Cade Carter is the youngest member of the Carter family - renowned throughout the world for their top-class martial arts and domineering VRMMOG avatars. Much to his family's dismay, Cade has zero interest in playing VRMMOGs. When asked why by his grandfather, he said. "What’s the point of getting stronger in a fake world? I only want to train my real body."

Unknown to his family, Cade's deepest wish actually has nothing to do with martial arts. He wants to become a mage, a wielder of magic! Unfortunately, reality is too cruel. There's no such thing as mana.

However, one day, humanity is invited to the Astral Plane, an alternate universe where all things are possible. There, Cade's wish just might come true.

“A trip to the astral plane is like a sea voyage during the era of  exploration. Few people successfully found new continents, returning with gold.  Most just ended up as skeletons buried deep under the sea.…” Leylin sighed.　　 

He left the binding room and came before the astral gate, a grey feather  appearing in his palm. This feather looked very ordinary, with nothing  different about it, as if it was a regular feather from a bird. 

 However, Leylin knew how unordinary it was. The feather had been a gift from  the owl which had come from the crack between reality and dreams.　　 

“Dreamscape is in actuality another world of dreams. I wonder if I can make  contact with it using the astral gate.” 

Before this day, Leylin had already used the A.I. Chip to scan the feather  multiple times, performing many experiments. However, he’d had no results.　　 

The results showed that this was the most ordinary of feathers. 

Now, with no other ideas, he decided to use it in an interplanar experiment,  hoping to link to Dreamscape. 

In the boundless astral plane, the two most powerful worlds he knew of were  the Magus World and the World of Gods.　　 

Of course, due to the ancient war, both of these worlds had been weakened,  though the Magus World was now gradually regaining its former glory. 

Dreamscape was the strangest and most mysterious world! Time and space were  misleading and the place was filled with various indefinite laws. 

Things that were obvious and followed common sense did not exist there. In  other words, everything was topsy-turvy, and it was a world with no real laws.　　 

Even the ancient Magus World had been taken aback when met with the invasion  by Dreamscape. Of course, it was also due to this very instability that  Dreamscape’s attack had started strong but sputtered out. 

 “Though it’s full of all sorts of strange things, that’s an opportunity for  me!” Leylin’s eyes gleamed. Other worlds had existences that abided by  objective laws. Personal growth required much time and energy there. 

However, anything was possible in Dreamscape. If he wanted to obtain the most  strength in the shortest amount of time, he would have to go in there and try  his luck.　　  Of course, he had to be prepared to return with no benefits. 

 ‘A.I. Chip!’ Leylin commanded inwardly. When he had entered, Leylin’s soul  force had long since taken control of all the apparatus and energy sources  here, and then handed it over to the A.I. Chip to manage.　 

Though Leylin had set up a spirit genie here, that was just a ruse. How could  such low-levelled programs match up to his A.I. Chip?　　 

 [Beep! Energy source beginning preparations. Routes detected to be normal.  Rate of wear and tear at 0.0017. Beginning connection with astral gate] The  A.I. Chip quickly intoned. Along with its robotic prompt, all the apparatus in  the laboratory activated methodically. The rays of light and the sounds  combined to form the most splendid of symphonies. 

 Under the control of the A.I. Chip, Leylin’s usage of everything in the  laboratory was as fluent as him using his own arm.  [Astral gate has been engaged!] 　　  In the laboratory, the stone gate emanating weak starlight rumbled, being  covered by blue light in the form of flames. 

Countless mysterious links were generated in the flames, and the void  crumbled, revealing the shadows of innumerable unknown places. 

 A river of light was formed entirely out of blue stars that were the shadows  of these foreign worlds, majestically surging into the darkness unknown. 

 “No matter how many times I see this, I can’t help but praise it…” Leylin  murmured as a glint of fervour shone in his eyes. After his advance to the  Radiant Moon realm, the form of this astral gate before his eyes had been  changed as well, and his exploration of the astral plane had become more  thorough. 

A great, ancient aura was being transmitted from the astral gate, and Leylin  immediately turned serious as he closed his eyes, sensing everything  attentively.　　 

Bits of blue starlight covered his body, and with the passage of time, the  rays on it grew more solid, to the point that they resembled actual flames. 

Within the point mass, the crescent that was his truesoul abruptly emanated  clear rays of light. It seemed to have absorbed something from the astral  plane, in the process becoming more pure and dazzling. His soul force that had  been supplemented greatly by the phoenix egg seemed to be rinsed and purified  as it completely stabilised. 

 “The mysteries of the astral plane, and its resonance with the soul…”  Leylin’s eyes seemed different as he opened them, “I need a complete harmony  between my soul and the rest of the world. Once I reach the realm of that  fusion, the next step will be to synchronise my soul with the astral plane. No  matter what path to power I use, at the end it still feels strangely familiar,  like I’m coming back home…” 

 It was great that this experience strengthened his truesoul. However, when he  glanced at the astral gate the elation on his face turned into a wry smile. The  blue flames on the surface of the gate had shrunk to about half their original  size, and part of the astral stones outside had lost their lustre, becoming  fragmented.　 

 Leylin froze before asking the A.I. Chip, “A.I. Chip! How long was I out of  it for?” 

 [Beep! Host has been standing for 2h 34min 12s.] The A.I. Chip answered  faithfully.　　 

 “So much time has passed already…” Leylin shook his head and suddenly came to  a realisation, “No wonder most of the energy from the astral stone reserves has  been consumed…” 

He now knew why Morning Star Magi did not use the astral gate to train their  souls. There was no other reason than that it was too extravagant. Leylin had  prepared a lot of astral stones for this experiment. He had merely been a  little absorbed in feeling the aura for a short period of time, and this had  happened. 

If he were to be caught in a trance for a while longer, he might just use up  all the astral stones here. The amount of astral stones here was something many  Morning Star Magi took decades to earn, and would use over ten years. 

Since the effort put in and the rewards were not proportional, it was  understandable that this method had been discarded. 

 “Even Breaking Dawn Magi will find it painful to engage in such an  extravagant method of training. Even they might not be able to keep up with the  cost…” Leylin shook his head and produced the grey feather.　　 

 The soft feather fluttered and, following a breeze, slowly flew through the  air towards the blue flames of the astral gate. 

 “What kind of world is Dreamscape? Is this attempt going to be useful?”  Leylin seemed slightly nervous. 

 Using the feather as a coordinate and throwing it into the astral gate was  something he did with no other option. Whether he succeeded or failed, the  feather would completely disappear, which was why he was rather apprehensive.　 

 *Pu!* The moment the edge of the grey feather made contact with the flames,  there was a wondrous change. Large amounts of blue fire crawled onto its  surface, and with a gentle sound they began to flash. The owl’s feather burned  to ashes in the flames. 

 *Rumble!* As if gas had been poured onto them, the flames rose several metres  high, being coloured a bright orange. 

 The whole stone gate began to shake, as if it had been linked to some  immensely powerful existence. 

‘Have I succeeded?’ “A.I. Chip!” Leylin called out lowly. 

 [Record of data from astral gate complete. Beginning search of coordinates…]  The A.I. Chip’s emotionless voice rang out, and the flames grew more intense.　　 

 The shadows of countless worlds came into view and quickly slipped away,  flashing past in front of the astral gate allowing it a mere fleeting glance.  Leylin, whose soul force was linked with the astral gate, seemed to see a very  mysterious world. 

 On the exterior, numerous dream worlds formed a long starry river. The world  itself was like a twisting hourglass, full of mystery and a feeling of  asymmetry. 

 “Is this Dreamscape?” Leylin muttered.　　 

 However, this scene did not last for long. A piercing warning sounded.  [Warning! Warning! Astral gate undulations have grown unstable. Recommended  action: Halt search!] 　  “Are you kidding? I’ve only just seen the edges of Dreamscape, and haven’t  been able to deduce the coordinates…” 

Leylin’s eyes were fixed on the scene in the astral gate as he muttered,  “Faster. Faster!”　　  Cracks appeared on the surface of the astral gate, but the scenes behind were  gaining more clarity. Leylin didn’t bother with the change as he took several  steps forward.　　 

 *Rumble!* At this moment, however, the fissures on the gate expanded, forming  large explosive ripples that swept Leylin within.　　 

 The virtual image of Dreamscape immediately disappeared. Amidst the  explosion, Leylin’s roars could be heard, “No, damn it! I just needed a minute,  or even half a minute! With that, I can completely determine the coordinates of  Dreamscape!” 

 [Host’s laboratory has exploded. Handling using emergency plan number 3. In  process of stabilising space. Allocating usage of rank 2 rune.] The A.I. Chip’s  robotic voice rang.　　  With its operation, groups of robotic puppets went ahead, coordinating with  the spell formation and beginning to clean the rubble in the laboratory.　　 

