Hidden in plain sight, a tower, one forgotten and ignored. A place where many have come to die, a place plagued by death and pain.

Tis a tower that links with the tale of a young man who jumped into the devil’s mouth. There, a task was assigned, a task to help whoever he desired, a task to always be bound by said tower; this was the job of the Seeker, the one who sought after the dark-side of humanity. 

The Seeker is a collection of short-stories about different individuals who've decided to take the ultimate step.

The previous story [Virtuoso] has been replaced by this one instead. I decided to go back to my roots of writing dark-stories.  

Disclaimer: In no way do I have a deep knowledge on how psychology works. The words in this story don't hold any credit - It's a work of art; nothing more and nothing less.

PART 1:
This is the first part of the final episode of Elsword Fables Season 10, as it has been divided to 3 parts in order to conclude with the end of "Elsword Fables" Arc. Also, this is an third part to the Rune Tower series of Elsword Fables. And the El Lady decides to sacrifice Elemental El Prism Wielders to bring back peace to Elrios. At the appointed time, the fated ice mage descended from heaven and Elrios perished into the El of Destruction.
But the angel sent by an goddess whose name is Arabic (Ain), the pyro knight with an blazing heart (Elsword), an purple-themed magician (Aisha), an girl whose species is an unknown being (Laby), an human with an kitsune soul (Ara), an human being with Nasod heart (Add), the water savior from Fluone (Chung), the gunner from an another video game (Rose), the demon queen and the demon slayer (Lu and Ciel), an human cursed to an cyborg in search for his deceased fiance (Raven), the immortal elven archer (Rena) and the leader of the Knights of Fire (Elesis). (Eve is excluded from the Elemental El Prism Wielders.)
Shall the El Prism Wielders gather together and march against the ice mage? Well, peace might remain after.
First, Ainchase Ishmael AKA Ain. Second, Elsword Sieghart. Third, Aisha Landar. Fourth, Laby. Fifth, Ara Haan. Sixth, Edward Grenore AKA Add. Seventh, Prince Seiker AKA Chung. Eighth, Rose (from Dungeon Fighter Online where she was known as Female Gunner). Ninth, Luciela R. Sourcream AKA Lu. Tenth, Ciel. Eleventh, Raven Cronwell. Twelfth, Rena Erindel. Thirteenth, Elesis Sieghart (from Grand Chase).
Anyways, let's start.
In the Demon Realm, Lu now in her true form fights with Karis until Lu had used all of her powers to destroy the battlefield and she was teleported to the material world. Despite warnings from the goddesses who knew the truth of the El Prism, the El Search gang didn't listen to them because Ciel accused them of traitors who's capable of receiving divine messages from gods.
As the truth of the El Prism was revealed in the return of Berthe and tricked Neve into attacking the El Search Party. Now the El Search gang must climb the Arcane Tower to defeat Berthe and fulfill the El Prism.
PART 2: 
This is the fourth part of the Rune Tower series of Elsword Fables. After the battle with Neve the Ice Mage, the El Search Party torn apart the dimensional boundaries of the Demon Realm and Elrios. The unstable rifts caused an dimensional portal to open and the Arcane Realm appeared. If the El Search Party does nothing, they will be responsible for the complete destruction of Elrios and allowing Berthe to return in an new form that is much powerful than before.
Arcane Tower F1: 
Lord Knight, Shining Romantica, Code: Empress, Crimson Rose and Grand Master looks at the Arcane Tower until Black Lord appeared and brainwashed Shining Romantica and controlled her.
Erbluhen Emotion said to himself "I was feeling that the one who possessed Laby's body was an enormous beast. How is it, that monster is Black Lord?" Shining Romantica said to herself "This is what he looks like before he stole my body. When he uses his dark magic, Black Lord is able to transform to many forms." Erbluhen Emotion looks at Shining Romantica and said to her "Okay, I see."
Lord Knight said to himself "Since barging into the Rune Tower, I have an weaker energy above Black Lord and Berthe. As we go to each floor, the energy is growing stronger and no there's no way." Shining Romantica brainwashed by Black Lord said to herself "Black Lord, this time without fail, I will take all of you down with my hands!" Dreadlord feels speechless.
Progressing through the Arcane Tower to F5...
Arcane Tower F5:
Neve accuses Black Lord of an arrogant psychopath boy and said how was his relationship with Laby. Lord Knight and Sakra Devanam barged in and bickered with Neve. 
Shining Romantica betrayed Black Lord and said to him "I won't forgive you for using my body like that!" Black Lord points his right hand at Dreadlord, using mind control on his body much to Chiliarch, Elemental Master and Lord Knight's horror. Grand Archer said to Dreadlord "Ciel, we need to undo the magic as soon as possible!"
Dreadlord said to Grand Archer "No we can't. Even as we're in the tower right now, Elrios is affected by the Dark El energy coming off the Arcane Tower. We need to stop Black Lord and Berthe as fast as possible." Lord Knight agrees with Dreadlord and said that the El Search Party is going to put an end to Black Lord and Berthe.
Progressing through the Arcane Tower to the Rune Tower...
Rune Tower F1:
Radiant Soul saw Abysser being brainwashed much to Knight Emperor and Empire Sword's horror. Abysser tells the truth about Black Lord by saying that he became an sorcerer and for revenge that he hid in Lanox and brainwashed the fire priestess Ignia which led to the Lanox Civil War but screamed.
Knight Emperor said to Abysser "Stop it, Ciel! Don't think about it anymore! Rena, check on Ciel who's not feeling good and keeps on mumbling things to himself as soon as possible!" Daybreaker said to Abysser "Ciel, are you okay? Get out of it!" 
Rune Tower F2:
After defeating Abysser, Black Lord appeared infront of Radiant Soul who said to him "Black Lord, you're the only one left! I will end your life with all of my powers!" Black Lord made Abysser unconscious and Aether Sage said to the unconscious Abysser "Wake up Ciel!" Black Lord said to Aether Sage "The game's over. Enjoy my new powers into your heart and burn in hell!"
After the boss fight with Black Lord:
Black Lord now as Ibuki appeared and said to himself "This is not what I've expected. However, this is the end." Timoria said to everyone that Black Lord is too strong than before and Code: Esencia said that everyone should be careful. Abysser sacrificed himself to block Black Lord's attack and to save the El Search Party including Lu (Timoria).
Knight Emperor and Daybreaker screamed out Abysser's name, with Mad Paradox being confused and Knight Emperor tried to wake Abysser's corpse up.
Conclusion of the Arcane Tower:
Black Lord's older brother said to his younger brother Ibuki "Ibuki, have you finished playing with the animals?" Ibuki said that the "animals" were stronger than expected resulting in his older brother speechless and tells him to make his way to place that he resides now.
PART 3:
This is the fifth and last part of the Rune Tower series of Elsword Fables. Back in Part 2 of Arcane Tower, Ciel sacrificed himself to save Lu and the El Search Party by blocking Black Lord's attack. After Ciel sacrificed himself, Elsword (who also played with Ciel's corpse by trying to wake it up) and Rena cried out Ciel's name with Add being confused and Laby wonders why both of them cried out Ciel's name. Now, here's the actual part.
The El Prism Wielders, the El Prism, the Arcane and Rune Tower had appeared in Elrios. Black Lord's older brother was revealed to be the Dark El Master Ebalon who is Neve's master. After being sealed in the dimensional portal due to an fight with monsters filled with Dark El energy, Ebalon absorbed darkness into his soul.
Not only that, Ebalon was the one who worked with the one who claimed to be the goddess of light and the El Lady (Lunaria), who was the one who deceived Neve the ice mage into destroying Elrios. As a result, Fabian appeared and struck the ground and the El Search Party fell. Radiant Soul said to Fabian "Fabian, what are you doing here?!"
Knight Emperor (now without rabbit ears, but rabbit tails always show up in his back) said to himself "I couldn't let anyone get involved in this monstrosity and this is not about the El Search Party, but it's about me. Anyways, Aisha, teleport everyone away!" Aether Sage agrees to his command and Timoria tried to stop her from teleporting everyone away by screaming out loud "Please don't, Elsword!!"
Everyone was separated by Aisha's teleport, years had passed and it's time to fulfill an promise. And soon, one by one, everyone starts to gather while Lapis looks at an nearby forest and Neve pretends that she doesn't care, is lurking near her. Everyone except for Elsword gathered who was looking at the ground rather than them.
As a result, Elsword stares at everyone and said to them "The sky is growing big and so does the dimensional portal. And the place that we're going now might be an another world or the Demon World. Everyone, are you ready?" Everyone said that they're ready. 
And so on, the adventures of the animals has got to an end meaning that the series' over. However, an new adventure awaits for the El Search Party for this time they should go on an airship to go across the Arcane Realm and the Arcane River which is located between Elrios and the demon world.
THE END

