"He was the most beautiful flower in the flower garden but, his thorns were the deadliest." 

She lived a miserable life as the Empress of Hanafleur - a life void of friends and a loveless marriage. After an argument with her husband, she begs the beings above to give her a second chance at life. 

She's given that second chance - but can she avoid becoming Empress? And what's this business about "a snake in the garden"?

In her original life, Adalyn de Montgomery lived as the Empress of Hanafleur - the most powerful military empire in the world. Except, she was married to a sociopath who undid all her family's accomplishments, her friends were all dead, and the entire noble class hated her. 

Armed with the knowledge of a lifetime ahead, Adalyn is sent back in time by the Goddess Amara who gives her a mission. Find the one responsible, rewrite the tragedies to come, and live her true destiny. 

Sounds easy enough, right?

A world where mythology is reality and belief can become truth, the story of how a slave boy and a simple garden snake grow to something “beyond” is told.

After about five hours later Skraal took a deep breath and looked at the black forest in front of himself.
He could easily feel the ominous air coming from the forest itself, the height of the trees were about 10 to 15 meters and some of the trees had 20 to 35 meters of height, the leaves of trees were black in the color like the trunk of it.
The smell was a little bit weird but not mind numbing, It was tolerable but just weird for even Skraal himself.
The sky was completely different in the side of the "Dark Clouds Woods" compared to the grey sky which is prominent through the Green Plains Of Laria, the sky and clouds on the region of Dark Clouds were completely black,
 Skraal knew that if it was dark normal humans or beings have no chance to see in the inside of the Dark Clouds Woods.
Before Skraal entered he looked at his side and smiled. He then started using "Necromancy" origin to create a creature from the scratch,
This was not the same as creating a life or creating a creature, Skraal just uses his infinite amount of magical energy and "Origin Power" to form a creature and summon it. 
For creating a creature he needs the unimaginable amount of "Origin Power" and he is not close to that kind of power.
After about one to two minute later Skraal created a creature which looked humongous and disturbing even for himself.
The creature was the size of a normal dog but it is a body and other parts made up of human-corpses.
It had human-legs and feet and a torso of a human-male and half-head of a female human, for teeth it had alligator teeth and mouth shape was like of a snake.
The body was connected with magic and it created some kind of bloodshed and a disturbing image, Skraal did not like how the creature looking like but in the end, he just took a deep breath and thought.
"At least it has a power level of Level 1"
Skraal knew that with his origin level and power he could create many things or at least summon many things.
 Of course, his necromancy was still in it is infancies so he could not create many things using it but he still believed that if he uses his magical energy to supplement his creations or summons they will have strong power.
Origin (Necromancy) + Shape Of Creature + Magical Energy = Summon Creature

"Origin" – How well one create a complex and strong creature and shape it according to his mind, more powerful the "Origin" more powerful and complex will be the created creature, if the "Origin" level is not enough a necromancer could not have a chance to even summon a basic-level undead.
"Shape Of Creature" - Pure Imagination -
"Magical Energy" – "When summoning a creature the person needs to use "Magical Energy" there is a minimum of energy that needs to be used according to the level of the creature but no maximum. The more energy used for creating or summoning the creature more powerful will be the creature is.
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Skraal knew these things because of his new understanding of Necromancy and other laws.
According to this knowledge, he could even summon or design "Ghost-Type" creatures to fight for himself, But Skraal was still not omnipotent at all because of his level.
Skraal was "Level 6", which means that even if he has an infinite amount of "Gis Energy" or "Magical Energy" he could still not summon powerful creatures above level 6 except the "Ghoul Hunters" because he already had that spell from the system shop itself.
This means that Skraal summons Ghoul Hunters because it was his spell before he embedded them into his origins but not other creatures at the same power level as "Ghoul Hunters". After all, his level was not enough for him to do so.
At the same time number of summoning was still the same as his Gis Energy which is still "6" he could summon six creatures at the same time and cast six spells at the same time.
Of course his "Origin" of "Necromancy" did not only gave him the ability to summon creatures, but he could also very well use the same concept to create new spells or not spells use the origins to attack, defend or alter nature itself.
This means that Skraal could use the "Necromancy" origin to cast necromancy-type of spells which normally has to be learned or use "Ghost Origin" to cast "Ghost-Type" of spells like how he killed the man in the "Anderwhal" who had a problem with himself.
Compared to that time he could create his own complicated or basic spells using the "Origin" and "Magical Power"
Skraal though all about these because he wanted to be sure what he was going to do when he is going to enter the "Dark Clouds Woods", as a mage and spellcaster he knew that if he was too sure of himself he could die with a lucky attack.
He did not want that, even if he has the power to be sure that he is not going to hurt he will still make some plans before acting or doing something.
This was the very basis of being a mage, always be prepared against the forces that there is a chance to be encountered with.
With these thoughts, Skraal entered the woods, just after entering the woods he was some images inside of his mind.
A jade field of grass is contoured by neatly trimmed hedges, bushes, and shrubs. A single ornamental piece stands to the left, created by someone dear to the creator of this garden. 
The rows of flowers are bordered by the larger ones, but have no difficulties claiming a spot of their own; they're growing in all sorts and sizes. 
The hedges, bushes, and shrubs reach 1.2m/4ft high, but this is deliberate, as they grow far bigger in the wild. 
A path of marble stones loops around the garden, beckoning people to explore the garden, and showing them the best sights at the same time. 
Plants and vines eagerly creep and crawl their way beyond their allocated garden spots, each eager to take just a little bit more land for themselves.
Skraal took a deep breath after seeing images of "Garden", this was happening all the time but he could not find a way to explain this images to himself at all.


Waking up one day in a prison of Vampires and just the barest minimum of memories, Skraal is an apprentice skeleton-mage with a problem. Escaping, he walks right into a conflict between his captors and their enemies.

What will he do in this world of Vampires and mages, Werewolves and Elves, without his memory´s to guide him?

*Death is nothing to fear, when you live, it doesn’t, when it does, you don’t.*
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Leylin was watching the process of the Loathsome Evil coming together.

The spirit within the array was finally incinerated as the purple flame gradually extinguished.

Swish! The entire light ray from the spell formation completely shattered.

Leylin walked into the formation.

The smell of something burning wafted in the air, along with a repulsive stench that could make one feel nauseous.

“This odour is just like when something from the sewers is burnt!” Leylin frowned and walked to the center.

The human corpses had long since been burnt to ashes.

On the ground, in the middle of the charred and indented formation, a glistening object caught Leylin’s eye.

Lying in the pit were fragments of green crystals, sparkling and splendid like little diamonds.

Leylin covered his hand with a layer of scales and grabbed ahold of the little diamonds.

“Quite light, but very solid!” Leylin kept applying pressure using his palm to the point that his joints popped, but even with his strength of 7.1, he was still unable to do anything to the little diamonds.

“…” All of a sudden, a low chant of salutations entered Leylin’s ear, seeming to have been produced from within the green diamonds.

Filled with curiosity, Leylin brought the diamonds closer to his ear.

“Thank you, young man!”

In an instant, a dazzling white light seemed to fill the entire flower garden. In the white light, Leylin looked at tens of thousands of phantom human figures.

The countenances of these phantoms seemed familiar; they were the spirit bodies of earlier, but they had assumed their original form of a human.

The phantoms were both male and female. Some of them were dressed like Magi and acolytes. However, at this moment, they expressed gentle smiles as they slowly faded in the white light.

“En!” Leylin looked at the surroundings. As if it was due to the death of the Loathsome Evil, the green coloured plague quickly retreated, once again revealing the flower garden.

As for the spirit bodies from earlier, they had all disappeared without a trace, as if he were just dreaming.

However, Leylin knew that he wasn’t hallucinating.

At this moment, the A.I. Chip’s voice rang out.



“Spirit crystals!” Leylin understood.

He had heard about this item before, but only high-level Magi could effectively use them.

It was impossible for a mere rank 1 Magus to break the surface of a spirit crystal to extract a spirit’s power from within.

“No matter what, it will definitely be useful in the future!” Leylin picked up the green coloured spirit crystals littered on the floor, carefully placing them inside a small pouch. He even used a gold thread to seal the pouch, before placing it back in his robes.

The green spirit plague had completely vanished. Many fine cracks that looked like lizards littered the black rock walls at the edge of the garden.

Leylin walked in front of the cracks, and gently knocked on the fractured wall!