A neutralising water current that carried the piercing smell of disinfectant  was sprinkled from the ceiling of the laboratory, drenching everything. 

 In just ten or so minutes, the rubble in the laboratory had been cleaned, and  the radiation from the other world had been isolated.　 

At the heart of the explosion, Leylin stood expressionlessly, a black layer  emerging on his body. He had not sustained any injuries in the explosion. 



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

--Mindshifting. User has direct and total control over their mental structure, being able to manipulate at will their own emotions, sensations, perceptions, consciousness, memories, personality and everything connected to their brain and mind granting highly advanced capabilities. 

--Formless Mind. User has an intelligence/mind that operates on a level that exists beyond normal eldritch minds, making them exist on a state beyond intelligence, logic, reason or thought. As the target's mind works on such a formless scale, even alien minds would have a hard time dealing with or understanding the user. 

--Absolute Intelligence. The user's intellectual faculties (mental capacity and concentration, mental calculation and computation, cognition and competence, wit and ingenuity, memory capacity, mental perception, mental focus, thought processing, learning capacity, deductive reasoning, visualization, analyzation, composure, instinct, awareness, knowledge, creativity, intuition, mentality, etc.) transcend virtually all other sentient beings in their universe.

--Neuro-Psychic Knowledge. User can manipulate wiring and functions in the cerebellum allowing them to learn everything.

--Mind Palace. User can create/use memory palace, a method of memory enhancement which uses visualization to organize and recall information. 

--Memory World Creation. User can create a world made completely of memories, which allows them to access any memory they have ever had including ones that may have been erased or destroyed as well as the memories of anyone else who is inside the world at the time.

--Subconscious Manipulation. The user can manipulate everything hidden inside their or others subconscious, including ideas, wishes or desires, traumatic memories, painful emotions, etc. 

--Dream Manipulation. User can create, shape, enter and manipulate the dreams of oneself and others, including modifying, suppressing, fabricating, influencing, manifesting, sensing, and observing dreams as well as nightmares, daydreams, etc., possibly including past ones.

--Extrasensory Perception. The user can acquire information by means independent on any of their known senses or previous experience. 

--Logic Intution. The user can intuitively know all of the reasons for anything, whether possible or actual.

--Telekinesis. User can influence/manipulate/move objects/matter with their mind. Telekinesis is one of the basis of many superpowers that are based on "controlling/manipulating", and may evolve to the point that a Telekinetic can control anything at a subatomic, particle and universal level. 

--Telekinetic Force Manipulation. User can control the purest form of telekinesis, the generation, and manipulation of telekinetic force itself. 

--Telepathy. User can read/sense another person's thoughts, communicate with them mentally or affect their minds/thoughts. Telepathy falls into two categories; Telepathic Communication, which is the ability to transmit information from one mind to another and Telepathic Perception, which is the ability to receive information from another mind.

--Telepathic Force Manipulation. Users are powerful enough that they can also use their TP Force on non-living things such as machines, golems, etc., and other highly advanced species. Users are proven to be so powerful that their power generates form and can be blasted onto even the galactic levels, leading to one controlling anyone and anything under their power.

--Absolute Illusion. The user is able to generate illusions that are realistic to the point where they can confuse all the senses of the target, making it impossible to break free unless willed by the user. 

--Body Supremacy. The user has complete control over one's muscles, bones, veins, neurons, etc. being able to move with remarkable grace, athletic and acrobatic skill.

--Raw Power. The user can resist, breakthrough, and may become immune to powers/abilities, laws, natures, illness, etc, through sheer force and strength alone. 

--Supernatural Condition. User's physical and mental abilities are glaringly, obviously and super/unnaturally superior over others in their universe because their capabilities are far beyond natural levels, making them immensely stronger, faster, durable and smarter than regular beings.

--Astral Manipulation. The user can create, shape and manipulate astral energy, allowing them to project their astral form on physical plane and to the astral plane and interact there, see spirits, making spirits visible to others, astral trapping and potentially harming the dead. They can allow others to be able to use temporarily astral projection or block others from astral projecting, sending them back to their bodies if they had already projected.

--Psionic Drain. Psionic drain is a rare and powerful ability against Psionic users in order to increase the user's own psionic level and psychic powers.

--Psionic Empowerment. Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. from the thoughts and psionic/psychic energies and powers of oneself or others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. 

--Psychic Energy Manipulation. User can create, shape and manipulate psychic energy in various ways, including manifesting in material form.

--Precognition. The power to perceive future events before they happen.

--Retrocognition. The user can discern the past and past events using various means, usually entering a trance while seeing and hearing a noted past event, whether it be concerning themselves or of an unfamiliar lineage in a past occurrence. Occasionally spontaneous.

Previously known as: Gate to the Multiverse.

Normally the Cultivators would condition their body before they absorb the outside energy and make them theirs. However this would generate impurities as the body accumulated more and more Impure Qi as the Qi itself was not a pure form of energy. This however could be solved if someone used a sufficiently high level Cultivation technique or high grade resources. However these actions would generate a cycle where that particular individual would compete with others to procure the necessary resources and techniques, thus Grudges and Karma emerged. 

Those rules cannot be discarded, thus in the Cultivation of Dao of Soul Magic, those rules were also applied. However the effects were severely minimized. It was only possible because of how the Cultivation itself was designed differently from the other Cultivation method.

Dao of Soul Magic focused on Cultivation of the soul. To do this, food was needed to feed the True Soul and strengthen it. The food did not originate from the Impure material plane, rather the Chaotic Astral Plane. Something which did not originate from impurities could not give birth to another impurities. However normal humans with an Impure mind needed another form of conditioning to undergo the Cultivation of the Soul, not the body conditioning, but rather the Mind Conditioning, therefore meditation was the true Key. 

After successfully cultivating the mind, each Cultivator would be able to enter their dreams consciously, through their dream they would gain the key to observe the worlds outside the Material World. Through this action, they would be able to Cultivate their True Soul by obtaining Soul Energy from the world outside the Material Plane, the Chaotic Astral Plane.

However the Chaotic Astral Plane was a very dangerous place as it was connected to many other worlds. Any random things located in that place could be a very dangerous thing for somebody. Therefore, cultivating soul energy was usually excruciatingly slow because the cultivator would need to be inside their dream to safely cultivate. However this does not apply to Little Cripple, because he received another inheritance other than memories, the Dream Space.

The Dream Space was like a boat to a fisherman who fish in the vast body water that was the ocean. The Dream Space was designed to be a safe haven to roam around the Chaotic Astral Plane and help the Cultivators to look for denser Soul energies within the Chaotic Astral Plane. Although Soul Energies originated from the Chaotic Astral Plane, it did not mean that the soul energies were abundantly available in every corner of the Chaotic Astral Plane, hence the name 'Chaotic'. There were many things floating around in the Chaotic Astral Plane, there were remnant wills, Fragments of Soul Weapons, Dream Monsters, and other fantastical things. The Dream Space was designed to shield the user from any harmful elements. Of Course it would change if the user were to exit the Dream Space on their own.

Because of its strength, the Dream Spaces promised a safe heaven inside the Chaotic Astral Plane, however it also limits the scope of a possible place to explore. There were many limitations of being inside the Dream Spaces, for example the user could not explore the specially designed inheritance ground built inside the Dream space. Therefore in a lot of scenarios, the user sometimes needed to get out of the safety of the Dream Space. However, for the time being, the question of exploration did not need to be asked, because the third inheritance was a small amount of Would Energy, enough for the user to reach a certain level in his Cultivation.

…..

Different from other Cultivation methods, The Cultivation of Dao of Soul Magic did not start from Complex to Simple, rather it emphasised Cultivation from Simple to Complex. The simple aspect of Cultivation was to understand oneself before understanding other things and other beings. Hence, the first thing needed was not to Cultivate power or martial technique, rather to Cultivate the mind, power was just a byproduct of Cultivation itself, nothing more, nothing less. 

The Cultivation itself was not divided by powers, but rather by masteries. Junior, Master, Grandmaster, Ancestor and Transcendence. Being a junior meant that the Cultivator was able to Cultivate the Soul Energy to fortify and strengthen the True Soul. In this level the cultivator was able to manifest the Soul Flame to the physical world and aid the cultivator to do many things. It was mainly to forge the body and by extension, purify the Energy. However the functions of soul fire did not stop there, for a fighter, Soul Fire can be used as the means to attack or defence. Not only that, the Cultivation of the Soul in this level would grant the user the ability to use the sixth sense.