This is an Webnovel version of Elsword Fables which is being serialized on Wattpad since October 2019. 
This fanfiction serves as an alternative storyline to Elsword, and is also known as Season 6 of the game. In this exciting fanfiction, you get to see the main characters of the game and original characters nonexistent in the actual game, on the same world.

The El Search Party noticed their traitor stealing the El from the Tree of El, and they tracked him down to White Mist Swamp but the Ancient Phoru who has gone mad because of the El being gone from their land, stopped them. They've subdued to the holy beast and kept it under control until the El came back to Ruben.

Although Li Hanqiang had not planned to invite any other players to defend his city, he was still required to send out a notice for the mission.
Rapidly, a mission notice was posted in the Chaos Temple of every major city in every region. 
"Chaotic City No. 68's City Lord Li Hanqiang has announced a city defense mission. A lonely man's life is like the depths of winter. A single man holding the city does so to wine and song. This is what it's like to be invincible and there is nothing you can do about it. Come at me then, come and raid my city if you dare! @Emperor's Rich Guild!"
After the mission notification had been sent out, a system's notification chimed in, "Current mission joiners, 0/0"
0/0 meant there were no empty slots available, indirectly forbidding any gamers from even taking part in this mission!
After the mission notification had been sent and in order to gain more notoriety, Li Hanqiang proceeded to delay for a little longer before ending his prep time.
This current wave monsters were all Level 14 Mountain Wolves. The total health of each of these creatures was between 1200 to 1600 Hit Points.
The Rocket Tower was merely for show at the moment. All the melee little gremlins who did not have any Battle Carts were gathered at the final line in the rear and they were all screaming, "All hail the King!" Not a single one of them dared to advance while the three Green Gremlins were making doughnuts with their Battle Carts on their Chaotic Stone Slabs. 
However with the Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower in play, it appeared extremely intimidating.
Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower was erected next to the Sword Tower. It could fire at a rate of once every three seconds. Bright Lance and Dark Arrow would fire at the same time. Bright Lance would come out of the tiny temple door while the Dark Arrows would fire from the top of the tower, like the flash of a shadow.
These simultaneous attacks could only be directed at a single target. Bright Lance had a chance of missing. However, the Dark Arrow could never be missed.
Mountain Wolves were normal monsters and these creatures never knew how to dodge or block attacks. If they were lucky, they would be able to dodge the open attacks once or twice. However, it would be extremely rare for them to dodge the attack more than twice.
Li Hanqiang was focused on the dual attacks of Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower. He was able to see a series of frequent numbers in chains of three.
-50, -100 then the health bar immediately dropped to zero.
This was no different from a one-hit knockout. The effect of the attacks on a single target was basically explosive.
The Beast Hunter was a formidable and powerful opponent and his experience points were gradually increasing.
In this manner, the wave had lasted for three hours and it ended with Li Hanqiang's perfect and successful defense of his city. He was awarded two Chaotic Stone Slab and a Small Money Pouch.
"All hail the King!"
"Our King is invincible!"
"Only an insignificant monster, nothing to fear!"
"Charge! Attack!"
The group of little gremlins were extremely excited at this moment and their spirits and morale were high. They were turning somersaults while the Green Gremlins made doughnuts with even more gusto.
"These were nothing more than a bunch of bootlickers!" Li Hanqiang had only used these gremlins as cheerleaders and although the gremlins were completely useless, they were at least stronger than a group of aunties doing line dancing.
After a perfect defense, Li Hanqiang had once again gone up to Level 8. The mob of little green gremlins were unable to level up, they were just there as a placeholder. 
The Beast Hunter had also reached Level 4. His damage per second had increased to 60 and his experience card displayed 36/500!
However, the rewards from this wave were trash. Li Hanqiang had only managed to receive a single Random Defensive Tower Blueprint Fragment.
After placing the two new Chaotic Stone Slabs next to the mutated towers, Li Hanqiang proceeded to summon two more little gremlins to stand on top of that position as he immediately began another wave of battle.
[The 68th guild master of Hundun City had started a city defense mission, the seventh wave continues! Aren't you coming to leech experience? @Zhen Deqiang, @Zhen Dejun, A-list celebrities!]
Li Hanqiang chuckled as he sent out that mission's notification, then proceeded to immediately end his pre-battle prep. After that, the monsters appeared out of the Space-Time Wormhole. This time, it was not a wolf, it was a tiger instead!
It was a Level 16 Feral Eyed Tiger!
It roared while charging forward!
Upon seeing that, all of the little gremlins were trembling in fear. Even the Green Gremlins were trembling in their boots. Li Hanqiang felt that if they were not limited to the Chaotic Stone Slab, they would have long fled the battle.
The Feral Eyed Tiger only had 200 Hit Points more than the Mountain Wolves. However, it had a greater movement speed. It was capable of advancing six to seven meters every second.
Even though that was the case, in three hours' time, Li Hanqiang had once again defended his city perfectly and had advanced to Level 10. The Beast Hunter was now at Level 5, its damage per second had been increased to 75 and was now slightly better than a Basic Arrow Tower.
The reward this time was a single War Corridor Alteration Scroll.
[War Corridor Alteration Scroll (A1): Unique item, used only by the Chaotic City Lord. Upon usage, the War Corridor will be increased by a hundred meters and it adds another Chaotic Stone Slab.]
"There's a number to these modification items, what if there are a series of items out there. However, it seems the effects of item number one are very limited. This reward is awful. Has the Emperor of Europe[1] abdicated?" Li Hanqiang lamented in silence. All he wanted right now was the Rapid Development Small Loot Box.
Li Hanqiang had never used the War Corridor Alteration Scroll. When he looked at the time, he noticed it was already three in the morning. However, he was wide awake at this moment since during the monster raids, he had slept in weird patterns, which gave him enough rest.
"I can initiate another Gold Coin Challenge!" 
Hence without hesitation, Li Hanqiang had made his way toward the Limitless Tower and immediately started the Gold Coin Challenge.
Almost instantly, an army of Golden Infantry appeared in neat formations. They were quick to appear and they were also quick to die, leaving behind a huge pile of silver coins on the ground.
However, the second wave was the powerful Golden Cavalry and as usual, Li Hanqiang was still unable to stand up against it.
The Golden Infantry and the Golden Cavalry were known as Elite Monsters. Their HP were twenty times the normal amount, hence Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower would not be able to trigger an instant kill. According to actual analysis, the combo would yield a total damage of 2,150 points. This should have been enough to instantly kill the golden foot soldiers, but it would be unable to kill the Golden Cavalry in a single combo. However, since the Golden Cavalry had taken some damage from the Fire Tower, which shaved off half of their total hit points, the Bright Lance Dark Arrow Tower was still able to kill them with a single attack.
However, they were just too numerous.
Therefore, Li Hanqiang's current Gold Coin Challenge had killed a total of 248 Golden Cavalry which had yielded 40 gold coins and 40 silver coins.
Based on this result alone, he was still unable to exceed the single yield of Chun Sanyue ever since he had received 45 gold coins in a single challenge. Despite that, he had once again made it onto the leaderboard. He was ranked in the tenth spot.
"Hahaha! I, Li Hanqiang have returned!" Li Hanqiang proceeded to cackle out loud as he chose to display his nickname publicly. His name was displayed onto the leaderboard.
The little gremlins proceeded to once again praise him. They cheered, "All hail the great King, our King is invincible. Our King is spectacular and majestic and our great King has returned!"
Upon hearing the endless cheers, Li Hanqiang's ego was inflated at that moment. He felt the need to brag and show off his results. Hence, he proceeded to begin the eighth wave battle and once again announced his mission.
Thus, it was almost instantly that the notification for that mission was sent. "Lord of the Chaotic City No. 68 has initiated another city defense mission. He has returned to the Gold Coin Challenge Leaderboard. Hahaha, I, Li Hanqiang have returned!"
The instant that message was sent, he slightly regretted his decision.
"An announcement like this is very tacky. It would only show how petty I am and would affect my majestic image. A powerful man should remain aloof and distant. I should reflect on my mistakes and be more humble and low profile. I will never be drawn to the usage of false titles," Li Hanqiang reflected in silence.
[1] Chinese internet slang that originated from gaming. It refers to the notion that European monarchs were extremely good looking and had good fortune. This in context would mean that Li Hanqiang is lamenting his lack of luck.


