal controllers had been taken down by the joint efforts of her and the two brats.


    Jodye gave Bilan a quick thumbs-up, which made her smile beautifully. Was she truly the impressive one in this fight? Jodye just slaughtered a peak expert, there were only two more people of that level on the field, and one of them already fled.


    "Get them!" screamed the acolytes in the rear.


    "Surround the hammer girl, she can''t take us all on!" screamed a Voodoo Priest as he approached Bilan. He was secretly afraid of challenging this kid alone. Those hammers had turned several of his friends into mush.


    "Merely cannon fodder¡­" Jodye Trill was unbothered by these low-level fiends and experts, casually unleashing his Evil Crescent Slash, beheading eight saints and obliterating several fiends in one motion. After killing Kane Mack and including the controller Jodye took down earlier, there were only four controllers left. In addition, only one of them was capable of summoning ghouls. Glancing around at the dwindling enemy forces, Aiken and Dessa suddenly felt this battle wasn''t so perilous anymore. Having two genius class experts leading the team truly made a difference in their combat power.

 132 Slaughter State 5

    "What the fuck is going on here? How can that brat be so powerful?!" in the sky above the square, Crash Bandit was fending off the grand attacks and mosquito bites of Grey Willow and Miran Moon. Seeing Jodye release a level of power that only peak level Scientists and Silver Mages should be capable of using, Crash Bandit felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. This brat was far too talented! He looked no older than the Neofrost Master. Could they be related? Crash didn''t care for the consequences anymore. Since they were already enemies then it was imperative that Crash eliminated this threat. However, no one down in that plaza would be able to stop this powerful brat whose strength was approaching the level of advanced power. He decided to do the deed himself with a harrumph.


    Crash Bandit decided to lose all decorum and move to strike down the junior Jodye Trill himself, but Grey Willow appeared blocking his path as a giant verdant hammer appeared in the sky and smashed down on the unprepared Crash Bandit. Aunt Miran sneered and insulted him, "You have enough to deal with up here, don''t you think?"


    Crash was completely incensed as he let out a mighty, "ROAR!!"


    Crash Bandit clapped his hands together and three double-layered arcane circles made of curse seals appeared in front of him like an ancient triangle. He threw his arms into two of them making the arcane circles shatter into violet light the fell into two of the fiend portals below like a shooting star. Then he turned his body and slammed the final arcane circle into Miran Moon before she could react, "Ugly slut, die!"


    Bang!


    "Uck!" an evil-looking devil shark made of voodoo fiend qi crashed into Aunt Miran''s chest. Miran Moon coughed out a huge arrow of bright red blood as her body shot down into the plaza like a missile.


    "YOU FIEND!" Grey Willow''s enraged voice boomed across the city, as a giant Ancient Willow Tree grew out of her atmosphere and towered into the heavens. Potent lifeblood aura and wood essence made the hairs on lower rank warriors skin stand on end. Seeing this tree, Crash Bandit''s expression finally showed a trace a trepidation. So this was the true Master Grey Willow from the Seven Spirits Sect in Rodinia.


    This was a very bad thing. Blu Leaf of the of the House Leaf in Rodinia was famous for her ferocity when angered. Rumor had it that recently she mastered a bit of her master''s Sacred Fertilizer Divine Life Art. Looking at the huge combat entity in front of him, Crash Bandit was willing to bet money that these rumors were true. He had never once heard of Blu Leaf possessing such a towering combat entity. Her Ancient River''s Sacred Willow Combat soul should only be 50 feet tall at best.


    "You, I know who you are! You''re from that Leaf clan!" Crash Bandit screamed out, but before he could say more a giant tree branch came slamming toward him without anyone yelling timber. Crash grimaced and summoned all of his energy to guard.


    *BOOM!*


    "AUNTIE?!"


    "Aunt Miran, No!" At the same time, Aiken and Bilan both screamed and ran over to the crash site to check on their aunt.


    Dessa Chimes had just relaxed a bit when her shoulders immediately tensed again due to the latest drama. Today just had too many twists for the young girl, and her anxiety was piling up. Prior to Bilan Moon and Jodye Trill''s appearance, Aiken and Dessa already exhausted themselves trying to escape. They couldn''t handle an army of fiends who listened to organized commands. At least, not unless Dessa revealed Autumn Saver. However, according to Mr. Jupiter, the day she revealed Autumn Saver in front of White Serpent Cove would be her last day as a human. These words scared Dessa so much she had nightmares about this topic. Autumn Saver itself was unwilling to appear right now as well, even the sword glyph on her hand only appeared if the treasure spirit needed to speak. Thus, even if she knew where the treasured sword was hiding she wouldn''t dare to use it in this battle.


    Now, both Aiken and Bilan had abandoned the front lines to go check on their aunt. Though this couldn''t be faulted, Dessa still thought it was an insult toward Mr. Jupiter if his comrades abandoned their positions so easily. They were currently surrounded by enemies, even if the assault had paused briefly due to Bilan Moon and Mr. Jupiter''s mighty display.


    Indeed, when she glanced at Mr. Jupiter he was frowning intensely. Merely he wasn''t looking at Miran Moon, but rather the two voodoo fiend portals that were infected by Crash Bandit''s curse art. They were both releasing ominous black lights. The weaker of the two controllers was screaming and bleeding from his seven orifices, as her body turned black and corroded by death qi. Even the White Serpent Cove disciples were panicking and scattering away in fear. It was a truly disgusting sight, that even the experienced Jodye Trill had a lot of trouble stomaching.


    "Argh, No! Boss help me, NOOO!" Jodye and the other youths were suddenly distracted by the scream of a female controller. When they turned to look they saw a ten-feet-tall hairy looking monster with shark teeth and animated crimson eyes. Its long red tongue flailed in the air as it crunched and munched on its controller bit by bit.


    "Third level Ghoul, Waki!" Bilan Moon exclaimed in fear as she supported her heavily injured aunt. This was not a beast she would be able to face, and it was for one principal reason, "It''s a maniac! Maniac Waki Ghoul!"


    A third level tier two maniac ghoul would possess at least 1,000 BP naturally. This was without taking into account its fiend qi! This was a terrifying thing to imagine for these youths who didn''t even possess more than 100 BP naturally.


    "You kids must¡­must run! He wants to kill the young negus boy, not you," Aunt Miran coughed out blood as she spoke in a raspy tone, "If you don''t escape now, those Maniac Ghouls will surely target you all. Escape while the brat is throwing away his life."


    Bilan Moon frowned as she heard her aunt''s words. Was her aunt this sort of person all along? Was Bilan going to become like this if she kept following her aunt''s teachings? After all, even her master once advised Bilan to listen to very little counsel from those with lower potential. At the time, Bilan thought that these words were too cruel. However, she was not beginning to understand. Her aunt was far too petty and spineless, she actually wanted Jodye to die after all he had done!


    "Wait¡­" Aiken Moon was suspicious as he watched the turn of events. He had a really bad feeling in his gut. This was a type of intuition that couldn''t be explained properly. He muttered under his breath, "If there''s a Maniac Waki that ate its controller¡­then what happened to that other controller?"


    Fuck!


    Jodye''s sharp hearing picked up Aiken''s voice and his eyes went wide. He had forgotten about this that quick. Jodye immediately concentrated and sent out streams of divine consciousness. Not even a full second after doing so he paled, instantly taking an energized step in Dessa''s direction. At the same time, the Waki reacted as if it had received some sort of enticement, barreling towards Aiken Moon at its top speed, which was only slower than Jodye''s on this entire battlefield.


    "Spiritual guard, you damn garden tool!" Jodye Trill barked at the Treasure Spirit of Autumn Saver as he approached Dessa, but he was a step too late.


    "EEERAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!"


    An ear-shattering shriek repelled Jodye''s body, in spite of his fierce momentum. The terrible sound wave attack even carried hints of soul force. It was a truly devastating sound. Jodye had to operate the Titanic Rage Law and Cosmis Vision scripture to keep his organs from rupturing and his soul from splitting. In the center of this sound wave barrage, a pale golden shield surrounded Dessa and she faced the full brunt of this shriek from hell. Dessa covered her ears and screamed as she looked at the appearance of this Maniac Banshee, which looked like the ghost of a voluptuous widower. The Maniac Banshee''s eyes had bulging veins and she had a very real mouth full of fangs, markedly different from a normal banshee whose face was obscured.


    "Maniac Banshee''s shriek!" Jodye Trill grimaced. Although a Banshee was only a fifth level fiend, a Maniac Banshee was as powerful as a ghoul. This was not a level that Dessa could compete against at all. She was already bleeding from her ears and eyes. Seeing this, Jodye Trill completely lost his cool for the first time in this life, "DESSA!!"


    Could it be he couldn''t even protect his own Hand?


    For the first time in a long time, Jodye felt his rage burn ferociously in his mind as his astral qi momentum exploded. His overall strength in this state increased by 1.5 times! Relying on his fusion with the T''Zhane''s memories, Jodye immediately recognized this sensation. This was the technique unlocked at the Titanic Rage Immortal Compendium''s second stage, the Slaughter State! Jodye had just completely unlocked this technique early due to his uncontrollable rage.


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    The ethereal voice of the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] rings out for the first time in Jodye''s mind. Jodye became aware in this moment that with divine consciousness he could hear his grimoire''s voice, rather than just feeling it''s intent as if they were thoughts.


    While Jodye would normally feel curious about all of this, he simply didn''t care at all at this moment. He had only one thought on his mind.


    KILL!


    "Calamity Beam!" Jodye''s left eye burned with searing heat but he didn''t care as he directly fired off a beam of concentrated calamity source at the Maniac Banshee who was still screaming. The Banshee''s scream stopped abruptly. Her bulging eyes contracted by 70 percent before another ear-piercing scream escaped her mouth as her ghost body was covered in calamity origin qi flames. Merely, this scream was one of inescapable agony.


    "AaaahhhhhhuhhhhaaaaahhhuuuuuHHH!"


    Smoke emitted from the Maniac Banshee''s dissipating body as Jodye dove into a crowd of disciples performing his Dance of the Evil Blood Moon. Every attack he released possessed more than 2,000 BP of power and the blood, guts, and severed limbs of these opponents danced right along with the crimson and blue lights from the first and second steps.


    "ESCAPE! WE CAN''T STAND UP TO HIM!" bellowed a sinner warrior from enemy''s camp.


    "Runaway!" said a young neophyte from the enemy''s camp, "seniors please summon your familiars!"


    "It''s too late!"


    Jodye was so lost in his rage he didn''t notice that his origin energy could barely keep up with his expenditure of power. Luckily in this wondrous state, his astral points were showing their uniqueness. Terrified screams and wails of pain filled the square as Jodye murdered dozens of disciples in a mere couple of seconds.


    Jodye Trill seemed to become a berserk beast in a frenzy as he brandished his Scarlet Flame Magic Sword which was currently engulfed in huge flames. Whirlwinds of heat and origin qi littered the square. He had already used the Burning Heaven deployment spell twice, using up two of the FLAME hieroglyphs, so know only the AME was lit up. Now he only had three more times to use it, before having to nurture his sword with calamity origin qi for a period of time. However, Jodye seemed to not even care about this. His rage was currently being directly converted into power that reinforced his astral might in pretty much the same way the origin qi phenomenon reinforced one''s origin energy.


    Meanwhile, the Maniac Waki opened its mouth three meters wide, ready to devour Aiken Moon in one fell swoop.


    "Little Morph, watch out!" Bilan Moon''s high pitch scream entered Jodye''s ear, and in the next step, he was already in front of Aiken Moon brandishing his blazing magic sword. Jodye didn''t hesitate to execute his deployment spell once more. This time he didn''t take care to avoid anything and just attacked wildly.


    Burning Heaven Slash, 3,240 BP!


    "AaaoooO!"


    The Maniac Waki howled in fear as a huge wolf''s maw made of burning scarlet flames engulfed it entirely, blasting it instantly into ashes. However the burning wolf''s maw didn''t stop there, burning a dozen disciples behind it, their flesh melting away instantly, these poor disciples didn''t even have a chance to scream. All that remained were charred bones and burning flesh.


    "Oh god," as Bilan Moon smelled the putrid stench of charred flesh, blood, and death, she felt truly sick to her stomach. Jodye Trill was like a killing god sent from the ninth level of hell, he was unstoppable! It was terrible and wonderful, fascinating to the extreme yet extremely terrifying. Bilan felt quite wary of him in his current state but couldn''t take her eyes off of him. How could he kill people like it was just chopping vegetables? She didn''t know how to feel about this, but she was thankful he was around. She thought the death of his attendant drove him insane until he appeared to rescue little Morph. That''s when she knew that he was definitely still conscious, he came over because he heard her screaming. This gave Bilan a sweet feeling in the midst of this madness.


    Could Bilan truly be attracted to such a northern savage? She wasn''t certain of her own feelings. After all, in Rodinia killing without just reason was strictly forbidden. Only bandits and gangsters would do that.


    Of course, what she didn''t know was that Jodye was definitely both a bandit and a gangster throughout his past life, and he truly fit this description more so than anyone else. It wasn''t simply due to the Slaughter State he was in currently. This state only heightened these base instincts to a transcendent level.


    "All units, retreat! Retreat now!" After watching his army of disciples and fiends being completely decimated, and also being unable to shake off the enraged Grey Willow, Crash Bandit was forced to consider this mission as failed. After all, there was still Eddie Saver who couldn''t defeat that old man shortly and himself who couldn''t get past Master Grey Willow. Crash Bandit put some distance between himself and his opponent and pulled out a serene sound stone. "First Vice-Sect Master? We have a problem."

 133 Vice-Sect Master Garuda 1

    Meanwhile, on the other side of Winter Winds City, the fierce battle of the Purple Sky Tower Plaza was finished on the ground but still underway up above the city in the clouds.


    "Ice Prison!" Sigma Octanis waved his serenity crystal staff and captured a legion of White Serpent Cove elder and disciples in an ice cage made of serenity qi. He waved the staff and again and dozens of serenity runes condensed in the void before transforming into a huge wave of purple, pink, and silver snow, "Avalanche of the Calm!"


    "Stop him!" screamed Garuda who was locked in combat with the Purple Sky Tower Master. The latter slashed out at Garuda with a blade made of flowing water, hoping to lacerate Garuda while he was distracted. However, a black light flashed on Garuda''s back and he vanished from where he floated previously.


    "Evil Roc!" Garuda launched a terrifying wave of qi that took the form of a miniature golden-winged roc surrounded in black and purple flames. Only someone at the Gold Mage rank like Garuda would be capable of launching their curses so efficiently.


    "Barrier!" water runes condensed and flashed with blue lights as The Purple Sky Tower Master erected a dome like shield of water.


    *Bang!*


    The black and purple flames smashed into the barrier and Hamadi Purple-Sky was knocked back 10 meters.


    "Another!" Garuda waved his hand and another Evil Roc fire ball appeared in his hand. However, his body suddenly quaked in shock. "What did you just say?!"


    Garuda paused in mid-air as if there wasn''t a powerful curse in his hand, "How could a lone brat possibly change the tide of¡­"


    Garuda seemed to realize many things at once, his face becoming incomparably dark.


    Negus brat?


    Abnormal talent?


    Oulan Mercy''s Evil Crescent Slash?


    "Son of a bitch!" rage colored Garuda''s eyes as seven huge black wings suddenly spread open from his back. In an instant Garuda vanished form where he stood.


    "WHAT?!" Hamadi Purple-Sky was blown away by such speed. Was this famed Garuda''s Evil Roc King divine spark? "Octanis! Garuda has fled the battle just now! I fear he''s headed to assist his partners!"


    "Fled?" Joovee Nile was holding a menacing looking rifle made up of origin energy and voodoo power. He took aim and pulled the trigger. "Long shot!"


    *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*


    Six explosions rang out decimating the disciples of White Serpent Cove. At this point, out of all of the thousands of subordinates they brought to Winter Winds city, only 20% of the White Serpent Cove''s forces remained standing.


    "Retreat! We have to retreat!" called out a senior disciple of White Serpent Cove, leading his squads to withdraw.


    "Neofrost, where is Octanis?" Hamadi Purple-Sky appeared next to Joovee Nile in a flash.


    "Tsk, he left right when Garuda fired the first Evil Roc at you," Joovee Nile was wondering why Sigma looked so spooked, but seeing Garuda''s reaction he now felt that the other battlefield must have experienced major events. "Let''s head over to the other side."


    Meanwhile, as Sigma Octanis rushed through the sky like a missile flying on his bone staff. However, ten kilometers from his destination a terrifying spear of death qi and five water missiles tore through the sky in his direction.


    "Shit!" Sigma cursed. He knew this qi belonged too Roger Flankz. The bastard cut him off before he reached the square where his disciple and apprentice were. With the update Cassan gave Sigma, the latter was aware that this point had displayed far too much talent. Not only that, but Cassan seems to have guessed the boy''s identity. If Cassan was able to guess it, then what about Garuda? They would definitely kill him if Sigma didn''t make it on time.


    Left with no alternative, Sigma dodged this sudden attack agilely, but was force to stop. He withdrew a serene sound mirror and transmitted a message to someone before runes started to condense in the void, merging into his released deep violet atmosphere.


    "No back up for you this time, Octanis," came the grating voice of Roger Flankz from the void behind Sigma. Sigma slowly turned around after receiving a response that eased his worries. However, what he saw made him frown. A huge ghoul portal was in the void behind Roger. Out of the portal walked two Maniac Undead Lord''s. They looked like two nine foot tall zombies with fangs and green tongues. One held a battle ax and the other wielded a combat sword. Sigma could sense the strength of 2,000 BP from each both them. Roger spat in disdain, "I told you didn''t I? Today is the anniversary of your death!"


    Sigma Octanis smirked as wild forces started to burst from his person forming incantation runes that faded into his aura. Sigma''s face suddenly turned serious. He didn''t have any time to play with this weakling. Even though the situation would likely no longer escalate, Sigma did not want to be delayed too long, "The one who will die today is you."


    "BIG TALK." Roger Flankz suddenly bellow as his white serpent cloak fluttered in the void. Hundreds of curse seals crawls out of his cloak turning into 12 cursed sharks, "Take this, Petty Diver Max!"


    The cursed sharks swam through the sky real sharks in the ocean as the dived down below and out of sight. Sigma Octanis frowned and quickly extended his spiritual consciousness so he could dodge an unexpected attack. After doing this Sigma glanced indifferently at Roger Flankz, "Tell me Roger. Are you of the opinion that magic qi cannot be used to form curses?"


    "What?" Roger was actually completely thrown off by this crazy question. He held his hand in the air and thunder cracked as Roger condensed a menacing black saber with a six foot blade. This was Roger Flankz Sinner Path Hell''s Mantle, the Brutal Flanker. Roger brandished his weapon which carried heavy ghoul qi momentum, "What nonsense are you spouting? The only thing you need to do now, IS DIE!"


    Roger slashed out with his Brutal Flanker, and red and violet qi waves criss crossed through the sky. At the same instant the Maniac Undead Lord''s rushed forward to attack as well. Sigma watched calmly as mighty waves of qi and blade light rained down on him like a rockslide.


    "Serene Moon, Astral Mirror!" Sigma Octanis wave his bone staff and five Astral Mirrors appeared and completely absorbed the impact from the rockslide of attacks. As attacks fell into the astral mirrors, pure yin essence was all that made it through, and this yin essence was unable to affect Sigma in the slightest. However, Roger Flankz grinned evilly making a hand sign.


    Three cursed sharks shot through the sky light black lightning. Sigma Octanis simply tapped his bone staff on the magic circle beneath his feet, where it stood fully erect on its own, the rings of the staff floating mystically. Sigma''s hands and movements became a total blur as he completed 20,000 life seals in less than three seconds. Just as the first cursed shark reached his feet, it vanished as it fell into a pool.


    "No!!" Roger Flankz looked on with horror. He recognized that damn ripple! Wasn''t this the same thing that happened to all of their attacks just now?


    Sure enough, under Sigma Octanis another astral mirror materialized in an illusory manner. It was somehow camouflaged by the reflection of the other five mirrors and would only appear when attacked.


    "Curse Art: Dirty Dog Show!" thousands of life seals flew away from Sigma Octanis and condensed hieroglyphic phantoms that appeared as eight huge dogs covered in filth and a bone. Sigma retrieved his bone staff and as he moved it the bone glyph moved as well. Sigma wave his staff and the bone glyph became a bonemerang that launched rapidly at Roger Flankz''s two Maniac Undead Lord''s which were savagely attacking the five astral mirrors with all their ghoulish might.


    The dirty dogs'' eyes glowed red as the howled loudly and dashed after the bone. The magic curse art crashed into the ghouls in two waves. First, the bonemerang knocked them ten meters away, then the dirty dog caught up and barreled into their bodies. Dirty dog tattoos appeared on both of the ghoul''s chest. The hieroglyphs barked and rolled around in the mud, causing clouds dirt to accumulate in the image.


    "Ah ah ah¡­AHHHH!" One of the Maniac Undead Lord started to holler in pain. The larger the cloud of dirt became in the images, the more life seals absorbed the ghoul qi and converted it into life qi.


    "Damn you!" Roger Flankz'' hands blurred and thousands of curse seals crawled into the void forming the last of two three-layered arcane circles. Sigma was stunned as this was a six-star curse! However, the sub rank couldn''t be that high, right? After all, it was only two circles. Nonetheless, Sigma''s Astral Mirrors wouldn''t be able to withstand the power of Roger Flankz'' six-star curse.


    Since that was the case, what was the point of the astral mirrors?


    "Serene change, Crescent Moon!"


    The astral mirrors suddenly sucked in all that collected yin essence, blasting out hundreds of moon blades. Sigma waved his bone staff and all six astral mirrors spiraled in the air before merging into two serene moons that look like giant lakes with a rainbow like reflection. Sigma poured more serenity qi into his atmosphere and a third moon slowly took form.


    "You think I''ll let you?" Seeing this, Roger Flankz had no fear. He made another hand sign, and three more cursed sharks tore through the sky unimpeded. He made another hand sign and the curse circles behind him radiated black light faded away, reappearing on the Brutal Flanker. "Return the Ancient Beast Egg to us, and there will be no further conflict."


    "Return? To a corpse? Roger Flankz, you will definitely die here today. Hurry and use your most powerful attacks right way. Otherwise, I''m afraid you''ll lose that chance," Sigma Octanis'' voice was overbearing and his majestic serenity origin qi made it difficult to approach him.


    "You! That''s it I''ll kill you," Roger pulled out a serenity crystal and sent his partner a true essence message. Next, he performed a hand seal and a dark light shot out like lightning and entered Sigma''s interspatial ring. Sigma cursed out loud and send his spiritual qi inside to combat the light. He managed to eradicate this black light, but he was still a step too late, as it was already attacked the space bottle. Roger grit his teeth lunged at Sigma with his Hell''s Mantle, "Meteors reign in hell!"

 134 Vice-Sect Master Garuda 2

    The six-star curse shined on the Brutal Flanker as Roger slashed out a total of seven blade lights. Every blade light transformed into a flaming call of violent death qi and hell flames. Meanwhile, Sigma Octanis already completely formed his fifth serene moon. Sigma waves his bone staff and three moons superimposed on each other and formed a huge serenity astral mirror.


    "Origin Ice Mirror!" shouted Sigma Octanis as his giant moon mirror absorbed Roger''s mighty attack. Roger screamed and seemed to lose his mind as he continued to fire meteor after meteor in anger. Even though every attack was being absorbed, Sigma was already sweating from the strain this art was causing. Those attacks from Roger were no longer light, with that six-star spell every attack was more than 17,500 BP. Sigma had to constantly reinforce his heavenly art with six-star magic circles, but he knew Roger Flankz would exhaust himself completely soon.


    Sure enough, the might behind the attack soon diminished to less than 13,000 BP, and Sigma chose this moment to strike! The five celestial moons spiraled into a pentagon and the temperature in the surrounding 100-kilometer radius plummeted to below zero.


    "What''s going on with the weather? It''s so cold."


    "Isn''t the middle of the hot season? This shouldn''t be possible at all."


    "Look, in the sky! What is that picture? It looks like five moons surrounded by angels that are¡­dogs?"


    The citizens of Winter Winds City were no strangers to cold weather. During the winter, that is. To experience such weather right now, in the middle of the hot season, such a thing was unprecedented. However, when they exited their homes and saw the crazy events happening in the sky, they all fled away in fear of being caught up in the aftermath. Unfortunately, many had nowhere to go and could only watch on in fear. Shock waves from the shocking battle in the sky blasting many weaker buildings into pieces.


    "Ready, hold!"


    "Hold!"


    Just as the battle Sigma Octanis and Roger Flankz were reaching terrifying levels of power, a group of 30 noble elders from House Purple-Sky arrived on the scene to set off a defensive barrier of magic qi. The citizens heaved sighs of relief, inwardly thankful for the Purple-Sky clan for acting as guardians for the people. This was the way a prestigious family should be.


    "Penta-Freeze Diagram!" Sigma shouted as supreme yin qi pressed down on Roger Blankz slowing his movements to a crawl before yin ice finally started to appear on his skin and he slowed to a halt.


    "Blizzard!" Sigma''s face suddenly turned vicious as his killing intent shot through the roof. His eyes shined brightly with a blinding icy purple-golden light. One moon shot out from the Penta-Freeze Diagram and slammed into Roger converting him into an ice sculpture in an instant. Sigma clapped his hands together and four moons released extreme icy storms causing a blizzard.


    "Origin Ice Tornado!" Those four celestial moons then separated into two groups of two. The celestial moons broke apart becoming four hundred thousand giant blades like icicles that whipped themselves into two different tornados with Roger Flankz in the center. "This is the end of the line for you, Roger. SUPREME ORIGIN ICICLE VOLLEY!"


    As Sigma waved his majestic bone staff, thousands and thousands of serenity ice spears crashed into Roger Flankz frozen body midair. The power of 13,600 BP blasted Roger Flankz into smithereens. Hail rained over Winter Winds City as Sigma Octanis shot off into the distance riding a bone staff in the sky like it was a surfboard.


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    Burning Heaven Slash, 3,400 BP!


    Riiiip~~


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill lacerated the escaping White Serpent Cove disciples by the dozens with the deployment spell of his Scarlet Flame Secret Sword. He now only had the E left in the FLAME hieroglyphs, but Jodye was also responsible for the death of over 300 of the enemies forces. He was truly a calamity to the disciples of White Serpent Cove under the mage rank. As Jodye Trill pursued the fleeing disciples in a frenzied Slaughter State, he suddenly felt extremely anxious. Jodye froze in place and immediately retreated.


    *BOOM*


    Just as Jodye felt back 200 meters the was a fire rocket that smashed into his previous location. Thanks to his Energizing Steps spell Jodye was way faster than his attacker and was able to dodge at the last second. However, Jodye was happy at all as his divinity already locked-on to the culprit.


    "Die, you little maggot!" a Silver Mage rank White Serpent Cove dark sorcerer held a cursed staff that he waved manifesting hundreds of curse seals effortlessly. The seals transformed into a folding fan that evaporated like smoke. Jodye had another bad premonition and withdrew all of his divinity to guard his soul sea.


    *Bang*


    Jodye collapsed on the ground in the fetal position and felt a splitting headache as the opponents curse tried to drill its way into his body through his soul consciousness. The strength of a Silver Mage rank mystic artist was still more than Jodye could currently handle, but in his current state, he wouldn''t be defeated so easily either! Moreover, Jodye''s powerful soul was able to prevent a curse mark from forming. Seeing Jodye''s pained appearance the Silver Sorcerer grew complacent as he slowly lowered himself from the sky on an arcane curse circle under his feet. He didn''t even take notice of the magic qi fluctuation around the boy, as he presumed the brat was desperately trying to remove the curse.


    "How pathetic," the Silver Mage rank dark sorcerer sneered as he stepped onto the ground, "You can''t even withstand the pressure of the curse mark? I haven''t even activated the curse completely. Did you think yourself powerful? This is all you amount too. A pathetic trash at my feet."


    "Young master Jupiter!" Cassan Bluetooth tried to turn and assist his master''s apprentice, but he stopped abruptly and dodged to the left.


    "FALLING MOUNTAIN!" Eddie Saver swept out with his spear and thick wind essence slammed into Cassan like a hammer, blowing him over 900 meters away.


    "Mis..ter¡­Jupit¡­er," Dessa Chimes was barely conscious next to Bilan and Aiken Moon and their injured aunt. Bilan Moon also clenched her fists in trepidation, as there was nothing they could do. Would she have to use that trump card her master gave them, after all?


    "Trash you say¡­" Jodye Trill''s weakened voice echoed throughout the square through grit teeth. In reality, he had already defended against the curse of this opponent. Jodye discovered previously when he fought Hemp Saver that curses affected mystic artists by leaving curse marks on the soul and the body in tandem. Without leaving a mark on the soul, the mark on the body would remain dormant. Jodye secretly clutched the handle of the Scarlet Flame Magic Sword, qi momentum building slowly into a blaze from his body once more, "A mere¡­curse¡­can never destroy¡­argh¡­"


    Jodye feigned weakness as if he could barely even speak due to the pain. The dark sorcerer laughed maniacally as he approached Jodye step by step. He wasn''t concerned with the Jodye''s rising energy-momentum, as he considers it to be the last blaze of a dying flame.


    Bilan''s eyes became noticeably wet, and Dessa grit her teeth in fury. She was ready to risk her life to rush to her master''s side but she couldn''t gather the strength to move. Dessa operated the Titanic Rage Law and the Azure World Epoch at the same time and wondrous thing happened in her body. Her fatigue started to wash away and the new azure world essence and astral qi took turns revolving through her spiritual meridians. Her strength was rapidly recovering and even growing. The rage she felt watching Mr. Jupiter suffer was helping her step into the Wimpy Man Realm step by step.


    Unexpectedly, Aiken Moon was the first to act recklessly.


    "Get away from him you bastard!" Aiken Moon rushed forward and fired three bolts from his combat crossbow in quick succession.


    "In a hurry to die, boy?" the dark sorcerer said casually, as if Aiken''s actions were the dance of a dying clown. He knocked the bolts away with a mere slap and condensed a ball of voodoo qi in his left hand. "Don''t worry, this one is sure to join you. As for these two delicacies behind¡­hehe..eh?


    Jodye Trill took advantage of the moment his opponent''s attention shifted to kick the ground with an energized step and appear right below the startled dark sorcerer. Jodye threw all of his remaining strength into pulling the blade up into a vertical slash while shouting, "Whose the trash now!!"


    Burning Heaven Slash, 2,826 BP!


    "WHAT?!"


    RIIIP~~

 135 Vice-Sect Master Garuda 3

    As Jodye Trill collapsed to his knees due to his lack of energy, and the corpse of the dark sorcerer slowly split into two halves and collapsed in front of him, the inside of his body burned black.


    "Yes!" Bilan Moon, Dessa Chimes, and Aiken Moon all screamed out together, thoroughly excited that Jodye executed such a well-timed strike.


    "Arrogant fool!" Crash Bandit was so mad that his beard hair was shedding. He just lost another elder! Not only that but he was gravely injured by that old woman''s attack just now, it was all he could do to escape with his life. "FULL RETREAT, NOW! PULL BACK!"


    *BOOM* *BOOM*


    Over at the battlefield in the sky formed by the battle between Cassan and Eddie Saver, Eddie used his Hell''s Mantle to stab out more than 100 times per second! His spear skills were truly formidable, but Eddie''s spear lights were all being deflected by a strange-looking canine floating at Cassan''s side. This dog possessed a mysterious aura that made it hard to pinpoint its exact location. Every time a spear light came with 30 meters of Cassan his combat entity the Lesser Temporal Mutt would make it freeze in the air long enough for Cassan and dodge and counter.


    After seeing Jodye was no longer in danger, Cassan sighed in relief. However, afterward a soul freezing cold light flashed in his eyes. Cassan grit his teeth and temporal qi distorted his aura which expanded outward to covering half a mile radius surrounding himself.


    Innate Combat Skill: Lesser Temporal Zone!


    Eddie Saver tried to retreat but his actions were incomparably sluggish under the atmospheric pressure. Before he could react, a terrifyingly sharp long sword came slashing down.


    "Leave behind an arm for me!" shouted Cassan as Eddie Saver''s arm was cleanly hacked off. Eddie Saver screamed in pain but used all of his energy to retreat to Crash Bandit''s location. Cassan chose not to pursue him and descended from the sky on an arcane circle, landing in front on Jodye Trill and company.


    At this moment the whole square was reeling from what they just witnessed.


    There wasn''t anyone witnessing this scene who wasn''t shocked speechless.


    My god!


    What did they just see?!


    An initial stage Junior Spirit rank Earth Scientist just slaughtered a Silver Mage rank Void Door Sage. This was simply a miracle!


    "Are you okay, Brother Trill?" Bilan dropped everything and sped over to Jodye''s side, helping him to his feet as they gathered with the other three near the damaged Silver Meadows Inn.


    "Eh¡­I''ve been to worse parties. The dancing was crazy, but the drinks were pretty lousy though," replied Jodye Trill nonchalant. Bilan rolled her eyes and thought that this boy must have been beat delusional.


    "Little boss, you''re too awesome!" yelled Aiken Moon as he supported his injured aunt, who wore an unpleasant face. Aiken was oblivious to her reaction as he fawned over this powerful boss of his, "I can''t believe you really killed the elder of a Black Gold rank power! Thats so wild, too cool, too cool."


    Even the thick skinned Jodye Trill felt a little bashful due to Aiken''s reaction. That had truly been a dangerous situation before! If not for this little brats timely interference, Jodye only had a 25% chance of survival. Thinking of this, Jodye cast a bitter look at Cassan who scratched his nose embarrassedly, "I never expected their forces to be somewhat formidable."


    "Quickly, quickly, place her down," Master Grey Willow also descended from the sky at this moment, immediately commanding Aiken to lay his aunt on her back. Grey Willow walked up and released her aura. She started humming an ancient sounding hymn and wood essence flowed into Miran Moon''s body. Miran''s pale and sickly skin quickly became flushed and vibrant.


    Far away in the distance, Crash Bandit glanced back with a gaze full of malice. He was just about to pick up his speed and vent some of his frustration on the surroundings when he heard the most angelic voice he could have heard in this, the moment of his defeat.


    "There is no need to retreat any further."


    After treating Miran Moon, Grey Willow turned to Cassan and said, "We must depart from here immediately. There is someone much more terrifying than that Crash Bandit among this group of villains."


    "You mean Garuda," Cassan nodded his head in affirmation, "However, shouldn''t Lord Octanis be¡­"


    The serene sound mirror on Cassan''s hip suddenly lit up, and his face drained of all color. He immediately released all of his power and summoned his combat entity which immediately howled to the heavens and transferred all of its energy to Cassan, who was suddenly dog-like in appearance. Master Grey Willow frowned and assumed the worst, as qi momentum burst from her body as well. As her nearly invisible pale golden origin atmosphere spread out the origin qi phenomenon revealed a shocking 3,450 BP without her revealing any qi concepts.


    Jodye was stunned when he saw this. So Master Grey Willow was originally so powerful. This made Cassan''s base 1,200 BP look rather dull, but Cassan''s current origin qi phenomenon was shaped like the Temporal Mutt and his qi concepts and combat seed brought his total base strength up to 5,270 BP. Cassan''s hands blurred as curse seals manifested and faded away into his atmosphere. Jodye knew that he was casting some hidden curse arts that he could use as the situation required.


    Merely, Jodye didn''t have time to wonder what the situation really was because a completely stifling pressure washed over the square they were in.


    High in the void above Jodye and company, a tall and robust man with dark brown skin, low-cut hair, and a white serpent tattoo around his left eye. He held an A-grade combat bow and stared down at the group imperiously, "So these are the ants who dare to obstruct me?"


    On his back were seven black Evil Roc wings that were emitting an ominous light. His atmosphere covered the entire square and was extremely domineering. Jodye felt like everything in this square would be turned to dust if this bird man in the sky so willed it.


    "Garuda¡­" Jodye Trill didn''t have to be an earth scientist to realize who this terrifying man in the sky was. Even if Jodye hadn''t seen this man at the auction, just his sudden and domineering arrival alone illustrated his identity clearly. "But, where is Uncle Sigma and big bro Joovee? Could they have been defeated?"


    "Once this man wants to flee, who here could stop him? There is probably no one in the entire city," Cassan replied to Jodye grimly. Grey Willow was once again astonished the Hand of Master Heavenly Dog would treat this brat''s words so importantly. She had intended to completely ignore the brat''s statement. What could he do even if he knew the answer?


    Hearing Cassan''s answer, Jodye Trill suddenly thought of a possibility. What would make Garuda stop his battle and rush here full of overwhelming power? Was there some sort of threat to him here¡­or could it be?


    "He''s discovered me¡­" Jodye Trill said in a half daze, causing the three youths crowded around him to look at him in shock.


    Discovered?


    "Indeed, he is here for you," Cassan said grimly. At this point even Master Grey Willow and Miran Moon were stunned. Here for¡­the boy? Of all people? But why? Cassan, on the other hand, did not intend to elaborate. Jodye was smart enough to catch on. After all, this concerned his own affairs. There was no point in hiding this from the boy, he had best be prepared. After all, there was little Cassan could do to stop this foe from reaching an Earth Scientist level foe. Luckily, Jodye was faster than most.


    However, what Cassan didn''t know was Jodye''s Energized Steps spell that made him so fast had already expired, and his energy was depleted. He had no way to defend himself right now other than Eureka. That being the case, Jodye Trill immediately hopped onto Eureka''s back. Eureka seemed to normally disdain to attack those below the expert level, but for a foe like Garuda, even the child stage Twilight Sphinx was on edge. Eureka was not sure she could protect her master from the monster in the sky. His aura was too scary.


    More than 20,000 BP. This was all Eureka was able to tell Jodye Trill about the opponent''s strength. Jodye turned extremely pale when he heard this. Eureka''s qi momentum suddenly started to build up, but Jodye was shocked to find her pouring her origin qi into his body. Jodye was thrilled by the revelation that his Twilight Sphinx could share her origin power. Was this the benefit of being spirit bound?


    With his origin qi replenishing, Jodye quickly started muttering an incantation. Thunderbolt runes manifested from his lips in fell into Eureka''s legs one by one. This continued for a full breath before Jodye was done. His brow and back were full of sweat because he pushed himself so hard to finish his spell early. Luckily he did, because right at that moment the pressure surrounding him suddenly doubled, as Garuda''s icy glare focused in on Jodye Trill. Jodye knew he would be unable to complete a spell in this state, which meant he had really lucked out just now.


    The pressure this person released just by floating there made Jodye feel like a giant foot was pressed against his chest, ready to squish him like an ant. Jodye had simply never felt so helpless in his life, not even when he stood facing Basalt Congo. Of course, this was largely due to the presence of his combat guardians.


    Merely, at that time Jodye couldn''t even move a muscle. At least, his movements weren''t completely sealed right now.

 136 Vice-Sect Master Garuda 4

    "It''s futile. Surrender the boy and none of you will die today," Garuda spoke imperiously, as if all needed to do to kill them was lift his hand. Inwardly he was nervous, as the longer he maintained this state the more damage to his body. If he could avoid fighting two mages who were ready to risk it all, he would definitely do so. However, he wasn''t afraid of being obstructed, his opponents were simply too weak and unprepared.


    Garuda was able to sense a voodoo ripple from the old man below''s atmosphere. There were likely some powerful curses lying in wait. However, unless it was a five-star or six-star curse circle it would be pointless. Even then, such an attack might leave a scar at best, it couldn''t kill the mighty Garuda while he used his lifeblood limit, Oblivion Wing. In this state, his peak strength was already tripled. Garuda raised his hand and condensed a five-feet-long arrow made of four different forces, before pulling his combat bow taut making a full moon. "I will only count to four, before killing you all and leaving to kill Octanis as well. The choice is yours but remember: I did give you a choice.


