After Su Yang's instructions, the remaining participants all gathered in the middle of the room and sat down in the lotus position before closing their eyes.
"This exam will only last one hour, but it might feel slightly longer depending on your mental strength. Good luck." Su Yang said to them before retrieving the Everlasting Time Pill and crushing it.
After smearing the powder into the air and over these participants, the entire room immediately turned silent.
"One hour… so they have to endure 10 years of solitude?" Wang Shuren asked him after seeing no response from the participants.
If she had experienced 100 years of solitude in 10 hours in the real world, it would make sense that one hour would mean 10 years of solitude.
However, Su Yang shook his head and said, "While it is true that they have to endure a minimum of 10 years of solitude, depending on their mental strength, it might increase for a few more years. For example, the pill is more effective on those who are weak-minded, and if you are terrified of being alone, those 10 years will become 11 years… 12 years… perhaps even longer."
Wang Shuren looked at the participants with a worried expression on her face, and she asked him, "What will you do if their mind really gets injured in the process? They are people with profound and powerful backgrounds. If they arrived here with a normal and healthy mind but return home retarded… I don't want to imagine what they might try to do…"
Su Yang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I only said that to mess with their minds, increasing the effects of the pill on them. I will wake them up before they go crazy."
"This pill sure brings back some unpleasant memories…" Tang Lingxi suddenly spoke in a nostalgic voice, causing Wang Shuren to look at her with interest.
"Since you are also his disciple, you should know the Master's real identity, right?" she asked Tang Lingxi, who was still occupying Hong Yu'er's mortal body.
"Disciple? Since you aren't aware of the situation I won't blame you too much, but don't you dare lower my standing to a mere disciple. I am not his disciple. I am his wife." Tang Lingxi responded with a cold stare, sending chills down Wang Shuren's back.
"Oh… right… You are engaged with Su Yang. I nearly forgot. I apologize…" Wang Shuren said a moment later.
"..."
Seeing Tang Lingxi narrow her eyes, Wang Shuren quickly asked with a puzzled expression, "Am I wrong?"
"No, you are not wrong. I am his fiancee… but I am also not."
Hearing Tang Lingxi's confusing words, Wang Shuren tilted her head with raised eyebrows.
"Is she safe?" Tang Lingxi looked at Su Yang and asked him.
He nodded. "I have already told her about my real background."
"Listen well, Su Yang's disciple. You may be looking at Hong Yu'er right now, but I am not Hong Yu'er— at least not on the inside. My name is Tang Lingxi, and I am currently occupying Hong Yu'er's mortal body with the help of a Soul Invading Pill."
Hearing Tang Lingxi's seemingly crazy words, Wang Shuren's jaw dropped to the ground.
"Don't worry, I have Hong Yu'er's permission to use her body. Anyway, my real body is currently at the Four Divine Heavens, where Su Yang is originally from." Tang Lingxi continued to explain to her.
"Four Divine Heavens! So you are also an Immortal?!"
Tang Lingxi nodded and said, "But I am not just any Immortal. I am from the Asura God Clan, one of the most feared powers in the whole universe!"
"Wow…"
Although Wang Shuren does not comprehend even slightly the full extent of the Asura God Clan's prowess and reputation, she could not help but admire the otherworldly aura emitting from Tang Lingxi's body.
"By the way, what's this Soul Invading Pill?" Wang Shuren asked a moment later, as she was more interested in Alchemy than anything else.
"The Soul Invading Pill is a priceless and forbidden pill that allows one to detach their soul from their own body and temporarily invade anyone with a weaker mental. There is only one person in this entire universe who can concoct such a pill — the Alchemy God." Su Yang said to her.
"The Alchemy God!" Wang Shuren's desire to meet this individual greatly increased after learning of the existence of the Soul Invading Pill. After all, what kind of person could possibly create such a heaven-defying pill that allows one to invade another's body?
However, when Tang Lingxi heard them mention the name 'Alchemy God', her expression soured.
"Is there something wrong?" Wang Shuren noticed Tang Lingxi's expression and asked her.
"No… it's just that she's a very controversial person, so whenever someone mentions her, you would more often than not see similar expressions." Tang Lingxi sighed.
"Does it have anything to do with the Soul Invading Pill— a forbidden pill?"
"That's only one of many crazy pills that she has invented. There are even worse pills out there that could easily put the Soul Invading Pill to shame. One can only wonder why she would create these kinds of pills." Tang Lingxi said.
She then looked at Su Yang and thought to herself, 'Though, it's even more mysterious how he managed to seduce her, who's renowned for not caring about everything that's not Alchemy related.'
A few minutes into the final test, one of the participants suddenly trembled.
When Su Yang saw this, he immediately approached that individual and slapped that person in the face, immediately waking them up.
"Haa… haa... haaa… Where am I...?" The participant began panting heavily after waking up.
"Calm down. You are still in the Assembly Hall." Su Yang said to the man.
"W-What?! I-Impossible! But I was… for an entire year…!" The man looked at him with a panicked face.
However, Su Yang did not say anything else, and he suddenly poked the man's forehead with his index finger, which was glowing with a golden light.
A few seconds later, the man's expression turned blank, and his eyes were void of light, almost as though he had lost his mind.
After a few more seconds, the light returned to the man's eyes.
"Huh? What was I doing just now?" The man looked around with a confused expression.
"You have failed the exam. You should leave now." Su Yang said to him.
"What?! That's impossible!" The man exclaimed in a shocked voice, as he doesn't even remember taking the exam!


Su Yang is a powerful Dual Cultivator who was imprisoned after he offended the Heavenly Emperor.

His crime?

He committed adultery with the Moon God’s wife, kidnapped the Dragon King’s younger sister, seduced the Divine Goddess, and he even tasted the forbidden fruit that is the Heavenly Emperor’s beloved daughter.

Inside the prison, Su Yang meets a mysterious old man who offers him a chance to leave this place, but that method requires him to experience reincarnation.

In his new life, Su Yang swears to reunite with his partners and hold them in his embrace once again, all the while finding new ones along the way.
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Disclaimer: Dual Cultivation is a unique method of cultivation where a man and a woman cultivates together by having sex.
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My other novels: Cultivation Online/ Hero's Carnage

