Chapter 2155: Selection

Yang Xiao had disappeared, many of the guests of the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan were surprised to see that. Those people gathered together again, and at the same time they were stupefied to see Lei Dong Tian and Lin Feng come back.

Lei Dong Tian had said he'd take Lin Feng to one of the four influential groups, but now he was back again?

At that moment, Lei Dong Tian turned around and smiled at Lin Feng, "Brother Lin, where's Yang Xiao? You probably know where he is, right? "

"Yang Xiao has hands and feet, he can go wherever he wants. Besides, he has some terrifying deployment items, and is extremely fast. Even if he runs away, I can't catch up with him," said Lin Feng cheerfully, sounding like it was all a game.

Lei Dong Tian was angry. Everybody had seen that there were tensions between Lin Feng and Yang Xiao the day before. After he had taken Lin Feng's clone away, Lin Feng's real body had probably taken Yang Xiao away. Lin Feng was the only suspect!

But how could Lin Feng admit he had done it?

"Brother Lin, you must be joking!" said Lei Dong Tian. Demon lights slowly appeared and surrounded Lin Feng. He was furious.

However, Lin Feng was even more furious, as the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan had promised him something and then sold him out to the Pellet Kings Clan. He would definitely settle accounts with them at some point, and properly. If they hadn't accepted acting as referees, promising to protect him and send him to the four clans, it would have been fine, but they had voluntarily accepted the responsibility, and Lin Feng couldn't understand such a behavior.

"Brother Lei, are you joking? I followed you this morning. If I had attacked Yang Xiao yesterday, people would have sensed the energies of the battle, don't you think so?" asked Lin Feng, glancing at the crowd. He sounded wrongly accused. These people were in the same area as he was, if a big battle had taken place, they would have noticed it. However, he had absorbed Yang Xiao into his spirit's world, and nobody had sensed anything.

Lei Dong Tian was speechless for a moment before saying coldly, "Since it's that way, I will investigate and find out the truth myself."

After that Lei Dong Tian's silhouette flickered, and he left in a huff. However, the crowd only looked amused. Something was wrong, Lei Dong Tian and Lin Feng looked strange. What had happened on the way to the four clans?

Lin Feng's eyes glittered with cold lights. His silhouette flickered and he entered a waiting villa and didn't come back out.

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During the following days, some new stories spread in the Eastern Town of Godly Clouds City. They made the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan furious!

The stories were about the Pellet Kings Clan and the members from Red Clouds. Back then, Lin Feng had killed Wang Jie, then Lei Dong Tian had agreed to protect Lin Feng and to take him to the four influential groups. Then, Lei Dong Tian hadn't kept his promise and the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan had sold Lin Feng out. Lin Feng had gone through hardships and still hadn't managed to reach the four influential groups safely.

It didn't matter whether the rumors were true or not, they were just unfavorable for the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan. Even though most people did things for their own benefit, such behavior was still considered despicable, they had gone a bit too far. After the rumors started spreading in Godly Clouds City, some people also talked about how things had happened when the members of the Pellet Kings Clan had surrounded them and everything. The people believed the rumors even more. How could such a strong clan as the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan fail to protect Lin Feng, and how had they bumped into the Pellet Kings Clan on the way?

The Deva-Mara Thunder Clan didn't refute the rumor, and the Pellet Kings Clan didn't say anything either. Both groups had lost face. Back then, the Pellet Kings Clan had the chance to have a fair battle, and then they had sent some cultivators to the Deva-Mara Thunder Clan to get their revenge. Now everybody thought both clans' behavior was outrageous.

Many people were talking about those things in the Eastern Town of Godly Clouds City. Many cultivators were speechless, even extremely strong cultivators would act in a despicable way? How hypocritical! Many people understood even more clearly that all that mattered were personal gains in life. But many other people also distinguished strength from personal gains, and placed strength above all.

Lin Feng went back to the Ye Clan, took off his mask, and used the face he had used there, it was similar to his real one, but his Qi was different. He was surrounded by demon lights. He looked clean and demoniac. He also looked older, like someone who had gone through a lot of hardships in life, but at the same time he also looked honest.

He didn't look handsome in his own way. Cultivators were handsome because they took care of their bodies. Women were pretty, men looked handsome. However, Lin Feng looked handsome but different from the standard.

He easily went into the Ye Clan by oppressing many people with his terrifying demon cosmic energies. He just needed to take the exam now, and then they'd send him to one of the four influential groups. Otherwise, Lin Feng tried to remain discreet. He just practiced cultivation and acted as if worldly affairs had nothing to do with him. Of course, he didn't forget about Yang Xiao, trapped in his spirit world.

Regarding Yang Xiao who was trapped like a turtle in a jar, even if he had many hidden abilities, in Lin Feng's spirit world, he couldn't use cosmic energies. He was stuck in a dead end. Just like Wang Jie, Lin Feng would turn him into a Demon Puppet. This guy's special abilities would be really helpful to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was meditating in seclusion and didn't draw people's attention. The day of selection for the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds was approaching quickly. More and more strong cultivators gathered in the twelve districts of Godly Clouds City, including the Eastern Town. Prince Wu Qing from Dark Night and Jiu Ling Huang from Red Clouds were both in the Ye Clan. Many strong cultivators paid attention to them.

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The Eastern Town was stirring up with excitement and agitation again. Jade Clouds' First Master, Yu Qing, had arrived. Three of the First Masters of the continent were now in the Eastern Town of Godly Clouds City. Some powerful groups of the Eastern Town sent some people to check Yu Qing's strength.

The results of the battles were all the same, without any exceptions. Yu Qing was terrifying, killing all of them by destroying their seven apertures. His reputation wasn't undeserved. The number of First Masters was limited and even though there were many geniuses there, those First Masters probably had the potential to rank in the top during the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. They were incredibly strong!

The time to select fighters was three days later, and then they would go to the four influential groups. The different groups started the exams; many people would be eliminated, and the rest would be sent to the four influential groups.

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The Ye Clan also started the exams. Three hundred-some people had gathered on a gigantic field. They were all guests who were going to compete to get qualified. Only those who managed to go to the four clans would have the opportunity to participate in the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds.

Many strong cultivators from the Ye Clan gathered on the field as well. There were also some senior officials of the Ye Clan in the bleaches, they wanted to watch the exam. It was an important event for them. They couldn't select people who weren't strong enough, otherwise, what would they say to the four influential groups to justify themselves?

"This time, people from everywhere have come to the Eastern Town to compete and get qualified to go on to the four influential groups and then participate in the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. You probably all know about the four influential groups already: Holy Cultivation Tower, Golden Mountain, Demon Sect, and Ghosts and Spirits Temple. You can imagine what it would be like if those four different groups chose only ten people. So many people have to be eliminated, there are twelve towns in Godly Clouds City, after all. We have to eliminate many people and keep real and heroic geniuses only. Therefore, we have to impose strict rules. This time, we'll select thirty people only. Therefore, most people will be eliminated. We apologize for this."

"We have so many people and only thirty will be selected. That's nothing." People's eyes glittered. They were all under pressure. They were real geniuses, none of them were weak. They had come from everywhere in the Continent of the Nine Clouds and they were competing at the top level of the Huang Qi layer.

"Those thirty people will move on to the four influential groups. At the four influential groups, there won't only be three-hundred something people. Adding the people of the four influential groups, that'll be a thousand, plus with the people of the twelve towns, that'll be ten thousand. So the selection will be as strict as here once again!"