    "One."


    "Two."


    Cassan and Grey Willow both frowned deeply. This animal basically left them with no time to consider or stall. They had no choice, they would have to risk it all in a battle to the death. Garuda was about to pass the mid-point of his count, and the two masters were about to launch their deadliest attacks, when Jodye and Eureka''s aura suddenly vanished, causing the masters to turn their heads back in shock. Only Garuda was able to see Eureka run off at a speed that was superior even to his own. He only saw the youth and his mount turn into a blur that shot off into the distance.


    "Think you can run?" Garuda said with a frosty tone. He aimed at the blur in the growing distance and released his arrow. The mighty arrow shot off into the distance like a rocket, the shockwave of which blew dozens of homes and other buildings away, reducing them to rubble.


    "NO!" Cassan was the first to react as he threw himself at Garuda with all of his strength. A menacing-looking Evil Mutt image jumped out of Cassan''s aura and threw itself at Garuda, who deflected it with one wing causing curse light to explode in his face.


    "Five-star Curse, Bite of the Evil Mutt!" Cassan shouted as a tattoo of a huge dog''s maw appeared on Garuda''s neck. The sharp teeth were slowly taking a bite. As the teeth slowly chomped down, the supposed force behind the bite was illustrated by additional lines meant to represent wind resistance. Once the teeth impaled his skin, the curse would immediately take effect. Garuda frowned, upset he had actually allowed himself to be cursed. This old man''s soul force wasn''t simple at all. It was a five-star curse at that, this was a terrible headache.


    "You''ve made your life''s greatest mistake, you old baboon. I WILL KILL YOU," Angry, Garuda flashed and appeared in front of Cassan, who didn''t retreat. Garuda first burned his source essence to rid himself of the curse, before coughing out black blood. The tattoo of a huge maw slowly faded away as Garuda''s aura grew noticeably weaker. Dark energy spiraled around Garuda as the image of an Evil Roc condensed around his hands before crashing into Cassan''s chest like a Garuda fired a bullet, "Evil Roc Curse Art!"


    "Blurgh," Cassan took the hit head-on and coughed out a mouthful of blackened blood. He was seriously injured, but he didn''t stop his forward momentum for more than an instant, punching out heavily with a fist covered in temporal voodoo qi, "Pausing Fist Art!"


    Cassan''s fist struck Garuda in the jaw, and the Garuda literally paused for two seconds. However, before those two seconds were over Cassan bobbed and weaved sending out a psychedelic combination of strikes that all made Garuda pause for an additional two seconds. Garuda disdained this attack at first, but as he remained immobile and Cassan continued to clobber him with all his strength, Garuda realized he couldn''t possibly let this continue!


    If Garuda didn''t kill Cassan before the curse activated, he would be in for a world of pain. If he deactivated Oblivion Wing in that state he would definitely die. Garuda was suddenly indecisive. He knew his arrow wouldn''t catch that origin beast, it was meant to track them instead. Every second he didn''t pursue the boy gave Jodye a greater chance of escaping successfully. If he didn''t kill the boy, nor retrieve that Dracophant Egg, Garuda would truly have nowhere to put his face once the Cove Master found out. He would definitely be murdered.


    "Wings of Oblivion Secret Art!" Garuda shouted out as he executes his most powerful art. six white and one black wing of light appeared on Garuda''s back, bringing the total number of wings to 14. Garuda qi momentum exploded upwards and Cassan was blown away. A thin trail of blood escaped Garuda''s lip but he ground his teeth and shot off into the distance like a rocket. He even burned some of his blood essences to double his speed once more. Zooming through the air at an insane speed, he rapidly approached Jodye and Eureka who had already fled 40 kilometers away and were nearly outside of Winter Winds City.


    "Cassan!" Aiken Moon was distraught when he saw the severely injured Cassan Bluetooth falling from the sky. He rapidly scaled the sides of a couple of buildings before leaping through the sky to barely catch the rather heavy Cassan, landing roughed in the dirt 80 meters away.


    "Old mister, he''s going after Jodye!" Bilan Moon was frantic seeing the terrifying villain disappear like he was never there. She couldn''t imagine or comprehend such speed at all. However, once she saw the state of the old man Cassan, she knew that he wouldn''t be able to help anytime soon. Thus she turned her pleading eyes toward Master Grey Willow, "Martial-Aunt Blu do something, please!"


    "My dear¡­" Master Grey Willow sighed. It seemed this young lass is truly smitten with the young negus boy who apparently causes chaos everywhere he goes. However, if that boy survived this ordeal then even Master Grey Willow herself might endorse this relationship. Such a heaven blessed youth was second to none, even in Rodinia. "It is not that I do not want to help lass¡­however, I could never catch up to that madman now. We have already done all we can¡­"


    Grey Willow truly wished for Jodye to return safely. He was truly too good of a seedling to watch die pointlessly.


    If only they could somehow convince him to leave Pangaea behind¡­


    When Jodye Trill felt an outrageous amount of power enter the range of his divinity he felt true horror. Even after using Energizing Steps on Eureka and boosting her speed to nearly 80,000 BP, this lunatic was still able to catch up!


    How the hell could that even be possible?


    Once again, he underestimated the power of true sages. How scary was an elite like Garuda?! If he caught up to Jodye, the latter knew he would definitely die. Jodye felt like the entire world wanted him to die today, and this was simply too unfair. If Garuda was this powerful, why did he even need to play around in the South Ward of Pangaea? Freaks like this belong in the Central Ward.


    Of course, Jodye didn''t know that Garuda was already past the point of no return. He would have to rest for at least a year after today''s efforts. This was why he was determined to murder this brat before he left the city today. Otherwise, what was any of this for? They would have lost everything and gained nothing. However, if Garuda could bring back this boy''s head and fortune the Cove Master would reward him greatly. Especially if this youth was truly the negus kid that every superpower in the West Ward has been trying to find.


    Garuda himself was of negus descent, so he knew the threat this boy posed if he escaped today. He would definitely return to destroy them one day!


    "Today you must DIE!" Garuda''s powerful voice contained so much terrific might that Eureka''s qi was disrupted and her movement technique forcibly halted. This caused the Twilight Sphinx to trip over its feet, send Jodye tumbling at speeds fast enough to reduce him to a stain on the wall.


    Jodye was unreconciled. Dying was one thing, but he was going to be shouted down? Death by a sound wave? If his enemy truly shouted him into the afterlife, Jodye would probably be revived as a fiend. He resented!


    "No, I must calm my mind. If I must die, then I will die with pride!" Jodye Trill shouted with all his strength as he closed his eyes, unable to control his body.


    "There is no need for you to die today, young friend," and a completely calm and noble voice entered Jodye''s ears, and somehow all his anxiety floated away. In fact, in the next instant, he himself was floating gently before the city walls, mere milliseconds away from a painful death. Jodye''s back was totally drenched in cold sweat. Jodye Trill experienced a great many near-death experiences in his two lives and even truly died once, yet none of it compared to the feeling he had today. Such fear and subsequent joy for having survived was a feeling he couldn''t describe with words.


    Jodye was shocked to see that surrounding him and holding him up by the hem of his clothes were one hundred little crimson firebirds. These creatures seem to be made of pure flames, yet, somehow Jodye was not being burned by these firebirds at all. Jodye felt this flame power felt very familiar. As the firebirds rotated his body away from the wall Jodye saw the broad back of a bald middle-aged man wearing a brocade vermillion raiments and a vermillion bird cloak. Surrounding him several hundred firebirds just like the one currently helping Jodye. The latter recognized this man to be his uncle Sigma''s business partner, Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat!


    Jodye let out a huge sigh of relief. He thought he was dead for sure before this man''s timely arrival. Right at this moment, a ferocious wave of dark energy flew over like a rocket before halting.


    "Mighty Revered Temple Sheppard Maat," Garuda appeared in the sky surrounded by an origin voodoo qi cloud with his muscles and veins bulging, he was clearly over-drafting his body to maintain his current state. Erykah Maat observed this Garuda without concealing his disdain. "I am sorry to have disturbed you. Please, hand me the brat and I will leave this city without causing more trouble."


    "Amitabha. I do not care to interfere in your unjust affairs within Winter Winds City," Erykah Maat put his palms together and bowed, "However, this little boy will stay with me for now. You have already lost your chance to harm him."


    "Oh, revered one, I''m sorry but not even you will stop me from killing this wretch today," the dark nimbus surrounding Garuda suddenly exploded outward and the 14 wings on his black shined with a black light. He places his hands together and what Jodye was certain was an energy blast posture and terrible forces condensed in the center of his palms. "GO DIE!"


    "Foolish," Erykah Maat spoke in disappointment. He had already given the opponent a chance to see how high the mountain was. The Temple Sheppard willed an arcane circle to form under his feet. The arcane circle expanded 3 meters and the firebirds dropped Jodye onto it. Erykah Maat raised his hand and all the firebirds swarmed out to form a mighty and blazing palm of fire, "Legendary Art: Supreme Buddha Bird Palm!"


    The giant flaming palm made of crimson fire seemed to intimidate the void itself as it hurtled toward Garuda. Garuda instantly erected and barrier made from death qi, but the death qi was rapidly evaporating upward. It was as if the heat from that fire palm was too strong, but in reality, it was absorbing the death qi and converting it into vital qi increasing the power of the crimson fire palm.


    "What!? No, nirvana flames!" Garuda was stunned speechless. Terror started to creep onto his face as he felt the force of that nirvana fire palm that was at least 90 AP. Garuda''s current strength only reached 90,000 BP. To compete with the force of 90 BP Garuda would need around 5,000 more BP. This was because AP stood for advanced power! It was of much higher purity and quality. The difference in their strengths wasn''t so huge, but this was Garuda''s absolute peak power after burning his blood essence. On top of everything else, the magical yang nature of nirvana fire made it a bane it yin principled powers because it could devour yin principled qi to strengthen itself! Garuda''s Oblivion Wing secret art was exactly this sort of yin principled power. His power was repressed by at least 20,000 BP, while his opponent''s strength was increased by an unknown amount, "Impossible! How could your nirvana flames be so powerful??"


    Erykah Maat was clearly only using a bit of his strength.


    Garuda released several layers of defensive qi barriers, but when the Supreme Buddha Bird Palm slammed into his body Garuda felt like every bone he had was broken into three pieces. He crashed into the ground leaving a sizable crater. The Temple Sheppard merely glanced down at Garuda as if he was an insignificant bug that he just swat. Erykah Maat looked away and never gave this madman that almost murdered Jodye another look.


    Jodye Trill''s eyes shined as he saw that mighty strike that ate it''s opponent power to become stronger. Why did this remind him of something?


    "Nirvana¡­flame?" Jodye was stunned as he finally realized why those flames felt so familiar. They were the same as the Sky Fall Flame, they were a fire of nirvana!


    "Oh?" Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat looked back at Jodye with interest, "Little benefactor, you know of the nirvana flame? How rare. Wait¡­ah! How rare how rare indeed!"


    Jodye Trill felt Erykah Maat intrusive spiritual consciousness exploring his body, but he didn''t do anything to counter.


    "You have a body that has experienced the Nirvana?!" Erykah Maat was completely stunned. While speaking he was guiding the arcane circle to fly through the skies leisurely.


    "My combat soul has a nirvana flame," Jodye Trill chose not to hide this, as this was someone on his own team and the first person he ever met with a nirvana flame. "Now that I''ve reached the Earth Science Sage Realm, I can awake my own flame."


    "Awakening the Nirvana Flame is no easy feet boy, you must experience the nirvanic tribulation," Erykah Maat seemed to reminisce as he gave Jodye some advice, "However¡­you should be fine to try. Your body is rather tough."


    "What is the revered Temple Sheppard''s nirvana flame called?" asked Jodye Trill curiously.


    "Hahaha, just call this old monk Sage Brother Maat," Erykah Maat had a rather decent impression of this little boy who looked like a teenager but had a bone age less than a decade. Such a physique was super unique, right? It should have something to do with his nirvana flame. Thinking up to here, Erykah Maat was more comfortable, "This is called the Vermillion Bird Flame. All the heaven chosen of our Vermillion Bird Temple who have been blessed with the Vermillion Bird bloodline can use it."


    "Is Vermillion Bird Temple a monastery? Would I have to shave my head to enter?" asked Jodye Trill in excitement. If he could go learn how to control a nirvana flame after awakening his own, how great would that be?


    "About that¡­what is your mother''s name, little one?" Erykah Maat asked with a strange light in his eyes.


    Jodye Trill frowned. No one ever asked him about his mother or any part of his origin before. Had he become too outstanding lately? Jodye glanced at the smiling face of Erykah Maat. He looked like a wise elder and his aura and emotions were steady. Jodye didn''t feel like this man was targeting him. However, who were his enemies? Jodye Trill couldn''t be so sure about that.


    "Let''s do this¡­" when Erykah Maat saw Jodye''s hesitation and eventual silence, he was inwardly impressed. This boy wasn''t so rash after all. "My master owes his life to a young magic priestess who called herself Fallen Night. As a reward, she was given the full Divine Life Art of our Vermillion Bird Temple. I heard tell that this same Mistress Frozen Night had a child who was in the middle of awakening. This same child was barely one year old when one day he burst into flames. This is what made Mistress Frozen Night seek out my master, my fellow disciples, and myself. Does this story mean anything to you?"


    "You¡­" Jodye''s entire body shuddered as he stared at this bald monk. He could barely contain his shock and bemusement, "you¡­you know my mom?"


    "Mn." The monk just nodded gently. He didn''t mean any harm and only wanted to confirm his own thoughts, "Her eyes were truly captivating. They seem to have some hidden secret art within. You, my little friend, truly have your mother''s eyes.


    "As much as I would truly welcome you to come study under us at the Vermillion Bird Temple, your mother likely already has what you''d desire from us. If you have a chance, ask her yourself before deciding." Erykah Maat extended Jodye Trill and olive branch invitation. Jodye wouldn''t have to decide right now, at least.


    "Did you kill that Vice-Sect Master Garuda?" asked Jodye Trill curiously. That man deserved to die the most out the entire White Serpent Cove. However, part of Jodye wanted to kill that bastard himself.


    "No," Erykah Maat softly shook his head. "This humble one has no problems helping those in need, but I will not dirty my karmic wheel for the affairs of this land. I have my own home to govern. I only intervened today to rescue you."


    As Erykah Maat said this, they were already descending into the square where Cassan, Grey Willow, and the others all stood on guard at the new arrival. Bilan Moon''s dull eyes suddenly shined with golden light as she looked at the two figures in the sky. Her tense heart finally calmed down.


    "Revered one, to what do we owe this¡­ah?" Cassan was just about to speak on their behalf when he noticed the teenage boy on the arcane circle was handsome with crystal blue eyes. If this wasn''t Jodye Trill, who would it be?


    "MISTER JUPITER!" Dessa Chimes ran into Jodye''s bosom the moment his feet reached solid ground. Jodye rubbed Dessa''s hair intimately, as his indifferent gaze fell to the various corpses on the field. They all looked looted clean, making Jodye frown unhappily.


    "Looking for these, boss?" Aiken Moon tossed a magic pouch to Jodye who caught it and sent his perception in. He looked at Aiken and gave a smile and a thumbs-up, making Aiken scratch his nose in embarrassment. In this magic pouch, there were over 60 other magic pouches and two interspatial rings. It was definitely a good haul.


    "Thank you for securing our apprentice, revered Temple Sheppard." Cassan bowed low to Erykah Maat who bowed lower in return.


    *Swish~*


    *Jingle*


    While everyone was in the middle of celebrating their survival, Sigma Octanis arrived on his bone staff. After recounting his experiences with his business partners, he walked over to Bilan and Aiken Moon and knelt down in front of Bilan on one knee.


    "I was unable to keep my promise to you," Sigma turned his hand and the space bottle containing the Dracophant Egg appeared in his palm before bursting into blackened shards of glass as the huge Dracophant Egg landed on the ground. There was a long crack down the side of the egg, "It seems that their target this time was also this beast. There something fishy about all of this. Once he determined he wouldn''t get it from me, he sabotaged it through some unknown method."


    "Oh no!" Bilan Moon was not ready for this news. Her new mount was already dead? Bilan pouted and wanted to cry, but she knew better than to be too willful in her Martial-Aunt Blu''s presence. "It''s...It is okay. I was probably not really true dragonkin or how would it die so easily."


    Jodye knew she was just saying this to comfort herself. He glanced at the Dracophant Egg and thought, ''what a waste''. However, a surprising message from Trippy made Jodye start once more, "Ah, so there was still that method.


    "Beautiful Belle, do not cry," Jodye Trill appeared in front of Bilan and held her chin up. Bilan felt like her legs suddenly got a lot softer somehow, and before Grey Willow had a chance to blow a gasket, Jodye''s next words shocked everyone, "I can save this beast by subjugating it. Merely, at that point, it will no longer be yours but mine."


    "What?!" all the adults shout in unison. This brat could even do something like this, that was crazy. Bilan, on the other hand, was terribly excited. "Do it, do it, please do it!"

 137 Priestess Frozen Night 1

    Near the eastern wall of Winter Winds City, Garuda laid in a pool of his own blood and mangled flesh staring at the darkening sky. He was completely dispirited. As the Vice-Sect Master of White Serpent Cove''s punishment hall, he was actually swatted like a fly by his opponent! Every bone in his body was broke, and the backlash from his Oblivion Wing secret art was sending a terrorist qi throughout his weakened body, preventing his wounds from healing or his energy from recovering. Once his endurance ran out he may die here.


    Oulan Mercy was already dead, the Outer Sect no longer had a Vice-Sect Leader. Roger Flankz was a coward who left him to battle alone in an attempt to get the drop on his nemesis. Even though Roger asked in advance and informed him of the plan, Garuda still held Roger in disdain. Sigma Octanis would likely kill Roger Flankz easily, and then the Inner Sect of White Serpent Cove would no longer have a Vice-Sect Leader either. Now, even as the Core Vice-Sect Master of White Serpent Cove, Garuda also failed to accomplish all but one of his goals. They did not recover the Dracophant Egg, unless Roger was blessed by the fates. However, they had long since betrayed a saint''s faithful heart and walked the path of sinners.


    How could the fates ever speak to them again? Much less offer any help,


    They also failed to recover Oulan Mercy''s spatial artifact, or the prototype charm potions, or the treasured sword which was thought to be an armament of the destiny rank, a Destiny Armament. Only powerful natal weapons could achieve this level of independent consciousness. Garuda was depressed as he seriously considered self-destruction for the first time in his life.


    No way the Dark Emissaries of White Serpent Cove would let him off for this. It was simply impossible. Once the Sect Master and Cove Master caught wind of his mistakes Garuda''s ending would only be more miserable. Even his wife may be openly plundered and toyed with. Of course, his wife was more powerful than himself, so very few people in the Cove could accomplish this.


    "You look pathetic," an eerie voice that felt like nails scratching a chalkboard spoke with disgust as a dark shadow rose up from Garuda''s own shadow before transforming into a man taller than two meters with pointed ears. He wore a hooded black cloak with a horned white serpent design. This was different from Garuda regular White Serpent tattoo and cloths. The newcomer''s skin had a tinge of grey, making him look similar to dark elves. Merely, this young man possessed verdant eyes and a stoic face, that occasion faded in and out of the shadows in his hood.


    "Shadow Submission Art! A Dark Emissary," Garuda ground his teeth in frustration. He could tell that his movements had been totally sealed. This was a shadow art that only those with shadow qi could comprehend, giving them the power of shadow possession! The owner of this technique could invade the shadows of others and use them to control their targets. Every Dark Emissary knew this ability as they could all use such shadow powers to control others. Garuda narrowed his eyes, unsure of how long this Dark Emissary had been flowing him via his shadow. Garuda gnashed his teeth and didn''t even bother to disguise his sarcasm, "Greetings Senior Dark Emissary. I wonder, what does your eminency need this humble one to do?"


    "Keke, you know what I want very well. You have failed your master''s expectations. For this, you will be stripped of your post." The Dark Emissary smiled in a creepy and crooked way. His smile was truly ugly. However, his words actually made Garuda excited. Only a demotion? This was already showing favoritism. He eagerly listened for the next instruction. Meanwhile, the Dark Emissary spoke up again after a short pause, "For now, I will heal you and you will follow me to complete a task. If you fail me as well, you will die on that battlefield. We will remember your contribution."


    Garuda actually swallowed a mouth full of saliva. He clearly found this Dark Emissary to be a terrifying person. Besides, hearing a command from a Dark Emissary was to be taken as a direct order from the Cove Master, so Garuda didn''t dare to disobey at all. These Dark Emissaries came from the power that his White Serpent Cove was subordinate of, the White Demon Castle!


    Rumors had it that the White Demon had been becoming even more powerful lately. His yin principle experienced another breakthrough, making him far more formidable.


    "Yes, Lord Dark Emissary," Garuda would have bowed if his body wasn''t laying flat and completely immobile. He could barely even feel his toes, not to mention standing up. The Dark Emissary nodded once then flicked a medicinal pill into Garuda''s mouth before it closed. Garuda nearly choked at the oil became a warm stream of energy that instantly swam through his broken body, fixing it along the way. Without Master Neofrost, Sigma Octanis, and the Temple Sheppard, Garuda still had partners that were willing to finish the plan.


    "Kekekekeke¡­I saw what that North Ward priest did to you. You seem to have lost your edge a bit, but hurry and recover," the Dark Emissary''s creepy laugh sounded out as he gave more orders, "Leave the matters here to Honored Elder Crash Bandit. We''ll be heading to Blackheart City once you have returned to your peak strength."


    Garuda operated his voodoo arts to refine the medicinal force properly. Internally, he was considering whether or not he should mention the reason he put his life on the line was because of the little negus brat, or that this child had a 90% chance of being the one who has been attacking them in secret. Not only that but he was also like the lost scion of the Earl. Of course, if Garuda openly made a move, the real culprit could flee if it was someone else who had stolen the goods. He couldn''t afford any more mistakes, so Garuda was torn.


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    Back in front of the broken Silver Meadow Inn, Cassan Bluetooth stares at the two destroyed establishments in blank dismay. Such decent investments, he could have signed over to young master Moon. Now he would have to renovate these two buildings. Noticing the strange look in his eyes, Dessa Chimes who was resting at his side sat up as a wave of soreness hit her. She followed Cassan''s eyes and her eyes brightened like she had an idea.


    "Mr. Bluetooth, are you¡­secretly the owner of these two properties?" Dessa Chimes remembered clearly that they were arranged to be here by others. How much of a coincidence would it be if they were brought to sleep in the very place they were bound to be in anyway?


    "Ah¡­" Cassan was startled for a moment since he was seen through, but in the end, he just signed heavily. "Indeed, lass. Such a waste, these properties both make pretty good money."


    "Oh really?" Dessa Chimes tilted her head to the side as she observed the once luxurious stone building that was missing its roof. "Can''t you market them more because of this? Maybe rename it? The Winter Winds Defense Inn - and across the street can be converted into a mercenary guild. Then you would make tons of money I bet!"


    Cassan was dumbfounded. In fact, even Jodye who spied on their conversation was thrown off. Was Dessa always so business savvy? Where had she learned to be this way? Could it be that old swindler Wyven? Maybe that, in combination with her seasoned ability to look at the brighter side of tragedies allowed her to become quite skilled in situations such as these. Merely, no-one had ever taken her opinions seriously before in her life. Why would she express them as a mere slave? However, after cultivating the Titanic Rage Law, Dessa was slowly changing in temperament. This should be closer to who she really is as a person. Jodye hoped his Hand could find herself and self-motivate her way to the peak, not just get there by relying on himself.


    Thinking up to here, Jodye felt it was a plausible conjecture.


    "Lass that is¡­that is¡­ in fact, it''s genius!" Cassan Bluetooth tried to find a reason to deny her words and he could not. This little lady''s idea was ingenious, they could capitalize off of this tragedy to turn more profit! How long had this little dragon hen hidden such golden eggs? "Tell me, what do you think of this¡­"


    ''Cosmo.''


    As Cassan and Dessa acquainted themselves, Jodye Trill was facing the huge Dracophant Egg. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] appeared in front of him in a flash of violet light, immediately flipping open to the seventh page. Million of runes burst from the heavenly tome forming chains of curse seals that wrapped around the Dracophant Egg melting inside and making the egg release a dark light. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] spoke to Jodye once more.


    [Small life force detected. Lifeforce is fading and must be absorbed to reinforce further. Small life force is seeking redemption. Redeem or Enslave?]

 138 Priestess Frozen Night 2

    "Hmm? Redeem? This is also possible?" Jodye Trill''s eyes sparkled. What was redemption? In this case, his heavenly grimoire was able to repair and recover this beast. This would allow it to grow with its master, as it already considered Jodye as its mother the moment his perception entered the egg. "Redeem, why not redeem?"


    According to Jodye''s new information, redemption would provide the same benefits as enslavement. With a slight intention, eight blazing chains covered in black fired hooked onto the huge egg, dragging it into the seventh page of the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], which then closed as the eight chains covered in black flamed wrapped around the heavenly tome protectively. Jodye felt his lifeblood genesis actively supplying power to Cosmo. He marveled at this feeling, now completely certain that the black flames surrounding the grimoire were his own nirvana flames. He just hadn''t learned how to control these flames on his own yet.


    [Assistance from Pharaoh''s Law required.]


    Jodye activated his other source artifact and heard Trippy''s emotionless voice echo in his mind, "A word, host. This process will surprisingly benefit you more if you allow this artifact spirit to store it until your nirvana doom. With this method, the strain on your body during nirvana doom would be greatly reduced."


    "Wait?" Jodye Trill was caught off guard. However, he wasn''t afraid of the so-called ''nirvana doom.'' His conversation with Erykah Maat made it so he was even less so. He had been baked by nirvana flames very early in his life, it wasn''t like being struck by lightning for the first time. Jodye was confident he could endure it, and even cultivate during the process. Did he need to wait just because Trippy believed he should? No one knew his endurance better than himself, he couldn''t be compared to the average human at all. Jodye suspected that Sansa''s final words to him were not said to give him peace from his last life. It was a hint to guide him through this one. Jodye wouldn''t base every decision off of his artifact spirit''s advice. He also knew himself very well, "No, let''s assimilate it now. Send ten percent of it to Bilan and ten more to Dessa. It''s unsuitable for Aiken."


    "Yes, host." Trippy immediately acquiesced. It had no way to go against the will of its master once Jodye''s mind was firm. "It is in fact, more suitable for the one known as Aiken Moon, rather than the one known as Bilan Moon."


    "Really?" Jodye Trill was stunned. The little sapphire pixy danced around the square constantly changing its form magically. Sometimes it was a crystal bird. Once it was a crystal caterpillar. It even increased its size and became a crystal Sigma, right after the latter arrived, and followed him around for a full breath imitating all of his actions. Jodye tried his best to ignore this as no one else could see this playful Nephilim that Jodye decided to name Little Blue, and watching it for too long might send him into a daze as he was on the cusp of comprehending something magical from this creature. However, when he remembered how Bilan Moon''s elegant flames seemed to remind him a bit of Xavier''s viral power he suddenly had an idea.


    "Let''s split it. Divert five percent to Aiken and five more to his sister then."


    20,000 scarlet-golden blood runes burst from the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] and shot into the foreheads of Jodye and Dessa as [Pharaoh''s Law] appeared on Jodye''s head. Jodye''s sapphire eyes suddenly went vertical and his aura changed. Next to Cassan, Dessa Chimes started to float in the air as 1,300 blood runes flew into her glabella and 700 runes fell onto and invaded her body.


    "It burns!" Dessa Chimes thought to herself in agony, as she couldn''t speak. "It''s so hot! Am I going to burn alive? Mr. Jupiter, little Autumn, help me!"


    "Cultivate the way I showed you," Mr. Jupiter''s voice rang out in Dessa''s panicking mind. Dessa instantly recollected her thoughts. That''s right! This was a gift from her master. How could it be easily received? She fell down 10 feet out of the air, landing in the stunned Cassan''s arms. Her body felt like hot steel as she grits her teeth and sits in the lotus position. Erykah Maat was astonished and wide-eyed as he looked at this young man work. Even Sigma Octanis was stunned watching his apprentice subjugate this dying beast.


    "What is this?" when Miran Moon saw the 2,000 scarlet-golden blood runes flying towards Bilan and Aiken, she wanted to risk her life to stop it. However, Master Grey Willow held out an arm and stopped her.


    What a joke!


    The pure calamity qi present in those blood runes could aide both Aiken and Bilan in comprehending their fundamental laws! Bilan already told Master Grey Willow about her little brother on the way to the Northern Motherlands. He was nearly her polar opposite. That boy''s body could convert yang principled energies into serenity qi. He could grow and comprehend more powers by surrounding himself with either serenity or calamity!


    Such physiques were incredibly rare. This was the reason Master Grey Willow considered making this brat her student. Merely, based on the intel they received he was already enslaved for a year or so. There was no telling what damage had been done to the boy''s fragile psyche. He may have been wasted in such a situation.


    However, when she finally met Aiken Moon she didn''t see the fragility she expected. Even though no one could call him the bravest soul, he was still valiant and brave. He was guarding the red-haired girl with his life on the line when she first arrived. This showed a manly character that Grey Willow couldn''t help but approve. She attributed this to Sigma Octanis initially, until she saw the interaction between Jodye and Aiken.


    She realized that she had underestimated this brat Jodye''s charisma.


    Both Bilan and Aiken Moon''s minds and bodies were invaded by 500 blood runes resulting in both of them receiving 1,000 blood runes each. Bilan Moon closed her eyes, already prepared in her heart after seeing Dessa Chimes struggling to cultivate earlier. She knew what to do next, stimulating her lifeblood instantly as a cool air released from her body.


    "Divine Spark!" Bilan Moon''s closed eyes snapped open and her naturally serene lifeblood aura suddenly became blazing hot as her lifeblood boiled. The ethereal image of a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox appeared in the void behind her, it''s white fur akin to a heavenly flame. This was Bilan''s Celestial Soul, the Aetherland Magic Fox. Seeing this combat soul, Jodye Trill was shocked. From the T''Zhane''s memories, he knew that the Aetherland Magic Fox was an Origin God Beast that resided in the Legendary Realm. Such a Combat Soul was very rare, so a celestial body could only be even more so.


    "Ugh," Meanwhile Aiken Moon was having a bit more trouble. His skin was red and blistering and he was sweating profusely. Master Grey Willow smiled sneakily and was about to reveal her expertise on the matter, but she was a step too late.


    "What are you doing, you brat," Sigma Octanis appeared and rapped Aiken on the head. "Activate your combat ability Nethersky, would you have to suffer so much if you were as smart as your sister?"


    "Ah!" Aiken Moon''s eyes suddenly popped open. Duh! How could he be so foolish? He was caught off guard as he never expected half of those runes to miss his sister and land on him instead. He immediately galvanized his combat soul, as an eight-tailed demon fox image appeared in the void behind him. Its black fur was akin to hazy smoke, it was as if it was a fox made of black gas with blue eyes. Sitting next to his sister, they both looked like two twin fox spirits, one yin, and the other yang. It was magical to see and inspired Jodye and the adults around a lot.


    At this moment, the remaining 16,000 scarlet-golden blood runes split in half, invading Jodye''s mind and body evenly. A total of 8,000 scarlet-golden runes melted into pure calamity energy that swam throughout his veins and spiritual meridians. Jodye''s original immortal conception, the Chaotic Thunder Annihilation, started to operate automatically, refining his body with thunderbolt runes and converting a percentage of this energy into heretical origin runes. His flesh, blood, and organs were all washed and imprinted with thunderbolt and heretic origin power.


    In Jodye''s Host Space, above his soul lake, the 8,000 remaining scarlet-golden blood runes danced and crisscrossed together intertwining into a Ganesha diagram. The image of Ganesha had a torso with diamond-like dragon scales, four muscular arms, and the head of a Behemoth Elephant. The runes themselves released burning yang qi, but once the diagram was formed and melted into the soul lake, this abruptly changed. Supreme serenity source qi spread out in waves once the diagram was completed, making Jodye''s mind feel exceptionally refreshed. At the same time, the dragon whelp roared mightily and waves of Dragon''s Will erupted outward, merging with the serenity qi, slowly transforming into a yin yang diagram that settled in between the two different sides of the host space, effectively connecting them.


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] disappeared in a flash of violet light, but [Pharaoh''s Law] remained the crown on his head. On the other side of the Host Space, the heavenly grimoire reappeared and covered Jodye''s mind in violet light, as new information flooded his mind.


    There were great changes happening in the bodies of the other youths as well.


    All the youths sat silently and cultivated, totally unconcerned about being in the middle of the city.


    The elders present all looked at each other in exasperation. Weren''t they being taken advantage of? However, all of them looked forward to the advancement of these four youths, they had proven their talent in the previous miniature war. These four outstanding youths were bound to become powerful mystic artists in the future!

 139 Priestess Frozen Night 3

    Two hours passed by, and Joovee Nile stood 200 meters away from the four meditating youths, discussing important matters with Sigma Octanis and Erykah Maat. He looked warily at Master Grey Willow nearby.


    "She is not an enemy, we will trust her," Sigma said in response to Joovee''s gaze.


    "I witnessed the end of your and Roger''s battle. I recovered Roger Flankz'' corpse after you left." Joovee Nile removed his Neofrost Mask and gave his report indifferently. "Once I felt the spiraling energy of Garuda, I changed directions. However, even though I saw the giant fire palm slam down on him from the distance there was no sign of Garuda''s corpse once I arrived. You couldn''t have burnt him to a crisp could you?"


    "To this humble one, that is not surprising. I sensed Garuda had a hidden shadow space opened in his heart. He seemed to be unaware, which is especially ruthless," Erykah Maat held his palms together as he spoke, glowing spiritual beads wrapped around his wrist. The spiritual beads seemed to be releasing invisible energy that spread into the surroundings. "I assume that the entity within this shadow space was at least at the same rank as myself. It is hard to tell. Killing Garuda would have been simple unless that entity took over his vessel."


    "Wouldn''t that do unrepairable damage to Garuda''s soul?" asked Sigma Octanis in slight disbelief.


    "Amitabha. You may not follow the path of Buddha, but I am certain you know how vile these creatures are. These Unorthodox Sects truly have no scruples. Do you really think the Cove Master values the life of his subordinates?" asked Erykah Maat calmly. Sigma was speechless as he clearly knew the answer to that.


    To the White Serpent Cove Master, all of his subordinates were simply weapons at his disposal. While he would value them, he would also throw them away when necessary.


    "I don''t think Garuda''s done for just yet. His value is more than you think if he can be turned berserk. It would be truly terrifying¡­but also very brief," Joovee Nile''s dark and deep eyes flashed with the light of wisdom. He flashed an evil smile with his devilish charm and gave a thumbs up to Erykah Maat, "You''re a pretty strong old man! I don''t think I could take you on at all. The light power of the Buddha Sect with the calamity might of the Vermillion Bird Flames. Your Vermillion Bird Temple is truly nothing to sneeze at. Lucky for us Voodoo Priest, you only operate in the North Ward."


    "The southern Pharaoh Emperor''s brother is your acquaintance as well, correct?" Erykah Maat glanced at this Neofrost Master, but he didn''t respond to him, speaking directly to Sigma. This character was no better than a villain in his eyes, and if not for Joovee''s association with his sworn brother Sigma Octanis, the Temple Sheppard would never be in the same social circle with him. Joovee Nile continued to smile and sipped some purple liquid out of an orb in his hand.


    "Krimi Nile, the only magic priest in the country that would dare to call himself ''Young Demon''. The self-created a method to create curses from magic, something unseen and unheard of on this limited plane. He is indeed my brother, thus his son is my nephew. His family matters are my family matters as well." Sigma Octanis spoke regally as he commutated with someone on the light panel of his Serene Sound Mirror. "I want to thank you again for accompanying me, Eric. You know my troubles."


    "It is my honor, you are my great benefactor," Erykah Maat bowed his body before Sigma humbly. "Whatever you need, my brother, as long as it does not go against the teachings of Buddha or the Vermillion Bird God I will do my best to help you."


    "Understood," Sigma smiled and placed his hand on his friend''s shoulder. "Rest assured, I would never ask for anything that compromised your beliefs. However, there is a storm brewing. Deity Succubus has just sent me a request for aid. It seems our cohorts have annexed us from their communication channels."


    "The western paradise shall welcome them," replied Eryakah Maat peacefully. "I have news on House White Demon."


    Sigma Octanis raised his brow, before looking at the brat whose body was currently red like refined metal a few hundred meters away. He considered for a while before saying, "Tell me."


    "A grand wedding was held last month. After slaying the House Lord and conquering House Trilleck, White Demon Castle has settled on their land and renamed themselves House White Demon. They are brazenly operating in the Saint Anubis Empire, while their White Demon Temple and Temple Lord White Demon remain hidden," Erykah Maat''s spoke solemnly, his face serious. "Pope White Demon marrying Priestess Frozen Night has shaken the entire nation. Her reputation¡­is as you can imagine. The fall of House Trilleck being her fault has been secretly spread throughout the entire West Ward."


    "F&#%¡­" Sigma Octanis cursed after hearing the latest development. "Master Frozen Night should be charmed righted? This can''t be her own will."


    "According to the underground news, it''s not," Joovee Nile interjected before the Temple Sheppard could respond. "Kamila Trilleck, daughter of the late House Lord, was secretly released from captivity and has been accepted as a disciple of the Khaba Institute of Magic."


    "How prestigious!" this time is was Erykah Maat''s turn to be shocked, temporarily forgetting not to speak to Joovee Nile. "That is the largest Negus organization outside of the Central Ward."


    "So is it extortion then?" Sigma Octanis frowned. Just for the girl? This was impossible. If her own child wasn''t also a target, would such a powerful woman be so easily manipulated without being glamorized? "Perhaps, they have already known the identity of the brat."


    "No, Garuda should have only figured it out today," Joovee Nile frowned. "I also wasn''t certain until that moment. I believe my mother already knew. Her power is far more thorough than my own, after all."


    "After I am gone, you must not tell the boy about his mother," Sigma Octanis glanced at Joovee Nile, this mischievous fellow who wanted to see the world burn. His actions couldn''t be predicted easily. "His current goal is Rodinia. With his talent, he can easily rise to the top in that land, far away from these cursed states. He must not go after the White Demon until he is more powerful than any of us."


    "By then, I''ll have already increased my strength enough to slaughter White Demon myself," Joovee Nile harrumphed. "Do not worry, it would clearly not be in his best interests for me to tell him. The very thought of this is like a crack of thunder in my mind. I do not wish to court death."


    "Excuse me, gentlemen and evil brat," came a sweet elderly voice from above. Master Grey Willow slowly floated down wearing emerald robes. "I do not care about the secrets and affairs of your Northern Motherlands. Only the Central and Eastern Wards are of any significance. Merely, I couldn''t help but overhear you mention young master Trill was interested in coming to Rodinia?"


    "Indeed, his goal is to take my disciple home and establish himself there." Sigma Octanis responded with a smile, and this smile told Grey Willow that he expected her to take interest in this subject. "I would have taken them myself when the time came. Unfortunately, the situation has changed. You should know how to help us with this."


    "Indeed, our very goal is the safe passage of young master Moon. If your apprentice would like to venture back to House Moon with us, then this can, of course, be arranged," replied Master Grey Willow. "I will set him up with an excellent tutor. There are many prestigious sects and academies on the level of the Khaba Institute of Magic in Rodinia. However, he will not be allowed to be too willful.