"Jin Ling!"
Jian Wushuang and Qing Huo stared at Jin Ling who had just shown up in front of them.
"I didn't expect that we would see him here. It seems that he is in the Seventh Army as well, and since he is a Second-grade Divine General, he should also be a leader of a 100-soldier squad," Qing Huo said quietly.
"It's really an undesired encounter," Jian Wushuang frowned.
Previously, Jin Ling and he had had several conflicts in the Heaven Wing City. Now, they were meeting again in the East Camp.
"Hum. "
Jin Ling glanced at Jian Wushuang and Qing Huo and snorted, then he left.
Soon, another person emerged from the camp. That person was Fang Han.
"Fang Han commander," Qing Huo called.
"Commander," Jian Wushuang repeated.
"Are you Jian Wushuang?" Fang Han looked at him and nodded slightly. "From now on, you are the leader of a 100-soldier squad. Since I am your commander, you should obey my orders, do you understand?"
"Yes," Jian Wushuang nodded.
"Good. I have a task here, so I will let the tenth 100-soldier squad handle it." Fang Han said.
"What is it?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"To guard the Sky Solitude Mountains," Fang Han said. "I will dictate the order soon. Today, you can take up the post of the 100-soldier squad and then go to the Sky Solitude Mountains."
Without waiting for Jian Wushuang's reaction, Fang Han returned to the camp.
Jian Wushuang was not bothered about Fang Han's behavior. However, he noticed that Qing Huo had a strange expression on his face when he looked at him.
"Qing Huo, what's wrong?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"Wushuang friend, we are so unlucky this time. We only just got here and are assigned to guard the Sky Solitude Mountains," Qing Huo answered.
"What's wrong with guarding the Sky Solitude Mountains?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"It's your first time in the East Camp, so you're unaware," Qing Huo continued as they walked. "The Sky Solitude Mountains is behind the East Camp. It is not at the front line, so there are few chances to fight with Demonic Beasts. They're unlikely to attack the mountains!"
"The East Camp is at the front. The Demonic Beasts would need to overcome the defense of the East Camp before they can reach the Sky Solitude Mountains. But that's almost impossible. If it does come to that, it would mean that the entire East Camp has already been destroyed!"
"Oh?" Jian Wushuang looked slightly surprised, "So, why guard the Sky Solitude Mountains?"
"To handle the monster spies," Qing Huo answered.
"The East Camp is huge and the east is vast. The Demonic Beasts sometimes attack the human group there. Typically, the Human Warriors from the East Camp can stop them, but a few monster spies can remain undetected."
"Most of the monster spies would be found and killed, but a few of them can still escape and blend in with the human group. That's why there are a few 100-soldier squads guarding the area around the Sky Solitude Mountains. Their responsibility is to wipe out all the monster spies!"
"However, these monster spies are everywhere so it's not easy to defend against them. As the East Camp needs to focus on the attacks from Demonic Beasts, not many people can be spared to guard these places. Inevitably, some monster spies can escape from the East Camp and get into the Huaman Territory. Only a few of them would be found and killed by us."
"Oh?" Jian Wushuang's expression changed slightly.
"Like the Sky Solitude Mountains, it is extremely vast and it stretches for millions of miles, but we are the only 100-soldier squad guarding that area. So what do you think about our chances of meeting the monster spies who pass by the Sky Solitude Mountains?" Qing Huo smiled bitterly.
"It stretches for millions of miles?" Jian Wushuang laughed.
It was impossible for one 100-soldier squad to guard thousands of miles of territory without letting a single monster spy sneak out.
"Does it mean we can't see any Demonic Beasts or even monster spies when we are in the Sky Solitude Mountains?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"Yes, that's why I just said we were so unlucky. The Sky Solitude Mountains is a desolate landscape, it is barely possible to get Monster Cores there," Qing Huo answered with a bitter smile, "But the good news is there is a rule in the East Camp. All 100-soldier squads take turns to guard the Sky Solitude Mountain. So we will do it for one month. Next month, a new squad will take up guard there."
"That sounds acceptable," Jian Wushuang nodded.
Jian Wushuang's reason for joining the Military Camp was to kill the Demonic Beasts and get Monster Cores.
Obviously, he would not want to guard the Sky Solitude Mountains where the chances of seeing a Demonic Beast were remote.
If he had to stay in the Sky Solitude Mountains all the time, he would prefer to be a guard in the Holy Place or in the Eight Cities. It would be more comfortable and easier.
Soon, Jian Wushuang and Qing Huo arrived at the camp of the tenth 100-soldier squad.
As soon as they knew their leader had arrived, the 100-soldier squad immediately gathered at the open space.
The quality of the East Camp's 100-soldier squads had always been very good. Even ordinary sergeants at the lowest level were at Six-cloud Realm and were superior lords in the Divine Land. And the leaders of 10-soldier squads were designated First-grade Divine Generals.
"My name is Jian Wushuang and from now on I'm your leader," Jian Wushuang introduced himself simply. The sergeants adopted an air of humility towards Jian Wushuang as he was a Second-grade Divine General.
A 100-soldier squad was made up of ten 10-soldier squads. Each 100-soldier squad also had a Monster Discriminator.
The Monster Discriminator was the only one who could recognize the monster spies.
In less than half a day, Jian Wushuang had familiarized himself with the squad leaders in his command. That night, they went to the Sky Solitude Mountains.
When they arrived at the Sky Solitude Mountains, Jian Wushuang met the leader who was standing guard there.
"It seems strange that the commander has assigned you to guard the Sky Solitude Mountains now, because we have been here for less than ten days," the leader said.
Jian Wushuang was a bit surprised but he didn't really care.
"Anyway, only one month, I could stay here for one month," Jian Wushuang mumbled to himself.
With their caliber, one month was not that long.
Jian Wushuang and his sergeants were all patient and began the task in the Sky Solitude Mountains.


Jian Wushuang was reborn in adversity. In order to get his revenge, he began to cultivate Heavenly Creation Skill. With the help of the Heaven defying cultivation method, Jian Wushuang gradually grew into a peerless genius from an ordinary practitioner. With a sword in hand, no one is his match. Using his extraordinary Sword Principle, he killed all his opponents and eventually became number one Sword Master from time immemorial.

After helping the villagers rebuild the Houses I soon left. " I think I will try to be a traveler and see the world before deciding what to do in this test." I turn around to see the villages crying about the dead. The lifeless little girl staring at the place the lifeless mother body law before.  
A light comes into my eyes "what if this test is not about a specific thing I need to do, maybe it's just to see what I would do with power." I start to walk while muttering about what I would do with all this power, a champion of justice? No, I care about justice but I'm not naive, evil will always be just like there is always darkness if it's light. That does not mean I would not care if evil is done right in front of me, then I will, of course, help but I destroy all evil it's impossible. Maybe I should overlook the world like protector that comes when they need to. Yes maybe that.

James walked into cities into villages for many years never aging never sleeping, for 100 years all he did was walk to every settlement he could find, he witness wars, killing in masses but he did not intervene. Some people decided to follow him man over the years. 
He built a tower on a mountain, where he and his people lived 

Inside the tower

on the bed, you see an old man with gray hair holding the young man standing by the sides arm.
the old man tries to speak "Master I'm old, it's my time to follow the other of your people to the afterlife"  The young man beside the bed has a fondness and tears in his eyes. "I have told you to stop calling me Master just call me James, you stupid old man." the old man weakly smile "That my master is the only thing I will not do for you" the young man's body is trembling while there are tears in the corner of his eyes "I will always remember you old man Fu" the old man's breath is starting to shorten and the light in his eyes is starting to diminish "And I will always watch over you... James" the light in his eyes goes out after the last word. but you can see a subtle smile on his face.

James falls to the floor whit his hands and head on the bed and starts to cry for the old man that has been with him for almost 100 years. The first of his followers and the last to die of them.

Ding Test of Power Complete 

Test of Power 
grade: X
info: none 

"I'm here again, its been so long," I say to myself with a half-smile on my face. "Old fu I will not forget you," I say with assurance. 
But what's up with my information on how good I did, and what the hell is X grade?

Ding 
the grading are as  follow from worst to best: F E D C B A S SS SSS X

Wait I got an X grade and I don't even know what I did right what kind of bullshit is this 

Ding 
The X grade is special,l it is what you would call Mythical grade. Only if you do something that the system did not think of, or is deeply impressed by can you get it.

"Okay let's just start with the next part already," I say while steeping on the next step.

Ding commencing fourth test: Test of Solitude

"And good morning new world" I say with a slight smile. 
test of solitude so it means that I should be alone, and the longer I manage it the better score I get. So the problems here are starvation because there are no animals or people, I guess I can farm for that thou. I need a shelter. maybe find a cave or build a hut. Hmm I think I will build a hut then. And most likely try not to go insane of being alone. But I don't think that will be a problem I was a cultivator we are meant to be lonely.

Many years later

A little wooden hut is standing on the top of the mountains. behind the hut, there is a little farm.
On the farm an old man with white hair reaching his waist is harvesting some potatoes with shaky hands.
He falls suddenly, you can hear he has trouble breathing. "Soo it seems my time has finally come" he tries to talk but he struggles with speaking. His body is shaking he lifts his unsteady arm against the sky. 
His arm fall down suddenly. his body stops shaking, the light in his eyes vanishes.

James opens his eyes again with a disturbed look in his eyes "Damn dying never gets easier does it? Right let's see what I get.

Ding 
Test of Solitude 
Grade SSS
info: you built a farm to sustain your life and a hut to have shelter. you did daily activities so that your body would be healthy and strong. you manage to survive for 82 years and died a normal death.

Well onto the next on I guess.

Commencing fifth test: Test of Harth
  
James wake up sitting on a throne, with guards on all sides. 
Three people are bowing in front of him. A young man in poorly made leather, a beautiful girl and an old man in fancy clothes. A soldier walks in front of them and bows down towards James and says "Your majesty we have captured these thee criminals." James quickly understood the situation he was in and said "tell me their individual crimes.

The girl was charged with sneaking into the king's room and trying to steal from it. James look could at the girl and says "What have you to say little girl?" The girls look seductively at James and say " it is true that I was in your room but that's because I wanted to warm your bed for the night, and I did not steal anything I only hold it in my hands for a short time." 

"The young man is charged for stacking a noble and killing his guards," the soldier says. I raise my eyes at this Why would you attack a Noble, you know the punishment for this" the boys stare venomously at the older man on the floor before answering " My lord what would you do if when you come home from the fields. and you see a bunch of soldiers raping your mother, while a noble is taking my sister in front of my father's corpse?" my body trembled for a second, and I take my eyes to the Nobleman that did this, and release my killing intent. 
from the nobleman's wide it looks like a dragon is standing before him. his eyes grow wide and his body is shaking. he tyes to stand up but my soldiers hold him down.

I have made up my mind on these prisoners, the girl will have five days in prison as a warning to not sneak into the castle and try to steal. the young man will pay one bronze coin for the killing he has done. and as for the nobleman he will be executed. 

I stand up and give a sword to the young man together with 10 golden coins. "you were the person he inflicted pain on so you can kill him" I say and turn around to walk away while hearing the nobleman beg "No please I have a family I have a So...."