Concerning those who would participate in the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds, out of a hundred people, one only would be selected!

Lin Feng was in the crowd, and when he heard that, he was surprised. The Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds was for people from the Continent of the Nine Clouds, there were too many geniuses in Godly Clouds City!

"Prince Wu Qing and Jiu Ling Huang are already selected, which means only twenty-eight people can still be selected. I think none of you mind," said the strong cultivator of the Ye Clan. The crowd was angry at those two people. Most felt they had done nothing to be selected directly!

"Alright, now, everybody, please gather on the martial arts stage, I'll select candidates," said the senior official. The first round wasn't going to be too complex. After all, heroes couldn't be eliminated, and those eliminated, even if they were a bit unlucky, stood no chance anyway, so reaching the four influential groups would be useless for them.

To the different small groups of Godly Clouds City, choosing the geniuses was a small thing, yet important. Many people were going to have to give up their dream of participating in the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds though!

Lin Feng tried to be the diligent and hard-working good guy. He Studied hard, did his best to make his family proud and not get into trouble, but when he saw a girl being taken advantage of, he had to intervene. He had been tricked, sentenced to 10 years in jail and framed for a crime he never committed, all was lost. If his life was over he would take those who ruined his life with him… Suddenly he opens his eyes again. He is not dead, but alive in the body of the Lin Feng of a different world. This Lin Feng had been killed as trash of cultivation. This world where the strong had no regard for human life and would kill freely if they had the strength. Called ‘trash’ and thrown away, with vengeance in his heart he will rise to new heights opposing the will of heaven and earth.

The days of the event went slowly by, and the rankings table was always changing all this time.

 

To be able to hold on until the end of the event, players were always doing the same thing as purifying the ground and creating barriers where players were and attacking.

 

This was tiring and tedious, so many people left the game for a while before returning. However, this caused a big problem for the groups that were still in the game as there was no one to replace the players who had it and the pressure was increased several times for the groups.

 

Despite suffering heavy losses and consuming expensive items, the most influential groups have managed to survive to the present.

 

Only group leaders were using skills or items to purify the corpses, because of that, they were the ones with the highest amount of points on the ranking table, and some were solo players like Liu Yang.

 

With each passing phase, the corpses were still the same, but their levels and attributes were much higher than before. Those who came from influential groups who had the highest levels and the best equipment could withstand the pressure, while the others had a hard time or were beaten and lost five levels.

 

The corpses in the event gave no experience, meaning it was not possible to level while in the event. This was because, after the event, when players were exchanging points for items, the trading post had items that gave a lot of experience.

 

When the tenth day arrived, more than half of the players were defeated and sent back to the city, while the rest persisted until the end. All the corpses disappeared and a gigantic hole appeared in the center of the battlefield.

 

Pang !!!! Pang !!!!

 

Two loud sounds were heard, seconds later, two gigantic, rotting hands emerged from the hole. A stench worse than the previous one began to be felt and a green smoke appeared as the body of the giant corpse appeared.

 

The corpse looked like a flesh-and-blood golem, but its body was completely rotten and several body parts were falling to the ground, somebody parts could see worms walking. The scene was disgusting and nauseating.

 

 

 

 

 

Looking at this giant, all players had serious faces, as it was the last challenge of the event. The corpse's name was: Titan Corpse (Super Boss) (Level 200).

 

Their statistics do not see because the players were very weak compared to the corpse, even if their levels are equal.

 

"Formation!!! This is the last stage of the event, if I, Hunter Force, can purify this corpse, I will especially ask my father that all of you, my groupmates who have sacrificed and resisted this ordeal, be rewarded to the best way possible!!!! "A young man shouted, he was wearing a leather set and a giant crossbow on his back, he was of the Hunter class. From the way Hunter Force spoke, it showed that he came from a very influential group.

 

"Roger !!!!!!!" The members of the Hunter Force group shouted with enthusiasm and fervor.

 

"Get ready!!!! Today is a day of glory for us !!! "Another influential young man shouted.

 

"Roger !!!!!!!" His group members also shouted.

 

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This scene was going on all over the battlefield, many influential young people were shouting and offering great rewards to their subordinates for them to fight to the end.

 

Meanwhile, various parts of the battlefield had solo players who managed to survive to the end, many of them were using pet companion to fight, while others were using other means to survive.

 

The influential groups did not dare to go against these people, for in their view those who were alone were very strong and had extremely influential backgrounds. For it was very difficult for anyone to survive alone in this event in the early stages, let alone in the late stages. If they survived to the end, it proved that the players who were solo were indeed powerful.

 

In one corner of the battlefield, you could see a person dressed in a black cloak and a blue wolf beside him, both of them were sitting on the floor looking at the giant corpse, the blue wolf had a fierce look on its face, but it was not possible to know what kind of face the person dressed in black was making, as he had the hood covering his face.
 

The two were Liu Yang and Little White if you want to know how they survived to the end, the trick was the very simple, but same time, dangerous.

 

 

 

 

 

By the time the first phase began, Liu Yang and Little White were already having a hard time beating the corpses, but they still managed to keep pace by defeating one by one and running away if more than one corpse appeared.

 

But by the time the second phase began, everything got worse, the corpses were already at level 140 and each was elite, that was way beyond their capabilities. What did Liu Yang do to prevent misfortune? He just kept Little White in the pet cage and began using the technique of luring corpses to the other groups.

 

Since there were a lot of people in the venue, and the size of the groups was limited to fifteen players, the situation was very confusing, as each large group had over one hundred smaller groups or even more depending on the guild or family. This helped Liu Yang with his plan.

 

Many groups on site were in the same situation, luckily, they had a general group with all the members who were attending the event. But it was not enough, as there was also a limitation of one hundred members for these group chats, meaning the leaders of each group were in this chat to communicate.

 

How could group leaders pay attention to so many messages at once, from the groups themselves and the other leaders? It was almost impossible to do that, on the battlefield only a few people could do it, while the other players were lost between so much information.

 

Players like Liu Yang took advantage of this confusion to disguise themselves as members of these groups while luring corpses to be defeated. Some were brave enough to try to purify the corpses among so many people while others only attracted the corpses and then would leave.

 

The influential groups knew this kind of thing would happen and did nothing about it as long as they did not try to purify the corpses. For the action of the solo players was to deliver the gold into the hands of these groups for free, and they only needed to attack and purify. Because of this, players like Liu Yang were very well received and some healers even gave buffs and cure to increase their performance when attracting.

 

Those who tried to cleanse the corpses were killed instantly because the only ones who could do this were the group leaders. Since the other members were only invited to help in exchange for some rewards.

 

People like Liu Yang who preferred to just lure and leave later, they were the ones who survived. And some brave ones who managed to cleanse some corpses too, but they couldn't stay in the same place and were always running too many different places.

 

Due to this method, Liu Yang and other players managed to survive until the end of the event without spending too much, as he only spent his resources in the initial and first phases of the event.

This tactic was taught by Rose, she knew that Liu Yang couldn't fight the corpses for long, so she taught him something that could help in the event.

In a world where power within a game is used to solve crises in a country. Find out what our players will do to survive in this world, where they care about their level and equipment.

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The story begins when the young Liu Yang turns sixteen and has his initiation to start playing a game called Project: Unknown.

Due to an accident while he completed a quest, Liu Yang got a mysterious chest, and after discovering that it belonged to a master of souls. Liu Yang embarks on the journey to becoming the next master of souls.

Follow the adventures of Liu Yang as he talks and helps those who have died, but have not left this world.

