Chapter 09

Note: This chapter has AU logical elements from ATG world I introduced to advance the story.

Thanks to everyone for reading, have a good time.

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On the far east side of Frozen Cloud Asgard, after descending a series of steps extending tens of meters below the ground, The Old Palace Mistress led the group to stand in front of a Crystal-Ice gate.

She brought her hand forward and pressed it on the center of the gate, her palm flashed with blue light and a profound formation flashed for a second, before the gate wings moved in the opposite direction, hidden inside the thick walls.

Once they stepped inside, a spacious great hall appeared before them, seemingly made with a turquoise stone, the misty cold air trapped inside washed over them and made Qingyue tighten her coat.

'' This is where our frozen cloud ancestor used to seclude herself '' Feng Qianhui explained and moved further inside the hall.

Radhan and his sister followed her steps, He looked at the beautiful hall in wonder, despite being empty and freezing cold the hall exuded a calm serene aura. On the the far right side ring like protrusion stood out with various runes inscribed on it 

'' What's this? '' He asked 

'' an escape formation left by our ancestors, it can transport one person every hundred years… in case our sect encounters a grim fate. '' Feng Qianhui explained. 

The old woman moved further and stood close to the far end wall, she looked at the wall for a few seconds in silence before raising her palm, a blue light emitted from her hand, and the once empty walls shone, revealing a hidden text flowing all over the walls at the beginning of the text four words shone the most 

' Frozen end divine art! '

'' This is the main legacy of our sect… unfortunately, no one has succeeded in practicing this profound art... '' Feng Qianhui said with a quiet voice.

'' This hall shall be opened to you from now on, who knows maybe you'll produce a miracle like you did today. But for the words to appear you must practice our arts first. '' 

Radhan looked at the text in front of him and muttered to himself 

 '' Ice, extremity of water, extremity of coldness. All things under heaven can become ice; water can be frozen into ice, blood can be frozen into ice, energy can be frozen into ice, the profound can be frozen into ice. Mountains, hills, and the skies all can be frozen into ice… ''

He felt like he had come to grasp something, but something was missing to put the whole puzzle together, in the end, he acknowledged didn't meet the requirements to practice this art.

He glanced at his sister and felt that maybe with her constitution she could practice this art.

'' Can you show me your profound arts? '' Radhan calmly asked

Feng Qianhui brought two books from her storage ring and gave them to him. '' Our sect, takes pride in two arts. The first one named Frozen Cloud art is what every disciple practices… the second is Frozen Heart Arts, it's the most basic art in our sect that aids us to remain calm and detach our emotions from outside influence ''

Radhan opened the books and carefully read them, after a few minutes he looked at his sister and said '' You should practice only Frozen Cloud art, as for the other book… I don't like the idea of detaching one's emotions, if you can't control your emotions naturally then what's the point of cultivating and getting stronger… emotions are what drive us forward, what differentiates between the strong and the weak? it is how they control their mind and emotions, I've taught you my meditation technique and that will be enough for you '' 

Then he looked at the text and continued '' as for the sect founder's legacy… you can try to comprehend it if you wish to do so, another alternative is that you practice Frozen Cloud Art coupled with several ice techniques I'll impart to you, I'll believe that you won't be lacking to anyone in any aspect if you choose the second choice ''

Feng Qianhui and Gong Yuxian remained silent, even though they wished for them to practice both arts, they understood that they couldn't interfere much with the sibling's choice… all they could do was offer them resources and the best environment to cultivate.

Xia Qingyue thought about her brother's proposal. her brother never failed her, and her cultivation base and strength reached this stage due to his guidance. The techniques he displays are always formidable and have an inherently different quality from the others. She wished to be like her brother so her choice was simple.

'' I'll follow your arrangement Yuanba, I'll cultivate the Frozen Cloud Arts with the techniques you offered ''

Radhan smiled widely when he heard her choice and thought about the numerous sorceries he was about to teach her 

' Transforming my old magic into practical profound skills wasn't easy, but it was worth the effort, she'll become formidable once she masters them. '

He turned to the two older women and said '' You heard her choice, as for me… I have my own path to follow ''

The palace mistress, although sad, managed to nod her head '' We'll respect your wishes, only you can choose how to traverse your paths, we can only show you the way ''

Radhan nodded in agreement and said '' now let's go there's a lot of work to do. I'll be busy opening the seven fairies' profound entrances in the coming days, but first I'll start guiding my sister ''

He took a step and headed out of the Frozen End Divine Hall, with the three of them following in his footsteps.

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Three years later.

Falling star danger zone. 

It was a rock formation stretching through a valley for hundreds of kilometers, huge rock spirals and rock totems eroded by wind and time, spread out following twisting gorges and wind corridors. It was said that when life was just young on the Blue Pole star a huge plateau existed here, and at a certain time in the past a star fell, cracking the plateau, which led to the formation of the valley. But strangely, people found no traces of what struck the region, however, one thing did happen, the gravity of the region increased by several folds, and the more you walk deep inside the valley the bigger pressure you have to bear.

Till this day after an uncountable number of years, no one has ever managed to step into the center of the zone, Monarchs, Tyrants, and throne have tried before but none managed to succeed in the end 

Today Practitioners come and explore the outer region of the zone. Different ores containing precious minerals can be found if one was lucky enough, but the main attraction for the practitioners is the gravity field, where they can train their bodies. 

Step.. Step.. Step..

A tall figure reaching 1.8 meters in height, wearing a black cloak laced with red fur, walked leisurely on the dirt. His footsteps were heavy and every time he took a step, the crunching sound of insect carcasses rang out.