*Crash!*

Numerous stones fell, and large clouds of lime were thrown into the air. There was a deep hole in the wall, which was flickering with pitch black light rays.

A black glint of light flashed through his eyes.

He quickly plucked off a strand of his hair, and his mouth began to move as he chanted mysterious incantations.

The long black hair fell to the ground and constantly expanded, eventually turning into something that resembled a black snake.

This small snake had densely packed scales and a pair of red little eyes that looked like jewels. It was pocket sized, and did not look malevolent; on the contrary, it was rather adorable.

The little snake first coiled around Leylin, hissing its tongue. It licked Leylin’s shoes and then slithered into the pitch black crevice.

Leylin shut both his eyes, maintaining a connection with the little snake through a thread of spiritual force. Images and sounds were projected before Leylin’s eyes.

The lighting in the surroundings was very dim, but it wasn’t a problem for the little black snake.

Through the eyes of the black snake, Leylin could see that the interior of the crevice looked like an ore mine with huge amounts of roots creeping in the surroundings.

The roots intertwined across the walls as if they were covering the surroundings of the cave like a fishnet.

The little snake continued to traverse into the cave. After slithering for about a kilometer, the little snake reached a yellow tree root that was like a wall that blocked its path.

“This is… a Misleading Mist Tree Root, an ancient defensive system to deter intruders!”

Leylin’s heart was filled with glee. With the appearance of such a mechanism, it showed that he was nearing the experiment lab.

“Intruder! Answer one question of mine, or else you’ll be ripped into pieces!” from the large trunk of the tree, the face of an old man emerged. The old man stared into the little snake’s eyes as if it could see Leylin, who was controlling it.

“Ask!” Leylin gave off a wave of spiritual force through the little black snake. “Please state your question!” Leylin gave off his spiritual energy force directly through the black little snake.

“What has the face of a diamond, eyes like pearls, and in the winter, the maker of this object gives it a chance to reincarnate?”

“Hmm…” Leylin lowered his head, looking to be deep in thought. Though, in actuality, he was commanding, “A.I. Chip! Search database!”

The A.I. chip instantly gave the result.

“It’s the Gemstone Starfish!” The snake said in front of the Misleading Mist Tree Root.

“Correct!” The Misleading Mist Tree Root let out an ear piercing holler. Like pulling out a radish from the ground, the tree’s roots were uplifted, revealing the pathway behind it.

“As a reward, you now have the authority to go through!” The countenance of the old man on the Misleading Mist Tree Root revealed a smile.

“A reward, huh? I don’t think so!”

The small snake shook its head and climbed through the passage.

*Pa!* In an instant, a giant tree root, like a huge palm, blocked the small snake’s path ahead.

“I have permitted the Magus behind you to go, but not a magical creature like you!” Anger welled up on the old face of the root.

“Young Magus, are you belittling me?”

“It is a part of me, so I believe it has the right to enter!” The little snake raised its head, making eye contact with the giant face.

“No! You must personally come over!” The Misleading Mist Tree Root was stubborn in this aspect.

“If that’s the case…” The little black snake lowered its head as if pondering over something.

Suddenly, the little snake coiled up and immediately darted through the passage.

*Pa!*

Suddenly, there were numerous bolts of black lightning that flashed into the originally peaceful pathway .Those flashes looked alive as they struck towards the little snake.

In the sea of sparks, the little snake was burnt to a crisp.

“It’s a trap indeed! Grade 51 and higher Black Prison Thunder, and there’s so much of it. The tree root really invested a lot in this attack…”

Outside the entrance to the garden, Leylin looked towards the mud tunnel and smiled mockingly.

This Misleading Mist Tree Root was just a trap in the first place! Even if an intruder got the answer correct, he or she would still be lured into a trap.

It was a pity that after so many years, there was something wrong with the Misleading Mist Tree Root’s intelligence. Leylin felt that something was wrong because it seemed to be much too anxious.

No matter how good a trap was, once it was found out, it was just another joke.

At this moment, a strong tremor came from the tunnel that Leylin stood in front of. There was even an ancient voice, “I’ll kill you! I’m going to kill you, intruder!”

The walls of the ore mine seemed to be propped up by the roots of the tree. As they struggled to come out, it caused a huge chain reaction.

“This creature’s vitality and strength are most likely above that of the Loathsome Evil. Moreover, as it is a plant, its life force is extremely tenacious, and it has resistances against spiritual force attacks. It’ll be much more difficult to deal with than the Loathsome Evil, so if I was to fight it on its own territory inside the ore mine, as long as it would be willing, it could bury me alive at any time!”

Leylin pondered before raising his head, grinning mischievously.

“It’s a pity, however, that such a plant organism like that has a strong weakness to something I have recently developed in the lab! I’ll use it now!”

Leylin took out a nitrogen crystallised test-tube from the sack that he carried. There were no potions inside the test-tube. There was only a black organism on the bottom with a pair or translucent wings as if it was an insect.

After looking at this item, Leylin’s expression became serious.

“I don’t know if letting this thing out will be good or bad, but I have to give it a try….”

Leylin muttered to himself.

This was an item that he had unintentionally created.

Inside the test-tube was a type of termite found only in the Magus World. Leylin had discovered it while getting rid of the pests inside the Four Seasons Garden.

As the sequence of genes was different from other termites, they were extremely strong, and hence, were taken back by Leylin, who had later discovered a secret.

These termites had an extremely strange gene that will exponentially increase their life force and reproductive capabilities.

That speed was already beyond what was natural. Judging from Leylin’s knowledge, this should have been made up of poisons and cells from another world.

After many instances of failing, Leylin could only increase the abilities of these termites with the help of the microscopic capabilities of the A.I. Chip, turning them into a weapon to deal with plant organisms!

It seemed like now was the right time to use it.

“Come! Let me see what happens when the strange items of the Magus world are coupled with modern scientific skills!”

At this time, the A.I. chip replied again.

“5 minutes!”

Leylin put a thread of his spiritual force into the test-tube, after which, he put several drops of another red potion into it as if making his final preparations.

After that, he looked at the shaking tunnel. The Misleading Mist Tree Root was still writhing around, trying to reach him.

“Enjoy your death now!”

Leylin sneered, opened the test tube, and directed the termite into the hole.


Leylin is transported from an advanced technological era into a medieval world— except there’s magic. Equipped with only his quick wits and an A.I. chip fused to his soul, he sets out to become the most powerful magus the world has ever known. In a land divided into the Light and Dark Magi, the weak can either be cattle or disposable slaves. Only the strong can determine their lives, and only they have the luxury for virtue. Yet strength is only a tool for Leylin, like any other. His goal, in the end, is his own.

Translator’s desc:
What happens when a scientist from a futuristic world reincarnates in a World of Magic and Knights?

An awesome MC — that’s what happens!

A scientist’s goal is to explore the secrets of the universe, and this is exactly what Leylin sets out to do when he is reincarnated. Dark, cold and calculating, he makes use of all his resources as he sets off on his adventures to meet his goal.

Face? Who needs that… Hmmm… that guy seems too powerful for me to take on now… I better keep a low profile for now.

You want me to help you? Sure… but what benefit can I get out of it? Nothing? Bye. 

Hmmm… that guy looks like he might cause me problems in the future. Should I let him off for now and let him grow into someone that can threaten me….. Nahhh. *kill*

Cain's indignation was understandable. The first Contract was the one which would impact a Contractors growth the most. There had been many rich idiots who would Contract with weak Contractees, using huge amounts of money and time to raise them to a barely acceptable standard. Smarter people would Contract with something strong from the beginning, then train it into something more fearsome. The most prevalent mentality of valuing existing strength over potential was taught as the correct way to proceed. 

Sustaining more than one contract was extremely difficult at a young age. A Contract acted as a constant drain on the Contractor's willpower, and those without sufficient willpower could do find themselves unable to sustain even two contracts when they first began. 

Cain estimated he would be able to maintain three contracts with no drawbacks, any more and he would run into issues. Using one of his three prescious Contracts on a garden snake didn't sit well with him. Cain had actually hoped the warrior himself would agree to be Contracted, but it seemed that wasn't going to happen.

The warrior's expression was one of shock at Cain's outburst. This white snake was what his Lord had relied on in his early years to build his army, could it be that the Lord had not explained to his son what the snake's purpose was? He then remembered that his Lord had told him to explain the hidden abilities of the serpent. His voice, now with a near imperceptible tremble to it, began to explain.