This is the story of Li Hanqiang, an avid gamer who tries out a newly launched online VR game known as ‘Endless World’. He meets many different players, maneuvering through both friends and foes, as he learns the tricks of the trade to try and claim the spot of the top-ranked player within the Endless World. Come and witness Hanqiang in his journey as he collects gold coins, deals with the underhanded schemes of others to thwart his objectives, and builds different defensive towers to fight against the endless hordes of monsters that attack his city. Let’s defend the Chaotic City together!

Hao Ren was not the only one seeing the shadow. Lily, who had always been known for her excellent sixth sense, had also seen the shadow flashing past the bookshelves. The husky maiden screamed, "Someone's there!"
They immediately gave chase to the faint scent of the shadow, weaving between bookshelves, which looked more like a maze. After chasing it down a few blocks of bookshelves, Hao Ren could see the figure; it was a petite woman. Looking from the back, the woman was as tall as Lily and extremely agile in her movement. Just when everyone was about to catch up with this woman, the woman suddenly went straight into a bookshelf that was full of scrolls before disappearing mysteriously before their eyes.
"It has gone?" Hao Ren managed to stop before crashing into the bookshelf. He examined the bookshelf, which looked nothing extraordinary. There was no secret opening or passage. The MDT shook its body after getting environmental readings from the surrounding space. "There is no sign of teleportation. Probably it was a phantom," it said.
"First the zombie demon hunters, now the ghostly figure," Y'zaks said in a rough voice. "Could it be that all the demon hunters in this tower have gone into an anabiotic state?"
"Still remember Claude?" Lily seemed to have recalled something. "Did he escape from the tower before you guys caught him in the front line?" she asked.
"But he didn't look like he was a deserter," Y'zaks said, shaking his head. Suddenly, they heard footsteps coming from not afar.
A tall figure appeared out of nowhere and walked toward them slowly. Holding a thick book, the figure seemed to be immersed in reading. Now, White Flame could see the figure clearly. She exclaimed, "Teacher!"
The figure was none other than Hasse, who was detained in the Netherrealm Clock Tower.
Just like Andaherr, Hasse's eyes were hollow, and his behavior was mechanical like a puppet without a soul, repeating the same routine in the tower. Holding a big book and pacing before a bookshelf, he glanced up with an expressionless face when Hao Ren and his team came up to him. He nodded to White Flame and asked, "Are you here to study Potionology?"
"Teacher, how did you end up like this?" Though White Flame knew that Hasse might not be able to answer her question, she still came up and held his hand, asking anxiously, "Are you alright?"
Hasse looked at White Flame with a blank expression. After a long while, he nodded gently. "I am fine," he answered.
"Where are the other people?" Hao Ren tried to ask some questions. From his experience with Andaherr, even if Hasse was in an out-of-body state, he should be able to provide a little bit of information. "Where are the sages?"
"Everyone is at where they should be. The sages are lecturing," Hasse said slowly and nodded to Vivian. "Countess," he said.
"His soul is also isolated and imprisoned in the deepest part of his consciousness. He is as if isolated in another space and time," the MDT said as he examined Hasse. "Well... his symptoms seem to be milder than others."
"Symptoms are milder?" There was a glimmer of hope in White Flame's eyes. "Can you wake him up?" she asked anxiously.
By now, Hao Ren had also noticed that Hasse's condition was indeed better than that of Andaherr. Hasse's eyes were darting around. He was suspicious of them as if he knew subconsciously that these people should not be here in the Netherrealm Clock Tower. This kind of active thinking activity did not occur in Andaherr and the dozens of demon hunters earlier.
Part of Hasse's intelligence faculty was still active. His subconscious mind could be trying to show this.
The MDT flew around Hasse's head and muttered, "Perhaps because the original location of the library is outside the Netherrealm Clock Tower, his condition is milder than others. I will try to give him some stimulation. Though it's not going to wake him up completely, you can take this opportunity to ask him questions."
A series of blue light lit up on the MDT before it shone the lights on Hasse's forehead. Hasse was visibly shocked, and his vision returned to clarity.
"Teacher, how are you?" White Flame grabbed Hasse's shoulder and shook him. "Can you hear me?" she asked anxiously.
Hasse's eyes are constantly changing between sobriety and chaos. It seemed that he was trying to get rid of some kind of mental imprisonment, but he still could not make enough vivid and clear reactions. Y'zaks, who was a dab hand at the matter of the soul, realized Hasse's condition. He stepped forward and pressed his hands on Hasse's shoulders. "Don't force yourself to speak, just nod or shake your head when I ask. Can you hear our voices?"
Hasse slowly nodded.
"Do you know where the sages are? At where they should be?"
Hasse nodded.
"Take us there."
Hasse hesitated for a moment, but eventually, he nodded. He then turned and walked toward a particular direction.
They followed the elder going deeper into the Netherrealm Clock Tower. Teuton left marks along the way so that the small team of soldiers shadowing them could keep up. Though it seemed that the guards of the Netherrealm Clock Tower had disintegrated due to the strange ghostly state, there was still a need for the main forces to conduct a sweeping investigation in the tower later.
With Hasse's guidance, they finally found the missing demon hunters, including the elders who had been detained by the Council of Elders, and the guards of the Netherrealm Clock Tower.
But the situation in this place was even more bizarre and creepier.
They passed through a series of cold, gloomy halls, dusty study rooms, and dark corridors that echoed with a whistling sound. The Netherrealm Clock Tower was full of abandoned, lifeless rooms that had faded in colors. The flickering candlelight seemed to not consume the candles were on the walls. Flames that lacked temperature were creaking in the fireplaces in the corner of various rooms; and chilly wind that blew out of nowhere through the building, bringing ambiguous voices that only Lily could perceive.
It was as if a haunted house.
The demon hunters were moving around like zombies, as if ghosts imprisoned in the cracks of time, repeating the same routine mechanically. In the library, several elders were wholly immersed in ancient books. In the arsenal, the masters were wiping the weapons repeatedly, and his eyes were hollow. In the upper corridors, the patrol guards had seen the intruders, but they were not bothered. They still worked according to their duty roster, turning a blind eye to everything that passed by.
At last, they came to a place that looked like a ballroom.
The ballroom was dark and creepy. The fading was more severe here than in other places, as though the only colors left were black and white. There was also a chilly atmosphere lingering in the air; breathing had become difficult.
Ethereal and intermittent music echoed throughout the ballroom as if it was merely a sound leaking from a broken dimension. It made people wonder if there was a gala really being held in the ballroom—a never-ending party repeating itself in a closed space and time.
After Hasse brought them here, he did not say a word. The MDT was examining him while Hao Ren was keeping an eye on the surroundings. There were faint shadows appeared in the dark space from time to time. These shadows appeared in a flash and then disappeared just as quickly. When looking carefully, Hao Ren found that these were human figures, like the afterimages of the guests in the gala.
In his peripheral vision, Hao Ren saw a faintly familiar short figure running out of the corner of the ballroom. The short figure was the one that suddenly appeared and then disappeared into the library. It ran across the ballroom and flashed a few times before disappearing beside Lily. The husky maiden had almost jumped out of her skin.
Just when everyone was nervous, Y'lisabet suddenly pointed to the end of the ballroom and shouted, "There's a person there!"
Hao Ren looked in the direction where Y'lisabet was pointing at. A vaguely visible figure was in the darkness. Wearing a black robe, the thin figure had almost thoroughly blended in with the shade in the background, and there was no scent detected. Only Y'lisabet had spotted it.
Lily nervously went forward and found that the person was probably the so-called sage as the person was wearing a weird mask.
But this person did not give out any scent at all.
Lily cautiously poked the person in front of her eyes with her claw. "It seems that he's been dead for a long time," she said.