Radhan approached the valley entrance and felt a slight increase in gravity. It had been six months since he went out on a journey to explore on his own. He toured and saw different places and even went to different empires and today, his steps led to this place located in the Grand Asura Nation. When he heard about this place he was intrigued about the gravity field's unsolvable mystery and why had no one managed to explore it fully, so he journeyed here to try and fully experience what this place is about.

Radhan entered the valley, and it felt as if he entered a certain barrier, for the moment he crossed that threshold he felt the gravity of twice the usual amount, it didn't affect him at all as he kept walking. After a one-hour walk, the gravity kept increasing, and he met a lot of young practitioners sitting on top of stones trying to adapt, he didn't disturb them and continued his journey.

'' Hey, Young man are you heading to challenge the deep zones? ''

Suddenly a mature voice came from above when he looked up he found that it was a middle-aged man who was talking to him from a platform sticking out of the gorge wall, beside him sat a mature beautiful woman and a man with a scar-ridden face. 

'' Yes, I'm here to test my limits '' Radhan calmly replied.

The man interjected once again and said kindly '' I advise you to not go past your limits, once you feel like you can't keep up with the pressure immediately retreat, countless men before you have fallen here including emperors… the allure of the treasure behind this danger zone have reaped countless lives, their remain left unburied, claimed by the land… ''

Radhan appreciated the sentiment, but still asked '' How far has anyone gone inside? ''

The man hoped that he would take his words with caution, so he told him '' The farthest anyone has reached is two hundred kilometers, beyond that it's a dead zone.. ''

'' Thank you for your words, here take this for your information. '' Radhan took a profound core and threw it in the man's direction and directly left.

The man quickly caught the core, and when he examined it he said with shock and elation '' It's Sky profound core !! that young man gave me such a precious core for a mere words of caution? ''

He whipped his head about, looking for him but he was long gone.

At the moment Radhan, having understood what this place entails, took his cloak and upper clothing and stored it in his spatial ring and thought to himself while stretching his body 

' I'll run as fast as I can, relying only on my physical body, and once i can no longer hold on, I'll switch using gravity to reach the center of this land… now let's begin '

Radhan stepped hard on the ground and launched himself as an arrow, the surroundings went blurry as he swept past them at high speed. He felt the gravity increase in strength but he still continued without rest as payage went by. After running for a hundred kilometers at the same speed, his footsteps rang out all over the valley, like a hammer striking a hard rock without stopping until it breaks.

Past the one hundred and fifty kilometre mark, Radhan slowed down by half as he felt that the pressure had gone past what an emperor stage cultivator could bear.

After a few minutes he paused for a moment and drank a big jug of spiritual water. The atmosphere felt extremely oppressive, there was no sounds reaching his ear apart from the wind howling against the rocks, the wind carried with it a faint smell of decay and streams of dust.

Having finished with his pause, he once again started running cracking the ground underneath his feet, one hundred and sixty.. One hundred and eighty..

His pace started to slow down as he passed the two hundred mark and he had to trudge slowly when reached the two hundred and twenty kilometers mark, then he stopped with his legs shaking beneath him as he almost buckled to the ground.

' it seems like I've reached my body limitis… fortunately my training during all those years bore fruit, and surpassed what sovereign realm cultivatos managed to reach. '

' Now it's time to see what's this land hiding ' he closed his eyes and a violet aura started coating the entirety of his body. He took a step forward then disappeared, appearing tens of meters beyond where he once stood, only to flash once again as he forged forward. The gravity pull had complelty dissapeared from his body and he felt lighter than a feather.

He ran undisturbed for two hours until he arrived before a massive rock wall where he stopped, he walked before the wall and touched it with his palms and felt a huge amount of power hidden inside this wall. 

' Apparently this was the source of the gravity field, but how did it manage to hold for so long? Is there someone behind this ? '

Radhan was lost in his thoughts, when all of a sudden a deep voice sounded.

'' Finally after all those years, someone managed to pass the first trial ''

Then, in a flash of light, he found himself transported, and standing on a seemingly endless stone platform. A giant man materialised before him sitting cross-legged, and even while in his position the man's height almost reached two meters, he opened his eyes and they flashed with golden light, and a vast unrelenting pressure descended along his booming voice.

'' Welcome to The Rage God Inheritance Trials ''

Radhan felt surprised by what happened in the blink of an eye, and what made him even more surprised was the faint divine qualities he was feeling from the man's aura, the pressure he felt on his soul although strong it didn't deter him in the slightest as he responded in kind, flaring his aura.

The man looked quite surprised by what he felt and said '' After all those years, no one had managed to get past the first trial and now you appear before me. Not only do you possess the tyrannical emperor's divine veins, your soul is at the threshold of transcending also. '' 

Radhan raised his eyebrows at the mans words said slowly '' Who are you? And why have you brought me here? ''

The man stood up, he looked at Radhan seemingly appraising him and replied 

'' Ages ago, i was called The Rage God, but now… i'm merely a remnant soul left behind to look for a suitable inheritor of my legacy… i left two inheritance grounds behind, one close to star god system, and the one here at the behest of Ni Xuan.. ''

Radhan looked surprised knowing that what stands before him was once a big figure and so he asked interested in the man's inheritance 

'' What does your inheritance entail? ''

He walked closer to Radhan and looked down at him with his huge frame 

And continued 

'' There was a participant before you in a distant star, he inherited my art but didn't succed in inheriting my divine blood, and so, till this day, no one had managed to fully inherit my legacy. But you… with your profound veins and soul, there's a big chance for you to succeed, and if you're lucky you might form the Divine Body of Great Rage ''

'' YOUNG MAN!! ARE YOU WILLING TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRIALS? '' The Rage God's Voice reverberated throughout space

Radhan thought about it for a moment and said with his eyes flashing violet 

'' I'm Willing. ''