"While the white snake is currently weak oh exalted one, it is because it has yet to grow beyond the infant stage. The Ruler of All Men used the parent of this snake to great effect, he had even said it was the only reason he became as powerful as he did."

Cain noticed the slight tremble in the man's voice, surmising that his displeasure had been the cause. He still wanted to recruit this warrior to his side and so decided to humour him. Acquiescing to his request would indebt the man to Cain, and he could use that to build a rapport and hopefully sign a Contract. 

Taking such a man into the school's tiny world would be akin to letting a fox into the hen house. He would be able to easily dominate and exploit the world. If only this mighty warrior would follow him, paying the bills wouldn't be a challenge.

"Alright I trust you…"

Cain realised the man had not given him a name and stared pointedly at him. To his credit the man swiftly realised what Cain wanted.

"Darius m'lord"

"Right then Darius, all I need to do is contract the snake right? I apologise for my prior outburst, I know you must have my interests at heart." 

Cain reasoned that by putting his trust in Darius and not asking him to elaborate on the snake's supposed abilities he could demonstrate his sincerity and build a good impression.

If Darius happened to be lying to him and was seeking to cause him harm he could simply dissolve the contract with the snake and retreat to Earth until he had an army capable of defeating him. There were only benefits to earn here, with very little risk. Crushing him with the pure power of a higher existence was also possible but that was a last resort.

Cain walked over to the small serpent and sat down in front of it. He assumed a meditative stance, focusing entirely on the snake. Piece by piece Cain's willpower coalesced into a silver thread connecting from his forehead to the spot between the snake's eyes. Sweat began to pour from Cain, as the effort of constructing a mental bridge had proved quite taxing. Despite Cain's high amount of willpower, a mental bridge still took a fair chunk of his willpower. He had substituted the skilful control most people had to train themselves in by just pouring power in until the bridge formed.

The snake didn't attempt to snap at the mental bridge or reject it. In fact, it just continued to slither around on the stone floor, content and uncaring. The only feedback from the snake was its thoughts, which were transmitted without any input from the snake or Cain.

Inside the snake's mind were revolving images of what Cain assumed were tiny worlds. The images progressed as a gargantuan snake appeared and began swallowing the tiny worlds whole, each world increasing the snake's size. Once all the tiny worlds had been consumed the images would repeat.  The giant snake in the images bore an uncanny resemblance to the little rascal on the floor. Pale white scales with deep green eyes.

Cain turned to Darius, his face pale as the he realised what that this snake would be once it grew up. "Darius I changed my mind, explain everything about this monster please"

Darius's face once more broke into a grin. "Your wish is my command divine heir. This snake is the offspring of a species called Librarian Snakes. They were named by the gods due to their characteristic of consuming knowledge to grow and survive. Only entire worlds can sate their hunger when they grow to adulthood. They share their knowledge freely with their master allowing you access to an ever-growing library of information. Their children inherit the parent's library and are highly sought after by all gods.  One adult Librarian Snake can genocide a world in mere minutes. The Ruler of All Men had prepared this snake for you, divine heir, to allow you the best possible start in your endeavours."

Cain didn't know how many more mental sucker punches he could handle. The fact that this snake could end worlds was cool, but the knowledge was the real prize to Cain. Knowledge was the one thing Cain could always use more of. Cain re-focused on his mental connection with the infant destroyer. He realised this snake would be an essential part of his army as it grew.

"Can you understand me?"

Cain's mental communication interrupted the snake's thoughts. The repeating daydream of endlessly devouring worlds was replaced with a question mark in the snake's mind. Cain had already figured that despite the vast knowledge the snake had stored away it couldn't freely access its internal library. It just wanted to eat and sleep. It didn't have any meaningful thoughts about a higher existence communicating with it. Only infantile curiosity.

"If you come with me I'll let you eat your fill every day. Once you grow up I'll let you eat all the worlds you want"

Cain's promise had been effective. The white snake slithered across the floor, reaching Cain and proceeding until it had curled up on his head. Cain took this as a sign of consent to begin the Contract, as the infant snake could not communicate beyond sending Cain mental images.

"Darius, did my Lord father indicate any stipulations in regard to the Contract?" 

Contracts had to be airtight, stipulate to a king he can't kill his subjects and he'll just order his subordinates to do so. The most common contracts were absolute servitude contracts which enforced complete obedience to the Contractor. For beasts this worked fine, but for intelligent life detailed Contracts were generally better. Cain wanted to make sure he wouldn't get screwed by forming a loose contract.

"The Ruler of All Men indicated the servant contract to be most suitable. Wouldn't want the Librarian Snake to disobey when you need it most." Cain agreed with his father's judgement in this case. The snake might grow more intelligent as it grew up and having a world devouring serpent on a loose leash might have unpleasant consequences.

Cain focused on the mental bridge to begin the process of forming the Contract.

"Do you swear to follow my orders absolutely and completely, with no interpretation, following both the letter and spirit of my commands no matter what?"

The snake responded by showing Cain thoughts of a tiny world followed by a question mark. Cain laughed when he saw this, immediately grasping the tiny glutton's intentions.

"In return for your eternal servitude I swear on my true name, Cain Adams, that you will never go hungry."

Cain felt as though his brain had been set alight as a huge amount of his willpower was sucked down the mental bridge and used to bond the Librarian Snake's soul to his. The burning sensation gradually faded as the Contract took hold in the Librarian Snake's soul. Cain could now feel the snake's emotions as well as read its surface level thoughts. The snake showed no discomfort during the process making Cain rather jealous.

The small snake remained curled on Cain's head, but the previously silver mental bridge transformed changing to a golden hue. Cain immediately felt his mental burden lessen. Purely projecting himself into this world was a constant drain on his willpower and forming the contract had left him with very little left in the tank. Cain estimated he would have enough willpower to continue in his projected state for a while longer but forming any more Contracts would be impossible. 

Now that the Librarian Snake was under his command Cain decided to give it a name. To continue referring to it as just a snake felt like an injustice to such a powerful beast. The pale white scales reminded Cain of the ice he would take with his water. Snakes were a cold-blooded species so a name related to ice and coldness seemed appropriate.

"I'll call you Chilled, since you seem to be so relaxed here on my head."

Chilled showed no indication it cared about its new name and continued to remain coiled up on Cain's head. Despite being only a projection Cain could choose to retain corporality by expending a little willpower. The cost was low, and it helped to have a physical presence when forming Contracts. Sometime more intelligent creatures would reject a Contractor's existence unless they could be seen.

Cain was actually rather pleased now. He knew that if this snake was raised correctly it could be the lynchpin for his entire army. There was only one problem. He couldn't take Chilled beyond the confines of this world. For a Contractee to truly join the army of their Contractor they would need to be fully matured and reach a tier 3 in power.

Tiers were the classifications used to describe the power of a Contractee. Tier 1 was for wild animals and weak humans. Tier 2 was for stronger animals and combat trained humans. Tier 3 meant the Contractee could use mana to some extent. Without the ability to manipulate mana dimensional travel proved too great a burden on both body and mind. This was why a mature body and a powerful mana control skill were required for all Contractees.

Cain turned to Darius, intending to inquire into the purpose of the tower but it seemed Darius had realised Cain would question him after the Contract was completed.
 
"Congratulations on your successful Contract divine heir, may it be the first of many. The Librarian Snake cannot leave the confines of this world due to its immaturity, but by your Contract with it you can access the internal library it holds at anytime from anywhere even in the realm of the gods. I am now allowed to inform you of the Tower of the Forgotten's purpose."

Cain remained silent, as Darius explained.

"The Ruler of All Men performed a great many, shall we say, experiments on various beings. He left the failures here as they either didn't meet expectations or were deemed too powerful to be let loose. Before he departed he left me here as the sole protector of the tower and told me his son would soon arrive, seeking strength. The Librarian Snake is the first of many gifts divine heir, but the Lord instructed that you should not grow dependent on his goodwill.

Cain knew what was coming next but still felt compelled to ask. "So, I can't go beyond this floor until I bring back my second Contractee?"

Cain thought that if Darius's grin grew any wider he would split his lips open. The man hadn't stopped smiling since Cain agreed to his request. "As expected of my Lord's own son you are truly wise. The lord has forbade you from forming too many Contracts too quickly. All residents are aware of the Lord's command and will refuse to join you until I have seen your army grow. The resident of the first floor will allow you to dominate your peers, but until the first member of your army can cross over to this world he will not be permitted to join you."