This is the tale about the one who has the power to see and talk to souls.

This is The Tale of Souls.

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[ASSIST: Admin successfully descended.]
[Ankit Raj: Alright, find different aged and gender people that are alone, begin force Soul Data Exchange and download the data. After that, remove the traces of our interference and mask the duration spent with their own memory-based causes. Repeat the process to gain a basic understanding of this world.]
After 3 days.
[ASSIST: Task completed.]
[Ankit Raj: Alright, begin extracting the information and compare in themselves for the accuracy of the data. Find the local languages, profession, influential person or group, type of government and history. Categories and save in hierarchical structure for this continent.]
[ASSIST: Task initiated.]
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[ASSIST: Task completed. Report:
Continent: Jain Sky Continent
Local Languages (5) 
Profession: Alchemist, Artificer, Array Master, Beast tamer...
Local Influential Person/Group: 
Big Sectors (7) - Swaraj Sword Sect, East Monastery Sect, Zen Pleasure Sect, Divine Might Sect, Saint Martial Sect, Ghost Devil Sect, Ice Goddess Sect
Big Clans (4) - Anga Clan, Maurya Clan, Kala Clan, and Dhanush Clan
Large Commercial Groups (3) - Tomer Trade Association, Commerce Hall of Matsya and Nazir Alliance.
Type of Government: None, Influential Groups own their territories and are sole ruler.]
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After going through detail for half an hour, I got the whole picture of the continent. In this world, the mightiest has the right to rule follows to the extreme. Slavery, murder, and r**e are common to people of lesser strength.
Where I come from, Democracy and Justice were served, at least to a large portion of the population. However, if I were to follow those principles I might die the very next second. That can't be happening, so let's prepare for my next course of action:

First I need to cultivate fast and become strong to survive, then I need an influence group support behind my back. Second, I need the latest information and also a private army of my own. And I need to lay low profile all the time until I am confident.

OK, let's say I take over a body that will help me achieve fast cultivation. Then I need the money and influential group support. So, I need to find such a person's body under the influential group. Then I need real-time correct information for staying out of unwanted trouble. 

For that, the influential group of this world is not suitable, information gatherer here does not offer real-time information sharing and reliability is very low. That's got to be a huge problem. Mobile and Network tower establishment can't be achieved in this world for now. But if I take satellites into account that might be possible but then again it's too far fetched, and the risk of exposure is also high. 

Well, for temporary real-time communication, tower-based in this world will do somehow. But I have to look into it for a permanent solution later. Next is to build a private army of ninja or maybe an assassin organization, which I guess, have to find a solution by myself too. Whatever, all that for later, for now, let's find a suitable body to take over.

[Ankit Raj: ASSIST, create a task to identify the best cultivation body for Soul Transfer of recently deceased person of the influential group or in the same line. Gather information from candidate among the Influential group, list out possible candidates of a male of young age group, got it?]
[ASSIST: Yes, admin.]
[ASSIST: Task initiated.]

The complexities involved in the formula was so huge that it took these experts from the Church of Deception in the Celestial Realm almost six months to understand it. Then it took them another six months to successfully produce the Alter Ego Pill. Then they feed it to people who commits sins. It was Arjun's only condition which he set for the God of Deception. He asked to feed the Alter Ego Pill to the criminals who never shows value for the other lives.


Because of this Pill, too many criminals suffered insane mental and psychological impact. Too many people started to change. Some weak willed people even gone and committed suicide. Some surrendered and started to repent for their sins.


But because some people surrendered to the Union which governs the entire Celestial Realm, they started to spill the truth. And because they started to spill the truth, too many people from the top class pavilions that involved in the crime from behind the scene started to come into the light.


At the beginning, nobody cared that much about the Alter Ego Pill. But as they started to notice that even their names are coming out, they started to treat the Alter Ego Disease very seriously. They all started to find the Antidote for this Disease with all their efforts before it's too late. 

And when the time was right, the Church of Deception released the Antidote in the market. Their Antidote worked perfectly. People were stunned to see this result. The Antidote not only worked perfectly, but it actually came from a declining Church like the Church of Deception. While all the influential organizations were still scratching their head on how to start thinking about the Alter Ego Disease's working mechanism, the Church of Deception actually found the perfect cure for this disease. How could they not be stunned?

Because of this result, the Church of Deception received fame and praises from the entire Celestial Realm. Too many people started to change their opinion about the Church of Deception. And the declining rate of the Devotees started to decrease. That means the Church of Deception finally found a thin amount of hope.

While they were a little relaxed, the God of Deception once again appeared in front of the Supreme Pontiff of the Church of Deception and handed him over the new products for sale which will increase their business potential. And the Supreme Pontiff was completely stupefied from what he had seen this time.

Spatial Rings!

They were actually the legendary Spatial Rings. And they were not one or two Spatial Rings. There were actually two hundred Spatial Rings brought by their God from who knows where? Actually the Supreme Pontiff was a little disappointed with the God of Deception for personally dealing with that Genius. But since it was the God who was doing all this, the Supreme Pontiff never displayed his disappointment. 

But when he looked at these many Spatial Rings for sale, the Supreme Pontiff was finally convinced with the actions of their God. Whoever created the Spatial Ring was worthy for their God to personally pay attention. But unfortunately, their God never revealed the name of that Genius. It showed just how important it was to keep the name of that Genius secret. 

But Supreme Pontiff has too much of experience in management. He was a Supreme Pontiff for a reason. What is a Supreme Pontiff? Every Church has a Pope. But that Pope's authority limited to only that particular Church. But Supreme Pontiff is different. A Supreme Pontiff is like the second in chief commander in a military. And the Chief commander would be none other than the God himself! That means, a Supreme Pontiff has the next highest authority in a Church after the God!

Such an experienced person envisioned the problems that will arise when the Spatial Rings would be out for sale. He mentally prepared the Stall In Charge before installing the Stall in the Celestial Central Market. And this nonsense story about the intentions of that genius initially wanting to join the Church of Knowledge; but was rejected even before being tested; then the Supreme Pontiff finding that genius out of stroke of Luck; it was all part of the script prepared by the Supreme Pontiff. And it was all to shut the mouths of the likes of Kinley.

But one thing was right. The selection criteria involved in the top class Churches like the Church of Knowledge was based on the rich and influential background. The people wanted to join their Churches were too many. So judging from their previous results, they came to a conclusion that majority of the geniuses came from the rich and influential backgrounds who were given top class education since their birth. As for the people with the poor family background, they were all proved to be nothing but garbage.

So in order to save the time, these big Churches formulated some rules. Out of 100 seats, eighty of them would be given to the disciples with rich background. As for the students with poor family background, it will depend on luck. Firstly, these candidates with poor background would be sorted out depending on Luck. Out of 100 seats, the 80 seats will be given to students with rich family background. The rest of the twenty seats will be given to people with the system called lucky draw!

If your name is in the list for the slip that was drawn from the Lucky Draw, then you will be given the chance to study in that organization. Or else you will be eliminated. After all, in the eyes of these influential organizations, the candidates with the poor family background couldn't possibly receive the best and high quality education like those rick kids does. Poor education means they can't be quoted as genius. So why exactly these influential organizations waste their time on these people in order to conduct the examinations?

But today the Church of Knowledge started to regret their decision to look down upon these students with poor family background. If they weren't lazy, then today that Genius would have definitely joined the Church of Knowledge. But Kinley knew that it is pointless to regret now. He has to think about the damaged reputation.

