《Skill-Creation System》 Chapter -1 - Discord and other stuff discord.gg/q6zSmQm Chapter -2 - Prologue-Alex *Knock**Knock**Knock* "Come In" A deep voice, full of authority, resounded through the house. It could send shivers down everyone''s back. *screech* "F-family Head, sir, W-we have detected someone breaking into our systems. He seems to be very good at what he does to be able hack our security system. He can''t even be stopped by any of our family''s hackers." The servant said while stuttering. "Do you know who he is, at least?" "N-no sir" "USELESS!!" The Family Head immediately cut off the servant''s head. Blood gushed out everywhere and the stench of death filled the room. Little did he know that someone was watching him while laughing. ----------------------------- "Hahahahahahaha" A handsome young man was laughing so hard that he had a hard time breathing. *Beep* [Master Alex, we have gotten all the information we need.] The voice of a woman echoed the entire room. "Oh thanks, Celestine, start getting rid of the evidence and send the info to the one that''s paying this time." Alex said with a slightly serious and slightly playful voice. [Starting Deletion of any evidence] [Completed] [Scanning...Better be safe than sorry] [Error] [Trying Again] [Error] "What''s going on, Celestine?" Alex said. He knew that the program he recently created could had all the world''s knowledge and unlimited potential to grow was in a state where errors were almost like something that happened in fairy tales. [Program Detected...] [Program Level: Dangerous] [Master is suggested to leave the country] "Leave?No Way!Let''s see what it''s made of! This is getting interesting" Alex said in an excited voice. [Danger Level has reached Certain Death] "What!?How is that possible!?"Alex screamed *Boom**Boom* *Boom**Crash* "So you''re the one, huh? Hum...So young" The Family head of the Family he hacked was now standing right in front of him. ''shit'' Alex inwardly screamed. He then turned around and went to his computer. [I''m sorry for not being able to help, Master Alex] "I''m not letting anyone take you from me!! Goodbye Celestine!" Alex said in a sad voice. Crushing the A.I. Chip, he self destructed the house. *Booooom* [Goodbye Mas--] The faint voice of the program could be heard. Alex was now bleeding on the ground surrounded by fire. The fire looked like they could swallow him up and leave him in ashes. ''Well I guess this is it.'' Alex told himself He waited there to die while the family that attacked started withdrawing from the fire. But Before Alex died, he heard a familiar voice [System Initializing...] [System Initialization 5%] [System Initialization 63%] [System Initialization 100%] [System Initialized... Welcome Host to the Skill Creation System] [Detection of Fading Life Force] [Do you want to be Reborn {Y/N}] Alex: Yes [...] [Targeted World: Centorih Type: Cultivation and Strong over Weak] [Beginning Transport...Good Luck Host] ------ Chapter -3 - Latest Status [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-1 Formation Master | Weapons Specialist World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1071 Level:19 Strength: 47 Dexterity: 45 Intelligence: 535.5+33 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 44 Cultivation: Martialist-Grade 9 Current Form: {Child} SP: 20325 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.99, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.32, Elemental Magic Lvl.17, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.2(Sleeping Magic counted)} Movement Skills:{Running Lvl.36, Acrobatics Lvl.15} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.28, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.43} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist- } Other Skills:{Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.48}} AP(Attribute Point) | PT(Physical Training | CB(Cultivation Base) [Skill Creation Shop] Trash-Skill Creation-Free (Why do You even need these) Baby-Tier Skill Creation-1SP (Kid Skills) Teenager-Tier Skill Creation-10SP (What are you going to do with these? Bully others,chores?) Mortal-Tier Skill Creation-100SP (This is the where you start getting serious) Earth-Tier Skill Creation-200SP Sky-Tier Skill Creation-300SP Nebula-Tier Skill Creation-1000SP Galaxy-Tier Skill Creation-20000SP Heaven-Tier Skill Creation-30000SP Origin-Tier Skill Creation-40000SP ????? ????? ????? OP-Tier Unrivaled Skill Creation-1000000SP ??????] ------------------------------------------------------------ The cultivation grades in this world were like this: Mortal (No Cultivation) {Max 25 AP} Martialist (Grades 1-9) (Can circulate Qi throughout body) {+1AP/Grade} Qi Condensation (Grades 1-9) (Condense Qi to form a Qi pool inside the Lower Dantian/Qihai){+2AP/Grade} Earth Realm (Grades 1-9) (The Qi in the body has an element) {+3AP/Grade} Sky Realm (Grades 1-9) (The upper Dantian/Yintang Gathers Cosmos Energy){+4AP/Grade} Star Realm (Grades 1-9) (The Middle Dantian/Tanzhong forms its first star) Nebula Tier (Grades 1-9) (The Star creates a supernova) -----Shedding of Mortal Body----- Galaxy Tier (Grades 1-9) (Internal Galaxy is formed. Many Solar Systems are formed. Galaxy can be used in attacks Heaven Tier (Grades 1-9) (Gather Heavenly energy and merge it with the Qihai, Yintang and Tanzhong to be able to produce the Energy. Internal Galaxy is filled with it after merging) ???????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ------------------------------------------------ Chapter 1 - Reborn Alex In a place shrouded with darkness, there is a soul. The soul was deep in thought. "Where am I?" "Did I die?" ... "That kind of sucks" This soul was Alex''s. Right After he died, his soul was transported to an unknown place. It has been a week since his death and he has yet to see anything. Actually, he couldn''t even use any of his five senses. He suddenly remembered the voice he heard when he was about to die. He tried his hardest to remember. "Hmm...Skill-Creation System?...So, is this like a cliche scenario where I''m the protagonist and get transported to another world with a system?...What the actual ****?...What is this, an anime?...I''m disappointed in Fate, it''s ideas aren''t original" [The system is disappointed in Host for taking so long to figure it out] A voice suddenly echoed in his mind. Alex shrieked like a little girl. After 10 minutes he regained his calm. Alex asked " Who said that" [The Skill-Creation System] "Eh...Ok, So how does this work" [The Skill-Creation System allows the Host to create skills and Level them up to help the host complete his goals] "Soo, Do I have to say something like ''Status'' and .." [{Status} Name: Alex (Last Name decided when Born) World: {Earth}-->[Centorih] Level:0 (0/1)<-Automatically Becomes Lvl.1 When born Cultivation: Locked Current Form: Soul (With 2% of a body) Skills: None] "So I really did travel to another world... What''s with this 2% body thing?" [Answering Host''s question...You are in your mother''s w.o.m.b and are in the process of being born] "That''s weird, but good to know and don''t you have a name, system?" [No] "How about Celestine, you kind of sound like her" [System reconfiguration in process...] [Changing System''s set name ''System'' to ''Celestine''] [Recovering Host''s AI} [Recovered] [Merging System AI with Host''s Created AI] [Re-initializing..] [Re-initialization Completed] "What''s going on?" [Hello Master, I am back] "No way, Celestine!! Is that really you? How did you survive" [I am master Alex''s Creation. After you died, I fought against the other AI, I eventually won and Deleted it''s memory to merge with it and serve Master Better ;)] "This is nice and all, but what should I do next?" Chapter 2 - Skill Creation [I suggest that Master creates a skill] "Oh yeah, Why do I feel dumber after I died?"Alex wondered. [That is probably because you don''t have a brain to process information. You are just in Soul Form] "Makes sense, so when I will be born, I will think faster?" [Affirmative] "So how do I create a skill or whatever?" [Master needs Skill Points to create and upgrade skills. The more powerful a skill is, the more Skill Points it needs to Create/Upgrade it] "Can I see how many Skill Points I have, Celestine" [Of Course, Master] [Skill Points: 0] "0? How am I supposed to create a skill with 0 points, do I really have to wait until I''m born? Wait... How do I even get Skill points in the first Place?" [Master can get Skill Points by completing Missions or Recycling Other Skills and Technique Manuals. The Higher tier the Skill, the More Skill Points Master gets back in return] "So what Missions Do I have now and I have like a Starter Pack or Something] [Yes, Master gets a Starter Pack] A screen then appeared in Alex''s Mind. [Do You want To Open The Newbie Pack {Y/N}] "Of course" He responded in an excited voice *Vrrrrr* *Pop* *Ziiiii* *Boom* The Starter Pack in his mind was making sound effects and after a couple seconds, he finally got it. [Skill Point Generator Lvl.1 Obtained] [Skill Point Generator Lvl.1 Generates 1 Skill point a day. (Every time The Skill Levels up, the amount of SP generated multiplies by 10)] "Nice!!" [Congrats Master] [As Master requested before, Here are the Missions] [Missions M1-Be Born Description: Be born Reward: 100 SP+?Mystery Skill? ] "Oh Thanks, I guess I can''t do Missions till I''m born and get a physical Body" "Celestine, How many Points Do I need to create a skill?" [Skill Creation Shop] Trash-Skill Creation-Free (Why do You even need these) Baby-Tier Skill Creation-1SP (Kid Skills) Teenager-Tier Skill Creation-10SP (What are you going to do with these? Bully others,chores?) Mortal-Tier Skill Creation-100SP (This is the where you start getting serious) Earth-Tier Skill Creation-200SP Sky-Tier Skill Creation-300SP Nebula-Tier Skill Creation-1000SP Galaxy-Tier Skill Creation-20000SP Heaven-Tier Skill Creation-30000SP Origin-Tier Skill Creation-40000SP ????? ????? ????? OP-Tier Unrivaled Skill Creation-1000000SP ??????] "Wow So many Tiers! Since I don''t have any SP Yet, lets try this trash-tier skill creation" [Understood] [Trash Skill Creation Purchased] [Please name the Skill and mention the use] "Let''s go with ''Regeneration'' and It increases self-healing speed" [Rejected. The Skill mentioned is Baby-Tier Skill] "Uhh...Fine How about a skill to help me see outside and sense things around me called ''Soul Detection''" [...] [Skill Created] [Soul Detection Lvl.1 Allows User to sense his surroundings within a 1 meter radius (Skill Level Increases Radius by 1 meter and is also affected by how powerful the soul is)] "Celestine?" [Yes, Master] "You call this a Trash Skill? You give me this skill instead of the ''Regeneration''?" [That is because when This skill reaches Lvl.10, the User has to use 10 Skill Points to Upgrade it again, then when the upgraded version also reaches Lvl.10, Master has to use 100 SP and so on. Every Skill above trash need to reach Lvl.100 until it needs to upgrade] "I see. I thought you were messing with me for a second. Now I guess I have to wait until my Skill Point Generator produces more SP for me" Chapter 3 - Trash-Tier SC Till Birth "Celestine, What can I do until I''m Born?" Alex asked in his mind. [Master can either open more Trash-Tier Skill Creations or wait for The Skill Point Generator to generate some SP to buy some Higher-Tier Skill Creations] "It would be quite troublesome to think of ideas for more Trash-Tier Skills... Is there a way to randomize what I get?" [Yes] "Ok, let''s try this out. Celestine buy and open a Trash-Tier SC(Skill Creation)." [Randomization Activated] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Attack Resistance Lvl.1 Description: Defends User From 1% of Damage of Soul Attacks (Level Up Increases Defense from any soul Attack by 0.1%)] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Attack Lvl.1 Description: User is able to attack to the opponents soul. Damages 1% of Opponents Soul (Level Up Increases Attack to any soul by 0.1%)] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Devour Lvl.1 {Devour 1Soul to Level Up} Description: Allows User to devour souls weaker than his own soul. Increases own Soul Power by 10 if User devours enough Souls (Amount depends on how much soul Power User Has] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Split Lvl.1 Description: The more powerful the Users soul Power, the more the split soul can mimic the Users Power. Allows User to Split his soul in 2 (Level Up to Increase Amounts of soul Splits able to create)] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1 Description: Allows User to increase Soul Power By 1 every week (Level Up Increases the amount of Soul Power able to increase by 1)] "Hey Celestine, How much Soul Power Do I have?"Alex asked watching all the new skills he obtained. [Soul Power: 50 (Average Human Soul Power is 10)] [Master''s Soul Power is higher than average because Master has reincarnated] "Nice, please continue using The Trash-Tier SC!" [Understood] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Recovery Lvl.1 Description: Recovers Damaged Soul by 1% every hour and increases to 50% per 12 hours when Sleeping "I''m gonna rest for the few months" [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Restore...] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Annihilation ...] [Opening Trash-Tier Skill Creation] [Skill Created] [Soul Mark...] Chapter 4 - Im Finally Out Alex opens his eyes after 8 months. One thought comes to his mind. ''I''m finally going to get out of here.'' He then prepared himself mentally. He wondered about the things he would do when he got out and how his life was going to go like. "Celestine, Show me how many Skill Points I have now" [Skill Points:230] "That can get me many higher-Tier Skill Creations. Talking about Skills, I wonder how many skills I have now?" ''Status'' Alex thought with excitement. [{Status} Name: Alex Title: Apprentice Soul Master World: [Centorih] Level:0 Soul Power: 83 Cultivation: None Current Form: Baby Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.1, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1, Soul Recovery Lvl.1] "What!?... Why do I only have 3 skills, Celestine?" [That is because the System Randomized all Soul Skills Possible] [These Skills merged into Infinite Soul Convergence] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.1 Description: The User is able to make his soul take any form. Can be Used for Offense, Defense and also for seals. User will be granted the ability to use any element. This Skill only needs the right amount of soul Power to use higher abilities related to the soul (Level Up reduces amount of Soul Power needed and increases Efficiency) "Isn''t this a bit Overpowered and how did I even get this skill" [Master is right. This Skill Can be Created By Using A Heaven-Tier Skill Creation] [While Master was asleep, The System unlocked a New feature, ''Merge''] "So that''s why...How many skills were merged to create such a skill?" [...A lot...] "Tell me now!" Alex''s Face became dark [Master just need to know it was above 1 million] "..." [...] "O-over...1...Mil-llion..?" [...] After half an hour of shock, Alex finally regained his usual calm and he continued to prepare for his birth. When he was done, he felt like it was finally time. {Ahhhhhh~} Alex then heard painful screams. ------------------------------------------------ Being Born Being Born Being Born Being Born Being Born ------------------------------------------------ Alex opened his eyes and for the first time in 9 months, he sees light. ''I''m Finally Out. Hahahaha'' Alex inwardly screamed. His eyes watered and he screamed from happiness. "Oh look, our baby is so cute" His parents, Joe and Anna, looked at their ''normal'' baby crying. Little did they know that he would have a fate far greater than anyone in the heavens let alone the world they were currently in. Chapter 5 - Baby King After a week of living there, Alex found out some information of where he was. The planet he was on was a cultivation planet where people cultivated to grow stronger. His parents had a low cultivation of Martialist-5th grade and martialist-7th grade. ------------------------------------------------------------ The cultivation grades in this world were like this: Mortal (No Cultivation) Martialist (Grades 1-9) (Can circulate Qi throughout body) Qi Condensation (Grades 1-9) (Condense Qi to form a Qi pool inside the Lower Dantian/Qihai) Earth Realm (Grades 1-9) (The Qi in the body has an element) Sky Realm (Grades 1-9) (The upper Dantian/Yintang Gathers Cosmos Energy) Star Realm (Grades 1-9) (The Middle Dantian/Tanzhong forms its first star) Nebula Tier (Grades 1-9) (The Star creates a supernova) -----Shedding of Mortal Body----- Galaxy Tier (Grades 1-9) (Internal Galaxy is formed. Many Solar Systems are formed. Galaxy can be used in attacks Heaven Tier (Grades 1-9) (Gather Heavenly energy and merge it with the Qihai, Yintang and Tanzhong to be able to produce the Energy. Internal Galaxy is filled with it after merging) ???????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ------------------------------------------------ Now, Alex was totally bored. His parents restricted him and always near him. Plus he couldn''t talk because he didn''t know the language. He then remembered that he should be level 1 now that he was born ''Status'' Alex said inwardly. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Apprentice Soul Master World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 84 Level:1 Strength: 1 Dexterity: 1 Intelligence: 43 (Half of Total Soul power+ Atrribute Points) Defense: 1 Cultivation: Mortal Current Form: Baby SP: 237 Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.1, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1, Soul Recovery Lvl.1] ''Oh, there are new things in my status. I''m guessing it''s because I now have a body.'' Alex thought upon seeing his new Status. ''Let''s Try a Baby-Tier Skill Creation First'' ''Celestine Buy a Baby-Tier Skill Creation'' Alex told Celestine [-1SP | Total SP: 236] [Baby-Tier Skill Creation Purchased] [Please Name the skill and mention it''s use] ''Let''s go with the first skill I tried to make. Regeneration. Increases Self-Healing Speed'' [Skill Created] [Regeneration Lvl.1 Description: Increases Natural Self-Healing Speed by 50 % ( Each Level Increases Speed by 5%)] ''Holy ****! Isn''t this kind of OP'' While Alex was minding his own business, he didn''t realize that a knife was falling towards him. He only turned around when he heard screaming. He watched the knife going towards him. Not expecting that anything like this would happen, he used his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'' Skill and tilted the knife''s trajectory by 1 cm to the left. The knife cut him but just missed him. He sighed out of relief. His parents came over and hugged him. They knew he was cut but upon trying to find it, they realized that it was gone. They were pretty confused but they let it go. How could they know that this was due to Alex''s ''Regeneration'' Skill. He then saw a holographic screen and heard Celestine say something to him [''Infinite Soul Convergence'' has Leveled Up!] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.2] [Title Gained: Baby King Description: Escaped Death While Having the Body of a baby. +5 All Stats] ''Holy ****! Let''s see my new status [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Apprentice Soul Master | Baby King World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 84 Level:1 Strength: 6 Dexterity: 6 Intelligence: 48 (Half of Total Soul power+ Atrribute Points) Defense: 6 Cultivation: Mortal Current Form: Baby SP: 236 Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.2, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1, Soul Recovery Lvl.1, Regeneration Lvl.1] Chapter 6 - Preparing After a good night sleep, Alex crawled around the house. When he saw that there was no one around him, he tried out the new stats he got from the {Baby King} title. Like what dexterity sounded like, he could now move faster, he felt lighter and had a better control of his body. He couldn''t really test out the other stats though, because he didn''t want to alarm his parents. He tried to look for an opportunity to sneak out without his parents noticing. He then asked Celestine a couple of questions. ''Celestine, How do I even Level Up?'' [Master has to kill lifeforms, the stronger the living being is, the more exp Master can get. Master can also level up by cultivating. Other Functions may be unlocked in the near future] ''Ok, now I have to find a way to sneak out without my parents noticing to run some tests.'' ''Celestine, If I want to teleport which Skill Creation will I need'' [Teleportation can be found in a Sky-Tier SC |300SP] ''Hmm, I only have 237 SP which means that I have to wait about 63 days, but I need more information and to level up for future situations.'' Alex pondered about how to go about sneaking out and suddenly thought of an idea. ''Celestine, can I get exp if my soul kills living beings'' [Yes] ''But I kind of feel like this method isn''t effective as doing it myself'' [Master is correct. If Master uses his soul to kill, you will only get 50% of the normal EXP and Master will not train his body effectively for the future.] ''Ahhh, I will need to try harder and think of an idea. If I can''t then I''ll have to stick with killing with my soul'' ''......'' ''What skills can I create to help me sneak out....Celestine, tell me the skill creation needed to create the skills I''m about to list.'' ''Close-Range Teleportation, Clone Creation, Sleeping Magic/Spell and Stealth'' Alex listed names of skills. [Close-Range Teleportation can be found in a Teenager-Tier SC |10SP] [Clone Creation can be found in a Earth-Tier SC |200SP] [Sleeping Magic/Spell can be found in a Mortal-Tier SC |100SP] [Stealth can be found in a Teenager-Tier SC |10SP] When Alex looked at the prices, he thought that he didn''t really need the Clone Creation yet, so he bought the rest of the Skills. [Teenager-Tier Skill Creation Purchased] [Creating Skill...] [Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.1 Description: Allows User to teleport anywhere in User''s Field of View. 5 minutes Cool down (Level Up to decrease cool down time)] [Mortal-Tier Skill Creation Purchased] [Creating Skill...] [Sleeping Magic/Spell Lvl.1 Description: Allows user to use sleeping Magic and Spells on targets. User can make the target sleep a maximum of 1 hour (Level Up to Increase Maximum time)] [Teenager-Tier Skill Creation Purchased] [Creating Skill...] [Stealth Lvl.1 Description: Allows User to hide his presence for 1 minute. 10 seconds cool down (Level Up to Increase Maximum time and decrease cool down)] [SP: 237 -> 117] Alex then got ready to sneak out. When he was ready, he waited for night to come. Chapter 7 - Sneaking Out Night came around quickly and Alex was waiting. He used his soul power to check on his parents a couple of times. It was now 2 hours till midnight and his parents, Joe and Anna, finally went to bed. Alex waited a bit more to make sure his parents were asleep and started to go their room. He then used sleeping magic to have at least an hour. He also put a bit of his Soul near their bed so that he knows when they wake up. ''Sleeping Magic-Sleep'' He said inwardly Dark-Purple mist then filled the room and he immediately left not wanting to waste time. If anyone who was at least a bit decent in magic saw that, they would cry because it was a spell meant for ''Middle Level-Apprentice Magic User'' rank and a baby just used it like it was nothing. Alex had already found where he wanted to go during the day. He looked out the window and used another skill which was the teenager skill ''Close-Range Teleportation''. When he got out, he closed his eyes and felt the air and wind blowing on his skin. He then heard a couple of sounds inside of his head. [''Infinite Soul Convergence'' has leveled up!] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.3] [''Sleeping Magic/Spell'' Has leveled up!] [Sleeping Magic/Spell Lvl.2] [''Close-Range Teleportation'' has leveled up!] [Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.2] [Mana Bar Activated] [Action Based Skills Can now be created] [Magic Affinity Created] [Magic Affinity Lvl.1 Description: Increase the Efficiency and Power of Spells by 2%. Allows User to Feel Mana and Control it (Level Up to increase Efficiency and Power of spells. Increases Understanding of Magic)] [Wind Element Affinity Lvl.1 Description: Allows User to have a higher connection with the Wind. Spells, Skills, Techniques are Affected. Increases power and Efficiency by 2% of anything related with Wind Element. Allows User to learn anything connected to the wind quicker.] ''Holy S***! Celestine what''s this new Function.'' [The Action Based Skills System allows Master to create skills based on Actions.] ''Then Why do I even need the Skill Creation Shop?'' [The Skill Creation Shop can create skills like Regeneration and other skills that can increases recovery. It can also create other skills that can''t be achieved by doing Actions. For Example, Photographic Memory is an innate skill and can''t be created by Actions while the Skill creations have the power to give Master the skill.] ''I guess that makes sense. Well let''s not waste our time on that because of the limited time I have.'' Alex walked into the Forest and used ''Stealth''. His presence disappeared like he vanished from the world. ----------------------------------------- Opposite from Alex''s Family House, a beautiful hand-made house was standing there. In the house, an old man was sitting with his eyes closed. His eyes then opened and shone a strange blue light, he then smiled. "How Interesting. I don''t know who it was but they completely vanished." He then started wondering if there was any strong people that he didn''t know of in the city they resided in. Little did he know that the one who disappeared was a baby who was actually a reincarnated person known as Alex. Chapter 8 - First Fight Alex was now jumping through the trees and scanning for any living beings in the vicinity. He wanted to find them quickly so he can return home in case his parents woke up. He was also looking at some new skills he did by jumping around. [Running Created] [Running Lvl.1 Description: Increases speed by 50% (Level Up to increase speed)] [Acrobatics Created] [Acrobatics Lvl.1 Description: Increases Balance, flexibility and motor coordination by 30%. Increases Agility by 10% (Level Up increases the Balance, flexibility and motor coordination by 5%. Increases agility by 2%)] [''Stealth'' Has leveled up] [Stealth Lvl.2 Alex then looked at his status to see the improvement. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Apprentice Soul Master | Baby King World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 84 Level:1 Strength: 6 Dexterity: 6 Intelligence: 49 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 6 Cultivation: Mortal Current Form: Baby SP: 117 Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.3, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1, Soul Recovery Lvl.1, Regeneration Lvl.1, Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.2, Sleeping Magic/Spell Lvl.2, Stealth Lvl.2, Magic Affinity Lvl.1, Wind Affinity Lvl.1, Running Lvl.1, Acrobatics Lvl.1] He then detected a living being 20 meters ahead of him so he closed the status window. *Roaaar* Alex heard a cry of a beast and prepared himself for battle. He used his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'' to materialize a sword. The sword glowed a blue-purple color and looked like what a katana would look like in his world. He heard some sounds in his head and checked it one last time before battle and saw new skills. [Sword Mastery Created] [Sword Mastery Lvl.1 Description: Increases Users Learning Speed of anything sword related by 10%. Increases power of Swords by 5% (Level Up to Increase Learning Speed by 2% and Power by 1%)] [Fighting Spirit Created] [Fighting Spirit - Basic Level Description: Created by having the spirit and determination to fight. The more the user fights the stronger it gets. Once strong enough, the fighting spirit of the user can take shape] "Ok let''s do this" Alex said while extinguishing his presence using stealth. He quickly ran towards the beast, but before he could do anything, the beast eyes shone and it readied a protective stance. Alex then appeared behind the beast which looked like a wolf with his ''Close-Range Teleportation''. He slashed down at it. Sensing danger, the beast narrowly dodged the attack and the Soul Sword grazed its body. Alex eyes shone a blue light making an blue arc in the dark as he quickly squatted and slashed horizontally. The wolf jumped into the air and sent out a powerful wind attack. It then backed off feeling the pain of part of his soul getting hurt. It then howled into the sky. Alex saw this and started having a bad feeling. Alex''s thinking was right as many wolves appeared out of the trees, defending its kin. They then rushed towards him and attacked him with either their fangs or wind elemental attacks. Alex smirked and turned his soul sword into soul daggers. The pair of daggers had the same design except that one glowed dark-blue and the other black-purple. He swung his blades down and pushed back the wolves in front of him. He had practiced using a simulation feature that he had remembered adding to Celestine while still in the other world when he was born. He spun around slashing diagonally, horizontally and vertically as he didn''t really create any techniques yet. Although it wasn''t perfect, he flowed his movements and attacks. Anyone using daggers would look at him like he was a monster. He was a baby and already used daggers to this mastery would make anyone think that they wasted their lives. Alex continued killing the wolves switching between his katana and pair of daggers. Chapter 9 - Level Up 40 minutes passed since the start of the battle and there was only 2 more wolves left. Alex ran towards them with his eyes still shining as they were in the beginning of the fight. He threw his daggers in front of him and caught them with a reverse grip. He then used ''Close-Range Teleportation'' to appear beside them and spun in a 360. Blood gushed out from them as he retracted his daggers. He then sat on the ground with his eyes closed. A couple minutes passed and he decided to go home as their wouldn''t be any time for more training. He felt proud of himself for facing against at least 100 ferocious beast. He opened his eyes. They shone blue with a crimson dot in the center of his pupils but if any cultivators saw them, they would all think of one thing... ''KILLING INTENT!!!'' That was not an something a baby should have. Although it was a small amount, not everyone could utilize killing intent after killing so little. At least a thousand beast needed to be killed for that. While fighting, Alex didn''t have time to look at the notifications that came from the system. So now that he killed all the wolves, he looked at them [Level Up! Congratulations on reaching Level 2! +1 all attributes] [Level Up! Congratulations on reaching Level 3! +1 all attributes] [Infinite Soul Convergence has leveled up!] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.4] [Infinite Soul Convergence has leveled up!] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.5] [Regeneration has leveled up!] [Regeneration Lvl.2] [Regeneration has leveled up!] [Regeneration Lvl.3] [Stealth has leveled up!] [Stealth Lvl.3] [Close-Range Teleportation has leveled up!] [Close Range Teleportation Lvl.3] [Wind Affinity has leveled up!] [Wind Affinity Lvl.2] [Running has leveled up!] [Running Lvl.2] [Running has leveled up!] [Running Lvl.3] [Acrobatics has leveled up!] [Acrobatics Lvl.2] [Acrobatics has leveled up!] [Acrobatics Lvl.3] [Acrobatics has leveled up!] [Acrobatics Lvl.4] [Sword Mastery has leveled up!] [Sword Mastery Lvl.2] [Fighting Spirit has increased to Basic-Low Level] [Dagger Mastery Created] [Dagger Mastery Lvl.1 Description: Increases Users Learning Speed of anything Dagger related by 10%. Increases Speed of Daggers by 5% (Level Up to Increase Learning Speed by 5% and Speed by 1%)] [Dagger Mastery has leveled up!] [Dagger Mastery Lvl.2] [Title Gained: Beast Slayer Description: Killed more than 100 Beasts +2 Strength&Dexterity] [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Apprentice Soul Master | Baby King | Beast Slayer World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 84 Level:1 ->3 Strength: 6+4 Dexterity: 6+4 Intelligence: 42+8 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 6+2 Cultivation: Mortal Current Form: Baby SP: 117 Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.5, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.1, Soul Recovery Lvl.1, Regeneration Lvl.3, Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.3, Sleeping Magic/Spell Lvl.2, Stealth Lvl.3, Magic Affinity Lvl.1, Wind Affinity Lvl.2, Running Lvl.3, Acrobatics Lvl.4, Sword Mastery Lvl.2, Dagger Mastery Lvl.2, Fighting Spirit Basic-Low Lvl] "Nice, so many of my skills leveled up and I got more stat points. Well my sleeping spell is going to wear off soon, so I need to get back." Alex said while feeling excited about his stats. He then turned around from the part of the forest he came from and used ''Stealth'' immediately. He also remembered to absorb the beast soul with his ''Infinite Soul Convergence''. [Soul Power: 84 - {102Beasts*2)->288] [Apprentice Soul Master--> Elite Apprentice Soul Master] [Soul Power Refinement has leveled up!] [Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2 Short-Description: +2 Soul power Each Week] After seeing this, Alex rushed back home and disappeared into the darkness. Chapter 10 - Play Date Alex came home a couple minutes before his spell ran out of time. He washed himself a little and got on his bed. He then closed his eyes for some well deserved rest. When the morning sunshine rose, Alex''s parents woke up and checked on Alex. Alex was sleeping soundly, so they went downstairs to prepare breakfast. They felt kind of weird but they ignored it. When Alex woke up, he felt pain throughout his body. He was sore from the day before. His body was still sensitive, so he started crying. His parents came rather quickly to bring him downstairs. He did some baby stuff and when he was done eating, he overheard his parents say something. "We will be visiting our friends today and I heard they also had kids. They invite us to go join them with other parents. Do you want to go, Joe?" Anna asked her husband. "Sure, sounds fun!" Joe responded enthusiastically. He then muttered something under his breath "...Maybe I can get tips on how to manage my wife..." Anna hit him on the back of the head with an evil face saying "What did you say?" Joe felt shivers going down his back and said apologetically "Nothing...I''m sorry.." Alex laughed at this scene. So they then all left the house and walked to the house in front of theirs. They walked in the house and were greeted by an old man. This was the same old man that noticed Alex''s vanishing. Last night, he felt the presence of the home who disappeared come back, but he was occupied with cultivating and couldn''t pinpoint the person. Joe and Anna introduced Alex to their friends and they all started to pinch his cheeks and rubbing their faces against his. One of the parents proposed something. "Let''s have a contest on who has the cutest baby!!" The rest of the parents went to get their babies. Alex looked around and saw the old man holding a girl in his harms. He wasn''t planning on trying but he heard his parents whispering to him. "Alex, you have to win this for your mommy" "Alex, you better win, so I get a reward from mommy at night" Alex almost coughed blood when he hear his dad say that. He was grateful to his new parents as they loved him very much, so the least he could do is try to win. He then bought a Baby-Tier SC and used it. "The name would be ''Cuteness Overload'' and it would make me the cutest baby ever." [Skill Created] [Cuteness Overload - Max Description: The longer the skill is active, the cuter the User is. Cuteness *2 every minute active. -Cuteness can topple the heavens-] He then activated it and listened to the conversations around him. "Who wants to go first?" "I''ll go because I suggested it." The person who suggested the idea was a mother and she picked up her son and introduced him to everyone. "This is my son. His name is Shen Fei. He''s very talented as the qi around him become excited when he''s around. Although we can''t allow them to be absorbed by him because he has the body of a baby. When he grows up, he will be a great cultivator." Shen Fei had an innocent face as he didn''t know what was going on, which increased his cuteness. "I''ll go next." The old man said with his calm voice. "This is Yui Yun. She is my granddaughter. She has amazing control over elements as they surround her and listen to her." When the others saw her, they couldn''t help but be jealous of her beauty. If she was this beautiful and cute as a child, how would she be in the future. The other also introduced their kids and finally it was Joe and Anna''s turn. They showed them Alex and the others couldn''t believe their eyes. Some even thought out loud "S-so cute!" "This is Alex King, when he was born, the qi and elements around him surrounded him. He has high recovery speeds." Anna and Joe put Alex down with the other kids. The day went by quickly and Yui was attached to Alex. Alex regretted using the skill as he got more attention then he wanted. When it was evening, people left and so did Alex and his parents. Alex struggled getting the Yui off of him but he managed to do it when the old man helped him. This was his first time seeing other people, so he got to hear some interesting information. When he got home, he went to sleep and the day of his first play date ended. Chapter 11 - First BabySitter When Alex woke up, he looked at the holographic screen in front of him. While browsing through any features he missed, he suddenly remembered something. ''Missions'' [Missions M1-Be Born -Completed {Claim Reward Y/N} ] ''Claim'' Alex said in his mind. [SP: 117 (+100)-->217] [Mystery Skill Draw] [Mystery Skill: Identify] [Identify Lvl.1 Description: Allows User to Identify objects or people (Level Up for more detailed information on the target)] Alex looked at the skill with wide eyes. This skill would be useful in many ways. For example, he might be