James Sun an orphan who underachieve in everything he does, he was known in school as the quiet kid that always gets bearly passing scores. And with a shortage of money after being thrown out of the orphanage at the age of 18. with no passable way to earn money he turns to the only thing he can think of as a solution a new game

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(Camael): what are Infinity Runes? (System): it all starts with a sad story. (System): Runes Of Infinity These are items of Extreme Power! In itself. There are only 6 Runes of infinity. At the beginning of everything! Before the gods before magic. Well before life and death. There was an entity that was omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent! But she was alone in the world of darkness. There was no Light. The only being was that primordial Goddess. However, she was completely alone. After living wandering in the extreme void for billions of years in solitude, she couldn't stand it and committed suicide. And when she died she first gave rise to 6 concentrated Runes of extreme power! And right after creating these Runes the rest of the power she had was enough to create the universe that we are here in Today! (Camael): Solitude .... I don't want to be alone .... If Solitude killed even such a powerful entity, imagine what Solitude can do with small creatures like me. (System): Child, if there is any truth in the whole multiverse, it is that Solitude can kill any kind of creature! No matter who was left in Solitude, your mind goes dark and you die. (Camael): I cannot stay here inside this Cave for long! I want to live! (System): go slow child, first you have to get stronger and then think about leaving this cave! You need to mature! (Camael): But what if Solitude catches me?
What I'll do ?? (System): I'm here, little child! You don't have to be afraid. I will not leave you. I will always be with you. (Camael): Man, this is already getting weird. (System): HAHAHA! Don't make me laugh boy. (Camael): could you change your voice to an extremely feminine voice ?? (System): I don't have sex because I don't need these things. However, if you like it, I can make an exception.

(System): WARNING!
the host wants a voice.
(1): Very Sexy Mature
(2): A loli voice something extremely exciting!


(Camael): I want number 1!
(System): loading ... 10% ..... 70% ... 90 ... 100% ..... Success! Liked ???
Camael hears an extremely sweet and mature voice. (Camael): this is perfect! Could you have a female physical body too ?? (System): Forgive me child, but you will not be able to eat me. Because I cannot have sex with my host. (Camael): Who created this stupid law ?? (System): silly! You will only be able to have relations with me when you take the Rune of infinity with power over all Reality!
(Camael): reality ??? Explain a little more. (System): I will explain about all 6 Runes! So be quiet and just listen to me!

> 1 (System): Space Rune (blue) = The space rune has the power to take you instantly anywhere in the universe! It doesn't matter where it is! This Rune has access to anywhere!
This Rune also has the power to control the space as you wish! Whether creating black holes or destroyed galaxies. <Obs: You can only destroy something when it is together with other Runes!

> 2 Rune of Mind (yellow) = The rune of the mind has the power to control ANY mind! It doesn't matter who it is! A true God or a mortal! This Rune can control your mind!

> 3 Soul Rune (orange) = The soul rune has the power to control any soul! It doesn't matter if you are a mortal or a true God! The soul rune can control anything that has a soul!

> 4 Rune of Reality (red). The rune of reality has the power to create anything! You can create other universes in just a few seconds with this Rune! You can create the perfect woman that will make you climax so many times that you will fall in love in that pussy! NOTE: This rune only has Power to create other Worlds when used in conjunction with the other Runes!

> 5 Rune of Time (Green) The Rune of Time has the power to control Time! That is! You can stop time, travel in time, live forever, .....

Power Rune (purple) = The Power Rune! It has unlimited energy! You have energy forever! It can simply destroy a planet with a mere touch. This Rune is the Strongest! For the simple fact of multiplying the power of the other Runes by 3.

(System): gathering all these Runes in your gauntlet of infinity you will be able to do whatever you want!
No matter what it is! With a simple snap of the fingers with the 6 runes together you can Destroy the entire universe in just 1 second! Or you can create another universe in a few seconds. (Camael): and where is the first Rune ??? (System): HAHAHAHA! YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO HAVE SO MUCH POWER! First you have to reach level 10,000 to get the first clue about an Infinity Rune. (Camael): WHAT! 10,000. There is no other way ? (System): there is! Just get off this planet! The system will create a mission that will take you to an infinite Rune. (Camael): this is easy! (System): Silly child .... You don't know anything .... Leaving this planet is as difficult as entering it. (Camael): Now changing the subject. How do I keep this glove ?? (System): Glove ?? HAHAHAHA! This item is a God Level item! You can no longer keep it in the system backpack. All you can do is simply equip it. (Camael): You bitch!
Why didn't you warn me earlier ?? (System): you didn't ask HAHAHA! (Camael): How do I use this thing ?? (System): just put it in your right hand! And accept the link. Camael wastes no time and puts the golden glove on his right hand.

Ding*

(Attention!) Do you want to link to this item ?!
   Do you want Yes / No
                   ^
Forming a bond! .... 20% 40% 70% 80% 90% 100%! Successfully formed link!
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(On some galaxy planet)
A man and a pregnant woman are lying on a bed. Suddenly ... The man wakes up in a sweat. As if he were seeing hell itself. The woman wakes up scared and asks.
(Queen of shadows): Love, did you have a nightmare ??? (King of shadows): I don't know. But it was a very strange nightmare. There was a young man with a golden glove destroying everything. There was blood everywhere. He was calling me a thief. What a strange thing. (Queen of shadows): What did he do to me in his dream ?? (King of Shadows): He ..... that bastard ... cut off his head when I was stuck with some kind of powerful magic. (Queen of shadows): how did this young man appear ?? (King of shadows): White hair, light brown eyes, perfect brown skin ... (Queen of shadows): Wait, this appearance reminds me of someone. It can not be! He's dead I saw it with my own eyes. (King of shadows): Love ???? Who are you talking about ?? (Queen of shadows): that child you killed 3 millennia ago !.
A sinister shiver enters the spine of the King of shadows .....
(Note): The king and queen of shadows are Rank-10 (God)
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On another planet
On a golden throne is an extremely beautiful woman. His white hair. Her skin is smooth and shiny. Her strong personality makes this woman something that everyone in the universe. They wish in your bed. Best of all, this woman certainly hasn't slept with a man yet. Rank-10 (God) at this woman's feet has several men trying their luck.
(Intergalactic king): Please choose me, I have everything you will need! I am a King! (Rank: 8 Semi-God) (Interplanetary Emperor): I am an emperor! Choose me, I can make you happy and take you to Heaven of pleasure. (Rank-7) :( False Divinity)
(Richest man in the galaxy): Pretty girl chooses me! I have money and my father is a God too. (First son of the King of Shadows) (Rank-8) (semi-God).
(Clara): Get out of this room! NOW! Horribly strong pressure makes everyone in the room shiver. After everyone is gone she starts to cry. Because she is doomed because of a promise. So she can't feel the pleasure of being a real woman.
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Time slowly passed, the one year appointed time, little by little, approached as he finished the last set of exercise. As to how he knew the correct date of one year? The cold voice always reminds him everyday, of the number of the day that has already passed. 

[The 365th day of preparation has passed. You have completed the last set of exercise, increased strength, agility, endurance and stamina by 100 points. Please make the preparation necessary for the world travel.]

"At last, at long fucking last. I can leave this shithole, haha, hahahahaha." With a crazed laughter, Alex began to pound his fist on the white ground, leaving a one meter diameter crater. Around him was the ground full of craters, the nearby wall cracks and fissures he made due to his frustration of being trapped for a year. Who else wouldn't go crazy being stuck in a monotonous white environment with the only thing to do is no other than complete the exercise, right?

The destroyed surroundings began to restore, just like what happened when he damage it the first time. Every single day that passes, the place is restored to it's original state due to unknown reasons. He grew numb to it as he then began to feel the increase of his strength everyday by testing it on the surroundings. Every task he completed, substantially increases his strength with 3 basic exercises he's given everyday (1 stat increase, then 10, and lastly 100). The repetitive exercises slowly bored into his mind, like a zombie, became paranoid and lifeless as he completed each set of exercise like a robot.

Just like that, a year has passed, the day where he would be liberated from this hell has arrived. He began to madly howl and cried like a dog as he felt his new life approaching near him.

"HURRY! HURRY!! GET ME OUT OF THIS DAMNED PLACE!!!"

He roared angrily, then waited for a minute, he slowly calmed down and looked at his panel to see his progress doing those monotonous exercises everyday.

[Alex Kane - (?)

Str: 40525

Agi: 40525

End: 40525

Sta: 40525]

(AN: For quick calculation:
He has 10 basic points for all stats, adding to the 3 task everyday which rewards 111 points in total, for the duration of 365 days. So 365×11 = 40515 + 11 = 40525)

The minute passed by and he still haven't heard the confirmation from the cold voice. Then 10 minutes, hours passed and he started to feel nervous. It is already the 366th day he was brought here, and he began to think about those novels he have read before. Someone being left for a thousand years on Earth as the only human left(1). Unlike him that has a miniature angel to talk with, though, he has no one beside himself(2).

And even though he was only trapped for a year, for him, it felt like eternity. The loneliness, solitude, and the creepiness of the white colored surroundings slowly turned his mind into a state of paranoia. Every second staying on this monotonous field is like a torture to him. 

Alex made up his mind, meditated himself, slowly removing the negative emotions he felt. As a shut in from the past, he learned this from a random website as he surfs the internet for hours. As he was always alone, the mantras and teachings felt really meant for him in his opinion. One teaching include 'to fight the inner demons of solitude is to exclude oneself from outer temptations'. At first he really didn't get what it was saying until today, he felt the real deal of eternal solitude.