    "I fear he would not be willing, even if you did take Aiken with you." Sigma Octanis smiled wryly. After spending so much time with Jodye, he understood how eccentric the youth was. He was simply a little ancestor, this was the reason Sigma investigated his past so thoroughly. He was convinced that Mistress Frozen Night wasn''t as simple as she seemed. "He intends to make his own way over, after adventuring around a bit. It is unlikely that we would be able to stomach the idea of having his freedom restricted. In addition, I still have many things I need Aiken to learn. We will need a little more time before he returns. Two years at the most."


    Grey Willow frowned, visibly annoyed, "Time, were you not just speaking as if your time had run out? Will you make up your mind?"


    "The things that Sigma Octanis can teach your young master Moon are not something you can currently fathom. You should humble your stance, my lady," Erykah Maat spoke out in a kind and amicable manner. Grey Willow did not like his words, but she felt comfortable with how it was said. She considered the strength of the Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat, which was much higher than her own, and suddenly calmed down. She had indeed been ignoring some of the more outstanding aspects of this Master Heavenly Dog due to his strength being inferior. How amazing was a Silver Mage? But the power fluctuations from when Sigma Octanis slew Roger Flankz were indeed amazing.


    "Two years," Master Grey Willow finally was willing to give up on being Aiken Moon''s master. "I will take Bilan and we will return in two years to escort Aiken, Jodye, and Dessa to Rodinia. I will let House Moon arrange everything from there."


    "That would be for the best. I promise you will not be disappointed when you see him again," Sigma smiled warmly at Grey Willow, actually making her old maiden heart nearly miss a beat.


    "Then we will be leaving soon, less we get swept up in these land''s troubles once more." Master Grey Willow quickly looked away from this handsome man. Luckily, Sigma was a Magic spell casting Mage and not a Voodoo curse Sorcerer, or she would be in trouble!


    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill opened his eyes after refining the previous energy. He noticed that his Earth Science Realm cultivation had completely stabilized, saving him months of arduous cultivation! This was the magic of refining the purest flesh and blood energy of his Dracophant with his source artifacts. Jodye even felt knew knowledge flooding his soul.


    "Right on time! I was just thinking about my lack of techniques¡­" He inherited an innate ability from the Dracophant, the Heavenly Charge! This ability combined dragon might with calamity and thunderbolt qi! It was as if it was made for Jodye. Of course, the excitement Jodye usually felt after succeeding in conquest was absent.


    With his powerful divinity it wasn''t hard for Jodye to hear the conversation between Sigma and the others. Especially considering they didn''t conceal their voices from him, even though the Temple Sheppards beads seemed to be surrounding them in a barrier. There were already nobles and warriors from House Purple-Sky patrolling the area and helping civilians, but they couldn''t approach with 800 meters of the Silver Meadow Inn.


    "My mother¡­" Jodye''s rage was bubbling in his stomach, but years of mental torture and training in the military had already sharpened his mind considerably. He wouldn''t lose control in spite of the weighty information he just heard. Not only was his identity exposed, but his mother was forced to marry the enemy? His actions had indeed been too brazen. Jodye never imagined that information could be gathered so easily through two different wards. Apparently, the barrier walls were not as powerful as he previously believed.


    "It''s likely that those at the Prism Mage rank and above can easily pass through the barrier wall. I still don''t know enough¡­"


    Jodye was incredibly depressed, but what could he do? The enemy was just far too powerful. If he was to return home at this point he would only be slaughtered. There was already no going back. This grudge, for his mother, for his father, he would raise his own forces and destroy the White Demon with his own hands! It was his own luck that he was able to go on so many adventures and meet a gracious senior like uncle Sigma.


    "Maybe it''s destiny¡­"Jodye Trill marveled to himself. First, he watched his mother and older sister get kidnapped. Then his father fell trying to protect him. He narrowly escaped death and was teleported into the southern ward, literally tearing his body asunder, and then he lost all of his memory and convinced himself he was Jupiter. After regaining his memory, he decided to change this dirty world. After killing Oulan Mercy and avoiding death in the Dark Cave, he lost his partners again because he was too reckless and too weak. He barely escaped little Crimson, befriended Sigma Octanis and then Joovee Nile.


    They all figured out his origin to some extent.


    Those at the void realms should not be underestimated.


    Jodye looked down at his left hand''s middle finger. The word RAH was written clearly. With [Pharaoh''s Law] still equipped, he activated his heavenly vision and fused his divine consciousness with his astral essence. The pupils of Jodye''s sapphire dragon eyes suddenly transformed into a glowing, white-golden, yin-yang symbol. Entering this state for the first time, Jodye felt invincible. Everything in his perception had instantly slowed to a crawl. He noticed that everything was moving slower depending on its level of strength. For instance, Uncle Sigma''s movements were a lot faster than Dessa. Every now and then, the Temple Sheppard would move at near regular speed. However, for anyone under the void realms, their movements were akin to a snail''s pace for Jodye.


    This was not the most shocking point.


    "How could this be?" Jodye was able to see the true form of things is his perception. This was highly unusual! T''Zhane had no memory of being able to do this before the third stage of the Heavenly Vision Scripture, the Nightmare Eyes stage.


    "A word, host," Trippy''s voice rang out in Jodye''s mind. "It seems the augmentation of Pharaoh''s Law has temporarily advanced your Heavenly Vision Scripture. This is likely an added benefit of upgrading [Pharaoh''s Law] by unlocking the forth seal."


    Jodye''s eyes flashed with light. So this was also possible?


    "Nightmare Eyes¡­no wonder I suddenly felt that I would be able to do this." The third stage of the Heavenly Vision Scripture formed a source passage bridging together the Divine Source in each eye. Completing this process evolved the host soul into a divine soul. This came with wondrous abilities and was a qualitative change to one''s very life form. Thanks to [Pharaoh''s Law] he was able to temporarily form the bridge, allowing him to activate a nascent Nightmare Eyes.


    Unfortunately, Jodye Trill couldn''t maintain this state for very long. He sent his divine astral essence into the letters on his finger and an invisible ripple spread out and covered his body. Jodye started hearing hypnotic voices whispering the word Rah repeatedly as his lifeblood churned. Jodye felt something awakening inside him, but he didn''t understand it. The ring-like characters on his finger disappeared and a sun mark appeared on his heart as his consciousness was pulled inside.


    Inside the Ethereal Ring of Rah was an enormous space that looked like a wondrous cosmos. Incomprehensibly dense true astral origin qi permeated this space giving it a different sort of pressure. Within this outrageously vast space were three giant islands. The smallest of which was at least the size of California. Presumably, all of these islands had different treasures. Endless greed filled Jodye''s eyes that were as wide as saucers. However, Jodye''s perception was actually not powerful enough to approach even the smallest of these three islands.


    "Little Joe¡­it''s really you¡­when I sensed someone intruding I thought¡­I can''t believe you made it here already," a melodic voice that made Jodye''s soul tremble so hard that he was ejected from this Ethereal Ring of Rah.


    Jodye was completely thrown off and didn''t know how to react to this at all.


    "Mom?"


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    Sky Fall Bandit

 140 Isis 1

    "Was that really my¡­mother''s voice?" Jodye Trill knew very well that he would not have mistaken that voice in this life. However, it all seemed so surreal. Just when he wanted to enter the ring again a wave of dizziness hit Jodye like a sledgehammer. He held his forehead and frowned, "I guess I overdid it a bit¡­"


    Jodye had yet to rest since yesterday morning after he finished unraveling 90% of Dessa''s cursed fate seal. Jodye popped a C-Grade Magic Life pill in his mouth and meditated for a few minutes. Afterward, he approached Dessa Chimes, whose skin was still red as steel. Her perspiration had already drenched her clothes, and her maturing body gave Jodye a slight nosebleed.


    He had forgotten how attractive the red-haired young lady was due to her being his charge. Previously, Jodye didn''t have so many active hormones to deal with in his body, so even though the woman was gorgeous it didn''t affect him much. However, now the situation was totally different. For the first time in this life, Jodye''s lower arm was flexing its strength, making him hurry to sit behind Dessa before anyone could notice. He even withdrew his divinity, not daring to look at Bilan Moon as he already knew that her situation was similar. Jodye put his hands on Dessa''s slightly trembling back. Her face was scrunched up so tightly, it was obvious she was experiencing great pain. However, she didn''t complain or make a single peep. Merely, she must have noticed Jodye''s approach, as she immediately leaned back into his bosom, on the verge of unconsciousness.


    "You must persist. I am here to help you," Jodye hugged Dessa''s waist from behind and whispered in her mind via telepathy.


    "Mn," the best Dessa could do at this moment was make a small sound with her mouth, talking or even using telepathy was far too much for the current her. The starboard and red-striped [Pharaoh''s Law] released a light akin to starlight as Jodye used his remaining power to refine a wisp of astral dragon essence, sending it into the spiritual point below Dessa''s lower back just above the upper rim of the sacrum. This was also the only spiritual point that Jodye had yet to refine himself. He left it for last in his own cultivation, but he realized now that had he started here instead of the spiritual points in his hands then it wouldn''t have been so difficult to open the points after the seventh level. This a bit of experience that no one would have been able to teach him, as he was the only human to ever cultivate the Titanic Rage Immortal Compendium.


    Humans were fundamentally different from heaven-slaughterers. Thus, there would definitely be differences in the way they cultivated this art. Jodye had Sylvester nirvana flame to restructure his physique and make it suitable to be transformed by this body transformation law. However, Dessa Chimes and Jodye''s future subordinates would not have this luxury. Thus Jodye spent a large amount of time studying his Titanic Rage Law so that he could help Dessa cultivate in a more orthodox way. The first step was clearing 50% of the first six spiritual points and then 25% of the remaining five points. This way, the difficult that Dessa faced in the first stage would be drastically reduced. However, he would completely clear any of them, as this would ruin her foundation. She still needed to proceed step by step. Starting with the refining most significant point, so that energy would be distributed more efficiently.


    Suddenly Jodye paused. He could feel Dessa¡­watching him?


    Had her psych perception awakened?


    "Refine this wisp of astral dragon essence by sinking your psyche into it and then drilling it into the spiritual point I showed you," hearing Mr. Jupiter''s instructions, Dessa immediately tried it. To Jodye''s shock, she was able to grasp the method in less than two breaths and successfully refined his astral dragon essence for herself. Of course, if Jodye attempted to stop her at all then she would have failed. Still, this was quite impressive, seeing as Dessa seemed to have only recently awaked her spiritual sense. In fact, it should have only awakened today. Perhaps, it awakened in the previous battle. After all, she did suffer from a soul attack.


    Because of this, Jodye monitored her progress a little more, before revealing a satisfied smile. Dessa would reach the Wimpy Man Realm in no time at all. It could even happen tonight if Jodye was able to allow her to cultivate freely. Unfortunately, they were currently out in the open and their enemies were still at large somewhere. Even though they were currently under the protection of Erykah Maat, Jodye would rather be back at the third secret base. Dusting his clothes off and getting to his feet, Jodye glanced over toward the adults.


    He heard every single word spoken previously. Whether it was Joovee picking up the corpse of Roger Flankz, or Jodye''s mother Isis marrying the White Demon and Jodye''s own location being exposed, the young boy heard it all. Luckily, he already made contact with the Purple Sky Tower Master, Hamadi Purple-Sky. By now, his grandfather and Sek Si probably already knew he was here. Jodye Trill decided to stay with House Purple-Sky temporarily until his shadow reunited with him. At this point, he no longer desired to be alone in this huge and complex world. His movements were monitored even though there was no such thing as a camera in this world. Jodye fully realized that there were just too many powers he didn''t understand surrounding him daily.


    How did he know someone wasn''t watching him on some surveillance crystal at this very moment? Well, other than the three powerhouses in his presence that would never allow for this to happen, that is. Not to mention the powerful barrier set up by the revered one, Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat. Currently, Jodye couldn''t be any safer if he tried. However, he still wanted privacy as what he wanted to do with Dessa involved the core of his own secrets.


    Jodye would just get Uncle Sigma to connect one of his four secret hideouts to the Purple-Sky House Lord''s main office in the Purple-Sky Tower. Jodye was sure his cousin Hamadi Purple-Sky would allow this. After all, how often did they get to meet members of their Goldwolf clan, which resided in the Central Ward with Grandpa Geb?


    "I need to recover as soon as possible so I can investigate this more carefully," Jodye mumbled to himself, rubbing the sun tattoo that was resting of his heart. He felt a slightly warm energy current coming from the mark, but it wasn''t unpleasant. On the contrary to felt like it was massaging his heart. This feeling was a little indescribable, but Jodye didn''t hate it at all.


    It was at this moment Jodye felt a wave of heat assault him fiercely. The source of this heat was surprisingly Bilan Moon! Her eyes snapped open and her calamity qi burst out of her body, incinerating her dress and nearly scolding her little brother, who seemed to absorb the heat qi after wincing a bit. Master Grey Will was instantly at the little girl''s side, covering her up and dressing her again. Aiken never even woke up from his cultivation state.


    "I did it, I did it!" Bilan Moon was extremely excited as she jumped up and down holding her martial-aunts hands. "Martial-Aunt Blu, watch!"


    Scarlet origin flames burst from Bilan''s body. Although these flames were made from origin qi, there was also the occasional flicker of true flame. The blazing heat from the scarlet origin flames contained the battle power of 75 BP.


    Perfected Primary Calamity Qi!


    Thanks to the comprehensions she gained through combat on top of the powerful purified lifeblood energy of the Dracophant gifted to her Jodye, Bilan Moon was just one step away from comprehending Minor Force. The energy in those runes was so pure that it practically melted into her own qi streams like ice meeting water. This also meant that she was another step closer to the Great Scholar rank of the Origin Science Sage Realm.


    "Congratulations little fairy Bilan, your calamity qi leveled up," Jodye Trill clapped his hands in appreciation. He also had many things to reflect on, merely he simply couldn''t focus on them right now. Jodye desperately needed some time to seclude himself. He couldn''t be bothered to continue with all of these political issues.


    Bilan was so excited she could hardly take it, she immediately dashed over to Jodye Trill and kissed him on the cheek, "Thank you, Jodye¡­its all thanks to you."


    While Jodye stared at her in a stunned daze, she giggled and ran back to her Martial-Aunt with a red face and mischievous smile. Master Grey Willow frowned, but she made no effort to stop the girl from being willful. After all, this brat Jodye was proving to be quite the character. His background was indeed not normal, but what was more important was his aptitude. This boy''s talent was simply monstrous. At a mere six years old he resembled a young adult. Grey Willow once disdained the boy''s appearance, but that was before seeing the explosive power his body contained. Merely, Grey Willow still had to figure out how to tell her martial-niece that the boy she liked was only a child younger than her own little brother.


    Then again, wasn''t it better this way? This way both of these youngsters would focus on cultivation for years to come. Jodye was clearly too young to be lecherous, he had never once shown her a perverted face. Grey Willow decided to let fate play itself out. The affairs of the young would ultimately belong to themselves.


    If Jodye Trill knew the old lady''s current thoughts how thick would his skin feel?

 141 Isis 2

    After another hour Dessa woke up first, followed by Aiken Moon. They both had great harvests. Aiken Moon was on the verge of a breakthrough but Uncle Sigma forcibly suppressed his disciple''s cultivation. There were other things that needed to be addressed in the boy''s foundation before he upgraded his strength. Grey Willow nodded her head in approval. After all, haste makes waste. Dessa was instructed to stabilize her condition and then wait for Mr. Jupiter to guide her cultivation later. Autumn Saver wanted her to do something different, but Dessa would definitely always follow Mr. Jupiter''s commands.


    During this hour, Jodye had also recovered 90% of his energy, but his source strength didn''t recover quite so quick.


    After Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat recalled his barrier and bid the group farewell, the Purple Sky Tower Master Hamadi Purple-Sky arrived on the scene to escort Jodye and company back to the Purple Sky Tower, where they were treated as special guests. Aiken Moon left with Grey Willow, Bilan, and Miran Moon. After all, he hadn''t seen his family in far too long. Uncle Sigma and Cassan spoke with the Purple Sky Tower Master for a while, before they also left. Before leaving Sigma handed Jodye an interspatial ring and made him promise not to open it unless Sigma was no longer in the world. Such a statement made Jodye sweat before he remembered what Sigma told him about the curse placed on this life star. Joovee Nile would of course not pass up this kindness, arrogantly picking out his own room to rest in.


    The Purple Sky Tower Master could do nothing about this flagrant prince and led Jodye and Dessa to the third floor.


    "In three days we will be announcing the merging of my Purple-Sky clan and the Winter Winds Sect into House Purple-Sky. I beg that you attend at that time, cousin. It would be my honor, and you can meet my mother," Hamadi Purple-Sky had already changed into noble purple brocade raiments as he walked Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes to their temporary dwelling. He already knew that this young lady was the Right-Hand of his cousin Joseph, so he spoke openly.


    "I will certainly attend. Please send someone to fetch me three days later. In the meantime, my Hand and I will be cultivating," Jodye Trill also stated his intentions.


    "Excellent, it will be done," Hamadi Purple-Sky seemed genuinely relieved and excited as if he feared Jodye would reject his request. He handed Jodye a white jade tablet and pointed to the chamber in front of them, "This is one of finest cultivation suites. The origin gathering array inside is the most powerful on this floor. I will make sure no one disturbs you in the next three days."


    Jodye thanked the Purple Sky Tower Master and they bid each other farewell. He held the white jade tablet up and the crystal ball above the chamber doors shot out a transparent white light that connected with the tablet, and the chamber doors separated and slid open. After walking inside, the two youths marveled at the size of this suite. The roof was a full 10 meters high and there were three separate cultivation rooms, a living room, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. Jodye tried to send his perception into the cultivation rooms but failed to do so.


    "Awesome!" This was simply the second nicest place Jodye had ever visited. The first was, of course, the Magic Phish Lounge where he met Grandpa Geb and almost died for the first time.


    Of course, he never really in any danger at that time. This was due to his mother''s mighty strength.


    "Mom¡­" Jodye Trill decided to take a quick nap, to recover his divinity quicker. He ate a few spirit fruit and then lay his head in Dessa''s lap on the living room couch. Dessa blushed, but Mr. Jupiter was her life''s savior and she was more than happy to let him use her as a pillow, a sword, or anything else.


    Sleeping soundly for the first time in what felt like ages, Jodye Trill dreamed of a beautiful young girl with a devastating figure. She taught him how to read. She taught him how to dance. She even taught him how to flirt with women and rob people. However, the dream abruptly changed from a dinner scene to the beautiful girl''s body disintegrating into nothing.


    "Lulu! No!" Jodye ran forward as the home he was in also disintegrated into darkness. The beautiful girl''s powerless soul reached out toward him before dissipating as he continued to run in the darkness, hand outstretched. He ran for what seemed like years before being blinded by a white light. After the light faded and his senses returned, what he saw were crystal-like blue eyes staring down to him. The most dazzling countenance he had ever seen smiled at him with tears swimming in her sapphire eyes.


    "Ma¡­" Jodye opened his eyes and noticed that Dessa had fallen asleep at some point, laying on innocently on his chest. Jodye gently moved Dessa and walked into a cultivation room, sealing the door behind himself. Jodye tried to send his divine awareness out of the room and failed. He nodded his head in approval. He felt like he would have privacy here.


    Jodye immediately sat in the lotus position and regulated his breathing. Jodye''s Chaotic Thunder Annihilation would constantly circulate on its own while he rested or meditated. That was why to start this session of cultivation, he started to chant the Azure World Epoch. Jodye Pure Essence Qi started to circulate through his meridians in a particular pattern, and he felt his essence becoming a lot more robust. The refined fiend essence force from the previous battle all converted into pure essence force by the Cosmic Purification Ritual, nourishing Jodye''s qi geneses. Each little crystal genesis was currently three layers or more, and as the purified essence rained down the yin yang formation above Jodye''s qi lake, the crystals all seemed to grow more fragments.


    After an hour Jodye switched his focus to the Cosmic Vision Scripture. Heavenly source energy flooded into Jodye''s eyes like water down a drain, but Jodye had already grown accustomed to this. His soul seemed to be far more powerful than Jupiter''s was when he first started to cultivate. After confirming this, Jodye learned how to control his powers better. After recovering to his peak strength and even pushing his Saint cultivation ahead by a bit, Jodye summoned [Pharaoh''s Law] and boosted his perception to the fourth rank.


    Using his divine astral essence, Jodye''s mind re-entered the sun mark on his chest. Once he reappeared in this space his soul took on his body''s form as Trippy summoned the Vajra Scepter which appeared next to him like a lightning strike. Jodye suddenly felt that his soul form was a lot more stable, and his energy expenditure was reduced. Jodye had no idea wands had such a benefit. He glanced around and saw the treasure islands, but this time he didn''t try to go near them. He simply waited.


    "So it wasn''t just a fluke after all¡­" a soft a melodious voice sounded out right behind Jodye. This time it was closer than last time. Jodye slowly spun around and he saw a little fairy the size of Little Blue but with two angelic wings. This fairy surprisingly looked more beautiful than any woman Jodye had ever seen. It was simply dazzling to the eyes, causing him to blush. However, upon closer inspection, Jodye realized that this fairy''s aura was exactly like Jodye''s mother, Isis Trilleck! There was simply no difference at all. What did this mean?


    "Ma¡­ Ma is it really you?" Jodye Trill actually felt choked up. He found himself on the verge of crying, this was an emotional response he had no way to combat. He never imagined he would be able to see his mother again so soon, even if she was tiny with wings.


    Little fairy Isis frowned and shouted, "Your language, Joseph!"


    "Sorry, mother. Is that really you dearest mother?" Jodye immediately corrected himself.


    The little fairy Isis giggled and flew up to Jodye''s face, holding it in her little hands. She smiled radiantly as if all of her worries were suddenly gone away. Her boy seemed to have been living well. How old was he now? He looked at least 16-years-old. "You should know the answer to that yourself, right?"


    "Yes¡­" Jodye Trill was certain this was his mother the moment she reprimanded his speech. "But how? I thought¡­"


    "When you found me, I knew that you wouldn''t be able to stop that poison from consuming my life." Lady Isis spoke with that same warm smile and a voice that sounded like a song. She had nothing but doting affection in her eyes as she stared at her son without blinking. "Our clan has a secret art that allows us to pass down heritage and inheritances. This same art allows us to lock down some of our most cherished secrets or, in extreme cases, preserve our souls with our direct descendants."


    Jodye''s eyes brightened when he heard this. Preserve the soul? Did that mean?


    "This space is my Ethereal Vault and this form is my host soul. It contains 65% of my divine source, but I was unable to preserve my favorite combat soul. It''s such a pity for it to die with my previous body," Lady Isis lamented with a frown. "Luckily, I achieved a breakthrough to divinity the previous night, or I would not even have been this successful in passing my Ethereal Vault on to you."


    Ethereal Vault!


    Ethereal Rings were already rare enough, but what about Ethereal Vaults? Only a true immortal could possibly create an item such as this. This was only possible for those old immortal monsters. How could his mother''s clan have such capabilities? Unless¡­


    Looking at the flickering eyes of her son, Lady Isis seemed to guess the questions in his heart, "This matter is complicated. You may not be ready for the truth."


    "Mom, before that, there''s something I think you''re confused about¡­I did remove the poison from your body. You aren''t dead, but your situation isn''t much better than death¡­" Jodye Trill proceeded to narrate everything that happened after he rescued his mother from the Dark Elves. Lady Isis was silent and listened to her son with wide eyes.


    "Stop, stop," Lady Isis stopped her son after awhile and placed her hand on his soul form''s forehead, "Open up your mind to mommy."


    "Yes," Jodye Trill dropped his mental defenses and his mother read through all of his memories freely. Jodye was a bit nervous as there were many things his mother didn''t know about himself. He didn''t want her to look at him differently. However, wasn''t she the same? If Jodye wanted to pry her secrets out of her mouth than he would need to show her some sincerity first.


    Isis read through every one of her son''s memories and this took a lot more than an hour, and Jodye stopped paying attention to the time. Secretly, Isis had wanted to do this right after she achieved divine tier source qi. Merely, she was ambushed and captured the next day. Now that she got this opportunity she could believe what she was witnessing. She had to go back to the beginning and digest it slowly. When she felt the boy''s form start to flicker she even injected some of her own source qi into his soul form to keep it stable. Her shock deepened by the second.

 142 Isis 3

    Once Lady Isis finally removed her hand from Jodye''s forehead she looked at him extremely deeply. Jodye observed her reaction carefully, his face stoic. She seemed to be struggling a bit with something, but her eyes sound turned resolute.


    "Little Joe¡­I originally believed you were a fallen," Jodye''s faced tensed as he heard his mother''s first words, but her next words left him in a sudden stupor, "You barely qualify as one. I thought it funny that as a Fallen One I would have a son who also became a Fallen One. However, though you are fallen, your situation seems far more complex than my own. If nothing else, you have always been my Jodye from the day of your birth, and that is enough for me."


    Jodye Trill felt warm in his heart. So he was still a fallen then? However, this was no longer an important bit. What was acceptance? What was unconditional love? Jodye felt was probably something like this. However, his eyes quickly narrowed.


    Did she say¡­ ''like me''?


    "Yes, I am a combat soul who regained control of my soul flame," Lady Isis spoke slowly, "After doing so, I sealed the broken Host Soul of Niagara Shu when she was 16-years-old. The moment I took control over from Niagara her entire body changed. This is because the heritage of a pharaoh''s bloodline can be made into a soul-line. The moment my soul was unleashed it fully integrated with this form that was already trying to fuse with me. My eyes even awakened proving my lineage. From that day forward, I started to use my name from my previous life Isis Rah. I vowed to return to glory. However, under the insistence of her father. I dropped the surname and continued to use Isis Shu. This was my name until I married your father."


    "Wah¡­" Jodye Trill was completely stunned. His mother was really a fallen one? "Wait¡­mother, you said that Niagara Shu''s Host Soul was broken. Why is that?"


    "There is truly no need to refer to me as your mother so much...our situation is unique to our clan. Refer to me as master," Isis Rah was once again impressed with her son''s attention to detail. In spite of such news, he wasn''t perturbed or even distracted. Of course, considering the bits of his memory she experienced while searching for answers, this was still understandable. Isis silent for a moment before speaking gently, "Once I tell you these things¡­you will be in great danger. However, because you are my son, this was bound to be your fate. Are you truly prepared to hear the answers to your questions?"


    "Yes, master!" Jodye Trill nodded his head without hesitation. After all, he had already surrendered all his secrets to this woman. He felt that she should show her sincerity as his mother.


    "Fine¡­" Lady Isis sighed and closed her eyes while lowering herself to sit on Jodye''s shoulder.


    "As a combat soul, I retained my memories due to my clan''s secret arts. I have been watching over Niagara since she first awakened at five years old. Her basic talent was tweaked by my arrangements making her potential outstanding. After living the cozy life of a princess, Niagara Shu was fifteen years old when she first laid eyes on Osiris Trilleck. From that moment forward she was obsessed with him. However, one night during a grand banquet for the Pharaoh Anubis'' third daughter, someone slipped a charmed potion into her drink. I remember because after she took the third sip of that cup, everything in her vision became tinted pink.


    She could no longer hear my voice. Or rather, she was impossible to speak with, her brain was scrambled and no matter what I said she interpreted something else. At that moment, a handsome man with sinister eyes asked her to dance. However, the name Niagara gave him was mine and not her own! Not only that, the name that Niagra called him was Osiris. However, it wasn''t Osiris at all. It was the villain that would soon be known as White Demon, Basalt Congo. Niagara was totally muddled believing herself to be the one she always admired, myself, having a love fantasy with her prince charming. She was truly charmed," Lady Isis'' form trembled as rage colored her face. "Dark Glamor. That sinister and corrupt ability."


    "Dark Glamor..." Jodye narrowed his eyes. This was the first time he ever heard this term. So this was the source of evil.


    "Do not repeat that word out loud, it is cursed," Lady Isis warned sternly. Jodye started and nodded his head to show he understood. His mother glared at him.


    "I will not repeat it, master-mom," replied Jodye wisely. He understood now that there was a reason he had never heard this term.


    "Good. Anyway, there was no way for me to rescue her. Niagra danced with Basalt as if they were the only two in the world. No one seemed to notice this strange scene. Four days later Niagara ran away to elope with her ''Osiris''. The more I warned her the more she thought I supported the idea. When I did the opposite she thought I wanted to steal him from her, ugh. However, what she thought was a beautiful wedding ceremony in a grassy field, was a group of old men and one priestess in a dark temple. They did unspeakable things¡­"


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    Lady Isis was quiet for a few breaths, and Jodye didn''t speak or ask her to explain either. His childish demeanor was completely gone, and his face was dark. His resolve to rip Basalt''s spine out of his back grew stronger than ever.


    "That year, Niagara was impregnated. She gave birth to Iara Shu, your older sister that you have never met. Basalt claims it was his daughter, but there is no way to be sure really. Regardless, when Iara started to awaken, that demon Basalt ripped her combat dragon soul out her body the moment it was confirmed she had one." Lady Isis'' voice was cold. Jodye''s soul form shuddered a little as thick killing intent leaked from her little body. Jodye could imagine her frustration. What kind of sick-ass creature was this Basalt Congo? He''s nothing better a complete animal! Worse he was insane. Isis sighed heavily and continued, "The visual impact of this finally broke Niagara out of her stupor. Unfortunately, once all that happened returned to her shortly afterward¡­her mind collapsed entirely. That was the moment my seal was loosened and I assumed control. I transferred my weakened seal to her soul and became the Host Soul. Our souls were sublimated and body reborn. Her appearance even changed to suit my previous appearance a bit more, an added benefit I didn''t expect. Thanks to that, I was able to escape White Demon Castle and returned to Saint Anubis City. Merely, I didn''t dare return to clan Shu until I ran into the House Lord by accident. Even then, he kept my secret and adopted me as a new daughter."


    Jodye was stunned, as he never imagined that a fallen one could be born in such a manner. However, it made sense that something terrible would have to happen to the host soul for it to be weak enough to be overthrown. This was even by an extraordinary soul like Sylvester. Before the soul grew with the body would be one matter. However, after the first few years separating from the body would surely harm the body. Luckily, his mother''s soul was special and negated this issue. In fact, it became a boon instead.


    "After that, I became the Lady of the Mist, and uncovered Basalt''s wicked plots." Lady Isis was visibly disgusted as she continued speaking, "That evil bastard impregnates women with dragon blood, using some secret voodoo art to attract a combat dragon soul so he can use the most sinister method to devour his child''s dragon soul with his own combat soul, increasing its rank and form. This is the special ability of the White Demon, a legendary Evil Dragon and Basalt''s combat soul. In fact, I fear Basalt himself is a fallen one.


    "According to your recent memories, my main soul has married Basalt once again and your father is dead?" Lady Isis asked, her voice suddenly indifferent.


    "Mn," Jodye nodded, as he felt something was not quite right with this question and the tone in which it was asked. The answer was soon given to him.


    "The one in control of my main soul currently should be Niagara," Lady Isis mused. "Ironically, her special lifeblood ability is actually a glamor skill. Perhaps this has something to do with why she was so deeply affected by the charm potions of White Demon Castle. Niagara should know what to do. The plan is likely in full motion by now then. Unfortunately, if Niagara is now in the main soul''s host seat, Basalt will likely have his way. This wasn''t the way the plan was meant to go. Not to mention the state of my body is bound to change. Currently, pregnancy is impossible but what in a year once Niagara''s soul recovered a bit?"


    "Plan?" Jodye Trill was starting to get confused. "What plan? Didn''t you see when my dad was killed? How can there still be a plan? And why is it more dangerous if Niagara is in control?"

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    "Your father is not dead, Joseph. Or rather, he was always meant to ''die'' in the final fight with Basalt," Lady Isis said indifferently. "Your father''s inherent lifeblood limit is called Eyes of Destiny, Nose of Truth. Meanwhile, his combat soul''s divine spark has an ability called Counterfeit Wolf. He''s like a human trickster. If it''s something on his person, he can make anyone believe anything. Said in simpler terms, he''s the world''s biggest swindler, liar, and dirty scheming cheater, one that can''t be surpassed or seen through at all. What I can''t believe, is that the bastard was willing to let you die for his schemes to succeed! I will never forgive him for this."


    Eyes of destiny!


    Nose of truth!


    Could this be the reason Jodye was able to use these two senses so well? Suddenly, Jodye was very curious as to what sort of bloodline he would awaken in the future. After all, the Origin Science Realm was rumored to be the time when once started to study their own biology deeper.


    "What schemes, ma?" Jodye asked a little impatiently. His mother was intentionally skating over details. Jodye was distraught. His once heroic father was suddenly an asshole who faked his death to escape the enemy, leaving his wives and children to die. Of course, Jodye knew that Ke Si had tried to protect him by sending him off somewhere but he had defied this arrangement with all his strength. It was possible that Jodye''s escaping is what delayed Ke Si considerably. But so what, who told them to be so sneaky?


    "A grand scheme to slay a boogeyman. To conquer a beast by giving him the treat he''s always wanted. Only to poison it so he dies upon consumption. This was the plan. However, I can not be sure that Niagara would be able to complete this plan, she is just a girl. She doesn''t have my experience, she would not be able to resist the curse at all," replied Lady Isis with a heavy sigh, "Even worse, she had been coerced into genuinely surrendering her flesh. This is definitely the worst-case scenario.


    "As the Mystic Snow Fox combat soul, Niagara was able to communicate with me due to the seal''s weakened state. Just as I did, she regained consciousness. I have slowly nursed her back to sanity and introduced her to slaughter and pride. However, that curse is not something she can handle, especially since she is weakened due to my absence¡­perhaps I was too rash. Perhaps not. At least I am able to help you.


    "However, I would have never imagined you would come so far in less than a year¡­ this is our good fortune and a credit to your stellar master. I wondered why you grew so quickly. Now I understand¡­the Titan clan is truly second to only the mightiest forces of the universe."


    "Mother, you aren''t from Gaea right? Which realm were you born in during your last life?" asked Jodye Trill as he attempted to process all of this new information.


    "Your mother, I, am a royal princess of the hero race''s Rah Clan in the Legendary Realm." Lady Isis wore a prideful face, her countenance so stunning that Jodye became upset he wasn''t her past life''s son instead. How handsome would he be then? What woman couldn''t he have then? After all, with his father''s wolfish appearance Jodye''s features would have blended magnificently. Lady Isis was ignorant of her son''s thoughts and continued speaking, "To be honest, I do wish I had died instead. At least then I could just help you cultivate until you were strong enough to help me rebuild my physical form. However, now I must help Niagara. I cannot leave her alone with that monster who will treat us like a breeding tool or farm animal. I will return and cast the eclipse cannon, that will eliminate all of our worries. If only I could¡­"


    "Eclipse Cannon¡­" Jodye Trill was lost in his thoughts as he seemed to have heard of this before.As his mother continued to rant he searched through his inherited memories. Once he found the memory he was searching for he blurted out in shock, "THE NINE COSMIC PHARAOH GOD SECT?!"


    Lady Isis was startled. So his inherited memories even knew this? This T''Zhane should definitely be the one whom she had heard of then. If that was true, was this a fortune or a time-bomb?


    ''Holy shit!''


    Jodye Trill couldn''t believe what he just discovered. These were affairs and secrets of the Legendary Realm, something far away from Jodye''s current level. The Nine Cosmic Pharaoh God Sect is the most powerful sect of the hero race. Their descendants went on to create the Battle Saint Clan and the Immortal Sage Clan. The leaders of the negus tribes the Savage Marauder Abrasi Clan, the Infinite Ice Khonsu Clan, and the Supreme Magus Heru Clan each made up two of the nine Cosmic Pharaoh Gods. Only the Eternal Sun Rah Clan possessed four Cosmic Pharaoh Gods.


    Jupiter didn''t know how strong these powers were, but they were the ones who catapulted the Hero Race into the Legendary Star Realm. The Eternal Eclipse Pharaoh was one of the Rah Clan''s four Eternal Sun Gods. His divine spark was called the Eclipse Cannon. It was famous all over the universe millions of years ago. What kind of concept was that?


    Is his mother a descendant of Pharaoh God Eclipse?


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    "Well? Are you impressed? You will know more about this one day in the future¡­my bloodline was already assimilated into my body long before your birth. Along with a few other things, I guess," Lady Isis smiled sweetly. Jodye felt the urge to sweat, but he was merely a strand of divine astral essence. So he had the bloodline of a pharaoh god? This felt unlikely. Lady Isis saw the doubt in her son''s eyes so she giggled and posed another question, "Joseph, did your titan half-master know that the mystic Pharaoh God bloodline is rarely awakened in descendants outside of direct descendants? And that all of the descendants who awakened this ability would have one very identifiable trait? This is common knowledge among the negus, but I do not know how much other races know."


    Jodye considered her words and researched. The answer was the eyes! The only royal negus that would be acknowledged as direct descendants of a Pharaoh God didn''t necessarily have to of been born from him directly. It was based on who inherited his divine lifeblood spark. For those of the Eternal Sun Rah Clan, the royalty descendants of the four pharaoh gods all had different colored eyes that looked like gems. The Eternal Eclipse Pharaoh God''s eyes were¡­golden? Were any of the Pharaoh God''s eyes sapphire? Jodye didn''t seem to remember that.


    Jodye looked at his mother skeptically. Lady Isis rolled her eyes and asked another question, "The Eternal Eclipse is a serenity based star god power. What color represents the lowest level of yin qi?


    "Purple, pink, and¡­ah!" Jodye Trill was finally able to understand. That sapphire color of his eyes was indeed shockingly similar to the blue glow of a low-grade serenity crystal. So did this mean his eyes would first turn silver, and then gold? However, what about his mother? Her eyes were also sapphire. However, little fairy Isis eyes'' are indeed silver gems.


    "We have inherited the divine lifeblood, but we have to figure out how to evolve it on our own," Lady Isis lamented, "Evolving the lifeblood involves great risk. This is also the way I died in my last life. I attempted to reach the gold tier of our lifeblood limit. I failed. Luckily, I practiced our Eternal Soul Secret art to the third level, preserving my self enough to return in this life."


    "Eternal Soul Secret Art?" Jodye Trill''s eyes shined brightly. Such a good thing was right in front of him?


    "You are far too weak to learn it now. Come back to me when you are a wizard," replied Lady Isis returning to her usual cold indifference. Jodye felt like a bucket of ice water had just fallen on his head.


    "Well master-mom, if you forcibly use the eclipse cannon, what will happen?" Jodye was certain that his mother was not a wizard in this life. How could she use an eclipse cannon?


    "Some things are worth dying for, my heart," Lady Isis'' eyes grew dim as she spoke in a near whisper.


    "Well I say, we go back to the original plan!" Jodye Trill didn''t think his mother should have to throw away her life. He didn''t want her to die! "You can just stay with me until I''m powerful enough to slaughter my way back home! I''ll murder Basalt with my own two hands, liberate the other mom, and beat the shit out of my not so deadbeat dad!"


    Lady Isis was stunned by her son''s outburst, but also rather touched. The boy even spoke to defend her against his own father and he truly acknowledged her as his own mother even though they both were remnants of a past life. Actually, Isis didn''t hate Osiris. This plan was actually her own idea initially. Osiris just tweaked it to fit into his own plans. Merely, that man had more secrets than even herself, she didn''t know what was true and what wasn''t. She couldn''t teach her so much about her father. However, since she was his mother there were some things she was unwilling to look past as she twisted Jodye''s ear aggressively with her little hands, "Did you just curse in front of your sweet mother?"


    "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ma, OW, no mother, no please," Jodye Trill begged pathetically. How could he be bullied in soul form? This was unfair.


