Michael was a normal 15 year old high schooler but suffered an unfortunate death. Being one of a lucky few, he was able to reincarnate into the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, as the son of a Fire Nation general during the Hundred Year War. Friends with Zuko,  Michael, now called Zokai, The Violet Dragon, joins him and his Uncle Iroh on their search for the Avatar.

Lucky Riot took a deep breath and tried to calm his restless heart. At this point they had been out here for nearly 48 hours. The sun was only a few moments from rising again. A few minutes ago, before Instructor Pheno even announced the beast's name, Amenophis had spoken to Lucky for the first time in only ghosts knew when. 

"I sense the presence of a lesser dragon beast. There is about 27% true dragon bloodline within this creature. That means it very possibly may possess a dragon flame. Since it is over 25% pure, if you eat her, there is a chance the source of this flame will be awakened in your divine blood."

"What?!" Lucky Riot exclaimed out loud because he was caught off guard as he felt his blood heating up. He felt a little sad since this dragon beast was a female, but he wouldn't be too bothered. Hearing the exclamation, the crowd around him thought he was losing it. He quickly sent a soul thought to Amenophis while he could still locate the old shadow, "Are you telling me that all I have to do is eat this beast, and then I'll be able to use its ability? I can learn the abilities of beasts by eating them?"

"No. True Dragons with fire element power formulas all have a plasma essence core. They are born with them. The plasma essence core will be located where you feel the most resonance with this beast's blood ki. Refine the plasma core, and not only will you likely gain its ability, but you will also ascend to the next lifeblood rank. You need to understand that this is only because it is a dragon beast with at least 25% draconic bloodline purity," Amenophis was direct and to the point. His voice was faded and mysterious as if he was running out of strength. "Do not be afraid of your lifeblood powers. This is an insult to your divine blood, and you will surely be punished if you continue. Embrace your draconic might, control your violence with your destructive will power! Never cower, never back down. While it is true that you… have to be cautious, you will not grow if you… do not step over the corpses… of thousands of… opponents. Your primordial yang has finally… dissipated… so your powers will be much easier to… control. Enhance… your human cultivation…first. Train the… two women that... you gave your… Primordial Essence too… well. They will grow strong… through your powers."

"Destructive… Will power?" Lucky Riot felt more confused than ever.

"No… time. To waste… Do not… show off… too much… but do not be… afraid to… blaze… either."

"The fuck does that even mean…" By the time Lucky Riot finished his conversation with Amenophis, his name was called out. Excitement swept over him in a wave as Lucky stood up where he was and glanced at the profound grade spirit formation entrance.

Draconic Bloodline Ability!

If Lucky could steal this creature's innate ability, it would give him a catalyst to control the chaotic power sleeping inside of himself. Lucky Riot simply didn't even notice all the hateful and depressing things people were saying about him, or even Nevara Mercy and Brenda Hemingway's worried gazes. He strolled right up to the profound formation. As he walked past the platform the patriarch-level personages had occupied, he crossed eyes with Hur Frenzy. At that moment, an incredible pressure bore down on Lucky. He felt his knees quake a bit and was instantly pissed off. 

His lifeblood boiled, and his eyes turned feral as he matched the gaze of Margot's father without backing down a bit. Lucky's muscles started to swell, and his face grew more savage as he walked forward, step by step under pressure. Hur Frenzy was totally shocked and inwardly impressed. This boy definitely had the guts, that was fine. After all, Hur didn't believe Lucky would survive the trial any more than his peers did. However, he knew that the Gurus direct student would never die here. Hell, Hur would drop everything to save the brat himself if he had too. This may win him Majestic's favor. More than anything, Hur Frenzy just wanted to see the caliber of man his daughters were into. This was all Hur wanted to see from Lucky at this stage. 

Hur couldn't help but acknowledge that not only did Lucky possess the guts, but he seemed somewhat capable as well. Now, Hur found himself far more interested in this round of the trial. Even if Margot's situation was sensitive, Morgane had freedom of choice. 

Pheno Maze smirked, watching his student resist the might of his girlfriend's father. That was the stuff of good movies. Pheno cleared his throat and announced his student's trial.

"Kasino Riot, Mystic Realm, Eighth level Hard Body Stage, Bronze Rank 1: Apprentice Magus, Silver Rank 1: Hero Fey. Trial start!"

"Woah... a triple path?"

"This kid's way too arrogant, right?"

"It's impractical to study lifeblood and magic together."

 As Lucky Riot stepped into the formation, the pressure surrounding him vanished like smoke, and his accumulated momentum burst out. He shot into the forest like a missile, shocking everyone in the crowd. All they could see was an after-image that looked like Lucky transforming into a mighty flood dragon as he entered the forest.

Due to his active lifeblood, a sudden comprehension occurred after the pressure from Hur Frenzy vanished abruptly. Lucky was inspired, "An instant burst after accumulating the momentum… that's the secret of the third style of Divine Serpent Surfing the Skies, Flood Dragon of the Heavenly Gate!"

The projection's view, which was typically enough to track all the movements of the trial takers, was shifting around under Magus Hemingway's control as she tried to locate Lucky Riot. However, to everyone's shock, all she kept finding were after-images that like looked like a variety of mystic serpents and king serpents. There were even some long streaks of light that resembled the back of a flood dragon. Magus Hemingway continued to find dozens of meters long streaks of mystic light wrapped in and out of the trees. Brenda Hemingway found the Nether Dragon itself more than once as she attempted to track Lucky.

The Nether Dragon was massive and menacing, standing at 15 meters tall and 20 meters long. Two 12-meter smokey angelic wings rested on the creatures back. It had jet black smoke-like scales surrounding a long skeletal body. Within its bones was a royal blue flame that wrapped around each inch of its body like muscles. Outside of the fire were those ghost-like scales. 

"A War Dragon. This is so cool," said Lucky Riot from a tree as two key glyphs danced about on his right hand. Dragon beasts came in three forms; Sky Dragons, War Dragons, and Druids. War Dragons had four muscular limbs and massive wings. They were more powerful than Sky Dragons in direct confrontation, but their ki was only as strong as a typical beast of their rank. Sky Dragons had long serpentine bodies and immensely powerful ki. Their physical strengths were somewhat typical, but their ki would grow drastically as their claws grew in. Young sky dragons had three claws, while mature sky dragons had at least five.

Druids were dragons born with a humanoid form. They were absolute masters of all things magical.

Facing this dragon beast, Lucky's blood was on fire. He felt his sanity always on the verge of snapping, but he forcibly controlled himself with his powerful willpower like he was advised. "A Nether Dragon! It's as powerful as a Gold King Rank 2 Beast at merely Prism King Rank 1!"

Lucky pulled out Young Savage's wand and started chanting. The wand dripped with white mana as blue water runes condensed in the air and fell into Lucky's arms. His breathing quickened as he primed himself to do the thing he had been the most afraid to do. The Eye of Horus suddenly appeared on Lucky's glabella, and visions of his future self using this ability flooded his mind.

{Universal Aspect Gates}

[Suppressing Rage Gate]

"Shreya Endless…" Lucky finally realized that his future self had gifted him a new type of ability with the Eye Of Horus. Seer's Vision. Through his mysterious Seer's Vision, he was able to borrow the comprehensions of his future self to understand the present. Lucky's innate bloodline ability was called the {Universal Aspect Gates}, and there were ten gates in total. The first gate, the [Suppressing Rage Gate], would make Lucky experience fierce and explosive rage in exchange for primal dragon might. Merely the backlash would ruin his body if he couldn't control the madness. Only by using the power of his will or finding a suitable counter-force could Lucky escape the backlash. If he suffered from backlash, his only options were to suffer significant damage or fuse his rampaging yang essence with gentle yin essence.

Doing this enough times would eventually unlock the second gate. However, his cultivation would need to be powerful enough to withstand such primal might.

"ROAR~~~!" sensing the shift in the atmosphere, the Nether Dragon zoned in on its prey at last. A wave of dragon might wash over Lucky Riot, sending his already boiling blood into a frenzy. Lucky lowered his eyes instinctively to the Nether Dragon's underbelly. There was a hard metallic coating there. Lucky could sense that this was the area with the densest lifeblood. He knew where his target was located.

"Is he mad?"

"We finally found him, but so did the dragon!"

"I can't wait to see its dragon flame!"

The Sun Academy students wouldn't let up and continued to argue and fight with Thoth. Lucky remained unaware of these happenings.

"Here goes nothing," Lucky Riot took one last deep breath before diving into the negative emotions of rage and powerlessness. He felt the gate deep in his body burst open as lava-like essence ki rushed through his body. Lucky's body swelled considerably as all of his core stats increased by 50%. His skin even seemed more scarlet as if it was made form hot iron. Lucky could feel that his primal power was currently off the charts. Any attack he fused primal energy into would explode immediately.