Kinley thought for a moment and said, "I agree that we were a little unfair with the candidates with poor family background. But I would like to ask that Genius a question. In a bucket full of water, if we had to select one drop, then how is this possible for us?"

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

Terry woke up unusually early on December 20th. He was so excited for tonight's Ritz Gala that he hummed endlessly as he got ready. London and Rune, who saw his enthusiasm, could only smile.
Amazingly, when they arrived at the St. Laurent, Terry turned indifferent, as if the nomination of the Most Eligible Bachelors in the World was meaningless to him. When several journalists came to interview him, Terry acted as if he didn't care at all.
"Psshhh, wasn't he super excited at home?" Rune whispered to his brother.
London just shrugged.
As the owner of the venue, Terry was present at the press conference. He gave a little speech, followed by the chief organizer of Ritz Magazine.
"I would like to inform you all of the presence of the two heirs of the Schneider Family," Terry added before ending his speech. He leaned his chin towards London and Rune sitting behind him. "Five years from now, they will be the ones to open the Ritz Gala. So I ask that you get used to their presence."
The journalists seemed to be on fire. The Schneider Family was one of the most reclusive families in the world. As the owner of one of the largest business groups in the world, little information could be obtained about them. Even the detailed value of their wealth and family tree was very difficult to find.
The Schneider family only appeared at highly important events, and the successor to the business and heir to the family name was only announced once every few decades. This was rumored to maintain the safety of the family members and so that they could still live like normal people.
They learned from the tragedies that have befallen some of the richest families in the world, such as the Gettys, the Heinekens, and many more. John Paul Getty was a tycoon who collected his wealth through various businesses and dominated the oil industry in the United States. He was considered the sixth richest American of all time.
One time, one of his grandchildren was kidnapped. His kidnappers asked for a ransom of seventeen million US dollars in 1973. That amount was equivalent to a hundred million dollars in 2018, which was after its inflation. Getty refused to pay the ransom because he assumed that if he paid the ransom for a kidnapped grandson, dozens of other grandchildren would also become kidnapping targets.
The kidnappers eventually let go of his grandson, but he had become so traumatized that he got addicted to drugs and became disabled due to an accident until his death.
The Heineken family, who became a conglomerate from their beverage products, also experienced the same thing. Freddy Heineken, the heir, was kidnapped. His kidnappers asked for a similar ransom, which was around a hundred million dollars in value in 2018.
The ransom was paid and the kidnappers were later captured, but the abductee had suffered a deep trauma that was never healed.
Murders and kidnappings were common things that wealthy families must always look out for. That was why no one was surprised to see how the Schneider Family took care of the privacy of their family members. Thus, the opportunity to see the two sons from the Schneider family firsthand made the journalists very excited.
Within ten minutes, London and Rune's faces had graced the various media and they both became trending on Splitz for several hours, before being replaced by news about the Ritz Gala.
"Looks like you two have become quite famous. You better prepare yourselves then. Countless girls are going to be approaching you anytime and anywhere." Terry said to London and Rune after the press conference ended. "So, don't go too far from me."
London and Rune stood up when Terry introduced them. Both were not too worried because Caspar had prepared a strict escort for his two favorite sons. Jadeith himself would intervene to oversee security at the Ritz Gala tonight.
At seven in the evening, the atmosphere in front of St. Laurent Hotel had become very lively. Thousands of people gathered to see the arrival of the important guests, which were the most influential people in the world, at this prestigious event.
One by one, the most luxurious cars arrived, and out came the guests who were considered the most influential people in the world. Some of them were top politicians, country leaders, royals and nobles, world celebrities, and prominent business leaders.
The invitation list was very short, and not everyone who was invited last year would be invited again the following year. Therefore, it was certain that only relevant people would be present. This was an arena for highly influential and extremely wealthy people to socialize directly. People said many businesses and political agreements could be established as a result of the meeting at the Ritz Gala.
For people who weren't in the circle, the opportunity to be involved, be it working on the event or covering it on the news, would be considered a big stepping stone for their careers.
So many girls from the upper class would bribe the committee to be given entry or invitation to attend the Ritz Gala. This was because if they managed to do so, they would be able to meet some of the most influential and powerful men, who might be attracted to their beauty and charms.
Kit Blue had paid a lot of money to get into this event, and she won't stop until she gets one of the most influential men from the Ritz Gala. Her target now was Terry, Niels, the Swedish crown prince, or Elios Linden, the boss of the rising Virconnect application.
She was dressed as beautiful as she could and arrived at the St. Laurent Hotel at exactly 7 PM. She got acquainted with several other girls who had similar goals. They seemed to compliment each other's appearances, but at the same time, they were competing on who looked the most beautiful so they could snatch a man from the event.
Terry and his siblings immediately attracted a lot of attention when they went down from the penthouse to the lobby, as the entire hotel was used for the Ritz Gala, whether it was the lobby, lounge, or the ballrooms.
Everyone knew Terry was the current president of the Schneider Group and the two young men with him were the potential heirs to the Schneider Group.
"Hey, Terry... How are you?" Kit hurried to Terry and smiled sweetly. Inwardly, she heartily laughed while glancing at the other rich girls who were with her. They all looked surprised to see that Kit had known Terrence Chan personally.
Terry stopped walking and narrowed his eyes to remember who this girl was. He wasn't surprised to find that this was another social climber who would pretend to know him just so they could approach him.
"Umm, good evening, Miss. Have we met before?" he questioned Kit.
The girl laughed merrily showing off her beautiful pearly white teeth, "We met at Nicolae Medici's birthday party. I'm also an alchemist."
She winked, gesturing that Terry should remember her because they were both from the Alchemist clan. After trying to recall for some time, Terry finally remembered who the lady in front of him was.
He remembered how Kit pretended to accidentally spill wine on his sister, Aleksis', clothes.
He frowned and shrugged, "Sorry, I don't remember."
He then nonchalantly pulled London and Rune into the ballroom, leaving Kit, who was left alone, dumbfounded. For ten whole seconds, she couldn't understand what had just happened.


*How do immortals live in the modern world? One had been walking the earth for 438 years without ever falling in love. The other one couldn't get over the only woman he loved, even after 100 years.

**What happen when an immortal didn't know he was immortal? After living for almost a century, he still looked like he was 25. So, he thought maybe... maybe he was a freak, a victim of human experimentation during Hitler's time. Growing up, he came to hate humans and their fondness for war and destroying nature. He swore to one day rule the world and decide on which humans got to live. In his book, 'only the good, the strong and the intelligent should live'.

***The wealthiest tycoon was an immortal who was raised in the ivory tower by his overprotective parents. One day he decided to go undercover as poor photographer to make friends with regular people. Alas! Scheming people tricked him to sleep with the most notorious golddiger in Berlin whose only goal in life was to marry a wealthy and powerful man. When she was pregnant with his child, the undercover tycoon wanted to take responsibility but still pretending to be poor. Will he finally let her know that he was wealthy? Why was she so adamant to marry a wealthy and powerful man?

THIS BOOK HAS 3 DIFFERENT STORIES. They are connected, but you can read them as standalone.

1. The Alchemist
2. Aleksis & Prince Siegfried
3. Secret Identity


Volume 1 has fluffy romance, Volume 2 has action/adventure, Volume 3 has comedy, and Volume 4 is a revenge/redemption drama.