    "I''ve already authorized your soul imprint with the Ethereal Vault," Lady Isis flew away toward the furthest island in the void. Her militant voice echoing as she left, "I will stay with you, for now, ¡­if you want me to remain you must show your master that you are capable. You will return here for training effective immediately! You are forbidden from advancing your Sage realm any further until I say so. Focus on your saint cultivation, it needs to catch up. Also, now that you are an origin scientist, you must pick a field of study! From now on you must attend class with me two hours out of every day. Starting today! Now that you''re authorized, just enter directly from your host space. Also haven''t you seen Destiny''s Gate? Why haven''t you completely materialized it in your Host Space? What''s the point of being so gifted if you are so useless?"


    Jodye Trill smiled wryly as his mother''s commands echoed through the vault and within his heart. He suddenly smiled brilliantly, and it was as if a huge mental burden had been taken away. Although his mission hadn''t changed, he understood everything much better now. On top of that, he had his master by his side once again! Although his mother''s main soul was being held against her will and was forced into marriage and only ghosts knew what else, Jodye decided not to focus on it since this was a path they chose for themselves. He was powerless to change anything at all. Jodye understood this better than anyone.


    Just escaping from death had almost ripped him asunder!


    On top of that, his death would have been in vain!


    It wasn''t any of his business then!


    Jodye Trill withdrew his perception and meditated for thirty minutes. Meanwhile, the dragon whelp in his host space opened its eyes and spread out both its wings. After flying to the top of this mental plane, Jodye shifted his thoughts. The condo and forest beneath him vanished in a magical twister of source qi and transformed into a massive stretch of land three times the size of the previous territory. It was a lush forest full trees that had crimson bark and cherry blossom leaves.


    In the center of this territory was an enormous lake made source energy, and above it where menacing thunderbolt clouds that stretched for miles at a time. They constantly crackled with destructive forces. Floating in the void above these green, blue, scarlet, silver, golden, prism, and black clouds, there was a 20th-century earth style black castle. It was mighty and majestic, the type of structure that would inspire awe. In the front of the castle gates were two sky wolf statues.


    If Jodye realized how similar his styling choices were to his estranged uncle he would likely be uncomfortable. Of course, he had seen the White Castle hidden in the clouds once before. Merely, at that time it was over their House Trilleck Secret Villa. Turning his eyes to the starry cosmos which had also tripled in size, Jodye noticed to new changes. One, his ability to sense the Gate of Destiny was far stronger than before. In fact, he believed he could open it soon. The second change was his Host Seat in the Black Castle''s main chamber. It now had a blazing sun mark crested within. Jodye realized this would be the way his mother mentioned he was able to access the Ethereal Vault in the future.


    "My dad¡­is alive huh," a large portion of Jodye''s hatred for Basalt came from seeing his father murdered in front of his own eyes. However, for his father to play dead at such a critical moment, who should Jodye actually hate? At any rate, after what Basalt did to his mother and older sister, Jodye was most definitely going to murder him one day. "I hate it when Sylvester''s right..."


    "In that case, you should expect to endure quite a bit of hatred during this life," a cool and emotionless voice echoed through space. His aloofness was only outmatched by his incessant sarcasm. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed and a mighty wolf silhouette appeared in front of the dragon whelp. "Tell me, how did my magnificence incur your scorn this time? I''m not up to date on the latest gossip, you know."

 144 Insidious 1

    ¡ª Pangaea South Ward, deserted Valley 30 kilometers outside of Black Heart City


    A Zombra descended from the sky into a deserted valley surrounded by fertile mountains in the back and endless desert to the front.This Zombra looked like a four-meter-tall black skeletal horse with flaming wings and mane. Thick death qi covered the valley like several layers of fog. It was as if the moment that any living creature from the fertile lands behind the valley would immediately wither away and die if they came near.


    Mounted on the back of this skeletal horse was an infernal powerhouse with ram horns on his head. He had a slightly stocky build and stood at 1.9 meters. His eyes were deep and dark as a bottomless abyss. As the Zombra reached the ground and landed gently, the infernal powerhouse slowly swung his leg around his mount''s back and climbed down. There was a ripple on the field and fifty-seven warriors rose up from the shadows of the trees behind the man. The lower half was in pitch-black armor, while the upper half was in white serpent armor. The infernal powerhouse didn''t flinch or even bother to look back.


    "We greet the Supreme Elder!"


    "We greet the Supreme Elder!"


    The warriors all called out in a unified voice. The Supreme Elder frowned, his eyes scanning through the crowd. He sensed a familiar qi, and he was still suspicious about whether or not White Serpent Cove would be able to support this attack so early.


    As the Supreme Elder considered this, a large black-cloaked man stepped forward from the crowd and spoke, "The preparations are complete, Supreme Elder Kyle. We will be ready to strike in less than a month. We failed to capture Sigma Octanis, and thus, we need your eminence to assist us. Your presence is a necessary precaution against that Temple Sheppard of Vermillion Bird Temple."


    "Mn. I am disappointed Vice-Sect Leader Garuda, but not very surprised. You all are incapable of dealing with an existence on the level of Erykah Maat, all save for one," Supreme Elder Kyle Mercy wore an indifferent face. He quickly recognized this famous fighter of White Serpent Cove, Garuda. He was one of the leaders of this operation on the surface, just like Kyle''s late cousin Oulan. However, the Supreme Elder knew better than to believe the Vice-Sect Leaders had any real power in the House. "Luther, why have you not shown yourself? Do you think you can hide from me?"


    "Kekeke, who can hide from the Death Missionary Guild''s master of shadows? I dare say none," replied Luther White, the Dark Emissary of White Serpent Cove who rescued Garuda. He stepped out of Garuda shadow and slowly walked next to the Supreme Elder of the Death Missionary Guild. This man was known as the master of shadows, and very few have ever seen his authentic appearance. As a shadow-user, Luther had genuine respect for this Supreme Elder of another voodoo sect. Their interests even aligned, allowing them to become acquainted.


    "Your cult has hidden its strength even deeper than I thought," Supreme Elder Kyle stroked his earth stubble as he glanced at the fifty-seven warriors behind himself. Surprisingly, there were 20 perfected True Saints, 10 Heaven''s Masters, 10 perfected Origin Scientists, 10 Silver Mages, and seven elite level Voodoo Priests. This force was enough to wipe out a White-Bronze Rank Sect. Maybe even a Silver Rank Sect! These numbers only represented a fraction of White Serpent Cove''s forces. How were they a mere Silver Rank cult? With these reserves, they had to at least be at the Gold Rank! To Supreme Elder Kyle''s shock,he couldn''t even see through the power levels of Garuda and that Dark Emissary Luther White.


    What did this mean?


    The most logical conclusion is that their strengths surpassed his own! But how could that be? Didn''t that mean he would exist only as their cannon fodder during the operation?


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    "This is how important this operation is to our organization. No failures can be permitted," Luther White spoke candidly.


    He would never divulge their real strength as an organization, but he also wouldn''t deny that they had employed a strong third of their total powerhouses for this operation.


    While they had thousands of lower-level sages, those of the mage rank were incredibly scarce. It was the same for their sinners. "The sinner path is unorthodox and goes against fate as it requires special means to cultivate. We will massacre that city in the name of our Cove Master, washing the streets with rivers of blood. After that, we can release the seal on the Evil Sacrifice Formation, transforming the entire city into power for the Cove Master''s attempt to break through to the legendary rank."


    "MAGUS LEGEND RANK?!" the supreme elder was stunned. "So the Cove Master himself hid that deeply¡­"


    "This time, our conquest will push our cult and all our supporters to brand new heights!" Luther White claimed with vigor. However, inwardly he sneered. Once their Cove Master achieved that legendary rank, what would be the difference between him and the Left-Hand or Right-Hand of the White Demon? Their branch of the Oblivion God Cult would also be able to come out of hiding and return and blend into the secular world. Of course, Luther wouldn''t tell their "partners" this.


    Not only that, but the Cove Master''s previous Left-Hand self-sacrificed himself during the last take over. He didn''t clear the city before the Evil Sacrifice Formation went active. As a result, he was refined and became part of their master''s power. Now the position of Left-Hand of the Cove Master was open once more. Luther was planning to use his contributions this time to aim for a new job. He wasn''t so foolish as to seek for the Left-Hand, but once some seated elder adopted that position, wouldn''t their seat also become vacant? Luther felt this was an opportunity for him to move up as well and become a seated elder.


    "In that case, I''ll lead my team to besiege the city again within the next three months. We will convert the enemy into turtles hiding in their shell while waiting for your arrival a week later." the Supreme Elder of the Death Missionary Guild wore a sinister smile. This operation was sure to be successful with this powerful backup. The Supreme Elder no longer had any of the worries he arrived with, "Thank you for meeting with me, Luther."


    "You know I had to do it for you," Luther White pearly whites were the only thing visible under his hood. Afterward, he pulled out his messaging crystal, and spoke with pure essence vibrations, "Begin phase one. I want the outer district under our control in 48 hours."


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 145 Insidious 2

    "Mr. Jupiter, I have another question," Dessa Chimes wore black combat armor that hugged her developing figure, walking next to Jodye Trill who wore a white cape black trousers. Jodye''s muscular upper body was exposed and he wore his Brave Fang Collar. Anyway, his identity had already been exposed. As soon as Uncle Sigma returned, Jodye would get him to send himself and Dessa to Secret Base #2 for secluded training. Once there, Jodye intended to invoke his nirvana.


    Erykah Maat once explained to Jodye that during nirvana his level would temporarily drop back down to nil. He would have to stabilize his baptism by returning to his previous cultivation levels. Thus, the process of this Nirvana was definitely not going to be short. It may even take years. He needed to make sure Dessa had a stable environment to grow in the meanwhile.


    "I have decided that I will no longer use the name Jupiter. Temporarily refer to me as Young Master Trill. What''s your question?" Jodye Trill responded in a calm and regal tone.


    "Yes, Young Master Trill." Dessa Chimes immediately acquiesced without question. She was already aware of the matters surrounding her young master recently, including the fact that his true identity should be extremely sensitive. In fact, Dessa knew from her Autumn Saver that the young master''s existence might be the most unique on this entire planet. She didn''t hide her bemusement as she asked, "Back when that demon Garuda appeared in the sky, I nearly collapsed entirely. I couldn''t move at all. What sort of dark magic was that? Gravity power?"


    "Not quite," replied Jodye slightly amused. "That was simply the suppression caused by the difference in realms. At merely the Void Door Sage Realm, it shouldn''t have been so great. Unfortunately, that scary birdman is able to enter a secret state that enhances his strength ridiculously. It''s totally unfair.


    Once he enters this state, his realm and strength rival that of a Magus Legend. With such strength, he could kill you with a thought. It''s not strange you were suppressed."


    Jodye didn''t know how strong a Magus Legend was, but this was the explanation Cassan gave him.


    "So if the enemy is at a much higher realm, we can only wait to die, unable to move or struggle at all?" Dessa Chimes felt enlightened but was distraught. Wouldn''t there always be someone stronger than herself? When would she be strong enough to protect herself and her young master?


    "Incorrect. You and I do not have such limited destinies. We are only weak now because we are young. Once we grow older and more powerful, it would take a lot more than that to kill us off." Jodye Trill said confidently. Dessa''s eyes sparkled as she looked at this little boy, who was suddenly already a head taller than her and muscular like a man. He was definitely going to be a hunk. Seeing those blue gem eyes piercing into her own soul Dessa''s face turned red causing her to avert her gaze.


    She constantly reminded herself of her young master''s words in her mind. Compared to half a year prior, Dessa''s entire life had been flipped upside down. She went from a mere mortal to what Young Master Trill referred to as a foundation-level Titan Priest. In less than a year she went from unable to defend herself from abuse to being capable of lifting 30,000 pounds in her hand. How strong would she be in a few more years?


    ''Once we grow older and more powerful, it would take a lot more than that to kill us off.''


    "Really?"


    "Really."


    In fact, Jodye wasn''t just boasting. The path of the Titan was an arduous road to be sure, but the rewards were incredible! By the time one reached the Demi-God stage, he would be nearly indestructible! Titan''s could be injured but not killed. At least, not without great strength. The Mighty Calm Star in a true Titan''s body would help them recover from any injury, and unlike other healing arts, the regenerated body would be twice as powerful as the previous, tempered with pure astral might.


    At that point, killing Jodye would likely require a weapon like the one that killed him before. A weapon that could obliterate him completely leaving no room to recover! Of course, it would only work if the force of this weapon was more powerful than Jodye''s own forces. This was easier said than done. Of course, if he was facing someone more than a couple realms ahead of himself he would probably still die miserably. This was an unavoidable reality. The only way he could escape is if he carried around some miracles.


    All he could do is train until he overpowered all threats!


    After spending a few days cultivating in peace and reconnecting with his mother, Hamadi Purple-Sky arrived to escort Jodye Trill and Dessa Chimes to the House Purple-Sky commencement ceremony. The entire Winter Winds City was in an uproar that the Purple-Sky Clan finally swallowed the Winter Winds Sect and formed the Silver Rank organization House Purple-Sky. Jodye learned back when he was an infant that noble sage houses had to register with the Pharaoh King''s imperial palace, or else they would be eradicated. In addition, all the powerful organizations with military might were ranked according to their strongest warrior.


    Survival of the fittest at its finest.


    For instance, if the strongest member of the house is an Origin Scientist at the Perfected Great Scholar rank, the House would be a Bronze rank power. If there with more than three Great Scholars or the leader was at the Silver Mage rank of the Void Door Sage Realm, then the house was considered White-Bronze rank. If the leader was a Perfected Gold Mage, the house was Silver Rank. After that was the Gold rank, Black Gold rank, Prism Rank, and Legend Rank.


    As far as Jodye knew, there were no Legend rank powers on Gaea.


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    However, he remained skeptical. After all, Jodye learned these things from books. He naturally wouldn''t trust it fully, as that lesson was learned years ago. The authors of this world were charlatans in Jodye''s eyes.


    With a noble sage house manning the city, everyone felt a touch safer than before. Plus, with only one superpower rather than two, House Purple-Sky was doomed to expand very quickly. No one wanted to be left out of the glory, and the applications for membership already formed a pile on the desk of the Right-Hand of the House Lord, Silverstone Maverick. The Purple-Sky Tower became exclusive for House Purple-Sky, special events, and special visitors only.


    The quality cultivation resources and high-quality cultivation rooms within the tower would not be monopolized by the elders of the House. This made the common folk seriously depressed, but Hamadi Purple-Sky immediately decreed that common cultivators with no master could pledge themselves to the Purple-Sky Tower. If their talent was decent, they would be taken as in-name disciples. However, if their talent was terrible, why did it matter that they couldn''t access the tower? It would only be a waste of resources.


    "I had no idea the facilities in this Tower were so unique," Jodye Trill said to Silverstone Maverick, who grunted and continued to work through his mountain of paperwork. Actually, Jodye was lying because he investigated this building thoroughly with his divine perception during the auction. With the exception of the rooms that were covered with a shield, Jodye had already memorized the layout of this tower.


    There were sixteen floors in this tower, with the top two reserved for big and small events. On the first through the fifth floors were various offices and living quarters for members of the clan. All the living quarters with cultivation chambers possessed a human-sized Purple-Sky Golden Eagle statue in front of them. The sixth through twelfth floors were specially reserved for the disciples of the House. There were battle arrays, training courses, practice trials and even a mystic realm on the twelfth floor. The thirteenth and fourteenth floor housed the Purple-Sky Golden Trial. Only by passing this trial could one become an Honored Elder of House Purple-Sky.


    Jodye was eager to train here. He wondered what unique facilities the House he grew up in had. Why had his parents never shown him any of these?


    "House Purple-Sky''s Purple-Sky Clan has a long history that originates from the central ward. It''s natural we would have a few nice things. Do you plan on training here, young lord?" Silverstone Maverick was incredibly stressed, but he wouldn''t dare disrespect a direct descendant of their ancestor. There were no seated elders in House Purple-Sky that didn''t know of Jodye''s true identity.


    Scion Joseph Goldwolf, he was basically their little ancestor!


    "Mn, I do have this thought," Jodye replied honestly. Anyway, Jodye didn''t know when Sigma would return to fetch him. In addition, he was still hoping to hear from Grandpa Geb.

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    For the next few weeks, Jodye started training seriously. During the morning he would meditate while sending his host soul into the Ethereal Vault of Rah to learn spell casting and saint cultivation from his mother. In the afternoon he either trained Dessa or took her all around House Purple-Sky to spar with different disciples. At night he would practice alchemy also under his mother''s instruction. As his mother commanded, he stopped actively training his origin energy and focused on his true essence and various qi geneses instead. Fortunately, even if Jodye didn''t do anything but breathe and eat his original immortal conception operated in his body to cultivate his origin qi on its own. His Origin Science Realm cultivation had already stabilized at the Junior Spirit Rank.


    "You should be able to easily fuse Dragon qi and Thunderbolt qi, as your combat soul is a divine thunderbolt dragon," Lady Isis sat on Jodye''s shoulder as he struggled to barely memorize the mnemonics she shared with him via her divine consciousness. Lady Isis was already numb to how high this boy''s comprehension talent was. Although he seemed to be having a hard time, most youths could never comprehend this art before reaching the Silver Mage Rank. There were none who had done so before the Great Scholar rank. Yet her son was doing so at the Junior Spirit rank."By extension, it shouldn''t be hard for you to fuse magic and voodoo. This is something unique to yourself. Such a fusion is known as Chaos or Grandmist qi."


    "But master-mom, how do you fuse qi together? I''ve only over been able to do so with my divine spark as a catalyst," replied Jodye as he memorized this new divine life art.


    "Do you know how one activates a divine spark?" asked Lady Isis.


    "The lifeblood genesis, right?" Jodye Trill heard about this form Bilan Moon earlier.


    "Correct. So what is the real catalyst for fusion?" asked Lady Isis patiently.


    "It is¡­ah!"


    Eureka!


    Jodye felt enlightened, "Lifeblood! You have to use your lifeblood to fuse forces."


    "Correct, but to be capable of that your lifeblood needs to carry the energy signature of those forces or else it will be easily rejected. This is why those below the mage ranks will usually never be able to do this. But once one reaches the mage rank they will definitely be able to do so." Jodye''s little fairy mother flew around to his front to look at her son''s handsome face. Lady Isis continued with a smile, "Luckily, you have to experience nirvana soon. At that time your lifeblood should already absorb the energies in your origin lake. You could be considered to have skipped a step. Many of the young geniuses of Vermillion Bird Coast and Golden Crow Island are the same."


    "Mom, is this the Divine Life Art you received from Vermillion Bird Coast?" asked Jodye as his eyes flashed with golden light and his body released faint firelight. This was a sign that he already comprehended the first form of the Demon Devouring Flame Art.


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    Meanwhile, Chaotic Thunder Annihilation constantly tempered Jodye''s body with lightning runes and nurtured his origin energy heretic origin runes. He could feel his body constantly tingling as these runes started to cover his bones. Once they spread to his bone marrow, his body would produce this energy naturally. At that point, Jodye would enter the second layer of Chaotic Thunder Annihilation - Azure Perishing Thunder! Doing so would permanently raise his combat strength by 33%, and sharpen his thunderbolt concept. This meant his comprehension of voodoo death laws would soon outpace his magic life laws by a very wide margin. Unless Jodye found a way to comprehend his dragon force further.


    In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed by. Jodye Trill still hadn''t heard from Sigma Octanis, but Aiken Moon had recently returned to his side for a couple of days before Cassan dragged him away again. The Aiken of that time shocked Jodye as he was nearly a step away from catching up to the latter''s own Sage Path. Aiken Moon looked more refined and battle-hardened. It could be seen that he had endured a lot but he seemed to be on the verge of a new breakthrough. Jodye figured that Aiken must have already started integrating with the Everfrost Fire Seed.


    The next time they met, he hoped Aiken would be much stronger. Jodye had to make sure his own strength grew as well.


    During this time, Dessa Chimes made great improvements in her cultivation. She broke through to the peak of the Fledgling Saint Realm, only a baby step away from ascending to the next realm. To do so she only needed to complete her Hard Body foundation by storing pure essence qi into her skin, muscles, and organs to capacity. This would allow her to move on to blood refinement after breaking down the wall to the next realm. Dessa not only reached the 6-Star Revolving Force rank of Fledgling Saint Realm, but she also reached the first stage of the Titanic Rage Law! Dessa Chimes was officially the second human in existence to ever reach the Wimpy Man Realm. Due to Jodye''s careful preparation, Dessa leaped directly to the third level Wimpy Man. If she activated her astral points, her physical battle power would receive a small boost of strength. This could be the deciding factor in difficult battles.


    Her physique had undergone incredible changes. Instead of 1.4 meters, Dessa was now 1.7 meters tall. Her body was athletic and slender. Her waist was thin and her chest had increased by a size. Her thick thighs looked powerful, and her derri¨¨re sat up like a shelf. Her previously cute and delicate face that resembled a little angel was now oval and far more striking. She no longer looked like a developing girl, but like a young woman in her early 20s. There was a seductive quality about her that was far more noticeable now than before. Jodye was almost positive she had been trying to seduce him.


    Therefore, he desperately avoided her unless it was time to train. The current him couldn''t resist her charms, and Jodye felt that he was far too young to lose his divine dragon primordial yang essence right now. After all, one only gets to lose their virginity one time. He planned to have his bloodline density reach 40-50% before he dual-cultivated with a woman. After being a completely loose lover in his past life, Jodye considered holding on to his precious purity a priority in this new life.


    At least until he was of age. If he was surrounded by beauties at that time, couldn''t he take his pick?


    Meanwhile, Jodye himself had not slacked off either. Especially after refining his stomach with essence, he was able to train without becoming hungry for weeks. He finished refining all five organs for the Revolving Force rank and successfully entered the Essence Formation rank of the True Saint Realm. In fact, he had already achieved the 1-Star Essence Formation rank. His Chaotic Melody of Destruction concept reached the Basic Minor Force rank with 135 BP for each force, and his Advent of Creation concept reached the Perfected Primary Force rank with 75 BP for each force. Even his pure force and Endless Carnage concept increased a bit.


    However, the main thing Jodye gained from this time was the magic spells he learned from his mother. He also mastered the second chaos spell he learned from the Trippy and the Vajra Scepter, the Tribulation Cloak. This cloak was the ultimate defense against qi-based attacks. Heavenly yang lightning and heavenly yin thunder elements fuse to create a protective thunderbolt cloak around the body, directly destroying and refining any energy-based attacks and converting them into origin force for the user.


    How domineering. The only downside was that it used a tremendous amount of lifeblood.


    Jodye couldn''t wait to test it out!


    It was a rainy afternoon and Jodye stood in front of the training grounds that used to be known as Purple Sky Tower Plaza.During the battle with White Serpent Cove, the entire plaza was demolished. Jodye was currently supervising Dessa''s combat training when he suddenly felt a familiar aura that he hadn''t felt at all in weeks. It wasn''t unusual to lose track of his aura for a day or two, but this was the first time he left for this long. Jodye thought he wasn''t going to come back. Jodye turned around and in less than a breath, a dark cloaked figure appeared in front of him. Although he wore a mask, the smile visible on his face had a devilish charm. This devilishly handsome young man was a half of a head shorter than Jodye and wore a mask made of purple, pink, and silver serenity ice.


    It currently looked like a menacing bear baring its fangs. Only Joovee''s mouth and irises were visible within the mask.


    The neofrost mask would only be worn by those closely associated with one person, and this was that person himself. The Neofrost Master, Joovee Nile.


    "Long time no see kid," Joovee Nile said with a piercingly cold voice. Anyone listening would think he wanted to hurt Jodye.


    "What kind of jerk abandons his little brother for more than a month? No note, no calls, not even a text! This is far too inconsiderate, no?" Jodye Trill was unaffected by Joovee''s tone as he knew the latter always sounded this way. Besides, would he truly dare to incur that wrath of the heavens for no good reason?


    "My little¡­you! ¡­Argh," Joovee Nile was caught off guard by Jodye''s response and general lack of fear or the reverence that people usually showed him. This was hard to get used to but Joovee couldn''t afford to make a sarcastic rebuttal, "What do you mean to write or text? Are we in a calligraphy class? I had my own matters to attend. Matters I may need your help with in the near future. However, for now, I have bad news."


    "Eh?" Jodye Trill was stunned. Who vanishes and then shows up with negativity? This wasn''t how friends were meant to be. "Less of that, tell this young master your so-called ''news''.


    "Quit being a prat for a second. Sigma and Erykah have been ambushed," Joovee shook his head in disappointment. Jodye''s face turned solemn. Joovee crossed his arms and closed his eyes as he continued, "They have already labeled us as traitors to the coup. Sigma and the Temple Sheppard are currently fighting their way out of the region. There are high-level enemies surging in from the west, surrounding the outer perimeter 100 kilometers outside Winer Winds. Someone doesn''t want us to return to Blackheart City. But I know that you have a way."


    "What makes you think that?" asked Jodye Trill more out of curiosity than caution.


    "Let''s just say my lifeblood limit is special," Joovee Nile smiled at Jodye, who cocked his head to the side. Joovee continued, "Boy, once you reach the Void Door Realm you will unlock your true lifeblood limit. This is different from regular bloodline abilities. It''s a core ability that will grow stronger until you reach the max potential of your birth lineage. Thank my lifeblood limit I can sense that you are the only one with a way back to Blackheart City other than Sigma himself."


    "Oh." Jodye Trill nodded once understanding the situation. His heart bled as he realized he had to waste an emperor ruby on this return. "Fine, we can use my portal. But I still need to wait for my gramps to show up, and you have to swear to return to me an emperor ruby. These things are super exotic, you know!"


    "Emperor Ruby?!" Joovee Nile was shocked. He stared at this wondrous boy in front of him and carefully considered his words. In the end, he once again chose to be honest. Something he has done more times this year than ever in his life, "Before I reached the Mage rank, I explored a fallen king''s lost tomb. Inside of the main burial chamber was a sarcophagus as one would expect. However, there was no mummy inside. Only three emperor rubies. My lifeblood limit was far vaguer at that time. All it told me was the name and not the use of these emperor rubies. However, it did suggest that I should use them as a gift. Perhaps now is the time to do so."


    As Joovee started talking about his lifeblood limit in the third person, Jodye was long since confused. However, he heard that last bit clear as day.


    Say what now?


    Do you have THREE emperor rubies?


    That you basically have been saving for me?


    Jodye suddenly had tender brotherly love for this madman that tried to kill him first and ask for facts later.


    "Are you joking with me right now?"


    However, before Jodye could even finish his statement, Joovee Nile waved his hand and three emperor rubies fell into Jodye''s hand, as the latter''s jaw hung wide open, "Woah..."

 147 Authors note.

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    Hey guys!! I''m super sorry about the long hiatus. I''ve been homeless for the last two weeks ???? in addition it''s come to my attention that my editor caused some major inconsistencies in my story without my consent, because she "thought it flowed better".... A bit of advice people. Always make the editor start from the very beginning of the story. save your self the headache. Let''s clear them up today for my long time readers as it has already been edited. Isis Trilleck is a fallen soul who replaced the original host Niagara Isis Rah. She was never a true member of the Shu family at all, she was sent there after the fiasco with Set. Niagara was arranged to marry Osiris since their birth. due to set''s jealousy and meddling, in addition to his nefarious plotting, Niagara was kidnapped and violated. this gave birth to the Isis we know today.


    Sorry to those who were confused by this and thank you to the ones who went out of their way to show me where the changes occurred as I truly didn''t know.


    now back to me.


    I am currently still in a bad situation but I refuse to not write for even another day. I will be moving into my new apartment this week, and by the time that has been accomplished I will have a mass release for my dedicated readers. just know that I see you and I love you.


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    Joovee sneered at his reaction and spoke indifferently, "Just this little bit of wealth, and you''re already stunned? Had you not appeared, I would not have possessed anything that could utilize such imperial qi for a long time to come. Though my master could likely put them to good use¡­"


    "Your master?" Jodye had always been curious about this particular point, but he considered it rude to ask about someone''s master if they didn''t volunteer the information. After all, if someone asked him about his mother he would instantly raise his guard. Of course, this wasn''t entirely due to her being his master.


    "I will tell you when the time is right. For now, we need to head back to Blackheart City." Joovee Nile seemed anxious like he couldn''t afford to wait around. Jodye nodded and pulled out his serene sound mirror, communicating with Aiken Moon. Less than a breath later, the brat appeared in from of Jodye with a grey-haired woman who still had slight traces of her former beauty. Who was this if not Master Grey Willow? Jodye marveled because Master Grey Willow somehow looked remarkably younger than the previous time he saw her, but he put it out of his mind. Behind her were the now fully recovered Bilan Moon and her aunt Miran.


    "Brat, you say you have a way for us to leave this place and bypass the siege?" Master Grey Willow asked Jodye urgently.


    "Hm? What was that, your honor?" Jodye and Joovee both turned to look the old lady in her eyes with surprise. He replied to her, not forgetting to show her due respect as a spiritual master. This etiquette was taught to Jodye by his cousin Hamadi Purple-Sky, "Did you want to return with us?"


    Grey Willow became stunned hearing this brat Jodye suddenly become so polite. When she glanced back at her pink-faced martial niece, who had been shyly staring at Jodye from the moment they arrived, Grey Willow felt like she could see through the brat''s intentions. Bilan Moon was staring at Jodye''s muscular upper body which was always exposed as if it was a shiny jewel. Grey Willow frowned, ''Want to play with my niece with my blessing? Hmph. We''ll see what my senior sister has to say about this once I return.''


    "This entire territory is surrounded. I am not confident in fighting my way out and protecting my martial-niece at the same time," Grey Willow spoke honestly without hiding anything. These were comrades she had already sided with, after all. "I will not take part in your war for this same reason. However, if you lead us to a place where we can safely retreat, I''ll owe you my gratitude."


    "Could you safely retreat from Blackheart City when it is under siege?" asked Joovee Nile impatiently. Why was this old woman harassing them during such a moment? She was lucky Joovee didn''t want to lose all decorum and strike her down.


    "No, but if you have a temporal dimension transfer device, I can put the coordinates to Star Gazing Forest in it," Grey Willow replied matter-of-factly, ignoring the rude tone of voice this punk Neofrost spoke to her with. She would not benefit from offending him right now as he was technically Jodye''s senior. "That way you can directly send us home."


    "My apologies, your honor," even if Jodye had five emperor rubies now, he still wasn''t willing to waste one on this favor. Unless of course, Bilan was the one who asked instead of this stinky old lady that smelled like tree moss, "My device is special, and has limited use. I can only save it for emergencies."


    "I have two king rubies with me," Grey Willow''s bracelet flashed with spatial light as two rubies appeared in her hand. If the emperor ruby was the size of a young child''s fist, the king ruby in Grey Willow''s hand was the size of a slightly smaller rock. Jodye''s eyes flashed as he observed these stones, but he didn''t speak. He had never heard of a king ruby, so he didn''t even know if it would work.


    "A King Ruby would definitely work on your temporal dimension device. The only difference is that it will crumble to dust after a single-use, unlike the emperor ruby which can be used three to five times consecutively." Isis Rah interrupted Jodye''s thoughts to ease his apprehension. With these words, he was reassured. Jodye was grateful that his mother was able to communicate with him but felt troubled that she could see everything he did. Once he got older, this would become quite awkward. "Also this little girl, Bilan Moon¡­ don''t get any ideas about her. You''re still too young for this. Focus on not dying when you see Basalt again."


    Jodye frowned as a dark look flashed through his eyes. Grey Willow became vigilant as she saw this darkness in his eyes, ''I knew it! This brat is no different from the company he keeps! All of these Negus from the Northern Motherlands are corrupted!''


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    "Deal," replied Jodye. Grey Willow''s eyes widened in shock. She never thought it would be so easy to convince this sneaky brat. In fact, she anticipated having to attack them. However, they didn''t try to rob her. Jodye didn''t even try to extort anything from her. Grey Willow silently wondered whether she had been wrong about Jodye. However, his next words made her reconsider yet again, "However, I want at least five king rubies or no deal."


    "You little shit¡­" Grey Willow cursed under her breath.


    "Martial-aunt Blu!" Bilan Moon felt stunned when she heard her martial-aunt speak so vulgarly.


    However, Grey Willow ignored Bilan while sneering at the latter''s crush, "Did I not say I only have two king rubies? Don''t you think you''re being too greedy?"


    "Oh please," Joovee Nile interjected upon hearing the old lady''s words, "Did you forget that my sworn-brother and I are also masters? Even this brat apprentice of his can see through your lie, do you believe that I cannot?"


    Grey Willow was stumped upon hearing those words. Indeed, Spiritual Masters were capable of great feats, such as reading their target''s emotions through the fluctuations in spirit. Because Grey Willow was not guarding her spirit, she was easily seen through. Both Jodye and Joovee sneered at her, making Grey Willow gnash her teeth in discontent.


    "Fine, you animal," Grey Willow''s heart bled as she relented. Five king rubies, ah! She was completely unwilling. Bilan and Miran Moon were unaware of the value of this gemstone so they just watched in curiosity. Grey Willow was unwilling to get caught up in the internal struggles of the north. She wanted to return to Rodinia and the sect as soon as possible. If it wasn''t for the interference of the Profound Sea, she would have the brat transfer her directly to the Seven Spirits Sect''s dimensional transmission array. "I have with me a total of six king rubies. I need one to return to Rodinia, and one in case of emergency.I will only part with four."


    "No dice lady, we want¡­" Joovee Nile had an evil smile on his face as he was ready to milk every penny off of this cash cow. Bilan, Miran, and even Aiken Moon frowned as they heard him speak.


    "Deal." Jodye Trill actually didn''t want to make things too difficult for Aiken''s family. However, how valuable were astral rubies? He would very likely not find another for a long time to come. How could he let king level rubies escape his grasp after learning they could power his temporal dimension device? Four king rubies and he only had to use one? Today he had received three emperor rubies and three king rubies! This was equal to 12 more dimensional transfers! Such a life-saving card could not be passed up, even if others opinion of him decreased.


    Master Grey Willow withdrew four king rubies from her spatial gear and tossed them too Jodye who waved his hand to receive them into his own.


    Hearing Jodye agreed, Joovee also crossed his arms and closed his eyes. ''What a waste.'' He thought. Couldn''t they have bled this arrogant old witch dry? Joovee considering teaching Jodye the art of manipulation. Little did he know, Jodye was already leagues ahead of him in that aspect.

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    Grey Willow looked from Neofrost to Jodye indifferently. She couldn''t read this brawny youth who was now taller and more mature than his senior brother, but she could see differences between the two. While the Neofrost Master was a demon spawn, young master Jodye was actually shrewd and likable. "Then it''s decided. Here are the coordinates."


    Jodye whistled sharply, and Dessa immediately stopped training to return to his side. Together, the group returned to the Purple Sky Tower, where Jodye used the temporal dimension device after Joovee Nile showed him how to program the coordinates. Jodye still had two more times to use the original emperor ruby that Uncle Sigma left in the portal. After entering the new coordinates a portal instantly opened up to the Star Gazing Forest. The portal looked like a whirlpool full of stars in a royal blue sea.


    Jodye marveled as he didn''t realize he could program new coordinates into this device. If this was the case, couldn''t he go anywhere in this world if he had that proper spatial coordinates?


    ''Not quite, son,'' Lady Isis immediately burst Jodye''s bubble. ''There must be a spatial node for your to transfer to that location. This device is not designed to use chaotic space such as when you teleported from the Trilleck Villa. If it could do that, you wouldn''t need so much energy to facilitate the jump. It would be charged by the chaotic qi of the chaotic space.''


    "Bummer¡­" Jodye mumbled under his breath. However, this temporal dimension device was still a great treasure! Jodye decided not to reveal it so easily in the future.


    "Dear niece and nephew, do not take too long. No one appreciates long goodbyes." Miran Moon was the first to pass through the portal, not even bothering to bid anyone farewell. Jodye Trill would certainly not be missing this aggravating woman.


    ''Hm? Is this so-called disciple about to betray my sworn-brother? You may not make it to Rodinia alive if that the case, brat¡­" Joovee Nile''s face was hidden by his neofrost mask but he watched Aiken Moon''s every move.


    Aiken Moon stared at the portal in disbelief, his aunt''s words from the other day echoing in his head.


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    "That so-called master of yours favors his apprentice far more than he favors you! Come back him with us my dear, senior Grey Willow will be very good to you! Being her in-name disciple is a great honor, and you would be an honorary disciple. Many of your cousins back home would kill for this opportunity. Is it really worth staying?"


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    Aiken Moon stared at the device and the portal that erupted from it feeling slightly melancholic. Could his aunt be right? However, once he considered the magical flame that was currently merging with his flesh and blood, he immediately woke up from this delusion. His master was very good to Mr. Trill, but so what? Wasn''t he also very good to Aiken as well? After all, Jodye wasn''t the one given a sky flame. Furthermore, Jodye Trill was a complete monster and a little madman. Aiken didn''t feel like comparing himself to such an oddity anymore.


    Jodye Trill stood calmly next to the portal, observing Aiken while he made his decision. Whatever Aiken Moon chose to do would be his own path. Jodye didn''t mind having the boy walk with him down the path to glory, but he wouldn''t force the issue. After all, this was a perilous path and Jodye had already died once. He didn''t fear death, but what about Aiken? Without bravery, he would never be able to fight by Jodye''s side. Dessa Chimes also observed from the side, smiling sweetly at Aiken. She actually was hopeful that her friend would return to his family sooner, as she knows that it is something he longed for more than anything else in this world.


    Seeing Dessa''s supportive smile, Aiken''s mind grew sharper and more determined. How could he ever be worthy of her if he took the easy way out? There was no way he could support a woman as talented and pretty as Dessa Chimes with truth peak strength. His father didn''t become the Lord of House Moon by cultivating peacefully in the House. He traveled all around the world adventuring and raising his strength, before meeting Aiken''s mother and returning home to start a family. Only then did he participate in the political battles of the house. If his father could do so, then why could he?


    When Aiken Moon left the house he was a fooled who got conned into slavery by his own older brother. At this moment, he promised himself that he would return in a blaze of glory that completely burned away his former shame. This was Aiken''s new resolve!


    "Master Grey-Willow, it was my honor to be offered discipleship under your House." Aiken Moon half-bowed in Master Grey Willow''s direction. Grey Willow smiled cheekily, but the boy''s next words caused her smile to freeze, "However, I will have to respectfully decline. My master is Sigma Octanis, Eighteenth Star of the Heavenly Dog. In the future, I will also become a star. Now that my master has encountered trouble, how could I just skip off to wonderland with sister? This is something I can never do. My apologies¡­"


    Shock!


    Intrigue!


    Admiration!


    These were the reactions of Master Grey Willow, Jodye Trill, and Bilan Moon respectively. Even Joovee Nile suddenly possessed a better opinion of this brat disciple of his sworn-brother. ''Not bad, old dog. You got yourself a good disciple. He gave up returning to his own homeland to follow you to death. Incredible. I would never do such a thing, not for my psycho old master¡­''


    Master Grey Willow frowned, but before she could speak she was preempted by Bilan Moon''s sweet voice, "This won''t do little Morph. You absolutely MUST return home with me. Father has told me that since I dare to venture up here and find you not to return home without you. You will turn 10-years-old soon, at that time you must enroll in an academy or sect!"


    "Lani¡­" Aiken Moon now felt torn. His sister was correct. How could he send her away after all the effort she put forth to come and rescue him. Was it her fault he had already been rescued? He subconsciously looked to Jodye, hoping he would gain some inspiration from the person he respected most. Jodye Trill and Aiken Moon locked eyes and afterward, Jodye smiled handsomely. Seeing that warm smile Aiken suddenly felt like everything would be fine. He immediately relaxed.