The Nether Dragon kicked off the ground and was instantly towering over Lucky. The blue fire in its mouth started to crackle. Lucky drew his Profound grade Mystic Ice Sword from his spatial bracelet. This was a weapon he stole from one of the thugs who ambushed him earlier. This would be his first time trying to fuse his mystic fist art into a blade, but Lucky had already thoroughly mastered the Collapsing Waves First to the original level.

"Collapsing Waves Blade Dance!" Lucky Riot stabbed and slashed out dozens of essence shadows made from primal water power. Each essence shadow contained the might of a Gold Rank 2 Mystic Beast hurdled forward with meteoric momentum. However, this Prism Rank 1 Nether Dragon didn't fear these tiny attacks. A curtain of blue flames spread out like a net, intent on capturing Lucky. However, when the curtain of fire collided with the primal water essence shadows, the counterforce of the two attacks canceled each other out amidst small rumbles in the sky.

The Nether Dragon pressed down with a flaming palm, the baleful screaming of nether spirits surrounding its claws. Lucky poured his primal dragon might into his sword, leaping off the tree branch and clashed with the dragon claw directly. The sound of the metal colliding rang through the air. The Nether Dragon and Lucky were both knocked ten meters back. The dragon beast managed to remain airborne, with Lucky landing on another branch. The fighting spirit in his eyes was now blazing.

Now, this was a fight. The Nether Dragon looked stunned and angry as it spits more baleful flames, but Lucky swiftly jumped from branch to branch, casting Flood Dragon of the Heavenly Gate. Using the third style of Divine Serpent Surfing the Skies, Lucky and the Nether Dragon were nearly at the same speed and velocity. Lucky's sword continued to clash with the Nether Dragon's claws from below, but since Lucky was faster, he managed to slash at that hidden carapace after every clash.

*Clang*

*Thud*

*Clang*

*thud*

*Clang*

*Crack*

 *RIIIIIIPPPP~~~*

The Nether Dragon chose to forego attacking and guard its carapace, but the result was its left palm getting slashed in half. The Nether Dragon raged and swat Lucky with its blazing tail from the other side. Lucky was caught off guard and knocked pathetically through seven normal trees, before crashing heavily into a Red Mercury tree. The echoing vibration of metal colliding with metal sounded out through the profound formation like a giant gong.  Blood leaked from his head, and the entire world seemed to be spinning and ringing. 

"That… was not so chill," said the young Riot, who ached all over his body. However, just when Lucky thought about getting up, he heard something land on the other side of the Red Mercury Tree and froze. Not even an entire second later, he heard another thump.

'There is no way… right?' Lucky instantly crawled to the other side of the tree, and two glowing red spheres blinded his sight.

"Jackpot!"

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What is a Mystic Pharaoh?

A shining light within the most bottomless abyss?

A beacon of strength in the face of calamity?

A warrior unrestrained by the physical plane, standing united with the natural elements?

All races worship the Celestial Pharaohs as the gods among ants.

Until the day the smallest and weakest of the ants rose up in resistance!

In the Magi Era, humanity has discovered the wonders of magic! This brought humans, the race once thought to be the weakest existence, to the peak of competition with the universe's strongest races!

Unfortunately, not everyone can be in that competition. Even though Lucky Riot spent his whole life being looked down on, he still never looked down on himself. He knew he was destined to eclipse the glory of all others!

It was what Lucky was born to do.

In an age where humanity has discovered the secrets of the universe or the ability to utilize origin energy, becoming magi is the only way to earn respect! However, Lucky seems to have zero talent in cultivating! Of course, that was all before the day he punched a hole into someone's face!

"Should I yield due to someone claiming their birth is nobler than my own? No! If they say I can not have her, I will make her mine regardless! If they consider me slow, I will outpace them! If they consider me a minor character, I will outgrow them! If they say I am inferior, I will simply surpass them! Who will stop me then?"

Join Lucky as he awakens the power that sleeps within and discovers the ever-changing world of the mystics!