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According to his calculations, once he reaches the level 1 of the elite general realm, his elemental spirits would reach peak level elite general realm whereas most of his contracted spirit beasts would also reach peak rank 6.
'I know it is not enough to go against the assassin sect face to face; however, that doesn't mean I can not take a few trips to toy with them,'
Whenever he was free, he would think of how to take down the assassin sect. So, by now, he had thought of many methods; however, he was just waiting for his cultivation to reach the elite general realm.
However, he still didn't know that the massacre started in the Silver Orphanage was for him.
As for how he would react after finding out the truth about the matters only time would reveal. 
'Once I reach the elite general realm, I have many ways to slowly destroy the assassin sect,'
Ajax silently thought in his head before looking at Cerauno, who was immersed in the lighting pool as he cultivator.
'So, that is the lightning comprehension orb he received from the battle tower,'
Above Cerauno's head, there was a shining white coloured orb hovering. From time to time, a bolt of lightning entered his head.
So, when he saw that, Ajax directly assumed it was the lightning orb.
'Next is our 'star of the day', the three-eyed ghost fox,'
He didn't disturb Cerauno before moving into the dark elemental paradise in order to check the rewards of the ghost fox from the battle tower.
Since the twilight destructive dragon's body is very huge, it had to sleep outside the dark elemental paradise. So, to see the ghost fox, Ajax had to enter the dark elemental paradise.
Inside the dark-elemental paradise, Ajax saw many of his dark element summons which were seriously cultivating. So, without disturbing them, he went to the ghost fox, which was peacefully sleeping after five successful challenges in the battle tower.
'System, what did my Ghost receive in the battle tower?'
 To check either the skill or the rewards received by his summons, Ajax should have his specific summon in his sight. So, that's the reason, he was taking all the trouble of checking the skills and other rewards received by his summons by personally going to each one of them.
'Ding,
 The ghost fox received two rewards from the battle towers. One is a special item left behind by the horned nether hog and the other one is one of the special benefits of the battle tower.
'Huh?'
Looking at the system notification in front of him, Ajax raised his brows and at the same time, he felt both excited and curious about the two rewards.
However, he waited for the system to send some more system notifications regarding those two rewards.
'Ding,
 The reward for clearing the first hall in a single attack is 'Exclusive skip'.
'Ding,
 Tower reward:- Exclusive skip (Level 1).
 Effect:- After using it, the hall clearance in the first layer of the battle tower will be increased by 1.
 Description:- As long as the challenger wants to skip a hall in the first layer, it will be accomplished with this Exclusive skip. 
 Note:- Specific to the challenge who received it from the battle tower.
As Ajax expected, a series of system notifications came to his head explaining about the first battle tower reward of the ghost fox.
'So, does that mean, ghost fox only needs another 4 halls to clear, right?'
Ajax was excited after he carefully read about the effect of the 'Exclusive skip' on the holographic screen and muttered to himself.
'Ding,
 Yes. It is non-transferable and can't be used in other layers of the battle tower. So, better use it in the first layer.
"You are very generous, system,"
Ajax actually didn't ask the system about that; however, the system gave a reply which made Ajax think that the system was a little generous today.
"Anyway, show the other reward,"
Ajax didn't ponder about it much before asking about the second rewards of the ghost fox.
'Ding,
 Item name:- Horned nether hog's blood essence.
 Effect:- 5 percent increase in battle prowess of all the summons.
 Description:- A concentrated blood essence of a rank 4 horned nether hog. When consumed it will increase the battle prowess of the beings summoned by the consumer.
'Blood essence? 5 percent increase in battle prowess of the summons?'
Ajax was shocked to see such a reward which was left behind by the horned nether hog.
Just like the 'Dragon Blessing' skill, the increment in the battle prowess with this item was less; however, Ajax was satisfied because even a single percent of increment in the battle prowess was crucial to him.
"Looks like only summoners can get that item if sufficient conditions are met," Ajax started thinking about the hall which was guarded by the horned nether hog before hoping, 'I hope, I can get this item too from the battle tower. Then it will have a huge improvement in my strength.'
Since the item was a great treasure to a summoner, Ajax's desire over it was not uncommon because, with the five percent increment in the battle prowess of his summons, his goal of taking revenge on the assassin sect would be one step closer.
"The rewards from the first layers of the battle tower is already this good, I wonder, the rewards from the second layer will be even better,"
Soon, Ajax became excited about the second layer of the battle tower.
'Moreover, it will be very interesting with the powerful hall guardians who might have a minimum of rank 5 or general realm cultivation,'
Not only rewards, but he was also excited for the powerful guardians who were from powerful races. 
"Anyway, it's time for me to challenge the battle tower. I hope I can get as many rewards as possible and my target is at least 6 halls,"
Ajax muttered to himself in a low voice before coming out of his spirit consciousness form and entered the battle tower for the first time.