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BTS have been described as "easily the biggest and most successful name in K-pop in the world" that can "do things no other name in their genre can", with Time giving them the nickname "Princes of Pop". Billboard Senior Vice President Silvio Pietroluongo said that BTS are comparable and as influential to the Beatles and The Monkees. Nielsen Music Vice President Helena Kosinski says that "although BTS weren't the first to open the doors to K-Pop worldwide, they were the first to become mainstream. They don't just appeal to young people but also to the 50s and 60s age demographic." As the first non-English speaking artist to make the Global Artist Chart in 2018, BTS had the second and third best-selling albums worldwide and were the second best-selling artists worldwide in terms of physical, digital, and streaming platforms, coming second only to Drake. In 2019, BTS were again named as one of the top 10 Global Recording Artists of the year by IFPI, for a second time, ranking #7. They were the only non-English speaking act on that list. In the United States, BTS accounted for 72.7 percent of the album consumption units generated by K-pop acts in 2018 out of a total of 17 acts. In South Korea, BTS accounted for 41.9 percent of album sales in the first half of 2019, up from their market share of 25.3 percent the previous year. In November 2019, Billboard ranked BTS at #4 on their Top Social Artist of the 2010s list, making them the highest group on the list. BTS was also ranked #45 on Billboard's Top Touring Artists of the 2010s list. They are the highest-ranked Asian act on the list as well as the only non-English speaking act.

BTS have been often regarded as "the biggest boy band in the world". They have also appeared in various power listings. The most tweeted-about celebrities in the world in 2017 and 2018, the band was included in Time's list of the 25 most influential people on the internet from 2017 to 2019, featured on the magazine's October 2018 international edition cover as "Next Generation Leaders," and were listed as one of Time 100's most influential people in 2019. The group was also listed as one of the most influential artists of the decade by CNN, for "popularizing K-pop in the US". According to a JoyNews24 'Power People of 2019' survey among industry professionals, BTS was chosen as #1 with 74 votes, with #2 being Parasite Director Bong Joon Ho with 29 votes. BTS also appeared in Bloomberg Market's 50 most influential in 2018, and Forbes Korea named them the fifth most influential celebrities of Korea in 2017, and the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018. In 2019, BTS ranked 43rd on Forbes' annual list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities with earnings of $57 million. BTS also ranked first on the list of 'Top Rank Global Sustainable Future Leaders' during an announcement from the UN-sponsored SDG association at the United Nations headquarters, while BTS' fanclub, ARMY, were noted as the 'Top Rank Sustainable Global group'. Other notable people included in this list were Malala Yousafzai and Bill Gates. In California, BTS inspired a teacher to have his school be the first in the country to offer a Korean American Culture and Society course. Kang Soo Jung, exhibition manager at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, said that while preparing the 50th anniversary exhibition called "Square," she was greatly influenced by BTS's hidden track "Sea".

The group's influence has led them to address the United Nations at their 73rd General Assembly and to perform before 400 officials including South Korean president Moon Jae In at the 2018 Korea-France Friendship Concert in Paris, a summit meant to show the friendly relations between France and South Korea. Moon Hee Sang, Speaker of the National Assembly, said that "BTS is doing most of our work," attributing the results of his overseas trip to the credit of the global group on an overseas trip to promote "sales diplomacy". In September 2019, president Moon Jae in also mentioned BTS in his announcement for his '3 major innovation strategies for the contents industry', stating that BTS has pioneered innovative business models that communicate directly with fans. In October 2019, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selected BTS as a recipient for a 'Letter of Appreciation', for showing the world the beauty of Korean traditional culture (Hangul, Hanbok, Gugak) through creative re-interpretations in their music. In December 2019, according to the annual survey conducted by Gallup Korea, BTS were the most preferred artists of 2019 for a second consecutive year. According to the "2019 South Korean National Image" survey conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate the Korean Culture and Information Service among 16 countries, BTS were chosen #2 with 5.5% votes. Despite cultural medals traditionally being given to recipients with more than 15 years of notable achievements, BTS became the youngest ever recipients honored with the Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea in 2018 after five years after debuting, due to their noteworthy contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.

BTS have measurably revitalized the Korean economy and the global music industry. Credited for the surge in popularity of online purchases of K-pop items and the growth of the Korean Wave between 2016 and 2018 by the Korea Customs Service and Korea Foundation, BTS were cited as one of the main driving forces for the recovery of South Korea's music-related sector to levels seen before China's 2016 ban on domestic cultural contents over soured diplomatic relations. Yung Duk Kim, vice president and chief operating officer of the Korea Creative Content Agency, stated K-pop has "skyrocketed" since BTS' popularity surged, creating jobs not only for BTS and their team but other K-pop idols as well. Various news outlets coined the term the "BTS effect" to refer to the commercial effects of BTS' influence, such as when KB Kookmin Bank savings accounts increased six-fold compared to the prior year following BTS' endorsement and when stock prices of entertainment companies in South Korea shot up for five days after BTS topped the U.S. Billboard 200. The effect was also observed when companies tied to BTS, such as Netmarble, NetMark, Soribada, Key Shares, GMP, Diffie, and Mattel had their stocks rise.In October 2019, Mattel's international gross sales rose 10% to $721.7 million, lifted by sales of dolls based on BTS. Data firm SM2 Networks estimated Hyundai Motor received ₩600 billion ($502 million) in promotional results after commissioning BTS as their promotional models in 2018. The Bank of Korea Economic Statistics System stated that South Korea's BOP for music and entertainment reached $114.7 million in the first quarter of 2019, attributing this to an improved relationship between China and South Korea, and the breakout global success of BTS, particularly in North America.

Signed on as tourism ambassadors in 2017, the Seoul Metropolitan Government credits BTS for the recovery of Seoul's shrinking tourism industry following the 2016 THAAD controversy, bringing in an average of 790,000 tourists to Korea annually. In December 2018, the Hyundai Research Institute estimated that BTS were worth more than $3.67 billion to the Korean economy each year, attracting one in every thirteen foreigners who visited Korea. BTS' two day fan-meetings held in  Seoul and Busan in June 2019 generated a total economic effect of ₩481 billion ($408 million) to both cities, accounting for 1.6% of Busan's 2018 GDP, and 0.9% of Seoul's 2018 GDP. Their three-day concert finale in Seoul for their Love Yourself World Tour in October 2019 was estimated to have an economic value of almost ₩1 trillion ($862 million) and brought in 187,000 foreign visitors to South Korea. As of June 2019, BTS' economic effect on South Korea is estimated to be over ₩5.5 trillion ($4.65 billion) per year, about 0.3% of South Korea's GDP. This is comparable to Korean Air, the flagship airline of South Korea, who's percent contribution to South Korea's GDP is 0.7%. The 2019 annual ticket sales data released by the Korean online ticketing site, Interpark revealed that BTS' world tour "Love Yourself: Speak Yourself" concert at the Seoul Olympic Stadium ranked No.1, with BTS topping the ticket sales for the second consecutive year on Interpark. Outside of South Korea, BTS' concerts at Wembley Stadium were estimated to have brought around ₩100 billion ($82 million) as a direct economic effect to the city of London. After BTS went to Malta for their show, 'Bon Voyage 3', the Malta Tourism Authority reported a 237% increase of Korean tourists visiting the country, crediting BTS as the reason for the increase. Along with Ariana Grande and Drake, BTS were credited as a key act boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018. Such profit had not been seen since 2006 after digital purchases gained momentum.