Cain felt this was a regrettable but fair condition for being able to use the tower. It seemed that he was the only one who could access this world and Darius wouldn't allow anyone else to enter the tower, so even if someone could access the world they would be unable to gain any benefits. The fact that Chilled couldn't leave yet made Cain a little worried. If it died while he was away he would feel like dying.

"These conditions are acceptable, Darius, but what about Chilled will he be okay without me?"

"Forgive my question divine heir but who is Chilled?"

"The Librarian Snake Darius. I gave him a name."

"Ah my apologies for correcting you divine heir but Librarian Snakes are exclusively female. I do not know why this is, I apologise for being unable to offer you an adequate explanation"

"No matter Darius the name fits her well, will she be fine staying here?"

Darius thought for a moment before answering. "Yes, she will be well cared for. You saw the battlefield outside; the discarded weapons have been serving as a fine food source. Librarian Snakes are creatures who naturally grow to become capable of serving the gods in their travels. There is no need to worry for I, Darius ensure her days are spent in comfort."

Darius had puffed his chest up for his final statement which amused Cain. The image of this scarred and rugged warrior, taking pride in serving him was surreal. He was a full-fledged Contractor now, he would have to get used to scenes like this one.

"I leave her in your capable hands then Darius. I will depart now and try and bring you a worthy member of my army when next we meet."

Darius was practically glowing with pride. He had delivered his Lord's messages perfectly, the heir was pleased with and trusted him, and he would be able to take the Librarian Snake out to feed instead of having to haul the food into the tower like before. Today had been a good day.

"One last thing Darius, would you ever consider joining me on my journey?"

"My apologies divine heir but my the Ruler of All Men entrusted me with keeping the Tower of the Forgotten's residents alive and well"

"Ah never mind then. Farewell for now Darius"

Cain began to pull his consciousness back into his body, happy with the gains he had obtained in the Tower of the Forgotten. While the tower offered him an excellent long-term goal he still had the threat of the bills to worry about.

It was time to go conquer a world.

What would you do if you found out you were a god? 

For the people of Earth this became a reality 15 years ago with the discovery of tiny worlds- lower dimensional worlds containing beasts of myth and legend and the humans who grow by hunting them.

Earth is a higher world however.

Instead of killing monsters, the people of Earth have the ability to project themselves using their willpower into tiny worlds and form contracts with the inhabitants.

People's values have already changed
 
People don’t work, they instead grow their armies. 

School is now a battleground for teenagers to fight with their armies in tiny world battle arenas.

If you can’t fight then you can’t eat in this martial focused new world!

For our hero, Cain, as someone who has under gone more training than any of his peers he understands that without money and resources all the will in the world can’t change his fate.
 
Until his father disappears on the day he becomes a Contractor, leaving him a set of tiny world co-ordinates. With this exclusive world in hand Cain sets off with one goal firm in mind- Conquering the Earth!

His breath betrayed his intention to kill. Meng Qi subconsciously took a step and blocked General Yin with his slanted sword. Meanwhile, Ruan Yushu took out the ancient Demon-revealing Mirror.
Jiang Zhiwei, Qi Zhengyan, and Zhao Heng stood together, ready to fight at any given moment.
If he were to face General Yin alone, Meng Qi was not confident he could win even if he were to use a main ingredient of the divine weapons. Strong as he was, it would be useless if he could not hit his enemy. Without the others pinning him down, it was possible for the enemy to evade, albeit at a certain cost, as they had the strength and realm of a grandmaster. That was unless the Evil Spirit of Zhen Wu and the Oracle of the Covenant had things that must be contested for. Thus, Meng Qi must use his Kung Fu to create an opportunity to kill or use a main ingredient of the divine weapons to create a chance to escape.
Fortunately, he was not alone now. He had the Demon-revealing Mirror and help from his friends. Dealing with General Yin would not be a problem as long as he did not have a special magical artifact from the Journey to the West.
The only thing they had to consider was the mysterious "man" in a black robe. His breath was much colder and more horrible than General Yin's. Meng Qi felt great danger even with five of them facing that man.
Snake Dang coldly looked over, revealing two red awns in the dark under his black robe.
His cold eyes immediately gave rise to a chill in the depths of Meng Qi's heart—so cold that it nearly froze his blood lineage, muscles, and bones. His Vital Spirit shuddered.
"What terrifying strength!"
Snake Dang suddenly looked up and screeched. His breath that was carried by the sound broke out into the clouds. Even in the shard of Celestial Court, his breath discolored the wind and solidified the sputum. It was as if he was the Dominator and the core of this world!
"The peak of the Exterior, close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya..." The breath was elusive. As it was difficult to ponder, Meng Qi did not dare to rush and just remained guarded.
"It turns out there's an enemy of this level. Isn't this mission too difficult?"
Meng Qi could still vividly remember how Progenitor Doumu had killed the Peerless Master Pro "Emperor of the Netherworld" with just a slap!
This Death Task was no different!
The frightened General Yin stayed in place, feeling rather fortunate that he had not gone against Snake Dang.
Strong as Snake Dang was, though, he had failed to protect the Silver Python King!
The screech faded and Snake Dang turned his head, regarding Meng Qi and the others as if they were nothing. He stepped forward to the palace which was the sole building standing.
"Ah..." Meng Qi was evidently taken aback.
After demonstrating its strength, the black-robed monster surprisingly did not kill all its enemies so it could look for the treasure in peace.
Was its action earlier a warning that it would not be hostile if they did not covet the treasure?
Were there good-hearted monsters like this?
Jiang Zhiwei and the others had not expected this. They exchanged looks with one another and General Yin. It was deathly quiet in front of the palace.
General Yin thought hard and still did not know what to do.
"Kill the human tribe here first?
"No, Snake Xiong and the others screamed and disappeared while these human beings were safe and sound. They must have something backing them up!"
Thinking again about the miserable roc, General Yin suddenly became timid.
Even if he encountered an enemy equipped with powerful magical artifacts while he was alone, he was confident that he could escape due to his realm. The exception was if those artifacts were not the same ones that the Monster Kings had used when Monk Tang traveled west to fetch scriptures. However, this team of five had gathered before him. The girl in the yellow dress could fight him and the young man with the sword and saber seemed even stronger. The roc's failure was an example of the outcome of a battle with such a team!
Without a second thought, General Yin sharply turned and ran to catch up with Snake Dang.
"If Snake Dang eats meat, I can at least get some meat soup!"
Unable to understand the black-robed monster's thoughts, Meng Qi did not hurl his sword at General Yin's back. He watched as they pushed open the front gate of the palace and disappeared into the darkness.
"What an inexplicable task..." Meng Qi exhaled.
Jiang Zhiwei frowned. "The breath of the black-robed monster seems familiar."
Her words reminded Meng Qi of something. "It really is familiar. Where have we came across it?"
Zhao Heng shook his head. "I didn't find him familiar."
They thought hard about every surviving demon that they had encountered, but there was no clue.
"I can't remember." Meng Qi gave up and gazed at the open gate of the palace. "Since we have our Karma points, we don't have to worry about the deduction. It's not worth it to fight a monster close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya realm. Let's look around and take some pieces to make up for the loss of Karma points instead. "
Given the chance to retreat, few people would engage in a life and death fight.
"Okay." As much as she liked fighting and improving her sword art, Jiang Zhiwei was not brainless. She could not even deal with a grandmaster, what more a monster close to the Half-step to Dharmakaya realm?
Meng Qi looked around and saw the Celestial River at their back and the palace in front. The palace was cut off by the Chaos in the middle. There were two gardens with large, lush trees on each side.
"The black-robed monster made it clear for us not to compete with him. In other words, we better not enter the palace." Qi Zhengyan reminded his friends.
Based on the layout, one could guess that the core of the shard of Celestial Court would most likely be in the palace.
The same thought occurred to Meng Qi. "Based on the Tiger Monster's reaction, the black-robed monster seems to have come uninvited. It can't figure out the details either. Is it possible that it learned of some news and came here just to search for the core of the shard?"
"It should be. But the black-robed monster hesitated before choosing the left side after entering. Seems like it didn't know where the core is," Zhao Heng said, explaining his meticulous observation.
However, all these information were not useful. Meng Qi took a deep breath and pointed. "Let's not enter the palace. We will go to the garden to look for some immortal herbs. If we can harvest an immortal peach, it would be more rewarding than completing ten missions!"
"Immortal peaches..." Ruan Yushu's eyes suddenly brightened.
The immortal peaches, one of the Celestial Court's most prized treasures, would surely be in the core area of ​​the Ninth Heaven instead of the outskirts close to the Southern Heavenly Door. Ruan Yushu knew Meng Qi was only trying to comfort them, but she still felt revitalized as she imagined the taste of the peaches!
"Where to?" Jiang Zhiwei asked, smiling.
She had accepted the fact that they had failed their task.
Meng Qi said thoughtfully, "Something is strange in the shard of the Celestial Court, considering the deaths of the monsters. We mustn't separate. As for the direction, I am used to going left."
"Then let's go." Jiang Zhiwei and the others did not have relevant information, so they let Meng Qi choose.
With Meng Qi leading the way, they quickly neared the left garden while cautiously guarding against danger.
Once they were close to the garden, Meng Qi, who was operating Jade Virtual Divination, suddenly turned around to look at the palace gate. He saw the flash of a strange, bloody shadow as it disappeared into the darkness behind the gate!
"What's wrong?" Qi Zhengyan asked in a low voice.
Meng Qi frowned. "I saw a blood shadow, but it is not coming for us. Don't worry."
"If the strange shadow in the shard of the Celestial Court kills General Yin and the black-robed monster, wouldn't that mean we have completed the task?"
"This is a surprise worth anticipating!"
Meng Qi dropped the thought and checked the ban. Once again, he used all the methods including the avatar but found nothing abnormal. While the Jade Virtual Divination and Jiang Zhiwei's "Cicada Feels the Arrival of Autumn Without Autumn Wind Moving" skill did not "detect" any danger either.
Stepping into the garden, they first felt the vicissitudes of the Time Sword. When Meng Qi looked around, he snorted.
The avatar could only observe a limited range of areas, unlike Meng Qi who could sense a much larger radius. He found this place to be even stranger now that he was looking at it with his own eyes.
The whole garden was bare except for a large tree in the center. The tree was tall, green, and incredibly leafy. Its branches looked like an umbrella. Looking at it from afar, one would think that there were many trees here.
The leaves swayed gently, but they could not hide the silence, vicissitudes of life, stagnation, and lack of vitality!
"This tree is a little weird..." Meng Qi slowly moved closer. The idea of ​​chopping the tree into pieces for easy transport came to his mind.
Qi Zhengyan frowned as if thinking about something. He trailed behind Ruan Yushu and Zhao Heng, while Jiang Zhiwei brought up the rear.
Meng Qi moved forward as he looked around. He did not find any curses or traps.
Suddenly, his Space Ring throbbed as if something was waking up inside, moving up and down and waiting to be fed.
"What's with this..." Meng Qi's heart jumped. He cautiously opened the Space Ring.
"It is the tree!"
The "Supreme-wisdom Tree," which had not reacted to any previous provocation, was now glowing and hovering!
Was it because of this slender green tree?
Meng Qi reflected on this. He then stowed the Flowing Fire, took out the Supreme-wisdom Tree, and reached out to the only creature in the garden—a straight and slender tree!
"Pa!"
The Supreme-wisdom Tree first touched a palm before touching the big tree!
Meng Qi looked on in astonishment, not noticing that Qi Zhengyan was standing beside him trying to touch the tree.
"This..." Qi Zhengyan was a bit slow. He looked down at the Supreme-wisdom Tree. In his eyes, shock gave way to horror.
"Whoo!"
Following the strange sound, several observable but untouchable breaths in the color of the Chaos emerged from the big tree and flowed to the little green tree in Meng Qi's hand.
The big tree shrank and withered within a short moment. Its branches began to rot. On the other hand, the little green tree glowed and the lights immediately condensed. Then, a part of the trunk swelled as if it was about to grow a new branch!
The voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms suddenly interrupted Meng Qi's thoughts.
"The mission has changed as the core has been absorbed. Please escape from Snake Dang and General Yin who will try to kill you, and stop them from taking the Supreme-wisdom Tree!"
"Holy crap!" Meng Qi never imagined this big tree or its "vitality" was actually the core!
At this moment, a horrible breath rushed from the palace as a snake as thick as a pond emerged. Wings protruded from its back and pus flowed from its rotting muscles.
"I let you go. Why did you take my chance?" The snake's giant eyes turned scarlet as it roared. There was an image of a white-haired zombie in one of its eyes, and the images of Meng Qi and the team in the other eye!
"Old Luo?" Meng Qi was stunned.
It turned out that Snake Dang was the snake zombie that had previously hunted Luo Shengyi!
"Why did it become like this? How did it get out of the Holy Mountain?"
The giant snake bowed its head. Meng Qi and the others were all rigid. They decided to abort the mission now and return.
"You may return after escaping from this battle."
The cold and merciless voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms reverberated in their minds.