    "How about this¡­" Just when tensions were running high, Jodye Trill''s young voice caught the crowds attention. He didn''t miss that bit about going to an academy at the age of ten. He used telepathy to ask Joovee Nile about these so-called sects and academies. From that, Jodye learned that in Rodinia ten was the age of recruitment. Every year, all youths under ten that cultivated to the second stage of any path would have a chance to join an academy or sect. If you weren''t ten you could only join the sect by performing well in the Sect''s next recruitment competition. These were usually held every ten years. As the crowd turned to Jodye he closed his eyes, crossed his arms, and continued, "Aiken is one of my men. I had every intention of accompanying him to Rodinia in the future. I suggest you give us two or three years to settle our matters here. Since I already have the coordinates, then at that time we can just meet you in Star-Gazing Forest."


    "You can''t seriously expect me to keep the young miss here for three more years? Are you daft?" Master Grey Willow was appalled. How self-centered of a request was this? Bilan Moon also frowned at the proposal.


    Seeing this, Jodye sneered inwardly, ''Still underestimating me, huh old lady?''


    "You wouldn''t need to wait at all if you were willing to share the route with us. If that was the case, you would be able to go on about your Rodinian lives without worry," Jodye shrugged indifferently.


    "You may not even live past tomorrow, let''s not even discuss three years!" Grey Willow bellowed at she finally lost her temper. "Neofrost, educate your junior! He knows nothing but boasts about everything! Will the Profound Sea follow your arrangement twerp? If we do not leave soon, forget three years, we will be stranded here for four years! Do you think I am powerful enough to defend against all of the villains who will target me thanks to us helping you brats? Even little Miran almost lost her life. Will you take responsibility if one of us women is captured by the vile sinners of the Southern Ward? Can you even?"


    Jodye Trill was quite shocked by her words. There was logic to what this old hag was screaming. He quickly asked his mother about the Profound Sea. What he learned was that there was a natural profound formation in the sea that was the border between Pangaea and Rodinia. This natural profound formation made the waters sharper than 10,000 swords attacking in harmony. No one under the Wizard rank was able to survive above that see.


    The Wizard rank was the same rank as the Pharaoh Kings of Pangaea! Jodye was already certain his grandfather was at this rank but his mother confirmed it.


    Meanwhile, Master Grey Willow released her cultivation base and pressure bore directly down on Jodye Trill who stood straight as a sword in spite of the grueling pressure he had to endure. Within the Ethereal Vault, Lady Isis frowned and was about to make a move when Joovee Nile nodded in approval as he waved his hand and dispersing the pressure completely. Grey Willow was stunned at this display, ''This brat Neofrost is actually so fierce? To dispel my pressure with spiritual qi alone¡­too impressive.''


    Jodye Trill was similarly impressed. This was the first time he witnessed spiritual qi being used in the same way as battle qi, however, once his T''Zhane''s memories kicked Jodye''s eyes shone with light. He used his divine awareness to send a mental message to his master, ''Master mom! Is this a unique application of the so-called heaven and earth unity?''


    ''That seems to be the case, little Joe," replied Isis'' melodic voice in Jodye''s head.


    ''But that would mean that big bro Joovee has comprehended a dao element! How is that possible?''


    ''I am shocked you even know of such a thing¡­or perhaps not,'' Lady Isis sighed, remembering that her son had inherited one of the most terrifying legacies of all time in the afterlife. ''Indeed, the son of Krime Nile has somehow comprehended a dao element. If I''m not mistaken it should be the Sinner''s Dao of Betrayal. Be careful, as he may be grooming you to complete his dao.''


    Jodye Trill frowned, and promised himself to ask his mother more about dao elements later. If Joovee Nile could comprehend one this early, then why couldn''t Jodye? He didn''t believe he was less talented than the Neofrost Master. He wasn''t even shorter than him!


    "Martial-Aunt Blu Leaf it is¡­it''s okay¡­" Bilan Moon grabbed Master Grey Willow''s sleeve and spoke in a soft voice. This voice easily diffused the ticking bomb that was Blu Leaf. Bilan walked over to Aiken Moon and threw her arms around him. Aiken didn''t resist at all and dropped his head into her chest instinctively. Bilan Moon had a tear in the corner of her eye as she whispered to her little brother, "The Profound Sea passage will close again in one month. It will not open again for four years. However, in four years there will be another recruitment competition for the Extreme Celestial Sect. Even though you at that time will already be twelve, you can still join a sect upon returning. I will give you four years to grow strong enough to enter the top 50!"


    Aiken Moon''s eyes shone with fighting spirit and determination, "Mn! I will do it, big sis. Tell dad I will join the Extreme Celestial Sect in four years!"


    "Mhm¡­" Bilan smiled and released her little brother. She could tell he was starting to become more mature. If two years in this cursed land helped groom him into more of a warrior than his six years in House Moon, she didn''t mind letting him walk his own way. As long as he promised to come home. She would just fetch him in four years then. Bilan looked at Jodye Trill and discovered he was also looking at her. His gentle gaze gave her goosebumps, and she completely forgot she was a little upset with him. She walked over to him until they were close enough to collide and looked up into his crystal blue eyes. Her eyes said many things to Jodye, but her little lips only formed one sentence, "Will you look for me?"


    "Mn," Jodye Trill smiled gently.


    "Farewell, Jodye¡­" Bilan Moon gazed at Jodye''s face a bit longer, as if she wished to engrave his appearance into her heart. She turned and started to walk toward the portal. "In four years I will be far more powerful. I hope you do not disappoint me."


    After Bilan Moon vanished into the portal, Master Grey Willow harrumphed and walked through the portal with her nose pointed up. With one foot in the portal, she suddenly stopped and turned to Jodye Trill.


    "I''m trusting you, brat. As his junior apprentice-brother, take care of young master Moon in place of his master," Grey Willow''s tone was surprisingly gentle. However, Jodye had a major problem with her choice of words no matter how gentle they were.


    "Do not look down on me, old master," Jodye Trill was not as polite as before, but he still wasn''t rude as this was Bilan''s martial-aunt. "We both know that the reason Uncle Sigma is my alchemy professor but not my master was not his own choice."


    "Tch," Master Grey Willow sucked her teeth and snorted, before disappearing inside the portal. Her voice echoed in her wake, "We will see you in the Star Gazing Forest four years later, you arrogant brat!"


    "Four years, huh¡­" Jodye felt a bit strange watching them all leave.


    In four years, Jodye Trill would be ten years old. On the other hand, Bilan Moon should be turning 16-years-old at that time. In this world, that was the age of adulthood. How beautiful would she be at that time? That was something Jodye truly looked forward too. After all, he had been waiting his entire life to taste the flowers of this world. His father possessed so many wives, how unfair was this? Not the mention the loads of concubines his mother told him about recently. Jodye had no idea so much was going on in House Trilleck.


    Thanks to Jodye''s Titanic Rage Law and Legacy Soul, he managed to cultivate a Chaotic Thunder God physique. He honestly could no longer be considered a regular human, or a mere sage body, he was more similar to a celestial titan body. At six years old, he appeared to be a young man entering adulthood. How would his body be at ten years old? Would his adolescence be beginning, or ending? Jodye had no precedent for his situation so he could only take it one day at a time.


    "You ready, twerps?" Joovee Nile said immediately after Blu Leaf left through the portal. He turned to Jodye Trill impatiently saying, "Come on, kid, let''s go back to Blackheart."

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    Joovee sneered at his reaction and spoke indifferently, "Just this little bit of wealth, and you''re already stunned? Had you not appeared, I would not have possessed anything that could utilize such imperial qi for a long time to come. Though my master could likely put them to good use¡­"


    "Your master?" Jodye had always been curious about this particular point, but he considered it rude to ask about someone''s master if they didn''t volunteer the information. After all, if someone asked him about his mother he would instantly raise his guard. Of course, this wasn''t entirely due to her being his master.


    "I will tell you when the time is right. For now, we need to head back to Blackheart City." Joovee Nile seemed anxious like he couldn''t afford to wait around. Jodye nodded and pulled out his serene sound mirror, communicating with Aiken Moon. Less than a breath later, the brat appeared in from of Jodye with a grey-haired woman who still had slight traces of her former beauty. Who was this if not Master Grey Willow? Jodye marveled because Master Grey Willow somehow looked remarkably younger than the previous time he saw her, but he put it out of his mind. Behind her were the now fully recovered Bilan Moon and her aunt Miran.


    "Brat, you say you have a way for us to leave this place and bypass the siege?" Master Grey Willow asked Jodye urgently.


    "Hm? What was that, your honor?" Jodye and Joovee both turned to look the old lady in her eyes with surprise. He replied to her, not forgetting to show her due respect as a spiritual master. This etiquette was taught to Jodye by his cousin Hamadi Purple-Sky, "Did you want to return with us?"


    Grey Willow became stunned hearing this brat Jodye suddenly become so polite. When she glanced back at her pink-faced martial niece, who had been shyly staring at Jodye from the moment they arrived, Grey Willow felt like she could see through the brat''s intentions. Bilan Moon was staring at Jodye''s muscular upper body which was always exposed as if it was a shiny jewel. Grey Willow frowned, ''Want to play with my niece with my blessing? Hmph. We''ll see what my senior sister has to say about this once I return.''


    "This entire territory is surrounded. I am not confident in fighting my way out and protecting my martial-niece at the same time," Grey Willow spoke honestly without hiding anything. These were comrades she had already sided with, after all. "I will not take part in your war for this same reason. However, if you lead us to a place where we can safely retreat, I''ll owe you my gratitude."


    "Could you safely retreat from Blackheart City when it is under siege?" asked Joovee Nile impatiently. Why was this old woman harassing them during such a moment? She was lucky Joovee didn''t want to lose all decorum and strike her down.


    "No, but if you have a temporal dimension transfer device, I can put the coordinates to Star Gazing Forest in it," Grey Willow replied matter-of-factly, ignoring the rude tone of voice this punk Neofrost spoke to her with. She would not benefit from offending him right now as he was technically Jodye''s senior. "That way you can directly send us home."


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    "My apologies, your honor," even if Jodye had five emperor rubies now, he still wasn''t willing to waste one on this favor. Unless of course, Bilan was the one who asked instead of this stinky old lady that smelled like tree moss, "My device is special, and has limited use. I can only save it for emergencies."


    "I have two king rubies with me," Grey Willow''s bracelet flashed with spatial light as two rubies appeared in her hand. If the emperor ruby was the size of a young child''s fist, the king ruby in Grey Willow''s hand was the size of a slightly smaller rock. Jodye''s eyes flashed as he observed these stones, but he didn''t speak. He had never heard of a king ruby, so he didn''t even know if it would work.


    "A King Ruby would definitely work on your temporal dimension device. The only difference is that it will crumble to dust after a single-use, unlike the emperor ruby which can be used three to five times consecutively." Isis Rah interrupted Jodye''s thoughts to ease his apprehension. With these words, he was reassured. Jodye was grateful that his mother was able to communicate with him but felt troubled that she could see everything he did. Once he got older, this would become quite awkward. "Also this little girl, Bilan Moon¡­ don''t get any ideas about her. You''re still too young for this. Focus on not dying when you see Basalt again."


    Jodye frowned as a dark look flashed through his eyes. Grey Willow became vigilant as she saw this darkness in his eyes, ''I knew it! This brat is no different from the company he keeps! All of these Negus from the Northern Motherlands are corrupted!''


    "Deal," replied Jodye. Grey Willow''s eyes widened in shock. She never thought it would be so easy to convince this sneaky brat. In fact, she anticipated having to attack them. However, they didn''t try to rob her. Jodye didn''t even try to extort anything from her. Grey Willow silently wondered whether she had been wrong about Jodye. However, his next words made her reconsider yet again, "However, I want at least five king rubies or no deal."


    "You little shit¡­" Grey Willow cursed under her breath.


    "Martial-aunt Blu!" Bilan Moon felt stunned when she heard her martial-aunt speak so vulgarly.


    However, Grey Willow ignored Bilan while sneering at the latter''s crush, "Did I not say I only have two king rubies? Don''t you think you''re being too greedy?"


    "Oh please," Joovee Nile interjected upon hearing the old lady''s words, "Did you forget that my sworn-brother and I are also masters? Even this brat apprentice of his can see through your lie, do you believe that I cannot?"


    Grey Willow was stumped upon hearing those words. Indeed, Spiritual Masters were capable of great feats, such as reading their target''s emotions through the fluctuations in spirit. Because Grey Willow was not guarding her spirit, she was easily seen through. Both Jodye and Joovee sneered at her, making Grey Willow gnash her teeth in discontent.


    "Fine, you animal," Grey Willow''s heart bled as she relented. Five king rubies, ah! She was completely unwilling. Bilan and Miran Moon were unaware of the value of this gemstone so they just watched in curiosity. Grey Willow was unwilling to get caught up in the internal struggles of the north. She wanted to return to Rodinia and the sect as soon as possible. If it wasn''t for the interference of the Profound Sea, she would have the brat transfer her directly to the Seven Spirits Sect''s dimensional transmission array. "I have with me a total of six king rubies. I need one to return to Rodinia, and one in case of emergency.I will only part with four."


    "No dice lady, we want¡­" Joovee Nile had an evil smile on his face as he was ready to milk every penny off of this cash cow. Bilan, Miran, and even Aiken Moon frowned as they heard him speak.


    "Deal." Jodye Trill actually didn''t want to make things too difficult for Aiken''s family. However, how valuable were astral rubies? He would very likely not find another for a long time to come. How could he let king level rubies escape his grasp after learning they could power his temporal dimension device? Four king rubies and he only had to use one? Today he had received three emperor rubies and three king rubies! This was equal to 12 more dimensional transfers! Such a life-saving card could not be passed up, even if others opinion of him decreased.


    Master Grey Willow withdrew four king rubies from her spatial gear and tossed them too Jodye who waved his hand to receive them into his own.


    Hearing Jodye agreed, Joovee also crossed his arms and closed his eyes. ''What a waste.'' He thought. Couldn''t they have bled this arrogant old witch dry? Joovee considering teaching Jodye the art of manipulation. Little did he know, Jodye was already leagues ahead of him in that aspect.

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    Grey Willow looked from Neofrost to Jodye indifferently. She couldn''t read this brawny youth who was now taller and more mature than his senior brother, but she could see differences between the two. While the Neofrost Master was a demon spawn, young master Jodye was actually shrewd and likable. "Then it''s decided. Here are the coordinates."


    Jodye whistled sharply, and Dessa immediately stopped training to return to his side. Together, the group returned to the Purple Sky Tower, where Jodye used the temporal dimension device after Joovee Nile showed him how to program the coordinates. Jodye still had two more times to use the original emperor ruby that Uncle Sigma left in the portal. After entering the new coordinates a portal instantly opened up to the Star Gazing Forest. The portal looked like a whirlpool full of stars in a royal blue sea.


    Jodye marveled as he didn''t realize he could program new coordinates into this device. If this was the case, couldn''t he go anywhere in this world if he had that proper spatial coordinates?


    ''Not quite, son,'' Lady Isis immediately burst Jodye''s bubble. ''There must be a spatial node for your to transfer to that location. This device is not designed to use chaotic space such as when you teleported from the Trilleck Villa. If it could do that, you wouldn''t need so much energy to facilitate the jump. It would be charged by the chaotic qi of the chaotic space.''


    "Bummer¡­" Jodye mumbled under his breath. However, this temporal dimension device was still a great treasure! Jodye decided not to reveal it so easily in the future.


    "Dear niece and nephew, do not take too long. No one appreciates long goodbyes." Miran Moon was the first to pass through the portal, not even bothering to bid anyone farewell. Jodye Trill would certainly not be missing this aggravating woman.


    ''Hm? Is this so-called disciple about to betray my sworn-brother? You may not make it to Rodinia alive if that the case, brat¡­" Joovee Nile''s face was hidden by his neofrost mask but he watched Aiken Moon''s every move.


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    Aiken Moon stared at the portal in disbelief, his aunt''s words from the other day echoing in his head.


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    "That so-called master of yours favors his apprentice far more than he favors you! Come back him with us my dear, senior Grey Willow will be very good to you! Being her in-name disciple is a great honor, and you would be an honorary disciple. Many of your cousins back home would kill for this opportunity. Is it really worth staying?"


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    Aiken Moon stared at the device and the portal that erupted from it feeling slightly melancholic. Could his aunt be right? However, once he considered the magical flame that was currently merging with his flesh and blood, he immediately woke up from this delusion. His master was very good to Mr. Trill, but so what? Wasn''t he also very good to Aiken as well? After all, Jodye wasn''t the one given a sky flame. Furthermore, Jodye Trill was a complete monster and a little madman. Aiken didn''t feel like comparing himself to such an oddity anymore.


    Jodye Trill stood calmly next to the portal, observing Aiken while he made his decision. Whatever Aiken Moon chose to do would be his own path. Jodye didn''t mind having the boy walk with him down the path to glory, but he wouldn''t force the issue. After all, this was a perilous path and Jodye had already died once. He didn''t fear death, but what about Aiken? Without bravery, he would never be able to fight by Jodye''s side. Dessa Chimes also observed from the side, smiling sweetly at Aiken. She actually was hopeful that her friend would return to his family sooner, as she knows that it is something he longed for more than anything else in this world.


    Seeing Dessa''s supportive smile, Aiken''s mind grew sharper and more determined. How could he ever be worthy of her if he took the easy way out? There was no way he could support a woman as talented and pretty as Dessa Chimes with truth peak strength. His father didn''t become the Lord of House Moon by cultivating peacefully in the House. He traveled all around the world adventuring and raising his strength, before meeting Aiken''s mother and returning home to start a family. Only then did he participate in the political battles of the house. If his father could do so, then why could he?


    When Aiken Moon left the house he was a fooled who got conned into slavery by his own older brother. At this moment, he promised himself that he would return in a blaze of glory that completely burned away his former shame. This was Aiken''s new resolve!


    "Master Grey-Willow, it was my honor to be offered discipleship under your House." Aiken Moon half-bowed in Master Grey Willow''s direction. Grey Willow smiled cheekily, but the boy''s next words caused her smile to freeze, "However, I will have to respectfully decline. My master is Sigma Octanis, Eighteenth Star of the Heavenly Dog. In the future, I will also become a star. Now that my master has encountered trouble, how could I just skip off to wonderland with sister? This is something I can never do. My apologies¡­"


    Shock!


    Intrigue!


    Admiration!


    These were the reactions of Master Grey Willow, Jodye Trill, and Bilan Moon respectively. Even Joovee Nile suddenly possessed a better opinion of this brat disciple of his sworn-brother. ''Not bad, old dog. You got yourself a good disciple. He gave up returning to his own homeland to follow you to death. Incredible. I would never do such a thing, not for my psycho old master¡­''


    Master Grey Willow frowned, but before she could speak she was preempted by Bilan Moon''s sweet voice, "This won''t do little Morph. You absolutely MUST return home with me. Father has told me that since I dare to venture up here and find you not to return home without you. You will turn 10-years-old soon, at that time you must enroll in an academy or sect!"


    "Lani¡­" Aiken Moon now felt torn. His sister was correct. How could he send her away after all the effort she put forth to come and rescue him. Was it her fault he had already been rescued? He subconsciously looked to Jodye, hoping he would gain some inspiration from the person he respected most. Jodye Trill and Aiken Moon locked eyes and afterward, Jodye smiled handsomely. Seeing that warm smile Aiken suddenly felt like everything would be fine. He immediately relaxed.


    "How about this¡­" Just when tensions were running high, Jodye Trill''s young voice caught the crowds attention. He didn''t miss that bit about going to an academy at the age of ten. He used telepathy to ask Joovee Nile about these so-called sects and academies. From that, Jodye learned that in Rodinia ten was the age of recruitment. Every year, all youths under ten that cultivated to the second stage of any path would have a chance to join an academy or sect. If you weren''t ten you could only join the sect by performing well in the Sect''s next recruitment competition. These were usually held every ten years. As the crowd turned to Jodye he closed his eyes, crossed his arms, and continued, "Aiken is one of my men. I had every intention of accompanying him to Rodinia in the future. I suggest you give us two or three years to settle our matters here. Since I already have the coordinates, then at that time we can just meet you in Star-Gazing Forest."


    "You can''t seriously expect me to keep the young miss here for three more years? Are you daft?" Master Grey Willow was appalled. How self-centered of a request was this? Bilan Moon also frowned at the proposal.


    Seeing this, Jodye sneered inwardly, ''Still underestimating me, huh old lady?''


    "You wouldn''t need to wait at all if you were willing to share the route with us. If that was the case, you would be able to go on about your Rodinian lives without worry," Jodye shrugged indifferently.


    "You may not even live past tomorrow, let''s not even discuss three years!" Grey Willow bellowed at she finally lost her temper. "Neofrost, educate your junior! He knows nothing but boasts about everything! Will the Profound Sea follow your arrangement twerp? If we do not leave soon, forget three years, we will be stranded here for four years! Do you think I am powerful enough to defend against all of the villains who will target me thanks to us helping you brats? Even little Miran almost lost her life. Will you take responsibility if one of us women is captured by the vile sinners of the Southern Ward? Can you even?"


    Jodye Trill was quite shocked by her words. There was logic to what this old hag was screaming. He quickly asked his mother about the Profound Sea. What he learned was that there was a natural profound formation in the sea that was the border between Pangaea and Rodinia. This natural profound formation made the waters sharper than 10,000 swords attacking in harmony. No one under the Wizard rank was able to survive above that see.


    The Wizard rank was the same rank as the Pharaoh Kings of Pangaea! Jodye was already certain his grandfather was at this rank but his mother confirmed it.


    Meanwhile, Master Grey Willow released her cultivation base and pressure bore directly down on Jodye Trill who stood straight as a sword in spite of the grueling pressure he had to endure. Within the Ethereal Vault, Lady Isis frowned and was about to make a move when Joovee Nile nodded in approval as he waved his hand and dispersing the pressure completely. Grey Willow was stunned at this display, ''This brat Neofrost is actually so fierce? To dispel my pressure with spiritual qi alone¡­too impressive.''


    Jodye Trill was similarly impressed. This was the first time he witnessed spiritual qi being used in the same way as battle qi, however, once his T''Zhane''s memories kicked Jodye''s eyes shone with light. He used his divine awareness to send a mental message to his master, ''Master mom! Is this a unique application of the so-called heaven and earth unity?''


    ''That seems to be the case, little Joe," replied Isis'' melodic voice in Jodye''s head.


    ''But that would mean that big bro Joovee has comprehended a dao element! How is that possible?''


    ''I am shocked you even know of such a thing¡­or perhaps not,'' Lady Isis sighed, remembering that her son had inherited one of the most terrifying legacies of all time in the afterlife. ''Indeed, the son of Krime Nile has somehow comprehended a dao element. If I''m not mistaken it should be the Sinner''s Dao of Betrayal. Be careful, as he may be grooming you to complete his dao.''


    Jodye Trill frowned, and promised himself to ask his mother more about dao elements later. If Joovee Nile could comprehend one this early, then why couldn''t Jodye? He didn''t believe he was less talented than the Neofrost Master. He wasn''t even shorter than him!


    "Martial-Aunt Blu Leaf it is¡­it''s okay¡­" Bilan Moon grabbed Master Grey Willow''s sleeve and spoke in a soft voice. This voice easily diffused the ticking bomb that was Blu Leaf. Bilan walked over to Aiken Moon and threw her arms around him. Aiken didn''t resist at all and dropped his head into her chest instinctively. Bilan Moon had a tear in the corner of her eye as she whispered to her little brother, "The Profound Sea passage will close again in one month. It will not open again for four years. However, in four years there will be another recruitment competition for the Extreme Celestial Sect. Even though you at that time will already be twelve, you can still join a sect upon returning. I will give you four years to grow strong enough to enter the top 50!"


    Aiken Moon''s eyes shone with fighting spirit and determination, "Mn! I will do it, big sis. Tell dad I will join the Extreme Celestial Sect in four years!"


    "Mhm¡­" Bilan smiled and released her little brother. She could tell he was starting to become more mature. If two years in this cursed land helped groom him into more of a warrior than his six years in House Moon, she didn''t mind letting him walk his own way. As long as he promised to come home. She would just fetch him in four years then. Bilan looked at Jodye Trill and discovered he was also looking at her. His gentle gaze gave her goosebumps, and she completely forgot she was a little upset with him. She walked over to him until they were close enough to collide and looked up into his crystal blue eyes. Her eyes said many things to Jodye, but her little lips only formed one sentence, "Will you look for me?"


    "Mn," Jodye Trill smiled gently.


    "Farewell, Jodye¡­" Bilan Moon gazed at Jodye''s face a bit longer, as if she wished to engrave his appearance into her heart. She turned and started to walk toward the portal. "In four years I will be far more powerful. I hope you do not disappoint me."


    After Bilan Moon vanished into the portal, Master Grey Willow harrumphed and walked through the portal with her nose pointed up. With one foot in the portal, she suddenly stopped and turned to Jodye Trill.


    "I''m trusting you, brat. As his junior apprentice-brother, take care of young master Moon in place of his master," Grey Willow''s tone was surprisingly gentle. However, Jodye had a major problem with her choice of words no matter how gentle they were.


    "Do not look down on me, old master," Jodye Trill was not as polite as before, but he still wasn''t rude as this was Bilan''s martial-aunt. "We both know that the reason Uncle Sigma is my alchemy professor but not my master was not his own choice."


    "Tch," Master Grey Willow sucked her teeth and snorted, before disappearing inside the portal. Her voice echoed in her wake, "We will see you in the Star Gazing Forest four years later, you arrogant brat!"


    "Four years, huh¡­" Jodye felt a bit strange watching them all leave.


    In four years, Jodye Trill would be ten years old. On the other hand, Bilan Moon should be turning 16-years-old at that time. In this world, that was the age of adulthood. How beautiful would she be at that time? That was something Jodye truly looked forward too. After all, he had been waiting his entire life to taste the flowers of this world. His father possessed so many wives, how unfair was this? Not the mention the loads of concubines his mother told him about recently. Jodye had no idea so much was going on in House Trilleck.


    Thanks to Jodye''s Titanic Rage Law and Legacy Soul, he managed to cultivate a Chaotic Thunder God physique. He honestly could no longer be considered a regular human, or a mere sage body, he was more similar to a celestial titan body. At six years old, he appeared to be a young man entering adulthood. How would his body be at ten years old? Would his adolescence be beginning, or ending? Jodye had no precedent for his situation so he could only take it one day at a time.


    "You ready, twerps?" Joovee Nile said immediately after Blu Leaf left through the portal. He turned to Jodye Trill impatiently saying, "Come on, kid, let''s go back to Blackheart."

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    Pangaea South Ward, Black Heart City ¡ª Outer District


    At the back of Sigma''s shop in the outer district, a bright light shined revealing a dimensional portal the size of a door. Out from this doorway of swirling light walked Jodye Trill, Dessa Chimes, Aiken Moon, and the Neofrost Master. The latter disappeared in a flash as soon as they arrived, leaving Jodye and company dumbstruck.


    "How irresponsible," Jodye Trill shook his head gently. However, Joovee leaving had to somehow be in Jodye''s best interest as the heavenly tribulation didn''t appear in the sky to judge Joovee Nile. Thus, Jodye put it out of his mind.


    "Okay guys, here''s the plan. Let''s¡­" however, before Jodye Trill could even finish his sentence he was interrupted when his divine awareness picked up the danger, and he threw his arms up forming a barrier of thunderbolt qi around him and his two companions.


    *BOOM*


    *CRASH*


    *Shingshing*


    A curvy silhouette crashed heavily into the shop blowing the entire entrance into rubble, before rolling to her feet. However, merely a couple of seconds later a brawny man with depraved eyes and long, spiky, red hair flashed into the hole and slashed down with a mighty great sword.


    "Hehe, you gonna taste real good tonight, baby," sneered the red-haired man. The curvy woman''s face which Jodye noticed was flawless carried a deep frown. The qi from the blade formed a small tornado surrounded by blue lightning. The curvy woman in white armor condensed a two-meter-tall white paladin shield that shined with golden fate qi and impaled the ground in front of her with it.


    *DONG*


    The shockwave of the two weapon''s impact caused countless cracks to appear in Jodye''s thunderbolt barrier before it shattered and the gust sent the three youths tumbling away.


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    The huge Black Heart City was bustling with activity as per usual. Merchants yelled on the streets of the outer district, while aristocrats mingled and plotted against each other in the inner district. Only the Golden District which housed the three major sage houses, two saint temples, as well as the office of the Mayor of Black Heart City appointed by the Pharaoh King Thoth,had been unusually quiet. On the top floor penthouse of the Golden District''s ten-story tall Shooting Star Heavenly House, Sigma Octanis gazed at the mayor''s office in the distance. The pressure surrounding the office would increase with every step one took near Sigma. Next to him, Temple Sheppard Erykah Maat levitated gently while cultivating with hundreds of little firebirds swarming around him. Behind them were two Gold Mages, four Silver Mages, and ten Great Scholars under Sigma''s direct command. This was the expert sage team that Sigma put together during his time on this planet. He trained these sages from the Origin Science Realm all the way to their current prowess.


    "I sense the presence of more and more fiend qi in the direction of the Mayor''s Manor," Sigma Octanis'' face darkened as he spoke solemnly. "Deidrick has yet to respond to any of my messages. If he is not dead, he would be able to respond even under watch. I must accept that he has fallen."


    "What would you have us do, master?" asked one of the Gold Mages, a negus with blonde hair and hazel eyes named Allan Kissam.


    "They do not know that I have returned. The attack should be starting soon, as Deity Succubus has already infiltrated the city." Sigma Octanis'' eyes and voice softened noticeably when he mentioned Deity Succubus and his eyes started to daze.


    His subordinates all exchanged a look when noticing this change, but they didn''t comment since it wasn''t their place to do so. Rumor had it that the leader of Deity Succubus shared a unique and ambiguous connection with their commander.


    Only the two Gold Mages, Allan Kissam, and Rogue knew the truth of the matter.


    Sigma''s daze vanished and his stern voice continued,"Deity Succubus'' Dark Valkyrie Guild is starting to pull their agents out from the middle district, including the ones hidden in the camp of the thirteenth royal army division''s Commander Uganda. This news is as wonderful as it is terrible. This means our agents are no longer forced to conceal themselves so deeply. However, it also means the war had already started. What could have made them act so rashly¡­"


    "Master," Rogue''s raspy voice suddenly sounded out. Sigma didn''t speak or turn around but Rogue felt like the commander was now looking directly at him so he continued, "I submitted a report to senior Cassan about this previously. My agents report that 30 weeks ago, Tsukisasu Shin kidnapped and raped a member of the Dark Valkyrie Guild named Shaunda Chimes. She has been missing since this time. It is my belief that Tsukisasu Shin used a dark art to consume her vital qi, as after this incident both his breath of life and spiritual aura have increased substantially."


    "When did the Dark Valkyries discover this information?" Sigma''s face grew darker with each word his subordinate had reported to him. His magic qi pressure started to leak from his body, making his subordinates sweat bullets.


    Something like this actually happened under their watch?


    "Akeem," Allan Kissam only spoke one word, calling for a subordinate.


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    "I am responsible for the report, master," a Silver Mage who looked 75% similar to Allan Kissam stepped forward. Sigma finally turned around and observed at this young genius Akeem Kissam. If Sigma had to say who was his best spy, it would be this youth. The youngster was a mere 17 years old this year but under Sigma''s guidance, he was already a Magic Priest at the Void Door Sage Realm and the Heaven''s Master Saint Realm. If Sigma was being honest with himself, this brat was slightly more intimidating than his older brother Allan. Once his cultivation advanced a bit more, Allan would not be able to defeat him. Sigma nodded, and Akeem Kissam proceeded to report, "Dark Valkyrie operative Maaylan Isi infiltrated Commander Uganda''s camp as his serving lady. She has been servicing the commander directly for a few months, in any way you can imagine. The Thirteenth Division Commander made the mistake of reprimanding Tsukisasu Shin for touching Shaunda in front of Maaylan. When she heard it, she dropped the tray she carried by accident. For this reason, I am certain that was the moment they discovered the truth, as this is not the mistake a spy of her level would make easily."


    "And when exactly was this?" asked Sigma Octanis barely containing his rage.


    "It was not long after you accepted young master Jupiter as your apprentice," all of Sigma''s personnel knew about Jodye''s importance to their master.


    Sigma Octanis waved his hand at the mention of Jodye and Akeem stopped talking. Since the boy popped up in his life, Sigma had nearly forgotten about many of his obligations. After all, he didn''t plan on staying on this star for more than a few years after he found a worthy disciple. Unfortunately, he may have to leave early due to the current circumstances. Luckily, Cassan would be able to stay and guide Aiken Moon in his stead. He reflected silently before saying, "Enough. I understand. In the future do not refer to my apprentice as Jupiter or he will definitely scold you. His name is Jodye Trill, and you may call him young master Trill."


    Sigma suddenly felt as if he had been too frivolous lately. Had he been paying attention to these matters and not left their management up to Cassan, he definitely would not have sat idly by while Shaunda Chimes was kidnapped. Shaunda was of half-negus half-white elf descent, and she was the granddaughter of Azura, the leader of Deity Succubus. It was no wonder they were ready for war after discovering the cause of Shaunda Chimes'' death. There was nothing he could to prevent them either, as Sigma also wanted to go to war at this moment.


    "It seems, we must make a move after all¡­sigh," Sigma closed his eyes and exhaled before they snapped back open with a forceful and sharp glint. "For Commander Prop Uganda to employ two villains like Tsukisasu Shin and Ian Murphy, I have long had suspicions of his allegiance. Now I am certain he is working with the Death Missionary Guild, and he is likely already rather influential within. Teams A and B will immediately investigate the mayor''s manor. Make haste, I want a full scope of the situation inside. Team C will head to the middle district and support the efforts of Deity Succubus. There is no need to continue pretending, recall your agents and be ready to attack. We are now at war!"


    "YES!" responded the warriors in unison. Sigma Octanis waved his hand, and an invisible bubble surrounding the entire floor of the tower suddenly popped. The stifling and oppressive atmosphere of the office disappeared with it. As soon as this feeling vanished, the sages in the room moved out to handle their mission.


    "Akeem, stay behind," remarked Sigma calmly.


    "How may I serve you, master?" Akeem Kissam bowed to show his respect.


    "I need you to head to the city gates," replied Sigma with slight concern in his voice, "The profound formation there should prevent any Prism Mage rank elites or above from getting in the city. Your task is to ensure both Layla and Azura make it through."


    "Yes, Commander."

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    For the next hour, Sigma''s subordinates departed to handle their respective tasks, while Sigma swept the entire Golden District with his spiritual awareness. The dark energy he sensed at the Mayor''s manor was preventing his psyche from proceeding any further. Sigma wondered; what kind of powerful spirit formation would be capable of stopping even his mighty perception?


    "It seems we have been discovered," the firebirds crackling and zipping around Erykah Maat in orbit all melted back into his body as he spoke. The Temple Sheppard put one leg down at a time as if he was climbing off a raised platform, standing tall and straight as he opened his eyes to match his sworn brother''s startled gaze. "I just sensed the aura of Commander Prop Uganda. He must have been monitoring this place somehow but was obstructed by your spiritual magic barrier spell. Once you dispelled it, he immediately located us. I also sense Garuda and someone far more powerful than him approaching us rapidly from the sky."


    "So you escaped our trap and somehow found your way back to the city, in spite of it being under lockdown," a sinister voice echoed throughout the entire Gold District. Sigma frowned as he recognized this voice, and it wasn''t Garuda. "How talented. Unfortunately, you will die today!"


    "General Prop Uganda. So you have actually fallen?" Sigma Octanis nonchalantly projected his voice throughout the entire Black Heart City. All around the city heads turned toward the Golden District in shock and awe. However, once Sigma''s words reached their ears, many were shaken to their core.


    The sinister voice suddenly paused, as if it was shocked at the nerves of this opponent. Dozens of kilometers away in the Middle District He didn''t seem surprised at all. Had he allowed himself to be discovered? General Prop Uganda cursed his own impatience. The moment he discovered Sigma, he was ready to use his newfound powers to trounce this nuisance to his former self once and for all. However, how could he have expected that the enemy was already watching him?


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    The streets of Black Heart City were full of shocked voices.


    A Fallen!


    "Did you hear that? Wasn''t that the Heavenly Dog''s voice?" the people in the Outer District of Black Heart City were confused and afraid. Who was powerful enough to project their voice booming through the entire city like it was the voice of a sky lord? This was something many of them couldn''t comprehend. However, Prop Uganda was their local overlord. They didn''t dare to gossip about this.


    "It''s lord Eighteenth!"


    "Did he say General Prop Uganda has fallen?"


    "That can''t be true right?" the citizens in the Middle District were more familiar with Sigma Octanis, and it could be said the 80% of this district had great trust in him. Furthermore, many of them were powerful Great Scholars and were not afraid of one Prop Uganda, even if he was a Gold Mage and a royal general. Not even a Gold Mage could withstand the might of a magic formation powered by ten plus Great Scholars. However, similarly, they could simply not resist a Gold Mage at all without banding together.


    Many of these Great Scholars didn''t even like each other.


    Thus, Prop Uganda still held some influence in the Middle District. As the general of the Royal Army''s thirteenth division, General Uganda also held quite the prestige in the Golden District. Had one of the Royal Generals truly fallen?


    "A fallen¡­" standing on one of the taller buildings of the Black Heart City''s Middle District was the silhouette of an eight-year-old child with long flowing black hair that waved in the wind. This child had deep black eyes that shined like stars but seemed to carry a seductive glow. The bottom half of the child''s face was masked and they wore a thin black combat armor. She spoke to herself in a soft and hypnotizing voice, "What a lively place¡­it makes sense that he would be here. I wonder how he''s changed¡­it''s almost been a year right? For a young sage of the upper realms, this should be considered a period of rapid growth. He has more potential than some of the geniuses from back home. Is he able to keep up with me?"


    The child stood still as the shadows she hid within as she stared silently at the horizon. However, her gaze suddenly shifted to the governmental buildings in the Middle District. A stifling pressure descended upon the immediate area as the figure of a man slowly floated into the sky. The immensely thick blanket of voodoo qi surrounding him caused the air the stale as the temperature plummeted in the area affected by the pressure.


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    Prop Uganda wore dazzling jade dragon bone combat armor as he ascended high into the skies. He gazed at the gambling house in the Gold District and used a bit of his strength to amplify his voice into one loud than Sigma''s previous voice, "DIRTY DOG! Come outside to play, won''t you! I have a bone to pick with you."


    Sigma sneered inwardly. If this pettiness only suggested his earlier conjectures were accurate, the insult ''Dirty Dog'' proved it. To think General Prop Uganda''s combat soul was actually that guy''s hollow soul. The heavens were truly full of jokesters. Sigma Octanis didn''t bother to leave his penthouse as he commented, "Is this still about your wife, Ulysses?"


    "YOU!!! Wait¡­" Prop Uganda almost lost control when he realized a critical point. This Sigma hadn''t referred to him as Prop Uganda just then, but rather the name of his new Host Soul, Ulysses Polaris. The bastard son of Sigma''s senior apprentice-brother Nu Octanis. "Fuck! You knew?!? How? No! Since when?"


    "Well, from the moment you were enraged over your wife," Sigma voice boomed at an even more intense volume as he stepped forward and seemed to somehow melt through his window onto the other side. Erykah Maat''s figure also flashed as he disappeared from the room. Meanwhile, Sigma rose into the air to meet the gaze of Prop Uganda across the several dozen kilometers distance. As he spoke, magic runes silents formed and disappeared into his crowning atmosphere, "Or I should say former wife. After all, she already my concubine. We even have two children. I miss them quite a bit."


