The world has been devastated by Darkness. Help restore peace and tranquility. Stop the evil of the Zenshu Cult and learn what it means to be a Guardian. Only you can accept the darkness.

Every ten years there are 11 young women chosen to serve the king. It’s the highest honour they could ever dream of but also the most heartbreaking. This year there’s a 12th and she’s not made of grace, shes made of fury.

Ideas used from book, girls of paper and fire.

As soon as Arjun died, the colorless lightening bolt entered his body. Then many complex mysterious runes started to appear on his body. These complex mysterious runes shone and were imprinted on his body. 

Then these mysterious runes started to appear on his soul. These runes were very complex for even the experts of even celestial realms.

Then all these runes entered his body and disappeared. Then a shiny white light appeared in the sky. This light shone very brightly. Then it entered the body of Arjun. And as soon as it entered Arjun's body, his body shone in a bright light.

After some time the light slowly disappeared. After the light disappeared, Arjun suddenly opened his eyes.

He didn't know what exactly happened. He felt as if the world suddenly disappeared and it suddenly appeared again. He didn't even know that he was actually died and was revived once again. 

[What is this feeling?]

[This feeling is simply amazing]

[My body and soul is giving much better feeling for me]

[All my senses have become much more sensitive]

[My body and soul is giving an unique feeling]

[And it looks like my Mental State and Mental Strength have been improved]

[Even I can stretch my hands like as if it is made of an elastic when I give a punch]

[And most importantly, just how dense my Void Qi has become?]

Arjun was shocked to see the quantitative increase in the Void Qi. Soon he came to a realisation that it was due to him reaching the Immortal Realm. Arjun who had the mortal body and soul became the immortal body and soul. Even his Avatar faced the similar situation.

That Voice Said, " Congratulations! You have reached the Immortal Realm. But your achievements were something even I didn't imagine that you would overcome."

"That's it?" , Arjun asked, " I didn't feel any sensation that I actually died."

That Voice Said, " It's because you had a painless death. And by the time you opened your eyes, you have already reached the realm of an Immortal. And I think you felt the changes in your body. Especially the boost in your Void Qi."

Arjun said, " That's right! I could sense all these symptoms. Could it be, they are the results of me reaching the Immortal Realm?"

"That's right!" , That Voice Said, " Now do you believe me when I said that you have reached the Immortal Realm?"

"Yes." , Arjun replied, " Actually I already suspected this. But I wasn't sure until you told me."

"Hmm." , That Voice Said, " Well, you reached the Immortal Realm. Now I will tell you the cultivation stages in the Immortal Realm. Listen carefully."

"Yes." , Arjun paid close attention. This was really important for him.

That Voice Said, " There are totally six cultivation stages in the Immortal Realm. They are Immortal Origin Stage, Immortal Body Stage, Immortal Soul Stage, Immortal King Stage, Immortal Emperor Stage and Immortal God Stage."

Arjun lost in his thoughts as he simultaneously nodded his head.

That Voice Said, " Generally I would have told you that each stage will have 9 levels before you could advance to the next stage. But since you have reached the 12th Level in the Foundation Origin Stage, you need to reach 12 levels in every stage before you can advance to the next stage."

Arjun nodded his head. Actually he did expect this.

That Voice Said, " But as I said earlier, by reaching the 12th Level in the Foundation Origin Stage, you have made your cultivation much tougher. Generally if you have listened to me and stopped at the 9th Level of Foundation Origin Stage, then in future you were supposed to reach only 9 levels in every stage of the cultivation. But you ignored my warning and reached 12th level. Now things became very complicated for you."

That Voice Said, " Generally, in order to reach first 9 levels, you need to have gathered enough spiritual energy or Dao Energy. But in order to reach the 10th, 11th and 12th levels, you need to have only Dao energy. That means you need to have the Dao enlightenment. Once you had the Dao enlightenment and made any progress in the field of Dao, then the Dao Energy will enter your conscience and you will advance to the 10th, 11th or 12th level which depends on your cultivation level."

That Voice Said, " But I think you already know how tough it is for you or anyone else to have enlightenment in Dao Arts right?"

Arjun silently nodded his head. But he could depend on Yin-Yan Eyes if possible.

That Voice Said, " You want to advance by depending on Yin-Yan Eyes? Well then forget it. Dao means understanding the principles and the laws of the world. Only when you have your own enlightenment, you can advance. You won't be advancing by copying other's understanding in Dao. Of Course, you can use others understanding for your own reference to have your own enlightenment and advance forward. But you can't copy others enlightenment and make it into your own power source for advancing in your cultivation."

"It's indeed troublesome situation." , Arjun sighed.

That Voice Said, " It's indeed a troublesome situation. Especially for you who made some unwanted enemies. If you can't get strong quick enough, who knows when the trouble comes and knock your door?"

Arjun smiled embarrassingly. Even he thought about this.

That Voice Said, " Forgot about that for now. Since you have reached the 12th Level in Foundation Origin Stage, it let you awaken the Void Qi. By awakening the Void Qi, you became eligible for training in any number of cultivation arts. But I personally want to give you a cultivation art. This cultivation Art will help you a lot in the future."

As soon as that voice completed what it wants to say, an invisible force came and an ancient looking golden book came flying towards Arjun. Arjun immediately grabbed the book and looked at the title of the book.

<<Nature's Law Void Art>>

"This Cultivation Art..." , Arjun asked, " What exactly is this?"

That Voice Said, " This is not a Divine Art. It's not a Soul Art. It's not a Cure Art. Or it's not an Evil Art. It's actually Void Art! No existence could train in this Cultivation Art. The only person who could train in this Cultivation Art is, the one who wields the Void Qi! So only you can train in this Cultivation Art!"

Arjun was completely stunned! He didn't know what exactly is this cultivation art is. But he is sure that it's definitely unique and very impressive one.

"Thanks Lord Void!" , Arjun said from the bottom of his heart, " This is a wonderful gift."

"Don't mention it." , That Voice Said, " I am the one who brought you he---.... Wait a minute. What did you call me? Lord Void? How do you know my name?"