I care not of my past and neither of my future.
Conquering all heroes and foes while looking with disdain at the horrors of the Samsara, I yearn only for a life of thrilling wonders!
History will repeat itself after many ages as the menace of the Great Calamity rises once more.
Which will rise with triumph in the face of adversity; the Golden Form of the Great Buddha or the invincible Heavenly Taoist Form?
Which will seize all glory amidst all struggles; The Buddha's Palms or the  Seven Strokes of Heaven's Interception?
From the sanctum of the Shaolin Temple, Meng Qi's adventures and struggles through the Samsara begin as we follow his climb to claim the title of "the Unrivaled and the Invincible One"!


"Did you think that my sister's death would mean the end of the Tang Sect? You're all wrong! Even if my sister is dead, the Tang Sect still has me! God is watching you. I don't care who it is, but the Tang Sect will get to the bottom of this! We will take revenge! We will make them pay for what they did!"
Master Zhan's eyes glowed with hope again as he said, "Lichuan, see? Saka's sister is also a descendant of the Tang Sect. She said she's just like Saka. She has also completely inherited her master's mantle."
Zhan Lichuan's eyes remained cold, and there were no signs of excitement even after hearing what Dong Yuetong said.
"I've only heard of Saka and just found out that she was from the Tang Sect after looking into it. Grandfather, if it wasn't because of Saka, would you have known about the Tang Sect or Dong Yuetong? Let's put it the other way around; do you even know who Saka's master is?"
Master Zhan became speechless.
In the other room, Jing Qian also watched the international news that was being broadcasted. When she heard what the woman was saying, the lips that were originally curled upwards were now showing a cold, enchanting smile. She was no longer interested in what the woman had to say next or what was about to happen, so she turned off the television.
At this moment, Butler Xu walked in with the family physician to change the dressing on her forehead and to check up on her. Jing Qian saw her chance, and with a bright smile on her face, asked, "Butler Xu, might there be rats in our garden? Could you get me some fat, healthy ones?
When Butler Xu saw this woman's dazzling eyes and slender figure, a movie he had watched as a child appeared in his mind.
In that movie, the captivating green snake was also very alluring. She would be talking and laughing with someone at first, but at the very next moment, she would stick out her poisonous fangs, catch a fat rat with her long tongue, and swallow it in one breath.
Now that he was staring at their Young Mistress, who was almost as beautiful as the green snake, he couldn't help but shiver and carefully ask, "Young Mistress, may I know why you want these rats?"
He was the one who'd interacted with Young Mistress the most.
Master Zhan and the Third Young Master may not see the change in Young Mistress, but he could.
Ever since she woke up after falling down the stairs, the Young Mistress's temperament was different.
She had become devilish.
She was even asking for rats now.
He couldn't help but overthink this matter.
Jing Qian laughed when she heard Butler Xu's question, "Well, obviously, I want to play with them. Did you think that I was going to eat them?"
'Listen! Listen! Do you hear what she said?!'
This beautiful girl was asking for rats so that she could play with them, and she even talked about eating them. Most people would only want these rats for experiments! Yet, here she was, thinking about playing with them and eating them.
Butler Xu felt his scalp turn numb, as he was frightened by his bold assumptions.
"Young Mistress, if you want something to play with, why don't you choose white mice instead? They're much cleaner than rats. These rats are extremely dirty."
"White mice are cute, and it would be a waste if they died. Rats, please! Butler Xu, could you please get me some? Remember to get some that are fat and healthy."
Butler Xu's mind was now filled with images of 'fat' and 'healthy' rats being eaten.
Should he… Tell Master Zhan about his assumption?