BTS' work has influenced numerous artists, including (G)I-dle, D-Crunch's Hyunho, The Boyz' Younghoon and Hwall, SF9's Zuho, Euna Kim, Golden Child's Jaehyun, Wanna One, IN2IT, Park Ji Hoon, Kim Dong Han, Seven O'Clock, Hyeongseop X Euiwoong, Noir, Victon's Sejun and Byungchan, and Loona. After BTS released their single "Idol," the National Gugak Center had to expand the amount of Korean instrument sounds available due to increased demand from Korean and foreign producers alike. K-pop idol groups also began changing the themes of their lyrics from love stories to words such as "looking for myself" following BTS' "Love Yourself" era and RM's speech at the United Nations.

BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or "Beyond The Scene", is a South Korean boyband that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally since their debut in June 2013. The members of BTS are RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, Jungkook. Gaining recognition from their authentic, self-produced music and top-notch performances to the way they interact with their fans, the band has established themselves as global superstars breaking countless world records. While imparting a positive influence through activities such as the LOVE MYSELF campaign and the UN "Speak Yourself" speech, BTS has mobilized millions of fans across the world (named ARMY), topped prominent music charts, sold out worldwide tours including stadiums and has been named as one of TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2019. The band has also been recognized with numerous prestigious awards like the Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards.

At the foot of the Holy Zhi Palace, the experts from the nine Holy Roads stood cautiously. They all knew that the Holy Road was merely the first stage of the selection, walking out from the Holy Road did not mean that they were a disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace; it was far too early.
They had walked out of the Holy Road, only to arrive here and obtain the qualification to enter the Holy Zhi Palace, simply that.
What would follow would be crueler. The geniuses from the nine Holy Roads had gathered, what a spectacle it would be to behold.
On both sides of the sky stairwell, experts could be seen standing. Due to the sky stairwell being too long, even though there were many experts on the steps, they still appeared to be scattered, many of them appearing alone in a direction. There were those like Bai Luli playing the guqin piece, like Zhuge Canyang and Zhuge Mingyue observing silently and those who were drinking tea and watching.
Now, many influential figures from the Holy Zhi Palace had arrived because it involved the selection of their disciples.
The Holy Zhi Palace's entrance examinations were different from many other factions, the Holy Zhi Palace's elders would personally select those they valued, unlike a mass admission. Only those who were valued by the Sage Plane figures had the qualification to step foot on the Thousand Holy Island. For those who wanted to become a disciple on the Core Island, they would have to be selected by an extraordinary Sage Plane figure.
It was exactly because of this that the entire Barren State's geniuses gathered for the Holy Zhi Palace's triennial entrance examinations. However, the Holy Zhi Palace would not take in many disciples as the Holy Zhi Palace's influential figures had extremely high expectations. They had seen far too many geniuses, so it was not easy even to enter the Thousand Holy Island, not to mention becoming a Core Island disciple.
Of course, before the many influential figures took their pick, there were still too many people from the nine Holy Roads. There needed to be another round to eliminate the majority of the survivors.
Because of that, an elder on the sky stairwell announced, "Those who have walked out of the nine Holy Roads, step forward. The Holy Zhi Palace's elders will personally take their pick, but before that, a huge portion of you will be eliminated."
The crowd nodded in understanding. It was no surprise to them as many people had already known about the Holy Zhi Palace's entrance examination rules. Tens of thousands of cultivators had entered the nine Holy Roads, how were the influential figures of the Holy Zhi Palace going to decide?
Evidently, there needed to be a mass elimination. From the nine bearings, everyone stepped forward into the vast area in the middle of the nine words.
At that moment, a blinding light emitted from the nine words signifying the nine Holy Roads and turned into light veils. Following that, the entire area lit up with a holographic glow, causing the area to look like a giant battlefield, spanning tens of thousands of meters.
A normal human's vision could not even see the edge of the battlefield. However, all those who had gathered here were cultivators with extremely high cultivation levels, so sight was not an issue to them. Tens of thousands of meters was a mere stone's throw for them.
At that moment, the nine words appeared to transform into nine doors, with an expert guarding each door.
"All of you have stepped out from the Holy Road and have a holy badge in your hands. Some of you have relied on your strength while others may have used schemes. Regardless of how you did it, the Holy Zhi Palace will not interfere. However, in this battlefield, there will only be three thousand people standing at the end. You may all use your methods and there are no restrictions, those who concede can raise their holy badges and no one is to attack you. Step out from the nine bearings, that is the exit. After you have stepped out, return your holy badge to the people from the Holy Zhi Palace," the expert on the sky stairwell continued.
The crowd was astounded. This time's elimination would be a battle royale. The tens of thousands of geniuses from the nine Holy Roads would be reduced to only 3,000 within this battlefield. The remaining three thousand would be the true prodigies from all corners of the Barren State. Averaging out the nine Holy Roads, each Holy Road would have about three hundred people.
Keeping in mind that every Holy Road represented countless geniuses from a certain region of the Barren State, from numerous major clans, schools, and sects. 300 people was simply a mere fraction of a clan's young experts.
"I have to remind you all that you had better start making preparations now. Otherwise, when I announce the start of the elimination, you might not even know how you died," the expert on the sky stairwell shouted. Immediately, many people's expression became alert and shied away from others, trying to prevent others from sneaking up on them.
Although the battlefield was huge, when that many experts gathered inside, it still appeared cramped. That was why, once the battle erupted, it would be mass chaos. The people around you could attack at any time, so you would not even be able to select an opponent. Only those extremely strong cultivators could dominate the area around them and aim for their targets.