This is the world where magicians are respected.. and the weak people ar doomed. Arjun Kumar our main protagonist is dsired to become the great magician but later finds that he has no "magic core" at all. Arjun didn't fell disappointed. He trains in Willpower the lengthy and time consuming way.

But his fate changes when he meets a poweful Dragon named 'Magneel' who is kind to Humans and gives his power to Arjun and trains him. 

Join the adventures of Arjun and Magmeel who together joins in an adventures along with the interesting new characters who will be introduced in the future.

After that, the middle-aged man explained to Kira and Rea that to get tickets to enter the auction, they both had to compete with other regulars in a game. However, the middle-aged man did not mention anything about the game that will be given by the organizer of the auction.

After feeling that it was futile to come to the man's shop, Kira and Rea immediately went to return to their lodging.

What makes Kira confused is why the auction event like this is held on a low floor, let alone only followed by the Regular. What are the objectives to be achieved by the auction organizers in holding activities like this, especially to cancel a special exam. But for now Kira put the mind away, because he had to find the Children of Macseth whose were on this floor.

" That old man, the information he gave was completely useless." Rea said with a frown, well, the one who actually forced Kira to take a special exam on the 12th floor was Rea herself.

Because according to rumors, Anyone who can complete a special test on the 12th floor will be rewarded with a very large number of points and Rea was very excited when she heard that.

But at this time, the test was canceled and replaced with mysterious events like Auctions that were participated in by Regular.

"Yeah, but because of that guy's words, we can find out about the auction faster than other regulars ..."

Kira stared ahead with a deadpan expression, he still thought that the development of his Chaos Energy usage was stagnant at the moment. He spent one year to keep getting stronger, but in the end Kira can only use 2 Chaos Baang at once, more than that his body will be injured.

Realizing that, Kira also varied his training and increased his use of light magic. In fact, he already rarely used his Chaos Energy at this time, more precisely because there were no decent opponents who could force him to use it ... so he preferred to use his Shinsu-based Light Magic.

* Clang *

* Clang *

In a square room currently seen Kira and Rea are doing a Spar using a sword. Rea is seen holding Chosinseong in her hand while Kira uses a compressed one-handed light sword that is strong enough to deal directly with a Rank B sword like Chosinseong.

Rea's Chosinseong is known to be one of the treasures in the Arie family. Although it's not rare, Rank B weapons are high-class weapons that are used by regulars on the upper floors.

* Clang *

The swordsmanship that they showed was quite contrasting, Rea's swordsmanship relied on speed in its use, while Kira was more inclined to precision and accuracy.

"Are you really going to take part in this auction, Kira-bro?"

Although the sound of metal clanging continued, both of them didn't stop their conversation.

"Of course, if I'm not mistaken then the branch headquarters referred to by Hansung Yu is the Submarine, we have no other choice but to take part in this auction if we want to go there," said Kira.

Submarine as the name implies, is a submarine that is under the sea, or a group of Shinsu which has concentrated concentrations to form Liquid.

The reason why Shinsu's concentration on the 12th floor is more friendly and lighter is because some of the Shinsu on this floor gathered to form a giant lake that looked like an ocean.

The structure of Submarine is still mysterious, but it seems that the Submarine uses A Pure Floating Stone with a very high quality, so it can make it floating in the Shinsu pond like that.

* Clang *

"Well, you're right, but do you really think it's not strange? Holding an auction like this all of a sudden?" Said Rea while turning her body and slashing Kira's waist with a diagonal cut.
.
* Clang *

"Of course, after all this hasn't happened before on the 12th floor ..." Kira then immediately shook his light sword vertically towards Rea, but in one blink Rea had appeared behind Kira while pointing her sword at him.

Rea grinned in victory, while finally the sword of light in Kira's hand split into small particles and disappeared in the air.

"You're getting faster and faster, Rea."

"Of course ..." said Rea with a smile, although Kira was not serious about dealing with it, but the speed possessed by Rea deserves a thumbs up.

"By the way, what are we going to do tomorrow?" Rea asked, putting Chosinseong in her Arms Inventory.

"We're going to meet someone tomorrow," Kira said wiping his sweat using a towel.

"Someone?" Rea tilted her head, with a look ... 'Do you have an acquaintance on the 12th floor? '

"That's right, someone who could say,
Few know more about the events on this floor than any other regular on this floor. "

***

"People call you Afro the Database, and you say that you don't know anything about this auction, is your nickname just bullshit?"

Kira currently chatting with someone in a quiet place, Rea is seen watching from a distance while leaning on a tree.

"Well, I'm sorry, customer, but my people can't reach any information except the list of auction items in your hand." That person had an eccentric appearance in colorful clothes. His afro hair makes his appearance look ridiculous but cool in other way.

Kira seeing the paper in his hand, it is a list of auctioned items that will be auctioned later, it looks very normal like auctions in general, the ranking of items to be auctioned is quite varied starting from the lowest, D rank and the highest, B rank.

Kira then looked at the afro man and said.
"Besides, this list isn't complete, are you trying to fool me?"

"Well, dear customer ~ you know the situation at the center is currently in chaos because there is a slight dispute between the " Chosen Members " of research association who holding responsibility as a ruler on this floor, Po Bidau Lacazette and the Great Teacher who are in control of the Workshop on this floor, Miss Mei. "Said the Afro man.

Kira knew that the person he was looking for was a woman named Mei, one of the 4 Macseth children who was nicknamed the Great Teacher, Kira learned about it from Hansung Yu earlier.

During this year, if there is any need or when he needs information, Kira will call Hansung Yu, of course it's not free, Kira must continue to send instant coffee to Hansung Yu regularly, with his own money.

"Wait a minute, dispute?"

Not answering Kira's question, the afro man smiled and wiggled his index finger. Kira who saw that just said with a flat face.

"What a moneygrubber, just answer my question earlier, money problems can be dealt with later."

"Hehe, I like customers like you, alright, well my people who infiltrated the research association only heard some sort of rumor circulating in the higher-ups, you know how important the position of " Chosen Members " in research association is right."

Kira nodded, "Chosen Member" was a member of the Po Bidau family with male gender, who had been given such a test to be responsible for the Research Association in the tower.