Since Ves had a deal with Lady Miralix, he decided to leverage her status and ask her for a favor.
As a scion of House Laterna, it only took a few calls for her to grant Ves permission to visit the cooling chamber which stored the frozen remains of the Dragon Cat.
By the time Ves arrived at the Kemila Hunting Hall with Lucky and Nitaa as his company, Benedict Vinzler greeted him yet again.
"Mr. Larkinson! I did not expect to see you so soon!"
As soon as the two shook hands, they began to board a waiting aircar. As the vehicle headed to the entrance of the underground holding cell complex, the relations manager began to explain the allowances they made.
"We first requested the Rocit Butchers for permission to allow a guest to observe the remains."
"Since we're on our way to the facility, I take it they granted permission?"
Vinzler smiled. "Every member of the Butchers, from their commander to their mech technicians, is out partying in the city right now. They're always incredibly exuberant after every hunt. I believe they are still drinking their faces stupid even now!"
That made it easy for the hunting hall to request a favor from them. Perhaps to them it wasn't a big deal that someone wanted to see the results of their hunt up close.
"In what condition is the carcass?"
"It's partially complete, though it doesn't look pretty. The Butchers already carved out some portions to cook and consume the meat immediately after they slew the Dragon Cat. They believe the meat tastes the sweetest just after successfully taking down a beast."
"Is the head still present?" Ves pressed.
This was a very important question to him! The presence of the head and the brains of the Dragon Cat was pivotal!
"No. The head is the most valuable part to hunters. Even the Butchers value them. They've already removed the head and sent it to the taxidermists in order to treat it and turn it into a hunting trophy."
What a shame! Ves expected that something like this would happen seeing that hunters placed a huge value on heads.Still, he lamented the loss of opportunity to see the head of a freshly-slain beast in person!
From what Ves observed of the hunting trophies mounted in the Kemila Hunting Hall, preserved heads retained nothing of their original spirituality, if they even had one at all. He guessed that spirituality only lingered for a limited amount of time upon the death of a spiritually potent entity.
"What is your interest in the Dragon Cat, if I might ask? It is not every day that a visitor demands to see the carcass of a huge cat."
"I've made a deal with Lady Miralix to tune up her mechs in preparation for the upcoming hunt." Ves replied as he came up with an excuse on the fly. "I'd like to study the remains of a huge cat up close both to help me optimise the design of her personal mech and to get a better idea what kind of opponent she's about to face."
Vinzler nodded in understanding. "I see. One point I'd like to note is that the Dragon Cat is an unadulterated product of nature. She's a pure exobeast, and a very alien one compared to the organic products of House Laterna. Her physiology and body structure is vastly different from that of a genetically-designed Crown Cat such as Zeigra. Aside from that, the Dragon Cat is also smaller and weaker, so do not think that Zeigra is as easy to defeat."
"I'm aware. I'll be sure to take that into account."
"You've already visited these holding cells before, though. Haven't the captive cats you've observed before satisfied you enough?"
"Yeah, but that is when they were still alive and too dangerous to let me approach. I'd like to take a really close look, if you know what I mean."
The manager shrugged, not quite comprehending what Ves wanted out of this visit.
That was fine. Mech designers tended to be weird, and to reinforce that impression, Ves intentionally wore his cat ear attachments on his head again.
Once the aircar deposited them in the underground holding facility, Vinzler led Ves and his company all the way to the floor which held the cooling chambers.
After a brief inspection, they walked through a small side door placed next to the huge mech-sized vault door.
A chill briefly splashed across their faces, but a background system quickly became active which warded the humans from the cold.
"Here she is! The Dragon Cat, or at least what the Butchers have left unattended! Impressive, is she not? I can still imagine the majesty this exobeast conveyed when she was at the prime of her life!"
Ves indeed admired the Dragon Cat by quite a bit. Its lizard-like traits reminded him of the hexapod kings of Groening IV.
Of course, the Dragon Cat still resembled cats in many ways, otherwise she wouldn't have been brought to Felixia in the first place.
"It's a pity though.." Ves disappointedly said. "The Butchers have really went to town on the Dragon Cat."
The carcass… it looked awful. The footage of the Dragon Cat portrayed her as a majestic giant exobeast. Now… the headless carcass displayed a multitude of ugly cuts and bruises. Many of her scales got lost during the fight or got cut right through by the giant blades and axes wielded by the Butcher mechs.
Huge chunks of flesh had been ripped out of the carcass as well, either due to the brutality of the battle or because the Butchers wanted to organize a huge barbecue.
Whether the Dragon Cat's flesh was even edible to humans or not, Ves had no idea! Since the members of the Rocit Butchers hadn't started dropping dead yet, then it was probably okay.
"Can I have a moment alone?" Ves asked. "I'd like to study the carcass in peace. The quiet will allow me to think like a mech designer."
"Certainly, Mr. Larkinson. I do have to warn you that you aren't allowed to touch the carcass or remove any tissue, fluids, bones or any material. The contents in this vault completely belongs to the Butchers. If you provoke their ire, I don't think your status as a Journeyman will save you from their butcher blades."
Ves smiled. "I know my limits."
As Vinzler left the cooling chamber, Ves turned and picked up Lucky. His dull white bone-metallic shell felt cool to his hands.
"Are you cold, Lucky?"
"Meow."
"Well, I hope you can stay warm, because we're about to get a very close look at the carcass."
"Meow.."
Ves turned to Nitaa. "You can follow me around, but don't disturb me in my contemplation. I don't want anyone to interrupt me while I'm studying the carcass, is that clear?"
"Yes, sir." His tall bodyguard stoically replied. "If I might say, the carcass may be emanating bacteria and other toxic particulate matter. You never know with exobeasts."
"I'll be fine. My body can take a few alien germs."
Though Nitaa looked incredibly dubious at his claim, Ves actually held back. He could probably drink a glass of raw sewage and still be able to digest the contents on account of his numerous body upgrades!
As Ves carelessly stepped forward, he began to unfold his spiritual senses. He immediately picked up Nitaa's latent spiritual power, but sensed none from the frozen mass of flesh before his sights.
This.. was incredibly disappointing. Though the remains of the once-mighty Dragon Cat definitely impressed him up close, the fact that he sensed no spirituality in its flesh at all was a huge letdown.
Had he misjudged the Dragon Cat? Was she really just a big, dumb exobeast with the spirituality of a nutrient pack?
He refused to believe the Dragon Cat's carcass was devoid of spirituality. He strongly suspected that she possessed more than a trace amount of spirituality when she was alive, and her body should still have motes of it left if only through diffusion.
"If only the Dragon Cat's head is still here." He sighed.
What he saw right now simply consisted of a giant, mutilated pile of flesh. The stench emanating from it was dreadful, and Nitaa firmly kept her helmet closed in order to maintain an airtight seal within her armor.
Not Ves. He wanted to douse himself in the Dragon Cat's scent. The huge chunks of frozen blood and flesh didn't scare him at all. What he wanted was to immerse himself in the once-proud exobeast and see whether he could find a thread that might lead him to a remnant of the Dragon Cat's spirituality.
He had no idea what happened with the spirituality of a powerful entity after they died. He long theorized that they would partially linger in the material realm for a while before shifting completely to the imaginary realm.
Right now, he guessed that enough time had passed for the unbound spirituality of the Dragon Cat to have moved on to the imaginary realm.
From what he could tell, the weaker spiritual remnants would quickly be obliterated by the corrosion in this strange and not-quite-real plane of existence.
The stronger ones such as the spiritual remnant of the crystal builder might be able to endure for longer, but even then most of their traits and strength would be worn away by the constant corrosive spiritual winds that flowed throughout this realm.
"All I need is a trail! A thread! Something that can lead me to the source!" He whispered to himself.
Nitaa had no idea what her employer was looking for. Lucky knew more than her, but even he lacked the spiritual sensitivity of his owner!
It was only when Ves strayed closer to the long and broken torso that he finally paused.
It was as if his heart skipped a beat.
"Do you sense that, Lucky?"
"Meow?"
While Lucky expressed his confusion, Ves closed his eyes and concentrated fully on his spiritual senses. He was sure he picked up something unusual! He tried to remember the direction of the disturbance, and slowly began to shuffle his feet.
"There! I'm getting closer!"
An echo of something.. was present in the vicinity. Like a cat smelling a juicy fish, Ves slowly neared the source of the increasingly alluring presence.
"Mr. Larkinson!" Nitaa called and gently placed her armored hand on his shoulder. "Careful now! You were about to bump into the carcass!"
Though a flash of irritation struck his mind, he nonetheless opened his eyes to see he was looking straight into the cut sides of the Dragon Cat's ribcage!
"Ah, sorry. I lost myself for a moment there."
He didn't step forward but neither did he move back. Instead, he reengaged his spiritual senses and tried to penetrate them deeply into the carcass.
At this distance, the strange presence had become a lot more clear to him. Like a lighthouse in the distance, Ves unerringly approached the distant light, which subsequently became more clear to him. Now that he locked in a solid direction, he accelerated his approach!
As he continued to stretch his spiritual senses further, he finally realized what he had found.
"If I'm guessing right, this is the heart of the Dragon Cat!"
Due to convergent evolution, much of the Dragon Cat's physiology resembled that of terrestrial beasts. Ves knew from his studies that the exobeast possessed a heart that circulated its blood throughout its body.
From the coordinates of the spiritual echo he sensed, Ves was pretty certain that it sat right in the location of the Dragon Cat's heart!
"The heart is the key!"
As a critical life-sustaining organ, the heart played a pivotal role to many species throughout the galaxy! Ves was not surprised to find out that the Dragon Cat's heart still exhibited some latent spirituality.
Much of the blood that circulated through the brains also returned to the heart! Along with the vital nature of the heart, it was pretty much the second-most important organ in the Dragon Cat's body!
Still… now that he detected this.. echo, what could he do with it? From what he could sense, the echo was merely an imprint of something that used to be present. Right now, neither the heart or the rest of the carcass seemed to contain any active motes of spirituality!
"It's all gone!"
Ves stared at the mountain of frozen flesh right before his face with a determined expression. While the echo was only a shadow of what used to be present, it was still a critical find.
"It's a trail! As long as I follow it, I can close in on the source!"
Although it was just a theory, Ves felt it was worth a try!


Humanity has conquered half the galaxy and the Age of Mechs reigns supreme!

Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a famed mech pilot. Fighting against his fate, he studied mech design in order to express his love for mechs as a builder instead of a soldier.

When Ves graduated from college, he returned to a new but empty boutique. Left with a small, newly founded mech workshop that his father painstakingly built with a mountain of debt, Ves somehow needs to make ends meet with the bank breathing down his neck.

In the midst of his despair, he found salvation from another legacy his father had left.

"Welcome to the Mech Designer System. Please design your new mech."

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CHAPTER 350

FIRE (VI)

 

Thick, black flames billowed onward, consuming the entire intersection. Crowds quickly gathered at the edge, mounting on top of one another till one could barely approach it. Bells rang soon after, crying throughout the entire city as City Guards swiftly sped through the streets toward the intersection. Even the sky was soon filled by a peculiar sort of a beast, an eagle-bodied animal with a head of a lion, ridden by cultivators to the scene.

At the intersection, one after another, people began leaping out of the fire, charred though seemingly unharmed. Among them was Lino who jumped off of the window and onto the street with Seya in his arms. The latter was slightly shook, but seemed fine otherwise. After a quick glance, Lino realized that save for those who stood directly above the platform, most others have managed to survive, with the end-count of victims being roughly a hundred, including the auctioneers and the participants.

After all, people who had enough wealth to participate in such an auction were hardly weak, and even if they were, those guarding them were not. Lino frowned slightly, pondering what the purpose of the fire was as he had immediately discarded it being an accident. If it wasn't to kill, then it was almost certainly to steal -- but he had a hard time believing that, too, as even if they managed to steal, they'd be hard-pressed to leave. Besides, even Lino failed to spot anyone strange all the while, and if someone could go undetected beneath his eyes, then they wouldn't need such a massive fire to steal anything.

"You alright?" he asked Seya tenderly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." she nodded slightly, distracted by the still burning, black flames. "I recognize these flames."

"Hm?" Lino glanced at her with faint curiosity.

"I mean, I don't recognize them, I just read about them," she corrected herself, rubbing her temples in a seeming attempt to remember something. "Back when I was studying in the Academy, we had this really boring class about history and such. What was it? Ugh... right! Right! It's the Dragon Flames!" she exclaimed under her breath, ensuring nobody else heard her.

"Dragon Flames?" Lino mumbled under his breath, quickly diverting a part of his concentration to the guest within his dimensional pocket.

"The stolen Dragon Flames," Seya continued. "It's actually more a legend rather than an historic event; it goes that a long time ago, someone managed to steal the breath of the Origin Dragon, capturing it in some or another ancient artifact. I can't remember anything more than that, though..."

"That's fine," Lino grinned faintly. "I know someone who can."

"... oh, right." Seya rolled her eyes, having seemingly forgotten Lino had a Dragon pet.

"Is she right?" Vy's dwelling was similar to all others, just on a much larger scale. He was bound within four, gray walls, forever resting. A pair of sun-like eyes opened and stared at Lino's artificially-enlarged figure with amusement.

"Somewhat," Vy replied. "It's true those are the Dragon Flames, though hardly the stolen kind... or even the pure kind."

"What do you mean?" Lino asked.

"If they were pure Dragon Flames, don't you think you would have picked up on it as well? After all, as far as I remember, you were bathed in them once by yours truly."

"... right." corners of Lino's lips twitched. "So, diluted form? Copied form? What are they?"