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Ajax was an orphan who survives a massacre along with his friends but unfortunately gets separated from them.
 Fortunately, after a turn of events, he successfully gains a system which helps him increase his cultivation, but doesn't know what it is called.
 But he knows one thing for sure, this system is very powerful and helpful in taking his revenge.
 "Whoever you are, I am gonna find you", Ajax mumbled himself with a disgruntled expression.


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Though it took a little longer than expected, primarily due to the fact he had met with a few people at the behest of the Template he created to replace Adori, Vahn eventually made his way over to the temporary estate of the Arie Family. There, he found Hagipherione watching over the younger members of her family as they practiced the training methods he had gifted them weeks prior. His sudden appearance had caught the ashen-haired beauty by surprise, but, as she had been expecting him for quite some time, she quickly passed on her duties to someone else before asking if he would accompany her to her private quarters.
As tempting as the invitation was, Vahn politely refused Hagipherione's offer. He doubtlessly would have said yes a few weeks prior, but, after spending a fair amount of time helping the other girls get situated, the fervor that had initially driven him to act began to wear off. Now, he just wanted to give everyone a chance to relax rather than inadvertently stressing them out with even more additions.
Fortunately, Hagipherione's desire to pursue him had little to do with any sort of emotional attachment. She merely wished to pursue the path of swordsmanship to even greater heights, so, after finishing the first phase of integration between his Realm and the Little Garden, Vahn asked Juuzou Shishimi and Jinbei if they would watch over the Arie Family before gradually making their way up through the Tower.
Though their mastery over the sword might not compare to his own, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Juuzou and Jinbei were Grandmasters near the pinnacle of swordsmanship. They had also been looking for something to do ever since their departure from the Nasuverse, so, after spending a bit of time familiarizing themselves with Shinsu, they agreed to lend him a hand on the condition they were allowed to quit whenever they wanted.
Vahn had no problems with this, so, after discussing the matter with Eva and introducing the duo to Hagipherione, he recovered the Red October, a rather temperamental Spirit that clearly descended from the Yeon Clan. She possessed their trademark black hair, pink eyes, and, despite having lost most of her memories, their general disdain towards men. This made her a little harder to deal with than the other Spirits, but, after a rather lengthy and meticulous session of maintenance, she mellowed out quite a bit. 
With the addition of the Red October, the only part of the Thirteen Month Series Vahn had left to collect was the Dark September, an ownerless black dagger that had been sealed away for the past eight-thousand-years. As for why he waited till the very end to collect her, well, it was primarily due to the fact that she was the Spirit responsible for driving the Princesses who had attempted to wield more than one Thirteen Month Series mad...
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Trespassing a barrier located at the bottom of the deepest ocean trench on the 134th Floor, one of the few places untouched by Jahad's cataclysmic attack, Vahn found himself staring at a young girl with black hair lying atop a sacrificial altar. Her body was garbed in a black dress that left very little to the imagination, but, what stood out more than anything was the dagger sticking out of the center of her underdeveloped chest...
"Poor girl...it's no wonder Gustang decided to take his own life. Had I visited this place sooner, I would have invariably killed him myself..."
Though it was her own ambitions that led to the young girl attempting to become a Princess of Jahad, the simple truth of the matter was that the Princess Selection Trials shouldn't have existed in the first place. Jahad had no desire to marry, and, based on how he had spent the last ten-thousand-years, it was pretty clear he didn't care about allaying public concerns. 
When it came down to it, the Princess Selection Trial was basically just an excuse for Gustang to experiment with the Power of Blood. When the victor of these trials learned the truth, she felt such an extreme level of despair that she ended up taking her own life in an attempt to curse Jahad, the Ten Great Families, and everyone associated with the Empire. Unfortunately, she failed to account for Jahad's precognitive abilities. 
In the end, rather than cursing Jahad and the Empire, the girl ended up becoming the first Spirit attached to a Thirteen Month Series. This was a destructive process that resulted in the fragmentation of her ego, and, as a result, her anger was ultimately redirected towards future Princesses of Jahad. In other words, Jahad had weaponized the despair intended to be used against him as a convenient tool to prevent other Princesses from ever succeeding. He could have just nipped the entire program in the bud, but, just as he had done in nearly every other instance, he decided to simply observe from the sidelines with an impassive expression on his face.
Shaking his head, Vahn grabbed the hilt of the dagger and said, "With this, a tragedy of more than ten-thousand-years comes to an end. I pray you find yourself in a world where you won't have to suffer any longer..."
Though he could have provided such a world himself, Vahn, after discussing the matter with the other Spirits and most of the former Princesses living within the Little Garden, decided it was for the best if the Dark September return to the natural cycle of reincarnation. She would be a constant reminder of the dark history attached to the other Spirits. Thus, for the sake of everyone, including the Dark September, Vahn tightened his grip on the dagger's hilt before muttering, "Begone..."
Responding to his words, the Dark September immediately broke down into its constituent particles before fading from existence moments later. Fortunately, while this was unbelievably tragic, the Spirit of the Dark September was virtually guaranteed to experience great fortune in her next life. She had doubtlessly accrued a tremendous amount of negative karma in the years leading up to her sacrifice, but, from that moment onward, her actions were the direct result of someone else's machinations. 
The Spirit of the Dark September had been exploited for more than ten-thousand-years so it was safe to assume that any negative karma she accrued would effectively be converted as compensation for the disproportionate suffering she had been forced to endure. He had also connected a thread comprised of pure Source Energy and intent to her dissipating spirit, so, even if the cycle of reincarnation refused to do her any favors, he could always take matters into his own hands once he reached the Divine Realm.
Choosing to believe in the same forces of balance that had complicated his life on countless occasions, Vahn stared off into the distance for several seconds, a contemplative look on his face, before sweeping his hand and effectively erasing the altar from existence. Then, with a slightly apologetic yet hopeful smile on his face, he gazed skyward, his eyes piercing through the barrier, the ocean above, and even the Tower itself as he muttered, "I suppose it's time to continue my own journey...let's just hope Shiroyasha extends me an invitation before I end up adding another twenty women to my harem..."
Though Vahn was intending to put the "what happens in the outside stays outside" saying to practice, he had very little confidence in his ability to leave women he had become attached to behind. He would do his best, but, understanding the type of person he had become, the odds were stacked against him. Thus, while it was unfair to place this burden on the Demon Queen who had been observing his journey from the comfort of the Divine Realm, Vahn was hoping she would act sooner rather than later...
"Well...either way, I'm looking forward to seeing where the Tower sends me. Will I end up in Heaven, the Netherworld, or Purgatory? Time to find out..."
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Despite his words, Vahn ended up spending several additional weeks within the Tower before making his way to the 200th Floor's Altar of Reincarnation. In that time, he helped solve a few problems for the Template he had placed in charge of the Tower before picking up Yurin and checking in on Phae, Gandr, and the other members of Team Wolf Pack. 
Vahn felt like he had stolen the spotlight from the original heroes of the Tower, so, prior to his departure, he gave each of them a System Template before building a tiny cottage on the 200th Floor for Rachel to live in until she either reincarnated or allowed herself to be picked up by Baam. Either way, he wasn't going to let her remain in his Realm, and, no matter how much she begged, the Little Garden had no place for people who didn't even try to change.
When everything was said and done, Vahn found himself standing in the center of the Altar of Reincarnation with more than a dozen Templates and a few guests to see him off. Then, after a few parting words, he activated the altar with the intention of experiencing what it was like to reincarnate within a Record. He was sort of hoping there would be a God or Goddess waiting for him on the other side. Their reactions were always novel and amusing, and, depending on the circumstances, he might even be able to skip directly to the Divine Realm.
Unfortunately, the only thing Vahn experienced after initializing the reincarnation process was a slight tugging sensation reminiscent of the phenomenon he experienced when entering a new Record for the first time. This included passing through a number of layers that basically represented the various Laws of the world. 
Feeling said layers attempt to strip away his power and authority, Vahn willingly relinquished it without any real resistance. He could literally become as strong as he needed to be, so, for the sake of enjoying his first few months in a new world, he didn't mind starting from scratch. After all, there was a very real chance that he might be reborn as an infant, a thought that previously terrified him until he discussed it with the girls. They seemed to believe he would benefit from experiencing a relatively 'normal' childhood, so, while the notion made him more than a little uncomfortable, he would be lying if he said he wasn't excited by the prospect...
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After a period of time that felt like several weeks, or even months, compressed into a single moment, Vahn was beginning to feel bored. This was taking a lot longer than he anticipated and he couldn't exactly return to the Little Garden since he had no idea what might happen if the process was interrupted partway through. Rather, unless he was feeling especially lonely, the consensus everyone had come to was that he would only visit the Little Garden once he managed to reach the Divine Realm. The 10Y:1D conversion had already been arranged, so, even if he spent a hundred years on his path towards Tier 6, only ten days would pass within.
Fortunately, even within the nebulous void that existed between dimensions, Vahn could still access the system function of The Path, and, more importantly, converse with Sis. He also had the option of reliving his memories, so, while the process was taking longer than expected, it wasn't like he had nothing to do. Rather, even if he ended up trapped within the void for what might equate to an eternity in the 'outside', he could always advance by simply expanding his Realm into the outside and creating his own reality. He was even beginning to suspect he had been reincarnated into a situation where he was the Progenitor God of his own Universe and the only reason things were taking so long was because he was being lazy...
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After what felt like an entire year, Vahn was pretty close to uttering the oh-so-famous phrase, "Let there be light.". Fortunately, Sis had talked him out of it, suggesting that the delay could be the result of his new body gestating. It would cause all kinds of problems if a reincarnator was transmigrated into a developing fetus, so, as he was ought to do, Vahn decided to place his trust in Sis's words. This ended up being the correct choice, but, unfortunately, he hadn't been reincarnated as a baby. Instead, he found himself waking up in what appeared to be a desolate wasteland filled with strange purple flowers beneath a crimson red sky. Infinitely stranger was the fact that he appeared to be a penguin-like creature with blue skin, stubby arms, peg legs, and visible stitching along his stomach...almost like he was trapped inside a costume filled with flesh...
"What the hell...?"
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Vahn was an atypical youth. Due to a rare mutation, his blood had the potential to target and attack ailments within the human body. Touted as a universal cure, people had elevated his status above the norm and given him the classification "Panacea". In the media, he was hailed as a great hero who would usher in a new era or human wellness. However, behind the scenes things weren't so bright. Being a unique individual, Vahn spent his entire youth locked up in a lab with various scientists and research teams using his body and blood to perform endless amounts of experiments. The only solace in his suffering was the various anime and manga made available to him between experiments. He often imagined himself as the protagonist in a world of his own, finally in control of his own destiny. For years he nurtured this desire, until at the age of 14 he died when an organization had tried to kidnap him from the lab...