"Looks like Mr. Lacazette is not too fond of Miss Mei's proposal to hold the auction, no, some say that he completely rejected the proposal," said the Afro man.

"But why this auction can still be held, if the ruler of this floor does not approve of it." Said Kira, a regular like him of course know that Lacazette was the ruler of this 12th floor.

"I don't know, my information network can't reach things like that, you know, just a little mistake, then we will immediately be removed from the tower?" Said the Afro man.

After feeling that the information he wanted was enough, Kira immediately made the payment and left.

"Let's go Rea, it looks like we will have a lot of free time while waiting for the auction to begin," said Kira while approaching Rea who had been waiting for him.

After that they both went back to walking in the regular district streets which were very crowded compared to the other floors in the tower.

"I did not know that there were people like that Afro man in the tower, it turns out they were great at gathering information like this," Rea said, looking at the paper listing the items to be auctioned.

Kira who heard that saw the crowd on the roadside, then he said.
"You know for yourself how the conditions of the Regulars on the 12th floor, they do everything they can to survive, the increasing difficulty of exams, makes them prefer to live in this place ... losers like that are like a horde of ants gathered because of a candy thrown by humans. If I were them, I would rather die and try than give up and and rot in a place like this "said Kira.

"You say that very harshly, Kira-bro."

Rea also realizes that Kira's attitude has changed over the past year, the empathy he has towards others has decreased, since the two of them separated from Aguero and the others on the 3rd floor, Kira slowly returned to being as cold as when they first met.

And that made Rea a little worried.

"Kira-bro, What do you think Aguero and the others are doing now? ..."

"Maybe they are eating sweet sour pork or drinking soju." Kira answered casually.

" Aren't you worried about them, Kira-bro?" Rea said.

"Why should I worry about them? There are Khun and Shibisu there, besides that there are two Jahad's Princesses, Endorsi and Anaak, with a team like that there is nothing to worry about," said Kira, he was seen drinking a can of black coffee.

"You are ... since when did you change your drink reference, Kira-bro. Didn't you like apple juice before, hihihi," Rea said with a laugh.

"I am a grown man, you know." Kira said as he put one of his hands into his pocket, maybe his drink preference had changed since he hung out with Hansung Yu, maybe.

"Drinking black coffee doesn't make you a grown man, you know ~, if you want to be an grown man you should try drinking Soju, Kira-bro." Rea said, then he pounded Kira's back.

" I don't like alcohol. " Kira said.

They then continued to chat before they saw two people who seemed to be at odds in front of a shop.

"How many times have I told you, don't ever enter my store again, you little jerk! Bring the trash you called book and throw it in the trash can, you make my shop look dirty."

A big man looks angry at a blond boy, who fell on the ground, Rea and Kira know the boy.

"Kira-bro, that boy..." Rea pulled the sleeve of Kira's blazer, and made him stop.

"Don't take care of other people's business, it's normal in this place, let's go home," said Kira.

After the boy continued to be chided by a big man, he finally left while covering his teeth bluffing. The pedestrians who had previously stopped to see the quarrel, resumed walking and ignored the boy's book lying on the ground.

Without listening to Kira's words, Rea then approached the book and took it, she then turned and said.

"Um, let's go home ..."

After that, Kira and Rea returned to their inn, and Rea is currently seen sitting lounging on the couch while looking at the contents of the blond boy's book that she previously picked up.

While Kira was seen sitting in a chair crossing his legs, he was seen wearing glasses and checking the contents of the list of auction items he had gotten from Afro before.

"Pfft ... the naming of the weapon is ridiculous ... Roaring Thunder Sword of Thousand Sky, hahaha."

Rea was seen laughing out loud when she saw the contents of the book left by the boy named Franz.

"... Then what is this, a hook called The Fallen Angel of Death Realms ... Pffft, gahaha, this boy is ridiculous."

Hearing Rea's laughter that hasn't stopped since earlier, made a blue vein appear on Kira's forehead.
"Be quiet, Rea!"

Rea then jumps off the couch and shows Kira the contents of the book.

"Kira-bro, look at these weapons, the design is very ridiculous, and also the name, hahaha" said Rea could not help laughing.

Kira then looked at the book Rea showed with no interest, at first there was nothing strange but Kira finally realized something was odd.

"Wait a minute, Rea ... give me the book," said Kira.

" Hoho~, do you also want to give a name like that to your weapon, Kira-bro ~ ..." said Rea trying to tease Kira, but the annoyed Kira immediately took the book from Rea's hand.

He then returns to check the auction list he got from Afro before Kira widens his eyes.

Seeing Kira's expression, Rea tilted her head.
"What's wrong, Kira-bro? Your face looks serious like that?"

"I knew something was wrong, come here Rea, look at this." Kira then showed the two similiar weapon picture from the two different sources.

Rea then looked at it and she also widened her eyes.
"Kira-bro, this is ..."

Kira then answers with a serious face.
"Yeah, although at first glance they look different, these two weapons ... seem to be the same weapon."

***

"Are you sure about your decision, you might not enjoy the luxury you feel all this time again."

Said a black-haired man who stood while smoking, in front of him was a beautiful woman wearing a lab coat.

"My decision is unanimous, that's why I called you here to help me succeed in the initial steps of my plan, Ha Jinsung."

Hearing that, the black haired man called Ha Jinsung smiled and said to the woman in front of him.

"Well then, welcome to FUG ... Lady Mai."

Warning! Google Translate, Don't read this novel if you hate bad Grammar

Kira is a Genius Magician, but his existence was considered threatening after he found a Magic Item that was equivalent to the weapons of the gods. He was hunted by government soldiers to be killed. At the end of his pursuit, Kira who was really cornered at that time could not do anything.

However, suddenly a mysterious big Gate appeared and Kira entered it. With determination and revenge in his heart, Kira who knows the truth about the gate decides his path.

Update : 1 chapter / 1,5 day

Looking at the two contradicting books, Xi Rin is tempted to slap the old man who's holding them.

Does she has a sign above heer had that say "Give me impossible trials please~"?!

C'mon! She only wants to live this life peacefully.