The term Sixth Sense was commonly misunderstood by the mortals. The Sixth Sense did not limit itself from 'Intuition', it was merely one aspect of Sixth Sense. To understand the Sixth Sense was to understand the relation between soul and body.

Soul in its truest form, did not have a shape, body however did. Related to the body, the pure soul was tainted by the impure physical form of the body. However, due to the origin of all things that was the material and the spiritual originated from the Ultimate Source, Body and Soul were actually related. Through the Universal Laws of Karma, souls underwent samsara that created the connection of the pure Soul and the impure Body. Due to this, Souls would manifest itself in many different forms, like Human, animals, Plants, Demon, Heavenly Beings and many more, therefore the shape of their physical body was also influenced by Karma. Thus the body gained properties like senses matching to their physical identities.

The one who was blessed with the Sixth was actually gaining all their senses in accordance to their Worldly Karma. That means using their spiritual body, they can interact with the material world. Crudely speaking they could taste, touch, hear, see and speak using their spiritual body. The advantage of doing all of that using a spiritual body rather than  a physical body was the effect. Using the Spiritual body to see the outside world was way more clear than using the physical body. Some blessed people are even capable of seeing past the restriction of space and time, thus the phenomenon of psychic, seer, and other supernatural individuals in the mortal worlds. However blessed people rarely could control their power, even if they could, the sixth sense would only manifest itself in a limited form, for example a blessed person would only able to activate their hearing sense rather than all five of them, thus sometimes they were able to hear the voices of animals or supernatural beings, sometimes they could also use of this advantage to communicate with them, the phenomenon of horse whisperer would be one example.

However, using the Cultivation of Dao of Soul Magic, the Cultivator would be able to gain all five senses of their Spiritual Body. The mastery of this Cultivation method would only increase the advantage of the spiritual body. For example in the Master level they would be able to manifest a strong enough spiritual pressure to affect other beings. In the Grandmaster level the Cultivator would be able to manifest a Spiritual Domain that could create a mini spiritual world. Therefore the advantages of being such a Cultivator would be immense. In the ancestor level they could build a Complete Dream World to host other spiritual body. Therefore, in terms of power, the three levels of Junior, Grandmaster and Ancestors were equal to Three Lower Level, Three Middle Level and Three Upper Level of other Cultivation methods, and The Transcendence level existed above and beyond it. To top it all off, a Cultivator of Dao of Soul Magic simultaneously trained in Cultivation of Body and Energy making him the nightmares of other Cultivators who stood in from of him as enemies.

WARNING:
IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AUTHOR, THAT MEANS YOU READ MY WORK AT SOME POINT. HOWEVER DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS, I DECIDED TO STOP WRITING MY PREVIOUS WORKS. NOW I AM GOING TO FOCUS ON THIS PROJECT. ALL I AM GOING TO SAY IS I AM TRULY SORRY FO THE DISASTROUS ABOMINATIONA THAT WERE MY PREVIOUS NOVELS. NOW LETS ENJOY.

DISCLAIMER:
ENGLISH IS NOT MY NATIVE LANGUAGE, EXPECT SOME MISTAKES.

SYNOPSIS:

“A miracle, a heaven's pity, yet the pities were cruel, for heaven is just, it has no concept of magnanimity toward the dwellers of samsara. Night and day are defined by the universal laws, governed in meticulously precise heavenly laws. The moon walks around the earth, the earth flies alongside the moon to chase after the Sun. Falling, the creature obediently falls toward the mother Earth, born to see the towering firmament, live to look after their little steps, and die suppressed under the gaze of the unforgiving. Such are mortals, to follow, to silent, to gaze up was to dream, to firmly walk was defying, to die was a blessing. However dreams are not illusions, look up, there lay the possibilities, look down, there spread a road, whatever your dreams were, it is up to you, however you came to your dreams, is also up to you. If you could not walk toward the darkness, how can I show myself? I am the light of heaven, I am miracle.”
(TAKEN FROM A PARAGRAPH FROM CHAPTER 4, TOO LAZY TO WRITE A SYNOPSIS LOL)

HOPEFULLY 1 CHAPTER A DAY AND HOPEFULLY I WILL NOT STOP MIDWAY THIS TIME.

I woke up early. This time, Rupiel was not wearing his armor as he strode through the room to where we were gathered.
"The helicopter just landed," he announced, "It's time to go meet the Carrier: You have in your hands the souls of this Universe. Aníbal, I wish you the best of luck, my boy, and remember not to confront the Exuxes directly. Try to wake up your brother from the comma, that's the best strategy you have to force the Exuxes to stop protecting your brother and desist from attacking you."
To my surprise, the helicopter was from the Red Cross. A grey-haired man with a silver beard climbed down from it and went straight to Salazar, greeting him warmly. From the pilot's seat a young man was also waving enthusiastically at Salazar.
"Kids, your mission is clear: You need to wake up the Carrier from his trance, find the first key and destroy it. Today is the first battle between good and evil," reminded us Salazar, watching us. "They'll take you to the hospital, where you can access the Astral Plane and rescue the Carrier. Go now, my dear Hunters, and remember that I love you. God be with you!"
We said our goodbyes, hugging Salazar tightly and thanking him for his help. Then, we all climbed on the helicopter and took off to our final battle.
Inspector Pitbull
We got in a helicopter from the USA Army. The young pilot told us that we were headed to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, where they were expecting us to coordinate the assault plan to the volcano. I sat down next to Agent Chang, who grasped my hand and looked at me.
"He won't escape. The Fourth Fleet is monitoring everything, every little bug that goes in and out, they know about it. If the Duke's there, we'll catch him, Inspector," she said, grinning fiercely.
From my window, I could see the supercarrier surrounded by the Fourth Fleet. It was impressive, the amount of power displayed to capture just one criminal. On my other side, I could see the point that represented the Soufrière Hills volcano.
We landed on the carrier and were immediately escorted by several soldiers to the monitoring room, where officers from different nationalities were seating already, expecting our instructions. A lean, athletic man sporting an admiral badge strode in after us, his bald head shining under the lights, with the United States Secretary of Homeland Security on his heels, looking even more worn-out than on screen. Like a unit, the officers stood at attention when the men came in.
With a nod from the Admiral, everyone regained their seats. The Secretary of DHS had fixed his stare on one of the monitors that featured sad news for Christianity: The Pope was dead, victim of a heart-attack. The Cardinals were meeting right now.
After Agent Chang and I shook hands with the Admiral and the Secretary, we started to explain our plan to take over the volcano, capture the Duke and seize his secret weapon.
Aníbal and Suhail
(Charallave, Venezuela)
We landed at a tiny civil airport on the outskirts of Caracas. I was hugging Suhail tightly. She was shaking uncontrollably because of the cold in the helicopter. Softly, I kissed her. The lateral door fell open, revealing a pair of smiling young men wearing paramedic uniforms. They greeted us warmly and told us to take a seat at the back of an ambulance. I felt a shudder of unease; the last time I was in an ambulance, things didn't end so well.
Suhail, noticing my hesitation, comforted me, "I'm h-h-here with y-y- you. Come on, y-y-your brother n-n-needs us."
The triplets, Suhail and I huddled on the floor of the ambulance, which took off like a bat out of hell. Near the back doors, one of the paramedics kept gazing at us with admiration.
"You're Atlantean Hunters?" he asked. Glancing at each other, we nodded.
"You're actually from the Red Cross or are part of some secret organization of Salazar's?" questioned one of the triplets.
The man beamed. "Both. I'm a nurse, but I also am a member of a Tibetan meditation group that is more than 3,000 years old. Since I was little, I've heard stories about the Atlantean and Lemurian Hunters and the battle to stop the Apocalypse."
"Since when have you been a member?"
"Since I was eleven. An Essene Master chose me."
"Essene?" I asked, trying to distract me from the fact that the ambulance was going even faster now, even though the sound of the rain hitting the windows clattered through.
"The Essenes are the masters that consciously handle the universal knowledge. In every century, there are Essene Masters that guide the astral paths so the Lemurians don't end God's creation."
"Is Salazar an Essene or an angel?" said another one of the triplets.
"Both," answered the man, grinning even more broadly. The ambulance fell in a pothole, sending my already-hard-beating heart to my throat. "Salazar is one of the seven Essene Masters that have come to the Physical Plane in the last 7,000 years, and at the Astral Plane, he's a very powerful angel," the man continued his explanation.
"And how were you recruited?"
"Recruited? I wasn't recruited. Salazar asked me to join his group in my dreams and meditations. You see, ever since I was a child, I've liked helping my neighbor and through my dreams I've travelled to truly amazing places. I had a chance to be an Atlantean Hunter like you guys, but I couldn't handle the training. We're not all cut from the same cloth, eh? I wasn't fit to fight face-to-face with the Lemurian Hunters or the Evil One."
"But how do you work at the same time? I mean, when Salazar asks you to do something, you can just drop everything and do it, right?" asked the third triplet.
The paramedic shrugged. "I don't sacrifice anything, really. God makes it so his helpers can do whatever He asks of us. For example, Antonio—my partner—and I had guard today here, in Charallave, at a vaccination campaign. And a couple of minutes after our shift started, Salazar called us and asked us to give you guys a ride to the Central Hospital. After that we'll just simply go back to Charallave."
The ambulance's siren stopped, and the pilot knocked on the partition, signaling we were about to arrive.
"He's like you, too? He also failed to be a Hunter?"
"He's in another area, so to speak. Antonio works a lot on the Astral Plane, with births. It's maybe as risky as what you guys do."
"Births?"
"Yeah, he escorts along with angels and Exuxes the souls that, because of their life mission, must be born without any damage."
"Say what?" we chorused. I was pretty sure we were all gaping, too.
Antonio knocked on the partition again.
"We're here," continued the man, smiling at our shocked faces. "The Universe is infinite and there are a lot of different ways to help God and his angels; being a Hunter is not the only one. Here, put on these," he handed each of us a paramedic uniform, "that way you won't raise suspicions. A girl from maintenance, Yenny, will take you to a place where you can reach safely the Astral Plane."
As we made our way to the ER doors, we glimpsed several firefighters and officers of the Venezuelan Intelligence Service making their way through the main entrance. Inside, a young woman stood staring fixedly at us. She looked like a Japanese cartoon, with her hair pulled back in two messy buns and thick glasses. I came closer, glancing at her name plate.
"Yenny?"
She grinned widely at us—reinforcing her Anime features thanks to the braces she displayed—and made a gesture to follow her into a room labeled 'EMPLOYEES ONLY'. We made our way to the door amid the chaos of doctors, nurses and people.
Yenny closed the door behind us and said, with a surprisingly high- pitched voice, "I knew someday I'd be useful to Papa God! How are you? My name's Yenny. I work at this hospital at maintenance, you know. You must be the Atlantean Hunters! Well, I gotta say, I imagined you will be taller and older, but okay... You'll do!"
"Why are there so many agents of the Intelligence Service?"
"The SEBIN officers? They got here a couple hours ago. They said they're guarding a patient and are searching everyone who comes in. Some nurses told me the Hospital is up to the brim with people from the SEBIN and even the CIA."
"They're guarding who, exactly?"
"A boy that's in a comma, apparently."
We exchanged alarmed glances. "Azael!" exclaimed Suhail. Yenny asked her to keep her voice down, unless she wanted someone to find us.
"Isn't your brother the Carrier?" asked Yenny, frowning.
"Yeah, that's why we're here to wake him up. The Duke must be close, we need to hurry."
"Your brother is the Carrier! And he's here! OMG, this is even better than the stories about her astral travels my grandma told me," said Yenny, bubbling with excitement and grinning.
"Can you take us somewhere we can reach the Astral Plane?" I cut her off, before we lost even more time.
"We're here!"
I looked around. It looked like we were standing in a normal, boring maintenance room: there were some dirty shelves, broken broomsticks and a nasty smell that reminded me of my grandpa's funeral at a cheap funeral house in Chacaíto. It certainly lacked all the mysticism of our previous locations, but it'll do. Looking at Suhail and the triplets, I shrugged, took a chalk and started to draw my star. The girls did the same.
"OMG, the five-pointed stars! They're just like I imagined them!" chattered Yenny, actually spitting a little in her excitement. Suhail threw her a nasty look.
"Yenny, don't let anyone through that door, OK? We can't be interrupted," I instructed her.
"Yessir!" she nodded vigorously.
I sat on the lotus position, closed my eyes and got ready to face the unexpected.


