The 11th Einsten-Rosen Bridge (AKA Rifts or Wormholes) explored on the expasion days, led to a place near the borders of the galaxy. The problem was that it was also connected to 9 more Bridges wich led to the unknown. Thus the 11th Einsten-Rosen Bridge was nicknamed the Dark Rift, and left outside the original expansion plans.

Many years later as Humanity had already established itself among the stars; war also began, in a scale before seen. Many Rifts were lost, planets already colonized were left unconnected to the Galaxy. New routes needed to be explored, this brought a exploding economy to the galaxy.

The Dark Rift was one of the 3 most important Einsten -Rosen Bridge Nexus, however it had been filled with outlaws, brigands and pirates. 

That is, until the creation of the Dark Rift Convention, a company wich transformed the most backwater route in space, to one of the most lucrative. Wich in turn brought the attention of the galaxy to this forgotten place.

Evans Raleigh, the man behind the Convention. Many questions appear whenever his name is called, Who is He? Where does he comes from?, What does he want?. However the one that matters is, Will he be able to make the Convention hold, as everyone focuses on the rift?,  or would he and his convention, vanish as quick as they appeared?

Fukuda Yuuma is just a normal college student who often goes to different conventions when he has free time. At one convention that features a new anime releasing next season, he accidentally bumped to a beautiful girl that was almost familiar to him. Who is this girl he met at the convention and why all of a sudden, a pack of crowds surround them both in a convention?

Kamryn and Lulu helped their mother off the floor. Under the eyes of the family's contempt, they walked back to their courtyard. 

Once they made it back, their mother's maids rushed in to turn down the bed for their mistress. With the help of her daughter, Kamryn and about five maids were able to get her into a comfortable position to lay down. 

Kamryn ordered the maids to prepare some soothing honey, for Lady Jaelah body.

"Mother, just relax. I already sent the maids for soothing honey. It should be here soon." Kamryn tried to calm her mother pains.

Kamryn and Lulu had felt the pressure their father release, and they only received a portion of it. Kamryn was worried the soothing honey would be enough. Turning to Lulu, she sent her out to advise the maids to also get the fortifying honey for their mother's bones. Lulu ran out in a hurry. Leaving only Kamryn and Lady Jaelah in the room.

"Mother...what were you thinking?... How could you talk to father in that way?" Kamryn whispered as she swiped the sweat off of her mother's prone body on the bed. 

"How could I not react that way. This will be the second time he will overlook me to take someone else. The second...*cough* *cough* ....time." Kamryn went to get her mother some water.

"You see the way Thalia's sons have benefited from her going last year. You cannot tell me she did not go and play up her sons!" 

"Shhh...Shhh...mom...dont agitated your body. " 

Kamryn knew her mother despised Lady Thalia's actions last year. In fact, she dislikes them too. It was just,... she dislikes the fact her mother couldn't work the room as Lady Thalia could. 
Though at home Lady Thalia was loud and bunt, but to others, she is the life of the party. Her mother has gone multiple years to the convention and yet still there are no fruits from her labor. It only took Lady Thalia one time to bear fruit for her sons.

Still she rather her mother goes than someone else's.

"Mother!...Kamryn!...." Lulu came running in with jars of both soothing and fortifying jars of honey in her hands.

"Lulu, watch your manners. You are a young miss act like one!" Lady Jaelah couldn't understand how her youngest daughter couldn't act as refine as her eldest when she practically follows her like a shadow.

"Mother you don't understand...I saw father going to Lady Lyra courtyard." 

"So, it's not the first time your father has gone there. If that was what you were running around for, that's not an excuse." Lady Jaelah abolishes her daughter in front of the maids.

"Mom, that's not all. I ask one of the passing maids of Lady Lyra courtya-"

"Stop!.... Everyone out." Kamryn quickly dismissed all the remaining maids out of the room before Lulu continued her story. 

"Sorry...I forgot in my excitement."

"It's okay, continue....what did you hear?" Lady Jaelah overlooked her daughter's mistake in letting the maids hear her bad deeds.

"I asked one of Lady Lyra's maids the reason why father would go to their courtyard. At first, she didn't want to say, but after I gave her a bit money she said the reason why father went to Lady Lyra's courtyard is to invite her to go to the convention!" Lulu rush out the last bit of words in one go.

"WHAT!...." Lady Jaelah sat up right, cause her body a great deal of agony. Kamryn helped her mother to lay back down on the bed. "...ugh...he's taking that woman over me."

"Yes, mother. Can you believe it." Lulu smiled at gaining this sweet bit of gossip for her mother.

"This can't be happening....first it was that conniving woman Thalia. Now it's this lowly Lyra is going over me."

"Mom, it's better than Lady Lyra goes rather than anyone else. Look she hardly goes to any social gathering nor does she have a good family background. There is no way she will be able the push Mika up." Kamryn's reasoning was sound. Lady Lyra wasn't social, she mostly kept to herself. She didn't have any family left, so what good would it be to take her.

"No...something is not right." Lady Jaelah sat up in bed once more, after swallowing multiple spoonfuls of honey. 
"Out of all the wives, he will take Lady Lyra... Who he has never taken before, right when Mika is about to start school."

"Mother you think father is trying to push Mika." Lady Jaelah nodded to Kamryn's understanding. "...but Mika gifts haven't even shown themselves yet..."

"Yes,... but from the time she was born, Mika has been beautiful....do not underestimate your father." The facts stated from their mother's mouth bloomed envy and jealousy in Kamryn and Lulu respectively. '

Finishing off the last of the honey in the two jars, renewed Jaelah's vigor.

"It seems your father has hidden his favorite child quite deeply....only this time he made a slip-up."

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Meanwhile in another courtyard...

Sienna was sitting in her garden reading a book. When Lady Delju rushed in.

"Sienna...Sienna... did your hear?.... Your father is taking Lady Lyra to the convention." Lady Delju said resentfully.
 
"Mmm...I've guessed something like this would happen sooner or later. " Taken back by her daughter words. Lady Delju grabs Sienna's book from her hands.

"What what do you mean, 'you guessed something like this would happen'. You know something?"

Irritated her book was taken, and that her mother wants to gossip Sienna explained her logic.
 
"If you would stop solely focusing on Lady Jaelah and Kamryn all the time. You would have seen the frequent nights' father has been staying at Lady Lyra's courtyard."

"...but that does mean anything besides he doesn't show any care for Mika..." Her mother poked at her logic.

"Even though he doesn't 'seem' to care too much for Mika.  She not being neglected, nor does she get any less than we are getting. Father has been trying to move attention away from her and Lady Lyra,....all the while helping them."

"What can we do about this?... We have to come up with a way to stop this. We already have the other wives to deal with. If Lyra and her daughter move up. I won't be able to handle life here anymore."

"What won't you be able to handle?.... You are not living poorly, and father treats you well. Anyway, Lady Jaelah side will come up with something. All we have to do is just sit back and wait."

Meet Lila, she an outspoken orphan who lives on a planet that's about the end. Born to stay in the background by the people who abandoned her and friends who betrayed her. Lila wonders if her fate really is to just die.

But second chances do come to those need so what do you say Lila?

 "Sure, what the hell!? I like to be born again." 

Hopefully her life will be much longer this time.