Through meditating, Alex waited and waited. Hours became days, days became weeks, and weeks became months. The months became years, as it then turned into decades. Decades became centuries, without knowing, and lastly the centuries became millenia. 

His breathing calm, like a sleeping fish, except with closed eyes. What he didn't know that, during the meditation of an indefinite time, his body slowly exudes an otherworldly aura. If someone neared him, that someone wouldn't feel anything, as if he's invisible. From the mantras, he began to extricate himself from the world, like a god overseeing mortals.

Until one day, he was awoken from his meditation when he heard a buzzing noise on his head.

[@#$_&-+..] 

Slowly opening his eyes, he smiled calmly while looking around, still the all-white cubicle room was what entered his sight.

Sighing, he said "That's one nice nap I had, I wonder how long have I been out." Still muddleheaded, he checked the notice and happily grinned. At last, his departure time has arrived.

[Preparations complete. Please get ready for the world travel. Countdown begins in 10..9..]

Patting his butt as if there was dust as he got up, he cracked his neck left and right, stretched his body and then stood with arms crossed on his chest.

[3..2..1..]

"I'm ready."

[0.]

'Wennngggggggg' defeaning sound boomed through his ears as his face distorted due to pain. Next was the blinding light, just like before he came here, the difference is that he could feel the brightness due to having a corporeal body unlike when he was still in his consciousness form. 

His relaxed stature slowly turned vigilant, due to fear of the unknown. Gritting his teeth, he crouched low with his arms formed into a boxing position, with clenched fist. As his stats improved, his time doing the tasks were reduced greatly. As a result, he began to practice the martial arts he recalled seeing on YouTube videos on his free remaining time. Since he already has a heaven defying body, slowly replicating those nearly acrobatic moves was a piece of cake to him.

Eyes still closed and ears still deaf, he then began to feel gravity leaving his body in an instant, then returned as fast as how it left his body. During that occasion, the defeaning sound also instantly vanished along with the blinding light.

Hastily opening his eyes, Alex saw something that dumbfounded him to his core.

"W-WHAAT!?"


(1) Reference to the novel 'Everyone Else is a Returnee', where the main protagonist Yu Ilhan was trapped alone on Earth as everybody was transferred to the other world during the Great Cataclysm.

(2) Still referring to the novel, the miniature angel guide 'Rita/Lita' that was left behind to guide the MC.


How would you fare in a world, where all of the troupes you've read on a novel, manga, comics and other reading materials happen right in front of you or even to you? Arrogant young masters/mistresses? Naked beauty suddenly appearing in front? Restaurant fallout because of not giving a seat? A weak to strong bullied protagonist? A fat sidekick?

Follow Alex Kane, a 27 year old cliche shut in as he deals with this not so familiar scenarios, as he dive further for the mysteries of his involvement on the world.





NOTE: The artistic cover used on the book is not mine, all copyrights belong to the artist/owner.

Moon Frost Island.
With a cold expression, Jia Yingxia said, "Command all departments to exert all efforts to find Caesar. No matter what it costs, he must be found! If there is any news of him, report to me."
"Yes, sir!" the men answered in spirit..
In the dark principal's office, Jia Yingxia frowned.
It was useless for Caesar to have those four notebooks, but why did he not contact her until now... 
What does he want to do?
Trails of mountains and little temples could be seen around the Bitter Solitude Temple and. It was such a paradise that was not affected by the modern society. The old customs were still preserved. Most people were free to enjoy their carefree life there. However out of nowhere, the sound of bells could be heard followed by its echoes throughout the mountains.
The sound of bells kept ringing, making the atmosphere more gloomy.
The faces of the residents who lived nearby were frightened to disgrace. As to them, the ringing of the bells meant the death of very important person! The card artisans in Bitter Solitude Temple lived in longevity, peace and simple lifestyle; no competition with the rest of the word and were vastly respected by local residents. If it was a death because of old age, the sound of the bell would be melodious, which meant 'natural death with good ends' in the teachings of Bitter Solitude Temple.
It was quite a long since the last time they heard such a gloomy sound from the bell.
The atmosphere in the Bitter Solitude Temple was mournful. In the middle of the silent hall, laid a body in white.
In the past 50 years, the most excellent genius in Bitter Solitude Temple, Siam has died. The former owner of the temple was crying in tears, his face antique. Siam had lived with him since childhood. He spent a lot of effort on Siam and their relationship were no different from those of a father and son.
The atmosphere in the temple was suppressed with silence. Another three owners from the monastery came together, but the people looked at the them weirdly. Siam was murdered, the cause of this incident was the tacit collusion between Tan Yumin and Tang Hanpei.
"I have nothing more to say about this matter." The Lord started to speak, his wrinkled face was a metaphor of an ancient human being's, full of historical vicissitudes and wisdom. "What we need to discuss is how to counterattack."
The others had high respect for the Lord, who had profound authority over the Bitter Solitude Temple, 
"The chaotic situation at Heavenly Federation is creating havoc in my temple. Go announce that this is the start of the battle with Federation Comprehensive Academy." The Lord said in a flat tone.
"Yes, dear Lord!" all including the three monasteries owners obeyed.
The Lord was unfathomable, no one had ever seen his real power before. When he was 40 years old, he took over the only seven-star card Vatican and its inheritance from the former Lord of Bitter Solitude Temple. Vatican was the only seven-star card among the known sound wave cards. This was the cognition that people have on this card. Even the understanding of card artisans in the temple about this card was limited.
There were crowds of people walking in and out of the Scarlet Card Artisan Team's headquarters, everyone face looked flustered.
"Report, Snow Silkworms Card Artisan Team suddenly attacked the premises of Bright Leaf City, until...til this morning 9 o'clock, Bright Leaf City including the surrounding 15 premises were ruined. It seems that the strength of the opponents are increasing."
"Report, Faya is on the move. Their team has begun to surround our area on a large scale. We suspect that they intend to fight us."
"Report, the premise of Howell City has been attacked by unknown card artisan team! Help needed!"
***
Yan Yansu was disappointed with all the damages. In this world, there would always be somebody taking advantage of others when they were down. Many enemies were a result of Scarlet Card Artisan Team being too strong.
Chen Mu who was still in the jungle had never thought that the Scarlet Card Artisan Team would be in danger before he came out of the jungle. He was still putting effort in his Wood Word Camp. The troops were energetic but there was only one problem -- he had run out of materials.
600 cards were made satisfactorily but the insufficient of brought materials might lead to a dead end.
There were still four more troops that has not undergone makeover yet.
When Chen Mu confessed this problem to Xiaobo, but he did not take it as a matter, "Boss, this small matter is very easy to deal with. Who has not done this before? Moreover, this is Heavenly Drum Village District. Comparing to a common residential district, the materials here are more advanced. Boss, leave this to me, I will definitely take care of it!"
Seeing Xiaobo patting his own chest, full of confidence, Chen Mu allowed him for a try again. The only people who called Chen Mu as boss were Xiaobo and Sang Hanshui, while the others called him battalion commander. Initially, he felt that being called boss sounded as if he was a gangster, so he changed it to Wood Word Camp. 
Xiaobo did not take action immediately after receiving the orders, but first formed a partnership with Sang Hanshui. 
So, 'Operation Carpet' commence!
"Everyone, listen carefully. From now on, be alert of the materials along the road, do not miss any of them. Those with roots, pluck the roots; those with fruits, bring back the fruits together with the tree itself. If you encounter any monsters along your way, kill them all regardless of male or female! Bring the collected materials to the logistic team. They will convert your contributions to accumulating points. Hehe, the first group that reaches 10,000 points, will have the privilege to be the second team undergoing a makeover, and also become the second largest troop!"
Xiaobo left them hanging as he delivered his first speech with impassion. 
But, the results were not bad at all. All of the team members struggled to search like a pack of hungry wolves. The Spinulosa Disk opened the road as four teams together with the Youth Guardsseparated and swept through the snow forest. The uninhabited snow forest suffered the most horrific plunder in history.
The logistic team immediately got busy!
As they were once used to the high efficiency of Xi Ping, now the efficiency of the logistic team has been reprimanded several times by Chen Mu. The leader of the logistic team became desperate, racking his brain for ways to increase their efficiency daily to the point where he almost turned mad. The potential of men was boundless, as surprisingly, their efficiency has increased by severalfold under his leadership.
Even so, although their efficiency had improved, but they were still trampled by the amount of fresh materials that were brought back by the teams!
The leader of the logistic team would rather be buried under all of these materials.
With just simple calculations, they could roughly give an estimation- excluding the first largest team that needed to rearrange their strategies, the other four teams consisting of 1600 people plus another 100 from the Youth Guards would make up a total of 1700 people on deck. The scale was so shocking.
In addition, they have the help of sharp weapons! The tension in the communication shuttle was intense, but one would be left speechless listening to the rapid commands given by them.
"Warning! A75 team, there are three Moonlight trees in front, harvest them!"
"B66 team, a Snow Fox is rushing towards you, hunt it down!"
"C09 team, 30 degree angle to the northwest from your position, there are rhyolites, please collect!"
...
Today, Chen Mu did not expect the materials accumulated to be as high as a mountain. The variety of materials included plant stems, animal blood and various minerals. Without exception, they were all extremely fresh materials.
The logistic team leader looked for Chen Mu with a bitter face.
"Commander, this will not work!" he said honestly. He was a down to earth person, with thick brows and large eyes.
"What happened?" Chen Mu tore his gaze away.
The logistic team leader forced a smile, "Our loading capacity is limited, there is no way we can pack up everything."
Chen Mu responded. Right now the loading capacity of Wood Word Camp was only a few jungle shuttles, while the other parts of the shuttle has been changed to a scouting command car and his mobility card making room. Upon looking at the overloaded materials, he felt a headache coming. Yesterday he was worrying about the insufficient of materials, but today he was worrying about it overloading.
"Let's make camp first!" Chen Mu rubbed his temples where it was throbbing helplessly.
After making camp, these teams did not stop their plundering immediately. With the camp site as the center, the area about 150km around it became their new target.
Chen Mu stared at the materials instead, daydreaming.
He never expected that he would one day be troubled by excessive materials.
The only way he could think of was to convert those materials into cards!
After all, the geographical environment was alike, and the materials collected were numerous in variety. Chen Mu used these materials as the basics to make the cards. The future generation might not figure out that every team of Wood Word Camp was different in combat styles and all of them used different cards, all because of this reason.
The design work took three days and within that three days time, the small pile of materials collected in the middle of the camp site became higher by a few centimeters.
However, the team members were astonished that the materials were quickly reduced to a small amount! 
After a few days, when Chen Mu showed up with his 400 cards, all eyes were set on the pile of cards in his hands.
Victory went to Rafael's team this round. He was appointed the leader of the second largest team, while the 400 cards were given out. It was the same with the first largest team, with 300 three-star cards and 100 four-star cards having the same serial code according to the star ranking. However, the cards of the first and second largest teams were different in terms of its serial codes and qualities. 
There were still a large amount of materials that have yet to be used. Without any choice, he could only load those expensive materials and abandon the rest.
The forest was a treasure, but without the communication technology team, the treasure might be lost in the boundless forest of snow before they could even begin their search.
However with the Spinulosa Disk and a communication technology team, Wood Word Camp could easily get to the treasures easily.
By plundering and camping, soon Wood Word Camp will complete its makeover for all teams, not to mention having several shuttles overloaded with rare materials!
There were many places where nobody had ever been in the snow forest. This was the territory of the beasts, and with this kind of plundering, there was no guarantee that they would not suddenly come across ferocious beasts. There were casualties every day, but everyone was full of confidence. Before this, the slightest degree of casualties was unimaginable.
The new troops of Wood Word Camp had finally reached the end of the forest!
Nobody expected that this change would happen within just a few ten days!
The Wood Word Camp troops that has undergone a complete makeover would re-enter the eyes of the people once again.