"Artificially cultivated Dragon Flames," Vy replied. "I suppose that's the best way to describe them. Though it is strange to see them here; as far as I know, the only race that has ever been capable of cultivating quasi-Dragon Flames were the Titans and, well, they're gone."

"... could someone have found them in one of the ruins?"

"No," Vy quickly rejected the idea. "That's impossible. These sort of flames have a very short lifespan. As the matter of fact, these are just about to burn out."

"So someone learned of a method?" Lino mumbled under his breath, frowning. "What the fuck..."

"I don't know," Vy shrugged. "But, you've experienced it yourself; they aren't that dangerous. If they were actual Dragon Flames, I imagine only you and a couple of others might have come out of it alive."

"... could they have been stored inside an array and timed to burst out at this exact moment?" Lino asked. "Or did someone have to set them up directly?"

"They could have been stored in an array," Vy said. "I'd wager, actually, that something went amiss."

"What do you mean?" Lino asked quickly.

"Perhaps the array imploded too early, or parts of the flame didn't combust with the rest. As it stands, these flames are pretty much only useful to cook chicken or something."

"... thanks." Lino said, his body slowly vanishing from the pocket. "Keep an eye out and let me know if you pick someone with the scent."

"What am I? Your pet? Ha ha ha ha ha... goddamn, my life has become rather depressing..."

"..." Lino held back from laughing as he returned to the reality. Seya had led him away from the flames as the city guards began showing up in droves in addition to the flying cultivators. As Vy predicted, the flames quickly vanished, leaving behind them the destroyed house.

"What'd you learn?" Seya asked.

"Something interesting," he replied, smiling faintly. "But, mostly just answers that led to more questions. Are you aware of any morbid secret cults around here? Perhaps the sort that like to cultivate weird stuff?"

"... hmm," Seya mumbled lowly, thinking for a moment. "The only one I know are actually your sort."

"My sort?" Lino exclaimed softly, glancing at her.

"Yeah, so-called Agents of Entropy," she replied. "Nobody really knows their exact hiding location, but they pop up from time to time, usually in possession of one weird thing or another. Could this have been their doing?"

"... how would I know?" Lino shrugged. "This is the first time I learned I've got some secret admirers out in the world."

It didn't take long for the entire intersection to be consumed by guards who kicked out everyone else, only allowing the few high-standing members who escaped the flames to stay in. Lino, naturally, wasn't among them, so he retreated to the intersection's edge, leaned against the wall of a tall store with a bottle of ale in his hands, thinking. He didn't find it too strange that someone was capable of cultivating the Dragon Flames, or at least a matching copy of them. The world was vast and full of wonders and smart people who aren't restricted by the boxed-in thinking. Given enough time, he wagered, even he -- with the help of some people inside the fortress -- would have been able to foster quasi-Dragon Fire.

What worried him, or better yet intrigued him, was who and why. Perhaps for the first time in his life, he knew he wasn't the target of those flames, which was a refreshing experience as he was an outsider looking in for a change. He didn't care much for who the target was, really, but the broader implications; this was the heart of the Empire, one that was almost as strong as a Holy Ground all things considered. Whoever set off an attack on not only the strongest Empire, but also the wealthiest company in the world, didn't do so because they felt like it. Stakes were far larger than that, and he didn't exactly want to be left out of the entire story.

Though he could always ask Freya as she would most-likely come to know the truth, he didn't want to rest his laurels with her. Wasn't this, really, why he created his own faction in the first place? So he wouldn't have to rely on the outsiders? Just as he thought about contacting Lucky, he sensed her walking up to him from the side. Glancing sideways, he saw a relieved gaze in her eyes and a warm smile as she sauntered up and hugged up. Chuckling lowly, he hugged her back.

"Aww, you missed me that much?"

"A lil' bit, yeah," she said, pulling herself away and standing up next to him, stealing his bottle. "I was at the entrance to the city when I saw the fire."

"Noticed anything strange?" Lino asked.

"Hm," she nodded, taking a sip. "Around a hundred figures snuck in after the guards began pouring toward the center."

"... distraction?" Lino mumbled. "Seems like too much work. It's not as though entering the city is all that difficult to begin with."

"I don't know," she shrugged. "I raced over instead of following them."

"Did you recognize their presence?"

"No," she shook her head. "Entirely unfamiliar. The best I could make out was that they were a whole lot like me."

"... interesting." Lino smiled lightly, stroking his chin. "Looks like something big will soon happen. And I thought I was the only interesting thing in this world. Tsk, tsk, my ego really needs a beating..."

"You're realizing that just now?"

"Ha ha ha. Were you alone?" he asked.

"No, Ally was with me," she replied. "She knows where I am and she should be here soon. You sure you wanna stay?"

"..." Lino thought for a moment; he truly was tempted. It wasn't as though she could recognize him; even if a part of him still lay in the depths of her soul, it was him as a boy. Not only was he a middle-aged man by now, but also one in heavy disguise. Regardless, it wasn't the time. He promised Hannah, after all, he would abstain from breaking her just yet. Lucky had barely spent a few months with her, which was barely enough to establish a rapport, let alone enough to grease some wheels. "No," he shook his head after all. "I better go. Meet me at the smithy tomorrow."

"Alright." just as Lino turned sideways, ready to leave, he came to a halt. Standing some paces in front of him, just having left the street, was an out-of-breath woman in her late thirties to early forties. She had golden, long, smooth hair enclosing her oval-shaped face. A pair of sea-colored blue eyes shone like gems in the night's dark, surrounded by a picturesque face of beauty. She was much taller than he imagined, barely half a head shorter than him altogether. Lean and slender, she wore a one-piece dress with a deep cut over her chest, extending down to her knees.

She hadn't changed, at least not in his gaze; she still had the same look in her eyes, still had the same air about her, the sort that draws you in against your will. The kind of inescapable charm that made it difficult to feel anything but calm around her. Their eyes met for a moment; Alison exclaimed softly right then, feeling a peculiar sensation pulsate through her chest. The man in front of her was entirely unfamiliar, from head to toe; middle-aged, tall, muscular, shabbily dressed with white hair and a face full of thick, bushy beard.

However, whereas all about him was speaking and screeching of a stranger, the pair of black, swirly eyes struck her like a bolt. She didn't recognize them, yet she did. They were stranger's... yet also they were not. For a moment, her heart and her mind seemingly fought over something. The former was telling her those eyes belonged to someone important to her, while the latter was telling her she'd never seen them before in her life. Just as she was about to lose herself in the sensation, she heard a familiar voice call her out.

"Eh? Ally? Wow, you ran here real fast." Lucky exclaimed, quickly walking past Lino and up to Alison. "Ah, look at you. Out of breath, dirty. What the hell were you thinking?"

"... u-uh, I, I wanted to make sure you were alright..." Alison replied absentmindedly, her eyes still locked with Lino's. "W-who... who is he?" she asked somewhat meekly.

"Oh, him?" Lucky glanced at Lino, looking for answers. The latter smiled for a moment, approaching the two women and extending his arm toward Alison.

"Lucky's Master, among other things," he said. "Pleasure to meet you, miss...?"

"A-alison," she replied lowly, still unable to tear her eyes away from his, accepting his handshake unconsciously. "P-pleasure to meet you too, Sir."

"Oh, please, drop the formalities," Lino chuckled. "Just call me Nilo."

"V-very well... Nilo..."

"Hm, good," Lino nodded, glancing at the auction house one last time before turning around, seemingly ready to leave. "I'll see you tomorrow L'. It was a pleasure, Miss Alison."

"..." Lucky grinned bitterly; if she didn't know any better, she too would have believed he had no clue who Alison was. She once more found herself desiring one of his bad qualities, but quickly shook the thought. "Oi," she slapped Alison lightly over her head, since the latter kept staring at Lino's fading back. "Don't go fallin' in love. He's taken, you know?"

"I-I wasn't!!" Alison exclaimed sharply, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. "S-so, that's your Sect Leader? Humph, he seems weak. Pathetic, really. What's he doing, dressed like that? And he already looks so old! You best ditch him and join me!"

"... you're just jealous that, for a change," Lucky grinned. "You fell under another's charm, rather than the other way around."

"... ugh... that's not true. It's just..." Alison sighed, glancing toward the end of the street where Lino vanished. "Something about him... is... strange..."

"... a lot of things about him are strange," Lucky said. "That's part of his charm. Anyway, you'll have enough time to dream about him later. Let's meet up with the guards and see what happened."

"Alright..." Alison glanced once more in the direction where Lino left, an image of a young, faceless boy briefly flashing inside her mind. Shaking her head, she put on a determined and indifferent expression as she faced a new challenge -- after all, unlike Lino, she knew exactly who the culprits were, what the black flames represented, and what exactly would it lead to in the not-so-distant future...