able to peer into people''s cultivation. He tried the skill on the things around his room. [-Lamp- Description: Taking in qi as a power source, the Luminous Stone shines.] He then looked at a tablet-like object on the table. [-Martialist Grade Barrier-Defensive Formation- Description: Simplest Formation. Gathers small amounts of qi from the air and creates a barrier when malicious intent is detected. Can defend from Martialist attacks] ''Formations? I have to remember to study those in the future.'' Just as Alex was about to look at other things, his parents came in and they all went to eat breakfast. When he thought that today was going to be like any other day. His parents told him that he was going to be with a babysitter for a while. Obviously they didn''t think he would understand, but they told him anyway. "Alex, Mommy and Daddy are going somewhere for a couple of days. We will bring you to someone to take care of you" Anna pinched and stretched his cheeks. After that, they packed up things for him and brought him to a familiar house. The only thing Alex thought was ''Ah sh**, not this place again''. He remembered how Yui clung a lot onto him for some reason. When they went in, the old man greeted them and took Alex into his arms. They both stared at each other. ''Identify'' Alex used his skill to see who this old man was. [-Han Yun- Status: Hidden Cultivation: Hidden Danger Level: Instant Death Threat] ''Oh f*** my life!!'' Alex screamed in his mind. After his parents left, the old man brought him to the living room and placed him in front of Yui. Although he didn''t really want to, he forced himself to play with her, he was scared that the old man was going to kill him. Every time Alex turned to him, he saw him staring straight at him. The stare sent shivers down his spine. Even when Old Man Han brought them to eat, He was still looking at Alex. This made Alex extremely uncomfortable. At the end of the day, Alex sent a glare back at the old man. Only then did Old Man Han turn his head away. Alex slept in the same room as Yui tonight. He was so stressed that he had to use a sleeping spell on himself. Sitting on the couch, the old man closed his eyes. Today was an interesting day for him. He kept thinking of Alex. ''Why does his aura and presence seem a bit familiar'' ''From his way of acting, he seems to be a normal baby, but his eyes are like he is always studying the things around him.'' ''And what was that glare, It even sent a chill behind my back.'' Thinking about the last thing that happened today. He felt embarrassed that a baby was able to slightly scare him. The glare felt like Alex was holding a knife straight at his neck. ''What a weird kid'' The old man muttered under his breath. "But If he is so extraordinary, should I try to marry Yui to him in the future" He thought out loud. If Alex heard this old man''s internal monologue, he would spurt out blood saying in his mind ''Are you kidding me? I am in my 20''s!!!'' Chapter 12 - Assassin It has been 3 days since Alex''s parents left. He didn''t want to risk the old man seeing him sneak out, so he acted like a normal baby should. At night, he practiced materializing weapons by using his ''Infinite Soul Convergence''. Alex had leveled up this skill to Level 8. He also leveled up his ''Identify'' skill to level 7. Sometimes, when Old Man Han went to get something like groceries, Alex would sneak into his study and read as many books as possible. At first he didn''t know what the words meant as it kind of looked like ancient text to him. That''s why he had created a Baby-Tier SC called ''Otherworldly Language Translator'' which had no Level and allowed him to talk the same language as the people he would be talking to. Although the past few days didn''t allow him to increase his level, he had gathered a lot of information on the world and where he was. To increase his speed of taking in information, he had used his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'' to separate his soul into 5 and made them take read as many books as possible. He had asked Celestine the price of Photographic Memory, but he was left with disappointment as he heard that it was only possible through a Sky-Tier SC. Life was though for him. Every night, Yui would wake up and look at him. Then she would go hug him like he was some kind of damn teddy bear. The old man was even more annoying as he stared at him for a long period of time as he did the first day he came here. ''Mom, Dad! Where are you? You guys have to save me'' Alex said in his mind the night before. It was a new day and he heard from Old man Han that his parents were coming back in 2 days. He was happy to hear it, so he played with Yui. Shen Fei came a couple of times as his parents and Old Man Han were pretty close friends. He had activated his ''Cuteness Overload'' skill when people came over to not disappoint his parents. Night came rather quickly and the house quieted down. Just when he was about to go to sleep, he sensed something weird. Although the amount of presence the entity had was small, Alex could still sense it. He then used his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'' to scan the entire house and found Old Man Han staring out a window. He was wondering what the guy was doing until he sensed the unknown entity right appearing right behind the Old Man. ''Assassin!'' Alex yelled in his mind. When he saw the pair of daggers and the dangerous glint in the eyes of the unknown person, Alex immediately classified him as an assassin. Just as he thought that Old Man Han was a goner, the supposed victim turned his body and released a massive amount of Aura. The aura was dragon-like. It sent shivers down Alex''s spine. Sweat dripped down his forehead. When the Old Man turned around, a sword that was hanged on the was flew into his grasp and he bent down. The assassin''s daggers completely missed and tried to fix the situation by changing the direction of his daggers downwards. He was too late as the man he was trying to kill was not there. He then felt a shiver going down his back. He looked down and saw a sword already pierced his heart. His vision darkened. Alex watched all of this while checking on Yui, making sure she doesn''t wake up. Alex then saw the old man take out a vial and pour it on the assassin''s body. The body turned to dust and The blood disintegrated as if nothing had happened. The Old Man then sat on his spot on the couch and started reading a book again as he always did the previous nights. Alex stayed up for the next couple of minutes, thinking about what just happened. Eventually, he chose to not think about it too much and fell asleep. Chapter 13 - Requirements for Leveling Up the Skill Point Generator Another day came quickly and Alex woke up. He looked around him and sighed. ''Guess my reincarnation isn''t a dream'' Although he liked being here, he still had one last regret in his past life. He had a hard time remembering what it was, but he knew deep inside his heart. Since he had come to this world, parts of his old memories were gone or rather were covered by a thick fog. He thought about it for about 5 minutes and left the thought for later. ''Status'' Alex whispered [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Apprentice Soul Master | Baby King | Beast Slayer World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 298 Level:3 Strength: 10 Dexterity: 10 Intelligence: 144+8 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 8 Cultivation: Mortal Current Form: Baby SP: 220 Skills: Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.8, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.1, Regeneration Lvl.3, Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.3, Sleeping Magic/Spell Lvl.2, Stealth Lvl.3, Magic Affinity Lvl.1, Wind Affinity Lvl.2, Running Lvl.3, Acrobatics Lvl.4, Sword Mastery Lvl.2, Dagger Mastery Lvl.2, Fighting Spirit Basic-Low Lvl, Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.7] Alex sighed in disappointment. This was because the rate of getting SP was too slow. He had the skill Point generator, but it only gave him one skill Point each day. He either had to complete missions or find a way to upgrade the SP Generator. ''Celestine, What are the requirements to Level up the SP Generator?'' [Master needs a Martialist Cultivation Base and Kill a living being at Martialist Grade] ''So I need to cultivate...wait..I can''t cultivate, isn''t my body really weak. I remember Shen Fei''s mother saying something about it.'' [Master is right, normal babies cannot cultivate, but Master has the Skill-Creation System. The system gives Master attributes which enhances him. Master is stronger than any mortal a.d.u.l.t.] ''Seriously, if I''m stronger than any mortal a.d.u.l.ts, how weak are they?'' [If the person has never cultivated, he would have, in attribute terms, 5 points in each category. People differ making them have two above average attributes. The primary and secondary attributes will be more than 5 while the others will have less than 5. People who do not cultivate have a limited amount of attribute points of 25] ''That makes sense, so back to the main point, as long as I gain a Martialist Cultivation Base and Kill A Martialist Entity, I would be able to upgrade the SP Generator?'' [Ding Ding Ding Affirmative] ''Celestine, What was that sound effect?'' Alex was taken aback when he heard the sound the system made. [I looked through master''s memories and in the novels read by master are system making the sound *Ding* before talking] ''Never..Never do that again!..Am I clear?'' Alex said in his mind with a darkened face. He also remembered this from the novels he read. He always wondered why the MC''s thought it was annoying and now he knew why. [*Ding* Understood (????)] Alex didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. While Alex was talking to Celestine, Old Man Han came in and brought him and Yui to breakfast. The rest of the day was normal and he remembered that today was his last day here. His parents were going to come back tomorrow. At night he went to sleep happily knowing he would finally get out of here. Chapter 14 - Parents, taken away? When Alex was sleeping, a battle was happening somewhere else. Joe and Anna were in the front lines. *Clink**Scrrrr**Clang* The sound of swords hitting each other echoed throughout the battlefield. Martialist to Earth Realm cultivation bases were partaking in it. *Booooom* Qi infused cannon balls hitting the ground creating massive shock waves, knocking out the cultivators around the target. Many people were lifted up the ground and released. Formations activating left and right. Joe and Anna were fighting as hard as they could. The sun slowly rose as they were cornered. They had lost many Earth Realm Cultivators which could have been a backbone of an entire city. The morale of their troops were down as the enemy''s were high. Alex''s parents eyes were shining with determination as they looked at each other. They nodded and sat down and held each other''s hands. They started chanting. "We ask of you, our ancestors to lift the seal forced upon us, to save our lives at our moment of need! Royal Family''s Cultivation Seal Release!" Anna and Joe''s bodies started glowing a golden color and runes that appeared shattered. -Martialist- -Qi Condensation- -Earth Realm- -Sky Realm Grade 9- They went from having Martialist Cultivation Bases to Sky Realm Grade 9 Cultivation bases. The soldiers around them felt massive amounts of pressure. Anna and Joe both lifted a finger and countless Martialist and Qi Condensation Realm Soldiers died instantly. Everyone shuddered in fear. "Retreat!!!" The commanders of the enemies were yelling for their soldier to withdraw. Alex''s parents followed them and killed numerous enemy soldiers. When the cornered soldiers saw this, their morale sky-rocketed. They also started chasing the enemy with the intent to avenge their dead comrades. When the battlefield calmed down, everyone returned to camp. The injured were sent to healing stations and the dead were covered and sent home. When Joe and Anna came back, everyone was staring at them with a look like they were monsters. ''How do we explain this?'' They both scratched their heads awkwardly. The moment they were about to speak, the floor started glowing golden and chains erupted from the ground. The chains had a weird sort of ancient rune imprinted onto them and they wrapped Joe and Anna. While this was happening, people dressed in silver-golden robes descended from their flying mounts. "Silence! Under The Imperial Decree and the power of the current Monarch, Anna Sato and Joe Sirius King are hereby ordered to return to the royal palace for punishment! The crime is breaking the seals on their cultivation and running away from their duties as the future king and queen of the Supreme-Tier Kingdom of Sirius!" The man put Joe and Anna in an independent space and flew to the sky. Everyone was watching this scene in silence. The flying mounts took flight and bolted towards the horizon. At this moment, Alex woke up thinking that his parents would finally pick him up and continued his day, oblivious to the things that happened with Joe and Anna. Chapter 15 - Tranquility of Emotions Alex was looking out the window, waiting for his parents to come pick him up. Yui was there playing around him. Minutes passed slowly. Eventually, hours had passed by. Yet, there were still no signs of anyone coming to pick him up. On the horizon, he saw carriages and he thought that his parents were on their way to the old man''s house. When the carriages stopped in front of Old Man Han''s house, many people in blue cultivator robes came out. They had swords hung on their waists and insignia''s shaped like a phoenix. They looked indifferent. Alex watched them as they came to the door and knocked. The old man, Han Yun, came to the door and welcomed them in. The cultivators explained what had happened the day before. They took out a note and passed it to the elderly man in front of them. Old Man Han looked at the note silently and looked at Alex. Alex had of course seen the note with his soul power. The note said -Han Yun, We ask of you to please take care of our child until he has grown mature enough. If you have received this note, then something terrible has happened to us. If Alex wants to take revenge for us, then he has to grow strong. A key will be given to you to enter our house. In Alex''s bedroom, their is a trapdoor mechanism that opens the floor. This is where you can find a safe. One will be for you as a thanks and the other is for Alex''s cultivation. We wish you luck and ask of you to take care of Alex like you do with Little Yui. Tell Alex that we love him and always will. -Sincerely, Anna and Joe. When Alex read this, he felt a fire ignited in him. ''Who the hell messed with my parents!??" ''I''ll kill them, castrate them, feed them to the dogs!!!'' Alex''s mind was in frenzy. He felt rage that he would rarely feel surging from within his body. Although he felt weird having parents, they still were the one who fed him, they were the ones that gave birth to him, their blood ran through his veins and they cared and loved him! [Emotional State: Dangerously Above Normal Level] [System Feature: Tranquility of Emotions Description: User will remain calm in any situation. Can only be broken under overwhelmingly strong emotions] Alex didn''t pay attention to his system and was about to release some killing intent. [Tranquility of Emotions Activated] Alex who was about to blow up from rage immediately returned to his usual calm state. Although he was still mad, he kept it in. It would not be a good idea to release some killing intent around cultivators. He turned his head to the system and saw the new feature he had unlocked. ''So this exists too, uh'' Alex wondered if there were more features he had yet to unlock. Now that he thought about it, there weren''t many things he knew about the system. After thinking about it for a while, he started getting a headache and decided to leave the subject for the future. it was already noon, so he was pretty tired. His rage had taken a lot of his mind power, so he fell asleep on the couch. Yui was looking at his face curiously while poking it. She eventually fell asleep on his arm. Chapter 16 - 10 years worth of effort It has been 10 years since Alex''s parents were taken away. Alex was outside cutting down trees with an axe. Yui was sitting on a bench watching him. They were both ten and they were childhood friends. *Chop* *Chop* *Chop* Alex was hitting the tree continuously and at the same time, in his mind, he was looking at his status. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Apprentice Formation User | Weapons Specialist World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 85--(+986)-->1071 Level:19 Strength: 10+25(Attribute Point)+3(Physical Training)+9(Cultivation Base) Dexterity: 10+25(AP)+1(PT)+9(CB) Intelligence: 535.5+33 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 8+25(AP)+2(PT)+9(CB) Cultivation: Martialist-Grade 9 Current Form: Baby->{Child} SP: 220+20075--> 20295 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.99, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.32, Elemental Magic Lvl.17, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.2(Sleeping Magic counted)} Movement Skills:{Running Lvl.36, Acrobatics Lvl.15} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.28, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.43} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist- } Other Skills:{Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.48}} Alex was thrilled with his status. These past 10 years, he had grown accustomed to the way of life on Centorih. He trained hard to find his parents and as the kids grew older, they could finally hold conversations. Yui was always clingy to him for some reason and Shen Fei was always trying to cause trouble for him. The other kids were there too, but he didn''t really pay that much attention to them. In the summer, Alex would go into the forest and hunt some beast once a week. In the winter, Alex would go practice his skills in the back of his old house. He had started cultivating when he was 5 and now had a Martialist-Grade 9 Cultivation Base. He has used the resources left by his parents. Although his cultivation looked slow, all he was doing was building a solid foundation. The Old Man guided him in his cultivation. Alex''s Soul Power reached a state where he could cover a circle with a 5 kilometers or 3.10686 Miles radius around him. His power could absolutely annihilate even Qi Condensation Grade 9 Cultivation Bases and if he went all out, he would rival Earth Realm Cultivators. He had the advantage of being a cultivator and a magician. His Killing Intent could suppress Cultivation Bases of Earth Realm Grade 1 and lower. *Boom* The tree that Alex was cutting started falling. It was then he saw Shen Fei Right behind it, the latter saw this and pushed it towards Alex with his Martialist-Grade 7 cultivation base. The tree started falling towards Alex. Although Alex could just dodge it, Yui was right behind him. Even though Yui could push the tree, the momentum made it heavier on impact. Alex reacted quickly as he appeared beside Yui and pulled her in his arms as he jumped sideways at a high speed.. The tree fell onto the bench Yui was sitting on and the bench shattered due to the impact. "What the Hell!? You could have hurt Yui!" Alex glared intently at Shen Fei while Yui was crying on his shoulder. Like who wouldn''t be scared of dying. The old man who had been watching with his Spiritual Perception came out. "Old Man, this is what happened.." Alex was about to explain, but when he saw the smile on the Old Man''s face, he immediately stopped himself and said"Never mind, you probably saw everything!" "Hahahaha! Well Done boy, this is why I want to marry you to Yui!" Old Man Han laughed as the slapped Alex in the back causing a lot of pain for Alex. [Pain Tolerance has leveled Up!] [Pain Tolerance Lvl.49] Alex didn''t know whether he should have laughed or cried when he heard what the old man said and the notification. Later, Shen Fei was punished and sent home because his actions had almost cause Alex and Yui to get hurt. When night came, Alex went back to his room in his old house and slept on the newly bought bed. While Alex slept at his house, Yui was also on her bed thinking about what happened today. She remembered seeing the tree falling towards her and feeling danger, but right when she thought it was it for her, Alex had brought her into his arms. She also heard what her grandfather told Alex. She couldn''t help but blush thinking about it. She closed her eyes and slept with a smile on her face. Chapter 17 - Festival (1) Alex wakes up and dresses up for a new day. Today was a special day, because there was a festival tonight. The reason he was cutting down the tree yesterday was to help the people of the town gather materials for it. The Festival was to celebrate the founding of the town as well as to pay respects to all its leaders. Many people came every year, so it was a good place to make some new friends and socialize with the community. Alex never went but this time was special. This year, Yui had asked him to go with her. Throughout the years he had been on Centorih, this was the most stressful day for him. After all, he had never been asked to go somewhere with a girl before, both past and present lives. Alex walked out of his house and locked the door. He walked down the streets while greeting the people around him. When he stood in front of his destination, he saw the sign of the shop. ''Hariu''s Fashion Shop'' When he had walked in, the workers greeted him. He walked around and found the clothes he needed. Although there were cultivators in this world, the fashion was pretty much the same. The only thing that was not up to date was the technology. He wanted to buy a tuxedo but he liked the robes cultivators wore as their designs were better. The entire trip had costed him a tier-1 spiritual stone which is basically 100 gold coins. Cultivators used spiritual stones as their currency instead of coins because they held different amounts of qi depending on the stone''s tier which are more useful to them. They were seperated into 10 different tiers. From Tier-1 to Tier-10. The amount of qi stored increase tenfold each tier. Returning home from the shop, Alex placed down the clothes. "Celestine, can you cut my hair." [Yes Master, please do not move] Air blades were formed and cut his hair. His hair was still long as it reached his h.i.p.s. Alex looked at himself a mirror and saw that his skin was as smooth as a jade. This was due to his cultivation. When he had first absorbed qi into his body, the impurities in his body were released through his pores. Since then, 5 years has passed, so he decided to expel the impurities that have been acc.u.mulating in him. He first went to the shower and prepared to clean himself. Alex still remembered the black liquid and the horrible smell that came after expelling the impurities. Alex circulated qi throughout his body and pushed outwards. He repeated the cycle 3 times. Just like the first time, a black substance came out. He quickly turned on the shower and cleaned himself. When Alex got out of the shower, he cooked himself a meal. He looked out the window and saw that was night. The sun was slowly descending towards the horizon. Alex got up and dressed himself. He wore a white-blue robe. It was when he looked at himself, he had just remembered something vital... He couldn''t dance. He remembered seeing Yui practicing dances for the past week. Although she hid it from him, with his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'', he had seen everything around him. Dancing was the a big part of the festival. Normal people would be helpless during these types of situations but he had the system and it''s original function is to allow the Host to create skills. Alex started mimicking the movements he saw Yui do and after a minute, he saw a notification. [''The Art of Dance'' Created] [The Art of Dance Lvl.Max Description: Allows User to Dance at an expert level] Alex smiled upon seeing the skill he wanted being formed. "You''re so great Celestine. I love you." [...] Alex awkwardly changed the subject realizing that he said something weird. He talked to Celestine for a bit and headed to Yui''s house with a box in his hand. The box was a gift he had bought selling the corpses of the beast he had hunted. He had been hunting for a while and the forest and the living creatures within submitted to him. He had only hunted the ones who had gone rogue as he didn''t want to kill the ones that already submitted to his rule over the forest. He had not gotten a title from it because according to Celestine, he had only conquered a small part of the forest. To be a little more specific, 1% of the forest. He had once checked the biggest map of the area around them and found that the forest stretched more than 500 kilometers. That was a massive amount of land. He had arrived in front of Yui''s house and took a deep breath. He then knocked on the door. When the door opened, Alex saw Yui in beautiful blue clothes. Her slender legs smooth legs were showed. The wind blew against her robes making them lift up a bit and flowing back down. "Hey, Alex!" Yui said while running up to him and hugging him. "Hello, Yui!" Alex patted Yui''s head while looking at her. The way she was snuggling within his embrace made him feel that she had become a kitten. He then saw the Old Man behind her in formal clothes. He then teased him. "Old Man, since when did people hire butlers as ugly as you. Hehehe" The Old Man''s lip twitched as he appeared behind Alex and slapped his back harder than usual and laughed it off as if nothing happened. "Hahaha" [Pain Tolerance has leveled Up!] [Pain Tolerance Lvl.50] Alex''s face darkened when he read that. He decided to get revenge on the old man as soon as he''s strong enough. The old man then saw the box within Alex''s hand and understood. He then left saying "I''ll meet the both of you at the Festival.". Alex had understood his intentions. Alex then walked in the house with Yui and they both sat beside each other. Alex then gave her the box. "What''s this?" She asked in confusion. "It''s a gift that I bought for you!" Alex replied immediately as if he had scripted his speech. "The gift is inside. You can open it now or later if you want." Alex continued while his way of talking slowly returned to normal. Yui looked curiously at the box and examined it. It was black and had a drawing of a Phoenix carved on it. The red color matched the black making it eye-catching. She slowly opened the box and saw a necklace. She then felt the surrounding qi gathering towards it. Her eyes lit up and she looked at Alex. Alex, who saw her expression, nodded. Alex was capable of setting formation after all. He then explained "The qi gathering formation will allow you to gather qi quickly and also power the Earth-Grade Defensive Formation. The defensive formation can be used once a day and when it is used I will know and I will come to you as fast as I can. If it is a false alarm, just add you qi to it for 3 seconds." Yui''s eyes reddened and she forced herself not to cry. She then told Alex with a blush on her face "Put in on for me". Alex was surprised and then smiled. He took the necklace and put around Yui''s neck. The necklace shook and glowed a golden color meaning it acknowledge Yui as its owner. Alex then remembered something important about the necklace and he added "Oh yeah! Yui, the necklace is also a Spacial Treasure. The space within is about 10 cubic meters." Yui nodded with a smile and placed her hand gently around the necklace. Seeing that she was happy, Alex stood up from his seat and held out his hand "Shall we go?" Yui chuckled cutely and held Alex''s hand. Alex pulled her up and they headed towards the door. They closed the door behind them and walked towards the festival. While they were walking, they talked and laughed with each other. Suddenly, a carriage abruptly came beside them. The person inside was Shen Fei. He opened the window and said "My dear Yui, isn''t it cold? You can come in if you want.". His face was full of pride as held out his hand. Yui then looked at Alex''s indifferent face and responded politely "No thank you.". Shen Fei also looked at Alex with disdain and returned a gentle smile to Yui saying "My dear, Alex can not go very far in life. On the other hand, I have already been accepted by the Sampelburg''s Institute of Cultivation(SIC). As long as I complete a mission a month, the reward given to me can feed a family of 5 for 3 years. My future is limitless. I even get a personal carriage". "No thank you!" Yui responded immediately. She hated the type of guy who tried to influence others with their assets. She liked Alex more for his calm attitude towards most situations and when he became stressed, he was almost adorable. Shen Fei''s face darkened and he snorted. He closed the window of his carriage and left ahead of them. Yui then started to become cold and she shivered. Alex, who had amazing soul power, saw this and chucked. He stopped walking and told Yui to stay beside him. He then flicked his finger. He used Elemental Magic which was not possible in this world. Water in the air condensed and formed a sphere with around a quarter of a meter radius. Yui who saw this widened her glowing eyes. She had never seen something like this. Fire suddenly appeared and the water created mist. Alex lowered the temperature with a sub-Division of water magic, Ice Magic. The Spell basically formed an artificial cloud. He used ancient magic to control the gravity making him light as a feather. Adding all sorts of functions to the artificial cloud. While he was doing this, Yui was flabbergasted. She didn''t know what was going on. She looked at Alex, but he was focused on the thing in front of them. She then saw circles appearing in front of his eyes. They rotated, expanded, shrunk and condensed. There were also many colors. This was due to Alex''s magic. It was normal sight for magicians as this was the way to configure and create spells. Although not all magicians could do it, many would have probably have seen it from their teachers or during lectures on spell creation. After a two minute, Alex looked at the spell and nodded in satisfaction. He finished the spell sequence and saved it in his system. He looked at Yui who was looking at him with a desperately curious face. When she was about to ask, he put his finger over her lips and said in a soft voice "It''s a Secret". Alex then pulled her by the waist and jumped onto the cloud. The cloud moved according to Alex''s will. It ascended to the sky and flew to the direction of the festival. Yui hugged Alex tightly, not wanting to fall off. She looked at Alex''s calm face for a while and when she saw him look back at her, she turned her head away and blushed. Alex ,who saw this, chuckled and gazed at the town under him thinking ''I am truly lucky to have been reborn into this world'' He then looked at a brightly lit up place and headed toward it. Chapter 18 - Festival (2) Descending from the sky on a cloud, Alex and Yui caught the eye of the many people present. Many girls looked at Yui with Envy while many boys looked at Alex with hatred. The cloud landed and Alex jumped off, holding Yui by the waist. The magic cloud dispersed and beautiful white particles dispersed in the air. A bunch of parents clapped their hands at this magnificent sight. The Old Man who was who was silent the entire time, appeared right before Alex and Yui. He scanned both of them with his spiritual sense and found the necklace on Yui. He came forward and inspected it. Holding it in his hands, he felt the qi in the air gathering towards it. Everyone here is at least a martialist or a Qi Condensation realm, so they were capable of sensing qi. Astonished, they looked closer and saw many complex formations on it. This was a masterpiece. It was beautiful and practical. They also recognized the defensive formation on it. The Old Man stared at Yui and asked "Where did you get this from?" Many people also wanted to know, so they perked up. When Yui was asked this, her face reddened and she pointed at Alex. "Alex gave it to me" Like if they were in sync, the people all turned their heads towards Alex at the same time. If people could communicate by stares, the stares would be saying ''Where did you get it so I can buy one!'' Alex scratched his head awkwardly and answered with an embarrassed look. "Well, I made it for her. It took a lot of energy to make. I bought the necklace at the price of a tier-1 spiritual stone and spent 12 hours inscribing the formations." Everybody who heard this nearly spat blood. They closed their eyes and calmed themselves down, but everytime they thought about it, their veins buffed out in frustration. ''This kid has no common sense.'' ''You call 12 hours of work a lot of energy?'' ''Do you know how much time is needed to make a qi gathering formation and an Earth-Rralm Defensive formation? Then let us tell you...14 days!!!'' ''You said 1 Tier-1 Spiritual Stone? The could make a family of 3 live a satisfactory life!'' ''And Wipe that stupid embarrassed look on your face, that is a masterpiece you created not some toy that could be made on a whim.'' The faces of the formation masters around darkened. They just wanted to find a hole and jump in. If a 10-year old kid was better than they were, what were they then? After a while, everyone calmed down. They were about to start the festival, but they were interrupted by the sound of a carriage getting louder as it was getting closer. Everybody turned their heads again to the gate of the festival. A majestic carriage parked itself in front of the gate. The townspeople wondered who it was as the village they were in didn''t have any people who could afford carriages. Only wealthy merchants who passed through the town had them. The door opened and people saw Shen Fei walking out. They took a peek and left towards their tables. Shen Fei, who was expecting people to become excited when seeing the person within the carriage, had a grim face instantly as he realized that all of the people left. He quickly looked around and saw Alex and Yui sitting at a table speaking to each other. Shen Fei was frustrated and confused on how they got here before him. He looked around and found a guard beside the gate. "Hey friend, do you know when those two got here?" Shen Fei asked the guard and pointed at Alex and Yui, while passing a gold coin to the him. The guard accepted the coin and answered with a slight tone of admiration " Oh those two, they flew in on a cloud. It was like a God and a Goddess descended upon Centorih! They arrived a couple minutes before you. We found out that the kid next to the girl had gifted her a necklace that was both beautiful and practical. A Qi gathering Formation and a Earth-Realm Defensive Formation are carved onto it. It took him 12 hour which also makes him a genius in formations." Shen Fei listened attentively and was immediately filled with envy and hatred for Alex. Although the three have been childhood friends, Shen Fei developed a lot of feelings for Yui. But She had never played that much attention to him, and she always clung onto Alex. He started hating Alex more and more as time passed. His hatred exploded yesterday, when he was sent home for almost killing Yui and Alex. Just when he thought that he could get Yui because he got accepted in the SampelBurg''s Institute of Cultivation, Alex had gotten in his way. Now, Alex had also foiled his plans of attracting attention. Shen Fei calmed himself to not create a scene in public. He went to the table Alex and Yui were sitting at with a forced smile. "Hey." Shen Fei greeted them. Alex and Yui who saw him nodded and waved their hands at him. They then went back to the conversation they were having. Shen Fei got pissed ,but he still kept a fake smile while his his lips twitched a little. He looked around and started speaking with others. "What, Really? You actually got accepted in the SampelBurg''s Institute of Cultivation!?" One of his friends cried out. Many people heard this and surrounded Shen Fei. Answering many questions that were asked, he had gotten a lot of attention. He glanced at Yui, but she was still speaking to Alex as if he was not there. When he saw that he was being ignored by the girl he loved, his face darkened. He immediately looked at Alex with hatred and tried to embarrass him. " Hey Alex, did you get into any institutions or academies?" "No." Alex replied with a calm face. "Aren''t you a genius, how can they not accept you?" Shen Fei frowned not expecting such an answer. Alex closed his eyes while thinking, when he opened his eyes, he looked at the expecting eyes of the crowd "Hmmm, now that I think about it...I guess I never applied to any." At that moment, the crowd''s jaws dropped. They didn''t know whether they should have laughed or cried. ''You didn''t even think about it!?'' Shen Fei sensed an opportunity to humiliate Alex. "So I guess our town''s genius isn''t as great as we thought. But I, on the other hand, have been accepted in the best institute in our our region." Many people understood Shen Fei''s intention when he said that and sighed. They looked at Alex waiting to see an embarrassed expression. But contrary to their expectations, Alex still had a calm face, no, he was smiling? Alex, of course, knew Shen Fei''s Intention. He looked at Yui and returned his gaze to Shen Fei and said "Well, I have been training these past few years to go find my parents, I was also thinking about joining an institution or an academy, but if most the people are like you and use their status as students to oppress others, then I''d rather not join." "Hahahahaha" The crowd laughed and nodded their head in agreement. They were a small village compared to others, so they were often bullied by people from the institutions and academies. Shen Fei realized this mistake and his face flushed red in embarrassment. Alex then continued to talk to Yui. The old man chucked when he saw this, it reminded himself of when he was young. Suddenly, the leader and his council got up the stage. The leader was dressed in a golden cultivator robe as he spoke into the voice enhancer. The voice enhancer was made of a Sound Enhancing Formation. "Ahem! Ladies and Gentlemens, I ask you to please return to your seats as the festival will start soon." The crowd