This is both a work of science fiction and an exploration of the meaning of life, love, literature and art. Brainpower is no longer the main ingredient for being human in this far distant future world.  Spirituality, physical balance, and diligence all come together as integrity for Chen Mu, the Card Apprentice.  The cards which Chen Mu masters in his own scrappy way, distill all the powers of the cosmos –  human and nonhuman –  into something that is not a book, not technology, and neither art nor magic, but is these and more.  Learn about these strange cards, which can embody everything you might imagine for the future of technology, but also a future beyond technology which promotes the best, and sometimes the worst, from mankind’s past.

Marius finally made it to the Village Leaders Hall. Luckily there was no one around to collect or complete any quests allowing Marius walked straight up to the Village Leader.
"Young Adventurer, welcome back. I see you have gained quite a few achievements since I last saw you." The Village Leader welcomed Marius as a notification popped up.

(Player Midnight Solitude has completed the hidden quest "For the People".)
(Reward. Player Midnight Solitude as attained the Title "Friend of the People" NPC will provide you with better quests and rewards)
(Player Midnight Solitude has achieved the requirements to enter City of their choosing.)

Marius smiled. So those quests were for something.
"Thank you, Village Leader," Marius said politely.
The Village Leader smiled. "You have gained the recognition of the whole village. I simply wish that I could reward you for all your efforts. Please, choose whichever City you wish to enter and I will provide you a letter of recommendation."
Marius watched as the three options popped up.

Iron Mountain City.
Blackwood City.
Fire Mountain City.
Frost Gate City.
Great Falls City.

Marius had done his research on these Cities. 
Great Falls City was home to the Valkyrie Overlords. They were the most powerful of the 5 City Lords and their maps were expected to have the most difficult though rewarding grinding areas. In addition, their quests were expected to have excellent benefits to players... if they could complete them.
Frost Gate City was home to the Ice Giants. They were second to the Valkyries in terms of power but exceeded them in rare materials. Their Maps were as bountiful as Great Falls City but perhaps more dangerous. In some ways, it was a paradise for crafters that needed rare materials.
Fire Mountain City was home to the Dragon Lords. Their maps were in the middle tier in terms of dangers and rewards. However, where they shone was supposedly in their advanced magic and powerful class advancements.
Blackwood Forest was home to the Light Elves. This was the more chaotic of the Cities as the Light Elves were constantly at war with their underworld brothers, the Dark Elves. This made their quests the most bountiful, but also the most dangerous to complete.
Iron Mountain City was home to the Dwarves. In terms of power they were eclipsed by the other 4 City Lords, but their weapon and equipment forging was leagues ahead of the other. Their maps were average in terms of difficulty but were rich in forging materials making it one of the more theoretically preferred starting points.
The Cities worked in such a way that players were able to cross their boundaries and earn reputation in each of them. The player would start with 0 Reputation but had free reign to go where they pleased. But if their reputation hit the negatives then they would be hunted by the residents of the city.
According to the forums, it was possible to regain Reputation but alternatively, you could yield more gains from the maps if you had negative Reputation.
Of course, Marius knew which he was going to choose. 
Though the other maps offered better methods for getting stronger faster, Marius chooses the Iron Mountain Village.

(Player Midnight Solitude had obtained 'Letter of Recommendation for the Iron Mountain City.')

"Young Adventurer. We bid you safe travels and hope to hear tales of your exploits."

Before Marius could say another word he was saturated in a bright light.

(Welcome to Iron Mountain City.)

When the light faded Marius found himself looking out over a wide Mountain range. The breath caught in his lungs as he stared, the wild and untamed mountains seemed to bellow at him as they stood, sheer black ravines, white-capped and unmoveable beneath the deep blue sky.
A tremor of awe washed over him as he was immersed in the fantastic grandeur.

(Player Midnight Solitude had unlocked Iron Mountain City.)
(Reward: +5 Luck) 
(Player Midnight Solitude had unlocked the Leaderboard.)
(Reward: +5 Luck) 
(Player Midnight Solitude had achieved First Place on the Leaderboard.)
(Reward: +5 Luck) 

The notifications dragged Marius back.
1:05:04
Marius still had an hour to play. Without wasting any more time he ran into the City.
It was a monstrously large place, carved directly into the Mountain. The buildings were made out of pure stone, the walkways chiseled beautifully, in perfect harmony with the Mountains steady rise.
As he ran, Marius noted the two kinds of NPC. The tall and elegant human NPC and the shorter and stouter dwarf NPC.
Smiling, he took note of where the Shops, Refinery and Smithy were. Those places he would be sure to check out when he had a moment. But first things First. Talk to the City Lord.
After an exhaustive run, Marius finally made it to the City Lords Hall. Without ceremony, he entered and saw the City Lord, an ancient Dwarf sitting upon a throne of black iron.
"City Lord." Marius greeted the Dwarf. "I am Midnight Solitude, from Green Horn Village. I have come to greet you and offer you this Letter of Recommendation"
Marius offered the Letter to the City Lord as he looked around the Hall. Around the Walls were NPC Guards, Dwarves in black and grey armor that seemed to suck in the light instead of reflecting it.
Marius turned his attention back to the City Lord. Like his subjects, he wore black and grey armor that almost seemed to be sculptured to his muscular body. His large face was elegant with long black hair tied in a warriors tail at the back. 
His name was Oudurin and according to the forums, he was a Level 100 Demon King Rank NPC and he was one of the twelve most powerful NPC's in the game.
"I see that the Leader of Green Horn Village has a high opinion of you," Oudurin said. "Do you truly wish to make Iron Mountain City your home? If you change your mind later you will lose all your Reputation and be unable to rejoin for a week."
"I have no reservations about my decision Lord Oudurin," Marius replied.

(Player Midnight Solitude has become a citizen of Iron Mountain City)
(Player Midnight Solitude has obtained Teleportation Ring. You will be able to teleport to any City which you have visited.)
(Player Midnight Solitude has been blessed with 'Dwarven Dedication'. Any occupation you choose will generate 5% more experience.)

