Chapter 3.1, Absorbing a thousand year old ring?

"Yes I will begin immediately."

Liuqi then sat down and started to absorb the soul ring. He was still unsure if he could absorb this ring but he didnt forget that he had to become powerful in order to find his family and memories. When the process began there was no turning back, the voice inside of him spoke.

"Let me say in case you didn't notice, it will be really difficult for you to absorb this ring, even more difficult than to beat that alligator with my borrowed power. This is a test of your mind. If you can persevere through this, you will definitely get closer to the answers thou seek."

"Um, how difficult will it be?"

".0000000001 in a quadrillion chance for you to survive, to be exact."

"*gulp*"

After that exchange Liqui became extremely focused. Knowing a mistake equals death helped him and didn't help him at the same time. But he knew he had the persevere. This was just his beginning, he didn't want to lose before he could even get powerful. Then the extreme pain began.

"Bring it on!"

"I will not yield."

"I won't be side character to my own story."

He kept roaring this words within mind to stay concious. He knew that if he faints, everything will end.

Then an inner world manifested within his mind.

"Seems like you gained rights to enter the test area of water." came a voice that carried a majestic aura.

"Test area of water?"

"Yes, you need to beat a savage sea monster that has about 20 level of soul powers more than you, and try to absorb its ring to enter and take the rest of the tests. That's why the soul masters above level 70 will not know of this place and won't be able to enter it."

"Wait there are more tests?"

Su Liuqi wanted to cry. He finished one hard thing to get 10 harder things to do. How much was he hated by luck?

"Well considering your cultivation level you can currently only take 1 test and you will only be able to take the rest when you achieve a major breakthrough. But remember you must take all of the remaining 4 at the same time whenever you get a major breakthrough."

"Uh.. This..."

"Your first test is the test of mind."

"Test of mind? What is that? Hey! Answer me!"

But the majestic voice stopped talking. The current place Liuqi was empty, there was no ground and Liuqi felt like he was flying. But there was nothing. Not even the voice inside of him answered when called his name.

An hour passed. Another hour had passed. A day had passed. Another day had passed. A week had passed. And another followed. A month had passed. And another had bit the dust.

Liuqi's mind was getting emptier and emptier, however he stood conscious, as he didn't now if losing conciousness here would affect his absorption of the soul ring. Time continued to pass.

-Outside World, about 1 and half a year after Liuqi left the tang sect-

"Liuqi, you big sis is finally out and she is coming to see you."

This voice belonged to Xia Qing, who was now a soul saint.

"Seems like your feelings for that little boy are not simple, bring him along with yourself to your grandma after leaving the tang sect with him." teased a gentle voice that came behind of her.

"Master, it's not like that I'm at least 15 years older than him, maybe at the same age with his birth mother."

"I told you to call me grandma when we are alone. Whatever, if the thing you worry about is age difference, don't be. Your great grandmother was 30 years older than grandpa yet I was still born."

"Mas- Grandmother it really isn't like that, but well I will bring him back anyway, I always wanted to show his soul essence to you."

"Take care, be careful of those tang sect hooligans. Seems like they announced a successor for the sect master position to a kid with lava spitting hound, who has 27 levels of soul power at the age of 12. I've heard that kid's personality is terrible but he acts perfect around who he should be."

"Yes, Mas- Grandma you also take care."

Xia Qing made her way to the tangs sect right away. Even she didn't know the actual reason why she felt so close to Liuqi. Maybe it was fate.

Yet I, aka the author, knew the actual reason why.

But when she arrived at the tang sect she was left speechless. The tang sect had left a 10 year old by himself. Wouldn't Tang San descend from heavens to punish tang sect if he heard of something like this?

"Liuqi, where are you? Big sis will continue to wait for you, so you must come to Shrek before the test begins.."

After she said this a person inside reacted to the name Liuqi. That was Ling Lei.

"Master, do you know who that soul saint is? She looks really young."

"Yes, she is a personal disciple of an important elder from Shrek college, she is currently a soul sage while being younger than 30. She will be top powerhouse before. You must become friends with her if you can."

'That will be hard.' was what Ling Lei felt at the moment.

-Another place, far away-

"467... help... me..." sounded a hoarse girl voice.

"Tsk, you don't need any help, everything is already fine. Don't worry your friend is probably ready dead and in peace. The one who caused him to die is the world itself. That's why you must get revenge by destroying the world. That's the revenge your friend would want." gentle yet sinister voice of a woman sounded.

"467...466...revenge..." the girl spat these words and fainted.

"Finally she gave in, to mention it took more than 6 years for a vice master of the church like me. Tsk. Tsk. Seems like not all her memories could be sealed. I will leave this so that it can increase her hatred for the even more. For now... Let's start the brainwashing."

-Meanwhile in another universe, jk room next to this-

"Are you done studying?" asked a sinister and a mighty voice.

"Yes, mighty sect master." The one who answered was no other 466 whose eyes looked completely dead and his body was also pale.

"Good, with your Bone Devouring Flood Dragon, as long as you can become a spirit saint by the age of 20, which should be no problem for you since you already have 4 rings, you will be the holy son of our sect and my successor. "

"Yes, mighty sect master." Indifferently answered 466."

"Keep up the "terrific" work."

Then the sect master of holy spirit church left the room.

"467..."

Said 466, he didn't know why this number was so important to him. He could and would never forget it.