Chapter 162: The Rise of a New Protagonist
The sun cast a faint glow over Floating Cloud City, where the Xia family now reigned supreme, a testament to years of meticulous maneuvering. The once-overlooked Xiao family had merged into the Xia clan, with Xiao Lingxi, her father Xiao Lie, and Xiao Che becoming prominent elders under Raja's relentless persuasion. Xiao Che, though limited by his damaged profound veins, had been promised a cure within five years, a promise that convinced Xiao Lie to align with the Xia family and annul the arranged marriage between Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue.
On this fateful day, Raja sat cross-legged in a meditative pose, his Observation Haki extended to watch Xiao Che's training from afar. Despite Xiao Che's physical limitations, his determination was palpable as he practiced the Six Styles of Navy. Raja's focus shifted when a sudden brilliance erupted from the Mirror of Samsara pendant he had swapped with a fake long ago. His left palm burned with searing pain as a green glow enveloped it.
"Maya," Raja muttered, examining the tattoo now etched into his hand. "What's happening? I feel memories that aren't mine, and the Sky Poison Pearl seems fused into my palm."
Maya's voice echoed calmly in his mind. "The timeline corrected itself. Fate has chosen you as the new bearer of Yun Che's destiny. His soul has been disposed of, leaving only his knowledge for your benefit."
A villainous laugh escaped Raja. "From this day onward, I am the main character of this world."
That night, Raja scaled a secluded mountain belonging to the Xiao clan. The Sky Poison Pearl guided him to a patch of rare Star Concealing Grass, its ethereal glow hinting at untold potential. As he harvested it, his senses tingled. Nearby, he discovered an unconscious red-haired girl, her aura powerful yet marred by a lethal poison. Jasmine, the crown princess of the Star God Realm, lay before him, her life hanging by a thread.
The Sky Poison Pearl couldn't immediately detoxify her poison, and Raja, realizing the complexity of her condition, allowed her to consume his blood to stabilize herself. As she vanished into the Sky Poison Pearl to continue her recovery, Raja left the mountain with a sense of purpose, heading east to the hills outside Floating Cloud City.
Using his Almighty View ability, Raja identified a hidden mine of Purple Veined Divine Crystal, a resource so valuable it could shift the balance of power in entire worlds. Employing his clones, he quickly extracted 50 kilograms of the crystal—an amount that would take Sacred Grounds centuries to gather. Before leaving, he rigged the mine with explosives, ensuring that any intruder would meet a fiery demise.
Raja returned to his mansion, exhausted yet exhilarated, and rested for the night. At dawn, he consulted Maya about the Sky Poison Pearl.
"Maya, can I connect the Pearl to the system and take it out of my body?" he asked.
Maya replied, "Yes. I will link it to your dimension. You can retrieve it there."
Inside his pocket dimension, Raja was greeted by Potential Man, his android servant. With the Pearl now externalized, Raja designed a medical pod using the crystal and the Pearl as its core. The pod filled with detoxifying gas, and Raja gently placed Jasmine inside. The process would take a month, with Jasmine needing 12 hours of treatment each day, consuming 5 kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal in total.
Twelve hours later, Jasmine awoke. The pod door opened, revealing her still-weakened but alert form. She stepped out cautiously, her crimson eyes locking onto Raja as he sipped tea, a book in hand.
"Before we exchange pleasantries," Raja said with a mysterious smile, "Potential Man will show you the bathroom. Freshen up and don't worry—he won't harm you."
An hour later, Jasmine emerged, dressed in red and looking less wary. Potential Man served her tea and biscuits as she observed Raja with curiosity.
"Who are you?" Jasmine asked, her tone sharp yet puzzled. "What is this place? And how can a metal construct speak?"
Raja set down his cup. "This is my dimension, and I am Rudra D. Raja. Outside, we are in Floating Cloud City on Blue Pole Star. As for him, Potential Man is a robot I built. Now it's your turn. I want the truth, only the truth."
Jasmine hesitated but concluded that Raja might be a rogue god cultivating in solitude. She explained her origin as the crown princess of the Star God Realm and inheritor of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God's power. Her ambition had led her to seek the Evil God's Immortal Blood, but the Absolute God Slaying Poison had left her on the brink of death, forcing her to seek the Sky Poison Pearl on Blue Pole Star.
Raja nodded thoughtfully. "I've designed the medical pod specifically for your condition. With 12 hours of treatment daily for a month, you can fully recover. Until then, you'll stay here, and Potential Man will assist you."
Jasmine's eyes narrowed. "May I ask your cultivation level?"
Raja smiled. "I have no profound veins. I'm an 18-year-old born without them. Yet my strength rivals that of the Emperor Profound Realm." To prove his point, he unleashed his Supreme King's Haki, the sheer pressure making Jasmine's knees buckle.
"You don't have profound veins?" she exclaimed, her voice tinged with disbelief.
Raja chuckled. "It's possible when you're not from this world. I arrived in this universe accidentally."
Jasmine stared at him, a mix of awe and unease in her gaze. For the first time, she realized that the man before her wasn't just powerful—he was entirely beyond her comprehension.
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