Marius was surprised by these rewards. He hadn't thought that the City would bestow a passive buff that would make his occupation more efficient to train. Even the Teleportation Ring would make his life much easier. The iron band on his arm even looked quite cool
"Young Adventurer. I welcome you to Iron Mountain City. This is your home now. Respect it and protect it with your life."
Marius bowed to the City Lord.
"Lord Oudurin, is there anything that I can help you with?"
After 20 minutes of asking, Marius finally attained the final quest. Any more and he would need to be Level 20 which suited him fine. Most of them were introductory quests to get used to the City

(Speak with Katarin)
(Help Master Durorin (Smith))
(Find an Occupation Tutor and complete their quest)
(Hunt down the Spider Monkey King)
(Hunt down 100 Gollums in the Mines)
(Kill The Gollum King)

A good dozen of the quests Marius saw were side quests. He decided to complete them after he'd finished the more important storyline quests.
Bidding the Dwarf Lord goodbye, Marius went looking for Katarin, the Night Stalker Tutor.
It took him a while, though after asking a few NPC's Maius found Katarin outside a mine entrance.
'Master Katarin," Marius greeted her. "They City Lord bid I speak with you."
Katarin was a human NPC with a tall willowy frame. Her hair was black and tied in a warriors tail at the back and her eyes were an ice-cold blue. She was clad in black and grey leathers, a single short sword hung at her hip.
"Hello Young Adventurer," Katarin replied. "You must be here to learn the true secrets of being a Night Stalker. I commend you for choosing this path."
Marius nodded. "I will not disappoint you."
"We shall see," Katarin replied. "Very well, I shall test you with these skills. If you can become adept with them I shall reward you accordingly."

Skills: Moon Dance Level 1 (0/2000 proficiency) (Increases Dexterity for 20 seconds, leaving behind shadow stream.Costs 5 Mana. Cooldown 1 minute)

Burning Haze Level 1 (0/2000 proficiency) (Binds a target in a haze that deals fire damage. Reduces targets defense by 5% for 10 seconds. Costs 20 Mana. Cooldown 10 seconds)

Aura Blade Level 1 (0/3000 proficiency) (Creates an aura around your weapon, increasing the range of attack by 10%. Cost 40 Mana. Cooldown 5 seconds)

Marius was impressed by these skills, especially by Aura Blade. 
It may have a high cost but its short cooldown was amazing. Not to mention the range increase. 
His sword currently had a range of 1.5. A 10% increase would make 1.65. It may not seem a lot but the slightest increase in reach would be a sort after attribute. 
It was an excellent benefit when combined with his Basic Slash which had leveled up to Level 3, he now enjoyed increased damage and range. 
Two things that every close combat class would desire.
Add Moon Dance that increased survivability and Burning Haze which was an adaptable ranged combat skill, Marius had nothing to complain about. 
"Master Katarin, I thank you for these skills." Marius thanked the NPC.
"You are welcome. Just make sure you do not shame me, or our class."
Nodding, Marius left.
The next stop was to get an occupation.
Rajan had said that Beast Tamer was the hardest, yet most rewarding of the occupations. Marius had to agree with the theory.
The appeal to a Beast Tamer was that it could upgrade to a Beast Master. A Tamer could, of course, tame Monsters and make them Pets. 
However, it was revealed that at level 30 the Pet Function would be unleashed so everyone would essentially a Beast Tamer to a lesser degree. Though, a Beast Tamer could store 10 monsters while an ordinary player could only store 1.
 Which is where the Beast Master promotion came into play.
Because Beast Tamer's could store more monsters as Pets, their ability to farm and sell them far exceeded what other players could do. In addition, Beast Masters would be able to utilize the increased storage function to refine monsters in their possession.
Just like NPC's and wild Monsters, Pets would follow the Ranking system. By absorbing the monster essence of other monsters, a Beast Master was meant to be able to make pets a higher rank. This coincides with the grade of Monsters found in various maps. Each grade reflected their level, with the two lower level Monsters being Grey Rank while the higher level would be Black Rank.
For example, if the monsters in the Beginner Village reflected this set-up, then Grey Wolves and Elemental Squirrels would be Grey rank while the Large Boar would be Black Rank.
However, that system wouldn't come into play until the player's made it to a City.

0:35:56

Marius saw the Timer and decided to get moving. Finding the Beast Master could take a while so he decided to start talking with every NPC he could find. He kept his inquiries short and simple, asking for locations of his minor quests and where he could find certain NPC's.
By the time his Timer had run out, Marius had collected a substantial amount of information pertaining to his quests and knew exactly where he would begin his next session. Including the Beast Masters name and where to find him.

Logging out, Marius reached over, picking up his phone.
"Marius?" Rajan's voice on the other end asked.
"I've reached level 10," Marius said simply.
"I know.  One of my Moderators told me that someone had made it to the Iron Mountain City. Congratulations."
"Rajan. Who designed that landscape?" Marius asked.
Rajan was silent for a moment. "I did."
"Thank you," Marius said softly, hanging up the phone.
Lying in bed, Marius felt a tear slip down the side of his face. 
Sixty years ago, a  young couple, recently married and adventurous had traveled to the French Alps. There, they had spent a month. Spending their days climbing and exploring those mountains, discovering secrets and launching furious snowball fights. At night, they made love to each other under their canvas shelters as the wild winds bellowed around them.
That month had been the second happiest time of his life.
The first was when his firstborn child came into the world nine months later.
That night Marius revisited the Mountains, his beautiful wife by his side. Blonde hair, dark eyes and a laugh that could charm a snow storm. A baby girl in her arms.

An old man with nothing left to achieve.
A new world ready to be explored.
What could go wrong?

The first competition was a fair one on one. In this case, fair meant that both sides would have the same skills, stats, statistics, gear, etc. 

The quality of the skills, stats, gear, etc were randomized in every battle, from that of a default level 0 to that of a mainstream player.

In this case, matches had time limits of 30 minutes each, and every player fought in 12 fights throughout the 6 hours. The prizes were as follows.

First Place per Class - 10 Fame, 1x (Heaven) [Mystery Box], 3x (Emperor) [Mystery box], 1x [Random Class Skill], 1x (Earth) [Class Proficiency Book], 1x (Heaven) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box].

Second Place per Class - 8 Fame, 3x (Emperor) [Mystery Box], 1x [Random Class Skill], 1x (Earth) [Class Proficiency Book], 2x (Emperor) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box].

Third Place per Class - 6 Fame, 2x (Emperor) [Mystery Box], 1x [Random Class Skill, 1x (Earth) [Class Proficiency Book], 1x (Emperor) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

No.4-5 per Class - 5 Fame, 2x (Emperor) [Mystery Box], 1x (Earth) Class Proficiency Book, 3x (Earth) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

No.6-1 per Class - 5 Fame, 1x (Emperor) [Mystery Box], 1x (Mortal) Class Proficiency Book, 2x (Earth) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box].

No.11-25 per Class - 4 Fame, 2x (Earth) [Mystery Box], 1x (Mortal) Class Proficiency Book, 2x (Earth) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box].

No.26-100 per Class - 3 Fame, 1x (Earth) [Mystery Box], 1x (Earth) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

No. 101-1,000 per class - 2 Fame, 3x (Mortal) [Mystery Box], 3x (Mortal) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

No. 1,001-10,000 per class - 1 Fame, 2x (Mortal) [Mystery Box], 2x (Mortal) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

No 10,001-1,000,000 per class - 1x (Mortal) [Mystery Box], 1x (Mortal) [Mystery (Insert Class) Gear Box]

The prizes weren't exactly earth shattering, save the prizes for the top few places of each class. But since there were going to be 16 more of the competitions/trials, it would truly be surprising if the prizes were extremely bountiful. Especially since this was the first of the weekly trials.

Shi Ning found himself sitting in one of the seats in a behemoth of a stadium. All around him, there were a few billions of swordsmen… This behemoth of a stadium was roughly a tenth the size of the megacity, but even so, it was still nearly as large as some smaller countries.

Following which, an apparition of the Warden suddenly appeared in the center of the stadium.

"Welcome, swordsmen, to the first fair one on one class tournament! Now, let me explain the details of the rankings. Everyone will start out with a skill rating of 10,000. After participating in fights, your skill rating will rise and drop. The system will then strive to place you against people at your level after it's observation of your skills. I can assure you that by the end of the twelve matches, you will be where you belong!" 

He then waved his hand. Suddenly everyone could suddenly see a rating of 10,000 on everyone's head. On top of that, a leaderboard appeared in the middle of the stadium that was currently empty.

"After the twelfth battle, the top three rated adventurers will fight each other to determine the strongest and be broadcasted to the world! I wish everyone the best of luck!"

He then slowly dissipated into a violet mist, as players suddenly found themselves in one side of the stadium, stuck in place.

Now, every player had only one other player in sight. Their opponent!