around the table Alex was sitting at dispersed back to their seats. After a while, the person in front of the ''mic'' started speaking again. "Hello! My name is Sun Huo and I, first of all, want to thank you for coming here tonight to celebrate the founding of this village. We have planned many activities tonight such as a little tournament for our young to test their abilities against each other and a buffet where there will be good food and drinks from the best restaurants in this village...." Leader Sun Huo continued his speech for half an hour. When it was done, everyone started eating at the buffet as they were hungry from the long day. Alex and Yui ate together and laughed. This took about 2 hours. When they finished, Alex stretched out his hand to Yui and asked her for a dance. She was quite surprised as she had never expected Alex to take initiative. After recovering from her initial shock, she chuckled and took Alex''s hand. Alex pulled her to her feet and they started dancing to the music that the musicians were playing. As he had ''The Art of Dance'' Skill, he followed the music''s rhythm. The people watching were mesmerized by the duo dancing. Because of Alex''s skill, he had reached perfection in the art of dance. After a while, many couples joined in and suddenly the whole dance floor was filled with people dancing. After 15 minutes, Sun Huo got on the stage again and said "Now that everyone has had their full and had fun, we will go to the next event. The tournament. I will remind all the youngsters participating that this is not to hurt the other party but rather get pointers from each other. I ask all people between the age of 8 and 16 to please come up the stage!" When they were asked to come up, 32 people stood up and headed towards the stage. That included Alex, Yui and Shen Fei. Shen Fei had an evil smirk on his face as this was the best time to get revenge on Alex. Chapter 19 - Festival (3){Tournament} When everyone was on the stage, they all had to draw a number from the box. The two people with matching numbers would spar each other. The rules were pretty simple. To win, either make the other party get out of the lines set or make them admit defeat. No crippling nor killing. Cheating is forbidden. If anyone violated any of these rules, they would be isolated in a temporary space for a day. A temporary space could be created by any village as a prison. The space within was dark and made you feel like you were floating through space alone. "We will now begin!" Sun Huo shouted. "Pair 1 please come up to the arena!" Two people came from both sides of the arena. They looked at each other and bowed. "Begin!" When they both heard the signal, one took out a sword while the other took out an axe. They sword user rushed forward while the axe user slid his front foot back into a swinging stance. {Wu Family Sword Style: 3rd Strike>Simple But Complex} {Puti Family Axe Art: 2nd Move>Weight of 10 Men} They both yelled the name of the technique they were using. *Boom* Both sides used their family techniques. The clash of power created a small shockwave. After a moment of silence, the sword user fell unconscious on the ground. "The winner of Match #1 is Huang Puti!" *clap**clap**clap* The crowd cheered for Huang Puti. Alex, who watched the battle, was reminded of something. It was that he didn''t really have any techniques. Alex went behind a wall and quickly materialized a sword. He recalled many battles using his soul sword and smiled. He swung it vertically and a notification popped up in front of him. It appeared before but he always forgot about it as it appeared in the middle of battles. [Technique Creation] [{Input Name} Description: A vertical strike.The momentum increases the speed of the strike] Alex named the technique, {Vertical Slash}. He then did the same a horizontal and diagonal strike which he named {Horizontal Slash} and {Diagonal Slash}. He used the merging feature on the three new skills and got this skill. [Omnipresent Strikes Lvl.1 Description: Once the target get in a 1-meter range of the user, the user can release strikes from every direction. (Level up to increase range by 1 meter)] "I did it again...I created another Overpowered Skill." Alex couldn''t believe his eyes. As long as he increased the skills level, he would be able to break through anyone''s defense. He is basically invincible against anyone in the Earth-Realm or lower. When Alex was done, he returned to his seat next to Yui. He had been paying attention to the fights with his soul power. His number was 13, so he was going next. Honestly, he was kind of nervous because this was the first time he would fight in front of others. When his number got called, he walked up to the arena. He looked at the crowd and saw Yui giving him a thumbs up. Alex bowed to his opponent and the latter did the same. "Begin!" The signal was given. Alex had already materialized his soul sword before the match. His opponent was also a sword user, so he unsheathed his sword. He saw that Alex had yet to remove his sword from the its sheath. He frowned and asked Alex. "Hey I know you''re strong and all but can you at least unsheate your sword." Alex was confused for a moment before realizing and the responded "Oh sorry, I didn''t mean to be disrespectful, but this is my sword style. I hope it won''t bother you too much." His opponent nodded. There were many sword styles out there so he wasn''t surprised by Alex''s answer. He then rushed towards Alex at his highest speed. He then saw Alex pivot his front foot and slide his back foot to the front with a wider stance. Alex then unsheathed his blade a bit with a *click* sound. He immediately disappeared and appeared half a meter behind his opponent. The small part of his sword that was revealed went back in the sheath with another *click*. Silence. The crowd didn''t understand what had happened. They then heard cracking sounds. They turned to Alex''s opponent and saw his sword cracking until it broke. His clothes went from long sleeves to short sleeves with a perfect cut. Last but not least, they saw a small cut on his neck. "I admit defeat!" Alex''s opponent was a bit pale as he felt like he had just experienced death and has been brought back to life. He continued with a kowtow "I, Hu Ling, am grateful to you, Alex King, for sparing my life!" Alex and the crowd were flabbergasted at this sight. Alex then helped Hu getting on his feet and went to back beside Yui. When Sun Huo recovered from his shock, he declared the winner. "The winner of Match #13 is Alex King!" People started clapping and cheering for Alex. Girls started blushing when they recalled Alex''s handsome face and his amazing sword skills. Yui was especially mesmerized by the scene. When Alex sat beside her, he still had his calm face. She congratulated him for his win. The next matches went pretty quickly. "The winner of Match #14 is ...." "The winner of Match #15 is Yui Yun" "The winner of Match #16 is Shen Fei" Those who lost were awarded 10 gold coins for their effort. While the winners stayed on the stage. The tournament continued. They drawled numbers again. Yui lost in the semifinals which was pretty good as she didn''t have combat experience. The one who won against her was Shen Fei. He had tried to sneak in some perverted moves, but when Yui saw it the first time, she immediately admitted defeat. Many people saw the way Shen Fei was acting and shot him a momentary look of disdain. Alex also saw this and the image of Shen Fei being his friend had a crack on it. The finals were finally happening. Alex and Shen walked into the arena. Alex''s previous matches allowed him to level up the ''Omnipresent Strikes'' Skill to reach Lvl.3 which means he had a 3-meter range. "Begin!" Sun Huo shouted for the battle to start. Shen Fei started rushing towards Alex with a sword in hand. He wanted to utterly humiliate Alex. His hatred for him grew through time. Alex was pissed and was thinking how he should deal with Shen Fei. He tried to assault Yui? Courting Death! Alex smirked as he did the same thing he has been doing in all the battles. He pivoted his front foot and slid his back foot to the front in a wider stance. He took a large breath in and exhaled slowly. Shen Fei finally stepped in his 3-meter range and was getting closer by the second. Alex then used his ''Omnipresent Strikes'' Skill. As his head descended a bit, a blue coloured ark followed his eyes. It was like lighting was following a pathway created by Alex''s eyes. Alex appeared behind Shen Fei and sheated his still unrevealed blade. The latter''s upper clothes shredded and were in so many pieces that it was like it was snowing. Shen Fei immediately realized what Alex''s other opponents felt. He quickly admitted defeat. He started walking out of the arena. "Why is my ass so cold all of a sudden?" He felt cold on his butt but he didn''t think too much about it. Behind him, the crowd were trying to contain their laughter. Especially Yui, who was almost assaulted by Shen Fei. Alex came down and patted Yui on the head while smiling. "I avenged you right?" ..Pfft.. The people around them heard this and couldn''t help but laugh. Yui nodded her head and hid her red face from Alex''s gaze. *Puuuiiii**Boom* Fireworks lit up the night sky. It was an amazing sight to see. "I declare Alex King is the winner of the tournament, making him the #1 genius in our village!" Sun Huo declared loudly. Many people cheered and enjoyed the rest of the night. Alex saw that Yui was tired, so he told everyone that he would be leaving. He also told the old man who just nodded with a mysterious smile. The smile made a shiver go down Alex''s back. He used the flying cloud spell he had created and flew away with Yui on his arms. Shen Fei gritted his teeth at the sight in anger. He had planned many things tonight to increase his reputation, but instead ,because of Alex, his reputation ended up decreasing. After he had left the tournament arena, Shen Fei discovered that Alex had cut his pants showing his underpants to the crowd. He had been thoroughly humiliated. He swore that he would get revenge. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª The next part may not be suited for certain audiences, please proceed with caution or skip it¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Meanwhile, Alex arrived at Yui''s house. He opened the door and brought her to her room. He placed her on the bed, he watched her sleep and brushed her hair to the side. When he turned around to leave, he was pulled onto the bed. He turned and saw that Yui had grabbed him. ''Where did this strength come from?'' He realized that Yui was pretty powerful. He looked at her cultivation and saw that she had become Martialist-Grade 9 which was the same rank as him. He then remembered the necklace he gave her. Alex was about to shake her off of him to leave, but he then felt a leg rubbing against his ''little brother''. Alex stiffened. He looked at Yui who was still asleep. Alex was helpless. After an hour, Yui was still sleeping with his arm as a pillow. With his ''little brother'' hostage, Alex could only remain at the stuck. He eventually dozed off to the land of dreams. Chapter 20 - Making a Large Scale Formation Alex woke up and felt something heavy on his chest. He looked down and saw Yui hugging him. He slowly tried to lift her arms off of him. By the slight pressure on her arms, Yui woke up. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked around. She felt the thing she was hugging was comfortable, so she tightened her hug. "Argh" Alex, who felt this, grunted as quietly as he could. Yui, who has a martialist cultivation base, had heightened senses. She immediately heard Alex''s grunt and looked up. The window shone light into the room, so she adjusted her eyes to the light. When she could clearly see again, she saw Alex''s handsome face. Silence. Their was complete silence. Yui and Alex just stared at each other. *POOF* Yui''s mind went blank. Her face turned scarlet as she blushed. She then tried to remember what happened the night before. An image of Alex placing her on the bed appeared. She held Alex back and threw him onto the bed. Alex was the victim in this situation but she didn''t want to admit to it. So she blamed it on him. "Kyaaa! G-get o-out!!!" Yui yelled as she stuttered. She took a pillow and threw it at him. "Hey wait! Let me explain!" Alex panicked as he dodged the the pillow. He covered Yui''s mouth to make her stop yelling. Yui blushed even more at the situation and kicked Alex''s h.i.p.s. His back then landed on the bed and she jumped on his belly. *Boom* "Yui are you ok----" Old Man Han barged into the room worried but his eyes widened at the situation in front of him. ''Why is Yui on top of him?'' ''Are they already at that stage in their relationship!?'' The old man tilted his hair sideways as he was thinking. Both Alex and Yui knew what the old man was thinking and blushed. They both denied it as quickly as they could. After a couple minutes, they fixed the misunderstanding and Alex started to leave. He opened the window and looked into his house. Alex turned around around to say goodbye and waved his hands. He then teleported away, back to his house. "Goodbye!" When Alex left, Yui snapped out of her daze and wanted to see Alex off but he was already gone. The old man looked at her with a weird smile and laughed. Back to Alex, he was changing into a pair of sweatshirt and sweatpants. And like any good old system, it had an inventory function, so he stored the cultivator robe in there. Alex then walked out of his house. He ran for an hour and did other physical exercises. Many women who passed him blushed as saw his godly body as he took his shirt off. His muscles were condensed and he had a handsome face. Most of them also knew that he had many spiritual stones. He was basically perfect as he was a cultivator, was good looking and could provide money a lot of money. Alex felt the gazes of the people and waved at them with a warm smile. At that moment, every girl who was looking at him blushed and hid their faces. The guys in the vicinity saw this and sighed with a look of jealousy. After returning home, Alex took a shower and changed into casual clothes. After making himself food and eating it, he took of to the Council Building. He wanted to meet the leaders of the village to discuss something. As a genius of the village, he had more power than normal citizens. After waiting an hour or so, he was invited into the council room. He greeted the leaders with a slight bow. They told him to sit in one of the empty chairs and began speaking. "Alex, we heard that you have something to discuss with us." Alex nodded and answered politely "Yes, I was thinking of making a large scale formation for the village." The council was visibly shocked as they didn''t expect something like this. Sun Huo, the leader of the village, spoke up after recovering from his daze. "Alex, my boy, a formation that covers the entire village will cost about 50 Tier-1 Spiritual Stones which is 5000 gold coins! Why would you do this for us?" Alex chuckled a bit and answered with a sincere expression on his face. "This village is my home, the community is my second family. Yesterday, I was reminded about how this village is always oppressed by Institutes and Academies, so I wanted to do this protect everyone from situations like those. I would be devastated if something bad happened to the village. As for the money, no amount of money can mend the guilt that would be etched on soul for being unable to help if the such situations ever happens in the future." Sun Huo and the council were touched by Alex''s speech. They sighed and accepted the construction of the large scale formation. Alex then went on to explain his plan of building an Earth-Realm Defensive Formation. Sun Huo called all formation Masters in town to gather. Those who participated in the construction would be rewarded 10 gold each. All of them agreed. Alex led the group. Using the Council Building as the center, he walked 2km in front of it. He and the other formation masters created a circle out of the blood. The blood belonged to about 10 Earth Realm beast ,that Alex had preserved from his hunts, around the village. she had also made weird symbols which all formation masters use to create formations. All formation master except Alex had left as they were exhausted. Alex, who was boosted by his levels, was as physically strong as someone with about an Earth-Realm Grade 4 cultivation base. The only reason he would lose was the difference of the amount of qi within their bodies. Also that their qi would gain an element at the Earth Realm. Alex worked continuously for 15 hours. He wore 2 bracelets and a necklace with qi gathering arrays on them. The amount of qi he used was replenished in an instant. The Formations he had set up were about 90% completed. He then placed an fire, water, earth, wind and lightning elemental stones at 5 different places. He created qi channels connecting them together, forming a star shape. Alex went back to the council Building and made went in the courtyard in the middle of it. He created a big qi gathering formation covering the entire yard. After concealing it, Alex created a pedestal to activate the arrays. He found his qi channels and connected them to the qi gathering formation. By then, half of the workers had showed up. They were waiting for the rest. Alex then took out 5 beautifully carved tokens. He connected each of them individually to the formation. He set it up so that without at least 3 tokens activated, the formation would not function. When that was done, Alex walked out of the building. He saw Sun Huo and his council. Thinking about it, he asked them to follow him. He walked outside with them. Outside of the building, Alex was greeted by the formation masters. He nodded and told them a very good piece of news. "Thank you all for coming again!.. I have finished the formation a couple minutes ago. Follow me!" Alex gave them a thumbs up and walked back in. The jaws of everybody there dropped to the ground. Was he kidding? No, he wasn''t that type of guy. Did he really finish it? Many questions appeared within their minds as they followed him in daze. The people who were most shocked by these events were Sun Huo and his council members. They also followed Alex while their minds. was in frenzy. Once they arrived in the Council Building''s Couryard, a pedestal immediately caught their eyes. They took a closer look and found qi channels connected to it. Alex, seeing that everyone was here, started speaking. "I guess that many of you have seen the qi channels already, yeah? Well, under your feets is a big qi gathering formation that would gather all qi from the stratosphere within a 5km radius." Everyone gasped at this reveal. That was a massive amount of qi that could make make anyone who cultivated with it grow leaps and bounds. They wanted to cultivate with it but they were disappointed when they heard Alex add another statement. "Oh yeah, the formation would explode if used for any other purpose except powering the formations that includes cultivating." Alex knew what they would be thinking so he had added this function to the formation to prevent others from being greedy and using the formation themselves.He took out the tokens and explained their use. "These 5 tokens are the key to activating the formations. As long as three are used, the array will activate. Here, give them out to the most trustworthy council members and keep one for yourself." Alex gave it to Sun Huo to distribute. He then asked them to activate it. *Boom* A massive amount of qi gathered at the qi gathering formation and flowed through the qi channels. After 10 seconds, a transparent barrier surrounded the entire village. Every cultivator including the old man and Yui saw this. They looked at the the barrier and were shocked to see that it was an Earth-Realm defensive Formation. Back to where Alex was, the formation masters were speechless. ''Genius! He actually did it!'' ''And under 24 hours!'' The formation Masters didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. Was someone pulling a prank on them? Suddenly, one of them noticed something and spoke up. "Wait, there is more than one formation." Alex laughed with calm expression as he explained. "Yes, you are right. Accompanying the Defensive formation are small additions such as an Elemental Retaliation Formation, an Illusion Formation that could trick Qi Condensation Realm cultivators and a Fatigue Inducing Formation." Everybody''s jaw dropped once again as their eyebrows twitched. ''You call that small additions? Those additions are almost on par with the Earth-Realm Defensive Formation. If it were any other person saying that, we would beat them to death.'' ''Also, How can you work so fast? We would have needed to spend 2 months to replicate [email protected]#$%@#$" After they all finished cursing in their minds. They were paid 10 gold coins each and left after sayin their goodbyes. Alex also returned home as he was totally exhausted from the amount of work he did. He climbed up the highest building and teleported to his house when it came into view. He walked in to the house lazily and jumped onto his bed. Feeling the comfortable feeling of the pillow, he fell asleep. Chapter 21 - Qi Condensation Realm Alex''s eyes opened slowly as the sun rose from the horizon. Looking through the window, Alex sighed. ''Its about time that I get on the move.'' Although Alex wanted to stay in the village, He still wanted to find his parents and take revenge on the people who took them. He then closed his eyes and smiled. ''Status!'' Alex inwardly said. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-1 Formation Master | Weapons Specialist World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1071 Level:19 Strength: 47 Dexterity: 45 Intelligence: 535.5+33 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 44 Cultivation: Martialist-Grade 9 Current Form: {Child} SP: 20335 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.99, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.32, Elemental Magic Lvl.17, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.2(Sleeping Magic counted)} Movement Skills:{Running Lvl.36, Acrobatics Lvl.15} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.28, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.43} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist, Omnipresent Strikes Lvl.3} Other Skills:{Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.50}} ''I guess it''s about time that I start cultivating seriously.'' Alex thought while opening his eyes . "Celestine, buy a Teenager-Tier Skill Creation." [Buying Teenager-Tier Skill Creation] [-10SP] ''Create a skill called ''Perfect Qi Condensation Method'' and it would allow me to perfectly condense my qi.'' [Skill Created] [Perfect Qi Condensation Method Description: Allows User to condense their Qi in a Qi pool in the Lower Dantian/Qihai] ''Merge the ''Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method'' and the ''Perfect Qi Condensation Method''!'' Alex asked Celestine to merge the two skills. [Perfect Basic Cultivation Method has been created] After gaining the method, Alex created another huge formation. Combining his accessories which also gathered huge amounts of qi. Alex looked outside and it was already the afternoon. Alex ate something he had frozen then sat in a lotus position in the middle of the formation. He took a deep breath and relaxed. He prepared himself. After taking a small break, Alex activated all the Qi gathering Formations at once. Massive amounts of Qi descended onto Alex. He then absorbed all the qi. He did it with ease as he used the ''Perfect Basic Cultivation Method''. In his lower Dantian/Qihai, all the qi that was being absorbed was refined into a Translucent Pure Qi. The new Qi could then be seen condensing. When it turned into a ball, Another surge of the Translucent Qi was refined and repeated the process of Condensation. Alex kept refining and condensing his Qi. The more layers there was, the bigger his Qi pool would be and he stronger his Qi would be. Alex sat in the lotus position for hours. A day had passed and Alex opened his eyes. Success! He had successfully reached the Qi Condensation Realm. He released his Qi and he saw a Translucent Qi. Alex frowned at the sight. He had seen people''s qi but it was never Translucent. Everytime he saw it, it was a blue-ish color. Before he could ask his system, Celestine already answered. [The Perfect Basic Cultivation Method allows Master to refine the world''s Qi into an extremely pure form. The blue color in other cultivator''s qi are the impurities in their qi. Master''s translucent is the most pure with 0 impurities. Master can also change the color if he needs to.] Alex nodded at this. He then changed his Qi''s color to a blue color because he didn''t know what other people''s reaction would be if they saw his qi. Alex then closed his eyes once again and cultivated. Qi Condensation-Grade 2 Qi Condensation-Grade 3 ..... Qi Condensation-Grade 9 This was possible due to him holding his cultivation back for 5 years and the massive amounts of Qi that was still gathering. Alex then drew Qi Gathering Formations on his Qi pool making him replenish his qi in an instant. After that, he destroyed the large Qi Gathering Formation and went to his kitchen to make some food for himself. He studied the world''s map and drifted away into the land of dreams. Chapter 22 - Assassin, Again? Alex woke up from the morning sun shining upon his room. His eyes slowly opened. He then started to float. Using his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'', Alex used his Soul power to lift himself up. He did the usual morning routine and went downstairs. He then put on some clothes and went on a stroll down the street. Sometimes, he would see someone who needed a hand and helped them. He would also use Healing Magic on people who got hurt. Magic was something very rare in this world. You could say that Alex was the only one who knew how to use it. That was because this world focused on Qi cultivation instead. The Qi within the air was more dominant than the Mana so it was practically impossible for the inhabitants of Centorih to sense it. Alex, however, had the Skill Creation System. He has the skill ''Magic Affinity'' which allowed him to sense it. Every time people saw him use magic, they were excited and looked at him with reverence. They felt like he was a Young God sent by the heavens. Just as Alex finished healing a child who had fallen, he heard a familiar sound. *clack**clack**clack**clack* It was the sound of Shen Fei''s carriage. It had the SIC''s insignia on it. Since the tournament in the festival, Alex no longer considered Shen Fei a friend. He didn''t know when this transformation happened. When the carriage was getting closer, a kid went in the middle of the street to catch the ball he dropped. The driver wanted to stop but Shen Fei, who saw this, told him to continue going. When Alex saw this, he turned his body around dashed towards the kid. He activated his ''Lvl.36 Running'' and dissapeared like a phantom. The surrounding people were shocked at his speed. They then saw the kid, who was in danger, disappear from where he was standing. Alex pushed his speed to its limit and brought the kid to the other side of the road. A trail of dust followed after him. Shen Fei''s jaw dropped to the ground. Alex''s speed was too fast for his eyes to see. This was because of Alex''s running skill which allowed him to increase his speed up to 86%. The crowd cheered for Alex as the kid in his arms ran towards his mother. The kid''s mom, Lisa, was a teacher for children who are between 3-5 years old. Alex followed the kid to her. "You should be careful around the streets and you should keep an eye for this little guy." Alex said with a smile and sweet voice while patting her head. Lisa blushed and nodded as she turned her head away. When Alex saw this, his mouth twitched and remembered what Celestine once said to him. ''Although they are human, with the Qi Within the air, they grow faster than the people on earth, meaning that someone who is 10 years old here is basically the equivalent of an 16 years old.'' Alex then walked away from the commotion. Shen Fei who had been watching and berated by the crowd was gritting his teeth as he saw Alex''s back walking away. ©\------------©\--------------------------- Alex ate at a restaurant and went home. He looked at the house opposite of his and decided to go visit Yui. When he arrived at the door, he knocked. He waited and knocked again. ''Could they have gone out?'' Alex asked himself. Alex then used his soul power to search the entire town. If he really got serious and had to resort to using his soul power, he could obliterate a city. ''Huh? Where are they?'' Alex searched the entire town and found neither the old man nor Yui. They were the most important people to him aside from his parents. Alex inhaled a breath of air and exhaled as he released massive amounts of Soul Power to search for them. Moments later, he found them and detected people surrounding them. Alex then dashed towards their direction. While Alex was rushing towards them, Old Man Han and Yui were surrounded by people dressed in black cloaks. They had an extremely murderous aura exploding out their bodies. Although the old man could normally easily get out of the situation, the men dressed in cloacks all held a hand sized Spiritual Stone with a Power suppressing formation. With this many of the same formations, even the Old Man would only have the strength of a Qi Condensation Grade-9 Cultivator. Yui on the other hand had all of her cultivation suppressed. ''Kill them!!!'' The leader of the group ordered his men. After the order was given, the people who were originally watching, took out bows and Qi imbued arrows. These types of arrows could even kill a Earth Realm Cultivator. Now that the Old Man''s Cultivation was suppressed, they would have no problem killing him. Yui saw this. She didn''t know why these people targeted them but if they shot her grandfather would certainly die. She stood up and went in front of him. The old Man was surprised at her actions and smiled. The arrows were about to shoot and Yui closed her eyes. ''I''m sorry Alex! Goodbye!'' Tears ran down her cheeks as she remembered the moments she spent with Alex and especially the night of the festival. She touched the ring and smiled. She had thought of using it but she didn''t want to involve Alex in this mess The arrows shot and quickly flew towards them. "Alex, I wish I could see you once more." Yui yelled as the arrows were a meter away from her. She decided to use the ring as she thought Alex would be too far away from the them. The ring''s defensive formation kicked in and created a barrier. A couple of arrows were stopped but only a few of them were stopped. She closed her eyes as she accepted her fate. Just as she thought she was done for, she heard a familiar voice saying. "Well I am right here!" She turned around and saw that, the arrows that were supposed to hit her, were suspended in the air. She then saw a figure coming out of the forest. The men in black cloaks were also surprised to see the arrows not moving in the air. The figure was Alex. A few moments after he entered the forest, he felt that the defensive formation, on the ring he gave to Yui, activate. He immediately rushed at his top speed at her direction. Fortunately, he had made in time to stop the arrows with his soul power. He also heard Yui''s last request and was deeply moved by it. Alex then used ''Short-Range Teleportation'' to appear before Yui. It had stunned her for a moment but she cried as she hugged him.The Old Man, who had been watching this scene, wore a mysterious smile on his face. Alex patted Yui''s head and handed her over to Old Man Han. He retracted his soul power to detect only 100 meters around him. He looked at the men who were in black cloacks. They all saw him right now and they tensed when they saw him teleport. They also couldn''t tell what Alex''s cultivation was as the system protected him from others finding it out. Alex used his ''Identify'' Skill and gazed upon all of them. He then said with an indifferent expression "An Earth Realm Grade-5, An Earth Realm Grade 2 and the rest are only Qi Condensation Cultivators!" "What?!" Eveyone was shocked when they heard what Alex said as they knew that he could see pass their Cultivation Realms in a blink of an eye. Alex chuckled and asked "Who are you and who sent you?" The Black-claocked men all looked at each other and the leader responded on their behalf. "We are assassins. As for our client, we can''t tell you as that would break the rules of the Assasin Organization." "Assassins?" Alex looked at Yui and the Old Man who were looking at him. The Old Man definitely knew why but Yui didn''t have a clue. He then turned his head back at the assassins and remembered the assassin from 10 years ago that attacked the old man. "Won''t Say!?" Alex continued. He activated the His Fighting Spirit and Killing Intent. The temperature dropped at that moment. Alex''s killing intent overwhelmed the assassin''s by a large amount. Shivers went down the assassins spines as felt the frightening amount of killing intent. They felt as they had no way to win this fight. Even Yui and the Old Man were shocked ''Is that really Alex?'' They asked themself this question as they looked at Alex. Chapter 23 - You Dont Deserve It "Quickly, move the Power Suppressing Formation onto the boy!" The assassin Leader yelled as he pointed at Alex with a look of panic all over his face. Even if they did that, they knew that the Old Man would take a couple of minutes to recover. When Alex saw this, he smirked. He had the system after all. Most of his power came from his attributes. The Formation that they were using worked by suppressing the Qi within the target''s body. But they didn''t know that he has Soul Power, Magic Power and his attributes that can all substitute his Qi. "Kill Him!!" The assassins took out their bows and arrows again and shot. *Swish**Puii* Arrows came down on Alex. He used ''Acrobatics'' to dodge them all. With Alex''s speed, the arrows looked like they just passed through him. The eyes of the assassins widened at this scene. Isn''t this guy having his cultivation suppressed? How can he be so fast!? They stared at him as if he were a ghost. Alex, on the other hand, materialized his soul sword. He also used his Soul Power to catch the arrows that were coming towards him. He lifted his finger and pointed it at the assassins to use magic. {Elemental Magic: Ice Lock} The ground under the assassins turned into ice and their legs were locked in a crystal of ice. Alex then turned the arrows around and shot them back at them. *Puii* The arrows flew directly towards them. When they saw this, they paled and tried to defend against them. Blood splattered everywhere as people were pierced through their hearts or their heads. The forest reeked of blood and those that survived the bombardment were pale as they shivered in fear. ''This guy is way too strong. They couldn''t even fight back.'' "Sir, please let us go! We''ll give you what you want! Mercy!" They were newcomers in the industry and this is their first mission. They thought that it would be easy as they had never failed a mission but who would have guessed that a kid would annihilate most of the team. Alex then used his ''Short-Range Teleportation'' to appear in front of the leader. He in unsheathed his sword and swung down. The assassin Leader bent his back backwards and took out a pair of daggers to block Alex''s sword. Alex saw this and rotated his sword 90 degrees. He then twisted his entire body 360 while getting into a crouching position. *Pshhh* Alex''s sword was extremely fast. He cut right through the assassins leader''s body. Blood gushed out everywhere. The morale of the assassins plummeted as they saw their leader being cut in two. Their leader was an Earth Realm Grade-5 Cultivator after all. He could even defeat Earth Realm Grade-6 Cultivators if he went all out. Now, a person appeared out of nowhere and killed their leaders and brothers. They wanted to beg for mercy but they fell into despair after the next sentence came out of Alex''s mouth. "Mercy? You don''t deserve it!" Alex then lifted his finger once more and a red Magic circle appeared. He used Elemental and Demonic Magic together. {#$%Demon Flame#^&@} Alex could use Demon Language because of his system. He could be fluent in speaking and writing every language. If anyone else wanted to speak it, they would take at least 5 years because of its complexity. Demon Flame was a self-created spell that needed a blood sacrifice. The blood of the sacrifice would fuse into the Elemntal flame. You could say that the flame was from Hell but Hell''s Flame used many more sacrifices than Alex. Alex would have to sacrifice at least 1 trillion humans to create a thumb sized Hell Flame. The flame ,that Alex created a moment ago, circled around the assassins corpses and burnt them to ashes. Alex then felt their souls and smirked. {Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Prison} {Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Torture Seal} {Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Slave Seal} {Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Storage} Alex imprisoned them and turned them into his slaves. He could activate the Soul Torture Seal and torture them if he needed to vent out some anger. He the stored them in a Storage which allowed him to store souls in a private dimension. He could send his soul in to check on them if he needed to. He then remembered something important he needed to do. {Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Memory Read} By using his skill, Alex read all the memories of the assassins to find out their client. ''Stephen Sirius King? Monarch of the Supreme-Tier Kingdom of Sirius?'' Alex has heard of the the Great Kingdom of Sirius but he never expected the Monarch to try to Kill Old Man Han and Yui. ''King? We have the same last name. coincidence?'' Alex pushed that thought aside for now. He then retracted his killing intent and fighting spirit. The once lush forest was now crimson red as there was blood splattered everywhere. It was like hell descended upon Centorih. Alex turned around and looked at Yui and Old Man Han. They didn''t know what to make out of the scene that just happened in front of them. When Alex looked at them, with the gory scene and the sunset behind him, he looked like the God of Death. After a long silence, Alex realized his mistake and used Water Magic to clean up the scene. This was the first time Yui has seen someone die up close. She took half an hour of Old Man Han and Alex comforting her for her to calm down. "Alex, Thank you for saving us!" Yui gave an intimate hug as she thanked Alex. Alex replied with a smile and a thumbs up. "It''s no problem!" Yui blushed and turned her head to the side. Suddenly, Old Man Han stood up and laughed. He had recovered his strength. He came up to Alex and slapped Alex on his back. "Hahaha! This is why I want to marry you to Yui." Yui blushed once more. Her face was scarlet. She wanted to hide in a hole. Alex, however, didn''t know whether to laugh or cry as he saw a familiar notification. [Pain Tolerance has leveled up] [Pain Tolerance Lvl.51] Chapter 24 - Blacksmithing Alex walked home with the Old Man and Yui. When monsters attacked them, Alex would kill them easily. Alex then read all the notifications from the fight. [Level Up ¡Á10] [Infinite Soul Convergence Has Leveled Up] [Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max] [Elemental Magic has Leveled Up ¡Á2] [Elemental Magic Lvl.19] [Demonic Magic has Leveled Up ¡Á2] [Demonic Magic Lvl.4] [Running has Leveled Up ¡Á3] [Running Lvl.39] [Acrobatics has Leveled Up ¡Á2 [Acrobatics Lvl.17] [Close-Range Teleportation has Leveled Up ¡Á2] [Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.34] [Sword Mastery has Leveled Up] [Sword Mastery Lvl.29] [Killing Intent has Leveled Up ¡Á21] [Killing Intent Lvl.64] Alex was surprised by the amount of levels he went up by after this fight. His killing intent also got a huge level up. ''Status'' Alex brought up his status window. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-1 Formation Master | Weapons Specialist World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1073 Level:19 -->29 Strength: 47+20(AP)+18(CB) Dexterity: 45+20(AP)+18(CB) Intelligence: 535.5+53 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 44+20(AP)+18(CB) Cultivation: Qi Condensation Grade-9 Current Form: {Child} SP: 20365 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.34, Elemental Magic Lvl.19, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.4(Sleeping Magic counted)} Movement Skills:{Running Lvl.39, Acrobatics Lvl.17} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.29, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.64} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Basic Cultivation Method, Phoenix Fist, Omnipresent Strikes Lvl.3} Other Skills:{Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.51}] When was excited at his new status. He was basically unrivaled. He has the strength of a Sky Realm Grade-6 Cultivator, but if the other party used Cosmos Energy, he would have a hard time winning. Cosmos Energy was more superior to Qi and Magic Power. Although Alex would still have his Soul Power and Attribute Points, he would have already lost two of his cards in the fight. The Energy Superior to Qi is Cosmos Energy while the one superior to Magic Power is Universal Mana. On Centorih, when someone sheds their mortal body, a mysterious force rejects them into space. They would be fine as cultivators no longer have to breath at a Star Realm Cultivation Base. "alex...Alex...Alex!" Yui suddenly yelled in Alex''s ears. Alex was came out of his thoughts and looked at Yui who was pouting. "What?" "Nothing! Humph!" Yui turned her head the other way and stomped her foot on the ground. Alex smiled and shrugged his shoulders. He the realized something. "Hey,Yui?" "Yeah?" Yui turned her head to Alex. "You don''t seem to have a weapon yet? Didn''t you have that sword that Shen Fei gave to you on one of your birthdays?" "I had it but I disposed it the day after the festival because he tried to touch me in front of so many people. Why do you ask?" Alex realized Yui''s logic and nodded. "Do You want me to make you one?" When Yui heard this, her eyes lit up and she looked at Alex questioning state. "Since when can you make weapons?" Alex laughed the question off and flicked her forehead. "Whether I know how or not doesn''t matter. Do you want one or not?" "Yes! Of course I want it!" Yui yelled with a pouty expression while covering her forehead with her hands. Old Man Han who has been listening to their conversation suddenly laughed. "Hahaha! As expected of Yui''s fiance. So multi-talented!" ''Oh crap! I know this laugh.'' Alex immediately retreated a meter away and got into a defensive stance. Everytime the Old Man laughed like that, he would pat him on the back. Unfortunately, this time, the Old Man appeared in front of him and patted him on his shoulders. [Pain Tolerance has Leveled Up] [Pain Tolerance Lvl.52] ''@#[email protected]%#$!'' Alex cursed in his mind. Even after the Skill leveled up so many times, it would still level up when the Old Man patted him. ''How strong was this guy?'' Alex still didn''t know the extent of the Old Man''s strength. Even with his high Level ''Identify'' skill, he couldn''t see the Old Man''s cultivation. He gave up looking into it a long time ago. Yui chuckled at this scene and they continued to walk home. The Old Man and Yui returned to their house immediately while Alex went to the bas.e.m.e.nt of his house. He activated the light formations he had set up the year before. He hasn''t used the place in six months. When he studied formations, he would always be down there. Now that he wanted to learn Blacksmithing, he came down to the bas.e.m.e.nt again. He had Alchemy and Blacksmithing equipment but he never used it. Although Alchemy was interesting, it took too much time to learn so he put it off. Alex came to the went into the workshop and took out a {Ice Wolf''s Horn}. Ice wolves came out during the winter and were at least 3 meters tall. They faught with their fangs and horn. They would use their horns for big preys and fangs for smaller prey. Meaning that their horns were extremely though and durable. They also had an ice attribute within them. Alex got this by chance as he strolled in the forest during the winter. Ice Wolves were an uncommon sight after all. Alex also took out some metals he had bought a while back. Thanks to his inventory that stopped time inside of it, they were still as new as when he bought them. He lit up the furnace and heated the strongest metal he had which was the {Water Calming Metal}. The metal could be found at a river. Just like the name implies, the water around the Metal was calm without ripples. He took it out and hammered it. He then repeated the process until the metal took the shape of the sword. *Ding* *Ding* *Ding* Sounds of the hammer hitting the metal echoed throughout the bas.e.m.e.nt. At the same time Alex also recieved a notification. [Blacksmithing Mastery has been Created] [Blacksmithing Lvl.1] When Alex stopped hitting the {Water Calming Metal}, it was shaped like a rapier just like Yui''s last sword. He then had to anneal it. By heating the sword and letting it could slowly and evenly. This step would usually take an entire day but Alex had Magic. He closed his eyes and used the Elemental Magic to cool it. After that, he created an edge and a point. He also engraved the name of the sword. The name was filled with Mana from the air. If Alex had put his own mana, Yui wouldn''t be able to wield it as he would be it''s true owner. As the sword was soft, Alex had to harden it. He heat the rapier up again and immediately placed it into the quench tank allowing the sword to cool. After this step, the sword was hardened. He then heat the sword up until the edges were a wheat color and a plum color for the centerline of the sword to temper it. Right after that, he quenched it again and cleaned it with a coarse emory paper. For the final step, Alex grinded the sword and polished it. He placed two fingers on the {Ice Wolf''s Horn} and pulled out the Ice Essense within. He then dragged his fingers along the sword and spread out the essense within the sword. To stop any major leaks, Alex used the horn itself and created a scabbard for the sword. He also added a bluish-purple rapier sword guard and a blue sword hilt. Alex looked at his sword a sighed. This was his first time making a sword after all. His soul sword was a katana he had seen back on earth with a customized design. He held the sword scabbard and unsheated the sword. ·g¤ä¤«¤Êšê¤Î„‡ (Gentle Ice Sword) Those were the words that Alex carved into the sword. When he pulled it out of its sheath, the temperature of the room slowly dropped. The sword gave off a freezing cold blue aura. Alex also used his ''Identify'' Skill on it. [{Gentle Ice Sword} Tier-4 Rapier Creator: Alex King Description: Was made with Water Calming Metal which was found near a river. The Ice Attribute was taken from an Ice Wolf''s Horn. The Name is carved with the World''s Mana. Was created as a gift for a person close to its creator. Can harm a Star Realm Cultivator. Weapon Spirit: Dormant] ''Weapon Spirit?!'' Alex was surprised to see that. When weapon spirits wake up, they increase the sword''s power and can keep growing with its wielder. Meaning that this sword has massive potential. Alex was excited to see that his first weapon was so powerful. [Blacksmithing Mastery has Leveled Up ¡Á19] [Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.20] [Title Gained: Tier-4 Spirit Blacksmith Description: Has Created a Tier-4 Weapon with Spirit. Increase Blacksmithing speed by 20% and Success Rate by 15%] Alex then stood up and cleaned up the workshop. He went to the kitchen and prepared himself some food. After eating his fill, he took a shower, changes clothes and brushed his teeth. He then headed to his bed for some rest. He had spent a lot of energy today, to save Yui and the Old Man, and make a weapon. He had a long journey ahead of him after all. He wanted to find his parents and explore the world around him. He slowly closed his eyes letting his consciousness drift in the world of dreams. When Alex slept, a gentle female voice came out of the System. [Sweet Dreams Master Alex~] Chapter 25 - Do You Have to Leave? The sun rose from the horizon, lighting up Alex''s dark room. Sounds of Birds chirping could be heard and the leaves of the lush forest fluttering in the distance. Alex''s gaze roamed the room as his eyes slowly opened. He looked at the semi-transparent blue screen in front of him. "Hey Celestine." Alex started talking to his system. [Good Morning Master. It has been a while since you have talked to me.] "Oh sorry. I have been pretty busy lately." [I have to remind Master to keep calm. Master''s emotions ran wild yesterday. The Tanquility of Emotions suppressed the worst part of it but Master still annihilated the other party.] When Alex heard this, he chuckled and nodded. "I wonder what they think of me after seeing me release so much Killing Intent." He started flying towards his closet and wore some casual clothes. He walked out of his house and started to exercise. He ran until he got tired. With his increased attributes and Cultivation Base, it started getting hard to tire himself from exercising. The only way to push himself to his limits is fighting someone stronger than him. Even that was hard as he would have to fight someone in the Sky Realm or Above. Those type of people couldn''t easily be found. After returning home, Alex took a nice warm shower. He cooked himself a nice well-balanced breakfast with an Elemental Flame. He looked at the {Gentle Ice Sword} which he forged yesterday night. He decided to leave town tomorrow morning so he planned to give the sword to Yui today. He took the sword scabbard and viewed it. There was a empty slot. He had originally planned to put some sort of jewelry there but he decided to put something else. He then took out a kite-shaped crystal from his inventory. It was a {Soul Stone}. As long as you put a tiny part of someone''s soul in it, it would indicate if the person was alive or dead. Alex injected his soul power within the crystal. The crystal shone a blue light as Alex''s soul was imprinted within it. Seeing that this light could be a fatal giveaway to the holders location when in stealth, he created a cover for it. Now whenever the cover was lifted, Yui could see whether Alex was alive or not. He placed down the sword and continued eating his breakfast. After he was done eating, he stood up and cleaned up. He placed the sword within his inventory and walked out of his house. He strolled around the streets and helped around. His reputation was very good within the village as he helped around a lot. He also had good looks. He was like an angel to them. His presence made others happy. After walking around the town, Alex came up to Yui''s house. He knocked on the door and waited. The next moment, the door opened and he saw Yui who was still in her nightgown. She also had a blanket over herself. Seeing this, Alex shook his head and flicked Yui''s forehead. He scolded her. "Do you Know what time it is?" "~Oww!" Yui covered her forehead in pain as she looked at who the person at the door was. When her vision cleared, she saw Alex and immediately repented. "Ah~!? Sorry, I won''t do it again Sir!!" Alex was surprised as he didn''t expect Yui to do this. He laughed and entered the house with Yui. When they were in the living room, Alex sat down on the couch as Yui went to change clothes. After a while, Yui came back to where Alex was. She was still curious as to why Alex would come to her house so early in the morning. "So Alex, why did you come here so early in the morning?" "Well...Do..Do you want to go out to eat somewhere with me?" Alex asked anxiously as those words came out of his mouth randomly. After Alex said that, Yui looked at him in the eye. She blushed as she didn''t expect Alex to ask her out so suddenly. She didn''t know what to say so she just responded with a simple. "S-Sure" "Do you want to go now?" Alex was surprised that she accepted. "Eh? Now? O-ok sure!" Yui snapped out of her daze and responded. When Alex heard Yui''s confirmation , he stood up and extended his hand out to help Yui up. They told the Old Man and he just chuckled. Alex and Yui left the house and walked around. When It was lunch time, Alex brought her to the town''s best restaurant. Along the way, they talked and made food memories together. After finishing lunch, Alex summoned the cloud he had created during the festival and brought Yui to a place he found when he was 7 years old. The place was in the forest. Most beast feared him and would not dare come close to him. When they arrived, Yui and Alex hopped off the cloud and made their way to the waterfall. The clear water looked magical as it glowed a sky blue light from time to time. The lush forest around them made it even more beautiful. Yui was mesmerized by this scene. It was truly a magnificent view. She woke up from her daze when Alex called and pulled her. He brought her closer to the waterfall. Alex brought her to an entrance to a cave. When they entered, a beautiful crystal cave entered Yui''s eyes. The crystals has a blue-purple coloured within them. The back of the waterfall was also seen. She followed Alex through a pathway and when she got out, a strong breeze passed by her. The blinding sun made her have to adjust her vision. She realized that she was a kilometer high from the ground and she had a view of the entire town. "Thank You for bringing me here Alex!" Alex chuckled at her reaction. It reminded him of his first time here. He was also mesmerized by the beautiful scenery. He felt that this was the right moment to ask Yui. "Yui?" "What is it Alex?" Yui turned her head to Alex when she heard him. "Would You like to be my girlfriend?" *Poof* Yui''s face became red as she blushed. She had thought of it before, but she never expected Alex to ask her so soon. Although it was sudden, it made her happy. "Yes~" Yui accepted and looked at Alex with a shy expression. They stared at each other and Alex took the initiative and held up Yui''s chin and kissed her. "W-what?" Yui seperated and touched her lips. She was shocked as she didn''t expect Alex to kiss her. She recalled the feeling and smiled. It felt nice. She felt that this was the happiest moment of her life. She wished she could just stay at this moment in time. She stared at Alex and realized something. "Hey Alex, when are you going to leave to find your parents?" Alex was surprised at this question and looked down. He didn''t expect this question to be brought up now but he answered honestly. "Tomorrow Morning. I''m leaving tomorrow morning." Yui froze. She thought that she would be able to spend more time with Alex but she was wrong. She only had a couple hours left before he left. Then She heard Alex say something else. "I''ll come back for a week every 3 months." Although she was happy that he wouldn''t leave for a year at a time, she was sad that he would come back for only a week. She then asked another question. "Alex, Do you have to leave?" Alex looked at her and smiled. He answered. "I have to. I need to save my parents. After that, I''ll come back to you." He then remembered something. He told Yui to close her eyes and he took out the Gentle Ice Sword from his inventory. When he allowed Yui to open her eyes, she saw the rapier. "Is this-?" Yui was about to ask Alex what it was but he cut her off and answered. "I forged this sword for you. Not Only is it a Tier-4 Sword, it also has a dormant spirit within it. It''s yours now." Yui held the rapier in her hand and felt a warm feeling in her heart. Although she still had questions on how Alex forged it so fast, she knew that he was a man who could not be comprehended by normal standards. Yui unsheated the sword and felt power surging out of it. She felt extremely calm while holding it. After testing it out, she sheathed it back into its scabbard. She hugged Alex for such a precious gift and thanked him. Alex caressed her hair and explained the Soul Stone Function to her. She smiled hearing that she could see if Alex was fine or not. She leaned her head on his shoulder as she gazed down upon the town. Alex held Yui''s hand and closed his eyes as the gentle breeze blew past them. Chapter 26 - Departure It was early in the morning and Alex was preparing to leave. He put rations and spare clothes in his inventory. Alex stood up and walked out of his house. When he was far enough, he looked back at his house where he had made many memories. He walked away to the gates of the Town. He bought a horse and hoped on. He took one last look at the village and was surprised to see what was behind him. The people he knew were all waving at him. They shouldn''t have known as he didn''t tell anyone. He scanned the crowd and found the person he had thought of. Yui! She was the only person he had told that he was going to leave today. Alex was touched as he knew she probably spent the entire night notifying the people within the village about his departure. He smiled and waved back. "Thank you everyone! Goodbye!" Alex said as he used magic to bring his voice to the ears of the crowd. Everyone smiled except for one person. Shen Fei. He was gritting his teeth as he looked at Alex with hatred. When he left the village for the first time, he didn''t have this many people say goodbye to him. He then calmed down and smirked. ''Well now that he is gone, I can take Yui for myself. Hehehe'' He rode his horse into the distance and sighed. He breathed the fresh air and remembered the map he bought. "Well, Let''s go! First stop, SampelBurg!" Alex rode his horse passing through many mountains and viewing the beautiful scenery. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Back at the village, the crowd started to disperse. Shen Fei walked up to Yui and grabbed her arm. "Yui, now that Alex is gone, why don''t you hang out with me?" "Go hang out with yourself." Yui freed her arm from his grasp and walked a meter away from Shen Fei. A crowd gathered around them to see the commotion. When Shen Fei heard her, his face contorted and his eyes went red into frenzy. "You are mine! Come with me now!" Yui was frightened at Shen Fei''s expression. He looked crazy. The crowd all gulped as they took a step back. They also felt his cultivation, Qi Condensation Grade-1! When Shen Fei got closer to her, Yui took out the Gentle Ice Sword and unsheathed it. The surrounding temperature decreased. The rapier radiated a chilling aura. This surprised Shen Fei, but it did not stop him. If he took Yui, he would also acquire the sword. Seeing Shen Fei still approaching, Yui closed her eyes. ''Alex! Please help me!" Yui prayed that Alex would help her but she knew it wouldn''t happen since he already left the village. Like if responding to Yui''s emotions, the rapier''s aura grew and a gentle indifferent female voice could be heard [Why have you woken me up?] Yui, who heard this, opened her eyes and looked at the sword. She remembered Alex''s words. ''Not only is it a Tier-4 Sword, it also has a dormant spirit within it.'' "Are you the weapon''s spirit?" Yui asked to confirm her suspicion. [You could say that. My name is Mia. I was created by Master Alex to help you protect yourself.] "Wow!" Yui''s eyes lit up when she heard the sword spirit talk to her. She grasped the sword''s hilt tightly. [Who''s this dude? Fricking Creep. Beat him Up. Here, let me help you.] After saying that, the ice came up under Shen Fei''s legs, freezing them in place. When this happened, Shen Fei could no longer move. He got pissed and scared of the power Yui was wielding. "Release Me, you B****!" [Now go show him your power and beat him up until he''s so scared of you, that he won''t even come close to you again.] Yui felt that this spirit was a bit violent but she went with it as she also hated Shen Fei. She came up to him and slapped him. He kicked him at his abdomen and threw a bunch of punches at his face. *Pah* *Pah* *Crack* "That feels nice" Yui said as she walked away from the black and blue Shen Fei. Chapter 27 - SampelBurg City *neigh* Alex was stopped his horse because a 5 meter wall in the distance. He saw guards standing on top of it with armour and spears. They were all above Qi Condensation Realm Grade-5. Even Earth Realm Cultivators would have a hard time invading this place. He walked through the gates and saw a street full of people. He saw stalls with people selling their goods. "Selling a Tier-1 Sword for 10 Gold!" "Selling a Qi Gathering Formation for 15 Gold!" "Selling a Qi Replenishing Pill for 2 Gold!" When Alex walked pass them, he heard products he had never heard of. For example, Qi Gathering Pills was something new to him. He also saw a bunch of materials that were uncommon in this area. He continued to walk down the streets and found a decent hotel to stay in. When he walked in, he was greeted by a beautiful lady. He bought a room for 5 days for 1 Gold. He got a key for room 101. When he walked in his room, he took out his bag from his inventory and placed them on his bed. *Grumble* Alex realized that he hasn''t eaten anything for the past 6 hours and he was pretty hungry. He walked out of hotel and received a notification from his system. [System Feature: All-Exploring God Map Description: Searches 2km surrounding around User and saves into system.(Range can be extended temporarily if User injects his soul Power in the Map.) ] Alex blinked a few times to make sure he wasn''t dreaming as he was surprised at the sudden new system feature. He immediately brought up the Map Window. When he opened the Map. It showed SampelBurg City in full view. There was also a search function and markers. He turned on the one for enemies and all white dots disappeared and red dots appeared on the map. They were scattered around but what caught Alex''s eyes was the big cl.u.s.ter of red dots at SampelBurg''s Institute of Cultivation. Wasn''t it a popular institute? How could there be this many bad guys there. Didn''t Shen Fei join that Institute? Was that why he turned like that? Many questions appeared in Alex''s mind as he thought about it. He decided to investigate the matter later. He searched for restaurants on the map and found the best rated one. As he entered, he was brought to his table and was given the menu. There were many dishes that ne had never heard of. He picked two dishes that he thought sounded delicious. The waiter took his order and left. Alex talked to Celestine about the new function and found out that this map could even work in space. If he had enough Soul Power, he could search the entire planet. Unless the object or person had divinity within them, they wouldn''t be able to escape the map''s detection. When his meal arrived, the delicious aroma of the food could be smelled. The waiter placed the food on the table and walked away. After Alex ate his fill, he payed and left. The sun was starting to set as he walked down the streets. He remembered how Yui and the others gathered just to bid him farewell and felt a warm feeling in his heart. He walked in silence as he saw less and less people in the streets. He decided to head back to the hotel. "Alright, let''s go b- Ah!?" Just as Alex was about to finish talking to himself, he felt a hand cover his mouth and pulling him into an alley. The person probably thought that he was a mortal because his system hid his cultivation from others. The unknown person put a bag over his head and dragged him to the end of the alley. The person pushed a loose brick in and the wall suddenly rotated 90 degrees. ''So he''s from the Trinity of Evil.'' Alex thought to himself as he looked at the location he was at on his map. His map allowed him to easily find the hideouts of gangs, so all he had to do is find out the location the man would bring him to identify their identity. From the description of the gang on the map, the Trinity of Evil worked in Slave Trading, Drug Distribution and Murder. They were more known for their murders. The men would be castrated and tortured before death while the females would be r.a.p.ed before meeting their demise. Suddenly, Alex was lifted and thrown on a chair. He then heard voices talking about him. "Boss, I found this guy walking down the streets. We could sell him as a slave. His face is so handsome that it could piss any guy off." After saying that, the person took of the bag that was over his head. When the boss saw Alex''s face, he nodded and replied. "You''re right, his face does piss me off. Put the slave seal on him and sell him off." "Pftt! Hahaha!" Alex couldn''t contain his laughter anymore and laughed until a small tear almost came out his eye. "Put a Slave Seal on Me? Do you even have the ability to?" The boss'' face darkened as he got angry hearing Alex laugh at him. "Never mind, Just Kill Him!!" The person was about to do as ordered but the next event completely stunned him. Alex just stood up and the ropes tying his hands and legs together looked like they were cut off by a clean cut. "H-how?" Those ropes weren''t ordinary. They couldn''t even be cut by a Tier-2 Weapon. How did this guy escape from them so easily. He then saw Alex summon his katana and unsheate it a little bit and sheath it back into its scabbard. *Zing**Swish**Pshhh* The next thing the person saw was the his body. His head had was no longer connected from his body. Alex''s sword was so fast that he couldn''t even see it. His vision darkened as he died. The boss was frightened and his eyes widened at this scene. Although that guy was his subordinate, he was only 3 Grades below him. Alex''s sword was way too fast. Even with his heightened senses, his vision still couldn''t see Alex''s movement. "I am sorry! Please let me g-" Just as he was pleading for mercy, Alex appeared in front of him and slashed him in half. His body fell to the ground and just like that, he was dead. Alex materialized a silver mask and hid his face. He walked out of the room and killed all the red dots on his map. He finally reached the prison cells. When he opened the cells, he saw many n.a.k.e.d women. He immediately turned around to look for their clothes. He finally found them after opening a drawer. He bought them in the cell and explained them the situation. He scanned to see their reaction and saw that they had many cuts on their bodies. {Healing Magic: Area Heal} Alex used Healing Magic to heal them and left the room for them to change. He searched the other prison cells but found nothing. Traces of people being there could be found, but they were probably shipped off to God knows where. The women he saved walked out of the room and gathered. When they were about to talk, the slave seal around their necks shone and they screamed in pain. There were different slave seals in this universe. {Magic Slave Seals} {Qi Slave Seals} {Soul Slave Seals} Magic Slave seals could be removed by finding the point where the most magic power was concentrated but this was hard to do as the spot moved around a lot. Qi Slave Seals could be removed by blocking its source of Qi. After that, the seal would run out of Qi to sustain itself. Soul Slave Seals were the hardest to remove as you had to use your own soul power to destroy every part of the seal in an instant. If there was still a part of the seal left, it would regenerate once again. The ones here were all Qi Slave Seals. Alex conjured a barrier to block all energy except for oxygen to breath. He used a Qi Gathering Formation and a Qi Storing Gourd. When The Qi Storing Gourd stored all the Qi absorbed by the formation, there was no Qi left within the barrier. The Seals on the women''s necks shattered after a minute without Qi. Alex removed the barrier and led them outside. "Thank you, Sir" They all thanked Alex and looked at him with reverence in their eyes. Not only did he save them, he showed them things that seemed impossible like his healing capabilities. He was a God among Men in their minds "No worries, this is what I should do." Alex responded politely. He then walked away and turned to a different Alley that was intersected with the one he was currently in. After checking that there was no one around him, he took of his mask and teleported away. Walking into his hotel, Alex returned to his room and went to bed thinking about what to do next. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª After Alex left, the women he saved all talked to each other happily discussing the events that had just transpired. They were all truly grateful to him. "Ah~ Only if he didn''t wear that mask, I''m sure he has a handsome face" "I know right, I''m going to make it my life mission to find him." The girls all agreed to that conversation. "Yes we should dedicate our life to help him. I didn''t do anything before being kidnapped anyways." All the girls nodded as they also didn''t do anything before. Those girls used the money given by Alex and went to a familiar hotel. Coincidentally, this was the same hotel Alex was staying at. They all slept peacefully. Little did they know, they would be the first employees of a company known throughout the universe. [The Silver Mask Company] Chapter 28 - Library Morning came quickly as Alex woke up from his sleep. He lazily flew out his bed and cleaned himself up. After fully waking up, he left the hotel. When he was on the streets, he felt some familiar presences. He looked at their direction and thought. ''Oh? The girls I saved yesterday are here'' He walked pass them and found himself some lunch. Some of the girls turned their head. "Why does that guy feel familiar?" "What are you guys waiting for?" The other girls in the group asked while following their gaze. Their eyes landed on Alex''s back. "Is that him?" "Yeah, he left the hotel after us." They remembered Alex''s face for later and went to go eat. Back to Alex, he finished eating his breakfast. During his meal, he talked to Celestine and found out his knowledge was pretty limited since he stayed in his birth village his entire life. He thought about visiting the library to gain information on the world. He walked to a building close to the Institute of Cultivation. It was SampelBurg''s Library. The building had amazing architecture and it was a huge building only losing to the Institute. When Alex walked in, he saw many people reading books and some sitting in a lotus position, absorbing the knowledge they had just read. He also felt rising auras from people breaking through grades in their cultivation. Alex walked up to the counter and payed a small fee to get in. He also asked the location of the history aisle. The librarian pointed to the furthest aisle to the right. Alex followed the direction and found thousands upon thousands of books. It would take him ages for anyone to read them all, but he wasn''t just anyone, he was a man with the Skill Creation System. ''Celestine, buy a 3 Teenager-Tier SC.'' [-30 SP] [Teenager-Tier Skill Creation Purchased ¡Á3] ''It will be a skill called {Instant Read} which allows me to Read books just by touching them.'' ''The second skill will be {Personal Library} which allows me to store all the books that are in my memory into a library within my soul so that I can find it easily.'' ''Lastly, A skill called {Knowledge Absorption} which allows me to fully absorb all knowledge that I read.'' [Skill Created] [Instant Read -No Level Description: Allows User to read anything just by touching it or any controllable energy within the User.] [Skill Created] [Personal Library Lvl.1 Description: When something is read, the knowledge will turn into a book. The book will organize itself in the Library within User''s Soul. (Level Up to Upgrade the Library''s Space and features.)] [Skill Created] [Knowledge Absorbtion Lvl.1 Description: Absorb Knowledge 50% Faster than normal. Speed of Absorbtion Depends on the information''s comprehension difficulty. (Level Up to Absorb and understand Faster)] After Looking at his new skills, Alex sent out his Soul Power and covered every book in the aisle with it. He then sat down and information was flowing into his mind. With his {Knowledge Absorbtion} Skill and the low comprehension difficulty of the information, He instantly read and understood the knowledge within the books. After 5 minutes of knowledge flowing into his brain and into the library, he had gained a deep understanding of the world around him. As Alex stood up and walked out of the history aisle, he saw other aisles. Two of them especially caught his attention. They were the sword techniques and the movement techniques aisles. Walking up to them, Alex spread out all covered all the Technique manuals with his Soul Power and read them. {5 Line Star Cut} {Mountain Fissure} {Rotating Stab} {Shadow Step} {Sky Movement} {Silent Step} .... Alex read every sword and movement manual. The manuals were sent to his Personal Library and If Alex had looked at his status screen, his skills section would be filled with them. As he opened his eyes, he took deep breath and his eyes shone as if he were enlightened. [Personal Library has Leveled Up! ¡Á16] [Personal Library Lvl.17] [Knowledge Absorbtion has Leveles Up! ¡Á18] [Knowledge Absorbtion Lvl.19] [Sword Intent Has been Created] [Sword Intent Lvl.1 Description: Manifestation of User''s Comprehension of The Way of The Sword. Can only Be manifested when Holding a Sword. Ha a 1 Meter Radius (Level Up to Increase Power and Radius)] [Sword Intent has Leveled Up ¡Á99] [Sword Intent Lvl.Max] [Title Gained: Sword Master Description: Able to Manifest Sword Intent. Increase Sword Comprehension by 10%] [Many Techniques Detected.] [All Sword Techniques will Merge] [Merging...] [Success!] [''Flawless Divine Sword Manual'' has been created] [All Movement Techniques will Merge] [Merging...] [Success!] [''Flawless Divine Footwork'' has been created] Alex''s eyes widened in surprise as he saw the system messages. He had gained the Sword Intent which added to his battle power and it went straight to Max Level too. The new techniques appeared in his mind and even with a single glance, they were overwhelmingly powerful. The Flawless Divine Sword Manual were flawless in all aspects whether it was speed, power or defense . This manual had also merged his ''Omnipresent Strikes'' Skill too, so he could attack his target from anywhere as long he was close enough. Combining the manual''s moves with his sword Intent, he could easily overwhelm common sword users The Flawless Divine Footwork was equally as amazing. Amazing Speed and he could dodge everything thrown at him. His ''Running'' and ''Acrobatics'' Skill were also merged with the Technique. After Alex was done analyzing his newfound Skills, he walked out of the library. It was still pretty early in the morning. He walked around thinking about what to do. ''Maybe I should create a company to expand my information network? Yeah, let''s go with that.'' To search for his parent''s, Alex would need a large information network. If his company was successful and created branches all over the world, he would eventually find traces of his parents. It was also beneficial to him as he would make a lot of money from it. He decided to go with this idea. He started making plans in his mind. Chapter 29 - Blacksmithing Guild Alex walked down the streets. The aroma of delicious food could be smelt as one walked pass the food stalls. After following his map, Alex had finally arrived at the Blacksmithing Guild. Their building had a golden Hammer Logo. Anyone who passed by this building would immediately know it was the Blacksmithing Guild as they were famous across the lands. If anyone wanted to become a true Blacksmithing, they would have to test given by the Guild. There were also the Formation Master Guild and the Alchemist Guild. These Guilds each had the power to destroy a medium-sized kingdom, so almost no one would have the guts to offend such a big power. Alex walked in and smelt the scent of metal. He looked around and walked up to someone who worked there. "Sir, May I please know where I take the test to become a Blacksmith?" The blonde haired boy looked at Alex and pointed at a beautiful blue-hair female worker at a desk. People were coming to her and after filling out a form, she gave them a card showing their identity to give to the person in charge of the test. She gave them all a cold stare. With his enhanced perception, Alex could see that the people in line were shivering in fright. Seeing this, Alex was confused but shrugged his shoulders not wanting to think about it. He walked to the back of the line and waited for his turn. *Boom* Everyone except Alex, who was calm as always, was startled by this sound. They turned their head to two men who