Can you imagine entering a world where the battles that take place in your dreams can change your life? A world that is at the mercy of angels and demons battling to reach the Physical Plane, where your everyday life takes place, if you are willing to peer behind the veil of consciousness, then this saga is for you....

Krilla walked across a steel beam. She saw Integer standing in the open. Talking to someone. 
Krilla: You deserve this....
Krilla felt her eye and jumped down and went for a slash at Integer. She cut through all the string that was around her. She turned her sword transparent and it passed through Integer's shield. She chipped off part of Integer's welding mask. 
Jilaya: You caught me by surprise. 
Integer fired a laser blast from her welding mask's eyes. Krilla jumped off with a backflip. She clashed blades with Erica from her side. Erica fired some strings at Krilla. She cut up the strings until they wrapped around Krilla's sword. Krilla acted stuck. She kicked Erica in the face and let her sword out by changing it transparent. She slashed for Erica's neck. She pulled herself back with strings. Krilla ran up and locked swords with her. She kicked Erica in the stomach and knocked her sword out of her hands. Krilla was lifted into the air. She was helpless. Integer had lifted her into the air with telekinesis. 
Krilla: You did this to me. 
Jilaya: What? Did Beck do that? Awww I'm so sorry. I could get that turned into a nice red eye…
Krilla: What…?
Jilaya: *sigh* Let's go for a little ride. You are a pleasant surprise today. 
Erica: What will you do to her?
Jilaya: Don't worry dear. She'll meet the man who doesn't exist. 
Erica took a deep breath. She picked up her sword and walked off.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Amala: Sounds like Millie here might be the key to the Blue Coat's problems. 
Millie: Couldn't this just be us putting pieces together that don't really fit together?
Terra: We won't know if they fit together or not until we talk to Donny and Amelia. 
Terra, Amala, and Millie approached the door to the blue coat's hideout. 
Millie: What is this? A crackhouse? 
Oscar opened the door. 
Oscar: Don. We have a crowd. 
The house was filled with the blue coat members and their family members talking to each other
Donny: Terra! Come in. We have another guest?
Terra: This is Millie. 
Millie: Also known as Repulse. 
Donny: Wait what?! You're Repulse? Sis! Come here! 
Amelia: Oh, Terra. Anything for us?
Donny: Yeah she did it again! She brought Repulse here! 
Amelia: You've got to be kidding me. You are Repulse?
Amelia looked at Millie up and down. 
Millie: Why is that such a surprise?
Amelia: You may be tall. But you aren't as menacing as I expected. 
Terra: We think that Millie might be the key to our illusion problem. 
Amelia: Let us go somewhere more quiet. 
Amelia led all of them outside. 
Millie: I've been having these illusions. About a man named Ivan Springer. 
Amelia: Ivan Springer…
Donny: I've heard of him. Only rumors though. 
Amelia: Seriously? Those rumors? 
Donny: He is said to be connected to Integer and the Black coats. 
Amelia: Alright, stop it with that black coat shit! 
Donny: They all wear black coats! And we all wear blue coats! It's perfect! 
Terra: Black coats doesn't sound half bad. Not any better than blue coats. 
Donny: Exactly! 
Amelia: Blue coats is a great name and you know it! 
Donny: Either way, I don't know why this didn't click before! But he was known to haunt people's dreams and make them have horrible hallucinations and dreams! 
Millie: Yeah! That's it! He's real! I've been having hallucinations of him. He would appear in front of me at random times. After he and Integer experimented on me! 
Amelia: Yeah. I've had dreams of my sister. She appeared in front of me at random times. It's almost like I had some sort of uncontrollable panic attack. I also saw Donny get attacked during our fight with the chemist. But he was fine. That proved to us we had the wrong guy. 
Amala: The power to haunt people's dreams...Sounds like astral projection
Donny: What nonsense are you talking about?
Amala: He can haunt people's dreams and make them experience hallucinations. He must be traveling on the Astral plane.
Amelia: Well what exactly is the astral plane? 
Amala: A separate plane of existence that only the soul can enter. If he has enough knowledge of the astral projection he might be able to enter your mind or make you have horrible hallucinations. 
Amelia: That would solve our mystery. But what can we do about it? 
Amala: Three options. One, Find our culprit and kill him in real life. 
Amala took out her soul blade. 
Amala: Two, follow him into the astral plane. And three, do nothing. 
Donny: Why would we do nothing?
Amala: From what I hear, he must be leading you around like dogs. We are dealing with someone smart here. He trailed you away from the other dude you thought was responsible, and he only attacks Blue coats or people who he has beef with. 
Donny: That other girl didn't actually have anything to do with our problems then, did she?
Amala: Probably not. 
Donny: Well we know that the black coats are going to come after us. We have to move before they do. 
Terra: Instead of attacking them blindly, why don't we move the blue coats instead? 
Amelia: What do you mean? 
Terra: You could literally move the members and probably Krilla somewhere else. I'll even nominate my apartment! 
Amelia: That's a lot better than just sitting here and doing nothing.  But how do you expect us to all fit in one apartment?
Millie: I'm not afraid to have company if needed. 
Leon walked out into the yard. 
Leon: You guys are trying to move? 
Donny: How did you hear us?
Leon: It's a simple spell. But I don't think we can take Krilla. 
Terra: Why not? 
Leon: She's...gone. 
Amelia: What? What do you mean gone?
Leon: She left yesterday! 
Amelia got up and in the blink of an eye slammed Leon against the wall of the house. 
Amelia: Say it again. 
Leon: She left yesterday! She got up and left the house yesterday! 
Amelia: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!
Leon: I-I-
Donny pulled Amelia off of Leon. Leon stood with his hand over his face. 
Donny: Hey, Le0. Where do you think she went?
Leon: She...She had to have gone off to attack Integer…
Amelia: Integer?!
Amala: Well. We may as well count our losses. 
Terra: What?! We can't do that! 
Amala: Yes we can. She is DEAD. Integer is already more powerful than all of us combined. Especially with her soldiers. 
Amelia: We atleast have to get her out of there. When did she leave? 
Leon: Early. 
Amelia clenched her fist. 
Amelia: You'd better pray to god she's still alive. 
Leon: …
Amala: If we're gonna have any chance then we'd better go. 
Amelia: Fuck it. Everyone get ready. And try to keep your lunch down. Leon. Locate her for us. 
Leon cast out a spell. Which made a map of hell's kitchen. She was close to the river. 
Donny: Terra. She could be at that place we went to. 
Amelia: Okay. The rest of our men will stay here. 
Donny: Isn't there strength in numbers?
Amelia: They-
Donny: Have they even ever been on any recent missions? 
Amelia: This is a big deal! This is Integer! And possibly her right hand man! They aren't experienced! 
Donny: This'll bite you in the ass. I promise. 
Amelia: Shut your ass. I'm protecting them. 
Donny: Yeah we-
Amala: Doesn't sound like we're saving time. 
Amelia: Right. 
Amelia grabbed Amala and ran off for 5 seconds and came back. She continued this until the yard was empty. 
Leon, then Terra both threw up over the side of the road and into the hudson river. 
Terra: Ugh, I did all this just to throw up. 
Donny: I should've teleported you! 
Terra: Yeah, let's do that next time. 
Amelia: Focus! We need to find Krilla. 
Millie: So...Integer is in there, right? And maybe even Ivan?
Leon: That's what we all think. 
Millie: Maybe I could uh, stay outside?
Terra: We can't turn back now, can we? I won't let you get taken again Millie. 
Millie: ...I-Okay. I'm ready. Let's go. 
Amala: Are you seriously going to walk straight in? We have to be strategic about this. 
Amelia: I like your game plan Amala. 
Donny: We have to go around? That's so boring! Let's go Terra. 
Amelia: Stop hitting on the bitch! 
Donny: What was tha-
Amelia: Shut up! We are going around! Lets go. 
Donny whispered to Terra. 
Donny: She must be all antsy because of Krilla. 
Terra: Just try not to rile her up. 
???: That's rude, calling someone you haven't even met a bitch!
Everyone looked ahead. Millie felt her head and fell to one knee. Ivan stood before her. But it wasn't an illusion. Krilla was held above him. The same strings from before being wrapped around her. 
Ivan: The two leaders of the blue coats I presume. 
Amelia's expression turned from irritated to pissed in seconds. She charged straight at Ivan and threw the hardest punch she could. Ivan waited and slapped his hand out to the side. Throwing Amelia into the wall of the warehouse. 
Ivan: it was nice of you to help me find you. I hope you've been enjoying the show. 
Ivan walked over to Krilla. She kicked at Ivan. 
Ivan: Feisty. 
Krilla: Please. Please! That is my son right there! 
Ivan: Those who beg for mercy, are too weak to deserve it.
Krilla: Leon, I love-
Ivan stabbed Krilla from behind through the heart. 
Ivan: Hmm. Less exciting than I thought. 
Leon looked straight at Ivan. His eyes teared up. A mark appeared on his face. He jumped forward at Ivan and grabbed him by the neck. He slammed him against the floor. 
Leon: YOU BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU!
Leon punched Ivan in the face over and over again. Ivan locked eyes with him. Leon was sent into a trance. The environment changed. He was smaller and he was holding Krilla's hand. 
Krilla: See? Look! It's not so bad! 
Leon was in the deep end of a pool. He let go of her hand and jumped from the diving board into the deep end. He was brought back to reality. Was falling into the Hudson river. Donny teleported down, grabbed him and teleported back to the surface. Where Ivan was walking away. Terra just looked at Krilla. She could barely muster words.
Terra: There's something we can do isn't there?! Does someone have healing! Come on, Krilla…! Come on…
Terra cried into her hands. 
Amala jumped in front of Ivan and slashed at him. He took out his sword and clashed with her. 
Ivan: You must have something that haunts you. Oh and it must be great! 
Ivan sent Amala into a trance. She was able to break out of it quickly. But by the time she did. Ivan had already disappeared. 
Amelia: We...We have to go back. 
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Everyone was sitting at the table outside. Leon was gone. Donny was trying to comfort Terra. Everyone was lost in their thoughts. All quiet. 
Amala: Are you serious? We need to do something! Are we going to sit around and be quiet now?! 
Amelia: It was my fault...I got his attention. Leon had to see his mother die because of me…
Amelia held herself back from shedding a single tear. Terra was slouched over on her seat. Donny had his hand on her back, he moved it up to around her shoulder. 
Donny: It wasn't all you sis, it was me too. I kept the arguments going. 
Amelia: If I didn't start them in the first place. Then we wouldn't be here. 
Leon walked out. 
Leon: No, it was my fault for being too much of a coward to tell anyone. Until it was too late. 
Leon walked over weakly. Amelia got up and was face to face with Leon. 
Amelia: I'm so sorry. 
Amelia embraced Leon. 
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Donny was walking Terra home that night. It was very quiet. 
Donny: Hey. Uh, you cold? You can have my sweatshirt if you want. 
Terra: I don't need a sweatshirt! I'm fine. 
Donny: Okay. 
Terra: I'm sorry, that was rude. It's just, wasn't this preventable?
Donny: You shouldn't think like that. 
Terra: Why not? If we found her early or kept a better eye on Krilla then we would have saved her life! 
Donny: ...Well, we didn't. That's the shitty truth. I'm sorry that had to happen to you. 
Terra: I've gone through death before. 
Donny: Well it clearly still affects you. You could've seen millions die and each time it's still gonna suck.
Terra: It sucks. Trust me. I just need some time... 
There was some awkward silence until Terra and Donny got to her apartment. 
Donny: Hey, please try and sleep tonight. 
Terra: I-I'll try. 
Terra went inside and laid down. She had never experienced a death like this. She really felt the risk of her life. The lives around her. 

A young girl, Terra Lorenz lives in a village locked away from all of modern society. After her village is attacked by a company called the MFI, leaving Terra as the soul survivor. She finds an ancient suit of armor in the woods owned by Artemis, one of the Olympians. She takes it as her own, and sets herself on a journey to take down the unjust MFI. 

This story also includes minor Marvel and DC characters and objects. Story by Noah Sullivan

Warning - This book contains Strong Language, Violence, Depictions of Death and blood. 

All Rights reserved (besides Marvel + DC)

New Chapter every week on Monday! 

