5 Chapter 5: The One who Decides the Rules
*Tak...*Tak...*Tak...*
"Guhh..."
*Gasp...*Gasp...*
With a quite and refreshing view in a golden staircase surrounded by the the bright sky with a cotton-like clouds,only the sound of the man's heavy footsteps with a gasping sound can be heard while mixed with a surpress sounds of aching.
Clevenge started his journey on the endless-like golden staircase.Every few steps that he made for him seemed like a huge heavy mountain that he felt his energy getting pulled while suffering an unfamilliar feeling,he clearly felt pain inside his body yet it isn't the body itself that are in pain,it's just like a hundred neddles piercing the heart,while he's feeling it all of his body?It's undescribable feeling that every few steps that he made would produce a suppressed sound of aching coupled with a gasping sound while another bulk of needle is added.
Looking this heart-breaking scene can surely make any mortals shout the surpressed pain for him,while sheding tears.
"So this is the feeling of torturing the soul eh...?ehehe...this is nothing... just feeling a bit of tickling..."He said panting with a forced smile while brushing off the sweat on his forehead.
While climbing the stairs,he occasionally came to a stop to rest,to get used to the pressure each staircase is giving,the farther he is the more pressure he felt with the unthinkable pain added.It's still a mystery how his soul manage to stay still intact after all those pressure that not something on his level of cultivation can endure even having the possibility of dying on the spot is natural,even with recovery feature it would surely be not enough.
Though it's the case he still felt like tearing appart,It looks like his soul is only tough but not strong enough,like a turtle having a hard shell,it can bear a man's stamp no matter how many times it is,it wouldn't break but the turtle would also find it hard to carry the man.
"Wahh... a checkpoint at last."He said gladly with a little wet eyes like seeing the thing that he's longing for.
After a long while of suffering,he finally saw the golden staircase turned to the right while a flat platform from the left that's just looks like a checkpoint.With it mysteriously having a chair and a table with a still hot coffee in it,it looks like a person expected him to reach here and prepared a coffee for him beforehand.
"Hohoo... a coffee for me?"He unhesitantly sat on the chair and took a sip on the cup of coffee.
He stoped by at the checkpoint to rest while the recovery gas is on,slowly recovering him.He never even consider if the coffee was poisonous or never thought it was weird,he just thought it is natural for the creator of this place to serve him,the handsome saint,even with 'her/him' without showing up.If only... if just only there was a person here that knows what he is on earth,It would surely thought "How the hell did this idiot narssicist became a wellknown scientist?."
"Hmm?...what's this? System,can you tell me what this mean?Why is there a drawing of it here?"He looked at it,confused.
He suddenly noticed a drawing of a monsters that his familiar with,carve in a flat stone in front of him.
*Ding* [Based on the way it is placed and it's location,it has a big possibility of it being the next round's monster."
"Pffft... "The coffee in his mouth suddenly burst out from it.
He got taken aback 'cause the monster on the drawing is not really common on the cultivation world he knew,but a monster seen on a world where the MC mostly got sent by a thing called the truck-kun.A world with magic and swords filled with adventurers.
"Next round's monster you say? Heck... is this still the cultivation world?"
*Ding* [The system can't verify this world's origin but the system is sure,based on the trace left here,that this world inside the 'Bewitching Dreamy Lake' has travelled through a lot of worlds in this gigantic super huge planet...]The system did not finished...
"Y... you mean..."His eyes widened in shocked.
[... there are other worlds out there besides the cultivation world while the host is still inside a sealed small world inside a cultivation world with a higher density of Spiritual Qi,advising the host to get stronger to face future stronger opponent.]
He trembled for a bit before calming down.He excitedly stood up,drink the last sip of coffee before decided to continue to the next stop.
"This is really interesting,another world? Hehehe... Is there a world like 'that' and 'that' what about 'that' one? But still... I prefer this world with outstanding beauties... I'll probably just take some visits there and return here with of course a no. beauty in each world...hehehe..."He walk to the stairs excitedly.