*Please note, I am revising the previous chapters, I know they are hard to read LOL. Special thanks to all the readers who pushed through the chapters, and read the story anyway.

"Sigh ... everyone finally left" Haruta said wiping the sweat from his face as he left the kitchen looking at how all the restaurant stalls were empty.

Currently a week had passed since Erina's visit and so her stay at school was now much firmer than before, there were not many problems and she could work in peace at the Udon noodle restaurant.

Next to Haruta was Ogata the daughter of the owner of the restaurant studying in silence, Haruta was curious and approached the girl carefully looking at what he was doing "literature?" Haruta asked incredulously.

Ogata turned her head when she heard Haruta's words surprised to see him there, walking away at the same speed without changing his stoic gaze.

"You could change that expression on your face at least" Haruta said looking at the reaction of Ogata intrigued "Also the answers are quite cold, you study literature not science, you don't have to be so rational with the answers you can be flexible" said Haruta retreating to the Showers to end your work shift.

Ogata had a surprised expression upon hearing Haruta's words, he gave a look at his answers but did not understand what was wrong.

By the time Haruta finished showering his phone vibrated [I got the tickets for the number one video game event in all of japan, you must come with me to cover the note, it's my way of covering the favor you owe me] the message on Haruta's phone was sent by Yamamoto

"Ugh ..." Haruta complained but after remembering everything that his friend helped him, he could not refuse also if it is video games at least it should be fun.

When he came out of the shower with his casual clothes and a small backpack on his back, he was surprised by the view he had, Ogata was in front of the exit door with his notebook open to where Haruta was, he could only smile when he saw the action.

"Let's see what you have here" said Haruta avoiding eye contact with the orange-haired girl "Well, now I understand the situation a bit" Ryuto said with a grimace of annoyance, he soon remembered Takagi, Asuna, Erina and Kiyoko all had the same problem "common sense" Haruta said out loud.

Ogata's stoic expression upon hearing Haruta's words caused the latter to doubt the harshness of his words by stepping back unconsciously.

"I suppose you are a good student in the scientific area, correct?" Haruta asked making Ogata nod his head "So that's the reason, everything you write uses an orthodox methodology, you follow a rule and you don't let your imagination flow this is about expressing your feelings in the answer, you don't need to follow a stereotype and much less a formula "said Haruta writing under Ogata's answers what seemed correct to him.

"Is this correct?" Ogata asked doubting Haruta.

"They are not necessarily the correct answers, but rather the most correct from my perspective" Haruta's words were left behind when he continued on his way without looking back.

Without saying anything else Haruta continued on his way to his house, there was no need to take any alternate route just follow the usual path, Kiyoko had already gone home days ago so Haruta was alone again.

The garden was still neglected as was normal, for Haruta it was impossible to hire a gardener or fix the garden personally, either because of money or because of his busy schedule.

With the free time Haruta has only enough to clean one wing of the house, all the rest remains untouched, including the martial arts dojo that the house owns.

"Tomorrow I must attend the convention with Yamamoto ... well, something tedious again" said Haruta looking at his phone, lying on the sofa.
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On the morning of the following day, Haruta was standing outside Yamamoto's house, a small two-story house that looked normal.

"This is all?" Haruta asked looking at how on the ground there was a large camera inside a bag while Yamamoto had a camera case and two credentials around his neck.

"Yes!" Yamamoto replied excitedly "Now we are going to record everything possible at the convention, today you will be my assistant"

"Yes yes, yes" replied Haruta, following Yamamoto from behind without letting him stray too far from him.

"That reminds me, do you know the publication date of your novel?" Yamamoto asked remembering the story of Haruta and how it was not yet on the market.

"I thought I had said it before, maybe I will forget ... in two more weeks the first volume of Mahouka will be officially released on the market" said Haruta showing an image on his phone that showed a photo of volume one.

Yamamoto took a look at the photo "Wow, I guess now you can consider yourself a writer or a novelist"

"It's still too early to use a title, this is just the beginning" Haruta said, putting the phone away "If we go to a convention I suppose that someone important will be present ..."

"Oh, if I still didn't show you the details" Yamamoto took out a small book with the hours of the convention from his pocket "Many Idols will be present this time as well as many video game studios, but at the same time there will be a special presentation expected by many players around the world, is the presentation of Kayaba Akihiko with his game Sword Art Online or SAO in short form "

"SAO where did I hear that name before?" Haruta asked holding her chin with her right hand as she remembered back.

"This is the first virtual reality video game that has full immersion, the launch has not yet been made but it is already highly anticipated, the beta testers provided many details that excited the players" Yamamoto explained everything in disorder but his excited tone prevented Haruta could correctly remember where he heard about SAO.

"Kayaba Akihiko ...." Haruta muttered

[The Fantasia System was successfully activated]

With that message in front of Haruta's eyes, his life turned over once more, a few hours ago he had been the victim of a forced reincarnation and now he had a kind of system in his head.

The story of the African American begins within the body of a Japanese who lives in the world of anime.




The cover is not my authority, I just put the title on it. Credits to their respective author.

The cover will change according to the arc / volume that the story is, if you have constant support I will do my best to have original covers.