COVER ART NOT BY ME, ART BY MAXA-ART

Pieces after pieces of snowflakes fluttered down the sky. They glinted and glittered fantastically, and caught the light from the morning sun before melting away. The scenery in Mid Mountsburg was as spectacular as always. It was a mixture of natural green and pure white. The air was cold and the wind bit strongly. Lin Sanjiu pulled her collar up and hid her face underneath the shadow of her hat. After she walked for a while and ascertained that her distance was safe, she stopped and glanced at Bliss's convention center. 
The window display at the right end of the fourth floor was the "signal" both Bliss and she had agreed on. Different colors represented different meanings. If it was glowing yellow, it meant that Bliss was inside the building. If it was blue, it meant that she had found Yu Yuan, and if it was red, it meant that she had returned after having found Yu Yuan's corpse. 
Right now, the window display remained grayed out which meant Bliss had not made any progress yet. 
"No news is good news," Lin Sanjiu consoled herself. Then, she turned around and walked away. "Let's give her some more time…"
Right now, she needed nothing but only food, warmth, and sleep. Due to her hunger and exhaustion, her ten fingernails had taken on the unwholesome gray phosphorescence, and people were pulling themselves away from her. When she passed by a window, she looked up and was shocked by her own reflection. Her complexion was as pale as a ghost while her lips were bloodless, and there were two heavy eyebags sitting below her bloodshot eyes. If she were to stand beside a drug addict, nobody would be able to tell the difference. 
By the time she got back to Exodus, she was already on the verge of passing out. She had no idea how she finished her meal or when she threw herself on the bed. Silas had turned off all the lights and shut all the windows. Her room was so dark that it seemed as if it were a little box floating around in the depth of the universe. She slipped into a deep slumber as soon as she touched the bed. She could not tell how long she had been sleeping or where she was. As her dreams pulled her down with an inexorable force, many faces flitted across her eyes.
She felt she was screaming although she did not know why. She stretched her arm to reach out for the people beside her, but her fingers found air. The apocalypse was coming, and everybody was running helter-skelter for their life. Bliss, Yu Yuan, Ji Shanqing, Puppeteer, and Magus, who was holding the cat doctor…She kept screaming and screaming, pleading for them to wait for her to figure out a way to save them, but they soon vanished out of her sight. 
When Lin Sanjiu cracked her eyes opened, her chest heaved up and down in labored breaths. She ran her fingers across her face and found tears at the corner of her eyes. 
Just as she fumbled to get up and was about to call her [Ability Polishing Agent] because it was too dark, she suddenly realized that she had returned to Exodus. She clapped her hands and a night light beside her feet lit up.
Cupping a handful of warm water, she splashed it all over her face. It did wake her up a little, but her brain was still fuzzy as if it was filled with fog. As Silas adjusted the light to a comfortable level, she watched her own reflection in the mirror, falling into thought. 
"Silas," she said, her voice hoarse and still laced with exhaustion, "What time is it now?"
"You have been sleeping for 4 hours and 20 minutes. There are still another 13 hours to go before your next check-in."
'I just slept for 4 hours and 20 minutes. No wonder I still feel so sleepy.'
When people were asleep, they usually went through several cycles, one of which was called "rapid eye movement", otherwise known as REM sleep. It was the phase where dreams were created. Some of the researchers felt that REM sleep was especially crucial as it was the phase where brain activity increased and learning was promoted. If somebody woke up during REM sleep, their brain would go into a hypersensitive state and demonstrate fascinating creativity in certain areas. 
Lin Sanjiu remembered being pulled out of her sleep by a paroxysmal wave of anxiety and fear. She woke up not because of a nightmare, but because she forced herself to. Anyway, she doubted if there were any nightmares that were more brutal than her real life. The dream she had just now helped her understand several things, several things that she had to do, and she had to jot them down as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would forget everything the next day when she woke up if she allowed herself to continue sleeping.
"Silas," she ordered, "Pull up a memorandum for me."
A ding rang out and a memorandum appeared in the mirror. "First, try to find a way to return to the Astral Plane and look for Magus." As she spoke, she paced back and forth in front of the hand basin. "Find someone like Bohemia and have him pull me into the Astral Plane."
Just like how animals always often acted atypically before an earthquake, if a pocket dimension became sentient because it wanted to run away from the deluge, she was certain that Nüwa must not be the only one who knew about the deluge. In the Astral Plane, news usually spread a lot faster. Besides, the inhabitants there were one stronger than the last, so if she wanted to know more about the deluge, the Astral Plane would be her best bet. 
Besides, she had to inform Bohemia and J7 about the deluge as well.
"Second, find a Consular Officer to issue me a visa to Coconut Island, and hire someone to return Lucy's corpse back to her hometown." It was not difficult to get these two things done since all she needed was money. If she was able to hire a suitable Consular Officer, then she could solve the problem of being separated from her friends every time. However, was there any way to bribe a Consular Officer?
After all, they were at the top level of the chain. They lacked nothing and feared none. 
Lin Sanjiu remembered that she seemed to have come up with a solution to this problem when she was in the dream. However, the answer had fallen so deep into her psyche that she could not pull it out no matter how hard she tried.
"Third, contact the grand prize." Even though she was reluctant to do so, she had to tell Ji Shanqing about the deluge. Of course, it went without saying that she must first think about what to say as well as the solution if something went sideways before she contacted him.
"Fourth, find Silvan. Then, get him to look for Puppeteer using his network. Also, remind me to publish an advertisement with the title: 'A ton of pending confectionaries waiting to be claimed'." She knew a lot of friends, but only a handful of them was powerful. If she wanted to get rid of those personalities and get Luther back, she had to gather all of them no matter what it took.
It seemed easy at face value, but right now, her enemy was hiding in the dark. She did not even know how Luther's personalities looked like and how many of them there were. Worst of all, the personalities could vanish from her sight at any time. She could not track them, so she could not ask them anything. She could only think of other ways to slowly discover their identities. 
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This is the most important, so remember to jot it down clearly." Even though she was drawing her vowels out, it would be fortunate if Silas was able to catch every word she said. 
"Fifth, almost half of what Septimus said is bullsh*t."