Father: "Qianqian, he may be a quadriplegic but as long as you agree to marry him, our company will be saved!"
Mother: "Plus, your younger sister would be able to get the best treatment for her heart condition."
Fiance: "If you did it, you would be able to help me get more resources while keeping yourself pure and clean!"
Everyone around sympathise with Jing Qian's misery. She was a young girl and now her future was ruined as she would be married to a quadriplegic. Not only did she have to write songs for her younger sister to shape her sister as a genius musician, but she was also forced to get resources for her fiance who was an actor. Even after doing all these, she was still betrayed by the two of them as a bright, green light glowed from the top of her head.
 
*OH! When Jing Qian opened her eyes again after the rebirth, she realized that she was now this sad, little girl. As she was a frightening villain in her previous life, she decided to have some fun with her new life now. 
She became a celebrity, a genius doctor, an entrepreneur that owns a winery and a cosmeceuticals company...... she was having so much fun! Her life was glowing so brightly that it blinded the pair of dogs that betrayed her. 
However..... after getting rid of the 'green-tea fiance of hers, she was now stuck with a 'white lotus husband who was always around her, pretending to be sick. 
"I've already treated you and completed my task here. What else do you want?! Let go! I want a divorce!" 
"Dear, I still feel uncomfortable here." 
When she looked at the man who wasn't even being sincere while pretending to be a sick person, hang onto her like a huge pendant, Jing Qian burst out in anger;
"Zhan Lichuan! Did you throw away your image as a cold, arrogant man?!" 

"Sure thing, sure thing. When I perfect my alchemical skills, I will definitely not forget you, Brother Chu. If you have any pills you want refined, I will definitely do my best," Yi Yun said with a hearty laugh as he patted Chu Pingyun on the shoulder, as though he was asking him to leave everything to him.
Yi Yun's actions nearly made Chu Pingyun laugh out loud. The punk actually fell for the words of flattery, such as the talk of him becoming an alchemist sage in the future. Yet, he was unaware that he didn't have many days left to live.
Chu Pingyun looked at Yi Yun with a smile and cupped his fists as he said, "I'm truly blessed to have met Brother Yi today. I shall bid you farewell for now. I'll visit you again tonight!"
Chu Pingyun did not know if the contents of the interspatial ring were the complete collection of heritage Yi Yun had obtained but since he was at the venue of the Heavenly South Peaks Meet, it was impractical for him to take action. He decided to postpone his plans until the night.
The heritage was already sufficiently valuable. He needed to first return to the Dao Calamity Tower to research the contents properly.
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you tonight!"
The scene of Yi Yun bidding Chu Pingyun farewell was seen by many people. They were sneering, scoffing at how immense a fool Yi Yun was. He did not know that he had been scammed by Chu Pingyun.
"The Dao Calamity Tower really made a killing this time."
"It appears that the heritage Yi Yun had is extraordinary. The Dao Calamity Tower must have a certain amount of understanding of it to be willing to offend the Pillheart Sect for it."
People discussed privately with voice transmissions but no one noticed that a few people had silently disappeared from the crowd.
The Pillheart Sect members were constantly watching Chu Pingyun.
"The heritage that little bastard Yi Yun received is now with Chu Pingyun!" A Pillheart Sect disciple said.
"Since the Dao Calamity Tower has attacked us, they must have obtained most of the heritage from that punk earlier on. What Chu Pingyun received today is only the remnants and, since they dared to take such blatant action, they must have experts hiding around Cloud Pool City. We should not act rashly or we might alert them."
"Elder Seven Kills will arrive soon. Let's wait patiently."
At that moment, Chu Pingyun rushed impatiently to a particular residence with the interspatial ring in hand.
The residence was outside Cloud Pool City, a manor that belonged to Prince Boundless Heaven. It was later bought by the Dao Calamity Tower and put to use as a gathering place for the Dao Calamity Tower, with many Dao Calamity Tower experts currently staying there. Its location was a secret and the manor was heavily guarded.
Prince Boundless Heaven accompanied Chu Pingyun to the manor and entered a secret chamber. All the servants were dismissed.
There were already four black-dressed figures waiting in the chamber, and the leader was a middle-aged man. He looked odd, with a head that was a lot bigger than an ordinary person's.
"Let me take a look!"
The large headed man extended his hand. He was excitable for he knew how valuable the heritage was.
"Martial Uncle, please take a look. My cultivation level is insufficient to check its contents in detail." Chu Pingyun handed the interspatial ring—with some unwillingness to part with it—to the large headed man.
By the side, Prince Boundless Heaven bowed at the man and said, "Congratulations, Senior Chu. This heritage is no trifling matter. Once we kill that punk Yi Yun, everything will fall into place."
"Prince Boundless Heaven, don't worry. This heritage will definitely be lent to you for your perusal as previously agreed upon," the man said indifferently. 
He knew what Prince Boundless Heaven was worried about, but the Dao Calamity Tower was not planning on going back on the agreement. After all, it was only a loan and that didn't disadvantage them much. It also had to potential to gain them some favor with the royal family. It was only a boon for the Dao Calamity Tower.
When the interspatial ring touched his hand, the man instantly felt the immense psyche the interspatial ring possessed. It was definitely an interspatial ring once held by an ancient expert!
Not only that, all the scrolls in the ring contained remnant auras of a mighty figure. The man could imagine how frequently the mighty owner must have read the scrolls in the past, always having the scrolls in hand.
That led to the current situation of the mighty figure's laws being imprinted on the scrolls. They did not dissipate despite the vestiges of time. It only made it more apparent how powerful the ancient figure was.
The man was filled with excitement as he retrieved a scroll from the interspatial ring. He carefully dispersed the lingering ancient aura and probed deep into the scroll with his perception.
As he investigated the contents, the others waited eagerly.
However, all they saw was the man's expression turn solemn. Slowly, he began to knit his brows.
"Elder Chu, is there a problem?" an elder could not help but ask.
Elder Chu's expression turned grim as he placed the scroll on the table. He retrieved another three scrolls from the interspatial ring and checked them as well.
This time, the man's expression turned more twisted. Prince Boundless Heaven was perturbed. "Senior Chu, did something go wrong?"
The powerful auras emanated by the scrolls were extremely old. That was certain.
However, Prince Boundless Heaven already sensed that something was amiss from the man's expression.
"Whoosh!"
The man waved his hand, pouring out a large number of scrolls from the interspatial ring. He violently dispersed the ancient aura that enveloped all the scrolls and probed them with his perception. His face was ashen by the time he finished probing.
Standing beside the man, Chu Pingyun and company could not help but check the scrolls with their perception. When they saw the true contents, they all had odd expressions, especially Chu Pingyun and Prince Boundless Heaven. They felt like they had just eaten a plate of flies.
"This… This…"
Prince Boundless Heaven refused to have his beliefs shakened as he crazily read through all the scrolls. Finally, he slumped onto a chair as though he was enervated. "What happened?"
"What happened? Obviously that fucking little cunt Yi Yun scammed us! He actually used such vulgar material to tease me!" Chu Pingyun smashed the interspatial ring in his rage.
The blast from his punch instantly pulverized the interspatial ring.
But what made Chu Pingyun more incensed was that the scrolls, which were augmented by the peerless expert's aura, were not a bit damaged. Instead, they scattered across the ground, unfurling themselves, revealing unspeakable images as well as extremely obscene text.
Even Yi Yun did not know that Old Snake had given him ancient erotic paraphernalia. They were even drawn by warriors with arrays to be extremely detailed and remarkably true to life. They also had captions.
…
"Old Snake, what were those scrolls you gave me, anyway?"
At that moment, Yi Yun asked Old Snake out of curiosity at the Heavenly South Peaks Meet. He had also planned on using some fake scrolls to pass off as the heritage but felt that they would be easily seen through.
He never expected Old Snake to quickly produce so many ancient scrolls when he requested his help.
"Let's just say those guys lucked out. Those scrolls were my greatest treasures back in the day. In my youth, I would spend many a night studying them." As Old Snake spoke, he revealed a reminiscent look as though he was recollecting his lost youth.
Yi Yun was puzzled from Old Snake's response. It sounded as though the scrolls were filled with pretty good stuff?
"Alas, I'm old now and can no longer use them anymore. They ought to be thankful to the point of tearing up, considering how I bestowed them with it," said Old Snake as he shook his head.
…
"I'll slaughter that Yi Yun! No, I want to torture him for a hundred thousand years first. I want to make him regret living in this world!" The color of Chu Pingyun's face turned livid. He had never been this humiliated his entire life!
He had already left the secret chamber. He brought back a bunch of the pornographic paraphernalia and even treated it as treasure. He was too ashamed to face the Elders from the Dao Calamity Tower.
Prince Boundless Heaven was also trembling in rage. He was a prince of the Outcloud Empire and had never been made a fool in such a blatant manner. Whenever he thought of Yi Yun's fake thankful act, he ground his teeth in hate.
They thought Yi Yun was the fool but they did not realize that Yi Yun was the one treating them as fools, playing them like a cheap fiddle.
But taking a step back, how did Yi Yun obtain such a huge pile of ancient erotic paraphernalia? Those scrolls must have existed since time immemorial. Furthermore, why were they enveloped with an expert's aura? Why would an ancient mighty figure specially leave his nomological auras on such paraphernalia?
"A report!"
At that moment, Chu Pingyun's subordinate shouted from outside.
Chu Pingyun was in a rage and had no interest in hearing anything else. He directly bellowed angrily, "Don't disturb me now! Scram!"
The subordinate clammed up and took a few steps back. However, he did not take his leave.
"Brother Boundless Heaven, as a prince of the Outcloud Empire, you should have the means to bring Yi Yun directly here, right? This is your territory after all," said Chu Pingyun as he gnashed his teeth.
He could no longer wait to capture Yi Yun and vent his anger.
Although the Heavenly South Peaks Meet prohibited warriors from fighting publicly, rules were made to be broken.
"No one that has been targeted by our Dao Calamity Tower has ever managed to escape. I will let him know what it means to wallow in despair," said Chu Pingyun coldly.
Prince Boundless Heaven had a cold expression too. "I will try. I want to torture him personally. I'm well versed with the torturing techniques of my Outcloud Empire. I guarantee you that it will leave a lasting impression on him."
At that moment, the subordinate spoke up again. He carefully knelt by the entrance and bit the bullet to say, "Lord, it's really something urgent. If not, I would never dare to disturb you."
Following that, the subordinate sent Chu Pingyun a voice transmission.
Peng!
Chu Pingyun smacked down with his palm, blasting apart a table. "What did you say? Our Dao Calamity Tower's South Manor Garden has experienced a bloodbath!?"
Chu Pingyun felt all his blood rush up to his face. He had never been so incensed his entire life. He felt like he would blow up from anger.
"Who did it? Are they mad!? How dare they make an enemy of my Dao Calamity Tower?" Chu Pingyun roared angrily.
South Manor Garden was the Dao Calamity Tower's property. It wasn't very far from them but as they were focusing on robbing Yi Yun of his heritage, the experts of South Manor Garden had been mobilized to the gathering point outside Cloud Pool City. How could they have predicted that the South Manor Garden would end up as the site of a massacre!