"Finally, I don't have to suffer anymore..."

This was Vahn's last thought as he faded into the endless black abyss...

"You poor soul."

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Qi condensed and my body screamed.  Blood oozed from my nose, mouth, and ears.  My bones shattered like glass, my muscles ground into hamburger meat, and my flesh tore like paper.  Streams of qi leaked and erupted ripping holes in my body.  I pushed and the qi rebounded tearing my insides apert.  Every organ in my body threatened to rupture.  Power didn't want to be contained.  It rebelled openly and violently at my attempts to push it into a better form.  
 
                I pushed and focused on a single point.  That point was all that mattered, if I couldn't condense my qi to that point then this was all a failure.  Pain threatened to shatter my concentration no matter what percent I decreased it.  
 
The sacred 0 was impossible.  That would rip me away from the body into my blessed unfeeling former existence.    There was only one way out of this and that was to push.
 
Qi rebounded and struggled until it shrank to the point of my design.  Once it fit itself into the eye of a needle the rebounding stopped.  The incredibly dense speck of qi began sucking in qi despite my lack of breath.
 
Ping!
Threshold breached.  
Refinery II
+20% to all stats
 
                My eyes snapped open.  I felt it the sudden increase in power.  It was incredible.  A whole 10% increase might not sound like much.  It mattered to me.  A stable increase in power beyond my system was incredible.  To me it was the most impressive feat imaginable.  
 
                The goblings stared at me in a mix of contempt and slight concern.  They just wanted to use me.  That's exactly what I wanted.  The situation even with flight was unattainable.   
 
Ranking up was the only way to heal myself now.  I didn't know ranking up would ruin my body.  Moving was impossible.  My muscles were ruined, blood seeped from numerous wounds, and my bones were shattered in places.  
 
This was a calculated risk.  Sure, I was more a flesh slime than a darkling now, but I needed every scrap of power I could get.  I couldn't risk this without a rank up or a level up.  I needed to fully heal from this.  
Ping!
Rank Up
Possible Choices
Common:  Winged Stalker, Night Haunter, Darkling Wizard, Darkling Sorcerer
Uncommon: Abyssal Giant, Battle Bat
Rare: Winged Sorcerer,
Super Rare: Noble Imp, Dark Seeker
Ultra-Rare: Black Sol Imp
 
Noble Imp
Traits: Mage, Gentleman, Scholar, Diabolism
 
 
Dark Seeker
Traits: Seeker, Mage, Scholar
 
 
Black Sol Imp
Traits: Rising Sun, Mage, Halo, Wings, Elite Monster
 
                Black Sol Imp had the most potential.  That was the most important thing wasn't it.  Ranking up exchanged growth for a higher potential.  It seemed the rarer the form the greater the new potential.  Black Sol Imp was the only one that had the Elite Monster Trait.     
                
 
I hit rank up and felt my aura erupt and surround my body.  This wasn't the same as the spell.  My mind blanked out and even my systems shut down.  Everything that was me shut down while my body changed.  
 
…
 
 
I felt good, systems were slowly rebooting, and I flexed my fingers and toes.  My hands were larger than before.  Small cracks lined my skin slowly falling away.  Greyish flesh flaked off revealing pitch black skin underneath.  Something flowed through me warm and powerful.  Smile lines of crimson lit along my skin.  
 
Slowly, I rose from my prone position.  Wasn't I supposed to feel weak?  I checked my stats.  
 
Ping!
Jacob lvl1 Black Sol Imp
Traits
Rising Sun – Once a day at noon use clairvoyance to acquire a Red/Black/White Series spell.  Once a week.  
Mage – Can use and learn tier 2 spells
Halo: Gold series spells can be learned
Diabolism – +100% Black/Red series spell DMG.  Increased chance to bind demons.  
Wings – Flight
Elite Monster:  +10 to HP and AP + 1 to all stats per level.  
HP: 30 (48)
AP: 30 (210)
STR 21
DEX 21
CON 5
END 4
AGL 6
INT 50
PER 13
LUK 18
                
My wings flexed and suddenly the feeling of power crumbled.  There it was.  The potential was there but for now I was back at level 1.  Even if my rewarded stats carried over my level stats didn't.  Could I fly with these wings?   They rose raven black feathers.  I felt something connecting them to my aura.  That explained a lot.  
 