However, the old man pushed her to pick one, paying no mind to her inner turmoil. Thus, she reached out with hesitant hands, not knowing what to book.

But as soon as he hands came to hover above the two books, explosions sounded in her mind, leaving her shocked and mindless every time she comes close to any of the books

Biting her lips to stay clear-minded, she looks at the book before picking the black, ominous one with a single word 'LIFE'. She does not know why, but her gut instinct told her to do so and she had always trusted her guts. They were right on more occasion than one, saving her from her mother's fatal blows many times.

As she holds the black book in her hand, a white fire starts to burn the book. Before she could even react, the flames have already engulfed the whole book, slowing burning the black cover. However, the black soon burned to reveal a white page. As the flame extinguishes, the black book was now white with domineering words:

COSMOS RULER

What does it mean to be a Cosmos ruler? It means to be the Monarch of the galaxy. The King of the cosmos. 
The King of all life.

Ha, such an arrogant title.

As she opens the book to see its content inside, she completely missed the look of shock on the old man. His eyes were popping out in amazement and his jaw hanging open. And when Xi RIn looked up, his jaw still couldn't close. Uncomfortable from his gaze, "Erm... is something wrong?"

"What do mean "something wrong?" , the old man snapped, out of his daze. "Something is very wrong, okay?"

"Where's the life-and-death trial?! Where's the challenge?!" The old man exclaimed. His hands flailed in the air as he vents out his shock.

Giving the elder a wry look, she ignored him and continued reading the book. But as soon as she read the requirements to cultivate the first level, she immediately sighed and closed the book. 

Cultivation in this world is measured by ranking. 1st rank being the weakest and 12th rank being the strongest. Above the 12th rank is something unknown to this continent and is unheard of. 1st and 2nd rank can be considered common while 5th rank might be considered strong among the masses. However, to be truly strong, you have to be 8th rank or above.

But that's not the problem!

According to this body's memory, she is what people would call 'a waste', having absolutely no talent nor potential for cultivating. Absolute trash. And even if she wants to test whether that fact is true or not, she got no idea how to cultivate anyways.

She has never seen a situation more ridiculous than her's! She wants to cry, but have no tears to do so!

Seeing that Xi Rin closed the book, the old man curiosity was piqued. Did something happen? Did she meet a problem?


But seeing the 'crying, but unable to' expression on her face, he starts to panic. "What happened? What's wrong?"

Then looking at him with a bitter look,  She said: " I can't..."

"Can't what?"

Licking her lips, she said slowly, "I can't... cultivate..."

The old man almost collapsed on spot. Are you serious?! His long-awaited heir is a waste?!!

"Rin...I'm sorry. If there's another lifetime, I'll never let you go." 

Years pass by in his life, yet he could never forget. The girl who was his childhood friend. The one he loved. The one who sacrificed her life for him. 

Maybe. Maybe if he had tried harder.... then she would still be alive. 

Some people tried to convince him to forget her. They say that it is God's will. So he hated God for taking her.

Now that he's dying, he swore on his soul that if there's another lifetime, he'll never lose her again. No matter who or what stands in his way. If one person comes, he'll kill one person. If two people come, he'll kill two. If God comes, he'll kill God. 

Never again will he lose her.

And maybe God pitied him. Maybe wishes do come true. Therefore he was reincarnated again. And he wasn't the only one reincarnated. The girl did as well.

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Tarun was engulfed in flames and as his overcoat turned liquid to protect him, the liquid immediately vaporized and the flame vanished along with Tarun.

*fissh__

Suddenly Tarun appeared in a large library with books all around!

"You like literature?"

Came a casual voice from a person who was sitting on a chair near the window and reading a book.
He was wearing spectacles and had curly black hairs. His green eyes were always on the book which was in his right hand while from the left hand, he was sipping tea.

This man looked extremely normal but when Tarun tried to gauge his powers, his Divine senses got burnt!

"urg..arkg"

Tarun collapsed on the floor while coughing mouthful of blood!
The man sitting on the chair didn't even spared Tarun a glance and just kept reading.

"I do, actually!"

replied Tarun as he got up while wiping the crystal red blood off his mouth!

"You do? Ah yes, you had many literary geniuses on earth...oh on hell too! Quite a few of them are in hell for blasphemy"

Said the Man with an expression of as if he was trying to think too hard.

"Let's not get into that topic!"

Replied Tarun with a laugh.

"Why are you really here?"

Suddenly said the man with a serious expression

"I need your help"

Replied Tarun with a serious face as well.

"What help? If Dracula needs my help, he can personally come. He doesn't have to send a kid."

"Who said I came here to ask help for him?"

The man sitting on the chair was turning the page of his book and as he heard Tarun's answer, he paused for a couple seconds and then smiled while taking off his spectacles

"You want me to help you get vengeance on my own friend for what his friend did to an unknown like you? You know you are indeed special to not lose your sanity in those years but you know, I don't have much of empathy towards some random Vampire.
Also, tell Lucifer to get the hell out of my planet or I will bring chaos to his."

Tarun, listening to his answer, didn't say anything for some time and after a long pause said

"Ode of Alucard"

As soon as the man heard this, he became petrified!
after a minute, he shut his book close and put it on the side table.

"I don't need you to get vengeance for me, I don't want you to give me anything! What I want from you is extremely easy for you to give."

Said Tarun while taking out a red and black book from his pocket dimension.

The man got up from his chair and received the book from Tarun with both hands after which he again went to his chair and started reading the first page.

That book was not big but the man still kept reading the first page for about 3 hours.
After 3 hours, he closed the book and said with a smile

"Amir, Call me Amir. My name is Amir Flame and I am the Flame Emperor."

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--- In Blood-River City of Thunder Empire---

In front of Shin family home, a man completely covered in gray robes was standing with a wooden conical hat on his head.
He had a black stick in his hand and he looked to be quite old from his eyes as his face was also completely covered in a grey veil

"Found You!"

Said the man with a very hoarse voice.

=====
--- Back in Amir's library ---

"Hahahaha.....a Hawk! Whose shitty idea was it to put your consciousness in a hawk? I would've put it in a slug!"