With the strongest experts from the 33 Skies the Human Emperor, Lin Ming, and his opponent, the Abyssal Demon King, were embroiled in a final battle. In the end, the Human Emperor destroyed the Abyssal World and killed the Abyssal Demon King. By then, a godly artifact, the mysterious purple card that had previously sealed the Abyssal Demon King, had long since disappeared into the space-time vortex, tunneling through infinite spacetime together with one of Lin Ming’s loved ones.

In the vast wilderness, where martial arts was still slowly growing in its infancy, several peerless masters tried to find their path in the world of martial arts. A young adult named Yi Yun from modern Earth unwittingly stumbles into such a world and begins his journey with a purple card of unknown origin. This is a magnificent yet unknown true martial world! This is the story of a normal young adult and his adventures!!    

'Uh, Victor? Where are we going?'

"Shhh." Victor gently stroked Nora's shoots. He had no idea where they were going.

They were currently winding their way through a residential area that Victor didn't recognize. Truthfully, he was only thinking of getting away, fast. 

'Great. We're lost.'

"We're not lost. I just don't know where to go."

Nora smacked him a couple times to vent her anger. 'You used to live here, right? Just go to wherever you used to live. We can stay there for a few days.'

Victor shuddered at the thought. "I don't even know if that place is still standing after all these years."

'Then let's go check.'

"No."

'Why not?'

Victor pursed his lips and said nothing. He didn't want to elaborate on all the reasons he found that place, his former home, so unbearable now. When he kept silent, Nora ranted in his head.

Victor kept leaping through neighborhoods, light as air, ignoring her. 

Suddenly, Nora's cursing stopped short. 'He's caught up. He's practically right behind us.'

Victor cursed, pushing himself to go faster. Unfortunately, even as an Earth Spirit, Victor wasn't inexhaustible. He couldn't keep up this pace forever, so they had to rest somewhere and lay low. But where?

'Come on, Victor. Stop being a baby. I want to see where you used to live and we have to go somewhere,' Nora said. This time, Victor listened. He had little choice and besides, the apartment complex he used to call home was nearby, only a few blocks away.

Victor changed course slightly and in minutes they came to a stop in front of a set of old, yet well maintained, apartment buildings. They were called Garden View Apts, and there were four buildings in total, set up in a square around a large central garden.

It was this garden that Victor snuck into, quietly snapping the lock on the gate between buildings and slipping in.

Victor hated this garden when he was alive and he hated it just as much after death. He scowled and settled down on a bench. Most of the flower arrangements were still the same.

'This is nice,' Nora said. 'I like it here.'

"At least one of us is having a good time," Victor said, pouting slightly. 

Nora ignored him, basking in the sunlight.

Meanwhile, Victor made sure to tightly conceal himself with a spiritual shield. At the very least, Warren probably wouldn't look for him here. Warren knew how much Victor hated this place, so his coming back was fairly unlikely. 

He and Nora remained in the garden for the next few days, quietly passing the time with riddles and guessing games. It was only on the evening of the second day that Victor became curious enough to try to talk to the plants in the garden.

Victor wondered if any of the spirits in this garden would remember him. He was the gardener for quite some time in his youth. It would be cool if some of the spirits still looked on him fondly.

Then again. . .what if they also remembered that incident? Though comparatively, that day wasn't the worst in his life, it wasn't really good either. The last thing he needed was a trip down memory lane. Victor decided to hold off on talking to the plants.

Though Earth Spirits didn't technically need to sleep, it was the fastest way to replenish spiritual power, so Victor settled down under a tree with Nora on his chest to sleep.

Maybe it was because he thought of the past before sleeping, or maybe it was the environment invading his consciousness, but Victor dreamed of the past.

Dark red blood turned silvery in the glow of the moon. It spread out from the body in streams, soaking the dirt, sidewalk, and Victor's shoes. Victor gasped heavily. He felt like a boulder was strapped to his chest. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't breathe!

What was he going to do? He had made such a mess. . .would he go to jail? Should he hide the body, or - no. No he couldn't. He had to turn himself in. He had to. . .

The plants were. . .moving? No, it was just the wind. Just the wind.

But then. . .no. Plants didn't move like that!

He watched with horror as a begonia stretched on its stem, winding and flexible like a snake. The flower bent down to the sidewalk and. . .licked the blood?

Victor choked and blinked hard. It was all a dream. . .

But then slurping noises sounded from right below him and he couldn't pretend anymore. He opened his eyes wide, watching, frozen, as flower after flower stretched forward, lapping at the blood like dogs drinking water.

When Victor woke, there were dark circles around his eyes. 

Looking back on that incident, knowing what he knew now. . .it was still too strange. Even the most perverse of plant spirits wouldn't usually be driven to drink human blood unless pollution made them insane. While that was a risk for just about any spirit, this area shouldn't be that heavily polluted.

'Victor? Are you okay? You don't look too good,' Nora said, fluttering around his face worriedly.

"I'm fine." He wasn't fine. 

Victor walked, as if in a trance, to the back of the garden. There were still rows of begonias bordering the sidewalk, just like before. 

He knelt among the begonias. Nora watched from the side and silently worried about the vacancy in Victor's gaze, as if he had been hollowed out. Her shoots fluttered anxiously.

Victor placed two fingers on the stem of one begonia, closing his eyes. He sent a pulse of spiritual sense through his fingertips into the stem, searching for the spirit within. 