                Wings like mine couldn't even carry me.  With enough aura the impossible could be made possible.  That's what Aura was after all.  It was the stairway between a fantasy and reality.  I flapped my wings and called to my aura.  My feet left the ground and I hovered with my wings.  The feeling of leaving the ground was exhilarating.  
 
                A heavy impact slammed me against a hard wall of wood and steel.  I felt a sharp knife against my throat and any feeling of happiness was taken by the reality of my situation.  Kor stared at me with cold brown eyes.  They looked a lot like the seductresses.  That was sort of funny in a way.  
 
                "I'm going to make this really clear.  Don't fuck with us.  If I think you're going to betray us, I'll cut your pretty new wings and we'll all fall together."  The knife jammed against my throat until, I felt a thin cut form.  "Do we have an understanding?"  Finally, the last of my joy slipped away.  It was replaced by hunger.  
 
                "I understand."  I said.  
 
                The knife wasn't pulled from my neck.  Instead the gobling grabbed one of the new horns sticking out of my head.  "You're going to grab Kem and we're going to the other guard tower first.  We'll get the rations from there and come back.  Consider this a test."  Kor said.  
 
                Tol shared a look with Kem.  Kem walked forward and climbed up on my back.  I wasn't as large as a noble Imp.  Instead of being 8ft, I was around 7ft.  Still, I was a giant compared to a gobling.  I was forced to crawl on all fours before opening a shooting latch.  
 
                Tol ran up and closed the latch.  "No don't, he's fooling you.  He's working for the monster."  Tol said.  
 
                Kem let out an exaggerated sigh.  "If he is then we're dead either way.  That door won't hold up if they want in.  There are enough of them to climb on each other to reach us.  They could have just destroyed the tower's legs."  Kem said.  
                Kor kicked me in the side.  "What do you think darkling?"  He asked.
 
                I stared down at the scattered green zombies carrying living sacrifices into the town.  "The creature behind this is starving.  We weren't hunted out because it had easier avenues to feed.  When those are exhausted, we're next."  I said.  
 
                It may have even forgotten about us and eventually moved elsewhere if we could hide long enough.  The creature didn't strike me as the patient farming type.  No, this creature was too primitive for that.  It was hunger made flesh.  The creature fed on knowledge but never learned anything.  If I'm wrong, then it should have knocked over the tower or forced us out.  There was also a chance it had a short attention span.  With so many conflicting thoughts it might not be able to focus on anything other than feeding itself.  
 
                Another kick to my side knocked me out of my thoughts and nearly made me forget the knife at my throat.  "Let's go, we haven't eaten in days."  Kor said.
 
                I pulled myself through the shooting blind and leapt off the tower.  My wings rose and aura passed through them.  We fell.  I flapped them but we were too heavy.  The knife pressed at my throat just as I thought about dumping Kem.  With that message received, I funneled more aura into my wings.  
 
                Another flap and our descent slowly.  Several heavy flaps that made my flight muscles ache retook some altitude.  
 
Ping!
Quest: Reach the Other Guard Tower
Reward: +3 END
 
Ping!
Quest: Fly with 2 passengers
Reward: +3 STR
 
                I flapped like my life depended on it.  I'd never flown before and they cut my little experimentation short.  It was either we made it or we all died.  So, I flapped through the burning of my muscles, I flapped until the balcony of the blind of the other tower came into view, and I flapped while the goblings scrambled to get into the guard tower.  
 
Ping!
Quest Completed:  Reach the Other Guard Tower
Rewarded: +3 END
Endurance 7
 
Ping!
Quest completed: Fly with 2 passengers
Rewarded: +3 STR
Strength 24         
 
                We collapsed inside the empty guard tower.  My aura was drained, and my body felt like it was on fire.  I'd increased my strength and endurance but that wouldn't mean much.  I could have left them here and escaped but I didn't.  They still had a part to play in this quest.  I'd spend their lives how I wanted to.  
 
                Suddenly, I felt a rumbling.  I peaked out of the shooting blind to see a large green tentacle erupt from the center of town.  It flailed about reaching up towards the heavens.  All along its surface were brains.  They floated in the jell like flesh of this creature.  A single eye opened in the creature's center of mass.  When I saw that eye, my wings flared and leaving this hill seemed like a great idea.  The eye held intelligence.  I quickly turned away remembering Gwen's warning.

Everything that could go wrong went wrong.  An Apathetic system AI is suddenly trapped in the body of his host.  Watch as after decades of apathy he gains power, friends, and waifus to have sex with.   

Smut starts on chapter 28

“How did this happen?” Si Wen Ming, Huaxu Lie, Hao Tao and the other ministers were all shocked pretty badly. 

The west, that was where Ying Yunpeng and Ten Sun Country archers under his command had been hiding. Inside that underground battle fort were all elite, senior-level archers from the Eastern Wasteland. But now, groups of treemen and spirit fierce beasts were surging out from the underground battle fort. Why, and how did this happen?

“Fight! Kill these human beings!” Song Go showed his real body, that was thousands of meters tall. He stood on the ground like a giant mountain, reaching thousands of old, mottled branches and vines out for hundreds of miles long, crazily wielding in the air. 

Dense spheres of dark-green smoke had been ceaselessly spreading out from inside Song Gu’s body. Wherever that dark-green smoke swept across, plants began to grow crazily. Newly grown grass had blades as sharp as daggers, while bushes had vines as twisted as ghosts’ claws. All plants started brandishing their branches, leaves or vines and making threatening gestures, bumping against each other, continuously letting out loud and muffled clashing noises.

“That was the king of treemen in this Chi Ban Mountain area, Song Gu!” Si Wen Ming growled in a harsh tone, “A slave of the phoenix-kind! Why did he bring all those treemen here? What the hell happened to those animals?”

As a grand minister who was responsible for the human army’s defensive line in Chi Ban Mountain area, Si Wen Ming surely knew about Song Gu, who was a local villain in Chi Ban Mountain. He also knew that this Song Gu had run counter to the nature and tradition of the treeman-kind, which was being free and relaxed. He gathered a group of powerful treemen, forcibly incorporated all treemen in Chi Ban Mountain area and tens of thousands of mountains located in surrounding of Chi Ban Mountain, then became this so-called king of treemen. 

Chi Ban Mountain was a vital area for the defensive line of the human army. As the old saying went, how could an outsider be allowed to sleep beside one’s bed? In this area, for unsettling beings like Song Gu, if he wouldn’t pay allegiance to the humankind, he would have been secretly disposed of by some powerful assassins sent out by the humankind long ago. However, Song Gu was subdued by the phoenix-kind as a slave, who arranged him especially for collecting all kinds of treasures for phoenixes in the Chi Ban Market. Because of his relationship with the phoenix-kind, Song Gu was able to live a pleasurable life till present!

Reasonably, Song Go wasn't supposed to show up in here!

But he had come, with tens of thousands of treemen and many fierce, spirit animals, who had been roaring ‘kill these human beings’!