    "DON''T YOU DARE LIE TO ME, YOU DIRTY BITCH!" General Uganda seemed to completely lose his mind in that moment as a sinister dark qi erupted from his form twisting his features into something demonic. His 10-Star Silver Mage rank Sage atmosphere burst from his body like an angry flame. The light spheres of the origin qi phenomenon in the skies behind him seem to form a menacing demon emissary. His intense aura was enough to terrify all the experts in the surroundings who didn''t expect his strength to be so great.


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    ¡ª The streets of Black Heart City


    "General Uganda''s aura was never this sinister¡­nor this powerful," an expert of Middle District commented.


    "This really isn''t the general anymore! He''s a fallen!" screamed a female expert.


    "Wait for a second," a third expert cut in with a fearful expression. "Does that mean that the thirteenth division has also fallen?"


    "That can''t be possible¡­"


    "Stop spouting nonsense!"


    The entire Black Heart City was witness to this drama, as the sky changed colors and mighty voices echoed through the building. It was as if they were listening to angels and demons preparing to battle. Nearby in the shadows of the middle district, two beautiful women who appeared to be seasoned warriors watched the conflict with solemn faces.


    "So he has decided to finally get involved¡­" the dark-skinned beauty with a scar on her left cheek sneered as she looked toward the Golden District. She was voluptuous and fierce, her gaze piercing.


    "Why do you fault him? I have always been in contact with him, you know that," replied the enchanting voice the beautiful blonde-haired woman by her side. She looked elegant and noble like the princess of a country. "If I had wanted him to interfere, I would have told him of our operation."


    "Whatever." The dark-skinned beauty frowned and didn''t pursue the topic. "It''s time for us to start the assault. The dogshit mayor thinks we''re still outside the city thanks to your hubby, and now priority target number three has been lured out. It''s time to take over the Middle District."


    "Right. According to our intel, all of the Middle Districts Voodoo Priests were meeting with Prop Uganda. They should be at the Government Complex," said the enchanting beauty with blond hair.


    "Good." The beautiful dark-skinned girl waved her hand in a forward motion as she called out to the mob behind her, "MOVE OUT!"


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    ¡ª Back in the sky¡­


    "Ah, now this is more like what I expected¡­" Sigma Octanis smiled faintly as he spoke to himself. This guy was so easy to irritate that killing him might be just as easy now as it was before. He maxed out his voice again as he continued to provoke the Fallen General, "Why would I need to lie? Don''t forget, my old friend, that you''re already dead. Why would your opinion matter?Should she just grow old alone now that you''ve gone gotten yourself killed by her lover?"


    "How truly shameless¡­" Hiding in the clouds above the city, Erykah Maat shook his head at the antics of his sworn-brother. Weren''t you the lover who killed him?


    "You¡­you¡­huuu," General Uganda let out a heavy sigh to calm himself. His gaze turned solemn as his hatred bubbled in his guts, but unlike Sigma assumed he didn''t explode and attack rashly. It seemed he had learned from his previous life''s mistake. He stopped projecting his voice so dramatically and spoke in an unusually calm and dark tone, "In the Prism Realm these practices have long since been abandoned. However, you should know that my strength is not limited to the General Uganda that you know. I have recovered my own soul and bloodline. In addition, my new combat soul is the result of a dark art that rivals the prismatic arts. It''s fascinating that such a thing could exist in the lower realm. Curse power is truly undervalued back home."


    As General Uganda spoke an enormous dark shadow formed behind him slowing forming the silhouette of a ten-meter tall mighty demonic servant. General Uganda spat out a ball of black blood that spiraled mid-air as he shouted, "Combat Entity: Release!"


    A bronze demonic servant with two crimson horns on his forehead and a long spiked tail broke through the shadowy mold and immediately launched itself towards Sigma Octanis. At the same time, General Uganda rapidly formed curse seals that crawled out from his body and started to transform into arcane circles. Only truly power sages were able to form arcane circles so quickly.


    At the same time the demonic servant combat soul punched out and a fist of pure voodoo qi flew towards Sigma faster than a missile. Just this attack already surpassed 8,000 BP!


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    "Impossible," Sigma Octanis frowned as he sensed the might of this attack which should be impossible for the combat entity of a Silver Rank, Void Door Sage. How much did that dark art augment his strength? Sigma suddenly realized it wouldn''t be good to let the opponent complete more than three arcane circles. He clapped his hands together, and four double-layered magic circles appeared in his atmosphere before fusing into one magic circle that shot above the demonic servant, leaving the combat entity stunned.

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    "Fourth Star Spell: Serene Ice Burial!" as Sigma''s voice faded an extreme avalanche of purple, pink, and silver know burst from the magic circle drowning the combat entity within. The colder than 10,000-year-old ice serenity qi ravaged the combat entity''s insides as sinner qi leaked from the falling pillar of serenity snow.


    "Release!"


    At the same time, Sigma suddenly appeared above General Uganda in the released form of his Heavenly Dog Star divine spark. His body was glowing with mysterious light with rippling muscles and starlight fur covered his torso. He was like the reincarnation of the heavenly dog stabbed down with the staff in his hand.


    "Celestial¡­qi¡­" General Uganda, or rather, Ulysses Solaris felt an unprecedented sense of crisis as he stared at the current Sigma Octanis. No wonder he was so powerful in spite of being in the lower realms¡­so he was actually able to use barely discernible amounts of celestial qi by using his Celestial Body as a medium. With such potent qi, even if it was a negligible amount it could turn every attack into a heavenly art.


    *BOOOOM*


    The impact of his mighty blow tore the clouds asunder and General Uganda crashed back into the government building complex like a meteor, devastating the surrounding buildings for miles. Even more shocking for the terrified citizens of Black Heart City were the hundreds of women dressed like valkyries that suddenly flooded the streets of the Middle District, taking over all the minor sage halls and saint temples.


    At the same time, in both the Golden and Outer districts, over a thousand voodoo and sinner practitioners started to riot within the city. The entire city guard turned coat and started to attack the citizens. Innocents were slaughtered, houses robbed, women captured, the city was falling into complete madness! Only the Middle District was safe as every voodoo or sinner practitioner that wasn''t injured in the collapse of the governmental buildings was currently being assaulted by one of these women wearing valkyrie combat armor. Their only support came from Sigma''s subordinates hidden in the crowd and the members of the military who had not truly defected.


    What the hell was happening today?


    "OCTANIS!!" a powerful and enraged voice boomed all across the territory surrounding Black Heart City. World-shaking pressure descended on the city making every mystic artist below the expert level shiver in fear. All of the voodoo practitioners and fiendish sinners instead cheered in excitement and fought and looted with more fervor than ever.


    Garuda had arrived.


    The mayor was long gone.


    Today Black Heart City would belong to them, and no one could stop it.


    "Aren''t you forgetting me?" a similarly powerful voice echoes from the skies above Black Heart City, as the entire skit was tinted orange and red. Immediate devastating clashes of power were heard in the distance.


    "Someone is confronting Vice-Sect Leader Garuda¡­" the seven Voodoo Priests in charge of the attacks on the city all frowned when they sensed the distant battle fluctuations. Who on earth was powerful enough to contend against Garuda?


    Sigma Octanis stood atop a magic circle above Black Heart City. He maintained released divine spark state, patiently waiting with his arms folded and his face solemn.


    "It seems you already saw through my arrival¡­" another voice came from the clouds, followed by the melodic neighing of a steed. The sound of the beast was mysteriously eery.A dark and powerful atmosphere burst to life and dispersed the surrounding dark clouds as a four-meter-tall black skeletal horse with flaming wings and mane descended with a burly and tall man on its back.


    This man was an infernal powerhouse with ram horns on his head. He was none other than Kyle Mercy, the Supreme Elder of the South Ward''s Dark Emissary Guild voodoo cult. Kyle Mercy spoke with disdain as he revealed his purple and black atmosphere with blacklight spheres. Sigma Octanis was able to instantly recognize that this opponent was at the Prism Mage rank of the Void Philosopher Sage Realm. From the bursting fiend qi on his body, Kyle Mercy was also a Psychopath Rank Hell''s Master.


    "Make haste. Prostrate yourself before your honor and I can consider not wasting your cultivation. I may even allow you to be a cultivation cauldron." Kyle Mercy patted the side of his Zombra Combat Entity. It could be heard that he didn''t place Sigma Octanis'' strength in his eyes at all. The beast''s empty eye sockets released a bright green glow, and Sigma frowned as he felt a greedy gaze on his body. It was as if this creature wanted to mount him. Sigma''s gaze turned cold, as magic runes imperceptibly started forming and merging with his atmosphere. Kyle Mercy frown and sent out his perception when he saw Sigma''s fearless gaze. His eyes shined with gold light as he observed his opponent, "Is this the wordless casting I''ve heard about? I indeed cannot see through its intricacies. How many arcane circles have you formed, I cannot tell. Marvelous. Perhaps scouring your soul is the better option."


    "You are not worthy, random Voodoo Priest." Sigma Octanis replied arrogantly. He would never bow his head to a worthy opponent. Merely, this was not an opponent Sigma could defeat without breaking through Gaea''s curse. After doing so, he would have at most a day before he was ejected from the life star altogether. However, if Sigma chose not to fight this man, wouldn''t his little lover be guaranteed to die in a horrible fashion? Sigma glared at his opponent as his atmosphere kept rising in strength imperceptibly. He used his force comprehension to push his strengths past the limits of the curse''s seal.


    Sigma didn''t think he could afford to play around with the man in front of him!


    "Oh?" Kyle Mercy''s eyebrow rose as he sensed the change in Sigma''s aura, the light of caution finally coloring his eyes. "It seems you have truly hidden your depths. No wonder the Temple Sheppard would be so partial toward you."


    "You seem to have quite the decent opinion of your measly origin core," Sigma Octanis replied indifferently. He could see through his opponent''s origin cultivation with ease. Suddenly, six triple-layered arcane circles appeared within Sigma''s excessively deep violet atmosphere. Kyle Mercy frowned but was dumbfounded by Sigma''s next turn of phrase, "Already 359-years-old and yet you act so childish. You would likely only make it to the 1-Star Magus Legend rank, and that''s with great luck. Fortunately, you will not have to live in mediocrity much longer as you will die today."


    "Hmph," Kyle Mercy waved his hand and four double-layered arcane circles appeared in his own atmosphere. He didn''t believe his 4-Star curse would be weaker than Sigma''s six-star spell, even if each of the former''s arcane circles had a third layer. He stepped down from his combat entity''s back and spoke a single word, "Attack."


    The Zombra spread out its skeletal wings and neighed as it charged toward Sigma furiously. The skies changed colors as raging flames made from origin energy and fire qi surrounded the Zombra like a stampeding inferno. Sigma looked unbothered as he saw the Zombra rapidly approaching. He could tell that its green eyes contained a fusion of charm and fiend qi.Ordinary opponents would be charmed into staring at those eyes as their vitality was slowly sucked away.


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    Three 100 meter tall moons made from astral serenity qi appeared one by one from Sigma''s atmosphere as he waved the staff in his hand.


    "Magic Art: Serene Moon, Astral Mirrors"


    The three moons all split into three astral mirrors for a total of nine that blocked the front of Sigma Octanis like a wall. The Zombra charged straight at the mirrors a the suddenly separated and caged the combat entity in a circle of mirrors. The Zombra released a might neigh and the inferno surrounding it exploded into a sea of flames. The astral mirrors glowed and rebounded absorbed origin energy from the flames continuously while withstanding the fire qi with astral might.


    However, as soon as the wall of mirrors shifted, Kyle Mercy arrived before Sigma with his Hell''s Mantle equipped. This was a mighty spear made from fiend, voodoo, and infernal qi. Kyle displayed wondrous and polished martial arts with his Hell''s Mantle, raining blow after blow down on Sigma Octanis parried each attack with his bone staff. The six triple-layered arcane circles in his atmosphere released a deep blue light. Kyle Mercy''s eyes flashed as he immediately fell back.


    "Stay for a while," Sigma Octanis called out as he clapped his hands together. "Sixth Star Spell: Ice Parade!"


    The six arcane circles fused into one magic circle which shone brightly transforming into hundreds of thousands of incomparably sharp ice blades that shot from the magic circle like a Gatling gun.


    "Petty tricks!" screamed Kyle Mercy, who spread his arms open wide as thousands of curse marks poured out from his body forming a demonic shield in his front.


    *Brididididididididahdahdah*


    The ice shards started barreling into the shield rapidly, and Kyle Mercy sneered. However, before he could launch a counter-strike, his origin core felt like it was about to crack. Kyle frowned, and immediately cut the connection he had with the shield.


    *BOOM*


    The shield exploded and 30% of the spell''s remaining power crashed into the fleeing Kyle Mercy. Kyle suffered thousands of cuts and was sent spiraling through the sky. Sigma didn''t pursue, and instead, he summoned three more astral serenity moons. His starlight fur was glowing extremely bright.


    "Let''s end this," Sigma Octanis could sense a sinister qi building from the Golden District. He worried his men would be slaughtered without mercy if he didn''t hurry and dispatch Kyle Mercy to his mission in hell.


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    Nearly an hour after the fight between Sigma Octanis and Kyle Mercy started, Jodye Trill and his two partners were tumbling through the now wrecked shop. Jodye quickly rolled to his feet and withdrew his Baleful Glaive. Jodye''s aura increased in strength immediately and he used rage he felt for being suddenly blown away to kick start his astral momentum into high gear.


    The strength of his physique instantly surpassed 300 BP as his astral points roared to life. Jodye shot forward just as the depraved looking man with red spiked hair recovered from the rebound. The curvy woman behind the shield only saw a handsome young man dash past her and slide low as poured all of his might into the polearm of his combat glaive and swung it toward the heavens. The strength of this attack sliced the red spiked hair warrior''s qi momentum down by 70%.


    Seeing this the girl didn''t hesitate, she poured 175 BP into her paladin shield which sucked it up like a sponge. Charging forward she rammed the red-haired man with all her might, sending the latter rolling pathetically out of the hole in the store, and dispersing his remaining force momentum. The red-haired man was still reeling at the sudden turn in events when everything suddenly got dark. When he looked up the last thing he saw and heard was the baleful screams that shook his soul as the blade of Jodye''s Glaive penetrated his skull.


    Jodye, whose shirt was torn in several places, tore his shirt off of his upper body and onto the floor, before searching the deceased opponent for loot. The curvy woman felt her heartthrob as she looked at the chiseled back of her savior as he kneeled over the menace that almost deflowered her. She shivered at the thought of that animal getting his hands on her. She suddenly felt the desire to embrace this young man in front of her, but her hatred for men got the better of her.


    "Thank you, young hero," the curvy woman dusted herself off and spoke with a strong a clear voice. "My name if Meghan Wham. May I know the name of the one who saved this little warrior?"


    "Less of that," Jodye Trill frowned as he looked up at the warped sky and felt the terrible energy fluctuations in the air. He didn''t even dare to cast out his divine awareness out any further into the sky due to fear of damaging his soul. The battle fluctuations were actually that terrifying! Jodye was certain the only other time he felt such powerful auras was when Basalt attack the Trilleck Family Villa a year back. With a thought, [Pharaoh''s Law] appeared in a flash of blue and gold, crowning itself on Jodye''s head. Green colored thunderbolt qi snaked through his eyes and around his muscles as he flexed. With his divine consciousness, he swept every inch of the Outer District, his frown growing deeper by the second. Jodye turned to look at the highly attractive woman behind himself. She wore skin-tight white valkyrie combat armor and had big brown eyes that stared at him with rapt attention. Jodye shook his head and asked, "What the hell is going on out here?


    Looking at this beautiful young man with crystal blue eyes, who looked like a little like an ancient pharaoh''s reincarnated heir, she felt her heart pound quite a bit harder than usual. However, hearing his question her face grew serious as she responded in kind, "The villains from Black Mettle Guild, White Serpent Cove, and the Death Missionary Guild are currently assaulting the city. Young hero, will you stand up for the innocent lives of the city, or walk away from their suffering?"

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    Jodye Trill looked this curvy woman in her pretty blue eyes. Those eyes almost reminded him of his mother''s, and as a result, Jodye found this woman rather pleasing to the eye. He didn''t appreciate her manipulative attempt, but wasn''t protecting innocents from the psychotic Voodoo Priests already his intention?


    "What is your name?" Jodye''s voice was still light, easily reflecting his young age. The curvy woman felt momentarily caught off guard when she realized how young this dangerously handsome boy sounded. Perhaps he was only nearing adulthood? She immediately changed her approach.


    "You can call this big sister Tonka," said the curvy and dazzling Tonka as she gently pushed her golden hair behind her ears. Jodye had trouble not staring at this woman, whose delicate face reminded him Lylian Barong. With great effort, he tore his attention away and questioned why his willpower seemed to be so lacking when it came to matters of the opposite sex.


    "A word, host," Trippy''s voice sounded out in Jodye''s mind as soon as this question appeared. "It is your divine dragon bloodline at work. Dragon''s are beings of the most supreme and magical serenity and calamity forces in the universe. True Dragon''s are known for their sexual drive, but what many do not know is that for Divine Dragon''s this is a far more serious problem. For that reason the mate of a divine dragon is typically chosen from birth, that way once they come of age the young draconian won''t just impale random females with his power. After all, the natural charm of the dragons is able to attract the opposite sex of any species with relative ease."


    "Wah¡­" Jodye Trill felt a bit disturbed by this new information. So basically he had to experience extreme adolescence due to his divine dragon blood? Wouldn''t this only get worse as his purity increased? He suddenly thought about the way women had been treating him lately, and a realization suddenly hit him. So that was it. "Why didn''t you tell me something so important?"


    "Is this considered important?" Trippy said indifferently. "My apologies, host. From my understanding, most males would relish at this opportunity. After all, your lower equipment and primal stamina will completely eclipse that of other males. In fact, female divine dragons have a far more vigorous sexual drive. If you were a woman I would have definitely cautioned you more, based on convention."


    "Sometimes I miss you being more like a robot¡­" Jodye grumbled to himself but he didn''t mean it.


    "Joseph, you must get close to this girl!" Lady Isis'' voice started ringing out from Jodye''s host space. She didn''t wait for Jodye to inquire and proceeded on her own, "Her physique is the incredibly unique Holy Light Physique! I never imagined seeing such a thing in this lower realm. We must recruit her into your house."


    "How will I do that?" Jodye Trill wondered more to himself than to his mother. However, his mother answered anyway.


    "You currently look like a dashing young man. Is it really so difficult for you to gain the favor of a beautiful woman? I did not raise a waste for a son." Lady Isis coldly replied. Jodye was speechless. This seemed to be the opposite of how he expected his mother to behave.


    However, once he remembered that his mother already read through all of his memories things made more sense. She simply didn''t look at him as an inexperienced child anymore. Just like herself, Jodye''s soul was a lot older than his body.


    He then looked at Tonka and considered a bit, but still answered truthfully for the first time since he arrived in the South Ward. After all, wasn''t he already exposed? In that case, what was the point in keeping a low profile? Jodye suddenly felt his draconic nature was out-reasoning his spy training. He looked the curvy beauty Tonka in her eyes and replied, "I am Joseph Goldwolf, the eighteenth star''s heavenly apprentice. You may call me Jodye Trill."


    Tonka felt pleasantly surprised when Jodye was so open with her, but her eyes widened into saucers when she heard the words ''the eighteenth star''s heavenly apprentice''. She had received dozens of field mission from HQ that required her to gain intel on Sigma Octanis'' daily interactions. All of those whom Sigma had trained were exceptional geniuses. So this young man was actually a member of that expert team?


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    "Please, young hero Jodye you have to help!" Tonka suddenly stepped forward and hugged Jodye''s arm into her chest. Feeling those soft mounds on his arm, Jodye inwardly blushed, but outwardly his face remained stoic. "Your employer is currently facing off against some madman in the skies above the Golden and Middle Districts. Our leaders are both rushing to take over the government buildings. I got separated from my team and then had to retreat back to the Outer District when that evil priest pursued me. If it wasn''t for you¡­I would have had to burn my Deity mark."


    Deity¡­Mark¡­


    Jodye Trill checked his mental filing cabinet and suddenly recalled Uncle Sigma telling him about the captain of a female vigilante guild over glasses of Riot Goo. This guild was called the Dark Valkyrie Guild, and the leader was named Azura. Azura, her best friend, and her little sister were also a member''s of the number one all-female sect in the South Ward, Deity Succubus. They each had a Deity curse tattoo that when activated would sap all of their life force in an instant in exchange for an intense explosion of force.


    This was the way many women of the sect who were forced into a corner by a voodoo practitioner or sinner were forced to end their own lives. However, they would never die alone. Some of the bolder warriors didn''t die at all. This was because if they allowed the Voodoo Practitioner to kneel in their inner temple, then the Deity Curse would become a Succubus Curse and rapidly absorb the entire qi and life-force of the man through his lower equipment. Those members who successfully did this were rewarded with white jade Valkyrie Combat Armor.


    Jodye Trill glanced at the white combat armor worn by Tonka. Following his gaze, Tonka first thought he was looking at her breasts and she blushed inadvertently. However, after a moment she realized what he was looking at so profoundly and her face paled as she subconsciously released him and fell several steps back. Her previous demeanor changing into a far more distant one. She was very familiar with the way men feared or disdained her for her glory. This one should be no different, and he obviously had been taught the significance of her combat armor.


    "So then, you must be Azura''s little sister?" However, Jodye Trill completely ignored her reactions and asked politely.


    "Mn¡­" Tonka nodded subconsciously, however when she realized she spoke too soon she grimaced again. After thinking a bit more, she grew visibly irritated. "If you do not wish to help then fine. Instead of completing your mission like your fellow apprentice-brothers, you hide here in the Outer District. I should have known¡­"


    "Do you hate men?" Jodye Trill asked out of curiosity. At the same time, Dessa Chimes followed by Aiken Moon walked out onto the main street. Hearing the screams and sounds of fighting all around them, alongside the dust, smoke, and general chaos the youths were both stunned. Far less than they were when they saw the red-haired man from earlier laying in a pool of his own filth, with the Baleful Glaive impaled into his skull.


    "Do I¡­" Tonka had not expected to hear this question just before she told Jodye off and left. She simply couldn''t figure out this Jodye Trill. Was he good or bad? A gentleman or a coward? Aloof or a pervert? Tonka squinted her eyes and replied, "I do not..hate¡­all men."


    It seemed incomparably hard for her to say those words.


    "However, most of you men are pompous jerks and the other half are demented, perverted, or abusive. I have never met a decent man other than my father, and he was killed before my eyes!" dense resentment flashed through Tonka''s eyes as she spoke of her father.


    "Fine. Allow me to show you what a man is. Dessa, Aiken, let''s go!" Jodye Trill harrumphed as he walked past his Baleful Glaive and carelessly removed it from the red-haired man''s skull. His orange-hued atmosphere spread out from his body as thunderbolt runes started to form and fall into his legs. At the same time, Jodye summoned his [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], which flipped to the sixth page and a huge scarlet magic circle appeared on the path behind him. After Jodye walked to the edge of the magic circle the scarlet light released blinding rays of light before a mighty roar caused a heavy pressure to crash down on the surrounding area.


    Both Dessa Chimes and Aiken Moon withdrew combat swords from their storage gear and entered battle formation, ready to combat this new threat. However, they saw Jodye waving them off, making them both confused.

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    During the last couple of months, Jodye trained with guidance from his mother. His saint and sage cultivation bases both improved, but the most noticeable was definitely his saint cultivation. He finally crossed the threshold to become True Saint! Now his Saint Cultivation and Sage Cultivation were neck and neck. He was a true rookie-level Priest by the upper realms standards. On Gaea, he would be considered an expert.


    [Name: Joseph Goldwolf]


    [Age: 7 years, 2 months.]


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    [Status: 91% Health, 5:37 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Origin Science Sage Realm, Basic Junior Spirit rank, 90 BP.''


    ''Titanic Rage Path: Wimpy Man Realm, Level 10, 163 BP (dormant).''


    ''Heavenly Saint Path: True Saint Realm, 2-Star Essence Formation rank, 90 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 190 BP. (Vajra Cover: 320 BP).''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 200 BP (dormant).''


    [Origin Slave Summon: Red-Scaled Fire Lizard (F)]


    [Name: Unknown]


    [Summon Status: Slave Imprint - Level 8 Vicious Beast (Skin penetrated at 523 BP)]


    [Summon Time: Six Hours]


    "I guess I should think of a name for him¡­oh? Make that her." Jodye Trill looked at his heavenly grimoire reading the details of his new summon. The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard was currently a level 8 Vicious Beast and the only way to upgrade its strength was through devouring other creatures with dense origin qi. Of course, Jodye wanted to find this origin slave some quality true dragon blood, so it could successfully become an elite level Trickster. However, this was easier said than done. For now, there was still a lot that a Level 8 Vicious Red-Scaled Fire Lizard could be used for.After two single-layered magic circles appeared on Jodye''s calves, he leaped on the part of the beast''s back where it met the base of its neck.


    "Vi¡­Vici¡­how the hell did he tame a sky rank vicious beast?" from Tonka''s point of view this was absolutely crazy. A first she thought it was a combat entity, but only Mages could summon a combat entity. This was more similar to a regular contract beast summon! However, in the South Ward of Pangaea, there were no active beast tamers or evil summoners. Who was this young man exactly? Whether it was Dessa Chimes, Aiken Moon, or Tonka, they were all stunned with their jaws hanging open when they saw Jodye summon an eighth level Vicious Red-Scaled Fire Lizard and subsequently mount the eight-meter-tall beast.


    "Dess, when did boss even get¡­" Aiken Moon gulped and wanted to ask Dessa if she knew where this beast came from. After all, she was Jodye''s Right-Hand. Even though the Trill House was not yet officially organized, Jodye took it very seriously. Actually, Aiken was already slightly jealous of the favor Jodye showed Dessa. He wanted to show his worth as well. However, before he could question Dessa, she already dashed after Jodye who allowed her to join him on his mount as it scuttled off toward the town entrance.


    With more than 500 BP of natural power, this Red-Scaled Fire Lizard was more than twice as fast as Jodye. If not for Eureka, Jodye would have never been able to subdue such a creature.


    "Mr. Jupiter, this big gecko is so fierce and swift!" Dessa Chimes looked adorable as she completely disparaged Jodye''s new imposing mount, making the latter frown.


    Hadn''t all his effort in acting tough been ruined by these words?


    Even the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard growled in displeasure. Even though it wasn''t intelligent enough to understand human language, it shared a mental link with its master. It was aware of the mental image Jodye had when hearing Dessa''s words. How could this human compare it with a gecko?


    "Ahem," Jodye cleared his throat while consoling the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard. Dessa immediately straightened up with a serious look appearing on her face, as she listened for Jodye''s next words with rapt attention. "First, remember to no longer refer to me as Jupiter. Do not leave my side during this fight. We are at war with a powerful enemy. Save every mortal you see. Assist the women wearing the Dark Valkyrie armor. Do not engage anyone above your rank, and if you do immediately flee to my side at the first opportunity.


    "ROAR~~!!!" The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard roared loudly as it spotted a team of eighty or so White Serpent Cove disciples inside a dark two-level building. It was disciples of White Serpent Cove that captured it and tortured it every day until it became obedient. Now the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard wanted revenge on everyone dressed in White Serpent Robes. The eighth level vicious beast opened its mighty maw and inhaled copious amounts of air into its lungs.


    "Dessa, meet me at the ground level," Jodye Trill frowned as his divine consciousness picked up the several mortal women in the middle of this group of White Serpent Cove disciples. Scanning the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard''s abilities with the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire], Jodye calculated and realized he had less than four breathes before his slave beast completed its preparation.


    The magic circles on his calves shined while he activated his Energizing Steps as a Second Circle Magic Spell. Jodye vanished from in front of Dessa moving far faster than what her eyes could follow. Diving into the building through a window, Jodye immediately caused a commotion. Rolling to his feet amidst the shattered glass he immediately heard languid grunts and terrorized screams.


    Calamity light shone in Jodye''s left eye before a devastating calamity beam shot out like a laser and caused a huge explosion.


    "What the fuck was that?"


    "Go check it, you idiot! I''m almost finished."


    "HELP US!!!!" screamed several women from both the second floor that Jodye was on currently and the one below. Jodye frowned and identified each woman with his perception.


    To his shock, there were even a few mortal men experiencing the worse day of their lives. These sinners had clearly already lost their sanity. They were fiends, no better than low-level Goons. Jodye''s figure flashed and every time he entered a room the sound of steel lacerating flesh would sound out before he quickly departed to his next destination.


    In less than a breath, four women were jumping out of the building from the window shocking Dessa Chimes who used her pure qi to help her catch the falling ladies. Actually, rather than them jumping, it was Jodye who threw them toward Dessa. He didn''t have time to chat. Some of them were stark naked, and many of them had bruises and burns. In another breath, a total of eleven women and three men had been thrown out of the window.


    Dessa felt pride watching those women weep happily. She knew they had just narrowly escaped hell on earth. However, she soon noticed Jodye had yet to return. Glancing up at the dark building she tried to spread out her weak spiritual sense, but she wasn''t able to detect much more than fighting sounds.


    However, soon even the ladies weeping in each other''s arms could hear dozens of men raining curses. Then, out of nowhere, Jodye Trill dove from the second level window and behind him curses collided and exploded behind the wall. Meanwhile, Jodye Trill tucked and rolled as soon as he landed, then popped up and grabbed the slender waists of two ladies who could no longer stand well. He sent a mental message to Dessa telling her they needed to get everyone 10 meters away from the building. The cursing and yelling grew louder as silhouettes appeared above.


    "KILL~~~!"


    "GET HIM, GO, GO!"


    "You bastard, you won''t escape n¡­ow?" as the mob reached the window the Peak Expert class Voodoo Priest in front of the group had his jaw slowly dropping. His face seemed to lose all color as he stared at the rapidly approaching beam of scarlet-blue fire. "Is that¡­no¡­Sacred¡­Burner? How¡­"


    *BOOM*


    Tonka and Aiken Moon had just caught up to Jodye''s Red-Scaled Fire Lizard when Tonka noticed it charging an attack, and pulled little Aiken back. Then they watch as it launched out a curtain of scarlet-blue fire as if it was spitting a comet at the building ahead. Tonka despaired as she thought this Vicious Beast had somehow betrayed its master and blown him to bits. She could feel that the power behind that explosion was at least around 1,100 BP.


    As a Junior Spirit Sage and a Fledgling Saint, with maxed out qi momentum, Tonka''s strongest defense was only a little higher than 550 BP. She wouldn''t survive such an attack, so she simply didn''t believe Jodye had survived. After all, they had to team up to defeat her previous assailant, whose qi momentum maxed out at 675 BP.


    What Tonka didn''t know was that Jodye was only using his pure astral might at that time, or else he wouldn''t have needed her help at all.


    "WHEW! So that''s the Sacred Burner, huh? Takes a while to charge up but the damage is satisfactory indeed," hearinf Jodye''s voice suddenly coming from behind, Tonka was caught off guard causing her to spin and retreat, dual combat daggers in her hand. Jodye immediately noticed that they were combat daggers of the A-Grade, truly good stuff. However, he ignored her antics and walked over to Aiken Moon. "Do you think your sky flame could produce an explosion like that?"


    "Maybe once I reach the Origin Science Sage Realm, like you," Aiken Moon was indeed shocked, but after being around Jodye for so long he was never too surprised by this not-so-little madman. "However, my sky flame is of the cold element, it would be an explosion of serenity qi."


    "Mn," Jodye Trill nodded in understanding. He wanted to find his own sky flame to refine. Sylvester had even told Jodye that he would gift the latter a present if he managed to successfully refine a sky flame.


    "What''s going on over here!!?"


    "Drop your weapon, fiend, call off your beast!"


    "Don''t waste your breath, he reeks of voodoo qi. Let''s just kill him!"


    Five women wearing Dark Valkyrie combat armors surrounded Tonka and the mortal ladies protectively. It was as ifthey couldn''t see the obvious reality of the situation. However, to Jodye''s surprise Tonka didn''t speak out to his defense, she only watched from behind as if she was a spectator.


    "Little mistress, are you okay? Did that Vicious Red-Scaled Fire Lizard harm you?"


    "I am fine."


    "Who are these children? Who is this villain?"


    "¡­"


    "Worry not, little miss! We''ll remove him right now."


    Jodye Trill frowned deeply while looking at these five women. Something didn''t seem right about this situation. He didn''t believe Tonka would set him up unless she was a damn good actor. Could she be a spy? However, what would be the aim of lying to a stranger who saved her life? Unless she suspected himself of being a spy!


    Eureka!


    Jodye suddenly felt enlightened. So it turns out Tonka was still suspicious of his motives. In that case, Jodye would just separate from her now. He didn''t feel the need or desire to prove himself to this woman.


    "Surrender now, or I''ll attack!" a brown-haired girl with a scar under he left eye screamed at Jodye, who remained indifferent. Jodye frowned. Something still felt strange about this scenario.


    The girl frowned as well and released her cultivation base at the 6-Star Essence Formation Rank of the True Saint Realm. Her base qi was 100 BP and her qi momentum instantly started rising. Pure qi surrounded her combat ax as she released a series of mystic arts at Jodye, intending to shatter his cultivation.


    The other four Dark Valkyrie spread out and surrounded Jodye in a formation, waiting for him to flee. However, when the brown-haired girl''s combat ax slammed into Jodye, his image seemed to fade away like fog.


    Afterimage!


    At the same instant, Tonka heard Jodye''s voice right next to her ear, making her shiver a bit. However, this time she didn''t panic or react too much as she listened to his boyish voice whisper, "Do you really know them?"

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    "No¡­" Tonka answered honestly. She knew every female vigilante in the city, but she did not know these five women. This was the reason she didn''t speak to them very much, and she waited to see what they would do. She didn''t feel at ease enough to care about someone else. These women felt more dangerous than that voodoo priest from before!


    "Well, remember it was you who said it," Jodye''s voice floated into Tonka''s ear like an echo and he had already left her perception.


    "Where did that guy go?" one the women exclaimed. Traces of green electricity constantly flashed around them. She then noticed that the two children and many of the captured mortal women were also missing, as her eyes went wide.


    "Over there by the girl! I saw¡­where did he go?" another cried before becoming startled. She knew she saw his silhouette behind Tonka just then. How was he already gone?


    How fast could this kid be for them to not be able to detect his movements at all?


    "The girl, huh¡­" Tonka thought inwardly to herself. No one in the Dark Valkyrie Guild would dare to refer to her like this, especially not in her presence. These women were imposters! Tonka gripped her daggers, secretly grateful that Jodye had startled her earlier. She prepared to attack the nearest imposter as soon as Jodye made his move, destroying their battle formation.


    "Heh," Jodye smirked as he skated on energized lightning elements in the atmosphere. He didn''t intend to let Tonka throw her life away fighting these women. They were clearly targeting her, so Jodye needed to remove the liability. But how fun was it to dance around an ambush? He had gotten carried away before he remembered to evacuate the women he rescued. He also let Aiken and Dessa arrange them while leaving them instructions of his own.


    Afterward, he primed his astral points and continued to dash through the Outer District with his Baleful Glaive. He beheaded any sinner or priest he encountered with defense less than 400 BP with a Mighty Slash. The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] floated in front of him allowing him to communicate with his slave beast and [Pharaoh''s Law] rested as his crown. Jodye''s face looked leisurely and relaxed. He didn''t fear anyone under the mage realm or expert class. Even a genius disciple at the peak of the rookie class could be defeated.


    These so-called dark valkyries were all leaking trace amounts of yin fiend qi and they were all peak rookies by Jodye''s standard. The brutish girl wielding the combat ax was the weakest. Using her to test his depth was a nice strategy. Jodye still didn''t fear them at all. The brown-haired girl couldn''t harm him even if he stood still. However, the tall and ugly woman in the back had been exceptionally quiet this entire time.


    Until she released her crimson aura earlier.


    Although she quickly hid it, Jodye realized at that moment that she was actually a Great Scholar rank Origin Scientist. Her crimson aura was exceptionally thick. At her rank, she probably already created a fusion point or two. Jodye also thought she smelled funny, it reminded him of one of the elders of House Trilleck.


    If she was an evil priestess her spells would likely be deadly if given time to cast them. If she was a voodoo priestess, then her curses were probably already prepared before she arrived. This was why Jodye didn''t dare to stay still. Who knew what kind of crazy serpent curses this witch would have hidden?


    After entering the Origin Science Sage Realm, Sages truly started to research the laws. Jodye Trill''s thunderbolt magic spell Energizing Steps had already been crafted by him into a draconic spell. Sadly, he was only able to make it a two-star magic circle. This level of draconic spell could only increase the spell''s power by 80%. Whereas, the double-layered arcane circle of the three-star draconic spell would allow a 150% increase in the spell''s power. At Jodye''s current level, Energizing Steps increased his speed''s battle power to an explosive 3,600 BP.


    This was before engaging his astral points. Afterward, his speed''s battle power reached 4,500 BP. Only expert class mystic artists could catch him at those speeds.


    Jodye felt like he floating on energy and everyone moved in slow motion. It was dazzling and difficult to control. Luckily his Chaotic Thunder God physique could endure the spell''s strain with relative ease. After all, it was a thunderbolt spell. How crazy would it be as a three-star magic spell then? Unfortunately, if Jodye attempted to craft a three-star magic circle he would use two-thirds of his stored vital mana.


    This wasn''t an acceptable expenditure to Jodye.


    With origin and magic qi, Jodye was now able to form spells within about five minutes. This could actually be considered amazing among normal spell-casters. However, with his stored vital mana Jodye could form spells in mere seconds. After discovering this how could he possibly go back to using mere magic qi? Jodye was already certain that draconic spells were meant to be used with vital mana. To form a three-star magic circle with mana would take Jodye right under 50 seconds. However, three-star magic was already his current limit. He couldn''t handle the strain of higher tiered spells.


    Actually, with origin magic qi he could cast four-star or maybe even five-star draconic spells in about ten minutes if he was chanting. Merely, his chanting was a bit¡­problematic.


    Meanwhile, after the angry brown-haired valkyrie attacked the pavement she nearly tripped but caught herself. The remaining four women were on high alert after witnessing this. None of them noticed the young man move. The brown-haired valkyrie''s qi momentum dispersed, as she turned to back toward Tonka, who was also on alert like them. The remaining mortal women had long since disappeared, but the five valkyries didn''t have time to pay attention to this. Even Tonka didn''t immediately notice.


    Tonka gazed warily at her surroundings, frowning as she noticed how quiet it was. Even the green sparks vanished. Had he left? She hesitated before issuing a test command, "Okay Valkyries! Execute the Red Double Dip Formation!"


    The five imposters glanced at each other nervously, before setting up one of their more basic battle formations. What red double dipper? Was this truly the naming sense of the guild backed by Deity Succubus?


    "You must be joking, young mistress. We are new recruits, we don''t know such advanced tactics," a skinny girl spoke in a deep voice. Tonka was startled.


    "Ahh!" Tonka involuntarily shouted when she turned to see a savage maw of great teeth as sharp as blades.


    "There!" The brown-haired girl shouted in a panic, "Boss¡­it''s a¡­Eighth level Vicious Red-Scaled Lizard. Do we engage?"


    Tonka turned back ready to respond when she heard a gravelly voice enter her ears from the tall and ugly dark-haired "woman" at the back of the formation who decided to abandon the act, "Grab the whore, leave the beast to me. Irmilina and Lepard, it is almost the appointed time. Depart to commence the Fiend Army Art."


    "Yes, Commander Yushi." Two of the fake valkyries nodded and vanished.


    Unfortunately for Irmilina and Lepard, they only got a kilometer away before they heard a mighty heartbeat and felt a burst of blazing blade qi lacerating their flesh. With their bursting qi momentum, their endurance reached 500 BP yet it was torn through so easily. They didn''t even have time to shout before they heard baleful screams as a combat glaive sent their heads flying in a shower of blood.