 

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An orphaned boy with dreams of making it big through being a blacksmith is given a once in a lifetime chance to succeed when he's taken in by an odd pair - Eggor and Ella. While former teaches him the arts of craft, the latter teaches him the mysticism of cultivation, granting him two paths to tread in this life. 

He slowly makes his way up from being a nobody in the middle of nowhere to being someone who can change the fabric of the whole world!

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"Be careful, don't hurt them!" In front of the Dragon Travel Resort, Lu Cheng yelled loudly as the workers carefully retrieved the fish.
The surrounding visitors watched with confusion as the Arowanas were packaged and brought away.
Chu Xian stood aside and smiled. To the others, the black horn snow dragon king was unique, but he could create as many as he wanted. To him, selling these Arowana for eighty million was like catching a star that fell from the sky.
His previous low funds were now completely replenished with this eighty million, and Chu Xian could even open another sea tank store in another city earlier than planned.
"Alright." Lu Cheng smiled at the Arowanas packed in the truck and turned to Chu Xian. His smile didn't change as he offered him an invitation card. "This is an ornamental shop we're opening in Jing Hai City. We hope you can visit!"
Chu Xian paused for a moment then took the invitation. He frowned a little as he examined Lu Cheng's smiling face. "Then I hope your business prospers."
"Haha, of course." Lu Cheng nodded as if their success was a matter of fact then turned around and left.
Chu Xian looked at the invitation in his hand. He opened it slowly and barked a cold laugh. "Saintly Dragon Farm!"
"Saintly Dragon Farm!" Chu Xian murmured. The last exhibition changed the whole ornamental fish industry. For one, the four magnates in the ornamental fish industry had turned into five magnates.
But Saintly Dragon Farm was impacted the most. As the previous magnate in the Arowana business, it had been knocked off its sacred pedestal by the upstart, Ornamental Fish in Paradise, and the prices of Arowanas in the whole fish farm industry were influenced a lot. Some aquarists even went so far as to opine that the glory of Saintly Dragon was gone and they no longer deserved the title of magnate (1).
"It seems that Saintly Dragon made proper preparations, and they even investigated my background. Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent eighty million on my Arowanas!" Chu Xian laughed coldly then directly tore the card into pieces.
However, to his surprise, Saintly Dragon Fish Farm made an announcement that very same day along with spreading news of the sale.
"Saintly Dragon Fish Farm announced today that they bought the black horn snow dragon king from Paradise Fish Farm. The black horn snow dragon king is worth ten million dollars, and with this purchase, they will overtake Paradise Fish Farm's place in the Arowana industry as well as in the ornamental fish industry. Paradise Fish Farm is just a nouveau-rich company without any foundation. They were lucky to win the championship for Arowana because they accidentally cultivated the black horn snow dragon king. Actually, there aren't any other good Arowanas in their fish farm!"
A thread from a Saintly Dragon forum suddenly became the focus of the entire ornamental fish industry.
But the situation wasn't as simple as people imagined. Immediately after this post, Germany's Primordial also made an announcement.
"We don't recognize the upstart, so-called magnate Paradise Fish Farm. Their black horn snow dragon king indeed is the most precious ornamental fish in the world, but this is because they were lucky enough that one of their Arowana mutated. Actually, they don't have any decent Arowanas aside from this black horn snow dragon king. Even now, they might not have any Arowana left at their fish farm. Paradise can only be called a nouveau-rich and they are not qualified to be a magnate in the ornamental fish industry."
Germany's Primordial was obviously doing the equivalent of kicking a man while he was down and dropping a stone on the man who had fallen into a well. There were several people in the know who were unsatisfied with their comments.
"Everyone who went to the exhibition knows that Ornamental Fish in Paradise also presented two Arowanas worth over five million RMB each. They were both sold at auction. This wasn't just luck!"
"That's right, the quality of Arowana is obvious."
People who went to the exhibition supported Chu Xian, but their voices were drowned out.
"Paradise is obviously just an upstart. Aside from the Arowanas and black horn snow dragon king they showed at the exhibition, they don't have anything else! Have any of you bought Arowanas from Paradise? No!"
"Paradise is a very small fish farm, and they were just lucky that they cultivated some nice Arowanas. They're just trash."
"That's right. Let me post a picture of Paradise Fish Farm. How is it possible for a fish farm like this to be called a magnate in the ornamental fish industry?"
Very soon, pictures of Paradise Fish Farm were posted online, and everyone was surprised.
"Is such a small fish farm really Paradise Fish Farm? This.. how is this possible?"
"Umm, how small is this fish farm? Is it used to raise goldfish?"
Others replied that Ornamental Fish in Paradise indeed raised goldfish. People were shocked once again.
"A small goldfish farm wins the lottery on a couple Arowanas then wants to be called a magnate in the ornamental fish industry? Too naïve!" At the same time, Japan's Sakeiwei also came out with a statement. They lost more than ten million RMB to Chu Xian - of course, they wouldn't give up this chance to mock him.
This huge fight in the ornamental fish industry attracted a lot of attention. Everyone read through the comments online with surprise. Eighty percent of them commented on how Paradise Fish Farm was incapable and how they were nothing now that they sold the black horn snow dragon king.
"They're really going at it. This is war!" Some netizens watched happily. They didn't care what people said or who they said it about; all they wanted was entertainment.
There were also people who waited silently for Ornamental Fish in Paradise's response, but they were disappointed.
"Our Saintly Dragon Fish Farm can guarantee that there are no Arowana left at Ornamental Fish in Paradise's Farm. They are actually a goldfish farm and don't deserve the title magnate, let alone the title 'King of Arowanas.' The Arowanas from Saintly Dragon Farm are still the best in the world. In two days, our farm is opening an ornamental fish store in downtown Jing Hai City to show everyone what real Arowanas are."
"Our Primordial has always worked hard with the original ornamental fish industry, and we've decided to establish a presence in the aquarium market in China. In two days, we will be opening a Primordial Aquarium store in Jing Hai City."
Posturing, sensationalism, and suppression.
Some of the people understood Saintly Dragon and Primordial's intentions, but by that point, they had already accomplished their goals.
The most expensive Arowana in the world was a hot topic, especially when it was sold for a record ten million USD.
The two industry magnates, Saintly Dragon Fish Farm and Primordial Fish Farm, began to mock Paradise Fish Farm. The duo soon propelled the whole fiasco to become the top trending topic on Weibo.
Saintly Dragon's ornamental fish shop and Primordial's aquarium store also benefitted from the publicity. After all, these industry tyrants were at the top of their fields; the fish they sold weren't common by any means.
　　


A chance to change, challenge destiny, make dreams a reality, and live a legend! A regular man gains a system that allows him to turn into a fish! 
In the modern world, a young man gains an unconventional system that gives him the power to transform into a fish! With this strange power, he shoots for the stars!

"It's finally mine!"

As Lin Ming put away the jade box, he had a feeling as if everything that was happening was a dream. It had to be known that before now, there were over 30 old Life Destruction fellows that were all trying to obtain the Nirvana Dragon Root together. They had taken countless risks and ventured forth into the Demon God Imperial Palace, and over a dozen Life Destruction Supreme Elders had perished for it!

Xuan Wuji had carefully spent 10 years of the utmost care and calculation, and he hadn't even hesitated to start a war in the South Sea for it!

But now, the Nirvana Dragon Root was lying in his own jade box, in a complete and unbroken state without a single root hair missing.

The process of obtaining it appeared extremely easy; he hadn't even needed to fight.

However, the truth was that for Lin Ming, he had already paid a great price!

After he had entered this ancient battlefield, Lin Ming had engaged in a fierce battle with the South Sea Demon Region. He had swallowed a Scarlet Blood Pill and had exhausted his life like a lamp at the end of its wick, nearly dying in the process. Then, he had been ambushed and betrayed by others, and had to part with Mu Qianyu in life or death circumstances. He had burned his blood essence, detonated his Blood Drinking Seals, and pushed himself to the limit all in order to flee the jaws of death. He had swallowed the fragment of the Demon Emperor's soul, and his Samsara martial intent had collapsed several times, nearly turning him into an idiot. In the end, he didn't even obtain too much valuable information. Lin Ming then risked his life to enter the Demon God Imperial Palace, and because his cultivation was too low, he had nearly been killed at the hands of Xuan Wuji.

With dangers surrounding him from all sides, Lin Ming had repeatedly unleashed everything he had, not even hesitating to leave behind hidden wounds in his body. He had completely used up the Scarlet Blood Pill and Escape Symbol, and had even eaten three Yang Reversion Pills. Finally, at the very last moment, he had found success and obtained the Nirvana Dragon Root. To Lin Ming, everything he suffered was now worth it!

As Lin Ming felt the warm touch of the jade box against his chest, his heart was filled with emotion.