Shi Ning quickly observed his surroundings with sharp eyes. He was in a vast and empty desert, with his opponent 100 feet away from him. He then checked his information.

'Level 2 with full mortal gear, 12 stat points to distribute, [Slash], and [Bloodied Stance]. Fair enough' Shi Ning thought.

System: You have 30 seconds to prepare, then the fight will begin.

Shi Ning immediately put 8 stat speeds into speed and four into strength. He didn't bother with endurance or anything of that sort. After which, he read the information of [Bloodied Stance].

Bloodied Stance lv 2 (0%) Active Skill
Requirements: 1 minute cooldown, HP below 50%
+20 life shield, +10% resistance, +5% damage
Duration: 3 seconds

'Hmm, reminds me of a Guardian Skill, whatever.' Shi Ning was confident that he wasn't going to use this skill.

Earlier, he took a quick look over his opponent and he noticed that he was fairly confident and skilled.

Unfortunately, the man was just a regular expert. He wasn't even close to Shi Ning, and his confidence and skills meant nothing to him.

After the 30 seconds passed, Shi Ning sprinted towards the man, as he likewise sprinted to Shi Ning.

In the middle of the stadium, they collided. 

It wasn't even close.

Without any suspense, Shi Ning ripped the man's defence apart. Though he had a lower strength stat, he could easily dodge and parry the man's sword while having time to spare to shred him apart.

After just a moment, his extreme aggression and seemingly unhittable body forced the man into a desperate and ineffective defence, and within 10 seconds, he fell to the ground, defeated.

'Not bad, he's definitely in the top percentile to last so long against 50% of my power' Shi Ning thought.

Then, he was then teleported to an audience seat once again. This time, there were not even a million players in the seats but players rapidly teleported in at every passing second. 

Looking above his head, he noticed that his rating climbed by roughly 3000 in an instant, reaching 13,312. He was not surprised because he displayed a lot of skill, so he certainly deserved a huge jump in rating.

When he looked around, he saw many players that had ratings of at least 11,000 and many with under 9000 which made sense, as any match that ended this fast would have a huge disparity in skill between the participants.

Shi Ning then decided to spectate some battles like everyone else was. 

As players continued appearing in the seats, Shi Ning casually flipped through battle after battle, the scene in the stadium floor in front of him changing every time. Some battlefields were in mountain ranges, others in calm meadows, others in jungles, and others in ruins. However, to Shi Ning almost all of these battles could only be considered subpar.

After what seemed like forever, he finally found one fight that displayed some true skill.

Shi Ning was currently watching two experts fight on a canyon plateau. 

One of them was a well known top 500 expert, a fourth realm swordsman named Solitude of Steal. Ranked at 294, he was known for his constant refinement of his sword skills. Other than his mastery over the sword, he was not too special. That being said, in a fair swordsman competition, he would definitely be a mainstay in the top 50 every time.

On the other hand, his opponent was a wizened and unknown man, but despite being old and unknown, he was no slouch at all. He did not move with the fluidity and experience that many VR game experts, however his sword arts truly seemed divine. It was almost like he was using real sword arts…

He was noticeably slower and weaker than his opponent, but even so, his sword arts completely outclassed Solitude of Steel, who was even known for his sword arts. Every slash of his blade gave onlookers a faint feeling on grandeur and awe, like divine lightning was striking down from the heavens. With every swing of his blade, he seemed to be getting faster and sharper, as he gradually pushed Solitude of Steel back.

There were currently thousands of players spectating this battle and save for a few, they were all shocked without fail.

But Shi Ning was one of the few who were not surprised in the slightest. This was because he knew the old man, and had even talked with him. He was a fairly well known lightning attributed cultivator who also used sword arts, named the "Exalted Lightning Fanatic"

As a mid stage Qi Attunement Cultivator that was on the cusp of reaching late stage Qi Attunement, he was certainly a powerful cultivator.

He was best known for his fanatic journeys to the lands with the Earth's most bountiful lightning Qi. He would travel the world, and any place any form of lightning Qi that he hadn't seen before would drive him crazy, and he would not rest until he found the source. 

He insisted on only cultivating with the purest and the most unique sources of lightning, and if it weren't for his obsession he would have long since become a late stage Qi Attunement.

Solitude of Steel, noticing that he had lost the initiative doubled down on his offence, and at this moment, the battle reached the climax. 

The battle had gone on for well over twenty minutes by now and both sides were quickly running out of endurance. This was the last burst of strength from either side. Without a doubt, the first to falter would fall.

Suddenly, the wizened old man started a sequence of sword movements. The cultivator's expressions that saw this visibly tightened up. This was his trademark move, merging lightning with a sword! 

Seeing this, Shi Ning sighed. 'It's over for Solitude of Steel, but he did well against the Exalted Lightning Fanatic.'

-----

Solitude of Steel was in distress. At first, when he entered the stadium he saw that his opponent was a wizened old man and almost burst out laughing. The unlucky geezer was put against him, a sword expert in the top 300.

However, after exchanging blows with him, he was pleasantly surprised. The old man was much stronger than he expected. But despite that, the old man was still no match for Solitude of Steel. 

Solitude of Steel played around with him, enjoying the feeling of exchanging blows with another fairly accomplished sword expert.

But as he fought, he noticed that the elderly man started growing stronger.

Seeing this, he was extremely excited. 'Is he another cultivator who has dedicated his life to the sword? Though he isn't as talented as me, he really is strong.'

He had thought that the man was holding back previously, and finally releasing his skills.

But in truth, the old man was merely getting accustomed to a high skill fight in Domination Legacy. 

Gradually, from being excited, Solitude of Steel became serious. That was because he now had a chance to lose. Noting his mistake, he started fighting seriously. But to his surprise, after pushing the elderly man back for a while, he once again was at a standstill.

At this moment, Solitude of Steel was more excited than ever. While he was fighting, he tried talking to the wizened man.

"Fellow sword master, how many years of your life have you dedicated to sword arts?"

But the reply he got absolutely infuriated him. "Zero, sword arts are merely secondary to me."

This was clearly a slap to his face! He did not believe that the sword master, who was strong enough to contend with him, a sword expert in the top 300 didn't care about swordsmanship too much. In his mind, this was clearly an insult meant to enrage him!

'Fine, if you want to infuriate me then you have certainly succeeded, in digging your grave!

He then went all out, and even the unnaturally calm wizened man had to strain himself to contend with him. 

Seeing this he smiled inwardly. 'Thank god, I still have my trump card, I can win at this rate. What a shame, it sucks that I have to use it this early though, this ancient sword master truly is impressive to have pushed me this far…'

He then started executing a real sword art, with a sequence of divine swordsmanship, he charged up for his final attack.

As he was doing so, he saw the elderly man doing something similar and was shocked. 'This world truly is wide huh, but my sword art is completely different from any other, there is no way that he beats me'.

After exchanging another few dozen blows, their clashing blades each reached the pinnacle of strength.

Then, the swords suddenly crossed, with the momentum of a hundred strikes behind both sides. 

But surprisingly, his sword physically broke in half as the wizened man's sword crushed both his blade and his body, as fast as a strike of lightning.

In an instant, he received an amount of damage that shouldn't be possible from one strike of a player with his stats.

-241

After respawning, he sighed, unnaturally calm. He then looked to the man who beat him with awe and fear. 

From this moment onwards, he truly understood what the saying that there would always be a higher mountain meant. ''Alas I am merely a frog in a well. 30 years of grueling training has made me complacent.'

-----

Following the end of the battle, Shi Ning then looked towards other battles in the last 5 minutes of the first battle. By now, almost every battle was finished so it was easy to find the ones with the most people watching. There were a few battles like the previous one, where well known gamers struggled against true cultivators. In others, there were even cultivator versus cultivator situations, which garnered the awe of the audiences without fail.

And as this was happening, news and rumors were spreading all over Domination Legacy like wildfire.

"Did you hear? A crap ton of mysterious experts appeared out of nowhere in the weekly trial, and even the weakest is strong enough to be in the top 100,000. Is some mysterious organization coming out of the dark?"
"If it is true, the power must be truly transcendent. I think it's just as likely that some country created superhumans for playing games, or many Domination Legacy is bugged"

"I mean, they all seemed to have divine powers of some sort, do you think they could be… cultivators?"
"Bro do you think we're living in a novel? There's no way man"

As Shi Ning witnessed the situation, he sighed. 'This is merely the tip of the iceberg. A collision between the world of normal people and the world of cultivation is guaranteed, and by then, no one can tell what will happen. Save for Flame Crow maybe'.

The world was truly undergoing earth shattering changes at this moment.

Cultivators have stayed hidden from the public's eye for ages. They viewed regular people as inferior, as mortals. 

But with the emergence of the 20th century, nukes and modern technology posed a real threat to cultivators, so they were forced to view the mortals as equals. Therefore, they took extra care to hide themselves, as modern technology could record their existence with much more ease.