Laughed Amir at the hawk sitting on his window.
Tarun was sitting at the place where Amir was previously sitting and reading book while lucifer was sitting on a sofa near the bookshelves.

After laughing heartily, Amir said

"Anyways, help me acquire the 12th celestial flame and I'll help!"

Amir completely ignored Lucifer who was just sitting behind him and asked Dracula for Lucifer's hellfire, which was the 12th celestial flame!

A Glib, Charming, Deceitful, Cunning & Manipulative Vampire with a Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth creates a River of Blood to the Summit of a Dangerous World filled with Magic and Wonders!


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Gin regained his consciousness but wasn't in a rush to open his eyes. Since Reyna is protecting him, he can be at ease and use the time to calm his mind.
Having learned the truth about his birth and finding his parents sacrificed their child to keep him safe set off a wave in his heart.
He couldn't accept the truth and don't want to. No one would feel good knowing someone had sacrificed their lives so that he can live peacefully.
He can't find his parents to clarify the questions but there's one person who can answer his questions; the blonde man.
'If he's alive, I will find him.' Gin's mind calmed down sorting out what he wants to do next.
Only then he noticed his thought process is a lot faster and clearer than before. He soon figured the reason for this change is related to his soul.
'I reached White soul stage.' Gin was surprised and also delighted by the unexpected breakthrough.
Unlike the Mortal-soul level, the White soul level is a lot different and arcane than the latter.
Whit-soul is the true starting stage of the soul cultivators. Upon reaching this stage, they can use their soul energy in various fields.
For example, controlling an object with soul energy, performing soul skills, enhancing the level of things they make like potions, and so on.
The white soul level is divided into three stages: Shape Transformation, Fire-birth, Perfection.
A 'shape transformation' soul master will be able to hold their ground against initial Seal Opening stage cultivators while 'Perfection' stage soul master's strength can rival peak 'Seal Destruction' stage master.
Its true Gin was at the peak of the mortal soul stage for a month but he didn't expect to reach the next level without a hitch. Well, it's good news that's worth celebrating as far as he's concerned.
Next, he checked his 12th hidden physique seal that was located in between his eyebrows. He could feel his entire body is brimming with power and strength.
Yet it didn't make him happy but instead, made him anxious. Because he felt as if his body hit its limit and he can't improve his strength anymore.
If he wants to improve it further, his only choice is to advance to the next stage.
But, Gin felt conflicted in his mind. He wanted to discover all the 13 hidden seals. But his situation reached a deadlock.
There are only two paths before him: One, be patient, and discover the 13th hidden seal. Two, advance to the next stage and be content with what he has discovered.
'I can't force things like this.' Gin knew from the start it won't be easy. If it was that easy, there would be countless cultivators roaming around the world flaunting the 13th hidden seal they discover.
Reyna also knew nothing of the 13th hidden seal. She also told him that after discovering her 12th hidden seal she couldn't improve her strength anymore.
Like what Gin's feeling right now.
If he had some reference, it would have helped him. Pity, there was no record of it and none had ever discovered this mystifying 13th hidden seal.
Gin had scoured the treasure 'soul strand' for information but he got nothing. If not specified in the book left behind by Empyrean chaos, he would have shrugged it off as a myth like everyone else.
He recalled every bit of information he amassed about the 12th and 13th hidden seal. After pondering for a moment, he concluded.
All the geniuses who discovered the 12th hidden seal so far had one thing in common. Their physique hit the limit and their strength can't be improved any further.
If it's just one person, it can be reasoned, but not for all of them.
Meaning, the 12th hidden seal is the limit of one's physique and the 13th one doesn't have any sort of connection with the term strength—or, simply there's isn't one in the first place.
Gin incline towards the first possibility.
If he wants to discover his 13th hidden seal, he needs to try a different approach since it isn't about strength. But, he had no clue in which direction he should proceed.
As he was pondering about the predicament, he remembered the book shelve in the magical space. Since his soul has advanced to the white soul stage, it should have unlocked more books.
Wasting no time, Gin sent his consciousness into it and as he thought, an entire row of books has become tangible. There were at least hundreds of them!
Gin was on cloud nine seeing it, as he knew very well how valuable these books are; they are beyond priceless.
If he's lucky, he may even find some information about the 13th hidden seal.
Beaming, he skimmed through the titles of all the books. Most of them are about Alchemy: Herbs, potion-making, inscription symbols, Arrays, and much more.
There are few books about spirit seals, soul skills, magical beasts, weapons, and some books containing general information.
He was happy as he found two books that detailed the hidden seals and cultivation. It's what he needed at the moment.
It was like Empyrean Chaos knew he would end up in such a situation and arranged the books so that it would help him in the need.
He was excited but restrained his eagerness to read the books right away. Reyna's waiting outside. She definitely knows he awake, he can't waste any more time with his eyes closed.
--
Gin opened his eyes and gazed at Reyna who was looking right at him. Her transformed golden eyes were deep as if she peering at his soul.
"Miss Reyna, it's embarrassing. Can you stop your staring?" Gin rose to his feet and smiled while scratching his head.
"Cut the crap! Your act won't work before me. Tell me what happened?" Reyna waved her hand and asked.
Gin coughed a little and said, "OK". He narrated everything that happened—about memory plane, blonde man, and dark space where he drowned with negative emotions.
He didn't hide anything apart from the magical space.
"Oh my god! Reyna, ask him how he got out of that Dark space? Quick!" Zera screamed, agitated.
Even though Zera was screaming atop her lungs, Gin neither heard nor noticed her presence. It was like Zera's only visible to Reyna and ghost to others.
"Why?" Reyna conveyed her thoughts through her soul energy.
"If I am not wrong, the dark space that Gin dragged into is called Starless Hallow.
It's not some kind of space located somewhere in the world but created in our own heart. It holds all kinds of negative emotions, illusions, horrors that terrorize the heart and weakens one's will. Trust me, you don't want to face it, not with your current level of strength.
Once your cultivation reaches a certain point you will face this kind of weird thing." Zera explained.
"Is it that dangerous?"
"Reyna you don't understand. This thing can't be explained in simple terms. What I can tell you is, if you couldn't overcome it on your own, the consequences will be severe.
Some would just die, some will go insane, and in most cases, a knot will be formed in your heart or barrier that prevents you from advancing further in the cultivation.
What puzzles me is, why a mortal like Gin encounter this kind of thing? You won't believe if I say this, only supreme level deities encounter this thing.
My question is, how was he able to persevere and break out of that gloomy place without a shred of suffering or fear?
Ask him!"
"How did you get out of that dark space?" Reyna asked. Her interest has also piqued after Zera's explanation.
Just thinking about that damn place made him uneasy but he quickly calmed himself and answered: "To be honest, I don't know. Just as I was diving deep down, there was a brilliant flash and before I know it, I was back."
Hearing his answer made Zera ponder with a solemn expression.
"Miss Reyna, I want to find that blonde guy." Gin said, balling his fist.
"Don't worry we will find him." She could sympathize with the thoughts going through Gin's head, now.
Finding the truth about his parents from the childhood memories hidden in the deepest part of his soul. She doesn't know whether he's lucky—or unfortunate to come across such a thing.
"Let's talk about your strength. How does it feel as you have already discovered your 12th hidden seal?" Reyna asked.