There were countless talents in the world, but actually very few that were able to traverse up the winding path to the peak of martial arts. It could be said that there was not a single genius who made it there that didn't come across a massive lucky chance.

However, people only thought about how great these lucky chances were. No one thought about just what sort of price had been paid in order to obtain them. In this world, there was no opportunity that would fall into one's hand without a cost. A lucky chance was only for the prepared. If one didn't have the courage, then even if a thousand opportunities were presented in front of them, it would still be useless!

As for destiny, the truth was that it was just an illusory conception. To Lin Ming's understanding, the so-called 'destiny' was merely a martial artist's struggle for lucky chances. Ultimately, it was the pursuit and test of a martial artist's determination to reach the peak of martial arts, as well as a trial of their strength, courage, and wisdom.

Thus, fighting for one's own greatest benefits was naturally what a talented martial artist should do.

As Lin Ming finished his business there, he looked up towards the cave where the Cosmic Melting Furnace was.

Lin Ming was well aware that even if his strength reached the second or third stage of Life Destruction and he lived for a thousand years, he wouldn't be able to create a foolproof plan. Even if he became someone on the level of those old monsters, reaching this step and obtaining an entire Nirvana Dragon Root was already very difficult.

With this Nirvana Dragon Root, he would be able to fully complete Tempering Marrow; his harvest had been enormous.

As for the Cosmic Melting Furnace, although Lin Ming had a way to decipher the Eight Dragon Jade Light Array, that Cosmic Melting Furnace had obviously been sealed away with some strange arcane technique by the Demon Emperor. It was impossible for him to take it - even opening the lid was questionable.

Once those Life Destruction Elders returned, Lin Ming would undoubtedly die. There would be no one that would save him!

But as Lin Ming had thought before, every lucky chance was followed by dangers and tribulations. If he didn't fight for every opportunity that presented itself to him, then he would only remain a mediocre man for the rest of his life; it would be absurd for him to think of ever reaching the peak of martial arts.

Lin Ming grit his teeth. In any case, he still wanted to try. If he couldn't open the lid then he would give up.

Lin Ming's figure flashed a few times and he arrived at the cave. The heat waves still billowed out as they did before. On the ground, there were still two piles of ashes; these were from two Elders that had been struck by that deadly dawn-red light.

The Great Zen Temple's big-headed monk's body had already been collected into a coffin by Abbot Whitebrow. Of these two piles of ashes, one was an Elder from a small sect and the other was a free martial artist. After they died, there was no one to collect their ashes for them. For a master that ruled over their territory, a Supreme Elder that decided the fates of countless others, to end up like this, the brutality and cruelty of the road of martial arts could be seen.

Lin Ming sobered as he thought this.

Time was running out, and he couldn't be bothered with these ashes. He recalled the method to pass through the Eight Dragon Jade Light Array and carefully walked forwards.

The fiery heat in the air became increasingly intense. It felt as if he was walking deeper into a volcano. His mouth was dry, and every breath he took was like a stream of fire that passed into his lungs.

With every wave of heat that surged forwards, Lin Ming felt a needle-like pain cross his face.

As his gaze fell onto the Cosmic Melting Furnace's eight coiling dragon columns, Lin Ming clearly felt a vast and ancient energy emanate from these columns.

To open the furnace, he first had to open the Eight Jade Dragon Light Array.

Lin Ming wrapped true essence around his palm and walked over to the first nearby coiling dragon column.

The coiling dragon column was thick and high, it was unknown just what sort of metal it was made of. It was over 100 feet high, and had a lifelike Horned Dragon carved into it. A deep red flame came shooting out from the column. At this time, it was as if the Horned Dragon was alive and had opened its great jaws, constantly unleashing a dawn-red fire at the Cosmic Melting Furnace.

Lin Ming took a deep breath. He meditated for a moment on the law formula, and then gently wiped three spots on the coiling dragon column. With a light crackling sound, the light of the coiling dragon column began to dim down.

Lin Ming's figure flashed, and he arrived at another coiling dragon column. This time, he changed methods and pressed his fingers five times on the column. Finally, the second coiling dragon column's light also dimmed down like the first.

After reaching another coiling dragon column, Lin Ming repeated his method. After ten breaths of time, the eight coiling dragon columns trembled in unison, and the low roar of a dragon filled the platform.

Soon after, there was an explosive sound, and all of the red lights faded away. At the same time, the scarlet eyes of the eight Horned Dragons dimmed down.

The dawn glow that had enveloped the Cosmic Melting Furnace also immediately disappeared. All that was left over were the waves of heat, as if they were a reminder to others as to just how powerful this Eight Dragon Jade Light Array was.

It was finished!

Lin Ming let out a long breath. Since he had some of the Demon Emperor's memories, figuring out a way to break through the Eight Dragon Jade Light Array wasn't too difficult for him. But, the problem was… how would he open it?

Lin Ming approached the Cosmic Melting Furnace and felt waves of scorching heat pass over him. Looking at the bright red furnace, he didn't know just how high of a temperature it would be. If he directly touched it with his hand, he feared that it would directly penetrate his true essence protection and scorch his hand to the bone!

"This Cosmic Melting Furnace is the most valuable treasure of the Demon God Imperial Palace, according to the Demon Emperor's memories. It was originally used to stabilize the Imperial Palace. Perhaps, for these past tens of thousands of years, the reason that the Demon God Imperial Palace's spells and guard puppets could still be maintained and kept running is all related to this Cosmic Melting Furnace. Otherwise, those spells and formations should have slowly weakened over thousands of years…

Before, Abbot Whitebrow had used the Bright Buddha Palm Seal to open the lid of the Cosmic Melting Furnace, and two treasures had appeared: a bright blue pill, and a mass of deep red blood.

That blue pill, if he weren't wrong, should be refined with a Nirvana Dragon Root as part of its materials. Its value could be imagined.

As for that mass of dark red blood, Lin Ming wasn't sure what it was. He could only feel an ancient, powerful demonic energy emitting from it, horrifying any who sensed it.

Lin Ming was faintly aware that there were more than two treasures in the Cosmic Melting Furnace. There were most likely other treasures that were suppressed deeper within the furnace.

It was just that Abbot Whitebrow was only able to open the shallowest layer of the Cosmic Melting Furnace, thus he couldn't see what else was inside.

"I wonder what sort of treasures are contained at the deepest level. The Demon Emperor's soul fragment didn't contain many memories about this Cosmic Melting Furnace."

Lin Ming shook his head. He didn't intend on looking for the treasures at the bottom of the Cosmic Melting Furnace, he simply didn't have the ability to do so. As for moving the Cosmic Melting Furnace, that was an even greater joke. The Cosmic Melting Furnace was connected to the Demon God Imperial Palace. Let alone Lin Ming, even if an Emperor level powerhouse were to arrive, it would be impossible for them to take it. At best, they would only be able to open the lid and take the treasures within.

Lin Ming didn't ask for much. As long as he could slightly prop open a corner of the furnace and then take out a small portion of the treasures, he would be content.

However, Lin Ming didn't have the powerful Bright Buddha Palm Seal. He also didn't have secret techniques of powers to open a furnace. Thus, he could only resort to the most primitive approach…

He took out the Purple Comet Spear from his spatial ring and stuck it into the edge of the lid. Then, Lin Ming's feet sank, and he pressed down on the spear shaft!

If Abbot Whitebrow had seen this approach then he would most likely have vomited blood. He had used the supreme and almighty 'Great Zen Mantra' and the Bright Buddha Palm Seal in order to let out an earth-shattering hand, but was still unable to pass through the Eight Dragon Jade Light Array. The result was that Abbot Whitebrow had been unable to obtain the rare treasures within the Cosmic Melting Furnace. As for the Eight Dragon Jade Dawn Array, it had counterattacked and instantly killed four Life Destruction Supreme Elders. Even Abbot Whitebrow, who was famed for his defensive ability, had still been grievously wounded.

And yet presently, Lin Ming had easily bypassed the Eight Dragon Jade Light Array and had actually used such an old and crude method to open the furnace; it could only be said to be a joke.

With Lin Ming's complete effort, the Purple Comet Spear bent. But, the Cosmic Melting Furnace didn't budge at all.

As Lin Ming saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh at himself. He had really been an idiot. Although the Purple Comet Spear could contain power well, it was ultimately a flexible spear. It would be extremely difficult to use it to open the furnace.

Lin Mind's hand turned and he swapped the Purple Comet Spear for the Great Desolate Blood Halberd.

A halberd and spear had a similar shape, but, they were a bit different. And that was… that all halberds were hard weapons. For instance, this shaft of this Great Desolate Blood Halberd was completely made of metal.

Lin Ming placed the halberd blade into the lid edge. He gave a loud shout, releasing his full pressure!

Ka ka ka!

At the point where the halberd blade and lid met, a sound of bending metal pierced out. Lin Ming grit his teeth and opened the Heretical God Force without hesitation!

