3 Chapter 3: Soul Strengthening and Birth

Aaron regained consciousness only to find himself in a completely different location again. He couldn't see anything, and movement was limited to just wiggling. But before he could start to panic, he recollected everything that just happened and calmed down.

'I can move a little so I should have passed the first trimester, but my body is not yet developed to fully function so I should be somewhere in the second trimester of pregnancy. I have a minimum of 3 months and a max of around 6 months to be born. Well, this is going to get boring really quick. May as well check if I received my wishes' Aaron thought.

To do this he had to enter his mindscape which was harder than most protagonists made it out to be. Even with his boosted intelligence and comprehension it still took him hours of meditating.

His mindscape wasn't a beautiful world, or a sewer like Nar*** but instead a blank void with 3 huge floating balls of light in front of him each with a door.

'I'm going to have to change this in the future' Aaron thought while looking at the balls of light.

The one on the right had a kaleidoscope pattern with a multitude of colors. The weird thing with this ball of light that it was bounded by large chains making it inaccessible. This should be his improved second true magic that was locked until his cultivation increased.

The one in the center was a golden color with an ornate door and the symbol of a book obviously representing the Library of Heaven's path.

The last ball of light was a blue color with a simple wooden door and the symbol of a world on top of it. On the door was a note warning Aaron not to enter before he is born because both his mind and body would be transported.

He entered the Library of Heaven's path, only to see a gigantic library with millions of books.

'I need to find a technique that will allow me to read books quickly before I can even think of making my own cultivation technique. Now I need to create a speed-reading technique.'

Aaron thought as he instinctively called all the techniques that fit his requirements. Quickly around a hundred books flew off the shelves and piled up before him causing Aaron to release a sigh of relief at the small number. Aaron sat down in front of the pile and started his tedious task.

Two weeks passed before Aaron finally finished thoroughly reading all the speed-reading techniques. It honestly took Aaron longer than it should have to compile a perfect technique because he tried skimming through the books at first only to fail.

After tediously properly reading through all the books a perfect technique was compiled. This technique would allow him to read a hundred books for the time of one. Aaron called all the soul-strengthening techniques to him and sent back the speed-reading techniques.

'With this, I can start making my soul-strengthening technique. This is my first step in becoming op' Aaron smiled only to slowly lose that smile while thousands of books kept piling up in front of him.

'What the F*** why are there so many books, I thought these techniques were supposed to be rare.'

Aaron started banging his head against the ground as the books kept piling. When it finished, he realized there were at least a hundred thousand books.

'Thank Truth that I decided to first make a speed-reading technique. Without it, I would literary be here for years.' Aaron thought as he started to read.

-Time-Skip 4 Months-

'I'm FINALLY DONE!!!!!!! HAAHAHAHAHAHAH TAKE THAT TRUTH!!!! WOOOO-HOOOOO' Aaron yelled while lying on the ground exhausted. After reading through 143,569 techniques he had compiled the perfect technique that gave him multiple benefits.

Aaron quickly analyzed the created technique only to be left speechless.

[Chaotic Soul Technique

A ridiculously powerful soul strengthening technique that allows the user to directly increase their soul strength absorbing the natural energy of the world. By forcing natural energy to be drawn through every orifice of the body, any impurities that accumulate inside the body are destroyed. The user gains access to memory partitions (Increases with Soul Strength), an eidetic memory, and soul sight when the user's soul strength passes a base level. Using the technique passively increases the soul's regeneration speed.

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'This was basically an improved version of Ji Ning's soul strengthening technique which was considered to be one of the best in his chaosverse' Aaron thought while salivating.

'I wonder how much time I have left until I born. Well, whatever I'll just cultivate until I'm born. After I'm born, I have to wait a few years before I can leave this family and just focusing on cultivating to get as strong as possible.' Aaron thought no longer caring about having a family. Although he was moving forward with his life the scars of his past had hurt him too much. Aaron no longer believed in the love of one's parents because he believed it to be fleeting.

Aaron began to use his technique to sense the world's natural energy only to find it was ridiculously sparse.