Evelynn had witnessed this and came to painfully know the difference between her and other women when in the Alchemy Convention. Each one of them was more dazzling, more alluring than her, making her feel a little suppressed.
'In the past, he had given you the initiative, saying that you hold the key to let him be with other women, that long as you don't consent, he will not make a move on other women.'
'Initially, with his promise, you thought you can keep him to yourself, but you never imagined that the key he gave me would be this heavy, causing you endless headaches...'
'On one hand, if you selfishly kept the key, you will be able to keep him all to yourself, at least when going by his words. However, if you continue to take advantage of it, and deprive him of his desires, even his birthright as the Crown Prince in a sense, then that might instead worsen your relationship with him.'
'That's why you loosened your grasp on him, telling him that you consent to let him have another wife.'
'However, it has been days since you gave him the opportunity to take another woman but he has yet to make a move on a Princess Isabella or any woman for that matter...'
'Fortunately, it seems like he doesn't love any women other than you.'
Evelynn knew that she was just being absurd and extremely foolish when she said that he can have another woman, but she also understood that it was a necessary sacrifice she had to make in the future.
She silently cheered for herself, content that he still hadn't made a move on another woman. However, she also knew that it was just a matter of time before he gets enamored by the charm of another woman. 
His father, the Emperor has seven women including Claire in his harem.
His Grand Uncle, Daniuis has three women who treated him like he was their entire life. When she considered that those three women were triplets, she just felt amazed at their unity.
With two such cases like these, even if Davis wasn't a man like that, she certainly believed that it was just a matter of time before envy took his heart, making him want to take another woman into his life.
Hence, she gave her approval but also wanted to make him feel happy even more so as to not let him be taken away that easily!
'What should I do to?'
'Give him more space? No, I want to be with him every day! Besides, if he is not with me, then there is a chance that he'll get tired of me...'
'Give him a chance to get a third wife?'
'No, he hasn't even got a second wife yet...' Evelynn silently cursed her foolish thoughts and sighed unbearably, 'I want to personally do something for him...'
Evelynn pondered for a while and suddenly remembered how he was aroused in the banquet of the Alchemy Convention, on the first day. She remembered that she had stuck close to him but she usually did it and it didn't cause him to give a reaction like that.
'Was he perhaps aroused by their dancing? They were using Charm Arts too...'
Evelynn suddenly stood up and shouted, "That's right! Charm Arts!"
'Isn't there a person who knows Charm Arts here?' Evelynn smiled as she remembered Davis vaguely mention about her when he recounted his journey in the Tripartite Alliance Territory.
That woman who had no companion. She stayed alone and cultivated like a recluse, occasionally revealing her charms when she comes out to roam like a young mistress of a family.
'It's time to pay her a visit... Perhaps, I can learn a few dance moves like those dancers in the Alchemy Convention from her...' Evelynn's lips curved into a smile as she left.
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The Everlasting Apothecary Sect is a sect that trains apothecaries, however, it is an Emperor Grade Power! It has a system where a master takes on numerous disciples or legacies and impart their knowledge to the next generation. Through this, they have come a long way in history, having not lost their medicinal knowledge and the intricacies of the human body.
There was only a branch situated in this Empire and the other Empires of the Alstreim Family Territory. As for the headquarters, it had never changed once from the founding of the sect till now because it was also backed by the ruler of a large territory!
Compared to that large territory that spanned hundreds of billion square kilometers, the Alstreim Family Territory could only be considered a small territory as it was only over thirty billion square kilometers.
Davis straightaway headed to the branch as he had already investigated the Everlasting Apothecary Sect beforehand. It was situated in the east region of the second level, close to the Thousand Pill Palace's Branch. They were situated relatively close as if they had a partnership with each other.
Indeed, it was like that practically since pills and treatment went hand in hand. Sometimes, the apothecaries themselves are alchemists and vice versa, meaning that the alchemists could also be apothecaries.
Some were skilled in both and some were skilled in only one profession while being knowledgeable about the other. After all, these two professions were required to diagnose and treat the person with the necessary concoction.
Once Davis arrived at the entrance, he saw a small arch gate, leading towards an ancient styled building from the narrow path. On both sides of the narrow pathway were ponds that had fishes and marine life living in it.
In front of the arch-gate stood two guards. Their gazes fell on Davis's figure and they stopped him, asking him to state the reason for this visit.
Davis wasn't surprised that they stopped him because he wasn't wearing his Peak-Level Sky Grade Alchemist Robe. He had it in his spatial ring and didn't wear it because he did not want people connecting him with an alchemist who had his privates injured.
Besides, his Peak-Level Sky Grade Alchemist Robe just attracted plenty of eyes which he didn't like as he always wanted to stay low-key.
Also, he came here to bring the apothecary to the residence, not book an appointment here because that would be detrimental when Lucas's background is taken in question.
He was none other Daniuis's son, hence, wanted posters of him might have been spread to the intelligence or bounty organizations in the Ethren Empire.
Davis wasn't willing to take chances, hence, he came here humble and low-key. He just took out the Appointment Token that Agis Stirlander gave and was successfully allowed entry.
He entered the pathway and made his way to a big temple-like structure. It's front was a big hall that acted as the receptionist area and structure behind was over three times taller, a hundred meters in height, hosting numerous apothecaries in numerous large rooms.
Davis displayed the Appointment Token to the receptionist lady who looked rather cute with her oval face and cute nose and lips.
"That's right, this token lets you meet Esteemed Apothecary Adler Graylock, however, you will have to wait." The receptionist lady said.
"Oh? How long do I have to wait?" Davis asked with a slightly disappointed expression on his face.
"Please wait a moment." The receptionist lady gently smiled and bent down, taking a book from her spatial ring.
She then opened it and checked the records noted under Adler Graylock - Peak-Level Sky Grade Alchemist and saw the long line of people who were waiting for a formal appointment.
She looked at Davis and then said, "Mister, you have a silver token but you still would have to wait for a year to meet Esteemed Apothecary Adler Graylock."
Davis slightly widened his eyes in shock!
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Tian Long, an orphan without much of a life in both his thirty year long life and lifespan!
To him, a single opportunity was displayed to transmigrate into another world with his Death Book!
"What's this? Is this the body of a three year old? Davis? Is this my name from now on?"
Finding himself possessing a small child, he becomes inwardly conflicted before he faces the truth and his reality! 
Young Davis finds himself as the legal heir, the Crown Prince of the Loret Empire in the Grand Sea Continent, becoming a powerful cultivator in a short time...
However, is that all?
Follow his journey as Young Davis becomes a full fledged death's advocate while embodying into the Divine Emperor of Death in the world of cultivation!
"Mn? The route to become the Emperor is a given? Nah, I still don't want it..."
"Oh? I'm courting death you say? Unfortunately for you, death is already my woman..."

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We've reached around 30's so far in 2018, 70's in January 2020. hope we can make it again! 