The power of Tempering Marrow erupted. In an instant, Lin Ming's strength had climbed to 100,000 jins!

After reaching almost 70% Tempering Marrow completion, Lin Ming had rarely relied on his complete strength in his battles. But even so, the Cosmic Melting Furnace didn't budge!

Lin Ming savagely clenched his teeth; he combusted the blood of the Ancient Phoenix!

Zhi zhi zhi –

Even the Great Desolate Blood Halberd began to bend under this terrifying pressure.

But the Cosmic Melting Furnace's lid only trembled for a moment, it was still far from opening.

"It's this tight!?"

Lin Ming's face flushed red with blood.

He had been constantly estimating the remaining time he had left. Currently, those Life Destruction Supreme Elders had been gone for half an incense stick of time. Assuming that they would engage in a fierce melee for a quarter hour, that would be three incense sticks of time; that was more than enough.

However, Lin Ming didn't dare to rely on such assumptions. He was prepared to leave the Demon Emperor's medicine garden after another incense stick of time.

But at this moment, an old voice sounded out, causing Lin Ming to feel as if he had fallen into an ice bath!

"Hehe, little baby boy, the Cosmic Melting Furnace is not something you can open!"
Previous Chapter

In the Realm of the Gods, countless legends fought over a mysterious cube. After the battle it disappeared into the void. Lin Ming stumbles upon this mystery object and begins his journey to become a hero of the land.

The same Martial World from Wuxiawrold. Not claiming ano. credits or anything for this. Made for personal use and convenient reading in offline.

Alucard anak remaja 21 yang meninggal saat berhubungan sex akibat tersengat listrik karena ceroboh be reinkarnasi ke dunia lain 
(Ini novel hanya untuk bersenang senang , ini novel pertamaku ??)

The matter of how the Hissing Moon Island was destroyed also mustered quite the gossip across the west of the Endless Eastern Sea. Especially among the Horned Dragon Clan of the Green Universe Gulf, they were endlessly shocked.
Gu Xiao of the Horned Dragon Clan always shared some contact with the Green Universe Gulf Horned Dragon Clan. Now, with the leader of the Hissing Moon Island dead all of a sudden, the entire Hissing Moon Island was taken over by the Coiled Dragon Clan. It made the Horned Dragon Clan feel as if they were being played. 
At the dragon castle of the Horned Dragon Clan, Patriarch Mi Luo, a few elders, and the young talent of the younger generation were all among the ranks. 
Mi Luo put his hand on his chair rest and gently rubbed it back and forth. Revealing a somewhat stern expression, he said, "The Coiled Dragon Clan made a sudden move to take out the Hissing Moon Island. They are clearly demonstrating severity and power. Not to mention that Hissing Moon Island was regarded as a controversial place, even if it belongs to their Falling Treasure Gulf, they could not just take it down as they want. This Coiled Dragon Clan goes too far with bullying others." 
"Ha, father, for most of history that Hissing Moon Island belonged to the Falling Treasure Gulf. We don't need to care about it too much, right?" a young girl dressed in full body armor and sprouting with a heroic spirit raised her voice and said. 
This young girl had an impressive body. Although she was covered from head to toe with red armor, it still could not conceal her curvaceous lines. Above her long and healthy legs, her thin waist was showcased. From above and below the thin waist, there were perfectly curved lines to show her perfectly silhouetted body and fiery youthful presence. 
The girl gave a slight smile and in between each and her movements, she carried a distinct unruliness. 
This girl was princess Mi Jia of the Horned Dragon Clan. She was also the most famous barbarous princess among the True Nine Dragon Clans. At the Endless Eastern Sea, those young talents drooled with desire to each clan's dragon princess. However, they never dared to recklessly provoke this special princess. 
When this girl had first stepped onto the path of martial arts, there were also some young people that drooled with desire over her beauty and impressive body. However, those who pursued any of these feelings all had an incredible embarrassing outcome. Their hair was either burned by this sorceress girl, or their clothes were peeled off completely and hung to show the public. For those lesser ones, they were slapped directly on their pig-like heads. 
She was bold and vigorous with a demonic personality, like a sorceress among the young generation of the Endless Eastern Sea. She was unique and unconventional. 
When Mi Luo saw his beloved daughter said it this way, he laughed. "What do you know, little girl? Think about how that Coiled Dragon Clan competed for tens and thousands of years with my Horned Dragon Clan. We could never distinguish who was stronger or weaker. In fact, the Hissing Moon Island is a target for both of us to compete with. If the Coiled Dragon Clan are to govern this Hissing Moon Island, to our Horned Dragon Clan, it would be the same as a failure! Therefore, for this matter, we cannot let it go." 
Mi Jia raised the corner of her lips. "To not give up, but we cannot just fight with our lives with them, right? Now, the First-Rate Dragon Palace has already issued the nine dragon order, we don't have time to cause trouble with the Coiled Dragon Clan." 
"Humph, even if we had the time, we cannot do anything. The one that killed those leaders of the Hissing Moon Island is not from the Coiled Dragon Clan at all, but an outsider!" 
"An outsider?" Mi Jia's face turned ugly. "It would have been alright if it was someone from the Coiled Dragon Clan, but an outsider… What did this outsider do to interfere? Who would have such boldness?" 
Mi Luo said indifferently, "Am I not just trying to find out?" 
While in their conversation, a message talisman shot from afar. Mi Luo caught it and after she finished hearing it, her expression became instantly solemn and grave.
"Mi Zhi, you were part of the group that went to the Illusion Heavenly Lake, correct?" 
One of the young men next to Mi Jia stood up and said, "Uncle, I have been there. What's the matter?" 
Mi Luo nodded. "Then you also participated in the competition at the Illusion Heavenly Lake, right?" 
"Yes, but unfortunately I did not perform well and I feel deeply disappointed for not having entered the top ten." 
Mi Luo waved his hand. "Anyways, for our Horned Dragon Clan, since Mi Jia did not go, the strength of the others was not enough to go for the top ten." 
A brush of arrogance flashed across Mi Jia's pretty face. "That's right. If I had gone, how could I be like that idiot Jiang Kui, who lost the championship that was in his hands!" 
Mi Zhi had a gentle personality as he laughed. "Yes, if sister had gone, certainly you would have won the championship. You would not have let people of the Xuan Yuan Mound get it." 
Mi Luo narrowed his eyes into a line. "Championship… Mi Zhi, tell us, what was the name of the champion and what did he look like?"
"The kid is called Qin Wushuang, everyone should know this. As for his appearance, he was sharp and clearcut, despite not being very old, he carried a form of prestige. This kid rode out of the competition riding a Sixth Calamity divine beast. He truly shocked everyone present." 
"Have you heard of the weapon used by that guy?" 
"That guy seems to have many weapons, yet the most powerful one I heard of is his bow and arrow."
Mi Luo's expression became more solemn and stern.
When Mi Jia saw that her father's expression was somewhat strange, she could not but help to ask, "Father, what are you thinking about?" 
Mi Luo gave a long sigh. "I recently received news that the person who killed Gu Xiao was also a young man and also used a bow. The most terrifying part was that he didn't even need to use the full power of the bow to kill Gu Xiao." 
"Father, could it be the person you speak of is that champion, Qin Wushuang?" 
 With a ruthless tone, he said slowly, "I am afraid it's him." 
Mi Zhi seemed to have remembered something. "Right, uncle, at the Karakorum Immortal Clan, that Qin Wushuang had a dispute with the Emei Daoist Sect. At that moment, this Qin Wushuang asked the princess, Su Mi of the Coiled Dragon Clan and her husband Shang Ye to come out to testify. It seems that Shang Ye is an old acquaintance with Qin Wushuang!" 
When Mi Luo heard these words, a vital light flashed across his eyes instantly. Strips of blue veins were bursting open on the back of his hand. 
"Shang Ye, is it true that he's an old acquaintance with Qin Wushuang?" 
"Yes," Mi Zhi answered carefully.
"That's right, that's right, it must be Qin Wushuang!" Mi Luo's tone became even more complicated.
Mi Jia could not understand. "Father, even if that's Qin Wushuang, is it okay that he has come to play at the Endless Eastern Sea?" 
Mi Luo's eyes darted around the room as he gave a cold sneer, "Little girl, what do you know? That Qin Wushuang is the ordeal champion, but what did he rely on? With his strength at the Perfect Void Martial Stage back then, what did he depend on when he became the champion? It's that bow! Now, the entire Tian Xuan Land is discussing whether or not that bow is the Graceful Spiritual Bow that has been missing for thousands of years!" 
"Graceful Spiritual Bow?" Mi Jia's expression also became complicated as she whispered, "If he really relied on the Graceful Spiritual Bow, then I must say he is a lucky bastard." 
"Lucky bastard?" Mi Luo shook his head and said, "Girl, if you think he's a lucky bastard, then you are gravely wrong." 
"What? Father, could it be he has three heads and six arms?" 
"I don't know whether he has three heads or six heads. Yet, in the recent tens and thousands of years, there are explicit historical records that the Graceful Spiritual Bow only had Golden Cicada as its sole owner. However, Golden Cicada could not manage the Graceful Spiritual Bow even with his power. And he died at an early age. Qin Wushuang was able to acquire the Graceful Spiritual Bow and use it. Not only did he have the talent, he had the luck. This person, if he's capable of coming out into the world, certainly he will become a legend and amaze the Tian Xuan Land." 
"Legend?" Mi Jia was unconvinced. "If anyone that emerges at random can become a legend, then I would have become a legend among legends." 
Mi Luo looked at Mi Jia profoundly. "Girl, you do possess good talent. Perhaps besides the totem powerhouses, not many people could be on par with you. However, according to the information, that Qin Wushuang has already killed two Supreme Dao elite warriors at the Heavenly Emperor Mountain! Do you think you could do the same?" 
A surprised look flashed across Mi Jia's eyes. "Supreme Dao elite warriors?" 
However, there was still a trace of disdain after her tone. "Just as father said, he only relied on the power of the Graceful Spiritual Bow. If I had such a divine weapon, certainly it would be as easy as blowing around dust to kill one at the Supreme Dao Stage!" 
When she said this, a trace of strangeness flashed across Mi Jia's expression. "Daddy, since that Qin Wushuang has already come to our Endless Eastern Sea, I will go meet him. I'll see whether or not he's a son blessed by the heavens or a lucky bastard!" 
"Girl, do not be foolish! I have my ways." 
"What methods?" 
"The Qin Clan where that Qin Wushuang comes from is being surrounded and attacked by six sects of the Heavenly Emperor Mountain. Qin Wushuang is exactly the person the Heavenly Emperor Gate wanted to capture. If we pass this information to the Heavenly Emperor Gate, certainly we could gain some advantages. Besides, if we can lure them to massacre one another at the Endless Eastern Sea territory, wouldn't it be us making endless exorbitant demands?" 
"Father, why are you suddenly so interested by this young man? It seems we don't hold much relationship with the Heavenly Emperor Gate? Why should we deliver the news to them?" 
A strange smile spilled over from the corner of Mi Luo's mouth. "I am not very interested in Qin Wushuang, but I am interested in the Graceful Spiritual Bow. If I can get that Graceful Spiritual Bow, our Horned Dragon Clan could definitely become the ruler among the True Nine Dragon Clans and the Non-Traditional Dragon Clans! We will become the number one dragon clan beneath the totem Forefather Dragon Clan!" 
Mi Jia cast away her lips. "Then you should let me go, I promise to rob that Graceful Spiritual Bow. Or else, you should go, so that Qin Wushuang would not be able to fight back." 
"I go?" Mi Luo rubbed his nose. "If I go, besides evoking a chaotic order between the Horned and the Coiled Dragon Clans, there will not be another possibility! Girl, if we do something, the best way is to not make ourselves do the work, but still get the best result. If we need to step out for everything, it would be too tiring. You better learn this early." 
"No!" Mi Jia said with a determined tone. "My goal is to become the strongest existence in the Tian Xuan Land and use power to solve everything! Father, if you have absolute strength, why would you need to scheme so much?" 
Mi Luo smiled gently and did not find the style of his swift and fierce daughter to be unfilial. He stood up leisurely and said with a light smile, "Heavenly Emperor Gate, you guys better work hard." 
After he finished speaking, with a flash, he disappeared without a trace.
Mi Jia stomped her feet and her eyes went flickering as if having decided something. Traces of willful smile emerged from the corner of her mouth as she said to Mi Zhi, "So stuffy, I am going out for a walk." 
"Sis, I will go with you?" 
Mi Jia cast away her lips. "No, with your little strength, you would be in my way if you follow me." 
After she finished speaking, in a flash, Mi Jia transformed into a ball of inferno-like air as she darted away. 