Lin Sanjiu is a normal woman in modern-day society. Everyone admires her outstandingly handsome, gentle, and rich boyfriend. However, Lin Sanjiu feels vaguely afraid of this "perfect" boyfriend. She's always felt that her boyfriend looks at her like she's a tasty piece of meat...

The transformation happened one night. Sanjiu got into an argument with her boyfriend, and he finally revealed his true colors. As it turns out, he was a being with special abilities from an apocalyptic world who wanted to eat Sanjiu to help him evolve. To his dismay, he ended up being the one killed by Sanjiu with her hidden abilities instead.

However, Sanjiu's troubles don't end with her dead boyfriend. In fact, the world she resides in is starting to go through unusual changes. This world is becoming a scorching hot hellhole...

He might not be able to directly help the Great Elven King and the others fight the Gods, but someone else could.
That was the reason he shattered this bone.
Instantly, an ancient aura awakened in the west.
On the Dead Area Continent, a dark space was torn apart and a huge skeleton flew out into the sky.
As many watched in alarm, flesh grew on the skeleton.
The world became gloomier because this was a recovering Astral Beast!
Although Eric could be considered rather small for an Astral Beast, for the common people, this was already a dreadful creature as big as a mountain range.
Eric awakened from his slumber.
With his strong spiritual power, he instantly noticed the frightening changes that had taken place in Feinan.
He saw the people softly weeping all across Feinan and read the memories of some in a flash.
"So it was like this."
"What you said before, it is today?"
An indignant voice echoed in Marvin's mind.
Far in the east, Marvin slowly nodded. "I hope you can help."
"I don't seem to have anything else to do." An image of that shy youth appeared momentarily in Marvin's mind.
People looked on in confusion as the Astral Beast wrapped itself in supreme power and tore through the sky.
Eric chased after the Great Elven King and the others to reach the stage of the battle.
No one knew the origins of this Astral Beast.
He was nameless.
Like that previous time this world faced a disaster, the youth once again went to sacrifice himself in silence.
It was only thanks to this kind of person that this world could keep existing.
...
The Universe Magic Pool's stage was already very lively.
Nicholas and the others chose to go up because the Universe Magic Pool had yet to be destroyed!
Only one layer had been broken.
The Universe Magic Pool was built very particularly and had at least three layers.
Moreover, each layer was sturdier than the previous one.
These barriers protected Feinan from external invasions.
The Great Elven King and the others didn't leave the Universe Magic Pool's protection.
On the contrary, they relied on the Universe Magic Pool's defenses to fight the Gods.
The Universe Magic Pool had its own will.
It also knew how to resist. The appearance of the three Plane Guardians meant that it had allies now.
Although this will was quite simple, it could at least distinguish between enemies and allies.
Therefore, the appearance of the three Plane Guardians caused many of the weaker Gods' expressions to sink.
They knew that they wouldn't be the opponents of these three if they fought one-on-one.
And with the support of the Universe Magic Pool, it was very likely going to be a long battle of attrition.
Some of the Gods might even fall!
The Gods had attacked the Universe Magic Pool in order to progress!
But they cared a lot about their lives.
Thus, the appearance of the Great Elven King and the other two Plane Guardians made them slow their attacks.
Many weak Gods even began to conserve their strength.
Both sides were separated by the Universe Magic Pool as they watched each other carefully.
That central shadow was silent for a moment before saying, "What you are doing is meaningless."
"The Pool will shatter sooner or later. This continent will inevitably be ruled by Gods."
"Moreover… Don't think that you can truly restrict us. You are not Gods after all. And I am unwilling to attack a former comrade-in-arms."
The old man lifted his wine jug and laughed heartily, "Former comrade?"
"Anuba Grant. [Dawn and Protection God]. Do you still remember your previous oaths?"
"The moment you ascended, you stopped being that young shepherd protecting the weak. Your divinity swallowed your humanity. And you still have the face to calmly put on a show now?"
Anuba's face sank. As one of the three big shots of the New Gods, his Divine Power had reached a very high level. He was almost one of the most powerful existences of this universe.
"Not everyone is worth protecting. Look at those people on the ground. They are selfish, ignorant, arrogant, and greedy... they control and manipulate others for the sake of their "dreams". They lose their minds to some shallow goals, ridiculously chasing after their so-called "love". They are idle, selfish, and unrestrained. And they insist on calling that "freedom". These people don't need to exist."
"They aren't the targets of my protection. I need to purify this land, but for that, I need to get rid of these insects to make those who are truly worth protecting appear."
Anuba's voice echoed powerfully through Feinan from the distant Universe Magic Pool.
His voice seemed to carry a strange power.
Many people who had risen up to fight were now less confident.
A dispirited expression appeared on their faces.
But before they could be affected much more, a roar tore through the Universe!
"Even if you are a God, you have no right to determine the life and death of others!"
"How could you act so righteous in a war you're fighting for your own benefit?!"
"Come! Come! Let this insignificant mortal fight with you Gods!"
Eric's angry voice also spread across the entire world.
The Astral Beast's body pierced straight through the Universe Magic Pool!
He was actually attacking directly!
Tearing deep into the Gods' lines!
The Great Elven King and the other two were startled by his action. They wanted to stop him but it was too late, as Eric had already bravely rushed out!
A few weak Gods paled and hurriedly got out of the way.
The huge Astral Beast wandered on the periphery of the Universe Magic Pool!
His body spread for over a kilometer and his wings were sharp like blades as he casually travelled back and forth between the Gods!
For a moment, the entire group of Gods was in disorder!
The only ones who weren't disturbed were the three Gods in the middle.
"Foolish," a figure next to the God of Dawn and Protection said.
The next moment, the three New Gods with immense Magic Power worked together and aimed at the powerful Astral Beast, Eric!
...
The fight in the sky made many forget to breathe.
The battle between the Gods on one side and the Plane Guardians and the Astral Beast on the other attracted everyone's attention.
The people didn't notice that the Wizard Monsters at their sides were lessening.
Because at that split second, all the Wizards transforming into monsters heard a peaceful and calming voice.
"Those who believe in me can be saved."
"I am Dark Phoenix, the Goddess of Magic."
"In the name of the Goddess of Magic, I command the Chaos Magic Power: The followers of the Magic Goddess are not to have their wills invaded by Chaos."
A bright flame lit up in the southern part of Steel City!
Dark Phoenix's body rose slowly, her eyes wide open as they gradually turned pure white!
Marvin noticed immediately and reacted. "That woman is finally making her move!"
She chose the best timing to advance!