Power Ranking Milestone (Updated : 6th July 2020)
We've reached 75th the previous week.
Top 70 - 1 Bonus Chapter + 15 chapters per week
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"What can I do for you?" Steve asked directly.
"The high school league will be holding the Magical Beasts Hunting Convention tomorrow. Those who perform well will be rewarded. There will also be bonus points available for colleges and universities, including Ares College," Elizabeth said. "Also, we can bring along a family member with a cell activation of no more than 100%. So, I want you to accompany me."
The high school league Hunting Convention was held yearly. It was held not only to assess the students' combat abilities, but also to allow the students to see how they perform in real battles. At the same time, as a safety precaution, a family member was allowed to accompany each student. This was also so that the officials could observe the student's family situation, family education, and so on.
Also, as these high school students had always led sheltered lives, it would be dangerous for them to attend the Magical Beasts Hunting Convention on their own. The convention was carried out in a safe area outside of the base. This locale was chosen not only to ensure the safety of the students, but also to ensure that the students could easily proceed with their training, undistracted.
"Sure, I will go with you!" Steve laughed.
There was a flicker of cunningness in Elizabeth's eyes and a smile that revealed a scheme of hers had just now succeeded. The matter regarding Steve's sudden departure had been completely resolved by the time the two had finished a meal together.
Elizabeth knew that Steve had joined the army for her. Seeing this lovely gesture, she was moved in her heart and no longer blamed him.
It was a quick meal. Steve did not take out the meat of the White Flame Cat because he was afraid that Elizabeth would not be able to digest the normal boss grade magical beast's meat. Therefore, Steve used the meat from the Elite Magical Beast, which more than 70% cell activation. After the meal, both of them were ready to start practicing.
"With your current cell activation, you can start to practice the 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption.' You can go online to buy a copy and I will teach you how to practice." Steve said, then promptly purchased an electronic version of the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption" on the Internet.
What was taught in the army could not be imparted to others. However, a copy of the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption" book could be purchased online at a cost of a million in original gold. An average family could never afford this price, but for Steve, it was no problem.
"I heard that the 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption' could only be taught in the university. Besides, it costs one million for the book! Brother, you are too good to me!" Elizabeth's face flashed with excitement, then she gave Steve a kiss on the cheek.
"First, you learn on your own from the video, while I guide you from the side," Steve calmly said.
As Elizabeth watched the video, she started to practice directly. It was not long before Steve suddenly sensed the Cosmic Force around him being absorbed by Elizabeth at an astonishing speed.
"Analyzing… Elizabeth has mastered the 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption' and has reached the top 10 in speed," the Heart of the Universe reported.
"Top 10?" Steve was immediately taken aback. "She has only watched it once and can already imitate it perfectly?"
The success of the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption" depended on the potential of the individual and their imitation of the movements. This is what truly made a difference in one's speed of training.
As such, the Top 10 was the optimal state of the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption!" Of course, if one followed the Heart of the Universe's adjustment method, the speed of reaching this state could get even get faster!
This adjustment method was needed for times when the practice state of the person in the video might not be suitably matched with the trainee's own practice state, as the video was made to suit the general public. As such, the Heart of the Universe was able to set the most appropriate state for each individual.
After Elizabeth had completed the set of procedures, her face suddenly revealed a surprised smile. She then said, "The 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption' is very strong. I can feel my cell activation increasing already!"
Steve wanted to tell Elizabeth that it was not the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption" that was strong, but that it was her, as she was very talented! In fact, she could perfect it by just looking at it once, which was impossible for ordinary geniuses to do!
"I have the Subatomic Serum here. Drink it and practice again. The effect this time will be even better," said Steve, as he took out the enhanced Subatomic Serum.
"Is this the Subatomic Serum? Why is it different than the one we usually see?" Elizabeth took the Fantasy Serum, a puzzled look on her face.
"I refine this on my own, so it's not like those that are on sale on the outside. I've got quite a few here. You can keep some for future practice. However, you can't let anyone else see these serums. And remember, never let anyone know that you have this kind of serum." Steve's tone was very serious.
Elizabeth trembled in her heart, as she had never heard Steve speak to her so seriously. She nodded her head and held tightly onto the serum.
Although the Fantasy Serum had caused a huge stir, it had affected more of the upper class society, shaking the world of the top powers. Ordinary people like Elizabeth might have heard of the enhanced Subatomic Serum, but most had never even seen it with their own eyes.
After all, the auction held by the Masa Group was only accessible to the most powerful forces in the State of Doyle. After this group of people got the serum, they would immediately hide it away to conduct research on it.
They would never disclose it to the public. Therefore, ordinary people would only hear bits of news about the enhanced Subatomic Serum, but never really knew anything more about it.
Moreover, the serum was scarce, as there were just 18 bottles of the Fantasy Serum being circulated, and every one of those bottles was in the hands of the major forces. Hence, for the vast majority of people, the Fantasy Serum was just a legend. Even among the nobles in the Wander City State, very few had ever seen the Fantasy Serum. 
As a high school student, Elizabeth was even less aware of what exactly the Fantasy Serum was. As such, she had no idea that the Fantasy Serum in her hands was highly sought after by countless great nobles, consortiums, and various top powers. Had she known that, she would have been even more shocked.
"Drink it down now, then I will teach you how to practice the 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption,'" said Steve.
Elizabeth drank the serum  and immediately felt the unprecedented hunger of her cells, which were eager to absorb more cosmic forces. At this point, she immediately began to practice the "Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption."
Steve began to guide her from the side, instructing, "Keep your stomach muscles in… Raise your hips a little higher... Don't hold the muscles on your thighs too tightly... "
As he guided her, Steve's big hands wandered around Elizabeth's body, even passing over some of her sensitive parts. As he did so, Elizabeth's face turned red.
Stimulated by Steve's big hands, which had just pinched her buttocks unexpectedly, she couldn't help but raise herself higher.
"Yes, that's it." Steve moved his hands up and down Elizabeth's abdomen. At times, when his hands almost touched her plump breasts, he would quickly pull his hands back.
"Brother, if you want... I can let you touch them... " said Elizabeth, her face blushing with shyness.
"Don't talk. Concentrate on the breathing rhythm that I am teaching you," Steve said, giving her a solemn rebuke.
Elizabeth was quick to concentrate once again, seeing that Steve was really serious in teaching her and was not trying to take advantage of her. In fact, if Steve had really wanted to take advantage of her, Elizabeth would not have refused him.
After she calmed down and refocused, Elizabeth found that her speed of absorbing the cosmic forces had really accelerated. It was now at least ten times faster than earlier!
"What's going on here? Isn't the limit of the 'Fundamental Practices of Energy Absorption' an increase of 10 times the original starting point? How did it exceed the limit?" Elizabeth was shocked.
Under the influence of the enhanced version Subatomic Serum, the amount of cosmic force absorbed by Elizabeth had become even more stunning!
Wind howling...
The cosmic force came forth like a breeze, while Elizabeth's cells absorbed it greedily. Feeling that the speed of practice was increasing, Elizabeth focused her thoughts and conscientiously practiced in accordance with the method that Steve taught her.
Although Steve's touches made her feel strange, she tolerated them. Gradually, Steve found that Elizabeth was getting better and better. In fact, she could get into an optimum state, even without his guidance!
"This little girl has grown up and became so talented!" Steve sighed.
Even though they addressed each other as brother and sister, their feelings for each other were more like childhood sweethearts than siblings. It would be a lie to say that Steve had no intimate feelings towards Elizabeth.
But, Steve was not going to make any bold moves before confirming Elizabeth's own feelings for him. If Elizabeth saw him simply as a brother and Steve accidentally stepped across the line, their relationship would be hard to repair.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth entered the best state of practice, her speed multiplying rapidly. If she kept practicing, she should be able to reach more than 20 times the limit!
Subsequently, Steve also began his own practice and wais now close to a level of 100% cell activation. In particular, after practicing the "Intermediate Practices of Energy Absorption," his training speed had vastly improved.
However, as time passed, the cells would gradually slow down their growth. This was a natural phenomenon that made it more challenging to increase training speed. But, Steve estimated that his level of cell activation would still be able to reach 100% before he had to return to the army.

Blue Star Year 2019, the alien invasion of the Blue Star. The planet has been transformed, air, gravity, magnetic field all sent changes. Air and water are highly toxic and polluted. In order to adapt to the environment, human beings and organisms have embarked on the path of gene evolution.

"I, soldier Steve Washington, hereby vows to protect mankind, bring hope and light to mankind, fight for the future of mankind, and lead mankind against aliens..."

An unconspicuous recruit read his oath during the enlistment of the recruits.
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"What took you so long?" Callea complained as Deive get off the car. "I am bored here waiting for you."

Torque left with Marina and Luna for a joy ride. Her cousin wanted her friends to go someplace else. While she was left at Villa Celesta alone. She also wanted to leave the villa for a while and see new sights. It has been a long time since she left Nagcarlan. Her destination was always Villa Celesta and the mansion. It was starting to become a bore. But she wanted a place that has no people around. She just wanted the view and nature.

"Do you want to attend a cosplay event?"

"Cosplay?" She clasped her hands and she saw stars as she thinks about people wearing different costumes. It didn't matter who they were because they were in character. They were not obliged to show their real self. What's important is they could represent the character well and could show their creative side. "I love that."

"There's a cosplay event in SM Mall of Asia. It is still early. We can get there on time." It was eight-thirty in the morning.

"As in right now?" She didn't know what to do. She was excited. It was her first time to attend that kind of event. She wanted to ask her cousins to bring her to those kinds of events before but they were killjoy. They said that it was only for teenagers. She ran inside the mansion to change into a costume that Pipay, her friend designer, sent her recently. She stopped suddenly when she remembered Deive. "H-How about you? Will you wear a costume?"