'Good thing I have my personal cultivation world, or I would be screwed

He began to absorb the surrounding energy only to find that it took a long time to actually reach him because it was forced to go through his mother to get to him. He began to worry about he may be harming an innocent woman.

He quickly dispersed the energy so that he could research if there were any negative effects for his mother. After days of researching Aaron found that forcing natural energy to flow through her body would actually cleanse her body of impurities and improve her health. There would no negative impacts on his mother as long as he never let the energy building up inside her. As long as he never let the energy stay in her body there would be no problem.

Aaron once again began his soul cultivation remembering to never allow the world's natural energy to accumulate in this woman's body.

Everyday Aaron continued his soul cultivation that was progressing at a slow speed. Whenever Aaron wasn't strengthening his soul, he was busy reading various medical books in his library. He had decided against reading cultivation techniques because without memory partitions it would be impossible to actually dent the number of cultivation techniques there were.

Months flew by before Aaron felt his soul starting to swell and drain the world's natural energy at a pace that vastly overshot his previous absorption speed. Instead of causing pain it felt like he had been freed of chains that held him back.

Aaron had finally managed to reach the base soul strength needed for the technique to unlock the three abilities. Aaron gained 10 memory partitions, an eidetic memory, and the mysterious ability of soul sight.

Soul sight was an incredibly rare ability to view the soul of another person. Telepathy allowed one to see the mind of another, something that is variable and misleading. Soul sight would allow one to see the true emotions, desires, hopes, and sins of another. This ability would even grow with his soul strength so that higher levels he could even read another person's life as if it was a book.

As soon as Aaron used his soul-sight, he was thoroughly shocked. Aaron saw the soul of his mother; the clean pure white soul that was radiating love for him. It was radiating so much warmth and love that Aaron could not help but want to bask in its light.

This in itself wasn't shocking, but the fact that the love was not tied to any other desires was. But that was not all, he saw the pain of abandonment and the desire to have a family. She was basically the same as him in his past life, only wanting a family of her own.

And here he was planning on abandoning a woman that probably only had him. He felt sick to his stomach; how could he have made a plan that was so cruel and heartless.

'I was so caught up in never again feeling the pain of abandonment that I decided to do the same to my mother. I was so small minded that I believed that everyone would betray and leave me. Is this what I've come to?

F*** that, I will not hurt my mother just to save myself pain and for power. F*** my original plan. What's the point of power if at the end I have nothing? What's the point of becoming a god if I'm all alone at the end? This was meant to be my second chance to have a fulfilling life, I will not waste it because of my emotional scars.

But to survive in this world I need power, the power to protect, the power to be a deterrent, the power for true freedom. I will do both, I will live a fulfilling life while cultivating in my realm instead of sleeping. With the time dilation in my cultivation realm I know I can pursue both cultivation and all the joys of life.' Aaron mind suddenly felt clear and light. He was no longer burdened by the pains of his past.

Instead of strengthening his soul or making a cultivation technique he just slept in the light of his mother soul for the day.

A week past while Aaron relaxed before he abruptly felt the walls close around him trying to push him out.

'S*** am I being born. I don't want to feel being born, no one deserves this punishment.' Aaron thought as he was pushed out.

Aaron wasn't even given a moment of reprieve to feel bad for himself before he felt a painful slap on his butt forcing him to cry.

"IF I EVER FIND THE PERSON WHO SMACKED MY BUM, I WILL END YOU"

Aaron screamed but instead came out as cries. He was then wrapped up in a blanket and handed to someone who held his as if he was the most fragile being in existence (author's note: Baby's pretty much are).

He opened his eyes only to be greeted by a blinding bright white light. His eyes slowly focused on the figure of the woman that was holding him. It took a few minutes of blinking before he saw the women holding him with matted hair and tears in her eyes. He instantly felt the same limitless love from her that he had felt in the womb. She had gorgeous crimson hair, with beautiful grey eyes, a creamy white complexion, and a face that even angels would envy.

"My baby, my beautiful little boy, the light of my life. I will love and protect you for as long as I'm alive. My beautiful little angel Lawrence Napier" An angelic voice sang.

The events of the day had tuckered Aar..., no Lawrence out as he slowly closed and fell asleep in his mother's loving embrace.