Daniel's Arrogance

[Really?!]

[Hehe, of course; don't worry, you will understand once I fully tell you about myself and what Shangri La is all about, and just how powerful its legacy is.] The Old Monk answered as Daniel calmed down and paid rapt attention to what he was about to hear.

[Firstly, I would like to thank you, young migrator, for allowing me to pass on the precious legacy of my people.] The old monk smiled before he began to flood Daniel with mind-blowing information.

All through the old monk's narration, Daniel's eyes would nearly pop out of their sockets at times, other times, his jaws would slack open, and on several occasions, he felt a shiver run down his spine.

By the time they were done, it was already dusk, and the old monk advised Daniel to get some rest because he would need all the energy he could get for the next following months.

Around noon, Daniel was once again in front of the old monk.

[Now absorb the soul and merge your consciousness with it.]

Daniel's consciousness left Ji Min's and returned to his own, then once again, he sent a rope of his soul power and latched onto it, and this time, he successfully fused with it as he felt his soul power rise to a new level.

In fact, Daniel felt that if he met the purple soul once again with his current soul power, then he would be able to smack the around like a Ping-Pong ball.

[Now that the soul merging is out of the way; you can try to get into character.]

The old monk said as Daniel began to relieve Ji Min's memories once again, trying to grasp the quintessence of his thought process, emotions, and desires.

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Daniel finally managed to overlap his memories with Ji Min's memories.

He also managed to merge their emotions, and desires and created a brand-new type of Ji Min who was still the same in every way, except for the inhuman maturity, viciousness, and soul power he now possessed.

Daniel optimized everything to the best of his abilities and finally created a Ji Min 2.0, a massive upgrade to the previous Ji Min.

[Now, let's merge with the body and get used to it; according to Master Li's timing, we will only have about a day to do so.] The old monk said.

[Beware, you might have to live through the pain the body is still experiencing.] The monk warned.

[Hehe, this would be a walk in the park; I have faced pain a lot worse than this, back when I was his age.] Daniel declared smugly as the old monk simply anticipated the result of his arrogance with a wry smile.

Daniel got to work and easily took control of his body's muscles and joints as he quickly approached the final step of the process, linking his consciousness with his body's nervous system.

But the moment the link was established, Daniel abruptly stiffened as a horrific expression suddenly bloomed on his face.

"Argh! Ahk!! Gah!!!"

He bellowed in agony as the excruciating pain his body had been harboring finally assaulted his senses, jolting him to a sitting position.

Daniel's scream started with a mixed voice before the two different voices merged towards the end of his shrill cry; scaring the little girl who had been left behind to report his situation.

His body kept twitching and convulsing as he began to feel as if every single muscle fiber in his body was being soaked in a bath of boiling lava.

If that had been all, then it would have been better; he suddenly began to feel sick as he rolled off the bed he had been laying on and puked out his guts.

"Big brother?" Ji Mei called out to Daniel, or as we will be calling him from now on, Ji Min.

Terror was plastered on Ji Mei's face; she could see the several nasty things her cousin was puking out of his guts, and she couldn't identify any normal thing amongst it all.

Ji Min looked up at her face and he could have sworn that he saw mother's face on her for a moment there, but the pain he was feeling blurred his vision once again.

"Hah!!!"

He let out another excruciating howl as Ji Mei finally bolted out of the room to get help.

Ji Min, on the other hand, began to feel like someone had funneled a liter of boiling Botox into his veins causing him to writhe in pain.

The pain Ji Min was feeling was so intense that his consciousness began to blur.

"Fork! This venom is definitely way off the charts; even more than that a banded krait!" Ji Min muttered to himself as he fainted.

Less than five minutes later, five people barged into the room.

"Mei'er, didn't you say he woke up crying in pain?" The teenage girl asked with a displeased frown.

She was in the middle of her cultivation trying to break into the 4 Star Qi Gathering stage when the little girl barged into her room, dragging her along to go look for the elders.

"But he was awake, just a few moments ago." Ji Mei retorted with a wronged expression.

She obviously couldn't believe what was going on as well, and to her immature mind, she had begun to think Ji Min was somewhat causing trouble for her.

One of the three men; Ji Tang, Ji Fang, and Ji Wang, who had followed them over walked up to Ji Min and placed his hand on his temple.

"How is he?" Ji Fang asked.

"He's burning up." Ji Tang answered with a sigh.

"Perhaps, his body is trying its best to resist the threats within his body." He added hopefully.

Ji Fang and Ji Wang, on the other hand, simply sighed; If it was that easy for anyone to resist the effects of the tranquil poisoning, then it wouldn't have been one of the most terrifying diseases on the continent.