He nods his head. "Yes. I will be Shadow Knight. Pipay gave me a costume for me as a gift. She said that she wants you to have a partner when you feel like being on the character. I might as well use it." Shadow Knight was a character in one of her graphic novels.

"Then I will be Calliope so we can be partners." She stood in her toes and kiss his cheek. "Thank you, Shadow Knight."

In less than five minutes, her costumes and makeup kit were packed. Good thing Marina prepared it near the treasure chest and her knee-high boots were waiting for her as well.  Calliope's costume was perfect. It had a veil that covered her face. Nobody would know what she looked like behind it.

 At the car, she already wore the veil. Her body was buzzing with excitement as I answered Deive's questions about his character Shadow Knight. She didn't notice how long their trip lasted.

He said that he owned a condo near SM Mall of Asia so they changed their clothes there. It took an hour to fix her hair and the makeup. Calliope was a Gothic Lolita character. She let her hair down. She was wearing a long back tulle dress with petticoat. She also had a black lacy fan that could dispel evil spirits. She decided not to put on makeup since she would be wearing a veil.

Her breath hitched when she saw Deive in his Shadow Knight costume. He looked like an aristocrat vampire. His elegant black cape collar coat was perfect for his lithe body. Even the black lacy baroque pants were so on point. She never thought Shadow Knight could be this sexy until Deive personified it. Unlike her, he ditched the mask and it showcased his beautiful face. He didn't even need his jeweled sword because his piercing eyes could easily melt souls.

She was so amazed when she entered SMX Convention Center. Cosplayers were milling around and they were wearing costumes from her graphic novels. Her heart was about to burst. To see her characters come to life and loved by many was heaven.

But she was there as a cosplayer and not as Xylara, the mysterious author.

She suddenly got cold feet when she saw the tarpaulin hanging above the escalator and the entrance to the convention center. Xylara's Book Signing.

She blinked several times. That was her pen name unless there was another Xylara she was not aware of.

She looked around the convention center's lobby once more. All of the cosplayers were wearing her character's costume. Some were even holding copies of her graphic novels. The event was for her. Exclusively for her.

She felt trapped. She would be forced to talk to all those people. Strangers. A lot of strangers had come to see her. They were taking each other's photos and for sure they would take her pictures, too. What if they insist to see her face? What if they tried to hurt her? No. She couldn't do this.

She started running out of breath then stepped back. What would she do with those people?

Deive blocked her with his body before she could retreat some more. "Stay, Callea."

An arranged marriage to a perfect bride.

To keep him in line, playboy Deive Hontiveros needs to marry Callea Lopez so he could start his own business. He thought he got lucky when he sees how beautiful and caring Callea is.

She lives in a haunted mansion though and he got plagued by a mysterious ghost of a woman and her cat from hell.

He must protect his bride at all cost. 

But what if Callea is one with the darkness?

Xu Que had a lot of confused ideas. This was the first time for him to doubt himself and his Tao. It was dangerous. However, it was a process everyone had to experience.
In the beginning, people would be puzzled. Then they would become confident after finding their direction. After that, they started to doubt themselves because they found they were nothing and helpless. At last, they would become more confident as they grew stronger.
Now, Xu Que was in a stage of doubting himself. He had spent many days thinking about it. But he failed to find an answer to convince himself.
Several days later, Xu Que walked down from the top of that mountain. He dug a cave in the mountainside. After that, he sat down in the cave with his legs crossed after sealing the entrance of the cave. Then he became soaked in an even longer speculation.
One day...
Two days...
One month...
Two months...
Six months later, the sealed entrance of the cave had been covered by thickly dotted wild grasses. Xu Que didn't make any noise in the cave. Nobody paid attention to this mountain because it was just like any other mountain.
Because of Xu Que's secluded cultivation, the Exploding Heavens Faction disappeared again. People in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm started to talk about it.
"What's wrong with the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"They occupied the top 20 of the Half-List. Then they just disappeared!"
"It is quite weird! Does it mean they have been wiped out by the Equipment Refining Sect and other big sects after being spotted?"
"Impossible! The Equipment Refining Sect and the other big sects are still searching for the Exploding Heavens Faction. If they had found the Exploding Heavens Faction, they would have announced it a long time ago. But now they keep silent!"
"Then, where are those members of the Exploding Heavens Faction? They have disappeared for over six months! Nobody has heard of them at all in this period!"
....
Several days later, an apprentice of the Dingtian Academy managed to become No. 9 on the Human List.
That day, Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy announced with a smile, "The Exploding Heavens Faction is just a mob. Even though they have occupied the top 20 of the Half-List, they are not able to enter the Human List at all! The top 20 of the Half-List are nothing compared to No. 9 of the Human List which belongs to someone from the Dingtian Academy!"
Dean Lin's words were quite arrogant. But nobody answered him.
After all, almost nobody admired the Half-List. Many people said the Half-List was not qualified to be a part of the Heavenly Tripod List. The Half-Cultivation Stage was the lowest stage in the world. So the geniuses at this stage were nothing!
Countless cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage could be found in the Earth Continent. A cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage was more precious than 10,000 cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage. No matter how gifted a cultivator at the Half-Celestial Stage was, if he couldn't reach higher stages, he would be a genius who was nipped in the bud and forgotten by this world.
Only cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage had the backbone power which was needed urgently by the big sects. The geniuses at the Human Celestial Stage would become the pillars of the big sects in the future. So most people attached importance to the Human List but sniffed at the Half-List.
Now the entire Dingtian Academy was very happy because one of their apprentices entered the top ten of the Human List. It was as if their humiliation caused by Xu Que was also gone!
Someone interviewed Dean Qin of the Litian Academy about this issue again. Dean Qian said he didn't feel well and didn't want to answer any questions at this moment.
Several days later, Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy announced again, "Six months ago, some shameless mobs sneaked into our academy. Now they will definitely be killed if they dare to approach our academy!"
His words attracted the attention of a lot of people in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. They were waiting for the response of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
However, nothing had happened for several weeks since then. Dean Lin's smile was more and more shiny. He even declared that Dingtian Academy had set up a powerful defensive spell Array. So, the Exploding Heavens Faction didn't have the balls to come back.
Hearing that, the onlookers started to shake their heads.
"It seems the Exploding Heavens Faction was just a flash in the pan!"
"They were quite famous for several weeks. But then they just disappeared!"
"Right! After all, the big sects like the Equipment Refining Sect and the Dingtian Academy have prolonged histories and great accumulations! The Exploding Heavens Faction is not able to confront them!"
"What a pity! I even planned to join the Exploding Heavens Faction. Now it seems I was quite lucky because I couldn't find it!"
Many people's awe and veneration toward the Exploding Heavens Faction also disappeared gradually. After all, the reputation of the Half-List never lasted long!
Two months later, nobody talked about the Exploding Heavens Faction anymore. It had become history. More important, the entrance to the Waste Realm would be opened soon.
In the past ten years, 10,000 places to enter this realm were allocated. All big sects got some places. The Pill Refining Sect and the Equipment Refining Sect also got a lot of places through the Pill Refining Convention and the Equipment Refining Convention.
Now, many people fixed their eyes on the Waste Realm when its entrance was about to open. After all, countless precious materials which had been extinct in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm could still be found in this place. People could even find the celestial-grade metals and pills, which were so popular among the alchemists, pill refiners, the big sects, and disbanded cultivators.
However, the allocation of places to the Equipment Refining Sect was controversial. Normally, the Exploding Heavens Faction would have 100 places to enter the Waste Realm because it took the first and second place in the Equipment Refining Convention. But the Equipment Refining Sect just kept those places for themselves.
Everyone knew the conflict between the Equipment Refining Sect and the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, the Equipment Refining Sect's decision was deemed as abusing its power to seek personal gain by the public. 
Some suggested those places should be allocated to the disbanded cultivators.
Some thought those places should be returned to the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, replied coldly, "The Exploding Heavens Faction is just a despicable organization which has no cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage. It was not qualified to participate in the Equipment Refining Convention and get the places to enter the Waste Realm!"
Hearing that, people became speechless.
Apparently, the Equipment Refining Sect was trying to tell the world that the Exploding Heavens Faction could only take places in the Half-List but was not able to get even one place on the Human List. So they tried to inform the world that the Exploding Heavens Faction lost their places to enter the Waste Realm in this way. 
In this way,the Dingtian Academy and the Equipment Refining Sect sought their revenge against the Exploding Heavens Faction. Many people thought the Exploding Heavens Faction would also seek revenge after being humiliated. However, nothing happened in the next few days. The entrance of the Waste Realm was opened. The Exploding Heavens Faction still kept silent. Many people who used to admire the Exploding Heavens Faction were disappointed again.
.....
At the same time, on a desolate mountain near Baihui City, a whirlpool of Spiritual Qi was forming slowly to attract all Spiritual Qi in this area into this mountain.
In a sealed cave, a handsome young man was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed and legs crossed, like a sleeping rock. It was Xu Que. After performing secluded cultivation for more than half a year, he had reached the summit of the Half-Celestial Stage. After clearing the doubts in his mind, he managed to comprehend Tao at the next level.
His face was spotless as usual. His long, black hair reached his waist. Spiritual Qi kept gushing into his body while he was still soaking in his mystical Taoist Connotation. His world of Taoist Connotation was still that Wordless Heavenly Book.
The first two pages of this book were filled by the runes of his Taoist Connotation. Now he had entered a new page. On this vacant page, he filled in thickly dotted new runes of Taoist Connotation for six months.
The Tao of playing by heart shouldn't contain persistence! He shouldn't persist in pursuing the state of playing by heart. He should enter an overbearing realm. For example, if he needed something, the Heavens should not refuse him! For example, if he didn't want something, the Heavens should not give it to him forcibly! It was not only an ambition, but also a realm! Now Xu Que had figured it out. And he stopped doubting himself. In the world of Taoist Connotation, his incarnation stood up on paper.
In front of him, there was a layer of invisible gauze. He couldn't see it but he could feel it. It was the bottleneck found by Xu Que in this period. Now he had found it. As long as he could break it, he could reach the Human Celestial Stage.
Whoosh!
Xu Que clenched his fists, which were wrapped by a golden light. Without using any Acting Tough Points, he could use the Act-Tough King's Fist in the world of Taoist Connotation.
Boom!
His punch, which was extremely powerful, landed on that invisible gauze heavily. However, the gauze just trembled a bit but was not broken. His punch was resolved by a mystical power easily.
"Heh!" Xu Que smiled as a strand of a wicked smile appeared in his pitch-dark eyes.
The next moment, he lifted up his foot, which was also wrapped by a dazzling golden light, and kicked out with horrible strength.
Rumble!
Instantly, the entire world of Taoist Connotation trembled. The gauze was broken into small pieces and disappeared completely. In this way, his so-called bottleneck was broken by his kick.
Almost at the same time, countless Spiritual Qi in the cave gushed into his body like a magnificent sea.
Then Xu Que opened his eyes directly. The light in his eyes was as dazzling as the sun, the moon, and the galaxy!
He had reached the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage!
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host in comprehending a new skill of Taoist Connotation. Please name it!" Almost at the same time, the System's warning tone rang out.
Xu Que stood up in the cave as he looked forward. Then he said with a faint smile, "The Act-Tough King's Leg!"
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I am the best when it comes to taking divergent paths. With just a flip of my hand, I shall take the path less commonly travelled. I search far and wide, only to find myself unbeatable and unrivaled. So now I ask, who else can match my awesomeness? 