    Thanks to synchronizing with Xavier''s combat soul, Jodye''s heart had been transformed into a Holy Catastrophe Blade Heart. Two times a day, it would pump large quantities of Holy Catastrophe Blade Qi into his body''s lifeblood. This rate would increase as he became more powerful. Jodye mixed his Holy Catastrophe Blade qi into his astral points and mimicked Xavier''s combat skill, Catastrophic Hack. However, afterward, his arms were bloody and cut in many places. Xavier was truly abnormal to do this so easily. Even when Jodye was able to use Xavier''s ability it was far less strenuous then now.


    Could it be because he was using his lifeblood instead of origin qi?


    As Jodye pondered, his wounds prickled with green lightning as the Chaotic Thunder Annihilation operated naturally, healing Jodye wounds at a near-visible rate. The bleeding had already stopped by the time he skated away.


    Tonka''s face paled as she heard this clearly masculine voice. Taking a closer look at this person, it wasn''t merely an ugly woman, oh no. It was a highly effeminate man! He walked slowly with his hips swaying. Tonka grimaced, but before she could react the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard''s tongue wrapped around her, as it leaped backward landing 180 meters away.


    "NO!" the dark-haired pansy named Yushi shouted in his gravelly voice, posing cutely. His behavior didn''t match his voice at all.


    Crimson aura burst forth as he used his origin qi to immediately pursue the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard, his subordinates scrambling to follow behind him. Upon landing, the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard placed Tonka on its back with its long tongue as per Jodye''s command. Afterward, it inhaled once and immediately started launching boulder-sized bursts of scarlet-blue fire containing trace amounts of dragon qi along with origin fire qi.


    This the Red-Scaled Fire Lizards innate art, Dragon Burst. The innate art it used earlier, Dragon Rush, was an attack that required charging before completely erupting in fiery dragon might. Dragon Burst stored the energy indefinitely and allowed the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard to launch a missile of fire with the stored energy. The dark-haired man seeing five scarlet-blue fireballs rapidly approaching. He immediately wanted to retreat but he was still in the air. He swiftly made curse marks into a single curse circle that he used as a step to rebound his body.


    "Was that young man from before not controlling this beast after all? How could he launch such an attack in the middle of the Outer District? Who exactly is really the insane murderers here? At this point, this place was destined to become a sea of flames!


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    "Scatter!" Commander Yushi spread his arms and two points, one in the center of each forearm, released different colored lights as a profound shield was summoned around him.


    Half a second later two of the fire bursts crashed into his shield. With his full-powered qi momentum and fusion points his shield had 1,100 BP endurance. The power of the first burst sent spider-web cracks throughout his shield and the second shattered it and crashed into his body full force. His defensive artifact released a bright green light but also crumbled to bits. However, it managed to reduce the damage enough to spare the black-haired man''s life. He survived with only light injuries as he crashed into the burning building coughing out blood. He survived but he couldn''t have taken the third burst easily.


    Not only that, the flames of the still burning building were also something he couldn''t handle currently. They seemed to have a suppressive effect on not only his voodoo qi but even more so on his fiend qi.


    Commander Yushi dive-rolled out of the burning building and slammed his palms together, before dropping two heavy palms into the ground. Hundreds of curse marks ran down his arms and into the ground. His crimson aura was suddenly full of menacing voodoo qi, as the ground began to rumble. Through his perception, Jodye was able to see that Commander Yushi was able to fuse earth and death qi, as well as earth and fiend qi. Earlier, the qi signatures in his shield held all of these properties. Suddenly, Jodye had a bad premonition.


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    Explosions kept littering the middle of the outer district, causing many of the fleeing citizens and warring parties to turn in trepidation. With Jodye''s divine consciousness streamed out how difficult was it for him to direct the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard''s attack pattern? Two of the five imposters had already been burned savagely. Another two were cut down by the Baleful Glaive.


    Had a big showdown finally erupted in the Outer District?


    Who was it fighting?


    However, when those with better eyesight saw a woman in white valkyrie armor riding a vicious beast they felt enlightened. This beast seemed to be going on a rampage in the Outer District. Seeing her white combat armor the more knowledgeable warriors'' faces became dignified.


    In the south, women who wore white valkyrie armor were known by one name: man-slayers. Rumors said they despised men and would kill one as easy as turning their palm. This was partially true, however, they usually only targeted true sinners and voodoo priests. In comparison, Jodye Trill was far crueler than them. One didn''t need to be a voodoo priest for Jodye to kill. After all, he was the true mastermind behind these devastating explosions. By looking at the state of Black Heart City and hearing the explosive clashes of energy in the distance, Jodye reasoned that they would likely lose this city today. In that case, what was there to be cautious about?


    He even considered sacrificing half of his origin qi to summon his new guard beast, but he chose not too. Guard Beasts like Eureka were different from his Combat Guardians. Their strengths, while they were quite limited by Jodye''s cultivation, were not something that Jodye could afford to showcase in the middle of a war. That would surely bring him unwanted trouble.


    In fact, Yushi''s previous evaluation was partly accurate. Jodye truly was a murderer but he was quite sane. Anyone stupid enough to stick around after his Red-Scaled Fire Lizard barbecued those White Serpent Cove disciples before they could even scream didn''t deserve his mercy. In Jodye''s opinion, they were likely sticking around to gain benefits from the chaos. For that reason, he didn''t care. Since they dared to stay, they could all burn too. All the innocents had been removed by himself in advance. Therefore, when dozens of Dragon Bursts landed all over the central region of the Outer District Jodye didn''t even bat an eyelid.


    However, when Yushi drove his palms into the earth and the earth began to quake, Jodye finally grew concerned. Unfortunately, he couldn''t stop what was about to happen. The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard fired its last three bursts directly at Yushi as it leaped into the sky once more to escape the area, crashing into another building 400 meters away. Tonka tucked her head into the vicious beast''s back to avoid damage.


    "You''re too late!" Yushi''s previously delicate and supple skin rapidly aged and revealed an elderly face. However, he was somehow more appealing as an elder than a woman.However, he got uglier by the second. As Yushi removed his hands from the earth, dozens of white snake glyphs rose from the earth and spread out in different directions. Each of the snake glyphs targeted women before diving into their flesh amidst screams. As these curses sucked the vital yin qi out of the women, the elderly Yushi slowly became younger and more attractive again. Under his feet, a deathly looking gateway rose 10 meters into the air. A swirling mass of death and fiend qi could be seen swirling within the earthen gate, while resentful souls moaned floating from the ground into the gate.


    "Combat Death Art: Earthen Zombie County!"


    Seconds later, dozens of first level fiends rushed out of the swirling mass, the power level of the fiends slowly increasing by the arrival of every fiftieth fiend. Within less than a minute there were already hundreds of fiends from levels one to three. The three dragon bursts finally landed on the square in front of the earthen gate in three explosions of scarlet-blue fire, decimating every fiend present without mercy. However, fourth level fiends immediately started coming out of the gate in droves. Yushi''s skin withered visibly once more and the rate at which the fiends emerged rapidly increased.


    Although he was being cautious since he knew the enemy was a Voodoo Priest nearly at the peak of the Great Scholar rank, Jodye Trill never expected that the pansy Commander Yushi would have been preparing such an enormous curse. It seemed to use at least 90% of the commander''s origin fiend essence, leaving him with only vast amounts of voodoo qi to utilize.


    Jodye glanced at the origin qi phenomenon in the skies above Commander Yushi and saw 210 dark violet spheres of light next to 312 milky origin light spheres. This meant Yushi''s current battle power was 522 BP, with his qi momentum quickly rising up once more after his huge move. If not, thanks to his fusion point his battle power would have increased even more thanks to his earth and fiend forces. The commander''s battle power had already risen above 800 BP thanks to his qi momentum, and Jodye could have used around a third of his strength to slaughter him.


    However, as these thoughts crossed Jodye''s mind, ten other violet lights shone in the Outer District as more fiend gates were created. With a quick sweep of his divine consciousness, the entire Outer District appeared in his perception. He suddenly sent a soul thought to Dessa Chimes as he rushed toward three fiend controllers by skating on electric currents with light bending movements, "The fiend controller less than a mile from your location is still weak from using the Fiend Hoard Art. Kill him before his momentum recovers! You must wipe out anyone who witnesses you using Autumn Saver, no exceptions! They must all die! Tell Aiken to protect those mortals."


    "Mn," sitting against the wall of an abandoned building next to an embarrassed Aiken Moon and a dozen women wearing highly revealing rags of their former clothes, Dessa Chimes suddenly nodded and responded to what seemed to be no one. The women paid attention to these two children as if they were a lifeline, and the ones sitting directly around the two them were startled.


    Aiken Moon merely wiped the nose bleed caused by the beautiful flesh surrounding him, before asking Dessa in a low voice, "Did you just hear from the boss?"


    "Yes¡­I need you to stay here and protect these women," Dessa Chimes stood up with a majestic air and stern face, prompting Aiken to stand as well. Dessa had always been taller than him, but now she was nearly as tall as Cassan and Jodye Trill, about five feet and seven inches.


    In the last couple of months, she had grown by at least four inches and her physique underwent changes. Her hips were wider and her rear was tighter and more round. Her chest increased in girth. She wore unique black B-Grade combat armor made by the Neofrost Master, which hugged her tall and maturing body. Looking at her now, Aiken Moon would''ve forgotten all these naked women were even in the room if she hadn''t mentioned it. Seeing Aiken sit back down calmly, Dessa continued, "I need to complete a new directive. You are to stay put and stay alert! There are plenty of sadistic sinners in this district who can smell the vital yin qi of these women."


    Dessa''s way of speaking had also become more aggressive and militant lately. Aiken frowned, but his face relaxed right after. It wasn''t necessarily bad that she was changing like this. However, Aiken missed the sweet and innocent Dessa.


    Dessa leaped from the two pillars in the building to the second floor, and out of a window.


    The women in the room watched her leave, and then looked to Aiken Moon. Many of their gazes were rather hostile, especially the young girls, but they were all showing signs of dependency. Their savior was like a blur of green electricity and had vanished after leaving them in this building. Now the female warrior they had been depending on also left them alone.


    If this young man left as well they would surely die. None of them dared to upset him in the slightest, even though most of them didn''t trust him. One of these girls seemed to be Dessa''s age. Aiken released his golden aura and withdrew the Blackheart Bow. Following Dessa''s lead, he leaped to the second floor, but he tripped when he landed and fell through the collapsing edge.


    The surrounding women were speechless, but the young woman from before started to giggle. She felt profound hatred toward males right now since when Jodye saved her it was a moment too late. With her tightly shut eyes, she never even saw her savior. She only witnessed Dessa Chimes'' soft gaze as she caught her.


    Two minutes later, Aiken''s face was beet red as he carefully monitored the windows on the second floor. He wanted to get on the rooftop, but he figured he would be disobeying his orders if he did so. Instead and patrolled all the windows on the second floor, ready to engage the enemy at a moment''s notice.


    Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes was rushing toward her destination lead by Autumn Saver.


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    "We''re already close. Release your cultivation once you stop. They won''t fear a True Saint at the 1-Star Essence Formation rank." Autumn Saver''s voice rang out in Dessa''s mind and she followed the former''s direction. "The moment you engage, summon me and I will max out your qi momentum. The opponent is only a 4-Star Essence Formation True Saint, he won''t stand a chance."


    "That should be True Sinner," thought Dessa Chimes while jumping over rooftops as she approached the bright violet gate of light. She really liked the term sinner, as these bastards didn''t deserve to be considered Saints. She stopped 100 meters away and released her True Saint cultivation base. On another rooftop, less than 20 meters from where she stood, a 3-Star Essence Formation True Sinner sensed something and looked in Dessa''s direction.


    "Enemy spotted! Oh, devil, she''s hot¡­" the True Sinner held onto his communication crystal, and he immediately leaped over to Dessa. He could sense she was in the same rank but two stars weaker than himself, thus he wanted to capture her and play a bit. He decided not to inform his captain. Would the captain let him enjoy such a beauty? Surely not. Thus he lied to his captain, the fiend controller below, "Rookie Class Enemy spotted. Preparing to eliminate."


    "Whatever you do, do it at your post!" replied the captain.


    "Yes!" the sinner landed less than a meter away from Dessa Chimes, who up until now never even glanced in his direction. "Listen, you slut. Surrender to my cock right now, and I might let you live a few more days."


    Dessa Chimes slowly turned a completely emotionless gaze towards that tall and burly man with brown hair. She took ten light steps in his direction, and lust swam in his eyes. In his mind, she had already surrendered. However, Dessa suddenly flipped her palm and before the sinner could blink he was watching the surrounding city upside down as everything faded to black. When his head exploded on the ground below, he still hadn''t realized the moment he got beheaded.

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    ¡ª One month ago, Windy Desert Plateau


    Standing next to the dead carcass of a fifth level Vicious Primal Scorpion, Jodye Trill was educating Dessa in the art of death.


    "Mr. Ju¡­I mean my lord," Dessa Chimes started to call Jodye Jupiter again but caught herself in time, her cheeks flushing red. "Is it¡­scary¡­to kill someone?"


    Dessa was visibly nervous about the upcoming war. She was pretty certain that she had slain someone in the previous battles, but it was never down intentionally. She simply defended herself the way she was taught. She wouldn''t even glance at opponents after they fell. Noticing this, Jodye decided to be a bit stricter with her warrior training. He couldn''t allow his Right-Hand to be afraid of killing.


    "You have to steel your heart, Dess," Jodye Trill placed his heavy hand on Dessa''s delicate shoulder. "We don''t murder because it''s cool, we do it from the heart. You should never feel regret if you kill someone with your heart set. What is right, what is wrong? The only thing that decides this is whichever side has the most strength!"


    Dessa Chimes thought carefully about Jodye''s words before responding with melancholy, "But¡­isn''t there another way? Other than taking someone''s life? What if they can still change their ways?"


    "Bwahaha¡­" Dessa was dumbstruck when Jodye Trill started laughing boisterously at her question. He next words struck her hard, "If you are stronger than those who offend you or plot against you, what would happen to your anyone who knows you that is not stronger if they are allowed to live?"


    "This¡­" Dessa''s gaze darkened. Her uncle had often plotted against the family of enemies he didn''t dare to confront directly. How many of her fellow-servants were kidnapped daughters or mothers? What manner of disrespect and violation did they suffer? Dessa knew it very well.


    "Would they allow you to live if they were stronger than you? What would happen?" Jodye crossed his arms and asked sternly. His crystal blue eyes penetrated into the depths of her soul as she stared at that serious face.


    "I understand," Dessa''s eyes now had a fiery determination that Jodye had never seen before. He suddenly felt rather gratified. It seems they just had a breakthrough in her dao heart.


    "It''s good that you do. Now let''s continue with a sixth level Vicious Primal Scorpion."


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    ¡ª Black Heart City, Outer District


    This was technically the first time Dessa Chimes had ever willingly taken a life. Jodye Trill told her for some people this moment is one of the most difficult to surpass in a warrior''s life. Thus, they often visited the desert outside of Winter Winds City, slaying local vicious beasts to gain experience. During that time, Dessa became accustomed to killing animals. In her opinion, these scumbags were lower than even animals. Thus, to her shock, she actually felt relief after killing that man. It didn''t bother her a bit.


    At this moment, Dessa had a sort of strange and serene feeling. It was as if that man disturbed her inner peace, and she could only grasp it once more by removing his head. She reacted before she even considered her actions. However, even now that she watched his headless body falling slowly from the building she didn''t feel any disgust.


    In fact, one could even say it pleased and excited her to do so.


    "Could it be that I am also a psychotic killer? I really hope I don''t become a Voodoo Priest¡­I don''t think I would be able to stand that." Dessa Chimes hid Autumn Saver immediately after killing the scum ball who dared to profane her and used her pure qi to launch herself into the city square below.


    In the center of the square, a first-level fiend appeared from a large sphere of voodoo fiend qi floating above the outstretched hands of a handsome young man. The fiend fell in line with a dozen other fiends who surrounded the young man. This young man didn''t wear a robe, his chest was bare and covered in voodoo tattoos. He possessed a wild appeal that made others apprehensive. He had white hair and narrow eyes, but Dessa couldn''t help but admit he had quite the angular face and his muscular physique looked like the chiseled statue of a hero.This didn''t look like a simple foe.


    Their eyes locked, and a lust-filled gave heavily scrutinized her body. Staring at this hunky man who wanted her, Dessa actually felt a little excited. Dessa frowned and swiftly looked away, wondering when she had ever started ogling men like this? The Voodoo Priest sneered and didn''t place this woman in his eyes as he focused on his task. The laces could play her to death.


    The soft impact of her landing didn''t fail to attract the attention of the surrounding True Sinner legion protecting the Fiend Hoard Art controller. Ninety-one enemy mystic artists in the square turned their attention to the beautiful red-haired young lady who landed gracefully in their midst like an angel. Unbeknown to Dessa, they were all somewhat charmed due to her unique aura.


    "Enemy detected!"


    "Squad B, secure Priest Vincent!"


    "Enemy? What enemy? This is clearly a fallen gift from our brothers."


    "What a woman!"


    The warriors under the second stage glanced at each other once, and all of them started to enclose the perimeter. They wanted to gain some favor with their superiors by taking initiative.


    Indeed, the Voodoo Priests present all nodded in approval of their actions. Meanwhile, Dessa Chimes was disgusted. Do these lower-level villains dare to treat her as prey? Dessa didn''t find this to be acceptable. The lecherous light in their eyes as they stared at her widening hips and full bosom made Dessa so angry that her astral points flared to life on their own. However, at the fourth level, her astral qi wouldn''t serve as much more than a boost for her essence strength, increasing her active battle power to 76 BP.


    Her Lord was Jodye Trill! How dare they disrespect the vassal of her lord and savior? Jodye had already told her that as his Right-Hand any offense shown to her could also be considered as offending Jodye himself.


    How could she let her master suffer insult?


    Autumn Saver felt helpless when listening to Dessa''s thoughts on this matter. Ah, women truly change for the man they admire.


    "Excuse me, little lady, but I think you''re a bit lost. Come, let this daddy show you the way to safety," one of the voodoo priests exclaimed. This certainly pissed off Dessa Chimes, who immediately decided to kill this priest first. Looking at the black cloaks designed with a hoodlum stealing goods, Dessa Chimes knew that these were not disciples of White Serpent Cove. Actually, she recognized that they were the mystic artists from another guild that used to visit her uncle.


    "Black Mettle Guild¡­" Dessa Chimes'' memory and overall cognitive senses had drastically improved and she was able to vaguely remember the name of this group. The priest she just put on her sure-kill list and a dozen other sinners slowly closed in on her while snickering obscenities. "Their leader looks strong. He probably is a genius disciple of the Black Mettle Guild. Can we beat him?"


    "He is not that tough. However, he has a few high-level curses tattooed onto his body. He must know a weak Runic Master. Those curse tattoos make his strength unfathomable for now. Focus on stopping the portal before third level fiends start escaping."


    The voodoo priest who spoke had a cultivation base at 3-star Essence Formation rank Sinner and Initial Junior Spirit rank Sage. With a quick sweep of her spiritual sense, Dessa discovered that the strongest warrior here was indeed the voodoo priest controller, the 6-Star Essence Formation rank Sinner.


    "Are there any other experts hiding in the background?" inwardly Dessa Chimes asked her treasured sword''s spirit.


    "There isn''t a single expert for miles," Autumn Saver seemed to sneer, "Even these wastes can only be considered Rookie Class, having just ascended from the foundation stages."


    "Foundation stage¡­" As Dessa''s cultivation grew, Autumn Saver''s depth of knowledge was slowly unsealed. Thus, she had been learning quite a lot about the upper realms lately.On Gaea no one referred to the first stage of a path as the foundation stage, instead, it was called the rookie stage. One could argue that the foundation of cultivation had gone missing in Gaea. Dessa thought for a moment and then asked again, "Did young master Jodye already reach the expert class?"


    "No, but your young master is a little monster. He has the full constitution of a Heaven Slaughterer and the developing physique of an Origin God Beast." Autumn Saver was stunned to discover that Dessa''s current astral qi was quite compatible with its own blade qi. It seemed Dessa would easily be able to create a blade qi concept soon. Even better she would be able to effortlessly fuse it into her astral essence. This meant that once Dessa awakened her Sage powers she would already have a powerful qi concept to rely on. In this way, she would gain all the benefits of a sage body and a saint that became a sage the hard way. Autumn Saver remembered to do something nice for Jodye Trill as it replied to Dessa, "Once you master how to use astral essence like your young master, I have a very powerful art for him to teach you. I''m sure having him direct your training will be far more effective then if I was to do so alone."


    Dessa Chimes wasn''t surprised by Autumn Saver''s words. Even though the treasure spirit used to show distrust toward Jodye Trill, it has since been forced to acknowledge the unique aspects of the little madman. This kid a great fortune for Dessa! Luckily, Dessa managed to secure this great benefactor to her previously mundane existence. Otherwise, even Autumn Saver would be hard-pressed to shift the status of her karmic wheel. Today''s success would definitely be impossible.


    Dessa''s face was cold and emotionless as she spoke sternly in her light and airy voice, "The next man to take a single step forward will lose his life."


    Simultaneously every mystic artist in the surroundings froze their advance. Seconds later they all erupted in laughter. Mocking voices filled the square with their ire.


    "The next one dies fellas, hahaha, be careful now!"


    "Is this chick serious?"


    "It''s almost as if she believed in her own words¡­"


    "You almost scared me there, girl-o," replied the man who was already on Dessa''s sure-kill list. Dessa actually sneered once he spoke. She knew he would be the second to die by her hands today. "That''s some pride you have as a True Saint. However, allow me to show what a real True Sinner can do."


    That True Sinner took a single step forward carefully, as his guildmates snickered in derision. Many of them then continued to encircle their prey. Dessa flipped her palm, and with a speed that eclipsed what any of these sinners were capable of seeing clearly, she appeared in front of that mystic artist as she slashed upward with Autumn Saver.


    *Lacerate*


    Her qi momentum was instantly maxed out as 260 BP of pure essence force cleanly cut her opponent in half. When the blade tip diced his balls, the True Sinner felt the most horrific pain he could never fathom but before he could scream like a maniac his brain was already cut in two as blood sprayed.


    "The fuck¡­" this was the common thought that exited the mouths of many of these opposing mystic artists.


    "Pure Crescent Slash!"


    "No!" however, for one unlucky man with grey hair, he didn''t even have time to process what he just witnessed before he saw a beauty dancing gracefully with her blade in his direction. A lacerating blade surrounded in pure essence qi blasted into his chest. The qi was shaped like a crescent moon and with a battle power of 338 BP had already destroyed all of the opponent''s defenses and mutilated his skin. The blade of Autumn Saver pierced his stomach sending pure essence force to ravage his meridians and blast the grey-haired man dozens of meters into the distance. Even if he survived, his essence lake was already completely destroyed.


    Dessa learned this new combat art from her Lord, and it was a step of blade dance called the Pure Crescent Slash. It was an exact copy of the Evil Crescent Slash, merely it didn''t need any dark forces to execute. Thus, Dessa could execute this art with her pure qi alone. Jodye intended to recreate a custom art for Dessa as he masted the Dance of the Evil Blood Moon. He called it the Dance of Destined Plasma Moon.


    All of the surrounding members of the Black Mettle Guild were shocked stupid as they saw another 3-Star Essence Formation rank perish before their very eyes. They could barely keep up with Dessa''s movements. The warriors with lesser strength like those at the first stage immediately retreated in fear, regretting that they tried to curry favor by involving themselves.


    "Summer''s End!!" Dessa Chimes execute the first step of her Dance of the Autumn Leaves. The azure pure essence qi on her Autumn Saver turned fiery and volatile as she slashed out dozens of times in less than ten seconds. Her graceful strikes were each reminiscent of an auburn sun fading into the distance. By the time her blade dance ended, 30 Fledgling Saints were slain and over a dozen True Sinners were heavily injured and wailing at the top of their lungs.


    "Wah?!?" Voodoo Priest Vincent was stunned as he watched the head of one of his trusted aides flying. "This girl''s pure essence qi seemed to contain something that suppresses fiend qi."


    His subordinates were not as calm.


    "Who the hell is she?! How can she be so strong?"


    "Could she be an ''unsullied'' from Deity Succubus?"


    "Protect Priest Vincent!"


    "Team up, she''s only at the 1-Star Essence Formation rank."


    "What Essence Formation rank? This girl is as powerful as a Killer Essence rank True Saint!"


    Was this even still a fair fight?


    Of course, these men never intended to fight fair. However, now they didn''t even have a chance to play dirty! She was chopping them up like vegetables. Severed appendages and blood carnage littered the scene. Dessa finally felt her stomach turn quite a bit witnessing her own deeds. This was a little uncomfortable after all. The stench of blood was something she was having trouble learning to cope with. However, the feeling of her sword cutting into the flesh as it reaped the life of her opponents was addicting. Meanwhile, the remaining warriors of the Black Mettle Guild had one objective in mind.


    Escape!


    It was only now that they all realized that their only option was an escape and they all tried to scatter. Dessa was about to pick them off one by one when she heard Jodye''s voice in her head. She summoned every ounce of her strength as she turned and shot toward the controller of the Fiend Hoard Art, the handsome voodoo priest with white hair called Priest Vincent. Meanwhile, the Vicious Red-Scaled Fire Lizard descended from the sky in a boom as it swiped his mighty flaming claws and tail at a group of fleeing disciples. Tonka leaped down from its back and slay the enemies that the beast missed.


    "Fuck!" the voodoo priest controller Vincent had his hands raised to the sky as he poured all of his energy into the voodoo fiend portal.


    The Fiend Hoard Art required the use of fused voodoo and fiend qi. Those who could use it were uncommon. This voodoo priest was destined for fame in the Black Mettle Guild if he completed this mission. He used this time to temporarily sever his connection to the fiend portal and withdraw a pitch-black combat saber. The first and second level fiends surrounding him all scattered running throughout the battlefield. Vincent wanted to buy time for his fiends to spread resentment and debauchery so that more powerful fiends would be summoned.


    However, why would Dessa Chimes allow them to escape after witnessing the nefarious glint in their depraved eyes as they ogled her body earlier? In addition, she had been using Autumn Saver this entire time. Her orders demanded that no one leave this square alive, and no one else here could challenge her anyway. Fiend or human, it made no difference to Dessa. She couldn''t let anyone leave.


    She tightened both hands around her Autumn Saver and grit her teeth as she clashed with Priest Vincent''s combat saber. Priest Vincent started unleashing his own mystic arts, but in such a short distance he couldn''t get away from Dessa who slashed at him wildly. Vincent fell back and braced himself, ready to deliver a fierce counter. Unfortunately, Dessa turned on her pivot and stabbed Autumn Saver into the fiend portal. The fiend portal seemed to crack and then¡­


    *BOOM*

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    When the portal exploded both Voodoo Priest Vincent and Dessa Chimes were blasted a dozen meters away. Dessa''s back crashed into a wall made of purple tungsten steel, causing her to cough out blood. Her energy rumbled and roiled in her body as her internal organs were shaken. Priest Vincent crashed making a new ditch in the ground and then vomited a mouthful of blood due to the backlash.


    Dessa already retreated the moment the portal started to crack, so she was better off. She hopped to her feet and executed more Pure Crescent Slashes at the escaping first and second level fiends, resulting in their miserable screams as they faded into nihility. There were no Maniac Fiends so none of these dark creatures were a threat at all. Only if they escaped and spread more resentment would they become fearsome.


    "Bitch! Ack¡­pahtooie, how dare you!" Priest Vincent coughed spitting blood and dirt on the ground as he cursed. "I am the dark prince Vincent Granger. How dare you try to ruin my reputation!"


    With the fiend portal destroyed, what would his cousin think? There goes his recommendation into White Demon Temple, up in smoke, ah¡­


    Vincent looked menacingly at the red-haired girl who tricked him as she cut off the shadowy dick of a Bully before obliterating it and two other fiends surrounding it.


    "You know¡­ we could have been lovers. What a foolish route to take." After he took a moment to calm down, he realized that the strength required to destroy his portal had to at least rival his own. To possess such might at the 1-Star Essence Formation Rank was simply monstrous. He instantly believed in his earlier conjecture, this girl was definitely from Deity Succubus! Seeing her aim for the dick with her sword only further proved this point. Who else but those psycho man-killers would be so bold as to send a genius disciple into this war zone?


    "Who the hell would want to be your lover, you handsome piece of shit, pah, pah, pah!" Dessa Chimes spat repeatedly after snapping. The Voodoo Priest narrowed his eyes and was at a loss for words.


    Didn''t she just call him handsome? He would then show her how handsome he could be!


    Vincent sneered as he ran his fingers slowly along the sleeve of tattoos on his arm. Each tattoo emitted purple light as his fingers glided across. "You may be a genius, maybe even a chosen, but today Deity Succubus has sent you to your death.


    HAVE A TASTE OF THIS!"


    Dense orange atmosphere burst from Priest Vincent''s body covering a radius of three square meters. The origin qi phenomenon formed 90 origin light spheres and 60 purple voodoo lights. A half-corporeal lotus the size of a human head shimmered in and out of existence behind the voodoo priest, and his battle power increased yet again by 20, making the opponents total battle power 170 BP. His qi momentum was quickly supplemented and climbed steadily as he reached his last tattoo.


    The light spheres danced in the sky to form the image of two sabers. A total of seven curse tattoos jumped out from Vincent''s left arm one by one and swelled in size as they erupted into different marks that launched at Dessa from several angles. Dessa''s eyes turned sharp as she climbed up from the ground.


    Jinx Art: Day of Decay, 255 BP!


    Jinx Art: Rotten Egg Party, 255 BP!


    Jinx Art: Savage Wind-Cutter, 350 BP!


    Jinx Art: Day of Dread, 355 BP!


    Jinx Art: The Beast Within, 360 BP!


    Jinx Art: Killer Shark Zone, 380 BP!


    Jinx Art: Black Mettle Buster, 400 BP!


    "Be careful, master! These are all silver and golden tier curse arts, they increase the current battle power by 50% and 100% respectively. This bastard must not have a typical background. You must fight with your entire strength!" Autumn Saver cautioned Dessa. Dessa was shocked. Even though her Dance of the Autumn Leaves was of the heaven tier, so far she was only barely able to use the second step. The second step increased her attack power by 50% and she would likely hurt herself if she used it during battle.


    "Hmph," Vincent frowned and unleashed his C-Rank combat soul''s combat ability, Enticement.


    As Dessa rose to her feet she felt the pressure of a strong fiend essence crashing down on her shoulders. Seven glyphs carrying menacing power soared towards her, each with an attack power of 340 BP. Even worse, Priest Vincent was currently activating the sleeve of tattoos on his other arm as he licked his lips at Dessa. Dessa felt a shiver go down her spine, and finally recognized that she was being charmed! This guy knew charm laws?


    However, her azure pure essence qi burst to life on her Autumn Saver surrounded by a brown aura. She immediately decided to execute the move taught to her by her master. This first step of a new prism tier blade dance raised her attack power by 30% and was much easier to comprehend than Dance of the Autumn Leaves. She brandished her treasure sword and her astral points flared as she slashed out five times consecutively, aiming at three different Jinx glyphs.


    Pure Crescent Slash x 5, 340 BP!


    Dessa''s blade qi barreled into their targets, effortlessly dispelling the first two but the third wasn''t destroyed until the final slash landed in a bang. After the fifth slash, her moves turned graceful as she executed the Dance of the Autumn Moon. The first step wasn''t very powerful, but the second step would do the job. Unfortunately, it wasn''t easy to execute this move. Dessa basically had to wait for her qi momentum to rise, and then use it all in the strike.


    Dance of the Autumn Leaves: Summer''s End, 325 BP!


    After Summer''s End failed to do anything but make than glyphs fade a bit, Dessa''s blade turned swift as the wind and vigorously pure as she executed the second step of the Dance of the Autumn Moon twice in a row.


    Dance of the Autumn Leaves: The Last Fall, 390 BP!


    Dessa managed to eradicate every glyph but the final one and 400 BP crashed into her back as she almost lost consciousness. Luckily, her qi momentum took the brunt of the impact before it dispersed. Unluckily, Priest Vincent was already priming his second round of attacks. Dessa frowned knowing this would be the most difficult battle of her life thus far.


    "Autumn, can you find the weak point in these attacks?" Dessa Chimes asked her sword spirit.


    "Of course, this is not too difficult. Wait. You can''t intend too¡­." Autumn Saver seemed to be in disbelief as its voice trailed off.


    "Let''s try it!" Dessa replied with resolve.


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    Meanwhile, Jodye Trill landed on a building 300 meters away from the city walls. In the crowd were dozens of women in valkyrie armor fighting back an army of fiends and voodoo practitioners. There were disciples from White Serpent Cove and Black Mettle Guild in the crowd. However, these weren''t Jodye''s target. His sight zoomed in on two experts standing next to the controller of the fiend portal. Their cloaks were ink black but there was a particular white demon snake design wrapped around them.


    Jodye Trill would never forget that white demon snake. The same snake was tattooed on the side of the head of the man Sylvester swore Jodye would kill before he turned 16-years-old.


    "White Demon Temple¡­" Jodye Trill gnashed his teeth. This was Basalt Congo''s voodoo cult! There was no one Jodye wanted to kill more than these two men.


    "Can''t your source artifacts detect cultivation levels?" Jodye''s mother''s voice echoed out in his mind. Jodye blinked. This¡­ was this also possible? Jodye possessed Chaos Spiritual level Source Artifacts. There was no level above this. If source artifacts could do such a thing, there was no need to ask whether or not his own could do so. His mother was merely alerting him of this function.


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    "Trippy."


    "How may I help you, ho~st?" replied Trippy in a very drawn out and servile manner. Jodye''s eye twitched because of how unnatural it sounded. He truly did not have the patience for this right now.


    "Nevermind," Jodye instantly turned off the plan of talking to Trippy, he didn''t have the mood. Instead, he opted to use his heavenly grimoire, as it didn''t have an obnoxious artifact spirit, "Cosmo."


    The [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] flashed and appeared in front of Jodye. Feeling his intention, it flipped open to the first page. A beam of purple light shot out from the grimoire in the two White Demon Temple men''s direction. Jodye''s jaw dropped, thinking this was the moment where he caused his own demise. However, the beam of light merged into his divine consciousness that had long since covered the area and became invisible. Only someone with a more powerful soul consciousness than Jodye would be able to detect it. Moments later, information instantly appeared in Jodye''s mind.

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    [Name: Raul Granger]


    [Age: 47 years, 8 months.]


    [Status: 99% Health, 8:59 pm]


    ''Immortal Sage Path: Origin Science Sage Realm, 10-Star Great Scholar rank, 352 BP.''


    ''Evil Sinner Path: True Sinner Realm, 8-Star Killer Essence rank, 471 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 380 BP.''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 500 BP.''


    [Name: Bean Bastian]


    [Age: 63 years, 5 months.]


    [Status: 89% Health, 9:00 pm]


    ''Evil Sinner Path: True Sinner Realm, 10-Star Killer Essence rank, 538 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 545 BP.''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 580 BP.''


    Jodye became extremely dumbfounded. Wasn''t this cheating? Did he know everything about the enemy just like that? This was an assassins dream tool. Was the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] always this awesome?


    "Cheat code huh¡­" Jodye suddenly remembered Sylvester and Xavier''s words. It seems he was still underutilizing his powers. He suddenly realized he had a long way to go.


    "I can take them, mom," Jodye Trill said confidently. Lady Isis observed the confident look on her son''s face and had a bad premonition.


    "Do not underestimate that Voodoo Priest from White Demon Temple," Lady Isis cautioned. "You may be under the impression that the True Sinner is the more powerful one, but that is incorrect. Sinners cannot be compared to Priests at the same rank. Pay attention and go."


    Jodye felt his mother''s conscious retreat back to the eternal vault. He was starting to learn how to feel its gentle fluctuations. Once he mastered it his mother wouldn''t be able to just invade his host space whenever.


    "Can''t believe she''s making me have to put a lock on my room¡­ what is my soul, an apartment complex?" Jodye grumbled to himself. He then released a sharp whistle that echoed through the city.


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    "I have to remember my master''s most recent comprehension of the Fist of Might¡­" Dessa Chimes grit her teeth and tightened her grip on Autumn Saver. "Here we go!"


    Her astral might started to circulate rapidly through her meridians as her azure world pure essence qi mixed into it. Although Dessa didn''t know how to fuse different properties using comprehension of law forces, her body had been tempered by astral essence for a long time. As she circulated her astral might and pure essence it started to fuse on its own in her meridians.


    Feeling Dessa''s qi momentum start to climb, Vincent poured all of his qi into the jinxes on his right arm and released them as fast as he could. Three dark lights climbed out from his arm, expanding into mighty jinxes with massive force. These four curse tattoos were enough to rival the power of the previous set, "I won''t let you!"


    Jinx Art: Feast Of Death, 360 BP!


    Jinx Art: Black Mettle Buster, 400 BP!


    Jinx Art: Hell''s Shark Zone, 520 BP!


    Jinx Art: Skull Fury, 600 BP!


    This zone was suddenly full of several glyphs that looked like dark orbs, hell sharks, voodoo skulls, and blade beams. There were four of each and they tore through the air at great speed as they attempted to deprive Dessa Chimes of her little life and vital qi.


    "Titanic Dance of the Autumn Leaves!" Dessa Chimes shouted out loud as she brandished her blade and performed a series of soft yet sharp movements that seemed subtle but dangerous. Anyone watching her would get the feeling that her azure world pure essence qi was an auburn sun overlooking trees as their leaves turn color and start to fall.


    The brown atmosphere surrounding Autumn Saver seemed like a raging flame as Dessa''s struck out dozens of times in a few seconds. Powerful mortal armament blade qi originating from Autumn Saver itself that increased the swords battle power by 120%. This was past the limit of a mortal armament by 10% but Autumn Saver was actually a Godly Armament.


    Unfortunately, Dessa was not powerful enough to properly use her treasure sword. She hadn''t used the armament''s augmentation prior to now because she wanted to test herself. However, she no longer had such a luxury.


    "First step: Mighty Summer''s End!" Dessa used her Fist of Might technique with her heaven level art turning it into an attack with multiplied battle power! Dessa''s blade collided the Feast of Death Jinx first, blasting the rancid food glyphs into nothing with 1,001 BP. The powerful waves of blade qi continued blasting into glyphs that looked like dark orbs, demon sharks, and voodoo skulls.


    "AHHH!" Unfortunately, two skull glyphs escaped the rain of blade qi and blasted into both of Dessa''s shoulders, making her stumble as her qi momentum took some damage. Two skull tattoos appeared, one on each shoulder, and their teeth started chattering as they "ate" their way up her body. Every inch they moved forward would leave darkness in their wake. Dessa Chimes paled as she felt her vital qi depleting at a steady rate. She had to move some of her azure world pure essences to slow the jinxes advancement.


    Due to Dessa''s strength, this was highly effective, rendering the jinx immobile. However, Dessa could now only use 80% of her strength and focus to attack.


    "Azure World Pure Essence is the bane of fiend and voodoo forces." Autumn Saver spoke softly in Dessa''s mind. "This holy world was nearly destroyed by the evil creatures of the abyss, so the Azure World Tree desires nothing more than to obliterate all fiends and voodoo artists. Refine the tainted fiend qi and voodoo qi these jinxes into pure qi by operating the Azure World Epoch worldly saint scripture."


    "Mn." Dessa immediately started to recite the first and second stanza of the Azure World Epoch in her heart. She felt the sinister qi in the jinxes that attached to her slowly receding and traveling through her meridians into her essence lake where it was purified into energy that nurtured her force geneses.