At the foot of the Holy Zhi Palace, at the edge of the giant island, it was eerily quiet within and outside the battlefield. Everyone was focused, watching the battlefield. The most outstanding cultivators from the nine Holy Roads naturally received the most attention. Ye Futian also had many gazes on him, there were many people who were worried about him.
Zhuge Mingyue had high hopes for him, back then, Gu Dongliu had personally gone to the Cangye Kingdom to invite their little brother, so he had not experienced any entrance challenge. Now, there was such a huge scene to enter the Holy Zhi Palace, she did not know if her little brother could make it through with his cultivation level.
Although she was exceptionally confident in Ye Futian's potential, she was still a little worried. After all, Ye Futian's cultivation level was rather low and she knew what level Ye Futian was at two years ago when she had left the Cottage.
On the battlefield, Ye Futian was among the youngest. If he waited another three years, perhaps her little brother would be unparalleled, but at that time his cultivation level might have already surpassed the Lower Noble Plane and be unable to take part in the Holy Zhi Palace's entrance examination.
Chen Yuan also looked in Ye Futian's direction. In the colossal battlefield, Ye Futian appeared minute. How would the prodigy of the Divine Sky City that could dominate his generation fare on the stage of the Barren State? What kind of brilliance would he show? He raised his head towards the direction of the Holy Zhi Palace. He knew that many influential figures had come today, including some of the people on the Barren Sky Ranking.
Who among them would select Ye Futian?
In another direction, the Golden Ape from Mount Taixing also looked in Ye Futian's direction. Yuan Zhan had just told him some things that made him extremely surprised.
At that moment, in the battlefield, Ye Futian told the people around him, "Follow me closely."
"I'm not intending to participate in the battle, this place is not for me," Li Qingyi smiled and replied. She was already satisfied enough to have reached here.
"I'm afraid that I will only be a burden to you in this battle. I'd better step out." Gu Yunxi smiled gently. Long Mu and the rest sighed, Middle Arcana Plane cultivators could still have some opportunities in the Holy Road, but here, there was no opportunity to be had.
"Alright. Giving up in this kind of scenario is nothing to be ashamed of." Ye Futian nodded. After that, he saw Gu Yunxi, Li Qingyi, and many others walking with their holy badge to the exit. When the battle began, they would immediately step out and watch the battle.
Not just them, but many others made a similar decision at present as well. Previously, many disciples from major factions had followed their peers into the Holy Road and were protected all the way. Now, that method would not work. If they did not have the ability, staying was pointless.
"Begin," the elder on the sky stairwell announced. As his voice landed, terrifying auras started to burst out in the battlefield and the Spiritual Qi in the air rampaged.
Many people walked out of the exit, these were the people who voluntarily conceded. There were a few people who flew into the air, the people who dared to do so were all elite geniuses. In the sea of people, flying in the air would make them easy targets for those on the ground, and nobody would be so arrogant without enough confidence.
Ye Futian's gaze swept across the spacious battlefield. His vision was drowned out by the crowd and he could not see where Hua Jieyu was. Around him, nobody attacked Ye Futian's group. After all, they were in the gathering area for the Dawn Road's experts, and who in the Dawn Road did not know Ye Futian?
Even the elite geniuses like Yan Jiu did not dare to move recklessly.
The Polearm of Divine Destruction in his hand, Ye Futian flew into the air, his gaze sweeping around the surroundings. In the air, there were others like him, brimming with confidence.
A distance away, from the direction of the Separation Road, there was an icy gaze that fixed itself on Ye Futian with killing intent. There was a group of experts who were covered in flames, and there was a fearsome dark will in one of the expert's flames.
That was the Holy Fire Clan's gathering area and Du Ao was within. Back then, Du Ao had led a group of Holy Fire Clan's experts into the Eastern Barren Territory, forcing Ye Futian to climb the Sky Mountain with them. Du Ao had nearly died in the hands of Ye Futian's Demon Bird.
He bore the grudge all this time. Now, at the foot of the Barren State's Holy Zhi Palace, he had met Ye Futian once again.
"Yuan Zhan, Zhiqiu, how much do you know about the Separation Road's Holy Fire Clan?" Ye Futian asked.
"Not much." Yuan Zhan and Mu Zhiqiu both shook their heads.
"What will happen if I kill one of the Holy Fire Clan's disciples?" Ye Futian asked again.
"In the mass chaos, it is common for people to die. If you kill a normal disciple from the Holy Fire Clan, they might just accept that their disciple's strength was inferior to yours. However, it is possible that the person you kill has connections with elders in the Holy Fire Clan, and that might get you marked." Mu Zhiqiu continued, "Of course, if you are highly valued by an influential figure of the Holy Zhi Clan and enter the Palace to cultivate, there will be no repercussions."
"I understand." Ye Futian nodded, as he saw Du Ao walking in the air towards him. He moved in a flash towards the ground and looked at Du Ao, as though intentionally avoiding him.
Du Ao's killing intent was rampaging. Someone tried to attack him, but the imposing dark flames surrounding his body shot towards the person and enveloped him, causing the person to ignite with no chance to even surrender.
"Trying to escape?" Du Ao looked ruthlessly at Ye Futian, who was in the crowd. Ye Futian and Zhuge Mingyue were closely related, but even if he could not kill him, he would disable him permanently.
At the same time, a cruel killing intent appeared in Ye Futian's eyes. Back then, in the Eastern Barren Territory, it was Du Ao who had given the order to eliminate the Donghua Clan. Even though the Donghua Clan Lord and his wife had agreed to disband the clan, they were hunted by Du Ao, and he even chased them all the way to the College and killed them in front of the people in the College.
And the cause of it all, was because Du Ao had wanted Hua Qingqing's body. On the Sky Mountain, he had almost humiliated her but was saved by Ye Futian's Demon Bird.
It was also that incident that had caused a pure girl like Hua Qingqing to go into Buddhism.
Although Ye Futian and the Donghua Clan were enemies back then, what Du Ao did in the Eastern Barren Territory was still deserving of death.