Acting tough is second nature to me and I am a lone wolf.
 
The road is long and winding but I shan’t feel lonely as long as I am able to act tough!


Life and death bore me and I do whatever I deem fit.

“Young man, way back when I started acting tough, you were still learning how to put on your underpants!” Xu Que thus decided to take the path of acting tough. He decided to act tough every single god-damned day. If he wasn’t acting tough, he was scheming for the best way to act tough!  

Gun-Ho was reading an economic newspaper in his office when he received a call from Jae-Sik Moon.
"What's up?"
"I have something I want to talk to you about."
"Why are you calling? You could just come to my office to see me."
"I didn't want others to see me—a security guard—to enter the president's office. That could look inappropriate to other workers. So, I decided to give you a call instead."
"You don't have to worry about that kind of thing. So, what's up?"
"The high school alumni directory book is almost completed. I've already done proofreading and editing. The design for the cover is finished as well. It's ready to be printed out."
"Okay, that's good."
"I want to show it before I print it out."
"Haha. I don't have to see it. Just have a printing service company print it out. I am busy with my own work."
"I received the fund for the alumni directory book, which you sent to me. I will give you a report on the expenses' details later. I also received the amount of 30 million won that you sent me for me to pay off my debt. I did pay off all of my debt with that money."
"That's good."
"I will set aside 500,000 won from my monthly salary and send it to your bank account that you gave me the other, every month."
"Sounds good."
"I am no longer a person with a bad credit score. I can freely get a service from a bank, and I don't have to worry about my salary being seized anymore."
"That's good, but will you be okay with your current salary? You won't have much left once you send me 500,000 won from your monthly salary."
"I am planning to look for an editing work that I can do during the day. Oh, maybe I shouldn't say that to my current employer. You might not like the idea that I have another work that I have to commit to."
"Haha. I don't mind at all as long as that doesn't affect your work with the company."
"Thank you. As to the alumni directory book, I will send one to you as soon as the printing work is completed."
"Sounds good."
 
Gun-Ho was thinking of Jae-Sik; the security guard position that he was currently working in didn't seem to fit his talent or interest.
"He can do better than a security guard work, but he is not an employee type either."
Gun-Ho couldn't yet figure out the perfect work position for Jae-Sik that could fully utilize and develop his natural talent.
 
Gun-Ho flew to Japan to pay for the remaining condo price for Mori Aikko's condo. He didn't visit Amiel's office in Nihonbashi this time. Once he fully paid off the condo price, the real estate sales agent handed the condo's key to Gun-Ho. Gun-Ho then gave the key and the condo registration document to Mama-san Segawa Joonkko.
"Mori Aikko is coming back in town the day after tomorrow; she is still in a province for her dance performance. Since this is a newly constructed condo, we don't have to do the wall; I guess I will buy some basic household stuff for her."
"I can pay for furniture."
Mama-san laughed.
"We can't ask the sponsor to pay for furniture. You purchased this expensive condo for her after all. Mori Aikko saved up some money by working at the bar; she can get the furniture on her own. She will be able to buy a refrigerator, a washer, and other things with her money that she saved up so far."
 