Legendary player Marvin transmigrated to the eve of the Great Calamity. 
This was the end of the fourth era, all gods joined hands to destroy the Universe Magic Pool.
The fourth Fate Tablet had begun maturing and all gods, demons, legends, devils, liches, dragons and other legendary creatures were appearing one after the other. 
In order to protect his loved ones, Marvin has no other choice but to delve into the shadows. 
This is the story of a young ranger growing into the Ruler of the Night during the Chaos Era.
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TL: After transmigrating into a weak noble body, Marvin discovered that he was familiar with the world, this was the game he played in his previous life and... Damn! He only had six months before the Great Calamity!
As a former top player, he would obviously fight to save the world... Yeah, no. Time to plan and prepare for the upcoming events, better to use that knowledge to get ahead rather than fight with gods.
Follow Marvin's journey through this new world.

When a soul was in the threshold of true awareness, what followed was the profundity of true silence. And the projection of this massively significant silence, was the beginning of a soul's true becoming.
And, deep in the threshold of the world of dreams, Chang Chang felt an awareness of herself floating in the light of dark energy of the underworld. As she floated, she saw a massive phantom-like landscape underneath her while her spirit proceeded to soar, high above the dark sky.
Gradually, as she soared higher, the ghostly landscape began to change into a more recognizable one that was of utter wonder to the gazing eyes. Five infinite lucid oceans that separated five un-ending realms, took form in her eyes.
Wushi.
A lasting world of chaos that had infinite possibility of expansion. She had never seen the whole of the Wushi realm before, talk-less of the other realms on the plane. However, going by the way the world's landscape was naturally formed and carved, other realms would also be magnificent to behold.
As she continued to soar higher, the landscape continued to enlarge and the structures of the five dark realms of the Blood plane, began to take shape. She noticed five massive energy flares at the centre of the realms which made her to wonder in bewilderment. Spiritual vision? The only plausible explanation for her to be seeing all these was due to an aesthetic spiritual vision. For, there was no way such divine energy flares could be seen with the naked immortal eyes.  
Floating sensation. Spiritual vision.
Astral projection!
It had to be astral projection. Despite the fact that she had never used astral projection before due to the protection of her parents, she could truly identify one. She remembered the words of her parents about how souls travelled to any part of the universe almost instantly. Much more faster and safer than the physical body. However, the deity wouldn't be able to alter much of anything with only the presence of the soul. Yet, the soul could still be intercepted and trapped by a more powerful Xu Wu.  
For certainty, this astral projection wasn't of her doing. She wouldn't have initiated one before her awakening. Moreover, she would have kept her conscious knowledge of her own soul's projection from the very beginning, if she was the one that actually performed it. Nevertheless, anything or anyone that instituted the astral projection of her soul without her knowledge of it from the start, must be exceedingly powerful. True, she was still a young blood who was yet to undergo summoning, but she should still be aware of her own soul's projection. For her not to be aware, extreme caution was needed.
Since she couldn't control her soul's projection and was still a young blood, she had to thread cautiously here. Blood or no blood, she could easily be trapped in here or even be killed without her knowing any better. This thought alone, gave her a degree of fear since she would soon be taking her first steps into the immortal life of a true deity.  
Ever onward, she continued to float. The expansion of the landscape continued in a blur as everything melted away from her view. This made the floating soul of Chang Chang, ache badly prompting screams that couldn't be heard. As her spirit neared the point of combustion, the image slowed down and showed the scene of darkness. Complete darkness that engulfed her soul too.
Panic took hold of her as she strained her spiritual vision to no avail. Was her soul being trapped? Was she now in reincarnation? Why? As she was wondering in total anxiety and apprehension, she heard a gentle and soft voice that seemingly echoed from the distant.
"The is the void. The true beginning."
A male husky voice sounded behind her.
"Huh?"
With a mind gripped in fear, Chang Chang turned to the source of the voice, only for her to continue seeing complete darkness. She looked sideways, to the same results. She tried to reach for her dimensional crystal, storage container, in order to take her defensive talisman but realized that she was in an astral projection.
"Who... who are you?"
"Who I am, is not for you to know. Not yet, anyway. Since your power is still lacking. But, the time will come and won't be long. That, I can assure you, young immortal. Do you even know the great length I went through to be here, to bring you here?"
"Are you going to take my soul?"
"Take your soul?
A raspy laughter echoed forth from the surrounding darkness.
"To what purpose would that be, young mortal? I understand your concern but I never meant to startle you."
The already rattled Chang Chang, looked around in the darkness in utter disbelief. Not meant to startle her? 'But, you already did!' She wanted to scream and kick something, then, maybe whoever brought her here would simply throw her out of this place in annoyance.
"Alright. Maybe, meant to startle you a little bit."
The raspy laughter ensued from the darkness again.
"But, I won't throw you out yet. Now, you are wondering why you are here?"
Someone that could read her mind? A Xue Wu? Not really. This figure was more powerful Slowly, Ethera calmed her jostled mind. Who knew maybe this entity would simply decide to chain her soul if she should slightly annoy him. After recovering herself, Chang Chang answered.
"Yes."
"Of course, I can. Anyway, I will get to why you are here, shortly. Meanwhile, your first question should be about how you got here."
"Astral projection?"
"Close, yet, far away. You see, young immortal, this is Astral-Dream Projection."
"Astral-Dream projection? If it's a dream projection, don't I need to be induced with a dream since I don't sleep?"
Chang Chang asked as she recollected the memories she had of her parents inducing her with dreams for her to sleep. Could she truly be here? An entity that could transport another deity soul in an astral-dream projection, must be at the stellar stage at the least. Evidence of the power of this entity.  
"Of course, someone like myself don't sleep unless we are induced with a dream. That's why I went to great length to induce you with one. And, don't ask me how. The reason why there is a huge difference between this and astral-projection. Dream projection has its own advantages. It can be used to transmit or communicate extremely important information since it is safe from interception unless the interceptor is exceedingly more powerful. This is the reason why astral-dream projection is much more difficult to initiate. Regarding what you are seeing, you can only be here through the Astral-Dream projection. If not, your soul would simply disintegrate."
"Is that why I'm here? To see?"
"You are here to know. But first, for us to meet."
"I can't even see you."
"No, you can't. Not with the stage you are now. But don't worry, you will see me when the time comes. For now, Is there a better way to meet you than your introduction to the tiniest glimpse of what was? What was of the universe, of myself and of yourself? How we all came to be? This way, you will fully understand me when the time comes. Are you with me, young immortal?"
"Do I have any choice?"
"Yes. You can decide not to listen which will give me a reason to lock-up your soul."
"Huh?"
Exclaimed Chang Chang, as she swallowed hard as she thought about her summoning coming up the following day. If her soul was locked up, how would she performed her summoning?
"Hehehe. Good. Now that I have your undivided attention, there won't be any need for soul chains. Hehehe."
The husky voice produce a deep sounded laughter before a profound silence engulfed the place.Then, it continued speaking.
"First you must know about your origin and your fate. Do you even know who you are? Do you know about your parents? I know your father is a Xue Wu, but what of your mother? What do you know about her? Do you know your mother is half blood and half fairy? Have you ever wonder why you have a core when Xue Wus don't have one? Why you vould directly cultivate?"
There was a great silence as Chang Chang's mind went up in turmoil. She had a core? She never knew that. Her mother was half fairy? She was asking herself these questions again when the voice continued.
"Your fate is entwined with another that's entwined with another. There's a past that will find you. This is a past you can't do without. This soul is part of your existence. Your soul is locked in a web, young, one. A time will come when you'll have to make a decision regarding your fate. Your life, your world, this universe, all would rest on this decision of yours."