Arc-1 Synopsis:

It's been 10,000 years since the Fiends appeared on the human continent. 

'Where did they come from?'

'Why did they come and for what purpose?'

'No one knows!'

Countless humans united together and banished the Fiends to the lost continent of what now is called 'Fiend continent.'
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Story Synopsis:

Chaos Expanse—a home of ten beautiful universes. 5 million years ago, the experts of Spirit universe waged war upon the Supreme being, discovering their Expanse was sealed by him. 
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Even though they lost the war, a powerful expert of the Spirit universe was able to heavily wound the supreme being and trap him using an otherwordly treasure. 
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Gin Reyhart, our MC who failed to awaken his spirit seal. Follow his footsteps to witness his legend and how he rises above all by overcoming the trials and tribulations that come in his way.

My book GUARD [Web of Worlds: Empire] has been released on Amazon.

Hurrah! It was a difficult experience, but I did it!

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The God of Light fell.

The Demon Lord rules the world.

Sentient beings were forbidden to develop technology, and people were never able to shift from the steam era to the age of electricity and the internal combustion engine.

But as long as you are the Light host, you can hope for the best. Even if your house is burned to the ground, even if you lose your family, even if your overlord sends you to your death, the Black Guard never gives up and continues on his way.

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The God of Light fell.

The Demon Lord rules the world.

Sentient beings were forbidden to develop technology, and people were never able to shift from the steam engine era to the age of electricity and the internal combustion engine.

But as long as you are the Light host, you may hope for the best. Even if your house is burned to the ground, even if you lose your family, even if your overlord sends you to your death. The Black Guard never gives up and continues on his way.

Every word here is true.

And every word here is a lie.

Where is the truth? You can't guess...

Choose what you want..