Gun-Ho stayed two more nights at New Otani Hotel and went to Chiba Prefecture to see the auto parts exhibition held in Makuhari Messe—a convention center outside of Tokyo. It took him two full days to see them all thoroughly. On the second day in the convention center, when he was collecting some useful pamphlets, he received a text message in English.
"This is Mori Aikko. I just returned to Tokyo. Please come to the condo in Daikanyama, Shibuya at 6 pm today."
 
Gun-Ho arrived at the condo that he purchased for Mori Aikko. He was carrying a fruit basket. The condo had a keyless entry-lock system and Gun-Ho knew the access code, but he rang the doorbell, instead of entering the condo on his own.
Mori Aikko ran to the door and opened it. She was wearing a pink apron. Gun-Ho could smell the food; it seemed that Mori Aikko was in the middle of cooking for him.
"Oppa*!"
Gun-Ho was wondering where she learned the Korean word, "Oppa." Mori Aikko jumped into Gun-Ho holding his neck and kissed his cheek several times.
"Haha. Let me take off my tie first before us doing this."
Gun-Ho put the fruit basket down on the floor and hugged Mori Aikko.
Gun-Ho then looked around.
Mama-san Segawa Joonkko seemed to have an excellent taste. The furniture in the condo looked sophisticated and very well placed in an organized way even though they were not expensive. The sofa, the dining table, the bed, and other furniture, they all looked cozy. There was a huge picture hanging on the wall in the living room; it was Mori Aikko wearing a Kimono, and she was smiling broadly in the picture.
"That's the poster from the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto!"
 
Gun-Ho was enjoying looking at Mori Aikko on the poster when Mori Aikko called for him.
"Yushoku no junbi ga dekimashita (dinner is ready)."
"I think she is saying the dinner is ready. Nice. Idesu (good)."
Gun-Ho went to the dining table while smiling.
On the table, there was warm cooked rice, a piece of fish, Kimchi, dried seaweed, Miso soup, etc. It seemed that Mori Aikko cooked them all by herself. She also didn't forget to prepare sake.
"O meshiagari Kudasai (Please eat.)"
Gun-Ho felt happy. Mori Aikko seemed to feel the same way; she often looked at Gun-Ho and smiled.
 
After dinner, Gun-Ho and Mori Aikko watched TV in the living room while having some fruit. They talked a lot using the mixed languages of English, Japanese and Korean for a while before they both fell asleep on the sofa. Gun-Ho woke up a moment later and looked at Mori Aikko who was sleeping next to him; she looked happy. When Gun-Ho kissed her cheek, Mori Aikko opened her eyes.
"Come here."
Gun-Ho pulled her close to him and Mori Aikko completely came into Gun-Ho's arms. Gun-Ho could feel her warm body temperature.
"I don't want to go back to Korea. I want to stay here with her forever."
Gun-Ho turned off the light and hugged her tight.
 
When Gun-Ho returned to Korea, Mr. Sakata Ikuzo who used to be the best engineer in Dyeon already entered the second phase of the product development. He was kneeling in front of the extruding machine; he already took a bath and shaved neatly, and he pulled his hair back in a ponytail. He surely looked resolute and determined.
"What the he*l is he doing?"
Mr. Sakata Ikuzo looked certainly strange to Jong-Suk.
"What the fu*k is he doing while kneeling in front of a machine? I just don't understand many Japanese people who act really strange."
However, Jong-Suk didn't laugh at Mr. Sakata Ikuzo's behavior. His eyes looked so serious and determined.
 
Note*
Oppa - the word is used by a female to a male who is older than her. It is often used between people in a romantic relationship as well.