In a time when the Divine Prefectures of the East Sea were in great disarray, Emperor Ye Qing and Donghuang the Great appeared to save the day. Under their rule, the prefectures united and all nations as well as  their kings have been controlled. However, the legend of these two great heroes becomes altered when Emperor Ye Qing's name is wiped from the history books after his sudden death. All statues and images of him were destroyed and his name a taboo. Only the legend of Donghuang the Great shall live on.                            

Fifteen years later, a young man by the name of Ye Futian begins his journey in search for his true identity. The legend of Futian was going to be one for the history books.

The entire hotel lobby quietened down.
This included Uncle Zhang's relatives and friends and also the relatives and friends of the bride and groom.
The businessmen and influential figures on Pengzhou that they had invited over were looking at the development in disbelief.
They knew clearly of the background of the bride and groom. The groom's grandfather is the President of a mining organization. He could be considered as one of the earliest batches of people in Pengzhou who got rich.
Although the family business had been on a decline, the groom's grandfather had great connections throughout Pengzhou.
As long as his grandfather was still around, the majority of the people in Rivertown would be respectful to him.
Many rich men in Pengzhou were invited to the wedding. In fact, the old master had even invited members of the Song Family.
The Song Family was the strongest family in Pengzhou at this moment. Their background was mysterious but strong.
In Pengzhou, whenever the Song Family stomped its feet, the entire Pengzhou would feel the tremors.
Yet, the three members of the Song Family were bowing down respectfully to a juvenile sibling and even ordered the groom and bride to apologize.
"This... Why would the Wang siblings be so influential? Even... The guests that were invited by the other party had to be respectful to them and even slapped the arrogant young man for the Wang sibling!"
"That's incredible! How did the Wang siblings get to know those influential figures? Even these people had to be respectful to the Wang siblings!"
"Look, look! Du Qingshan is walking over."
"All the influential figures had gathered there. Oh my gosh! All of them are going over to greet those siblings!"
"This... How can this be possible?"
Behind them, Uncle Zhang and his relatives and friends were dumbfounded.
Those were people that they couldn't offend. Yet, when the Wang siblings went over, even those influential figures had to bow to the Wang siblings and even ordered the bride and groom to apologize.
In fact, even Du Qingshan, who had been overbearing in the entire Feng Lake county, just stood there like a small underling.
He wasn't at the level of those influential figures yet.
At this very moment, Uncle Zhang was completely shocked and stood there in a daze.
He saw that arrogant young man fall to the floor from the slap.
And he saw the arrogant bride and groom bowing down and apologizing in fear.
This was completely beyond his imagination.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Xian."
Uncle Zhang opened his mouth and looked at his nephew and niece.
Wang Xian smiled at Uncle Zhang before looking coldly at that couple. "Seeing that it's your wedding today I won't be calculative with you guys."
"Thank you, thank you!"
The bride and groom had already been scared out of their wits. When they realized Director Song didn't add a word, they finally heaved a huge sigh of relief.
If he was someone that the Song Family was so fearful of, what would the groom and bride even be in front of him?
"However, I wouldn't just let that young man off so easily." Wang Xian glanced at Fenghai who was just getting up.
Fenghai's mouth was filled with blood and his entire face had been deformed.
"I'll leave this to you guys!" Xiao Yu frowned upon seeing Fenghai, speaking to the three members of the Song Family.
"Yes, yes. We will definitely give the Saintess and Mr. Wang a satisfactory explanation!"
Three members of the Song Family replied immediately. This was the order of the Saintess!
Even if the Saintess wanted to crush the Li Family, the Song Family would not hesitate a moment.
When Fenghai heard what the Song Family members said, his eyes were filled with despair. Following which, he blacked out and fell to the ground.
Since the Song Family had spoken, he was finished. Even if he was not dead, he would be severely punished.
The faces of the bride and groom, together with the surrounding crowd, had turned as white as sheets.
"Mr. Wang, Saintess. I had not expected to bump into you guys in Pengzhou. Are you all here to attend a wedding too?"
The old man from the Song Family looked around before asking this with a smile.
"Yeah. We are from Pengzhou too. My sister is getting married today!"
Seeing how careful the Song Family was acting, Xiao Yu smiled and nodded her head.
"Oh? Is that so? What a coincidence. Since she's a relative of the Saintess, she's also a relative of the Song Family. Hehe."
The old man from the Song Family smiled.
"She's the only relative we have in Pengzhou. Please help them along in the future."
Wang Xian placed his hands over the shoulders of Uncle Zhang as he spoke to the old man from the Song Family.
"Not a problem at all. This is just a small matter. Rest assured, Mr Wang. Just leave this to the Song Family."
The old man from the Song Family immediately gave his guarantee. After this, he smiled. "Since they are the relatives of the Saintess and Mr. Wang, they are one of us. Let's go over a while."
"Xiao Kun, prepare some gifts for them."
"Yes, father."
The middle-aged man beside the old man nodded his head. Following which, he headed towards the table that was collecting the monetary gifts.
Du Qingshan, who was standing at one corner, looked at the development in disbelief. Suddenly, he spotted a familiar figure among the crowd.
His expression changed, and he walked to Uncle Zhang and asked, "Big Brother, are you from Feng Lake County?"
"Yes, Director Du. How are you?"
Uncle Zhang heard someone speaking to him. When he saw it was Du Qingshan, he was slightly shocked and immediately replied.
"I am not Director Du. Big Brother, you can just address me as Xiao Du. Xiao Du would do. You should be a few years older than me."
Du Qingshan put on a big smile and quickly added, "I had not expected us to be from the same area."
As he spoke, he smiled radiantly and said to the old man of the Song Family, "Director Song, we are from the same hometown. I'll look out for Big Brother in the future. No one would dare to offend him."
Hmm. When the old man from the Song Family saw Du Qingshan walking over trying to curry favor, he nodded his head in satisfaction. "Come with me in a while!"
"Yes, yes!"
Du Qingshan was thrilled upon hearing the old man from the Song Family. His face turned red in agitation as he looked to Uncle Zhang. "Big Brother, we should be friends since we are from the same place. Let me just go give my monetary gift!" Du Qingshan said as he walked towards the place to give the monetary gifts.
At this moment, the middle-aged man was standing in front of the table collecting monetary gifts.
The middle-aged man who was in charge of collecting immediately stood up, smiled and asked, "Sir, how much would you like to give?"
"$500,000!"
The middle-aged man from the Song Family smiled before taking out stacks of cash from a briefcase.
"Whose name should I record for these?" The middle-aged man's pupils shrank as he spoke.
"Just record it as the Song Family," the middle-aged man from the Song Family replied after pondering for a moment.
"Alright!" The middle-aged man nodded his head in a hurry.
At this moment, Du Qingshan also walked over with a smile and said to the middle-aged man, "Hey brother, please help to record mine too!"
"Du... Director Du... You..."
"$300,000!" Du Qingshan smiled. "My big brother's daughter is getting married. It's only natural that I give a little more."
"Big Brother..."
When the middle-aged man heard Du Qingshan, he swallowed his saliva before replying, "Alright, alright."
One gave $500,000 and the other gave $300,000. Stacks of cash now filled the table.


Transform into Divine Dragon and dominate the world!
He is the only Divine Dragon in the sea who founded an underwater Dragon Palace. 
With Crawfish Soldiers and Crab Generals as his followers, wild sharks and gigantic octopuses as his subordinates, he is the dragon that rules the city.


World Name: Kolnuliv
Year: 1547
History:
Created from the scales of the mighty dragons themselves, Kolnuliv is a world of fantasy and magic. Across the history of this world, great wars have been fought over people, furnaces used, and molested just to become more powerful, to live a few more years. In this world, it is kill others or be killed yourself.
 Humans and half-beasts seemed to always be at war, fighting for territory, but always ending up tied. The beasts mostly ended up as food or slaves to the humans, the strongest of the beasts lurked in the shadows, cultivating. 
The world was extremely cruel, that much was obvious. Children born in poverty had no future, while the rich had a success story before they were even born.

Main Cultivators:
Humans/Half-beasts

Human Kingdoms:
(All kingdoms have many smaller villages but aren't mentioned on maps so they aren't included here.)
Omkar Dynasty: The main human kingdom. 47% of the population is born into poverty, 33% are medium class, and 30% are born into riches.
 Alliances: Himmelon Empire, Mayusite Kingdom.
 Neutral: Trorith Empire, Traccusha Dynasty.
 Enemies: Prinithage Dynasty, Kirkus Kingdom,.
 (Carries 56% of the human population).
 Known Territories: Death forest, The Kinjuri Hills, Osomaki village, Toroko Desert, Seaton City, The Royal Kingdom, Sword city.

Prinithage Dynasty: One of the most populous human kingdoms.
 63% of people in this kingdom are born into poverty, 30% are medium class, and 7% are born into riches. Carries 34% of the human population.
 Alliances: Kirkus Kingdom.
 Neutral: Himmelon Empire, Mayusite Kingdom, Trorith Empire, Traccusha Dynasty.
 Enemies: Omkar Dynasty.
 Known Territories: The Sytrus Canyon, The great beast swamp, The Santoku river, Hijanami Village, Citric City, The Dynasty's Kingdom.
(Kingdoms are where most people live, but almost all people in kingdoms are regular mortals.)
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Half-beast kingdom:
Half-beasts only have one Kingdom, in which 93% of all half-beasts (worldwide) live. 90% of half beasts are cursed, and born into poverty, 7% received minor curses, and are born medium class, and 3% are born without curses. Half-beast curses give them unfavorable traits while giving them boosts for their genetics. This kingdom is at war with all human kingdom in the Human-Beast war. Have a population of a hundred thousand. Most of the land in this territory is forest and river, some of it being villages. There is a massive castle in the center of the kingdom that accommodates for all Royal Half-beasts (Half beasts without curses). Most regular beasts live in this kingdom.
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Sects:

Royal Cultivator's Sect:

One of the most powerful sects. Located between The Omkar dynasty and the Prinithage Dynasty. It mainly teaches advanced cultivation. It has 1,200 sect members.

Northern Wind Sect: A small sect that mainly teaches cultivators with skills in the wind. It has 117 members. Located North of the Royal Cultivator's sect.

Shocking Fires sect: A powerful fire and electricity type sect. 548 members. Located East of the Northern Wind sect, near a mountain range.

Heavenly Angel's sect: The highest-ranking sect Known to the human and Half-beast kingdoms. It has over 3,240 members. The location is unknown. Powerful talents are chosen by the sect itself.

Wars:
Human Beast war: An ongoing war between humans and Half-beasts.

Clans:
Jun clan: Minor clan in Osomaki village.
So Clan: Minor clan located in Osomaki village, a rival to the Jun Clan.
Genji Clan: A minor clan in Osomaki village. Allied with Jun clan, rivaling So clan.
Silversong Clan: A small Clan located in Seaton city.
Tebbet Clan: An Influential clan located in Seaton City.
Coldforge Clan: An influential clan of leatherworkers and smiths inside the Seaton City.
Windsword Clan: An Influential clan focused on sword fighting and sword cultivation located in The Royal kingdom. Created Sword city.

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