“Someone, go to the Chi Ban Market… Find Feng Qi and ask her about this!” said Si Wen Ming harshly, “Tell her, if she can’t restrain her lackeys, don’t blame our humankind for heartlessness…”

Si Wen Ming paused briefly as an intense beam of light flashed across his eyes. He continued frostily, “Also tell her that if she still hasn’t given up on Dragon Pool and insists on giving us troubles for that by breaking our defensive line in Chi Ban Mountain, she shall not blame me for taking the move myself. I would kill her, skin her, pull out her tendons and turn her into an inherited magic treasure!”

The sense of power given off by Huaxu Lie, Hao Tao, Lie Mountain Kang and other ministers suddenly and simultaneously became exceptionally robust and fierce.

The humankind had been friendly with the phoenix-kind, true.

The humankind had been depending on the phenix-kind on a certain degree, true.

Historically, the phoenix-kind had given a hand to the humankind many times, even saved the humanity from destructive disasters for a few times, this was also true.  

Nevertheless, if Feng Qi, an ordinary member of the phoenix-kind, dared to do whatever she wanted to the humankind merely because of what had happened in the past, she should learn that the swords of the humankind could kill as well. When beheading enemies, the humankind’s swords could be no less sharp than those of any creature in this world! 

A trusted general under Si Wen Ming’s commander took the order and hurriedly left for the Chi Ban Market. Soon, a series of raging roars burst out. A big troop of elite human cavalry warriors mounted on their battle beasts, rumbling towards the Chi Ban Market.

“If Feng Qi caused this on purpose, then what is wrong with Ying Yunpeng?” yelled Hao Tao loudly, “Why did he let these treemen and spirit animals into his defense sector? Only for this, I can convict him guilty for a felony of disturbing an important military plan, and even execute his entire family would be reasonable!”

Si Wen Ming gritted his teeth. Yellow streams of mist rose from his pair of eyes. Meanwhile, the ground under his feet began shaking slightly. Around his body, the gravity was increasing speedily. Within a blink of an eye, even Huaxu Lie and a few other ministers couldn’t stand but take a few steps away from him. They could no longer withstand the violent force of gravity surging out of Si Wen Ming’s body!

Buzz! The mountain, where these senior ministers had been staying in, suddenly vibrated, then sank hundreds of Zhang deep. This mountain spread a thousand miles in radius, couldn't bear the destructive force of gravity released by Si Wen Ming either. Numerous cracks had emerged from its body. This mountain had even shown a sign of collapsing. 

Si Wen Ming then growled word by word, in an ice-cold tone, “Where is Qing Lei? Qing Lei, please, take a group of people and…go take a look yourself!”

Qing Lei, this sturdy and handsome-looking man who had an enormous pair of wings, gave a loud roar as a response, then stretched his wings, immediately transforming into a stream of light, flinging straight into the air. Tightly following behind him were tens of thousands of winged silhouettes of feathered men that rose high into the air as well.

Qing Lei was a feathered man who came from the Eastern Wasteland. He was once a confidential warrior under the Green God’s command, and now was the leader of Emperor Shun’s personal guards. He was an absolutely trusted subordinate of the Emperor Shun. Meanwhile, among Eastern Wasteland people, he and the troop of Emperor Shun’s personal guards possessed an extraordinarily high status, above all Eastern Wasteland clans. Therefore, if anything had truly happened on Ying Yunpeng’s end, Qing Lei could suppress the problem for at least a while. 

Seeing Qing Lei and his people rushing swiftly towards where Song Gu and all those creatures led by him came from, Si Wen Ming slightly let out a sigh of relief. When he was going to deploy forces to deal with this abruptly twisted war situation, all of sudden, a blood-red stream of light roared directly into the air from the underground battle fort where Ying Yunpeng and his warriors had been hiding.

Followed by an earthshaking rumble, a purely blood-red tall tower, which was decorated by incalculably complicated patterns, ripped the rock formation apart and rose up to the ground. The tower seemed to have been moving rather slowly, but in fact, its movements happened swiftly. The giant mountain standing beneath that underground battle fort instantly disintegrated, turned into enormous clouds of ash, dissipating along the wind.

Within the short span of a few breaths, a tens of thousands of meters tall blood-red tower stood straight on the ground. Millions of blood-red spell symbols, which seemed to be carved out of pure crystals, had been slowly rotating around the tower, releasing intense and dazzling blood-red light that could disable people from breathing.

On top of that tall tower, a thousand-zhang in radius erect eye slowly opened. Once after that, it threw a glance at Qiang Lei, who had been galloping at full speed.

Qing Lei immediately gave a loud shout. Meanwhile, he nimbly lowered his body and barely dodged a long streak of blood-red light that had sliced the air open and swished towards him. This hundred-zhang long blood-red streak of light then violently struck into the group of Eastern Wasteland feathered warriors behind and even slightly brushed against Qing Lei’s back.

Hoarse howls and roars instantly rose. Within that blood-red light, the bodies of over three-thousand elite feathered warriors melted rapidly. The feathers of their wings fell immediately off, turning into messy, broken feathers drifting all over the sky. Their bones and muscles ceaselessly oozed out large amounts of blood and pus, as if they were soaked in strong acid. Their bodies melted amazingly fast, and in the time span of a few breaths, these elite feathered warriors were turned into a giant sphere of blood, clattering down from the air.

“Blood Moon divine tower!” Si Wen Ming and the other ministers exclaimed out together, “How did it get here?!”

For such a massive Blood Moon divine tower, there was no way that it could be sent over here without alerting patrols of the human army. The only way to get this tower here silently was to set an extra-giant scale teleporting magic formation inside Ying Yunpeng’s underground battle fort, then teleport this tens of thousands of meters tall tower with a base diameter of over a mile, to here!

“Ying Yunpeng!” Si Wen Ming was so enraged. He gnashed his teeth tight, even squeezing a creaking noise out of his tooth seams. Finally, this mountain, where he and the other ministers were staying in, split up in whole along with a thunderous boom.

Huge groups of fully armored Jia Clan warriors dashed out from the crack located on the base floor of the blood-red tower, swiftly and orderly lining up into phalanxes. A significant number of giant-scale battle machines cautiously flew up from underground, joining formations of those Jia Clan warriors. 

Followed by a series of muffled, wing-flapping sound, a tremendously large flock of flying battle beasts swished into the air. Ying Yunpeng stood on a golden-wing roc’s back, giving three loud laughs, then growled, “Come, butcher every one of these lowly ants!”

As Ying Yunpeng pointed his finger at the town where Ji Hao was in, a good number of Eastern Wasteland archers pulled their longbows open. Torrential rains of arrows pressed down towards the city where Ji Hao was in, like a dense and immense dark cloud which seemed to swallow the town entirely.


Long ago, there were people who stood upon the earth with their heads held high. They never bowed to anyone because of their indomitable spirit. They were capable of controlling wind and lightning, and conquering dragons and serpents. They seemed strong enough to split the earth and shatter the stars with their fists. They traveled throughout the land and called themselves Magi. Eventually, one of them would become a Supreme Magus! These men are the ancestors of human beings. Their blood is what we all share today.

Qing Long is the former strongest man in the world. He traveled through space and time and was reborn as Ji Hao in the Fire Crow Clan of the Southern Wasteland. It’s a complicated world. Forces from both inside and outside of the clan want this young and talented boy to die. Under great pressure, Ji Hao makes a deal with a mysterious man, who resides in his spiritual space, never showing his real face. He gains two drops of blood from a dragon and phoenix. Afterwards, Ji Hao becomes increasingly more powerful.

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