In the forgotten days, there was an epic saga of a young cultivator named Ju Feng, and his mother known as Zhang Xiu Ying. Killed by an army of mutated nether demons, they were both reincarnated into an ancienr world of cultivation where powerful immortals, mortals, beasts, titans, fairies and the dreads reigned supreme.

Will they survive or will they succumb to the throes of everlasting deaths? Live the tale and tell the story. This is the god of immortals.

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For the first time in a long while, Jin took the conscious effort to cultivate in the night while sleeping. Unsurprisingly, he returned to the same icy cold mountain peak where the Black Tortoise of the North was still lurking in the valley.
The surprising thing, however, was that he was alone. Ming was nowhere to be seen. Still, Jin gave his encounter with the Tortoise another shot, but this time around, he would attempt a different approach.
While both the Tortoise and Jin were willing to battle, the latter sat down on a short ledge and continued to observe it from afar. Unlike the Tiger of the West, the Tortoise's tail did not outright attack him. Confused that he wasn't outright aggressive this time around, the Serpent continued to be wary of the Astral Panda Cultivator's existence and stared at him wildly.
They continued their subtle eye staring contest for some time until the Serpent finally understood Jin's intention and was the first to lower its guard. Though it approached Jin cautiously, the Astral Panda Cultivator instinctively went on guard despite the constant reminder to remain calm.
This was possibly a chance to learn a little more about this particular Cardinal Demon. Worst case scenario? He gets bitten and returns to the real conscious world. However, at times like this, Jin wondered if the cultivation he's using create such vivid phantasms or if it was merely his uncontrollable imagination that came to haunt him in his dream.
There were even times he questioned whether everything he went through was actually real.
Was his subconscious filled with demons of the System's past or did he outright turn insane whenever he was asleep, especially since everything felt so real to him.
The pain and discomfort he felt during the whole process, the yearning of a true mentor and maybe to a certain extent, his grandfather… Were all his fears, desires and dreams manifested into something tangible for him to face every time he sleeps?
"You still tend to overthink stuff, though at this point you are not entirely away from the truth." Ming, who was suddenly standing at the side of the ledge beside Jin, sighed.
"Why not just ask your gramps here?" He teased Jin as he placed his hand out for the Serpent, and it allowed him to pat him.
"Then tear another page out of your diary and throw it into the mouth of the Tortoise?" Jin practically shot an arrow into Ming's feelings.
"Hmm, that is yet another valid point. Fine, I will give you the answer you are searching for. All these manifestations that you see, feel and touch are all embedded in your genes. The monsters, demons...even the places you experience in your sleep are all deep seated memories passed down from all the previous Panda Clan members that had been part of the System."
"So, all those self realisation processes, the hunt against the Tiger of the West and even my existence, are part of your DNA, made real through the cultivation I created and your thinking process. That is why you feel that everything is familiar to a certain extent."
"That is why, you never felt like the System is with you whenever you are alone here in your...'dreams'. The only things you can rely on are your powers and your grasp of reality...in other words, your perception. Besides, this is your mental plane, so your needs can actually manifest in your perceived reality in this never ending dream. For example, when you needed water during the Tiger Hunt, did water appear? Nope. But your subconscious still left you with a way to get water, from the bamboo shoots."
"Then does that mean the dream that I had about this girl with blue hair, or someone's attempt to kill me in a taxi ride, have happened to someone else? What about the time I was chained up, filled with hatred and anger. Are those memories of my ancestors?" Jin queried as he vividly remembered specific dream sequences that did not make sense and yet created a deep impression in him.
"I don't think those..." Ming's expression changed as if this was the first time he heard of those. He was the one who created the Astral Panda cultivation, and during the period his spirit embodied with Jin, he never saw any of those memories that Jin had mentioned. (Even though he was the Ultimate Stalker.)
Was it an unintended side effect?
Ming knew that this Astral Panda Cultivation Manual was barely a completed prototype with not much testing when he passed it to the System. A totally experimental style especially with the merging of Chi and Mana together.
However, he believed that with the inclusion of the System, it should have been able to weed out all the potential problems of the manual before giving the book to Jin.
"Hmm. Unfortunately, I do not have the means to test your Astral Panda Cultivation. What you experienced might be something to do with the explosive growth of your personal cultivation, and that could be an unexpected side effect. Do tell me if you experience such a scenario without me in the dream. I will make sure to personally appear in every subconscious moment of yours." Ming reassured Jin as the Serpent now slowly moved its head towards Jin.
As both the hunter and the hunted came to the conclusion that the other party did not mean any harm, for the time being, they cautiously proceeded with a more hands on inspection.
The Serpent hissed with its tongue scanning the area around Jin while the latter raised his hand. Slowly caressing the scales of the Serpent, the panda cultivator could feel the quiet, silent wrath pulsating through its body.
Jin noticed that feeling was something similar to what he had felt for the past few days before Rei's speech to take a notch down. "So, all along, the turtle is also another manifestation of my current feelings. Being stuck in between mountains of obstacles and too stubborn to move." He thought to himself as he tried to recall if there was any correlation to the White Tiger he had fought.
"Interesting, so instead of fighting this one, you decided to become friends with it?" Ming commented on the limited interaction between the two of them, and Jin nodded his head.
"Perhaps. Also, I still don't understand the concept of controlling my powers in this subconscious plane. Sometimes, I have a limited amount of Maqi flowing in me, and other times, I come out empty."
"I am as frustrated as this Tortoise as I don't know when my powers will be working and when not. So, for now, my goal is to learn how to control myself, and hopefully, the ability to exert my powers fully." Jin explained and Ming tapped his back for figuring out that it was not his grandfather that disallowed his powers to work.
It was himself.
"Still, you do know that this itself is supposed to be a test? You eventually will have to defeat this big shell in order to advance your cultivation." Ming reminded Jin as he became a fleeting voice and disappeared from Jin's side.
"It's fine. With the Tortoise of the North not being a threat for now, I can focus on gathering my thoughts properly." Jin said out loud before sitting down and changed to the very same sleeping cultivation stance.
With a deep breath, he searched for his Dantian Core and slowly but surely, Jin came to understand the teachings written in the manual. The Astral Panda Cultivator then began to trace both his chi and mana circuits in an orderly manner in order to awaken his core.


In a modern world where cultivators need a place to cultivate or vent their boredom, there are private businesses that set up instance dungeons with the aid of technology and cultivation magic to enable cultivators to train and commoners to experience the life of cultivation. They are called dungeon suppliers.

Xie Jin's one and only dream was to be a dungeon supplier and when his only relative passed away, the relative's inheritance gave him a plot of land and surprisingly, a 'System' Module which the relative had previously used. 

With the help of the system, Xie Jin decided to pursue his dream of becoming the number one dungeon supplier.

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(13/8/2020) Author's opinion: At this point, this book had hundreds of chapters worth of content which I had planned for a long time. If you wish to undertake the book and appreciate the story, please read it up till chapter 300s to understand the sudden twist in chapter 100s.

i will admit that during that time, I am still a young budding author and could have expressed the story better in the early hundred chapters. But I assure you the story development is worth it. 




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