were staring at each other intensely. The loud noises came from one of them flipping the table in anger. "What are you talking about?! When forging a sword, {Flaming Earth Metal} is much a better material than a {Fire Elemental''s Core}!!" "Stop trying to boast knowledge if you are clearly an ignorant fool! A {Fire Elemental''s Core} can grant the sword a powerful fire attribute! While the {Flaming Earth Metal} can only allow the sword to be more resistant to heat and flames!" While the two of them were arguing with each other, they reminded Alex of his lack of knowledge on Metals. He searched the building with his Soul Power and found the Guild''s library. He wrapped every book with his soul power and immediately read and absorbed all of the information. Although a couple thousand books were a lot, it was nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands within the city''s library. "Next!" The girl at the desk called out and Alex who was now in front of the queue walked up. The girl smiled seeing Alex because she had also been watching the commotion. She had looked at the reaction of the people in the queue and the only person who seemed to know the answer to the problem was Alex. She managed to tell this much as she saw his calm expression the whole time. As for everyone else, from the looks on their faces, she could tell that they were all eager to learn the answer to this problem. "Hello Miss, how are you? I have come here today to take the Blacksmithing Exam." Alex said politely as he smiled. "I''m doing fine. Please fill out this form." She said with a smile as she handed a piece of paper to him. After 30 seconds, Alex came up once again and handed in his form. The blue haired girl looked at it and her eyes widened in astonishment as she saw his cultivation. Qi Condensation Grade-9!! She also saw his age. 10 years old!! What an amazing talent. She was a person who admired talent. She looked at Alex and licked her lips (AN: This is not the same planet as Earth. A full day is 30 hours, a year is around 500 days. Not to mention, their bodies grow mature faster as the Qi has been there for ages meaning that their DNA is not the same as Human''s from Earth. So what I''m telling you is that he is about 17 Earth years old right now. 30Hours=1.25 Earth Days 1.25 Days ¡Á500Days(a year)=625 625 Earth Days ¡Á10 Centorih Years =6250 Days 6250 Earth Days=17.12329 Years That should be about right.) The blue haired girl then started speaking while giving Alex a card. "Hello Mr.Alex, here is your Examination Card." She then took out another card and while smiling. "If you ever need help, you can visit me at my place or send me a letter." Alex took the card which had this girl''s name on it and her address. ''So her name is Anna, huh?'' He thanked her with a smile and a nod. After that, he walked over to the Examination Room. While he waited, Anna came over and they talked. She said that she was on a break. The people who saw this looked at Alex with a look of envy. All of them only received cold glares from her. How can this guy talk so casually to her? What was so good about that guy? "Next! Alex King" The person testing Alex was apparently an enthusiastic person whenever forging was involved. His name was Drake. He would have been forging something right now but he took this task was because he owed the Guildmaster a favor. Guildmaster''s were pretty high rank in the guild as they owned their own Guil Hall. Above GuildMasters were the Members of the Regional Blacksmithing Council. Above them was the Guild''s GrandMasters, who rarely made an appearance. GrandMasters were respected all over the world. To become one, one needed to have a Nebula-Tier Cultivation and either Forge a Tier-5 Weapon or a Tier-5 Pill or a Tier-5 Formation, Basically make something that can do harm or help a Nebula-Tier Cultivator. Alex stood up and walked up. Then he heard the instructions. "Forge a longsword with either a {Flaming Earth Metal} or a {Fire Elemental''s Core}!" Alex nodded and took two metals from the batch of materials. Drake looked at him with a confused look. ''What''s this kid thinking? Didn''t I say one of them?'' Everyone else there also saw this particular action and started paying more attention. Especially the two men from before. Alex was as calm as ever and he repeated what he did for Yui''s sword except he didn''t add magic and didn''t engrave a name on it. He wanted to make a sword that could be sold at the market. He heated the metal and hammered it into the shape of a long sword. He then had to anneal it. He heated the sword them He closed his eyes and used the Elemental Magic to cool it evenly and slowly. After that, he created an edge and a point. Then he heated the long sword up again and immediately placed it into the quench tank allowing the sword to cool. He then heat the sword up until the edges were a wheat color and a plum color for the centerline of the sword to temper it. Right after that, he quenched it again and cleaned it with a coarse emory paper. He held out two fingers and pulled out the fire essense out of the {Fire Elemental''s Core} and slid his finger on the sword. The fire essense spread ou to every corner of the sword. He then used the leftover {Flaming Earth Metal} to make a scabbard for the sword. As the metal was pretty heat resistant. He also added the hilt and the guard. He stood up and placed the sword in the scabbard. Alex looked at the Drake and placed the sword in front of him. "I''m sorry I took so long. I''m Done" Everyone felt like they just coughed a mouthful of blood. ''Too Long? Too long my as*! It has just been an hour.'' The men who were fighting before wer flabbergasted. They had just seen Alex use both materials on one sword. Anna''s eyes lit up. She knew Alex was a genius in Cultivation, who could have known that he was a genius in Blacksmithing. She has been around Blacksmiths her entire life, she immediately saw that the sword Alex forged was a Tier-4 Longsword. Drake''s jaw dropped. Even he couldn''t make such a masterpiece. His highest Tier Weapon was a Tier-3 Weapon, but he immediately recognized the tier of the weapon. Tier-4! A weapon that could even kill a Star Realm Cultivator! He coughed and passed a badge to Alex. "You, Alex King, are now a Tier-4 Blacksmith." "Thank you." Alex still had the calm look on his face. He took the badge and walked out of the building with the sword he forged. He said goodbye to Anna and found a good restaurant to eat in. Walking towards it, he smiled and looked at the sky. Being Reborn in this world was truly a blessing for him. Chapter 30 - Respect from the Guild Alex strolled down the streets and found a stall for rent. It costed a gold coin which meant pretty much nothing to him. He then went back to the Blacksmithing Guild and rented a room for use. He picked up a sturdy hammer and lifted it up above his head. Swinging the hammer down on a heated metal to start making swords. This time, he didn''t make Tier-4 Swords but Tier-2 and Tier-3 Swords instead. The swords he was forging right then was to sale them as they would catch a good price. Although he was considered wealthy in his village, he couldn''t compare to people who owned businesses. Just like that, 2 hours passed and Alex forged 100 swords. He had 70 Tier-2 swords and the rest were Tier-3. [Blacksmithing Mastery has Leveled Up ¡Á57] [Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.77] [Master has created more than 100 swords. New System Feature Unlocked.] [System Feature: Auto Forging Description: Can automatically forge weapons equal or below to the User''s best creation. Materials for weapon needs to be placed into the inventory prior to the crafting.] Alex couldn''t believe his eyes. He unlocked another feature in the system. ''Auto-Crafting, sounds nice'' Alex thought. If any Blacksmith had seen the feature, they would spurt out a mouthful of blood upon hearing Alex''s nonchalance. Alex thought about it and stood up. Walking out of the room, he saw Anna. She was just sitting there sipping some hot tea. Alex started walking over. When he heard a loud sound coming from her direction. *Boom* A man smashed her table and looked at her with a l.u.s.t-filled expression. The man wore a formal suit and had blonde hair. He gave off the feeling of a rich young master. The man then expressed his thoughts to Anna. "Anna, my dear, please accept my feelings. I have been pursuing you for 2 years already! Please, at least give me a chance!" "Kale, I have told you many times, that I don''t accept your feelings. Never will. And adding to my answer, there are many bad rumours of how you treat your girls. Now go away, you are disturbing my break!" Anna said with a cold tone as she placed down her cup of tea. She then stood up, preparing to leave. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Alex walking over. Alex then greeted her. "Hey Anna. Nice to see you again. It has been what? About 3 hours? Haha!" Anna smiled brightly and greeted him back. "Hello Mr.Alex. Yes, it is nice to see you again." Kale watched this exchange in confusion. Anna was always cold to men. Why was this guy any different from all of them. Although Alex had an extremely handsome face, Anna was never one to care for looks. Even if he was curious, he couldn''t help but be angry at the moment. Anna was his and his alone. Who would dare take her from him! He had tried his best to court her for 2 years. He reached out to grab her arm. Alex who saw this, walked closer to Anna and pulled her away discretely. Kale''s hands grabbed the air. Alex walked with Anna for a bit then asking her about him. "So what''s that dude''s problem?" "Yes, thank you for pulling me out. He is Kale Rasputin. He comes from a Blacksmithing family which produces many talents. Although most of then usually are Blacksmithing maniacs, Kale is one of the ones that like to show off and use his family''s power. His cultivation base is also good. Many rumours say he has a harem and he abuses them daily. Most of the women in his harem were picked of the streets." Anna said in a voice filled with annoyance as she recalled Kale''s face. Alex nodded. He then looked at Anna and asked if she had a sword. She answered by saying that she has a Tier-2 sword. Alex then took out a Tier-3 sword and handed it over to her. When Anna saw this, her eyes widened in surprise. How did Alex take out a Tier-3 sword so casually? She held the sword in her hands and stored it within her storage ring. She then thanked Alex sincerely by clasping her hands and bowing respectfully. Seeing that Alex didn''t respond to her sincere thanks, she invited him to a meal. The meeting was tonight. After hearing Anna''s proposal, Alex thought about it and nodded. "Sure, why not." Alex then felt killing intent directed at him. He frowned and immediately side stepped. A sword flew pass the area where his heart would have been if he didn''t dodge. Anna was frightened. Who would dare make such a move in the Blacksmithing Guild. Alex looked behind him saw Kale. Killing Intent filled his eyes. When he had heard the conversation between Anna and Alex, his anger rose considerably. Just now, he couldn''t contain it anymore and tried to kill Alex. He had never expected Alex to dodge. His frustration and anger rose by another level. "How dare you dodge my attack!" "..." Alex didn''t even know what to say. This cliche scene he always read in novels actually happened. What did Kale mean by how dare he dodge his attack? Why wouldn''t he dodge was the real question. Anna then screamed at Kale. "Kale, we are in the Blacksmithing Guild! How dare you attempt to kill someone!" Kale heard Anna and laughed while pointing at Alex. "Hahaha! Do you even know who you are talking to. My father is the GuildMaster here. One word from me, and you will no longer work here. Killing someone like him would be as easy as snapping my fingers. My father is a Tier-3 Blacksmith. You can''t afford to mess with him. Hahaha!" He then looked at Alex and pointed downwards. "Kneel and apologize for stealing her from me." Alex who had a calm face the entire time couldn''t contain his laughter anymore. "Hahaha! Oh No! I''m so scared! Haha! Anna couldn''t help but chuckle too. Kale who saw the duo''s actions was confused and angry. "Why are you laughing?!" Alex returned to his calm look and said in a cold tone. "Bring your father here and we''ll see." Kale gritted his teeth and called his father to his location. He used an emergency signal to contact him. In a room, a man was signing some paperwork until he halted his movements to look at a shining green crystal. He sighed and made his swiftly made his way to the location. He walked down the stairs of the guild building and saw his son, Kale. Seeing that he wasn''t in danger, he sighed. He slowly walked over to him. "Kale, I told you to only use the signal in emergencies." Kale nodded his head no paying attention to his father''s words. He pointed at Alex and Anna, and said. "Dad, that person was insulting you and that women was brainwashed by him. She is mine. Hearing this, Kale''s father looked at the direction his son was pointing at and saw Alex and Anna. Although he guessed what happened, he couldn''t bring down his family name. Just as he was about to start speaking, Alex spoke. "Hello, I am guessing you are the Guildmaster, correct? As a Guildmaster, before doing anything, you should know what this is right." Alex fiddled with his Blacksmithing Badge. There were four lines in them. The guildmaster looked closely and his eyes widened in surprise. That badge was something that represents that the holder is a Tier-4 Blacksmith. ''Sh**'' He instantly cursed in his mind. He then respectfully bowed while clasping his hand towards Alex. "Sorry for my son''s impudence sir. I hope you can forgive him for his rude actions." Kale nodded but when he thought about it. His jaw dropped. Why was his dad asking forgiveness and being so respectful to the kid? He was utterly flabbergasted. He looked closely at the badge in Alex''s hands and shivered instantly. Tier-4 Blacksmith! No wonder he was laughing. Kale lowered his head and asked for forgiveness. The people around were shocked beyond words. Wasn''t that their guildmaster? Why was he bowing to someone else? They all looked at Alex and saw the four lines on his Blacksmithing badge. It instantly gave them the answer. Everyone looked at Alex with reverence. A Tier-4 Blacksmith wasn''t something that you see everyday. Especially not one who was not even 11 years old. What kind of logic was that?! Alex nodded and put his badge back in his storage ring. He then looked at everyone and pointed at Anna. He warned everyone. "This lady here is under my protection. If one of you hurts her, don''t dream about seeing the light of day again. I will make sure you sleep forever." His voice resounded through the building. It carried an invisible pressure and a bit of killing intent. Eveyone shivered hearing the warning and nodded their heads. Alex talked to Anna for a while. When he parted with her, he quickly left the building to take care of business. When everyone saw Alex leave, they all sighed. They started talking about the events that had just unfolded. "I guess that''s the power of a Tier-4 Blacksmith." "Right! Did you all feel that pressure coming from him? I couldn''t even move when under it. The killing intent too. I could feel him holding back a lot but that sliver of killing intent felt like if he had killed hundreds of people." Everyone nodded and continued talking about it. While this was happening, in the Guildmaster''s room, the guildmaster himself scolded his son severely. Kale''s stunt almost sent him to death. From the pressure Alex released, he obviously wasn''t a mortal but he still couldn''t see through his cultivation base making him stronger than himself, the guildmaster. He sighed and issued an order to make sure no one hurt Anna and to be careful to not offend Alex. Chapter 31 - First Followers Alex walked to the stall he bought a couple of hours ago and set it up. He then took out all the swords from his inventory. After setting his stall up, he sat down and closed his eyes. People walked pass him and didn''t even glance at his stall. Until a young man, who was about Alex''s age came up to him. "Hello Sir, Are these really Tier-3 Swords?" Hearing his first customer, Alex looked up and nodded. He was selling the Tier-2 Swords for 10 Spiritual Stones and 100 for Tier-3 Swords. Seeing Alex confirmation, the young man took a look at Alex''s products. Suddenly a young lady about 5 years old came running to the young boy. "Brother! There you are!" She ran into his arms and hugged him as if he would be running away any second. She then looked at Alex and his stall. Alex just smiled at her. "Why are you smiling Mr.?" "Me?" Alex pointed at himself with a confused look on his face. He then closed his eyes and answered her with a smile. "Haha! You just remind me of someone I know. She used to hug me like that all the time." "Why did she stop?" She asked with a curious expression. Alex pondered for a bit and shrugged his shoulders. "I don''t know, but I guess she grew out of it." He then looked at the young boy who was still checking out the sword. He then called the boy out. "Hey, why are you alone with your sister. Where are your parents?" Suddenly the boy looked down and gritted his teeth. Although he wouldn''t normally talk about it, Alex looked his age and was easy to talk to. "They were in an accident. They owned a restaurant and one of the customers was a gang leader. He didn''t like the food and burned our house down. Luckily they managed to save us but they died in the process." Alex''s gaze switched between the young girl and the young man. "What will you do now?" The young man seemed startled by the question. He clenched his teeth and hands and said with a voice filled with killing intent. "I''ll destroy the ones who did those horrible things to our parents then we will both leave the town and move to the country side." Alex looked at the determination in the young man''s eyes and nodded. He then peered into the his cultivation. He then shook his head and advised him with a serious voice. "You can''t do it." "Huh?" The young man in front of Alex was confused. Why would he say that? He then frowned and asked. "Why do you think so?" "Well, your body condition is an obvious sign and Martialist Grade-3 probably isn''t high enough to beat a gang who dares burn down your house in the city." Alex said. A look of surprise appeared on the man''s face. He then thought about it and nodded. He sighed as he lost a bit of hope. Alex saw this and suggested something. "Don''t feel down. I have a proposal. I will help you grow stronger until you are able to take revenge but you have to remain loyal to me for the rest of your life. Don''t worry, I won''t treat you badly, actually I will probably bring you to unimaginable heights." "You? Aren''t you the same age as me though? How much stronger can you be?" Although the young man was attracted to the offer, suspicion came quickly. "Hahaha!" Alex then released pressure on the young man. Ripples made cracking sounds in the air as the pressure was extremely concentrated. *Boom* The young man fell on his knees. Sweat ran down his forehead. His eyes were wide open and he was gasping for air. His sister ran over and helped him up. "Brother! Are you okay?" Alex retracted his pressure from the young man''s body. He then asked with a smile. "So what do you think of my offer." "My name is Lucas Dean. This is my sister, Freya Dean. I would like to talk to her about the offer." Lucas said respectfully. He had felt Alex''s power. It was utterly overwhelming that he couldn''t even breathe nor could he move. He brought his sister to the side and talked about the offer Alex gave him. She smiled and said. "I will follow you Brother. That Mr. seems like a nice guy too." Lucas and Freya walked back to Alex''s stall and kneeled down. "We accept the proposal. Please allow us to follow you forever Master!" Alex nodded and a light came out of him. During the time Lucas and his sister were discussing. He had created a Trash-Tier Skill. [Follower''s Mark Lvl.Max Description: Shows that the person which the Mark was placed on is the User''s follower. Allows the User to Teleport to them wherever they are. System Map is also updated by their movements(1 kilometer radius). Can be used for communication between the User and his follower.] A mark then appeared on Lucas'' and Freya''s forehead. The mark a rhombus-Shaped mark. Alex then told them the function of the mark to the brother and sister pair. They were both astonished as they never heard of anything like that before. Alex also told them that they can make it disappear and reappear just by thinking about it. He told them to halt cultivation so that he can get them a better cultivation manual. He then remembered something. He took out a Tier-4 Sword and passed it to Lucas which shocked him to his core. "Here. It is a Tier-4 Sword so don''t lose it. It is a powerful flame attribute weapon. I will also send you a sword Technique that works well with it." Ignoring Lucas'' shocked look, Alex then used the function on the Follower''s Mark to send Lucas a Fire Sword Art from his personal library. [Fire Sword Art: Domineering Fire Blade 1st Move: Flame Wheel(Rotational Frontal Slash) 2nd Move: Scorching Wave(Horizontal Slash) 3rd Move: Heat Ray(Stabbing Motion) 4th Move: Sun''s Outer Shell (Defensive Move)] After giving the Flame art to Lucas, Alex took out a Tier-3 Frost Rapier. He passed it to Freya and also gave her a suitable sword skill to go with it. It was a Frost Sword Art: Rapid Ice Blade. It focused on slowing down the enemy and slowly depleting them of energy to kill them. It used extremely quick movements to hit at the enemy''s vitals. If the opponent didn''t dodge, they would die but if they did, they could no longer escape from the user''s grasp. The only way to beat such a sword skill was superior strength and speed. They both sat behind him as he sold the rest of his swords off. Alex looked at the sky, it was nearing appointed time to go to supper with Anna. Chapter 32 - Restaurant (1) Alex returned to the hotel once the sun was starting to set. He also bought a room for Lucas and Freya to stay in. After leaving them, Alex wore a long suit jacket and prepared a gift for Anna. He called it the ''Don''t touch me, you pervert'' necklace. When activated, it gathers Qi from the surrounding area and stops the person from touching its user. He made it for Anna because of the situation that happened with Kale in the Blacksmithing Guild. He planned to sell this product when his company was set up. He thought it would be good for girls to carry it around. The one he would give Anna had a function where she could send him her location if ever she was in danger. He checked on his followers and told them that he was heading out. They wanted to follow him but he refused. He then told them to go to sleep. After about 10 minutes, they slept soundly. Alex looked at them and casted Demonic Magic on them. Although Demonic Magic sounds bad, it could also be extremely helpful. He sent them into a type of dreamland where they could train. The enemies thet would face would be the ones he fought when he was young. This could help them learn their skills quickly. Even if they died in the dream, they would just reappear. It was like a game in the modern world, if the player died he would respawn. This dream fights could also help them develop fighting intent and killing intent. Their minds also mature faster. If they wanted to kill the ones that killed their parents, they would not have to just kill one person, they would have to slaughter their way through to the culprit. Alex then set up multiple barriers which were a Soul Barrier, a Qi Barrier and a Magic Barrier. He then walked out of their room. He walked out of the hotel and searched for the town''s plaza which was where he was supposed to meet up with Anna at. Once he arrived, the sun was already setting in the horizon. Seeing this scene, he closed his eyes and remembered Yui. He used to look at sunsets like these with her. Anna just arrived and she saw Alex with his eyes closed. He seemed as if he was thinking about something. She chuckled as she walked closer to him as quietly as she could. When she arrived in front of him, she put her face in front of his. She waved her hand in front of him and tried to see if he was awake or not. Seeing no response, she pouted and turned her head away while crossing her arms. How could Alex ignore her like that? Just as she turned to look at Alex again, she nearly fell down out of fright. Alex''s eyes were now open and he was an inch away from her face. Seeing her reaction, Alex laughed. "Who knew you would be scared? Hahaha!" He had seen everything Anna was doing with his soul power. "Of course I was scared! Who wouldn''t be?!" Anna clenched her hands together in anger. Alex just pulled a prank on her. After calming her down with myriads of compliments. They both went to the best restaurant in town. It was extremely fancy and was well lit up. It was a tower with 5 floors. The highest floor was obviously the best one. It costed 50 Spiritual Stones to enter the 5th floor. Alex was about to pay but Anna stopped him. "You don''t have to do that. I was the one who invited you, so I should pay." Although she was happy that Alex was taking the lead, she was the one who invited him. She expected Alex to agree but what came out of his mouth shocked her. "No, how can I allow a beautiful girl such as yourself to pay." Alex''s words made her blush. She didn''t know those lovely words could come out of his mouth. He then payed the 50 Spiritual Stones. Once they entered the 5th Floor, a waiter brought them to their table. The table they sat at was next to a window which allowed them to view the entire city. Luckily for them, they made it just in time as the sun was still setting. It was a truly beautiful scene. Alex and Anna then looked at the menu and ordered what they were going to eat. They both talked and laughed with each other. Even though they met today, it felt like they have been friends for years. Many things happened today. He learned a lot about Anna and she learned a lot about him. She was disappointed to hear that Alex already had a girlfriend, Yui. Although most would give up a this point, she told herself that she still had a chance. ''I won''t lose to that Yui girl. Even if she''s with him, polygamy is allowed. I can be his second wife.'' Thinking about it, she smiled. When Alex and Anna kept chatting until they felt a familiar presence nearby, Kale walked into the 5th Floor with 2 women. The waiter brought him to a table on the other side of the room. Anna had a cold look as she glance at Kale. Alex didn''t have any particular reaction as he glanced at Kale. His eyes landed on The two women beside him. He then frowned. He had used his ''Identify'' skill. From the information he got, they were both assassins. Their cultivations were lower than Kale so they were probably waiting for an opportunity to strike when his guard were at their lowest. Alex then took out a box and placed it in front of Anna. She looked at the black and Blue box with curiosity. She then looked at Alex and asked. "What is this?" Alex smiled and answered simply. "It''s a gift. Open it up." Anna held the box in her hands and opened it. She then saw a necklace. She looked at Alex expecting that he explain its functions. When Alex saw the look on her face, he started speaking about its uses. "This item is what I call the ''Don''t touch me, you pervert''. As its name implies, there are formations on it that allow you to block people from touching you if you don''t want them to. It also has a signal function that tells me your location when you use it. If I am close enough, I can come help you." Anna smiled as she felt a warm feeling in her heart. She guessed that he had made it because of the situation with Kale. "Thank you, Alex." She thanked him for the amazing gift as she wore the necklace. The waiter finally arrived and placed their food onto the table. Chapter 33 - Restaurant (2){Challenge} As Anna and Alex ate the food, they talked about themselves, the world around them and a little it about Blacksmithing. After an hour, dessert arrived and Alex received a notification from his system. [Host has met the requirements to automatically upgrade Skill: Cuteness Overload Lvl.Max by socializing with a certain amount of people] [Auto-Upgrading Skill] [Heaven-Defying Handsomeness Lvl.Max Decription: This skill is a passive skill that makes the User so Handsome that even Goddesses would blush at and Gods look at User with disdain.(When User smiles, Handsomeness ¡Á100000) -Destroy The Heaven and Earth with a smile-] Alex was surprised but didn''t show it on his face. His Cuteness Overload Skill once wreaked havoc in the village because he accidentally left it on. Now that the skill upgraded, wouldn''t it just destroy the world. Like the description says, he would probably be able to destroy the Heaven and Earth with this skill. Anna looked at him and felt that something had changed with Alex. She tried to think about it. She stared at his face and started blushing. ''Did he become more...Handsome?'' *Clang**Bang* They continued eating until they heard a commotion. They looked over and heard a familiar voice. "Disgusting! You claim to be the best but your food is absolutely revolting." It was Kale''s voice. Although he actually thought the food was delicious but he was extremely pissed from the events that transpired in the Blacksmithing Guild that he needed to vent out some frustration. So he chose to vent the waiter who was serving him and the two beauties beside him. He stood up and slapped the waiter. He then yelled at him. "Do you know who I am?! I am the son of this town''s Blacksmithing Guild guilmaster! You can''t afford to offend me!" Kale lifted his arm once more preparing to hit the waiter but he suddenly felt a gusty of wind. He looked around, confused, as there were no open windows. How could there be a gust of wind? Putting it aside he stuck at the waiter with a smirk. The waiter knew he couldn''t dodge as he was weaker than Kale. He closed his eyes and prayed for someone to come help him. After a few seconds, he didn''t feel anything and slowly opened his eyes. When he adjusted to the light, he saw a young man in front of him. When Kale saw the man, he froze. It was Alex. How could he not remember the one that humiliated him today? Not only that, he also couldn''t remove his fist from Alex''s grasp. Alex then loosened his grip and allowed Kale to free himself which he did immediately. When he stepped back, Kale pointed his finger to Alex and yelled at him. "Mind your own business, you prick!" He then froze once more as he remembered Alex''s status. He covered his mouth hoping Alex wouldn''t take his words to heart. It wasn''t only Alex''s status that he was scared of but also his strength. His strength obviously surpassed his by a large margin. Alex''s killing intent was also extremely suffocating. He would practically die if he offended him. Alex didn''t pay any attention to Kale and instead went over to help the waiter. He used Healing Magic to heal him. The waiter who had been healed entirely was extremely grateful to Alex. When he looked at Alex, his eyes were filled with reverence. To be able to heal him without pills was a feat that he had never seen. Like the entire world, the waiter wasn''t exposed to any magic. It was extremely thin in this world that nobody was able to sense it so they cultivated with Qi instead. Alex had the Skill-Creation System which allowed him to do things impossible in the eyes of others. While Alex was helping out the waiter, Kale saw Anna and his face was filled with l.u.s.t as he started at Anna''s body. He then thought about an idea to humiliate Alex. Kale remembered that tonight, the restaurant will host an arena. There would also be other activities such as dancing, singing, music and demonstrations of intents. The last one, demonstrations of Intents, made the participants showcase their intents by using a brush and ink. The intent could be sword intent, saber intent and others. Even emotions could be considered as intent. After helping the waiter out, Alex returned to Anna. She respected and liked him more for his good deed. As they talked, she also remembered to tell Alex about tonight''s event. Although most of it didn''t interest Alex, the last event, demonstrations of Intents, aroused his curiosity. He asked Anna about it and she answered with a detailed explanation. As they finished eating, the lights in the room shut off expect for the middle. A man was standing at the center. He started to speak. "Ladies and Gentlemens, Welcome to our fine establishment. Most of you probably already know about tonight''s events and some of you might have come for that purpose alone. Of course for those who don''t, it consists of a sparring Arena which allows participants to trade blows and learn from each other. A display of participants dancing, music and singing. Finally, The Demonstrations of Intents which will be helpful for many people here and might allow them to achieve a breakthrough. It is a way to spread knowledge and strengthen each other." After continuing the speech, the host declared the first activity to start. Once it started, a strong looking man stepped up and pointed towards someone. He then challenged the person. "I, Lie Ming, challenge you, Hong Tang, to a duel!" The person accepted the challenge with a nod and stepped up the stage. He took out a sword and they both started fighting. Unfortunately for Lie Ming, he lost in under 10 moves from Hong Tang. As the judge declared Hong Tang the winner, they both stepped down and returned to their seats. Six matches happened, some dragged the fight for a long time while others ended the match quickly in under 20 moves. When there was no one going on the arena, a man dressed in black with a bamboo hat walked on. He then said in a low voice which could still be heard by everyone and pointed at Alex. "I, Han Ping, challenge you, Alex King, to a duel." When Alex heard this, he tilted his head in confusion. Who was thins dude? He looked at Kale who had a smirk on his face which gave him all the information he needed. He looked at Han Ping and sighed. Giving a response with a nod, Alex stood up and walked pass the arena. His actions confused everyone. Was he trying to run away? Many questions appeared in their minds. Alex then walked to the bathroom and opened his status screen. He extended the window and saw a 3D image of himself. He dragged the clothes from his inventory and replaced the with the clothes he was currently wearing. He walked out in a cultivators robe as he was more comfortable fighting in this. Everyone looked at Alex and saw his new clothes. Although they didn''t show it on their faces, they were shocked. How long has it been? 2 Seconds? How can he change clothes in 2 seconds? Is he the God of changing clothes or something? These questions appeared in the minds of everyone there. Alex then walked onto the arena and said with an indifferent tone. "Now that I''m wearing comfortable clothes, come at me with all you got!" Alex beckoned Han Ping. In his mind, he was quite happy. "Want to mess with Yours Truly, I''ll just slowly play with you until you fall into despair. Haha!'' Chapter 34 - Restaurant (3){Absolute Win} "Take your places!" The referee screamed. When they heard this, Han Ping and Alex took their respective places. Alex already knew the rules from Anna. They could use any weapon they wanted. Although killing was forbidden, as long as they payed 100 Spiritual Stones, they could avoid all punishment. Han Ping took out a set of daggers while Alex took out a normal sword. When the former saw this, he immediately sneered. He thought that the person in front of him was making fun of him. When he thought about it, his anger rose. He then pointed at Alex once more and yelled at him. "I know that isn''t your real sword! Are you looking down on me? Take out your real sword!" Everyone who was watching turned their eyes to Alex. Feeling the eyes of many people on him, Alex sighed and he looked at Han Ping. "Do you really want me to do that? I am afraid that you will suffer immensely." "Just take it out!" Han Ping screamed as his anger rose exponentially. Alex shrugged his shoulders and put the normal sword into his inventory. He then extended out his hand and materialized his soul sword. The sword had a blue-purple aura coming out of it. Alex''s soul sword could compare to a Tier-5 Weapon because of his high soul power. The reason he never used a real sword was because he couldn''t find a sword that could match up to his soul sword. Everyone could sense massive amounts of oppression from Alex''s sword. Some of them even stood up with eyes shining with amazement. That sword should be an equal or higher tier than a Tier-4 Sword. "Begin!" Seeing that both of the participants were ready, the referee gave them the signal to begin fighting. Han Ping rushed towards Alex with all his speed. Alex just stayed there. Seeing his actions everyone thought he was scared but his next actions left them dumbfounded. Alex released a his sword intent. The intent had a 100 meter radius suffocating everyone. They felt as if they had a sword pressed against their necks. Han Ping, who felt this, panicked and rushed. When he was 2 meters away from Alex. He threw his daggers at high speed while yelling the name of his Technique. {Dark Dagger Art: Piercing Shadow Throw} Alex then used his sword technique, ''Flawless Divine Sword Manual''. He didn''t scream its name because it''s just embarrassing. Why would you scream the name of your techniques to your enemy? He deflected the daggers then flowing his motions perfectly to attack Han Ping. The daggers couldn''t handle the power of Alex''s sword and they shattered. The Flawless Divine Sword Manual, like its name, has no flaws. Flawless Defense, Flawless Attack and Unimaginable Speed. With all of these aspects integrated into one, a sword Technique is unbeatable. Alex used the Omnipresent Strikes or the same move as the Skill. *Boom* Han Ping was sent flying across the room. The place where he landed created a huge crater in the ground. In addition, since Alex used his soul sword, Han Ping''s injury was not only physical but his Soul was also hurt. He was twitching on the ground. Souls injuries aren''t easy to repair. Obviously this condition didn''t really affect Alex