When the nine-tailed celestial fox's third tail emerged, the spiritual energy around its body surged tremendously. It was exceptionally dense, even denser than the spiritual energy of the spiritual herbs! 
Little Black was currently playing in the spring when it sensed the situation over at that side too. It turned over, and fear flashed across its eyes. It started shivering and instantly ran in the other direction. It entered the dark underbrush and didn't dare show itself. 
This was the power of a nine-tailed celestial fox with three tails! When it only had two tails, it wasn't enough to frighten Little Black. When the third tail emerged, it didn't even do anything, and Little Black was so badly frightened that it dared not show itself!
Ling Yun knew that the third tail had just grown out, so Little White needed a while to grow stronger before it could undergo its tribulation and take on human form. Therefore, he wasn't worried or anxious. 
Following Ling Yun on this trip to the crater was definitely more beneficial for Little White than Dugu Mo. Not only did its cultivation level increase significantly, but it also absorbed a large amount of pure Yang energy from the Yang Formation. It drank the dragon saliva and went on to absorb a large amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy and the voice of great Dao… 
Without spiritual energy, the growth of the nine-tailed celestial fox was extremely slow. It could only spend countless years growing gradually. Little White, however, was currently immersed in spiritual energy. In fact, it was immersed in Immortal Spiritual Energy! 
Within its body, there was already a large amount of Immortal Spiritual Energy sealed inside by Ling Yun. Earlier on, it was literally showered in Immortal Spiritual Energy, so how could that not be enjoyable?
After Little White woke up, it opened its eyes and subconsciously went to find Ling Yun. When it saw Ling Yun standing there naked and smiling at it, the fox revealed a sweet smile before acting endlessly shy. That foxy attitude, even when not in human form, was enough to make Ling Yun shiver. 
Once it took on its human form, no idioms or words would be able to describe Little White's beauty. Not even famous ones such as 'beauty captivating even the birds and beasts', 'beauty exceeding even that of the natural world', and 'beauty capable of causing the downfall of a city'…
This was a fox spirit, the nine-tailed celestial fox!
Little White's tender, foxy eyes looked with hesitance at Ling Yun. The level of shyness in its eyes made Ling Yun blush a little.
Wow, besides not taking human form, Little White is basically no different from a young lady now. I can no longer treat her as just a fox…
Ling Yun looked awkward. All of a sudden, he couldn't help himself, and he used his hand to cover his bare body before turning his strong and healthy body around.
"Little White, do you know that you're making me extremely uncomfortable by staring at me like that? Go and get that little dragon back for me…"
Ling Yun hurriedly gave Little White something to do before he started looking around for a tree leaf or something. He wanted to weave something together to cover himself.
Following which, he saw the unconscious Dugu Mo lying on the ground. He spotted the black robe on his body that was stained with blood. 
Why is he still sleeping… Ling Yun furrowed his brows slightly. Dugu Mo was already in Houtian Realm Level Nine, yet he couldn't even withstand such a simple blow. To think that he was still asleep, even now…
Ling Yun knew that he shouldn't touch Dugu Mo now because this wasn't a true coma. The coma was a result of him seizing the opportunity to comprehend the Dao. As for how much one could gain from this process, it was dependent on his own aptitude and power of understanding. 
At this moment, the stars in the sky were no longer around, and rays of sunlight started to cover the horizon. 
Ling Yun muttered to himself as he wondered what day it was.
When he first met Dugu Mo, Dugu Mo told him that it was April 10th. Now that quite some time had passed, it was likely the 12th.
Crap! If it's really the 12th, today is Ning Er's birthday! I promised Ning Er that I would attend her birthday gathering. If I don't, that little girl is definitely going to slaughter me!
Entering the crater the night of April 6th and leaving only in the morning on 12th. Ling Yun never expected to stay there for such a long time!
From the very first day they met, Xue Meining had constantly reminded Ling Yun that he had to attend her birthday gathering. Ling Yun had always reassured her that he would be there, so he was extremely sensitive to the date.
Gods and Buddhas, please bless that today is not the 13th…
Ling Yun raised his head and looked around the sealed up mountains. He felt as though most of the mountains were at least two meters tall, and the highest one was probably around three meters tall. He couldn't help but wonder where he was.
Ling Yun wasn't worried that he couldn't leave this place. Given Dugu Mo's and his own abilities, they could easily climb up sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces over hundreds of meters tall. Moreover, these were merely precipitous mountains. 
"Oh…" Dugu Mo finally woke up as he grunted and opened his eyes gradually.
"Where are we? Did you manage to retrieve the Earth Emperor's Book?" Dugu Mo looked around the moment he opened his eyes. That was the first thing he asked even before he got himself off the ground.
"Why do these mountains look so familiar… Hey, genius from the Immortal Physician Sect! What are you doing? Why are you running around naked in the forest?"
Dugu Mo couldn't help but stare at Ling Yun's crotch. He was extremely intrigued and disturbed at how massive it was. How could it grow so big? Isn't this way too big?
Ling Yun was glad that he finally woke up and gave him a bitter smile before spreading out his hands. "Run naked? You have slept like a dead pig until the morning sun is out. The cold air has been blowing my naked butt for almost an hour already!"
"Hurry up and take off your robe for me to put on!" Ling Yun hurried over to Dugu Mo and grabbed his robe without standing on any ceremony.
"Hey, you can't take this off. This is the emblem of my identity…" Dugu Mo fought hard not to let Ling Yun take his robe.
Dugu Mo had worn this robe for almost three years now and had never washed it from the very beginning. 
However, Dugu Mo was weaker than Ling Yun, so it wasn't hard for Ling Yun to snatch the robe for himself. At this moment, the two of them were making a fool of themselves like two unsuspecting youngsters.
Fortunately, Dugu Mo was still wearing tight-fitting clothes on the inside. Therefore, he wasn't completely naked even after taking off his robe. 
Ling Yun hurriedly put on Dugu Mo's robe, though he could feel the cold breeze on his lower body. However, he couldn't be bothered anymore, as he wanted to cover his body so as not to be seen by Little White.
"Where are we? Why are there so many spiritual herbs? How is it? Did you see the Earth Emperor's Book?"
Ling Yun replied depressingly, "Nonsense Earth Emperor's Book! We were in a Qian Kun teleportation formation, to begin with, and now we're simply knocked out. Look! We came out from that hole…"
Ling Yun pointed to the hole which he exited from to Dugu Mo. He might let Dugu Mo know about anything else, but he couldn't let Dugu Mo know about the Emperor Brush and Earth Emperor's Book.
After cultivating the Yin-Yang harmony balance, he managed to use it to activate the Eight Trigrams Tai Chi Diagram. Following which, the Emperor Brush jumped out from his spatial ring and entered his forehead. The Earth Emperor's Book also emerged from the ground to enter his energy center. And the thousands of shining words, the starry road mapped out by the Emperor Brush…
All of these were secrets that were too important to Ling Yun!
Moreover, the fact that the Earth Emperor's Book emerged and entered Ling Yun's energy center right away showed clearly that this was his item. Nobody could take it away from him even if they wanted to.
This, however, made Ling Yun even more curious. After cultivating his Yin-Yang harmony balance, what on earth were the changes in his energy center? Even though he was able to feel the movement of his inner energy, that was only the energy of the Yin and Yang. The Immortal Spiritual Energy within his body was still not within his control, so he wasn't able to detect the two eyes of the Yin and Yang fish in his energy center.
Ling Yun couldn't wait to reach the Qi Cultivation. Even if he was only in Physique Tempering Stage Level Nine, he could attempt to use divine sense to look inside himself. At the very least, he could know what was going on in his energy center.
"Qian Kun teleportation formation… That spell formation is simply too powerful! What are all those gorgeous rays of light? Immortal light? Why do I feel as though I'm about to break through to the Xiantian Realm?" 
Dugu Mo said doubtfully as there were far too many ridiculous events going on in his life recently. Besides drinking the dragon saliva, which he was aware of, his cultivation rose dramatically under circumstances which he didn't even know about. He was indeed at a loss. 
Ling Yun smiled as he asked Dugu Mo, "Have you heard those voices? How much do you remember?"
Dugu Mo thought for a while before replying hesitantly, "I feel like I remember everything before I became unconscious and everything after that, I have no idea. I don't even know what those are and what they're used for…"
Ling Yun had everything that mysterious voice said imprinted into his mind. Even though he didn't understand any of it now, he had to remember it all because these were opportunities that he might not even encounter in the Cultivation World. 
He smiled at Dugu Mo before saying in a serious tone, "I don't know either, but those are the Dao of heaven and earth. Who knows? They might be the content of the Earth Emperor's Book. They might be extremely useful for your future cultivation, so make sure you don't forget them!" 
Dugu Mo grew excited as he started trembling. "Are you saying that both of us technically obtained the Earth Emperor's Book?"
Ling Yun thought for a while before answering, "I guess so…"
The spiritual herbs moved as Little White really did bring Little Black back. Ling Yun saw that Little White was actually standing on Little Black's head with a prideful face as if it were showing off its victory. Its majestic and lively look was truly adorable. 
Now that Little White had its third tail, it had already grasped the initial transformation technique. It already knew that Dugu Mo had awoken, so it made its third tail disappear before coming back. Currently, it looked like it still had just two tails.
"This fox is really pretty and one with two tails… Eh, why are there horns on the python's head?"
Now that there was sunlight, Dugu Mo could look at Little White clearly. Therefore, he couldn't help but compliment its good look. Very quickly, he spotted Little Black.
Ling Yun laughed as he explained to Dugu Mo that Little Black, which they saw in the formation, wasn't a python but a dragon that was about to transform. Now that it had successfully transformed, its body shrunk to one-fifth of its original size. 
"No wonder you would waste so much energy to rescue it. So it's a dragon…"
All of a sudden, Ling Yun, Dugu Mo, Little White, and Little Black all heard a large explosion. They looked over at the east side of the mountain simultaneously!
"Oh god! Savages! No wonder this place looked so familiar! We're in Shennongjia!"
Dugu Mo cried out loudly!