The various countries of the world all signed treaties with the figureheads of cultivators, under the purpose of world peace. After all, cultivators could cause mass panick and genocide while the countries had nukes. Even cultivators of the Peak Qi-Attunement level would have no chance of surviving a nuclear blast. It was thought that in a world of mortals and cultivators, stability and peace would be hard to come by, as there was an innate inequality between the people.

As such, both sides agreed to stay hidden and to not meddle with the other's affairs, including in games. 

In the first place, cultivators weren't too bound by the treaties, as they were allowed to mingle in the modern world as long as they didn't cause a scene, and a few broke the rules to play the game. But it wasn't much of an issue, as they were a minority and didn't make a scene.

But with the allure of being able to ascend, the cultivators around the world threw away their restraints and hopped into the game. 

This influx of cultivators would certainly change the gaming industry forever.

Even the various governments around the world could not do much about this. First off, they couldn't nuke every single place where they knew that cultivators resided in or there would be a nuclear fallout, and second, they couldn't force the game company to shut its doors, as the power behind the game was simply too powerful. 

After all, companies had long since overtaken governments in this age, and as the biggest video game company, Ascendant Gaming was essentially impervious to any outside influences.

As such, as of now, the various governments around the world could not do much, but to prepare for the chaos that is to come.

Shi Ning was once a regarded as the most talented gamer in a century, due to his ungodly potential matched with his eccentric personality. He wanted to suppress the world alone and he quickly climbed the ranks in the gaming industry. However, talent and ambition does not always equate to success. His eccentric personality was a double edged sword, causing both his rise to fame and his downfall.

But with a new game's release, Domination Legacy, he was determined to rise again. And this time, he finally set down his pride and decided to form his own guild, starting his arduous task of suppressing the world. 

However, little did he know that even suppressing the world was merely the start to a journey beyond his wildest imaginations.

Disclaimer: This novel is a mix of video games and cultivation, the name of the novel also describes the general plot of the story.

***4 Years Later***

"After the incident of Kurumi's slaughter on my kidnappers. We didn't struggle with any more of Johan's goons. However we did have a new problem. Housing, food, and money. 

Kurumi also wanted to find me a teacher to educate me on how to fight. However that didn't  go so well either. After a year of wandering around, Kurumi's occasional   mood swings and killings, and Kurumi doing some odd jobs for us to survive. I had finally turned 2 years old. I could already walk and was pretty good at talking. I could talk why earlier than I showed however. I practiced on my own to regain control of my body. I could walk and talk like an adult  by the age of 1and half. Obviously couldn't show that I was a  super Genius. Or Kurumi would have been suspicious.

After I turned two we finally arrived at a new city called Solitude. There, Kurumi finally decided to sign up as an adventurer. I also figured out how the affection Multiplier worked and more Information about this world.

Apparently adventurers are ranked in an order of L, SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F.
L being the highest hand the amount of those in thow world could be counted on two hands. While F was the lowest of the bunch.

To achieve any rank you just needed one stat to reach that level, however after C rank you needed to pass a test as well to achieve higher rank.

The number of points for the stats of each ranking was:
L(500+)
SSS(300-499)
SS (201-300)
S (101-200)
A (76-100)
B (61-75)
C (46-60)
D (31-45)
E (16-30)
F (1-15)

 I had found out that Kurumi already qualified for S class at the age of 5. terrifying. After joing the guild I heard rumors of her having potential of reaching  SSS class and maybe even L.

I also learned what each stat raised.

Stength(Str) gave boost to your physical attacks and Defense.

Endurance(End) Gave a boost in hp and and the effects of all recovery. It also increased hp recovery.

Wisdom(Wis) Wisdom boosted magic attack power or helaing effects and increased defense from magical attacks, better known as magic defense.

Agility(Agi) Increased attack speed, casting speed, movement speed, and dodge rate.

Dexterity(Dex) Boosted accuracy of attacks and a boost in Magic points(MP)

I also learned that no one else besides me seems able to allocate stat points and grow in a rate of how their potential is. Those with poor talents sometimes don't even get stat points on a level up. Kurumi's seems to level at steady rate and gain points from every level.

After becoming an adventurer our life did get better but it slowed down alot. Kurumi never joined a party due to not trusting anyone. It was better that way. She wouldn't kill any of her party members on a random mood swing. 

She steadily inproved her rank and level until we could afford a house. Slowly those 4 years passed by until the current day. Kurumi had raised he status by a lot. Although she isn't enough to be at SS level she is a strong S class adventurer.

Kurumi Tokisaki

Age 9 years old

Title: Spirit of Time and Space, Crazed killer

Class: Ranger (a little more detail in chapter 2)

Level:
75

Strength: 37

Endurance: 56

Wisdom: 187

Agility: 108

Dexterity: 87

Affection: Max
100(Familial Love)

Skills:

Unknown(Must be in a party)

(I will not put info on characters reintroduced)

She's really close to SS class. However it's really hard to level up anymore for her. Unfortunately for me, I hadn't improved at all. All I did was grow older and get doted on. Every time I would rry and go fight Kurumi would appear and scold me for not telling her where I was going. When I tell I want to fight monsters she just laughs and hugs me saying, "No need to fight I'll always take care of you."

It's quite nice to have a "reliable" sister but I want to do my own thing...

Well anyway during the next dew years we stayed in Solitude and nothing changed much until news of a legendary ronin who specialized in assassination and katana arts decided to have a vacation in the wild near us.

Kurumi immediately knew what she needed to do and told us to get ready to leave."

Gold smiled and struck a pose

"Heh, monologue complete! I always wanted to that."

Gold smiled in satisfaction and completed one of his goals on his 8th grade syndrome list. 

Suddenly Kurumi was behind him smd patted his head.

"Oh, who were you talking to about a monologue"

Gold's face flushed and tried to clean up the situation.

"No-No-No No one, I wasn't talking ti anyone."

"Stop trying to hide it. I know your secret."

Gold face went pale and had a cold sweat. He was thinking to himself.

"Does she know I'm not her real brother? That doesn't make any sense the kid couldn't even talk before I came. Does she really know? Am I gonna die here? I can't die here im to handsome! Maybe she won't kill me cause I'm too good looking!"

Gold kept on thinking of crazy things in his head until Kurumi finally spoke.

"Yeah have no friends I bet! You need to talk to your imaginary friends ahah! What a loser! Don't worry I'll always be someone you can talk to."

Gold secretly breathed a sigh od relief. 

"Thank god she didn't know! I may have been killed even with my good looks knowing her."

He was praising his luck and looks till je realized what she said.

"Hey I'm no loser! You're the loser! You don't even have a party."

She laughed at him and pulled him in for a hug.

Teasing him again she said, "Don't worry no matter how much of a loser you are your sister will always love you."

Gold heard here and pouted, "Hmph, I'm no loser!"

"Yeah yeah, you're no loser."

While hugging Gold was thinking to himself. 

"Why am I acting like such a child? Is it the influence od this body? Am I being spoiled to much by her? No way I deserve this treatment, Heh I look like a king."

After a little more of Kurumi hugging Gold and him being narcissistic in his head she finally let him go.

"Let's go we are going to the Ronin's house"

"Ehhh! We don't even know where it is though."

Kurumi smiled mysteriously and said, "I have an idea. Come with me."

She shot her gun and created a space gate. They walked on through the gate and appeared infront of a little wooden cabin.

"This place is a little shabb-"

Before finishing his sentence a kunai was thrown at his forehead. The kunai was incredibly fast and nearly hit him. Fortunately Kurumi caught it bedore it hit. Unfortunately it caused her to blood, with the sight of her blood and the fact Gold could have died made her mood swing to the crazed killer version of Kurumi, rather than the loving, doting sister. 

"Hehehehe, come out little pig. I will slaughter. I will slice wach of your limbs off and feed it to you! Daring to hurt my little Gold."

"Daring to insult my house and trespassing. You shall die!"

A female ronin appeared and drew her katana.

Legendary Ronin
(You know little about her)

Title: Master of Assassination and Way of the Katana

Class: Assassin (Sub class of archers, based more on agility and dexterity, they focus on up close and unoticed killing, rather than the normal long distance archer.)

Level 85

Strength: 60

Endurance: 47

Wisdom: 37

Agility: 230

Dexterity: 180

Affection: (Low)
-10
(-10 for trespassing and insulting her "lovely" home.)

Threat level: Fatal
Run or lose your bum.

Skills:
Unknown(Must be in a party)

"Ah. shit they bouta clash."

A Young lad named Gold at the age of 18 dies due to our old friend Truck-Kun. He gets reincarnated with a somewhat interesting class and abilities.


This may not be my first book. But my other didn't last long because of my inconsistency and becoming bored of what I was writing. So in a way still new. Bad speller and grammar so beware. I have a feeling I won't get bored however, my inconsistency may be a problem. If people actually, somehow like this I may go at it cause I don't like to disappoint. The chapters won't be too long however the first chapter is abnormal long for my standard. Don't roast me

NOT MY COVER, if you own this picture and wish to take it off inform me. I do not know who made it found it on the web.

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