*Boing*Boing*Boing*
After walking a few minutes,he noticed a shadow of a ball jumping down coming for him,after a while,the shadow got multiplied until showing a huge hoard of cute little slimes.They've got a different color with it's body like a rubberball with a core at the center of there bodies.
"Whaa... a slime... So this is a slime huh...interesting"
He attempted to touch the slime that got near him but abruptly stop.Realizing the slime preparing to attack,he changed his face,summoned the iron sword cutting the slime in half... he did not stoped but dashes towards the hoards.
The other slime got a time to react and formed a weapon with a part of there bodies.The slimes are mysteriously good at fighting with just their little bodies jumping to attack with different weapons formed from their bodies.He moved his hands in a strange way,summoning a light and thrusted his palm forward letting a huge golden palm crash the slimes.
*Crackle*Crash*
Jumping,attacking,dodging,getting hit,bypassing... the scene was quite funny with the cute little slimes forming a line to attack while adorably swinging their weapons with a boing boing sound.But still a little pity for the slimes.
After finishing the last slime.He then see another hoard,the goblins.Holding an arrows with some gripping a stone spears...Then repeating all of the moves with many other monsters coming together after him,he fought to his hearts content while having the system constantly ringing on his head reminding him with it's little points giving to him.
*Ding* [The host recieves 10 exp. for killing a hobogoblin.]
*Ding* [The host recieves 20 exp. for killing a king minautor.]
*Ding* [The host recieves... ]
It's still another mystery why they gave such small rewards when they are as strong as those Demon Beast that he encountered,he got many unbelievable injuries 'cause of his carelessness while having a little space to dodge their attacks,if not for his tough body physique,he probably got smashed into crippled.He probably would crash this things easily if he's in the True Profound realm who could use profound strength steadily.
*Ding* [Congratulations to the host for ranking up,the host now is a Golden Core realm cultivator,a big gift package is sent for leveling up.]Finally after killing tens of thousands of little exp. with several 20 exp. the highest he finally level up.
Clevenge"... "
He did not react looking dull,continued to move foreward.Who would be glad after killing that many but only got an exp. almost equivalent to how much he killed when if it is the Demon Beast he probably got rank up by many stages.
....
*Tak*Tak*Tak* *Gasp...*Gasp...*
After going through that hell like battle,he finally saw the gate of hea,a gate that seemed to be a checkpoint.
"Ahh...finally... hehg... ,I see the... heaven's gate."He said while looking like a man that just came out from a bath using blood.
His blood with the blood of those he killed are all over his body.While looking exhausted from the fight.It looks like this ones tougher than the last time he encountered a hoard of Demon Beast where he can freely dodge or escape,this one is different he has no chance of escaping nor a space he can freely roll around.
*Plop*
With a blood dripping to the ground,he gritted his teeth and gathered his last strength remaining.
"Yahhh!...finally...."He shouted while still running to the gate.
*Pitter-Patter*2x
*Pek-a-Boom*
He crashed into a huge stone with a words in it saying "Checkpoint Stage 1/100".
He abruptly stood there frozen,dumbfounded,stupified with a complicated thoughts.
"Wha... wha... what the hell is this?!!!"
*Flap*Flap*Flap* *Caw*Caw*Caw*
(birds being disturbed)
After shouting he calmed his mind and thought.
"System,Is there a way for me to finish this quickly?"
Why would he want to go through this rubish 100 stages with him having no benefits?What can those small exp. do when he can earn in outside with triple the exp. he can earn here?Only the treasure is Important right?Thinking of this things like he's sure that the next stage is also filled with rubbish exp.,even if there's something more he may gain inside,he's still a bit reluctant on gambling to the unsure outcome.
*Ding* [The host needs to re... ]
"Don't f*ck with me!You want me to finish this one by one?Who are you kidding?!"He interrupted the system angrily.
*Ding* [The system needs to be upgraded to lvl. 2 for the system to became capable in helping the host in this setuation.]
He thought for a moment before responding:
"Forget it,just tell me where is the floor 99 and I'll stop asking help from you."
[... ]The system seemed got confused for a moment before responding.
*Click*
It showed the system parcel with an arrow pointing to the sky on the northeast side.Clevenge look up and then seemed got determined.