In China’s modern martial arts society, Wu Xinghe was history’s youngest grandmaster of martial arts. He was invincible. Because of a strange incident, he was reincarnated as Qin Wushuang, a poor aristocratic boy in an entirely different world with its own set of rules. With his strong will and passion, he began his journey to pursue the highest peak of martial arts!

The main character’s beliefs are:

Never comply with the aristocrats or the rich people, regardless of any situation. To only depend on your own strength because, eventually, you will have the power to be invincible.

Rise! Soar through the Galaxia! 

[Author] sorry if this story is bad this is my first time.

Allen: ah where am I?

Astro: you're dead ok kid now I shall give you 10 wishes 

Allen: ok so I'm dead and this.. is this!!!

Astro: yep it is so hurry it up you're a lucky person getting wishes from someone as powerful as me

Allen: ok..

Astro: hurry or no wishes and btw your going to a cultivation world called opis 


Allen: ok my first wish is to have a system

Second I want to be a dragon of the most powerful kind

Third I want to have supreme growth 

Fourth I want supreme comprehension 

Fifth i want unlimited potential 

Sixth I want as much system points I can get

Seventh I want all knowledge of cultivation in the omniverse

Eighth I want supreme accelerated thoughts

Ninth I want a training camber

Tenth I want a refining chamber 


Astro: ok all that I can do and btw bye you lucky and easy going guy

...


Allen: hmm I'm not in an egg?


Allen: well system I want answers


System: you are a dragon born by other means so you weren't born with one 


Allen: ok do I have anything in the system?


System: yes you have a gift pack and a starter pack


Allen: ok open them both

*ding*

Absolute Dragon cultivation manual 

Absolute Dragon refining manual 

Training and Refining chamber

1 trillion sp


10 supreme body refining pills

10 supreme energy refining pills

10 supreme soul refining pills

10 supreme purifying pills

10 supreme tempering pills

10 gotcha tickets 

Absolute Dragon fighting techniques

Absolute Concealing Dragon technique  


Allen: wow this is seriously a cheat like my cultivation knowledge 


Allen: system show me my status 

Name: Allen desnivor
Age: 6 mins
Race: Absolute Dragon 
Cultivation: none
Body grade: 1
Energy grade: 1
Soul grade: 1

Sp: 1,000,000,000,000
[Store][missions][gotcha][bloodlines][lottery]
[gifts]


Allen: hmm well let's eat all the pills first in the training refining chamber


Allen: down the hatch

*nom*

Allen: AHHH HOLT SHIT IT HURTS!!!!!!!!! ALOT!!!!!!

1 month later


Allen: omg finally finished system show me my status


System:

Name: Allen desnivor
Age: 1 month
Race: Absolute Dragon 
Cultivation: tempering realm stage 12 peak
Body grade: 10,000
Energy grade: 10,000
Soul grade: 10,000

Sp: 1,000,000,000,000
[Store][missions][gotcha][bloodlines][lottery]
[gifts]


Allen: good now time to cultivate 


10 mins later

Core condensing realm 

1 month later 

Core realm

1 month late

 nascent soul realm

1 month later

Soul sea realm

5 year later

Foundation realm

1 year later disciple realm

1 year later master realm

1 year later grandmaster realm

Allen: ok I'm going to explore finally 

Allen: system status

Name: Allen desnivor
Age: 8 years
Race: Absolute Dragon 
Cultivation: Grand master realm
Body grade: 26,000
Energy grade: 26,000
Soul grade: 26,000

Sp: 1,000,000,000,000
[Store][missions][gotcha][bloodlines][lottery]
[gifts]

Allen: now where to go now well let's just fly out of the forest even though I may get hunted down I'm confident I will be able to kill them

Allen: now *roar*

Then I flew into the sky and went towards a random direction

An air creature:*roar*

Allen:*slap* seriously it's like a cheat killing a 100 meter Royal realm creature with a slap of my paws

Allen: ooo I see a village but I'm not dumb so I'm going to avoid it I want to stay a secret as who knows what could kill me

Allen: now then let's keep goin… 

Eerna:AHHH HELP ME!!! SOMEONE ANYONE!?!

Guas: no one will help you in this area this young master shall get you forcefully!!!

Allen: so cliche well then better preform my role then

Allen: Roar!!!!!!!!!!

Guas: shit it's a dragon!!!!

Guas: fuck it I'm going this girl isn't worth my life!!!

Allen:*roar*( running I will kill you as to not alert anyone else stronger)

Then I slash with my class and slices him to bits

Erna:ahh…..why..did this happen…?

Allen:(wow miserable one might as well I will be generous to give you a caption suited to you from my knowledge and modified by me)

Allen gives her a book called Absolute Dragon flowing cultivation manual 

Eerna: this…

Then I left

Allen: hopefully if she's lives and becomes powerful will help me in the future well aren't im dumb.

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