His eyebrows wrinkled. There . . .wasn't anything inside?

Even sprouts had spiritual consciousness. Even if it couldn't yet form words or a human shape, there should be a glow, a stream, a spark. Something. But this plant was just. . .empty.

He checked its roots, but this plant was clearly still alive. It was collecting water and nutrients from the soul just as it was supposed to. So what was wrong?

Victor withdrew his spiritual sense.

'What's wrong?'

"These begonias. They don't have consciousness."

Nora trembled nervously. 'Maybe they're too young?' She offered, but they both knew these plants were too mature to not have even a speck of spiritual energy.

Victor pursed his lips and started to get up. "I think we should -"

Before he could say the word 'go', his nightmare came to life once more.

The begonias shuddered violently then shot out of the ground!

Victor didn't even have time to take a breath before they were upon him, wrapping around him several times, more sturdy than the thickest rope. They slammed him against the ground and kept him there. Victor blinked away the stars in his eyes.

Nora hopped over to him, fluttering around his face in panic-mode, tugging at the stems with her shoots.

Victor struggled to take in a breath. His vision was going fuzzy around the edges as images from that night flooded his head. Victor choked, wondering if they were about to suck up his blood too.

But after the begonias tied him up, they went still. From the side there was movement, then suddenly a figure stepped out from behind a tree, taking slow, calm steps. Victor closed his eyes in defeat, letting his head fall back against the ground.

Nora hid in Victor's hair. 'It's. . .him.'

Warren Roche finally made his appearance.

Victor is a problem solver. He's always been clear-headed and logical. Even when he was still human - in 1930 - he was able to float through the Great Depression without worry. There's only ever been one problem Victor couldn't solve: Warren Roche, the man that buried him alive ninety years ago. Victor's only solution is to run, and keep running, until the problem goes away.

Unfortunately, Warren is one of the most powerful earth deities on the planet and when Victor runs into another problem he can't solve - a river spirit with a taste for human blood - he has no choice but to ask his murderer for help.

After days of non stop rain, the sun finally decided to show after hiding behind  the clouded sky, yet the cold breeze still swirling at the jade like skin of the woman.  She adjusted the soft blanket and continued to sleep but the sun's light cannot be ignored especially when it reached her golden eyes.

She slowly opened those sparkling yet sleepy eyes and blinked three time , a man is sleeping beside her making her smile warmly. She touched his white hair and curled it, then she moved her hand to the bridge of Exyle's nose and pinched it gently. The snore of the man made her giggle, she move her hand again but this time , into his lips. This lips is so soft, this is the lips that kissed her a days ago.

After getting bored of the man's face, she moved gently, afraid of waking the man. She ignore the coldness of the ground as she carefully snake across Exyle, the only way to escape.

"Leaving after getting bored of me?"

The long and slender hand of the man caught her back, just as she almost succeeded. Her movement paused when Exyle grab her thin waist and embrace her from the back.

"Exyle." 
Rachella responded. Her lips parted causing her brilliant white teeth to reveal. "It's already morning. Let me go."

"Hmm." 
The husky voice of the man flowed into the air, clearly had just woken up.

"Sir, no matter how I enjoy this moment with you, I have a lot of things to do."

"Hmmm."

Seeing that the man doesn't have any plan of moving and decided to stay idle, Rachella wiggled her way out of the man's embrace.

The man grunted.

"Okay, okay."
The man's eyes opened and revealed his scarlet eyes, the color of blood, it looks irritated . But instead of getting frightened, Rachella hugged the man.
 
"Sleepy?" The man found another comfortable spot.
"Hmmm."
He rolled in the bed making her chuckle.

"Then sleep" 

She kissed the man and finally stood up and decided to take a stroll in her garden.
This garden is made by her, she spent a lot of effort to make it look like the way it is now. 

It is a maze that is made with rose wall, her masterpiece that no one but her can know the way out. She created it so that when she is sulking because of Exyle, she can hid here.

She cannot help but to chuckle, remembering how Exyle almost burned this maze when she decided to hide here for days.

Not too far from her, a bloody red rose who still has a transparent water from all the rain that happened yesterday, gently blooms and sparkles as it touches the light from the sun and this  caught the eyes of Rachella.

She touched it but the pointy thorn of the rose pricked her. The blood slowly dripped from her little finger to the ground.
Her hands are trembling and her breathing was stopped making her instinctively clutched her throat, causing her heart to pound frantically. 

The surrounding's sound stopped and only the ringing of her ear was all she heard. 
Images are showing, 
blood, 
fire, 
shouting, 
demons,
Plea.

Help! 

Voices that are full of agony. Crying...

Two humans are crying full of help, blood.

Rachella could help but to cry aloud.

Save them! There's still time.

She stood up and ran to where she saw the images. 

There, demons are killing the humans, thousands of dead body lies.

Why are you doing this?
Does this make you better?

She watched while the demons are laughing while killing them slowly.

No, enough!

Her body glowed in gold.

This must be stopped!

Right from her feet, plants began sprouting and spread toward the demons, creating a line between humans and demons. She touched her back, the hidden wings showed and made her flew above.
Each and one of them can be seen. They are ruthless, killing even the unborn child in the womb of a woman.
She formed a sword in her hand and slowly killed the demons. She didn't know how long she's been here but she stopped when a voice called her.

"Rachella!"

Exyle showed up in the middle of the fight, looked shocked. The corpses of the demons and humans are mixed together.

"Exyle." 
She looked at him with surprise, he shouldn't be here.
He followed her scent , that's why. His appearance is now of a nine tailed demon fox, a lot of demons are looking at him.

"Exyle, move!"
One of the demon is  approaching him. Knowing what's going to happen next, Rachella's heart is starting to beat faster.
Just like having a slow motion, the moment the demon intends to use its sharp claw is equal to one beat of her heart. 

She quickly run to where Exyle is at. She hug Exyle and slash! The skin of Rachella was torn and blood flowed.
In that moment, Exyle's eyes cannot believe what just happened. Rachella was bleeding heavily.

No no no. This is not true.

Thousands of demons was stopped by her but also consumed all her energy causing her to be in a weakened state, she cannot heal herself.

"Rachella!"

Exyle saw how she puke a mouthful of blood.
"Hey"
Hearing that there's no reply and only the thin sound of breathing from Rachella was all he can hear, tears are falling from his eyes.

"No no no! Wake up Rachella please!"
"I order you to open your eyes!"

Exyle's face was a complete mess. Tears cannot be controlled 

"Please wake up, I'll do everything, please."

Rachella opened her eyes and moved her hand in Exyle's face and smiled.
" pfft." The blood sprayed from Rachella's mouth into Exyle's chest.
She cannot even utter a word. Rachella's hand fell and her eyes are slowly closing.

"No don't close your eyes please."

He pleaded while shaking Rachella's dead body.

Exyle's eyes become darker and his vision to turn dark. His body is now emitting a murderous aura. He stood up and looked at the demon who killed her with his bloody eyes.

"How could you?" His voice is so cold that can cause a chill from the spine.
"Now pay!" 
With anger, he killed the demons that he can see. The demon's blood sprinkled around the area but this man still remained heartless and continue to do so.

His body lifelessly move back to where he let Rachella's dead body lies, but the moment she returned there, the body is already gone.

In a distance, the body of Rachella is currently lying in the ground.

"Father, I cannot finish my mission. I'm sorry." 

She closed her eyes and finally breathed her last breath.

***

In a top of mountain, where you can see the bloody ground, the man was standing. His eyes that is already red turned darker and his facial expression turned cold.

Rachella, you will be the only person that this demon will ever love. Sigh. Rachella, when will you come back? Or will you?

Demons are known for being heartless. But once a demon loves, it will be forever, and that makes them different from humans.

He flipped his clothes and disappeared.

When the world was full of chaos, God sent his child to protect the humans from demons.
But this child fell in love with a demon, forgetting her mission in this world.

“Father, I have failed you”

The moment she opened her eyes once again she became a new person.  She came back with a new identity but with the same mission.

Traveling around without knowing her past. 
Blending with humans despite knowing that she is different.
Meeting friends and foes, running away from him.

“Who is this crazy man? Why are you throwing everything to me?”


Join Ania as she hides herself away from that crazy demon. 




“ I don’t know which one is the worse. Your attitude, your mouth or your facial expression, but every one of them drawn me to you”



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