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

As soon as he returned to the cave abode, Di Jiu started to set up various Defense Arrays.
The outermost array was the Five Continent Pavilion cave abode's Defense Array. Behind this Defense Array was a Trigger Array. Even if someone approached and used their Spiritual Force to scan the area, Di Jiu would sense it. 
Behind the Trigger Array was a Level-Four Defense Array. Di Jiu set up two arrays in the seclusion room. One of them was a Lifeforce Concealment Array, and the other was a Defense Array. These two arrays were the most useful Dharma Arrays, as they were both Level-Nine arrays. 
Di Jiu believed that one could never be too careful. If he had not been cautious a few days earlier, he could have lost everything to Shu Haolan from the Genesis Sect.
There were probably five or six months left to go before the Five Continent Dao Pagoda closed. Di Jiu had very limited time. He needed to conduct research on the Book of the World and learn the Vast Sword Array Art, preferably by changing this sword array to a Vast Saber Array Art. Meanwhile, he also had to start practising alchemy.
At first, Di Jiu had thought that alchemy was not worth learning. Hence, he'd let Little Tree learn it instead. Now that Little Tree was still in the Sky Screen, it was too difficult for him to obtain elixirs. This showed Di Jiu that only the skills one mastered belonged to them. Little Tree might be his pet, but its mastery of the art did not equal his mastery of the art.
Fortunately, the alchemy knowledge and insight of Little Tree were all stored in the Small World. Di Jiu possessed large amounts of spiritual herbs. If he combined them with the alchemy knowledge accessible, it should be relatively easy for him to do this.
After checking that everything in his cave abode was in place, Di Jiu immediately fixed all his attention on the Book of the World. 
The book automatically entered his Spiritual Sea because of the gray stone. Although he had not refined it, now that Di Jiu finally had some time to spare, he intended to keep attempting to refine the Book of the World.
He knew that refining it would be different from refining restrictions, as the former granted him insight into the boundless Laws within them.
When Di Jiu's Spiritual Force landed on the Book of the World once again, he sensed the same boundless universe aura. There were no Laws whatsoever. 
Di Jiu sighed silently. His theory was correct. It was the gray stone, and not his capability, that had allowed him to sense the Book of the World's Law and let the book enter his Spiritual Sea. Perhaps the Book of the World had entered his Spiritual Sea on its own. 
The only thing he could do now was not use any shortcuts and learn everything within this book. It would not be possible for him to refine the Book of the World.
The Book of the World encompassed everything in the universe, including the unlimited species within it. At first, Di Jiu simply looked through every piece of knowledge in the book, checking them out one at a time. Several days later, he discovered that something was different. Although he was unable to gain insight into the Laws inside the book, he could look at the contents of the Book of the World based on his understanding of the Laws.
The Foundation Orders he'd gained insight into within the Five Continent Dao Pagoda were extremely useful to him as he was reading the Book of the World.
Di Jiu greedily absorbed a torrent of immeasurable knowledge on materials, phenomenons and beings in the universe. Thanks to the increasing knowledge he acquired, rings of Dao engravings were radiated by the golden ripple on the gray stone in Di Jiu's Spiritual Sea. These Dao engravings increased the speed at which Di Jiu absorbed the knowledge within the Book of the World and gained insight into all the beings in the universe.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye. Di Jiu had gained too much knowledge. His Spiritual Force only left the book when his head was in so much pain that it was about to burst.
During these two months, Di Jiu had only read a very small portion of the Book of the World. He had yet to even gain one percent of its foundation knowledge. At this rate, one could not possibly read the contents of the Book of the World in a short period of time.
Di Jiu had not just gained understanding of every being in the universe. Due to the help of the Dao engravings on the gray stone, he had gained an even deeper understanding of the materials and spiritual herbs he had seen before.
Di Jiu was now confident that he could easily reach the ranks of a Grade-Five Blacksmith Great-Master if he had sufficient materials.
It was alright if he did not have materials at or above Level Five, for he still possessed large amounts of spiritual herbs. He could practise alchemy until the Five Continent Dao Convention ended.
Di Jiu had practiced alchemy before, but he had only been able to refine Grade-One Spirit Elixirs.
After reading the Book of the World for a few months, he once again took out the spiritual herb required to refine the Qi-Gathering Elixir. He had a completely different feeling now. As he held onto this spiritual herb, he could clearly sense where the most valuable part of this herb was and how to fully utilize the herbal medicinal properties.
This feeling was inexplicable, yet Di Jiu was able to sense it. He believed that this had to be the spiritual herb Law of this spiritual herb.
The Book of the World mentioned that everything in the universe had its own Laws, and spiritual herbs were a different species. They would thus naturally possess their own Laws.
Di Jiu's cultivation realm was too low, so he was able to vaguely sense this Law but unable to completely capture it. This sense still impressed him a lot. It would allow him to easily increase his probability of succeeding through alchemy and refining a better grade of elixir.
When he was able to refine high-grade elixirs, he would no longer be lacking Spirit Stones. According to the Cultivation World, in order to get wealthy, one could practise either blacksmithing or alchemy.
This meant that alchemists and blacksmiths were very affluent existences. Unfortunately, although he had practised blacksmithing for many years, he was still a Grade-Four Blacksmith Great-Master. Thus, he still had a long way to go before he became wealthy.
On the other hand, his array Dao had attained Level Nine. If his blacksmithing skills could match his array formation skills, he would be able to refine some top-notch array discs and auction them. It was a pity that his blacksmithing abilities were inferior. He could currently only refine Level-Four array discs.
Di Jiu was completely disinterested in putting a Level-Four array disc up for auction.
…
Four months passed quickly as more and more people gathered at the Five Continent Dao Pagoda Square. The crowd was massive, as this was finally the day when the Five Continent Dao Pagoda would close.
All cultivators who had entered the Five Continent Dao Pagoda would be teleported out that day. Although there were a lot of people at the Five Continent Square, the circumference of a mile around the Five Continent Dao Pillar was empty.
All the cultivators that teleported out of the Five Continent Dao Pagoda would appear beside the Five Continent Dao Pillar.
When the sun shifted to the right above the Five Continent Dao Pillar, rays of flares appeared at the various levels of the Five Continent Dao Pagoda. The cultivators that were teleported out landed within the Five Continent Square.
The ranking on the Five Continent Dao Pillar was confirmed. At first place was a genius disciple from the Purple Thunder Sect, Mu Qisha, who had ascended to the 96th level of the Five Continent Dao Pagoda. At second place was a genius disciple from the Mirage Sword Sect, Yan Tashan, who had ascended to the 95th level. At third place was the genius from the Ocean Monarch Palace, Gun Yantao, who had ascended to the 93rd level. At fourth place was Di Feixue from the Di Clan, who had ascended to the 91st level.
Di Jiu had ascended to the 90th level, so he had placed 10th.
"The Five Continent Dao Convention has ended. The Young Master Red Embellishment is still in the top 10!" shouted out a few cultivators who had recognized Di Jiu excitedly when they saw the ranking list on the Dao pillar.
"Look at the Potential Roll! On the Potential Roll created by the Prophecy Pavilion, the Young Master Red Embellishment is also among the top 10. He ranks ninth!"
When the surrounding crowd heard this, they looked at the Potential Roll erected not far away. Indeed, Di Jiu ranked ninth on the Potential Roll.
His name was among the top 10 of both the Five Continent Dao Roll and the Potential Roll. He had only stayed within the Five Continent Dao Pagoda for a few months, yet his name was already well-known.
Han Qingyi, who was carrying a blue sword, looked at the rankings and said lightly, "You're not even in the top 10."
Standing beside her was Ji Hongchuan, who had been kicked out by Di Jiu. The man frowned and stared at the name on the Five Continent Dao Pillar before saying slowly, "Senior Sister, I suspect that his kick touches upon spatial orders."
"Do you even know what spatial orders are?" Han Qingyi sneered. "Even in the True Dominion, where geniuses used to gather, it was unheard of for anyone to gain insight into spatial orders. You are saying that a mere early-stage Void Spirit Realm Cultivator has gained insight into spatial orders and merged them into a supernormal ability? Don't look for excuses when you fail. Instead, try to think of ways to perfect your Saber Dao." 
Han Qingyi did not know how Di Jiu had managed to climb to the 90th level of the Five Continent Dao Pagoda. However, she was certain that he had not come into contact with spatial orders. Only in ancient, timeless legends were cultivators able to come into contact with spatial orders before one entered the Immortal World. 
…
As soon as Di Feixue landed beside the Five Continent Dao Pillar, the Five Continent City Lord Pang Bufan appeared unexpectedly in front of her. "Congratulations for ranking fourth, Feixue!" he said with a smile.
"What is this, City Lord Pang?" Di Feixue looked at Pang Bufan in confusion.
She had indeed ascended to the 91st level of the Five Continent Dao Pagoda. However, she had previously climbed to the 90th level and ranked third. Although she had climbed one level higher this time, she had still placed fourth. What was there to congratulate her about?
"Feixue, Sect Master Xiao, Palatial Lord Ao, Sect Master Yan and Sect Master Shu are all waiting for you," said Pang Bufan with a smile.
Di Feixue was extremely shocked. "The Sect Masters of the four large sects are waiting for me? Why?"
The Small Central World had a total of five nine-star large sects. What did it mean if the Sect Masters of four large sects were waiting for a mere Pioneer Sea Realm cultivator like her? 
"What is the meaning of this, City Lord Pang?" asked a middle-aged man with a frown as he walked over.
Pang Bufan recognized this man. He was Di Xiaoying, the Di Family's number one expert with a cultivation at the perfected Life Tribulation Realm. This man would have attained the True Form Realm a long time ago if it had not been so difficult to break through to the True Form Realm right now.
"It's nothing," Pang Bufan said hurriedly. "We simply needed Feixue to answer some questions."
Pang Bufan actually knew the reason behind this. After Di Jiu and the others had been teleported out of the 90th level, the first person to reach the 90th level had not been the top three, but Di Feixue, who ranked fourth.
According to Di Jiu and company, there was a Five Continent Dao Disc on the 90th level. They wanted to bring Di Feixue over to check whether the Five Continent Dao Disc was in her possession.


In the endless Universe is eight primordial laws. Each of the eight laws have been fused with a supreme expert, but unbeknownst to everyone, there is a ninth law in the universe. It tears open the Primordial Chaos and is beyond reach.

Di Jiu—whose name is a homophone for 'ninth'—is the ungifted son of a powerful Di family clan in the Ji Nation as he lacks martial roots. Unwilling to resign to his fate, he practices medicine, hoping to one day cure himself. 

One day, the king orders a massacre of the Di family, forcing Di Jiu to flee. He ends up traveling to a portal into a post-modern Earth where cultivation has been made possible with the appearance of Planet Fairy.

What awaits Di Jiu in his bid to seek revenge and figure out the truth while he switches between dimensions?

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