"System,open the equipment that we got from those skeletons."
*Sssssu*
Changing the display,he saw all the equipment he got.Inside is filled with hundreds of thousands of Spiritual Stones mixed,a mountains of different kinds of martial arts technique manual,a different grade of magical weapons,a pills herbs and etch.He also saw many other weird looking things that he just ignored.With this many different kinds of things,he can now probably create a small sect.
He scanned all this things through his soul strength and seperated the things he needed.With all this mountainious things,he saw a long black heavy sword,that he took interest in.A typical weapon for a badass MC.
He picked the sword,held it and tried to swing it.The sword suddenly slipt from his grasp...
*Thud*
The sword fell heavely on the ground thrusting it like a clay while leaving a long crack.He got astonished by this scene with confusion.He just lifted the sword like a normal heavy sword,he did not think of it being super heavy that even manage to make a hole in the ground.
"System,what happened... how..."He did not finish when the system responded immediately.
*Ding* [The host's body is a level 8 Iron Body Physique so it is natural for the host to lift the 10,000 kg. Black Heavy Sword.]
"Te... ten thousands you say?Ha... ha...hahahah....It looks like I became this strong without this saint noticing....hahaha."He got taken aback and then started laughing hysterically.After sometime he then again calmed down.
"System,let me learn this 4 martial arts technique."
*Swuss*
The 4 martial arts technique manual was turning into a glowing ancient text entering through his mind one after another.
*Ding* [The host learned Heavenly Lightning Bolt martial arts technique.]
*Ding* [The host learned Coiling Dragon martial arts technique.]
*Ding* [ The host learned Sword Clone martial arts technique.]
*Ding* [The host learned Heavenly Mountain Crushing martial art technique.]
His head hurts as usual after learning the martial art techniques like it was his own expertise.
After some time,he furrowed his eyebrows and look up solemnly ,storming his eyes at the location of the 99th stage.
"Do you really think I would finish this with your own pathetic rules,no way! I'm the one who decides the rules! If I would say I want it the heavens would obey it,If I would say I don't need it I would just make it vanish without leaving a tad bit of trace from it."He said loudly and domineeringly while smirking like a villain.
"...but if one doesn't block my path,then I would just ignore it."He said softly,looking cool while touching his forehead into a pose.
He started moving his body into a stance that was about to fly or jump while gripping his Black Heavy Sword with a very serious expression...
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● (bird)
*Silence*
After trying to 'fly' but failed,he hesitated for a moment before calling the system.
Even if he has a Heavenly Lightning Bolt technique it still need a profound strength to support it,it only made for him to move around faster than lightning,until he can perfectly control his profound strength,he can't shoot to the sky as he want.
"System,let me rent your helicopter"He said without blushing,still continuing his cool act.
System:"... "
If there was someone watching his act right now,they would probably embarass themselves instead of the person acting cool himself.
*Plak*
*Ding* [20 acting tough points deducted]
Immediately a military helicopter suddenly appeared in front of him.While he really can't fly steadily,there's also a restriction in this area that would prevent any beings to use profound energy that is used to fly,so no one would thought about flying except for him who has a mortal weapons like a helicopter that uses only a mechanical energy and any types of energies that are small in amount that can't possibly trigger the restriction.
He got on the helicopter and started flying it up in the sky.
*Chuff*Chuff*Chuff*Chuff*
....
*Chuff*Chuff*Chuff*
After a long while,he was finally able to see a huge black box thingy at the top of his head,this is what the system has guide him.The bottom part space doesn't seemed got a restriction so it's just perfect for his rampage.
"Hahaha... here I am!!,you think putting it inside a box can stop me from entering it?for others it will work but for me?hehe..."
He smiled cheekily while activating the helicopter front's machine gun.
*Ratatatatatat*Ratatatatatat*
After a quarter of incense time,he noticed he didn't even manage to leave a single scratch on it.
"Heh... so your tough huh,hehehe... I don't believe I can't make you crumble apart."
He let the system control the helicopter and activated the Heavenly Lightning Bolt matial arts techique that he recently learnt.A lightning bolt gathered under his feet.