Lingyun's tribulation has failed and he has descended onto Earth in the degenerate age. Step by step, he will rise up against the natural order!

An hour had passed since then. In the space between the 3rd and 4th dormitory buildings, Chun Yuchan and his teammates were practicing the Sword Demon formation with the Seven Demon Sword.
The twelve members performed the fourth sword formation in unison. It was the same movement that looked like it was something, but it didn't seem to show any special powers or change.
'This is strange.'
Yuchan was confused. He did this with the latter part of the Seven Demon Sword book, but it was a bit weird. He couldn't conclude that it was due to his members not learning Seven Demon Sword skill since his teammates were all top-level warriors from the beginning, and they all learned the sword skill pretty quickly.
"What's the problem? Hmmm…"
"Should we move on?"
"Let's take a break. I think I should read the book in more detail."
He wanted to train the Sword Demon formation earlier than the other teams, but he was put to a stop from the beginning. As Yuchan's words, his teammates sat down and began wiping their sweat. Yuchan then called to a cadet who was watching instead of training with them. It was 100th cadet, Wu Gunpil. What was interesting here was that Gunpil had a yellow tag on his right chest.
"Yes, Prince."
"What do you think? How did the sword formation look from the outside?"
"It's…"
"Don't worry. You can tell me the truth."
Yuchan assured him and Gunpil spoke carefully.
"…Honestly, it just looks like everyone doing the same formation at once. I have never seen the Sword Demon formation, but this probably isn't it."
"Right? This is weird… the book says…"
But before Yuchan could finish his words, a cadet shouted at him.
"Prince! Look!"
Twenty cadets were approaching them. Yuchan's cadets got up. All the cadets who appeared at the empty lot were badly injured. What was interesting was that they all had another cadet on their backs. The one in the front seemed to have taken heavy injuries such that his face was covered in clothes, but it was all bloody and that made it look disgusting.
Chun Yuchan's teammates formed a blockade so that they wouldn't come any closer. After hearing the injured cadet's voice, they let down their guard.
"It's me, Yumpa."
It was the 200th cadet, Yumpa. And behind him were Gallen and the former 12th group cadets. It seemed they had been in a serious fight.
"Yumpa?"
Yuchan then approached Yumpa with an interested look. Yumpa bowed.
"Prince, I have fulfilled my duty."
Yumpa showed the yellow tag on his right chest. 
Curious about what happened, Yuchan asked, "What happened? Who do you have on your back?"
Yumpa then placed the cadet on his back on the ground. When he saw the person's face after they fell onto the ground, Yuchan became surprised.
"Ha Ilming?"
It was the 108th cadet, Ha Ilming. His face and skin had veins popping out, which looked really ugly.
"Ugh."
Yuchan shook his head as he frowned. Starting with Yumpa, the 12th group members began putting down the cadets they had on their backs. Those who were put down were Yeowun's seven members and Ha Ilming's eleven members. The one Gallen put down had a heavily damaged face and his face so bloody that it was hard to tell who the person was.
"And who is this?"
"It's the 7th cadet, Chun Yeowun."
Yuchan's mouth turned into a smile after hearing that.
"Chun Yeowun? What did you do to make him become like that?"
There was a hint of excitement in his voice as he asked that.
"…We might have lost if it wasn't for Ha Ilming."
Yumpa said in embarrassment. Yuchan didn't understand.
"What are you talking about?"
"If Ha Ilming did not learn the Demon Art of Blood Reversion, we would have lost."
"What?"
Yuchan was shocked. The Demon Art of Blood Reversion was an internal energy flowing skill that multiplied one's internal energy by reversing the blood flow. It looked good on paper, but it had a serious adverse effect: using it would destroy the user's blood points and take away their sanity. It was a forbidden martial art within the Demonic Cult because of its dangerousness.
"Hmph. He's crazy too then."
Yuchan looked down at Ha Ilming. If Ha Ilming had used the forbidden martial art, then it was easy to guess what had happened. He probably went berserk and attacked anyone in his way.
"Well, you did good work. Honestly speaking, I didn't expect much from you, but this is pretty good." 
Yuchan complimented Yumpa for the first time. It was great that he had gotten a great victory. He was worried about Chun Yeowun after hearing that he had defeated the senior instructor.
"How about we cut his tendons before sending him to the medical room?"
Yuchan smiled brightly and walked over to Chun Yeowun. Cutting the tendons on his right wrist would be enough to prevent him from using sword skills for a while. Gallen then thought, 'Is he trying to do that even in that state? He is terrifying.'
The blade qi shined in Yuchan's right hand, and he smiled as he cut Yeowun's right wrist.
"Haha, at least I don't destroy internal energy like you did. You should thank me."
He then looked at Yeowun's face. Yuchan, who was excited just up until now, frowned immediately.
"…??"
He blinked his eyes, wondering if he had seen it wrong. He didn't realize it when he first saw it, but looking at the face up close, it wasn't Chun Yeowun. Yuchan then felt goosebumps on his skin and mumbled, "Yum…pa?"
And Yumpa's voice came from behind.
"You're too late."
"What is…! ARGH!"
Yuchan tried to turn back, but his face was struck and his body was thrown far off to the side.

Cursed his whole life with only misfortune and hardships, Cheon Yeo Woon, who ranks lowest in the war of the Grand Prince Succession is about to have his world turned upside own when a 'descendant' from a future suddenley appears and installs nano machines inside his body

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