as he had the ''Soul Recovery'' skill. Silence. No one talked. The outcome of the battle was too much. The gap between Alex and Han Ping were like Heaven and Earth. Most of them also knew that Sword Intent was extremely hard to attain as one had to have an extensive knowledge of the way of the sword. Kale was pale. He was glad that he sent someone and didn''t fight. If he had faught, he would have probably ended in a much worse state than Han Ping. He looked at Alex with a look of fear. This guy''s strength was unfathomable. He couldn''t even compare. Alex''s sword then dissapeared. He walked to back to the table where Anna was waiting. He sat down and started talking as if nothing happened. Although Anna was shocked, she quickly regained her calm. She couldn''t help but wonder what was Alex''s actual strength. She knew that Alex held back quite a lot but seeing that Alex didn''t want to talk about it, she didn''t pry. The next hour consisted of many people challenging others and fighting. No one wanted to fight Alex as they already saw his strength. They didn''t want to end up like Han Ping who had become an idiot in the corner of the room. The host came on stage once again and announced the next event which was dancing, music and singing. Chapter 35 - Restaurant (3){Finale} Alex didn''t want to participate in the second event so he didn''t go up on stage. He tried to avoid looking at anyone so that they wouldn''t find trouble for him. Of course, as a reincarnated person, the world wouldn''t allow that as Kale came up to the table. He ignored Alex and went to Anna. "Would you please dance with me?" Kale asked, extending his hand out to Anna, with a smile that mesmerized many girls around them. Anna and Alex, however saw his real goal. He just wanted to try to impress Anna and humiliate Alex. The girls around them shot Anna some envious stares which made her uncomfortable. Alex, on the other hand, was sitting opposite from her with an indifferent look on his face. His aura made people think he was a prince and that they would be safe around him. Usually, people would get mad when such a situation would happen but Alex didn''t feel many emotions right now. The system feature, Tranquility of Emotions, was the cause. Even though he didn''t feel many emotions, he was disgusted by Kale''s actions. If he didn''t know Anna, he wouldn''t interfere but he became pretty good friends with her today. Alex stood up from his chair and walked up to Anna. He used his soul power to bring her hand to him and grabbed it. He changed the gravity light as a feather. He left with her to the stage leaving Kale there alone. His mouth twitched while retracting his hand slowly. He left back to his table awkwardly. In his mind, he was cursing Alex. Alex brought Anna to the stage and danced with her. He had the skill ''The art of Dance which made him an expert in the way of dancing. He guided Anna who was still in daze. Alex, on the other hand, smiled which increased his handsomeness exponentially. Every girl around started breathing heavy and blushing. Alex was just to handsome. They felt like wanted to ravage him and keep him for themselves. Even the girls who came with a guy felt this way. The males, seeing their women looking at another man, felt embarrassed and looked at Alex with envy and hate. Many people wanted to join in but the spotlight was focused on Alex and Anna. The former started using his footwork to walk on air while the later just followed the flow. Anna also saw Alex''s Handsomeness and blushed. People were singing and some were playing instruments trying to match their dance. This activity lasted for 30 minutes. Even so, people kept staring at Alex who returned to hi seat with Anna. They regained their composure after the host came in to announce the next event, Intent Demonstration. This event was the one that Alex was most interested in. From Anna''s explanation, people will have to draw something while inserting their intent into it. Even if the drawing was horrible, as long as their intent was high enough, people would be able to see what their intention was. When it was done, they could seperated into different grades which were Minimum Intent, Refreshing Intent, Spirit Forming Intent, Life-like Intent and Materialized Intent. Legends have it that their exists higher levels but they aren''t known to many. Alex tried it under the table and he received a system message. [Intent Mastery has been Created!] [Intent Mastery Lvl.1 Description: Increases User''s mastery over intent by 10% and speed by 1% (Level up to increase mastery and speed by 1%)] Alex was happy and continued to practice it under the table. He looked over and saw many people painting. Unlike normal painting, sweat trickled down their foreheads. To focus intent and imprint it onto something requires a lot if mental energy. Kale also went up. He took the brush and started painting. His painting consisted of 2 people, a man and a women, with a river separating them. The grass was blowing against the grass and there was a hand coming from the sky which was building a bridge so they could meet. It was a pity as even if the painting was well made, the intent had a small amount of l.u.s.t. As a human, most people felt attracted to the opposite gender so it might leak out a little. Sadly, Kale''s painting had l.u.s.t focused onto the women. Even worse, that girl looked exactly like Anna. ''There is definitely something wrong with this guy'' Alex thought. After Alex thought Kale was done, what happened next left him dumbfounded. Kale added a man on the girl''s side. He looked like Alex and the intent around him was killing intent. Alex shook his head. He then looked at other paintings representing towns, people and even landscapes. He started to examine the finished ones with his ''Identify'' Skill. They were all between Minimum Intent and Refreshing Intent. Alex told Celestine to note down that he had to research the subject one day. Alex was still using his ''Intent Mastery'' Skill under the table. Thirty minutes past and most people were done. Kale was done and he stood proudly in front of his painting. He looked at Alex who hasn''t gone up. He thought that Alex was not good at it so he thought up of an idea to take revenge on him. "Alex, why haven''t you come up yet? Could it be that you aren''t good at it? Who could have guessed that a talented man like you can''t even do something easy like this!" Kale intentionally raised his voice at Alex. Today, many people were surprised at Alex''s power. So far, no matter what he did, he would be like an expert. Alex felt everyone stare at him and sighed. Couldn''t he just watch in peace? Alex stood up with his hands behind his back. He looked at Kale and smirked. ''You think that I wasn''t ready for your trick?'' All this time, Alex was practicing his ''Intent Mastery'' skill and the result he got was... [Intent Mastery has Leveled Up ¡Á66] [Intent Mastery Lvl.67] So not only was his mastery level high, the speed he could do it in was reduced tremendously. He walked up to an empty canvas and took a brush. Mental Energy wasn''t a problem for Alex as he had a high intelligence attribute. He painted the scene of him and Yui on the mountain the day he told her that he was leaving. The picture was a 3rd person view from the back. He made it extremely detailed as he could remember everything he saw. He also added the sword he have Yui that day. The sword he drew had massive amounts of Sword Intent. Love, Longing and Happiness surrounded the characters of Alex an Yui in the painting. The intent was flowing out of his body and imprinting itself on the painting. The sky was made so that it felt boundless and shrouded in mystery. He ground showed Life and Death, Happiness and Sadness. When Alex finished the painting he sighed, he would love to go back to that time and stay there. ''I have to find my parents faster!''Alex thought. He sat next to his painting and drank some tea calmly while remembering the past. Everyone looked at Alex''s painting and felt all sorts of emotions. The detail was spectacular. They suddenly saw a light shine out of the painting, they felt as though they had been absorbed into the painting. Looking around they saw the wind blowing against the glass, they also felt it blow against their faces. The people in the town were moving. It was so realistic that they felt as if it was truly real life. The judges also felt this and they all stood up in amazement. "No Way! This is a painting with Life-like Intent!" Everyone heard this and couldn''t hide their astonishment. Suddenly a women with plants covering her body appeared. People were mesmerized by her beauty. This women was the painting''s spirit. She ignored everyone and went directly to Alex and kneeled in front of him. As Alex was the creator of this painting, he was like a God to her. "Send us out." Alex waved his hand and everyone''s surrounding returned to normal. Everyone looked at Alex like he was a monster. Not only were his fighting skill incredible, his dance was perfect but now his intent Demonstration skills were off the charts. They knew it was Alex''s first time because they heard Alex asking Anna about it. They boy in front of them was an absolute prodigy. Kale, however, was gnashing his teeth as his anger rose. He tried to humiliate Alex but he increased his reputation instead. The event continued as normal. After 30 minutes, they announced the winners. Of course, Alex got first place. After leaving the building. He escorted Anna back home and said his goodbyes. Once he returned to the hotel, he checked on Lucas and Freya who were still under the effect of his magic. He then laid on the sofa and fell asleep. He told Celestine to send him to his dreamland training ground. Chapter 36 - Lets go read books again! Alex woke up and remove his spell from Lucas and Freya. Their eyes suddenly widened as they experienced death over and over. They panted hard and soon returned to their senses. In the Magic Training simulation that he created, a person could feel. When they died, they would respawn. It was a lot like a game. Alex looked at them and noticed that the aura around them changed. It was as he expected. The deaths they felt in the simulation felt real so they developed some kind of fearlessness and confidence. Their aura felt much sharper and intimidating. Even if it wasn''t a big increase, a huge amount of progress couldn''t have been expected to happen overnight. Lucas looked around and saw Alex who was sitting on the couch. He almost jumped as he didn''t feel Alex''s presence. The simulation not only allowed them to practice their skills, it allowed them to increase their perception and senses. Their master was at such a close distance but Lucas and his sister couldn''t feel his presence. They cupped their hands and bowed. "Good Morning, Master!" They both said in unison. Alex just chuckled and told them to prepare themselves. Alex wanted to start up a business as he couldn''t be searching the entire world for his parents. Although he could create a skill to do so, the world would sense it and reject him. He had been careful to go past this world''s limit. If Alex wanted to break through this limit and stay, he would have to get recognition from the Will of the World but he didn''t know how to find it. According to Celestine, there was a shrine where the Will of the World resided. So he planned to start up a business to create an information network. He had long decided to make a shop that sold Weapons, Tools, Pills, Formations and other things that cultivators used often. He would also sell herbs but he didn''t have much time to collect them all so he put that once on hold. Alex was already an Official Blacksmith, non-official Formation Master but he wasn''t an Alchemist. People who were Alchemist received much more fame than Blackmiths as the pills they made were high in demand. To increase their cultivation, many influential people used a lot of money to buy pills from them. In addition, if their family successfully hired one, their economic, military and political power would be greatly boosted. Alex returned to his room and cleaned up. He was thinking about how to learn alchemy. He would probably go steal...cough...borrow books from the Alchemy Guild. He would save all the books in his Personal Library. He would probably also have to go to the library and create a Blacksmithing and Alchemy Techniques. Alex left the hotel after giving some money to Lucas from him and his sister to get some food. He set off for the library while enjoying the morning atmosphere. Once he arrived, he payed the fee once more and walked to the to the books he wanted. He then enveloped all of them with his soul power and absorbed the information. He sent all of those books into his library. [Personal Library has Leveled Up! ¡Á13] [Personal Library Lvl.30] [Knowledge Absorption has Leveled Up! ¡Á12] [Knoweldge Absorption Lvl.31] [Many Blacksmithing Techniques Detected] [Merging...] [Success!] [''Blacksmiting God''s Flawless Hammering'' has been created] [Many Alchemy Techniques Detected] [Merging...] [Success!] [''God of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame'' has been created] Bingo! Alex''s eyes lit up as he gained huge amounts of information on both Alchemy and Blacksmithing. These Techniques didn''t have a single flaw. Both professions had common aspects. One of them was the purity of the metal or the herb. The more pure it was, the higher the effectiveness and the less side-effects. Since Alex was already at the library, he went to the books on formations and absorbed them into his library. [Personal Library has Leveled Up! ¡Á3] [Personal Library Lvl.33] [Knowledge Absorption has Leveled Up! ¡Á3] [Knoweldge Absorption Lvl.34] [Many Formation Setting Detected] [Merging...] [Success!] [''Flawless True Path of Formation Setting'' has been created] This new skill allowed him to make formations without carving. He could do it with his fingers if he wanted to. If he practiced, He could probably make formations with his mind. He wanted to explore other functions but he left it for later. Alex, who had what he needed, left the library and searched for the Alchemy Guild in this town. He used hi system map which was extremely helpful. Not wanting to waste any time, he went to an alley and used his ''Stealth'' Skill. He then followed by jumping and keeping himself suspended in the air. He looked at the direction of the Guild and used ''Close-Range teleportation''. In a couple of seconds, Alex already arrived at the guild. He spread his Soul Power to sense the entire building and found Guild''s library. Saving and Absorbing the knowledge, he now had all the information on herbs and formulas. He even knew the history of Alchemy from this world at least. He was now one step away from being a non-official Alchemist. Suddenly, a delicious aroma caught Alex''s attention. After buying some pastries, Alex walked back to the hotel with a smile. Chapter 37 - Building Alex came back to the hotel and found the pair of brother and sister. He told them about his idea of starting up a business. When he mentioned it to them, their eyes shone a bit while nodding. If Alex really started a business and was successful, they would have a massive amount of money pouring in. As Alex was their master, they would also indirectly receive benefits. Seeing that they were excited, Alex chuckled and told them to cultivate. If they wanted revenge, they needed power. Although Alex could probably annihilate with his thoughts, he wanted them to do it themselves. After all, as his followers, they needed to be paragons amongst everyone else. He then left to go back to his room and took out the equipment for alchemy that were left by his parents. He sat down and began to think about the knowledge he had about Alchemy. Although he knew what to do, he hasn''t seen anyone do it. To make pills, he had to purify all the ingredients then condense them together into a pill. If the proportions were not correct or the attributes of the herb wasn''t compatible with the other, it could lead to an explosion. An technique for Alchemy allows its user to conjure a flame and purify the herbs. If the technique''s quality was high enough, it would also have a method to mix the herbs together. Alex already had experience controlling flames as he did so when he used magic. In Alchemy, precise control was an important factor. He took out the herbs needed to make some ''Qi Gathering Pills'', ''Earth Realm Breakthrough Pills'' and some ''Impurity Remover''. Qi Gathering Pills were like they sounded. They gathered Qi around its consumers. Earth-Realm Breakthrough Pills allowed its consumers to breakthrough to Earth Realm. This is extremely useful for cultivators at peak Qi-Condensation Realm. As for the ''Impurity Remover'' Pill, it removed impurities from the consumers body. It was useful for those who gathered impurities by taking too many pills. It could also make the skin clean which Alex thought would be useful for ladies. Alex put all the ingredients of the Qi Gathering Pill inside his cauldron and started to use ''God of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame''. A pure white-blue flame appeared in Alex palm as he used his mind to control its temperature. To check the temperature was quite easy as he used his ''Identify'' skill on the flame. He then sperated his flame to surround every ingredient. The temperature of each part of the flame was different as every herb had different ''melting'' points. The ingredients Alex had prepared turned into some kind of substance as they floated inside the cauldron. Alex purified the ingredients with extreme precision. Stop the flames too early, the purity of the result would be decreased. Stop the flames too late, the pill wouldn''t even be able to form. 87% Purity 91% Purity 96% Purity 100% Purity Alex immediately moved all the substances into the middle of the cauldron. He mixed them evenly into a small sphere. Condense! Alex condensed the pill while guiding Qi into it. When consumed, the pill will trigger a reaction to attract the surrounding Qi to it. The pill shone a small light and slowly dimmed after a few seconds. Alex opened the cauldron and saw a green pill. He then used his ''Identify'' skill to check if it was a success. [Qi Gathering Pill {100% Purity} Description: Increases Cultivation Speed by 20% and gathers Qi around its consumer] Success! Alex showed a proud and excited smile as he looked at the pill he made. He made a 100% Purity Pill in his first try. He also looked at his system as he realized he had received some messages. [Alchemy Mastery has Been Created] [Alchemy Mastery Lvl.1 Description: Pill Quality set at 30% Purity. Increases Success Rate by 10% and speed by 20%.(Level Up to increase Set Quality, Success Rate and Speed by 1%)] [Alchemy Mastery has Leveled Up! ¡Á10] [Alchemy Mastery Lvl.11] Three hours passed and Alex was still in his room cultivating pills. He had made 200 Qi Gathering Pills, 50 Earth Realm Breakthrough Pills and 300 Impurity Remover Pills. He was extremely satisfied with the result as they were all 100% Purity. He was also using the system''s auto forging feature at the same time to prepare products. He forged 100 Tier-2, 50 Tier-3 and a Tier-4 Swords. He also forged the same number of axes and daggers as the amount of swords. When he finished making all the pills, he received a series of messages from his system. [Alchemy Mastery has Leveled Up! ¡Á43] [Alchemy Mastery Lvl.54] [Blacksmithing Mastery has not Leveled Up due to the host using the system feature!] [Master has formed more than 100 Pills. New System Feature Unlocked] [System Feature: Auto Pill Formation Description: Can automatically form pills equal to the best version of the pill the host has created. The formula is also needed Materials for the pill needs to be placed into the inventory prior to the formation.] Alex stood up and stretched. He found Lucas and Freya, who were still cultivating and checked their progress. He was about to leave but he then remembered something important. He turned back to the pair of siblings and drew a formation around them with his fingers. He warned them and activated it. He then left the hotel happily. He walked around and found a land for sale. The building was a pagoda. After checking around with its seller, Alex gave the money and claimed ownership over the land. [Title Gained: Building Owner Description: The building the host owns will be protected by a barrier. The higher the host''s defense stat, the stronger the barrier.] Alex went into the building and used his soul power to clean everything up. He then followed by setting everything up. He lined up the weapons and the pills that he had just made and drew formations around them which could only be released by a special token. Feeling that the building was still empty, Alex ran to an herb shop and bought as many herbs as he could. When he returned to the pagoda, he took out his cauldron and started forming pills. 100% Purity Mind Calming Pill 100% Purity Earth Healing Pill 100% Purity Beserk Flame Pill 100% Purity Energy Restoring Pill ..... He made one of each and then used his system''s ''Auto Pill Formation'' feature to create 50 of each pill. He set the products up from common to Rare. The common products being on the lower floor while the rarer products being on the higher floors. Alex took about 2 hours to all of this. He looked at his shop with a satisfied expression. He then remembered that his shop needed a name. He took a big wooden Sign and wrote the name of his store with Profound Intent and Sword Intent. The name of the store would be... {The Silver Mask} Chapter 38 - Workers Alex was sitting on a comfortable chair as he was deep in thought. His shop was done but what he needed now was management. He couldn''t do everything himself, so he was thinking of ways to hire workers. An idea suddenly came into mind. He could create a type of puppet with a conciousness. This would allow him to have a loyal worker as well as a competent one. Alex kept thinking am checked his status. [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-2 Formation Master | Tier-4 Blacksmith | Weapons Specialist | Sword Master | Building Owner World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1075 Level:29 Strength: 85 Dexterity: 83 Intelligence: 535.5+53 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 82 Cultivation: Qi Condensation-Grade 9 Current Form: {Teenager} SP: 20345 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.34, Elemental Magic Lvl.19, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.4} Movement Skills:{Flawless Divine Footwork} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.29, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13, Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.77, Alchemy Mastery Lvl.54} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.64, Sword Intent Lvl.Max} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist-, Flawless Divine Sword Manual, Blacksmithing God''s Flawless Hammering, God Of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame, Flawless True Path of Formation Setting} Other Skills:{Heaven-Defying Handsomeness Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.52, Instant Read, Personal Library Lvl.33, Knowledge Absorption Lvl.34, Follower''s Mark}] Alex nodded when he saw his long list of skills and felt satisfied. He could buy a Galaxy-Tier Skill Creation meaning that if he wanted to, he could rival an entire galaxy. He then asked Celestine the cost of making a human or a human looking puppet. All that was needed was surprisingly a Mortal Tier Skill Creation to make such a skill. [Buying a Baby-Tier and Mortal-Tier Skill Creation] [-101 SP | 20244] [Human Creation has been Created!] [Human Creation Lvl.1 Description: Two People are needed to create a person? Not with the system! Allows User to create humans.(Level Up to have more precision)] [Soul Creation has been created!] [Soul Creation Lvl.1 Description: Creates a Soul loyal to the User. (Level Up to make it smarter)] Alex looked at his two new skills. He started practicing them right away. Handsome men and beautiful women attracted customers after all. He decided to practice both skills till noon. Try #1 Try #2 Try #3 Try #4 Try #5 .... Try #20153 After creating a human body and disposing of it, He Leveled up the Human Creation Skill. Soul Creation was different from Infinite Soul Convergence because of it relied on the system not Alex''s own soul power. The souls that he made, were stored with his ''Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Storage''. Even though the souls were practically retarted, he used ''Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Nurture'' to nurture them for the future. [Human Creation has Leveled Up! ¡Á79] [Human Creation Lvl.80] [Soul Creation has Leveled Up! ¡Á79 [Soul Creation Lvl.80] Now that both skills had pretty high levels , he could create the most handsome and most beautiful people at least in this world''s standards. He created 20 people of each gender and created smart souls to handle business. Alex told Celestine to send them some information about this world and how to go about selling things, managing the shop, etiquette, etc.. Alex nodded and let them get familiar with the place. As he was to lazy to name them, he let them choose their own name. Celestine, being the extremely convenient system, gave them a list to choose from. He just called them HM# or BW#. He also gave them each a different cultivation manual so they could be diverse. He suddenly felt a presence in front of his shop. He peeked with his Soul Power and saw the women he saved when be arrived in the city. He already knew that they were following him but he didn''t bother. Alex walked out and greeted them with a smile. "Hello, How may I help you?" The girls looked at Alex in a daze as they were attracted by his handsome face. They hadn''t caught a glimpse of him up close. He was also wearing a mask. They blushed and looked down. They then flooded at each other and nodded. "We want to work for you, Sir Silver Mask!" Alex frowned and looked at them intently. The girls saw this and started getting nervous. They felt as they had been stripped n.a.k.e.d and all their secrets were exposed. Alex, seeing nothing wrong, smiled once more and welcomed them in. The girls followed him in. The women then saw the other workers and gasped at their beauty. They wondered where these people came from. Alex walked into his office and told them to sit on the couch. He then looked at them and opened his mouth. "So, you say that you want to work for me?" The girls all nodded and answered at the same time. "Yes!" Alex saw their determination and proceeded with an interview. .... Alex wrapped up the interview and nodded. Although they don''t have much experience, they were pretty smart. They had potential. He then ''Follower''s Mark'' on them. At first, they were scared of a mark appearing on them but when Alex explained it to them, they calmed down. Alex created a few more Impurity Remover Pills for them. After an hour, they came out reformed. They could be on par with a princess in terms of beauty. Alex sent them some cultivation manuals that suited them and called the other workers to guide them. The shop was soon going to open and they needed to be the most prepared as possible. Alex walked out of his shop and to the Blacksmithing Guild. He rented a room and walked in. He took out some {Spirit Calming Metal and made them into masks. He then placed Qi-Gathering Formations and Earth Realm Defensive Formations on the front of it. Alex''s formations made the masks beautiful. The masks covered their eyes and half of the lower part of their faces. After storing them within his inventory, Alex walked back to his shop and drew a uniform design. He asked the ladies who had experience in making clothes to make them for him. He also passed everyone a mask and told them to wear in when they are working. For some reason, they were excited to do this task. Their eyes were sparkling. Alex shook his head and sighed. He would never understand women. He walked to his office and slept on his chair. Chapter 39 - Robbers Alex opened his eyes slowly and felt his head resting on something soft. His vision was blurry as his eyes had yet to adapt to the light. A figure appeared in his front of him. It was one of the girls he recruited last night. Her name was...Xiao Ming. She was the most promising out of everyone as she had a talent for cultivation. Alex snapped out of his daze and stood up. Xiao Ming was surprised but quickly returned to normal. She stood up after Alex and fixed up his clothes. *Knock* *Knock* Someone knocked on his office door. Alex went to his desk while Xiao Ming was serving him some tea. "Come in!" After hearing Alex''s voice, a man came in and reported something interesting. "Master, people are standing outside with torches" "Huh?" Surprised, Alex increased his perception distance and saw about 15 men holding torches. It was the middle of the night and people were still out of their houses? Strange. Alex nodded and walked out with him. He had given all his workers money to find somewhere to stay. A quarter of them stayed at night cleaning the place up. He looked out the window and saw evil smiles on the people outside. .... -Outside the building- The people that were standing in front of Alex''s building were all gangsters. They knew the owner must have been loaded with money to buy this building. They found out that it would be a type of shop. They had captured a couple of his female workers to threaten him into giving them money. Even if the owner of the shop gave them money, they would still take the workers as they were beauties. Experts above Qi Condensation were rare so they didn''t worry about Alex having an Earth Realm cultivation base. Even if Alex was an Earth Realm Expert, they had their own means of restraining him. They had 15 people here with them, what could go wrong? They started having evil smiles on their faces. Little did they know that the person they were trying to mess with had the Skill-Creation System. A system capable of making impossible things possible like slaying a god or create anything its user desired. The captured workers were worried as they knew the pan of these people. Now, all they can do is pray that Alex would save them without getting himselft hurt. The people created by Alex, however, were not scared in the slightest as they knew that he possesed a massive amount of power. If not, how could he create them. They could only mourn for the poor souls that dared to cross Alex. ..... The gangsters that were there were all Qi Condensation Grade-3 to Grade-8. Alex calmly looked at them while sipping his tea. He only frowned upon seeing his workers tied up. He flicked his fingers and a 4 layered barrier appeared over them. This multi-layered barrier included a Soul Power Barrier, a Qi Barrier, a Magic Barrier and an Earth Realm Formation. Although it was kind of overkill for such a small situation, it didn''t affect Alex in the slightest so why not. Alex looked at the gangsters in fornt of his shop and smirked. He had just thought of a brilliant idea. He started walking out of the building and stood at the doors. "H-Huh?" Alex acted surprised as he looked at the gangsters in front of him. He tried to put on an expression of fear while containing his laughter. The thugs caught on to this reaction and their lips curled up. Some even started insulting Alex. "Oh it''s just a coward! Now I am kind of feeling bad for him~" "Just because he had a lot of money, he thinks he can do whatever he wants, but standing in front of power, he is shaking in his boots!" The girls that were praying for Alex to save them started doubting his skills. They looked towards Alex and met his calm gaze. Alex winked at them and ran inside the shop. When Alex reached inside, he went to the 2nd floor and used ''Close-Range Teleportation'' to teleport out of the building. He decided to observe what the gangsters would do. The girls finally understood Alex''s plan so they secretly chuckled and smiled. Although some gangsters were confused, they didn''t bother. They were angered because Alex didn''t come and kneel in front of them or give them any money. He just came out and ran back in. They started throwing punches and sword attacks at the building. Some of them even threw their torches at it. A light suddenly appeared, surrounding the building. A barrier was erected out of nowhere and every attack dissipated. The barrier came from the system. It looked at Alex''s defense attribute and created a barrier equivalent to it. Alex had the defense of a Sky Realm Grade 6 Cultivator. These attacks couldn''t even crack the barrier. The gangsters were confused and try to run into the shop but the barrier was like an impenetrable wall that blocked their way. Alex was happy seeing that they cound''t break into his shop. He jumped down from where he was watching and cut the ropes that tied his workers. Alex then looked at the people who were trying thir hardest to enter the building and smirked. He released and concentrated massive amounts of killing intent at them. The gangsters felt like Death was about to reap their souls. They felt as if they had no hope to run away. They started to wonder what monster did they dare to offend. Alex''s figure flickered as he appeared right in front of them. He slashed horizontally at their necks with just his nails. The attack was so fast that they couldn''t even put up a defensive stance. Their heads flew off their bodies and blood spurted out everywhere. Alex quickly used Elemental Magic to conjure a flame and burned their blood before it touched the ground. He then used ''Infinte Soul Convergence'' to imprison their souls and store them. He then appeared in front of his workers The girls were just watching with wide eyes. Alex''s attacks were so fast that he just blurred and became normal while facing them. Behind him were the gangsters. Their lifeless bodies with detached heads were burning and there was not a single drop of blood anywhere. "Let''s go. You guys need to cultivate hard to help me in the future." Alex told them as slowly walked back into the shop. Alex glowed a stange light that made his followers fall in a daze. They snapped out of it after a while and quickly went to find a place to rest. They still had their masks on to not attract any l.u.s.tful guys. Chapter 40 - Breakthrough to Earth Realm Alex returned to his office while telling everyone not to disturb him for a while. He created a few Qi Gathering Formations in the lounge for his workers to cultivate. Not wanting to be burdens to Alex, they immediately sat down in a lotus position and used their cultivation methods. On the other hand, Alex felt like he was about to Breakthrough. Even though, he could suppress his cultivation, he figured that there was no point since he had enough power to defend himself from the majority of the world. "Celeatine, buy an Earth-Tier Skill Creation" [-200 SP | 20044] [Using Earth-Tier Skill Creation] [Origin Creation Cultivation Description: The user''s Qi gains the origin element. The origin Element is the root of all other elements. In other words, it is the power that created this universe.] When he saw the description, Alex''s eyebrows shot up. If this was true, then he would be able to use any element. Alex immediately uses the cultivation method. The formations around him started up and gathered massive amounts of Qi around him. The Qi around him became so concentrated that it started to appear. This meant that if any mortal or someone who can''t sense Qi was here, they would see the concentrated Qi. Alex''s body was being rid of any impurities as Qi cleansed his body. Every cell in his body was filled with immense Vitality. A transparent power filled his dantian along side his Qi, this was the Origin Element. The origin Element had no color due to it being able to transform into any other element. His Qi gathering Formations that he had placed were 100 times better than when he brokethrough Qi Condensation, so he could immediately breakthrough to Grade-9 again once more. BOOM!! Everything in the room was suddenly pushed away as an invisible forcce pushed them away. The center of this force was Alex. He slightly opened his eyes which shone a weird light. He then smirked as he saw his cultivation. Earth Realm Grade 1! Alex was ecstatic as he saw his power rise once more. Alex then closed his eyes once more and dove into a cultivation state. More Qi rushed towards his. Any normal cultivator would be overwhelmed by the amount of Qi but Alex had a Flawless Cultivation Technique meaning even if the entire universe''s Qi rushed at him, he would be able to absorb it without exploding. Earth Realm Grade 2! Earth Realm Grade 3! Earth Realm Grade 4! Earth Realm Grade 5! Earth Realm Grade 6! Earth Realm Grade 7! Earth Realm Grade 8! Earth Realm Grade 9! [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-2 Formation Master | Tier-4 Blacksmith | Weapons Specialist | Sword Master | Building Owner World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1075 Level:29 Strength: 85+27(CB) Dexterity: 83+27(CB) Intelligence: 535.5+53 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 82+27(CB) Cultivation: Earth Realm-Grade 9 | Origin Element Current Form: {Teenager} SP: 20044 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.34, Elemental Magic Lvl.19, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.4} Movement Skills:{Flawless Divine Footwork} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.47, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.29, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13, Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.77, Alchemy Mastery Lvl.54} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.64, Sword Intent Lvl.Max} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist-, Flawless Divine Sword Manual, Blacksmithing God''s Flawless Hammering, God Of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame, Flawless True Path of Formation Setting, Origin Creation Cultivation} Other Skills:{Heaven-Defying Handsomeness Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.52, Instant Read, Personal Library Lvl.33, Knowledge Absorption Lvl.34, Follower''s Mark}] "Hahahaha!" Alex laughed out loud as he saw his new status. He loved the feeling of getting stronger. He felt as if he could crush the entire world with his power alone. He not only had massive amounts of Soul Power, he had magic and Qi, and also