    "Fuck!" By the time Summer''s End finished, Priest Vincent was still exhausted from sending out most of his trump cards.


    Vincent bit the tip of his tongue then burned his blood essence. He pulled out a combat saber with a three-foot blade and poured his qi into it. Vincent executed his movement technique to swiftly approach Dessa and sliced down with a vertical chop. Dessa parried him and they exchanged around twenty blows before being knocked back by a couple of meters.


    "You are walking on thin ice with hot feet, bitch! Don''t make me have to kill you!" Priest Vincent said in spite of having every intention to kill her but no way to do so.


    "Let''s see if you have the strength to talk to me this way," Dessa Chimes remained stoic and was unperturbed by the opponent''s jeers. Autumn Saver cautioned her telepathically but Dessa threw her caution to the wind as she continued her Dance of the Autumn Leaves. Azure World Pure Essence shined brightly within the brown atmosphere surrounding Autumn Saver.


    "It''s no use. I won''t let you leave here alive. I still have one more trump card!" At this point, Vincent decided that if his opponent didn''t surrender then he would have to use his final trump card to end her miserable life, "Although I would also be seriously injured, this future problem would be easily eliminated."


    At that moment a sharp whistle echoed through the city.


    "AWOOOOOO!!" The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard released a strange moan as it leaped into the air once more, likely heading for Jodye''s location.


    "Second Step: The Last Fall!" Unfortunately for Vincent, and thanks to Autumn Saver keeping her momentum at its peak, Dessa Chimes'' didn''t give him time to activate his trump card. Her battle power exploded once more to reach 858 BP. If she had mastered this step then she could have even incorporated the Fist of Might.


    "It''s time¡­for the Big. BAD. BAN¡­ wah?" Vincent turned around and the cursed tattoo on his back started glowing resplendently, but he was suddenly knocked stumbling forward by a strong blade wind. Tonka appeared 30 meters away dashing forward to assist Dessa Chimes. After all, in Tonka''s opinion, Dessa was still weak. She hadn''t seen the way the girl carved up this entire squad alone nearly.


    "They''re already done catching the runners?"


    Noticing this, Dessa suddenly felt impatient to catch up with her master. She no longer wished to play around with this Voodoo Priest. Her bright shining sword sharply whistled through the air as its speed increased tenfold and it pierced into the heart of Voodoo Priest Vincent from his back.


    "NO! Ack," Vincent coughed up copious amounts blood as he looked down at the sword in his chest in confusion. What just happened? The attack strength dropped considerably just now, yet the speed was too monstrous. "You. *cough* *cough* You bit¡­"


    Riiiip~


    Before this dead animal could profane her again, Dessa turned her wrist and ripped through the opponent''s flesh in a vertical uppercut.


    "Did you get everyone?" Dessa Chimes asked in trepidation. While she fought the voodoo priest she couldn''t focus on stopping the cowards and fiends who escaped.


    "All dead, unless they know some time of cloaking skill," Tonka replied as she looked deeply at Dessa Chimes. Such a young girl, yet she killed so mercilessly. She didn''t even bat an eyelash. What had this child experienced in her life? Dessa was far more powerful than what Tonka imagined. It was even a little intimidating. Tonka decided that she must get her hands on this girl to be her older sister''s new disciple. Dessa had the potential to grow into a high-level Heaven''s Master.


    How amazing would their branch become during that time?


    "Master¡­" Dessa nodded and looked into the distance. It was as if she could feel Jodye''s presence even if he wasn''t near her.


    "Take Tonka and get back to Aiken," Jodye''s voice sounded out in Dessa''s mind. "Lead the ladies somewhere safe. Things are about to get dangerous."


    Dessa was stunned into frowning, but she just furrowed her brows and followed her orders.


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 159 Sigmas Farewell 5

    As Jodye''s sharp whistle echoed throughout the entire outer district, the warriors locked in the battle below all looked up to see where the commotion came from. Of course, since they were all in life or death struggles, they didn''t dare to look away from their opponent for long.


    "You fool! Stay back, do not interfere," screamed one of the Valkyries, a strong-looking woman with a scar on her cheek. She didn''t know if this new arrival was an enemy.


    "Guard your back! Rebel enemy sighted!"


    "Fourth Level Ghouls approaching from the flank!"


    "Valkyries, to me!" shouted another woman wearing acolyte robes and surrounded by Scholar Sage Realm practitioners who mumbled incantation chants. Seven women in armor all fell back to this woman''s location, and once the eighth one entered her protective circle, the woman in acolyte robes spread her arms as vast magical force swarmed around the group like a stationary hurricane. Five triple-layered arcane circles appeared 10 meters in front of this group.


    "Fifth Circle Spell: Symphonic Flame Burst!"


    The magic circles released a bright blue and white light before dazzling blue flames spiraled into a fire tornado. Bursts of flames started to launch from the tornado landing on the nearby fiends and enemy warriors. The explosions formed a strange melody of destruction.


    "Melody of Destruction¡­" Watching this from a distance, Jodye''s eyes danced and he suddenly seemed inspired.


    "Who the hell is that?" Bean Bastian spoke in a deep and menacing voice. Bean had a height right under two meters, and dusty looking black hair. He focused his eyes and immediately found the young negus who just whistled. He felt enraged that an enemy dared to expose his location so arrogantly. "Was that some form of signal? What camp does this brat belong too?"


    The brat in the distance looked young no matter how one looked at him. He was likely a teenager but at most in his early 20s.


    "It matters little. If he were an ally he would never commit such an action. If he were an enemy our enemies would not look as confused as we feel," Raul Granger''s voice remained calm and level. He stood a head shorter than Bean and his low-cut wavy hair and goatee really complimented his dark complexion. "Dispose of him before he has a chance to make any waves. I will speed things along."


    As Raul finished speaking, he placed a hand on the fiend controller''s shoulder. That young voodoo priest immediate started screaming inhumanely as his outstretched arms burst into a blood mist that the voodoo fiend portal absorbed. The Fiend Army portal he opened radiated a vicious purple light as the Voodoo Priest''s flesh and blood essence continued to be forcibly sucked into the vortex amidst his pitiful screams. Seeing this through his perception, Jodye frowned and immediately used [Pharaoh''s Law]''s Soul Cleanse to push his divine qi to the fifth rank.


    "Why would they sacrifice the controller so easily?" This wasn''t the first time Jodye saw the fiend portal controller get sacrificed to prevent the portal from closing prematurely. According to Joovee Nile, this usually resulted in the arrival of a particularly powerful fiend who is forcibly promoted to maniac status. Jodye decided to make a rather risky move to avoid unforeseen variables. After all, there where a couple of fifth level ghouls in the mob below.


    "What would happen if a maniac status fifth level Overlord Ghost Ghoul or Undead Lord Ghoul emerged from the portal? These creatures would have a minimum of 1,700 BP!" This wasn''t something Jodye wanted to see, many of the dark valkyries below would surely be massacred before the fiend fell.


    [Name: Taylor Mercy]


    [Age: 33 years, 8 months.]


    [Status: 63% Health, 9:02 pm]


    ''Demonic Sage Path: Origin Science Sage Realm, Peak Junior Spirit rank, 95 BP.''


    ''Evil Sinner Path: True Sinner Realm, 6-Star Essence Formation rank, 98 BP.''


    ''Endurance: Skin penetrated at 70 BP.''


    ''Speed: Max Speed at 98 BP.''


    "So weak? No wonder he needs two protectors. Trippy, calculate how much qi I would use in a second level lightning purgatory to kill that controller!" Jodye Trill commanded through the sent a mental message to Pharaoh''s Law. Lightning Purgatory is the Vajra Scepter''s main spell. The cost for this spell was naturally the lowest, as it mimicked Jodye''s own divine spark - Thunderbolt Purgatory. Thanks to this, Jodye could even craft lightning purgatory into a draconic spell with the Vajra Scepter.


    "At once, host," Trippy replied in his mind as the Vajra Scepter appeared in front of Jodye in a flash of lightning and floated peacefully. "At the most optimal expenditure, young host Joseph would use 15% of the stored divine source, 30% of current origin energy, 20% of astral power, and 40% of True Essence. Please note, although mystic wands are comparable to godly armaments, your current level is too low. Due to this, the maximum boost your spells will receive is 100% at level two. Moreover, the backlash will be moderate."


    "Hmph," Jodye frowned at how expensive the Vajra Scepter was to use. He couldn''t even kill a first rank True Sinner without heavily damaging his energy reserves and enduring a backlash. Still, Jodye released his aura and poured his thunderbolt origin qi into the mystic wand. He didn''t hesitate to grab the Vajra Scepter with his divinity, making it shoot across the sky with rapid momentum until it was 10 meters from the three villains on top of the city wall.


    "No! Quick, we must rush the walls!" screamed a Valkyrie with four wings branded on her armor. She was currently locked in combat with several third level Waki Ghouls and a first level Maniac Poltergeist Ghoul, but the suddenly brightening purple light from the voodoo fiend portal struck terror in her heart. This terror only grew more profound when she heard the controller''s agonized screaming. The dual blades in her hands flashed furiously as she muttered an incantation. Her incantation runes swiftly formed three arcane circles in her crimson atmosphere.


    "She can cast third circle draconic spells in less than two minutes, not bad. Worthy of a Great Scholar," Jodye Trill commented as a reptilian roar reached his ears from the distance. "However, I think I beat you to the punch, miss."


    "Th¡­ that''s!" Taylor Mercy''s eyes widened into shock when he saw the mystic wand fly over from the distance. Wasn''t this the same mystic wand they were excavated from the Ancient Pharaoh''s Tomb? However, his pain felt too intense to stutter properly, let alone speak his mind.


    The draconic core shined in a green light before a single-layered arcane circle appeared surrounded by lightning qi. Jodye''s energy depleted as he activated the spell. In front of Bean Bastian and Raul Granger''s eyes, the spell circle produced a meter long line of green electricity. Before they could react aloud, they sensed the dreadful power within.


    "ESCAPE!" after looking at each other in the eye, both men immediately abandoned the voodoo controller. That spell felt like more than what they could take on without preparation, and there was no more time for them to prepare for a lightning spell. Lightning spells were incredibly fast, neither of them dared to risk it. They jumped from the city wall 40 meters into the sky half a second before four powerful lightning bolts devastated the area they just escaped.


    "First Circle Spell, Lightning Bolt Purgatory, 705 BP!"


    *BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM*


    "What was that?" a Voodoo Priest exclaimed. He and his cohorts all paled when they turned their heads to the blackened city walls. Jodye had to admit those walls were rather sturdy.


    "Big Miss, that stranger just took out the voodoo fiend portal! The controller is toast. Status of the enemy commander unknown!" yelled an excited girl from the Dark Valkyrie guild.


    "Where is he now?"


    "Still over there!"


    "But how¡­?"


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    *THUUUM*


    As soon as he confirmed the crumbling Voodoo Fiend Portal, Jodye''s Red-Scaled Fire Lizard landed directly in front of the building he stood atop as explosions rang through the area. The warriors fighting below were all stunned by the explosion of energy, and those foundation class warriors closest to the walls were all blown away. They suffered from different degrees of internal injuries. Jodye jumped down and landed on the back of his slave beast. As the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard breathed in the fresh fire and calamity qi in the air, it suddenly felt great and released low growls of pleasure.


    "You little punk, go die!" Jodye Trill looked up and saw Bean Bastian swinging his combat ax as he fell from more than 60 meters above, a tall red atmosphere surrounding the weapon. Using all the momentum he managed to gather, Bean Bastian decided to attack at full power with a silver rank mystic art. The savage fiend essence qi took the form of a giant machete as it cleaved down at Jodye with 1,620 BP.


    "Go," commanded Jodye Trill imperiously, undaunted in spite of this dangerous turn of events. At worst, he may have to abandon his mount. However, that remained to be seen.


    The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard growled and Jodye heard some trepidation from its tones. However, it''s lifeblood boiled and its body heated up considerably as it prepared to defend it''s master and itself. As he relayed his mental command, the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire] made Jodye aware that such a heavy attack from the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard would send it into stasis for a week. Apparently, the ability it currently used - Hell Dragon''s Cry, was more than what it''s body could withstand. If it wasn''t for the heavenly grimoire this attack would nearly kill the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard. It was a last-ditch move.


    Jodye frowned with ruthlessness swimming in his eyes. This White Demon Temple True Sinner would be a bigger problem if he could coordinate with his Voodoo Priest partner. From what Jodye could tell Raul Granger was also the one in charge.


    Since this sinner Bean Bastian had served himself up, why should he live? Jodye would just adjust his plans after the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard returned to the heavenly grimoire.


    "I''ll be sure to name you after this," Jodye Trill promised the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard, his expression cold as ice. Wasn''t this savage attack overkill for a third rank priest like Jodye? Anyone else at his level would surely be destroyed along with the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard. Since this was the case, let this bastard be burned in the flames of calamity then.


    "ROAR~~~!" The Red-Scaled Fire Lizard''s form grew far more intimidating as its huge dewlap unfolded. Its battle momentum instantly doubled. A lone double-layered arcane circle made of flames formed in front of its wide-open maw and particles of dragon qi started to form a ball of light in front of the arcane circle. Throbbing veins bulged all over the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard''s scaled body, and one could easily tell it had overdraft its strength to use this technique.


    Innate Spell: Hell Dragon''s Cry, 1,917 BP!


    As the Red-Scaled Fire Lizards innate fire breath impacted the back of the spell circle, a beam of blue-scarlet firelight created a thunderous shock wave as it shot straight towards Raul Granger.


    "BEAN HURRY DISENGAGE! DODGE NOW!" seeing that dreadful beam of heat energy, Raul Granger yelled with all of his might from the distance. Alas, it was too late now.


    "What?!?" Bean Bastian still held a sneer on his face, before horror slowly crept its way in. He wanted to execute a defensive skill, but he was still in the middle of executing his mystic art. The beam of firelight collided with the giant machete in the sky and forcibly tore through it before crashing into Bean''s terrified figure, "NOOOO~~~!"


    *boom*


    Back on the ground, the Red-Scaled Fire Lizard had already turned into violet particles of light that fell into the [Cosmos Revolving Grimoire]. Meanwhile, Jodye Trill moved at top speed as he invaded the crowd of fiends and ghouls fighting the Dark Valkyrie Guild. Every time he saw a Dark Valkyrie in a perilous position, that Dark Valkyrie would hear baleful screams as a streak of scarlet-green lightning tore apart her foe in clouds of blood and flesh. The pure speed plus the strong impact barely left anything of the enemy disciples and the fiends were even worse off, directly refined into pure essence by calamitous thunderbolt qi.


    By the time Raul Granger landed 50 meters away from the charred remains of his partner, he had already lost the young magic priest that was responsible.


    "Granger!" yelled the Dark Valkyrie Guild commander with four wings branded on her armor, her combat sword accurately pointed at his neck in spite of the several meter distance. Seven other women dashed out from behind her and surrounded Raul Granger with their weapons drawn.


    "Ahaha¡­hahahahah¡­.BWAHAHAHA," Raul Granger seemed to have lost his mind as he laughed like a maniac fiend. "Shayla Greer, Commander ''Big Miss''. How silly. How completely foolish. Do you really think this is enough to defeat an honored disciple of White Demon Castle?!"


    "Temple, Castle, or white fish river," Shayla chided, "Today you die!"


    "With just you?" Raul Granger smirked, voodoo qi bursting from his body like a fire. Seeing this, the Dark Valkyries all had dark expressions. This man''s qi had become an atmosphere.


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    "Not good¡­" whispered Shayla Greer solemnly, while face became more serious than ever before.

 160 Sigmas Farewell 6

    Earlier in the Middle District¡­


    Sek Si observed SigmaOctanis'' battle with Prop Uganda from the shadows on top of a building in the center of town. Colossal bangs echoed through the city as the two opponents clashed with a combination of magic and melee. Sek Si dropped her gaze down to the streets below where an elite group of women in valkyrie armor marched toward the governmental buildings. Fiends littered the streets attacking the denizens of the Middle District in the foulest and most obscene ways imaginable.


    Merely, during the last few months of training, Sek had encountered such situations frequently. After almost losing her life the last time, Sek learned not to act unless she felt certain that she could make a difference. Plus those Valkyries were running through the city taking down all the high-level fiends. Sek Si was considering whether or not she should help them when she received a soul transmission. Sek was startled because it took a very powerful soul to send a transmission, especially so when she didn''t lower her shadow guard or other defenses at all.


    "I recognize your aura. Are you related to Joseph?" Sigma Octanis'' manly voice echoed throughout Sek Si''s mind.


    "Joe¡­" Sek was completely startled by this question. "You know my young master? Where is he now?"


    *BOOOOM*


    The impact of his mighty blow tore the clouds asunder and General Uganda crashed back into the government building complex like a meteor, devastating the surrounding buildings for miles. Sek Si stared with wide eyes, not expecting to see such a display of strength from a mere low ranking mage. In Sek''s opinion, this Sigma Octanis seemed to definitely have his secrets.


    "Your young master is this heavenly dog''s favored apprentice," Sigma''s soul transmission ring in Sek''s mind, "If he arrives here, it will be in the Outer District. You can look for him now."


    "What about you, sir?" after learning that this man was her young master''s teacher, her way of speaking to him had completely changed. Sigma approved of her attitude inwardly but didn''t respond immediately.


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    "I will be fine. I''ll come to find the boy after I clean up the threat hidden in the clouds," replied Sigma leisurely after a few breaths pause. "I doubt you can curb the wildness of that boy, but do put in the effort.


    "OCTANIS!!"


    "Hurry and leave this district now," Sigma urged Sek Si, resulting in the latter vanishing into the shadows. Sek kept traveling at high speed to the outer district.


    After talking to Sek Si, Sigma Octanis engaged in fierce combat with Supreme Elder Kyle Mercy of the Death Emissary Guild. Meanwhile, Erykah Maat prevented Garuda from joining the fray. Although Erykah Maat didn''t wish to implicate his Vermillion Bird Temple by murdering a leader of the vassal force under White Demon Castle, he didn''t have any scruples about preventing Garuda from joining the war.


    "You slimy magic priest, GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Garuda''s scream echoed from the sky all throughout the Middle District. Hundreds of meters above the city, Garuda stood in deadly opposition from Temple Shepherd Erykah Maat with his arms outstretched. He had attacked the Temple Shepherd several times, but the former deflected every attack without so much as opening his eyes once. Dozens of curse marks coalesced into several 10-meter-tall Evil Roc glyphs that launched themselves toward Erykah Maat.


    "Amitabha," The Temple Shepherd''s closed eyes finally opened halfway, and the prayer beads surrounding his wrists separated and flew out forming a barrier of light. These beads were in actuality Erykah Maat''s A-grade combat gear and provided a 40% boost in combat strength.


    Garuda''s curses slammed into the barrier one after the other, but after the barrage, only a tiny and inconsequential crack appeared on the light barrier. "I have no interest in harming you, Benefactor Garuda. That you survived our last encounter could be considered fate. You are much stronger than the last time we fought, and this is before even using your Oblivion Wing Secret Art. This old monk is astounded. I hope you have not been experimenting with dark powers. They will bar your path to the western heavens."


    "Fuck you and your nonsensical dribble," Garuda huffed with great aggression. He had used about 30% of his total energy trying to get past this pretentious bastard. However, after calming down, Garuda stood straight like a pole with his arms crossed, "Hmph, fool. The Supreme Elder of Death Emissary Guild was meant to distract you instead of what you are doing currently. Now, you''ve signed Octanis up for sure death. It''s true that I have been granted a great boon of force. Since you asked for it, I''ll do it!"


    Black lights started spiraling into the air as Garuda finished his speech, eight wing shadows slowly uncurled behind him. Oblivion Wing''s first form came with a great backlash, but it also permanently augmented the user''s powers should they survive it. The four forms that came after the first all required a verse to activate. Garuda looked the Temple Shepherd in his eyes and sneered in derision, "Angel''s darken as the devil sings. May my flight bring carnage, OBLIVION WING!"


    The spiritual pressure in the surrounds suddenly skyrocketed as a pillar of black light erupted from Garuda''s body. Watching this, Erykah Maat frowned deeply. He regretted letting Garuda have time to transform. It seems the Temple Shepherd would have to get serious now. From within the pillar of light emerged a three-meters-tall birdman with eight wings covered in black-golden feathers around his dark and firm muscles. The spiritual pressure of this man had already reached terrifying heights. Garuda''s muscular chest stood out, adored with several magical tools in the form of jewelry.


    However, the Temple Shepherd wasn''t wearing the gloomy look that Garuda expected. Instead, he seemed calm. Maybe even excited?


    "You came prepared today. Fair enough, I will show you the true Demon Devouring Flame Art," as Erykah Maat finished speaking, his essence exploded outward forming a black atmosphere where thousands of birds made from crimson fire almost seemed to condense endlessly within until reaching 50. "Go!"


    Vermillion Flame Birds swarmed toward Garuda like a bevy of missile rockets. As these birds left the atmosphere, more flame birds immediately condensed to replace them, never exceeding 50.


    "Essence becoming aura, the gift of a Celestial Essence Body, tsk," Garuda frowned knowing his opponent had also become serious. He didn''t take the Temple Shepherd lightly as his hands formed hundreds of curse seals in his atmosphere in mere seconds before he clapped them together into a death seal. Corrosive energy permeated the sky, as a pitch-black battle armor condensed around Garuda''s entire body. The hands of the armor were as sharp as refined steel and shaped like talons. This was Garuda''s Hell''s Mantle - Evil Roc War Armor.


    The curse seals coalesced into seven wing glyphs that carried a terrifying momentum as they rotated and sped toward the firebirds like a spinning disc of destruction. At the same time, Garuda vanished from his spot at insane speeds, appearing behind Erykah Maat and instantaneously striking with his sharp talons.


    "Feeling the destructive force of nearly 60 AP, even I feel that my life is in danger," Erykah Maat was stunned by the mighty forces that Garuda currently possessed. Could a secret art really increase prowess to such an extent?


    Of course, Erykah Maat didn''t know that each time Garuda executed Wings of Oblivion he would sacrifice a minimum of 100 years from his lifespan. In fact, the reason Garuda didn''t participate in the auction was that he already knew there wouldn''t be any items that could promote lifespans. This was also the reason Crash Bandit wanted to purchase ingredients that could be used to create longevity pills for Garuda.


    Erykah Maat''s face became dignified as he immediately decided to burn his vermillion bird lifeblood. His power increased by three fourths just in time for him to meet Garuda''s once deadly strike with an even more powerful palm strike.


    *PUME*


    The clash resulted in both parties being thrown away, but Garuda flew off 300 meters while the Temple Shepherd was only knocked 40 meters away. Unfortunately, Garuda''s curse art crashed into Erykah Maat''s back right as he steadied himself in the air.


    *BOOM*

 161 Sigmas Farewell 7 *Finale*

    "Rihkaahh!"


    Three of the seven wing glyphs tore through the onslaught of firebirds and blasted into the Temple Shepherd''s back. The terrifying curse art lacerated the flesh of Erykah Maat, who had just exhausted all of his momentum in the previous attack. From Erykah''s body burst furious vermillion flames that coalesced into a meter long vermillion bird. The force of the vermillion flames completely dispelled the remaining power of the cursed art. The Temple Shepherd frowned with no time to feel relief. Hieroglyphics depicting three sharp feathers surrounding a green heart appeared right above his actual heart on his chest.


    "Pah! The Vermillion Bird bloodline truly lives up to its name," Garuda spat out blood and sneered as he acknowledged Erykah Maat''s strength. He wasn''t the strongest of the Northern Temple for no reason. To think, the Vermillion Bird lifeblood within him could manifest itself outside of the body! This was probably something only a Magus Legend Sage rank could do normally.


    "Thinking about it further, Erykah Maat is a Celestial Essence Body at the basic Psychopath Saint rank. Maybe it''s not unusual for him to possess this ability." Garuda mused to himself as he stared menacingly at this powerful foe, making and hand seal. It had been a rushed exchange where Garuda possessed the upper hand, yet the Temple Shepherd still overpowered him! It would be hard to get such a good opportunity like that again.


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    Luckily, his curse still managed to infect the opponent.


    "Benefactor Garuda, you have actually tainted the temple of this old monk," Erykah Maat tore off his vermillion priest robes and revealed a frame of metallic like muscles, sharpened extensively. He was covered in jewels and gold, all combat gear of the highest grade. Merely, on his chest lay the curse mark given to him by Garuda. After Garuda''s hand seal, the three wings revealed blades of curse qi. As time progressed they slowly started rotating, closing in on the green heart. However, the Temple Shepherd only brought his hands together and smiled, as if he were saying a happy prayer, "There is such great vengeance in benefactor''s heart. To know Buddha is to know love. Since killing is in your heart, I will show you the love of killing. Unfortunately, you have underestimated not only the Vermillion Bird God but supreme power that is Buddha. Amitabha."


    A golden light suddenly radiated from Erykah Maat''s body, causing Garuda to frown.


    "Fuck! Is this?" Garuda recognized the origin of this ability and couldn''t let it continue. He vanished from where he stood and instantly sent out another barrage of attacked and curses.


    "Before the light of Buddha, how can darkness persist?" Erykah Maat''s voice became low and dignified. His volume also increased tenfold as it blasted across the sky. An illusory gate of destiny appeared being Erykah Maat and crept open slightly. Erykah Maat''s Karmic Wheel appeared above his closed hands. Seeing the mystic dial pointed toward the land of bliss, the Temple Shepherd smiled brilliantly. Terrifying waves of golden fate qi blasted into Erykah Maat''s body, filling him with golden light and temporarily increasing his saint cultivation.


    "You forced me to do this!" to the Temple Shepherd''s abject shock, Garuda didn''t seem flustered at all.


    Rather his face was deathly solemn and determined. This was the face of a man ready to die. If fact, Garuda appeared to be aging before his very eyes. Erykah had a bad feeling about those eyes.


    Garuda ignored his shock and felt determined to extract all of the bastard''s vital life qi. He didn''t hesitate to sacrifice 150 years of his life span to activate the third stage of his Wings of Oblivion secret art, "Blood is delicious and carnage is king. Mercy is vicious. OBLIVION WING!!"


    "KRAAAW~!"A ninth wing made of pure fate qi appeared on Garuda''s back as his aura exploded upward. His form started to shift and his body grew until he transformed into and ten-meter tall black-golden nine-winged great roc with steel-like feathers, and sharper talons. Even the seven-winged necklace around his neck transformed into a nine-winged necklace around the great roc''s neck. He looked like a mystic beast out of legend.


    "True law manifestation. To think that his secret art would allow him to tap into this level." Erykah Maat marveled in appreciation. True law manifestation was the level of wizardry. Erykah Maat didn''t believe he could do so before the Disaster rank without his Vermillion Bird bloodline. Even the Vermillion Bird manifestation from his bloodline paled in comparison to Garuda''s current form. The Sky Fall Pharaoh''s ancient pyramid certainly had some amazing secrets hidden within. "If I possessed this secret skill, perhaps I could truly vie for the vacant Pope position¡­ but you didn''t make it easy, did you sworn brother?"


    Secret Arts were unique in that they couldn''t be passed on. The only way to inherit a secret art was to absorb it directly from the dead host. Even then, the secret art had to choose its next host, it couldn''t be forcibly obtained. The only other things in this world that held such an ability were origin wands.


    Garuda''s strength completely eclipsed Erykah Maat''s previous impression of him. Catching an opponent off guard was indeed a key to victory. Last time they fought and before Garuda had time to ascend to this form, Erykah Maat had flattened him like a pancake with overwhelming force. This time the Temple Shepherd felt compelled to go all out.


    "Flaming wind blades, obliviate!" Garuda flaps his wings and almost instantly appeared 20 meters above the Temple Shepherd. Fierce gusts of flaming blade qi rained down on Erykah Maat who was bathed in the golden light of destiny''s gate. The black light of oblivion qi coated each of the giant bird man''s movements. However, Garuda didn''t stop there. Billowing Voodoo qi, venom qi, fire qi, and wind qi filled the atmosphere as he unleashed a series of mystic arts that all spiraled toward his opponent with terrible force, "Nightmare Wing, obliviate! Venomous Eel Curse Art! Fire Typhoon, obliviate!"


    "You are a worthy opponent for this old monk. If we are fated to meet again, it must mean that I have failed my karmic battle and will meet you in hell," Erykah Maat stood in the middle of the golden light with his arms crossed, completely calm. His powerful pure fire essence fused once more with the surrounding golden qi of destiny. The void trembled as a sliver of celestial qi escaped the Temple Shepherd''s body and seem to completely devour the surrounding forces, expanding until it formed and majestic and powerful white combat rod covered in golden symbols. "However, even if we never meet again, the light of Buddha must still send you on your way."


    "Naive. Do you think your Heaven''s Mantle can save you now!?" scowled Garuda as he attacked with all of his might.


    "Heaven''s Mantle? Your understanding is truly pitiable," Erykah Maat reached out his left hand and tightly grasped the polearm and his battle power nearly tripled. Feeling this new level of spiritual pressure, fear colored Garuda''s eyes for the first time. Erykah Maat closed his eyes slowly and sighed, "From the moment I arrive in the south, this battle was fated. It is your destiny to be obliterated at my hands. I must do it thoroughly so that I am worthy of the treasure you leave behind."


    According to Sigma Octanis, the Wings of Oblivion Secret Art would only follow those with avian prowess willing to embrace destruction. This much was obvious from its name.


    "Do not compare me to typical saints. I am a celestial body, and this is my Celestial Hand - THE EDIFYING ROD!" as Erykah Maat spoke the last three words, his eyes snapped open shining with a merciless light. He brandished his Celestial Hand and struck out. The white rod expanded to have a 30-meter radius as it barreled toward the terrified Garuda amidst golden flames that eroded all of the voodoo qi.


    "I WON''T LET YOU!" Garuda had completely lost his mind at this moment. The strength of the attack in front of him was unfathomable. He made hand seals more rapidly than he had ever done in his life, the black light of oblivion completely sealing the space around him. "DOOR OF OBLIVION!"


    Garuda seemed to age into an elderly man as he activated the Wings of Oblivion''s forbidden combat skill - The Door of Oblivion. The black light coalesced into a 2.5-meter tall door of light. A black beam of qi the size of the door blasted out, colliding with the Edifying Rod in mid-air.


    *DOOOM~!*


    The entire Blackheart City trembled under the force of that impact. Many mortals in the Middle District burst into pools of blood and even the cultivators below had trouble dealing with the aftershocks. On the roof of Golden District''s governmental building stood an imposing and sinister-looking robust man surrounded by a group of shadow guards. His face was contorted into an ugly frown.


    "Is this the strength of a legendary saint?" Dark Emissary Luther White was completely displeased with this outcome. "But why would a Temple Shepherd of Divine Bird Country interfere with our White Demon Castle''s business? Does he want to start a new holy war?"


    Luther couldn''t figure out how Sigma had lured such an ally to his side. They were not supposed to have such a powerful opponent during this operation, the biggest obstacle in their path should have been Sigma Octanis. With Garuda plus Supreme Elder Kyle Mercy, Luther White should have been able to slaughter Deity Succubus alone without a worry. Now, Sigma''s agents were assisting Deity Succubus'' subordinate guild of women and causing a lot of flaws to appear. Luther White prepared to go take out Sigma''s people and the leaders of the Dark Valkyries himself when he felt the terrifying battle fluctuations in the air. Worse, even on Sigma''s side, there were nearly equally powerful clashes of strength.


    Sigma Octanis was a mere Silver Mage! How could he flatten a fallen like Prop Uganda and still have the strength to face a Prism Mage on equal footing?


    "We may have underestimated these two warriors, but the city falling is no longer something they can stop. At this point, they''re simply fighting to survive," Luther White sneered, but didn''t make any rash movements. He needed to understand the current circumstances better. "We may need to cut our losses soon. However, Sigma Octanis must die today!"


    Meanwhile, Sigma Octanis was not the least bit surprised about Erykah Maat going all out to kill Garuda. After all, he only convinced the Temple Shepherd to come to the south Ward by enticing him with the Wings of Oblivion Secret Art.


    The Temple Shepherd lost interest when he defeated Garuda so easily before, thinking that the Wings of Oblivion Secret Art was only that much. However, after witnessing the secret art''s true might, Erykah Maat killing Garuda was a foregone conclusion. Sigma never doubted this would be the outcome. In addition, he simply didn''t fear Kyle Mercy at all.


    After fighting the legend first hand, Kyle Mercy also felt that the threat known as Sigma Octanis had to be eliminated at any and all cost. Feeling the energy fluctuations coming from Garuda''s direction, the Supreme Elder knew that the situation did not look good. After receiving the sixth-star magic spell, Kyle Mercy suffered mild injuries but this wasn''t the worst part.


    "Glaciate!" Sigma Octanis took advantage of Kyle Mercy''s absence to eliminate the latter''s steed. Sigma slammed his bone staff down on a magic step circle and the mirrors surrounding the Zombra released terrifyingly chilly energy. The flaming skeletal horse quickly froze over before dissipating into origin qi that Sigma destroyed.


    "Ack! Cough, cough, you dead bastard!" Kyle Mercy coughed out an arrow of blood after his combat entity was destroyed. The backlash was significant, but he didn''t have time to worry about that. If only Kyle hadn''t been so arrogant, if only he had prepared a few sixth-star curses before arriving. However, there was no pill for regret.


    "This ends now!" Sigma''s powerful voice echoed throughout Blackheart City. All the experts inadvertently looked to the sky to see a man that looked like a werewolf with starlight fur. To Kyle Mercy''s abject horror, within Sigma''s atmosphere were two quad-layered arcane circles.


    "Qu¡­ quad¡­ it can''t be¡­ Impossible! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Kyle Mercy felt so completely flabbergasted that he didn''t immediately register the danger he was in. Of course, no defense he raised would have mattered anyway.


    "Eighth Star Magic Spell: Blizzard of the Broken Moon!" as Sigma''s voice sounded, the quad-layered magic circles released pink and golden light before a hurricane of serene frost and infinite ice sealed the two fighters in the sky in a world of snow. The fighters below couldn''t see what was happening in this sphere of snow, but they were able to see and enormous purple-gold blade of ice shaped like a crescent moon forming in the sky above the snow sphere. once fully formed, the crescent broke about into millions of shards that zoomed toward the same location.


    "NOOOOO~!" A dreadful scream accompanied sickening sounds of lacerated flesh and collapsing bones. This lasted for a full three minutes before the giant snow sphere started to slowly dissipate. Sigma Octanis floated slowly back down to his tower in the Golden District, disappearing within.


    "Argh," Sigma groaned with a pale face and collapsed to his knees once he entered his office. "This world curse is truly on another level. If I don''t leave soon I''ll really die. This curse must have a more powerful effect on more powerful people."


    Sigma withdrew a galaxy pouch and parchment from his spatial ring. He withdrew the spatial belt he stole from the deceased Kyle Mercy and placed it into the galaxy pouch. Sigma sat down at his desk and swiftly wrote a message before setting his spatial ring on top of the note. He then used his spiritual consciousness to carve hieroglyphs on another roll of paper before rolling the galaxy pouch up inside. He then sealed both rolls of parchment into a black box. Only someone with a stronger soul than his own would be able to open this box.


    The only three people Sigma had met on this planet that possessed a stronger soul than his own were Pharaoh King Thoth, Pharaoh King Anubis, and his apprentice Jodye Trill. He didn''t doubt that the latter would know how to open it. That kid knew everything. Sigma took out a talisman and attached it to the black box. Once the corresponding talisman was activated, the talisman and whatever was attached to them would switch places.


    After all of this was done, Sigma let out a heavy sigh.


    "Ah¡­ it seems this is all that I can do for now. A pity the strength of this world curse makes it difficult to even breath properly. In another hour, I won''t even have the strength to protect myself in space while the restriction is removed. I will leave the rest to Cassan."


    Sigma picked up an opal stone with a soul symbol in the middle and used it to send Cassan several voice transmissions. After doing this, he stood straight and tall as he looked out the window. His eyes seemed to zoom in on a beautiful blonde-haired woman in the middle district. He smiled slightly, as a white light spread from the void to surround his entire body.


    "Farewell, Ancient Life Star Great Gaea. Until we meet again..." and in a flash of light, Sigma Octanis had vanished entirely from this world.


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    In the ruins of the Middle District''s governmental building, the Dark Valkyrie Guild had the entire area sealed off as they eliminated the remaining voodoo practitioners and fiend menace. A beautiful and voluptuous dark-skinned woman with a piercing gaze stood amid a group of bound and gagged Voodoo Priests. She had a large scar on her cheek but it did not manage to diminish her outstanding appearance in the slightest. In fact, it gave her a wild flavor. Those bound experts of the unorthodox path had been flayed, maimed, and tortured in various ways. They mostly looked pathetic and dispirited, but a few looked downright desperate.


    "Layla, your Dark Valkyrie Guild has not disappointed me at all in this operation," the dark-skinned beauty spoke aloud, seemingly to herself. The void in front of her rippled and out walked a blond-haired woman of nearly equal beauty. She possessed a naturally regal and elegant air, as she walked toward the dark-skinned beauty.


    "You flatter me, Mistress Azura. We are but tools at your disposal," Layla replied with deep respect in her voice.


    "You served me well," Azura nodded her head solemnly. "I didn''t need to make a move at all until that last Voodoo Priest. However, the assistance we acquired from your hubby''s operatives proved invaluable. I do not like our debt to him."


    "He loves me," Layla blushed and looked away, doing her best to remain aloof. "He would never turn the blade on us."


    "Yes, unless of course, one day we point the blade at your neck," after Azura spoke these words, Layla shivered imperceptibly. Azura didn''t mind it and proceeded. "If that happens we will receive his full and complete vengeance. Is it worth it?"


    Layla was silent and felt bitter. In truth, Azura had placed a slave mark in her origin sea long ago. As Layla''s strength increased, due in large part to Sigma''s assistance, the slave mark had started to lose its strength. Her deep resentment for this slave mark would surely erupt in full one day. On that day, would she still be a member of Deity Succubus?


    "Anyway, there''s no way a Silver Mage could possess so much power even at the peak. Lord Heavenly Dog is indeed extraordinary." Azura commented as she watched the skies. "A pity that such strength usually comes with extreme consequences."


    "Have you gathered the intel we need?" asked Layla indifferently, no longer pursuing topics related to her man.


    "Yes, yes," Azura smiled with her eyes closed. She motioned toward the tortured men with a nod. "They were quite talkative after a little¡­ incentive. Those items were already lost by White Serpent Cove months ago. In fact, it''s related to the disappearance of Oulan Mercy. The last person to see Oulan alive is said to be related to Sigma as well."


    "Oh?" Layla was obviously surprised to hear this piece of information. "Should I try to meet with that person?"


    "Hmph," Azura snorted unhappily. "Do you truly think anyone who knows that items worth would admit to having it? No, I need to get my hands on that boy myself while Sigma is still preoccupied. I only need you to discern his location from your hubby."


    Layla pulled out her serene sound mirror and attempted to contact Sigma through a true essence transmission, but received an error alert. Layla frowned. This only happened if the corresponding device no longer existed or existed outside of the range of communication.


    "No... he didn''t, why would he..." Layla looked toward that luxurious building in the Golden District with extreme melancholy in her heart.


    ''Did he really... do this for me? So is he just gone now? Back to the outer worlds? Did he not care to see me first? Didn''t he say he should have 24 hours after breaking through the world curse? Is he injured somehow? Will he make it home okay?''


    Layla would have never imagined that the one Sigma really did this for was not only her but also his apprentice who had gotten caught up in this whirlwind without even knowing! Azura saw the dazed look in her disciple''s eyes and knew something bad must have happened. However, never would she have imagined that Sigma Octanis was an alien from another world.


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