his physical power was high. Alex move his origin element around and brought it to his palm. He used the prigin element and created fire, earth, water, lighting, wind, etc... With this, he had the advantage on every Earth Realm Cultivator. If they had a Fire Element, he use the Water Element. Alex cleaned himself up with Water magic and changed clothes from his inventory. When he was about to exit his office, a system message popped up. [Congratulations on Breakingthrough to Earth Realm] [New System Feature Unlocked] [System Feature: Auto Cultivating Description: Draws Qi towards User and automatically refines it. It is then stored in a Space of the System for User to use.] Alex''s eyes widened as he saw this. Doesn''t this mean that he basically had infinite amounts of Qi? What if he doesn''t fight anyone for a year, how much Qi would be acc.u.mulated. A smile appeared on his face as he thought of uses for this feature. The Qi around Alex started flowing towards him. As a cultivator, Alex felt the air around him change. He then laughed again and left his office. Chapter 41 - Brother and Sisters Revenge The sun finally came up showing its beauty to the world. A pair of brother and sister were sitting in a lotus position. As they had received help and advice from Alex, they finally broke through. Lucas was now Qi Condensation Grade-7. He could also perform the Domineering Fire Blade Sword Art with ease. Although it was not at Alex''s level of mastery, he was above average. The reason being that he trained in Alex''s magic simulations. In the simulations, he had experienced life and death countless times. Freya, on the other hand, just broke through into Qi Condensation Grade-1. She was extremely talented. She was only 5 years old after all. Alex only had a Martialist Cultivation at her age. Although he could have probably broke through Sky Realm by that time, he felt uncomfortable doing so under Old Man Han. The old man was truly mysterious. Freya also made progress on her Sword Art. With the resources Alex was giving her, her cultivation was going smoothly. She also took an interest in Formations. Alex promised her to teach her after they left the city. Their cultivation speeds were absolutely outrageous. If any other cultivator saw this progress, they would start doubting their own lives. Alex came into the room making them take a break from cultivating. "It is time!" Alex said loudly while poing at them. Lucas and Freya were confused as they tilted their heads. Lucas was the first to ask Alex. "Master? It is time for what?" Alex looked at their confused faces and just said. "Well, why did you start following me? The brother and sister pair opened their eyes wide as they finally knew what Alex meant. They could finally take revenge on the people who killed their parents. They immediately stood up and rushed to Alex''s side. Seeing their reaction, Alex smiled and chuckled at bit. "Follow Me" Alex told them as he left the room and walked out of the hotel. When he had accepted Lucas and Freya as his followers, he had already found the headquarters of the gang. The city had 3 Major gangs and the one they were about to take revenge on is one of them. The gang was called the {Saint Devil Gang}. The gang is well known for slavery of women and kids. The men who are kidnapped would be forced to do labor. Alex walked into an alley with his followers. He arrived in front of a tall brick wall and looked at it. ''Hidden Door?'' Alex checked his map to make sure that this was their base of operations. Seeing that he was at the right spot. He sent out his mana or Magic power to cover the entire wall. Magic circles then appeared in front of his eye. {Stone Removal} After using this spell, the wall in front of them descended back into the earth. Behing the wall was the entrance of a tunnel. Alex gazed at his first two followers as if trying to confirm their decision on revenge. They both nodded at him and tightly held onto their swords. They knew that the battle coming up wouldn''t be easy but they had confidence as Alex had trained them. Alex stopped walking and took a step behind the pair of Brother and sister. Alex sensed a presence so he left him for them to improve. "There''s someone up ahead. It''s time to show me how much progress you guys made after your training. Do not disappoint me!" Alex''s voice was cold and indifferent voice resounded within the tunnel. Seeing that his position was revealed, the enemy finally revealed themself as a Qi Condensation Grade-9. Lucas was 2 grades below this man in cultivation. The man in front of them looked at them while taking out a knife. He suddenly rushed towards Lucas. Senising the danger coming his way, Lucas uses his Fire Sword Art to defend from the attack. *Clang* Lucas'' sword parried the knife, burning the metal a bit. He then twisted and used ''scorching wave'' which was a move in the sword art he was practicing. With his Tier-4 sword, he cut the man in half like a piece of butter. The man screamed as he felt immense pain. His vision slowly darkened and he was dead. This fight lasted no more than 10 seconds. Alex nodded with satisfaction as he looked at Lucas. They continued to walk forward and followed the direction told them to go. They knew that their master had a way to find the enemy so they didn''t question him. Alex told them he had some sort of map that only he could see. On their way to find the gang leader, they encountered many members of the gang. Freya and Lucas easily cut them down while Alex just used his Demon Flame to burn them all and imprisoned their souls. As their blood kept feeding the Flame, it grew in destructive power. Even Alex was slightly surprised at the flame''s progress. He grew more interested in higher flames like Hell''s Flame and other powerful flames. Lucas looked at the flame with interest as he saw its power. Freya was also interested but she knew she had more affinity with the Ice or Water Element. She looked at Alex with reverence and admiration. She knew that Alex didn''t show his full power yet. Instead, he was holding back too much. Freya''s thoughts were right. Alex was holding back quite a bit. He could probably wipe this city and the area around it off the map if he wanted to but what''s the fun in that. They finally arrived at a grand door. Alex used his system map to find the leader so he knew he wasn''t wrong. He looked at the kids and told them to get ready. *Boom* Alex kicked the door open and he saw about 10 people between Earth Realm Grade-1 to Grade-4. They all turned their heads to see who would be so bold as to kick their door open. What they saw made them confused as they saw 3 people. The man in the middle had his hands behind his back. No matter how much they tried they couldn''t see pass the system''s protection so they guessed that he was the most powerful in the group. The two others, however, weren''t that strong. They could destroy them with a flick. "Lucas, Freya. Go deal with the Earth Realm Grade-1 Cultivators. I''ll deal with rest from there." Alex said. Knowing that they were too weak to deal with all of them, they nodded while gritting their teeth. They followed Alex''s orders anyways. They immediately rushed at the weakest people within the group. Lucas'' Tier-4 Sword with his Fire Sword Art made them extremely difficult to deal with. Freya also used her Sword Art to weaken the enemy. The others wanted to help but were blocked by Alex. "Get out of our way!" They yelled at Alex and all attacked him at the same time. Alex just smiled and released pressure. Not only did he pressure them with his higher amounts of Qi, he also used his Soul power to change the gravity around him. The people charging at him felt as if a mountain fell on them. They couldn''t move a single muscle. Alex walked in front of them and used his Demon Flame to devour them. Alex was still smiling as he looked at the scene in front of him. Not a single of their ashes were there. Alex imprisoned their souls to stop them from going into the reincarnation cycle. He looked at his followers who were having a hard time. He left them as they could train themselves for the future. Although Alex was confident in his overwhelming strength. Who knows what might be waiting for him. Alex looked around and saw a bunch of treasure. His eyes shone and he walked away from the battle. Meanwhile, Lucas and Freya were fighting with all of their power. Freya continued to slow the enemy down while Lucas was cutting them down. He didn''t want to slip up so he fought with all his power. One mistake could cost him his and his sister''s life. *Cling**Clang* His sword hit the gang''s elder, he was fighting while unconsciously refining his sword skill. His sword became faster and less flaws could be seen. The Elder looked at Alex and was shocked to see not a single speck of the others. That meant that Alex killed them. He suddenly felt shivers going down his spine. At this moment, a single thought appeared within his mind. ''RUN!'' Lucas saw an opening and immediately stabbed at the elder. The latter coughed a mouthful of blood while the former repeatedly stabbed him. The gang''s elder looked at the man who killed him with wide eyes while his vision was slowly darkening. Alex came back to see that the elder died by Lucas'' hand. He was slightly surprised at the speed the fight ended but he didn''t show it. He smiled and gave Lucas and Freya a thumbs up. Alex burned the person''s body while imprisoning his Soul. He used his system map to search if there were any other people around but he found none as they were all dead. "Let''s go home!" Alex smiled as he walked out of the tunnel with his followers. Lucas and Freya finally got their revenge. They smiled and followed Alex happily. Chapter 42 - Devil Cults Attack A new day came as the sun was rising from the horizon. A couple people were out walking down the streets and people could be seen cultivating on top of buildings. Alex opened his eyes as he exited his training simulation. His lips curled into a smile as he had successfully developed a new way to use his magic. He found out that as long as his mana consumption wasn''t higher than his recovery rate, he could turn it into a passive skill. Even though his defensive power was already high, it still hurt when it hit him. The magic barriers he could make didn''t have high mana usage but had high defensive power at the same time. Alex then visualized the barrier and send out magic power. He also brought up the mana bar from his system. It basically said how much magic power he had. His mana started going down but after a second, it went back up to full. Mana Barriers are just condensed mana He tried doing something else while casting the barrier but it instantly shattered. Seeing this, the once again put up the barrier around him. It then shattered once again. Again! .... Again! After many tries, Alex succeeded in keeping his Magic barrier up while doing something else. A message from his system suddenly appeared in front of him [Multi-Tasking has been created] [Multi-Tasking Lvl.1 Description: Able to control 2 powers at the same time. (Increases by 1 per level)] [Magic Affinity has Leveled up! ¡Á13] [Magic Affinity Lvl.60] Alex smiled when he saw this. The new skill he got meant that he could control mana and Qi at the same time. Before this, he had to alternate between them but now he could use them both at the same time. This also meant that if he had a type of telekinesis, he could control both objects separately. For example, two flying swords, but they had their own movements. They would both be executing different moves. This brought his battle possibilities to a higher level. Alex then stood up. Although he doubted anything could hurt him, he still felt safer with a barrier around him. He left the room and went outside where more and more people were starting to come out. Walking down the streets , he found some food. He sat down and ate peacefully. He was thinking about the events that led to this point. He was also thinking about the future. What would he do when he found his parents? With his 200 Years lifespan? What if he got stronger in the future? He would be forced out by the planet. Alex was thinking about questions for the future but someone suddenly sat opposite of him. He didn''t stop them because they had a familiar presence. The person kept looking at him. When Alex finally turned his head, he saw Anna. "Were you looking for me?" Alex asked her while drinking some tea. She looked at him while thinking about something. When she heard Alex''s question she snapped out of her daze and blushed. "Who wants to look for you?!" She yelled. After a bit, she composed herself and they started speaking. When she heard that Alex was going to open his shop tomorrow, she was shocked. Wasn''t Alex new to this town? How could he have already set up a shop? Alex told her the location of his shop. Just as they were about to part ways, Alex saw something on his map. A huge number of red dots were coming to SampelBurg City. The highest cultivation base there saw Sky Realm Grade-3. Alex stood up and started walking to the city wall. Anna saw his actions and ran after him, confused. When she caught up to him, Alex picked her up and jumped on a roof. He used his footwork to land softly. Jumping from roof to roof, he finally arrived at the wall that was protecting the city. The wall had a Formation that could defend a single attack from a Sky Realm Grade-1. "Such an horrible Formation." Alex looked at the Formation and said. Anna, however, was surprised to hear that. The Formation was made from the best formation masters in the city and Alex called it horrible. She couldn''t help but wonder what was Alex still hiding. When they reached the top of the wall, Alex put Anna down and looked into the distance. He then saw a bunch of soldiers waiting. It seemed that the city knew the danger they were in. He looked at Anna who still had a confused look on her face and explained the situation to her. "An army of Devil Cult disciples are coming to this city. Highest cultivation is Sky Realm Grade-3" Anna''s eyes widened as she heard that. Disciples of the Devil Cult were ruthless. The would enslave the men and use women as playthings. It is rumored that once you are within their grasp, you would never be able to leave. Since its founding, not a single person that was captured was seen again. This was because they had 2 Nebula Realm Cultivators and many other highly skilled cultivators. They had the power of a kingdom so the monarchs don''t feel like killing them over a single city. Anna was scared and looked at Alex with a ''What should we do'' expression. Honestly, this would be a piece of cake for Alex but he wanted to see the power of the cultivators within the city. All Alex needed to do is have the leader of the town give him ownership of the city. Then the system would protect it with his defense attribute. He had asked Celestine about it and found out that the Building Owner Title could also work on a city and even an entire kingdom. *Vrrrr* The ground started shaking as an army of Devil Cult disciples could be seen. They were dressed in black and had a red aura oozing out of them. Their killing Intent was absolutely overwhelming to normal people but for Alex, it was akin to a light breeze. Anna was shivering as she also felt the auras coming from them. Alex stood in front of her to block it for her. Feeling the aura disappear felt like a mountain was off her shoulders. She looked at Alex''s back and realized that he was the one that took of the pressure for her. Alex kept looking at the army of Devil Cult Disciples and looked at the cultivators in the city''s army, who were anxious. He wanted to see how this would play out. He told Celestine to record the scene in front of him for the future. Alex quickly created a Formation around Anna and him to hide their presence. "Let''s see what they will do." Alex stared at the to be battlefield and said. Chapter 43 - Battle A man came out down from the city wall and looked at the soldiers in front of him. A few months back, they heard that an army of Devil Cult Disciples were moving. Who knew that they would be attacking them. 15 Days ago, they heard that they were about to go to war with them which made them panic a little. The man''s name was Tyler. He was the one who would lead the soldiers in front of him. He had a Sky Realm Grade-1 cultivation base as he had just brokenthrough 3 days ago. Although his cultivation had yet to stabilize, he had to fight in this war. "Men! Get Ready! Think of what you need to protect, think of your family and let it be your source of power in this fight!" AHHHH! The soldiers yelled as their morale was boosted. They walked to the top of the wall and took out bows and arrows. The equipment they had were decent. The bows were enhanced by runes. Runes were what formed formations. Basically, a formation was a collection of many runes. When the Devil Cultivators were in view, they started shooting arrows at them. However, what they saw next made their jaws drop. A barrier was instantly erected, protecting their enemies. The arrows bounced off as if it was a ball hitting the wall. The Devil Cult Disciples also took out arrows and shot it at the soldiers. *Fsh* Arrows rained down on the city wall. The city''s wall could handle an attack from a Sky Realm Cultivator, a bunch of arrows couldn''t even leave a scratch on it. When both sides figured out that arrows wouldn''t work, they immediatly charged at each other. *BOOM* Waves of pressure came from weapons and auras clashing with each other. People on both sides suffered casualties. It was chaos. __________________________ Alex was looking at the scene in front of him and watched the fight between both leaders. The Human commander, Tyler, was fightin the Sky Realm Grade-3 Devil Cultivator with a Sky Realm Grade-1 Cultivation Base. It would be the first time Alex would see such a fight. Although he could kill them both, he had never seen cosmos energy being used. The commander used a broadsword while the Devil Cultivator, who was called Jack, used a pair of daggers. The aura of the daggers were filled with killing intent and there was poison on the edge of it. When they started fighting, the area around them was completely obliterated. It was obvious that Tyler had just brokenthrough a couple days ago but he already had decent control on with Cosmos Energy. The enemy was 2 grades above him but he could still get some hits in. The blades clashed against one another, bouncing of each other. Sword waves were created while fighting intent and killing Intent spilled out of their bodies. The face of the Devil Cultivator leader became ugly as he still couldn''t kill the man in front of him. It was supposed to be clear that he would be the winner in this fight but he still couldn''t kill him. He started using full power and evil Qi came out. It was a dark red color. Once someone looked at it, they would feel massive amounts of negative emotions and the Qi grew stronger with the amount blood it devoured. The soldiers, however, weren''t doing as well. They needed 2 people to kill 1 of the enemy. The more they fought with the Devil Cultivators, the more their morale decreased. Seeing their friends die and having their blood absorbed created a repulsive scene. Alex was still standing on the wall with Anna who looked a bit pale from the gory scene in front of her. She looked at Alex as she wanted him to do something. Knowing what she wanted, Alex shook his head. He said. "I''ll help them if things get serious. For now, I just want to gauge the power of the Devil Cult Disciples." Anna nodded and looked away from the battlefield. It brought back some bad memories for her. Tyler and Jack were still fighting. Their power didn''t decrease since the fight began. The former''s armour broke while a single dagger broke for the latter. The visiting cultivators within the city started to feel the evil aura coming from the Devil Cult Cultivators. They started to make their way over. This was because they were widely hated and any chance they could kill them, they would take it. When they arrived to the battlefield, they pulled out anyone who was injured and started to fight against the Evil Cultivators. Alex just kept watching the battlefield with Anna right behind him. Chapter 44 - Despair More visiting cultivators came and helped out the soldiers. Most of them had an Earth Realm Cultivation Base. Blood flowed out of corpses and weapons were all over the ground. The Evil cultivators sucked the life force out of anyone they killed. The two Sky Realm Cultivators were still in an intense battle as ripples in the air could be felt from afar. They continued to clash against each other. It was obvious that the commander of the soldiers was at a disadvantage because of his lower cultivation base. Although it was only a 2 grade difference, it had a massive difference in power as the higher the grade of the cultivation base, the more Cosmos Energy one could contain within their bodies. Also, Tyler had just broken through a few days before. He didn''t have as much time to get used to the Cosmos Energy. Suddenly, Jack appeared behind Tyler and stabbed him through the heart with his single dagger. He then twisted in and ripped Tyler''s heart out of his body. Tyler''s once bright eyes slowly lost its color. He coughed out some blood and and fell to the ground. Jack looked at Tyler''s lifeless body and absorbed his power. When he did, he achieved a Grade Breakthrough. His power increased and the aura around him became overwhelming Sky Realm Grade-4! Every Cultivator around sensed the Breakthrough. They knew that If they fought, they would die. They started retreating to the city while activating any long range techniques they had. Although they hated and wanted to kill the Devil Cultivators, they still didn''t want to die a meaningless death. Seeing this, the evil cultivators started to chase after them. Blood continued to spill throughout the battlefield. Fear and despair filled the eyes of everyone fighting against the Evil cultivators. *Bell Chiming* A bell suddenly rang throughout the city to tell the citizens to evacuate. When the citizens heard it, they started panicking and rushing to the back gate of the city. They pushed each other out of the way. This made people trip and also cause accidents. Of course, the rich had guards escorting them out and using their strength to push everyone else out of the way. Alex sensed the commotion happening on the other side of the city with his Soul power. He then shook his head at the actions the people took. Anna saw him do this and asked him. "Why''d you shake your head?" Alex turned to her and told her the situation on the other side of this city. Kids weren''t sent out first. The rich were abandoning the weak by rushing out first. Family were being seperated. He kind of hoped that their would be a measure for this type of situation. Anna looked at Alex with a weird expression. Although she trusted Alex, she didn''t believe that he could see from such a distance. Alex knew her thinking and tapped her forehead gently. Using his ''Infinite Soul Convergence'', he transmitted what he saw to her. Anna felt something flowing into her mind. Countless images were playing within her mind and she saw the things that Alex was talking about. She didn''t know why but she felt a bit disappointed. She looked at Alex and wondered how he showed her those scenes. The aura around Alex was obviously abnormal. She felt a mysterious feeling from him. Alex''s gaze returned back to the battlefield where the people were fighting for the other people that were running away. Although he saw fear and despair within their eyes. He saw a burning determination to fight the Devil Cultivators and defend the city from them. Alex saw the crazy expression on Jack and his army. He closed his eyes and stood up. He felt that he had seen enough. Anna looked at him and saw that he was about to take action. She felt excited and nervous to see Alex''s power. This Bloody War was about to end. Chapter 45 - Hero Alex jumped right in the middle of the battlefield and released his Fighting Spirit and Killing Intent. The people around him froze for a second and looked at him with fear. It was if they had seen their own death. Alex materialized a pair of daggers with his Soul power and looked at the Devil Cultivators. He then looked at the cultivators who were defending the city and used Healing Magic. {Healing Magic: Large Area Spell: Major Healing} A yellow light enveloped the cultivators as their injuries started to heal. The people who were about to die due to blood loss were saved. They looked at Alex with reverence after they had seen his Magic. They thought that they would die but this man came from nowhere and saved them. Alex turned his eyes back to the devil cultivators and threw his daggers at them. When they tried to block it, their weapons would break and the dagger would him them. As a Soul Weapon, the daggers could damage their souls. Even if it just grazed them, they would feel immense Pain on their souls. The people that were hit lost the the body part that the daggers hit at. They rolled on the group in pain as blood gushed out of their bodies. Many of them died and their bodies lied on the ground. The devil cultivators eyes were bloodshot as they saw their comrades die horrible deaths. They looked at Alex with Killing Intent pouring out of them. Alex saw this and smirked. "What? Angry?" He said in a mocking tone. Once the Evil Cultivators heard that, they screamed and charged at Alex. Alex, on the other hand, was just standing there with his lips curled up. ''Time to level up'' He thought. Killing all these people will increase his level and he would become more powerful. He also wanted to test his physical prowess. Because of his cultivation, Alex had a level cap of 29. But now that he entered Earth Realm, he could level up to Lvl.39 . Alex''s growth speed was too fast and his power didn''t match his cultivation. Jack saw his scared soldiers and then looked at the dead ones. When his gaze found the person responsible, he frowned. Due to the system''s protection, Jack couldn''t see Alex''s cultivation. He felt an extremely dangerous aura around Alex which was like he could kill him instantly. This was absolutely true. Heck, Alex could flatten the entire city if he wanted too. Jack ran towards his soldiers while killing the people blocking his way. When the evil cultivators saw their leader coming to aid them, their morale was once again boosted. They just ignored Alex and fought the city''s soldiers and wandering cultivators. Alex saw this and used hi Soul power to stop all the movements of the evil cultivators and rounded them up. Alex then merged his daggers back into his Soul. He slowly walked to the evil cultivators. He then clenched his fist and threw a punch. Boom! Everything in front of Alex was reduced to dust. Alex only used his physical prowess and the destructive power was extremely high. If Alex had used Qi, what would happen? Alex was slightly surprised as even he didn''t expect his powers to be so overwhelming. Silence. Alex unclenched his first and started to walk back to the people who were wounded. The jaws of everyone there touched the ground. Alex was alone and he destroyed three quarter of the enemy army. The morale of the wandering cultivators and city soldiers were sky high right now. Alex stopped walking as he felt someone approaching him with evil intent. Alex casually dodged the attack and saw Jack. "Bastard! Die!" Jack screamed with bloodshot eyes. He just witnessed a man annihilating the majority of his army. How could he not be mad. He took out some needles with poison covering them and skillfully threw them at Alex. Alex looked at Jack and his needles. If Jack had used these on Tyler, Tyler would''ve died almost instantly. Unfortunately for Jack, he picked the wrong guy to mess with. Alex used his Soul power to hold the needles in the air and turned them around. "Bye." Alex said with a smile. All the needles accelerated at a high speed and embedded themselves in Jack. The poison within was extremely deadly. It would first stop all circulation of Qi within the body, then cripple all the nerves. After that would be organ failure, followed by heart and brain shutdown. This would happen in the a span of 30 seconds. Alex walked away from Jack who was feeling immense Pain. Alex healed everyone and gained the title of Hero within their hearts. {Title Gained: Hero Description: The admiration and thankfulness of the people saved. The aura around the owner makes him more trustable. +10 Trust} Chapter 46 - Shop Opening Alex had secretly taken the souls of the evil cultivators and imprisoned them. Many people came up to him to Express their thankfulness. He quickly left the battlefield, leaving all the cleanup to the soldiers. He then checked his system messages that he didn''t look at yet. [Level Up! ¡Á10 | Congratulations on Reaching Level 39! +30 All attributes] [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-2 Formation Master | Tier-4 Blacksmith | Weapons Specialist | Sword Master | Building Owner | Hero World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1075 Level:39 Strength: 142 Dexterity: 140 Intelligence: 535.5+83 (Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 139 Cultivation: Earth Realm-Grade 9 | Origin Element Current Form: {Teenager} SP: 20064 Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.2 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.2, Soul Recovery Lvl.5, Soul Creation Lvl.80} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.34, Elemental Magic Lvl.19, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.4} Movement Skills:{Flawless Divine Footwork} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.60, Elemental Affinity Lvl.20, Sword Mastery Lvl.29, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13, Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.77, Alchemy Mastery Lvl.54} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.64, Sword Intent Lvl.Max} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.16} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.38, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist-, Flawless Divine Sword Manual, Blacksmithing God''s Flawless Hammering, God Of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame, Flawless True Path of Formation Setting, Origin Creation Cultivation} Other Skills:{Heaven-Defying Handsomeness Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.98, Pain Tolerance Lvl.52, Instant Read, Personal Library Lvl.33, Knowledge Absorption Lvl.34, Follower''s Mark, Human Creation Lvl.80, Multi-Tasking Lvl.1}] Alex nodded at his new status. His power was growing too quickly. He felt as if he held the entire world in his palm. Anna came down and looked at him in awe. She realized that Alex was a complete mystery. His skills were truly out of this world. When they both parted ways, Alex found Lucas and Freya who were in the hotel. Alex told them to prepare to leave. After he finished opening his shop, he planned to travel once more. Alex left them alone and ran to his shop. His speed was so fast that the people in the streets just felt a breeze passing by. The city released the news about their victory and the people within the city relaxed. Life went back to normal in an hour of the news. Alex told his workers to prepare for the shop to open. After finishing his orders, Alex walked into his office and concocted more pills and forged more weapons. Although he didn''t need to, he was actually doing it because he was bored. He then used his Soul power to transmit the information of the shop to everyone on the streets. After handing the new products he made to one of his workers, He closed his eyes and entered a simulation to test his power. On the other hand, everyone on the streets heard the news of a shop opening. They talked with each other about how they suddenly heard a voice telling them about the shop. They quickly rushed towards the location and saw the sign on the building. {The Silver Mask} Anna also came to the shop opening to see the products for sale. She was curious about the business Alex created. Everyone was waiting until the doors opened. A man and a women came out. They wore a uniform and a silver mask that covered half of their face. Even so, the man was handsome which attracted the attention of women and the girls were beauties which attracted the stares of men. ""Welcome to The Silver Mask Shop"" They bother said at the same time. The doors opened and the people in front of the shop saw the products. Powerful Weapons could be seen and powerfull pill aroma could be smelt. Handsome men and Beautiful Ladies could be seen. The pills and weapons were quickly selling. Alex''s wealth was ever increasing. Anna also looked around like any other customer. She bought the Impurity Remover Pill because she was like any other girl. She wanted to stay beautiful. The news about the shop spread like wildfire as the customers were extremely satisfied. At the end of the day, the shop locked its doors and counted the amount of money they received. They received a huge amount of wealth. They weren''t naive sk they knew that only their Master had the power to protect such wealth. They decided to go cultivate to lessen the burden on their Master. Little did they know that their Master was actually extremely relaxed right now. Chapter 47 - Trouble at the Institute The First Day of the Shop Opening went smoothly and Alex found Lucas and Freya to leave the city. The siblings didn''t have many belongings so it didn''t take long. Alex brought them to eat breakfast and he also showed them around the shop. After telling some orders to his worker, he left to find Anna. She was a good friend of his after all. Boom! An explosion could be heard behind him. Alex looked over to see the problem and saw the Institute of Cultivation on fire. He used his Soul Power to scan the entire building and what he saw made him frown. It was inhumane and disgusting. People were chained up and being abused. They were constantly having their life force sucked out of them. Alex gave some money to Lucas and Freya to book a room for one more day. He then used ''Close-Range Teleportation'' to arrive at the Institute in seconds. From the explosions, Alex figured out their plan. They probably wanted to destroy the building''s foundations. As the tallest building, if it were to fall, massive amounts of damage would befall SampelBurg. In other words, this was akin to a terrorist attack on Earth. Alex used his Soul power to restrict the people who were abusing the chained victims. He then found the person causing the explosions and flicked his finger. The person''s head blew up and had his soul absorbed. When Alex looked through the memories of the soul, he immediately knew the situation. The memory came from a Low-Level member of the group. Although he didn''t have all the information, he had the basics. Apparently, the group was called ''Sirius Assassination''. It was basically a high level assassin organization. The mission they received this time was to destroy SampelBurg and find a certain map. After absorbing the memory, Alex brought up his map and checked every dot in the Institute. He found out that the white dots were the people who were chained up while the red dots were the students. He found out that all the students were in a permanent brainwashed status. If someone tried to remove it, the brainwashed people would be brain dead. Alex could probably do something with healing Magic but it was currently not within his capabilities. Hw could also create a Skill but felt it was going to give him a huge problem so he didn''t. Alex wasn''t a saint or anything so he didn''t want to waste his Skill Points on people he never met before. He then used his stealth skill and walked down the hallway without making noise with his Footwork Technique. He started making his way to the Institute''s dungeon which held countless people. He also wanted to know, if possible, more about the Sirius Assassination organization. Meanwhile, deep underground, someone was floating in a lotus position absorbing souls and blood. The Qi around the person was dense and killing Intent was overwhelming within the room. If anyone less than a Wky Realm Cultivation Base came in, they would immediately die from the pressure. He opened one eye and saw that one soul stone which was connected to his subordinate darkened. He raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Interesting.." Chapter 48 - Shen Fei? Alex found the entrance to the bas.e.m.e.nt and rushed down. Darkness filled the bas.e.m.e.nt but this didn''t affect Alex as he used his Soul Power to scan the entire place. He had also marked the people within the bas.e.m.e.nt as well as restricting their moves. Alex put his hand in front and used Light Magic. {Elemental Magic: Light Element: Luminous Ball} A ball of light appeared in front of Alex as he continued walking. The light was so bright that it lit up the entire room. After walking so much, He finally arrived in front of the room where all the white dots on his map were located. Alex pushed the door open and saw people hung from chains. Alex materialized a dagger and threw it at the chains. One by one, the chains broke and Alex caught everyone to make them land safely. Their eyes looked at Alex but they had no energy to move. Seeing this, Alex used a Healing spell to make them regain their energy and heal from their injuries. "He''s here!" A voice suddenly resounded through the hallway. All the people Alex just saved showed fear in their expressions. This voice belonged to the person who has been abusing these past few days. Many people could be heard rushing to their location. They all looked at Alex who was still calm throughout this situation. Alex felt the stares and lifted his hand. {Elemental Magic: Darkness Element: One-Way Conceal} This spell could hide them. The people outside couldn''t see them but he could see them. He also quickly created a concealment formation to hide their auras. "Huh? Where are they? I just felt their auras around here!" Voices of confusion could be heard as the sound of footsteps could no longer be heard. Alex and the people he saved watched them. Alex didn''t really care but he saw someone familiar within the group. He tried to remember who it was in his memory and he finally figured it out. ''Shen Fei?'' He used his Soul Power to scan Shen Fei top to bottom. ''Why did it take me so long to figure it out? I guess useless people really are easily forgotten. He didn''t even increase his cultivation since the day I left. '' Alex thought. Alex didn''t want to waste time anymore so he made everyone in the hallway go to sleep. Not only that, they would face their worst nightmares. Alex took down the formation and deactivated his Elemental Magic. Alex quickly pulled everyone out of the bas.e.m.e.nt and brought them outside. He was curious about the assassin organization so he left them some money and some clothes he found. Alex asked them a few questions about the situation but none of them knew anything. After parting ways, Alex once again rushed into the Institute to find some clues. How powerful was this organization to brainwash everyone within the Institute? Alex went used his Soul Power to find the people with the highest cultivation. He might find some answers if he looked through their memories. Chapter 49 - Truth Behind the Institute Alex moved quickly with his Stealth. The Master''s office was on the highest floor. Although security was extremely tight, it was nothing in front of the overpowered Alex. Boom! After Alex knocked the guards unconscious, he kicked the door open. He then gazed around the room and saw the Institute''s master. He had a Sky Realm Cultivation Base which was considered strong in this world. Yet, he still was an ant in front of Alex. ''Infinite Soul Convergence: Soul Search'' After searching the Soul, Alex found out that before the mass brainwashing, the man was approached by an organization. The organization was the one that had attacked recently, Devil''s Cult. Alex noted to beware of Devil''s Cult. Although he didn''t fear them. He would be enraged if someone brainwashed the people around him. Only five things could get him so angry that he could bypass the system''s emotion control. It was Yui, the village, the siblings under him, his parents and Anna. Although he didn''t agree with the actions of those people, if they provoked him or hurt the people around him, he would make their lives a living hell. Now that he knew about the situation, he walked to the roof of the building and looked around. since his shop was in the city, he didn''t want it to be unsuccessful. If everyone became brainwashed, they would probably stop going to his store. Alex raised his right arm to the air and began casting a large scale spell. {Healing Magic: Large Status Reset} {Healing Magic: Large-Scale Super Heal} Large Status Reset: Removes any abnormal effects on group targeted. Large-Scale Super Heal: Can Heal Severe wounds and illnesses. Boost Immunity to most diseases and viruses Light came out of Alex''s palm as it filled the sky. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at the spectacular scene in front of them. They then saw the light flow within their bodies. Most people were cultivators with internal injuries. Although the healthy people experienced less, they felt something different changing within their bodies. Patients in hospitals started to recover at an astounding rate. People who were said to never be able to wake up awoke. It was practically a city wide miracle. Of course, some people were greedy and tried to find the source of the light. However, before they got the chance, the light disappeared and the sky returned to its original blue. Alex used massive amounts of mana to cast these huge spells. He felt slightly tired but it disappeared almost instantly. The rate of his mana recovering was extremely quick. Not to mention his body. He was a cultivator, he didn''t need to sleep nor eat as a matter of fact. Alex jumped down the tower using stealth and returned to Lucas and Freya who were cultivating in the room they booked for the day. He didn''t want to waste more time within the city. Finding his parents was his main goal on this trip. If possible, he wanted to find a way to bypass the laws of the world and go in and out of the world if he willed it. He also wanted to train Lucas and Freya into powerhouses that were worthy of following him. Although they would never compare to him, he didn''t want them to be weak. He wanted them to at least beat someone 5 small grades above them. ''I should make a better training plan for them'' Alex was thinking. He could probably create a Skill to speed up time in certain places. For example, 10 minutes would have passed while it would be 1 minute everywhere else. Chapter 50 - I am coming along! At the gate of the city, Alex and the siblings were walking out. Alex was thinking of ways to improve the battle power of his followers. He thought of making enchanted armour for them. He also thought of making life saving treasures to help them escape from powerhouses of this world. He didn''t need one for himself as he could probably defend against everyone in the world himself. Alex looked up and sighed. After finding his parents, he would probably go back to the village. He might also move to a city with them and Yui. He would probably just live with them for 5 years. That is, if he holds back his cultivation. He then would probably leave into space and explore. He had no ambition of conquering the universe or anything like that. He just wanted to slowly get stronger and explore the Infinite universe. Someone in his way? Kill them. Want something? Take it The entire universe against you? amaker them Bow before you. Basically he wanted to become something like a space pirate or something similar. "Alex!" He started walking down the road when he heard someone screaming his name. He didn''t see it coming because he zoned out foe a bit. He turned around to see Anna. He looked at her with a puzzled face but then remembered that he forgot to say that he was leaving. Anna stomped her way to Alex. She gave him a death stare. If looks could kill, her stare would be akin to millions of knifes surrounding Alex. She looked at him and saw that he was was about to leave. She also looked at Lucas and Freya. After returning her gaze at Alex, she threw a punch at him. Alex saw all of this in slow motion. His gaze alternated between Anna and her fist. He then closed his eyes to think about the situation. After thinking for a while, he just let the punch hit him. A small shock wave could be felt. *Spurt* Alex coughed blood and spun around. He looked at his followers and winked with a smile then returning to his pained expression. He then fell to the ground. "Master!" Lucas and Freya understood and acted along. Anna was stunned for a while as she did not know what to say. She looked a bit panicked and looked at Alex''s followers. She ran up to Alex and checked his pulse. She started panicking as she didn''t feel anything. Her mind went in frenzy as she thought she actually killed him. ''He''s dead and I killed him. He''s dead and I killed him.'' Just as she was about to cry, she felt a hand touching her face. Just then, she saw Alex, as healthy as ever, staring at her. "You...what...aren''t you dead?" She looked at Alex with shock. "Hehehe... Of course, I faked it. You think such low power could kill me." Alex looked at he with a bright smile. His handsome face wasn''t something people of this world could guard against. "Hey, are you alright?" When Alex spoke, he saw Anna''s body starting to shake. When he lowered his face, he saw tears coming out of her eyes. She kept repeating the same word over and over. "stupid...stupid...stupid..." Alex felt bad and just let her cry it out as he had no idea how to handle such a situation. After about 10 minutes, Anna stood up and looked at Alex. "You made me cry. As punishment, you must bring me along in your journey. You have no choice, I am coming along with you guys! Let''s go!" Anna said with authority. She started walking in front of Alex while pulling Lucas and Freya. Alex was bewildered but soon regained his calm. He looked at Anna and said in a low voice. "Sure" Chapter 51 - To the Supreme-Tier Kingdom of Sirius Alex used magic to make a flying cloud for him and the team to fly on. They flew at great speed and started flying towards the Kingdom of Sirius. He decided to go there as it was the kingdom that he had a memory of. Not his memories but memories from the souls he searched. It was supreme tier because of their technology and military strength as well as their political power. The technology they had were compromised of Qi cannons, powerful guns and other inventions. Their military power can probably destroy all small countries combined. As for political power was no doubt the best as they had the leverage in most negotiations. Qi Cannons: Although expensive to use, can destroy a large city with one shot. The power of the shot will devastate the area and turn everything to ashes, even star realms experts have to beware. Qi Guns: Bullets made out of stones capable of storing large amounts of Qi. When the trigger is pulled, the concentrated Qi stone will shoot out and pierce through the target. Power depends on the amount of Qi injected. Able to kill a Sky Realm expert. If a peak Sky Realm uses a Cosmos Energy Bullet, able to injure a Star Realm Expert. The Kingdom of Sirius also has 10 Nebula Realm Experts. That alone makes them extremely powerful. One of them can Destroy a small Kingdom on their own. It is said that they have more but are in seclusion. Each Nebula Expert have their own family. The Royal Sirius Family The Royal Feng Family The Su Family The Hu Family The Sakai Family The Smith Family The Jones Family The Brown Family The Wilson Family and The Miller Family Each Family is stationed on one end of the country and bound to the duty of guarding the borders. The main families discuss decisions in the imperial capital and if the majority of them agrees then it can be put into effect. The Sirius and The Feng Family have a bit more power as their ancestors were the founders of the kingdom. As long as you are a Nebula Expert and gain the recognition of 6 families, you can create a Family like the others. Each Family are split into descendants and the sect disciples. When you are able to become a Core disciple, you will have a chance to join the family. In the memories of the souls searched, it had information on a World Tournament. Talents from all over the world will participate. Each country will have a selection and 5 people will be sent as their countries representative. Those people can only be 25 or less. As there are some young experts who wanted to join, the Kingdom of Sirius created a rule for those experts of being able to participate if they were 25 or less and at least have a Sky Realm cultivation. Alex wanted to participate in the tournament as the winner would get a token of imperial decree. This token would allow the person with it to have one wish granted as long as it didn''t bring damage to their kingdom. The most it could do is having a a medium sized country being destroyed, killing someone, finding treasure or finding people. With the token, Alex could use it to search for his parents. Alex opened his eyes and looked in front and saw that it would take at least a month to go the normal way so he looked at the forest and started flying towards it. The sun in the horizon started to set and they were about to enter a path full of mystery and danger. Chapter 52 - Entering the Forest Flying through the sky are Alex and his group. Alex was starting to descend to train Lucas and Freya. Unlike him who has the system, they had bottlenecks in their techniques and in their cultivation. Knowing this, Alex decided to make them fight within the forest. Anna also joined them as she didn''t want to fall behind. Alex just watched while training the skills he could level up. As they went deeper within the forest, the beasts started to get stronger. The forest was the fastest and most dangerous way to get to the Kingdom of Sirius. There is a rumor that a beast lives within the forest that has strength equivalent to a Peak Nebula Realm expert and that many lower Nebula Realm experts exist that serve under it. There once was a country that had half the power of the Kingdom of Sirius that challenged the beasts but they ended up being completely annihilated. Alex and the others kept walking. Whenever a beast came up, Anna, Lucas and Freya fought against it. Alex kept watching while researching Magic. Because this world doesn''t have any magic, he had to figure it out himself. At first he tried chanting, but the power and casting speed was disappointing. He tried chantless magic which improved speed but the power became lower. He also tried a fortified mental image which resulted in stronger power but slow casting. As a result, he tried chantless Magic with a mental image of the spell itself which worked well so far. Lately he realized that a type of symbol appeared within his mind the for 0.01 seconds before the spell is used. In that small amount of time, those symbols would form in an array of symbols and shine a small light resulting in the spell being used. After finding every symbol from different types of spells, he told Celestine to make a file for them. After looking at the symbols for a certain amount of time, he started understanding a bit of it. He realized that the symbols were like the codes behind a program. By putting them in a certain order, it would become a program which can execute what the codes are telling it to do. As a programmer in his last life, this was basically made for him. Alex smiled and heard a message form Celestine. [Congratulations Host for making a breakthrough in his Magic knowledge.] [New Sytem Feature Unlocked: Magic Creation] [Sytem Feature: Allows Host to read Magic symbols and use panel to create new types of Magic] Alex was shocked. He brought up the system feature and a screen appeared before him. It was similar to a coding panel. He brought up the symbols he had collected and found that he understood their functions. For an experiment, he created a small fire spell by using symbols. He then used the simulation system of the system feature and found out that the spell would work as he planned. After memorizing the spell formation, he instantly created it within his mind and channeled magic power through it and a small flame appeared at the top of his finger. Alex smiled as a whole new path had just opened for him. He then looked at the others who were still training and thought of making enhancing magic. He shifted his eyes to the system screen and started developing the magic. Chapter 53 - Breakthrough to Sky Realm It was night and everyone decide to rest and set up camp. The monsters became much stronger at night, so Alex prepared a Formation around the camp which not only defended them but also attacked the attackers. Alex had been experimenting with the new system function and the new magic all day long. He set it aside for a bit and conversed with Anna, Lucas and Freya. They were healing their wounds which were caused by a Sky Realm Beast. They lasted an entire minute which was amazing for people who had a lower cultivation base than it. Beasts generally have much stronger physiques than humans which leads them to have more physical prowess. Even so, the group lasted a minute. Alex couldn''t help but praise them. When they heard Alex praising them, beaming smiles appeared on their faces. Later at night, Alex used Magic to make a tower for himself. He then flew to the top of it and sat down. With his power, he didn''t need to sleep. He looked at the Magic Creation screen but decided to increase his cultivation base. Even if he didn''t need to, he knew that there were things that weren''t from this world that came to this world and caused mass destruction. For example, powerful god like swords, amazing cultivation techniques and many other things. "Celestine, Buy a Sky Tier Skill Creation and create a Sky Realm Cultivation Technique" [-300 SP] The upper Dantian/Yintang Gathers Cosmos Energ [Universe Energy Conversion Description: Draws the energy that makes the universe into host''s Upper Dantian. -Increases overall power -grants mind power and harmony of the mind-body -Grants Better control of space -Grants minor understanding of time] Alex was shocked as always at the effects of the cultivation technique. Mind Power Should allow things like psycokenesis. Harmony of the Mind and Body means that he has perfect control over his body. Better control over space allows him to use space techniques which are usually extremely difficult to master. As for slight understanding of time which was pretty useless to him now as control over time needs tremendous power. Alex ran the cultivation Technique and everything around him seemed to stop. The space started to distort a bit and an amazing force went to Alex''s Upper dantian. Boom! Sky Realm Grade 1! Alex suddenly felt a massive force hit his mind and he stopped cultivating. It was expected as he couldn''t handle it. This cultivation requires mental power which he hadn''t really trained for. In any case, he would just create a Skill for it. Alex stopped for the night and went to sleep after telling Celestine to wake him up if something dangerous is nearby. Everything went normally after that but what people didn''t realize was a small crack in space. Chapter 54 - Harem or Not It isn''t going to be harem ok. so calm your butts down. Chapter 55 - Rumours about a Sword God It has been a week since Alex entered the forest. Anna and his followers were progressing quickly in their cultivation and techniques. Still, he had to step in when they were about to die. They work harder everytime they see Alex''s strength. He had reached Sky Realm Grade-2 in terms of battle power, he is one of the world''s strongest. At this moment, Alex and his team were resting. He himself doesn''t get tired so he talks to Celestine about skills that he could create. This was his current Status: [{Status} Name: Alex King Title: Grand Master Soul User | Baby King | Beast Slayer | Magic Master | Tier-2 Formation Master | Tier-4 Blacksmith | Weapons Specialist | Sword Master | Building Owner | Hero World: [Centorih] Soul Power: 1200+ Level:39 Strength: 142+8(CB)+40(AP) Dexterity: 140+8(CB)+40(AP) Intelligence: 600+83+8(CB) +40(AP)(Half of Total Soul power+ Attribute Points) Defense: 139+8(CB)+40(AP) Cultivation: Sky Realm-Grade 2 | Origin Element | Current Form: {Teenager} SP: 20000+ Skills:{Skill Point Generator Lvl.3 Soul Skills:{Infinite Soul Convergence Lvl.Max, Soul Power Refinement Lvl.3, Soul Recovery Lvl.7, Soul Creation Lvl.80} Magic Skills:{Close-Range Teleportation Lvl.35, Elemental Magic Lvl.21, Ancient Magic Lvl.3, Demonic Magic Lvl.4} Movement Skills:{Flawless Divine Footwork} Mastery/Affinity Skills:{Magic Affinity Lvl.67, Elemental Affinity Lvl.25, Sword Mastery Lvl.39, Dagger Mastery Lvl.27, Axe Mastery Lvl.7, Formation Mastery Lvl.13, Blacksmithing Mastery Lvl.77, Alchemy Mastery Lvl.54} Aura/Intent Skills:{Fighting Spirit Intermediate-Medium Lvl, Killing Intent Lvl.68, Sword Intent Lvl.Max} Healing Skills:{Regeneration Lvl.12, Healing Magic Lvl.19} Technique:{Stealth Lvl.45, Perfect Qi Gathering/Circulation Method, Phoenix Fist-, Flawless Divine Sword Manual, Blacksmithing God''s Flawless Hammering, God Of Alchemy''s Flawless Purifying Flame, Flawless True Path of Formation Setting, Origin Creation Cultivation, Universe Energy Conversion} Other Skills:{Heaven-Defying Handsomeness Lvl.Max, Identify Lvl.99, Pain Tolerance Lvl.52, Instant Read, Personal Library Lvl.33, Knowledge Absorption Lvl.34, Follower''s Mark, Human Creation Lvl.80, Multi-Tasking Lvl.5}] (AN: please tell me if I''m missing something) Looking at it, he sighed. He wondered about his objective after saving his parents. Being the strongest? He has the system, becoming strong is a given. Living in luxury? Just create a skill that generates money. Fame? He could create beauty pills that would make every girl in the world crazy for him. Alex sighed again and pushed these thoughts for later. BOOM! Just as he stood up, the ground shook and smoke covered the area. Using his massive Qi pool, he pushed all of the smoke away. A beast came suddenly came at his at a high speed chasing around 50 injured men. They rushed past him and the beast changed his target to him. Anna, Lucas and Freya were not fast enough to come in front of him to defend. Alex just looked at the huge body of the beast and suddenly released massive amounts of killing Intent. After taking out his sword, Sword Intent poured out of him. He suddenly appeared behind the beast but the beast was wide eyed. Swish. Swish. It was suddenly cut into multiple pieces and fell to the ground. LHe then looked behind him and gave the men a cold stare. He used [Minor Heal] on them and walked away with his team. _______________________________ Alex didn''t know that this incident would crown him as the wandering Sword God which originated from the people he saved. They spread rumours about him and people started believing in them. It also reached the ears of higher ups which made them slightly worried about this mysterious person if he even existed. Chapter 56 - Divine Energy? Walking past vast amounts of trees, Alex and his companions were near the core of the forest. After being within the forest for such a long time, Alex started being able to sense the large amount of energy flowing throughout the forest. Compared to the town''s level of energy, it was akin to heaven and earth. Lucas and Freya''s speed of cultivation increased by double and his own cultivation tripled. If his speed of cultivation was fast before, then it was now impossible to fathom. Massive amounts of Qi converged around him and the pressure he emitted was terrifying. He was close to another Breakthrough even if he just broke through Sky Realm Grade 2. He heard that cultivation got harder overtime but it seemed to be the reverse for him. With the system by his side, the universe was nothing. He could gain power that could collapse entire solar systems in a breath. Suddenly, the system started ringing. It usually blue screen went red. [Divine Energy has been sensed!] [Host is advised to prepare to fight at full power] ''What? Celestine, what is the meaning of this?'' [Divine Energy is a Energy of the Heavens] [Anything that wields it can be considered as a threat to anything within this realm] The floor shook and the distant hills cracked. The sky turned a blinding white. Alex felt oddly close to the energy but as for Anna, Lucas and Freya, they were trembling in pain. He pointed his hand towards them and casted a spell. [Ancient Magic:Space-Time Magic: Dimensional Home] A complex runic circle appeared and enveloped them. A moment later, they were nowhere to be seen. Dimensional Home: Creates the optimal space for the living in space. Space can be expanded with more magical Energy and Time can be sped up or slowed down with unlimited magical power. Alex turned his head to the light and created multiple barriers around himself. His eyes were sharp and his senses were raised to the maximum. He felt an entity with high amounts of energy similar but not Qi and the so called Divine Energy which he felt a connection with for some reason. Boom! Roar! The entity moved at a very high speed. The entity roared and the trees were blown away. Those trees were ancient and would take a normal human a couple million years to chop down. Alex also started to move and he appeared right in front of the entity. Now that he was close to it, he saw it clearly. It was a Dragon. Alex clenched his fist and threw his punch. The dragon felt this coming and blocked it. Some dragon scales were damaged but the dragon was still standing. The dragon, now enraged, spit fire towards Alex. He tried to dodge but he failed. Thankfully, his multiple barriers which are now destroyed helped him survive. The battle was intense. Fissures in space started to appear and had trouble repairing itself. Alex was sweating and started to lose energy. The fight only lasted 10 minutes. Alex used up all his energy and fell to the ground. The dragon stood proudly on top. He looked at Alex with arrogance all over its face. Within Alex''s Conciousness, a spark of light appeared. his conciousness was rumbling and Alex''s body started moving again. [Divine Energy detected within host] [Please refrain from using it, the power can''t be contained within a mortal body] Alex''s body continued to move and ignored the warning. He jumped and flicked the dragon''s chest. Alex landed and sat back down. The dragon was confused but suddenly. Boom! A hole appeared in it''s chest. The life quickly left and a look of bewilderment stayed in its eyes. Not knowing what happened. Alex''s body shined and started to crack. [Host is suffering from Divine Energy''s power.] [Stabilizing Power] [Power Stabilization Completed] [Sealing Divine Energy within ¡ö¡ö¡ö''s Vault] Alex''s body fell down. His surrounding''s were completely destroyed. ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª In the Heavenly Realm Statues that remained dormant for millions of years started glowing. A bell resounded throughout the realm. All Gods knew the meaning it held. The Reincarnation of the Supreme God had arrived and unlocked power to rival the weakest God. A new Era of War and Destruction was about to commence! Chapter 57 - New Mission The leaves of the surrounding trees fluttered as the wind flew by. Infinite vitality flowed toward the burnt ground. It was truly a beautiful sight. Plants of all kinds sprouted rapidly and wild animals quickly populated the area. Alex lied there on the ground. His entire body shone a green light. His magic barriers were constantly being casted. Many regeneration and healing magic were casted on him. He unconsciously casted them as he basically had them on the entire time he was in this world. Days and Nights passed and Alex''s power slowly restored. [Healing Complete] [Checking Power Reserves] [...80% Divine Energy..] [....99% ¡ö¡ñ¡ö¡ñ Energy...] [...Power reserves have been lowered] [System Features have also been lowered] [Ding! Divine Energy Nearby] [Extracting Divine Energy from Entity: Young Divine Dragon] [100% Divine Energy] [Using leftover Divine Energy] [Calculating Reincarnation Path due to error] [Centorih-Known for not having Divine Beings] [Error Discovered: God of Reincarnation''s intervention] [Connecting to Universe Data Center...] [Scanning Knowledge in the past Quintillion years...] [1%] [24%] [68%] [99%] [100%] [Leftover Divine Energy Depleted] [Information will be processed to aid Host] [Calibrating...] [Hiding Past Log in Private Log] Alex opened his eyes. the bright sunlight shone through his eyelids. Memories of the battle slowly came flooding into his mind. He started reflecting. He hasn''t felt a real battle in a long time. He smiled. The adrenaline he felt as he faced an enemy much stronger than him. This battle made him want more power. He wanted to reach the Heavens and above. [System Discovered Main Mission] [Become ¡ö¡õ¡ñ¡ö¡õ Description: Become Unrivaled Part 1: Ruling The Feared is Ruling The World Description: Rule the Mysterious Forest {1%>2%} Part 2: Not Unlocked ....] "Celestine, activate the simulation system" [Activating Simulation System] Alex''s consciousness was sucked in to the virtual reality. There, he saw a shadow of himself and the dragon he just fought. "Repeat all outcomes possible of this fight and find the ways to counter scenarios in which I lose" [Understood] [Calculating...] [Retrieving memories from Dragon''s corpse and Host''s memories.] [Host had 10% chance of winning] [Calculating every scenario] [Using Qi reserves] [.....] [Calculations completed] [10^10^16 scenarios calculated] [Countering all loses] [Task Completed] [Transferring all information to the brain of the host] [One scenario could not be countered: If the Dragon sacrificed himself and his divine soul to summon many Divine Beings.] "I understand. I could barely fight the dragon. Let''s not think as far as to fight more than 1 at the same time" Alex said with a pondering expression. He needed to get stronger at a faster pace. Alex''s consciousness returned back to his body and he opened his eyes. He looked around and used [Dimensional Home] to let Freya, Lucas and Anna out. Once they came out, they rushed to Alex. "Master, are you alright?" They all said in sync with worry in their voices. "I''m fine. Let''s move. We have wasted enough time." Alex waved his hand and started walking towards their original destination. While walking, Alex was thinking of the condition''s of the mission. His progress went from 1% to 2% only after he killed the dragon. However, It would be impossible to have more divine beings in the same world right? The thought send shivers down his spine but it was followed by a large amount of excitement of the thought of fighting beings that can actually put up a fight against him. ''There must be a way that these Divine beings can stay in this world without being ejected. One is that they rule this world. The other is they have permission to stay from the world itself and the last option is, they have an item that allows them to bypass the world''s rules.'' Alex thought deeply. If he found the way, he could return here to see Yui and his parents whenever he wanted. ''Divine energy is pretty mysterious. I''ll have to look into it.'' All this time he''s put this aside to think of other things but Divine Energy was clearly superior to any energy he has encountered. "Celestine, how do I gain Divine Energy" [Answering Host: Either gain the suitable cultivation base which will allow the person to cultivate it. Or Use a {Heaven Tier Skill Creation} and a certain amount of Divine Energy extracted from other Divine beings] Alex stopped in his tracks. The rest bumped into him. He turned around and looked at them with a serious expression. "We are almost halfway there. I will leave for now. Finish the journey by relying on each other. I will appear if you are all in danger. If not, we will meet in the Supreme-Tier Kingdom of Sirius." Alex said with authority. "Yes!" Although they were curious of why Alex wanted to leave suddenly, they followed his orders. Alex raised his hand in the air. {Ancient Magic:Space-Time Magic: Teleport} Light surrounded him and he dissapeared from Lucas'', Freya''s and Anna''s eyes. They were still amazed of Alex''s powers. _ Alex appeared in the distance. He brought up his map and started walking towards the middle of the forest. He guessed that the middle would house the strongest beings. Finding his parents and the way to bypass the rules of this world were now his main objective. To increase his strength quickly, he needed to find the best cultivation spot to do it. He also needed to expand his map. He hasn''t explored enough of this world yet. Even with his Overpowered system by his side. He hasn''t reached the state where he could search the entire planet just yet. Alex''s spirit to get stronger was finally lit. The Gods and Devils felt shivers down their spine. The eye of the universe showed a slight fear. And some showed greed and hatred. The vast universe was about to change. A history of blood and death, which was long forgotten, would soon be rediscovered. One pushing against the Universe or the Universe pushing against one. Time will tell as the balance of the universe is beginning to shift. Chapter 58 - Everlasting Origin Flame Alex travelled for a long time, killing all the monsters in his way. He was following a large presence that he started so sense a few kilometers back. A death aura gathered around him as he kept slaughtering living beings. Alex''s eyes became cold and domineering. Most monsters started avoiding Alex making his journey to the powerful presence slightly easier. Another thing Alex felt was the rising temperature surrounding him the closer he got to the presence. The temperature was pretty high. However if someone from Earth was here, they would most likely die from such intense heat. After a while, Alex arrived at the spot where he felt the presence. ''It seems to be coming from that cave'' Alex thought as he set his eyes on the cave which seemed to release scorching heat. He entered the cave with half of his barriers set to defense and the other half to heat protection. Even then, he still felt the heat on his skin. Deeper within the cave, he found stairs made of unknown material with symbols on them. "Celestine, copy a picture of these symbols from my memory and send it to the formations folder." Alex said as he curiously stared at the symbols. As he was touching the steps, he realized that it was not hot instead it was at a normal temperature. They seemed to be some kind of Formation to be capable of disperse the huge amount of heat in the cave. Alex sat down and kept looking at the symbol. ''If this symbol has such power, then it would be really useful for me in the future. This symbol is probably the highest Grade Formation that I''ve seen in this world. After reading those books in the library, I have a decent amount of knowledge on formations. This seems to be an ancient formations that has been lost in time or something that doesn''t come from this world. Who know? There could be many more Divine beings around that could have built something mortals can''t comprehend. However if they can understand it so can I!'' Alex thought as he sent his Soul energy to inspect the Formation. The formation was simple yet mysterious. Using simple techniques, anyone could draw these however, the power wouldn''t be the same. Alex kept feeling it until he discovered something. In the middle of the Formation, there was a type of essense. The surrounding Qi passed through it and it dispersed the heat around it. To remake it, Alex would need that type of essense that could control heat which he didnt have. Alex suddenly had an idea. He stood up and released his Soul Power. He controlled the essense of all formations and pulled all of them together. The essense of the formations started to repel each other. trying to return back to their formations but Alex used his immense soul power to force them into one. Boom! The ground slightly shook. The cave which was already scorching hot became increasingly hotter. Alex looked at the result and saw a blue flame. Alex then took his blood and dripped it into the flame resulting in the disappearance of the flame. Alex looked around to find nothing. He then checkd within his inner realm and there it was. Unlike everything else within his inner realm, he could actually move the flame. [Ding! Congratulations Master for obtaining the ''Everlasting Origin Flame''.(1/10)] [This flame existed before the universe was created and is part of what created the universe.] [The flake''s temperature is the same as the highest recorded temperature on Earth. 9.9 Trillion degrees Fahrenheit. This was caused due to an experiment that was meant to make a primordial goop called quark-gluon plasma behave like a frictionless liquid.] Alex was astonished. This flame already had an incredible amount of heat coming out of it. What if he found all 10 of them. The generated heat would be Infinite. "Alright. It''s time to go deeper ins--"Alex was saying but was interrupted by a massive wave of heat and pressure. Dust blocked his vision and just before he could react, a massive bird leg appeared and grabbed his head. Boom! His head was smashed towards the ground. His body fell deeper inside the cave. Red eyes appeared in the smoke releasing killing Intent. Chapter 59 - Spirit Pet The smoke cleared and the big red eyes moved as fast as lighting. Alex scanned the area with his Soul power but he couldn''t detect anything. "How is this possible?" He asked himself. He then suddenly felt the presence once again but he wasn''t able to dodge in time. He was launched to the wall of the cave before he could react. After the series of attacks, a claw was headed towards him. Even if it couldn''t kill him, the injuries sustained would place him in an even more disadvantageous position. He took out his sword and blocked the sharp claw. The loud sound of the sword starting to fall apart resounded throughout the room. However, after the exchange, there was a large wound on the creature. Alex''s right arm was numb but as a someone who practices the sword, he was ambidextrous. He quickly grabbed another sword from his storage and slashed towards the creature. The movement was the same but it seemed more powerful. This was due to the quality of the sword which had the capability of being a national treasure. On top of that, he used a bit of the Everlasting Pure Flame. Seeing this attack, the creature tried to defend but ultimately failed. The combo was too strong after all. Alex''s infinitlely near perfect swordsmanship combined with a high grade weapon and the Flame which could compare to Earth hottest recorded temperature was not something that could easily be blocked. Even Alex himself would probably need to use 80% of his power to survive the attack without taking any damage. The creature fell to the ground screeching in pain. Alex slowly walked too it while casting healing Magic on his right arm. After arriving in front of the creature. He used identify on it. [Skill Level too low for full identification.] [Displaying condensed information.] [Name: Blaze Race: Pheonix Power Level: High Threat Level: High Description: A pheonix, a race said to able to live forever by being reborn again and again, that has descended to the mortal plane for some unknown reason. ] Alex read it''s information and was surprised. A pheonix was just a legend on Earth and on Centorih after all. This was his first time seeing one. ''PLEASE DON''T KILL ME! I SURRENDER!'' A voice suddenly could be heard in his head. Alex looked towards the pheonix. The pheonix then jumped towards Alex and bit his finger. A small cut appeared and the pheonix took some blood. Alex was extremely confused but immediately took a battle stance. However, a blinding light shone on the Pheonix''s head. The power coming from the light was the same as the Divine power he felt when fighting the dragon. Suddenly the voice of Celestine appeared within his head. [Congratulations Master for acquiring a Spirit Pet!] [A spirit Pet is bound by their Master under The Laws of the Universe. Unless removed by a God, it is impossible to remove.] Alex looked at the Pheonix in the eyes. After a couple seconds, he relaxed his battle stance and sat on the ground. He closed his eyes and started recovering some lost energy and reflected on the fight. After all, the point of coming here was to train after all. The pheonix quickly did the same and started recovering from it''s injuries. It also made sure to be ready to protect his master because if his master were to die, then he would follow by the connection formed by the laws of the Universe.